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By Georgette Gouveia March 2018 February 28, 2018
A desert flower at home in Hawaii
"Georgia O'Keeffe on Leho'ula Beach, near Aleamai, Hāna, Maui" (1939), gelatin silver print. Photograph by Harold Stein. Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O'Keeffe Archive, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. © Estate of Harold Stein.
Georgia O'Keeffe. Heliconia, Crab's Claw Ginger, 1939 Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 in. Collection of Sharon Twigg-Smith © 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Georgia O'Keeffe. Hibiscus with Plumeria, 1939. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters. © 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
When Todd Forrest — the Arthur Ross vice president for horticulture and living collections at the New York Botanical Garden — was brainstorming for the Garden's next multidisciplinary blockbuster, he asked a colleague, "What do you think of Georgia O'Keeffe in Hawaii?" "Georgia O'Keeffe painted Hawaii?"came the response.
It's a natural reaction. When we think of O'Keeffe (1887-1986), we think of starkly beautiful Manhattan skyscrapers at night, the misty mountains majesty of Lake George, New York, hauntingly spare landscapes of her beloved New Mexico and large-scale flowers, whose feminine energy borders on the sensual. Or perhaps we think of the fine-boned portraits her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz, made of her. But the Aloha State?
Georgia O'Keeffe. Pineapple Bud, 1939. Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 in. Private collection. © 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
That's about to change as the Botanical Garden presents "Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawai'i" (May 19-Oct. 28), featuring 20 of the painter's depictions of Hawaii — some of which have not been exhibited together since their 1940 debut at Stieglitz's An American Place gallery in Manhattan — curated by Theresa Papanikolas, deputy director of art and programs at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Accompanying this exhibit — which will be held in the Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery and include landscapes of Maui's interior ʻĪao Valley and lava-crusted shores — will be a flower show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory designed by Francisca Coelho with set pieces by Tony Award winner Scott Pask. Borders of ti, frangipani, bougainvillea, heliconia, hibiscus, bird of paradise and ginger will lead viewers to a hale — a thatched-roof pavilion in the style of traditional Hawaiian architecture — ringed with beds of canoe plants, useful edibles like bananas, coconuts and sweet potatoes originally brought to the Islands by Polynesian settlers 1,700 years ago.
Aloha Nights, live music, hula performances, a film series, a symposium, artisan demonstrations and the Garden's Poetry Walk will bring our 50th state to the Bronx for what promises to be a new window onto Hawaii as well as O'Keeffe's work.
That island work was as much about commerce as it was about art, at least initially. In 1939, O'Keeffe accepted a commission from the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. (now the Dole Food Co.) to produce two paintings for advertising campaigns. (Other artists who accepted the offer included sculptor Isamu Noguchi.) The challenge came at critical moment in O'Keeffe's life. Already famous and now middle-aged, she found her career stalling as critics saw a little too much aridity in her desert scenes. As singular and spiky as some of her floral creations, O'Keeffe "approached the commission with deep curiosity and arch amusement," Papanikolas said at a press luncheon at the Grand Hyatt New York replete with leis flown in that day from Hawaii Tourism United States. "She agreed to it only if she could go wherever she wanted."
Harold Stein. Georgia O'Keeffe in Hawaii, 1939. Gelatin silver print, 5 x 4-1/2 in. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, gift of the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Estate of Harold Stein.
Departing from Grand Central Terminal, O'Keeffe headed west, boarding the SS Lurline for the tropical paradise and generating headlines that described her as "woman painter." (This would've certainly irked O'Keeffe as she wanted to be known only as an artist.)
Once in the Islands, the painter immersed herself in Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and Oahu for nine weeks. The more than 20 paintings that resulted are both different from her other works and comfortingly familiar. Her "Waterfall, No. I, Īao Valley, Maui," a 1939 oil on canvas with deeply dramatic, vertical folds of verdure, is a complement to the placid horizontal greenery of "Lake George at Early Moonrise" (1930), an oil and gouache on canvas at Purchase College's Neuberger Museum of Art. Her paintings of lava-laced shorelines — the crusty black shapes contrasting with the cerulean serenity of the sea — are reminiscent of Claude Monet's paintings of Étretat. And her explosive florals ("Hibiscus with Plumeria," "Pineapple Bud") — with their deep creases and pearly centers — well, they're as iconic as they are erotic, although O'Keeffe despised Freudian interpretations of her work.
O'Keeffe may have left the mainland, but as her Hawaiian work luxuriantly displays, she remained resolutely herself.
The New York Botanical Garden's annual "Orchid Show" takes place March 3 through April 22, this year featuring installations by floral artist Daniel Ost. Then save the weekend of May 4 through 6 for NYBG's "Garden Art & Antiques Fair," which actually begins with a preview party May 3. Once again it will feature plants, antiques and art. New for 2018, experts take the stage for topics ranging from interior to floral design. For more, visit nybg.org.
Georgette Gouveia
A 2020 YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester Visionary Award winner and a 2018 Folio Women in Media Award Winner, Georgette Gouveia is the author of "Burying the Dead," "Daimon: A Novel of Alexander the Great" and "Seamless Sky" (JMS Books), as well as "The Penalty for Holding," a 2018 Lambda Literary Award finalist (JMS Books), and "Water Music" (Greenleaf Book Group). They're part of her series of novels, "The Games Men Play," also the name of the sports/culture blog she writes. Her short story "The Glass Door," about love in the time of the coronavirus, was recently published by JMS. Read WAG's serialization of "Seamless Sky" here. For more, visit thegamesmenplay.com.
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Zęby gardłowe, zęby gardzielowe – występujące w gardzieli niektórych ryb twarde, kostne twory oparte na piątym, ostatnim łuku skrzelowym, przekształconym w kość gardłową dolną (os pharyngeum inferior) i pozbawionym listków skrzelowych. Służą do rozgniatania pokarmu, a następnie jego przesuwania w stronę przełyku.

