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A candid, freewheeling conversation with the 1975's Matty Healy
From drugs to dreams, and everything in between.
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What's in a meme? For Matty Healy, more than you'd think. The frontman for British pop-rockers the 1975 is chatting with me in a label office room, rolling a thick spliff and swigging from a Coca-Cola while band manager Jamie Oborne hammers away at his laptop, as he recounts a recent meme he came across on social media that relied on two images of his wild gesticulations in a video recorded for Genius. "It says, 'Me trying to explain to my friends why I like the 1975,'" he says with a laugh. Later in our hour-long conversation, as we're knee-deep in discourse about how the internet has changed social interaction, he mentions another meme he recently came across that points out how, ten years ago, young people were warned against talking to strangers and getting into random cars — two things that, through technology, are regular part of our everyday lives.
"I had this profound-but-also-not-profound realization that this whole thing outside of this — all of our communication with other people — is mediated through the internet," he says while discussing the main theme behind the 1975's third full-length, A Brief History of Online Relationships. "That's not even an interesting thing to point out, right? But say that to somebody ten years ago. If you make a record about any kind of relationship, you're making a record about the internet. Neil Young isn't gonna put out a new song about missing his lover where he references FaceTime — it's too modern. In order to be truly honest about how one has a long-distance relationship, you have to talk about these things."
Along with his bandmates in the 1975, Healy's made a successful career out of risk-taking — whether it be embracing the obvious or following the most potentially ridiculous impulses to their absolute creative zenith. Their self-titled 2013 debut LP memorably featured an anthemic, heartburning single that effectively mashed up Jimmy Eat World's hard-charging emo sound and a seeming lyrical lift from LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends," simply called "Sex." Their blockbuster sophomore effort from 2016, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, boasted an absurd sense of ambition that matched its wordy title, tackling electro-pop micro-fantasias, moonlit acoustic balladry, and the bold, sexy sounds of '80s pop-rock forebears INXS with equal aplomb.
Healy, who wrote and produced the band's latest album in congress with drummer George Daniel, brims with unchecked ambition. And A Brief History of Online Relationships is more proof that "unchecked" is his best operative mode. The record feels at once more intimate and larger than its predecessor, hopping from sound to sound — aching George Michael-esque torch songs, capital-R rock music, afropop-recalling bounciness, and in the case of "The Man Who Married a Robot," automated spoken-word a la Radiohead's "Fitter Happier" — with explorative glee. Topics range from the desire for love and attention to Healy's own battle with heroin abuse, which he successfully completed a rehab stint for last year.
At times, while talking about the new album, Healy, who is typically verbose, falters for words, claiming that he hasn't had the distance to properly process its overarching themes and moods. And it's unclear if he'll even have a moment to do so in the future: along with prepping for a worldwide tour, he's been hard at work on the next 1975 album, Notes on a Conditional Form, which he initially promised for a May 2019 release but has pushed back a little further next year. "I've realized I can let it happen a bit more naturally than panicking about it," he says, explaining that lyrics typically come naturally long after the band's musical ideas have been sketched out. "I'm just waiting to let some stuff happen. Maybe someone'll tweet something like 'Thank you Kanye, very cool!,' he laughs. "I wait for that kind of moment."
Read on for our conversation about dreams, fears, drugs, the internet, and masculinity.
I was in Greece earlier in this year, and the only two rock songs I heard were "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME" and Imagine Dragons' "Thunder." The New York Times recently put the word "rock" in quotes when talking about the 1975 as well. Where do you think the band stands in the current rock landscape?
To try to understand things by slapping an ideology on it is an old-fashioned method. If you're bred through the internet, you're bred with zero tribalism. It seems counterintuitive to be at one with one thing. You hear 50-year-old men talking about us and twenty one pilots — "Well, they're a rock band" — and what you learn is that the vocabulary is so well-established that it's really difficult for people to see outside what they know and really listen. If you wanna analyze our rock side — there's the occasional reference to shoegaze, but if you put R&B first, it makes so much more sense. People are always expecting us to make the "rock" move, to play into their idea of what rock music is, but I've never been conditioned to do that.
I heard the New York Times podcast led by the main rock guy, an older guy, and he was so concerned with trying to understand [us]. "No, no, no! R.E.M. was inspired by this, and then you have the Killers, so the 1975's rock music is going to be the Killers!" It's all these assumptions. The generational divide is so massive now. I can't imagine what it's like to be a 15-year-old consuming music. I used to be imagine the utopian idea of waking up one morning, looking at your record collection, and genre not existing — this ecstatic, transcendent, spiritual experience. That must be what it's like to go on Spotify as a younger person now.
Do you remember the first time you used the internet meaningfully?
I remember torrenting music, talking on MSN, and creating my first MySpace. When we were a band in the mid-2000s, MySpace and PureVolume were really important to us. I remember Arctic Monkeys happening there. I call it a Gutenberg moment. It was the first time I heard people listening to music on a phone, on a bus, and I was like, "Fuckin' hell, that's a bit committed — listening to it on a phone." Now it's par for the course.
"Regardless of your love for sonics, a lot of people just want music."
These days, high-quality production doesn't always translate through the methods we listen to music.
It's about embracing it, though, isn't it? As soon as we get into the proper stages of mixing, we listen to our music on laptop speakers all the time. You can't sign off on a mix until it sounds good on a pseudo-broken-down Mac. It's the same way they did Thriller. It was a big production, but at the time, those mono radio speakers were the only thing that people listened to music on, so they had the world's worst speaker in the middle of the room and mixed it down on that. Regardless of your love for sonics, a lot of people just want music.
The notion of audio fidelity has always been classist, too.
If fidelity really mattered, Loveless wouldn't be one of the best records of all time. I'll tell you what: don't spend $100 grand on a fucking session at Jack White's studio. Use ProTools, record it in two weeks, buy a tape machine, master it to tape, learn how to master and mix properly. Learn your craft. It takes a lot of energy and time to not be a purist as a producer. We need to move things forward.
I was listening to "The Man Who Married a Robot" with a few colleagues, and everyone had a different reaction to it.
When we all listened to "Fitter Happier" on [Radiohead's] OK Computer for the first time, it was scary. "A synthesized voice! That's unsettling." Now, you could have "The Man Who Married a Robot" in the background and no one would notice. People buy these voices and put them in their kitchens. It's so totally part of our environment. If you describe ordering off UberEATS as a robot saying "the collection of cooked animals," it sounds like the description of a dystopian universe, when it's actually an accurate description of where we're at right now.
As a recovering heroin addict, I find it interesting that when there's things we don't want to talk about — like how we're all addicted to our phones — the initial reaction is, "I'm actually fine with my phone, because I'm not addicted to it. I maybe use it a bit too much, but that's because everyone else uses it." The rhetoric is that of an addict — immediate and defensive. "Don't call me out on something I'm so comfortable with. It takes a change bigger than me." All this bullshit. Because I've been forced in my life to address those ideas, they've become quite evident to me. No one likes being called out, do they?
There's also a lot of good examples of bad music that's about digital life and technology.
I'd agree with you, it's a bit lame. "The robots are coming!" Throughout making the record, I really struggled with questions of the objective. It's me asking questions, even at my most passionate. "Love It If We Made It" is really objective — there's no opinion there. I'm signposting passionately and angrily, but I'm asking questions and saying, "I hope this is gonna be alright." I'm opening up dialogue to talk about this, and the reason that it sometimes doesn't work is because people judge. I'm never judging anybody. As soon as I see something beautiful or interesting, my first reaction is to get my phone out and film it or take a photo. That's how I live my life, and it's because we feel a desire to validate our experiences by sharing it with other people and seeing what they think about it. I'm as guilty as everyone else.
