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Court orders small brokerage to pay $28.8M for copyright infringement
An architecture firm sued Urban Living in Houston after the brokerage distributed marketing materials without proper attribution
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by Andrea V. Brambila |
An architecture firm sued Urban Living in Houston after the brokerage distributed marketing materials without proper attribution.
A federal district court in Texas has ordered a small Houston-based real estate brokerage to shell out $28.8 million for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) — a judgment the brokerage says threatens its survival. The case illustrates a potential hazard for other brokerages: not closely following copyright agreements in their marketing materials.
On May 20, 2016, architectural design firm Preston Wood & Associates filed a lawsuit against UL, Inc. (which does business as Urban Living) and its CEO Vinod Ramani, as well as other defendants, followed by an amended complaint in February 2017.
Preston Wood and Urban Living had entered into a licensing agreement in 2014 that allowed the latter to reproduce and modify certain architectural works and technical drawings and to construct and sell the buildings depicted.
But Preston Wood alleged Urban Living failed to comply with certain terms of the agreement, creating and distributing derivates of the copyrighted works without including Preston Wood 's copyright management information — such as Preston Wood's title block and copyright notices — as required.
So Preston Wood filed suit, alleging that Urban Living's creation and distribution of marketing materials in the form of floor plans, elevations drawings and renderings for multiple housing developments infringed on Preston Wood's copyrights.
In July 2018, after a five-day trial, a jury found in favor of Preston Wood on all counts. Last week, on Nov. 8, U.S. District Judge David Hittner upheld the jury's finding that Urban Living had violated the DMCA 11,516 times.
"The evidence submitted at trial showed that Urban Living's marketing material — containing material that allegedly violated the DMCA — was on its website and distributed by email," Hittner said in his order.
"There was testimony by Ramani at trial that Urban Living sent out between 8,000 to 15,000 emails containing these materials. Viewing the record in favor of upholding the jury verdict, the Court finds there was sufficient evidence at trial to support the jury's finding as to the number of DMCA violations."
Consequently, Hittner ordered Urban Living and Ramani to pay Preston Wood $28.79 million in statutory damages — $2,500 for each violation.
In an emailed statement, Urban Living's appellate counsel Aaron Streett of Baker Botts LLP said, "The district court entered an unprecedented award of $28 million in damages in a case where the jury found less than $8,000 in actual harm to the plaintiff. We are filing post-judgment motions in district court, and we are confident that the Fifth Circuit will give careful consideration to our appeal of both the liability and damages finding."
In an emergency motion dated Nov. 9, Streett and co-counsel Justin Strother of Strother Law Firm asked the court to stay the execution of the judgment pending their post-judgment motions. They stressed Urban Living's annual net profits of $300,000 in 2017 as well as the brokerage's employment of about 40 people and its owner. (According to the Texas Real Estate Commission, 11 sales agents and a designated broker hang their shingle at Urban Living.)
"Due to Defendants' lack of liquid assets and the size of the judgment, execution of the judgment would result in Defendants' having to cease business operations and those employees losing their jobs," Streett and Strother wrote.
"In a case where statutory damages are thousands of times actual damages, it would be particularly unfair to allow the company to be destroyed before the Court even rules on post0-judgment motions."
Streett and Strother also said that if the brokerage were forced to pay now, it would hurt its existing creditors.
"As participants in the real estate business, many of Defendants' assets are encumbered by financing and other agreements with various third parties," they wrote.
"Permitting execution of the judgment now would upset those arrangements and destroy Defendants' ability to do business and thereby generate the revenue needed to satisfy both its existing creditors and the judgment."
According to the motion, Urban Living and Ramani plan to apply to the court for a reduced bond amount to stay execution of the judgment while they appeal it.
"Unless and until the Court grants a reduced bond that Defendants can post, Defendants are powerless to stop the imminent destruction of their real estate business and the substantial harm to their employees and creditors that will ensue," Streett and Strother wrote.
The motion asks the court to issue the stay before Nov. 22, when an automatic 14-day stay expires.
Preston Wood has named Urban Living as a defendant in at least four other copyright infringement lawsuits. Counsel for Preston Wood did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.
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Lt. Governor Anthony Brown addressed MACo's Legislative Committee on Wednesday, March 5 to discuss issues of importance pending before the Maryland General Assembly. Lt. Governor Brown began by thanking our local elected officials for their service and for working in partnership with the Administration. He then discussed the Administration's priorities for the session.
A major initiative of the Lt. Governor's is the expansion of Pre-K education. He commented that a modest step is being taken in the fiscal 2015 budget towards mandatory Pre-K and that he hopes that by 2018, half-day Pre-K will be instituted across the state. He would like to have full day Pre-K in place in 2022. As Pre-K is expanded, he said we should leverage non-profit early childhood providers.
The Lt. Governor also commented on raising the minimum wage and the administration's domestic violence package.
Note: An original version of this article inadvertently left the impression that the Lieutenant Governor supported the long term use of pension funds to resolve the state budget shortfalls. The error has been corrected, and the correct phrasing (…it is his hope that "pensions are not looked to to balance the budget in the future.") appears above. MACo regrets the error.


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SXSW Interview: Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers has sold more than 30 million records in his career which spans five decades. He's founded his own label and publishing group. He was one of the founders and financiers of the Monterey Pop Festival, where he also performed. Summarized by Dan Epstein in a recent bio, "Like no other artist before or since, Johnny Rivers cherrypicked the tastier elements of Brill Building pop, Delta blues, Crescent City R&B and Nashville twang and fused them together with a touch of Hollywood sunshine. In the process he created a soulful sound unique to its original era and one that still resonates deeply today."
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Q. I've been offered a job contingent on a background check. Do I need to be worried about what might come up?
A. Maybe. With the competition hotter than ever for the jobs that are out there, companies are proceeding with caution in their hiring. Embezzlement, scams, harassment, and other illegalities hurt too many companies and they are working diligently to protect their employees, their customers, and their reputations. A background check can include criminal information such as misdemeanors, financial and credit data, as well as any other documentation that might be found in court proceedings, which are public record.
Pre-employment screenings - and the background checks that go along with them - have become more vital as fewer employers are willing to give more than basic reference data. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) data estimates 70 percent of companies have policies to offer only dates of employment and position in a reference check.
Background checks come in many levels and companies can choose to either do them internally or to hire a third party vendor for the more comprehensive checks. Kellie O'Shea at Creative Services, Inc. provides client services for customers interested in utilizing background checks for pre-or post-employment screening. O'Shea advises companies on the many regulations for background investigations, the consumer reporting laws related to personal information, and the challenges found in regulated industries like health care, financial services, and transportation.
Many people assume these issues pertain to lower-level blue collar roles, but as evidenced by the issues faced by the potential senior staff at the White House, background checks are used at all levels of organizations, and not just for pre-employment. Screenings can be done as part of a promotion, or even retroactively. O'Shea also notes that more companies are choosing to require vendors to submit to higher level screening for staff that will work on the company site.
If you are going to be the subject of a background check, you will be asked to sign a consent form, so you will be aware that this will occur. You may know that something will come up in a complete background check, or you may assume there is nothing to report.
The latest issue to complicate these checks relates to identity theft, and common names. Your background check may include information that is not yours. If an employer finds negative information, and chooses to "take an adverse action" - not make the job offer, rescind a promotion, or fire you - they are obligated to give you the chance to dispute the information.
If you anticipate issues will come from these checks, you have access to all the information the employer will. It may be worth your while to go to a court where you may have issues and access the public records. You can also use of one the inexpensive online criminal record databases. These are not foolproof, but offer a starting point. Based on the data that you find, and how old it is, you may need to make some hard choices on how much information to offer prior to a check being conducted.


