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Q: Access String value in enum without using rawValue I would like to replace my global string constants with a nested enum for the keys I'm using to access columns in a database.
The structure is as follows:
enum DatabaseKeys {

    enum User: String {
        case Table = "User"
        case Username = "username"
        ...
    }

    ...

}

Each table in the database is an inner enum, with the name of the table being the enum's title. The first case in each enum will be the name of the table, and the following cases are the columns in its table.
To use this, it's pretty simple:
myUser[DatabaseKeys.User.Username.rawValue] = "Johnny"

But I will be using these enums a lot. Having to append .rawValue to every instance will be a pain, and it's not as readable as I'd like it to be. How can I access the String value without having to use rawValue? It'd be great if I can do this:
myUser[DatabaseKeys.User.Username] = "Johnny"

Note that I'm using Swift 2. If there's an even better way to accomplish this I'd love to hear it!

A: You can do this with custom class:
enum Names: String {
    case something, thing
}

class CustomData {
    subscript(key: Names) -> Any? {
        get {
            return self.customData[key.rawValue]
        }

        set(newValue) {
            self.customData[key.rawValue] = newValue
        }
    }

    private var customData = [String: Any]()
}

...

let cData = CustomData()
cData[Names.thing] = 56

Edit:
I found an another solution, that working with Swift 3:
enum CustomKey: String {
    case one, two, three
}

extension Dictionary where Key: ExpressibleByStringLiteral {
    subscript(key: CustomKey) -> Value? {
        get {
            return self[key.rawValue as! Key]
        }
        set {
            self[key.rawValue as! Key] = newValue
        }
    }
}

var dict: [String: Any] = [:]
dict[CustomKey.one] = 1
dict["two"] = true
dict[.three] = 3
print(dict["one"]!)
print(dict[CustomKey.two]!)
print(dict[.three]!)

A: While I didn't find a way to do this using the desired syntax with enums, this is possible using structs.
struct DatabaseKeys {

    struct User {
        static let identifier = "User"
        static let Username = "username"
    }

}

To use:
myUser[DatabaseKeys.User.Username] = "Johnny"

Apple uses structs like this for storyboard and row type identifiers in the WatchKit templates.

A: You can use CustomStringConvertible protocol for this.
From documentation,

String(instance) will work for an instance of any type, returning its
  description if the instance happens to be CustomStringConvertible.
  Using CustomStringConvertible as a generic constraint, or accessing a
  conforming type's description directly, is therefore discouraged.

So, if you conform to this protocol and return your rawValue through the description method, you will be able to use String(Table.User) to get the value.
enum User: String, CustomStringConvertible {

    case Table = "User"
    case Username = "username"

    var description: String {
        return self.rawValue
    }
}

var myUser = [String: String]()
myUser[String(DatabaseKeys.User.Username)] = "Johnny"

print(myUser) // ["username": "Johnny"]

A: You can use callAsFunction (New in Swift 5.2) on your enum that conforms to String.
enum KeychainKey: String {
   case userId
   case email
}

func callAsFunction() -> String {
    return self.rawValue
}

usage:
KeychainKey.userId()

A: If you are able to use User as dictionary key instead of String (User is Hashable by default) it would be a solution.
If not you should use yours with a nested struct and static variables/constants.

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Prestò servizio nell'esercito francese come tenente durante la prima guerra mondiale, dove fu ferito in azione e premiato con la Croix de guerre. Successivamente fu fatto Cavaliere della Legion d'onore.

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5) Give your slow cooker a good wash, and throw out the metal container.
1) Rinse the soap and any remnants of paint off the metal.
2) Polish off any loose rust or corrosion.
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Q: Stored-procedure or SQL-query to find recipes, which related ingredients list contains whole passed list of strings I'm using .net, mssql, LinqToSQL. My mssql db has the following schema - Recipes are related to Ingredients. Now I want to let users to find recipes by several ingredients.
I need a stored-procedure or query which I can use to select all those recipes.
The number of searching ingredients is unknown.
I tried to use lintosql
var list = datacontext.Recipes.Where(r => values.All(v => r.RecipeIngredientMeasures.Any(i => i.Ingredient.NameTrans == v))).ToList();

Where values is array of my searching ingredients.
But then I got

"Local sequence cannot be used in LINQ to SQL implementations of query
  operators except the Contains operator."

A: Here is the SQL query I use to use for this case.
declare @ingredNames table (name nvarchar(255));

-- so you need to split the list of ingredient comma separated string to table
-- to do that take a look to the link in the comments
insert into @ingredNames (name) values ('rice'), ('chicken');

-- get recipes that have all the specified ingredients
select r.Id, r.Name as number from Recipies as r
inner join RecipeIngredientMeasures as rim on rim.RecipeId= r.Id
inner join Ingredients as ing on rim.IngId= ing.Id

inner join @ingredNames as ingN on ingN.name = ing.NameTrans
Group By r.Id, r.Name
Having count(ing.Id) = (select count(name) from @ingredNames )

good luck.


