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I'm selling this Fenn Mako Millenium. Solid ski with fast hull design by Fenn. I believe it's a combo of fiberglass and carbon fiber. Cockpit fits 5'10 - 6'2" paddler. Asking $400. Also have a Fenn 4 two piece paddle for sale. Located in Ventura, CA but I can bring to upcoming SCORA outrigger races in SoCal.
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A Mid Century sculptural coffee table. Mahogany with patinated bronze sabots.
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Executive Director, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Indarjit Ramdass and Commissioner, Protected Areas Commission (PAC), Damian Fernandes at the contract signing.
A $4M one-year co-financing grant was inked with the World Wild Life Fund (WWF); while the second is a $28M contract for construction of a head office to house the newly formed Protected Areas Commission (PAC).
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud in his remarks said that these two initiatives speak to the ongoing collaboration that the Ministry has had with both local and international stakeholders to build the necessary capabilities so as to better manage the country’s natural resources, while protecting the environment.
The contract for the construction of the PAC’s building was awarded to Satar Mohammed and Son Construction and Hardware and Supplies after a competitive bidding process. The works are expected to be completed in six months; however, the contractor is optimistic that it can be finished by the end of the year.
Minister Persaud explained that the formation of the PAC was a bold initiative, by the Government to ensure sustainable environmental management. This project is being executed through support from the German Government under phase 11 of the Guyana Protected Areas System (GPAS).
A US $6.2M agreement for phase 111 of the project was recently reached between the Governments of Guyana and Germany. Implementation of this phase will commence in 2014.
The Minister said that this will allow the PAC to have a home of its own; currently it is occupying a part of the National Parks Commission (NPC).
Commissioner of the PAC, Damian Fernandes said that the construction of a base for the Commission will no doubt strengthen its ability to implement its charge and will result in more efficient functioning.
Meanwhile, German Consul Ben Ter Welle said that they are working with the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) to install a photovoltaic system on the roof of the new building that is not included in the contract.
The building at Thomas Lands which currently houses the NPC will be extended and upgraded to accommodate the PAC’s office. The former will eventually cease to be an independent entity as its functions will be absorbed by the latter.
With regards to the agreement with the WWF, Minister Persaud explained that there have been several complaints where the operation of a factory, extractive industry or some other business entity is causing discomfort to residents of that community.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with responding to issues such these; however, when environmental permits are granted, the agency’s ability to ensure that people adhere to the conditions of the permit is limited.
As such, whenever there are breaches the EPA is left with no other alternative but to take the offenders to court. This process, Minister Persaud said, can be very costly and time-consuming.
“There is another mechanism, we can have regulations, whereby we can give the EPA more teeth, to not only respond to breaches, but also take actions against persons who commit infractions and are causing environmental harm and damage,” the Minister stated.
This co-financing grant, which is provided under the WWF Guianas Gold Mining Pollution Abatement Programme, will see the development of the agency’s Environmental Protection Compliance and Enforcement Regulations in support of the Environmental Protection Act of 1996.
The regulations that will be developed will strengthen the EPA in dealing with issues at the community, as well as the industry levels and allow the agency to carry out its mandate in accordance with the law.
Minister Persaud disclosed that last year, over 400 complaints of infractions were made; and this number excludes those that the EPA would have detected.
“Imagine if we were to have 400 such cases in court, we would need a full-time legal division within the EPA to deal with this. Then too, persons go to court and get injunctions and stay order and they continue to carry on their activities; causing nuisance and environmental harm and the EPA’s hands are more or less tied,” Minister Persaud explained.
He added that while economic activities must go on, they have to be done in an environmentally sustainable way.
“We are making strides in terms of dealing with the issue of environmental management especially now that the extractive industry is growing, we have new housing schemes and our country is on the move, but we have to ensure that we do not inflict damage to the environment; it is not to hold back development but rather to ensure that development takes place in a sensible way,” Minister Persaud added.
EPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Indarjit Ramdass said that this initiative will allow for more direct response on the part of the agency, such as issuance of charges and seizing of equipment. The EPA is hoping to commence implementing these regulations by the end of this year.
Representative of the WWF, Sophie Edghill pointed out this support complements the technical and financial assistance that her organisation has given to the EPA over the past several years to strengthen its managerial capabilities to protect Guyana’s environment.
This project specifically involves the contracting of a legal expert to develop the regulations and to provide sensitisation training sessions with EPA officers and relevant national stakeholders in the use of the legal instrument.
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The NHS take another step forward in its commitment to openness and transparency today as nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level is published for the first time.
The information is available in one place on a new safety section on NHS choices alongside a range of other information including safety reporting, infection control, blood clots, pressure ulcers and patient and staff feedback.
Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, has also posted a blog on how providing accessible and meaningful information about our local health services is establishing the NHS as a global leader in openness and transparency and helping to inform the public and drive improvements.
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So that's it then: Jeremy Clarkson has been effectively sacked by the BBC, which will not be renewing the controversial Top Gear presenter's contract once this current series of the show ends.
Clarkson has always walked a fine line between tongue-in-cheek wind-up and full-blown arse, but it seems his latest altercation, said to have involved a physical bust-up with show producer Oisin Tymon, has pushed the Beeb's patience beyond its limits.
“Third – Obviously none of us wanted to find ourselves in this position. This decision should in no way detract from the extraordinary contribution that Jeremy Clarkson has made to the BBC. I have always personally been a great fan of his work and Top Gear. Jeremy is a huge talent. He may be leaving the BBC but I am sure he will continue to entertain, challenge and amuse audiences for many years to come.
So, is there life for Top Gear beyond Clarkson? Or will the show fail any future MOT without the presenter at the helm? Share your thoughts, petrolheads.
Gutted at such a sad end to an era. We're all three of us idiots in our different ways but it's been an incredible ride together.
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Even before I began to cook Japanese food I was fascinated by the subject, but more in a visual sense. Loving the presentation of Japanese food, I would often look at pictures and drool over them. Often things were pretty easy to identify, (there's some daikon radish, that's a carrot, some form of grilled fish), but at other times I was completely at a loss to figure out what something was. This was how I felt about the slices of smooth white and pink something that were often in soups and bento. It was too uniform to be something in its natural state, so it must be processed. It wasn't until much later, when I was reading a cookbook, that I found out what it was, kamaboko.
Kamaboko is a type of fishcake, made from whitefish paste. Simple enough, but since in modern times it is most often a processed food that you buy in the store, I couldn't find a way to try it myself. Fast forward to a few days ago and you find me at Ichiban, scanning the menu for something I haven't eaten before. That is when I noticed an udon soup which listed kamaboko as one of the ingredients. I almost never order soup at restaurants, but I didn't need much persuading when I saw that I would finally get to try this. Ordering the soup paid off, even if there were only three pieces of kamaboko in it. With a delightfully mellow flavor and a firm texture, I can see why these cakes are so popular in Japan.
Illustration of kamaboko from Heian period.
No one is entirely sure how long kamaboko has been around, but the first record of it is found in a book from the Heian period. In this instance, kamaboko is shown on the end of a bamboo skewer, which explains why the name means cattail-spear. The book tells us that the kamaboko was being served at the nobleman Fujiwara no Tadazane's feast to celebrate his moving house. This happened in the year 1115 AD, which is why November 15th (11-15) is now Kamaboko Day.
The more familiar form of kamaboko, that which is steamed in a log shape on a cedar plank, was developed during the Edo Period. The old bamboo type was called chikuwa kamaboko (bamboo ring kamaboko) and the new type was called ita kamaboko (plank kamaboko), but eventually the original type was shortened to chikuwa and the new kept the old name, kamaboko, which no made no sense as it in no way resembles a cattail.
Early Kamaboko was made from freshwater catfish and was a delicacy. It was therefore a special feast food or a very generous gift. However, even more rare and expensive was the sea bream, a fish prized in samurai culture for its red color, that represented luck. Sea bream was an essential item for wedding feasts, but since not everyone could afford it, an imitation sea bream was used, made with kamaboko. This is still practiced in some parts of Japan today. Much like the original purpose of wedding cakes in the west, "saiku kamaboko" in decorative shapes is given to members of the wedding ceremony to take home. They then slice them up and give them to their neighbors as a way of announcing the wedding.
There are many different types of kamaboko today, for example, kanikama (imitation crab), which you've definitely eaten if you've ever had a California Roll. Another well known kamaboko is narutomaki, the round kamaboko which sports a pink spiral in its center. You see narutomaki a lot in pictures of ramen, and also in anime and manga. In fact, the thing that first got me wondering what it was was a scene in Ranma 1/2 where Ranma flicks a narutomaki at someone to challenger him to a fight (it makes more sense if you read the manga). In fact, Ranma 1/2 uses narutomaki in a lot of the artwork, so I was really interested to finally figure out what the heck it was.
All these different types of kamaboko are certainly interesting to look at, though I gather they all taste pretty much the same. However, the classic shape, and the easiest to make at home, is the half-moon with a white interior and a pink ring around the outside. And I was very excited when I found this recipe. Exactly one day after trying the kamaboko at Ichiban, I made my own. The recipe is easy to follow and more of less involves making paste out of white fish and a few seasonings. Like in the recipe, I used tilapia, but I recommend using something with less of a fishy flavor, like haddock or cod, if you're looking for a more authentic flavor.
Once I used the food processor to get a thick and sticky paste (which was a total pain since my food processor is a piece of junk), I formed it into a log. Since I didn't have a cedar plank I had to improvise with a piece of parchment paper. The pink ring was achieved with a little food coloring. I cooked the log in a bamboo steamer and then soaked it in ice water to chill it completely. Kamaboko is intended to be eaten chilled, unless it's in a soup. We ate it with hot rice, soy sauce, and wasabi. I think the recipe needs a little bit of tweaking, since it isn't quite the same as the processed variety, but I am completely willing to try and perfect it. So look out for updates.
If you enjoyed this post, you might also like this one, where I make the sort of soup this would go great with. Or this one, where I review the restaurant I got my first kamaboko at.
My question for you today is, have you ever had kamaboko? Let me know in the comment section below!
Until next time, enjoy the fish!
P.S. Another interesting piece of kamaboko fact, which I forgot to add to the post, is that the oldest kamaboko company was founded around 1550. It's still operating in Kanagawa prefecture. It doesn't quite make it into our list of super old Japanese companies, but it's still pretty impressive.
Older PostHappy Birthday Washoku Day!
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If you are not happy with your notification light, then you can change and tweak it. Go to the Android Market and download an App called Lightflow.
You might need to enable the notification light before the App works. Go to Settings – Display. Then check Pulse notification.
To use your phone as a WiFi hotspot, tether it via USB or via Bluetooth, then go to Settings – More networks – Tethering And Portable Hotspot.
1) USB – connect your phone via a USB cable. The phone should automatically configure the correct settings.
2) WiFi Hotspot – To turn your phone into a WiFi hotspot, press Configure WiFi hotspot. You will then be asked to enter a Network SSID (this is your own name for the WiFi hotspot). Then choose Security and lastly, choose a password (this is password for your WiFi hotspot which you will enter on your computer).
3) Bluetooth – With this option, you will need to pair a Bluetooth device with your phone. On the other device, ensure you search for Bluetooth devices and your phone should show up.
While viewing your list of Contacts you can swipe from Right to Left to send a text message to the selected contact.
Go to Settings – WiFi. Then press the Menu key and press Settings – Advanced.
Then untick Keep WiFi on during sleep.
If you want to setup new email accounts, like Yahoo or Hotmail, go to your Homescreen and press the Home key. This will take you to your list of Apps.
Form here, choose the Email icon. A setup wizard will then be launched.
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From the Homescreen press Menu – Settings – Display – Brightness. Then choose the desired brightness setting. You can also select Automatic brightness to let the phone decide for you.
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Google's Android operating system is pretty much everywhere you go in the smartphone and tablet world with a large number of devices from many different manufacturers. This week The Verge reported that during Google's press event (where it revealed its Google Music service), the company announced that the number of Android-based device has jumped up considerably in just a few months. In May Google said that "just" 100 million Android devices had been activated worldwide. Today that number has doubled with over 200 million Android devices now officially activated.
These numbers compare very well with Apple's iOS devices. In October, Apple said it sold a total of 250 million iOS products since the launch of the first iPhone in 2007. Anyway you look at it the iOS and Android mobile operating systems are the two dominant forces in the smartphone industry. It also means that app developers have two huge audiences for their creations.
Since Android activations have doubled in just six months, one wonders how many will be activated in the next six month time period, especially since Samsung is about to release the first Android 4.0 smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus. Meantime Apple is still having issues with keeping iPhone 4S units in stock. Barring a massive economic disaster (which isn't out of the question) we could see the iOS and Android audience expand even faster in the next year.
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Jun 23, 2011 - Orhan Haciyeva went undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA.
Aug 3, 2016 - Orhan Haciyeva has signed with Galatasaray.
Jun 30, 2017 - Orhan Haciyeva has signed with Royal Hali Gaziantep.
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I know that a bunch of us here have played Trine 2, and if you haven't, you should, it's a great game. It's also a very beautiful game, and still one of the best looking games on the Wii U.
You can find the contest details right here. There will be multiple rounds, and each round will have 3 winners selected. The winners will receive a prize pack including a Trine 2 t-shirt, an art book, and a Splot plush toy.
I know that we have a bunch of artists here, and a few in particular who have made some really neat Miiverse drawings. Why not give it a shot?
Neat contest though. I'd give it a shot but some people are seriously talented at this stuff. I think I do good then I see 293529035 drawings that put mine to shame.
They probably figure that anyone interested in drawing Trine 2 probably already has it?
...but then again, some people just like drawing on Miiverse.
I'm sure some dickhead with too much time on his hands will just dedicate 36.8 hours to some pixel by pixel nonsense that will win.
I might throw out a sketch but damned if I'm putting in the time other people do on Miiverse.
I think this is the extent of my Miiverse drawing talent.
I feel tempted to use a Caddicarus quote here but I won't in fear of obscurity.
The time some people put in is ridiculous. I fear what will happen when Art Academy is released.
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Couldn’t believe there was a pigs head on the counter! I mean, who the fook would eat a pigs head??
Part 5 (final bit 🙂 ) still to come.
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Some lovely B&W shots here, FR. Sharp as a tack!
I do like the B&W, fits the market well.
Those big ears must be a bit chewy though, Eddy?
We call it Brawn here, Eddy. i know it well.
I love the cow’s head! How incongruous to the normalcy of people wandering around a market. Great shots.
Of course it is. More coffee, please.
have you ever heard of head cheese… well.. this is where it comes from…yuck!!!!
No I haven’t! And it sounds yuck!!
I saw the pig head and was like, “oh, a cute piggie.” Followed immediately by realizing it was just a pig head.
It was still cute. Just a little morbidly so.
You were probably more observant than me and realized it was no longer attached to its body!
That baby is making the same face that I made at the pig’s head.
Your shots are so beautiful.
You really show you have an eye for daily life and its little moments. An inspiring series of photographs.
Nice. Love the shot of the baby in the push chair, some nice tones and very moody!
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Join Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch where they welcome all types of cowboys and cowgirls, from the timid beginners to the fearless veterans. They offer multiple levels of riding experiences, so fear not, they will cater to your skill and comfort level. Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch have over 80 extremely well trained and well-mannered quarter horses. Some are quiet for the beginners, others are more highly spirited for the experienced riders. The Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch is a family who takes great pride in the care of their animals and stewardship of their land, they enjoy their lives and wish to share that enjoyment with others by fulfilling their guest’s dreams, so join them for a true Colorado dude ranch vacation!
The main lodge is the meeting place for meals, the location of the laundry area, indoor pool, hot tub, gift shop, coffee bar and snack area. Guests sleep in either the deluxe rooms which were the original homestead on the ranch or in one of the charming log cabin duplexes. The deluxe rooms were built in 1897, added onto in 1909 and again in 1921. The deluxe rooms have been refitted and modernized with five private bedrooms designed for couples. Each deluxe room; the Longreen, the Meadow, the Canyon, the Blackrock, and the Farside have a private bathroom, one queen size bed, and a private entrance. Prices for the deluxe rooms are based on double occupancy.
Newly constructed standard log cabin rooms are designed for singles and friends traveling together and have two comfortably sized individual beds. The standard cabins also have private bathrooms and entrances.
Both the deluxe rooms and standard cabin rooms share excellent views of the meadow where the sunrise greets guests every morning. The porches are favorite gathering spots for early morning coffee or a quiet spot to read a book in the afternoons. The horseshoe pit, roping practice area, hot tub, and swimming pool are located nearby.
All deluxe rooms and standard cabin rooms have individual air conditioning and heat control for comfort in all weather. Unlimited hot water soaks away the stiffness and fluffy down filled comforters are snug and cozy. Each room has a mini coffee bar with a coffee maker and all the fixin’s for coffee, tea, and a small refrigerator. Soda pop and baskets of goodies are also available in the main lodge for snacking. Linens and towels are furnished for all rooms including bathrobes and flip-flops.
Laundry service is included in our pricing - bring your dirty clothes up and the staff will wash / dry them for you. Turnaround time is usually eight hours or less. A hairdryer, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and soap are provided. Wi-Fi is available in the rooms.
The instructors of Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch are professional cowboys. The wrangler ratio for the guest is about one to five, so you can count on a very personal experience. Rides are not nose to tail and you can expect a variety of rides and scenery during your stay. Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch can have any rider “roping live steers from horseback” in one week if that is what you wish. Every guest has the opportunity to tell them what their personal wish is, and they then work on that to make sure that wish comes true. Let them fulfil your personal desires and have the vacation of a lifetime!
Every Thursday through Saturday, after the day’s cattle work is done and before dinner, they offer an opportunity for guests to further their riding education by participating in ‘Cowboy School’ - lessons in things cowboys do for fun! Roping is always a popular activity.
Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch has several teaching aids they utilize to take guests from beginner right on up to tracking live cattle. They focus their lessons so that guests can learn the correct way to handle a rope and how to handle a rope from a horse. In addition to roping lessons, Cowboy School also includes team penning, team sorting, cutting, tag, cowboy handball, barrel racing, obstacle courses, and other fun games that teach cattle handling skills and allow you to improve your riding while you are having fun. The instructors are professional cowboys. They have years of knowledge and experience and can share that knowledge with you.
Beyond a guest ranch experience, Colorado Cattle Company is committed to sharing the cowboy way, the cowboy’s knowledge, and helping you to live your dream.
