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When you have only one more step to take, don't just stand there.
With the end of the month upon us, I'm usually pretty busy everywhere I turn. At work I have my monthly summaries, which always acts as a reminder of all that's let to get done before the next month rolls in. Although I'm not under any quota system per se, there's still a close eye watched on my numbers, so those summaries also act as a big impetus to get what-can-be-done done and out-of-the-way.
What was interesting this month was that all the projects rolled out there month were either done by other departments, done by me alone, or a lot of old stuff that was delayed from last month. The department that I technically belong to had nothing. Not that they haven't been working frantically all month; it's just that a last minute stop-what-you're-doing kicked in and halted everyone in their tracks. Projects that were "thsclse" to finishing are now on hold because of a reaction from above. I think that it'd be best to let them wrap up rather than linger on, but then again, it's not my project. I wrapped up my stuff... helped my other clients to wrap up their stuff... and just smugly went about planning my next adventures.
And the home front, for those keeping up with THOSE adventures... I saw a little, teeny progress come through today; when the Seller conceded a little credit and agreed to leave some more appliances. Nothing like the fiery breath of Escrow to get you eager to move on, eh?
All this "completition" has got me eager to get going on so many other things too. It just feels good to have things out of the way. I'm looking around for things to finish up.
I have an idea! I'm gonna finish up this post now.
Sometimes what you need is upstream, and the only way to get it is to swim harder.
It's been a struggle for me lately... not in an "I-can't-do-it" sort of way, but more like "this-ain't-gonna-be-easy". Naturally I'd rather be taking the Path of Least Resistance, but for all I know, maybe this IS that path. I know what I want. I can picture it clearly in my mind. It's just a matter of whether everyone else is going to cooperate.
On the home front, the seller is not willing to make concessions. Her stubbornness is slowing down the process, and basically just making it more difficult with each new step. You'd think she'd understand how much we need each other, and that we'd get much farther if we worked together. But she doesn't see it that way.
The same with work. People aren't seeing things eye-to-eye. Heck, they're not even seeing things face-to-face. So everywhere I turn, someone is telling me how this meeting's delayed, and that project's nowhere to be found.
But rather than allowing these few ripples to rip through my plans, I'm keeping my sights on my own destination... far away and hard to get to... but I'll just keep on swimming til I get there.
We're perfectly suited to this Earth, so let's not ruin the relationship.
Happy Earth Day everyone! Today is a day to just think about this world we live in, and plan ways to stay in balance with it. It's easy to think that the world is bigger than we are; that the little things we do don't make that big of a difference, but it really does. Like the butterfly that starts the typhoon, we don't know how the tiniest thing can change the entire course of Life itself.
The important for us to do is simply to live in balance with everything around us. By using just what we need and giving back all that we can, the earth and our lives will go on.
Life may only have a handful of big moments, but a whole lifetime of little ones... celebrate those!
It's been relatively quiet on every front right now. I'm in between the moments, where I've started what needs to get started and now just have to keep going until each moment plays itself out.
I don't mind really, since I can use the break; plus it gives me this little sense of accomplishment just knowing I've gotten this far.
...and get ready for what tomorrow might bring.
Life is filled with puzzles... and not every piece fits.
The last couple of days have been just pieces of my life strung together; some falling right into place... other pieces just seeming so out of place.
Friday was definitely a big fragment. Someone tried to sneak in some last minute material into a video and it was so discombobulated that it became simply puzzling! We had to stop in mid-shoot and go back to the drawing board. It was just not fit for human consumption.
Friday was also a day to pick up a few more pieces of my fractured career. I had to claim my territory take the leadership on a project that although I was doing it already, it hadn't been widely known by the person who was attempting to usurp my authority and disempower me once again.
Of course my apartment looks like a puzzle dropped on the floor a few times. With Tax Time, and Escrow Time and some Insurance things I'm working on.... there's papers-papers-everywhere. Piles of pieces and pieces of piles, and I'm puzzled by half of it... and the other half I just can't find.
But it's all good... puzzles are games after all... meant to make our lives more entertaining, right? And if I can't call any of this "entertaining" right now, I definitely know I can't call it "boring."
Recognition is its own reward.
I've always the known the power of praise. I've often used it to boost the morale of someone and bring out their best. When used properly, it can forge a loyalty that goes beyond anything money can buy.
I also know that as a double edged sword, if used improperly, it can sever ties and severely wound spirits for years to come.
During a team meeting today, a number of people were given lavish praise. Their contributions are undeniably deserved. We are truly lucky to have their talent, input and support. As they received their praise, they embarrassedly tried to include all the people who had been ignored by the manager's narrow focus. She may not have realized it, but the manager was saying more with what she did NOT say than what she DID say.
I know this because I was one of them who was left out.
As I listened to the others getting full credit, I knew that the manager still did not understand what I had done. I spent too much time working behind the scenes when I first got hired. I focused too much on the team, on helping out and didn't strive to get any credit for my work... so now it showed (or rather, it didn't).
I knew that I would be getting some attention because it's been five years of employment; so I sat and wondered what she would say. Would she talk about the work I've done, would she say it was a pleasure to work with me, saying that I was invaluable and worthy of as lavish a praise as the others? I didn't necessarily want that, but I also didn't want to be without it; if you know what I mean.
