28NovDo You Really Need a Sales Process?
Many people are attracted to a career in sales because they see it as a job that offers autonomy and is less structured than some types of work. It is true that selling requires flexibility and an ability to "think on your feet." But there are proven processes and structured activities that make sales people more effective. Those who like to operate without any formal process often fail to advance the sale to a close and/or miss opportunities with established customers. That is why professional sellers follow a sales process.
Without a formal sales process, sales people must rely entirely on their own creativity, resourcefulness, instincts and work ethics. Over 88% of sales persons surveyed by Commence Systems reported that they were most effective when they were given the freedom to work on their own and rely on their own talents. However, when put to the test, these same sales persons were unable to identify the cause of stalled sales. Most over-relied on skills for serving established customers or skills for opening new relationships but struggled with skills related to maximizing sales opportunities. Instead of proactively working a process, they reacted to customer demands or internal pressures for sales activities that yielded less than the desired results.
The introduction of a formal sales process helps sales organizations to operate more efficiently and more effectively. With a sales process and the associated skills needed to be proficient in each step of the sales process, professional sellers are able to diagnose the root causes of stalled sales and to improve customer satisfaction.
Virtually every sales training program and selling tool (such as a CRM, or Customer Relationship Manager system) will prescribe a sales process. Professional sellers use the process adopted by their selling organization because using common steps and language simplifies internal communication, performance metrics and resource allocation. It's important for the professional seller to recognize, however, that the process of selling doesn't really change. Even though organizations might name the parts of the process differently or break them into component parts in slightly different ways, the essential steps are always the same. In the diagram above, you can see the simple sales process used by People First Productivity Solutions.
With a sales process, the professional seller has a road map to follow. The process specifies what to do first and then what to do next, etc. Understanding what each step of the sales process entails helps the professional seller to understand where they are in the process and when it is time to move into the next step. Sellers who operate without a process lose this advantage. They must rely on instincts and guesswork instead of having a clear path to follow. That is often why sales reps (even strong ones) "lose their way" and miss out on sales opportunities.
Do the steps in this sales process follow a logical order?
Do the steps in this sales process make sense from a buyer perspective as well as from a selling perspective?
If the answer to either question is "no," then the seller should consider a different process. The objective of a sales process is to increase sales – but, ultimately, the only way to do that is by using a process that is pleasing to the customer, too.
Understanding the sales process in the context of the buying process is a very important aspect of professional selling. Sellers who do so maintain control of selling activities. Without doing so, sellers find themselves in a reactive mode. Staying on track with where the buyer is requires knowing if they have moved from Awareness about your product to Interest in your product to Desire for your product so they are compelled to take Action to acquire your product.
What all of these programs have in common is the primary focus on customer needs. Rather than selling what they want to sell, professional sellers sell what the customer wants to buy. Understanding what the customer wants to buy requires that the seller ask questions and look for clues about the needs of the customer.
The word "consultant" comes from the Latin "consultare" which means "to discuss." A consultant is someone who offers professional advice in their area of expertise. Being a consultant requires a depth of industry knowledge and a desire for ongoing learning about business – both your business and your customer's business. Customers rely on consultants to educate, inform and solve problems for them. To be a consultant means that there is an interest in doing more than selling and serving the customer. It implies a deeper level partnership between the seller and customer.
The word "sell" comes from the Old English "sellan" which means "to give up something." A seller, then, is someone who gives up something (in exchange for something else). Being a seller requires a strong desire to provide something to someone. Sellers look for and seize opportunities to "give away" what they have been provided to sell.
Being a consultative seller requires a balance between time spent consulting and time spent selling. Balancing the two is a common challenge for many sales reps. Those who over-focus on selling activities jeopardize their relationship with the customer if they fail to demonstrate a genuine interest in all the business needs of the customer. Those who over-focus on consulting activities miss sales opportunities and may under-serve the customer by not creating the value that comes from those sales. Following a sales process helps sellers maintain the right balance of activities.
Professional sellers balance consulting and selling by viewing sales as solutions for their customers. They do not try to "protect" the customer from higher prices, additional sales, negotiations on quantity, or other business realities. Instead, they look for ways in every situation to meet the needs of their customers. And, when they cannot fully meet those needs, they look for longer-term solutions and ways to add value through the consulting relationship. In other words, they consult by using their expertise to understand the customer's unique needs and then look for services and products they can "give away" to meet those stated needs.
Consultative selling is something that a seller can learn. But it is possible only when the seller has a true intent to partner with the customer. It is not effective as a slick sales technique. Sellers who lack a genuine desire to serve their customers but attempt to sell in a consultative style anyway are soon exposed. When the promise of consulting is made or implied by a seller's actions, customer expectations are elevated. Customers feel betrayed if the seller they viewed as a consultant or partner later proves to be focused only on making a "quick sale." Selling products that do not meet the customer's needs is the surest way to be viewed as non-consultative.
Having a sales process that aligns with your intentions and objectives is the best practice. Consider finding one that meets your style and the needs of your customers and your organization. You'll see your own productivity and sales effectiveness grow as a result of adhering to a process.
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Karen Hanson was the former Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of the University of Minnesota.  She previously served as Provost of the Bloomington campus of Indiana University and Executive Vice President of IU.

She was the first Provost of the Bloomington campus, succeeding Michael A. McRobbie, who was named Interim Provost when the Indiana University Board of Trustees created the position in 2006. Hanson was a Rudy Professor of Philosophy and served as Dean of Indiana University's Hutton Honors College and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University.  Hanson earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard in 1980 and was a member of the faculty of Indiana University's Department of Philosophy from 1976 until her retirement from IU in 2012. She has had numerous leadership roles in the American Philosophical Association, including a term as Chair of the Board. Hanson was the 2011 recipient of the Philip Quinn Prize for Service to Philosophy and Philosophers from the APA.

Hanson is the author of The Self Imagined: Philosophical Reflections on the Social Character of Psyche and a co-editor with Kenneth R. Johnston, Gilbert Chaitin and Herbert Marks of the book Romantic Revolutions: Criticism and Theory. Hanson has been a member of the editorial board of the American Philosophical Quarterly and associate editor of the Journal of Social Philosophy. She is a member of the editorial boards of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews and Cognitio and a member of both the advisory and the editorial boards of the Peirce Edition Project Hanson is an Officer of the Board of the John Dewey Foundation.

While at Indiana University, Hanson received a Lilly Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship and numerous teaching awards, including the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Conversation at University of Minnesota between Provost Karen Hanson and Professor Naomi Scheman

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Readjustment begins and starting out on the right foot!
Welcome back to the Northeast!
If you ever want to hook up for a ride, I'm a couple miles from the Orient Point ferry landing in New London.
Had no idea you were right here!
Yup! When you get settled and sorted, drop me a note – there are some very fun moto roads on this side of the sound and I know most of 'em.


