Design thinking is a popular concept in design. This article explains basic ideas of design thinking, and lists design thinking tools and various resource collections.
In the article "What Is Design Thinking?" pointed out that design thinking is an understanding of the design process, so all involved people, regardless of their roles, must be responsible for creating a practical, functional, aesthetic products with reasonable price.
This article will explain in more detail the definition of design thinking, five phases of design thinking, design thinking methods, design thinking tools, and various types of resource collections.
Problem-Solving: Every design starts with a problem at the very beginning. People needed to shelter from the rain and sleep in the cave but it's too humid, so here came with the house.
The primitive people needed to cover their bodies because of the shame, so the clothes were designed. People needed to hunt and the stones were too sharp, so they had tools. People need to drink water and it's too far to the river, so cups were made. Any design is a purposeful demand solution starting from the problem.
Problem Reframing: Designers will encounter this situation for a long time. Trying to solve a problem at the same time introduces another problem. For example, EVs have solved carbon emissions. The problem, but the production of lithium batteries has brought river pollution. This is what designers do not like to see.
Sometimes we need to reposition our own problems. People do not actually need mobile phones (nouns). People only need to communicate (verbs). So the problem at the cell phone level may be important. The important thing is how to make people communicate better and more conveniently.
When Ford asks the user what he wants, the answer he gets is a fast horse. If he does, Ford may be just a horse farm. But in fact, people don't need horses. People just want to move quickly (verbs), where cars may be a solution. This is a constant deduction of the nature of the problem.
Focus on extreme: There may be many people who will argue with me. d School's Design Thinking only mentions user-centered, but here I'm talking about extreme users. Extreme users refer to users whose behavior and needs are extremely extreme. For example: I am a company that produces household kitchenware. My main user segments are general users (think like professional chefs and disabled people). Our products are sold to the average person. Why should I pay attention to my extreme users? (Professional chefs and disabled people).
Extreme users can amplify the user's demand for the product. In this example, if a professional chef does not feel that the tool is unresponsive to use, and disabled people are not inconvenient to use it, the average user will not even feel this. There will be problems with the design.
System thinking: When we talk about innovation or design, any thinking cannot focus on innovation or design. We must observe the entire system that involves this innovation ( For example, when designing medical devices, we cannot consider the needs of users individually.
The systems we need to consider will involve many elements: busy doctors, stressful work, patient's mood, hospital space, and the rest of the equipment. Equipment manufacturers, government medical insurance, etc. are all within our scope of innovation. We should take this product into consideration with the systems around him.
Design Thinking Professional Leading University – Stanford University divides design thinking into five phases: empathy, definition, conception, prototype and testing.
That is, "requesting" and setting up a place for the user to think about the problem. In order to be empathetic, it is necessary to perform three steps. First of all, it is necessary to observe not only the user's behavior, but also the reasons behind the user's behavior and the causal effects of the dilemma.
Second, to do more communication with users, do more research and questionnaires, use various ways to understand the user's real ideas.
Finally, to be immersed, assuming that you are the user yourself, with this idea to personally experience the product or service. In short, the first step of empathize is to do everything possible from the user's point of view to think about the problem and discover their real needs and pain points.
Describe a Point of View (POV) that can tell people in a very simple way what your team is doing and what the value of these things is. This not only allows more people to pay attention to your products, but also motivates the entire team to form the team's own values. In general, Define is to define your own footing, so that others clearly understand what you plan to use to solve the problem.
Do brainstorming, according to the previous observations and research, after the discovery of the problem, think out as many solutions as possible, taking into account all the people may be involved, and finally simplify a specific solution.
For example, D. Light, an NPO, after insight into the fact that many students in Africa faced the problem of having no money to buy e-learning, pondered many solutions. Finally, they designed and produced a cheap fluorescent lamp for many African families. Go to light.
After implementing the solution, it is necessary to implement and complete the solution in the shortest time and with the least cost. At the same time, while prototyping the product, we must actively reflect and discover new problems. At one point, D. School advocates visually making product prototypes. It does not require precision, but it is fast and intuitive. Therefore, the rapid prototyping tool Mockplus is needed to improve the efficiency of prototypes.
Designers or evaluators rigorously test the entire product using the best solution identified during the prototype design phase. This is the final stage of the five-level model, but it is also an iterative process.
The results produced during the testing phase are often used to redefine one or more problems and inform users, usage conditions, user thinking, behavior and feelings. Understand and empathize. Even at this stage, in order to eliminate some problems, the solution will be changed and improved, and the product and its users will be as in-depth as possible.
To experience the world as the user himself, rather than taking the experience of others, he must ask more questions about why. Instead of searching and sorting out second-hand materials, he might as well experience and investigate, visit and seek truth, and observe the real people. What happens is to empathize with such a field and really solve the problem.
Unleash your own curiosity and think as much as possible about the solution to the problem. Only by making curiosity stronger can you let yourself go, stop the comments, and pay more attention to the users and the whole society, and finally perfect the products and services.
Design thinking puts a lot of emphasis on designing for the real world. Before doing anything, make it clear who the audience is. What will happen to them after they are done, and what kind of feelings they will have, be user-centric and walk into real users instead of focusing on themselves.
Design thinking emphasizes rapid prototyping, collecting user feedback, and iterating continuously. It is necessary to think about and record excellent ideas at ordinary times, to actively practice these ideas, to learn in action, and to be taught in failure. Of course, given the limited resources, or can not create great value, I would rather give up this idea.
The original intention of returning to the design is to find problems and solve problems. Do more innovation and design thinking, how can we do better. If you are the manager of the organization, think about how to help the team grow better; if you are a front-line employee, think about how to make the user have a more perfect experience.
Many of the top 500 companies in the software world are in use. It can be said without any doubt that a very powerful software, with more than a million enterprise customers worldwide, is suitable for multiple platforms.
We can visualize all our ideas, management, and documentation. Quickly improve understanding and logical connections. Make the content that needs to be expressed more intuitive, friendly, and easy to save. Can export a variety of different file formats, WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL, OUTLOOK, PROJECT and VISIO, especially for working professionals.
Color-coded pictures can be performed, brainstorming is also very simple to operate, there are applications, support for synchronization to the cloud, support file format download. Colleagues can work on online job tasks and intuitively implement branching structures and custom links. Make it easy for users to organize their own notes. Share your own profile with your friends, colleagues, and customers and show your thoughts.
As mentioned above, design thinking emphasizs rapid prototyping, collecting user feedback, and iterating continuously. A rapid prototyping tool like Mockplus can display application details in detail, quickly add interactions and animations, facilitate software feasibility and usability testing, prototype preview, cloud synchronization and sharing, and team collaboration.
To meet the various UI/UX design needs of designers (whether they are newcomers to the design or experts who have been in the industry for many years), Mockplus does everything possible for the design of each operation, button, option and function of the tool. Simple and fast, it can help to quickly design prototypes.
POP is a convenient app that converts sketches into working prototypes. For many fans who use paper for prototypes, it is the most useful and time saving weapon of choice.
Murally is software that allows online organization of ideas and inspiration. It visualizes concepts in real-time through team members and provides a shared digital whiteboard based on cloud computing, allowing teams to intuitively analyze challenges and help inspire design thinking.
In design projects around the world, teams involved in service design (or design thinking, experience design, UX, cx, etc.) often encounter similar questions: What to do after the seminar? How to handle seminar results? How to work with a spatially dispersed team? How to create professional deliverables with limited time and budget?
Smaply provides basic service design tools, journey maps and potential user maps, and provides free template packages and other seminar materials to help individuals and organizations successfully conduct design thinking workshops.
Silverback is a software that, in their own words, is primarily used for guerilla usability testing. It allows you to capture the browsing session of invited participants in the study. You can also observe their reactions and facial expressions for further insights.
UsabilityTools is a platform that allows you to view websites from a user's perspective, or in combination with different research and testing methods to directly ask them how to improve your service. UsabilityTools brings together a research team that can access more than 10 million people worldwide and advanced positioning options.
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Discover Behavioral Grooves Podcast Chris Brown: Avalanches and System 1 Thinking
Chris Brown: Avalanches and System 1 Thinking
Chris Brown is in human risk management and practice is set in backcountry snow. He grew up outside of Philadelphia and after graduating with a degree in Urban Design/Architecture, he moved to Utah to pursue certification with the AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association) in avalanche training.
Chris works as a ski guide and avalanche/snow science professional, but his real job is helping skiers overcome their biases. He incorporates the work of Kahneman and Tversky, Richard Thaler and other great researchers into his classes and we found his intentionality in decision making noteworthy.
We had a great conversation with Chris and we also want to express our gratitude to friend and colleague, Ben Granlund, for connecting us with Chris. Ben attended one of Chris' classes and found it so engaging that he referred us to Chris. Ben was also delighted that Chris relies heavily on behavioral science and reminds us that the biggest threat to your life in avalanche country is your own decision making.
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George Frederick Bodley is normally considered to be the leading church architect of the latter part of the nineteenth century and an important designer of domestic buildings also. He is of particular interest to us because be had many connections with Herefordshire, including the area around Ross.
He was born in 1827, the son of a doctor who claimed descent from the Sir Thomas Bodley who founded the Bodleian Library in Oxford in the 16th century. He was a pupil of George Gilbert Scott from 1845-50, and thereafter practised as an architect right up to the time of his death in 1907. The importance of his long career is that he was one of the prime movers in taking forward architectural style from the heaviness and intricacy of the High Victorian period to the simpler and lighter forms of the century. His churches became more lofty and spacious, and were in a simpler direct style, which relied on the subtleties of massing and the use of appropriate materials, rather than heavy ornamentation. He was also an associate of William Morris and was the first to use his stained glass in one of his churches. In his domestic work he was one of the earliest users of the "Queen Anne" style which became prevalent in the last quarter of the 19th century, and which features the use of red brick, sash windows, weatherboarding, etc. in contrast to the stone, gothic buildings which came before.
In Herefordshire he built three churches of which more later, and was involved in restoring at least seven others, Brampton Abbots, Kingsland, Wigmore, Lyonshall, Kinnersley, Almeley and Burrington. The earliest of these was our local example at Brampton Abbots done in 1857. This includes a boarded "wagon roof" (i.e. a ceiling with a semi-circular profile) in the chancel, the first example in his work of this feature, which he was to employ frequently thereafter. He also designed the charming school building next door.
His most important restoration work, and that which meant most to him, is at Kinnersley, 15 miles N.W. of Hereford. This is because in 1872 he married Minna Reaveley, daughter of the family who at that time owned Kinnersley Castle, a large house mainly dating from the 16th century and now open to the public on certain days in the summer. He decorated and improved Kinnersley church over a period of some 30 years, including painted designs on the roof, walls, chancel arch and organ case and stained glass for the west window. He also designed the Reaveley family gravestones in the churchyard and, although he never lived in Herefordshire, his own body was also laid to rest there.
Of his domestic work in the county he built a parsonage at Burrington, near the Shropshire border, in 1862. This is in a fairly traditional gothic style, and the contrast with the point he had reached by 1868 can be seen by travelling to Malvern Link, where in that year he built four retreat houses for clergy from London in Ranelagh Road, which have many of the characteristics of the "Queen Anne" style. A more substantial commission was to build a new wing in an Elizabethan style at Michaelchurch Court (in Michaelchurch Escley, not the one near Harewood End) for Charles Guy Trafford in 1867. This was subsequently demolished except for its facade which remains as a very grand garden feature.
Turning to his three new churches in the county, the first was designed in 1854 when he was only 27 and is at Llangrove, 5 miles south-west of Ross. The church is unfussy and unpretentious and the interior has a cool elegance. The most radical feature for its date is the arcade dividing the nave from the south aisle where the rectangular columns have no decoration except for chamfering at the edges and run straight up into the arches above with no capitals of any kind. This arrangement has no medieval precedent and its simplicity has a very modern feel.
Bodley went on to rebuild Canon Frome church, except for the 17th century tower, in 1860. This is a bit more traditionally Victorian in feel but has some of the same clean lines inside.
Forty five years later, when he was 78, he designed the chapel at Horn Green in Walford parish. This was a commission from the Trafford family, for whom he had built the new wing at Michaelchurch Court, and who had since acquired the Hill Court estate. The chapel was built in memory of Major Lionel James Trafford and was dedicated to the Paraclete (a name for the Holy Spirit as advocate or counsellor). Once more the church, although small, feels airy and spacious. It has a simple, boarded wagon roof along its full length and one of Bodley's tall, elegant arcades. The unusual feature of the latter is that, instead of demarcating a side aisle, it runs down the middle of the church from front to back. After becoming unused and derelict, the church has successfully been refurbished by Rehau Ltd. as a conference hall and occasional venue for recitals.
Herefordshire, where Bodley is buried, thus has many pieces of his work, and we in Ross are fortunate that we have good examples nearby of churches from very early, and very late, in the career of this interesting architect.
G.F. Bodley - Climax of the Gothic Revival by David Verey in "Seven Victorian Architects".
The Blue Guide to Churches and Chapels (Herefordshire section by Adrian Barlow and Keith Kissack).
Herefordshire Churches and their Treasures by John Leonard.


