Lunch, dinner Mon - Sun.
No matter how many times you go up to "Orizontes Lycabettus", you never get bored of the breathtaking view of Athens. So wide, so plenty this panoramic view of the city and the lit Acropolis at night just right in the middle of the picture. Nowhere else can you have the same feeling. It is not only the view that makes "Orizontes" so attractive but also the interesting contemporary Greek menu. It's best to make a reservation so that you can get a table with the most amazing view. You can also enjoy the ride with the cable car and a walk in Lycabettus hill.
The above menu can accompany white wine Kastelorizo Moschofilero 12€ (per bottle) or red wine Kastelorizo Agiorghitiko, 13€ (per bottle). The offer is not valid in collaboration with other offers and not for more of 10 – 15 persons.


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Tom Coburn to Gingrich: If you can't offer a Medicare plan better than Ryan's, keep your mouth shut
AllahpunditPosted at 7:15 pm on May 19, 2011
I want to call this a palate cleanser, but it's so acidic — especially his memory of the sign in Newt's office on the Hill — that it's more likely to burn your tongue. Can't use it as evidence of the upswell in conservative anger towards Newt after his MTP appearance either, I'm afraid: Coburn is a Gingrich critic of loooongstanding, which makes this less of a standard "what happened to Newt?" lament than a bitter "I told you so." To follow up on an earlier analogy, it's as if Coburn jumped into the ring, pushed Drago aside, and started punching Apollo in the face himself. Brutal — yet amazing.
He'd be pleased to know, I think, that Nancy Pelosi and the left are willing to meet his challenge and produce a plan of their very own. That plan: Ruinous complacency followed by bankruptcy and fiscal catastrophe. Gosh, I hope she gets to be Speaker again someday.
Tags: 2012 election Medicare Newt Gingrich Paul Ryan Tom Coburn

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The multimedia kiosks have become the perfect partner of the solutions provided by telecommunications and media companies.
The telecommunications and media sector have taken a major role in the societies dynamic. Also the multimedia kiosks introduced new challenges in these areas and exciting projects.
This sector is characterized by having a wide variety of application, using different methodologies and technologies as well.
These sectors are now equipped with the best technologies that allow to provide information or real-time communications that need innovative platforms to work. The multimedia kiosks and digital advertising mupis thereby assume the main role, as the best and most efficient platform at companies service in these sectors.


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package com.alibaba.rocketmq.common.message;

import com.alibaba.rocketmq.common.UtilAll;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

public class MessageClientIDSetter {
    private static final String TOPIC_KEY_SPLITTER = "#";
    private static final int LEN;
    private static final String FIX_STRING;
    private static final AtomicInteger COUNTER;
    private static long startTime;
    private static long nextStartTime;

    static {
        LEN = 4 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 2;
        ByteBuffer tempBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(10);
        tempBuffer.position(2);
        tempBuffer.putInt(UtilAll.getPid());
        tempBuffer.position(0);
        try {
            tempBuffer.put(UtilAll.getIP());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            tempBuffer.put(createFakeIP());
        }
        tempBuffer.position(6);
        tempBuffer.putInt(MessageClientIDSetter.class.getClassLoader().hashCode()); //4
        FIX_STRING = UtilAll.bytes2string(tempBuffer.array());
        setStartTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
        COUNTER = new AtomicInteger(0);
    }

    private synchronized static void setStartTime(long millis) {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTimeInMillis(millis);
        cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
        startTime = cal.getTimeInMillis();
        cal.add(Calendar.MONTH, 1);
        nextStartTime = cal.getTimeInMillis();
    }

    public static Date getNearlyTimeFromID(String msgID) {
        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
        byte[] bytes = UtilAll.string2bytes(msgID);
        buf.put((byte) 0);
        buf.put((byte) 0);
        buf.put((byte) 0);
        buf.put((byte) 0);
        buf.put(bytes, 10, 4);
        buf.position(0);
        long spanMS = buf.getLong();
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        long now = cal.getTimeInMillis();
        cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
        long monStartTime = cal.getTimeInMillis();
        if (monStartTime + spanMS >= now) {
            cal.add(Calendar.MONTH, -1);
            monStartTime = cal.getTimeInMillis();
        }
        cal.setTimeInMillis(monStartTime + spanMS);
        return cal.getTime();
    }

