Duff Stadium, formerly known as Springfield War Memorial Stadium, is home to the Springfield Isotopes, the minor league affiliate of the Capital City Capitals. Although the stadium has long been home to the team, a few years ago the owners hatched a secret plot to move the team to Albuquerque, which was discovered and foiled by superfan Homer Simpson after he launched a hunger strike and chained himself to a nearby flagpole.
Although many residents of Northern Virginia don't realize the George Washington baseball team plays so close by, GW does have its fans and they turn out for their games. A visit to a Colonials game can be an enjoyable way for baseball purists to spend an afternoon.
The Capital One Arena opened as the Washington Arena in 1997. The 20,356 seat facility has gone through several names over the years, including the MCI Arena and the Verizon Center before adopting its current name in 2017. It is located in the Chinatown / Penn Quarter district in the northwest section of Washington DC.
The George Mason Patriots baseball team has been in existence since 1968, but for the first two decades of their existence, they were forced to play their home games on temporary or high school fields. Finally, in 1986, they got their own field on campus when Spuhler Field opened. The stadium seats only 900 and is part of a sports complex on the George Mason campus which also includes the Field House and various other stadiums.


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/**
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public class PermitStatusRequest implements java.io.Serializable
{

   static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

   @org.kie.api.definition.type.Label(value = "Permit Type")
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   }

   public String toString(){
       return "PermitStatusRequest: {permitRequestId:" + permitRequestId
       + ", permitType:" + permitType + "}";
   }

}

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Being in the talent solutions industry, we are constantly asked which assessments are "best." Best is in the eye of the beholder; the real question to answer is what your specific needs are and which assessment (and assessment provider) will help you meet those needs?
Today we'll compare and contrast TTI Success Insights' Talent Insights® with Predictive Index's Behavioral & Cognitive Assessments, two industry leaders for the talent solutions industry.
Talent Insights is a dual-assessment that measures both behaviors and motivators, known as Driving Forces. This 2-in-1 assessment measures both the "How" and the "Why" a person behaves in the way that they do. It's important to clarify that Talent Insights is not a personality report; it's a study of behaviors and motivators.
The DISC portion of the assessment measures a person's behavioral style which is made up of some combination of four factors: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. This is the "how" portion of the assessment.
The Driving Forces portion measures a person's motivators; the reason they get up every morning and do what they do. Based on six keywords (Knowledge, Utility, Surroundings, Others, Power and Methodologies), a person will fall on either side of a continuum. There is no "better" or "worse" on the Driving Forces continuum (or the DISC graph, for that matter). It's simply a measure of the intensity of a person's drivers, which can indicate a likelihood of certain behavior in particular situations, including the workplace.
However, there is no distinct connection between someone's drivers and their behavioral style. For example, someone who scored high in the Dominance factor may be highly driven with little need for individual recognition while another person with the same Dominance score may be driven by status and recognition and control over personal freedom, a polar opposite driver.
Existing as separate assessments, Behavioral and Cognitive measures a person's behaviors and measure their cognitive skills.
Created over 60 years ago by Arnold Daniels, the PI Behavioral Assessment™ (BA) provides four behavioral drives and provides interpretation guidance for four personality traits. These are: Dominance, Extraversion, Patience and Formality. While the titles may differ from DISC, the descriptions of each are very similar to their DISC counterparts.
The PI Cognitive Assessment™ measures an individual's capacity to learn, adapt and grasp new concepts in the workplace. Assessment takers are tasked with completing as many correct answers as possible to a set of questions of varying difficulty that covers topic categories such as Numerical, Abstract and Verbal.
Both behavioral assessments derive information from some of the same sources. For example, both assessment companies base their theory from the original teachings of William Moulton Marston and his book Emotions of Normal People written in the early 20th century.
In either case, TTI Success Insights' Talent Insight and Predictive Index's Behavioral & Cognitive Assessments can be applied in self-understanding and understanding others. Both can help explain and predict workplace behavior and potential performance implications.
TTI SI's Talent Insights assessment consists of two sets of assessments (behaviors and motivators) that each take about 15 minutes to complete. The PI Behavioral Assessment™ is a six minute, free-choice assessment. The PI Cognitive Assessment™ is a 12-minute timed assessment.
PI's behavioral report provides insights to influencing styles and management strategies. The PI Cognitive report reveals a person's likelihood of being strong in specific cognitive abilities.
Each organization's respective behavioral assessments speak to "highs" and "lows" with neither having a positive or negative connotation. Both reports show natural and adaptive behavioral styles.
Both companies behind the reports have been thought leaders in the industry for decades. Each are credible in the marketplace and heavily research-based. Both reports can be used as a basis for job benchmarking, although they approach it from different angles (behaviors and motivators vs. behaviors and cognitive skills).
TTI SI and PI both offer extensive training and documentation behind their products, so the user can feel assured that they have resources and the support behind the products when they go to market.
Both assessments have been translated in many different languages throughout the world.
TTI Success Insights and Predictive Index both make great products with successful track records. Both stand behind their products with support and resources. And both types of reports can apply specifically to the talent management industry when screening candidates.
Based on a 2014 study, it was concluded there is no evidence to suggest that any TTI SI assessments could have an adverse impact with regard to gender, race, disability or veteran status. All subgroups were EEOC compliant, well within the guideline of 80 percent, and well within the first standard deviation from the population mean. TTI Success Insights continues to research, validate and verify its assessments.
According to PI's website, "The Predictive Index provides well-researched, valid and reliable assessments which can help support clients' legal compliance with the EEOC and the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. One of PI's authorized provider also points out that "A common misconception is that the EEOC approves or disapproves assessment tools. They do not. The EEOC does require that if used for selection an instrument must meet EEOC guidelines for compliance. The Predictive Index is validated according to EEOC guidelines.
Each company's assessment provides a unique perspective for use in the hiring process. Once you understand which aspect of the position you are trying to measure, you will be better prepared to choose the right candidate for the job.


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YesMyTaxes, with a processing center in India, also files Indian Tax Returns for its US clients who are required to file Income tax returns in India also. An individual taxpayer who is either a full year non-resident/ part year resident of India during 2013 tax year may still need to file the tax returns in India.
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text:
package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"sort"
	"strings"

	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
)

var cmdForget = &cobra.Command{
	Use:   "forget [flags] [snapshot ID] [...]",
	Short: "Remove snapshots from the repository",
	Long: `
The "forget" command removes snapshots according to a policy. Please note that
this command really only deletes the snapshot object in the repository, which
is a reference to data stored there. In order to remove this (now unreferenced)
data after 'forget' was run successfully, see the 'prune' command. `,
	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
		return runForget(forgetOptions, globalOptions, args)
	},
}

// ForgetOptions collects all options for the forget command.
type ForgetOptions struct {
	Last     int
	Hourly   int
	Daily    int
	Weekly   int
	Monthly  int
	Yearly   int
	Within   restic.Duration
	KeepTags restic.TagLists

	Host    string
	Tags    restic.TagLists
	Paths   []string
	Compact bool

	// Grouping
	GroupBy string
	DryRun  bool
	Prune   bool
}

var forgetOptions ForgetOptions

func init() {
	cmdRoot.AddCommand(cmdForget)

	f := cmdForget.Flags()
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Last, "keep-last", "l", 0, "keep the last `n` snapshots")
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Hourly, "keep-hourly", "H", 0, "keep the last `n` hourly snapshots")
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Daily, "keep-daily", "d", 0, "keep the last `n` daily snapshots")
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Weekly, "keep-weekly", "w", 0, "keep the last `n` weekly snapshots")
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Monthly, "keep-monthly", "m", 0, "keep the last `n` monthly snapshots")
	f.IntVarP(&forgetOptions.Yearly, "keep-yearly", "y", 0, "keep the last `n` yearly snapshots")
	f.VarP(&forgetOptions.Within, "keep-within", "", "keep snapshots that were created within `duration` before the newest (e.g. 1y5m7d)")

	f.Var(&forgetOptions.KeepTags, "keep-tag", "keep snapshots with this `taglist` (can be specified multiple times)")
	f.StringVar(&forgetOptions.Host, "host", "", "only consider snapshots with the given `host`")
	f.StringVar(&forgetOptions.Host, "hostname", "", "only consider snapshots with the given `hostname`")
	f.MarkDeprecated("hostname", "use --host")