Someone drew a comparison to how Jack White bans phones [from his shows]. For the last couple of years, I have this part in our set where I try to empathize with everybody and say, "Just trust me, let's do one song with no phones, and I promise you that the memory of now that we've established will be far more potent than a video on your phone." It's about reminding people that they don't need to constantly oblige to these norms that we've created about the validation of one's experience in order for it to mean anything. It's not about saying, "Oi, dickhead, put your phone away!" You put your phone away, then! It requires intellectual consistency. Let's not pretend that things haven't changed. Things are always gonna change.
The 1975's audience is very young, typically. How do you relate to people your own age?
My desire to be understood as someone who's my own age comes out through "Give Yourself a Try." The vinyl, the coffee collection, the spiritual enlightenment — I'm at the same point in my life as all these other people. My main relationship with music was so personal — me in my bedroom with headphones on — and I've always been speaking to that kid. How I talk to that person is maybe why I relate to young people. Relating to people my own age is difficult, because I have a very small group of people that I spend time with, the band. I'm not part of the social responsibilities of the world of 29-31 year-olds. I don't have the same things.
What does "Give Yourself a Try" represent to you as a songwriter?
When I wrote that song, it made me the happiest. It symbolized everything that I wanted in the record, the purity of us at our best. It's about the idea of the destination, whether it be happiness or being a grown-up, and the realization that these things aren't destinations. Growing up is really subjective, and a continuous thing. You're not gonna be the person you thought you'd be at 29. Our generation is so young. 20 years ago we'd be really established. You'd have been working in the same job. It's a very different time now.
"Love It If We Made It" is a good example of a risky song that somehow works anyway. How do you challenge yourself?
People who normally have art as a proper creative outlet tend to save all their risk-taking for that realm, and not so much for living in their real life. I love having my band, because [risk-taking] is so important to me — but in the grand scheme of everything, it's not important at all. If I completely fucked it up and a bad album hits the world, it doesn't really matter. My band makes me take risks and live in a way that I'd never live in real life. I take risks in my art because I want that element of meaning in my life. It requires me to be bold.
After being in loads of different types of alternative bands over the years — a mini-Sigur Ros, a mini-At the Drive In — I was very versed in what the history of alternative music was. I saw the creation of voids, which you see now. It's not that I wanted to be part of the mainstream, I just knew that I couldn't do what I wanted by being in a hardcore band. I wanted to subvert pop music and do something really fucking interesting — a song like Ariana Grande, or Justin Bieber. That requires you to be bold, inherently.
I've played "Love It If We Made It" for people who didn't like your music previously, and they're always really surprised.
It's big, and it sounds like a cacophony — this machine that's ever-turning. I was really worried about ending the song. The reason why [Peter Gabriel's] "Sledgehammer" fades out is because you can't stop it. It took a while to get that song right. By the time stuff comes out, I normally think it's kind of shit for two weeks, but the reaction to that song has really humbled me — not that I needed to be humbled, I just found it touching because there was gratitude. People got a release from it. That's why you do it — to make something that feels bigger than yourself.
The lyric "Rest in peace Lil Peep" line is sad to me, partially because since then we've lost several more public figures to opioids and drugs in general. What's your perspective on drugs in the music industry right now?
One of the problems is the youth of hip-hop. At the moment, with SoundCloud rap, it's become a bit of a drug-taking competition, and that happened in rock and roll. Those things get weeded out the longer those things exist. The reason misogyny doesn't happen in rock and roll anymore is because it's a vocabulary that existed for so long is that it got weeded out. It still exists in hip-hop because [the genre] is so young, but it'll stop. That's why you have this moment with young black men — Kanye-aged men, as well — talking about their relationship with themselves, which is a big step forward for hip-hop. Drake, for example. But then they'll be like, "But I still got bitches." The scene's relationship with women hasn't caught up to its relationship with itself, but that's something that will happen.
I don't know what the "industry" is but the industry seems to be very hip-hop-led at the moment, promoting the idea of being spaced-out because it's going through a psychedelic moment. One of the reasons why I was so terrified of being exposed that I was using heroin is because of how much of a cliche it would make me. You know me enough already to understand that the idea of me doing something that's an actual rock and roll cliche is something I'd want to avoid. We don't have the cliches of Xanax yet. It's scary. The reason that Peep resonated with me so much is that he died while I was in rehab. He's ten years younger than me.
How did you feel when you found out about Peep's death?
[Long pause] It was so sad. It made me realize how precarious shit is, how precarious of a game you play. I used to be like, "If I'm only smoking it, the only thing I'm going to do is fall asleep." You have these little pop-science things that keep you doing it. Now, if you get bad Xanax, it could fuckin' kill you. There's a demand and a black market, and you don't know what you're taking. [Mac Miller], obviously, just tragic, so tragic.
What was the last dream you had?
A lot of my therapy's based around my dreams. I have a really bad relationship with dreams. Part of my whole relationship with opiates is to avoid dreaming. I have dreadful dreams. They're normally repetitions of stuff. The last dream I had was in my old house. There's nothing in it, like a ghost train car that goes through the house. I stop in a room, turn around in a circle slowly, come back out, and I do it in every room. It takes me an hour. I fuckin' hate it. Honestly, man, if I could never dream again...I'm terrified of dreaming.
"People who normally have art as a proper creative outlet tend to save all their risk-taking for that realm, and not so much for living in their real life."
Do you feel like there's any misconceptions about you that people have at this point?
There must be, right? Because I'm a person, and I only give a way into what I'm like in interviews or records — which are a context. Everyone in the band is 6'4" and I'm 5'10", so everyone thinks that I'm 5'5". That's one of them. [Laughs] One of the things that I'm all about is the deconstruction of any idea. So any misconception that there is, is definitely my fault and my doing. One of the misconceptions is that [our audience] is just 17-year-old girls. It's fuckin' not. It's such a massive cross-section of people. When I'm onstage, especially back in the day, I know what I'm doing. I'm very versed in music. It's my passion. "I'm Jim Morrison. Am I Jim Morrison? Do I actually think I'm Jim Morrison? Do I know that you know that I know that I'm not Jim Morrison?" It's always been a meta-layered, postmodern performance, so there's always going to be misconceptions.
The 1975's music often offers a different perspective on masculinity than other rock bands have done in the past. How do you reflect on your own personal journey as a man?
I grew up in a very lovey, English-actors environment — lots of gay people, artists, progressives. The idea of who I was wasn't really that conflicted because my dad was an ex-welder from Newcastle, so he was somebody who already dealt with those kind of things when it came to his own masculinity, to a certain extent. He came from a very hard background and was the first person to start a theater company in his town. The idea of being oneself was always really promoted to me. I'm very lucky for that. The whole thing about masculinity is that the people I grew up watching were people like Prince and Michael Jackson; that's a slightly different example because he was quite conflicted, and maybe so was Prince. But those ideas were never presented as alternative to me. I always thought, "I'm like them. I'm George Michael."
I always thought really different, but I was able to lean into it. All the straight boys who tried to start a fight with me, I always tried to make them laugh or charm them. I always felt like I could make the best of what I was: gangly and effeminate. Fuck me, when I became a pop star, I was like, "Right, it's the ultimate realm to do that kind of thing." I've never been that conflicted because I've been surrounded by different sexualities with zero judgment.
Who do you think your peers are? Who are you inspired by?
I'm inspired by SZA. I'm inspired by [Kendrick Lamar]. I'm pretty inspired by Brockhampton. It's easy for me to say "R&B artists," because they're mainstream artists. With [Healy's Dirty Hit label], I get to exercise that passion into a lot of the artists, and now [the roster] is 80% female. I find the female perspective very inspiring. The Japanese House has made this album that she has no right to make at 22 years old — it's unheard of. But who are our peers? Because it's not Imagine Dragons, and it's not twenty one pilots. It's more like Ariana Grande. I feel more aligned with those kind of artists. Who's doing similar things as us?


