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In Eight Days A Week, we discover the making of a cultural phenomenon — A Film Review
Director Ron Howard takes advantage of the wealth of archival photos and videos of the Beatles to recreate their touring years in his most recent film, Eight Days A Week. The documentary captures that sense of wonder that fans of the Beatles once had as this new phenomenon emerged and became a cultural icon. The style of the documentary is straightforward, as is the narrative, which follows a chronological, linear direction. The talking heads in the documentary are interspersed with stills and abundant video footage of the Beatles in action, some of it never seen until now.
The early years showcase the apparent ease with which the musicians approached their craft. The earlier songs are simple, and that simplicity was matched by the youthful attitude of the foursome. The tunes are as catchy as ever, and some of the talking heads utilize lots of commonplace phrases such as "they had great stage presence." Indeed, it took little for the band to become noticed and garner the cult following that now is synonymous with an entire movement.
The young men did not take themselves too seriously. They had fun in the beginning. Paul McCartney talks about how their manager Brian Epstein insisted they get suits, so all four band members got matching suits by a professional tailor. McCartney talks about these matching suits as a revelation, how they made a difference in the group's demeanor and brought them closer together. Or, in his words, "suddenly we were a four-headed monster." It was the beginning of the better times for the band, which started out as a very close-knit group.
The footage in Eight Days A Week, captures that sensation of newness and while most of us have seen that footage of screaming, adoring, hypnotized fans; the documentary provides the context wherein that infectious burst of energy was possible. While music from The Beatles is now embedded into Western popular culture, the relationship to these songs depends on the context of the listener; there are generational differences as to how The Beatles are perceived. No doubt that Eight Days A Week will be an easy and enjoyable watch for Beatles fans, but for the younger cohorts or those who are not as well-versed on the myth of this iconic band – such as myself —the documentary is also a welcomed learning experience to the significant shift in public discourse through popular culture.
One of the most interesting sections of the documentary entails the description of the political atmosphere at the time and the role the Beatles played in it. Howard includes in the documentary how the Beatles played a role in racial politics in the U.S. In one of the most moving scenes of the documentary, a black woman describes her experience with segregation and how going to a concert by the band was the first time she was able to partake in an activity alongside white people without feeling less than. It is not only striking to hear her account over the images and videos that run in the background, but also a strong reminder of how recent this history really is.
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Raising Procurement's Game in PMI
October 01, 2019 By Martin Högel, Dan Belz, Niamh Dawson, and Nino Mori
Despite record corporate valuations, mergers and acquisitions are continuing at a high rate. But high acquisition prices are putting extra pressure on post-merger integration (PMI) teams to realize substantial synergies. Among cost synergies, external spending—which typically accounts for 30% to 70% of a company's total expenditures—is increasingly getting the lion's share of attention. The procurement function generally orchestrates these external-spending synergies, regardless of whether the responsibility for meeting a target lies solely with procurement, a business unit, or both.
What can procurement managers do to step up their game? They should give more attention to preclose synergy preparation, substantially enhanced by digital technologies. They should also focus on change management. Those who do so will be in a much better position to meet shareholders' high expectations.
The Procurement Challenge
Companies that acquire another business typically reduce the total combined external spending by 2% to 5% within 18 months of closing the deal. The reduction in spending varies depending upon the degree of overlap in operations and in the associated spending categories. Procurement often achieves savings by pursuing conventional approaches—such as harmonizing or renegotiating contractual terms, combining spending to secure higher-volume discounts or to move to lower-priced vendors, and conforming spending policies to the more restrictive (and thus less expensive) terms—across the two companies. (See Exhibit 1.)
However, low single-digit savings are often no longer enough to satisfy investors. As a result, dealmakers are setting increasingly ambitious goals for synergies—in terms of both the size of the savings and the time frame for realizing them. Challenging goals are achievable, but only if procurement managers exploit the full set of levers that are available. Often procurement focuses only on the conventional approaches and neglects the gains that could be made from implementing more-advanced approaches. The latter include optimizing processes, adjusting the make-or-buy tradeoffs, and standardizing products.
To achieve higher-impact synergies, procurement needs to dig deep into the external-spending practices and details of the target company. Only with advanced analysis can procurement have the spending information it needs to capture synergies.
Advanced analysis gives procurement the spending information it needs to capture synergies.
After procurement lays out a plan for capturing the synergies, it must also work on preparing and encouraging people to change, as these higher-order gains require more than negotiating new contracts; people must alter how they go about their work. Substantial efforts should start (provided there are no legal restrictions) prior to closing a deal. Such efforts will help secure buy-in for capturing synergies and serve as a general platform for managing the challenges that inevitably arise in PMIs.
Acquirers need to remember that even the most straightforward deals can bring a variety of procurement integration challenges. That's because on top of any differences in company culture, the procurement structures, practices, capabilities, systems, and data quality can vary enormously across companies, hindering integration. Yet differences can also offer opportunities. Anticipating and understanding these differences is therefore critical for a successful integration.
