I'd say that people need to jam up their representatives phones lines on this, or this will be nothing compared to the amerikan like legislation that will be rammed through in the future. If you don't tell them your pissed, they'll assume it's okay to do it weekly.
It's a majority conservative gov't, run by that jackass harper. They'll do it anyway.
Non-owner locks on technology are based on the idea that the manufacturer of the device, not the owner, should control who has keys to the locks they have applied. One interpretation of anti-circumvention legislation promoted by some special interest groups is to suggest that it should be illegal for the owner of the device to remove this non-owner lock and apply their own.
This is clearly backwards: what should be illegal is for someone other than the owner to apply a lock and then not pass the keys to the owner when the property is sold. To do otherwise is to ignore hundreds of years of precedent in how property works not only in the legal community, but also how the general public understands the concept of property rights.
The general public understands the concept of rental, where someone other than the owner makes use of the property while the owner retains ownership rights. Along with property law we have a whole body of law that sets out the rights and responsibilities of both the owner and the renter, and this model is generally understood by the general public at large.
It is unreasonable for DRM proponents and apologists to expect the general public or people in the legal profession to understand this brand new type of relationship that is neither ownership nor rental. While I avoid the "purchase" of products that have non-owner locks on them, I think it is obvious that this has little to no impact on the market as a whole. It would also have little to no impact on the radical changes being proposed to our legal system when it comes to property law.
This departure from property law is unnecessary as the long established rental arrangement provides all the flexibility needed for the legitimate business model options being contemplated by the content and technology industries. What we should be doing is strengthening the legal protection for owner applied digital locks, including in rental situations where it should clearly be illegal for a renter to circumvent a lock on technology which they do not own.
...legal protection of owner-locks can be used to protect the interests of copyright holders, they should be protected regardless of whether there was a copyright infringement involved in the circumvention of these owner locks.
all the evidence I've seen suggests that these locks are taking money out of the pockets of creators. These locks make the content less valuable to audiences, and thus fewer are willing to pay. These locks also threaten artistic control as well as business model control. I believe that in order to protect the rights and interests of copyright holders that this new right should not be added to Canadian Copyright, even if in the short term some copyright holders appear to be asking for it.
Telling me that it is my choice to not consume content only provided on brands of devices I do not own is backwards. This is like telling someone that they are free to vote for anyone they want, but that the only legal options are from the Communist party. That is not a choice, but the removal of choice.
This reduction in the value and marketability of content is one way that these anti-interoperability locks take money out of the pockets of copyright holders. While I believe this costs copyright holders more than infringement does, I don't consider it the greatest threat.
traditional business model of commercial television. The model is to sell eyeballs (viewers) to advertisers. The product isn't copyrighted works being sold to viewers, but viewers being sold to advertisers. The supplier of the most relevant service is the television network, cable and satellite companies. Copyrighted works are a business expense to these suppliers, used to grow the size of their product (viewers) to their customers (advertisers).
Anti-competitive locks on content threaten to cause a transformation of traditional retail content distribution from where the product is the content and the customer is the audience, to one where the product is the audience and the customer is the copyright holder. If a small number of locked platform providers are able to dominate the distribution networks for copyrighted works it will then be these platform providers, not copyright holders, that are in control of the business models. Copyright holders will have to give in to the demands of the platform providers if they wish to receive any remuneration at all.
...it should also be obvious that it is the platform providers that determine pricing and other aspects of the economic interests of copyright holders, not the copyright holder.
...don't think that individual artists or individual consumers will have any weight in protecting their rights and interests if a large proportion of fellow artists and/or consumers remain unaware of the threats.
...many creators have been convinced that "more copyright" is good for them, and that a new brand-dictating right will help them. I believe that by the time they realize the threat, if ever, the damage to creative industries will be massive.


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Interesting Facts About League of Legends: Part 2
by admin / Wednesday, 22 March 2017 / Published in Home page
We're hitting you again with more interesting League of Legends facts today. These articles have been immensely popular with our readers, perhaps because a lot of this information isn't commonly known by the player base at large. We cover everything from random facts about champions in the game, about character designs, about little-known facts concerning the development of the game itself, and about so much more. If you're interested in accumulating trivial knowledge about League, you're going to love our article. Check out our previous articles on the same topic to find out more about League that you might not have known.
First of all, did you know that the sound of Zac's Squishies were made with some very creative foley? Apparently, the sound designers put beans, dog food, and water in a condom and slapped it against a hard surface in order to make the sound of the Squishies. Pretty disgusting, but hats off to the sound designers of the game for being incredibly creative with their foley. These sounds wouldn't be possible without some innovative ways of creating the noises we hear in game. The more believable the noises, the more we feel immersed in the game world.
If you've read extensively into the game lore, you might already know that Blitzcrank runs his own dating service on the side. He runs a massive chain of magical cafes where he offers to match up "Fleshlings" with one and other in order to help them find love and "instant mating". Blitzcrank seems to be doing his best to ensure that Fleshlings continue to dominate the world in League of Legends, despite the fact that he isn't terribly fond of them. That's some pretty funny lore, and it is just one of hundreds of anecdotal pieces about the backstories of champions in the game.
If you've seen Clerks, you know the infamous "Berserker" moment. Silent Bob's cousin is very obsessed with a particularly vulgar heavy metal song, which inspired Olaf the Berserker, according to the game's designers. We're not sure if Olaf is a fan of heavy metal, but given the fact that he wears a badass helm and dishes out some serious punishment in the game, we think he'd appreciate the lyrics and Silent Bob's cousin as well. Do you think Olaf would blast heavy metal in his helmet when he goes into battle? It seems plausible.
Heimerdinger's a very bookish individual, and he's most likely one of the most well-read champions in the lore. We can insinuate that he's probably read the Douglas Adams classic sci-fi novel, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", as he makes a reference to the divine significance of the number 42 with his line: "42… There's just something about that number." If you've read the book yourself, you'll know that Adams posited that 42 was the answer to every question in the universe and the meaning of life.
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Green dedicated his teen novel, "The Fault in Our Stars," to Esther Earl, who died in 2010. Now her work will be published next year.
Esther Earl, an avid reader and star of quirky YouTube videos, died at age 16 in 2010, four years after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Two years later, John Green dedicated his teen novel, The Fault in Our Stars, to Esther. The best seller is narrated by Hazel, a quirky 16-year-old girl with thyroid cancer.
Now Esther is about to become an author.
A collection of her writings, This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl,will be published by Dutton on Jan. 28, 2014, with a foreword by Green. Its cover is revealed here for the first time.
Esther's parents, Wayne and Lori Earl, both teachers at Quincy (Mass.) College, say they love Green's novel and were delighted that it's being adapted as a movie starring Shailene Woodley.
REVIEW: 'The Fault in Our Stars': not a "cancer book"
But they say nothing compares to seeing a book with Esther's name on the cover.
Her dad, 53, says Esther, the third of five children, started writing stories when she was just 5 or 6.
"She would have loved to be an author," adds her mom, who's 50.
Green, who met Esther at a 2009 convention of Harry Potter fans, is deferring questions about Esther's book to her parents. But he has often said that Hazel, his fictional narrator, shouldn't be confused with Esther.
A former student chaplain at a children's hospital, Green struggled to write a novel about teens with cancer, but found it too bitter and angry. In 2011, he told USA TODAY that getting to know Esther — in person and online — helped him realize that "kids with stage 4 cancer can be just as funny, and as normal and as afraid as any other kid."
The Fault in Our Stars, released in early 2012, has spent 69 weeks on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. It's currently No. 7.
Lori Earl read a manuscript of Green's novel in one sitting, "sobbing through parts of it. At first, I kept seeing Esther, but the more I read it, the more it seemed fictitious. John got right all the details about living with cancer."
Wayne Earl planned to self-publish his daughter's letters, journal entries and short stories. He shared the collection with Green who showed it to his editor who decided to publish it with family photographs and a focus on the last two years of Esther's life.
Her dad says, "It's our way of holding on to her and sharing all the love she had."
"Wayne & Lori Earl . . .
It's your anniversary! Do you guys know what that means?!?
You've been together/married 23 (or was it 24?) years! Cool.
for your birthday. Seriously . . . who wants to have a lame anniversary?
if not for the love and care of you two. Please realize that you are amazing.
I thank God that He blessed us with such loving people.
Cancer is hard. I wouldn't have made it this far if it weren't for my family.
Thank you, very much for being here for me. It makes it seem less hard.
houseless family full of love for the world."


