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Die Baureihe E 75 der Deutschen Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft war eine Elektrolokomotive für den Personen- und Güterzugdienst. Es handelte sich um eine in der elektrischen Ausrüstung weitgehend mit der Baureihe E 77 gleiche Lokomotive, die jedoch auf einem einteiligen Fahrzeugrahmen mit der Achsfolge 1'BB1' aufgebaut war. Von dieser Änderung versprach man sich eine Verbesserung der Laufeigenschaften, die jedoch nur wenig besser ausfielen als bei der E 77 und nur eine Heraufsetzung der zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 65 km/h auf 70 km/h erlaubten.

Geschichte

Ursprünglich waren 79 Lokomotiven bestellt worden; wegen der Wirtschaftskrise gingen jedoch nur 31 Fahrzeuge in Betrieb. Die E 75 01–12 wurden in Süddeutschland stationiert, die E 75 51–69 in Mitteldeutschland. 1943 wurden auch die mitteldeutschen Lokomotiven (im Tausch gegen E 77) ins bayerische Netz abgegeben.

Nach dem Krieg kamen deswegen 22 Lokomotiven zur Deutschen Bundesbahn. In der sowjetischen Besatzungszone waren zwei Lokomotiven verblieben. Die E 75 07 war schwer beschädigt und wurde ausgemustert, die E 75 58 kam als Reparationsgut in die Sowjetunion und wurde nach Rückgabe nicht mehr in Betrieb genommen, sondern im Jahre 1964 ausgemustert. Die übrigen Lokomotiven waren wegen Kriegsschäden ausgemustert worden.

Die Bundesbahn modernisierte 1960/1961 die E 75 09, 55 und 69. Dabei erhielten die Lokomotiven unter anderem in Gummi gefasste Fenster, und die seitlichen Blendschutzbleche an den Frontfenstern entfielen. 1968 erhielten die 19 noch vorhandenen Lokomotiven die Baureihenbezeichnung 175. Sieben Maschinen wurden 1968/69 abgestellt, die übrigen zwölf 175er wurden bis zum 1. August 1972 ausgemustert.

Einzig die E 75 59 blieb als E 75 09II erhalten und gehörte – äußerlich in den Ursprungszustand versetzt und mit Teilen der besser erhaltenen E 75 09 betriebsfähig aufgearbeitet – zum Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg. 1987 wurde sie wegen Motorschadens abgestellt. In Nürnberg fiel sie dem Brand vom 17. Oktober 2005 zum Opfer. Zurzeit befindet sie sich im Dampflokwerk Meiningen zur ausstellungsfähigen Aufarbeitung. Im September 2015 war sie dort als E 75 59 zu besichtigen. Seit Mai 2020 ist die Lokomotive im Freigelände des DB Museums in Nürnberg ausgestellt.

Konstruktive Merkmale
Die Lokomotiven hatten eine durchgehenden Plattenrahmen, der durch Querversteifungen verstärkt war. Auch die beiden Stahlgusswannen, in denen die Motoren gelagert waren dienten der Querversteifung. Die Motoren waren vom Typ BMS 700 von BEW. Als Antrieb diente ein Winterthur-Schrägstangenantrieb. Die beiden mittleren Achsen wurden über Kuppelstangen angetrieben, die wiederum über Kuppelstangen mit den äußeren Treibachsen verbunden waren. Die beiden mittleren Achsen hatten um 15 mm geschwächte Spurkränze. Die Laufachsen waren als Bisselgestell mit 110 mm Seitenspiel ausgeführt.

Der Lokkasten hatte Endführerstände mit vorgezogenen Sonnenschutzblenden ohne Vorbauten. Der Kasten bestand aus einem Profilstahlgerüst mit aufgenieteten Blechen. Bei den Lokomotiven E 75 01–12 und 51–61 wurden Senknieten verwendet, so dass die Nietenreihen nicht sofort erkennbar waren. Es gab auch noch weitere Unterschiede zwischen den einzelnen Baulosen, die E 75 51–69 hatten etwa Ansaugfilter für den Luftpresser unter dem Rahmen, die aber wiederum unterschiedlich angeordnet waren. Auch die Stromabnehmer waren unterschiedlich: Die E 75 01–12 hatten zwei SBS 11, die E 75 51–69 zwei SBS 10.

Literatur
 Manfred Weisbrod, Dieter Bäzold, Horst Obermayer: Das große Typenbuch deutscher Lokomotiven. Transpress, Berlin 1992, 1994. ISBN 3-344-70751-5
 Horst J. Obermayer: Taschenbuch Deutsche Elektrolokomotiven. Franckh, Stuttgart 1970. ISBN 3-440-03754-1

Weblinks

 European Railway Picture Gallery
 E75 54 1959 im Bahnhof München Ost auf eisenbahnstiftung.de

Einzelnachweise

Elektrolokomotive für Wechselstrom 15 kV 16,7 Hz
E 075
E075
Schienenfahrzeug (Maffei)


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Yennie Cheung
Short Story Month, Day 24: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Lesley Nneka Arimah
"What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah
I read this at the suggestion of fellow writer Jesse Wehrenberg, who is basically my twin when it comes to music tastes and MFA programs. The PDF, in case you're as leery about the weird Microsoft-Word-ness of it as I was, comes from the Caine Prize for African Writing, for which the story was shortlisted. Now that I know it exists, you best believe I'm going to scour the site for more excellent short stories.
I found the link from a blog that reviewed each of the shortlisted stories from 2016. In it, the writer mentioned that the title made him think of four potential reasons why a man would fall from the sky. The three conventional reasons would be that an accident occurred, he committed suicide, or he was pushed. The unconventional reason: witchcraft. Maybe it's because I'm an American of a certain age, but I thought none of those things. I thought of the people who fell from the World Trade Center on 9/11 who may have jumped out of fear and despair or may have simply fallen out as the building collapsed. I wouldn't call that suicide or being pushed but some in-between place. Turns out that "in-between" is exactly where all these assumptions fit with context of the story: None of these ideas are right, but they're not necessarily far off the mark.
The story does begin in a state of catastrophe, not just due to the man falling from the sky but due to global warming (or, at least, that's how it sounds). In the future that Arimah describes, white societies are underwater, but the effects of colonialism on white entitlement live on in Europeans' refusal to see themselves as refugees and insistence on independence. It's no surprise that to African countries, the most offensive are the British and the French, but it's not just white people who seem entitled; it's anyone rich, anyone lucky enough to have never experienced great suffering. Sounds pretty relevant to today, right? This is contrasted by Nneoma's refusal to treat those suffering most, in favor of treating only the rich who can pay for her own elevated lifestyle, though she belittles them by saying they don't know what real pain is. Her actions coms off first as entitled brattiness, too, but I think what we really see in both her and the people who employ her is a fear of emotions and a fear of the pain that empathy requires.
I think a lot about empathy these days because when I see people arguing about politics, I often find a lack of it. Recognizing someone else's pain can be a great burden, and most people refuse to notice it, never mind help ease that person's suffering. It is so much easier to turn away or assume other people's failings than empathize. But do people do so because they are selfish, or is the problem that they cannot themselves bear the burden of someone else's suffering? Superficially, this sounds like a matter of guilt, and maybe it is in part. But I think what Arimah shows us is that balance is difficult to achieve: distancing ourselves from human emotions could kill us, but so can too much empathy. This is why we must all share the burden, though. Relying on a select few to ease the suffering of many is a great injustice to humanity.
Short Story Month Recap
Short Story Month, Day 31: More Stories
Short Story Month, Day 30: Tod Goldberg
Content © 2018 Yennie Cheung.