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Rudd v Bridle – the who and what of subject access requests under GDPR
Posted by John MacKenzie
The case of Rudd v Bridle is an interesting example of data protection law in the UK, and specifically subject access requests, being used in the context of litigation. We have already considered our legal relationship to that third-party controlled personal data, and also fundamental privacy rights. Now we look at the scope of personal data.
In this case the claimant was a doctor who specialised in the science of exposure to asbestos, including chrysotile, or "white asbestos", and the causal connections between such exposure and the development of mesothelioma, lung cancer and other diseases. He had given expert evidence in many cases in the United Kingdom in which claimants have sought damages for mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural disease allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos, as well as in other claims for compensation for respiratory disease.
The allegation was that the defendants had made complaints to the General Medical Council, and to Michael Gove MP the then Justice Secretary. The complaints were, in general terms, that the Claimant was involved in a "conspiracy" with various claimant law firms in which he provides false evidence about the risks associated with exposure to chrysotile asbestos.
Mr Rudd sent a subject access request to certain entities seeking "the information about Dr Rudd that he is entitled to under the Data Protection Act. In particular … information containing his personal data which relates to his work in acting as an expert in cases brought by individuals seeking compensation for mesothelioma."
The judgement of the court covered a range of issues, one of which was the extent of the search that a data controller needs to carry out. The court said:
"71. It is indeed clear law, at least domestically, that a data controller on which a SAR is served is only required to conduct a reasonable and proportionate search for the applicant's personal data. This principle, first identified by Judge Hickinbottom (as he then was) in Ezsias v Welsh Ministers (unreported, 23 November 2007) at [97], is authoritatively confirmed in the passages cited from Ittihadieh. One consequence is that compliance "does not necessarily mean that every item of personal data relating to an individual will be retrieved": Ittihadieh [103] (Lewison LJ)."
The meaning of personal data
For present purposes, the interesting issue is the extent of the concept of personal data. The court said:
"99. Where the data controller is processing personal data relating to an individual, therefore, the data subject has (subject to the provisions identified in s 7(1) ) a collection of information rights. These include a right to be given a description of the personal data, and (in intelligible form) the information constituting those data. But the provisions go beyond that, requiring the data controller to provide descriptions of the purposes of the processing and of the recipients or classes or recipients. The data subject is also entitled to have an intelligible account of what the data controller knows about the source of the personal data. These are rights to the provision of information which is not, or not necessarily, comprised in the personal data themselves: Ittihadieh [94], Gaines-Cooper v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2017] EWHC 868 (Ch) [50] (HHJ Jarman QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)."
On Dr Rudd's own case, the main aim of the claim under s 7 was to secure disclosure of the identities of persons, then unknown, who are suspected of conspiring with the defendants to commit unlawful acts calculated to cause significant harm to Dr Rudd's professional reputation and impede the development of his career. What he was trying to deal with was the communication of derogatory statements about him, which were said to be false and dishonest. The question was: does the identity of those people fall within the scope of personal data? The case for Dr Rudd was that he was "entitled to know the names of the people with whom the defendants were corresponding". The response was that the identities of third parties are wholly outside the scope of the subject access rights. The names of recipients of emails are never part of the Claimant's personal data; that information does not "relate to" the Claimant.
Biographically significant data
The judge concluded that:
"116. … the identities of those who, within the personal data disclosed, are alleged to have conspired with or assisted or collaborated with Dr Rudd in the alleged fraud qualify as part of his personal data. So do the identities of those whom he is alleged to have helped to attack others, and those referred to as "victims of Rudd" (see another extract in the Third Schedule). It is integral to the information about him that is contained in the data that he has conspired with one or more identified or identifiable natural or legal persons, or attacked some identifiable person, or that such a person is his "victim". That is information that focuses on him and is biographically significant. The same is true of those who, within the personal data, are identified as persons to whom allegations of fraud have been made. Within the documents there is personal data to the effect that "I have made an accusation to the GMC that Dr Rudd is guilty of fraud". That is all information which relates to Dr Rudd. But applying the criteria in Durant and the ICO Code the identities of those to whom these personal data have been communicated are not personal data relating to Dr Rudd. It is not information relating to him. It is perfectly easy to understand what is being written about Dr Rudd in the extracts provided, without knowing to whom it is being written."
The judge applied the broad test of "is the data about the data subject"? If it is, then it will qualify as personal data, and must be included in the subject access request.
For those holding data, this means that the exercise of disclosing data in response to a subject access request gets a little more complicated. Care must be taken to consider not just obvious personal data like email addresses, but other more biographically significant data. If the information is "about" or relates to the data subject, then it will have to be disclosed in an intelligible form.
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Digitalization and China's victory mark the 24th edition of the Iba
During the 24th edition of the Iba, held from 15 to 20 September in Munich (Germany), 76,800 professional visitors had the opportunity to try new products and discover innovative production technologies.
Once again, the fair has set standards for the next three years and showed trends in bakery, pastry, and aperitifs, with special emphasis on digitalization. The digital products were exhibited in practically all the stands. Both attendees and the 1,373 exhibitors perceived that digital solutions and processes, new business models, and security products are key to their sector, according to a survey conducted by the organization.
The bakers were enthusiastic about one of the novelties of the edition: the virtual tours of international bakeries. With the help of virtual reality glasses and 360-degree videos, they traveled to successful establishments in Germany, Greece, Iceland, Austria, and the United States. And both in the new iba.Speakers Corner and in the iba.forum, more than 100 lectures were held on important topics (production routes, legal regulations, raw materials, etc.) of the sectors represented by Iba.
In terms of competitions, the UIBC Junior World Championship of Confectioners, which gave the victory to China, is worth highlighting. Haoran Lyu impressed the jury and defeated seven other candidates from Taiwan, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, China, Japan, and Germany. Second place went to Tamara Seidenglanz of Germany and third to Akari Kushima from Japan. China, represented by Zhou Bin and Peng Fudong, also won the IBA UIBC Cup Bakers, a prestigious competition in which 12 countries (Japan, the Netherlands, Korea, Russia, Norway, Peru, the USA, France, Germany, Turkey, Spain, and China) faced off. In addition to their overall win, the Chinese team also received the prize for the best showpiece. Daniel Plum and Maximilian Raisch from Germany followed in second place, who also won in the "Best Bread" category. Third place was awarded to Ivar Bakke and Nikolai Meling from Norway, who also received the prize in the category of "Best Biscuits and Party Pastries".
Zhou Bin and Peng Fudong from China are the winners of the "iba-UIBC Cup of bakers"
Haoran Lyu , winner of the UIBC Junior World Championship of Confectioners
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Funny Honest Trailer for Edgar Wright's 'Baby Driver'
Edgar Wright's popular film Baby Driver gets the Honest Trailer treatment, which pokes fun at some the film's themes and characters.
Baby Driver (2017) was a success for the fan-favourite director Edgar Wright, a film that was on his mind for 22 years, as referenced in the Honest Trailer below.
Wright rose to success after his breakout hit Shaun of the Dead was released back in 2004.
That film has become a cult classic, and Wright continued to produce more quality cinema with the likes of Hot Fuzz (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and The World's End (2013).
He was also set to direct Marvel Studios' film Ant-Man (2015), but famously dropped out after creative differences.
Baby Driver has been his best effort yet however; a highly entertaining, music-themed heist-film, that has grossed more than any of his other films at the box office.
The Honest Trailer makes fun of some of the quirks in the writing of the characters, as well as a hilarious reference to Kevin Spacey's casting in the film, considering his recent troubles.
Check out the new video below, and for the full lineup of Honest Trailers, check out the YouTube channel direct.
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And we, on Sunday afternoon, either at White Hart Lane, or on our sofas, were none too confident of anything other than a bit of tubbing. The messageboards were gloomy to say the least with a huge majority predicting a 4-0 defeat or a rather more respectable 3-0 defeat. Others called for a re-run of the spirit (and a bit of the good fortune) that saw Burnley win 4-1 years ago in a Milk Cup game in the 80s when Billy Hamilton scored two. Burnley were now hovering over the bottom three following Sunderland's win the previous day, no away win, just one away goal. Defour was yet again on the bench. How do you say in Belgian 'jutht about thick up to here?' Macbeth's three witches might have struggled to put on a gloomier act.


