Data has been around for years. Stored meaninglessly in account books, reports, and client sheets, useful data has only in the last few decades started to become the focus of informing business decisions. It makes sense though, doesn't it? Every step we can take to eliminate the human element from business -- our propensity to err, to hold biases, to play favorites -- is a net positive. If small businesses, focusing on their product and emphasizing their customer's needs, can begin to let data dictate how they approach the marketplace, growth is just one of the many benefits that can be reaped.
But what can I use data for?
Better understanding your customers, that's what. The data that can be scraped from social media campaigns, website analytics, purchase histories, and third party platforms can and should be utilized to start building a profile of your key customers. More so, this data can begin to drive the design of your product, making the goods and services you offer more appealing and more optimized to your key audience. We have a saying here at Blastcap that goes "data driven design", and it perfectly embodies the ethos of the data age.
When we say that data can drive business, we mean it. In part because the usefulness behind data goes beyond just helping drive decisions pertaining to your customers. Data can, and will, begin to shape decisions on how your business and product is structured internally. Companies use data to ask the hard questions. Is our product optimized for our biggest buyer group? Should our marketing focus change to meet our buyers where they reside online? Do we have an issue with branding? The more we can understand about our business, the better our decisions can be, and the better we'll perform in the marketplace.
As previously mentioned, it's not just difficult to figure out how you're supposed to get ahold of all this useful data, it's difficult to know what to do with it. At Blastcap, we use our data for three very important facets of decisionmaking. When applied to any small business, these groups can certainly have an effect on your bottom line, and can find a home with any sized team.
First, is getting to know our clients better. When we can begin to see what our clients prefer from our service offering, which marketing skills we provide that offers them the most utility, it allows us to better shape and prioritize our services. Blastcap started as a simple video production company, and through data we have pivoted, and pivoted, and pivoted, using our client's data to change the way we approach marketing. We wouldn't be in the place we are now without the numbers to help us change ourselves.
Secondly, data is the guiding hand of your marketing campaigns. The data scraped from your customer's preferences and buying habits will not only help you get to know them better, it will help prepare you for how to approach them from a marketing perspective. Your marketing plans -- everything from the copy on your website, to advertising campaigns, to brand packaging -- can and should be influenced by the data you receive from your customers.
Finally, data helps a business make sense of when it's mentioned. Starting conversations online, specifically on social media, offers a ton of opportunities to gather insight on what your customers think of you. Ingesting that data, from when your company is ever mentioned, can be valuable in helping you determine where your biggest areas of product improvement might lie. Maybe the message you're hearing is that there are few design flaws that impact the functionality of your solution. Without the data to see just how many clients share this issue, and more importantly, a real time view into how severe this problem is, your company is left holding the bag when users begin ditching your brand.
There aren't any downsides to data, which is why its adoption is so critical. What you learn from your company's data can make your firm leaner, better optimized, and more prepared than ever to meet your customers head-on!


Mary Timony Brings 'Understated Swagger' To Ex Hex Ex Hex is an all-female band led by ex-Wild Flag guitarist and rock veteran Mary Timony. The group released a strong record this year that slipped under a lot of people's radar.
Ex Hex is an all-female band led by ex-Wild Flag guitarist and rock veteran Mary Timony. The group released a strong record this year that slipped under a lot of people's radar.
Mary Timony is a wordsmith steeped in the tradition of rock 'n' roll.
MARY TIMONY: (Singing) Was it my imagination? Did you come out of the past?
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Timony is 45, making her a kind of rock elder stateswoman. In the 1990s, she was one of the few female musicians to make a name in Washington, D.C.'s male-dominated rock scene. This year, she released "Rips," a new record with a new band. To kick off our series The Ones That Got Away, stories we just didn't get around to covering this year, NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on Mary Timony and her new album.
NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: As a young musician, Mary Timony remembers how thrilling it was to see female punk rockers like Kathleen Hanna storm the stage after growing up on a dudely diet of D.C. musicians - macho guys, like Henry Rollins and Fugazi.
TIMONY: It was just a crazy energy. Kathleen getting in fights with people in the audience and I was just - my mind was just blown. It was really inspiring.
ULABY: Timony made her own name as a powerful presence in two influential indie bands of the 1990s - Autoclave and Helium.
HELIUM: (Singing) Vibrations every day, in the dark you feel OK.
ULABY: Timony's one of those people who seems taller than she actually is, especially when she's holding a guitar. Her features are soft and she is white-set green eyes. Four years ago, she joined what was billed as an indie rock super-group with three other prominent musicians - all of them women. Wild Flag put out one critically acclaimed record and accrued a passionate fan base. But Timony says it was sort of a one-off.
TIMONY: It was a fun, wild ride.
ULABY: Everyone in Wild Flag lived in different, far-flung cities, complicating rehearsals. And the band broke up after just a few years, when two of its members decided to get their old band, Sleater-Kinney, back together.
TIMONY: It was really hard because I knew that was going to happen for a long time, but I couldn't say anything about it. People would ask me why the band broke up and I was like well, I don't know.
ULABY: They're rehearsing now in a big, raw, industrial loft space in the suburbs of D.C., running through songs from their debut album, preparing for a tour of the South next month.
EX HEX: (Singing) You take my love and you waste my time. How can I help it when it sure feels fine? I don't mind.
ULABY: Mary Timony's band mates, Betsy Wright and Laura Harris, are both in their early 30s, 10 years younger than she is.
TIMONY: I didn't really have a specific type of person in mind to play with. I wasn't, like, limiting it to only women or - you know, only women of a certain age.
ULABY: Timony wrote nearly all the songs on the album, but bass player Betsy Wright contributed a few. She says Timony's career help her get serious about playing guitar.
BETSY WRIGHT: I've been a fan of Mary for a long time. I'd go home and I'd try to figure out her guitar solos and stuff like that.
ULABY: Ex Hex reminds rock critic Killian Young of The Ramones.
KILLIAN YOUNG: Just in terms of that fearless energy.
ULABY: Young writes for the online magazine Consequence Of Sound. His favorite track is the album's single, called "Hot And Cold."
YOUNG: It's kind of a slow burning riff, and I was spinning that all summer.
EX HEX: (Singing) So hot, so cold. So young, so old. You look at me with snake-like eyes.
YOUNG: You look at me with snake-like eyes. I can't see through your disguise, kind of about getting mixed messages from a guy.
ULABY: This album juxtaposes uncomfortable emotions and intimate disclosures with big, hooky, power-pop chords. The tension works for Killian Young.
YOUNG: Kind of what I saw was the overarching theme is calling out guys on their bad behavior or being mixed in their messages. I guess it kind of makes me think about how I act in relationships or how I communicate with people that I'm close with.
TIMONY: I tend to have, like, this cynical view of people and maybe, like, the songs kind of - a lot of them are sort of cynical takes on people that I really love.
ULABY: Still, there's not much that seems cynical about Mary Timony when she's perched on a stool in her basement completely focused on teaching a teenager guitar.
ULABY: Timony's taught guitar for a long time. She's worked with this student, Anna Wilson, since Wilson was in second grade. Now she's 15, taller than Timony and wearing a Wild Flag pin on her camouflage jacket. Proudly, she tells her teacher she has a show of her own coming up.
ANNA: Yeah, I do. Yeah, The Electric Maid. Yeah.
TIMONY: Oh my God, that's so cool.
ULABY: In typical teenage fashion, Anna is too cool to gush about having Mary Timony as her guitar teacher. Timony says maybe that's because it's just not a big deal for a woman to be a rock guitarist anymore.
TIMONY: When I was younger, I almost felt like you were like a woman car mechanic or cab driver or something. It's, like, unusual, like, people, like, look at you weird. But now, I really think it's so different now.
ULABY: And Mary Timony likes that. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.


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Mean Mr. Mustard – utwór zespołu The Beatles, napisany przez Johna Lennona, umieszczony na albumie Abbey Road.

Twórcy
 John Lennon – wokal, pianino
 Paul McCartney – wokal, gitara basowa
 George Harrison – wokal, gitara prowadząca
 Ringo Starr – perkusja

