NEWS: Puss In Boots has started!
After months of hard graft and countless rehearsals, Puss In Boots the pantomime has started!
Lighting is programmed, set is painted, and costumes are all made, ready to delight every person who has the pleasure to come and join in the laughter with our 51st pantomime- Puss In Boots!
Shows run from Friday 27th of Jan through to Saturday 4th of Feb, so plenty of opportunities to get involved and be part of raising money while enjoying a traditional family pantomime!
Come along, and bring anyone you can, as more bums on seats mean more money we can give away to local groups and charities. If you are part of a local group and would like to learn more, visit our Donations page for more information.
So make sure you warm up your vocal chords ready to cheer the goodies and boo the baddies, and join us in the adventures of Puss In Boots!
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Hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day. The weather is warming up and many of you are out planting your gardens this weekend, some are visiting cemeteries and putting flowers on loved ones graves, having family cookouts, or heading up north. The farmers are also busy, they are planting, tilling fields and arguing with many of those tiny creatures that eat the crops they grow.
A humming bird was trapped in one of our green houses, we managed to catch it and let it go, I sure hope it found a good food source quickly after the release as I am sure getting trapped took a lot of energy.
The squash has been planted and Sweet Potatoes slips should be arriving soon, the beds for them are ready so they can be planted quickly depending on the weather and the cattle are out on fresh pasture.
CSA Farmers Market is going through some changes, in the long run it will be for the better. The website is now in the hands of another programmer as the first one just had a baby. Expect to see improvements, one noticeable improvement is in the search on the "Shop the Market" page, it is worth a try.
I have been too busy to visit our swamps and woodlands lately, although I am sure they are filled with life. As organic farmers we like to protect our environment and work with nature when farming. I find it good to know that our farm sits at the top of the Flint River Watershed and the way we choose to farm has an impact on all those downstream from us.


Discussion in 'Released Mods' started by xedi, July 6, 2013.
I've taken a few liberties that I believe enhance the readability of the icons, possibly at the cost of confusing a few of the old SupCom players. I've tried hard to keep the icons with a consistent look and feel though.
Find the download attached at the end of the post (disclaimer: I had to use 7zip instead of just zip, as zip produced a file size of nearly 2MB, which wasn't allowed on the forum; I had to put the .7z inside a .zip file to be able to upload). Otherwise, you can use PAMM.
To install, extract in your mods folder, as per here.
It includes icons for all units and structures currently in the game (and also some on top for upcoming units).
Make sure to enable "selection icons" in the settings, as it allows icons to be highlighted when selected.
Please leave a message if anything isn't right — unit with the wrong icon, missing icon, etc.
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Re: [REL, WIP] Pixel strategic icons, with colours!
Updated the first post, now with download available.
Here's what it currently looks like. Icons are blurred out because of resizing, this should be fixed by Uber eventually.
:cry: really sad build 50742 didn't fix icon size.
OK, I've just put up a new set of icons. There should be icons for just about everything right now, including e.g. the ion defense structure that shoots down satellites.
There are a few bits and bobs I'm not sure about. It seems that the "blip" strategic icon is a bit bugged... my understanding is that the first name in the icon_atlas.js file serves as a default in case no icon is found... and by putting blip first, it makes the radar icons appear as blips. But it's a bit of a hack, and prevents me from using some other icon as a default.
Still waiting for a fix on strategic icons being resized... at the moment the icons are slightly blurry because of that.
Updated, to take into account all the latest units. I haven't checked that every single unit has the right icon, so please tell me if you find any problems.
Edit: I have now checked all units currently in the game. All should have the correct icon. Please inform me if this isn't the case.
Nice do you want me to add it to pamm ?
Sure, although it's not hugely usable until Uber fix the icons.
Updated to fix the land mine icon.
Updated for v61694. I've also included code that highlights icons upon selection. It's a bit of a temporary thing, but it looks reasonable enough at the moment. Make sure to enable "selection icons" in the UI settings.
Works for γ (v62037) without change.
Updated for the Galactic War update! Very good news: the icons are now crisp and look great!
How did you get pixel perfection in?
the way the blips are always on top of THAT.
Wow. really really good job.
I'm going to be using your rather than my own.
small gripe though, top part of build bar becomes unclickable at times and some elements are literally missing from the build menu. like the orbital engineer.
Mostly it all "just works"™ thanks to Uber fixing the icon resizing. Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it.
There does still seem to be a few glitches every now and then, and I'm quite uncertain as to what causes them. For instance I've noticed that in some situations, some icons seem to fail to display, even though most of the time they do display. My only guess is that PA doesn't like it when there are too many different icons listed in the atlas file, and sometimes stops being able to draw icons because of it. It's quite strange, because in most games every single icon displays without issues, so I'm left perplexed.
The issues you mention however are not related to my mod; my mod only affects the strategic icons and nothing to do with the build bar etc.
hmm. I dunno what it is then. Have you noticed that sometimes the pixel perfection goes away?
And when did this fix happen? i notice that the icons aren't always pixel perfect.
welp thanks a bunch in anycase.
I do hope Uber keeps working in that direction I feel the icons don't have exact 1/1 resolution yet.
Can you post a screenshot of the issues? I don't know what you're talking about.
Lossless quality screenshots would have been better, here it's hard to tell with the video and JPEG artifacts!
I don't know what's causing the problems on your end. Can the icons still be resized in game? I forgot the keyboard shortcut to change icon sizes. If so, please make sure the icon size is put back at normal, there should not be any problems with the icons not looking crisp.
As for the icon jittering in the video, there's not much I can do about it. Icons are fixed to lie in the pixel grid of the screen, whereas unit position is a priori continuous, so a unit that falls exactly in between pixel coordinates might end up jittering like that due to rounding errors.
forum doesn't allow pngs because of size i could try to find the bug again and record with lagrithm lossless codec.
zooming in kinda shows what's going on. could you show me what you get with a PNG when zooming in photoshop?


Way back on episode 166 I spoke to Dave Marvit, Fujitsu's Innovation Strategist and Mohi Ahmed, Director of Open Innovation Gateway on my tech podcast.
Oblong industries produce breathtaking solutions that are best described as like something out of the Minority Report movie, but and in a good way. There is a good reason for that because Oblong CEO John Underkoffler was science advisor to Steven Spielberg.
Many have seen Oblongs tech in Films like the Minority report and the new CBS show called 48 HOURS: NCIS. But they are also winning awards outside of the entertainment industry Oblong's Mezzanine also featured in Gartner's "Select the Right Technology for Modern Meeting Rooms.


Dusit Thani Guam Resort shows appreciation with donation to F.O.A.M.
Dusit Thani Guam Resort expressed its appreciation to the Guam Fire Department during a recent check presentation.
"We are very pleased to make this donation to F.O.A.M. as a gesture of our gratitude for all you have done to work collaboratively with our team to ensure the safety of our employees and guests," said Dean Huntsman, General Manager of Dusit Thani Guam Resort.
The $1,500.00 donation will go towards the Guam Fire Department's non-profit organization, F.O.A.M. which stands for Firefighters Organization for Activities and Morale. FOAM supports programs such as awards ceremonies, recognition events, and beautification projects.


Peanut allergies are rising among American children and one reason might be due to economic status. According to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting, greater rates of peanut allergy are found in families with higher economic status. This supports the "hygiene hypothesis" of many allergists.


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Nizhnedevitsk () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nizhnedevitsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population:

History
Nizhnedevitsk was founded in late 17th century by settlers from Zemlyansk and Stary Oskol. In 1779 it was granted town rights and became seat of Nizhnedevitsky Uyezd. Under the new division, administrative buildings from the abolished town of Kostensk were relocated there. The proximity of such large cities as Voronezh and Stary Oskol did not allow Nizhnedevitsk to develop into a commercial or industrial center. In 1928, after the uyezd was abolished, Nizhnedevitsk lost its town status and became a selo, or village.

