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Q: RS-485 connection to motor encoder I'm using a homebrew encoder based on two A3144 hall sensors (logic, open collector) to control motor rotation. It's connected to the MCU via 2 metres of fancy double-shielded cable with 1K pull-up resistors and tends to work pretty well.
But now I need to connect to that same encoder from 20..30 m away from the MCU. Environment is quite noisy, so I want to use RS-485 ICs and twisted pairs for that task. The RS-485 will just carry encoder pulses, not some data.
The only downside of this solution that I can think of is power dissipation. Depending on the rotor position, an RS-485 line can stay high for minutes, running current through the termination resistor.
I think that RC termination should do the trick, but I'm not sure how to calculate the capacitor value. The pulse frequency is 75..300 Hz, so extremely low compared to normal RS-485 operation. Maybe there is some solution suitable for my case that is not recommended for RS-485 networks.
I know that there are some industrial encoder protocols based on RS-485, but they look over-complicated for this task.

A: RS-485 runs current through the termination resistor in both states; only the direction of the current changes.
So AC termination indeed can be used to save power.
National SemiconductorTI's application note AN-903 A Comparison of Differential Termination Techniques describes how to size the termination capacitor:
  CT ≤ (cable round trip delay) / Z0 ≈ (2 × 20 m × 5.5 ns/m) / 120 Ω ≈ 1.8 nF
And the RC time constant should be less than 10 % of the length of a bit.

A: If this is point to point (as opposed to a multidrop topology), you will be fine with series source termination resistors at the driver end, and leaving off the parallel termination at the destination.  This approach is very beneficial if power draw is a consideration.
A good starting value for the source termination resistor is 33 ohms.  The "best" value depends on the Zo of your cable and the output impedance of the '485 driver.  This is where a simulation tool can help.  But you need to make sure you use the right models for the cable and driver.

A: If someones life or money is not dependent on your motor, then you can don`t bother about shielding, termination or pull-ups/pull-downs on A-B circuit in slow speed/short cables.
Just use twisted pair.
I`m suggesting scheme below, if you want some protection.

I presume that dataflow is unidirectional from encoder to MCU.
R3 - resistance value depends on cable impedance (look for its datasheet). If you dont know impedance - take 120Ohms.
R1,R2 - resistance value calculated from R3 max power and 12V (rs485 A-B lines worst case voltage). Also they will reduce RS485 driver current consumption in case of short circuit A-B line.
C1 - reduce some noise (RC filter with resistors). Its value depends on minimum impulse time (both high and low levels) of your system.
Rough estimation:

*

*Determine minimum impulse time value. Divide it by 10.

*Select resistors and capacitor values from formula Cmax = Tmin / Rtotal.

Good online caculator for filters:
http://sim.okawa-denshi.jp/en/Fkeisan.htm
Pull-ups and pull-downs for TX/RX lines of rs-485 IC you can find in your ICs datasheet. Or look for any Texas Instruments RS485 IC - they often have examples.

A: Not sure why you got downvoted, but I actually think this is a nice idea.

The only downside of this solution that I can think of is power
dissipation, depending on rotor position rs485 line can stay high for
minutes running current through the termination resistor

Regular RS485 chips should have no problem with that. From TI,

an RS-485 transceiver's driver must be able to drive 1.5V across 32 unit loads and two 120Ω terminations

Also, you'd most likely be fine even without any termination resistors at that speed, though it's always nice to have one.


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How Instagram Will Raise The Stakes For Your Brand's Facebook Timeline
Facebook is spending a billion dollars to beautify Timeline. How will brands use Instagram to make their Timelines gorgeous?
By Austin Carr 2 minute Read
It's remarkable to think that only a few years ago, critics were calling Mark Zuckerberg crazy for turning down billion-dollar offers for Facebook. Now Zuck is the one doling out the billion-dollar offers–and some are still calling him crazy.
Their minds might change when Instagram shows up in their Timelines.
On Monday, the social network announced plans to acquire photo-sharing startup Instagram for a reported $1 billion. What's Facebook getting for that price? For one, in acquiring one of the world's fast-growing social networks, it's staving off competition while boosting its user base. It's also gaining a talented team of engineers and a strong foothold in mobile engagement. But the most important part of the acquisition involves tying in a third-party product that makes Facebook Timeline irresistible to a lot more users.
In many ways, Instagram is already a mobile version of Timeline. Photos are arranged in reverse chronological order. The platform is designed for discriminating shutterbugs: Instagram is all about that one picture you snapped, took time to apply a filter to, and shared with your close circle of friends. If Facebook is designed for sharing whole albums of a family member's wedding ceremony, then Instagram is all about that one photo you took of your sister and her new husband, before sending them off on their honeymoon. It's more intimate and emotional, curated and crafted–the exact moments Facebook wants to promote on Timeline.
To be sure, Facebook still wants you to share entire albums of photographs. But it can take advantage of Instagram's graph to get that one gorgeous photograph–which is timestamped and often geolocated–to promote on the front page.
In that sense, Instagram can help keep Facebook's Timelines fresh. And not just for users but brands too. So far, brands such as Hulu, Spotify, and Ford have stretched their Timelines as far back in the past as they'll realistically (or unrealistically) go. But Facebook has to keep them on the service going forward, and Instagram could be the key.
Kevin Systrom has made it clear in conversations that he's had no interest in serving up traditional or expected ads that co-opt the platform. He was searching for ways brands could organically enhance Instagram. Starbucks and CNN, for example, were on Instagram almost only to give a behind-the-scenes look at their operations. Their feeds weren't tied directly to any advertising in the traditional sense.
Systrom also avoided any consideration of advertising early on. He wanted the network to scale dramatically before monetizing it, and didn't want to dilute Instagram's brand prematurely, especially with such limited real estate on smartphone screens.
Facebook solves these two issues for Instagram. On the one hand, Facebook can leverage its existing relationship with agencies and brands like AmEx to make Instagram a viable platform. On the other hands, it can take advantage of Instagram's mobile engagement to push users to follow brands on Facebook proper.
That boosted engagement will be valuable to Facebook's bottom line, and something Systrom presciently hinted at last year.
"I think a lot of people see Instagram as an iPhone utility, something you use to filter your photo, and save it to your library, and maybe [share] with friends," Systrom said. "What's interesting to me is transitioning from that mindset into, 'Wow, this is actually a really strong social network, something that I can spend hours inside.' The next version of the app [is] a step-change in that direction, much as when Facebook decided to not just be available at colleges anymore, and branched out beyond that."
Austin Carr writes about design and technology for Fast Company magazine.
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In an off-the-cuff telephone conversation the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Paul Neazor, explains to a caller why he will not be told if he has been surveilled or not.
In a 'friendly' conversation Neazor explains about the 88 people surveilled and the rationale behind why everyone will get a response of 'neither confirm nor deny' when wanting to know if they are one of the 88.
In the ten minute audio clip Neazor discusses the role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, talks about security issues in general and goes onto explain the mistake that led to the illegal spying of Dotcom. He asserts that Dotcom got residency in NZ through business connections and compares Dotcom to Julian Assange and Wikileaks.
Towards the end of the ten minute tape, Neazor forgets the name of the Director of the GCSB.
Neazor is arguably a goldmine of information, but it is not the only time he has forgotten 'important' things. In his 2011 annual report on the activities of the GCSB Neazor highlighted three occasions in which the GCSB operated outside of their legal authority.
Questioned about that report in September 2012 by a TV3 journalist, Neazor could not recall it and quoted a Robert Browning poem.
"Somebody asked Browning once what he meant by one of his poems and he said, 'Only God and Browning knew what I meant and now only God knows,"said Neazor.