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{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards            #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies               #-}
{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses      #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings          #-}

module Aws.ElasticTranscoder.Commands.ListJobsByStatus
    ( ListJobsByStatus(..)
    , ListJobsByStatusResponse(..)
    ) where

import           Aws.Core
import           Aws.ElasticTranscoder.Core
import           Control.Applicative
import qualified Data.Text                      as T
import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8          as BC

data ListJobsByStatus
    = ListJobsByStatus
        { ljsStatus    :: Status
        , ljsAscending :: Bool
        , ljsPageToken :: TextOrNull
        }
    deriving (Show,Eq)

data ListJobsByStatusResponse
    = ListJobsByStatusResponse
        { ljsrJobs          :: [JobSpecId]
        , ljsrNextPageToken :: TextOrNull
        }
    deriving (Show,Eq)

instance SignQuery ListJobsByStatus where

    type ServiceConfiguration ListJobsByStatus = EtsConfiguration

    signQuery ListJobsByStatus{..} = etsSignQuery EtsQuery
        { etsqMethod  = Get
        , etsqRequest = "jobsByStatus/" `T.append` status_t ljsStatus
        , etsqQuery   = [("Ascending",text_q $ bool_t ljsAscending)] ++
                        [("pageToken",text_q pgtk) |
                                            TNText pgtk<-[ljsPageToken] ]
        , etsqBody    = Nothing
        }

instance ResponseConsumer ListJobsByStatus ListJobsByStatusResponse where

    type ResponseMetadata ListJobsByStatusResponse = EtsMetadata

    responseConsumer _ mref = etsResponseConsumer mref $ \rsp ->
                                                    cnv <$> jsonConsumer rsp
          where
            cnv (JobList a b) = ListJobsByStatusResponse a b

instance Transaction ListJobsByStatus ListJobsByStatusResponse

instance AsMemoryResponse ListJobsByStatusResponse where

    type MemoryResponse ListJobsByStatusResponse = ListJobsByStatusResponse

    loadToMemory = return

text_q :: T.Text -> Maybe BC.ByteString
text_q = Just . BC.pack . T.unpack

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About Steinbeis
Facts and Dates
Members of the Board of Trustees Committee
Steinbeis Network
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Setting up a Business with Steinbeis
Who Can Set Up a Company with Steinbeis?
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PublicationsTransfer MagazineEdition 03/2016Digital Solutions Enter the Realms of After Sales
Digital Solutions Enter the Realms of After Sales
Steinbeis experts introduce a paperless digital after sales service system
Know the feeling? The heating breaks down and when the handyman comes around, he whips out a piece of paper for the customer to sign to show they agree to the repairs – sometimes with terms and conditions attached that are as long as your arm. After hopefully successful repairs, he then pulls out another wad of paper detailing exactly what was done – and expects this to be signed as well. And where does all the paperwork end up? It's still quite common for information to have to be transferred manually onto invoices before filing, sometimes with a yellow carbon copy going to accounts, a blue one going to the warehouse, and a variety of other copies going to other departments. Standard everyday procedures, it seems. But if this isn't the heating, but repairs or maintenance for a huge industrial plant instead, things can really get complex. Some firms seem to treat their after sales function like a forgotten relative. When digital solutions come along, they're the last ones to know. Yet the potential offered by digitalization is there for all to see. This was the motivation for a team of experts at the Göppingen-based Steinbeis Transfer Center Processes in Motion, spearheaded by its directors Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ben Marx, Prof. Dr. Christian Cseh, Prof. Dr. Rainer Elste, to work together on the development of a comprehensive digital service system. Its name: 4tfs (for technical field services).
Mader GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed specialist in compressed air systems and pneumatics based in Leinfelden (near Stuttgart). Apart from producing and selling its own products, Mader also carries out maintenance on the entire pressurized air systems operated by its customers. Until now, maintenance procedures were broadly carried out in line with the example described in the introduction. Maintenance and replacement parts contracts were always captured systematically, but then they were transferred to worksheets – pieces of paper that were filled in manually and transferred back to an ERP system afterwards. Not only was this process inflexible – especially if part of the planned routine changed – it also took up too much time, and each manual process had every potential to create administration errors. Controlling and assessing service efficiency was a long-winded task that could only be completed by going back through analog information.
The Steinbeis team adapted 4tfs to the specific procedures followed at Mader so that the entire service process can now be carried out without the need for any paper documentation whatsoever. Operators can view maintenance records for individual service technicians and if a replacement part is used, this gets logged instantly by the system. All necessary or requested servicing is shown in the right order alongside machine data, with important information on the operating environment. At the bottom of the screen is an area for customers to sign, just like confirming a parcel has been delivered by UPS. As Peter Maier, the managing director of Mader explains: "4tfs allows us to manage the service process more efficiently and eradicate the kinds of errors that are caused by jumping between bits of paper and PCs. Digitalizing the process means we can react more quickly and more flexibly to unscheduled requests and be more accommodating when it comes to customer requirements. The documentation is now seamless with a complete servicing history, so we can offer customers maximum transparency."
4tfs is not tied to any specific type of hardware or the operating system used on a mobile end device, since it's programmed as a web-based app with encrypted access rights. The experts at the Processes in Motion center also ensured that the system links directly into the ERP system used at Mader by working directly with the ERP provider.
The Steinbeis Transfer Center experts go beyond simply developing service applications or adapting them to individual requirements. There's another aspect which Ben Marx highlights as crucial: the analysis phase. "It's important to us to get a precise overview of the servicing procedures followed by our customers. Quite often we actually travel around with staff, visit workshops together, or interview clients with everyone else involved so we know what to adapt to the existing service process. This involves taking a holistic view and drawing on expertise and excellence in engineering, IT, and business administration, all of which is offered by the directors and project managers at our center."
Of course launching an entire digital service system also requires a certain openness to change, especially from service technicians and the sales office. When asked if older employees tend to have problems adjusting, Maier answers: "My honest belief is that it's not about how old people are, it depends how they react to innovations and change. We made sure our service technicians were involved in the project right from the start, and we were especially careful about asking the opinions of the people who were most likely to have their doubts, mainly due to their experience. It was clear to us that we'd need to win over those kinds of users because they'd be more likely to be critical. I think we did a good job with it." The proof of the pudding is in the eating: Mader no longer uses yellow or blue copies of documents – and certainly nobody misses them.
Professor Dr. Rainer Elste
Steinbeis Transfer Center Processes in Motion (Göppingen)
Mader GmbH & Co. KG (Leinfelden)
info@mader.eu


Deepawali or Diwali, is a festival of lights symbolising the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. The most beautiful of all Indian festivals, Diwali is a celebration of lights. Streets are illuminated with rows of clay lamps and homes are decorated with colours and candles. This festival is celebrated with new clothes, spectacular firecrackers and a variety of sweets in the company of family and friends. All this illumination and fireworks, joy and festivity, signify the victory of divine forces over those of wicked.The Goddess Lakshmi (consort of Vishnu), who is the symbol of wealth and prosperity, is also worshipped on this day.Each year on Diwali day, even today, one lamp lights another and like a flame burning steadily on a windless night, brings a message of peace and harmony to the world.