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Event Type: Military/Strategic
Dates: February 27, 3019 ~ February 28, 3019
An event in the aftermath of the Orc-raid at Parth Galen and the prelude to the Attack on the Orc-raiders at Fangorn; see those entries for an overview:
Éomer against Théoden's orders sets out from Eastfold about midnight to pursue the Orcs.
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
'Indeed in this riding north I went without the king's leave, for in my absence his house is left with little guard. But scouts warned me of the orc-host coming down out of the East Wall four nights ago,1 and among them they reported that some bore the white badges of Saruman. So suspecting what I most fear, a league between Orthanc and the Dark Tower, I led forth my éored, 2 men of my own household; and we overtook the Orcs at nightfall two days ago, near to the borders of the Entwood.'
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[Some] even of [Uglúk's] own followers were looking uneasily southwards.
'I know,' growled Uglúk. 'The cursed horse-boys have got wind of us. But that's all your fault, Snaga. You and the other scouts ought to have your ears cut off. But we are the fighters. We'll feast on horseflesh yet, or something better.'
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2 In times of war or unquiet each Marshal of the Mark had under his immediate orders, as part of his "household" (that is, quartered under arms at his residence) an éored ready for battle which he could use in an emergency at his own discretion. This was what Éomer had in fact done; but the charge against him, urged by Gríma, was that the King had in this case forbidden him to take any of the still uncommitted forces of the East-mark from Edoras, which was insufficiently defended....
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Marketing the Classic: Can hockey have a 7th-inning stretch?
(Ed Note: This is Part Two of Puck Daddy's interview with Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of Marketing for the NHL, regarding how the League plans to sell and create interest around the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Read Part One here.)
The first part of our Winter Classic discussion with Brian Jennings, executive vice president of marketing for the NHL, focused on how the League and its media partners planned to use the intrinsic nostalgia and gravitas of Wrigley Field to sell hockey to the masses.
But what about when the marketing stops and the game starts? What Wrigley Field traditions can transfer to a hockey game?
Throwing back home-run balls on the field? While we wouldn't put it past enterprising Chicago Blackhawks fans to smuggle in pucks and toss them from the bleachers when the Detroit Red Wings score, we also can't really endorse the idea, either. (At least officially.)
What about something more benign? Like singing, for example.
Harry Carey's iconic version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch has already been used in promoting the Winter Classic. Is there any chance we might hear some kind of Carey-esque singing at Wrigley's Winter Classic?
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"Great question," said Jennings, in our interview last week. More about that, and several other Winter Classic marketing topics, in Part Two of our conversation.
Regarding singing at the Winter Classic, it sounds like there will be some at the game. Here's what Jennings offered:
"I think at this point, we're trying to think about what would be our twist on the Seventh Inning Stretch. Should we have a celebrity, like it's done in baseball? There are going to be celebrities present at the game; I'm mum on the word right now. We're going to work in something that's creative, to signify that the game is being played at Wrigley."
Celebrities, eh? Combine the famous-for-hockey faces (hello, Taylor Kitsch) with Chicago-bred stars (wonder what Bill Murray and Vince Vaughn are doing on New Year's Day?), and there are possibilities. Jennings offered up Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins (he, like me, is a fan). Billy's Chicago enough and he's sung at Wrigley before, but if we're going with a guest rocker then you've gotta go with Ozzy again, right?
Speculation aside, there are larger issues at play here. Namely, what they hell would they sing, and when the hell would they sing it?
Perhaps Stompin' Tom Connors' "The Hockey Song?" Is that too long? Remember, Jack Norworth's classic "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is significantly abridged for public performance. Besides, "The Hockey Song" can be played during a commercial break in an NHL game; it should be Winter Classic worthy, in theory.
But, again, when would they sing it?
"What is the NHL's twist on a Seventh Inning Stretch, knowing that we don't have those kinds of breaks?" said Jennings. "We'll try and orchestrate something that has some fun for the fans."
Getting back to the selling of the Classic, here's more of our conversation with Brian Jennings of the NHL:
PD: Are you going to infuse any humor into this marketing? This ad was great, but it was also super-serious. Bob Costas doesn't help that, either.
JENNINGS: I do believe there's a way to weave it in, and I don't think authenticity and humor need to be mutually exclusive.
Having said that, I have a very strong feeling and point of view that when a League speaks about its brand, you need to do it from a position of authenticity. You can't get too whimsical. Your partners will push you into areas that will stretch your brand, and perhaps even make you a little uncomfortable about how they're doing it. But when leagues speak about it, you have to ground it in authenticity. If you're treating yourself too whimsically, you risk alienating your core [fans].
Think about the job we need to do, from a North American perspective. There needs to be one consistent message, yet when you think about our position as a market-leading brand in Canada and our positioning in the U.S., they're different. So you have to do things a little differently, yet look like it's coming from a single entity.
For example: Our [upcoming] World Juniors ad. In Canada, it's like a passage: The guys who are competing for Team Canada are ultimately going to go on and have incredible careers in the National Hockey League.
So we thought about this concept where we do a montage of players; envision Joe Thornton with his hand in the air, and a big smile on his face; Phil Kessel, Roberto Luongo; heavy Canada, but no just Canada. Marian Hossa, Carey Price, Alexander Ovechkin and then Sidney Crosby. A quick montage of players, all hands elevated in the air, and then it says: "Everyone who got their start in World Juniors, raise your hand."
And then it says, "The World Junior Championships: Where the NHL's best begins."
This is an example of what I'd like to call a brand-elevating piece. You know what, League? Don't take yourself so seriously. There's something else going on in the world of hockey.
It's not done humorously, but it's a tip of the hat to say in this country, the world kind of stops for those two weeks. It's our way of saying there's something else going on that's really important.
Are you at all concerned about using snow and winter weather in the promotion of the 2009 Classic? Because there's no guarantee we're going to have the same aesthetic we had in Buffalo over in Chicago.
All those things get talked about and debated. We weren't trying to give any promise about what the weather was going to be like in Chicago [in the TV ad]. One of the biggest risks in doing this is taking in all of the different weather factors into account: wind to freezing rain on polycarbonate shields. I think the ending with a little bit of snow is just a reminder that the game is outdoors in the wintertime. And having a little bit of fun with a special effect. We didn't want to overdo it.
The last thing I wanted to ask you was about what, if anything, you and NHL marketing have learned from one Winter Classic to the next?
In the first year, even though we have high levels of expectations, I think we were overwhelmed at the success. We put together a marketing plan in Buffalo, working very closely with the Buffalo Sabres; when we sold out in like 40 minutes, we were like "wow." It is a holiday, people have plans; without the historical data, you feel a little naked.
The first year, you take copious notes. You learn a lot. And then we applied all of that knowledge to this year. But every market, every venue has its own challenges. In Year 2, we're very involved with the mayor's office. The rooftops are a different opportunity in Chicago, too.
If I had to encapsulate it, I'd say it's for all hockey fans. It wasn't about Buffalo playing the Pittsburgh Penguins, and this year it's not about Chicago playing Detroit. It's about transcending those markets.
Success for me is to see 28 other markets tuning in, and fans coming together to acknowledge that in a world of other choices, hockey in an engaging game.
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Mysuru: Strongly criticising Chief Minister Siddharamaiah's claim of distributing rice at subsidised rates to the public, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has maintained that the Government was funding the Anna Bhagya scheme from the State exchequer.
Addressing a gathering in front of Chamundeshwari Temple at K.G. Koppal in city on Friday, Kumaraswamy, who sought votes for the party's Chamaraja candidate Prof. K.S. Rangappa, said that it was the people's money that is being used for the Anna Bhagya scheme.
Alleging that the Congress Government's excise policy was destroying families. Pointing out that he had banned the sale of arrack when he was the CM, Kumaraswamy said that the Congress lacked in addressing serious issues.
Accusing the Congress Government of promoting Goonda Raj in the State, he said that the recent attacks on JD(S) workers will boomerang on the Congress.
Referring to the Congress manifesto released by AICC President Rahul Gandhi in Mangaluru, the JD(S) leader noted that there was nothing new in it, but a few programmes were being floated to loot tax payers.
Earlier, Kumaraswamy conducted a road show in Chamaraja Constituency and sought votes for party candidate Prof. K.S. Rangappa on the basis of the development works taken up during his tenure as Chief Minister for 20 months.
He also announced loan waiver for farmers and enhancement of pension for senior citizens.
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This month we all take a moment to stop and be thankful. We feel gratitude for family and those we love. We come together and celebrate Thanksgiving. I am going to tell you a little bit about something I am thankful for today.
Something you probably do not know about me is that my beautiful 6 year old daughter suffers the effects of a traumatic brain injury. I was a first time Mom who trusted her doctor. I had no idea how dangerous vacuum delivery was and I certainly didn't know the appropriate protocol for how it should be performed. The vacuum was used on her head too many times and with too much strength. The tragic result was massive bleeding on the brain.
I know this doesn't sound much like a gratitude post but I assure you it is. I cannot explain to you why I am so thankful unless you know where I have been.
E is a brilliant, beautiful soul that seems to attract people to her everywhere she goes. She also is a sweet girl who has struggled a lot in her life. This post does allow enough time to explain the journey I have been on with E over the last 6 years. Here is the take away message though...BE GRATEFUL and APPRECIATE even the small things in life. Always. Without exception.
If I get more than 3 hours of sleep I am THANKFUL. I remember the long sleepless nights when E couldn't calm her nervous system enough to sleep. When I get her ready for school I feel BLESSED as I remember the two years she didn't leave the house and I thought she would have to be homeschooled. Even brushing her hair fills be with GRATITUDE as I remember the hair mats and how her hair was starting to form dreadlocks because she couldn't tolerate her hair being brushed.
I won't go on and on about all the little things I am thankful for about my beautiful E. She is an amazing little girl and I am so LUCKY to be her Mom. You don't have to have a "special" child to appreciate the little things. You do not have to wait until Thanksgiving to be thankful. Every morning when you wake up, spend 5 minutes thinking of things that you are grateful for each day.


