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Shows » Men Behaving Badly
25 Feb 2004 to 13 Mar 2004	Wed to Sat at 10:30pm
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25 Feb 2004 10:30pm (Wed)Opening night
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It's a bit on the surreal side - watching people watching television in a recreation of a television program. The two men, inept beer-swilling boors that they are, spend much of their lives in front of the telly... Unseen Theatre has mounted this show rather nicely in the tiny annex theatre at the Bakehouse. It's multimedia, too, and quite efficiently... It is amusing in a muted, ironic way - more titters than belly laughs. And it is well performed by Adam Morgan, Steve Weyland, Pamela Munt and Victoria Mazzone. (Samela Harris, The Advertiser)
There is much to like about this production. Set in the intimate annex of the Bakehouse Theatre, the audience is forgiven for feeling part of the living room depiction... plenty of good honest laughs. (Nick Setchell, Adelaide Theatre Guide)
Men Behaving Badly was performed for the Adelaide Fringe 2004. Every one of our performances was sold out!
Unseen Theatre Company is renowned for its plays based on the comedy/fantasy novels of best-selling author Terry Pratchett. Now for the Adelaide Fringe 2004, Unseen will branch out into a different type of British comedy by presenting two episodes of Men Behaving Badly.
The characters of Gary, Dorothy, Tony and Debs are well known to Australian audiences through the TV series of Men Behaving Badly. Director Robert Andrews says that the characters are "universal ones which will transfer well to an Australian stage."
The first episode called Watching TV takes place in real-time with the four friends taxing their brains to the final frontier in the ultimate in-depth discussion on the question of whether or not the bridge officers in Star Trek really do swivel around in their chairs when no-one's looking.
After a brief interval we move on to the episode Infidelity where "paranoia is always fun, especially when it's justified."
Producer and well known Adelaide theatre identity Pamela Munt plays the role of Deborah, alongside Steve Weyland as the ever hopeful Tony. Adam Morgan plays the role of Gary. Adam is a familiar face to South Australians for his appearances in tv commercials and local productions. Victoria Mazzone plays Gary's long-suffering girlfriend Dorothy.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS:
Name: Rod
Stars: 3 and 1/2 stars
Comments: I've never seen the TV show but thoroughly enjoyed your production of it as a generic comedy. I thought the two plays were in the wrong order however – for example, in the first play, the guy was dating his neighbour (can't remember the character names) but in the second play, he was still trying to court her. Also, the first play was MUCH funnier so would have been better second (to end on a higher note). Having said that however, I enjoyed the performances and I thought the technical achievements were great considering the limitations of an amateur company and the demand of the script. Your use of video and audience 'plants' to represent the various settings in the second story were clever and mostly successful. I'm still not sure why you chose to do "Men Behaving Badly" considering your focus on Discworld-related plays. I don't dislike your decision but an explanation would satisfy my curiousity!!! Thanks for a fun play!
[Ed: Thanks for your comments Rod – Pamela has now posted an article on why Unseen chose to do "Men Behaving Badly" in the President's Report section of this site.]
Name: Anabel
Stars: 4 stars
Comments: I had fun and enjoyed the show. It also amused me how for some of the jokes, the sound of the audience laughter suddenly dropped to a baritone, as mostly only the men in the audience were laughing! Don't get me wrong, it's not because the jokes were sexist or anything, it's just that a guy is in a better position to understand Tony's economical methods of going to the toilet and washing his hands at the same time, to speed the whole process up! Hmm, judging by the laughter, I may have discovered a new thing about men behaving badly. There are plenty of laughs for the girls too though, and I loved Dorothy's facial expressions when she was looking at Gary with a mixture of wonder, pity and exasperation. Debs had similarly good expressions when dealing with her other half Tony. I thought all the characters were performed very well and they were all funny in their own individual ways. I agree with the comments by Danny that a few of the jokes were a bit obscure, such as The Good Life one. But that was just one tiny part, everything else was very good.
Name: Margaret
Comments: I enjoyed the production of Men Behaving Badly. I felt there were a few too many longish pauses but it was still well worth seeing. The changing of the set during the show was done very well.
Name: Deb
Comments: Having enjoyed the TV series it was a delight to watch the "Australianised Theatre" production of the show. With the exception of some aspects of Debs performance where playing it straight seemed to be turned into being serious and condescending I enjoyed many laughs and enjoyed the excellent performances of all the major characters and minor ones as well – the cameo performance by Anthony Mazzone expertly cast as a builder is a stroke of genius. The only drawback of the show was the theatre itself which did not allow us to view the performers easily whilst they were seated and the lack of ventilation on what was a warm evening. Hope the next production is in a better location for the cast and audience. Well done and best of luck with all future performances of the show. Victoria Mazzone your debut performance "treading the boards" was brilliant and we are sure to see you beautiful face gracing on stage and screen again soon!!!
Name: Michael
Comments: It's like being a fly on the wall watching what people get up to in their lounge room. I'd never seen any of the episode but really liked the play so i might go and actually get the videos now too. Lotsa laughs and i thought the bits where the video clips were used was great and very effective and funny.
Name: Danny
Comments: Ok, a few points before I begin. 1) I'm biased, being a member of Unseen and 2) I know I'm not eligible for the prize… Prior to actually seeing Unseen's "Men Behaving Badly" on Fri 27th Feb, I knew very little about what it would be like. Sure, I'd heard of the show, but I'd never watched more than about 5 minutes of it. I hadn't been along to any of the rehearsals, and from the tiny amount I contributed being in the filmed part, I knew very little of the plots or jokes. In short – it was great. I was laughing my head off and the jokes, and the laughs were genuine! "Watching TV" being rather static by its nature had the possibility of being boring to watch, but even with the minimal movement around the stage, the cast kept us all laughing with their spot on delivery and facial expressions. Unfortunately *some* of the old TV references were lost on me, but I expect they were appreciated by a fair few people nonetheless. "Infidelity" showed a creative blend of live theatre and film, well done Rob! The plot was a little more complex than that of "TV" but that only served to make it more interesting. Once again, the jokes came thick and fast, and it was carried off well by all four cast members. The only bad point I can think of is that this episode ended on a "reflective" moment, rather than a joke, so it wasn't much of a punch to finish the show on. However, that was more to do with the script and nothing to do with this particular production. So, with surprise on my side, I loved it 🙂 See you again on Sat 13th!


