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Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review
We wanted to experience the largest ship on the seas (well, after the Allure) so this trip was based mostly on ship, not itinerary (although St. Maarten did interest us and wound up being our favorite stop). We're a couple in our early 30s, no kids. We flew in the day before and stayed at the Ft. Lauderdale Rodeway Inn. Embarkation: We took the earlier hotel shuttle to the pier. Check-in was pretty easy, although we did have to wait for quite a bit to board (we are C&A "Gold" members so we were seated in the Gold section). This process went pretty smoothly overall. Stateroom: Central Park Inside Balcony, Midship, Deck 11. We decided to spring for something different, since our preference is to have an oceanview balcony. Our room in particular was right above Park Cafe in Central Park. We liked the peacefulness of Central Park and rarely heard noise from the upper decks (except maybe during the day, but not at night). But, we did miss seeing the ocean. The room was nicely appointed. Probably would not stay in this type of room again unless it was significantly cheaper than an oceanview balcony, but it was good overall. Service: The service on board was mostly good. Not nearly as good as the service we received on the Serenade. That being said, I don't think we ran into any bad service except at disembarkation (more about that below). Our room steward was friendly and accommodating. I think with such a large ship and so many dining options, it's hard to get to know the crew like you do on a smaller ship. Food and Drinks: The food was good. Nothing to write home about, but it was not disappointing at all. We made reservations for all dining in advance and never had to wait more than a few minutes to be seated. Specifically: Solarium Bistro: We were sad about this one because it's on the front of the ship and the night we went, the ship was rocking and rolling. We wanted to enjoy our meal but unfortunately the movement was too much (and we don't get motion sick!). So, we didn't eat much, but the little that we did eat was very good. They even brought out a special dessert for my husband's birthday. American Icon Grill (MDR): Only ate here three nights, had the same wait staff only two of the nights. The food here was good, and had one excellent meal (it was beef of some sort but I forget what now). The wait staff did did a few entertainment "numbers" during dinner but nothing crazy like in the old days. Park Cafe: Get the roast beef sandwich. That is all. Windjammer Buffet: Standard buffet food, nothing fancy but we never had trouble finding something to eat. Sabor: Excellent Mexican food, we loved our meal and drinks. Ports and Excursions: We did not do any excursions on this trip; it was a "do your own thing and relax" trip! We did: Nassau: This is a throwaway port, but we did go to the John Watling's Distillery and it was great! Wonderful tour and the drinks are superb. Walkable from the ship, although through a not so great area. We also visited Pirate Republic Brewery along the main drag in Nassau. Good beer. St. Thomas: We took one of the many taxi buses to downtown St. Thomas and basically did a lot of shopping. Nothing special. Stopped at a hole in the wall bar for conch fritters and drinks. St. Maarten: We loved St. Maarten and would go there again. We took a water taxi from the ship to the beach, and then a taxi from the beach to a resort where I had booked massages. Then took a taxi back to the beach, got lunch, and got two beach chairs and an umbrella for very little money. Totally worth it. Then did some souvenir shopping back towards the ship. St. Maarten is beautiful and we had a lot of fun. Entertainment: We were really impressed with the entertainment on the ship. We reserved everything in advance, highly recommended so you get to see everything you want. We saw the following: Frozen in Time: This is an ice show and it was very well done, we really enjoyed it and think it's a "must see." Oasis of Dreams: This is a water-based show that takes place on the aft of the ship in the Aqua Theater. Not too impressed with the story line but the performers were excellent. Very different from other cruise shows. Parade: We watched the Dreamworks parade from the upper level of the Promenade. It was cute and entertaining. They also have Dreamworks characters around the ship at various times; we got our photos taken with the Madagascar Penguins and King Julien :) Adult Comedy Show: This is also a "must see" (although I forget who the comedian was). It was absolutely hilarious. The Quest Adult Game Show: We did this on our Serenade cruise and loved it. If you don't do this, you're missing out on life! Literally the best. The Oasis has so many people that it's not as fun as on the smaller ships (more intimate as far as knowing your teammates) but we still had a blast. Ship: The ship itself is very nice and well appointed. The Promenade is especially impressive. We didn't have too hard of a time finding things despite its size, but we feel that it is too big. We prefer Serenade-sized ships. Overall, Oasis is in good condition, clean, and a nice ship. Disembarkation: This was a MESS and probably our biggest complaint. We did express walk off and so did the other 6,000 passengers. That's fine, everyone is entitled to do that, but it was organized very poorly. The crew did not direct us to the appropriate places, they did not give us the correct answers to our questions, and we dragged our luggage around FOREVER before finding the end of the line. You could tell all of the passengers were extremely frustrated. Not a good experience at all. Summary: We enjoyed this cruise and recommend it if you like a variety entertainment on cruises and want to experience a large ship. We would not stay in the same category stateroom again, but it was perfectly fine for this time. Would we sail Oasis again? Probably not, unless the itinerary includes more fantastic places. We'll stick with the smaller ships. But we did enjoy the experience! :)
Oasis of the Seas; A Good Caribbean Getaway
Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review by misslyss1220
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
We wanted to experience the largest ship on the seas (well, after the Allure) so this trip was based mostly on ship, not itinerary (although St. Maarten did interest us and wound up being our favorite stop). We're a couple in our early 30s, no kids. We flew in the day before and stayed at the Ft. Lauderdale Rodeway Inn.
Embarkation: We took the earlier hotel shuttle to the pier. Check-in was pretty easy, although we did have to wait for quite a bit to board (we are C&A "Gold" members so we were seated in the Gold section). This process went pretty smoothly overall.
Stateroom: Central Park Inside Balcony, Midship, Deck 11. We decided to spring for something different, since our preference is to have an oceanview balcony. Our room in particular was right above Park Cafe in Central Park. We liked the peacefulness of Central Park and rarely heard noise from the upper decks (except maybe during the day, but not at night). But, we did miss seeing the ocean. The room was nicely appointed. Probably would not stay in this type of room again unless it was significantly cheaper than an oceanview balcony, but it was good overall.
Service: The service on board was mostly good. Not nearly as good as the service we received on the Serenade. That being said, I don't think we ran into any bad service except at disembarkation (more about that below). Our room steward was friendly and accommodating. I think with such a large ship and so many dining options, it's hard to get to know the crew like you do on a smaller ship.
Food and Drinks: The food was good. Nothing to write home about, but it was not disappointing at all. We made reservations for all dining in advance and never had to wait more than a few minutes to be seated. Specifically:
Solarium Bistro: We were sad about this one because it's on the front of the ship and the night we went, the ship was rocking and rolling. We wanted to enjoy our meal but unfortunately the movement was too much (and we don't get motion sick!). So, we didn't eat much, but the little that we did eat was very good. They even brought out a special dessert for my husband's birthday.
American Icon Grill (MDR): Only ate here three nights, had the same wait staff only two of the nights. The food here was good, and had one excellent meal (it was beef of some sort but I forget what now). The wait staff did did a few entertainment "numbers" during dinner but nothing crazy like in the old days.
Park Cafe: Get the roast beef sandwich. That is all.
Windjammer Buffet: Standard buffet food, nothing fancy but we never had trouble finding something to eat.
Sabor: Excellent Mexican food, we loved our meal and drinks.
Ports and Excursions: We did not do any excursions on this trip; it was a "do your own thing and relax" trip! We did:
Nassau: This is a throwaway port, but we did go to the John Watling's Distillery and it was great! Wonderful tour and the drinks are superb. Walkable from the ship, although through a not so great area. We also visited Pirate Republic Brewery along the main drag in Nassau. Good beer.
St. Thomas: We took one of the many taxi buses to downtown St. Thomas and basically did a lot of shopping. Nothing special. Stopped at a hole in the wall bar for conch fritters and drinks.
St. Maarten: We loved St. Maarten and would go there again. We took a water taxi from the ship to the beach, and then a taxi from the beach to a resort where I had booked massages. Then took a taxi back to the beach, got lunch, and got two beach chairs and an umbrella for very little money. Totally worth it. Then did some souvenir shopping back towards the ship. St. Maarten is beautiful and we had a lot of fun.
Entertainment: We were really impressed with the entertainment on the ship. We reserved everything in advance, highly recommended so you get to see everything you want. We saw the following:
Frozen in Time: This is an ice show and it was very well done, we really enjoyed it and think it's a "must see."
Oasis of Dreams: This is a water-based show that takes place on the aft of the ship in the Aqua Theater. Not too impressed with the story line but the performers were excellent. Very different from other cruise shows.
Parade: We watched the Dreamworks parade from the upper level of the Promenade. It was cute and entertaining. They also have Dreamworks characters around the ship at various times; we got our photos taken with the Madagascar Penguins and King Julien :)
Adult Comedy Show: This is also a "must see" (although I forget who the comedian was). It was absolutely hilarious.
The Quest Adult Game Show: We did this on our Serenade cruise and loved it. If you don't do this, you're missing out on life! Literally the best. The Oasis has so many people that it's not as fun as on the smaller ships (more intimate as far as knowing your teammates) but we still had a blast.
Ship: The ship itself is very nice and well appointed. The Promenade is especially impressive. We didn't have too hard of a time finding things despite its size, but we feel that it is too big. We prefer Serenade-sized ships. Overall, Oasis is in good condition, clean, and a nice ship.
Disembarkation: This was a MESS and probably our biggest complaint. We did express walk off and so did the other 6,000 passengers. That's fine, everyone is entitled to do that, but it was organized very poorly. The crew did not direct us to the appropriate places, they did not give us the correct answers to our questions, and we dragged our luggage around FOREVER before finding the end of the line. You could tell all of the passengers were extremely frustrated. Not a good experience at all.
Summary: We enjoyed this cruise and recommend it if you like a variety entertainment on cruises and want to experience a large ship. We would not stay in the same category stateroom again, but it was perfectly fine for this time. Would we sail Oasis again? Probably not, unless the itinerary includes more fantastic places. We'll stick with the smaller ships. But we did enjoy the experience! :)
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Introducing Stored User Data in Reports
Suppose you want to allow Report Viewers to create and edit data on reports. Normally any changes made in Report mode will be lost when you go to Jet | Report to re-run the report. However, with the stored user data feature, it is possible to designate sections of a report where users may enter and change data which will be stored and kept by Jet when the report is run.
Dynamics NAV Cronus Example
Suppose you wanted to create a simple list of G/L expense accounts with current budget information. You could do that like the following.
Say you wanted to create new budget amounts based on the current amounts with a projected 10% growth in each. You could add a column to do that like the following.
However, what if you didn't want to increase budgets by 10% all across the board, but wanted to play with the numbers a little and increase some by less and some by more. Normally, any changes of this kind made in report mode would be lost when the report was re-run. However, with the stored viewer data feature they can be kept. Start out by typing "Data" in column A left of the cell(s) where users will enter stored data and row 1 above the cell(s) where users will enter stored data, in this case G1 and A8.
This tells Jet what cell(s) to store data from. But what if you decided to change the filters to bring back a different list of G/L accounts? Then the budgets stored might not correctly match the G/L accounts. Because of this, Jet must have a unique key for each piece of data stored. In this case, the G/L account number uniquely identifies the table records, so it can be used as the unique key. Type "Key" in column A or row 1, depending on which intersects the key values with the "Data" keyword. In this case, type "Key" in cell D1.
In some cases, more than one key may be necessary in order to uniquely identify the data items. For example, if you were creating budgets by department, you might need a key for the account number and a key for the department in order to uniquely identify your data values. Because of this, each key needs a name. In this example, "No.", the name of the field in the G/L Account table, will serve for the key name. Type "Keyname" in column A or row 1, depending on which intersects the key name with the "Key" keyword. In this case, type "Keyname" in cell A7.
Now when you run the report, you can tweak the values under Projected Budget in Report mode (as seen below) and the data will be stored when you run the report again or enter design mode.
Finally, you want to be sure to have Auto+Hide+Values in cell A1 so that Report Viewers can use the report. You can also add Hide and Fit keywords to row 1 like the following.
Notice that even if you add options for filters that change the G/L accounts returns, the projected budgets entered by the user will stay with the correct account.
Dynamics GP Fabrikam Example
Suppose you wanted to create a list of G/L accounts for a specific Great Plains budget. You could do that like the following.
This tells Jet what cell(s) to store data from. But what if you decided to change the filter to bring back accounts from a different budget? Then the budgets stored might not correctly match the G/L accounts. Because of this, Jet must have a unique key for each piece of data stored. In this case, the G/L account number uniquely identifies the table records, so it can be used as the unique key. Type "Key" in column A or row 1, depending on which intersects the key values with the "Data" keyword. In this case, type "Key" in cell D1.
Below is the final output you will see after adding the hide and fit keywords.
SQL Example (using Access Northwind)
Suppose you wanted to create a report of sales amounts by category. You could do that like the following.
Then say you wanted to add a column for projected sales with a 10% increase in each category. You could add a column to do that like the following.
However, what if you don't want to increase all the projected sales by 10% but wanted to play with the numbers a bit for some for some categories after running the report? Normally, any changes made in report mode are lost when the report is re-run. However, with the stored viewer data feature they can be kept. Start out by typing "Data" in column A and row 1 above and left of where you want viewers to be able to enter stored data, in this case A5 and E1.
This tells Jet what cell(s) to store data from. But what if you decided to change the filters to bring back a different list of categories? Then the projected sales data stored might not correctly match the categories. Because of this, Jet must have a unique key for each piece of data stored. In this case, since we are retrieving a unique list of categories, the category can be used as the unique key. Type "Key" in column A or row 1, depending on which intersects the key values with the "Data" keyword. In this case, type "Key" in cell C1.
In some cases, more than one key may be necessary in order to uniquely identify the data items. For example, if you wanted to show individual products for each category, you might need a key for the category and a key for the product in order to uniquely identify your data values. Because of this, each key needs a name. In this example, "Categories", the title above the field, will serve for the key name. Type "Keyname" in column A or row 1, depending on which intersects the key name with the "Key" keyword. In this case, type "Keyname" in cell A4.
Notice that now whatever values you type into column E under Projected Sales in Report mode will be saved when you re-run the report.
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Snoop Dogg changes name to Snoop Lion, says he is Bob Marley reincarnated
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Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he's tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about.
Also, he's got a new name: Snoop Lion.
The artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to."
The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. He said that in Jamaica, he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now "Bob Marley reincarnated."
Bob Marley's son Rohan attended the conference and gave Snoop his blessing.
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"I feel like I've always been Rastafarian," Snoop said of the spiritual Jamaican movement. While there, he said, he visited a temple, was renamed Snoop Lion and was also given the Ethiopian name Berhane, meaning "light of the world."
Snoop didn't explain why he was switching from "Dogg" to "Lion," but it's likely a reference to the Lion of Judah, a religious symbol popular in Rastafarian and Ethiopian culture.
Later, he played five songs for a small crowd, including one called "No Guns Allowed." It features his daughter and includes the lyrics, "No guns allowed in here tonight, we're going to have a free for all, no fights."
"It's so tragic that people are doing stupid things with guns," he said.
Snoop, best known for hits like "Gin and Juice" and "Drop It Like It's Hot," is an avid supporter of marijuana rights and has been banned from entering Norway for two years after trying to enter the country with a small amount last month.
He said that in Jamaica, where he stayed for 35 days, he grew closer to his wife, who saw his transition. He added that he's excited to perform music that his family and children can listen to.
"As a 40-year-old man ... I've got to give them something," he said. "That's what you do when you're wise."
Snoop Dogg said he's not completely retiring from hip-hop but is "tired" of the genre because it is no longer challenging.
"Reggae was calling ... it's a breath of fresh air," he said. "Rap isn't challenging; it's not appealing."
The album was produced by Diplo and will feature Snoop singing. It will be released on Vice Records.
The album will be followed with a documentary of the same name, also produced by Vice. It features Snoop making music and will include some personal elements of his life, a producer of the film said. It will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
A coffee table book about Snoop's rebirth is also in the works.
"It feels like I'm 19 or 20 years old again," he said.


