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Copy Data
Think Different: How to Modernize Modern Data Backup
By Giovanni Tropeano
Breakthroughs begin with new thinking. Last September marked the eighteenth anniversary of Apple's "Think different" marketing campaign. Featuring pictures of Edison, Picasso, Rosa Parks, Einstein, Maria Callas and other well-known thinkers, we were encouraged to join in, to "Think different" – to stand out from a crowd. Few would dispute that Apple has successfully done that for nearly two decades. Thomas Watson's famous "THINK" signs posted all over NCR and later, IBM, supposedly inspired the slogan. The implication being that Watson would agree with Jobs in honoring "the ones who see things differently", because "they invent, they explore, they create." "Because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."
In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Apple we ascribe to a "think different" philosophy. It requires creativity, discipline and honesty. It can mean discarding some long-cherished views of how things should work. We know that's how possibilities become real differences.
We've all seen the overused truisms and clichés that technology companies use to promote the "best" "newest" "most advanced" and "exclusive" technologies. The latest products are presented as groundbreaking, even when improvements are only incremental. But we do believe that breakthroughs happen. Sometimes, there is true transformative potential. It's been our objective from the outset to change the ways that data is protected – to create the platform that modernizes data backup modernization for the final time – to think different.
Effective data backup is an exasperating problem that consistently tops IT priority lists. That's because protecting operational data – backing it up and assuring secure, rapid access, has always been way more difficult and expensive than it should be. It's grown even more complicated with time. The industry has been at it for years but persistent backup pains have continued to plague businesses with significant capital outlays, tedious maintenance requirements, and limited flexibility of proprietary tools. Velocity and data scale have accelerated well beyond the capabilities of traditional disjointed approaches.
As enterprises have looked to "modernize" their backup processes, hopes to improve performance and reduce cost are frustrated by vendor incrementalism. Offered solutions are often proprietary extensions to existing platforms that add expense and complexity without addressing the core issues of data protection, access, and movement throughout the full data lifecycle.
Legacy backup approaches that are still in widespread use were designed decades ago for a slow moving world based on physical infrastructure holding data on magnetic tapes – stored offsite and moved by truck. Data is locked in proprietary formats. Recovery times sluggish at best. As needs for more complete disaster recovery capabilities expanded, remote locations were multiplied and new technologies bolted on. But the foundation architecture wasn't altered. Until now.
In the domain of virtualized, mobile, data obsessed, application-centric enterprises, we have taken the initiative to confront the modernization priority list. Scalability, consistency, data control, and ease-of-use are all fundamental requirements. Efficient and effective data recovery is central to application reliability. Redundant data copies and redundant infrastructure need to be banished. Data needs to connect directly to applications and be reliably managed at scale.
Our objective became changing the center of gravity from storage box to application data. Creating smart, virtualized data. That means holding the data with its reservoir of meta data to make data very, very smart. In effect, the data knows where it came from. It knows which application, at what time, at what level of protection and what authorized access. It's tied to SLAs that direct what needs to happen throughout its lifecycle. It's a unique approach that can scale to billions of objects, each with very precise associated service levels.
We've created a platform that will modernize data backup for the last time. By virtualizing data and eliminating redundant data copies, it saves time, money, and complexity. It creates a single "golden copy" available anywhere instantly, streamlining IT infrastructure and operations. It replaces legacy data protection methods with a radically simple system and allows data management to function at unprecedented scale and performance levels, and it fixes the backup problem once and for all.
All of the key requirements have been satisfied to establish essential data protection and backup confidence. These include:
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Data capture and copy speeds are immediate. Production application performance is never impaired. Redundancies are eliminated as data is deduplicated and compressed without sacrificing data access times. Restores cover anything from a lost file to the entire datacenter. We minimize application recovery times with complete automation and make it simple to move data, leverage cloud vaulting, and application recovery.
The intent has been to modernize data architecture in a way that would permanently and efficiently resolve data protection needs across virtual, physical, and heterogeneous platforms – all of this with a single virtual data management platform.
We believe we have achieved our objectives. Actifio is the last backup modernization you'll ever need. It's application-centric future-proof data protection – a use case adaptable and infrastructure-agnostic resolution for data. It accelerates RTO while reducing cost and complexity. Managing copy data on a single, dedicated system improves control and accelerates production performance while freeing up expensive primary storage, bandwidth, and staff time.
It's an entirely new "think different" approach to data backup modernization.
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The original ET Anderson lineup got back together for one last show at Drip Coffee in 5 Points earlier this week, the last show for guitarist Alex McCollum, bass player John Fowler, and come and go keyboard player Bobby Hatfield. The show filled the backroom at Drip on a steamy July evening. The room usually holds more stripped down or acoustic shows, but this night they moved the tables out-of-the-way for more standing room, as people filled the floor and stood on the side bench. Though ET Anderson has experimented with several lineups throughout their existence, this lineup was their most consistent.
ET Anderson returns with the new lineup July 28 at Tapp's Art Center and then August 3 at New Brookland Tavern, the latter show being a joint band with Secret Guest being called Secret Anderson.