    public static String getIPStrFromID(String msgID) {
        byte[] ipBytes = getIPFromID(msgID);
        return UtilAll.ipToIPv4Str(ipBytes);
    }

    public static byte[] getIPFromID(String msgID) {
        byte[] result = new byte[4];
        byte[] bytes = UtilAll.string2bytes(msgID);
        System.arraycopy(bytes, 0, result, 0, 4);
        return result;
    }

    public static String createUniqID() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(LEN * 2);
        sb.append(FIX_STRING);
        sb.append(UtilAll.bytes2string(createUniqIDBuffer()));
        return sb.toString();
    }

    private static byte[] createUniqIDBuffer() {
        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(4 + 2);
        long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (current >= nextStartTime) {
            setStartTime(current);
        }
        buffer.position(0);
        buffer.putInt((int) (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime));
        buffer.putShort((short) COUNTER.getAndIncrement());
        return buffer.array();
    }

    public static void setUniqID(final Message msg) {
        if (msg.getProperty(MessageConst.PROPERTY_UNIQ_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ID_KEYIDX) == null) {
            msg.putProperty(MessageConst.PROPERTY_UNIQ_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ID_KEYIDX, createUniqID());
        }
    }

    public static String getUniqID(final Message msg) {
        return msg.getProperty(MessageConst.PROPERTY_UNIQ_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ID_KEYIDX);
    }

    public static byte[] createFakeIP() {
        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
        bb.putLong(System.currentTimeMillis());
        bb.position(4);
        byte[] fakeIP = new byte[4];
        bb.get(fakeIP);
        return fakeIP;
    }
}

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The internet is a staple in many people's everyday lives providing information, services and entertainment but it is also full of risk without taking the proper precautions. Banking, shopping, and interacting online might expose your personal information.
Treat your personal information as you would treat your money—don't leave it lying around for others to take. With your stolen identity, a person may access your bank account, obtain credit cards or loans in your name, or claim welfare benefits, and potentially ruin your credit rating.
Many software programs will automatically connect and update to defend against known risks. Turn on automatic updates if that's an available option.
Along with computers, smart phones, gaming systems, and other web-enabled devices also need protection from viruses and malware.
"USBs" and other external devices can be infected by viruses and malware. Use your security software to scan them.
Ask for protection beyond passwords. Many account providers now offer additional ways for you verify who you are before you conduct business on that site.
Combine capital and lowercase letters with numbers and symbols to create a more secure password.
Separate passwords for every account helps to thwart cybercriminals.
When available, set the privacy and security settings on websites to your comfort level for information sharing. It's OK to limit who you share information with.
Limit the type of business you conduct and adjust the security settings on your device to limit who can access your machine.
When banking and shopping, check to be sure the sites is security enabled. Look for web addresses with "https://" or "shttp://", which means the site takes extra measures to help secure your information. "http://" is not secure.
Be wary of communications that implores you to act immediately, offers something that sounds too good to be true, or asks for personal information.


Former Crackerjack funnyman Don Maclean has been finding out what he's let himself in for at this year's Knowle Fun Run.
KNOWLE Scouts have created a commemorative film of the village as it celebrated some of the biggest events of this year.
MY friend decided, after trying to lose some weight, she would have a go at the Knowle Fun Run.
A PENSIONER who had a quadruple heart bypass is urging people to support a brand-new charity event.
THE driver of a school bus who died in a horror smash at Hatton last week drove the lead timing car at the Knowle Fun Run two days before his death.
OVER 2000 runners took part in Knowle Fun Run last Sunday - raising thousands for local good causes.
OVER 2000 runners took part in Knowle Fun Run yesterday (Sunday).
ORGANISERS of this year's Knowle Fun Run have launched a belated appeal for more people to turn up and take part.


A fresh floral scent, used extensively for its anti bacterial properties. Price shown is for a 10ml bottle, other sizes and further details available by clicking either the picture or product name.
Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, A-Terpineol, Geraniol, Geranyl Acetate.
Antibacterial, Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Digestive, Nervine, Sedative And Tonic.
This has such a fresh scent! I haven't tried that many Calmer Solutions essential oils yet, but this one's my favourite so far.


