Customer feedback has long been used by organisations as a way of surfacing insights to help them refine and improve their support, services and products. Whether by way of surveys, focus groups, social media or a combination thereof, customer feedback has long provided a rich vein of information to mine. And as customer experience has become an increasingly significant competitive differentiator, so these insights have become more valuable. But there is another similarly important source of business insight also on the doorstep of organisations – their employees.
Bridging the gap between Voice of the Customer (VoC) programmes that collect customer feedback, and employee engagement surveys that collect insights into job engagement, Voice of the Customer through the Employee / Voice of the Employee (VoE) programmes collect staff feedback to obtain business insights from informed members of frontline teams. Employees, particularly those on the frontline of customer contact, provide first-hand understanding of the goals that customers want to achieve, the challenges that they face, and the emotions that they feel. They can qualify what customer feedback is telling the organisation, but also provide a different perspective on where things are going wrong.
Organizations need to ask themselves: how do we give our employees a voice? While it is commonplace for organizations to conduct employee surveys as a vehicle to raise employee engagement, collecting staff feedback to use for business insight, is less common. The findings in this research report suggest that in many cases this is a result of a lack of understanding about the value of employee feedback.
Our research shows that nearly two-thirds of businesses still do not have a structured Voice of the Employee program in place! Download the report to understand how your company compares to other businesses and to pick up some great guidance on how the Voice of the Employee has become a critical part of the overall customer experience.


Planning a barbecue this weekend? You may want to top it off with a look at three bright planets shuttling about the western sky at dusk. Jupiter, Venus and Mercury gather for nearly a week of delightful alignments including three separate conjunctions staring right now. Mercury and Venus pair up on Friday; Mercury and Jupiter on Sunday and Venus and Jupiter on Monday. All three form a series of ever-changing triangular arrangements as the nights go by.
Brightest of the bunch is Venus followed by Jupiter and then Mercury. The key to seeing them all is a clear sky and unobstructed view of the west-northwest horizon. Best time for viewing is a half hour to 45 minutes after sunset. Although the diagrams make the planets look like largish disks, difference in size is a device to show their brightness. Bigger means brighter.
Mercury gradually climbs higher in the coming days, Venus will remain in nearly the same spot and Jupiter slowly drops off toward the horizon. Seeing three planets bunch up isn't rare, but it is unusual – all the more reason to go for a look if your skies are clear. Alignments like this occur because all 8 planets lie in essentially the same flat plane. As we look across the solar system, sometimes near planets and far planets lie along the same line of sight and appear side-by-side in the sky. They may look close to each other but of course they're millions of miles apart.
This week Venus is 154 million miles (248 million km) from Earth, Mercury 113 million (182 million km) and Jupiter a distant 562 million (904 million km). The planet position diagram above will give you a sense of their current arrangement in space.
Whenever you go planet-seeking in bright twilight, I always recommend bringing along a pair of binoculars. They penetrate haze and make finding these bright little dots much easier. Enjoy the show!
I took a photograph of them yesterday. Will try today as well.


The Garden Hotel is a standard five-star hotel , which centrally located in Huanshi Dong Lu, the commercial and financial hub of the city close to the Trade Fair Center. The property sits comfortably within reach of the railway, ferry terminal, and Baiyun Airport.
The 1,003 well-appointed guest rooms at this property offer a range of amenities to ensure a relaxing stay. Recreational facilities include an outdoor pool, tennis and squash courts, and a spa/sauna. The revolving seafood restaurant at The Garden Hotel is characterized by distinctly modern architecture, traditional Chinese décor, impressive works of art, and friendly service from highly professional staff. Other facilities at the hotel include an extensive shopping arcade, a car park for 300 cars, a children's playground, and a tranquil garden with soothing sounds of waterfalls.


RIKEN is one of Japan's largest fundamental-research institutions.
The newly created RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), headed by Prof. Masashi Sugiyama (the University of Tokyo), was created in 2016 to propose and investigate new machine learning methodologies and algorithms, and apply them to societal problems.
The center houses a large number of experts in machine learning and related fields (mathematics, optimization, statistics, life science, image processing, natural language processing, etc). The center's headquarters and many of its teams are located in the Tokyo area, but many other teams are scattered over Japan (Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Sendai, Kyushu etc).
The AIP Center is looking for internship students (Master or PhD) that will join its research effort for a maximum of 3 months in 2018. Summer months are supposed, but the dates can be flexible.
These internship students will join one of the teams presented in the center's description, and carry out academic research once there. Doctor students that apply are encouraged to investigate research topics that may be of interest for both their home laboratory and their host team in AIP.
Enrolled in an Israeli graduate school and have permission to do an internship at RIKEN AIP from the school.
Air ticket between Israel and Japan is covered by RIKEN. The dates of the ticket will correspond to the duration of the internship.
Daily allowance of 3,000JPY per working day in addition to commuting allowance is provided.
Housing allowance up to 3,500JPY per day is provided. RIKEN will help you find an economical hotel/apartment.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply before Nov. 30th, 2017.
For master students: research interests, list of courses undertaken while enrolled in their master course, and, when available, links (pdf files) to memoirs written to validate these courses.
For doctor students: description of current research and, if relevant, links to preprints or relevant memoirs.
Ranked list of 3 teams/units in which the student would like to carry out the internship. Please explain this choice and detail in a few sentences why you think those teams would be a good fit with your background.
Proposed dates for the internship (up to 3 months).
In case of any need for a visa the applicant will be responsible to obtain it prior to arrival.