The greater the differences between two organizations, the more work is typically needed to win people's support for the integration. Employees in both companies are often too concerned about the future, or too busy with their regular duties, to spend much time on combining functions into a consistent whole. As a result, cooperation and productivity can drop. What looked like a straightforward task becomes complicated, owing to the lack of participation. The best-laid plans to capture synergies can quickly bog down, causing the acquirer to miss the synergy goals.
Preclose Synergy Preparation
More and more acquirers are realizing the challenges of meeting shareholders' expectations. Therefore, they are getting an advanced start on a deal's integration work by having the integration management office establish a clean team—a special group that is legally permitted to view and analyze detailed and sensitive information about a target company, such as granular data on external spending. (See Exhibit 2.) Clean teams can benefit from the help of implants—senior experts from both companies who are fully allocated to the team throughout the preclose phase—in addition to appointed external professionals. A clean team's analysis helps an acquirer to move quickly and begin integrating the companies on day one.
Having access to a target company's external spending and commercial contracts enables a clean team to chart areas of potential savings, such as price differences and disparate operating models. The team may also discover challenges (such as expiring supplier contracts) that could hinder capturing potential synergies. To preserve the company's ability to achieve future synergies, the clean team could induce procurement managers to seek short-term extensions instead of full-length contract renewals. In a recent merger in the steel industry, the two companies went even further. To ensure synergies on specific raw materials while also ensuring timely delivery of those materials in a capacity-constrained supply market, the companies received regulatory approval to jointly negotiate contracts with strategic suppliers before the deal closed.
In a recent health care merger, the two companies had minimal overlap in operations, but the acquiring company's procurement managers still sought hefty synergies in indirect spending categories. A clean team worked intensively to prepare detailed playbooks for each category, including administrative support, office supplies, transportation, IT services, and computer hardware and software. The team analyzed supplier prices for conventional procurement synergies, but it also prepared the way for integration leaders to seek advanced synergies. With the new company's printing needs, for example, the team promoted digital communication, which helped reduce total print costs by one-third. Elsewhere the team identified services that could be brought in-house, into the now larger organization, thereby reducing total costs.
The Digital Opportunity
Thorough preclose synergy preparation requires bringing together granular procurement data from the organizations into a uniform spend cube—a three-dimensional baseline of the amounts spent by commodity, vendor, and cost center. Creating a spend cube can be a daunting task, yet it is necessary. Without a common spending taxonomy and line item granularity, purchases that are essentially the same can't be compared in order to determine the potential for savings.
Digital technologies can now greatly speed the work of combining purchasing data and identifying savings. That's because natural language processing can dig into purchase orders and other sources to classify spending. Typically, an integration team starts by establishing a single baseline taxonomy for the spend cube. Robotic process automation, boosted by artificial intelligence, then dives deep into the long tail of suppliers to match each purchased item with a category in the taxonomy. The team still needs to complement the machine work with manual allocations and crosschecks. But the level of automation and accuracy has improved substantially in recent years.
Digital technologies can now greatly speed the work of combining data and identifying savings.
Such an approach isn't necessary for all integrations. If both companies have fairly clean and complete data sets, and the taxonomies are reasonably close, then a spend cube can be created manually. Otherwise, the digital approach is likely to be superior. In addition to gaining insights into savings opportunities, spend cube analysis enables companies to answer a wide variety of questions: How well are the various factories and offices complying with pan-regional contracts? Do fluctuating purchase prices for certain raw materials indicate flawed contracting strategies? Can operations planning reduce the hefty express-shipment charges for certain components? For a specific subcategory, can the number of SKUs at the target organization be brought in line with the number at the acquiring company?
Some advanced analytics may require more resources than are typically available prior to closing a deal. But even in these cases, digital tools can do much of the work automatically. For example, data crawlers (customized software bots that systematically probe databases) can carry out complex tasks such as similar-parts and parts-properties analysis.
Digital technologies thus enable procurement to carry out a much deeper and broader set of analyses than it can do manually, thereby gaining a head start on realizing synergies on day one.
No matter how much procurement uses digital tools, synergies are still delivered by people—people who likely face uncertainty about the future and unfamiliarity with integrations. Especially with the greater demands for synergies and the likely need to change common practices, integration is a change management challenge for procurement.
Intensive communication goes a long way toward reassuring employees and engaging them in the integration. Acquirers don't need to convey all the details up front, but they should explain the objectives of the deal, the projected synergies, and the key integration activities, timelines, and governance structures. An integration is dynamic, so it is essential to have regular updates that provide more and more information as day one approaches. During an international merger of two equipment manufacturers, for example, the procurement leadership in both companies separately issued regular newsletters to keep their respective staffs informed. They also occasionally held town hall meetings for interactive discussions.
Intensive communication goes a long way toward engaging employees in the integration.
Retaining critical talent in both procurement organizations is also critical to encourage employee participation. Retention activities can include having senior leaders personally call key people, assigning important roles in the integration, making retention payments, and offering contingent arrangements.