Welcome to Night Vale | Listen Free on Castbox.
is it just me or is Cecil's voice deeper??
"Tuesday burned down last night. A historic and beautiful day of the week, one of the oldest!" UM???????????? CECIL PREDICTED NOTRE DAME'S BURNING????????
Steve should talk to Carlos! Im sure Carlos would be very interested in Steve's mind cause SCIENCE!
Cecil Baldwin is a brilliant voice actor and this episode really highlights his talent.
Just got started on my idea, decided to take the 10 min. for six days challenge. And, while it may not be exactly an hour all together, it's going to be finished. Plus or minus any setbacks. See you then on the forum.


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The Angle: The Refusal Edition
Slate's daily newsletter on Theresa May's exit, Trump's effect on foreign policy, weather alerts and streaming, and Aladdin.
By Slate Copy Desk
May 24, 20195:44 PM
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No deal, Theresa May: The U.K. prime minister tendered her semi-immediate resignation this morning in front of 10 Downing Street, finally casting off the albatross that is Brexit (though she was under no small amount of political pressure to do so). How did the United Kingdom get here? Joshua Keating has the This Week in Brexit ticktock, and June Thomas has the tea: The departure of May, a Remainer who nonetheless worked for years to carry out the referendum's Leave outcome, won't solve a thing.
Fake deal, Donald Trump: Our current president was relatively new when he began undoing major policies Obama had put in place, like the Iran deal and the Paris accord on climate change. A new administration so rapidly undoing its predecessor's work could have really negative long-standing consequences for foreign policy. Joshua Keating (he's been on a roll today) writes, "If the entire disposition of U.S. foreign policy transforms depending on whether a Democrat or a Republican occupies the White House, it will have a destabilizing impact on international relations long after Trump leaves office."
Take shelter now: As more people cut the (cable) cord, a particular system will need to be Digital Age–ified: emergency weather warning alerts. But how could streaming services adopt this FCC/FEMA/National Weather Service collaboration? Jane C. Hu takes a look.
A Whole New (and Old) World: The new, live-action Aladdin is out, and Inkoo Kang writes, "When it gets to be its own thing, it's a spirited romp that—setting aside the uncanny, off-putting look of Smith's Genie—has no shortage of charms." Plus, Jeffrey Bloomer does a deep dive into the history of the myth that Aladdin says "take off your clothes" in the original animated film.
For fun: Don't like your parents' voting record? Threaten a grandchildless future.
Hello, three-day weekend,
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Week 1: Packers Hold Off Late Jaguars Rally
Jon: The Packers released guard Josh Sitton a week ago, and the Jaguars were without running back Chris Ivory. Ivory had joined Jacksonville on a pretty big free agent deal last offseason. What will we remember from this game, Gary?
Rodgers adds to his career highlights in close win
Gary: We'll remember two unbelievable touchdown passes by Aaron Rodgers. The first was to Jordy Nelson in the beginning of the game. It's Nelson's first touchdown since his ACL tear and his first score in about 600 days.
Then, right before halftime, the Packers are trailing 17-14. Aaron Rodgers appears to be sacked, but somehow the ball comes out of his hand and threads the tiniest of needles into Davante Adams' hands for a touchdown that gives the Packers a 21-17 halftime lead.
Before the season, Jacksonville was thought to be a potential playoff team, pushing Andrew Luck and Indianapolis for dominance in the AFC South. The Jaguars offense features two wide receivers with over 1,000 yards last year, and they're giving the Packers all they can handle in this matchup.
The defense holds strong and in the final drive, the Packers are up four points. The Jaguars are driving inside the Packers red zone. The clock's ticking. There's about 20 seconds left. It's 4th and 1. Jacksonville has no time outs, and Blake Bortles throws a swing pass behind the line of scrimmage to Allen Hurns.
Wouldn't you know it? Damarious Randall accompanied by a swath of Packers defenders make the tackle, and the Packers win 27-23.
The Packers rushed for under 4 yards per carry on the ground, and they had only one play on offense over 30 yards. Did the offense pick up where they left off?
Jon: Yes, and there's two prongs to that answer, one good and one bad. If you remember how the Packers ended their 2015 season, it was wondering what's wrong with Aaron Rodgers. This game certainly didn't put any of those concerns to rest.
But on the other hand, a lot of people said coming into this game that this may be the sort of game that gets a little ugly but the Packers would still win anyway. It's an early season game, there's some kinks to work out yet. It's on the road, and in a situation where you're playing in extreme heat.
All of those things prove to be true in this game. It wasn't pretty, but they got the job done and won on the road with some great defense from a unit that we thought may be a little shaky.
This conversation first appeared in our weekly podcast. Blue 58, powered by WTMJ Mobile, goes beyond the headlines to help you become a smarter fan of the Green Bay Packers. Hosted by former WTMJ newscaster Jon Meerdink and his friend Gary Zilavy, Blue 58 brings you a unique, upbeat perspective on your favorite NFL team, as long as that team is the Packers.
Previews and RecapsJon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy February 21, 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars, Aaron Rodgers, Packers Defense, Davante Adams, Jordy Nelson, Damarious Randall, 2016 Game Recap
Packers 2016 Recap: LB Sam Barrington
AnalysisJon Meerdink February 22, 2017 Packers Defense, Linebackers, Sam Barrington, 2016 Season Recap
Here's Why Re-signing Nick Perry Isn't a No Brainer
AnalysisGary Zilavy February 21, 2017 2017 Packers Free Agency, Packers Defense, Linebackers, Nick Perry