During London Fashion Week 2017, Moving Venue had the pleasure of catering the hottest ticket in town, Tommy Hilfiger x Gigi Hadid. The event was held at the iconic Roundhouse and boasted 900 of Fashion's finest with an additional lucky 900 guests who are Tommy Hilfiger fans! The overall theme of the event was 'Rock Circus', the client wanted to create a traditional American Circus with a gritty Rock 'n' Roll London edge, they also wanted to heavily theme the event and attention to detail was key. With this is mind, Moving Venue created a menu which enhanced this theme. Guests enjoyed traditional hand-held street food items such as 'New York style pork hotdog with sauerkraut, pickles and 'French's' yellow mustard and ketchup' & 'Halloumi Burger with red pepper and tomato relish'. However, less traditional items such as 'Chicken breast with katsu mayonnaise slider' added the London edge the client was looking for.
We also ensured that the client's brand was evident throughout the catering of the event, staff were wearing Tommy Hilfiger t-shirts and carried branded usherette trays. We even created Tommy Hilfiger branded greaseproof paper to sit all food items on. We finished the event off with live churros making served from a branded tricycle whilst the Chainsmokers performed!
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Why Windows 8 Is a Huge Gamble for Microsoft
Windows 8 officially goes on sale this fall, but Microsoft has made its next-generation operating system available online for anyone who wants a sneak peek at the future of Windows.
By Dan Costa
April 20, 2012 11:30AM EST
Windows 8 officially goes on sale this fall, but Microsoft has made its next-generation operating system available online for anyone who wants a sneak peek at the future of Windows. With a slick new interface of touchable, customizable tiles, the new Metro interface is built to help Microsoft compete in the fast growing tablet market. Apple's tablet hegemony is indisputable at this point, but it doesn't owe anything to the iOS's endless field of icons. In this play for tablet relevancy, however, Microsoft risks alienating its traditional base of desktop and laptop users. Because, as cool as Metro is, it kind of sucks without a touch screen.
Here in our labs, we have loaded the pre-release version of Windows 8 on laptops, desktops, convertible tablets, and all-in-ones. Just for fun, we even loaded it on a MacBook Air. It is remarkably stable, although as you would expect, it is short on drivers and you hit the occasional beta glitch. My only frustration is that using a mouse and keyboard seems awkward.
There are ways to open up an interface that is close to the Windows 7 experience, yet Microsoft doesn't make it easy to find. The software is months away from release and there are already dozens of online tutorials on "How to get the Classic Start Menu in Windows 8." Not a good sign.
If your system doesn't have a touch screen, Microsoft hopes you will use your laptop touchpad to swipe through the Metro interface. The drivers for this are still being worked on, but it doesn't seem like an ideal interface to me. It also doesn't solve the problem for traditional desktop users who will still use a keyboard and mouse.
Obviously, Microsoft wants PC vendors to build as many touch-sensitive laptops and desktops as possible. In the desktop space, you can already see the trend; all-in-ones are among the fastest growing segments. But do we really want touch-sensitive laptops? I can see a market for a convertible laptop/tablet hybrids, but I don't want a touch screen on my laptop. The ergonomics are all off.
The Old Look at the Touch of a Button
The solution here is simple: give users one-button access to the existing Windows 7 desktop. Make Metro the default, but let users hit a button to get back to the interface Microsoft has spent the last 10 years training us to use. That way, Windows 8 could be presented as an upgrade that takes nothing away from existing Windows 7 users. Users would have an easy way to get back to an interface that was optimized for the keyboard and mouse.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like Microsoft is going to do that. The company is betting everything on Metro and seems to believe that users need to be forced into the new paradigm—whether they have a tablet, laptop, or traditional desktop. It doesn't want Windows 8 to be an incremental upgrade; it wants to push past the desktop interface altogether and create something that can span a smartphone, tablet, laptop, and even the TV via an Xbox 360. For that, it needs to be bold.
And Microsoft may be right. I can't imagine Apple would ever hedge and give users access to an older interface just to make them more comfortable. Apple forces its users to adopt new interfaces all the time and users love the company for it.
Then again, Apple still has very different interfaces for its touch-screen and non-touch-screen devices. And at the moment, it hasn't put a touch screen on any of its MacBooks or iMacs.
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Anyone can make a fresh start anytime of the year. Traditionally though, New Year's Day is when most of us wake up to the beginning of a whole year, allowing us to chart our careers and personal lives as we would want. And so it is with this year's first issue of INSPIRE. Whereas New Year's resolutions may not excite us anymore – trite as they may sound – the INSPIRE team has tried to go beyond only publishing excited pledges of exercising or eating more organic food. The result is our cover story.
The stories provide for a fascinating insight into this year's plans of some extremely talented individuals. These are people who have decided to build on what they started out to do, and to move on to the next level. That they may be a notch better than the rest of us shows in their clarity of purpose and long-term commitment to their year-long plans.
To celebrate our second birthday, INSPIRE brings to you an opportunity to win exciting prizes!
But to those of us who would prefer to read what their colleagues' New Year's resolutions are, go straight to page 17!
Here's what you need to do. First, identify ten words which have been highlighted in this issue. And then, use any one of them to describe yourself in a sentence. Make it funny, creative, inspiring or just plain different.
The five best entries will win iPod Shuffles, and pictures of the winners and their entries published in our next issue.
Editor inspire@telenor.com.pk PS: This issue also marks INSPIRE's 2nd birthday. To celebrate we're running an exciting competition. Check out details on how you can win.
So hurry! Write in, right now for your chance to be a winner! Competition closes May 1, 2011.
If you are looking for the biggest fan of 'Transformers', you must meet Adil Waheed. A die-hard fan of Jessica Alba and Megan Fox, Adil calls himself a movie buff. A regular INSPIRE contributor from Finance, he keeps his worklife balance tediously scheduled between office and an Executive MBA program. He often surprises friends with home-made pasta when they are visiting. For Adil life begins at 40, and a Ford Mustang is the ride he dreams of.
Known for her easy-going personality, Sana Rizwani is a regular contributor to INSPIRE. A food lover and proud of her taste buds, Sana has tried nearly every restaurant in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Ironically, she is mostly found trying to diet over a big piece of chocolate cake. In her alone time, she loves to catch up on her reading and watching sitcoms and soaps. Sana believes that the solution to Pakistan's problems lies in increasing the education ratio. Her support lies with multiple projects such as 'Teach for Pakistan' and 'Parhay ga Pakistan'. Her dream is to open an animal shelter some day.
The venue was Dream World Resort. The occasion S&SC South Team's Away Day. The theme Rock Star Night. The result: A Night to Remember. Just getting out of the office and spending a few days off work with colleagues is thrilling enough. But give Arsalan Najmi (the coordinator) to manage an away day for S&SC South and you'll be blown away. Rock Star Night was unforgettable. Participants were given all the essential attire: bandanas, gothic jewelry, t-shirt, peeloff tattoos -- all the paraphernalia you'd need to be a real rock star. And the line-up was incredible: Zainul-Abadin, Jhoot Band, Rizwan Mirza and Mahreen Sayyal & The Disaster Dance Group (who were a riot!) with comedian Kashif Khan acting as host/MC. A few brave colleagues climbed onto the stage and sang the TP version of 'Yaro Yehi Dosti Hai'. Dreamworld was such a dream. The entire team participated in all the activities: dirt-biking, horse-riding, boating, and laser tagging being the most popular. "It was one of our best days at Telenor Pakistan," says a participant. The smiles are bound to last the whole year through.
Muhammad Fawaz (pictured above) is a radio jockey on SACHAL FM 105. For him, there is nothing like the rush that he experiences right before he goes on air. INSPIRE got a chance to chat with Fawaz about his hobby. INSPIRE: What made you become an RJ? (With a smile) I think I have the required personality traits. With a positive attitude, a good voice and a solid knowledge of music, I am definitely cut out for the role. INSPIRE: What is the show about? Is it a live show? Yes, it is a live music show called Better Living Style. People can call in, ask questions and give ideas and tips. The most fun parts are the live calls because you get to talk to so many people. INSPIRE: What kind of music do you play? Themes, requests and moods determine what is played. I have my own selections but these also depend on the weather and the time of the day. INSPIRE: What is the most fun thing about being an RJ? People recognizing you by your voice and being able to share their opinions. Nothing compares to that. INSPIRE: How has becoming an RJ changed you? This is one experience that has brought out skills that I never knew I had! Now I have greater confidence, better social links and so much recognition.
Seventeen pit-stops around the world St. Augustine once said that the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Passionate about travelling and insatiably curious to discover the world, Muhammad Moosa decided that he wanted to read the book. And so began an extensive travel plan. Seventeen countries on the map were marked out, and once the visas were stamped and the tickets booked, Moosa took off on the journey. He remembers his flight to Makkah as a journey of excited anticipation. "My stay in Makkah was the most soul-refreshing experience of my life," he recalls.
Waseem Ahmed Khan (pictured left) had just cleared his army ISSB exam with flying colors. He was also playing cricket for a local club. And then he lost his right arm in an accident of fate.
Running a little late for an evening practice session, he had taken the train that day. Hurriedly trying to catch up on lost time, he had jumped off as the train slowed down near the station. A slight slip of balance and he had fallen on the track. As his reflexes kicked in, he pulled himself up, but only seconds too late. His right forearm had been completely crushed.
Waseem does not appreciate it when people give him special treatment. For him, will power and dignity are his biggest assets, and he believes in himself now more than he ever did.
The doctors had told his father that the arm had become septic and they would not be able to carry out the much-needed micro surgery. Amputation was his only hope.
With dreams to join the army and a passion for sport, Waseem has emerged from this unfortunate incident with so much positivity that it is incredible, says his colleague, Tania Khan.
"I taught myself to write with my left hand within a month as I had exams to take," he says. "The experience has taught me that great things are possible only if you believe in yourself." One year on, recovered, and with an eye on the future, Waseem is set to go places.
Salman Saleem (pictured right) is one face behind h2h who has plenty to say about the application that is the lifeline for most of our business requests.
of the speedboat riders pointed towards three team members and shouted, "Look! They're sinking!" And yes, they were. Noman Kabir, Farrukh Sheraz and Ali Ibad had been under for no longer than a few seconds before they were pulled out. Wet and cold, they laughed as they got out of the water and were instantly ready to go back for more.
Zeeshan Abbas and Abdul Qadir Kharadi were the most successful aboard the banana boat, and were met with applause once they emerged from their grand cruise. Memoona loved parasailing of everything she did. "All of us sailed 300 feet high. Imagine the rush!" she says smiling. With a captain steering them through it all, they believe that without his timely shouts, they could never have done so well. running against time; launching a module is one of our biggest challenges. It's like sending your child for the first time on to a stage, and then worrying how well he or she will perform," he says with a laugh.
Salman believes that h2h is headed toward greater things, under the umbrella of Employee Services.
spread to other OpCos, to bring them greater benefits. "With h2h, my dreams have also grown bigger as I realize the kind of things that can be made possible." Kudos to Salman and h2h for making our lives so easy!
Will pink make her think? For every nine women in Pakistan, one will suffer from breast cancer at some point in her life. Whether she survives or not depends on how soon she finds out. Awareness is key. To show support to those affected by the condition, the women of Telenor Pakistan's Islamabad office decided to wear pink for a day. They dedicated October 20 as Pink Day and invited Health, Safety & Environment's own in-house Dr Fatima Raza to tell them about detection and prevention.
Over a very informal setting and tea and cookies she told 50 women participants about the common myths and different types of tests that need to be performed. We all gaped at how patients had the highest chances of survival, provided a woman was aware and conscious of the steps to take following detection. Awareness is empowering, and in this case can save a life. To get more information on the disease, please contact the Health Care unit at health.care@telenor. com.pk.
MOHAA moment of victory Muhammad Bilal Khattak loves MOHAA – the computer game that needs you to be on your toes when you play. He talks about the game as a passion he cannot usually find time for but is thrilled when a chance presents itself. "It was simply amazing when I got a chance to play the MOHAA championship tournament in RO Peshawar this quarter," he says. "We were 25 players from different departments with a single goal. And while it was a tough run, we had the time of our lives!" he recalls.
