Yesterday I moved the girl's stuff over to my (er...our) apartment, and so this is it. The last real thing that had to be done before the wedding is official.
It's pretty cool though, because finally I don't have to be traveling back and forth between her place and mine for this and that, everything is in the same place.
So this week if you haven't guessed has been crazy busy. We're getting married on Saturday, so in the meantime we're busy trying to get this and that and the other together before we have to put on the big show. What's crazy is all the details. Details like, I have to get the music together, make sure that catering is in order, get hair cuts, make sure that wardrobes for everybody are set, try to find the proper order of events for the rehearsal...and fight for the details that are important and let go for the ones that aren't (what type of decorative toothpick holders do we have). So far things seem to be going smoothly though, and I'm excited because today is the last day of a bit of calm before everything really hits the fan. Mostly it's just all so soon, all so scary, and all so exciting.
I can't wait, but I know that like a good beer, you have to wait for awhile if you want it to taste good when you get it.
For those of you getting married in the future. I highly recommend taking at least a few days off before the wedding. There are way too many things to do in the days before a wedding, and if I put the onus of everything on Andrea, then it would just be wrong and she'd be a little basketcase. Fortunately she's not, I'm not, and we're getting a lot done...oh, and we can't wait to get out of here!
So, you guys lived together before you got married, huh?
You oughta be ashamed... hehehe.
Andrea and her cousin Courtney are staying in our room.
I am sleeping on the floor in the living room...right next to the dog.
No dirtiness until after the wedding.
May GOD Most Richly Bless You Both!
Hey man, I have an air mattress if you'd prefer that over the floor.
Yeah Yeah Yeah...I am so happy for you guys. See ya tonight!
Congratulations and happy wedding day! I hope you have a happy and blessed marriage.


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Young techpreneur awarded for wow-factor
Innovative techpreneur, Khomotso Malakalaka, was announced as the national winner of the 2018 SME Toolkit BUSINESS/PARTNERS Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs – a competition that saw 800 young aspiring entrepreneurs attend business planning workshops across the country to equip them with the necessary skills and tools to turn their business idea into a reality – in Johannesburg on 21 November 2018.
The competition aims to encourage, assist and inspire South Africa's youth to start their own businesses as a means to reduce the country's high unemployment rate by promoting entrepreneurship as a viable career choice.
However, according to Petro Bothma, Enterprise Development Manager at Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS), who was speaking at the awards ceremony held this morning in Johannesburg, in order to do this, it is crucial that aspiring entrepreneurs be taught the essentials of starting a business, such as developing a business plan.
"This year, the competition saw an increase of entrants, especially from the country's smaller cities, which is testament to entrepreneurship becoming a more popular career path throughout South Africa and not just in the larger metros," says Bothma. "It is for this reason that 11 regional winners were chosen as opposed to the usual eight – with the exceptionally high calibre of the submitted business plans following the workshops, it was an extremely tough competition to judge."
Malakalaka was awarded the national prize for her business plan for her Polokwane-based online grocery shopping and delivery start-up, The GoodGrocer, which ultimately exuded the 'wow-factor', explains Bothma. "The GoodGrocer will offer services that take advantage of the growing customer demand for e-commerce by providing a convenient and high-quality service, whilst taking into account its customers' lifestyle needs and catering to the essential requirement of hassle-free, easy, and convenient online grocery shopping.
"The business plan submitted by Malakalaka was an outstanding representation of her start-up, showing great attention to detail and ultimately, the viability of the business. Set to begin trading in 2019, Malakalaka ensured that all her bases are covered and that the foundation for her business is in place. This, combined with her passion and her enthusiasm all played a role in her win," says Bothma.
When selecting the national winner, the judges consider the quality of the business plan, the level of innovation, viability of the business concept, entrepreneurial ability and whether the aspiring entrepreneur is in fact ready to become a business owner in terms of their leadership skills and suitability to mentorship.
For being crowned the national winner of the 2018 SME Toolkit BUSINESS/PARTNERS Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs, Malakalaka will receive R25 000 in seed capital for her business, a mentorship voucher valued at R12 000, a smart tablet and goodie bag.
Now in its ninth year, Bothma says that the competition continues to be a great journey and that she looks forward to working with South Africa's youth each year. "The younger generation is filled with such passion, enthusiasm and hope, and our aim remains to continually support and channel this passion in order to help them to make their dreams a reality through the competition."
Below is the list of other 2018 regional winners; each won mentorship voucher valued at R6 000:
Ayanda Jiyane – Hair Reconstructioners (KwaZulu-Natal)
At present, Jiyane has been operating out of her home or by traveling to her clients' homes. However, once Hair Reconstructioners has been more formally established, it will offer a variety of hair services, including braids, twists, freehand, hair relaxing, hair treatments, hair washing, and weaves. Additionally, within three years of operation, Jiyane aims to add a spa to the business's model, as well as start a mobile salon.
Frans Mpholo - Orange Berry ICT solutions(Free State):
Orange Berry ICT solutions is an internet café business which, once established in Kroonstad, will provide fast, reliable, and cost-effective internet access and services in the community; sell reasonably-priced, high-quality computer peripherals; increase the number of computer users in the area; provide locally- and internationally-recognised skills and training services; and attain and maintain a strong business presence in the province.
Lucky Shabalala - Entertainment Neighborhood (Johannesburg):
Entertainment Neighborhood provides the use of video gaming facilities at R10 per hour to individuals from low-income households in the townships of Vereeniging. Shabalala started the company by using his personal gaming console which he set up outside a local hair salon. Today, Entertainment Neighborhood consists of eight PlayStation 4 consoles, eight UHD TVs, and 32 video games.
Moloko Goodwill and Michael Manaswe – PUREPONICS AQUAPONICS (North West):
Aquaponics is a sustainable agricultural practice combining hydroponics (the growing of plants in water) with aquaculture (the farming of aquatic organisms). Through this practice, Goodwill and Manaswe aim for PUREPONICS AQUAPONICS to produce and supply affordable, organic fish and vegetables to restaurants, supermarkets, grocers, schools, and other health- and eco-conscious institutions and consumers.
Nyaniseka Mxinwa and Noluthando Yolanda Funani – Buyel'mbo Innovative Services (East London):
Founded in 2016, and based in East London, the company's services include the supply of processed timber to commercial clients, local retailers, and events coordinators, as well as the supply of untreated poles to various clients in the bigger Eastern Cape region.
Puseletso Patience Phoku – Panache Entertainment Agency (Mpumalanga)
Established in 2015 and based in Mbombela, Panache Entertainment Agency's primary services include the recruitment and job placements of models, as well as establishing partnerships with marketing companies and sales representatives of local and international brands requiring brand activation services and promotions.