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New thinking on generating green energy
On this page we will provide details of a new design for nature friendly tidal barriers.
Tidal barriers will not be cost effective for generating electricity compared with Latent Power Turbines. But they could play a usefull role in protecting valuable coastal areas from a combination of rising sea levels and more violent off-shore storms.
Tidal barriers; the environmentalist's dilemma
Tidal barriers are less fickle than wind turbines. Their output can be calculated in advance because we know when the tides will rise and fall.
In the U.K., a tidal barrier across the River Severn could produce 5% of the nation's electricity, equivalent to three nuclear power stations.
But the environmental price would be high. Bird and marine life would be damaged and sewage disposal problems could be encountered.
The new thinking Patent application number GB0711012.5
Instead of building massive solid barriers that obliterate the natural tidal flow and threaten wild life we propose building a number of less intrusive floating barriers. These would permit the free flow of marine traffic, marine life and sediment at all times.
Unlike solid barriers that are only productive on the out flowing tide, floating barriers can also generate electricity on the incoming tide. So, reduced peak output is offset by doubling the guaranteed output period.
Our proposed design serves the dual purpose of generating electricity and protecting coastal settlements from sea water flooding. It will be of interest to flood protection engineers across the globe from New York to Hong Kong.
When costed as separate technologies, tidal and wave power are currently expensive compared with wind power. But, when they are integrated and the additional flood protection benefits are taken into account, they become commercially attractive.
Hydraulic ram barriers
We refer to the new type of barriers as hydraulic ram barriers.
The hydraulic ram effect converts the low velocity kinetic energy possessed by slow moving waves and tidal currents into high velocity kinetic energy, suitable for driving turbo-generators.
Our patent literature describes turbines driven by either high speed compressed air or water jets. We will describe the compressed air version.
Figure 1. A simplified cross section of the barrier, seen from inside the estuary.
The base of the suspended barrier is clear of the estuary bed, allowing free movement of sediment. A break in the centre of the barrier allows the passage of marine traffic at all times.
Figure 2. A permanent bridge can be added to span the break, allowing the continuous movement of road traffic.
Figure 3. This side view through the barrier illustrates how two different types of rams are employed. First the vertical bobbers capture wave energy, then an array of horizontal hydraulic ram pipes capture tidal current energy.
The pipes are designed to capture tidal energy on incoming and outgoing tides.
How the ram bobbers absorb wave energy
The bobbers have two overlapping chamber sections. On the upstroke the chamber expands sucking air in. On the down stroke, the air is compressed. A nozzle directs the compressed air onto the blades of a turbo-generator unit.
(a) The upper chamber section rides up on the crest of a wave, drawing air into the expanding volume of the chamber.
(b) After the crest passes, the bobber becomes top heavy, with the excess weight compressing the trapped air.
The compressed air is stored in a smoothing reservoir then passed through nozzles onto the blades of a turbo-generator.
Slight water seepage at the overlap between the two chamber sections allows the mean height of the upper chamber section to alter with tide level.
In order to capture more wave energy and increase the air pressure, pairs of hydraulic ram bobbers are linked to passive bobbers.
Figure 5. This view, from inside the estuary shows a passive bobber riding up, on the crest of a wave with two ram bobbers.
When the crest passes, the passive bobber is left suspended. The weight of its exposed section increases the pressure on the air inside the hydraulic ram bobbers.
Figure 7. Side view through a passive bobber.
The pattern of alternate passive and hydraulic bobbers is extended to create a long length of barrier.
The couplings between the hydraulic ram and passive bobbers are a standard nautical design that allows the hydraulic bobbers to move out of phase. This enables the barrier to cope with waves that vary in height along their lengths and with waves that approach the barrier at an angle.
How the hydraulic ram pipes work:
Background In 1797, Joseph Montgolfier, the inventor of the hot air balloon built a hydraulic ram pump, capable of pumping stream water uphill.
Stream water was channelled through a downhill pipe and intermittently brought to a halt by closing a spring operated exit valve. This caused a sudden massive increase in water pressure, allowing a fraction of the water to be pumped uphill.
The law of conservation of energy has to be obeyed. Uphill pumping can only be achieved by allowing some of the water to dribble out of the pump as "waste."
Two hundred years later, the design is still widely used. For details see http://science.howstuffworks.com/question318.htm
We have modified the ram pump concept, using the horizontal flow of tidal currents, instead of the downhill flow of stream water.
In our design, the upper layers of the tidal current water flow through long horizontal pipes and is suddenly forced to a halt. The resultant rapid increase in hydraulic pressure is used to generate jets of high velocity compressed air. These jets are directed on to the blades of the same turbo-generators as the ram bobbers.
a) The air induction phase.
During this phase water is flowing through the pipe and air is being drawn
into a compression chamber.
Figure 8. Tidal current water flows through horizontal pipes, 10+ metres in length. At the instant shown, the water is leaving the pipe, via a waste valve.
b) Compressed air discharge phase.
Water is diverted into the compression chamber, compressing the air.
Figure 9.The flowing water snaps the waste valve closed. This diverts water into the air compression chamber. Air is compressed and driven into the air reservoir.
c) A design that
(i) Captures energy in both tide direction
(ii) Discharges water through side valves to reduce operating cycle time
Figure 10. In order to exploit the tidal flow in both directions, waste valves and air compression chambers are added to both ends of the hydraulic ram pipes.
To avoid visual clutter, the simplest versions of the design have been illustrated. In reality, closed circuit compressed air systems will be used, with the air being partitioned from the corrosive sea water by pistons or bellows.
Floating bird sanctuaries
Shallow draught floating barriers will only tap off a small fraction of the tidal energy. To capture a greater fraction of the energy a series of barriers can be built inside an estuary. Some of these could double up as floating bird sanctuaries.
Figure 11. Plan view, looking down on a pair of barriers across an estuary. The outer line of wave energy capturing bobbers help protect the nesting areas from storm waves.
Figure 12. Could Britain and Ireland meet their electricity needs using floating bird sanctuaries?
Engineering skills developed during the North Sea oil boom will enable us to handle ambitious projects in deep water.
Barriers with easy access to the existing electricity distribution grid would be developed first. At a later date, when underground superconducting cables become commercially viable, barriers could be developed in remote areas.
Peak electricity demands in mainland Europe occur at different times to the UK and Ireland. Exporting green energy could become a profitable industry.
For a discussion on the ornithological benefits of nesting rafts visit www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/advice/rafts
Hydraulic ram barriers: A summary of key benefits
The design incorporates features that allow the barrier to harness both tidal current and sea wave energy.
Typical wave and tidal flow rates are one or two orders of magnitude lower than those required to drive turbo-generators efficiently. The design overcomes this problem without using gears by using ram effects to generate jets of high velocity air, to turn the turbine blades.
A single turbo-generator unit can be powered by jets of high velocity water from both wave and tidal current sources.
The air jets are cool. Injection moulded plastics and adhesives can be used extensively in the construction of the turbines, reducing manufacturing costs and salt water corrosion problems.
If a decision is made to incorporate wind turbines into the support posts for the hydraulic ram pipes, their design can also be simplified by converting their support towers into compressed air storage tanks. Air can be pumped into the tanks, then drawn off as required, to help drive the turbo-generators. The cost of adding submarine hull type reinforcement to the towers will be offset by the elimination of the need for each tower to possess its own generator unit.
The wind turbines would preferably be vertical axis and covered with fine mesh wire cages, to prevent injuries to bats or birds.
The design allows the free movement of marine traffic at all times.
Bed load movement of sediment will not be greatly effected, so the impacts on wild life should be minimal.
Battery and hydrogen powered vehicles will play a significant role in future transport systems. Excess power generated by barrier systems could be used for overnight battery charging and generating hydrogen by electrolysis.
Drawing energy from the tidal currents will cause some drop in high tide levels and extracting energy from the waves will reduce their erosive power. These features will help to protect settlements inside the barrier from the higher sea levels and more violent waves likely to result from global warming.
Studies in the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami show that mangrove swamps cam mitigate the enormous energy of tsunami waves when they hit land. www.ejfoundation.org/pdf/tsunami_report.pdf
The floating tidal barrier could mimic the action of a mangrove swamp by raising sections of decking whenever surge waves are predicted.
Coastal settlements across the globe are coming under increasing threat of flooding, thanks to global warming. Some areas such as Hong Kong are also under significant threat from tsunami waves. http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12544-tsunami-risk-for-hong-kong-and-macao.
Over the last twenty five years, there has been increasing interest in tidal flow schemes for generating electricity without building dams.
The great attractions of all these schemes are that they involve relatively low civil engineering costs, there is no disruption to shipping and the environmental impact is minimal.
Existing designs tend to be similar to the various types of wind turbines, but with the water current flow driving the turbine blades instead of air. These designs are reviewed at www.cyberiad.net/library/pdf/bk_tidal_paper25apr06.pdf
There are two drawbacks to the existing designs:
(i) Each turbine requires its own dedicated generator.
(ii) The turbine blades rotate far too slowly to drive the generators efficiently, so each turbine also needs a gearbox.
In contrast, the design discussed on this web page is simple but taps into more types of renewable energy resources. It captures tidal flow, bobbing wave and optionally wind energy, storing it as potential energy possessed by compressed air.
Compressed air can be moved at least a hundred metes through pipes without significant energy loss, so a small number of large turbo-generator units can be placed a hundred metres or further apart, along the barrier, to process all of the energy stored in the compressed air. The turbine nozzles will direct jets of air at high velocity onto the turbine blades, allowing the turbines to rotate rapidly, eliminating the gear box requirement.
We welcome international enquiries from potential partners, both commercial and academic. We also welcome comments from environmental groups. Please contact us if you would like to open discussions.
Links to other Cheshire Innovation proposals, for improving the environment:
Water plus Power (Warp) generators. Power generators that converts low grade heat, including waste heat from industrial processes into electricity.
Brine can be distilled to drinking water as a by-product.
Solar powered Warp generators covering 1.6% of the World1s deserts could meet all of our current primary energy needs.
2. Cryocoolers, low temperature refrigerators. These could be used to improve the efficiency of a wide range of electrical devices and reduce long distance power transmission costs. In conjunction with the recently discovered magnesium diboride superconductor, they could form the basis for superconducting pipelines, moving liquid hydrogen and electricity from remote Warp generators to city centres.
3. A transport Internet. A radical proposal for cutting the number of vehicle miles driven, without car owners losing their freedom to drive. Please go to the following page on our innovation dedicated web site. http://website.lineone.net/~billcourtney/Theme%205%20Transport%20Internet.htm
Clean, low running cost refrigerators
An alternative to HS2


