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Q: Transpose attribute table in QGIS Composer? I have difficulty in how to rotating attribute table in QGIS Composer. The default is horizontal, it's because data I have too much around 50 tables. So I want to rotated it to horizontal.
Under the map, or maybe there is another way for me to include this all record and print it out?

A: There is no direct way to rotate/transpose your attribute table in the map composer as far as I know. A workaround to this is:

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*Right-click the file and go to Save as then save your attribute table as CSV. If you don't want to add XY coordinates as additional columns to the CSV file, select Default in GEOMETRY under Layer options.

*Open the CSV file in Excel

*Then copy the columns

*Paste them on another sheet using paste special, and select
Transpose

*Save it again as a CSV file

Then drag and drop the new CSV file into QGIS. In the composer add the transposed attribute at the bottom of your map.

A: @ahmadhanb's answer is a good workaround but here is another way to deal with long tables.
Although there is no way to transpose a table in the composer, you can split your table into multiple frames. Now depending on the case, this could be more or less elegant, but this is how the result looks like:

Here's how to do it:

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*Add a table as you would normally do and select its source layer.

*Scroll down the properties till you get to Frames.

*Click Add Frame.

*Align and resize your frames as may be suitable to your map layout.

*It is also a good idea to turn on Show only features visible within a map. This way you won't have a table with all the layer features on your map!

P.S. It is possible to rotate the table, but unfortunately, the text also rotates and you end up with vertical text, which doesn't look very elegant.

A: Here is a solution to get a transposed attribute table for one feature at a time in an Atlas. This solution works if creating one map for each feature is acceptable.
First set up you an atlas: Atlas settings - choose your layer as the coverage layer (the atlas will create a map for every feature and zoom on that feature, the next steps explain how to show the attributes of the zoomed-in feature, in column format, on each map).
Before adding a Fixed Table to you map Layout, you might want go to a spreadsheet editor (LibreOffice Calc or Excel): paste your attribute table in transpose (right-click - paste special - transpose) - you only need the column names (transposed to rows). Add a second column with this formula (assuming first element is in cell A1): =CONCAT("attribute('";H14;"')")
Copy the two columns:

Back to the map Layout, add a Fixed Table, then paste you data (File - Import content from clipboard). (I modified the X and Y attribute names to show the point coordinates.):

For some reason, the second row is not recognized as an expression; for each row, you will have to manually copy-paste the cell content to the Expression box to the right. Once done for every row, you can close the table:

To see the result don't forget to go click on Atlas Preview! (remember, this is an atlas) I added a second map with an overview:

Protip for the Overview: item properties - overviews - Frame style - change to OutlineSimpleLine and use a negative offset to make the overview square a bit larger and more visible on your map):


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Q: Adding column and index to dataframe makes values NaN How can I change the index and column so that my values stay the same as in the first table? I don't understand why adding some indices changes my values to NaN.
This is what I have:
Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(pd.read_csv(pfad, header = 2))
print Tabelle[:2]
                          0              1      81  60  5  63  73
0  2014-03-19T12:44:32.695Z  1395233072695  703425   0  2   1  13
1  2014-03-19T12:44:32.727Z  1395233072727  703425   0  2   1  13

That's what I want:
(Problem: loggerFile is no dataFrame, see at end of question)
Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(loggerFile, columns = ID_columns, index = RowIndex)
print Tabelle[:2]

ID --->                               0              1      81 60  5 63  73
Zeilen-Index
1395233072695  2014-03-19T12:44:32.695Z  1395233072695  703425  0  2  1  13
1395233072727  2014-03-19T12:44:32.727Z  1395233072727  703425  0  2  1  13

That's what I get:
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Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(pd.read_csv(pfad), index = RowIndex)
print Tabelle[:2]

              Time Unixtime  Typ   grunz quak  bla blab Blub  \
Zeilen-Index
1395233072695  NaN  NaN  NaN  NaN  NaN   NaN   NaN NaN  NaN
1395233072727  NaN  NaN  NaN  NaN  NaN   NaN   NaN NaN  NaN
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Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(pd.read_csv(pfad), columns = ID_columns, index = RowIndex)
print Tabelle[:2]

ID --->         0   1  81  60   5  63  73
Zeilen-Index
1395233072695 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
1395233072727 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN

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Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(pd.read_csv(pfad), columns = ID_columns)
print Tabelle[:2]

ID --->   0   1  81  60   5  63  73
0       NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
1       NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN

But if I make a list like:
loggerFile =

[['2014-03-19T12:44:32.695Z', '1395233072695', '703425', '0', '2', '1', '13', '5', '21', '25', '0', '25', '209', '0', '145', '0', '0'], ['2014-03-19T12:44:32.727Z', '1395233072727', '703425', '0', '2', '1', '13', '5', '21', '25', '0', '25', '209', '0', '146', '0', '0'], ['2014-03-19T12:44:32.758Z', '1395233072758', '703425', '0', '2', '1', '13', '5', '21', '25', '0', '25', '209', '0', '145', '0', '0'], ['2014-03-19T12:44:32.790Z', '1395233072790', '703425', '0', '2', '1', '13', '5', '21', '25', '0', '25', '209', '0', '145', '0', '0'], ['2014-03-19T12:44:32.821Z', '1395233072821', '703425', '0', '2', '1', '13', '5', '21', '25', '0', '25', '209', '0', '145', '0', '0']]

And add it as data, it works:
Tabelle = pd.DataFrame(loggerFile, columns = ID_columns, index = RowIndex)

ID --->                               0              1      81 60  5 63  73
Zeilen-Index
1395233072695  2014-03-19T12:44:32.695Z  1395233072695  703425  0  2  1  13
1395233072727  2014-03-19T12:44:32.727Z  1395233072727  703425  0  2  1  13

My ID_columns is made this way out of a list:
ID_columns = pd.Index(ID_list, name="ID --->")

Where the list ID_list looks like
['0', '1', '81', '60', '5', '63', '73', nan, '10', '11', '2', '16', '30', '20', '33', '94', '61']

A: I think the problem is that you are not reading the csv file properly, try:
 pd.read_csv(pfad,sep='\s+')

