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The Macro- and Micro-Level Reasons Why Salespeople Are Struggling to Make Their Numbers
Byron Matthews and Tamara Schenk | May 18, 2018 |
Sales has never been an easy profession, but our research shows that more salespeople than ever are struggling to make their numbers. Over the last five years, the percentage of salespeople making quota dropped by 10 points. The percentage of companies achieving revenue also dropped by nearly 4 points.
If you're in senior leadership, this performance decline can be incredibly frustrating. You've invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, in CRM solutions and other technologies designed to make your salespeople more productive and effective. You've put considerable funding into developing training programs and sales collateral. You've honed your hiring practices and sought to attract top-notch talent with a proven rack record in your industry. So why aren't you seeing a return on your investment?
Our answer is simple. Today's sales organizations are not keeping up with and adapting to the pace of change.
We all know how quickly things change. Just think about what you can do with the phone you use today as compared to the one you used just five years ago. From the technology itself to the apps that are available, the difference is night and day.
However, few of us take the time to think about the macro forces of change all around us and how they impact the profession we're in. We're not talking about the small things like the release of the latest iPhone. Or even more dramatic events like an economic recession that can have a real, but often temporary, impact on our opportunities. Instead, we're talking about the really big changes that irrevocably reshape the world we live in and how we sell.
The Macro Forces of Change
To understand this, we need to start with five important macro-level changes. You'll probably be familiar with each of these to some extent, but what we want to look at is how they are impacting the sales profession.
Digital first: disruption and consumption. The release of the latest smartphone technology certainly falls into this category, but it is much broader than that. McKinsey estimates that the Internet of Things has the potential to impact the global economy by as much as $11 trillion by 2025. This impact will be the result of changes in the way businesses collect and leverage data for better decision-making and the way consumers use technology to interact with sellers. As sales becomes more technologically driven, desirable skill sets will shift from strictly soft skills like relationship-building to include harder skills like data analysis. In some cases, the best candidates may not even come from the field of sales.
Emerging middle class. In the developed world, the number of people with middle-class buying power has remained relatively stagnant and, in some cases, has even declined. However, in many emerging economies, the opposite is true. By 2025, the middle class is expected to have increased by 153 percent around the world, with the greatest increases coming from countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To tap into this new buying power, companies are going to have to staff a sales force with professionals from countries and cultures that may be very different from those of their current sales force. These new hires will have unique enablement needs.
Increased urbanization. Many geographies are also moving from primarily agrarian-based economies to heavily industrialized economies supported by growing cities. As many as 65 million people are moving to cities every year. That's the equivalent of adding seven new Chicagos (including surrounding suburbs), five-and-a-half new cities the size of the Paris metro area, or almost two new cities to rival Shanghai every year! What were once small urban areas will grow into commerce power centers as people and industry flock to these cities in the hope of new opportunities and an improved lifestyle. Companies will need to adapt both their market and go-to-customer strategies to adapt to new opportunities and new competitors that are sure to emerge.
Productivity and the aging workforce. In more mature markets, workers are hitting retirement age faster than they can be replaced with new recruits. The labor market for the last 50 years has seen a steady growth of around 1.7 percent, but McKinsey predicts it will drop to just 0.3 percent over the next 50 years in its report "Global Growth: Can Productivity Save the Day in an Aging World?" For businesses, this translates into more competition for an ever-smaller pool of qualified talent. To be successful, companies will need to get better at attracting younger talent and profiling new hires. Once talent is hired, enablement will need to onboard these new recruits as quickly as possible and provide the services necessary to drive sales professionals to higher and higher levels of productivity.
Invisible sector boundaries. The ability to redefine your industry has long been a recognizable principle of business survival. If you took any business classes at all, you probably remember the buggy whip manufacturer example or how railroad companies went out of business because they saw themselves as being in the railroad business and not the broader transportation market. Some of the most successful businesses today are masters at crossing sector boundaries. Ten years ago, Amazon just sold books. Today, the retail giant is successfully chipping away at established retail and logistics businesses across a range of sectors. For sellers, the competitive landscape shifts like the sands of the Sahara. Salespeople will need to get better at crossing these boundaries, selling into new markets and competing against companies that they never imagined would enter their space.
Sales Is Changing at the Micro Level, Too
It's not just the macro forces that are impacting our ability to sell. There are a number of micro forces at work as well. If you're in sales, you probably have stories you could tell in each of these categories, but our research puts some statistics behind the changes you see every day.
More buyers involved. In complex B2B sales, facing a team of buyers is nothing new, but over the years, the size of that team has been steadily growing. Our 2018 research shows the number of buyers on the average buying team has risen to 6.4. Our clients also tell us that these teams are made up of buyers from a wider range of disciplines as well. Salespeople will need to get better at managing a larger number of buyers and identifying their unique challenges, wins, and ideas for how to achieve their personal and business objectives.
Increasingly formalized process. As the size of the buying team increases, businesses tend to follow a more formalized process. This is one of the reasons we will focus so much on the path the customer follows to make decisions and implement solutions throughout the rest of this book.
Political and business-driven decisions. Increasing the number of people on the team almost always increases the amount of politics involved as interrelationship dynamics become more complex. Teams are also focused more on the business aspects of the decision, and the percentage of customers requiring an ROI analysis has gone from a five-year average of 40 to 61 percent in 2016.
Evolving buyer expectations and needs. Today's buyers have greater access to information than ever before, but while that may mean they are much more informed when they engage sales, it doesn't always mean they are better informed. Furthermore, buyers are not so much interested in what a product, service, or solution is as in what it does. They want to know how it will help them solve their challenges or reach a business goal. That requires a very different selling approach that translates capabilities into business value. This need cannot be met by adding a little bit of customer-centric color to an otherwise product-centric approach.
Longer sales cycles. The "CSO Insights 2017 World-Class Sales Practices Study" found that 60 percent of sales cycles with new customers lasted over six months. That's up from 41 percent just a year ago. This is reflective of other trends, such as larger buying teams, as well as the increasing sophistication of the solutions sold. While sales enablement can sometimes help shorten sales cycles, in general, salespeople and organizations will need to learn to adapt their approach to these longer selling cycles.
The Rise of Sales Enablement
The changing needs of today's buyers and the downward slide in sales performance have led to an increased focus on sales enablement in many organizations. In 2013, only 19 percent of companies we studied had a dedicated enablement person, program, or function. In 2017, that rose to 59 percent.
How successful sales enablement is makes a huge difference. In our most recent study, only 35 percent of organizations reported that their enablement discipline met or exceeded expectations, but within this group, 67 percent of salespeople achieved quota (see Figure I.1). Organizations that reported meeting only some of their enablement expectations saw 60 percent of salespeople achieving quota. Organizations that reported achieving few of their expectations, essentially failing to enable their sales force, saw only 42 percent of their salespeople achieving quota. Quota attainment in this final group was even lower than the study's average quota attainment of 58 percent.
So, what's gone wrong?
CSO Insights research and our experiences in the field with hundreds of sales organizations lead us to several main conclusions:
- There is very little agreement (even within organizations) on what exactly sales enablement is, what it does and how to create an effective discipline.
- Even when there is agreement within the organization, most sales enablement initiatives are shaped around vague and unclear outcomes.
- Most sales enablement initiatives are not designed to help salespeople adapt to the micro and macro forces in the marketplace.
This is a direct excerpt from Sales Enablement: A Master Framework to Engage, Equip and Empower a World-Class Sales Force by Byron Matthews and Tamara Schenk, copyright © 2018 by Miller Heiman Group. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada.
Byron Matthews is chief executive officer of Miller Heiman Group. Byron not only brings the senior leader's perspective to the topic of selling, he also has a long and successful track record in sales himself with major companies, including Aflac, Mercer, and Accenture. In the industry, he is a sought-after speaker on topics such as AI-augmented sales and the future of selling.
Tamara Schenk is research director at CSO Insights. In addition to being the lead analyst for sales force enablement at CSO Insights, Tamara is a noted author, speaker, and evangelist on the topic. She also brings real-world enablement experience to the table, having come up through the enablement ranks to serve as VP of sales enablement for T-Systems, a leading global IT and telecom company, before joining Miller Heiman Group.
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Q: Arduino - how to change TFmini's measure unit to mm I'm making a 3D scanner using TFMini-S Lidar alone with Arduino Uno.  The Lidar default to cm, but I want to use mm instead.  However everywhere I look, I can't find any clear way to do it.  After reading the documentation, I discovered the TFMini is factory programed to use cm.  But it also mentions that there are commands that can change the unit to mm.