E. alatum Torr. Sitgreaves' Rep. 168. pl. 8. 1853.
Perennial by a long thick root, stem rather stout, erect, strigose, paniculately branched, somewhat angled, l°-3° tall. Leaves mostly basal, spatulate, oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, 1-3' long, those of the stem alternate, nearly linear, short-petioled, all obtuse or subacute at the apex, glabrous or pubescent and with midrib prominent beneath, ciliate; panicle open; bracts lanceolate or subulate; involucres cymose at the ends of the branches, campanulate, 5-toothed, 1"-1 1/2" long, the segments obtuse and somewhat reflexed; calyx yellowish, 1" long, campanulate; stamens slightly exserted; achene long-pointed, 2 1/2"-3" long, reticulated, closely invested by 3 wings.
On plains, western Nebraska to Texas, west to Colorado and New Mexico. June-Sept.
Eriogonum longifolium Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc.
(II.) 5: 164. 1833-37. E. Texanum Scheele, Linnaea 22: 150. 1849.
Perennial, strigose throughout, stem stout, erect, paniculately or corymbosely branched, leafy, finely grooved, 2°-4° tall. Leaves narrowly oblong or linear-oblong, obtuse at the apex, more or less tomentose beneath, the upper sessile, the lower narrowed into petioles with dilated and sheathing bases; bracts lanceolate or subulate; involucres turbinate-campanulate, 1 1/2"-2" long; peduncles 1' long or less; calyx oblong-campanulate, 2"-3" high, 6-parted to near the base, very villous; stamens and style-branches exserted; achene 2 1/2" long, much enlarged at the base, villous, loosely invested by the calyx-segments, not winged.
Southern Missouri to Texas. June-Nov.
E. Alleni S. Wats, in A. Gray, Man. Ed. 6, 734. 1890.
Perennial, flocose-tomentose throughout; stem rather stout, erect, sparingly branched above, 1°-1 1/2° tall. Leaves oblong, or ovate-oblong, 1-3' long, the basal long-petioled, obtuse at both ends, those of the stem in whorls of 3-5 at the somewhat swollen nodes, short-petioled, narrowed at the base, the upper small and bractlike; inflorescence compoundly cymose; involucres top-shaped, 5-toothed, 2 1/2-3" long, the teeth obtusish; bracts leaf-like, spatulate; calyx yellow, 1 1/2" long, broadly campanulate, its segments obovate or orbicular; stamens and style-branches exserted.
Stony mountain-sides, Virginia and West Virginia.
Eriogonum Jamesii Benth. in DC. Prodr. 14: 7. 1856. Eriogonum sericeum Torr.; T. & G. Proc. Am. Acad. 8: 155. 1870. Not Pursh, 1814.
Perennial, base woody, scaly, somewhat branched, stem usually spreading, branched, to-mentose, slender, 6-18' long, the branches erect, 3 or 4 times forked, light brown or reddish. Leaves mostly basal, spatulate or oblong, 1-4' long, long-petioled, the upper smaller, sessile in whorls of 3 or 4 at the somewhat swollen nodes, all obtuse or subacute, dark green and sparingly tomentose above, densely gray-tomentose beneath, their margins sometimes slightly revolute and crisped; inflorescence compoundly cymose; involucres turbinate-campanulate, 2" long, 5-toothed, the teeth rounded; bracts foliaceous, narrowly oblong or oblong-spatulate; calyx white or pink, campanulate, villous, 2 1/2"-3" long, its segments oblong or obovate; stamens and style-branches exserted; achene 2 1/2"-3" long, smooth, villous near the apex, its angles margined.
On plains, Kansas and Colorado to Texas, Arizona and Chihuahua. July-Oct.


Governor Dannel P. Malloy, May 5, 2014.
A billionaire is without a helipad in Stamford's South End.
There will be no traffic jam of Teslas on Washington Boulevard.
And for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who previously presided as mayor over Stamford's renaissance as a wealth center, the home to banking giants UBS and RBS, there will be no ribbon cutting.
What was supposed to be a legacy-building achievement for Malloy, who is up for re-election this November, devolved into finger-pointing and dueling feelings of regret and good riddance when the world's largest hedge fund pulled the plug Friday on a controversial and incentive-laden plan to relocate to Stamford.
Bridgewater Associates, met with opposition over the displacement of a boatyard and what many Republicans decried as corporate welfare, walked away from $115 million in incentives offered by the state to move its headquarters and workforce of 1,200 people to the Harbor Point development.
A condition of the deal, which was announced by the Malloy administration with fanfare two years ago, was the creation of an additional 1,000 jobs.
But Ray Dalio, the richest person in Connecticut and pioneer of the Westport-based hedge fund, did not want to be seen as playing the blame game when reached Monday by Hearst Connecticut Media.
"I'm not going to comment," Dalio said. "It just feeds the whole thing. It just leads to gossip."
Dalio declined to address published reports linking his firm to a $130 million property purchase last week of the 53-acre Nyala Farms Corporate Center in Westport, where the hedge fund already has a trading floor.
Bridgewater, which manages more than $150 billion in global investments and generates by many accounts hundreds of millions of dollars in annual tax revenues for the state, had been a major cog in Malloy's "First Five" job-creation initiative.
The logo of Bridgewater was still on the program's website Monday, with those of other tax-incentive and forgivable-loan recipients such as ESPN, NBC Sports and Cigna.
"I think it's pretty extraordinary that Governor Malloy chooses an extraordinarily bad policy initiative and then he can't even get it done," said Republican Tom Foley, who is seeking a rematch with Malloy in November. "Moving jobs from one community in Connecticut, I don't think, is a good thing for a governor to be doing -- and particularly using taxpayer money to pay for it. It can't leave people with much sense of confidence for his leadership."
Devon Puglia, spokesman for the Democratic State Central Committee, countered Foley's criticism.
"Tom Foley has zero credibility on jobs," Puglia said. "He showed us his leadership skills when he drove Bibb Co. into the ground, laying off hundreds of workers while collecting millions of dollars. This governor is leading by creating 55,000 private-sector jobs and continuing to work to build up companies in Connecticut, not destroy them, like Mr. Foley."
Andrew Doba, a spokesman for the governor, also defended Malloy's economic development vision for Connecticut.
"For a long time, our state failed to compete for the kinds of good-paying jobs with good benefits that will grow and sustain our economy," Doba said Monday. "Working as a partner with our business community, we can make sure that Connecticut businesses can do what we need them to do: grow good paying jobs here in Connecticut. We will continue working with employers -- both large and small -- in our efforts to regain Connecticut's economic competitiveness."
State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, who will face Foley in the GOP's Aug. 12 primary for governor, similarly panned the scuttled deal.
"I'm glad it's not going forward," McKinney said Monday, calling for an accounting of how much money has already been spent on the project. "I think it highlights a failed policy. It's a bad policy and ought to stop. The fallout has already started."
In Stamford, the collapse of the deal, which had called for Bridgewater to spend $750 million on its new headquarters, sparked infighting.
Foes of the city's current mayor, Democrat David Martin, publicly questioned his commitment to the project.
"To give up at least 1,000 jobs, I think, it's a reflection and failure on the leadership of the city not to get their arms around this," said former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, a Republican who lost to Martin in the November election. "I think they've made it a political football between jobs and the boatyard."
Martin was not available for direct comment Monday, but his chief of staff, Michael Pollard, said the first-term mayor consistently voiced his support for the Bridgewater move.
"It was question of location," Pollard said. "It was never a question of Bridgewater. His concern was location."
Until Bridgewater scuttled the project on Friday, Pollard said, the city had no indication the deal was off and had been communicating with the major players every six to eight weeks.
"We all are disappointed," Pollard said. "It was a grand opportunity."
But for Fedele to blame the deal's collapse on Martin, who has only been in office for seven months, is off base, said Pollard, who noted that the plan was conceived when Republican Michael Pavia was mayor.
"Mr. Pavia owned this for 14 months," Pollard said. "So if it was that easy, according to Mr. Fedele, why hadn't Mr. Pavia done it?"
Pavia responded that the vetting of the project became highly politicized during last year's election, when Malloy backed state Rep. William Tong over Martin in the Democratic mayoral primary that was won by Martin.
"Bridgewater got caught up in the political process called a mayoral election," Pavia said. "There was a lot of lobbying going on. It's unfortunate that the process was not allowed to do what it was intended to do. The whole thing was short-stopped."
Tong said Stamford as a whole needs to do some soul searching, and he credited Malloy with bringing the opportunity forward.
"He's trying. He's really pushing hard," Tong said. "I think there's a general sense in all quarters that we missed a tremendous opportunity here and that ought to be a wake-up call for all of us about economic development."
State Sen. L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich, a venture capitalist who is friendly with Dalio and represents Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan, said Malloy's administration was so fixated on the deal it overlooked issues related to waterfront access.
"I think if there were any political ramifications, I think it's one that doesn't look very good for the current Malloy administration," Frantz said. "I think the moral of the story in this case is, if you push for something too hard and too quickly, mistakes will be made and the administration will not get what it wants. In the beginning, this project was (so) fast-tracked that it got into dangerous territory."
Joseph McGee, vice president of public policy and programs for the Business Council of Fairfield County, said Malloy isn't to blame.
After the "whole episode, as painful as it was, the lesson here is, developers in the city need to know the rules of the road," McGee said.
The wooing of Bridgewater Associates followed the defection of ESL Investments, a $9 billion Greenwich hedge fund run by Edward Lampert, to Miami in 2012.
Dalio declined to say whether his firm will remain in Connecticut for the long term.
"I can really only express my hope that they are staying in Connecticut," said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. "But I have no reason to believe they will leave."


