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Authentic Leadership And Organizations The Goffee Jones Collection 2 Books
Authentic Leadership and Organizations: The Goffee-Jones Collection (2 Books)
Publisher:Harvard Business Review Press
This Harvard Business Review digital collection showcases the ideas of Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, authors of Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? and Why Should Anyone Work Here? In Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?, Goffee and Jones argue that leaders don't become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are authentic: they deploy individual strengths to engage followers' hearts, minds, and souls. In Why Should Anyone Work Here?, the authors argue that it used to be that businesses could ask individuals to conform to the organization's needs but that now today's leaders are charged with creating the best company on earth to work for: they must transform their organizations to attract the right people, keep them, and inspire them to do their best work.
Why Should Anyone Work Here?
by Rob Goffee,Gareth Jones
Author:Rob Goffee,Gareth Jones
Imagine designing the best company on earth to work for . . . What would that company be like? How would you build and sustain it? As a leader, you need to know. In the past, businesses made people conform to the organization's needs. But the old paradigm has shifted. Now leaders must transform their organizations so that they attract the right people, keep them, and inspire them to do their best work. How do you create a culture people want to belong to? In this powerful and necessary follow-up to the classic Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?, leadership and organizational sages Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones identify and illuminate the six key organizational attributes to do just that. In separate chapters, they delve deeply into each one: 1. Let people be themselves 2. Practice radical honesty 3. Magnify people's strengths 4. Stand for authenticity (more than shareholder value) 5. Make work meaningful 6. Make simple rules With vivid stories and examples from global companies, the authors illustrate the kind of strong, attractive workplace culture that leads to sustained high performance. They also provide ways of assessing how your company is doing and describe the tensions and trade-offs that leaders must manage as they transform their organizations. Why Should Anyone Work Here? is the question all contemporary organizational leaders must constantly ask themselves if they want to survive and thrive in the new world. This book will help them answer that question.
Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
by Harvard Business Review,Bill George,Herminia Ibarra,Rob Goffee,Gareth Jones
Author:Harvard Business Review,Bill George,Herminia Ibarra,Rob Goffee,Gareth Jones
Publisher:Harvard Business Press
What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority? This book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake. This volume includes the work of: Bill George Herminia Ibarra Rob Goffee Gareth Jones This collection of articles includes: "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership" by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer; "The Authenticity Paradox" by Herminia Ibarra; "What Bosses Gain by Being Vulnerable" by Emma Seppala; "Practice Tough Empathy" by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; "Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color" by Sylvia Ann Hewitt; "For a Corporate Apology to Work, the CEO Should Look Sad" by Sarah Green Carmichael; and "Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?" an interview with Gautam Mukunda and Gianpiero Petriglieri by Adi Ignatius and Sarah Green Carmichael. How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.
Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
by Harvard Business Review,Amy J.C. Cuddy,Deborah Tannen,Amy Jen Su,John Beeson
Author:Harvard Business Review,Amy J.C. Cuddy,Deborah Tannen,Amy Jen Su,John Beeson
Lead with charisma and confidence. Many leaders consider "executive presence" a make-or-break factor in high-powered promotions. But what is this elusive quality, and how do you develop it? This book explains how to build the charisma, confidence, and decisiveness that top leaders project. Whether you're delivering a critical presentation or managing a hectic meeting, you'll be inspired to approach the situation with new strength. This volume includes the work of: Deborah Tannen Amy J. C. Cuddy Amy Jen Su This collection of articles includes "Deconstructing Executive Presence," by John Beeson; "How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals," by Amy Jen Su; "To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It," by Rebecca Shambaugh; "Connect, Then Lead," by Amy J. C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut, and John Neffinger; "The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why," by Deborah Tannen; and "Too Much Charisma Can Make Leaders Look Less Effective," by Jasmine Vergauwe, Bart Wille, Joeri Hofmans, Robert B. Kaiser, and Filip De Fruyt. HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.
by Donna Ladkin,Chellie Spiller
Author:Donna Ladkin,Chellie Spiller
Publisher:Edward Elgar Publishing
What is authentic leadership? Does it require a leader to express his or her true self even if that true self is less than •wonderfulê? How do followers know the difference between real and fake leaders anyway? What happens when cultural expectations o
The "I" of Leadership
by Nigel Nicholson
Author:Nigel Nicholson
This is the leadership book you have to read: a barn-storming new take on what makes a versatile, integrated, and effective leader Using stories and examples from the lives of leaders, from the sports stadium to the White House to the office of the CEO, Nicholson shows vividly how the capacity of leaders to see what others do not see frames their actions and allows them to transform, build, destroy, or stabilize. Leaders fail through lack of insight—into themselves and into the worlds they inhabit. The strategic challenge of leadership is to find the right balance between impact and versatility and the successful crafting of an identity that merges the leader and the surrounding culture or 'zeitgeist.' Leaders covered in the book include: George Bush, Tony Blair, George S Patton, Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, Josef Stalin, Hannibal, Elizabeth I, Nelson Mandela, Edith Cowan, Abraham Lincoln, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry Ford, Ernest Shackleton, Barack Obama, Robert Maxwell, JFK, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Thatcher, and Samuel Pepys. This book resonates with insights and searching questions on the nature of human leadership. It will be an invaluable guide to managers, consultants, and people everywhere.
If your company is like most, it has a handful of people who generate disproportionate quantities of value: A researcher creates products that bankroll the entire organization for decades. A manager spots consumer-spending patterns no one else sees and defines new market categories your enterprise can serve. A strategist anticipates global changes and correctly interprets their business implications. Companies' competitiveness, even survival, increasingly hinge on such "clever people." But the truth is, clever people are as fiercely independent as they are clever-they don't want to be led. So how do you corral these players in your organization and inspire them to achieve their highest potential? In Clever, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones offer potent insights drawn from their extensive research. The authors explain how to: -Identify your clever people and their motivations -Shelter your "clevers" from political distractions that can inhibit their productivity -Help clevers generate even more value by creating clever teams -Manage the unique tensions that can arise when clevers work together Leading clever people can be enormously challenging, yet doing so effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success. Lively and engaging, this book provides the ideas, practices, and examples you need to create an environment where your most brilliant people can flourish.
The Life-Giving Leader
by Tyler Reagin
Author:Tyler Reagin
Publisher:WaterBrook
The president of Catalyst Leader believes that the most impactful and most influential leaders are the ones who lead from who they truly are, not who they pretend or wish to be. With clear biblical teaching and personal accounts, Tyler Reagin not only demonstrates the necessity of life-giving leadership, but also provides the steps you'll need to begin knowing and leading from your truest self. From his experiences in high-impact leadership roles at some of our nation's largest churches and ministries, Reagin has learned firsthand the importance of identity-based leadership. His desire is to help each reader become an empowered, confident leader that brings life and vibrancy to every room they enter. Whether you've got the corner office or you're just getting started, Reagin gives you the tools you need to become an impactful and unique influencer right where you are!
Author:Maya Angelou
Publisher:Random House
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash." At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ("I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare") will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity."—James Baldwin
Everybody Matters
by Bob Chapman,Raj Sisodia
Author:Bob Chapman,Raj Sisodia
"Bob Chapman, CEO of the $1.7 billion manufacturing company Barry-Wehmiller, is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees." – Inc. Magazine Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The company utterly rejects the idea that employees are simply functions, to be moved around, "managed" with carrots and sticks, or discarded at will. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the reality that every single person matters, just like in a family. That's not a cliché on a mission statement; it's the bedrock of the company's success. During tough times a family pulls together, makes sacrifices together, and endures short-term pain together. If a parent loses his or her job, a family doesn't lay off one of the kids. That's the approach Barry-Wehmiller took when the Great Recession caused revenue to plunge for more than a year. Instead of mass layoffs, they found creative and caring ways to cut costs, such as asking team members to take a month of unpaid leave. As a result, Barry-Wehmiller emerged from the downturn with higher employee morale than ever before. It's natural to be skeptical when you first hear about this approach. Every time Barry-Wehmiller acquires a company that relied on traditional management practices, the new team members are skeptical too. But they soon learn what it's like to work at an exceptional workplace where the goal is for everyone to feel trusted and cared for—and where it's expected that they will justify that trust by caring for each other and putting the common good first. Chapman and coauthor Raj Sisodia show how any organization can reject the traumatic consequences of rolling layoffs, dehumanizing rules, and hypercompetitive cultures. Once you stop treating people like functions or costs, disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future. Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning. Frustrated workers stop taking their bad days out on their spouses and kids. And everyone stops counting the minutes until it's time to go home. This book chronicles Chapman's journey to find his true calling, going behind the scenes as his team tackles real-world challenges with caring, empathy, and inspiration. It also provides clear steps to transform your own workplace, whether you lead two people or two hundred thousand. While the Barry-Wehmiller way isn't easy, it is simple. As the authors put it: "Everyone wants to do better. Trust them. Leaders are everywhere. Find them. People achieve good things, big and small, every day. Celebrate them. Some people wish things were different. Listen to them. Everybody matters. Show them."
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (with featured article "What Makes a Leader?" by Daniel Goleman)(HBR's 10 Must Reads)
by Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Richard E. Boyatzis,Annie McKee,Sydney Finkelstein
Author:Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Richard E. Boyatzis,Annie McKee,Sydney Finkelstein
In his defining work on emotional intelligence, bestselling author Daniel Goleman found that it is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. If you read nothing else on emotional intelligence, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you boost your emotional skills—and your professional success. This book will inspire you to: Monitor and channel your moods and emotions Make smart, empathetic people decisions Manage conflict and regulate emotions within your team React to tough situations with resilience Better understand your strengths, weaknesses, needs, values, and goals Develop emotional agility This collection of articles includes: "What Makes a Leader" by Daniel Goleman, "Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance" by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, "Why It's So Hard to Be Fair" by Joel Brockner, "Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions" by Andrew Campbell, Jo Whitehead, and Sydney Finkelstein, "Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups" by Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steve B. Wolff, "The Price of Incivility: Lack of Respect Hurts Morale—and the Bottom Line" by Christine Porath and Christine Pearson, "How Resilience Works" by Diane Coutu, "Emotional Agility: How Effective Leaders Manage Their Negative Thoughts and Feelings" by Susan David and Christina Congleton, "Fear of Feedback" by Jay M. Jackman and Myra H. Strober, and "The Young and the Clueless" by Kerry A. Bunker, Kathy E. Kram, and Sharon Ting.
Own the Room
by Amy Jen Su,Muriel Maignan Wilkins
Author:Amy Jen Su,Muriel Maignan Wilkins
Find your signature voice People are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, connect easily with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one of them? How can you learn to "own the room"? This book will help you develop your leadership presence. According to Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, leadership presence is the ability to consistently and clearly articulate your value proposition while influencing and connecting with others. They offer a simple and compelling framework, as well as practical advice about how you can develop your own personal presence. No matter where you sit in an organization, you can "own the room" if you are able to do two things well: first, demonstrate your authentic value and distinction, and second, connect to others in a positive way. Leaders who are able to be authentic while connecting with and impacting others have what the authors call a "signature voice"—a means of self-expression that is uniquely and distinctly their own. Once you discover and express your own signature voice, you'll be ready to take your leadership presence to the next level. Filled with real-life stories and examples, Own the Room demystifies the concept of presence and gives you the tools you need to identify and embrace your unique leadership voice—and have a greater impact on the world around you.
Know What You're FOR
by Jeff Henderson
Author:Jeff Henderson
Publisher:Zondervan
Your organization - business, church, or nonprofit - will experience unprecedented growth when you close the gap between these two game-changing questions: What are we known for? What do we want to be known for? In Know What You're FOR, entrepreneur and thought leader Jeff Henderson makes it clear that if we want to change the world with our products or our mission, then we must shift the focus of our messaging and marketing. Rather than self-promoting, we must transform our organizations to be people-centric. This sounds like a no-brainer, but looking closer shows just how little this is true and how impactful the change would be if it were. Whether you're a business leader, a change advocate, or a movement maker, Know What You're FOR will help you - and your organization - thrive. It's what happens when you create an organization focused on who it is FOR. This is the future. Thriving organizations will be more concerned with becoming raving fans of their customers than they are trying to convince customers to become raving fans of the organization. This isn't theory. Jeff Henderson has experienced it. Working with companies like Chick-fil-A and the Atlanta Braves, then serving as a pastor for 15 years at one of the country's largest and most influential churches, North Point, Jeff knows what success looks like for healthy organizations and healthy lives. With fascinating stories from a host of entrepreneurs and Jeff's remarkable career, Know What You're FOR equips you with a simple strategy and the tools for extraordinary growth. You'll discover how to: Work FOR your current and future customers with a new, effective method Be FOR your team and help your people reach full potential Create a ripple impact by being FOR your community Live and work your best by caring FOR yourself In a hypercritical, cynical world, one that is often known for what it's against, let's be a group of people known for who and what we're FOR. It's a powerful strategy for business. But more importantly, it is a revolutionary way to live.
What Makes an Effective Executive (Harvard Business Review Classics)
by Peter F. Drucker
Author:Peter F. Drucker
In his sixty-five-year consulting career, Peter F. Drucker, widely regarded as the father of modern management, identified eight practices that can make any executive effective. Leadership is not about charisma or extroversion. It's about these practices: Effective executives ask, "What needs to be done?" They also ask, "What is right for the enterprise?" They develop action plans. They take responsibility for decisions. They take responsibility for communicating. They focus on opportunities rather than problems. They run productive meetings. And they think and say "we" rather than "I." Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.
Rewire Your Brain
by John B. Arden
Author:John B. Arden
How to rewire your brain to improve virtually every aspect of your life-based on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology on neuroplasticity and evidence-based practices Not long ago, it was thought that the brain you were born with was the brain you would die with, and that the brain cells you had at birth were the most you would ever possess. Your brain was thought to be "hardwired" to function in predetermined ways. It turns out that's not true. Your brain is not hardwired, it's "softwired" by experience. This book shows you how you can rewire parts of the brain to feel more positive about your life, remain calm during stressful times, and improve your social relationships. Written by a leader in the field of Brain-Based Therapy, it teaches you how to activate the parts of your brain that have been underactivated and calm down those areas that have been hyperactivated so that you feel positive about your life and remain calm during stressful times. You will also learn to improve your memory, boost your mood, have better relationships, and get a good night sleep. Reveals how cutting-edge developments in neuroscience, and evidence-based practices can be used to improve your everyday life Other titles by Dr. Arden include: Brain-Based Therapy-Adult, Brain-Based Therapy-Child, Improving Your Memory For Dummies and Heal Your Anxiety Workbook Dr. Arden is a leader in integrating the new developments in neuroscience with psychotherapy and Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente for the Northern California Region Explaining exciting new developments in neuroscience and their applications to daily living, Rewire Your Brain will guide you through the process of changing your brain so you can change your life and be free of self-imposed limitations.
by Bill George
Author:Bill George
