A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven checked.
Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy.
Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window.
The chemicals in the dishwashing process tend not to be good for saucepans.
A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight.
I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in restaurants.
Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again.
Remember, it's very simple to have an oven tested professionally, and it only takes about five minutes.
But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty.
In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them.
There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian myself - I have greatly enjoyed creating vegetarian recipes, and cooking and serving them at home.


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Day 2 – "Ah, but it's OK, cos he's not dead"
16th May 2003 • Dave
The above quote could – at a push – have been applied to me as I stirred in my pit on the Friday morning. Dave sprang from his bed like a jack-in-the-box and inquired as to whether I'd be joining him for breakfast. I'd forgotten that to drink whisky with the Williams is to swing for Cassius Clay, to try and tackle Pele, to wrestle a nuclear explosion… in short, to be completely and ridiculously outmatched. Dave's cyborg liver had rapidly demolished the mere dribbles of whiskey he'd thrown at it, while I felt like I'd been kicked in the head by several horses. I languished in my bed while Dave toddled off to indulge in another Lindy's breakfast, and it took repeated visits from the Dominican housekeeper to rouse me. Dave returned in time to charm yet another female (he'd busily been making up to the Mexican waitress in Lindy's) as he generously tipped the lady bustling around our room warbling in Spanish. After showering and dressing I felt nominally better, but a brave effort to strike out towards the lobby sent me spinning back to our freshly-cleaned en-suite to take care of a little business. This was almost like a magic charm, as it did the job of Alka-Seltzer, strong coffee and dip in the sea all in one go. I was once again ready to get out there. My rapid transformation led to some wry head-shaking from Mr. Williams, and I believe mutterings in the vein of "Amateur". Back on the street, I was badly in need of some food, so we broke our ban on chain restaurants and purchased a stack of donuts from a certain well-known shop. We devoured these on the street, feeling like vagrants, and then wandered into a small DVD store directly opposite Macy's. This place had a massive selection of obscure and mainstream music and film at very reasonable prices, and I earmarked a decent number of DVDs I planned to return and buy later in the holiday. We then headed to Macy's department store to have a look at the self-proclaimed "largest store in the world". I had very fond memories of this shop from my previous visit, but it proved to be quite a disappointment. Undergoing an extensive refit, a large portion of the store was closed off, and there seemed to be floor upon floor of stuff which held no interest for us, such as frocks and housewares. While I wasn't interested in the frocks, I can't speak for Dave. Even a store guide didn't do much to help us, and we left feeling a little disappointed. Dave had expressed an interest in the Museum of Television and Radio on 48th Street, while I was more interested in wandering into the Times Square Virgin Megastore. Initially keen, Dave's enthusiasm waned when it dawned on him that he would be negotiating extensive stretches of the subway and road network on his own. He and I parted company at the 34th Street subway station, and I was left feeling a little nervous, like I'd just finished assembling the monster and was now watching it lurch around the Transylvanian countryside. I walked back up to street level and set at a slow pace up to Times Square, taking the opportunity to snap many photographs along the way. The New York street crowds are characterised by a strange mixture of native and tourist, and people-watching you rapidly learn to discern which you belong in, and which you should avoid at all costs. On Times Square proper (which, I feel it's important to add, is not a square) the crowds are almost exclusively tourist, and the neon/display screen visual cacophony is as pronounced in the daylight as it is at night. I wandered with some satisfaction into the Virgin Megastore, a record store in which my dad and I had spent a good three or four hours last time I'd been in the city. The selection of music, film, literature and latte is enormous, and since there are a great many items unavailable or available in vastly inferior form in the UK, I set about hurting my plastic in a big way. Entire racks dedicated to Japanese animation, a genre barely acknowledged in the UK? Check. Two racks dedicated to Criterion DVD editions of films, an exclusively Region 1 phenomenon? Check. New York Monopoly? Check (that's the board game, rather than the economic principle). Two hours of my life are lost in that store. All I remember is wandering out feeling slightly dazed, a couple of hundred dollars' worth of switch receipts and some very heavy carrier bags in my hands. I had managed to notice that Tiesto, a Dutch DJ and producer whose stuff I've liked for a while, was to be playing a set in the store at 6pm that evening to promote his new mix album Nyana. I bought the album, and I was looking forward to the opportunity to see a European DJ in the midst of an American crowd, to see if it was as different as watching a movie amongst the natives. Meanwhile I struck out towards 48th Street to meet up once again with Dave, and it didn't take me very long to find the Museum of Television and Radio. It was recessed quite a way from the street, and I was concerned that Dave would inadvertently (or perhaps advertently) have ended up in the Museum of Sadomasochism and Pornography two blocks down. When I enquired at the desk if anybody had seen someone matching Dave's unique description, the girl on duty – barely my age – erupted in a barrage of giggling and grinning. "Oh yeah, he was here, he was great!". After some searching of my carrier bag swarm and some raised eyebrows at my Rump Shaker 3 DVD, I took the lift up the fourth floor and the multimedia library. Dave was merrily sampling a selection of classic broadcasts, such as TV's establishment in the UK and Orson Welles' broadcast of War of the Worlds, which famously duped a lot of Americans into believing an invasion really was under way. By the time we left the museum it was late afternoon, my shopping trip and Dave's broadcasting fetish having devoured a fair portion of the day. We chose to walk further up Manhattan towards the distantly visible Central Park. For the one remaining person on the planet who may not know, Central Park is an oasis of greenery and calm in the centre of the city, constituting the space of twenty or so adjacent blocks. It has quite rightly been called "the lungs of the city", and were its administrators ever to sell the land up for development, billions of dollars would be made right before the city choked entirely. Dave and I grabbed hot dog and pretzel respectively and walked around this incongruent slice of peaceful parkland, flanked as it is by the most extensive urban development in the world. After walking through Columbus Circle and past the Trump Tower, we realised we were not a great distance from the Dakota Building, where John Lennon was killed by a deranged fan in 1980. Across the way is the Strawberry Fields memorial and mosaic, and we were both interested enough to take a wander along on a minor pilgrimage. This location is on 72nd Street, so it was a fair distance, but we arrived in good time for around 6pm – I later realised with dismay I'd missed the Tiesto set, but it seems for a fitting reason; to pay my respects to one of the founding fathers of modern popular music. Spotting an inattentive-looking doorman barring the entrance, we ascertained that Strawberry Fields was directly opposite, and we had indeed found the apartment building Yoko Ono still occupies. The Strawberry Fields memorial itself is strangely silent after the noise of the city, and the mosaic itself a simple circle around seven or eight feet in diameter, with the word "Imagine" in the centre. Many tourists were filtering through, but Dave and I took time to sit and contemplate this sobering sight. I took a walk and found the statue to one Daniel Webster, responsible for Webster's Dictionary, and purchased another much-needed bottle of water. By the time I got back the mosaic had attracted an unwelcome guest; an American woman in her early thirties. This character was running around, loudly informing the assembled company of her woes, her five-times-changed degree course, and proclaiming that it was "OK, cos he's not really dead". Not content with shattering the calm of the evening, she then began to sing, and with passing tourists and a transient variously shouting encouragement and abuse we decided to take our leave. Hopping the subway back to 33rd Street we returned to the hotel room to plan our evening. One of the things we had agreed we should definitely do was visit a New York jazz club, as we are both fans enough of the genre to spend a calm evening sampling some live performance. Consulting my Rough Guide we identified two possible venues, the Savoy Lounge and Birdland. The latter was famously opened and headlined by Charlie Parker – otherwise known as "Bird". However the cover charge alone for Birdland was forty dollars, and we were aware of rapidly shrinking wallets and four more full days to fund. We decided the best strategy was to head over to the Savoy Lounge, and if it proved disappointing, to push the boat out and hit Birdland. Wandering the New York streets on the Friday evening still felt safe, even behind the Penn bus terminal, where the Rough Guide informed us the Savoy Lounge was located. After much searching and increasing frustration on my part we found a promising looking candidate, only to be informed by the bouncer that it hadn't been the Savoy for three years. My Rough Guide, it seemed, was woefully out of date. The bouncer did inform us that Birdland was a decent venue, and not far from where we were, so we bit the bullet and headed towards the more expensive choice. Upon arrival we realised that Birdland valued its exclusivity; with no reservation, our chances for a table looked slim. However after some theatrical consideration they managed to seat us, and we quickly ordered drinks and food; steak for Dave, calamari for me. Dave later pronounced this was the finest steak he'd ever had, which coming from a connoisseur of the bovine is praise indeed. The act entertaining a rapt audience was the twelve-member Cuban combo Orquesta Aragon, a selection of three saxophonists, three violinists, three percussionists/vocalists, a flautist, a pianist and a gentleman whose sole purpose, it seemed, was to grin at the audience, bash his tambourine and generally be the Bez of the outfit. The resultant music from the twenty-year old troupe was definitely not what we were expecting. Jazz by definition has no stereotype, but this was a highly unusual and entertaining performance. Variously the band pushed members to the fore, with pianist, flautist and finally violinist managing insane chromatic runs which blended and refused to stop until dogs outside were going insane. The audience – clearly big fans of the combo – were dancing and applauding like idiots, and Dave and I were initially bemused before vastly enjoying the lengthy performance and excellent food. Orquesta Aragon retired at around 10:30pm before being dragged back on for an encore. Another set to was due to start around thirty minutes after the finish, and we were condescendingly informed "my manager may invite you to stay for the second half". We decided we'd seen enough, and headed out onto the street to find yet more places to down some alcohol. Our choice this time was yet another of the ubiquitous Irish bars dotting New York. In here we sat and drank for a while, literally propping up the bar and enjoying the atmosphere before walking back over towards Penn Station after midnight. At no time did I feel threatened, even as we were in quieter streets in the small hours. I feel that the reputation of New York as a dangerous city (prior to the emergence of the zero-tolerance policy on crime) must have been exaggerated.
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NEW ULM – The City is one step closer to opening its first inclusive playground.
The Council approved Tuesday a bid of $103,700 from Flagship Recreation for the poured-in-place playground surfacing project at Hermann Heights Park. The surfacing will serve a rubber fall zone. Upon completion the rubber surfacing will allow for easier maneuvering of wheelchairs for mobility-impaired children.
Park and Recreation Director Tom Schmitz said the bid came in close to the engineering estimate. Although Flagship Recreation was the only vendor to submit a bid, Schmitz said he was confident the company could provide a quality product.
The project has received multiple donations from the community including $50,000 from New Ulm Medical Center Foundation. MR Paving and Excavating will donate aggregate base material and installation for additional cost savings.
The approximate cost of the project is $200,000.
The rubber surfacing will have a life expectancy of 10 to 15 years. The poured-in-place surface will be lower in maintenance costs compared to wood chips.
The old playground equipment at Hermann Heights has been removed and will be stored for later repurposing. The park department is still determining where to relocate the equipment. New Ulm has multiple undeveloped parks that could serve as a new home for the equipment.
The Council awarded the contract for the 2016 MSAS Improvement Projects to MR Paving & Excavating for $719,232, which was under the engineer's estimate. The projects include improvements to German Street and 17th South Street.
Council discussion indicated keeping the committee at 13 was unnecessary. Councilor Ruth Ann Webster said the RENU committee has operated as full committee and felt adding a new member at this stage would not be productive.
Councilor Les Schultz agreed saying the RENU committee has been working hard and a new person without the background of the other members would provide little benefit. Schultz added that the chances of a 6-6 split on voting were unlikely.
Councilor Larry Mack, who serves on the RENU committee as the Council's representative, said a new member would need to play catch-up.
City Manager Brian Gramentz added that even with 13 members there is no promise all members will be present for every meeting – meaning the chance of tie vote was still possible even with a replacement.
The Council voted unanimously to leave Hage's seat vacant.


Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery can confirm that Ascot Lawyers Limited was placed into administration on 19th June 2018, with Julien Irving and John Titley jointly appointed.
Ascot Lawyers Limited operated from offices in Ascot, Berkshire, and provided general legal services to both individuals and businesses.
The company had experienced difficulties as a result of the regulatory and financial pressures currently being placed on the personal injury sector.
Regretfully the administrators have made 21 employees redundant.
The administration is being handled by the Manchester office of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery.
Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery is part of the Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group (LCBSG).


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Assistants Talk Depth Chart, Personnel
by Daniel Lewis - Aug 21, 2014
By: Daniel Lewis
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian
With the focus shifting to Utah State, the depth chart is beginning to stabilize in all three phases for Tennessee.
We spoke to the assistant coaches after Thursday's practice to get their insight on a few of the spots that are still somewhat undecided and some other personnel issues:
OC Mike Bajakian:
On if they've decided on a No. 2 QB:
"[Joshua Dobbs and Nathan Peterman] compete every day."
On why they shook up the right side of the offensive line – moving Kyler Kerbyson to tackle and bringing in Jashon Robertson at right guard:
"I think, as much as anything, it was Jashon's progress and he was a surprise to all of us – how quickly he was able to come in, step up and compete and play effectively. That was one of the main factors."
DC John Jancek
On who would be the third LB in the 4-3 look:
"It's either going to be Curt [Maggitt] or Chris Weatherd"
On how many d-linemen he feels comfortable playing at this point:
"I would say eight"
On if any of the defensive ends could play defensive tackle in pass-rushing situations:
"We'll eventually, once we get going, be able to move some guys around, but I don't think that's something that I feel comfortable with right now based on the youth. We have to get them comfortable first."
On if Emmanuel Moseley hit a wall or Michael Williams really came on strong:
"I think it's a combination of both. Mike was steadily progressing every day and Emmanuel, it's a lot for a true freshman obviously, and Emmanuel – he's going to play, we'll figure it out as we move forward."
On what he likes about Michael Williams:
"I think Mike has great quickness, change of direction, suddenness. I think he's a good press corner and a good off corner too if he just slows down a little bit – sometimes he's a little fast. I like Mike's skill set."
On how many freshmen he expects to play on defense:
"I would say anywhere from 11 to 13"
WRs coach Zach Azzanni
On if he's settled in on a rotation:
"Yes and no. We've still got guys coming back full speed and we've got some dings and bruises and things like that. Now that we're kind of getting into game week, we're kind of seeing which guys can push past five, six, seven play in a row. Kind of getting a feel for that – what guys I can still trust more than two or three plays in a row. It's still a work in progress."
On if there's every any concern about getting all the receivers enough reps:
"You can't have enough great receivers in this offense. If you're great, we're going to get you the ball."
On if Vic Wharton missing some practice time slowed his overall momentum:
"He lost a little of that momentum – had a little pull in the leg that kind of hampered him a little bit. Of course, as a freshman, he wasn't here in the spring, so you lose a couple weeks of practice and that's detrimental. All we can do now is get him back in, push on, but I have to dip him in the grease a little bit."
STs coordinator Mark Elder
On the consistency from the kickers:
"There's been some more consistency. Those guys have done a little bit better. We've put them in some stressful spots. We've had them kicking some long field goals and you want to see what their range is. Certainly you know if you're kicking 50-yard field goals, your percentages are going to be lower. When you look at the numbers, you have to look at where they're kicking from, so those guys have been steadily improving over camp and I was looking through those numbers earlier today and you can see a marked difference in the last week and a half than from the first week."
On if there's any separation:
"It's still neck and neck and we're going to take it down as far as Coach Jones wants to to name a starter."
VIDEO: Highlights from Tennessee's 8-21 Practice
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for the 2014 Vols
Daniel Lewis is the Managing Editor and Director of Communications for Rocky Top Insider. He also co-hosts The Swain Event every weekday from 7-10 am ET on 1180 AM WVLZ in Knoxville.


