At Inspired we feel it's vital that our people are well rewarded. We regularly check our salaries against other companies to make sure we're competitive and keeping up with changes in the market. We'll also review your basic pay every year, plus we offer extra recognition rewards to recognise individual achievements via our Edgy Scheme.
Employee discounts – You'll get access to the Benefits Website which offers a range of discounts including entry to attractions, theme parks, shopping, gifts and holidays discounts, Corporate Perks which offers further discounts on travel, holidays, electronics, utilities and fashion and discounts on the Warner Leisure Group of hotels.
Holidays – You are entitled to a minimum of 25 days' statutory holiday per year plus bank holidays. Obviously, if you work part-time this will be pro-rated.
Bonus – When we do well financially, we want our people to feel the benefit too. So, we have a discretionary bonus approach that rewards our employees for helping us to reach our goals.
Pension – Nowadays, we're all aware of how important it is to save for our retirement. At Inspired, we want to help you along the way. This is why we offer an excellent Defined Contribution pension plan via Standard Life, that meets and exceeds auto-enrolment regulations.
Life Assurance – From day one, you'll receive life assurance cover to the value of two times your annual pensionable salary.
Shares – from time to time we are able to offer discounted or enhanced Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
Salary Sacrifice – Join one of our Salary Sacrifice schemes, covering childcare vouchers, and cycle to work and pension contributions and you could save money on tax and National Insurance.
Heath & Wellbeing – At Inspired your wellbeing is a big priority, and we want you to be the best you can be. That's why we'll offer you private healthcare savings scheme with BHSF and an Employee Assistance program intended to help you, your partner or your children deal with any personal problems that might adversely impact work performance, health, and wellbeing. As a caring company, we try hard to accommodate family life and personal commitments and believe that goodwill is essential to a happy and productive employee.
Social – Each office has a social committee who organise company funded Christmas and Summer parties and other actives such as charity days, tuck shops and inter-team competitions – it is important to us that you feel part of the Inspired family.
Flexible Working – Where we can offer a flexible approach to working, we do. Not all of our roles can accommodate this, but we understand the benefits of work-life balance.
Birthday Leave – To celebrate your birthday, you'll be able to take a day off work anytime during the calendar month of your birthday.
Annual Leave Buy and Sell – You are entitled to buy and sell up to five days of holiday each year.


Nose: Smoked ham, vanilla, black pepper, ginger and a mild fruitiness.
Palate: Mild peat, vanilla, raisins, grapefruit, ginger, hints of pepper.
Overall: A nicely sippable dram with a rather pronounced smokiness. The driness is quite pronounced as well, a bit less would make it even nicer.


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25 Best Architecture Schools for a Master's Degree 2020
By the GradReports team | Updated 4/1/2020
Ranked below are the top 25 colleges that offer a Master's Degree in Architecture based on the median salary of this program's graduates one year after college. With a median starting salary of $61,200, Boston Architectural College outranks the other schools on the list. University of Kansas and Wentworth Institute of Technology tie for the lowest median debt on the list, at $20,500. The schools on the list boast median starting salaries in the $51,800-$61,200 range for students who graduated with a Master's Degree in Architecture.
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#1 #1 Boston Architectural College Boston (MA) Boston (MA) $24,994 $93,604 $61,200
#2 #2 Yale University New Haven (CT) New Haven (CT) $43,300 $61,000 $59,400
#3 #3 Columbia University in the City of New York New York (NY) New York (NY) $49,968 $80,500 $58,600
#4 #4 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley (CA) Berkeley (CA) $29,289 Not Reported $58,400
#5 #5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge (MA) Cambridge (MA) $57,059 $36,750 $58,100
#6 #6 Harvard University Cambridge (MA) Cambridge (MA) $49,214 $65,307 $58,100
#7 #7 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington (TX) Arlington (TX) $22,980 $31,814 $57,300
#8 #8 University of Maryland - College Park College Park (MD) College Park (MD) $30,885 $51,502 $57,000
#9 #9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg (VA) Blacksburg (VA) $30,489 $49,049 $55,600
#10 #10 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta (GA) Atlanta (GA) $31,164 $83,719 $55,600
#11 #11 University of Southern California Los Angeles (CA) Los Angeles (CA) $47,107 $141,036 $54,800
#12 #12 University of Washington - Seattle Seattle (WA) Seattle (WA) $33,534 $75,048 $54,600
#13 #13 Academy of Art University San Francisco (CA) San Francisco (CA) $26,292 Not Reported $54,600
#14 #14 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati (OH) (and 1 other) Cincinnati (OH) (and 1 other) $26,210 $59,677 $54,400
#15 #15 California College of the Arts Oakland (CA) Oakland (CA) $53,750 Not Reported $54,200
#16 #16 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles (CA) Los Angeles (CA) $28,055 $83,868 $53,800
#17 #17 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia (PA) Philadelphia (PA) $40,182 $112,500 $53,200
#18 #18 The New School New York (NY) New York (NY) $47,926 $131,122 $53,200
#19 #19 CUNY City College New York (NY) New York (NY) $20,832 $61,000 $52,900
#20 #20 University of Utah Salt Lake City (UT) Salt Lake City (UT) $26,640 $41,000 $52,600
#21 #21 Washington State University Pullman (WA) Pullman (WA) $26,850 $32,529 $52,200
#22 (tie) #22 (tie) University of Kansas Lawrence (KS) Lawrence (KS) $25,007 $20,500 $51,900
#22 (tie) #22 (tie) Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston (MA) Boston (MA) $37,700 $20,500 $51,900
#24 #24 Texas Tech University Lubbock (TX) Lubbock (TX) $15,651 $32,208 $51,900
#25 #25 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis (MO) St. Louis (MO) $54,750 $98,750 $51,800
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Boston Architectural College
Boston (MA)
Median Salary $61,200
Median Debt $93,604
Annual Tuition $24,994
Boston Architectural College offers on-campus and online options for a Master in Architecture. There are two courses of study for this master's degree: a three-and-half year option for those who do not already have a bachelor's degree in architecture or design, or a two-year option for those who do. The former consists of 90 credits and 3,000 practice hours, whereas the latter consists of 36 credits and 3,000 practice hours. Both require a thesis about an architectural topic of the student's choice.
The online track for the Master in Architecture is professionally accredited and encourages simultaneous professional practice. Students can study and work, and they will be given the opportunity to engage in eight-day residencies in Boston, which allows for in-person student interactions and connections with instructors.
Visit Boston Architectural College's website.
New Haven (CT)
The Master of Architecture I degree at Yale is a professional degree for students holding a non-pre-professional bachelor's degree. The program typically takes three years of full-time residency to complete. Degree requirements include summer courses during the six weeks leading up to a first-year student's first semester, 114 completed credits, and a digital portfolio.
The Master of Architecture II degree at Yale is a post-professional program aimed at helping practicing architects hone specific skills or solve particular challenges to better prepare them to respond to architectural needs in the modern world. This degree typically takes two years to complete. Students will engage in both group work and individual projects and research. There is a 72-unit requirement for this program, but only four required courses. This means that students have the opportunity to shape much of their degree, emphasizing whichever area of study appeals to their interests, passions, and career aspirations.
Visit Yale University's website.
The Master in Architecture program at Columbia University is completed through the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP). This program is a non-pre-professional degree, which means that it is intended for students whose undergraduate degree is not in architecture or design. There is a 108-unit requirement for degree completion.
Courses offered include seminar-style classes as well as guided studio work. Each design studio course is worth nine units, and students complete one each semester for three years, totaling six studio courses. Seminar classes cover architectural technologies, history and theory, visual studies, methods and practice, and other topics.
GSAPP prides itself on its focus on the experimental aspects of architecture, encouraging students to look into what architecture has the potential to be, not just what it currently is.
Visit Columbia University's website.
Berkeley (CA)
Median Debt Not Reported
The University of California - Berkeley offers two master's degrees in architecture. One is intended for students who already have a bachelor's degree in architecture and requires 48 credits, and the other is meant for those who do not and requires 72 credits. Both degrees give students the opportunity to complete a final thesis or studio project during their final semester.
Architecture degrees at the University of California - Berkeley focus mainly on design. Among other topics, the curriculum covers design theories, the history of modern-day architecture, construction, and studio practice. Every semester students are required to enroll in at least 12 units.
UC Berkeley also offers Studio One, which is a one-year studio program for post-professionals that provides the opportunity to gain experience and design knowledge.
Visit University of California–Berkeley's website.
Cambridge (MA)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a Master of Architecture degree through its School of Architecture and Planning. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest architecture school in the country.
The program strives to go beyond professional training and into a deep exploration of how architecture affects society, industry, and the environment. In addition to focusing on principles of Urbanism and Building Technology, the interdisciplinary curriculum also pulls from subjects like History, Theory & Criticism, and Computation. With its small class size of approximately 25 students per year and its emphasis on a studio course sequence including Core Studios, Research Studios, and a Thesis Seminar, the program gives students the chance to gain both hands-on and theoretical knowledge. Students with no prior architecture experience typically complete the program in 3.5 years, while students with previous architecture design experience and credit may be given advanced standing to complete the degree in 2.5 years.
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/**
 * @requires plugins/LayerSource.js
 */

