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James Graham-Cloete at Ocean Independence is offering the 44.68m motor yacht Berzinc for charter in the Caribbean this winter. Fresh from a 2012 refit, she offers accommodation for up to 12 guests in three double and two twin staterooms plus two Pullman berths and carries a full complement of water toys. Based is St Maarten, her owner will consider charters in other locations. Berzinc is available at weekly rates from $110,000 in high season and $95,000 in low season.

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Abu Dhabi, 17 February 2017 – The Abu Dhabi Sports Council and RCS Sport, as Abu Dhabi Tour organisers, are delighted to announce the participation of the Spanish rider Alberto Contador from Trek-Segafredo at the upcoming Abu Dhabi Tour, the only Middle Eastern race in the UCI WorldTour calendar. Contador will attend the Top Riders' press conference that will be held at the Press Conference room at the Yas Marina Circuit on Wednesday 22 February at 4pm. Alberto Contador Velasco, born 6 December 1982, Madrid, is undoubtedly one of the world's best stage racers and a legend in his own lifetime. With seven Grand Tour GC victories – more than any other active rider – along with numerous wins in stage races, Alberto has a claim to being the finest overall cyclist of this generation. "El Pistolero", a nickname given for his signature celebration move, has won two Tours de France (2007, 2009), two Giro d'Italia (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta a España three times: 2008, 2012 and 2014.

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James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, inventor, engineer, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer. Cameron was born in 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, the son of Shirley (née Lowe), an artist and nurse, and Phillip Cameron, an electrical engineer. His paternal great-great-great-grandfather emigrated from Balquhidder, Scotland, in 1825. He first found major success with the science fiction action film The Terminator (1984). He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct Aliens (1986); three years later he followed up with The Abyss (1989). On September 24, 2010, James Cameron was named Number 1 in The 2010 Guardian Film Power 100 list. In a list compiled by the British magazine New Statesman in September 2010, he was listed 30th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".

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Hengl, Tomislav http://raumplan.iaus.ac.rs/APP/faces/author.xhtml?author_id=orcid%3A%3A0000-0002-9921-5129&item_offset=0&project_offset=0&sort_by=dc.date.issued Hengl, Tomislav (1) Održivi razvoj i uređenje banjskih i turističkih naselja u Srbiji Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors Bajat, Branislav; Hengl, Tomislav; Kilibarda, Milan; Krunić, Nikola AU - Bajat, Branislav AU - Hengl, Tomislav AU - Kilibarda, Milan AU - Krunić, Nikola UR - https://raumplan.iaus.ac.rs/handle/123456789/188 AB - Niche analysis methods developed within the biogeography community are routinely used for species distribution modeling of wildlife and endangered species. So far, such techniques have not been used to explain distribution of people in an area, nor to assess spatio-temporal dynamics of human populations. In this paper, the MaxEnt approach to species distribution modeling and publicly available gridded predictors were used to analyze the population dynamics in Southern Serbia (South Pomoravlje Region) for the period 1961-2027. Population values from the census administrative units were first downscaled to 200 m grid using a detailed map of populated places and dasymetric interpolation. In the second step, a point pattern representing the whole population (468,500 inhabitants in 2002) was simulated using the R package spatstat. MaxEnt was then used to derive habitat suitability index (HSI) as a function of gridded predictors: distance to roads, elevation, slope, topographic wetness index, enhanced vegetation index and land cover classes. HSI and environmental predictors were further used to explain spatial patterns in the population change index (PCI) through regression modeling. The results show that inhabiting preference for year 1961 is mainly a function of topography (TWI, elevation). The HSI for year 2027 shows that large portions of remote areas are becoming less preferred for inhabiting. The results of cross-validation in MaxEnt show that distribution of population is distinctly controlled by environmental factors (AUC > 0.84). Population decrease is particularly significant in areas >25 km distant from the main road network. The results of regression analysis show that 40% of variability in the PCI values can be explained with these environmental maps, distance to roads and urban areas being the main drivers of migration process. This approach allows precise mapping of demographic patterns that otherwise would not be visible from the census data alone. T2 - Computers Environment and Urban Systems T1 - Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors DO - 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.09.005 UR - Konv_272 author = "Bajat, Branislav and Hengl, Tomislav and Kilibarda, Milan and Krunić, Nikola", abstract = "Niche analysis methods developed within the biogeography community are routinely used for species distribution modeling of wildlife and endangered species. So far, such techniques have not been used to explain distribution of people in an area, nor to assess spatio-temporal dynamics of human populations. In this paper, the MaxEnt approach to species distribution modeling and publicly available gridded predictors were used to analyze the population dynamics in Southern Serbia (South Pomoravlje Region) for the period 1961-2027. Population values from the census administrative units were first downscaled to 200 m grid using a detailed map of populated places and dasymetric interpolation. In the second step, a point pattern representing the whole population (468,500 inhabitants in 2002) was simulated using the R package spatstat. MaxEnt was then used to derive habitat suitability index (HSI) as a function of gridded predictors: distance to roads, elevation, slope, topographic wetness index, enhanced vegetation index and land cover classes. HSI and environmental predictors were further used to explain spatial patterns in the population change index (PCI) through regression modeling. The results show that inhabiting preference for year 1961 is mainly a function of topography (TWI, elevation). The HSI for year 2027 shows that large portions of remote areas are becoming less preferred for inhabiting. The results of cross-validation in MaxEnt show that distribution of population is distinctly controlled by environmental factors (AUC > 0.84). Population decrease is particularly significant in areas >25 km distant from the main road network. The results of regression analysis show that 40% of variability in the PCI values can be explained with these environmental maps, distance to roads and urban areas being the main drivers of migration process. This approach allows precise mapping of demographic patterns that otherwise would not be visible from the census data alone.", journal = "Computers Environment and Urban Systems", title = "Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors", doi = "10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.09.005", url = "Konv_272" Bajat, B., Hengl, T., Kilibarda, M.,& Krunić, N.. (2011). Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors. in Computers Environment and Urban Systems Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 35(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.09.005 Konv_272 Bajat B, Hengl T, Kilibarda M, Krunić N. Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors. in Computers Environment and Urban Systems. 2011;35(1):35-44. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.09.005 Konv_272 . Bajat, Branislav, Hengl, Tomislav, Kilibarda, Milan, Krunić, Nikola, "Mapping population change index in Southern Serbia (1961-2027) as a function of environmental factors" in Computers Environment and Urban Systems, 35, no. 1 (2011):35-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.09.005 .,