One such key role is to lead a synergy task force. This is an interim execution body consisting of dedicated expert resources from both organizations; it is designed to achieve a procurement synergy quickly. (See Exhibit 3.) Each task force typically relies on the preclose analysis and planning of the clean team. The leaders of task forces must be able to engage and direct resources across both organizations despite the uncertainty surrounding procurement's future after the deal closes.
A recent international merger in the chemicals industry illustrates some of these dynamics.
Preclose synergy preparation revealed significant differences between the procurement practices of the two organizations. For example, the acquirer's detailed spending data, which was supported by a unified IT system and strong quality control at the point that purchase orders were entered into the system, was in stark contrast to the target's spending data, which was in a myriad of IT systems and bolt-on software programs. Moreover, the spending taxonomies for the two organizations were very different, which further frustrated efforts to create a spend cube.
The clean team, therefore, used AI to classify the data. It categorized 93%, or 27,000, of the target's suppliers using the acquirer's taxonomy, which had 400 subcategories for single line items. Most of this data was classified automatically or semiautomatically. In that way the clean team gained a superb database for analysis and recommendations.
A second challenge arose on the organizational front: the procurement employees at the target company had been on edge from the start about the deal. The acquirer's procurement leadership soon found out why: another large company in the same region had recently been bought, and the acquirer had laid off most of the procurement employees within a few months of closing the deal.
To allay those concerns, the procurement integration team initiated two procurement leadership gatherings before finalizing the merger. The first was at the acquirer's headquarters, and the second was at the target's. The companies devoted about three days to each event, giving procurement leaders from both companies ample opportunity to socialize and learn about the business and practices of their counterparts, within the legal constraints that govern exchanging information prior to closing a deal.
At those gatherings, the acquirer's procurement leadership also emphasized the logic of the deal, which was to improve the acquirer's capabilities and offerings in a growing area of the industry. Rather than be replaced, the target's procurement employees would play a lead role in the acquirer's future business.
It also helped that soon after announcing the deal, the procurement integration team identified a procurement area where the target had something to offer. The target had developed a program to find and integrate small and midsize vendors into its supply chain. The program worked to diversify the vendor base, which expanded the company's access to innovation, supported growth in the company's immediate region, and reduced the company's dependence on large suppliers. So the acquirer worked to extend those practices throughout the combined organization.
Another trust-building gesture addressed location concerns. The target's procurement employees feared that their responsibilities would move to the acquirer's headquarters. The acquirer said that some were slated to move, but most of them could stay at the target's location, owing to the small spending overlap. And the acquirer explained that it planned to fold its regional procurement office into the target's headquarters. These actions reassured the employees that the acquirer was committed to maintaining a strong procurement focal point at the target's offices.
Meanwhile, the acquirer's procurement integration team prepared its own procurement people for the integration during the preclose phase by sending out sensitive communications and conducting a variety of workshops. As a result, its procurement employees were ready to move quickly.
Although the acquisition closed in 2018, early results suggest that these stepped-up actions will pay off substantially.
Every deal is a journey with surprises along the way. Here are practices that procurement managers can adopt to meet expectations for a deal:
Get an advanced start on the integration by investing in preclose synergy preparation. A clean team, which ideally includes procurement experts, can prepare a dossier for each synergy category.
Consider deploying digital technologies to speed the work of combining detailed spending data and identifying savings across the two organizations. Acquirers will likely discover benefits immediately and over time that they would not see otherwise.
Focus on change management. Reassure and engage employees by conducting intensive communication campaigns, facilitating talent retention programs, establishing task forces to quickly capture major synergies, and adopting some ways of working from the target organization.
Invest in team-building across the two organizations early on. If employees see themselves as team members on a common journey, it's more likely that they'll adapt to the other organization's practices. Team leaders may need advanced coaching to anticipate and handle the sensitivities that may arise.
Stretch targets encourage leaders to see themselves anew—as managers who are creating strategic value.
Encourage stretch targets. Few managers welcome difficult goals, but some stretching will encourage procurement leaders to see themselves anew—as managers who are creating strategic value and not simply combining contracts for volume discounts. An integration can be a path for procurement toward a stronger role in the future organization.
Clarify accountabilities for each synergy target. Higher-order gains—those achieved by applying levers such as make-or-buy tradeoffs and product standardization—are especially likely to require collaboration from other areas. Establishing shared synergy targets as needed between procurement and the business units will help. Integration leaders should also determine how to measure synergies and ensure sufficient transparency into their attainment.
Take advantage of the pressure and excitement around day one. It will be a one-time opportunity to go to suppliers for better terms, not only on price and volume but also on other relevant parameters. Remember that suppliers are preparing for this discussion, so procurement needs to prepare even better. Managers need to energize and coach employees well before the deal closes.
This is an exciting time for procurement, because it is in a unique position to meet shareholders' heightened expectations. But to rise to the challenge, procurement managers must move well beyond conventional approaches.
Martin Högel
Dan Belz
Niamh Dawson
Partner & Director, Change, Transaction & Integration Excellence
Nino Mori
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A Resident Advisor (R.A.) is a college student that is there to help you! They are listening ears if you are struggling with something, aids in roommate conflicts, and social activity planners. They live on-site, so they're available 24 hours a day.