/**
 * The WMSCapabilities and WFSDescribeFeatureType formats parse the document and
 * pass the raw data to the WMSCapabilitiesReader/AttributeReader.  There,
 * records are created from layer data.  The rest of the data is lost.  It
 * makes sense to store this raw data somewhere - either on the OpenLayers
 * format or the GeoExt reader.  Until there is a better solution, we'll
 * override the reader's readRecords method  here so that we can have access to
 * the raw data later.
 *
 * The purpose of all of this is to get the service title, feature type and
 * namespace later.
 * TODO: push this to OpenLayers or GeoExt
 */
(function() {
    function keepRaw(data) {
        if (typeof data === "string" || data.nodeType) {
            data = this.meta.format.read(data);
        }
        // here is the new part
        this.raw = data;
    };
    Ext.intercept(GeoExt.data.WMSCapabilitiesReader.prototype, "readRecords", keepRaw);
    GeoExt.data.AttributeReader &&
        Ext.intercept(GeoExt.data.AttributeReader.prototype, "readRecords", keepRaw);
})();

/** api: (define)
 *  module = gxp.plugins
 *  class = WMSSource
 */

/** api: (extends)
 *  plugins/LayerSource.js
 */
Ext.namespace("gxp.plugins");

/** api: constructor
 *  .. class:: WMSSource(config)
 *
 *    Plugin for using WMS layers with :class:`gxp.Viewer` instances. The
 *    plugin issues a GetCapabilities request to create a store of the WMS's
 *    layers.
 */
/** api: example
 *  Configuration in the  :class:`gxp.Viewer`:
 *
 *  .. code-block:: javascript
 *
 *    defaultSourceType: "gxp_wmssource",
 *    sources: {
 *        "opengeo": {
 *            url: "http://suite.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms"
 *        }
 *    }
 *
 *  A typical configuration for a layer from this source (in the ``layers``
 *  array of the viewer's ``map`` config option would look like this:
 *
 *  .. code-block:: javascript
 *
 *    {
 *        source: "opengeo",
 *        name: "world",
 *        group: "background"
 *    }
 *
 */
gxp.plugins.WMSSource = Ext.extend(gxp.plugins.LayerSource, {

    /** api: ptype = gxp_wmssource */
    ptype: "gxp_wmssource",

    /** api: config[url]
     *  ``String`` WMS service URL for this source
     */

    /** api: baseParams
     *  ``Object`` Base parameters to use on the WMS GetCapabilities
     *  request.
     */
    baseParams: null,

    /** api: format
     * ``OpenLayers.Format`` Optional custom format to use on the
     * WMSCapabilitiesStore store instead of the default.
     */
    format: null,

    /** private: property[describeLayerStore]
     *  ``GeoExt.data.WMSDescribeLayerStore`` additional store of layer
     *  descriptions. Will only be available when the source is configured
     *  with ``describeLayers`` set to true.
     */
    describeLayerStore: null,

    /** private: property[describedLayers]
     */
    describedLayers: null,

    /** private: property[schemaCache]
     */
    schemaCache: null,

    /** api: config[version]
     *  ``String``
     *  If specified, the version string will be included in WMS GetCapabilities
     *  requests.  By default, no version is set.
     */

    /** api: method[createStore]
     *
     *  Creates a store of layer records.  Fires "ready" when store is loaded.
     */
    createStore: function() {
        var baseParams = this.baseParams || {
            SERVICE: "WMS",
            REQUEST: "GetCapabilities"
        };
        if (this.version) {
            baseParams.VERSION = this.version;
        }
        this.store = new GeoExt.data.WMSCapabilitiesStore({
            url: this.url,
            baseParams: baseParams,
            format: this.format,
            autoLoad: true,
            listeners: {
                load: function() {
                    // The load event is fired even if a bogus capabilities doc
                    // is read (http://trac.geoext.org/ticket/295).
                    // Until this changes, we duck type a bad capabilities
                    // object and fire failure if found.
                    if (!this.store.reader.raw || !this.store.reader.raw.service) {
                        this.fireEvent("failure", this, "Invalid capabilities document.");
                    } else {
                        if (!this.title) {
                            this.title = this.store.reader.raw.service.title;
                        }
                        this.fireEvent("ready", this);
                    }
                },
                exception: function(proxy, type, action, options, response, arg) {
                    delete this.store;
                    var msg;
                    if (type === "response") {
                        msg = arg || "Invalid response from server.";
                    } else {
                        msg = "Trouble creating layer store from response.";
                    }
                    // TODO: decide on signature for failure listeners
                    this.fireEvent("failure", this, msg, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments));
                },
                scope: this
            }
        });
    },

