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Community// March 9, 2018
Embracing our Global Culture
With our granddaughter Maya already seven months old, she is growing up quickly 5,400 miles away in Germany. Our visits with Maya are…
Nick Peluso
With our granddaughter Maya already seven months old, she is growing up quickly 5,400 miles away in Germany. Our visits with Maya are tremendous but all too often, short; so earlier this fall, we traveled as a family to Florence, Italy for quality downtime together; Jessie and I flew from Las Vegas and our son Chris, his wife Petra and our granddaughter Maya, traveled from Germany. We then drove down into Tuscany where we rented a villa for us to enjoy our time together. Free from the routines of our daily lives, we enjoyed cooking, eating meals as a family and simply talking. The house allowed us the opportunity to not only accommodate Maya's schedule but the flexibility to take day trips to the many beautiful cities that dot the Tuscan countryside; with each community's rich cultural, culinary, and local tradition(s) creating its' own unique way of living.
Italy's serene countryside showcases the beautiful vineyards that produce wine and olive oil; several still operating as family-run businesses dating back 400+ years; passed on from generation to generation.
Travelling abroad and stepping away from our day to day lives offers an opportunity to be inspired by the wider world and a more balanced perspective on life by seeing how other cultures' values impact how others live. As a leader of a global enterprise, I have seen first hand how rich diversity of thinking and unique perspective(s) can positively impact on a business.
With advances in technology and communication, companies are increasingly operating cross-border teams. As we move towards a more global economy, a culture of diverse thinking, motivation(s), and competencies emerge. The diverse viewpoints offer a unique perspective(s) to solutions to problems that may not have been considered while maximizing people's unique experience(s) and talent for increased adaptability.
A corporate culture represents how individuals view the world and how they react to situations. Something seemingly innocent like a hand gesture or using corporate jargon can cause a misunderstanding. With team members in different locations, neither body language or subtle meanings are able to be picked up.
As corporate operations become more distributed and move to a structure of "networks of teams," culture serves to bind people together and helps people communicate and collaborate. When managed well, culture can drive execution and ensure business consistency around the world.
Several studies including Deloitte's 2016 Global Human Capital Trends report found that culture is a potential competitive advantage. 82% of the respondents found few factors contribute more to business success than culture.
Unlike the years in the past, the 2016 Global Human Capital Trends report treated culture and engagement as two distinct topics. Why? Because, while the two issues are intimately connected, the differences between them are significant, and the importance of each has risen to justify a separate treatment and a separate, well-defined approach to tackling it.
Culture describes "the way things work around here." Specifically, it includes the values, beliefs, behaviors, artifacts, and reward systems that influence people's behavior on a day-to-day basis. It is driven by top leadership and becomes deeply embedded in the company through a myriad of processes, reward systems, and behaviors. Culture includes all the behaviors that may or may not improve business performance.
Engagement, in contrast, describes "how people feel about the way things work around here." It is a way of describing employees' level of commitment to the company and to their work.
Culture and engagement are connected. When a company's culture is clearly aligned with business strategy, it attracts people who feel comfortable in it, which in turn should produce a high level of engagement. Conversely, programs to improve engagement often discover cultural issues, forcing the company and its leadership to question and change its values, incentives, programs, and structure.
Fostering inclusion and collaboration between various team members is needed to ensure the long-term scalability and sustainability for running a successful global enterprise.
RMS Automotive Culture
It's been just over three years since RMS Automotive was relaunched in the United States and became a part of the Cox Automotive family. What began as a modest startup is now a global enterprise with over 100+ team members in six countriesaround the world.
People are at the center of what we do
Our talented team members play a critical role in driving our business forward and have allowed us to grow to 100+ team members in 6 countries across the globe. With offices around the world including the US, Europe, and Asia, clearly defined roles are essential for success. Our team members know what they are responsible for and the impact their work has on other people across the company. What one team member does in the Leeds UK office may impact the work of someone in Atlanta.
We unite our global team by mentioning or celebrating meaningful holidays to our team members around the world.
We want our new team members to feel as welcome as possible through our new team member introduction and spotlight(s).
We bridge the physical distance leveraging state of the art technology to engage on a more personal level.
The communities where we work are also the communities where we live and play. They are a part of our family. We are passionate about making a positive difference in each and everyone.
Our innovative spirit has always driven our progress. Today, we have:
Processed 3.8M+ vehicles
Sold 1MK+ vehicles
Handle 40+ currencies
Supporting 29+ languages
Innovative thinking will continue to drive us into the future.
RMS Automotive
Transacting vehicles in multiple countries and growing, RMS Automotive, a Cox Automotive Brand, delivers a global enterprise software solution that enables its' commercial clients to manage their portfolio(s) across the complete vehicle lifecycle from new car build to used car sale. Through automation and data science, RMS Automotive provides VIN-specific recommendations for accurate vehicle pricing, as well as optimal reconditioning and inventory distribution. These services deliver real-time integration with a client's platform, faster remarketing time, reduced depreciation, cost of capital, improved residuals and reduction in wholesale losses. For more information about RMS Automotive, visit www.rmsautomotive.com or http://rmsautomotive.eu
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive Inc. is transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars with industry-leading digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. Committed to open choice and dedicated to strong partnerships, the Cox Automotive family includes Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, vAuto®, Xtime® and a host of other brands. The global company has 33,000 team members in more than 200 locations and is a partner to more than 40,000 auto dealers, as well as most major automobile manufacturers, while engaging U.S. consumer car buyers with the most recognized media brands in the industry. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., an Atlanta-based company with revenues exceeding $20 billion and approximately 60,000 employees. Cox Enterprises' other major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Media Group. For more information about Cox Automotive, visit www.coxautoinc.com.
Travel and Adventure,
Nick Peluso is President for Manheim Digital Marketplaces and RMS Automotive. Peluso's bold vision is defining the digital vision and strategy for Manheim's digital channels' growth efforts, enabling the digital portfolio of brands including OVE, Manheim.com, Simulcast, along with RMS Automotive and its' global business to create faster responses to the market transition(s), increasing client relevance and redefining ROI.
A respected thought leader, Peluso is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, sought out regularly to speak at key industry events such as NRC/NAAA, CAR, NADA, and IARA. As the driving force in the growth of RMS Automotive, Peluso has served as the company's president since 2014 where he leads an executive team focused on the company's vision to accelerate portfolio management through intelligent remarketing solutions and advanced data analytics. Through his leadership, Peluso fosters a strong collaborative culture, which he believes is fundamental to continued growth and international expansion. RMS Automotive is now operating in 15 countries with further development planned globally. Peluso joined Cox Automotive in 2000 as president of remarketing solutions for Manheim and soon became senior vice president of customer management for Manheim before being named the president of RMS Automotive in 2014. Before Cox Automotive, Peluso spent 12 years in leadership positions with ADT Automotive, Inc., including vice president of sales and marketing.
Nick and his wife Jessie reside in Las Vegas, enjoying their new grandparents' status. In his free time, he enjoys cycling and a good game of golf.
Wisdom// January 22, 2017
We, the People: Beautiful Moments from The Women's March in DC
by Brooke Warner
by Nick Peluso
Plunging In To 50
by Thrive Global

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It's true, because we believe that every person who comes into the circle of this special fellowship was sent by God Himself. It is not by accident that we have the joy of meeting you. So, above all else we want to express Christ's love to you with genuine, heartfelt warmth. We are eager to know you and are excited to share with you the marvelous ways God is working in our Church.
It will not take you long to discover that this is truly a family, rich in the relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn, and we reach out to our world with life transforming truth. We reach out to you, as well. Our doors are always open. Our hearts are open too. If you have been thinking, praying, searching and hoping for a place to belong, we say again...Welcome Home!
Our weekly worship service is held on Sunday morning at 11:00AM. During worship, we offer Nursery Services and Children's Church. There are numerous opportunities for weekly Bible study, monthly Women's Circle Meetings, monthly Men of the Church Breakfast, various ministry opportunities including our food pantry and so much more.
We hope that you will take a few moments to learn about these programs through this website or from our Facebook page.