It's something you hear all the time – "So-and-so was born to do this job" – but unless you're talking about Prince William, odds are it's an exaggeration.
The Windsor, Ont.-based company started small under the guidance of Bendig's father and two other partners, who divided their focus between automotive and non-automotive products, as well as medium to large tooling. But like Bendig himself, Cavalier has spent the past 35 years growing. The company had its most profitable year ever in 2009, and its latest measure of success is a new 20,000 square-foot facility in El Paso, Texas intended to handle manufacturing and repair in North America and Mexico.
On the equipment side, Cavalier purchases the latest equipment and software that can enhance the manufacturing process. "Our biggest investments are usually in computers and computer-related items," he explains. The company is also eager to adopt technology that improves speed and efficiency. "Speed translates into cost savings, and we've been able to acquire a lot of new or high speed equipment and cutters, usually purchased at a discount from auctions," Bendig said.


In a recent AWIT TechCast episode, Tracey Welson-Rossman, CMO at Chariot Solutions and founder of TechGirlz, and Cristina Greysman, partner strategy at Amazon Web Services, talk about how to get girls interested in tech and how to keep women engaged in the tech workforce.
In this tight labor market, adding women to the tech industry is less about adding diversity and more about filling the skills gap. Put another way: The tech industry has more than one million open positions and needs to put butts in seats.
"We need more women because we need more qualified tech workers. We need more technologists in the workforce — it should matter if they're men or women or people of color," said Welson-Rossman, a guest on the AWIT TechCast, talking with Greysman, a member of the CompTIA Advancing Women in Technology Community's Executive Council. Listen to the whole episode here.
Throughout this episode of the AWIT TechCast, Welson-Rossman and Greysman talk about why relationships between women are so essential to keeping women in tech careers, alternatives to mentoring and why you must develop your personal board of directors.
As women who have both been "the only woman in the room" throughout their careers, Welson-Rossman and Greysman are happy to see more women working in tech, and groups like CompTIA's AWIT Community helping them form networks and friendships within the industry.
The two see women opt out of the tech workforce for a lot of reasons; lack of appreciation, lack of upward mobility and lack of a career path. In this episode, they look at solutions to the problem and how companies can keep women engaged in the industry.
Part of getting more women in tech is about introducing girls to technology early on. Middle school is an important stepping stone to getting girls interested in tech for a lifetime, which is why TechGirlz zeroes in on that age group.
Welson-Rossman built a team to create TechGirlz eight years ago to help middle school girls get their hands-on technology in fun, creative ways at an age where opting out of technology is common.
"We wanted to create an environment that allowed them to feel comfortable learning that wasn't just about coding," she said.
She orchestrated a group to help her build short interactive TechShopz to give other people in the tech world the tools to be part of the solution. This spring, TechGirlz celebrated a big milestone; helping 10,000 girls get interested in technology.
"You're reaching girls when they're young and the way they want to be reached," Martin Greysman said.
In the podcast, Welson-Rossman explains why middle school is such an important age for this type of intervention, and how she got interested in helping girls in Philadelphia and eventually across the country.
"We knew if we could get some of these girls to think differently, we could inspire them to keep going, to keep exploring," she said.
Listen through to the entire podcast to hear a list of actionable steps you can take to help girls and women feel like technology is a good place to find a career, from mentoring and sponsorships to check-ins and championing, and even how to get involved in your industry with groups like CompTIA.
If you're looking for technology groups in your area that work with girls and women, check out www.AWITConnect.org. It's a collection of women in tech groups around the world, in Australia, the UK, New Zealand and the U.S. Find a group that matches your interests, whether it's robotics, Web design or advocacy.
Click here to learn about and get involved in the CompTIA Advancing Women in Technology Community.