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On behalf of The Law Firm of Michael S. Rothmel, LLC posted in child support on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. When it comes to child support matters, there are a wide range of things that can end up having significant long-term implications. One is what is ultimately decided regarding how child care costs will be divided between the two parents. So, when it comes to child-care-related matters in child support cases, a parent may want to get advice from a skilled child support lawyer. Why can child-care matters be such a big deal when it comes to child support? One reason is that child care costs often make up a rather large percentage of a family's overall expenses, and thus can be a major part of a family's overall financial situation. This can be seen in recent data on child care costs here in New Jersey. According to the data, which came from a think tank (New America), the average annual cost of child care in the state is $17,868. This number is for full-time care. This state average exceeds the national average, which was found to be $16,514. For many New Jersey families, this level of child care costs represents a big chuck of their overall income. It is over one-fourth of the median household income in the state. So, child care is often no minor expense. Do you think there are things that can be done here in New Jersey to help significantly lower the child care costs facing the state's families? If such things were done, what impacts do you think it would have on parents in the state, including divorced parents?

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Front page - Fighting the U-boats - Allied Warship Commanders Listing of officers Commander finder Allied Warship Commanders Lionel William Lendon Argles DSC, RN Birth details unknown If you can help with photo or any information on this Officer please use our comment form. 1 May 1932 S.Lt. 1 Feb 1934 Lt. 1 Feb 1942 Lt.Cdr. 30 Jun 1946 Cdr. 30 Jun 1952 Capt. Retired: 10 Jun 1961 3 Apr 1942 Mentioned in Despatches (MID) 21 Aug 1945 DSC 18 Sep 1945 Mentioned in Despatches (MID) 10 Jun 1961 CBE Warship Commands listed for Lionel William Lendon Argles, RN Ship Rank Type From To HMS Chiddingfold (L 31) Lt. Escort destroyer 12 Aug 1941 Apr 1943 HMS Vigilant (R 93) Lt.Cdr. Destroyer 22 Jul 1943 Jul 1945 Upon his retirement from active service in 1961 he became Captain Superintendant of HMS Worcester, The Incorporated Thames Nautical College, at Greenhithe Kent. He was the last serving captain to 'Worcester' until the closure of the ship to cadets in 1968. Events related to this officer Destroyer HMS Vigilant (R 93) 16 May 1945 (position 4.49, 99.42) On 9 May 1945 the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro and the Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (both offsite links) left Singapore for a transport run to the Andaman Islands. They were sighted the next day in Malakka Strait by the British submarines HMS Statesman (Lt. R.G.P. Bulkeley, RN) and HMS Subtle (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN). To intercept the Japanese ships a task force made up of 2 battleships, 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 4 escort carriers and 8 destroyers left Trincomalee. Aircraft from the escort carriers attacked the Nicobar Islands on the 11th, forcing Haguro and Kamikaze to head back to Singapore. On the 14th the Japanese ships again depart from Singapore for the Andaman Islands. They were spotted the next day north-east of Sabang by aircraft the British escort carrier HMS Shah (Capt. W.J. Yendell, RN). A few hours later they were attacked by aircraft from the British escort carrier HMS Emperor (Capt. Sir C. Madden, RN) causing light damaged to Haguro. In the meantime Japanese aircraft have sighted Allied destroyers closing in on Haguro and once again the Japanese ships reverse course. In anticipation on the Japanese reversal of course the commander of the British 26th DF, Capt. M.L. Power, CBE, DSO with Bar, RN on board HMS Saumarez and the other British destroyers HMS Venus (Cdr. H.G.D. De Chair, DSC with Bar, RN), HMS Verulam (Lt.Cdr. D.H.R. Bromley, DSC, RN), HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, DSC, RN) and HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, DSC, RN) plotted a course to intercept the Japanese ships which they did shortly before midnight on the 15th. After careful manoeuvring the destroyers began attacking the Japanese ships from all sides shortly after one o'clock on the 16th. The Haguro was hit by torpedoed and gunfire and sank around 0230hours in position 04°49'N, 99°42'E but not before she hit the Saumarez with gunfire. The escorting Japanese destroyer Kamikaze escapes with only minor damage. You can help improve officers Lionel William Lendon Argles's page Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this officer. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve his page. Allied Commanders main page

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At the "front" of this graph, time is represented horizontally from left to right, and amplitude vertically from bottom to top. Thus, the "front" represents an oscillogram. The frequencies of the sine signals are represented as going from front to back "into the image".