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Mitikulena siblings launch book celebrating Pacific success in health science
Three Niuean siblings, all University of Otago alumni now working as GPs in Wellington, helped launch a book celebrating Pacific success in health sciences at the University.
Te Folauga: The Journey outlines the journey of Pacific students, staff and communities over the past 20 years in the Division of Health Sciences.
The Mitikulena family have been on their own journey since leaving their Niuean home in 1989 to shift to New Zealand.
Doctor Alvin explains their family migrated to Wellington from Niue in search of better opportunities, particularly to further the family's education.
Today, the family operate their own general practice, Kilbirnie Medical Centre, in Wellington where all three work as GPs.
"We were all blessed to have been granted entry into medical school at the University of Otago through the Pacific Admisssions Programme at the time," Dr Alvin explains.
While at that time there was no specific support centre for Pacific students studying in health sciences as there is today with the development of the Pacific Centre, Va'a O Tautai, Dr Alvin says the siblings were able to provide each other support.
"Something like Va'a O Tautai would have been helpful, but we had each other in a sense, which worked out well particularly in sharing text books as we were only a few years apart in class.
"We were all involved in the local Pacific community with our Seventh Day Adventist church where we participated in church services, youth group and we were also part of the Overseas Christian Fellowship.
"We had fellow Pasifika student friends who were also studying medicine or who had not long qualified who were very encouraging and supportive of us."
Associate Dean (Pacific) Health Sciences, Faumuina Associate Professor Fa'afetai Sopoaga, who edited Te Folauga: The Journey, explains she felt it was important to tell the stories around the many Pacific successes within the Division of Health Sciences over the past 20 years.
"Often, we hear negatives around Pacific statistics, but I felt we also needed to hear about the success of Pacific students and how the University has contributed to increasing the number of Pacific students who are graduating and are out there making a difference in the health sector in a wide range of areas including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists and dentists."
In 2016, for the first time at the Otago Medical School, the proportional representation of Pacific students entering the medical programme was 8 per cent, mirroring representation of Pacific people in the community. This achievement has been maintained in subsequent years and last year the number of Pacific students accepted into Dentistry tripled, compared with the previous year.
Associate Professor Sopoaga says the University has not worked in isolation, the success is also due to the work done by the Ministry of Health which has invested heavily to support the journey of students, together with Pacific communities.
"However, this would not have happened without the support of University leaders who had the vision and were willing to walk the talk."
Manager of the University's Pacific Islands Centre, Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai, says the book outlines not only the University's journey, but a journey of Pacific leadership with Associate Professor Sopoaga's contribution acknowledged with her being awarded the Prime Minister's Supreme Award at the Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards last year.
"When we started out, we were struggling to be heard, but now we are more visible and that gives us hope.
"Often the Pacific story is not portrayed positively, but we have shown that we are successful and contributing to improving health outcomes for all New Zealanders. With a clear strategy and great leadership, you can turn around any challenges."
Dr Alvin says he has fond memories of his time as a student and urges young Pacific people to consider the wide variety of options offered at the University of Otago.
"Dunedin is a student town and it caters for students well. There is a lot of support available to Pacific students now, so take the opportunity to get a world class degree when it comes your way."
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This paper presents a new approach with cellular multigrid genetic algorithms for the I-shaped and U-shaped assembly line balancing problems, including parallel workstations and compatibility constraints. First, a cellular hybrid genetic algorithm that uses a single grid is described. Appropriate operators for mutation, hypermutation, and crossover and two devoration techniques are proposed for creating and maintaining groups based on similarity. This monogrid algorithm is extended for handling many populations placed on different grids. In the multigrid version, the population of each grid is organized in clusters using the positional information of the chromosomes. A similarity preserving communication protocol between the clusters placed on different grids is introduced. The experimental evaluation shows that the multigrid cellular genetic algorithm with communicating grids is better than the hybrid genetic algorithm used for building it, whereas it dominates the monogrid version in all cases. Absolute performance is evaluated using classical benchmarks. The role of certain components of the cellular algorithm is explained and the effect of some parameters is evaluated.
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DALLAS – (June 1, 2021) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Chicot County, Ark., is among the 151 communities to receive 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. Chicot Co. plans to use their $300,000 community-wide assessment grant to conduct environmental site assessments, focusing on the cities of Eudora and Lake Village, which is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Priority sites include an 18-acre former lumber mill in Eudora and a former gas station in Lake Village.
This funding will support underserved and economically disadvantaged communities across the country in assessing and cleaning up contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial properties. Approximately 50 percent of selected recipients are receiving EPA Brownfields grant funding for the first time and more than 85 percent serve small communities.
"Through our Brownfields Program, EPA is delivering on the Biden Administration's commitment to lifting up and protecting overburdened communities across America, especially communities that have experienced long periods of disinvestment and decay," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "These assessment and cleanup grants will not only support economic growth and job creation, but they will also empower communities to address the environmental, public health, and social issues associated with contaminated land."
"Brownfields funding can be truly transformative for smaller communities, by removing obstacles to start redevelopment or maintaining momentum for existing projects," said Acting Regional Administrator David Gray. "EPA is pleased to offer this assistance to Chicot County, and we look forward to working with the community and watching these sites progress."
"I'm excited that Chicot County has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency for a Brownfields Assessment Grant," said Chicot County Judge Mack Ball. "The grant will allow us to begin the redevelopment process in Lake Village of the abandoned gas station on Jackson Street and the former lumber mill in Eudora. This will ultimately help us restore these properties to productive reuse, enhancing the quality of life where we live and work."
Today's grant announcement includes:
$8.8 million for 11 Multipurpose Grants, which will provide funding to conduct a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities at one or more brownfield sites in a target area.
$42.2 million for 107 Assessment Grants, which will provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach.
$15.5 million for 36 Cleanup Grants, which will provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the recipient.
The list of the fiscal year 2021 applicants selected for funding is available here: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicants-selected-fy-2021-brownfields-multipurpose-assessment-and-cleanup-grants
EPA anticipates that it will award the grants once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied by the selected recipients.
Since its inception in 1995, EPA's Brownfields Program has provided nearly $1.76 billion in grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return them to productive reuse. This has led to significant benefits for communities across the country. For example:
To date, communities participating in the Brownfields Program have been able to attract more than $34.4 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding after receiving Brownfields funds. This has led to over 175,500 jobs in cleanup, construction, and redevelopment.
Based on grant recipient reporting, recipients leveraged on average $20.13 for each EPA Brownfields dollar and 10.3 jobs per $100,000 of EPA Brownfield Grant funds expended on assessment, cleanup, and revolving loan fund cooperative agreements.
In addition, an academic peer-reviewed study has found that residential properties near brownfield sites increased in value by 5% to 15.2% as a result of cleanup activities.
Finally, analyzing data near 48 brownfields, EPA found an estimated $29 million to $97 million in additional tax revenue for local governments in a single year after cleanup—2 to 7 times more than the $12.4 million EPA contributed to the cleanup of those brownfield sites.
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Amadeus' voice joined Worldspan's in opposition to a proposal brought by ARTA to the DOT. ARTA suggested that in light of the international commission caps, computerized reservations systems should renegotiate agencies' contracts. The CRSs argued there is no link between commission levels that airlines set and the contractual provisions agreed to by agencies and CRSs -- hence, the former shouldn't have an effect on the latter. I don't know. I'm thinking that if agents are making substantially less money selling the product that the CRSs exist primarily to distribute, there might be a connection, even if indirect, worth noting.
A new coalition of consumer and trade groups, including ARTA and Woodside Travel Trust, will lobby Congress and the DOT on issues relating to airline competition amd consumers -- that's right, consumers. By focusing its efforts on ensuring that consumers are informed, "that will take care of the survival of travel agencies," said coalition spokesman Ed Faberman. That sounds great, but maybe the group could throw some subliminal pro-agency messages in there while they're busily lobbying for the consumer. "...Furthermore, travel agen... I mean, consumers stand to gain a great deal from increased airline competition, in that travel agencies would.. oh, sorry, I meant consumers..."
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"When women are paid equally, families prosper and our economy benefits." – Dr. Christine Mann The American Women's Party is proud to endorse Dr. Christine Mann for Texas' 31st Congressional district. Dr. Christine Mann is a longtime resident of Texas…
Michelle Obama to Release Memoir in November
New York (AP) — Michelle Obama's memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13. The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out a week after the 2018 midterm…
Wisconsin Democrats Sue to Force Scott Walker to Hold Constitutionally Required Elections
By Ari Berman for MotherJones In January, Democrat Patty Schachtner won a shocking upset, winning a special election for a Wisconsin State Senate seat by 11 points. The district had been in Republican hands since 2000, and was carried by…
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This is the fifth in a series of articles about the learning opportunities available at the Nuka System of Care Conference.
Hiring is critically important for health care organizations. Recruiting the right people can go a long way toward ensuring the success of health care services and programs. However, recruiting can be difficult for health care organizations, and Southcentral Foundation has certainly faced challenges in this area.
To deal with these challenges, SCF has implemented a number of recruitment techniques. SCF has aligned all of its interview processes and questions with its four workforce competencies: Customer Care and Relationships, Communications and Teamwork, Improvement and Innovation, and Workforce Development Skills and Abilities. These competencies are integrated into every step of the hiring process and beyond.
One important element of SCF's hiring process is behavioral-based interviewing (BBI). Developed from industry best practices, BBI questions replace standard interview questions with questions that seek to discover the interviewee's previous behavior. For example, instead of asking how an employee would act in specific employment-related situations, BBI asks how they did act in similar situations in the past. BBI asks interviewees to demonstrate their skills and competencies, as well as the impact their behavior has had on others.
SCF maintains a set of core questions that are asked when interviewing for all positions at SCF. Supplemental questions are used for specific positions (e.g., provider, case manager, etc.). During the interview, interviewers ask the base question and use follow-up questions to keep following the story the interviewee is telling. Interviewers do not prompt or give examples; rather, they seek information and additional information about past behavior and performance. The interviewee is always given enough time to answer the questions to their satisfaction.
After the interview, overall ratings for each workforce competency are given based on the answers provided by the interviewee and how well those answers fit with traits that are desired. SCF provides training in behavioral-based interviewing for its employees who will be hiring for positions.
SCF's hiring and other Human Resources (HR) practices have resulted in a turnover rate lower than the national average for health care organizations; SCF's turnover rate was 14.55 percent in 2015 and 13.22 percent in 2016. This is lower than the national average for health care organizations, which was surveyed at 19.2 percent in 2015. SCF has also achieved 95 percent employee satisfaction.
SCF's recruitment and HR practices show that care being taken during the hiring process can lead to a more stable and satisfied workforce in the long run.
Several sessions about SCF's HR practices are available at the upcoming Nuka System of Care Conference. These will include a session on SCF's recruitment practices and behavioral-based interviewing described above, as well as sessions on SCF's relationship-based HR practices, onboarding programs, and SCF's approach to employee learning and development.