I enjoy Jane Porters books. And though this one was intended to be a novella, it caused it to be unrealistic. Too rushed without development. It had great potential and I liked the characters but life doesn't happen that way, unfortunately.


Patience is supposed to be one of the great virtues, but in today's one-click-ordering, same-day-shipping economy, patience seems like an old-fashioned idea that went out with buggy whips.
We've grown so used to instant gratification, we only notice it when we don't get it – which poses a problem for businesses. How can you efficiently feed customers' need for immediate results at each point in the journey? Every organization will battle this problem differently, but here are several tactics to consider.
To meet these challenges, contact centers have to manage staffing carefully and cross train representatives to handle calls, texts, emails, social messages and chat. Automatic responses and chat bots can also provide immediate basic information or collect customer details to save agents time.
Even the best staffing manager can be caught off guard with unexpected volume, employees who can't make it in or hiring constraints. But if a human can't reply quickly to incoming requests, callback systems, like VHT Callback, can.
Customers still have the instant gratification of getting a fast response and a scheduled appointment; plus, they can spend the intervening time on other activities. Callback also expands to handle multiple channels, such as web, chat and social media.
Reps need to spend as much time as required to resolve customer issues, but the faster they do so, they more people they serve, cutting overall wait time. Reduce call length and increase first call resolution with a searchable wiki or company knowledge base for speedy answers.
Also, provide intuitive customer relationship management (CRM) that shows agents what people have done via web, text or email. Far from instant gratification, asking callers to repeat what they just typed into a chat bot will cause instant frustration.
Follow in the footsteps of Amazon and Walmart's one-click purchasing to offer the instant gratification of easy transactions. Find out the steps customers go through to resolve billing issues, return merchandise or get support – then simplify.
For example, create a web app that requires just one click to print a paid return mailing label. Then, offer alternate products based on the reason for return and make it stupid easy to order. In the end, you've turned disappointment with the wrong purchase into happy anticipation of the right one.
Customers not only want fast action on requests, they also want instant status updates on deliveries or problem resolution. Gratify their need for information before they ask for it with timely messages.
Research by Localytics found that 53.3% of consumers opt in to push notifications. In other words, they want to hear from you about product information, specials or tips they might find attractive or useful.
Well-done push messages go beyond instant gratification to prescient gratification. You understand customers well enough to offer what they want before they want it and win your business a rapidly loyal following.
For the best results, base notifications on individual buying trends, response rates and communication preferences. Let people opt in and out easily, and personalize the contacts with first names, references to recent purchases or birthday congratulations. It's a great idea to offer a callback or chat link as well, so people can easily ask questions before placing an order.
Aside from the question or problem they bring to your contact center, people have an ongoing, unspoken need to feel appreciated as a customer. Gratify this need with unexpected rewards.
If someone has taken the time to contact you, give them some loyalty program points as a thank you. You can also offer coupons, discounts or special deals customized to their buying patterns. With this step, you're creating an unanticipated positive experience that generates good will for your brand.
Even as consumer demands and preferences shift over time, their basic need to be heard, understood and valued never change. In the end that's what instant gratification is all about. Keep that essential idea at the center of your service strategy and people will flock to do business with you.