» To the community: Oni's "dark future"?
Re: To the community: Oni's "dark future"?
Samer, I'm not surprised you're feeling a bit alone. There's not much more I can say beyond what's been said. I also have been too busy to try any mods lately, let alone make them. All I can do, some weeks, is scan the forum's new posts in order to do my job as a moderator.
What seems to have happened is a combination of life's distractions, and also fragmentation in terms of projects. Every single person is working on a separate project. Some of those projects are currently under wraps, which means that there's no evidence that some of us are even doing anything at all. All I can say is that I expect the situation to change for the better over the course of the year.
Suffice to say, Samer, that you are touching on something that has been weighing heavily on my mind for a while. It pains me too that the community seems to be floundering about at the moment. This was certainly the appropriate thread to post in. I just can't say more right now about Oni's [?dark] future, for multiple reasons. Hopefully in the next month, the time will be right.
Just picture the forum like the stock market.
Iritscen got what i meant the most..
I was just thinking that it's summer the time where we should have seen the most mods.
Not trying to be pushy, but i'd hate to see us lose motivation, that's all.
Some of those projects are currently under wraps, which means that there's no evidence that some of us are even doing anything at all.
True that, Ive had a few things that I've been working on that I haven't posted about.
But yeah I can feel the lull that this place has had for a bit. But I'm sure we've got plenty of motivation to put out, the question is when!
Hey Samer, i registered here to tell you that your work guys is really needed and its really good!
I haven't told you before just because I wasn't registered. Now I want you to know that i LOVE your new characters, Samer, I LOVE your new levels, EdT, and I love almost all the mods you all've done, Iritscen, Delano, Mukade, Lukas, all all of you (sry I can't mention everyone)). And I know a lot of people who use them but don't want to register just to say thank you. I'm just a regular player, everything I know about modding comes from your tutorials. The only thing I can do now is drawing some sketches, but you have DarkLitria for this. So, now I'm trying to do different things, and when I understand what I do best, I probably could help you with it. Till then I can just tell some words about new stuff, test it (if you need it) and report bugs and ask other people to do the same.
but please, don't stop just because some users are sparing of words, your work is awesome; I think I can mention it here: I liked your Skull Team very much, the only thing is I don't know how to make them regenerate (when they should do it, maybe you could show me if someone's asked this already, sorry). Nothing crashed when using RegTanker as others say.
Samer, after a while you reach a point where you say "what am i doing this for?" and you watch the people come out of the woodwork and talk about how much they enjoy what you do. Never forget that the download counters are not just us downloading your mods over and over again, it is everyone that doesn't post that drives this community. In some ways moreso than those that actually make the content. Making content is great, but it is pointless if nobody wants to use it.
@everyone: I know i should be better about playing the content you all post. These past few months i have been working have been a struggle and i have a few personal projects i cannot get into that i have been working on. Granted i dont have the time to test mods often, those i do align with what i am working on so it is mutually beneficial to test some mods over others. While that is hardly fair, please feel free to ping me on yim/aim/irc/twitter/email and i can give feedback on what i think of skins or models if i am unable to test them out myself.
As i said, there is only awesome stuff yet to come, just be patient.
Still, I am nothing compared to the older members... But I keep trying to get better and better.
Thanks a lot, RomaBox, and I hope the community can still grow for many years.
about the skull team, well if u are playing as them u can't make them regenerate unfortunately, if they are controlled by the game u have to edit the level file called BINACJBOCharacter.oni as xml (of the level u want them in) add them to it by replacing an existing character, and then in that file also set their combat ID to 9 which is Barabas's combat ID ..
I'm trying to fix my life up and I've been working on other things. I'm "retired". I still do some behind the scenes stuff though. Most of my coding work is on hold until some sort of agreement can be worked on with T2 (maybe never). Until then I'm working on other projects and gathering connections in the gaming world. Hopefully I'll have something fun to post here in a few weeks.
I do miss some of the older members though. Andrashi\Loser, Your_Mom, geyser, 17 Seconds, guido, ItemfinderDeluxe, onirules, SectorZ, rossy, Tantir, just to name some I grabbed off the member list. A few of them still post, but not regularly anymore. If only we had the "modding revolution" a few years earlier, we might not be in this situation. There was a time when I thought the forum was dying...and a time when I wanted to tear my hair out because of the young age of many of the new posters. New posters eventually learn the ropes though, so the community still has hope.
I still do some behind the scenes stuff though. Most of my coding work is on hold until some sort of agreement can be worked on with T2 (maybe never).
Including Flatline? I mean hey, no pressure, jw. And does T2 have beef with you right now? Or is it just precautionary?
Just precautionary stuff right now.
Especially Flatline. T2 has no beef with me, I just want to make sure any work I do isn't going to be wasted.
So, is this place still alive or what?
I must admit: I've been very passive here for the last year. But I still am very enthousiastic when it comes to Oni. And I know you people are too! Otherwise we wouldn't be posting here, some 10 years after the game came out.
The thing that would really get a lot of people here, and would get a lot of people willing to work is to be able to show something: "look, WE made this! We can do this stuff!". It would get the community some new spirit, and a lot of new people would join. I think.
Well, I know I'm being a bit 'demanding' (if that's the right word), and I realize everyone's got things to do on their own.. But still, this community is just too good to let it just water away! Look at the awesome things that are already accomplished!
Anyway, those are just my two cents.
Mm. Yeah, true. Not enough people know this game. And when you look at the recent trends in gaming, I don't think a lot of people would still be interested in this.
Since the game isn't free, it's very hard to get people to play it too. And it isn't one of those games you regularly find in one of those sales-bins at the store. I lost the game some years ago, and only after about 5 years did I find it in an actual store for 3 bucks!
It's good to hear the community is still there though!
I don't think people wouldn't enjoy it, they just don't KNOW about it. And like you said, they're not likely to, because it's very under the radar, and very hard to find by accident.
there is actually a surprising number of people that are aware of the game and still play it, they just don't know about the mod community.
Iritscen, given that you feel that Oni's stock is at a low in the gaming world's collective consciousness, wouldn't this be the ideal time to feel out (via someone with industry connections -- hint hint Feral Interactive) for what price we could purchase the IP from Take 2? The point of this would be to establish an indy studio and develop a proper sequel, with a supporting business plan detailing funding, timelines, and experience needed to counteract typical startup mistakes. I've been desiring to start my own business and this is an opportunity I'd jump at and enjoy.
Oni's IP was originally valued at 2.8 million, if you guys have the right number on the Oni wiki. That's not impossible to front at all, though we'd have to consider development and distribution costs and produce a legit business plan to find financial backing. Recouping development costs off a full-price IP would be very ambitious, though maybe we could scale it against Fallout (IP sold for $5.75 million) to get a rough idea of what it should be.
There is a lot to talk about, business-wise (target market, realistic sales projections, friction in development), but Oni *is* a recognizable property and has aged well rather than poorly. The IP has credibility. It is not a great risk for investors -- that's what MW2 and GTA are for -- but it's a real dark horse opportunity for an ambitious niche studio trying to make and ambitious niche game (think S.T.A.L.K.E.R.). I'd be seriously interested in giving this a shot -- sourcing capital is an obstacle which can be overcome, but it hinges on having a team which projects confidence and results.
The key obstacle is Take 2's willingness to sell / license the IP (and at what price). That needs to be addressed before everything else.
Well, I've considered some of what you suggest, but it's rather ambitious, as you said. If we can catch each other online, we can talk about it more.
For now I'll just say that the reason for making this thread was basically to try to motivate the community to do what they can for the IP. If someone's going to make a new Oni, that will be the long-term product of a small group, whereas the more immediate (and attainable) goal is for each of us to just keep working on the current Oni. After all, our modding abilities have gotten to the point where we can do almost anything in the game. I could argue that we have to do a lot more to prove ourselves with Oni 1 before we start down the road of trying to make an Oni 2.
The price T2 is asking is too high for feral as they have no vested interest in it as a company and unless someone just came into a LOT of money, it is out of an individual price range to buy on whim without a serious investment.
First off, I would just like you to know that I am a huge oni fan from the day it came out.
I signed up just to let you guys know that I love your work, each and every one of your mods/characters/levels, each script and each new graphics.
I do believe I have tried them all, and I have been around this forum for quite a while but never registered (Im so damn lazy).
It is important to me that you would know, I feel exactly like what RomaBox wrote.
I am sure that there are many others like me who just wonder around here but never register.
There is a reason why this game is still alive after 10 freaking years - BECAUSE IT'S AWESOME!
And you just make it even better with every contribution you make. I really appreciate every little think you created for us, the fans.
there's a new face on the block who wants to learn and try to create something new, but it happens way more seldom than we need.
here in the forum, there are A LOT of people who are enjoying this game better because of you.
I really do think you guys are amazing for doing this for so long, and damn it, if I get rich at some point, I am definitely going to invest in Oni 2!
Don't give up, and don't let life kill your hobbies.
There are tens of thousands of people that are enjoying your work, and admire your nicknames, without you even knowing it.
I do hope that more people like RomaBox and me will sign up just to write you that we are here, and we love your work, and we want this community alive!
Anyways, the entire Oni community appreciates the time you took to come out and compliment our work. We'll keep it coming.