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The ketogenic diet and chronic pain
Dr. James Crownover, MD
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Metabolic syndrome and chronic pain
We are currently experiencing a metabolic syndrome epidemic in modern societies, mostly driven by the development of wide spread insulin resistance. Metabolic syndrome is not only associated with arthritis and pain in one's joints, but many other areas in the body as well. A common complication of diabetes and metabolic syndrome is the loss of small nerve fibers in the skin and is associated increased pain sensation [1, 2]. Some have proposed that a loss in the regenerative capacity of nerves is driving this phenomena [2, 3]. Fibromyalgia, a complicated multi-factorial chronic pain condition is also highly associated with metabolic syndrome and is becoming increasingly common paralleling rising rates of all other chronic diseases of modern society [4].
In the context of arthritis, the pain that is experienced is THE most important part of the disease. It is the pain that reduces one's quality of life the most. It is the pain that reduces one's propensity to get up and move more throughout the day, thereby increasing sedentary behavior and contributing to the development of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
It is also important to understand that not all arthritic joints are painful! I frequently see knee X-Rays that look terrible, yet the patient is doing just fine with only mild discomfort. I see others with mild arthritis on imaging, yet experiencing crippling pain. Studies have shown that the severity of osteoarthritis seen on X-Rays do not necessarily correlate with the person's degree of pain and dysfunction [5].
Further...chronic pain is THE driver of the current opioid epidemic in the United States. The CDC recently reported exponential increases in overdose deaths from synthetic opioids in the last year, with estimates of over 2 million Americans with opioid use disorders. This is a HUGE problem and we need as many tools as possible to manage pain and reduce opioid dependence. Especially non-opioid options.
© https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/upshot/opioids-overdose-deaths-rising-fentanyl.html
Carbohydrate Restriction and Ketosis may be one such tool in the toolbox...
Pain and Anticonvulsants Medications
Like seizures, chronic pain is thought to involve increased excitability of neurons of both the peripheral and central nervous systems [6, 7]. Anti-seizure medications work to blunt this excitability and are therefore also effective in treating neuropathic pain. A common example is gabapentin, which was originally developed for treating seizures and is now more commonly used to treat neuropathic pain.
Like anticonvulsant medications, it is well established that the ketogenic diet is effective at reducing seizures. Also similar to anticonvulsants, the ketogenic diet partly works by decreasing neuron excitability [8, 9]. Since there are some similarities in their mechanism-of-action, it is reasonable to hypothesize that the ketogenic diet may also be effective at reducing pain; especially neuropathic pain.
Fasting/Caloric restriction has been shown to decrease sensitivity to pain
Fasting and caloric restriction have been shown in animal studies to result in significant reduction in pain sensitivity regardless of the pain source (thermal, chemical, cutaneous, or visceral). This appears to act via activation of endogenous K-Opioid pathways which block pain signals centrally in the spinal cord [10, 11]. Fasting is a well-established method to induce ketosis, and this could be contributing to the effects on pain observed in these studies.
The neuromodulator, adenosine, has been shown to decrease pain levels [12, 13] and appears to be involved in acupuncture's beneficial effects [14, 15]. High-intensity exercise in an animal model has been shown to significantly reduce neuropathic pain by activating the adenosine pathways [16]. Fasting and the ketogenic diet both increase adenosine levels, presenting another potential pathway for improved pain control with these tools [17-21].
NLRP3 Inflammasome (nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain-like receptor containing protein 3)
The NLRP3 inflammasome is an important part of our innate immune system which functions as the body's immediate defense against external and internal threats. Once activated, the NLRP3 inflammasome releases caspase-1 which activates pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1B and IL-18 leading to a strong inflammatory response. The innate immune system is crucial for us to be able to mount a rapid defense against threats and is enormously advantageous to our survival [22]. It appears that this inflammasome (as well as several others) is involved in the body's pain pathways, in particular neuropathic pain and central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) mediated pain [23-27]. There is also evidence that it plays an important role in fibromyalgia, a common chronic pain disorder [24].
Fortunately for us, we have the capability for inhibiting this pathway without any medications!
The ketone body, beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), strongly inhibits the NLRP3 infammasome pathway [28]! BHB was shown to reduce NLRP3 mediated inflammatory cytokine (IL-1B and IL-18) production in HUMAN monocytes [29]. This has been demonstrated in multiple mouse models of other NLRP3-mediated diseases across the board with therapeutic benefits [30]. In a rodent model for gout, rats fed a ketogenic diet were significantly protected from IL-1B elevation, knee swelling, synovial inflammation, and joint necrosis when compared to the control group, and this was by direct NLRP3 and IL-1B inhibition [31].
For more detail on this pathway and its relationship to arthritis and the ketogenic diet, please see my prior blog post...
Ketosis, NLRP3, and Arthritis
Research studies examining the ketogenic diet's influence on pain...
Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet (2009) [32]
In this study, rats were given a ketogenic diet for 3 weeks demonstrated significantly reduced pain response to heat compared to a control group. The ketogenic group also experienced significantly less of an inflammatory response compared to the control diet group.
BHB promotes functional recovery and relieves pain hypersensitivity in mice with spinal cord injury (2017) [33] Here, infused with BHB were significantly protected from a pain hypersensitivity phenomena that is commonly seen following a SCI. This was for both mechanical and thermal stimulation. They also noted inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome which likely played a role in these effects. AN IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE, is that the mice in the ketosis group also experienced less severe motor deficits from the spinal cord injury.
A ketogenic diet reduces metabolic syndrome-induced allodynia and promotes peripheral nerve growth in mice (2018) [34] In this study, a mouse model of metabolic syndrome was used, and the group that was fed a ketogenic diet experienced reversal of the increased pain sensitivity (allodynia) typically seen. In other words, it was able to reduce the hypersensitivity. Also, both a KD or ketone supplementation increased growth of the axons (hyperlink) of sensory nerves. This may be important in the pathogenesis of many chronic pain conditioning, and supports the idea that ketosis may be a useful tool in the management of peripheral neuropathy.
Ketogenic diets and thermal pain: dissociation of hypoalgesia, elevated ketones, and lowered glucose in rats (2013) [35]
This rat study demonstrated reduced thermal pain in the ketogenic diet group compared to the control diet group, and this appeared to be secondary to central nervous system adaptations. Interestingly, the onset of improved pain control did not correlate with the timing of lowered blood glucose or the elevation of ketone bodies.
Ketones and pain: unexplored role of HCAR2 in the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain (2018) [36]
This mouse study found that the ketone, BHB, reduced neuropathic pain, which appeared to have been mediated by an up-regulation in HCAR (hydroxyl carboxylic acid receptor type 2) in the sciatic nerve and dorsal root ganglion of neuropathic mice.
In closing...
There is currently an epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in the United states, and these medications are typically prescribed for chronic pain. This epidemic parallels an exponential increase in metabolic syndrome (with insulin resistance as the driver) which is highly associated with many chronic pain syndromes, including joint arthritic pain, peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia. We need to develop more tools to combat this problem. Carbohydrate restriction and appropriate ketogenic diets can not only reduce metabolic syndrome and associated chronic disease, but may also be able to inhibit pain pathways directly. There are many anecdotal stories of reduced pain while on a ketogenic diet, or when fasting. There are also multiple animal studies demonstrating this phenomena. More research studies involving humans are needed to better characterize this effect.
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Bedson, J. and P.R. Croft, The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2008. 9: p. 116.
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Ruskin, D.N., et al., Ketogenic diets and thermal pain: dissociation of hypoalgesia, elevated ketones, and lowered glucose in rats. J Pain, 2013. 14(5): p. 467-74.
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Comment: Very interesting to draw parallels between mechanisms of pain reduction and what the ketogenic diet does through natural changes in physiology. Although it's speculative, and the author calls for more research on the subject, it would make sense to try to solve pain problems with diet before embarking on a course of dangerous opioids (or even other less damaging pain medications).
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In line with its own sustainability efforts, Strategic Marine revealed its offshore support vessels of the future at Offshore Southeast Asia (OSEA) 2022 in Marina Bay Sands.
Chan Eng Yew, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Marine, presented the company's latest launches over the last 12 months.
Among them are the Generation 4 Fast Crew Boat (FCB), which is being constructed at the group's Singapore yard, the StratCat 27, a crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed specifically for offshore windfarms and renewable energy markets, and a fast crew transfer vessel (FCTV) designed to replace helicopters.
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On Strategic Marine's push for hybrid systems, Mr Chan said: "Going hybrid has its advantages – reducing Opex (operating expenditure) by reducing wear and tear on system parts when hybrid systems can actually take over, reducing CO2 emissions, and of course, reducing fuel consumption."
A vessel type dedicated to crew transportation, FCTV, has also been presented by Strategic Marine to operators seeking lower operating costs than helicopters. The FCTV is a catamaran powered by waterjets and compared to helicopters, it consumes significantly less fuel.
OSEA, the largest offshore energy event in Asia, runs from 15 to 17 November. Strategic Marine is one of the exhibitors at this event, and has a booth located at BC3-01.
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Are you searching for the SBI PO Online Application 2019? Then you are at the correct place. Recently, the SBI has issued a Recruitment Notification filed under SBI PO Recruitment 2019. The State Bank of India is looking for the most eligible contenders to fill 2000+ Probationary officer posts. It is great news for all the unemployed contestants. Aspirants who wish to make their career in Banking Sector can apply for the Probationary Officer Jobs. In general, the SBI PO Online application is available at the official site. You can check the registration steps, application fee details here in this article.
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The State Bank of India clearly mentioned all the Recruitment details on the Advertisement Form. The Online application fee varies according to the category. As per the official announcement, the interested candidate has to pay the application fee either through Online mode such as Debit card/ Credit card/ Internet Banking. The individual is solely responsible for the details entered during the Online commencement of Application. The contenders have to submit the application before the completion of the last date. Category wise Fee Details is available below.
For General/OBC: Rs.750/- with intimation charges.
For SC/ ST/PWD/XS Categories: Rs.125/- with intimation charges.
The State Bank of India PO online Registration Process involves a sequence of steps. The applicants have to follow the each and every step during the registration phase, online commencement, fee payment modes.
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Take Printout of SBI PO online Application for future reference.
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Starting Date for Submission of Online Application: 2nd April 2019.
Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 22nd April 2019.
Prelims Admit Card: 3rd Week of May 2019.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Date: 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019.
PO/ MT Prelims Result Declaration Date: 1st Week July 2019.
SBI PO Mains Exam Date: 20th July 2019.
PO Mains Result: 3rd Week of August 2019.
Personal Interview/ Group Discussion: September 2019.
Fill and submit the SBI Online Application from SBI Careers Tab. Prepare for the SBI PO Recruitment 2019 using the SBI PO Previous Papers, SBI Probationary Officer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2019. Be careful while filling SBI Application Form. The applicants can refer the SBI PO Syllabus here on this page. Hope this information will definitely help you during the preparation. For getting any latest news, you can check the SBI PO Recruitment Notification given below.