Shaidat Aroyewun - 1in Town (Port Elizabeth)
At present, Aroyewun designs and manufactures small clothing orders for family and friends. However, once the business is established, 1in Town will stock and supply a variety of fabrics and material designs to designers and tailors in Port Elizabeth and surrounds. The company will also design and make clothing for children aged 10 and lower, unique and custom-made burkas for Muslim women, as well as various types of caps.
Siphelo Sikolisi, Thembile Ndlondlo, Khululwe Tintelo, and Mphindeleli Qalazive – AutoPrecision Engineering (Western Cape)
AutoPrecision Engineering will largely be owner-operated and managed, with each of the owners being responsible for various business operations including marketing and sales, occupational health and safety, project management and machinery maintenance, as well as administrative functions. Once established, AutoPrecision Engineering's services will include cylinder head reconditioning, cylinder reboring, crankshaft grinding, and cylinder head skimming, among others.
Takalani Magoro and Maemu Tshivhase – Sky Base Projects (Pretoria)
The concept for their company is to offer three main services: low-cost home staging (rearranging the property's existing furniture), de-cluttering (removing unnecessary items from the property), and cleaning, which includes garden maintenance. Although based in Pretoria East, Sky Base Projects will cater to customers throughout Gauteng.
Thatho Maleka – Smart TKT (TKT BrowLash Boutique) (Northern Cape):
Founded in 2018, the TKT BrowLash Boutique is situated in Magojaneng Village in Kuruman, and is positioned to provide modern women of all ages with reasonably-priced, convenient eyebrow and eyelash services, including micro-blading. In addition to these services, Maleka's boutique also sells retail beauty care products.
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It's April- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The National Safety Council designates this month as a time to spread awareness about the deadly epidemic. According to Distraction.gov, more than 3,100 people were killed and 431,000 were injured in distracted driving car accidents during 2014. As we move into another year's initiative, it's important to recognize the increasing number of distractions that put drivers at risk for causing an accident.
Advances in technology have no doubt had a role in the distracted driving epidemic. A 2013 CNBC article reported that 27 percent of car accidents were caused by drivers distracted by cell phones. The author suggested that the cell phone boom is adding to the already costly problem of auto accident injuries and fatalities.
Not only is the cell phone increasing in popularity, but so are compatible software applications, known as "apps". Last year, a Georgia man filed a lawsuit against Snapchat because of injuries sustained by a distracted 18-year-old driver in a 2015 accident. The young woman was using the Snapchat speed filter and traveling more than 100 mph when she crashed into the plaintiff's car. The Snapchat lawsuit claimed the app promoted reckless driving by rewarding points for high speeds.
During Summer 2016, Niantic released the popular augmented reality app, Pokémon Go. The game sent players out to hunt for fictional creatures known as Pokémon in their own world. Children and adults alike became focused on catching all 150 Pokémon, but they sometimes failed to adhere to safety regulations. According to a study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Pokémon GO was the cause of 14 distracted driving crashes within a span of just 14 days. The study also found that drivers and passengers distracted by the game sent more than 100,000 distracted driving related tweets during the same period. One driver was sentenced to jail as punishment for fatally striking a nine-year-old boy with his vehicle because he was distracted by the game, Japan Times reported.
Human Resource Executive Online reported on December 21, 2016 that Microsoft planned to release an Office365 connectivity to the 2017 Mercedes Benz production vehicles. The personal assistance software would operate through a dashboard infotainment system, and allow drivers to schedule meetings, hear and respond to emails and join conference calls without having to manually input phone numbers and passcodes. Per the article, dashboard manufacturer Harman boasts drivers can complete tasks without compromising safety. But this addition may just be another distraction for drivers. One CEO commented that when such distracted driving accidents occur, the technology could more easily establish employer liability.
More than a quarter of car accidents involve cell phone use. In most cases, SnapChat, Pokemon Go, and Dashboard communications require the use of a cell phone. As social messaging apps, augmented reality games, and commuter-friendly office technology improve and increase in popularity, the number of lives unnecessarily lost because of distracted driving could also increase.These wrongful deaths can be prevented. This April, be part of the solution. Learn how you can spread awareness of the dangers of distracted driving at www.EndDD.og. Help end the epidemic.


"If only I could hide away from the world online, somehow I feel like my pain would be less. Maybe I could shield my mind from exposure to things that trigger my grief." These are things I speak to myself daily, when I know deep down inside that I cannot run from this pain and suffering forever.
Day after day I see gender reveals and pregnancy announcements. It's almost as if they have quadrupled since we miscarried a year ago. I am reminded repeatedly that the world goes on, but it tremendously slowed down for us.
Trust me when I say I have prayed and cried and prayed some more for this bitter heart of mine to be healed. It takes a huge deal of strength for me to give a like to a new pregnancy announcement or gender reveal. It takes a whole lot more than that for me to leave a kind comment. If I don't leave a comment on your gender reveal or pregnancy announcement, know that it isn't of malice intent, but rather I just didn't have the courage nor strength that day to speak because grief takes over with every pregnancy announcement and gender reveal.
Daily, I am exposed to the good and bad of this world. Each day, on social media, I am reminded that life goes on for some and stands still for others. I see pregnancy announcements one minute and the next I see pictures of moms holding their beautiful stillborns. The world is cruel and unfair to way too many people. While those of us grieving try to understand the "why me," "why my baby," "why us," questions of our losses and try to pick up the many pieces of a now shattered life, the world keeps on turning.
Some people make having babies look so easy although those of us who have lost one know that pregnancy and childbirth is nothing short of a miracle.
If you or someone you know is struggling through another pregnancy announcement today, know that you are not alone. Most importantly, remind yourself or your friend that God understands. He never left your side and he won't, most especially in times of despair. Click here to listen to a song to remind you of God's love, and that he will bring you to something good, despite your pain. God is with you, he "collects your tears," and he WILL heal all of your broken pieces if you allow him in.
© Strength 4 Spouses, LLC 2018.
I'm sorry that you are having this struggle friend. I know you will get through it, and this present pain will be a distant memory. Keep preparing your heart and life for a little one and soon, very soon, you will be blessed with one. I believe that.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support. It truly means the world.
Life is full of pain, but pain is full of life. May we all learn like Strength for Spouses, to dwell on the comfort that is offered to us in our faith. Death was conquered. It is not the end, it is swallowed up in victory. God, please let us sense the victory in the midst of our pain.
Thank you so much for this beautiful reflection and for giving life to the work God does to bring us through pain with a purpose. May blessings and love be sent your way today and always.
Grief is hard. I feel like we place this unspoken expectation on ourselves that we aren't supposed to acknowledge the sadness after a certain time frame. Thank you for speaking it.


The North American International Auto Show is changing its calendar. Organizers recently revealed that the event, from here on, will take place in June instead of January. The big seasonal jump may seem radical, but its runners seemingly have good reasons. Regardless of these changes, the event will still be held in Detroit.