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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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1.Industry Meets Agriculture: The Emergence of the Farmer/Peddler in the Carolina Piedmont by Hovis, George Rhyne North Carolina Folklore Journal Vol. 41 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1994
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Hovis, George Rhyne
In the 20th-century North Carolina saw a meeting of agriculture and industry, which gave rise to a hybrid occupation called farmer/peddler. Industry created ways for farmers to peddle their products, thereby raising the farmers' standards of living.
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 41 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1994, p24-34, il Periodical Website
Farmers; Agriculture--Economic aspects; North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Farm produce--Marketing
2.William W. Holden and the Peace Movement in North Carolina by Raper, Horace W. North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 31 Issue 4, Oct 1954
Raper, Horace W.
Considered as one of North Carolina's controversial figures, William W. Holden was a leading editor, leader in four political parties, and chief executive of the state on two occasions. Holden also built the Democratic Party to dominance in North Carolina but controversy over controlled interests forced him to split from the party. By 1860, Holden shifted from his militant view of state succession, promoting the role of North Carolina as a mediator, or peace maker, against the overthrow of national government.
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 4, Oct 1954, p493-516, f Periodical Website
North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892; Peace movements--North Carolina
3.The Economic State of the Town Negro in Post-Reconstruction North Carolin by Logan, Frenise A. North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 35 Issue 4, Oct 1958
Logan, Frenise A.
In 1890, African-Americans made up nearly 50% of the total urban population in North Carolina. The dominance of these populations in towns and cities has raised the question of how these groups earned a living given the economic limitations placed on them by the white populations of the state. This article looks at African-Americans in domestic and personal service, manufacturing and mechanical industries, trade, and transportation, as well as business and professional men and women.
North Carolina--History--1865-1950; African Americans--Economic conditions--Reconstruction (1865-1877), Post
4.The Phantom Millers by Carruth, Paul [Illustrator]; Ziegler and Crosscup [Authors]; Crosscup, Zeigler The State Vol. 26 Issue 19, February 1959
Carruth, Paul [Illustrator]; Ziegler and Crosscup [Authors]; Crosscup, Zeigler
An excerpt from the 1881 Travel Book 'In the Heart of the Alleghanies,' this article presents a true ghost story of the Smoky Mountains that centers around a mid-1800s mill on the Cheowah River. A number of people died there, prompting the mills close down and subsequent rumors that it was haunted.
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 19, February 1959, p10-12, 24, il
Mills--History; Allegheny Mountains; Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Ghost stories; Ghosts--North Carolina, Western; Ghosts--North Carolina, Mountains


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#include "stdafx_.h"
#include "BugslayerUtil.h"