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By Tom Blumer 2014-09-10T02:39:34
When they can't meet established performance standards, the left makes up excuses, lowers the standards, and, if necessary, revises history along the way.
In economics, there's hardly a better of example of this kind of deliberate responsibility avoidance than what has happened to the idea of "full employment."
Full employment is supposed to occur when "all ... who want to work and are allowed to work are able to find employment."
The unemployment rate associated with full employment obviously can't be zero, because there will always be people out of work who are voluntarily or involuntarily moving from one job to another.
What unemployment rate represents full employment? The architects of the Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act of 1978 thought it should be 4 percent for Americans age 16 and over. That benchmark is what Richard Nixon used when presenting "full employment" budgets during much of his time in office. Yes, it was a gimmicky maneuver designed to make what were then seen as horrific deficits seem more palatable; but the rate did represent the predominant economic thinking at the time. While we're in the neighborhood, I should note that the deficits incurred during the early 1970s, considered awful at the time, were chump change, even after accounting for inflation, compared to the $1 trillion-plus annual shortfalls seen during most of Barack Obama's presidency.
Forty years later, communications have improved tremendously. Unfilled job listings are available within seconds at any number of web sites attempting to match employees with employers. Applicants send resumes online instead of through the mail. One would therefore expect that the full-employment unemployment rate would have fallen, or at the very least remained the same.
Thus, I was initially quite relieved on September 4 when I sat in on the ADP Employment Report conference call. Moody's economist Mark Zandi, the report's overseer, told his audience that he expects that the economy will continue to generate 200,000 or more private-sector jobs each month as far as the eye can see, and that this serendipitous consistency will bring the U.S. economy to full employment by the end of 2016.
He further clarified his prediction by optimistically forecasting that most of today's workforce dropouts will get back into the game during that time, and that most of those who are currently working part-time but would prefer full-time jobs will find them. Those two assumptions were a bit hard to take, but it's his conference call, and he can predict what he wants. (The next day's employment report from the government, which showed only a 142,000 pickup in seasonally adjusted jobs, threw cold water on Zandi's sunny optimism. He didn't handle it well.)
But Zandi then noted that all of this would return us to full employment for the first time "in a decade." That seemed odd, as we'll explore right after the page break.
The above chart is where the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood from 2004 through 2007.
Though the economy posted unemployment rates of 5 percent or lower for 31 consecutive months, including almost a year at or around 4.5 percent, it never got to what I had understood to be the commonly accepted definition of full employment for decades.
But Zandi said it did. So when the call opened up for questions, I asked him what he thought the unemployment rate would be at the end of 2016 when we hit full-employment nirvana.
I was stunned at the answer: 5.5 percent.
When I asked him if this benchmark meant that we were somehow at more than full employment in 2006 and 2007, he said "yes," contending that there was significant upward pressure on wages during that time. Does anyone remember that we had a seller's market for labor throughout the U.S. in the mid-2000s? With rare exceptions in certain sections of the country, neither do I.
When I mentioned that his full-employment unemployment rate was quite a bit higher than I was used to seeing by about 1.5 percentage points, Zandi went further into the land of the absurd. He asserted that full employment was commonly regarded as 5 percent last decade — this 2007 article in the New York Times confirms that — but that the economic damage caused by the recession had upwardly moved that standard to 5.5 percent.
In other words, it's Bush's fault — apparently forever — that the rate is now a half-point higher. The economy fell, and it will never entirely get back up. You can't make this garbage up. This permanent half-point upward move must have been discovered after the Obama administration was done promoting the idea that its 2009 stimulus package would lower the unemployment rate to 5 percent — by the middle of 2013. How convenient.
In a far more efficient communications environment, why did the accepted full-employment unemployment rate rise at all?
Part of the answer is that there are many people who believe that the increase never should have happened. That group, strangely enough, includes card-carrying liberals Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker. It also includes the folks at the American Institute For Full Employment. Its president, John Courtney, goes further. In an email, he specifically asserted his group's belief that "full employment is below the 4%" Bernstein and Baker advocated in late 2013.
It's hard to disagree with Mr. Courtney, given that a July 2014 table at the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics showed six states with rates below 4 percent. Only one of them, North Dakota, where the unemployment rate was 2.8 percent and starting wages at Wal-Mart can be as high as $17 per hour, is seeing significant wage pressure. This strongly suggests that the real-world unemployment rate at full employment is about 3.5 percent.
What has really happened is that the left-dominated establishment economics community has lowered the bar for full employment to avoid having to discuss the welfare state's pervasive work disincentives and their own Keynesian policies' utter failure to satisfactorily revive the job market.
How pathetic.
(Artwork created using multiple Shutterstock.com images.)
https://pjmedia.com/blog/lowering-the-bar/

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Could Trump's Healthcare bill inflate the price of pregnancy by over 400%?
The Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare just narrowly passed the House last month. Americans—women especially—are now scrambling to understand what this change means for their health care coverage… and their wallet.
The new bill would completely overhaul the government's role in helping Americans obtain affordable and comprehensive healthcare. Reforms made in the bill would cut funding for pre-existing conditions, Medicaid, women's health organizations like Planned Parenthood, and much more.
And unfortunately for women who are pregnant or without coverage but may become pregnant during the healthcare transition, the future may be more uncertain. In fact, the future might be pretty darn expensive. The new bill would increase the cost of pregnancy drastically. A 425% increase, to be exact, according to an article by Huffington Post.
So what does this mean for women's health costs?
Women may be reading this and scratching their heads asking, how could this happen? Well, the answer is simple, albeit extremely irritating; your current pregnancy would now be considered a pre-existing condition… like cancer or diabetes.
Stopping insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions was one of the major policy changes enacted under Obamacare (the ACA) which constituents from both parties strongly endorsed. Under this new AHCA bill, pregnancy is now considered a preexisting condition, which means you could be denied coverage or only given options with unmanageable premiums if you try to get health insurance once you're already pregnant. It's estimated that under this bill, a pregnant woman could be charged as much as $17,000 annually for coverage. That is nearly the cost of 4 years of college tuition for your unborn child.
Another way pregnancy could become more expensive for women under the AHCA bill is pregnancy-related care, which would no longer be covered. Obama's Affordable Care Act required that coverage for prenatal, pregnancy and infant care be designated as an essential health benefit. The ACHA would allow states to remove this requirement at their own discretion, which many will undoubtedly do.
Today, all health plans include coverage for maternity care for women. The new bill would completely gut those coverages and turn back the clock to when women could be charged a 25-percent markup for C-sections.
Let's be honest here, you may be thinking this bill only affects pregnant women without insurance coverage… but most of us don't have a crystal ball. We can't know definitively when pregnancy will happen – it's been known to happen without planning! You or someone you know could easily find themselves in the category of "pregnant without coverage", by losing a job or transitioning to a spouse's insurance plan at the wrong time.
That's why it is so important for women of all ages, incomes, and walks of life to be aware of their options when it comes to health care coverage. If you take the time to educate yourself, you'll be able to make financial decisions that are best for you when it comes to medical expenses. If you're facing an uphill battle against hospital medical bills from your pregnancy, or some other scenario, Parasail can help. Learn more about our 0% Interest ProPatient payment plans and see if you qualify… And in the meantime, consider calling or emailing your Senator and voicing your concern – before they vote to pass this bill into law – if this is an issue that you believe is important. These changes are daunting, but the good news is, women still have a voice.


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'Extra weapon': Osich performs under pressure in Cubs debut
/ by Maddie Lee
Cubs manager David Ross signaled to the bullpen with the winning run in scoring position and called in newcomer Josh Osich.
The Cubs had added Osich, a left-handed reliever, to the active roster earlier in the day, after acquiring him from the Red Sox at the trade deadline. In his Cubs debut, Osich proved Ross was right to trust him in high-leverage situations, as the Cubs beat the Pirates 8-7 in extra innings Tuesday.
"That was really nice," Cubs manager David Ross said of Osich's performance. "He looked like he was calm, in control of the moment."
Osich entered the game in the ninth inning. He replaced right-hander Rowan Wick with the game tied at six runs apiece, two runners on bases and one out.
Up next for the Pirates was left-handed designated hitter Colin Moran, followed by rookie Ke'Bryan Hayes. The latter was making his major league debut but had also hit the game-tying home run in his previous at-bat.
Osich threw two cutters to Moran and got him to fly out to left field. Then, he struck out Hayes looking.
Due to the 2020 extra innings rule, Osich wasn't rewarded with a clean 10th inning. Instead, the Pirates – as the Cubs had the frame before – started the 10th with a runner on second base.
The Cubs had taken the lead in the top half of inning with a sacrifice fly from Jason Heyward. So, Osich stepped on the mound again with Hayes on second and a one-run lead to protect.
Osich got Adam Frazier to ground out to second base, but Hayes advanced to third. Then, Anthony Alford chopped a high-bouncing ground ball in front of the plate. Osich charged, fielded it cleanly and flipped the ball to catcher Willson Contreras.
Hayes got under the tag, but the play was close. So close that Ross challenged the call, however unsuccessfully.
"He gets, of all things, a number back to him and a speedy runner at third," Ross said.
But with a hitless inning, Osich had still made a strong first impression.
Said Ross: "That's a nice extra weapon to have."