The world of automotive is heavily reliant on the economy. Reportedly, those running the North American International Auto Show have changed the dates to the benefit of industry suppliers and automakers alike.
The June event will allow for a higher degree of dynamic exhibits, experiential opportunities and roll-out events. While the season alone is conducive to bigger visitation numbers, the event may also benefit from a higher degree of out-of-the-house event creation.
So, what events are they talking about? President Doug North of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association states that June gives event creators more accessibility to the region at large. A new auto show model is in the works, and the foundation is expected to create "side events" throughout Detroit. The Cobo Center will, of course, serve as the event's main venue location.
Because the North American Auto Show will have access to such a wide-ranging network of locations, it'll probably embrace ride-and-drive events, off-road challenges and even automated driving tests.
Over time, the sheer accessibility of the show's events will boost more than attendance. It'll increase driver interactions.
Plus, June isn't all that bad of a month. Who doesn't like a little summer fun?


June 30th, A free evening screening of the Disney feature 'Planes'!
Join us at the Museum for a free evening screening of the animated Disney feature 'Planes'. The doors open at 6:30 pm and the screening starts at 7:00pm.
Please bring chairs and or blankets as the Museum will not be providing seating. FREE popcorn!! Water and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
*Please note that the rest of the Museum will NOT be open to visitors.


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A crack in college athletics' facade?
C. Fraser Smith, The Daily Record Newswire
Twenty years ago, soon after wrapping up yet another reform-of-college-athletics report, Kit Morris watched a film about the Normandy invasion.
High seas lashed at the boats. A million unforeseen events occurred. Chaos prevailed. Soldiers were caught in a rain of artillery. The officer corps was decimated. Only individual heroism earned the beachhead.
Morris thought balancing intercollegiate athletics and academics could occur — as his Knight Commission report urged — but he feared the result would be reminiscent the World War II battle; the effort would continue to leave "wounded and dying on the beach."
The commission, headed by the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh of Notre Dame, was only the latest group to search for the balance. At stake was the honor of universities that offered scholarships in exchange for thrilling moments on the football field or basketball court.
Also at stake was the future of the players. They were the vaunted "student-athletes." They were the ones that brought tens of thousands of dollars to campus. They were the ones that made March a month of madness.
I spoke with Kit Morris about the goal of balance and reform several months after Len Bias died in a dormitory room at College Park. The campus was in turmoil for months. The nation learned that cocaine could be lethal, as it had been for Bias on the verge of a lucrative career. The famous coach, Lefty Driesell, lost his job. The university chancellor, John B. Slaughter, was engulfed by a torrent of criticism.
The university had succumbed to the pressure of fans and others, often admitting students who had little chance of success. In exchange for their athletic talents, they were to get a first class education.
But often they weren't able — or allowed — to take advantage of it. They were poor students in high school. Too much time was spent practicing. Too much traveling to games and tournaments lost more time. Good students couldn't have succeeded.
Balance was a worthy goal, of course. But many were urging a real-world look at things: The players were employees, weren't they? Shouldn't they get paid? Cutting to the chase, in other words.
And now, after years of talking about real-world reform, players (or ex-players) are back on campus demanding another kind of balance: compensation for use of a player's name and union representation.
This week, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a group of Northwestern University football players were employees and had the right to form a union. The powers that be in university life might be on the verge of losing the game they were playing: promising reform, hailing college sports as a metaphor for life and circling wagons around the status quo.
Hopelessly old school, I had hoped for a long time to see the balance issue addressed effectively and honestly. Education is for life. Even if players were willing to miss the opportunity, their dream of making a living in the pros was usually only that, a dream.
The dream goes on, of course. We have seen the introduction of "one and done" — the one-year college basketball wonder who jumps to the pros. The good education argument was out the window — maybe had been for a long time.
Prospective students wanted to be at school with all the sports glory. Boosters demanded it. Political leaders responded to both.
The occasional scandal went on. Icons like Joe Paterno at Penn State were toppled. If he didn't know what was happening at his school, he should have. Child abuse had been tolerated, it seemed, to protect "the program." Years went by as the now convicted Jerry Sandusky's depredations continued.
Sandusky's crimes were heinous and, one hopes, unique. But the crimes against players risking physical injury, losing out on the value of their scholarships and not being paid continue.
The players had learned this much. Real change was not going to happen if coaches and university presidents were counted on to achieve it.
Is upheaval at hand? Reform? Justice?
C. Fraser Smith is senior news analyst at WYPR-FM. His email address is fsmith@wypr.org. He is the author of "Lenny, Lefty and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-time College Basketball."
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MOLINE, Illinois -- The Moline Fire Department is urging the community to get together and help them get to fires quicker in these frigid temperatures.
Moline Fire posted this photo to social media to remind homeowners to clear the area around buried fire hydrants.
Jerry Spiegel, the Fire Inspector for Moline Fire Department, said fighting fires in these temperatures is risky enough, but getting a delayed start could cost you your home.
"(If) the fire hydrant is covered, it's frozen because it's completely covered in snow plus the temperatures is 30 below zero and that adds on to it," Spiegel said.
Just this morning, the need to clear your fire hydrant became more real after a house fire broke out and the nearest fire hydrant was frozen shut.
"It was probably 3/4 of the way covered," Spiegel said. "Most of the ones in the city are."
The average Fire Engine carries nearly 500 gallons of water, but it all gets used in just two minutes. The rest of the water used to battle a fire relies on fire hydrants.
"Seconds do count in a matter like this when the roof is already burned through," Spiegel said. "That fire is just going to be growing faster and faster. So the faster we can get water on it and the get water to our engines -- it makes a big difference."
For next door neighbor, David Luker, this early morning blaze was a wake up call in more ways than one.
"I looked out the window and there's big flames coming towards my house," Luker said. "It could happen to anybody and we're right next door so it could have been my house."
David said this fire will mostly stick with him -- especially whenever he sees the next snow-covered hydrant.
"I'm thinking about this house next to us," Luker said. "I'm always going to remember it."
"If we had the time as firefighters we could do it, but we just don't have the time to go out and do it," Spiegel said. "If we could all work together we could probably save some homes and businesses by getting water sooner without having to dig a hydrant."


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SOUL is a deeply affecting and visually ravishing film from Pixar. It stars Jamie Foxx as a mild-mannered, warm-hearted jazz musician called Joe who never quite got that big break and has ended up teaching band class. A grateful former pupil finally hooks him up with a big break but Joe has an accident and dies. He ends up quite literally on a staircase to heaven but fights to come back and play his big gig, meeting a little unborn soul called 22 on the way. So they get back to New York but end up in the wrong bodies - 22 in Joe, and Joe in a cat! And what ensues is your classic body mix-up comedy, along the lines of Freaky Friday or Big. The different perspective allows 22 to find joy in music and simply living, and allows Joe to realise that Jazz isn't what gives him purpose after all - it's acts of kindness and living each day.