Boutique developer Milieu Property is getting behind Oxfam's Trailwalker with four members of the Milieu crew committing to walk 100km in under 48hrs through steep and rough bush terrain from Lysterfield to Farifield commencing on Friday 29th March.
According to Milieu, despite recognising that the 100km walk represents a "huge undertaking," the team says it's thrilled to be part of an event which "has raised over $74 million dollars in Australia since its antipodean inception."
The four man team comprising Michael McCormack, Daniel Condon, Shannon Peach and Tomothy Biggs aim to complete the walk in 30hrs.
"At Milieu, adding back to our global community is an important goal for us, so this year we have decided to tackle the Oxfam Trailwalker 100km challenge. Four of us will be trekking 100km through rough terrain, up to 600 metres in altitude, to raise money for Oxfam to fight poverty and injustice throughout the world, through education, ensuring access to clean water and food and advocacy work."
Oxfam Australia works with local communities to help them create their own sustainable solutions to poverty by promoting education, ensuring access to clean water, teaching skills to grow food and advocating for their basic rights.
Oxfam says the money raised as part of Oxfam Trailwalker will go towards making a significant difference to people living in poverty around the world.
To support the Milieu boys and help them reach their target of $5,000 visit the Milieu Team Page or for more information about the event visit Oxfam Trailwalker.