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The Cambridge at College Station's Resident Life Program is where students can meet new friends and get involved. We work to actively involve students in campus life. The friendships and experiences that our students take away will be with them not only for the rest of college but also their lives.
Our washers and dryers accept our Laundry Cards as payment. You will receive a Laundry Card when you move in to The Cambridge, and you can load money on it up front or as you wash your clothes. Think of it like a debit card for laundry. You will never have to collect coins again!


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Asides from the uber-talented musical prowess, golden sound and vocals as well as the superb delivery which Mbosso masterminds on all his songs; he also connects a music video that deeply tells a story and touches the heart.
Again, Mbosso pours out the depths of his heart and soul on a very heartbreaking and emotional piece that "Picha Yake" is. Love might be a beautiful gift to mankind, but "Picha Yake" which means 'Her Picture' tells of another angle that could be bring pain and hurt.
In the end, the rout on "Picha Yake" is supported by an insane production as masterminded by Akill The Brain and usual suspect, Laizer Classic.
You definitely do not want to miss out on the buzz of this latest Mbosso creation. Simply stream, download, then share your thoughts and opinion in the comments section below.


This Ashford vintage sofa bed is carefully handcrafted in our Manchester factory by our highly skilled craftsmen with only the highest quality materials. This enables us to ensure that your vintage leather sofa bed will stand the test of time and be cherished for generations to come. All of our sofa beds are perfect for regular use, with a three fold metal frame featuring a webbed base and an 8cm thick foam mattress.
This Ashford vintage leather sofa bed is available with a variety of different custom options. There are over 50 different types of leather available so why not take advantage of our free samples option to make sure that your sofa is the perfect match to your current home decor. If you have any questions or wish to make a purchase why not contact our excellent sales team on 0161 736 57333, they are available to take your call 7 days a week.
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Sara Lee Litigation
Lawsuit Filed After Listeria-Related Death - Midland Daily News - February 3, 1999
Midland Daily News
Zeeland (AP) A lawyer has raised allegations about unclean conditions at Bil Mar Food's plant in this western Michigan community in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a Tennessee woman.
Tainted meat from the Bil Mar plant has killed 12 people in 16 states and sickened 79 others, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bil Mar, a division of Chicago-based Sara Lee Corp., on Dec. 22 recalled 15 million pounds of hot dogs and other packaged meat products sold under a variety of names. It said they could be tainted with listeria bacteria.
On Tuesday, Chicago lawyer Kenneth Moll filed the suit his second saying he interviewed former Bil Mar employees who talked about unsanitary conditions at the plant and faulty cooking processes.
This kind of conduct shouldn't be acceptable,Moll told the Detroit Free Press for a story Wednesday.
Sara Lee spokeswoman Theresa Herlevsen declined to comment on the allegations about unclean conditions.
It would be difficult for me to comment on what he heard from some former employees, she said. Ms. Herlevsen said Sara Lee is aggressive about good sanitation practices.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chicago accuses the company of negligence in the death of Helen Bodnar, a 74-year-old great-grandmother from Memphis who died Oct. 19 of meningitis brought on by a strain of listeria.
Moll's other suit, a class-action effort, seeks to collect for anyone who claims to have eaten the tainted Sara Lee products.
Sara Lee declined to comment on the suit.
Moll also alleged that Sara Lee failed to head warning signs and reacted too slowly to problems with possible bacterial contamination in its products. He said some of those warnings signs include:
---On Sept. 17, the Bil Mar plant recalled 15,000 pounds of turkey hot dogs after some were found to be undercooked. Those products were recalled because they could have been tainted with bacteria.
---On Nov. 25, another Sara Lee company, Hygrade Food Products, recalled hot dogs made with chicken and pork at a plant in St. Joseph, Mo., because of concerns about possible contamination with listeria.
---On Dec. 15, federal investigators prompted the company to stop production and launch the massive recall Dec. 22. The plant remains idle.
Listeria are common bacteria but can pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems, as well as to the elderly, diabetics and pregnant women.


Biden Blasts Trump's Praise For Rob Porter: That's Like Saying An Axe Murderer Is A Great Painter [VIDEO] - Joe.My.God.
Not a word, not even a thought for the women Porter is accused of physically and verbally abusing.
What's "sad" is having a complete moral vacuum in the Oval Office. Domestic violence is evil, and there aren't "both sides" on this issue. Real leaders stand with survivors, not perpetrators.


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Founder and Artiste under LMB Entertainment, RichnPhamouz teams up with Yoruba Rap Sensation, Chinko Ekun to deliver the Remix to the former's second track, 'Monalisa' after releasing 'Wo Ro Yemi' that took everywhere by storm few months ago.
Monalisa is a tune set to correct the notion of the public on Love. It is that tune you will love and love again.
Listen Up! Afropop is reborn!


When I read it, I laughed aloud.
And maybe that is an important part of what it's all about, laughter to balance tears, hope as counterpoint to disappointment.