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Thoughts on My Spiritual Practice (or Happy Easter, or Good Passover, If You Observe Either - Get Ready for Beltane, Fellow Pagans! - Happy Earth Day EVERYONE)
Logo from Edinburgh's Beltane Fire Festival
Reflections on My Spiritual Practice During the Spring Holidays
It is my goal some day to make it ot Edinburgh, Scotland--home town of one of my great-grandparents--for the Beltane Fire Festival. It's tricky because it's a busy time of work for me, so that'd be hard to manage for the forseeable future. Still, Beltane is a great holiday, because it means warmer weather and randier humans. Hahaha.
Anyway, it being a holy weekend for Jews and Christians, I was thinking about my spiritual practice.
Once a Catholic (sorta), Now a Pagan
I only observe Easter now in a secular sense. I am not Christian. I like the family get togethers, the pretty pastel outfits, the tasty dinners and the Easter egg hunts.
When it comes to the religious part of things, I like the prominence that the Magdalene gets for a change when it comes to Easter services. She's one of my favorite archetypes in Christian literature. I'm still bullshit, will always be, about so many things regarding her treatment in subsequent doctrine.
First, I used to be indignant that she was erroneously named as the penitent whore. But now that I'm pro-sex-worker rights, and believ ein advocating for the dignity of sex workers, I think it's ridiculous that a whore should feel a need to be penitent for her job. Honest days work deserves more respect.
But what do you expect from a religion built on the patriarchy? And how could I not but leave and find a better spiritual practice, under such circumstances?
In Some Cases, the Differences Are the Same
Which isn't to say there is no value in the history of the Abrahamic religions. That would be an extremely dumb take.
Some of the Saints and the Gods are so similar. My namesake for starts. That's how I came to realize I was a pagan, in fact, and not "a very liberal Christian." When I started reading up on St Bridget's Day, and discovered it's the feast of the Goddess Brigid, Imbolc, and why it's a holiday and what it is in observance of, for the Celtic pagan celebration, that's when I started realizing that THAT is what spoke to me about observing ALL the Christian holidays. So, now my "holly" holidays are the ones of the Wheel of the Year.
And a lot of the beliefs I held, which were in contradiction to Catholicism and Christianity in general, were tenets of paganism. And once all that came together in my head, I started reading up on things and eventually came to fully and publicly identify as Pantheist Neo-Pagan when it comes to my spiritual beliefs and practice.
I also appreciate and love the teachings of St Francis of Assissi. How can you not?
Lord make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy
O divine master grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console
For it is in giving that we receive
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it's in dying that we are born to eternal life
I love the beginning of this prayer. And I do not take the second part in absolute terms. (That would be too self-sacrificingly Catholic.) To me I take it as good advice for remaining strong in the face of adversity. For being compassionate to what we don't understand. And to leaving a good lasting impression on this earth, once we leave it in our current form. And I say anyone who emphasizes the last bits as a means of exploitation is probably a narcissist and should be avoided.
The Most Important Part - Happy Earth Day
The most important part during this time of year of various holidays, is the bit where you get together with your loved ones and reflect on love, gratitude and the gifts of this planet, whether you think of the miracles of deities, or the miracle of science and the seasons changing. And that is the part that I will choose to focus on when someone wishes me a Happy Easter!
Earth Day is tomorrow. It's the one thing that links us all: the planet, and how ephemeral, beautiful and singular it is for us all.
A Poem I Wrote about People Wishing a Pagan Happy Easter
Happy Ostara
Something was missing
Channeled fecklessly
Towards a place
I can't remember
Or never truly recognized
We prayed each week
Ate lemon-filled filled powdered donuts
For the violation of
Female choices
Stumbling further
Then more stridently
All that smothered
My brain, my spirit
One February First
My very special day
I was told
What else it
Held, besides just me
The birth of my
New iteration
Began to trickle
Through my veins
More knowledge
Developed more
Of myself
Finally one cold crisp
December 22, I told my
Mother, after putting up my tree
The truth of who I am
No, Jesus is not my Christ
The spirit I honor
Is in animal, mineral & plant
No sin, do devil rules anyone
For they do not exist
And the Earth supplies
My celebrations
By her constant living
To the co-workers who wish me
A Happy Easter, I say
"You, too," & finally begin
To understand otherness
Like never before
The flowers in pastels poke
Through melting ice piles
And mud cakes the ridges
Of my heels
Born again are the
Daffodil, hyacinth & crocus
Happy Ostara to You.
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What Is the Difference Between an Epithet and a Kenning?
Differentiating Between Epithets and Kennings Okay, let's try to differentiate between Epithets and Kennings. It's tough when this stuff is so similar! I'll provide the standard literary definitions of the two terms, give some common examples, discuss the nuanced differences, and then do an exercise myself!
What is an Epithet (in the literary sense)? Epithet (plural epithets) - the "literary" epithet definitions are as follows:
1. A term used to characterize a person or thing. The adjective "Terrible" in Ivan the Terrible.2. A term used as a descriptivesubstitute for the name or title of a person. The Young Pretender for Charles Edward Stuart.
What is a Kenning? Kenning (plural, kennings) is similar - a kenning is a kind of epithet, like a simile is a kind of metaphor; I'd say the difference is in directness.
Kenning- use of a roundabout phrase for a common thing, eg 'whale's land' for 'sea'. It was very common in Anglo-Saxon vers…
Suggested Names for Those Who Are Not a Millennial but Not Quite Gen X
What Do You Call the People Who Are in Gen X/Millennial Label Limbo? This graphic up there puts my age group squarely in Millennial, but there are a lot who put me as a young Gen-Xer.
I don't feel like I fully belong in either! There've been some fun-to-read pieces on this "microgeneration" who sit on the cusp of either Gen X or Millennial, and interesting monikers for us, too.
"Generation Jordan Catalano" is one, in reference to the short-lived but much beloved TV series "My So-Called Life" starring Claire Danes. So beloved, I think, because it captures that time period for those who were in high school/middle school during the height of the Alternative Music Grunge Era. Gen X is the most "Existential Crisis" of Generations. To be a teenager during the hey day of such malaise among the people slightly older than you is to double down on the Existential Crisis that is Teenagerhood. MSCL captured that "ugh"-ness of the time an…
Pertinent Question: Is Grimace Black? - A Contemplation Prompted by the TV Show Pysch
The Quirky Conversations of Psych: Is McDonald's Grimace Black?
I was watching Pysch on Demand tonight (whoo hoo exciting Saturday!) and Shawn and Gus were debating on the race of Grimace.
Gus insisted that Grimace was "a brother." Shawn said, "I'll give you Vin Diesel. But Grimace? No." Later in the episode, Gus declared that Grimace's name was "Grimace T. Jackson" thus proving he is black.
So fricken funny. I LOVE that show.
Research: So, What IS Grimace???
I googled "grimace is black" and got to this site, which was hilarious. Even the comments were awesome: http://www.gunaxin.com/what-is-grimace/11120
Here's a Twitter thread, the the McDonald's company even weighed in on:
https://twitter.com/torokoi/status/946179747104555013
Wikipedia entry - thorough, though not necessarily factual http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland
Every Young Child in the Presence of Grimace: OMFGGGG NOOOO
I believe Grimace is not of any earthly r…


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Man Utd set to appoint Rangnick as interim manager
The Red Devils remain keen on Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino, although Rangnick will step in until the end of the 2021-22 season
Manchester United are closing in on appointing Ralf Rangnick as their interim manager until the end of the season, GOAL can confirm.
The Red Devils have held advanced talks with the 63-year-old, and it is expected he will soon be announced as a short-term replacement for sacked former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has been on United's radar, with GOAL having confirmed that the Ligue 1 giants knocked back an initial enquiry, although Rangnick will steer the ship until the end of the season.
Manchester United have settled on hiring an interim manager after the sacking of Solskjaer, with the Red Devils believing they would struggle to land Pochettino, their first-choice permanent target, at the moment.
GOAL sources say the former Tottenham boss is keen to make the move to Old Trafford and would have been open to leaving PSG in the middle of the season.
However, it is understood intermediaries sounded out the French side over letting him go and were knocked back, with the Ligue 1 side not interested in allowing their head coach to leave during the season.
Consequently, the United board have been working through a five-man shortlist, that included former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde, as they searched for an interim successor to Solskjaer.
It is understood conversations with Rangnick have been positive and he is expected to take the position on a sixth-month basis. He could then stay on after next season in a consultancy role.
GOAL can confirm that Rangnick had reservations about taking the job over the weekend, in the immediate aftermath of Solskjaer's sacking, as he wasn't keen on a short-term, six-month deal.
It's understood he changed his mind, however, after United offered him a role to stay on after the end of his interim spell.
What is Rangnick's background in football?
During his coaching career, Rangnick has managed five clubs in the Bundesliga, including Schalke and RB Leipzig.
It was with Schalke that he enjoyed the most success, finishing runners-up in Germany's top flight in the 2004-05 season, while he claimed DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup glory in 2011.
In 2012, Rangnick became director of football for both RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg, with the 63-year-old having played a significant role in helping the former rise from the fourth tier of German football to the Bundesliga.
Rangnick is currently Manager of Sports and Development at Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow, where he was appointed to the role back in July 2021.