/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                                Typedefs
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
// The typedefs for the PSAPI.DLL functions used by this module.
typedef BOOL (WINAPI *ENUMPROCESSMODULES) ( HANDLE    hProcess   ,
                                            HMODULE * lphModule  ,
                                            DWORD     cb         ,
                                            LPDWORD   lpcbNeeded  ) ;

typedef DWORD (WINAPI *GETMODULEBASENAME) ( HANDLE  hProcess   ,
                                            HMODULE hModule    ,
                                            LPTSTR  lpBaseName ,
                                            DWORD   nSize       ) ;

typedef DWORD (WINAPI *GETMODULEFILENAMEEX) ( HANDLE  hProcess   ,
                                              HMODULE hModule    ,
                                              LPTSTR  lpFilename ,
                                              DWORD   nSize       ) ;

/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                            File Static Data
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
// Has the function stuff here been initialized?  This is only to be
// used by the InitPSAPI function and nothing else.
static BOOL g_bInitialized = FALSE ;
// The pointer to EnumProcessModules.
static ENUMPROCESSMODULES g_pEnumProcessModules = NULL ;
// The pointer to GetModuleBaseName.
static GETMODULEBASENAME g_pGetModuleBaseName = NULL ;
// The pointer to GetModuleFileNameEx.
static GETMODULEFILENAMEEX g_pGetModuleFileNameEx = NULL ;

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION        :   InitPSAPI
DISCUSSION      :
    Loads PSAPI.DLL and initializes all the pointers needed by this
file.  If BugslayerUtil.DLL statically linked to PSAPI.DLL, it would not
work on Windows9x.
    Note that I conciously chose to allow the resource leak on loading
PSAPI.DLL.
PARAMETERS      :
    None.
RETURNS         :
    TRUE  - Everything initialized properly.
    FALSE - There was a problem.
----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
static BOOL InitPSAPI ( void )
{
    if ( TRUE == g_bInitialized )
    {
        return ( TRUE ) ;
    }

    // Load up PSAPI.DLL.
    HINSTANCE hInst = LoadLibraryA ( "PSAPI.DLL" ) ;
    ASSERT ( NULL != hInst ) ;
    if ( NULL == hInst )
    {
        TRACE0 ( "Unable to load PSAPI.DLL!\n" ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // Now do the GetProcAddress stuff.
    g_pEnumProcessModules =
           (ENUMPROCESSMODULES)GetProcAddress ( hInst ,
                                                "EnumProcessModules" ) ;
    ASSERT ( NULL != g_pEnumProcessModules ) ;
    if ( NULL == g_pEnumProcessModules )
    {
        TRACE0 ( "GetProcAddress failed on EnumProcessModules!\n" ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    g_pGetModuleBaseName =
        (GETMODULEBASENAME)GetProcAddress ( hInst ,
                                            "GetModuleBaseNameA" ) ;
    ASSERT ( NULL != g_pGetModuleBaseName ) ;
    if ( NULL == g_pGetModuleBaseName )
    {
        TRACE0 ( "GetProcAddress failed on GetModuleBaseNameA!\n" ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    g_pGetModuleFileNameEx =
        (GETMODULEFILENAMEEX)GetProcAddress ( hInst ,
                                              "GetModuleFileNameExA" ) ;
    ASSERT ( NULL != g_pGetModuleFileNameEx ) ;
    if ( NULL == g_pGetModuleFileNameEx )
    {
        TRACE0 ( "GetProcAddress failed on GetModuleFileNameExA\n" ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // All OK, Jumpmaster!
    g_bInitialized = TRUE ;
    return ( TRUE ) ;
}

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION        :   NT4GetLoadedModules
DISCUSSION      :
    The NT4 specific version of GetLoadedModules.  This function assumes
that GetLoadedModules does the work to validate the parameters.
PARAMETERS      :
    dwPID        - The process ID to look into.
    uiCount      - The number of slots in the paModArray buffer.  If
                   this value is 0, then the return value will be TRUE
                   and pdwRealCount will hold the number of items
                   needed.
    paModArray   - The array to place the HMODULES into.  If this buffer
                   is too small to hold the result and uiCount is not
                   zero, then FALSE is returned, but pdwRealCount will
                   be the real number of items needed.
    pdwRealCount - The count of items needed in paModArray, if uiCount
                   is zero, or the real number of items in paModArray.
RETURNS         :
    FALSE - There was a problem, check GetLastError.
    TRUE  - The function succeeded.  See the parameter discussion for
            the output parameters.
----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
BOOL __stdcall NT4GetLoadedModules ( DWORD     dwPID        ,
                                     UINT      uiCount      ,
                                     HMODULE * paModArray   ,
                                     LPDWORD   pdwRealCount   )
{

    // Initialize PSAPI.DLL, if needed.
    if ( FALSE == InitPSAPI ( ) )
    {
        ASSERT ( !"InitPSAPI failed!" ) ;
        SetLastErrorEx ( ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED , SLE_ERROR ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // Convert the process ID into a process handle.
    HANDLE hProc = OpenProcess ( PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION |
                                    PROCESS_VM_READ         ,
                                 FALSE                      ,
                                 dwPID                       ) ;
    ASSERT ( NULL != hProc ) ;
    if ( NULL == hProc )
    {
        TRACE1 ( "Unable to OpenProcess on %08X\n" , dwPID ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // Now get the modules for the specified process.
    ASSERT ( NULL != g_pEnumProcessModules ) ;
    // Because of possible DLL unload order differences, make sure that
    // PSAPI.DLL is still loaded in case this function is called during
    // shutdown.
    ASSERT ( FALSE == IsBadCodePtr ( (FARPROC)g_pEnumProcessModules ) );
    if ( TRUE == IsBadCodePtr ( (FARPROC)g_pEnumProcessModules ) )
    {
        TRACE0 ( "PSAPI.DLL has been unloaded on us!\n" ) ;

        // Close the process handle used.
        VERIFY ( CloseHandle ( hProc ) ) ;

        SetLastErrorEx ( ERROR_INVALID_DLL , SLE_ERROR ) ;

        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    DWORD dwTotal = 0 ;
    BOOL bRet = g_pEnumProcessModules ( hProc                        ,
                                        paModArray                   ,
                                        uiCount * sizeof ( HMODULE ) ,
                                        &dwTotal                      );

    // Close the process handle used.
    VERIFY ( CloseHandle ( hProc ) ) ;

    // Convert the count from bytes to HMODULE values.
    *pdwRealCount = dwTotal / sizeof ( HMODULE ) ;

    // If bRet was FALSE, and the user was not just asking for the
    // total, there was a problem.
    if ( ( ( FALSE == bRet ) && ( uiCount > 0 ) ) || ( 0 == dwTotal ) )
    {
        ASSERT ( !"EnumProcessModules failed!\n" ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // If the total returned in pdwRealCount is larger than the value in
    // uiCount, then return an error.  If uiCount is zero, then it is
    // not an error.
    if ( ( *pdwRealCount > uiCount ) && ( uiCount > 0 ) )
    {
        ASSERT ( !"Buffer is too small in NT4GetLoadedModules!\n" ) ;
        SetLastErrorEx ( ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER , SLE_ERROR ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }

    // All OK, Jumpmaster!
    SetLastError ( ERROR_SUCCESS ) ;
    return ( TRUE ) ;
}

DWORD __stdcall NTGetModuleBaseName ( HANDLE  hProcess   ,
                                      HMODULE hModule    ,
                                      LPTSTR  lpBaseName ,
                                      DWORD   nSize       )
{
    // Initialize PSAPI.DLL, if needed.
    if ( FALSE == InitPSAPI ( ) )
    {
        ASSERT ( !"InitiPSAPI failed!" ) ;
        SetLastErrorEx ( ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED , SLE_ERROR ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }
    return ( g_pGetModuleBaseName ( hProcess    ,
                                    hModule     ,
                                    lpBaseName  ,
                                    nSize        ) ) ;
}

DWORD __stdcall NTGetModuleFileNameEx ( DWORD     /*dwPID*/    ,
                                        HANDLE    hProcess     ,
                                        HMODULE   hModule      ,
                                        LPTSTR    szFilename   ,
                                        DWORD     nSize         )
{
    // Initialize PSAPI.DLL, if needed.
    if ( FALSE == InitPSAPI ( ) )
    {
        ASSERT ( !"InitPSAPI failed" ) ;
        SetLastErrorEx ( ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED , SLE_ERROR ) ;
        return ( FALSE ) ;
    }
    return ( g_pGetModuleFileNameEx ( hProcess   ,
                                      hModule    ,
                                      szFilename ,
                                      nSize       ) ) ;
}


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El Aeropuerto de Moorabbin (Aeropuerto Harry Hawker) (IATA: MBW, ICAO: YMMB) es un aeropuerto para aviones ligeros localizado a las afueras de Melbourne, junto a los barrios de Heatherton, Cheltenham, Dingley Village y Mentone, Australia. Fue el segundo aeropuerto de Australia con más movimientos durante 2011.