This grasshopper would not be particularly welcome in my garden at home, except as food for resident birds, but along the north fork of the Elk River, I found his eye to be enchanting as he rested on our day pack.
A Colorado spotted tussock moth caterpillar echoed the is-he-coming-or-is-he-going design of a solid yellow sycamore tussock moth caterpillar I saw last fall at home in the Texas hill country.
Along our journeys, continually turning ourselves around as we ride a revolving planet, sometimes not knowing whether we're coming or going, we perform this hokey pokey dance we call life.
Complete the following: Sometimes not knowing whether I'm coming or going, I __________________.
Describe what you think–at least for today–that it's really all about.
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Well I think that the Hokey Pokey is about listening. You listen for whatever the leader tells you to put in or out and shake it all about! I think life is always about listening. Listen to yourself, to the advice of those around you (even when you hate it or it is coming from your mother) and do the things that are right for you in order to be happy and live a good life. (Good meaning pleasurable to yourself AND decent in regard to others). I think if you are happy and live a good life, you spread it to others and make the world better. So keep listening for what comes next! So in conclusion, the Hokey Pokey is pretty much IT.
Let's hear it for a Hokey Pokey Life! 😉 Listening IS central to my life–listening to the evidence around me of a mystery so much larger than myself. Thanks, dear Kristin, for reading! And I'm so excited for the future students who will have you as teacher.
I use to want to know what life is about but now I enjoy accepting it as too big to know!
You find so much enjoyment in the beauty of the small things. I like your perspective.
Thank you, Huck. I do find enjoyment, comfort, and inspiration in the beauty of small things. To me, nature provides solace for the pain of living and celebration for the joy.
the hokey pokey…..who knew life could be so simple…..I am still smiling. Thanks for the great post and pictures, I also love other people's comments!
Judy–you're always smiling! I'm glad you enjoyed the hokey pokey dance. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to comment. People's kind comments make MY day.
Your pictures are beautiful! I'm going to have my class write about the hokey pokey, too.


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Q: Unable to webdeploy from TeamCity 8 error MSB4018: The "IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded" task failed unexpectedly I try to create build configuration for automation project web deploying. Deploying from dev machine works well but there is an exception when running from TeamCity
msbuild.exe d:\projectsnet\testproject\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj /P:Configuration=Production /P:DeployIisAppPath="apps.local.company.eu/testproject" /P:DeployOnBuild=True /P:DeployTarget=MSDeployPublish /P:MsDeployServiceUrl=https://production.local.company.eu:8172/msdeploy.axd /P:AllowUntrustedCertificate=True /P:MSDeployPublishMethod=WMSvc /P:CreatePackageOnPublish=True /P:UserName=COMPANY\webdeploy /P:Password=webdeploy

[15:39:37][src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity] PipelinePreDeployCopyAllFilesToOneFolder
[15:39:37][src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity] GenerateMsdeployManifestFiles
[15:39:37][GenerateMsdeployManifestFiles] GetPublishingLocalizedString
[15:39:37][GenerateMsdeployManifestFiles] CallTarget
[15:39:37][CallTarget] CheckAndCleanMSDeployPackageIfNeeded
[15:39:37][CheckAndCleanMSDeployPackageIfNeeded] IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded
[15:39:38][IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded] C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets(2850, 5): error MSB4018: The "IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded" task failed unexpectedly. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.Common.Utility.CheckMSDeploymentVersion() at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.Common.Utility.get_IsMSDeployInstalled() at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.Common.Utility.CheckMSDeploymentVersion(Task task) at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded.Execute() at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute() at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.ExecuteInstantiatedTask(ITaskExecutionHost taskExecutionHost, TaskLoggingContext taskLoggingContext, TaskHost taskHost, ItemBucket bucket, TaskExecutionMode howToExecuteTask, Boolean& taskResult)
[15:39:38][src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity] Project src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity failed.
[15:39:38][Step 1/1] Process exited with code 1
[15:39:38][Step 1/1] MSBuild output
[15:39:38][MSBuild output] C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets(2850,5): error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.Common.Utility.CheckMSDeploymentVersion(Task task) [C:\TeamCity\buildAgent\work\9eabf555ebf4c4ed\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity]
[15:39:38][MSBuild output] C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets(2850,5): error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.IsCleanMSDeployPackageNeeded.Execute() [C:\TeamCity\buildAgent\work\9eabf555ebf4c4ed\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity]
[15:39:38][MSBuild output] C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets(2850,5): error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute() [C:\TeamCity\buildAgent\work\9eabf555ebf4c4ed\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity]
[15:39:38][MSBuild output] C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets(2850,5): error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.ExecuteInstantiatedTask(ITaskExecutionHost taskExecutionHost, TaskLoggingContext taskLoggingContext, TaskHost taskHost, ItemBucket bucket, TaskExecutionMode howToExecuteTask, Boolean& taskResult) [C:\TeamCity\buildAgent\work\9eabf555ebf4c4ed\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity]
[15:39:38][MSBuild output] Done Building Project "C:\TeamCity\buildAgent\work\9eabf555ebf4c4ed\src\testproject.Web\testproject.Web.csproj.teamcity" (Build target(s)) -- FAILED.