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Kat Bein
Kat Bein | December 8, 2015 | 9:05am
Calling all innovators to the floor. It's time to celebrate technology in the Magic City.
Monday kicked off Techweek Miami celebrations, a weeklong festival of events highlighting the talent and talent-backers of Miami's burgeoning startup community while bringing in some of the national community's brightest minds and leading stars. Techweek is the Chicago-based traveling festival's last extravaganza of the year, and the team couldn't be more pleased to come to the Magic City.
"Miami has a vibrant startup community, and it's a great place to be at the end of the year," says Amanda Signorelli, director of business development. "It's a great chance for us to celebrate innovation and fly our finalists to a fantastic place."
Running now through Saturday, December 12, Techweek Miami has teamed up with a ton of partners to bring exciting opportunities to participants. Today at 5 p.m., Hatch Match will give investors and entrepreneurs a chance to network in a speed-date-like environment. Come Wednesday, a teamup with Uber brings fund-seekers UberPitch, which literally puts local entrepreneurs in the car with potential investors all day. There's also a pitch competition later that afternoon at Venture Hive at 6 p.m.
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Microsoft to Open First U.S. "Innovation Center" in Downtown Miami
Though the celebrations last through Saturday, the biggest event happens Thursday at 5 p.m., when Techweek's yearlong National Launch Championship announces a winner. Six teams are going head to head representing the best in six of Techweek's cities. Competing for $50,000 are Detroit's SLOPE, Chicago's Apollo Medical Devices, Kansas City's VideoFizz, Los Angeles' Pick My Solar, and Miami's locally grown competing team, which will be announced Wednesday.
"Each company has achieved significant milestones and grown immensely even since we last saw them in their respective markets," Signorelli says. "All of them would be great potential investments. At the end of the day, we are looking for a business that Techweek can invest in with the potential to generate substantial returns. We'll be looking at competitive landscape, target marketing, customer acquisition strategy, financials, and quality and defensibility of the solution."
Techweek wants to be sure everyone in the Miami area who's moving and improving our startup scene is recognized, though, so they compiled the greatest entrepreneurs, investors, programmers, developers, supporters, and all-around hard workers into a notable list of Miami's Techweek 100. This elite congregation is applauded and rewarded throughout the week. Make sure you check out the list and look out for their faces during the festivities. You could learn something from a quick conversation, and it's always worth knowing your neighbors.
The rest of us are invited to partake in the week's fun. There is ample opportunity to pick up a few tricks, and it's a great way to meet the people building our community from the ground up.
"For startups to thrive, they need talent, capital, mentorship, and space," she says. "We believe Miami is on a trajectory for growth as a tech ecosystem and, while we are excited for Techweek Miami 2015, we are equally excited for the future. We'll be back in 2016, and we hope to see everyone next year as well."
Techweek Miami
For a full schedule, visit techweek.com/schedule/miami.
Kat Bein is a freelance writer and has been described as this publication's "senior millennial correspondent." She has an impressive, if unhealthy, knowledge of all things pop culture.
Twitter: @KatSaysKill
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I worked at RBS for almost a decade. During my nine years at the bank, I got the opportunity to work with very talented and smart people, and I learned a lot. I want to use this opportunity to summarise some learnings and experiences that I encountered during that time.
Large Organisations, like traditional banks, are like big ships, hard to get going, require an enormous amount of energy to move and a long distance to stop. When it finally departs, it's impossible for it to quickly and swiftly change the direction. The organization is on the constant lookout for problems far into the horizon, to be ready for a direction change maneuver. Finally, if unexpected happens, just like the Titanic, the ship will not be able to avoid the obstacle and will crash into it. Make a mental note as this will impede decisions and choices you'll have to make.
I've seen people make irrational decisions, sacrificing Software quality and Customer Experience for the sake of delivering to deadlines. Deadlines quite often self-imposed, making no commercial reason. Those decisions were driven by localized targets, imposed by line managers. Values that the organization pursued, the good of customer was forgotten because the way performance was assessed, was against the targets.
The result was a poor quality software, delivered at a high cost, and at the end had to be scrapped and re-written. Beware of personal targets as those are often in direct opposition to organization vision and objectives.
I've seen and been working in the hugely successful teams. Teams were focused, creative in solving problems and very productive. Motivation was high as well as team satisfaction. What was common for those teams was the autonomy in solving a clearly articulated problem they were given.
When you hire smart people, give them problems to solve, guide them in organization intricacies and help get the resources they need to solve problems but don't tell them what to do (don't micromanage).
Creating a team of specialists (for example DataPower developers), co-locating them in one place and offering their skills as services to delivery teams via the ticketing system is a recipe for disaster. Something that makes sense from the accounting point of view doesn't work for agile teams that are building software. Again, localized targets for Shared Service teams are never aligned with the vision for product teams.
I've seen the countless amount of open-source frameworks and tools wrapped in a "thin" wrapper, offering the "same" functionality as the original. In reality, central platform teams started with good intention but hardly ever had the time, resources or expertise to deliver the promise. Avoid re-inventing the wheel, instead of wrapping try to integrate and use extension mechanisms.
Leaders inspire people to take actions; managers help people to overcome obstacles and deal with distribution of work. It is possible to be a great leader but at the same time a terrible manager, and the other way around as well. During the nine years, I've not met a single Great Leader who was a great manager as well. I believe that in a large organization this happens due to a simple lack of time to perform both roles well. Beware of giving Leaders the responsibilities of managers. They might do a mediocre job at both instead of great at one.
Distributing work on a single product creates communication overhead. For example, scaling one team into two teams creates the illusion of doubling productivity. In reality communication, teams synchronization and integration overhead will only yield a fraction of improvement. Introducing new teams, distributed across different location only amplifies the problem reducing improvements further. When scaling for improved productivity, first look into augmenting existing team and fixing all issues in the delivery process to achieve a smooth flow of work.
Agencies and Consultancies like to deliver software or services on their terms. The typical sales pitch will mention how beneficial it is for the customer and how productive they can be. The only problem is that quite often after the engagement is done, resulting work doesn't integrate, is build with incompatible or problematic technologies or lacks on quality. When choosing vendors, make sure to have a set of requirements ready, including technologies to use, ways of working (e.g., integrate early and often), engineering practices and quality standards. If you hear questions related to the above list from the vendor, it's a good sign, but don't take anything for granted.
This point is the expansion of the previous mark of Distributing work. If appropriate software architecture, engineering practices, and delivery pipeline are not in place, the resulting product will lack in quality and cohesive solution. Multiple teams will try to isolate itself via designing architecture and solutions that make it possible for them to work in parallel in relative isolation. This time it's a Convey's law applicable on the micro level. If you need to move faster, first try to optimize your delivery process before looking into scaling.
Majority of issues that arise during software development have very little to do with technology and are associated with people relationship and communication problems. Bad communication leads to missed requirements and invalid assumptions. Make sure to validate all the assumptions early and keep revisiting information you gathered. When you have all the requirements, keep on going back to the Product Owner to confirm that what you are building is the right thing. More importantly, if it is still needed.
Above are just some of the lessons I learned. I will use this knowledge at the new organization I just started work. I think that the above might provoke some thinking for you as well as re-affirm the lessons learned for me.
A couple of months ago I finished reading the book "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action" by Simon Sinek. Simon's presentation at TED in 2009 was viewed more than 41 million times. He was invited to consult on Leadership for Microsoft and the United Nations.
I would like to share with you a few observations and thoughts after reading the book.
Both manipulation and inspiration are methods of making someone take action. Manipulation creates short term result. For example, if a company decides to use manipulation in their sales and marketing approach, like a price reduction, the result will be a temporary increase in sales but it will not build brand loyalty. Try to remember last time when the reduced price of a product made you become loyal to a brand.
On the opposite site of manipulation is the inspiration. Brands that inspire have a loyal group of followers who will always buy a product of said brand. This happens as the followers associate themselves with the values that represent a specific brand.