W zależności od gatunku zęby te mogą być spiczasto lub tępo zakończone. Występują zwłaszcza u ryb karpiokształtnych. U karpiowatych, które nie mają zębów właściwych (co jest cechą charakterystyczną dla całego rzędu karpiokształtnych), ułożone są w jednym lub kilku (dwóch, trzech) rzędach naprzeciw osadzonych na wyrostku gardłowym kości potylicznej rogowych płytek, zwanych żarnami, o które rozcierają pokarm. U czukuczanowatych i piskorzowatych zęby te występują licznie, przy czym u tych pierwszych brak jest żaren.

Obecne są także u wargaczowatych z rzędu okoniokształtnych, które cechuje również występowanie właściwego uzębienia szczękowego. U tych ryb osadzone są na płytkach powstałych ze zrośnięcia kości gardłowych. Dolne kości gardłowe zrastają się w płytkę trójkątną, górne w prostokątną; na płytkach tych położone są guzkowate zęby służące do rozcierania mięczaków i skorupiaków. Występowanie zębów gardłowych potwierdzono także u ryb flądrokształtnych, u których są zespolone w trójkątną płytkę.

Formują się z tzw. brodawek zębowych, wykształcających się w tkance otaczającej łuki skrzelowe. Są wymieniane wielokrotnie w ciągu życia ryby – dwukrotnie w pierwszym roku życia, a w kolejnych latach raz w roku. Spowodowane jest to szybko ścierającym się szkliwem pokrywającym zębinę.

Liczba zębów gardłowych, a także sposób ich ustawienia są cechami systematycznymi ryb karpiokształtnych. Na przykład u lina Tinca tinca i płoci Rutilus rutilus występują w jednym szeregu, u klenia Squalius cephalus i wzdręgi Scardinius erythrophthalmus w dwóch, w trzech u karpia Cyprinus carpio i brzany Barbus barbus. Cechę tę podaje się w tzw. wzorze zębów gardłowych, który np. dla płoci przyjmuje postać 5–5, co oznacza, że zarówno w lewej, jak i prawej części jedynego szeregu występuje po pięć zębów gardłowych. W szeregu wewnętrznym znajdują się największe i najsilniejsze zęby.