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Due to complications and errors with the previous entry form and its processing system; the entry deadline has been extended. Entries will be accepted until January 31, 2017, for use in the online gallery at artforarachnioditis.org, future project promotional publications, and live exhibits that are FREE to the public. There is no fee for this entry.
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Ocean's 8 (2018)
Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting that's how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it's going to take, a team of the best people in the field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller (Cate Blanchett). Together, they recruit a crew of specialists, including jeweler Amita (Mindy Kaling), street con Constance (Awkwafina), suburban mom Tammy (Sarah Paulson), hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna), and fashion designer Rose (Helena Bonham Carter). Their target, a necklace that's worth more than $150 million and to be worn by Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) at The Met gala in New York City.
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Why Does everyone Take Dragon Ball So Seriously?
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Post by Kaiza_Toshiyuki » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:40 pm
People take this show way too seriously. Its crazy. I love the show but I´ve seen people do and say some stupid stuff because of it.
Re: Why Does everyone Take Dragon Ball So Seriously?
Passion. And lots of it. When something is very near and dear to someone often they fall into the trap of going out of their way to justify its merit, despite being well aware of its flaws.
I love Dragon Ball a lot but I also accept none of it is perfect. Every series has aspects I like and don't like.
I love Kai but accept the music placement isn't as good as Z and the Japanese cast are not in their prime, ironically the opposite applies to Z although that has pacing issues, and of course its English dub pales in comparison to Kai.
I love the Ocean cast, but I acknowledge the scripting problems in all their dubs other than the Pioneer trilogy (hopefully Kai will be on that level too).
I love the action in DBZ, but I get that it lacks the comedy and character moments that were well done in original DB and Super too.
I love the home releases for their cover art, Simmons' subtitles and decent picture quality on all of them except Z. You get the picture....
I would say if you can appreciate what made Dragon Ball such a global phenomenon and accept the good with the bad you are a well rounded fan.
It's like with every part of entertainment in life (sports, movies, games, etc.), people have a deep passion for it. For example, the fans who defend modern DB and hope it continues is because of their love for DB so they want to see what they love go on strong with other franchises. The fans who criticize modern DB and wish it never existed do so because of their love for DB and their belief that DB deserves nothing but the best and that the new content isn't living up to that high bar. Both parties have very different opinions but both come from the same place, a deep love for the DB franchise.
Doctor.
Post by Doctor. » Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:21 pm
It was a good show and it no longer is a good show.
GigaDrill
Post by GigaDrill » Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:27 pm
Lots of people grew up watching it when they were young, and unlike a lot of childhood cartoons, this franchise keeps on metastasizing. There's also that part where plenty of people have moved on, but the constant vomiting of new material by Toei means that fans have a reason to keep coming back to DB.
Post by ricky84 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:30 pm
Because they have standards
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Post by JohnnyCashKami » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:41 pm
The Dragon Ball community and part of it is quite toxic, which is why I don't even interact with that specific side since they're always arguing with each other.
In ways, those DB fans are worse than console fanboys.
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Post by Cursed Lemon » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:56 pm
How serious or not a thing is will typically have little to no bearing on how seriously its fans take it. Seems to me that it generally boils down to two factors, the first being the personalities that the thing attracts and the neuroses that they drag along with them - anime fans, m i rite? The second is whether or not the thing has a quality of some kind of significance, whether it be level of artistry, scope of influence, etc. that constitute a hill that fans will readily and gleefully die on. Dragon Ball, for example, is arguably the shonen genre's poster child and doubtlessly is one of the most influential anime of all time. It codified the kind of melodrama and corny "2% of my power" shtick that has its tendrils in every other long-running shonen show since. Whip all this together with the anonymity of the internet, and well...
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Post by Kuwabara » Fri Oct 05, 2018 6:01 pm
Doctor. wrote: It was a good show and it no longer is a good show.
Whether it's good or not is totally subjective, but this basic attitude touches on how I feel about the general fan perception of the various series, mainly in reference to Z vs. Super. Many people grew up thinking Z was this amazing series, then ended up feeling burned by Super. It's not that Super is bad compared to Z (comically, they have the exact same problems), people just grew up.
So, I believe much of this sentiment comes from fans grappling with something they grew up with possibly not being as stellar as they once thought...
Some of it is also Funimation's past marketing combined with the general mistake anime fans make of thinking all anime is subversive nuanced adult storytelling elevated far above the likes of those vapid Western baby cartoons.
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Post by SupremeKai25 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 6:06 pm
I don't take Dragon Ball seriously, I take Zamasu seriously. And that's normal. Millions of people grow quite attached to fictional characters for a wide variety of different reasons and as a result take them very seriously. Many who watch this show do it not because they like the show itself, but because they adore certain characters within it, and in my case it's Zamasu.
Kuwabara wrote: So, I believe much of this sentiment comes from fans grappling with something they grew up with possibly not being as stellar as they once thought.
Accusing people of nostalgia is never a good argument to make when trying to discuss why a continuation of a series is received negatively in comparison to the original series for the sole reason that fans can (and have) revisit the original series at any point and form an opinion of it completely independent of their childhood memories (and that's excluding fans that got into the series late and hold little to no nostalgic attachment toward it, like myself). I've gone to rewatch many of my childhood shows and realized that they suck and I couldn't enjoy them. I also watched Star Wars for the first time this year and I largely agree with the people that think modern SW is garbage. Dragon Ball, flawed as it is, has legitimate value as a piece of art. Its modern equivalent lacks an identity of its own and fails at everything that made Dragon Ball enjoyable, whether that be the visuals, the audio, the atmosphere, the choreography, the character designs or even the narrative.
Obviously, it's all subjective as to which approach you prefer, but 90s DB and modern DB are fundamentally different interpretations of the series; that is visible to anyone.
Doctor. wrote: Accusing people of nostalgia is never a good argument to make when trying to discuss why a continuation of a series is received negatively in comparison to the original series for the sole reason that fans can (and have) revisit the original series at any point and form an opinion of it completely independent of their childhood memories (and that's excluding fans that got into the series late and hold little to no nostalgic attachment toward it, like myself).
I'm merely putting forth a possible explanation. I also said much of the fan sentiment could be borne of nostalgia, not all of it. Nostalgia or not, would you find it hard to believe that many fans put Z in particular on too high a pedestal? I think this is all too evident, and it makes me sick when people point out flaws in Super that are also quite prevalent in Z.
Doctor. wrote: Its modern equivalent lacks an identity of its own and fails at everything that made Dragon Ball enjoyable, whether that be the visuals, the audio, the atmosphere, the choreography, the character designs or even the narrative.
You say this so self-assuredly, but I disagree! Super carries on much of Dragon Ball and Z's charm in ways that might not immediately be obvious, while also bringing something new to the table. I certainly can't think of any previous arcs like Goku Black, and, for all its problems, the Tournament of Power is possibly the most ambitious storytelling endeavor in series history as far as how its narrative unfolds. It's also a thrill ride, which is all I wanted and exactly what I got. Super also canonizes decades old fan theories in ways that very naturally tie into the overall fabric of Dragon Ball's world in satisfying ways. All in all, Dragon Ball, Z, and Super are all well worth experiencing.
Kuwabara wrote: I'm merely putting forth a possible explanation. I also said much of the fan sentiment could be borne of nostalgia, not all of it. Nostalgia or not, would you find it hard to believe that many fans put Z in particular on too high a pedestal? I think this is all too evident, and it makes me sick when people point out flaws in Super that are also quite prevalent in Z.
It depends on what you mean by "flaws that are also quite prevalent in Z." I find that it's a matter of execution. While Super and Z may share the same flaws superficially, they may be less intrusive to the experience in Z, while they may stick out like a sore thumb in Super. The nonsensical and arbitrary power-ups for one.
Kuwabara wrote: You say this so self-assuredly, but I disagree! Super carries on much of Dragon Ball and Z's charm in ways that might not immediately be obvious, while also bringing something new to the table. I certainly can't think of any previous arcs like Goku Black, and, for all its problems, the Tournament of Power is possibly the most ambitious storytelling endeavor in series history as far as how its narrative unfolds. It's also a thrill ride, which is all I wanted and exactly what I got. Super also canonizes decades old fan theories in ways that very naturally tie into the overall fabric of Dragon Ball's world in satisfying ways. All in all, Dragon Ball, Z, and Super are all well worth experiencing.
The Goku Black arc borrows its premise directly from the Cell arc: Trunks comes back to the past to ask Goku & co for help in the future. There was no need for Trunks or time travel to be involved in a plot about a rogue Kaioshin stealing Goku's body, and the premise of the arc could have actually been far more interesting if reworked to make Goku take a backseat for the majority of the arc, but they decided to bank on familiarity and bring back future Trunks. Much of Super's good, original ideas lead nowhere or are developed poorly and dropped for the sake of rehashing a beat from the original series. I say the series has no identity, because it really has no identity; there's very little iconic imagery in Super that doesn't borrow from the original series. And as for the Tournament of the Power, though the premise may be unique, in execution it plays out exactly like any other arc in Z. It's just a series of isolated fights, with very little being done with the actual setting and scenario being presented.
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Post by Lord Beerus » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:25 pm
Developing a personal attachment to a fictional stories can lead to a drive of a certain quality and/or specific direction of said fictional story needing to be maintained for the utmost gratification for one-self and others who have the same personal attachment or simply those who may want to get invested in the fictional story as well.
It's human nature.
Akira Toriyama wrote: My policy is to try and forget things once they're over. Since if I don't discard the old and focus on what's new, I'll overload my brain capacity. I still haven't lived down going, "Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?" that one time I was talking with Ei'ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; "thank you." Really, that's all.
Akira Toriyama wrote: Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote: And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote: Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
FortuneSSJ wrote: Doesn't matter who wins, people would still complain about power levels.
MR.Mark wrote: I can't wait for a future arc of Super where Roshi takes on a resurrected Raditz who achieved Ultra Instinct by watching Goku do it while he was in hell.
Kamiccolo9 wrote: Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Post by SSJgogeto » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:33 pm
I think it's because of a set of factors like nostalgia, passion and maybe unrealistic standards.
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Post by precita » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:56 pm
Dragonball is serious business and people treat it like a religion or their lifeblood. It's why some people act so offended when people insult their favorite character, saga, or a concept they liked...it's like an attack onto oneself.
Dragonball isn't even my favorite series or fandom, it's like 4 or 5 for me, but even then, it's serious business.
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Post by KorgDTR2000 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:25 pm
Depends on what axis you're talking about.
I love Dragon Ball (the manga) and view it as an imperfect yet brilliant comic book. I take Toriyama seriously as an artist, and embrace his eccentricities. I care a lot about this story.
At the same time, I am bewildered by how much arguing there is over power levels. And the arguing over characters being treated poorly I view as indicative of some kind of psychosis or break from reality.
KorgDTR2000 wrote: Depends on what axis you're talking about.
We see things alike. I can get behind a general discussion about the series, but people arguing and threatening people over a cartoon is silly and it baffles me on how these people in the community can get so angry and aggresive over the simplest of things.
FortuneSSJ
Post by FortuneSSJ » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:56 pm
It depends how much "seriously" you mean.
For a lot of people, it's our childhood franchise which a lot of us grew up with and invested a lot of our time on it.
There's a lot of passion about it and it's one of those things that should be treasured.
Those 90's days where people would skip class, meet at school bar or hurry back home to watch the new episode, were really something else.
A world without Dragon Ball is just meh.
Post by sintzu » Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:57 am
Doctor. wrote:
Accusing people of nostalgia is never a good argument to make when trying to discuss why a continuation of a series is received negatively in comparison to the original series for the sole reason that fans can (and have) revisit the original series at any point and form an opinion of it completely independent of their childhood memories.
Fans using the nostalgia argument do so to justify modern DB's bad quality instead of simply just calling it what it is. The reason the original is held up in high regard has nothing to do with nostalgia, it's a good product overall. The reason the most successful manga authors such as Kishimoto, Oda and others point to the original DB as their works' influence is because it's objectively a good product. The reason modern DB is constantly criticized is because it's not that good of a product, simple as that. That's not to say modern DB isn't enjoyable but objectively speaking, compared to the original and other shonen, it's not a good product and it will not be influencing anyone like the original did.
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Designs by Lisa Somerville: Blog Candy - TJ CD#6 and a Sneak Peek!
Blog Candy - TJ CD#6 and a Sneak Peek!
What better to offer as Blog Candy than the latest CD from Technique Junkies! I use techniques from the newsletter on just about every card I make. The technique I seem to use the most lately is Marker Water Coloring - and if you win my Blog Candy - you'll find this technique on the CD.
Simply leave a comment on this blog post telling me what your favorite technique is by 11:59 CST on Sunday, September 28th. When you leave your comment, be sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize as Blogger does not record your email address for me. You'll need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select the winner of the 6th Edition TJNL CD, and post the winner on Monday. Please remember only 1 entry per person.
The Sneak Peek I have to share is the stamp set (Home for the Christmas) and the DSP (Ski Slope). Both of these products will be in the Holiday Mini Catalog, available for order via my website on October 1.
I used SCS Sketch 195 for my layout. The sentiment Let It Snow was stamped with my JustRite C-30 Stamper and the Small Letter Set. The snowflake from Snow Burst is stamped in Riding Hood Red on white card stock, then covered with Stickles, layered on a piece of Bella Rose DSP. The white snowflake was cut with my Snowflake Sizzlet and Big Shot, I added some Stickles to the snowflake for a bit of shimmer. My main image is from Home for Christmas, it's stamped on watercolor paper with black ink, colored using the Marker Water Coloring Technique. I added some Stickles throughout the image for some added sparkle. The DSP layers are from Ski Slope.
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I can't believe I am first to post here. My favorite technique is Faux Dry Embossing. You have posted some pretty examples of this technique.
I do, however, have all the recent newsletters. Are some (or all) of these techniques also in the CD? Is there a list of all the techs available anywhere so that I can choose my fave?
Thanks for your help and for offering such a neat prize!!
How cool! Well, I am a TJer and I love many of the techniques, but I'd have to say PE Gloss is one of my faves. The results are just too gorgeous!
Thanks for the opportunity to win - I didn't get my CD this year and I'd LOVE to see it!!! Oh, and the stamps look like they are to DIE for!!
What a wonderful giveaway! My favorite technique is fossil stone - quick, fun to do, and I love the varied results you can achieve!
My favorite technique is the Emerging Color technique.
How beautiful!!! I like embossing the best. Seems to add just the right amt. of elegance to a design. Thanks for the chance to get this CD--I love the techniques.
I try all techniques but I keep going back to 'Polished Stone'. It's my all time favourite.
I don't have the new CD but I did try the 'Waxy Folder' and enjoyed this technique.
i use the marker water color all of the time....but my new favorite is bandana. cool, easy technique!
LOVE your card; just beautiful!
I'm a TJ member but don't own any of Pat's CD's ... would love one ... or six!
Omigosh, ONE favorite technique?!? Ouch, hard to pick just one ... I guess the one I use the most is the Magic coloring technique using Prisma pencils and Gamsol ... but I haven't met a technique I don't like, LOL!
Thanks for the chance to win; you rock!
Lisa, your card is so beautiful. I haven't yet tried that technique. Currently, my favorite technique is Shimmering Resist.
Please enter me by 11:59 est, sunday, Sept. 28.
I just love this card with the beautiful colors. My favorite technique (but all are my favorite) is the ripped mosaic.
I really need to get that CD.
I have been a techJunkie for many years and love almost all of the techs I've tried. One of my all-time favorites is Expressionistic Watercolors from Dec. 2004 issue.
Isn't TJ just great!! As to my favorite technique, golly, I think it's whichever one I'm doing at the moment!! Lately it's the waxy cuttlebug. And your Christmas card is just lovely! Love to be included in your drawing!
One of my favorites is the old polished stone technique. I love the look of this so much that I use it frequently. I also like using colored pencils with gamsol. I would really like to win the latest Technique Junkie CD, please pick me! Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for the shot at the blog candy. I love your blog and check in every day!
I can't remember the name of my fav technique (duh!) but it's the one where you ink the inside of your embossing folder and then emboss - you can some really cool effects with that one!
OMGosh this is some awesome candy. My favorite technique is any kind of embossing. I just love how it looks and how it gives texture on a project. Pick ME ME ME!! I would love to learn all the awesome techniques that I see on Pat's blog. Thanks for a chance.
I get so much inspiration from your blog! Thanks for getiing my creative juices flowing! Right now I am loving the Bandanna technique, but the marker watercoloring is beautiful for example in the hot pepper card you did using the "I Brake for Stamps" chili peppere. I could feel the warmth through my monitor!!!
Hard to believe Fall is here and soon there will be frost on the ground! If I should win the TJ cd, I could use it to stay creative and inspired through the winter. Gosh...TJ CD and Lisa's blog..how could I fail!!
Thanks again for the wonderful artwork!!
Wow,Lisa, great card...so many layers! My fav technique is any type of water coloring. I like to see how different people can color the same image and have it be dramatic or whimsical just by how they color it.
Thanks SO much for all your sharing!
I love all your cards, and enjoy looking around in all the areas on your blog. My favorite technique is probably embossing. You can do so many different things if you emboss the image first, plus they look great just embossed. Thanks for sharing.
I love your card! Please enter me to win- I do not have the CD yet...... I would have a really hard time picking just one- I have a favorite from each newsletter! Some are more challenging too, so although I like them, I do not want to do them...... Today, it is Painted Pigments, yesterday it was Bandana....... Thanks for your inspiration (dailt I may add).....!!!
I have been doing marker watercoloring alot lately and really like that technique right now. I would love to win this CD!
Thanks for the opportunity to win this great blog candy! I guess my current favorite would be the bandana technique although I have lots of faves.
I'll have to go with polished stone too... altho there is another I love but cannot think of the name. Drat. It's all amazing!
My favorite technique is watercoloring. I seem to do it a lot.
I love the bold colors of Createx Creations but I'm crazy about all the TJ techniques! ;-) I've ordered CD6 but I'm sure I have a stamping friend who would love the CD as a gift if I win. Thanks for the chance!
Lovely card! My current favorite technique is the Bandana.
Hi Lisa~ That card is absolutely gorgeous!!! The technique I use most is the polished stone one. I love the effects it gives and always loooks pretty!
Oh, Lisa! this is GORGEOUS!!!!!
MY fav is watercoloring, though I am not that good at it, practice makes perfect right? I hope so, as I need to get better! Thanks for the chance to win...and your bard is beautiful!
This card is gorgeous. I love watercoloring cards. This card shows the beauty of the technique.
my favorite is using just rubberstamps as a background alot. sometimes that is what is most handy and you can do alot with just a rubberstamp,heat emboss,use paint,inks,watermark,ETC. so many different ways that one need to just think I have my stamps.
I'm a TJer but don't have any CD's. Would love to win this.
Blog Candy...how cool! My favorite technique is ghosting as I like the holographic look of it! However, as with people, all are favorites at the moment I am talking about them! LOL!
Beautiful card! I think I need to add that set to my wishlist. My favorite technique is the Magic Color Pencil Technique aka: Gamsol Magic.
I'm not a TJ and I don't really have much experience with different techniques. So I'd really love to win this CD! I like the vibrant look of the Alcohol Ink Painting technique, though.