Previously, we looked at how we can separate Strategic IT from Utility IT, position the Strategic portion as an investment arm of the business, and manage it as a portfolio. Successful portfolio management requires that we have investment flow (regular promotion and demotion of opportunities), hedging strategies, and to behave as activist investors. If we do this well, Strategic IT becomes "investment" rather than "operations", a driver of business returns, and a source of innovation to the business.
But "doing this well" is hard. It's worth looking at why that is.
We put all the ideas for IT solutions into a review/approval funnel.
Only the Very Best Ideas get approved.
Those that do get developed and delivered.
If you've ever managed investments of your own - even just a periodic redistribution of your retirement account - you know how difficult it is to manage a portfolio. We have very accurate historical data on the performance of specific companies, funds, and indexes, but we have no idea how any specific investment will perform in the future. Every investment is a leap of faith that our assessment of the opportunity and attendant risks is accurate, that governance is true and honest, that management have the expertise, that regulation is effective, and so forth. These might be informed leaps of faith, insofar as we've done our due diligence on the opportunity and its competitive landscape, as well as alternative investment opportunities before us. But as we don't know what tomorrow holds, it's still a leap of faith.
These same characteristics apply to Strategic IT investing, if to differing degrees. Compared to a securities investor, the Strategic IT investor has a more intimate relationship with the people managing execution of an investment, and is in a position to apply hands-on governance. But the Strategic IT investor doesn't have anywhere near the diversity of investment vehicles. The Strategic IT investor is essentially making very specific, targeted investments.
This means that Strategic IT investing is a business of picking winners. And if there's one thing we know about investing, it's hard to pick winners. Many researchers have argued that random walk investing performs no worse than picking winners. With index and sector ETFs making it easy for investors to match the market, it comes as no surprise that most capital is managed passively, not actively.
There are no passive instruments in Strategic IT investing. We're investing in a specific business through IT. Our investments are active by definition. We have to pick where and how we're going to place our bets, and just as importantly where and how we're not. We're in the business of picking winners. And no matter how much somebody touts their "rigorous and high standards for choosing investments", active investment management is hard. Go as John Paulson or Jon Corzine how hard it is to always pick winners.
And the challenge in portfolio management goes beyond simply picking winners. In our pursuit of picking winners, we're going to pick losers. In fact, we're going to pick a lot of losers.
So it is more apt to say that portfolio management is a process of picking winners that sufficiently outperform our losers. The objective isn't to avoid picking losers and only pick winners, but to recognize our losers quickly and minimize their impact on our portfolio.
Investors tend to hang on to losers for too long. It's tough for investors to admit a loss, because it's tantamount to admitting a mistake. Jason Zweig described it best: "it isn't that I've been proven wrong, it's that I haven't been proven right yet." For the Strategic IT investor, the emotional difficulty of parting with a loser is going to be reinforced by corporate cultures that insist that "our projects never fail". It will be impossible to fail fast and frequently if we can't come to grips with our mistakes.
Although we may very well need "rigorous and high standards" for choosing Strategic IT investments, it's perhaps more important that we have the discipline to quickly exit losers. This is why it is important that we have investment flow in our portfolio: as a portfolio manager I want to be able to fluidly enter and exit investments so that I can quickly cut my losses and redirect people and capital toward things I believe to be better opportunities. It also makes the case for activist investing: as a Strategic IT investor, I want to be able to continuously and consistently scrutinize my portfolio so I can continuously reassess and reinforce the viability and relevancy of my investments.
Even if we do this well, we still may never have an "optimal" portfolio. Our results will still be subject to forces and events we cannot foresee at the time we make an investment. And we'll pass on opportunities that turn out to be winners. But we will be much better at scuttling our losers. We'll be better at failing fast.