    /** api: method[createLayerRecord]
     *  :arg config:  ``Object``  The application config for this layer.
     *  :returns: ``GeoExt.data.LayerRecord``
     *
     *  Create a layer record given the config.
     */
    createLayerRecord: function(config) {
        var record;
        var index = this.store.findExact("name", config.name);
        if (index > -1) {
            var original = this.store.getAt(index);

            var layer = original.getLayer();

            /**
             * TODO: The WMSCapabilitiesReader should allow for creation
             * of layers in different SRS.
             */
            var projection = this.getMapProjection();

            // If the layer is not available in the map projection, find a
            // compatible projection that equals the map projection. This helps
            // us in dealing with the different EPSG codes for web mercator.
            var layerProjection = this.getProjection(original);

            var nativeExtent = original.get("bbox")[projection.getCode()];
            var swapAxis = OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype.reverseAxisOrder.call(
                Ext.applyIf({map: this.target.mapPanel.map}, layer)
            );
            var maxExtent =
                (nativeExtent && OpenLayers.Bounds.fromArray(nativeExtent.bbox, swapAxis)) ||
                OpenLayers.Bounds.fromArray(original.get("llbbox")).transform(new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"), projection);

            // make sure maxExtent is valid (transform does not succeed for all llbbox)
            if (!(1 / maxExtent.getHeight() > 0) || !(1 / maxExtent.getWidth() > 0)) {
                // maxExtent has infinite or non-numeric width or height
                // in this case, the map maxExtent must be specified in the config
                maxExtent = undefined;
            }

            // use all params from original
            var params = Ext.applyIf({
                STYLES: config.styles,
                FORMAT: config.format,
                TRANSPARENT: config.transparent
            }, layer.params);

            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
                config.title || layer.name,
                layer.url,
                params, {
                    attribution: layer.attribution,
                    maxExtent: maxExtent,
                    restrictedExtent: maxExtent,
                    singleTile: ("tiled" in config) ? !config.tiled : false,
                    ratio: config.ratio || 1,
                    visibility: ("visibility" in config) ? config.visibility : true,
                    opacity: ("opacity" in config) ? config.opacity : 1,
                    buffer: ("buffer" in config) ? config.buffer : 1,
                    projection: layerProjection
                }
            );

            // data for the new record
            var data = Ext.applyIf({
                title: layer.name,
                group: config.group,
                source: config.source,
                properties: "gxp_wmslayerpanel",
                fixed: config.fixed,
                selected: "selected" in config ? config.selected : false,
                layer: layer
            }, original.data);

            // add additional fields
            var fields = [
                {name: "source", type: "string"},
                {name: "group", type: "string"},
                {name: "properties", type: "string"},
                {name: "fixed", type: "boolean"},
                {name: "selected", type: "boolean"}
            ];
            original.fields.each(function(field) {
                fields.push(field);
            });

            var Record = GeoExt.data.LayerRecord.create(fields);
            record = new Record(data, layer.id);

        }

        return record;
    },

    /** api: method[getProjection]
     *  :arg layerRecord: ``GeoExt.data.LayerRecord`` a record from this
     *      source's store
     *  :returns: ``OpenLayers.Projection`` A suitable projection for the
     *      ``layerRecord``. If the layer is available in the map projection,
     *      the map projection will be returned. Otherwise an equal projection,
     *      or null if none is available.
     *
     *  Get the projection that the source will use for the layer created in
     *  ``createLayerRecord``. If the layer is not available in a projection
     *  that fits the map projection, null will be returned.
     */
    getProjection: function(layerRecord) {
        var projection = this.getMapProjection();
        var compatibleProjection = projection;
        var availableSRS = layerRecord.get("srs");
        if (!availableSRS[projection.getCode()]) {
            compatibleProjection = null;
            var p, srs;
            for (srs in availableSRS) {
                if ((p=new OpenLayers.Projection(srs)).equals(projection)) {
                    compatibleProjection = p;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return compatibleProjection;
    },

    /** private: method[initDescribeLayerStore]
     *  creates a WMSDescribeLayer store for layer descriptions of all layers
     *  created from this source.
     */
    initDescribeLayerStore: function() {
        var req = this.store.reader.raw.capability.request.describelayer;
        if (req) {
            this.describeLayerStore = new GeoExt.data.WMSDescribeLayerStore({
                url: req.href,
                baseParams: {
                    VERSION: this.store.reader.raw.version,
                    REQUEST: "DescribeLayer"
                }
            });
        }
    },

    /** api: method[describeLayer]
     *  :arg rec: ``GeoExt.data.LayerRecord`` the layer to issue a WMS
     *      DescribeLayer request for
     *  :arg callback: ``Function`` Callback function. Will be called with
     *      an ``Ext.data.Record`` from a ``GeoExt.data.DescribeLayerStore``
     *      as first argument, or false if the WMS does not support
     *      DescribeLayer.
     *  :arg scope: ``Object`` Optional scope for the callback.
     *
     *  Get a DescribeLayer response from this source's WMS.
     */
    describeLayer: function(rec, callback, scope) {
        !this.describeLayerStore && this.initDescribeLayerStore();
        if (!this.describeLayerStore) {
            callback.call(scope, false);
            return;
        }
        if (!this.describedLayers) {
            this.describedLayers = {};
        }
        var layerName = rec.getLayer().params.LAYERS;
        var cb = function() {
            var recs = Ext.isArray(arguments[1]) ? arguments[1] : arguments[0];
            var rec;
            for (var i=recs.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
                rec = recs[i], name;
                if ((name = rec.get("layerName")) == layerName) {
                    this.describeLayerStore.un("load", arguments.callee, this);
                    this.describedLayers[name] = true;
                    callback.call(scope, rec);
                    return;
                } else if (typeof this.describedLayers[name] == "function") {
                    var fn = this.describedLayers[name];
                    this.describeLayerStore.un("load", fn, this);
                    fn.apply(this, arguments);
                }
            }
            // something went wrong (e.g. GeoServer does not return a valid
            // DescribeFeatureType document for group layers)
            delete describedLayers[layerName];
            callback.call(scope, false);
        };
        var describedLayers = this.describedLayers;
        var index;
        if (!describedLayers[layerName]) {
            describedLayers[layerName] = cb;
            this.describeLayerStore.load({
                params: {LAYERS: layerName},
                add: true,
                callback: cb,
                scope: this
            });
        } else if ((index = this.describeLayerStore.findExact("layerName", layerName)) == -1) {
            this.describeLayerStore.on("load", cb, this);
        } else {
            callback.call(scope, this.describeLayerStore.getAt(index));
        }
    },