In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few,if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing thingsright"—except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, BillGeorge. George has become the unofficial spokesperson forresponsible leadership—in business, the media, and academia. In Authentic Leadership Bill George makes the case thatwe do need new leaders, not just new laws, to bring us out of thecurrent corporate crisis. He persuasively demonstrates thatauthentic leaders of mission-driven companies will create fargreater shareholder value than financially oriented companies.During George's twelve-year leadership at Medtronic, the company'smarket capitalization soared from $1.1 billion to $460 billion,averaging 35% per year. George candidly recounts many of the toughest challenges heencountered -- from ethical dilemmas and battles with the FDA tohis own development as a leader. He shows how to develop the fiveessential dimensions of authentic leaders—purpose, values,heart, relationships, and self-discipline. Authentic Leadershipoffers inspiring lessons to all who want to lead with heart andwith compassion for those they serve. Bill George helps readers answer vital questions such as: Whatshould I do when my personal values conflict with company businessvalues? How do I make trade-offs between the needs of my customers,my employees, and my company's shareholders? Do I really want todevote my talents to business? Authentic Leadership providesa tested guide for character-based leaders and all those who have astake in the integrity and success of our corporations.
The Feedback Imperative
by Anna Carroll
Author:Anna Carroll
Publisher:Greenleaf Book Group
See faster results through everyday feedback. The Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team's Success reveals the hidden reasons why giving feedback to employees can be so difficult and yet so urgently needed in today's workplace, and provides the definitive steps for overcoming feedback avoidance and taking great leaps forward with employee engagement, retention, and performance. Anna Carroll applies her extensive research and expertise in business consulting and psychology to illustrate how brain science, generational trends, our information economy, limiting beliefs, and organizational culture collide in the new workplace, creating a huge gap between the supply and demand of helpful professional feedback. In her "Seven Steps to Everyday Feedback" and sixteen tools for self-assessment and planning, Carroll provides detailed instructions for leaders to execute a feedback turnaround that will quench their team members' thirst for helpful feedback and build a culture in which employee-to-leader and peer-to-peer feedback are welcome as well.
Transformational Leadership in Nursing
by Elaine Marshall, PhD, RN, FAAN
Author:Elaine Marshall, PhD, RN, FAAN
2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in Leadership and Management! The ultimate goal for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) leaders is to develop skills that will support their ability to lead effectively through complex challenges-such as working within the constraints of tight budgets, initiating health care policy change to eliminate health disparities, and improving health care outcomes at all levels of care. This text is an invaluable instructional guide for nursing graduate students who are developing the skills needed to fulfill this new and emerging role of clinical leadership. With this book, nurses can develop leadership skills that will ultimately transform health care practice by incorporating innovative professional models of care. It provides critical information and practical tools to enhance leadership, drawing from the works of experts in business and health care leadership. This book is an important resource for DNP students, nurse practitioners, and current clinical leaders dealing with the challenges of health care for the next generation. Key topics: Cultivating the characteristics of a transformational leader: charisma, innovation, inspiration, intellect, and more Developing the role of the DNP within complex organizational systems Incorporating new care delivery, practice, and management models through leadership Navigating power, politics, and policy: building the team, understanding economics and finance, and more
The Design of Everyday Things
by Don Norman
Author:Don Norman
Publisher:Basic Books
Design doesn't have to complicated, which is why this guide to human-centered design shows that usability is just as important as aesthetics. Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious -- even liberating -- book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and unreasonable demands on memorization. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time. The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how -- and why -- some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.
Leadership Learning
by Kim Turnbull James,J. Collins
Author:Kim Turnbull James,J. Collins
Taking it theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership Conference held at Cranfield School of Management, Leadership Learning explores the challenge of learning and developing leadership in the 21st century. This is the second of two books to emerge from the conference, taking the theme 'Knowledge into Action'.
The Moth Presents All These Wonders
by Catherine Burns
Author:Catherine Burns
Publisher:Crown
"Wonderful." —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Celebrating the 20th anniversary of storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stages Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. Alongside Meg Wolitzer, John Turturro, Tig Notaro, and Hasan Minhaj, readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refugee learning how much her father sacrificed to save their family, a hip-hop star coming to terms with being a "one-hit wonder," a young female spy risking everything as part of Churchill's "secret army" during World War II, and more. High-school student and neuroscientist alike, the storytellers share their ventures into uncharted territory—and how their lives were changed indelibly by what they discovered there. With passion, and humor, they encourage us all to be more open, vulnerable, and alive.
by Frederick Herzberg
Author:Frederick Herzberg
Imagine overseeing a workforce so motivated that employees relish more hours of work, shoulder more responsibility themselves; and favor challenging jobs over paychecks or bonuses. In One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? Frederick Herzberg shows managers how to shift from relying on extrinsic incentives to activating the real drivers of high performance: interesting, challenging work and the opportunity to continually achieve and grow into greater responsibility. The results? An ultramotivated workforce. Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough management ideas-many of which still speak to and influence us today. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers readers the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world-and will have a direct impact on you today and for years to come.
Thinking in Systems
by Donella Meadows
Author:Donella Meadows
Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing
In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet— Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
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Corsairs trounce RIC, stay perfect in LEC play
By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor
UMass Dartmouth women's basketball pulled out a huge win against Rhode Island College as they trounced RIC by a whopping 39 points, 78-49. With the huge win the Corsairs advance to the conference semi-finals on Friday night.
The Corsairs also have home court advantage throughout the LEC tourney and with this win move to a perfect 15-0 against LEC opponents this season as well as an overall record of 23-3. It is worth noting that two of these three losses come at the hands of nationally ranked opponents.
The Corsairs simply put on a defensive clinic Tuesday night as RIC looked shell-shocked by the tough defense. With Chelsea Houlihan, Nakira Examond, and Alicia Kutil all totaling over eight rebounds apiece, it is a wonder that RIC was ever able to gain possession at all.
Not to mention Kutil managed to drain a whopping 73 percent of her shots from the field as she scored 15 points on the night. While the Corsairs have been extremely consistent in their play all year; it seems as though they have been on another level of late.
They are not beating their opponents, they are mopping the floor with them. They are dominating the LEC and making it apparent that they are not only worth of being crowned LEC Champions, but perhaps National Champions.
At this point in time two of their three loses are to teams that are ranked in the top fifteen of the entire country, Bowdoin at no. 3 and Tufts at no. 12. with the Bowdoin loss coming just three games into the season. This team has certainly grown from the losses and is demonstrating a clear determination to achieve greatness.
Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but given how well Examond and Kutil have blended on the court as well as the fact that Kutil has had a historic senior season; one could argue that the Corsairs are in even better position to go deep in the NCAA tourney than they did last year.
While one could argue Kutil and Examond have dominated the headlines for the women's team this winter. Players like Houlihan, Leah Douty, and Ashley Brown have been pivitol; especially of late in this team's continued success.
Also, not enough can be said about the effort of head coach Matt Ducharme in his fourth season leading the Corsairs. Ducharme has created a program that delivers consistent success as he is on the verge of capturing his second straight LEC title. If the Corsairs do in fact win the LEC, Ducharme would have won LEC titles in half of his first four seasons as a head coach at UMassD.
Ducharme can also take an abundance of credit from taking a team that was 7-7 in LEC play in each of his first two seasons at the helm, to having a perfect 14-0 record this past year. While the Corsairs still have a long way to go in capturing an LEC title and there is no way predicting how the NCAA could shake out, this season has been filled with immense success for this program.
Not enough good things can be said about this coach and this team as they put together a practically perfect overall record and a flawless conference record thus far. Catch the Corsairs as they jump back into action this Friday at home at 5 p.m. against the Western Connecticut Warriors for a chance to play in the LEC Championship game the following afternoon at UMass Dartmouth.
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Discussion in 'Windows' started by Wolf, Nov 3, 2008.
I currently own a laptop which really has replace my old PC, so I sold my old PC to a friend and yes I took out the hard drive. But I have been wanting to build my own PC for couple of years now. I know how to build up some of it, but I don't know how to fully make it happen. So I been checking how to books, websites and Best Buy and Fry's Electronics for towers and the hardware prices and I remember there a few people here that posted threads over at SBS that has build there own computers. So does anyone have any suggestions or things, I should lookout for or avoid?
I self taught myself, but as far as buying parts go, Newegg.com is a nice place to get cheap parts and reliable service.
I'm a PC guy, not a Mac guy thanks anyway Joe!
I plan on teaching myself along the way also and I haven't really checked out newegg.com much yet, I heard they are responsible.
3. research your motherboard well, and buy a compatible power supply. My last two builds had me buying the wrong power supply because I didn't do enough research to realize that connectors and stuff had changed since last time. Not a big deal, but I hate heading back to the store in the middle of a build.
4. be very careful with proper grounding of your motherboard during installation into the case. I had an extra mount point on the case and it shorted out against the MB, causing the motherboard to not work properly. not fun!
5. if you're going with Windows, get an OEM copy to save some money. I got mine from TigerDirect but you can get them just about anywhere these days.
6. dont skimp on the case. get one that is well built, is easy to assemble, upgrade components, has sufficient cooling, and will accommodate all your gear. If you get a giant case, don't forget to measure your IDE/SATA/Power Supply cables to make sure they reach!
7. seriously consider buying a pre-made computer if you're needs don't really require you to do it yourself. Every time I start to piece together a system, I always price it against something comparable on dell.com and typically I can get a system from them that is as good or better for less money. plus dell's cases are really top notch.
It doesn't take long at all to snap everything together and get an OS loaded. When things go well, it's super easy, but when they go wrong it can be a very frustrating (and expensive!) experience.
Good advice Propermodulation.... Especially point number 7.
I've built a lot of computers and find nowadays that you can buy ready made ones for less than you can build yourself.. The big outfits like Dell, HP and Lenovo can buy the components in high volumes allowing them to pay way less. They can cut costs even more assembling the units with cheap Chinese labor and then sell a completed unit for quite a bit less than you could build yourself using the same parts.
Most of my recent computer builds have been upgrades where I kept the box and most of the peripherals and only replaced the motherboard using one with a faster processor. You can save money doing that.
can you save $ doing this or is it mostly for fun?
Same here. I have done this a number of times for my Bro-in-law's business. For $250 I can get a decent MB, memory, and processor. I re-use his hard drives, DVD drive, and Windows license to keep costs way down. He ends up with a computer that runs like new for a minimal outlay of cash. I typically build my own machines to support games, but in the last few years vid cards have become the most important component for games. So it's easier to buy a pre-made Dell or whatever and stuff it with a good vid card. That's what I am going to do when my most recent home-built is ready to be retired.
I'll probably not be saving much money, but it will be fun and a headache from time to time. I have gone threw at least three towers in my entire life. Two with the family and one on my own. But the on my own had XP, floppy drive and 2 CD/DVD drive and one of them broke and never really been replace. Plus it was at least about five years old. So that why I got rid of it and own a laptop.
Your info you gave ProperModulation was very helpful! I been checking around and I want to get a PC where I can install a few games and the basic hardware with an option, if I want to go faster in the future. I don't want one of those ATX Full Towers where has like 15 bays, where some people probably play like 12 hours a day on it. Just mainly couple of hours a day on the weekends or days off.
2 hard drives if it allowed?
2 CD/DVD Drives & Burners possibly maybe a 3rd one, for future items like playing blue-ray.
and other items I can't think of right now.
But would a 500 watts work for all of this?
What sort of games? If you're into shooters, you'll want to set aside the biggest chunk of change for a good video card. If you get a decent MB and processor (plus at least 2 gigs of RAM) you'll be fine if you get a good vid card. If you're looking to save money and you only play games like Solitare, you can probably get away with a motherboard that has built in video. That's what I use when upgrading PC's for my bro-in-law. Built in video would also let you get things running for a lower initial cost, and allow you to add in a kickass video card some other time if you want.
I used TigerDirect.com - Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Components & Electronics to price and compare components. They are a great place to buy from, but I'd still recommend getting things locally if you can.
Building it yourself is a good experience. If you end up having problems it just winds up teaching you more about how all the parts work while exercising your troubleshooting skills .
My advice is buy from NewEgg. Also, frequent these forums for help/advice. Good luck! You'll be fine. Feel free to PM me or post any questions that you may have here. I've personally built ~ 100 computer's.
2 DVD drives possibly maybe a 3rd one, for future items like playing blue-ray.
500W should be fine. Your motherboard will most likely easily support more than 2 hard drives. I don't know why you'd want more than one DVD drive. Even if you use it for copying DVDs (which I do - for backup purposes of course) you don't really need two. I'd use that slot for another hard drive. If you were to get a blue ray, I'd replace your current DVD drive and use the blue ray as the primary drive. USB and firewire are easy. You can buy addon cards that will add several slots of whatever type you want. You can even get some that mount in one of your 3.5" drive bays to put the connectors at the front of your case (like an old floppy drive). They just plug into a header connection on the motherboard. Heck, most new motherboards already come with more than a few USB/FW ports so you may not even need an addon.
I like playing the shooting and sports games on my PS3, I mainly enjoying playing card games and some old kiddy games and these use too be my most powerful games on my laptop and after a while they didn't work propaply, so I had to uninstall them and they are RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and SimCity 4 Deluxe. But I do plan on in the future to work it up to my TV to surf the web and view old family videos.
Thx for this info mrpcs and will do, I will use ProperModulation option and buy locally. But newegg.com has have me some great ideas already to buy and along with those links on how to build.
And like mrpacs said above, forums can be a lifesaver when you're stuck and can't figure out a problem.
I'm not really a fan of copying or burning DVD's, if a friend or family member wants a copy of that DVD. I tell them go to the store and buy it, but yes I do copy music cd's for family and friends. I deal quite a bit with cd's, so maybe one of these days I will break my habit and burn or copy DVD's?
But of coarse I want wireless connections to my printer, mouse and keyboard. So that why I would like to have at least several USB ports, for some reason I run out of USB ports with wires.
Just make sure everything has a standard form factor. A 500w power supply is plenty for your purposes, but if it isn't, you can upgrade it later as long as the case will take a standard power supply. This is why I don't buy Dells or HPs or Sonys. They might seem like a good deal at first, but they use oddball components that can't be easily upgraded.
My first experience with this was the Tandy 1000. I worked for a company that made AST Six-Pack clones for that PC. Radio Shack advertised it as 100% PC compatible, but the case was shorter and taller than an IBM PC. That meant you couldn't physically fit a normal PC card inside it. Radio Shack did this just to lock its customers into buying Radio Shack cards, which let RS charge more for them.
The Sharkey and Tom's sites PM recommends are great resources.
Graphics technology advances so fast these these days that the prices drop rapidly after a year or two. For $50 you can get a graphics card that might have been $500 just a couple of years ago and will be a big step up from MB graphics.
I've had great success with local PC parts stores. Houston is full of stores that sell everything you need to build PCs. They tend to be jammed full of lots of different brands, and the folks there often know whats compatible with what, saving you a trip to the internet. I've bought parts from Fry's, but they tend to be a little higher than the local dealers. I wouldn't buy a case from Best Buy. They tend to be higher still on component prices.
I don't understand why you would want to purchase locally versus internet? Newegg, (as well as others), have free return shipping if item is defective. More than likely you will pay higher prices locally versus internet as well. Also, I do recommend dual DVD Optical drives!
I purchase locally because it's more convenient. No shipping fees and I can see what I want, grab it, take it home and hook it up. And the prices are usually lower than newegg.
Wolf, I am looking at a tower that I have not used, that is new.
You and others, take a look at the specs and let me know if you like it or need it.
I can send it to you. I have had it for a while.