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The Croods Catherine Keener as 1st Modern Mom
KEEN ON CATACLYSMIC CHANGES: CATHERINE KEENER AS 1ST MODERN MOM IN "THE CROODS" (3D)
Percy Jackson's onscreen mom Catherine Keener puts on her maternal acting instincts once again in the big family 3D animated adventure "The Croods," lending her voice along with Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Cloris Leachman.
From her numerous and notable works such as her Academy nominated roles in "Being John Malkovich" and "Capote," to diverse movie roles in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," "40-Year-Old-Virgin," "Out of Sight," "Where the Wild Things Are," "The Interpreter" and "S1mone", Catherine Keener marks her debut voice role in the family romp "THE CROODS."
Set to embody the cave mom Ugga in directors Kirk De Micco's and Chris Sanders' prehistoric adventure "The Croods," Keener is wife to Grug (voiced by Cage) and earth's original matriarch in the movie. Along with Grug, their daughter Eep (Stone), son Thunk (Clark Duke), mother Gran (Leachman) and baby, they search a new world as theirs become devastated by an earthquake. Along the way, they get help from a nomadic loner Guy (Reynolds) as they head out in search of a new life and plenty of adventure.
As the Croods experience the eventful changes that accompany Guy's new ideas, Ugga scrambles to hold the group together. "In a family that sometimes acts a little nutty, she probably has her head screwed on a little tighter than the rest," says Catherine Keener. "Ugga is loving, caring and a great mom, but at the same time she's every bit as physically solid and tough as Grug. I think that she's a classic film mother. I always feel a little resistance when I hear it's the mom role because generally – and I'm stereotyping – it means there's not a lot to her individuality. I've found Ugga to have more of that – I think she's a little eccentric, and I think she was probably more evolved than the other cave women who came before her."
Still, during their many years together raising their family, Ugga has always deferred to her husband's authority. But a change in their housing situation triggers big changes in their relationship. "By the end of the story she's the one who tells Grug he must change his thinking," says Sanders.
"Their marriage and family life is not unlike those of today," adds Keener. "We understand the Croods. The family discovers the universal truth that it's difficult to change and to let go of things. But when they approach the new world, it's stunning. And they literally have to jump off a cliff to get there. Life for everyone is very much like that. You need to take risks."
When asked what she thinks is the universal message of "The Croods" – "Love. I know that it has a lot to do with family but it has to do with accepting one and another, and when you accept one another, you feel loved and you can love," concludes Keener.
"The Croods" (3D) is a DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox presentation to be distributed by Warner Bros. in cinemas nationwide on March 22.
Like Ugga, we all know that a mom's schedule can get pretty crazy sometimes, let her try out this game from THE CROODS to unwind for a few minutes: http://www.thecroodsmovie-ph.com/memory
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South Australia's Port MacDonnell is a beautiful holiday destination in the Limestone Coast region.
As a wonderful holiday destination in SA, Port MacDonnell offers you the perfect seaside setting with a rugged coastline, scenic atmosphere and penguin rookery. Apart from that, the city offers you a range of recreational facilities to explore including the Port MacDonnell Golf Club.
The Port MacDonnell Golf Club is a 9-hole course featuring extensive fairways, tricky pars and a well-bunkered layout. The club is open all year round, therefore players can come for a golfing trip any time of a year.
This well-maintained course features some easy walking pathways. This is a semi-private course; therefore non-members may have to attend with member in order to gain access to the club.
The course is stretched over 5,700m of lush greens. The course is within close proximity to Mount Gambier and takes just 20 minutes to reach this scenic golf destination in Port MacDonnell.
Many golfers find the par 36 at this nine-hole golf course very difficult. Notwithstanding the challenging nature of the course, playing a round of golf here is a great way to unwind whilst vacationing in Port MacDonnell. Come here for a fun-filled golfing experience at a scenic course that boasts the fresh sea air.
This golf course is on a hill-free surface. This makes it a perfect golfing destination for novice golfers. This ideally located golf club is also a great golfing destination for weekend trips.
Hi, I cant get through on this phone number, what is your number please?
The phone number i can see on the sign out the front is 08 8738 2380.
This seems to differ slightly from what is posted on some of the other golfing websites.
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Q: ModalBox display only once sitewide I am using the script called ModalBox. I want to display the ModalBox on page load the first time a visitor reaches my site. Every time after the first visit the modalbox should not display again. How can I do this?
I have set up a testing page. Please Visit this page to view my code.
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The code that I am using to pop up the ModalBox on page load is:
body onLoad="Modalbox.show('pages/modalbox_page.html', {width: 460, title: 'Sending status'}); return false;"

A: To do this you need a mechanism to persist the fact that a user has visited your site, the best available mechanism for this is to use a cookie - if there's no cookie (or no flag in the cookie data) then the user hasn't been here before so you need to show the dialog and set the cookie.
This mechanism isn't perfect, it can only log that the current user of a specific machine using the current browser is visiting for the first time and it also depends on the user/system accepting persistent cookies which not all do - but it is the mechanism you need to use to do the job.