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David H. "Dave" Garwood, 71, Wellsville
David H. Garwood, 71, left this Earth into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at his residence in Wellsville. He was born in Warsaw on February 12, 1950 the son of the late Gerald A. Sr. and Faith (Oliver) Garwood.
Upon graduating from Wellsville High School in 1968, Dave answered the call of duty witht eh United States Army. He began with his basic training at Fort Dix in New Jersey, and then infantry training school in Fort Benning of Georgia. Once his training was complete he was deployed to Vietnam where he served his tour with the 101st Airborne Division. On his last mission, David was leading point when his squad was ambushed, and during the ensuing firefight he was injured and subsequently evacuated back to the United States where he served out the remainder of his service at Ford Ord in California. Before his Honorable Discharge, he earned several awards including the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with V Device 2 O/S Bars, the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle M16 distinction, the First Class Grenade, and the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle M14 distinction.
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Following his military service Dave worked in construction in Pennsylvania with his father, and later returned to his hometown of Wellsville, where he lived out the remainder of his life as a faithful friend to those who knew him, a familiar icon and face to residents around town where he took his daily walks. He will be missed by his family, friends, and many in the community. The family wishes to thank those who have come forward with condolences and their "Dave" stories.
He is survived by: three brothers, Gerry (Kathleen) Garwood of Goleta, CA, Kevin (Kandra) Garwood of Placerville, CA, and Lon (Ji Young) Garwood of Seoul, South Korea; several nieces and nephews, Buzz (Heather) Garwood, Tom (Yetta) Garwood, Maggie (Chris) Graham, Abby (Aaron) Swaney, Jade (Matt) Monarski, Garrett (Lindsey) Garwood, Sharon (Brian) Robinson, and Jason Garwood; dozens of cousins, grand-nephews, and grand-nieces. He was predeceased by his parents.
A graveside service in Woodlawn Cemetery is being planned for the Spring with a reception to follow with family, friends, and acquaintances welcome to join and share stories. Details will be announced at a later date. To leave online condolences please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com
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PlayStation®Move Motion Controller Sales Reach Over 4.1 Million Units Worldwide
Remarkable Milestone Achieved in Just 2 Months since Its Release in September
TOKYO, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the sales of PlayStation®Move motion controller for the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer entertainment system reached over 4.1 million units worldwide(*1). The milestone was reached in just two months since its release in September for North America, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, and one month since the release in October for Japan. The number not only shows clear success of the launch of the new motion sensing controller but also indicates positive momentum going in to the holiday season and to the year 2011.
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PlayStation Move motion controller is used in combination with the PlayStation®Eye camera(*2) to detect the precise movement, angle, and absolute position in 3D space of the user, thereby allowing users to intuitively play as if they are within the game. Delivering the most realistic and immersive experience, PlayStation Move not only captures the user's motion but also the player's image itself to offer new augmented reality experiences in select games.
PlayStation Move offers more than 30 supported/dedicated titles for the North American region up to date with a vast line-up of software titles from all genres and all types of audiences. Some of the successful titles include Sports Champions, Start the Party, EyePet Move Edition, MAG, SingStar Dance and more. Upcoming PlayStation Move titles include the platform-defining franchises like Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 that will further establish PlayStation Move as the must have motion experience for casual and hard-core gamers alike.
More than 41.6 million PS3 systems have been sold globally(*3) and despite entering its 5th year since launch, the system is set to record another year of success. PS3, equipped with sophisticated processing units as well as future proof cutting-edge technologies, unfolded its potential this year with the introduction of PlayStation Move and stereoscopic 3D capabilities. SCEI will further continue to deliver strong value to the platform and will accelerate the growth of the platform by vigorously enhancing the entertainment experience only possible on the PlayStation® platform.
(*1) Number as of November 2010. Cumulative number since its release date, September 15 for Europe/PAL territories and Asian countries/regions, September 19 for North America and October 21 for Japan. The number does not include sales of stand-alone PlayStation®Eye camera or stand-alone PlayStation®Move navigation controller.
(*2) Users will need to use the PlayStation Eye camera to enjoy PlayStation Move motion controller on PS3®.
(*3) Number as of September 2010.
About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.
PlayStation and PS3 are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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PlayStation®Move Motion Controller Sales Reach Over 4.1 Million Units Worldwide Remarkable Milestone Achieved in Just 2 Months since Its Release in September
TOKYO, Nov. 30, 2010
CONTACT: Al De Leon, +1-650-655-7348, for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.