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Once the chicken cools slightly, dice the chicken, dice the ciabatta roll into similar size pieces and blend these items with the egg, milk, mozzarella and salt.
Let the mixture sit for 15 to 20 minutes then divide it into 8 equal appetizer size portions.
Form the chicken mixture portions into patties and place on a platter.
Heat a small amount of vegetable oil or olive oil in skillet on medium heat.
Place the patties, 4 at a time, in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on the first side, turn and continue to cook on the other side for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Serve as an appetizer on top of chopped greens, shredded carrots, crumbled chevre goat cheese and creamy parmesan dressing.
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Salmon lice
Infection with the parasite Lepeoptheirus Salmonis, better known as the salmon louse, is the greatest health challenge for the fish farming industry today.
Enormous resources are used to control the number of lice in the farm cages. Increasing resistance to delousing agents at our disposal means that we have few effective medicines to counter lice today. A strategic approach with broader use of alternative treatment methods must be used to reduce the development of resistance and to gain control of lice numbers.
Where: Entire coastline.
When: Entire period from exposure to slaughter.
of the disease: Welfare problems, infection from wild strains, wounds, disturbance of osmotic regulation, increased susceptibility to other diseases.
How can feed be used in disease controll: To strengthen the fishes' own defences, create thicker and more effective mucous layers, promote wound healing.
Our feed: Focus Lice (hyperlinks)
Salmon lice restrict growth
Salmon lice have always been present in Norwegian waters. But some areas have seen increased numbers of lice on wild salmon in areas where salmon are farmed. To prevent damage to wild salmon strains, the authorities have therefore specified an upper limit to the number of lice it is possible to have in a fish farm. If this limit is exceeded, treatment measures must be initiated straightaway. These measures often mean handling and stress for the fish, and we have seen a substantial increase in the number of cases of deaths caused by handling in recent years.
Salmon lice can damage fluid balance
The salmon louse that can result in major challenge sin this country, Lepeoptheirus Salmonis is a member of the crustacean family. It attacks fish in the larva stage - copepodites - by attaching itself the salmon and fixing an anchor in the skin of the fish.
It injects a substance that restrains the salmon's immune system locally. It remains there while it develops through several stages until it becomes a full-grown adult louse. The mobile lice move around the salmon and feed on mucus and skin cells and create punctures in the skin barrier. Wounds can occur and the fish can have problems with maintaining its fluid balance.
Lice have shown themselves to be extremely adaptable to most measures we use to control them. There is widespread resistance to the most commonly used treatment agents to combat lice, and this has resulted in an increased need for alternative strategies to retain the effectiveness of the agents we have.
The strategies involve using operational measures and biological methods to reduce infection pressure as much as possible. Operational measures can involve using devices to prevent lice from coming into contact with salmon, for example lice skirts and closed cages etc. There are also measures that enable the fish to go to lower water levels where copepodites do not thrive. Use of light and feeding deeper in the water, and devices such as snorkel cages and submersible cages have been used to enable the fish to go deeper. Some farms also use laser technology and UV technology in the fight against lice. A combination of such measures is probably an important part of the solution to the lice problem.
Operational measures also include synchronised treatments within an area, and rotation between different treatment agents, best of all after the use of sensitivity tests.
Biological measures
Biological measures may include
Use of cleaner fish.
Has been shown to be effective in many places. Both wild-caught and farmed cleaner fish are used extensively today.
Mechanical removal:
Flushing with fresh water, lasers. These have been sed to some extent, but there havebeen practical challenges associated with this methods.
Chemical removal:
Freshwater treatment – being trialled, some challenges in relation to welfare and effectiveness.
Breeding:
Research is being carried out into possible QTL roe that have increase resistance to salmon lice.
Vaccines:
Research is being carried out into vaccines that can provide immunity to salmon lice. This is probably a long way in the future.
Strategic use of feed:
Limiting the consequences of salmon lice through strategic feeding based on
Strengthening the outer barriers of the fish
Strengthening the antioxidative ability of the fish
Strengthening the circulatory system of the fish
Strengthening the outer barriers of the fish by using feed with functional ingredients than can influence the composition and thickness of the mucus layer on the skin. The mucus layer can increase the general ability of the fish to resist and can reduce louse infestation by not allowing the salmon lice to attach themselves to the salmon. In addition, a thicker layer of mucus can better protect against damage caused when the larvae feed on the salmon's mucus layer and skin.
It is important that the fish is as robust as possible in advance of any delousing situations, as these often involve stress and mechanical pressures. To give the fish feed that is based on both strengthening the mucus layer and supplying antioxidants will contribute to the fish surviving the treatment with the least possible injury and mortality.
Delousing is a stressful procedure and in stressful situations the tissue's need for oxygen increases. To compensate for this increased need for oxygen, it is the circulatory system that must increase its supply of oxygen to the tissue.
The salmon's heart compensates first and foremost by increasing the amount of blood it pumps with each beat, not by increasing the pulse rate as in humans. If the heart is weakened or undersized, there is a lot of evidence that indicates that the circulatory system cannot handle the increased pressure and the fish can die from heart failure. BioMar has shown that feed can increase the endurance of the heart and its ability to compensate.
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Reasons To Choose A Personal Injury Firm That Has Attorneys Who Speak Your Native Language
Categories: Law, Blog
If you aren't a native English speaker, the process of finding a personal injury firm to represent you after you've been hurt in an accident may seem daunting at first. Fortunately, as you begin to evaluate different firms, you'll quickly learn that many firms employee attorneys who speak many different languages. This means that it's relatively easy to find a personal injury firm that has at least one attorney on staff who can communicate with you in your native tongue. Firms frequently display the languages that their attorneys speak on their websites, so finding out this information isn't difficult. Here are some reasons that you may want to choose a firm that has attorneys who speak your language.
It's Easier To Tell Your Story
The most important thing about choosing a personal injury firm that has attorneys who can speak your language is that you'll have more ease telling your story. If you can get by in English but struggle to communicate in depth using this language, it's possible that you could leave out some details about your accident. You may also struggle to explain what type of pain you're experiencing, and how the accident has impacted your life. Each of these elements is integral for your attorney to understand as he or she prepares your case, so communication in whatever language suits you will be important.
You Might Feel More Connection
It's important to feel some degree of connection with your personal injury attorney. You'll be divulging personal and often painful details, so you want someone with whom you feel comfortable. Some people find that communicating with people who speak their own language automatically generates a degree of trust and connection. You might even ask your attorney about his or her family, and learn that his or her grandparents came from the same country as your grandparents. It's possible to develop a sort of kindred connection that can make you feel better about working with the attorney.
You Might Feel Increased Trust
People sometimes struggle to trust others when there's a language barrier. This is unfortunate, but true. You do not want a language barrier when you communicate with your personal injury attorney, because there must be full trust for the case to move forward successfully. If you can freely communicate with your legal professional and have developed a feeling of connection, you might quickly notice that your trust of this person is higher than it might be for someone who doesn't speak your native language.


The 150th Anniversary of the running of the Grand National should have been a day for celebrations but an IRA bomb warning meant the crowd of 60,000 were bitterly disappointed when the course was evacuated.
At 2.49pm a telephone bomb threat was made to Aintree University Hospital, followed by a second at 2.52pm to Bootle police control room, both used known IRA codewords. At least one device was said to have been planted inside the course.
Once the racecourse was evacuated bomb disposal experts carried out two controlled explosions. The racegoers were unable to use their cars and coaches which were stranded inside the cordoned off racecourse resulting in thousands of visitors left high and dry in Liverpool.
Many of the city's hotels were already booked up for the country's most popular steeplechase and racegoers had to rely on the hospitality of local residents. Many local people responded and opened their homes to the thousands of stranded strangers, providing food and a bed for the night. The experience reminded people of the World War 11 Blitz like spirit, leading to newspaper headlines reminiscent of that time, with one of the most famous being "We'll fight them on the Becher's", a reference to Winston Churchill's inspiring war time speech.
Determined to defy the terrorists the police and racing authorities quickly re arranged the race to be run two days later on Monday 7th April. Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was amongst those people who returned to see the race on Monday, with the then Prime Minister John Major also present.
Go Ballistic was the 7/1 favourite at the start ridden by the previous year's winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was unable to make the allocated weight as were many other jockeys after the two day delay.
Suny Bay was the second favourite at 8/1, a grey who was the housewives favourite, he had an impressive win in the Greenall's Grand National trial at Haydock in February. Suny Bay ran well until the fourth fence from home when a bad mistake cost him dearly.
The favourite Go Ballistic struggled to keep up with the leaders and was pulled up at the penultimate fence. Smith's Band trained by Jenny Pitman fell fatally at the 20th fence, a second horse Straight Talk, was also fatally injured during the race.
Lord Gyllene ridden by Tony Dobbin had been the ante post favourite a few days before the race but started at 14/1 on the day. This Grand National was the definition of a one horse race, with Lord Gyllene producing a relentless gallop from the off and winning in a time of 9 minutes 5.9 seconds.
Suny Bay made a valiant effort to stay in contention, only to finish 25 lengths behind with the gallant Camelot Knight in third place. It had been feared that the re arranged race would be an eerie, poorly attended event, however more than 20,000 spectators returned on Monday teatime to cheer on the jockeys and horses.