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Lecturer reflects on social change and reframing conversations on race
Lecturer on Law Alan Jenkins shared ideas for reframing conversations on race and social justice at a talk at Harvard Law School on Jan. 12. The talk was moderated by Clinical Professor Dan Nagin, vice dean for experiential and clinical education at HLS.
Jenkins is the executive director and co-founder of The Opportunity Agenda, a communications, research, and policy organization. He said he founded his organization as a social justice communications lab, using communications and culture for transformative change.
Before joining The Opportunity Agenda, Jenkins was director of human rights at the Ford Foundation; he served as assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented the government in constitutional and other litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court; and he was associate counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., where he defended the rights of low-income communities suffering from exploitation and discrimination.
Jenkins said that his previous work focused on the pursuit of greater and more equal opportunity and human rights protections, but there were some things missing. They related to "culture, communication, and connection when it comes to social change efforts."
On the communication front, he said, "we would win law suits or public policy efforts, for example on criminal justice and race in California, and they would be wiped away by a ballot initiative like 'Three Strikes,' because we hadn't explained to voters in that instance why those reforms mattered, why they were the right thing and the thing to do for safety."
Jenkins answered questions from the audience on topics, including the applicability of a human rights framework, social justice issues in the U.S., strategies for effectively talking about racial justice in more conservative areas of the U.S., and the experience of HLS student activists in conversations with the administration.
During the winter term at HLS, Jenkins is teaching Communications, Law and Social Change, a course designed to introduce students to the role that written, oral, and visual communications play in the development of American law and policy, with a focus on social issues and movements.
In addition to his J.D. from HLS, Jenkins hold an M.A. in media studies from the New School University, and a B.A. in psychology and social relations from Harvard College. He also served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun and to U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Carter, and coordinator of the Access to Justice Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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A Lowcountry Wedding (Lowcountry Summer #4)
Mary Alice Monroe
Be kind, my darling girl. And be happy!
Spring was in the air—ripe, verdant, full of promise. And with the spring came the rush and clamor of weddings.
Marietta Muir stood on the porch of her cottage in her nightgown and robe. Across the gravel drive was the main house—her Sea Breeze. The old white wooden house with its black shutters and gabled windows was dark and quiet in these early hours. It was a handsome house, she thought, taking in the gracious staircase that curved out like a smile of welcome. To the left was the unsightly, leaning wood garage. In the center of the courtyard an immense, ancient live oak tree spread low-drooping boughs that to her appeared as a great hand protecting them all from harm. The tree and the house had survived generations of Muir ancestors and countless storms and hurricanes. That it could weather them all, scarred and bent perhaps, yet endure, was testament to the strength of the family.
Marietta lived in the small white cottage that had once been the home of her longtime maid and companion, Lucille. To her mind, it would always be "Lucille's cottage." Marietta had moved to the cottage when her granddaughter Harper had purchased the house from her, thus keeping Sea Breeze in the family. It was a good decision. Living in the quaint guest cottage, Marietta was free of the hassles and distractions of caring for that big house and all those possessions. She'd spent a lifetime tending the house, closing shutters for rooms filled with antiques, cooking meals, presiding over parties or going to parties, decorating for holidays, and celebrating the milestones of her family's lives. She no longer had the energy, or in truth the desire, to do all that. Running a household and raising children were tasks for the young!
She held a cup of coffee in her hands and sipped slowly, enjoying the warmth. Now she could enjoy the peace of a lowcountry morning such as this when the air was heady with scents. She lowered her cup from her nose and breathed deep. Coffee still lingered in the air, but there was the pervasive scent of pluff mud this morning and the cloying sweetness of jasmine and other spring flowers that tickled her nose. Salt tinged the moist breezes from the ocean. Smacking her lips, she could almost taste it. And, too, there was that delightful freshness of mist and dewy grass that lingered like spirits at dawn.
Marietta awoke with the sun most mornings now. Nights were restless and she was eager to rise from her bed and greet the new day. At eighty-one years of age, each day granted was a blessing. And today was especially exciting. Carson was arriving home. Harper and Dora were positively spinning with anticipation. Now they could begin the wedding festivities in earnest, for in only two months' time, both Carson and Harper would be celebrating their weddings.
Just the thought gave Marietta palpitations. So much had to be done. So much she wanted to say to the girls before they took this important step in their lives.
But what? What wise words could she share with them that would inspire? What words could she say that they could pull from their memories when times were tough and they needed reassurance and guidance to persevere?
When Marietta was soon to be married, her mother, Barbara, had taken her to tea for a private mother-daughter tête-à-tête. Marietta's wedding day was only a week away, and a flurry of parties were being given by friends and family. Barbara had set aside this time alone with her daughter, to share with her the advice that only a mother could. That afternoon over Darjeeling tea, her mother had presented Marietta with a book of etiquette by Emily Post. Now that Marietta was setting up a home of her own, her mother said, she wanted her to have guidance at her fingertips for any question she might have regarding the correct deportment of a lady with a well-appointed house. Marietta had already been thoroughly instructed on the rules of conduct, the customs, and the expectations of Charleston society. "Yet," her mother had told her, "refinement and charm are more elusive."
She had placed the book in Marietta's hands and said, "My dear girl, remember that this book only outlines for you the thousands of detailed instructions and protocol of polite society. But at the root of all etiquette and manners is kindness. These rules were not contrived to make one feel important or better than another. As Emily Post said, rules can be learned by anyone. Every human being—unless dwelling alone in a cave—is a member of society of one sort or another.
"Rather, think of etiquette as a philosophy of living and enjoying life with grace, compassion, and respect for others. If, say, someone at your dinner table uses your bread plate, do you make a fuss? Of course not. You must be gracious and make no mention of it. Why? Because you would not want to embarrass the other guest. To do otherwise is the gravest breach of etiquette. You see, while etiquette provides the rules for socially accepted behavior, good manners are how we apply those rules. Being a gentleman or a lady is a code of behavior that draws on decency, integrity, and loyalty—not only to friends and family but to principles. So be kind, my darling girl. And be happy!"
Marietta had held her mother's words close to her heart throughout her long marriage. Emily Post's Etiquette had guided her through thank-you notes, birth announcements, the introductions of dignitaries, baptisms, weddings, and funerals. But her mother's words were the spirit behind them.
Mamaw smiled and snapped to action. With two weddings approaching, she knew exactly what she had to do.
She closed her robe tight and hurried back into the cottage. Inside, the walls and sparse furniture were all white. Splashes of color brightened the room in the lowcountry art and the blue linen drapes at the windows. She went directly to the one wall lined with bookshelves. This was the only change she'd made to the cottage after her granddaughters had redecorated it following Lucille's death. Marietta loved her books and had had a difficult time choosing which to keep from her vast library. The furniture she had no difficulty parting with. But the books were like old friends.
Marietta knew the book was here somewhere. She'd never throw it out. Her fingertips slid over the spines of dozens of books packed side by side on a shelf. At last she found it. Emily Post's Etiquette. She pulled it out and caressed the well-worn blue binding with satisfaction. Opening it, she found the folded book cover and the inscription on the opening page, With best wishes! Emily Post.
She went to the sofa, flicked on the lamp, crossed her legs, and, after slipping on her reading glasses, began to read, going through the chapters: "Introductions," "The Art of Conversation," "Entertaining at a Restaurant," "Balls and Dances," "Preparations for a Wedding," "Table Manners," "Protocol in Washington," and so on. The tone was encouraging and concise, the instructions thorough and direct. She felt again the same awe and wonder—and trepidation—at reading the countless rules for specific situations that she had experienced as that young bride sixtysome years earlier. Marietta had to admit she'd forgotten some—such as calling cards—but for the most part, the rules of etiquette were as ingrained in her as her DNA. She read until the sun brightened the sky, her coffee cup was empty, and her eyes grew weary. She paused, slipped off her glasses, and let her hand rest on the book.