Anti-Virus software vendors are issuing warnings that the CIH virus may attack again on Monday.
The companies are warning computer users to be on their guard against CIH, a hardware-attacking computer virus that wipes out the user's hard disk and overwrites the computer BIOS chip, making the computer unusable.
CIH is a family of computer viruses which infect Windows 95/98 programs. If an infected program is run, the virus will become active and begin to copy itself into other programs (EXE files) on your system. CIH can replicate quickly enough to infect hundreds of files on a system.
Normally, CIH simply spreads itself. But on certain trigger dates, it detonates its warhead. The warhead wipes out your hard disk, and then tries to overwrite the computer's BIOS chip. Once the BIOS is overwritten, you will be unable to use your computer at all. Repair involves physically removing the BIOS chip and replacing it with a fresh one. On some computers, the BIOS chip is not removable, so it can only be replaced by swapping the entire motherboard.
There are several variants of CIH, with different trigger conditions. The best known, and most widespread, variant will detonate on 26 April. Other variants detonate on 26 June, or even on the 26th of any month.
CIH spreads under Windows 95 and Windows 98. DOS and Windows 3.x cannot spread CIH because they cannot run Windows 95/98 programs. Windows NT cannot spread CIH because the virus uses programming tricks that do not work under NT. The virus can infect Windows NT programs, but such programs will no longer run, and will therefore not be infectious themselves.


Race your motorcycle against professional riders around the world! Race through downtown San Francisco, on the mountains of the Italy, all the way back to the bright neon lights of Las Vegas.
Use left arrow key to steer left.
Use right arrow key to steer right.


When the ramp opened sometime around 1905, it was the first automobile shortcut over the cliffs separating Santa Monica from its beach.
In the early 20th century, countless visitors toured Los Angeles on the red cars of the Pacific Electric's Balloon Route.
Santa Monica may be one of the most visited tourist destinations in L.A., but it has its share of local favorite restaurants too.
Spike Jonze's recent film "Her" depicted Angelenos taking luxurious class trains to to the beach -- but we don't have to wait until the future to reach the ocean via public transit.
On a flat circular board in front of me, the goings on of Ocean Avenue played out like a scene from a fuzzy home video shot in the 1980s.
Santa Monica is not generally seen as a cool part of town. But! Of course there is fun stuff to do in the small city. Here's where I would go on a date by the sea. Well, a few blocks from it.
The co-founder of the food app talks about vetting their chefs and why they aren't expanding beyond their market in Santa Monica and Venice just yet.
Ernest Marquez' family arrived in California in 1771. What began as a quest to illustrate a family history turned into a collection of 4,600 rare photos of historical Southern California.
Phil Sparks' long-running love affair with Emerson Learning Center in Westchster is a Valentine's Day story for the books.
Since 1965, the pedestrian rather than the automobile has reigned over a three-block stretch of downtown Santa Monica.
A bill that would ban use of increasingly controversial rodent poisons in state parks and wildlife refuges is on its way to the Governor's desk after passing both houses of the California Legislature.
What's the Story Behind L.A.'s Preferential Parking Districts?
For many Angelenos, these districts cause more than frustration; they can lead to expensive fees and fines for parking in the wrong spot. So why do we even need preferential parking?
Pictures of Marion Davies were everywhere at the lavish beach retreat built by her longtime love William Randolph Hearst.
The Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers' Market is a jewel of Southern California. See what's good there this week!
Satellite Space offers a platform for artists to engage with a more theatrical environment that is the exact opposite of the typical white cube gallery space.


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Q: Routing algorithm to minimization total cost The simple definition of my problem is as follows,
There are 3 start nodes[S] and 7[V] nodes that are to be visited.
There is a distance matrix for all the nodes comprising of distance of all the nodes from each other.
There will be a vehicle travelling from each start node to visit different nodes and return to their start node respectively. I need to minimize the overall distance covered by all three vehicles together.
Condition- all nodes that are to be visited[V] need to be visited once.
Every vehicle must return to their start node at the end of their trip.

A: 'Greedy' algorithm:

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*Assign nodes to the closest start node

*Apply travelling salesman algorithm three times, once to each start node and its assigned nodes.

Optimize:

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*change random V to another start node