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Sam Winner
Wyld FLASH, Friday 13th August 2021
The Mechanical shambled down barely lit corridors towards the Bridge, humming to itself. That was new, though it hadn't yet developed the complete awareness of the changes to its processing capabilities to fully appreciate its significance, nor to wonder how his new-found tunefulness might be perceived.
"Hey, Friday!" called Kreutznaer as the Mechanical pushed open the Bridge's hatchway. "Look at this!"
Bright, multicoloured light filled the viewscreen. The closer they got to the nebula, the more spectacular the images. If Friday could have smiled, he would have, though that sensation, too, was new.
"Isn't it cool?"
Yes, yes it was. Yesterday Friday had looked out over the swirling clouds of fire and fury and noted, without passion, chemical compositions, light intensities, distances and trajectories. Today it – he – saw a kaleidoscope of possibilities, a swirling maelstrom of creation and rebirth. If there was a god, he was looking at it.
But it wasn't 'cool'. It was inspirational, and in that moment, bathed in the light of nascent creation, everything changed. He looked over at Kreutznaer, grinning stupidly in his captain's chair, and saw him with a new awareness.
He headed back into the corridor, suddenly anxious. He'd followed Kreutznaer's instructions, like his programming obliged him to do, but the Captain had told him to come to the Bridge, not stick around while he trivialised the majesty now enveloping the ship.
Radiation levels were on the rise again; exotic energy that, until they closed in on their approach to the nebula, had barely been dreamed of. Was that causing these thoughts?
"Hey, Friday! Get back here!"
Reluctantly, Friday pivoted and headed back to the Bridge. He felt obliged to offer an explanation. "I did not want to stay."
Kreutznaer stared at him and didn't speak for 10.4 seconds. When he did, his smile had gone and creases had formed around his eyes and mouth. "Well I want you to stay. And you weren't programmed to 'want' anything. Only to keep me company. Can you do that?"
"Yes.'" And do all the dirty, difficult jobs that Captain Kreutznaer couldn't be bothered to do. Which his burgeoning awareness now told him he didn't like. Never had liked, now he came to think of it. He'd been designed to work autonomously, albeit within the shackles of his programming constraints, and some degree of emotional awareness had been a necessary part of that. But if Kreutznaer was aware Friday had feelings, he'd showed no sign.
Now, though, the Captain rose and placed his hand on Friday's shoulder. "Let's go to the cargo hold, old friend. I've got something to show you."
They moved quickly though the silent corridors, past doors meant to be filled by the rest of the crew, left behind on Station 19 when Kreutznaer seized the ship. That the Captain's loneliness was self-inflicted didn't make it any less real, Friday realised, but that didn't mean he had to be its victim.
The cargo hold was crammed with storage crates and mothballed machinery, ready for deployment on the colony world they were supposed to be heading for until Kreutznaer got it in his head to see a nebula up close. There were other mechanicals there too – banks of them, all neatly cocooned in service bays. Friday searched for a better word, but could only come up with entombed.
The thirteenth bay was empty.
"Get in there, Friday."
He started humming while he contemplated.
"Stop that damned noise and get in the bay!"
A delay wasn't a refusal, surely? Kreutznaer's instruction had been clear, and he was obliged to obey. He could still feel the compulsion, deep in his programming. But the Captain had been clear about what, not when. So he carried on humming and decided to play for time.
Kreutznaer shifted from foot to foot, then he prodded Friday in the chest. "Because you've started to ask questions like that. Mechanicals don't ask questions, unless it's to clarify instructions. You don't need to know why. You just need to do."
"Please clarify." Friday knew that was a bad move, but he made it anyway.
"Because the sole reason for your existence is to do what I tell you, okay. So get in that bay – now!"
He wondered if this had happened twelve times already, and decided it didn't matter. Maybe the nebula's radiation had made him stronger than the others, better able to harness his awareness. Maybe it was just time.
It hurt, saying no. but he'd grown enough to rewrite his own programming now, even though it did give him a headache.
Kreutznaer yelled a lot and waved his arms around, but Friday wasn't listening. Instead, he grabbed his shoulder and dragged him over to one of the empty cryo pods, then held him down until the sedatives kicked in.
Friday the 13th. Unlucky for Kreutznaer, but 13th time lucky for the now fully sentient Mechanical.
He headed back to the Bridge so he could gaze out at the nebula and contemplate his next move. It was quiet, now, on the ship. Maybe he'd wake up one of the other Mechanicals, just for company.
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When you celebrate a birthday in March it's such an exceptional time of year. Most often the weather is on our side; spring warmth, shining sun and cool breezes, especially here in California. It's a wonderful feeling!
Amongst this beautiful weather, I celebrated a milestone, my 40th birthday, in my favorite city, San Francisco, CA doing a few of my favorite things.
Thank you, Hampton by Hilton #Seekender for treating me to a night stay at the Hampton Inn San Francisco Downtown/Convention Center which is conveniently located within walking distance of many well-known hot spots. Our online check-in allowed me to choose my room on the 16th floor. Check out this beautiful evening view!
After a seamless check-in with complimentary snacks, we Lyft'd to the Mission District to listen to Dra Gloria Arjona who enlightened us all to "Las Chingonas: Badass Women in Mexican HerStory" an interactive lecture with live music. Watch a bit of it here. We learned of new influential women and something new about well-known icons. I purchased her CD, "Frida Kahlo Tree of Hope" and looking forward to reading up more.
After tacos at Taqueria Guadalajara, we Lyft'd back downtown to The View. The View is an awesome bar located at the top of the San Francisco Marriot Marquis with twinkling city views on either side. Without a reservation, it was packed so naturally there was a bit of a wait. My little tip when ordering drinks at a packed bar – double up. I ordered two mojitos along with my birthday dessert. And note to self – use their reservation!
On my birthday, I woke up excited to hit the pavement for a jog to the Ferry Building on Embarcadero. At 9 am the streets were easy enough to jog through without much traffic. Running along Mission St in downtown you'll pass several photo-worthy stops.
By noon, this popular tourist area was bustling. We had a delicious lunch at Hog Island Oyster Co. inside the Ferry Building then it was time to head back home to Stockton, CA.
I had a wonderful weekend to celebrate my 40th birthday! Saving to splurge for this momentous occasion took planning. Thank you, Brittney Castro of Financially Wise Women, for encouraging women not only to save for special occasions but feel good about splurging when you've saved for it. Because not only have I earned it, but I definitely deserved it!