There is an eponymous settlement 19 km to the north, which emerged around Nizhnedevitsk railway station.

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Rural localities in Nizhnedevitsky District
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TAYLORSVILLE -- A Taylorsville mother says the state didn't do enough to keep her son safe. Fourteen-year-old Andre Duran was in state custody when he went missing from a youth camp.
Daggett County search and rescue found the teen alive Sunday night after a four-day search through the wilderness.
"We were just jumping up and down, screaming and celebrating," said Duran's mom, Kelly Harris.
The teen went missing Thursday morning from a campsite near Spirit Lake in the Uintah Mountains.
He was on a hike as part of a youth treatment camp called Journeys Impact Ranch.
"We never in a million years imagined within a week of being in this program that he would be taken out to a wilderness trip let alone being unsupervised for a minute," said Kelly Harris.
Duran was found about five miles from where he went missing.
There were two staff per eight youth on the camping trip, which is more than usual, according to DCFS officials.
"I think there should have been more staff than that," Harris said. "Later on we found out that they leave this kids in these solo tents and check on them periodically, supposedly every 45 minutes, but I don't feel that happened."
"One of the steps the program took to keep him from running the youth's shoes in the evening when they're going to bed," Sollis said.
"I think that is quite dangerous, actually," Harris fired back. "I mean, the way I think they should do things, put some sort of tracking device on them."
DCFS says the program has safety procedures in place but now investigators are taking a closer look.
"That's something our division of juvenile justice services and office of licensing will be investigating. What happened? What didn't happen? What should've happened and what can be done in the future to prevent it from happening again?" said Sollis.
Kelly Harris claims her son did not run away, that he went to use the bathroom and got lost. Sheriff's officials said otherwise. Andre Duran is in good health but his mother hopes the state will make some changes to these programs because both parties they're valuable and can help kids get back on track.
Duran is currently being interviewed at a state facility. Harris says she's working on a court order to bring her son home to Taylorsville.


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Q: Can't figure out how to setup GridPane at the start of my project without using button layout I have trouble with adding Pane to GridPane without using a button(by clicking the button in fxml layout). How can I make my app add the squares(white and black table) to the screen from the start instead of waiting for user to click the button I added to layout?
App Class:
public class Application extends javafx.application.Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws IOException {
        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(Application.class.getResource("main-view.fxml"));
        Scene scene = new Scene(fxmlLoader.load(), 800, 800);
        stage.setTitle("Chess #1!");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch();
    }
}

Here is Controller code:
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class PrimaryController {

    @FXML
    private GridPane gameboard;

    @FXML
    private Button startButton;
    private Pane[][] paneArray;
    private List<Pane> paneList;

    @FXML
    public void start() {
        paneList = new ArrayList<>();
        paneArray = new Pane[8][8];
        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
                Pane pane = new Pane();
                paneList.add(pane);
                paneArray[i][j] = pane;

                String black = "-fx-background-color: black;",
                        white = "-fx-background-color: white;";

                if (i % 2 == 0) {
                    if (j % 2 == 0) {
                        pane.setStyle(white);
                    } else {
                        pane.setStyle(black);
                    }
                } else {
                    if (j % 2 != 0) {
                        pane.setStyle(white);
                    } else {
                        pane.setStyle(black);
                    }
                }

                gameboard.add(pane, j, i);
            }
        }
    }
}

Here is fxml view:
<VBox alignment="CENTER" spacing="3.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
      xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:controller="com.kuraido.urslanchessengine.PrimaryController">
    <children>
        <GridPane fx:id="gameboard">
            <columnConstraints>
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" prefWidth="100.0" />
            </columnConstraints>
            <rowConstraints>
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                <RowConstraints prefHeight="100.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
            </rowConstraints>
            <Button fx:id="startButton" onAction="#start">start</Button>
        </GridPane>
    </children>
</VBox>

A: From the JavaFX docs (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/api/javafx/fxml/doc-files/introduction_to_fxml.html#controllers):

when more control over the behavior of the controller and the elements it manages is required, the controller can define an initialize() method, which will be called once on an implementing controller when the contents of its associated document have been completely loaded

What you need to do is to move whole code responsible for generating squares into the overrided initialize() method.

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Dr. Vargas has owned River Birch Dental for two years. She purchased the practice from Dr. Paul Hauge in 2016. She attended University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, and she received a Bachelors of Science in biology with a chemistry minor. After her undergraduate education, she attended Creighton University Dental School in Omaha Nebraska. She moved back to the area following graduation. She has been married to her husband Uriah since 2013. She has two children and one very fluffy Goldendoodle named Ragnar. She enjoys watching the Minnesota Vikings and cooking. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Wisconsin Dental Association, and the Northwest District Dental Society. Following graduation, Dr. Vargas has taken extensive extra coursework to provide the most comprehensive care for the people of this community. Clinical excellence in a warm and inviting atmosphere is her ultimate goal.
Dr. Hauge graduated from the University of Minnesota 1974 and then became a family dentist in private practice shortly thereafter. He has been at the same Centuria location for more than 40 years. Besides serving on the staff at Osceola Medical Center, Dr. Hauge takes many continuing education courses to hone his skills and learn new techniques. He is a member of the Wisconsin Dental Association, American Dental Association, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and American Academy of Orthodontics for the General Practitioner. A philanthropist at heart, Dr. Hauge has donated his dental services to help underprivileged patients in the Centuria, St. Croix Falls, and Polk County areas. Dr. Hauge and his wife, Norma, have five grown children and 15 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. In his free time, Dr. Hauge enjoys hunting, raising hunting dogs, fishing, and golf.
Dr. Kuntz grew up in Cushing, Wisconsin with parents, Jim and Julie Anderson, and older sister, Britt Sager. She graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1999 and received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Creighton University in 2011. Dr. Kuntz joined the River Birch Dental Clinic in November of 2012 and is currently a member of the American Dental Association, the Minnesota Dental Association and the St. Paul District Dental Society. Her hobbies include cross-country skiing, running and shooting on a local trap league with her family. She also enjoys hunting, fishing and raising pheasants with her husband, Jake Kuntz. Debi and her husband have two children. Dr. Kuntz is excited to be practicing in the community where she grew up, and she looks forward to providing care for old and new patients at River Birch Dental.
Carol, Jan, and Alysia have been with our clinic for a combined 74 years! For many patients, they are part of their family. They are knowledgeable, caring, and here to help you maintain and improve your oral health.