There's the backpackers and the flashpackers. The adventurous and those that prefer five-star treatment. And you can't forget about the businessmen or the family of five. The honeymooners or the spring breakers.
As a tour operator, you need to learn to cater to this massively diverse group of people. Or at least some of them.
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Tom still wants to make it super special. And actually, he has his heart set on going on a tour of the Great Ocean Road. Not just any tour though — Tom wants to hangout with some koalas, check out some beaches and maybe visit a rainforest while he's at it. (Basically, he wants to pretend that he's a reincarnated version of Steve Irwin.) But his wallet is now SHOUTING at him.
It may have been his wallet's desperate pleas, or it could have been fate intervening. Whatever it was, he stumbled across a 10% savings on The Top Travel Club's website.
He pays his $75 annual membership fee and books the tour. In fact, now that he has this membership, he uses The Top Travel Club to book most of his tours and activities, for Australia and for anywhere else he's going. He can even book activities for his family and friends!
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The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper District) was formed by voters in the San Gabriel Valley on December 8, 1959 to help solve water problems in the rapidly-developing San Gabriel Valley. The District was then incorporated on January 7, 1960. On March 12, 1963, residents of the District voted to annex to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), through whose facilities supplemental water, first from the Colorado River, and now from the State Water Project, is brought into the Valley.
The District played a vital role in determining water rights within the Main San Gabriel Basin by acting as plaintiff in the 1973 court case of Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, Plaintiff, v. City of Alhambra, et al, Defendants. This case brought about the creation of the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster which was ordered by the court to administer and enforce provisions of the judgment.
Since 1973, the District initiated a water-quality monitoring program involving chemical and physical constituents in the local domestic water supplies. The appearance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in many water wells in the District was first discovered in local water supply wells in 1979. Since approximately 80 percent of the annual water consumption in the San Gabriel Basin is supplied by groundwater, water purveyors have either removed those contaminated wells from service, blended contaminated water with water from other sources, or installed treatment systems to meet health standards and to protect public users.
A video history of Metropolitan, including early clips that show the 1928 building of the Colorado River aqueduct and how Metropolitan has evolved to keep step with public values such as water quality and stewardship.


Citation Massin, C. and V. Hétérier 2004 On a new species of apodid, Taeniogyrus magnibaculus n. sp. (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea), from Antarctica, living on the spines of cidarid echinoids. Polar Biol. 27:441-444.


Mitch Todd is the creator and host of The Sci-Fi Maker Show: a podcast for science fiction filmmakers. He is also a co-founder and co-organizer of Podcast Movement, the world's largest podcasting conference.
As an online media marketer, he works with entrepreneurs and small businesses to leverage their social media and online properties to improve their reach, target their marketing messages, and increase sales.
Mitch is also an occasional voice talent for podcasts and has been interviewed on the world's largest sports talk radio station about chocolate.
Mitch brings communities together using social media, websites, podcasts, online videos and local interest groups such as Meetups. He believes face-to-face communities are often neglected as a marketing channel in today's online-centric world.
Mitch was born and raised in Tulsa and received his MBA in Marketing from the University of Tulsa.
Podcasting is a fun way to share new ideas, repurpose older content, such as blogs, or to revisit previous ideas with updates. Whether you choose to go the audio or video route, creating a podcast is a great way to share your ideas.
In this session, you'll learn the finer points of getting your thoughts off your chest and into the minds of your audience.
Our panel of experts is ready to answer your questions from how to get started, best recording equipment, creating a studio space and following a content schedule, to best distribution channels, getting listeners and growing your fan base. Podcast Movement co-creator Mitch Todd will moderate this informative panel. Bring your questions!
Meet the panelists – Caz Gaddis, Gary Leland and Erin Smith.
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WrestleRant Radio - March 31, 2015
Coming off a historic WrestleMania 31 event, Graham "GSM" Matthews, RJ Marceau and special guest John Napolitano break it all down on a special two hour edition WrestleRant Radio, kicking it off with the pre-show and Big Show winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Who did it really benefit? In the opening match on the main card, Daniel Bryan captured his first Intercontinental Championship, but whether it'll pay dividends for the midcard remains to be seen. The trio discuss that in addition to Randy Orton's show-stealing match with Seth Rollins (what a finish!) and the highlights and low points of Sting's first ever WWE match against Triple H.
In the second half of the show, GSM, RJ and John talk about the Divas match and John Cena vs. Rusev for the United States Championship. Was it wise for Cena to hand Rusev his first loss in WWE? From there, chaos ensues when discussing The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt and why both guys had a legitimate claim to win. And who can forget the amazing ending to the show that saw Seth Rollins cash in Money in the Bank to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion? Tune in for their two cents on it all as well as what the future of WWE holds and much more!
Christmas comes early as it's WWE WrestleMania week on WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews hosts a grand panel of wrestling experts and aficionados featuring RJ Marceau, Mike Yoder and Arden Franklin with their COMPLETE PREDICTIONS for the premiere pay-per-view. Before getting into their picks, the group kick off the two hour spectacular by discussing the breaking news of Brock Lesnar resigning with WWE and what it means for Sunday as well as what they believe the future holds for The Beast Incarnate.
In a full preview of WrestleMania, the panel give their two cents on the WWE Tag Team Championship match on the Kickoff show, if AJ Lee and Paige are set to feud (again) after WrestleMania, if Seth Rollins cashes in Money in the Bank and becomes champion, how to book The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt, why Rusev should not lose to John Cena, who walks out as Intercontinental Champion, if Sheamus will return, and so much more!
Feeling lucky? It's a very special St. Patrick's Day edition of WrestleRant Radio this week as Graham "GSM" Matthews flies solo to break down Monday's Raw, including all the latest updates and additions to the WrestleMania 31 card. To kick things off, GSM gives his general thoughts on how the WrestleMania card is shaping up, concerns regarding its potential to be mediocre, what match is likely to steal the show, and more. He also talks Sting's surprise appearance at the end of Raw and if his match against Triple H has more of a reason to be the main event of 'Mania than WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns.
Speaking of which, Lesnar and Reigns are confirmed to be confronting each other on next week's episode, but is it too little too late for fans to care? GSM talks Paul Heyman's recent phenomenal performances, why Rusev and Lana should never split up, the lackluster build for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and why the build for the Intercontinental Championship Ladder match has been a joke thus far. Plus, he ranks his top 15 most underrated matches in the history of WrestleMania!
Be sure to stay tuned until the very end for some exciting news from GSM regarding an upcoming interview on HiddenRemote.com!
With only three weeks to go until WrestleMania 31, WrestleRant Radio is full of thoughts from Monday's (atrocious) episode of Raw, including the confirmation of several new matches to the 'Mania card. Among them is John Cena vs. Rusev for the United States Championship, though how they got to that point was questionable. Graham "GSM" Matthews, RJ Marceau and special guest Jacob Bloom get into that as well as their thoughts on the use of Brock Lesnar (or lack thereof) in recent weeks and if Paul Heyman is also on his way out of WWE. Could the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match be in jeopardy?
In other news, The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt has been officially confirmed for WrestleMania, but who comes out of it looking good? The trio talk about the matchup in addition to whether the end of the streak last year was really worth it. Stay tuned for more topics of discussion including Connor The Crusher receiving the first ever Warrior Award, other potential matches for WrestleMania, failed gimmicks, Macho Man Randy Savage going into the WWE Hall of Fame, and much more!
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Read this article to clarify your role as parent governor, and get advice on managing your relationship with other parents, identifying conflicts of interest, and what to do if you have a complaint about the school.
To see the full list of the responsibilities and duties that parent governors are expected to do, take a look at our governor and trustee role descriptions.
Although you're not there to speak on behalf of parents, you can use your status as a parent to help the board understand parents' views and remind everyone to factor the parent community into discussions.
Understanding parents' opinion helps the board to make good decisions and helps guarantee that there is a link between governance and the parent community. You can read more about this in the Governance Handbook (pages 16-17).
Do ask the headteacher "have parents been consulted on this issue? If not, why not?" or "what impact will this have on parents?"
Don't say "as a parent, I've spoken to other parents in the playground and we all think the school should do X"
You need to help other parents understand that you're not there to speak on their behalf, bring up their individual issues in meetings or solve problems for them.
Be polite but firm, and tell them to stick to the official channels.
Do explain what the role of parent governor actually is. Learn a one-liner such as "parent governors don't speak 'on behalf' of the parent body, instead we bring a parental perspective to the strategic decisions the governors make"
You might also see comments about the school from parents on social media, perhaps in parent groups you've joined. It's not your role to get involved. Read our Facebook 'cheat sheet' for governors for advice on how to respond in these situations.
As a governor, you're responsible for the progress and wellbeing of all of the pupils at the school, so keep this at the forefront of your mind in meetings.
It may feel helpful to view issues through the lens of your own child, but as a governor, you must rely on a wide range of sources to make decisions and hold the headteacher to account. These include high-quality, objective data and the views of many stakeholders including pupils, staff, parents and the community. This is set out in the Governance Handbook (page 9).
If you have a complaint concerning your child, follow the school's complaints procedure as any other parent would. If possible, ask the other parent to lead the discussion with the school. In all communication during the process, clarify that you're acting as a parent not a governor.
What support is in place for underperforming members of staff?
How does the school help all children who are falling behind?
Where there is a dispute about whether you should withdraw, the other governors may make this decision. Read more guidance on conflicts of interest here.
Again, remember to keep the roles separate.
Jackie Beard is a national leader of governance (NLG), advising governing bodies in all aspects of their role. She also sits on an independent appeal panel for exclusions and admissions for a local authority.
Keith Clover is an NLG. He chairs an interim executive board and is an academy consultant for a diocese.