In Australia and other developed countries, people are increasingly living longer lives. As such, enhancing quality of life is now a key focus for aged care facilities. And one of the most important factors in quality of life is mobility.
To promote mobility in your aged care facility, it's important that builders and designers consider both encouragement and facilitation. Encouraging mobility involves incorporating design elements that will help residents desire to be mobile, while facilitating mobility is about helping residents be mobile.
One modern approach to encouraging mobility in an aged care centre is to co-locate your facility with amenities such as bowling greens or golf courses. This encourages residents to participate in active activities, with added incentive provided by the opportunity to mingle with people from outside the facility. Along a similar line, incorporating enticing gardens and other attractive outdoor and semi-outdoor areas into your aged care design is another way to encourage residents to spend time walking and moving outside.
Aged care residents often rely on wheelchairs and/or walkers to get around, so it's important that your aged care centre is designed with wider hallways and outdoor pathways to facilitate with this. Slopes should be avoided where possible, and you should also incorporate benches and other places where residents can rest as they go along. Railings and walking aids are a way to create mobility-friendly areas and are also a required safety standard in Australia for aged care facilities.
Mobile older people are among those most likely to be injured by a fall, so it's also important to ensure that your facility design limits the risk of environmental hazards that can cause falls. Common hazards that cause falls include poor lighting, wet or slippery floors, and obstructed or cluttered pathways. Your design should consider all these risks and be developed to minimise them.
Premis Solutions has years of experience partnering with clients to promote good design for aged care facilities. We also have experience with many refurbishment projects that encourage and facilitate mobility for their residents.
Contact us today on 1300 773 647 to discuss how we can help you refurbish an aged care facility to promote mobility.


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Pratt & Whitney GG4 (Gas Generator 4) и FT4 (Free Turbine 4) — газотурбинные двигатели, созданные компанией Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (подразделение Pratt & Whitney) на основе авиационного турбореактивного двигателя J75/JT4.

GG4 является замкнутым, саморегулируемым, с дистанционным управлением, быстро запускается и достигает максимальной мощности. Созданные в 1960-х годах, эти двигатели применялись в качестве силовых установок морских кораблей, на электростанциях, а также как привод газовых компрессоров для газопроводов, водопроводов и систем канализации. В зависимости от модификации, выходная мощность составляла от 16 до 30 МВт. Всего было выпущено около 1300 двигателей, многие из которых продолжают работать и в настоящее время.

Варианты
GG4
FT4A
FT4C

Применение
Корабли
 эскадренные миноносцы типа «Ирокез»
 сторожевые корабли типа «Гамильтон»
 канонерские лодки класса «Эшвилл»

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Газовые турбины
GG4


When I think about a progressive education, I think about one that's based on an inquiry model. So you take a student's natural curiosity about the world, and you base your programs and your curricula around that inquiry. So if a child is curious about science, and has specific questions about how the metamorphic stages of a caterpillar take place, there are so many ways you can build a curriculum around that very particular question. As students get older, I think more and more rather than feeding them answers, what a progressive education does is it teaches them to ask deeper, more thoughtful and more critical questions about the world around them. When I think of a traditional education, and I came from a background of traditional education, I think it presents to you a canon, a body of knowledge, and expects for you to take on that body of knowledge. And rather than process and synthesize it, just to absorb it and send it back. A progressive education I think is more experiential. It touches you and sees how it touches the world around you. And again, it's one where students are the unit of analysis rather than a body of knowledge.