The value of distance output Dist may vary with the output unit, which is cm by default. If the
unit of distance is changed to the unit-mm via an instruction, and the PC software will be unable
to identify it, and so the unit of "④TIME LINE CHART" will still be cm. For example, the actual
TFmini measurement is 1m, the distance value of TFmini is 1000 in mm, the value read by the
PC software also is 1000, but the unit will not change and still display cm.

And this is all I can find about how to do that from some other website:

TFmin LiDAR sensor has updated with the output unit mm to cm now. There is the configuration commands that can set the output unit by your need:
"Changes to the mm: send 42 57 02 00 00 0 01, 02 to enter configuration mode, then send 42 57 02 00 00 00 00 1A;
Change to cm: send 42 57 02 00 00 0 01, 02 to enter configuration mode, then send 42 57 02 00 00 00 01 1A."

I'm a beginner to Arduino and I'm not sure how to send those configuration commands.  If there are similar resources, please let me know.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Solution found from TFMini-Plus library, but it works with TFMini-S/TFMini as well.
The "STANDARD_FORMAT_MM" command will set the measure unit to mm, but make sure to save using "SAVE_SETTINGS" command.  Refer to the Github example code for your own project.
Big thanks to the creator of that Github repo.

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Kissing goes by favour.
Kitchen psychic is the best physic.
Kitty Swerrock where she sat,
Come reach me this, come reach me that.
Knavery may serve a turn, but honesty never fails.
Knaves and fools divide the world.
Knaves imagine nothing can be done without knavery.
Knotty timber must have sharp wedges.
Knotty timber requires sharp wedges.
Know each other as if your were brothers; negotiate deals as if you were strangers to each other.
Know thyself to know others, for heart beats like heart.
Know you not that kings have long arms?
Know, cabbages, that there is spinach in the stew.
Knowing hens lay even in nettles.
Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
Knowledge is not the main thing, but deeds.
Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.
Labour conquers all things.
Labour has a bitter root, but a sweet taste.
Labour warms, sloth harms.
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
Lad's love is lassies' delight, and if lads won't love, lassies will flite.
Lad's love's a busk of broom, not a while and soon done.
"Ladies have ladies' whims." said crazy Ann, when she draggled her cloak in the gutter.
Lambs don't runs with the mouth of the sleeping wolf.
Land was never lost for want of an heir.
Lang tarrying taks a' the thanks awa'.
[Long tarrying takes all the thanks away.]
Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay.
Large desire is endless poverty.
- Proverb, (Indian)
Large thongs of another man's leather.
Large trees give more shade than fruit.
Lasses and glasses are always in danger.
Lasses are lads' leavings.
Last make fast.
Last ship, best ship.
Late children are early orphans.
Late fruit keeps well.
Late hours and love and wine lead not to moderation in anything.
Late repentance is rarely sincere.
Late repentance is seldom true.
Late repentance is seldom worth much.
Laugh and grow fat.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Laugh with those that laugh.
Laugh, if you are wise.
Laughter abounds in the mouths of fools.
Laughter cannot bring back what anger has driven away.
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"Yeh my boyfriend goes to another school."
1. "No I don't have any homework, Mum."
The truth: Obviously I have homework, it's a school day, but I want to watch TV now so I'm going to lie about it and then copy it off someone in class tomorrow.
2. "The teacher only told us about this massive science project today."
The truth: I have known about the project for over a month but completely forgot to mention it 'til tonight so I am telling you this now so that you will please help me make it.
3. "Yes, Mum, I have taken the chicken out of the freezer."
The truth: I did not remember to take it out the freezer and I'm now trying to panic-defrost it by running it under the tap and shoving it in the microwave.
4. "I've only been playing this game for like half an hour."
The truth: I have been playing from the second you left the house and can barely see any more.
The truth: I floss when I actually remember, which is usually about a week before I have a dentist appointment.
The truth: You're a bit of a weird kid and I don't want to tell you that you can't play so I am passing it off to the person who owns this football.
The truth: I am lying in bed and am not even close to being ready for school even though my bus gets here in five minutes.
The truth: I ignored it on purpose because I wanted to stay out longer.
The truth: I am staying at someone else's house but I know you don't trust them so I have created this cover story.
The truth: By parents I mean someone's slightly dodgy older brother who will sit in another room getting stoned with his mates while we cause absolute carnage.
The truth: We're probably both to blame. Actually no, he deserved it.
The truth: This is a complete lie. I am planning to stall going to bed for the next few hours until I wear you down so much you just let me stay up.
The truth: My report is in my bag.
The truth: My bedtime is 10pm and I am telling you this because I want you to think I am cool.
The truth: Everyone else is not allowed to go but several of the cooler kids in my school are going and this may be my chance to be cool.
The truth: I forgot about it and stayed up watching TV instead.
The truth: It definitely is but I am trying to trick you into buying it for me for Christmas.
The truth: I absolutely do not have a boyfriend.
The truth: I secretly sneaked a load of chocolate out of the kitchen earlier and that is why I can't finish this nice dinner you made, Mum.