were left. And then began a series of contests among the last six survivors. "We played a Best of Five and there was silence in the room as we challenged each other in a virtual world," Bilal remembers.
"A nail-biting wait for those who were watching. I won the championship 4-1, an incredible victory for me and a great confidence booster. "I cannot forget the pressure during the game. Right in the middle I thought I was going to lose but presence of mind and quick reflexes kept me going," he says. Kudos to Telenor Social Club for arranging fun activities in the regions. And more power to Bilal!
(From top to bottom) Internet patro l arrives at Rendezvous looking for the five fugitive characters; on the loose; Jack Sparrow has been The five characters are seen; His photographs have been taken by the crowd and are being uploaded to the site; Simultaneously Maula Jat has been spotted and is being captured on camera; The activity continues.
Onlookers are always awestruck at the sight of a new-born baby, but no one remembers the noisy ordeal the poor mother goes through to make it happen. Such was my experience. Although I was not the mother but 'internet.more Most Wanted' project is the fruit of the labor of many. I being the kitten among the cats took it upon myself to act anxious all the time. I was pushed into the meeting room (read labor room) by my seniors on the second day of my job a few months back. What ensued involved a lot of running around, a lot of hair pulling, and a lot of meetings. Coming up with a solution was the call and we were to do this with an element of beauty and innovation as is normal for all marketing activities. I wanted to find the person who had told me marketing was easy. Seriously. After much ado, we came up with an idea. And I must say, they don't lie about the Telenor culture. True to the word, everyone was extremely helpful, especially the 'big boys' from Marketing. I don't believe anyone was expecting the response we received during the pilot of the activation. I showed up late at Civil Junction (an eating hangout for Islamabad youngsters) only to be received by the broad smiles of the team. It was like thunder without the rain and rumbling. Kids were going crazy clicking their cameras, chatting, laughing, and generally having fun. We all felt relieved that night. The idea had become something real. The race is on to get more people to internet.more!
awab is a lively, mischievous 11-year-old at the Idara-eTaleem-o-Agahi (ITA) Child Drop-In-Center (DIC) in Rawalpindi. His family was displaced from Swat and ever since he has been ragpicking to help out at his father's tandoor for the past five years.
"Promise you will come next weekend?" is the one question he unfailingly asks every Saturday of Palwasha Sherin Khan, who volunteers at the center. The same words are echoed by the children at the other ITA centers in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore where Telenor Pakistan employees chip in a few hours of volunteer work every Saturday. Muhammad Usman Hasan and Sara Usman have loved their experience so far. "We get the children color pencils and coloring activity sheets which they really enjoy. The most rewarding is when we arrange a magic show for them. We bring back so much with us from our sessions, it would be hard to put it into words," says Sara with a smile.
Atif Sheeraz Khan Lodhi, another volunteer at one of the centers, did not expect the children to be so talented. "I am surprised to see how brilliant these kids are! All they need is a bit of support to become a valuable part of the community. It really is that simple," he says.
Karl's Top Five Karl Erik Broten likes to eat at Cave, BBQ Tonight and Monal.
Ahmad Amin, a volunteer at a DIC, spent the first day of 2011 with the students, organizing a Picture Day, showing them pictures of famous buildings and teaching them history. He calls it a beginning he will remember for a long time. "What do you want most for 2011?" asks Palwasha of the children at the Rawalpindi center. "To visit Islamabad just once," says Neelum wistfully, a 10-year-old who helps her grandmother clean houses after the center closes each day. Chaudhary Shahid Ali, after his experience with volunteering, has realized that children lose out on a normal life when they are compelled to work for a living.
management of all networkrelated issues. In many cases faults are rectified even before the customer realizes degradation. Telenor Pakistan's network stability largely depends on timely resolution of issues from NOC, which in turn results in customer satisfaction. 3.	What is the immediate goal? NOC's immediate goal is flawless network surveillance round the clock, real-time fault escalation and proper follow-up of issues till resolution. NOC is also the owner of change control management for all network elements. Over the past two years we have been able to reduce half the workload through automation; our target is to reduce it further. 4.	What is the biggest challenge? The biggest challenge is to maintain high network quality during the current power crisis and the prevailing security challenges in the country. We believe that this is only achievable by balancing our workload through continuous process optimization and 9 system automation.
INSPIRE catches up with TCD to ask them about their achievements, exciting beginnings and future plans. Technology Competence Development (TCD) has only recently become part of Organizational Excellence but since the very beginning the department has been setting precedence for excellence. A testament of that is the recently awarded recognition of ISO 10015-1999, a quality management standard for training. Telenor Pakistan became the first company in Pakistan to receive this recognition. Having begun operations in August 2009, TCD are proud of their successful run in a year's time. And what a run it has been.
A sneak peek behind the scenes TCD has been busy for the past one year. Looking at process improvement and system development, ideas have become projects and then initiatives. What does the TCD team do? To answer this, we took a sneak peek into their responsibility functions. One key area for the department is Functional Competence Development of divisional personnel.
The brainchild of Khalid Shehzad, Chief Technology Officer, TCD came together with the vision to take capacity, performance and development to new heights. Not willing to fall short, the strategy of the department focuses on competency framework, and a knowledgerich environment. A big claim for most but one that has already been set in motion for TCD. A wide-range of training courses has been planned for 2011 through the Technology Knowledge Sharing Program.
Proudest moment in TP…	When we won the 'Best Performing Group Company' in 2010 recognition for the team that had performed in tough conditions.
A song that sums up your TP experience… 'Home' by Michael Buble. The lyrics are more about my feelings being away from my wife and children. Most awkward moment… Launch of easypaisa and giving a statement in front of 30 microphones. Speaking in English in a fully Urdu environment. My TP colleagues should… …continue to leverage the culture and way of work we have. We have proven it is the sustainable difference.
Saad is part of the Technology Strategy team and has been working with telecommunications for the past 12 years. He has been one to keep an eye on upcoming trends in the industry and recently shared the knowledge he has acquired by writing about it. He has published two books: 'Wireless Communications Evolution to 3G and Beyond' and 'Next Generation Mobile Communications Ecosystem.' 2011 brings continuity to his newfound passion for writing and so much more.
Mahreen believes that while a serviceoriented job is tough, it is also one of the most rewarding experiences. She has learned the tricks of the service trade with OSS and has been very excited about the integration of h2h and OSS into 323 – and, more recently, Employee Services. She believes 2011 will bring the Employee Services team even better integration and a more unified purpose.
has decided to take change head on and looks forward to 2011 as a year of exciting times.
– Hina Iqbal, Ayesha Sajid, Sohaib Mustafa, Palwasha Sherin Khan, Sana Rizwani, Tania Khan, Farhan uddin Muhammad Khan, Mariam Hussain Randhawa and Memoona Qadeer contributed to the research and writing of this article.
Writing is an art that needs to be molded and shaped to really make a difference. My writing has gone through a number of pit-stops and mentors. Be it reporting for an English daily like The Nation, an editorial position with a fashion magazine like Niche, feature writing for Dawn or the column of the Sunday Magazine, I have learned from experience how to take on different styles of writing and express myself.
A writer at heart, I believe that expression is a need that everyone is born with.
One of my learning grounds for the past seven years has been the forums of www.desiwriterslounge.net, a community of South Asian writers that sprouted from a chance meeting of like-minded people on an Orkut writing community. Later, the community took the shape of the website where forums of discussion and registration processes for memberships were introduced. Ever since, the expertise of the writers at Desi Writers Lounge (DWL) has grown, and with it the hopes of the founders who had set the idea of an online writing community in motion. With 350 writers from South Asia as members, DWL is a place where you build writing networks and learn to bounce off concepts for poetry, drafts for short stories and learn about other genres of writing. As a founder of the website, I have been involved with the establishment of the community and have also recently taken up the position of Associate Editor for its e-zine, Papercuts.
To lose 40 lbs, to maintain a work-life balance, to take dance classes and to publish my cookbook.
Live, laugh and stay happy.
Sunila Saqib Drink more water, be more punctual, stop ignoring SMS's and start replying, stop missing weddings, wishing people birthdays on time and a lot more.
Sarah Nasir Live each day as if it's my last, smile more often , forgive and forget.
Saba Farhat In 2011, I will exercise more!
Palwasha Sherin Khan My director set the direction for me this year. I will not stress about work – ever!
To get closer to God.
Saad Warraich To win the Telenor Football Tournament and not drop a single set in tennis in 2011.
To push myself out of my comfort zone.
Bushra Dawood I have decided to give my tailor a whole new perspective and fill his head with such innovative and amazing ideas that he will be a certified designer of "unthinkable clothes" by the end of 2011.
Spend at least a month away from all 'smart' devices and iStupidity (essentially anything that starts with an 'i'). Live a social-networkfree life.
Zunaira Elahi Work on the introvert in me and socialize more. Still need to figure out how to do this though!
Umar Jamal Quit smoking (every New Year's resolution), stop exercising (it's a waste of time and energy). And stick to my resolutions for more than a week.
Iqra Rehman Getting a job with Telenor Pakistan was my New Year's gift. I want to grow and progress in the coming year.
Score more goals in football, fly to Mars, listen to Mom when she says I should marry now, kick my job and become an entrepreneur, organize my socks, give more hugs, read the directions first, date Katrina Kaif, be innovative with excuses and count my blessings.
Salim Khan To get more involved in photography, read more books, watch more movies, spend more fun time with the kids -- and achieve a better work-wife balance!
Saquib Ahmed travelled across New Zealand in the summer of 2010. He calls it "a massage for the soul". "I travelled through dense forests, grassy plains, seaside, snow fields and a 60km desert. It was a wonderful trip and I came back home humbled and grateful to Allah for this great opportunity." "After staying in Auckland for two months, I travelled to Wellington through a desert road. It was really easy to interact with people in Auckland as many of them can speak Hindi/Urdu, which is the most commonly spoken language after English," he recalls.
Attractive aspects of Auckland are its mild climate, plentiful employment and educational opportunities -- and numerous leisure facilities. For quality of life, Auckland currently ranks 4th in the world.
An explorer by nature, Saquib found New Zealand a delight for the senses. He speaks with a lilt in his voice of the long evenings on the beaches, the soothing environment, and the small music concerts in the park.
INSPIRE spoke with Mahmood Zafar, Director Business Planning and asked him: If given a choice, where would you live in the world, why? Terengganu in Malaysia, because of the simple life it offers.
If you could be a car, which car would you be? My childhood love - Morris Minor!
What did you want to be when you were 10? A Chartered Accountant! The one movie you can watch over and over again? The Count of Monte Cristo -- an adaptation of a novel by Alexander Dumas is a hot favorite. I love it because of its old-fashioned quality and irresistible bold undertones.
You would like to be remembered as… A good son, a good brother, a good father and a good friend. If you were elected the President of Pakistan, what would be the first thing you would do? Relocate Pakistan's defense budget to education! Make education compulsory for all. If you had a time machine, what time in history would you go back to? Go back to the time before The Big Bang to see what was there.
If you had Aladdin's lamp, what would be your first wish? A healthy, happy and peaceful life.
Dancing on the mountains, that's what our time out does for us!
Dining Out Where to eat? Mocha Coffee - Street 3, Kohsar Market, F-6/3, Islamabad What to Order? Their Frappes and smoothies are to die for. Another must have are their cold sandwiches.
friendly and helpful and you will be at home, right away. With a diverse platter of desserts and scrumptious coffees, the café is just the place to catch up with friends. You can also take your corporate guests there, work on your laptop or just read from their wonderful collection of books while sipping your coffee.
1.	Vital Signs - Yeh Sham The song is more than 20 years old and it's still so fresh. Amazing lyrics! 2.	Bono & Gavin Friday - In the Name of the Father Reminds me of one of my favorite movies! A must watch for Daniel Day Lewis fans! 3.	Strings - Titliyan Every time I hear this song, I'm reminded of one of the best music videos made, honoring our artists from TV and the film industry. 4.	Bumbu Sauce - Mojambo Creativity at its best, this is one song that Omar Moeen Malik I have been unable to get out of my head since I heard it first. Needless to say, this song didn't take more than a few hours to make. 5.	Singh Is King - Teri Ore How is it possible to make a list without at least one Katrina song?