Referencias

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- Welcome, my name is Chris Orwig. In this course, we're gonna focus in on Adobe Camera Raw. Adobe Camera Raw is a powerful application which allows us to make changes to our photographs in really quick and flexible ways. We'll start off by taking a look at our preferences. Then, we'll explore the interface, so that we can get familiar with Camera Raw. Next, we'll take a look at how we can open and save our photographs. We'll also explore how we can crop and recompose our pictures, how we can increase the clarity or the contrast or change the exposure or change the overall color temperature.
We'll look at how we can paint adjustments into specific areas of our photographs. We'll look at how we can make some corrections, like how we can remove distortion, or remove or add vignetting around the edges of our photographs. And, we'll also spend some time looking at how we can create some dramatic black-and-white conversions. Well, we'll be covering all of these topics and more, so, without further delay, let's begin.


I heard a nice tribute to Martin Luther King Junior and his speech at the March on Washington on the radio this morning. Another version of this showed up in my RSS feed thanks to the fantastic "Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet" on Feministing.
Apparently, the essential chorus of "I have a dream" was a semi-improvisation for King. It was a response to Mahalia Jackson.
Nearby, off to one side, Mahalia Jackson shouted: "Tell them about the dream, Martin!" King looked out over the crowd. As he later explained in an interview, "all of a sudden this thing came to me that I have used — I'd used many times before, that thing about 'I have a dream' — and I just felt that I wanted to use it here." He said, "I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream." And he was off, delivering some of the most beloved lines in American history, a speech that he never intended to give and that some of the other civil rights leaders believed no one but the marchers would ever remember.
via Mahalia Jackson, and King's Improvisation – NYTimes.com.
Don't sleep on the impact of the solid gospel choices of Mahalia Jackson in motivating a political crowd. Remember that music is key for every liberation movement I can think of.


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Пасюковка — село в Кантемировском районе Воронежской области России, находящееся от Журавки в 7 км и в 17 км к северо-западу от райцентра Кантемировки.

Входит в состав Журавского сельского поселения.

География

Улицы
 ул. Колхозная,
 ул. Ударная.

История
Основано как хутор в 1775 году войсковыми жителями по фамилии Пасюковы: Федором, Акимом и Осипом (отсюда и название села). По состоянию на 1995 год, в селе 45 дворов и 114 жителей, имеется начальная школа и сельский магазин.