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Dry dock leaves Guam for Philippines
Former military dry-dock sold to undisclosed buyer.
Dry dock leaves Guam for Philippines Former military dry-dock sold to undisclosed buyer. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/01/31/dry-dock-leaves-guam-philippines/79500876/
Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno, gdumat-ol@guampdn.com Published 11:31 p.m. ChT Jan. 31, 2016 | Updated 11:51 a.m. ChT Feb. 1, 2016
Dry-dock Richland leaves Guam
Dry-dock Richland is towed out of Apra Harbor, Jan. 28, with the help of several local tug boats and the large tug boat "Rhocas," from the Philippines. The Richland will be towed to the Philippines over the next several days. U.S. Navy photos by Jeff Landis, Major (USMC, Ret.)
Dry-dock Richland is towed out of Apra Harbor, Jan. 28, with the help of several local tug boats and the large tug boat "Rhocas," from the Philippines. The Richland will be towed to the Philippines over the next several days.(Photo: U.S. Navy photos by Jeff Landis, Major (USMC, Ret.))
A rusty, floating dry-dock almost the size of two football fields has been towed off Apra Harbor where it's been based for almost half a century.
The Richland dry-dock, once used to repair military ships and submarines in Guam, is on a journey to the Philippines, where it was stationed for repairs of U.S. and allied ships during the final stages of World War II, according to the Navy.
The Philippines hosts a thriving ship repair industry at the former U.S. Navy base at Subic Bay.
Subic transformed into a commercial shipping and trade hub after the Philippine government banned U.S. military bases from continuing their presence in the country in the early 1990s.
Once owned by the U.S. military, the floating dry-dock's previous owner, the Guam Shipyard, sold the property to an undisclosed buyer.
The sale is confidential and the buyer couldn't be named, according to a Guam Shipyard executive, Mathew Pothen.
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The Navy and U.S. Coast Guard did confirm the dry-dock began its voyage across the Philippine Sea on Jan. 28. The Coast Guard established a 500-yard safety zone, advising other ships to keep a distance, while the floating dry-dock was transiting through Guam waters.
Richland is a 622-foot-long, 124-foot-wide floating garage for ships.
It has been located in Guam's Apra Harbor since 1968, according to the Navy.
Richland was put into U.S. Navy commission in 1944. The Navy ended its ship repair operations in Guam and outsourced ship repairs to private contractors.
After it was commissioned as part of Navy assets in 1944, Richland was first towed to Pearl Harbor, then to Enewetak and Ulithi Atolls in the Marshall Islands before making its way to San Pedro Bay in the Philippines to service U.S. and allied ships involved in the closing stages of World War II, according to the Navy.
A tugboat is pulling Richland on its trip to the Philippines.
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Turkey condemns Biden's criticism of 'autocrat' Erdogan
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 12, 2019 Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris speak on in Houston, Texas, after the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. - This week the eyes of US voters turn to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democratic convention -- unless they swivel first to Republican distracter-in-chief Donald Trump. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
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ISTANBUL: Turkey has condemned remarks made by US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and calling for support for the Turkish leader's opponents. Biden made the comments in an interview filmed by the New York Times in December but a video of the remarks only appeared on Saturday before going viral on social media. Asked about Erdogan, Biden described the Turkish president as an "autocrat", criticized his policy towards the Kurds and advocated supporting the Turkish opposition.
"What I think we should be doing is taking a very different approach to him now, making it clear that we support opposition leadership," Biden said. He said it was necessary to "embolden" Erdogan's rivals to allow them "to take on and defeat Erdogan. Not by a coup, not by a coup, but by the electoral process." The comments did not provoke much reaction when they were published in the New York Times in January, but the video of the interview triggered an angry response from Turkey.
"The analysis of Turkey by @JoeBiden is based on pure ignorance, arrogance and hypocrisy," Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin tweeted. "The days of ordering Turkey around are over. But if you still think you can try, be our guest. You will pay the price." Biden's statements also embarrassed Erdogan's opponents, who the Turkish government regularly accuses of being in the pay of foreign powers. Several officials of the main opposition CHP party quickly distanced themselves from Biden's remarks, calling for "respect for the sovereignty of Turkey".
Some Biden critics also expect a possible deterioration in already testy relations between Ankara and Washington if he manages to defeat Donald Trump in the US presidential election in November. Erdogan, who in recent years has worked to cultivate a personal relationship with Trump, often lashes out at his predecessor, Barack Obama. Biden was Obama's vice president. Relations between Ankara and Washington were strained during Obama's second term, particularly to disagreements over Syria and growing international criticism over freedoms and rights in Turkey.- AFP
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Cocaine and Alcohol: A Dangerous Combination Part 2
September 3, 2012 Michael ShannonAlcohol Addiction Treatment, Blog
People who combined cocaine and alcohol, and were aware of the dangerous effects, were asked why they continued to do so. Nearly all said because the pros outweighed the cons. They enjoyed the increased and prolonged euphoria, a feeling that they could not get with using only one drug. Most also claimed that they have never had any health related problems or emergencies, nor had known anyone with related problems. Unfortunately, most did not know how fatal the combination was. Most thought that there were dangers when mixing cocaine and alcohol, but never realised that the two drugs could create a third and they could have an overdose and die.
Massive Liver Failure
The cocaethylene toxins build up over a period of time and begin to work on the liver. The combination of alcohol in the liver, with the effects of the cocaethylene in the system is a contributor to massive liver failure, even if the user is at a young age. This is sad that a person at an early age could potentially damage their liver permanently or die because they were unaware of how serious this dangerous combination can be. However, liver damage, and ultimately failure, is not the only danger of mixing cocaine and alcohol.
More Dangers
Research is currently ongoing, but what has been found in recent studies is alarming. These studies are showing that cocaethylene builds up in the liver and begins to cause palpitations, blockages, and deterioration within the heart. Young people are especially at risk, not only because of the additional strain caused by cocaethylene, but because many younger people take on strenuous exercises that may be part of their daily routine and this causes more strain.
Many people who have/had mixed cocaine and alcohol, and are in their thirties, are developing serious heart problems, having heart attacks, and even dying. There is a growing suspicion that this dangerous combination and the creation of cocaethylene may be responsible for young people with heart problems. According to US Drug Abuse Warning System, "cocaine and alcohol abuse is a major cause of emergency medical admissions" and "the cause of increases in cocaine-related mortality".
