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The Disadvantages of Parallel Tasks in Project Management
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Operating parallel project tasks allows a project team to complete multiple steps at once and deliver a completed assignment within a short time frame. This strategy carries several disadvantages for an unprepared project staff and its managers. In electing to run parallel tasks, team members and managers have little to no room for error in completing steps along the project's critical path.
Staff Spread Too Thin
Running parallel tasks within a single project management scheme can spread staff members too thin across the entire operation. If problems occur in any one area of the project, team members may not be available to help solve the issues. This can lead to tasks lagging behind the rest of the project. If these tasks are critical to the project's completion, costly delays can occur, resulting in the whole project arriving late. A past-due project can inflate the total cost of completion, which can cut into the anticipated profits from the assignment.
Managing Project Downtime
Project assignments running parallel to one another may not necessarily finish at the same time. Completing assignments within larger projects early can leave team members without additional work to perform. Without proper task management, productivity for the entire project can slip as workers complete assignments and stop tending to the goals of the larger operation. This can discourage employees who are still working on project tasks because they feel a lack of support from other team members. The environment can also increase anxiety in these team members, which can lead to project errors as they rush to complete assignments.
Challenges for Project Managers
Multitasking for project managers becomes essential when running parallel tasks. Project managers have to monitor the progress of all steps happening concurrently, and be able to troubleshoot errors as they arise to ensure all phases of the project remain on schedule. Managers who don't display this level of competency can easily derail a project by failing to monitor all tasks, or assigning the wrong team members to complete critical project steps. Managers who fail to take proactive steps to address project problems or make adjustments to completion schedules risk damaging completion dates for all parallel assignments within the larger project.
Identifying Critical Project Steps
Identifying critical project steps is crucial in the completion of a project where a team is running parallel tasks. Critical steps along a project's schedule are essential to the timely completion of a project. If any of these steps suffer delays, the entire project can't finish on time. Resisting the urge to run critical project steps parallel with one another is important to ensure all critical steps complete properly without errors or defects. Only non-critical elements can run parallel with any single critical project step. Failing to do so can result in a diminished finished product.
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In 1993, 43% of Stanford's faculty was over 50 years old. By 2008, the proportion had reached 53%. At the same time, the cohort of faculty under age 45 has fallen to just 33%. As the San Jose Mercury News reports, it's getting difficult to convince professors to retire.
Of course, many older faculty members continue to be productive scholars and teachers. All that experience counts for something. Nor are universities allowed to impose a mandatory retirement age. Still, the longevity of faculty members prevents new hiring, ties up office space, and limits the introduction of new perspectives. So, Stanford has unveiled an incentive plan to encourage retirements.
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Latest on the Sabres and Red Wings – August 22, 2016
Should the Buffalo Sabres consider signing Jiri Hudler?
Options for the Buffalo Sabres after losing out in the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes and an update on Tomas Tatar.
THE BUFFALO NEWS: Mike Harrington believes few came off well during the recent Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes, particularly Vesey, his agents and the teams that attempted to woo the youngster. With the Buffalo Sabres losing out on retaining the youngster, Harrington suggests they look at unrestricted free agent winger Jiri Hudler, who had 46 points last season and a career-high 76 in 2014-15. A younger, cheaper option would be Brandon Pirri, who had 29 points in 61 games last season and scored 22 goals in 2014-15.
He also speculates this will bring an end to the Evander Kane trade talk, noting the Vancouver Canucks were the only club that seemed to remotely have any interest in the troubled winger.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: The Sabres have just over $8 million in cap room if they wish to pursue a free-agent forward. Hudler earned $4 million per season on his last contract but could probably be had for around $3 million per on a short-term deal. Pirri would be even more affordable. Given Kane's off-ice issues, $5.25 million annual cap hit through 2017-18 and injury history, I doubt there's a market for him now.
MLIVE.COM: In a profile Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar, Ansar Khan suggests the 25-year-old remains "one of the team's most viable trading chips in its pursuit for a top-three defenseman. But it would be sacrificing a good chunk of offense."
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Khan points out Tatar is in his contract year and could seek a deal similar to teammate Gustav Nyquist, who's earning an annual cap hit of $4.75 million through 2018-19. He's slated to become a restricted free agent and holds arbitration rights.
GM Ken Holland is reportedly still seeking that top-three blueliner, which could carry on into the upcoming season. Much will depend upon Tatar's performance. If he plays well, it'll boost his trade value but it could also make Holland reluctant to move the winger.
ThirstyDeer	on August 22, 2016 at 8:37 am
What's the knock against Pirri so much that he wouldn't be signed to an affordable deal? His numbers have been a bit erratic but at the same time he has shown some promise and enough stats worthy of a one-way deal.
Regardless, I think Vesey created such talk about himself (the media didn't help) that he will have a harder time living up to the expectations.
Steven	on August 22, 2016 at 9:15 am
Pirri can score but his play making ability seems suspect, especially as a center, with just 2 assists in the same year he scored 22 goals.
Have to wonder if there are other issues preventing teams from signing a young 20 goal scorer as well.
Augustus	on August 22, 2016 at 3:15 pm
I read on some sports page online, maybe an earlier post on this site, that Pirri is as irresponsible defensively as Sven Baertschi was in Calgary.
George O.	on August 22, 2016 at 9:09 am
After years of being high on a pedestal as a "hockey genius" I think the cracks are beginning to show for Holland in Detroit. It probably started with that idiotic contract given to Howard, topped this year by the even more ridiculous deal handed to deKyser. To borrow partially from Winston Churchill, it may not be the end, but it' sure the beginning of the end as they spiral back towards their "Dead Things" days.
It does seem that things are starting to go down hill for the Red Wings; however, I think history will be kind to Holland overall as he revitalized a once dead franchise into a perrenial powerhouse. Unfortunately, George you seem to be in awe of the "what have you done for me lately" camp. Over 20 consecutive seasons in the playoffs is something to be proud of!
Dmart	on August 22, 2016 at 9:22 am
It's always what have you done for me lately in sports Steve. He's done more harm than good under a salary cap.
George O.	on August 22, 2016 at 12:15 pm
I'm not in any "camp." Just stating the facts about two bad contracts after years of being extremely careful in that regard.
You left out Wiess, Cleary, Kronwall and Erickson. Cracks is a very polite term to use in my opinion. Don't forget the odd Ott signing and the reupping Miller for a year (I have the utmost respect for Miller but it's a roster spot that Mantha, Bertuzzi or Frk should have the chance to earn). Glendening signing I'm 60/40 to the good for same reason above.
Shticky	on August 22, 2016 at 11:48 am
7 years on Abdelkader is a head scratcher
George O.	on August 22, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Almost as bad as the deKeyser deal for sure. Abdelkader is hockey's version of Mr. April-May in baseball – bright early season flare of brilliance followed by lengthy dry spells. OK to have around – but 7 YEARS???
Ron Jull	on August 22, 2016 at 9:56 am
Agreed, Holland has given to many big contracts to underachievers. I dont see how hes going to be able to move Howard, too much monney and too little return on it.
I think part of that is being in a position now where Detroit can't just outbid teams for UFA's in the cap world. Detroit has never been able to overcome the loss of Lidstrom, Rafalski & Stuart in such a short period of time & due to draft position hasn't been able to address those losses.
Holland has made some very questionable moves over the last 3 seasons starting with letting Filppula walk & signing Weiss for essentially the same money & term. The reluctance to introduce younger players & reducing the roles of veterans sooner was part of the reason Babcock choose to leave. Rumours started circulating that Babcock wanted other players playing in the NHL but Holland vetoed those choices for business development reasons burying those players longer in the AHL.
Blashill's deployment of players last season in Detroit made no sense. Specifically his use of Tatar; or lack there of, & Abdelkader; far to much, & others. Detroit's playoff rein is over. Nielsen will help, even Vanek but not enough to off set the loss of Datsyuk & declining skills of Zetterberg, Kronwall & Green nor Blashill's choices of line combinations or player deployment on the PP.
Resigning Miller was a waste of a roster spot holding back a younger player. Giving Helm 5 years at 3.85 a joke. Even signing Nielsen at 5.25 for 6 years at 32 wreaks of desperation.
Jaysin	on August 22, 2016 at 11:04 am
Yeah, Holland has made some very questionable decisions these last few offseasons. The Ott signing is unnecessary. I don't mind the Vanek deal since it's for one season. The Miller deal didn't need to happen. Neither did the Glendening or Shehean deals. Either too much term or too much money was handed out to players that are fairly easily replaced. And now there's reports that we've offered Cleary an AHL deal?! Ugh
Jeff Noel	on August 22, 2016 at 11:32 am
I'd never thought I'd hear anyone say Detroit doesn't give their young guys a chance. Year after year some young guy in a Detroit roster surprises me. I expect another will this year. I also always felt Detroit brought there young guys up slowly due to the system they played. It is a difficult one and takes time for players to adjust to it.
Maclean tried it in Ottawa and found out all the youth on the team was unable to consistently pull it off. Detroit system requires skilled players who know it well.
This has always been my thoughts of Detroit a game.
Larkin was the 1st 19 year old rookie to make Detroit in 25 years. Their rookies primarily enter the NHL when they have maxed out their waiver eligibility & Detroit has no choice but to play them or at the very least give them 1 of their 23 man active roster spots.
This worked before the cap, they could supplement their roster more easily with essentially unlimited resources & no cap. In today's world you need the flexibility ELC contracts provide.
james lee	on August 24, 2016 at 8:38 pm
You need to get your facts straight. Getting rid of Filppula, absolutely signing Weiss, and especially giving Ericckson such a long term contract were all MIKE BABCOCK ideas and he is soley responsible for these three transactions. You are Wing's hater pretending to be a fan. Lets see what happens this year, before we start bashing the Wings.