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Here's what I want y'all to do, peeps! Chill out and get groovy when Inherent Vice arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on April 28 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. With an ensemble cast of characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers, rockers and more, Inherent Vice is the seventh feature from Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson and the first ever film adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel. I haven't seen this one yet, so I must admit, I'm a bit giddy about this news! Check out the full press release below and pre-order today!
"Inherent Vice" will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and includes the film in high definition on Blu-ray disc, a DVD, and a digital version of the movie in Digital HD with UltraViolet. Fans can also own "Inherent Vice" via purchase from digital retailers.
With a cast of characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives, a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as The Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists…part surf noir, part psychedelic romp—all Thomas Pynchon.
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In addition to covering much of Québec, the rail network connects the Labrador Trough to the deepwater port in Sept-Îles. An increase in rail system capacity is planned to support new mining projects.
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Q: OSQL RTM on SQL Server 2012 SP2? I have a situation that I've never seen.  OSQL crashed in a scheduled job which has always worked.  Windows event viewer shows an exception code: 0xc0000005.
the version of OSQL.exe also showing in the same Windows Event Viewer error message is 2011.110.2100.60. -->  this corresponds to the SQL Server 2012 RTM.
When running @@version of the SQL Server it states that I have SP2 installed.
Is this normal? do I need to upgrade OSQL to SP2? If so, how to upgrade OSQL to SP2?
OSQL Windows Event Viewer output:
    Faulting application name: OSQL.EXE, version: 2011.110.2100.60, time stamp: 0x4f35eaf3
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.3.9600.18696, time stamp: 0x59153753
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000546fb
Faulting process id: 0x1bdc
Faulting application start time: 0x01d31d465269cf58
Faulting application path: \\SFSMSSQL\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\OSQL.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 5bb47a06-895c-11e7-80eb-005056b410f0
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 11.0.5058.0 (X64)
                May 14 2014 18:34:29
                Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
                Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.3 <X64> (Build 9600: ) (Hypervisor)

Added Note: I am aware that we should be using SQLCMD instead OSQL which will soon be depricated... it is in our road map. .
My research hasn't been fruitful.
Thank you

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Faulting application path: \SFSMSSQL\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\OSQL.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

You appear to be running osql.exe from another server via the c$ share.  If so, the local ntdll.dll is probably a different version to the osql.exe on the remote server.
Change the path
\\SFSMSSQL\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\OSQL.EXE

