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Don't let employee with bad attitude prevail
Attitude is critical. If your attitude is good, then misunderstandings, disappointments and adversity can be handled professionally and kept from escalating in serious problems. But a poor attitude can turn even minor issues into a job-threatening mess.
To read the rest of this article from the Denver Business Journal, see: Don't let employee with bad attitude prevail http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2005/03/14/smallb2.html
For example: Opal was a young employee, new to a well-functioning team. Her supervisor had already acknowledged that Opal was bright, competent, personable and likely to be a star. Unfortunately, in Opal's mind, she already was a star and entitled to celebrity treatment.
Like other team members, Opal was allowed to work four ten-hour days as long as she adjusted her schedule with the rest of the team to ensure coverage at all times. But Opal rapidly began taking advantage, setting her own schedule without consulting anyone and taking time off at the beginning and end of the day.
These seemed like minor incidents to her supervisor, who reminded Opal of the team agreement about coordinating schedules and pointed out that she was alienating some people. Opal became visibly upset and argued vehemently that she deserved special treatment.
Opal took a minor, easily fixed issue and escalated it into a big problem. Opal's supervisor told her that the agreement to coordinate flextime was the way it was. Opal retorted that she didn't like it and her supervisor could expect her to be displeased and show it.
Opal dimmed her own rising star with her bad attitude, made worse because she was so blatantly self-centered and oblivious to team processes.
Opal then reported her displeasure to her boss's boss. Later, when Opal's supervisor took her for coffee, Opal was smug. She was sure her supervisor had been reprimanded for not handling her the way she wanted.
But Opal's supervisor hadn't been reprimanded. She had a well-deserved reputation for being a considerate, calm person who built highly productive, caring teams - and her boss assumed Opal was the problem.
Opal's supervisor told her she expected Opal to "display a wonderful attitude toward me and the rest of the team members, whatever your feelings."
Opal's supervisor gave her a great gift by having private conversations, being clear about what it took to rise in that company and offering specific advice to help Opal get back on track.
This was a crucial time for Opal. She hadn't gotten what she wanted and had thrown a fit. She'd acted like she did when she was a child facing her mother – using emotional intimidation and bullying to get her way. If she didn't change her attitudes, she'd lose her job.
A major test for us is, what do we do when we've made mistakes, been reprimanded or been defeated. Look at the 100 richest people in the world, the 100 greatest people in all of history, the 100 greatest athletes. They've all made mistakes, been dressed down and defeated … and their setbacks have usually been in public.
If you were Opal's supervisor, what would you do to try to save a potential star? Some suggestions are: See whole article for details.
Meet away from the office for only one heart-to-heart talk about attitudes required for success.
Set clear boundaries – "show this behavior or else" - and stick to them.
Review the plan with your manager, including a plan if Opal continues going over your head.
Hire a coach, for two sessions maximum, so Opal hears what she needs from an outside expert.
Don't give more chances; don't reward Opal in hopes she'll like you and act better.
Don't wallow in self-doubt - you wouldn't get better results if you were sweeter, kinder and gentler. Opal's mother never did.
Often, individuals need coaching and organizations need consulting to help them design and implement a plan that fits the situation. To get the help you need, call Ben at 1-877-828-5543.
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Select leaders who are excited by challenge, change
If you think that fear of change is normal human nature, you're wrong. That's especially true for the leaders you select. For example, Harry was slated to move up to Senior Vice President in a few years. In the meantime, his division needed to change its direction and way of doing business. He must groom a great leadership team and weed the appropriate people.
To read the rest of this article from the Denver Business Journal, see: Select leaders who are excited by challenge, change http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/03/12/smallb8.html
One member of Harry's present, six-person team had to be let go. He was an excellent project manager and he liked being custodian of repeatable processes. However, he couldn't handle the changes required. His need for controlling every detail led him to resist fluid goals, processes and relationships. He got rattled, constantly threw up roadblocks and underperformed. In order to solidify his position, he also tried to sabotage his competition.
Another member of the team felt threatened because there wasn't enough lead-time to prepare for shifting hurdles or moving targets. She found a cookie-cutter job with fewer challenges.
Harry got the standard leadership advice:
Change makes people fearful. They feel like victims.
Normal people are slow adapters or resist change forever. They'll be negative, critical and complaining.
People must go through five psychological stages before finally accepting forced change.
Don't expect too much during a transition. Before your staff performs at high levels again, they'll need lots of pampering and time to feel safe and confident.
I disagree. While resistance may be the norm in our society at this moment of time, that doesn't make it normal. In other cultures and in America in the past, "normal" was to be excited by change. That's where the great rewards are. Think of Edison, Rockefeller and Ford, for example.
Whenever our ancestors came to America, last year or 30,000 years ago, they faced huge changes and took great risks. They thrived, or we wouldn't be here. We have those hardy genes. People who thrive today will have the same qualities their ancestors had. They won't be brainwashed into feeling fragile.
Our normal reaction to change can be eager anticipation; just as we had before our first day of surfing or skiing. Like life, these activities are inherently dangerous and exhilarating.
In truth, our only security is in ourselves; not in false guarantees of employment for life. Anyone who needs guarantees will fight to make an organization stay the way it is, which will kill it. They won't rise on their teams.
If we try to force things to stay the same, performance decreases. Behavior sinks to the lowest level tolerated. Narcissists, incompetent, lazy, gossip, back-stabbing, manipulation, hostility, crankiness, meeting sabotage, negativity, relentless criticism, whining, complaining, cliques, turf control, toxic feuds, harassment, bullying and abuse thrive. Power hungry bullies take power.
The higher you go in a company, the more you have to keep your head in the game when things change suddenly. Harry's company isn't downsizing, but most people who stay will have to learn to function well in continual change. He'll provide training, consulting and coaching – but not hand-holding. And he won't be conflict-avoidant in protecting the high standards he needs.
Of course, there's tremendous risk in moving ahead. But there's more risk in fighting to stay the same. A static organization will become unprofitable and all staffers will become unemployed. Since only a few basic processes will stay the same, people who are comfortable only when repeating a known process will become uncomfortable.
Get over discomfort. Our feelings aren't handed to us in stone. Don't wait until we've developed a sense of safety and confidence, or an abundance mentality. Take responsibility right now.
Life is an open system. Get used to it.
High standards for how to respond to challenges and change protect everyone from unprofessional behavior. You can learn to eliminate the high cost of low attitudes, behavior and performance.
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Stop School Bullying: It's a Pattern, not an Incident
Kenneth Weishuhn, a 14-year-old high school sophomore in Paullina, Iowa, died of self-inflicted wounds after months of relentless bullying. Articles in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the Washington Post and the Huffington Post have described the town's outcry. It's true; Kenneth tried to minimize the bullying so it didn't become worse. And he got some relief when the gang of bullies turned some of its attention on a pregnant student. And the school did hold an assembly after he reported the bullying.
After his suicide, school officials tried to cover themselves in the usual way. "Dan Moore, the superintendent of the South O'Brien Community School District, said administrators knew of only one incident regarding Kenneth and that he believes they dealt with it well. 'I feel the school did address the issue that they were aware of when it came to their attention,' Moore said. 'Obviously, we had no idea that we'd have an end result like this, or what was going on outside of here.'"
There's much more hidden below the surface of the principal's and Mr. Moore's lack of an effective response; especially the real fault that the administrators are trying to cover up.
Let's understand clearly. Mr. Moore thinks they addressed the bullying and abuse well because he did some processes, procedures and techniques, even though the harassment and bullying didn't stop and, in fact, got worse. And Mr. Moore thinks that performing some processes relieve him of responsibility.
What's hidden here?
The school principal, teachers and district administrator put all the responsibility for knowing about bullying on the reports they receive from students. They take no responsibility for knowing what's going on under their noses. Every kid in school knows who the relentless bullies are and who leads the cliques and gangs. But they don't tell.
The school principal, teachers and district administrator haven't created an environment, a culture, in which at least some of the many witnesses come forward, instead of remaining as bystanders. Why didn't the witnesses come forward? They know that nothing serious will happen to the bullies, but they'll be exposing themselves to retaliation. They don't want to become the next victims of bullying. What was the principal's "stop school bullying program" at the start of the year, before there were any incidents? Were parents involved in the program?
Despite their years of education, their advanced degrees and their special training on how to stop school bullies, the school principal, teachers and district administrator treated bullying as an "incident," not as a pattern. Yet everyone knows that school harassment, bullying and abuse are rarely an isolated incident. These behaviors may start as an incident perpetrated by one kid instead of by a gang, but when nothing happens to the bully, bullies become bolder and more overt. When there are still no serious consequences, other bullies join in and bullying becomes a pervasive pattern. Pretty soon, other kids pile on. Bullying expands from emotional and physical abuse into cyberbullying – on and off campus. When relentless bullies get away with their worst behavioral impulses – taunting, teasing, harassment, physical, mental and emotional abuse – other kids let their worst impulses out.