The Colorado Cattle Company Ranch Rodeo allows you to bring your skills to the next level! Partake in these optional rodeo events at no extra charge. Every day brings a new adventure and challenge with a new event to help you improve your riding skills.
Branding as well as gathering, sorting and moving the pairs to summer pastures. Fences must be checked for broken or damaged areas. Short - one-day cattle drives are weekly events until all cattle are settled for the summer. Spring activities can be hard to schedule; weather, sickness, calving, and feeding all play a part in the daily work.
Moving cattle, gathering bulls, checking water, salt and fences, looking for strays and fence jumpers and driving them back where they belong. Remember, as a working ranch, cattle drives occur most weeks, all season long.
Gathering and sorting, vaccinating and weaning the calves, short half or one-day cattle drives occur several times a week as you ship cattle to winter feed yards, etc. The work never ends!
You catch, feed, groom and saddle horses. You can do as much or as little as you wish. You can join Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch for the entire time or choose to relax part of the time. It is your choice.
You gather and groom / saddle horses at 07:00.
Served between 08:30 and 09:00 unless you are doing a big gather or cattle drive when it will be much earlier and on the run.
The guests and cowboys go out to work cattle. Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch has cattle work out on the range every morning for guests who want to participate in the real thing. The Cattle Work ride leaves the corral as soon as you can get mounted after breakfast and returns around 13:00 unless the work takes you too far from the ranch to return for lunch.
Served at the homestead unless Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch is out on the trail driving cattle or helping a neighbor when it is sandwiches, chips, fruit, and dessert on the trail. Lunch is served between 13:00 and 14:00.
Cowboy School meets out by the hitching racks or by the roping dummies and ends around 16:00. It includes roping lessons, team penning, cattle handling, cutting instruction, and horsemanship. Some days the morning cattle work continues into the afternoon, in fact, some days the ‘Cowboy Crew’ doesn’t even arrive back at the ranch until dinner time, so be warned that if you choose to do cattle work, reality sometimes dictates a long day!
Happy hour starts after the horses are fed and settled for the night at 16:00 on the patio and dinner is served shortly afterward. Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch has a liquor license and a fully stocked bar. The cattle work schedule is written on the board nightly so you know what is planned the next day.
Note: There is no riding on Sundays, as it is the staff’s day off.
This vacation will take place in New Raymer, Weld County, Colorado, USA.
Meals are included in the cost of your vacation. All teas, coffee, juices, etc. are complimentary. Make sure to bring your appetite because three home cooked meals are served each day and snacks are available as desired to keep you full and energized. Hungry cowboys can sit down and dig into a real ranch meal three times a day. Breakfast meal choices range from eggs, bacon, and sausage, cold and hot cereal, fruit, yogurt; occasionally biscuits and gravy or breakfast burritos are also served.
Lunch is normally served in the dining room unless Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch is out on the trail or at a neighbor’s for the day. Sandwiches and soups, fruit, bread, and salad are typical lunch meals. Lunch on the trail is a brown bag containing sandwiches, fruit, chips and a dessert.
The evening meal is served in the dining room nightly. Margarita night is on Thursday evening where the ‘all you can drink’ Margaritas are on the house. Other evening meals may include BBQ ribs, chicken, beef or pork served with appropriate side dishes, bread, salad, and dessert. Vegetarian and other special diets are happily catered to with advance notice.
Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch is a working cattle ranch and working guest ranch.
This vacation is available all year round. To enjoy the maximum experience of the six-night stay, Colorado Cattle Company and Guest Ranch highly recommends arriving on Monday and departing on Sunday morning. This will enable you to enjoy the steak dinner on Saturday night.
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Use in doorways where carpet meets carpet.
Depending on where you live, delivery of this 3′ Double – Carpet to Carpet will be made by either our in house delivery team or our one of our specialist couriers. You will be advised which method is being used when we arrange delivery.
We will do our best to ensure that your 3′ Double – Carpet to Carpet is delivered on the date agreed. There are times however when this is simply not possible due to unforeseen obstacles encountered by our drivers, whilst attempting to deliver the order. If the customer is not available when we attempt delivery we will return the goods to our warehouse and a new delivery date will need to be arranged.
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Babies are not born with the neurological capacity to understand distress, or even to differentiate between discomfort and mortal danger. To ensure their survival therefore, babies are biologically programmed to communicate all forms of distress to their primary caregivers through very primitive means (e.g. crying, screaming and reaching out).
Under ideal circumstances, these ‘signals’ from the baby will elicit a sensitive (‘attuned’) response from their caregiver, whereby their caregiver will utilise their more developed brain in order to empathise with the infant’s distress, to soothe them and overtime, to give them words to better understand and communicate their distress. Repetition of this pattern over time, coupled with a deepening joy of the relationship, is not only the foundation for a secure attachment relationship, but the building blocks for other important skills such as developing empathy and emotional regulation.
When working well, attunement enables a child to feel truly understood, accepted and ‘felt’ by their caregiver. Inevitably however, “getting it right” all the time is not possible and sometimes signals will be missed or responded to incorrectly (‘mis-attunement’) – also known as a ‘relationship rupture’. Ruptures are normal and actually present opportunities for a child-carer relationship if the carer is able to repair the relationship appropriately. Indeed, it is estimated that for a secure attachment to develop, carers need to attune correctly around one third of the time (Hoghughi & Speight, 1998), which is reassuring!
Over the years, researchers have examined the importance of attunement on an infant’s mental health. This includes Ed Tronick’s (2007), ‘still face experiment’, which illustrates the distressing disintegration of a young child, whose parent temporarily stops responding to their cues (Youtube link). It also includes the work of Lynne Murray, who demonstrated that even warm responses to infants are not regulating unless they are exactly timed with their cues. This is important as for some parent-infant dyads, ruptures can be severe and chronically prevent the carer from being able to sensitively attune to their infant – ‘toxic mis-attunement’. This might occur when factors specific to the child get in the way of them being able to communicate their needs effectively (e.g. speech and language difficulties or neurodevelopmental difficulties), or when factors specific to the parent stop them being able to receive and process the child’s distress signals appropriately (e.g. mental health difficulties or substance misuse problems). There may also be external stressors impacting on the relationship (e.g. domestic violence or poverty). In these cases, it is imperative that mental health and social support services are proactively mobilised to offer early support to both the child and the carer.
Hoghughi, M. & Speight, A. (1998). Good enough parenting for all children – A strategy for a healthier society. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 78, 4, 293-296.
Murray, L. & Trevarthen, C. (1985). Emotional regulations of interactions between two-month-olds and their mothers. In T. M. Field & N. A. Fox (Eds.),Social perception in infants (pp. 177-197). Norwood,NJ: Ablex.
Dr Laura Tinkl is a Senior Chartered Clinical Psychologist, professionally accredited by both the Health and Social Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The British Psychological Society (BPS). Appointments can be made in the Lewes practice.
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Whimsical – You Think Too Much!
Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice.
Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability.
Next Beef. It's What's for Dinner.
Don’t expect anything but random randamness here. I’ll only post if I think about it and if it seems to me that it might be a help to clear my brain of some other randomness.
I always enjoy a good random definition. I also always enjoy the challenge of having to insert it properly into a conversation within 24 hours.
I am so glad that all of you are back in the saddle. That was a long hiatus. I just found your site recently and so enjoy reading your personal “takes” on things.
Yes, it is randomness. I noticed that after I had posted the comment. I can edit the blog, but not the comments. I got it rite on the second try.
BTW, did you use the word in the allotted time frame?
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A George V / WW1 dirk for a British Royal Navy Midshipman, in good overall condition and with scarce knot and all weather bag.
A rare item in that this WW1 era British naval dirk comes complete with its original knot and all weather bag, plus has its original owner's initials to the top locket of the scabbard; un-researched, it may well be possible to identify the officer.
The 18 inch blade is in sound condition and would clean up quite well with some time and a good metal polish; there are some minor areas of pitting, but mostly just metal aging. Blade firm in the hilt, the fishskin grip and twisted grip wire bindings are very good. The scabbard also very good for its age. The original know it worn but sound. The all weather cover is very good for its age. The dirk sheathes and draws well, the locking mechanism is good. So rare to get the complete set, so worth every penny. Further / full sized images upon request. Please quote item reference number is D40 (716).
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A wise man once said that to become a better climber you must first start at the bottom. These socks are the purest expression of what a summer cycling sock should be. Our bespoke mesh is woven with such precision that it's a delight to look at up close. These socks are ultra soft, lightweight and importantly technical. Are you ready for your next climb? Perfect for training camps, alpine riding and summer racing.
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I Require someone that is capable of writing a Software Design Specification Document based on an existing application written in C# and WPF.
I will provide a document template and will be available to answer questions about the code.
Expected number of pages in document around 80, however, some are diagrams and images and some sections I will be my responsibility. Overall around 30 to 40 hours work.
I'm UK based too and a native English speaker so you can be assured the document will be well written. I also have 11 years experience in software development.
Hi, I have been in C# wpf app development for 5 projects (mainly on player custom GUI and core AV decoder engine) I have involved in preparing HLD and LLD for many projects. thanks.
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FOMOphobia is a network-connected installation that immerses the viewer in a visualization of the artist’s real-time social networking anxiety, sounding alarms and keeping count of unhandled content.
Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) is a form of social anxiety described as “a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, or other satisfying event.” FOMO is the result of our bombardment by modern networking, more insidious because we take an active part in it, simultaneously stressed out about and perpetuating our own addiction.
FOMOphobia brings this private guilt to the surface with glaring numeric displays and alarm bells. It exposes the artist’s social networking burden and addiction, revealing both the accumulation and content of his social media messages. FOMOphobia provokes viewers to re-weigh the value of their relentless connectedness.
Like social media itself, FOMOphobia simultaneously attracts and repels. The installation features individual monitors for each of the artist’s most insistent social media and chairs inviting the visitor to become immersed in the piece. Each monitor consists of a prominent numeric LED counter of the number of unread or unhandled items, paired with a clangorous electric bell that sounds whenever the number increments. A single line LED display scrolls through messages as they are received exposing the content of the artist’s social networking.
FOMOphobia debuted at University of California Santa Cruz Digital Art and New Media 2013 Fall Open Studios. FOMOphobia attempted to embody the social media burden of the artist. Incoming messages, notifications, and tweets are signalled with loudly ringing bells, flashing red numbers, and an alphanumeric LED display of the content.
As each message arrived, the corresponding piece would ring for several seconds, the number of unread messages would be updated, and the message, sms, email, or tweet would be displayed.
The skillful inlay combined with the light birch and red IKEA-style chairs of the installation made a curiously attractive and inviting exhibit, punctuated by jarringly disruptive moments as batches of messages arrived.
FOMOphobia is a wall-hung piece. Each of the five pieces is approximately 3 foot x 3 foot. The pieces could be hung above and below each other or linearly. In total, the work requires 15 to 24 feet of linear wall space. Maximally, the work can hold down up to a 30 foot wall.
Power: The work requires power above each of the five pieces.
Network: The work needs access to the internet, since it is a net-connected piece. The work uses wifi to talk to a private network via a nearby hidden router. This router needs to be plugged in to ethernet. Alternately, if only wifi is available, the pieces may be configured to use existing wifi.
Sound: The work involves five fire alarm bells that can be configured to ring or not ring. At full configuration, the piece can be rather loud (as intended).
Mounting: The heaviest part of each piece is hung by cable from a secure mount point in the wall. The alarm bells and the LED display are hung separately from screws or nails in the wall.
Lighting: Since the work features both wood inlay and LED readouts, the work benefits from subdued lighting on each piece.
Nicely done! Can’t wait to see it at the LAST show in San Jose.
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The Indian women´s team is all set to face Bangladesh in the semifinal of the SAFF Women´s Championship 2019 on Wednesday (March 20, 2019) at the Sahid Rangashala Stadium in Biratnagar, Nepal.
Maymol Rocky´s side heads into the encounter on the back of victories against Maldives (6-0) and Sri Lanka (5-0) in the group stages and the coach feels that her wards are focused on the job at hand.
"The girls are in good shape ahead of the semifinal," she told. "On Monday, the emphasis was on recovery and we had a couple of fun activities as well. Then, we followed it up with a heavy session in training and the players are focused on and ready for the match," Maymol stated.
The team has been together since December last year and has played international fixtures in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Turkey along with the inaugural Hero Gold Cup in India, before travelling to Nepal. As they look to inch closer towards their fifth straight SAFF crown, the coach hailed the effort shown by the players during this period.
"I highly appreciate the girls for the work they have put in. I´m sure they must be missing home and travelling for so long can take its toll. I´m happy that these youngsters are so focused!" she said, before adding, "Football keeps all of us united and so does the honour of representing the country."
In the last meeting between the two sides, it was India that finished on top with a 7-1 scoreline at the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in November 2018 in Myanmar. "The previous result is not on our minds. This is a knockout fixture, so it will be a different ballgame," declared Maymol.
"I´m sure the match will interesting and good to watch. We will play our attacking game and even if we do not get an early goal, we will get them sooner or later. Bangladesh will come out strong and the girls will respond too and go all guns blazing," Maymol stated.
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Soul of Beauty, located in the town of Bray on Main Street with our entrance on Parnell road has been under new management since November 2015.
It is a luxurious, boutique salon which will help you to de-stress and unwind.
Our mission at Soul of Beauty is to create a delightful retreat from the passing worries of the modern world while, providing a place you can relax renew and revive with a warm and inviting ambience.
We aim to deliver a level of service found nowhere else in the area. To us each client is an individual and each treatment a highly personal affair. We promise to pay close attention to the details of your service, maintain the highest standards in cleanliness of our salon, exceed your expectations and keep you coming back for more.
Thank you for visiting Soul of Beauty’s website. Please take time to browse through our treatment menu and book your desired treatments either on line or by contacting us directly at [email protected] or on 012761599.
All our treatments are suitable for both male and female.
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What administrative and support considerations should IT be aware of with our document imaging system?
Moving data to a digital format provides tremendous advantages to a business. It can not be over emphasized how important it is to protect that data. In fact, the more advantages the data brings, the more important it is to protect it.
At a minimum, the DIS-Imaging Server requires a UPS or uninterruptible power supply. This acts like a battery that kicks in seamlessly if there is a power outage. In the case of a power outage and the Server is not protected, the server will shut down instantly with possible corruption of its hard drive(s).
Often when the power goes off, it comes back on quickly, and causes a power spike. This can also occur from near lightning strikes and a number of other causes. A UPS will stop power spikes (like a surge protector but better) as well as compensate for power fluctuations.
All networks are open to virus attack. Even if not connected to the internet, data is brought into the system, which makes it open to attack. Having antivirus software in place and updated is crucial. Every workstation and server in the network should have antivirus protection.
Hardware fails. Using top of line hardware minimizes the risk but all hardware can fail. The primary item that fails in a computer is the hard drive. Hard drives are composed of a number of moving parts, with the most important part, the platter, consisting of a disk which spins at very high speed on ball bearings. If a hard drive has a failure, usually the data on that hard drive is LOST.
In addition you also lose the services it provided until it is fixed and the data is replaced.
How do you protect yourself from hardware failure? There are a couple different ways to do this. One is redundancy and another is near line backup. Best practices incorporate both of these methodologies.
Redundancy is a hardware solution that allows for uninterrupted or minimal interruption of services and no data loss in the event of a hardware failure. The three methods of achieving redundancy are RAID 1, RAID 5 and Failover technology.
RAID 1 is called mirroring. With Mirroring there is an additional hard drive for each hard drive in the computer. Every bit of data written to the primary hard drive is also written to the mirror hard drive. In the case of a hard drive failure the primary hard drive can be replaced by the mirror hard drive. This causes a minimal interruption of services. A properly maintained mirror installation can be recovered within minutes.
RAID 5 uses multiple disks to store data. Each disk holds part of the data as well as a copy of the data on the other disks. In the case of a hard drive failure the computer continues to operate normally. The "backup" data on the other hard drives is used until the faulty hard drive is replaced. This is more or less the industry standard.
FAILOVER uses another computer to provide redundancy. Specialized software is used that copies everything that happens on the main computer to be copied to the failover computer. In the case of the main computer failing (from hard drive or any other reason) the failover takes over the main computers functions allowing your network to continue functioning without interruption. Raid 1 and 5 only protect you from hard drive failure while Failover protects you from hard drive and any other (mother board, controller, power supply, etc.) failure.
Near line backup is a process where the data is copied to another device or computer on the network. This could be a separate server or workstation or it could be an external USB drive.
A near line backup can be very effective on a small network especially because with our system, you only need the documents themselves to have full functionality. If the main Server had a catastrophic failure and if the documents are in near line backup, they can be placed on a different computer and can be re-indexed. NOTE: The time loss for interrupted services depends on the number of documents to be indexed.
Disasters are just that, disasters. This can include theft, fire, flood, hurricanes, tornadoes, and who knows what else. In this case the site where the network is located has been destroyed or compromised.
The only way to protect yourself from a disaster is to have a copy of your data OFF SITE. There are a number of ways to maintain a backup of your data off site.
Data is backed up to a tape each night and that tape is taken off site daily.
Similar to a tape backup, a system using USB drives could be used.
Backups of you data can be taken over the internet. This has the advantage of not requiring an individual to physically take tapes or disks off site.
Using technology similar to failover - the data on the main server can be replicated to an off site location in "real time", meaning that as soon as data changes on the main server it is replicated to the mirror site.
Using the same technology as the failover discussed in the redundancy section, the main server can be copied to a server in a different location. In the case of a disaster that server could then operate as the main server. This is an option for offices with multiple locations. If the main server is kept in location A, a failover server could be located at location B. In the case of a disaster at location A, users could work at location B using the failover server.
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Bishop Joseph Walker of Mt Zion leads people of God to deliverance after a life changing bible lesson about Adultery and fornication. Psalmist / Accompanist, Royce Mosley delivers a beautiful rendition of "I Surrender All!" To God Be the Glory.
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1.8.9 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.
Can you provide a link to your repo?
Firefox and a 0 kB Forge installer, Firefox blocked the download. Go to Firefox’s download manager to recover the file and try again.
No config file getting black screened.
All config files should be in the config directory and all logs should be in the log directory, both of these directories can be found in your .minecraft directory.
You need to use Java 8, no more no less.