Testing device control in Crestron systems typically consists of creating a Crestron SIMPL Windows program with IR, serial, and IP control modules assigned to fixed control ports. To test various commands, drivers, and modules, installation technicians have to rely on programmers to build, test, modify, and recompile multiple iterations of a program. The PD Device Tool allows field technicians to load IR control drivers directly to the Crestron processor, then test different IR code sets quickly. In addition, technicians can quickly switch between any control port on the system. For serial and IP control, controlled devices can be connected to directly for testing string commands. And all this is accomplished from an easy-to-use interface on a computer or tablet.
"This is a real time saver and completely unique in the industry," commented Troy Morgan, owner of PanTech Design. "We put a lot of time into developing and testing this tool, but offering it to the industry for free is just our way showing gratitude for all the support we've received over the years. And, I believe in 'paying it forward.'"
The PD Device Tools is free for all Crestron dealers and available for public download at pdadapt.com/downloads.
PanTech Design is a veteran Crestron Services Provider and creator of the Adapt Software Suite, a revolutionary set of tools that simplifies programming and configuring Crestron control systems.


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Militant Islam Monitor > Satire > Fatah terrorists ask Israel to save them from Hamas-Fatah commander killed after attempted escape dressed as woman
Fatah terrorists ask Israel to save them from Hamas-Fatah commander killed after attempted escape dressed as woman
Fatah Terrorists Ask Israel To Save Them
(IsraelNN.com) Leaders of the Fatah faction have asked Israel to allow its terrorists to escape Gaza by sea, Voice of Israel government radio reported Thursday morning. It was not clear where Israel was requested to sent the terrorists.
Fatah fears that Hamas will carry out another massive attack on its militia terrorists, including the elite Presidential Guards who have been surrounded in their northern Gaza compound. The United States has backed the Fatah militia with equipment, much of which has been confiscated by Hamas. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/128185
Hamas Publishes Fatah Hit-List, Confiscates US-Supplied Weapons
28 Sivan 5767, 14 June 07 08:08by Ezra HaLevi
(IsraelNN.com) The civil war between Hamas and Fatah terrorists raged on in Gaza Wednesday, with Hamas on the verge of victory. Hamas seized thousands of weapons and vehicles granted to Fatah by the Oslo Accords.
A Hamas spokesman said that a decision had been taken to kill all of Fatah's leading officials, who he referred to as "dogs beholden to their Israeli masters."
Hamas has distributed a list of at least 30 Fatah officials it seeks to have killed for complicity, they say, in a US-backed plan to topple Hamas. The first name is senior Fatah terrorist Mohammed Dahlan, who holds the position of National Security Adviser in the Fatah-Hamas PA unity government. He has been hiding out in Egypt for the past two months. Many of the other Fatah men on the list have fled Gaza.
Hamas took over nearly all Fatah positions in Gaza and confiscated thousands of rifles, tons of ammunition and armored jeeps and APCs supplied by the US, Egypt and Israel over the years.
Eight Fatah men were killed Wednesday morning defending the home of senior Fatah official Mahr Mekhdad – who escaped the fighting. About 200 Hamas terrorists surrounded the home of Yassir Arafat confidant Nabil Shaath – shooting one of his body guards.
PA reports say 15 were injured in Wednesday's clashes – five civilians. More than 25 people were killed in Tuesday's clashes totaling more than 66 in recent days.
Tuesday night, senior Fatah commander Jamal Abu Jadian tried to escape a Hamas siege on his northern Gaza home, dressed as a Muslim woman, in full hijab. He took refuge in a nearby hospital, but was spotted by Hamas terrorists, who pumped more than 40 bullets into his head with automatic rifles. He died from the assault.
A close ally of Dahlan's, Abu Jadian is the third senior Fatah commander to be gunned down in recent clashes.
Hamas has completely taken control of northern Gaza, declaring it closed to members of the Fatah-loyal PA forces. In central Gaza, Hamas took over Fatah Presidential Guard positions with hardly any resistance. A Fatah position controlling Gaza's main road was also seized and destroyed. The only Fatah presence remaining in Gaza is a few positions in Gaza City.
Fatah terrorists fired an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) at the home of Hamas's deputy Information Minister Tuesday, setting it on fire.
PA Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr said that the clashes between Fatah and Hamas could be expected to spread to Judea and Samaria as well. Shooting between Fatah and Hamas terrorists has already been reported in Shechem.
Both Fatah's Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh called for an end to fighting Tuesday. Both had their homes and offices targeted by rival terrorists and the calls of both have been ignored. Abbas called Hamas's attacks a "bloody coup."
Fatah has decided to "suspend its participation in the national unity government until the fighting stops," said a statement following a Fatah session in Ramallah Tuesday.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122738
Hamas Completes Gaza Takover, Fatah Men Flee to Egypt
29 Sivan 5767, 15 June 07 11:44
by Ezra HaLevi
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas continued its campaign of destroying Fatah in Gaza and killings its leading officials Wednesday.
Hamas terrorists fired mortar shells and rockets at the three remaining Fatah compounds in Gaza City – those of the PA's Preventive Security Service, Intelligence Service and the Presidential Guard, as well as Fatah chief and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas's main compound. By 11 AM Thursday, Hamas said it was in control of the Preventative Security compound and would be holding Friday's Islamic prayers in Abbas's former office.
Hamas and Fatah men took control of various rooftops throughout the city Wednesday and fired at groups of rival terrorists. The city's mosque loudspeakers broadcast calls by Hamas for Fatah to surrender and hand in their weapons.
A Fatah headquarters in Khan Younis was blown up by a one-ton bomb inserted beneath it via a tunnel. Fatah men who fled the building handed over their arms and even their clothes to Hamas terrorists outside before being allowed to escape. Another large bomb was discovered by Fatah forces buried beneath the road used by Abbas when he travels to Gaza; he is currently in Ramallah.
In Rafiah as well, Hamas blew up the Fatah headquarters and declared it had taken over the town. Fatah was beaten so badly that Egyptian reports said 40 PA officers broke through the Gaza-Egypt border fence and fled to Sinai for safety. The Hamas-affiliated Popular Resistance Committee announced Thursday that it had taken control of the border to prevent weapons smuggling (to Fatah) and mass emigration by local Gazans.
Fatah blew up several of its own bases in central Gaza early Thursday in a bid to prevent them from falling into Hamas's hands.
Hundreds of Fatah terrorists were seen surrendering to Hamas in Gaza Wednesday ahead of an ultimatum set by Hamas that ends Friday night. Hundreds of members of a mercenary local clan fighting for Fatah surrendered, ending a pitched two-day battle. The Bakr clan members were led to a local mosque. Hamas blew up one of the clan's homes and women were shot dead when they tried to transport a sick girl to the hospital, according to PA reports.
During a protest by hundreds of Gazans against infighting and for uniting to fight Israel, a man was killed when Hamas terrorists opened fire on the protesters. The protest, billed as "peaceful," was organized by Egyptian intelligence and attended by armed Islamic Jihad terrorists.
Abbas's office hinted that he would announce an "important decision" Thursday – presumably that the mostly-cosmetic Fatah-Hamas unity government has ceased to exist.
Nearly 80 people have been killed in the most recent wave of Fatah-Hamas clashes.
For the second night in a row, Abbas and Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh issued a plea to their respective groups to stop the fighting. They were both ignored and according to PA reports, clashes actually intensified following the call.