Kids know who has the power. If the responsible adults turn the other cheek and bury their heads in the sand, kids know that the bullies are in charge. Behavior sinks to the lowest level. The culture becomes the "Lord of the Flies" on the playground, in the bathrooms and in the hallways.
When Kenneth Weishuhn reported what was happening, he faced an accomplish-nothing principal and district administrator who weren't proactive in protecting him but, instead, would excuse and justify themselves by saying that they did the minimum required - even if it didn't work.
Would you want to pay those people's salaries? Would you want your child at those schools? Maybe, but only if your kid was the leader of the bullies.
For some examples, see the case studies in "How to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks" and "Parenting Bully-Proof Kids," available fastest from this web site.
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Stop Bullies: Forgiveness Won't Work
My personal and professional experience is that forgiveness doesn't stop real-world bullies. Most people think forgiveness consists of two things:
Some surge of feelings that makes us more kindly disposed toward a person who has injured us, whether intentionally or not. Words in dictionaries include:
A thawing or understanding, caring, sympathy, empathy, compassion, pity, pardoning, clemency, mercy, kindness and benevolence and
A letting go of anger, resentment, the desire to punish, vindictiveness and revenge.
Putting ourselves back into the same situation with that bully to show that we trust him not to take advantage of us or harm us.
Many people are addicted to those wonderful feelings of forgiveness. They feel morally superior and spiritually advanced.
Indeed, when our hearts open up, a bridge of good will and good behavior can be created. The other person may be genuinely sorry for their behavior and won't do it again. If possible, amends can be made with a reciprocal flow of open-heartedness. Subsequent interactions can be founded on charity and caring.
There have even been documented cases in which parents have forgiven the murderer of their child, and the murderer was transformed and spent the rest of his life making amends and teaching others about the bond of caring that can exist between all humans.
Real-world bullies – relentless, narcissistic control-freaks; mean, nasty, emotional manipulators and blackmailers; taunting, harassing, abusive predators – don't stop because we forgive them. Indeed, they interpret forgiveness, understanding and caring just like they interpret unconditional love – as signs of weakness and invitations to increase bullying and take advantage of us more.
I think of forgiveness in a totally different way. When we've forgiven someone, they don't occupy much space in our thoughts and lives. We simply don't think about them much.
If we observe people carefully, we can see that we usually get to that place of forgiveness when we're confident that we've met two conditions:
We know that we're protected from that bully; we have the awareness and skill so that we won't let them harm us again.
We also want to see them make amends that require effort and sacrifice. It's not enough that they apologize or promise they'll never do it again. Talk is cheap; it's too easy to say, "Sorry" one time. We want to see acts that make amends over time.
Also, our confidence is not about whether or not the bully has transformed and won't hurt us again. We're simply confident in our own abilities. Then we can stop obsessing on the incidents of abuse and bullying, and focus on what we want to do in our lives.
Our previous obsession with the pain of bullying was simply motivation, a strong reminder that we don't want to experience that ever again. Once we're sure ourselves, we no longer need to revisit the painful incident to remind us to be prepared.
But how about the idea of putting ourselves back into the same situation again to show forgiveness? Nonsense. Although we can see the spirit of goodness within each person, that's not what we get to deal with in the physical world. We get to deal with their personality and ego.
Before we trust someone and allow them in our lives, we should observe them in many situations, time after time. We should observe their behavior, not the reasons, excuses and justifications for their actions. We should permit them to move closer by small steps.
Personally, if the pain caused by the bully was great, I don't want them in my life again, no matter how much they want to continue and promise they've changed. We can go our separate ways. I can observe from a distance and after 20-30 years I might change my mind about interacting.
There are many processes we can use to reach that level of determination and skill.
Why do I take this strong stand?
Because I've seen so many sneaky, manipulative, toxic parents who, after a lifetime of battering and spurning their children, get old and want those children to serve them. The parents now admit they were wrong and insist that the children take them back and cater to their wishes. The emotional blackmail is, "If you were a truly forgiving person, you'd be understanding and kind, and care for us now." But these toxic parents don't stop bullying their children. They're merely narcissistic, control-freaks demanding or blackmailing or using guilt to get what they want.
I've seen so many abusive husbands beg their victims for forgiveness, and then after a short period of good behavior, go right back to battering.
Why put yourself in harm's way? Let these bullies practice being transformed on other people's bodies. Watch them from a distance for 20-30 years to see if they're sincere and can keep their promises.
But let's go back and ask, "What if you've forgiven the murderer of your child, but the murderer wasn't transformed by your forgiveness?" You've lost nothing. The murderer is still behind bars, I hope forever or awaiting the death penalty, and you're still on the outside. Nothing will bring your child back so you might as well think only rarely of the murderer and think often of your child and how you want to live now.
Self-forgiveness is akin to this, but it'll be the subject of another article.
You choose which way of looking at forgiveness you want; which criteria you'll follow before you forgive. Which way gives us the kind of life we want: to feel spiritually advanced and get taken advantage of repeatedly or to keep bullies out of our internal and external worlds?
Of course, your plan must fit you, your family and the situation. With expert coaching and consulting, we can overcome the voices of our fears and self-bullying. We can overcome childhood rules that aren't appropriate to our desire to thrive in the real-world.
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Delhi bikers: Risking lives for cheap thrills
By Rahul Vaishnavi | IANS
Cheap thrill from driving recklessly, mocking the policemen on duty and even harassing fellow motorists is what fires many teenagers in the Indian capital to hit the roads with their mean machines and risk their as well as others' lives.
Usually in the age group of 15 to 25 years, these biker gangs, mostly belonging to middle or lower middle class families, have gained notoriety over the years for performing dangerous stunts or indulging in street racing on weekends, especially late Saturday nights.
Early Sunday, stunt biking by around 100 young men led to a tragedy in the heart of Delhi when police opened fire killing a teenager riding pillion. Inspector Rajneesh Parmar of the Police Control Room fired from his revolver in a bid to puncture a motorcycle's rear tyre but it instead hit the victim, Karan Pandey, in his back. The bike rider, Puneet Sharma, also fell off the bike and suffered bruises.
The two-wheelers used in the capers are a mix of motorcycles, and scooters -- and there seems to be a hierarchy. The bikers perform the stunts while those on scooters have their roles cut out as they encourage, applaud and shoot the stunts on their mobiles to be later put on YouTube.
According to several members and former members of such gangs, a Saturday night 'scene' is finalized only if 20 to 30 bikers are willing to participate so that they can easily outnumber the police if they find themselves in a spot.
"That's just the way the police works... if you were a group of 20-30 bikers, the police would not dare to stop or fine you. We had figured this out a long time back," Rajan Singh, a 26-year-old who was once a member of a west Delhi biker's gang, told IANS.
The most sought after bikes are the Bajaj Pulsar and the Yamaha FZ as these can be modified easily.
Most of the racers and those who perform stunts, remove the rear number plates, tail and headlight assemblies and all plastic fairing not only to give the bike a bare, mean look but also to reduce weight in order to win a race. Some cover half their face with scarves to avoid police detection and trouble.
"When we perform a wheelie, the rear number plate and mudguard touches the ground and is a major hindrance. So, they have to be removed," said Junaid, 19, a resident of the walled city.
There are some who fold their number plates so that they cannot be tracked by police.
With no headlight and tail lamps, these modifications make the bikes illegal to be driven on roads and the fact that such bikers don't even wear helmets makes matters dangerously worse.
But, the riders aren't perturbed.
"I trust my driving skills and when I am on the road I know what I am doing," a 20-year-old friend of Junaid said, not wishing to share his name.
However, Singh begged to differ.
"When there are a dozen other bikers around, high on adrenaline, racing and performing dangerous stunts, thinking takes a backseat," said Singh, who met with a severe accident and took almost a year to completely recover from the physical and mental trauma.
Singh, who ventured out on at least half a dozen of such weekend derring-dos, said that it was a common practice to hurl abuses at policemen wherever you spot them or harass motorists, especially call-centre cabs that ply late at night.
"They literally bully anyone they see... mob mentality prevails," said Singh, narrating an incident where the bikers once followed a call-centre cab with a couple of girls seated in it for several km, ogling and passing lewd comments.
According to biking enthusiasts, around a dozen biker groups are active in the city and they meet regularly on weekends. While some like Junaid and Rajan perform stunts and indulge in street racing, there are those who prefer to go on long drives on the outskirts of the city early mornings.
"We respect our machines and never indulge in racing or performing silly stunts. We go on long drives on early Sunday mornings usually on the DND flyway (connecting Delhi to suburb Noida)," Shahbaz Khan of the Group of Delhi Superbikers (GODS), a popular biking gang here, told IANS.
(Some names have been changed on request)