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Mystery of Myanmar 'ghost ship' solved
The mystery of the empty cargo ship is solved after Myanmar's navy tracks down a tug that had been towing it to Bangladesh.
Sunday 2 September 2018 06:27, UK
Image: The vessel was found off the coast of Myanmar. Pic: Facebook/Yangon Police
The mystery of a "ghost ship" found drifting near Myanmar has been solved.
The Myanmar navy says the empty cargo ship was being tugged to a ship-breaking plant in Bangladesh when bad weather caused it to become detached.
The Sam Rataulangi PB 1600 was discovered this week by fishermen in the Gulf of Martaban, about seven miles (11km) from the shore near Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
Image: There were no goods or sailors on board. Pic: Facebook/Yangon Police
It was "stranded on the beach (and was) bearing an Indonesian flag", police said, adding that there were "no sailors or goods" on board.
The ship was being towed by a tugboat called Independence.
Image: The vessel was built in 2001. Pic: Facebook/Yangon Police
Website Eleven Myanmar said that after the two vessels arrived south of the Yangon River on 26 August, cables connecting the tug to the Sam Rataulangi were cut off because of bad conditions.
The vessel ran aground after being carried off by the current.
More from Myanmar
Myanmar military accused of new war crimes in Rakhine state
Pilot's skill helps plane land safely without front wheels
Journalists reunited with families after 500 days in Myanmar prison
Actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh
Frightened Rohingya flee refugee camps to avoid return to Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty award after 'shameful betrayal of values' over Rohingya
Image: The ship was abandoned after cables broke in bad weather. Pic: Facebook/Yangon Police
All this emerged after the navy used coastal radar to establish the location of the two vessels prior to their separation - and then tracked down the tug about 50 miles from Myanmar's coast.
After questioning Independence's 13 Indonesian crew members, it was found that it had been towing the cargo ship since 13 August, but after the cables broke they decided to abandon it.
The Sam Rataulangi was built in 2001 and has a deadweight of 26,500 tons, according to the Marine Traffic website, which lists the movements of ships around the globe.
Its last reported location was off the coast on Taiwan in 2009.


After the economic crisis in 1997, motorcycles become a popular transport mode in Indonesian cities. However this condition leads to large number of violation and accident rate. This study tried to discuss how this problem started and what possible measure can be taken to solve the problems, mainly based on literature review. The traffic data used were compiled from the data provided by PT Pamintori Cipta. Interview survey was conducted to find people perception of motorcycles issues. The conclusion suggests that there is a need of further comprehensive study to find out what condition that makes motorcyclists voluntary return to use public transport and social engineering and intensive training program should be implemented for younger generation to improve traffic condition in Jakarta.


Josephine Alice Dodson, 68, of 17122 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, died Monday, July 27, 1998, at Washington County Hospital.
Born May 30, 1930, in Augusta County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lizzie McDaniel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Jack Dodson.
She owned and operated Dodson Exterminating.
She was a member of Brethren in Christ Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Sheila Dodson of Hagerstown; a son, Lee Dodson of Hagerstown; and two sisters, Lena Fitzgerald and Virginia Lawson, both of Staunton, Va.
Services will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
BIGLERVILLE, Pa. - Mary J. King, 43, of 1471 Quaker Valley Road, died Monday, July 27, 1998, at Gettysburg (Pa.) Hospital.
Born March 26, 1955, in Pompano Beach, Fla., she was the daughter of Coy and Mary A. King Sr. of Biglerville.
She was a 1972 graduate of Biglerville High School.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Pamela M. King and Tamara N. King, both of Chambersburg, Pa.; a son, Maurice S. King of Chambersburg; two sisters, Veronica King and Donna King, both of Biglerville; four brothers, Virgil King of Gettysburg, Christopher King of Biglerville, and Roderick King and Coy King Jr., both of Harrisburg, Pa.; three grandchildren; and her fiance, Henry Brown of York, Pa.
Services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. W. Larry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg.
Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Rosalie R. Brookens, 93, of 235 Ritchey Road, died Monday, July 27, 1998, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital.
Born Jan. 8, 1905, in Scotland, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Elsie E. Miller Geyer.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Solomon R. Brookens, in 1994.
She was a homemaker. She and her husband operated a poultry business and sold eggs for many years.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fayetteville.
For many years she and her husband helped with fund-raisers for Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Co.
She is survived by a daughter, Romaine F. Martin of Fayetteville; two sons, Ray F. Brookens and Dwain W. Brookens, both of Fayetteville; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Treva Hay.
Services will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. The Rev. David L. Hefner will officiate. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg.
The family will receive friends Thursday one hour prior to services.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 44 E. Main St., Fayetteville, Pa. 17222.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Thesta Almeda "Flo" Cookus, 83, of Martinsburg, died Tuesday, July 28, 1998, at City Hospital. She had been a resident of Canterbury Nursing Home, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Born Dec. 24, 1914, in Falling Waters, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Koontz and Ellen Elizabeth Dunkle Perrell.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Reynolds Cookus; and by her first husband, Franklin D. Orndorff.
She was formerly employed at Interwoven Mills, Corning Glass Works, Carol Electronics and C.H. Musselman Co.
She was a member of Pilgrim Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a son, Franklin D. Orndorff Jr. of Falling Waters; a stepson, Kenneth E. Cookus of Martinsburg; a sister, Marie Nisewarner of Martinsburg; a brother, Daniel Perrell of Falling Waters; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Daisy Sullivan, Mae Strine and Margie Reed; and five brothers, Adam, Reuben, Woodrow, Ray and Merle Perrell.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. Keith G. Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Marlowe, W.Va.
SHARPSBURG - Toni Marie Gonder, 5, of 6103 River Road, who died Sunday, July 26, 1998, also was preceded in death by an uncle, Roland Gonder.
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Roy R. McCurley, 64, of Charles Town, died Sunday, July 26, 1998, at his home.
He was born Feb. 8, 1934, in Ocnee, S.C.
He is survived by his wife, Rae Moore McCurley; a daughter, Robin Flanagan of Una, S.C.; a son, Michael McCoy of Una; and two granddaughters.


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Wembley reaction: We failed to turn up, says Boothroyd
Aidy Boothroyd: Bradford City were deserved winners
By Ross Heppenstall
Aidy Boothroyd admitted Northampton failed to turn up after his hometown club inflicted a crushing 3-0 defeat on the Cobblers.
The Eccleshill-born boss and boyhood Bantams fan could only watch in horror as Phil Parkinson's men romped to an emphatic League Two play-off final victory at Wembley.
First-half goals from James Hanson, Rory McArdle and Nahki Wells blew Northampton away and left City toasting their first promotion since 1999.
A bitterly disappointed Boothroyd said: "For thirty minutes we never performed.
"I thought Bradford's Capital One Cup final defeat against Swansea might have worked against them.
"But it has certainly worked for them. They dealt with the whole day – and more importantly, the game – better than we did.
"That's the disappointing thing for me. It was such a poor end to a really good season."
Boothroyd, who guided Watford to top-flight promotion with a play-off final victory over Leeds United in 2006, denied that his side had been overawed by the big occasion.
He added: "It's not a matter of being overawed – it's about making sure you think correctly when the pressure is on and doing the right things at the right time.
"I didn't recognise a lot of my lads out there for half an hour today.
"For one or two of them it was too much but I do have to say that they have been absolutely outstanding all season.
"The mark of any individual is how quickly they bounce back and I know this group will bounce back."