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Payton Cahill
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Xiaoyi Gao
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Interview by Krista Schoening
The piece you are showing at the Henry is to relive the past, to recover the future/Memory Rubbing Lab. Would you describe it for people who won't get a chance to experience it?
I took the title from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. For the centerpiece of the installation, I invited different people to tell me about their unforgettable memories, and I have five monitors playing the audio recordings of these memories paired with video of another five people, the listeners, who were asked to visualize memories and draw pictures based on the descriptions. So the installation work is composed of five monitors and five headphones and above the monitors there are five mirrors. Also, on the left side of the monitors, there is a QR code, and, by scanning it with their phones, viewers can use their own devices to record their own memories and then listen to a recorded memory from someone else and complete a drawing of that. So this is a way to interact with the piece.
What kinds of memories did people share for this? Did you ask for specific types of memories?
I gave them a sheet of instructions that says: remember an object, or place, or person from your memory that you can think of without checking your photo album on your phone or Google. Describe the shapes, the colors of the surroundings, the lighting, the weather, the temperature, the smell in the air, the texture of everything… They have to read this first, but it doesn't say anything about what kind of memory they should provide. We're talking about the five videos that are shown in the actual installation. There is one person talking about her experience when she was in a little town in China preparing for her graduation. Another one talked about their experience of their first relationship with a girl before they came out as a gay man. There's also one talking about his experience when his wife was giving birth to his son, like how intense that was. And then there's one talking about when she first got to America, she was an immigrant in New York, and she really suffered because New York is very different from what she had imagined from the movies and TV series — fancy and glamorous everywhere — but instead because she's a foreigner she just feels very left behind. The last memory was from a person whose house was burnt down and she describes what she remembered the first time she got back to the house.
Can you talk a bit more about the idea of the rubbing here? Why specifically did you decide to refer to this as a rubbing?
I think rubbing is interesting because you struggle and you're trying so hard to copy things, but you will never get a 100% copy of reality. Before I decided to make this project, I took a class with Michael Swaine. There was a project we had to do: make five rubbings of something we found in our apartments. So I made five rubbings of the outlets. I think I was a little confused because, I thought, "why are we making rubbings?" But then I realized how rubbings could be like sculptures, a rubbing is kind of 3-D but it is also 2-D because it consists of fine pencil marks.
This is a wonderful idea of the rubbing being something that translates from one medium into another.
Yeah, I find the translation you can make between media really interesting. For example, verbal descriptions are so specific and rich, but on the other hand they are so uncertain and formless. I think this is true for the relationship between language and vision too. And also, this is precisely the state of connections between people, because we understand each other's language or we can translate, but our emotions may not be identical.
You are translating the experience of one person to another and that there's that gap, that experiential gap, between people. This work does a lot to form empathy between strangers because you're doing all these things that are getting strangers to interact with the memories of other people. So, in that way, it's very strong in terms of its social aspect, but it also repeats the impossibility of actually closing the gap. You can't get across that gap between self and other. The process of translation from one person's memory into another person's drawing is full of places where there are slippages and misunderstandings. Is distance as much a part of this work as the impulse to bring people together?
Before I started doing all the interviews, I was planning things and I was like, yeah, I want people to share each other's memories, I want people to listen to each other and understand each other — or try to. But, when I actually started, I realized that there is definitely difficulty when people are trying to understand each other, and I think that's interesting too, so I think the gap is something important — or being aware of those gaps. Listening does not mean understanding, but if you're asked to translate this language into drawing that actually forces people to understand more. Understanding seems simple, but it's also hard because you're always trying to be infinitely close to reality, but you can never touch fact.
You said to me that this was a sort of trade, in that a person could submit a memory and experience someone else's memory while giving that other memory a drawing.
Something important about the trading here is that it's purely random. Also, for the actual website interaction too, it is totally random because the computer will decide which person's memory you will get. I think that's interesting because, in society, you get to talk to people who are similar to you most of the time, and I realized that you never talk to those people who have very different lives. So, I think the important part of the trading is that it is pretty random. And it can lead to some special moments that we won't get in real life.
As you have mentioned, the viewer's memory is engaged in this work in part by the experience of being invited to participate via the website. Can you talk about the way the viewer's body is engaged by this work?
The video monitors are hung at the same height as the table where the interviews took place. It is meant to feel like what I experienced in the interviews with the participants. And when the audience's eyes move away from the monitor, they can observe their eyes from the mirror. Everyone has a different height, I mean — this is a very difficult part of the installation — but luckily, we experimented, and you have to use the headphones so you cannot stand way back to see the video. So, from that distance, if you look at the mirror and you adjust your head a little bit, you can see your face — maybe not eyes, maybe the forehead or nose — but hopefully you can see yourself. I want the viewers to interact with the piece a little bit more so, instead of just passively receiving the information, they can actually track their own reactions by looking at a mirror and maybe they will observe themselves in a way, being really tired, or bored by listening to these memories, but I think it's okay. It's just being aware of your emotions, no matter what.
You mentioned that you titled this work after a line in Invisible Cities. How did Calvino influence this work?
Reading Invisible Cities inspired my imagination. All of these cities that are invisible, I had to make them visible for myself, so I actually made drawings. The influence of this book is coming from everywhere: the phrases he put in the book, and the descriptions, and the formats of the conversations inspired me. For example, I love this conversation when Marco Polo is describing to Kublai Khan, who is just, like, sitting there and trying to imagine, and Marco Polo is using all of his gestures, like body language, to help with the translation. I was obsessed with that passage because I think there's something language cannot get. You can only understand as far as your own imagination will let you.
This work and your other recent work makes use of layers of media, images, and realities. What is it about that layering that is so useful to your practice?
There are some things I find really interesting, like, for example, physical motions. I use some of them in my work, for example, brushing of my hair in the work Things I don't usually think of and the video of drawing in the Memory Rubbing Lab. For me, physical motions are a kind of representation of intimacy that I don't know how to access in some media. For example, paintings, which for me are more like objects — I want to bring the feeling of intimacy into my work, so I layer on some other media. Sometimes I use projections of physical motions, or bodies. I'm interested in collecting photos — for example, I use them in one of my old projects called Everything is Ok, Don't Worry, which uses screenshots I collected from Facetime videos. What I engage with most in my life are conversations with people, and I want to use my phone a lot, so I collect photos and audio recordings. I like them, because I want to listen to something I recorded previously — the past me — who had different feelings.
Some of your recent work includes references to family or material drawn from your interaction with family members, especially your mother. What role do family and memory play in these works?
I think it's all kind of related to the Memory Rubbing Lab. I value personal experience, but previously I have been silent about it, though now I realize that the private part of myself is also important. My plaster paintings are from archival photos of my family — actually all of them are my female relatives. Subconsciously I'm influenced by them, their life experiences, their history, their emotions. Their vulnerability and the emotions they shared I share with them too. That's something I always wanted to get away from before, but now I want to be more honest and candid with this part of myself. I feel like this is a valuable part of myself.
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The Turku 2011 programme was comprised of almost 170 projects which implemented thousands of events and happenings.
The programme projects were extremely diverse. There were festivals, concerts, performances and exhibitions as well as research and development projects. Some of the projects touched large audience groups, whereas others were intended for specific target groups, such as schoolchildren or residents of elderly homes.
The European Capital of Culture year of Turku was filled with joy, successes and achievements.
The thousands of events created an atmosphere of new beginnings in the city and made culture a hot topic. Artists, scientists and ordinary people got creative. These encounters generated new energy which still sparkles in Turku.