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Q: Create a Random 4 digit number for each record in Access or SQL? I'm working in Access and I need to create a random 4 digit-number for a list of users separated into records. My query keeps returning the same random number for each record.
SELECT 1000 + (1999-1000)*RND() as [PassCodes],
    stafflistEMAIL.Name, stafflistEMAIL.Description
FROM stafflistEMAIL;

How can I make this work, the other answered I've viewed don't provide a solution?

A: Just as a thought, the following will give 4 random characters:
Mid(CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetTempName,4,4)

For example:
906F
0818
25A5
F200
918F
A166

A: Repeating random variables in VBA
Before calling Rnd, use the Randomize statement without an argument to initialize the random-number generator with a seed based on the system timer.
Depending a lot on your goal, you can do something fun like this:
Right(Cstr(CInt(Len(stafflistEMAIL.Name)*Len(stafflistEMAIL.Description)/1000)),4)


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Dajta (1899-ig Gocznód, szlovákul Jarná, korábban Gocnód, németül Gottesgnad)  Cífer településrésze, korábban önálló falu Szlovákiában, a Nagyszombati kerületben, a Nagyszombati járásban.

Fekvése
Nagyszombattól 11 km-re délnyugatra, a Gidra patak partján fekszik.

Története
Vályi András szerint "GOCZNOD. Gottesgnad. Tót falu Posony Vármegyében, földes Ura G. Pálfy Uraság, lakosai katolikusok, fekszik Gidra vize mellett, Báhonynak szomszédságában, Nagy Szombathoz egy, és 1/4 mértföldnyire. Szántó földje közép termékenységű, de legelője, 's réttye igen kevés, erdeje semmi sints, vagyonnyainak eladására jó módgya van, második Osztálybéli."

Fényes Elek szerint "Gocznód, (Gottesgnad), tót falu, Pozsony az uj rend. sz. F. Nyitra vármegyében, Czifer mellett, a Gidra patakjánál. Számlál 137 kath. lakost. Róna határja kicsiny, de jó. F. u. gr. Pálffy Ferencz."

Pozsony vármegye monográfiája szerint "Dejte, a Kis-Kárpátok alatt fekszik. Tót kisközség s 219 házában 1251 róm. kath. vallású lakos él. Hajdan a jókői vár tartozéka volt. Nyitra vármegye határán fekszik és a Blava patak szeli át. Hajdan a Blava patak túlsó része Nyitrához, innenső része pedig Pozsonyhoz tartozott. Az 1553-iki portális összeírásban Losonczy Istvánnak 20 portája fizet adót. Ez időben Dyechticz volt a neve, később pedig Dechticze. 1590-ben Rákóczy Zsigmond zálogos-birtoka volt, azután Forgách Zsigmond lett az ura, majd Csáky Ferencz gróf, Maholányi János és neje, Horváth-Simonich János és neje és az Erdődyek birták. Most Pálffy József grófnak van itt nagyobb birtoka és messze földön híres haltenyésztése. 1626 szeptember 12-én császári lovasok támadták meg a községet. 1644-ben Puchaim császári vezér három napig időzött itt seregével. 1663. szeptember 3-án a törökök támadtak a községre, és 35 lakosát rabszíjra fűzve elhurczolták. 1683-ban Károly lotharingiai herczeg salva guardiát adott a község lakosainak. A község a XVI. század elején szabadalmakat nyert és 1623-ban már mezővárosként van említve. A Rákóczy-féle szabadságharcz idején lakosait a császáriak súlyosan sanyargatták. 1869-ben tűz pusztította el és a tűznek a templom is áldozatul esett; de ezt a hívek, Pálffy József gróf bőkezű segítségével, ismét felépítették. 1771-ben papirgyár is keletkezett itt, mely 1885-ben leégett. Két katholikus temploma közül az egyik, mely e község északi részén, dombtetőn fekszik, a Batthyány-féle can. visitatio szerint már ősrégi és állítólag 1172-ben épült, habár a régisége ma már alig látszik rajta. A mai plébánia-templom, a torony alatti ajtókőkeretében olvasható felirat szerint, 1612-ben épült. Ez a templom égett le és épült föl újra. A templomot az Erdődy grófi család építtette, a hagyomány szerint egy régibbnek a helyén. Az egyháznak nagyon szép és becses renaissance-stilű úrfelmutatója van 1663-ból és egy aranyozott ezüst-kelyhe 1642-ből. Dejtéhez tartoznak Felsőszkalova, Alsószkalova, Szentkatalin puszta, Szegedin major, Neuwirth és Oravetz malom, Krajcsik lakház és Erdőház vadászkastély. Ez utóbbi körben épített épületcsoport, benne az emeletes kastélylyal. Erdődy József gróf kanczellár építtette 1774–75-ben, a mikor itt 700 holdas vadaskertet alkotott. 1808. október 11-én és 12-én Ferencz király és neje is itt időztek. A községnek van postája és távírója, vasúti állomása pedig Nádason van."