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The Qualities of a Good Manager
Skills, Traits, and Practices
What Makes a Visionary Leader
Essential Leadership Skills
Soft Skills Managers Need Most
Strategies for Effective Employee Management
Top Management Mistakes to Avoid
Fostering Workplace Culture
What Is Company Culture?
What Comprises Your Culture?
Creating Your Ideal Environment
Building Teamwork Into Your Culture
How Employee Stories Strengthen Culture
Conducting and Managing Meetings
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Susan Heathfield is an HR and management consultant with an MS degree. She has covered HR for The Balance Careers since 2000.
Susan M. Heathfield
"If you're still in the same role in two years, I've failed." This statement was made by a Vice President to an employee who had taken the job working for him right out of college. This statement had a big impact on the employee. He had never thought that helping employees grow and develop as part of the role of a leader.
Now, this man was speaking specifically to a young, new employee—a new grad taking on his first professional job. It's not practical or wise to think that every person is ready to move on within each two year period.
Higher Level Jobs Take Longer to Learn for Employee Continuous Improvement
The higher the job level, the longer you need to stay in the job before moving up the ladder. Otherwise, you're not ready for the demands of the next level. But, regardless of the level of employees, leaders should always look for opportunities to help their employees move to that next level.
The concept of continuous improvement isn't just about increased responsibility and promotions, though. Continuous improvement is about every aspect of your career and work-life—and your personal life.
While every employee is responsible for improving their own life and career, if you want to progress to a senior leadership role, you need to focus on improving more than just your own work.
Inspiring Continuous Improvement From Your Employees
Continuous improvement is not just about getting your employees promoted (although that is definitely part of it), it's about improving their performance in their current job. It is also about changing the job and their responsibilities as they improve—so that they can continue to grow.
The latter is more complicated. You need the same tasks accomplished, no matter how long the employee doing them has been in the job. But, you or the employee can always discover a better way to do a task.
Helping your employees learn that a better way will make your department look better. The improved process will make your employees feel better about themselves and prepare them for a promotion into a different job, even a lateral move.
Some managers don't want their best employees to move on to different jobs—after all, good employees are difficult to replace. While this feeling is completely understandable, if your employees don't feel that they have the opportunity for continuous improvement, you'll lose your best employees anyway. You just won't have any control or say in the matter.
If you create a culture where improvement is expected and then rewarded with raises or promotions (either in place promotions or promotions into new jobs), you'll attract the very type of employees you love—the hard workers who are driven to improve and succeed.
Continuous Improvement of Your Department
Continuous improvement is not just about developing the employees, it's about developing your department and responsibilities, too. (At the same time, these activities will also develop your employees.) You need to constantly ask these questions.
Is this the best way to do this task?
Is there something that we're not doing that we need to do?
Is there something that we are doing that we need to stop?
All three of these questions, when asked regularly, can lead to a continuously improved department or business function. Here's how to ask these continuous improvement questions.
Question: Is This the Best Way to Do This Task?
Sometimes tasks are performed one way just because that's how the task has always been done. A manager might ask himself, "I've asked myself that question three times already, why on earth would I find a better way now?" The answer may be that new technology has been created. But, you may also be asking the wrong person—try asking the employee who is responsible for the task.
Keep up with professional publications—make sure that the employees also have access. You can't spend your whole life trying to find the holy grail of project perfectionism, but when an employee has a suggestion about how to improve things—listen. She may be right
Question: What Are We Not Doing that We Need to Do?
Even when you're feeling overworked, you can't improve if you're not asking this question. What activities will not only help your clients or customers but will help develop your employees as well? You can become more efficient and better prepared to handle the future.
If you're not looking for better ways to produce work, you may lose out. For instance, once Kodak was the king of film. When digital photos were introduced, Kodak managers didn't say, "Hey, we should produce digital photos." Instead, they focused on their film. The result? Well, when was the last time you used film for photography? Someone should have said, "We need to focus on digital."
What Are We Doing that We Should Not Do?
This question isn't asked nearly often enough. An old story tells about a newly married young woman who buys a ham, cuts off both ends of the ham, plops it in the pan, and sticks it in the oven. "Why did you cut off the ends of the ham?" the husband asks.
"This is how you make ham," she says. "You always cut off the ends." He pushes her a little more so she asks her mom, "Why do you cut off the ends of a ham before baking it?" The mom replies, "That's how my mother taught me to make a ham."
The two of them go to grandma and inquire. Grandma says, "My pan was too small to hold a whole ham."
You can laugh at this silly story, but you may have activities that you do in your job that are done for reasons that no longer exist. A report that no one uses. A process that was replaced by an app. Asking this question regularly can bring about the spirit of improvement that you need for a successful department.
When you take the idea of continuous improvement seriously, you'll begin to focus on making work better. for you and your employees. This means that you can create a better job without even updating your resume. Your employees will thank you for their continuous improvement opportunities as well.
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Much is written about what makes successful leaders. This series will focus on the characteristics, traits, and actions that many leaders believe are key.
Choose to lead and practice adaptive leadership.
Be the person others choose to follow.
Provide a vision for the future.
Provide inspiration.
Make other people feel important and appreciated.
Live your values. Behave ethically.
Leaders set the pace by their expectations and example.
Establish an environment of continuous improvement.
Provide opportunities for people to grow, both personally and professionally.
Care and act with compassion and communicate positive mental health.
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Q: Is there a way to verify that value labels are defined consistently across a number of datasets? I have many datasets that have a panel identifier that is a labeled integer. The files were put together by several co-authors and RAs, so I am worried that value labels are not consistent and that a merge will be wrong. For example, if Firm ABC is 1 and 11. The data is xtset, so these cannot be stored as a string.
Is there a way to check that for a given a variable, the value labels are consistent across datasets? There's too many panels and datasets to check by hand.
Here's a toy example of what I am trying to avoid:
clear
tempfile f1
clear
input id
1
2
end
label define idlab 1 "One" 2 "Two"
lab val id idlab
save `f1'

clear
input id
1
2
end

label define idlab 1 "Three" 2 "Four"
lab val id idlab

merge 1:1 id using `f1', nogen

list, clean noobs

A: I think that you can use value label and label macro extended functions to validate if value labels are consistent accross datasets. My strategy would be:

*

*to load a dataset with the label values that I consider the more adequate.

*loop through all datasets

*get all the values of variable id

*get the name of the label value with the value label macro function

*get the label of every value of id with the label macro function

*compare the "adequate" value label with the value label of this dataset

If you detect that the label is different for some value, you could do something to change it.
This would be the strategy to verify with your toy code:
clear
tempfile f1
clear
input id
1
2
end
label define idlab 1 "One" 2 "Two"
lab val id idlab
levelsof id, local(values_id)
global labelvname1 : value label id

foreach x of local values_id{
    global labelvname1_`x' : label ${labelvname1} `x'
}
save `f1'

clear
input id
1
2
end

label define idlab 1 "Three" 2 "Four"
lab val id idlab

global labelvname2 : value label id
foreach x of local values_id{
    global labelvname2_`x' : label ${labelvname2} `x'
    if "${labelvname1_`x'}"!="${labelvname2_`x'}"{
        display "Label values are different for value `x'"
    }

}

I hope this help.

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Q: how to find and remove array using jquery how to retrieve data from an array list? then when the array data has been retrieved and displayed, the data will disappear from the array list.
var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Watermelon"];

for example, I want to take a watermelon object. Then when I've retrieved that object, then I want to display it. after the watermelon object is displayed, the watermelon will disappear from the array list

A: If your goal is to retrieve an object by index and then to delete it you can do it like so:
function retrieve(array, index) {
  return array.splice(index, 1)[0];
}

the splice function will take one (because of the second argument) element from the array and will return a new array with that item, then we access the first and only value of that array and return it.