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Road Trip Wednesday #56: What Movie Do You Wish Had Been A Book First?
Welcome to our 56th Road Trip Wednesday!
Kate: " Ensemble cast of characters, each with a fascinating back story and bizarre sense of humor? Yes please."
Kody: "The movie was great, but to see a book on that level of awesomeness??? Wowza!"
Your six-word memoir. Literally, your life story in six words.
For once, I actually didn't have to think too long to answer!
Such a cool topic! Hey, Rebecca B, I picked the same as you!
This was a tough one for me, but Almost Famous saved me! Read about it here.
This was an awesome topic!
if great minds think alike, there will be several of mine!
Rebecca - I actually thought about doing that one! That would be an amazing book.
This one was HARD, but I did it.


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Q: vault init hangs on kubernetes I'm trying to set up an autosealing vault cluster in kubernetes but I'm seeing some strange behaviour.
I have one vault providing the transit secret to autounseal the second vault  . They are running in the same k8s cluster in separate namespaces. The second vault runs within a pod with an auto start script (see below) but when it runs vault init hangs and eventually returns a 2 code (timeout) despite the vault instance is successfully initialized and unsealed.
The problem is that I'm trying to init the second vault with a post-start script in its pod and the error code 2 breaks the pod.
Has anyone seen similar behaviour or can help solving it?
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: post-start
data:
   post-start.sh: |
#!/bin/sh

#redirect stdout and stderr to kube logs
# exec &> /proc/1/fd/1

export VAULT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=240

echo $VAULT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT > /proc/1/fd/1

nc -z 127.0.0.1 8200
while [ $? = 1 ]; do
  sleep 2
  nc -z 127.0.0.1 8200
done

echo "port 8200 ready" > /proc/1/fd/1
vault init

A: Please refer to documentation of defining postStart and preStop handlers and for container lifecycle hooks:

Hook delivery is intended to be at least once, which means that a hook may be called multiple times for any given event, such as for PostStart or PreStop. It is up to the hook implementation to handle this correctly.

Look for example:
  lifecycle:
    postStart:
      exec:
        command:
          - "sh"
          - "-c"
          - >
            if [ -s /var/www/mybb/inc/config.php ]; then
            rm -rf /var/www/mybb/install;
            fi;
            if [ ! -f /var/www/mybb/index.php ]; then
            cp -rp /originroot/var/www/mybb/. /var/www/mybb/;
            fi

Also, please provide logs from crashed POD.

A: After some fiddling it turns out that the real problem was that port 8200 was never ready because the second vault didn't start. Second vault didn't start because it was unable to communicate with vault 1 and I sorted that out setting TLS properly (this link might come in handy)
After configuring TLS, vault 2 was able to start, and the post-script finished succesfully.


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Tag: Network Rail
Last London Mayor's Question Time of the Decade
A special thanks to o ur London Assembly Member Navin Shah who asked a few questions to London Mayor Boris Johnson directly affecting Dudden Hill residents at the last Mayor's Question Time of the decade. Navin was elected as Brent and Harrow's Assembly Member in 2008.
"Particularly Challenging Problems"
Question No: 3739 / 2009
Navin Shah
What are the "particularly challenging problems" Tube Lines are facing at Neasden and Wembley Park?
Answer from the Mayor:
The issues Tube Lines face at Neasden and Wembley Park are because the track and signalling layout in these areas is especially complex, largely as a result of the depot at Neasden.
In this area there are numerous points and crossings which control the movement of both Jubilee and Metropolitan line trains, and each line crosses the path of the other at regular points, especially towards the entrance to the Neasden depot. The new Jubilee line signalling will need to interface with the Metropolitan line signalling in the area.
Neasden Station
What work is required to bring the Metropolitan Line platforms at Neasden station to a safe and useable level?
Work would be required to repair the uneven platform surfaces and edges and remove vegetation. Lighting, signage and CCTV would need to be installed.
Furthermore, because the former access route to/from the northbound Metropolitan line platform now forms part of the ticket office, customers would be required to exit via the Jubilee line platforms and a subway at the north end of the station, which is currently used by staff only.
The subway requires substantial work before customers can use it, as lighting, flooring and wall surfaces are below standard and in poor condition. In addition, there is no information or safety signage.
Extending Bus Route
Brent Council installed a bus stand and toilet on Church Road, NW10, in the expectation that a bus route would be extended to this area, which has limited bus routes. When will the Mayor actually extend a bus route that will use this facility and improve transport for this deprived local community?
The bus stand at Church Road was installed as part of a road scheme designed, in part, to enable increased housing provision in the area. TfL was involved in the development of this scheme and welcomed the improved bus infrastructure provided. However, no commitment was given for its immediate use as the area is currently well served by three high frequency services which are adequate for the existing level of demand and which provide good links to the surrounding area. When additional housing is developed demand will increase and TfL will reassess any business case for service extensions at this time.
Track Inspections
How can the Mayor and Transport for London be sure that reducing the frequency of track inspections on the Jubilee line will not compromise passenger and staff safety? What advice was taken on the safety implications of this? Were staff and the unions consulted?
The proposed reduction in the frequency of track inspections applies only to the newest section of the Line (the Jubilee Line Extension) and will only affect track patrolling. All other track safety inspections will continue to be performed at the present frequency.
The London Underground standards currently require track patrolling to be undertaken at least twice per week. This compares to the track patrolling frequency of once per week mandated in the Network Rail standards for track with equivalent service duty (speed and tonnage). The primary reason for this difference in standards is the presence of the now obsolete Bullhead Track on much of the London Underground Network.
The Jubilee Line Extension was constructed with a modern track comprising continuously welded flat bottom rails on concrete sleepers. This track is identical to the track used on Network Rail and, as a result of its design, requires less maintenance and is less prone to defects and failures including broken rails.
The proposal to reduce the patrolling frequency on the Jubilee Line Extension is supported by a full safety analysis including risk assessment in accordance with the requirements of the London Underground Safety Management System. The safety justification was reviewed and approved by Tube Lines safety and engineering experts, in compliance with the full requirements of their Safety Review and Change Control procedure. Following approval within Tube Lines, a request for a concession to the London Underground Standard was submitted and reviewed by the LU Head of Track, our relevant engineering expert. The concession request was subsequently approved on the basis that there was adequate assurance that the proposed change would have no material detrimental effect on the safety of the railway service or staff.
A condition for the approval of the concession request was that Tube Lines ensured that staff and trade union representatives were adequately briefed about the proposed changes and the associated safety justification. Tube Lines have subsequently confirmed that this has been done.
Posted on December 23, 2009 by Cllr Krupesh HiraniPosted in GeneralTagged Brent and Harrow, Bullhead Track, CCTV, Church Road, Councillor Navin Shah, dudden hill, Dudden Hill Ward, Jubilee Line, London Assembly, Mayor Boris Johnson, Mayor's Question Time, Metropolitan Line, Neasden, Network Rail, NW10, TfL, Transport for London, Wembley Park. Leave a comment


