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Q: Should I use singleton in my JFrames? In my java program, I have various JFrame windows.
My main frame can open all the other frames. I want to be able to run only one instance each frame. I want also to be able to pass arguments to the frame.
Should I use Singleton to initiate the class and then pass the arguments? Or is there a better way?

A: Since this is not really a coding problem it is difficult to give you a precise answer to your problem.
Since you specifically say I want to be able to run only one instance of each Jframe, I would always advise on using singletons. They are very easy to code and will allow you to access the JFrames from within multiple classes.

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Fletcher looks to cement legacy with title win
Head coach Anthony Fletcher runs over drills with players at the practice gym in Rochester, Minnesota. He has been telling players to "lock-in" all week. Photo by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera
By SAZOUN GRAYER
@sazoungrayerETC
Fletcher watches game footage of the game against Richland in his hotel room on Monday night. Photo by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera
ROCHESTER, MINN — As the Harvesters get ready to play for a national championship, veteran head coach Anthony Fletcher still remembers the run in 2013 where he came within inches of his first title. The Harvesters had a great run in that tournament but wound up finishing as runners-up. This year, he looks to put that season behind him and bring the gold back to Mesquite.
"It hurt," he said. "But you got to be a man about it and find a way to get back."
He started off small as a graduate assistant coach in 1999 at his alma mater, Angelo State University. He came to Eastfield in 2001 as an assistant before taking an assistant coaching job at McLennan Community College. When the head coaching job at Eastfield opened up, Fletcher came back to his hometown and took over the program for the 2005-06 season. The basketball program was in trouble after letting go of their previous coach in the middle of the season and had to cancel the remainder of it. He was just 28 years old at the time.
It was a process to get the program back on its feet and it was a struggle for Fletcher in the early going. He spent his first few years trying to understand his philosophy and what he wanted to do as a coach. He also didn't have much to work with. When he took over the program, he was only allowed to have one player from the previous coach's tenure.
Head coach Anthony Fletcher, left, and STEM Dean Jess Kelly watch some of the Richland game against Rhode Island on Wednesday. Photo by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera
"Some of it was maturity as a head coach," Fletcher said. "Some of it was experience. I think there were a lot of different factors. Some of it was starting a program over from zero."
Slowly but surely, Fletcher began to have success. It took some trial and error and learning on the job, but he started winning more games. Things started to pick up for him around the 2008 season when the Harvesters started winning more games and inching closer to the top of the conference. In 2010, they finally won the Metro Athletic Conference title for the first time in nine years.
Since then, the Eastfield basketball program has thrived. Fletcher is second in all-time wins at Eastfield and earned his 300th win last year against Cedar Valley. He has helped over 100 players get to the next level and earn millions of dollars in scholarships. He has coached former NBA player Eric Dawson, some NBA G-League players, and professional overseas players as well.
Sophomore guard TaMarcus Butler says Fletcher still continues to make an impact on his guys to this day. Butler says that playing under Fletcher the past two seasons e thinks that winning this tournament would be huge for Fletcher, himself and everyone else on the team.
Fletcher takes notes while watching game footage in his hotel room Monday night. Photo by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera
"He's going to remember this forever. He might tell his grandkids [about] this and I'm going to tell my kids this, so I know it going to stick with him like its going to stick with everybody on this trip," Butler said.
Fletcher's run in 2013 was the closest he has been to a national title. He practically tasted it, coming up just six points short as the Harvesters fell 61-55 to Brookdale Community College in the national championship game. The loss was so disappointing that he didn't watch the game footage for a whole year.
"When we lost it, my wife doesn't cry a lot. She just doesn't. After that game, she cried, and it hurt," Fletcher said. "It hurt me because there was nothing I could do for her. I felt like I let her down."
Since then, Fletcher has taken Eastfield back twice more, placing fifth and fourth in 2014 and 2016. Now here once again in 2020, Fletcher hopes to finally grab the title that has eluded him.
"It would be a special moment if that were to happen," he said. "I'm excited."
Assistant coach Antonio Richardson has been by his side for almost the entirety of Fletcher's tenure at Eastfield. Richardson joined the staff in Fletcher's second season as coach and has seen him grow from the young, inexperienced first-time head coach to now. Richardson has been there for the trials and tribulations, from not having many guys on the team at all to losing a national championship together. He's been right there with Fletcher for all of it.
"It's basically a brotherhood," Richardson said. "There's been times me and Fletch have been on the phone 2, 3, 4 o'clock in the morning trying figure it out and get it done. But I think over the years that's why we've been so successful."
As the Harvesters wait in anticipation of their first game on Thursday, Fletcher is doing what he can to make this trip the one that will bring him his first national title.
"It's bigger than just us," Richardson said. "It means a lot for the community, for Eastfield, for Dallas, Texas … I think we're ready. It's our time."
Harvesters begin national championship journey in Minnesota
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The marble cenotaph Jai Singh II having a dome supported by 20 carved pillars is among the artistic wonders of that time. Present between Jaipur and Amber, opposite the Holiday Inn, the cenotaphs of the maharanis of Jaipur are among the other attractions. To gain access to the Gatore ki Chhatryan; Indian and foreigners will have to spend just Rs. 20 and Rs. 30 respectively. Visiting hours are 9am–5pm.
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Little Edison likes to keep his 'car' squeaky clean. He cleans it with wet tissues every week. The exterior, followed by the interior, front and rear. He has a system, not "anyhow wash".
It's quite hilarious to see him washing his toy car. I would imagine bringing his toy car down to the car park and let him wash together with his daddy. Daddy will wash his Toyota while Little Edison washes his Fisher Price. Cute!
not bad. at least he knows how to keep things clean 🙂 Good job !


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BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST0(remove_cv_test_4, ::tt::remove_cv)
BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_5, ::tt::remove_cv, const &, const&)
BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_6, ::tt::remove_cv, *const, *)
BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_7, ::tt::remove_cv, *volatile, *)
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BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_9, ::tt::remove_cv, *, *)
BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_10, ::tt::remove_cv, const*, const*)
BOOST_DECL_TRANSFORM_TEST(remove_cv_test_11, ::tt::remove_cv, volatile*, volatile*)
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Division of Canning
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Canning (green) in Western Australia
Don Randall
Alfred Canning
6,178 km2 (2,385.3 sq mi)
Outer Metropolitan
The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was set up in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the surveyor who set up the Canning Stock Route.[1] It once covered country areas but now includes the outer southern suburbs of Perth. It includes the suburbs of Armadale, Mandurah, Kelmscott, Roleystone, Westfield and Wungong.[1] It also includes Byford, Cardup, Dwellingup, Forrestdale, Halls Head, Jarrahdale, Mundijong, North Dandalup, Oakford, Pinjarra, Ravenswood, Serpentine, Waroona and Yunderup.[1]
2 Election results
4 Other websites
Members[change | change source]
Len Hamilton
(1899–1987) Country 1949 Australian federal election, 10 December 1949 –
1961 Australian federal election, 2 November 1961 Previously held the Division of Swan. Retired
Neil McNeill
(1921–2009) Liberal 1961 Australian federal election, 9 December 1961 –
1963 Australian federal election, 30 November 1963 Lost seat. Later elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1965
John Hallett
(1917–1999) Country 1963 Australian federal election, 30 November 1963 –
1974 Australian federal election, 18 May 1974 Lost seat
Mel Bungey
(1934–) Liberal 1974 Australian federal election, 18 May 1974 –
1983 Australian federal election, 5 March 1983 Lost seat
Wendy Fatin
(1941–) Labor 1983 Australian federal election, 5 March 1983 –
1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 Transferred to the Division of Brand
George Gear
(1947–) Labor 1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 –
1996 Australian federal election, 2 March 1996 Previously held the Division of Tangney. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Hawke and Keating. Served as minister under Paul Keating. Lost seat
Ricky Johnston
(1943–) Liberal 1996 Australian federal election, 2 March 1996 –
1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998 Lost seat
Jane Gerick
(1963–2003) Labor 1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998 –
2001 Australian federal election, 10 November 2001 Lost seat
(1953–2015) Liberal 2001 Australian federal election, 10 November 2001 –
21 July 2015 Previously held the Division of Swan. Died in office
Andrew Hastie
(1982–) Liberal 2015 Canning by-election, 19 September 2015 –
present Incumbent
Election results[change | change source]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Canning (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
Other websites[change | change source]
Division of Canning – Australian Electoral Commission
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia
Durack
Hasluck
Tangney
Abolished: Coolgardie
Divisions in: New South Wales
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Coordinates: 32°38′02″S 116°06′47″E / 32.634°S 116.113°E / -32.634; 116.113
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Canning&oldid=7564926"
Electoral divisions of Australia
1949 establishments in Australia