1.7.10 is no longer supported on this forum due to its age. Please update to a modern version of Minecraft to receive support.
I noticed your computer is automatically storing your documents folder on OneDrive, this may cause problems later. The main issue though is that you've installed a VERY old coremod, and I'm not sure why you've done this as the Twitch launcher shouldn't be offering you mods that would do this.
Have you looked at how events are registered in the example mod?
Crash after crash for my server!
Don't use 9Minecraft, check my signature for more info.
Where are you getting your mods as well?
That’s not how you run a jar file. You run a jar file with “java -jar <filename>”.
Please provide a screenshot of your command line showing these commands.
Don't put your server in a OneDrive folder.
It will almost certainly be faster than the 1.13 update, but will not be instant.
Installing Forge is as simple as running the installer found on the Files page. Notes: Make sure you get the correct version of Forge for your version of Minecraft. If you are running coremods, some of them require specific versions of Forge to work properly. Only get mods from official sources, more info on this in my signature.
GitHub's Gist service has a MUCH higher limit, it does require a GitHub account but you can create one for free.
Please read the "Logs" section of my signature below and provide the appropriate log in the appropriate manner.
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When it comes to quality bedding sets, comfort is what matters most. Here at Beddinginn, we offer quality bedding sets that feature comfort and style. All are strictly inspected before shipping out to ensure your 100% satisfaction.
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Your keyboard is your instrument – can you feel the beat? This is the sequel to TREBL 1.
Wanna check out more great games like TREBL 2?
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I recently decided to check out Netflix’s Godzilla trilogy. Caleb had spoken highly enough of the first two(and lambasted the final installment https://www.netflixnswill.com/reviews/2019/1/24/quick-hits-godzilla-the-planet-eater), so that made me want to check them out. I have to say that I’m incredibly disappointed with these movies.
The plot revolves around Haruo, a perpetually angry man who at a young age was forced into space with other humans and human-like creatures(more on them in a bit) as monsters, most notably Godzilla, ravage Earth. As he is evacuating, he sees that the transports that his parents are on are destroyed by Godzilla, driving him to have a hatred for Godzilla. After seemingly 20 years have passed during that event and present day, humanity attempts to return to Earth, hoping that Godzilla’s rampage has ended.
Right off the bat, Haruo is holding a shuttle hostage for seemingly no reason. All he does is yell and carry on for the entire run length of the first movie, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and it’s nearly impossible for you to root for someone as seemingly childish as he is, even is a Captain amongst the space-faring humans which you would assume meant that he had some level of maturity.
Aside from the insufferable main character, the cardinal sin that this trilogy commits is that Godzilla, you know the character in the title, is maybe on screen for anywhere from 30-40 minutes out of a total of 284 minutes, or less than 20% of the total run time of the movies. I know that for the most part with giant monster movies that the monsters typically have a lower amount of screen time, mostly because they’re trying to develop the non-monster characters. See my paragraph above when it comes to the main character and why it’s a bad idea to even dwell on him at all.
As for the secondary characters, Haruo is given an extremely forced romance option with Yuko, one of his subordinates. Yuko is paper thin at best with her true purpose serving as fodder for the finale of the second movie, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. The humans are also accompanied by two alien races, the religious Exif and the technologically advanced Bilusaludo. Both alien races have ulterior motives for wanting to defeat Godzilla, with the Exif wanting to summon their god Ghidora and the Bilusaludo wanting to cover Earth in their nano-metal material. I hoped that both races were actually good guys without trying to over-complicate the plot by taking away from the fights with Godzilla, but alas that’s what they do in the second and third, Godzilla: The Planet Eater, movies.
As a quick aside, the translation on the movies is terrible. For some reason, when subtitles are done for anime shows and movies on Netflix, they don’t match up with the dub version of the audio. Of course, they are most likely a direct translation of the original Japanese audio, but nevertheless, I found myself distracted by the differences in dialogue. This isn’t something I blame these movies for, just something I’ve noticed when watching anime on Netflix.
Ultimately, these movies felt more like they wanted to tell their own story but being that it was Toho Animation doing the film, they had to shoehorn Godzilla and his cavalcade of monsters into the plot making the trilogy feel like a group of bad Godzilla movies as opposed to what would be decent to good sci-fi movies.
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters: 2/5 - When your main character is awful throughout the entire run time of a movie, it’s really disengaging even when the plot is actually okay.
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle: 2.5/5 - The theme of losing your humanity to defeat what you hate is done reasonably well, but it, unfortunately, features the same characters from the first movie, so you’re still disengaged.
Godzilla: The Planet Eater 2/5 - This movie made a three-headed dragon lame by stuffing the plot with the same awful characters and bad themes of a destroyer god.
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Mars is overrun with hellspawn again. Our Doom 3 walkthrough includes a full walkthrough and tips on every weapon, as well as lists of cheat codes, cabinet codes, and easter eggs.
In the locomotive-type boiler, fuel is burnt in a firebox to produce hot combustion gases. The firebox is surrounded by a cooling jacket of water connected to the long, cylindrical boiler shell.
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Our Vinyl Siding installations services in National City, CA have been designed to enable you have peace of mind by eliminating your concern about timely and reliable service providers. You will also notice that Vinyl Siding Guys also have very affordable Vinyl Siding rates that won’t cause any financial strain when you are contracting us for the installation. Vinyl Siding is a well-known choice for homeowners who would like to enhance their home's appearances without painting. Considerations when considering Vinyl Siding. - There are many gains to installing Vinyl Siding in your house.
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LEESBURG, Va., Jan. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies and techniques, today announced it has received a CE Mark for the RHINE™ Cervical Disc System, allowing for sale and distribution of the product within Europe and other countries. The RHINE Cervical Disc is the Company’s next-generation cervical artificial disc replacement featuring proprietary molding technology and is K2M’s latest offering for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.
The RHINE Cervical Disc System features a one-piece compressible polymer core design with dome-shaped, plasma-coated endplates and a central-split keel. Proprietary molding technology is incorporated to minimize wear between the polymer core and metal endplates.
The system’s streamlined instrumentation simplifies the surgical technique by integrating trialing and keel cutting into one instrument. A built-in adjustable stop allows for customized anterior or posterior positioning of the disc based on surgeon preference.
The first single- and multi-level surgical procedures using the RHINE Cervical Disc System were recently completed in Belgium and Germany. Additionally, enrollment for a prospective, observational RHINE Cervical Disc Clinical Study will begin in the first quarter of 2016. Primary objectives of the study are to: obtain operative data and feedback; confirm device performance; and collect radiographic data and clinical outcomes. An estimated 166 participants are expected to be enrolled in the study at multiple clinical trial sites throughout Europe.
“We are excited to receive a CE Mark for our RHINE Cervical Disc technology, as it represents an important regulatory milestone event for K2M as we continue to build our product portfolio and penetrate the global spine market with innovative techniques and technologies,” stated Eric Major, K2M's President and CEO. “We look forward to further expanding our international product offering and will remain focused on the complex spine category across all of our international markets."
For more information on the RHINE Cervical Disc System and K2M's complete product portfolio, visitwww.K2M.com.
Additional information is available online at www.K2M.com.
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The federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane is confident the Greater Sunrise gas project will go ahead, but is less certain that its LNG will be processed in Darwin.
Mr Macfarlane today visited the $2.5 billion LNG plant at Darwin's Wickham Point.
The plant produces three-and-a-half-million tonnes of LNG a year for export to Japan.
The Minister says East Timor has agreed to a joint development agreement with Australia for the Greater Sunrise field in the Timor Sea.
But he says Darwin will not be in the running to process gas from the Greater Sunrise field until East Timor makes its own proposal for an onshore LNG plant.
Mr Macfarlane says the gas field's proponents have promised to give East Timor a fair hearing.
"Once they are satisfied with the outcome of those discussions as to where the gas will be processed, then I think you'll see that project proceed," he said.
"But for Australia it has lost its place in a queue which already features Browse, already features Pluto and already features the Chevron project at Barrow Island in Western Australia.
"The proponents of Sunrise are going to cooperate with the Timorese request.
"Once that is done, Sunrise is a very big project that will go ahead."
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One of the most common questions we have after people have before completing RPAS Training is: What can I do with my drone and what exactly are they good for? Sure – they are a ton of fun, but to consider them as only toys is to miss the true value of this technology that soars.
In actual fact, there are thousands of practical uses for RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems; the fancy acronym aviation professionals now use for drones). I can’t tell you an exact number because in all likelihood, by the time I’ve finished writing this someone will have created a new one. To better understand the RPAS industry it is important to realise that by itself a drone has little value. They find their niche as a mechanism for extending the capabilities of other equipment. Think: cameras, sensors, sprayers and other payloads. It is this capability that is driving the rapid implementation of drones in the wide range of industries that are finding use for them, and this is where their true value lies.
In this sense, a drone then becomes part of a larger process, something best described as RPAS operations. These operations range in complexity, loosely centred on the sensors attached, and the derived data requirements required at the end (i.e. photograph, video, DSM/DTM). Every RPAS operation is different and as a result has very different requirements. In the real world there is a messy spectrum over which these operations fall, from very basic to exceedingly complex. For the sake of brevity we will divide this spectrum in half, grouping operations as either basic or advanced. Note however, that this is very much arbitrary and your applications in the real world may look very different as it will take into consideration things such as end user requirements or specialised data processing.
Drones enable access to locations and perspectives previously impossible to capture with a handheld camera. So you want a selfie of you and your mates on your next fishing trip? Forget your overused selfie stick, try taking one from 15 meters in the air, favourite soft drink in hand, while pulling your choice of ridiculous charming facial expression. Facebook will love it, and just quietly, it gives you a chance to show off your new boat too!
Albeit entertaining, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to drone footage. The Real-Estate sector is increasingly using aerial photography to give unique perspective on their sale properties. Natural resource managers and farmers can analyse aerial imagery to identify problems in the landscape and there is no better way to show friends your latest outdoor adventure than airborne videography.
In the industrial space, RPAS are particularly useful for investigating the condition of structures and assets that are difficult to access otherwise. Consider the time and resource costs of inspecting the condition of a chimney or stack using traditional methods. This would involve several man hours for a team to barricade off an area, bring in a scissor lift, boom, crane or climb up the structure with harness. In additional to the monetary costs of the equipment, transport and time, there are very real safety concerns that make the job problematic. Alternatively, a competent dual-personnel crew could perform the task in under an hour, without even needing a working at heights permit.
Another growing RPAS application is in their ability to capture additional perspective. This falls under the broad category of aerial survey. Aerial surveys allow end-users to see a location in from a satellites view, something that is surprisingly useful in a range of settings. Property developer’s use RPAS imagery to evaluate and communicate the progress of projects. Farmers and agronomists use aerial datasets to investigate crop health and performance. Similarly, survey is used to monitor the prevalence of invasive species and assess natural vegetation. These are only a small sample of an exhaustive potential list of survey applications. To check out a few of the projects that we have completed over the past few years, have a look at our aerial survey projects and portfolio.
Still not seeing what you can do with your drone, at the other end of the complexity spectrum lies the advanced uses for RPAS. In general, advanced applications utilise larger, more complex aircraft that are equipped with cutting edge sensors, payloads and technology.
A rapidly growing area of RPAS operation involves the capture of spectral data. A standard off the self camera is designed in such a way that it only captures the portion of light that is visible to the human eye. Importantly, the sensors inside the camera capture very broad segments of this light and are thus considered to have low spectral resolution (see: Resolution Requirements). Importantly, modern high resolution digital cameras only have high spatial resolution, not spectral resolution and are therefore not suitable to spectral survey.
Enter the multispectral sensor. This technology is designed to have high spectral resolution in order to generate data sets targeted to very specific parts of the light spectrum. Multispectral systems have dedicated sensors, each covering a narrow band and are thus designed only for specific purposes.
Agriculturalists are at the forefront of these developments, with multispectral sensors finding widespread application as a means of generating NDVI or EVI data sets. This data is then used to identify problems in the crop, well before they manifest visual decline. In doing so, strategic crop management programs can be developed for feeding, irrigation and spraying that address issues much earlier than otherwise possible.
Other industries have also identified the value of multispectral survey. Aspects of environmental management are particularly amenable, including; forest health, soil management, coastal processes, vegetation ecology, sediment flux and erosion control. Geologists have been using multispectral data from satellites for several decades as a tool for mineral exploration. Now that sensors and RPAS have reached a suitable price point, this is readily extending into mine pits for ore grading.
Any given material, i.e. plant tissue, rock, steel, will have a unique spectral signature (think: pattern). Multispectral systems capitalizes on this by sensing only the parts of that signature that will distinguish that material from it’s surrounds (or differentiate status in distinct samples of the same type). For example, NDVI is able to assess crop health as the components of light that are analysed indicate the efficiency of plant metabolic processes. This level of specialized design, while very useful, is the reason sensors are not interchangeable for different applications.
Multispectral imagery of a wheat field.
Beyond multispectral capability lies the exciting realm of hyperspectral imaging. Hyperspectral sensors are comprised of a vast array of dedicated imaging components. Historically, this level of sophistication has placed hyperspectral data at a price point beyond all but the most well-financed research institutions. Today, sensors, although still expensive, have reached a point that they are quickly becoming interesting to a much broader market.
Hyperspectral imaging is best conceived by analogy. If standard RGB (visual) photography encompassed a poorly-scanned chapter, multispectral would be a collection of clearly legible highlights taken from several select chapters. Hyperspectral would then be a highly articulate summary covering all the key points within the book. While a modern multispectral might collect information on up to 20 bands, a hyperspectral collects upwards of one thousand discrete bands. These range from visible light, deep into the infrared spectrum.
The applications for hyperspectral data are immense. By providing the ability to investigate a large number of features at once, data sets can be ‘overlaid’ enabling deep insights into process and causation to be investigated. However, the largess of the data also presents a significant bottleneck for the technology, as the processing requirements are hugely demanding.
Advances in artificial intelligence are allowing researchers to develop novel and innovative approaches to hyperspectral data analysis, making this field one to watch. In addition, research conducted using hyperspectral sensors can, and does inform the development of multispectral systems.
Continuing with our book anaology, thermographic imaging returns to the other end of the spectrum. Similar to visible light, thermal imaging involves capturing an entire spectral range. As such, it can be conceived of as a separate chapter in our book. This chapter lies at the far end (longwave) of the infrared spectrum.
Longwave radiation is absorbed by molecules and causes them to vibrate. This vibration is responsible for heat. When you stand in the sun, IR radiation shakes the molecules in your skin cells causing you to feel warm (or stinkin’ bloody hot if you live in North Queensland). This is the reason they are termed thermal sensors – they are in essence a way of measuring a material’s temperature.
Every molecule has a distinct infrared wavelength which it will absorb (and emit) and this is the premise behind thermography. By identifying an object’s infrared radiation emissions, information about the composition of the material can be collected.
Thermal imaging is very useful for a large number of specialized applications. Unlike other spectral methods, thermal sensors are designed to detect the radiation that an object emits, not that it reflects (this is a separate and not necessarily related phenomena). Mechanical systems, certain chemical reactions and metabolic processes in living cells all emit IR. Therefore the behaviours of these systems can often be investigated by thermography.
Equipping an RPAS with a thermal sensor provides this capability at extended ranges and greater physical access. Ecologists use thermal imaging platforms to find and monitor wild and invasive animal populations. Emergency services employ these systems in a range of applications; from delineating fires through smoke, to locating missing persons (or criminals) in vast areas of vegetation.
For mechanical and structural applications, engineers utilize thermography widely as a means of investigating component integrity. Thermal images are also useful for heating and cooling systems, where potential leaks can be readily identified. Similarly, the conductions of electrons in electrical systems generates IR. As a result, faults and failures often display as thermal anomalies.
The list goes on…Another application of UAV derived data is in the development of detailed 3D models. Through the use of aerial photographs and cutting-edge software, detailed models of terrain and structures can be generated. Digital surface models (DSM) and digital terrain models (DTM) are widely used examples. Any industry that requires the quantification or visual inspection of land, structures or materials, including changes thereof, will find value here. Mining, construction, environment, agriculture, tourism, emergency services and government are all active users of 3D models in one way or another.
Of the myriad potential applications for these models, most are under-exploited, many are largely undeveloped and an unknown number are yet to be discovered. Contemporary examples include stockpile estimation in mineral resource recovery, growth analysis in agriculture and rapid land survey in infrastructure development.
An important caveat here is that good data is very much contingent on the GPS capabilities of the platform. Modern GPS in good conditions can obtain relatively accurate position in the horizontal plane. The problem for many applications is the need for strict accuracy in the vertical plane. Without expensive and specialised GPS systems, sufficient vertical accuracy is impossible to achieve.
For applications requiring these high levels of spatial accuracy (centimetre or better), LiDAR is the only viable option. LiDAR systems operate by emitting packets of light and recording the time they take to return, or the change in phase over their adventures. In doing so, they create dense clouds of points, known, ironically, as point clouds. These point clouds are very accurately representative of any and all features in the vicinity of the sensor.
Similar to hyperspectral, LiDAR systems have traditionally been prohibitively expensive as well as power hungry. This is quickly changing with a number of models on the market now available that are suitable for UAVs, and now LiDAR capacity is evolving rapidly. Some examples include forest mapping, internal volumes, terrain modelling and asset inspection to name a few.
So…What can I do with my drone?
That, in short, is what you can do with your drone. There are still many other applications that we haven’t touched on above such as interactive art works, surveillance and cattle round up. In reality, this represents a very limited subset of a much larger list of things that are possible with RPAS. This industry is developing at break-neck speed and there is huge potential for motivated and competent operators to find a niche amongst the chaos. So if you are still wondering what you can do with your drone, you might be about to come with the next new and awesome idea! I would say the sky’s the limit, but that will get me in trouble. According to CASA, 400ft AGL is the limit.
Bad jokes aside, drones are a whole lot more than just toys. If you would like more information about anything in this article, get in touch with us. We are always happy to help.
All the best in your drone adventures!
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Define the scope of the planning engagement, considering the immediate issues, long-term concerns, investment management issues and any necessary coordination of services with experts.
Consider personal and financial goals, needs and priorities, assessing what you might be doing in the future and details of your current income, expenses and savings.
Analyze all of your actual and projected resources, including invested securities and other assets and properties, alongside your anticipated needs and goals.
Identify and evaluate your available options, considering to what extent your resources provide for your goals.