Steven Cox Speaks Out
Steven Cox, deputy head of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, said that nearly 12 young people, who appear healthy, are dying every week in the UK from heart related illnesses. He went on to say that one in 300 of these people did have an underlying heart condition, but the remainder did not.
Some countries have tried to educated people about the dangerous effects of mixing cocaine and alcohol by placing advertisements throughout cities, especially around bar and nightclub areas. However, at this point and time, the effort is not enough. Many professionals are mad because to them the issue is being ignored while thousands are dying. More money and time must be spent on education the general public about the dangerous combination of alcohol and cocaine.
All Drugs Are Dangerous
There are dangers of using any kind of drug for a 'high', no matter what it is, how much is consumed, or with what it was mixed with. Thousands, more likely millions, of people have died the first time experimenting with a drug and other people are unaware of the dangers that drug use has. It is important to become educated about drugs and the dangers of mixing them, especially cocaine and alcohol.
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Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged less than a week ago.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration late Wednesday grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner until the risk of battery fires is resolved.
The order applies only to the six Dreamliners operated by United Airlines, the lone U.S. carrier with 787s. But other airlines and civil aviation authorities in other countries quickly followed suit.
Japan's two largest air carriers voluntarily grounded their 787s on Wednesday ahead of the FAA's order following an emergency landing by one of the planes in Japan.
On Thursday, the European Aviation Safety Agency ordered all European carriers to ground the jetliner. The Indian government ordered Air India to ground its fleet of six Boeing 787s, and Ethiopian Airlines grounded its four 787s "for precautionary inspection."
The 787s are a key part of Air Canada's strategy to grow its capacity and profitability. The Montreal-based carrier plans to transfer Boeing 767 and Airbus A319 planes from its fleet to a new low-cost airline Rouge as it takes delivery of 37 new widebody aircraft, starting next year.
However, David Tyerman of Canaccord Genuity said Air Canada has time for Boeing to iron out problems with the 787 before it begins to take delivery of its first aircraft.
"If we have this conversation in six months from now then I'd start to get concerned, so there's lots of time to deal with the teething pains," he said in an interview.
Only hours before the FAA issued its order, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reiterated to reporters that he considers the plane safe and wouldn't hesitate to fly one. LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta unequivocally declared the plane safe at a news conference last week even while they ordered a safety review of the aircraft.
However, as details emerged of two battery failures only 10 days apart, it became apparent that the FAA wouldn't be able to wait for completion of its safety review before taking action. An inspection of the All Nippon Airways 787 that made an emergency landing in western Japan found that electrolytes, a flammable battery fluid, had leaked from the plane's main lithium-ion battery.
Investigators found burn marks around the damage. Japan's Kyodo News agency quoted transport ministry investigator Hideyo Kosugi as saying the liquid leaked through the electrical room floor to the outside of the aircraft.
In the first battery incident on Jan. 7, it took firefighters 40 minutes to put out a blaze centred in an auxiliary power unit of a Japan Airlines 787. The plane was empty of passengers shortly after landing at Boston's Logan International Airport.
The two incidents resulted in the release of flammable electrolytes, heat damage and smoke, the FAA confirmed. The release of battery fluid is especially concerning, safety experts said. The fluid is extremely corrosive, which means it can quickly damage electrical wiring and components. The 787 relies far more than any other airliner in operation on electronics to function rather than hydraulic or mechanical systems.
The electrolyte fluid also conducts electricity, so as it spreads it can short circuits, interfere with electrical signals and make control of the plane impossible for pilots and ignite fires. And its corrosiveness raises concern about whether a leak might weaken a key support structure of the plane, even though the 787 is the first airliner to be made primarily from lightweight composite materials that are less susceptible to corrosion than aluminum, safety experts said.
"Anytime you have leakage of battery fluid it's a very serious situation," said Kevin Hiatt, president and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, which promotes global airline safety.
The fluid leak identified in the Japanese airline plane was a "very significant finding," said John Goglia, an expert on aircraft maintenance and a former U.S. National Transportation Safety Board member.
"There are all kinds of possibilities," Goglia said. "They need to go in and take a look at it. I guarantee you everybody's doing that."
The 787 is the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium-ion batteries to help power its energy-hungry electrical systems. The batteries charge faster and can be better moulded to space-saving shapes compared with other airplane batteries.
"Unfortunately, what Boeing did to save weight is use the same batteries that are in the electric cars, and they are running into the same problems with the 787 as the problems that have shown up in electric cars," said Paul Czysz, professor emeritus of aeronautical engineering at St. Louis University.
The lithium-ion batteries in several Chevrolet Volts used for crash-testing caught fire in 2011. General Motors engineers eventually figured out that the fires were the result of a battery coolant leak that caused electrical shorts after side-impact crash tests. GM retrofitted the car with more steel to protect the battery. No fires were ever reported on real-world roads.
Jim McNerney, Boeing's chairman, president and CEO, said the company is working with the FAA to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.
"We are confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity," he said in a statement. "We will be taking every necessary step in the coming days to assure our customers and the travelling public of the 787's safety and to return the airplanes to service."
Mike Sinnett, chief engineer on the 787, said last week that the plane's batteries have operated through a combined 1.3 million hours and never had an internal fault. He said they were built with multiple protections to ensure that failures "don't put the airplane at risk."
The lithium-ion design was chosen because it's the only type of battery that can take a large charge in a short amount of time. Rechargeable lithium batteries are most widely used to power consumer electronics such as laptops and cellphones. But they are also known to short-circuit and start fires that burn extremely hot and are difficult to put out.
Shipments of lithium batteries are suspected of causing or contributing to the severity of fires that caused two cargo jets to crash since 2010.
Sinnett said Boeing has long been aware of possible problems with lithium batteries. However, he said Boeing had designed the plane with special safety precautions to prevent a possible battery fire and to contain a fire to a small area should one occur.
Boeing and its customers will need to move quickly to resolve the problem. The aircraft maker has booked orders for more than 800 of the planes from airlines around the world attracted by its increased fuel efficiency.