	f.Var(&forgetOptions.Tags, "tag", "only consider snapshots which include this `taglist` in the format `tag[,tag,...]` (can be specified multiple times)")

	f.StringArrayVar(&forgetOptions.Paths, "path", nil, "only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) `path` (can be specified multiple times)")
	f.BoolVarP(&forgetOptions.Compact, "compact", "c", false, "use compact format")

	f.StringVarP(&forgetOptions.GroupBy, "group-by", "g", "host,paths", "string for grouping snapshots by host,paths,tags")
	f.BoolVarP(&forgetOptions.DryRun, "dry-run", "n", false, "do not delete anything, just print what would be done")
	f.BoolVar(&forgetOptions.Prune, "prune", false, "automatically run the 'prune' command if snapshots have been removed")

	f.SortFlags = false
}

func runForget(opts ForgetOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
	repo, err := OpenRepository(gopts)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	lock, err := lockRepoExclusive(repo)
	defer unlockRepo(lock)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// group by hostname and dirs
	type key struct {
		Hostname string
		Paths    []string
		Tags     []string
	}
	snapshotGroups := make(map[string]restic.Snapshots)

	var GroupByTag bool
	var GroupByHost bool
	var GroupByPath bool
	var GroupOptionList []string

	GroupOptionList = strings.Split(opts.GroupBy, ",")

	for _, option := range GroupOptionList {
		switch option {
		case "host":
			GroupByHost = true
		case "paths":
			GroupByPath = true
		case "tags":
			GroupByTag = true
		case "":
		default:
			return errors.Fatal("unknown grouping option: '" + option + "'")
		}
	}

	removeSnapshots := 0

	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(gopts.ctx)
	defer cancel()
	for sn := range FindFilteredSnapshots(ctx, repo, opts.Host, opts.Tags, opts.Paths, args) {
		if len(args) > 0 {
			// When explicit snapshots args are given, remove them immediately.
			if !opts.DryRun {
				h := restic.Handle{Type: restic.SnapshotFile, Name: sn.ID().String()}
				if err = repo.Backend().Remove(gopts.ctx, h); err != nil {
					return err
				}
				Verbosef("removed snapshot %v\n", sn.ID().Str())
				removeSnapshots++
			} else {
				Verbosef("would have removed snapshot %v\n", sn.ID().Str())
			}
		} else {
			// Determining grouping-keys
			var tags []string
			var hostname string
			var paths []string

			if GroupByTag {
				tags = sn.Tags
				sort.StringSlice(tags).Sort()
			}
			if GroupByHost {
				hostname = sn.Hostname
			}
			if GroupByPath {
				paths = sn.Paths
			}

			sort.StringSlice(sn.Paths).Sort()
			var k []byte
			var err error

			k, err = json.Marshal(key{Tags: tags, Hostname: hostname, Paths: paths})

			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			snapshotGroups[string(k)] = append(snapshotGroups[string(k)], sn)
		}
	}

	policy := restic.ExpirePolicy{
		Last:    opts.Last,
		Hourly:  opts.Hourly,
		Daily:   opts.Daily,
		Weekly:  opts.Weekly,
		Monthly: opts.Monthly,
		Yearly:  opts.Yearly,
		Within:  opts.Within,
		Tags:    opts.KeepTags,
	}

	if policy.Empty() && len(args) == 0 {
		Verbosef("no policy was specified, no snapshots will be removed\n")
	}

	if !policy.Empty() {
		Verbosef("Applying Policy: %v\n", policy)

		for k, snapshotGroup := range snapshotGroups {
			var key key
			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(k), &key) != nil {
				return err
			}

			// Info
			Verbosef("snapshots")
			var infoStrings []string
			if GroupByTag {
				infoStrings = append(infoStrings, "tags ["+strings.Join(key.Tags, ", ")+"]")
			}
			if GroupByHost {
				infoStrings = append(infoStrings, "host ["+key.Hostname+"]")
			}
			if GroupByPath {
				infoStrings = append(infoStrings, "paths ["+strings.Join(key.Paths, ", ")+"]")
			}
			if infoStrings != nil {
				Verbosef(" for (" + strings.Join(infoStrings, ", ") + ")")
			}
			Verbosef(":\n\n")

			keep, remove, reasons := restic.ApplyPolicy(snapshotGroup, policy)

			if len(keep) != 0 && !gopts.Quiet {
				Printf("keep %d snapshots:\n", len(keep))
				PrintSnapshots(globalOptions.stdout, keep, reasons, opts.Compact)
				Printf("\n")
			}

			if len(remove) != 0 && !gopts.Quiet {
				Printf("remove %d snapshots:\n", len(remove))
				PrintSnapshots(globalOptions.stdout, remove, nil, opts.Compact)
				Printf("\n")
			}

			removeSnapshots += len(remove)

			if !opts.DryRun {
				for _, sn := range remove {
					h := restic.Handle{Type: restic.SnapshotFile, Name: sn.ID().String()}
					err = repo.Backend().Remove(gopts.ctx, h)
					if err != nil {
						return err
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	if removeSnapshots > 0 && opts.Prune {
		Verbosef("%d snapshots have been removed, running prune\n", removeSnapshots)
		if !opts.DryRun {
			return pruneRepository(gopts, repo)
		}
	}

	return nil
}


Wrestling as a freshman in high school, I torn up my right knee. I was an obstinate kid with parents who were struggling with their own demons. I wouldn't let the doctor operate on me. It was probably one of the best decisions I ever made; they would have made a mess of it 45 years ago. I went on to play three more years of high school football and five years of very competitive rugby without too much trouble with my knee. I have always felt blessed by how well my body has held up over the years.
Nevertheless, every once in a while the right knee would give me problems. From a distance, Tomasin has speculated that I have a partially torn MCL. It bothered me for a couple of days in February. After doing our first spin class in a couple of months on Sunday, August 20, it started bothering me again. Rather than backing off a little, I pushed hard over the next six days to reach my weekly running mileage goal (30 miles). This included several 7 to 8 mile runs.
By the time we left for Washington DC at the end of the week, the knee was giving me more trouble than it had in a long, long time. I tried doing a light workout when we got back from DC, but only made it worse.
I shut myself down over the last week and have gotten the knee back to where it feels pretty good. [Note to self], the lesson learned is that I have to listen to my body and be more careful, particularly with my knee.


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Home Business Virgin to resume flights to Tobago
Virgin to resume flights to Tobago
Guardian Media Newsroom
Virgin Atlantic has announced the resumption of its flight to Tobago in the next three months.
Additionally, the company has announced plans to restart passenger flying to 17 additional destinations from August 2020.
The airline grounded the vast majority of its fleet for around three months in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Following the airline's announcement that services from London Heathrow are expected to resume from July 20, onwards, Virgin Atlantic has unveiled more detailed plans that will see passenger flying restart to many destinations across the airline's network, the airline said in a statement.
Flights from Barbados to London Heathrow start on August 2, while flights from Antigua, Montego Bay and Tobago will return in October this year.
Juha Jarvinen, chief commercial officer, said as countries around the world begin to relax travel restrictions, the airline looked forward to welcoming its customers back onboard and flying them safely to many destinations across its network.
He said from July 20, the company is planning to resume some services and then from August 1, onwards will resume passenger flying to 17 additional destinations around the world including Barbados, Tel Aviv, Miami, Lagos and San Francisco.
However, Jarvinen said Virgin Atlantic continues to monitor external conditions extremely closely, in particular the travel restrictions many countries have in place including the 14-day quarantine policy for travellers entering the UK.
"We know that as the COVID-19 crisis subsides, air travel will be a vital enabler of the UK's economic recovery.
"Therefore, we are calling for UK Government to continually review its quarantine measures and instead look at a multi-layered approach of carefully targeted public health and screening measures, including airbridges, which will support a successful and safe restart of international air travel for passengers and businesses,"Jarvinen added.
To ensure the health and safety of its customers Virgin Atlantic has implemented additional measures to offer peace of mind in the airport and when taking to the skies including enhanced and thorough cleaning practices at check in, boarding gates and onboard including the use of electrostatic spraying of high-grade disinfectant onboard in all cabins and lavatories and ensuring no surface is left untouched.
Safe distancing will also be adhered to wherever possible, particularly at check-in and boarding and where not possible, masks will be required the airline added.
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Lagunitas-Forest Knolls ist ein Census-designated place, der aus zwei unincorporierten Gebieten besteht und im Marin County in Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten, liegt. Bei der Volkszählung im Jahr 2000 hatte der Ort 1835 Einwohner.