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Seoul appreciates Moscow's role in peaceful Korean settlement - ambassador
MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Seoul and Moscow are closely interacting in the settlement process on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Sok-bae told the press on Tuesday.
"Our government appreciates the constructive and positive role played by the Russian government in the peaceful settlement of the Korean issue. Our government will carry on close consultations and efforts taken jointly with the Russian government in this field," Lee said in response to Interfax's question about Seoul's opinion on the updated Korean settlement plan presented by Russia.
He additionally said that Seoul "thinks highly of the constructive and positive role of the Russian government in the peaceful settlement of the Korean issue."
"It is of paramount importance to resume negotiations and consultations between the United States and North Korea," Lee said.


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Primary source pairing, in which the reader is invited to study an infographic of what people said anxiety feels like, which is part of a larger infographic about anxiety and mental health. Readers are asked to compare the text on the infographic with text evidence from the book of how our main character Philip feels during the story and how he copes with his anxiety.
How does the information in this infographic connect to how Philip feels during the story?
What would you add based on your experiences?
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Greg is the founder and Joint CEO of Prospa, the number one online lender to small business in Australia, and is responsible for innovation and product development and investor and funder management. In 2015 Prospa was the fastest growing technology company in Australia, winning the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 and placing 3rd in the Deloitte Asia Tech Fast500.
In 2016 Prospa was awarded #1 Smart Company in Australia, was the Frost & Sullivan Lending Innovator of the Year and in 2017 was listed 24th – and leading Australian fintech – in KPMG's list of Global Innovators. Greg has a BCom in Accounting from Monash University.
Beau is the co-founder and joint CEO of Prospa and is responsible for strategic planning, sales, marketing, distribution channels, business operations, investor and funder management, technology and analytics. Now in its seventh year, Prospa has already delivered over $1 billion to more than 19,000 small business owners and won Best Medium Business in the Telstra Business Awards in 2017.
Beau and Greg have led Prospa through several rounds of capital raising including $60m in late 2015 that included one of the world's largest private equity firms and was the largest at the time by an Australian online lender, and a further $50m in late 2016 from a large institutional investor, and $25m in early 2017 including Australia's two largest tech-focused VC funds. Beau has a BCom in Economics and Finance from Sydney University.
Ed has over 10 years' experience in private equity and is responsible for Prospa's finance, treasury, risk and compliance functions. In 2016 Ed developed a new securitization asset class as part of Prospa's capital raising.
He has previously held senior roles at Ironbridge Capital across a number of industry sectors and Board roles with Bravura Solutions Holdings and Mascot Marine Holdings. Ed has a BCom / LLB in Finance, Economics and Law from Sydney University.
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Elise has over ten years' experience in delivering progressive people and culture strategies across start-ups and multinational organisations.
Prior to joining Prospa, Elise led the People & Culture team for Canadian-based technology company Elastic Path Software and has held senior HR roles at Samsung and Tabcorp. Elise has a Bachelor of HR Management from Macquarie University and a Graduate Certificate in Change Management from AGSM at UNSW.
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Matt is responsible for building a strong network of loyal and engaged referrers and growing Prospa's business development team. Matt has over 20 years experience growing commercial and consumer finance businesses in Australia.
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Emma has over 20 years' experience leading customer acquisition, product development and marketing in insurance and financial services.
Prior to joining Prospa, Emma was Head of Marketing for Business and Private Banking for ANZ and Marketing & Product Director for GE Capital in Australia and held senior roles at Aviva (UK), The Direct Line Group (UK) and BT Financial Group. Emma has a BBus from Queensland University and a Masters in Marketing Management from MGSM.
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Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack Provokes International Response
By Leah Cerilli
At least 40 people were killed in yet another suspected chemical weapon attack in Syria.
The attack occurred on April 7 in Douma, a rebel-held town in the Eastern Ghouta region. Eastern Ghouta has been under attack by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad since February in an attempt to rid the region of the rebel groups situated there. Attempted negotiations between the Syrian government and Jaysh al-Islam, the group controlling Douma, had stalled prior to the attack. Dozens of people were reportedly killed by conventional warfare before the alleged chemical attack began.
At least 42 civilians were killed, and more than 500-mostly women and children- were brought to local medical centers with symptoms indicative of exposure to a chemical agent.
According to activist groups such as the Violations Documentation Center, Syrian Air Force helicopters dropped bombs filled with toxic substances, targeting a bakery in northwestern Douma and Martyrs' Square near Al Numan Mosque in central Douma. Rescue workers stated they smelled chlorine and noticed victims had symptoms indicative of exposure to a chemical agent.
The Syrian American Medical Society and the Syria Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) issued a joint statement echoing this on April 8. The statement said: "The patients showed signs of "respiratory distress, central cyanosis (blue skin or lips), excessive oral foaming, corneal burns, and the emission of chlorine-like odour". The statement also indicated rescue workers who searched homes in the affected areas found bodies with oral foaming, cyanosis, and corneal burns.
The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations, which represents hospitals in rebel-held areas, stated doctors treated patients for breathing difficulties, irritation of the eyes, cyanosis, and oral foaming.
Videos posted by opposition activist group Douma Revolution posted footage reportedly of the aftermath of the attacks. Some bodies in the videos had foam coming out of their mouths and noses.
The governments of Syria and Russia denied allegations that the Syrian Air Force carried out the attack. Instead, they claimed rebel groups fabricated the story in an attempt to obstruct the army's efforts to defeat the rebels, as well as to provoke international assistance.
Russia vetoed a US draft resolution at the UN Security Council proposing the establishment of an independent investigation into the attack. British Ambassador Karen Pierce reminded the Council that this marked Russia' sixth veto related to chemical weapons in Syria since the dawn of the Syrian Civil War.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Russia sent its own team of experts to Douma, and that they found "no trace" of chemical weapon use.
Russia and Syria did invite the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to investigate the alleged attack. The OPCW confirmed it would send a team of investigator to Douma, but did not provide a timetable. The OPCW is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention, a treaty that Russia has signed and ratified and Syria acceded.
The US and its allies condemned the attack and accused Syria and Russia of responsibility. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused Russia of "protecting a monster over the lives of the Syrian people", referring to Assad. Haley also promised the US would respond. US President Donald Trump reiterated that promise on Monday, saying he would consider possible moves and take action within 24 to 48 hours. Trump cancelled a scheduled trip to Latin America in order to oversee the response.
The United Kingdom and France also condemned the attack and blamed the Assad regime. Officials suspect the US will most likely coordinate a response with France.