A few days ago I received the Poetry Book Society Spring choice – Rachael Allen's Kingdomland.
I haven't had time to fully read, let alone digest, all the poems, but the ones I've looked at so far are very impressive.
and let the pigs root through my chest.
I'm looking forward to the poems I haven't reached yet.
A belated Happy New Year to all my readers. I hope you have had a good festive season and are enjoying the feeling of newness that a new year can bring.
After a lot of hectic: travel, parties, shopping, eating etc, etc, I have finally got around to seriously reading the winter offering from the Poetry Book Society – Joy by Sasha Dugdale.
Along with the selected book comes the quarterly PBS Bulletin. Now the Society has updated it and it looks completely different. After years of receiving the old one I'm a bit nostalgic for its look and feel, but the new version is very nice and no doubt I'll get used to it.
So I start 2018 with some newness spilling over from last year.
The current quarterly book from the Poetry Book Society is Measures of Expatriation by Vahni Capildeo. The poetry is varied and includes several prose poems, some quite long.
Prose poems aren't my favourite type of literature, but I am enjoying these. The rich descriptions and some quirky viewpoints are refreshing.
Apparently prose poetry is a relatively recent genre. A Japanese form, haibun, was in vogue in the 17th century, but in the west it was over a hundred years later that poets started to use it in its full form.
Reading about the early prose poets reminded me of a 'tale', which I read years ago – Landor's Cottage by Edgar Allan Poe.
It is not the purpose of this work to do more than give in detail, a picture of Mr. Landor's residence – as I found it.
I think it comes close to modern prose poetry, in its intent and richness, but it misses by being definitely prose. Mr Poe, leader in several literary genres, lost an opportunity to be a major model for, what was in his time, a new poetic form.
Today the form is popular with a lot of poets, but Ms Capildeo is the first I've come across who makes me want to take my interest further.
Yesterday I received my quarterly mailing from the Poetry Book Society. This time the book was When God is a Traveller by Arundhathi Subramaniam, who writes in English but lives in India.
As always, there's something appealing about the slim book of verse with an exotic title; something that encourages both reading and thinking. Inside the colourful cover I love the way the poet uses the page, laying out her poem to enhance it's meaning and to guide the eye to the emphasised bits.
in everyone's life but your own.
Isn't this kind of recognition at the heart of all spiritual experience?
Along with the book and the Bulletin I've also received a booklet, Next Generation Poets 2014: a selection of poems from writers who might be the leaders of poetry in the future. This is part of a major campaign by the Society to bring to their work to the public. They define the next generation poets as having published their first collection within the last decade. As might be expected, the photos and brief bios in the booklet indicate that most of the poets are quite young, though a few could describe their ages as 'late youth'.
I wonder if someone who published their first collection at the age of 90 would still be of the 'next generation'. I like the idea of this strange extension of life. How long does a 'next generation' last? Perhaps in twenty years time their spirit can look down from Heaven (or up from the other place) and watch budding poets reading their collection.
Yesterday I received the current book from the Poetry Book Society. It is All One Breath by John Burnside – elegant and enticing in its smart Cape Poetry off-white cover.
According to the magazine that came with it, this is the Spring 14 book. Yesterday spring was a bit of a joke, but today the sun is shining and it's approach is a bit more believable.
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast.
As someone concerned with animal rights, I find this verse a banner to campaign under and a comfort when I read about the dangers animals face today. I wonder why I've never heard of it before.
Back to the poetry. I haven't read much of the book yet, but I can see that it isn't all about animals. The 'all one breath' applies to humans too.
This major poetry prize, run by the Poetry Book Society (PBS), has reached a milestone. Over the years many well-known poets have been shortlisted and this year is no different.
In 2011 the prize ran into some controversy when John Kinsella and Alice Oswald, two of the shortlisted poets, withdrew from the competition. They felt they could not take part after sponsorship from Aurum, a fund management company, was announced.
the Prize will benefit from the second year of Aurum support, so publishers should not enter their work unless the poet accepts this.
To celebrate twenty years of supporting and encouraging poetry, the PBS is running a national T S Eliot Prize 20th Anniversary Tour which will visit Portsmouth, Winchester, Oldham, Halifax, Ludlow, Glasgow, Norwich, Liverpool, Durham and Sheffield between 17 September and 15 October.
Has poetry changed much in the last twenty years? I think performance poetry has increased and has had an effect, but I'm not aware of other large changes – just of the continuous gentle pushing out of the envelope by inventive individual poets.
What will it be like in 2033? Will the 40th Anniversary Tour be virtual? or beamed from space? will we still be around to find out?


Over the past 5 months I have had the privilege of meeting a wide range of people from ethnic communities, ethnic community leaders, NGOs and government agencies. You have all shared with me your passion and commitment for supporting strong ethnic communities and realising the benefits of ethnic diversity for New Zealand. You have talked to me about the many ways in which you are working to support ethnic communities, and the ways in which you would like the Office for Ethnic Communities to support this work, advise government about the important issues for ethnic communities, deliver services like Language Line, and fund community initiatives that support ethnic communities and build social cohesion.
30 years ago most of us would never have imagined the culturally diverse nation that New Zealand has become. The city of sails Auckland is culturally more diverse than London, Sydney and New York. By 2025, 1 in 5 New Zealanders will come from an ethnic minority so planning for our current situation as well as the years to come is crucial.
Fatumata Bah's ability to demonstrate a capacity to influence and to act as a catalyst for change has resulted in her being selected as a finalist for the Woman of Influence awards. In its fourth year, the Women of Influence Programme identifies, recognises and celebrates the 100 most influential women shaping New Zealand across 10 categories: Arts and Culture, Board and Management, Business Enterprise, Community and Not for Profit, Diversity, Global, Science and Innovation, Public Policy and Rural.
Along with approximately 25 other agencies the Office of Ethnic Communities attended the agency stakeholder meeting to discuss the findings of the Linwood Development Aspirations Project. Agencies were invited to identify gaps in the projects understanding and analysis of the Linwood Heathcote area from the perspective of their agencies specific knowledge and to identify synergies which might impact on local government and community aspirations (social, economic, environmental and governance outcomes) for the area.
On 8 October, the Chinese Positive Aging Charitable Trust (CPA) organised the 10th anniversary celebration in Auckland. Approximately 200 people, including senior citizens, representing the Chinese community, government agencies and non-governmental organisations participated in the whole day activities.
Holi Festival 2017 will be bigger than ever and we'd love for you to part of it. Next year for the first time this popular Christchurch community event will have no entry fee to make it even more accessible. We're expecting some 5,000 people. Holi is all about attracting life, colour and fun to our central city. Everyone is invited to come along, throw powder colours and dance, while enjoying DJs, traditional Indian games, cultural performances and festive Holi delicacies.
The Mujeres in Aotearoa Incorporated (MIA) – Latin American Women's Group are having a festival from 11am – 4pm Saturday 29 October at Wellington High School, 249 Taranaki Street, Mt Cook, Wellington. Koha Entry – Cash only (no EFTPOS).
People are shaped by the life that they have experienced and for many, this has not always been a completely positive experience. Kiwi Family Trust help people to remove negative aspects of their conditioning by giving them useful tools and easy-to-learn techniques. This allows their own unique positivity to emerge.