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This congressionally mandated study will explore the extent of reproducibly and replication issues in scientific and engineering research and review current activities to improve reproducibly and replication, highlighting examples of good practices.
As the first ever decadal survey of the social and behavioral sciences, this study will identify opportunities that are poised to contribute significantly to the intelligence community's analytic responsibilities in support of national security.
This study is an evaluation of the Minerva Research Initiative, a Department of Defense program that supports social science research to improve our understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape the world.
The study is seeking input from researchers and stakeholder communities for its first phase.
The committee will hold its first meeting on April 23-24. This consensus study will assess the theoretical approaches and empirical science on generational differences as related to the workplace. There will be a short session open to the public on Tuesday afternoon where invited presenters will provide their perspective on the study and the relevant scientific literature.
BBCSS is in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) of the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Released in March 2019, this Consensus Study Report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences recommends that the intelligence community (IC) make sustained collaboration with researchers in the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) a key priority as it develops research objectives for the coming decade.
This consensus study report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and the Board on Science Education summarizes identifies new findings related to neurological processes involved in learning, individual and cultural variability related to learning, and educational technologies. In addition to expanding scientific understanding of the mechanisms of learning and how the brain adapts throughout the lifespan, there have been important discoveries about influences on learning, particularly sociocultural factors and the structure of learning environments.
This new publication from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences summarizes a workshop held June 2018 to discuss behavioral economics research and how to expand such research to be of benefit to older and middle-aged adults. The workshop looked at successful applications of the research; how to make them more effective; and focused on identifying approaches that could generate long-term benefits in areas of interest to the National Institute on Aging, such as decreasing sedentary behavior, promoting volunteering and social engagement, improving medical regimen adherence, and reducing inappropriate use of opioids and using opioids when medically necessary.
This workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.
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Israel Will Allow Controversial US Congresswomen Omar, Tlaib to Visit Country, Ambassador Says
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) shares a fist bump with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in Washington, DC, April 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Jim Bourg.
Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer said on Friday that his country would permit controversial Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan to visit.
"Out of respect for the US Congress and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel," Dermer said.
Omar and Tlaib — two of the four minority legislators who have been the target of President Donald Trump's ire in recent days — plan to travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming weeks.
Both back the anti-Israel BDS movement and have made comments widely condemned as being antisemitic.
The official Palestinian Authority daily published an opinion piece on Saturday that called for a terrorist attack on a major...
Israeli law allows the denial of entry to BDS supporters under certain circumstances.
According to Haaretz, a decision to bar Omar and Tlaib would have required the approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, due to the sensitivity of the situation.


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Evan Rachel Wood Accuses Marilyn Manson Of Grooming And Abuse
By Isabelle Truman
The actress says the musician, who she started dating when she was 18 and he was 36, "horrifically abused me for years"
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Evan Rachel Wood has accused Marilyn Manson of grooming her and subjecting her to abuse "for years," saying she was "brainwashed" and "manipulated" by the musician who she dated when she was 18 and he was 36.
The Golden Globe-nominated star of the hit series, Westworld, shared a post on her Instagram page on Monday, February 1, saying she will no longer be silent and enable Manson to continue to abuse others. "The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson," Wood wrote. "He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail," she continued.
"I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent."
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Manson and Wood began their relationship in 2007, when Wood was 18 and Manson was 36. They were engaged in January 2010, but called off their relationship seven months later. Vanity Fair reports that in 2019, Wood described an abusive relationship she had been in for several years with a man she met in her late teens during testimony given to the California Senate Public Safety Committee. "My experience with domestic violence was this: Toxic mental, physical and sexual abuse which started slow but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body," she told the subcommittee. At the time, Woods didn't name her abuser.
Manson, whose representatives were not immediately available for comment, has denied similar allegations in the past. His team has also "categorically denied" prior similar accusations.
Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage for Disney Pictures)
In 2009, Manson was quoted in a Spin article as saying of Wood: "I have fantasies every day about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer." The Independent notes that when the quote was resurfaced as part of an interview with Manson last year, his PR team responded by saying the comment was "obviously a theatrical rock star interview promoting a new record, and not a factual account."
Following Wood's allegations, at least four other women have come forward with their own stories of abuse, including sexual assault, physical assault, psychological abuse, and various forms of violence, coercion and intimidation.
"I have night terrors, PTSD, anxiety, and mostly crippling OCD. I try to wash constantly to get him out or off of me. … I am coming forward so he will finally stop," Ashley Lindsay Morgan wrote on Instagram.
"I have been afraid to bring any spotlight upon myself as to avoid winding up in his crosshairs again," wrote Sarah McNeilly. "As a result of the way he treated me, I suffer from mental health issues and PTSD that have affected my personal and professional relationships, self-worth and personal goals. I believe he gets off on ruining people''s lives. I stand in support of all that have and all will come forward. I want to see Brian held accountable for his evil."
Gabriella released a lengthy statement on Instagram, saying that she met Manson and started a relationship with him in 2015 when she was 22 and he was 46. "It has taken me five years to speak out and say that I was in an abusive relationship. I have been diagnosed with PTSD and still suffer from nightmares," she wrote. "I blocked out a lot of the memories, but the feelings remain and manifest in various ways. The reason I'm finally sharing this traumatic experience is for my healing and because I'm done being silent. I don't believe it's fair for someone to not be held accountable for their horrific actions."
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Norwegian architecture and interior design firm YSA Design and Art@YSA have transformed Holland America Line's newest ship into an art gallery with around 2,500 original pieces of artwork.
Featuring 160 artists, the ship's art collections is one of the largest at sea, according to Anne-Cecilie Thidemansen, art consultant at YSA Design.
"Visually arresting art can help passengers get their bearings onboard a huge cruise ship, but it also provides talking points and, on repeat viewing, can offer fresh discoveries. Art changes situations and environments, which means it can also change perceptions," she said.
Deck 9 showcases a version of Michelangelo's David holding a mobile phone. "The artist is saying something about classical sculpture and modern obsessions, but there's a further layer of irony if passengers see David as a 'selfie moment'," said Thidemansen.
YSA Design worked across the 2,666-guest, 99,902gt Pinnacle-class ship, developing and project managing the theatre, stairs and lift lobbies, Neptune and observation lounges, Tamarind Restaurant, spa, outdoor areas and several other public spaces. The company also carried out similar work on Nieuw Statendam's sister ship, Koninsgdam.