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America's Mailing Industry
Powered by the United States Postal Service
Greetings from L.L.Bean, here in Freeport, Maine.
An L.L.Bean store
Leon Leonwood Bean
We are honored to take part in the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum virtual exhibition exhibit telling the incredible story of the historic partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and America's mailing industry.
L.L.Bean's relationship with the Postal Service is a long and illustrious one, beginning over 103 years ago. In 1911, our founder Leon Leonwood Bean returned from a hunting trip near Freeport, Maine with cold, wet feet. Outdoor boots in those days tended to be heavy, clunky and made of thick leather and when they got wet, they stayed wet, and when your feet get wet, they get cold.
L.L. had a revolutionary idea to sew rubber bottoms, which would keep hunter's feet dry, to a leather top, which was comfortable, yet rugged, able to withstand traipsing through the rough woods and waters of Maine and beyond. L.L. really felt he was onto something, so he decided he would try to sell them, calling them the Maine Hunting Shoe. He acquired a list from the State of Maine of out-of-state hunting license holders and mailed them a flyer guaranteeing them to be the best boots for all-around hunting purposes and thus began L.L.Bean's relationship with the Postal Service.
Postal Substation, 1937
L.L. received 100 orders for the new boots, but 90 of those first hundred failed. True to his word, he refunded everyone's money, corrected the problem, mailed out more flyers and began what would become one of America's most beloved family-owned and operated direct marketing businesses.
The Postal Service played an integral role in L.L.'s initial success. In fact, the very first parcel post mailings out of Freeport were for the Maine Hunting Shoe and over the years, the mail service would become even more important to the growth of L.L.Bean.
L.L. selling boots
Building on the success of the Maine Hunting Shoe, L.L. greatly expanded the product line, offering everything from trout knives and duck hunting parkas, to fly rods and more. He increased catalog circulation and the timing couldn't have been better. In 1912, Congress established domestic postal service, which would revolutionize the mail-order industry in the U.S. This law was enacted in 1913.
By 1919, L.L. was mailing over one thousand catalogs and by 1920 that number exploded to over 35,000. Conveniently, the Freeport post office was located directly under L.L.'s store. Whenever L.L.Bean received an order, the item would be boxed up and ingeniously sent down a chute to the post office below which meant the order would be processed and sent out that very same day.
L.L.Bean store above Freeport Post Office, 1946
Over the years, the company continued to grow and the postal service continued to be instrumental in this ongoing success. In 1927, the L.L.Bean catalog was named the best in the country by Postage magazine. At the time, the catalog cost only two-cents to mail.
By 1934, the catalog had grown to 52 pages and was mailed to several countries throughout the world. In fact, 74% of the Freeport Post Office's total business was from L.L.Bean. And not a lot of people know this, but L.L.'s brother Guy Bean was the Freeport postmaster from 1936 to 1948.
Mailing catalogs, 1937
Shipping room, 1949
During the forties, while World War II brought on shortages of various materials needed for manufacturing, combined with a reduction in people engaging in leisure time activities, L.L.Bean continued to flourish. Mail volume at the Freeport post office was so great, that the U.S. Government offered to build a new post office at a different site. L.L., wanting to keep the post office beneath his store, contributed $25,000 of his own money to enlarge the existing post office.
Mailing 1951 catalog
L.L. with mail on his desk, 1963
Mailroom, 1971
By the mid-fifties, L.L.Bean was mailing over 400,000 catalogs, twice per year to forty eight states, Canada, South America, Afghanistan, Liberia, Hong Kong and many other countries throughout the globe and by the mid-sixties circulation grew to over 600,000 catalogs.
The seventies brought on an amazing time of growth and expansion for L.L.Bean and the mail order business. It was during this time that a new breed of outdoor enthusiasts emerged, the backpackers. These young explorers looked to nature for peace and tranquility, and to L.L.Bean for clothing and gear. In addition, a lot more women were entering the workforce and had less time for conventional store shopping, so they turned to the catalog. By the mid-seventies, we were sending out more than 1.5 million catalogs and were receiving over 4,000 orders by mail each day. During the holidays, this figure would swell to over 40,000.
L.L.Bean's growth continued into the eighties and to meet the ongoing customer demand, we were sending out more than 75 million catalogs. In the nineties, that figure expanded to over 114,000 million catalogs. In 1995, we launched our web site, which would realize exponential growth over the next twenty years, but the catalog would continue to prove to be an integral part of our multichannel strategy. In the new millennium, over fifty various catalog titles were being sent out to 200 million people to over 170 countries throughout the world.
Catalog page, 1977
100th Anniversary celebration, 2012
Fall, 2014 Catalog
In 2012, L.L.Bean celebrated our 100th anniversary and we know we would not have been able to achieve this remarkable milestone without our partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
It's been an amazing journey the last 100 years and while we were happy to have celebrated our 100th anniversary in 2012, we did so not by looking back, but rather facing the direction we always have--forward. And we look forward to another 100 years of ongoing product innovation, expertise, customer service excellence, and continuing to share our passion for the outdoors with future generations for the next 100 years and beyond.
Bean Boot Maker
We give our employees a lot of credit for our ongoing success and leaders work hard to empower them with exemplary training and other resources that enable them to do their job--that being providing some of the best customer service in the industry. Employees here take pride in the work they do and without their remarkable talents and total dedication to providing world-class service, we simply would not be the organization we are today, nor would we be receiving the accolades that we do for our customer service.
We also credit the great state of Maine for part of our success. Maine and L.L.Bean are inextricably linked and we assuredly would not be the same company we are today if we had started somewhere else. Maine is a state unmatched in its rugged, natural beauty. Combined with the dynamics of the four-seasons, its robust natural resources and the opportunities for a host of outdoor activities such as hunting, camping, hiking, fishing, biking, paddling and more, we can't think of a better birthplace for L.L.Bean. In fact, it was the rugged terrain and rough weather that served as the inspiration for the development of the product that first started our company, the Bean Boot.
While the retail industry continues to evolve with the advent of the internet and smart devices, we understand that the catalog and the U.S. Postal Service, like our very own employees and our home state of Maine, will continue to play an integral role in our success for many, many years to come, as it has for the past decade.
L.L.Bean catalogs
The United States Postal Service
The Growth of the Mail
Large-Volume Mailers Help Handle Heaps of Mail
1960s: Reaching out to Industry to Level Mountains of Mail
Numbering the Nation
1970–2000: Improving Productivity and Service
The Increasing Pace of Change: Innovation in the 21st Century
The Partnership Continues
Impacting Lives
Information and Entertainment
The Mail Delivers the World to Your Doorstep
Conducting Transactions
Supporting Communities and Citizenship
Catalogs and the Mail Order Industry
Dakin Farm
Harbor Sweets
Lehman's
Lillian Vernon Catalog
Littleton Coin Company
Quad/Graphics
The Vermont Country Store
W. Atlee Burpee Company
Direct Marketing, Advertising Agencies, and Designers
AT Direct
BrightKey
Calmark Group
Cathedral Corporation
Japs-Olson Company
LEE Marketing
The Production Management Group
Wiland Group
Wilen Group
Envelope Manufacturers
ecoEnvelopes
Elite Envelope & Graphics, Inc.
EnvyPak
Papercone
Sheppard Envelope Co.
Tension Corporation
Florence Corporation
Neopost USA
Wheeler Fleet Solutions
AutoMail
Forest Products and Paper Manufacturing
Fulfillment and Parcel Shippers
Access Worldwide
Hub Mail
Newgistics
OSM Worldwide
Letter Shops, Mail Service Firms, and Presort Bureaus
Data-Mail
Salesian Missions
Address and List Management, Data Processing and Software, and Document Management
AccuZIP
Boneal
Kewill
National Presort Inc.
ShippingEasy
Logistics Services and Transportation Providers
Aprisa Express
Assurety Consulting
Fairrington
Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc.
Magazine Publishers
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Time Inc.
Newspaper Publishers
Mullen Family
The Nebraska Signal
The News-Gazette
The Washington Missourian
The American Lung Association
Divine Word Missionaries
Edmundite Missions
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Wounded Warrior Project®
Printing and Printers
Arandell
RR Donnelley
Envelopes in the Machine Age
‹ Littleton Coin Company up Quad/Graphics ›