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Shelled pteropods (pelagic snails) are abundant planktonic predators and prey, linking grazers and higher trophic levels and contributing to the carbon cycle via consumption and excretion. Pteropods have been heralded as bioindicators of ocean acidification, given their aragonitic shell's susceptibility to dissolution, which could ultimately lead to declining abundance. However, pteropod population dynamics are understudied, particularly in the Southern Ocean, a region predicted to be highly impacted by both warming and ocean acidification. In a recent publication in Limnology and Oceanography, long-term data sets from the Western Antarctic Peninsula show that while there is considerable interannual variability in pteropod abundance, populations have remained stable over the past 25 years, with some pteropod species (gymnosomes (non-shelled pteropod) overall, L. antarctica and C. pyramidata (shelled pteropods) regionally) even increasing during this period (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Annual pteropod abundance anomalies for the entire Palmer Antarctica Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study region along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. (a) Limacina helicina antarctica (shelled pteropod), (b) Gymnosomes – nonshelled pteropods that prey on shelled pteropods (p = 0.007, r2 = 0.27), and (c) Clio pyramidata (shelled pteropod). Effect of environment on pteropod abundance. (d) SST vs. L. antarctica abundance, e) Sea ice advance vs. L. antarctica and Gymnosome abundance, (f) Sea ice retreat vs. C. pyramidata abundance. Data plotted are annual anomalies for each year of the time series (1993–2017). Sea ice advance is lagged 2-yr behind pteropod abundance (e.g., 2017 pteropod annual anomaly is plotted against 2015 sea ice advance annual anomaly) SST are lagged 1-yr behind L. antarctica abundance (e.g., 2017 L. antarctica annual anomaly is plotted against 2016 SST). Regression lines for significant linear relationships are shown, regression statistics are as follows: (d) SST vs. L. antarctica (circles): n = 25, p = 0.006, r2 = 0.25 (e) sea ice advance vs. L. antarctica (filled-circles) and Gymnosomes (empty-circles): n = 25, p = 0.003, r2 = 0.30 (dashed line); (f) sea ice retreat vs. C. pyramidata (squares): n = 14, p = 0.0003, r2 = 0.64.
There was no significant influence of carbonate chemistry parameters (e.g., aragonite saturation state) on pteropod abundance, since the Western Antarctic Peninsula has yet to experience prolonged conditions characteristic of ocean acidification. However, other environmental factors such as warming and associated sea ice retreat were more influential. For example, warmer, ice-free waters in one year typically led to higher pteropod abundances the following year, suggesting that pteropods may be better adapted than expected to warming conditions due to climate change. The authors propose that earlier sea ice retreat promotes recruitment and subsequent expansion of pteropods further South, which could explain their increased abundance in this subregion. These results increase our understanding of pteropod responses to environmental variability, which is important for predicting future effects of climate change on regional carbon cycling and plankton trophic interactions in the Southern Ocean.


2017 - Week 15: Another Writing Exercise??
We've come upon another week, and I'm not sure what to write about, so guess what? We're going to do another writing exercise! You get back to those roots, Stefers, and write like the wind!!!
Side note: did you know that Writer's Digest provides writing prompts? It makes sense, but I never thought of it before. That's where I got today's writing exercise!
"Hello," said the voice on the phone. "My name is Charles Godwin. I know you never expected a call from me, as famous as I am, but I've been given your name as someone who can help me."
To be honest, I didn't hear a word of what he said. The fog of being woken from a deep sleep was still hovering in front of my eyes, muddying any synapses that may or may not have been firing, so he was lucky that I even caught on to the fact that he was British.
"What?" I mumbled. The word sludged out of my mouth like wet clay.
"Oh, I do apologize," Charles said. "Have I woken you?" His crisp received pronunciation made me feel both stupid and calm at the same time.
"No, 's fine," I squeezed my eyes shut, blocking out the light streaming in through the window. What time was it? "Who is this again?"
"Charles Godwin. I received your name and number from Claire Branigan.
Charles Godwin? The actor? Why was he calling me? And how on Earth did Claire know him?
"Mr. Godwin, you have to forgive me for my candor here, but I highly doubt there's anything I could do for you." I vaguely remembered something in the news about some legal woes he was having, but how could I offer assistance there?
"Claire said you might say that."
I sighed. Fine. "She did, did she? And how do you know Claire?"
I could easily guess. Claire was deeply entrenched in both the New York and West End theatre scenes, so it made sense that the two of them would cross paths at least once.
"Her mother is my godmother."
Well. That was unexpected. "Ok, and how does Claire think I can help you?"
"I'd prefer not to discuss that over the telly, if you don't mind. Are you available to meet today?"
I furrowed my brow. "Well, that all depends. Where are you?"
"I'm in Chicago. I can be in your neighborhood in 'round an hour."
So she told him where I lived as well. Thanks for the heads up, Claire. Except something about all of this didn't feel right.
I'd known Claire since we were kids, but she had never once mentioned her connection with the A-lister. He was in all the tabloids, nominated for various awards, and frequented the silver screen. You'd think that she'd have said something about her mother knowing the guy personally, even if only to use for the purpose of name-dropping.
"Are you there?" he said.
I'd been so wrapped up in thought that I had forgotten to answer.
"Yeah, I'm here," I said, "but I'm sure you understand my confusion here."
"Absolutely," he said, "but I'm afraid I don't have any time to waste. Can you come outside your apartment in an hour? I'll be waiting outside in my car."
Fully expecting him to no-show, I said, "Yeah. Sure," but before I could say anything further, the call went dead.
I was being pranked. That had to be it. Maybe even Claire was behind it. I wouldn't put it past her, honestly. She did tend to have a pretty horrendous sense of humor. Letting the phone call drift from memory, I went about my morning by making brunch and getting ready for a late-morning run. I was typically one to run in the wee hours of the morning before work, but my week had been pretty rough, so sleeping in on Saturday was a much-needed break from the monotony and stress.
As I stepped outside to do my warm-up stretches, I noticed a black Escalade, its windows tinted well beyond the legal shade, idling in the parking lot at the bottom of my stairs. I checked my watch. It had been less than an hour since the phone call, so even if the call hadn't been a fake, it most likely wasn't him.
Putting my earbuds in my ears, I started my routine as I listened to the beginning of my running playlist. A few minutes and several deep stretches later, I was nearly ready to go on my run. I did notice that the Escalade was still there, still idling, but I brushed it off as coincidental. At least I tried to anyway. I made a mental note of the license plate as I passed by, just in case.
Just as I was leaving my complex, a call came through on my phone, a restricted number. I slowed to a brisk walk.
"Ms. Elaine, I'm here. That wasn't you who just left, was it?" It was Charles Godwin again.
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Simpson University forward Dominique Simmons was selected as the California Pacific Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the dates of Feb. 15-22.
A native of Tacoma, Wash., Simmons averaged 14 points and seven rebounds as the Red Hawks went 2-0 on the week. The Red Hawks won 62-32 over Bethany University on Thursday in Redding and also bested Menlo College 66-55 in Redding on Saturday.
The Red Hawks will participate in the 2010 California Pacific Conference playoffs as they take on Pacific Union College in Redding on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Simpson University guard/forward Justin Sparks was selected as the California Pacific Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the dates of Feb. 15-22.
Sparks, a native of San Bernardino, Calif., averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Red Hawks in a 2-0 week. The Red Hawks beat Bethany University 71-66 on Thursday in Redding and won 74-73 over Menlo College in Redding on Saturday.
The Red Hawks will participate in the 2010 California Pacific Conference playoffs as they take on Holy Names University in Oakland on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.