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Hallo, my father recently bought a primare a32 amplifier and is searching now for an preamp to it.
We asked around what would be best and got 3 answers, the original preamp bundled with our amplifier, Vincent pre amp and Yamaha wxc-50.
Since all these products have different price tags. My question is. How much do a good pre amp cost and how to match one with my father's amplifer?
You'll want one with low output impedance as the amp has a little lower input impedance than usual. Not hard to find this. You don't need too much gain from it. The big thing is probably features. The Primare pre has lots of useful capabilities and features. You could get a nice sounding pre for less money, but not with all those handy features. So is the convenience of all the inputs, the streaming and all of that important to your father? I'd want at least a pre with xlr connections since the amp has them.
Or a DAC with volume control if analogue inputs are unnecessary? That is what I did to replace an older pre amp with losts of analogue inputs but no digital ones.
What do you want your preamp to do? Or in other words, what will be connected to it upstream and how will you use it?
The features meaning has a lot to do with the price. We buy mostly our products second hand to get the best price/performance ratio. Currently he is using a Squeezbox Touch to listen to internat radio and stream music from his NAS, if possible it could be cool to connect the preamp to an receiver so the rear speakers are driven from the amplifier. Thats his favorite features.
Will these volume controls be as good as in a pre amp? We tried to use volume control in our squeezbox Touch and the sound quality dropped significantly as soon as we drop the volume form 100, same experience happen to me with KTB and RPi.
Controlling the Volume, begin able to connect it to a receiver and using it with Squeezbox touch. If there are any cheap and good preamps with a DAC that would be awesome but again the price/performance ration depends if its that much needed.
I would suggest a USB DAC with volume control and XLR output. You should also install EDO on the Touch.
dose matters a lot. especially with preamp.
But if you are not using analogue sources you do not even need a pre amp. You can use a DAC with its own volume control, or use an external volume control like the now discontinued Emotiva Control Freak.
How much power for my speakers?