Die beiden Siedlungen werden von den Einwohnern als getrennt angesehen und jede verfügt über ihr eigenes kleines Zentrum. Die primäre Nutzung beider Orte ist zu Wohnzwecken. Der ZIP-Code von Lagunitas lautet 94938, der von Forest Knolls ist 94933.

Geographie
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls' amtliche geographische Koordinaten sind  (38,015064, −122,693874).

Nach den Angaben des United States Census Bureaus hat der CDP eine Fläche von 11,0 km², die vollständig aus Land besteht.

Der San Geronimo Creek (der vor Ort auch Paper Mill Creek genannt wird) fließt durch beide Siedlungen und ist einer der wenigen verbliebenen Laichplätze des Silberlachses.

Lagunitas und Forest Knolls liegen in der Westhälfte des San Geronimo Valleys und reichen die bewaldeten Hänge im Süden und die mehr mit Gras bewachsenen Hänge im Norden hinauf.

Lagunitas befindet sich an der Ostgrenze des Samuel P. Taylor State Parks. Wie der Park selbst ist die Umgebung von Lagunitas-Forest Knolls mit Nadelholzwäldern bewachsen.

Demographie
Zum Zeitpunkt des United States Census 2000 bewohnten Lagunitas-Forrest Knolls 1835 Personen. Die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug 166,3 Personen pro km². Es gab 776 Wohneinheiten, durchschnittlich 70,3 pro km². Die Bevölkerung Lagunitas-Forrest Knollss bestand zu 88,61 % aus Weißen, 1,42 % Schwarzen oder African American, 0,93 % Native American, 1,36 % Asian, 0,11 % Pacific Islander, 3,38 % gaben an, anderen Rassen anzugehören und 4,20 % nannten zwei oder mehr Rassen. 5,56 % der Bevölkerung erklärten, Hispanos oder Latinos jeglicher Rasse zu sein.

Die Bewohner Lagunitas-Forrest Knolls verteilten sich auf 745 Haushalte, von denen in 35,2 % Kinder unter 18 Jahren lebten. 45,1 % der Haushalte stellten Verheiratete, 12,6 % hatten einen weiblichen Haushaltsvorstand ohne Ehemann und 36,2 % bildeten keine Familien. 26,3 % der Haushalte bestanden aus Einzelpersonen und in 3,0 % aller Haushalte lebte jemand im Alter von 65 Jahren oder mehr alleine. Die durchschnittliche Haushaltsgröße betrug 2,43 und die durchschnittliche Familiengröße 2,87 Personen.

Die Bevölkerung verteilte sich auf 24,2 % Minderjährige, 5,2 % 18–24-Jährige, 29,6 % 25–44-Jährige, 35,4 % 45–64-Jährige und 5,6 % im Alter von 65 Jahren oder mehr. Das Durchschnittsalter betrug 41 Jahre. Auf jeweils 100 Frauen entfielen 97,7 Männer. Bei den über 18-Jährigen entfielen auf 100 Frauen 96,5 Männer.

Das mittlere Haushaltseinkommen in Lagunitas-Forrest Knolls betrug 55.917 US-Dollar und das mittlere Familieneinkommen erreichte die Höhe von 72.411 US-Dollar. Das Durchschnittseinkommen der Männer betrug 60.035 US-Dollar, gegenüber 40.625 US-Dollar bei den Frauen. Das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen belief sich auf 31.504 US-Dollar. 6,0 % der Bevölkerung und 4,1 % der Familien hatten ein Einkommen unterhalb der Armutsgrenze, davon waren 3,4 % der Minderjährigen und 2,0 % der Altersgruppe 65 Jahre und mehr betroffen.

Berühmte Einwohner
 Klaus Kinski (1926–1991), deutscher Schauspieler (er starb dort am 23. November 1991)
 Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), Musiker bei The Grateful Dead

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My initial response in both of these instances was shock mixed with incredulity. Me, a feminist?! Why does that feel like such a dirty word to have branded upon my reputation? But then I really started to think about. Now, I'm no bra-burning woman who refuses to shave her legs (ew). But I do believe that women all too often fall victim to what men want them to do, losing sight of their values and individuality in the process. I believe that any romantic relationship between a man and a woman should be an equal partnership, not a mismatched pairing of domineering patriarch and helpless maiden. But at the same time, I expect men to respect women – to be a little chivalrous and open a door, offer to carry something heavy, or give up a seat on the T.
So I guess I'm not really a feminist. I'm a respectivist. No, it's not a real word, but it should be. The world should have men respecting women for their ability to keep a family together. Women respecting men for being natural protectors. Women respecting women for making whatever decision feels right: to stay at home to raise a family or to pursue the high-powered career they have always dreamed of, or anything in between. Men respecting men for supporting their wives, sisters, mothers, cousins, friends, colleagues, or rivals in making that very decision.
I think part of people seeing me as a feminist has to do with my desire to enter the ranks of intellectuals, but there is some difficulty with this (beyond the practical challenge of having the time and money to get a Ph.D.): female intellectuals are scarce. Ok, maybe there is a slight exagerration in that, but when you look at my twin fields of history and poltiical science, there simply is not comparable scholarship done by women. In my personal experience, history tends to be a bit more gender-balanced (although I am currently one of two female history faculty members among seven men), but political science is a very male-dominated area. And, sadly, I gave into these pressures of not feeling smart enough or qualified enough because I was a women in a male-dominated field. I doubted my abilities and my potential to add to the conversation, and instead often chose silence in class rather than participation.
Call me a masochist or confused, but I ultimately decided to complete my senior honors thesis in the political science department. There was one professor who during my junior year motivated me to make my own mark and remove myself from the sidelines of the discussion and instead become a leader in the discussion. This professor agreed to become my advisor for the project, and through it all I finally came to acknowledge and respect my contributions to the field.
So by the end of my studies, maybe I did have a bit of a "girl-power" attitude in my approach to certain aspects of my life. But I had come to learn through experience that I was capable of anything, regardless of whether or not I was in the majority.
Maybe I am a feminist, but to me that term means a woman who demands nothing less than respect, who is empowered enough to chase down her dreams, and who, at the end of the day, knows that the biggest obstacle she has to overcome is the voice in the back of her head that is anything but encouraging. So baby, you can stamp that title ALL over me – I can take it.
Yes, no matter how much time passes by, he is the one who makes a smile spread across your face the second you are reunited. The one who still makes your heart skip a beat when his name flashes on your phone. The one who gives you butterflies when he compliments you. The one that, no matter how many years pass or how much you grow, will always have a little piece of your heart.
Yes, you thought you were better, thought you had finally put this all behind you. You've grown and changed, but those feelings rushed in the second you thought it was safe to open the door to peek at them. So that feeling returned and brought you back to when anything was possible.
But for one reason or another, it is not meant to be, at least not now, but maybe not ever. As perfect as it may seem in the moment, it isn't. Maybe you aren't laughing as hard as you could, maybe there is a false sense of trust, or maybe, just maybe, you were meant for someone else.
Yes, someone, maybe far away or maybe close by, but not him. No, not him. You must let go and move on and give him to someone else. Someone who needs him more than you.
And you need someone else more, too. You may not see it now, but honey, it is God's honest truth. The two of you will fit perfectly, one piece to join the other, and you'll forget what happened in the days before you fit together.
But for now, you'll let the beats skip and the butterflies fly. Smiles brighten and fade, but somehow, as you drive away, it all makes you feel empty. Cold, and empty, and wanting more while wanting less.
Yet one day you will feel full. Yes, I promise, one day you will be full.


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Александар Мартиновић (Славонски Брод, СФРЈ, 15. јун 1976) српски је политичар, правник и универзитетски предавач. Мартиновић је био посланик у Народној Скупштини Републике Србије. Тренутно обавља функцију Министра за државну управу и локалну самоуправу у Влади Србије. Он је доцент Правног факултета Универзитета у Новом Саду

Биографија
Рођен је у Славонском Броду 15. јуна 1976, а дипломирао је на Правном факултету у Новом Саду 1999. године.