As they swayed all night long, under the light of the moon, she radiated in this form-fitting sheer maxi gown, with a high neck, statement-making bell sleeves, full hem, and allover embroidery detail. Her dramatic train glided across the floor as she danced. A silk satin maxi slip and theatrical waist tie complemented the braids in her hair and love in her eyes.


In a sweat lodge years ago, I saw a man-sized turkey, a beauteous Miles Standish, and hordes of people running in terror from a small child. I refused to tip my spirit guide, insisting that it was nonsense.
I really need to trust my visions more.
Black Friday's just around the corner, people. Let's be careful out there.
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Dot painting, a.k.a. dotillism, is an art of painting by using colorful dots. Dotillism artist Elspeth McLean is one of the best. Here are some spectacular mandala dot painting work from Elspeth. For sure to check them out if you love dot painting. Enjoy!


A discussion platform "The future of gas production in Ukraine" has been organized by the Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine on September 28. The participants of the discussion were MPs, NGOs, natural gas producers, and representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. One of the main discussion topics was the issue of tax system in the industry.
Daniel Maydanik, the Association's Chairman of the Board, has presented the forecasted development of the industry in favorable fiscal conditions. The main idea of the proposed changes was maintaining the budget revenues unchanged, while effectively decreasing the royalty. Such a decrease will allow to expand the revenue tax base, in particular due to an increase in natural gas production in Ukraine. At the same time, the industry is expecting the implementation of the roadmap of gradual transit to new tax system in the medium-term. Such shift will allow to attract new foreign investments.
Today the companies argue for setting a stimulating flat royalty rate starting in 2017 at 12% for new investments. In particular, it will be applied to drilling projects on brown- and greenfields. Increased investments and new technologies will become the main driving force of the natural gas production growth to the levels that are necessary to achieve energy independence by 2020, as planned by the Government.
Head of the Tax and Customs Policy, and Accounting Methodology Department at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Yuriy Romaniuk, has stated that his department supports the idea of a stimulating royalty on new investments starting next year. This measure should support the domestic production and facilitate substitution of imports.
According to the report of Daniel Valk, CEO of JV Poltava Petroleum Company, his company has been operating in Ukraine for more than 20 years. In this time frame, the company has paid almost $800 million of taxes to the Ukraine's budget. However, the company does not perform any drilling currently. "We are not drilling for 4 years. We are a transparent international company, and thus we evaluate the economics of drilling on our fields in Russia, Ukraine, or other countries in the world. Of course it is more economical to drill in countries, where the environment in the industry is transparent and predictable. And until the government creates an environment attractive for international investors to invest in, wells will not be drilled. We are ready to invest, and we support the country's course towards energy independepcy. We are ready to aid the government in achieving this goal, but we need to know, what the environment will be like tomorrow" – stated the CEO of an international company.
Taking into consideration the proposals of the participantsof the meeting, acting Head of the Energy Industry Committee of the Parliament, Oleksandr Dombrovsky stated that he will initiate a joint meeting with the Budget and Industrial Development Committees to elaborate a model of the fiscal policy for the industry that will facilitate its growth.


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Responsive Web design is a combination of fluid grids and images with media queries to change layout based on the size of a device viewport. It uses feature detection (mostly on the client) to determine available device capabilities and adapt accordingly.
With responsive Web design one code-base, deployment, and URL provides you with access to many devices including future ones you haven't encountered yet. But optimizing images, video, third party widgets and more using client-only solutions can be challenging.
If you want layout adjustments across devices.
You can live without complete optimization for specific devices.
You don't have access to server-side solutions.
You really don't trust device detection.
A device experience is defined by how a device is most commonly used and the technical capabilities or limitations it possesses. Device experiences are a way to classify the troves of connected devices available to consumers today so you can build and design separate and appropriate interfaces for each.
Device experiences require a unique set of front-end designs and development for each class of device you want to support. Delivering the right experience to the right device requires some level of device detection (usually server-side). However, each experience can be completely optimized. In other words, you send every client only what it needs and nothing more.
You want maximum optimization for each type of device.
And the ability to serve completely different user experience & features to each class of device.
You're comfortable with device detection.
Why Separate Mobile & Desktop Web Pages?: what kinds of things can be optimized across devices?
Combining responsive Web design with server side component (not full page) optimization is a way to extend client-side only solutions. With this technique, a single set of templates define an entire Web site for all devices but key components within that site have device-class specific implementations that are rendered server side.
In other words, RESS (Responsive Web Design with Server Side Components) can deliver the best of both worlds without the challenges that can hamper each. That is one code-base, deployment, and URL that only delivers what each client needs. This optimization only requires device detection at a component level.
And optimization at the component level to increase performance or tune user experience.
You trust server-side device detection with sensible defaults.


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At the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, MBDA unveiled an innovative concept weapon system for 2030, called VIGILUS.
VIGILUS is the third output from MBDA's high profile Concept Visions project that has established the company's leadership for envisaging how innovation in missile systems could dominate the future battlefield.
VIGILUS proposes a suite of future strike weapons for UAVs that provides a revolutionary close air support capability to the battlefield. Allowing the UAV to remain at a safe stand-off distance, VIGILUS offers a flexible targeting and strike capability against multiple time critical targets that can be directly controlled by ground troops.
The VIGILUS weapon system comprises an integrated launcher and communications unit, a scout missile, a family of effectors and an integrated weapon command system. All of them deliver greater situational awareness as well as proportional and rapid engagement of time critical targets.
VIGILUS gives the operator permanent real time visual contact with the target, an operational advantage provided by the scout missile, known as Caelus. Caelus can operate at low altitudes below the cloud base, providing accurate and precise targeting data when adverse weather conditions would limit target engagement directly by UAVs.
The VIGILUS weapon system has a flexible and adaptable command system. It can be co-ordinated directly by ground troops, giving them the ability to engage multiple, beyond line of sight targets in both urban and open areas. It can also be controlled by a weapon system operator located in the UAV ground control station.