As spring comes into full bloom, so should your garden and outdoor living area. Here are a handful of design elements to help give your al fresco spaces a facelift as the season changes. Move over, 2018 trends—we're welcoming a new era of outdoor living design that's fresh and clean.
The industrial look combining materials of various textures is moving into the outdoor environment. Corten planters are now a viable option for urban settings, raw concrete finds its way into containers and copper is an accent for fountains.
Plants are moving indoors and becoming an integral part of interior design. Tropical plants can spend the spring and summer on the patio and cozy up inside in beautiful pots during the cold months.
Bolder colors and finishes add personality and interest to outdoor accessories. Typical earth tones found in cast stone fountains and containers have upgraded to powerful shades of darker hues.
Keep life simple with lightweight products without sacrificing longevity or quality. Everything from outdoor furniture, containers, even fountains can now be found in materials that won't break your back.
As always, Colorado style tends to be simple and straightforward, a trend we're seeing all over the country now. Minimal ornamentation and strong lines give you an easy architectural element.
Annie Huston is the co-owner of Birdsall & Co., a home and garden boutique in Denver, Colorado that is considered to be one of the finest in the nation. View their profile or reach Annie at annie@birdsallgarden.com.
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Cardinal Ratzinger offers selected passages from his profound spiritual and theological writings as meditations for each day of the year. He picked the title of this book from verse 8 in the third letter of St. John, which he also adapted for his coat of arms: ``Co-Workers of the Truth.'' Just as these words signify for St. John the participation of all the faithful in the service of the Gospel, which includes the faithful extending hospitality to all who come as messengers of faith, so too Ratzinger shows the importance of our uniting charity with truth to make possible the proclamation of the Gospel. Through his meditations here, he hopes to help awaken in each reader the courage and generosity to become co-workers with the Gospel, which is the truth of Jesus Christ. The Cardinal picked the title of this book from the passage in the third letter of Saint John, verse 8, which he also adapted for his coat of arms: "Co-Workers of the Truth." Just as these words signify for Saint John the participation of all the faithful in the service of the Gospel, which includes the faithful extending hospitality to all who come as messengers of faith, so too Ratzinger shows the importance of our uniting charity with truth to make possible the proclamation of the Gospel. Through his meditations here, he hopes to help awaken in each reader the courage and generosity to become co-workers with the Gospel, which is the truth of Jesus Christ.
``Don't read good books--read the best books,'' is what a nun taught Fr. Rawley Myers as a youth. Thus, he has gathered together in this very unique volume a reading for each day of the year from some of the greatest Catholic books and writers in Church history, many in this century. Myers taps into the rich treasury of outstanding Catholic literature, often neglected in today's busy world, and he provides a wonderful selection of thoughts and meditations that are both intellectually stimulating and spiritually rewarding.
Drawing on the writings of thirty-four famous Catholic authors, this book ranges from the thoughts of Doctors of the Church like Saint Augustine, Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint Thomas Aquinas, to classic authors like Saint Francis de Sales, Thomas à Kempis, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, to popular 20th century spiritual guides like Bishop Fulton Sheen, Thomas Merton and Romano Guardini and, finally, the writings of a group of famous modern converts like G. K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Ronald Knox and John Henry Newman. They enlighten our minds, inflame our hearts and strengthen our souls with selections that are easily digestible and whet the appetite for more of the impressive heritage of Catholic theological and philosophical reflection.
The Class Book of Daily Meditations on the Interior Life, to correspond with the Feasts of the Catholic Liturgical Year, issued in four separate volumes.
These daily meditations of Mother Teresa have been arranged to coincide with the seasons of the liturgical year and have also been simultaneously arranged according to various themes of the spiritual life.
One sometimes wonders what relevance the speculations of theologians can have for Christians--and in particular the laity--engaged in the ordinary tasks of life. In this remarkable book we see the theological literary erudition of von Balthasar in these sermons preached over a period of several decades. The sermons are arranged according to their place in the Church's liturgical year. This selection comprises feasts of God, of Christ and of Mary.
Galatians 1:8-9. "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema."


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Ricky Barnes
MARK STEVENS: I'd like to welcome Ricky Barnes to the interview room. Ricky shot a 10-under, 62 today. Ricky, if you'd talk about your round, and we'll go ahead and take some questions.
RICKY BARNES: Good ball striking round. Obviously, irons were probably the main key to the round. I got off to a great start. I think I made about a 35-footer on the 1st hole. Probably would have ran eight, nine feet by, and hit dead center and went in.
Got off to a good start. Got away with a few bad drives. Had them on the right holes. I think it was a par 5. And 18, I just kind of got into the bunker where I only had 8 iron in.
Other than that, I hit a lot of fairways, hit a lot of greens, and took advantage of my good looks -- not those good looks. My good putting.
Q. You consider yourself a mudder? You did pretty good at Bethpage last year.
RICKY BARNES: Yeah, you know, I hit kind of a lower ball. So taking off a lot of spin. I've been working a lot on hitting those 80 percent, 85 percent shots where, you know, we use it when you hit a 9 iron and it lands it's ripping back.
Not a lot of my shots did that today. My distance control is really good. I did that at Bethpage well. Obviously, I did it here.
So if I happen to play well in wet conditions, let it be.
Q. Do you recall, had you played with Tiger since back when you were doing your Open?
RICKY BARNES: I hadn't played with him since Olympia Fields, actually. We were talking about that.
Q. Ricky, how does this compare to some of the better rounds in your career, just in terms of how you felt out there?
RICKY BARNES: You know, I made some putts, you know, like I said, the first hole, and then, you know, I was converting on 12-, 15-footers.
As it comes around, yeah, it was great. You know, almost stopped the momentum. You know, when you're going good in a basketball game and the coach calls time-out, I was almost hoping that wasn't going to happen.
Came out right away, birdied the first hole back, 14 and 15. So it was good to get right back on that streak.
Q. You were kind of on the fast track, and then things got a little bumpy. Just talk about that transition. Did you just learn to become patient? How did you get to where you are today?
RICKY BARNES: Hard work. You know, patience is definitely a key. But hard work, you know. I had doubts. I think everyone gets humbled by this game. I was humbled pretty early in the transition period, you know, not being able to get my card. But, you know, stayed patient. Adjusting my attitude and hard work.
Q. Ricky, obviously, you had the big week 51 weeks ago, and then the rest of the year not a lot of high finishes. This year, if I recall off the top of my head, four top 10s coming in. It's been completely the opposite, consistent. Is there anything you can put your finger on there to explain that?
RICKY BARNES: Normally, off-season drop the clubs for three straight weeks, whether it be November, December, whatever it is. Didn't really do that this year. You know, I was pretty mad that I kind of only had one good week last year, and one week led to me getting my card, really. Made 90-some percent of my money to get my card.
So I was pretty pissed off actually. I was really disappointed in myself. I knew I was better than that. And it didn't help that we were going to change grooves.
So instead of dropping them for three weeks, I probably dropped them three or four days actually. Had a bunch of new grooves sent to me. And I was out grinding on my wedge game end of November, beginning of December, and I didn't want to let it slip away.
Even when I went home for the holidays, the weather was good enough that it didn't allow me to sit in and enjoy the rainy days in northern California. So I was out playing a lot in the off-season.
Q. What did you do during the weather break to kind of stay loose?
RICKY BARNES: We were in the holding house for about a half hour when they called us in. Came out, had a little good warmup, and it paid off.
Q. What did you do in the house?
RICKY BARNES: Watched TV, BS'd with the boys. Watched my Arizona Wildcats. Anyone know if they beat Washington in the ball game, semifinals? They were up 2-0.
Q. They probably won then.
RICKY BARNES: My brother's wife was an ex-U of A softball player.
Q. Ricky, you mentioned playing with Tiger at Olympia Fields. How did you handle it then? And obviously shooting 62 today, what was it like playing with him and shooting that kind of a number?
RICKY BARNES: Playing with him back then, you know, I was probably more -- I was probably more in awe at the Masters. So I'd already played with him a couple of rounds, carried over to Olympia Fields. So I knew the atmosphere, and it calmed me. I was able to make the cut in both of them.
When it comes to here, if anything, it helped me feed off the crowd. Tiger crowds are obviously the biggest out here on this Tour.
So as I was going well -- and, obviously, they're yelling for Tiger, they started to -- they'll embrace a good round as well. So I think, if anything, I was able to feed off the crowd, and it turned out to be good.
Q. You know, you and Furyk now have a low score of 62 playing with Tiger.
RICKY BARNES: That's good. Two U of A boys.
Q. I know you're worrying about your own game out there, but did you notice Tiger much? I mean, obviously, he's not played a whole lot. It's taken a little while to get back. Did he look like the same old Tiger to you? Can you tell?
RICKY BARNES: You know, I think it's probably tough to tell in one round, and obviously the conditions that we're in. I know he did well coming in. Hit a lot of good iron shots coming in. We all really did. Coming down the stretch, made a lot of irons at the pin. We were feeding a little off each other on the back nine.
I would say from the last seven holes, the whole group played pretty good.
Q. You said you changed your attitude. What exactly does that mean? In what way?
RICKY BARNES: You know, I'm a fiery guy. I'll show my emotions. I'll let them out a little bit. You know, withholding a little bit of them, walking slower, talking slower, and being patient, knowing, obviously, having a few good rounds breeds a little bit of confidence.
And then once I got a little confidence -- but I definitely knew I needed to change my attitude. I get hot under the collar pretty easily, and I've been doing that pretty well here the last, I would say, one full year.
Q. Could you just walk us through the eagle: Distance, clubs, scenarios, whatever you were talking about at the time.
RICKY BARNES: It's one of the best things about my game, I think, transitioning and playing better is the off-speed shots. I had 180 yards, probably playing 110 uphill, I hit a 9 iron. Wind was picking up coming into our face. I knew it was an easy wedge. It was the soft ground. I knew if I hit that pitching wedge up, I knew I was going to grab enough of it. It landed short of the pin. I knew I had plenty of club. 9 iron from 110.
Just happened one hop, stop, and then trickled in.
Q. Ricky, given how Tiger tried to work himself back into playing shape, do you find yourself saying maybe stick it in there, Tiger, or just stay focused on your own game?
RICKY BARNES: I stay focused on my own game. I was playing pretty well, so I don't worry about much. If anything, Dustin and Tiger were egging me on today. They were good playing partners.
Q. A 62 is good anywhere, but is it particularly satisfying in front of the world's number one ranked player?
RICKY BARNES: I think it probably got noticed a little bit more. I mean, obviously, the cameras were probably already in our group, so they didn't need to go anywhere.
Like you said, I'll take 62 anywhere, whether it's with my buddies or a Saturday at Memorial.
Q. And did Tiger make a comment to you about the round at all? He didn't to us.
RICKY BARNES: Yeah. He said, hell of a round. You know, whatever, keep it going. And then he told me again in the playing tent. So even Steve was pumped. Cleaned my ball on 18, told me to put it in the hole.
Q. You said outside that, when you came out today, you were thinking maybe 65, 66. At what point did you kind of get the impression that this was going to be something more special than that?
RICKY BARNES: Yeah, you know, I was coming out, trying to play well. I know we had ball in hand. Maybe be a little bit more aggressive out of the fairways and not worry about mud.
You know, probably after the eagle. You know, I was playing really good golf. Hit a great shot at 10 and converted there. I was playing pretty long today.
And then once you make the eagle, kind of cruising at 4 or 5 under and then go to 7 through 11. I think that's the first time where you think, you know, this could definitely be a round where I cannot only make a little move on the leaders, I can maybe, you know, play in one of the last two or three groups, last group, last two groups on Sunday.
Q. Just I'm sure you didn't leave many shots out there on a 62. The putt on 17, though, looked like you had the right line.
RICKY BARNES: I was going to say, I bet you you could hit that any other day of the year here, and that putt's not going to stay short. I think that was just probably a little bit of the moisture, and my caddie and I were pretty -- I had it right in the heart. If that's there, it's right in the heart.
I just thought it was going to be super fast coming off that hill.
MARK STEVENS: Thanks a lot, Ricky. Good luck tomorrow.
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The program kicks off June 12 and concludes July 27, with a break during the week of the Fourth of July.
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As the founder and Executive Director of Freelancers Union – and CEO of the social-purpose Freelancers Insurance Company (FIC) – Sara has been helping workers solve their problems for nearly two decades. A MacArthur Foundation "Genius" fellow, Sara has long been a leading voice for the emerging economy, early on recognizing the vital role independent workers would play in our networked, interconnected world. Today, 42 million Americans are "independent workers" – about one-third of the entire workforce. With a membership of more than 170,000 nationwide, Freelancers Union is building a new form of unionism through creative, cooperative, market-based solutions to pressing social problems. he Freelancer's Bible was published in 2012 by Workman.