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Her skin was like caramel, smooth and sweet. I could taste it when I looked at her. I was brine and she was perfection. I longed to get caught in her soft skin with more than my eyes. The sight of the manor before him caused him to falter. He'd never seen anything like it. The outside was adorned with statues and gardens full of tulips and roses. Pools of water dotted the landscape, as well. Some cops are merciful while others are not so graceful with their duties. I felt graced to have shared these moments with Phillip. Even though he was no longer with us I felt so blessed to be the one who got to hold to his, kiss his lucious lips, rub my hands through his soft brown conditoned hair. The cancer took over his whole body but even while he was on the cold hospital bed, in the cold white room he told me I made him feel alive. She would sweep the dust, the dirt, and all the little random pieces that no wonder ever noticed. She would throw them away so they would be gone forever. Making them disappear to forget them never actually worked though, because within a week they would be back. They told her "you cannot simply sweep things away and expect everything to subside and become better".. So she started to let people know the things they never noticed, that she always tried to hide did matter and she was no longer going to sweep every little thing away. Rather accept her indifferences and imperfections. I wanted to feel more adventurous and become like the earth beneath my feet. I twirled with laughter but I wanted so badly to just feel the leaves between my fingers, the water between my toes, and the air through my body. I just wanted to feel worldly. "You must try." He told me. "Ironic isn't it?" A voice came from the doorway. In a hasty, chaotic maneuver, I slammed the dictionary on the desk, knocking over pencil cups, piles of paper, and just about everything in my wake, and then buried myself in one of the tub chairs attempting to soothe my embarrassment. That is what it always is. Just a rating of who is popular. Who is slutty. A rating where people either make it or they don't. One where they are hot or they aren't. It is where little girls dreams are crushed and little boys just aren't good enough. I did it. I finally instilled the idea into his brain. The idea that he should treat me right. It was easy, all I had to do was reach out and grab his hand. I slipped my fingers in between his and the smile on his face lit up my world. He finally knows. I had to instill the idea into his brain. The idea that I was worth more than what I was given. The idea that he should treat me the way I wanted to be, not the way John had. I could see it in his eyes that he wanted to, but he was so afraid. I reached out and grabbed his hand. And then he knew. I don't have a husband. Someday I might, but I honestly can't take care of myself right now, so I can't even think about a boyfriend or a husband or a family. The other day, I make a key lime pie and thought "why don't i have a boyfriend? oh well. i don't care. I have a pie all to myself." It was equally hilarious and sad. Regardless, whoever gets this, I love you and am happy that you're there to get my short minute story. I applied to college really with no hopes on getting in. But I managed. I can do it. I need to be the best I can be. I need to apply myself more than just in application form but in my spirit. I want to be extraordinary. I don't cry very often. But when I do, it is when I'm truly sad. When I cry , it is when I'm most vulnerable and I feel like even a feather could cause me to collapse. I have a large amount of money that I don't know what to do with. It makes me so nervous because I have no idea how to spend it. I hate to spend money on myself because I feel like a terrible person, so I hoard money until I pop and spend it all. I've been mentioning you in conversation quite a bit lately. Trying desperately to keep on getting that affirmation that you feel for me in some way, and to brag, to make the others jealous. Because as you've said, it takes a lot for you to take a second glance, and I made that happen. How? I don't know and I'll never know, but I'll try my hardest to keep your attention. I want to entrance my story. it is my baby now, i want to work harder on it than anyone else ever has on their story. i have time. now i just need to put pen to paper and do it. i have some of it done but i really need to forward it. finish it. hopefully this will help me. As I walked into the store, I glanced up at the entrance sign above me. It got me thinking about all the new entrances present in my life. I was entering a new school, entering the lives of so many new people I was meeting, entering a whole new phase in my life. too many things with no connection. variety and options. nobody needs this. just pick something and stick with it. Various. I already had this word. Apparently there aren't various words. But various can be used in various ways. Like, I am on Pandora radio, listening to various songs. My friend just wrote about how she has various cats, but alas, she does not. So now here I am, ranting on various subjects. Not so much ranting as I am rambling, but I ramble on various subjects quite often.

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Is a voice for all children and young people who are looked after by Blackpool. We want to encourage all children, young people and those leaving care to be actively involved in helping to decide what services they receive and how they are run. Justuz (CICC) is a place where young people in care can have their say on issues that matter to them, and can make sure that they are heard by the people who make decisions. Do you think you could make a difference? Have you got a good idea on how we can do things better? Then come and be part of the Justuz Children in Care Council. We are always looking for new and enthusiastic members to join us. Justuz CICC is a group for young people looked after by Blackpool aged between 11 - 17 years. They meet up on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at The Core, Corporation Street in Blackpool town centre. This group gives you the chance to get together with other young people who have similar experiences, the opportunity to tell us what you think about the support and care you receive and how we can make things better for you and other looked after children and young people in Blackpool. As a thank you for all our hard work and commitment to Justuz we get to do some fab stuff! We also get to go away each year on an activity weekend, last year we went to the Coldwell Valley. We have a brilliant time and did some really fun activities. Your Participation Team Kirsty and Emma helps to run the group along with other workers that you may know. The monthly meetings are a great way of meeting new people and sharing ideas and your tea will be provided.