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Q: IOS UITableViewCell - Swiping Sections I have a brief that requires a swiping panel view to display a staged fitness plan event - basically I need something that swipes uitableview sections horizontally similar to the way the suggested Apps panel works - i'd need to use custom cells - no idea if this is possible as I cant find any information anywhere to guide me - does anyone have any experience or can offer any advice!?

A: At the simplest level you can just stick a UIScrollView in the cell. If you need to put a lot of elements in there and performance is a concern you would use a UICollectionView with a layout like the built in UICollectionViewFlowLayout with horizontal scrolling. Then, each of those elements would just be a UICollectionViewCell.

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design and Engineering Division awards yearly the Leonardo da Vinci Award to eminent engineers whose design or invention is recognized as an important advance in machine design. The award is named after Leonardo Da Vinci.
Eminent achievement in the design or invention of a product which is universally recognized as an important advance in machine design.
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Carmela Full of Wishes
By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Read by Matt de la Peña
Category: Children's Picture Books
Category: Audiobooks | Children's Picture Books
Oct 09, 2018 | ISBN 9780399549045 | 4-8 years
Enhanced Ebook $10.99
Audiobook Download $5.00
Oct 09, 2018 | 6 Minutes | 3-5 years
Oct 09, 2018 | ISBN 9780399549045
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Oct 09, 2018 | 6 Minutes
About Carmela Full of Wishes
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.
When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true–she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood, past the crowded bus stop, the fenced-off repair shop, and the panadería, until they arrive at the Laundromat, where Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. But before she can blow its white fluff away, her brother tells her she has to make a wish. If only she can think of just the right wish to make . . .
With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.
In Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson's first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street comes a poignant and timely new book that's sure to be an instant classic: now adapted for audio, with narration by the author
With lyrical, stirring text and evocative narration, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson have delivered a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.
Listen to a sample from Carmela Full of Wishes
Also by Matt de la Peña
See all books by Matt de la Peña
About Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña is the author of Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for the Caldecott Honor. He is also the author the award-winning picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend… More about Matt de la Peña
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Oct 09, 2018 | 40 Pages | 9 x 10 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780399549045
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Oct 09, 2018 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780399549052
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Praise for Carmela Full of Wishes:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
An Amazon Most Anticipated Fall Book – Ages 3 to 5
An Amazon Best of the Month Pick October 2018 – Ages 3 to 5
An Amazon Editor's Gift Pick – Ages 3 to 5
A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Children's Book – Fall 2018
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018
A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2018
Four Starred Reviews
★ "The award-winning team behind Last Stop on Market Street portrays Carmela's Spanish-speaking community as a vibrant place of possibility, and Robinson's acrylic-and-cutout spreads introduce readers to street vendors, workers in the fields, and sweeping views of the sea. Sensitively conceived and exuberantly executed, Carmela's story shines."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Full of rich details, sharp and restrained writing, and acrylic paintings that look textured enough to rise off the page . . . Another near-perfect slice of life from a duo that has found a way to spotlight underrepresented children without forgetting that they are children first."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Carmela's journey of wishing, waiting, and wanting resonates on many levels; an important addition to bookshelves everywhere."—School Library Journal, starred review
★ "[A] beautiful book about the love of siblings and community. . . . A must read for everyone."—School Library Connection, starred review
Praise for Last Stop on Market Street:
Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
"It's also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that will make this book so satisfying, for both young readers and the adults sharing it with them."—The New York Times Book Review
★ "This celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"That material poverty need not mean spiritual or imaginative poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving pages of 'Last Stop on Market Street," a picture book by Matt de la Peña filled with Christian Robinson's vibrant naïf illustrations."—The Wall Street Journal
★ "Like still waters, de la Peña and Robinson's story runs deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference between what's fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the love shared by an African-American boy and his grandmother."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Matt de la Peña's warmhearted story is musical in its cadences…Christian Robinson's angular, bright illustrations are energetic and vibrant… [A] celebration of the joys of service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city can contain."—The Washington Post
★ "De la Peña and Robinson here are carrying on for Ezra Jack Keats in spirit and visual style. This quietly remarkable book will likely inspire questions… it will also have some adult readers reaching for a tissue."—The Horn Book, starred review
"The sharp illustrations — in bold, and cheerful primaries — get CJ's restless energy and curious postures exactly right. The voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle point and counterpoint so that at this book's quiet close you feel like you've been listening to a song."—The Boston Globe
★ "With the precision of a poet, Matt de la Peña chronicles a boy's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his nana. Christian Robinson's uplifting palette and culturally diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

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52:6.3 1. Social fraternity. Multiplication of international and interracial social contacts and fraternal associations through travel, commerce, and competitive play. Development of a common language and the multiplication of multilinguists. The racial and national interchange of students, teachers, industrialists, and religious philosophers.
52:6.4 2. Intellectual cross-fertilization. Brotherhood is impossible on a world whose inhabitants are so primitive that they fail to recognize the folly of unmitigated selfishness. There must occur an exchange of national and racial literature. Each race must become familiar with the thought of all races; each nation must know the feelings of all nations. Ignorance breeds suspicion, and suspicion is incompatible with the essential attitude of sympathy and love.
52:6.5 3. Ethical awakening. Only ethical consciousness can unmask the immorality of human intolerance and the sinfulness of fratricidal strife. Only a moral conscience can condemn the evils of national envy and racial jealousy. Only moral beings will ever seek for that spiritual insight which is essential to living the golden rule.
52:6.6 4. Political wisdom. Emotional maturity is essential to self-control. Only emotional maturity will insure the substitution of international techniques of civilized adjudication for the barbarous arbitrament of war. Wise statesmen will sometime work for the welfare of humanity even while they strive to promote the interest of their national or racial groups. Selfish political sagacity is ultimately suicidal—destructive of all those enduring qualities which insure planetary group survival.
52:6.7 5. Spiritual insight. The brotherhood of man is, after all, predicated on the recognition of the fatherhood of God. The quickest way to realize the brotherhood of man on Urantia is to effect the spiritual transformation of present-day humanity. The only technique for accelerating the natural trend of social evolution is that of applying spiritual pressure from above, thus augmenting moral insight while enhancing the soul capacity of every mortal to understand and love every other mortal. Mutual understanding and fraternal love are transcendent civilizers and mighty factors in the world-wide realization of the brotherhood of man.