    /** api: method[getSchema]
     *  :arg rec: ``GeoExt.data.LayerRecord`` the WMS layer to issue a WFS
     *      DescribeFeatureType request for
     *  :arg callback: ``Function`` Callback function. Will be called with
     *      a ``GeoExt.data.AttributeStore`` containing the schema as first
     *      argument, or false if the WMS does not support DescribeLayer or the
     *      layer is not associated with a WFS feature type.
     *  :arg scope: ``Object`` Optional scope for the callback.
     *
     *  Gets the schema for a layer of this source, if the layer is a feature
     *  layer.
     */
    getSchema: function(rec, callback, scope) {
        if (!this.schemaCache) {
            this.schemaCache = {};
        }
        this.describeLayer(rec, function(r) {
            if (r && r.get("owsType") == "WFS") {
                var typeName = r.get("typeName");
                var schema = this.schemaCache[typeName];
                if (schema) {
                    if (schema.getCount() == 0) {
                        schema.on("load", function() {
                            callback.call(scope, schema);
                        }, this, {single: true});
                    } else {
                        callback.call(scope, schema);
                    }
                } else {
                    schema = new GeoExt.data.AttributeStore({
                        url: r.get("owsURL"),
                        baseParams: {
                            SERVICE: "WFS",
                            //TODO should get version from WFS GetCapabilities
                            VERSION: "1.1.0",
                            REQUEST: "DescribeFeatureType",
                            TYPENAME: typeName
                        },
                        autoLoad: true,
                        listeners: {
                            "load": function() {
                                callback.call(scope, schema);
                            },
                            scope: this
                        }
                    });
                    this.schemaCache[typeName] = schema;
                }
            } else {
                callback.call(scope, false);
            }
        }, this);
   },

    /** api: method[getConfigForRecord]
     *  :arg record: :class:`GeoExt.data.LayerRecord`
     *  :returns: ``Object``
     *
     *  Create a config object that can be used to recreate the given record.
     */
    getConfigForRecord: function(record) {
        var config = gxp.plugins.WMSSource.superclass.getConfigForRecord.apply(this, arguments);
        var layer = record.getLayer();
        var params = layer.params;
        return Ext.apply(config, {
            format: params.FORMAT,
            styles: params.STYLES,
            transparent: params.TRANSPARENT
        });
    }

});

Ext.preg(gxp.plugins.WMSSource.prototype.ptype, gxp.plugins.WMSSource);

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In 2007, the new Congregation of St. Joseph was formed with the combining of seven CSJ Congregations throughout America's heartland. The new Congregation had over 35 ministries under its care and within a year of the Congregation's formation, CSJ Ministries came into being. CSJ Ministries was created as the "sponsorship arm" of the Congregation, the organization that would be completely dedicated to current and future sponsored ministries of the Congregation. Over the past 10 years, CSJ Ministries has worked to support, encourage, help sustain, and provide leadership for the ministry organizations the Congregation of St. Joseph is proud to sponsor.
The sponsorship structures and processes the Congregation has used in relation to their ministries have worked very well over many years. However, in recent years it has become apparent that these structures no longer fit the changing realities. Emerging realities have led the CSJ Ministries board to assess its historical sponsorship model and begin to envision a new model, a new way for the future. For the past two years the CSJ Ministries Board has been in the process of assessing the current CSJ Sponsorship model and determining what is needed going forward into the future. Collective Impact has been assisting CSJ Ministries through this transformational paradigm shift by providing planning, development, stakeholder engagement, and change management services.
Collective Impact continues our work with the CSJ Ministries Board in visualizing the emergence of the CSJ Mission Network, a flexible, nimble, and adaptive structure whereby all current and future ministers and ministerial outreaches are strongly united by the Congregation's mission and charism for many years to come … "that all may be one."
Greene County Human Services contracted with Collective Impact to develop a "Children and Family Resource Directory" to serve as a useful guide for service providers to help better meet the needs of the children and families in Greene County, Pennsylvania. This resource connects people, systems, and services that are helping children and families in the County. Families usually need a variety of supports from different service systems, in order to be successful. Making connections for them quickly and effectively can make a significant difference in their lives. The guide will help users gain a better understanding of the array of human services available in Greene County, connect with a network of local providers and experts in all areas of child and family services and supports, access important resource links and contacts for learning more information, identify needed services and connections in a quick and timely matter. Collective Impact also revamped and modernized the Greene County Find-Out Website which has served as an interactive directory of resources for the community for over 15 years.
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On Sunday night, April 27, a tornado came through our area resulting in loss of property for many and loss of life for some. Included in those who lost lives was one of my co-workers and two of his daughters. This man was a godly father of nine children who dedicated his life to caring for family - not just his but countless others as well. And he was putting his family's safety above his own when the house collapsed around him. His daughters were faithful followers of Christ as well. If ever there was a Christian family, in the true sense, this was it.
That next morning, as I was processing through the tragedy of the night before, it was as if I was hyper sensitive to everything going on around me. Everything that would normally seem "ordinary" was suddenly worthy of notice. I wrote the following post on my Facebook page, even as I sat in my vehicle willing myself to walk into the office.
It's trash day in our neighborhood, and recycling day. We dutifully lugged the trash and recycling receptacles to the curb. The kids made their school buses on time. The local fitness center parking lot was packed. A large garbage truck blocked the path of the car in front of me making us wait unnecessarily. The drive through line at the local Starbucks was wrapped around the building, as usual. A large SUV tailgated me for a mile or so as I drove to work, arriving just a little later than I'd planned.
Just observations made, all so normal for a Monday.
And yet this Monday, I sat at our dining table in stunned silence, weeping.
This Monday, I held my wife in embrace a little longer.
This Monday, I didn't want to let my kids go.
This Monday, I felt guilty for packing my running gear so I could get out for a lunch run, for even packing a lunch. Yet the need for normalcy and release seem to take over.
This is the wake of disaster, of tragedy striking close to home.
Yet I am not without hope or purpose.
King David's child - the child conceived because of adultery with Bathsheba - is deathly ill. David fasted, laying out all night on the ground begging God to save the child. But the child dies anyway. David's servants are afraid to tell him the child died, but David figures it out by the way they're acting. Then he gets up, cleans up, gets a bite to eat, and carries on with his life. His servants are confused. If he was so grieved by the child's sickness, why is he not even more upset about the child's death? David's reply: "I fasted while I could still do something about it. But there's nothing more I can do, now that he's dead." Again, that's my paraphrase, but that's the general story.
I know that everyone deals with difficulty differently. But it would seem that seeking normalcy in the face of tragedy is actually pretty common. I'd go so far as to say that going about one's usual routine is actually a way of dealing with grief - actually a form of grieving itself. For me, even in my routine I find myself processing - going all foggy headed one moment and then all of a sudden having extreme clarity. Having muddled thoughts one moment followed by new epiphanies the next. Feeling extreme sadness in one instant, even weeping, and then joy in the next - and more tears. All while doing what is routine, what comes as "second nature." Because, after all, life goes on...at least for a time.
I know it's likely that you may be reading this and experiencing a difficult time in your life right now. I just want to say that it's okay to find solace in routine. It's okay if you don't know how to act, what to say, what to do. If everything seems inadequate or maybe just too much. And it's okay to have those feelings of fogginess and clarity. That's just part of grief. It's okay if things make sense one minute and then not so much the next. Maybe you'll find some comfort in these words. I guess that's what I'm aiming for.
Or maybe I just want you to know: you're not alone.
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Yesterday afternoon, the small rural community we live in experienced the shock and sadness of a tragic story unfolding...a story that you usually only read about in other small towns far away from the comfort of your own.
There is so much pain. So many people are reading this blog and hurting.
The ache is so deep it feels as if it will never end.
Feelings of love and adequacy have long faded.
And you are left, holding the pieces of your broken heart, as it crumbles in your hands. The only thing you feel is betrayed, or despair. You look back and think, "What could I have done to fix this? What could I have done better to change his/her mind?"
Here is the reality. Living in the past is not truly living. Focusing on what could have been said or done, wondering how you could have fixed it, will do nothing except distract you from God and the truth He wants you to hear.
God isn't finished with you yet.
Just because you are hurting and broken and afraid does not mean that you are alone. It does not mean that there is no one who cares, and no one who understands. If I have learned anything through the pain and trauma of my own broken marriage vows, it is that my focus and perspective were wrong.
Sometimes the only way to truly begin to heal is the hardest place to begin. It requires humility and setting aside the anger and desire to lash out. It requires laying your burdens down at the feet of the One who already bore them on the Cross. Healing requires resting in Him. There may be absolutely nothing tangible that you can do to fix your current situation. Sometimes, in the midst of the pain and the chaos, we need to simply rest. I'm sure you've heard it before from a well-intentioned friend, or in a sermon..."Be still and know that I am God."
And maybe, if you're like me, you thought "What on earth does that mean? I mean, seriously?!? What does that even look like?"
Having been there before, I'd like to say that I can give you the answer.
What I can give you is a song.
A song that I hope helps you to understand what you may be called to do in this very moment. Right now, maybe what you need to do is to come and rest at the feet of Jesus. To let go of the weight you are carrying, set it down at Jesus' feet, and simply rest in his arms. There is safety in the arms of Christ. God can and will carry you through this. When life seems as bleak as it can be, and you are alone and your feelings consume you, may you remember this song and allow God to use it to put things back into perspective.