*apply 'greedy' and keep change if better

*repeat until all changes exhausted

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    private final String terminalId;
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Soooo. I have a new blog!
Over the last couple years I've started hosting blog events and providing author services.
This blog will be a combo of blog tours and reading/blogger challenge listings as well as author services that I offer.
If you'd like to check it out you can find it HERE.
There's a FB page set up as well HERE.
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MARCH 15, 2018 Practice tips, membership benefits, upcoming events, new products, and more!
In recent years, digital marketing has been blowin' up a storm. Some have thought the surge in digital advertising spelled the end of print, but that's one theory that hasn't proven true.1 I do declare print ads still exist and even have advantages.
Print amounts to much more than a hill of beans.
You can create print ads in a relatively short amount of time, and often the publication will provide design assistance free with the price of the ad. Digital marketing – especially pay-per-click advertising – requires significantly more manpower to develop the right keywords, bidding strategies, landing page quality scores, and analytics. Try integrating print advertisements with your digital campaigns to make both more effective.
Print sticks around 'til the cows come home.
The shelf life of print publications provides tremendous value. People read magazines in reception areas, homes, and offices for months after publication.
Print is pretty as a peach.
Your brand can really shine in print. Using full color and bold images allows for lots of flexibility and makes your brand stand out.
Heavens to Betsy, print is credible.
Wisconsin Lawyer™ magazine can put the power of print to work for you. Whether you're looking for referrals, building brand recognition, or announcing something special like firm promotions, new hires, a firm milestone, or awards, the State Bar's flagship monthly magazine gives you excellent visibility within the legal community.
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The Annual Meeting & Conference is one of the Bar's most anticipated events – but we can't make it happen without your help. There's still time to become an event sponsor.
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Acting on court orders, doctors removed the feeding tube that was keeping Terri Schiavo alive. She died 13 days later. Her husband and parents clashed over her care for years after she collapsed in 1990 from a cardiac arrest that left her brain deprived of oxygen. Her case sparked an unprecedented legal battle, with Congress, the White House, and federal courts weighing in on her condition. It also shined a spotlight on the need for living wills/advance directives.
National Health Care Decisions Day week is coming up April 16-22. Make sure your clients are prepared with A Gift to Your Family: Planning Ahead for Future Healthcare Needs. These helpful booklets walk clients through the process of putting their wishes in writing and direct them to seek attorney counsel for answers and planning advice. Versions are available in English for Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin version also comes in Spanish.
The Government Lawyers Division and the Administrative and Local Government Law Section are co-producing the Current Issues in Land Use and Development PINNACLE CLE session.
When your clients look to you for counsel on the legalities of land, you'll be ready with the helpful guidance from this valuable program. It examines the laws governing key housing situations, cell towers, TIFs, homeowners associations, and more. Register today.
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Most organizations have one aim: to grow their company into a successful business. The key to this is marketing the brand and the evolution of digital technology in the past decade has exponentially increased the choice of marketing channels. In the highly competitive area of retail marketing, brand owners, creative agencies and Print Service Providers (PSPs) are increasingly having to justify brand investments by proving the value of different marketing formats. When it comes to the marketing budget, brands rightly want to make the most of every cent they spend.
Many organizations today look increasingly to online channels to grab the attention of their current and prospective customers, attracted by analytics, which can be used to calculate ROI. What some brand owners may not realize, however, is that contemporary campaign management tools can also effectively measure the impact of print, such as response rates to direct mail and printed marketing collateral. Print remains the backbone of any brand campaign, playing a critical role at every stage of the customer journey, from initial brand awareness, to first purchase, to nurturing long-term brand loyalty.
For brand owners, the appeal of digital marketing lies in its ability to adapt quickly to changing situations. In contrast to the long lead times of analog print, digital production technologies give print the same advantage, enabling PSPs to react quickly to tactical promotions or campaign adjustments, and offering brand owners the capability to adapt and personalize their print marketing collateral and produce selective amounts for short-term and highly targeted campaigns.
The key benefit of today's on-demand promotional communications is agility to respond to campaign data. Using the latest digital print technology, a brand is able to use data to tailor communications, fine-tuning campaign messages to achieve maximum effectiveness when targeting potential customers, and small adjustments in targeting can be made relatively quickly and simply as the campaign evolves.
Print is welcomed by consumers in an environment where digital marketing is increasingly interruptive and intrusive. With digital communication, it's so easy for consumers to set up email inbox filters to move unwanted marketing messages into 'junk' or 'clutter,' or to automatically click the 'delete' button. In a progressively digital world, 70 percent of people agree that physical mail actually gives a better impression of the company that sent it than email.
Another effective way of reaching customers is through transactional communications, such as invoices and statements. Brands can take advantage of these functional documents to cross-sell and up-sell by combining invoice data with promotional messages. It's interesting to note that while the average recipient spends some 15 seconds looking at direct mail, they spend nearly three times that with a transactional marketing document.
Print's role in building awareness is not confined to the home environment. Another example of print's unique role in raising brand awareness is outdoor displays.
Outdoor advertising continues to be one of marketing's success stories; 83 percent recall seeing Out of Home (OOH) advertising within the last 30 minutes before shopping.  With 98 percent seeing an outdoor ad every week4, it's an effective print application as it's not something that can be ignored, avoided or blocked. Most of us positively welcome the engagement provided by OOH advertising, such as on public transport.
But outdoor marketing is no longer just a case of just pasting banners, posters and other promotional graphics. Greater sophistication in targeting, planning and analysis means that businesses have a larger and smarter suite of marketing tools as their disposal.
Every brand should acknowledge and understand the role and value of print in wider brand marketing campaigns alongside digital platforms. Science has even shown that paper can be more impactful and memorable than digital. Direct mail requires 21 percent less cognitive effort to process than digital media, suggesting that it is both easier to understand and more memorable.
As a PSP, you can now offer a wider portfolio of digitally printed material than ever before in the promotional journey to raise initial awareness of a brand – from postcards to customized mailings to wayfinding and backlit signage. Collaborating with your client from the very start will ensure you are aligned on the campaign's objectives, and allow you to showcase your whole portfolio of applications.
It has never been easier to prove the calculable value of print in complex marketing campaigns that take advantage of all available channels to engage the consumer. PSPs can now offer brands complete end-to-end solutions, devising and producing measurable marketing collateral that can power a brand from a standing start to a global bestseller.
More brands than ever are competing for shoppers' attention – and advertisers are looking to Print Service Providers (PSPs) like you to help them cut through. To show what print can do in integrated brand campaigns today, Canon collaborated with designer, photographer and filmmaker Clive Booth to create a stunning array of promotional materials for the launch of the fictitious beauty brand, Elemental. This collaboration helps PSPs and their brand owner and agency clients to envisage how easy it is to integrate different printed applications to create a cohesive multi-channel campaign – resulting in one compelling brand story.
Will tomorrow's marketer be an algorithm?
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Local parents upset after Texoma Youth Baseball Association season is canceled – June 3, 2020
by: M.J. Baird
Posted: Jun 3, 2020 / 10:43 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 5, 2020 / 07:11 PM CDT
Many local parents are upset after the Texoma Youth Baseball Association (TYBA) canceled its season and offered partial refunds.
Due to COVID-19, the TYBA was forced to make changes to its 2020 season. Originally, the organization had postponed its season. It was later decided that an effort would be made to play an abbreviated season. This included a modified schedule to run from June 15th, 2020 through June 30th, 2020.
Games would be played four days a week with up to three games per day played on each field. Added measures would be taken to ensure clean facilities and enforce social distancing.
At that time, the TYBA informed the public that despite the shortened season it would not issue any refunds, in accordance with a longstanding policy for not doing so after teams were created.
Despite the proposed changes, the league was later forced to cancel the season outright.
"This season has become more and more confusing as the weeks have passed and we apologize on our part for any confusion that we have caused," a league statement posted on its website reads. "With that being said, the fields that we utilize belong to the school district and they have had further instruction from the TEA (Texas Education Agency) that in the likeliest of probabilities will force us to delay the start of the season until July. With the new information, we have no choice but to cancel the 2020 spring season."
Given the new circumstances, the league changed its stance on refunds. Parents can receive a partial refund ($40 of the original $90 registration cost) for each child. To receive a refund, parents must request it from the league.
"Anyone that would like to donate their partial refund for field maintenance would be greatly appreciated," the website statement reads. "Wednesday June 10th at 10 p.m. is the deadline to request your refund, after that the league will consider it a donation to the league."
The organization asks that anyone looking for a refund send an email to Texomayouthbb@gmail.com and include their player's name and birth date.
A Facebook post on the TYBA page sheds light on how the funds within the league work.
TYBA officials had agreed to meet with the KFDX-3 Sports team on Wednesday night after a board meeting to discuss the refund policy. The organization was unreachable despite persistent efforts to contact it.
(The 2020 TYBA Guidelines for the proposed shortened-season can be read below)

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Today is the day I realized what I want to be when I grow up, happy birthday to you!
Cur me some slack, I am a bit stressed right now, happy birthday to you!
It is only because you are so easy to work with that life is better, happy birthday!
I thought bosses are heartless and mean but you are so kind, happy birthday!