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"The cast-iron skillet, that sturdy, versatile, traditional kitchen workhorse, is being rediscovered by today's savvy home cooks. It is an essential multitasker that 85% of us own but far fewer of us reach for daily, mostly because we have one or two recipes we use it for and that's it. Enter the experts at America's Test Kitchen, who have perfected the classic dishes everyone knows and loves (steak, perfect fried eggs, cornbread) but have also developed 120 surprising, and inspiring recipes (skillet apple pie, pizza, cinnamon swirl bread) that will move your cast iron to the front of the cabinet."
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Learn to cook it all in cast iron! The cast-iron skillet is a sturdy, versatile, traditional kitchen workhorse that 85% of us own but far fewer of us reach for daily, mostly because we have one or two recipes we use it for and otherwise it stays in the back of the cabinet. In this new cookbook, the editors of Cook's Country will show you everything you need to know about cast-iron cookware and the many (and often surprising) dishes you can cook and bake in this multitasker of a pan, from the classic dishes everyone knows and loves like steak, perfect fried eggs, and cornbread, to innovative and inspiring recipes like skillet apple pie, pizza, and cinnamon swirl bread. Learn about this cast iron's history and what makes it uniquely American and let us show you how to shop for, season, care for, and clean this perfect pan.
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Cast Iron Cooking For Dummies
In some cooking circles, cast iron gets a bad rep – people think it's old-fashioned, heavy, and hard to take care of. And really, how often do folks nowadays need to hitch up a mule and wagon and leave civilization and Teflon-coated sauté pans behind? True, cast iron is old; it's been around since the Middle Ages. And it is heavy. No one can dispute that even a small, cast-iron pot has a heft to it that no other cookware has. Nevertheless, cast-iron cookware has a place in today's kitchens, and that doesn't mean simply hanging on the wall for decoration. Cast iron has much to offer modern-day cooks; it's easy to use, easy to care for, economical, versatile, and durable, and let's face it, it has a nostalgic appeal that no other cookware has. But more compelling than all those reasons is that it's a great cookware that makes great food. In fact, most cast-iron cooks will tell you that food cooked in cast iron tastes better than food cooked in anything else! Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies is for those cooks who may want to inject a little adventure and variety into their cooking. If you've never even thought of using cast-iron cookware, or you have a few cast-iron pots lying around, you'll discover all you need to know about making great food using cast iron. Here just a sampling of what you'll find in Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies: Selecting the right cast-iron cookware for you Seasoning a new cast-iron pan Caring for your cast-iron cookware Discovering techniques to enhance your cast-iron cooking Enjoying cast-iron cooking in the Great Outdoors Tons of delicious recipes, from main and side dishes to desserts and international dishes Top Ten lists on ways to make your cast-iron cookware last longer, the best dishes suited for cast iron, and tips for achieving success in cast-iron cooking So, whether you're a cooking novice or an experienced chef, you can find plenty of enjoyment from cooking with cast iron – and Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies can show you the way.
Author by Tracy Barr
Warm, crumbly cornbread. Chicken sizzling in the pan. Childhood memories filled with delicious, home-cooked dishes and your family there to enjoy it with you. Cast iron's popularity faded in the '70s--replaced by chemically processed cookware--but today's cooks are reigniting a passion for wholesome cast-iron-cooked meals. This ain't your grandma's kitchen--caring for and cooking with cast iron is easy, healthy, and totally Pinterest worthy. In Modern Cast Iron, self-proclaimed cast-iron connoisseur Ashley L. Jones recaptures the ease and joy of cooking with cast-iron cookware. Jones introduces readers to the best brands and types of cast-iron cookware to fulfill any cook's needs. She offers detailed tips and tricks for rescuing old, rusted pans and keeping them properly seasoned, and she shares recommendations for the best cooking oil for every recipe. With Jones's help, both experienced and beginner cooks will be able to rival grandma's cooking. Chock-full of stories from Jones's own childhood growing up with cast-iron meals, as well as recipe after tantalizing recipe--from breakfast quiche to gluten-free meals and beautiful blueberry cobbler--Modern Cast Iron explores the countless ways that cast iron benefits health and happiness. A comprehensive guide to all things cast iron and home-style cookin', Modern Cast Iron offers a new way for cooks to spice up the kitchen using all-natural tools and ingredients.
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Genre eBook Cast-iron
Cast Iron Cookbook
Become a real chef with multitasker of a pan! The quintessential recipes for your cast-iron cookware! Discover how simple proper seasoning really is. Get tips for restoring old or heirloom cookware. Learn maintenance tricks that ensure your cast iron will last a lifetime. Cast Iron Cookbook serves up fresh and healthy recipes that reinvent the possibilities of cast iron cooking. This cast Iron Cookbook includes: ✓ Recipes for Every Taste―Serve up a wide range of recipes that include updated comfort food classics, international flavors, plus plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and grain-free options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! ✓ Recipes for Every Kitchen―This cast iron cookbook keeps it simple with recipes that only call for a small selection of cast iron cookware. ✓ Caring for Cast Iron―Keep your cookware in perfect condition with the help of detailed guides on seasoning, maintaining, and restoring cast iron. Give tradition a fresh new taste with The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook. This book will show you everything you need to know about cast-iron cookware and the many (and often surprising) dishes you can cook and bake in this multitasker of a pan, from the classic dishes everyone knows and loves like steak, perfect fried eggs, and cornbread, to innovative and inspiring recipes like skillet apple pie, pizza, and cinnamon swirl bread. Cast-Iron Cookbook is sure to be your new favorite kitchen staple! Every recipe has been created with your cast-iron cookware in mind-and we've included gluten-free and vegetarian options for a number of recipes as well. Cast-iron is back-and chefs of all skill levels are learning just how easy it is to incorporate it into their kitchens...no non-stick coatings to worry about scratching or overheating, and oh, what a difference in the taste and texture of your end results (if you've ever had a fried egg from a non-stick pan, you KNOW what we mean)! Once you try any one of these amazing recipes with your favorite cast-iron pan, you'll find there's no need to ever put it away...because you're sure to be using it every day! These original recipes show what you can do with classic cast iron cookware. Plus, with handy labels for 5-ingredient, 30-minute, and 1 hour (or less) recipes, you'll discover how deliciously convenient cast iron cooking can be.
Author by Firsttest Michael
Get the most from your cast-iron cookware with 40 fabulous recipes especially designed for cast iron, from a full English breakfast to chilaquiles, pan pizza, cheesy beer fondue, Korean fried chicken, vegetarian chili, mango curry, party nuts, two kinds of cornbread, baked apples, gingerbread — and the perfect grilled cheese sandwich! You'll also learn how to buy the cast-iron pots and pans that are right for you and how to care for them successfully.
Author by Rachael Narins
Cast Iron Cooking For Two
Small-batch, one-pot dishes to share with close friends and family! In Cast-Iron Cooking for Two, Joanna Pruess celebrates the enduring appeal of cast-iron cooking and the countless twosomes who love sharing home-cooked food. Her 75 easy and flavorful recipes feature versatile cast-iron skillets that are the right size for people cooking for two (or three), whether they be empty nesters, college students, or just anyone who is not feeding a group. From Spicy Beer-Battered Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce to Homey Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs and Legs with Pan Gravy to Orange-Sesame Shortbread Cookies, you'll find dishes that are perfect for any occasion when it's just the two of youؙ—or maybe even a few! Date night, Sunday morning with a couple of kids, or a casual drop-in dinner for a close friend. Real ingredients that are easily accessible, along with a smattering of high-quality convenience foods (think prepared pesto, pumpkin pie spice mix), help the home cook save time, money, and cupboard and counter space. Home cooks are discovering the cast-iron pan, popular for centuries, as a tool for economical, easy, elemental ways to cook. Pruess includes a section about caring for pans and debunking some commonly held myths about cooking with cast-iron. Joanna invites the cook to get creative, mix and match, and buck tradition: Buckwheat Crêpes with Smoked Salmon can be served for breakfast, brunch, or even dinner. Blackberry Cobbler with Candied Ginger and Oat Streusel Topping could even become a celebratory breakfast instead of a dessert. And some of the side dishes, such as Roasted Corn Pancakes with Cherry Tomato Salsa and Sweet Potato Pancakes with Brussels Sprouts Slaw, could be the center of a light dinner or lunch. There's something for everyone—and their closest friends and family—in Pruess's latest, Cast-Iron Cooking for Two.
Author by Joanna Pruess
The ultimate book of the world's most prized cookware, with more than 300 international recipes. Over the course of thousands of years, cast-iron pots and pans have become essential kitchen tools all over the world. Cast Iron is an astounding collection of international recipes that showcases the versatility of everyone's favorite heirloom cookware, and features: 300+ easy-to-follow recipes, including options for breakfast, snacks, main meals, and desserts that will satisfy any and all palates 20+ bread and flatbread recipes Mouthwatering photography, archival images, and colorful original illustrations A global overview of cast iron's history An illustrated guide to different types of cast-iron cookware, from aebleskiver pan to wok Detailed instructions for the care and keeping of cast iron Insights and recipes from celebrated makers, including Lodge, Le Creuset, FINEX, and Borough Furnace Cast Iron is sure to become your second-favorite kitchen tool!
Cast Iron Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to Cast Iron Cooking The cast-iron skillet is an icon of American cooking and has been used for centuries by cooks who understand its many advantages. You may have memories of your grandparents cooking meals in cast iron pans. In fact, since cast iron will last for generations, you may have those very same pans in your kitchen today! Everything You Need to Know about Cast Iron Cooking This book is the ultimate guide to cast iron cooking, from choosing the right pans, to seasoning them properly, to how to properly clean and store them. In addition to learning the basics of cast iron cooking, the book also includes an abundance of delicious recipes that are specially suited to the benefits of cast iron. From perfectly cooked bacon and pancakes on the griddle to seared steaks and crispy fried chicken to mouthwatering desserts, The Cast Iron Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to Cast Iron Cooking has you covered. 70 Delicious Recipes Created Just for Cast Iron Including: Dutch Apple Pancake Easy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Chocolate Chip-Banana-Pecan Pancakes Italian Grilled Cheese Deep-Dish Sausage and Mushroom Pizza Perfect Pan-Seared Steak Sausage, Apple, and Cabbage Skillet Chicken and Pepper Fajitas Classic Cornbread Pineapple Upside Down Cake Fudgy Skillet Brownies And more ... Get your copy and let's get cooking!
Author by Julia Grady
The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook
Learn how to season cast iron, clean cast iron, and cook 90 tantalizing recipes in your cast iron skillet. This cookbook aims to show modern cooks how this inexpensive cast iron tool is the best pan in their kitchen. Fusing new and traditional recipes and gathering farm-fresh produce and ingredients, the authors show cooks how to make delicious food in this versatile skillet. Recipes include: Succulent Seared Pork Chops with Plum-Mustard-Cornichon Sauce; Dutch Baby (puffed pancake with lemon and powdered sugar); Grilled Prosciutto-Wrapped Radicchio; and Warm Pear Upside Down Cake.
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IWHC spoke with our grantee partner Sama, a resource group based in India, about its work to improve maternal health and rights through research, fact finding, and advocacy. IWHC has funded and supported Sama since 2016, and we have partnered in global advocacy spaces for more than two decades.
Affirming Disability Rights in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
By Maya Lorey, Shena Cavallo
As the international community has increased its commitment to adolescent girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights, young women with disabilities have consistently been left behind. IWHC believes that it is essential that disability rights become a key tenet of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
UN Women Report on Gender Equality and the SDGs Reveals Troubling Reality
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This long-awaited report exposes the major gaps in current data about what works for women and girls, particularly those who are most marginalized. Here are four critical actions that governments, NGOs, and researchers must take to achieve gender equality in the 2030 Agenda.
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Reproductive rights advocates have noted an increase in the use of conscientious objection by health providers to deny abortions to those who need or want them. In August 2017, IWHC and our partner MYSU brought together global experts to tackle this emerging human rights issue.
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The 18-hole championship golf course is located in Fort Worth, Texas. The course features 6,850 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 and offers some of the best greens in the area. The course rating is 73.8 and it has a slope rating of 129. Designed by Charles Akey, the Diamond Oaks golf course opened in 1962. We are proud to host Lee Trevino as a frequent guest to the club.
The General Manager, Golf Professionals and golf course employees shall enforce the course rules.
USGA rules of golf, as augmented by the local rules, shall govern all play.
All members must book online or call the golf shop to reserve tee times.
Golf Members may make tee times up to seven (7) days in advance for weekday play (Tuesday through Friday).
Tee times for Saturday are available on the preceding Wednesday beginning at 7:00 a.m.
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Rules that apply only on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays to tee times from 7:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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See a Tractor?
Rural roads carry less than half of America's traffic yet they account for over half of the nation's vehicular deaths. There are many factors that contribute to this but the fact remains that rural roads pose a unique set of risks to travelers, including farm vehicle operators.
From 2015-2019, there were more than 1,000 accidents on North Carolina roads involving farm vehicles, tractors, and equipment – that's more than 200 every year. These accidents tend to happen in large farming communities, suburban areas, and on high speed roadways where passenger vehicles and farm vehicles share the road.
Studies have found that 82% of farm equipment crashes involve a non-farm vehicle. Roadway collisions are extremely dangerous for tractor operators, but these accidents are also deadly for non-farm vehicles. In fact, fatalities are FIVE TIMES more likely in accidents involving farm vehicles. This fall, let's all get home safely. If you see a tractor, please be patient and slow down.
Facts about Tractor Safety on the Road
From 2015-2019, there were more than 1,000 accidents on North Carolina roads involving farm vehicles, tractors, and equipment – that's more than 200 every year.
During that time, the top five North Carolina counties for farm vehicle accidents were Wake (40), Guilford (33), Johnston (33), Sampson (33), and Wayne (33).
Studies have found that 82% of farm equipment crashes involve a non-farm vehicle.
Fatalities are FIVE TIMES more likely in accidents involving farm vehicles.
Many farm vehicles travel less than twenty-five miles per hour. A car traveling sixty-five miles per hour would close a gap the size of a football field in less than five seconds.
Rural roads carry less than half of America's traffic yet they account for over half of the nation's vehicular deaths.
A car traveling at 70 miles per hour requires almost 400 feet of total stopping distance, and about 750 feet in wet conditions. That's why it's important for drivers to stay alert to improve reaction time.
Reacting just one second earlier reduces your stopping distance by more than 100 feet when traveling at 70 miles per hour. That's more than the length of a basketball court.
Left turns are especially dangerous for farm vehicles – in fact the most common types of collisions involving farm vehicles are side swipes and angle crashes. These types of crashes typically occur while farm equipment is turning left and another vehicle attempts to pass.
Many farm vehicles make wide left turns, which makes it look like they are turning right or pulling off to allow following cars to pass. Do not make this mistake! Never pass a farm vehicle unless you are absolutely certain it is safe and legal to do so.
Many tractor operators will signal a left-hand turn by hand, which may look like an invitation to pass. Bottom line: never pass farm vehicles in a no-passing zone.
Tractor operators need to know you are there – for your safety and for theirs. If you follow too closely, they can't see you. So let them know you are there by staying back at least two car lengths.
We get it. Driving 20 miles per hour isn't ideal. But reducing your speed from 65 to 20 miles per hour for one mile only delays you about 2 minutes!
About National Farm Safety and Health Week
The 2018 data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still one of the most dangerous in America with 574 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.4 deaths per 100,000 workers. Fall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. For this reason, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. This annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. National Farm Safety and Health Week is led by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), the agricultural partner of the National Safety Council.
The theme for National Farm Safety and Health Week 2020 is "Every Farmer Counts". The theme is to acknowledge, celebrate, and uplift America's farmers and ranchers who have encountered many challenges over the past couple of years, yet continue to work hard to provide the food, fiber, and fuel that we need. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, there are about 3.4 million agricultural producers in America, which is only about one percent of our population. These farmers and ranchers not only provide the essentials that we need, but they do wonderful things for their families and friends, their communities, and beyond. That is why "Every Farmer Counts" and now is the time to prioritize their safety and health.
Learn More About National Farm Safety & Health Week
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There was some discussion on our facebook page about how we are raising free range rabbits.
Rest assured, we have tried other methods, but we feel this experiment will give us the ability to let the rabbits live more naturally while also letting us produce rabbits for meat.