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The polls also show a sharply polarised electorate, with a much smaller proportion of "undecideds" than in previous elections. Despite the vast sums of money being spent by both sides, the key to winning the next election will not involve changing minds so much as ensuring that supporters actually vote – especially in the seven or eight "battleground states" that will determine the result.
Getting out the vote is no mean feat in a country with relatively low turnouts compared with other democracies. Even in 2008, with an arguably transformative candidate in Barack Obama, a military hero in John McCain and intense interest from both mainstream and social media, 90 million eligible voters (43%) failed to cast a ballot.
In what might seem like a perverse response to these disappointing figures, Republican-controlled legislatures in more than 30 states have proposed measures aimed at further tightening registration and voting laws. Late last month, a three-judge panel of the federal district court unanimously struck down Texas's "voter ID" law, ruling that it would unfairly suppress turnout among minority voters and impose "strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor".
The ostensible justification for voter ID laws is the need to reduce voter fraud. There is little or no evidence, however, that there is a problem. A comprehensive study of voter fraud by the non-partisan Brennan Center at New York University found only a tiny number of documented cases, representing an infinitesimal proportion of votes cast (e.g. 0.0002 in New Jersey and 0.000009 in New York).
The Brennan Center did find, however, that one in ten otherwise eligible American voters do not possess a government-issued photo ID. The problem is particularly acute for poor people, elderly people, black people and Latinos, students and disabled people. In other words, these laws affect the people most likely to vote for Democrats rather than for Republicans.
So how are voters restricted by these laws?
First, there is a requirement that individuals present an authorised photo identification document before they may vote. A driver's license is universally acceptable, but more contentiously some states, especially in the South, specify that gun licenses are also fine for this purpose, while university student ID cards are not acceptable.
Most of the new laws also eliminate or severely reduce the availability of early voting arrangements, except for military families. As in Australia, pre-polling has become increasingly popular, and there may be even more justification for this practice in the US, where elections are held on Tuesdays, with many working class Americans finding it difficult to attend a polling place before or after work, much less to assist others.
Late last month, a federal judge in Ohio ruled that the previously more generous pre-polling arrangements must be restored in the interests of equal protection. The evidence demonstrated that the elderly, the poor and minorities were more likely to take advantage of voting opportunities offered outside normal business hours. The judge ruled that "the state may not, by later arbitrary and disparate treatment, value one person's vote over that of another".
That same week, a federal court blocked moves that would have allowed election officials in Florida to limit early voting on a county-by-county basis, noting that the evidence clearly showed this would disproportionately affect black voters.
A number of states – again, mainly in the South – have actually moved to criminalise imperfect efforts at enrolling new voters, even where the effort was made in good faith and amounts to no more than a technical failure to comply fully with highly complex rules.
Earlier this year, a Florida school teacher was convicted and fined for lodging her students' registration forms (completed during an optional civics class exercise) just hours beyond the new arbitrary filing deadline. Unfortunately, non-partisan community organisations like the Boy Scouts and the League of Women Voters were panicked into suspending their voter registration drives for fear of exposing their members to the spectre of criminal liability, until a federal judge in Florida issued an injunction against enforcement of the law, because it's likely to be unconstitutional.
Finally, the new laws disenfranchise anyone convicted of a felony, whether the individual is a serving prisoner or has long since been released and reintegrated into civil society. This disproportionately affects some communities, with as many as one-in-six young black and Latino men likely to lose their voting rights. By way of contrast, the High Court of Australia ruled in 2006 that extension of the franchise as widely as is reasonably possible is an essential aspect of representative democracy.
This is also the first federal election since the US Supreme Court's highly controversial decision in Citizens United (2010), which ruled that, in Mitt Romney's words, "corporations are people too" and enjoy the same rights of free speech as individuals – including the right to spend virtually unlimited amounts of money to influence the political process.
Ironically, it seems the courts need to remind some politicians that poor people are people too.
This article originally appeared in The Conversation


A MAN who made a false report to the police that his car was stolen when he in fact gave the car to a woman with whom he had sexual relations, has been convicted on the charge of wasting the police's time.
Anthony Thompson, 66, was fined $1,000 last Friday.
Chaguanas magistrate Wendy Dougdeen Bally heard that on March 7, Thompson went to the Freeport police station where he reported to a female police officer that he parked his wife's Toyota Fielder wagon at the Sea Lots fish market and left.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Jitmansingh said Thompson told the officer that when he returned around 2.15 a.m, the car was missing. He said he gave no one permission to remove or use the car.
This report was submitted to the stolen vehicles unit in Port of Spain and constable Hinds contacted Thompson on March 9. Thompson went to the Port of Spain office. He told Hinds that he gave the female officer information contrary to what really happened.
Before the court, defence attorney Taradath Singh said his client met and had intimate moments with a female. He gave her the vehicle to use for a short while and when she failed to bring it back after the stipulated time, Thompson went to the station and made a report.