PS: Bringing up one year contracts (Miller, Ott) shows your lack of knowledge of how to juggle a roster for the best results.
BCLeafFan	on August 22, 2016 at 12:21 pm
When you consider the quality of players that the Red Wings have lost since their glory days, it's hard to criticize Ken Holland – they have had an incredible run. The Wings are at that point, though, where a re-build is the answer – picks and prospects to build the system again. Detroit's problem, one that many, many teams would love to have, is that they have been good for so long. Could be a tough sell to Red Wings fans.
Hockey83	on August 22, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Yes…Agree. I think with the team they got going into this season definitely opens the door for another team to take their spot in the playoffs this year.
Striker	on August 22, 2016 at 9:59 am
I think Buffalo is set baring a deal for a top 2 Dman, a player like Fowler, Shattenkirk or similar & they don't come cheap nor are they easy to find. Just ask Edmonton.
Kane, O'Reilly, Okposo.
Ennis, Eichel, Reinhart.
Moulson, Girgensons, Gionta.
Foligno, Larsson, Deslauriers.
Spare. McCormick.
Kulikov, Ristolainen.
McCabe, Bogosian.
Georges, Franson.
Falk, Nelson.
Lehner, Nilsson.
As always move wingers around as you wish, coaches constantly shuffle players around for a whole range of reasons but baring injuries due to waiver rules this is what you get until injuries or trades alter the mix.
I see this team competing for a playoff spot. Not certain they can make it but moving into bubble territory. Much will depend of injuries to key personal & Lehner's ability to play at least 55 games.
Buffalobob	on August 22, 2016 at 11:06 am
Striker…..McCormick is done. He retired & I believe took a job within the organization.
He's still shown on their roster in the final year of a 3 year deal paying him 1.5. He hasn't filed retirement papers as yet.
Feel free to sub Fasching to #4 RW & bump Deslauriers to spare if McCormick is infact done.
Sabrenav	on August 22, 2016 at 4:21 pm
Oh, were it only true. The Cap space listed in this article does not include UFA's Girgensons and Ristolainen (probably about $7-8.5M) so there is very little room for more signings, without trades being involved. McCormick is on LTIR and has not retired. And his Cap counts. Guhle's contract, if he is returned to the juniors, does not count in the 50 man roster. Actually, the Sabres have room on the 50 and 90 man rosters to add more players. With the UFA's signing, totals would be 44 and 71, my last count. However, Buffalo is now in the Cap space battle.
If Buffalo is looking for some defensive depth, they could always sign Quincey to a one year deal. Not really top 2, but definitely top 4.
Buffalo's top 6 D is set unless they can find a #2 or better.
Ron Jull	on August 22, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Quincey would be a decent add for any team looking for a 3 through 5 dman. Not a 1 or 2 but he can still log good minutes and play fairly solidly.
Agree Striker they certainly made move to get better this off season. Could be fun to watch. I think the bubble regarding the last couple of playoff spots this season in both conferences could be a log jam.
I read somewhere Pirri refuses to play ANY defence. Not much use for that on most teams unless you are prolific and he is not.
Yep. If he could score like Kessel who cares about his defense if he's surrounded by the right type of players. But he ain't no Kessel.
Ain't is not a word George! Remember syntax?
As you get older you ain't got no more memory.
Yankee Fan	on August 22, 2016 at 1:04 pm
Something like that was posted yesterday or the day before. I would think this is the reason he isnt signed , I cant see it being any " more ."
Teams are looking for upgrades and Pirri needs to be more then 1 dimensional.
That being said I'd take a low risk chance on him and hope my coaching staff can get something more of a 200 ft game out of him, while keeping the scoring touch.
The reward could be far greater then the risk.
Bigbadbruins	on August 22, 2016 at 7:27 pm
I read an article from when he was in Florida stating his work out and practising is below par
Mike	on August 22, 2016 at 1:10 pm
IMO the issue with Detroit is the reluctance to re-build. I agree that it would be hard for any team to lose guys like lindstrom and rafalski, but I think Holland has been trying to put off the re-build for to long. Now you have middle pairing dmen and top nine forwards signed to long and expensive contracts. Buffalo lost Drury and Briere the same offseaon and Campbell the off season following. They are just starting to climb back into respectability, because Regier kept trying to make the team win now, which they just couldnt do. Sometimes its best to fall on the sword admit you were wrong and start down a new path, not sure Holland would get that chance however.
Rick W Murray	on August 22, 2016 at 1:35 pm
here's hoping Vesey falls flat on his face. He played the b"s and then sold out to the Rangers!
I'm curious, how did he play the B's? By talking to them? Or did he have a deal in place when his rights were owned by Buffalo or Nashville?
If talking to you them is "playing them" I guess 6-7 other teams should feel hosed as well.
If he had a deal in place when his rights were owned, both he and the B's ….
A classic example of not being able to eat crow without "Whine"
Since the Vesey saga started it's all been Vesey to Bruins.
Great player if on my team, bum if not !
HockeyFan	on August 22, 2016 at 3:49 pm
He did what was best for him, not the Bruins and certainly not for you!
The ones that actually got screwed, if anybody did was Nashville. Bruins were only in the mix with a bunch of other teams. Not sure how they got played.
You must have a rotten life if you wish ill to someone you haven't even met. Sheesh!
Kenn	on August 22, 2016 at 2:22 pm
Even though Kane has a ton of baggage, he still has top line skill. If Buffalo is determined to move on from his headaches, I'd love to see the Flyers make a pitch for him. Put Kane on a line with Giroux and Simmonds and he goes off in my opinion. If the asking price is reasonable.
Noooooo!!!!! Not Kane…..Flyers should put Kopechny (spelling?) with Giroux.
I do NOT want Kane on the Flyers, the guys an overpaid, over rated, injury prone idiot. Roster spots if any available in Philly need to go to young guys.
Kane is still pretty young, I think Travis maybe plays on the 3rd line initially if he breaks camp with the team. Maybe he has a shot at the 2nd with Coots at C and Schenn at LW. I don't see Next putting that much pressure on him so quickly. I actually think he maybe goes back to junior or the A( if he's eligible) given the cautious route they've been taking.
I saw Konecny play a lot here in Ottawa with the 67s and there is no doubting his skill-set. But there was a reason he dropped to 24 in the 2015 draft, including being by-passed by Ottawa twice – at # 18 and again at # 21 – he's 5′ 10″ and weighs in at 176 lbs. On the ice he reminded me a lot of Corey Locke who scored tons of goals in the OHL but only ever played 9 NHL games because he was 5′ 9″ 175 lbs and couldn't handle the bigger players. Mind you, Konecny overall is better – but it will be interesting to see how he handles the bigger and faster NHL opposition.
Kane would be a good fit in Philly! Only wrong Ron would think konecny is a better fit than Kane
Yogi	on August 22, 2016 at 11:24 pm
George, Konecny had concussion problems, that was what they reported. Didn`t he miss a bunch of games that year.
Kenn	on August 23, 2016 at 12:28 am
Konecny is a slick player and was probably a steal at #24 but I think a big body on the left side is a key to Giroux's play. I know Jagr is different from Kane but he's a big dude and G excelled with Jags and Scotty flanking him. Little guys have a place in the modern game, so he'll play and be productive, I just think Kane and a low cost would be a great add to the team.
Agreed Kenn, another fit is Perry and Getzlaf. He needs to play with people that make him accountable but not ostracized. Byfuglien's handling of Kane, although necessary, proved excessive. I hope for the good of hockey this kid gets his stuff together and proves his true worth.
Yogi, in a season split between Ottawa and Sarnia, Konecny played 60 games of a 68-gamer schedule, scoring 30 goals and 71 assists, so he didn't miss all that much.
No mention in comments of Enroth signing in Toronto today?
Too big of news…..full page tomorrow ?
Shticky	on August 22, 2016 at 10:41 pm
Wouldn't want to hi jack a thread…cause you know big bear plays no part in that with dumb ass troll comments like this.
He is a career backup what's to talk about? Did you forget about " trolling" NYR4LIFE? Or is that ok?
Enroth is a solid add,the Leafs will have the best tandem this year than they've had in awhile. I'm no Leaf fan, can't stand Toronto but the new regime is getting things sorted out and in 2,3 years them will be relevant again, well, relevant…ish.
Hockey83	on August 23, 2016 at 12:54 am
Heard from a somewhat reliable source they'd been taking a long look at Ramo. Enroth hasn't really had any success over over his 7 seasons…except for his first season as a back up. If they can keep him to 15 games or less he might be ok but it seems when he plays more than 20 he just tanks it.
Would have loved to see Ramo land on his feet after the Flames organization all but destroyed his career with their embarrassing 3 goalie fiasco last season.
Yankee Fan	on August 22, 2016 at 11:11 pm
That's right. We are not to talk about career back up,fringe players.
Now back to Pirri.?
Bigbadbruins	on August 23, 2016 at 12:03 am
Touche?
Let's not forget about the PTO extended to Prust!
Yap yap yap nothing to talk about yet here you are the yapping dolt , NYR has it wrong it's not that I care that people talk trash about players they obviously don't watch, it's the part that they are the same people (like yourself) that complain they see too much Leaf stuff,. Here is a clue because you're obviously not very bright or maybe you could think up a name that didn't start with the second letter in the 2nd letter in the alphabet . the reason you see so much Leaf stuff is because idiots like your self bring it up for the most part. Example A is your dumb post above,
" second letter in the 2nd letter" ? ??? pretty simple it was a joke that's it that's all do you really have to respond?? All you do is troll other teams but as soon as it's about the leafs you flip out! You just bashed abdelkators contract is your opinion the only one that's right and no one can have an opinion about the leafs? Get over yourself don't respond!!
Hockey83	on August 23, 2016 at 1:02 am
It really did seem just like a joke regarding the weight of the news not Toronto
Ya know….Breaking news flash…Enroth sign with Toronto…Full story at 11.
Insert any team name. To me Enroth is the punchline not Toronto.
I could be wrong
Opinions regarding the Leafs are well founded, even though I am a fan. No Cup, or Cup final appearance since 67 provides enough evidence. A few flashes of success since then (93,94 and 99-02; when I lived there) is hardly much to brag about.
However, I do think people need to take the current rebuild seriously. The Leafs are no question trending in the right direction.
Leaf fans deserve credit for sticking with it over the years!
I think what puzzles many is the very fact that fans did "stick with it" over the past half century. In that I don't mean residents of the GTA – most fans living in a team's area tend to remain faithful (just look at Cubs fans) – but what has kept those living in other cities so faithful? What did they do in that almost 5O years to generate a following by younger fans. I was 29 when they last won a cup. Anyone who was 35 or more is likely dead or eating pablum in an old folk's home. Anyone born that year is going on 50. If they live in the cities what some find hard to fathom is, what did the Leafs do to generate such a following? Nothing nasty intended here – just that kids more or less tend to latch onto winning teams and personalities on winners. Just curious what others think.
Should read "if they live in other cities …"
mr pink	on August 23, 2016 at 2:26 am
JVR & Bozak for Bjugstad, Jokinen & a pick or prospect?
What are you smoking?