Volkswagen or VW is one of the most notable and respected car manufactures in the world! With an extensive history of producing high-quality vehicles, it shouldn't be a surprise to you that VW is also one of the most popular brands for individuals and business looking to lease a car. Established in 1937 Volkswagen has slowly become one of the biggest automotive manufacturers in Europe. With over 200,000 VW's sold last year alone in the UK, this now makes it the 3rd most popular car brand behind Ford and Vauxhall.
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Volkswagen's excellent and diverse range of vehicles offers the perfect balance of style and performance. Thanks to this VW's is able to offer vehicles that suit the needs of everyone. Whether you're looking just for yourself or for the family we are sure we will have one that's perfect for you.
Below we have listed some pros and cons to help you make your decision on whether or not a VW is for you.
Wide Range of Options - VW has everything from the 'Up!' city car all the way up to the 'Touareg' SUV.
Reliable and Trusted - VW is one of the most reliable and trusted car manufacturers, so you never have to worry about it dying on you.
Low Monthly Payments - Even though the initial fee may seem high VW offer some of the best monthly payment plans on the market, making them the perfect choice for people on a tight budget.
You never own the car - Even though the car will be in your possession the entire time you never actually own it and at the end of the contract you have no option to purchase.
Potentially High Fees - If you cancel early or if the vehicle takes excessive damage then you will see some rather high fee's which you will be required to pay.
Volkswagen has been around for over 80 years. It has a longstanding reputation of being one of the most popular car manufacturers in the world. Here are some interesting facts about the Volkswagen brand.
Volkswagen was created when Adolf Hitler hoped to create a car that was both fast and affordable for the people of Germany. Volkswagen created its famous factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. Wolfsburg was created as a town where factory workers would live and work. They built the iconic Beetle. The Beetle promised to go up to 35 miles per hour and drive at least 60,000 miles before it needed any repairs.
Volkswagen was the main manufacturer for military vehicles during World War II. The factory was bombed several times and the city was even handed over to the British at one point.
After the end of World War II, Volkswagen was nearly out of business. However, the Allies decided to help Volkswagen with a fresh start. Many American companies were given the opportunity to take over Volkswagen. But, even Ford passed on the chance.
Volkswagen began importing cars worldwide in 1949. The first car that was exported was called the Type I or Beetle.
By the middle of the 1950s, the Beetle was very popular. In fact, there were almost 35,000 on the road by 1955. By the 1960s there were almost a half of million. The Wolfsburg factory had to work hard to keep up with the demand. They were making about 900 Beetles a day. The Beetle took over the Model T as the most popular car ever created.
The popular movie ?The Love Bug? featured a Volkswagen Beetle. This movie made the car even more popular and iconic. There were several sequels made and even a remake called ?Herbie Fully Loaded? in 2005 starring the famous actress Lindsay Lohan.
Volkswagen understood that they needed to diversify their line up. They added more cars to their inventory in the 1970s. The company found success with models like the Golf, the Polo, Passat, and Sirocco.
The world headquarters of Volkswagen still remain in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen has helped this city thrive, even becoming one of the highest paid cities in all of Germany.
Because of Volkswagen?s popularity in the United States it added another headquarter in New Jersey in 1955. This headquarters was actually moved to Virginia in 2008.
Volkswagen looked to expand its brand and eventually took over the Spanish car manufacturer, Audi. Today, Volkswagen also owns Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, and Porsche.
Today Volkswagen continues to grow and innovate.