As communications magnet Mercury steps into adventurous Sagittarius, you'll be happy to move forward with important conversations, agreements and negotiations, especially if you feel you've been going over old ground or you've been stuck on old issues like a hamster in a wheel!
Prepare for a more upbeat social life, especially Geminis and Sagittarians; and for uplifting news to arrive in your environment or community.
People around you may generally begin to feel a little less stuck in their ways and less inclined to grind on about the same old thing…Old emotional baggage could be more readily cleared away, and bold new projects, especially to do with travel, spirituality, publishing, sports and even legal matters should proceed with more ease until mid-December.
Mercury steps into Sagittarius today at 02h26m GMT and at 12h26m AEST.
Have you noticed your attention shift to more upbeat, outgoing and energetic activities? The Sun, Mercury and Venus are all encouraging you to switch your focus from deep, intense matters to adventurous, progressive ventures. Your goals, aims and higher ideals will become more important to you over the next few weeks; and therefore more realizable.
In the process, though, many profound issues or concerns can come to light, as the movement of Mercury into Sagittarius could bring about deeper issues or topics which have yet to play out.
Wednesday's meeting between Mercury and Saturn, both still lingering in Scorpio, could bring about serious discussions and topics which still require shaping and structure, consideration and discussion. Venus' harmonious angle with Uranus should bring a happy outcome. The Sun's tense angle with Neptune on Thursday fosters inspired ideas but also warns that attention to detail is key this week.
Astro data: Mercury aligns with Saturn on Wednesday, November 26 at 02h37m GMT; and at 12h37m AEST. Venus trine Uranus, Thursday, November 27, 00h22m GMT; 10h22m AEST; Sun square Neptune, 04h19m GMT; 14h19m AEST.
Smile! Refreshing, revitalizing, re-orientating: the upcoming New Moon at 0 degrees Sagittarius will give you the chance to overhaul an important part of your life; this New Moon is like a celestial 're-boot'; a new chance; a new horizon and the chance to hitch your star to fresh ventures.
And, with communications magnet Mercury in a favourable angle with energetic Mars, this New Moon promises to improve relationships if you take the initiative with the intent to move forward.
To do so, clarity of purpose and attention to detail will work in your favour; as will sensitivity to others' feelings and a compassionate attitude.
The New Moon, 0°07' Sagittarius, will be on November 22 at 12h32m GMT; and at 22h32m AEST.
Patsy's prediction on January 5 about November 17 has eventuated!
We're proud to see another of Patsy's predictions has eventuated. She predicted on January 5 (in The Daily Mercury) that November 16 would be a significant day for Australia, possibly involving the national debt. (For more, see the 'Predictions' page, click on the tab at the top of this page).
Recent news is certainly around money, as the government announced substantial cuts to ABC funding yesterday; and an historic free trade deal has been made with India earlier in the week.
The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Venus passing through Scorpio have contributed to a deep, intense and soul-searching time. Saturn in the last few degrees of Scorpio can 'dredge up' all kinds of feelings and memories, and it's our task to prevent these from nesting in our minds!
And now, as the Sun and Saturn prepare to leave intense Scorpio, to follow Venus, which has already stepped into adventurous, outgoing and upbeat Sagittarius, prepare to wave those 'black birds' good-bye!
Venus in Sagittarius should already be providing a 'spritz' of inspiration and enthusiasm; plus Neptune's forward march after several months' retrograde will encourage the flow of bright and positive ideas, too. And don't forget the upcoming New Moon, which promises to open new doors.
The New Moon in Sagittarius, 0°07', will be on Saturday, November 22, 12h32m GMT; and at 22h32m AEST.
Energetic Mars will meet powerful Pluto tonight/early tomorrow, and this meeting, which happens every two years, can signify a major step forward for you, especially if you direct your energy into projects or relationships which really do mean the most to you now.
At the same time, communications magnet Mercury has stepped into intense Scorpio, making the next few weeks a good time to delve deep into your ideas and notions; to research facts and to find new ways to express your deeper feelings and true self.
Astro data: Mercury entered Scorpio on November 8 at 23h09m; and on November 9 at 9h09m AEST; Mars will be conjunct Pluto on Monday, November 10 at 23h06mGMT; and on Tuesday, November 11 at 09h06m AEST.
November is a great month to nurture feelings of belonging, stability and security, and tonight's Full Moon (GMT) will provide ample opportunity to anchor an idea, an aim or even a dream in reality.
The Full Moon will be in the sign of Taurus, the sign characterised by practicalities; the earthly plane and your values. If wealth and possessions motivate you, now's the time to look for ways to boost your bank balance or worldly goods; and if you particularly value love, this Full Moon could bring more stability to a love relationship. It's an ideal time to work towards gain on a sustainable level, such as improved self-esteem; improved self-confidence and a strong sense of purpose.
This Full Moon will shine on the results of your hard work, especially since the solar eclipse last month, which gave you the chance to begin a project, or the insight and inspiration to consider what you really wish to achieve in life on a deeper level.
The Full Moon, 14°26' Taurus, will be on November 6 at 22h23m GMT; and at on November 7 at 8h23m AEST. Photo courtesy of Surflife Australia Photography.


August 19, 2010 2015 Offseason.
1. Decision Time for Jake Grove, Joe Berger and Nate Garner is coming soon — real soon.
Tony Sparano has a few position battles to settle, but none may be more important than the battle going on at center between Grove and Berger. The Dolphins would probably prefer Grove, whose $2.66 million salary is more than three times that of Berger ($700k), win the job, but Grove can't stay healthy. Last year he sat out four games with an ankle surgery, and this training camp he has been slowed by a bruised knee.
Sparano said he wants to settle the center battle earlier than most.
Grove, still owed more than $10 million in base salary through 2013, better get healthy soon, and stay healthy. The Dolphins have several cheaper options behind him on the depth chart, and Grove's spot on the team this season and beyond isn't necessarily secure.
Garner, meanwhile, presents another tough problem for Sparano. He's out for eight weeks with a broken foot, which means he likely will miss the first four games of the season, but will be ready for the final 12. Do the Dolphins keep Garner, a valuable, versatile offensive lineman, on the active roster and play the first four games with only 52 players, or do they place him on Injured Reserve, which would free up a roster spot but end Garner's season?
The Dolphins took the first step yesterday in replacing Garner when they signed 12-year veteran Randy Thomas, who is returning from a serious triceps injury. Sparano has a little time to make a final decision on Garner — the 53-man roster doesn't need to be set until early September — but decision time is coming soon.
2. Get used to in-depth coverage of Brandon Marshall.
A lot of fans have probably rolled their eyes at the coverage of Marshall's punting exploits the past few days, but get used to it, because Marshall is talented, entertaining and slightly crazy enough to warrant extra attention from the media.
Not only does Marshall bring a star quality to the Dolphins that the team hasn't experienced in several years, but he knows how to put on a show. He began his weekly press conference on Wednesday by asking a Dolphins PR person for a football, playfully punting it away as a nod to his punt in practice earlier in the week, and then scolding the media for our observation skills.
And Marshall was entertaining and charming during a 12-minute news conference, two adjectives that haven't been seen much around the Dolphins facility in three years under Bill Parcells. Marshall was asked if he likes the spotlight.
Plus, Marshall obviously has a lengthy history of off- and on-field problems. His actions will be under a microscope, and he knows it.
So get used to extra attention for Marshall, both positive and negative. He certainly deserves it.
3. Dolphins hitting a wall?
Definitely hot. Just this morning, the heat index in Fort Lauderdale was 92 degrees before 7 a.m. The Dolphins haven't had an overly physical training camp — more than half of the practices have been in shells and shorts, and practices have been moved indoors during inclement weather — but Sparano definitely notices his team hitting a wall as training camp draws to a close.
Sparano canceled the final two-a-day practice of the summer when he turned today's afternoon practice into a walk-through. Sparano also canceled a two-a-day last week.
Coaching a veteran team hoping to make a deep playoff run, Sparano has clearly loosened the reigns to make sure his players are healthy and happy heading into the regular season.
Could we possibly trade Jason Allen to the Jets for Nick Mangold? They need defensive back help because of Revis' situation and we need a better center.
Tim—you really think Fatzo would go for that?
What happened to the PUP list that allowed a player to return after six weeks? Wouldn't that be the place for Garner?
will he be set free?
Does anyone know where I can find a good man?
I don't think they can place him on the PUP list because he has taken part of training camp. I believe you have to be put on that list before training camp and you can't take part.
One more question – I will have surgery on May 1 – does anyone think I will be able to comfortably take a trip to Italy at the end of September? The plan is to visit Tuscany (lots of driving), Positano (lots of hills…) and a short visit in Rome.


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Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh is a 2009 documentary film made by National Geographic   in cooperation with  FINAS (National Film Development Corporation Malaysia). The film is notable for showing how the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (also known as Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary) in Sabah is fighting for the survival and well-being of each ape. The film was broadcast internationally and presented at the Eco-Knights Film Festival 2011.

Synopsis
In the documentary, Michelle Yeoh visits her adopted orangutan in her home country Malaysia and studies for three weeks what is done to sustain the long-term population of this endangered species. Guided by Dr Cecilia Boklin, Yeoh takes part in all activities; she is filmed nurturing an orphaned suckling orangutan.