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Wolves are Optimistic about Their Future!
Caption: Waterford District High School hosts potential students and families to Grade 8 night on January 14.
On January 14, from 6 until 8 p.m., many staff members from WDHS played host to parents/guardians and their grade 8 students who will hopefully become potential members of the "Wolf Pack" (The school mascot is the Wolf).
Mrs. Swierniak, the Student Success teacher at the school, organized this amazing event and had teachers creating fire bubbles and bands playing to entertain perspective students.
The goal of the night was to introduce students and their parents/guardians to the types of services and opportunities that WDHS has to offer. A number of current students were on hand to help guide people around and share their own experiences with these future Wolves.
"It was the best one yet! Lots of really excited Wolves joining our school community next year! Yay us!" said Annamaria Feltracco, head of the WDHS Parents Council and mother of a current grade 9 student.
The Staff at WDHS look forward to what the future has to offer. With hopes of adding an outdoor classroom to the school, creating a thriving agricultural program, revitalizing the drama program, and continuing to build upon the success that already exists at the school there is a lot going on in such a historical building.
With the 125th Anniversary coming for the school in 2017, it's great to know that the Wolf Pack continues to grow and be a symbol of pride within the community.
For more information about the 125th Reunion visit their Facebook page entitled "Waterford District High School 125th Reunion" or for more information about upcoming events at WDHS follow the "Waterford District High School Community Page" with weekly updates.


Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's career is a melancholic example of what could have been in the annals of Indian cricket. Before he buried his own career, the right-arm pacer from Kerala played his part in numerous memorable triumphs for his country.
In this segment, we relive the top three bowling spells from Sreesanth in Tests. Performances in matches won have been accorded greater importance.
India began their 2010/11 tour of South Africa on a nightmarish note. With spearhead Zaheer Khan unavailable due to injury, their bowlers were cannon-fodder to an unstoppable Proteas batting lineup. As the action shifted to Durban, the visitors were eager to bounce back from the shellacking.
The return of Zaheer added ammunition to India's bowling attack and they demolished South Africa for 131 to secure a 74-run first innings lead. VVS Laxman's masterclass ensured that the hosts had to chase a formidable fourth innings target on a dicey pitch.
Chasing 303, Graeme Smith asserted himself on the Indian bowlers. After goading the South African skipper into a verbal tiff and the ensuing false shot, Sreesanth removed Hashim Amla. Operating at full tilt, the speedster dismissed Jacques Kallis with a brutal short ball. By striking at the heart of the Proteas' batting might, he paved the way for a famous Indian triumph.
On a docile track at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, India won a handy toss and amassed 642. Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid shaped their surge by hammering rapid centuries.
Zaheer furthered India's dominance by accounting for Tillakaratne Dilshan off the very first ball of the innings. Sreesanth proceeded to wreck Sri Lanka's chances in a stunning spell on a warm morning session.
Sreesanth's five-wicket haul included the key scalps of Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera. Sri Lanka were routed for 229 and made to follow-on. India eventually wrapped up a comfortable innings victory.
Upon deciding to bat first on a tricky surface, India rode on their famed middle-order stalwarts to register a reasonable total of 249. Intermittent rain consigned the pitch under covers and made life more difficult for batsmen from both sides.
Sreesanth got into the groove by trapping Graeme Smith in front. Aside from swinging through the moist air, the brand new ball was also seaming wildly off the surface. The Kerala pacer capitalised on the conducive conditions and soon accounted for Amla as well as Kallis.
After castling Mark Boucher, Sreesanth procured his maiden five-wicket haul when he dismissed Shaun Pollock. South Africa were reduced to 45/7. Although they managed to limp to 84, Smith's men could not prevent India from going on to register their maiden Test triumph on South African soil.


My sister's grip on the wheelchair handles tightened as our neighbour uneasily smiled at me. I knew my neighbour's smile was not for my good hair but to remind me I am different. My sister hurriedly albeit gently pushed me (and my wheelchair) towards the entrance of the building, away from a disabled mindset.
The squeaking sound of the wheelchair was muted by the ominous silence pervaded by the steep stairs at the entrance of the building, a conspicuous example of architectural inaccessibility inconspicuous to people without disabilities.
My sister was profusely sweating by the time we had reached our obstacle course – the pavement.
As she manoeuvred the wheelchair along an uneven and pothole-ridden pavement I heard a soft clicking sound from my wheelchair, it reminded me of a time when I used to tape a playing card on my bicycle spoke to make my bicycle sound like a motorcycle.
I looked down to see that plastic covers strewn on the pavement had gotten stuck on the wheelchair and was making the sound, before I could bring her attention to it, the wheelchair came to a halt but the pedestrians behind us didn't; they inconsiderately jolted us and almost knocked me off the pavement.