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David Chen	in newsletter, pandemic	| May 17, 2020
'For those of us who are privileged enough to work from home during the pandemic, the events of the past few months have really messed with the notion of time. Days blend into each other. The weekend, while still a much-needed source of rest, doesn't feel demarcated from the rest of the week anymore. The things we used to look forward to — gatherings with friends, nights out on the town, opening weekends for blockbuster films — have all melted away. We've been left with the endless repetition of the daily routine.
The pandemic has had this strange effect of freezing our lives in place. Whatever financial position or professional status you'd achieved by February 2020? That's basically what you're going to be stuck with for awhile. The friends you had pre-COVID? If you're lucky, they'll still be around when this is all over (but you probably aren't going to add to their ranks so much during this time).
Most days, I struggle to dream of a future where things get better. Where we're allowed to dream again. Where people trust in each other, in the idea of truth, in the possibility of a government that is benevolent and that values science and expertise. This whole pandemic has been absolutely shattering.
But there is one thing I do think about. It's this interview Larry Brilliant to Wired magazine not too long ago. For those of you who don't know who Larry Brilliant is, he's one of the scientists that worked to eradicate smallpox (check out his amazing TED talk on the subject here).
When asked whether he was scared or not, Brilliant responded:
I'm in the age group that has a one in seven mortality rate if I get it. If you're not worried, you're not paying attention. But I'm not scared. I firmly believe that the steps that we're taking will extend the time that it takes for the virus to make the rounds. I think that, in turn, will increase the likelihood that we will have a vaccine or we will have a prophylactic antiviral in time to cut off, reduce, or truncate the spread. Everybody needs to remember: This is not a zombie apocalypse. It's not a mass extinction event.
"It's not a mass extinction event."
Yes, I will grant that if our bar for comfort right now is "the thing is not a mass extinction event," things have truly gone off the rails. But for some reason I've often reflected on this sentence in recent days.
It often feels like the world is ending. For many people, the pain caused by the sickness or death of loved ones will be irreparable. The financial consequences of the pandemic will be with us for a generation.
But this is not a mass extinction event. It's not an asteroid that's going to wipe out all life on Earth. It's not 28 Days Later. Humanity will survive this.
[It'll also be up to us what type of society we want to live in afterwards. How much do we want to support the middle class? How do we want our cities to look? Do we still need restaurants? Concerts?]
In Seattle, the governor has announced a phased plan to re-open the economy. Slowly, we are seeing signs of life returning to our streets and our businesses. The farmer's market has opened back up. Many restaurants I used to go to are now operational, albeit for pick-up/delivery only. It is a process that will take months, at the absolute bare minimum, but it is a process that has begun.
In The New Yorker, James Ross Gardner writes about what it feels like to live in Seattle right now:
For now, we stay at home and wait. And we watch other regions that are in the position we were in weeks before. The wave of casualties and economic destruction that first hit Seattle has long since rolled across the country, every city a replica of our empty, boarded-up own. But here, in the first U.S. state with a confirmed case, the first to log a death, there is cause, however modest, for optimism. We showed that there's a way to slow the spread. That it could, in fact, be done. At the beginning of all this, at the start of March, as the death count climbed, and we stopped shaking hands and sitting in the same rooms together, I thought of Seattle as living in the laboratory of the nation's future. I hoped I was wrong. Now I hope I'm right.
I hope so too.
A few other interesting things from around the web:
I had a spirited conversation with Patrick Willems about The Rise of Skywalker. You can view our conversation on YouTube or download the podcast version.
Renee Dale writes about our loss of the trivial.
For Vulture, a spectacular piece of writing by Jerry Saltz. It starts as a piece about how he's surviving during the pandemic, given his very specific diet. It then transforms into something else entirely.
Micki McElya wonders where is the national mourning for the 90,000 who have died from COVID-19?
Kyle Buchanan has created an excellent oral history of Mad Max: Fury Road, my favorite film of the past decade.
Atul Gawande has written a great summary of where things stand right now with the pandemic and how we might be able to get out of it.
For a laugh, read this Dave Eggers piece on "flattening the truth."
From The Atlantic, a haunting piece about QAnon. For those who try to battle misinformation in their daily lives: this is what you are up against.
Tip your essential workers. Please.
Chuck Wendig writes about how the quarantine has made us all like Calvin and Hobbes.
If you want more frequent updates from me, subscribe to my podcast Culturally Relevant. I also tweet out every article I read these days from my Davechen.net Twitter account.
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Thanks for reading. If you enjoy my work, please consider sharing it on social media. Thank you.
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Q: htaccess category based redirect I want to perform these redirecttions:
example.com/a/b/c ===> example.com/index.php?p=a/b/c
example.com/d/e/f ===> example.com/index.php?p=d/e/f
example.com/area2/b/c ===> example.com/index_area2.php?p=b/c
example.com/area2/d/e ===> example.com/index_area2.php?p=d/e
This is what I have now:
RewriteRule ^area2(.*)$ /index_area2.php?p=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?p=$1 [L,QSA]