They drank up the wine and they started talking.
100+ boxes later and I'm unpacked.
My anchor is dropped. Over six years of being homeless, traveling the world, I've stopped. I'm ambivalent about being happy. I'm going to miss traveling. I'm going to miss seeing something new on a regular basis. I'm going to miss the freedom.
I'm NOT going to miss the loneliness.
I'm not going to miss watching the slow train wreck that is happening to the world right now.
I sincerely hope that I eventually stumble into a life I love in my new home.
MY new home. I do love so many things about it. First and foremost, it's all mine. If I want to paint a wall, I paint the wall; no consultations, no bargaining.
But I have to paint the wall.
Anyhoo… back to the 100 boxes of stuff. When I set off on the journey back in 2009, we sold everything and put precious and practical items in boxes in storage.
I actually forgot about a lot of that stuff. Opening most boxes was like Christmas morning. Of course, many precious items from grandparents, drawings and gifts from the children, touchstone, and photos – all brought tears to my eyes.
But a lot of it was stuff collected over the years. Useful, but still stuff.
I was lucky that my neighbour was an Army vet and was a whiz at packing. She insisted in helping me pack up my home and boy, was I lucky to have her.
Out of all the china, crystal, glass, et cetera, none of that was broken. Only two things were broken, and you won't believe what they were.
As I have indicated before, when I started on my journey, I was married. I ended my journey single.
One of the items I had was a set of Sid Dickens ceramic blocks of King, Queen, Prince, and Princess crowns to represent us four. They were proudly placed in the living bookshelf.
All the world is yours to command.
Blessed with a woman's intuition, all the world is yours to expand.
O Noble Prince bear this token of my deepest love. For you dwell forever in the kingdom of my heart.
For you, no dragon too difficult to slay, precious Princess. May you live happily ever after.
The ONLY two items damaged through four moves was the King and Queen block. I kid you not.
It was so indicative of my experience, I sobbed for a day. The King and Queen of my family were broken and damaged. Cracked and scarred forever more. Never to be the same. The King and Queen had fallen.
I've passed the Prince and Princess blocks to my children, but knowing what they represented and how our family, like the blocks, is now scattered, I'm not too sure they were happy to have them.
He has his broken King block.
I glued my Queen block back together and hung it in my bedroom. I'm not broken, but you can see the cracks.
Suppose you loved ice cream. Your ice cream. You had an ice cream maker that made, for you, the most delicious ice cream.
Sure, the ice cream maker wasn't always perfect but for the most part, it made the most amazing ice cream.
You never went anywhere or did anything without your ice cream. Everyone came to know you with your ice cream maker.
One day, after many years, the ice cream maker was gone. Where did it go? Did you lose it somehow? Searching through enough tears to fill a river twice, you looked everywhere for your ice cream maker, but it's not to be found anywhere.
You blamed yourself, over and over, for being so careless that you would lose your ice cream maker. Surely you weren't worthy of such a valuable item. And as such, despondency became your trusted ally.
Unbeknownst to you, someone stole your ice cream maker and they were now enjoying your ice cream. A friend saw them with your ice cream maker and told you were to find it.
And there it was. But it was not the same at all. Sure, it was the same ice cream maker, but it was now soiled and the ice cream looked and tasted different. You left the ice cream maker with them as it was of no use to you now.
Deciding that your friends were right when they said one day you'll find a new ice cream maker, you started searching the world for the most perfect ice cream maker. You missed ice cream so damn much.
After a fruitless search, and a few candidates, you decided that the best course of action would be to build your own ice cream maker. So you started gathering the parts of what you thought would make a great ice cream maker.
Finally, you had your ice cream maker you could call yours. Except the ice cream had no flavor.
Yes, it was ice cream. It looked like ice cream. You made it to be ice cream. And it was YOUR ice cream. But the ice cream was just ice. Just ice. Frozen water.
Just cold, frozen ice, pretending to be ice cream. So you decorated it as best you knew how, with sparkles and flavor. But it was still just frozen shaped ice that looked pretty. Something was missing.
There was no substance. There was nothing to hold it all together, nothing to make the ingredients hug each other. There was only ice, no cream.
After six years of travelling the world, I'm dropping anchor for a while.
After six years of living out of a suitcase, and constantly searching for a Wi-Fi signal, I'm done.
After six years of being jobless and homeless, I'm turning my life 180˚. I bought a home, and I'm starting a business.
I can't wait to wake up in a bed only I have slept in, drink coffee out of my cup that only my lips have touched, read the paper in my language, not worry about where to find a Wi-Fi signal, eat breakfast when I damn well please, not search the room to make sure I'm leaving anything behind, make friends I'll see again, and surround myself with my touchstones.
When I read articles about how to live the nomad life, I get angry because they are selling a dream, it's not a reality. They are confusing living a vacation lifestyle with the truth of disconnecting. They assume so damn much and that's because dreamers, not doers, write most of those articles praising the detachment lifestyle.
➤ Prepare to miss your people. A lot. Skype, text, FB doesn't cure it.
➤ Prepare to miss holidays, funerals, and weddings.
➤ Prepare for people to detach from you, without your permission.
➤ Prepare for a lot of loneliness, which is different than being alone.
➤ Prepare to never feel grounded.
➤ Prepare to appreciate you can never return home again. You WILL change and nothing will ever be the same.
Prepare to be frustrated on a regular basis.
➤ Prepare to drop your English language skills to a Grade 9 level; the level most people with English as a second language speak.
➤ Prepare to understand that no one wants to hear about your travels (other than surface information you can fit in two sentences), no one wants to see your photos, no one wants to hear how you have grown, and mostly, they aren't interested in how you've changed.
➤ Prepare to return to being out of step with people back home. The local news stories, the new TV show, current movies, food and clothing trends, and so on. Your worldview doesn't fit in your hometown.
➤ Prepare to miss having a schedule.
➤ Prepare for other people not to know what a Coach purse is and the value of said Coach purse. For all they knew, it was a $9.99 special from Walmart, but they don't know what a Walmart is, either. Ditto when you return home.
Prepare to miss things you thought you would never miss.
★ Prepare to miss going on a vacation. I haven't been on a proper vacation in five years. Yes, I've travelled, but travelling is different than a vacation. A beach vacation or a cruise where you have no cares in the world, save for your drink running empty. The next time I pack a suitcase, it will be to go on a vacation.
When I sold everything, except for the precious items stored in a sea can, I thought I was free. My life was going to be wonderful, fluttering around the world with two suitcases and a dog. Well, truth be told, we are never free; our passports, our travel visas, our money can, and will, still hold you hostage.
You still have to pay to sleep somewhere, to eat something, to move. Free is not free. You still have to wash dishes, they just aren't yours. You still have to fill the car up; it's just not yours. You still have to vacuum and do laundry. You still have to pay for mobile phone service; it's just a different number now.
I've seen so much, learned so much, had so many amazing experiences. Guess what? No one cares.
None of these experiences matter if you have no one to share life with; and not just anyone, your person. It's a thin line between freedom and loneliness.
Which brings me to the real reason I'm dropping anchor. It's time to find someone who cares, moreover, wants to experience all the beauty of the world with me.
It's time to stand still long enough so my person can find me.
I miss so many things; from my stable life and from my travelling life – but none as much as sharing a life with a partner.
➤➤➤ I have stopped running away and have started running towards. And it feels good.
Everyday, everyone lives in the past.
You live in the past every waking moment.
I live in the past every living moment.
The past surrounds you. Everything around you is the evidence of the past. Of your past. Every. Little. Thing. So stop telling me to quit living in the past. Even you can't stop living in the past.
You don't. You live in the past. Living in the now is a huge New Age lie. It's impossible to live in the now.
Living in the now is unobtainable. You can live for this moment and in this moment, but you don't live in the now.
You live in the past. Even tomorrow you will be living in the past.
Every decision and choice you have made in your past, you live with. Now. Now. Now.
Everything you are happy with, you made that choice in the past. Everything you are not so happy with, you also made that choice in the past.
Look around you; your body is based on the choices you made yesterday, last week, last month, last year. Like what you see? Great! Keep it up. Don't like what you see? If your body is not the way you would prefer, it's only because of the choices you have made in the past. Change your tomorrow's past for your body, today. Start some type of improvement today and the evidence of your better choices in the past will come to life tomorrow.
A hangover is the best analogy I can think of for this. That moment you woke up, you did nothing wrong. You were sleeping, how could you have done something wrong? Living, or rather sleeping, in the now shouldn't have given you a headache and upset stomach. Yet you wake up with a hangover because of your past choice to drink alcohol.
You are living in the now with a hangover from drinking in your past. If you could live in the now, wouldn't you just erase your hangover from your mind by living with a bright, shiny morning? Impossible. Your day starts out living in your past.
Happy in your relationship? Great! Keep it up. Not so happy or not in a relationship? What choices did you make in the past that have you were you are today? Did you realize you should have left years ago? Are you single but not mingling? Have you let things slide?
Career? Yep, all past decisions. Did you drop out of school? Did you pass up that promotion? Did you work hard at a degree that was viable? Did you work those extra hours that are paying off now? Did you enter a questionable business model? Did you follow your heart?
Finances? Did you ring up your credit cards? Overextend on your mortgage? Gamble? Overspend? Start a savings account? Diligent with a budget? Financially secure? Your finances are directly attributed to your past choices and decisions, good or bad.
Every waking hour is a reminder of your past. Every breathing moment is living in your past. Consequences of your choices, good or bad. Without exception.
What you choose this moment, this now, will be birthed into the next moment, next day, next week, next month, next year.
So you don't live in the now, you choose in the now.
You don't live in the moment, you choose in the moment.
But you always live in the past.
In your not asking, I have my answer.
When it's all about you with never a queery about me, I have my answer.
This isn't assumption; it's an observation.
I waited for you to ask and you didn't. Not once.
You spoke a thousand words to give me the answer I already knew.
➵ It's probably the most honesty I have ever taken away from one of our conversations.
Most people think that unconditional love means that the person you love can do what they wish and you should still love them, even if it hurts you.
This is why people stay in abusive situations. They assume that if they don't, they aren't giving the other person unconditional love.
Unconditional love should begin and end with you.
When you unconditionally love yourself, no one can rock your boat. No one can upset you. You stop searching for someone who will make you happy.
When your happiness comes from within you, no one can take it away via their actions or words.
When you unconditionally love yourself, it shouldn't matter what your partner is doing. If they do something that is in conflict with your values or put you in danger, leave. When you respect yourself, this is the only option. Remember, you teach people how to treat you.
This isn't selfish or narcissistic. This is self-preservation. When you take the burden of your happiness off of your partner's responsibility, only then are you are in a true love relationship. Only then are you in a true unconditional love relationship.
Also, when your partner knows you alone are responsible for your happiness, they are less likely to do things that will give you grounds to leave. And if they do, they weren't the right partner to begin with.
For example, a true partner wants to please their mate because it also makes them happy. They won't overspend, gamble, drink too much, have an affair, and so on because it would mean bringing much unhappiness into their own lives.
People who unconditionally love themselves don't do things to bring chaos into their lives and thus not yours.
Again, this isn't selfish or narcissistic behaviour. Narcissists insist you make them happy. They insist they be happy without caring about your happiness. A narcissist will do things they know are different from your values and expect you to accept their behaviour, unconditionally. Their comfort will always be of the utmost importance, even if it means making you uncomfortable. See the difference?
Hey, I like you pretty good. You bring much joy into my life. I promise to never make you responsible for my happiness. I would like to commit to you in a reciprocal relationship filled with trust, honesty, friendship, love, joy, happiness, adventure, growth, and companionship. Deal?
If you knew you only had one more year to live, what would you do differently, if anything, than you are doing now?
⇒Would you call that person?
⇒Sell all your stuff and pursue a dream?
⇒Spend more time with loved ones?
⇒Dance more? Sing more? Party more? Read more?
⇒Laugh more? Cry more? Love more? Hug more?
⇒Live each moment and take it all in?
⇒Record your life moments with a diary/photos/video?
⇒Remove everything that wasn't necessary so you can concentrate on what is necessary?
The better question is: How do you know you don't only have one more year to live?