Agree upon the discipline of a financial plan with a long-term investment policy and asset allocation, specifically designed for you.
Initiate the plan with you and begin actively monitoring all aspects of your progress against plan.
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The Kings Fund overview about the changes happening in the NHS world for patients.
Good health outcomes are a priority for the NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group. Suffolk County Council’s public health team has an integral advisory role in ensuring that healthcare services commissioned by the CCG deliver improved health and reduce the levels of health inequality in west Suffolk.
For more details please see: www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/06/act-explained or click on the links below.
NHS England want everyone to have greater control of their health and their wellbeing, and to be supported to live longer, healthier lives by high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly-improving.
Department of HealthSets objectives and budgets and holds the system to account on behalf of the Secretary of State.
Trust Development AuthoritySupporting NHS trusts to secure sustainable, high quality services for the patients and communities it serves.
Public Health EnglandProvides public health leadership and expertise, and works to improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and to reduce health inequalities.
Health Education EnglandResponsible for the education, training and development of the healthcare workforce.
NHS ChoicesProvides information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
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In private international law, rules of jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters, set out in EU Regulation 44/2001, are organized around the principle of jurisdiction of the defendant’s domicile, except in specific cases where a different connecting factor is justified. Thus, Article 5.3 of the Regulation provides that in tort, a person domiciled in a Member State may be sued, in another Member State, in the Courts of the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur.
In two recent decisions, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled on the concept of “the place of the harmful event”, in relation to infractions by online releases on the Internet.
In the Wintersteiger decision of April 19, 2012 (ECJ, 19 April 2012, Wintersteinger AG c. Products 4U, Aff. C-523/10), an Austrian company had brought proceedings for infringement against a German competitor, which, by the reservation of a keyword, used the Austrian Company’s corporate name and Trademark on a search engine, via the extension ".de". The German company, brought before the Austrian courts, had challenged their jurisdiction.
The question was therefore whether the general principle of the competence the Court of the defendant's domicile should apply, or whether to consider that the use of a trademark on a website, which operates under a top level domain name (in this case ".de"), could establish the jurisdiction of the Austrian Courts as the place of the harmful event.
The ECJ decision recalled that the exception to the jurisdiction of the defendant’s domicile relies on the existence of a "particularly close connecting factor between the dispute and the courts of the place where the harmful event occurred” and indicated that the concept of the place of the harmful event refers to both "the place where the damage occurred" and "the place of the event giving rise to it". The ECJ also stated that the choice between the Courts of either of these places belongs to the applicant.
In this case, the trademark enjoyed national protection in Austria and the place where the damage occurred was therefore the State in which it was protected, namely Austria, the question of the existence of an infringement of that trademark forming part of the detailed examination of the case on its merits. On the other hand, the advertiser, who instigated the technical process leading to electronic display of the advertisement at issue was at the origin of the damage, and the location of the damaging event was therefore the place of business of the advertiser, namely Germany. It follows from the decision that the plaintiff had a choice between the Austrian and German courts.
In a previous decision dating from 25 October 2011 (ECJ, 25 October 2011, eDate Advertising GmbH, C-509/09and Olivier Martinez, Robert Martinez c. MGN Limited, C-161/10) relating to an online broadcast in the United Kingdom infringing a personality right in France, the ECJ ruled that the plaintiff could appeal, for redressing all loss suffered, either to the Courts where the materialization of the offense occurred, namely the place of establishment of the company issuing the disputed content, or the place of the event giving rise to the damage, namely the jurisdiction where “the center of (the victim’s) interests is based”, i.e. usually its habitual residence. However, the applicant could also bring proceedings in the Courts of each State in which the content at issue was available. In the latter case, the courts were competent only with respect to the damage caused in their territory.
As the Court points out, the objective of predictability and good administration of justice are the very foundations of the exception laid down in Article 5 of Regulation 44/2001. We observe, however, that leaving the choice to the applicant is likely to go precisely against achievement of that objective.
In Brief: In a decision dated May 2, 2012 (Case C-406/10) the ECJ ruled that the functionality of a computer program, the programming language or the format of data files used in a computer program to achieve some of its functions, do not constitute a form of expression of this program and cannot be protected by copyright within the meaning of the Directive 91/250/EEC, of May 14, 1991, on the legal protection of computer programs.
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This road atlas was created to be different from other road atlases on the US market in that it contains seamless, coast to coast mapping, rather than one or two pages per state. So it is a bit like using a street directory.
You can cross the whole of the US from East to West, just turning one page at a time. The regional maps are all at a great driving scale of 1:1M and the maps for the major cities and the extra maps for the busy North Eastern Corridor are drawn at 1:250K. The road atlas contains 50% more map pages than conventional products and is clear and easy to read.
It has a detailed information section highlighting many of the popular US tourist destinations.
Features: Seamless mapping coast-to-coast; GPS compatible map grid; Large, uniform driving scale; Clear and easy to read; Extra maps covering dense North Eastern corridor; Maps of all the large cities; National Park maps; Distance map; Mileage chart. Plus 24 page traveller''s guide to: Outdoor adventures; Natural wonders; Family fun; Entertainment; Culture and discovery; American History; Americana.
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Darren Aronofsky's Noah is due out next March, but we haven't heard or seen much from the film lately. That changes today, with the revelation that one particular scene in the biblical epic has proven to be the most difficult shot the wizards at Industrial Light & Magic have ever undertaken.
That makes sense -- as does the statement that one of the shots was the most challenging in ILM's history once you realize that Aronofsky -- ever the visual stylist -- wanted shots that were different than what folks have come to expect from a movie about Noah's infamous ark.
The funniest part about all of this? The shot that gave the guys at ILM such fits aren't even all that impressive to the director.
We'll have to wait until March 28 to see this shot that pushed ILM's rendering capabilities to its limits, but it's one more reason we're really excited to see Aronofsky's latest.
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced the 20th anniversary and 1.5 millionth sale of its HeartStart line of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), the first AED designed for the layperson. With these milestones, the company is launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness around the prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), with the goal of educating people about using AEDs and how they can lead the way to save a life. Despite the widespread availability of AEDs today, people are not always aware of AEDs, don’t know how easy they are to use, and may still hesitate to intervene when someone is experiencing a SCA. Philips aims to showcase the ease of use and importance of AEDs, and empower laypeople to take action to help save a life.
Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death and a major health problem in Europe and the U.S. Approximately 420,000 people experience EMS-assessed out-of-hospital non-traumatic SCA each year in the U.S. and 275,000 in Europe1,2. When bystanders intervene by giving CPR and using AEDs, however, 4 out of 10 victims survive3. CPR may extend a victim’s life temporarily, but it alone cannot save the majority of SCA victims. Through this campaign, Philips is engaging with medical experts and survivors of cardiac arrest to move past one of the biggest barriers today: giving the average person the confidence to use an AED in an emergency.
The reality about sudden cardiac arrest is it can happen to anyone, anywhere at any time4. While SCA is most common in people over 40 years old, 9,500 cases of SCA happen to children under the age of 185. Many bystanders mistakenly believe it is best to wait for professional help to arrive to the scene of a SCA. For the best chance of survival, an AED should be used within three to five minutes after collapse6. For every minute that passes without CPR and defibrillation, an SCA victim's chance of survival decreases by 7% to 10%7. After 10 minutes, very few SCA victims survive8. However, being able to provide immediate treatment is crucial, as only 10.6 percent of SCA victims survive9. On average, EMS teams in the U.S. take 6 to 12 minutes to arrive on the scene of a SCA10. With bystander intervention and treatment with an AED, the survival percentage triples to 31.4 percent11.
Philips launched its first public access AED, Forerunner by Heartstream, in 1996 and set the pace in the industry with milestones and innovation breakthroughs, such as its pediatric capability, throughout its history. Philips created AEDs for the layperson to use when faced with an extraordinary moment giving an untrained responder the confidence to act quickly, decisively and lead the way to save a life.
Since this innovation and product name change to HeartStart, Philips’ AEDs have helped to save many lives. In 2015, HeartStart defibrillators were present on board 80 percent of major U.S. airlines, dozens of regional airlines and many of the largest international carriers. HeartStart can also be found in many of the busiest U.S. airports, one of the largest bus and coach producers in Europe, 43 professional sports team and 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Today, HeartStart automated defibrillators are located in major public places, making AEDs more accessible so that those in need can receive the help they need when they need it.
To learn more about our survivors and Philips HeartStart products, please visit: http://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/articles/aed-solutions. For more information on Philips global efforts in supporting World Heart Day on Sept. 29, visit www.myheartisunique.com.
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Hambleton Brewery was born in 1991, when Nick Stafford decided to start a brewery at the bottom of his in-laws’ garden. Armed with nothing more than a pair of wellies, some old steel tanks and a rusty Peugeot 205, Nick built his brewery with blood, sweat and tears. Why did he do this? Simply because he wanted to make great beer.
Today’s demand has meant we have moved out of the garden, and we also have some slightly shinier tanks, but Nick’s original ambition still stands. We love making great beer. That’s what we do best. And everything we do at Hambleton Ales revolves around this fact.
So whether you are drinking one of our much loved cask, keg or bottled beers, or trying one of our monthly specials, you can be sure that you are drinking a beer of outstanding quality, brewed with real passion by people who just want one simple thing – to make great beer.
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Supporting the MIA and National Motorsport Week, M-Sport opened its doors to some of Europe’s most promising and enthusiastic talents this week as 20 aspiring youngsters attended an Engineering Seminar at the company’s headquarters at Dovenby Hall in Cumbria.
Supporting National Motorsport Week’s commitment to further increase interest, spectators, competitors and jobs within the multi-million pound UK motorsport industry, the Cumbria-based firm welcomed a host of prospective engineers of varying levels and nationalities. Those in attendance included graduates from the UK as well as from as far afield as Bratislava and Italy; some beginning their first year of university in September, some with degrees and PhDs.
Following an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of M-Sport’s state-of-the-art facility, attendees then had the chance to put their questions to some of M-Sport’s most experienced engineers including those specialising in engine, design and race set-up.
“It has been an awesome experience. It was very cool to get a very different, one-off insight into a company like M-Sport and see just how much goes into preparing each car before each event.
“The team here at M-Sport are so knowledgeable – they know how everything works and why things are the way they are. The knowledge was way beyond what I had expected to gain from the tour and the Q&A with the engineers made me realise that I definitely want to pursue a career in the industry.
“The whole day was a great insight into how a motorsport team operates on a daily basis. Especially with the tour of the workshop, you just don’t realise how much preparation goes into each car before an event and I must say a big thanks to all the guys at M-Sport for the opportunity.
Northern Ireland Gears Up For National Motorsport Week!
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Twelve weeks a year, investors need to be on the top of their game, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Friday. That's because it's earnings season, that time every quarter when news hits at lightning speed and investors' reactions to them hit even faster.
Cramer's game plan for next week starts on Tuesday, after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Get Report) and IBM (IBM - Get Report) . The former has been doing well, but will need to provide an update on concerns over the safety of its baby powder. IBM continues to be a battleground, as some investors allege the company paid too much to acquire Red Hat. Cramer remained a fan of the deal.
On Wednesday, we'll hear from Comcast (CMCSA - Get Report) and Procter & Gamble (PG - Get Report) , along with Abbott Labs (ABT - Get Report) , United Technologies (UTX - Get Report) , Texas Instruments (TXN - Get Report) and Lam Research (LRCX - Get Report) . Cramer was a fan of Comcast's bid to buy Sky, and also liked the outlooks for both Procter and the very consistent Abbott Labs. He was even willing to take a chance on Texas Instruments, as the semiconductors all sold off hard last quarter.
Thursday sees earnings from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY - Get Report) , as well as railroads Union Pacific (UNP - Get Report) and Norfolk Southern (NSC - Get Report) . Cramer said he's a believer in the Bristol Myers acquisition of Celgene (CELG - Get Report) and he'd also buy into any weakness for the rails. Also in the mix Thursday is spicemaker McCormick (MKC - Get Report) , Intel (INTC - Get Report) , Starbucks (SBUX - Get Report) and Western Digital (WDC - Get Report) . Cramer was bullish on all but Western Digital, which may be forced to slash its dividend.
Finally, on Friday, we hear from Colgate-Palmolive (CL - Get Report) and homebuilder D.R. Horton (DHI - Get Report) , two companies Cramer felt could be poised for a rebound now that interest rates have stabilized.
Over on Real Money, Cramer says that if we get a deal with China, this rally is just beginning. Sign up for a free trial and get more of Cramer's insights.
The stock market isn't always a friendly place, Jim Cramer told viewers, as he dedicated the rest of Friday's episode to the rules of the road that will help every investor stay on course and avoid the most common mistakes.
Cramer's first rule for individual investors was to always buy the stocks of best-of-breed companies. When shopping for a car, you always want the best you can afford, Cramer explained, but when it comes to stocks, the allure of penny stocks or the "hot tip of the day," somehow seems to win out over logic and discipline. Avoid this urge.
Cheap stocks are not bargains. In fact, they're often the opposite. When the stocks of a high-quality company like Johnson & Johnson gets pulled down as part of a larger market decline, that's the true bargain. At the end of the day, there are very few genuine bargains out there, Cramer admitted, but with a high-quality company, you can afford to pay up for shares and you'll almost never regret it.
Investing takes patience, Cramer reminded viewers, but fortunately, you're not a hedge fund manager and don't need to show gains every week, month and quarter or risk losing everything. You can afford to take a long-term approach. Cramer recommended buying Apple (AAPL - Get Report) at $93 a share in 2016 after interviewing CEO Tim Cook and realizing the negativity surrounding the stock was untenable. Giving up on the value created by the stock's decline would have been a classic mistake.
Cramer's next rule for investors was, if you want to know where the stock market is headed, keep your eye on bonds. Yes, to many people, bonds are about as boring as it gets, but they are an important part of how stocks trade.
Younger investors may not realize that bonds signaled the softening economy in 2000, right near the dot-com peak. Competitive bond rates also helped usher in the massive sell-off in 2001. And it was the Federal Reserve raising interest rates 17 times that directly led to the financial crisis of 2008. Even in 2018, when yields on the 10-year Treasury broke out above 3%, the market reacted swiftly and definitively. Cramer told viewers the yield on the 10-year Treasury is the one to always keep an eye on.
What's another thing investors watch for? At a micro level, Cramer said, he worries anytime he sees unexplained resignations of key executives at a company.
To put it bluntly, Cramer said, when the chiefs resign, you should, too.
Why are resignations a problem? CEOs don't quit "for personal reasons" -- not if they want to keep their bonuses. That means there's almost always something going on at the company and it usually isn't good news. Resignations equals sell, Cramer concluded. In the worst-case scenario, you can always buy the shares back once the market truly learns what's going on.
To be a good investor, you must first be a realistic investor, Cramer proclaimed as his next rule. Too many people are either unrealistic or allow emotions to cloud their judgment, he said, and that's a big problem.
The inevitable truth is that stocks sometimes go down. Market corrections are like rain, they're gong to happen. Yet it's surprising to see how sell-offs catch so many investors off guard and unprepared. The most brutal sell-offs happen when everyone is euphoric, Cramer said, which is why you need to sell into strength and raise cash so you'll be ready to buy more when the declines occur.
Investors looking for a way to gauge market sentiment can turn to indicators like the Standard & Poor's Oscillator, which shows overbought and oversold conditions. Anything +5 five or greater means the market has move too far, too fast, while -5 or below is usually a good time to buy.
Another cardinal sin of investing is "hope," Cramer explained. Hope is fine in sports and religion, but it has no place in investing. Hope is nothing more than emotion, and emotion clouds your decision-making and allows you to ignore discipline and logic. "Hope is never part of the equation," Cramer often says, don't forget it.
When it comes to investing, the Internet has become a doubled-edged sword. On one hand, limitless information about a company is now at our fingertips 24 hours a day. But on the other hand, technology has made investing a very solitary affair.
Cramer has long advised that you should never buy a stock unless you can explain why you like it to another human being and that's never been more true than in the Internet age. If you can't explain why you like a stock, what's making it go higher and what your edge is, you probably have no business owning it.
This is especially true in biotech, where far too many investors buy on the hype without having any idea what the company actually does or where it is in the development process.
Speaking of hype, Cramer reminded viewers that just because someone says something on TV, it doesn't mean it's true. While a company's executives cannot lie to shareholders without consequences, the "pundits" that pepper the airwaves can have all sorts of ulterior motives for getting you to think one way or another.
Always do your own homework and always beware of the hype.
What's the difference between a good investor and a bad one? It's how they handle their losers. Whether you're a professional or an amateur, everyone hates selling their losers. It's far too easy to rationalize the weakness and just "hope" things turn around soon. But while that's all well and good, things change quickly when you the need the money.
Bad stocks tend to stay bad, Cramer said, and they usually continue to head lower. So while you might be inclined to sell your winners to subsidize your losers, it's actually the losers that should be the first to go. Many people feel that if a stock goes low enough, the company may catch a takeover bid, but Cramer warned that bad companies rarely get acquired, and if they do, the price isn't likely to get you back to even.
That's why Cramer cautions investors should never speculate on a takeover with companies that have bad fundamentals. You'll be waiting far too long for your bets to pay off, if they ever do at all.
At the time of publication, Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS had a position in JNJ, AAPL, CMCSA, ABT.
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Atlas Concrete Takapuna, Silverdale and Panmure will re-open on Wednesday 4th January 2017 for Concrete Deliveries and Dry Goods.
While Atlas Concrete Wiri and Kumeu are closed for annual maintenance, Takapuna, Silverdale or Panmure branches will be happy to service all Auckland areas for concrete deliveries.
Atlas would like to thank all our valued customers for their support throughout 2016 and look forward to continuing on in 2017. Merry Christmas!
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Not the most thrilling reads, sadly.
It's end-of-semester crunch time: today I have a phonology midterm, then several articles & chapters of reading to do for all my courses, next week I have a report due on a neurolinguistics article, the following week I've got a big research proposal paper due, as well as another phonology problem, then near the end of April an exam in my speech science course. Taking three courses at SFU while contributing to Vancouver Mom, doing a little freelance writing, posting articles here daily--oh, & parenting a toddler--has stretched me. There are a lot of things that I should be doing or would like to be doing that I've been able to shove to the back burner, put on the after-April-22-when-I'm-free list. I'm kind of looking forward to getting at that list.
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I wanted to share our story with you about our beautiful baby girl.