Diana Penty Height Weight Bra Size Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more! Diana Penty is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi films. She began her modeling career in 2005 when she was signed up by Elite Models India. Penty made her acting debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy film Cocktail. Her performance in the film garnered praise and earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Post Cocktail, Penty played a free-spirited runaway bride in the comedy film Happy Bhag Jayegi; she garnered praise for her performance and the film went on to become a hit grossing over ₹391 million. She went on to feature in the prison film Lucknow Central (2017) and the action film Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018).
Penty is also an active celebrity endorser for such brands as TRESemmé and Nokia.
Diana Penty was born in Mumbai to a Parsi father and a Christian mother. She attended St. Agnes High School in Mumbai, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mass Media from St. Xavier's College.
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She holds Degree in Mass Media from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
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She started her acting career with Bollywood Film 'Cocktail' (2012).
Diana Penty shares her birthday with Shah rukh Khan.
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We're usually purists when it comes to oolong, but this floral and fruity loose leaf blend is a celebration of everything we love about the tea's distinctive taste. Vibrant flavours of passionfruit highlight the roasted, nutty notes of the leaf, while pieces of papaya, strawberry and pineapple create layered shades of sweetness.
To celebrate this tropical blend, we've created a stunning embossed storage caddy inspired by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. See who you can spot: there's Alice, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and some rather curious talking plants.
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Storage: Store in a cool, dry place away from strong light and odours. Once opened, store in an airtight container.
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It happens like clockwork every time you decide to break out the razor: your skin starts to itch and become inflamed.
It looks like you're either suffering from a rash or breaking out in acne. That fresh, clean look you were hoping for instead morphs into an alarmingly bright, spotty, flaky and swollen look, accompanied by an antagonizing sensation that causes you to pick at your skin and the hairs underneath.
Every single bump you itch and poke at after shaving is a dreaded ingrown hair. In some cases, just one or two hairs will be ingrown, but in other cases, entire swaths of skin break out.
And when the worst of it dies down after a few days, you're still left with a few raised bumps here and there.
If you pick at these "zits," you'll be surprised to see a large hair unfold from seemingly nowhere. This is the best type of ingrown hair, if you can imagine such a thing. The worst hairs are those that continue to grow under a few layers of skin, visible upon close scrutiny and absolutely maddening since digging them out seems to be the only option.
But that's why you're here, isn't it? Let's take a look at ways to prevent ingrown hairs and how to deal with them once they've occurred.
· Up your hygiene game. Wash your skin every day if you're not already in the habit of doing so. This helps remove dead skin cells that can trap hairs. If you already shower every day, consider any lifestyle factors that may mean you need to wash the affected area more often: for example, sweating at the gym or getting dusty and grimy at an outdoor job can both clog your pores. Make sure exfoliate in addition to cleansing!
· Consider your clothes. Tight-fitting clothes can exacerbate an ingrown hair problem by putting undue pressure on the skin. If you like to wear high socks, for example, you're more likely to experience ingrown hairs on your ankles and lower legs. Ill-fitting underwear can cause problems along the bikini line, and form-fitting jeans can irritate the inner thighs.
· Trim instead of shave. Fellas, if your chin and cheeks tend to suffer from ingrown hairs, avoid the clean-shaven look altogether. You can still "clean up" your appearance by using the best electric shavers to shape and trim your beard with precision, creating clean lines and an even hair length.
· Shave with a fresh safety blade. Dull blades are believed to increase the likelihood of ingrown hairs, as are those four- or five-bladed razors that are marketed to us so strongly. Instead, use a single safety blade that is still nice and sharp for the best effect.
· Remove hair after a hot shower. Whether you shave, wax or epilate, removing hair once the pores are opened is recommended. This eases removal and, in the case of shaving, makes it less likely that the hair will be pushed back into the skin.
Sure, you'll try to prevent ingrown hairs from happening again, but what should you do about the current batch of aggravating hairs trapped under your skin?
Whatever you do, resist the urge to squeeze out the hair! You will scar your skin.
The hair will naturally try to grow up and out. By exfoliating regularly, you can create an easier path for the hair. Once a little bit is within reach, it's tempting to grab it with tweezers and be done with it. But if the hair follicle itself is still covered with skin, the next hair will also be ingrown. Try to exfoliate and use a softening lotion such as shea butter, or a product specifically designed to aid in the removal of ingrown hairs, until the hair follicle has been uncovered, and then remove the hair.
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A new dawn here in Danao City. The other day I was watching our television in the family room. I saw an argument on a show where the man spoke perfect English only and the female argued back in Tagalog only. Also, a discussion show later had the people liberally peppering their English with Tagalog. I don't much care because I was not interested in the show my wife was watching. All I could think of was all Filipinos who don't know or speak English wondering what the people on TV were saying. Is this some government mandate that decrees both languages have to be used side by side? In some cases where an official language is not required, the speaker, to make themselves more understood to another Filipino will use their native language. For some higher class people, you might notice they will start with using their native language, then switch to English, ending in their native language. Other times they may start with English, switch to their native language, then end with English….. .it's a status thing. You would also have to account for the fact that there are some phrases in a native language that just don't translate into English and, vice versa. Of course most of you already know I live in Danao City, where most people speak Cebuano/Visayan.
My wife Beng continues on her search looking for a couple of helpers. Both to help her in the outside yard work and help out inside the house and help me. The last two full time helpers we had were dumb and dumber or better described as two junk yard dogs. We both had a big sigh of relief when they both left in search of the promise land of no work and much money. Both are living in the squatter area of Danao and freeloading in search of a better life. Life goes on.
Yes life does go on here for the Merrimons. This morning I awoke to my ever loving wife telling its time to get up while saying to me, "Rise and shine" followed by a sweet kiss and then to get my bath to face the day. Ask if it was hard to get up. Opps let me turn my hearing aid higher so I can hear you're answer. This past year I turned 76 years old and this coming March I'll be 77, I can remember when I was the youngish in a crowd and now I'm the oldest.