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Review | The Hundred Names of Darkness, Nilanjana Roy
Posted on 2 August 2016 by Jaclyn
I absolutely adored Nilanjana Roy's The Wildlings, so you can bet I gasp-squee'd with joy when I saw the ARC of its sequel and conclusion The Hundred Names of Darkness at a recent Penguin Random House Canada event.
Book table at the Penguin Random House Canada Blockbuster Books event
It's a story about alley cats in a Delhi neighbourhood called Nizamuddin. A house cat Mara serves as their Sender, which means she can use her whiskers to travel across great distances and communicate with other cats without ever leaving her house. In Wildlings, Mara's powers prove instrumental in the Nizamuddin cats' battle against a group of feral cats threatening to take over their territory.
Hundred Names of Darkness takes us deeper into Mara's psyche. Human habitation threatens the neighbourhood hunting grounds, and Nizamuddin cats are struggling to find enough food to survive. The clan faces the very real possibility that they may need to find a new neighbourhood to call home. Traditionally, such big change is guided by the clan's Sender, but all too aware of how odd her clan views her status as an indoor cat, Mara keeps herself apart. While Senders in other cities patrol their streets at night, ensuring the well being of their clans, Mara remains terrified of venturing beyond her home, and knows very little of the struggles her clan faces.
A parallel storyline involves a golf course a few neighbourhoods away, where cats, peacocks, bandicoots, rats and other wildlife live together in relative harmony, with plenty of hunting to be found. When a rogue bandicoot amasses an army to rise up in revolt and there aren't enough cats and peacocks to defend the space, the delicate balance between the species is threatened, and the animals face the risk of humans taking the territory back away from them.
The title of the novel comes from a feline myth recounted midway through the book, about a powerful cat who travelled the world and, feeling empty, decided to seek out the cat who lives on the other side of the night. A battle with darkness itself ensues, and provides a beautiful metaphor for what it is Mara has to do in order to conquer her fear.
Original cover (Aleph Book, 2013)
New cover (Penguin Random House Canada, 2016)
If I loved The Wildlings, I adored Hundred Names. What a thrilling and beautifully written conclusion to the Nizamuddin cats' tale! It's fantastic to see Mara grow up, from a frightened kitten who broadcasts her thoughts to random neighbourhoods, to an adult cat who embraces her destiny and explores the full extent of her powers. I also loved seeing old favourites again, the warrior queen Beraal now a doting mother, the trouble-making Southpaw now a full fledged hunter with a strong sense of duty to his clan, and warriors Katar and Hulo now aged and while still strong, definitely weatherbeaten. We also meet Hatch, the child of Wildlings' Tooth and Claw and a cheel afraid to fly. His muttered "whatever"s bely the depth of his fear, and I loved seeing Mara draw from her own experiences to help him face his fears.
Mara's Bigfeet play a somewhat more visible role in this story, and there are a lot more references to Indian food and to other Delhi neighbourhoods, which I loved because it gave this story a much stronger sense of place than Wildlings. Whereas Wildlings felt like it could have been written about one of many other neighbourhoods, Hundred Names gave a much clearer picture of Nizamuddin, and its use of human markers made the place feel more tangible to its human readers.
I also loved meeting Senders from other neighbourhoods. These scenes give Mara a chance to learn more about her role as Sender, as well as situate the Nizamuddin cats among a much larger community of cats across the region. And I absolutely loved learning more about Mara's mother and the circumstances in which she ended up at the drain pipe where her Bigfeet found her.
The duology's story seems to grow up in this instalment much like Mara does. Whereas the conflict in Wildlings is tough and exciting (feral cats encroaching on territory!), the conflict here feels more subdued, wistful, un-winnable without necessarily being hopeless. It's time for the Nizamuddin clan to move on, and fight though they might, there's a sense of inevitability about it as well, for how much can they really fight against human progress? If Wildlings is about fighting for what's yours, Hundred Names is about knowing when the fight is over and it's time to move on. The ending is filled with hope, but the taste is bittersweet, and even Mara's exploration of the extent of her powers is tinged by the realization of the responsibilities that come with the role of Sender.
I can't say enough good things about this book and this duology as a whole. If you loved The Wildlings, you'll enjoy this book and delight in returning to the company of Mara and the Nizamuddin cats. If you haven't read The Wildlings yet, I highly recommend giving it a try if you like cats and stories of magic, friendship and the importance of home.
As an aside, in my review of Wildlings, I mentioned my disappointment that the Canadian edition didn't include the beautiful illustrations that I hear were in the original edition. Hundred Names also likely misses out on many of these sketches, but I thought the two they did include are beautifully evocative. You can almost feel the softness of the cats' fur. (If anyone sees this edition still in print, I'd love to know!)
Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Kaiden Miller the News-Sun Football Player of the Year
Grayslake Central's Kaiden Miller was a quarterback.
And a linebacker.
And a wide receiver.
He was successful in each role.
Miller spent the last six games of his senior season as a running back, however, and the results put a jolt into the Rams' offensive production and gave Miller yet another platform to display his considerable talent.
"I was excited, to be honest," he said. "We always had little packages, but this was permanent. It definitely put more weight on my back because I went from getting only a few touches to having the ball on almost every play."
That formula perplexed opposing defenses as the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Miller, the 2022 News-Sun Football Player of the Year, became a one-man wrecking crew for the Rams (7-4) and compiled a remarkable statistical ledger.
"I felt like moving to running back unleashed me," he said. "I felt unstoppable. It let me find holes and run through people."
Miller did all of that and more.
In his first game as a full-time running back, a 49-34 road win against Grant on Sept. 30, he rushed for 307 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries. He scored four touchdowns again in a 40-39 win against Lakes in the regular-season finale three weeks later and finished the season with 2,043 yards from scrimmage and 27 touchdowns on 174 touches.
In the six games that Miller was the primary back, he rushed for 1,191 yards and 15 TDs on 135 carries.
"I faced some obstacles, but my senior season ended up being pretty exciting," he said.
Grayslake Central's Kaiden Miller (7) runs for big yardage ahead of teammate Garrett Guenther (9) during a game against Grayslake North in Grayslake on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Michael Schmidt / News-Sun)
Miller passed the initial eye test, running past, over and around would-be tacklers. But his dominance was clear when Grayslake Central coaches watched film later.
"In the end, everyone knew they had to stop Kaiden, but it didn't matter because they couldn't," Grayslake Central coach Mike Maloney said. "Sooner or later, you knew he would pop a long one. It wasn't like he was a receiver pretending to be a running back."
Miller was a quick study at the position, and Maloney marveled at his field vision. Miller also quickly developed the ability to wait to set up blocks, which even experienced rushers can struggle to do.
There was a profound effect on the Rams' offensive linemen, as Miller blew through even the smallest of creases and occasionally compensated for miscues.
"I would be screaming at the line for missing a block, and Kaiden would be standing in the end zone," said Maloney, who also coaches the team's offensive line.
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Miller's athleticism is easy to identify. But those who know him describe someone consumed with getting the most out of that ability. Brent Pitt has had plenty of exposure to that trait since first coaching Miller on Grayslake Central's freshman team in 2019, when Miller played quarterback.
Pitt also coaches Grayslake Central track and field, a sport in which Miller excels too. Last spring he qualified for the Class 3A state meet in the triple jump after winning both that event and the long jump at the Lake County Invitational and the Northern Lake County Conference Meet.
"He may not be the most vocal leader, but the amount of kids who gravitate toward him is unreal," Pitt said. "He could easily take track off, but he's already hounding me to get started working."
That work ethic is familiar to former Grayslake Central quarterback Darryl Overstreet Jr., who rewrote the program's career passing records and recently finished his freshman season at Division II Upper Iowa. The two remain close enough that Overstreet will get a ride home for the holidays with Miller, who will visit Upper Iowa this weekend.
What impressed Overstreet most about Miller's dominant senior season was how he handled being under the microscope.
"He's always had that 'I'm the guy' mentality," Overstreet said. "This year he really learned how to learn, and his leadership improved dramatically. It's like watching your little brother become all grown up."
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.
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A beautiful smile can brighten your life every day, professionally and socially. Imagine coming in for a single appointment or two with Lansing Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Hubbard, and leaving with the smile you've always wanted. The results are immediate and dramatic. Whether you are looking for teeth whitening, porcelain veneers, zoom teeth whitening, bridges or dental implants, or conservative bonding our advanced reconstructive and cosmetic dentistry team is here to help. Our first objective is to accommodate you by accurately diagnosing your cosmetic dental needs. We then provide you with a cosmetic recommendation and work with you to establish a treatment plan. Our aim is to establish positive relationships with all of our patients and deliver exceptional cosmetic dentistry.
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Lumineers® are contact lens-thin porcelain veneers and are often marketed to be placed over existing teeth without having to remove tooth structure (unlike traditional veneers.) While not applicable to every situation, Lumineers® can be a painless, beautiful and long lasting cosmetic solution for stained, chipped, discolored or misaligned teeth. Read more about Lumineers® here.
People with a time constraints for that special occasion will often ask for a teeth whitening solution that is quick. If this is your situation we can offer in- office teeth whitening. It is best to have a teeth cleaning just prior to our in office teeth whitening. We also offer take home teeth whitening products and Zoom Teeth Whitening. Read more about teeth whitening here.
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Direct composite bonding is an excellent option for restoring aging, discolored, worn or failing existing restorations. It in many cases is the most conservative of existing tooth structure. When cosmetic bonding is done with the correct technique, these restorations can rival the appearance of porcelain veneers and at less expense. Read more about cosmetic bonding here.
Putting your smile in the hands of Lansing cosmetic dentist, Dr. Hubbard is an important decision. You can be assured that you will receive the most dependable, comfortable, and quality cosmetic dental care available. For further information about cosmetic dentistry please call us today or schedule an appointment here!