I get internal server error. what is wrong here?
Each Rule works alone.

A: You're getting 500 error because your rules are causing infinite looping with any RewriteCond. Have it this way:
RewriteEngine On
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# If the request is for a valid directory
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# If the request is for a valid file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
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Maxwell turned 38 yesterday and I didn't get a chance to drop a post about him. So today I just had to post one of my favorite songs from him. He was so fine in this fortunate video. Happy belated born day Max!
The couple were married over the weekend on May 21.
They have been professing their love for one another on twitter for days now. Boobie was kind enough to share their wedding photo on twitter.
It seem like just yesterday he was on the local morning news saying he was single until the day Keyshia Cole called him. That is a great example of hot to name it and claim it into reality. Congratulations to the newlyweds.
What does "Happy" and "Dangerous" have in common? See for yourself.


GarageBand for PC : Music is one of the best ways to express feelings and emotions. With the advent of technology and of course the ease of availability of it life has very promptly smoothened out. You want to record your voice and apply for an online audition is just not a matter of a headache when you have GarageBand by your side. Garageband for PC is an application that works just not as the recording tool but much more than that. It is a complete workstation of music that must be incorporated on your device. In here, I will be delegating you the process of how to Download GarageBand for Windows 10 PC.
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The thing that you need to understand before download Garageband for pc is the range and purpose of it. Though being the product of Apple, the app very likely works on the platforms of Android, Windows and on your PC even. Obviously with the incorporation of BlueStacks and other available emulators the app can be smoothly run on any mentioned platform supported device. GarageBand is basically a digital audio workstation truly designed for macOS and iOS supported gadgets. The very purpose of it is to create podcasts and music. Well, down below you will get a brief idea regarding this application and also the concerned issue of downloading it.
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Like all the other applications, this very music workstation app too has got many features. The range of features has made the application too popular among its users. As already said, it is a music workstation, thus this demands the app to be multifaceted. Let me list out the fascinating ones that will surely make you to download it for your device as well.
GarageBand facilitates for audio recording. You might be in a crowded area or drooling in the living area of your house. Wherever you are, the sensibility of the app very intelligently senses your voices and records it with ease.
Now, for every recording you make what if you get some extra flavour of instrumental background music? This sounds absolutely amazing for facilitating play back singing option. The virtual software instruments like – MIDI keyboard, synthesisers, etc can be either connected via USB or in virtual form.
Guitar features are also available in GarageBand. The simulating range of hardware include from the popular companies. The companies thus are – Marshall Amplification, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Orange Music Electronic Company.
Also, this app has facilitated the scope of incorporating add-ons like audio loops and third party instruments. This is made to let the musical melody turn out to be the best in its form. Also, via this app you can also edit the MIDI keyboard by importing MIDI files.
These are brief of the many strong features of the superb music workstation. The range of its usage and purpose does not only confine here. The briefs of the explanation do provide huge lot of substance to be added. Let us now follow with the downloading portion of this app.
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How to Download Download GarageBand for Windows 10 PC?
The downloading of this application can be done in two way process. One, you can do it by using the Rare Software downloader. Secondly, you can have it by installing an android emulator like BlueStacks. I feel the first option to be the quickest and easiest. So, in here I will be highlighting you the process by using the downloader.
Locate the downloading option in the page. Click on it and wait for a while for getting it downloaded as the entire set up depends on the speed of the internet. This must be followed by choosing the location of the file where you want it to get installed.
Just after the downloading, wait for few more minutes to get the downloader installed and the app to get downloaded on your PC.
Just after the installation and download is done, you can then use the application. Either you can for arranging a party in your home by using the app as the DJ. Or, you can stream your melodious voice by personalising the gift on Valentine's Day. This is what you need to figure out to Download GarageBand for Windows 10 PC.
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Wilton, CT – The luck of the Irish is not required for Wilton Library's Spring Benefit on Saturday, March 17, however the first 200 people who buy tickets for the fundraiser will be feeling lucky to be able to attend this wonderful event. The fundraiser will be honoring Carol and Bob Russell for their years of loyal support and dedication to Wilton Library. From their commitment to the library's Wilton History Room to the hours spent volunteering at the book sales; from Carol's being anointed the Wilton Tree Steward to Bob's time as a First Selectman; from hosting historical lectures to Bob's painstaking work on the cherished book, Wilton, Connecticut: Three Generations of People, Places and Progress, and to the two of them being named as honorary library trustees, the library's recognition of the Russells is well deserved.
The festivities take place at Silver Spring Country Club in Ridgefield beginning at 6:30 p.m. when guests will be greeted by an Irish bagpiper and a drummer, befitting given that it is St. Patrick's Day. Attendees will enjoy a delicious dinner, a lively live auction, a bountiful silent auction and live entertainment featuring the music of Bob Riccio.
Johnson and Preisano have been leading a dedicated committee that has been hard at work for months for this all-important event for the library. The evening is designed to raise funds for programs, services and technology to fortify the library's mission to inform and inspire minds and enrich and connect lives. The committee has been engaged in efforts to bring fun and exciting items to the two auctions. Guests will be able to enthusiastically support the library by bidding on a trip to Ireland, an overnight stay at The Mayflower Inn, NASCAR Race Tickets, golfing opportunities, tickets to the New York Wine Festival, and tickets to major sporting events; these are just some of the treats that are in store. Committee members include Lianne Acosta-Rua, Kathy Dhanda, Summer Downey, Suzi Eckert, Margret Greene, Kathryn Groves, Betsy Huffman, Tamara Kalin, Michele Klink, Pam Nobumoto, Kristy Ripp, Teresa Waldron, Elizabeth Walsh and Tami Weigold.
The Celtic-themed decorations created for the evening are provided through the talents of Betsy Huffman. The symbol of the event, The Celtic Tree of Life, represents forces of nature coming together in perfect harmony to maintain balance in the universe. Wilton Library shares features of the Celtic Tree of Life: Roots—honoring the town's deep history and the wonderful people and community that have made Wilton what it is today; Trunk—standing at its core, as the cultural and intellectual center of Wilton; and Branches – reaching out to the community in many and various ways.
The benefit is made possible in part through the generous support of The Amadeo Family, Presenting Sponsors Dorie and Nick Davatzes, and Fairfield County Bank, and Gold Sponsor General Electric. Media sponsors are Wilton Magazine and GOOD Morning Wilton.
Tickets for the event begin at $225 per person with opportunities for reserved tables. Tickets for the fundraiser are now on sale and may be purchased online at www.wiltonlibrary.org, by calling 203-762-6321 or by visiting the library's Circulation Desk. Guests are kindly asked to RSVP by March 7. Cocktail attire is requested. Silver Spring Country Club is located at 439 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield, CT.
Wilton Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on the generous support from the community for 100% of its materials, programs and services.