Julia Eileen Gillard (gĬ´lärd), 1961–, Australian political leader, b. Barry, Wales, B.A., LL.B. Univ. of Melbourne 1986. Gillard, who immigrated to Australia with her parents as a young child for health reasons, was active in Labor politics as a college student and worked in industrial law after graduating. From 1996 to 1998 she was an opposition political staff chief in Victoria state. First elected to parliament's lower house in 1998, she served in opposition shadow cabinets from 2001. Allying with Kevin Rudd, she was elected deputy party leader when he won the leadership post in 2006. She served as deputy prime minister and minister for employment and workplace relations, for education, and for social inclusion after the Australian Labor party's victory in 2007. When Prime Minister Rudd suffered a dramatic loss in popularity in 2010, Gillard, aligned with Labor's left wing, challenged him for the party leadership. After he chose to step aside, she succeeded him as prime minister, becoming Australia's first woman prime minister. When she called an early election later in 2010 the Liberal-National coalition won a plurality of seats, but Labor remained in office with the support of independents. She fended off leadership challenges from Rudd in 2012–13 before losing to him in June, 2013, and did not stand for reelection Sept., 2013.
"Gillard, Julia Eileen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. . Encyclopedia.com. 24 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


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Interview with Vamshi Mokshagundam, Co-Founder and CEO, Siftery
Sudipto Ghosh July 2, 2018, 4:28 pm July 2, 2018
"I expect mobile marketing spend to grow by double digits each year, in the next decade."
Tell us about your journey as a tech-entrepreneur. What galvanized your co-founders to build Siftery?
Ayan and I both started our careers in technology just as virtualization and cloud computing were taking shape. As we helped companies understand and adopt these technologies, we had a ring-side view of how they evolved and what drove their success. We picked early the signal of how the emergence of cloud and SaaS models would fundamentally change the way companies buy, build and use software, and over many cups of coffee and conversations, figured out that many of the existing pieces in the ecosystem – from analyst companies to VARs – would no longer be relevant and were ripe for disruption. That's where our entrepreneurial journey started.
What is the most exciting part about leading a global B2B software tracking platform into 2018?
It's often mentioned that spend on software and SaaS specifically continues to grow by double-digit percentages each year. What's less understood is that this spend is increasingly divided into a greater number of solutions (we have a little over 41,000 in our database). We're really excited about building a platform that can help companies track this new world of SaaS confidently, by having a single source of truth and a dashboard from which they can manage their SaaS licenses.
For starters, it gives us a unique vantage point to view the B2B tech landscape evolving in real-time! More excitingly though, we're now able to provide our users with a deeper understanding of how effective their software dollars really are and what they can do to make them even more impactful. This is an important part of our mission at Siftery – which is to help businesses better discover, buy and manage their software stacks.
How do you see the convergence of marketing, sales and data analytic technologies influencing B2B ecosystem by 2020?
On the sell-side, we certainly see this convergence in action, with many traditional B2B sales and marketing processes heavily utilizing behavior, technographic and social graphs to be more effective. Predicting intent, scoring lead quality, account-specific messaging are all examples of data-driven processes that are now the norm in the B2B world. Our contrarian view though is that more of the B2b ecosystem, particularly the SMB and mid-market segments, is moving towards a self-service approach where most software and services are bought not sold.
How have software review, recommendations, and tracking platforms converged together with the explosion of new tech solutions?
We don't believe the convergence has happened yet, with Siftery and a handful of other products at the vanguard all being relatively young. But it's easy to see what's driving the need for this – more businesses are investing in more software to automate more business processes than ever, so much so that software-related spend is now the #2 line item on most companies' budget. Any tools that can help companies optimize this spend for impact, whether they operate at the selection, purchase or post-purchase phase are useful, but a platform that can work across all three phases is so much more valuable.
Which industries are particularly keen on leveraging real-time tech tracking and review systems? How do SMBs/agencies benefit from these review platforms?
Siftery's database of software solutions now includes over 41,000 products grouped into more than 700 categories and sub-categories. We really see interest across many different vendor categories, but certainly those with a lot of competition and new entrants stand out. A standout examples is marketing automation, as well as analytics and business intelligence.
As for industries leveraging Siftery data, most of our customers today are other tech companies or investors.
One of my favorite Siftery Discover features are our category heatmaps, which can quickly give you a sense for what's the target market for a particular product.
A good example to check out for this is our CRM Platforms category. In a world of software overabundance, this kind of intelligence can help SMBs quickly narrow down which solutions are most likely to cater to their needs.
In 2018, what should be a CMO's strategy to deliver unique brand messaging without compromising on the customer experience?
It's easier than ever to start a SaaS offering. Even in new categories, ss soon as one product starts gaining traction many competitors – often spread around the world – start appearing. To stand out in a crowded field, the best way we've found to cut through the noise is to create value first – even if means offering something for free. This is an approach that has been tirelessly championed at Siftery by our CMO/Head of Growth Gerry.
We have the world's best technographic data (a database of 41,000+ software products and their usage across 1M top companies), yet we've made a lot of it accessible for free as a resource for investors and marketers. We have also created many free tools that make use of the data in unique ways, and have several more planned. These tools have brought us the most user growth and helped us close our most valuable partnerships.
What disruptions do you expect in the data management and mobile advertising ecosystem? What are your predictions for these technologies/solutions in 2018?
Mobile marketing is becoming increasingly powerful as companies are able to leverage powerful new datasets, immediate feedback loops, location-based triggers/ mobile beacons, and increasingly powerful mobile mareting automation solutions. I expect mobile marketing spend to grow by double digits each year the next decade.
What startups in the tech ecosystem are you watching/keen on right now?
Some companies that are particularly interesting to us are Zapier, Crunchbase, Segment, and Drift. Zapier and Segment are making it much easier for different software tools to work together, helping drive the trend of adopting a greater number of specialized tools within organizations large and small. Crunchbase has recently launched a new data marketplace which we see as a game-changer. Drift is facilitating the transition to the new world in which software is bought and not sold; we see some interesting complements between what we're doing and Drift's approach to sales enablement.
Would you tell us about your standout digital campaign? (Who was your target audience and how did you measure success?)
One of our most successful digital campaigns so far involved using a few different datasets to narrow down our target audience and messaging. For our new product, Siftery Track, we've been targeting CFOs/Heads of Finance. Before looking for specific contacts, we define our list of companies by using Crunchbase to produce an initial target list (e.g. companies that have raised at least Series A round). We then take this group of companies and use Siftery's technographic data look for those who are using at least one, and preferably several, of what we call "big ticket" SaaS products as a signal that the company is likely to benefit from a SaaS management solution. We then use Clearbit to find the most relevant contact at those companies. When we reach out to them, our message includes a mention of the products that we know they're using and we could help them track.
How do you prepare for an AI-centric ecosystem as a business leader?
AI's potential is constrained by the strength of the data it can access. In powering the software discovery and management platform of the future, our approach has been to start with the fundamentals and build a best-in-class dataset.
We're also experimenting with AI ourselves through our personalized product recommendations engine. We can surface recommended software for any user based on a number of signals including product ratings, what a company is already using, and company similarity
How do you get tech and people to converge at one place?
It's usually getting people away from tech that I have a problem with
What apps/software/tools you can't live without?
I'm in love with InVision and GitHub Issues. I also can't do without Trello, Slack or Yesware. I consider DocuSign a modern necessity.
What's your smartest work related shortcut or productivity hack?
I do email-only windows during my commute from Mountain View to San Francisco and back.
What are you currently reading? (What do you read, and how do you consume information?)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
"Never think small, but always start small"
Tag the one person in the industry whose answers to these questions you would love to read:
Auren Hoffman
Thank you, Vamshi! That was fun and hope to see you back on MarTech Series soon.
About Vamshi
About Siftery
Entrepreneur, product manager and IT analyst, 10+ years in tech and startup ecosystem.
Siftery helps you discover products that are a great fit for your company and explore what other top companies are using.
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Q: Sort array adapter after item add how can I force array adapter to sort itself. notifyDataSetChanged doesn't work. What I want to do is to add an item to array adpater and then force it to sort again.
This is my adpater:
    this.noteListViewAdapter = new NoteListViewAdapter(this.GetActivityContext(), R.layout.list_view_note_item, noteItems);

    // sorting
    this.noteListViewAdapter.sort(new Comparator<NoteItem>()
    {
        @Override
        public int compare(NoteItem item1, NoteItem item2)
        {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            return item2.CreationDate.compareTo(item1.CreationDate);
        };
    });

It works fine. Items are sorted. But then when I want to add new item, sorting doesn't work. Its not even called.
This is how I add new item:
    this.noteListViewAdapter.add(note);
    this.noteListViewAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

Thank you for your help

A: You would need to call sort() inside your add() method after adding the passed note to the internal list of noteItems.
Or you could call that inside notifyDataSetChanged() before calling super.notifyDataSetChanged().
I think the latter is even better, as this way you don't sort every time when batch-add()ing items.

A: Don't call sort() inside notifyDataSetChanged() or you will get, guess what, a StackOverFlow ! :)
sort() already calls notifyDataSetChanged()

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Rick Ross Shares "Buy Back the Block" Remix feat. Nipsey Hussle, E-40, Slim Thug and Fat Joe
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