У звање асистента-приправника за предмет Управно право изабран је 2001. године. Новембра 2003. на Правном факултету у Новом Саду одбранио је магистарску тезу Појам управе у српској правној науци. У јануару 2005. године добио је звање асистента.

Област научног интересовања: управно-правна и политичка теорија, наука о управи, политичка филозофија, правна и политичка историја, православна теорија. Објавио је петнаест научних и стручних радова. У септембру 2011. одбранио је докторску тезу Однос Владе и управе с посебним освртом на српско и немачко право.

Живи у породичној кући у Руми. Ожењен је и има троје деце. Говори енглески и немачки језик.

Политичка каријера
Дана 23. априла 2010. године изабран је за потпредседника Српске радикалне странке и био је заменик шефа посланичке групе српских радикала у Народној скупштини Републике Србије изабран на листи Српска радикална странка – Др Војислав Шешељ, био је члан Централне отаџбинске управе и Председничког колегијума Српске радикалне странке.

Александар Мартиновић је 4. јула 2012. године саопштио да из Српске радикалне странке прелази у Српску напредну странку.

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Рођени 1976.
Брођани (Славонски Брод)
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40y, 10m, 7d Alan Archibald David Hopkin
Christie Elliott; Andy McCarthy; Blair Spittal; Chris Erskine
Callum Booth; Danny Devine; Ryan Edwards; Conor Sammon
Keaghan Jacobs (0-1, 46 mins)
Shaun Byrne (0-1, 46 mins)
Christie Elliott; Adam Barton Jordan Thompson; Alan Lithgow
Andy McCarthy (Conor Sammon, 55 mins); Martin Woods (Ryan Edwards, 70 mins); Chris Erskine (Callum Booth, 75 mins) Jordan Thompson (Nicholas Cadden, 59 mins); Lee Miller (Jack McMillan, 68 mins); Scott Robinson (Gregor Buchanan, 79 mins)
33y, 1m, 10d Tomáš Černý Neil Alexander
27y, 6m, 28d Paul McGinn Alan Lithgow
26y, 11m, 24d Christie Elliott Craig Halkett
22y, 10m, 15d Baily Cargill Declan Gallagher former Jag
27y, 4m, 13d Adam Barton Jackson Longridge
32y, 4m, 19d Martin Woods Shaun Byrne
19y, 7m, 0d Andy McCarthy Scott Pittman
22y, 5m, 1d Blair Spittal Keaghan Jacobs
31y, 5m, 9d Kris Doolan Jordan Thompson
31y, 3m, 12d Chris Erskine Scott Robinson
27y, 1m, 8d Steven Lawless Lee Miller
27y, 5m, 18d
25y, 6m, 21d Ryan Scully Gary Maley
26y, 11m, 20d Callum Booth Jack McMillan future Jag
25y, 8m, 13d Danny Devine Gregor Buchanan
31y, 6m, 14d Conor Sammon Josh Mullin
24y, 6m, 3d Ryan Edwards Nicholas Cadden
19y, 4m, 28d James Penrice Adam Frizzell
24y, 4m, 16d Miles Storey
Teamlines derived from PTFC / SPFL.
Both sides generally in playing order.
Livingston filled only 6 of their 7 allocated bench slots.
7122 (SPFL)
AGG: 1-3. Thistle's "passing game" was devoid of penetration and guile. A sweeping shot (46) signalled 2 banks of 5 to form and yet more time-wasting. Livingston absorbed everything thrown at them. Thistle didn't trouble the keeper and Sammon's penalty was saved (90). Relegation confirmed. Worse than dreadful.
Livingston completed an aggregate victory in the Premiership play-off final to secure successive promotions and relegate Partick Thistle. In a first half of few chances, Thistle's Blair Spittal had a low strike saved as the Jags tried to overturn their 2-1 first-leg deficit. Keaghan Jacobs' sweeping shot put Livi in front on the day after the break. And goalkeeper Neil Alexander saved a late Conor Sammon penalty to make sure of victory for David Hopkin's side. The Championship runners-up, who won last season's League One title, return to the top flight after a 12-year absence and become the first side since Hamilton Academical in 2014 to win promotion via the Premiership play-off final. Alan Archibald's Thistle go back to the second tier five years on from their promotion and just a year after finishing sixth in the top league.
The Jags knew all the pressure was on them to get at least one goal without reply just to take the tie to extra-time. The opening 20 minutes were frantic with the home side looking nervous and both Christie Elliott and Adam Barton finding their way into the book of referee John Beaton. Eventually, though, Archibald's side found their way and were able to force a sustained spell of pressure, Chris Erskine's header from a Stevie Lawless cross coming close. Livingston looked content to allow the home side possession until the final third of the pitch before then applying the pressure required to keep their hosts at bay. But with the home side pushing forward gaps began to appear in the Thistle defence. Jordan Thompson had a shot blocked by the legs of Barton and, after a slip by Andrew McCarthy, Livi midfielder Shaun Byrne found himself with space in front of goal but delayed his effort and the chance was gone. On the stroke of half-time, Spittal drove forward and fired in an effort from the edge of the box that 40-year-old Alexander dived low to his left to tip the ball around the post.
Just 30 seconds into the second period Livingston gave themselves extra breathing space in the tie. Lee Miller flicked on a long throw into the box with the ball falling at the feet of Byrne. The midfielder cushioned the ball into the path of the advancing Jacobs, who drilled his low shot beyond Tomas Cerny. The 2,000-plus fans who had made the short trip along the M8 were now in full voice as they roared their team on. Archibald soon looked at the bench with Sammon given the nod and McCarthy making way as Thistle looked to find a way back into the tie. Hopkin responded with Thompson replaced with the fresh legs of Nicky Cadden and his trio of central defenders - Craig Halkett, Alan Lithgow and Declan Gallagher - were throwing their bodies in front of anything that came their way. The home side were now committing more and more players forward and both Lawless and Spittal had long-range efforts that ended up in the arms of Alexander, who denied Lawless again moments later. Many of the home fans had already made their way towards the exit before the board showing four additional minutes was raised. But the drama was far from over when the home side were awarded a penalty after a handball by Lithgow. However, Alexander dived to his right to make a terrific stop from Sammon's spot-kick and when referee Beaton blew the full-time whistle it was the Livingston fans who were able to celebrate.
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald:
I'm so disappointed for everyone at the football club, and our fans. We deserved nothing from the game today, to be honest. The play-off gives you a second chance to stay in the Premiership and we can't even score. That's the biggest disappointment, but congratulations to Livingston. They deserve it. I feel the hurt and the pain of everyone involved in our football club. There are a lot of good people and the whole club will feel it. [on his own future…] It's a bit raw at the moment. It's not about individuals, it's about the club. We'll sit down and there's going to be changes. We know that - we'll see what the week brings. We'll have to rebuild - I think we have 15 or 16 players out of contract; others in contract have clauses as well to protect the club financially. It's important that the club's protected first and foremost. We've had five good seasons, no four, and we obviously go down. But we've enjoyed it and the club's moved on both on and off the pitch. There's a lot of talking to be done and a lot of changes at the club - it's important that we get it right.
Livingston manager David Hopkin:
I didn't expect it to happen and this is the hardest way to go up. We do things the hard way here, but I've got to give great credit to the players. They were magnificent for me. It's a magnificent achievement - two promotions in two years is fantastic. You can see today, I think the club deserves it. We've worked hard to try to get the fans back. It's fantastic. Hopefully, next year they'll all turn up and that'll be us. I'm delighted for everybody connected with the club, delighted for my family. We'll have a right good night tonight and football's out my mind until next week.
Brian McLauchlin, 20-May-2018, bbc.com
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ARCHIBALD'S TAME THISTLE SIDE DESERVEDLY RELEGATED
● The closing game of the 143rd season of Partick Thistle F.C.
● The crowd of 7,122 stands today as the record for any Thistle vs. Livingston match.
● 22-year-old Baily Cargill plays his last game for Thistle.
● 24-year-old Ryan Edwards plays his last game for Thistle.
● 26-year-old Callum Booth plays his last game for Thistle.
● 27-year-old Adam Barton plays his last game for Thistle.
● 27-year-old Paul McGinn plays his last game for Thistle.
● 31-year-old Conor Sammon plays his last game for Thistle.
● 32-year-old Martin Woods plays his last game for Thistle.
● 33-year-old Tomáš Černý plays his last game for Thistle.
● The biggest gathering of Partick Thistle supporters in 5 years bears witness to just how ineffective Alan Archibald's Thistle have become.
● Thistle's yellow card count rises to a massive 88 for season 2017-18, certainly the highest figure in 21 years, and possibly the highest figure ever.
● Conor Sammon's 100% spot-kick record comes to an end, his lame stoppage-time effort now leaving him with a rather ordinary 75% success ratio.
● Kris Doolan, with 11 goals, becomes the first Thistle player in history to finish as top competitive scorer in 5 successive seasons.
● Thistle finished with a measly 1.02 goals-per-game in League and Cup action in 2017-18 (49 in 48), the club's 5th lowest scoring ratio of all-time.
● Thistle lose for the 25th time in competitive action in 2017-18, the 7th highest tally of all-time and the most horrendous total since the abysmal season of 2003-04.
● Thistle gain the ignominious distinction of being the first Scottish top-flight club to lose both legs of the play-offs Final.
● Thistle become the first Scottish club to be relegated twice from the top-flight via the play-offs.
● Partick Thistle are relegated for the tenth time in their history, and will now seek to be promoted for the eleventh time. 5 times out of 10 the club have bounced back at the first time of asking.
ongoing sequences:
● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Baily Cargill, 23rd Jan 2018 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Ryan Edwards - 35 games; 8th Aug 2017 to 3rd Apr 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
● 49 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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Gary Schwartz is an art historian with an abiding interest in the cultural context of art and its reception. Most of his work is dedicated to Dutch painters of the seventeenth century, especially Rembrandt, but he also wrote a book on Jheronimus Bosch for young readers. Schwartz was born in New York in 1940. He studied art history at New York University and Johns Hopkins University before moving to the Netherlands, where he has lived since 1965, working as a scholar, publisher and writer.