When my turn came up, she talked about the company's recognition of commitment. She talked about how difficult working for the company can be. She talked about the benefits of working long enough and about the form letter that comes with the pin. She didn't talk about us, and our long history together. There was no connection between us. She never forged one.
The rest of the day went fairly much the same, and I knew that not only was she having a narrow vision of my contributions, she was making decisions based on that.
That means I still have a ways to go. I'm making great progress with other teams, and they've started to recognize, and even praise, my contributions. Praise, by the way, that she never even acknowledged when they said it.
And so I forge ahead, determined more than ever to do my best work; this time more publicly. I'm working on some big ways of contributing to the entire group, that IF recognized would really make a difference. The pressure is on, but I must presevere. It's just that time is of the essence.
However on the flip side, I decided to give her some recognition. I gave her a gift to acknowledge the lessons she has taught me these last couple of months. I gave her a Frisbee and said how that she has shown me the importance of continuing against all adversity... that no matter how much other people's perspective can be damaging, you can't let it stop you... that the stronger the wind is against you, the higher you can fly.
I do hope she recognizes that, so that I still have the chance to fly.
A year ago, as I watched a Bentley drive off, an idea was left behind. I wanted to capture a moment... a simple little moment that I'd otherwise never notice. Even if I had a camera it wouldn't have gotten from the moment what I had seen.
I thought the moment was gone, 'til I realized, "hey, I'm a writer!!"
And so Lifewatch was born.
Lifewatches have helped me to see the world a little closer. I never realized that so much life happens on such tiny threads. I hope all of you have started to see more of your life by reading them.
I deliberately leave the details out. I may even erase a few lines here and there. I do that so that you can color it any way you'd like, so its not just sitting back and watching Life... it's putting Life into what you watch.
Thanks for putting some of your life into mine.
Nothing in Life is certain, even uncertainty.
This was a weekend of yes-no-maybe's and shoulda-coulda-woulda's, with an occasional on-again-off-again moment. I saw some wonderful potential-filled homes, made offers... and waited. Made a lot of phone calls... and waited. Went shopping... and waited. Waited... and waited.
Then finally fate stepped in. OK, maybe just the phone rang, but that doesn't sound as dramatic. A second place fell through. Slightly disappointed, I found solace in my Jamba Juice.
Then finally fate stepped in. OK, the phone rang again, but this WAS more dramatic. As it turns out the deal on the first place fell through and they were coming back to me to see if I was still interested. I was. I am.
So even though I'm keeping my enthusiasm at bay, I have more faith in the deal. Why? Maybe it's the way it came back into my life... maybe it's the way I can really picture myself living there... or maybe because I have a signed offer. Yeah, that did it.
Of course there's a long way to go, filled with twists and turns ... but at least it looks like the road home.
The mightier the castle, the stronger the foundation must be.
I could tell, when the realtor called that the signs were bad. "The seller needed to 'sleep on it'... even though they gave us the impression it was accepted last night..."
My heart sank. I know they tell you never to fall in love with a place... and I didn't. Well, maybe I did, but I didn't get too emotionally tied into the place.
And it's not like I told the world about it or anything.... wait, ok, maybe I told the world about it, but it's not like I personally called everyone I know... which is true, cause I know a lot of people; I just didn't have their phone numbers handy.
By 6 O'Clock, the home belonged to someone else. I joked around, saying that I should get to know them so that I could come visit the place anyway. But still, I knew it was time to just move on.
It was a good experience though. Not only was it a dry run for the right time, it forced me to get some things ready that I had been putting off or not even thinking about. I'm actually more ready to get a place now than I was when I signed the offer.
I'll miss that place... and probably compare a lot of stuff to it. After all, it's hard to forget our firsts... even if it was just a tease.
I pushed it all aside and went out to dinner with my 82-year old uncle and his second wife. They are so lively, so funny... and still so very much in love after many many years together (He was married to my Aunt but will always be my Uncle, of course). They've come from Florida to a trip through California, then down to Ensenada, to take a cruise the long way home through the Panama Canal. I truly hope I have as much Life in me when I reach that age, as I saw tonight.
We had amazing conversations about politics and religion and the war and social security and Alligators and cutting down trees in the middle of a hurricane (he just did that to save the house this last round). It was hard to figure out where one conversation ended and the next one began. With each new topic, they expounded a little wisdom.
"It'll happen when the time is right... there's plenty in Life to enjoy. The point is to enjoy it."
And they teach me that from experience.
Timing, however short and fleeting, is everything. Make each moment count.
It's been an overwhelmingly challenging time for me. You might say it even left me speechless. I can now come up for air... and now have a lot to say.
Two worlds collided today as I raced to get them both done in what little time I had left. Time pressurized each moment until the seconds burned red hot.
A very big video project came at the very last minute from the very top. Something that HAS to be out by tomorrow morning (which of course only got thought about this morning). I simply postponed all other projects and set about getting it done. Good luck helped me out a lot today. Everything just seemed to fall into place, like it was meant to be.
And speaking of "meant to be"... it was only last night that I went to see a condo a few blocks away from my current place. It's a beautiful Tudor style, reminiscent of Shakespeare's theater at Stratford-Upon-Avon. As I walked through the front gate, passed the fine trimmed trees, all I could say was, "I'm home."
So tonight, with just minutes to spare, I rushed around trying to get my offer in before the 6pm deadline. Talk about needing to focus!
I made it just in the nick of time, and expected a quiet evening ahead. Yet barely two hours, and many, many phone calls, later I was told that my offer has been accepted!
It's so much in such a short period of time, I SHOULD be speechless.