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Q: ExtJS Grid event handling Consider this example:
http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-0/#!/example/grid/binding-with-classes.html
I want handle 'selectionchange' event in the controller. Like following code:
Ext.define('AM.controller.Users', {
    init: function() {
        this.control({
            'useredit button[action=save]': {
                click: this.updateUser
            }
        });
    },

    updateUser: function(button) {
        console.log('clicked the Save button');
    }
});

How should I do that?
Thanks

A: your grid:
Ext.define('MyApp.view.ui.MyGridPanel', {
    extend: 'Ext.grid.Panel',
    alias:'widget.mygridpanel',

    height: 250,
    width: 400,
    title: 'My Grid Panel',

    initComponent: function() {
        var me = this;

        Ext.applyIf(me, {
            columns: [
                {
                    xtype: 'gridcolumn',
                    dataIndex: 'string',
                    text: 'String'
                },
                {
                    xtype: 'numbercolumn',
                    dataIndex: 'number',
                    text: 'Number'
                },
                {
                    xtype: 'datecolumn',
                    dataIndex: 'date',
                    text: 'Date'
                },
                {
                    xtype: 'booleancolumn',
                    dataIndex: 'bool',
                    text: 'Boolean'
                }
            ],
            viewConfig: {

            }
        });

        me.callParent(arguments);
    }
});

your controller is:
Ext.define('AM.controller.Users', {
    init: function() {
        this.control({
            'useredit button[action=save]': {
                click: this.updateUser
            },
            'mygridpanel':{
                selectionchange:this.changeselection
            }
        });
    },

    changeselection:function(selectionModel,record){
        console.log(record);
    },

    updateUser: function(button) {
        console.log('clicked the Save button');
    }
});

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It's people like Tre9 that helped earn Houston the nickname of "Hustle-Town, Texas." Young and focused, he started Much Luvv Records in 1998 with a vision-mission to make positive hip-hop music popular in order to improve lives around the globe. With three solo albums, one group album, and seven additional titles from Much Luvv artists, Tre9 has been acting on his dream. For over 10 years, he has owned and operated a building maintenance company that has given him the freedom to excel in his craft as a hip-hop artist. It has also provided an avenue for him to invest in other business and ministry endeavors. All Eyes On Me Inc. is a media and event conglomerate which gives inspirational hip-hop artists a way to be seen and heard through an annual youth conference, awards show, and a television program. For the past six years, Tre9 has spearheaded the All Eyes On Me Achievement Awards (formerly known as THHHAA); a ceremony that honors over 30 artists, retailers, media companies, and businesses supporting positive hip-hop music. And with All Eyes On Me TV, Tre9, along with co-host Bushwick Bill (Geto Boys), aims to expose the optimistic side of urban culture that visual media outlets often ignore. In addition to these creative avenues of exposure, Tre9 co-owns a destination portal website, DaSouth.com that provides an online presence for his music genre. His multi-media business, 4930 Studios, offers audio production, video production, graphic design, and printing services that raise the standards of excellence throughout the industry. In the community, Tre9 co-founded URGEWORKS; an organization that brings uplifting messages through hip-hop performance arts to schools, churches, juvenile correctional facilities, and community centers. The organization promotes positive character development and aims to instill self-confidence to its audiences. His most recent album, "The Farmer," puts Tre9 in the role of a modern day "Johnny Appleseed" by mixing agricultural imagery and metaphors with Southern style rap. Listeners are drawn by the music and fed by the message. It's obvious that Tre9 is a selfless individual determined to bring qualitative, non-explicit hip-hop music to a mass audience. Tre9 has been recognized his efforts across the United States, being honored at events such as Atlanta's Holy Hip-Hop Awards and Florida's Flavor Fest. Tre9 is currently touring in the South and Eastern parts of the country, hitting Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, New Jersey and Florida. After a missionary trip to Rotherham, England in 2007, he was touched by the need to carry his message beyond the borders of his homeland. Tre9 answered his calling to international missions and plans to spread his inspirational poetry and culture in Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, and a return visit to the U.K. No matter where he goes, the "Farmer" will be dropping hip-hop seeds of hope with an expectant vision of the harvest sure to come.
Young and focused, Bobby "Tre9" Herring started Much Luvv Records, a Christian record label, in 1998. Since its inception, Much Luvv Records has released over 17 albums and changed the lives of thousands. In October 2008, God called Tre9 to full-time missions; which led to the... Read More →
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Natasha Woodall, a founder and Intake Coordinator for TWPS, brings invaluable experience to TWPS with over eleven years of experience as Kennel Manager at Mayde Creek Animal Health Center. Natasha previously worked as an independent rescuer of wolfdogs in Texas before joining TWPS and is responsible for the rescue and placement of many wolfdogs around the country. Natasha previously volunteered at St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary for six years and is very knowledgeable of wolves, wolfdogs, and other northern breed dogs and cares for three of her own.
Natasha has completed the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) Animal Control Officer (ACO) training and has been certified.
Austin Brisco is one of the founders and President and Treasurer of the Texas Wolfdog Project & Shelter ("TWPS"), and has dedicated his life to the well being of wolves, wolfdogs, and northern breed dogs. Austin formerly served four years on the Board of Directors of St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary and six years as President and Treasurer of the Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue ("GHGSDR"). Austin, along with many other wonderful GHGSDR leaders, was instrumental in increasing volunteer rolls for GHGSDR to grow to well over 100 volunteers, has been instrumental in ensuring the financial solvency of the rescue through astute financial management and fundraising, has worked to educate the public regarding the German Shepherd breed, and has led a group instrumental in saving more than 700 German Shepherd dogs from being euthanized or living lives of misery. Austin also is an avid wolf watcher in Yellowstone National Park and has followed the northern tier packs since 2009. In addition to these volunteer activities, Austin works at Shell Oil as a Financial Analyst.
In July 2013, Austin purchased the five acres on which TWPS sits and currently resides there taking care of the various residents along with his own northern breed dog, Snow. Since the inception of TWPS, Austin has led efforts and obtained a 501c3 designation, volunteer rolls have grown to 25-30, and four large enclosures and one quarantine enclosure have been built by volunteers with donated funds and materials. Austin's experience with his work with St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary and GHGSDR has been invaluable in getting TWPS off to such a successful start.
Austin has completed the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) Animal Control Officer (ACO) training and has been certified.
Tyler Zachau, a founder and Corporate Secretary for TWPS, has served on the K9 Unit of the Houston Police Department for the last nine years. Tyler has also volunteered with the Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue during the last five years. Tyler's extensive knowledge of dogs and the positive benefits that they bring to society is of great benefit to TWPS.
Robin McCanless currently works for Wood Group Mustang and came to visit TWP in February 2015 and decided to become a volunteer. With her lifetime love for animals, Robin has also volunteered with Montgomery County Animal Shelter in Conroe, Tx. and volunteers with Val's Pals Large Paw Rescue located in Katy, Tx. Owned by her 5yr German Shepherd Kona and Golden/GSD mix Kylie, Robin continues to grow with our Wolfdog family and is responsible for organizing our corporate/fundraising events.
Dawn Butler has been a volunteer at TWP for the past 6 months. She has owned German Shepherds and Huskies for the past 13 years. As Adoption Coordinator, her main responsibility is to ensure that the wolfdogs find the perfect family to love and care for them.
Joel Renner currently works for Shell for the last 18 years. He has always had a love for all animals particularly wolves and has been volunteering at TWP since January of 2014. Joel is responsible for building the foster network for incoming wolfdogs. He helped document the shelters safety policy and has personally rescued 3 three Golden Retrievers. Joel has also helped conduct dog obedience classes at a local canine boarding facility and volunteered for his neighborhood's Citizen Patrol program.