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Emilia Clarke, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jennifer Saunders and more to star in Real Inspector Hound reading
The charity reading will take place on Sunday 25 October
A virtual reading of Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound will take place via Zoom at 7pm on 25 October.
Jonathan Church will direct Sanjeev Bhaskar (Magnus), Samantha Bond (Cynthia), Simon Callow (Moon), Emilia Clarke (Felicity), Freddie Fox (Simon), Derek Jacobi (Birdboot), Jennifer Saunders (Mrs Drudge) and Gary Wilmot (Hound) in the production, which is narrated by Robert Lindsay.
Stoppard's farce, which first premiered in 1968 with a cast including the likes of Richard Briers and Ronnie Barker, parodies the Agatha Christie thrillers.
The show won't be recorded or repeated, with all proceeds from tickets (costing £35) going to the Royal Theatrical Fund. A previous reading of Private Lives raised more than £44,000 earlier this year. [Source]
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26.27.010 Purposes of chapter — Construction of provisions.
Repealed by 2001 c 65 § 403. Later enactment, see RCW 26.27.011 through 26.27.931.
26.27.040 Notice and opportunity to be heard.
26.27.050 Notice to persons outside this state — Submission to jurisdiction.
26.27.060 Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
26.27.080 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
26.27.090 Information under oath to be submitted to court.
26.27.110 Appearance of parties and child.
26.27.120 Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
26.27.130 Recognition of out-of-state custody decrees.
26.27.140 Modification of custody decree of another state.
26.27.150 Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state.
26.27.160 Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
26.27.170 Certified copies of custody decree.
26.27.180 Taking testimony in another state.
26.27.190 Hearings and studies in another state — Orders to appear.
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Home › CUD - LEGGY MAMBO LP
CUD - LEGGY MAMBO LP
Limited to 500 numbered copies pressed on frosted clear coloured vinyl with printed inner sleeve and presented in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork by Carl Puttnam
Following the release of their debut When In Rome, Kill Me and
1990's Elvis Belt compilation , Leeds Indie heroes CUD set to work
on their next album for Imaginary Records. Recorded during the
Summer of 1990, Leggy Mambo proved to be a step in all the right
directions, cementing the sound developed over their previous
releases and capitalising on the bands pop sensibilities to provide
their most immediately accessible collection of songs to date.
Produced by XTC's Dave Gregory and released in October 1990, the
album spawned the well-received singles Robinson Crusoe and Magic
(both making the UK top 100 which might have achieved greater success had they been released on a larger label) and generated a huge amount of industry interest, eventually leading to their signing with A & M the following year.
Cud went onto have 3 UK top 40 hit singles and a top 40 album
HEY, BOOTS
LOVE IN A HOLLOW TREE
LOVE MANDARIN
NOT EXACTLY D.L.E.R.C.
EAU WATER
CARL'S 115TH COACH TRIP NIGHTMARE
SYRUP AND SOUR GRAPES
BRAIN ON A SLOW TRAIN


How do you decide how to measure other people performance?
Yesterday I read this very interesting manifesto tilted: "Redeeming Sisyphus – Get Out of Control! Get More Done!" by I. Barry Goldberg of Entelechy Partners. Goldberg describes a very interesting thesis. In a nutshell, he claims that most managers deal so much with micromanagement due to their inability trust their employees that they create an atmosphere that reduces creativity and productivity. Goldberg claims managers need to stop delegating (a "I say – you do" thinking behavior) and start passing responsibility and accountability (a "you do – I listen" thinking behavior). He claims that when employees are held accountable for their work, they become much more engaged with they work, thus becoming more creative and productive.
I really like this manifesto and I recommended it with all my heart. I think, at the heart of it, you can see two of the concepts I talk about in my E-book, "Playing It to Excellence and Happiness in Real Life – Five Concepts I Learned by Playing Basketball, Working and just Living". One, is communicating. Goldberg claims that a manager's role should be limited to listening to his employees and helping them reach their solutions by themselves. In order to do that, you need to create a very open and productive relationship with your employees – a relationship of trust. This can only be created by communicating a lot with your employees and by adhering to a nuber of simple communication rules. Second, I think the idea is to let your employees do what they are best at and focus on what the manager is best at – managing. When you are trying to be involved in every decision your employees make you sterilize their advantages. A manager today can't know everything and can't be an expert in everything. If you are involved in all the decisions, you immediately doom the work of your team to the sad lie of mediocrity, which is a grave danger it today's world.
"The first step in delegating accountability is to understand the vital signs of your business… Be rigorous and clear. Do not get tempted to ooze into soft measures. Not all of a business or project can be measured quantitatively; however, the discipline of defining the critical measures of your business' health is worth the effort. Refine this down to a set of vital signs that are every bit as indicative of overall health as those your doctor takes at your annual physical. Remember, a vital sign is a numeric value and your vital signs must take in the overall health of the whole body of the business. If the sales levels are positive but turnover in the sales organization is out of control, you will not know about the soon-to-emerge higher recruiting costs and risk. Turnover should be on your list of reportable vital signs".