When it comes to leaders in organizations and companies, those who inspire will benefit from loyal and hard-working employees. So how does one inspire?
Simon explains that inspirational leaders and organizations all act and communicate in the same way. He calls that pattern of communication, The Golden Circle.
What it means is that communication happens from the inside out, starting with answering the "Why?" question first. Why leaders do what they do and why organizations make what they make. An answer to this simple question communicates the reason for actions, it demonstrates what someone believes in.
People get inspired by others who believe in the same things.
As it turns out, humans have a very strong need to feel that they belong. It is one of the most powerful feelings, feeling based on gut. We feel that we would like to belong to a group that shares the same believes as we do as. The feeling of belonging makes us feel safe. We are drawn to organizations and leaders that are good at explaining what they believe in.
The part of the brain responsible for emotions and feelings is called a Limbic Brain. That is not the same part of the brain that is responsible for language. That is why the gut feeling, the feeling of "Just right" is hard to dress in words and explain.
Great organizations are built on the foundations of The Golden Circle and look like a Cone.
The Why? element of the cone includes the leader who sets the vision.
Finally, the largest part of the organization are the people who bring the vision to life by building the What?
The book itself is a great, thought-provoking read that I would recommend for anyone. It does explain how and why people are drawn to certain organizations and leaders.
Inspirational organizations and leaders know the answer to the question "why?" and they clearly communicate their beliefs through their actions. Inspiration creates the long-lasting effect of loyal followers or employees.
If you find yourself not having enough time to read the book, have a look at Simon's TED presentation. It focuses on the core ideas of the book.
I recently posted a one-liner on LinkedIn, that attracted a great deal of interest and thought-provoking discussion.
In light of the comments and queries, I decided to expand on what I mean by Fixing DevOps and failing at it. First, let me start by explaining what was the trigger to write the line.
As a Head of Software Engineering I have been targeted by Sales representatives attempting to sell software products and software development services for quite some time now; a few days ago I received yet another email promising to Fix all the DevOps headaches we might have and change our company to become a DevOps Nirvana if only we would to bring them in.
I have been working in the financial sector for 9 years and witnessed a number of times promises that hardly ever been delivered on. I know that my industry colleagues have had similar experiences.
Thus, the above one-liner shared on LinkedIn, was born.
Historically, the organization I work for had nothing to do with technology. Banks offered financial services for centuries without the use of Software. Computer systems and software were adopted in the 60ties. The technology was used as an aid to business, means of making money easier and faster. Today banks would not exist without IT systems. There is more virtual money in the economy than tangible assets.
In many large organizations, technology is still looked at as an afterthought, the necessary evil that has to be dealt with in the most cost-effective way possible. Latest advances and innovation are hard to introduce. New technologies and processes are adopted at a much slower pace than technology focused organizations like Google or Amazon.
Large and complex organizations can't exist without modern technology as well as technology makes no sense without their core business. The truth is, both sides have to work together but in reality, the way organizations are constructed prevents it from happening.
Technology is siloed into one organizational unit and business into another, each with its respective leader. Technology becomes a service organization for business. Local goals emerge, driven by local targets resulting in both organization pulling into different directions and the customer finding little to no improvement.
I observed the following pattern in the history of DevOps adoption with the involvement of technology leaders at different organizational levels.
Tools become the focus area of proposed improvements as organizational changes are too problematic for A Leader. Consultancy begins the new engagement, ramping up resources and bringing in new tools. The process of "fixing the DevOps" in the organization starts.
A Leader chooses a small area of Organization to roll out new approached and tools. Neither the consultancy nor small area of Organization has enough remit nor possibility to influence any organizational changes, resulting in: consultancies automating a few basic processes, leaving behind a large backlog of future/unfinished work and a hefty bill.
Small, local improvements make little impact in the large organization. The experiment is deemed as a failure and adoption stops (until next Leader arrives or a good sales strategy from different consultancy).
Many DevOps consultancies are selling The Dream, utilizing template case studies based on the size of targeted organizations, rather than being tailored to individual requirements of said organizations. Challenges posed by organization structure in DevOps adoption are overlooked during sales negotiations. Resulting engagement creates an invalid perception of DevOps as not being fit for purpose, causing more damage than good.
The truth is that for any change to be successful, creating long-lasting effect the initiative has to come out from within, driven by 'outside the box' approach.
I started my career in software development 30 years ago.
I was 9 years old when my dad bought me my first computer. In post-communistic Poland it didn't come by easy. After weeks of going through local paper adds, he managed to secure one from a post graduate student. I became a proud owner of Atari 65XE.
As it was just a computer with no persistent storage, I had no other choice but to type in programmes myself. Initially I was copying listings for games and other software from Computer Magazines. After a short while I picked up a book on Basic and learned my first programming language.
Fast-forward few years later I finished my Master Degree in Computer Science and started my first job as a Software Developer. I progressed my career through variety of industries and technologies. At some point, I started to lead a team of developers. It was the first time when I encountered the important learning: becoming a leader means that I needed to "Let it go" . The "It" depends on context and leadership level, which I will come back to later. As well as discovering that I had to "Let things go" I also discovered that I was not very good at it.
When I started as a young tech lead on a team, I fell into following traps: trying to write code 100% of the time and making all the technical decisions myself.
Coding 100% had undesired side-effect, I was left with no time to think about software architecture and technical vision.
Similarly, trying to make all the technical decision left me becoming a bottle-neck, stretch my time thin, resulting in demotivating the team.
Fast-forward, few years later I was responsible for multiple teams and fell into similar traps: being involved in all the technical decision making, while still trying to write some code and being a developer.
As a result I had no time to write code and became unreliable team member who couldn't dedicate time towards product delivery. I was also even bigger bottle-neck as now I was stopping multiple teams in progressing. Finally, I was not contributing towards wider organisation architecture and technology strategy as I had no time left for it.
However, recognising an issue is the beginning of a "therapy". After reading an excellent series of Pat Kua's articles on Leadership I discovered that I need to "Let go" of my current approach.
But … letting go is never, EVER, easy.
Why is it so hard for humans to accept change and "Let it go"?
It's because our brains are pre-programmed with recognising patterns. Early human had to fight to survive. Every change in the environment meant unexpected consequences, at time resulting in death. Diverting from common patterns causes stress. We don't like stress and that is why we are staying in a comfort zone of what we know, as we've been doing it before. It feels safe.
Starting point is to accept that the change is inevitable. Trying to do all the same things as before plus dealing with new responsibilities is not going to work. You will drop the ball on one of them sooner rather than later.
Next step is to identify what you need to change and "Let go of". For me change in the tech lead role meant initially that I had to stop coding all the time, learn how to delegate, reserve time to think and visualise technical vision.
After moving to another leadership level I had to learn the language of the business, how to communicate well and delegate even more.
Most importantly I had to accept the fact that I will no longer be the Subject-Matter-Expert in all aspects of the Platform, Products and Architecture but my new responsibilities include driving the vision forward.
I found that talking with my manager about ideas and changes I was introducing helped me a lot. That is why finding yourself a mentor or a coach is helpful during the process.
Finally, there are things you can do to train you brain to accept change easier, it involves cognitive training. Things like brain games, learning new languages or taking up a task that is not in your comfort zone. All of those activities will flex your brain muscles, helping you adjust to new circumstances introduced by change.
Wether it's leading the team or organisation, leadership is about vision. Organically grown leaders are often falling into traps of sticking to their previous behaviours and patterns, sacrificing their time and forgetting about the vision.
We need to "Let go" of the old habits and accept the change, resulting in a clear vision for team/organisation to follow and more productive and efficient teams.