This week B.M.M.O. Consulting salutes Oprah Winfrey and her media contributions. On this day, 26 years ago, Oprah Winfrey became the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. She started off from humble beginnings but now has her OWN network. She ended her talk show this past summer, she left the city of Chicago behind and established a television network titled the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in California. Because of her, other African American women such as Tyra Banks, Wendy Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Monique were able to host their own shows also. Tyra Banks started her own production company and in 2003 she premiered her fashion model search show, America's Next Top Model, this show is still in production today. In 2005 she put on her talk show host hat and debut her self-entitled show, The Tyra Banks Show, this show stayed on the air until 2010. Wendy Williams started out as a radio DJ in 1989 and then started her daytime talk show in 2008, the Wendy Williams Show. The Wendy Williams show is still on the air going strong, she has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars. Whoopi Goldberg, who is an Oscar winner, hosted her talk show for a year between 1992 and 1993; she is now a co-host on ABC's The View. After having a few movie roles and TV sitcoms, in 2009 Monique also explored the world of talk show hosts. Her show aired on BET during the late night, and stayed on for two years. There are many other women and men that had their path opened for them because of the opportunity given to Oprah Winfrey. She came before them and made it all possible. These five women have accomplished several great achievements. This should be encouragement to us all that with handwork and dedication there is nothing we can't achieve!