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Trade unions grapple with the digitalised economy
8.1.2019Digitalisation
At the recent launch of their new report on trade unions and digitalised economy, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President Gabriele Bischoff said it was important trade unions should have a clearer picture of the quickening pace of digital transformation.
Workers' organisations need to be 'better prepared and more active when it comes to promoting good practice, anticipating digital change and ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition', stated the EESC President at launch of their new study on trade unions and digitalisation. According to Gabriele Bischoff, this new report will assist trade unions in their endeavours to respond positively to growing digitalisation of Europe's economies.
The report, titled 'Overview of the national strategies on work 4.0 – a coherent analysis of the role of social partners' was authored by Anna Bihovskaya, of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). The study primarily addresses the growing number of European Union policy developments on digital transformation and the future of work, focusing on the role of social partners in digital transformation in a series of different work situations, where tri-partite policy steering has a role to play. According to the EESC, the report will help social partners develop strategies to encourage a fair and just transition and to secure EU funds to help ensure this outcome.
The report will help social partners develop strategies to encourage a fair and just transition.
Up to 14 per cent of European jobs are at risk of being automated, stated Bischoff. She noted that in this changing digital climate, trade unions, more than ever, need to strengthen the support systems for their members. They also need to respond pro-actively to developments such as changes in working time, growth in the number of mobile workers, the rise in the surveillance of workers and increased data-protection issues.
In this changing digital climate, trade unions, more than ever, need to strengthen the support systems for their members
The EESC leader believes that trade unions need to be more involved in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in terms of developing strong advocacy mechanisms for members and creating a trade union narrative on AI developments.
Bihovskaya noted that trade unions need to develop broader strategies when it comes to the digital agenda, covering issues such as connectivity, data protections, digital diffusion and investments in digital skills. In terms of responding to labour market transformations, social protection and training needs, the researcher cited the Swedish Job Security Councils as a possible template for good practice around collective bargaining and social partners cooperation.
Trade unions need to develop broader strategies when it comes to the digital agenda, covering issues such as connectivity, data protections, digital diffusion and investments in digital skills
When it comes to digitalisation and a just transition, good practice could entail procuring finances for training opportunities, creating new transitional structures in the world of work and positively responding to the challenges of climate change. Bihovskaya believes that trade unions have the funds and the capacity to offer improved career guidance, re-training and bargaining positions, when it comes to dealing with lay-offs due to developments in digitalisation. Social partners need to be more actively involved in labour market provisions, she added, giving the IG Metall deal which focused on work/life balance as positive example of trade unions grappling with the impact of digitalisation and a just transition.
Franca Salis-Madinier, of the CFDT and Eurocadres member, told attendees that 'digitalisation cannot be allowed to create losers and worsen workers' conditions. Trade unions need to manage change and process to ensure digitalisation benefits all, putting humans at the centre of the process'.
Bischoff rounded off proceeding by profiling the needs for a strong directive for transparent and predictable working conditions, as this would be fundamental in addressing the new forms of work emerging through digitalisation.
'We here at Eurocadres have long stated the importance of social partners working together with governments to tackle the challenges of digitalisation.
Speaking at the launch of the EESC report, Lieve Verboven, Director of ILO Brussels, noted the importance of greater trade union engagement in this area, saying that the 'platform economy is one of the huge challenges we face', referencing her organisation's work profiled in their report 'Digital Labour Platforms and the Future of Work – Towards Decent Work in the Online World'. The ILO will host a conference with the European Commission on the future of work in April of this year.
Eurocadres President Martin Jefflén welcomed the new EESC report: 'We here at Eurocadres have long stated the importance of social partners working together with governments to tackle the challenges of digitalisation and the creation of a just transition. This remains a key policy priority for us.'
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Successful conclusion to digitalisation project in Paris
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Agreement reached on NIS 2 Directive


We've all had our moments. The moments we've been hurt. The moments we've hurt someone. The moments we've lied. The moments we've failed. The moments we've disappointed our loved ones. The moments we've let ourselves down.
Sometimes, our old pain still aches. Our past mistakes linger, and guilt creeps in. And they are begging to drag us down.
The thing is, we can't go back in time to take back what Christ's blood has already paid for. He already paid the ultimate price so we would no longer have to walk in shame and guilt. He paid the ultimate price so we could taste and experience His goodness, so we could move forward and live an abundant life in Jesus.
We tend to look at ourselves through our sins, rather than through the cross that washed them away.
"Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy," (1 Peter 2:10).
Your sin is not your identity.
Your past is not your identity.
Your brokenness is not your identity.
God's love for you remains the same.
He calls us His beloved.
So often, we look for reasons we aren't worthy. Reasons we aren't qualified. Reasons we aren't loved.
You are a holy nation.
Great news – we're no longer defined by our mistakes, but by our savior who forgave our mistakes. We're chosen, not to just enjoy God, but to do something – to show up, to share Him, to accomplish His will.
Let's trade our hopelessness for the full hope we find in our sweet God, because we have been freed. Let's believe the One who set us free. Let's believe we are forgiven.
You are who He says you are: His beloved.
As always, a wonderful reminder. Thank you for your faithfulness to the Word, which impacts all those you encounter.
So good! Also, love the Bob Goff quote.
SO GOOD! I was reminded yesterday that God has paid for my sins — past, present and future 💗💗 Doesn't that make us want to live in our NEW identity?!


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Casey Mittelstadt has become Buffalo's top offensive threat. ©2021, Micheline Veluvolu
Casey Mittelstadt, Sabres' other young players growing under Don Granato
BUFFALO – In his first 12 games as interim coach, Don Granato's most telling accomplishment has been his ability to unlock potential from several of the Sabres' young players who struggled to stay in the lineup earlier this season.
Consider that in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, center Casey Mittelstadt, defenseman Henri Jokiharju and winger Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres inside KeyBank Center.
All three players are 23 or under and spent significant time as a healthy scratch or on the taxi squad earlier this season.
"Extremely happy," Granato said on a Zoom call of the young players' development. "That's a priority. It will remain a priority simply because their ceiling is so high and we need to become a better team. That was obvious when I stepped in and the other obvious was the guys with the highest ceiling, we needed to move toward that.
"I'm very, very pleased with not only that progress but the effort and focus they've had in regard. They've been incredible, all of them."
Mittelstadt, 22, might finally be coming into his own under Granato. After spending the most of the season on the taxi squad or as a third- or fourth-line winger when he played, he has quickly morphed into the Sabres' No. 1 center and top scoring threat.
Granato said Mittelstadt's "competitive level" has helped him unleash his talent.
"He's made that step and now his skill is seen," he said.
Mittelstadt's goal 10:08 into the second period was his fourth goal and sixth point in the last six games. He mustered zero points in his previous six outings.
"I just had some time to grow up," said Mittelstadt, the eighth overall pick in 2017. "I think that's (it) more than anything. I don't know, it's so much on the ice, off the ice getting myself ready to play, taking care of my body away from the rink. I think you get in what you put out."
Thompson, 23, began the season on the top line beside captain Jack Eichel before quickly moving out of the lineup and becoming a healthy scratch. But Thompson's confidence has grown under Granato.
He scored for the second straight night and for the third time in five games 18:40 into the third period, which narrowed it to 4-3.
"With Tage, he's at a point now where he can be pushed, pushed hard," Granato said. "And we've pushed him and he's responding. We pushed him with clips today and said, 'You can be better and you need to be better in these areas.' He was tonight. He shot the puck more, he had a much better drive to the net, net focus."
Thompson has spent the last week playing beside Mittelstadt.
"We've gotten in some sort of rhythm getting to play with each other and obviously he's helped me out a lot," Mittelstadt said.
The Sabres made one lineup change among their 18 skaters against the Capitals, inserting winger Arttu Ruotsalainen, 23, for his NHL debut. They recalled the Finn from the taxi squad before the game and sent winger Steven Fogarty, who had played five straight contests, back to the practice group.
Ruotsalainen played 15 minutes, 52 seconds, mostly at left wing beside center Riley Sheahan and Kyle Okposo. The prospect said he was nervous early.
"It took a couple shifts and I was feeling a little bit more comfortable," Ruotsalainen said.
He added: "It was an OK start for NHL games. I think it was a good lesson for me (to see) what it takes to play against one of the top teams in the league."
Ruotsalainen's teammates gave him a solo lap on the ice before warm-ups, a tradition for players making their debut.
The Sabres dressed seven defensemen for the third straight game. The extra defender, Matt Irwin, took shifts as a winger beside center Cody Eakin and Tobias Rieder.
They scratched winger Taylor Hall, who will almost certainly be traded before Monday's deadline, for the third straight game. They, of course, want to protect an asset.
Author Bill HoppePosted on 04.10.21 04.10.21 Categories Eakin, Eichel, Fogarty, Granato, Hall, Irwin, Jokiharju, Mittelstadt, Okposo, Rieder, Ruotsalainen, Sheahan, Thompson, Washington Capitals
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cause, which you eat daily?
I make life, which is prayer.
which to me is a song.
carnage, could you do better?
Vultures are nature's clean-up crew. They don't kill, they eat the putrefying flesh of other dead animals, thus helping to reduce the spread of disease and eliminating the need for the treatment and incineration of thousands of tons of animal remains every year, saving us millions of euros in waste management and potential emissions of hundreds of thousands of tons of C02 per year.
And yet, due to our use of veterinary diclofenac to treat cattle and other livestock, vultures have been wiped out in Asia and are now in terrible peril in Europe, especially in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This drug, which is mortal for vultures when they eat an animal treated with it, can easily be replaced by non-toxic substitutes at no extra cost or effort.
This is why we wholeheartedly support our Spanish partner SEO/BirdLife and our Portuguese partner SPEA as they launch a campaign to outlaw the use of veterinary diclofenac to help save this essential bird for our environment's health. Please check out our article and links in this month's issue highlighting the campaign, and join us in rejecting the wholly undeserved prejudice against this noble eater of dead flesh.