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Mike: (mike-deleteme[at]-deleteme-squishycomics [dot] com) 2007-12-12 10:52:43
This is why I love RPing with Danny. When he does this kinda shit it's pure entertainment. Once I played this kid, and Danny played a samurai... who couldn't speak a language any of us understood... so we had to go on sheer knowledge of DANNY'S body acting... it was good times but short lived.
Danny needs to play these types of toons more often.... JUST for the fact that when he makes a badass, he does badass things... and doesn't want to. Make an uber charismatic but somewhat free spirited guy... then feels guilty when Dave explains how he's abusing people's emotions and such.
Make an awesome fencer (much like myself IRL) "I stab her in the lungs!" "I hit, WOO!" "What... she's dying? I didn't mean to kill her!" -You stabbed her through a lung Danny... "GOD DAMNIT!" This was during a sporting tourney... so yeah... I say again... I think Danny needs to play the guy that isn't what he should be... and rely 100% on acting for the fun of it. :)
Dan: (dan-deleteme[at]-deleteme-squishycomics [dot] com) 2007-12-12 14:03:17
Ha! Part Deux.
Dude, I totally forgot about the game with the Samurai! However, in the spirit of full disclosure the character of Ren-ren the Iaijitsu Master. was originated, not by me, but by our friend Carlito, "Fuego" of the forums, years before that game took place.
If any of you readers are curious, I'm not going to dispute what Mike said. It's all, in a sense, true. What Mike failed to mention however, is while I do happen to goof up when I play "Bad Ass" characters this is mainly due to my abysmal luck when it comes to dice rolls.
For instance, the time where I stabbed my opponent in the lungs was a decision made after a protracted fight where every hit that I made was doing little to no damage due to my poor damage rolls. After like twenty rounds of this I was frustrated and bored and decided that I just wanted the fight to end. I called my next shot to the vitals...
...and critically succeeded.
I think that the best way to explain my dice rolling luck is to say that I have no real middle ground. I either fail normally, or I succeed spectacularly, and quite often at the most inopportune time. In fact I may go as far as to say that my critical successes have caused just as much if not more trouble than any time I've critically failed.
Inside Joke Alert:
Hey Dave! Very FINE armor.
Dave: (dave-deleteme[at]-deleteme-squishycomics [dot] com) 2007-12-12 14:56:42
You Deleted My Post!
Sorry, Dan, but Mike pretty much nailed it on the head. The reason your character's "successes" brings trouble to the group is because said characters succeed in doing things that are just plain wrong. The best example I can recall would be:
Your womanizing character succeeds in seducing the pretty young clerk at the hall of records. Score. Oh, wait, she's the person you were explicitly told by Mike's PC NOT to mess around with since a) she's had a rough life, b) she JUST managed to get some semblance of stability in her life thanks to, in no small part, Mike's selfless efforts (he was playing the silent bad-ass with a heart of gold), c) your PC has some enemies which could and did use her to get to you.
And Dan, normally I'd give you the benefit of the doubt since my memory's shaky at best, but every other player there backs me up, the suit of armor you found was described as "Very nice looking platemail", not "Very fine platemail" ("very fine" translates in GURPS as superior quality gear, with bonuses and stuff).
===What Dan "accidentally" deleted, summarized===
Site still rocky. New site ready to go live soon as our new provider's ready for us. Strip and News work just fine, the gallery has pictures, and the forums work even though they're a bit buggy. Everything else is subject to be fixed, updated, or dropped.
Dan, you really do need to get in on a game with us. Your shenanigans are ALWAYS a source of fun and comedy, regardless of the outcome. Besides, seeing as how I'm the de facto GM, your shenanigans are almost never a headache... for me ;) Just the other PCs.
RE: One More Thing
By getting in a game with us... step 1 is Dave actually running a game...


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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 • R.I.P. Edition • Yellow journalism at its finest.
Director Selected For Unannounced 'Black Widow' Movie
Written by sdsichero on Thursday, July 12 2018 and posted in News with Benefits
Film would expand on Black Widow's Lore
Source: 'Black Widow' Movie Finds Director in Cate Shortland (Exclusive)
A solo film of Marvel's Black Widow has been talked about for a while, but has yet to be announced. For a movie that hasn't been announced though, there has been a (unconfirmed) movement. For instance, the hiring of writer Jac Schaeffer and a possible time period (set before Iron Man 2) for the movie.
Today comes the reporting of another development, a selection of a director for the film. Apparently the selection process for the director took half a year and involved some 70 or so choices. It looks like Cate Shortland is the winner.
The Black Widow herself, Scarlett Johansson, is said to be a fan of the Australian director and liked her work in 2012's Lore.
Since the movie hasn't been announced, there is no release date yet.