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Thumbs down to Fort Collins Towing for charging my grandson, a young father of two, $260 to tow his car from the parking lot near Chuckie Cheese on North College Avenue when he left it there after hours. He left his car there overnight due to transporting a family member to the hospital during a medical emergency. Even after hearing the reason, Fort Collins Towing still wanted their pound of flesh. An in-town tow would cost half that much. There's a lot of words to describe that kind of greed. I'll leave those to you.
Patrick Conti, Fort Collins
A tip of the hat and a double thumbs-up to Visit Fort Collins with their choice in presenting The Magic Bus "2014 Tourism Innovator." No doubt this is a one-of-a-kind experience, whether it is agriculture, history, beer or ghosts that piques your interest. Private parties are available in a climate controlled bus, and guide Michael Murphy is the man you want. Discover Fort Collins behind the scenes, and jump aboard. This is the Year of the Bus.
Joan Day, Fort Collins
The city and rural letter carriers' 22nd National Food Drive of May 10 was a huge success, thanks to Larimer County residents who filled blue food drive bags and left them for pick-up. Your generosity made our collection an effort of pride and satisfaction! Over 78,000 pounds of food was hauled back to the post offices, where dozens of fast-working Food Bank for Larimer County volunteers unloaded postal trucks. Thanks to Fort Fun for sponsoring the Valpak custom-designed thank-you cards given to generous residents; to the city of Fort Collins City Utilities for saving our food drive banner over College Avenue from the fierce winds, twice; to Walmart for lending its 18-wheelers as a transport of the food to the food bank; to the U.S. Postal Service for its 22 years of commitment; and finally, to the Food Bank for Larimer County for sponsoring the blue biodegradable food drive bags. This summer, dozens of agencies in Larimer County will be well-served because of caring and generous residents!
Leonard Russ, Fort Collins food drive coordinator
The theme for the 22nd annual Houska Houska 5K was "It Takes Two." Runners came dressed as their favorite duo, i.e. Sonny and Cher, La Verne and Shirley, Thelma and Louise. We are pleased to announce that 21 participants joined the bone marrow registry and $28,000 was raised. All proceeds will go to the new Cancer Center and to cover the cost of joining the bone marrow registry in Northern Colorado. A big thumbs up to all the sponsors and businesses that supported the race. Additional thanks goes out to Mantooth Company, Runner's Roost, PVH Foundation, Toolbox Creative and the Easy Street Band. Lastly, thanks to our many dedicated volunteers for a job well done. Remember, it takes two, a donor and a recipient, to save a life.
The Houska Family
Thumbs up to all the riders, volunteers and organizers of the Memorial Day weekend Realities Ride & Rally, which benefits children in Larimer County who have experienced abuse and neglect. Realities for Children, specifically Jennifer Varner and Craig Secher, who organize this major event each year, delivered an event that was not only inspirational, but raised nearly $100,000 for abused and neglected children in our area! As the coordinator for Healthy Harbors, a program that ensures coordinated medical care for vulnerable children, and as an Affiliate Agency with Realities (meaning we are able to request and receive grants from Realities for emergency funding for children we serve), I thank everyone who participated in this tremendous event for giving your time, your money, your compassion, and your hope to our community's children.
Mary Beth Swanson, LCSW, Healthy Harbors Coordinator, University of Colorado Health
Thumbs up to the Coloradoan for hosting the first of many monthly informational coffees to enable greater community interface. We enjoyed the tour of the newsroom and the interesting exchange of information and issues between the editors and the audience.
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A few weeks back, I wrote about the dichotomy of micromarkets and mass markets. On a recommendation from Tom Austin, I just read The Rule of Three -- a book which nicely ties together my musings on how small, focused companies can thrive in the shadow of industry giants.
The Rule of Three, by Jagdish Sheth and Rajendra Sisodia, posits that over time, every industry comes to be dominated by three large generalists, with any number of small niche players also thriving. Examples abound: in athletic shoes, it's Nike, Adidas, and Reebok coexisting with specialists such as Saucony. In airlines, it's United, American, and Delta, with focused niche players like Southwest.
Two new resources for Web marketing assistance have recently been added to the Advice page on WebMarketCentral, the Web marketing portal.
First, Mike's Marketing Tools guru Michael Wong offers reviews of a large selection of Web marketing tools, including ad tracking software, autoresponders, keyword bid management, email marketing, search engine optimization, and Web site traffic analysis. The site also features a collection of Web marketing tips on topics such as Three Ways to Get Listed in Google and Top 12 Tips To Writing Effective Google AdWords Ads, as well as a selection of useful free tools (Mike's search engine position check tool provides a fast and easy way to see how well your site is showing up in the major search engines).
Being a consultant or contractor has its advantages -- flexibility, challenge, constant opportunities to meet new people -- but it also means that you're a perpetual "outsider." My friend Dan Rutman has written a wonderfully witty piece entitled The Contractor's Guide to Corporate Culture that humorously captures the intangibles of fitting in with the company that's providing your temporary revenue. Although Dan is a professional contractor, his observations apply well to consulting also.
For example, on the importance of an on-site cafeteria: "Asking someone `Can I join you for lunch?' has more appeal than `Want to head over to the machine for some Jujubes and a Fresca?'"