I thought everything was perfectly fine. We went to the doctor for her 4 month shots and the doc felt her hips and made a face. She said she can hear something popping. i started getting worried, i thought everything was ok. She told me to make an appointment ASAP with a specialist so they can do a ultrasound.( she is too young for a xray, they do those after the baby is 6 months).
So we went and did that. Of course the nurse who did the ultrasound couldn’t tell me anything, she said i will hear from my doctor tomorrow. Tomorrow felt like forever.
Anyways, the doctor called and said both of her hips are mildly dislocated. BOTH?! That Friday i had to go back to the specialist to get a harness for her. The specialist told me it’s only her left hip and it is pretty bad. I am going to believe the specialist obviously. So… I freaked out. I felt like it was the end of the world. We just got JoJo to sleep through the night. The 1st few days were a complete nightmare, i am not going to sugarcoat it for you. BUT…its been a week and it is getting better each day.
Just relax and I’m sure you are taking worse then your baby is. And everything happens for a reason.
My 6 week old granddaughter has been fitted with a full spica cast after a closed reduction and it is quite harrowing to see her as she is so tiny.It is uncertain how long Neli will be in the cast, but the one good thing about little Joy and Neli is that they won’t remember any of the trauma!
My 3 month old will be getting the spica cast on June 1st. She got the Pavlik Harness and it didn’t do anything for her when she was about 3 weeks old. I have been searching for support groups and other moms to talk to for tips on just about everything from the cast to coping with it all because it has taken quite a toll on me. Please share any advice on what to have when she comes home with it or anything you would like. How is your little one doing now?
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People look over “The Voice”-themed slot machines at the IGT booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.
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Slot players are simply wrong.
Talk to people who study, market and design slot machines, and you quickly realize that many of the ideas players have about their inner workings and how jackpots are paid are myths.
The Las Vegas Sun spoke to three experts to learn the top myths about slots and what the truth really is.
In other words, players can tell when the house edge (or hold percentage) is larger for some slots or some casinos, and smaller for others. It’s an important concept because casinos boast of having loose slots and many gamblers have strong ideas about where to find the loosest slots.
There’s no independent way to confirm if marketing claims about loose slots are true. The Gaming Control Board does not release the house edges for individual slot machines or specific casinos. As a result, gut feeling is the only publicly available measure.
But can gamblers actually figure out when slots are loose?
A 2012 academic study, published in UNLV’s Gaming Research & Review Journal, found that players are largely unable to discern between slots with different hold percentages.
In the study, conducted by Anthony F. Lucas and A.K. Singh, professors at UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, 10,000 virtual players made wagers on two slot games that were almost identical other than the hold percentage.
The study measured the actual payback percentages, or what the virtual players actually won to see if there was a difference in a series of different playing scenarios.
Because the entire study was virtual, taking place inside a computer, it was as if each player recorded and tracked the results of each spin, rather than relying on memory.
The study found that the vast majority of virtual players were unable to detect a difference in the payback percentages in any of the two-game pairings.
While he doesn’t dispute the study’s findings, another gaming expert said debate on the issue has not been resolved.
“There are multiple schools of thought with regard to hold percentage and players’ ability to determine the hold in an individual session,” said Steve Walther, senior director, Marketing & Product Management at Konami Gaming.
However, Lucas and Singh addressed the concept of the perception of repeat visitors in the study, pointing out that all gamblers can do is consider the outcomes of some number of single trips.
Olaf Vancura has been the vice president of game development for slot maker Mikohn Gaming (which eventually became part of IGT) and other gaming companies. Along with his business experience, he’s an engineer with advanced degrees in physics.
He says players may believe slots may adjust themselves, but in fact they don’t.
In some cases, a portion of the inner workings of a slot machine is handled on a central server — a computer sitting in a special room full of other high-tech equipment. In other cases, the workings of the game are determined by a computer in the slot machine cabinet.
But in no case can casinos change the workings of a slot machine on the fly.
Olaf explained that this behavior is also prohibited by gaming regulations. When casinos remotely update some aspects of some machines, they are required to put a notice on the screen informing players.
“It’s not possible for the casino to pull the rug out from under you,” Olaf said.
It has happened to more than a few players. They leave a machine only to have someone else immediately sit down and hit a jackpot. If they had only played one more spin, they think, the jackpot would have been theirs.
These RNGs are bits of software code that run constantly, Olaf said, generating the random numbers that, in turn, help determine the results of the slot. Pushing the button at any one point in time, he said, produces a different number than pushing it at any other point in time.
It is true that in some cases these numbers repeat, and cheaters have used complex computer programs to predict the repeating patterns. But for the average player, the results really are random.
This myth might actually have some basis in reality, Olaf said.
Because people are attracted to celebrities, TV shows and movies, a successfully themed slot might have a hold percentage of 12 percent while another non-celebrity themed slot could have 10 percent, Olaf said.
One of the biggest myths concerning slots is why there is any mystery about them at all. After all, game play is determined by math and the business rules are governed by Nevada’s strict gaming regulations.
But the uncertainty about how slots and other games work may be one reason why they have been so successful.
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I have a fun and useful back to school craft for you today. In this post I will show you how to transform a cereal box into a Cereal Box Paper Holder. This Cereal Box Paper Holder is perfect for holding all of your back to school materials. It can hold your fun drawings, notebooks, homework, test results and basically anything you want to keep in a safe place. Don’t let you school paperwork build up into unorganized piles…. keep them safe in this Cereal Box Paper Holder. So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started.
A sturdy shoe or gift box can be transformed into a pretty craft box where you can store your art and craft materials and accessories. A few easy steps to follow, but feel free to use your own creativity. No need to follow this craft step by step. Each craft box made will look differently than anybody else’s craft box…. that’s how it should be. So, grab the materials you need to make your craft box and let’s get started.
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If you're looking for double glazing in and around Gamesley then you are in luck!
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Taylor Swift Vs. Carrie Underwood: Who Had the Better Wedding-Worthy Hair and Makeup at Last Night's CMAs?
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Consumers rely more than ever on brands to help them simplify their choices. Brands that leverage this need are more likely to capture growth opportunities. Begin by redefining the category you compete in. Decision making is increasingly unconscious, implicit tools help us understand people’s motivations by measuring what they do NOT say. Coding unstructured data can turn social data, open- ended voice-to-text responses and images/videos into quantitative data and deep consumer insights.
We are seeing disruptions that are shaking up categories today like never before. These disruptions will have a fundamental impact on the way consumers relate to your brand. It is no longer enough to update your brand’s portfolio regularly with brand extension launches or support your brand by simply changing the media approach. It’s time to think more strategically and longer term about the role and saliency of your brand and your business model in light of market disruptions.
What follows is a four-phase Brand Future-Proofing approach to help you think differently about embracing category disruption and leveraging it to your advantage.
You need to begin by redefining the category you compete in, and if you are a large player in that category, you should define your playing field so that you are a small player in a larger market. This will give you room to grow. For example, does your brand compete in the detergent category, or in cleaning? Once you have defined your category, the next step is to build a deep understanding of your category. A useful framework for this first phase is to look inside (Opinions), outside (Observations) and sideways (Inspiration).
Look inside (Opinions): Look at your own experiences in the category, have conversations with consumers, talk with specialists in the category, etc.
Look outside (Observation): Be on the lookout, evaluating and taking cues from key competitors and integrating them into your thinking.
Look sideways (Inspiration): What are best practices from adjacent categories, near-in and far-out?
New implicit tools help us understand people’s motivations by measuring what they do NOT say. For example, we look at speed of response (Implicit Reaction Time) to understand emotional brand connections.
A person’s actual behavior is generally a better prediction of future behavior than his/her stated behavior. There are many more options available today to track people’s on- and offline behavior. For example, new mobile tracking apps can easily be integrated into mobile questionnaires to track and segment people’s offline behavior.
With the current developments in automated text and image and video analytics, we can better leverage unstructured data. Intelligently coding unstructured data can turn social data, open- ended voice-to-text responses and images/videos into quantitative data and deep consumer insights.
And finally, data from connected appliances can and will help to understand people’s behavior. For example, data from connected fridges can help us to understand actual usage of products without the need for a questionnaire.
Create an absolute contradiction in the same category. If you claim an absolute contradiction (e.g., Häagen-Dazs: sensually adult ice cream while others: childish), you are creating a clear distinction between your brand and the rest of the herd.
Combine two contradictory elements. Create tension by combining two elements that seem to be contradictory. For example, Zara effectively combined affordable and high fashion.
To ensure that the strategies are embedded in your organization, your brand needs a slim, fast and more forward-looking brand management solution. That means a focus on a few relevant brand KPI’s through short mobile surveys and social data intelligence. Insights from such a brand management tool will then be made available (nearly) real-time on a device agnostic delivery platform to enable you to quickly pivot your brand, keeping it on strategy and on target to achieve its growth objectives.
Consumers rely more than ever on brands to help them simplify their choices. Brands that leverage this consumer need are more likely to capture growth opportunities—but brands can only do this if they are willing to think differently about the relevance of their brands and leverage new and deeper consumer insights.
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New York City is a foodie’s paradise! It’s almost impossible to decide what to eat next. There’s just so many options and so little time. Typically what I do before I travel is do a little food research, this consists of me searching yelp, blogs, and Instagram for the best things to eat in the city. I’ve complied a list of my top 10 favorite spots in NYC.
I promise you will not find a better tasting pizza for $1! Locals are always on the go and a slice of $1 pizza is the perfect food to grab, fold, and eat. The pizza is thin, which makes for easy folding. The cheese pizza may look plain but trust me, it tastes amazing.
I consider myself a brunch enthusiast and when it comes to brunch spots in NYC… Dudley’s is one of the best. Everything on the menu is delicious! I highly recommend the truffle fries — the truffle aioli is heavenly!
If you love matcha as much as I do, then this spot is for you! They make a really great iced matcha latte that’s super smooth and not bitter at all. The soft serve is a combination of matcha and grapefruit — sounds like an odd combination but actually tastes great.
If you’re looking for an authentic Chinese noodle place that’s cheap and tasty, then this is the spot. They make their noodles by hand in the back of the restaurant. The restaurant is definitely not fancy and the seating is a bit tight, but the great food make up for it! It’s about $5 for a bowl of beef noodles.. a price you cannot beat!
Vivi is a chain bubble tea shop and this location is the only one that does the cotton candy drinks. It’s a really cool concept and is totally Instagram worthy. Careful how much cotton candy you dissolve into your drink because it can get pretty sweet.
Come here if you are obsessed with brunch food and marble tables! I recommend the chicken & waffles if you’re looking to indulge.
Great spot for Hong Kong egg waffles. Everything can be customized, right down to the flavor of egg waffles. Don’t forget to add some Pocky sticks!
Cronuts = croissant + donut .. need I say more? Line ups are long but worth the wait! Come around 8AM and you will be guaranteed a cronut. The flavour changes every month and they never repeat a flavour. A cronut is seriously one of the best things I’ve ever eaten.
I’m not vegan but I can appreciate good vegan food. There’s always a lineup at By Chloe but it’s definitely worth it to line up and give it a try! I highly recommend the taco bowl and lemonade.
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India is rich country about astrologers. Astrology Consultancy Services Specialist in Dubai has a deep knowledge of Vedas from their ancestors. Twelve zodiac signs are the life of a person. By changing the position of stars in the zodiac sign human's behavior can change. These zodiac sign are the base of human's nature, human's daily activities like how will be the day for them today. Now days many astrologers provide horoscope of people's according to birth date and month. Many people are interested in knowing their horoscope. They see about color or number and how will be the day of today from them. Basically astrology divided into two main points is horoscope and kundali. Horoscope tells you about the longevity, health and metal predictions, about your children health and what they will achieve, about your financial condition or about your home and environment across your home. Kundali tells you about the match making and sun signs. Kundali plays very important part in marriage. Without the mach of kundali under the guidance of experienced Astrology Consultancy Services Specialist in Dubai marriage is quite impossible. Some says if bride's graha match with groom's graha then the marriage is possible.
Astrology Consultancy Services Specialist in Dubai analyzes the horoscope of boy and girl. Both parts horoscope and kundali are done on the basis of whole 9 planets. All over world Astrology Consultancy Services Specialist in Dubai are scattered.
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The Mendoza province greeted us with red and yellow rock formations.The sky, enormous and deep. We drove down through a rocky canyon, the Andes covered with snow on the west, and at the end of the canyon, plains. We had arrived to wine country.
San Rafael looked like a lovely town. Everybody was outside. It was a Sunday when we drove through, and saw many groups of people having barbeques on the side of the road and always under a tree. We gave Arg$10 (less than a dollar) to a guy who was juggling with fire at a stoplight. “Buen viaje, chicos!” (“Have a good trip, kids!”), he said smiling when he saw the license plate. These nice Argentinians, I love their spontaneity, their wonderful accent. I love that they call us kids everywhere we go. Most of all, I love that they have the travel bug, like me. When we tell them that we have been on the road for almost a year, they smile without surprise.
We spent the night at a gas station along with 200 trucks, waiting for the border crossing “Los Libertadores” between Argentina and Chile to open. It had been closed for 15 days. We wanted to visit Puente del Inca and go to viewpoint of the Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas. They were both near the border. When we arrived to Uspallata, a town in the mountains, they told us we had to carry chains. We didn’t have any. There was just a tiny bit of snow on the ground but none on the road. We turned around, not without first stopping to check out an old railroad.
Both Tangletown4 kids have birthdays in June. They both asked for the same: to sleep at a hostel and have internet. Miss A also wanted to be in a city with bookstores and antique stores. We arrived in Mendoza, the chosen place to celebrate, a day ahead of schedule. We spent the night at a paid parking lot or “beach” as they called them here. Three of us very much like sleeping at beaches. It feels a like sneaky. The city walks by and looks at the cars without ever imagining that in a white van we are cooking and talking about history and science (two favorite topics in Cosmo). After dinner, we went out to see the city. We stopped at bookstores on each corner, went to the plazas and had beer and submarines (steamed milk with a sunken chocolate bar).
Mendoza surprised us. We are not really wine people and the wine culture is just not really us. But Mendoza offered a lot more than just wine. We liked it. Lady A slept at a hostel, ate a crepe as is tradition and was immersed in Instagram and Once Upon a Time until after she turned 12.
Our internet days are intense. We all want to say hi to as many people as we can, check trip things and read the news. Read the news. That’s when we remember that we are still in this world, close to Orlando, close to the homeless in Seattle streets. And so far away from it all.
We headed to the Tucumán province from Mendoza. The landscape was absolutely flat. You could see the horizon from left to right without interruption. Near San Juan, the ground was covered with salt. And all of a sudden, there was the desert. We had a full moon, a lunita tucumana.
The route to Talampaya National Park was pretty, narrow, with a rocky tunnel and a background of red mountains.
Winter solstice was a cloudy day. We spent it at a place we have learned to fancy: a municipal campground. Argentina and its travelers, I tell you. I don’t know whose idea it was, which president’s or which president’s hitchhiker kid’s idea, but it is the best thing in the world: camping areas with public bathrooms, showers, bbqs (have to have them here!), water and electricity in most of the towns and cities in Argentina! And almost free!
We drove an incredible section of Route 40, through the desert, red rocks and cactus. We were in Inca land again –the wiphala flag of the original peoples raised next to the Argentinian flag.
We found a little oasis near the road, just for us. We visited El Shincal, Inca ruins located among hills and valleys in a lovely area and with a nice little museum. We bought sugar-covered walnuts.
At some point we crossed into the Salta province. In Chilecito, a retired judge let us camp in his backyard. We met him when we were looking for a place to stay and couldn’t find one. He offered a little reluctantly. We drove through Los Robles, “European Last Name” read the town sign, and through Salicas, “Last Name of a Cacique”. Weird welcome from both towns, we thought. There are cornfields next to vineyards, and teenagers smiling at their phones. The houses are made of earth with flat roofs, surrounded by fences made with sticks. Their backyards keep dry red peppers, goats and outside ovens.
Next to the road, there are altars for the Deceased Correa, a pagan “saint” that they say died of thirst in the desert looking for the body of her husband, who had died in war. Though dead, she kept her newborn alive by breastfeeding him. People leave her bottles of water. There are also sanctuaries for Gauchito Gil, another religious figure that people revere with red flags and flowers.
The entry to Cafayate had a different backdrop: dirt and dust ended making way for enormous vineyards and fancy bodegas. The town exit was the same. Between Cafayate and Cachi, on a dirt road that we drove in four or so hours, we again saw stunning rock formations. We picked up a lady and her sick son, and four backpackers who had just left to see America. One of them was from Medellín. Cachi is a colonial town covered with dust, but pleasant and with amiable people. Between Cachi and Salta, in the Calchaquíes valley, we crossed through desert, puna, a cardones (cactus) reserve and jungle. Jungle!
We arrived in Salta to celebrate Mr. B. He slept at a hostel, ate chocolate ice cream and immersed himself in Steam, Official Nerd Cubed and I Hate Everything until after he turned 14. Our internet days are intense. We feel close to the peace walks in Colombia, close to the peace agreements. And yet, still, so far away from it all.
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Max Wünsche - one of the poster boys of the SS was one of the enigmatic figures of WWII – Wünsche knew Hitler and served as an SS Standartenführer in Hitler's body guard – in the1st Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) on most of the fronts of the war, notably on the Russian front and later the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjügend in Normandy. He won many honours during his service, notably including the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves & the Iron Cross 1st Class & Iron Cross 2nd Class amongst other awards. He is well known to most who are aware of the leading soldiers for Germany during the Second World War.
For good reason this enigmatic person has been the subject of an Alpine Miniatures sculpt before – again carved by Taesung Harmms who made this figure in figure “Max Wünsche LAH Kharkov 1:35th Figure Set No. 35057” – a great figure – but I think we might have an even better piece here.
Wünsche - Captured here in 35th scale in this set both by himself and with a fellow soldier from his unit in Normandy. During the time of his escape from the Falaise pocket whilst commanding the 12th SS Panzer Division in 1944, is sculpted by Taesung Harmms and the box art is very skilfully painted by Dr. Jin Kim. The two figures are sold separately but can be bought together in this package.
I will talk a little about what is common to both figures before we look at them individually. This Alpine kit came in the trademark little lime green lettered plastic box with the figures in a zip-loc bag each.