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namespace paddle {
namespace operators {

template <typename T>
static void InitRandom(phi::DenseTensor *tensor, const platform::Place &place) {
  phi::DenseTensor cpu_tensor;
  auto *cpu_ptr =
      cpu_tensor.mutable_data<T>(tensor->dims(), platform::CPUPlace());
  int64_t numel = cpu_tensor.numel();
  std::mt19937 engine;
  std::uniform_real_distribution<T> dist(static_cast<T>(-2.0),
                                         static_cast<T>(2.0));
  for (int64_t i = 0; i < numel; ++i) {
    cpu_ptr[i] = dist(engine);
  }
  framework::TensorCopySync(cpu_tensor, place, tensor);
}

template <typename T>
struct LeakyReluGradGradEachElementFunctor {
  LeakyReluGradGradEachElementFunctor(const T *ddx,
                                      const T *x,
                                      T alpha,
                                      T *ddout)
      : ddx_(ddx), x_(x), alpha_(alpha), ddout_(ddout) {}

  HOSTDEVICE void operator()(int idx) {
    if (x_[idx] >= 0) {
      ddout_[idx] = ddx_[idx];
    } else {
      ddout_[idx] = ddx_[idx] * alpha_;
    }
  }

  const T *ddx_;
  const T *x_;
  T alpha_;
  T *ddout_;
};

template <typename T>
static bool TestLeakyReluGradGradMain(const framework::DDim &dim,
                                      const platform::Place &place,
                                      float alpha) {
  LeakyReluGradGradFunctor<T> functor;
  functor.alpha = alpha;
  auto &dev_ctx = *platform::DeviceContextPool::Instance().Get(place);
  phi::DenseTensor *out = nullptr;
  phi::DenseTensor *dout = nullptr;
  phi::DenseTensor *dx = nullptr;

  phi::DenseTensor x;
  x.Resize(dim);
  InitRandom<T>(&x, place);

  phi::DenseTensor ddx;
  ddx.Resize(dim);
  InitRandom<T>(&ddx, place);

  phi::DenseTensor ddout;
  ddout.Resize(dim);
  InitRandom<T>(&ddout, place);

  phi::DenseTensor ddout_actual;
  ddout_actual.mutable_data<T>(dim, place);
  LeakyReluGradGradEachElementFunctor<T> actual_functor(ddx.data<T>(),
                                                        x.data<T>(),
                                                        static_cast<T>(alpha),
                                                        ddout_actual.data<T>());

  int64_t limit = x.numel();

#if defined(__NVCC__) || defined(__HIPCC__)
  if (platform::is_gpu_place(place)) {
    auto &cuda_dev_ctx = dynamic_cast<phi::GPUContext &>(dev_ctx);
    functor(cuda_dev_ctx, &x, out, &ddx, &ddout, dout, dx);
    platform::ForRange<phi::GPUContext> for_range(cuda_dev_ctx, limit);
    for_range(actual_functor);
  } else {
#endif
    auto &cpu_dev_ctx = dynamic_cast<phi::CPUContext &>(dev_ctx);
    functor(cpu_dev_ctx, &x, out, &ddx, &ddout, dout, dx);
    platform::ForRange<phi::CPUContext> for_range(cpu_dev_ctx, limit);
    for_range(actual_functor);
#if defined(__NVCC__) || defined(__HIPCC__)
  }
#endif

  dev_ctx.Wait();

  phi::DenseTensor ddout_cpu, ddout_actual_cpu;
  framework::TensorCopySync(ddout, platform::CPUPlace(), &ddout_cpu);
  framework::TensorCopySync(
      ddout_actual, platform::CPUPlace(), &ddout_actual_cpu);

  bool is_equal = std::equal(ddout_cpu.data<T>(),
                             ddout_cpu.data<T>() + limit,
                             ddout_actual_cpu.data<T>());
  return is_equal;
}

}  // namespace operators
}  // namespace paddle

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Leh has several restaurants, cafés and bakeries that offer a range of cuisine, from Real Tibetan to European, Continental and Kashmiri. Most of the restaurants are open air and full of people throughout the day. The highly sought after Tibetan Food can be found at Himalaya Café or Dreamland Restaurant. It includes the traditional staple Tsampa, Yak Butter, Boiled Beef & Mutton, Momos, Noodle Soup, Thukpa and Tibetan Barley Wine. A trendy and busy Tibetan joint is The Wok Tibetan Kitchen located in the Main Bazaar. For Korean cuisine visit Shangri La, and for Kashmiri Budshah Inn is a must try.
A cool range of Continental and Mughlai cuisine can be found at Summer Harvest or Hotel Ibex, which serves everything from biryanis to sandwiches! Steamed Stuffed Dumplings accompanied by a fiery chili sauce is a sure way to beat the cold. An old favorite joint is Norlakh Restaurant, which serves tasty and inexpensive Tibetan dishes, including momos and a range of fine noodle dishes. The restaurant is located on the Main Bazaar Road and offers good views of the Soma Gompa. Indian vegetarian food is available at Lamayuru Restaurant on Fort Road - the curry sauces are absolutely heavenly! Try out the Pumpernickel German Bakery at Zangsty Road for some yummy brownies, bread varieties and yak cheese and Penguin Café offers pasta, ginger and lemon tea and banana pancakes. A must have a carry-home is the locally made Apricot jam.