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Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz to forgo re-election in 2020
Updated Apr 05, 2019; Posted Apr 05, 2019
Commissioner Amanda Fritz of the Portland City Council.LC- Staff
By Gordon R. Friedman | The Oregonian/OregonLive
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
Commissioner Amanda Fritz of the Portland City Council announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2020, opening her seat to a newcomer for the first time in more than a decade.
"I have loved the honor of serving on the Portland City Council," Fritz, 60, said in a statement. She said it was "tempting" to seek a fourth term, but decided against it.
Fritz, a former psychiatric nurse, rose to the City Council through her involvement in neighborhood politics in Southwest Portland, where she still resides.
She challenged Commissioner Dan Saltzman for his Council seat in 2006, but lost by more than 30,000 votes. Two years later, Fritz ran again, this time for the seat the Sam Adams vacated to run for mayor, and she won in a landslide against Charles Lewis.
Fritz has been commissioner-in-charge of many bureaus while in office, including Parks & Recreation, Emergency Communications, Development Services and the Water Bureau, which she currently heads.
In a letter posted to her city website, Fritz said she has decided to retire from public office because she has "accomplished many of the things that have been in my power to get done."
Among them, she wrote, are votes to establish city offices overseeing equity initiatives and independent budget analysis, the creation of a publicly-funded campaigns program, reforms to paid sick time policies and passage of a $68 million parks improvement bond, among other decisions.
Fritz wrote in her letter that she had planned to retire in 2016, when her third term would end, and ride "off into the sunset" with her husband, Steve Fritz. But in 2014, he was killed in a car accident.
"When Steve was killed, I found myself in the company of many older Americans, especially women," Fritz wrote. "I needed a job to maintain health insurance. And I needed motivation to get up in the morning. Bereft of the love of my life, continuing to serve the people of Portland answered both needs."
Now, Fritz said, she wants to finish strong and help someone else "be the voice of Portlanders in my place."
"And then, I plan to spend a lot of time in my back yard with my cat, watching the wildlife," she said.
It's unclear who may run for Fritz's seat.
-- Gordon R. Friedman
GFriedman@Oregonian.com


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Big spending bill wins Senate OK, has victories all around
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.4 trillion government spending package Thursday in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before bolting for the holidays from a Capitol riven by impeachment.
Lawmakers cleared the two-bill package in a set of votes, sending it to President Donald Trump in time to forestall a possible government shutdown this weekend. The White House said Trump would sign it before Friday's midnight deadline.
The first measure, covering domestic programs, passed by a 71-23 vote. A Pentagon and homeland security measure passed hours later in an 81-11 vote that was the last Senate tally for the year.
The legislation delivers Trump a victory on his U.S.-Mexico border fence and gives Democrats long-sought domestic spending increases and a repeal of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health insurance plans. It blends spending increases for both sides — reelection fodder for lawmakers — with tax and benefit add-ons that will mean a roughly $400 billion boost to the deficit over 10 years.
The split-their-differences legislation was carrying a large number of unrelated provisions into law, drawing protests from fiscal conservatives. It would put in place an earlier spending deal that reversed unpopular and unworkable automatic spending cuts to defense and domestic programs — at a $1.6 trillion or so cost over the coming decade.
"These spending bills are a fiscal dumpster fire," said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. "This is embarrassing."
Key provisions include an expensive repeal of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans, help for retired coal miner, and an increase from 18 to 21 in the nationwide legal age to buy tobacco products. The tobacco measure was pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
The almost 2,400-page package reflects the reality of divided government and the enduring strength of the Capitol's appropriations process, which allows lawmakers to go to bat for their states and congressional districts.
McConnell emerged as a victor, winning the politically popular $6 billion pension rescue for about 100,000 retired coal miners, along with more parochial items such as help for his state's legal hemp industry and $410 million to build a new veterans hospital in Louisville.
GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, secured many items for his state, includinga $378 million harbor dredging program. It's expected to deliver the lions share to a Shelby-backed initiative to deepen Mobile Harbor to accommodate larger cargo ships.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was also a driving force, winning permanent repeal of a tax on high-cost "Cadillac" health insurance benefits that is unpopular with Democratic labor allies.
After months of negotiation, leading lawmakers cut a deal on Monday that gives Trump a steady stream of money for the border wall.
"I would have preferred no funding for the wall," said Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. "But the Republicans were clear. ... They stood with the president on the wall, as they seem to do time after time."
The bill also offered business-friendly provisions on export financing, flood insurance and immigrant workers. A tax on medical devices and health insurance plans would be repealed permanently.
The core of the spending bill is formed by the 12 annual agency appropriations bills passed by Congress each year. It fills in the details of a bipartisan framework from July that delivered about $100 billion in agency spending increases over the coming two years instead of automatic spending cuts.
The bill exceeds Trump's budget requests in virtually every domestic category, except for Trump's request for $8 billion-plus for the U.S.-Mexico wall. It was cut back to $1.4 billion, equal to last year's appropriation. The measure preserves Trump's ability to use his budget powers to tap other accounts for several times that amount. That's a blow for liberal opponents of the wall but an acceptable trade-off for Democrats who wanted to gain $27 billion in increases for domestic programs.
But the Democratic concession angered some Hispanic lawmakers. They lashed out at the head of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., rather than Pelosi.
"I told (Lowey) we don't appreciate that we're going to get thrown under the bus so she can pass this omnibus and she did exactly that," said Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.
The trade-off for the wall money was Trump's signature on the broader package, which increases spending across the almost one-third of the budget that's passed by Congress each year. Popular bipartisan programs such as health research, veterans medical care, NASA, sewer and water projects, and law enforcement grants to states and local governments would get increases. The $738 billion Pentagon budget is a record, with increases for procurement of expensive weapons systems like the F-35 fighter.
The increase in the tobacco purchasing age to 21 also applies to e-cigarettes and vaping devices. Aides familiar with the talks said Pelosi agreed to the tobacco legislation as she also won help for unionized carpenters with lower drug costs under their health plans.
Anti-smoking activists were irate at the tobacco provision, saying it doesn't go far enough because it failed to ban flavored vaping products popular with teenagers. It also threatens to kill momentum for more stringent anti-vaping legislation backed by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., who was one of only seven Democrats to oppose the domestic spending half of the two-bill package.
Approached in the Capitol on Thursday, a deflated-sounding Pallone declined to comment on his opposition to the bill.
For the first time in two decades, the bill would provide money for federal research on gun safety. That's a major legislative victory for Democrats, gun control supporters and researchers who have pushed to study gun violence in the same way scientists look at opioid overdoses and other public health crises. A law adopted in the 1990s has effectively blocked such research and prohibits federal agencies from engaging in advocacy on gun-related issues.
The bill provides $25 million for gun violence research, divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Business groups praised a seven-year extension of the charter of the Export-Import Bank, which helps finance transactions benefiting U.S. exporters, as well as a renewal of the government's terrorism risk insurance program. The financially troubled government flood insurance program would be extended through September, as would several visa programs for both skilled and seasonal workers.
Most provisions enjoyed bipartisan support, including increases for medical research, combating the opioid epidemic, Head Start and child care grants to states.
Democrats also secured $425 million for states to upgrade their election systems, and they boosted the U.S. Census budget $1.4 billion above Trump's request. They won smaller increases for the Environmental Protection Agency, renewable energy programs and affordable housing.
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The legend of Peyton Manning has included a record-setting start to the 2013 NFL season, a game against his younger brother (Giants QB Eli Manning) and his return to Indianapolis. The latter, which just took place last week, resulted in the Denver Broncos' first loss of the season, so Peyton's bound to look for a rebound. It should happen today at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, where the 6-1 Broncos host the 2-4 Washington Redskins. If you can't catch the game live on FOX at 4:25 EST / 1:25 PST, you can watch Redskins vs Broncos game online free streaming using one of several different methods.
As much as Broncos QB Manning may be looking to beat up on a lesser opponent, the other side of the field may see Redskins coach Mike Shanahan looking for some blood as well. Shanahan coached the Broncos for 14 season, including two Super Bowl wins with John Elway, before being fired in 2008. Today's game against the much-favored Broncos marks his first return to Denver. The Redskins coach will play it cool, deferring the motivation discussion to how players like RG3 will perform in Week 8, but there's surely something there.
Normally we'd take that bait, as you'd watch Redskins vs Broncos game online free streaming to see Manning go up against Robert Griffin III (RG3) in a fantastic battle of quarterbacks. But RG3 has had only one good week following his off-season knee surgery (last week), so the QB duel may be a bit more muted. Statistically, it's no match. Broncos QB Manning has gone 207-289 for 2,565 yards and 25 TDs, while RG3 has through seven weeks gone 143-238 for 1,746 yards and 8 TDs. But Peyton showed he's human in last week's MNF loss to the Detroit Lions, and RG3 showed he may finally be finding his mojo.
Defensively, the Redskins will have watch free safety position and throw some curves at Manning. The Redskins won't have to blitz every down because of their front-four pressure, but with safety holes this (Brandon Meriweather's suspension and Reed Doughty out with a concussion), they may blitz more than they normally would just to keep Manning on his toes.
But Denver will also need to ante up on defense, as Redskins QB RG3 will look to continue the personal momentum he built during Washington's Week 7 win over the Chicago Bears. The Redskins' final drive required that they cover 80 yards in less than four minutes, which meant managing the clock to perfection. Mission accomplished. The Redskins converted on three third downs, scored the go-ahead touchdown, and RG3 finished with 298 yards passing and a season-high 84 yards rushing. Now that Von Miller is back for the Broncos, he'll need to play better than he did last week, as his performance will largely dictate how well Denver can contain a potentially rejuvenated RG3.
But containing RG3 won't have an impact on Denver's top-rated passing game or #1 offense, which may be too much for Washington to overcome. Nobody from ESPN is picking Washington to pull off the upset, even if RG3 does play better. If you can't catch the game in HD on FOX, you can watch Redskins vs Broncos game online free streaming on DirecTV's website if you have the NFL Sunday Ticket Package. Although the package itself requires a subscription, anyone can watch the live streaming version free if they have it. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 EST / 1:25 PST.