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Oshkosh woman jailed for lottery ticket theft
Nicole Cushman, 30, Oshkosh, one of three women accused of stealing $140,000 in lottery tickets from Bob's Citgo, was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Oshkosh woman jailed for lottery ticket theft Nicole Cushman, 30, Oshkosh, one of three women accused of stealing $140,000 in lottery tickets from Bob's Citgo, was sentenced to 45 days in jail. Check out this story on fdlreporter.com: http://oshko.sh/28Ydipk
Nathaniel Shuda, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 11:35 a.m. CT June 28, 2016
Nicole A. Cushman(Photo: Courtesy of the Winnebago County Jail)
OSHKOSH — One of three women accused of stealing $140,000 in lottery tickets from the Oshkosh convenience store where they worked will spend time in jail.
Nicole A. Cushman, 30, Oshkosh, was sentenced to 45 days in jail with work release. Winnebago County Circuit Judge Daniel Bissett also ordered Cushman to keep a job or apply to at least 30 businesses a month, to not use or possess drugs or drug paraphernalia and to undergo any counseling deemed necessary.
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Cushman, who pleaded no contest June 21 to one count of theft of more than $10,000, also must pay $102,656.40 in court costs and restitution by June 20, 2021.
According to court documents, Cushman and two other women, Sheila A. Coates, 32, and Christina A. Jacques, 35, both of Oshkosh, collectively stole $140,000 in lottery tickets from their employer, Bob's Citgo, 506 Ohio St., during the course of more than two years and gave them to someone in exchange for pain pills.
Coates, who faces one count of theft of $5,000 to $10,000, has a plea and sentencing hearing scheduled for Aug. 2.
Jacques pleaded no contest and was convicted June 6 on one count of theft of $5,000 to $10,000 and has a sentencing and restitution hearing set for Aug. 10.
Reach Nathaniel Shuda at 920-426-6632 or nshuda@thenorthwestern.com; on Twitter: @onwnshuda.
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Think Justice Blog December 03, 2020
States Should Prioritize Incarcerated People for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Nicholas Turner
President & Director
Senior Writer in Center on Immigration and Justice
Incarcerated people are no less valuable than the staff of America's jails and prisons. Yet some decision makers are moving to create an inhumane hierarchy of COVID-19 vaccine distribution that excludes them, even though they are especially vulnerable.
Expanding Access to Health Care
Documents reveal that the Federal Bureau of Prisons system plans to give its initial supply of vaccines to its staff. Some state leaders say they will exclude incarcerated people from their vaccine priority groups, in violation of CDC recommendations that people who live and work in congregate settings ought to be vaccinated first.
These irrational plans are emblematic of how America often treats imprisoned people as less than human and unworthy of basic safety and dignity. Only six states have prioritized people in prison as phase one recipients of the vaccine. Yet, the 2.3 million people who are incarcerated across the United States are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are housed in crowded quarters with no power to social distance and limited access to masks and hygiene products. Many of these people are held simply because they cannot afford bail: in our nation's jails, more than 450,000 people have not been convicted of any crime.
At the beginning of the pandemic, medical experts recommended vast reductions in the number of people confined in jails, prisons, and immigration detention facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some efforts were made, but they fell far short of what was needed to prevent unnecessary suffering and death among incarcerated populations, a disproportionate number of whom are Black and Latinx. As vaccines become available, the country should not repeat its mistakes of malign neglect.
Incarcerated people sickened by COVID-19 vastly outnumber sickened staff. In the federal prison system, for example, more than 21,000 incarcerated people have tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered, and 146 have died. By comparison, 2,043staff have tested positive, and two have died. As of December 2, there have been 224,397 COVID-19 cases among people in American prisons, and 1,534 have died. Providing vaccines to corrections officers while leaving incarcerated people vulnerable does not make sense from a public health perspective—or a human one.
The American Medical Association has called for vaccines to be given to both incarcerated people and employees in jails, prisons, and detention facilities. The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security placed incarcerated people as a priority group in its proposed framework for vaccine allocation and distribution.
States, which have until Friday to finalize COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans, should follow the advice of these medical experts. Correctional facilities are consistently among the biggest COVID-19 clusters in the United States. Unless the United States prioritizes vaccines for people who are incarcerated, COVID-19 will continue to spread through jails, prisons, and detention centers. And staff who go in and out of the facilities each day will carry the deadly virus home to their families and their communities, causing it to spread beyond jail and prison walls.
As the pandemic has swept through the United States, it is more clear than ever that mass incarceration is both a moral and public health hazard. As vaccines become available, the people who are most at risk, including those who are incarcerated, should receive priority protection from this deadly virus.
Leaders Must Act Now to Reduce COVID-19 Behind Bars
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, 63-year-old Ronnie Lauderdale was incarcerated at FMC Lexington in Kentucky, a federal facility that houses people requiring care for existing medical conditions. Many of these conditions—like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease—place residents at high risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing severe symptoms. ...
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Elle Teshima
Government Leaders Must Meet Voters' Demands for Justice with Meaningful Change
Black voters played a pivotal role in this election, which President-elect Biden acknowledged during his acceptance speech, promising to have their backs. There is no doubt that these voters see justice reform as a top priority. The Vera Institute of Justice—in partnership with Latino Decisions, the African American Research Collaborative, Asian ...
Policymakers Must Lift the Veil on COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons
We know the problem is bad, but we don't know the details, particularly surrounding how COVID-19 in correctional facilities is impacting people of color. Currently, no central government reporting and collection agency, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tracks the data on COVID-19 in correctional facilities. Nonprofits a ...
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Q: How to know some object's order in django queryset qs1 = QueryModel.objects.all().order_by('?')

obj1 = QueryModel.objects.get(pk=123)

def order_stuff(queryset, obj)
    return print(#obj_order_from_queryset)
order_stuff(qs1, obj1) >>> some ordering number

How to know some object's order on some queryset?
For example, if queryset are like:
print(qs1) >>> {'pk': 1}, {'pk': 3}, {'pk': 4}, {'pk': 123} ...

So that:
order_stuff(qs1, obj1) >>> 4

if queryset are like:
print(qs1) >>> {'pk': 123}, {'pk': 3}, {'pk': 4}, {'pk': 13} ...

So that:
order_stuff(qs1, obj1) >>> 1

if queryset are like:
print(qs1) >>> {'pk': 13}, {'pk': 123}, {'pk': 4}, {'pk': 13} ...

So that:
order_stuff(qs1, obj1) >>> 2

How to do this?


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After working for nearly a decade in corporate offices (feeling like a human-DOING rather than a human-BEING), I was awakened. I took the plunge into my first 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2016 and the quest of how to live my best, authentic life began.
I am passionate about the physical benefits of yoga, as well as sharing the importance of connecting energetic movement with mindful breathing in a playful, creative and practical way that will offset the day-to-day hustle and bustle that is life.
Through my personal movement and meditation rituals, I am committed to exploring the nitty-gritties of Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, Yoga Nidra and Pre/Post-Natal modalities and deepening the practice that makes up my "yoga" both on and off the mat.
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Finance Mobility Sales and Marketing
Canadians love to spend money online on Valentines, says Mastercard
Alex Coop
@ItsJustAlexCoop
Published: February 14th, 2018
When love is in the air, Canadians do a lot of shopping online, according to Mastercard's annual Love Index.
E-commerce transactions jumped by 216 per cent in Canada on Valentine's over the past three years, while the value of contactless transactions increased by 206 per cent. Flower purchases rose by 18 per cent during this period (Feb. 11-14) but transactions of jewelry dropped by eight.
Mastercard's annual index also shows that couples like to travel during the Valentine's period. In addition to a 27 per cent increase in transactions on travel experiences, 20 per cent of total transactions went to hotel stays. Globally, the index says there is a 1,064 per cent increase in the amount spent on air and train travel.
Canadians also plan ahead – a little bit, anyway – as the majority of purchases happen on Feb. 11. The data says 30 per cent of Valentine's purchases across the world are made on Feb. 11.
On a global scale, the index suggests the best way to a lover's heart is through their stomach. Dining out took the top spot with 40 per cent share of spending and 75 per cent share of transactions in 2017. That trend can be seen in Canada as well, as 39 per cent of share of spending is on dining out.
The study was conducted in Canada and more than 200 territories across the globe.
"Contactless payments are convenient and make life that little bit easier, so it's great to see people embracing the technology around the world," said Ann Cairns, president, international for Mastercard.
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La  (en occitan : plaça de la Gleisa de Lalanda) est une place de Toulouse, chef-lieu de la région Occitanie, dans le Midi de la France. Elle se situe au cœur du quartier de Lalande, dans le secteur 3 - Nord.

Situation et accès

Description

Voies rencontrées
La place Saint-Georges rencontre les voies suivantes, dans l'ordre des numéros croissants :

 Chemin de l'Église-de-Lalande
 Impasse des États-Unis - accès piéton

Transports
La place de l'Église-de-Lalande n'est pas directement desservie par les transports en commun Tisséo. Elle est cependant proche de l'avenue de Fronton, parcourue par les lignes de bus .

La place donne également accès à la gare de Lalande-Église, halte sur la ligne ferroviaire de Bordeaux à Sète, mais qui n'est plus desservie depuis 2016. Des projets de réouverture existent cependant, dans le cadre de l'aménagement d'un RER nord toulousain.

Les stations de vélos en libre-service VélôToulouse les plus proches sont les stations  (231 avenue de Fronton) et  (face 26 impasse du Baron).

Odonymie
C'est le 15 décembre 2005 seulement que la place a pris son nom actuel, car il n'existait pas de dénomination officielle jusqu'à cette date. Elle le doit à la présence de l'église Sainte-Madeleine, église de la paroisse du quartier de Lalande.