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Lineage holder Master Zhongxian Wu uses story-telling and a wealth of practical examples to introduce this powerful 24-movement Qigong form, which combines the traditions of ancient shamanism, Confucianism, Daoism, classical Chinese medicine, and the martial arts.
Written by one of China's most prominent teachers of Tàijíquán, this book is an excellent introduction to the martial art. It describes five forms in which Tàijíquán is practised today, and each form is explained with instructive photographs. A numerical reference system for each exercise and a DVD are also included.
In this highly illustrated guide, Master He, a fifth generation practitioner of Bagua, introduces the ancient Daoist principles on which it is based and the approach to life it nurtures. Photographs illustrate a programme of sequences, showing the beauty of the movements, and the positions and transitions the practitioner is aiming for.
Ba Duan Jin: Eight-Section Qigong Exercises is an accessible guide to this particular qigong exercise, which has been shown to improve the respiratory, cardiovascular and immune systems. The Ba Duan Jin exercise is broken down into eight sections, each routine is described step-by-step, and is illustrated with photographs and key points.
Liu Zi Jue: Six Sounds Approach to Qigong Breathing Exercises is an accessible guide to this particular qigong exercise, which focuses on breath control. The routine strengthens the liver, heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys, and has also been shown to alleviate stress. Each routine is described step-by-step, and is illustrated with photographs.
Wu Qin Xi: Five-Animal Qigong Exercises is an accessible guide to a particular qigong exercise that imitates the movements of animals and birds. Each routine is described step-by-step, and is illustrated with photographs and key points. The authors also point out common mistakes and offer advice on how to correct these.
In this book Graham Horwood describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia. He highlights parallels between its source, The I Ching, and archetypal principles from both Eastern and Western philosophy and medicine.
Written by an experienced teacher of Taijiquan, this book provides a detailed description of the Jian (the sword), its parts and how it should be held. Using photographs and illustrations, the author gives step-by-step instructions for the main 13 applications including sword strokes, stances and footwork techniques.
Many of us hold on to old fears and stresses and allow them to frame our lives. This book shows how to relieve these problems and help you look and feel better on a profound level. Based on the idea that the body is composed of twenty-one main hinges, Meet Your Body shows how we can 'oil' and free these hinges, so we can feel healthy and happy.
This book, written for a Western audience, explains the essential theories and strategies of Taijiquan and Qi Gong in an insightful way. It expounds their value in our daily lives as an effective means of combating stresses, strains and illnesses, positioning these disciplines as comprehensive strategies for health, happiness and rejuvenation.
Ged Sumner writes with rich insights into how to begin to think about your body and how to take the steps that will enable you to transform your Chi Kung practice. This modern, accessible approach to Chi Kung by a highly experienced teacher integrates mind and body and shows you how to become sensitive to yourself.
Pushing Hands develops sensitivity to the body's internal state and can be used to help control the emotions, the circulation of energy and physical balance. This book teaches the reader how to act in harmony with any external event without losing their 'balance' or center, enabling them to respond with confidence and flexibility to each situation.
The ancient Chinese art of Bagua Quan combines internal cultivation - the training of the mind - with external application, strengthening and supporting the health of the body. In this book, Master He explains the philosophy and techniques of Bagua Quan and provides the reader with an accessible approach to the practice of the art.
In this book, Master Jan Silberstorff, a leading Chen practitioner, shares his expertise and insights into Chen style Taijiquan, explaining its background and key principles. He discusses the different Chen forms and the importance of each, as well as the place of competition and the effect on participants.
The author shows how the practical application of Qigong can radically improve health and wellbeing, and provides a treatment plan, including Qigong exercises. Encouraging the reader to identify their problems and take action, Dr. Frances Gaik gives practical advice that will help anyone with depression to improve their mental health.
Explaining the ancient Yijing system of prediction based on the Xiang (symbolism) and Shu (numerology) knowledge of Bagua (the eight basic trigrams), which have not previously been written about outside China, this book makes the Yijing accessible to the Western world in a new and fuller way.
Research shows that Chinese medicine can be very effective in supporting the treatment of cancer by orthodox Western methods. Henry McGrath draws on his many years as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine to explain how Chinese medicine approaches cancer in terms of understanding and treatment.
This clear and concise book explains what scoliosis is, its symptoms, and its physical and psychological impact. It includes a series of Pilates exercises, designed by the authors specifically to promote flexibility, posture and muscle strength in scoliosis sufferers, and also vital information on what exercises to avoid.
Body Intelligence offers a new understanding of how the body works and leads the reader to a greater sense of wellbeing and an enriched sense of self. Experiential exercises, guided meditations and movements are provided throughout the book, helping the reader to develop improved levels of health and body intelligence.
SomaCentric Dialoguing offers therapists effective techniques for improving communication with clients, and for helping clients articulate the messages of their body. In this accessible introduction to the approach, Julie McKay outlines the core techniques, describing how they can be applied to make therapeutic sessions more effective.
Chinese Medical Qigong is the first English translation of the only official textbook of medical Qigong, used in universities of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Correlating traditional therapies of Qigong with outcomes of modern scientific research, it is the authoritative introduction to the knowledge system and content of Qigong study.
Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditionsaand cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health.
This DVD, narrated and demonstrated by Master Zhongxian Wu, focuses on the Mother Form of Taiji Qigong, passed directly from the Hidden Immortal Lineage. Essentially, this form is a way to bring the practitioner into physical, mental, and spiritual awareness and connection with the microcosm (human being) and the macrocosm (universe).
Traditional Chinese medicine has a complex history, yet the basic principles at the heart of practice have remained the same for hundreds of years. Without a solid understanding of these fundamental theories, effective practice is impossible. This book provides a complete introduction to everything that students and practitioners need to know.
The principles and practice of diagnostics are key to administering effective treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. The ability to diagnose symptoms and complaints correctly is fundamental to deciding on appropriate remedies, and this book provides a comprehensive introduction to all the principles that students and practitioners need to know.
This new and important textbook demystifies the biodynamic approach to craniosacral therapy and shows how and why it can be so effective at bringing about a natural realignment towards optimal health. The authors describe how to respond appropriately to each client's system, and how to support deep-felt and lasting change in patients.
An in-depth understanding of the meridians and acupoints lies at the heart of effective practice in traditional Chinese medicine. This book outlines everything that practitioners and students need to know.
Acupuncture can be a very effective way of strengthening the body's resistance to illness, and of eliminating potentially harmful pathogens. This book provides a complete overview of the principles involved in distinguishing between different syndromes of illness in patients, and of selecting and administering appropriate treatments.
This innovative book makes the benefits of Tai Chi directly available to Westerners by communicating its essence in poetic, evocative, and humorous images.
This book presents a collection of real case studies of patients who have been treated by prominent acupuncture practitioners in China. Compiled by leading experts, under the editorial direction of leading Chinese clinicians Zhu Bing and Wang Hongcai, this book is a useful reference for acupuncture practitioners and students at all levels.
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Dong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. This translation reveals the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages.
Accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese art and poetry, the expression of the Taoist approach to existence. Chung-yuan Chang's always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the Tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring Taoism to life.
Dr. Marc S. Micozzi unfolds the compelling idea that vital energy is the unifying concept that underpins and connects all of the traditional medicines of Middle Asia.
The ancient practices of Chinese medicine are often misconstrued by more modern Traditional Chinese Medicine in Westernised texts. This book expands our knowledge of the full potential of Chinese medical practices using an approach characterised by Grandmaster Wan as the 3E approach (easy, economical and efficient).
Six Healing Sounds with Lisa and Ted teaches young children how to transform negative feelings into positive ones by using simple breathing techniques that are based on ancient Chinese Qigong exercises.
Migraine is a condition that Western medicine finds notoriously difficult to treat, and acupuncture, moxibustion and Tuina massage can all be effective methods of bringing about relief. This clear and comprehensive guide will enable practitioners to carry out treatment and significantly ease symptoms and suffering.
Massage techniques are widely and effectively used in treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to address sensory issues, motor problems and touch receptivity. This book is the perfect resource to find a therapy - or combination of therapies - to suit the individual needs of each child.
The authors explain the nature of Cervical Spondylosis and associated symptoms. They clearly outline every stage of the treatment process, giving easy-to-follow techniques and guidance on how to perform massage therapy treatments. Written for practitioners of Chinese medicine and massage therapy, the book will be an invaluable basic resource.


Kimberly Webb is the founder of Rockin' Green in San Antonio, Texas, and winner of a Stevie® Award for Best Entrepreneur of the Year in a Non-Services Business with up to 100 Employees in the 2011 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. (The entry deadline for the 2012 Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the world's premier business awards for women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run, is August 29. Request your entry kit today.) Here we get Kimberly's advice on running a business and a family simultaneously.
What are your top tips on combining running a business and being a working mother of a young family?
Be efficient. With little ones around, you have to make the most of each and every nap and use any free moment to work!
Streamline your processes as much as possible.
Don't be afraid to ask! Seek out help when you need it.
What was the most helpful piece of advice you received on starting your own company?
What other areas of the environment would you like to see cleaned up?
Our food chain is in dire straits right now, and I worry about what my grandchildren will be eating in the future.
I love Instagram and Facebook.
I really respect entrepreneurs who start from very humble beginnings and have grown their own businesses through hard work and dedication.
Kimberly Webb started her career in marketing, but she had always had a dream of becoming an entrepreneur. When her first son was born, she began cloth-diapering him, and instantly became a cloth-diapering fanatic. However, when Kimberly initially used cloth diapers, she had trouble keeping them stink- and residue-free because the hard water in her area caused mineral buildup, rendering the diapers useless. As a creative and determined person, Kimberly developed eco-friendly detergent formulas of her own, and in 2009 she officially started Rockin' Green. In 2010, Kimberly helped found The Great Cloth Diaper Change, a worldwide initiative dedicated to promoting the environmental benefits of cloth diapering. Kim works for Rockin' Green full-time. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, and has two sons.
Rockin' Green manufactures award-winning, clean-rinsing laundry detergents formulated for use on all fabrics. Rockin' Green detergents come in several natural scents and are designed for hard, soft, and normal water conditions—the products are known as Hard, Soft and Classic Rock. Rockin' Green products are available at more than 1,000 retailers worldwide, and are used by hundreds of thousands of customers around the globe. To learn more about Rockin' Green, visit http://rockingreensoap.com.
So Who's Coming to The American Business Awards?
We're so excited that The 9th Annual American Business Awards gala is just a week and a half a way. Have you gotten your tickets yet for the June 20 event in New York?
The following organizations have already confirmed their attendance. If you're a nominee and would like to join them, login to your account at www.stevieawards.com/aba. If you're not a nominee but would like to be part of one of the business world's top events, contact us for ticket details.