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Spotlight: Emma Jones, University of Alabama at Birmingham
This week in our Research Profiles series, we spotlight Emma Jones, a Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Dr. Summer B. Thyme, who studies the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia.
Zebrafish to Study Neurodevelopment
In Ms. Jones' lab, they use zebrafish to study neurodevelopment by knocking out panels of genes using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system. The genes chosen are primarily evolutionarily conserved homologs of genes associated with human neurological diseases, many without a previously characterized role in neural development. Once knocked out, Ms. Jones and her colleagues then analyze the phenotypes of the mutants by observing structural brain characteristics and behavior, in addition to performing transcriptomic analysis via RNA sequencing (RNA-seq).
Though distantly related from humans, Ms. Jones stated that studying neurological development in zebrafish has many advantages: "Zebrafish have a fast life cycle, so we are able to look at much larger sample sizes, which have higher statistical power than smaller rodent studies. Zebrafish are also more convenient: they require less space, are cheaper to maintain, and have transparent embryos for imaging. For these reasons, zebrafish are ideal candidates as a model for development, neural or otherwise."
"I want to contribute to the body of research that will eventually help people like me improve their quality of life."
Primary Research Interests
Ms. Jones' primary research project revolves around studying the phenotype of zebrafish lacking a gene unambiguously associated with schizophrenia, meaning that certain mutations—in this case, single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs—in this gene are found in many people with schizophrenia. This gene encodes a transcriptional repressor expressed in the brain, inhibiting the expression of a variety of transcripts throughout development. Though her project is in its infancy, she's hoping to develop a fully formed hypothesis regarding how this gene modulates neural processes and development, following up on some of her large RNA-seq and single-cell sequencing datasets. "My PI's post-doc work, while she was in the Schier Lab at Harvard, consisted of knocking out 132 zebrafish orthologs of schizophrenia-associated diseases, where she identified over 30 genes of interest. My chosen gene has mutants with different single-cell RNA expression profiles than wild type zebrafish and has small structural decreases in the forebrain. Many of the genes missing in these single-cell clusters are involved in two major processes, stress and social behavior, which are associated with autism and schizophrenia."
Though Ms. Jones is interested in ultimately finding potential treatments for neurological disorders caused by dysregulated gene expression, her focus right now is understanding the biology of neural development. "It would be relatively straightforward to run a drug screen on specific zebrafish mutants to try and rescue the normal phenotype. Personally, I would like to continue studying neural development in the context of psychiatric disorders and dig deeper into their biological mechanisms. Finding therapies would probably be my next focus, as most major papers end up finding potential therapies for the mechanisms behind disease because finding mechanisms reveals potential therapeutic targets."
Knock-Ins and Brainbow Mice
As a secondary project, Ms. Jones is attempting to make more efficient gene knock-ins in zebrafish. She's doing this by creating RNA-guided transposases, or transposase proteins/complexes with Cas proteins, to insert the gene of interest into the zebrafish genome. "Currently, I am knocking in GFP into zebrafish as proof of concept, without any therapeutic approaches, since we don't know if it works yet. If we get one of these methods to work, we will optimize it further, making it more efficient and specific, before attempting anything else." She also has a great appreciation for other models of neurodevelopment, specifically the brainbow mice, one of the most picturesque animal models in all of life science. "The concept of brainbow mice is that neurons are made to randomly express a ratio of red, green, or blue fluorescent proteins, so you end up with 9 different colors expressed throughout the brain. The technique was developed to track and distinguish individual neurons and is used in fields like connectomics."
Personal Motivation
Ms. Jones shares a deep personal connection to her studies, herself diagnosed with a neurological disorder as a teenager. In high school, her condition made it hard to perform basic school work, so she was referred to a psychiatrist, who tested a variety of therapeutics and psychotherapy until she found a cocktail that allowed her to not just function normally, but thrive enough to land herself in a neuroscience Ph.D. program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Though Ms. Jones still continually struggles with depression, she hopes that a career in neuroscience might one day lead to a better life for herself and those around her. "I have personal and familial experience with conditions such as mood disorders and developmental disorders, so I know how devastating and cumbersome they can be. I want to contribute to the body of research that will eventually help people like me improve their quality of life."
Research Spotlight: Dr. Michael White, University of Chicago
Research Spotlight: Dr. Dana Al-Sulaiman, Ph.D., M.Eng., ACGI, MIET


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Water district officials say McKelvey Park flood basin project nearing completion
Written by Bruce Barton - Staff Writer/bruceb@latc.com
Construction crews work last week on the flood detention basin project at McKelvey Park in Mountain View. In a deal with the city, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is funding several park improvements, including new bleachers, sports fields and a mini-park with a playground, in exchange for permission to construct the 18-foot deep basin at the park site. The basin is designed to accommodate a 100-year flood, according to water district officials.
Santa Clara Valley Water District officials reported last week that the McKelvey Park Detention Basin Project is making "significant progress" despite the record year of rain delaying work.
According to Gary Kremen, a board member who represents District 7, which covers Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View, the work is targeted for completion by late July.
Located at Miramonte Avenue and Park Drive just south of El Camino Real, the project includes new and/or improved baseball fields, concession stands, bleachers and scoreboards. The Mountain View City Council approved the water district's 18-foot-deep basin project in 2013 in exchange for the park upgrades.
Designed to accommodate a 100-year flood, the McKelvey Park basin is one of two basin projects of the larger Permanente Creek Flood Protection Project, which water district officials claim will provide natural flood protection for approximately 2,200 properties in Mountain View and Los Altos. The other basin is at Santa Clara County's Rancho San Antonio Park.
"Hopefully it will get some people out from paying mandatory flood insurance," Kremen said.
Crews are currently working on the interior and exterior finishes at McKelvey Park.
"The sidewalks that surround the park are new and in use," Kremen said. "The sections of Park Drive and Miramonte Avenue that required utility relocations and upgrades have been repaved."
In addition, a 0.7-acre mini park with a playground is nearing completion and a new pedestrian bridge is in place. The bridge serves as a walking path through the park for access to either Miramonte Avenue or Mountain View Avenue.


Each of us has two distinct energies firing within us: hustle and flow.
When these two energies get out of whack, we often experience stress, mood swings, and general malaise.
Learning how to balance these energies, on the other hand, can promote mindfulness and overall wellness in our bodies, minds, and souls.
My guest on Dr. Lo Radio tonight is queen of harnessing these wild energies, and I can't wait to share her wisdom and practices with you.
Known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast. She's been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach and trainer to groups and individuals for 13+ years and she also consults organizations ranging from startups to large corporations such as Dove UK.