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Catholic Bishops Must Change Health Care Strategy
The lobbying strategy of the Catholic bishops in the health-care debate thus far has been one of qualified support. We support the health-care reform bill, the bishops argue, as long as it does not contain abortion funding and provides conscience protection for health-care workers.
The only help the bishops have received in their effort is from Catholic Democrat Bart Stupak, whose coalition of pro-life House Democrats is the only hope of either killing the bill or eliminating its abortion funding.
The bishops have made no headway with the Democratic leadership in Congress, including the Catholic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Catholic Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius – both of whom lied about the presence of abortion funding in the Senate version of the bill.
It should be clear to the bishops and their staff at the USCCB that there is no good will in either the Congress or the White House toward their concerns about abortion funding and conscience protections.
It's time for a change of strategy before it's too late. None of the Democratic leadership in control of this legislation has the least interest in keeping abortion funding out of the bill. Instead, they hope that by keeping the bishops in the posture of qualified support, the prospect of an outcry from grassroots Catholics will be postponed until after the bill is pushed through by some sort of legislative sleight of hand.
By the time the bishops can restart another national postcard campaign, health-care reform with abortion funding will be a fait accompli.
As I have consistently argued, even if (by some miracle) the health-care bill was passed without abortion funding, the increased government control over health-care services would lead, inevitably, to mandated abortion funding, as abortion advocates would then take the matter to the courts to finish the job. That the bishops don't seem to recognize this inevitability – publicly, anyway – is disappointing.
The support that the bishops and the staff of the USCCB have shown to Stupak and his pro-life coalition is commendable, perhaps even historic. But it is a slender thread upon which to hang their hopes for an abortion-less health-care bill.
If there are those among the Catholic leadership who think the bishops' risky strategy is justified by the immense problem of uninsured American citizens and immigrants, both documented and not, then they should be reminded of the danger of proportionalism. To put it bluntly, trading universal coverage for federal abortion funding is not morally justifiable.
When Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Sebelius lied about the presence of abortion funding in the health-care bill, it made national headlines. The corrective came from Richard Doerflinger of the USCCB's Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities and other pro-life leaders whose comments were published in a few Catholic news services. When the Catholic speaker of the House and secretary of HHS mislead the nation on such a crucial issue as abortion funding, then they should be answered by their peers: the bishops.
The strategy of qualified support is risky because it means that Congress and the White House are not hearing the fury that is building at the grassroots level among Catholics. I suspect they are also not hearing about the growing distrust and impatience of many bishops toward this process.
Categorized as CatholiCity 2010, Church, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Politics
The Failure of the Bishops' Healthcare Bill Strategy
Why There Is No Church Teaching on the Health Care Bill