A trianoni békeszerződésig Pozsony vármegye Nagyszombati járásához tartozott.

Népessége
1974-ben Cíferhez csatolták. Lakói főként mezőgazdasággal foglalkoznak.

1910-ben 228, túlnyomórészt szlovák lakosa volt.

2001-ben Cífer 3806 lakosából 3753 szlovák volt.

Jelenleg 59 házában 105 lakos él.

Nevezetességei
Sázavai Szent Prokop tiszteletére szentelt kápolnája a 18. században épült. Báhony filiája.

Források

További információk
 Dajta Szlovákia térképén

Dajta
Pozsony vármegye települései


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Art Guard Launches Security Tech Program for Insurers of Fine Art
The vendor's MAP technology uses a rare-earth magnet that is attached to artworks, as well as a nearby wireless sensor that is able to track the magnet's movement.
Anthony R. O'Donnell // October 5, 2017
(Components of the MAP system. Source: Art Guard.)
Art Guard (New York), a provider of asset protection technology, has launched a program to mitigate the risk of theft of fine art. Working with insurers of fine art, Art Guard says it designed the program to make it easy for underwriters and brokers to introduce the vendor's Magnetic Asset Protection solution to private collectors, galleries and museums as a means of primary or secondary protection. The program includes a 15 percent rebate offer for installation of the security devices.
Bill Anderson, Managing Partner, Art Guard.
"Art theft is a growing problem in the US and worldwide," comments Bill Anderson, Managing Partner, Art Guard. "As art proliferates and its value continues to climb, the consequences of theft have never been greater. Art Guard offers discrete protection that allows collectors to have peace of mind while enjoying the display of their artworks."
Art Guard's MAP technology uses a very small rare-earth magnet that is attached to artworks or other highly valuable objects, as well as a wireless sensor installed in close proximity that is able to track the magnet's movement. Once the sensor is enrolled into a control panel, any movement of the object triggers an alert and produces a customized response, whether an alarm, a text, an email and/or a phone call.
The new program focuses on the private collectors who are the victims of more than half of art theft, according to Anderson. "Most collectors are unaware of their vulnerability and the risk of theft, trusting that their primary security system is adequate to protect against break-ins," Anderson explains. "The greatest risk, however, is during daytime hours when the alarm system is turned off to allow for movement of staff, workers, guests and even family. This is when priceless objects are at the greatest risk for theft. Surprisingly, the usual security systems often are not turned on during the day or monitoring contracts are allowed to lapse. Sometimes, the systems can be compromised. Perimeter security systems are no longer secure in these instances."
MAP sensor and magnet. (Click to enlarge.)
MAP can be integrated into a number of well-known security systems and programmed to be on 24/7, according to Anderson. Art Guard also offers the MAP System, which it describes as a stand-alone, plug-and-play system that can operate on IP with cellular back up and Wi-Fi as a third option. The entire system can be managed with a cell phone, similar to home automation in ease of use.
Most Effective Security Device
Art Guard says MAP is unique in its ability to protect almost any object of any size, including art, collectibles, memorabilia, jewelry, antiques, outdoor sculpture and wine. The company introduced MAP in 2014 and the capability has been installed in the homes of numerous high-end collectors, major museums and galleries in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, according to the vendor.
"From our point of view, Art Guard is the most effective security device for your art and collectibles on the market," comments Caitlin Kelly of Frenkel & Company, a New York-based broker of fine art insurance.
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Available Now for the first time ever is Nitzer Ebb's Basic Pain Procedure on vinyl, which many fans consider, the holy grail of their catalogue. This release which comprises some of their earliest material ever, was a cassette-only release that was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in the Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford YMCA, and was virtually the extent of their then live set. After this initial recording a slew of new songs were written that eventually went on to form the debut album, That Total Age, and, with the exception of Home which was reworked into KIA for the Belief album, the Basic Pain Procedure tracks were replaced never to be heard again. Here they are re-mastered and pressed on very special half white and half red split colored vinyl.
The release also contains a double sided insert with the alternate black & white cassette cover and rare photos and flyers from that era.
Only 600 copies are pressed in total with 200 of them on Red/White color split and the rest on black vinyl.
This recording comprises some of the earliest Nitzer Ebb material ever, Basic Pain Procedure was a cassette-only release, until 2012 when Pylon Records released it on vinyl. This recording was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels, but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford, YMCA and was virtually the extent of their then live set.
The live recording from December 9, 1983 at the Chelmer Institute of Higher Education. What is featured here are two live songs which have not been released before, A Whiter Shade of Pale, and Smear Body.
This limited edition cassette will contain everything that is on the CD release plus a 4 Gig, Credit Card styled USB, which is housed in the cassette tape. This USB will contain everything on the CD, plus a previously unreleased live concert from the same era. The USB will also contain a continuous high resolution 24 bit/96 Khz audio transfer from the original master reel with no processing and no track identification. This can be played on high resolution DVD players or digital work stations, for optimum detail in the sound recording. The USB will also contain high resolution photos and posters of the band and the original contract for their December 9, 1983 gig, quiet interesting!
You will also want to keep this USB for future downloads of Videos and concerts from the Pylon website , which will be from that era. This USB will be your Nitzer Ebb Produkt 1983.