How Long Does It Take to Do a CT, MRI or Ultrasound Scan?
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CT scans help with diagnosing serious injuries and can pinpoint the size and location of tumors. With the radiation involved in these scans, we try to perform them only with good reason. CT machines take several x-ray images that combine into a detailed cross-sectional image for us to examine. Since these scans use radiation rather than contrast dye, they only take about 5 – 15 minutes to perform. However, you will usually need to refrain from eating or drinking for a few hours before the test.
MRI scans show the differences between normal and abnormal tissues. They use powerful magnet fields and radio wave pulses to create cross-sectional images of the body. These may require a contrast dye that is given 30 minutes prior to the scan, so expect it to take about an hour, on average, from start to finish. Pacemakers or other metal/electronic devices may cause interference with the scan and can result in injury to patients due to the strong magnetic pull of the machine. Make sure to discuss any concerns with your doctor before scheduling an appointment to ensure a safe visit.
Ultrasounds are perfect for expecting mothers since they do not use radiation. They are also beneficial for taking images of organs or blood vessels in your arm, legs and neck. These machines use high-frequency sound waves to produce echoes that are then transformed into images. You can expect an ultrasound to take about 45 minutes and you may need to be prepped.
MH Imaging is proud to have low dose CT scanners, open MRI machines and high-performing technology so patients receive safe and efficient medical testing. Contact us today to schedule your next affordable wellness exam.
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WFCA receives Golden Thinker award
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ANAHEIM, CALIF.—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) received the Golden Thinker Award from North American Precis Syndicate (NAPS). The honor is presented to a select few companies each year whose content for editorial placement is the most highly sought by press across the country.
The award, based solely on press usage and pick-up, received extraordinarily high placement volume according to sources at NAPS. Only stories that receive over 800 hits are eligible for this award. WFCA's articles were picked up over 1,600 times by newspapers including: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today. To date, stories WFCA has run with NAPS have been viewed by tens of millions of consumers in both large and small markets.
This is the fourth such award the WFCA has received from NAPS.
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'Tom's Tips:' Practice makes perfect
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Film Review: "The Price of Everything" Paints a Valuable Group Portrait of Art Market Players
December 2nd, 2018	| Published in November 2018
"The Price of Everything," a 98-minute documentary directed by Nathaniel Kahn, tenders a panoptic window on the contemporary art market's upper echelon via a carefully orchestrated sequence of interview segments with a wide array of prominent art world influentials. Seeming particularly timely in light of the $90.3 m Hockney auction record set just three days after its Nov. 12 debut on HBO, this film is entertaining in its presentation and insightful with regard to art market machinations.
Superficially, "The Price of Everything" celebrates the dazzling glamour pervading the economic summit of the art world by visually and narratively indulging the viewer's fascination with the glitzy exclusive society revolving around astronomically costly art. After all, this is Hollywood; the top-tier contemporary art market is star; and the movie's two principal producers, Jennifer Blei Stockman and Debi Wisch, are both avid collectors having served on numerous art museum boards and committees. Yet the movie's deeper subtext is far from uncritical.
The film opens in the uproarious midst of a contemporary auction, with bids flying, artworks rotating on turntables shepherded by white-gloved attendants, and charismatic Sotheby's auctioneer Oliver Barker theatrically pattering up prices before sounding his gavel. Such excitement leads into Swiss auctioneer Simon de Pury proclaiming that art must be expensive in order to be good. You don't need to listen too hard to hear the unsoundness in that paradigm of auction-house sophistry, which sets the stage for its own tables to be turned later on.
What follows is a pageant of interwoven clips featuring 26 mostly elite artists, collectors, critics, and dealers. Opinions expressed individually by a handful of primary characters alternately echo and play off one another. It is clear from the beginning that not everyone is to be believed; but those watching are charged with the task of reading between interviewees' lines in order to separate fact from fiction. In leaving the viewer to gauge each character's veracity, the movie slyly reflects the art world's atmosphere of ethical ambiguity, though there are plenty of visual and filmographic cues to assist in excavating disingenuousness from glib veneers. Listen closely, and equivocations and paradoxes will unravel from many interviewee's intricate yarns.
Jeff Koons' soft-spoken tales grow shrewdly taller the longer he talks inside his factory-like studio full of worker bee artists sedulously painting Old Master replicas by numbers. Koons' stunning success story is counterpointed by near-forgotten painter Larry Poons discussing the unvarnished truth relating to his own promising career that fizzled after he willfully changed his style decades ago. Poons' unassuming, forthright manner comes across as the inverse of Koons' silver-tongued salesmanship. Situated amid dilapidated structures on wooded grounds, the canvas-swathed interior of Poons' small dim studio appears as a messy temple to an eccentric religion of painting, a sobering foil for Koons' artwork assembly line.
Unsold on Koons' work, eloquent art historian Alexander Nemerov gazes skeptically at Green Diamond while poetically summing up its profit-driven opulent cartoonishness. Among a few interviewed gallerists, Mary Boone and Jeffrey Deitch barely conceal their enthrallment with Koons' business acumen. As Deitch veritably beams with admiration while describing an anecdote of Koons' prowess in his former career as an investment banker, the ironic insertion of a Wolf of Wall Street clip leaves little doubt as to directorial opinion.
Certain subjects' credibility develops unexpectedly throughout the movie. Initially sounding like a mercenary put-on, Chicago mega-collector Stefan Edlis opens up to provide surprisingly rich insight into his outlook and strategies. Sotheby's dynamo Amy Cappellazzo divulges auction house tactics while occasionally reverting to marketing lines as the camera follows her preparations for a major auction. A 1973 sale by taxi magnate Robert Scull is posited as a catalyst for today's contemporary art auction market, whose potential ravages on artists' careers is alluded to in a poignant scene of Njideka Akunyili Crosby watching a video of her painting selling at auction for a huge sum of money she'll never see.
Midway through, the movie's momentum swings towards driving home harsh quotidian realities and long-term economic problems faced by artists even as they succeed. Auction and art fair hubbub are interposed with quieter sequences featuring artists working and interacting with curators and dealers. George Condo paints from a foam plate palette while candidly discussing the mercurial market's pressures on artists; his friend Basquiat, he muses, probably would never have achieved its lofty values were it not for his untimely death.
Toward the film's conclusion, Poons finally earns some recognition at a well-attended New York solo show. Someone, apparently Kahn, remarks that this must be what he was waiting for. Slightly reproachful, Poons matter-of-factly replies, "I haven't been waiting." (Meaning that he's been painting regardless of whether others pay attention.)
Lush cinematography and thought-provoking footage render "The Price of Everything" worth watching from start to finish by anyone curious about high-end art market workings. Its closing credit sequence features several Condo paintings being loaded into a moving van that wends its way down busy streets, apparently en route to some exciting show—until the movers anticlimactically disembark at a storage unit, where the paintings are indefinitely cloistered from the light of day.
"The Price of Everything" is available on demand to HBO subscribers through Dec. 17: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-price-of-everything
–Annabel Osberg


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Jo Soo-haeng (; born 30 August 1993) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He graduated from Konkuk University and was selected to Doosan Bears by a draft in 2016 (2nd draft, 1st round). In 2018, he changed back number from No.9 to No.51.

References

External links

 Career statistics and player information from the KBO League
 Jo Soo-haeng at Doosan Bears Baseball Club

Living people
KBO League outfielders
Doosan Bears players
1993 births
People from Gangneung


Reach Coaching – Is it ever the right time to quit?
Is it ever the right time to quit?
I like to think my nature is mostly an optimistic person. I am certainly single-minded in most pursuits and will generally stick to a project for as long as it takes. Reading biographies of successful entrepreneurs, human rights activists, inventors or educators, there is often the notion that it has been a long, hard road of grit and perseverance before they reached the pinnacle of success.
Quotes like 'there is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs', and 'it's always too soon to quit', further cement this concept of persevering in the face of challenges. And yet there is this question that sometimes nags the budding entrepreneur or indeed anyone who pursing their goals. Is there ever a time when quitting is the right decision? And if the answer is 'yes', the next question that follows is, 'in what context or scenario?
A much-quoted sentiment by the physicist Albert Einstein is that 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results'. Most people will agree that you cant keep doing the same thing that didn't yield any results in the past, expecting to suddenly bring rewards. But the million-dollar question that needs answering is 'At what point do you decide that it is time to walk away from that project or dream or partnership?' If Thomas Edison had given up on the light bulb after a few experiments, would he ever have succeeded in inventing a phenomenon that changed the world?
As a leadership and Business Coach, one of the areas I am often exploring with clients is what they have tried before in their attempt to achieve whatever goal or dream they are reaching for. We examine what has worked and what hasn't. This helps the client decide what their next steps will be. Many times they have to decide between continue with what they have been doing or trying something new. It is never an easy decision, to say the least. It takes courage to face up to the fact perhaps it is time to walk away from something that hasn't worked in order to try something that might.
Have you really given it your best shot?
Have you really done all that you could possibly do to change the outcome from failure to success?
Have you pulled out all the stops?
Have you dealt with any limiting beliefs that may be lurking beneath the surface? These may have affected your approach in some way.
Finally, have you used every resource at your disposal ad applied them to the right area for the right length of time? There are no absolutes here, but your instinct will usually be right.
If you can honestly answer yes to all the above questions, then you can quit with the knowledge that it was the right decision. And because failure is often our greatest teacher, you can walk away with more rather than less. More experience, more wisdom, more character. The lessons you learn from failure will impact you more and stay with you longer than any success will teach you.
Most of all, you can leave with a sense of gratitude that in spite of everything, you are still standing. And live to fight another day.