These are nice waterproof shoes, the full-leather model. The interior is mesh lined, which provides nice comfort in summer. The sole made by TNF is good and provides a good grip on wet terrain. The X-2 shank makes it rigid enough for some rough trails, and still give suppleness to the stride. It is really a solid shoe, and quite waterproof, even if there are many seams on the upper. Although it is verrrry comfortable and nicely shock absorbing for long urban outings on the concrete, I wouldn't wear it for trail running.
That said, I used them in many many outdoor pursuits, as a camp shoe, or biking, dayhiking, even rock scrambling ( the toe rubber is pretty grippy) and... hitchhiking! Great shoe, little costly but got mine in a discount sale for 50$ !!!!
Got these with the Superfeet Synergizer Hiking Footbed (30.00 CND) and it's like walking on a cloud. Except for the round laces that came with the boot these are perfect. Very comfortable fit and the deep lugs on the sole provide excellent traction. I suggest using the NIK WAX Waterproofing before using these boots.
The Triple Divide has been discontinued.
The North Face Triple Divide is not available from the stores we monitor. It was last seen sometime before 2006 at US Outdoor Store.


Even at almost 10 years old, the re-re-release of RE4 on PC is still an amazing game by any measure.
Lo Wang is back and bigger than ever. Gughh… Seriously though, if crude humour, stereotypes, and overt blood and ultraviolence are your thing, it is with pleasure that I (re)introduce you to Shadow Warrior!
Rise of the Triad is mindless gibbing and fragging (oh what fun!) mixed with a mercilessly difficult save system (not so fun.) Best to play the shareware version before making a purchase.
Come for the face-punching, but stay for the acid-induced visuals.
Theoretically Monaco: What's Yours is Mine is the perfect co-op heist game. In actuality, your mileage may vary.
It's a great effort by Capcom, and a decent game, but it is by no means an Resident Evil 4 replacement (which is what everyone is hoping for).
Ubisoft attempts to revitalize the Assassin's Creed franchise with a new character, a colonial American setting, and almost way too much to see and do. Read on to find out if they hit their target.
For a crowd funded platforming sequel 25 years in the making, Giana Sisters has aged really well.
The Continuum: Videogame-Inspired Short Films!
Do you like Videogames? Do you like movies? If so, chances are you'll enjoy The Continuum, a webseries dedicated to bringing original videogame-inspired narrative short films to a youtube screen near you!
Ravaged is a "decent" multiplayer-only game… unfortunately it's competing amongst "exceptional" ones.
Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li and Terry Crews can't save the throwback-style game version of the throwback-style action movie.
Coppola eat your dark heart out.


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require 'rails_helper'

feature 'Merge Request filtering by Labels', :js do
  include FilteredSearchHelpers
  include MergeRequestHelpers

  let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
  let!(:user)   { create(:user) }
  let!(:label)  { create(:label, project: project) }

  let!(:bug) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'bug') }
  let!(:feature) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'feature') }
  let!(:enhancement) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'enhancement') }

  let!(:mr1) { create(:merge_request, title: "Bugfix1", source_project: project, target_project: project, source_branch: "fix") }
  let!(:mr2) { create(:merge_request, title: "Bugfix2", source_project: project, target_project: project, source_branch: "wip") }
  let!(:mr3) { create(:merge_request, title: "Feature1", source_project: project, target_project: project, source_branch: "improve/awesome") }

  before do
    mr1.labels << bug

    mr2.labels << bug
    mr2.labels << enhancement

    mr3.title = "Feature1"
    mr3.labels << feature

    project.add_master(user)
    sign_in(user)

    visit project_merge_requests_path(project)
  end

  context 'filter by label bug' do
    before do
      input_filtered_search('label:~bug')
    end

    it 'apply the filter' do
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix1"
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix2"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Feature1"
    end
  end

  context 'filter by label feature' do
    before do
      input_filtered_search('label:~feature')
    end

    it 'applies the filter' do
      expect(page).to have_content "Feature1"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Bugfix2"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Bugfix1"
    end
  end

  context 'filter by label enhancement' do
    before do
      input_filtered_search('label:~enhancement')
    end

    it 'applies the filter' do
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix2"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Feature1"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Bugfix1"
    end
  end

  context 'filter by label enhancement and bug in issues list' do
    before do
      input_filtered_search('label:~bug label:~enhancement')
    end

    it 'applies the filters' do
      expect(page).to have_issuable_counts(open: 1, closed: 0, all: 1)
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix2"
      expect(page).not_to have_content "Feature1"
    end
  end

  context 'clear button' do
    before do
      input_filtered_search('label:~bug')
    end

    it 'allows user to remove filtered labels' do
      first('.clear-search').click
      filtered_search.send_keys(:enter)

      expect(page).to have_issuable_counts(open: 3, closed: 0, all: 3)
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix2"
      expect(page).to have_content "Feature1"
      expect(page).to have_content "Bugfix1"
    end
  end

  context 'filter dropdown' do
    it 'filters by label name' do
      init_label_search
      filtered_search.send_keys('~bug')

      page.within '.filter-dropdown' do
        expect(page).not_to have_content 'enhancement'
        expect(page).to have_content 'bug'
      end
    end
  end
end

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The look and feel of your home can greatly affect your attitude and the way your day goes. Your home is a comfortable place of refuge from the world where you relax with your family. When you choose decor that defines who you are and is functional for your day-to-day living, it can influence your level of happiness. If you need tips on how to give your home more loving touches, then continue reading this article.
Think about how much more comfortable you could be. While there is always room for improvement, you shouldn't let easy fixes ruin the way you feel in your home. Look at the items in your home that cause you annoyance and deal with them. Even something as easy as getting a new mattress can make a big difference in your life.
Increase your home's total square footage. There comes a time when you need extra space, no matter how efficient you are at using the space that you have. It is possible to make your existing home more spacious, eliminating the need to move to a larger house. Your stress and clutter is easily diminished by adding even a small amount of space.
If you want to increase the value of your home, you may want to have more recreational areas. You can increase the value of your home by adding something simple like a basketball hoop or something large like a pool. Your family will enjoy your home more if you have these areas.
Take a look at your lighting. Lighting is an easy fix that makes rooms feel more inviting and accessible. A quick and very easy way to improve your home's lighting is to check for old bulbs. These bulbs create a dimmer ambient light, so when you replace them, it can prove enlightening by brightening your spaces. You could also add light fixtures to your house giving your house a fresh look.
Turning your backyard into a beautiful garden makes it feel like you are walking in a nice park. Even if you have to hire a gardener to care for your plants once they are in, you will still gain the many benefits of a garden. Some of these benefits include better air quality, having fresh flowers and having vegetables to eat.
Altering the exterior appearance of the home will bring you much pleasure. New siding or windows can usually succeed in distinguishing your house from the others around it. Driving up and seeing your improved exterior will be impressive before you even go inside the home.
The majority of our time is spent at home. Anything you do to improve your house is a great investment in yourself and your future, because it adds value in case you ever decide to sell.