We are often told to avoid comparison. It is even commanded in the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt not covet…" I agree, we should avoid being trapped by comparing ourselves to others; however, I believe comparison can be healthy if we learn to surround those comparisons with questions.
write a book on that topic?
wear their hair that way?
As long as we are not passing judgement, but rather observing to understand "why," I believe we are OK.
Now you might say we need to be ourselves. I also agree, yet I see the comparison much like the role of hiring a coach or consultant. Comparison, when asking questions, gives us someone else's perspective. It is a time to look through a second pair of eyes. As long as we continue to ask questions, we avoid being trapped.
Seeing people who do what I do for an avocation encourages me. People who excel at what I do is especially inspiring to me. As example, when seeing a well trained/polished presenter perform, I am inspired to evaluate what makes them excel. I work at adding what makes them exceptional to my presentation.
When reading another author's book, sometimes I am validated in my thinking. At other times I question an author's point of view. In both cases I am comparing myself to them.
I want to know how other consultants work. I attend their seminars to learn what makes them succeed. I believe that there are no "new" ideas. All of us continue to "tweak" concepts, making them unique to our systems.
Mentors like Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, and Mark LeBlanc have taught me. They have taught me through comparison and evaluation to grow my practice. As I learned from them, I compared myself to create a level of success that equals their success.
As I write this article he has just celebrated his 80th birthday.
He continues to build a successful business.
He has been married to his beloved "Red head" forever.
Raised his family as Christians.
Practices and teaches the concept of give to receive.
Works with people of the highest morals, values and ethics.
Has created his legacy in books and electronic media.
Started his sales career selling pots and pans door to door.
Watching him on stage is a great source of information and also a great source of inspiration and entertainment. What can you learn from observing Zig Ziglar? His tape series Courtship After Marriage tells it all! Treat your spouse as if you were just meeting for that first date. Be excited. Be enthused. How might our lives change if we treated our significant others everyday as if we were meeting for the first time?
I encourage you to look at those you see as role models and compare yourself to them. Choose to do more of what they do to be your role model. Ask the questions what, when, where and why to find your increased success. Comparison, used in the best way, will provide you the best life.


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Q: How to average and compress data using django? This class has volts & frequency that are calculated every minute.
I want to take the average of each (volts, frequency ... etc) every 15 minutesof the recorded data and time ].
Should I do it in SQL or it can be done by django?
class LogsN (models.Model):
    syv = models.ForeignKey (smodel.Syved, related_name='%(class)s')
    data = models.ForeignKey (smodel.Data, related_name='%(class)s')
    val = models.FloatField (null=True, blank = True)
    timestamp = models.DateTimeField ()
    objects = AccessManager()

A: I think you are looking for this
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/db/aggregation/
LogsN.objects.all().aggregate(Avg('val'))

A: As posted by Sardorbek (I cannot comment yet): according to https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/db/aggregation/ :
LogsN.objects.all().aggregate(Avg('val'))['val__avg']

Just remember that the aggregate method returns a dictionary, if you want the value you will have to use the key ['val__avg'].

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A confidentiality preserving system and method for performing a rank-ordered search and retrieval of contents of a data collection. The system includes at least one computer system including a search and retrieval algorithm using term frequency and/or similar features for rank-ordering selective contents of the data collection, and enabling secure retrieval of the selective contents based on the rank-order. The search and retrieval algorithm includes a baseline algorithm, a partially server oriented algorithm, and/or a fully server oriented algorithm. The partially and/or fully server oriented algorithms use homomorphic and/or order preserving encryption for enabling search capability from a user other than an owner of the contents of the data collection. The confidentiality preserving method includes using term frequency for rank-ordering selective contents of the data collection, and retrieving the selective contents based on the rank-order.