Welcome to this 3 bed/1.5 bath home in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. The first floor features an open floor concept lined with hardwood flooring in the living/dining areas. The kitchen is complete with wood cabinetry and tile flooring. For your convenience there is a powder room on this level along with a room that can be converted to a laundry area. Outback you can grill and relax with family & friends. There are 3 bedrooms on the second level with a full modern bath with a new shower enclosure and new shower doors. The mechanicals are located in the basement. The electric in this home has been upgraded throughout! The hot water tank is newer. Property is located within close proximity to Center City, major highways, restaurants and shopping!! Just bring your bags and move right in. Perfect for first-time home buyers!!


Since it is the year of the Dog for Chinese New year, I did an LEGO built as well using a only LEGO Mixels Series 7 The Mixies parts.
The subject is Jake the Dog from Adventure time.
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Very creative and also right inline with CNY! Have a Wang Wang Year!
I'm not so familiar with this series, once I tried to watch an entire episode and it was too surrealistic for my taste, HEHE... Yet, I guess that once you get used, it should be kind of fun... That's a very nice rendition of the co-star dog Jack, but I still don't understand very well the black piece hanging off his nose, LOL !!!


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Made of 100% cotton, these standard shams have thin pinstripes that add rich texture and are about as soft as it gets. Look great paired with other pillows or standing alone for a more minimalist look. Sold individually.


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from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets

class Ui_NewSessionDialog(object):
    def setupUi(self, NewSessionDialog):
        NewSessionDialog.setObjectName("NewSessionDialog")
        NewSessionDialog.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.NonModal)
        NewSessionDialog.resize(288, 201)
        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(NewSessionDialog.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
        NewSessionDialog.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
        NewSessionDialog.setSizeGripEnabled(False)
        NewSessionDialog.setModal(True)
        self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(NewSessionDialog)
        self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")
        self.participantLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel(NewSessionDialog)
        self.participantLabel.setObjectName("participantLabel")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.participantLabel, 0, 0, 1, 1)
        self.participantLineEdit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(NewSessionDialog)
        self.participantLineEdit.setObjectName("participantLineEdit")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.participantLineEdit, 0, 1, 1, 1)
        self.sessionLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel(NewSessionDialog)
        self.sessionLabel.setObjectName("sessionLabel")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.sessionLabel, 1, 0, 1, 1)
        self.sessionLineEdit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(NewSessionDialog)
        self.sessionLineEdit.setObjectName("sessionLineEdit")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.sessionLineEdit, 1, 1, 1, 1)
        self.label_3 = QtWidgets.QLabel(NewSessionDialog)
        self.label_3.setObjectName("label_3")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.label_3, 2, 0, 1, 1)
        self.taskComboBox = QtWidgets.QComboBox(NewSessionDialog)
        self.taskComboBox.setObjectName("taskComboBox")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.taskComboBox, 2, 1, 1, 1)
        self.configurationLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel(NewSessionDialog)
        self.configurationLabel.setObjectName("configurationLabel")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.configurationLabel, 3, 0, 1, 1)
        self.horizontalLayout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
        self.horizontalLayout.setObjectName("horizontalLayout")
        self.armRadioButton = QtWidgets.QRadioButton(NewSessionDialog)
        self.armRadioButton.setChecked(True)
        self.armRadioButton.setObjectName("armRadioButton")
        self.configurationGroup = QtWidgets.QButtonGroup(NewSessionDialog)
        self.configurationGroup.setObjectName("configurationGroup")
        self.configurationGroup.addButton(self.armRadioButton)
        self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.armRadioButton)
        self.legRadioButton = QtWidgets.QRadioButton(NewSessionDialog)
        self.legRadioButton.setObjectName("legRadioButton")
        self.configurationGroup.addButton(self.legRadioButton)
        self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.legRadioButton)
        self.gridLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout, 3, 1, 1, 1)
        self.label_2 = QtWidgets.QLabel(NewSessionDialog)
        self.label_2.setObjectName("label_2")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.label_2, 4, 0, 1, 1)
        self.horizontalLayout_3 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
        self.horizontalLayout_3.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_3")
        self.radioButton = QtWidgets.QRadioButton(NewSessionDialog)
        self.radioButton.setChecked(True)
        self.radioButton.setObjectName("radioButton")
        self.handGroup = QtWidgets.QButtonGroup(NewSessionDialog)
        self.handGroup.setObjectName("handGroup")
        self.handGroup.addButton(self.radioButton)
        self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.radioButton)
        self.radioButton_2 = QtWidgets.QRadioButton(NewSessionDialog)
        self.radioButton_2.setObjectName("radioButton_2")
        self.handGroup.addButton(self.radioButton_2)
        self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.radioButton_2)
        self.gridLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_3, 4, 1, 1, 1)
        self.buttonBox = QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox(NewSessionDialog)
        self.buttonBox.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self.buttonBox.setStandardButtons(QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Cancel|QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
        self.buttonBox.setObjectName("buttonBox")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.buttonBox, 5, 0, 1, 2)

        self.retranslateUi(NewSessionDialog)
        self.buttonBox.accepted.connect(NewSessionDialog.accept)
        self.buttonBox.rejected.connect(NewSessionDialog.reject)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(NewSessionDialog)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.participantLineEdit, self.sessionLineEdit)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.sessionLineEdit, self.taskComboBox)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.taskComboBox, self.armRadioButton)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.armRadioButton, self.legRadioButton)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.legRadioButton, self.radioButton)
        NewSessionDialog.setTabOrder(self.radioButton, self.radioButton_2)

    def retranslateUi(self, NewSessionDialog):
        _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
        NewSessionDialog.setWindowTitle(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "New Session"))
        self.participantLabel.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "Participant ID:"))
        self.sessionLabel.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "Session ID:"))
        self.label_3.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "Task:"))
        self.configurationLabel.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "Configuration:"))
        self.armRadioButton.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "arm"))
        self.legRadioButton.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "leg"))
        self.label_2.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "Hand:"))
        self.radioButton.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "right"))
        self.radioButton_2.setText(_translate("NewSessionDialog", "left"))