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Barack Obama Said This Was The Scariest Night Of His Presidency
By Joey Held on February 9, 2017 in Articles › Celebrity News
Barack Obama was President of the United States for 2,924 days. Naturally, some great things happened during that timeframe, but there were also a few things that made the former president sweat.
The scariest moment of all was the night it looked like the U.S. would have to mint a coin worth $1 trillion to avoid a government shutdown and defaulting on its debt.
Obama appeared on "Pod Save America," the new podcast from Crooked Media, which consists of former Obama staffers and speechwriters. He was asked what his scariest moment in the White House was.
"I think it was the moment when it seemed that [Speaker of the House] John Boehner didn't seem to generate the votes to make sure the U.S. didn't default on our debt," Obama said. "There was this theory that I had the authority to issue through the mint this massive $1 trillion coin and on that basis we could try to pay off US Treasuries."
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He continued: "It was a very realistic possibility that we couldn't get the votes for that and we couldn't get those debts rolled over and we would be in a situation where we were technically in default. At that point you were in uncharted territory."
With the very real possibility of a government shutdown and default – which would have lowered the country's credit rating – the trillion dollar coin was considered an option for dealing with the national debt. Though any size coin could be minted and be worth $1 million, Obama pictured something massive.
"It was some primitive… it was out of the Stone Age," he said. "I pictured rolling in some coin."
The uncertainty of everything only added to the pressure. Not only had something like this never been done before, Obama's team was discussing the legality of potential actions that would avoid defaults as well as the possibility of getting sued by investors around the world holding U.S. bonds.
In addition to talking with Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, and his speechwriters about a speech, Obama had to have conversations with lawyers about the potential new challenges from global bondholders.
With all of that put together, it's no wonder Obama said "it wasn't my favorite night."
Fortunately, the United States ended up not defaulting, and for now, there's no trillion dollar coin – big or small.
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An Evaluation of Diurnal Habitat Requirements for the American Woodcock (Philohela Minor Gmelin) in Southern Louisiana.
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Q: API design using Flask, combining SQL Alchemy and Marshmallow I am creating a simple CRUD application. I am using Flask and I've decided to use SQLAlchemy as ORM, and Marshmallow for validation of payloads.
My problem currently is to minimise the amount of replication that I need to write.
In this case, we are simply dealing with Posts.
Create
models.py
class Post(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'posts'

    id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True)
    user_id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey('users.id'))
    title = Column(String(length=50))

schemas.py
class CreatePostSchema(Schema):
    title = fields.Str(required=True)

I do not need id and user_id as they will be created/found by the backend, but all other fields are required.
I am using BluePrints, and one of the routes/endpoints associated with post creation will have a post() method.
I can create decorators to first ensure the schema was correct, get the user and pass them onto the post method:
@auth_required()
@validate_schema(CreatePostSchema)
def post(request, user_id, cleaned_schema):
    create_post(cleaned_schema)
    return 200

Now, I'm able to write the create_post() function without hardcoding keys like:
def create_post(user_id, **clean_data)
    post = models.Post(**clean_data)
    post.user_id = user_id

But is it good practice? Or should I explicitly state the keys like:
def create_post(user_id, title)
    post = models.Post(title=title)
    post.user_id = user_id
    post.id = uuid4()
    return post

Then I also have a question at which stage to do the validation. Should validation happen before the post() method, or during the creation of the post? For example I could do something like:
def create_post(user_id, **data):
    clean_data = CreatePostSchema.load(**data)
    post = models.Post(**clean_data)
    session.add(post)
    session.commit()
    return

This way I can remove the additional @has_schema() decorator.
Update
Update is a different beast to write without repeating keys. Let's assume we only have 1 field and EditPostSchema = CreatePostSchema. In reality, I will have more e.g. created date, updated date, description etc.
clean_data = EditPostSchema.load(**data)
id = clean_data.pop('id')
update_post(id, clean_data)

def update_post(id, **clean_data):
    session.query(Post).get(id).update(**clean_data, synchronize_session=False)
    return

So in essence, I am thinking that the Schemas should already explain the fields I need for CRUD, so that there is no need for me to repeat them. Am I correct?