Rarotonga, is a beautiful volcanic island with lush tropical forests, stunning mountains, white sand beaches and tranquil lagoons. The largest of the fifteen Cook Islands and is the arrival point and activity hub to the Cooks, the main town is Avarua. Rarotonga is about 32km in circumference and the majority of villages, shops and restaurants are scattered around the coastal road that goes around the island.
Rarotonga Airport lies on the North West coast of Rarotonga, 3km from Avarua Town. Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have international flights to the island. A visitor permit for 31 days is granted to all Nationals on arrival (a valid passport with expiry more than 6 months and presentation of a return or onward travel is required). Visas can be extended for up to six months at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration in Rarotonga.
Rarotonga offers an incredible array of interesting things to do and discover. The island is a adventurers paradise, from the lush green mountain peaks to the tranquil clear water lagoon and beyond to the deep blue waters of the pacific.
Here are just a few of the many interesting places on the island.
There is always something to do on this island that we lovingly refer to as the "rock".
Time Zone: Cook Islands time is 10 hours behind GMT (London), 22 hours behind NZ and 2 hours behind US West Coast.
International Dialing Code: (682) Your mobile phone network may not be accessible in the Cook Islands. Telecom Cook Islands sim cards and Kia Orana telephone cards are available at Telecom and numerous outlets in Rarotonga.
Internet: YWAM Cook Islands has a wifi "hotspot" and vouchers are available for purchase at our office. Internet services are available also at Telecom and various Internet outlets on the island.
Electricity: 240v / 40Hz (same voltage as Australia and NZ) with plugs being three flat pins (same as NZ). Visitors with other types of plugs will need to bring a converter.
Currency/Finance: The Cook Islands uses the NZ$ currency. Westpac and ANZ 24hr ATM cash machines can be found at the airport, in Avarua Town and around the island at various locations. Major credit cards Visa and Mastercard are accepted at most shops in Rarotonga and some will exchange travellers cheques and accept American Express as well.
Transport: Public buses travel uniquely clockwise and anti-clockwise from Avarua Town every half and hour until 4pm and thereafter every hour except Sundays. Taxis cost around NZ$2 per km. Car, scooter and bicycle hire is available from various rental agencies. A Cook Islands drivers license is required which can be obtained from the Police Station in Avarua for NZ$20 provided you are over 21 and can show your current home-country drivers license.
Medical Care: Rarotonga has a hospital and medical and dental facilities, we recommend that you have travel insurance.
Weather/Climate: Warmth and sunshine as well as water temperatures are pleasant all year round. Winter falls between July & September and Summer is from December to April but the difference in temperature is only a few degrees. Severe weather is rare and infrequent.


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Zark's Burger-Lyceum coach Topex Robinson took full responsibility for the end game miscues that led to his team's shock 106-107 overtime defeat to Gamboa Coffee Mix-St. Clare on Tuesday in the 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup.
"Bad coaching on my end," he said.
Coffee Lovers forward Aris Dionisio missed a three-pointer on the other end, which was rebounded by Jaycee Marcelino.
However, the diminutive guard called for time with 0.9 seconds remaining, which led to technical foul for Zark's-Lyceum for calling excessive timeouts.
Trevis Jackson then stepped on the foul line and cooly drained the go-ahead freebie to give Gamboa-St. Clare the one-point lead.
Robinson explained that it was his inability to inform his players of the game reset in the waning seconds of the extra period which caused their downfall.
"It pains me to put my players in a position to fail. Again, it was a bad coaching on my end," he said.
The loss further complicated Zark's-Lyceum's chances to make it to the playoffs as it now sits at seventh place, on the outside looking in to the top six which will qualify to the quarterfinals.
The Jawbreakers will now have to sweep their remaining games against Go for Gold, JRU, and Perpetual to have a remote chance to progress to the next round.


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George Mitchell in Northern Ireland (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Daniel F. Curran
Examines the strategies and tactics that U.S. negotiator George Mitchell used during his two-year tenure as chairman of the all-party talks in Northern Ireland. His efforts culminated in the signing of the historic Good Friday Accords. A revised version of an earlier case.
Policy; International Relations; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Tactics; Northern Ireland; United States
Sebenius, James K., and Daniel F. Curran. "George Mitchell in Northern Ireland (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-002, December 2003.
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Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (A)
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking I: "Becoming a 'Friend of the Situation'" (B)
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (B) By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
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Q: "Internet Explorer blocked...files to your computer" - Which Files? Internet Explorer is preventing one of my sites from downloading a file. I'm not expecting the site to attempt anything like this, so I'm convinced I have some malicious code on the site. It would help if I knew what the file was, where it was coming from, etc. Is there any way to get more information about what was attempted from the unhelpful Security bar in IE?

A: You might try visiting the site with a different browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera,...) and see if the problem only occurs in IE.

A: Just click the yellow bar and allow the download.
That bar pops up when a page tries to download a file not triggered by a user action.  It's not necessarily an "evil" file, and you don't have to execute the file once you download it. In fact, unless you've changed the defaults, when you allow the download, the page will refresh and you will get the "Download file" dialog box with all the normal information about the file before you actually save it anywhere.

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Q: NodeJS: Unable to convert stream/buffer to base64 string I need to create base64 string that I need to send to a third party API. I have the stream and buffer. Form stream I am able to create an image so there is no way the stream is corrupted. Here are the two variables:
var newJpeg = new Buffer(newData, "binary");

var fs = require('fs');
let Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;

let _updatedFileStream = new Duplex();
_updatedFileStream.push(newJpeg);
_updatedFileStream.push(null);

No matter whatever I try, I can not convert either of them in base64 string.
_updatedFileStream.toString('base64');
Buffer(newJpeg, 'base64');
Buffer(newData, 'base64');

None of the above works. Sometimes I get Uint8Array[arraySize] or Gibberish string. What am I doing wrong?

A: Example using promises (but could easily be adapted to other approaches):
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    let buffers = [];
    let myStream = <...>;
    myStream.on('data', (chunk) => { buffers.push(chunk); });
    myStream.once('end', () => {
        let buffer = Buffer.concat(buffers);
        resolve(buffer.toString('base64'));
    });
    myStream.once('error', (err) => {
        reject(err);
    });
});


Here at Shottenkirk Mount Pleasant, we know a thing or two when it comes to utility vehicles, and that includes pickup trucks. We maintain a well-stocked inventory of Pickup trucks from which to choose of a variety of size and capability, including the heady-duty RAM 2500. Now, we also understand that when searching for a new Pickup truck can be an extensive process as you look through the different options for the one superior to your budget and your lifestyle. So, we've compared our RAM 2500 against four of its competition-the Chevy Silverado 2500HD, the GMC Sierra 2500HD, the Ford F-250 Super Duty, and the Nissan Titan XD-in matters of capability, performance, and interior to help save you time in your search.
Regarding cost, the RAM 2500 has a lower price than the Chevy Silverado 2500HD.
Under the hood, the Ram packs the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 Engine that delivers more horsepower and more torque than the Chevy Silverado 2500HD's 6.0-liter Flex Fuel V8 engine.
In matters of space, both the RAM 2500 and the Chevy Silverado 2500HD boast seating for up to six passengers and an eight-foot-long cargo bed.
Technology-wise the RAM 2500's interior is a step above with its Uconnect®-backed infotainment system.
Regarding safety and security, the RAM 2500 comes standard with an engine immobilizer.
Starting with price, the RAM 2500 holds a lower price than the GMC Sierra 2500HD.
In matters of performance, the RAM 2500 boasts a 5.7-liter HEMI V8 that delivers more horsepower and more torque than the GMC Sierra 2500HD's 6.0-liter Flex Fuel V8.
Despite having a lower price tag, the RAM 2500 boasts a more spacious interior for its six passengers than the GMC Sierra 2500HD.
The RAM 2500's interior is also an improvement over its competition thanks to its Uconnect® Infotainment system.
Safety-wise, the RAM 2500 pulls away from the competition once again by offering a standard engine immobilizer.
Once again, the RAM 2500 boasts a lower price than its competition.
Despite holding a lower price tag, the RAM 2500's 5.7-liter HEMI V8 engine near matches the Ford F-250's 6.2-liter Flex Fuel V8 engine.
As far as capacity is concerned, both vehicles seat up to six passengers, and boast an eight-foot-long cargo bed.
While the Ford F-250 boasts a SYNC®-backed infotainment system, the RAM 2500 hosts a Uconnect®-backed infotainment system.
In matters of safety, the RAM 2500 offers far more airbags than the Ford F-250 Super Duty.
Starting with cost, the RAM 2500 boasts the lower price tag as well as the better Roadside Assistance Program when compared to the Nissan Titan XD.
Regarding performance, the RAM 2500's 5.7-liter HEMI V8 provides more torque than the Nissan Titan XD's 5.6-liter V8 engine.
Inside, the RAM 2500 can seat up to six passengers while the Nissan Titan XD can only fit five passengers.
Technology-wise, the RAM 2500 has the upper hand with its Uconnect® infotainment system.
Safety-wise, the RAM 2500 comes with a five-star overall side crash safety rating.
Click here to see our current Ram 2500 inventory!
While it's one thing to distinguish the superior style, specs and features of the RAM 2500, it's another to discover the RAM 2500's superior driving atmosphere and handling. The only way to make that discovery is to get behind the wheel and experience all the RAM 2500 has to offer for yourself. So, test drive the RAM 2500 at our dealership today. We proudly serve the drivers of Mount Pleasant as well as the drivers of Keokuk, Washington, IA; Burlington, IA; and Fairfield, IA. If you have any questions regarding our current inventory of RAM 2500 pickup trucks, please feel free to get in-touch with us directly either by contacting us online or over the phone for more information.