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Bernard Myers (1925-2007)
This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours - Paintings - Contemporary
Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours - Paintings - Modern
About the dealer
Horton London
Monday-Saturday 11-4; other times by appointment
+44 (0)20-7495 8752
Nude with sheets c,1975-80
Oil on prepared paper, signed on the reverse.
Bernard Myers studied for two years at St Martins School of Art and after in 1951 he went to the Royal Collage of Art , amongst his contemporaries were John Bratby, David Smith, Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff. Myers went on to teach at the RCA and in 1968 and 1971 was invited to India as visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. His experience in India changed the style of his art this was reflected in a series of vibrant pastel paintings exhibited in New Delhi and London in the early 1970's.
He continued to combine teaching and painting until 1985 when he retired, He had a Thames side studio in Hammersmith, London where he painted mainly still life in pastel shades and developed his thick impasto oil technique.
He exhibited at the New Art Centre and New Grafton Gallery, the last show there was in 2006.
His work is in the collections of the Tate, The Arts Council and Government Art Collection amongst others.
20 cms by 28 cms


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Ocasio-Cortez beats Joe Crowley
by Henry Farrell on June 27, 2018
Talk away
A New York Jew 06.27.18 at 3:10 am
It's a victory for "populism".
As the Weberian conservative said, "Talk away"
bob mcmanus 06.27.18 at 3:32 am
Democratic Socialists of America
Barbara Ehrenreich is the real deal.
Bernie would have won.
shah8 06.27.18 at 6:03 am
Demonstrating a willingness and ability to primary Democratic Party incumbents is one of the most important things the base can do to salvage America.
Brett 06.27.18 at 7:18 am
The guy was a legacy politician who had never really been in a competitive race before, in a district that was half-hispanic IIRC. It's not surprising that he was vulnerable to a challenger.
Lee A. Arnold 06.27.18 at 10:00 am
Ocasio-Cortez ran on Medicare for all. If the Democrats don't run on Medicare for all, they are making a serious mistake. Obamacare was an attempt to compromise with the Republicans. As we have now seen repeatedly, the Republicans don't want to compromise, on anything. Even immigration's so-called "crisis" is because the GOP will not compromise. You don't have to lose civility to state the obvious.
alfredlordbleep 06.27.18 at 10:01 am
Interesting matchup in Nov. with her degrees in economics and international relations versus R who teaches finance and economics.
(Maybe the celeb-demagogue/president can chime in now with some of his theory of managed trade. . . and stuff)
engels 06.27.18 at 10:48 am
It's coming home
oldster 06.27.18 at 11:00 am
It's a reminder that all politics is local.
I am happy this happened, but it happened because of facts about that district.
A similar candidate would not have won in more than 4 of the remaining 434 districts out there–it's going to be a while before Montana elects its first socialist Latina.
But that's fine. If her district can push a little to the left, and Montana's districts can push a little to the left (whatever local form that takes there–being slightly less pro-gun?), then we can move the whole nation in the right direction.
It's good news, and I'll take it.
Jim Fett 06.27.18 at 11:04 am
That's my district. Crowley acted like he wasn't even trying. He raised over $3 million to Ocasio's $600K, but there were no mailers or flyers or volunteers until Monday. By contrast, I got a hand written postcard from Ocasio, plus a printed mailer, 2 volunteers knocked on my door, there were flyers at lots of local businesses and volunteers at the subway entrance multiple days starting a month ago. Crowley really shot himself in the foot by blowing off two debates. Crowley is a progressive; he's pretty good on a lot of positions. But the district has changed; it now includes part of the Bronx instead of the upper east side. It's majority minority, half Hispanic, and it's good to have a representative who looks like the constituents. Full disclosure: I donated to Ocasio.
Yan 06.27.18 at 12:37 pm
First Ben Jealous becomes the first African-American governor of Maryland.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/ben-jealous-ran-hard-to-the-left-and-won-the-democratic-primary-for-maryland-governor-on-tuesday.html
Now former Sanders organizer Ocasio-Cortez.
Next Nancy Nixon.
Haven't Bernie Bros had enough old white men yet?
If you aren't supporting both dsausa.org and ourrevolution.com by now, you might as well be a Trump voter.
@9:
"it's going to be a while before Montana elects its first socialist Latina. Montana's districts can push a little to the left (whatever local form that takes there–being slightly less pro-gun?)"
Snotty, simplistic half-truths and generalizations like these are one reason the Democratic Party is so widely reviled.
Yeah, it will be a while before the redder states turn. (Remember when the arrogant Hillary campaign spent its last week in Arizona hoping for a big surprise bonus win?)
But it's no accident that many northwestern states went with Sanders in the Dem primary. Or that Our Revolution backed Jennifer Merecki recently won the primary for state Senate. Or that in neighboring Idaho, Our Revolution backed, Native American Paulette Jordan recently won the primary for governor.
In those places, the majority are hard conservatives, so we overlook the complexity of the political minority. But it also means, along with their distance from party centers of power, that many on the left are more independent than in blue states. Given how obstinate many coastal Dems have been about moving left, I wonder if they're more amenable to change than many liberal urban centers.
Hidari 06.27.18 at 12:57 pm
Matt Stoller as usual is good on this:
'Part of @Ocasio2018's political economy platform is to break up the big banks, reimpose Glass-Steagall, cancel illegitimate Wall Street debt accrued by Puerto Rico, antitrust against big tech, and do mass student debt forgiveness. This is good.'
CF also what she was up against:
https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1011786192210350081
bob mcmanus 06.27.18 at 1:16 pm
I'm in Texas, I wasn't paying attention. Things I learned last night:
Crowley is a progressive; he's pretty good on a lot of positions.
Yup. A really terrific Clinton Democrat on issues. But:
1) Was a partner in a foreclosure mill? Buying people's broken dreams on the cheap for profit?
2) Raised $3 million for his race, spent $1 million, gets to keep the other $2 million? No wonder he was gracious in concession
3) This was a safe and protected seat, and is expected to be a Democratic fund-raising set. Ocasio-Cortez was very proud of not accepting corporate donations, but there are already top Democrats telling her she needs to hit the phones and get the millions. Be interesting
4) Here's NY-14 $25 k per capita vs $31 k nationwide, 15.2% poverty v 147 nationwide, $500k avg house price vs $250k national. A blue collar district being gradually gentrified? With pockets of poverty? Maybe Fett can help?
Democrats cannot serve two masters, cannot expect to do good, serve the people, and get filthy rich as a side benefit while inequality is this bad. Or shouldn't, we'll see how if we can hold them to account.
William Timberman 06.27.18 at 3:43 pm
After 50 years, the left in the U.S. has finally gotten to the point once again of striking a prince without being in a position to finish him off. If recent history is anything to go by, things will now get a lot uglier, just as they did in 1968. This time around, though, we've got a Supreme Court packed with religious zealots/libertarians, a jug-eared bigot and Confederate irredentist in the Attorney General's office, and a Congress which spends almost all of its time trying to figure out if its bread is still buttered on the same side as it was in the last election.
While at the moment it may be difficult to find anything to say about all this that will comfort the average citizen, let alone anyone active on the left, we should probably avoid predictions, or anodyne encouragements such as hope springs eternal, and the DSA has 25,000 members! a pass. As most commenters here have noted at one point or other, we're in the midst of a world-wide realignment with Sheol alone knows how many moving parts. Clarity in times like these — such clarity as is to be had, at any rate — will have to play handmaiden to events. Bullhorns are fine, if you're an ideologue, but increasing their power output at this point seems counterproductive.
alfredlordbleep 06.27.18 at 4:30 pm
(Take a look at "the great Greenwald" interviewing her—embedded here)
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/27/ocasio-cortez-upset-joe-crowley-democrats/
Great, no?
Dr. Hilarius 06.27.18 at 5:30 pm
Jim Fett's comments about money and campaign tactics ring true to my experience. Too many Democrats have given up on door-to-door contact with voters in favor of expensive media campaigns. The latter are increasingly being shown ineffective (apart from enriching a whole ecosystem of consultants and media producers) in influencing voters or, even more importantly, motivating them to vote.
Chetan Murthy 06.27.18 at 8:22 pm
I'm a happy constituent of Nancy Pelosi's. Notwithstanding, this victory&defeat is how the Democratic Party moves to the left. Yes, Crowley was pretty stalwart. But hell, you don't move to the left by taking out your weakest members (from the weakest districts, who could get taken-out in the general by the enemy). You do it by taking out your strongest members in the strongest districts, where there's no chance of losing that seat.
I mean, otherwise, there's no way for change to come in the Party. This is good. And again just to be clear: "s/he's a Dem? Gimme the goddamn ballot". I'll think about being choosy about which Dem I vote for, when SCOTUS is 7-2 progressives and the Dems have the trifecta with an impeachment-level margin in the Senate. Until then, "s/he's a Dem? Good enough".
Waiting for Godot 06.27.18 at 11:53 pm
This is just the first step in getting the neo-liberals out of senior positions in the elected establishment. Now if we could get a change in the DNC leadership, establish a 50 state cover-all strategy in the Congressional races and get 100,000 new monthly contributors to the DNC at $10-$20 a pop we would have somethin'. Most importantly, cleaning the neo-libs out of New York and California by primary solidifies the base in the two largest states. What we are seeing in the special elections and primaries so far is a significant movement left everywhere including south of the Mason-Dixon Line. I am in Wisconsin and the involvement in Democratic primaries across the board has been astounding and there has been nothing from the fascist side. This summer is gunna be hot, muggy and ugly politically right up to November.
Waiting for Godot 06.28.18 at 12:13 am
What is happening nationally in the special elections and primaries so far for local, state and federal offices is a movement left from whatever the starting point was. More importantly, the primaries in California and New York were nothing if not a progressive enfranchisement of the Democratic Party base in the two largest states in the country.Now if we could get a progressive restructuring of the DNC, institute a 50 state cover-all strategy and get 100,000 new monthly contributors to the DNC at $10 to $20 a month we would really have somethin'. I am in Wisconsin and there has been incredible involvement in the Democratic Party primaries and special elections for every office from animal control to mayor to state assembly and senate to Governor and federal congress. There has been nothing goin' on on the fascist side.