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Q: App state. Screen locked or Background mode My app is constantly polling a web server.
In the interest of reducing the data usage for the user and to reduce the load on my server I would likely to check when the app has the screen locked and when the app is in background mode so I can stop the unnecessary web traffic.
Is there a handy method for check the state of the app?
Many Thanks
-Code

A: How about UIApplication's applicationState property? Its return value is an enum:
typedef enum {
   UIApplicationStateActive,
   UIApplicationStateInactive,
   UIApplicationStateBackground
} UIApplicationState;

And, being a singleton, you can access it from anywhere via the +sharedApplication class method.

A: Couldn't you just put a method inside your
-(void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application?
Also if you aren't wanting your app to do stuff in the background you could add the key in your plist to tell the app to close when the user hits the home button.

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Priyanka Gandhi seeks judicial probe in police action in
Lucknow, Dec 30, 2019-
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the Uttar Pradesh Police's action against those who protested over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Addressing a press conference here, Priyanka said that her party has demanded a probe by a high court judge into the police action against protesters. She asked the state police to immediately stop its "illegal activities" against the protesters.
She said that the process of sealing and seizure of properties of the protesters must also stop and cases must not be lodged against "innocent students".
Priyanka brushed aside all questions related to her security and said that it was a small issue and not concerning the people.
Blaming the state government, police and the administration for unleashing "anarchy" in the state, Priyanka said that she had visited Bijnor to get first hand information about the police action.
"The two youths, Anas and Suleiman, who were killed, were young men in their early twenties. One was working as a coffee vendor and another was an IAS aspirant. They had gone out of their houses for an errand and the news of their death came home. They were not even protesting. The police threatened their families and did not even allow burial as per the families' wishes," she said.
Priyanka said that in Lucknow, a retired IPS officer S. R. Darapuri, who is 77 years old, was picked up from his home for a Facebook post.
"His wife is bed-ridden and now they have served him a notice for attachment of his property. Another activist Sadaf Jafar was arrested while she was taking a video of the protests. There is a 16-year-old daughter and a ten-year-old son in her house and they are waiting for their mother. I have met both the families," she said.
Priyanka said that in Varanasi, a number of students have been arrested. "A young couple Ravi Shekhar and Ekta were arrested. Their 14-month-old infant is waiting for them," she added.
The Congress general secretary said that it was Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "badla" remark that had made the police behave in an illegal manner.
"The chief minister should know that saffron is a religion that is marked by love compassion and peace. This is the land of Krishna and Ram who were the epitome of compassion and love," she said. (Agency)


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Preacher: Chris Bennett (30), Joel Favre (2), Benjamin Wilks (2), Philip Sudell (1), Scott Little (1), Mike Moore (1), Simen Myklebust (1), Tope Koleoso (1), Clive Bennett (1). … (3 more)
Book: Judges (7), Psalm (2), Jeremiah (1), Matthew (3), Luke (8), John (11), Romans (1), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (1), Philippians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1). … (2 more)
Series: The Gospel of John (6), Special Events (1), Judges (7), The Gospel of Luke (6), Guest Events (1), 2 Corinthians (1), John Chapter 14 (4), One-Off (14).
Matthew 2:13-18 (Part of the One-Off series).
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-12-28%20%E2%80%94%20Philip%20Sudell%20%E2%80%94%20Mt2v13%E2%80%9318%20%E2%80%94%20The%20dark%20side%20of%20Christmas%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0Edited%2C%20not%20great.mp3
Preached by Philip Sudell on 28 December 2014 (Sunday Morning).
Christmas Family Service
Luke 2:1-52 (Part of the One-Off series).
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-12-21%20%E2%80%94%20Chris%20Bennett%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0Luke%202%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0Christmas%20family%20service.mp3
Preached by Chris Bennett on 21 December 2014 (Sunday Morning).
Grief Turned to Joy
John 16:16-24 (Part of the The Gospel of John series).
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-11-30%20rev.mp3
Preached by Chris Bennett on 30 November 2014 (Sunday Morning).
The Spirit in the Believer
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-11-23.mp3
How the Spirit works in the World
John 16:6-11 (Part of the The Gospel of John series).
Being an alien for Jesus
John 15:18-16:5 (Part of the The Gospel of John series).
Preached by Scott Little on 2 November 2014 (Sunday Morning).
Why love is important
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-10-26%20%E2%80%94%20Chris%20Bennett%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0John%2015v9%E2%80%9317%20%E2%80%94%20Why%20love%20is%20important.mp3
Preached by Chris Bennett on 26 October 2014 (Sunday Morning).
Judges 19–21 — Sodom the Second
Judges 19:1-21:25 (Part of the Judges series).
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-10-19%20%E2%80%94%20Chris%20Bennett%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0Judges%2019%E2%80%9321%20%E2%80%94%20Sodom%20the%20Second%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0Edited%20but%20still%20awful%20quality.mp3
God and Suffering
(Part of the Special Events series).
http://www.wiltonchurch.org.uk/sermons/?show&file_name=2014-10-12%20%E2%80%94%20Chris%20Bennett%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0God%20and%20Suffering.mp3
The key thing for Jess and for us
John 15:1-8 (Part of the The Gospel of John series).
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Preached by Chris Bennett on 28 September 2014 (Sunday Morning).
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Embarrassing or Welcoming: Do You "Over Welcome" People at Your Church?
By Phil Cooke
There's a fine line between being welcomed and being embarrassed…
There's no question that too many churches are pretty poor when it comes to welcoming new visitors. I can't count how many churches I visited over the years without a single person saying hello, or introducing themselves.
So #1 – let's think about doing it better. After hearing from hundreds of church focus groups, one of the top responses our team at Cooke Media Group hears is that a major reason people decided to join a church was because they were so moved by the welcome on their first visit.
RELATED: "Woke" Thinking Has Infiltrated the Church at Higher Levels Than You Think
On the other hand, there's a strange trend I've also seen worth noting: the "over the top" welcome.
I've actually visited churches that have lines of people applauding when people walk in the door – like a football team taking the field. Others hold signs or hand out balloons. In places like that the lobby can have a carnival atmosphere.
Don't get me wrong (see #1). I'm all for a welcoming environment, creating a "welcome team" and training ushers to make people feel at home.
But in the effort, be careful about going over the top. It's one thing to feel welcomed, and something else entirely to be made to feel embarrassed or awkward.
Just make it genuine. It's hard to go wrong there…
Professing Christian and Power Rangers star, Jason David Frank, dies by suicide
Jerry Falwell Jr. to be paid out $10.5 million
Matthias Browning | Reporter
Prince Andrew sued for alleged sexual abuse
As Christian actress fired, 'here's the difference between a moral viewpoint and phobia'
Kevin Simington
When the Coronachurch crowd is no longer cool
The importance of keeping God in the center of your business or career
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It's so easy to just throw your hands up and say that for the 8 days of Passover you are just going to eat unhealthy food. For me that creates 3 problem. 1. you just don't feel very good for those 8 days, you need to withdraw from all the sugar and carbs you have consumed and youv'e gained 5 pounds. Below are 5 easy steps to prevent taht post passover fall out.


Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut the butter and shortening into the flour with two forks or a pastry blender until half of the mixture resembles cornmeal and the other half has 1/8" to 1/4" pieces. Combine the water and vinegar, sprinkle over the top and toss the dough lightly with a fork to moisten it evenly. Gather it into a ball. Divide the dough into 2 balls. Do not work the dough too much or knead. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
Roll one ball of dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12" circle 1/8" thick. Fold the dough in half and then into quarters or roll it around the rolling pin and transfer the dough to a 9" pie plate. Freeze for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, toss the cherries, sugar, flour and Kirsch together. Place the cherries in the frozen dough. Top with a woven lattice topping. In a small bowl, whisk together the yolk and milk and with a pastry brush, brush the top of the crust. Bake on the lower shelf of the oven until the juices bubble thickly between the lattice and the tip is golden, 1 to 1 /4 hours. Cool for 1 hour before serving.
To serve, cut into wedges and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.