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            snapshot.forEach(doc => {
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package org.terasology.engine;

/**
 * Interface for subscribing to notification of engine status changes.
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface EngineStatusSubscriber {

    /**
     * Called when the status of the engine changes
     * @param newStatus The new status of the engine
     */
    void onEngineStatusChanged(EngineStatus newStatus);
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Shostakovitch - Violin Concerto No 1 Op 77
with Maxim Vengerov
In this online violin masterclass, the great Maxim Vengerov focuses on the Passacaglia, 3rd movement of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 in A Minor, Op 77
Instrument Violin
2 lessons · 48m 08s
Maxim Vengerov is recognised as one of the world's most exciting and brilliant violinists. His prodigious talent emerged when he was very young. He gave his first recital at the age of five and went on to win First Prize in the Junior Wieniawski Competition when he was ten years old, confirming his promise as a violinist of rare talent. Still in his mid-thirties he is now acknowledged throughout the world as one of the great musicians of our time.
He is also an outstanding teacher and is Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Perceptive, entertaining and always sensitive to the individual personality and ability of his pupils, he has an extraordinary ability to convey his insights into the music and inspire his students.
The Passacaglia, third movement of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77, is the central component of this masterclass. Composed in 1948 and first performed in public in 1955, it is dedicated to the composer's friend David Oïstrakh, a virtuoso he admires; it is the reason why the work is so technical. Oïstrakh took time to become familiar with this very unique work, but then soon became its most fervent defender. Thanks to him, seven years after being composed, the work was created and acclaimed. Indeed, the concerto distinguishes itself by its Passacaglia, notable for its juxtaposition of Stalin's theme from the Seventh Symphony and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Analysis, explanation, demonstration with Maxim Vengerov
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Maxim Vengerov is recognised as one of the world's most exciting violinists. Vengerov gave his first recital at the age of five and, after studying with Galina Tourchaninova and Professor Zakhar Bron, he went on to win the First Prize in the Junior Wieniawski Competition when he was ten years old. In 1990, aged fifteen, he won the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, confirming his reputation as a musician of the very highest order.
In May 2000, following a ten-year recording contract with Teldec Classics, Maxim Vengerov signed an exclusive contract with EMI Classics. Vengerov's awards and prizes have included Gramophone Young Artist of the Year, and Ritmo (Spain) Artist of the Year in 1994; Gramophone Record of the Year, Grammy Award nominations for Classical Album of the Year and Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra in 1996; the Edison Award for Best Concerto Recording in 1997, Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2002 and Edison Award winner and Grammy Award winner in 2004 for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra) for his recording of the Britten Violin Concerto and the Walton Viola Concerto.
In 1997 Vengerov was the first classical musician to be appointed Envoy for Music by UNICEF. In this role Vengerov has met and performed for disadvantaged children in Uganda, Harlem, Thailand, and those on both sides of the Kosovan ethnic divide. This work has afforded him the opportunity to both inspire children worldwide, and inspire others to raise funds for UNICEF assisted programmes. Another passion of Vengerov's life is his involvement with young people through giving masterclasses. One such event was recorded by Channel Four Television as part of a documentary on Vengerov called 'Playing by Heart' shown at the Cannes Television Festival in 1999. Since June 2005 Vengerov has been Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
Maxim Vengerov appears by courtesy of EMI Classics.
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Burma: There's More to Democracy Than Elections
Despite the encouraging noises since Sunday's election, the constitution entrenches military influence in the political system. A quarter of seats in parliament are reserved for officers and the National Defence and Security Council retains the power to remove the government. Then - perhaps surprisingly to many - there is growing doubt about Aung San Suu Kyi herself.
Alistair Burnett
Writer on global affairs
13/11/2015 12:08pm GMT | Updated November 13, 2016
Burma has just held its freest election in decades with the international media in attendance focusing on happy voters and the landslide for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy.
The optimistic mood has been boosted by the reaction of the military's proxy, the Union Solidarity and Development Party of President Thein Sein, which has run the country since the last - less than free - vote five years ago. Although all the results are yet to be declared, Thein Sein has already congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi on the NLD's performance.
The President has been followed by the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing, who promised the military - which has run Burma for most of the past six decades - would cooperate with the new government.
The impression is that despite some bumps along the way the reforms started by Thein Sein in 2010 when he released Aung San Suu Kyi from years of house arrest are on course to return Burma to the democracy it was before the army first seized power in 1962.
I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but if you need evidence that there's more to democracy than elections, Burma may be about to provide it.
Despite the encouraging noises since Sunday's election, the constitution entrenches military influence in the political system. A quarter of seats in parliament are reserved for officers and the National Defence and Security Council retains the power to remove the government.
Over the years, the Burmese armed forces have trained many more officers than it has needed and many of them have taken off their uniforms and are now prominent in business and other areas and, by and large, they remain loyal to the military's ethos.
Astute Burmese and knowledgeable foreigners have dubbed the reform process the military's retirement plan.
Then - perhaps surprisingly to many - there is growing doubt about Aung San Suu Kyi herself.
The defiance of the military dictatorship that saw her kept under house arrest for 15 years won her a Nobel Peace Prize and iconic status as a symbol of democracy among ordinary Burmese and around the world, where she was compared to Nelson Mandela.
But unlike Mandela, who was able retain his iconic status while also being president of his country, Suu Kyi has not shown the same ability to combine politics with moral leadership.
In an attempt to realise her ambition to lead her country she has made many compromises with the military in return for being released, allowed to run for parliament and win a by-election in 2012.
Her freedom helped ease the country's isolation from western powers and avoid over dependence on neighbouring China, which was one of Thein Sein's main objectives. But if she expected the military to return the favour and amend the constitution they'd written so she could become President - she is currently prevented because her children hold British passports - she must have been sorely disappointed.
So it's perhaps understandable that since the election she has said that whoever the NLD chooses to be President, she will be above them - understandable, but not particularly edifying.
She went on to tell the BBC the constitution won't stop her "making all the decisions as the leader of the winning party".
This is not simply loose language. It tallies with her whole approach to leading the NLD.
She takes a regal approach to her followers. There is little debate over key decisions, little delegation to those below her and, by all appearances, no attempt to bring on the next generation of leaders in the party - remember Suu Kyi is already 70.
There is also her attitude to the plight of the Rohingya minority.
They are Muslims of Bengali descent who live in the west of the country and are subject to widespread discrimination and even denied full citizenship. Since the country started opening up, many have also been victims of communal attacks from Buddhist chauvinists and driven from their homes to live in camps or risk their lives fleeing to neighbouring countries in rickety boats.