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Months after failed lunar landing, India reveals plan for third moon mission
Hong Kong (CNN Business)India has announced it will make another attempt to land on the moon, following a mission that ended in failure last year. At a news conference Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K. Sivan said that the government has approved a third lunar mission. The mission, named Chandrayaan-3 — which means...
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Google Maps lets you explore the cosmos like Star Trek — complete with a warp drive 'whoosh'
The Times of India | 31 Dec 2019
Google Maps lets you explore space without having to step out of the house. It has added a new animation to their interplanetary exploration tool. The new animation feels a lot like the warp drive on Star Trek or the starting sequence of Doctor Who. Google Maps can really take you anywhere — including outer space. To make sure the experience...
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New evidence into what triggered extinction of Ice Age animals
The Siasat Daily | 26 Oct 2019
New York: Archaeologists have found new evidence that an extraterrestrial body crashed to Earth almost 13,000 years ago that caused the extinction of many large animals and a probable population decline in early humans. The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis, controversial from the time it was presented in 2007, proposes that an asteroid or comet hit...
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Vikram lander not found in NASA's latest images
New Delhi: US Space agency NASA has once again failed to trace Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander on the lunar surface. A NASA spacecraft clicked photos of the landing site of Vikram earlier this month, but couldn't capture the lander. A NASA scientist said the spacecraft failed to trace Vikram because of...
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1st all-woman spacewalk sparks unprecedented interest: NASA
Washington: Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christa Koch made history with the first all-female spacewalk, an excursion to repair a power unit on the International Space Station. The mission began at 11.39 GMT on Friday and the women spent seven hours and 17 minutes working outside the ISS as it circled the Earth at 27,600 km/h (17,100 mph), Efe news...
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NASA is still searching for Vikram lander with a fresh set of lunar pictures
The Times of India | 17 Oct 2019
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken a fresh set of pictures under better lighting conditions of the area where the Indian moon lander Vikram likely ended up and experts will be making a rigorous search for it, according to LRO Project Scientist Noah Petro....
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Chandrayaan 2: NASA's LRO performs second flyover to locate Vikram's landing site on the moon
Yahoo Daily News | 15 Oct 2019
NASA has scheduled a flyover of its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) over the landing site of India's Vikram Lander yesterday, 14 October. It is trying to locate ISRO's Vikram lander and capture images of it. We just might get lucky this time around and finally see the condition of the crashed lander as the lighting conditions are thought to be...
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Chandrayaan-2: NASA images landing site, says Vikram might be hiding in shadow
DNA India | 27 Sep 2019
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday released high-resolution images of the lunar region where Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram had attempted a soft landing earlier this month. The images were taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, however, owing to dusk the lander could not be located. "Our Lunar...
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First UAE astronaut, Hazzaa al-Mansoori, goes to the international space station
Yahoo Daily News | 26 Sep 2019
A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates launched towards the International Space Station, dubbing him a national hero. Emiratis and school children gathered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre as Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, blasted into space accompanied by Russia's Oleg...
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Brad Pitt calls ISS: 'Did you spot Indian moon lander?'
The Times of India | 18 Sep 2019
NEW DELHI: Hollywood actor Brad Pitt had a question for Nasa astronaut Nick Hague, currently posted at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. Pitt wanted to know if Hague had seen India's Chandrayaan II lander Vikram land on the moon. Pitt, who plays an astronaut in his upcoming space drama "Ad Astra", sat down for a conversation with...
Wikipedia: Brad Pitt
Chandrayaan-2: ISRO panel to release report on Vikram lander soon
Indian Express | 18 Sep 2019
With less than three days to go before Sun sets over the area where the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 mission fell off after a failed landing attempt, the Indian Space Research Organisation seems to have all but given up hopes of succeeding in its attempt to make contact with the spacecraft. Advertising In a cryptic message posted on its Twitter...
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NASA lunar probe to fly over landing site tomorrow, may shed new light on Vikram
As ISRO figures out what happened to the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2, after it lost contact with the ground station barely a few hundred metres above the Moon in the early hours of September 7, a NASA probe is expected to reveal new information once it flies over the landing site on Tuesday. Advertising NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)...
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Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander tilted, but is in 'single piece'
Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander, which lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation at 2.1 km above the Moon's surface, is intact as a...
wikipedia:Chandrayaan-2
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Why Vikram lander stopped receiving signals? Chandrayaan-1's director explains
Deccan Chronicle | 09 Sep 2019
Chennai: The obstacles on the lunar surface may have been stopping the lander Vikram from receiving signals, Chandrayaan-1 Director Mylswamy Annadurai said on Sunday. "As we have located the lander on the lunar surface, we now have to establish contact with it. The place, where the lander alighted is expected to be not conducive enough for the...
Mylswamy Annadurai
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ISRO manages to locate Moon mission's lander, contact yet to be established
China.dot.org | 08 Sep 2019
NEW DELHI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Sivan on Sunday reportedly said the space agency had managed to locate the second Moon Mission's, or...
Kailasavadivoo Sivan
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NASA 'inspired' by Chandrayaan 2 as it plans to return to the Moon after 7 years
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has 'inspired' them with Chandrayaan 2. NASA also said that it looks forward to future missions with ISRO. NASA's laser reflector arrays were abroad Chandrayaan 2's lander, Vikram. NASA and ISRO are already...
Efforts to re-establish link with Chandrayaan-2 lander to continue for next 14 days: ISRO chief
Addressing the nation after The Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-2 failed to make a smooth soft-landing, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan Saturday said the space agency will try to establish a link with the lander for the next 14 days. "Right now the communication is lost, we will try to establish a link for the next 14...
'Your best is yet to come': PM reassures Isro scientists after Vikram heartbreak
Just hours after Indian Space Research Organisation's mission control complex lost communication with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander during the lander's 15 minutes of the final descent on Moon's surface, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning returned to the Isro control room here to boost the morale of space scientists, who became gloomy...
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India's polar moon mission puts Chandrayaan-2 in the history books
CNN | 04 Sep 2019
(CNN)India is one step closer to achieving its space superpower ambitions. If the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission successfully touches down on Friday, the country will join the United States, China and the former Soviet Union in an elite club of nations that have made a soft landing on the moon. And if all goes to plan, India will become the second...
Chandrayaan 2 Completes Lunar Orbit Manoeuvres, Ready For Moon Landing
NDTV | 04 Sep 2019
The Chandrayaan 2 mission has completed all its orbit manoeuvres around the Moon and is ready to land close to the lunar south pole. The orbit manoeuvres, including the lander 'Vikram' separating from... ......
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Marketing is one of the most preferred studies in modern times among the students looking for a strong corporate career. Study of finance has been witnessing consistent transformation since inception. Specifically, things have changed a lot due to the advent of technology. Marketing strategies also differ from market to market or place to place.
All these factors make the study of marketing vast. Students have to deal with an extensive syllabus. Things get even tough when they have to submit assignments on the topics they opt for specialization. Mentioned below are some of the most popular topics in marketing.
This is one of the most important topics in marketing. Here the students have to deal with various psychological or behavioural studies about the potential customer base for a product or service. There remain a lot of case studies that the students have to study as well.
Starting from the traditional strategies to their transforming mode, everything has to be studied in detail by the students. It is most occasions also involve the risk calculations as well. Overall, this is an extensive topic that deals with the planning and execution of various strategies.
Customer satisfaction and budget allocation in this regard, both are pretty contradictory to each other. However, each organization has to maintain the desired balance between the tow. Marketing management professionals to be specific often have to take such decisions. Undoubtedly the studies of such have to involve a lot of comparative studies, starting from the financial aspects of the human resource.
It also demands various statistical report preparations for the students. When it comes about the assignments, most of the students prefer to prepare their projects based on it. It indeed can be grade fetching but is challenging at the same time. Hence, perfection is needed while studying or understanding these principles.
Marketing is always dependent upon the economy of the specific state. On the other hand, it is true at the same time that the economic states of a specific region often vary from time to time. Marketing strategies have to be made in accordance. Starting from the budgets to the financial condition of the potential customers, everything has to study in this regard.
Accordingly, the calculations have to be made regarding the prices or discounts. Detailed studies are essential to be made regarding the budget for manufacturing or production. Ultimately, it can be claimed that this deals with the approach to bring stability among the consistently varying scenarios.
Everyone is concerned about the globalization of modern day business. Modern day people are emphasizing the one world one market concept. Undoubtedly this revolution works fantastic in favour of the customers or potential buyers. But at the same time, it brings greater challenges for the marketers as well.
The level of competition has grown significantly for every level of businesses. Every product is witnessing some sort of alternative in the market. This is obvious to add the pressure of competition. Surviving amidst such challenges indeed requires a smart marketing strategy. And, this topic of marketing is all about finding those effective challenges.
Taxation has always been challenging for marketers or businessmen. Determining the right price amidst the challenges of taxation indeed becomes tough for business groups on many occasions. Additionally, there remains the added pressure from the competitors. There always remains a competitor that is ready to offer products at a comparatively much lesser price.
Maintaining an established customer base in such occasion often becomes tougher. Marketers often have to prepare strategies promptly to deal with such challenges. They have to accept losses up to certain extents to retain the customer base. Gradually they hike the prices to maintain their financial stability.
This is indeed one of the most trending marketing management topics in modern times. Technology has greatly transformed the modern day business. To be specific, it has encouraged contemporary marketers in a great way. Reaching the customers has become much easier powered by the technology.
Studying the impression of the customers on a certain product or service through the campaigns have gone much easier. It has become possible to understand the personalized reports through advanced technological tools. To be specific about digital marketing, almost every business (starting from the small scale to corporate) runs its digital marketing campaign.
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On the other side, the customers in modern times always prioritize on finding the alternatives. Maintaining an established customer base has indeed become tougher. In such scenarios, the marketer has to study the pattern of inflation, ingredient requirement, the behaviour of the customers, etc. This study is about how a marketer can prepare an effective strategy amidst a whole range of challenges.
Apart from the above ones, there are a lot of many topics the modern day marketing students often have to deal with. Each of these topics can be equally challenging for them. Moreover, the syllabus and other additional project works are always there to make things look tougher.
Amidst such scenarios, the universities for the higher studies of marketing often add the assignment works for the students. These assignment works have never really been easy for the students.
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There remain various case studies those have to cover as well. Ultimately, the students have to do a lot of research, and each research work requires adequate time. Students are obvious not to be aware of certain terms associated with marketing. They even struggle while reaching the right source for doing the research work.