A beautiful poem on Nature's infinite generosity by an 10-year-old creative writer looks at how Nature keeps giving and yet man keeps destroying it.
When the tall tree spreads its wings.
We adore these things, as you very well know.
And on the bird`s beaks.
Don't we all love bamboo shoots?
Not to harm nature any more.
And did not find a solution.


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Cause of Font Cache Bug Revealed?
The other day I was using TextMate to run a simple Ruby script and an odd thing happened: the script suddenly started producing nonsense. There was nothing really wrong with the script itself, but TextMate appeared to have lost its mind; instead of showing me the actual string resulting from the script, like "ogopogo," it was omitting some of the letters, like "gpg." I restarted the computer and everything was fine after that. But I was left wondering what the heck had just happened.
I posted a query to the TextMate users newsgroup, and someone responded: "WebKit is used to render the HTML output window, and it has been known to behave strangely from time to time. Another possibility is that your font caches had become corrupted. Either of these problem could have been corrected by a reboot." Oh, yes, the font cache bug. I'd forgotten all about it, and I certainly had not connected it with TextMate's output. But I did know about the font cache bug. Indeed, I had referred to it implicitly, years before, in my review of Smasher (see "Insider Smashes Suitcases," 2005-09-26).
The Mac OS X font cache bug is an intermittent misbehavior of fonts on Mac OS X, typically affecting any application that displays Web pages with the built-in WebKit engine (Safari, OmniWeb, TextMate, BBEdit, and CSSEdit are examples). The bug can also mar the display of PDFs, I believe. A quick Google search turns up some pages that talk about it, including this one which provides some images of a corrupted Web page display, and a YouTube video showing characters randomly disappearing and reappearing (much like what I was experiencing myself). Rob Griffiths mentions the bug in a recent Macworld article. And, going back further in time, John Gruber had an extensive series of articles about it in 2005.
The occurrence of the font cache corruption bug on my machine has been less frequent in recent years; indeed, I'm not certain I've ever seen it on Leopard (I was using TextMate on Tiger when the bug struck me). Still, the question remains as to what actually triggers the bug.
Now it appears there's an answer. The problem seems to be caused, as one might expect, by a combination of two things: badly behaved fonts, and Apple's font caching mechanism. But in what way are the fonts badly behaved, and what's wrong with the font caching mechanism? The details come from an unexpected quarter of the Mac OS X world: the users of TeX.
TeX (pronounced "tech"), for those who don't know, is a typesetting program by the venerable Donald Knuth. It's often used for the production of scientific and mathematical books and papers. There are various Mac OS X TeX implementations, and it was while I was glancing over some Web pages connected with these, reading about TeXShop and MacTeX, that I noticed a link to a page about the font cache bug. I read the page, and my jaw dropped. Brilliant and determined detective work by some TeX power users has recently laid the blame for font cache corruption at the door of a TeX utility called pdftex, which lies at the heart of TeX implementations because it is used to pipe the TeX output directly to a PDF. If you receive and open a PDF that was created with pdftex, you run the risk of triggering the font cache bug on your machine.
Here's why (and now I am basically just quoting from the explanation by Richard Koch, the creator of TeXShop). A PDF file contains embedded copies of the fonts that it uses. Those copies consist of mathematical instructions for drawing the font's characters (that's what PDF is all about). These mathematical instructions are often expressed, in part, as PostScript subroutines for drawing partial shapes used by multiple characters, like this:
dup 372 {
11 5 div
6 38 5 div
rrcurveto
closepath
endchar
Now, you may not be able to read that (how many of us are fluent in PostScript?), but it turns out that there's a bug in that subroutine. After the "endchar" line, the routine is supposed to have a "return" statement, and it doesn't. These subroutines were being incorrectly formed by the then-current version of pdftex.
However, the incorrectly formed subroutines had no obvious manifestation in the resulting PDF file, because pdftex was forming them incorrectly only in the case of characters which, while part of the font, were never used in that particular PDF. For characters that were being used in that PDF, pdftex was forming the subroutines correctly. Thus, the issue could never be directly detected.
But here's the problem: When such a PDF was opened on Mac OS X, Apple's font caching mechanism came along and stored these subroutines anyway – that's why it's called font caching! – so it would know how to draw those characters of that font if it encountered them later. So if it did encounter those characters of that font later, these subroutines would be called, and since the subroutines were corrupt, the font's drawing procedures would be wrong.
So the bug was being triggered by opening a "bad PDF," but it had no effect on the "bad PDF" itself; it was only later, if other characters of the same font happened to be used anywhere in the system where the font caches were called upon (such as through Preview or a WebKit-reliant application), that the corruption would manifest itself. And you know something? Sure enough, when I saw the problem in TextMate, I had been reading a TeX-generated PDF file earlier that same day.
What's the upshot for you, the end user? First, you may acquire, or may already have on your machine, the occasional "bad PDF" file, and if you open it, this might trigger the font cache bug, which will manifest itself as character corruption later on until you restart the computer or otherwise rebuild the font caches. You may be able to identify these by doing a Spotlight contents search for "pdfTeX" (if you sort the results by Kind, remember that a PDF can be listed either as an "Adobe PDF Document" or as "Portable Document Format"). A more specific search, avoiding PDFs that merely mention pdftex, would be "Encoding software contains pdftex." (On accessing the "Encoding software" search criterion through the "Other" pop-up menu item, see my "Spotlight Strikes Back: In Leopard, It Works Great," 2007-11-01.) You can't fix a "bad PDF," but at least you'll have some notion of which PDF files might trigger the bug.
Second, it's perfectly possible that there are other causes of font cache corruption besides PDF files generated with TeX, so let's not heap all the blame on the TeX users – after all, they're the ones who found the source of the problem in pdftex.
Third, newer PDF files generated with TeX are unlikely to cause the problem, because the TeX folks have also fixed the problem in pdftex.
Fourth, Apple changed the font caching mechanism in Leopard, but it looks like the problem can still occur (though it seems to me that it occurs less often). In any case it is ultimately up to Apple to rewrite its routines to deal more robustly with bad fonts; now that the TeX power users have been able to show Apple exactly how the bug is triggered, perhaps Apple will be able to correct it.
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Comments About Cause of Font Cache Bug Revealed?
Jeff Porten
Sheer brilliance. I can confirm that I've recently seen a temporarily corrupted PDF in Leopard, and I'm glad to know that a reboot can fix it.
Also, have had unexplained problems with kerning Lucida Grande in Mail.app; possibly unrelated, but it makes sense to me that WebKit could be involved here as well.
Lindsey Thomas Martin
I've been noticing the poor kerning of Lucida Grande in Mail.app (3.6; OS 10.5.7) as well; seems to have started in the last month and occur on line after quoted passages.
Spotlight searches PDF infos, so you may be able to find PDFs with pdfTeX as the creator. I found a 2003 invoice from my telecom provider which was generated with pdfTeX-0.13d (today they are using another tool)
Clever! I've updated the article to note this fact.
Kris Arnold
One point - I'm pretty sure Camino uses Gecko, not WebKit, to render HTML.
Matthew Schinckel
Yeah, but what about the PDF rendering? That is done by a plugin, which may use WebKit.
www.themacgroove.co.uk
Camino is not WebKit, it's Gecko
Correct, and I've edited the article to remove Camino from the list. Even if it might rely on WebKit somewhere, there are better examples, which I've added.
Bradley Dichter
Use FontNuke to clean the cached fonts.
Matt Neuburg
Just found a screen shot of the bug in action from Feb 2008, says it's generated with Mac OS 10.5.2, so clearly the bug can still happen in Leopard.
ChristophT
I work in Pre-media and we often deal with fonts that are quite legacy and quite crusty. I've noticed that a restart does not always clear the font cache. But there is a command line application in 10.5 that will forcibly remove/reset the font caches. This is an alternative to something like FontNuke. It's rare, but we have found them useful:
For current user (log out or reboot afterwards):
atsutil databases -removeUser
For all users and system font cache (reboot afterwards):
atsutil databases -remove
Thanks, Christoph! Comments like yours really add to the utility of our articles, which warms the cockles of my publisher heart.
Wow! Thanks for finding this explanation. Like all software problems I assumed it was a specific cause, but I had no idea what it was.
Lorenzaccio
For me the problem appears only with preview not adobe reader on pdf files. Until 10.5.6 I could heal it with :
atsutil server -shutdown
atsutil server -ping
which avoids to reboot!!! :-)
But, last week I moved to 10.5.7 and it does not work anymore. The pdf file character set becomes totally erratic now. Adobe still works fine!
Adobe reader works fine because it doesn't use the system font cache. That's why I was careful in the article to refer only to Preview and WebKit PDF viewing being affected...!
FubarGuy
I've had a utility call Font Finagler for a few years to cure this exact issue. It's probably similar to FontNuke and the Terminal commands mentioned earlier but it's critical in prepress (pre-media?) work. Great article, hope it shines some light on this miserable problem.