After acquiring rights to host uk-postcodes.com, the service based on an open source project written by @pezholio, we are pleased to announce some new and exciting changes to mark the end of the first month of this new open source partnership. With over 2.2 million requests in November, our first month of hosting the site, we're ready to give the site a makeover!
UK-Postcodes.com is a high traffic, high availability site, responding to over 54,000 requests each day. As UK-Postcodes is a freely available, advert free service built on an open source platform it requires affordable overheads while maintaining an effective and efficient service, allowing it to cope with the high levels of demand with the lowest resource footprint. To do this Bluelight Studios runs the service on a highly specialised version of PHP, known as a Fast Process Manager.
PHP-FPM is the newest state-of-the-art technology in the PHP world. Its highly versatile configuration allow careful management of different pools of applications which helps to prevent traffic peaks from affecting the overall service. Furthermore, because the technology is run as an always-on background service, rather than opened on request, the time taken to process a request is reduced by seconds, as the system does not have any start up procedures to attend to, and also can maintain parts of the code in memory between requests. This sharing of relevant information between requests again reduces the system load, and maintains the small footprint required for financial viability. Before the service was moved across our engineers extensively tested this custom platform, after which they performed a hot transfer from the previous host, resulting in a staged migration to prevent downtime.
Within the first few days of running the stable code base of uk-postcodes.com on the platform our developers began a process of code review, using advanced tracing techniques to monitor the efficiency of the PHP application and the database subsystems involved behind the scenes. Through testing in a simulated high load development environment, our engineers found that one of the most time consuming requests was the reverse geolocation, which had the database using vital resources in its result sorting subsystem due to an inefficient query, delaying the requests. Through a combined effort with @pezholio were able to respond quickly and submit open source patches, which after more testing were swiftly adopted onto the production systems, improving request time by up to 3 seconds and decreasing the server load by 1/3!
As part of the initial commitment to UK-Postcodes, Bluelight Studios had planned a complete overhaul, adding new datasets and a customisable output feed but, after discussions with our user base we have found that our clients use this resource because of its simplicity and ease of use. For this reason the new version of UK-Postcodes will not see a vast change in functionality, but instead will see a simple theme change, branding the site with the rest of our projects. Bluelight Studios has however started work on a separate data platform, which will allow mapping, tabling and charting functionality using a flowchart style editor which we hope to be available soon. This is part of our continued commitment to helping create value from raw data provided by the open data community.
We hope you like the service and feel it is efficient. Futhermore, if you do have an open data project that you wish us to invest, or requires specialist hosting features, please get in contact with us!
P.S. A quick random fact: so far in this first week in December the most hit 404 page is "/latlng/32.832786,undefined.json" – at 29,168 requests! Although that made some very busy days for our servers, the service remained available as normal with no specific configuration adjustments needed.
P.P.S. We forgot to thank My Society for their MapIt API which the service relied upon for some of the electoral boundaries. Thanks Guys! We love your work!
We've had a few people who have been making invalid requests incredibly frequently – in fact simultaneously, degrading the service for everyone. For this reason we've added a "soft" limit on the number of simultaneous requests to 10. How does this work?
Well, when you get to 10 simultaneous requests, we "drop" connection packets. On a TCP/IP protocol, under which HTTP works, these will just be resent later, but will have the affect of slowing down the number of requests coming from your server without queuing them on our infrastructure.
Please note there is still no limit to the number of requests per month. Also, if you wish to have more than 10 simultaneous connections, please contact us, and we will make provisions!
P.S. We're now at double the number of requests since this article was written, averaging at 105,000 per day!


iPads and Android tablets make great retail tools. And in a small town, high-tech touches can make a big impression on customers. Photo by Becky McCray.
I run a retail store in a small town, and I love technology. That's why I came up with these ten ways you can put an Android tablet or iPad to work in your rural retail business.
No matter how much you know, customers manage to ask questions you can't answer off the top of your head. Put a tablet on the counter and Google up some answers for them. We do this all the time, looking up drink recipes for customers.
Don't stick behind the counter. Bring your tablet out to meet the customer. It's a tablet, so go mobile! Show customers what you find. Show them pictures. Pull up a video that shows how to do something. It's memorable for customers and helps you do a better job of selling.
Your business has pictures to show off: product photos, happy customers, product in use in the field. (OK, that last one not so much for liquor, but maybe for a tire store!) Both iPads and Android tablets have a built in photo slideshow feature and extra apps with special features. Set the tablet in a frame on the counter, and let it show off when it isn't working.
Grab the tablet, shoot a photo of something new, and post it straight to Facebook or Twitter. Or send it as an email to customers. And since the tablet lives at your retail store and you're in a small town, you can leave it logged into your social accounts, and let your staff do updates any time of the day without worry.
If you're using a tablet-based Point of Sale system that manages inventory, there's probably a built-in function to do use your tablet to count inventory. No matter how you manage your inventory, a tablet is much easier to carry around when you're counting than, say, a heavy laptop. And of course it's better than having to write it all down with pencil and paper, then enter it into a computer system later.
Toss the paper timesheets and go with a timeclock app. And check with your Point of Sale, as ShopKeep includes a time clock, and I'm sure others do as well.
Set up a customer survey using a website like SurveyMonkey or using a survey app. Put it on the tablet, and get it front of customers. Maybe strategically by the front door. I especially like the idea of "smiley face surveys" that ask simple "are you satisfied?" questions and give graphical icons to tap as an answer.
You do have an email newsletter, right? If not, get one. I'd start with MailChimp, which is what I use myself and that is my rewards link. They have a free plan up to 2,000 subscribers so that should get you started. Then use their sign up app on either iPad or Android to let people use your tablet sign up right in your store.
Every time you Google an answer for a customer, blog the answer to share with everyone. Using the Android or iPad Blogger or WordPress apps, you can type up a simple question and answer story, maybe throw in a photo, and hit publish.
Since you're in a small town, you probably don't worry too much about people swiping your store's tablet. But if you do, you can use a heavy metal stand like the red one we use in the photo. That should be enough to discourage the casual would-be tablet takers. Many metal stands are compatible with locking cables for even more security. We haven't found that necessary.
What are your ideas for using a tablet in a retail business?
I was going to use mailchimp at my store and could not figure out how to move my email list of about 1,000 customers from my Outlook into Mailchimp. Any suggestions? By the way, I am Communications Coordinator for the Dresden Ontario (Canada) Business Improvement Area and love to read – and forward your emails.
Brent, thanks for the kind words! I went to MailChimp and just searched for the work "Outlook". There is apparently an app called Davton that helps with Outlook imports and exports. I would suggest contacting MailChimp directly to ask for specifics. They are friendly, helpful folks there.