The resin is the soft-ish grey (and hard to photograph you must excuse my ham-handedness) that is easy to carve and not smelly at all like some resins. It is easy to work, especially around delicate parts that need to be separated from their casting blocks. Each figure indeed is attached to a small bit of resin or casting block which needs to be removed but this isn’t a probs-bob as the blocks are all in easy places to be removed - Under arms, under necks and the little under the feet on the torso. Not a lot of preparation needed here which is a massive bonus and the reason why you buy resin kits. On both figures there is a slight seam on the middle of the back of the neck. This takes a few seconds to scrape off. That is reaching but the only point I can find in the negative I am sorry. OK – now on to the figures individually.
At the time of this sculpt Wünsche became the commanding officer of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjügend" under Panzer Meyer on 07-06-1944. In the Battle of Normandy, D-Day the 12th destroyed 219 Allied tanks in one month; Wünsche was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross for his achievements at Normandy. In August, his regiment was trapped in the Falaise Pocket. On 20-08-1944, he and two officers, Hauptsturmführer Georg Iseke and Untersturmführer Fritz Freitag attempted to escape the pocket on foot. While they marched on foot, they encountered an enemy outpost where the injured Doctor was taken prisoner while Wünsche got wounded in the calf. Isecke became separated and was captured.
Wünsche and Frietag found a German vehicle in good working condition and drove through St. Lambert in plain view of the Canadians that occupied the town. But later that day, while waiting under the cover of bushes for darkness they were captured by Allied soldiers on 24 August. During captivity Wünsche was somewhat of a minor celebrity and he even met Montgomery. In 1948, Wünsche was released from captivity from a high ranking POW camp in Scotland and returned to Germany. No wonder he is the subject of people’s imagination!
This figure of Max Wünsche – dated in 1944 from the Normandy campaign, comes with the choice of two heads – one of Wünsche wounded with a bandage on his head, and the other with an M43 peaked cap and his untouched head! The bandaged head choice puts this figure firmly in the timeframe of the Normandy battle where he was wounded and the pictures of him that inspired this choice come from.
The sculpt of his head is in my eyes a better rendition of Wünsche that we got previously from Alpine Miniatures his very animated face is seen here very obviously under the stress of battle. The bandages are very finely scalped on his head here – just like in the photos of the man in this review. There are many pictures of Wünsche in happier times on the internet and you can see the Normandy pictures show him much more stressed like this sculpt. His headgear choice looks like an M42 peaked cap but it was actually Italian camo that was privately made for some officers. This has a different cut than the standard M43 cap.
Of note on his chest are his Zeiss opticals with a camo cover over them and something that caught my eye was his “sore throat” knight’s cross inside his tunic which is buttoned onto his shirt. Some very fine work in this sculpt.
The thing I didn't take a picture of as well is the notch for the pistol Wünsche carries on his rear hip. There is a little notch that it slots into, and with glue this allows you to have a part that doesn't fly off every time you touch it but gives you the 3D effect of an actual real item, not just added into the sculpt.
The rolls and fall of the cloth on both his tunic and his pants is notable here as very natural. A great representation of the man – and like I said earlier a superior effort to Harmms’ earlier work.
This NCO form the Panzer corps is sculpted by Taesung Harms as well as his companion figure Wünsche. This though does not make him a less interesting figure - far from it.
Cast in five parts, this figure has again the trademark of Alpine, two head choices, one of the heads wears an officers' folding forage cap and the other the typical Schirmmütze officers' cap. Both have the piping of the “Waffenfarbe Rosa” around them and are detailed finely with the German eagle emblem of Germany as well as the death’s head skull and crossbones of the SS. The heads are both a great choice here and details like the fine hair and eyes are well beyond my expectations of a sculpt in this scale.
The figure is almost hollowed out between the legs; this gives the figure a real feeling of depth. Together with the really quite natural folds in the rear of the coat as well this NCO should be great to detail and paint. The way the at the waist band falls around his coat is again a nice detail along with the baggy trousers which meet at the high boots the soldier is wearing.
The two arms are joined to a casting block in the pits which again make them an easy remove without potential mishap – the really positive thing about the way they are engineered is that they sit straight into the seam of the jacket. They fit like a dream and I smiled whilst putting these together I was so impressed.
This set of master and commander are well suited in body language and they make a great set for your Normandy Diorama.
They fit together well and both of the figures aren’t being overly dramatic or unrealistic in their body language, if you look at the earlier pictures you can see the correlation of these figures with e uniforms an look of that desperate time for the men in this battle.
What can I say – I was bummed out to have not seen the earlier Wünsche figure in the flesh – but I think that this is an even better incarnation. His NCO comrade is a textbook lesson on how to make a good looking soldier in 35th scale. It seems we have all been schooled by Alpine again. These are two great figures.
I can’t leave this review without showing you the boxart - Painted by Dr. Jin Kim here – he is a master – and this shows the potential of these figures once painted up.
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Pheasant Run’s Mainstage Theater is bringing in an all-ages musical to its lineup that will begin its run next month (December 21st-30th on Fridays – Sundays). DOGS is an original musical production by Mike and Jerry Sigman (The Sigman Brothers Theatrical Production Company) – Jerry, a former opera singer, actor and writer; Mike holding five degrees in music and a gifted song and screenplay writer. DOGS will be the Sigman team’s ninth original production since 2013.
It is Christmas Eve in Chicago at The Barkley, the city’s most prestigious kennel and dog training facility. As the frigid, blustery wind howls outside, the canine stars of the show are dropped off one at a time by their “humans” to spend the holiday at the famous facility for a refresher training course.
DOGS is The Sigman Brothers’ funny, poignant and often tongue in cheek production, is filled with fantastic original songs, wonderful characters and brilliant staging. The costumes and makeup are state of the art, and the sets will amaze and astound everyone in the family!
During the course of the show, show-goers meet a number of memorable pooches, hear their incredible stories and come to learn about the close bond they share with their human counterparts.
DOGS is the perfect show to experience with family and loved ones during the holiday season, whether you have your own furry, four legged friend at home, or just love great musical theater.
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Over Skype he stated ‘I really feel I have to tell you this. I am very unwell and I may not make it’. I had been on this playful mood, pitching ideas forwards and backwards with him like giddy 12-12 months-olds and I was absolutely shocked. He said: ‘I do not even know if by the point we shoot this video you will have to have a alternative for me to carry out in it’,” Renck said.
So it is OKAY to make use of healthy and healthful as synonyms for conducive to good well being: have a healthy snack or a healthful one. However if you’re referring to somebody who enjoys good well being, nonetheless, use wholesome as a result of it’d be weird to call an individual healthful. Save healthful for the granola and healthy for your personal trainer.
The primary vitamins and minerals we’d like for a healthy immune system are vitamin B6, C, D, E and copper, selenium and zinc. Although it is best to get these through a different food plan many people would benefit from taking supplements by the winter periods, there are lots of reputable supplements and suppliers that can be taken to boost and top up your diet.
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Grumpy Opinions --Conservative News and Opinions with an Edge.VA to Medical Professionals Doing Union Work on the Clock: Back to Your Healthcare Jobs of Serving Veterans.
VA to Medical Professionals Doing Union Work on the Clock: Back to Your Healthcare Jobs of Serving Veterans.
As a shop steward (aka union representative) of a company that I worked for decades ago, I performed all union duties during my off-time from work. Only once did I attend a union function on company time and that was because my presence was requested at on on-going contract negotiation between management and the union. My presence which lasted no longer than thirty minutes was agreed upon by both parties to which I obliged. Before that day and ever since, all other union activities performed by me occurred before and after work.
Then we have the public sector employees hired by the government to do specific jobs, jobs of which they are never present to do because these individuals are elsewhere performing union work which is a full-time job in itself. Yet these individuals collect full-time salaries from the federal, state or local government agencies to which they were hired, as if they are present and as if they are entitled to do so. Therein lies the problem.
The practice on the state and local level is called union “RELEASE TIME” and on the federal level it’s known as union “OFFICIAL TIME.” It is a government subsidy to labor organizations funded by American taxpayers who pay the full-time salaries of these men and women including their pensions and health care benefits. Under this subsidy, taxpayers also foot the bill for office space, supplies and travel of these medical professionals working full-time for unions. The labels are part of the scam to protect the union’s interests.
in many cases die from their illnesses or commit suicide because of failure to receive proper health and/or mental care.
While there are many doctors and professionals on duty at VA centers across the nation, there is a need for so many more. In the meantime, the American taxpayer pays the salaries for medical professionals who do union work instead of that which they were hired to do. Thus, it is good news to learn that the Veterans’ Administration is changing the game and the unions don’t like it one bit.
Starting yesterday, Thursday, November 15, 2018, the Veterans Administration rejecting a provision put into place by the Obama administration with collective bargaining has moved approximately 430 employees medical professionals from their union work activities back to their health care jobs in which they will serve our veterans as hired to do in the first place.
The unions with whom Obama administration negotiated these terms which had a negative effect on the quality, care and availability of services to our Veterans are American Federation of Government Employees, National Federation of Federal Employees, National Association of Government Employees and National Nurses United.
As an example of the negative effect taxpayer-funded union time has on Veteran care, one VA registered nurse who was elected as a local union official receives 100 percent taxpayer funded union time. Although she no longer provides patient care, she continues to receive a nurse’s salary, which at VA averages more than $90,000 per year.
Department-wide in fiscal year 2016, VA employees spent more than a million hours doing taxpayer-funded union work at a total cost of more than $49 million….
VA is in the process of renegotiating several of VA’s national collective bargaining agreements to ensure official time allocations are putting Veterans first. The negotiations are guided by federal law that permits VA to set taxpayer-funded union work (also known as official time) amounts contractually that are reasonable, necessary and in the public interest.
Although the new edict put into place by the VA is in their right under federal law, collective bargaining is attacking President Donald J. Trump and has filed court actions to stop its implementation. (See: Unions Sue VA Over Official Time Edict) Official talking points of federal employees who have for too long not been held accountable and made to do the job that they were hired to do is “Trump hates unions” and as we heard earlier this week, “Trump does not care for our veterans.” Of course, that was pertaining to another fake issue but you can bet that the talking points were molded by the same actors.
Veterans first by any means necessary. No excuses. Our veterans deserve better and those tasked with doing the job must not be excused from the task at hand to do the bidding of labor unions.
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Dr. André La Gerche, Heart Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Australia.
It would seem that the “oft forgotten ventricle” can be forgotten no longer. For many decades, we have looked to the left ventricle (LV) as the major determinant of a patient’s cardiac health and prognosis, but a study in this issue of iJACC by Park et al. (1) reminds us that the right ventricle (RV) is an important predictor of clinical outcomes and possibly the most important. It is not surprising that RV function is a critical determinant of survival in pathologies of the pulmonary vasculature, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (2,3). However, RV function is also an important prognostic marker in conditions that have traditionally been regarded as primarily LV pathologies such as congestive heart failure (4–6) and acute myocardial infarction (7–9). Whether measured with echocardiographic M-mode, 2-dimensional (2D), newer strain techniques, or magnetic resonance imaging, the conclusions are concordant; RV function can be reliably assessed and is a critical marker of clinical outcomes even after clinical and LV parameters have been taken into account.
Why does the RV provide such a useful window for the prediction of cardiac outcomes? As summarized in Figure 1, RV function reflects, not only the intrinsic myocardial contractility of the RV, but also the afterload effect imposed by increases in LV filling pressures and pulmonary vascular pathology. As compared with the LV, RV function is more profoundly affected by increases in afterload (10), and therefore, the RV becomes a very sensitive barometer of any “downstream” factors. In the post-myocardial infarction setting, echocardiographic estimates of pulmonary artery pressures provide important prognostic information (11), most likely as a consequence of raised LV filling pressures. The combination of raised pulmonary pressures and RV dysfunction suggests that the contractile reserve is struggling to maintain output against the heightened afterload and portends a particularly ominous prognosis (2,12). Overall cardiac output is “only as good as the worst ventricle,” and Park et al. (1) provide yet more evidence that the RV can represent a weak link following myocardial infarction. However, a more comprehensive assessment including afterload estimates would have enabled Park et al. to provide greater insights into whether the predominant pathology is contractile impairment of the RV, heightened afterload as a result of LV failure, or a combination of both.
Right ventricular (RV) function is proportional to its contractile force and inversely related to its afterload. RV afterload is determined by the filling pressures of the left ventricle and the resistance of the pulmonary circulation.
Most previous studies have used simple measures such as RV fractional area change or tricuspid annular plane excursion to demonstrate the prognostic importance of RV function in patients with heart failure or recent myocardial infarction. As an important advance, Park et al. (1) compare these established measures with newer 2D deformation measures and conclude that RV longitudinal strain provides better predictive accuracy. They used velocity vector imaging, a technique that tracks unique 2D ultrasound patterns within the RV endocardium and measures the distance and direction of their movement between image frames. This is similar, but not identical, to other 2D strain techniques, and the degree to which the results of this study can be generalized remains untested (13). Furthermore, deformation of the interventricular septum is predominantly affected by the LV, and there is contention over whether it should be incorporated in global measures of RV function. The data of Park et al. (1) suggest that these unresolved issues may be of limited importance. They demonstrated that all measures of RV function predicted cardiac events, and thus we may conclude that quibbling over which is the best measure should not obscure the importance of measuring the RV with something. However, if all tools are available, then 2D strain represents a simple and efficient measure that may provide a better summary of global RV function than traditional measures.
Does the association between RV dysfunction and worse outcomes matter? Can this information be used to improve clinical outcomes? The cynic might argue that there are no specific RV treatments and so these findings are largely academic. However, it is important to note that improvements in LV function and LV loading impact favorably on the RV, both by means of direct ventricular interaction and by the fact that reductions in LV filling pressures will decrease the pulmonary afterload. Thus, RV function may be a marker of treatment efficacy that provides the clinician with a more accurate means of targeting those patients in whom more aggressive therapy may be required. For example, RV measures are not currently considered in patient selection algorithms for defibrillator or synchronization device therapies. There is no evidence to support this practice, but given that RV dysfunction is so clearly associated with worse patient outcomes, it would seem a logical hypothesis to aim more aggressive treatment at these patients. Furthermore, with some evolving optimism that pulmonary vasodilators may have a role to play in the treatment of heart failure (14), successful therapy may be dependent on selecting patients with RV impairment.
There have been massive advances in the past decades in the management of myocardial infarction and heart failure. It may be that further significant advances are going to require better selection of treatments for specific patients. The study of Park et al. (1) contributes to an exciting evolving field in which we are getting better at quantifying RV dysfunction and identifying at-risk patients. Therapeutic decisions influenced by RV strain measurements may not be so far away.
↵∗ Editorials published in iJACC reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of iJACC or the American College of Cardiology.
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Water beads are super user friendly and are excellent for holiday decor, like Halloween. They come in a wide variety of colors to match any party theme or style. Take a look at this gallery detailed list to learn the way you can use water beads to make awesome beautiful indoor decorations.
All you have to do is simply add water and the beads are all set. By simply adding more fiber and not as much water, you’ll get a less-sticky variant of the slime that’s closer to solid. As you hydrate, you’re going to be helping curb bad habits. There are perfect ideas for water beads decor those who save empty wine bottles because there could be certain exceptional memories related to them.
To bring the second color, orange, you will need to thoroughly place the orange water beads in addition to the yellow water beads. You must have some kind of container to pour the gel and produce the candle.
Whenever you have gorgeous parts of glass art, it is necessary that you create the the majority of their elegant beauty. Continue reading to learn how to produce your own watering can that pours crystals.
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10 Hot Spins on Grilled Cheese Sandwiches - Sobeys Inc.
Who doesn't love warm, gooey grilled cheesy sandwiches? There's so much more to the "art" than just a bit of Cheddar tucked inside slices of bread. Purists beware: these sweet-and-savoury grilled cheese recipes kick up the flavour one, two or several notches. We promise you'll enjoy these revved up versions as much -- or more -- than the one your mom made.
Who doesn’t love warm, gooey grilled cheesy sandwiches? There’s so much more to the “art” than just a bit of Cheddar tucked inside slices of bread. Purists beware: these sweet-and-savoury grilled cheese recipes kick up the flavour one, two or several notches. We promise you’ll enjoy these revved up versions as much — or more — than the one your mom made.
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We are excited for our fourth release of this exceptional Petit Verdot ... Grown in a small vineyard in Yountville, straddling the stags leap agricultural line. Petit Verdot grows beautifully in Napa Valley, due to the long, dry growing seasons, allowing this grape to develop and come to full maturity. One of the six Bordeaux grapes ... known for is structure deep inky color, complexity and rich dark berry flavors. This delicious and rare wine is part of our "Food & Wine Adventurers Series".
Winemaker Notes: Deep aromas of boysenberry, cherry, and red currants … hints of cocoa, peppery spice and toasty oak. Lush cherry fruit and currants flood the palate … Finishing balanced and structured, with silky tannins.
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As we had an early start in the morning, Sadie had already spoken to the reception guy the previous evening (as their breakfast starts at 7am, with our pick up arranged for 7.30am) and arranged for it to be pre-ordered and ready for us. Sadly, when we sat down at 7am, it seemed he hadn’t arranged this, and the kitchen staff just appeared out their accommodation and went off to prepare it. Plus, the guy had got the order wrong with wrong drinks arriving and we didn’t get our breakfast till 7.15am… and even at that they forgot to bring the coffee too! We were quite annoyed as up till then, the staff were brilliant, and the hotel was decent too. He did apologise to Sadie, and as our Tuk Tuk arrived, we just managed to leave on time albeit rushing our breakfast down. We set off to the boat jetty which is 9km out of town, after stopping to pick up 2 French guys who were not even ready as they though the pick-up time was 8.30am, but that is when the boat leaves!
The driver helped us sort out the tickets, and we go down to the pier and onto one of the traditional long boats that cruise up and down the Mekong daily. These are basic boats, with a mixture of tourists and locals using them, and have old car/mini-bus seats arranged loosely into rows the full length of the boat. They are not attached to the floor, so you are able to move them around and one local family even pushed 4 together to make a double bed! They have 2 basic toilets near the back of the boat and will also sell you water/coffee/pot noodle kind of snacks, albeit at a slightly higher rate than onshore. However, as we had already got our snacks sorted, we didn’t need to buy anything else.