Aung San Suu Kyi - in order to avoid alienating Buddhist voters - has been mealy-mouthed about condemning all this. In an interview two years ago she even appeared to sympathise with Buddhist fears that "global Muslim power" as she put it "is very great".
This matters because democracies are societies characterised by tolerance - tolerance not just of different political views, but also of ethnic and religious diversity and Suu Kyi is failing to set an example. If anything, she is reinforcing intolerance and an authoritarian approach to political leadership.
This clearly hasn't harmed her standing with Burmese voters, but it has made a mockery of the Mandela comparisons and tarnished her image among former supports abroad. Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch went as far as to tweet ahead of the election "if only she were as principled as popular. Shh, please don't say Rohingya".
Suu Kyi is very much her father's daughter. General Aung San led the struggle for independence from Britain, but he was assassinated six months before his dream was realised. She has the ambition to go one better and lead the country - even if it means making deals with the men who have imprisoned and tortured thousands and impoverished a country that was once one of the richest in South East Asia.
Whether Burma goes on to become more truly democratic or goes down the track of authoritarian oligarchy seen in other countries emerging from military or one-party rule will depend to a large extent on the choices made in the coming months and years by the military, the officers who've shed their uniforms and Aung San Suu Kyi's newly empowered NLD.
Despite the historic election, optimism may prove to be misplaced.
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Executing an Ecosystem Strategy for the Manufacturing Industry: Five Questions to Ask to Ensure Success
Business ecosystems are becoming the preferred mode of operating in the modern economy, moving away from the 20th Century vertical hierarchies and towards a more robust and distributed functional model. Companies are taking full advantage of technology improvements of the last 25 years, which result in hyper-connectedness via the digital economy, transforming the structure of their business operations. This new preferred framework is the ecosystem business model.
Understanding Ecosystems in Manufacturing
Accenture Strategy provides a definition applicable for a Manufacturing Ecosystem, "a network of industry players who work together to define, build, and execute market-creating customer and consumer solutions; defined by the depth and breadth of potential collaboration among a set of players. The power of an ecosystem is that no single player owns or operate all components of the solution, and the value the ecosystem generates is larger than the combined value each of the players could contribute individually." 1
Based on Accenture's recent survey of over 1,250 business leaders across diverse industries, it's clear that an Ecosystem strategy is a business model that all business leaders should pay attention to. The survey results showed:
60% of execs would build ecosystems to disrupt their industry
Further, 72% agreed that in five years, business models would be "unrecognizable" and that ecosystems would be a driving force
Lastly, 84% said that ecosystems are important to business strategy 1
Applying the ecosystem business model in the manufacturing industry implies that many dissimilar business entities, each with its own motives and purpose come together to derive value as an interconnected whole. Outcomes are optimized when these parties leverage the best aspects of each other's participation in the ecosystem model. Key stakeholders in a manufacturing ecosystem include the manufacturer (as one would expect), as well as dealers, distributors, suppliers, trade schools, industry associations, consultants, service providers, and customers.
Here's a specific example of how Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brings disparate audiences together to address a business challenge, utilizing a manufacturing ecosystem approach:
DTNA is a manufacturer of some of the most well-known brands in the trucking industry, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Detroit Diesel Corporation. DTNA sells and services these brands through a network of dealers across North America and is responsible for providing web-based and instructor-led training to the members of these dealers.
Business Challenge:
DTNA, like many other manufacturing companies, is addressing a global labor shortage of experienced and trained service technicians.
In order to help tap into the next generation of technicians, DTNA developed the Get Ahead Program. This program serves as a partnership between DTNA, their dealers, and schools across the country. Through web-based and in-person training sessions, student certifications, and immediate opportunities for career placement and advancement, the Get Ahead Program is a perfect example of an ecosystem that joins the manufacturer, the dealer, the trade school, and technicians of tomorrow. Not only do the schools and future technicians get access to best-in-class training content, the dealers obtain a pipeline of qualified job candidates, and DTNA gains brand awareness and exposure as a leader in their industry.
So, is your business falling short of its objectives? Are there specific business outcomes that your business can't achieve on its own? If so, an ecosystem like FUSE, and the associated business model, should be a consideration.
Here, and highlighted in our upcoming webinar, we address five key questions to ask to better understand, plan for, and navigate the execution of an ecosystem strategy for your business. Ready to get started?
1. What should I consider before launching an ecosystem?
Before establishing an ecosystem, some comprehensive steps to prepare would be:
Define key business goals and objectives of the ecosystem: It's important to take notice of current industry trends and challenges and aim to create an open environment that evokes collaboration, fosters business growth and enables members to gain key learnings and industry insights.
Determine the key players: Your ecosystem will thrive by involving members who collectively bring expertise, business processes, and relationships that add value and serve the business goals and objectives of the ecosystem.
Expand borders and continue the development of the ecosystem: Grow and evolve the ecosystem community by thinking outside the box containing your existing consumers and partners. Scale and promote collaboration by staying appraised of industry trends, showcasing constant value and via sophisticated marketing capabilities.
Ecosystem members should inherently bring complementary capabilities, a collaborative and innovation mindset, domain expertise, and a drive to generate value. This type of 'network effect' harnesses the collective knowledge and potential of the entire ecosystem to achieve faster innovation and greater benefit for all participants.
2. What is the value proposition for each member to join your ecosystem?
When ecosystems are built, answering the "what's in it for me" question for every key stakeholder, membership and participation will follow, and the ecosystem will flourish. Certain members may be mission-critical to meet key objectives of the ecosystem, but there must be value for all other participants as well. Ecosystems present stakeholders with an open environment focused on leveraging disrupting technology solutions, career development, customer engagement, and the potential for significant revenue growth. Providing a place for leading companies with unique capabilities, a shared vision, and clear plan for the execution and desired outcomes, an ecosystem model will naturally thrive and reveal its value.
3. What expertise and workflows will assist each member drive value?
Essential to a successful ecosystem strategy is acknowledging that no one member can achieve the same outcomes if not for collaboration with other members, shared expertise, and created workflows to improve efficiencies. Without easy adoption and value-driven outcomes, it just won't work.
In the manufacturing sector, an ecosystem model, rich with subject matter experts and productivity bears fruit for any stakeholder seeking to train and educate other members; examples include:
Manufacturers providing training and collaboration for dealers and customers,
Suppliers training their OEM customers, and
Industry associations providing best practices and engagement for supporting their member organizations.
The ecosystem's collective knowledge can be harnessed and packaged via microlearning segments, periodic assessments, knowledge checks, and certifications, all delivered in a Learning Management System (LMS) to track progress against goals. These formal training and educational objectives are enhanced by the informal aspects of collaboration, networking, and information sharing.