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We decided to participate in Talbot Restaurant Week to judge not only the taste quality of the food but also whether the raw materials used by the restaurants met minimal health and environmental standards. We are concerned not just because of our health but because we along with these restaurants live in the Choptank watershed. The Choptank is the most nutrient and sediment polluted River in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and it has deteriorated 60% in the last 8 years. Most of the Chesapeake Bay pollution comes from corn based confinement meat and dairy production. We visited 7 restaurants in 7 days. We force rated these seven on the basis of (1) Tasty Food (2) health & environmental sensitive food. And (3) ambiance. The seven restaurants in alphabetical order are Bartlett Pear, Crab Claw, Martinis, Out of the Fire, Oxford Inn, Perry Cabin, and Scossa. We are concerned about pesticide sprays since greens and most vegetables are very vulnerable to these chemicals. Very few of the seven offered organic greens and vegetables. We particularly avoid confinement produced pork, beef, and lamb because of the considerable evidence linking red meat and processed meat to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. Most epidemiologic studies point to the total fat, saturated fat and lack of CLA, and omega 3 fatty acids found in corn fed confinement products as the cause, We were very disappointed that none of the restaurants offered pasture raised animal products which most scientists agree minimize these major health and environmental issues. We also cannot discount the mass animal abuse inherent in the production of confinement products. We will not reveal our force rankings unless requested. However one restaurant not the highest ranked in terms of tasty food stood out as clearly more aware of healthy and environmentally sensitive food. Out of the Fire had at least 9 dishes made with organic produce, and antibiotic and hormone free meat ingredients. All seven of these chefs are obviously very talented. It is a shame that for the most part they are using less than healthy and environmentally sensitive raw materials. Despite the Talbot week special our bills with gratuity averaged more than $75 for lunch and $95 for dinner. Shouldn't we expect top-notch ingredients in addition to creatively prepared and presented food for these prices?
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COMMENT: Hot on the heels of the somewhat troubled reshuffle last Monday, with the "elevation" of housing to a cabinet post, came a rash of press releases to communicate just how much housing activity the government is involved in.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government blasted out that "350,000 people across the UK have now used the government's Help-to-Buy schemes to help them cross the threshold and buy their own home". In one of his first statements as housing minister, Dominic Raab said: "This government is committed to helping more people get on the housing ladder, with the support of a range of low-cost home ownership products. "Thanks to… (Help to Buy)… the dream of home ownership continues to become a reality for thousands more households across the country".
Fighting talk. Of sorts. But I am not at all sure the guys were well-advised to lead with this one. The argument was always that Help to Buy may have been economically illiterate (see blog 4 October 2017), but it made excellent political sense, at least in Conservative Party terms, helping 300,000-plus people get on to the property ladder (who would then hopefully vote the right way).
But to say the shine was taken off entirely with the news of the £110m pay-out to Persimmon chief executive Jeff Fairburn just before Christmas would be something of an understatement. No, I wouldn't have started with that one.
A much safer bit of puff came out the next day as the HCA was relaunched as "Homes England" in Alconbury (I bet the wind was biting – whipping straight in off the Urals) by our "new" housing secretary Sajid Javid. The Ministry of Housing was bold with: "Homes England will play a major role in fixing the housing market by helping to deliver an average of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s."
Now I am tempted to point out (waspishly) that this target date is somewhat …err…fluid. But I will keep my cynicism to myself, since I am seriously optimistic about Homes England. And I have been on the record about this for some time. And I speak as someone who suffered severely at the "computer says no" hands of the old HCA (my company UKR was subjected to seriously shocking treatment; and we were far from alone. But I genuinely think all of that is now happily behind us).
The housing secretary was hosted at Alconbury (potential for 5,000 homes) by my old mates at Urban & Civic and accompanied by Homes England chair Sir (shouldn't that be Saint?) Ed Lister and (ever the Game Boy) chief executive Nick Walkley. Nick is on a roll. He says, quite bluntly: "We will use our land, finance and expertise to expand the delivery of affordable new homes and connect ambitious partners to remove barriers to housebuilding."
Now then! This is rather better fighting talk altogether. These boys are making a serious fist of this job. Their newly focused agency has a lot to prove and deserves all our support.
Then yet another breathless announcement on Sunday (never mind that this was originally announced in the Budget) of a "vital independent review into understanding why hundreds of thousands of homes haven't been built, despite having planning permission" by a "panel of experts" to be chaired by Sir Oliver Letwin. This will look into why only just over half of the 684,000 homes with planning permission have been completed (as of July 2016). Now, there may be those of us who think we could tell the panel the answers to that in three or four well-chosen sentences, but what do we know? The MHCLG then went on to promise that the panel will "make recommendations on practical steps to increase the speed of build out". And that will be interesting…
So, the MHCLG press office has been working round the clock. And lovely people as I know them to be, they will just have to forgive me if that daft expression "fine words butter no parsnips" comes to mind. Particularly as the news of Carillion's compulsory liquidation on Monday morning swept everything else away. As the UK's second-largest contractor, the ramifications of the collapse will continue to send shockwaves through our industry (and the country) for months to come. But make no mistake, this is yet another symptom of a deep malaise. Put that utter shudder together with the continuing aftershock of the Grenfell Tower disaster, not to mention the structural shifts in the construction industry due to Brexit, and don't tell me we aren't still in deep do-do, no matter how many announcements are made.
Brings to mind the 1975 album (sorry) by dear old Supertramp: Crisis? What crisis?
We still need brand new models of housing delivery. We still need a complete paradigm shift. We still need to find the answers.
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Workers, communities and businesses throughout the state are arlready realizing the benefits of the Foxconn Ripple Effect as the first wave of contracts have been awarded for construction of Foxconn's $10 billion advanced manufacturing campus. In just the initial phase of construction and infrastructure improvements, 154 companies from 68 Wisconsin communities and 26 counties have been awarded work related to development of the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park. In keeping with the company's "Wisconsin First" approach, 90% of all contracts awarded so far have gone to Wisconsin companies and nearly 35% of contracts were to certified small/disadvantaged businesses, a clear indication of the positive impact of Foxconn will have in every region of the state.
And that's just the beginning. Once the campus is operational, Foxconn expects to purchase $4.2 billion in goods and services annually – about one-third of which will be sourced from Wisconsin. In addition, an independent report says that every dollar the state invests in the Foxconn project will return $18 in economic impact to the state.
Foxconn construction workers talk about their jobs from InWisconsin on Vimeo.
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Choose from a variety of classes offered through the year on ZOOM and live in Phoenix. I share the signature courses the Spirits have taught me directly, and overview classes of core shamanic skills.
Or dive in! with our 9 Month intensive on ZOOM, teaches you the shamanic healing arts, through in depth courses and powerful initiations. The 9 month intensive gives you the depth of experience and that is only possible in a committed long term circle.
Overview Individual Classes - each class is 2 hours long.
A deep initiation into the healing practices of Core Shamanism, with lessons from the Sidhe, Dragons, the Cosmos, and more. Your Compassionate Spirit Ancestors will personally teach you healing practices as ancient as your bones. Your life will expand as you travel intra-dimensionally, remembering who you are and being healed with wisdom and truth.
Learn Extraction. Soul Retrieval. Power Retrieval. Healing with Nature. Working with Ancestors. Holding Deep Strong Intention to become a Powerful Bridge to Spirits. Merging with Spirits. Expanding Far Beyond your Limits and Dreams. You will learn to perform shamanic healing on yourself and your community, including friends and animals. There are no limits to what you can learn, and become. We will cover an incredible amount of ground because our world has sped up. What took years and years for me to learn, I can share with you in a very quick time.
Each month has 4 meetings on a ZOOM webinar. We will have live healing/drumming circles in Phoenix beginning in February 2019. And we have a Healing/Journey Circle on ZOOM monthly that can be adapted to become a clinic for you to practice in.
The preparation for this class is knowing how to journey into the upper and lower worlds, in close connection with your Power Animals and Spirit Teachers. You can gain this training through 3 Worlds: Introduction to Shamanism, on-demand or live. If you have taken a weekend workshop in Introductory Shamanism, you are ready.
Learn to journey into the 3 Spirit realms with your Power Animal. Meet your Spirit Teacher, and retrieve a Power Animal for a friend. Welcome home! Join a prerecorded class to learn along side 5 women as they discover their shamanic prowess and meet their Spirit Guides.
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The classes will build, teaching you healing techniques for all the common situations I see in my practice: chronic and acute illness, soul loss, helping animals and people transition and cross, connecting to the ancestors, working with the Sidhe, deep merging with Spirit Allies, and much more. There will be powerful initiations that will bring your mind, body and soul into alignment with the Spirits who are your true teachers and guides.
My daily work is grounded in the techniques of Core Shamanism I learned from Micheal Harner and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (beginning in 1986). It has expanded to embrace the mystical worlds of the Celts, my ancestors, who have painstakingly taught me their "signature" techniques: Spiral in Time Healing, Shamanic Soul Gardening, and Dragon Magic. We will introduce you to my signature shamanic practices in the core program. There are masterclasses that go into these in depth, which you can take as they are offered, during or after your core program.
Each month has 4 meetings: 36 meetings over the course of 9 months. In 2019 our ZOOM classes will meet on Tuesday mornings. All ZOOM classes are recorded, so no need to worry if you have to miss now and then.
I am asking you to commit to the full nine months, so our circle can grow and bond together for the full ride. Each month is $275. You can register by paying for the first and last month ($550). If you want to pay for the whole thing upfront you get one month for free. ($2200) .
In 2019 we will be offering individual modules of the program in live classes in Phoenix. The first is 3 Worlds. See below for information and registration. The full schedule is developing as we build the circle, and my new house and workshop space in Scottsdale.
I love the magic that the Spirits grace us with - the incredible healing, the awakenings, and the ongoing encyclopedia of knowledge they impart with each journey. We will all grow immensely! Welcome aboard!
Extraction in depth: Standing witness. Using your shamanic tool, in journey and hands on.
Singing Journey / Co-Journey: Carry others into your journey in real time.
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To be accepted as a candidate for a B.A. in Music, the student must audition successfully no later than the end of the fourth semester.
All music majors at Methodist University must successfully pass the sophomore gateway review. This normally consists of a face to face meeting with all full time music faculty (and student's applied music instructor) at the end of the spring semester of the sophomore year. Further detail of the sophomore gateway review is outlined in the Methodist University Music Department Handbook.
32 s.h. of MUS 1070, 1080, 1600 (if necessary), 1610, 1620, 2070, 2080, 2600, 2610, 2620, 3110, 3130, 3610, 4190, plus 2 additional courses in 4640, 4650, or 4660, and foreign language courses in one language through the 1020-level or demonstration of competence (German, French, or Italian recommended).
A minimum of 16 continuous semester hours of applied lessons (C or higher) is required for all students receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Music on one instrument or in voice. Percussionists must complete no fewer than 16 semester hours of applied lessons, with at least 10 semester hours in applied orchestral percussion.
Continuous enrollment in an ensemble in your major instrument or voice is required. A minimum of 8 credits of large ensemble (Concert Band, MUS 3480/3490), Noblemen (MUS 3280/3290), or Grace Notes (MUS 3860/3870), approved string or orchestra ensemble, or Guitar Ensemble (MUS 3260 -3270) is required for graduation. Guitar majors must enroll in one of these ensembles whether guitar ensemble is scheduled or not in any given semester.
A half recital in the major instrument is required for graduation.
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'Pretty Little Liars' Spoilers: What Can We Expect From Spoby and Haleb? [PHOTOS]
Cassandra Rose
Cassandra Rose Published: May 12, 2014
Two of our favorite 'Pretty Little Liars' couples are reuniting during Season 5 (Toby and Spencer) and (Hannah and Caleb), but that doesn't mean it's gonna be all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows for Spoby and Haleb.
Read on to find out what our couples can expect, but proceed with caution, there be spoilers here.
We already knew that Toby and Spencer would come back together pretty early on, but now we're wondering what they know that we don't?
As actor Keegan Allen (Toby) teased with Troian Bellisario (who plays Spencer) on Twitter:
Troian previously hinted a similar upcoming reveal on Instagram, writing, "Storytime with [Marlene King] trust me. You all are so sad you missed out on this one. (Now keegs and I can really be know it alls)."
What did they find out!?! We guess we'll just have to wait until the 5x06 range (which is currently filming) to figure out the reasoning behind these reactions.
Things will be even more complicated however for Caleb and Hanna, who will reunite (possibly not happily) during the 100th episode.
As executive producer Joseph Dougherty explained to E! Online, "Hanna's look is going to be adjusted, Hanna's attitude is going to be adjusted. Caleb and Hanna have both changed, and they've both had experiences that the other one is un-privy to."
"In both cases for their experiences, they really aren't at liberty to discuss it, and they're both personally under a lot of stress inside. So I think both of them are kind of looking to the other to kind of say, 'Take me back to that safe place where I once was before.'"
We have high hopes that Haleb is endgame, but it sounds like it isn't going to be easy to get to that place.
Hopefully their lives will be slightly less complicated when 'PLL' returns on Tuesday, June 10 at 8PM ET on ABC Family. But we highly doubt that.
NEXT: Is the Caleb and Toby Bromance Back On + Who is in Danger?
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The drinks seem so cheap ! that's really something I don't like about the uk… beers are soooo expensive !
Seems everything is expensive in London! At least it seemed that way when we lived there.
yes, I wouldn't be able to drink that either 😉 But if you can share it's a decent price for 64oz !