What elevates this film beyond the classic body mix-up comedy is its heart and its imagination. Speaking to its heart, I don't think I've ever seen a film portray the joy of playing music so beautifully, or the awe and joy that hearing someone lost in the moment can inspire. I'm not even talking about Joe here. The best moment is seeing a young girl called Chloe sit on Joe's staircase playing her trombone, and 22, in Joe's body, look on in awe. There's also something really wonderfully touching and joyful in how Moonwind (Graham Norton) is portrayed. Normally, hippies and kooks are portrayed as Goopy idiots, but here they are treated with affection. They also have a kind of wisdom and a part to play.
As to the imagination, this film pushes animation beyond anything I've ever seen before. The beautifully re-created contemporary New York is sunlit and sepia toned and captures both its beauty and rambunctiousness - from the crazy soundscape of a New York pavement to the crowded jangling of a subway train. This would be achievement enough but it contrasts to brilliantly with the ethereal dreamworlds of the The Great Before, a strange in-between, and The Great Beyond. The Great Beyond is a stunning black and white abstract moving walkway with a strange electronic soundtrack that feels both odd and reassuring. The in between world is again monochromatic but drawn in 2-D and the most starkly abstract. And then we land in The Great Before which is all luminous pastels and fuzzy edges. I particularly liked the design of the wire-frame 2-D characters that shepherd the little souls. It's just amazing how much character and expression the animators managed to get into these simple abstract figures.
The resulting film is a tour de force of visual imagination with a score as varied and wonderful. This is the best that Pixar has yet produced.
SOUL is rated PG and has a running time of 100 minutes. It is streaming on Disney+.
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This unit introduces management science models and tools relevant to managers at different levels of an organisation. The emphasis is on business application of these models and tools. There is some focus on the building, analysis, and interpretation of models which represent different types of problems faced by managers, with an aim to evaluate the effectiveness of these models and to communicate strengths and weaknesses with stakeholders.
* evaluate the effectiveness of various tools and/or models in terms of their applicability to different problems.
* evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various management science tools.
* effectively use tools and/or models to approach business problems.
* communicate results obtained through tools and/or models effectively to stakeholders.
* Evaluation of results (taught and assessed).
The unit will look at a number of problems common to management systems. Thus, topics may include different approaches to inventory systems, quantitative marketing, queueing theory, systems dynamics, and scheduling and transportation problems.


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France Bets on AI for a More Competitive Future
France is becoming an epicentre for AI development, with tech giants like Google and Facebook investing heavily in Paris' potential, which could add billions to its economy in the coming decades
Kaitlin Lavinder March 22, 2018
The Oxford Dictionary defines artificial intelligence as "the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages." Copyright: NicoElNino/Shutterstock.com
France, under the guidance of President Emmanuel Macron, is positioning itself to be a major leader in artificial intelligence (AI), an industry that has massive economic growth potential. The combination of country and sector is beckoning some of the industry's biggest players to Paris with investments of unprecedented size.
The biggest push for an increase in AI is its compelling financial potential the world over. Artificial intelligence is estimated to drive GDP gains of $15.7 trillion (circa €12.7 trillion) worldwide by 2030, according to consulting and auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). These gains will come from both labour productivity improvements and increased consumer demand. This makes artificial intelligence the biggest commercial opportunity in today's economy, and Europe has a lot to gain. PwC estimates that northern Europe will gain about €1.5 trillion from AI – nearly 10 percent of GDP – by 2030, while southern Europe will gain 11.5 percent of GDP, roughly €0.6 trillion.
France's new national strategy on AI, released at the end of January, lists its top priority: "to identify and bring together actors in order to foster the structuring of a fully-rounded French industrial sector." Some of those actors are big tech companies that have recently pledged to invest more in AI development on French territory.
Google, for example, is launching an AI lab in Paris, which will be made up of around 120 engineers, to do fundamental research on things like automatic learning, language, and a computer's ability to see. The aim is to apply the findings across several fields, from health to the environment. "France has all the assets to succeed. It has top engineers, great entrepreneurs, one of the best education systems in the world, great infrastructure, and successful global companies," Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai wrote in a Google blog post in January. "Studies suggest that if France fully seized its digital potential, it could earn up to 10 percent of GDP from digital technology by 2025, creating 200-250 billion euros' worth of additional value per year," he added. The company's CEO also reaffirmed plans to increase the number of employees at Google's Paris headquarters to 1,000, up from 700 today.
While France is garnering more notoriety for its AI industry development, it is in fact the United Kingdom that was named by Oxford Insights as the best prepared country in the world for AI implementation. France and the UK have teamed up this year to support deeper integration of their digital economies. Copyright: fredex/Shutterstock.com
However, there are a few regulatory risks for big companies wanting to get involved in France's AI ecosystem. President Macron has recently toughened his stance on taxation when it comes to technology companies working in France. Google itself has experienced trouble of this kind. The company faced a giant $1.3 billion fine (circa €1 billion) for tax noncompliance in recent years – although a Paris court canceled the fine in July 2017.
The country's new Law for a Digital Republic, which expands the rights of users and regulators in France and creates new obligations for data controllers and online service providers, could also pose risks to big tech firms wanting to enter the market.
But many companies remain unperturbed. Facebook recently announced it will double the number of scientists working at its AI research centre in Paris to about 60 people. The centre has been around since 2015 and is Facebook's only AI research centre outside of the United States. The company also said it would invest €10 million to increase the number of AI doctoral scholarships it offers in France (from 10 to 40) and provide servers and data to French public institutions. The investments will take place over the next five years.
"We believe in France's potential to be a leader in AI and want to contribute to the resources necessary to accelerate research in France," Facebook's director of AI research in Paris, Antoine Bordes, said.
In addition to North American tech giants, European companies and countries are also noticing France's AI potential. Europe's biggest software company, Germany's SAP SE, announced on January 22nd that it is purchasing a French startup called Recast.AI. The company specialises in developing conversational chatbots. Altogether, SAP will invest €2 billion over five years in France on R&D and backing and acquiring startups.
Also in January, the UK and France said they would join forces on AI to support deeper integration of their digital economies. A digital conference between the two will take place this year "to help both countries seize the economic and social benefits of fast-developing tech such as AI…and will bring together experts on data, cyber security, digital government and digital skills to share their knowledge," said the UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Matt Hancock.
All of this collaboration and investment is strengthened by France's domestic AI scene, a robust industry with startups like Angus.AI, Asgard.AI, and Craft.AI, the last of which has raised nearly €1 million in funding since its founding in 2015.