We waited for the crowd and its frenzy to abate and reached the bus stop at our own pace. The bus stop was desolate by the time a Low Floor Bus had arrived.
The bus hadn't stopped close enough to the kerb and as my sister flexed her muscles to help me get on board, I heard a commuter mutter under her breath, 'Oh! What a nuisance! I hope that thing doesn't make me late', her reaction was bittersweet because I was acknowledged as an object of nuisance but acknowledged nonetheless.
My sister wheeled me from the bus-stop to the examination centre. Prying eyes accosted me; their metaphoric crooked beaks were silhouetted against the blue sky ready to peck me apart with their tactless questions, idle pity and patronization but I only paid attention to the squeaking sound of the wheelchair and the moment it stopped I looked up to see a flight of stairs. I closed my eyes and imagined myself nonchalantly walking up that flight of stairs.
The world I KNEW had schools, theatres, restaurants that served over-priced food and over-crowded buses but the world I KNOW has only 4 white walls. The door to the world outside is locked by government and public apathy, disdain and discrimination. You hold the key to that door. With awareness we can make demands, demands that will pass and implement effective laws that will make everything accessible to everyone.
When education becomes accessible, our performance becomes the only question that needs answering, the only difference that matters.
Turn the key to the right and open that door.


you guys should definitely do a series. you two are funny together. even if it's not the topic of running, you two should do more video. awesome!
I love your running videos! I ran my first half in October and I'm going to do the next one in march! I can't wait till the day I finish a full! Thanks for the inspiration Casey, the running community is AWESOME!
I do run on treadmill, which is the opposite of running since you don't move!!! But in Malaysia, it's not that easy to run in the open air… I used to do this a lot in France back in the days… I'd be very interested to know about how you train your upper body too. Because, as a runner, the upper body tends to be weak… Thanks a lot for this cool video on running Casey!
Lol "do you warm up". Respect to Casey, he runs more than I could. But to me a run IS the warm-up.
Casey likes to run because running produces a euphoria similar to getting high off drugs. The more you run the more 'high' you feel. So this is a healthy way to get high. I can't run due to a spinal injury but if I could I would. Looks relaxing.
Man, you're motivate me running. I running half marathon (21km) each Saturday in forest. I started on this summer, and now I can't stop. You have very good sneakers, it's dream for me like for beginner. I watch your videos in translation at another channel. I want say, that what you do is very cool! From Russia follower.
This is in my top 5 Neistat movies of all time (that includes your brother's videos as well). I'd love to see more fitness centered content, I've got a few ideas but have yet to execute. Keep running my friend.
You motivated me so much. I'll run to the fridge now and grab another beer.


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LTE-U cellular signals could mean slower Wi-Fi
Posted March 22, 2017 March 22, 2017 admin
LTE-U Offload could cause WiFi 5GHz interference: both use the same unlicensed spectrum band
Are LTE-U and WiFi Co-existence issues looming?
You may soon see faster connections on your cellular service. But your Wi-Fi connection may pay the price, due to LTE-U interference with 5GHz WiFi
Thanks to a recent regulatory decision, wireless companies like Verizon and T-Mobile will soon be transmitting data in the same part of the public airwaves that's used by Wi-Fi. The move will give the carriers more spectrum to play with, which should lead to faster speeds for their customers. But those cellphone signals may interfere with Wi-Fi transmissions.
"There could quite possibly be a significant disruption of Wi-Fi hotspots," said Michael Calabrese, the director of the wireless future project at New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a public policy think tank.
That's a concern because a huge portion of internet traffic depends on humble hotspots. On mobile devices alone, some 80 percent of the data they transmit is carried over Wi-Fi, Calabrese and others have estimated.
The potential conflict between cellular signals and Wi-Fi has to do with a wireless protocol dubbed LTE-U. LTE-U is an "offload" technology that allows a device to connect at short ranges to a local hub or access point using unlicensed band radio signals. This avoids congestion on the main cell site, which carries the signalling to the device but not the heavy traffic load.
4G LTE-U Offload uses 5GHz Spectrum
You're probably at least passingly familiar with LTE. Short for long-term evolution, it's the standard networking technology used by cellular companies to send and receive data between their own wireless networks and smartphones.
Wireless carriers have exclusive rights to big chunks of the airwaves. Only AT&T – and companies it authorizes – can send transmissions in parts of the spectrum it owns; only Verizon can send transmissions in its spectrum; and so on.
But there are other parts of the spectrum that are unlicensed. Anyone can use them as long as they have authorized, compatible equipment. Wi-Fi operates in parts of the unlicensed spectrum. 5GHz is the band considered for LTE-U
With the amount of data being sent through mobile networks surging, wireless carriers would love to have more spectrum to use, particularly if they don't have to pay for it. LTE-U was developed to meet that need. It would allow the carriers to send LTE signals over the unlicensed bands – specifically over the same 5GHz spectrum used by most of today's Wi-Fi access points. That could greatly increase the download speed you see on your smartphone, because it would effectively widen the pipe used to transmit data, allowing carriers to send more to you at once.