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The Silverton Tramway 48s class are a class of diesel locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the Silverton Tramway in 1960–1961. The State Rail Authority 48 class and South Australian Railways 830 class are of a very similar design. History Between December 1960 and September 1961, the Silverton Tramway Company took delivery of three Alco DL531 locomotives from AE Goodwin, Auburn painted red and white numbered 27 to 29. They were the same as the 48 class and 830 class locomotives. All were delivered for use on the 56 kilometre Silverton Tramway narrow gauge line from Broken Hill to Cockburn. After the Silverton Tramway was replaced by a new standard gauge line, 27 was sold to the South Australian Railways in February 1970 as 874 and after being rebuilt with a nose low cab, continues in service with Genesee & Wyoming Australia as 907. The other two were fitted with standard gauge bogies, 28 at Silverton's workshop and 29 at Islington Railway Workshops and were relegated to trip working between the various mines in Broken Hill being repainted in Silverton's yellow and blue livery in May 1984. Second hand purchases In 1990, Silverton Rail purchased two ex Australian National 830 class from AN Tasrail followed in December 1994 by six ex State Rail Authority 48 class locomotives. Initially numbered in the STxx series, all were renumbered as the 48s class. Also purchased for parts were two 830s and three 48s. Mainline service In 1995/96, Silverton Rail leased ST30 to ST35 to National Rail for use on Adelaide to Melbourne services as bankers to Tailem Bend. Following Silverton Rail being awarded a contract by National Rail to haul iron ore trains from Cobar to Narromine, most of the STs were transferred to Parkes in August 1999. All ten were included in the sale of Silverton Rail to South Spur Rail Services in 2006 and later passed to Greentrains. They primarily operate in New South Wales. In April 2016, five Greentrains units were sold to Southern Shorthaul Railroad. Status table Purchased new Purchased second hand References A. E. Goodwin locomotives Co-Co locomotives Diesel locomotives of New South Wales Railway locomotives introduced in 1960 Silverton Tramway Standard gauge locomotives of Australia 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia

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After B2B Company Conducted an Overall Planning for the Channel Resources, They Had 40% of New Potential Customers, How Did They Do? If B2B Company headquarters is the battle command center, its corresponding stores are the combat troops in the front line. Taking a rest in battle is important in preparation for the next battle. In terms of the overall planning of channel resources of B2B Company, rehabilitation is to further adjust and maintain the following channels. We share the solutions by using M, a customer of B2B who has a long-term cooperation with JINGdigital, as an example. M is a global diversified science and technology enterprise, which has produced tens of thousands of innovative products. It is very successful in core markets, such as medical products, highway safety products, office supplies and optical products. It provides goods and services to customers in more than 200 countries around the world, greatly changing the way people work and live. In the process of channel development and maintenance, it is impossible to take everything into consideration, causing sales of existing points to decrease sharply or inability to withstand lure of competitive goods or as well as a subversive situation. Manual order procedure is lengthy and tedious. Therefore, a long-term cooperative channel provided by an online platform is needed for automatic order. The company headquarters cannot control the channel information operated by the merchants and the terminal customer information. The Client has three types of sellers: sellers directly subordinate to headquarters, merchant sellers, and third-party cooperative sellers. The common purpose is to maintain existing stores and expand new stores as sales leads. After cooperating with JINGdigital, the customer configures a WeChat QR code for each seller who will invite potential customers to scan the code and interact with the brand's official WeChat. According to the different scenarios that the potential customers produce, the brand's official account will send specific welcome trips to interact with customers. While further collecting information of new fans, the brand's official account leaves a good impression on potential users, while greatly improving the fan retention rate of official We Chat of the brand. Through Step 1, the channel coordinator can clearly understand the multi-dimensional label of each newly-added potential customer in the backend of JINGdigital to implement uniform channel resource allocation. In order to maximize the utilization of internal resources and optimize the lead follow-up scheme, JING sales tool is used to bind the sales personnel to follow up on a potential sales lead. On the other hand, sellers communicate with customers through the WeChat public platform, which solves the problems that bind customers to individual sellers, and a non-guaranteed customer source. Within 2 months, after M Company sets a specific sales QR code and the corresponding welcome journey, fan retention rates will have increased by 100%. JINGdigital makes the WeChat public account become an instant message gateway between the brand headquarters and the sales networks. The headquarters sends the latest brand and product information to the front-line sales personnel in the form of graphics, text, and template messages through the WeChat public account also sending them to the stores through the JING sales tool 1: 1 for information updating. From then on, the idea that "the latest information of the headquarters will take a long time to be popularized to every store" has been avoided. In the meanwhile, the introduction text of products in WeChat also becomes the "ammunition deposit" for sellers to find potential customers. Using JING sales tool, sellers can provide targeted products to their customers according to their needs. Using this process, the conversion rate of WeChat fans to potential customers has greatly increased. Additionally, sales leads generated by WeChat public account have increased by nearly 40% in the 5 months since the event has launched. The order contents of B2B's long-term partners are constantly repeated, but each manual operation takes substantial time. JINGdigital will connect the brand's micro mall to the brand's WeChat and set up an automatic dialogue service to guide users to find the entrance to the micro mall. Customer M's long-term cooperation stores can complete their order online. At the same time, the store's order information will be synchronized to JINGdigital, and combined with the previous data. Using the above process, the company grasps the end-user information making the user portrait clearer. The sales leads of the client increased by 40%, and its end-user information entry rate reach 70% within 8 months of the project's launch. The above operation process helps B2B Company take into account both "development" and "maintenance" in the channel management process, enhance the loyalty with existing merchants and stores, while effectively developing new channels. Furthermore, this can prevent the sales volume from falling, avoid the lure of competitive goods, and help solve a subversive situation. More importantly, the company headquarters can master comprehensive information of channels and terminal customers.