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Adeel Ahmed is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh since August 2018.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PS-98 (Korangi Karachi-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.

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Showing College GameDay our Cyclone pride
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Students from JLMC 497K went backstage during College GameDay Live. Photo by Melanie Van Horn
by Emma Vandemore, senior in public relations
You can hear the roar of Jack Trice Stadium from a mile away. You can feel the vibration of thousands of people jumping up and down, screaming the words "Cyclone Power" as a swarm of red jerseys come running out of the tunnel. The band plays the fight song, and keys start jingling in preparation for kick off. A few seconds later, the two teams on the field battle for 3 hours in front of the most loyal fan base in the country.
It is impossible to explain the feeling of a Saturday game day in Ames, Iowa. When Iowa State students and fans heard that ESPN College GameDay would be rolling into town, I knew it was time for the fans to show the country what Cyclone Nation was all about.
When the ESPN College Gameday bus rolled into town, the atmosphere of Cyclone Nation was amplified to new level. College Game Day is known for telling stories, and I was so excited to be able to share my AmesDay experience.
During the 497K students' tour of the College GameDay set, they saw the production of College GameDay Live. Photo by Emma Vandemore.
When Beth Haag said we would be touring the ESPN College GameDay set while they were filming a live show, I was so excited. I have watched College GameDay for a long time, and it has only increased my love for college football. When I watched the show on T.V., it looked so easy. The people on camera carry on conversations flawlessly, but the cameras don't show all the hard work that happens behind the scenes.
JL MC 497K students toured the production set of College GameDay. Photo by Emma Vandemore
One day of filming is preceded by three days of travel, set up, and organized chaos to set up for the big Saturday show. When the 497K class talked to Rece Davis during the Q&A session, he analyzed the situation perfectly: "I love the calmness of the few hours before the show airs, but I also love the adrenaline of getting up on stage and hearing people cheer, yell and scream."
I gained so much knowledge from touring the production site, but I also got to experience this cheering, yelling and screaming as one of those passionate fans when I attended the Saturday College GameDay broadcast. As I watched everyone show their Cyclone pride, I realized that experiencing the show from both sides was a memory that would stay with me forever.
JL MC 497K students got to experience the action of College GameDay during their set tour. Photo by Emma Vandemore.
My College AmesDay Experience was one I will never forget. I learned so much about what it takes to run an ESPN program from start to finish and what it is like to stand in a sea of red and gold yelling until I have no voice. Most importantly, I learned more about what I want to do in the future thanks to the experience I received through ADVRT 497K and the Greenlee School.
Emma Vandemore got to show her Cyclone spirit when College Gameday came to town. Photo by Emma Vandemore.
This blog post is part of a series written by students who interacted with ESPN's College GameDay on Sept. 13, 2019, as part of ADVRT 497K, Sports & The Media in a Digital 24/7 World. The class is taught by assistant teaching professor Beth Haag, who works to provide students with access to real-world scenarios, guest speakers with a wide variety of experiences as well as best practices for the rapidly-evolving communications field. For more information, refer to the Iowa State course catalog.