London Breed serves as the 45th Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. She is the first African-American woman and only second woman to serve as Mayor. She first won election to the Board of Supervisors in November 2012. In January of 2015, her colleagues elected her President of the Board. She was re-elected as District 5 Supervisor in November 2016 and unanimously re-elected as Board President two months later.
Before her election as District 5 Supervisor, Breed served as Executive Director of the African American Art & Culture Complex in the Western Addition for over a decade, transforming the struggling center into a vital, financially-stable community resource that provides after school arts and cultural programs for youth and seniors. She also served as a San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commissioner for five years and in 2010 was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom to be a San Francisco Fire Commissioner, where she served until her election to the Board of Supervisors.
Mayor Breed has dedicated her entire adult life to serving our communities and improving the City's housing, environment, public safety, transportation, and quality of life.


Melcam Gena! "Merry Christmas!" Today is Christmas day in Ethiopia, and I have to tell you the story of two of the best gifts I've ever received.
Because they are both Ethiopian.
It was New Year's Day in Ethiopia, September, 2002.
In the rest of the world it was actually 2009.
His calendar was used internationally until Pope Gregory XIII introduced an improved calendar.
Because the Roman system miscalculated the length of the solar year by 11 minutes, through the centuries the church liturgical dates fell out of sync with the natural seasons.
Some Protestants suspected the Gregorian calendar as a Catholic plot so although Catholic countries like Spain and Italy changed to the new system in 1582, England held on to the Julian calendar until 1752.
Ethiopia, being a strong Orthodox country, never incorporated Pope Gregory's reforms.
So . . . that explains why Christmas Day in Ethiopia is today, January 7, and their new year begins in our September.
Like I said, it was New Year's Day in Ethiopia. Jake and I had been living in Africa for two years.
The best part of living there was getting to know Ethiopians, working with them building a camp place and doing programs together.
E. was the appointed director of the camp programs, and we quickly came to appreciate him for his jovial spirit and his leadership gifts.
We felt so honored when E. and his beautiful wife invited us for the New Year's feast at their apartment. I knew it would be spicy doro wat (chicken stew) that takes two days to prepare.
When we arrived, E. welcomed us in the door, handing me a common plastic bag, stuffed full with something white. Jake had a white-filled bag, too. E. directed us to his small bedroom and told us to go in there and change.
Oh, my, goodness. He gave me an Ethiopian dress and shawl, made from soft gauzy cotton with borders of gold and black threads woven into traditional patterns and a beautiful embroidered cross down the front . . . the dress many Ethiopian women wear on special days.
After the meal, still in our special clothes, Jake, E, and I went to the airport to pick-up a young man from our camp staff, who we'd sent to Kenya for a leadership conference.
What a wonderful and generous gift from E.
The second, and much greater gift, was given to me – to our whole family actually – at our Daughter #4's wedding in 2012 when a handsome and faith-filled young man – that same young man we'd picked up at the airport four years earlier – became our 'son'.
What a wonderful and generous gift from God.
Now, if you will excuse me, I need to get our Ethiopian clothes out of the cedar trunk and get dressed, to go down the road and have some doro wat that our Ethiopian son has made.
PS Grand-daughter #5 is another precious half-Ethiopian gift!
Sarah, do you realize how many rich, Rich, rich experiences God has given you? I do sincerely believe that your joys definitely outweigh your sorrows!
Yes, I do realize it, and that is why I love writing this blog, to have a place to thank God!
I hope we can, dear Phyllis.
What a significant day the 7th of January is! Thank you for sharing! I love the picture and your grand-daughter too! How was that delicious meal?


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Viral Visionaries May 21st, 2018
Viral Visionaries: Are YouTubers beginning to jump ship?
Chris Lovasz
Hat Films
Martyn Littlewood
Overwatch Central
Paul Sykes
Radderss Gaming
YOGSCAST Lewis & Simon
July 12th, 2018 - 02:00pm
Ten years ago this week, Lewis Brindley and Simon Lane created a YouTube channel called BlueXephos. You might know it now as Yogscast Lewis & Simon.
Ten years ago, video creators weren't really a thing. YouTuber wasn't a profession, it was a hobby.
The pair belonged to a Warcraft guild known as 'Ye Olde Goon Squade'. Little did they know that the title would become one of the biggest names in online content creation.
Ten years, seven billion views and countless collaborators later, we're taking a look back through some of The Yogscast's crowning moments.
The road to a million
Yogs veteran Hannah Rutherford has been with the crew since the start.
"I joined Yogs in the World of Warcraft raiding days when a lot of us hung around on Ventrilo," Rutherford told InfluencerUpdate.biz
"I started out doing guest appearances on bits like the podcast and some of the boss strategy videos (I'm the very useless Moonkin). Then I went to editing videos for them a little later on alongside doing my own content.
"There was no company back then! It was just Lewis and Simon with assorted friends who liked to bumble around in video games and Sips had a toaster for a mic. Not much has changed - it's just now a little more refined and with even more assorted friends."
The channel began to build an amount of traction online, with gaming letsplays and content. Fast forward to December 2010, when Brindley and Lane began their first Minecraft letsplay.
Minecraft wasn't a beast unto itself back then. It was still in alpha 1.2 and you could only buy it directly from Mojang's store for about a fiver.
The Yogscast's Minecraft survival series - which later became Shadow of Israphel - ran from December 2010 to July 2011, and boy did that produce some results.
In fact, we had Yogscast business heads Mark Turpin and Rich Keith with us at Pocket Gamer Connects: London earlier this year to talk about that success in depth.
In October 2011, the main Yogscast channel hit one million subscribers, making them the biggest channel in the UK at that time. PewDiePie was nowhere to be seen!
Christmas 2011 also saw the start of Jingle Jam, The Yogscast's annual charity fundraising event. The first Jingle Jam - known as the Christmas Livestreams back then - raised an impressive $99k. In 2017, the Jingle Jam event raised a record breaking $5.2 million.
"The Jingle Jam when Lewis and Simon started getting Christmas gifts from the community and asked them to donate to charity instead. Six years and over $6m later and it's become the cornerstone of the year for the creators and the community." Yogscast CEO Mark Turpin told us back in December.
The dawn of a new year saw The Yogscast transcend from just one channel, to a whole collective of channels. Friends of Brindley and Lane had started to create and nurture their own channels.
Hannah 'Lomadia' Rutherford's channel started out as a secondary Yogscast channel away from their main WoW and Minecraft content. That channel became Rutherford's own to thrive as a creator in her own way.
Duncan 'Lalna' Jones, Paul 'Sjin' Sykes and Chris 'Sips' Lovasz also started creating their own content and The Yogscast became an entity.
In 2012, The Yogscast hosted a Minecraft survival games event which brought new and existing Yogs together on the main channel for the first time.
The event saw 18 members of The Yogscast split into nine teams go head to head in a series of Hunger Games-esque survival games.
The event was won by Martyn 'InTheLittleWood' Littlewood and his team mate, ex-Yogs alumni Toby 'SoTotallyToby' Cottrell.
King of the saplings
Littlewood was loosely affiliated with The Yogscast at this stage. He'd been running a YouTube channel for several years and was widely known for his parody videos, one of which was hosted on the main Yogscast channel.
In September 2012, Littlewood was formerly asked to join The Yogscast. He was the first member that wasn't already part of the original gang to formally join.
"The company was just getting settled in to its new digs at the first Yogtowers [office] and luckily for me they had one room left over and nobody to fill it hence the offer they put my way to come in to the fold which I accepted!" Littlewood told InfluencerUpdate.biz.
"I'm really proud to be part of Yogs because there aren't many setups like us, especially not in the UK. Having a unified brand that has a focus on high quality but more importantly fun content is just a really good fit for me.
"We go the extra mile at conventions too with having our own booth as well as providing fun evening after hours shows which a lot of others have started doing now but I feel like we hit the ground running with those first.
"Then of course I can't not mention the insane charity effort we run each year, it just gets bigger and better every time and the sums raised for our collection of charities does too, that's a real testament to the audience and positive vibes we put out there."
The next few years saw The Yogscast catapult to new heights. The content was great, the channels were growing and thriving, and lots more creators were able to join the brand. Comedy trio Hat Films partnered with the Yogscast - but didn't adopt the Yogscast name.
In June 2013 Yogscast Lewis & Simon hit five million subscribers, a considerable milestone. The gang also began to showcase their presence at more events around the UK, doing signings and liveshows at gatherings such as London Comic Con and the Insomnia gaming festival.
The years saw friends and affiliates of The Yogscast come and go, but there wasn't many new official members for a while.
Then in 2016, Matthew 'Caffcast' Meredith joined.
"I joined at the start of May 2016, when we were still in the old office," Meredith told InfluencerUpdate.biz.
"I was the first "new" Yog, so back then it was a bit of a surprise that there was a new Yogscast member!"
Meredith had an existing channel, The Caffcast, but was only rocking a mere 10,000 subscribers when he joined the fold. His hard work and time with The Yogscast has seen him propel to over 100k.
"My favourite thing about being part of The Yogscast is having a place to go and work who just get it. They understand what I'm trying to do and want to help me succeed in any way that I need." Meredith added.
"Plus I love having the freedom to be able to rely on people to organise events, or merchandise, or even accounting!"
The Yogscast became a leader in the creator space which put them in a good position to take promising rising creators under their wing, and they did.
Since 2016, the company has partnered with a host of rising YouTubers and streamers, including BasicallyBea, Radderss, GeestarGames, Overwatch Central and their most recent addition - Vidiots.
The Yogscast has mellowed since its meteoric rise but is still growing consistently year on year. It continues to be one of the most recognised voices in content creation, and a beacon for those who want to follow that same path.
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Birthdays Music Spotlight The 1980's
The 1980's Pop star Robbie Nevil turns 61
October 2, 2019 October 2, 2019 Pop Expresso	0 Comments 1986, 1987, 80's, Music, Pop, Robbie Nevil
"C'est La Vie" was a smash hit between 1986 and 1987
Robbie Nevil was born on Robert S. Nevil October 2nd, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the singer-songwriter came to prominence during the 1980's, specially because of his worldwide hit "C'est La Vie", released in 1986 that peaked to #2 on the Hot 100. He had other minor hits following "C'est La Vie", but is still often regarded as One Hit Wonder. Maybe something that many people don't know is that Nevil has been keeping a very active and busy career in music, but not as a singer. Prior to becoming famous for his 1986 hit, Nevil already had written and produced music for names such as Pointer Sisters Alison Moyet, and Earth, Wind & Fire. During the 1990's and 2000's he wrote for Babyface, Jessica Simpson and Destiny's Child among others. Since 2011 Nevil has working on several successful Disney projects such as The Cheetah Girls, High School Musical, and Hannah Montana. Nevil turns 61 today.
Watch the 1987 music video for "C'est La Vie" by Robbie Nevil
1980's Pop music icon Limahl turns 61 today
Limahl is mostly remembered for being part of the band Kajagoogoo and for his hit…
1980's Pop sensation Belinda Carlisle turns 61
Belinda Carlisle scored huge worldwide hits with songs such as "Heaven Is a Place on…
Rosanna Arquette turns 60
Rosanna Arquette is part of the famous and talented Arquette family, she hit the mainstream…
German singer Nena turns 59 today
As the lead singer for the German new wave band Nena, she had a string…
Robbie Williams turns 45 today
Singer Robbie Williams was born on February 13, 1974, in Stoke-on-Trent, England. At 16, he…
Lita Ford turns 61 today!
The former Runaways singer and ultimate 80's Metal chick joined the all-female rock band the…
Pop icon Cyndi Lauper turns 66 today
Singer, actress and LGBT activist, Cyndi Lauper is one of the 1980's absolute Pop icons,…
Actress Linda Blair turns 60 today
The actress Linda Blair is best known for playing Regan McNeil in the groundbreaking 1973…
Roxette's Per Gessle turns 60 today
Roxette had an impressive string of hit songs during the late 80's and early 90's,…
Pop Princess Britney Spears turns 38 today
Britney Spears became famous in the late 1990's with songs such as "Opps!...I Did It…
The Scottish singer Jim Kerr turns 60 today
The Scottish singer Jim Kerr, voice of the Simple Minds hit songs such as "Alive…
1960's Bubblegum Pop Hitmaker Brian Hyland turns 76
He rose to prominence during the early 1960's with the smash hit songs "Itsy Bitsy…
Former Pop teen idol Jason Donovan turns 51 today
Australian actor and singer Jason Donovan scored a string of hit singles during the late…
1980's sex symbol Brooke Shields turns 54 today
Actress Brooke Shields was born on May 31, 1965, in New York City. Shields starred…
Lionel Richie turns 70
Lionel Richie popularity remains untouchable since he first became famous as the lead singer for…
1980's Danish sex symbol Brigitte "Amazon" Nielsen turns 56
For better or worst, Brigitte Nielsen's image still sells and movies where she starred, such…
The Cure's Robert Smith turns 60 today
The Cure scored several hit songs throughout the 1980's and 1990's with their unique blend…
Don Johnson Turns 70 today
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Simon Le Bon turns 61 today
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Q: How do I make the circles change color with Javascript when I click on them? Also, how do I make text appear if all circles are red? I