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Origin of the hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle designated like this – "☭" is a symbol meant to signify proletarian solidarity – a union among the working-class and the peasantry. The sign of the hammer and sickle was first adopted during the Russian Revolution. Officially, the hammer resembles the workers, while the sickle represents the peasants.
After the Russian Civil War and World War I, the hammer and sickle signs became more common and widely used as a symbol for labor in the Soviet Union and international proletarian unity. The hammer and sickle symbol was quickly taken up by several communist movements worldwide, and some took it with its local variations. Even after the Soviet Union's dissolution, the hammer and sickle remain relatively common in Russia and most other former union republics. The hammer and sickle symbol's display is prohibited in some former communist countries and in such countries where communism is officially restricted by law.
About hammer and sickle emoji
In 1923, the hammer and sickle sign had first appeared as an emblem designed on Soviet Union's flag. The hammer and sickle, commonly designated with this sign – ☭ is a part of communist symbolism. The hammer and sickle emoji usage signify an association with a communist party, communism, or a communist state.
The hammer and sickle emoji symbolize and feature a hammer and a sickle that overlap each other. These two tools became symbols of the peasantry and the industrial proletariat. The hammer and sickle symbol, when placed together, resembles the unity of industrial and agricultural workers'. Nowadays, people can find the hammer and sickle emoji called a communist emoji or the so-called "hammer and sickle emoji."
Hammer and sickle emoji Unicode
Hammer and sickle were officially approved in 1993 as part of Unicode 1.1. In Unicode, the "hammer and sickle" symbol is featured using Unicode code point – U+262D (☭). If you want to insert the hammer and sickle emoji in a web, blog post, or messages, you can directly copy the emoji right from here: ☭.
Besides copying and pasting the hammer and sickle emoji, you can use the Unicode code point character U+262D. The hammer and sickle emoji are part of the Miscellaneous Symbols (noted as 2600 – 26 FF) code block. The Compose key is accessible on various systems. The hammer and sickle emoji might be written as – [Compose]+CCCP.
Interestingly, the Unicode character of the hammer and sickle symbol has no emoji version. However, if your device or smartphone does not show you the emoji, and instead, there is a question mark, an empty box, or black square, that means your system needs an update. What does it mean? It means that the sign is intended to display only as a white and black glyph on most devices. It must be noted that the hammer and sickle symbol has not been Recommended For General Interchange (RGI) – as the hammer and sickle emoji – by Unicode.
Hammer and sickle emoji encodings
There are other ways to insert or create the hammer and sickle emoji in just a few seconds. Apart from copy/paste and the Unicode point character, there are other characters, according to which the hammer and sickle emoji are encoded. Below you can see some of them. These emoji encodings are far more helpful for developers:
– Html Hex code the code ☭ to insert hammer and sickle emoji.
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In 2 Samuel 13, Tamar, violated, shamed, manipulated, de-humanised, debilitated, grieved, isolated and humiliated by an act of sexual violence asks, "Where could I get rid of my disgrace?" The question appears to be unanswered.
In Rid of My Disgrace, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, who work with sexual assault victims through Mars Hill Church, Seattle, ask how the gospel of Jesus Christ answers Tamar's question, one which is startlingly common to many in the church today as well.
Rid of My Disgrace is written to victims, both men and women. However, it's an invaluable resource for anyone, and especially those in Christian ministry, for understanding what sexual assault is, its effects and how the gospel brings healing.
This diligently researched book is set out in three parts. The first, 'Disgrace', describes what sexual assault is. The second, 'Grace Applied', focuses on how denial, shame, distorted self-image, guilt, anger and despair are addressed by grace. Each chapter in this section has a personal story of a survivor of sexual assault and what grace has meant for them. The third and final section, 'Grace Accomplished', traces the Bible's theology of sexual violence and redemption from it.
It crushes a number of myths about sexual assault.
It validates the victim and calls sexual assault what it is – appalling crime.
It genuinely confronts the question of where God is in sexual assault.
It exposes the emptiness of self-help and self-empowerment strategies.
It promises that the gospel does deal with the effects of sexual assault now.
It maintains that full healing is our hope in the new creation. The balance between 6 and 7 is delicate.
It manages to ask the victim to consider themselves a sinner while asserting that what was done to them was both grave evil and something for which they have no responsibility.
It empowers victims to forgive and the discussion of forgiveness in the chapter on anger is exceptional.
It draws on a breadth of Christian resources. The richness of Reformed theology is exemplified in quotes from Calvin, BB Warfield, and Ridley's own Leon Morris. However, this is complemented by voices like Phyllis Trible, Walter Brueggemann, Dan Allender and Marie Fortune.
There are one or two weaknesses to this book. I thought, for example, that the authors may have read the Bible's use of 'shame' through Western eyes and missed some important connotations. Additionally, there was no discussion of where professional help (especially non-Christian) might be useful. However, the task of this book is ambitious and it deals with the issues remarkably well. I have no hesitation recommending it and am thankful to God for the refreshingly biblical, sensible and sensitive contribution it makes to what is a very difficult topic.
Where is God in sexual assault?