Przypisy

Piosenki powstałe w roku 1969
Piosenki The Beatles
Piosenki wydane w roku 1969

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Interview with Jenny Datoo and Nabila Samji, Jubilee Arts Project Leads
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Jubilee Arts International Arts Festival, The.Ismaili is pleased to publish an interview with Jenny Datoo, Project Lead, and Nabila D. Samji, Deputy Project Lead. Jenny and Nabila look back and reflect on the journey of Jubilee Arts, from its conception, through to national events, the International Arts Festival, and the programme's continuing legacy.
Interview with Abyd Karmali, leader in climate change and sustainable finance
The.Ismaili is pleased to publish an interview with Abyd Karmali, OBE, Managing Director and Climate Financing Executive at a multinational financial institution, and Vice Chair of the Aga Khan Foundation (UK) National Committee. Abyd discusses his perspective on the interaction between humankind and nature, and the implications of climate change in today's rapidly changing world.
Interview with Dr Amyn Sajoo, Scholar-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University
The.Ismaili is pleased to publish an interview with Dr Amyn Sajoo, a specialist in international human rights, civil society, and public ethics. As part of a series of interviews with key figures, Dr Sajoo discusses the notion of civil society, its history, significance, and potential to enrich democratic life around the world.
World-renowned architects to design the Ismaili Center Houston
UK-based architect Farshid Moussavi has been selected to lead the design of the Ismaili Center, Houston — the first Ismaili Center in the USA.
A community space with a purpose: Reflections on the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center, Houston
Hazar Imam's five-day visit to Houston this week is an opportunity to reflect on how IJKC has realized the Imam's vision through its programmatic activities, and built bridges of understanding with other communities and organizations.
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Produced by Louis Bell & Frank Dukes
Album Camila
Real Friends Lyrics
No, I think I'll stay in tonight
Skip the conversations and the "Oh, I'm fine's"
No, I'm no stranger to surprise
This paper town has let me down too many times
Why do I even try?
Give me a reason why
I thought that I could trust you, never mind
Why all the switching sides?
Where do I draw the line?
I guess I'm too naive to read the signs
I'm just lookin' for some real friends
All they ever do is let me down
Every time I let somebody in
Then I find out what they're all about
Wonder where they're all hidin' out
Gotta get up out of this town (oh, ooh)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, yeah
I stay up, talkin' to the moon (ooh)
Been feelin' so alone in every crowded room
Can't help but feel like something's wrong, yeah
'Cause the place I'm livin' in
Just doesn't feel like home
Gotta get up out of this town
Lookin' for some real friends
Oh, oh-oh
I just wanna talk about nothin'
With somebody that means something
Spell the names of all the dreams and demons
For the times that I don't understand
Tell me, what's the point of a moon like this
When I'm alone again?
Can I run away to somewhere beautiful
Where nobody knows my name?
Then, I let somebody in
But I find out what they're all about
Gotta get up out of this town, yeah
Oh (ah)
Oh, yeah, ah
Camila Cabello Drops A Pair Of New Songs From Her Upcoming Album 'Camila'
About "Real Friends"
"Real Friends" is an introspective track from Camila Cabello in which she struggles to find genuine friends:
This song is about feeling lonely and disilluded by people in LA while I was away from home
On December 6, a day before the release of "Real Friends," Camila tweeted that the single's cover art has drawings by her younger sister, Sofia Cabello. Three days later, she revealed that "Real Friends" almost didn't make it to the album because the song had been finished too close to the deadline. It's one of the songs she's had the most fun writing for the album.
"Real Friends" can be seen as a follow-up to her promotional single "I Have Questions", where she confronts her supposed friends, as this track is Camila's search for new friendships after leaving her unhealthy friends behind. It's also one of the two tracks which Camila feels that best represent her in the album.
Camila first performed this song on Lollapalooza Argentina 2018.
Is this song about Camila's ex-band members?
Although producer Louis Bell believes that Camila connects this song to her leaving Fifth Harmony, Camila has denied it:
"Real Friends" is not about that (her leaving 5H) at all. I wrote "Real Friends" just before it was released, it's so new. (In L.A.) I felt lonely. I didn't really have a social life when I was there. I was just working… everyone I met was just so connected to the music industry (her work).
What have the artists said about the song?
She spoke about the song in a twitter post saying:
I finished real friends 2 weeks ago and it almost didn't make the album because the deadline was so close…this song is about feeling lonely and disillusioned by people in LA while I was away from home.
How was the writing process?
"Real Friends" was the last song we wrote for the album. It started off with this chorus idea and then the next day I wrote the verses and the bridge super fast. Then, a week later, it was out. Just nuts!
Via Zach Sang
Song translations?
"Real Friends" Track Info
Written By Frank Dukes, Brian Lee, Camila Cabello & 2 more
Vocals Camila Cabello
Label Atlantic Records, Epic Records & Syco Records
Mastering Engineer Dave Kutch
Mixing Engineer Serban Ghenea
Recording Engineer John Hanes
Artwork Sofia Cabello
Vocal Production Louis Bell
Release Date December 7, 2017
Remixed By
Real Friends (Remix) by Camila Cabello (Ft. Swae Lee)
Camila Camila Cabello
1. Never Be the Same
2. All These Years
3. She Loves Control
4. Havana
5. Inside Out
6. Consequences
7. Real Friends
8. Something's Gotta Give
9. In the Dark
10. Into It
11. Never Be the Same (Radio Edit)


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Q: Evaluation of $\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x\ln (x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx$
Evaluation of $\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}\frac{x\ln (x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx$

$\bf{My\; Try::}$ Let $\displaystyle I = \int_{0}^{1}\frac{x\ln x}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx\;,$ Put $x=\cos \phi\;,$ Then $dx = -\sin \phi d\phi$
and Changing Limit, We get
$$\displaystyle I = -\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{0}\cos \phi \cdot \ln(\cos \phi )d\phi = \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \cos \phi d\phi$$
Now Using Integration by parts, We get
$$\displaystyle I = \left[\ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}+\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{\sin^2 \phi}{\cos \phi}d\phi$$
So $$\displaystyle I = \left[\ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}+\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{(1-\cos^2 \phi)}{\cos \phi}d\phi$$
So $$\displaystyle I = \left[\ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}+\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\sec \phi d\phi-\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\cos \phi d\phi$$
So $$\displaystyle I = \left[\ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}+\left[\ln\left|\sec \phi+\tan \phi\right|\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}-\left[\sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}$$
So $$\displaystyle I = \left[\ln(\cos \phi)\cdot \sin \phi\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}+\left[\ln\left|\sec \phi+\tan \phi\right|\right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}-1$$
Now How can I solve after that, Help Required, Thanks

A: An alternative:
Consider
$$
J(a)=\int_0^{\pi/2} \cos^a(\phi)d\phi
$$
differentiating w.r.t $a$ gives us
$$
\partial_a J(a)\big|_{a=1}=-I
$$
But on the other hand $J(a)$ is just a Wallis integral and therefore
$$
I=-\frac{\sqrt{\pi }}{2}\partial_a\left( \frac{\Gamma \left(\frac{a+1}{2}\right)}{\Gamma \left(\frac{a}{2}+1\right)}\right)\big|_{a=1}
$$
which yields the desiered result after using a special value of the Digamma function
$$
I=\log(2)-1
$$

A: Substitute $t^2=1-x^2$
\begin{align}
\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x\ln (x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx
&=\frac12 \int_0^1 \ln(1-t^2)d(t-1)\\
&\overset{ibp} =-\int_0^1\frac t{1+t}dt
=\ln2-1
\end{align}

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Chuang-tzu
Zhuangzi, (Chinese: "Master Zhuang")Wade-Giles romanization Chuang-tzu, original name Zhuang Zhou (b. c. 369, Meng [now Shangqiu, Henan province], China—d. 286 bce), the most significant of China's early interpreters of Daoism, whose work (Zhuangzi) is considered one of the definitive texts of Daoism and is thought to be more comprehensive than the Daodejing, which is attributed to Laozi, the first philosopher of Daoism. Zhuangzi's teachings also exerted a great influence on the development of Chinese Buddhism and had considerable effect on Chinese landscape painting and poetry.
In spite of his importance, details of Zhuangzi's life, apart from the many anecdotes about him in the Zhuangzi itself, are unknown. The "Grand Historian" of the Han dynasty, Sima Qian (died c. 87 bce), incorporated in his biographical sketch of Zhuangzi only the most meagre information. It indicates that Zhuangzi was a native of the state of Meng, that his personal name was Zhou, and that he was a minor official at Qiyuan in his home state. He lived during the reign of Prince Wei of Chu (died 327 bce) and was therefore a contemporary of Mencius, an eminent Confucian scholar known as China's "Second Sage." According to Sima Qian, Zhuangzi's teachings were drawn primarily from the sayings of Laozi, but his perspective was much broader. He used his literary and philosophical skills to refute the Confucians and Mohists (followers of Mozi, who advocated "concern for everyone").
Zhuangzi is best known through the book that bears his name, the Zhuangzi, also known as Nanhua zhenjing ("The Pure Classic of Nanhua"). At about the turn of the 4th century ce, Guo Xiang, the first and perhaps the best commentator on the Zhuangzi, established the work as a primary source for Daoist thought. It is composed of 33 chapters, and evidence suggests that there may have been as many as 53 chapters in copies of the book circulated in the 4th century. It is generally agreed that the first seven chapters, the "inner books," are for the most part from the hand of Zhuangzi himself, whereas the "outer books" (chapters 8–22) and the miscellany (chapters 23–33) are largely the product of his later followers. A vivid description of Zhuangzi's character comes from the anecdotes about him in the book's later chapters.
Zhuangzi appears in these passages as an unpredictable and eccentric sage who seems careless about personal comforts or public esteem. His clothing is shoddy and patched, and his shoes have to be tied to his feet with string in order to keep them from falling apart. Nevertheless, he does not consider himself to be miserable, only poor. When his good friend Hui Shi comes to console him upon the death of his wife, he finds the sage sitting on a mat, singing and beating on a basin. Hui Shi reprimands him, pointing out that such behaviour is improper at the death of someone who has lived and grown old with him and has borne him children.
When she died, how could I help being affected? But as I think the matter over, I realize that originally she had no life; and not only no life, she had no form; not only no form, she had no vital energy (qi). In the limbo of existence and non-existence, there was transformation and the vital energy emerged. The vital energy was transformed to be form, form was transformed to become life, and now birth has transformed to become death. This is like the rotation of the four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter. Now she lies asleep in the great house (the cosmos). For me to go about weeping and wailing would be to show my ignorance of destiny. Therefore I desist.
When Zhuangzi himself was at the point of death, his disciples began to talk about an elaborate burial for him. Zhuangzi immediately stopped the discussion by declaring that he did not need the paraphernalia of a great funeral, that nature would be his inner and outer coffin, the sun and the moon his jade rings, and the stars and the planets his jewelry. All creation would make offerings and escort him. He needed no more. Somewhat taken aback, his disciples declared that they were afraid that the crows and the buzzards might eat him. To this Zhuangzi replied,
Above the ground it's the crows and the kites who will eat me; below the ground it's the worms and the ants. What prejudice is this, that you wish to take from the one to give to the other?
Zhuangzi's eccentricities stem directly from his understanding of the processional nature of human experience. Insight for Zhuangzi comes with the realization that everything in life is both dynamic and continuous—what he calls dao.
Zhuangzi taught that what can be known or said of the Dao is not the Dao. It has neither initial beginning nor final end, nor limitations or demarcations. Life is the ongoing transformation of the Dao, in which there is no better or worse, no good or evil. Things should be allowed to follow their own course, and men should not value one situation over another. A truly virtuous man is free from the bondage of circumstance, personal attachments, tradition, and the need to reform his world. Zhuangzi declined an offer to be prime minister of the state of Chu because he did not want the entanglements of a court career.
The complete relativity of his perspective is forcefully expressed in one of the better-known passages of the Zhuangzi:
Once I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamed that I was a butterfly and was happy as a butterfly. I was conscious that I was quite pleased with myself, but I did not know that I was Zhou. Suddenly I awoke, and there I was, visibly Zhou. I do not know whether it was Zhou dreaming that he was a butterfly or the butterfly dreaming that it was Zhou. Between Zhou and the butterfly there must be some distinction. This is called the transformation of things.
The relativity of all experience is in constant tension in the Zhuangzi with the unity of all things. When asked where the Dao was, Zhuangzi replied that it was everywhere. When pushed to be more specific, he declared that it was in ants and, still lower, in weeds and potsherds; furthermore, it was also in excrement and urine. This forceful statement of the omnipresence of the Dao had its parallels in later Chinese Buddhism, in which a similar figure of speech was used to describe the ever-present Buddha (Buddhist scholars, especially those of the Chan [Zen] school, also drew heavily on Zhuangzi's works). Zhuangzi was par excellence the philosopher of the unattached man who is at one with the Dao.
James Hamilton Ware, Jr.