Well, for months now, Stonebridge has been offering the potential to get married at the Nolan River to prospective brides..
When you're running a wedding venue, sometimes you can become so busy that you miss all the "cute little happenings" going on at a..
No, really… You did read that right! And I promise that I have not lost my mind (although I am half-way obsessed with that oak tree).


Today a final review of defenseman of Chris Campoli.
Going into 2007-08 was far different for Chris Campoli then his previous season where he had to win over a new coach and earn back his spot. He had won over both the coach and general manager to where he was signed to a three year contract extension despite a lot of injuries the previous season but proved he could play steady when he was healthy.
Chris Campoli started 2007-08 with some big goals early, but what most impressive to me was his ability to step up and throw a hit at the right time that would not be a penalty and not lead to a mistake/turnover which was something he seemed more polished at doing. He was paired with Bruno Gervais and did a very soild job in all three zones as he displayed a nice level of maturity in his game.
Campoli has always had excellent offensive intincts as to when to pinch and gamble to force a play. This year I not only saw that but more of those inctincts translated to his defensive game. He seemed to not get rattled by Mike Sillinger getting animated with him in Tampa during a powerplay in overtime against the Lightning where Sillinger scored a game winning goal.
Overall his strong offensive start in terms of statistics did not continue nor did it seem like he could help the club on the powerplay in terms of being a quarterback he did not step up and take the spot from Bergeron, Berard or anyone else.
Finally in Jaunary it was clear he was making a few mistakes or he was off his game, but he had a shoulder problem, needed surgery but played as long as he could.
Islander have Campoli signed for another two years and seems a big part of the future here but this is a player other teams will be asking about in trades because clearly the offensive/defensive upside and potential are only getting better.
With Kohn, Hillen, Meyer, Gervais, Johnson restricted and even a Berard/Davison to consider resigning a tough choice may have to come here and if the right trade comes to improve the offense does the gm decide to move him?
Fair or not it also has to be asked can Chris Campoli play eight two games or be as durable as he was in his rookie season. He has a lot of the same tendencies as Freddy Meyer who also has a two year contract.
Chris Campoli did a very solid job in 2007-08 and showed a lot of good signs where he is progressing well. It also seemed the opportunity was there for him to step into a powerplay quarterback role and he did not win the spot but overall he showed he's on the right track. He gets a very solid B for his work last season.