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Federico García Lorca, Selected Suites. Quance, Roberta Ann (9781786941077). Hardback.
This volume offers a fresh translation of a generous selection of Lorca's suites, a body of work that Federico García Lorca left largely unpublished upon his death in 1936. Composed between 1920 to 1923, these poems are closest in spirit and technique to Lorca's Songs (1927) and his Poem of the Deep Song (1931). In 1926 the poet suggested they could be released together to form a 'boxed set', yet this plan, like other earlier efforts, fell through. Lorca's suites reveal a poet who is interested in creating a modern style founded on popular oral lyric and fragmented narrative. But they also show a poet who explores his heart and his sexual orientation, and who may have hesitated too long about publication. Lorca achieved the fullest expression of a personal yearning in his long poem In the Garden of the Lunar Grapefruits. Out of an impossible contradiction between self-discovery and wariness of disclosure rises the blue world of the ideal—a timeless world that all readers of Lorca will want to take into account, inasmuch as it forms a counterpoint to the rest of his work.
'Federico García Lorca, Selected Suites is a valuable contribution to the bibliography on the poet and offers both the specialist and the general reader of poetry the opportunity to access these little-known poems [...] The high quality of these translations stems from Quance's extensive knowledge about Lorca's poems, and the personal, literary, and cultural context in which they were written.'
W. Michael Mudrovic, Anales de la Literatura Española Contemporánea (ALEC)


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This girl raised in Minnesota by parents from a Swedish-American farming community became part of a culture of rice and fish sauce, Buddhist temples and dragon dances.
My Vietnamese-American family's stories fascinated me and inspired me to write Catching Shrimp with Bare Hands, a memoir of my husband's life.
I write and live in Santa Barbara with my husband and three children.


These eleven functions were defined in C99, and describe the handling of floating-point rounding and exceptions (overflow, zero-divide, etc.).
The divide-by-zero exception occurs when an operation on finite numbers produces infinity as exact answer.
Exceptions are represented in two ways: as a single bit (exception present/absent), and these bits correspond in some implementation-defined way with bit positions in an integer, and also as an opaque structure that may contain more information about the exception (perhaps the code address where it occurred).
The feclearexcept() function clears the supported exceptions represented by the bits in its argument.
The feraiseexcept() function raises the supported exceptions represented by the bits in excepts.
The fesetexceptflag() function sets the complete status for the exceptions represented by excepts to the value *flagp. This value must have been obtained by an earlier call of fegetexceptflag() with a last argument that contained all bits in excepts.
The rounding mode determines how the result of floating-point operations is treated when the result cannot be exactly represented in the significand. Various rounding modes may be provided: round to nearest (the default), round up (toward positive infinity), round down (toward negative infinity), and round toward zero.
The fegetround() function returns the macro corresponding to the current rounding mode.
The rounding mode is not determinable.
Rounding is toward nearest number.
Rounding is toward positive infinity.
Rounding is toward negative infinity.
Other values represent machine-dependent, nonstandard rounding modes.
The entire floating-point environment, including control modes and status flags, can be handled as one opaque object, of type fenv_t. The default environment is denoted by FE_DFL_ENV (of type const fenv_t *). This is the environment setup at program start and it is defined by ISO C to have round to nearest, all exceptions cleared and a nonstop (continue on exceptions) mode.
The feholdexcept() function does the same, then clears all exception flags, and sets a nonstop (continue on exceptions) mode, if available. It returns zero when successful.
The feupdateenv() function installs the floating-point environment represented by the object *envp, except that currently raised exceptions are not cleared. After calling this function, the raised exceptions will be a bitwise OR of those previously set with those in *envp. As before, the object *envp must be known to be valid.
These functions return zero on success and nonzero if an error occurred.
IEC 60559 (IEC 559:1989), ANSI/IEEE 854, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
If possible, the GNU C Library defines a macro FE_NOMASK_ENV which represents an environment where every exception raised causes a trap to occur. You can test for this macro using #ifdef. It is defined only if _GNU_SOURCE is defined. The C99 standard does not define a way to set individual bits in the floating-point mask, for example, to trap on specific flags. Since version 2.2, glibc supports the functions feenableexcept() and fedisableexcept() to set individual floating-point traps, and fegetexcept() to query the state.
C99 specifies that the value of FLT_ROUNDS should reflect changes to the current rounding mode, as set by fesetround(). Currently, this does not occur: FLT_ROUNDS always has the value 1.


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The Second Law of the Future, "If something big is going to happen in the future, it has to start sometime" is no more evident than in these four Disruptive Shifts. They are each innovations that enable big changes to new forms and functions of work, particularly how people will interact to achieve results.
While the first four big disruptive shifts that are changing the future of work are described here, the second four are outlined below:
5. Desktop to the Device
Devices have rapidly evolved to capture and hold enormous amounts of data, make complex information visible, and provide sufficient computational capability to substitute for desktop computers. They are becoming the main tool by which to share and connect. In work they connect colleagues with colleagues and support the ubiquitous mobility of workers. In healthcare they connect patients to doctors. In the global economy they connect workers as they move about the globe. Their affordability allows new competitors to pop up in every corner of the world, extending the global marketplace and challenging the common rules of competition. These new technologies are more social and create new platforms for how we stay in touch, complete work, and produce and create value. It creates a whole new world of collaboration at work.
6. Permanent Relationships to Velcro Relationships
In the past, the ideal work relationship was a permanent one, where people would complete their whole careers in a single company or industry. Although this does still happen, there is a shift to a different, and now more preferable style: the Velcro relationship. Velcro attaches very strongly and holds together under tremendous pressure, but is temporary and when separated, leaves no damage. New work relationships increasingly function on this model. Employees and employers offer a relationship experience where they can leverage each other to complete a certain piece of work or experience. This relationship is built on the expectation that it will be strong and productive but will end at a defined, short period of time without damage to either party.
7. Outsourcing to Crowd sourcing
The distribution of work will continue unabated around the globe. Traditional outsourcing will not disappear, but it will become just one source of remote work with the advent of crowdsourcing. This new option for sourcing people, ideas, deals, and funding has rapidly emerged with the growth and sophistication of cloud technologies. Beginning as a solution to storage of information, the cloud allows us to scout for new talent, and when combined with other social media tools, assemble teams from any place to work together virtually, and source ideas for innovation from a huge – almost unlimited – diverse population that could never be matched inside a company. It makes anyone with Internet access available to participate in any number of 'crowds.' This new process and platform to find a myriad of solutions is built mainly on Velcro relationships.
8. Sharing Knowledge to Creating Context for Persuasive Conversations
As much of today's knowledge becomes obsolete, the need to share knowledge as the top priority for seeding innovation and productivity becomes replaced with a higher priority of persuading people to change their minds and let go of old knowledge. The task at the forefront is to create new knowledge or use emergent knowledge to innovate and gain productivity. Leaders and managers must become skilled at creating context where these persuasive conversations can take place on an ongoing basis. The value derived from knowledge comes from having the combinatorial skills to consider multiple, accessible sources of information and create something from them. The era of big data and surges of new knowledge calls for a great deal more continuous adaptability of mindsets.
To thrive in the new future of work people must have adaptability and engage in lifelong learning. The landscape has dramatically changed. Disrupted by powerful cross-cutting drives of the transformation of work, eight big shifts have coalesced into a whole new environment of work. Individuals will need to continuously update and add skills. Business will need new strategies to assure they always have the skills in place to support their business goals. Educational institutions must shift old mindsets and learning experiences to match the new needs and especially to provide relevant accessible adult learning opportunities to the post-college graduate.
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The opioid crisis continues to rage across the country, and several bills in the California Legislature aim to better address it.
Several of those bills are written by Sen. Pat Bates, the Senate Republican leader who represents parts of southern Orange County and northern San Diego County. In addition to writing bills that would warn and educate people about the addictive nature of prescription opioids, Bates also wants to tackle a related issue: problems plaguing facilities where recovering addicts seek shelter or treatment. Bates is hosting an opioid forum in Carlsbad next week that will feature District Attorney Summer Stephan, health officials and other stakeholders.
Bates answered some questions via email about what she's hoping to accomplish this session.