At the time of writing this (Nov 2013) I am a Senior at UCD. My major is Design, and I plan to minor in Community and Regional Development, as opposed to my earlier considerations of Art/Art History, Communication, or Theater/Dance. I almost majored in Wildlife Fish & Conservation Biology (WFCB) and International Relations at one point, and entered Davis as an Ag/Microbio planned major. Hopefully that wild mix gives you some overview of my interests and skills.
Please contact me at >>> tparkeressig[at]ucdavis[dot]edu.


Recently we published an article showcasing the specs and leaked images of Google Pixel 3 Lite. The Google Pixel 3 Lite is an upcoming budget phone by Google codenamed "Sargo". As we stated in the previous article, despite the fact that Google Pixel 3 Lite carries a budget phone tag, Google hasn't compromised on the quality of the camera. Therefore, Pixel 3 Lite will receive a flagship camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels and a dual flash.
The rozetked has now brought forth some of the photos which are taken from Google Pixel 3 Lite Camera. If rozetked is to be believed the images look stunning and it seems like Google is actually going to offer a flagship level camera in a budget phone. Below are some of the exclusive images taken from Google Pixel 3 Lite Camera.
Outdoor photos are taken in gloomy conditions but still, they look really beautiful. We can expect some real photography with the lens of Google Pixel 3 Lite Camera.
The price of the Pixel 3 Lite is expected to be in the neighborhood of $500. However, the actual price will be known in the first quarter of 2019, most probably.


The Dinosaur D-15650 3-Way AC/DC/Gas Norcold Replacement Control Board features a circuit breaker on the board to protect 12V circuits from short circuit damage and a short circuit indicator that indicates shorts in wires to the main switch or interior light. Heavy-duty diode trips circuit breaker if the 12V DC is hooked up backwards. Fuses on the 120V AC circuits give you protection from short circuits in the heater wires and element. AC/DC/Gas For Use In NORCOLD #61565022: Works in models: 8663, 8683.


Anne Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman step out for some grocery shopping in their new BMW i3 electric car in Los Angeles.
Anne Hathaway was definitely on Santa's good list.
The Academy Award-winning actress was seen riding in a BMW i3 electric car Saturday, reports TMZ.


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Racing to catch the U.S. consumer
April 23 - U.S. retailers are playing catch-up in the fashion speed race, cutting turnaround times and using technology to better compete with foreign rivals. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Fast fresh and new is always in style at a slew of overseas-based fast fashion chains including Uniqlo, H&M, and Zara that have taken up residence in the U.S. Since the recession H&M and Zara have doubled their marketshare according to Euromonitor International. Traditional U.S. retailers like Gap, and American Eagle are responding by speeding up product cycles- placing smaller orders with more factories, buying fabrics but then waiting until the last minute to make decisions on styles, and getting apparel out of warehouses faster. Matt Katz of The Boston Consulting Group: SOUNDBITE: MATT KATZ, PARTNER, THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (ENGLISH) SAYING: "There are plenty of companies who have made great strides and have reduced supply chains from 14 months to 12 months to 10 months to 9 months and I think there are capability of teams to get back into product pretty quick 3 months, 6 weeks." U.S. retailers are also leveraging technology and inventory management tools in new ways, hoping to maximize the speed to which they can get the right product to the right place at the right time. Brian Kinsella of retail consultants Manhattan Associates: BRIAN KINSELLA, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES (ENGLISH) SAYING: "We are also seeing a trend and a movement toward holding some of that inventory back one layer away from the customer because rather than taking this big bet and distributing all the product out to the store in the first fell swoop. It makes more sense to say we are going to take our best shot with 70% of the inventory, hold 30% of it back." REPORTER BRIDGE: BOBBI REBELL, REPORTER, REUTERS (ENGLISH) SAYING: That way, a store like Loft has inventory ready to add quickly if say a top is selling well at full price here in New York - and keep inventory lean in areas where they've had to mark down merchandise. Stores like American Eagle say they have cut down on large inventories- selling fewer items but selling out. Macy's has said it is also planning to speed up decisions on buying and stocking clothing- especially for the key younger demographic- the millennials. It's an economic group that rivals the baby boomers in spending power: SOUNDBITE: MATT KATZ, PARTNER, THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (ENGLISH) SAYING: "Many folks are thinking about how do I deal with this millennial customer and how do I compete in an environment where the here and the now is so important." But American retailers still have a tough sell. They may be able to get faster, but industry experts say their sourcing remains too bureaucratic compared to their foreign rivals. Bobbi Rebell, Reuters.


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our new poetry & nonfiction editors
The new year (Gregorian as well as Lunar now) has brought some exciting changes to the Iron Horse office. In this post, I'm extending a big welcome to our new poetry editor, Camille T. Dungy, and our new nonfiction editor, Elena Passarello. We feel so lucky that these two stunningly talented writers have joined our editorial team.
At this same moment, I want to give many, many thanks to Carrie Jarrell (poetry) and Dennis Covington (nonfiction) for years of wonderful editorial insight that have helped Iron Horse grow into what it is now. Releasing six issues of high-quality literary work a year is no easy feat. So, yes, thank you, Carrie and Dennis.
And a very warm Iron Horse welcome to our new editors! If you're unfamiliar with who they are, you can visit our updated masthead for brief biographical information about these two very accomplished writers (and creative writing teachers). You can also visit Camille T. Dungy's official website and follow Elena Passarello on Twitter.
I encourage you to check out their beautiful, innovative work, if you haven't already. Dungy's third and latest collection of poems is Smith Blue, which won the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Book Prize in 2010. Passarello's debut collection of essays, Let Me Clear My Throat, came out in 2013 from Sarabande, and won the gold medal for nonfiction at the Independent Publisher Awards.
If you're waiting on your book order to arrive, here are some good places to start:
Camille T. Dungy's viscerally crafted and mercilessly astonishing poems, "From the First, the Body was Dirt" and "Frequently Asked Questions: 10"—both published in Poetry. Some key words and phrases: western bluebirds, exhalations, hurtful loud, a hundred thousand worms, bodies, unanswerable questions.
Elena Passarello's playful and musically, infectiously obsessive essays, "Ramalamadingdong"—in Creative Nonfiction, and "Teach Me Tonight"—in Better Magazine. Some key terms: Bjork, whiskey, pelvis, surprisingly butch, breath, Elvis Costello.
2016 will continue to be a transformative year for IH, I'm sure. We're deeply excited for the fresh vision Dungy and Passarello will be bringing to the editorial table and to you, our readers.


Although engineering students don't usually have trouble applying equations and using analysis methods, they may struggle to create appropriate models, make assumptions and analyze real structures, says Dartmouth engineering professor Vicki May. This observation led her to use project-based learning in her "Structural Analysis" course and helped her earn the title of 2013 New Hampshire Professor of the Year from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
What did you think about receiving the teaching award?
I was very honored. There are so many great teachers at Dartmouth and in New Hampshire. In November I went to Washington, DC where all of the Professors of the Year—40 total nationally—were awarded a certificate during a luncheon presentation and met with Congressional representatives at an evening reception.
How do you make your teaching so accessible to students?
I try to incorporate hands-on activities, demonstrations and projects whenever possible. Anything that will get the students engaged in learning and thinking critically about engineering. My research is focused on engineering education and my goal is to understand how to get K-12 students through college and excited and interested in engineering.
Playhouse project for The Upper Valley Haven.
What's one example of a rewarding experience you've had with a student?
My class was working on designing and building a play structure for The Haven. One of the students became very invested in the project and was excited about helping homeless children, particularly after our visit to The Haven. That student even came to my office just to make sure we were really going to be able to build and deliver the structure.
What are you trying to accomplish with programs like the Summer Engineering Workshop at Dartmouth?
My goal with K-12 outreach programs is to expose students to engineering. Too often they don't understand what engineering is and what engineers do. They don't perceive engineering as creative. I'm trying to change perceptions and help students better understand the possibilities.