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Fort Siloso: The Guns of Singapore - Twin 6 Pounder QF Gun
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A Twin 6 Pounder QF Gun at Fort Rodd Hill, Vancouver Island, Canada
The Twin 6 Pounder QF (Quick Firing) Gun had its origins in the 1920s. The Royal Artillery Committee was tasked with investigating the possible development of a new QF Gun for defence against torpedo boats. These were small fast craft, ideal for raiding harbours, so an effective quick firing gun capable of laying down heavy fire against them was necessary.
The Westwood Works of Peterborough, England, submitted a design for such a gun in 1925. This consisted of two 6 Pounder QF Guns with Semi-automatic Breeches housed in a three sided metal shield with a roof. The whole assembly was mounted on a Cradle attached to a pivoting Pedestal Mounting.
Trials of the gun commenced in 1928, and the gun was eventually accepted for service in 1934. It was 1937 before the first production gun, the 'Q.F. 6-PR. 10 Cwt Mark 1' on a Mark 1 Mounting, entered service. This gun was mounted at an AMTB Battery in Singapore.
Pre-WWII, the Twin 6 Pounder armed the Changi Outer (Palm), Pulau Sejahat, and the Berhala Reping AMTB Batteries. Post War, they armed OSO at Fort Siloso, Batu Berlayar, and Berhala Reping.
Diagram of the Gun Barrel
The guns were constructed from steel, and weighed 9 cwt 1 qr 24 lb (480 kg). The barrel was rifled with 24 grooves. The gun body was fixed to a platform and mounted on a Mark I Mounting, capable of all-round traverse. The complete gun assembly and mounting was bolted to a Holdfast in the emplacement floor. The Holdfast consisted of ten bolts buried vertically in the concrete floor. Each bolt being 34·8 inches (88·4 cm) in length.
Two Ammunition Trays were attached to the platform, one each side of the gun body. The platforms were pivoted so that ammunition was always at the correct angle for the loading team. Each tray could carry 36 rounds of ammunition, stacked pyramid fashion. Because the gun could fire so quickly, additional ammunition would be held on Ammunition Trolleys, each carrying 36 rounds. These trolleys were on a curving track running around the top of the emplacement.
The gun mounted at Siloso after the war had been modified in the light of experience. It was modified so that as well as engaging sea targets, it could also be used in an anti-aircraft role.
Ammunition was Fixed QF. It comprised a primer and a propellant charge in a brass case to which was attached the projectile (shell) and fuse. The complete unit being called a 'Cartridge' or 'Round'.
The shell was filled with H.E. and was made from forged steel. It weighed 6 lb 4 oz 48 dr (2·85 kg). The shells could be fitted with a tracer element if required. This would enable the flight of the shell to be followed visually.
A full charge of 1lb 6oz 3 dr (0·63 kg) of cordite propellant gave the gun a range of 5150 yards (4709 metres) at an elevation of 7·5°. A reduced charge of 13 oz 4 dr (0´375 kg) was also available. This gave a range of 3,900 yards (3566 m).
Gun Detachment
Safety Officer: He could stop the gun firing should a target towing boat drift into range.
No.1: The gun commander. He sat to the right of the gun barrels, and had a viewing telescope. He operated the gun traversing gear. His telescope could compensate for any deflection of shot required.
Automatic Sight: On the left of the guns. This man controlled the elevation of the gun. His telescope was fitted with a Tidal Arc Lever. This lever adjusted the telescope for the height of the tide, and is calibrated for the height of the tide, above and below mean sea level for the particular gun. The sighting of any coastal gun is affected by the height of the tide, and an adjustment needs to be made for this.
Direction Sight: on the right of the Platform. Controls the deflection required.
Loaders: One for each gun. His task was to receive the cartridges form the handler behind him and push it firmly into the breech. A cartridge was placed under his arm, left or right, depending on which gun he was loading. He grasped the cartridge and inserted it into the breech.
Handlers: One for each gun. He took a cartridge from the tray and placed it under the Loader's arm, ensuring that it did not fall. The Loader then grasped the round with his free hand and thrust it into the gun's breech. As might be imagined, the moves were carefully choreographed, and practiced to obtain the highest possible speed consistent with safety and accuracy.
Ammunition Train: Further men were required to bring cartridges from the magazine and stack them on the Ammunition Trolleys ready for use.
The gun was capable of a rapid traverse, and despite being hand-loaded, the gun could achieve a rate of fire in excess of of 72 rounds a minute when served by a well drilled gun crew. The guns shields were fitted with a powerful extractor fan on the roof, to remove the build up fumes which would otherwise affect the gun crew.
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The aim of the campaign, created by Baber Smith, is to build equity and drive footfall. It aims to raise the Lakeside centre profile through the new positioning of "feel good shopping" that emphasises the feelgood factor of the Lakeside experience. The concept will feature across outdoor, door drops and press advertising, as well as radio.
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HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
10 Sep 2012HBS Case
by Kim Girard
As yoga's popularity has grown into a $6 billion business, a cast of successful entrepreneurs has emerged with their own styles of the ancient practice. Yet yoga's rise underscores a larger question for Professor Rohit Deshpandé: Is everything brandable?
Harvard Business School Professor Rohit Deshpandé often asks his marketing students a show-stopping question: Is everything brandable—and should everything be brandable?
So when he read a November 2010 New York Times piece on the tensions between traditional practitioners who wanted to "take back yoga" from celebrity teachers with newfangled twists on the ancient practice, the word "brand" jumped out at him.
"What had me intrigued was that there was this controversy," says Deshpandé, the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing. "There were strong positions taken by a number of people. It wasn't just a descriptive story."
"There are two elements of brand authenticity, and they appeal to two different sorts of people"
Deshpandé decided that the business of yoga would make a lively teaching case for his class of entrepreneurs in the School's Owner/President Management Program, with plenty of lessons about branding and competitive strategy.
Two Paths
In Branding Yoga, cowritten with HBS Global Research Group associate director Kerry Herman and research associate Annelena Lobb, Deshpandé examines the different paths of two successful yoga teachers.
There's Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga in America, who has aggressively fought to patent his approach to traditional yoga style. Then there is the former model and ballet dancer Tara Stiles, who isn't particularly interested in yoga's roots or rules, but rather in mixing up different styles of yoga to create a beneficial exercise.
"There are two elements of brand authenticity, and they appeal to two different sorts of people," Deshpandé says.
The enterprising Bikram, born in 1946 in Calcutta and known worldwide by his first name, began studying yoga as a four-year-old under his guru Bishnu Ghosh. He arrived in America in 1971, opening his first studio in Los Angeles and teaching traditional Hatha yoga to students including Shirley MacLaine.
Bikram built his business slowly. In 1979, he wrote Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class. He also trademarked his company's name, Bikram's Yoga College of India. In 1994, he began offering intensive courses, training 200 teachers per year, according to the case.
Worried that competitors were copying his teachings and techniques, Bikram decided in 2002 to patent a typical 90-minute class, which consists of 26 postures and two breathing exercises in a room heated to 105°F. Hundreds of cease-and-desist letters were slapped on competing studio owners.
The Indian government, meanwhile, took umbrage with Bikram's legal claims, arguing that yoga was part of the country's traditional knowledge. The government put together a panel of 100 historians and scientists that began cataloging 1,500 yoga poses found in ancient texts written in Sanskrit, Urdu, and Persian. The goal was not to challenge Bikram in court, the case explains, but rather to keep others from following his proprietary example.
By 2011, there were some 5,000 Bikram Yoga studios worldwide. Deshpandé notes that in a world where the majority of yoga teachers were just scraping by Bikram succeeded through strategic use of branding and legal protections. Bikram also gained an edge by starting early in the United States and understanding yoga's commercial potential.
"He's very good at marketing the business, but especially on the branding side, he understood the importance of the Bikram brand," he says. "It wasn't about yoga, it was about Bikram yoga, and he had to establish what the difference was. His story was all about understanding that you needed legal protection for your branding."
The Stiles Approach
Tara Stiles, meanwhile, found success in yoga her own way. She had studied ballet before launching a brief modeling career with the Ford Agency. Her early experiences of yoga were personal and drew from several different traditions. "It felt right and natural, not rigid with a certain style," she said. Yoga "gurus" she had encountered in New York put her off.
Stiles used Facebook to promote yoga classes taught out of her apartment and offered private sessions. She also blogged about yoga for Women's Health and the Huffington Post. In 2008, after opening her own studio, Strala Yoga, the popular doctor and self-help author Deepak Chopra hired Stiles as his personal yoga instructor, a huge endorsement.
Stiles created controversy because she was "making yoga cool," Chopra said in the case. "We are basically breaking the rules, improvising, adding music; in our minds, connecting the younger generation. In society, brands that succeed stay relevant."
Stiles hasn't patented her classes, but in 2010 she did publish a book called Slim Calm Sexy Yoga and launched a yoga DVD under Jane Fonda's "Team Fonda" fitness brand. In addition, she and Chopra collaborated on the iPad app Authentic Yoga. Those actions spurred some instructors to label her a sellout, but Deshpandé is more measured.
"Tara Stiles appeals to a much younger demographic than Bikram," he says. "She's not as regimented in her form of yoga. There's no Sanskrit in her yoga. Bikram is about Sanskrit. Bikram is about India. She's quintessentially American."
Deshpandé taught the case for the first time this past spring, drawing a lively debate among participants who were divided on whether the commercialization of yoga is appropriate.
"The discussion was very heated," he says. "The argument against it is that religion is something that is very personal, and that it should not be commercialized."
"It wasn't about yoga, it was about Bikram yoga"
(The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has weighed in on the debate as well. The organization launched an awareness campaign called "Take Back Yoga—Bringing to Light Yoga's Hindu Roots." The goal was not to convert yoga devotees to Hinduism, according to the organizers, but rather to have them acknowledge the connection.