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Amigos For Kids Hosts Kickoff Party for Its 'ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night'06' at Oasis on the Bay
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ADVISORY for Thursday, April 27th
Amigos For Kids, a South Florida non-profit organization committed to helping abused, abandoned and less fortunate children, is hosting a kickoff party at Oasis on the Bay, luxury waterfront project by The Related Group of Florida. The party will feature the unveiling of the masterpiece that will set the tone for one of Miami's most unforgettable evenings, Miami Celebrity Domino Night, on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at a new venue, The Coconut Grove Convention Center. Proceeds from ticket sales for the ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night'06 will benefit the important work carried out by Amigos For Kids on behalf of our most valuable resource: children.
Thursday, April 27th – 7:00PM to 10:00PM
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More than 350 of Miami's movers and shakers will be invited to watch Carlos A. Navarro unveil the signature piece that will define the theme for this year's ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night.
Oasis on the Bay Sales Pavilion
7951 NE Bayshore Court
On the Bay and the 79th Street Causeway
Turn left immediately before the Causeway Bridge
Tickets for the main event will be on sale at the event. Tickets are $125 until June 10th and $150 thereafter. Domino tables for four are available at $1,000 each. For tickets, please call 305.279.1155.
About Oasis on the Bay
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EU plans new Iran push but may be nearing end of diplomatic road
Source: EU plans new Iran push but may be nearing end of diplomatic road – www.israelhayom.com
Britain, France and Germany up efforts to keep 2015 nuclear deal alive despite Tehran's threat to violate restrictions imposed on its stokepiles of enriched uranium. Diplomats say London, Paris and Berlin are weary of Iranian demands, warn that continued Iranian defiance may trigger snap UN sanctions.
by Reuters , Israel Hayom Staff
Last modified: 2019-06-19 10:05
The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria | Photo: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger
Britain, France and Germany plan a new push to keep Iran in the 2015 nuclear deal despite Tehran's threat to violate one of its central limits, but they may be nearing the end of the diplomatic road they embarked on more than 15 years ago.
The E3 countries have strained to keep the accord between major powers and Iran on life support since U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from it last year and began re-imposing American sanctions.
Where the Iranians' initial response appeared to be to wait Trump out in hopes he would lose re-election in 2020, Trump's surprise May decision to try to push Iran's oil exports to zero has changed their calculus.
The result has been a series of attacks in the Gulf that the United States blames on Iran or its proxies, despite Tehran's denials, as well as Iran's threat on Monday to breach the 2015 deal's limit on its uranium hexafluoride stocks within 10 days.
"If they do, it's essentially game over for the EU," a senior European Union diplomat said.
The attacks on six tankers in the region since the start of May, as well as two drone attacks on Saudi pumping stations, have increased fears of a US-Iranian conflict erupting by design or accident.
Diplomats said the E3, which began talking to Iran about curtailing its nuclear program in 2003, would intensify its diplomacy in the coming days, including with talks among the E3 and EU political directors in Brussels on Thursday.
The US State Department's point man on Iran, Brian Hook, plans to meet the E3 political directors in Paris on June 27, the date by which Iran says it would breach the deal, two sources said.
The British, French and German foreign ministers could visit Tehran for talks about the deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), though that is just an option for now.
And three diplomats said the Joint Commission set up under the nuclear deal could meet within the two weeks. With the US withdrawal, those talks would bring together officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia and the European Union.
Diplomats stressed the E3 are weary of Iranian demands that they sustain a pact that Washington violated and said if Tehran followed suit they would have little choice but to acquiesce in the reimposition of UN sanctions.
"We need to bring them back from the brink, but let me be clear: Our margin of tolerance on the nuclear issue is zero," said a second senior European diplomat, calling for Russia and China to get more involved.
Iran said on Monday it would breach 2015 deal's 300 kilograms (660-pound) limit on its stock of uranium hexafluoride within 10 days, which the White House called "nuclear blackmail."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo: AFP
After Tehran's announcement, Washington said it would deploy about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East on top of a 1,500-troop increase announced following tanker attacks in May.
It remains unclear whether Iran would actually breach the deal because doing so would unite the Europeans and the Trump administration for the first time since Trump pulled out of it.
"Our assessment is that Iran still doesn't want to leave the accord," a Western intelligence source said.
An Iranian source says Tehran doubts the European nations can save the agreement.
"Almost everyone in the establishment believes that even if Europeans wanted to, they lack enough power to salvage the deal," the Iranian source said.
If Iran violated the JCPOA, there are two ways the other parties could slow any move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on top of the US sanctions already restored.
First, senior European officials have said that they will do nothing until the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Vienna-based UN nuclear watchdog charged with monitoring Iranian compliance with the deal, renders its verdict.
The next quarterly IAEA report on Iran is likely to be out on Aug. 29 or 30. However, the IAEA could also call an emergency board meeting if Iran exceeded the 300-kilogram limit.
Some diplomats suggested the E3 may not wait for an IAEA verdict and could act on their own intelligence assessments.
A second way would be to use the Joint Commission mechanism under the deal for states to complain if the accord is being breached and ultimately for sanctions to be reimposed unless the UN Security Council votes to extend relief. That entire process could take as much as 65 days.
Gerard Araud, a nuclear negotiator who recently retired as France's ambassador in Washington, made a plea for diplomacy.
"What we need in the current Iran/US tension is some diplomatic engineering," he wrote on Twitter. "Sanctioning and waiting for the other side to surrender is a recipe for failure or disaster."
PM: Israel maintaining overt, covert ties with Arab leaders
Source: PM: Israel maintaining overt, covert ties with Arab leaders – www.israelhayom.com
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes upcoming Bahrain workshop as "very important conference," says Israel has "widespread relations with most Arab countries." Israeli delegation to include Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav Mordechai.
by Ariel Kahana , News Agencies , Israel Hayom Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Photo: Oren Ben Hakoon
The growing sentiment one week ahead of the US-sponsored economic workshop in Bahrain, set to take place on June 25-26, was that the summit is expected to be a success and leave the Palestinian Authority out in the cold.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday welcomed the workshop on as an important initiative.
"A very important conference, which we welcome, will be held in Bahrain very soon – a US effort to bring about a better future and solve the region's problems," Netanyahu said. "Israelis will be present, of course."
"Whether overtly or covertly, we are maintaining ties with many leaders in the Arab world and [we have] widespread relations with most Arab countries," the prime minister added.
The Trump administration still has not revealed what the upcoming workshop in Manama will precisely entail, but according to reports, 14 finance ministers from across the globe will attend, five of them from Arab countries. Israel and the Palestinian Authority, as previously reported, will send non-governmental representatives.
The two-day workshop will include keynote speeches, while delegations will hear plans to improve the economic situation and quality of life for Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and Gaza.
Additionally, work teams will sit down together for discussions, including the Israeli team with its Arab counterparts.
The Israeli delegation will include Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav Mordechai, who has developed influential ties in the Arab world over the years.
Mordechai, who is fluent in Arabic, stepped down last year as head of the IDF's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories unit and now heads Novard, an international consultancy firm.
Israel Radio said a hospital director and several social activists were also expected to participate.
'Iranian missiles can hit aircraft carriers in Persian Gulf'
Source: 'Iranian missiles can hit aircraft carriers in Persian Gulf' – www.israelhayom.com
As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stresses that the US is not seeking war with Iran, commander of the Revolutionary Guards tells Iranian state TV that "ballistic missile technology has changed the balance of power in the Middle East."
by Associated Press , Israel Hayom Staff
An Iranian cleric looks at domestically built surface-to-surface missiles at a military show marking the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Feb. 3, 2019 | Photo: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi
Iranian missiles are capable of carrying out precision strikes on aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami said Tuesday in an interview with Iranian state television.
"Ballistic missile technology has improved and changed the balance of power in the Middle East," Salami added.