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These are the top 5 things you need to know in financial markets on Wednesday, June 12.
1. Hong Kong Protests
Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds protesting against the introduction of a new bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. The erosion of judicial rights is likely to undermine investor confidence in the former U.K. colony's markets.
The protests come at an awkward time for Beijing, only days after the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and weeks before a summit of world leaders in Tokyo, where Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will be looking to drum up support for their respective visions of world leadership.
The Hang Seng fell 1.9%, much more than the 0.8% drop in the benchmark Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index on the mainland.
2. Oil Prices Skid
Oil prices slid further on revived concerns of a glut in global markets after the U.S. government revised down its forecast for global oil demand this year by 160,000 barrels a day.
U.S. crude futures were down 2.8% at $51.80 by 5:45 AM ET (0945 GMT), while international Brent futures were down 2.6% at $60.67.
Although the Energy Information Administration also lowered its estimate of U.S. oil production by 140,000 barrels a day, markets still took the news negatively, their fears being further stoked by the seventh rise in U.S. crude stocks in the last eight weeks, as measured by the American Petroleum Institute.
Analysts are expecting official data to show a modest draw in inventories when they're released at 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT).
3. Wall Street Set to Open Lower; CPI Eyed
Wall Street is set to open lower as the negative sentiment coming out of oil markets infects equities too.
At 5:50 AM ET, the S&P 500 futures contract was down 10 points or 0.4%, the Dow futures contract was down 92 points, or 0.4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures contract was down 41 points, or 0.5%
With an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve now largely priced in for July, bulls will be hoping that May's consumer inflation reading at 8:30 AM ET won't make it harder for the Fed to justify such a step.
4. Musk Predicts Record Quarter for Tesla
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are poised to open over 2% higher after CEO Elon Must said the company has "a decent shot at a record quarter on every level," at the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Also at the meeting, Musk said the company "may get into mining" in future, to help guarantee supply of rare elements needed by electric vehicles.
Tesla shares have now risen some 15% from their lows in the aftermath of a $2.7 billion capital raising announcement, but they're still down over 30% for 2019 to date.
5. DoJ Sends Warning to Tech Giants
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and others can't count on escaping antitrust scrutiny just because they offer services for free, the Department of Justice's antitrust head Makan Delrahim warned in a speech.
Delhrahim compared today's tech giants directly to Standard Oil in a speech at a conference in Israel, inviting speculation that the government intends to break them up just as it broke John D. Rockefeller's oil company.
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Tell Ramad () is a prehistoric, Neolithic tell at the foot of Mount Hermon, about  southwest of Damascus in Syria. The tell was the site of a small village of , which was first settled in the late 8th millennium BC.