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Will the electric F-150 Lightning be as popular as its gas-powered brethren?
On the outside, the electric version of Ford's F-150 pickup looks much like its wildly popular gas-powered version. Yet the resemblance is deceiving. With its new battery-powered truck, Ford is making a costly bet that buyers will embrace a vehicle that would help transform how the world drives.
Branded the F-150 Lightning, the pickup will be able to travel up to 300 miles per battery charge, thanks to a frame designed to safely hold a huge lithium-ion battery that can power your house should the electricity go out. Going from zero to 60 mph will take just 4.5 seconds.
With a starting price near $40,000 (before options), Ford has calculated that an electric version of America's top-selling vehicle will appeal to the sorts of buyers who favor rugged pickup trucks prized for strength and durability. If it succeeds, it could speed the nation's transition away from petroleum burners — a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's broad effort to fight climate change.
"It's a watershed moment to me," Ford CEO Jim Farley said of the electric truck, which was formally unveiled Wednesday night. "It's a very important transition for our industry."
For the Biden administration to prevail in its push for green energy-driven manufacturing, it will need to overcome resistance as well as skepticism. Critics fear the loss of auto industry jobs in a shift away from gasoline-fueled vehicles. Because EVs are much simpler, it takes fewer workers to build them. And bottlenecked supply chains could leave automakers short of computer chips and vehicle batteries, along with other parts, for months and perhaps years.
That said, a vehicle like the Lightning is so critical to Biden's policies that even before its formal unveiling, he visited the Ford plant in Michigan where it will be built beginning next year. The president even drove the truck on a test track.
"This sucker's quick," he declared.
President Joe Biden stops to talk to the media as he drives a Ford F-150 Lightning truck at the Ford Dearborn Development Center.(Evan Vucci)
For its part, Ford is taking a significant risk by sinking so much capital into an electric version of a pickup that commands a huge and loyal following. In a typical year, Ford sells about 900,000 F-series trucks nationally. It has been America's top-selling vehicle for nearly four decades.
Gas-powered F-150s are staples on job sites across the nation, where workers haul equipment and materials and often don't see a need for change. So it could be years before Ford realizes a return on its investment in an electric F-150. This year, through April, the company has sold only 10,000 of its new gas-electric hybrid F-150s — just over 6% of the F-150′s total sales.
Still, introducing a capable electric truck at a fairly reasonable price could potentially produce the breakthrough that draws many more people to battery-powered vehicles of all sizes, said Ivan Drury, a senior manager at Edmunds.com.
"If you're going to choose one vehicle in the industry that's going to do it, this is going to be the one," Drury said. "I expect this to be a home run, and I expect it to really convert a lot of consumers' minds."
At the same time, the electric truck, due in showrooms by the middle of next year, comes at a time when American drivers remain reluctant to jettison gas vehicles. Through April, automakers sold about 108,000 fully electric vehicles in the U.S. Though that's nearly twice the number from the same period last year, EVs still account for only 2% of U.S. vehicle sales, according to Edmunds.
In addition to the Lightning, though, the growing number of fully electric offerings will help raise sales numbers. Automakers now sell 18 electric models in the U.S.; Drury expects 30 by year's end.
To be sure, Ford won't stop building gas-powered trucks for years. They remain an enormous cash cow. A study by the Boston Consulting Group found that the F-Series generates $42 billion in annual U.S. revenue for the automaker — more than such entire companies as McDonald's, Nike or Netflix do.
Initially, Ford expects Lightning customers to be mainly higher-income urban and suburban residents who seldom go off road or use truck beds to haul anything heavy. But the company plans a commercial version designed to make work more efficient. Ultimately, Farley expects sales to be evenly balanced between work and personal buyers.
Linda Zhang, F-150 Lightning chief engineer, explains details of Ford's first all-electric truck at the reveal of the vehicle at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., Wednesday.(Eric Perry)
But Ford may have a hard time selling it to people who build houses, maintain lawns or plow snow.
"It sounds good, but it's not good for the type of business I'm in," said Jimmie Williams, owner of a landscaping firm on Chicago's South Side. He doesn't think the battery will have enough range to last the 12-14-hour days his crews sometimes work maintaining about 700 properties.
He'll stick with his three gas-powered pickups, in part because he plows snow in the winter, when cold weather can limit an EV's range.
Others aren't ready now but might be convinced to switch in the future.
"Maybe when I'm retired," quipped Steven Realy, a foreman for a subcontractor at a housing development in Pittsfield Township, Mich.
Realy, 28, whose company uses diesel trucks to carry equipment and building materials, doesn't think an electric truck will do the job now but maybe in the future.
"When electric takes off more than what it is right now," he said, "I could see myself owning one, definitely."
Yet it may be difficult to persuade some people to give up the big gas engines they're used to.
"I like my V-8," Anthony Lane, a 26-year-old plumber in the same development, said from the driver's seat of his gleaming Chevrolet Silverado.
Aside from a charging port and a Lightning decal, Ford's new truck resembles a standard F-150. That was intentional. Ford wants the Lightning to be perceived as just as capable as gasoline versions, if not more so.
Even the base version of the electric F-150, with two rows of seats and a 230-mile estimated range per battery charge, can haul up to a ton in its bed. A high-end Lightning equipped with a longer-range battery can tow an estimated 10,000 pounds, matching many gas-powered trucks, though falling about 3,000 pounds shy of Ford's V-8 engines.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the truck is its price, which Ford said is about equal to a comparably equipped gasoline F-150. With a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 still available on Ford electric vehicles, the base price falls to around $32,500. That's below the lowest-priced gas F-150 with a crew cab, which starts at roughly $37,000.
The Lightning has a front trunk with plugs for power tools and lights at job or camp sites. And if the electricity goes, out, it can run your house for up to three days, which Farley expects to be a big selling point.
A pre-production Ford F-150 Lightning.(Paul Sancya)
Competition for the Lightning is looming. General Motors says it's working on an electric Silverado. Stellantis is developing an electric Ram. Tesla's angular Cybertruck is due out this year. And startups Bollinger Motors, Nikola, Rivian and Lordstown Motors have trucks in the works.
All will face an inevitable obstacle in seeking buyers: brand loyalty. Pickup drivers often stick with one company for life. Sometimes, they choose a brand because it's been in the family for years, if not generations.
"I'm not a Ford guy," said Lane, the plumber. "I drive Chevys my whole life."
Once General Motors comes out with an electric Silverado, though, Lane might consider a change.
"I'll probably stick with the gas," he said. "But if they ever fully switch over to electric, I'll probably get the Chevy one."
Tom Krisher, The Associated Press
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RUMOR: The trade proposals the Spurs are turning down for core young players
Johnny Recks
The San Antonio Spurs have missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Ever since Kawhi Leonard was traded by the team to the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio has not been generally viewed as a serious threat to win the Western Conference title, let alone an NBA championship.
For most of the past few years, the Spurs have been in a competitive limbo; they haven't been good enough to win a championship, but not that bad to be counted out as a playoff contender. In the process, the Spurs missed out on getting high picks in the draft. Even when presented an opportunity to secure such assets, the Spurs refused to budge because they did not want to let go of their youngsters, per Zach Lowe of ESPN.
The best-odds pathway to those players is at the top of the draft. It's a common criticism of the post-Leonard Spurs that in dealing for a win-now floor-raiser (DeRozan) and keeping its veteran bench together, San Antonio missed its window for Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and Cade Cunningham. (The Spurs have also — justifiably — turned down offers of single protected first-round picks for some of their core young guys, sources said.
The Spurs finished with losing records in each of the last two seasons. They also haven't made a splashy acquisition so far in the offseason, one that would make rivals clench their fists. They have youth, though, including the likes of Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, and Jakob Poeltl. The 2021-22 NBA season will reveal a lot about whether holding on to those guys is worth it.
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Hello again Arabic Blog readers! Apologies for not posting for a while!
In this post, I write about the rules for writing hamza (ء) in Arabic. This can be a very confusing aspect for learners of Arabic. As a general rule, hamza is often written with alif (أ) when it is used a consonant, e.g. in words like (أحمد، أمير، إسراء، أسامة). However, we cannot generalise this rule. Hamza is never written with alif when it is used a vowel (ا), e.g. in words like (باب، جمال، لامع، سماح). Moreover, hamza can appear in initial, medial and final positions. This post focuses on initial hamza, and where it should and should not be written.
Hamza should be written when it appears in pronunciation, e.g.
Ahmed came to his sister.
However there are certain nouns that do not have hamza written at the beginning, e.g.
There are certain verb forms that do not have hamza written at the beginning, e.g.
It should be noted that the verbal noun (المصدر) and imperatives (الأمر) of the same verb forms do not have hamza at the beginning.
Imperative verbs (الأمر) from verbs with the pattern (فعل), e.g. (اكتب، اقرأ، افتح) do not take an initial hamza either.
It should be noted that the definite article (ال) never takes a hamza on the first letter.
In my following post, I will write about the medial hamza! Until then!
Nice post! Looking forward to medial hamza.
As Salam o alekum , Really very important topic you are covering. This is most confusing to me. Shukran & Jazakallahokher.
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Q: ORA-01722: invalid number - Subtracting Dates I have a query that I'm trying to write/get to run... I can get it to return results if I further the WHERE filters and add "rownum < 100". I can keep increasing that and it will expand the results.. However, if i remove it and let it run in its entirety it throws an oracle sql error:
Database Error: 511 - ORA-01722: invalid number
Any help is greatly appreciated!
SELECT inventory_view.prtnum, inventory_view.lotnum, inventory_view.expire_dte,     inventory_view.mandte, to_number(inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte) As "DELTA", SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3) As "Age Profile", to_number((inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte)) - to_number(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3)) AS "DELTA 2", lst_arecod, prt_client_id
FROM inventory_view
WHERE inventory_view.prtnum = inventory_view.prtnum
AND lst_arecod <> 'SHIP'
AND prt_client_id = 'TEST'