In 2017, France's economy posted its highest growth rates in a decade, increasing by 2.4 percent in Q4 compared with 2016. Many, including President Macron, are betting on this trend to continue thanks to an increased focus on the digital economy, with AI at the helm of technological change.
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Kaitlin is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. She holds an MA in International Economics and European Studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and previously worked as a national security reporter and Europe analyst. She has conducted on the ground research in Germany, Poland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
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Tesla FSD 10.8 + Holiday Fun Software Releases Next Week, Says Elon Musk
by Eva Fox December 18, 2021
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The long-awaited holiday software update will be released next week, said the CEO of the company, Elon Musk. In addition, there will be a rollout of FSD Beta V10.8, with significant improvements and probably for owners with 97 safety scores.
The holidays are already approaching, which means Tesla is preparing a gift for its customers. In the past year, in addition to important improvements such as Scheduled Departure Improvements, Emissions Testing Mode Improvements, Supercharger Display Improvements, Driving visualization improvements, the company has gifted entertainments, such as three new games and customizing the sounds that the car can make when parked.
What awaits the owners this year, we do not yet know, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk has updated information on the timing of its release. According to him, the new holiday update may be released on Tuesday, although it is worth considering that the date may be slightly shifted. At the moment it is expected that Tesla will add one or more games, possibly Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as a number of other interesting improvements like the V11 user interface and Bird's eye view (although these are only guesses about the desired features).
Along with the holiday software, Musk said the company will release Tesla FSD V10.8. Since at the moment the testers are on V10.6.1, this means that there will be no V10.7 release and the company will go straight to the deployment of the next software version. This usually happens when the Autopilot team makes significant progress and releasing versions in order no longer makes any sense. As such, some important improvements can be expected to move the company closer to achieving Level 5 autonomy.
Tesla FSD 10.8 plus holiday fun software release probably Tuesday
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2021
Musk also revealed what we can expect with the FSD V10.8 update. He said that it will likely include rollout to owners with 97 safety scores. At the moment, participation in FSD Beta testing is possible only for owners whose safety scores are 100, 99 or 98. In addition, the long-awaited waypoints will work in the new version of the FSD Beta.
The head of the company also said that the ability to adjust Sentry Mode sensitivity is "coming," although it was unclear exactly when. Perhaps it was about the fact that it will become available in the new update, or perhaps he meant that it will be at some point in future updates.


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Prior to implementing Chreos at the beginning of 2008 orders were tracked manually, planning delivery routes for the next day dominated the manager's evenings and invoicing was a time-consuming drudge.
With the Chreos Deliveries module orders flow into pre-consigned delivery slots, delivery schedules are printed out in a few minutes along with delivery notifications for the clients, and truck loading data is also provided. The next day, deliveries are simply confirmed and all the related invoices are produced.
Rather than reducing the staffing needs, the manager got his evenings back and they were able to go through significant growth (from one delivery truck to three) without additional administrative overheads.
In 2013 they went further and started using the automatic cylinder rental invoicing system, streamlining their operation even further.
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The Songbird Suite King Bed - Sleeps 2 This is the second largest of our suites and comes with a king-sized bed. This room is a king suite. Each suite comes with a full bath. We are within walking distance from all the local restaurants in downtown Paducah and just blocks from the Convention Center and the National Quilt Museum. Beautiful, fully remodeled 8000 Sq/Ft home in the Historic Lower Town neighborhood of Paducah, KY. This home includes five uniquely decorated suites with en-suite bathrooms. Each of these smoke-free, pet-free suites have everything you need to relax and enjoy your stay in Paducah. We also provide free parking, daily housekeeping, luggage storage, garden access, a large eat-in kitchen, an exercise room, WIFI, and many more accommodations. This property is designed for couples who want to unplug and reconnect with their significant other or business travelers looking for a place to relax after a stressful day of work.
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High court to hear dog case
Pets put down while man in hospital
The Georgia Supreme Court has announced it will hear an appeal from a Forsyth County Sheriff's deputy in the case of a resident whose dogs were euthanized while he was hospitalized six years ago.
Mitchell Greenway filed suit seeking damages after the incident against then-Sheriff Ted Paxton, Deputy Terry Roper, Northside Hospital and NALAA, which runs the county animal shelter.
Greenway, a county resident, was hospitalized for an emergency in January 2007. He contends a deputy demanded he sign a form releasing ownership of his two dogs, citing an animal control shelter policy to hold them for a certain number of days.
Three days after his hospitalization, however, Greenway's dogs were euthanized.
The case was heard in Forsyth County Superior Court and summary judgment was granted to all defendants, which stopped the case before a trial.
The Georgia Court of Appeals, however, reversed that decision in July for Roper, Northside and the shelter, finding that a case against those defendants should continue to trial.
The appeals court decision states: "Greenway's assertions that Deputy Roper told him, 'Just sign this damn form,' and that Deputy Roper did so when [Greenway] was 'out of it' and 'under medication' create genuine issues of material fact as to whether he breached a ministerial duty."
A ministerial act, according to the appeals court decision, is one that is "requiring merely the execution of a specific duty." A discretionary act, however, "calls for the exercise of personal deliberation and judgment."
The court's order, issued last week, states arguments will be heard in April as to whether the appeals court "erred in finding the existence of a ministerial duty."
The difference in the deputy's actions in this case is the "lynchpin" of the arguments to be heard by the state Supreme Court, said Forsyth County Attorney Ken Jarrard, who represents Roper.
"The court of appeals, obviously, found that they believe the act that resulted in the lawsuit was more of a ministerial sort of function, and therefore simple negligence can overcome it to expose the county to liability," Jarrard said. "We're not sure we agree with that."
Ministerial acts require only proof of negligence, he said, while discretionary acts would require criminal recklessness to determine liability.
Bob McFarland, who represents Greenway, said the rest of the case will remain pending until this issue is decided by the state Supreme Court.
"Mr. Greenway is doing OK. He's anxious to get this case resolved," McFarland said.
A reversal of the appeals court decision could mean the trial court's granting of summary judgment would stand and Roper wouldn't have to stand trial, McFarland said.
Roper is still employed with the sheriff's office, where he started in April 2003.


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Q: How to publish message to 2 kafka topics based on condition - spring cloud stream Currently i have a spring clound funtion which consumes a topic and publish in to another topic. But for particular condition  i need to publish message to another topic. Basically need to publish message to multiple topic from spring cloud function.
Current code snippets
@Bean
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      return outputMessage;
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // need to send message to another topic ( which is other than dlq).
    }
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A: Did you look into using StreamBridge API for this? Sounds like that should work for what you are looking for. Here are the docs.

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Dr. Caffrey joined Independence Women's Clinic in 1996 and was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. He received his BHS in Health Services Management from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 1983, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 1987 and obtained his medical degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 1992. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Truman Medical Center-West and St. Luke's Hospital in 1996.