The tell was discovered by French customs officers, M Company and Lieutenant Potut. Laurisson Ward visited again in 1939 and collected material from the surface, now in the Peabody Museum. Tell Ramad lay somewhat forgotten until it was rediscovered by W.J. van Liere and Henri de Contenson, the latter leading excavations in 8 seasons between 1963 and 1973.

Notable features from the earliest stage include a number of 3–4 metre diameter, lime-plaster floored, clay lined oval pits with ovens & clay bins that were suggested to have been used as houses.

Tell Ramad is notable as one of the few sites fundamental to our understanding of the origin of agriculture with finds including various types of domesticated wheat, barley and flax. Emmer wheat is an important characteristic of Basin sites in this area, where it is thought to have been introduced. Wild plant foods include pistachios, almonds, figs and wild pears.

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Further reading
 de Contenson, H. Cauvin, M.-C. Courtois, L. Ducos, P. Dupeyron, M. van Zeist, W. - Ramad. Site Néolitique en Damascène (Syrie) aux VIIIe et VIIe Millénaires Avant l´Ère Chrétienne, Bibliothèque Archéologique et Histoire, Tome 157, Beirut,  2000.
 van Zeist, W. Bakker-Heeres, J.A.H. - Archaeobotanical Studies in the Levant 1. Neolithic Sites in the Damascus Basin: Aswad, Ghoraifé, Ramad - Palaeohistoria, 24, 165-256, 1982.
 Vogel, J.C. Waterbolk, H.T. - Groningen Radiocarbon Dates VII - Radiocarbon, 9, 107-155, 1967.
 Ferembach, D. - Étude anthropologique des ossements humains néolithiques Tell Ramad (Syrie). Annales archéologiques de Syrie, 19, 49-70, 1969.
 de Contenson, H. Troisiéme campagne á Tell ramad 1966: rapport préliminaire. Annales Archéologiques de Syria XVII (1–2), 17–24, 1967.
 de Contenson, H. Découvertes récentes dans la domaine du Néolithique en Syrie, L'Anthropologie, 70, 388-391, 1966.
 de Contenson, H. van Liere, W.J. Premiers pas vers une chronologie absolue à Tell Ramad, Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes, 16, 175-176, 1966.
 de Contenson, H. van Liere, W.J. Sondages à Tell Ramad en 1963: rapport préliminaire, Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes, 14, 190, 1964.
 de Contenson, H. van Liere, W.J. A Note on Five Early Neolithic Sites in Inland Syria 13, 175-209, 1963.

1939 archaeological discoveries
Neolithic settlements
Neolithic sites in Syria
Archaeological sites in Rif Dimashq Governorate
Populated places established in the 8th millennium BC

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"The Last Harambe" was created in the last months of 2016 through the very beginning of 2017. This work is a response to the political and emotional state of the country during this time. Although the darker elements of the painting are under the surface, my hope is to convey a lighthearted moment in a dive bar as a well dressed gorilla is stood up by his date. The piece is a 48 x 36 x 1 inch acrylic painting. The materials used in the painting include acrylic paint and glitter paint.


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Q: Efficient datawarehousing algorithm for counting Rolling Quarter value Consider a dataset with 6 month data as follows:
// Month-01 = 1
// Month-02 = 5
// Month-03 = 3
// Month-04 = 2
// Month-05 = 7
// Month-06 = 8

Then rolling quarter (summation of last 3 month) will be as follows:
// QTR-01 = N/A
// QTR-02 = N/A
// QTR-03 = 9
// QTR-04 = 10
// QTR-05 = 12
// QTR-06 = 17

Now, an inefficient algorithm for this calculation in SQL as follows (not perfect algo, just consider the theme of the algo, pls):
foreach row { id,month,qtr,... } in database.table
{
  qtrValue = select sum( top 3 month) from database.table where table.id = row.id;
  update row.qtr set row.qtr= qtrValue;
}

Can you suggest an efficient algorithm and/or datawarehouse design for this problem? It doesnt' matter it involves relational database or not.

A: Well, my date dimension simply has MonthNumberInEpoch which is an incrementing integer for each calendar month starting at the epoch of the dimDate.
So, I can write something like:
with
q_00 as (-- sales monthly
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;

A: A Moving SUM window aggregate function would accomplish what you are looking to do.
Something along these lines:
SELECT SUM(Month)
       OVER(ROWS BETWEEN 2 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROWS)
FROM database.table

There is a PARTITION BY option that allows you to apply the aggregation to a group of columns. The exact syntax may vary based on the database platform you are running against. If your database platform doesn't support window aggregates all hope is not lost, but it will take a bit more SQL to accomplish the same task in set based notation.