A: You're getting the error because one of the to_number conversions fails for a specific row and column. Until you hit the row, you do not get the error, which explains why and rownum < ... runs successfully.
To determine the erring values, you can try the following query, which tests the values of the columns, which are being converted, for non-numeric values.
SELECT
    inventory_view.prtnum,
    inventory_view.lotnum,
    inventory_view.expire_dte,
    inventory_view.mandte,
    to_number(inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte) As "DELTA",
    SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3) As "Age Profile",
    to_number((inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte)) - to_number(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3)) AS "DELTA 2",
    lst_arecod,
    prt_client_id
SELECT inventory_view.*
FROM inventory_view
WHERE lst_arecod <> 'SHIP'
AND prt_client_id = 'TEST'
AND
(LOWER(inventory_view.expire_dte) <> UPPER(inventory_view.expire_dte)
OR LOWER(inventory_view.mandte) <> UPPER(inventory_view.mandte)
OR LOWER(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3)) <> UPPER(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3))
);

Also, you can exclude these non-numeric values in your original query, as below:
SELECT
    inventory_view.prtnum,
    inventory_view.lotnum,
    inventory_view.expire_dte,
    inventory_view.mandte,
    to_number(inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte) As "DELTA",
    SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3) As "Age Profile",
    to_number((inventory_view.expire_dte - inventory_view.mandte)) - to_number(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3)) AS "DELTA 2",
    lst_arecod,
    prt_client_id
SELECT inventory_view.*
FROM inventory_view
WHERE lst_arecod <> 'SHIP'
AND prt_client_id = 'TEST'
AND LOWER(inventory_view.expire_dte) = UPPER(inventory_view.expire_dte)
AND LOWER(inventory_view.mandte) = UPPER(inventory_view.mandte)
AND LOWER(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3)) = UPPER(SUBSTR(inventory_view.age_pflnam, 1, 3));

Please note that the inventory_view.prtnum = inventory_view.prtnum condition has been removed since it will always be TRUE.

A: Sorry, this isn't a direct answer to your question, but the solution to my similar problem may give you some ideas if you still need help.
Here I am subtracting two dates to display hours elapsed.
,to_char(PEH.HOSP_DISCH_TIME-PEH.HOSP_ADMSN_TIME, '99.99')*24 as LOS_hrs
One account was causing ora-01722.
The number was too big for '99.99'.  Changing to '999.99' did the trick.
I am still puzzled, however, because the result was over 1000.

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/**
 ***********************************************************************************************************************
 * @file  palMetroHash.h
 * @brief PAL utility collection MetroHash namespace declarations.
 ***********************************************************************************************************************
 */

#pragma once

#include "metrohash.h"
#include "palUtil.h"

namespace Util
{

/// Namespace containing functions that provide support for MetroHash.
namespace MetroHash
{

/// 128-bit hash structure
struct Hash
{
    union
    {
        uint32 dwords[4]; ///< Output hash in dwords.
        uint64 qwords[2]; ///< Output hash in qwords.
        uint8  bytes[16]; ///< Output hash in bytes.
    };
};

/// Compacts a 128-bit hash into a 64-bit one by XOR'ing the low and high 64-bits together.
///
/// @param [in] pHash 128-bit hash to be compacted.
///
/// @returns 64-bit hash value based on the inputted 128-bit hash.
constexpr uint64 Compact64(
    const Hash* pHash)
{
    return (static_cast<uint64>(pHash->dwords[3] ^ pHash->dwords[1]) |
           (static_cast<uint64>(pHash->dwords[2] ^ pHash->dwords[0]) << 32));
}

/// Compacts a 64-bit hash checksum into a 32-bit one by XOR'ing each 32-bit chunk together.
///
/// @param [in] pHash 128-bit hash to be compacted.
///
/// @returns 32-bit hash value based on the inputted 128-bit hash.
constexpr uint32 Compact32(
    const Hash* pHash)
{
    return pHash->dwords[3] ^ pHash->dwords[2] ^ pHash->dwords[1] ^ pHash->dwords[0];
}

/// Compacts a 64-bit hash checksum into a 32-bit one by XOR'ing each 32-bit chunk together.
///
/// @param [in] hash 64-bit hash to be compacted.
///
/// @returns 32-bit hash value based on the inputted 64-bit hash.
constexpr uint32 Compact32(
    uint64 hash)
{
    return static_cast<uint32>(hash) ^ static_cast<uint32>(hash >> 32);
}

} // MetroHash
} // Util