Picking a Criminal Defense Lawyer | Yavitch & Palmer Co., L.P.A.
To get through my education, I worked as a contractor. I built houses, decks, and did virtually anything else someone might need. I learned a valuable lesson about the business. Certain things cost a certain amount. When one contractor promised to do a job for less, I often wondered how they could afford it. After all, the cost of material was the same for everyone. The cost of subcontractors was the same. But there was always someone who promised to do it cheaper, often a lot cheaper. The answer is pretty simple. They were cutting corners somewhere—either in time, quality, or materials.
The opposite question also arose. How could someone charge more for the same job? The answer became obvious when I saw some of the work product. The quality was better, the work was done when promised, and customer service was exemplary. The answer lies in a simple fact: You can't fake experience and professionalism.
These are valuable lessons for someone choosing an criminal defense lawyer. In today's market, virtually everyone is a criminal defense lawyer. Due to the economic climate, many attorneys have left the bigger law firms seeking the "quick fees" they can get doing criminal defense. Many so-called DUI lawyers have never even had an OVI or DUI trial, or, for that matter, any type of criminal jury trial.
Years of experience practicing civil law, dealing with contracts, or handing injury case does not equate to the criminal defense arena. The reverse is also true. A life-long criminal defense attorney is not likely to have the same ability to handle these other "civil" matters.
In short, experience counts. Long-term relationships in the criminal system count. And years of jury trial experience count. An attorney, like an experienced carpenter, has learned the tricks of the trade over many years, dealing with many jobs. Creativity and "outside the box" legal thinking are born from experience. These things can't be gained overnight.
So what does this mean for someone who needs help, and needs it fast? Look carefully. Learn about the attorney's background. Have a face-to-face meeting if possible. Ask about the attorney's experience.
Budget is an important factor. But don't be lured in by the cheapest. You wouldn't necessarily pick the cheapest contractor to work on your home. Don't put your freedom in the hands of the cheapest lawyer.


simultaneously. Very strange, because I could not find much use for it.
It installs easily and is very simple to operate.
raise the volume level in order to hear it.
pitch on a track and it immediately gets totally out of sync.
your presets but you can't export the audio result.
Stupid posts by moderators aren't really a good idea.
Special when they come up in Google!
what post are you refering to? in fact...what are you talking about at all?
[quote name='http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95156&hl=Mixere']Mixere is a free, open-source application for mixing audio files. It runs on Windows NT/2000/XP, and supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Flac, and Mod audio files.
Mixere is optimized for live performance, and especially for creating live sound collage. Conceptually, it's like a rack full of CD players connected to an automated mixer. Mixere's features include dynamic looping of audio, auto-triggering of audio, fully automated sliders, "soft" (gradual) mute/solo operations, crossfading between documents, and unlimited undo.
A Mixere document consists of a number of tracks, each containing a single audio file. Any number of tracks can play simultaneously, subject only to the limits of Windows and sound card performance. Audio is streamed directly from disk, so there's no limit on audio file size, and no waiting for audio to be loaded into memory.
looks like keith just expounded on the home page's representation of the software?
first...he didn't get paid for posting it....second...it's opensource software...so why would you get paid for him posting about it?
how was his post stupid? it's an accurate representation of the software that he linked to?
Moderator or not, Keith is 100% entitled to his opinion and he may state it here. If you have a differing opinion, feel free to elaborate, however, any personal attacks on anyone at this site, moderator or not, will absolutely not be tolerated.
You like the software, he doesnt. Get over it.
You even read posts before you respond here?
It's bad software when tested by an expert.
" you can't same the audio files in a transportabale, aiff, wav, mp3 ... or anything except the program form.
Shouldn't have been programmed if you can make decent use of it!
Shouldn't be promoted by a moderator of an egroup like this.
who can't seem to read their own posts by moderators.
If you want media geeks come to my removed.
I just thought that you needed feedback on a very bad post here.
Just searched the yahoo groups list...couldn't find you guys...wanna provide a link?
I'm the developer of Mixere, and I would like to correct some misunderstandings about my software.
Mixere is a specialized type of audio mixer, with an emphasis on automation. It's designed for performing live sound collages, as its home page (http://mixere.sourceforge.net/) clearly states. Many people have found it useful for that purpose, or for making soundscapes for film or theatre.
>>>you can't save your result as an audio file.
>>>One of its quirks is that the default for volume is zero.
>>>but just alter the pitch on a track and it immediately gets totally out of sync.
Mixere makes it simple to create a collage of loops that drift in and out of phase relative to one another, not only in terms of sample position, but also in terms of pan, volume, and pitch. This is in fact the whole point of Mixere. If that capability doesn't interest you, either A) don't use Mixere, or B) modify it to suit your needs. Mixere is not optimized for DJing, playing your MP3 collection at parties, etc.
Reviewing is different from mere opining; it implies both relevant expertise, and substantial familiarity with the thing being reviewed. I won't presume to judge your expertise, but since it's clear that you made little effort to educate yourself about Mixere, I hardly see why anyone should take your opinion about it seriously.
I tried to be nice and give you a chance to explain yourself, but rather than take that and decide to be a decent human being, you snagged onto a small mistake on my part and used it to bash me and the rest of the volunteer staff here. We have no need for people like you, that is why your membership here is ending.
Wow, I mistakenly got that backwards. So sorry.
The references to this person's group/site will be removed. The topic starter has been banned. Those interested in this topic may continue here, however please note that the original topic starter cannot respond anymore.


Does somebody know where I can buy the red chrono second hand of a Breitling Top Time ref. 810, the one with the Venus 178.
I guess Breitling Switzerland have them, haven't they?
you will have to ask them ?
Hmm okay I have to overthink this, thank you for your time and knowledge!
do you have a picture of the hand ?????


For over a year now Virtually Connecting has been bringing you conversations from innovative conferences from around the globe. However, sometimes we miss a conversation with someone that we really wanted to talk to. There are lots of reasons for this – it is an uncertain world out there. And we could just let it go but gosh darn'it we live in a technologically advanced point of history – we can still engage these missed connections.
Recently, we missed a connection with Laura Gibbs. You may know her better as @OnlineCrsLady or recognize her by the fox icon that she uses across social media. Laura has been teaching online for University of Oklahoma since 2003 in courses that she has developed such as Mythology and Folklore and Epics of India. She teaches in the open using course websites and has her students reflect and communicate using blogs.
So, this is a bit of an experiment but we are planning a conversation with Laura Gibbs on Wednesday the 18th at 1:30pm EST. So far it will be me (Autumm Caines) and Laura (of course) along with Rebecca Hogue and Lisa Hammershaimb but we have room for others.
I'm not exactly sure how this is going to go down considering we don't have an "onsite buddy" and there is no conference that we are doing this in conjunction with so it is not like there are a bunch of folks who are FOMO about not going. So we'll see how it goes and who knows maybe when we miss conversations in the future we will do more of these.
Just following up as I didn't hear back from you, sorry to email you again. I noticed your page http://virtuallyconnecting.org/announcements/something-new-missed-conversations-laura-gibbs/ links to http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/. Unfortunately, that site isn't very accessible for the sight impaired. Would you consider adding a link to a more accessible version like http://www.thetimenow.com which is WCAG 2.0 compatible?