Borderfree, a market leader in international cross-border ecommerce solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Crain's New York Business on its annual Fast 50 list, spotlighting the fastest growing companies in the New York area.
Borderfree was ranked No. 17 on the Fast 50 list, which ranks public and privately held companies based on revenue growth from 2010 to 2013.
Based in Midtown Manhattan with offices in Toronto, Tel Aviv, and Dublin, Borderfree's technology and services help retailers reach a global audience of shoppers in more than 100 countries. The company's comprehensive and flexible ecommerce platform serves the multifaceted needs of a broad range of retailers from well-established, iconic American brands to young, startup retailers. Borderfree completed an initial public offering on March 21, 2014 and is listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BRDR.


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You would think that it would be easy to know if you have received a parking ticket (penalty charge notice is the legal name - sometime abbreviated to "PCN") and whether it is paid or not because you will know when you get back to your car and find one on the windscreen! But that isn't always the case.... If your car was towed due to parking tickets, we can help. We offer the paperwork you need to fight your tickets and then work to help you get the money back that you paid for your tow fees.
A parking ticket may be a strict liability offense where you live, but you're still allowed to fight it. In fact, there are a variety of potential ways to fight a parking ticket. In fact, there are a variety of potential ways to fight a parking ticket. how to find ipad number in settings If your car was towed due to parking tickets, we can help. We offer the paperwork you need to fight your tickets and then work to help you get the money back that you paid for your tow fees.
If you've got a ticket while in a hire car, hire firms can either send you the payment demand or pay the ticket themselves and send you a bill, plus an admin fee. So if you've got a ticket while driving a hire car and want to appeal against it, let the hire firm know.
You have the right to dispute a parking ticket in Superior Court if you do not prevail during the administrative review or hearing. The appeal must be made in person within 30 days of the hearing officer's decision.


It is no secret that packing your bags and getting ready to hit the road is one of the best feelings that you could ever experience, isn't that right? Of course it is! You see, travel is one of those things that can have a big impact on your personal, as well as your professional life. There is something special about boarding a train or bus and hitting the road. That is one feeling that you just can't put into words – it is something that you have to experience for yourself to fully understand it.
All the excitement and emotions that you experience when you travel is unlike anything else that you could ever experience in your life, and we mean this in the best way possible. This is especially true if you are traveling by yourself, and the main reason why is because you are in charge of pretty much everything that is involved in the trip. Solo travel can really get you out of your comfort zone, and that is always a good thing. With that said, here are top three ways traveling improves your life. Enjoy the ride!
When it comes to traveling the world, it is always nice to have a good travel plan that you can stick to. However, it is pretty much safe to say that traveling is full of unpredictable situations that you just can't prepare for. That being said, it is pretty much impossible to plan out every single detail of your journey, which means that you will have to use your ability to make important decisions in a short amount of time. But, don't let this fact scare you, because the best things usually come from where you least expect them to. The most spontaneous parts of your travel adventure are usually the most interesting ones.
It is no secret that new experiences can help you build confidence. For example, if you spend the majority of your time in front of a TV screen, traveling is like a magic wand that can change who you are as a person forever, and we mean this in a really good way. Although having the ability to make important decisions is very important, having the ability to make important decisions when you are alone in a foreign country is pretty much vital.
One of the most important things that travel can teach you is how to feel good when you are outside of your comfort zone. Generally speaking, getting out of your comfort zone is always a good thing. It helps you learn more about yourself, and it also helps you develop new life skills.
It is pretty much safe to say that single travelers have been on the short end of the travel package deals for quite some time now. Well, in fact, it is pretty much safe to say that the situation has been like this since the inception of the travel package deals. This is especially the case with single parent travelers. Also, travel companies are doing pretty well these days, and they know that two or more travelers will consume and buy more stuff than a single person will – which, of course, they know how to use to their advantage.
Due to the fact that there are not many options left, many single parents have joined forces to exchange travel advice and offer their own single parent travel tips and tricks. Some single parents who connect with one another find that traveling as a team is much easier than traveling alone. You see, traveling as a team gives you a chance to share some of your responsibilities with your travel partner, and that is always good for your mental, as well as your physical well-being. And now, here are three safety tips that every single parent should know!
If you are planning on riding in taxis when you arrive at your destination, or if you are planning on renting a car, you may not count on a car seat being available every single time you want to go for a ride. Also, keep in mind that many car seats have backpack straps, which is always a good thing. But, just in case you can't find any available car seats, you should definitely consider taking your own car seat with you. While it is true that taking your own car seat with you means more luggage for you, it is definitely worth it.
Taking a photo of your kids seems like a fun thing to do, doesn't it? And it is! But did you know that it is actually quite important, too? For example, if one of your kids gets lost or abducted, you will have a photo to show to the authorities.
We all know that having a good travel insurance is very important, right? There are many different travel insurance plans out there that offer free coverage for kids. With this in mind, you should definitely consider getting a good travel insurance the next time you want to hit the road with your kids.


Time is a luxury in today's turbulent times. Organizations are forced to adapt to their constantly changing environment, fierce competition, fast growing market demand and volatile customer preferences in order to remain successful. Their strategy has to be focused and clear but also adaptable to these changes.
In mountaineering "direttissima" refers to the most direct path to the mountain top. Similarly, with the Malik Direttissima® strategic approach our clients can set the cornerstones of their strategy in just 8 to 12 weeks.