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This series is in the vein of several other series or articles where authors discuss the psychological profile or diagnosis of fictional characters, but taken a step further to talk about how I would actually go about psychotherapy with this character. My goal with this series is to show the variety of options in the world of psychotherapy – there really is something for everyone! Also to show some of the thinking that goes into psychological treatment – the theory, the research, and the adaptations that skillful therapists make to complex cases.
As always my disclaimer applies here, and be warned of spoilers ahead.
As the father of two girls, I am probably one of the world's foremost experts on the characters from Frozen. Also Paw Patrol. Also Doc McStuffins.
If you haven't seen the movie, Elsa is the rare Disney princess who ends up becoming a Disney queen. She has magical ice powers that she intermittently loses control of these powers, especially when she is afraid. She spends the majority of the movie unsuccessfully trying to control her powers by trying to squash down her fear. By the end of the movie she learns that the true key to controlling her powers isn't by decreasing her fear but by increasing her love, and everyone is happy and songs are sung. You know, Disney stuff.
I generally bypass talking about diagnoses in these articles, but Elsa is actually a pretty interesting diagnostic case. As they say in the movie, "Fear [is] the enemy", and you could make a pretty convincing case for just about any anxiety-related disorder diagnosis. She's got enough free-floating anxiety to talk about general anxiety disorder. She stays in her room enough that there's an agoraphobic aspect to her. We see a pretty convincing panic attack.
What, you don't shoot ice out of your chest when you have a panic attack?
Still, I think the most interesting diagnostic considerations for Elsa are PTSD and OCD. The PTSD would probably stem from the intro scene where Elsa accidentally tags her sister, Anna, in the head with an ice missile.
This may be an example of "Moral Injury", where an individual commits an act that transgresses against their own deeply held values and beliefs. This would be the pacifist who kills someone else in self-defense.
At first I thought this wouldn't be a great example of moral injury, but it turns out that it's a pretty murky concept. It's also not clear how much overlap there is between moral injury and PTSD. Regardless, Elsa shows several classic signs of PTSD – avoidant behaviors, negative thoughts and beliefs. We even see Elsa have a momentary flashback in the movie.
I couldn't find the clip, here's a capybara.
So PTSD is a maybe. And even though I've said you don't have it, OCD is also definitely on the table. Beyond specific symptoms, one of the hallmarks of OCD is an ineffective attempt to control or prevent bad thoughts or feelings, which is pretty much wrapped up in Elsa's mission statement of "conceal, don't feel." We don't see much in the way of compulsive behaviors, though, beyond wearing gloves.
There's enough missing from the PTSD and OCD pictures that I would tend to stick with the Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia diagnosis to start off with, but as we'll see, that might not even matter.
My preferred treatments for PTSD, OCD and Panic Disorder are, respectively, Prolonged Exposure, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Interoceptive Exposure. What do you think those three treatments have in common?
Not this kind of exposure.
Exposure therapy is explained in the name: you expose the individual to whatever scares them. There is usually a gradual ramp-up, where you break down the scary thing into its component parts and then practice the exposure on each part. There are a few theories about how exposure therapy works, including habituation – or you just get used to it, and belief disconfirmation – or learning that the fear that you've built up in your head just isn't realistic. Theory aside, the focus is on pushing through the fear, and learning that it's ok to be afraid.
Elsa flips the script on anxiety treatment, because for her, fear is the problem. So fine, we can't turn the fear nozzle down, that just means we have to turn the love nozzle up.
Note: Don't google search for love nozzle.
The end of the movie establishes that "Love can thaw a frozen heart," and therefore love is the key to undoing Elsa's magic. I'm not going to argue the Disney logic of love as the counter to fear, but I am going to say that we're going to have to do some ACT.
ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, is all about how to live the life that you want to be living, regardless of the internal or external problems that you might face. The acceptance piece is all about accepting the painful experiences of life, like loss, injury, sadness, fear, etc. because they are a natural and healthy part of life. The commitment piece is identifying what are the important parts of your life, and how can you commit to those parts of life.
ACT is considered a 3rd wave psychotherapy, and in many ways it's meant to be an update on 2nd wave, CBT therapies. The simplest way that I think about it is that CBT is more about making the bad stuff – anxiety, depression, anger – go down, whereas ACT is more about making the good stuff – quality of life, goals, values – go up. Now, I think most good therapy will both try to decrease the negative and increase the positive, so the difference is really on the focus. I like ACT when the central feature of the presenting issue is something immovable, like grief/loss, terminal illness, Severe Persistent Mental Illness, or ice powers that go out of control when you're afraid.
What's the ICD-10 code for that?
With Elsa, we can skip some of the goals and values clarification aspects of the treatment, because it's basically written in stone that she needs to move towards increasing the love in her life. So therapy becomes about identifying ways to do that. Values in ACT are kind of like a compass heading, in that you keep moving in that direction, but there's no final destination to reach. ACT talks about finding "values based actions" and the movie talks about "acts of true love", so we just have to find out what that means for Elsa. Spending time with her sister, helping her subjects, probably even dating are all on the table.
I'm also not letting her leave my office without finding some better ways to cope with her fear. Even after she was told that "Fear is the enemy", she never got an real guidance about how to deal with that fear, beyond "here, wear some gloves." So I would introduce her to my MEDIC. There's also a technique called anchoring which would be particularly helpful.
Anchoring is all about classical conditioning, where you associate a benign stimulus with a certain response. Pavlov's dog associated the ringing of a bell with salivating. When you do this on purpose, you can associate some kind of object with a particular feeling. Catholics often pray on their rosary beads, so the beads themselves become associated with feelings of tranquility and hope. With Elsa, we would choose some kind of talisman, maybe a locket, to serve as a reminder of her feelings of love. We would pick some kind intentional practice meant to elicit these feelings, like spending time with her sister, and then make sure she holds the locket during these practices. As the locket becomes associated with the feeling, it can elicit the feeling by itself during times of stress.
My big caveat here is that I don't know if this works. The theory behind anchoring is pretty sound, but the concept was developed as part of a treatment called neurolinguistic programming (NLP), which is not very well regarded in the psychotherapy world. I couldn't find any studies that looked at anchoring by itself, but the studies that looked at NLP were not very positive.
Excellent. In the first act of the movie, Elsa and her parents got one treatment recommendation: "Fear will be your enemy." They spend the next 10+ years reorganizing their entire lives, and the management of their whole kingdom around that one treatment recommendation. That's the kind of treatment adherence that therapists dream about at night. Now, imagine if they had put that kind of effort into something that would actually help!
ACT has been shown to be effective in mixed anxiety disorders, so I feel confident in this treatment, and Elsa is well supported by her family, which is a huge predictor of success. Anyway, now I have to go bang my head against a wall so that "Let it Go" doesn't stay stuck in my head for the next week.