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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – A Newcomer's Diary
by Mick Fraser on March 22, 2013
I'm an RPG player by choice. There's nothing I like more than creating a character, naming them, choosing their appearance, profession, personality, and tossing them into a world full of dungeons to raid, monsters to slay and loot to pilfer. As a general rule, I've a western bent, and would choose Dragon Age over Final Fantasy, Skyrim over Atelier, Dragon's Dogma over Monster Hunter any day of the week.
But recently, having played the demo of the Wii U port of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, I was asked to write an analysis of the 3DS version to go alongside our Wii U review. Being almost entirely clueless about the franchise – but being a fearless, intrepid games writer – I accepted the challenge with both hands and entered the strange world of Capcom's hugely successful series. It's now been five whole days, but what have I learned?
DAY ONE: MY NAME IS HUXLEY. AND I AM LOST
As is to be expected, there are a few differences between the 3DS and Wii U versions of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, some barely registering and some going so far as to affect the way you play the game. The first hurdle presented by switching down to the 3DS version after spending a few hours with the Wii U demo, was the device itself. My hands are hardly those of a concert pianist and the 3DS doesn't exactly sit comfortably within my clumsy paws. I've always said I like my handhelds how I like my women: Big and manly.
Being big and manly myself, and having a few years of RPGing experience under my belt, I jumped directly into the character creator without bothering to even glance at the electronic manual. The opening cinematic (glorious on the 3DS's tiny little 3D screen) told me what I wanted to know. There are big weapons, bulky armour sets, and you hunt monsters. I sculpted an Adonis and named him Huxley, declaring him to be the greatest hunter of monsters who ever lived, before striding, in big and manly steps, into the world of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
Even my unbridled love for Dragon's Dogma and my previous dalliances with the JRPG scene didn't prepare me for how ponderous MH3U is. I only managed to read the first three blocks of text before my hind-brain kicked in and I started hammering A until I could walk away from the dull conversation and find a shop. The chief of the initial village gave me some money for no apparent reason (Note: There may have been a vital reason, but I skipped it) and Huxley wanted to buy a hat. Having bought a shiny new chain mail coif, I wandered down to the docks where a cat sailor offered to take me to a new island. Since nothing was happening in the village, I took him up on his offer and left for far Tanzia.
Upon arrival, I found the Monster Hunter's Guild there to be brimming with quests, so I took one at random, still firm in my belief that this game would be a cakewalk. It said I had 50 minutes to hunt and kill an unpronounceable beast, somewhere in the world. I found a gate and departed on my quest – only to then run around blindly for the next twenty-five minutes, developing a nervous tick in one eye as I struggled to find anything remotely interesting to do that didn't involve the savage murder of Monster Hunter 3's equivalent of grazing animals. Twice I found myself swimming, but after struggling to control my movement with the silly touchscreen-based right analogue "stick", I vowed to avoid water for a while. Huxley would just have to smell.
I was also having considerable difficulty with the combat. Not because the brainless livestock I was attempting to butcher were particularly skilled in the arts of mortal combat, but because I kept hitting X to attack and instead sharpening my sword mid-battle, or finding myself thrashing ineffectually at thin air because I'd gotten locked into a combo whilst facing the wrong way and my victim had buggered off.
After about 40 minutes of random activity that resulted in me not even once spotting my intended quarry, I did the only thing I could think to do – I emailed Adam, and ranted for a bit.
DAY TWO: MUSHROOMS, RAPTORS AND LETHAL BAGPIPES
After being instructed by my patient – and far worldlier – Editor that, despite my protestations, I would have to submit to at least some reading if I wanted to fully understand Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, I went back to the drawing board. I remade Huxley, restarted the game and – with a little new-found respect – tried again. The lesson learned? Don't rush into Monster Hunter. The games themselves aren't necessarily that deep or complex, but they are governed by a set of rules (some of which were bastardised to suit purpose in Dragon's Dogma) that you'll have to follow to get the most out of the experience.
So, on my second foray into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, I took a more leisurely pace. I listened to (read) what people were saying, and realised that if I merely followed a very simple set of instructions I'd find a very straightforward and un-intrusive "tutorial" section. I followed it, and oddly enough it didn't once instruct me to assault the nearest non-human creature with a 200lbs hammer made of bones and stone and then run around in circles for forty minutes chewing my own tongue in the hope that the pain would break the monotony. I completed the tutorial, learned all about foraging and fighting, and then, happily, the Guild in the village was suddenly back in business.
Before I accepted any quests I thought it would be a good idea to mess around with the various weapons that are on offer from the beginning. Instead of choosing a class in Monster Hunter, you choose a weapon, and then wear armour designed to work with that weapon, pigeon-holing you into either the Blademaster or Gunner category. You can only switch weapons in your house in the village prior to accepting a Guild quest, and can only test them in the wild. It took a while, but I finally tried them all and settled on my immediate weapon of choice in any game that lets you choose: Dual-wielded blades. They're fast but weak, but they make more sense than a 9-foot kitana or a giant, offensive set of bagpipes.
Once ready, I visited the annoyingly-written girl at the Guild counter who, if this was a fully voice-acted game, would probably drive me to drink bleach, and picked up my first quest: Collect three unique mushrooms and bring them back to town. This was absolute cake, and before I knew it, I was racing through quests and killing the Raptor-like Jaggia like a champ. Nothing could stop me, and the Moga Woods trembled at my very approach…
DAY THREE: ALL YOUR MONSTER ARE BELONG TO ME
Bow before me, puny mortals, for I am the greatest hunter of monsters who ever lived.
I am hunt all the monsters.
DAY FOUR: OVER-CONFIDENCE IS A KILLER
It's true: walking around the world of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate with a cocksure swagger before you've gotten your bearings will either get you killed or get you lost. It's hardcore, in that respect – much more forgiving than, say, Dark Souls or even Dragon's Dogma, but its world is made of rules and a failure to obey those rules will see the effort you put in repaid with diminishing returns.
Armed with such knowledge, I decided to spend a few hours completing the 1-Star quests, building my stockpile of resources and attempting to upgrade my rather snazzy, fur-lined Hunter's armour. Killing monsters yields you varying spoils, as for some reason only some Jaggia have Jaggi scales, and only a handful of the springbok-like Kelbi have Kelbi horns. Obviously a game of this ilk has to impose drop rates, but it's irritating nonetheless.
Still, it wasn't long before I had the money and resources to start upgrading bits of armour and stockpiling potions for use in the field. Preparation is the key, as the game had told me several times in one way or another, and I was determined to be ready for anything. Of course, being ready for anything in Monster Hunter is difficult if you don't already have an encyclopaedic knowledge of every root, reagent and mushroom going. I took to strolling around the Moga Woods, catching bugs and digging for truffles, before smushing a load of stuff together to see what I could create. Mostly, I created sod all – but at least I was learning.
My combat skills were also improving, and the lack of a dedicated lock-on button that had so irritated me to begin with was no longer a concern. I had – I thought – all but perfected the art of rolling to an enemy's unprotected flank or rear and dishing out sneaky, underhand punishment. Along with my nifty dual blades, it felt incredibly apropos. All in all, I was coming to terms with the world, taking in my surroundings, learning where to look for certain ingredients, what to keep hold of and what to bin, which potions and items to take into a particular situation. It had taken a few days, but I was finally getting it.
DAY FIVE: SETTLING IN
So, after four days spent in the strange and dangerous world of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, what had I learned that I could take with me into my fifth day? And, more importantly, what had I seen that would convince me to stay? To be fair, the appeal is plain to see. Although it's a little more layered than your average Western RPG, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate repays your commitment with a deep and plentiful world. It's not a game for loot-enthusiasts and dungeon crawlers, but if you want straightforward questing bookended by a much deeper crafting and progression system, then this is the game for you.
By Day Five I was in my stride, picking up quests and handing them in with the speed and determination that would eventually see me facing off against my first real beast – but that wouldn't be for a while yet. I was still hacking away at the lesser quests in Moga and Tanzia, trying to avoid too much conversation and forgetting, over and over again, to empty my damn item bag between quests. I understood the importance of going hunting for resources as well as questing, and the difference between friendly beasts and psychotic flesh-eaters. I was even used to the touchscreen analogue. My initial confusion and irritation was gone, replaced by a kind of calm acceptance of Monster Hunter's rules and a much more palpable desire to play, to improve Huxley's gear and raise my own level of skill. It had all clicked into place, and I could see what the fuss was about.
Perhaps by Day Ten I'll have taken down my first colossus and cemented my reputation as a true monster hunter. Or, and this is more likely, maybe I'll still be chasing after butterflies with a bug net and trying to get the hang of fighting with an enormous set of bagpipes…
SHOULD YOU BUY IT? In comparison, the Wii U version is undoubtedly superior, at least in my eyes. The HD visuals and right analogue stick make a hell of a difference in the field – though you could argue that I'm simply not used to the 3DS' tiny little screen and dainty proportions. In terms of the actual gameplay, there's nothing between them – but the 3DS does have the wonderful Streetpass system, and simply feels more natural when playing with others.
There's a lot to like here for anyone with even a passing interest in RPGs. Yes, it's very Japanese in its sense of style and occasion, but there's a certain charm and freedom to the world not often associated with role-playing experiences coming out of the East (which is not to say I don't find Japanese games charming in of themselves – it's just usually a different kind of appeal that draws my attention). In the end, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is a very simple game dressed in complicated clothes. The central premise is no different from any game in the series, and the "get-in, get-done and get-out" instant questing system is a great antidote to the ponderous nature of the menus and navigation. Whether you prefer the handheld version over the Wii U port is really a matter of preference, and will likely separate the purists from the newcomers, but there really isn't much between them besides the 3D wizardry in the former and the polished visuals in the latter.
If you're not a fan of the franchise already, maybe Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate won't change your mind, but if you're willing to get into it, and ready to let the strange mix of relaxing exploration and frantic animal slaughter wash over you, you'll find a decent game that will keep you entertained for a long time to come.
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Senior Content Editor Mick has been playing games for over 30 years and writing about them for around 12. After drifting from site to site for a while, settling briefly at the now-defunct Made2Game and freelancing for the gone-but-not-forgotten NintendoGamer Magazine, he came at last to rest at Godisageek. Mick has been a reviewer, staff writer and content editor here for some time, while also moonlighting a little for Red Bull Games. He has 4 kids, has written 2 novels, and sometimes even manages to pay a bill or two. You'll usually find him defending the galaxy in Destiny 2, battling evil in Diablo 3, or lurking in the background on Twitter. Find him there @Jedi_Beats_Tank, or on XBL (JediWaster247), PSN (Jedi_Waster) or Nintendo (JediWaster).
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Taksonomia
Gatunek ten opisany został po raz pierwszy w 1845 roku przez Andersa Sandøe Ørsteda pod nazwą Syllis (Syllides) longocirrata. Podrodzaj Syllides wyniesiony został następnie do rangi rodzaju przez Paula Langerhansa w 1879 roku. W 1959 roku S. longocirrata wyznaczony został przez Olgę Hartman gatunkiem typowym rodzaju. Nazwa Syllides jest rodzaju męskiego, stąd pojawiająca się często w literaturze kombinacja Syllides longocirrata jest błędna gramatycznie.