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It's no secret that fat bikes are good for more than just riding in the snow and sand. While they excel in those conditions, more riders are using them for bikepacking adventures on dirt roads, cruising on bike paths, or hitting their local singletrack with them—praising the extra traction of the wide tires and their ability to grip rocks, roots and smooth out any other bumps in the trail, without the fuss of suspension.
The surge in popularity is great for anyone looking at a new fat bike, because you can now get an excellent bike for less than $1,500. Our gear experts looked through the best and most economical options and found the following nine bikes (plus one bonus model) that are sure to please. If you're looking to hop on the fat-bike bandwagon, one of these models is sure to please.
The bikes here include tires between 4 and 4.8-inches wide. The smaller width options are typically faster and more maneuverable, while the wider tires offer more float and cushion on soft and slippery terrain. The least-expensive models here have steel frames and mechanical disc brakes. Spend a little more and you'll get lighter aluminum frames and hydraulic discs, which are easier to control. Some of the pricier bikes have tubeless- compatible wheels that offer better protection against flats. Finding the right one for means weighing where and how you ride it, but no matter what your needs, one of these options will get you rolling.
Felt's DD70 is built for bikepacking adventures with rack mounts on its aluminum frame and fork as well as high/low three-bolt bottle cage mounts on each of the fork legs. A SRAM NX 1x11 drivetrain with 11-42 tooth cassette gives smooth shifts with enough gears to get you over the biggest mountains (but maybe not the steepest, when fully loaded). Fast-rolling Schwalbe Jumbo Jim EVO 4-inch-wide tubeless-ready tires are mounted to double-wall tubeless-ready rims for simple and reliable tubeless setup. The Tektro M285 Hydraulic brakes have a 160mm rear rotor and 180mm front for reliable all-weather stopping.
If you prefer some assist to get you through the snow (and are willing to pay extra) check out this e-fat bike from Felt.
Mongoose's Argus comes with terrain-mauling 4-inch-wide Kenda Juggernaut tires mounted on 100mm wide rims. The wheels have cut outs to keep weight low, which means you'll spin easier up hills and over anything in your path. The Shimano Acera/Alivio drivetrain has an old-school triple chainring that's more complex than modern options, but delivers a wide range of gears suitable for everything from climbing a sandy wash to blasting down a snow-covered road. Under the bright red paint is a lightweight aluminum frame and rigid steel fork. The bike comes with lower-priced Mongoose hydraulic brakes, but they are fully sealed to prevent contamination—a rare feature at this price.
Specialized must think that more is better when it comes to fat-bikes because it gives the Fatboy monstrous 4.6-inch wide tires. The aluminum frame has a longer top tube and short seat stays for nimble handling and climbing traction. This bike is outfitted with a 10-speed 1x SRAM drivetrain with a X7 shifter mated and GX rear derailleur. Specialized uses reliable Tektro Aires mechanical disc brakes and puts larger rotors on on bigger frame sizes to increase stopping power. Not everyone needs tubeless fat bike wheels, but the Fatboy's Stout rims give you that option.
Cannondale's Fat CAAD 2 has a list price closer to $2,000 but REI has select sizes on sale, making this a great value. Its 2x10 SRAM drivetrain is paired with Cannondale's own Si crank with an offset spider. The company claims that it keeps your feet closer to the frame so you don't feel like riding a horse, which can happen on some other fat bikes. SRAM's powerful Guide brakes offer above-average control to reduce unwanted skidding in slippery conditions. Schwalbe's massive 4.8-inch Jumbo Jim tires offer a huge footprint that is perfect for soft-surface exploration. The Fat CAAD Smartformed aluminum frame and fork feature modern thru-axles and tapered headtube. While most fat bikes in this price range come in three or four sizes, the Fat CAAD is offered in five ranging from XS to XL.
Riders who want the benefit of fat tires without losing any speed should hop on this lightweight option from Salsa, one of the original fat-bike companies. You won't find rack mounts on this sporty ride, but it does come with a lightweight aluminum frame and fork and 45NRTH's Husker Du 4-inch tires mounted on tubeless-ready 80mm wide Surly rims. The rigid fork has a suspension-corrected length, which means you can swap it out for a suspension option later without upsetting the bike's handling. A 2x10 SRAM X5 drivetrain offers versatile gearing options on the trail while Hayes mechanical MX Comp brakes keep all that speed in check.
Kids love snow, sand, and bikes, so of course they need their own fat bike. Diamondback's 20-inch El Oso Nino is made for smaller riders but has 4-inch-wide tires so kids can tackle the same trails as their parents. Its durable steel frame and fork add some weight compared to aluminum version but keep costs down and should withstand years of pint-sized adventure riding. Diamondback also gives the Nino a twist-style shifter that many kids find easier to use than trigger options.
Like the more expensive Cannondale CAAD 2, the Wendingo comes with super-wide 4.8-inch tires, which help it excel in softer conditions when you need to float over sand and snow. Large tires like these also offer a basic form of suspension to smooth the ride at slower speeds. The Wendingo's aluminum frame and fork is paired to a Shimano 2x10 drivetrain with the excellent Shimano Deore shifter and XT rear derailleur. Tektro's HD-M290 hydraulic disc brakes come with 180mm front and rear rotors for strong braking.
Kona's Wo fat bike features a butted aluminum frame and fork with massive 4.8-inch Schwalbe Jumbo Jim tires. The Shinning rims are tubeless ready, so you can ditch the tubes and roll (mostly) without worrying about flats. The Wo is outfitted with Shimano hydraulic disc brakes and Deore 1x10 drivetrain for simple, one-handed shifting.
This final bike is a bonus pick: It comes in above the $1,500 limit, but just barely. And for Amazon Prime members, the free shipping will offset the slight hit to your wallet. Unlike the junior model, this one has a lightweight aluminum frame, tapered head tube, and a sweet RockShox Bluto suspension fork—a rad addition for anyone looking to use their fat bike on rocky and other dirt trails.


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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (17. února 1740, Chêne-Bougeries, nyní Švýcarsko – 22. ledna 1799, Ženeva) byl švýcarský přírodovědec, fyzik a horolezec. Je pokládán za prvního, komu se podařilo vybudovat funkční sluneční pec.

Život
Saussure se narodil roku 1740 v Chêne-Bougeries nedaleko Ženevy. Zájem o přírodní vědy u něj podnítili zejména strýc Charles Bonnet a Albrecht von Haller. Nejprve se zajímal o botaniku, v roce 1773 zaměřil svou pozornost na geologický výzkum v oblasti Alp. Jako první od roku 1760, kdy navštívil Chamonix, zaměřil pozornost k vystoupání na Mont Blanc a na jeho dobytí vypsal odměnu; zdolat se jej podařilo až Jacquesi Balmatovi a Michelu Paccardovi roku 1786.

V roce 1762, ve věku 22 let, byl jmenován profesorem filosofie na Ženevské akademii.

Jeho synem byl chemik a botanik Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure, vnukem mineralog a entomolog Henri de Saussure a pravnukem zakladatel moderní lingvistiky Ferdinand de Saussure.

Dílo
 Observations sur l'écorce des feuilles et des pétales. 102 s., Genf 1762
 Voyages dans les Alpes., Genf 1779-96 (4 sv.)
 Essais Sur L'Hygrométrie. 542 s., Samuel Fauche Pere Et Fils, Neuchatel 1783
 Relation abrégée d'un voyage à la Cime du Mont-Blanc: en août 1787. 38 s., Barde & Manget Genf 1787.
 deutsche Fassung: Kurzer Bericht von einer Reise auf den Gipfel des Montblanc, im August 1787, Akademische Buchhandlung, Strasburg 1788. 40 Seiten. Faksimile Fines Mundi Verlag, Saarbrücken 2008.
 Défense de l'Hygromètre à cheveu. 82 s., Genf 1788
 Description de deux nouvelles espèces de trémelles douées d'un mouvement spontané. Journal de Physique, Bd. 37, s. 401–409, 1790
 Manuscrits et publications de Horace-Bénédict de Saussure sur l'origine du basalte. Zusammenstellung von Albert V. Carozzi, 769 s., Éditions Zoé, Genf 2000.

Ocenění
 Na jeho počest byly pojmenovány rody SaussureaDC. z čeledi hvězdnicovité (Asteraceae, dříve Compositae).
 Mezinárodní astronomická unie po něm v roce 1935 pojmenovala kráter Saussure.
 Jeho portrét byl vyobrazen na bankovce 20 CHF 6. série (1976-1995).
 Jeho jméno nese v Paříži ulice Rue de Saussure.