CRA had the following comments to a question posed at the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) CRA Roundtable in May 2017.
PRINCIPAL ISSUES: Where subsection 248(35) applies to a gift of a life insurance policy, could subsection 248(36) apply to determine the "cost" of the policy for the purpose of applying the deemed fair market value rule in subsection 248(35)?
REASONS: Even though subsection 248(36) does not specifically refer to the adjusted cost basis (ACB) of an interest in a life insurance policy, it is our view that the ACB of an interest in a life insurance policy is generally a reasonable proxy for the "cost" of an interest in a life insurance policy for this purpose.
Mr. A is the sole shareholder of ACo. In April 2016, Mr. A acquired a life insurance policy on his life with a $1 million death benefit. In May 2016, Mr. A transferred the life insurance policy to ACo for no proceeds. The policy at that time had an adjusted cost basis (ACB) and cash surrender value (CSV) of nil.
In January 2019, ACo continues to own the policy, which has a fair market value (FMV) of $100,000, with an ACB of $50,000 and CSV of nil. ACo now wishes to donate this policy to a registered charity.
On the original transfer from Mr. A to ACo, subsection 148(7) deems Mr. A to have disposed of the policy for proceeds equal to the greatest of the FMV of the consideration given, the ACB of the policy and the CSV of the policy at the time of transfer. Since all these values are nil, Mr. A will be deemed to have nil proceeds (no taxable gain) and ACo will be deemed to have acquired the policy at a cost of nil at the time of transfer.
The subsequent gift of the policy from ACo to the registered charity is also a disposition to which subsection 148(7) applies. Under that subsection, the greatest of the three amounts referred to above is the ACB of the policy ($50,000) which will result in no taxable gain.
Since ACo acquired the policy within three years of making the gift, subparagraph 248(35)(b)(i) provides that the FMV of the policy for gift receipting purposes is deemed to be the lesser of the FMV of the policy otherwise determined ($100,000) and the ACB of the policy immediately before the gift ($50,000). However, subsection 248(36) also applies where there is a gift of property to which subparagraph 248(35)(b)(i) applies, and that property was acquired by a person or partnership who is not at arm's length with the taxpayer, during the relevant three-year period that ends when the gift was made. In this case, for purposes of subsection 248(35), the cost or in the case of capital property, the adjusted cost base, of the property to the taxpayer immediately before the gift is made is deemed to be equal to the lowest amount that is the cost, or in the case of capital property, the adjusted cost base to the taxpayer or any of those persons or partnerships immediately before the property was disposed of by that person or partnership.
Can the CRA please comment on whether subsection 248(36) would apply to the gift of the life insurance policy contemplated above (which would reduce the amount that could be receipted to nil), taking note that subsection 248(35) makes specific reference to the ACB of a life insurance policy under which the taxpayer is a policyholder, whereas subsection 248(36) contains no similar reference?
Subsection 248(35) provides a special rule for determining the FMV of a property that is the subject of a gift to a qualified donee. If certain conditions are met, subsection 248(35) provides that the FMV of the gifted property is deemed to be the lesser of its FMV otherwise determined and the cost or, in the case of capital property, the adjusted cost base, or in the case of a life insurance policy in respect of which the taxpayer is a policyholder, the ACB, of the property to the taxpayer immediately before the gift is made.
The Department of Finance Explanatory Notes for subsection 248(36) describe the subsection as applying in conjunction with subsection 248(35), to "look-back" to discern whether a gifted property to which subsection 248(35) applies was previously acquired by a person (or partnership) not dealing at arm's length with the taxpayer within a three-year (or a ten-year) period of the gift. Where applicable, subsection 248(36) generally provides that in applying subsection 248(35), the cost, or in the case of capital property, the adjusted cost base, of the property to the taxpayer is deemed to be equal to the lowest amount of the cost or the adjusted cost base, as the case may be, to the taxpayer or any such person or partnership.
Unlike subsection 248(35), subsection 248(36) does not specifically refer to the ACB of a life insurance policy. In fact, as originally proposed, neither subsections 248(35) nor (36) included a specific reference to the ACB of a life insurance policy. However, proposed subsection 248(35) was later amended to include such a reference before it was enacted.
Notwithstanding that proposed subsection 248(36) was not similarly amended, it remains our view that the ACB of an interest in a life insurance policy, as defined in subsection 148(9), is generally a reasonable proxy for the "cost" of an interest in a life insurance policy for purposes of subsection 248(36). (This position was stated by the CRA at the 2010 STEP CRA Roundtable in document 2010-036309 in relation to proposed subsections 248(35) and (36)).
In the above scenario, since ACo acquired the life insurance policy less than three years before it intends to donate the policy, the proposed gift would meet the condition in subparagraph 248(35)(b)(i) and be subject to the deemed FMV rule in subsection 248(35). In applying subsection 248(35), subsection 248(36) would need to be taken into account as ACo acquired the life insurance policy from a non-arm's length person within a three-year period of the gift. In our view, the cost of the gifted property to ACo under subsection 248(36) would be nil (the lowest amount that is the ACB of the policy to ACo or Mr. A). Then, in applying subsection 248(35), the deemed FMV of the policy would also be nil (the lesser of the FMV of the policy at the time of the gift and the deemed ACB as determined under subsection 248(36)).


For 50 years Jackson Hole has been loyal to its own course, no matter how difficult. It's the community, the mountain and a sense of place and passion that are the driving forces. Die hard locals, a legacy old west atmosphere and a dedication to the preservation of land and character remain the core values of JHMR. Enjoy episode #5 as we showcase the people, the mountain and the future of all those that embody the "Born to Be Wild" spirit of our community.


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The quality of service and hospitality at Hotel El Churra has been identified as outstanding based on consistently high customer review ratings.
Hotel El Churra has achieved a score of 79 / 100 based on 45 customer reviews and has therefore qualified to receive an Outstanding Service Award from Go Hotels.
A block from the city center's Plaza Circular square, this straightforward hotel is also a 15-minute walk from the Cathedral of Murcia and 6 km from Terra Natura wildlife park.
Classic rooms provide complimentary Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, as well as minibars and desks. Modern studio suites add massage showers and whirlpool baths in their bathrooms; a 2-bedroom suite has a separate living room and a balcony.
There's a refined Spanish restaurant with a terrace and a wine cellar, as well as a cafe. Other amenities include loaner bikes and a 24/7 fitness room; parking and a breakfast buffet are available for a charge.