Morfologia
Wieloszczet o smukłym, walcowatym ciele długości do 7 mm, złożonym z do 50 segmentów szczecinkonośnych (chetigerów). Ciało może być przejrzyste lub o zabarwieniu od białego po żółtobrązowe; często silniejsze wybarwienie cechuje przednią część ciała.

Prostomium jest szersze niż dłuższe, półkoliste w zarysie, zaopatrzone w pięć przydatków, cztery rozmieszczone na planie trapezu oczy oraz zwykle dwie plamki oczne. Owalnego kształtu głaszczki są zrośnięte podstawami, tak długie jak perystom, pozbawione bruzdy środkowej. Czułki pary bocznej są gładkie i nieco dłuższe od prostomium. Pojedynczy czułek środkowy również jest gładki, ale nieco dłuższy niż czułki boczne . Narządy nuchalne wykształcone są w postaci dwóch gęsto orzęsionych rowków umieszczonych grzbietowo-bocznie między prostomium a perystomem. Perystom jest mniej więcej tak długi jak dwa kolejne segmenty razem wzięte. Zaopatrzony jest dwie pary mniej lub bardziej wyraźnie pierścieniowanych wąsów przyustnych (cirrusów okołogębowych), z których grzbietowe są tak długie jak czułek środkowy, a brzuszne krótsze od niego. Mogąca się wywracać na zewnątrz gardziel (ryjek) jest prosta, stosunkowo krótka, pozbawiona uzbrojenia, wyposażona w wieniec słabo rozwiniętych, miękkich brodawek (papilli).

Parapodia są jednogałęziste, każde zaopatrzone w cirrus (wąs) grzbietowy i brzuszny. Cirrusy grzbietowe są mniej lub bardziej wyraźnie pierścieniowane, od trzeciego chetigeru wzwyż wyraźnie członowane i osiągają długość do 2,5-krotności szerokości segmentu, na którym leżą. Cirrusy brzuszne są niewiele dłuższe niż płaty parapodialne, palcowate w kształcie. Szczeciny złożone na parapodiach mają różnej długości blaszki, ale są one zawsze smukłe i zwykle dwuzębne. W przypadku parapodiów sześciu pierwszych chetigerów wierzchołki blaszek są stępione. Szczecinki proste na pierwszych czterech lub pięciu parach parapodiów są krótkie i grube, na parapodiach dalszych mają zaś postać kapilarną. Ponadto na każdym z parapodiów występuje pojedyncza, górna szczecinka prosta dodatkowa.

Pygidium zaopatrzone jest w wąsy odbytowe (cirrusy analne) pozbawione cirroforów.

Ekologia i występowanie
Zwierzę morskie, wolno żyjące, preferujące wody płytsze, rozmieszczone od eulitoralu do głębokości 500 m p.p.m. Spotykane na różnych osadach miękkich, jak i na podłożu skalistym i kamienistym. Jak u innych przedstawicieli podrodziny występuje u niego rozwój z epitokią w formie epigamii. Osobniki niedojrzałe (stadium atokiczne) żyją na dnie wód, wchodząc w skład zoobentosu. Przy osiąganiu dojrzałości płciowej rozwijają się pławne szczeciny grzbietowe (notochety), umożliwiające przejście w pływającą fazę pelagiczną (stadium epitokiczne).

Gatunek o rozsiedleniu atlantycko-śródziemnomorskim. Z wód europejskich znany jest z Basenu Arkońskiego, Kattegatu, Skagerraku, Morza Północnego, Morza Norweskiego, kanału La Manche, Morza Irlandzkiego i Celtyckiego, Morza Czarnego i Morza Śródziemnego (w tym Egejskiego i Adriatyku) oraz wód Atlantyku oblewających Irlandię od zachodu. Dalej na zachód występuje w atlantyckich wodach przybrzeżnych Makaronezji i Ameryki Północnej oraz w północnej części Zatoki Meksykańskiej.

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Syllidae
Wieloszczety Ameryki Północnej
Wieloszczety Europy
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1845 roku