POLK COUNTY, Florida — The race for State Senate District 22 in 2018 has been a heated one. In fact, incumbent Kelli Stargel says it's been one of the toughest campaigns she's ever run.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Kelli Stargel is fighting to hold her seat against former judge Bob Doyel.
Stargel, who has served in the state legislature for 10 years both in the House and the Senate, hopes voters will choose her to serve her district for another term.
With the current political divide, however, Stargel admits meeting constituents hasn't always been easy in this cycle.
"I hope in the future we will have a much more civil opportunity to discussing things in the future, but it has been a tough campaign," Stargel said.
Doyel is a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. He's also a former law professor and family court judge.
Doyel said he's running because he doesn't approve of Stargel's performance, especially when it comes to education.
Both candidates have high profile endorsements. Stargel has the support of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Doyel, meanwhile, has been endorsed by former President Barack Obama.
While speaking to both candidates, we asked them to articulate their positions on a particularly polarizing issue for Floridians: legalizing recreational marijuana.
Predictably, the candidates' positions fell on opposite sides of the debate.
"I don't support recreational marijuana," Stargel said. "but I do support medical marijuana."
"When it comes down to legalizing marijuana, I will be in favor of that," Doyel said, basing his position on his belief that criminalizing marijuana has not worked for the state, and that taxing legal marijuana could be beneficial.