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Greta Gerwig deftly pays tribute to hometown Sacramento in "Lady Bird"
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"Wreck-It Ralph" Review
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Vanessa Carlton's still got it
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Ask your sister, best friend or the kid you just met in geology lab if they have heard of Vanessa Carlton. I am willing to put my money on it that they have, but...
"Game of Thrones: The Climb" Review
Diana S. Huang - May 9, 2013
Alik Sakharov, known for directing other television hits such as "Dexter" and "Boardwalk Empire," takes the helm for the first time this week for "Game of Thrones." The nausea-and-sweaty-palm-inducing cinematography of Jon's long-awaited ascent...
The students behind the curtain: ASPB Concerts Team
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Every year at the beginning of fall quarter, a mass of students crowd into the UC Riverside quad to see the beguiling attractions available and musicians performing at Block Party. For students, Block Party...
Away From the Sprawl: Say "Yes" to No; Say No to the Grammys
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Now that the Coachella lineup madness has died down a bit, it's time to turn my attention to an up-and-coming band. This week's spotlight is on the Echo Park-based indie band NO. They have...
"Flight" Review
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It's been a few years since director Robert Zemeckis created such a buzz with a work of his, and with Denzel Washington heading the bill along with what appears to be a solid story,...
"Lit" Pick of the week: "literally show me a healthy person" by Darcie Wilder
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Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar's "Lit" pick is "literally show me a healthy...
"Spongebob Squarepants" is a splash of fun
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The sponge is back, more visually and aesthetically stunning than ever. Fifteen years into the game and these aquatic creatures are still alluring in the most dynamic ways possible. "Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge out of...
"The Metal Children" at UCR
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"The Metal Children" by Adam Rapp is mildly autobiographical, darkly comical and borders on the surreal. Directed by Holly Derr, the play opened Nov. 8th to a sold-out show in UC Riverside's Arts Studio...
Summer Preview 2012
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Summer 2012 will be jam-packed with exciting movie releases, beginning with "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" on July 22. It looks so shameless that it just might be awesome. Next comes the highly anticipated "Seeking a...


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For a group of 10 year old children there are a few different science party options that work really well. By this kind of age they have the attention span to just want to keep doing awesome experiments all day long so our extra modules can make great additions.
The Climate Chaos module is packed full of snow, tornadoes and electricity and really gets the children thinking about the environment and having fun. And what 10 year old doesn't like rockets?!
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Nebraska, where the prairie rolls out to the horizon, is home to our pasture-reared cattle. Here, in the very heart of the old Wild West, is where we produce the finest US beef, so flavoursome that we only need add a hint of seasoning, as in the traditional American BBQ style. Treat yourself to the pure, unadulterated taste of the Midwest.


In the Philadelphia area, the average total energy use for buildings used for religious worship is about 57,300 BTUs/SF/Year 2½ times the Energy Star target for the northeast. Bill Rose of EPA in Washington DC told us that no congregations have yet qualified to be an "Energy Star" We think the EPA should have chosen more realistic goals.
What's new about asbestos? In September 1995, the now defunct Office of Technology Assessment printed a book entitled. "Risks to Students in Schools. (document number OTA-ENV-066 from the US Government Printing Office.) OTA states on Page 144 that, ".Measurements showed, however, that the average levels at asbestos in buildings, including schools, differed little from concentrations in outdoor air.
Furthermore, these measurements, made in many buildings over a period of several years, provide no indication of episodic releases of high concentrations of asbestos.
And radon? In July 1996, the Journal of the National cancer Institute published a Finnish study of 1,973 lung cancer patients compared to 2,885 control subjects. The study concludes, .Indoor radon does not appear to be an important cause of lung cancer.
Anybody want to take on the EPA?


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19-Nov-2018 Verified Review, stayed from Sat Nov 17 to Mon Nov 19 2018 at a $84.67 average nightly rate.
Located at the Entrance to Universal Orlando, WALKING DISTANCE to Universal and City Walk, this full service hotel features Spacious, guest rooms! Rooms include 32" Flat Screen TV's, mini-refrigerators, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, in-room safe, and Much Much MORE! As a "Universal Partner Hotel" all guest recieve Exclusive Discounts for staying with us! 15% off merchandise on purchases over $50.00 at, Islands of Adventure Trading Company and Universal Studios Store(R), 15% off food and non-alcoholic beverages at select locations in both theme parks: Univseral's Islands of Adventure(R), Confisco Grille(R), and Mythos Restaurnat(R). Universal's Studios(R) Finnegan's Bar and Grill and Lmobard's Seafood Grille. 15% off food and non alcoholic beverages at select CityWalk Venue's: Jimmy Buffett's(R) Margaritaville(R), Pat O'Briens(R), - A Tribute to Freedom, CityWalk's Rising Star, the groove, Pastamore.
The graph above is seasonality of room rates for both our group rates and the lowest online individual rates our system could find at the time the group offer was placed. The best group rate shown is 25.4% in April 2018 and the highest average individual rate is $190 in the month of April 2018. This chart will show past seasonality and also project future months. If you are flexible with dates, you may want to consider staying at Doubletree by Hilton at the Entrance To Universal Orlando in a month when rates are lower.
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The Universal Center is the main exhibit hall with 12 Breakout rooms within.
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Breakout Rooms a part of the Universal Center.
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Humans of New York Blog Puts the Spotlight on NYC Library's Controversial Renovation Plans
A widely-shared photo by the blog Humans of New York railing against the New York Public Library's planned renovations sparked an outpouring of support against those plans, but the photo and its message's accuracy has since been called into question.
Eric Levenson
As it does several times a day, the popular photography account Humans of New York posted a photo of a person on the streets of New York and a short funny/interesting/inspirational quote from them. Tuesday morning's post featured a chicken-eating man who said he worked at the library and lamented its upcoming renovations.
Post by Humans of New York.
The last two lines are particularly striking. "When everything is finished, one of the greatest research libraries in the world will become a glorified internet cafe," the man says. "Now read that back to me," he adds in a call-to-arms type final line. That man, identified on Twitter as Matthew Zadrozny, is an active library user who has organized opposition to the coming changes to the library.
Zadrozny and his message took off from there, were widely shared on Facebook, Twitter, and beyond, and reignited the Save the 42nd Street Library petition email to Mayor Bill de Blasio. The image also was shared among those who like to look at attractive library-defending men.
I have three different female FB friends all swooning over today's Humans of New York guy. https://t.co/m5DPsxlPxM
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) February 25, 2014
As with many viral-spreading photos, the message isn't completely accurate. Because of the image's popularity, Humans of New York posted a rare off-message rebuttal to the original, via the NYPL. For starters, though Zadrozny may work at the library's location, he is not employed by the library. And his warnings of gloom and doom may be overstated as well.
The first claim, that Zadrozny in fact does not work there, is more a problem of ambiguity. Zadrozny works at the library in the sense that many researchers and New Yorkers perform their own work while located at the library. But he is not employed by the library system.
In addition, his warning seems somewhat exaggerated. The NYPL's plans, as they stand, are to renovate the 5th Avenue library, demolish the old library stacks, move research-heavy books into on-site storage, and build an open-area cafe*. Many of the books at the library now are not circulation books — they cannot be taken off the premises — a fact that would change with the renovations, and the addition of a circulating collection. This would move some of the lesser-used, in-depth academic books from the old stacks, and may lower the library's research bona fides, as critics like Zadrozny suggest. But it's excessive to say that the library will become a "glorified internet cafe."
Mayor de Blasio said he questioned the renovation plans back in July when he was still a mayoral candidate, but he has been silent on the issue since. To hear his ideas, we'll at least have to wait until Humans of New York gets him in one of their images.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this post suggested that the most of the books in the Main Library's research stacks would be moved elsewhere and/or taken "out of the system." According to the NYPL, the vast majority of the books from the old stacks will be kept on-site, in a new storage facility under Bryant Park, and will remain available to patrons. Though adding a cafe was at one time mentioned as a possibility, the current plans do not included that feature.
In addition, while Bill de Blasio called for a halt to the renovations and a full financial review while a candidate for Mayor, he did not reject the plan or ask for it to be canceled.
Eric Levenson is a former staff writer for The Wire.