Dr. Caffrey is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). He is currently President-Elect of the Medical Staff of Centerpoint Medical Center and serves on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Medical Society. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, Missouri State Medical Society, and the Kansas City Gynecology society.
Dr. Caffrey is married and has three children and enjoys the outdoors.
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Introduction to Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence
By Barry Dym, Susan Egmont, Laura Watkins
The Crisis of Transition
A Problem of Significant Proportion
Boards During Transition
Keeping Pace
Reconceiving Leadership Transition and Its Management
Managing the Cycle of Leadership
In this introduction to their book, the authors present an analysis of the problems that lead to frequent leadership turnover and the mismanagement of transitions. Learn how to construct organizations to achieve their objectives and how to transition management in a way that forms a sturdy bridge between the departure of the old leadership and the introduction of new.
Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence
There is a crisis of leadership in our country. We idealize and revile leaders with equal passion. We welcome them as saviors and boot them out as scoundrels. The crisis, however, may reside as much in our confusing expectations as in the leaders' ineffectuality. There may be better ways to identify, introduce, support, and monitor our leaders that will enhance rather than undermine their performance.
That is the subject of this book: how to manage the change from one leader to the next in a way that gives leaders and the organizations they serve the best possible chance to succeed.
Leadership transitions are among the most important activities in the lives of organizations. Some people believe, for instance, that George Washington's stepping down after two terms in office set the stage for American democracy. Through his action, he rejected monarchy, even his own, and announced the imperative of orderly succession. So it is with organizations: Orderly succession announces the preeminence of an ongoing collective, not personal, agenda.
This is not always easy. Succession often follows conflict and confusion or, as in Washington's case, the departure of a beloved and trusted steward. How, we wonder, will we trust anyone else? But, of course, we must. And the way we guide that transition—the manner of our management itself—is the key to assuring our stakeholders that the continuity of purpose and activity will be preserved.
Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence presents an analysis of the problems that lead to frequent leadership turnover and the mismanagement of transitions. Ours is an aspirational portrait of how to construct organizations to achieve their objectives and how to transition management in a way that forms a sturdy bridge between the departure of the old leadership and the introduction of new.
For many people, the question of leadership turnover and transition is relatively minor and obscure—nothing to particularly concern themselves about. The scale of the problem along with the importance and complexity of the cure fly well below the radar. Some think a few professional consultants should pay attention, but not themselves even if they work or volunteer or serve on the boards of nonprofits. But for all of us who care about nonprofits, the conduct of leadership transitions is a big problem with a big upside if we learn to do it right. Transitions are deserving of a great deal of our attention.
What initially drew our attention to transitions were reports of the frequent, repetitive, and destructive turnover of leadership in the nonprofit world. Our work in executive education, executive search, and organization development consulting put us inescapably in the path of the storm. More formal research filled out our understanding.
Here's what we learned.
At any given time, there be as many as 20 to 25 percent of executive directors (called CEOs throughout this manuscript) in or near transition. According to various sources, as many as 34 percent of organizations have already had two or more executives in the past five years, and within five years more than 70 percent of CEOs expect to leave their current positions. Nearly 75 percent of all nonprofit executives will reach retirement age over the next two decades (Annie Casey Foundation).1 According to Bridgespan, by 2016, the nonprofit sector will need to add an average of 80,000 senior managers every year. These are astounding numbers!
Depending on who is measuring, the average tenure of nonprofit leaders is between three and five years. This leaves hardly enough time to build programs, put together effective teams, and achieve financial viability and credibility. Whatever progress leaders make in their adopted organizations is often undermined by rapid turnover, which inevitably proves costly and destabilizing to the organizations and to their own confidence. With the diminishment of credibility and resources, each new start becomes more difficult than the one before. It becomes harder and harder to convince funders, staff, and community leaders that this time will be different.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following conversation are those of the book's author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of LifeSiteNews.
September 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Journalist Maike Hickson conducted an interview with author George Neumayr on his new book, The Political Pope. Neumayr offers insights into communist influences on Pope Francis.
Maike Hickson: Throughout your book, you make references to Pope Francis' relationship with communism or with certain communists in particular. Could you describe for us in general his attitude toward communism?
George Neumayr: He tends to speak of communism in benign terms. He told the Italian press that he wasn't "offended" if people call him a communist since he has "met many Marxists in my life who are good people." Another time he said, "I must say that communists have stolen our flag," because "the flag of the poor is Christian." Past popes, who recognized the power of communism to enslave the poor, would have found such comments very puzzling.
MH: You write in your book that Pope Francis is sympathetic and supportive of the "radical political agenda of the global left" and you call him an "ecclesiastical equivalent of Barack Obama." What are specific topics that Pope Francis is promoting that remind you of a worldview which is sympathetic with communist ideas?
GN: Hardline leftists used to say that they dreamed of a world without popes. But now they gush about Pope Francis. The radical academic Cornel West summed up the reason why: "I love who he is, in terms of what he says, and the impact of his words on progressive forces around the world."
In other words, Pope Francis has turned the Vatican into a bully pulpit for the left's favorite causes, including: open borders, gun control, climate-change activism, the abolition of the death penalty and lifetime imprisonment, and the socialism of central planners. This is why the 1960s radical Tom Hayden said his election "was more miraculous, if you will, than the rise of Barack Obama."


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Bharatiya Psychology- the basis of Educational Training Bharatiya Psychology- the basis of Educational Training Psychological needs of the child should form the very basis of educational Training. Even after fifty years of independence the prevalent system of education in India has its roots in Western way of fulfillment of life, But according of Hindu Philosophy, the all-round development of the personality of the child is not possible without spiritual development. The Western philosophy based on the concepts of Darvin & Trevd can't impart fullness to life. That is why Vidya Bharati has laid maximum emphasis upon Bharatiya psychology and made it the very basis of her system of education baptized as 'Saraswati Panchapadiya Shiksha Vidhi' These five steps are : 1. Adhiti, 2. Bodh, 3. Abhiyas, 4. Prayog, 5. Prasar-swadhyay and Pravachan and the philosophy of all round development of child is based on unfoldmans of five koshas i.e. Annamaya Kosha, Pranmaya Kosha, Manomaya Kosha, Jyannamaya Kosha & Ananamaya Kosha as envisaged in our upanishidie philosophy. This philosophy has gained public esteem & appraisal in form of 'Saraswati Shishu Mandir' education system at primary stage and Vidya Mandir system of education at secondary & senior secondary level, education system at pre-primary stage The ultimate reality of this universe is God by whatever other names it may be called. God is eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. God cannot be seen but can very well be realized. We should have faith in the greatness of God and seek his grace. Nature is bountiful and benevolent. Man has to be respectful and grateful to nature. There is a balance of various elements in the environment of nature. It is in the interest of man to utilize the natural resources in such a way that this balance is not significantly disturbed. Man is not body alone. Apart from the physical levels, man has four other levels of existence known as Koshas. In modern terminology, they may be called five systems namely the body system, the energy system, the desire system, the thought system and the self system. It is the primary duty of man that he sincerely tries towards optimum and balanced development of all his five systems or koshas.