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It's how she became the second female to earn a full-time coaching job in the She works hard at her craft, just as much as [the players] do. The Patriots coach is running out of fingers to put his rings on. out there who had the same question: Why does Bill Belichick have so many rings? If someone decides to make another "Lord of the Rings" movie, I won't even watch it unless it stars Belichick. Tuesday NFL: Cowboys-Ravens odds, sims. We know how much Jon Gruden is paid, so can we stop coaching rumors According to markertekblog.com, only six current NFL coaches make more than. Coaching Confidential: Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches | Myers, Gary NFL makes him the perfect writer to take you inside the lives of so many of the His attention to detail and passion for football are evident in Coaching Confidential.
But even if you become an assistant coach for a college team, you can potentially earn a very high salary. Share It. Personal Financial Why so much?
You have players who are always running into off the field problems. They are making enough money to set their families up for generations to come.
Based on estimated annual wages, let's go through the top 10 head coaches currently in the league. How much do they make, and what have they done to earn their payouts?
Many criticize Jason Garrett for mediocre results, but he's only finished with a losing season once from to The Dallas Cowboys have captured two division titles under their current head coach.
After three consecutive seasons from through , Garrett showed his coaching chops, keeping this team competitive in the NFC East. If not for a controversial non-catch call in the postseason against the Green Bay Packers, he'd have a better playoff resume.
It's not enough to field a competitive squad, especially with one postseason win in eight years. As America's team, the spotlight shines brightly on those starred helmets.
Garrett must deliver more success in January. With a young franchise quarterback in Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott on the field, he doesn't have an excuse not to compete for multiple Super Bowl titles.
Despite Mike McCarthy's record, which includes 10 playoff wins and a Super Bowl title, the work of the Packers head coach goes underappreciated.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers ' stardom eclipses his brilliance. Rodgers' mobility allows him to freelance in the pocket, but McCarthy's play-calling deserves some credit—it's not all quarterback magic.
When the two-time league MVP missed seven games in , the Packers offense still finished eighth in scoring. Green Bay has six division titles under its ball coach.
McCarthy transitioned from Brett Favre to Rodgers but only captured one championship. How does a top-tier coach fail to bring multiple titles to Green Bay with one of the best quarterbacks in the game under center?
He must do a better job selecting his defensive coaching staff. The Packers' propensity to allow points has offset its high-scoring performances.
Offensive and defensive coordinators—who actually direct the players' moves on the field—are rapidly outpacing their counterparts. In joining the Titans, Chow reportedly doubled his earnings as one of the University of California's highest-paid assistants.
Lack of retirement security remains a major issue for assistant coaches, who voted in late to look at unionization options, according to The Boston Globe.
Coach Petey in Seattle will now demand a raise. Gruden is under paid. Too much, is what they make. No coaches should be paid higher than Bill Belichick.
That should be the ceiling. Belichick is making around Way to much. Are you kidding.
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Thursday night I attended Avenue M's one-year anniversary party, and by the time my friend and I arrived around 8 p.m., there was already a line spilling out the door. We decided to forego the free drinks (which ended at 9 p.m., anyway) and stop by nearby De Lux, a clean, comfortable, no-frills corner bar owned by Gen Furla (I love women bar owners), who used to helm the now-shuttered Parkway Tavern on Fullerton.
Chicago feels like such a small city sometimes: When we walked in, we bumped into The Husbands - the male half of The Marrieds - with whom I've been friends for years; I've known some of them since long before they met their wives. They were having a guys' night out at their usual Thursday hang, drinking man drinks, eating spicy chicken wings, and watching whatever game was on the flat-screen TVs. It wasn't long before two of The Husbands (one of whom is actually a fiancé for another month or so) started digging into my dating life. That's always fun.
We came to the conclusion that I'm a great catch who must have some serious issues since I'm still single. (I believe firmly that anyone over the age of 32 who's still single has a hang-up or two.) And that, just maybe, I should consider settling. (Not a chance.) We also discussed my eight-nights-a-week going-out habit - which, lately, has felt more like nine nights, what with the weather getting nicer, and events and openings ramping up - and how it might not be the most conducive schedule for a girl looking for a real relationship, which is what I'm trying to find these days. But, hey, for better or worse, it's my job.
After a couple of drinks with the guys and a round of dating-gossip dodgeball, we walked over to Avenue M. The place was packed: Over the course of the night, the bar welcomed about 1,000 partygoers. When we showed up, not one more body could have fit in the downstairs bar, which is the area I like best. Even the back patio was filled to capacity, and when it started to rain, the entire outdoor party funneled inside, spreading into the dining area and upstairs lounge - all 10,000 square feet of space was in use. Jockeying for prime positioning got difficult, but it was a great scene and a reunion of sorts for two of the owners, Dan Schwab and John Merlo, who have been best friends since attending New Trier together.
It was a reunion for me, too: I ran into an ex I was very serious about a lifetime ago who's now married to another former Trevian; I spent a chunk of the night catching up with them and sharing some laughs - the kind that leave you clutching your stomach. And speaking of unplanned run-ins: The night took an interesting turn when I bumped into a tragically hip and hot guy I'd met a couple of weekends back at Lumen. I spent the rest of the evening chatting with him, a cute writer-turned-lawyer who likes to have about as much fun as I do, if that's possible.
No matter how often I go out, the city just keeps getting smaller.


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Q: python - Converting python dictionary values to respective key-value pairs Currently I am working with Django querysets and am getting a result like this:
[{'week': 29, 'avg': 137.6}, {'week': 30, 'avg': 138.6}, {'week': 31, 'avg': 138.06666666666666}]

As you can see, its a list of dictionaries.
I want to deal with simply:
{29: 137.6, 30: 138.6, 31: 138.066}

I'm having some trouble looping my head through all this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

A: Simply use dictionary comprehension:
{ d['week'] : d['avg'] for d in data }

Where data is your list of dictionaries. This produces:
>>> { d['week'] : d['avg'] for d in data }
{29: 137.6, 30: 138.6, 31: 138.06666666666666}

The dictionary comprehension will thus iterate through data, and for every element d (a dictionary), it will associate d['week'] (key) with d['avg'] (value) in the result.
In case it is not a list of dictionaries, but still a queryset, you should - like @JonClemens says - use the following expression:
dict(queryset.values_list('week','avg'))

Here values_list('week','avg') will construct an iterable of 2-tuples that contain the week as first element, and the average as second element. If the dict(..) constructor obtains an iterable of 2-tuples, it will construct a dictionary where the first element of every tuple is the key, and the second element of the tuple the associated value.


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The Patriot Post • January 15, 2019 • https://ipatriotpost.org/613/news/interact-works-hard-to-serve-the-community/
Interact works hard to serve the community.
Recently, Independence High School (IHS) has excitedly introduced one of its newest clubs, Interact, which is dedicated to giving back to the community through service-based projects. Since its first meeting in October, Interact has made great progress and anticipates many exciting projects in the future.
For its first event, IHS Interact joined Challenger Middle School's Interact club for its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 20. Both Interact clubs successfully worked together to serve nearly 1,000 people who came in for a Thanksgiving meal.
After the Community Thanksgiving Dinner's tremendous success, Independence High School chose to help again with Challenger Middle School's Winter Festival. IHS Interact members were more than happy to help with face painting, run the games, and collect donations going towards eradicating polio in third-world countries.
Interact is determined to accomplish various projects in the upcoming year that will serve different aspects of the community. Over the next six months, Interact plans on working with other organizations, such as Feed My Starving Children and Special Olympics, which are dedicated to assisting poverty-stricken and disabled children, respectively.
Established in 1962, Interact is a Rotary Club-sponsored organization that strives to serve others through projects. These projects ranges from volunteering at community food banks to fundraising in order to help those in third-world countries. At Independence, Interact aspires to not only carry out local projects, but also to have an international impact.
Aginess Doka, president of Interact, hopes to deviate from doing standard volunteer projects and emphasizes, "We could do something for not just our community, but other communities [as well]."
Doka goes on to express her passion for Interact and encourages students from all over campus to join.
She assures, "Even if your friends aren't in the club, you'll have fun. You'll enjoy whatever we're doing. Just do it. Just go. Just have fun."
Students can join Interact every other Wednesday at 2:45 P.M. in Room B15.