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Eye For Film >> Movies >> Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Film Review
Reviewed by: Jennie Kermode
The real horrors of the long Afghani-Soviet war are only glimpsed in this film, but perhaps that's appropriate. Those who paid attention at the time will never need reminding, whilst most people, as the unfolding story illustrates, never gave a damn. Not so Congressman Charlie Wilson, whose attention is caught by news footage whilst he relaxes in a hot tub with strippers. When, a few days later, the sixth richest woman in Texas calls him up and invites him to a fundraiser in support of Afghan rebels, he's cynical but ready to listen. She's not shy about her agenda. "I want you to save Afghanistan for the Afghans," she says. And that's what Charlie tries to do.
Based on a true story, Charlie Wilson's War combines sharp political drama with what is essentially a feel-good story about naive but passionate people who aim to use their power to do good in the world. The trouble is, of course, that the world isn't really that simple.
Tom Hanks is superb as the charismatic congressman, "a man with several personality flaws" who is nevertheless charming and full of good intentions. Completely losing himself in the character, Hanks comes on like a classic good versus evil hero, sympathetic even when he's talking quite plainly about "killing some Russians", and handling his inevitable disillusionment with impressive delicacy. This is really the finest performance of his career, and he's ably matched by Julia Roberts, complete with terrifying Texan hair, making the most of her scant screen time to remind us of the unseen forces in American politics. This, too, is deftly handled - we get a glimpse of right wing extremism and Commie-hating which helps to throw the political posturing elsewhere in the film into sharp relief.
Likewise Philip Seymour Hoffman's superb performance as CIA man Gust Avrakotos neatly undercuts conspiracy theories. For a film about politics and fence sitting, this does a fine job of political fence-sitting, but in so doing it provides a convincing portrait of America's democracy as contrasted with alternative regimes around the world.
Charlie Wilson's War is a glossy film, sleek and polished, and this is occasionally to its detriment, as the Afghani scenes we do see don't quite have the impact they should, but perhaps that reflects the inevitable distance between these two worlds, a gap even its most determined heroes cannot cross. Ironically it presents the very image of America which angers extremists around the world, entirely glossing over home grown suffering. It's an odd thing to watch in the current climate - hearing, for instance, comments on the Bhutto assassination and having to remind oneself that they're not referring to Benazir. As a slice of history it's compelling and it seems quite aware of its limits.
Reviewed on: 08 Jan 2008
A well intentioned US congressman gets out of his depth trying to help the Afghans repel Russian invaders.
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Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by George Crile.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terry Bozeman, Brian Markinson, Jud Tylor, Hilary Angelo, Cyia Batten, Kirby Mitchell, Ed Regine
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Topic: Your advice to Alan Pace...
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It would't be be a major issue because of the nature of what I've proposed. In front of Bob Lord would be done first, so the Cricket field could stay open until this is finished, by which time the there would be extra capacity to allow us to then shut and knockdown the Cricket Field. We might even ...
Topic: Today's Footy
Re: Today's Footy
Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
hardly hitting the ref
https://twitter.com/RRPetition/status/1 ... 01857?s=20
Ref did well to stay on his feet. He had every right to go down.
Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
I'm not sure if the person running the Twitter account has ever seen anything like that before.
Topic: Can you score direct from a goalkick?
Re: Can you score direct from a goalkick?
How long is it that this rule has been in place? I was always under the impression that a goal couldn't be scored, direct from a goal kick? Either there has been a change or I have always been wrong!! I'm not sure, but Bosscat posted the proof at 21.14, so it's been in place for at least 9 minutes.
Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
joey13 wrote: ↑
Same posters making the same old tired excuses
Same posters still not living in the real world.
Wellsy called it right again.
Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑
When did he last fail?
Who rightwinger? Probably the last time he posted.
how on earth was that not a pen to WHU ?
Seems to me that the bar for overturning a referee's decision has increased in height as the season's gone on. Frustrating to see such inconsistencies.
Reecey1987 wrote: ↑
We cant keep relying on other clubs to do us favours every week . We need start doing our bit
Surely by now people have grasped that it isn't easy to sign players early in transfer windows. If we want to sign good players we have to accept that other clubs will also be interested in these players. The selling club and the players will be aware of this and will know that they both have the be...
Antonio is a class act.
I would have been furious had we scored it and it be ruled out !! Need Hammers to step it up and get the win Still haven't seen it since my comment so I'll reserve further judgement until I have. But in my opinion an offside player shouldn't be able to interfere with the game in any way. I find it ...
disagree, when you see the angle from behind the goal the ball doesn't even go in the corner and Fabianski makes a full dive for it.
I'll have to have another look. Looked to me like he was slow to dive.
nah, quite a distance away from the keeper
either way not good for us
I don't know what the law states, but whilst he didn't interfere with Fabianski's line of sight, his positioning definitely impacts Fabianksi's ability to save the shot.
That should be offside for me. Looks like the keeper hesitated in diving because he thought the player stood in an offside position was going to get a touch on it.
Topic: Penny on Fuel......
Re: Penny on Fuel......
I Wonder How much the petrol companies make on that 1p over The £20 ...£30 etc that always seems to be the case most time I fill up with Fuel just curious.....some terminals seem rigged for that extra penny £19.99.....oops £20.1p very annoying ...its not the penny it's the practice. Thoughts..........
Topic: Season Ticket Direct Debits
Re: Season Ticket Direct Debits
When the club offered the refund, they did tell anyone that taking the money out could mean they pay more for 2021/22 and that there may be no direct debit. It might just have been bullying to try and get people to keep their money in the club. Time will tell but I would not be surprised to see no ...
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Re: REPORT: Lousy day at the London Stadium
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At least Garlick was in attendance, home early for tea too
What does this actually mean?
Topic: Today's footie 17/1/21
Re: Today's footie 17/1/21
This happens often when the big boys meet, the objective seems to be not to lose rather than win, it was exactly the same in the Manchester derby last month, safety first attitude and keep it tight, which is bizarre when you see the talent at these sides disposal. City and Leicester will be content...
Topic: VAR and the rules.
Re: VAR and the rules.
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I always thought it was ridiculous but what about our "goal" yesterday if the assistant had got it wrong we wouldn't have been happy.
No, but I'd rather the assistant had flagged so that I know whether the goal was likely to be chalked off.
I get your viewpoint completely but for me as soon as we decide to use technology then we need to try and get the decision right and ensure there is as little complexity for the players My wider view is that we should leave decisions up to the officials and accept they will make mistakes but whilst...
I can understand and sympathise that perspective (though to me it seems straight forward that an attacking move is always allowed to play out) but I would rather it catch out and confuse some of the crowd than it catch out a player who by seeing a flag and momentarily stopping could give a goal awa...
Yes but as you say it caused confusion. The AR actually still makes a decision once the goal threat is over so for example if it is allowed to continue and the keeper makes a save which goes behind for a corner but the AR thought it was offside they would then raise their flag and it would be a fre...
Topic: Brighton
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I really don't understand the praise that Potter gets to be honest. They're a bang average side and don't play particularly great football from what I've seen - he certainly hasn't taken the team forward much from where they were under Hughton. He seems like a thoroughly decent chap, but I don't rea...
Quite enjoyed that to be honest. Game on a knife edge throughout. Surprised there wasn't a winner.
Could the AR not still flag but the referee allow play to continue in the case of goal scoring opportunities. Pretty sure that's what they did originally. It led to some confusion as some players saw the flag and stopped, but it is up to them to play to the whistle. This is another example of the sp...
Is there a cleaner striker of the ball in the PL than Kane? Superb finisher.
Topic: Diego Costa
Re: Diego Costa
Thought this was a joke thread. But it seems that some people are treating this as a serious suggestion.
Topic: Masters Snooker
Re: Masters Snooker
yTib wrote: ↑
i just CANNOT STAND dennis taylor.
Dennis Taylor was a educating the viewers on what the ferrule was last night. He said the ferrule is the little brass thing made of titanium on the end of the cue.
Topic: The thing about Brady
Re: The thing about Brady
He was on the cover for Pieters. That was his duty. How many times do you see a full back come across and cover in the middle when central defenders have been pulled away? Taylor does it on countless occasions. They all shift across. As he was covering for Pieters he will do the same. I accept your...
Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑
You should start a McNeil thread and pop that in it.
Actually if you do the whole team we could keep it all in one thread.
I provided McNeill's statistic as a yardstick. Because on the face of it, a 26% cross accuracy sounds quite decent to me.
He was covering for the left back, at fault end of.
Just because you say end of, doesn't mean it is the end of. I've posted my reasoning about why I think Tarkowski was out of position above. Why not counter the points I raised there?
Robert Brady is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national team. He can also play as a left-back......NO HE CAN'T as seen today! Ignoring the fact that Brady wasn't playing at left back, since when is it the left-back'...