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Volume 12 - Issue 4 - December 2016
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 December 2016, pp. 647-648
This issue closes out a very active year for Management and Organization Review. In introducing this final issue of Volume 12, I wish to highlight two initiatives with this letter.
The Critique of Empirical Social Science: New Policies at Management and Organization Review
Arie Y. Lewin, Chi-Yue Chiu, Carl F. Fey, Sheen S. Levine, Gerald McDermott, Johan Peter Murmann, Eric Tsang
At the June 2016 meeting of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, MOR organized a symposium to discuss the mounting criticisms of empirical social science and subsequent changes, as part of ongoing discussions affecting journal reviewing policies. This article overviews the history of modern empirical social science as the foundation of management, organization, and strategy research and the criticism of social science research, which has reached the point that some critics refer to current publication norms as encouraging and enabling the publication of junk science. Most importantly, however, this article outlines MOR's strategy going forward and the new reviewing initiatives that MOR is implementing as of Volume 13 (2017).
Knowledge Acquisition in Production Networks: Effective Strategies for System Integrators and Component Specialists
Shu-Jou Lin, Hsing-Er Lin, Edward F. McDonough III
This study provides new insight into the effectiveness of different knowledge acquisition strategies for organizations at different positions in a production network. Component specialists and systems integrators require a different knowledge repertoire in terms of knowledge depth and knowledge breadth. We show that a greater reliance on inter-organizational partnering than on intra-organizational acquiring is effective in the acquisition of knowledge breadth rather than knowledge depth. And the positive effect of a greater reliance on inter-organizational partnering on knowledge breadth is particularly strong for system integrators.
Coworkers' Relationship Quality and Interpersonal Emotions in Team-Member Dyads in China: the Moderating Role of Cooperative Team Goals
Catherine K. Lam, Xu Huang, Frank Walter, Simon C. H. Chan
This study investigates the origins of discrete interpersonal emotions in team-member dyads using two independent samples from an education institute and a telecommunication services company in China. Results across both studies showed that the quality of team members' dyadic relationships positively relates to interpersonal admiration, sympathy, and envy, and negatively relates to interpersonal contempt. Furthermore, teams' cooperative goals moderate these dyad-level linkages. The association of relationship quality with interpersonal emotions is particularly pronounced in teams with less cooperative goals but buffered in teams with more cooperative goals. Finally, on the individual level of analysis, envy and contempt are inversely associated with team members' work performance, objectively measured. These findings provide new insights about key antecedents and crucial moderators in the development of interpersonal emotions in Chinese work teams and reiterate the relevance of these emotions for tangible performance outcomes.
Evolution and Coevolution: Dynamic Knowledge Capability Building for Catching-up in Emerging Economies
Xiaoying Dong, Yan Yu, Na Zhang
Knowledge has always been a strategic resource for firms; however, there is a lack of research regarding how a firm's knowledge management (KM) contributes to its capability catching-up and adaptation in emerging economies. This article focuses on the knowledge capability building of Chinese private firms that were set up in the 1990s and pays particular attention to how firms with limited resources and knowledge went on to achieve remarkable success. This paper presents its analysis through a multi-level co-evolutionary lens and a case study on the Li-Ning Company. The case study depicts the macro coevolution between the changing business environment and the firm's strategic choices, as well as the micro coevolution of the organizational strategy and the KM orientations, processes, and infrastructures within the firm. The research sheds light on the dynamic capability building trajectory for the firms in emerging economies.
Do Employees Support Corporate Philanthropy? Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies
Yongqiang Gao, Haibin Yang
While prior research generally acknowledges the positive effect of corporate philanthropy (CP) on firm performance, the underlying mechanisms regarding how or why CP leads to better financial performance remain unclear. We argue that employees as an influential firm stakeholder group may act as an important factor in realizing the value of CP. We specifically ground this study in social identity theory to investigate whether or not employees support CP by increasing labor productivity, as well as whether a firm's salary level and market visibility will moderate such an effect. Evidence from Chinese listed firms suggests that CP positively influences labor productivity. In addition, self-compared salaries and firm visibility strengthen the link between CP and labor productivity, suggesting that the value of CP depends on the support of key stakeholders such as employees.
The Role of Top-team Diversity and Perspective Taking in Mastering Organizational Ambidexterity
Ci-Rong Li
Although the role of top teams has been recognized in ambidextrous organizations, it remains unclear which characteristics and how the cognitive processes of top teams are used to address the dual cognitive challenges of ambidexterity. To address this puzzle, I developed a model in which I theorize that a top team with task-related diversity engaging in perspective taking will influence the achievement of an ambidextrous organization. Moreover, I further theorize that transformational leadership of the CEO will help diverse top teams master ambidexterity by influencing the team's cognitive processes. The results show that diverse teams can address the differentiating-integrating challenges of ambidexterity when they engage in perspective taking. The results also confirm that transformational leadership strengthens the relationship between a diverse top team's perspective taking and ambidextrous orientation.
Dialogue, Debate, and Discussion
Haier Is the Sea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 December 2016, p. 795
Haeir Is the Sea: Speech by Chairman Zhang Ruimin to Haier People 1994
Haier should be like the sea, only the sea can have such a broad mind to hold so much water and does not abandon the trickle; the sea can hold all the dirty water and can purify it. Only in this way can we have an ever-flowing Yangtze River, a turbid Yellow River and the trickle; all of them gather here after thousands of turns and twists, being the first at a mad rush. They become the vast ocean with an eternally inexhaustible and incomparable spectacular!
Haier Is the Sea: CEO Zhang Ruimin's Innovative Management
The chief executive officer of the Haier Group, Zhang Ruimin, wrote the philosophical text 'Haier Is the Sea', published in Chinese in 1994, and since then Haier has gradually built up a 'sea culture' that has guided its organizational transformations for over twenty years. The latest reform, in 2014, reorganized the giant corporation into the Haier Open Partnership Ecosystem (HOPE), which is like 'a sea of entrepreneurs', to achieve the goal of 'management without leadership and organization without borders' [管理无领导, 组织无边界] (see discussions in Schrage, 2014 and Ye & Teng, 2015). This radical organizational change astounded its peers and competitors at home and abroad. Even in the internet era, most white-goods companies still rely heavily on 'economies of scale' to reduce their costs to compete in the market, which in turn requires a pyramidal management structure. However, if we review the thinking of its leader for thirty years, we will understand that the 2014 reform was not radical but, rather, followed a smooth trajectory building on the past.
The Taoist Spirit of Haier: The Metaphor of Sea Based on the Symbolism of Water
Peter Ping Li, Steven Shijin Zhou, Abby Jingzi Zhou
It is unusual for any speech to maintain strong influence over the general strategies of an organization and the behavior of its employees over time. 'Haier Is a Sea', presented by Zhang Ruimin, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Haier, more than twenty years ago, is an exception. This commentary identifies the core features of sea as a metaphor, explores the philosophical roots of this metaphor, and discusses the implications.
A Daoist Reflection on Sea-Like Leadership and Enlightened Thinking
Yijun Xing
As he gazed on the sea, Confucius sighed: 'The passage of time is like the flow of water, which goes on day and night'. In later generations, the image of 'water' was found everywhere in Chinese literature, and most works used the metaphor first expressed by Confucius (Xing & Liu, 2015). However, Lao Zi's understanding differed from Confucius's, as he was more concerned with the virtues of water than its image. He believed that 'the highest virtue is like that of water. Water benefits everything in the world without contending'.
Haier Is a Sea (Zhang Ruimin's letter in 1994)
In his letter, Zhang Ruimin symbolized Haier as a sea to signify the firm's openness and boundlessness. Using the metaphor of 'Haier Is a Sea', Zhang illustrated a number of cohesive, collaborative relationships between Haier employees and nature and the environment as well as the importance of an evolving corporate culture in a rapidly changing world. This letter was addressed to Haier employees, but it was also framed as a 'communiqué to the public' to explain who Haier was and what the company represented. This letter has been, and will likely continue to be, a model for inspiring Haier employees to believe that anything is possible.
The Danger of Chinese Exceptionalism
Xin Li (李鑫)
In the movement of Chinese indigenous management research, a sort of 'Chinese exceptionalism' (as critiqued by Peng, 2005: 133) seems to have been emerging, namely, some Chinese scholars see Chinese culture, philosophy, and way of thinking are unique and cannot be accounted for by some of the established, often West-based, theories.
Management and Organization Review Second Research Frontiers Conference III: The Coevolution of SMEs and Family Firms in Russia, Ex-Soviet Republics, and Eastern European Economies: Knowledge Creation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth
We are excited to announce the third conference of the Management Organization Review (MOR) Second Research Frontiers Conference Series. Whereas the first two conferences focused on China and India, the Rotterdam conference shifts focus to Russia, Ex-Soviet Republics, and Eastern Europe. This interdisciplinary Research Frontiers Conference serves as a key MOR exploration dialectic for advancing and opening new research directions of phenomena in the social sciences underlying management and organizations, globalization, and economic growth through boundary-crossing dialog and discourse with a focus on all transforming economies.
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    m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup(false),
    m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupHasBeenSet(false),
    m_outpostArnHasBeenSet(false)
{
  *this = xmlNode;
}