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Švýcarští fyzici
Švýcarští horolezci
Muži
Švýcarští biologové
Fyzici 18. století
Meteorologové 18. století
Členové Královské společnosti
Členové Královské švédské akademie věd
Narození v roce 1740
Narození 17. února
Narození v kantonu Ženeva
Úmrtí v roce 1799
Úmrtí 22. ledna
Úmrtí v Ženevě
Osobnosti na švýcarských bankovkách
Absolventi Ženevské univerzity


CN#45329/853 was built in 1957 for Canadian Pacific Airlines and registered as CF-DRC. Aircraft served Greenlandair as OY-DRC "Amalik" from 1971 to 1979.
Greenlandair was established on 7 November 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandanavian Airlines System) and the Danish mining company Kryolitselskabet Øresund which had operations in Greenland. Two years later, the Greenland National Council and the Royal Greenland Trading Company came aboard as equal shareholders. The airline's initial purpose was to resupply four American early warning radar stations that stretched across the island- for this, a DC-4 was chartered from Iceland and 2 Sikorsky S-55 helicopters were chartered from Canada. Not long after the resupply flights began that passenger services were started using a ski-equipped De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter and a Consolidated PBY Catalina outfitted to carry 20 passengers.
In the early 1960s, there were only two airports in all of Greenland outside of the USAF base at Thule in the extreme north- Kangerlussuaq (back then called Sondrestromfjord AB) and Narsarsuaq (back then called Bluie West One AB). With a string of coastal communities that lacked airports, the Catalina was ideal as it could alight in the adjacent fjords, but an accident in 1962 involving the Catalina had the airline shift to the use of helicopters and in 1965 three Sikorsky S-61s fitted out for passenger services were delivered from the manufacturer. Six heliports were built in the coastal communities. With eight S-61s by the early 1970s, Greenlandair soon had the most extensive helicopter route network of any airline in the world.
The need for long range flights to Denmark and North America still existed, and the chartered DC-4 was replaced in 1963 by another DC-4. It flew as far east as Copenhagen and NAS Keflavik in Iceland and as far west as the NORAD radar stations in extreme eastern Canada.
Two DC6Bs were purchased in 1971 to replace the single DC-4. OY-DRC "Amalik" and OY-DRM "Sululik" flew with Greenlandair till the 1979 - 1980 period. Aircraft went on to serve other airlines and at present it is a museum piece from what I understand.


The uplifting and positive effects of both the Eucalyptus and Pine are gorgeous! Pine can help restore and stimulate the body with its warm, soothing aroma and Eucalyptus oil has been used for centuries as an aid to help calm and clear the mind.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath and enjoy!


Dianne Maher is an experienced brand strategist who is thrilled to put her extensive brand development and communication talents to work on behalf of non-profits that make a difference. She is Vice President of her local Public Schools Foundation, an AVID tutor for aspiring first-generation college bound middle school kids, and a long-serving champion and facilitator for her school district community's successful, ever-evolving fundraising initiatives.
Prior to joining Mission Minded, Dianne was an independent consultant supporting brand development, messaging, and tactical implementation for winery and non-profit clients. After an early stint at Coca-Cola, her career tastes took a more adult turn when she led adroit and accomplished brand and creative teams managing luxury wine brands in the Napa Valley and beyond.
Dianne earned her BA in Political Science from UCLA and her MA in International Relations from Boston University. She's also always seeking to improve her tennis game, retain her waterskiing skills, explore more of Northern California's stunning hiking trails, and catch up on that long list of books she wants to read.


OBU (Short for On board Unit) is a microwave device which USES DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) technology to communicate with RSU. In the ETC system, OBU is put on the vehicle and rsu-road Side Unit is set up on the roadside to communicate with each other through microwave. When the vehicle passes through the RSU at high speed, the microwave communication between the OBU and the RSU is just like our non-contact card, only the distance is longer -- more than ten meters, and the frequency is higher -- 5.8ghz. When passing through, the vehicle can be identified as true or false, get the model, calculate the rate and deduct the toll.
In the ETC system, OBU adopts DSRC technology to establish a microwave communication link with RSU. On the way of vehicle moving, without stopping, it can realize vehicle identification, electronic fee deduction, no-stop, card-free and unattended vehicle channel.
Domestic ETC charging system has gradually entered the stage of large-scale construction. With the constant increase of ETC system, the demand of OBU products is increasing, and the market prospect is very good. There are more and more enterprises producing OBU products, and the market competition is very fierce.
Such general 5.83 Ghz working frequency, the OBU products in order to ensure consistency antenna awakens the sensitivity and stability, generally USES Rogers or flourishing spirit high frequency materials for printed circuit board production, in order to reduce the production cost the OBU, because of the large market demand more and more the OBU products manufacturing enterprises with ordinary epoxy FR - 4 materials for the OBU antenna design products.
And FR - 4 materials out of the OBU sensei sensitivity, poor stability and consistency of product and the factors affecting the OBU awakens the sensitivity of a material medium thickness, dielectric constant and dielectric loss, the size of the coil wire diameter, the OBU antenna size, the line impedance matching standing wave ratio, etc., influencing factors is more, need to find out the main influence and improve control, finally realize the FR - 4 material production the OBU products and ensure the consistency and stability of the sensei sensitivity.
With regard to the printed circuit boards used by the OBU, Sunshine Good electronics gives full play to the advantages of Sunshine Good Electronics in the field of rf antenna design and manufacturing for many years. Through the following improvement control measures of Sunshine Good electronics, the OBU products produced with Sunshine Good electronic printed circuit boards have better consistency and stability of awakening sensitivity.
2. The substrate used by Sunshine Good electronic pair OBU before the production of printed circuit boards is measured and selected strictly to ensure better performance parameters.


The Flash episode 19 and 20 synopsis out: Barry's team set a trap for Harrison Wells; Cisco's life in danger again?
Arrow season 3 actors will continue visiting Central City in upcoming episodes of The Flash and vice-versa.
As we know, in episode 18 Felicity and her boyfriend Ray Palmer visit Star Labs for a little help with his Atom suit.
In episode 19, Joe and Cisco will travel to Arrow's Starling City for answers about the mysterious Dr Wells, and they also meet the Black Canary.
Titled Who Is Harrison Wells, the episode will air on 21 April at 8pm on The CW.
According to the official synopsis, "Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) head to Starling City to continue their investigation of Dr. Wells (Tom Cavanagh). While in town, the duo enlists the help of Captain Lance (guest star Paul Blackthorne), and Cisco meets the Black Canary (guest star Katie Cassidy), who asks him for a favor."
Meanwhile, back in Central City, "Barry (Grant Gustin) races to catch a meta-human named Hannibal Bates (guest star Martin Novotny) who can transform himself into every person he touches – which includes Eddie (Rick Cosnett), Iris (Candice Patton), Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) and even The Flash."
Wendey Stanzler directs the episode written by Ray Utarnachitt and Cortney Norris.
The official synopsis of episode 20 is also out. In the episode Barry and Caitlin will set a trap for Wells, and this will put Cisco's life in grave danger.
The episode is titled The Trap, which will air on 28 April at 8pm.
According to the synopsis, "Barry (Grant Gustin), Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco (Carlos Valdes) and Joe (Jesse L. Martin) set a trap for Wells (Tom Cavanagh). Cisco uses himself as prey which puts him in grave danger. Meanwhile, Eddie (Rick Cosnett) makes a decision regarding Iris (Candice Patton), which leaves Joe a bit unsettled."
Watch The Flash episode 17 online: Mark Hamill returns as the Trickster; Will Barry travel back in time again?


Just my opinion in a moment of illogical weakness; and blog suicidal reckless abandon.
Written on Saturday, December 2, 2017; sometime between noon and 1:00 pm. Probably on an empty stomach or emptier head!
Twitter is much ado about nothing.
Realize it is really mostly clueless people making clueless tweets to other hand-machine walkers oblivious to what's happening around them.
Some even as they walk down the street: tripping here and there; falling into pools in Malls; or hopefully getting run over by a car crossing a street!
PS: Somebody had to say it!
Yeah! You've got it right!


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Q: rails3 : URL rewriting I have a rails 3 application in which my users can belong to group. What I want to do is to transform the group's URLs.
The group's URLs are like that :
http://www.my_website/groups/group_id

What I want is to transform my URLs like that :
http://www.group_name.my_website

Exemple for the the 'driver' group :
http://www.my_website/groups/9  ==> http://www.driver.my_website

Is it possible with rails ?