Browse through the best practice information below to see SpatialStream™ in action and learn more about the cutting edge trends of spatial technology and best practices for spatially enabling your application. Best practice information includes: best practice videos, technology trends videos, and articles about emerging trends in spatial technology and development tips.
View "Mapping Secrets Unveiled: Top Faux Pas & How to Avoid Them" to learn all of the information you need to succeed with mapping, improve your user experience, and make your site stand out using location technologies.
Cloud computing has come on the scene in a big way and can help alleviate organizations' GIS, budget and technology adoption difficulties. By watching this webinar you'll learn best practices and tips for how your organization can succeed with Cloud GIS.
What's Next for Real Estate & Mapping explains which web 2.0 and location technology trends matter to online real estate in 2011. By watching this webinar you will gain an in depth view of which trends have staying power and which will have the biggest impact on your site.
This educational webinar discusses why the hyper-local phenomenon sweeping location based technologies is more than just hype, the value of presenting your content and services at the hyper-local neighborhood level, and how to make the business case for adding new hyper-local search and mapping display options to your site.
In the following three videos Digital Map Products' Director of Marketing Annie Schwab and Product Manager Skip Cody discuss why the cloud and GIS are the perfect match, how GIS is changing as a result of its migration to the cloud and how to leverage the cloud for GIS sucess.
This video shares common mapping faux pas that occur in real estate mapping development and tips on how to avoid these mistakes. This video is from a presentation given at Inman Connect 2011 in San Francisco by Digital Map Products' Director of Marketing Annie Schwab and Product Manager Skip Cody.
This video highlights Russ Bergeron, CEO Midwest Real Estate Data, Marty Frame, President of RPR LLC, and John Hensley, Chief Product & Technology Officer for LPS Real Estate Group, as they provide great insights and an exciting debate about online real estate trends and mapping and location technology trends at Inman Connect NYC.
This video features Digital Map Products' Jim Skurzynski, Geoffrey Wade, and Annie Schwab discussing the future of spatial technology, how it is going mainstream, and new methods of developing spatial applications.
This video features Digital Map Products' spatial technology experts, Jim Skurzynski, Geoffrey Wade, and Annie Schwab discussing how the real estate industry has been an early adopter of location technologies and the ways they're benefitting from increasingly sophisticated mapping technology.
This podcast features Digital Map Products' Jim Skurzynski and Skip Cody at Where 2.0 discussing the evolution of SpatialStream™ and how it is making spatial technology more widely accessible to a broader audience.
This whitepaper offers several tips on how to successfully spatially enable your application without it being a mission impossible. It also highlights common mapping pitfalls so you can strategically avoid them.
This whitepaper discusses the many benefits of Parcel Boundary Data and why it's one of the most in-demand additions to real estate websites. Digital Map Products CEO Jim Skurzynski talks about how parcel boundaries improve real estate decisions and explains the complexities of this data set.
This whitepaper addresses a new trend in real estate websites: parcel boundary data and how it relates to distressed properties. Digital Map Products CEO Jim Skurzynski walks readers through the many benefits of parcel boundary data and why you need to use an online foreclosure site that has this critical data.
In this blog post, Digital Map Products' CEO Jim Skurzynski explains why it's more important than ever to understand how people are using GIS, what their expectations are and how these new end-users are different from traditional users.
Digital Map Products' CEO Jim Skurzynski shares five reasons why real estate companies should embrace website mapping and location data tools even in a tough economy.
Digital Map Products' CEO, Jim Skurzynski, provides an insightful look at some of the reasons why the cloud is supercharging spatial technology adoption in a guest post on the Very Spatial Blog.
Tech Savvy Agent Describes SpatialStream™ as "The Future of Real Estate Mapping"
Tech Savvy Agent, a respected and cutting-edge real estate blog focusing on innovations in social media and technology, recently highlighted the capabilities and features of SpatialStream™ and the promise it holds for real estate mapping.
In a recent blog entry Duke Long, a popular commercial real estate broker and blogger, featured SpatailStream™. The blog entry discusses the SpatialStream™ platform, capabilities and features.
This article provides an overview of the key trends Digital Map Products' CEO Jim Skurzynski heard at the conference. In the article he discusses the future of real estate technology, the evolving role of real estate agents, new technologies like Foursquare and how spatial technology is being used to enhance the understanding and value of real estate information.
Jim Skurzynski explains how, despite the recession, 2011 will be the year of the cloud for GIS. Additionally, he goes over what trends and changes have been a catalyst for the movement and how the cloud helps solve many of the traditional problems associated with GIS.
Vector1 Media editor, Matt Ball, interviews Jim Skurzynski about the growth of Digital Map Products, the increased demand for easy-to-use spatial technology, and how turnkey solutions like SpatialStream™ are making geospatial technology more accessible to companies and organizations of all sizes.
Inman News "MRED & MRIS Get New Mapping Platform"
Inman News, the leading source for real estate and technology news, discusses the recent partnerships between Digital Map Products and two of the leading multiple listing services, MRED and MRIS. Through the partnerships, MRED and MRIS will utilize the SpatialStream™ platform to provide interactive trend maps, heat maps and advanced data visualization tools to MLS members.
Slashgeo, a community-driven website for news and discussions about GIS, location-based services, remote sensing, GPS and everything geospatial, recently shared our article about the ParcelStream™ web service and the benefits of parcel boundary data on their blog.
Inman News "Mapping Firm Gets Neighborhood Data"
Inman News, the leading source for real estate and technology news, elaborates on the recent partnership between Digital Map Products and Maponics.
Website Magazine Blog "Mapping Services: Extending the Boundaries"
This blog entry discusses the partnership between Digital Map Products and Maponics, which brings together sophisticated online mapping technology with in-demand location data sets. Through their partnership, the two companies are making it easier than ever to enhance web applications with mapping technology and GIS data.
This recent Bing Maps blog entry highlights how the ParcelStream™ API can let you can add parcel boundaries to your site in less than 10 minutes.
Inman News "Geospatial Mapping Platform Launches"
Inman News, a leading real estate publication, discusses the benefits and advanced capabilities of the SpatialStream™ platform.
Property AdGuru "New Mapping Product Launched"
Property AdGuru, an online publication for real estate agents and property developers, announces the launch of SpatialStream™.


above are the youtube views after just one week following the spots' air date.
above: views on youtube almost doubled in the second week.
and what can you make of 360K views? is that good? maybe great? it depends on the brand, and its past performance to judge such a result… a valid question to ask is, what is the benefit of having an agency? what is the point of having an entity that focuses on the art of communication when you have great fashion directors and photographers to work with directly? the answer is, there are no benefits if you are considering traditional agencies. on the other hand, there are many benefits, especially when you have marketing expertise and creative insight combined. the above numbers display the results of traffic (on youtube alone, not accounting purchased media results) comparing views on white house black market's tv spot produced directly with a respected director on the left compared to the one on right, in collaboration with ceft and company. note: the numbers are for the duration of 52 weeks on the left (client) compared to 2 weeks on the right (client + agency).
combined views for the 3 spots produced by ceft and company on the web alone topped 1 million in 14 months (april 2012-june 2013).
monthly activity on social media channels such as facebook spiked. above: january 2012 before the campaign launch, and march and october respectively during the launch of spot 1 and 2.
above and on the left: total combined views of all WHBM video on the clients channel in 3 years totaling 15K. on the right the first video in collaboration with ceft and company totaling 360K in just 2 weeks.
company stocks in Q3 climbed 57.4% within 12 months of partnership.
if interested, please view the post showing some unprompted comments and discussions about the work from consumers on facebook, youtube and other social media if you click here. you can view the second commercial here, and discover the behind the scenes on how it all came together here. view all work related to this project.


CURENT graduate and undergraduate students are partnering with the Sequoyah Elementary teachers to host a Family Engineering Night on Thursday, Dec. 3rd from 5-7pm at Sequoyah Elementary School. If you have a child that goes to Sequoyah or to another elementary school, please join us. Attendees can expect to participate in a variety of interesting science and engineering related projects that the entire family can do together. Also, the L&N STEM Academy Robotics team will be demonstrating one of their robots. It should be a fun evening for the entire family.
This evening is open to all COE and EECS staff and faculty and their families. Please make plans to attend.


Let's do a quick mental exercise.
Think for a moment about the times you've been most energized as a ministry leader. Now, think about the times you've felt drained and depleted. What was it that made you energized? Chances are good that when you were energized in your leadership, there was progress.
Progress (or momentum) is exciting isn't it? Ministry is happening, people are growing in their relationship with Jesus, things are happening in our communities and within the families in our congregations.
While it's natural to go through seasons when we our ministry efforts don't seem to be moving forward as quickly as we'd like, there are a few common (but avoidable) mistakes that can cause ministry momentum to stagnate.
Lack of clarity in any organization is the fastest route to dysfunction, frustration, and waste. In Will Mancini's book Church Unique, he observes that mistrust, personal ego, and lack of strategic clarity are all results of an overall lack of clarity.
What should you actually clarify? Roles and priorities. Clarifying roles begins with clarifying job roles and responsibilities. By clarifying job descriptions, you help the people you're managing and leading know what they're responsible for and what is expected of them.
This helps them know what the "win" looks like in their unique role.
Clarifying priorities can be a little more of a challenge. But, the starting point is to create clarity for yourself.
Mistake 2: Failure to create clarity for yourself.
How is your "to-do" list looking today? Is it overwhelming to try and figure out what to tackle first? How do you know which task is most important?
Spending sideways energy on a low priority task is one of the greatest dangers to accomplishing your ministry objectives. Why? Because activity can have the appearance of effectiveness. But, the two aren't the same.
Pick four priorities that will contribute to the completion of of your ministry goal for that quarter, and tackle one priority over four weeks. So, four priorities tackled over four weeks—pretty straight forward.
Mistake 3: Failure to invest in your people.
As leaders, our words have staying power in the lives of those we lead. As Solomon said, "life and death are in the power of the tongue" (Prov 18:21). Work at consistently making deposits in people's emotional bank accounts.
Mistake 4: Failure to lead effective meetings.
It doesn't matter how clear our meeting agendas are, how good the snacks are in our meetings, or how much good discussion we have, if our meetings don't produce outcomes they're pointless.
2. Who needs to know what we decided?
All of these principles are foundational to effectively managing your church. We created the Effective Meeting Cheat Sheet to make getting started easy. Use our free meeting template to start leading meetings that actually move ministry forward!
Get the right people in the meeting (and exclude the wrong ones).
Avoid wasting time by determining if a meeting is necessary to begin with.
Lead a meeting that produces results (not sideways activity).
Ready to make your next meeting your best meeting?


"The Chancellor had tried to signal he is listening to the pressures that austerity has placed on public services by a combination of reheated old news on Health, mixed with continuing greater freedoms for Local Government, topped off by the unsurprising death knell of PFI" Comments chairman Bruce Potter.
He continues "On health and care, the Prime Minister had already stolen his biggest giveaway namely the extra £20 bn going to the NHS to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the NHS earlier in the year. The Chancellor therefore had to content himself with a sneak preview of a continuing focus on mental health initiatives being planned as part of the new NHS 10 year plan, the road map for how that Brexit dividend will be spent. Very welcome but hardly new money. The announcements on the inextricably linked area of social care were more mixed. Yes another £650m was promised to target a range of Disabled Living , Children's support and other much needed interventions. However what was unsaid was when the critical new proposals on long term Social Care funding will see the light of day. It is a very costly and politically charged issue, which many before the Chancellor have dodged. The fact remains that until that funding issue is settled, the vital integration of social care with the rest of health care will be impossible.
"Apart from Social Care, Local Government will get a much needed (and heavily trailed) £420m to help it fill pot holes and mend bridges. Whether that is enough to keep the shires quiet and the shire counties solvent remains to be seen.
"More subtly the Chancellor acknowledged that Local Government had been at the sharp end of austerity and the cuts needed to make that medicine work . He signalled a continuance of local freedoms and rate retention, as well as greater freedoms to stimulate local housing . Historically those freedoms have been linked to more regional devolution schemes but this did not feature as a key pre condition in this year's speech.
"In the Education space the one off extra £400m promised to schools with capital projects sounded like good news, until the Chancellor converted that number into an individual impact of roughly £10,000 to each primary school and £50,000 to each Secondary school which may not look quite so generous.
"Finally the Chancellor confirmed that PFI has had its day. Whether the announcement had anything to do with the mess left by the collapse of Carillion, or was just too good a political opportunity to miss, as it allowed Hammond to take a sideswipe at a favoured old Labour policy, and pre- empt a new Labour promise hardly matters. It neatly illustrated the relative importance of the politics as opposed to the economics underpinning the Chancellors comments on Public Services."