HAF cofounder and board member Aseem Shukla wrote a 2010 piece for the Washington Post's On Faith column called "The Theft of Yoga." In it, Shukla blasted the "facile complicity of generations of Hindu yogis, gurus, swamis, and others that offered up a religion's spiritual wealth at the altar of crass commercialism."
The other side of the argument focuses on business rather than religion. "It's all about creating value for a large audience. By using marketing and branding you can be more effective and bring [your product] to a larger audience," Deshpandé says.
"Branding Yoga" is one of five branding cases Deshpandé uses in his classes to explore how companies create brands that are differentiated and worthy of a price premium. In addition to yoga, he cites the bottled water industry as an example.
"You get this stuff for free out of your faucet," he says. "With Evian or Dasani you pay $2, $4, and that's the reaction consumers have: 'You are just attaching a fancy name on it, which costs me money.' "
It's up to the company to add value to that brand to make it worth the price, stresses Deshpandé. Participants also tackle how to leverage a brand globally, build a multibrand portfolio, and defend a brand against competition.
Great article!, I found Hot Yoga a fantastic meditation-exercise-self inducted massage-sweat program 6 years ago. Introduced by an HBS classmate I became addicted to it and gained strength, flexibility and overall health. Then I heard about Bikram Yoga and practiced in two or three different studios. I was VERY disappointed because Bikram Yoga teachers appeared to me more interested in reciting the instructions (memorized by the word!!) than in yoga itself. There was also a controversy amongst the Bikram Yoga Studios I visited as Bikram wanted to charge Bikram Yoga studios for using his brand, etc.
All in all, yoga is one of India's (or that region of the world and that civilization) contributions to Human Kind. I congratulate the government of India for doing such an exceptional work in cataloging yoga. Anyone who has gotten addicted to yoga like I am will agree that it is truly a gift to Human Kind.
In principle branding is a critical piece for product marketing. However, its contradictory to the principles espoused by Yoga. One of Hinduism key tenets is spirituality and the notion of - strive hard towards a goal but don't be tied to its results. The branding of Bikram and cease and desist approach are a far cry from that lofty tenet.
Branding an undifferentiated commodity is nothing new. I recall an HBS case from many years ago about Sunkist imprinting their name on oranges.
What is different here is that branding is building upon an existing "brand" -- yoga -- which has been part of the public domain since before the expression "public domain" was invented.
What comes to mind is the recent branding of Kabbalah, a tradition of Jewish mysticism, as a celebrity-endorsed product. (See this L. A. Times article. )
Similarly, the efforts of a Texas company to trademark the name of basmati rice which has been a cultural staple food in India for centuries. (See this N.Y. Times article.)
The more that branding becomes a means of creating a distinction where little or no distinction exists, or to lay claim to something otherwise in the public domain, the more cynical the consumer becomes. In the long run, this seriously weakens the power of branding as a bona fide marketing tool.
This is a great article! I would consider the positive side of yoga branding being the fact this has made the yoga available to a greater audience thus the benefits of yoga have been shared regardless of the audience religion. In fact, I am catholic and I have found the practice of yoga has made me understand more my spirituality and understand that the teacings are basically the same, so if people would be better by doing yoga-with-a-brand and not linking it to a religious practice, this is welcome since a lot of physical and emotional pain is healed.
Zufi Deo
Founder, www.bizstuff.co
I think if we use the open source model - ie the yoga it self is free however the charge is for the customisation and support - then we can see how something like Yoga can be branded and productised.
Dr.Priya M Vaidya
Assistant Professor, Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce,Mumbai, India
The article is very interesting. It poses forward interesting questions about knowledge as a means to an end and also as an end in itself.
If Yoga is perceived as a means to an end-then the aspect of branding Yoga follows.
Most importantly- it then defeats the very purpose of learning Yoga .It hampers man's journey towards self development .
Branding Yoga attempts gives rise to ethical dilemmas and questions that focus upon on the essence of commercializing the sanctity of human life.
Kapil Kumar Sopory
Company Secretary, SMEC(India) Private Limited
Yoga is commonly known generic term for physical,mental and spiritual disciplines which originated in ancient India. Various forms of yoga are described in Indian scriptures.
Yoga means 'yoke','to join','to attach' - the ultimate aim of yoga is to attain a state of highest bliss. This, as per the holy Indian scripture 'Upanishad", yoga is 'steady control of the senses, which, alongwith cessation of mental activity, leads to supreme state'. Thus yoga, in essence, is the merger of body, mind and intellect which need to move in a common direction with none of the three receiving more attention than the other two.
While this is the basic purpose of yoga, this has been lost due to excessive and undue body consciousness which in the ultimate does not keep us totally happy and worry free.
Yoga became popular in US in 1980s as a physical system of health exercises. By and by, it became popular as it kept people physically fit leading to cure of many diseases. Keeping the users' expectations in view, newer exercise postures were devised and people somewhat hypnotised to get inclined to these forms of so called yoga. In my view the studios are more like gyms as they fail to provide what the real purpose of yoga is.
Hence, branding yoga is an exercise in popularising the physical part and people need to know that they are following the new forms for their outer self only and not the real Self which matters more.
Michel Hogan
The whole question rests on what you see a "brand" to be.
Very few products are brands in their own right. The fact that Bikram still adds "yoga" to the name of his product suggests that the brand is actually yoga and the product is Bikram. In that way I would think that while he can claim ownership of his particular flavored product, the underlying "brand" of yoga has a broader ownership.
Marketing obsessions with making everything about brand aside - most often a product is just a product and there is nothing wrong with that.
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Associate Professor, University of delhi
What we see in the west is not Yoga most of the time, it is Asana, that is the only part of the tradition that can be purchased. The other parts are only obtainable through self study and practice. Bikram's yoga is a group of Asanas. Ms. Stile's Yoga is Asana.
Yoga is a science that comes from the Indian culture's study of humanity over thousands of years. It has many parts. The use of the postures is only one part of Yoga. Also, the Sanskrit language is a living language that is misinterpreted through our structure of language in the west. The words in Sanskrit have vibrational values to the mind and body, just as many ancient languages did. Each posture is named not only for description, but for purpose.
In studying the branding of Asana, it would also be important to study the personalities that attempting to brand it. Are they branding "Yoga" or themselves? Bikram's purpose to separate himself out by trademarking, and Ms. Stiles need to remove herself from the tradition and the language tells me more about the use of the product to brand the person. Both Bikram and Ms. Stiles saw a market and created their product to fit that market.
On the subject of Yoga, a branding study is interesting, but a consumer study would be more revealing about it's growth as a product.
SAT GOEL
If Yoga can be branded and sold. Then soon, breathing and exercising will be branded and sold. Branding does not add value to the product or service, it only increases its cost.
Laurence McKinney
I am reminded of the first visit of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to Boston under the auspices of a foundation founded by HBS classmate Charlie Geer. After his talk, seated on a cushion in Sander's Theater he took questions from a line at the microphone. When my time came I agreed how useful meditative practice could be and mentioned the success I'd enjoyed already.
He gave his characteristic giggle and smiled "It would appear that you have already attained Bliss Consciousness without the need for Transcendental Meditation," and his smile sort of narrowed as he paused ... "but it would have been FAR easier for you if you HAD used Transcendental Meditation" Giggle. I nodded my appreciation and returned to my seat.
I was satisfied, but I wondered if anyone else was picking up the real message both of us understood:
"Hey, Charlie, we all know there are a couple of thousand dozen karma yoga practices which with consistent practice will make us into wizards .... but will you buzz off? I'm selling my brand here!"
Yep, he's a real yogi, and I heard it loud and clear. His brand. Perhaps the first "branded" yoga, and for celebrity endorsements - you can't beat the Beatles.
Srini
Director, HP
There are two aspects to this:
2. Content ownership.
Branding: Is perfectly a choice for some one to push their way, their system and try to make sure that people opt for them.
Content Ownership: When the base content belongs (in this case) to a community for eons, it's unethical in the name of branding for some one to slap cases against others.
What's good for the goose should be good for the gander too. If any branded yoga - copied in full or in part from the community, they should have no right to crib when others copy from them.
Joyce Garforth
One must remember that Yoga asanas are only a flicker of parenthesis of all that embraces the total concept of Patanjali Yoga. It is time to learn more, and develop the totality of it. This will encompass and draw a larger amount of people of this entire globe. Isn't this what marketing is all about?
Vandana Sonwaney
Professor, SYmbiosis Institute of Operations Management
In case of Yoga, the core product is crucial. The science behind it has to remain intact.
Augementations will not create great Brand resonance. Hence Yoga should reamin a generic brand competing with Mechanised Gyms and otehr outfit for physical/ mental well being, strength and tenacity.
Lets not Brand everything ! SOme thigns should just remain as they are without perceptually created aura around them.
Have been practising yoga since 1968, teaching Yoga since 1975, studied various systems in Yoga, i.e. Iyengar, Ashtanga, incorporate yoga with pressure points techniques as in reflexology, aromatherapy, ayurveda, traditional Patanjali path of yoga, completing with deep quided relaxation and meditation complete with music. I have in my quiet way of teaching yoga connected also with thousands of people over the years. There is no need for branding this system, it is in the true system of Yoga, that attracts people to come nowadays, and to be entirely absorbed in what you teach with truthfulness and above all: Non violence.