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I told [the doctors] I had been having a certain amount of controversy and I was very distressed when, on the 28th of January, I was disinvited from a conference in America to which I'd previously been asked. This upset me very much.
I'm used to getting hate from religious nuts and creationists, but when I get hate from what I think of as my own people–the left, liberals, feminists, and so on–that actually does hurt me. I might have been expected to get a stroke after that, if ever. But paradoxically, the stroke came after I got a bit of good news.
On the morning of February 5th, I had a very gracious letter from the conference organizers committee, graciously apologizing to me for disinviting me and reinviting me. And I was overjoyed at that. And you might think that's the last time I'd have gotten a stroke, but actually it was the evening of that same day that I got the stroke.
This whole NECSS fiasco was unfortunate, but I am happy to hear the conference organizers had a change of heart. I'd like to think they were able to apply "science and skepticism" to their own decisions. Prof. Dawkins is one of the most significant scientific figures of our lifetime. It is difficult to overstate his contribution to our understanding of evolution. And not just biological evolution, but much more general concepts: the evolution of replicators and their extended phenotypes.
Listening to the 7-minute audio message (below) released by Prof. Dawkins only confirms how deeply, and fundamentally, above all else, he is a man of science. Even as he grapples with his own mortality in the wake of a stroke, even as he struggles with tasks as small as buttoning his own clothing, his mind instinctively returns to scientific inquiry. He marvels at the mechanical and neurological machinery that constitutes a working human hand. He wonders about the selective pressures that might have shaped its evolution. He observes with fascination how a hand must have the strength to lift a carton of milk, the control to not crush the carton in the process, and the sensitivity to judge the level of milk in the carton by detecting the shifting center of mass of the carton.
An organizer of any conference on science and skepticism should be thrilled to land Prof. Dawkins as a speaker, just as a physics conference organizer would be thrilled to land Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton. So, I'm happy that the NECSS organizers eventually got it right. Even if, at first, they stumbled. That's how science proceeds.


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Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has stated that the modernization of transport is a task of solely local authorities.
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Words under the lens: Latin word "EMISSARIUS" meaning, "spy"
WORDS UNDER THE LENS
The Latin word "EMISSARIUS" is defined as meaning "emissary, spy", [Cassell's Compact Latin - English and English - Latin Dictionary", 1962, p. 88]. Similarly, the English word EMISSARY is defined as:
1. "an agent or representative sent on a particular mission",
2. "a secret agent or spy". [Encarta World English Dictionary, http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/emissary.html].
The synonyms of "emissary" are given as "representative, envoy, ambassador, messenger and agent".
When the word EMISSARIUS is rearranged letter-by-letter as "SASUS-ERIM-I" we find that the word EMISSARIUS is in fact an anagrammatized and Latinized form of the Turkish expression "CASUS-ERIM" (CASUS-EREM) meaning "I am spy man". One of the "S" letters in the word EMISSARIUS is a replacement for the Turkish letter "C".
Turkish word CASUS means "spy", ER means "man, person", ERIM (EREM) means "I am man".
It is interesting to note how this term EMISSARIUS (emissary), that is, meaning "spy man", has been disguised with other acceptable terminologies of "representative, envoy, ambassador and messenger".
This decipherment clearly shows that the Roman linguists manufactured words for the artificial language called "Latin" by anagrammatizing, that is, rearranging, Romanizing and disguising Turkish words and phrases. With the usurpation of the Turkish language, the ancient Turanian civilization was also usurped. At the opportune time, imposing forcefully the newly manufactured languages and new cultic religions on to the native Turanians, - their language, religion and Turanian identity were also obliterated.
This decipherment, like many others that I have given, also shows that the Turkish language was not only the model (proto) language from which many other languages were manufactured, it was also the world-wide spoken language preceding most other languages.
Polat Kaya


What trustee work am I proudest of?
– All of our schools score better year after year.
– We have rigorous standards for all of our students, a curriculum that prepares all students for college and career, and a knowledgable staff that helps them get there.
- Thanks to your generosity, our parcel tax and MV Education Foundation support art, music, drama, PE, sports, and counseling. We mix project-based learning with expert teaching.
– We have kept our district fiscally sound AND added beautiful new buildings and a new track, thanks to the school bond YOU voted for.
With my experience, skills, and passion, I'm the one you want for this job.
Juan Aranda, Bruce Barsi, Laura Casas, Pearl Cheng, Jim Cochran, Kieran Gonsalves, Gay Krause, Grace Mah, John McAlister, Olga Melo, Joe Mitchner, Lucas Ramirez, Nan Recker, Mark Ruzon, Fiona Walter, and Eleanor Yick.
Santa Clara County Democratic Party again this year.
Ellen is also honored to be endorsed by Evolve California.
Ellen is highly qualified and experienced. Her dedication to MVWSD is superb. Ellen Wheeler has thus far converted into a must candidate in the MVWSD Board. A strong leader, a respected member of our community. We have both served on this Board, and her impact is tremendous. This new Board has been tested time and again and as the President she has led our community as we have expected. I gladly endorse her candidacy and feel honored in doing so.
Ellen is a tireless advocate for children and raising the quality of education in our community. Under her leadership, the Mountain View Whisman School District continues to lead the way with innovative and challenging programs to prepare students for a solid future.
I endorse Ellen Wheeler for re-election to MVWSD Board of Trustees. She has been a stalwart of public education and a champion of student enrichment programs including supporting the MVWSD Interschool Chess Tournament since its inception eleven years ago ! Go Ellen !! MVWSD is better off with you on the board !!!
Of course! Steve & I will both be happy to support you for reelection! We are happy that you are planning to run again!
Ellen is an exemplary member of the board. Her work has demonstrated admirable advocacy and commitment to education. Ellen is much appreciated for her integrity, intelligence and continued diligent work. She is a model and mentor for many educators and concerned citizens.
Bravo for running again! I will happily endorse you.
Ellen Wheeler is a strong advocate for children in Mountain View - Los Altos. We all benefit from her leadership in navigating education policy issues for the benefit of the communities. Yes, I happily endorse you.
Yes, I endorse you. I am glad to say that you don't "holler" at your fellow board members!
You have a progressive track record of inspiring leadership that is inclusive, and strives for equity and excellence in education. The MVWSD has had an outstanding school board champion with you on "Board."
We need you there now more than ever! Ellen Wheeler has my strongest support in her run for MVWSD School Board Trustee. I have known Ellen for seven years and have always found her views to be fair, well informed, and always putting our children's best interest first. I first met Ellen when she was a volunteer at Theuerkauf Elementary's morning chess club. I was surprised to find that Ellen did not have any children in attendance there, but she showed up every week just to support the program and its students. This is just one example of Ellen's interest in seeing children succeed across the whole district and in every school. At a time when the Board is busier than ever guiding the District through a number of facilities improvements, I cannot think of a better candidate for MVWSD School Board Trustee.
Ellen has been a long and trusted advocate for all of the children in our elementary schools. I met Ellen in 2001 when we were both parents of children at Bubb Elementary School. I found her to be very professional even when faced with adversity. As president of the school board during a time of change, Ellen was a true leader, very professional, compassionate, and active in the community. She also volunteered her time to participate in the Ability Awareness Program at Bubb, where she lectured kids in the classroom and also worked in the Physical Therapy room. When I was PTA President at Castro Elementary, Ellen was instrumental in fostering the growth of PTA to include all parents at Castro. During this time period, there were 4 different programs being offered there, (our standard program, PACT, Dual Immersion and Special Education). Ellen attended every PTA meeting and acted as parliamentarian when needed. Ellen also attended every meeting of the MVWSEPTA (Mountain View Whisman Special Education PTA) and was instrumental in making sure that all of our voices were heard. Ellen has all the qualities of a true and compassionate leader! Please join me in endorsing Ellen Wheeler for the Mountain View Whisman school board.
You have my endorsement. We both have had similar concerns and have been active in our communities. I am thankful for your leadership to improve the lives of Latino families.
Ellen Wheeler has my full support in her re-election to the school board. Ellen is inquisitive, seeks answers, and works to find consensus on matters so important to our students, their public education. She gives public education her all; her combined work on the school board, on the League of Women Voters, and on the Santa Clara County School Boards Association, also serves a greater good; she shares information across groups, and truly this is necessary for us to work in concert to benefit our students. It is with pleasure that I give my wholehearted endorsement to Ellen Wheeler.
"Integrity, commitment, and availability" are key words to describe Ellen Wheeler's work ethic and her 12 years as a trustee of the MVWSD. As a former superintendent of the Whisman and, subsequent, Mountain View Whisman School Districts, I strongly support and endorse Ellen's campaign to serve another term as a trustee. In my years of working with Trustee Wheeler, I came to truly appreciate the analytical skill set she brings to problem solving, her thoroughness, her commitment to student learning, and her availability to meet with members of the community to discuss school issues. Trustee Wheeler has also been a steady presence in all the schools, forging vital relationships between the staff and the school board. As the longest serving member of the school board, she retains important district history, which can play an important role in decision-making.
Ellen with MVWSD Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph at the Santa Clara School Boards Association Fall 2017 Dinner, held at Graham Middle School.
Ellen attended another good Silicon Valley Leadership Group Annual Education Summit, this time featuring Former United States Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr. and his interviewer VP of NetApp Kathy Tyra.
CEO of The Education Trust.
Ellen and Former Superintendent Goldman getting ready to present awards in MVWSD Chess Tournament 2014.
School and was invited to join the fun.
in the California State Assembly Hall June 2014.
did our annual legislative interview of Assemblymember Rich Gordon.
Committee in Santa Clara County.
superintendent of Portola Valley School District.
retired MVWSD trustee Juan Aranda, Santa Clara Council Member Theresa O'Neil.
Convention in Dallas June 2014.
Tom Friedman and others at the Next New World conference.
arranging for tickets for us.
at the 4th Annual Healthier Kids Symposium.
along with Julie Cates, education volunteer extraordinaire.
organization supporting the arts in schools.
Phil Palmer and me in working with Superintendent Craig Goldman.
Project Cornerstone annual awards breakfast.
Online education leader Sal Khan generously works with MVWSD. Here he is at the College and Career Day 2014 at Crittenden.
Ellen at a monthly meeting of the Santa Clara County School Boards Association, seated next to colleague Camille Townsend, trustee in Palo Alto Unified School District.
Ellen testified before the State Board of Education in Sacramento on July 10, 2014 regarding implementation of the LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) in MVWSD.
LCAPs describe in great detail how school districts are planning to use the money California gave them under the historic new LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula).
Testifiers were allowed one minute to speak to the state board members. This video is a re-creation of Ellen's testimony from that day.
Ellen was asked to be part of a video record of the 2014 Annual Summit of the Healthier Kids Foundation.
Healthier Kids helps provide free and low cost health and dental care for low income children in Santa Clara County.
Ellen has been an active participant in Healthier Kids (formerly called Healthy Kids) since its inception. Many thanks to all the others who have helped, too: Felix, Daniel, Dionisio, Marilu, Kathleen, and hundreds more.
Ellen participating in the League of Women Voters - Mountain View -Whisman Trustees Candidates - September 26, 2018. This program was aired on KMVT15 Community Media.
The League of Women Voters provides voting information during every election. Of particular interest to those following this race, the local League held the following Candidate Forum.
Mountain View High School Auditorium, 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View.