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SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Santa Clara University standouts Jim Howell (Newport, Ore.) and Ethan Rohde (Seattle, Wash.) have been named to the 2004 West Coast Conference All-Academic Men's Basketball Team, the league office announced on Wednesday evening.
To be considered for the honor, student-athletes much carry a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, play in at least 50 percent of their team's games and be a significant contributor. In addition, honorees must have completed at least one year of eligiblity at their WCC institution.
Howell, who's season ended two weeks ago after suffering a broken foot during practice in Malibu, Calif., is a two-time team captain and earned honorable mention all-WCC honors last season as a junior. Considered undersized for his center position, he is one of the league's top rebounders and is among the top shot blockers in Santa Clara history. This season, Howell doubled his steals and blocked shots numbers from his previous three seasons combined.
A former walk-on who earned a scholarship, Rohde this season entered the school's career thre-point attempts listings. A starter in 17 games this season, 43 of his 50 field goals this season are from behind the three-point arc. He is averaging 5.7 points per game.
The WCC All-Academic teams honor some of the league's finest examples of the consummate scholar-athlete. Near the completion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each of the participating sponsored sports.
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We also partnered with the Someone project (Social Media Education Every Day) with some of the panel discussions leading to exchanges promoting individuality and confronting social ills like sexism, homophobia and xenophobia in the community.
Chuck Billy (Testament) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Jason Rockman (Slaves on Dope) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
David Davidson & Ash Pearson (Revocation) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Scott Kelly (Neurosis) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
J.R. Hayes (Pig Destroyer) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Ihsahn (Emperor) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Ivar Bjørnson & Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
John Gallagher (Dying Fetus) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Travis Ryan & Josh Elmore (Cattle Decapitation) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.
Hiran Deraniyagala (Battlecross) interview from Someone Project on Vimeo.


Simulation software that can create accurate "digital twins" of entire cities is enabling planners, designers and engineers to improve their designs and measure the effect changes will have on the lives of citizens.
Cities are hugely complex and dynamic creations. They live and breathe.
Think about all the parts: millions of people, schools, offices, shops, parks, utilities, hospitals, homes and transport systems.
Changing one aspect affects many others. Which is why planning is such a hard job.
This is where 3D simulation software is coming into its own.
Architects, engineers, construction companies and city planners have long used computer-aided design and building information modelling software to help them create, plan and construct their projects.
But with the addition of internet of things (IoT) sensors, big data and cloud computing, they can now create "digital twins" of entire cities and simulate how things will look and behave in a wide range of scenarios.
"A digital twin is a virtual representation of physical buildings and assets but connected to all the data and information around those assets, so that machine learning and AI algorithms can be applied to them to help them operate more efficiently," explains Michael Jansen, chief executive of Cityzenith, the firm behind the Smart World Pro simulation platform.
Take Singapore as an example.
This island state, sitting at the foot of the Malaysian peninsula with a population of six million people, has developed a virtual digital twin of the entire city using software developed by French firm Dassault Systemes.
"Virtual Singapore is a 3D digital twin of Singapore built on topographical as well as real-time, dynamic data," explains George Loh, progammes director for the city's National Research Foundation (NRF), a department within the prime minister's office.
In addition to the usual map and terrain data, the platform incorporates real-time traffic, demographic and climate information, says Mr Loh, giving planners the ability to engage in "virtual experimentation".
"For example, we can plan barrier-free routes for disabled and elderly people," he says.
Bernard Charles, Dassault Systemes' chief executive, says the addition of real-time data from multiple sources facilitates joined-up, holistic thinking.
"The problem is that when we decide about the evolution of a city we are in some way blind. You have the urban view of it – a map – you decide to put a building here, but another agency has to think about transport, another agency has to think about commercial use and flats for people.
The firm's 3DExperience platform gives planners and designers "a global overview" they've never had before, explains Mr Charles.
Dassault's software, which incorporates calculations that simulate the flow of a fluid, is used to design most F1 cars and aeroplanes, says Mr Charles, and this capability is useful for understanding wind flow around buildings, through streets and green spaces.
"If some parts of a city are too windy and cold, no-one will like to go there," he says.
Tracking people's movements through a city using anonymised mobile phone and transport GPS data can help authorities spot bottlenecks and heat maps as the day progresses, hopefully leading to smarter, more integrated transport and traffic management systems.
"You can look at all 'what if' scenarios, so if we ask the right question we can change the city, the world," concludes Mr Charles.
Is India failing to build its newest state capital?
In the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, a brand new $6.5bn "smart city" called Amaravati has been planned since 2015, but has been mired in controversy amid disagreements over the designs and criticism of its environmental impact.
But last year Foster + Partners, the global architecture and engineering firm, and Surbana Jurong, the Asian urban and infrastructure consultancy, were chosen to take on the huge task.
And Chicago-based Cityzenith is providing the single "command and control" digital platform for the entire project.
IoT sensors will monitor construction progress in real time, says Mr Jansen, and the software will integrate all the designs from the 30 or so design consultants already involved in the first phase of the project.
The platform can incorporate more than a thousand datasets, says Mr Jansen, and integrate all the various design and planning tools the designers and contractors use.
The city, which will eventually be home to 3.5 million people, will be hot and humid, experiencing temperatures approaching 50C at times, so simulating how buildings will cope with the climate will be crucial, says Mr Jansen.
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One large Norwegian engineering consultancy, Norconsult, is even combining simulation software with gaming to help improve its designs.
When working on a large rail tunnel project in Norway, the firm developed a virtual reality game to involve train drivers in the design of the signalling system. The drivers operated a virtual train and "drove" it through the tunnel, flagging up any issues with the proposed position of the signals.
Changing the design before construction begins obviously saves money in the long-term.
Digital twin simulation software is a fast-growing business, with firms such as Siemens, Microsoft and GE joining Dassault Systemes and Cityzenith as lead practitioners.
Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2021 half of large industrial companies will use digital twins and estimates that those that do could save up to 25% in operational running costs as a result.
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Boxer introduces bill designating Tule Lake camp as National Historic Site
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) on Dec. 17 introduced legislation to establish the former Tule Lake concentration camp as a National Historic Site managed by the National Park Service, a statement from Boxer's office said.
Tule Lake was the largest "War Relocation Authority" camp during World War II, incarcerating nearly 19,000 persons of Japanese descent, most of whom were American citizens.
Currently, the Tule Lake, Calif. camp is one of many sites that make up the "World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument" created by President George W. Bush in 2008.
The new legislation would elevate the Tule Lake camp in equal recognition with other incarceration camps that are also preserved and managed by the National Park Service, the statement notes.
"This legislation will give Tule Lake the national recognition it deserves, while honoring the tens of thousands of Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated and incarcerated in one of our country's darkest moments," Boxer said.
"Senator Boxer's bill will distinguish the Tule Lake camp as a nationally significant historic site, for which we are grateful," said Barbara Takei of the Tule Lake Committee, a grassroots nonprofit organization that represents survivors of the wartime incarceration and their descendants, in the statement. "The senator's efforts will help educate Americans about a period of American history that we trust will never be repeated."
"National Parks Conservation Association applauds Senator Boxer's legislation to establish Tule Lake National Historic Site, joining Manzanar and Minidoka in our National Park System to connect visitors to our country's history and the injustices that Japanese Americans faced during World War II," said Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director of the National Parks Conservation Association.
Since the Tule Lake camp was included in the National Monument in 2008, many have expressed concerns that the name of the monument — "World War II Valor in the Pacific" — was "inappropriate for a site aimed at remembering the grave injustice done to more than 110,000 Japanese Americans nationwide during the war," the statement added.
Under the new legislation, the camp would be designated as the Tule Lake National Historic Site, similar to the National Park Service-managed Manzanar National Historic Site in Inyo County, Calif. and the Minidoka National Historic Site in Idaho.
Before President Bush created the "World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument," Sen. Boxer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) sponsored legislation to determine whether the Tule Lake camp should be preserved as part of the National Park System, the statement from Boxer's office said.
The camp is composed of three sites across two California counties: the Camp Tule Lake Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, which also served as a prisoner of war camp for German and Italian soldiers, in Siskiyou County; a portion of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County; and Peninsula-Castle Rock, also in Modoc County. At Peninsula-Castle Rock, incarcerated Japanese Americans were allowed to hike and recreate until 1943, when Tule Lake became a higher security segregation center for Japanese Americans from other camps who conscientiously objected to taking "loyalty oaths."
Filed Under: Featured, Featured Top Story, National News, News Tagged With: civil rights, concentration camps, executive order 9066, so-called loyalty questionnaire, Tule Lake, wartime incarceration, World War II, WWII


Bethany Hamilton is getting married!
The championship surfer, who lost her arm at age 13 in a shark attack, shared the happy news on her blog Wednesday.
In a post titled "In Love," Hamilton, 23, describes her fiancé Adam. "The first thing we did was jump off a cliff together!" she writes, adding their first meeting last spring was something of a blind date.
On April 9, Adam proposed.
Hamilton does not provide her fiancé's last name on her blog, though the Christian Today identifies him Adam Dirks.
After her horrific injury in 2003 turned her into an overnight celebrity of sorts, Hamilton inspired people around the world with her return to surfing. She went pro in 2007, shared her story in a book, Soul Surfer, which eventually became a major motion picture and remains an inspirational figure to many.
"I'm so thankful for you and look forward to living life together! Adam, I love you and I'm here to stay!" Hamilton blogs.