Yan 06.28.18 at 1:13 pm
The reaction to the dual good news/bad news of Ocasio-Cortez and Anthony Kennedy is particularly enlightening. It highlights that the left is working and accomplishing things, actually devoting themselves to practically fighting Trump and pulling off impressive wins like O-C's. Meanwhile, as their response to the Kennedy news reminds us, many center liberals are just venting, mourning, blaming, and whining rather than working.
Their big contribution to fighting Trump is yelling about Stein, Sarandon, and people who voted the wrong way two years ago. When they're feeling especially Resistance-y, they take a break during brunch to tweet about how if Hillary had won they'd be a brunch right now.
Even the reaction to O-C's win betrays a lot. That one should be, to any self-styled progressive, unadulterated joyous news. Instead we get: "Sure, I'm happy about it, but I'd be happy if 5 puppies standing on each others' shoulders in a trench coat one, as long as they're Democrats." We get: "Gosh, I don't think O-C could win in Iowa!"
In other words, liberals got exactly what they pretended they wanted, what they used as an excuse for opposing Sanders even in the primaries when it was safe to do so: strong principled progressives in safe positions of power and young women of color instead of old white men. And we're all realizing it was an excuse. They never really wanted it.
If I were more optimistic, I'd be tempted to say that liberals are in the early stages of sentience, that they are beginning to become conscious of their last two years of self-deception, and that we're seeing the beginnings of a stage denial that precedes potential recovery.
In any case, here's another old white man victory for the Bernie bros:
Emily Sirota, an Our Revolution-backed candidate for State Rep, has won, despite having Planned Parenthood support her opponent because she supported their employee's union:
"PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS ASKING DONALD TRUMP'S LABOR BOARD FOR HELP BUSTING ITS COLORADO UNION"
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/23/planned-parenthood-union-nlrb/
Niroscience 06.28.18 at 4:43 pm
No discussion of the fact that a dem socialist got a lot of support from NIMBYs and anti-development types: https://twitter.com/MarketUrbanism/status/1012146729632837632
I'm happy a economics student and young charismatic woman of colour won – even if the economics education did nothing to remove the folly of dem socialism ;). Maybe economic depts are more viewpoint diverse and friendly of heterodox economics than the other left-leaning social sciences.
Antonin 06.28.18 at 9:35 pm
She's only the first one.
Bob @14
Crowley is pretty good for an establishment Democrat; he's probably about as good as you could hope for in that context. Last week I was writing all my representatives about Trump's detention of minors; Schumer's website had nothing; Crowley had a bilingual statement on the front page—it's symbolic but it's something. Obviously, I still think Ocasio is better. As you note, there will be a lot of pressure on her from the party; I can only hope she sticks to her principles. But it is New York politics so I'm not naive. Patronage and grifty deals are the norm here.
As far as the demographics of the district, as I said, the boundaries have changed. It used to include the white high income upper east side; since 2013, I think, it has instead included part of the Bronx which is largely hispanic or black. Gentrification is an issue throughout NYC, but I don't think it was a major factor in this election. I think it was more about energy and Ocasio's campaign having people out there knocking on doors and handing out cards. I wouldn't have donated or probably even voted in the primary if they hadn't handed me a card and sent me a postcard. Democrats need to focus on that kind of retail politicking if they want to win. Unfortunately, there isn't a bunch of money for consultants in that model.
Just to note that challengers from the left didn't win in primaries everywhere. There were challenges to Ben Cardin in Md. from Chelsea Manning and from Jerome Segal, an academic and Mideast peace activist. Cardin won overwhelmingly. Segal tried to portray Cardin as being in AIPAC's pocket (which afaict was a reasonably accurate charge, though I didn't follow the campaign that closely — more than one Senator is in AIPAC's pocket of course), but Segal's campaign never really got off the ground.
ph 06.29.18 at 5:21 am
@21 Yan, you're right on the details, right on the the nature of louche liberals and their nimby priorities, but wrong, if I may say so, on the nature of victory. The significance of the O-C victory belongs entirely to her supporters, even more than the candidate for reasons you explicitly and implicitly identify.
For myriad reasons folks choose to mis-understand the nature of the Trump victory – over the GOP establishment and refuse to understand how various coalitions often at loggerheads understood that Trump was a more trustworthy and reliable champion than any of the proven failures valorized by the blind and pliant right-wing media. Nowhere is this clearer, perhaps, than with evangelical voters ran their slide rules over his willingness to fight and win at all costs, rather than his id and libido. Evangelicals have the champion they need.
There's an excellent short piece by Henry Olsen(?) on the conundrum facing the dwindling number of never-trumpers – the republican purists who have been displaced by Trump's big-tent republicanism. The test for Trump won't come from the Dems, at least from what we've seen to date, but perhaps from constituent members of the GOP unhappy with rising deficits (perhaps), or out-of-control spending. Or just cause he's such an asshole.
But that's unlikely.
To the point, Trump understands the key to his coalition isn't either/or it isn't pushing the GOP to the right, or the left, but rather to the center and towards common sense, however odd that may sound to anti-GOP bigots. (I don't include you in that group)
In effect, Trump is running on a robust and fecund America, open to the world, but wary of a political class that benefited only the elites. And this is argument that has a great deal of traction given past disasters such as Iraq.
The victory of O-C (Pelosi is too dumb to see it as such, of course) is one of 'big-tent Democrats.' The dunces at the top of DNC for the most part are so hobbled and blinded by self-interest that they fail to recognize that the victory of O-C is a victory and vindication of a sort for them, as well. O-C can't win in Iowa – she doesn't need to in 2020. She just needs to be there to help whatever decent more capable candidate takes the field.
Dems need to sideline the donors, but not pretend that idealism alone will win. The fight in 2020 will be ugly. The Democrats ran on ugly in 2016 and lost. The only possible way for the centrist Dems to win anything is to have people like O-C competing and winning in fairly run and fought primaries. Voters need a reason to vote for Democrats, and not just to stop Trump.
O-C gives the Democrats something to hope for – a big-tent where all voices are heard and respected – communists, socialists, and even conservatives.
The GOP has corruption, money and Trump. O-C and new Dems make Trump beatable.
Cian 06.29.18 at 12:42 pm
Niroscience – NIMBY is a meaningless term used by developers to attack any criticism of their plan. Those NIMBYs preventing us from paving over Central Park and building a shopping center…
Ocasio-Cortez was part of a campaign resisting inappropriate development. They are resisting developments that will either damage local resources (e.g. large skyscrapers that will literally overshadow local parks and playgrounds), or which will build homes that are inaccessible to locals. They don't need luxury housing, they need affordable housing. And affordable housing (by which I mean housing affordable by the locals, rather than an arbitrary administrative definition) is not what's on offer.
I mean everyone's a NIMBY, right. Unless you're saying that you support all development anywhere, no matter how inappropriate or destructive.
Just to note that challengers from the left didn't win in primaries everywhere. There were challenges to Ben Cardin in Md. from Chelsea Manning and from Jerome Segal, an academic and Mideast peace activist. Cardin won overwhelmingly.
Well yeah. I seriously doubt that many people on the left expected a protest campaign to be very successful.
I think it was more about energy and Ocasio's campaign having people out there knocking on doors and handing out cards. I wouldn't have donated or probably even voted in the primary if they hadn't handed me a card and sent me a postcard. Democrats need to focus on that kind of retail politicking if they want to win. Unfortunately, there isn't a bunch of money for consultants in that model.
This, This and this. The thing about most of the money in politics is that it's completely ineffective. You need enough money to build an infrastructure to sustain volunteers, print mailers and posters. That's it. Volunteers going out, talking to people, driving them to the polling station and being enthusiastic. Nothing beats that.
There are huge numbers of people in this country who don't vote. The way for the left to win is to get those people to the polling stations. Give them a reason to vote, educate them on how to vote (this is a bigger hurdle than many middle class people realize) and get them to the polling station.
I get very frustrated when people in blue states talk about how the solution to winning in red states is to be centrist, because I don't think it's true. I live in South Carolina – with the right candidate and THE RIGHT CAMPAIGN MODEL, this state could go Democrat. It's not going to happen because the local party is an unholy alliance between corrupt black politicos and white urban lawyers, but it could happen.
But a centrist will only ever win here if the Republicans **** up because there are not enough white, urban, professionals, and everyone else when given a choice between two identikit politicos will either choose the Repub, or won't bother voting at all. Give them a choice between a wealthy entitled white guy, and someone campaigning on social and economic issues – you might be surprised.
bob mcmanus 06.30.18 at 10:09 am
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won …there are obviously a lot of articles our there, this is short and by an organizer in Brooklyn
But I'm here about Gillibrand, who actively worked to ensure AOC would lose. She wanted AOC to lose, as evidenced by her endorsement of Crowley. Never forget this, because they will try to help you forget. Gillibrand firmly established herself as a loyal and enthusiastic part of the corrupt neoliberal machine in NY. AOC is not in a position to complain.
Is this a person we want on the top of the ticket in 2020? Someone we want making cabinet appointments and picking judges? Do we want her opposition to the left of the Democratic Party to be normalized?
As I said, I think Gillibrand is working the money primary hard now with NY Dem contacts on Wall Street, and will be hard to resist when Clinton and Obama endorse her early in primary season.
But we can do better. And she will lose, as usual, very profitably.
Raven Onthill 07.01.18 at 3:55 pm
I described her before I even knew her name. I gloat.
(A gloating raven is a very strange thing.)