Man should exercise moderation in daily life and should exercise control on his five organs of knowledge and five organs of action through the practice of Yoga. This will also ensure control on mind and sharpening of intellect resulting in optimum and balanced development of all aspects of his personality. Performance of one's socially prescribed duties without pride or prejudice; attachment or revulsion but with intelligence and dedication is the highest Dharma of an individual. What these duties are is to be determined by the state, the society and the individual himself. The divinity in man must be accepted and respected by the State and the society and they should ensure his autonomy in personal matters subject to the performance of socially prescribed duties by him.
The life style and life activities of an individual should be inspired by a sincere desire to help and serve others.
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What are the applicant's expenses?
For an exchange of lands administered by the DNR, the applicant will be charged a fee up to 100 percent and not less than one half of the cost of the appraisal and survey (if a survey is needed). This fee is due before the real estate appraisal is made, but it will be refunded if the money is not spent. The applicant will also be responsible for providing and up-to-date abstract of title to the state and, if necessary, clearing title. The cost of preparing the deeds is paid for by the state. The applicant will also be responsible for some recording fees and deed tax.
How long does it take to complete an exchange?
For Class A lands, once the decision is made that the DNR is interested in proceeding, an exchange might be completed in as short a time as six to eight months. However, many land exchanges take longer because adjustments are needed in acreage to arrive at similarity of values or it is determined that a survey is needed.
For Class B lands, once the county board decides to proceed and all appraisal, value, and title issues have been addressed, the land exchange proposal is submitted to the DNR for review. Unless there are appraisal or title problems, the DNR review is usually completed within four weeks. The DNR then places the land exchange proposal on the agenda for the next Land Exchange Board meeting.
What are the procedures for an exchange involving land administered by the DNR?
A land exchange proposal form is obtained from staff with the Division of Lands and Minerals at the St. Paul, Bemidji, Grand Rapids, or New Ulm offices.
The application is sent out for review with each division of the department for comments and interest in the proposal.
If the department approves proceeding with the exchange, the applicant is billed for their portion of the appraisal and survey fee. The applicant is also required to submit an updated abstract of title.
The abstract of title is submitted for review and determination of whether the title is marketable or the steps that must be taken by the applicant to make the title marketable.
The lands are examined and appraised by a licensed appraiser, usually a private party under contract with the DNR for performing appraisal work. All appraisals are based on the fair market value of comparable lands which have been conveyed in recent transactions in the local area of the properties to be exchanged. For minimal value parcels (less than $100,000) an abbreviated determination of value process is available.
If the lands are found to be of substantially equal value and agreement is reached on addressing required waivers or differences in value, and if the title is marketable, then a public hearing is scheduled on the proposed exchange.
A record of the comments received at the public hearing is prepared. If the record indicates that the land exchange would not be detrimental to the interests of the state, the commissioner of natural resources recommends to the Land Exchange Board that approval be granted to complete the exchange.
If the Land Exchange Board approves the land exchange the deeds are executed and recorded.
What are the conditions for an exchange?
State land classification
State-owned land is classified into two categories for exchanges:
Class A lands are lands controlled or administered by the DNR, and include: school, swamp, internal improvement, and other land granted by acts of Congress; state forest land; tax forfeited lands held free from the trust in favor of taxing districts; and other acquired land.
Class B lands are lands acquired by the state through tax forfeiture and held in trust in favor of taxing districts and under the control of county authorities. Download the Class B Land Exchange application
Class A land exchanges are under the administration of the DNR. Class B land exchanges are under the administration of the applicable county.
If you are interested in obtaining an application for either a Class A or Class B land exchange, please contact your Division of Lands and Minerals staff for more information.
Value of land
If the land to be exchanged for Class A or Class B land has a greater value than the state land, then the other party must waive any payment for the difference in value. There are exceptions to this provision: (1) for Class A land, if there is an appropriation available to pay for the acquisition of the land and the state agrees to pay; and (2) for Class B land, the exchange is for non-school trust Class A land or U.S. owned land and the county agrees to pay the difference in value.
If the land to be exchanged for Class A or Class B land has a lesser value than the state land, the lands must be "substantially equal in value" and the other party must pay to the state the difference in value. "Substantially equal in value" means their values do not differ by more than 20 percent; unless both lands are over 100 acres, in which case their values do not differ by more than 10 percent. School trust lands cannot be exchanged for lands of lesser value.
Riparian land
Riparian land may not be exchanged unless expressly authorized by law or unless in the same exchange the state acquires land on the same or other public waters in the same general vicinity affording at least equal opportunity for access to the waters and other riparian use by the public.
Mineral reservations
The state reserves all minerals and water power rights in the lands transferred by the state. The state will generally accept lands where the mineral rights have been reserved, provided that the mineral reservation does not include a right to repurchase the surface.


This wine is so beautifully aromatic and floral that it triggered my spring allergies. In January. It is light in body and refreshing.
Kysela: available in the District at Calvert Woodley, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits, Magruder's, Paul's of Chevy Chase; available in Virginia at Arrowine and Curious Grape in Arlington, Fern Street Gourmet and Unwined in Alexandria, various Whole Foods Market locations, Leesburg Vintner, Aldie Peddler, Salute! Wine Market in Winchester, Paeonian Grocery & Gourmet in Paeonian Springs.
This provides a nice contrast with the more familiar wine of Mendoza, Argentina, emphasizing earthy forest flavors over lush fruit.
Wine Traditions: available in the District at Whole Foods Market Tenleytown. Available in Virginia at Arrowine in Arlington; Au Domaine, Rick's Wine & Gourmet and Whole Foods Market in Alexandria; the Vineyard in McLean; and on the list at Mediterranee in Alexandria.
At full price, this wine doesn't qualify as a Recession Buster, but it is frequently found on sale in the Washington area. Rosenblum blends zinfandel from choice areas around California to produce this consistently good non-vintage-dated wine that serves as an excellent introduction to zinfandel and a good partner to basic meat or pasta fare.
Washington Wholesale: available in the District at Calvert Woodley, Schneider's of Capitol Hill, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits, Rodman's; on the list at Clyde's, Cafe Deluxe.


Here is a selection of recent case studies demonstrating the Third Element: Learning Reflection and Innovation.
Inspector Matt Longman showed how forums generate ideas for improving the service in Devon and Cornwall Police at a time of financial stringency. Electric bicycles, for example, are a great way of improving visibility while ensuring that officers cover enough territory in remote rural areas.