A: You could use webargs to validate input data with marshmallow schemas.
If you want to avoid code duplication, you can also try marshmallow-sqlalchemy to generate API schemas from the model.
If the API is close enough to the model, you can ideed create the object by passing input data in a POST:
post = models.Post(**data)

Updates are indeed different. Some people just update the object with incoming data, but this may not work in all cases since an empty field in data should result in a deleted field in the object.
You can harcode the fields you want to update.
In an application of mine, I created a function that takes the schema as argument and uses it to know which fields are expected and update the object with incoming data, including deleting fields missing from that data.

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I started my previous post by mentioning Amara Geffen's background as an artist and art teacher. So let me give you one striking example of the role art -- as worked on by Allegheny College students -- plays in Meadville, Pennsylvania. And it truly is striking, because as you enter the city on U.S. 6/322 you see 1200 feet of recycled road signs lining the side of the highway.
But you wouldn't know they were recycled road signs unless you got out of your car (which, Geffen told me, several visitors do every day) and took a closer look.
Over the course of several years, this wonderful work of art -- known informally as "The Fence"-- has been growing along the main gateway into Meadville. For a complete scrollable view of The Fence (officially called, "Read Between the Signs") and more on its history.
Putting it together has involved not just Allegheny students but local high school students as well. Penn DOT has also been an enthusiastic partner in this project, even helping out with some of the welding. The art serves not just to highlight different features of Meadville, but to hide from view Penn DOT's maintenance facility, which used to be set off by an unattractive 6 foot high chain link fence.
For those of you who might want to visit Meadville and see this amazing work of recycled art, it's just opposite the intersection listed below. Zoom in for better visibility. You can see the Penn DOT maintenance yard just above the pointer when you zoom in -- that's what "the Fence" hides from ground-level view.
Art, college, community. There's much to learn from Allegheny College and Meadville.


There tends to be a bit of a formula when it comes to the format of a wedding film, so when we see something a little bit different, it tends to catch our eye.
And Isabelle and Simon's destination wedding film, by Loud Cinematography, is not only unusual, it's also romantic, stylish and so enchanting.
It's one of those beautiful films that, even though we don't know the couple, we're immediately taken to their dreamy Ibiza wedding. We're invested, we're captivated, and we're wishing we were one of those 40 lucky guests, dressed in white and overlooking the Mediterranean.
Both Isabelle and Simon, have loved this island for years and have often been here (two to three times a year) with friends.
Then there was this idea to celebrate in the warmth and in this magical atmosphere.
They both found what they were looking for here: a casual, easy, relaxed, beach, holiday-style, hippie, boho feel.
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So romantic, Isabelle is such a stunning bride, and their ceremony looks so special, doesn't it?
Thanks so much to Loud Cinematography, and of course Isabelle & Simon for sharing their enchanting wedding film with us.


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Hit and Miss #69
These past two weeks, I've been back in Waterloo, visiting with family and friends. It's been comforting and revealing. Before I get into my own reflections, I want to share two passages from Milan Kundera's Ignorance, a novel on returning home:
Walking by a big department store, she unexpectedly passed a wall covered with an enormous mirror and she was stunned: the person she saw was not she, it was somebody else or, when she looked longer at herself in her new dress, it was she but she living a different life, the life she would have lived if she had stayed in Prague. (31)
To flatter him [Odysseus, from the Homeric epic The Odyssey] they would go over and over everything they could recall about him before he left for the war. And because they believed that all he was interested in was his Ithaca …, they nattered on about things that had happened during his absence, eager to answer any question he might have. Nothing bored him more. He was waiting for just one thing: for them finally to say "Tell us!" And that is the one thing they never said.
For twenty years he had thought about nothing but his return. But once he was back, he was amazed to realize that his life, the very essence of his life, its center, its treasure, lay outside Ithaca, in the twenty years of his wanderings. And this treasure he had lost, and could retrieve only by telling about it. …
But in Ithaca he was not a stranger, he was one of their own, so it never occurred to anyone to say, "Tell us!" (34–35)
Walking familiar streets, you run into old friends and acquaintances, sometimes intentionally and sometimes by chance. These places and faces echo aspects of your past. They remind you of where you used to spend your time, and with whom you spent it—in essence, they force you to reckon with who you were.
This can be uncomfortable. Sometimes there are reasons why your past is now your past. It can also be frustrating or disconcerting, as in Kundera's description of Odysseus's return, to speak with people from your past who don't seem very interested in your present.
One of the marks of a strong long-term friendship, in my mind, is that it gives space for time's triptych: the past, the present, the future. With a good friend, you can reminisce about the past and continue to think together about the present and the future. (I'm fortunate to have had many such rewarding reunions these past two weeks.)
Of course, encounters like these can also reinforce the beauty of friendship—sometimes you want to resume from exactly where you left off, picking up on old conversations as if they'd never ended. Michael Harris, in Solitude (which I wrote about this week), shares a conversation with an ex-boyfriend, who beautifully describes this sentiment:
"I can always tell when I'm real friends with somebody because it doesn't bother me when we're apart. I know we'll meet again and pick up exactly where we were." (39)
Coming home for a lengthier stretch is thus an opportunity for reflection. I spent time revisiting the past, literally and figuratively, while also allowing my mind to wander over my present and my future. I identified certain parts of who I was that have fallen away in the current state of who I am, aspects of my identity that I'd like to reintroduce into who I'll be in the coming months.
I'm heading back to Ottawa next week. It will also be a new year. Though I'm not one for formal resolutions and the like, I do return with a stronger inclination to get to know myself better, an open mind toward new experiences, and a certain eagerness to explore some friendships further. If you'll be around, please reach out—I'd love to chat, about our pasts, our presents, and our futures.
All the best for the week, and year, ahead!
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We're a group of environmental science and engineering students in Syracuse, NY. Our HAB design is the end-goal of a one-credit course we're all enrolled in called "ESF Goes to Space."
We're doing far more than simply taking Radioshack-quality photos of the Earth's surface from the atmosphere. Through the use of Raspberry Pi and radio transceiver technologies, we're designing a series of remote sensing vessels that push the limits of modern technology.
We joined because we think this is a remarkable experience and we want to share it with the international community. Additionally, we want the opportunity to learn and grow from reading and learning about the deisgns that others teams are implementing.


Susana Elvira is the Global Head of Talent Management at Maersk Group. She has over 20 years of HR experience. Prior to her current role, she held several positions at Maersk Line in Denmark, Spain and Hong Kong, serving as HR Operations Director, Regional HR Director for the Mediterranean Region, Regional HR Director for the North Asia Region (China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), and most recently as Head of Talent Management, Recruitment & Diversity. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Labor Relations form Carlos III University of Madrid and a Master of Business Administration from IESE Business School.