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Universities plot to keep teaching online after 'digital investments'
THE SAFETY of aeroplane passengers could be at risk as a result of pilots who didn't paintings all over lockdown are out of practice, air coincidence investigators have warned, after a "serious incident" during which a Boeing 737 hurtled against the ground at Aberdeen Airport.
The Air Injuries Investigations Branch (AAIB) issued an alert following the incident at the afternoon of the 20 th anniversary of 9/ELEVEN, during which a Tui flight from Spain with SIXTY SEVEN passengers and six workforce on board unexpectedly won pace and descended unexpectedly after pilots have been informed to abort a landing.
Even Though they managed to stabilise the aircraft and later landed it most often, the AAIB said there has been "obviously a chance" that a lack of flying time had contributed to a state of affairs that might have resulted in one of Britain's worst air disasters.
Pilots didn't to start with realize the "significant deviation from the anticipated flight path" and a perilous build up in velocity used to be "not corrected in a timely way", an AAIB bulletin issued on Thursday morning mentioned.
Even As pilots are required to habits common take offs and landings to make sure they may be able to fly competently, many airways were pressured to meet the requirement using simulators as Covid-19 commute regulations have intended many flights have been grounded.
Even As the explanations for the incident are nonetheless being investigated, the AAIB raised the prospect that pilot error, because of an absence of recent flying experience, will have been accountable.
The co-pilot in the Aberdeen incident was once on simplest his fourth flight in ELEVEN months, at the same time as the FIFTY SIX-year-vintage commander had just SIXTY SEVEN hours of flying time over the former NINETY days.
Even As both pilots had carried out a number of periods on a simulator over the former 18 months, the AAIB said those may just fail to replicate the "actual world setting" and sudden scenarios, reminiscent of being told to abandon a touchdown.
"the true-global setting creates other demands on crews, and it's possible that this experience illustrates that lack of latest publicity to the true-world surroundings can erode crews' capability to deal effectively with those challenges," the AAIB mentioned.
"Regulators had been concerned that pilots returning to the flight deck following prolonged periods with out flying might be in peril of acting underneath their standard standard throughout their first few flights.
"Although this research has now not established a hyperlink between this experience and an absence of line flying, this Unique Bulletin is printed for consciousness and since a hyperlink is clearly one chance."
'A prime charge of descent no longer corrected in a timely means'
The Palma to Aberdeen flight was once coming in to land when the pilots have been requested to desert a touchdown and habits a "move-around" so that a seek and rescue helicopter could take off instead.
The airplane started to gain altitude, sooner than it started to descend at a price attaining THREE,100 feet according to minute, meaning it might have plunged into the ground in lower than a minute had the pilots not taken action.
The aircraft's altitude dropped to simply 1,780ft above floor degree, while it should have been at THREE,000ft, ahead of the group corrected the mistake and had been contacted through alarmed air traffic controllers. The airplane also received velocity impulsively during the incident.
They have been relying on their instruments through the incident because of weather conditions which intended they were not able to peer.
A move-round on a -engine plane can also be a hard manoeuvre to perform as a result of they're ceaselessly unexpected and relatively uncommon, the AAIB stated. an analogous incident not too long ago passed off in Paris.
relating to the Aberdeen incident, the AAIB mentioned: "The plane descended from on the subject of 3,000 toes for 57 seconds earlier than a climb used to be re‐based, and this represented a vital deviation from the crew's expected flightpath.
"there was a high price of descent, which used to be lowering the plane's separation from terrain, and an uncommanded and unwanted building up in airspeed that weren't corrected in a timely manner."
A spokeswoman for Tui stated: "we have worked intently with the AAIB all through this investigation and will proceed to do so until a final file is printed.
"The well being and safety of our customers and group is often our number one worry and we'd like to reassure all customers and staff that the protection of the airplane was confident throughout this flight.
"we provide training that exceeds all regulatory requirements, this contains the extra refresher and recency training completed via all pilots prior to flights being undertaken. The industry has confronted unique circumstances with the grounding of many planes and staff as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions."
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Q: LINQ set limit within the result I have a list of integers :
 List<int> a = new List<int>();
            a.Add(1001);
            a.Add(1001);
            a.Add(1001);
            a.Add(1001);
            a.Add(2003);
            a.Add(2003);
            a.Add(2003);

I need to do a LINQ "Where" on this list and only return (or limit) 2 of each type of integers.
So the result should be :
1001
1001
2003
2003

Note : Response time is a major factor in returning the results.

A: Group items by their value, and then select first two items from each group:
var result = a.GroupBy(i => i).SelectMany(g => g.Take(2));

Or query syntax (less beautiful in this case):
var result = from i in a
             group i by i into g
             from i in g.Take(2)
             select i;

Thus grouping will group all items, and only then results will be returned, you can write custom extension method, which will not hold all groups of items (less memory will be used) and return items in streaming way as they come from source sequence:
public static IEnumerable<T> LimitElementOccurences<T>(
    this IEnumerable<T> source, int n)
{
    return source.GoodMethodName(n, t => t);
}

public static IEnumerable<T> LimitElementOccurences<T, TKey>(
    this IEnumerable<T> source, int n, Func<T, TKey> keySelector)
{
    var stats = new Dictionary<TKey, int>();

    foreach (var item in source)
    {
        var key = keySelector(item);
        int returnedItemsCount;
        if (!stats.TryGetValue(key, out returnedItemsCount))
        {
            yield return item;
            stats.Add(key, 1);
            continue;
        }

        if (returnedItemsCount >= n)
            continue;

        yield return item;
        stats[key] = returnedItemsCount + 1;
    }
}

Usage is (sorry, can't imagine good method name)
var result = a.LimitElementOccurences(2);