Life is uncertain so eat your desert first.
One should not go farther than the sea to fish.
A master has their master too.
The elderly, even if deaf and blind, still know a lot.
Asleep in the morning, awake in the evening; this is how you lose a house.
A bark does not hurt you.
Who digs a hole for another, falls in it himself.
A child who is loved has many names.
Who hears wrong, replies wrong.
A man is valued by his work, not his words.
A tiny morsel is a feast to the starving man.
War does not determine who is right, only who is remaining.
Hope for miracles, but don't rely on them happening.
If you can not find peace within yourself, it is useless to look elsewhere.
Big fish are worth of fishing even if you don't catch one.
There's no smoke without fire.
A cat lives on praise, a dog by pats on the head.
The water is the same on both sides of the boat.
A wife who cannot cook puts the blame on the pots.
A little bit of experience is better than a barrel full of knowledge.
One who is drowning will even grasp a haystraw.
What one learns while young, one masters when old.
Judge not the dog by its fur.
Who promises a lot, gives a little.
What one learns without joy, one forgets without grief.
The world will surely teach one; if nothing else, than to walk slowly.
A tree is recognized by its fruit.
It's more likely for the earth to rip than for a whore to feel ashamed.
Live in the country as they live, or leave.
A pessimist will not get disappointed.
The soul shines from the eyes.
After the rain, fine weather.
Better a bitter truth than a sweet lie.
If a man knew where he would fall, he would spread straw there first.
A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.
The cat would eat fish, too, but it wouldn't jump into the ocean.
No matter how misbehaved a child, the parents will accept.
The evening is wiser than the morning.
Whose bread you eat, his songs you'll sing.
Happiness is a place between too little and too much.
A child is like an axe; even if it hurts, you still carry them on your shoulders.
There is no such path, that has not been walked along before.
From small beginnings could come great things.
One sleeps like one makes his bed.
A man by his word, an bull by its horn.
A youth who does not work hard, will be begging will he is old.
Don't beat the man who has already been beaten.
The wolf makes a terrible shepherd.
The moon is the sun of young men.
Who is raised without discipline, will die without honor.
Spend, spend, spend will result in your children paying the debts.
To be in love is to feel the sun from both sides.
A good one gives from the little he has, a bad one not even from his plentiful.


Ethiopian Construction Projects Management Institute during the contract signing ceremony held on May 18, 2017 in Getfam Hotel in Addis Abeba has announced that from 37 research proposals sent from the various public universities, 12 projects from seven universities have qualified for funding. Among the twelve research projects, EiT-M has won four of them which make it the highest qualifier.
After signing the contracts for the four research projects, Dr. Haddush forward his view by appreciating the Ethiopian Construction Projects Management Institute for making the milestone in undertaking construction focused research calls and providing required fund. Furthermore, he has also mentioned that EiT-M is delighted and pound on the performances of his staffs on securing four of the twelve projects; he has also guaranteed that EiT-M management and community will extend maximum support to the success of these research projects.


After more than 165 years, the future of the Beaverton Fall Fair is in jeopardy.
Organizers say the event has been running a deficit over the last few years and there's the possibility it could be cancelled in 2019 unless the community rallies.
"Due to the steady decline in attendance and community support for the last few years, we're having trouble keeping the fair going. A big part of it was the cancellation of our midway, which we did not have any control over," said Arlene Thompson, president of the fair board.
A letter will be sent out next week to current and former members of the organization to bring them up to speed, along with a plea for support.
"We're hoping that perhaps the community can pull together and continue the fair," Thompson said.
Only a handful of executive members have agreed to continue – those that will not be back stepped away for personal reasons, Thompson noted – and volunteers are desperately needed.
"We're not getting enough support from the community. It's upsetting," added Terry Clayton, one of the directors of the fair board.
The fair board is set to host its Annual General Meeting on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Beaverton-Thorah Community Center and is encouraging new volunteers to step forward.
For more information, contact the board through EMAIL.


I am always a proponent of skills. My background I believe made it so. I grew up watching my Dad start up a shoe workshop where he made shoes for both sexes, despite having an accounting degree from the University; he ran the workshop before he moved on to paid employment.
So while we went to school he made us see the need for informal forms of education like getting a skill that can always pay the bill anytime, especially vocational skills.
Things have changed today, one might not always need only vocational skills but one will always need survival skills-some of which are soft skills, essential and needed for any circumstance.
Having learnt some skills all through my school times, skills ranging from a 2-week shoe mending class at LOBITO, a workshop down our old street (now I wish it were an early course in programming or computer networks),.a bit of painting, and my first computer lessons on Windows 2000 during my high school summer breaks to some holiday trainings in GSM repairs and circuits .
Skills answer the question of "How" and the right skills can always pay the bills. I am grateful for Skills.