Host& Host::operator =(const XmlNode& xmlNode)
{
  XmlNode resultNode = xmlNode;

  if(!resultNode.IsNull())
  {
    XmlNode autoPlacementNode = resultNode.FirstChild("autoPlacement");
    if(!autoPlacementNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_autoPlacement = AutoPlacementMapper::GetAutoPlacementForName(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(autoPlacementNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_autoPlacementHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode availabilityZoneNode = resultNode.FirstChild("availabilityZone");
    if(!availabilityZoneNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_availabilityZone = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(availabilityZoneNode.GetText());
      m_availabilityZoneHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode availableCapacityNode = resultNode.FirstChild("availableCapacity");
    if(!availableCapacityNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_availableCapacity = availableCapacityNode;
      m_availableCapacityHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode clientTokenNode = resultNode.FirstChild("clientToken");
    if(!clientTokenNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_clientToken = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(clientTokenNode.GetText());
      m_clientTokenHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode hostIdNode = resultNode.FirstChild("hostId");
    if(!hostIdNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_hostId = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(hostIdNode.GetText());
      m_hostIdHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode hostPropertiesNode = resultNode.FirstChild("hostProperties");
    if(!hostPropertiesNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_hostProperties = hostPropertiesNode;
      m_hostPropertiesHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode hostReservationIdNode = resultNode.FirstChild("hostReservationId");
    if(!hostReservationIdNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_hostReservationId = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(hostReservationIdNode.GetText());
      m_hostReservationIdHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode instancesNode = resultNode.FirstChild("instances");
    if(!instancesNode.IsNull())
    {
      XmlNode instancesMember = instancesNode.FirstChild("item");
      while(!instancesMember.IsNull())
      {
        m_instances.push_back(instancesMember);
        instancesMember = instancesMember.NextNode("item");
      }

      m_instancesHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode stateNode = resultNode.FirstChild("state");
    if(!stateNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_state = AllocationStateMapper::GetAllocationStateForName(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(stateNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_stateHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode allocationTimeNode = resultNode.FirstChild("allocationTime");
    if(!allocationTimeNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_allocationTime = DateTime(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(allocationTimeNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str(), Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601);
      m_allocationTimeHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode releaseTimeNode = resultNode.FirstChild("releaseTime");
    if(!releaseTimeNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_releaseTime = DateTime(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(releaseTimeNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str(), Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601);
      m_releaseTimeHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode tagsNode = resultNode.FirstChild("tagSet");
    if(!tagsNode.IsNull())
    {
      XmlNode tagsMember = tagsNode.FirstChild("item");
      while(!tagsMember.IsNull())
      {
        m_tags.push_back(tagsMember);
        tagsMember = tagsMember.NextNode("item");
      }

      m_tagsHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode hostRecoveryNode = resultNode.FirstChild("hostRecovery");
    if(!hostRecoveryNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_hostRecovery = HostRecoveryMapper::GetHostRecoveryForName(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(hostRecoveryNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_hostRecoveryHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode allowsMultipleInstanceTypesNode = resultNode.FirstChild("allowsMultipleInstanceTypes");
    if(!allowsMultipleInstanceTypesNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypes = AllowsMultipleInstanceTypesMapper::GetAllowsMultipleInstanceTypesForName(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(allowsMultipleInstanceTypesNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypesHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode ownerIdNode = resultNode.FirstChild("ownerId");
    if(!ownerIdNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_ownerId = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(ownerIdNode.GetText());
      m_ownerIdHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode availabilityZoneIdNode = resultNode.FirstChild("availabilityZoneId");
    if(!availabilityZoneIdNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_availabilityZoneId = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(availabilityZoneIdNode.GetText());
      m_availabilityZoneIdHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupNode = resultNode.FirstChild("memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup");
    if(!memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup = StringUtils::ConvertToBool(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode outpostArnNode = resultNode.FirstChild("outpostArn");
    if(!outpostArnNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_outpostArn = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(outpostArnNode.GetText());
      m_outpostArnHasBeenSet = true;
    }
  }

  return *this;
}

void Host::OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& oStream, const char* location, unsigned index, const char* locationValue) const
{
  if(m_autoPlacementHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".AutoPlacement=" << AutoPlacementMapper::GetNameForAutoPlacement(m_autoPlacement) << "&";
  }

  if(m_availabilityZoneHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".AvailabilityZone=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_availabilityZone.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_availableCapacityHasBeenSet)
  {
      Aws::StringStream availableCapacityLocationAndMemberSs;
      availableCapacityLocationAndMemberSs << location << index << locationValue << ".AvailableCapacity";
      m_availableCapacity.OutputToStream(oStream, availableCapacityLocationAndMemberSs.str().c_str());
  }

  if(m_clientTokenHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".ClientToken=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_clientToken.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_hostIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".HostId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_hostId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_hostPropertiesHasBeenSet)
  {
      Aws::StringStream hostPropertiesLocationAndMemberSs;
      hostPropertiesLocationAndMemberSs << location << index << locationValue << ".HostProperties";
      m_hostProperties.OutputToStream(oStream, hostPropertiesLocationAndMemberSs.str().c_str());
  }

  if(m_hostReservationIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".HostReservationId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_hostReservationId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_instancesHasBeenSet)
  {
      unsigned instancesIdx = 1;
      for(auto& item : m_instances)
      {
        Aws::StringStream instancesSs;
        instancesSs << location << index << locationValue << ".Instances." << instancesIdx++;
        item.OutputToStream(oStream, instancesSs.str().c_str());
      }
  }

  if(m_stateHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".State=" << AllocationStateMapper::GetNameForAllocationState(m_state) << "&";
  }

  if(m_allocationTimeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".AllocationTime=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_allocationTime.ToGmtString(Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601).c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_releaseTimeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".ReleaseTime=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_releaseTime.ToGmtString(Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601).c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_tagsHasBeenSet)
  {
      unsigned tagsIdx = 1;
      for(auto& item : m_tags)
      {
        Aws::StringStream tagsSs;
        tagsSs << location << index << locationValue << ".TagSet." << tagsIdx++;
        item.OutputToStream(oStream, tagsSs.str().c_str());
      }
  }

  if(m_hostRecoveryHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".HostRecovery=" << HostRecoveryMapper::GetNameForHostRecovery(m_hostRecovery) << "&";
  }

  if(m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypesHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".AllowsMultipleInstanceTypes=" << AllowsMultipleInstanceTypesMapper::GetNameForAllowsMultipleInstanceTypes(m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypes) << "&";
  }

  if(m_ownerIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".OwnerId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_ownerId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_availabilityZoneIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".AvailabilityZoneId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_availabilityZoneId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".MemberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup=" << std::boolalpha << m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup << "&";
  }

  if(m_outpostArnHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".OutpostArn=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_outpostArn.c_str()) << "&";
  }