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To make life easier please use the links below to access the "Online check in" engines for the Cruise lines. It will allow you to submit your Booked Guest travel information and check-in electronically via each of the Cruise Lines secure network…. beating the old fashioned email, fax or snail mail. Online check-in opens 3 days prior to sailing date. Click on "ALREADY BOOKED" on the top right side of the screen. Then choose "ONLINE CHECK-IN" and follow the instructions. Please note that you MUST be onboard the ship at least 1 hour before sailing. Documentation is usually released 20-50 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made. Online check-in opens 6 months prior to sailing date as soon as your reservation is fully paid. Click on "ALREADY BOOKED" on the top right side of the screen. Click "CHECK-IN ONLINE" and follow the instructions. Please note that onboard check-in closes 1 hour prior sialing time. Documentation is usually released 75 days prior to sailing day if all payments are made. Online check-in can be done after full payment is made. Point an arrow to "ALREADY BOOKED?" button on top of the screen and select "Online Check-in" from dropdown menu and then follow the instructions. Documentation is usually released 30-50 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made. "Guest Information Form" must be completed and submitted online at least 48 hours prior to sailing date. First you need to create an account on the website. And then login. After logging in select "Planning Centre" button on the top right side of the screen and click on "My Online Check-in" from dropdown menu. Documentation is usually released 14-21 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made. Online check-in can be done after full payment is made. Click on "ALREADY BOOKED" or "Voyage personaliser" and login using your name and your booking reference. Documentation is usually released 35 days prior to sailing date. Online check-in needs to be completed AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR to departure. Click on "Check-in Online" on the left bottom corner of the screen and then click "Login". Please create an account by registering and complete online check-in. Documentation is released 50 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made. Online check-in opens up to 48 hours prior to sailing date. Click on "ALREADY BOOKED" and select "OnLine Booking Form" from dropdown menu. Then follow the instruction for a web check-in. Documenation is usually released 21 days prior to sailing date. Online check-in must be completed 4 days prior sailing date at the latest. Select "Already booked " and click on "Documents and Visa" from dropdown menu.Then click on "Check-in here". Then follow the steps. Documentation is usually released 60 days prior to sailing date for a regular cabin and 30 days prior for a guaranteed cabin if all payment are made. Online checkin will provide you with SetSail Pass. It must be completed and printed out up to 3 days prior to sailing date at the latest. Select "Before you board" and click on "Online check-in" from dropdown menu. Then by following the instructions login to Online Check-in. Documentation is usually released 40 days prior to sailing date. Select "Booked Guests" from the top right of the screen and click on "My booking (Cruise Personalizer)" from drop down menu. Then follow the instructions. Documentation is usually released 75 days prior to sailing date if all payements are made. Online check-in must be completed at least 30 days prior to sailing date. Select "Already booked" from the top of the screen. And click on "Online Guest Registration" and then click on "Login" button to start online check-in. Documentation is usually released 30 days prior to sailing date. Pre-cruise documentation will be mailed approx 110 days prior to sailing date. Click on "MY SILVERSEA" on the very top of the screen. Then register to start Online Check-in. Documentation is usually released 21-30 days prior to sailing date. Click on orange "Login to Cruise Control" button and then follow the instructions. Documentation is usually released 30-35 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made. Online check-in must be completed no later than 60 days prior to sailing date. Select "Booking information" and click on "Booked Guest Forms" . Both forms must be completed. Documentation is usually released 45 days prior to sailing date if all payments are made and Guest Information forms are submitted. Online check-in must be fully completed by the time of final payment. Click on "Before you go button"and then click on "Passenger Information Form" icon on the right side of the screen. Then follow the instriuctions. Documentation is usually released 40 days prior sailing date if all payments are made.

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Gleźno [] () es un pueblo ubicado en el distrito administrativo de Gmina Choszczno, dentro del Condado de Choszczno, Voivodato de Pomerania Occidental, en el norte de Polonia occidental. Se encuentra aproximadamente a 6 kilómetros al suroeste de Choszczno (Arnswalde) y a 59 kilómetros al sureste de la capital regional Szczecin (Stettin). Antes de 1945, el área fue parte de Alemania. Para la historia de la región, véase Historia de Pomerania. Referencias Enlaces externos Localidades del voivodato de Pomerania Occidental