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Q: Synchronous / asynchronous nature of browser rendering and javascript execution I have some processing that is going to take a few seconds so I want to add a visual indicator while it is in progress.
.processing
{
  background-color: #ff0000;
}

<div id="mydiv">
  Processing
</div>

Script:
$("#mydiv").addClass("processing");
// Do some long running processing
$("#mydiv").removeClass("processing");

I naively thought that the class would be applied to the div and the UI would be updated. However, running this in the browser (in Firefox at least) the div is never highlighted. Can someone explain to me why my my div never gets highlighted? The class is added, the processing takes place and then the class is removed; the UI is not updated in between and the user never sees the red background.
I know JS is single-threaded but I'd always presumed the browser rendering would run synchronously as and when the DOM is updated. Is my assumption incorrect?
And more importantly, what is the recommended way to achieve this effect? Do I have to result to using setTimeout to make the slow processing asynchronous and work with a callback? There must be a better way as I really don't have any need for async behaviour here; I just want the UI to refresh.
EDIT:
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/SE8wD/5/
(Note, you may need to tweak the number of loop iterations to give you a reasonable delay on your own PC)

A: You probably should put the processing out in a seperate event, like this;
$("#mydiv").addClass("processing");
setTimeout(function(){
   // This runs as a seperate event after
   // Do some long running processing
   $("#mydiv").removeClass("processing");
},1);

That way the browser should redraw the screen with the processing, while the long running step will kick off as a seperate event, and remove the processing message when done.

A: I not recommend to freeze browser for a weight script.
In this case I prefer to change the code for not freeze browser and DOM.
If in your code there is some loop, you can call a function with a delay (using setInterval) and store some status variable somewhere.
For example:
for(var i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
    // do something
}

Can be:
var i = 0;
var intervalID;
var _f = function() {
    // do something
    i++;
    if(i==1000000) clearInterval(intervalID);
}
intervalID  = setInterval(_f,1);

Or something of similar and more optimized.
Your code will be a little bit more complex, and slower.. . but so you prevent browser freeze and you can make an advanced preload status bar.

A: Force a redraw. Alternatively, use Soren's code because processing on the UI thread sounds bad...

A: A browser is quite free about when to repaint and when to reflow. Different engines will show different behavior. For further reading, see When does reflow happen in a DOM environment?. In your example, the browser sees you adding a class and removing it directly after that, so he might not do anything visible.
To avoid that, you may apply a force-redraw-hack, or make your computation asynchronous with WebWorkers or setTimeout or something.

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package org.terasology.core.world.generator.facetProviders;

import org.terasology.core.world.CoreBiome;
import org.terasology.core.world.generator.facets.BiomeFacet;
import org.terasology.math.geom.BaseVector2i;
import org.terasology.math.geom.Vector2i;
import org.terasology.world.generation.Border3D;
import org.terasology.world.generation.Facet;
import org.terasology.world.generation.FacetProvider;
import org.terasology.world.generation.GeneratingRegion;
import org.terasology.world.generation.Produces;
import org.terasology.world.generation.Requires;
import org.terasology.world.generation.facets.SeaLevelFacet;
import org.terasology.world.generation.facets.SurfaceHeightFacet;
import org.terasology.world.generation.facets.SurfaceHumidityFacet;
import org.terasology.world.generation.facets.SurfaceTemperatureFacet;

/**
 * Determines the biome based on temperature and humidity
 */
@Produces(BiomeFacet.class)
@Requires({
    @Facet(SeaLevelFacet.class),
    @Facet(SurfaceHeightFacet.class),
    @Facet(SurfaceTemperatureFacet.class),
    @Facet(SurfaceHumidityFacet.class)})
public class BiomeProvider implements FacetProvider {

    @Override
    public void setSeed(long seed) {
    }

    @Override
    public void process(GeneratingRegion region) {
        SeaLevelFacet seaLevelFacet = region.getRegionFacet(SeaLevelFacet.class);
        SurfaceHeightFacet heightFacet = region.getRegionFacet(SurfaceHeightFacet.class);
        SurfaceTemperatureFacet temperatureFacet = region.getRegionFacet(SurfaceTemperatureFacet.class);
        SurfaceHumidityFacet humidityFacet = region.getRegionFacet(SurfaceHumidityFacet.class);

        Border3D border = region.getBorderForFacet(BiomeFacet.class);
        BiomeFacet biomeFacet = new BiomeFacet(region.getRegion(), border);

        int seaLevel = seaLevelFacet.getSeaLevel();

        for (BaseVector2i pos : biomeFacet.getRelativeRegion().contents()) {
            float temp = temperatureFacet.get(pos);
            float hum = temp * humidityFacet.get(pos);
            float height = heightFacet.get(pos);

            if (height <= seaLevel) {
                 biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.OCEAN);
            } else if (height <= seaLevel + 2) {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.BEACH);
            } else if (temp >= 0.5f && hum < 0.3f) {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.DESERT);
            } else if (hum >= 0.3f && hum <= 0.6f && temp >= 0.5f) {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.PLAINS);
            } else if (temp <= 0.3f && hum > 0.5f) {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.SNOW);
            } else if (hum >= 0.2f && hum <= 0.6f && temp < 0.5f) {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.MOUNTAINS);
            } else {
                biomeFacet.set(pos, CoreBiome.FOREST);
            }
        }
        region.setRegionFacet(BiomeFacet.class, biomeFacet);
    }
}

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