}

void Host::OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& oStream, const char* location) const
{
  if(m_autoPlacementHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".AutoPlacement=" << AutoPlacementMapper::GetNameForAutoPlacement(m_autoPlacement) << "&";
  }
  if(m_availabilityZoneHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".AvailabilityZone=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_availabilityZone.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_availableCapacityHasBeenSet)
  {
      Aws::String availableCapacityLocationAndMember(location);
      availableCapacityLocationAndMember += ".AvailableCapacity";
      m_availableCapacity.OutputToStream(oStream, availableCapacityLocationAndMember.c_str());
  }
  if(m_clientTokenHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".ClientToken=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_clientToken.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_hostIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".HostId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_hostId.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_hostPropertiesHasBeenSet)
  {
      Aws::String hostPropertiesLocationAndMember(location);
      hostPropertiesLocationAndMember += ".HostProperties";
      m_hostProperties.OutputToStream(oStream, hostPropertiesLocationAndMember.c_str());
  }
  if(m_hostReservationIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".HostReservationId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_hostReservationId.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_instancesHasBeenSet)
  {
      unsigned instancesIdx = 1;
      for(auto& item : m_instances)
      {
        Aws::StringStream instancesSs;
        instancesSs << location <<  ".Instances." << instancesIdx++;
        item.OutputToStream(oStream, instancesSs.str().c_str());
      }
  }
  if(m_stateHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".State=" << AllocationStateMapper::GetNameForAllocationState(m_state) << "&";
  }
  if(m_allocationTimeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".AllocationTime=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_allocationTime.ToGmtString(Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601).c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_releaseTimeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".ReleaseTime=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_releaseTime.ToGmtString(Aws::Utils::DateFormat::ISO_8601).c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_tagsHasBeenSet)
  {
      unsigned tagsIdx = 1;
      for(auto& item : m_tags)
      {
        Aws::StringStream tagsSs;
        tagsSs << location <<  ".TagSet." << tagsIdx++;
        item.OutputToStream(oStream, tagsSs.str().c_str());
      }
  }
  if(m_hostRecoveryHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".HostRecovery=" << HostRecoveryMapper::GetNameForHostRecovery(m_hostRecovery) << "&";
  }
  if(m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypesHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".AllowsMultipleInstanceTypes=" << AllowsMultipleInstanceTypesMapper::GetNameForAllowsMultipleInstanceTypes(m_allowsMultipleInstanceTypes) << "&";
  }
  if(m_ownerIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".OwnerId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_ownerId.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_availabilityZoneIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".AvailabilityZoneId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_availabilityZoneId.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroupHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".MemberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup=" << std::boolalpha << m_memberOfServiceLinkedResourceGroup << "&";
  }
  if(m_outpostArnHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".OutpostArn=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_outpostArn.c_str()) << "&";
  }
}

} // namespace Model
} // namespace EC2
} // namespace Aws

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This interactive event invites the public to see service dogs in action and learn about their invaluable skills. Leashes 4 Life Assistance dogs-in-training will be performing commands as the trainers explain the many things service animals can do for their disabled partners. Information about our program, training methods, and International Assistance Dog Week (IADW) will be available.


Work out your plan. Find out the exact measurement of the area that you need to fence. Estimate the amount of materials that you have to gather. Bear in mind that there should be a corresponding vertical post for every 7 feet. It is important to put a large driftwood as a vertical post. So, determine the number of large pieces necessary to enclose your entire perimeter of your property.
Collect your driftwood. Schedule your trip to the beach. Head down there and scour the driftwood for your fence. Prefer the sturdy ones. See to it that the pieces you collect are fairly similar or uniform in terms of their length and thickness. You also need to challenge yourself to gather enough number of large pieces for your vertical posts.
Mark your perimeter. Get some strings or twines. Use them to properly mark the covered area. You should also designate the parts where the posts are to be sunk. You should distance the posts depending on the actual number of driftwood that you have or the type that you have found.
Prepare your driftwood. Cut the pieces so they can all have similar lengths. The end of the driftwood that you cut should be the end that you should bury into the ground. The end that bears the more natural part should be left at the top.
Set up your post holes. Get a fence-post digger. If the ground is soft, a shovel can easily do the job. Start digging. The post holes should be at least 1 ½ feet deep. That specific depth can provide stability to your fence. You should also take into consideration the water drainage. It is a practical idea to pour sand or gravel at the bottom of your post holes. About an inch of sand of gravel is already great.
Position your posts. Begin inserting them into their respective holes. Ascertain that everything is uniformly leveled. They should look straight. Once you have inserted a post, pack dirt into the hole. Do it as tightly as you can.
Form your fence railings. Gather the remaining pieces. Position them horizontally against your posts. You have some options on how you can properly fasten your railings. You have to factor in the overall look that you wish to achieve for your driftwood fence. You can use a fishing line, a twine, or a metal wire. Obviously, the metal wire is hard-wearing. Because of the elements, you may need to change the fishing line and the twine every now.
Even if your driftwood fence is already complete, you can still spruce it up. You can give it a more organic and natural touch. You can plant some climbing plants or some vines in some spots around the fence.