This is a 2-day journey, with each day being approx. 8-9 hours long, and as we were going upstream we expected perhaps 9-10 hours. Luckily enough, with it being low season the boat was not that busy, and with about 100 seats and only 25-30 people on it, we all managed to get a row of seats each and spread out. There are no windows on the boat, just open sides with some curtains and it did get a bit warm at times, no fans or aircon or even any power available at all.
However, the lack of comforts was made up by the amazing views on either side of the boat, with rolling mountains, jungle, limestone karsts and small villages with livestock grazing by the river and small kids bathing in the muddy brown waters, this more than made up for it. As we got further and further upstream the views got better and better, this was an amazing trip and so glad we decided to do it. A couple of times the boat pulled over to the shore to let a local on or off, however we didn’t stop for long and the small kids by the shore waved us off (or tried to sell us wristbands etc).
Our overnight stop was in a small riverside village called Pak Beng, which is used by the boats as a stopover, then they return to their starting points the following day and we would catch a different boat on the 2nd day.
We had pre-booked our hotel here, and we were happy to see they had sent someone down to meet us when we arrived around 6pm, however on looking at Google Maps, it was only a few minutes’ walk away, but a lovely thing to do. Hopping aboard a waiting truck, we get whisked off to our hotel, BCK Villa whilst the other few tourists on our boat all haggle with the awaiting reps from the other hotels for accommodation options.
As it was for 1 night only, we just picked somewhere which was under budget and had what we needed – breakfast, hot shower, aircon etc and we were all happy with what we got.
Quickly dumping our stuff, we took a walk along the one main street that makes up this village, which is just lined with restaurants, shops and bakeries. We clocked a couple of places to try for dinner, and a couple of places to pick up snacks the following morning for the next journey. As it was our last night in Laos, we decided to go local and went to one of the few places that are mentioned on TA, it was called Sabaidee and had our last Laotian dishes, which were lovely.
I was shattered by this point and wanted to get to bed ahead of the long day again tomorrow, but as we got back to the hotel, we could hear some thumping dance music coming from the bar next door. The Happy Bar wasn’t making me feel very happy, thankfully it seemed to get a bit quieter around 10.30pm and we managed to drift off to sleep in our comfy bed.
The next morning was an early trip to a couple of the bakeries to get some filled baguettes and pastries, then back to the hotel for a lovely breakfast before the owner kindly gave us a lift to the boat around 8am. As mentioned, it is a different boat you get the 2nd part of the journey, from Pak Beng to the Laos/Thailand border town of Huay Xai. This time it was a wider boat, with more room on it and more free seats. With a mix of locals and tourists again, we set off upstream for the 8-9-hour journey, again with amazing views either side of us. It did a couple of riverside stops for locals to get on/off again, and with the sun shining most of the way, it was a case of swapping sides to avoid being burnt!
We tucked into our snacks throughout the day, and as tempted as I was for a few last Beer Lao’s, I was aware that we had very few Kip left and needed them for the border.
Sadie had a local couple sat in front of her for the whole journey, with some bags that were under their seats... half way into the journey one of the bags were moving, after a quick prod we came to the conclusion it was a live chicken probably for their dinner!
We arrived into Huay Xai around 6pm, and our hotel was expecting us before 9pm as their reception shuts at that time. Jane let them know we would hopefully be there on time, but if not, they were going to leave key and instructions at the desk anyway.
You used to be able to get off the boat, and then take the small ferry across the river as the border crossing, but since the Friendship Bridge was opened in 2013, you now have a long way around for a short cut. Once off the boat, you need to get a Tuk Tuk from the river for 9km back downstream to the Laos Immigration Checkpoint. Luckily there was us 3, 2 other girl travellers and an older Japanese man all going the same direction and destination, so we all agreed to share.
The driver wanted 25,000 kip each, we got him down to 20k but still overpriced for the 15-20 min journey.
He dropped us off and we queued for our exit stamp, I was a bit worried as I didn’t have the original departure card I filled in a few weeks ago, as the issues we had when arriving in Laos, they didn’t give me it back as expected. Anyway, the official wasn’t interested in that, stamping my passport and advising I needed to pay 10,000 kip ‘Overtime Fee’. As this was only a £1, I paid up and advised the rest of the same fee!
Once through that point, you then need to get a shuttle bus across the bridge, again another ‘fee’ of 10,000 kip which is higher after 6pm apparently, but you have no choice as you are not allowed to walk across the bridge anyway. We all change the last few kip with the ticket seller, he gives a poor rate, but we only had enough for 120 Bhat anyway which is only £3.
The short journey over the bridge only takes a few minutes, and we then go to the Thai Immigration Checkpoint, fill in our arrival/departure cards and get our 30-day free visa exemption stamp.
We then have a choice, all 6 of us are going to Chiang Rai so again agreed to share. There was a taxi stand outside who were quoting 2500B (£60) for us to get there, so at £10 each it wasn’t bad for the 2-hour trip. Or we could chance getting a Tuk Tuk into the small border town of Chiang Khong and seeing if there was another bus or cheaper taxi/minivan to get.
As time was getting on, we decided to just book with them, and would need to wait 15 minutes or so till the driver arrived. The 3 of us all tried to get cash out the only ATM there and had no luck. Thankfully one of the other 2 girls managed to get some Bhat out, so we could get on our way and then we could stop at another ATM.
So the driver turned up (with his date for the night it seemed) and then we stopped at one 500m down the road, I got out and this was the worst cash machine ever with hundreds of mosquitos and other insects all flying around it and it was the worst thing ever… thankfully it worked and I got cash out!
We then set off on the journey, which wasn’t too bad apart from him speeding for the 1st half, well until he hammered into a pot hole and then decided to slow down a bit. As we got nearer Chiang Rai, we asked him if he knew where the other girl’s hotel was, and he had a hissy fit saying he was dropping us at the bus station. Well he didn’t take it kindly when we told him he was dropping us at both our hotels and had a good moan about it in Thai to his date! He dropped us off first (and the quiet Japanese man) as he couldn’t get up the way to their hotel due to road closures for the market and a night run. We said our goodbyes to the girls, then the Japanese man disappeared into the hotel next to ours to ask for a room, and we just made it in time to our hotel at 9pm as the reception girl was just getting ready to leave.
After checking into our hotel, Rinlada Guesthouse, which is 10 minutes away from the main part of town, we quickly dump our stuff and go out for food. We then took a walk along the ‘Walking Street’ Saturday night market, before retiring to bed after a long day travelling.
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Rich Love helps clients resolve business disputes. His expertise is in actually trying cases to conclusion before juries, judges, and arbitration panels. He began his 25 year practice assisting the firm with one of the largest jury trials in Tulsa County history. He also developed expertise in presenting broker-dealer securities cases before arbitration panels, and in resolving compliance problems before state and federal regulatory agencies. After making partner, Mr. Love left Conner & Winters and joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma, where he gained broad experience investigating and prosecuting white collar crimes, and in serving as the office’s health care fraud coordinator. Mr. Love returned to practice at Conner & Winters in 2002, and in addition to being a commercial trial lawyer, he conducts internal investigations for the firm’s business and healthcare clients, and guides corporate clients being investigated by federal authorities. Mr. Love’s clients include the full gamut of business people, including those serving mid-stream oil and gas companies, financial institutions, and pension plans.
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Africa is the World’s second-largest continent – 30,065,000 km² covering approximately 20% of the Earth’s land and 6% of the Earth’s surface. This mass of land just waiting for you, to experience and discover new findings that you can only dream of. There are 53 individual countries within Africa, all with their own unique cultures and ways of life. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Indian Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The Red Sea and Suez Canal lie to the north-east and separate Africa from Asia.
It has the longest river in the World, The Nile, measuring 6,695 km – flows north ending in a delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
It has the World’s largest desert, The Sahara, measuring 9,000,000 km², covers much of north Africa. The Kalahari desert in south-west Africa measures 259,000 km².
The grassland areas of Africa are home to many well know wild animals including aardvark, African elephant, antelope, baboon, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe and many many more. Or in the Rainforest areas you will find insects, birds, hippopotamus to many just a few, and parrots of course.
We offer a varied range of experiences across Africa, please click on our destinations to learn more.
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Below, several variations of the pattern Chainlea.
Below: Mak-rah-may. I turned this into an anniversary card for my hubby. We’ve been married 44 years.
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Spectacular autumn foliage in the mountains, beautiful fall temperatures and cattle drives all signal it’s time to for the 29th annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The October 5 – 8th event celebrates the culture and stories of the American cowboy and ranching in southwest Colorado, creatively shared by more than 40 cowboy poets, storytellers and musicians.
“It’s the perfect opportunity to pull on your cowboy boots and hat, observe a really unique art form in action and enjoy all the incredible fall activities in Durango,” says Linda Mannix, coordinator of the second oldest event of its kind in the United States.
The celebration is held in Durango’s bustling downtown district and headquartered at the historic Strater Hotel, where evening performances are staged at the Henry Strater Theater. The theme this year is “cowboy humor” and the Premier Show on Thursday Oct. 5th is called “Laughing Stock” featuring four of the finest cowboy humorists in the West. Other evening performances on Oct. 5th and 6th at Henry Strater Theater showcase several top cowboy poets and musicians from around the country and take place at 6:00 and 8:00p.m.
Another event on Friday with space still available is the popular Cowboy Poet Train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The excursion runs from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., winds through the mountains and beautiful fall scenery, and features performers on every coach and a barbecue lunch at Cascade Canyon.
New this year will be a screening of the award-winning film, “Everything in the Song is True.” The film screens at 2:30pm in the Henry Strater Theater. This documentary follows the lives of three present day cowboys and one cowgirl in the American West. Tickets are $10 to benefit the 4-H and FFA Youth Programs.
Start off Saturday morning with a real Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast on the corner of 5th St. and Main Ave. Then stay right there to watch the large motorless Cowboy Parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday with horses, riders, wagons, walkers and even llamas and Longhorns, but no motorized vehicles.
From 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., free themed sessions of cowboy poetry and music are being held at Strater Hotel and other downtown locations. Walk from room to room to hear cowboy music and poetry all day, at no charge.
Shows of Western art are on display at Wild Shots Gallery, Sorrel Sky Gallery and Toh-Atin Gallery throughout the weekend. At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, the free Poster Session at Toh-Atin Gallery highlights 15 cowboy poets and musicians performing their interpretations of this year’s fine art poster “Ten Below Zero” by fine artist Andrew Peters. A print signing and artist’s reception follows from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering wraps up at the Strater Hotel with free performance “A Cowboy and His Creator” on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. with inspirational poetry and music by many of the weekend’s performers.
For a complete schedule, tickets, performer bios and more information, call 970.749.2995 and visit www.DurangoCowboyPoetryGathering.org. Also follow the event on Facebook.
Living a hard life, working outdoors with livestock and equipment, a cowboy’s life can take many twists and turns. This year the 2017 Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is focusing on cowboy humor. How the cowboy finds humor from the funny side of the fenceline, which might include horse wrecks and ironic twists of fate.
Rancher and cowboy poet R.P. Smith from Nebraska, will lead a group of some of the finest humorists in the world of cowboy poetry. Andy Nelson, Gary McMahan and Terry Henderson are featured in the Premier Show on Thursday October 5th titled “Laughing Stock” at the Henry Strater Theater. Two shows, one at 6pm and one at 8pm, will highlight funny stories, poems and the comedic mistakes of living the cowboy life.
The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering runs from October 5th to October 8th with a bent towards humor. Headquartered at the Strater Hotel, the Friday and Saturday evening shows feature humorists Otto Rosfeld, Floyd Beard, singers Trinity Seely, Pat Meade and others. Saturday October 7th starts off with a real Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast at 7am on the corner of 5th St. and Main Ave. followed by the “motorless” Cowboy Parade at 10am with plenty of horses, riders, wagons and walkers. After the parade, there is another “not to be missed” cowboy humor show, the Cowboy Comedy Revue at 10:30am in the Henry Strater Theater.
Free sessions of cowboy poetry and music on Saturday, will run from 10:30am to 4:30pm in the Strater Hotel, Lone Spur Cafe and Cerda 7. A free session of poetry and music at 4:40pm at Toh Atin Gallery will focus on this year’s fine art poster, “Ten Below Zero” by artist Andrew Peters.
Cowboy hats and boots will be the norm in downtown Durango as the town goes “western” for the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering October 5th through the 8th. Enjoy a wide variety of family-friendly shows and activities. Complete schedule at www.DurangoCowboyPoetryGathering.org or call 970-749-2995.
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From the Powerbow range, the 2017 Gray Nicolls Powerbow 5 400 Batting Pads offers a traditional design with the ultimate impact protection level!
Traditional cane fronted pad with a HDF (High Density Foam) side wing for impact resistance.
3 piece lightweight foam shin bolster and internal knee section for excellent comfort and breathability.
Padded top hat and instep combined with 2 inch straps on the ankle and calf.
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Most people feel that a time of great change is upon us. But what kind of change is unfolding, exactly? Answering that question, we must examine some current trends and attempt to understand where they are headed.
future, or move us toward disaster?
Distinguished physicist, Stephen Hawking’s warning that development of full-fledged Autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) could spell the end of the human race sets alarm bells ringing. Does this mean that one day there would be a reversal of roles where we are subject to super machines that act as our masters and treat us the way we treat animals today? Seems a little far-fetched isn’t it? If researchers do not use technology wisely to benefit mankind and build machines that remain within human control, this could become a reality.
It requires natural intelligence to create artificial intelligence (AI) but, it comes with a price tag. Is the human race ready for this? Do we know where to draw the line? Do the values of society remain the same and strong in all circumstances? Each day we wake up to new challenges and sometimes the future prospects look bleak and dreary.
In view of the present scenario, Baldwin Women’s’ Methodist College strives to tap the potential of students to make them honorable and trustworthy citizens of the world.
to become wise, change agents to safeguard both ethical and social values, to become skilful to save both the environment and society from degradation.
And now an opportune moment to appreciate the leadership and inspiring guidance of our Bishop Dr. Taranath S. Sagar and Mrs. Padma Sagar; the motivating encouragement of Mrs. Indira Williams our Manager; and the tireless, diligent service, unwavering support of an excellent faculty with the Editorial team. With God leading us we move on to be a centre for Academic Excellence and Holistic Development.
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Roslyn city is located in New York State, Nassau County and has a unique zip code assigned by the US Postal Service Office.
Roslyn Area Code is 516/718 and Time Zone is Eastern (GMT -05:00).
The US ZIP Code basic format consists of five decimal numerical digits assigned to the Roslyn City. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in the 1980s, includes the five digits of the Roslyn ZIP code, a hyphen, and four more digits that determine a more specific location within a given ZIP code in Roslyn, New York.
The Roslyn Zip Code is 11576.
If you want to send a mail to Roslyn City, you should use the 11576 Zip Code.
In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service introduced an expanded Roslyn ZIP code system that it called ZIP+4, often called "plus-four codes", "add-on codes", or "add ons". A ZIP+4 code uses the basic 11576 Zip code plus four additional digits to identify a geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area, such as a Roslyn city block, a group of apartments, an individual high-volume receiver of mail or any other unit that could use an extra identifier to aid in efficient mail sorting and delivery in New York.
The Roslyn Zip Code in New York is 11576.
What is the zip code for Roslyn NY?
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Ready for another movie filled with magic and mystery? Then you should watch the new film called The House with a Clock in Its Walls. This movie is a family fantasy film that has grossed over $102 million dollars worldwide.
This movie is based off the 1973 novel with the same title by John Bellairs. The movie is set in 1955 and it follows a ten- year old boy named Lewis Barnavelt who after his parents die in a terrible car crash goes to live with his uncle, Johnathan Barnavelt (played by Jack Black) in New Zebedee, Michigan.
When Lewis arrives at his uncle’s he meets his uncle’s best friend, Florence Zimmerman (played by Cate Blanchett) From the first night Lewis spends in his uncle’s house he can tell that the old mansion is different from ordinary houses.
For one thing there is always a mysterious ticking noise that echoes through the house at night and each night the number of strokes of the clock decreases. Also, Lewis starts to see furniture and paintings moving throughout the house.
At his new school Lewis had a hard time fitting in until Tarby Corrigan (played by Sunny Suljic) befriended him. Little did Lewis know that Tarby only befriended him because he wanted to get votes to become class president.
Eventually, Lewis’s uncle Johnathan tells him that he is a practicing warlock and Florence is a witch. Johnathan agrees to teach Lewis how to become a warlock, but he says he has one rule. He tells Lewis that he must never open one of the cabinets in his study because it contains a forbidden book that has the ability to raise the dead.
Then Johnathan and Florence tell Lewis the story behind the clock in the house. They say that the previous owners of the house were an evil warlock named Isaac Izard (played by Kyle MacLachlan) and his wife Selena (played by Renee Elise Goldsberry). They put the clock in the house and no one knows what it does when it stops ticking.
Back at school, after Tarby is elected class president he stops pretending to be friends with Lewis. In order to show Tarby that he is worthy of his friendship, Lewis tells Tarby that he is a warlock and he offers to prove it to him. Tarby goes to Lewis’s house after school and he convinces Lewis to open the cabinet in his uncle’s study that his uncle told him never to open.
The cabinet contains the forbidden book of necromancy and in order to show Tarby he can do magic Lewis says he will bring someone back from the dead, so Tarby and him go to the cemetery at night and Lewis unintentionally brings back the evil warlock, Isaac.
Lewis, Johnathan, and Florence have to work together to stop Isaac from carrying out his plan of turning back time with the clock to the very beginning. Will they succeed? Watch the movie to find out.
When I went to go see this movie it was amazing because it had a lot of suspense, action, and magic. I would definitely recommend this movie to anybody who likes fantasy films. I would especially recommend this movie for Harry Potter fans. According to the Internet Movie Database, this movie was rated a 6.2/10. I believe it deserved a 9/10.
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I think that everyone I know has their own version of the pet peeve when they are reading another’s work. My husband can politely be called a grammar Nazi while one of my dearest friends will put up with just about anything if the story is good. That’s not to say we should just let it all hang loose and butcher the hell out of the English language, but we do the best we can and learn as we go, right? But what about those little things that are so easy to fix, that should really never happen?
This category is my place to vent and educate on those writing errors that most bother me. They may not bother you and that’s totally fine, but regardless we can all use a little reminding once in awhile. The Internet being the absolutely wonderful place it is allows me to share things I run across that are (usually) humorous educational bits that serve to make my case. This is good, since I regularly find these online cartoons and witticisms communicate much more clearly than I ever could. And we get a laugh or two.