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Three strategies companies adopt to engage on-demand staffing platforms.
What to look for in an on-demand staffing platform?
What can a Weployee do?
We are heading into the fourth industrial revolution, the technology revolution. Technology influences every part of our lives, as individuals and as business leaders. But it's not the change itself which is causing so much trouble. Rather it is the increasing speed of that change that is challenging business leaders.
We've all heard the term disruption, it's overused but accurate. Businesses that don't challenge the status quo are slow to adapt to new operating environments, and as Klaus Schwab noted, get eaten by the fast.
Think Uber and the Taxi industry, Amazon and retailers, Netflix and video rentals. These companies didn't just take out competitors, they fundamentally changed the industry in their image.
Adaptability and innovation aren't owned by the product teams, organisations should embed agility at every level of their organisation. This essential guide will explain how to use ondemand staffing to become more agile and competitive.
At Weploy we find there are three main strategies companies adopt to engage on-demand staffing platforms.
A common reason for using on-demand staffing platforms is to fill an immediate gap such as a receptionist calling in sick. Not only does this fill the immediate need but it helps improve employee satisfaction as frequently those roles have to be covered by others in the team putting extra strain on productivity.
The majority of the companies that use Weploy are operational in nature. Common scenarios include cover for holidays, to help return to work parents with flexible working arrangements, helping temporary backfill during the recruitment process for permanent roles, and helping project based teams scale to changing workloads.
An emerging trend where Weploy works in partnership with companies to pilot new organisational structures to increase productivity. Weploy helps identify non-core activities within business units or teams and then helps outsource these tasks to a Weployee or group of Weployees, ensuring full time staff are doing their jobs.
As a rapidly growing healthtec company, HotDoc has a small team working to achieve high goals. As their business expands, they come across unexpected gaps in office support that regularly create an urgent need for on-demand staff.
When the Chief of Operations found one morning he was short an Office Support worker, he used Weploy's on-demand staffing platform to quickly post his requirements and get the right candidate in the office that same day. HotDoc has gone on to use Weploy to confidently hire for over 50 of their tactical short term needs.
Catch Group, one of Australia's leading eCommerce organisations, uses ondemand staffing to forward plan for their ever changing workloads. In the past, the extra time spent sourcing and interviewing candidates combined with the need to find security compliant temporary staff put a serious resource drain on their hiring managers. Using Weploy, they are able to scale their team with highly vetted staff that have the right skills for the jobs their projects require.
PwC leveraged on-demand staffing to meet urgent needs within one of their innovation teams. Weploy identified atomised elements of the jobs involved and used these to filter the candidate pool.
The Weployees matched on these criterias were perfectly skilled to unburden knowledge workers from repetitive admin tasks and spend their time on more value adding activities.
The initial on-demand workers did such an amazing job that Weployees are now working across PwC teams in Melbourne and Sydney, and across other units within PwC to provide support staff.
When considering an on-demand staffing partner there are four critical criteria to assess. These will ensure you reduce your risk and get maximum value.
The most important element to any on-demand staffing solution is the quality of the talent pool. Often platforms will put the onus of vetting onto the hiring company - effectively making them only an online job board. Weploy takes on the quality assurance of every Weployee. In fact we trust our onboarding so much that if you're not satisfied with the quality of a Weployee, it's on us.
Every Weployee goes through extensive skills, cognitive and psychometric testing, as well as a face to face interview. This ensures they can walk into a role and immediately add value.
Speed is one of the main differentiators between on-demand and traditional recruitment agencies. By removing the lengthy shortlisting and interview process for temporary workers, the average time from a job being posted to acceptance goes from days to under 30 seconds.
Rather than spending time and effort on filling short term jobs, recruiters and business line managers can instead focus on the activities that matter most to them and the business.
A critical reason businesses have been unable to use on-demand platforms in the past has been compliance and legal risk. Weploy has been built with business in mind, as such all workers are employed by Weploy. We manage all payroll so you don't have to worry about the management of correct award rates, insurance or superannuation. In addition, Weploy carries out relevant police and work rights checks so you can hire with confidence.
A common problem when dealing with recruitment agencies is the lack of control and visibility into hiring costs for temporary workers. Weploy has built an intuitive, human centered dashboard that makes it simple to see who's currently working, for how long, and what the costs are.
We guarantee the quality of every Weployee. In fact, we are so confident in our vetting process that if your Weployee isn't suitable for the job, we'll replace them immediately and cover the cost of their first day. We stand by our Weployee promise due to the comprehensive vetting process. This includes two interviews with our Weploy Experience Officers, cognitive, skills and psychometric testing, as well as police and work rights checks.
Brief initial call to understand the candidate's drive and goals.
Assessing numerical verbal and abstract reasoning drive and goals.
Testing for specific skills such as data entry.
Uncovering the soft skills that are essential to success.
An objective, behavioural based interview to remove bias.
All Weployees checked that they are able to work.
To succeed in uncertain and volatile operating environments organisations must look to build agility into their workforce.
On-demand staffing platforms allow organisations to tap into talent whenever and wherever they require. This instant access to talent offers new ways to reimagine the workforce and increase employee engagement and productivity.
Logical reasoning and the ability to find patterns within data and apply these patterns to solve problems.
Adaptable, composed, collaborative and socially aware. Relates well to others, with strong interpersonal skills.
Responds to all social cues and is motivated by exceeding customer expectations and fulfilling obligations to others.
Meticulous, detail-focused and reliable. Follows through on tasks to ensure they are carried out accordingly.
Ability and willingness to learn from experience and apply that learning to perform successfully in new situations.
If you have a role that doesn't clearly fit into one of these categories please contact our Growth Team on growth@weployapp.com and we will advise how a Weployee is able to help.
Kathy was on her way to work at 7:30am when she received a call from her receptionist calling in sick. The reception needs to be manned at all times and with such short notice Kathy was concerned she would have to spread the responsibility of manning the desk to other team members, which would impact productivity.
Kathy logged into her Weploy dashboard and published a job in under a minute, still on her journey into work. Just 12 seconds later the job was accepted by a pre-vetted Weployee and Kathy could relax and not worry for the rest of her commute.
Audrey arrived at the Lonely Planet office ready to go at 9am, (with gluten free donuts in hand) and hit the ground running. Based on the experience Kathy no longer uses recruitment agencies, saving her time and money and allowing her to focus on the activities that matter most to her and the business.
For as long or as little as you like between 4 hours and 6 months - this flexibility enables you to scale your hiring to your needs, when you need it the most.
What if I don't see the role I need to hire for?
Weployees are cognitively qualified for any administrative or business support function. If there is a specific systems knowledge you require, please contact the growth team for support.
We pride ourselves on our 6-stage vetting process, which goes beyond the traditional CV to assure that all Weployees are personable, adaptable and ready to get stuff done. If you're not happy we'll happily replace the Weployee and cover the cost of one day.
Why can't I interview the Weployee?
Each Weployee goes through a six stage vetting process that includes skills, cognitive and psychometric testing. We look for people that can hit the ground running and are adaptable. If you're not completely happy, we'll replace the Weployee for you, covering the cost of one day.


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Peter Laird, né le  à North Adams dans l'État du Massachusetts, est un auteur américain de bande dessinée.

Biographie
Peter Laird commence à dessiner très jeune, et cet intérêt devient plus important lorsqu'il découvre les comics de Jack Kirby et ceux de Barry Windsor-Smith. De fait, après ses études à l'université du Massachusetts, il essaie de percer comme illustrateur ou dessinateur de comics. C'est après sa rencontre avec Kevin Eastman que le succès arrive. Ensemble, ils créent en 1984 Tortues ninja qu'ils auto-éditent en fondant dans le même temps la société Mirage Studios. En 1992 il crée la fondation Xeric pour aider les auteurs de comics qui veulent s'auto-éditer.

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Bibliographie française

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Naissance en janvier 1954
Dessinateur américain de bande dessinée
Dessinateur de comic book
Lauréat du prix Bob-Clampett
Étudiant de l'université du Massachusetts à Amherst
Naissance dans le comté de Berkshire


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Tail docking ban outcry
MSP Colin Smyth hits out after Tories and SNP approve tail docking vote
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth
A LIST MSP has slammed local SNP and Tory MSPs for voting to lift the ban on tail docking puppies.
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth criticised the seven members of the Scottish Parliament's Environment Committee that voted in favour of the "outdated, unnecessary and painful practice".
The Conservative's Finlay Carson and the SNP's Emma Harper, representing South Scotland, voted to put the proposals to the full parliament. Only Labour, including South Scotland MSP Claudia Beamish, and the Greens voted against the proposals.
Mr Smyth said: "It is a disgrace that SNP and Tory MSPs have voted together to reintroduce the outdated, unnecessary and painful practice of tail shortening puppies.
"This involves the cutting through or the crushing of skin, muscles, up to seven pairs of nerves, bone and cartilage in puppies under five days old – without any anaesthetic whatsoever.
"No wonder the lifting of the ban is opposed by the British Veterinary Association and every single animal welfare charity.
"It is utterly barbaric and that's why the last Labour government in Scotland banned this cruel procedure."
The Scottish Government banned tail docking in 2007 as part of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act, becoming the only part of the UK with a blanket ban.
The proposed changes would allow tail docking limited to the last third of the tail.
Mr Smyth added: "It is particularly shocking that MSPs who claim to support animal welfare say one thing in public but simply do as their party bosses tell them in parliament, even if that means voting for what is animal cruelty.
"Tail docking new born puppies has no place in decent society and by voting to reintroduce the Tories and SNP have shown they have no interest animal welfare in Scotland.
"I would urge the public to lobby their MSPs over this matter before the full legislation comes to the Scottish Parliament.
"I will certainly be doing all I can to fight to protect dogs from this brutal backwards move."
Last night, the Scottish Government approved the plans.