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Last Thursday night Stuart and I went to see Caryl Chruchill's play Top Girls at the Lyttelton Theatre on London's glitzy South Bank. The play may be regarded as a classic of political and feminist theatre, but it seemed many people couldn't wait to leave. There are great plays about high-powered individualism and the cost of female success in a man's world, but this it appears isn't one of them. The burb says, "Now hiring: top girls wanted for prestige positions. Must be self-motivated go-getters with an appetite for success. No timewasters." We had high hopes. Top cast. Top theatre. Top director. But.... meh. Written and set in 1982 the play is long. Very long. And often has that annoying feature of characters interrupting each other or talking over each other so you can't follow what they are saying. The first act was an imaginary supper party held by Marlene. Marlene is the first woman to head the Top Girls employment agency. But she has no plans to stop there. With Maggie in at Number 10 and a spirit of optimism consuming the country, Marlene knows that the future belongs to women like her. Her dinner party guests are Isabella Bird, Pope Joan, Lady Nijo, Dull Gret, and Patient Griselda who all relate their own life story accounts as a way of externalizing Marlene's thoughts and anxieties over her own choices that she has made in her life and the choices that she could have made instead. e.g. was it the right choice to give up her child for being successful. It was a very, very long dinner party. A bit like an extended version of Loose Women meets Horrible Histories. And then the action shifts to Marlene's sister's house where we get to meet her niece Angie. Angie is stupid and annoying and before long travels to London to Marlene's employment agency. She wants a job. But then we jump back to Marlene's sister's house in the past. The time line is non-linear so we often see past and the present memories. In this past the two sisters are arguing over Angie and over the different paths their own lives have taken. They both made their own choices. Finally things reach a head as the quarrel becomes fiercely political. The end. Stuart left at half time. As did much of the audience. Well acted, well staged but the play seemed just too lame compared to today's political debate.

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A few weeks ago I got a call from the agent of four television stars seeking some assistance from a conflict management expert. As the agent and I chatted, I learned that all four stars are anticipating the upcoming Christmas season, with its family gatherings, fast pace and occasional stress. All four have reputations—in the public eye as well as in their families—as hotheads, and they really want to get a grip on their hot buttons and have a joyful holiday with those they love. The rep asked if I'd fly north to spend some time with the four of them and see if I could be of assistance. In our first hours together, it became clear to me that each of the four felt the source of much of their frustration came from other people who "pressed their buttons." Each felt strongly that if they could just learn how to control others people's behavior, they'd be better able to manage their own difficult conversations. Uh oh, I thought. Given one of the star's significant size and well-known displays of aggression, I was, frankly, a little nervous about what I wanted to share with them. Cautiously, I proceeded. We talked at length about our hot buttons and the mistaken notion that others press our buttons. In reality, we essentially press our own. Our hot buttons are associated with our identities and how we see ourselves (and want to be seen) in the world. So, we get triggered in conflict when we perceive a threat to an important part of our identity. The key word here is perceived—the threat may not be, and in many instances isn't, a real threat. We read more into what we're seeing and hearing because of our individual triggers. And since we don't all have the same triggers, we're sometimes mystified why something that wouldn't bother us is making someone else pretty darn hot under the collar. There are four well-known conflict triggers and many of us have one or two of them as bigger triggers than the others. As we talked, I realized that each of the four stars had one of the "Big Four" triggers. The only female in the group of four was the first to connect her conflict behavior with her particular hot button. Lucy, a child star who rocketed to greater fame in a 1965 Christmas show, realized she has a major Competence Trigger. "I'm always telling everyone else what to do," she mused, "I really did it a lot to Charlie Brown, but Snoopy never let me get away with it." Whenever she interpreted someone's comment as a slight to her intelligence or ability, she resorted to meanness or advice giving. There was a short, thoughtful silence, and then Professor Hinkle spoke. Removing his black top hat, he stared at it in wonder. "I can see my Worthiness Trigger pretty clearly, now that I know to look for it," he said. He went on that he'd never been a very good magician and the kids laughed at him a lot. "They didn't think I was worthy of their respect and it really ate at me. But instead of being aware that's what was bothering me, I took my frustration out on poor Frosty." It was clear he felt terrible about it now. As he finished his sentence, we could hear music in the distance, down in the next valley. It was the joyful sound of joined hands and song in Whoville. We all stood up, joined hands, and sang along.

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BATON ROUGE- LSU is celebrating the World Series championship for former Tigers and current Houston Astros Alex Bregman and Will Harris by displaying a "Streauxs Win" billboard in Houston. The billboard is on display at Highway 225 East & Shaver in the East Houston/Pasadena area. It is provided by Outfront Media. Bregman finished the 2017 regular season with a .284 average, 19 home runs, 71 RBIs, 88 runs scored and 17 stolen bases. He collected four homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs in the Astros' 18 postseason games, including one double, two homers, five RBI, six runs and one stolen base in the World Series. Harris made 46 appearances during the 2017 regular season, posting a 3-2 mark and a 2.98 ERA in 45.1 innings with 52 strikeouts and two saves. He made six relief appearances during the postseason, recording three strikeouts in four innings of work.