Accolades
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama, Asian Television Awards 2010
Best Environmental/Tourism Documentary, Malaysian Documentary Awards 2010

References

External links
FINAS homepage on Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Orang Utan Outreach on Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh

2009 films
Animal welfare
2009 documentary films
American documentary television films
Documentary films about nature
Films shot in Malaysia
English-language Malaysian films
Films about apes
2000s English-language films

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Lee Rigby's mother on the anniversary of his death
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I will never forgive them for what they did to Lee. Never.
Lyn Rigby
Today marks the first anniversary of Lee Rigby's death.
The 25 year old, a soldier from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was murdered in a vicious attack outside Woolwich Barracks in South East London.
Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were found guilty of his murder in December, and were sentenced in February.
I don't want him to be forgotten. A plaque... or some fitting tribute where Lee died
In an exclusive interview with Good Morning Britain, Lee Rigby's mother Lyn announces the launch of a foundation and charity to support Forces families.
Catch up with Good Morning Britain on ITV Player
All travel corridors to close from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces
Travel corridors will end from 4am on Monday 18 January.
Good Morning Britain launches brand new digital series Who's Behind the Mask?
The Masked Singer Unmasked host Will Njobvu
Shadow Education Secretary calls for Gavin Williamson to resign
Fri Jan 15 11:31 AM
Labour's Kate Green believes it is time the Education Secretary left his role.


Do you have a heart for women? Do you have a heart for the nations? Do you see the opportunity set before the Church to reach out in the sincere love of Christ to befriend, offer hospitality, and genuine "no-strings-attached" friendship to international women ―some students, some scholars, some wives, some mothers, some workers―in our midst?
If so, explore on, for this International Women's Connection (IWC) resource site is for you!
Get inspired by the amazing work God is doing here through our stories! See below for an outline of the journey we will embark on together.
So, where can we find these women? How do we start? How do we plan for developing a strong IWC? What are our best approaches? How do we communicate with sincerity and love?
How can we be a friend? What about Conversational English? What activities work best?
How can we build genuine, lasting friendships? How do we bridge the "culture gap"? What are some of the emotions these women face both while they are here and when they return home? How can we learn from them and grow ourselves?


On Tuesday 23rd October, we hosted a Geopolitical Defence dinner in London. The event was attended by a number of senior executives in the defence and cyber industries.
Sarah Keeling, MD, Global Investigations and Strategic Intelligence, Berkeley Research Group.
Penetrating new markets is fraught with challenge, having to anticipate political violence, sovereign non-payment, regulatory change and supply chain disruption. Ed and Sarah spoke openly about the changing political landscapes, discussing terrorism matters and conflict resolution. The focus was on the GCC and Afghanistan, though Iran, Libya and Russia, and the Balkans were also deliberated.
What became abundantly clear was that we are operating in extremely challenging, volatile, ambiguous and uncertain times. The geopolitical landscape is more interlinked than ever before, presenting a complex conundrum for businesses operating internationally. The speakers were eager to present a positive view, but the overall conclusion was one of caution, particularly with regard to the most dangerous jurisdictions.
This fed a healthy debate – the table was full of optimists, happy to share geopolitical experiences and strategies.
James Blackwood is a Consultant in Berwick Partners' Defence and Cyber practice.


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More info on Dacite
Dacite: Map
Categories: Volcanic rocks > Porphyritic rocks > Aphanitic rocks > Felsic rocks > Intermediate rocks
Dacite ( ) is an igneous, volcanic rock. It is intermediate in compositions between andesite and rhyolite. The relative proportions of feldspars and quartz in dacite, and in many other volcanic rocks, are illustrated in the QAPF diagram. Dacite is also defined by silica and alkali contents in the TAS classification.
The word dacite comes from Dacia, a province of the Roman Empire which lay between the Danube River and Carpathian Mountains (now modern Romania ) where the rock was first described.
Dacite consists mostly of plagioclase feldspar with biotite, hornblende, and pyroxene (augite and/or enstatite). It has quartz as rounded, corroded phenocrysts, or as an element of the ground-mass.
The plagioclase ranges from oligoclase to andesine and labradorite. Sanidine occurs, although in small proportions, in some dacites, and when abundant gives rise to rocks that form transitions to the rhyolites.
The groundmass of these rocks is often microcrystalline, with a web of minute feldspars mixed with interstitial grains of quartz or tridymite; but in many dacites it is largely vitreous, while in others it is felsitic or cryptocrystalline.
Grey, red, black, altered white/tan, flow-banded pumice dacite
In hand specimen many of the hornblende and biotite dacites are grey or pale brown and yellow rocks with white feldspars, and black crystals of biotite and hornblende. Other dacites, especially pyroxene bearing dacites, are darker colored.
In thin section, dacites may have an aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
Porphyritic dacites contain blocky highly zoned plagioclase phenocrysts and/or rounded corroded quartz phenocrysts. Subhedral hornblende and elongated biotite grains are present. Sanidine phenocrysts and augite (or enstatite) are found in some samples. The groundmass of these rocks is often aphanitic microcrystalline, with a web of minute feldspars mixed with interstitial grains of quartz or tridymite; but in many dacites it is largely vitreous, while in others it is felsitic or cryptocrystalline.
Geological context
Dacite usually forms as an intrusive rock such as a dike or sill. Examples of this type of dacite outcrop are found in northwestern Montana and northeastern Bulgaria . Nevertheless, because of the moderate silica content, dacitic magma is quite viscous (Whittington, 2009) and therefore prone to explosive eruption. A notorious example of this is Mount St. Helens in which dacite domes formed from previous eruptions.
Dacitic magma is formed by the subduction of young oceanic crust under a thick felsic continental plate. Oceanic crust is hydrothermally altered causing addition of quartz and sodium (DeVore, 1983). As the young, hot oceanic plate is subducted under continental crust, the subducted slab partially melts and interacts with the upper mantle through convection and dehydration reactions (Drummond, 1990). The process of subduction creates metamorphism in the subducting slab. When this slab reaches the mantle and initiates the dehydration reactions, minerals such as talc, serpentine, mica and amphiboles break down generating a more sodic melt (Fyfe, 1975). The magma then continues to migrate upwards causing differentiation and becomes even more sodic and silicic as it rises. Once at the cold surface, the sodium rich magma crystallizes plagioclase, quartz and hornblende (Defant, 1991). Accessory elements like pyroxenes provide insight to the history of the magma.
The process by which dacite forms has been used to explain the generation of continental crust during the Archean eon. At that time, the fabrication of dacitic magma was more ubiquitous due to the availability of young hot oceanic crust. Today, the colderoceanic crust that subducts under most plates is not capable of melting before the dehydration reactions therefore inhibiting the process (Atherton, 1993).
The formation of dacite provides a great deal of information about the connection between oceanic crust and continental crust. It provides a model for the generation of felsic, buoyant, perennial rock from a mafic, dense, short-lived one.
Molten dacite magma at Kīlauea
Dacite magma was encountered in a drillhole during geothermal exploration on Kīlauea in 2005. The magma was encountered at a depth of 2488 m and was repeatedly drilled as it surged up the drillhole and quenched over a range of 8 m. The dacite magma is a residual melt of the typical basalt magma of Kīlauea.
Atherton, M., Petford, N (1993) Generation of sodium-rich magmas from newly underplated basaltic crust. Nature 362, 144-146
Defant, M., Richerson, P., De Boer, J., Stewart R., Maury, R., Bellon, H., Drummond, M., Feigenson, M (1991) Dacite Genesis via both Slab Melting and Differentiation: Petrogenesis of La Yeguada Volcanic Complex, Panama. Journal of Petrology 32, 1101-1142
DeVore, G. (1983) The influence of submarine weathering of basalts on their partial melting during subduction. Lithos 16, 203-213
Drummond, M. S. and Defant, M. J., 1990, A model for trondhjemite-tonalite-dacite genesis and crustal growth via slab melting. Journal Geophysical Research 95, 21,503-21,521
Fyfe, W., McBirney, A. (1975) Subduction and the structure of andesitic volcanic belts. American Journal of Science 275-A, 285-297
Whittington, A., Hellwig, B., Behrens, H., Joachim, B., Stechern, A., Vetere, F., (2009) The viscosity of hydrous dacitic liquids: Implications for the rheology of evolving silicic magmas. Bulletin of Volcanology 71, 185-199


It's more a game than a sport, but it's quintessentially Cuban. It's dominoes, and wherever you go you'll find Cubans of all ages hunched over makeshift tables, intent on their next move. It's a spectator sport here too – groups of people stand around watching the game unfolding before them. You'll notice that Cuban domino tiles have up to 9 spots, not just 6. Morning, noon and night – Cubans love playing dominos so much that we think it should be one of Cuba's national sports.