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Q: select row that is - 24 hours to go In my DB I have a column called dato_tid (Datatype = date)
right now I have 2 post
1 where the date is 2018-07-18
2 where the date is 2018-07-20
I need to select the post, that has less then 24 hours to go
SELECT * FROM `udflyt` WHERE dato_tid > DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -1 day)

this line will select both posts
SELECT * FROM `udflyt` WHERE dato_tid > DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -24 HOUR)

and so will this, I did try to change the > to < but the same.
SELECT * FROM `udflyt` WHERE dato_tid > (now() - interval 1 day )

this line will also get both posts
So what do I need to do, Thanks

A: Actually, 24 hours to go means you should ADD a day, not subtract a day.
SELECT *
FROM `udflyt`
WHERE dato_tid <= DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL +1 day);

Will provide only the record with date '2018-07-18' (which is what you are looking for, I believe.
The below shows the values used for comparison for both doing addition and subtraction.
SELECT *, DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL +1 day), DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -1 day)
FROM `udflyt`
WHERE dato_tid <= DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL +1 day);


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Morrissey Cancels Tour
Michael Gallucci Published: March 16, 2013
After battling health issues for most of 2013, Morrissey has canceled the remaining dates on his North American tour. We were wondering when he'd get around to doing this. Dates have been postponed, rescheduled and canceled since January, when the singer ended up in the hospital. He's since been diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer, Barrett's esophagus and, most recently, double pneumonia.
After last weekend's cancellation of a show in San Francisco, hopes were high he'd be able to make Thursday's appearance at the Vive Latino Festival Mexico City. But when that gig was canceled, it was only a matter of time before Morrissey pulled the plug on the rest of the tour.
A total of 22 dates -- including stops in Chicago, Philadelphia and Austin -- are now canceled. Here's the official statement:
The remaining dates of the Morrissey U.S. North American tour have officially been pulled down due to medical reasons. The singer has suffered a series of medical mishaps over the past few months including a bleeding ulcer, Barrett's esophagus and double pneumonia.
Despite his best efforts to try to continue touring, Morrissey has to take a hiatus and will not be able to continue on the rest of the tour. Morrissey thanks all of his fans for their well wishes and thoughts. Refunds for the remaining shows are available at point of purchase.
Even with the laundry list of ailments affecting him, Morrissey still found time during his illness to wage war against Jimmy Kimmel, the Staples Center and Paul McCartney. Hopefully the time off to get some proper rest will put Morrissey back in fighting shape real soon.
Filed Under: Morrissey


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Meet San Francisco's own version of the American dream–beginning in the classroom
Who: Richard Carranza, Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District.
Years in SF: Four.
Neighborhood: Ingleside Terrace.
Current Gig: After serving as San Francisco's Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Innovation and Social Justice, Carranza assumed the role as the district's head honcho this past July, the Huffington Post reports. Since he began working on behalf of San Francisco schools, Carranza has made closing the city's "achievement gap" — providing all the district's students with equal access to quality education — his top priority.
And it's working. San Francisco public schools saw a rise in standardized test scores across almost every subject this year, and the city's most underperforming institutions have all shown signs of improvement. Carranza, who grew up in Arizona, entered his own school system speaking no English and spent more than a decade in front of the classroom as a high school teacher before crossing over to the administrative side, recently caught up with The Huffington Post to discuss his goals for the new year, why money really does matter and where he finds inspiration during his down time…


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Еллен Луїза Акссон Вілсон (уроджена Акссон; 15 травня 1860 – 6 серпня 1914) - перша дружина президента Вудро Вільсона та матір трьох їхніх дочок. Як і її чоловік, вона була жителькою півдня, а також дочкою священнослужителя. Вона народилася в Савані, штат Джорджія, але виросла в Ромі, штат Джорджія. Маючи художні схильності, вона до заміжжя навчалася в Лізі студентів мистецтв у Нью-Йорку і продовжувала займатися мистецтвом у подальшому житті.

Едден була першою леді Сполучених Штатів від інавгурації Вільсона в 1913 році до своєї смерті. У той період вона влаштувала весілля в Білому домі для двох їхніх дочок. Вона була третьою і останньою першою леді, яка померла на посаді.

Біографія
Еллен Луїза Аксон Вілсон, народжена в Савані, штат Джорджія, дочка преподобного Семюеля Едварда Аксона, пресвітеріанського служителя, і його дружини Маргарет Джейн (уроджена Хойт) Аксон, Еллен стала жінкою витонченого смаку з любов'ю до мистецтва, музики та літератури. Коли їй було одинадцять років, вона почала вивчати мистецтво в Ромському жіночому коледжі в Джорджії. Після закінчення коледжу в 1876 році малюнок Еллен під назвою «Шкільна сцена» був представлений на Паризькій міжнародній виставці, де вона за якість отримала бронзову медаль.

У квітні 1883 року вона зустріла Вудро Вільсона, коли той відвідував свого двоюрідного брата Джессі Вудро Вільсона в Ромі, штат Джорджія, у справі сімейного бізнесу. У той час вона керувала будинком свого овдового батька. Вудро Вільсон подумав про Еллен: «Які чудові очі сміються!» Через 5 місяців вони були заручені, але відклали весілля, поки він працював в аспірантурі в Університеті Джона Гопкінса, і вона няньчила свого хворого батька. Батько Еллен покінчив життя самогубством, перебуваючи в лікарні через депресію, після чого вона поїхала на північ, щоб навчатися в Лізі студентів мистецтв у Нью-Йорку.

Вілсон, якому було 28 років, одружився на Еллен, 25 років, 24 червня 1885 року в будинку її бабусі й дідуся в Савані, штат Джорджія. Весілля відбулося спільно його батьком, преподобним Джозефом Р. Вілсоном, та її дідом, преподобним Ісааком Стоктоном Кітом Аксоном. Вони провели медовий місяць у Вейнсвіллі, гірському курорті на заході Північної Кароліни.

Того ж року коледж Брін Мор у Пенсільванії запропонував доктору Вілсону посаду викладача з річною зарплатою 1500 доларів. Він і його наречена жили неподалік від кампусу, тримаючи з собою її молодшого брата.

Разом у Вільсонів було три дочки:

 Маргарет Вудро Вілсон (1886–1944) — співачка, бізнес-леді, індуїстська черниця (1940–44)
 Джессі Вудро Вілсон (1887–1933) - вийшла заміж за Френсіса Б. Сейра в Білому домі в 1913 році. Вони оселилися в Кембриджі, штат Массачусетс, коли Сейр вступив на факультет юридичного факультету Гарварду. Джессі була активна в Лізі жінок-виборців, YWCA, і була секретаркою Демократичного комітету Массачусетса.
 Елеонора Рендольф Вілсон (1889–1967), вона вийшла заміж за міністра фінансів Вільяма Гіббса Макаду.

Наполягаючи на тому, що її діти не повинні народжуватися як янкі, Еллен поїхала до родичів у Гейнсвілл, штат Джорджія, на народження Маргарет у 1886 році та Джессі в 1887 році. Але Елеонора народилася в Коннектикуті в 1889 році, коли Вілсон викладав у Весліанському університеті.

Кар'єра Вілсона в Прінстонському університеті почалася в 1890 році, принісши Еллен нові соціальні обов'язки. Вона сховалася від таких вимог у своєму мистецтві. Будучи першою леді, вона малювала ескізи та малювала в студії на третьому поверсі Білого дому. Значну частину своєї роботи вона віддала на благодійність. Вона влаштувала весілля в Білому домі двох своїх дочок.

Після того, як Вілсон був обраний президентом у 1912 році, Вільсони вважали за краще почати адміністрацію без інавгураційного балу. Розваги Першої леді були прості, але її незмінна сердечність зробила її вечірки успішними. На першому курсі вона переконала свого скрупульозного чоловіка, що було б цілком правильно запросити впливових законодавців на приватну вечерю.

Вілсон виросла у рабовласницькій родині. Як перша леді, вона присвятила багато зусиль справі покращення житла в переважно чорних нетрях національної столиці. Вона відвідала напівзруйновані райони і довела до них увагу дебютантів і конгресменів.

Вона померла в Білому домі від хвороби Брайта 6 серпня 1914 року. Її поховали в Ромі, штат Джорджія, серед родини на кладовищі Міртл-Гілл.

У грудні 1915 року президент Вудро Вільсон одружився з Едіт Боллінг Галт.

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 Burns, Lisa M. "Ellen Axson Wilson: A rhetorical reassessment of a forgotten first lady." in Inventing a Voice: The rhetoric of American first ladies of the Twentieth century (2004) pp: 79-102.
 Miller, Kristie, Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2010)
 Saunders, Frances Wright. Ellen Axson Wilson: First Lady Between Two Worlds. (University of North Carolina Press, 1985) 359 pp
 Weinstein, Edwin A. "CHAPTER XV. An Untimely Blow: The Death of Ellen Axson Wilson." in Woodrow Wilson (Princeton University Press, 2014) pp. 245-264.
 Wilson, Woodrow, and Ellen Axson Wilson. The Priceless Gift: The Love Letters of Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson (McGraw-Hill, 1962).