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Sir Edward Heath KG MBE
Edward Heath was born in Broadstairs in Kent in 1916
'…a remarkable insight into the lives of Sir Edward Heath'
He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Balliol College Oxford, won an organ scholarship and became President of the Oxford Union. He served with the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.
He entered Parliament in 1950, as the MP for Bexley. He served in the Conservative Governments from 1951 until 1964, including as Chief Whip (1955-59) and as Minister of Labour, Foreign Office Minister and as Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development in which role he was responsible for the abolition of Retail Price Maintenance. He became the first elected and first State-educated Leader of the Conservative Party in 1965 and held the role until 1975.
Sir Edward was Prime Minister from 1970 until 1974 during which time he successfully negotiated Britain's entry to the EEC – a feat that had eluded previous Labour and Conservative Governments. His government had to tackle unprecedented trade union militancy, manage the impact of the first oil price shock in 1973 and seek to bring terrorism under control in Northern Ireland. The Heath Government was the first to achieve a power-sharing approach in the Province in 1973.
In the years after losing office, Sir Edward played a big role in fostering links between the West and the People's Republic of China and served on the Brandt Commission on International Development. In 1990 he flew to Baghdad and successfully negotiated the release of some of the 'human shield' hostages being held by Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein.
He continued to sit in the House of Commons as the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup until his retirement in 2001 and was the Father of the House between 1992 and 2001
Her Majesty the Queen appointed him a Knight of the Garter in 1992. He described the day of his inauguration as being "the proudest day of my life".
Sir Edward Heath is the only British Prime Minister to have won a major international sporting trophy whilst in office. He owned and raced five yachts called Morning Cloud and became one of the most successful ocean racers of his generation.
His first big achievement was to win the gruelling Sydney Hobart Race in 1969 and the prestigious Commodores Cup in 1970.
In 1971 Edward Heath was appointed Captain of the Great Britain Team for the Admiral's Cup – the unofficial world championship of ocean racing – and led the team to victory. He has the distinction of winning the Gold Roman Bowl for the Round the Island Race four times in three different yachts. He was aboard Morning Cloud V during the infamous Fastnet Race, when eighteen people died, and retired from competitive sailing in 1986 at the age of seventy.
Morning Cloud III was lost at sea in freak waves when being moved from Ramsgate to the Solent and two of the transfer crew, Nigel Cumming and Christopher Chadd, were tragically killed. Christopher Chadd was Edward Heath's godson and the son of his wartime commanding officer. The restored bow section of the yacht was unveiled by Sir Ben Ainslie in the garden at Arundells in 2015 as a lasting memorial to both crewmen.
Edward Heath was probably the most accomplished musician to occupy 10 Downing Street. He had a lifelong interest in musicwhich was strongly encouraged by his Mother from an early age. First the piano and later the organ, he won an organ scholarship at Balliol College and he considered becoming a professional musician.
He started conducting at the age of fifteen and established the annual Broadstairs Carol Concert which he conducted from his teenage years through to old age. In 1974 he became the first President of the European Community Youth Orchestra.
In 1971 he accepted an invitation from Andre Previn to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Sir Edward Elgar's Cockaigne Overture at the Royal Festival Hall – becoming the first British Prime Minister ever to conduct a leading professional orchestra. Many more followed and he worked with Abbado, Ormandy, Solti and von Karajan and other leading conductors. Indeed he conducted leading orchestras all over the world including in the US, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Japan, Israel, Hungary, Ireland and China.
Advised by his great friend, Moura Lympany, he first acquired a Steinway piano in 1963 and his last piano has pride of place in the Arundells drawing room. His book 'Music: A joy for life' was published in 1976 and revised and republished in 1997.
News from Arundell's Curator
Shipshape at Arundells
Jul 29, 2021 | Curator
Written by Kate Walter for Wiltshire Life Magazine. I joined the Arundells team as their new Curator in January 2021. Carrying out essential conservation in the depths of the winter lockdown provided an unprecedented opportunity to get to know the house. Some may...
Conservation at Arundells by Kate Walter
Mar 1, 2021 | Curator
While Arundells is closed we continue to work on essential conservation tasks, so I thought I would use my first blog spot to give some insights into what we do behind-the-scenes to care for the house and collection. At Arundells, we practise Preventive...
The house was originally a medieval canonry, with the first recorded occupant being Henry of Blunston, Archdeacon of Dorset, who lived here from 1291 until his death in 1316.
The peaceful garden extends to around two acres in total, with lawns, mature trees, shrubbery and borders and includes sculpture by G E Wade and the bow of Morning Cloud III.
Arundells Collection includes works by well known artists, ceramics, gifts from world leaders, hand painted Chinese wallpaper and Morning Cloud scale model yachts.
Arundells events include talks, music concerts and recitals, seasonal outdoor theatre, children's events and Christmas events.
Upcoming Event at Arundells


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Dr. Karen Hacker will leave her position as head of the Allegheny County Health Department for a leadership role with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, county officials said Friday.
"It is something that all of us can be proud of – that one of ours is going to be doing extraordinary things for public health on a national level," said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
Hacker, 63, will become the director of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, county officials said. Her last day with the health department will be July 31.
Fitzgerald said Hacker being tapped for the position is "further recognition of the acclaim and prestige she has brought to Allegheny County."
She began working for the health department in May 2013 and became director that September. She has headed the department through the ongoing opioid crisis; high lead levels in drinking water; air quality issues, particularly in the Mon Valley; and, most recently, a measles outbreak in the county.
Earlier this month, Hacker received the Seeds of Hope Award from opioid recovery group POWER Recovery for her work fighting the overdose epidemic. That work has included a standing order for naloxone, which made the overdose-reversal drug available without a prescription.