This is our second year at the Stockton Sailing Club for a fun Chapter antique and classic boat show. We had so much fun last year that we decided to do it again! Mark your calendars for July 26-28 and be there! Sign up here!


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Teen hurt in Pak shelling in Poonch
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Jammu, January 11
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured on Monday in Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said.
Mohammad Jehangir was hit by splinters when a mortar shell exploded near his house in the Shahpur sector during intense shelling by the Pakistan army, the officials said.
The injured boy was being shifted to hospital, the officials said.
The Shahpur sector witnessed heavy mortar shelling by the Pakistan side twice during the day, prompting strong retaliation by the Indian Army, the officials said.
The Pakistan army first targeted the forward posts and villages in the sector at 11.30 am and then around 4 pm, the officials said. — PTI


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At the end of the day, what decides on how good the output looks depends on the quality of the lashes that are used. There are different types of lashes are the ideal for different eye shapes. The more you learn into the subject. The main reason why the clients will be getting these treatments is to enhance the volume of their eyes. To provide these needs to them, it is important that you get solid supply of volume lashes Australia. Having the supplies of all the needed lashes would make it easier for you to meet up with the client requirements as well.
Getting the needed training in eyelash extensions and being certified is a must have for those who are conducting the treatments. This means that when you are hiring professionals to work on these treatments, it is important hat you check for their certification, the experience that they have had in the field as well. Another reason why this is so important is because the person who conducts these treatments on the client gives them and impression on your business and how good the treatments are as well.
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Top 9 Geeks Of All Time
LJ Bovey
You could justifiably claim that it is an unfair stereotype to claim that all gamers are geeks. But let's be honest here a vast majority of us are, aren't we? So let's celebrate that fact with some of the most famous geeks of all time. Fictional and factual, we don't discriminate at the Versed.
It feels churlish to accuse one of the greatest scientific minds of our generation a geek. But if he were here and you levelled the accusation at him, I think he would gleefully agree. His obsession with the cosmos led to us expanding what we think about physics and in particular black holes. Hawking was also famed for his sense of humour which never diminished despite his horrendous illness which he battled for far longer than he had any right to.
Penny, Penny, Penny. Sheldon has become the modern archetypal geek. Obviously, on the autistic spectrum, the character takes virtually everything literally making him an accidental comic genius. His ability to be pedantic and his inability to accept he is wrong is matched only by his passion for comic books and science fiction. The characters bedroom acts as a shrine to all manner of nerdy toys and his wardrobe of superhero Tee's further exemplifies his passion for all things geeky.
The guy who pretty much made PC's what they are. How can you not include the genius behind Microsoft on this list? Famously it is said that if there were such a thing as a thousand dollar bill if Gates were to drop one it wouldn't be worth his time to actually pick it up. So be kind to geeks, chances are you will end up calling them boss!
If you're an eighties or nineties kid there is a good chance that you had at least a passing interest in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Xander was the nerdy, quippy heart of the show. Sweet, funny but so far from being cool that it hurt. Xander was my 13-year-old spirit animal.
Like Gates, Lucas is a self-made billionaire. Only he made his fortune by inventing frigging Star Wars. Let's be real for a second, The Star Wars saga is at the forefront of most geeks consciousness. He may have given the green light to "I don't like sand…" and Jar Jar Binks, but if not for Lucas we wouldn't have Han Solo! In Lucas we trust!
If you haven't watched NCIS it is well worth a viewing. It is one of those rare times that a spin-off show is better than the original. Abby is definitely part of the reason for that. The gothy forensic expert is the perfect mix of quirky and cute.
For starters, the guy has featured in both Star Trek and Star Wars movies. How many people can claim that? He is a vocal admirer of sci-fi and his movies act as a homage to cult horror films, how can you question his geekiness?
The guy invented Thor, The Hulk, Spiderman and Iron Man. Do we really need to say anymore? He was the godfather of the superhero genre. Marvel fans would watch entire movies and the first thing they would talk about was Stan Lee's hilarious cameo appearances. It was a sad day when this geeky legend left us.
Yes, he is a character from a book. You know those things we sometimes read. (What am I talking about. If you are a geek you will know your way around a book!) His character is very Sheldon-esque. Valuing rationality above emotion Don is a loveable if infuriating geek.
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Spotlight: Solo Clothing "Retro is back in fashion"
Is the retro look back in fashion? New Zealand-based Solo certainly thinks so and its ever-growing list of international distributors agree. Paul Mason, founder of the brand tells BikeBiz why cyclists are fed up of modern kit…
Can you give us the background behind the brand?
Solo was born from dissatisfaction with contemporary cycle clothing styles. While I had a deep respect and admiration for modern pro-cyclists, I didn't admire the 'moving billboard' look of modern team kit. What I really loved was the clothing worn by pro-riders in the '50s to '70s. These were simple and powerful designs, demonstrating that less is more.
After a fruitless search for something desirable I decided to combine 25 years experience in design with my love of cycling and create a cycle clothing range inspired by the great riders, grand tours and cycling culture of that golden era. The clothing had to be functional, well constructed and more importantly, it had to make you feel great.
Tell us where the inspiration for the latest designs has come from:
We've just released two new jerseys in the Classique range – each dedicated to different cycling nations. The latest jerseys are the Banque de Liberté jersey (Switzerland) and Halcón (Colombia). We try not to focus purely on the jersey designs of the era, but look at the design from the period as a whole. Because we're inventing a sponsor or brand from scratch, we want to make sure it looks authentic. We research company logos, typefaces, industrial design and advertising. While we use a computer to put the design together, we don't design anything that wasn't possible without a computer. The final design is nearly always simpler than the early concept. It takes self-discipline to stop adding things.
Is there any technology woven into your fabrics?
Most of our man-made fabrics incorporate various technical treatments to aid performance – whether it's to improve wicking ability or an antibacterial treatment. The Mapp Tech Merino Wool we use for our équipe jerseys is special stuff, combining a technical outer with a Merino Wool inner. We also have some unique materials such as the Possum fur and Merino blend we use for beanies.
Where do you source your materials?
Our clothing is manufactured in various countries. All of our Merino Wool comes from New Zealand, while other fabrics come from several countries – Taiwan, China and Italy.
When did you partner Paligap and why have you chosen them as UK distribution partners?
We started talking to Paligap earlier this year and they're great guys to deal with. As with other countries, we started by researching the local market for distributors who focused on a select number of brands. Paligap soon became an obvious choice to talk to. They had a complete understanding of our ethos, could easily see where we could fit into and further develop in the UK market. Professional and easy to work with, the synergy was instantly there.
How many countries is Solo sold in and are you seeking distributors abroad?
We currently have distributors in ten countries and sell direct to selected retailers in a couple of other countries. Our preference is to appoint a distributor for each country rather than handle sales ourselves. We're quite isolated here in New Zealand so it's not easy to visit our retailers. It's important to us that we have distributors that not only understand the brand and are able to communicate it, but also have an in-depth knowledge of their local market. We've sold our clothing to cyclists in over 50 countries on our site, so we know there's a big demand.
What products do you currently offer?
Jerseys are the core product – short sleeve Classique jerseys and long sleeve Merino Wool Equipe jerseys. The range also includes gilets, bib shorts, arm and knee warmers, socks, caps, musettes and beanies.
Will you expand the line in future?
There are several new products in the sampling stage. The testing and evaluation stages of the production process are very important to us. Rather than churning out new products every few months, we prefer to take our time and get it right.
You've begun to work with high-value fabrics like Merino – is there much business to be done in this area?
Merino Wool, particularly from New Zealand, has established quite a reputation. Solo équipe jerseys, arm and knee warmers, beanies and socks all use New Zealand-exclusive blend. We believe there is an opportunity to develop further products incorporating it, but it is expensive and with huge worldwide demand is becoming more difficult to produce competitively priced garments.
Will the business remain road focused, or branch into heavier duty garments?
At this stage we have no plans to produce MTB gear, or similar. We launched the Derny range of clothing in April this year. We describe Derny as urban cycle wear. Basically, it's a range of cycle clothing that is ideal for shortish urban commutes, but looks fantastic in the office or bar.
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This is a list of Angry Birds references in movies, television shows, books, magazines, and so on.
In the Family Guy Season 11 Episode 15, Peter will fall onto an Angry Birds Structure, crashing onto all the pigs except 1 Minion Pig. The Minion Pig will grin, causing Peter to start to yell and curse.
Angry Birds was referenced in three Family Guy episodes.
In "Turban Cowboy", when after failed skydiving attempt by Peter results in landing in a level.
In "Quagmire's Mom", Lois allows Peter to play Angry Birds but only with the sound "off" which makes Peter make his sound effects.
In "High School English" Peter's Huckleberry Finn Plays "Angry Birds" by flipping real birds in the direction of a pen of pigs.
GI Joe: Retaliation
During the nuclear summit scene in this film, Zartan, disguised as the US President, is seen playing Angry Birds on an iPhone while his nuclear missiles fly towards his fellow world leaders' countries. At one point, he calls out "High score!"
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Miracles from Heaven (film)
Pastor Scott is seen playing Angry Birds 2 and heard mentioning Chirp Valley.
It begins when Red is walking home when he saw Female Red Bird cheating on him he went to work and his boss said you're fired! So he home and watch the news then he saw the Minion Pigs and King Pig said (This land is for the pigs not for the birds!) so Red gets angry and gathers all the birds to him and he makes a plan. So they launch him on the slingshot but it failed.
In the Simpsons Season 23 Episode 5, there is a parody of Angry Birds, which is called the Furious Fliers. A man trying to get a bird enemies, similar to pigs, but the bird flies and destroys the construction of Children's Hospital.
Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)
Red makes a cameo in Sonic Universe Issue 32.
A hint to the Super Bowl Golden Egg appears on a box. On it, there's Red with a golden egg and 13-12 above.
In the Golden Egg, there's the word Rio written with materials. No surprise as there is a crossover game.
The show itself uses an animation every similar to Piggy Tales on its two latest seasons. The birds on the cartoon also portray various similarities to the birds on the game. In an episode, there are a lot of birds that are arranged in a suspicious way, for example, there are three bluebirds on a tree, two yellow birds on another and there is a large robot Red Bird as the main character.
The birds on the show are mostly fat, have big eyebrows and hair that kind of resembles the birds of the series. No surprise as Oddbods could be watched on Toons Tv. The name of the birds in this cartoon is also Angry Birds.
Osmar, A Primeira Fatia do Pão De Forma
In the Brazilian cartoon, there is a spoof of Angry Birds named Angry Breads, which is played by the characters. Instead of birds and pigs, the characters are different forms of breads.
Garfield appears chasing a Red look-alike after being launched off the Slingshot on a comic's header.
Red's cameo on Garfield.
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Learn how to preserve your garden's abundance for later enjoyment. What method of putting food by works best with which produce? Holli will explain food preservation traditions for beginners—including canning, freezing, drying, fermenting, and root cellaring—while sharing her preferred techniques. Participants will acquire basic knowledge about each food preservation practice and several easy recipes to try at home. Seasonal samples will also be available to taste. Come with questions! Holli has 10+ years of homesteading experience to draw upon, in which she grew and preserved much of her diet.