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Programmes and Qualifications
Courses for your setting
The Employability qualifications provide a framework for developing and recognising general employability skills at Entry 2 to Level 2. They are suitable for use with pre-16 and post-16 learners.
ASDAN was given full endorsement for the Employability qualifications by Asset Skills, the Sector Skills Council which had responsibility for Employability skills and qualifications. ASDAN featured in a report commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and UKES which reviewed the impact of generic Employability qualifications. The full report can be downloaded here.
For centres delivering in Wales
Please note for centres in Wales wishing to deliver the Level 1 and 2 qualifications, the last date for candidate registrations was 31 August 2019 and the last date for certification is 31 August 2021.
Read the full specifications for the Awards and Certificates in Employability:
Awards Entry 2 ; Entry 3; Level 1; Level 2
Certificates Entry 2; Entry 3; Level 1; Level 2
What it involves
At Key Stages 3 and 4, schools, academies, alternative education providers and training organisations can use the qualifications to accredit preparation for employment training, career education, enterprise education, work-related learning and work experience.
It is ideal for Post-16 training organisations and colleges delivering study programmes, traineeships and provision as part of youth contracts and the DWP Work Programme.
Employability is a nationally recognised qualification, fully approved by Ofqual in England and by the relevant regulatory bodies for use in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Following amendments to the school and college performance tables in England, qualifications that do not rely on a written examination for assessment purposes, such as ASDAN qualifications, do not, themselves, contribute to the tables. There is however strong evidence that ASDAN qualifications improve performance in English and Mathematics, which have a double weighting in school performance measures such as Progress 8.
In Wales and Northern Ireland, ASDAN qualifications can contribute towards school/college performance measures. Download this information sheet for details.
All qualifications require centres and learners to complete a specific number of core and additional units to reach the number of credits for a particular size of qualification. At all levels, 6 credits are required for an Award, and 15 credits are required for a Certificate. Each credit is around 10 hours of learning time.
To achieve an Award, at least one core unit must be completed
To achieve a Certificate, at least two core units must be completed
Download a table of Employability units at all levels.
The Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1 qualifications are intended for young people and adults who are not yet ready for employment but for whom a job is a realistic aim within a reasonable timescale. They are fully approved for Foundation Learning.
The Level 2 qualification aims to help learners develop employability skills within occupational settings, allowing them to build on their employability skills and acquire transferable skills that will help them progress in their current situation and in the wider world of work.
Units and standards
Download the Employability Entry 2-3 standards only and Employability Levels 1-2 standards only.
Please note that centres registered to deliver Employability will be able to access a full copy of the standards with guidance, which provides key information on how to interpret and implement the unit standards. Download sample units from the Employability Entry 2-3 standards with guidance and sample units from the Employability Levels 1-2 standards with guidance.
Resources for registered centres
Standards with guidance for each level that can be downloaded from the members area of the website
Unit activities can be downloaded from the members area of the website.
Resource sheets to help candidates provide good quality evidence. These are available in PDF and Microsoft Word formats and can be downloaded from the members area of the website. They are not mandatory but are highly recommended.
For centres new to ASDAN, your first step is to complete the Centre Registration Form.
Once your registration has been processed, you must upload specified policies and procedures as part of the ASDAN centre approval process. Once these have been accepted you will be able to access candidate registration for ASDAN qualifications.
Current ASDAN centres need to ensure that Employability is added to their centre's registration.
Following registration, you will be able to purchase candidate registrations and access additional resources and guidance via the members area.
All centres running Employability must have an ASDAN-trained co-ordinator; ASDAN provides introductory training workshops and can arrange in-house training.
Free regional support meetings are held throughout the year and are open to any staff involved in delivering Employability.
After students' work has been internally moderated, centres must register candidates for external moderation, which is carried out by post. ASDAN will issue certificates following successful external moderation.
All prices shown below are per learner, unless otherwise stated.
Entry 2 to Level 2 Award or Certificate candidate registration (includes certification) £29.95
Employability Entry level 2 and 3 standards with guidance £8.40
Employability Levels 1 and 2 standards with guidance £8.40
All prices valid from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2021. Prices are shown exclusive of VAT.
All candidate registration costs, also known as standard qualification fees, are shown above and unless stated otherwise, are charged per candidate.
This fee covers the administrative costs of registering the candidate for the qualification, co-ordination of moderation and awarding/certification.
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The Art of the Heist
In early August of 1977, two students from the University of Canterbury School of Art walked into the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, took a painting off the wall, and walked out the front door. After lunch, the director Brian Muir noticed a 7 by 9 inch painting was missing.
Exquisite Treasure Revealed
Canterbury Museum holds two albums compiled by Diamond Harbour artist Margaret Stoddart. The older of the two, containing images featured in this Bulletin, and itself currently exhibited in the Gallery, covers the period 1886–96. The album is handsomely bound in maroon, and stamped M.O.S. in gold. It contains a sort of travelogue by way of black and white photographs set amongst decorative painting, mostly of native flora, with some locality and date information.
Sparks that fly upwards
Curator Felicity Milburn remembers five years and 101 installations in a gallery without walls.
Dancing on shifting ground
Sophie McKinnon explores art, resilience, change and urban regeneration in China.
In the winter of 2006 I found myself traipsing around the 798 art district in Beijing, in search of someone to talk to about factories morphing into gallery spaces. I was fascinated by the story of a defunct industrial district turned rapidly expanding contemporary art zone. 798 had been the unofficial site of regeneration for Beijing's art community since 2001. This community had spent over two deca+des plagued by isolation and displacement but seemed finally to be finding a home.
Twenty days in China and Japan
After ten days in China—where we visited an artist's studio in a half-empty compound of 140 multi-storey buildings, a private museum of antiquities in a sky-scraper and a tiny artist-run space in a hutong (alleyway), and met writers and curators and art dealers and collectors all over Shanghai and Beijing, with a side trip to Nanjing—I wrote an anguished note to myself: how will I write an article about all this that's not just a list?
Regional revitalization with art
Rei Maeda, coordinator of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, writes on art's contribution to the regeneration of a remote rural area of Japan.
A gymnasium for the mind
Who would have thought New Zealand's first dating game, Computa-Pal, was a fundraising idea to support the visual arts? Ahead of its time, the project demonstrated the kind of creative thinking that eventually led to the development of the Chartwell Collection of contemporary New Zealand and Australian art.
It is in that inch that we all live
'People do get attached to works of art; perhaps even unreasonably attached.' When Dr Peter Gough began at the University of Canterbury as Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1980 he may not have predicted that thirteen years later he would be called on to assuage an inter- departmental stoush—Chemistry vs. History—over a hotly contested Peter Ransom drawing.
Reflections on riches
While the Gallery may be closed, our archive collections continue to develop. As I write, three aspects of managing an archive are happening simultaneously. We are adding new material, cataloguing it, and assisting a researcher to use the archive. All the challenges and pleasures of archive management are on the table.
The book as alternative economy and alternative space
In Printed Matter's 1981 mail-order catalogue, artist Edit deAk enthusiastically described the 'many hands at work in the process of making and marketing the book'. Turning the spotlight on individuals and groups involved in the production, distribution and sale of books by artists, deAk likened independent art publishing to activities 'like filmmaking or rock 'n' roll music.' While such comparisons with filmmaking have been relatively scarce over the past few decades, artists, publishers, designers and critics have continued to draw parallels between art publishing and independent music.
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It was Flag Day 1981, and I found myself driving south on I-95, taking a friend to see Bob Dylan at some place called the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. It was her first Dylan concert and my tenth. During the ride, I was trying to explain to my friend what she may or may not see at the show, which considering this was Dylan is always a close to impossible task. I told her about Slow Train Coming, the all gospel concerts, and how the previous fall, Dylan had started doing some of his classic songs again. As we got closer to our destination we had turned off I-95 onto some new highway on the outskirts of Baltimore where there was a parade of green exit signs that all said "Nowhere." I was hoping it wasn't some kind of sign of things to come.
In May of 1980, I saw Bob Dylan at Bushnell Auditorium of Hartford, Connecticut. For whatever reason, Dylan's all gospel tours had stayed away from the larger cities on the East Coast. I was fully aware of what I was going to see. Saved had yet to be released, but I loved Slow Train Coming. Just entering the concert was a weird experience. On the steps of the hall, people who reminded me of Harry Dean Stanton in "Wise Blood," were handing out gospel tracts. Except for one new song, "Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody," the songs didn't hit me – and I was ready to be hit – and Dylan's between song raps, particularly what is usually referred to as "The San Francisco Rap" pissed me off. After the show, waiting for the group of people I'd traveled with to gather, Arlo Guthrie was hanging out. All a sudden, side doors burst open and Dylan and his backup singers surrounded by a group of rent a cops marched onto his bus. A few minutes later, Larry "Ratso" Sloman, then the editor of High Times magazine also entered the bus.
When Saved was released a couple of months later, I pretty much stayed unimpressed though that would change over time. I stayed unimpressed for a pretty long time. However, late the following winter, maybe in March or April of '81, one night a friend called me up saying I had to come over to his parent's house right away, that his friend Joel was there, and had a new Bob Dylan song that I had to hear. The house was in the suburbs. I managed to borrow a car and went. Joel turned out to be photographer Joel Bernstein who had worked with Dylan in 1976 and again in 1978. The song was "Every Grain of Sand," the piano version with Dylan and Jennifer Warnes, and a dog barking in the background. Bernstein, who was a really nice guy said I could hear the song, but couldn't tape it. He graciously played it again and again. I was floored. It was by far the best Dylan song I'd heard in years. The melody was beautiful, the poetry reminded me of William Blake. Bernstein and I talked late into the night, in fact 'til early the next morning. It would be a decade before I heard that version of that song again.
After Merriweather, Dylan went to Europe for a series of spectacular shows. The set list grew considerably as more of his older songs were added. Recordings of those shows find Dylan totally at the top of his game. The arrangements made sense, the background singers never seemed out of place, and revisiting his then extensive catalog of songs, Dylan was making them come alive and shine again, almost as if he was remembering who he was and what he'd written.
In October, Dylan launched his first full scale arena tour since 1978, of the East Coast, parts of the Midwest, and parts of the South with a few stops in Canada as well. There was no opening set of gospel songs by the backup singers, the shows were long, with at least 23 and sometimes 30 songs, and on keyboards onstage with Dylan for the first time since 1965 was Al Kooper.
At his Philly show at the Spectrum, Dylan wearing a black leather coat, a white t-shirt, and shades he never removed opened with "Gotta Serve Somebody," bopping all over the stage like a madman. After, the second song, "I Believe In You," almost as if to get it out of the way, was "Like A Rolling Stone," followed by "I Want You" with Kooper replicating his organ parts on two of Dylan's biggest hits. Some of the songs would start with Dylan singing the first line without any accompaniment or against an organ chord before the band kicked in. The set list was designed to include several special highlights, acoustic song with subtle backing, a duet with Clydie King, and newer songs interspersed with classics. All the songs would build dramatically, and Dylan would joke with the audience between songs sometimes asking questions, "Am I singing on key tonight," (asked at most concerts during the tour), and "What's the difference between North Philly and South Philly?" At Philly, the encore included a solo "It Ain't Me Babe," where Dylan did one of his favorite tricks of fooling the crowd when they tried to sing along on the "No, no, no" part, and singing it in a different place each time the chorus came up.
Two days later I saw Dylan again at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA. It was a slight dip in the intensity and energy meter from Philly, but Dylan did sing "Happy Birthday" to Arthur Rosato who also played drums on the tour.
We arrived to find we had close to the worst seats in the house, in the farthest corner in the highest balcony. It made no difference. On that tour Dylan would often sing at the top of his register, constantly toying with his phrasing. On "I Want You," he seemed to be holding back on the verses, then singing full steam on the bridge, which he repeated.
One of the more magical moments was "Girl From the North Country," with Dylan on acoustic, backed by very quiet bass, drums and lead guitar, which would kick in subtly on the second verse. Dylan sang passionately, sweetly with more tenderness that I'd ever seen him sing in concert before or since. When Dylan sang the line, "Many times I often prayed," it was with such emotion that the person I was with – the same person I took to Merriweather – gasped, and I then knew she understood everything I'd been trying to explain to her about Dylan on that trip four months before. Keep in mind that from where we were sitting, Dylan was pretty much a dot on the stage.
The next high point for me was midway through the show. Fred Tackett played a little intro lick, and then Dylan playing acoustic and singing immediately without any other instruments launched into a slow, almost spooky "The Times, They Are A-Changin'." Now Dylan had done this in the same arrangement at the two previous shows, but at the Meadowlands, it had a whole other edge. This is the reason why Bob Dylan's fans will go to more than one show on a tour, and collect hundreds if not thousands of recordings. You never know what song is gonna hit you and it can be different every night. On this night, the song was anything but the rallying cry of 1964. If anything it was a not quite look back at what didn't happen, and a warning cry for what was to come. After the fourth verse there was a harp solo, and until that time no instruments other than Dylan on guitar, then on the fifth verse, on the second line, a kick drum, followed by lead guitar, and then the bass and drums truly kicked in just for the harp solo.
Almost as if was a couple of decades before, Dylan kept his Martin strapped on and began the next song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" alone. The band stayed remarkably in the background, with the backup singers coming in on the chorus, occasionally accented by Kooper playing gospel chords on the keyboard, Dylan's acoustic rhythm driving the song. On the last verse he is truly singing like a poet, letting the words do the work for him. On that night, this version of this song, comes as close to true Gospel music, Staple Singers gospel as anything he did.
Following "Hard Rain," moved to this then latest album with "Watered Down Love," introducing it by saying, "Well, what happens when hard rain falls, you get watered-down love," before a rocking "Masters Of War" with great jet bomber guitar by Steve Ripley. Then without accompaniment, Dylan sang the opening words to "Mr. Tambourine Man," at first just backed by his own rhythm guitar on a Fender Stratocaster until the band kicked in at the end of the first chorus. On the European tour, over the summer, Dylan had almost turned the melody inside out with incredible results. On the fall tour, he was singing a bit higher on his range, for much of the song he's really only singing two notes, but through some kind of magic makes it seem like a lot more. The band stays pretty much in the background with Kooper's organ dominating and playing what only can be called classic Al Kooper Dylan licks, allowing the whole performance to be Dylan's voice.
This was followed by "Solid Rock." Unlike the version on Saved, as well as one ones on previous tours, the song has been slowed down to a simmering burn based around the backup singers, and Keltner's drums, accentuated by very funky guitar work by Tackett and Ripley. It maintains that pace for the whole song. The pace of the show is then picked up by "Dead Man, Dead Man," which featured a cool twin guitar solo.
Again starting out alone, Dylan was into "Just Like A Woman," the band again in the background, with Kooper providing the original organ fill at the end of the verse.
That night particularly, and that little run of three concerts stayed with me for a long time, which turned out to be a good thing, because I wouldn't see Dylan in concert again until five years later. I've seen Dylan in concert more than a hundred times since that October night in 1981. I've seen some great shows, some good shows, some shows that were merely okay, and a couple of bad shows. All of the shows, even the bad ones had moments. But none featured as many songs, out of 28 performed, Dylan sang 27, and while some have come close, none have matched it for sheer consistent intensity of performance throughout.
Very good article. I have always seen this tour as one of his best. I long for the consistency of these performances, his openness to his heart, from this time.