to something like:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\OSQL.EXE

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What made this painting come together was a chance email from one of my favorite antique dealers who contacts me whenever she finds a nifty vintage toy. This half-size metal telephone - with its lovely weathered patina - was the perfect inspiration to bring Kiss and Tell to life.
I kept the background purposely dark in order to add drama to the scene. The narrow-to-wide vertical objects provide visual interest as your eye sweeps from top to bottom.
The lipstick'd sticky note and blue painter's tape offer one of my favorite artistic touches, trompe l'oeil, a visual illusion where the painted item looks real. It's great fun at shows to see people lean around to the side of the painting to see if the trompe l'oeil element is actually something to the canvas.
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(Left to Right): Moderator Jeffrey Beenstock, partner at Ballard Spahr; Michael Seeve, president of Mountain Development Corp. and Ralph Zucker, president of Somerset Development.
At a recent BISNOW conference held at Bell Works in Holmdel, two panels examined revitalizing the Garden State's commercial real estate assets and approaches for reviving suburban economic and real estate development.
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When selecting sites for possible acquisition, Seeve explained the need to act as an architect. He stressed that it is imperative to analyze the surroundings and assess other properties to learn both from what has succeeded and what is missing and draw inspiration. He noted that New Jersey residents are affluent, highly educated and knowledgeable, sophisticated about work environments and will be supportive of high quality new projects. He addressed the need to identify missing services and amenities and provide them in a property to meet tenant needs.
The panelists discussed the trend of New Jersey businesses relocating. Both Zucker and Seeve agreed that pricing can be the "attraction device," to secure tenants but that creating a special work environment can be even more alluring. "A basic human truism is that people get excited about going to work to interface with other people and make things happen," added Seeve. "The right environment can really inspire people to do their best work." When previewing properties, the developers acknowledged the need to have ongoing dialogue with architects and other key professionals to advise ownership of the best ways to optimize interior and exterior design options. According to Seeve, once a property is ready to lease up, brokers are the key to making clients aware of opportunities and articulating to them what differentiates them.
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NHL, Ricky Cibrano 04/13/2016, by Ricky Cibrano
Some of the names and faces (and in the Pens case, the coaches) have changed, but the animosity will only grow when the Rangers and Penguins meet up in the first round of the playoffs for the third year in a row. The prior two series' went the Blueshirts way, but this time around, Pittsburgh is the prohibitive favorite, after closing the season on a blistering 14-2 run.
The loss of Evgeni Malkin looms large in this series. With him, the Pens are about as dynamic offensively as any team in the league. Without him, Pittsburgh is still potent, but not overwhelmingly so. Malkin, who is officially day-to-day, may or may not see the ice this series, but if he does, you can bet he won't be 100%. Even so, while the Rangers have superior depth up front, the Penguins—even without Malkin—have the top-end talent the Blueshirts always seem to be searching for, and perhaps more importantly, are three lines deep for the first time in years. Rick Nash and Eric Staal have been stars in name only this season, and that's a problem if the Rangers plan on keeping up with the fire power Pittsburgh will send out.
In matchups past between these two teams, this has been an easy check mark for the Rangers, but the injury to Ryan McDonagh, who may miss the entire series, is a major speed bump. In truth, neither team enters this series with a defense corp that instills much confidence. The Blueshirts have, to put it kindly, been a train wreck in their own end for much of the season, and the announcement that Marc Staal and Dan Girardi will be united on a "shutdown" pair and likely matched against Sidney Crosby was greeted with a collective gasp by Ranger fans near and far.
Pittsburgh, meanwhile, features the superb Kris Letang, supported by various youngster, scrap-heapers, and never-wases. They're solid at best, although the pending return of Olli Maatta—who practiced Tuesday—is potentially a huge boost, and would give the Pens one legitimate shutdown pair, which, to be fair, is one more than the Rangers currently have. Defense is not a strength for either team right now so until Maatta or McDonough return to the ice, we'll call it a push.
The one area the Rangers have a clear edge in. Yes, Henrik Lundqvist posted a career-worst 2.48 GAA, but that's more of an indictment on the team around him than on The King himself, as Lundqvist's .920 SV% was more or less in line with his career average.
Pittsburgh, meanwhile, appears to have narrowly avoided disaster in the crease, as starter Marc-Andre Fleury, recovering from a concussion, is on track to play sooner rather than later. Fleury has had his share of hiccups in the playoffs, but love him or hate him, he's a far better option than Pittsburgh's plan B, which is currently third-stringer Jeff Zatkoff, due to the injury to young backup Matt Murray. If Fleury is deemed unfit to start Wednesday's Game One, it becomes a must-have for the Blueshirts.
The Rangers power play showed a pulse in March, when the Blueshirts went 11-38 with the man advantage, but quickly came crashing back down to earth (1-16 since). It all adds up to a middle-of-the-road PP. Pittsburgh, for all their offensive flair, is actually slightly worse with the man advantage, but has improved vastly under Mike Sullivan. The big difference here is what was once a strength for the Rangers—the penalty kill, where the Blueshirts, historically a top-5 team, ranked 26th. The Penguins, meanwhile, surged all the way to 5th.
How They Can Win
Pittsburgh: Dominate the puck. The Penguins love playing fast, and to do that, you need the puck…and Pittsburgh generally has it, as evidenced by their 52.7 Corsi For Percentage, second in the league. If the Penguins control the puck as they've shown they're capable of—particularly under Mike Sullivan, under whom they've complied an impressive 33-16-5 record—there's every reason to believe the Rangers, who haven't defended well for much of the season, will make mistakes and surrender quality scoring chances. Case in point: The Blueshirts had the third-worst high danger scoring chance differential in the league. If Pittsburgh can get the puck to their top players in space, they'll come out on top—and be a tough out for anyone moving forward.
Rangers: Plan A would be to come with a heavy forecheck and pressure the Penguins somewhat questionable defenseman. Unfortunately for the Rangers, they haven't shown anything close to a heavy forecheck all year, and at this point, it's unrealistic to expect one to suddenly materialize out of thin air.
So let's move on to plan B: Frustrate the hell out of Sidney Crosby. Legally and illegally, for that matter. The Pens' captain, in his now 10 years in the NHL, has been known for having a bit of a short fuse, and has on more than one occasion been criticized for allowing opponents to get under his skin too easily, especially come playoff time. See here. Or here. Or peruse YouTube for a bit, there's a million of 'em.
Some players play well angry, Sidney Crosby does not. If the Rangers can rile up Crosby and make the Pens captain more concerned with nonsense than hockey—daring Pitts secondary scorers to step up to the plate and beat Lundqvist in the process—they have a shot. Central to that plan is a resurgent Dan Girardi and Marc Staal—both of whom put together unacceptably poor regular seasons. The Blueshirts should be able to light the lamp against Pittsburgh, and defense will be key.
The eye-test, logic, fancy stats, all of it points to the Penguins—and handily, at that. Still, there's an old saying that every great fighter has one last great fight left in him. The Rangers, as battle tested as they come, will fight tooth and nail, but ultimately come up short, leading to a summer of uncertainty in The Big Apple while the Pens move on. Pens in 7.
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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a 2021 historical fiction novel by Dawnie Walton.

Reception

Reviews
The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev was well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly.