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Just like you want to eat the healthiest food so that you your body is taken care of, plants want to eat the best nutrients in the soil so that they're healthy and strong. Depending on where you're growing your plants (indoor, outdoor, in a planter box), you'll need different kinds of soils. Adding manure to your soil adds nutrients, enzymes, vitamins, and other important ingredients that will help your plants get big and strong. It can also help improve soil structure and make your soil easier to work. More importantly for you, natural manures can make your fruits and vegetables healthier for you to eat, so it's perfect for plants and people. Why pour bark or sand all over your garden? Although it may just be for cosmetic reasons—to look prettier—you can also use this cover to prevent the spread of weeds and to keep the water in your soil. People living in the Lower Mainland are becoming more and more aware of the environmental costs of using chemical fertilizers and soil with chemical additives. High quality soils and manures, like the ones offered at Way To Grow, are all natural and organic. There are no unpronounceable chemicals in anything we offer—just all-natural ingredients. Growing a garden in Vancouver, BC, can sometimes seem to be easy, especially compared to other parts of Canada. But with the right ingredients (soil, manure, landscape cover), you can take your garden to a whole new level this year. Start with the right stuff and then everyone will be impressed by your green thumb.

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Nassau ist eine Gemarkung in Meißen im Landkreis Meißen, Sachsen. Geographie Nassau liegt in der gleichnamigen Landschaft, die sich zwischen Meißen und Weinböhla erstreckt. Es gehört zum rechtselbischen, nordöstlichen Meißner Stadtgebiet. Benachbarte Stadtteile in Meißen sind Bohnitzsch im Westen und Zaschendorf im Süden. Östlich benachbart ist Niederau, nördlich der Niederauer Ortsteil Gröbern. Zentrum der Gemarkung ist die im Volksmund sogenannte Milchinsel, in früherer Zeit ein großer Gutshof. Nassau liegt auf einer Höhe von im äußersten Nordwesten des Elbtalkessels. Die Elbe fließt drei Kilometer weiter südlich auf der anderen Seite des Spaargebirges. An den ÖPNV ist Nassau durch die Buslinien C, 408 und 421 der Verkehrsgesellschaft Meißen angebunden. Wichtigste Straße ist die Niederauer Straße, die Meißen mit Niederau verbindet. Im Südwesten von Nassau liegt das Plattenbaugebiet am Albert-Mücke-Ring. Geschichte Eine Urkunde von 1255 erwähnt einen "Hug de Nassowe" (Hugo von Nassau). Dies ist die älteste bekannte Nennung von "Nassau" und Grund zur Annahme, dass sich zu dieser Zeit ein Herrensitz im Ort befand. Elf Jahre später findet sich ein "Tammo de Nazowe" in den Annalen. Vom 15. bis 17. Jahrhundert sind weitere Erwähnungen belegt, darunter "Nassow", "Nassaw", "Nassa", "Naße" und "Nossa". "Naßa, eine also genannte Flur bey Weinböhle, so meist in Wiesen besteht", ist für 1791 verbürgt. Im Jahr 1875 sind gleichermaßen "Nassau" und "Milchinsel" in Gebrauch. Der Ortsname ist deutschen Ursprungs und selbsterklärend. Er bedeutet schlicht "Siedlung in der wasserreichen, nassen Aue". In Nassau befand sich in früherer Zeit eine Wasserburg, auf der einer Sage zufolge ein Raubritter aus dem Hause Karras saß. Im Jahr 1513 wurde ein Allodium in Nassau erwähnt, 1516 und 1621 dann ein Vorwerk des Schlosses Proschwitz. Die Grundherrschaft übte jedoch zunächst das Kloster Altzella aus, 1791 war Nassau amtsunmittelbar. Die Verwaltung des überwiegend von einer Wiesenflur umgebenen Ortes oblag in jenem Jahr dem Erbamt Meißen; er kam danach zur Amtshauptmannschaft Meißen, aus der der gleichnamige Landkreis hervorging. Der zu kleine Ort Nassau – 1406 lebten vier Gärtner im Ort, 1875 gab es lediglich noch vier Einwohner – war nie als Landgemeinde eigenständig. Die Gutsblockflur umfasste 1839 etwa 82 Hektar, 1875 gehörte das Vorwerk zu Bohnitzsch. Als dessen Ortsteil wurde es am 1. April 1914 nach Meißen eingemeindet. Nach der Bodenreform in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone übergaben die neuen Machthaber das ehemalige Vorwerk an eine Neubauernfamilie. Zu einem erneuten Besitzerwechsel kam es 1970. Das Wohnhaus wurde unmittelbar nach der Wende restauriert, die ruinösen Stallungen abgebrochen. An ihrer Stelle erfolgte 1990/91 der Neubau eines Hotels. Zuvor war am nahen Albert-Mücke-Ring zwischen 1976 und 1987 in zwei Etappen ein Neubaugebiet errichtet worden. Literatur Einzelnachweise Weblinks Private Seite zur Nassauer Geschichte Stadtteil von Meißen