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2013-03-11T21:00:23-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/451/20130311210041001_hd.jpgGuests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after her husband's death. Locations for filming were the Red Room of the White House to hear the stories of her political parties, the Blue Room where she watched the smoke of British troops on the horizon as they advanced to the White House in 1814, her Virginia country estate of Montpelier, and the Dolley Todd house in Philadelphia. Guests also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from viewers.
This was the third presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image."
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Guests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after her husband's death. Locations for filming were the Red Room of the White House to hear the stories of her political parties, the Blue Room where she watched the smoke of British troops on the horizon as they advanced to the White House in 1814, her Virginia country estate of Montpelier, and the Dolley Todd house in Philadelphia. Guests also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from viewers.
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On the Cover: Located in a far flung area in Malmesbury, Western Cape, with no grid electricity connection in the vicinity, a Great Karoo Crushing owned quarry is running completely off the grid, relying on prime power supplied by a fleet of four generators powered by Scania engines.
When Great Karoo Crushing established its quarry just outside Malmesbury, one of the key contests was that the location is very far from utility electricity connection. The company had two choices, either to folk out millions of rands to get connected, or to go the generator route on a prime basis. The second option made sense, both from a cost perspective and reliability point of view.
Bear in mind that South Africa is currently experiencing an electricity crisis. A structural shortage of electricity supply remains one of the country's most critical challenges going forward as legacy infrastructure ages and replacement is long overdue. With its four generators powered by the DC 16 power generation Scania engine, proving to be fuel-efficient and reliable, the quarry is flying high with no electricity disruptions to its 18-hour a day operating schedule.
Johan Louw, engines manager at Scania South Africa, says the quarry relies on two 700 kVA and two 500 kVA for all its power needs. At the heart of the four gensets is Scania's DC16 engine, which, according to Louw, is proving to be a reliable and cost-effective power source. From a fuel consumption perspective, the quarry is recording about 105 litres of diesel consumption per hour on each unit.
Earning modular returns
At a time when aggregate producers seek some insulation against the cold whims of the construction market, Pilot Crushtec International's standardised modular solutions offer several benefits, including lower capital and operational costs compared with bespoke plants, quick lead times and flexibility to operational changes.
Maximising productivity and reducing both the capital cost and cost per tonne can help quarries survive the typical boom and bust cycles associated with the construction sector. As an industry whose fate is tied to the cyclical nature of the construction market, quarry owners often feel the pinch of sustained dips in the market, and only feel the relief when prospects pick up again. Although quarrying companies can't entirely disentangle themselves from this cycle of boom and bust, increasing productivity and seeking ways to reduce their costs can provide some shield against the downward cycles of the market.
The choice of equipment solutions plays a significant role in surviving the tide of an incessantly slow market. Buying decisions should consider the capital and operational costs, as well the ability to increase uptime and productivity, key parameters that make the difference between stagnation and profitability. Modular crushing and screening solutions tick all the right boxes as far as these parameters are concerned.
Modular solutions are not new to the quarrying sector. For decades, these ancillary solutions have been used from time to time, but in recent years they have become a staple for operations and contractors seeking long-term crushing and screening gains. One of the names that quickly comes to mind in the African marketplace as far as modular solutions are concerned is Pilot Crushtec International. The company has been at the forefront of the modular revolution since 2007.
Francois Marais, Director – Sales & Marketing at Pilot Crushtec International, tells Modern Quarrying that the company has popularised the modular solution since then. "We saw an opportunity to help clients who previously spent a lot of time, money and resources on designs and engineering of bespoke plants, when in fact they could benefit from standardised solutions that are much easier to turn around, easier to maintain and don't require as much planning," says Marais.
Breaking new ground
By tripling production, enabling production of two sands simultaneously and significantly reducing water usage, among other benefits, CDE's cyclone technology is paying huge dividends for a South African sand and aggregates producer.
Having started producing sand and aggregates out of decomposed granite back in November 2016, Ground Breakers – the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs with a background in plant hire, logistics and quarrying industries – is fast becoming a sand producer of choice within its area of supply.
Within three years of operation, Ground Breakers – owned by Johan Meintjes and JC Janse van Vuuren – has established itself as a leading supplier of construction materials. Operating from its Lindley quarry in Johannesburg, the company produces an array of construction materials, including G5, G6, G7, building sand, river sand and plaster sand.
At the centre of its market leading position is the quality of its sand and the flexibility to produce to customer spec. Key to these capabilities is the recent investment in CDE's patented Combo™ – the world's first all-in-one wet processing plant.
Before investing in the CDE Combo, Ground Breakers previously deployed a bucket wheel system to transform the quarry's raw feed of decomposed granite into construction sand and aggregates, with additional low-value fill or bedding products.
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When researching the genealogy of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway, Paul McNulty discovered a host of forgotten stories of late 18th-century Ireland. Since then, he has written a novel based on the real events he unearthed.
Spellbound by Sibella deals with the turbulent liaison between Sir Harry Lynch-Blosse of Balla, Co Mayo, and Sibella Cottle, a woman with spellbinding powers reputedly wrought by witchcraft.
The novel has been published as an e-book by ClubLighthouse Publishing and can be downloaded to your computer, Kindle or mobile phone for $5.99 using credit card or PayPal.