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Job: Program Director Scholarship Tools and Methods at UC San Diego Library
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Open date: July 1st, 2021
Next review date: Friday, Jul 30, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Jun 1, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
The University of California, San Diego Library seeks creative, collaborative, and service-oriented applicants for the position of Program Director (PD), Scholarship Tools and Methods (STM). The STM PD leads staff who are engaged in a range of activities including but not limited to; developing digital content, supporting our digital repository and related services and initiatives, providing format expertise for content migration, exploring new and emerging formats, scholarly communications services and more. This position offers opportunities to provide leadership in strategic program development and to participate in delivering STM services to a diverse range of users. STM and its Program Director are engaged in dynamic work that is shaping emerging areas of library service in the years ahead.
Administrative (80%)
This position serves as the Director of the Scholarship Tools and Methods Program reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Services (AUL SRS). This position is responsible for leading the administration and operations of the program including digital initiatives and related format services including reformatting. Supports Scholarly Communications services, the Data / GIS Lab, and the Digital Media Lab. Coordinates the development of digital collection and exhibit project proposals. Stewards digital collection development by reviewing proposals, applying appropriate project planning and coordinating reformatting, metadata development, object build and content release. Supports the evolution of the UC San Diego Library Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) and related tools. Provides for the appropriate metrics and assessment of digital assets; their presentation, discovery, use and preservation.
Engages opportunities to utilize digital initiatives to better disseminate scholarly resources to historically underserved communities. Partners with other programs and Library Leadership to support efforts to enhance access to lower cost learning materials. Supports University of California and UC San Diego Library engagement in the area of open access publishing. Works closely with partner programs to create broad strategies that align and support digital asset management and publishing work.
The program consists of approximately 14 FTE. Directly supervises 2 career academic and 3 classified staff. Formulates and monitors program goals, initiatives and special projects. Controls program budgets and approves expenditures, establishes program policies. Has authority for program personnel activities including staff recruitment, performance evaluations and staff development. Works closely and collaboratively across programs especially with Metadata Services, Technology and Digital Services, Special Collections and Archives and Research Data Curation. Ensures STM policies, workflows, and accomplishments are documented via our intranet (LiSN), the Library Weekly Update, and elsewhere as required.
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Represents STM on Library Leadership Council, Digital Library Steering Committee, Digital Collections Group, SRS Program Directors Group, other committees as required or appointed by the AUL SRS.
Participates in Library wide planning and special initiatives, serves on screening and search committees, is active professionally in the academic library digital initiatives community in the University of California and at the national level.
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The Scholarship Tools and Methods Program (STM) provides support and direction for the content, services and products employed by scholarship and research. This includes broad support for the development of digital asset and initiatives strategy, content transformation and management, and research and education. Complementing this role, STM staff support specific existing and emerging format types that impact interdisciplinary study and research; including but not limited to data sets, geospatial, interactive, and 3D content. STM is broadly collaborative, and works with Library colleagues, students, faculty, staff, researchers and stakeholders both local and global to meet its charge.
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MLS/MLIS or equivalent advanced degree. Other appropriate degree or equivalent experience in one or more fields related to library services may be substituted.
Experience recruiting, supervising, evaluating and developing diverse staff in a library setting.
Ability to set priorities, make informed decisions, and build team motivation and consensus.
Experience guiding the development of digital content at a research library, stewardship of format migration services, and the exploration of new and emerging formats and tools related to digital learning environments.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills and ability to plan, document, and complete projects.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated success in a work environment where planning, communication and diplomacy foster aligned priorities between multiple groups.
Demonstrated cultural competence and ability to provide leadership in ways that center equitable and inclusive practices.
Professional service or scholarship in the areas of digital initiatives, digital repositories, scholarly communications, and / or format migration / emerging format development.
Commitment to excellence in service and ability to work both independently and collaboratively with faculty, students, staff and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Demonstrated experience proposing and managing a budget that includes technology investment and operational costs.
Three or more years of supervisory experience in an academic or research library.
Demonstrated ability to guide professional growth and develop leadership skills of librarians.
Demonstrated success leading change in an organization.
Experience with organizational strategic planning.
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Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
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Stocks To Watch: Ashok Leyland, Axis Bank, Mindtree, Bharti Infratel, M&M
At 08:52 am, Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) were trading 101.45 points or over 1 per cent lower at 9,195.30, indicating a negative start for the domestic market on Friday.
Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in the focus today -
Ashok Leyland: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland Ltd has acquired 15,796,406 shares of Rs 10 each constituting 3.36 per cent of the equity of its subsidiary Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd for Rs 187.97 crore. The acquisition is part of the 6.99 per cent acquisition approved by the Board at the meeting held on March 21, 2020.
Future Retail: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday lowered its preliminary long-term issuer credit rating on Future Retail and the preliminary long-term issue rating on the company's $500-million senior secured notes to 'CCC-' from 'B-'.
Mahindra & Mahindra: The company has received board's approval to to issue Non-convertible Debentures (NCDs) aggregating Rs 1,000 crore.
Mahindra CIE Automotive: The company reported reported 86.36 per cent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 20.79 crore on 23.83 per cent fall in total income to Rs 1,667.59 crore in Q1 March 2020 over Q1 March 2019.
Goa Carbon has resumed operations at its Paradeep Unit in Odisha, after taking necessary health and safety measures given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Sunteck Realty: CARE Ratings has revised outlook for long-term banking facilities worth Rs 1,049 crore from stable to negative.
Bharti Infratel: Bharti Infratel on Thursday posted a 6.89 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 649.50 crore for the quarter ended March 31. It had reported a net profit of Rs 607.60 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Mindtree: Mindtree is slated to announce its March quarter results for the financial year 2019-20 (Q4FY20) on Friday. The mid-tier information technology (IT) services company is expected to take a hit on most of its verticals due to disruptions caused by Covid-19.
Axis Bank: The lender will consider raising funds via debt on April 28.
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Real time Chat room embeded and pinned to the Forum topics
Ethel replied to SkyBlueEyes's topic in Suggestions?
That's a joke. I took issue with your spelling and grammar on one occasion, disagreed with you on the subject of crime and punishment, and you thought it justified calling me an "infestation" in another thread. Check your own shadow at the door, sweetie. People with a high vibration don't advocate for the death penalty.
Ethel replied to Heavenman's topic in Sport & Entertainment
I am not opposed to the idea but think it would have to run alongside an actual forum where people can make long, well-thought out, reasoned posts. Chat rooms tend to be more flippant by their very nature.
Real Gems
Ethel replied to MarcusOmouse's topic in Recommended Reading, Viewing and Audio
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, here is one of Mark Passio's most recent videos, about psy-ops. Vital info for anyone new to the forum, useful even to some who aren't...
War in heaven
Ethel replied to gazap's topic in Nature Of Reality
I have heard the term before; in my readings what I understand of that term is that it describes an alleged war between spirits who created the earth realm and intended for it to be a 'school' of sorts and other, apparently wiser spirits who advised against the creation of the earth realm believing that it would create a pattern of suffering which we would all find it difficult to transcend. I encountered this information courtesy of a channeler called Michael Reccia who wrote a series of books in which he claimed to be channeling a spirit called Joseph. It was Joseph who claimed there was a so-called war in heaven between the two opposing factions, but that it wasn't really a war in the true sense of the word. It often occurred to me that this Michael Reccia guy was channeling a Reptilian. At one point in the book, the Jospeh spirit is highly judgmental towards particular types of human being and this does not correlate with what I know of spirit. I would take everything you read by channelers with a pinch of salt. Some of them are bound to be mischievous ETs who are trying to mess with our minds and beliefs. Try your best to neutralize your beliefs before you leave this world and also try and neutralize any negative beliefs about God because it has been suggested by many that it's your beliefs which determine what you experience in the Astral after you leave here. As far as that book is concerned, there is a copy of it on Amazon for £380. This usually only happens when it's a book that the PTB in this world don't want you to read for some reason but there may be exceptions.
Listening to 'Dead Can Dance' is a cleansing journey for the soul.
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Video: British Woman Gets Arrested For Praying Quietly Outside Abortion Clinic
Ethel replied to Truthblast's topic in Today's News
I simply don't believe that someone was arrested for antisocial behavior because they were praying. It's staged. Sends a message to both Christians (which I am assuming she is) and pro-lifers, in one fell swoop. No way did this copper believe it when he said that praying is antisocial behaviour. These are method actors acting out some silly little play.
threat to international security
People Who Elaborately Deceive Others Constantly Often Do It Because It Makes Them Feel Super-Smart
Ethel replied to Truthblast's topic in General Chat
Yeah, it's propagating it, lol
The problem with these types of folks is that they very rarely end up sat in front of a therapist because inevitably at some point in therapy a person has to be able to see that they themselves have some negative traits, things to work on and are entirely responsible for their own life. Narcissists have a retardation of responsibility and accountability; they will deflect or deny even in instances of very overt abuse like violence. I would not be opposed to the DSM reclassifying Narcissism as a developmental disorder since their sense of responsibility, empathy and emotional intelligence are all retarded but obviously I know that would be considered by many quite a controversial opinion.
I have listened to a lot of these types of videos, and this guy is pretty insightful and useful.
What Are Your New Year Resolutions For 2023
Ethel replied to alexa's topic in General Chat
Nietzsche had some interesting ideas on this topic
I heard the piece of music below in a film recently, Frank Darabont's "The Mist", and I thought it was a very beautiful piece of music, but that it also conveys sadness and suffering. Either way I think it's an outstanding piece of music.
A new tech thread
Ethel replied to EnigmaticWorld's topic in Technology, Transhumanism and AI
I am assuming an acer chromebook is somehow better than an "asus" chromebook, which is what I have. Either way it has disappointed me.
I have to get something off my chest. I really despise chromebooks. I bought one last year in Lidl's boxing day sale because it was approximately half price, thinking to myself: "great, I am getting a laptop/tablet for half it's rrp! What a bargain!" Then I felt all smug and lucky when I managed to get one. Fast forward one year. It is the cuntiest of cunty technologies. I have never used such shit tech. They should rename it "page unresponsive book" instead of chromebook. It has almost constant lag, whenever I try to load any page on this forum it can take sometimes 30 seconds or more to load, and the entire laptop regularly freezes when I lift the lid after it hasn't been used for a while. It has no fucking caps lock, for God's sake. The black screen of death regularly appears at random for seemingly no fucking reason. Honestly, NEVER buy this motherfucker. It's the Frank Spencer of the tech world.
Music **** HIP HOP *******
Ethel replied to sickofallthebollocks's topic in Sport & Entertainment
Probably the first time I have commented on a song shared here but... this is awesome