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Justia Dockets & Filings Fourth Circuit South Carolina District Court Bailey v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration Filing 26
Bailey v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The court ADOPTS the magistrate judge's Report (ECF No. 22). For the reasons set out in the Report, the Commissioner's final decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings. Signed by Honorable J Michelle Childs on 8/19/2014. (gnan )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE DIVISION Melissa Jean Bailey, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner ) of Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) Civil Action No. 4:13-cv-01353-JMC ORDER This matter is before the court for a review of the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation (the "Report"), (ECF No. 22), filed on July 31, 2014, recommending that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the "Commissioner") denying Plaintiff's claims for Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB") and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) be reversed, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and remanded to the Commissioner for administrative action consistent with the magistrate judge's recommendation. The Report sets forth the relevant facts and legal standards which this court incorporates herein without a recitation. The magistrate judge's Report is made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina. The magistrate judge makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight. The responsibility to make a final determination remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270-71 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo determination of those portions of the Report to which specific objections are made, and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the magistrate judge's recommendation or recommit the matter with instructions. See 28 U.S.C. 1 § 636(b)(1). Defendant does not intend to file objections to the Report. (See ECF No. 24.) Further, Plaintiff has not filed objections to the Report. In the absence of objections to the magistrate judge's Report, this court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983). Rather, "in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must 'only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.'" Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee's note). Furthermore, failure to file specific written objections to the Report results in a party's waiver of the right to appeal from the judgment of the district court based upon such recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841 (4th Cir. 1985); United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91 (4th Cir. 1984). After a thorough and careful review of the record, the court finds that the magistrate judge's Report provides an accurate summary of the facts and law in the instant case. The court ADOPTS the magistrate judge's Report (ECF No. 22). For the reasons set out in the Report, the Commissioner's final decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the magistrate judge's recommendation. IT IS SO ORDERED. United States District Judge August 19, 2014 Columbia, South Carolina 2


New words or vocabularies, new lifestyles, and new businesses are the impacts and products made because of the internet. The internet paved the way to the development of new words, activities and meanings. For us to be a part of the computer world, or even the least to be called computer literate, we have to know and learn some new terms or systems. One of these tools or systems that we have to get used to is called a password manager. A system or tool that allows you to keep the information you logged in, and be able to retrieve it whenever you need to use it is called a password manager. To prevent hackers in accessing your personal information, password managers would need a master password as your key so you can perform the retrieving and returning of your data. All what is needed is you remember your master password and the Dashlane password manager in your computer will remember for you the rest of your passwords.
Most of those using online are not aware of the existence of this tool. Actually, those who have used it can say that once you start using it, you would not like to go back to how you put in your user name then password. This tool had simplified the life of those using computers often that they wished it could have been learned earlier.
There are some features to learn of your password.
There are encryption algorithm that a password manager should use to store your login information. To enumerate, the encryption algorithms, these are termed data encryption standard, blowfish, advanced encryption standard and rijndael.You should use a password manager with a encrypted password and user name. Filing your user name and password in clear text file will enable hackers to copy these information. Securing your user name and password will make your information look like garbled characters that will be unreadable by the hackers, unless they have your master password.
Retrieving and saving your user name and password can be done with a click of your mouse. Know that password managers are shown as a tool bar on your browser so that it will be easy for you to locate it in your programs folder. When visiting a site, you just select an entry from your toolbar and the password manager should log you in automatically. It is recommended to use password managers that is intelligent enough to figure out what fields go where on which page, because then it won't require yo to drag and drop user name and password fields. There is a better password manager that will do the work for you which can automatically drag and drop action for you. Learn more about dashlane password manager by comparing dashlane vs lastpass here at this link.