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3 Executive-Branding Lessons We Can Learn From Elon Musk
11th Nov 2019 by nikolamarilovic, posted in E-business
"I hate the whole idea of brands and branding." Elon Musk once tweeted this statement in response to a follower's suggestion that the Tesla Motors brand was too luxe to consider producing an electric truck. Yet despite the high-profile blunders that have contributed to Tesla's reputation as a volatile stock option, Musk has maintained his position as an indisputable tech visionary.
Dubbed the world's first "Influencer CEO," Musk has embraced strategic branding tactics and the irreverent culture of social media to share his personal philosophies and transformational leadership style. The polarizing 48-year-old entrepreneur extraordinaire consistently manages to excite, rattle and assuage employees, investors and shareholders alike as he executes his vision.
1. Stick to the mission.
Musk has justified his business decisions by referencing his "mission of accelerating the advent of sustainable transport and energy, which is important for all life on Earth." Even if it's in the form of a memo discussing employee cuts sent in the middle of the night, Musk is always reiterating that his primary focus is the relentless pursuit of developing technology that best serves humanity.
Musk has had to make tough calls that many executives face, including firing colleagues and prioritizing personal projects over contracted commitments. But despite the occasional tweet-storm, outlandish statement or tantrum, Musk has achieved icon status among the Millennial generation because of his positions on renewable energy and investing in the future of the world. Simply put, he has a vision and a mission that he sticks to, and has earned loyal followers who appreciate his dedication.
2. Know when to apologize.
Reputation management is all about timing, and high-level executives must learn how to effectively own up to mistakes made either within the company or due to a personal failure. In Musk's case, these aren't often mutually exclusive. During one post-earnings conference call, Musk became impatient with two Wall Street analysts and chided them for their "boring, bonehead questions." Unsurprisingly, Tesla shares dropped quickly.
At the next meeting, Elon Musk adopted a measured tone when describing the company outlook and profitability predictions. He also gave an authentic apology to the Wall Street analysts, citing lack of sleep and overwork while admitting he was in the wrong. As a result of what has been called "the most valuable apology of all time," Tesla shares surged and added almost $5 billion dollars to its stock value.
3. Don't chase the popular vote.
Musk didn't become the most inspirational leader in tech by being well-liked. While most CEOs consult their legal counsel before sharing messages with the masses, Musk fires off salvos with little regard to political, legal or financial consequences to his companies.
Critics can question his messaging strategy (or seeming lack thereof), but the risk-taker boasts a net worth of more than $20 billion and has dismissed jabs at his unconventional workstyle, telling the New York Times, "If you have anyone who can do a better job, please let me know."
Similarly, staff at NASA may be panicking due to Musk allegedly overpromising and under-delivering, but tabloid fodder ultimately brings the scope of space exploration to the forefront and invites its proponents to engage and share ideas and information. And he does at least have famed astrophyisicist and author Neal deGrasse Tyson in his corner.
Related: How to Strengthen Your Personal and Executive Presence
Though most of his projects are still years away from completion, Musk isn't done hyping his companies's potential to disrupt almost every major industry and global program in existence. By investing in sustainable technology companies, relentlessly pushing innovation and leveraging any and all platforms to spread his philosophy, Musk has emerged as one of the most visible business and innovation leaders of the past decade. Other CEOs would do well to revisit their own brand-messaging strategies, because as Musk has demonstrated, the era of the hyper-communicative executive is here to stay.
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Resident Evil™ Village Now Available – A New Generation of Horror Awaits
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SAN FRANCISCO – May 7, 2021 – Capcom's highly anticipated survival horror game Resident Evil™ Village is now available worldwide on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam and Stadia. Resident Evil Village immerses players into an intense battle to survive the horrors of a remote snowy village where a diverse cast of mysterious locals and terrifying creatures await. This action-packed title is the eighth main entry in the award-winning Resident Evil™ franchise which has shipped more than 107 million units globally and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Resident Evil Village is eligible to upgrade for free from PlayStation 4 to the digital PlayStation 5 version (please see details here), and will support Smart Delivery for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.
Resident Evil Village. Image credit Capcom.
The launch trailer along with all other related assets for Resident Evil Village, are available now to download from the Capcom Press Center at https://press.capcom.com/
Resident Evil Village continues the story of Ethan Winters, set forth in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil™ 7 biohazard. Larger-than-life heroes like series veteran Chris Redfield, along with imposing adversaries like Lady Dimitrescu, are just some of the enigmatic characters Ethan encounters in order to save his daughter. In addition to an intense story campaign and robust gameplay, Resident Evil Village also welcomes back the fan-favorite The Mercenaries game mode. This extra mode is available upon finishing the campaign and has new added features, giving players additional challenges and ways to enjoy the village once they complete Ethan's journey.
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The newest console technology paired with Capcom's proprietary RE Engine, also used to create acclaimed titles such as Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Resident Evil™ 2, Resident Evil™ 3, and Devil May Cry™ 5, delivers the most vividly realistic survival horror experience to date. Resident Evil Village is available today both physically and digitally in Standard and Deluxe editions. The Deluxe edition includes the base game and digital add-on "Trauma Pack," which consists of additional in-game content including a Samurai Edge weapon, a Resident Evil 7 biohazard found footage screen filter, tape recorder save point option, safe room music "Go Tell Aunt Rhody," immediate access to the "Village of Shadows" difficulty setting, the Baker Family Incident Report, and more.
As a thank you to fans celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise, those who purchase Resident Evil Village will also get access to the free multiplayer experience Resident Evil™ Re:Verse, coming later in Summer 2021.
ABOUT CAPCOM
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including groundbreaking franchises Resident Evil™, Monster Hunter™, Street Fighter™, Mega Man™, Devil May Cry™ and Ace Attorney™. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tokyo, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com or www.capcom-unity.com.
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Sauers Snow and Ice Management is so thankful for the loyalty, friendship, and support from you, our clients, staff, service providers, family and friends. Every Thanksgiving, we take a moment to give thanks for all the wonderful people we've had the privilege of doing business with over the years. This year has been no different. We've met some amazing people and we're thrilled to provide them with quality snow removal services.
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K-12 Education: Funders
National Book Foundation: Grants for K-12 Education
December 12, 2018 / Stacey Suver
OVERVIEW: The National Book Foundation oversees the prestigious National Book Awards and funds various programs, honors, and awards related in some way to books, reading, and writing.
IP TAKE: This funder supports literacy and engagement programs for middle and high school students. Many of these programs and events prioritize New York City.
PROFILE: While the National Book Awards were created in 1950 by publishers, editors, writers, and critics to "honor the year's best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry," the National Book Foundation, the nonprofit organization which oversees the awards, was not established until 1989. The foundation seeks to "celebrate the best literature in America, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in American culture." It supports K-12 education through its BookUp Program and the Teen Press Conference.
The National Book Foundation's BookUp program seeks to connect "middle- and high-school students with local authors," and it "runs free reading groups designed to improve participants' social, emotional, and literacy skills." The program operates out of 20 different sites in New York City, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Huntsville, TX.
The Teen Press Conference program seeks to create opportunities for middle and high school students to interact with authors at a free literary event "curated just for them." Events are held at the 92nd Street Y the day before the National Book Awards ceremony. Teenagers can sign up for the mailing list to be notified when registration opens for the next year's event. New grant seekers can contact Jordan Smith, Director of Education at jsmith@national book.org for more information.
General inquiries and requests for information can be made at nationalbook@nationalbook.org.
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In Santa Fe Sport, you'll have a choice of three fuel-efficient engines - including Santa Fe Sport's available turbocharged 265-hp powerplant that's one of the most powerful 4-cylinder engines in its class. No matter which you choose - each packs plenty of power for both highway and suburban travel. And if the weather gets ugly, Santa Fe Sport's Active Cornering Control available all-wheel-drive delivers improved traction and greater cornering capability in turns.
Hyundai's Santa Fe Sport SE and Santa Fe Sport Limited trims are newly-constructed on a longer wheelbase, giving you extra room for shuttling more passengers and gear. It's multitude of configurations are ideal for traveling to whatever events are on your schedule for work or play.
Everyone on board will be impressed by Hyundai's latest developments in on-board technology. Available features like an Infinity Logic 7 audio system with 12 speakers, 8-inch touchscreen navigation, and dual zone automatic temperature control make every ride enjoyable.
Technologies like Vehicle Stability Management, Hillstart Assist and Downhill Brake Control are part of Santa Fe Sport's standard safety engineering. They're also the key factor in Santa Fe Sport's 5-Star Overall Safety rating - from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Q: Jquery a .click then .slideDown div I have anchor which when you click would slidedown a form within a div, and then click again would slide it back up. Initially I just used .toggle, but now I have multiple anchors and multiple divs with the same class, so I had to rework the code or else anytime you clicked on any of the anchors all the divs would slidedown and you would see 4 forms.
So, I thought I could just rewrite the code with .closest, but it doesn't seem to be working. I think it's because .closest has to go up the DOM hierarchy, so it won't work for my div the way it's laid out. I tried .sibling but that doesn't work either. Any ideas?
  Pre-Pay with Credit Card

<?php _e('Submit a Payment', 'jc_stripe'); ?>

      <form action="" method="POST" id="stripe-payment-form" class="payment-form">
        ...
      </form>

A: I think you should wrap your a.payment-form-show and div.payment-form-wrapper inside a div. Like this:

Pre-Pay with Credit Card

<?php _e('Submit a Payment', 'jc_stripe'); ?>

      <form action="" method="POST" id="stripe-payment-form" class="payment-form">
        ...
      </form>

*

*When the a tag is clicked, you look for the immediate parent and then find the form:
$(this).parent().find("div.payment-form-wrapper");

*In this case, the div wrapper serves as the context for your tags. This would create a more maintainable code. Because when you use .next() or some function to look for the .div.payment-form-wrapper, your javascript code is coupled to the current position of the tags. In the future, if you modify the position, or add some tags in between, your code would fail.