Salami's remarks come on the heels of a US announcement that it would be sending another 1,000 troops to the Middle East in response to the ongoing crisis with Iran.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited US Central Command, the Tampa-based headquarters which oversees all military operations in the Middle East. Prior to his departure for Florida, the Pentagon released a series of images that showed, among other things, Iranian vessels dropping a mine under one of the oil tankers that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on June 13.
Tehran continues to deny responsibility for the attacks.
In Tampa, Pompeo reiterated that the US was not seeking war with Iran, but said he was confident the US was taking the necessary steps to confront any challenge from Iran. He said the military is ready to respond to any attack by Iran on US interests or Iranian disruption of international shipping lanes through which much of the world's oil supplies flow.
Pompeo said US President Donald Trump only wants to reestablish a deterrent to Iranian threats.
"President Trump does not want war, and we will continue to communicate that message, while doing the things that are necessary to protect American interests in the region," he told reporters.
Pompeo said he made the trip to meet with commanders who would be responsible for any operations in the Gulf to ensure that America's diplomatic and military efforts are coordinated "to make sure that we're in the position to do the right thing."
The "right thing," he said, "is to continue to work to convince the Islamic Republic of Iran that we are serious and to deter them from further aggression in the region."
Netanyahu warns: The IDF has immense destructive power, don't test us
Source: Netanyahu warns: The IDF has immense destructive power, don't test us | The Times of Israel
PM and IDF chief visit large military exercise in northern Israel amid growing tensions with Iran and its proxy Hezbollah
By JUDAH ARI GROSS and TOI STAFFToday, 11:53 am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi attend a drill in northern Israel (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned the country's enemies to "not test" Israel amid concerns that escalating tensions between the United States and Iran could result in an attack on the Jewish state.
The prime minister made his remarks during a visit to a large-scale Israel Defense Forces exercise in northern Israel.
"I hear our neighbors to the north, south and east threatening to destroy us. I say to our enemies: The IDF has an immense destructive power. Do not test us," Netanyahu said following his visit.
There is growing concern among Israeli and Western intelligence officials that Iran could initiate action against Israel to escalate its feud with the United States and force Washington to the negotiation table, Haaretz reported Wednesday.
Intelligence analyses indicated that Iran is disappointed that it hasn't succeeded so far in forcing the US to rethink the crippling sanctions it reimposed against the Islamic Republic last year when it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, the report said.
Illustrative: IDF reservists patrolling along the Lebanese border near the Israeli village of Zar'it. (Roy Sharon/Flash90)
After threats and steps Tehran has taken so far to escalate tensions in the region, it could drag Israel into the crisis through one of its proxy organizations in Syria or Lebanon, including the Hezbollah terror group, the intelligence officials said.
On Sunday, the military launched the five-day, division-level drill, which included ground troops, fighter jets, helicopters and a variety of military vehicles, the army said.
The drill was held throughout the north of the country, simulating large-scale warfare. The military said the exercise was part of its annual training calendar.
On Wednesday, Netanyahu met with the soldiers and commanding officers taking part in the exercise.
"I am greatly impressed by the improvements to our preparedness, from the spirit of the soldiers and commanders and primarily from the IDF's destructive force," the prime minister, who is also the defense minister, said.
In addition to the exercise in the north, the Israeli Air Force is holding its own large-scale exercise simulating combat on multiple fronts, the army said Tuesday, with the air force's F-35s taking part for the first time.
The drill, which also began Sunday and ends Wednesday, involves fighter jets, helicopters, cargo planes, drones, air defense units and ground support forces. It simulates simultaneous fighting in the Gaza Strip, Syria and Lebanon.
It includes scenarios involving an enemy armed with advanced technology, such as the Russian S-300 and S-400 missile defense systems, a home front under massive missile attacks, and challenges such as damaged runways and disabled IAF communications centers.
The drill is primarily focused on the northern arena, with threats posed by the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon and Iranian forces in Syria.
An Israeli Air Force F-35 is seen during an air force exercise, June 2019. (IDF Spokesperson)
Forces were also being tested on their ability to carry out strategic bombings while minimizing harm to innocent people in the vicinity.
"We are training at very high intensity with a challenging, thinking enemy that possesses technology beyond what currently exists in the arena," a senior air force official said.
The official said the new F-35s provided an added value of "lethality and multi-role capabilities…We did not have these capabilities before."
Rivlin warns Lebanon, Hezbollah against launching attack on Iran's behalf
Source: Rivlin warns Lebanon, Hezbollah against launching attack on Iran's behalf | The Times of Israel
President: 'We're not eager to fight' but IDF will 'respond to any threat and to any scenario'
By TOI STAFFToday, 5:38 pm
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a memorial ceremony for Israeli soldiers killed in the First Lebanon War, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on June 18, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday warned Lebanon and Hezbollah against launching an attack on Israel at the behest of Iran.
"We warn Hezbollah not to impose Iran's agenda on Lebanon, and we warn Lebanon not to be a base for attacks on Israel," Rivlin said during a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem for Israeli soldiers killed in the First Lebanon War.
"We are not eager to fight. But the IDF is alert and ready to respond to any threat and to any scenario," he added.
Rivlin's warning came as he remarked on Operation Northern Shield, an Israel Defense Forces operation to locate and destroy Hezbollah tunnels dug under the border that the army believes were intended to be used to ferry the terror group's fighters into Israel as the opening salvo in a future war.
Hezbollah supporters take part in a rally to mark the anti-Israel al-Quds day in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah, which Israel fought in the 2006 Second Lebanon War, is part of the Lebanese government. Some Israeli politicians have called for the IDF to treat Lebanon and Hezbollah as a single entity in any future conflict, with a top general warning earlier this month that the country would "pay a heavy price" for allowing the terror group to take root there.
The Israeli military considers Hezbollah to be one of its most significant foes, with a rocket arsenal larger than many countries' and ample combat experience from its years fighting in the Syrian civil war on behalf of dictator Bashar Assad.
In his comments, Rivlin said Israelis "have never had anything against the Lebanese people" and that the First Lebanon War, which was launched in 1982 to stop Palestinian Liberation Organization attacks from southern Lebanon, "was not a war of choice."
"Then, as now, it was the terrorist organizations that exploited the weakness of Lebanon, the Lebanese state, to attack the State of Israel and its citizens," he said.
The president also vowed Israel would continue working to recover the missing remains of Israeli troops killed in the war, after the body of Brooklyn-born tank commander Zachary Baumel was returned to Israel earlier this year after 37 years.
Zachary Baumel. (JTA/Courtesy Miriam BaumeYehuda Katz and [Zvi] Feldman, and bring them home for burial in Israel," Rivlin said.
Feldman was in the same tank as Baumel when they went missing during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, while Katz was in another tank that was hit some two kilometers away in the same battle.
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This is a complete listing of all achievements available in Team Fortress 2. There are currently 448 total achievements (385, excluding Milestones). For all statistics related to achievements, see TF2 statistics on Steam.
Achievements are sets of in-game challenges and goals that allow players to be rewarded for special actions while playing. There are currently a set of general achievements, a set of achievements for each class, sets for all three Halloween events, two sets for the specific maps (Foundry and Doomsday), and a set related to the Replay feature (TF2 In-Game Moviemaker).
When a player obtains an achievement, a trophy image briefly appears over their head. An applause sound will play as the accomplishment is announced to all players in the server through the TF2 chat, except a Cloaked or Disguised Spy. When a player obtains a certain amount of achievements in a Class set, they additionally unlock a Milestone achievement that rewards them with an untradable achievement weapon.
All achievements can be completed at any time in the game. The exceptions to this rule are a few from the Halloween sets which could only be obtained during the Haunted Hallowe'en Special in 2009, Scream Fortress in 2010, Very Scary Halloween Special in 2011 and Spectral Halloween Special in 2012. Some of these normally unobtainable achievements can be earned on servers where the Halloween mode is enabled.
There are 24 general achievements. For tips and strategies on how to complete these achievements, refer to the Obtaining achievements page.
Class-specific general achievements do not count towards achievement milestones for that class (e.g. earning the Grey Matter achievement by obtaining 25 headshots as a Sniper will not count towards any of the Sniper milestones).
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