Innovation may be vital to creating competitive advantage.
But how costly is ineffective innovation? That is, if a company sets out on a new product or service development initiative – and that effort fails along the way for whatever reason – what has been lost? Investments in time, effort, capital – even reputation?
What if the company set in place a practice of observing and measuring innovation at select or pre-set milestones along the way? Roadblocks, sticking points or issue that otherwise might have doomed a project to failure would have been identified, reported and measured – even corrected – along the way.
Success might not have been assured. But there would have been a higher likelihood of averting failure, or at least identifying troublesome issues early on.
Innovation is meaningless without attaching measurable goals to an initiative. Yet, many organizations fail to give meaning and measurability to their programs. They don't measure the percentage of income that comes from products younger than five years old, or new product sales, or metrics that serve as innovation dashboard to track innovation activities, or R&D spending or headcount.
The importance of having measurable goals in the innovation process cannot be overlooked – or overstated. Yet, it often is both overlooked and understated. Many organizations go through all the right motions – they plan a new product, service or internal initiative launch. They gather the team, provide the specs, and let them loose with an imperative.
But no metrics have been set out to track their success. And without the ability to measure, how can you know whether the initiative is successful?
That's where observation and measurement come in. Observation means tracking or watching how the team advances on the path of innovation. Measurability requires that accomplishments are weighed against milestones. Done well, the end result is an initiative that adheres to the intended vision, mission or strategy.
Simply put, without goals – which then are observed and measured (and supported by associated rewards), things won't happen. Observation, measurement and tracking of NPD results are essential to helping ensure optimal ROI.
How is this done? First, create your baselines, with initial observations and measurements. Then capture the time to each gate, the time spent inside each gate, etc. Look for improvements in terms of reduction of time spent within each gate.
Once a product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. One method would be to track historical new product sales for the first three years after launch versus total sales. This is your baseline. Next, set a target goal for this ratio, based on your needs and taking into consideration your competitive environment and the competition's baseline. This would be further calibrated to account for the product lifestyle in a particular industry, but in any case, new product sales is measured as a percentage of the total.
Observation and measurement also can be fascinating to watch as headway is made. You see your margins grow, as the right mix of new products come on-stream.
This is part of an overall process of continuous improvement. Plan. Do. Check. Act. Repeat – or revise. Things won't always go as planned, so take corrective actions and make ongoing course corrections.
Product lifecycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated NPD cycles. In the personal care arena, for example, lifecycles are only two to three years. So each big idea has tremendous potential value and it's important not to kill a potential success too early.
Some believe investment into R&D can help ensure success. Actually, R&D spend is no guarantee for Innovation success. In its simplest terms, what gets measured gets done.


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'Errors' and omissions in paper-based early warning scores: the association with changes in vital signs--a database analysis.
Clifton DA., Clifton L., Sandu D-M., Smith GB., Tarassenko L., Vollam SA., Watkinson PJ.
OBJECTIVES: To understand factors associated with errors using an established paper-based early warning score (EWS) system. We investigated the types of error, where they are most likely to occur, and whether 'errors' can predict subsequent changes in patient vital signs. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected early warning system database from a single large UK teaching hospital. RESULTS: 16,795 observation sets, from 200 postsurgical patients, were collected. Incomplete observation sets were more likely to contain observations which should have led to an alert than complete observation sets (15.1% vs 7.6%, p<0.001), but less likely to have an alerting score correctly calculated (38.8% vs 30.0%, p<0.001). Mis-scoring was much more common when leaving a sequence of three or more consecutive observation sets with aggregate scores of 0 (55.3%) than within the sequence (3.0%, p<0.001). Observation sets that 'incorrectly' alerted were more frequently followed by a correctly alerting observation set than error-free non-alerting observation sets (14.7% vs 4.2%, p<0.001). Observation sets that 'incorrectly' did not alert were more frequently followed by an observation set that did not alert than error-free alerting observation sets (73.2% vs 45.8%, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Missed alerts are particularly common in incomplete observation sets and when a patient first becomes unstable. Observation sets that 'incorrectly' alert or 'incorrectly' do not alert are highly predictive of the next observation set, suggesting that clinical staff detect both deterioration and improvement in advance of the EWS system by using information not currently encoded within it. Work is urgently needed to understand how best to capture this information.
10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007376
BMJ Open
Early warning system, Patient safety, vital signs monitoring, Aged, Databases, Factual, Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Female, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Teaching, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, United Kingdom, Vital Signs


I am naturally distrustful of the relationship between a realtor and client, as it seems like there are ultimately disparate interests, but I didn't feel that way with the Divas.
Kim and Chavi are great! My wife and I had pretty different things we were looking for in a house and the Divas really listened to both of us and kept coming up with great places to show us. We started out thinking we wanted a green built condo and then after seeing some places and talking, we changed gears and decided we wanted a house with a yard. Â They didn't pressure us, showed us all neighborhoods, and we eventually found a great place. Â They are fun to work with and honest, and followed through with everything they said they would do. Â I would feel confident telling anyone to work with them!


Now you have learnt a lot about how Amazon increases traffic and conversion rates.
But is this everything they are good at?
Not at all. I won't write about every single thing they are doing well, so this information is focused on their way of doing e-commerce. Email marketing is something most e-commerce businesses are doing or should be doing. It's the most cost-effective way to market products, promotions and new releases.
What is the best way to assure nobody will open your email? Make it look like they are not the only one who has received it.
Whenever Amazon sends you an email, they will start either the text or the subject field with your name.
In practice, this is pretty easy. If you have the names of your newsletters recipients, most systems allow you to add the names.
To most people, and especially those of us who have turned 30, the consistency of the email templates is extremely important.
Whenever Amazon sends out a newsletter with products (mostly algorithm based, which is part of their product recommendation system), they set up the templates to look like search results.
This makes the customer feel like they are on Amazon's website. Most importantly, the customers do not get confused. They are familiar with the design of the content, which means that they know where to click and do not need to waste 10 minutes to figure out; what they are looking at, what to do next and who might have sent it.
For many of us, call-to-action is an overused word that comes up every time someone mentions conversion optimized design, but this one is worth mentioning. The reason why this one is particularly great is that I have never seen a campaign that included a reviews section in the email.
If you received an email that contained this, would you not be much more inclined to do what they are asking for? Come on, it does not get any easier than doing this directly from an email you just received.
Amazon does this to know how the third party sellers on their site performed. They let other companies sell to their customers, but they will not allow bad sellers to bother their customers.
How do you get your email list to interact - and potentially buy?
Only send them the emails that are the most relevant to them. Simple as that.
Deliver content that the recipient likes and they will probably buy something - and stay on your email list.
If your customer has received a broken item or an item that they claim to be faulty, don't argue with them. Just let them return the item and send them a new one.
Surprise, surprise! This is something Amazon is also very good at.
Like it or not, Amazon is the best at what it does and will continue to grow. I hope this article helped you learn more about how Amazon has become the most successful e-commerce business in the world, but most importantly, how to apply this knowledge to your business to become a strong competitor.
I guarantee that if you implement all of the above steps (if you have not done so already), you will experience a massive growth within the next 12 months.