In the wake of the Santa Ana Council's saturnine defenestration of EPIC Commissioner and blogger Thomas Gordon, three more city commissioners -- all former or current members of the Orange Juice blogpen -- have resigned there positions.
Art Pedroza, Ryan Trabuco and Luis Rodriguez have all resigned -- Art and Ryan in protest, Luis partly so but mainly due to time considerations.
The OC Register has more here.
I sympathize with the message they're trying to send to this banana republic council, but my advice would have been to stay and fight it out. If the council wants them gone, make them pull the trigger themselves.
Ex-city commissioner Thomas Gordon has this must-see post on the technologically-challenged City of Santa Ana's struggles with light rail.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has set up web cams around district construction sites say residents can watch the progress of building projects funded by their Measure F bond.
Clearly, Newport-Mesa officials weren't told by Santa Ana Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez that such technology isn't available.
(GARDEN GROVE)- Today Assemblyman Van Tran pledged to return his mandatory salary increase to local charities and criticized the Citizens Compensation Commission for recommending such an increase in a time of overwhelming budget deficits.
On November 18, 2007, the Orange County Sanitation District Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. OCSD-23, which raises their meeting stipend from $170 to $212.50. This a whopping 25% increase. The vote tally was 14-8-3. Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu was one of the eight who voted no.
I do not know when was the last time sanitation directors voted to give themselves a pay raise, but a 25% increase seems unreasonable to most members of the public, especially to the voters when they are enduring a spike in their fees.
Firing of Thomas Gordon from Santa Ana's Early Prevention and Intervention Commission has been an especially shabby episode, and one that reflects extremely poorly on Councilman Sal Tinajero's character.
For starter's there's Tinajero's contention that Gordon yelled at him at a Traffic Commission meeting. Santa Ana activist George Collins recorded that meeting, and posted an audio clip of what he states is the portion of the meeting where Gordon supposedly yelled at him.
If that's yelling, then Sal Tinajero is a human radar.
Then there's the truly shabby manner in which Tinajero went about this business. I spoke with a friend and Santa Ana resident who said he had no doubt that the very last thing the city clerk did on Friday was to slip Tinajero's request to fire Gordon into the agenda.
Tinajero let Gordon know the hammer was falling by leaving him a voicemail a couple of hours before the Monday evening council meeting -- which Gordon didn't hear until later. The only reason Gordon knew prior to that was because a friend spotted the agenda item Friday night and told him. We're it not for that, it's entirely possible the council could have voted Gordon off EPIC, and he wouldn't have known until after the fact.
According to the CRA, eight lawmakers received percent 100 scores on the 18 bills recorded. On the other end of the scale, 61 of 120 lawmakers received "perfect" zeroes. Once again, the Orange County delegation was strong, with seven of 13 lawmakers representing all or parts of Orange County scoring 90 or better.
Congratulations to the top scoring lawmakers.
For comparative purposes, the scores from previous years are shown when applicable.
Last night I read Art Pedroza's post about that evening's Santa Ana City Council meeting, where they deliberated the fate of EPIC Commissioner Thomas Gordon and Councilwoman Michele Martinez's proposal for broadcasting council meetings; and this morning I called the Santa Ana City Clerk's office to verify the roll call vote on those items.
I really am astounded at the contempt Santa Ana councilmembers -- with the bright exception of Michele Martinez -- apparently hold their constituents.
When the state government is in the grip of an ongoing fiscal crisis that the state legislature has been unable to come to grips with, what is one to do?
Give them a pay raise!
California's legislative salaries, already the nation's highest, will rise to $116,208 today for all but a handful of lawmakers who have declined the hike while the state fights a massive budget shortfall.
Thirteen legislators – four Senate and nine Assembly members – have asked the state controller to kill their $3,110-a-year raise.


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Inspect the work every day, after the workers have left for the day. It's possible you'll want extra electrical sockets, lights, sinks than was described in the plans. For most of us, the bodily manifestation of walls is easier to understand than blueprints. Additionally, if something doesn't seem right, for instance a toilet vent has no outlet, tell the contractor inside a day of noticing it. The more the work progresses, the extra it'll bury these little problems. The extra the little problems are buried, the dearer to fix.
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Home UNCG Campus Publications Pine needles [1979]
Pine needles [1979]
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Title Pine needles [1979]
Editor/creator Kolischak, Keith W.
Subject headings North Carolina College for Women
North Carolina College for Women--Students--Yearbooks
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina--Students--Yearbooks
University of North Carolina at Greensboro--Students--Yearbooks
Description The 1979 yearbook contains articles and pictures about monthly events including the 1978 Spring Fling, the Tate Street Fair, the Tom Chapin Concert, the musical "Hello Dolly!", and FALDERAL, the annual Founder's Day celebration. It also includes a description and pictures of "Operation Rescue" which was a simulated accident and rescue operation coordinated by the Emergency Medical Association. The yearbook also includes an article and photograph about Chancellor Ferguson's decision to resign and return to teaching. The yearbook of the institution known since 1963 as The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was published between 1902 and 1993, first as The Decennial (1902), later as The Carolinian (1909-1917), and finally as Pine Needles (1920-1993).
Original format Books
Original publisher Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Publication University Yearbooks (UNCG University Archives)
Object ID pineneedles1979nort
Date digitized 2010
Digitized by North Carolina Digital Heritage Center - http://digitalnc.org/