4. Within the ecosystem, what tools and systems will guarantee a constant flow of dynamic information?
An ecosystem is a set of interconnected individuals, teams and organizations collaborating to achieve results. What helps to bind the ecosystem and its members? Relevant information is what keeps the ecosystem's heart pumping. Timely insights about the sector, the players within it, key trends that those in the ecosystem should be aware of – these are what help to build collective intelligence in the ecosystem.
The key here is to ensure the information is high quality, recent, and relevant. Any google search will confirm that there's no shortage of content available on any given topic. The challenge is that much of it is irrelevant or low quality. Ensuring that quality wins out over quantity means using tools to help filter and control the information flow. Curation tools, like Anders Pink (plugged into the FUSE platform) help to ensure this. By creating content feeds that (for example) feed in content about the marine sector, but only if they mention supply chain, and only from preferred sites and sources, we can ensure that the information flow is high quality.
Further, these tools automatically provide fresh content on a daily basis into the ecosystem, to help keep all members up to date on the insights and trends that matter to them in close to real time, saving them the effort of checking multiple sites and social feeds for fragmented insights.
5. How will the ecosystem enable the exchange of feedback and overall member interaction?
An automated, refined and dynamic feed of relevant information brings value to the members of any ecosystem. But value is increased when members interact with that information to add and share their insights.
This is sometimes referred to as collective intelligence. MIT define collective intelligence as "a property of groups that emerges from the coordination and collaboration of team members…collective intelligence is a good indicator of potential team performance and a far better indicator of success than any individual's performance."
Part of the key value proposition of the ecosystem is to foster and build collective intelligence of all members. To do this, the ecosystem should enable three things
Seeking: Make it simple to seek out relevant information (for example, through an automated content feed, or advanced search)
Sensing: Enable members to add their insights to make sense of content, e.g. I see that company X has acquired company Y: Here's what I think that means for us…
Curated content + member insights = value to the ecosystem.
Sharing: Enable and empower members to share their insights through commentary and posting. This is in part powered by technology, but just as important is creating a culture within the ecosystem where all insights are welcome and valued and expected, and there's no hierarchy or single dominant view.
Ready to take the next step towards building a high performing ecosystem for manufacturing? Join our webinar where we'll be discussing these topics in greater detail. Click below to learn more and register!
Accenture Strategy: Cornerstone of Future Growth: Ecosystems - https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/strategy/cornerstone-future-growth-ecosystems
Content Curation for Learning: The complete guide https://anderspink.com/documents/content-curation-book.pdf
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Changes could be coming to viewers' favorite local television news broadcast, no matter which station they watch.
Three of the four local TV news providers—WTHR-TV Channel 13, WISH-TV Channel 8 and WRTV-TV Channel 6—are looking for news directors.
Those new hires are certain to ratchet up the competition in the local TV ratings war, and they may look to make on-air changes to increase ratings—or at the very least to withstand the onslaught from competitors under new leadership.
WXIN-TV Channel 59 is the lone local station with an established news director. Lee Rosenthal joined the Fox affiliate in January 2009. Since then, the other three stations have gone through two news directors each.
In August, WISH got rid of Patti McGettigan. In November, WRTV fired Kevin Finch, who had formerly worked at WISH.
Most recently, Keith Connors announced he is departing WTHR in January. None of them lasted more than 25 months in their jobs.
WISH and WRTV officials aren't saying why their news directors were terminated. Connors cited personal and professional reasons for leaving WTHR, industry sources said.
In all, there have been six news-director changes at three stations in four years.
According to the RTDNA, the average tenure of a TV news director today is just more than three years. And the turnover rate isn't expected to slow, given the addition of local TV news broadcasts, increased competition from the Web, pressure to build a station's own Web presence and ratings coming from New York-based Nielsen Media Research faster than ever.
"TV news directors are kind of like quarterbacks. They get too much credit when things are good and too much blame when things go bad," WXIN's Rosenthal said.
The pressure to perform has always been there for TV news directors, but the turnover hasn't always been so rapid. Bob Gamble was WRTV's news director from 1959 to 1986. Lee Giles served in that role at WISH from 1968 to 2003. Jacques Natz served as WTHR news director for a decade starting in 1996.
WXIN's Rosenthal finds the turnover of the most recent crop of news directors perplexing.
Station managers' trigger fingers may be a little itchier these days, Rust said, due to a combination of factors including increased debt loads from parent companies' recent mergers and acquisitions and a heavier reliance on revenue from ads sold during local newscasts. The high stakes ratchet up the competition for ratings.
Advertising sold during local newscasts has long been the biggest revenue source for stations, accounting for between 40 percent and 60 percent of the total.
That piece of the pie has expanded in recent years as stations have expanded their local newscasts and national networks have cut or eliminated payments to local stations for carrying national programming. In some cases, stations have four times more news slots to fill, Rust said.
Local media buyer Bill Perkins expects the new news directors to push hard to increase their stations' ratings.
"Today, news directors know a bad book or two can cost them their job," he said.
Station managers said there's competition for the best news directors. But RTDNA's Cavender said the three Indianapolis stations could be looking for three very different candidates.
WRTV General Manager Larry Blackerby said he's looking for an "innovative" news director who is a "risk taker" and can help push his station out of the ratings cellar.
In December 2011, Ohio-based E.W. Scripps Co. bought WRTV from New York-based McGraw-Hill Cos., and Blackerby said there's been an emphasis and investment by Scripps in improving the news product. Recently, WRTV bolstered its news staff and opened a Monument Circle studio.
While Blackerby said he "won't rush" the search for a news director, he said a nationwide search is under way and interviews already have taken place, adding that internal candidates also will be considered. Assistant News Director Terri Cope-Walton is serving as interim news director, and she is a candidate for the job, Blackerby said.
At WISH, General Manager Jeff White said he hopes to have his news director hired by January. Though he declined to say what qualifications he is seeking, he said candidates inside and outside the station are being considered. WISH meteorologist Steve Bray is serving as interim news director.
WTHR General Manager John Cardenas did not return calls seeking comment.
It wouldn't be surprising, Rust said, for the new generation of news directors to consider changing a station's direction and on-air personnel in a bid to boost ratings.
The main emphasis at WRTV, Blackerby said, will be adding investigative reporters.
WISH has been chasing WTHR as ratings leader for several years, and in some time slots they've had some success. In the last four years, however, WISH has had to contend with WXIN, which has greatly expanded its newscasts and taken the No. 2 and even No. 1 spot in some time slots.
In some key time slots, WISH has lost some ground in the last two years, and industry sources said that cost McGettigan her job.
WTHR would seem to have fewer reasons for major change than its competitors. While it has seen some ratings slippage in recent years, under Connors WTHR has held strong and is coming off a good November sweeps period where it saw a double-digit ratings increase in seven newscast time slots, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Perkins and other media buyers are keenly interested in how the jockeying affects viewer numbers. Perkins said he is shortening his buying cycles until the news director storm settles.