Appearing at least 3 billion years ago, bacteria are the earliest form of life on Earth. Bacteria are single-celled organisms reproducing by single cell division. One bacteria can produce 5 billion offspring in just 12 hours with enough food. Bacteria grow in every habitat on Earth: in soil, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, water and deep in the Earth's crust, as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals.
When talking about healthy soil we must talk about the microorganisms completely responsible for making it healthy. More than half of all organisms alive are decomposers living under the soil. In one gram of undisturbed soil there can be up to 4 billion bacteria, and on Earth there are approximately five nonillion bacteria – that's 5 followed by 30 zeroes! Bacteria are vital in recycling nutrients. A teaspoon of healthy garden soil contains as much as one billion invisible bacteria, several yards of fungal hyphae, several thousand protozoa and a few dozen beneficial nematodes. Additionally, 10 to 50 earthworms per square foot naturally inhabit soil when all these other soil dwellers are present.
Second only to fungi, bacteria are among the earth's primary decomposers of organic matter. Without them, we would be smothered in our own wastes in a matter of months. Rarely dying of old age, most are either eaten or killed by environmental changes and then consumed by other decomposers, often other bacteria. Bacteria do not have mouths, instead they intake food directly through their cell walls, composed of proteins which assist this molecular transport. This is also how human cells absorb nutrients. Once inside the bacteria, the nutrients are stored until something eats them or they die.
In every drop of water are tiny organisms, distant relatives of the cells which constitute the human body, cells still needing water to live inside our bodies. Like bacteria, cells absorb nutrients, excrete wastes, reproduce and die. Bacterial cells are much smaller than human cells, and there are at least ten times as many bacteria as human cells in the body. Humans are made up of an estimated 100 trillion bacterial cells, and only 10 trillion human cells. We are essentially multi-celled beings comprised of trillions of single-celled organisms.
One hundred years ago, topsoil in some areas of the Great Plains measured nearly a dozen feet deep. Today, we measure remaining topsoil in inches. In some areas, less than four inches remain, and in extreme cases the land has become desert. Sudan and Ethiopia used to be 40 percent forested land with more than adequate food supplies for their people as late as 1940. Today they are both nearly 100 percent desert due to over-farming and over-development.
Industrialized civilizations have taken over the entire planet, destroying the majority of the habitats of trees and killing off 90 to 95 percent of all species sharing this planet. We live in what is called The Sixth Great Mass Extinction. Species are becoming extinct 1000 times faster than during any prior age, all of it directly due to pollution and habitat destruction. We have done no differently to soil life. We need to feed the microbes by returning the organic matter we took out.
Disregarding the existence of microorganisms and the role they play in the life cycle, mainstream agriculture uses chemical fertilizers to meet the basic needs of plants without feeding the microorganisms in the soil, whose waste products are natural plant nutrients. Soil becomes lifeless due to a lack of organic matter and minerals to feed microorganisms, leaving nothing available to continue the cycle. Since no food is supplied to the microorganisms, they die or migrate in search of food. Too much fertilizer will cause indigestion in the soil and kill the microorganisms due to excess gas. While chemical fertilizers tend to run-off into the groundwater, bacteria attach themselves to soil particles and the nutrients remain in the soil. Furthermore, chemical fertilizers are salt based and therefore irritants, and the gut microbes responsible for worm digestion die when fertilizers are ingested. Additionally, when soil microbes come in contact with fertilizers, they experience osmotic shock: water in the cells of the organisms burst through the cell walls and kill off the microbes that hold and cycle nutrients.
Fertilizers are the equivalent of taking synthetic chemical vitamins and mineral supplements instead of eating nutrient-dense food. It is not a replacement for real food. Fruits and vegetables and plants might look healthy on the outside when fertilized, but they are not getting the proper balance of nutrients and lack the taste that only the minerals unlocked by microbes can supply. Adding extra fertilizer, especially nitrogen, to the soil often has the unwanted side effect of causing rapid decomposition of the soil organic matter. In the short term, the crop yields will increase, but inevitably, the soil dies.
The conventional way to build new soil is to rotary-till or plow the topsoil and subsoil and mix it together to supposedly create a deeper topsoil. However, tilling and plowing actually creates an inferior soil lacking organic matter and tilth. Plowing thins the soil, making it susceptible to blowing and washing away. After years of tilling, all the fine topsoil is gone, the field surface is several inches lower than before and what remains is gravelly sand and sandy subsoil. Roto-tilling also encourages weed growth by exposing weed seeds to the light required for germination.
Tilling also kills the soil life that turns organic matter into the humus which enriches the soil and feeds plants. Mechanical soil turning methods destroy worm burrows and earthworm populations, which are valuable to soil health. Enriched by the secretions in earthworms' digestive tract and calciferous glands, their castings are five to eleven times richer in plant nutritional value than the raw materials they eat. These castings have 7 times the amount of phosphate as regular soil, 10 times the available potash, 5 times the nitrogen, 3 times the usable magnesium and 1.5 times higher levels of calcium. Worms deposit 10-15 tons of castings per acre per year if allowed to.
Additionally, Earthworms, bacteria, fungi and others eat organic matter and turn it into humus, which holds three times its weight in water. Humus acts like a living sponge holding a reservoir of water and releasing it slowly for plant use. Soil with a high population of earthworms can absorb a two-inch rain in 12 minutes, while a soil without earthworms will take 12 hours to absorb a two inch rain. When soil becomes too dry, many soil bacteria become dormant. Understanding how microorganisms create healthy soil helps us understand how they similarly function inside the human body. Similar to human cells, they require moisture to assimilate nutrients, release wastes, move about and transport the enzymes used to break down organic matter.
Insects and bacteria turn death into life. Insect tunnels in soil parallel our circulatory system; arteries in the soil make the flow of nutrients possible. In the human body, the colon has the greatest number of bacteria and the most variety of species, and the activity of these bacteria make the colon the site where more metabolic activity takes place than in any other organ of the body, just as in the top few inches of soil.
Many of the bacteria in the digestive tract, collectively referred to as the gut or intestinal flora, break down nutrients such as carbohydrates which humans otherwise could not digest; similarly in soil, a plant cannot absorb nutrients without bacterial help. Fungi, protozoa and yeasts such as Candida, are also present in the human gut. Some plants need fungi to produce strong acidic enzymes capable of digesting tough cellulose instead of the alkaline action of bacteria; so too in the human body, different organs need acidity to digest food while other times alkalinity is needed.
Unfriendly bacteria – both in soil and in human intestines – will breed in anaerobic conditions, where there is little or no oxygen, emitting foul odors and killing off beneficial aerobic bacteria requiring oxygen. Aerobic bacteria are not normally known to cause bad smells. In fact, certain kinds produce enzymes that give soil its clean, fresh, earthy aroma. When these beneficial bacteria are in the intestines, human feces lacks its rank odor; a foul smell, indicates the presence of pathogenic bacteria feeding on foods like meat and dairy.
Other parallels: cancer and disease thrive in anaerobic environments both in the soil and in our bodies. Air nourishes the beneficial soil organisms while keeping harmful bacteria in check. The high temperature in a compost pile kills off pathogens, like a fever in the human body defends against pathogens causing infection. Like the healthy practice of repopulating the gut with friendly bacteria after a treatment of pharmaceutical antibiotics, compost quickly replenishes an area of ground with microbes supporting a soil food web. Properly made, compost contains the entire spectrum of soil food web microorganisms: fungi, bacteria, protozoa and nematodes. It is also full of organic matter, providing living space and nutrients for the microorganisms it contains.
The Sun is the source of all food on Earth – humans and animals cannot generate food from light, only plants can do this and feed animals. The remains of plants and animals feed worms, bacteria and fungi, which in turn feeds vegetation. By returning unused plant material to the Earth, we feed the microorganisms in the soil. Invisible microbes are involved and responsible for feeding plants. Soil food web gardening requires that the soil be disturbed as little as possible to keep these microbes alive and well. Yard and garden care cannot be only about the plants. We must understand the existence, role and needs of microbes if we are to partner with them in growing healthy plants. Like the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who?, microbes are down there and want to be heard! They are the ones we need to properly feed. If we take care of their needs, they will take care of ours. Happy Gardening!