LTE-U: a 5GHz 4G/LTE Offload technology
LTE-U is considered necessary to avoid "Spectrum Crunch" in cities
"People will talk about it in terms of pure speed. We think about it as a way get you on and off (our) network quicker," said Mike Haberman, a network vice president at Verizon.
The idea to tap into the Wi-Fi spectrum to send cellular signals has been in the works for years now. And as you can imagine, companies in the Wi-Fi industry – as well as consumer advocates – weren't too pleased about it. They worried that allowing the wireless carriers to move into the space used by Wi-Fi would be bad for consumers and for companies that rely on the technology to connect to the internet as well as for companies, municipalities and organizations that offer internet access over Wi-Fi.
Seeing the budding controversy and likewise worried about how LTE-U might affect Wi-Fi, the Federal Communications Commission under its former chairman encouraged representatives of the cellular and Wi-Fi industries to get together and try to come up with a solution.
Last fall, those industries reached a compromise. The carriers and their partners would design and test LTE-U equipment to ensure that it can coexist with Wi-Fi devices. Problem solved, right?
The wireless carriers and the FCC seem to think so. Last month, the FCC gave its stamp of approval for the first time for LTE-U devices, allowing them to be deployed.
"This is a significant advance in wireless innovation and a big win for wireless consumers," agency chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement announcing the equipment authorizations.
4G LTE Technologies include LTE-U: an offload technology using 5GHz band
Verizon expects to start offering service over LTE-U later this year, initially in urban areas where it already has compatible equipment. T-Mobile likewise has plans to roll out LTE-U this year.
"No one" needs to worry that their Wi-Fi will networks will be affected by LTE-U, said Haberman.
"The issues have been addressed," he said.
But not everyone is convinced.
Testing LTE-U and WiFi 5GHz
Calabrese and other critics note the testing that LTE-U equipment will undergo looks at how it will interact with relatively strong Wi-Fi signals. There's concern that LTE-U transmitters won't "see" and will therefore ignore weaker ones, said Rob Alderfer, vice president of technology policy at CableLabs, a research and development organization that serves the cable industry.
The classic example is a case where a cafe has Wi-Fi inside its shop. The signal outside the cafe may be weak, but today customers sitting out there may still be able to get online. But in the future, an LTE-U transmitter may not see that weak signal and will effectively block it, meaning cafe customers would only be able to use Wi-Fi inside.
Another concern has to do with how the interactions between LTE-U equipment and Wi-Fi devices are being assessed. The tests generally are looking at how a single LTE-U transmitter might interact with a handful of Wi-Fi networks
Real-world Performance of LTE-U and 5GHz WiFi
But those tests may not reflect the real world, Alderfer said. Multiple wireless carriers could transmit LTE-U signals in a particular area. Meanwhile, in the dense urban environments where LTE-U will be first deployed, there are often dozens of Wi-Fi networks already sharing the 5GHz band.
The cellular carriers are supposed to take into account existing Wi-Fi networks when transmitting signals over the unlicensed airwaves. But unlike Wi-Fi, there's nothing built into the LTE-U protocol that requires it to detect other networks before transmitting.
"The technology has the potential to do harm to Wi-Fi," Alderfer said.
The wireless industry is working on a standardized version of LTE-U that is supposed to detect Wi-Fi networks before sending transmissions. But that standard hasn't been finalized yet and the U.S. carriers are going forward without it.
Edgar Figueroa, CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry's trade group that struck the deal with the wireless carriers to test their LTE equipment, thinks most of the concerns have been addressed. But he couldn't guarantee that LTE-U won't have any affect on Wi-Fi users.
"The impact that LTE equipment may have depends highly on how broadly deployed LTE-U is and how broadly used it is," he said. "To some extent we'll have to wait and see how those deployments proceed."
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Q: Fedora ifup and Network Manager I have a wireless device named wlan0, and, after editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 I use ifup wlan0 to start wireless networking.
However, this fails often, typically by dhcpd failing, with errors in /var/log/messages like:
wlan0: link is not ready
send_packet: Network is down
This is in Fedora 11. These same parameters worked fine in FC8. And NetworkManager/Gnome connects fine.
Does anybody have any idea why NetworkManager can connect to networks that ifup cannot?

A: Fedora 10 / 11 (maybe 9 too) have moved away from network services being controlled by ifconfig etc to now use NetworkManager - the traditional tools [ifconfig, ifup, ifdown] aren't really treated in the same way anmore.
NetworkManager does things a bit different - you can have things controlled on boot / startup etc (I'm not totally across setting this up so can't give examples) but the config you need will live in /etc/NetworkManager/
Edit: NetworkManager uses a plugin to read distro specific configs Fedora/RH:/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ debian:/etc/network/ ...playing with files in /etc/NetworkManager is probably not the best idea after all.
To use the traditional network toolset you probably want to disable NetworkManager and use the network service instead:
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f11.html#network
make sure your ifcfg file has DEVICETYPE=wireless so that fedora uses the correct ifup command, the default behaviour is to use ifup-eth which generally doesn't really work for wireless.


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