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Report: Former Southern band director Nathan Haymer will accept plea deal on felony charges
Photo: Southern University
HBCU Legacy Bowl roster adds SWAC, CAA standouts
Editors Note: This story has been updated with a statement of federal charges from the Middle District of Louisiana.
Former Southern University band director Nathan Haymer will plead guilty to a federal charge due to a plea deal he's reached with federal prosecutors according to a WBRZ report.
As a formality, Hamer entered a not guilty plea before Magistrate Judge Richard Bourgeois on Tuesday. Another hearing will be scheduled once a plea agreement is finalized to which Haymer will change his plea to guilty.
According to the report, Haymer faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Haymer, 42, is facing a charge of federal program theft.
"From November 2016 through March of 2018, Haymer intentionally misapplied more than $30,000 that Southern University had provided to him to be used for official band expenses," according to a Middle District of Louisiana release published on June 12. "On more than a dozen occasions, Haymer submitted false documents, such as fictitious and forged invoices from purported vendors, knowing that he had not incurred the expenses reflected on the documents."
Haymer was named interim band director at Southern in June 2014.
His tenure as band director ended in May of 2018 when reports surfaced that he allegedly violated state ethics laws by requesting personal payments from organizations after band performances.
Tags: Southern
Melody Webb named new athletic director at Norfolk State
Gwendolyn says:
I wish they would leave this young man alone. He has suffered enough. He only followed what he knew to do to get funds quickly for his band. Monies are slowly allocated when the directors needed money for trips and lunches. If he is charged, go back in history to several directors of all campus organizations. You'll see it was a steady practice.


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After Virbhadra Singh, who next in Himachal?
by Ashish Pandey
Popularly known as "Raja Sahab", Virbhadra Singh could be easily termed as the "Grand old man of Himachal politics." Raja of erstwhile Busshehar princely state, Virbhadra enjoys the exclusive distinction of serving the hill state record six times as Chief Minister since he was elected for the post in 1983, for the first time. However, the present term of this aging leader could very well be termed as his last one.
Someone who has been in thick of political battles up against stalwarts such as Thakur Jagdev Chand, Shanta Kumar and Prem Kumar Dhumal in a career spanning 50 years, Virbhadra is known to be a leader of the masses. Overcoming challenges from such experienced leaders as Thakur Ram Lal and "Chanakya" of Himachal politics, Pandit Sukhram in the party hierarchy, Virbhadra showcased an incisive political mind at a comparatively young age.
Who next?
Not surprisingly there are a number of aspirants and the prime contenders are Kaul Singh Thakur, Vidya Stokes, Anand Sharma, and GS Bali.
Virbhadra's relationship with Health & Family Welfare Minister Kaul Singh Thakur is considered strained although both shared splendid equations at one point in time.The heated exchange of words between them during the recent election campaign was witnessed by one and all. Kaul Singh is considered to be the most influential potential candidate to replace Virbhadra as he enjoys good relations with Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and he has been President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee in the past.
Irrigation & Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes has been among the most powerful antagonists of Virbhadra for past many years but the recent-patch up between the two and the limited number of years left in her political existence has silenced the critics forever.
Anand Sharma , the Commerce and Industry Minister of the country is very active in national politics but lacks generous ground support in Himachal. His name is being ruled out unless the central leadership is too pressing on him for rendering his service in the hill state..
Virbhadra's equations with GS Bali, the State Transport Minister are not very cordial even at the best of times. In the fresh episode, his submission of resignation to Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmad Patel (only to be rescinded later) rather than Chief Minister demonstrates the growing differences between the two. It also demonstrates the personal clout of the Kangra leader with the central Congress leaders.
Unlike heirs of other well established political families, Virbhadra's son hasn't been able to embark on a full-fledged political journey till date.
Virbhadra's wife Pratibha Singh who is contesting Mandi Parliamentary by-poll and strategizing hard to retain the seat previously held by her husband has a restricted and proxy political base. She is also the dark horse in race for the chief ministers' position, something that other leaders are attempting to stall at the outset.
Leadership of Shimla district that has dominated the political landscape for a longtime is coming to an end as Virbhadra Singh and Vidya Stokes fade away from the state politics.
Ashish Pandey
A mechanical engineering graduate with a post graduation in marketing and sales, Ashish has combined professional experience of more than 4 years. Ashish is a great fan of Martin Scorsese. He loves to write poetry in his spare time. He lives in Shimla.
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I dont think that after virbhdra singh anyone can handle the politics of all area equally well.All leader will think about their neighbouring area or districts
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Q: Ошибка в кодировке при наборе следующего
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A: Гляньте один из моих ответов на подобный вопрос - https://ru.stackoverflow.com/a/295870/178576
Для вашего кода вместо:
$db->query( "SET CHARSET utf8" );

Используйте:
mysql_query( "SET CHARSET utf8" );

Если у вас не utf8, то замените на свою кодировку

A: Нужно изначально задать кодировку соединения для получения данных:
mysql_query("SET NAMES cp1251")

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If you are asking about the point of posting here; it's just informational.
If you are asking about the point of making something like this: Perhaps he just likes both franchise.
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Personal loans are based on an equally personal credit history. An individual with excellent credit is likely to find many lenders willing to issue credit at very competitive interest rates. Credit reports rank people in very simple terms: Excellent, good, fair, and poor.
A person with fair credit may be the most frustrated of all would-be borrowers. He or she is below the label of good credit and above the harsh rank of poor. Fair credit does not make lenders wish to present scores of offers. Sure, someone with fair credit could seek out a "bad credit lender", but this could be self-defeating. Fair credit is not poor credit. There is no reason to pay for sky-high interest and agree to very harsh lending terms.
Those with fair credit should not be too worried, though. Options do exist. Amongst these options are acceptable loan offers.
Always order a credit report when wondering about how to find the best loan deals. Reviewing the credit report reveals all. Perhaps the current rating of the report reveals a good credit score as opposed to a fair one. Such a revelation would make things a lot easier.
Reviewing the credit report may reveal steps that could actually improve things. A defaulted debt for $200 may be worth settling. If the debt is settled and the negative remark is removed from the report, a score is going to improved.
Similarly, if things cannot be easily improved, steps can be taken to engage in long-term credit repair work. For the short-term, accepting the status of fair credit becomes unavoidable.
The key step to take is to perform the necessary consumer research required to find a willing fair credit lender. Among the biggest mistakes a borrower could make, is casting a wide net and apply to any and all lenders. Doing so probably would waste a lot of time since many of the lenders are not going to be willing to approve someone with fair credit. A credit score could even be weakened by applying for too many loans too soon.
Again, perform the necessary research to locate a financial institution that is comfortable lending to someone with fair credit. The chances of approval are clearly going to be greater with such a lender.
In some cases, the lender may need to be an entity outside of the traditional banking and financial world. Peer-to-peer lenders might be worth contacting. Interest rates with peer-to-peer lenders are a bit high, but they may be the only sources of approvals. Other online lenders could be worth checking out as well, but they might not be the best first source to examine.
Perhaps the best source to look towards would be a credit union. Credit unions are not bad credit lenders or risky lenders, but these institutions are more personal. Since credit unions are more personal in nature, they may be willing to approve someone whose credit score falls below the good range. The interest rates available through the credit unions as well. Those with less-than-stellar credit are always at risk for high rates of interest. Acquiring fair interest is far more preferable.
As mentioned before, a credit check performed for the purpose of approving a loan does affect a credit score. Certain lenders perform a pre-screening "soft credit check", a check designed to determine eligibility and viability without a review that hurts a credit score.
Applying to a small number of lenders that allow soft credit checks would be a good plan. This way, those who clearly won't accept the application can be screened out. Just be aware of the fact that passing a soft credit check does not automatically mean the application will be approved.
In parting, it is necessary to mention the best way for someone with fair credit to improve his or her chances of being approved for a decent loan offer. Focus on boosting the credit score from fair to good and beyond. Even if this cannot be achieved in the short term, this should be the long term plan.