A: Use this...
$(".payment-form-show").on('click', function() {
    $('.payment-form-wrapper').slideToggle('slow');
    if($('.payment-form-wrapper').is('visible')){
        $(this).html("Pre-Pay with Credit Card");
    }else{
        $(this).html("Don't Pre-Pay with Credit Card");
    }
});

An see the DEMO

A: This code should work even if all the div's have the same class. Check it out:
$(".payment-form-show").on('click', function() {
    var slider = $(this).closest("a").next();

    slider.slideToggle("slow");
    slider.is(":visible") ? $(this).html("Pre-Pay with Credit Card") : $(this).html("Don't Pre-Pay with Credit Card");
});

Fiddle based off of MG_Bautista's fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/8b5q5/1/


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Nine-Year-Old Wyatt's Design Chosen for Chicago
From July 10-13, fans have been voting for the ride Kasey Kahne and the No. 5 team will take to Chicagoland Speedway in September. On Friday July 14, the winner was announced.
Great Clips teamed up with Seattle Children's Hospital's Strong Against Cancer initiative, giving children in the hospital a chance to design their very own paint schemes for the No. 5 Chevrolet SS.
Kasey Kahne narrowed it down to his favorite three, and now, 9-year-old Wyatt's design has been picked as the winner via fan vote on KaseyKahneFoundation.org.
Look for the car on track September 17 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Tallest buildings in France
1 Tour First 758 ft
2 Tour Montparnasse 689 ft
3 Tour Majunga 636 ft
4 Tour Total Coupole 614 ft
5 Tour T1 607 ft
(247,368 mi2)
Number of cities
Paris (pop. 2,175,601)
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France, officially the French Republic (French, Republique Fran?aise), major industrialized nation in western Europe. France is the third largest country in Europe, after Russia and Ukraine, and the fourth most populous. The French Republic includes ten overseas possessions, most of them remnants of France's former colonial empire. Paris is the nation's capital and largest city. Roughly hexagonal in shape, France shares boundaries with Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast; Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to the east; and Spain and Andorra to the southwest. In the northwest, France is bounded by the English Channel. France is a nation of varied landscapes, ranging from coastal lowlands and broad plains in the north, to hilly uplands in south central France, to lush valleys and towering, snow-capped Alps in the east. Mountainous and hilly areas lie on nearly all of France's borders, creating a series of natural boundaries for the country. Only the nation's northeastern border is largely unprotected. Several major rivers drain France, including the Seine, Loire, Garonne, and Rhone. France is highly urbanized. Three-quarters of the population lives in cities, including more than ten million people in the metropolitan area of Paris, the most densely populated region in France. A comprehensive social welfare system is in place, guaranteeing all citizens a minimal standard of living and health care. Most citizens speak French, the principal language. The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism. The economy of France is large, diverse, and one of the most highly developed in the European Union (EU). It is a leading manufacturing nation, producing goods such as automobiles, electrical equipment, machine tools, and chemicals. France is the EU's most important agricultural nation—shipping cereals, wine, cheese, and other agricultural products to the rest of Europe and the world. In recent decades service industries, including banking, retail and wholesale trade, communications, health care, and tourism, have come to dominate the French economy. In recent decades, France has played a leading role in the move toward greater European economic and political integration.
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Cup Day Meeting sees interest rate drop to historic low
The Reserve Bank of Australia's move to cut official interest rates to 0.10% at its November board meeting has been welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW).
REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin said the low interest rate environment is supporting robust buyer demand, as demonstrated by figures this week which show a return to price growth in some housing markets.
"The decision to lower the official cash rate to a new historical low is good news for existing mortgage holders and those looking to purchase property, including first home buyers," Mr McKibbin said.
"Some major lenders pre-empted the RBA's latest cut by reducing their own rates in recent weeks, and the market is hopeful all major lenders will follow suit.
"However, while low rates support buyers and existing property owners, more must be done to support landlords in New South Wales who are being adversely affected by the NSW Government's rental moratorium.
"There are increasing numbers of investors being forced to sell their retirements nest-eggs because Government has unnecessarily extended the moratorium on tenants paying rent.
"Low interest rates will play a key role in our economic recovery. Equally important to the recovery, though, are the mum and dad investors who play such an important role in providing choices for people to have a roof over their heads.
"The NSW Government must urgently lift the rental moratorium and support these investors, as well as their tenants, so the state's rental market can play its part in the recovery, just as residential sales do," Mr McKibbin said.
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The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) is the peak industry body for real estate agents and property professionals in NSW. It represents more than 2000 agencies across residential sales, property management, commercial, strata management, buyers' agency, agency services and auctioneering. Established in 1910, REINSW works to improve the standards, professionalism and expertise of its members to continually evolve and innovate the industry. It lobbies the government and industry on behalf of members, develops new products and services to benefit agencies and professionals, and offers training and ongoing professional development. For more information, visit reinsw.com.au.


"The world's best players. Outstanding venues. Noisy, passionate, knowledgeable fans. Exciting cricket. This is the perfect combination for a T20 World Cup and in 2020 we go one step further with two T20 World Cups in one year." Defending champions West Indies play their first Super 12 group stage match against New Zealand on October 25 in Melbourne.


The fantastic 70mm EDF Avanti is coming! Avanti is a mutual-developed airplane made by FMS team from China and Sebart Team from Italy. The original design and authorization are from Sebart, with the additional FMS advanced production concept, it is finally being a promised finest work.
Utilizing many new concepts and technologies from existing planes, this highly anticipated Avanti has the inherent ability to offer a rip-roaring flight.
We have optimized the airframe structure markedly to make your time in getting ready for flight quick and easy. The assembly is very straightforward: 7 screws and a carbon fiber wing spar and you are finished. The Avanti features the latest FMS locked-rotor mode E-retract with overcurrent protection, the CNC-processed shock-absorbed front and rear metal landing gear set (Worm Dia. 8mm), a 50mm diameter front wheel and 55mm rear wheels. These are excellent for taking off and landing on both paved and grass surface airfields.
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A MAN HAS been arrested after a number of vehicles went on fire on Howth pier last night.
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2. Get a blog aggregator, such as SharpReader or RssBandit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/rssbandit/. Then spend at least 10-20 minutes a day reading blogs. This will give you a pulse on the community, alert you to new techniques, and introduce new creative solutions.
3. Keep a kudos list of positive things you've done. This helps build confidence ("I have done positive things"). This prepares you for a review. This is a service to management because it helps "jog their memory", and management already has enough stuff to remember. If you can't remember the good things you've done, why will anyone else?
4. Do incremental checkins, especially when working on a critical path. This results in much lower stress. Two small changes are easier to integrate than one big one. Check in what is needed to make sure you're not blocking anyone, especially if you're on the critical path. Ideally try to check in at least once every other day.
5. Think beyond your current feature. With each feature, try to make at least one reusable component/utility that improves the project as a whole. For example: reusable logic for the application's framework, a global UI component, refactor an existing component to make it better, or make reusable validation/formatting logic. This will give you stepping-stones (and positive reputation) to do bigger experimental components.


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