Histoire

Patrimoine et lieux d'intérêt

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Œuvres publiques
 croix monumentale. La croix, probablement une croix de mission, date de la deuxième moitié du . En fer forgé, elle est ornée d'une couronne d'épines et de clous. Elle est fixée sur un piédestal en brique.

 monument aux morts. Le monument aux morts est construit grâce à la mobilisation d'un comité regroupant les quartiers de Lalande, Ginestous, des Trois-Cocus et de la Salade, tous rattachés à la paroisse de Lalande. Il est financé par les habitants de ces quartiers, aidés par une subvention de la mairie, mais aussi grâce aux recettes d'un match de rugby opposant les équipes de Toulouse-Lalande Olympique à une sélection de militaires. La réalisation est attribuée au sculpteur Pineau ou à Jean Jonquières. Le monument est inauguré le 10 avril 1921 en présence de délégations des anciens combattants, des enfants des écoles et des familles, mais aussi de nombreuses personnalités : le maire, Paul Feuga, ainsi que des élus municipaux, le sénateur Fabien Duchein, les députés Charles Bellet, Joseph Gheusi et Hippolyte Ducos, et le commandant Salte. Le monument, en pierre, se compose d'un piédestal supportant un obélisque au devant duquel se trouve un groupe sculpté, représentant un soldat mourant. La face principale de l'obélisque porte une inscription gravée autour d'une palme : "AUX ENFANTS DE LALANDE MORTS POUR LA PATRIE 1914 1918". Il orné d'une croix de guerre et d'un casque Adrian. Sur les autres côtés sont inscrits les noms des morts. Au sommet, un coq gaulois foule un casque allemand.

 fontaine. La fontaine est aménagée en 2002, dans le cadre d'une opération d'urbanisme menée par la ville de Toulouse, visant à conforter les noyaux villageois de l'ancienne campagne toulousaine. Elle est produite par l'entreprise Urbaco. Elle se compose d'un bassin octogonal en pierre, au centre duquel s'élève un édicule, où trois mufles de lion en bronze déversent l'eau.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 .
 Guillaume Lafforgue, La Grande-Lande et Croix-Daurade (partie du gardiage de Toulouse), éd. Privat, Toulouse, 1909.

Articles connexes
 Liste des voies de Toulouse
 Liste des monuments historiques de Toulouse
 Liste des œuvres publiques de Toulouse
 Liste des édifices religieux de Toulouse

Liens externes
 Inventaire préliminaire de la ville de Toulouse, sur le site Urban-Hist, Archives municipales de Toulouse (consulté le ).
 Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel d'Occitanie, sur le site Ressources patrimoines - La médiathèque culturelle de la Région Occitanie (consulté le ).

Église de Lalande

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Gianluca Ferraris (* 29. November 1976 in Genua; † 14. März 2022 in Mailand) war ein italienischer Schriftsteller, Kolumnist und Medienwissenschaftler.

Er studierte Politikwissenschaften und erwarb einen Master in Journalismus in Mailand. Er arbeitete für Panorama, Chi, Economy und Quarto Grado (Rete 4).

Werke (Auswahl)
Le cellule della speranza (Sperling & Kupfer), 2011
Gioco sporco (Baldini e Castoldi), 2011
Pallone criminale (Ponte alle Grazie), 2012
Singapore Connection (Informant), 2013
A Milano nessuno è innocente (Novecento), 2015

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Autor
Literatur (21. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Italienisch)
Schriftsteller (Genua)
Journalist (Italien)
Italiener
Geboren 1976
Gestorben 2022
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In June 2014 the Louth Beekeepers annual outing took us to Keith Pierce's apiary in Dublin. A picture perfect apiary and an excellent host. Keith instructed us on subjects as diverse as queen rearing using an incubator, marking queens, filling Apidea's, and catching a swarm. We even got to see the swarm march up a board into a hive, including finding and marking the virgin queen! A brilliant day, here are some pictures.


So how can project management be an effective tool versus a roadblock?
Do we throw everything out and just start executing on the work involved with minimal planning/processes involved? That is certainly one way to proceed. But remember the word 'execution' has several meanings. An execution of someone's job could be one example of another meaning of the word. Needless to say, not the use of the word that everyone was hoping for.
For project management to be an asset in critical time to market projects, it needs to be flexible and very agile to borrow a term from our software development friends. Almost the opposite of the standardized way project management is supposed to work, careful and deliberate. Can this be accomplished? In a word: Yes.
The key is to compress and reduce the project management processes and requirements to an acceptable minimum level. This could actually be formalized so critical/fast paced projects have their own separate project track with minimal documentation/processes involved. Of course the risks would need to be evaluated to using this approach, as this type of 'fast track' procedure could expose the company to unacceptable risks. This way the business could decide if the timely completion would be worth the risks involved.
Is this easy? No. Reducing these items in a project runs counter to the formal project management way of doing things. Also project managers are taught through the Project Management Institute (PMI) that projects must be done following the five steps: Imitation, Planning, Execution, Control and Closeout. Following these makes it difficult to complete a project in a short amount of time. This is why people tend to sometimes think of project managers as part of the problem, not something as part of a solution.
Project managers need to be able to evaluate the needs of the business versus the background of their training. This exposes the project manager to additional risks, since part of their job now is to cut corners and decide what part of the processes to use and which ones to skip. Even with agreement that these are the steps to be cut by the project's sponsors, it is likely the project manager's position could be in jeopardy if the project fails or goes badly. This explains why many project managers want to stay with the industry standard project processes versus being very flexible.
Decisions that need to be made about how to streamline the project process for fast tracked projects should also be made about the project team, including the project manager. These need to be spelled out so the team will not be punished and/or blamed for project issues due to the business' decision to streamline the normal project processes. This will go a long way to help project managers become an asset versus a liability on these types of projects.
Given the correct setup, project managers/PMOs can be a huge asset in helping companies achieve and maintain a company's growth. Setup incorrectly, the opposite will occur. The difference between these two extremes is the difference between a wonderful dream and a nightmare.
Which one do you want your company to have?


Ian Dunbar was, I believe, the first person to introduce the idea of the "Ouch" command. The concept was to make use of the behaviour that puppies learnt "in the nest" to stop them biting. Details of his ideas are available on his website.
I found his ideas very interesting and have used them with a number of puppies. I have taken these ideas much further than Ian's basic ideas. Like all training, you have to be totally sure that the pup understands one lesson before you move on to another situation.
Like all commands, the "Ouch" must not be over used. Ensure that children, in particular, do not view it as a game to be played with the puppy, or it will loose all its meaning.
Once a puppy truly understands that it should not bite people, then I move on to objects around the house. Frequently, my first choice is a pair of shoes left in a tempting position that I can see very easily. I wait until the puppy tries to bite the shoe and then "Ouch" him. Again, I make sure that the pup totally understand that shoes are to be left alone before moving on to the next challenge.
I have an empty fireplace that I frequently place a vase of flowers in front of. It is very tempting for puppies to investigate the vase with those leaves that easily move around when a breeze blows. I then use the "Ouch" command if the puppy goes to bite the flowers. I ensure that the puppy is not left alone in the room before he totally understands the command.
Once the indoor training of the "Ouch" is secure, then the time has come to allow the puppy to be loose in the garden, still under supervision of course. (Before this point, when my puppy goes outside to do its business he is placed in a puppy play pen to ensure his safety in the garden). Watch the puppy carefully and if he tries to eat a plant, "Ouch" him. Within a few days, your garden should be safe from your puppy and visa versa.
As an aside, dogs like to eat grass occassionaly. Somehow, my dogs know that grasses are different from other plants and I do allow them to eat grasses.
So, what if your dog is no longer a puppy, can he still learn the "Ouch" command? Of course he can, it may take a little longer and a lot more persistance from you though.