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DVD Review: TRICKED (STEEKSPEL)
Jim Tudor July 18, 2016 2012Current ReviewsDVDT
Is Paul Verhoeven Pulling a Fast One?
DIRECTED BY PAUL VERHOEVEN/DUTCH, ENGLISH/2012
STREET DATE: July 26, 2016/KINO LORBER
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, as skillfully brazen as he's proven himself to be, has nonetheless ended up with a filmography full of what many consider high-end larks. There is, of course, more to what he typically does than that. For just one example, underneath the boundary pushing and schlock-sploitation of films like RoboCop, Total Recall and even Showgirls and Hollow Man, there lurks a repeated loss of self narrative.
With Tricked, his 2012 short (running time: 55 minutes – not quite feature length, not quite truly "short"), it's not so much loss of self as loss of screenplay. That is, in the conventional sense. Tricked (or Steekspel, as it's known back home, where it was made) most certainly has a screenplay, although it's quite unconventional in its realization.
In the doc, everyone hails this precarious approach as something bold, something that could CHANGE CINEMA FOREVER. I'm inclined to look at it as taking an already extremely difficult process – filmmaking – and intentionally making it far more difficult.
As detailed in a rambling 40 minute documentary that precedes the film proper, Tricked's screenplay writing process was intentionally outside of the box. Some sort of high profile contest, intended to directly involve the general public in the filmmaking experience. Verhoeven began with a four page beginning of an otherwise not-yet-existent screenplay, by professional screenwriter and actress Kim van Kooten.
Actor Peter Bloc in TRICKED.
From there, the general public was able to submit follow-up pages. The details of exactly how it worked are fuzzy, although Verhoeven talks several times about the sheer onslaught of submissions he had to deal with. He seems surprised and taken aback, but I'm not sure what else he expected. A big-name director courting every amateur, hungry screenwriter around? Of course he got deluged.
The challenge became making Tricked piecemeal; the actors never sure of what their characters motivation will turn out to be, and the filmmaker not knowing where the story is headed. In the doc, everyone hails this precarious approach as something bold, something that could CHANGE CINEMA FOREVER. I'm inclined to look at it as taking an already extremely difficult process – filmmaking – and intentionally making it far more difficult.
Director Paul Verhoeven with TRICKED actress Carolien Spoor.
In any case, Verhoeven and company got away with it. Their grand contest/experiment yielded an amusingly taut little bit of delicious family cynicism. In the story, a frequently cheating husband is being angled out of his own flailing architectural firm, which is on the brink of a major positive turnaround. One of the perpetrators of his ousting is a former fling, now claiming to be eight months pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, his current mistress (who is also his daughter's best friend and the source of his son's creepy crush) is not happy about it. His wife, even less so. What's a wealthy jerk to do??
But wait – why is the title "Tricked"…? Although the story itself reflects it, I for one wouldn't be shocked if it bore greater significance than the film's plot itself. Who knows, perhaps one day we'll one day found out that Verhoeven and company abandoned the open contest aspect at some point in production, and resorted to a conventionally written screenplay. I certainly wouldn't put it passed Verhoeven, a director with so many old tricks in is past, to have pulled on over yet again.
Not a happy family.
But here's the thing. By formatting this DVD in such a way that the preliminary making-of doc has to precede the short when "play" is pressed, the entire experience becomes strained. The short film Tricked is good enough to stand by itself, but I suppose it was decided that a subtitled Dutch language short film with no stars must have more to sell it to North American audiences. Along those lines, there are numerous extras of varying weight: Interviews, behind the scenes footage of Verhoeven directing, and more.
At the end of the opening documentary, Verhoeven states that the making of Tricked has resulted in it being one of his most personal films. He then refuses to elaborate. Not that he needs to, but after sitting through the disjointed forty minute making-of, such a dangling pronouncement feels less like a trick than a reveal withheld, an impossible layer of significance grafted onto an otherwise perfectly tricky little film.
Carolien Spoordark comedydeceptionDutch languagedysfunctional family filmsexperimental filmmakingPaul VerhoevenPeter Blocscreenwriting contestshort filmstrained marriagethrillerTricked
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