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QB's debut Bollywood song is out!
Kamal questions Altaf's 'mental ailment'
10 highest paid-actresses in the world, according to Forbes
Deepika is on the list too!
Reuters August 23, 2016
Indian film star Deepika Padukone walks the green carpet as she arrives for the 15th annual International Indian Film Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS
Jennifer Lawrence is the world's highest-paid actress in 2016 for the second year in a row, followed by Melissa McCarthy, who notched a big gain to claim the runner-up spot, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday.
Lawrence, the star of the "Hunger Games" franchise, has earned $46 million before taxes over 12 months in part from a big upfront fee for the forthcoming movie "Passengers," Forbes said. The earnings mark an 11.5 percent drop from her 2015 total.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence speaks onstage during the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York May 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
McCarthy has $33 million in earnings, up $10 million from her estimate for the year before, in part from her payday for the reboot of "Ghostbusters."
Cast member Melissa McCarthy poses at the premiere of the film 'Ghostbusters' in Hollywood, California U.S., July 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Taylor Swift world's highest paid celebrity: Forbes
Scarlett Johansson of "Captain America: Civil Wars" was third at $25 million, down nearly 30 percent from 2015.
The rest of the 2016 top 10 are:
4. Jennifer Aniston - $21 million
A file photo of Jennifer Aniston
5. Fan Bingbing - $17 million
Actress Fan Bingbing poses during a photocall ahead of the Chopard Gold Party during the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 18, 2015. Picture taken May 18, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
6. Charlize Theron - $16.5 million
Cast member Charlize Theron poses on red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film 'The last Face' in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 20, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
7. Amy Adams - $13.5 million
Amy Adams arrives for the European Premiere of 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice' in Leicester Square in London, Britain, March 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
8. Julia Roberts - $12 million
SRK replaces Salman as India's top-earning celeb on Forbes list
Cast member Julia Roberts blows a kiss on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film 'Money Monster' out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
9. Mila Kunis - $11 million
Cast member Mila Kunis poses at the premiere of 'Bad Moms' in Los Angeles, California U.S., July 26, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
10. Deepika Padukone - $10 million
Deepika is the only newcomer on the list. The totals cover from June 1, 2015 to June 1 of this year, before fees and taxes.
Shaukat | 5 years ago | Reply This is just the beginning. After the release of Xander Cage Returns you can expect her to break the top 5. Most of the other actors in the list are close to retirement.
Buzzkill | 5 years ago | Reply Bravo, Indian actress first time on the list of highest paid actresses in the world. Several Indian actors already on the men's list. Way to go India!
MA | 5 years ago | Reply Amy Adams!!!
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Predators Featurette: Introducing Laurence Fishburne as Noland
Posted on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
20th Century Fox has released another new featurette for the Robert Rodriguez-produced, Nimrod Antal-directed Predators. You've seen the introductory featurette, the teaser trailer, the featurette focusing on Adrien Brody's character Royce, a Q&A with Antal /Rodriguez, an introduction to the character Isabelle played by Alice Braga, a look at Danny Trejo's character Cuchillo.
In the newest video, Robert Rodriguez gives us an inside look at Noland, played by Laurence Fishburne. Watch the featurette embedded after the jump.
Official Synopsis:
A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, Predators was shot on location under Rodriguez's creative auspices at the filmmaker's Austin-based Troublemaker Studios, and is directed by Nimród Antal. The film stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human "predators" that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators. In addition to Adrien Brody, the film stars Topher Grace, Alice Braga, and Laurence Fishburne. Co-starring are Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Oleg Taktarov and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali.
Predators was written by Alex Litvak & Mike Finch based upon characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas. The producers are Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellàn. Twentieth Century Fox releases Predators in theaters everywhere July 9, 2010.
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Thailand offers nature and biodiversity Thais can be proud of, says WWF-Thailand CEO
By Asia Traveller	 Last updated Jul 4, 2020 0
As the Chief Executive Officer of WWF-Thailand, Ms. Natalie Phaholyothin's mandate is to lead the organisation to excel in conservation and environmental work in Thailand and the Mekong region.
An animal lover, nature lover and a Thai national, Natalie is particularly proud of Thailand's national heritage in terms of its environment and wildlife.
"We have 127 national parks, which is quite a high number, .
"All Thais should be really proud that we have so much biodiversity in Thailand. How do we make it sustainable? How can all Thais be encouraged to think about how we can co-exist with nature and thrive together? Because if we don't preserve nature, we also don't preserve our own future."
The World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the World Wildlife Fund) established its presence in Thailand in 1995, and today it has some 60 staff on the roster, of which a third are deployed in the field the majority of the time. It works with other NGOs and government organisations like the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), which is under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Since being registered as a foundation in Thailand in 2018, it also carries out fundraising work.
Tiger and elephant conservation
Tiger and elephant conservation are two of WWF-Thailand's key areas of focus. Together with the DNP the organisation has been closely monitoring the tiger population of Mae Wong and Khlong Lan National Parks in Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, to protect the big cats from poaching and to ensure they have sufficient prey. The effort over recent years has resulted in a rise in tiger numbers; resident females which are the breeding portion of the population have increased and subsequently so has cub production.
Addressing the issue of human-elephant conflict is an important part of the work being done with wild elephants. In Prachuap Khiri Khan province's Kuiburi National Park, which is surrounded almost completely by farms, WWF-Thailand has been involved in efforts to turn the area's elephants from a problem into an asset for the locals.
Before the National Park was established in 1999, the encroachment of villagers' fruit farms into the elephants' territory saw the two at odds with confrontations often turning violent and even deadly. These days, however, Kuiburi National Park is known as one of the best places in Thailand to see elephants in the wild, and tourists come by the thousands to do exactly that.
Tourism-related training, with support from WWF-Thailand, has been provided to the community for a number of years. As such, many locals are tour guides and drivers catering to this wildlife-viewing market while some families offer homestays.
WWF-Thailand is also involved together with the Park and Thai communications conglomerate True Corporation in a GPS tracking and warning system. Camera traps are set up in the area, and rangers receive notification direct to their smartphone if they need to intercept any straying elephants and direct them back into the National Park.
Water holes, grasslands and salt licks – a key source of minerals for elephants and other four-legged Park inhabitants – are also maintained in an effort to keep elephants from leaving the National Park.
Fighting illegal ivory
WWF-Thailand's illegal wildlife trade programme is aimed at reducing the demand for animal products like ivory, and it works with the Royal Thai Police and international organisations like Interpol and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). While Thailand has taken major steps in recent years to stamp out the ivory trade, it is still a hotspot for the sale and trafficking of illegal ivory – much of which is from Africa where elephants continue to be slaughtered in large numbers – into Asian countries where demand is high.
A big part of the fight against the trade in ivory is encouraging tourists to Thailand not to buy ivory products with public campaigns that carry this message. What doesn't help though, is that while the sale of ivory from wild elephants is illegal in the country, the sale of ivory from domesticated elephants is legal and that presents authorities with the problem of determining which is which.
Recognising how sustainable finance can positively influence sustainable development, WWF-Thailand works to help drive more sustainable investment and lending practices that serve people and the planet. There are good signs, said Natalie, of growing consciousness in helping to preserve the country's natural treasures with reference in particular to the Thai Bankers' Association and Bank of Thailand who now look more closely at who money is lent to.
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Tesla patent reveals Semi truck seat suspension in the works for added safety
The Tesla Semi. (Credit: CHP – Donner Pass/Facebook)
By Joey Klender
Tesla has submitted a patent that would improve its Semi-truck's centered seat design by utilizing a suspension system on the architecture of the driver's seat to add additional safety to the operator of the vehicle.
The patent notes that scissor-lift designs are commonly used in large vehicle seats, like in a semi-truck. This design includes pivoting legs that cross each other, allowing seats to be adjustable. However, this architecture has some drawbacks, especially when an accident occurs. In the event of a collision, the "all belts to seat" (ABTS) development "requires the frame of the seat to withstand the expected loads of the occupant and distribute them to the vehicle body. However, the scissor-leg designs were not originally intended for ABTS solutions and are not efficient at distributing the loads," the patent states. The intention is to make the seat safer and more comfortable, an idea that could save drivers of the Semi in the long run.
"For a driver, adjusting the height of the seat can be important in ensuring a safe driving position. For a passenger, height adjustment can provide increased comfort. Truck seats with scissor-lift designs can be raised or lowered using an airbag positioned underneath the seat, with the scissor legs being more, or less, extended based on the state of inflation."
Tesla's proposed suspension seat design. (Credit: U.S. Patent Office)
Tesla's suspension seat at lowest setting. (Credit: U.S. Patent Office)
Tesla's suspension seat at highest setting. (Credit: U.S. Patent Office)
Tesla's seat suspension system. (Credit: U.S. Patent Office)
Safety and comfort are of the utmost importance to truck drivers, as many of them are traveling across the country in the Semi they are operating. Many drivers work at a rate of pay that depends on the number of miles they travel in a given shift. This can attribute to long periods of time behind the wheel, making it important for the driver to feel comfortable and safe at all times. According to the Federal Highway Administration, truck drivers can travel between 45,000 and 100,000 miles a year. This makes it pertinent for truck-makers to design vehicles that are comfortable enough to allow extended driving sessions.
The design Tesla is proposing would increase safety in the event of a crash, while also benefiting drivers of different heights. When adjusting the height of the seat, the driver is inflating or deflating an airbag to either raise or lower their positioning. Depending on the inflation of this airbag, the spring force can change, and this can cause differing results in the event of an accident.
"Many seats feature suspension for the comfort of the occupant. In truck seats with a scissor-lift design, the airbag also serves as a spring to provide suspension, and a damper can be added to absorb shock. However, because the airbag is also used to control the seat height, ride characteristics are affected by the height adjustment," Tesla states in the patent's background.
Tesla plans to include this suspension system by having a "multi-post architecture" that would couple sleeves to sets of lift links. They also plan to modify the height adjustment system that would coincide with the seat's suspension.
"The height adjustment system comprises a four-bar linkage. The height adjustment system is positioned on top of the suspension system. The vehicle seat further includes a plate riding on the suspension system, the sleeves are coupled to the plate, and respective first ends of the pairs of lift links are pivotally coupled to the plate. The multi-post architecture includes posts coupled to a plate configured for fore/aft adjustment on a track," Tesla wrote.
Overall, Tesla seems to be designing its Semi to be the safest tractor-trailer on the road, hands down. Safety is a priority for the company to begin with, but the development of new methods to create a safer driving experience stands strong and firm with concepts outlined in by the company in these recent patent applications.
The Semi has been ordered by multiple companies that are looking for a more environmentally-friendly logistics option. It will begin a limited production sometime in 2020.
The full text of Tesla's suspension seat design could be accessed here.
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