Multiple reviewers highlighted aspects of the novel related to race and gender. Kirkus Reviews called the book an "intelligently executed love letter to Black female empowerment and the world of rock music," while Publishers Weekly called it "a firecracker," saying, "Walton pumps up the volume with a fresh angle on systemic racism and freedom of expression." Booklist said it is a "cinematic, stereophonic, and boldly imagined story of race, gender, and agency in art." NPR's Maureen Corrigan noted, "The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is itself anything but 'regular.' A deep dive into the recent past, [the novel] also simultaneously manages to be a rumination on up-to-the-minute themes like cultural appropriation in music, and the limits of white allyship." The Washington Post wrote, "It is refreshing to read a book that centers a Black woman who has this many layers, a book that seeks neither to save her from nor punish her for the flaws that make her human."

Reviewers also commented on the book's realism. Library Journal wrote, "The characters seem so real that readers will find themselves searching the internet, hoping to find that Opal and Nev are actual people. Walton has penned a true wonder of a debut novel, bringing real events into her story." Corrigan indicated that she "had to stop and double check to make sure that this wasn't a true account of a real-life rock duo from the 1970s." The New York Times Book Review said the book "feels truer and more mesmerizing than some true stories."

Also highlighted was Walton's writing style and the atypical format of the book. Entertainment Weekly explained, "Walton's debut novel uses oral history as the form for her kaleidoscopic tale, though she can hardly be contained by it. The book bursts with fourth wall breaks and clear-eyed takes on race, sex, and creativity that Walton unfurls in urgent, endlessly readable style." Library Journal said, "Walton has a true storytelling voice, and her writing is impeccable. The New York Times Book Review said the book is "[i]ngeniously structured."

Awards and honors
In 2021, Booklist named one of the top ten debut novels of the year.

In 2022, Walton won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for The Final Revival of Opal & Nev.