As were going for stats rather than the use of 'eyes', I've just seen that his cross accuracy stat is 26%.
Okay not 'zero' but frustratingly not good enough.
Just a tad above Dwight McNeill's cross accuracy for the season which is 23%.
If you watch just before the cross comes in Tarks even looks round at him and motions with his arm to look after Antonio. Basic rule of defending is get goal side. He failed. That said the biggest fault was Tarks for not shouting to Mee to leave the ball. Probably too busy telling Brady to cover. T...
Because he is the wrong side of Antonio and basically stops and watches him score. Pieters had tracked Bowden, Mee and Tarks had the middle, Brady should have dropped into the Pietrrs position. So you think that our left midfielder should have been picking up the only West Ham player who was in a p...
If you discount the times he was turning back on himself because he cannot use his right foot, the number will be zero. And his set piece deliveries were poor all game. Corners hit the first man. Free kick hit the wall. And then his spectator role the wrong side of Antonio for their goal. That asid...
Can you post a clip of these moments cos I missed them too :) Have said before, both he and JBG have no longer got the confidence or pace to take the opposition on down the line - they always switch inside where they just run into other traffic or still cross from behind the strikers McNeil really ...
Topic: Players laughing and joking at full time
Re: Players laughing and joking at full time
thelaughingclaret wrote: ↑
The players are content with losing and relegation.
Really? What a stupid thing to say.
Topic: Toothless
Re: Toothless
Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
The problem is we haven't improved our starting eleven for 4 seasons.
It's pointless keep banging on about this. We are where we are. We finished in the top half a few months ago without improving our starting eleven, as you put it, for 3 seasons
Sitting and hoping for it to change is beyond ridiculous. SD needs to be proactive and make it change himself. We are boring and predictable and it's not rubbish to watch in addition to us not getting results. I love BFC and SD but I wish I could give him a kick up the backside for his stubbornness...
Covid has affected some more than others look what happend to the prime minister he started off with mild symptoms. Im sure he will recover well all the same Of course, and let's hope that Alan Pace is fine and makes a speedy recovery. But a business of this size doesn't stop when the man at the to...
Topic: Timothy Taylor's Landlord
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Aclaret wrote: ↑
Bloody hell Jenny, it would take me weeks to drink that !!
What, 3/4 of a pint?
Well it is no longer working and its criminal SD refuses to adapt accordingly. We're playing with the same strikers as 3 years ago and have not tried to improve at all. There's only kane and son and the Liverpool front 3 who have not changed their strike force in that time. It is not working and it...
Topic: Formation change needed
Re: Formation change needed
For me it seems counterproductive to play 2 out of form strikers when we could play 1. I'd be tempted to take a look at something like this; _______________Pope_______________ Lowton___Tarks_____Mee______Taylor ________Westwood____Cork_________ JBG___________McNeill_________Brady _______________Wood...
Because its effecting people in different ways
Sorry, I don't follow?
I think there's a saying - a definition - about 'doing the same thing over and over and coming up with the same results'. We've been doing the same thing over and over for the past 8 years though, with a lot of success. We've tweaked things around a little bit at times but we've generally played ou...
Burnley have announced chairman Alan Pace has tested positive for coronavirus . The window will be getting ready to shut by the time he's allowed out of self isolation . Doesnt look good
How will Pace's isolation have any impact on the transfer window?
Topic: Fulham v Chelsea
Re: Fulham v Chelsea
Fulham and the other teams in and around the bottom want to stay up and give their all. We on the other hand look content with sleeping walking towards relegation. Yeah, that Fulham player was really giving his all to help his team avoid relegation wasn't he. What a load of rubbish. And what is 'sl...
Topic: Not imperative that we stay up
Re: Not imperative that we stay up
BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
If we're all resigned to the fact that we're going to get relegated sooner rather than later, then I'd at least hope we can start being a bit more entertaining in the process.
I don't think anyone is resigned to us being relegated sooner rather than later.
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Why Talent Leaves (and other Leadership lessons from Brexit)
by Dr John Kenworthy
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So the UK is getting divorced from Europe.
Rather surprising with the way different age groups voted. Or rather, not surprising. Baby boomers and older and the older Gen X voting to leave, with the youngsters voting to remain.
Not only has the vote divided the country in two about Europe, it's divided along generational lines too.
Not another idiotic pundit spouting nonsense about maybe this or maybe that, but lets' bring this back to leadership and what it means for you in business?
Back in 1975, even I was too young to vote. But, to me, it was pretty clear that the UK never really committed to the relationship with Europe because it kept sovereignty over its banking and currency. When one party is picking and choosing which parts of the full agreement it wants to keep, then there's going to be trouble ahead.
The idea of a united Europe is bold. The intentions behind it are laudable and expectations were high that not only would this mean peace throughout Europe, it would be greater prosperity for all.
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Expectations rise in the negotiation between talent and their prospective employer too
The same is true in business. When we hire people, we establish their expectations for the future and both the candidate and employer are "selling" themselves to the other party.
Candidates promise sincerely that they have those incredible skills as shown on their CV. Employers might wonder how someone so young had such incredible experience and might question why someone with so much responsibility would want to leave their current position.
Employers too, promise great things. The benefits and hours and career progression, training, mentoring and oh such a bright future.
There's a little dance as the two playfully seriously negotiate the agreement and eventually the promise to be diligent in making the relationship work, happily ever after.
And then reality comes back in to play.
One day, the candidate, now staff, seems to have forgotten a particular skillset. Their vast experience of similar problems appears to have been forgotten. Their tremendous leadership capability and excellent people skills have apparently abandoned them and performance takes a swan dive.
Their manager did mentor them for a few minutes, and there was a discussion about promotion but the truth was that they wasn't a suitable position and recent cutbacks meant that it would be a while before any new training would be held.
What causes talent to leave?
Talent expects to be paid a fair amount and equitable with what they can get outside.
Well, it's not the money. But it is the money! Wait a moment, so is it the money. So many respondents in surveys by the likes of HBR, Forbes and so on would make you believe that talent does not put money in their top five reasons for leaving. And that's true when I've done surveys too. But then you ask some headhunters, and you find that the single most powerful thing they do to sway talent away from one company to another is the money involved. Money shows respect like nothing else. But it certainly isn't the only thing, unless you are seriously underpaying your talent.
More importantly for many, there needs to be evidence of equity and fairness in compensation and opportunities. Nothing riles us more than seeing someone else getting preferential treatment. Or someone getting something that they've done nothing deserving.
Talent expects you to coach and mentor them as you promised
When interviewed on exit, talent mention coaching, mentoring and training as their top reason for wanting to move on to greener pastures. Everyone is promised a personalised and structured career development plan when they join a company with a mentoring and or coaching culture to support it and plenty of training opportunities. The reality is a lot different. So they get sold the same promise down the road and quit, only, of course, to find out in a while that they too don't follow through on that promised plan and support.
Talent wants to be working with the latest and the best
Opportunities to work with more advanced technologies is a major reason for top talent to leave according to a 2016 Deloitte Business Confidence report.
Talent expects to have a fair and supportive boss
And the most often cited reason for talent leaving is their immediate boss. From a lack of recognition, no respect, bullying, incompetence and the many colours between it seems that the adage is true, people join a company but the leave a boss.
Why do they join the company but leave their boss?
Organisations go to great lengths to make sure that they look after and support their staff. The promises of coaching and mentoring and opportunities are well meant. It's just that on the ground floor, during the average working day, the immediate boss is stretched to the limit. They have too much on their plate and insufficient time to do all of that soft, nice to have extra stuff that leaders are meant to do.
They have too much on their plate and insufficient time to do all of that soft, nice to have extra stuff that leaders are meant to do. After all, they have a job to do.
"I may as well do it myself."
Even when a fearful leader "delegates" they so hate losing control that they often micro-manage
If the boss hands over that opportunity to stretch the staff, well they may as well just do it themselves because, by the time they've coached them, and fixed the mess they make, they might as well just do it themselves.
Oh, the times I have heard this as a reason to hold onto work and keep control rather than take a risk and let go. Far too many leaders secretly don't like to let go of certain tasks – and very frequently, don't want to let go of doing things they don't actually enjoy doing. But control is power, and holding things tight keeps that power safe.
Talent expects to be given suitable opportunities and work for a supportive boss who recognises and appreciates them. They leave when their expectations aren't met.
Companies can try rewarding managers and leaders for NOT working! That would be a novel approach. The more you don't do things (but coach others to do so), the more you are rewarded.