This past year has been interesting in that I have started coaching for the first time ever. I think I have coached somewhere in the neighbourhood of 30-40 people.
There have been of course a wide variety of different skill levels. Some have been total beginners. Some have been very solid players. And everything in between.
But all of these people sought my services because they were struggling for one reason or another. And after having worked with this many people I have been able to notice many common trends.
The first of which is a general proclivity to spew or tilt more than they should. It is very difficult to "fix" this issue as a poker coach. We can go over the hands and agree that there is bad play from tilt going on and I can lecture on about the importance of staying disciplined in these spots.
But the truth is that at the end of the day it is up to the student to make those adjustments at the table. And I make some of these same mistakes from time to time when I play as well so I would be a complete hypocrit to try and tell them that they must play perfect at all times.
As long as you are human, you are going to tilt. I try and tell students to just focus on getting a little bit better over time in this regard. There will always be spew to some extent. However, another common area of concern that I have noticed is overplaying top pair hands.
This is a frequent issue that I have seen to some degree across all skill levels and unlike spew or tilt is something that I can easily discuss and try to fix with them. Now what kind of top pair hands am I talking about?
I am mostly talking about TPTK (top pair top kicker) and TPGK (top pair good kicker) hands on dangerous boards or in situations where you are likely to only get action from better and fold out worse. I am just going to dive into a couple of examples here to hopefully better explain this. Both of these hands were played recently by a current student of mine.
A 15/11/1.7 (702 hands) nit with a 3% 3bet makes it 90c to go from the button.
A 9/5/1.9 (378 hands) supernit cold calls from the BB.
Also, since they are reasonably competent players they aren't going to spew off a bunch of money with worse hands anywhere near as often as a fish would. So OOP (out of position) I would just fold here. I don't advocate calling 3bets OOP very often as is.
Things change a little bit when it is multi-way, but I would much prefer that there be a fish in the hand. When it is only regs, I would only call here most of the time with a hand like a pocket pair that stands to definitely be the best hand (barring the incredibly rare set over set situation) should we hit.
Hero calls in this example however.
The BB checks and Hero leads out for 85% of the pot.
I am not a big fan of donk betting (leading into the preflop raiser) very much in general. And this is also something that I have noticed some of my students doing way too much in my opinion. But that is a subject for another blog post and I don't want to get into that right now.
In this spot here, I think donk betting is an especially poor choice. I don't like the sizing either. The main reason why I don't like leading here is because this is a situation where if we get action, it's probably only from better hands.
We already determined that the preflop raiser (the button 3bettor) is fairly tight. I mean he has pretty standard full ring stats and this is a 6max hand! His overall 3bet% is 3 and his 3bet from the button is 4%. This is already quite tight for full ring. This is very tight for 6max.
Now Pokerstove distorts things a little bit when you plug in ranges because they include more pair hands than most people normally would but I think you get the idea here. This guy basically only has big aces and big pairs in his range.
So when we lead out for near pot here in an already bloated 3-way, 3bet pot we basically make one of two things occur.
So anytime we get action it is from better hands. And we force him to fold all of the hands that we are a big favorite against. What's worse is we even take away his ability to make a cbet with these hands and at least put some dead money in the pot. And sometimes he might spike an ace later in the hand and get himself into all sorts of trouble versus our two pair as well.
So it is a lose/lose situation for us to lead out here. The play that I would recommend is to check/call or check/fold. Poker hands often play out like a domino effect and this exact sort of situation is why I advocated simply folding preflop.
By making a mistake in calling preflop we allow ourselves to get in a difficult situation like this. If we check and he cbets he could be doing this with his big ace hands which we beat but he could also be value towning us with his big pairs. Worse yet, we are OOP in a bloated 3bet pot and it will be very expensive to find out which one it is.
Since the opponent here is quite passive and there is another player involved, I actually don't expect him to cbet all that often with his big aces anyways. So I would probably just check/fold in this spot.
Button calls on the flop.
Button shoves for a small amount more and Hero calls.
I would definitely advocate just shutting down at this point and not putting another penny in the middle. As I said before, I think the button's continuance range on the flop is almost unequivocally only hands that beat us. If we don't improve on the turn I think we are just value betting for him by barreling here.
A 20/7/0.5 (16 hands) virtual unknown calls from the CO.
An 18/15/1.4 (432 hands) TAG calls from the BTN.
Not much to say. Everything is very standard.
Hero cbets about 85% of the pot.
I think the cbet here is very standard. However I think the sizing is a little bit less than optimal. I would prefer a smaller cbet here of around 60% of the pot. This is a very dry board with an ace on it. Both of these players appear to be reasonably competent so far and so I don't expect to get too much action from worse hands. I expect them to fold with almost the same frequency whether we cbet 60% or 85% here so this just allows us to save a little bit when they actually do have a monster.
If one or more of the villains in this hand were fish I think the larger cbet sizing is excellent. This is because these types of players absolutely will continue will all sorts of worse hands and we just want to start building as big of a pot as possible.
When you make a big cbet and get called by two relatively tight decent looking players on a very dry board like this one, the alarm bells need to go off in your head.
Hero bets again for 85% of the pot.
CO folds and the BTN goes all in.
So as I said, given the flop action I think we really need to be careful here on the turn. I would actually not recommend betting here again into two players. And if I was to bet I would definitely make it smaller now, 60% of the pot. And this follows a similar line of reasoning as on the flop.
My preferred course of action here would be to check/fold versus any reasonable size bet (50% of the pot or more). I do not expect a decently tight player to be floating a near pot sized bet on the flop here with light holdings and then make a good sized bet on a turn card that changes nothing. And I especially doubt that that will be the case when there are two of them.
got there. Even though I don't expect either of them to have that hand in their range very often, it is worth noting. So I would not advocate barreling the turn here. But when we do and especially when it is a big bet and one of them comes over the top, it is the nuts every single time.
Hero calls and both players are all in.
Great article Nathan.The blog is getting better with each one.
Great post Nathan. This is something I definitely need to improve on too. I seem to grind a good profit only to make a similar mistake as this, get a few bad beats and then the tilt sets in !!!!! And the profit is gone and more too, so it was all for nothing.


I grew up listening to classic rock. Going back as far as I can remember, there was classic rock coming out of my dad's oversize speakers that my sister and I liked to poke holes in as kids. From The Alan Parsons Project, to Journey, Boston, Dire Straits, Men at Work, and even some Frankie Goes to Hollywood, one band especially stood out: Electric Light Orchestra, or E.L.O.
E.L.O. has always had a special place in my memory bank; can't quite explain it, but it's been with me for at least the past 20 years. When E.L.O. Part II played a concert in Wrocław sometime in the early 90's I watched it on the television while recording the concert on a cassette tape. As a kid I was also convinced that one of the bands members was Polish judging purely by the persons name, but with a name like Mik Kaminski c'mon, as Polish as it gets. I still don't know if there's any truth to that.
Today I have all of their albums, even the stuff I would call experimental at best. There are two E.L.O. CD's currently playing in my car, my iPod has a few albums ready at all times, and even though I don't own a turn table I have six E.L.O. records at my home back in Los Angeles.
The reason I'm writing all of this is simple: E.L.O. is coming to Wrocław! The former E.L.O. members, with no Jeff Lynne in sight. Some say E.L.O. without Jeff Lynne is like Queen without Freddy Mercury, but to me the music is all that matters and Jeff Lynne or not I'm sure it's going to be a great concert.
Tomorrow's payday… so it's time to look for some tickets.
I know what you mean. I grew up with E.L.O. too.
I don't think it ever escapes you. Every time I hear a song I think of the weekends where my dad would play it.


See my blog: Joseph Ashmore – A Tragic Ending at Sea.
Joseph was born in Dover, Kent, England, circa 1761. He was the son of John Ashmore and Eleanor Claddingbowle. He was baptized in Dover St Mary, Kent, England, on 8 March 1761. He married Elizabeth Sladden, daughter of John Sladden and Elizabeth Bowes, on 7 March 1782 in Dover St Mary, Kent, England. Joseph died on 6 April 1806 in The Downs, Kent, England. He was buried on 10 April 1806 in Dover St James, Kent, England.
Elizabeth was born in Dover St James?, Kent, England, circa 1758. She was the daughter of John Sladden and Elizabeth Bowes. She was baptized in Dover St James, Kent, England, on 8 October 1758. She married Joseph Ashmore, son of John Ashmore and Eleanor Claddingbowle, on 7 March 1782 in Dover St Mary, Kent, England. Elizabeth died in 1816 in Dover?, Kent, England. She was buried on 19 March 1816 in Dover St James, Kent, England.
William was born in Dowlish Wake?, Somerset, England, in 1740. He was the son of Giles Phelps and Mary Leahy. He was baptized in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England, on 13 April 1740. He married Elizabeth Hutchins in 1765 in Kingstone, Somerset, England. He married Ann (?) on 17 May 1800 in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England. He died in 1802 in Somerset, England. He was buried on 29 August 1802 in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England.
Elizabeth was born in 1745. She married William Phelps, son of Giles Phelps and Mary Leahy, in 1765 in Kingstone, Somerset, England. She died in 1795 in Somerset, England. She was buried on 20 February 1795 in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England.
John was born in St Keverne?, Cornwall, England, circa 1641. He was the son of William Treseder and Avis Heard. He was baptized in St Keverne, Cornwall, England, on 9 November 1641. He married Jane Mayow on 28 November 1666 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England.