So! Here is my first Pet Peeve: ALOT vs. A LOT and to tell the tale I give you the ALOT Monster courtesy of Hyperbole and a Half.
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As documented in many publications produced by IWGIA, pastoralism is a livelihood system, which is uniquely adapted to very harsh and dry environments. Most of indigenous peoples in Africa are pastoralists, meaning that they are constantly moving to sustain their herds and feed themselves. Their right to practice and maintain this lifestyle is endangered due to displacement and conflicts triggered by competition over natural resources.
In a video produced by the Coalition of European Lobbies on Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), which IWGIA is member of, European Parliamentarians report and explain why pastoralism plays a key role in coping with climate change and assuring food security.
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George got up quietly. He wanted to do the washing up without Judy hearing. He imagined her in an hour’s time, after he’d gone: she’d wake and find the kitchen clean and spotless—just the way she liked it. But George faced a problem: he was used to dishwashers, while Judy always did the washing by hand.
He’d waited in the kitchen many times, late at night, after one of Judy’s meals, ready to go to bed, while she insisted on washing up before sleeping. She hated to come down in the morning to the sight and smell of dirty dishes. Last night, she hadn’t washed up because they’d argued.
There was the sink. What did she clean the dishes with? He found a blue sponge and the washing-up liquid on the white windowsill. He turned the hot tap on slowly, trying to make as little noise as possible. Then, in a hopeful sort of way, he squirted some liquid into the blue plastic bowl. Was that too much? He didn’t want Judy to accuse him of being wasteful. Next, he squirted some more liquid on the sponge—didn’t she normally do that?—and carefully picked up a grubby plate, still caked with last night’s lasagne. A pang of guilt struck him: she’d made it specially for him! A few swipes with the cloth, and the plate looked mostly clean. But it wasn’t perfect. Despite his best efforts, bits still clung on to it. He rubbed furiously, but the plate slipped from his hand, then fell on the counter, clattering out his incompetence.
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Welcome Liza-Maria as Nordic FUTURE’s facilitator and moderator together with Indy Johar, from London.
We are excited and it’s going to be 3 really great days with Neighbourhood Economics, Women and CleanTech Day and Great Space digital Day, says Liza-Maria.
Digitalisation is connecting more and more people every day and builds bridges in a way we’ve never seen before.
We are connecting and gathering with International visioneers and Inspiring local change-makers in Sundsvall 21st to the 23rd of March.
The future is Co-Created in Sundsvall today! Leaders, decision makers, innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs let’s take this opportunity to co-create a smart future.
We are connecting in Sundsvall with the rest of the world on the 21st to the 23rd of March for Nordic FUTURE Days.
The future just doesn’t happen, it is Co-Created every day and by what we do NOW today!
See you at Nordic FUTURE, get your tickets today!
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What kind of support are you meaning in particular? EUM supports ClassicPress in the sense that ClassicPress is just a lightly-edited version of WP 4.9, and still uses the WP plugins/themes directory.
I just want to be sure that when I tell EUM to allow core updates, it’s getting them from ClassicPress instead of WordPress. If this isn’t possible, then I can keep that part turned off and keep using it for plugins and themes.
EUM doesn’t have any input into where the updates come from, either way. It’s just hooked into core’s “There’s an update available, shall I update it now?” hook. Where the update actually comes from, it doesn’t know or care. So, you shouldn’t have any trouble.
Okay, I’ll see how it works. Thanks!
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Michelle Ussher: Two Eyeballs on the Run-Looking for a New Head to House. Part One.
In Michelle Ussher’s new series of paintings, formal abstraction is composed as a layering of moments, a layering which allows the first gesture underneath to return within the final mark, to return and yet at the same time to recede. This becomes an abstraction where one amorphous form folds into another, one opaque colour is opposed to another, one light wash of paint passes over a more delicate detail. Yet despite this dynamic, each painting seems to be within the same tonal range, so that what is different is composed with the same, or a subtle shifting between the same and difference is composed within the one. This abstraction is used by Ussher to refer to the human body, or to the space that is in-between bodies.
Within one of the more purely abstract paintings the symmetry of the familiar face/vase or ‘figure-ground’ diagram is included. Positioned out to one side, the perception diagram has been exaggerated, stretched vertically from top to bottom, and incorporates within its uniformity the paintings wider abstract complexity. What this means is that rather than the usual binary that flips back and forward between the recognition of two faces silhouetted in profile (nose to nose and lips to lips) and the between space defined as the outline of a vase, there becomes a more enigmatic interplay between knowing and not knowing, between the known and the abstraction that always seeps through. This interplay defines the relation space, the gap between bodies, as being shaped by both the knowing order of symmetrical reciprocity and yet also by that which is unknowable, or that which is irreducible returning, which cannot be pinned down, which is as yet to be cast into the structure of comprehension, that always slips through my fingers.
In the rest of the series its classical antiquity that gets absorbed into Ussher’s abstraction, with order, reason and classical beauty being represented by a him/her pairing of figures that seem to resemble statues from ancient Greece. One of the ways that these representations of the body are incorporated into Ussher’s indeterminate forms is by the body being taken apart or only partially revealed - a hand is alone without the rest of its body or a head has been lobbed off. This is not so much a vandalism but rather the body rearranged in piece, never complete. Within Ussher’s softly spoken abstraction the fixed order of classical form falls apart and becomes shaped by the mess of life. Not the mess of life as disorganised but rather the mess of life as the space in between that forms a relationship, the space that is part of me and yet beyond a full grasp.
The other way in which the classical form is incorporated into the movement of Ussher’s abstraction is in the idea of the ‘trace’(1) . The trace as the mark of what came before, that has its own order, that returns as an interruption which complicates any clear assembly of signs. One example of this is in the larger dominantly red painting where a male figure is slouched, his head is bowed forward and his vertically outstretched arm supports a female head. The head tilts to one side as if it has rolled away from a previous position, a position marked by its trace, a trace where the same head sits upright, both preceding through and recedes behind a light wash of colour, a mark that is beneath the final surface, like a time just past, only suggested toward.
Ussher’s abstraction as a layering of indeterminate forms suggests an otherness that is yet to be cast into the order of comprehension. Like the glimpse of a detail, or like catching a glimpse of the other person who just passed by, only as particular, never fully whole.
1. I am thinking particularly of the way in which Emmanuel Levinas defines the trace in his 1965 essay Enigma and Phenomenon- the trace as the otherness of the other person, an otherness different to the light or clarity of a present, that comes before cognition and interrupts the ordering of comprehension.
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Hello and welcome. It’s nice to know that you’re an inquisitive person. You are about to find out just what I’m dealing with. Welcome to The World of Obert Skye!
The World of Obert Skye is an adventure, puzzle solving game for current and future Obert Skye fans.
Set in the mysterious and abandoned Empulse Orphanage on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, you, the player, will help Obert solve the strange mystery of his brief time at the orphanage as a child.
The World of Obert Skye continues to expand and details are being filled in. Are you ready to open the door and see what's on the other side?
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Under the guidance of the Chief, Central Service, the incumbent will act as Chief, Campus Support Unit. Facilities Management, Base Transportation and Registry are multi-functional cells which operate under the governance of Campus Support Unit and provide operational, remote and on ground support to both missions (UNGSC and UNICTF) for the efficient operation of all buildings and infrastructure, operation of vehicle fleet and heavy-duty equipment including fleet vehicle inventory, Mail and Pouch services and Records management.
The incumbent will be responsible for the implementation of all construction, expansion, alteration, improvement and major maintenance works, managing office allocation, ground maintenance, cleaning and disposal service, catering service as well as other service and maintenance contracts. The duty station is in UNGSC Brindisi, Italy but will also include the same responsibilities for UNICTF, Valencia, Spain.
•Oversee technical and administrative work in technical and general engineering activities related to construction and maintenance such as ground maintenance, space allocation, janitorial service, etc.
•Plan and design specifications for projects.
PROFESSIONALISM: Ability to demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matters related to planning, implementation, management, and maintenance of large projects, major systems and field facilities; Ability to apply knowledge with respect to development of well-researched and calculated specifications for materials and services; Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional competence of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments; Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult challenges; Remains calm in stressful situations; Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently.
High school diploma or equivalent is required. Supplemental academic qualifications or training in Civil Engineering; Business Management; Contract Administration; or related area.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; Knowledge of the Italian language is desirable.
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Quality personnel and departments are common place in today’s businesses regardless of the products or services they provide. There are numerous standards for certain industries most of which are defined and managed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). While inspection of products and services dates back several centuries ago, standardized quality methods and organizations is a new trend which has been recognized as vital to business objectives just in the last hundred years. Below is a brief outline of the history of quality management systems.
As businesses became larger, so too did this role and full time inspection jobs were created.
New separate department dedicated to inspection was created. This was the birth of the quality department.
In an attempt to improve the nation’s products and reputation in the 1950’s Japan begin to implement the quality theories and process of Deming and others.
As a result Japans exports rose significantly.
The Western world was late to adopt quality management principles.
In the early 1980’s Western countries begin developing their own quality systems in order to be competitive with Japan.
In order to implement a quality management system within a company it is important to understand what motives a company to attempt such a drastic change. While the motivation may be different between companies most of the goals are similar. Below is a list of motivators for companies.
Motivation to change alone will not ensure that a quality management system will succeed. It is important to understand what the potential roadblocks are and where the change needs to originate in order to be successful. Listed below are some general road blocks that a company can look out for during the implementation stage.
Potential roadblocks to developing a quality system.
Lack of top management commitment.
Inability to change the mind set (paradigms) of top management.
Inability to maintain momentum for the transformation.
Lack of uniform management style.
Lack of long-term corporate direction.
Inability to change the culture of the organization.
Lack of financial and human resources.
Lack of training and education.
The handle is management’s commitment to transformation, without which there can be no transformation. Top management generates and directs the energy necessary to transform an organization. Top managers will expend this energy if they are confronted with a crisis or if they have a vision that they want to pursue. Top management creates and directs the energy necessary to transform an organization.
Frequently, top management is unable to answer this question. This may create a crisis for top managers, if they realize that they are out of touch with their customers’ needs. Another method by which top management can create a crisis is by conducting a brainstorming session on the crises that face their organization and analyzing the results with an affinity diagram. Top management initiates action for the transformation via a crisis and/or a vision. Top management studies, synthesizes and digests the crises facing the organization, as well as formulates and articulates the vision of the organization. If they feel it is warranted, they communicate the information about the crises and/or vision to relevant stakeholders’. This process promotes commitment to the transformation among top management and stakeholders.
Once the top management of an organization commits to transformation, its members enter a period of education and self-improvement, or ‘’the neck’’ of the detailed fork model for quality management. In this part of the Fork Model for quality management, we are going to explain what top management needs to do to promote and coordinate its education and self-improvement with respect to the organizational transformation.
Will I be exposed as incompetent?
These fears and questions are a natural reaction to the task that lies ahead for top management. Education and self-improvement are difficult, soul-searching activities that have a profound effect on the individual and the organization. It takes courage and strength of character to involve oneself in these processes.
One of the first tasks to involve in education and self-Improvement is forming one or more education, training, and self-improvement groups. The aim of each group is to expand and deepen its understanding of Deming’s theory of management. A group contains between three and six members, and meets frequently. The areas of concentration are studying the System of Profound Knowledge, and identifying and resolving personal barriers to transformation. The purpose of these areas of concentration is to transform an individual’s or organization’s decision-making process from producing ‘’lose-lose’’ or ‘’win-lose’’ decisions to generating ‘’win-win’’ decisions.
The System of Profound Knowledge is discussed by the group, under the tutelage of an expert who creates an environment in which group members deepen their understanding of how the System of Profound Knowledge might affect organizational and personal decision-making. The expert may use group meetings, role-playing, case studies, or working shops to generate the individualized feedback necessary for each top manager so that she can transform personally, and consequently, promote the translation of the organization.
The purpose of this type of session is not to ‘’mess with’’ anybody’s personal beliefs and values, but rather to make them aware of an alternative system of beliefs, the System of Profound Knowledge, and its potential impact on them and their decision-making processes.
The period of Education and self-improvement should be extended indefinitely into the future. An outside consultant may be instrumental in developing an individualized plan of study for each member of the executive committee.
Each member of the executive committee should identify and resolve any issues that create barriers to the transformation. Some people beliefs can be barriers to transformation.
Each member of the executive committee examines his or her own opinion on others that would impede the transformation. The QM expert can use some questionnaire to pinpoint problem area that individuals may be experiencing.
By using and list managerial traits that have been placed on a number scale, such as (0-10) scale, the manager can identify the barriers. S/He can study the skills beside employee’s opinions about each other. Also, the scale contains answers that not yes any answers. A QM expert can use a manager’s scores on these questions to pinpoint the elements of the System of Profound Knowledge that a manager is having difficulty internalizing.
After identifying the specific areas in need of attention, the expert and individual manager meet to discuss why holding a particular belief is detrimental to transformation. In-depth, private sessions may be necessary to understand the ‘’whys’’ and ‘’ramifications’’ of and ‘’alternatives’’ to the above beliefs. The behaviors that these beliefs promote are also discussed, and ways of changing both attitudes and behaviors are suggested.
A leader sees the organization as a system of interrelated components, each with an aim, but all focused collectively to support the aim of the system of interdependent stakeholders. This type of focus may require sub-optimization of some components of the system.
A leader tries to create for everybody interest and challenge, joy in work, and pride in the outcome. She tries to optimize the education, skills, and abilities of everyone, and helps everyone to improve. Improvement and innovation are the aim.
A leader coaches and trains, and does not judge and punish. A leader is an active listener and does not pass judgment on those to whom s/he listens.
A leader has formal power, power from knowledge, and power from personality. A leader develops and utilizes the power from knowledge and personality when operating in an existing paradigm of management. However, a leader may have to resort to the use of formal power when shifting from one paradigm of management to another.
A leader uses plots of points and statistical calculation with knowledge of variation to try to understand both the leader’s performance and that of her people.
A leader understands the benefits of cooperation and the losses from competition.
A leader does not expect perfection.
A leader understands that experience without theory does not facilitate prediction of future events. A leader has a theory to predict how an individual will perform in a new job.
A leader is able to predict the future to plan the actions necessary to pursue the organization’s aim.
A manager who does not possess the above attributes will have problems with the transformation.
This chapter is mainly about what is required to develop, maintain, improve, standardize, deploy and innovate the methods required for daily work in all areas of an organization. The daily work is managed through daily management. When top management is ready to begin the organizational transformation, it needs concrete ways of translating theory into practice. Daily management is one of the vehicles used to accomplish this task.
The members of the executive committee (EC) select initial process improvement leaders (PILs) in departments of the organization. PILs can be assigned full time or part time. The decision to have only full time PILs, only part time PILs, or both types of PILs depends on the needs of project teams.
Early in a transformation, an organization may need a greater proportion of full time PILs, as the transformation proceeds, a smaller proportion of full time PILs may suffice. The change in the need for full time PILs is generally due to an increase in the general level of quality knowledge in the organization and consequently a decrease in the need for the aid provided to project teams by full time PILs.
After training, each initial project team works on one or more methods through daily management. The daily management or prong 1 of the detailed fork model, is developing, deploying, maintaining, improving, and innovating the methods required for daily work. The development, standardization, and deployment of methods for daily work is called housekeeping.
The housekeeping is practiced through the SDSA cycle and its four stages. The standardize stage involves teaching employees how to study and understand the causal factors that affect each critical method they work with by using flowcharts. Employees can also use other tools to understand the causal systems that affect their methods, such as cause and effect diagrams, interrelationship diagraphs, and simulations. The housekeeping functions are developed through a procedure called function deployment. This is the way employees determine what functions are required to perform each method they use in their daily work. The housekeeping is accomplished by employing the SDSA cycle. The objective is to determine the best practice method for each function.
After the best practice method has been developed and deployed by a project team, housekeeping activities give way to daily management activities. Daily management is used to reduce process variation and to center the process on the customer’s requirements. The PDSA cycle is used in daily management in a continuous progression of never ending improvement.
Project teams present their housekeeping and daily management projects to managers for approval in management reviews. This is the process that involves comparing actual results with established targets. It is critical that management reviews take into account common and special causes of variation. If a management review is done properly, there is no place for tampering with the process or blaming employees for problems out of their control.
Empowering employees through daily management has as its aim, in a quality management sense, to increase joy in work. It is operationalized at two levels. First, employees are empowered to develop and document these practice methods using the SDSA cycle. Second, they are empowered to improve and innovate best practice methods through the continuous applications of the PDSA cycle.
As the initial process improvement teams begin to show positive results, and more teams are formed by area or department managers, a structure coordinates the teams at the department level. This structure is called the local steering team.
Quality and cost are usually the first areas to receive attention in Cross-Functional Management.
Clarify the purpose (aim) of the Cross-Functional Management effort.
Prepare a list of the divisions or departments that will participate in the proposed cross-functional team.
Construct an integrated flowchart of the proposed process.
The purpose of this chapter is to explain what is required to set policy, deploy policy, implement policy, study policy, provide feedback to employees on policy, and conduct presidential review of policy in an organization. Policy Management is Prong Three of the quality management model.
Policy Management is performed by turning the PDSA cycle to improve and innovate the methods responsible for the difference between corporate results and corporate targets or to change the direction of an organization. Corporate targets are set to allocate resources between corporate methods. Policy Management assumes that Daily Management and Cross-Functional Management are at work in the organization. Once the initial Presidential Review is complete, the President has information critical to setting policy.
Developing set of integrated improvement plans for the departments.
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The EHF Court of Handball has released a decision following a disciplinary procedure against Dan Rares Fortuneanu, official B of the club Saint-Raphael Var Handball.
Savoie Handball (FRA) vs. Saint Raphael Var Handball (FRA) which took place on 30 April 2016.
After the end of the Match, the Official went to the EHF referees to express his discontent regarding their performance. This discontent was displayed throughout an aggressive verbal and non‐verbal attitude such as shouting on and threatening the referees.
He had to be held by people from his team and escorted out of the playing court.
The Court considers such behaviour as improper, menacing and intimidating, thereby violating the principles of fair play and sportsmanlike.
Consequently, a fine of 750 € is imposed on Dan Rares Fortuneanu.
An appeal may be filed within seven days with the EHF Court of Appeal.
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