text: Q: How to change username that shows in Terminal? In the Terminal, my username shows up as keegankuhn (firstnamelastname) when I want it to show kk (firstinitiallastinitial). (I want this to actually change and not just show something else!) How would I do this from my own account?


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Андрофілія (з гр. άνδρας — «чоловік» + φιλία — «любов»), або андросексуальність — термін, що використовується у поведінкових науках (психології, психобіології, антропології, когнітивній науці, тощо) для позначення сексуальної орієнтації, як альтернативі гендерній бінарній гомосексуальній та гетеросексуальній концептуалізації і означає потяг до дорослих суб'єктів-чоловіків, або потяг до маскулінності у загальному.

Андрофілія не залежить від статі чи гендерної ідентичності, хоч для позначення таких осіб, які проявляють потяг здебільшого до чоловіків, називають зазвичай або жінок-андрофілів — гетеросексуалок, або чоловіків-андрофілів — гомосексуалів (останніх найчастіше). Однак андрофілія теж притаманна і трансгендерним, і транссексуальним, і інтерсексуальним індивідам, тощо, і також проявляється у тяжінні до мужності і маскулінності у загальному, при чому часто не важливо, хто володіє цією рисою.

Інколи поняття виступає синонімічним до термінів «андроманія» та «андроромантизм».

На думку дослідників, чоловіча андрофілія є еволюційним парадоксом, оскільки має генетичні передумови (присутній генетичний компонент), а міжкультурні та археологічні дані свідчать про те, що така сексуальна поведінка зберігається тисячоліттями в різних культурах, хоч і спосіб вираження різниться у них, але в той же час вона компрометує саму основу розмноження.

Історія
Термін «андрофілія» виник на початку 20-го століття. Його ввів у науковий обіг німецький сексолог Магнус Гіршфельд, який у своїй праці описав чотири групи чоловіків-гомосексуалів:

1. педофілів, яких найбільше приваблюють підлітки передпубертатного періоду,

2. ефебофілів, яких найбільше приваблюють юнаки з періоду статевого дозрівання до щонайбільше двадцяти років,

3. геронтофілів, яких найбільше приваблюють чоловіки старшого віку (від 50 і більше),

4. андрофілів, яких найбільше приваблюють особи чоловічої статі віком від двадцяти до п'ятдесяти.

У сучасному науковому дискурсі перші три певною мірою розглядаються, як парафілії, хоча лише педофілія офіційно визначена, як розлад.

Останнім часом тенденційно замість терміна андрофілія використовують коректніший термін андросексуальність та андросексуал(-ка), який у широкому розумінні означає потяг до людей з яскраво вираженою мужністю незалежно від їх статі та гендерної ідентичності.

Див. також

 Гінефілія

Виноски
Сексуальна орієнтація

Література

 Jack., Donovan, (2012). Androphilia : a manifesto rejecting the gay identity, reclaiming masculinity. Dissonant Hum. ISBN 978-0-9854523-1-5. OCLC 838124219.
 Vasey, Paul L.; VanderLaan, Doug P. (2008-11-13). Kin Selection and the Evolution of Male Androphilia. Archives of Sexual Behavior 38 (2). с. 170–171. ISSN 0004-0002. doi:10.1007/s10508-008-9443-9

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Sleeping Giant Return With Powerful New Song and Farewell Album
December 2, 2017 By Brandon Jones
Hardcore legends Sleeping Giant have returned to Facedown Records for what will be the band's FINAL album. The album is titled "I AM" and will release worldwide through Facedown Records on January 26th 2018 (Pre-Order Here). Check out the powerful new song in lyric video form.
SOCAL LEGENDS SLEEPING GIANT HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR FINAL ALBUM
Sleeping Giant are bringing it home to Facedown Records to say goodbye with their final album "I Am," set to release January 26. The first single "No Love" featuring Garrett Russell of Silent Planet is out now.
Preorder "I Am" now