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4 of the worst anesthesiology and surgical errors in modern times
On behalf of Sokol & Foster, P.C. posted in Surgical Errors on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
The number of mistakes made during surgeries has prompted patients here in Oregon and elsewhere to take drastic measures to help ensure that their procedures go well. Patients are taking more time to ask questions and to choose the surgeon that makes them most comfortable, and many are writing on themselves to identify the body part that requires surgery. Many of these extra measures taken by patients are the result of hearing nightmare stories regarding anesthesiology and surgical errors.
Four such nightmare scenarios are considered some of the worst in modern times. For instance, a man undergoing exploratory abdominal surgery was not given a general anesthetic until approximately 16 minutes into the procedure. The paralytic medication he was given at the proper time was not enough to keep him from being awake, and he could feel surgeons cutting into him. He committed suicide in Feb. 2006 due to the extreme emotional trauma he suffered.
A 13-inch retractor was discovered in another patient's abdomen after undergoing a procedure to remove a 13-pound tumor that was cancerous. The retractor had to be removed in a second surgery. Reportedly, the patient did not suffer any lasting effects from the instrument being left behind.
Yet another surgeon removed a man's right testicle when it was the left one that should have been removed. The consent form signed by the surgeon was also incorrect because it identified the right testicle as the one to be removed. This man's case highlights the fact that a "simple" clerical error can be devastating to a patient.
The fourth mistake cost a transplant patient his or her life. The organs harvested for implantation were not the correct blood type, which caused the patient's body to reject them. Despite transplanting new organs approximately two weeks later, the damage had already been done, and the patient died.
Many sources will tell patients to take certain steps to ensure that no anesthesiology or surgical errors occur during a procedure. However, patients are not medical professionals, and doctors can be held responsible for the errors that occur since it is their job to get it right. Oregon patients who suffer serious injuries -- or families who lose a loved one -- during a surgery retain the right to file medical malpractice claims to that end.
Source: beckersasc.com, "4 shocking medical errors", Mary Rechtoris, Sept. 7, 2016
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Morning Star Lodge A.F. & A.M.
Instituted 1793 in Worcester, Massachusetts
Volunteering for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign
Morning Star's New Banner
The Front View of the Worcester Masonic Center
Close-Up view of the Worcester Masonic Center
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Grand Lodge visits Worcester for WWII Monument Re-dedication
A contingent of Grand Lodge representatives visited Worcester yesterday to participate in the city's re-dedication of its WWII monument.
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Master's Message - June 2016
No Idle or Unmeaning Ceremony
The lessons of Freemasonry are numerous, and each one is as significant as the next in the construction of a brother's temporal building. The candidate, having been divested of all his personal possessions prior to his entrance into the lodge, is both literally and figuratively stripped of his worldly wealth; a great equalizer and his initial lesson in humility. The Junior Warden articulates the practical application of this divestiture, explaining that the new member may then carry nothing offensive or defensive into the lodge, and that the original workman used only wooden tools in the Temple's construction. He further explains that the personal garments he arrived in, whether tattered or tailored, were insignificant to our impression of him as a candidate and potential brother. However, the deeper and more significant meaning behind this divestiture is made clearer in a later section of the degree. The 'right of destitution" in the first degree is a tremendously important experience for the candidate's moral education. It is not by happenstance that this ceremony is performed individually. Isolation is a key component to the impression we are trying to instill upon the brother.
Charity or relief is taught as one of the tenets of our profession. The right of destitution is an abject lesson in humility, and by extension Charity. Only by being stripped of all possessions; only by finding oneself "entirely destitute" can a brother truly experience the empathy necessary to internalize the lesson. This lesson in empathy is intended to illicit inclination; should the candidate ever come upon a friend or worthy brother in similar circumstances that he would be "inclined" to contribute as liberally to his relief as possible. This relief is only limited up to the point of personal injury, which is to say, it should be conferred up to ones fullest extent. A rich man who gives but a minute portion of his wealth to those less fortunate can claim to be charitable, but his charity is lacking humility. Freemasonry teaches that the magnitude of charity is a moral obligation of a much larger scope, especially among our brethren.
Traditionally charity is thought to be primarily monetary, or perhaps in the form of goods and services. However charity and relief can also be demonstrated through personal investment. Our cable-tow brothers make a significant personal investment of time and energy into the guidance of our candidates; truly a humble act of charity. They give the candidates that which they lacked prior to their initiation, metaphorically filling their empty cups. This investment then pays dividends in both directions. The candidate is made richer with moral insight and knowledge as well as with newly formed friendship; the cable-tow brother is made richer through service and spiritual growth; (again, my heartfelt thanks to those cable-tow brothers who serve in this important capacity). As we all enter the fraternity through the same door, we therefore all experience the same lessons of humility, empathy and charity. The allegorical "right of destitution" is the great leveler of this important lesson.
As June signifies the close of this tremendously productive Masonic year for our lodge, I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the outstanding work of ALL our officers. BY the end of the month, together we will have raised 11 or possibly 12 candidates!! Your efforts are a direct investment in the future success of our lodge. Many of these new brothers have already jumped into service to our lodge and are enthusiastic and active members! This is a testament to all of your work in creating a fun and dynamic atmosphere for all of us to prosper within. I am confident that Worhipful Ives will continue to build and reinforce the foundation of our lodge in his own significant way! If our members give him the same or more effort that I enjoyed as Master, the future is truly bright with promise.
The June 7th regular communication will feature the election of officers for next year. Please make every effort to attend and cast you vote in support of our elected officers. Quickly following on Saturday June 11th we are hosting our spring "Open House" event with the first biennial "Isaiah Thomas Day" which will feature our widows luncheon, veterans recognition and memorial tribute to our beloved departed brethren. The Mayor of Worcester, the Honorable Joseph M. Petty will join us and make an official proclamation of "Isaiah Thomas Day" in honor of our celebration. We are still awaiting word from the Grand Master on his availability. All non-officer members please contact me prior to May 30th with the number of family and friends that are planning to attend.
On Tuesday June 21st we hold our final degree of the year, conferring the 3rd degree on our current group of eligible candidates. We will be joined by a contingent from the Massachusetts Consistory who will perform the "long-form" section of the degree on our last candidate. The night will include a catered dinner between the first and second sections. Again, non-officer members please RSVP with RW Burnett or me prior to June 14th that we may get an fairly accurate count. Wednesday June 22nd will feature or 7th annual Table Lodge at The Grill on the Hill, please contact RW Burnett ASAP as seating is limited. The annual (and final) combined district LOI for this Masonic year will be held on Thursday June 23rd at Joel Prouty lodge in Auburn @ 7:00 pm. Finally, it is expected that the combined district Lodge of Qualification will be held on Tuesday June 28th location and time tbd.
Brethren all, I will save my final thoughts for the September message, but to conclude this Masonic year all I can say to each of you is "thank you, thank you thank you - from the bottom of my heart I am indebted to you all."
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Brother John F. Sullivan, Master
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First Biennial Isaiah Thomas Day!
Join Morning Star Lodge for our 1st biennial Isaiah Thomas Day celebration commemorating the life our first Worshipful Master and Past Grand Master of Masons In Massachusetts, MW Isaiah Thomas. This event will include a luncheon honoring our beloved widows, a reenactment of his life as a Patriot/Printer & Mason, a veteran's recognition program, and a brief memorial to our brethren who have passed to the Celestial Lodge.
RSVP's required by Friday June 3rd 2016 at secretary@msl-worcester.org
Location: 1 Ionic Ave, Worcester, MA 01608, USA
Master's Message - May 2016
You there stand…
The Entered Apprentice degree is rich with symbolism, but there is hardly more of a significant
experience than when the youngest member is placed in Northeast corner of the Lodge. Masonic scholars agree that the metaphor of the candidate's journey to the NE represents the physical, intellectual and spiritual passage from darkness into light. As the North is a place of darkness and the East a representation of perfect light, the candidate symbolically transitions, having received light as yet partially. However, as important as the destination is, the preparation for the journey is equally so.
The Senior Warden gives the first crucial Masonic instructions. "Advance on step… your feet forming the angle of an oblong square; your body erect." These simple directives are in fact the most important moral instructions we have communicated to our brother thus far. To the hoodwinked candidate these are merely awkward actions and don't seem terribly impactful as yet. The significance of these easy commands are soon made more meaningful when our newest brother is "placed in the proper position" by the Senior Deacon in the Northeast corner. The Master emphatically conveys the deeper meaning of these actions in his charge when he states, "You there stand a just and upright Mason." The physical position of his feet, that of an oblong square, is symbolically transformed into a moral position, that of justness. His physical stature, "body erect" is symbolically transformed into a moral position, that of uprightness.
The candidate is admonished to be "just", that is to behave according to what is morally right and fair, and he is further commanded to be "upright", in other words, strictly honorable and honest. This charge is not negotiable, as our brother is "…given strictly in charge to ever act and walk as such." These are absolutes; there is no room for equivocation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind!!! These primary Masonic lessons form the foundation upon which the rest of the brothers' temporal building will be erected.