Read the case study here or watch EUWIN's video of the Devon and Cornwall Police team.
Innocent produces smoothies, juices and vegetable pots that are sold in supermarkets, coffee shops and other outlets. Headquartered in London, Innocent retails across Europe, employing a staff of 240, of whom 200 are based in London. In 2012 budgeted revenue is £200 million. Although Coca-Cola now owns 58% of the company, the three founders retain full operational control. At Innocent, innovation is an everyday behaviour with employees actively encouraged to suggest ways to improve the business, whether it be new products and business streams or better ways of working.
Read the case study here or watch EUWIN's video of the Innocent team.
Red Gate is a software company providing "ingeniously simple" tools for technology professionals worldwide. Founded by Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith in 1999, it has annually featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, since 2007 as well as numerous other awards. Although it is growing, Red Gate tries to maintain its original start-up, informal culture by using a variety of tools and initiatives to encourage employee-led innovation and strengthen its engaged culture.
Read the case study here or watch EUWIN's video of the Redgate Software team.
Case study for The Met Office in which Natalie Wilkie and Gary Holpin of The Met Office argue strongly that new ideas can come from anyone. A network of volunteers recruited from every level of the organisation is gradually establishing a culture of innovation in ways that break down silos and release new waves of creativity.
Read the case study here or watch EUWIN's video of the Met Office team.


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A look back at the polls: October '09
By Stephen Tall | Sun 22nd November 2009 - 8:05 am
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We tend not to be too poll-obsessed here at LDV – of course we look at them, as do all other politico-geeks, but viewed in isolation no one poll will tell you very much beyond what you want to read into it. Looked at over a reasonable time-span and, if there are enough polls, you can see some trends.
Here, in chronological order, are the results of the 19 polls published in October – the number is extra high again this month because of the daily YouGov tracker polls which ran during party conference season. (And many apologies for the delayed appearance of the round-up; it was my LDV colleague Iain's post today which reminded me this needed publishing).
Tories 41.0, Labour 29.0, Lib Dems 17.0 (2 Oct, YouGov)
Tories 45.0, Labour 26.0, Lib Dems 18.0 (11 Oct, ICM)
Tories 42.0, Labour 28.0, Lib Dems 18.0 (10 Oct, YouGov)
Tories 40.0, Labour 30.0, Lib Dems 18.0 (13 Oct, Populus)
Tories 40.0, Labour 28.0, Lib Dems 19.0 (18 Oct, ComRes)
Tories 40.0, Labour 23.0, Lib Dems 20.0 (20 Oct, Angus RS)
Tories 43.0, Labour 26.0, Lib Dems 19.0 (20 Oct, MORI)
Tories 41.0, Labour 28.0, Lib Dems 16.0 (YouGov)
Tories 42.0, Labour 25.0, Lib Dems 21.0 (ICM)
Which gives us an average rating for the parties in October as follows (compared with September's averages):
Tories 42% (+3%), Labour 28% (+1%), Lib Dems 18% (-2%)
As I noted last month, there's a general caveat to all polls published from mid-September to mid-October which applies equally to all parties: it's party conference season, and all the parties tend to receive polling spikes which coincide with their respective conferences thanks to the media coverage generated. This month's increase in Tory and Labour support, and decrease in Lib Dem support, returns us pretty much to the status quo ante of pre-conference – it will be interesting to see if November's poll figures show Tory support down a notch.
With the caveats in place, let's have a look at the figures from each of the main parties' perspectives …
Tories: as I stated last month, 'I'd imagine, bar disasters, they'll be back above 40% when I do the poll round-up for October.' And so it has proven. The party will be relieved that every single poll has placed them above the psychologically important 40% mark, and the spike during their conference week (up to 45%) was pretty impressive.
But the problem for the Tories is this: being around 40% leaves precious little room for error if they want to get a Parliamentary majority at the next election. And if David Cameron falls short of 326 seats – or only just gains a majority – he's going to find the combination of dashed expectations and a deeply right-wing parliamentary party incredibly hard to manage.
Labour: well, for the second month running, Labour's poll average is up – albeit from the dreadful lows of August's 25% rating. Can they sustain it? The fact that they are finding it so hard to climb above 30% will worry the party, especially given the difficulty Labour has experienced in recent elections in turning out their vote. True, the Tories are below where Tony Blair was at this stage of the 1992-97 Parliament – but Labour is even further behind where John Major's Tories were.
Lib Dems: after September's heights of 20% – one of the party's best September poll averages in its history – it's back to reality this month, with the party slipping to 18%. It was almost certainly inevitable once the media focus moved away from the Lib Dem conference and over to the other parties, but still it's a shame we couldn't sustain it just a little longer.
That said, 18% is one of the party's stronger October ratings – in October 1996, for example – prior to the '97 election – the Lib Dems were at just 14%. In October 2000, we were at 17%. We were, of course, higher in October 2004, at 22% – but, then, that was the one occasion when we failed to poll higher at the following election.
The party leaders: YouGov asked its 'Do you think (name) is doing well or badly as (position)?' question a number of times in October. The questions asked by Mori ('Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way X is doing his job as Y?') and Angus RS ('Do you approve or disapprove of X's performance as Y?') are subtle variations, but each produces slightly different outcomes. Below are the results for the party leaders.
Nick Clegg: YouGov (5 Oct) – Clegg 48-27 (+21%); YouGov (10 Oct) – 29-17 (+12%); YouGov (18 Oct) – 44-31 (+13%); Mori (20 Oct) – 44-27 (+17%); Angus RS (20 Oct) – 40-28 (+12%).
Gordon Brown: YouGov (5 Oct) – Brown 28-66 (-38%); YouGov (10 Oct) – 21-60 (-39%); YouGov (18 Oct) – 28-67 (-39%); Mori (20 Oct) – 32-62 (-30%); Angus RS (20 Oct) – 26-65 (-39%); YouGov (27 Oct) – 21-70 (-49%).
David Cameron: YouGov (5 Oct) – Cameron 54-34 (+20%); YouGov (10 Oct) – 52-18 (+34%); YouGov (18 Oct) – 58-31 (+27%); Mori (20 Oct) – 49-34 (+15%); Angus RS (20 Oct) – 53-28 (+25%); YouGov (27 Oct) – 53-28 (+25%).
Nick slipped a little from his immediate post-conference high, though is still producing pretty positive ratings according to all the polling companies. Indeed, according to Mori, Nick is once again the most popular of all three major party leaders. Gordon Brown surely cannot plumb lower depths than these? His best performance is a staggering -30% deficit. Meanwhile David Cameron's personal ratings remain solidly positive, generally in the 20%s, with a slight spike immediately after his conference speech – though Mori continues to peg his popularity in the teens.
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