Will you help me to obtain a study visa and what are the requirements?
An international student may register as a student at a South African Educational Institute only after having obtained a study permit from the South African Embassy or Mission in the student's home country. Upon acceptance, a prospective student needs to pay a non-refundable deposit to verify their intention to study with the International Hotel School. A Visa application letter will then be issued to be used in the application process for a Study Visa.
You may make use of our Visa application services (we assist you in applying for your Visa).
You apply for the visa yourself at the South African Consulate/Embassy in your country of origin.
Please note – proof of Study Visa needs to be presented before registration day, to enable you to register.
For more information on international applications, click here.
Most international school qualifications will allow you to be accepted for admission to study at International Hotel School. A certificate of evaluation is required from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The admission requirement for the programme must be met. See "Foreign Qualifications Evaluation and Advisory Service". Due to privacy laws, all applications to SAQA must be done by the student directly and International Hotel School are not able to assist in this process. Applications can be done online directly through their website. Fees do apply which are payable directly to SAQA.
We are a private institution and we are not subsidised and therefore don't offer any bursaries or study loans. We do however accept students with bursaries and study loans. We have a bursary scheme available for our 2nd and 3rd year students based on academic performance and need. Applications for these close at the end of each tuition year and are awarded for the following year of study. International Hotel School students must contact their Academic Administrator for more information.
Yes you can. There are a wide range of payment options and payment plans available, which make studying at International Hotel School very affordable. These various payment options can be discussed with the Hospitality Education Consults on campus.
What international qualifications do you offer?
Our Institution as well as our Higher Certificates and Diplomas are registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Council of Higher Education (CHE). The 3 year Diploma Programmes, in Hospitality Management or in Professional Cookery and Kitchen Management, are both registered at a NQF Level 6. The Higher Certificate Programmes, in Hospitality Management, Food & Beverage Management and Events Management are registered at NQF Level 5. When applying for a position a potential employer will request a certificate of evaluation to be presented from their qualifications framework body, to be recognised internationally.
All our campuses are approved City & Guilds centres. We offer a 1 and 2 year Culinary Arts City & Guilds Programmes, offering the City & Guilds Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking, as well as the City & Guilds Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking (Patisserie).
In recognition of the quality of the International Hotel School Diploma, the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) award their Diplomas to students who have registered with them and have passed all examinable subjects with a minimum of 70%.
International Hotel School campuses are Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) approve centres to offer the CTH Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts in partnership with Gordon Ramsay's Tante Marie Culinary Academy.
How can I study at The International Hotel School?
These programmes consists of a 50% Academic (classroom) and 50% Work Integrated Learning (practical) component. The WIL takes place in leading hospitality establishments. The programme's equal emphasis on both Academic and Work Integrated Learning ensures the graduate to be job ready. You can register for a Diploma in Professional Cookery & Kitchen Management, Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management or Higher Certificate in Food & Beverage Management. We also offer a qualification for full time study. You pay a tuition fee and need to cover the costs of your uniforms, transport and accommodation.
A Traineeship is a 'work while you earn and learn" alternative to full time studies. Trainees are carefully selected via a series of interviews to be placed and trained at a Hotel (usually a distance away from each Campus). You will study via distance learning, through an online platform and given support whilst you are working. You pay a programme fee and need to cover the costs of your daily transport and accommodation. Trainee remuneration is dependent on the property at which you are placed. You need access to a computer with internet capability whilst you are studying.
The International Hotel School Online learning, offers you to study through our online learning platform for those working in the hospitality industry to improve and update their knowledge, or for those interested in studying without the commitment of attending a course full time. Online students follow a Learning Pathway which requires you to complete assignments. Exams are written at your nearest campus. You will receive online tutor support.
Can I do both hospitality and chefing at the same time?
Due to the program content you cannot study Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the same time. We always suggest that students start with the field of study that they are most passionate about and add the other field as they further their career.
I have completed my diploma in hospitality and I'm looking for in-service training. Can you help me?
Unfortunately, we do not offer in-service training to students who did not study at International Hotel School. The best would be to apply to hotels directly. We wish you luck with your in-service training.
Do you place students for their practical's / work Integrated Learning?
Yes we do. Industry experience forms a vital part in becoming a world class Hospitality or Culinary Professional. Our Work Integrated Learning that forms part of our curriculum, is what sets us apart from other hospitality providers. You will spend 50% per year of your programme on campus and 50% in the industry at leading hospitality and culinary establishments. When you leave the programme, you are job ready.
I am currently studying at another hotel school, can I transfer to your school?
The International Hotel School Academic board will consider applications for transferring from another institution. You need to bear in mind that institutions offer different qualifications. A transcript of results/ course material/ programme content would have to be provided for the Academic Board's final approval. It is best to discuss the matter with a consultant and they will help you through the process.
Do I need to have work experience to study there?
You do not need to have work experience to study with us, but you do need to have a passion for the industry. We do however encourage students to do some job shadowing so that you can get a real life experience of what it like is to work in the hospitality industry.
I failed matric or only have Grade 10 can I study at IHS?
Yes you can still study with us. Our Culinary Arts programmes do not require a matric certificate, as an entry requirement.
What subjects, marks (points) or entry requirements do I need?


Harold Pinter, widely viewed as the most influential and accomplished playwright in postwar Britain, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday. The announcement by the Swedish Academy came as a surprise to media circles that speculate on the recipients of the Academy's annual peace award and its awards for achievement in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, economics and literature.
Pinter, the son of a Jewish immigrant dressmaker, has carved out a towering position in the theater, both in Britain and internationally, on the basis of 29 plays, including such modern classics as The Caretaker, The Dumb Waiter, and The Homecoming. He has written 21 screenplays, including The Servant, The Go-Between and The French Lieutenant's Woman. He is also a poet, whose body of work includes a collection of antiwar poems, entitled War, published in 2003 in response to the invasion of Iraq.
Pinter has a long and principled record as a defender of human rights, a foe of social reaction, and an outspoken opponent of imperialist war. He denounced the Gulf War of 1991 and the attack on Serbia in 1999, and has shown great courage in vehemently opposing the invasion and occupation of Iraq, bluntly accusing both George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair of war crimes.
His selection by the Swedish Academy, well deserved on the basis of his artistic achievement, undeniably has a political significance as well. Last Friday the Academy awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its head, Mohamed El-Baradei, who in the weeks before the 2003 US-British invasion of Iraq openly refuted the claims of Washington that Saddam Hussein was developing nuclear weapons.
He has polemicized against "the nightmare of American hysteria, ignorance, arrogance, stupidity and belligerence," compared US foreign policy to that of the Nazis, and joined a group of celebrity campaigners calling for Blair to be impeached.
Pinter, who was born in East London in 1930, has said that his encounters with anti-Semitism as a youth had a lasting impact and led him in the direction of the theater. As a young man he refused to enroll in the national military service and once engaged in a fight with fascists in London's East End.
He was a vocal critic of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s and turned down an offer of knighthood from Thatcher's Tory successor, John Major. During that period he publicly opposed US policy in Latin America.


A pastor's commentary about the newly released to theaters movie "The Passion of the Christ."
The media is once again buzzing about as they do when they pick up a subject about which they wish to make known and glorify. We see the release of a movie, which is said to be scripturally correct and them glorifying the man who made the movie. I wonder why they do not wish to glorify the Lord instead. The movie will make those involved untold millions of dollars.
I have no desire to see the movie with mans input. It is better and scripturally correct to search the scripture, which testifies of the Lord, not glorify the movie producer and enhance his checkbook. I do not want to see a mortal man portray the Lord. We are to strive to be as our Lord Jesus Christ but to see a sinful mortal man portray the sinless, glorious Son of God is not something I desire to see.
I have heard several comments on the movie. Many complain because it is anti semitic. It is said to portray Jews in a bad way because they rejected the Son of God. Scripture teaches that the Jewish leaders delivered the Lord to be crucified out of envy. They desired the glory of God, which is Christ our Lord's. It is given of God, for God glorified Him, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Lord closed their eyes that they cannot see.
Man portrays Jesus as only man, a prophet, weak, as He was only man. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He is not weak. We could not kill Him. He laid down His life. He raised it up again. He did this in His power, which is the power of God! The Son of God lowered Himself for the purpose of death to redeem His people from their sins.
One person commented that the producer had done so well in portraying the suffering of Christ. The producer was lifted up; the producer was glorified.
Brethren, the Lord was lifted up. His body became sin for us. He was lifted up on the cross; God became glorified. He was lifted being resurrected from the grace and God is glorified. He was lifted up as he was received back into glory (God being glorified) and when he is lifted up above all and calls all of His people to Him at the last trump He is glorified. Glory to God and not man!
Many are taking whole congregations to see the movie as a worship service. The Lord's church is to assemble to worship in prayer, singing, and preaching His Word in scripture, not man's ideas. This fuels blind zeal, false teaching, and heresies. Many say that this movie will tear down walls and bring all orders of religion together. Why would we want to tear down the walls God's watchmen are placed upon by grace to warn of the doctrines of man? The church is separate; do not join worldly doctrines. We have enemies for the gospel's sake. We are to follow scriptural instruction.
It amazes me that so many who profess to be the Lord's either do not read scripture or do not understand it. A movie will not instruct one in scripture anymore than one of man's new easy to read Bibles. The 1611 KJV is scripture and the Spirit draws and interprets.
The Lord Jesus Christ is not a longhaired, passive, weakened, hippy. He is the Son of God. He is the power of God. He fulfilled everything God the Father gave Him to do. Scripture testifies of this.
God gives understanding. Search the scripture daily, pray without ceasing.
The passion of Christ is His love for you, His people who God gave Him.


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Nicola Antonio Monti (August 16, 1736 - December 19, 1795) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical style.

Biography
Born in Ascoli Piceno, he first trained locally under Biagio Miniera, then traveled to Rome to study under Pompeo Batoni. He was active in Ascoli, Perugia, Rome, and Fermo.  He painted for the Church of Santa Maria in Monterone, Rome. The Cathedral of Ascoli Piceno has a painting depicting the Miracle of Bread and Fishes (1782). He painted a St Anne, Virgin, and young St John the Baptist (1769) for the church of San Domenico in Ascoli. He died in poverty.

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1736 births
1795 deaths
People from the Province of Ascoli Piceno
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Rococo painters
18th-century Italian male artists