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 "President Wilson's Other Wife"  Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, American Presidents website, March 2007, discusses Ellen Wilson with particular attention to her painting
 "Ellen Wilson" , C-SPAN First Ladies: Influence & Image
 Ellen Louise Axson Wilson  historical marker

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Жінки США XX століття
Померли 1914
Народились 1860


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Music Workshop It can be difficult sometimes to have the confidence to make your first song upload, so with this in mind we've decided to launch this new forum with a view to helping other members solve some of their music-making problems.
I'm looking to upgrade my speakers and am presently using JBL 2328Ps. They're only 150 watts and what I'd like to procure is something louder that can be used for both studio and live applications. In conjunction with that, I'm also using an M-Audio Studiophile BX10S sub-woofer.
My experience has been that these speakers and sub cause distortion when bumping the bass up, leaving a flat middle that I'm forced to be reluctantly comfortable with. Plus the sub drops out and goes into standby mode when it overheats.
I've heard that the JBL 6238's are the next and better step up, but they're super expensive and I don't know that they'll serve both live and studio needs.
I'm very open to suggestions and recommendations on louder studio/live speakers and sub woofers, especially of an affordable nature.
Many thanks for any and all feedback!
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My own view on this is that studio monitors, designed for a very flat frequency response right up to inaudible highs, do not make very good speakers for PA. Studio monitors have to be cranked up to get much loudness from them at larger venues.
If your current ones are rated at 150w then look for double the power to get a noticeable increase in volume. Each doubling will give you an extra 3dB of loudness, other things being equal. Keep the monitors for the studio (home).
PA speakers are designed to create a lot of volume (high efficiency), but aren't as accurate in terms of frequency response, that's why most bands have a third octave graphic equaliser to flatten the response within the hall. PA speakers usually only go to about 15 or 18 kHz. But that high all there is is the hiss off cymbals. If it is there, it will all be absorbed by the audience anyway.
You may not believe it but Behringer speakers aren't that bad. I've a pair of B210D (with a ten inch bass driver) that are just fine for most venues.
For a little more 'oomph' I'd have a listen to the B212D rated at 550 watts.
The 12 inch bass unit may give you all the low end you need, but if not add a B1200 pro and you should be able to 'rock the joint!' If you can stretch the budget a bit more go for the B215D. They're all available on Amazon.
You should find in the average small hall that they'll go to insanely loud levels. Painfully loud!
I keep the PA stuff locked away in the garage and use small monitors for home use.


Ordering and baking our Sweet Bourbon Salmon was such an easy and quick process from start to finish. You can purchase just the amount of seafood that you need, and they will custom cut your fillets before seasoning them with your flavor combination of choice. This recipe serves two, but you can easily double or triple this recipe to serve more. The easy to follow baking instructions are right on the bag ensuring that your seafood is perfectly cooked every time.
Not only do I love my local Kroger seafood department for their new Easy For You! Oven-Ready Seafood service, but I also love knowing that I can feel good about the seafood that I am serving myself and my daughter because of their commitment to sustainably caught seafood. From wild caught to farm raised, Kroger works with fisheries from all over the world that are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, that are in MSC assessment, or are presently engaged in a fishery improvement project.
Place the peeled & chopped potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium-high heat and continue cooking until potatoes are fork tender, about 15 minutes.
While the potatoes are boiling, prepare the caramelized onions. Heat the 1 tbsp of butter & 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium-high heat in a small saute pan. Once the butter is melted, add in the sliced onions and turn the heat down to medium. Continue cooking, stirring frequently. After 10 minutes of cooking, sprinkle with the pinch of salt & sugar. Continue sauteing until soft & golden brown, about 15-20 minutes total.
Once the potatoes are fork tender, drain the water from the pot. Add in the 2 tbsp of butter and milk. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes, butter, and milk until creamy. Stir in the Parmesan cheese & caramelized onions. Season with salt & pepper, to taste.
Once the salmon is done baking, plate each fillet. And a couple of scoops of the Caramelized Onion & Parmesan Mashed Potatoes. Serve with a freshly steamed or roasted veggie like baby carrots or asparagus, if desired. Enjoy immediately.


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Sports and outdoor activities ›
Nature trails and hiking tracks
In the vast area of Kittilä there are a lot of different sceneries and space to wander in nature. While in the nature it is possible to pick berries, fish or take photographs, or even to get to know historical sights. Historical spots and other natural sights in Kittilä are, for instance, Taatsin Seita, Ruoppaköngäs, a reindeer fence in Sammalselkä that has been restored and by the National Board of Antiquities and Historical Monuments, and the volcano park in Linkupalo.
There are plenty of winter and summer trails in Levi. Winter activities are possible in snowmobile- and cross-country skiing tracks and on ski slopes. During summer there is an abundant network for hiking, themes, mountain biking and downhill biking.
The 300 km-long river Ounasjoki flows through Kittilä. There are also areas in the municipality and nearby for skiing, hiking and fishing on the lake Pyhäjärvi or the river Kapsajoki. These areas are maintained by the National Board of Forestry.
Hiking tracks
Hiking tracks in Levi area
There are nature trails in Levi area that are maintained by the municipality of Kittilä and equipped with pictures: "Huippupolku" 600 m, where it is possible to admire the landscape even if you move with a wheelchair or a pram, "Jääkausipolku" 9 km starts at the front slope and Levi Summit, "Entisaikain eloa" 18 km starts where Levi trails start, "Suurnoita Päiviön polku" 1,1 km starts at the road that surrounds Levi and "Rykimäpolku" 15 km starts where Kätkä-trails start.
In Levi area there are marked trails with different lengths. The network of trails is represented on Levi pages where you can also find a map of the trails. A more extensive hiking and mountain biking route map of the Levi area (Levi, Kätkätunturi, Pyhätunturi and Aakenustunturi) is for sale in Levi Travel (phone number 016 639 3300) and in Kittilä information (phone number 0400 356 500). You can view the routes here: Levi hiking map 2016 and Levi mountain biking map 2016.
Winter walking tracks
There are 18 km of winter walking tracks alltogether. The tracks are maintained with snowmobiles and they start at the front slope close to Lastenmaa. A part of the routes are accessible without snowshoes but it is the best to use snowshoes on the trails. Map of Levi winter walking trails 2016 (pdf)
Scenic destinations
Aakenustunturi
The fell Aakenus is located in western Kittilä, near Ylläs. It is about 565 m high. It is a part of the Pallas-Ylläs National Park. The nature trail and skiing and hiking tracks in Aakenustunturi start from the yard of Totovaara log cabin. The hiking map for Levi and Aakenustunturi is for sale in Levi Travel (016 639 3300) and in Kittilä information (0400 356 500).
Kumputunturi
Kumputunturi is a fell in the municipality that is steep on one side and gently sloping on the other side. The peak is 581 metres above the sea level. Kumputunturi and its surroundings are a part of the Natura conservation area. More than half of the old forests on the slopes and at the foot of the dominant Kumputunturi are over 200-year-old pine forests. Other forests consist of over 200-year-old spruce copses and younger pine forests. Forests are in their natural state. The higher portion of the area consists of mostly stone blocks.
More information about Kumputunturi on ymparisto.fi page (in Finnish).
Pallas-Yllästunturi National park
Those who are looking for longer marked network of tracks and a possibility to spend a night in nature can find wonderful hiking trails in Pallas-Yllästunturi National park. It is located within the area of Enontekiö, Muonio, Kittilä and Kolari and it is 1020 sq km wide.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National park in Luontoon.fi service
Pulju wilderness area
Experienced hikers can try Pulju wilderness area which consists of big bogs and many wooded hills. Within the Pulju wilderness there are no marked trails but there are a few established, unmarked tracks in the terrain. Some of these tracks can be seen in the maps of the area.
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National Board of Forestry's huts in western Lapland
Kittilä Sports Hall
Indoor skating rink
Bird-watching tower
Snowmobile routes
Spa Water World


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Garganji (, also Romanized as Gārganjī) is a village in Gowharan Rural District, Gowharan District, Bashagard County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 102, in 20 families.

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Populated places in Bashagard County


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Underwater white noise could serve as natural sonar.
As Russia, China, and the United States race to build undetectable submarines or underwater drones, scientists are recruiting some unlikely help to keep up.
A DARPA-funded program called Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors — adorably abbreviated to "PALS" — is developing a way to use the endless bubbling, snapping, and clicking of underwater shrimp as a sort of ubiquitous sonar, according to Discover Magazine, which talked to Alison Laferriere, the project leader who works at defense contractor Raytheon BBN Technologies.
"The idea is that the sounds that the shrimp create would travel to the object, reflect off of it and we would be able to detect it at our sensors," she told Discover.
Snapping shrimp can shut their claws so fast that it gives off a 190-decibel noise. Because the shrimp are so common, their snapping fills coastal areas with a sort of underwater white noise that could be used to spot enemy submarines or drones — or at least that's DARPA's idea.
"What we're interested in, specifically, is monitoring the soundscape and determining if there's a change in the soundscape in some way when an underwater vehicle passes through," Laferriere said.
Of course, Laferriere's team doesn't yet know what a military drone would look like to a sonar detector — she's still working in a lab setting with tanks of snapping shrimp. But if all goes well, PALS will travel to the Virgin Islands to start recording and analyzing oceanic noise later this year.