The merry merry month of May is here and with it comes the gentle warmth of spring. Our regular communication will be held on Tuesday the 3rd, which will also be the night of the DDGM's fraternal visit to Trinity Lodge. On Tuesday May 17th, MSL will hold a Fellow Craft degree for our newest brothers, and on Wednesday RW Gregory Stahl will be paying a fraternal visit to Quinsigamond Lodge. On Tuesday May 24th at 7:00 pm, the 23rd district there will hold its Lodge of Instruction at the Worcester Masonic building. Last on the calendar for May, we will organize a "ladies night" on the fifth Tuesday, May 31st -- details to come!
Looking ahead to June, I just want to remind the brethren that we are actively planning our lodge's first biennial "Isaiah Thomas day" on Saturday June 11th, We will also confer the Master Mason degree on Tuesday June 21st and are expecting to host more special guests that evening! And lastly, the annual Morning Star Lodge Table Lodge of Instruction will be held on Wednesday June 22nd at the Grill-on-the-Hill, to make a reservation contact RW Robbie Burnett!!
Master's Message - April 2016
Esotericism & Traditional Observance
Today's Freemason is in fact a new-age esoteric gentleman. He is a rarity not just for the exclusivity of knowledge he may gain from our order, but also for being an exceptional seeker of self-awareness amid a vast throng of personal mediocrity. Every potential candidate is asked why he seeks admittance into our fraternity. Invariably the answer revolves around a search for something beyond what the ordinary world can offer. These men believe there is "greatness" within them, but lack the tools and fraternal influence they yearn for, which we know Freemasonry can provide.
In the first degree we introduce the new brother to the initial "mysteries" of Freemasonry. A mystery, by definition, is simply something that is difficult to understand until its full meaning is known. Enlightenment, or the unveiling of these mysteries, is literally and esoterically bringing a brother from darkness to light or from ignorance to knowledge. Our traditional observances (the degrees), are not as literal as the modern generation may be used to. The time-honored language and ancient allusions are not meant to spoon-feed answers to a dormant mind, but rather to evoke thought and stimulate further exploration. Each newly initiated brother must act on his own accord to gain that which he is in pursuit; the secrets of a Master Mason which are those of an enlightened brother.
A deeper (esoteric) passage is only possible when the traditional observances are substantively presented and are made meaningful to the new brother. The "Ritualist" journey begins with his first cipher and expands and grows throughout his Masonic career. We have an obligation to give our "worthy" brothers relief in the form of enlightenment; simply reciting the ritual is not enough. The skilled Ritualist must be able to convey the inspired message in and around the words. For this, he must have a more esoteric understanding of the allusions himself. The Great Paradox is never more authentic than in our efforts to pass on the mysteries; the more you give, the more you get!!!
April will thankfully be a less arduous Masonic month than the last! Our Regular Communication will be held on Tuesday April 5th, when we hope to ballot on several candidates! We will then begin our last set of degrees for this Masonic year with a 1st degree scheduled for Tuesday April 19th, 2nd degree to follow on Tuesday May 17th and finally a 3rd degree on Tuesday June 21st. As always our 23rd District LOI is the fourth Tuesday of the month, which this month is April 26th.
Lastly, I want to thank ALL who participated and/or helped out with our fantastic Past Master's night; truly an exceptional night for our candidate and our Lodge. To all the Past Masters and DDGM's; I offer you my deepest thanks. Each of you continue to be a profound inspiration to me and to all the brothers in our lodge and beyond. Special thanks of course to RW David R. Lucas and his suite for attending and making the evening even grander! And I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge and thank all the junior officers and regular attendees of Morning Star Lodge who carry the majority of the burden of keeping our lodge vibrant and strong! You guys are the best!!
Br. John F. Sullivan, Master
Master's Message - March 2016
Master's Pay
Historically, as operative masons our ancient brethren were indentured servants. These brothers were truly engaged in a lifelong struggle for personal survival. The attainment of becoming a master mason literally meant freedom from bondage. This decades-long process to liberation was arduous and only those with superior skill and ability were "raised" to this distinguished level. We learn about their quest for emancipation in the lessons of the degrees, where obtaining the secrets meant "…that I might travel in foreign countries, work and receive Master's pay." Unlike the majority of people at the time, these Masters or "travelling men", were free to journey and seek independent employment, "….the better to enable me to support myself and family." For these operative brethren, the wages of persistent effort were in fact life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Today, as speculative masons, our journey is far more cerebral and spiritual than primal. Our labor is not the desperate pursuit of the basic requirements of life, but rather the vigorous pursuit of self-improvement. Master's pay for the contemporary brother is a personal journey toward the liberation of each man's ultimate potential. Today's master mason is not guaranteed his wages; He must "earn" them as arduously as his predecessors earned theirs.. The secrets communicated to each new master are the same "wages" secured by our predecessors, albeit directed to a different end. Our emancipation is the ultimate liberation of the greatness within each mason.
So why do we do it? Why do modern Masons labor in the trenches of character building? Why do we seek Master's pay? We do it because we seek a greater ambition that transcends our personal self-interest. The wages of our Masonic toil transcend the individual Mason. Each enlightened Mason communicates the virtues of our fraternity to their families and to their communities. The ripples of virtue, the influence of every just and upright Mason are the true recompense we seek. Master's pay - it forward!
The month of March is upon us, and with it, longer days and warmer sunshine. We kick off this busy month the very first day with our Regular communication, Tuesday 3/1/16. There are 2 scheduled Fraternal Visits of the DDGM on Thursday 3/10 at Matthew John Whittall Lodge, and Monday 3/14 at Boylston Lodge. All officers are welcome by the RW Stahl; just arrive before 7:45 pm to come in on the suite! We are planning a "Past Master's" night on the 15th for our 3rd degree for our two current candidates. Lastly, we have our multi-district exemplification workshop on Saturday 3/12 @ 08:00 am at the Worcester Masonic building, and the Exemplification of the 2nd degree on the last day of the month Thursday 3/31 at 7:00 pm. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm w/ RSVP and payment $25.00 made to Wor. Dave Shea – Quinsigamond Lodge at the March LOI on Tuesday 3/22.
Lastly, we are in the planning stages for our first biennial "Isaiah Thomas Day". This celebratory event is tentatively scheduled for Saturday June 11, 2016 (the 223rd anniversary of our lodge), and will include a luncheon to honor our Masonic widows, a short program to commemorate the memory of our brethren who have passed to The Celestial Lodge, a short historical tribute to our first Master, Isaiah Thomas and finally a few moments to honor our Masonic Veteran's. Please put that date in your calendar as a "must attend"!!!
Br. John F. Sullivan – Master
Master's Message - February 2016
Discovering the Deeper Meaning of the Letter "G"
As a Master Mason, we are obligated to the service of God, and to our brethren in Freemasonry. These are the fundamental precept of our institution. We are however perpetually "Fellow Crafts" in our spiritual journey; we will always have light as yet partially in our understanding of the Divine Creator. With our trust being in God, and our faith in immortality our spiritual vocation in this life is to prepare ourselves as completely as we can for this next phase of our voyage.
The Supreme Architect has carefully crafted our Masonic degrees to help us "worthy brothers" unlock the mysteries of this world, in preparation for the next. We learn through these lessons that our success in this endeavor is directly proportionate to our labors. In the search for enlightenment, we rely on the principles reflected in Geometry to guide our thoughts and actions. We learn that each of us is a point within a circle, and that our journey is infinite, never ending We utilize the moral symbols indoctrinated in the working tools of architecture to help build our Masonic edifice; our temporal building,. This Masonic labor is not linear; there is no direct path along a one-dimensional line; we cannot not gain admission into the Celestial Lodge above on an unsteady two-dimensional superfice. That house, not built with hands, is only possible when the foundation is a solid, having length, breadth and width.
As Masons we are given a great gift to aid in us in that journey; the gift of Fraternity. The secrets of Freemasonry, those universal sacred truths safely lodged in the repository of faithful breasts, are, through a succession of the ages, passed cheek-to-cheek or mouth-to-ear to the next generation. Through these relationships, through these lessons, through these symbols we discover the deeper meaning of the letter "G". We develop a deeper understanding of ourselves in hope of glorious immortality.
February's cold will not stiffen our resolve to complete our work. Our regular communication is scheduled for Tuesday February 2nd. We will perform a Fellow Craft degree on Tuesday the 16th for two candidates, with a rehearsal on the second Tuesday the 9th if necessary. Our LOI is scheduled for Tuesday February 23rd. Lastly there are two Fraternal Visits of the DDGM scheduled for February, first on Thursday 2/4 at Franklin Lodge and Tuesday 2/9 at Level Lodge. All officers are welcome on the Deputy's suite and should arrive at by 7:45 PM.
I want to congratulate Brother Mahendra Vichare on receiving his Rookie Award this past month. He is a light to his brethren in every sense of the word. Also, I want to thank ALL of the brothers who give so much time and effort to making MSL the very best Lodge in the state, especially those selfless brothers who serve as cable-tow brothers to our new members. Yours is truly the work that matters, the work inspired by the Great Creator.
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This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by MxPx, a three-piece American punk rock band, formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington. The band has released twelve studio albums, twenty singles, two cover albums, two live albums, an acoustic album, and other recordings.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

EPs

Songs

Singles

Compilation appearances
"I Can Be Friends With You" (1996) from Never Say Dinosaur, a tribute album to the contemporary Christian rock band Petra
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" (2002) from the Scooby Doo movie soundtrack
"Shout" (2003) cover song and music video as part of the release of the Double Secret Probation Edition of Animal House.
"Christmas Night of the Living Dead" (2003) from A Santa Cause: It's A Punk Rock Christmas
"The Empire" (2004) co-written by Mark Hoppus for The Passion of the Christ soundtrack
"The Setting Sun" (2006) for the 3D Realms first person shooter Prey.
"Hey Porter" was covered for All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash in 2008.

References

Punk rock group discographies
Discographies of American artists


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I can get received packet when "IPAddress" is belong with IPv4 , but can't not work on IPv6!
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is any problem in this code?

A: I think I know the reason somehow.
The ipv6 address used by your program may be wrong.
you can try:

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