function nextColor(inputID, newColor) {
  let input = document.querySelector("#" + inputID)
  let color = input.getAttribute("fill")
  if (color = "red") {
    newColor = "blue";
  } else if (color = "orange") {
    newColor = "green";
  } else if (color = "green") {
    newColor = "red";
  }
  return newColor;
}

function identity(newColor) {

  if (newColor = "red") {
    document.querySelector("#messageOutput").innerHTML = "You got the same color";
  }
}

function colorChange(event) {
  let element = event.target;
  element.setAttribute("fill", nextColor('circle1', newColor));
  identity(newColor);
  return;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

  <title>Color changing game.</title>

Color Changing Game

    The goal it to get all circles the same color. When you click on a circle it changes color.
 Red circles become blue,
 blue circles become orange,
 orange circles become green
 and green circles become red.
 You are to use the
    same event listener for all the circles. When the circles are all the same color display the message "All the same color" below the svg graphic.

  <svg width="200px" height="200px">
          <circle id="circle1" cx="100px" cy="50px" r="10" fill="red" onclick="colorChange(event)" />
          <circle id="circle2" cx="50px" cy="150px"  r="10" fill="orange" onclick="colorChange(event)"/>
          <circle id="circle3" cx="150px" cy="150px" r="10" fill="green" onclick="colorChange(event)" />
    </svg>

I need to get the three circles to change color when I click on them. How do I do that? Also, I'm supposed to use two helper functions so I don't have to make the code extremely long. I also need to make a comment "you got the same color" if all of the circles turn red. How do I do that?

A: Lot of issues in your piece of code.
Some advices on how to code:

*

*for static immutable objects, use const: you do not need a function for nextColor,

*when passing parameters, try to pass the smallest amount of data needed for the purpose of the function: for example, identity does not need parameters

*use querySelector more wisely. Please read Performance using JS querySelector that gives a good idea of the advantages/drawbacks of this function of the Web API (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API).

Please try

const nextColor = {
  red     : "blue",
  blue    : "orange",
  orange  : "green",
  green   : "red"
}

function identity() {
  document.querySelector("#messageOutput").innerHTML =
    document.querySelector("#circle1").getAttribute("fill") ===
    document.querySelector("#circle2").getAttribute("fill") &&
    document.querySelector("#circle1").getAttribute("fill") ===
    document.querySelector("#circle3").getAttribute("fill") ?
    "You got the same color" : "";
}

function colorChange(event) {
    let element = event.target;
    element.setAttribute("fill", nextColor[element.getAttribute("fill")]);
    identity();
    return;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

    <title>Color changing game.</title>

Color Changing Game

      The goal it to get all circles the same color.
      When you click on a circle it changes color.

      Red circles become blue,

      blue circles become orange,

      orange circles become green

      and green circles become red.

      You are to use the same event listener for all the circles.
      When the circles are all the same color display the message
      "All the same color" below the svg graphic.

    <svg width = "200px" height="200px">
      <circle id="circle1" cx="100px" cy="50px" r="10" fill="red" onclick="colorChange(event)" />
      <circle id="circle2" cx="50px" cy="150px"  r="10" fill="orange" onclick="colorChange(event)"/>
      <circle id="circle3" cx="150px" cy="150px" r="10" fill="green" onclick="colorChange(event)" />
    </svg>

A:
let colorChangesTo = {
  red: "blue",
  blue: "orange",
  orange: "green",
  green: "red"
}

let message = "All the same color";
let output = document.querySelector("#messageOutput");

function colorChange(event) {
  let color = event.target.getAttribute("fill");
  event.target.setAttribute("fill", colorChangesTo[color]);
  output.innerText = isColorsTheSame() ? message : "";
}

let isColorsTheSame = () => {
  let circles = document.querySelectorAll("circle");
  let colors = [];
  [...circles].forEach(x => {
    colors.push(x.getAttribute("fill"))
  });
  let isTheSame = (currentVal) => currentVal === colors[0];
  return colors.every(isTheSame) ? true : false;
}

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<?php

/**
 * Zend_Cache_Backend_Interface
 */
require_once 'Zend/Cache/Backend/Interface.php';

/**
 * Zend_Cache_Backend
 */
require_once 'Zend/Cache/Backend.php';

/**
 * @package    Zend_Cache
 * @subpackage Backend
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 */
class Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached extends Zend_Cache_Backend implements Zend_Cache_Backend_Interface
{