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We have established below that Janice Joplin did not die, and beyond that, is actually a set of twins. We call them Twin One and Twin Two, since we do not know their real names. Twin One, the more laid back of the two, became Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! Twin Two was the singer we all knew who fake died in 1970.
Just as Thom Hartmann manages progressive Democrats, Bill O'Reilly right-wing Republicans, Charlie Rose and company the 'thoughtful' PBS/NPR set, and and Alex Jones the conspiracy-minded folks, Goodman is managing those who eschew party politics. They think they escaped by following her.
Imagine that Intelligence is running a restaurant. Sit wherever you want. It provides a waiter for every table.
The question I left hanging in the other post was what happened to the second Joplin twin. I was going to go hunting for her this week, but MH, sharp and observant as ever, saved me the trouble. Twin two became … Amy Goodman Two. Each steps in as Amy, though Twin One by far dominates that role. Twin Two shows up now and then.
Intelligence loves twins, as we saw with the twin Elvis's and the McCartney boys. MH has given me a list of 37 (and counting) prominent people that he suspects to be twinned. It is all shocking to me, but he is making his case. As we firm up our research, we will expose them.
Above are the Joplin/Goodman twins in their former and reincarnated form. As can be seen, Twin One might be considered more demure and attractive, where twin two, the singer, was a little more emotive.
The two on the right are easily seen to be the same person, as shown here.
You go girl! You go, Twin Two! We need for you to tell us all about showing true faces.
Here is a composite of the painting above and Twin Two. Obviously the photo was the basis of the painting. Twin One was busy using her true face to do the show, no doubt.
Posted on August 8, 2016 August 8, 2016 by Mark TokarskiPosted in ZombiesTagged Amy Goodman, Janice Joplin.
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Merton also weighs heavily in the book JFK and the Unspeakable by James Douglass, hereby exposed as a spook. The levels of deceit, the ability to act, are so important that I think they use the music gigs to teach them how to be someone they are not in public, and then if they are good, reassign them. I almost said "promote" but Janis Joplin to Amy Goodman is not a promotion.


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Pop Culture & Identity.
Harden my Heart - Quarterflash
In 1981 Quarterflash has a top 3 Billboard Hot 100 hit single with their song Harden My Heart. It was also a number one American mainstream rock hit. The lead singer and saxophonist in the band was Rindy Ross and her husband Marv was the band's guitarist. The other members of the band were guitarist Jack Charles, drummer Brian David Willis, Rich Gooch on bass and Rick DiGiallonardo on keyboards. Quarterflash came from Portland, Oregon and they had a further 6 singles chart in the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s including the top 20 hits Find Another Fool in 1982 and Take Me To Heart in 1983.
When I went to see the Rock of Ages movie today one of the best parts of it was recognising the various songs a few notes in. The song that brought me right back to the radio days of the 1980s was hearing Harden My Heart again which is sung in the film by Julianne Hough and Mary J. Blige and it is a version with Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar mixed in. I hadn't heard Harden My Heart in years and I think it's such a great gorgeous rock classic. Broken hearts never sounded as good as they did in 80s rock songs.
Here are both versions of Harden My Heart
The first is the original video for Harden My Heart by Quarterflash
and here also is a 1982 Solid Gold TV show performance.
and from the Rock of Ages soundtrack Harden My Heart and Shadows of the Night sung by Julianne Hough and Mary J. Blige.
100 Cover Versions #51: Whitney Houston & Dionne Warwick cover 'You're a Friend of Mine' by Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
In the 1980s Clarence Clemons was most famous for being the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street band. In 1985 he has a Billb...
100 Cover Versions #19: Mandy Moore covers 'Umbrella' by Rihanna
When it was a hit in the charts Umbrella by Rihanna was one of the all time most overplayed songs in the charts. I think it will stand...
I recently posted Piano In The Dark by Brenda Russell. The co-vocalist on the song was Joe Esposito. He also sang in a band called Brooklyn...
Jeffrey Brown's wonderful book 'Darth Vader and Son'
Star Wars has become a generational thing in my family I loved the first three films from 1977 onwards and then when my brother Mike sa...
Latch - Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
Latch by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith has been released on download this week. It's a quality track and is currently in the top 4...
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'Because the Night' performed by Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and U2
Because the Night is one of Patti Smith's most iconic songs. It was co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti and featured on her Ea...
Ho Hey- The Lumineers
Ho Hey is a very sweet song by The Lumineers. It charted this week at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The Lumineers ...
Imagine It Was Us - Jessie Ware
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The Dead Heavys play The Village, Dublin on Friday 22nd February.
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Once you've had solar for a whole billing cycle, you should check your electricity bill.
Look at the average daily usage shown on your bill. Remember, in terms of consumption, the electricity bill only shows grid usage. It doesn't show how much solar your home has used (see earlier for the reasons why). If you use lots of your electricity during the day, you'll have a high self-consumption ratio and your grid imports should have dropped substantially.
Figure 7.1 shows an example of the average daily cost and usage before and after installing a solar power system.
Figure 7.1 Extract from electricity bill for someone who installed solar early in November 2014.
In this example, the solar power system was installed at the start of November. The black line shows grid imports dropping from just under 10 kWh per day to just over 5 kWh per day. With a usage tariff of 30c per kWh, the daily cost has dropped by $1.50 per day.
Check what you measured your pre-solar daytime consumption to be. Your daily use should have dropped by about that much.
There was a long delay between your system being installed and your solar meter being installed or configured. The solar power system can only legally be switched on when the meter is ready.
Your system isn't working properly.
You have increased your evening and night-time consumption since getting solar.
If you're confused or disappointed by your first electricity bill after solar, call your installer and ask them to walk you through your bill and your monitoring. A good installer will be happy to show you exactly what's happening and how much money they're saving you.
Next, let's go through the charges on your electricity bill.
Look at your 'solar buy back' or similarly worded line item (clue: look for the abbreviation 'CR').
On the bill shown in Figure 7.2, the system owner gets two credits – one for their solar electricity and one in the form of a discount as part of their plan. You can see that the owner exported 555 kWh at 8c per kWh. That's a total credit of $44.40.
If you can't find a credit for your solar energy then call your electricity retailer to find out what has happened to it. It's not that unusual for your retailer to forget to credit you for your solar, so make sure you're being paid.
Also make sure that the rate per kWh is the one that was promised.
See how many kWhs you've been credited for. Divide it by the number of days billed. If it's a quarterly bill, that's 90 days. In this example, that's 555 kWh divided by 90 days, which comes to 6.2 kWh exported per day.
Check that this number tallies with the exports reported by your monitoring.