Order has risen from the chaos of the creation of our solar system, and that systemization is on display through the gravitational push and pull of the bodies it harbors. A clear example of this is Jupiter and its four largest moons: When their orbital dynamics are converted into rhythms, musical notes and time-lapsed illusions, you'll likely be astounded by what you see and hear.
To understand how it works, you have to first break down the orbits.
The Galilean moons Ganymede, Europa and Io orbit at a 4:2:1 resonance.
The fourth moon, Callisto, completes the quartet of Galilean moons — which were discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 — and it is the farthest of the bunch. It orbits at a 12:5 resonance: 12 orbits of Ganymede are equal to five orbits for Callisto. Using these statistics, Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida and Dan Tamayo of system-sounds.com have created a musical representation of the orbits. Io, Europa and Ganymede are "playing the same note but in different octaves," when the orbits are converted into musical pitches, according to an explainer on their website — the pitches metaphor is appropriate because octaves follow a similar resonance structure; to go an octave higher, you double the frequency of the sound. In the case of Callisto, the pitch occurs at an "interval of an octave plus a minor 3rd," they wrote, since its resonance differs from that of the other moons.
This graphic shows the periods of time it takes for the moons to complete an orbit around Jupiter, the closest note and frequency (hertz) used to create a musical representation of Jupiter and its four closest moons.
The trio used the ratios of the moons' orbits, combined with an animation of Jupiter and its moons, to generate a rhythmic beat that is based on each moon's resonance, before slowly speeding it up from 30,000 to 250 million times the actual orbital speed (seen at the top of this page — turn on sound). "As [the moons] begin orbiting faster than 20 times per second (20 Hz), the repetitive beat morphs into sustained musical harmony," the explainer goes on to say — based on those octaves mentioned above.
The geometric patterns that form in the animation as it speeds up are obviously not a true representation of what the orbits look like. The patterns occur because the frame rate that the video was created with just can't keep up. The result is a stroboscopic effect, which the System Sounds website compares to a "wagon wheel" optical illusion you see when a "car wheel (is) spinning so fast that it appears to stop and start spinning backwards."
The stroboscopic effect created in a new animation of the Jupiter system makes the orbits of the gas giant's four closest moons appear as geometric shapes.
All those factors combined turn into a mind-blowing, 70-second experience that we highly recommend you watch in full screen with a good sound system or headphones. You can even get interactive with it below — just click Play and drag NASA's Juno spacecraft to speed up the orbits; you can also turn the moons' orbits on or off by clicking on them.
To take a deeper dive into the musical details and to see some more "hypnotic" orbit animations, visit the System Sounds website.