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By RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR., The Washington Post
Hollywood's blind spot on diversity
An Oscar statue stands on the red carpet as preparations are made for the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2014. Credit: AP / Matt Sayles
Updated January 21, 2015 3:56 PM
Should there be quotas for Oscar nominations? Is it time to extend affirmative action beyond government contracting and college admissions, and apply it to something that our society really cares about -- the Academy Awards?
The process for selecting Oscar nominees is under fire, and some critics seem to be suggesting that members of the academy should take nominees' race and ethnicity into account -- and weigh them as positive factors in the deliberations. It would be helpful to be able to show a pattern of discrimination.
Exhibit A could be the embarrassing emails that surfaced following the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin yukked it up over President Obama's taste in movies, which they guessed was limited to black-themed films. And, in another exchange with Pascal, screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin resisted writing a screenplay that would be centered around an Asian-American protagonist, declaring that "there aren't any Asian movie stars" who could play the role.
As illustrated by that boneheaded comment by Sorkin, a big reason for the lack of diversity among actors and actresses is that writers, producers and directors don't create enough quality roles for non-whites.
Making the problem worse, non-white roles are sometimes played by whites. One example: Ben Affleck playing Hispanic CIA officer Tony Mendez in the film "Argo."
Say what you will, but had the academy -- whose members are 93 percent white, even though the president of the organization is black -- been practicing even a mild form of affirmative action, it could have avoided the public relations ruckus at hand. This year's roster of nominees in acting categories is all white. Four categories -- Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress -- and there's not a single person of color in the bunch. Is this 2015, or 1935?
By the way, "person of color" is typically a polite euphemism for African-American. As far as people like the Rev. Al Sharpton are concerned, the problem with this year's crop of nominees is not that it lacks Hispanics, Asians, Arabs or Native Americans. The only problem is that there are no African-Americans.
The group formerly known as America's largest minority is accustomed to seeing itself represented among acting nominees, and even taking home a statue or two at the end of the night.
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Well, as a community whose influence can be seen everywhere except Hollywood, Hispanics have a message for African-Americans who feel shut out: We feel your pain. Or rather, you feel ours.
There have been many African-American nominees in acting categories over the years, and more than a dozen actors and actresses -- including Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, and Whoopi Goldberg -- have emerged as winners.
By contrast, sightings of Hispanic actors and actresses at the Oscars are much rarer. Jose Ferrer won for best actor in 1950. For best supporting actor, the winners include Anthony Quinn in 1952 and 1956, Benicio del Toro in 2000 and Javier Bardem in 2007. For best supporting actress, the winners include Rita Moreno in 1961, Mercedes Ruehl in 1991, and Penelope Cruz in 2008.
In the nearly 100-year-history of the Academy Awards, only a tiny handful of Latinos have snagged Oscars. That's pathetic.
Of course, there will be those who oppose the idea of extending affirmative action to the Oscars -- including, ironically, many liberals who think that it's a grand idea when corporate America is forced to embrace diversity. Some of the opponents will say that taking race and ethnicity of potential acting nominees undermines the concept of merit.
Oh, come on. Merit? This is Hollywood we're talking about. This may be the land of make-believe, but we don't have to go so far as to make believe that the entertainment industry is an arena where everyone who succeeds has earned his success.
So should there be racial and ethnic quotas at the Oscars?
Absolutely not. Diversity -- while nice to have -- shouldn't be a goal in and of itself. Voters should strive to nominate the best performers, without regard to skin color but also without the kind of blind spot that this year is so evident.
Ruben Navarrette's email address is ruben@rubennavarrette.com.
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Marc Yaggi, Contributor
Executive Director, Waterkeeper Alliance
Clean Water Matters
08/04/2011 09:29 am ET Updated Oct 04, 2011
That title -- as a statement -- should be a no-brainer. Water makes up 60% of our body, 70% of our brain, and 80% of our blood; clean water certainly DOES matter. And who can argue against everyone's right to clean water for swimming, drinking, and fishing?
It turns out that some members of Congress DO take exception to that statement. In fact, Congress lately has been hell bent on eviscerating a hallmark piece of American environmental legislation -- the Clean Water Act. This law, which serves as a model for environmental legislation world wide, has been responsible for revitalizing streams, creeks, rivers, lakes, and bays across the nation, including iconic waterways like the Hudson River, which -- due to catastrophic pollution -- was a national laughingstock in the 1960s. The Clean Water Act is the most effective tool we have to protect our right to clean water. And now the Act is under assault.
You may know that this July, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2018, which would strip EPA's powers to set national clean water standards and set up a race to the bottom for polluter friendly states to court irresponsible industry. H.R. 2018 is the most audacious attempt by Congress to gut the Clean Water Act and attack our right to clean water. Communities across the country are rallying to ensure the Senate isn't as short-sighted as our representatives. And fortunately, President Obama has threatened to veto the legislation.
Yet, the attacks don't stop there. The polluters' lackeys in Congress are serious about dismantling environmental protection, and are attacking our clean water protections from multiple angles. For example, The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee approved H.R. 872, a bill euphemistically entitled "the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011", that will allow polluters to spray pesticides in our waters without offering the protection of the Clean Water Act, despite a court ruling indicating that the such activities would require a Clean Water Act permit from the EPA. Additionally, the bipartisan H.R. 2541 -- "The Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act" -- would exempt from the Clean Water Act water pollution from logging activities -- again contravening a court ruling that a Clean Water Act permit is required.
Despite the successes of the Clean Water Act, many of our waterways remain in decline. Critics -- and by critics, I mean those in the employ of polluting industries -- point to these declines as demonstrated failures of the Clean Water Act. It's an interesting point of view, as the decline in water quality in these examples is due, most commonly, to industry efforts to avoid compliance with the law, and a failure of local authorities to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act. If anything, these declines prove that the time is now to strengthen the Act and step up enforcement, rather than eviscerate the law ensuring that our waters stay safe. Everyone has the right to clean water for swimming, fishing, and drinking.
On October 18, 2012, the Clean Water Act turns 40-years-old. We have just over one year as a nation to decide if we truly believe in everyone's basic and fundamental right to clean water. To show that clean water matters, you'll need to call your Congressperson, and urge them to protect your rights, not the rights of corporate polluters. It's important that you do this, and that you motivate the people you know to do the same.
The health of the environment, the health of the people and the health of our economies are tightly interwoven. If the people win this battle, we will reject the false choice between economic development and environmental protection that some members of Congress are pushing. If the people win this battle, we ensure our own health and our nation's economic growth. But, if polluters and their political cronies win this battle, we allow the industries that pollute the most to take control of our destiny. We not only say goodbye to 40 years of progress, we say goodbye to our future.
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Abstract: At the heart of essentially every large galaxy in the Universe lies a supermassive black hole. In the past decade, surveys of the extragalactic sky have made great progress in understanding the cosmic growth of these black holes, as they "eat" surrounding material and radiate as active galactic nuclei (AGN). However, our picture of black hole evolution has remained incomplete, due to the challenges of detecting black holes that are highly obscured by gas and dust or hidden beneath the light of their host galaxies. With the advent of new resources including hard X-ray observations from NuSTAR, mid-infrared data from WISE, and new insights from theoretical models, we can now identify millions of these "hidden" growing black holes across much the sky, and characterize the nature of their obscuration and their role in the formation of galaxies. I will describe recent efforts to characterize these "hidden" black holes, particularly highlighting work by postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates here at Dartmouth, and will present evidence that (at least some) powerful obscured AGN represent an evolutionary phase in the evolution of their host galaxies. Finally, I will point to the exciting potential for future of AGN population studies with the next generation of extragalactic surveys, including with NASA's Lynx concept X-ray mission.