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Blossom Dearie, född 28 april 1924 i Durham i Greene County, New York, död 7 februari 2009 i New York, var en amerikansk jazzsångerska och pianist, främst verksam inom bebop-genren och känd för sin distinkta, flickaktiga röst.

Tidig karriär
Som barn skolades Dearie i klassisk musik på piano men i tonåren bytte hon till jazz. Efter high school flyttade hon till New York för att göra sig en karriär i musikbranschen och hon började sjunga i grupper som Blue Flames (med Woody Herman Orchestra) och Blue Reys (med Alvino Reys band) innan hennes solokarriär tog fart.

Hon flyttade till Paris 1952 och bildade en sånggrupp, the Blue Stars of Paris, vilken bland annat innehöll Michel Legrands syster Christiane och Bob Dorough. Under 1954 hade gruppen en hit i Frankrike med en fransk version av låten Lullaby of Birdland. The Blue Stars skulle senare ombildas till the Swingle Singers. Under tiden i Paris träffade hon sin blivande make, den belgiska flöjtisten och saxofonisten Bobby Jaspar. På hennes första soloalbum, släppt två år senare, spelade hon piano men sjöng inte.

En av hennes mest kända låtar från denna period är Rivieran, som är skriven och komponerad av Cy Coleman och Joseph McCarthy Jr 1956.

Sena 1950-talet och 1960-talet
Efter att ha återvänt från Frankrike spelade Dearie in sina första sex amerikanska album som solosångerska och pianist för Verve Records i slutet av 1950-talet och början av 1960-talet, oftast ackompanjerad av en liten trio eller kvartett.

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Jama Masjid, Agra
VISIT ALL OVER THE WORLD > Asia > India > Jama Masjid, Agra
Anwer December 28, 2015 Asia, India Agra, Historical Places, India, Mosque
Jama Masjid is arranged in the Agra (once capital of India in Mughal Emperors). This Mosque is renowned for its design which showcases the osmosis of Indo – Iranian development design. The magnificence of this spot lies in its rectangular open forecourt without any minarets. It is known for its striking marble example of sandstone arches which enamors guest's consideration. The mosque is worked by the Shah Jahan in the year 1650 with the assistance of 5000 specialists over the time of the 6 years.
Shah Jahan has likewise assembled the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red Fort which remains inverse to the Jama Masjid. In the mosque there are three doors, four towers and two 40 meter high minarets which is built with the portions of red sandstone and white marbles. Shah Jahan assembled certain essential mosques in Delhi, Agra, Ajmer and Lahore.
It is known not the biggest mosque of India, where number of Muslims offer petitions. The patio of the mosque which has been built by the engineering splendor can hold 25,000 aficionados. There are various shops close and around Jama Masjid that arrangements in the assortment of goods.The tower of the mosque is developed with the red sandstone and the fourth one is made of marble and the fifth one has been worked with the sandstone.The development of the mosque is secured with the carvings of the Holy Qur'an.
The north entryway of the is having the relics of Muhammad-Qur'an kept in the deerskin, the red facial hair of the Prophet, his shoes and the impressions which all are embedded in the marble square. With sketches, trimmed stones and coated tiles. The mosque has been outlined by the Ustad Khalil who was known not the considerable artist of his time. The best fortune of the Jama Masjid is the facial hair of Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon On Him), and it likewise saves the chappal (shoes), a section of Qur'an from the first sacred book and the impression of the Muhammad on the stone.
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Lou DiBella: I'm Behind Sergio Martinez, I'd Rather See Him Stay Retired
By Sean Nam
Published On Sun Aug 9, 2020, 02:25 PM EST
Lou DiBella is supporting Sergio Martinez in his comeback fight, even if he has no intention of seriously promoting him in the ring again.
The 45-year-old Argentinian and former middleweight titleholder will fight for the first time since his 2014 knockout loss to Miguel Cotto on Aug. 21 in Cantabria, Spain against José Miguel Fandiño (15-6, 8 KO).
The news of Martinez's return was treated with a collective groan from the boxing world, given how such revivals typically play out. Moreover, Martinez, who had major knee problems throughout his 30s, looked like a completely shot fighter towards the end of his career. In their middleweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, Cotto dropped Martinez him four times before Martinez's corner threw in the towel in the 10th round. DiBella promoted Martinez for the majority of his American career and was involved in his biggest fights.
"We're close friends, I love that guy, the most loyal fighter I've ever worked with and one of the most remarkable athletes I've ever known," DiBella said on the SI Boxing Podcast. "I'd rather see him…stay in retirement."
DiBella recalled how Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KOs), who resides in Spain, rang him up one day about being involved in the promotion of his ring return.
"He's like, 'I got to do this for me. I'm bored, I'm still a fighter, I still have it in my blood, I can't help it," DiBella said. "If you want to be involved, I'm welcoming you to be involved, if you don't want to be involved, please send me a release and I'd really like you as a friend to wish me the best on me.'"
DiBella turned down the offer, but he gave his blessing.
"If he's going to come back I want to see him stay healthy, that's what I want more than anything," DiBella said. "Do I approve? It's not for me to approve, it's not my life. I'm not going to be involved, I declined. He knows how I feel. Doesn't change how much I love him and doesn't change the fact that I'm going to be rooting for him. I'm not a fighter."
DiBella says that while Martinez has been supporting himself in his post-boxing life by acting in movies and doing stand-up comedy, he suspects that his former charge still identifies strongly as a prizefighter. Hence, his decision to return.
"I don't think he perceives himself as an actor, as a comedian," DiBella said. "He obviously has movie star looks, he obviously is charismatic, and he hasn't had any problem earning money outside the boxing ring, but he's a fighter and that's how he perceives himself. That's who he thinks he is."
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Comment by whollisboxing on 08-12-2020
[QUOTE=MulaKO;20700534]Hey , I hear you loud and clear Just thinking it will be a great waste of fughin time A bum knee is just that , a bum knee I just don't see much coming out of this besides Sergio…
Comment by MulaKO on 08-11-2020
[QUOTE=whollisboxing;20700048]I understand that viewpoint and perhaps things will turn out that way. My response to that is I'm assuming that if his knee is holding up during training then he thinks it will hold up during the fight. If the…
[QUOTE=MulaKO;20699057]Sorry , I can't agree with you The guy has a bum knee which he'll [B]probably[/B] injure again for one Two , he's fighting nothing special which won't bring any attraction Three , he looked like chit his last time…
[QUOTE=whollisboxing;20698790]It depends on how he defines "success". For Sergio, success might mean simply getting back in the ring. Better to give it your best shot than to regret not trying at all.[/QUOTE] Sorry , I can't agree with you The…
Comment by SUBZER0ED on 08-10-2020
Sergio is 45, hasn't boxed in 6 years AND he has bad knees? Uh, sure, a comeback... I can totally see that working well for him.


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FBI Scours Democrat Jefferson's Office
The FBI was working evertime tonight scouring the office of Democratic Congressman, William Jefferson of Louisiana for information in a continuing federal investigation:
The search began at 7:15 p.m. EDT in the Rayburn House Office Building, where Jefferson's office is located, said Debra Weierman, an FBI spokeswoman.
It was not clear what agents were looking for and Weierman said she could provide no additional details because the affidavit supporting the search warrant was sealed.
But she indicated the search could take several hours.
FBI agents searched Jefferson's homes in Washington and New Orleans last August, hauling away boxes and bags from one of the residences.
Jefferson, a Democrat in his eighth congressional term, declared his innocence Monday during news conference outside the federal building in New Orleans and said he will not resign in the face of the investigation that has resulted in guilty pleas from two people who implicated him in a bribery scheme.
Jefferson laid blame on the federal government for the situation he has found himself in:
Jefferson said he was addressing the situation because he believed his constituents deserved to hear some response to recent publicity about the case.
He said the guilty pleas in federal court in Virginia came from friends who succumbed to enormous pressure from the federal government.
"In order to protect themselves, they have now characterized their relationship with me, or with my family, in ways that fit neatly within the government's mistaken legal theories," he said.
Ex-Aide Pleads Guilty, Will Testify Against Rep. Jefferson (D-LA)
Six Hill Aides Subpoenaed In Jefferson Investigation