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Oct. 8 forecast: Fall? What fall? - Denverite, the Denver site!
Oct. 8 forecast: Fall? What fall?
Oct. 08, 2016, 9:21 a.m.
That chill was never here to stay.
Today we get back to our regularly scheduled weather program, with sunshine and a high of 72, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday will be just about the same, but a couple degrees warmers.
Still, if you're headed out at night, grab a jacket. The overnight lows will be in the mid-40s.


I spend many hours drawing, creating, photographing and writing my Inclement Tales, all because I really feel close to this place and the people who live there. I hope it shows in the final product! I think it does, because the overwhelming first response to my books, before the story is actually read, is how striking and colorful the pictures are. Many times, children and adults alike are mystified by how I create this art. And the answer I give them is that, as a child, I grew up in a household that fostered creativity. My mom was an artist, and later an art teacher when I was growing up. And there were always art supplies in the house, always crayons and blank paper and paints and play dough around to manipulate. And, it was something I simply "took to", like some folks play piano at a young age, or others are able to hit a baseball on the first pitch, and then nearly every pitch after that. Incidentally, I'm terrible at baseball.
But, honestly, that probably isn't because I have no talent. It's because I never practiced. I have been practicing creative thought nearly since I was born. And through that, I have been able to grow up, run a successful photography business, and realize my dream of writing, illustrating and publishing children's books. Inclement, Iowa is a wonderful place, an amazing world that is being revealed to me little by little, and I relay that wonder to everyone in this world through my books and drawings and photography. But, Inclement, Iowa is in some ways, a very small, incidental result of creative thought.
In our country today, we are faced with very unique challenges. For instance, we have issues we have to solve with energy—where are we going to get it? What kind of vehicles are we going to drive? How will they look and operate? What kind of towns and cities are we going to live in and how will we power them? What kind of jobs will we as a society need to create to solve these problems and the new ones that will arise? Creative thought is the only way to answer any of these challenges. Innovative ideas are the only thing we have to guide us through these roadblocks and into a new era of energy independence, where thinking outside the box is the norm and we open our minds to endless possibility of a cleaner world, more job opportunities, and better lives for our children. And the only way we can teach creative thought is through the arts. Education in the arts—music, drama, visual arts, creative writing—at a young age is the way we condition those mental muscles to be creative. Not everyone is Michelangelo or Picasso. But everyone can learn to think around corners, to problem solve in totally innovative ways, and it all starts with presenting our children with crayons and paper and piano lessons and encouraging them to put on puppet shows. Every other part of their education will be enhanced by the skills they learn in art education.
Unfortunately, because of the very nature of art, it is hard to grade, it is hard to test for progress, and therefore it is often thought of as one of the more dispensable parts of public education. However, I will say that we, as a society, cannot afford to ignore the enormous impact art education has in the lives of children. We need to foster creative thought—whether it is the composition of a breathtaking piece of music, the writing of an award winning play, a children's book series, the design of an innovative power supply for a city, or the model of a new, alternative energy car—all of these things come from the same place in the human brain. I hope that through Inclement, I can bring the joy of creation to children and adults alike, and bring attention to how important art is to each and every member of our society.
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