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3 Lessons On How To Beat Your Competition From Germany's World-Cup-Winning Coach
Joachim Low, coach of the winning German men's soccer team, knows a few things about leading a team for a high-stakes performance.
[Image: Flickr user Jimmy Baikovicius]
By Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield 4 minute Read
Joachim Low was a mediocre professional soccer player. As a coach he had only middling success.
When he was promoted from assistant to head coach of the German National Team in 2006 he followed in the footsteps of the much-revered coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Low was a tactical mastermind. As Klinsmann's chief game strategist and as head coach himself, Low had ditched the static and defensive style of the German team and replaced it with a relentless fluid style of attacking football.
The German team's success raised the collective hopes of the nation, but they always lost the critical games. After a disappointing loss to Spain in the semi-finals in the 2010 World Cup, Low was reviled in the German press. It became a national sport to question Low's ability to bring home the cup.
Germans had so little faith in Low's leadership that only 6% of the country expected the team to win the 2014 World Cup.
In a pre-tournament poll, Germans had so little faith in Low's leadership that only 6% of the country expected the team to win the 2014 World Cup. But apparently Low knew a thing or two about beating the competition because in front of a billion viewers of the final game, Low proved 94% of his countrymen wrong.
So what can we learn about competing from this footballing philosopher?
Keep one step ahead of your rivals
Even if you have a wildly successful strategy your competitors will eventually figure out how to respond. Low made a splash with his counterattacking style of soccer. In the 2010 World Cup, Germany's opponents were shocked. But when they adjusted to it, Low knew that he, too, would have to change.
"They all played deeper against us. They knew what we are about," Low said, according to the Guardian. Although Low never abandoned the fast counterattacking transitions, he became more flexible. For each game he developed a strategy tailored to his competition–after which he moved on to what one sports journalist called Low's "precision-engineered plan" for the next team. Low will change his team's formation, switch players' positions, reconfigure the tempo of a game, and even use mind games to psych out his rivals. Just ask Brazil.
Know the conditions
Competition takes place under specific conditions. These conditions–that can range from an economic environment to a climate–affect all of those who compete. The organization that plans how to optimize its team's efforts under those specific conditions has an advantage over the organization that goes about doing things as they always have.
Low knew that one of the reasons no European team had ever won a World Cup hosted in South America or Mexico was that even a powerhouse European team might be unprepared for the physical demands of playing in a tropical climate. Since the 2014 World Cup was held in Brazil's hot and humid climate, Low was aware that Germany's typical focus on ball possession would "devour energy." Instead of trying to macho his team through the tropical climate, Low advised his players to be patient, to conserve energy so they could retain their stamina to the very last match.
"You could see at the end that Argentina was getting more and more tired," said Low, to reporters in a press conference after the final match. As Argentina's strength flagged, Low expertly substituted fresh players. In the last two minutes of regular playtime Low sent in 22-year-old Mario Gotze, who had been on the field barely a third of the total 690 minutes the German team played in the World Cup. Gotze looked as if he'd had just strolled out of a spa. When he received a chest-high pass from another substitute player, Gotze calmly chested the ball, and threw himself in the air, extending his leg and precisely kicking the ball past Argentina's goalie through the sliver of unobstructed space into the net for the only goal of the game.
Instill innovation in your team
Even though the German players (many of them well-paid stars on different professional clubs) train together for only several weeks before the World Cup, they are renowned for their efficiency and organization. But they also have an extraordinary ability to creatively respond to game situations. Of course, the Germans have a multi-syllabic word for it–mannschaftliche–which means team synergy.
Low directs his players to think like entrepreneurs, searching for opportunities and dangers. Before games they discuss the strengths of their team and the strengths of their opponents as well those of the individual players. Based on that information they develop "if-then" strategies for specific situations so that the players can react quickly and in concert.
"Today's generation of players wants to understand why something works–and how," Low said in a lengthy pre-World Cup 2014 interview with the German team psychologist and a journalist from Zeit. "You cannot just say: 'Do this! Now or never!' I have to include them in the tournament strategy." Whether the player is a "master or a substitute," Low accords every player a major role on the team. Low is a virtuoso of motivation. In a post-match press conference Low said that just before the end of halftime in extra time of the final match, he told Gotze, "Show the world that you are better than Messi [Argentine soccer superstar] and that you can decide the World Cup."
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UTEP alumn offers a new way to wake up
Michaela Roman
The Coffee Box is set to open in late October or early November. It is located on the corner of Mesa and Main St.
Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter
A new coffeeshop is coming soon as Stacking of the Coffee Box brings a unique touch in the city's downtown area. It is set to open
UTEP alumni, Nahum Avila and Miguel Veloz co-owners of the Stacking of the Coffee Box, teamed up on and came up with the idea that will combine both of their passions, coffee and business.
"I have been a coffee drinker for most of my life, and I am very pleased to be able to share this passion with others," said Avila.
According to co-owners, it took a year for plenty of research from both to assure where would be the best place for the coffee shop.
"We analyzed the market and saw potential on the location, we further discussed whether we should lease a space or build the location," Avila said.
Once the research was done Avila and Veloz approached to the architects and they came up with the layout of the shop.
"I really liked the idea of bringing something unique to downtown El Paso, something that can even become a land mark for visitors coming to our great city," Avila said.
What makes this coffee shop so unique from others is their architecturethe stacking of two cargo containers, one slid off to the side. Avila got the idea of this blueprint by sighting people using the cargo containers to build houses, hotel rooms and offices.
"I thought it would be and interesting architecture if it could be used for a coffee shop," Avila said.
Avila said this concept took a lot of effort and encourages interested students, who are contemplating on starting their own business after graduation, to think outside the box.
"One thing that many people fear is to share their ideas, specially because they might think that someone will steal it away," Avila said. "If you have an idea share it, share it with positive people that might want to help you during the process, they might think you are crazy but if they see your vision they will help along the way."
Avila and Veloz will focus on bringing the finest coffee quality to the city and are proud to offer their locally roasted coffee to the shop. The stacking of the box will also offer deliveries to the offices around the shop.
"I believe El Paso is growing so fast and we are really proud to be part of the great development happening in the city we call home," Veloz said.
Since their ground-breaking ceremony the Stacking of the Coffee Box on Aug. 27, the coffee shop has gotten a lot of interest and positive feedback from residents that are interested in the project.
Jackie Candelaria, senior electrical engineering major is eager to taste the coffee shop's locally brewed coffee and the atmosphere that the Stacking of the Coffee Box will bring to the area.
"The structure itself is very modern which is appealing in many ways. I am excited to taste their coffee and I know I will be visiting this location," said Jackie Candelaria senior electrical engineering major.
"We didn't expect such a great media coverage and we love to know that we are bringing something that El Pasoans want," said Avila.
Kristen Sobrino, sophomore business and accounting major said that although she is not a coffee fanatic, she is excited for new businesses opening up on downtown.
"With the new ballpark I think we need more places like that as far as catering more to our generation. I am very excited to see what's in store for the coffee shop. I'm excited to see how it turns out," Sobrino said.
Though it will be a bit of a walking distance from UTEP, it won't stop coffee lovers like Judith Gutierrez, junior pre-nursing major.
"I'm excited to see how people will react to having a home grown coffee shop rather than Starbucks, which is a huge corporation. The design of the coffee shop is different and unique which is perfect for El Paso," said Gutierrez.
Kimberly Valle may be reached at [email protected]
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Michaela Roman, Editor-in-Chief
Michaela is a Senior Digital Media Production major at The University of Texas at El Paso. As the Editor-in-Chief, and former Photo Editor of The Prospector,...