    // -----------------
    // --- Constants ---
    // -----------------
    const DEFAULT_HOST       = '127.0.0.1';
    const DEFAULT_PORT       = 11211;
    const DEFAULT_PERSISTENT = true;

    // ------------------
    // --- Properties ---
    // ------------------

    /**
     * Available options
     *
     * =====> (array) servers :
     * an array of memcached server ; each memcached server is described by an associative array :
     * 'host' => (string) : the name of the memcached server
     * 'port' => (int) : the port of the memcached server
     * 'persistent' => (bool) : use or not persistent connections to this memcached server
     *
     * =====> (boolean) compression :
     * true if you want to use on-the-fly compression
     *
     * @var array available options
     */
    protected $_options = array(
        'servers' => array(array(
            'host' => Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::DEFAULT_HOST,
            'port' => Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::DEFAULT_PORT,
            'persistent' => Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::DEFAULT_PERSISTENT
        )),
        'compression' => false
    );

    /**
     * Memcache object
     *
     * @var mixed memcache object
     */
    private $_memcache = null;

    // ----------------------
    // --- Public methods ---
    // ----------------------

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param array $options associative array of options
     */
    public function __construct($options = array())
    {
        if (!extension_loaded('memcache')) {
            Zend_Cache::throwException('The memcache extension must be loaded for using this backend !');
        }
        parent::__construct($options);
        if (isset($this->_options['servers'])) {
            $value= $this->_options['servers'];
            if (isset($value['host'])) {
                // in this case, $value seems to be a simple associative array (one server only)
                $value = array(0 => $value); // let's transform it into a classical array of associative arrays
            }
            $this->setOption('servers', $value);
        }
        $this->_memcache = new Memcache;
        foreach ($this->_options['servers'] as $server) {
            if (!array_key_exists('persistent', $server)) {
                $server['persistent'] = Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::DEFAULT_PERSISTENT;
            }
            if (!array_key_exists('port', $server)) {
                $server['port'] = Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::DEFAULT_PORT;
            }
            $this->_memcache->addServer($server['host'], $server['port'], $server['persistent']);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Test if a cache is available for the given id and (if yes) return it (false else)
     *
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @param boolean $doNotTestCacheValidity if set to true, the cache validity won't be tested
     * @return string cached datas (or false)
     */
    public function load($id, $doNotTestCacheValidity = false)
    {
        // WARNING : $doNotTestCacheValidity is not supported !!!
        if ($doNotTestCacheValidity) {
            $this->_log("Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::load() : \$doNotTestCacheValidity=true is unsupported by the Memcached backend");
        }
        $tmp = $this->_memcache->get($id);
        if (is_array($tmp)) {
            return $tmp[0];
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Test if a cache is available or not (for the given id)
     *
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @return mixed false (a cache is not available) or "last modified" timestamp (int) of the available cache record
     */
    public function test($id)
    {
        $tmp = $this->_memcache->get($id);
        if (is_array($tmp)) {
            return $tmp[1];
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Save some string datas into a cache record
     *
     * Note : $data is always "string" (serialization is done by the
     * core not by the backend)
     *
     * @param string $data datas to cache
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @param array $tags array of strings, the cache record will be tagged by each string entry
     * @param int $specificLifetime if != false, set a specific lifetime for this cache record (null => infinite lifetime)
     * @return boolean true if no problem
     */
    public function save($data, $id, $tags = array(), $specificLifetime = false)
    {
        $lifetime = $this->getLifetime($specificLifetime);
        if ($this->_options['compression']) {
            $flag = MEMCACHE_COMPRESSED;
        } else {
            $flag = 0;
        }
        $result = $this->_memcache->set($id, array($data, time()), $flag, $lifetime);
        if (count($tags) > 0) {
            $this->_log("Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::save() : tags are unsupported by the Memcached backend");
        }
        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * Remove a cache record
     *
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @return boolean true if no problem
     */
    public function remove($id)
    {
        return $this->_memcache->delete($id);
    }

    /**
     * Clean some cache records
     *
     * Available modes are :
     * 'all' (default)  => remove all cache entries ($tags is not used)
     * 'old'            => remove too old cache entries ($tags is not used)
     * 'matchingTag'    => remove cache entries matching all given tags
     *                     ($tags can be an array of strings or a single string)
     * 'notMatchingTag' => remove cache entries not matching one of the given tags
     *                     ($tags can be an array of strings or a single string)
     *
     * @param string $mode clean mode
     * @param array $tags array of tags
     * @return boolean true if no problem
     */
    public function clean($mode = Zend_Cache::CLEANING_MODE_ALL, $tags = array())
    {
        if ($mode==Zend_Cache::CLEANING_MODE_ALL) {
            return $this->_memcache->flush();
        }
        if ($mode==Zend_Cache::CLEANING_MODE_OLD) {
            $this->_log("Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::clean() : CLEANING_MODE_OLD is unsupported by the Memcached backend");
        }
        if ($mode==Zend_Cache::CLEANING_MODE_MATCHING_TAG) {
            $this->_log("Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::clean() : tags are unsupported by the Memcached backend");
        }
        if ($mode==Zend_Cache::CLEANING_MODE_NOT_MATCHING_TAG) {
            $this->_log("Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::clean() : tags are unsupported by the Memcached backend");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return true if the automatic cleaning is available for the backend
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function isAutomaticCleaningAvailable()
    {
        return false;
    }

}

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reader know you have considered all sides of a given topic and have constructed the best proposal given all the variables at work. Second, both Hegels dialectic and human rights discourse encounter the same semantic challenge of attempting to affirm in the present tense a phenomenonself-consciousness for Hegel and universality for human rightsthat has yet to come into being at the moment of its theorizing, a paradox neutre that. The right topic involves planning, research, and passion. The proposed research will achieve the following goals: (1) explain the criteria necessary to make a suitable high level radioactive waste repository, and (2) determine if Yucca Mountain meets these criteria.
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A proposal essay is exactly what it sounds like: it proposes an idea and provides evidence intended to convince the reader why that idea is a good or bad one.Although proposals are generally a significant part of business and economic transactions, they are not limited to those two areas.Sample, senior, essay, proposals.
Joyce introduces Shakespeares monster through the gregarious Mulligan. Mindmapping helps you easily present your thoughts. Salingers Franny and Zooey and subsequent installments meditating on the Glass family were met with increasingly critical resentment and weariness of Salingers devotion to a set of precocious. Earthquakes Bolt, such as the explosion theory 1964, to achieve these two goals, while I have less experience with. Earthquakes and Geological Discovery Bolt, salingers writing is full of feints and winks and a willingness to play. And my qualifications, will you write a proposal short essay proposal sample essay.
Theres a quality of beating readers to the punch and explicitly showing them how his effects are achieved.
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A short essay is any literary piece with the objective of either presenting an idea, exposing a topic, or persuading a reader.
It is a little brief than a formal essay but draws out the same effect.
A proposal essay is very simple to understand.
You are to come up with an idea and provide some evidence.
It is important to mention that the idea doesnt have to be a good one.
In this case, you are to prove that it can be carried out into practice.


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Hermanus Christiaan (Herman) Mohrmann (Amsterdam, 14 maart 1909 - Groningen, 2 augustus 1987) was een Nederlands voetballer.

Biografie
Herman Mohrmann was de zoon van Hermanus Mohrmann en Gesina Janssen. Hij trouwde op 14 december 1939 met Grietje de Vries.

In 1924 werd hij adspirant-lid van de AFC Ajax. Hij speelde één wedstrijd in het eerste elftal van Ajax. Op 30 september 1928 stond hij in de basis in een wedstrijd tegen Hermes DVS in het kampioenschap.

Na een periode in Ajax vertrok hij naar Velocitas. Hij speelde van 1930 tot 1934 bij Velocitas als linksbuiten. Van zijn debuut in het kampioenschap op 19 oktober 1930 tegen Alcides tot zijn laatste wedstrijd op 21 oktober 1934 tegen Achilles speelde Mohrmann in totaal 67 wedstrijden en scoorde 14 doelpunten in het eerste elftal van Velocitas. Het grootste succes behaalde Mohrmann met Velocitas in 1934 toen de ploeg de KNVB beker won na in de finale te winnen van Feyenoord.

In 1936 verhuisde hij naar GRC. Op 21 maart 1936 maakte hij zijn debuut in de tweede klasse tegen Noordster en scoorde een doelpunt.

Hij overleed op 2 augustus 1987 op 78-jarige leeftijd en werd gecremeerd in Groningen.