A: Yes, just use request.subdomain instead of id.
RailsCasts

A: RailsCast for you
Hope, It will solve your problem :)


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Car Rental at Pico Airport
Pico Airport, Madalena, Portugal - Azores Islands
Renault Twingo or similar
Mini Elite
Smart ForFour or similar
Skoda Scala or similar
Dacia Duster or similar
Renault Trafic or similar
Airport Car Rental
The second-largest of the Azores, Pico is a tourist's dream and has everything for a memorable vacation. From plenty of history to natural attractions like Portugal's tallest mountain, the small island has plenty to keep you entertained. These are three of Pico's most notable attractions:
Whaling Museum. As with the other Azores Islands, Pico is a great place for whale watching — the season typically runs from April o October. But if you're visiting during the colder months of the year or would simply like to learn something new, you could do a lot worse than visit the island's Whaling Museum. Run by Malcolm Clarke, a retired marine biologist, the museum has wonderful exhibits on the planet's largest mammals and their role in the ecosystems that they inhabit.
The landscape of the Pico Vineyard Culture. The Azores are known among the Portuguese for their dairy production, but winemaking has been and remains just as important an industry in the archipelago's economy. This has been noted by UNESCO who have recognized the island's vineyards as a world heritage site. There are many tours that take tourists to Pico's wine gardens, especially on the island's south coast; another great place to visit is the Wine Museum which has exhibits in both Portuguese and English.
Mount Pico. Standing 2,350 m (7,710 feet) tall, the sleeping volcano at the heart of the island is the tallest mountain in all of Portugal. Located in the central-west part of the island, the mountain can be climbed by anyone in moderately good shape — you can get quite close with a car and the actual climb takes about two to three hours. The peak is naturally known for the panoramic views from above — these include the neighboring islands of Sao Jorge to the northeast and Faial to the west.
Main airlines
SATA Air Acores and Azores Airlines
The single passenger terminal serves all arriving and departing flights.
Pico Airport is about 8km (5 miles) northeast of Madalena, the main settlement on the island of Pico. Highway ER1 and Rui Maestro Simaria Street are the main roads connecting the airport to the city. All destinations on the island of Pico can be reached within an hour from the airport.
Vans - from $72 per day
Car rental desks
Most are situated inside the airport terminal. The exact location of your car rental provider's desk will be listed on your Confirmation Voucher.
Pico Airport is likely one of the smallest international airports you'll ever visit. Even so, it has things to offer. In the airport and close to it you'll find a couple of small eateries and shops, a nearby hotel, and works of art exhibited inside the airport terminal. Some of the airport facilities are equipped for travelers with reduced mobility, and special assistance can be requested, but make sure to contact your airline in advance if you'd like this service. You can find more information on the airport's official website.
Nearest gas station
A Galp gas station, located at Largo da Igreja - Bandeiras, 9950-023, can be reached in about five minutes and is open 24/7. There are other gas stations in the town of Madalena and on the island of Pico.
Getting to the airport 5.6
Departure and check-in 6.4
Terminal facilities 6.0
Wi-Fi connectivity 5.6
Restaurants and car rental services 5.2
Lounge 3.6
Pico Airport (PIX)
IATA: PIX
ICAO: LPPI
Name: Pico Airport (PIX)
Size: Medium Airport
Distance from City: 5 miles / 8 km E of town
Top 11 Locations near Pico Airport
Car Rental Madalena Harbour from $20.87 per day
Car Rental at Horta Port from $19.00 per day
Car Rental at Horta Airport from $19.00 per day
Car Rental at Velas Harbour from $20.87 per day
Car Rental at Sao Jorge Airport from $20.06 per day
Car Rental at Lajes Terceira Airport from $13.55 per day
Car Rental at Santa Cruz das Flores Airport from $20.06 per day
Car Rental at Ponta Delgada Airport from $10.80 per day
Car Rental in Ponta Delgada with Delivery from $11.58 per day
Car Rental at Ponta Delgada Port from $11.58 per day
Car Rental at Santa Maria Airport from $20.06 per day
When are car rental prices cheapest at Pico Airport?
The cost of renting a car at Pico Airport depends on the time of year. This graph compares month-to-month price changes to help you find the best deal.
Average Rental Price at Pico Airport
The cheapest time of the year to rent a vehicle at Pico Airport is January when prices for an Economy class start from $21.12. You can see that this is 67% cheaper than the yearly average and 80% cheaper than renting a car in August (when rental prices start at $108.25 for a Compact class). Knowing this can help you find the best price. But remember that these are average numbers. The exact cost of your rental will depend on your rental length and on how far in advance you book the car. Enter your travel dates at the top of the page to see exact prices and offers!
What's the most popular rental length at Pico Airport?
Travel length differs from one month to another: in January the average rental period is 5 days, while in March, the average rental period is only 4 days.
Average Rental Length
Which is the busiest car rental month at Pico Airport?
Travelers are most likely to rent a car at Pico Airport in May, while the fewest number of travelers rent in November.
Popularity by Monthly Searches
Ilha Verde Renault Twingo 3 1 Small cars
Ilha Verde Ford Fiesta 4 3 Small cars
Autatlantis Toyota Aygo 5 1 Small cars
Autatlantis Opel Corsa 4 1 Small cars
Ilha Verde Renault Captur 5 3 Medium cars
Europcar Renault Clio 4 1 Small cars
Autatlantis Smart ForTwo 2 1 Small cars
Hertz Renault Clio 4 1 Small cars
Is it possible to drop off the car at the port of Madalena?
Yes, it is possible to drop off your rental car at the ferry terminal if you rent from Ilha Verde. This company has a location across the street from the terminal. Note that the location is called Madalena Downtown (be sure to use this as the drop off location when searching). The usual one-way fee is not charged for this route.
Take the time to find out the locations of gas stations. GPS is unreliable on the island so its best to map out directions ahead of time. Following the GPS driving directions while driving is not recommended. We had many occasions where we drove out of the way to get to a location.
Don't drive if you are not familiar with a manual car and nervous about driving on narrow and steep roads in places , or at least stick to the coastal roads which are much easier
Top 5 Suppliers at Pico Airport in 2022
Aeroporto do Pico
Ilha Verde
Rua do cachorro, Bandeiras 9950 - 028 Madalena, Pico
Autatlantis
Aeroporto do Pico, 9950-011, Madalena
Pico Airport (PIX), Madalena, Portugal - Azores Islands
Azores Islands Car Rental
Madalena Car Rental
Pico Airport Car Rental


Jenway has launched the new 7205 UV/Visible spectrophotometer. The 7205 has been designed for fast and easy use in analytical chemistry, routine analysis and education laboratories. With a broad wavelength range, it is suitable for a variety of applications in quality control, life sciences and food testing etc. The 7205 uses a flash xenon lamp to extend the wavelength range, from a minimum of 335 nm to 198 nm, to include the UV area of the spectrum. Similar to its predecessor, the 7200, the 7205 has scanning diode array technology, providing excellent wavelength reproducibility. There is a colour touchscreen user interface and the instrument is lightweight with a small footprint.
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Local residents of Charnwood Grove, St Kilda are growing increasingly concerned and frustrated with the heavy traffic & public street parking congesting their street which has become a busy shortcut route.
As a result of this extra traffic, residents cars are being damaged, vehicles are getting stuck in congested parked cars, cars are speeding through the street and on multiple occasions even traffic jams have occurred with people beeping their horns and even at times getting out of their vehicles to abuse each other. Local, permit paying residents at times cannot even get a park on the street due to the amount of parked cars (non-residents) on the street.
Support is being sought from the local community – follow the link below for more information about the issues and to sign the petition.


Blacks Harbour (2011 population: 982) is a Canadian village in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Referred to simply as Blacks by locals, the village is on a harbor of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy.
Blacks Harbour is the northern terminus for the year-round ferry to Grand Manan Island. This 20-mile (32-kilometer) ferry trip is provided by Coastal Transport Limited and goes to the Grand Manan Island port of North Head. The crossing takes 1.5 hours, and prices are based on vehicle and number of people. Two ferries provide service on the route, carrying up to 82 cars at a time. Ferries operate at least hourly between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., and half hourly for most of the day. The service is operated by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation, and during the winter months provides the only public route access to Grand Manan Island.
Fishing has been a vital part of Blacks Harbour's existence for more than 200 years. Connors Brothers Limited was founded in 1885 at Blacks Harbour and is now a major international processor of all types of seafood. The company is also a major New Brunswick employer.


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William Metcalf (3 September 1838 – 5 December 1909) was an American steel manufacturer.

Metcalf was born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, New York, in 1858. In 1860–65, he had charge of the manufacture of the heavy Rodman and Dahlgren guns at the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh, where most of the heavy artillery used by the Federal government during the Civil War was made.

After 1868 he was engaged continuously in steel manufacturing, and in 1897 he organized the Braeburn Steel Company, of which he was the head until his death.  He is credited with having made the first crucible steel in America.  In 1881 he served as president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and in 1893 he held the presidency of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  He published  Steel – A manual for Steel-Users (1896).

He died in Pittsburgh on December 5, 1909.

Publications

Legacy
 William Metcalf Award of the Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania.

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American Civil War industrialists
People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
American steel industry businesspeople
American non-fiction writers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
American civil engineers
1838 births
1909 deaths
Burials at Allegheny Cemetery