References

2021 American novels
Novels set in the 1970s
Audie Awards
English-language novels
Simon & Schuster books


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Why failure can be good for your business
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Companies that are comfortable with failure are more nimble, innovative and successful, says John Harmeling, chief marketing officer at Grant Thornton in the US.
Let me give you a quick insight into one really useful thing we do here at Grant Thornton – our 'failure talk'. When we get our senior members of the marketing department together, however brief the meeting, we always block out 10 to 15 minutes to discuss failure. A volunteer will explain how they 'failed' at something; they'll explore what went wrong and share the lessons.
Why do we do this? Because we want to be more comfortable with failure. By talking openly, we all become more at ease with the prospect of failing in our own ventures and, in turn, it makes us more adventurous and less ruled by fear. Ultimately, we focus on failure because we want to innovate - and you can't have one without the other.
If you have a culture that encourages people to try something new without fear of failure, then there are at least four positives.
1) You can move on quickly
An admission of failure or making the wrong decision, lets you move on quickly. I'm an American football fan and saw a brilliant example of this at my team, the Carolina Panthers. In 2010, they drafted a quarterback from Notre Dame called Jimmy Clausen. He arrived amid huge hype; he was to be the golden child. The problem was that they quickly learned he wasn't right for the NFL (National Football League) and his numbers weren't great, which is why the Panthers soon drafted Cam Newton to replace him. This season, Newton was named most valuable player in the NFL and got the Panthers to the Superbowl. If the team hadn't cut its losses on Clausen they'd have struggled for many seasons. An admission of failure let them move onwards and upwards. The same is true in business.
Businesses often resist a change of direction because it can be seen as an admission of failure and because they are reluctant to invest further. However, if the current situation is hampering the business, then further investment and a fast change of direction could reap benefits sooner.
2) Your vision will be clearer
Too often we stand by bad decisions for the worst reasons. We're afraid of upsetting the person who came up with the idea, especially if they happen to be our boss. The Gambler's Fallacy and Loss Aversion are two well-documented cognitive biases that cripple investors when the value of their shares fall. If you are afraid of failure you are at risk of trying to spin every situation for the better. That's dangerous. Only when your emotions are calm, because you're not afraid of failure, can you clearly see the positives and negatives of each scenario without distortion.
3) Ideas will flow
Employees must be free to air ideas, however large or small, sensible or crazy. They'll only do that if they know they'll be supported. The Media Lab at the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology sets up groups briefed to generate radical ideas. When I was at Bank of America, the bank designed a sensor that tracked the mood of customers when they entered a bank. The staff would be warned if the customer was angry or happy, enabling them to respond accordingly. We didn't adopt it, but it's an example of the fantastic innovation that can flow in a creative environment.
4) Success will be bigger
If you want to win big you need to take risks – even though you'll sometimes fail. By contrast, if you're risk-averse, you'll miss out. Here's another sporting analogy for you: in his early days, around 1918, baseball legend Babe Ruth led the American League for home runs. But he also had the highest number of strikeouts, which means a player is out. He was comfortable with this failure, knowing his 'hit for the fences' attitude would give him more home runs, despite the high risk of being out. It is just the same in business – it's a balance of risk and reward. Try to identify the things you are willing to fail at (or at least risk failure at) to deliver your bigger wins and overall success. This can involve making sure the focus is on the things that really matter, rather than the granular things that happen along the way.
Balance risk with opportunity
I believe you have no choice but to get comfortable with failure, to take calculated risks, encourage a culture of trial and error, and learn by sharing experiences. The key is to ensure you have effective feedback loops – re-deploying resource and investment towards those ideas that are working out. Innovate through trial and failure, be agile and nimble and instil a culture that lets everyone thrive in an environment where they are encouraged to have ideas.
We use failure talks to hone our company culture. I'd love to hear what you do- if it's good, we'll try it!
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Can you believe it is already Wednesday? I am ready for school to start (ours begins after Labor Day) so that we can get back to some type of normalcy and schedule around this ranch!
The tile materials are all from Home Depot. Be encouraged that you can still have a custom looking bathroom with beautiful materials from a box store. Try arranging them in a fresh way. The tile mosaic is for the bathroom and shower floor, the subway tile shower wall will go up to the ceiling, and a thin black trim piece will be used to make a wide stripe toward the top of the shower.
Similar to this, but the amount of tiles between the black lines would be wider. You get the idea.
I found this fabulous vent on Amazon. Crazy good looking, right?
I had originally planned for a double sconce, but we made the switch to my back-up sconces and they're so pretty!
If you're a regular reader, you know how important lighting is to this designer. This ceiling light will be a great fit with the rest of the bathroom. A little sparkle works without feeling over the top because of the roughness of the natural stone tiles and the wood finish on the vanity.
Our dog Hazel had her puppies! Four boys and two girls to be exact. Who wants one?!
Did you know northern Michigan looked like this? Yeah. It does. You should visit. No filter, just beautiful.
Finally, I've mentioned a few times that our master bedroom is the worst...last bedroom to be done in our home. I'm still not finished, but I did find this lamp at my favorite resale shop in Grand Rapids. And wouldn't you know it was on sale, 50% off! I took it as a sign and scooted out of their with my find as fast as possible.
LOVE it in our bedroom.
Most recently, I twisted my husband's arm until he installed the drapes in our room. The fabric is vintage Schumacher and I'm happy with how it looks and feels. What do you think?
I apologize for the grainy photo. When the room is really finished, I'll have Tracy take professional photos so I can share with you.
Thanks for reading all! So glad you're here. If we've never connected, please stay in touch via Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest!
Beautiful Abby! Of course the lighting is spectacular and I love the use of the big box materials, something we can all relate to! Oh and your MBR is looking so fun!
Pretty, pretty, my friend...all of it! Can't believe your a grandma to puppies. hee! hee! They're stinkin' precious.
The bath you are designing is going to be stunning! Can't wait to see it completed.
I just watched a show on Animal Planet that focused on new born puppies & was surprised at how noisy they can be.
I love the direction your bedroom is going. That bright green with black accents...YUMMY!
Love the tile choices!!! There's some really great budget friendly options I've been looking at for my own home. Similiar color scheme!!! Have a great vacation!
Hi Abby. Love those sconces!! You ARE queen of lighting! :-) The whole thing looks great. Just fyi I always admire stylish older women. They give me inspiration! And the bedroom looks amazingly you.
Love your bathroom plan. And who knew all that great stuff would be at Home Depot?! I'm quickly starting to favor them over Lowes. And you know how much I love your bedroom drapes - that fabric is just the most beautiful green. Love it with the black!
Love the lighting! You are the queen of lighting!