Where does the talent go?
Talent wants to be with their friends
When I was working predominantly for telecoms businesses during the early hay days of mobile, the industry was incredibly nepotistic. People would quit one telco and move to their arch rival, then poach the talented team members over. A few years later, there would be another move elsewhere. Then, of course, that arch rival would get taken over by the first company and the talent wound up back "home".
Talent likes more and they know that they deserve it
Of course, there would be more money on the table, and usually, a promotion – or at least the job title was a promotion. And telecoms isn't alone in this. Most people stay largely within an industry, from one hotel chain to another, from one big software house to another, from one bank to another.
Your competitors are, like you, constantly searching for talent to give them an edge. And if they can poach someone from you, then that's a double whammy, they gain while you lose.
Occasionally, someone moves industry. That's when you know you've really lost someone with more unusual talent.
When do talent leave?
Talent gives you time to fulfil your promises
Anyone who's been in corporate life for any length of time knows their cycles of boom and bust. When times are good, there is a more relaxed atmosphere, and leaders find time to recognise and appreciate their team members. Perhaps there is a spurt of training or a new initiative to get that mentoring culture underway. There's enthusiasm for a while and talent likes the attention and support and opportunities.
When the times are tough, the talent leave… if they can
Then there's a glitch, a stutter in the market and some of the hatches are closed. Managers push for more sales, faster turnaround, better quality and no there's no more money for this and the time is now. Every year there's a call for faster, better, cheaper and management push the talent harder. While engagement levels plummet, management mistakenly assume that all is still OK.
The allure of money is out there
It's not the money. It's the money!
After the first couple of years, it seems that pay increments are not keeping up with the market, and the allure of more money begins to bite. The talent is now beginning to think they would be better off elsewhere. Perhaps something more exciting, interesting and definitely more money. (Even though they don't leave for the money, workers who stay at one company for more than two years are paid up to 50% less!)
The 3 to 4-year career cycle
By the third or fourth year, a competitor is snooping around because their market is fine, or they're about to embark on an expansion, and they come courting your talent, just as they are beginning to feel a little neglected, or worse abused.
How to retain the real talent?
Companies spend a fortune on recruiting talent and when there is competition to recruit the promises to provide the best working environment, the most supportive place to grow and flourish are sold with conviction. Well-meaning HR managers share details of planned career paths and support, some even with the intention of delivering. But then budgets get cut, or priorities change and the daily task list for HR gets bogged down with administrative issues.
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Managers and leaders get pressure to deliver on results and find no time for the promised mentoring, preferring to delegate that time-consuming effort to others.
Take time to listen really listen to your talent and recognise them for effort and not just results. For many, they've been winning gold stars for trying and when you ignore them because they "should have grown up out of that by now" and they "should know what to do to get results" means that they'll be easily led astray by anyone who does listen to them and pat them on the back.
And above all, we need to identify the real talent. That's the talent that is giving you a genuine competitive edge. Too often, company's make the mistake of equating exam results with talent and far more frequently, those with connections and class ties.
"But if I invest training or coaching them, they just get poached for a little more money! "
Yes, it's true, as you mentor and train them, they'll become more attractive to outsiders. You could, of course, chose not to develop them at all and keep them. Nothing quite like keeping a fabulous standard of mediocrity in your team.
"I would love to mentor them, but I simply don't have enough time."
Are you sure about that? Can you afford just five minutes each week for each team member? Would it help if you spent less time in meetings that weren't useful? Is it possible to delegate something that consumes your time that perhaps, one of your talent would consider being "play" for them? The reason that you don't have enough time for it is that you haven't prioritised it.
When coaching talent is a KPI
One Tech company I worked with was having a tough time retaining talent. They would recruit youngsters fresh from university and put them through a structured training and development programme. They would be teaching them the latest technology and the work were more exciting than most similar roles. Then, as soon as they finished their training, their value on the market went sky-high. They could quit one day and walk across the road for twice the pay, and they did, in droves.
Exit interviews revealed that more than 90% of these talent felt stressed due to the workload and the way their bosses ignored their pleas for extra time or help when they needed it. When they were approached and offered more money, they felt that they deserved it for putting up with the stress and difficulties.
Developing the managers to actively coach and mentor and tracking weekly interactions as their main (bonus linked) KPI worked wonders for this firm. Even though the talent continued to be approached, less than 3% took the bait.
Interviewing the talent after the implementation of a coaching KPI revealed that talent "felt listened to", that they were "supported" and were "treated as a valuable asset".
Listening to and acknowledging talent
There's nothing quite like being ignored to stoke the fires of resentment. In a Government ministry the "high potential" group were seething with indignation when the senior leader dismissed their complaints as a "childish rant" and "unworthy of his time."
Whatever the merits of someone's concerns, if leaders don't take the time to listen and acknowledge their point of view, it will only breed more and deeper resentment and ill-feeling. Perhaps it is "childish", perhaps the workload is fair, perhaps the problem is only temporary, yet most of the time we just want someone to pay attention to how we feel about something. Yes, it would be great if they fixed it, but at least empathise with me. When you listen and learn to communicate effectively, you begin to have shared situational awareness which will help you overcome most of the issues leaders face daily.
We coached the leaders to listen and pay attention.
Keeping your ear to the ground means taking the time to listen, understand and re-plan based on others feelings and thinking.
Not just to play act as if they were listening, but they were tasked with keeping and sharing notes with identified actions (and non-actions). Each leader held a "town hall" meeting of their team each month and issues, real and imagined were discussed and given air time.
Within four months, the "issues" became less and less significant; staff were happier and more engaged in their work. By the end of the year, staff turnover had reduced 14%, and importantly, the "high potential" group were all holding their own "town hall" meetings and being actively groomed by their mentors.
They should respect the promise they made to the firm too
It's true that some talent have excessive expectations. They want to be promoted despite showing a lack of ability at their current level let alone a higher position. They can be abrasive and belligerent and rather passive-aggressive. And perhaps they "should" respect that the form has taken a chance on them too. But how will they learn without a suitable role model?
Fulfilling expectations
When organisations recruit talent, they often over-promise on the benefits. They set great expectations for their new recruits and too frequently miss the small, but significant details of keeping them engaged and productive. Throwing money at the problem in the form of salaries to hold on in desperation often backfires when the other staff are forced to socialise the cost of keeping the talent.
When leaders accept responsibility for retaining and growing talent as an essential part of their role and learn to let go of control and power, then talent has the space to thrive and realistic expectations can be fulfilled.
Back to Brexit
When the UK voted to leave the EU, it was a shock and surprise to those of the "remain" camp. It seemed that the prejudicial, anti-immigration and more right-wing elements had somehow prevailed. The UK has long been ignoring the simmering and growing resentment that's been building.
I remember back in the 70's and the wonderful promise of European Union. By the end of that decade, the Iron Lady began the process that would close the coal mines, the steel factories, most of UK industry. Farms were laid fallow or smothered in rape.
The then National Front had been silenced for the time being, and London grew into a financial powerhouse with ultra rich young men flashing bonus cheques and mocking the unemployed.
There was great promise; it's just that some people, the majority it now seems, and their concerns were being dismissed as racist. Certainly the rhetoric was racist and nationalistic, but it's always easier to blame a common enemy for your woes than accept responsibility, but what the UK leadership failed to do was listen to the concerns. They were dismissed rather than acknowledged and addressed.
Leadership lessons from Brexit
Let's not make the same mistakes that the political leadership of the UK and Europe made, to assume that logic would prevail. That decency and the "right' decision would be made. The disaffected in the UK were given a voice, and whether you agree with their reasoning or not, they exercised their choice and left.
The talent in your team always have a choice. Even if there is no other suitor luring them with more cash and benefits, the allure of working for myself is a powerful one, even if a move would be a mistake, they still have a choice. As leaders, we need to respect that they have a choice, and right now, they've chosen to work for you. Yes, it is a two-way street, and perhaps they should be a little more amenable and forgiving. That's why talent needs real leaders, people who know the way, go the way and show the way. Expect to be a great leader and over fulfil their (and your) expectations.
One thing you can do today is choose to listen to someone today. Deliberately and really listen by taking the time to ask questions, acknowledge them and respect them. They won't be expecting it, but they will appreciate it.
Dr John Kenworthy
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