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Yoga is the only methodology available with the humanity which has anatomized the human existence without opening a human body. It is the oldest and the deepest psychology of the human existence.
rushabh
If branding yoga, improves the quality of life of anothers and benefits them then,according to me there is no harm in branding it.Ultimately it is a discovery of ancient BHARAT (India) and it will always be our invention no matter how far it spreads and who practices it. We Indians believe in giving and spreading love..
k.Bharadwaja
Yoga Exponent /Teacher, Benaka Public School
yoga is a great science of Correct living and helps in expansion of higher mind in persons.This should be taken in the spirit of any other scientific advancement by the persons who have contributed to the progress of the society. but never as religion.It is very much universal.if yoga helps in progress of mankind why not persue
Rohit Deshpande
Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing
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World Premiere Single: Starlite Campbell Band "Lay It Out On Me"
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Caught up in the lockdown after temporarily relocating their semi-mobile recording studio to Lower Saxony, Germany to write and record their highly anticipated new album The Language of Curiosity, European & British blues award nominees Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell of the Starlite Campbell Band release their new single "Lay It Out On Me," on Friday, July 3 2020.
"Love is not a picture postcard. Love is tempestuous, love is passionate, love is turbulent… Lay It Out On Me" Photograph: Phil Kneen © 2020
With their debut album Blueberry Pie nominated for best album in the European blues awards, their second album The Language of Curiosity set for release on October 2, 2020, continues to push the boundaries of British blues and British rock. The record also features longtime collaborators Jonny Henderson and Christian Madden who are sharing keyboard duties and drummer Steve Gibson.
Suzy explained, "'Lay It Out On Me' is the second single release from The Language of Curiosity and gives you a deeper experience of what to expect from the new album; the honest heartbeat of the changing times we now live in and how we adapt in our relationships to cope with the deepest of fears mixed with the vibrance of our passion. Once again, photographer Phil Kneen captured the spirit of the song on film for the single artwork."
Pre-order the new album The Language of Curiosity today on limited edition 180g vinyl, CD and digital or become a patron of the band (level two or above) to receive a download of "Lay It Out On Me" and all singles released from the album before the official release date on October 2, 2020.
Listen to "Lay It Out On Me"exclusively on the Starlite Campbell Band website from the 3rd – 10th July 2020.
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Spanish Bullfighting: A Photo Essay from Entrance to (Bloody) Ending
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At the edge of his seat. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
At first glance, the buzz outside Las Ventas seems typical of a large sporting event: the spattering of law enforcement officials, overpriced sodas laid over iceboxes, and cameras mounted on giant orange cranes.
However, if you look close enough, you will not see team jerseys or monogrammed caps, not even frenzied fans in facepaint carrying giant foam fingers.
That's not to say that there aren't any sides here. On the contrary, there couldn't be a clearer distinction. Even the cheapest tickets or the farthest seats won't lead you to mix-up a Henry for a Diego. There are, as it has always been, only two distinct sides here: man and animal.
I walk through the large iron gates.
The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is Madrid's most famous bullring, often considered home to Spanish bullfighting. Its large brick edifice with multiple arches is encrusted with azure ceramic tiles. The gathering outside is reminiscent of Monday afternoons at leafy parks: grandfathers with grandsons, senior citizens in suits peering at minuscule newsprint.
The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas was built in 1929 in the Salamanca area in Madrid. The neo-Moorish structure has a capacity of 25,000. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
During the off-season, the arena doubles as a music venue, hosting musical artists like Kylie Minogue and Coldplay. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
A statue of a torero and a bull outside the bullring. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
I walk through the large iron gates. The circular alley that leads to the bullring is filled with voluble chatter and beer. I pay two euros for a seat cushion that doesn't feel cushiony at all.
I'm early, but the seats are already half-filled. The four o' clock sun casts a crescent-shaped shadow across the stadium. The most expensive tickets are the ones in the shade; the least expensive are the ones that bare you to the sizzling summer sun. Either way, tickets during this time sell quickly; the San Isidro festival brings the fiercest toreros (bullfighters) across Spain to face-off against the deadliest breed of bulls.
The seats in the stadium are divided into three categories: Sol, Sombra, and Sol y Sombra (Sun, Shade, and Sun and Shade). The seats in the shade are most coveted and can cost up to 150 euros. The least expensive Sol seats can be snagged for 20 euros. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
A man draws chalk lines, demarcating the area of fight. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
A spectator at the arena. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
I pass a middle-aged woman who holds a rooster in her hands. She ties a ribbon bearing the colours of the Spanish flag around its neck. I find my seat; it's a hard block of concrete that ignites my enthusiasm for the two-euro seat cushion. The gentlemen around me light their fat cigars and gesture heavily.
Spectators at the arena. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
The arena is divided into 10 tendidos that roughly make up a group of 27 rows around the bullring that has a circumference of 60 metres. They are then divided into filas (rows). Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
The bull is released.
The blowing bugle signals the start of a procession of the toreros. Two things stand out in the procession: There is more fuchsia than I anticipated, and toreros wear seriously tight pants. If this were a beauty pageant, the matadors would be the undeniable queens of the ball. The three matadors are the leaders of this entourage; their costumes, called "suits of light" in Spanish are the only ones embroidered with intricate gold threadwork.
The second trumpet signals the beginning of the Corrida (bullfight). The bull is released onto the ring. Like a child at the sound of the last bell on the final day of school, the bull runs hurriedly out of the gates before slowing down right in the middle of the ring. He doesn't seem angry, just restless and confused.
Then, it begins.
The act of bullfighting itself is divided into three parts.
A picador and a banderillero await the start of the bullfight. The banderillero holds a fuchsia and yellow capote (cape). The picador's lance is called the vara. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
The matador first weighs the bull as banderilleros confront it with a capote (cape). He studies the character of the bull – the turns of its head and obvious tendencies that could be useful.
Then the picadores, armed with lances, enter the ring. They ride on blindfolded horses with heavy pads on the sides that protect the animals from any injury by the bull. The picadores attempt to weaken the neck muscles of the bull by piercing the lance through its back.
Then the banderilleros return with sharp barbed sticks called banderillas. They further attempt to destabilise the animal by spearing the sticks on to its spine.
The last act is called the tercio de muerte (the act of death). The matador enters the ring solo, his muleta (red cape) in hand. He will perform the dance of the capes – indulging the audience in several passes (tandas) before finally placing the sword (stealthily hidden behind his cape) into the back of the bull.
The matador exhibits his muleta to the crowd before he begins the corrida. Image courtesy of Sruthi Vijayan.
The first 10 minutes are the hardest to watch: The first piercing stroke, the smearing blood on the sandy floor. The raven hair of the bull does not subdue the intensity of the blood that soaks it. This is the moment that separates the tourists from the patrons – while most first-time viewers are forced into a flinch, patrons yell "Ole!" to cheer the matador for a pass well done.
As the evening progresses, one thing becomes abundantly clear: The bull seems like the real hero, the underdog who doesn't own a shiny costume or have legions of cheering fans. Yet, he fights.
He remains strong.
By the third act, the animal is either tired, angry, or both. The matador then enters, swishing his fiery muleta. His form stays rigid, while his movements resonate fluidity. These moments are the ones pro-corrida groups often refer to in defence of bullfighting. It's not a sport, they say, it's a tradition of the brave, courageous, and skilled. Back erect, chest out, toes pointed outwards, the matador's arms are stretched like the hour hand at three. If there wasn't blood, gore, sharp objects, or ultimate death, this could be a ballet recital.
There are moments of intense fear that grip me, like when the matador turns away from a snorting bull to rake in applause. I want to holler across the ring, begging him not to be so smug, that if we've learnt anything from the movies, it's that bad things happen to the cocky ones. But that's a part of the game – his surrendering of fear is what elevates him from those across the barricades.
He remains strong. These are instants that are captivating, solely because the mind rarely sees the body react to danger with such uncharacteristic defiance.
But the inevitability of how this will end smears the moment for me — there's no poetry in a gruesome end that cannot be altered. As the crowd awaits the penultimate swing of the sword, the narrative stumbles. The matador slips and is gored in the stomach, all in an instant. He rolls over in pain. There is sudden commotion, but the torero wants to go again. He limps back to the ring before falling again. He's carried away on a stretcher. Matador number three enters and finishes the job.
There's a frenzied waving of white handkerchiefs. I assume it is peace. I'm told that the waving is a sign from the audience imploring the president to award the ear of the bull to a young banderillero. It is custom to reward exemplary performances with the chopped ear of the slaughtered bull.
The banderillero marches across the arena, ear in hand. The night comes to an end. Another day in the ring — a new star rises, an old one faltered, and the bull – well, he never wins, even if he does.
Sruthi Vijayan
Blogger Sruthi Vijayan is a photographer and a writer. She lives in the scorching South Indian city of Chennai and hence freezes at a not so cold 20°C.She travels to please her insatiable need for great food and awesome people. Visit her website @ www.sruthivijayan.in. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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