…and refugees are in the news! The library has many sources to help you sort out fact from fiction and understand what's happening. But sometimes first hand accounts from refugees are real eye-openers. Here are a few that are accessible for both older children and adults.
The full title (it's a bit hard to read in the image) is Of Beetles and Angels: a Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard. Mawi Asgedom survived civil war in East Africa and came to the United States at the age of seven. His autobiography tells his story of love, courage, discipline, and hope.
Carlos Eire was just 11 years old when his parents sent him and his brother from Cuba to the U.S. as part of operation Pedro Pan. His parents hoped for safety and a better life for their boys. Blond, blue-eyed, and from a well-to-do family, Carlos didn't face the level of prejudice some other Latino refugees had to cope with, but living without his parents in a strange country was still a challenge for the sensitive boy. Like Mr. Asgedom, Mr. Eire has achieved a great deal in his new country, and his story is gripping and beautifully written. The prequel is Waiting for Snow in Havana.
Did you know June 14 is World Environment Day?
It is! and we've got lots of ways to help you celebrate!
Seed Library! Yes, it's summer now, but we still have seeds for you to borrow. Some can be planted in the fall. Come to the information desk to learn more.
A look at the life and work of the famous primatologist.
The famous red-tailed hawk who moved to New York City and raised his family there.
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50 years ago today, Bobby Kennedy was assassinated. This was just over two months after the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. If you'd like to learn about these heroes, the library can help!
Publisher's Weekly says this book is "an iconic portrait of the passionate, turbulent zeitgeist of the 1960s. 8 pages of b&w photos. (June) " It is also a portrait of a passionate and driven young man who believed he could make a difference.
Finally, here are Martin Luther King, Jr's own writings, including his famous Letter from the Birmingham City Jail and his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Of course, these are just a start! You can find much more on both these men and their times in our library and the Westchester Library System. We've also got lots of materials on American heroes. Just visit us or contact us, and we'll be glad to help you find just the right book for you!
Oh! The Places You Will Go! Oh! The Apps You'll Use!
Is the idea of traveling wonderful, but the idea of organizing a trip a headache? Are you aware that "there's an app for…" just about every aspect of traveling, but you don't know want to sort through them, or use them and find out, "what seemed like a good idea at the time, " in the end, has cost you more money and wasted your time?
Read on for help picking a place to go, making sure you have what you need to go there, finding a deal, packing, plan exciting things to do, and getting around, and more.
If you have a question about an app that's not listed, please let us know! Maybe it's a dud, or maybe it's a charm we've overlooked, and can share it.
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Ooty Tour Packages
Ooty (Tamil Nadu)
A dazzling hill station and the capital of Nilgiris District, Ooty is popularly known as the 'Queen of the Hills'. One of the most divine hill stations, Ooty is also called 'Udhagamandalam'. Many centuries ago, Ooty was called 'Oththai-Kal Mandu'. 'oththai-Kal' means 'Single Stone' and 'Mandu' means 'Mund' which is the name of a Toda village. Before anyone could venture Ooty, it was inhabited by a tribe called 'Toda'. The British discovered this amazing destination and developed and modernized it in early 1800's.
The elegant coffee and tea plantations and splendid trees like Eucalyptus, Pine, Wattle and Conifers add to the scenic beauty of this outstanding hill station. Ooty is also very famous for its thick forests, high mountains, lakes and tea gardens.
Location: It is located 80 kms North of Coimbatore, 19 kms from Coonoor, 31 kms from Kothagiri
Climate: During the summer season, weather is cool and pleasant. In winter season, the climate is trembling cold.
You will be comfortable in light cottons in summers. But wear heavy woolens to protect yourself from the chilling cold of winters.
Best time to visit: May-August
By Air: Nearest Airport is Coimbatore International Airport (100 kms)
By Train: Ooty Railway Station
By Road: Public transport and Luxury and Volvo coaches are available regularly
Ooty Lake
Location: 1km from the city centre
Timings: Open every day from 10.00 a.m.- 6.30 p.m.
Situated in the heart of Ooty, 'Ooty Boat House' which is also called 'Ooty Lake' is the central attraction of this Hill Station. It is a man-made lake, which was constructed in 1824 by John Sullivian. It is spread in an area of 65 acres. In 1973, the Tamil Nadu Tourist Development Corporation took over the possession of the lake, to make it as a major tourist attraction by providing boating facilities here.
Visitors can do paddling in gorgeous boathouses. They can enjoy row boats, paddle boats and motor boats in the calm, beautiful and peaceful lake. Every year during summers, a grand boat car race is organized in this lake.
Ooty Rose Garden
Location: 2 kms from the City Centre, on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty.
Timings: Open all days from 9.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m.
An enticing place for rose lovers, Ooty Rose Garden is the largest Rose Garden in India. You will be intrigued to see the rose creepers growing in small tunnels, bowers and pergolas. This is the premier place for the production of a huge range of beautiful roses ranging from Hybrid Tea Roses, Miniature Roses, Floribundas, the unusual black and green roses and many more. You will be fascinated to see approx. 3,600 varieties of ecstatic roses in this garden.
This garden is maintained by Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department. The World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) has recognized this garden as the 'Garden of Excellence'. Every year, a rose festival is organized here at a very large scale.
Doddabetta Peak
Location: 9 kms from Ooty
Timings: Can be visited from 7.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m.. The best time to visit this place is Sunrise
Doddabetta is known as the 'Highest Peak' of this area and of South Asia. It is situated at an altitude of 2,623 meters. It offers a marvelous view of the surrounding areas, from the top of the peak. It is a very good trekking spot of Ooty, as it is just 10 kms from the city. Do not forget to take your camera along, as you can capture breathtaking views in your camera, while trekking.amil NADU Tourism
The 'Telescope House' at the peak, run by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, will enable you to have a better view of the divine surroundings.
Pykara Lake
Location: 19 kms from Ooty, near Mudumalai, Ooty
Timings: Open all 7 days from 8.30 a.m.- 5.00 p.m.
Pykara Lake is a beautiful calm lake, situated far away from the city's crowd and pollution. The dense forests around the lake are marvelous and mind blowing. It is the perfect place to relax and get rid from the bust city life. Lovely boathouses with restaurants will intrigue you, all the more. The 20 minutes ride on the motor boats and the 10 minutes ride on the speed boats will make your trip a memorable one.
Location: 1 km from the city centre
Timings: Open all days from 7.10 a.m.- 12.00 p.m., 2.00 p.m.- 5.35 p.m.
The Toy Train is one of the popular tourist attractions of Ooty. It was built in 1908 under the British Government. People also call it by the name of 'Nilgiri Mountain Railway'. It has a traditional steam engine. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Train travels a distance of about 46 kms in about five hours. The Train track has 13 tunnels and 208 curves. As the Train runs slow and gives the average of about 10 kms per hour only, due to safety reasons, it is the Slowest Train in India. But, you must have a ride in this train, to enjoy the marvelous natural beauty of the hills and the pleasing greenery.