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Rihanna Returns to the Red Carpet in Edgy Rick Owens — and Matches with A$AP Rocky
By Hannah Militano
The couple both wore matching trains at the premiere of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
Rihanna attends Marvel Studios' "Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever" Premiere at Dolby Theatre on October 26, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Rihanna is back, baby! Her new music (in six years!) is set to debut tomorrow (Oct. 28) and she helped drum up even more hype with her appearance at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever red carpet. On Wednesday, the singer-turned-beauty and lingerie mogul attended the premiere of Marvel's new sequel. Her new song will appear on the film's soundtrack.
Stepping out at Hollywood's Dolby Theater, the Savage x Fenty founder adorned a sequined taupe strapless Rick Owens dress from the designer's Fall/Winter 2022 ready-to-wear collection. The futuristic creation featured draped gathering at the waist and denim accents that created a corset-style silhouette that extended to the skirt, which had a circle train.
Rihanna teamed her look with opera gloves, coordinating Giuseppe Zanotti sandals and swirling diamond ear cuff from French jewelry brand Reza.
The "Diamonds" singer styled her raven hair in glamorous side-swept waves and sported a warm-toned beauty look, courtesy Fenty Beauty products, of course.
She attended the event with her longtime partner and the father of her 5-month-old baby, A$AP Rocky. The rapper matched Rihanna in an oversized taupe cargo jacket, a black mock-neck top, black slacks, and a coordinating cargo skirt that extended into a train.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attend Marvel Studios' "Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever" Premiere at Dolby Theatre on October 26, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Rihanna's new track, "Lift Me Up," is the movie's lead single of the original soundtrack and pays homage to the late, great star of the debut Black Panther film, Chadwick Boseman. The song was reportedly written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and director Ryan Coogler.
The song will be released Oct. 28, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will premiere in theaters on Nov. 11.
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Arising from the ashes of the important mid-'90s Swedish death metal band At the Gates and featuring former members of Witchery and Face Down, the Haunted went through countless lineup changes during the late '90s before finally releasing The Haunted Made Me Do It in 2000, confirming the excitement surrounding the band.
Back in 1996, guitarist Anders Björler and bassist Jonas Björler left At the Gates, eventually ending up as early members of the Haunted, along with ex-Seance guitarist Jensen and ex-At the Gates drummer Adrian Erlandsson. Though it took them nearly a year's time to find an adequate vocalist, they eventually settled on Peter Dolving from Mary Beats Jane after Earache approached the group about contributing music to the Earplugged 2 compilation. Soon the band went into the studio with this lineup and recorded its self-titled debut, which won plenty of praise from the metal community.
Unfortunately, Erlandsson and Dolving ended up leaving the band (the former joined Cradle of Filth), but the remaining members quickly found a new drummer and vocalist, Per Moller Jensen and Marco Aro, respectively. With the band rebuilt, they entered the studio once again, recording their sophomore album, The Haunted Made Me Do It, which received a heavy -- and definitely warranted -- push from Earache, again catapulting the group into the eyes of the metal community. A leap forward from their debut, The Haunted Made Me Do It presented a unique approach to death metal that took the melodic tendencies of the late At the Gates material to a new level, resulting in an innovative blend of beauty and aggression that rarely surfaces in death metal and even less frequently appears this realized. Björler briefly left the band, but returned for 2004's One Kill Wonder, which marked the band's last recording for Earache.