TNRSEF Student Schedule and Map!
9:30 am-10:00 am: Registration for students and judges at SUNY Potsdam's Barrington Student Union.
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2:00-4:00 pm: Students rotate among special activities in the front of the Exhibit Hall while judges deliberate. Clean-up and prep for Public Viewing will begin at 3:45!
while official Fair Photographers circulate.
invited to attend the Reception and Awards Ceremony at 5:00 pm at the Auditorium in Dunn Hall.
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Is shipping in the UK free?
When will my bank account be debited for my order?
Can I buy you products from another retailer?
Yes, for all orders with shipping taking 3 to 5 days. For Express delivery (1-2 working days) the shipping cost is £8.
Yes we ship worldwide, standard shipping (taking 3 to 5 working days) is free in Europe with a £150 spend (£2.50 otherwise) and Express delivery (1-2 working days) the shipping cost is £8 in Europe.
For the rest of the world standard shipping (taking 5 to 10 days) is free with a £300 spend (£5 otherwise).
We are happy to offer a refund on all items purchased online when returned within 30 days from the shipping date. Refunds will be issued to the original method of payment. Where this is not possible, we will issue a credit note to use online. The cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund when you return a product.
Sorry, we are unable to process exchanges. If you would like to exchange something for a different size or color, please return the original item(s) and place a new order.
Please contact us at info@weareipseity.com including your order number.
Please note, you will be responsible for paying your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non refundable. Although the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund when your return a product.
All goods must be sent back in their original condition, along with the original tags and packaging. They should be unused, unwashed and undamanaged. Items will be inspected upon return, and will be returned to the sender if they are not in their original saleable condition.
Your refund will be credited to the original form of payment used to make the purchase. Please note that all pierced jewelry, and sale items are final sale and can't be returned.
IPSEITY monitors returns to identify potential misuse or abuse of our return policies. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
Any returns received more than 30 days from the ship date are ineligible for return and will be automatically reshipped to the customer upon receipt at our warehouse.
Once we receive your return, please allow 3-4 business days for your return to be processed at our studio and then 5-10 business days for your bank to post the refund to your account. Your refund can only be credited back to the original form of payment. We'll send you an email when our team has processed your refund so you know it's on the way.
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You can find all care instructions on the web page of the product and you will also receive an ID card for each product you will buy in which you will have all the info.
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We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover cards and Apple Pay. You can also use Paypal to complete your order.
When you place an order, your account is debited when we ship the order to you, usually 24-48 hours after you order.
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It's Not the Internet of Things — it's a Business Case
By Frank Tobe | May 26, 2015
The amount of data available to us every second of the day is staggering. We're surrounded by opportunities to access information about everything, everywhere. As just one example in our personal lives, we've watched the Fitbit craze explode around us, everyone interested in how many steps they're taking throughout the day. But how many people are gathering data to see how many steps their cows are taking?
Well, if you've got yourself some cows, and you want to make some more cows, getting access to that kind of data is actually pretty helpful. The window you have to inseminate your cows is a pretty small one. But, as it turns out, if you pay attention to the big spike in the data that shows how much your cow is walking around, you'll know she's ready. And if you're patient and hold off just a little bit longer, you can actually control whether she has a little girl calf or a little boy calf.
Jason Young, senior program manager at Microsoft, described Fujitsu's Connected Cow solution during one of two panel discussions about the Industrial Internet of Things at The Automation Conference in Chicago. And while it might not seem like the most industrial of examples, the technology is easily applicable to the work that's going on across a broad range of industries to make sense of the data that we have for so long been collecting.
A panel focused on IoT applications…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a popular topic, to be sure. But no amount of hype surrounding it is going to convince manufacturers that they need to buy the latest and greatest IoT-ready devices and analytics software. Instead, they need to understand the value that Big Data brings to their manufacturing business.
"I don't think it should be our mission to try to encourage IIoT," said Eddie Lee, director of global industry marketing for Moxa. Instead, there should be a business case that end users have discovered internally that points to a need for IoT-like solutions. "Not many people just go by buzzwords and say hey, we should try that."
As Mike Fahrion, vice president of IoT technologies at B+B SmartWorx, puts it, "Customers don't call them Internet of Things applications." What they're concerned about, he said, is that the new technology doesn't disrupt existing processes or programming. "I'm trying to optimize my existing stuff, not my future stuff."
Fahrion gave an example of how B+B was able to help a quarry customer ("they make little rocks out of big rocks") get the data it needed to keep its equipment running. "Downtime is a big deal for these guys. But they have no connectivity into these sites. The way they keep this expensive and heavy equipment operating is mostly firefighting. Something goes down, they panic."
Instead, B+B's solution uses smart sensing to get data on bearing temperatures, current draw, vibration levels, ambient temperatures, etc. "We took an IoT type of approach," Fahrion said. "But the customer doesn't even know what IoT stands for."
Benson Hougland, who described IoT as giving things the ability to sense and communicate, gave a few examples of how customers are using Opto 22's groov mobile platform to get better connected to the data from their machines. Van DeChaff Seeds uses the mobile interface for its grain handling and seed systems to provide better service to its customers. SCADA Solutions needed secure remote control for wind turbines, along with live turbine data, from smartphones and tablets. And Data Device Corp. has augmented its existing HMI for monitoring and controlling facility compressors, pumps and ovens.
Bosch Rexroth provides IoT solutions both internally and externally, mentioned Scott Hibbard, vice president of technology for the company. A connectivity project at a hydraulics plant in Germany is one of more than 100 Industry 4.0 projects being deployed at Bosch internally, he said.
Bosch is applying a combination of its connected cordless tools and localization services for a Track and Trace testbed for the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC). "Knowing where the tool is contributes to safety," Hibbard said. "It's ideal for aerospace and automotive assembly."
Moxa's Lee also mentioned the testbeds being done at IIC. "There is no single partner that can do industrial IoT end to end," he said, noting that there could be more cross-polination going on across multiple industries. "The shame is that transportation very rarely crosses paths with heavy industry," he added as an example.
Getting started with IIoT is in many cases just making use of the data that your devices have already been gathering for years. Albert Rooyakkers, founder, CTO and vice president of engineering at Bedrock Automation, described the situation at one of the biggest companies in world. "One of the most important things they can do is to enable all the tens of thousands of HART devices they have in the field. When that happens, they're going to have a flood of data," he said. "There's a pent-up capability in the market right now."
The people that will benefit the most from these concepts are the end users. They will be the people to drive the need and demand for this technology.
One question is how to unlock the value of all that existing data. "In a lot of cases, it just evaporates," Microsoft's Young said. "Now tools are available to make use of that data. Use the data you already have. They could be indicators of failure. There's a lot of low hanging fruit there."
Jeremy King, IntelliSense product marketing manager for Bimba Manufacturing, recommends starting small, proving out the technology and the value it can bring, and getting that information out to everyone. "If you're looking to start a project in your organization, find that place where all the data is going to help improve your life," he added.
"With small investments, they can make big changes," Hibbard noted.
"Industrial Internet of Things is an adaptive technology that you can experiment," added Aron Semle, product manager for KEPServerEX at Kepware Technologies. "It's subscription-based, so there's a low cost of entry."
Protocol and security concerns
It's still fairly early in the IIoT game, and there's a fear of change that will take people some time to get over, Lee said.
As one machine integrator in the audience expressed, there are concerns from users about all the protocols used for communicating between devices. But don't expect convergence anytime soon. Or ever, actually.
"These competing technologies won't just go away. It's wishful thinking for them to converge to one protocol," Germanos said. "So we just try to create PLCs that can speak many protocols. Or try to find a way to connect all of these so we can still have a well functioning machine."
"That type of issue is never going to go away," Young agreed. "It's a way of life in every industry."
Security issues were also on the minds of attendees. Getting back to the cow example, as one audience member put it, "How do you avoid two cowboys chasing after that cow with a baster?"
It's a matter of making sure you don't have wide open access, making use of user authentication to get the data to the right people, Hougland said. "A lot of those answers come from the IT side," he noted. "We're starting to see more of that find their way into control devices."
Issues of security are often tied to how deep the root of trust is, according to Rooyakkers, who isn't convinced that industry will be connecting to the cloud so quickly, because of security. "It's one thing if someone hacks your cow, but it's another thing if somebody hacks your turbine," he said. "Cows don't blow up."
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In his one-hour Archive interview, Gareth Neame talks about his early years and being part of a show business family. He describes his first years at the BBC as a floor manager, where he received invaluable training on such series as EastEnders. Neame recalls working his way up to Head of Independent Drama at the BBC, which led to taking over Carnival Films (which was later bought by NBC/Universal). He discusses getting Julian Fellowes involved in what later became Downton Abbey, and speaks of his working relationship with Fellowes. He talks about the casting and production of the show, the global phenomenon it has become, and the challenges of losing actors and keeping storylines secret until the show airs. He concludes with advice for aspiring producers. Nancy Harrington conducted the interview on May 4, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
"I don't think the job of producing entails anything beyond taste and judgment. I was told when I was originally trying to put 'Downton Abbey' together, 'Nobody in the United States will ever be interested in this project,' and it's one of the highest rating shows in America, despite the incredibly competitive landscape. If I'd been wobbled by that, maybe it would never have happened."


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Ellis Wins Democratic Nomination For Harris County Commissioner
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has won the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the Harris County commissioner's court, putting the 26-year Texas Senate veteran on a path to leave the Legislature by next year.
Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune
| Posted on June 25, 2016, 6:56 PM (Last Updated: June 27, 2016, 11:00 AM )
Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston questions witness during a Jan 26th, 2016 State Affairs Committee hearing
Ellis garnered support from a majority of precinct chairs at a Saturday meeting of the Harris County Democratic Party, according to Ellis spokesman, Dave Edmonson. He will run unopposed in the November general election for the seat left open when longtime Commissioner El Franco Lee died.
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Ellis now must withdraw from the November ballot in Senate District 13, which covers a swath of southwest Houston. He will be replaced on the ballot by whichever Democrat can win the support of a majority of the precinct chairs in the district. The replacement will run unopposed in November.
At least three state representatives from the area are said to be interested in Ellis' seat in the Senate: Garnet Coleman, Borris Miles and Senfronia Thompson.
Ellis had been vying to permanently replace fellow Democrat Lee, who died in January but remained on the March 1 primary ballot. Gene Locke, a former Houston city attorney, was tapped to finish Lee's term, which expires at the end of this year. Locke was Ellis' main opponent Saturday.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/25/ellis-wins-democratic-nomination-harris-county-com/.
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General Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Facilities Questions
What is architecture?
Architecture is usually referred to as building architecture:
* The art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures.
* The practice of an architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.[1]
* A general term to describe buildings and other structures.
* A style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures.
A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.
Architecture is usually referred to as building architecture: * The art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures. * The practice of an architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.[1] * A general term to describe buildings and other structures. * A style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures. A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.
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Barcelona is such a great place to live. People there really put a premium on socializing. Imagine it being more important to go out with your friends than to get that big promotion. Even when you're, gasp, pushing 30. They say there are more bars in Barcelona than in the rest of the European community combined. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that everyone gets drunk all the time--bars are for hanging out and talking or for having a cup of coffee (espresso, of course).