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Galaxy S10 drop test shows Goldilocks was "just right"
Are controlled drop tests any meaningful indicator about how your Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 or Galaxy S10+ might fare after a 6-foot tumble?
By Jules Wang March 11, 2019, 4:45 pm
The iPhone Xs has the most durable glass ever in an iPhone, sure?
Here we have a video that proves whether or not Apple's claim of giving the iPhone Xs and Xs Max the most durable glass ever is true
By Samuel Martinez September 21, 2018, 11:02 am
Your Galaxy S9 will break on the first drop, even if it's 'marginally stronger' than the S8
Deemed "slightly more durable" than the Galaxy S8 and iPhone X, Samsung's brand-new Galaxy S9 and S9+ are still extremely fragile, according to SquareTrade.
By Adrian Diaconescu March 19, 2018, 8:00 am
Samsung drop tests its own Galaxy Note 8, just not on camera
Sure, the company will pay for an advertisement to be made and it's all clever and such, but it doesn't show a single impact on a surface.
By Jules Wang February 22, 2018, 6:05 pm


This Thesis contributes by reporting on the current state of diffusion of collaboration information technology (CIT). The investigation concludes, with a high degree of certainty, that today we have a "satisfactory" diffusion level of some level-A CITs (mostly e-Mail, distantly followed by Audio Conferencing), and a "dissatisfactory" diffusion level of higher-level CITs (i.e. those requiring significant collaboration and cooperation among users, like Meeting Support Systems, Group Decision Support Systems, etc.). The potential benefits of the latter seem to be far from fully realised due to lack of user acceptance. This conclusion has gradually developed along the research cycle " it was suggested by Empirical Study I, and tested through Empirical Studies II and III. An additional, unplanned and rather interesting, finding from this study has been the recognition of large [mostly business] reporting on numerous Web 2.0 user-community produced collaboration technologies (most of them belonging to the category of "social software") and their metamorphosis from autonomous, "bottom-up" solutions into enterprise-supported infrastructures. Another contribution of this Thesis " again suggested by Empirical Study I, and tested through Empirical Studies II and III " pertains to the "process structure" of CIT diffusion. I have found that collaboration technology has historically diffused following two distinct (interdependent but orthogonal) diffusion paths " top-down (authority-based) and bottom-up. The authority-based diffusion path seems to be characterised by efforts aimed at "imposing" technologies on employees, the primary concern being to make sure that technology seamlessly and easily integrates into the organisational IT infrastructure. On the other hand, the bottom-up diffusion trail seems to be successful. The contribution of this investigation may be summarised as threefold: 1. This investigation consolidates most of the findings to date, pertaining to CIT adoption and diffusion, which have been produced by the CIT research community. Thus, it tells a coherent story of the dynamics of the community focus and the collective wisdom gathered over a period of (at least) one decade. 2. This work offers a meaningful framework within which to analyse existing knowledge " and indeed extends that knowledge base by identifying persistent problems of collaboration technology acceptance, adoption and diffusion. These problems have been repeatedly observed in practice, though the pattern does not seem to have been recognised and internalised by the community. Many of these problems have been observed in cases of CIT use one decade ago, five years ago, three years ago, and continue to be observed today in structurally the same form despite what is unarguably "rapid technological development". This gives me reason to believe that, at least some of the persistent problems of CIT diffusion can be hypothesised as "determining factors". My contribution here is to identify these factors, discuss them in detail, and thus tackle the theme of CIT diffusion through a structured historical narrative. 3. Through my contribution (2) above, I characterise a "knowledge-action gap" in the field of CIT and illuminate a potential path through which the research community might hope to bridge this gap. The gap may be operationalised as cognitive distance between CIT "knowledge" and CIT "action".


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Home » News » West Indies team arrives in Manchester for 3 Test Matches Tour
West Indies team arrives in Manchester for 3 Test Matches Tour
The West Indies squad have arrived in Manchester ahead of their three-Test tour of England.
by Tony Schmidt
in England, News, West Indies
Every member of the 39 Members touring team, including 25 players, tested negative for Covid-19 before they set off on a charter flight to Manchester Airport.
They were each due to be tested again at their new base at Emirates Old Trafford, where they will live and train in a 'bio-secure' environment for the vast majority of their seven-week stay.
A West Indies Cricket statement said: "The bio-secure protocols will restrict movement in and out of the venues, so a group of reserve players will travel to train and help prepare the Test squad and ensure replacements are available in case of any injury."
Our Men In Maroon have just landed safely at the Manchester Airport!#MenInMaroon #WIReady #ENGvWI
Posted by Windies Cricket on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
The first Test will take place at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on July 8 before, in a departure from tradition, 2 Tests are played at one venue – Old Trafford.
Captain Jason Holder told the West Indies Cricket website: "This is a huge step forward in cricket and in sports in general as we travel over to England for this series."
"A lot has gone into the preparations for what will be a new phase in the game."
"I'm happy for the support and well-wishes we have been receiving from our loyal and dedicated fans once it was confirmed the tour would go ahead. This has been a source of great inspiration."
Tony Schmidt
I am the Writer working for Cricket Highlights. I love to write and have writing as a free-lancer for a few years before joining Cricket Highlights.