The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts sits at the heart of the new entry precinct for the UC Davis campus. Designed as a sculptural object in the landscape, our goal was to make the Mondavi Center a dramatic beacon. A glass, multi-level lobby and giant trellised canopy with two-story colonnade opens the building to the entry park.
The lobby links a 170-seat studio theater with a 1,800-seat main hall. Adjustable architectural and acoustical elements within the performance spaces allow multiple uses in both halls. Jackson Hall can be configured to accommodate symphonic orchestra and choir, drama, musical theater, opera, dance, and convocation. The studio theater has similar flexibility and is connected to the adjacent arboretum through doors in a 40-foot-wide wall of windows.
The center is one of the most sustainable performance halls in the country. Exterior solar screening protects glazing and shades the lobby porch and pedestrian walkways. We used recycled fir logs recovered from the bottom of Ruby Lake in British Columbia to create the exquisite wall paneling, cabinetry and furniture throughout the facility. A displacement ventilation system under the main hall is highly energy-efficient and quiet. The result is a design that respects the campus's commitment to the arts, advances its stewardship of the land, and provides a popular forum for campus and community interaction.


From Off the Beaten Path: Africa 22: On the Road in Kenya.
This could be a typical shopping center. Consider for a moment the problems people face in their attempts to create a retail presence.
Those problems boil down to a dearth of capital and horrific lack of infrastructure. So, people do the best they can with what they have--which isn't much.
Blocks, and corrugated sheets are the two most common building materials I saw. Building codes either don't exist or aren't enforced. The idea of zoning is largely unknown.
I did see upscale structures like this one, but they were few and far between.
Coke obviously has a large presence here. But, heck, if you can get them to paint your building for you, why not sell it?
All that said, I take my hat off to the ingenuity and determination I saw in the people who were determined to claw a living out of this environment.
This guy sells propane out of a shipping container. I say more power to him.
People often start with one story, then gradually add more floors as they are able.
This is as close to a modern gas station that I saw there. Most gas stations are nothing but pumps sprouting out of a cleared field.
In between villages it is allowed to graze your cattle and goats along side the road.
It is not uncommon to see wild animals grazing alongside the road as well.
People who lack access to motor vehicles, well, they walk.
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Montreal Bus History
The first buses appeared in America and Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Initially, the Montreal Tramways Company (MTC) preferred tramways to buses, since buses were less comfortable and could not carry as many passengers. However, the company needed to replace several parts of the rail crossing on Saint-Étienne Street (now Bridge Street). Given the significant costs involved, the MTC opted to replace the tramway with buses. Two White trucks were converted into buses at the company's Youville repair shops and the new service was launched on November 22, 1919. In 1921, two more trucks were converted into buses and assigned to the shuttle between Berri Street and St. Helen's Island.
After these test runs, the time had come for the MTC to give a real chance to the bus, which had continually improved over the years. In 1925, the company created a bus division and launched three new routes in quick succession: Lachine-Montreal-West (August 6), Lachine-LaSalle (August 15) and Sherbrooke Street (August 19). This time, the MTC didn't build its own buses, turning instead to American suppliers. New routes were quickly created on Saint-Hubert Street, in Outremont, in Verdun, and between the Bordeaux and Cartierville areas. The number of buses increased from 24 to 55 and the company opened its first bus garage in Saint-Henri, which had a capacity of 85 vehicles.
St. Henri Bus Garage – 1926
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The Langtang region lies just south of the Tibetan-border and has been linked by road with Kathmandu up to Syabru besi. The area is sandwiched between the main Himalayan mountain range to the north and a slightly lower range of snowy peaks to the south.
Langtang is an open and fertile valley where flowers bloom abundantly and the grass grows thick. The entire Langtang region encompassed by this valley can rightly be described as a paradise for trekkers.. Trekking to the Langtang Valley offers an opportunity to visit ethnic villages inhabited by Tamang ethnic community, climb small peaks and explore glaciers at comfortably low elevations. During the trek you will experience Tamang culture and lifesyle much similar to that of the Tibetan people.
Explore cheese factory or Hike to Tserko Ri.