June 21st in Canada is the day with the most daylight hours of the year! Here's what ParticipAction's had to say on their blog about this special opportunity to get out and play!
As a child who loved to play outdoors, play started early and ended late. I used to harness every extra minute of play I could – often ignoring calls from my parents eager to get me indoors for a bath and bed. We dressed for the weather, did rain dances in our swimsuits on hot summer evenings, drank from the garden hose when we got thirsty (we didn't want to risk going indoors in case our parents decided it was time for lunch, dinner, or even worse, pajamas!), and as I recall, more often than not, had band-aids on our knees and elbows. Needless to say, a childhood of active play paved the way for what has been a life-long love of physical activity. If it's active and fun, I'm in!
Although the Longest Day of Play is a school day for kids and a work day for parents, there are plenty of ways to add some active play to the day and to enjoy active after-school and after-dinner fun as a family. At our house, we like to eat dinner as early as possible to make the most of spring and summer evenings. Evening runs, games of tennis, walks with our dog, bike rides, soccer games, and shooting hoops are some of the activities we enjoy (my kids are 14 and 11), but I have terrific memories of evenings spent playing at local parks, skipping, and enjoying classic games like: "What time is it Mr. Wolf" with them when they were younger. You'll find all the classics games we used to play on our Bring Back Play app.
The Longest Day of Play provides us with a little extra daylight — a gift! Seize it to teach the kids the active games you played; to learn the games they play at recess; or to make up some new ones altogether. No matter what your age or stage, play helps keep us happy and healthy… so on June 21, toss the dinner dishes into the sink or dishwasher and get outside to play. Everything else can wait!
Over the next few days, I'll be sharing some simple and fun ideas to encourage families, schools and communities to plan towards and participate in, Canada's first-ever, Longest Day of Play! I'm also planning to check out some of YOUR Longest Day of Play events myself – so please email details of your events to my attention at info@participaction.com and don't forget to post them in the "events" section of our website too!
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This work analyses the market value of second hand agricultural tractors in Spain for the period 1999-2002, with the aims of obtaining the most appropriate valuation models (through the use of ordinary least squares regression) and proposing an empirical model that estimates the true depreciation of these vehicles. Differences in tractor depreciation were studied in terms of the three horsepower groups normally employed (<60, 60-90, >90 hp), as well as in terms of a new power classification (<80, 80-133 and >133 hp) that appears to better reflect the influence of horsepower on the change in market value. The results show tractor depreciation to be exponential, with larger, more powerful tractors depreciating more quickly than smaller machines.