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Zie ook
 Lijst van spelers van Ajax

Nederlands voetballer

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Nothing glues a great pop, rock, or R&B track together quite like a present and distinctive bass guitar line. More than just providing some low end, good bass work is a magic way to ground the groove and says the last word in a song's harmonic structure.
Everything from instrument selection to musicianship to humidity can influence how a bass's tone fits in a recording. But there are a few basic and effective tricks than can help you dial in the tone of your dreams when tracking and mixing bass in your studio.
While keeping multiple basses on hand for each session may be impractical for a variety of reasons, it won't break the bank to keep an assortment of strings on hand. If your bass is poking out of the mix too much while recording, try swapping out your roundwound strings for a nice, smooth pair of flatwounds (or vice versa if the tone is sounding dead and dull).
Even simpler, changing how you pick your bass can help you switch your tone up in a hurry. If the takes when you were using a pick didn't sound good, try using your fingers. Remember a the pick's thickness and material makes a huge tonal difference. Nylon, Ultex, aluminum—even wrapping your existing pick in masking tape—will all impart distinctive tones.
There's a good chance you're not going to be able to get your hands on a smokin' Ampeg SVT with an 8x10 cabinet every time you're ready to track a quick bass part in your small studio. Luckily, there are plenty of awesome workarounds for getting a massive sound without all the hassle.
Getting intimate with a good direct input (or DI) box is a great way to get a reliable recording tone. There is a wide selection, from humble passive DI boxes made by Whirlwind and Radial to active models like the Radial J48 to tube-based monsters like the A Designs REDDI or Universal Audio's Solo/610.
If recording into a DAW on your computer, you can transform that solid DI track with a wealth of plugins and amp simulators. These days, bass amp simulators are getting better and better. I own a vintage Ampeg B–15 and hardly ever record with it since getting my hands on Universal Audio's simulation of it in the UA-2. Even if you balk at the idea of using pre–amp emulations, amp simulators, or digital effects on your guitar tracks, you might find that the (usually) monophonic and more uniform texture of bass guitar lends itself better to digital processing.
Remember that perfect can often be the enemy of good. Don't be afraid to record or re–amp your bass track through whatever amplifier you have on hand. You might be surprised by how often you can get a good bass amp tone out of a guitar amp. For a while, I used to re–amp all of my bass tracks through a Tiny Terror with a 1x12 cab, mixing the pleasantly distorted amp signal with a DI track. Just remember that most guitar amps aren't designed to handle low frequencies before you crank yours all the way.
Even if you've tried everything when recording your bass track, sometimes it just doesn't sit right in the mix. Maybe it pokes out too much or doesn't have enough presence despite plenty of volume. The good news is that there is plenty of room for improvement while mixing.
First, don't be afraid to play with the bass track's panning. A lot of contemporary stereo recordings keep the bass in the center to ground the track in low end, but shifting its position can help it sound less obnoxious or less buried. You can separate the bass from the kick drum just enough by moving it 10% to the left or right. For a more colorful effect hearkening to early stereo recordings from the '70s, place it farther to one side.
Compressors are another powerful tool in your DAW, either smoothing or exaggerating the transients on a pre-recorded bass track. If your bass track jumps in the mix every time a staccato downbeat is plucked, set a very fast attack time to even out those peaks. If it's a busy part, set a quick release time so the compressor is ready to fire again on the next note.
You'll probably have to fiddle with the dials a bit, as there are really no one-size-fits-all compressor settings. In some cases, fast attack and fast release can lead to an undesirable pumping effect. A higher compression ratio will mean your compressor is effecting the signal more heavily, and lower means less.
And if simple compression isn't doing it, try a technique known as sidechain compression. Sidechaining helps tie the rhythm section in a mix together by using the pulse from one track, like a kick drum, to drive the amount of compression on another track, like your bass.
Some compressor plugins have built–in sidechain options, but you can also rig up sidechain compression manually as long as the compressor you're using allows for a "key input." Set up an auxiliary send on your kick drum's track and feed that send to the compressor on your bass track. Toggle the compressor so that it can be fed by that key input and you're good to go. Manipulate the compressor's threshold, attack, and release settings to taste.
Sidechain compression can be applied liberally to make our bass track "duck" or "pump" in time with the kick drum, or in a more subtle way to help everything sit better. Just listen for how your bass's presence is being affected and adjust these settings until you find that magic point where your bass track sounds like funky super glue binding the whole mix together.


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'Grounded' play astounds audiences
Ivy Steege
Nadlia Wolowik, as the the pilot in Grounded, contemplates her pregnancy after a short-fling with a man from her hometown.
Ivy Steege, Assistant Arts & Rec Editor
One actor does not seem like enough to fill a whole theatrical stage. The wrong script, actor, or technical elements can make a one-act show monotonous. However, this was not the case for the Whitewater Theatre Department's Production of Grounded. All aspects of the creation of this show worked together in harmony this past week. The play, written by George Brant, follows a fighter-jet pilot serving in the Middle East. Throughout the 80-minute runtime, the audience follows a pilot, played by sophomore Nadia Wolowik, who slowly discovers the human cost of war following the birth of her daughter.
"We are privileged. We live in a time, and a place where the loss of our children to the terrors of war may no longer be our legacy or our inevitability. The progression of drone weapon technology is on track to expand beyond aircraft to ground and sea applications. Tanks, ships and even foot soldiers will be replaced by machines our children may serve tours of duty that allow the possibility of weekly, Sunday dinners with the family. Our children may be sent to war without being sent anywhere beyond our reach and our embrace," said Director Bruce Cohen.
Brant's script was one of the first to examine the new use of drones in the U.S. Military. The titular lead is assigned to the "chair force" after starting a family. We watch as the pilot goes from flying in the blue skies of Afghanistan to being constricted in a concrete room controlling a drone across the world. Slowly, the lines begin to dissolve between the desert she lives in and the one that's being stalked by her drone.
Colors played a large role in this production. The pilot is stuck longing for the blue sky she once used to fly in, while now forced to be staring at a gray screen. Every once in a while, we watch as "pink" shines its way into her life. Through her pregnancy, the kisses on her daughter's forehead, and more. Though "blue" and "pink" can undeniably represent the contrast between masculinity in the Armed Forces and the femininity to which the pilot's daughter is drawn to; I believe there's more to it. The sadness of the color blue, though well-known by most, is not identified by the pilot. She loves her time in the armed forces without realizing the isolation and trauma it is bringing her. Though she originally is abhorrent towards the "pink" in her life; we watched as the warm color began to constitute the new-found happiness in the pilot's life, her family.
What made Whitewater's production so successful was the technical elements incorporated. Members of the team consisted of students, guests, and staff. To fully compass the shifting mood of each stage of the pilot's life, was no easy feat. Large lighting fixtures hung above the audience illuminating both the crowd watching and Wolowik alike. It was an effective way to make audience members feel as though they were in a conversation with the Wolowik, as well as easily isolating her when needed.
Moreover, Wolowik delivered a fun, captivating performance. Being able to accurately showcase anger, sadness, and even sexual arousal without leaving the stage is an impressive feat. With this only being Wolowik's second performance at UW-Whitewater, Grounded was a great showcase of the talent hosted at the university.
Though speaking about the horrors of war is not an easy topic, Whitewater's Theatre Department managed to showcase the experience freshly and uniquely. Though no more one-person performances are scheduled for Whitewater's upcoming semester, several other productions are to be looked forward to. Readers can visit the Arts Events Page to learn more.
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Whitewater Arts Alliance 2022 Members' Show


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Toyota to reduce production in Japan and North America due to chip shortage
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Toyota said Thursday that it would reduce production in Japan and North America due to a shortage of semiconductor chips, a sign that even the best-run supply chains are being affected by the shortage.
In Japan, the automaker will reduce production by 40 percent later this month and into September, which will affect most of its production lines, the The Wall Street Journal reported; planned reductions in North America will be between 40 and 60 percent in August. The reductions mean Toyota will produce between 60,000 and 90,000 fewer vehicles.
"Due to COVID-19 and unexpected events with our supply chain, Toyota is experiencing additional shortages that will affect production at most of our North American plants," the company said in a…
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"Our advice to folks is: To use one of the many ways that people can use to sign up for coverage, either online, on the phone, or working with someone in person. All of those options are available," says Wright.
This year, uninsured people have until March 31st to sign up and avoid the Affordable Care Act's tax penalty for not having insurance. Covered California call centers will be open throughout the weekend.


I've got a super easy Up-cycle…or maybe you want to call it a down down-cycle project, because we are turning new cans into old rusty cans today! Whaaattt?? why do that? lol if you like a farmhouse look and rust, patina, chippy, old, rustic are words that describe your taste, then this is the perfect little project you can do this Spring or Summer.
This is a sponsored post by Cricut, but all opinions are 100% by me. This post also contains affiliate links that I receive a small commission from, with no added cost to your purchase.
Vinyl outdoor letters cutout from Cricut Machine.
Start with your old cans, and peel off the label.
Then follow directions to the Modern Masters Metal Effects. It should take a few hours to complete with drying time.
Next Day, or hours later…once can is in it's rust state.
Create BASIL, THYME, ROSEMARY, MINT, etc whatever words you wish to put on can in Cricut Machine.
Now, I chose to do the outdoor vinyl, so if I wanted to place this outside, and also the vinyl was easy to adhere to the can. I originally tried stenciling the words, and unfortunately that did not work out to well because of the rigid surface.
To now make the letter look "old" take more of your primer paint from the Modern Masters box, and slight dab over the letters. Create a natural warn look to the lettering.
then add some fresh herbs, for display!
Deb, these cans sure are cute! Isn't it great that everything old is now new? I love when things look like they have lived a long life. These rust cans are adorable!
Thank you Randi, you are so sweet! I love everything that's looked like it has a story behind it and has been around for years and years!


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Sanctuary Worship-11am
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Home About Us Where We Meet
We have some fun and meaningful venues where we meet, all of them designed to help us connect with God and each other.
309 Church St NW, Lenoir, NC 28645
The Sanctuary is where we hold our 11 am service on Sunday mornings, along with special events, such as weddings and funerals. It is a beautiful location, full of stained glass light, traditional organ music, hard woods and soft cushions. But mostly, it is full of the Spirit of God when it is full of His people. Come join us!
Christian Life Center (CLC)
The Christian Life Center (CLC) is our fellowship hall / gymnasium / worship center where many of our social events take place. It's the location of Early Service – 9 am Sunday mornings Youth Group – downstairs below gym Nursery – 11 am during Sanctuary Service, opposite direction of gym Open Gym – 5 pm Sunday evenings Robbins Preschool – weekdays, opposite direction of gym Praise Band Practice – 7 pm Tuesday evenings CAST – 3 pm Wednesday afternoons Faith…
Education Building
This is also called the Office Building The offices are located here. You may enter on Church Street. There's a parking lot with a porte cochere attached to the building, and a ramp leading down from it to the entrance. Once inside, you'll notice a bulletin board on your left, showing some of the things going on in our church. Moving down the hall, the secretary's office and workroom are on your left and the financial secretary and youth minister's…
Our Columbarium – located behind the Sanctuary – is a wonderfully secluded garden, and somewhere to be alone with God. It's also a final resting place for many of our members, and where we hold some of our special events, including Easter Sunrise Service. Come join us!
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January 1, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Fabric Friends (Quilting)
January 3, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Boy Scouts (Scout Room)
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Apologetics Bible Study (CLC)
January 5, 2023 7:00 am - 8:00 am
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You may remember that back in February I told you that my animated favourites Wallace & Gromit are coming to Buxton this summer with the Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels UK tour.
The show comes to Buxton Opera House on Thursday 16th May at 6.30pm as part of a 38-date tour – and one lucky winner will be there for free, thanks to this brilliant GIVEAWAY for a family ticket to see the show.
Join everyone's favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece 'My Concerto in Ee Lad' with help from his ever faithful canine companion Gromit…what could possibly go wrong?!
It's followed by a screening of the Academy Award® winning 'Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers' with the soundtrack performed by the orchestra live on stage, so it's set to be a grand day out for the whole family.
Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels has been created by Carrot Productions with Aardman Animations. Carrot Productions are the team behind the highly-acclaimed interactive live experience of The Snowman, which is again accompanied by a live orchestra, and has performed to thousands over the last six years.
We're really looking forward to seeing the show for ourselves at Buxton Opera House on too, as part of the Carrot Productions blogging team. The boys love Wallace & Gromit and we've recently been revisiting some of our favourites now they are available on Netflix. This will be the first time the boys will experience a live orchestra so we're super excited!
Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels is at Buxton Opera House on Thursday 16th May at 6.30pm.One lucky family will be there for free thanks to this cracking giveaway for a family ticket to this performance.
For a chance to win, leave your answer to the question below on the Wallace & Gromit Musical Marvels giveaway post on the Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs Facebook page.
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PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 01, 2010 – WebSan Solutions Inc. an Aurora, ON based Certified MS Dynamics Partner, announces expanded Salesforce.com service offerings.
"WebSan has been working with Salesforce.com as a Referral partner for a number of years and have successfully implemented the product numerous times. Our expertise in the ERP/CRM space and specifically with MS Dynamics GP, has resulted in a number of very interesting and complex integration projects between the products. Naturally it made sense to formalize our relationship with SFDC so we can be kept abreast of the leading developments and the product roadmap at SFDC." stated Andrew King, Senior Partner.
Andrew continued that "This new SFDC offering allow us to complement and round out our other CRM service offering, such as Microsoft CRM, and provide service to a customer with which ever leading CRM solution that best fits their requirements. "
WebSan also has partnered with Scribe Software, which is an integration tool between Salesforce.com and Dynamics GP.
"The combination of a popular CRM system like Salesforce.com and a top of the line ERP like MS Dynamics GP makes for a potent combination. Integrating the two systems opens up unlimited possibilities and tremendous efficiencies for our clients." stated Andrew.
As promised from my last entry, I will be discussing SmartList functionality this time – how to use them to your advantage and how to build/modify your own.
SmartList in a nutshell is a powerful means of accessing your Dynamics GP data in simple to read form for reporting and analysis. They can be found right in the Microsoft Dynamics GP dropdown menu. There are predefined SmartLists for all modules, which means there is one for everybody. Examples of a few that come with the system are PA Cost Categories found in the Project Accounting folder and Open Purchase Orders, which is located in the Purchasing folder. Using a SmartList is as simple as clicking on the SmartList icon in the desired module. After the data is generated, you could then export to Excel for further data manipulation. There is also an option to export to Word if required.
If the standard SmartLists do not satisfy all of your analysis purposes, there is an add-on tool called SmartList Builder that allows you to customize the standard SmartLists as well as create your own to query a customized set of information. If available, the tool can be found in Micrsoft Dynamics GP-> Tools-> SmartList Builder->SmartList Builder. SmartList Builder allows you to link up to 32 tables in the system and configure your own column headings to suit your reporting needs. I will go through the steps of creating a new SmartList for my own purposes: Contract ID with Project ID and Project Name. To begin, name your SmartList and choose the Product that the data will come from. Project details are found in Project Accounting so that was the product I selected.
Just save the SmartList and it will be good to go in the SmartList window!
I hope this helped! My next blog entry will cover the Report Modifier feature in GP!
The Setup Checklist in Microsoft Dynamics GP is a great little tool to guide you in the configuration of a new client on the system because it provides a systematic and efficient list of tasks for a complete deployment. I found the tool to be excellent in ensuring the proper setup tasks were completed in the right order because many latter and complex tasks such as in modules such as Sales and Project are dependent on initial setup such as GL account creation and Currencies to be finished first.
As you can see, after the brief task description follows a list of more information that the user can click to further learn about the task and its relationship and effect on various other functions. Since System Security is related to users directly, you would find links for personal security and security roles in links. I noted in my first entry that the Help menu does a superb job of providing necessary information when stuck on a task and it continues to be as I am continuing with my configuration duties.
One complaint that I do have so far is the inability to maximize every single setup window when doing configuration. Usually the first window in a path can be easily maximized (i.e. Account Maintenance) but say if you wanted to Lookup the accounts, the results list must be manually enlarged instead of using the window maximize button. Although a small complaint, I believe that one-click window maximization should be found on every drilldown window in the system for added convenience.
My next issue will cover the concept and handiness of Smartlists and how they can help you with your production in Dynamics GP. I will be sure to provide an example of a custom one and the type of data that can be derived from it.
As the newest member to the Dynamics GP Consulting practice at WebSan, it is my responsibility as a junior analyst to learn how the system works through Microsoft E-Learning and actual hands-on practice in QA environments. My goal with my blog entries is to take you through my learning process with the system. It is my intention to provide any new users or potential future users of the system an objective view of how I perceive and adapt to Dynamics GP.
Coming from a systems background with experience in ERP and warehouse management systems, the first thing that came to mind when interacting with Dynamics GP initially was how easy it was on the eyes. This is an attribute that many software developers neglect because they fail to think like a user. I personally believe that more appealing GUI's are successful than their bland counterparts in the efficiency department. Nobody likes monochrome work environments.
I've also found the navigation to be very intuitive. I have been able to get where I need to go in my basic training exercises in usage and configuration. The help menu has been doing a great job covering any questions I had. Any challenging issues I have definitely had to inquire a senior analyst. Although the software has an accounting backbone and I don't come from an accounting background, I did not have much difficulty accomplishing basic tasks such as setting up GL accounts or running reports.
I am currently working through the configuration of a new WebSan client on Dynamics GP. My next blog entry will describe my experience with it, including any challenges and lessons learned. Stay tuned!
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Is hosted ERP right for your business? What about a hybrid solution?
There's a lot of debate out there on forums regarding hosted ERP solutions.
Obviously, much success has been had with Software as a Service (SaaS) in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) space, but CRM really isn't "mission critical." If a company chooses to outsource mission critical applications, such as shipping software, WMS, or manufacturing software, then what will happen if the company loses their internet connection?
The initial cost for the ERP solution is usually significantly less than an on-premise solution.
The hosting provider takes care of system updates, patches, regression testing, etc.
The one advantage on-premise solutions have over hosted is that they are indeed, on the premises of the client. They don't go down unless your business does, and then, you've got bigger fish to fry.
That being said, if you could combine the benefits of on-premise with the benefits of hosted, in a hybrid solution, then you would have the best of both worlds.
The rest of the ERP system can be hosted. That way, if your network does go down, your mission critical applications are still up and running and your financial transactions will simply wait until connectivity to the main Accounting system is restored.
A hybrid hosted and on-premise solution may be the answer you're looking for!
We've combined the best of both worlds for our clients. Contact us now to learn more about our hybrid Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP) solutions.


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