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A new course is available at Weik University on building massive shoulders. Those interested in sitting through an easy course, no need to look any further because class has just begun. Everyone is guaranteed an "A" for the course as long as you sit through the course and pay attention (you can take notes if you wish). From there, all you have to do is take what you learned from the course and utilize it in the gym for massive shoulder gains. Let's start off by explaining the anatomy of the shoulder. It's not very complicated and not much to it. Once you understand how the shoulder works, you will find it easier to visualize your shoulder workouts. The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body but is very unstable. The shoulder itself is a ball and socket joint. The ball of the shoulder is the head of the humerus. The socket portion of the shoulder is called the glenoid (where arthritis in the shoulder forms). On top of the ball and socket is a process called the acromion (where bone spurs can form). Next to the acromion is the acromioclavicular joint, also called the AC Joint (this is a common place for shoulder separtations). This ball and socket joint allows for the most range of motion out of all the joints in the body. The roundness that you see at your shoulder is actually made up of 3 separate muscles or "heads". These heads are the anterior, middle, and posterior deltoids. The deltoid is a pinnate muscle, which is where the muscle with fascicles attaches obliquely to its tendon. This allows better force production and stabilization but you lose flexibility. The anterior deltoid originates on the clavicle and inserts onto the deltoid tuberosity of the humerous. The main job of the anterior deltoid is shoulder abduction when the shoulder is externally rotated, but it also assists with transverse flexion but it is not a stong movement for this part of the deltoid. The middle deltoid originates on the acromion and inserts onto the deltoid tuberosity of the humerous. The purpose of the middle deltoid is shoulder abduction when the shoulder is internally rotated and also assists in shoulder transverse abduction. The posterior deltoid originates on the spine of the scapula and inserts onto the deltoid tuberosity of the humerous. The posterior deltoid aids in shoulder extension, external rotation, transverse abduction and also transverse extension. When it comes down to it you want to focus on the mind-muscle connection. You should really feel each rep and feel the muscle working. If you don't feel an exercise in your shoulders, then you are probably doing it wrong or are using a weight that you can't handle and are using more than just your shoulders.

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Lead by Example is the "Golden Rule" of leadership. Over the past 28 years I've asked countless numbers of leaders to participate in a communication exercise where the individual stands in front of the group and shares his or her leadership philosophy in two minutes or less. Participants must come up with a title for their philosophy, give a brief statement that further explains their tenet, and then tell a story about someone who taught them a lesson that illuminates their philosophy. Hands down, Lead by Example is the philosophy that most participants choose as their own approach to leadership. All of the students who selected Lead by Example as their philosophy readily came up with stories about people who influenced them. Some of the influences were good influences – people who demonstrated dedication, hard work, people skills, caring, etc. But, some of the influences were negative examples of work ethic, communication skills, empathy or commitment. Either way, the individual learned how they wanted to be – or not be – as a leader. How do you want to be remembered by those you impact as a leader? For this reason, Lead by Example is Rich's Rule # 1.

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Home / Books / Books How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It's a perfect window into the crosscurrents of today's world, with all its joys and sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, and just about everything in between. How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization quantity Transit Maps of the World The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to the United States Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half

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So far, all we know about the potential minimum and maximum security West Dapto prison is that it will be located somewhere on a giant slab of Kembla Grange land. With an eight kilometre perimeter and a land size about 40 hectares greater than what will soon be Australia's largest prison, being built at Grafton, this has flummoxed many in the Wollongong community. A Mercury analysis of the site – which comprises five separate landholdings – may help to reveal more about the shape of the jail. Despite scarce information, the most likely location for the bulk of the prison infrastructure could be on the north-eastern portion of a 48 hectare site along West Dapto Road. Owned by BlueScope and farthest from current and future West Dapto homes, this land is mostly zoned for heavy industry. This matches statements made by Kiama MP Gareth Ward, who said it would be "nowhere near residences, it's part of an industrial area". The prison infrastructure may also cross into a site at 261 West Dapto Road, also owned by BlueScope, which includes a large tract of light industrial land edged by environmental zones. West of West Dapto Road – which has been earmarked for a $13.3 million council upgrade in the next three years to make it a major northern entry into the housing development area – lies the largest allotment: 84 Sheaffes Road, again owned by BlueScope. This 89 hectare site comprises conservation and environmental land, which surrounds a patch of industrial area and neighbours an area of low density residential land. It is unclear how the prison would affect access to the road, and to what extent it would continue west towards the housing estates under construction at Paynes Road. However, if it was to look anything like the Grafton facility, high security sections to lock away prisoners could be separated by parkland, sports yards and rows of trees. The other two smaller lots included in the Corrective Services map of the potential prison site are part of Kembla Grange Golf Course, owned by Dapto Leagues Club, and a cemetery owned by the Catholic church.

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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a white paper on IoT device interoperability and roaming. The paper, IoT Interoperability: Dynamic Roaming, investigates how – with between 20 and 30 billion connected devices coming online by 2020, by different estimates – there is an urgent need for interoperability to allow IoT devices to roam across networks. The white paper addresses the ways in which devices could roam at scale without intervention. It focuses on the steps necessary for IoT devices to connect to different networks, successfully authenticate themselves, and enable functions such as accounting and billing, while also considering the potential security and scalability concerns. The aim of the paper is to "provide a framework for IoT roaming, demonstrating the value and opportunities to enhance the functionality for existing technologies with the use of the WBA's Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange (WRIX) specification", says the organisation. It outlines how WRIX – the use of modular specifications to facilitate roaming between operators – could be used across the IoT market to help establish best practices and standards for developing each device's roaming specifications. "Using the WRIX specification as a guideline for roaming, organisations can prepare their networks to facilitate simple, seamless, and secure IoT connectivity for their users," says the WBA. Adding RADSEC capabilities to the WRIX framework to enhance the security of IoT applications, while enabling automatic security and authentication in new deployment scenarios. Expanding the current WRIX definitions and specifications to include LoRa Alliance and MulteFire Alliance roaming support, to allow the support of other IoT use cases. "Cross-network device roaming is becoming increasingly important to fulfil the vast scalability requirements of the IoT," said Tiago Rodrigues, general manager of the WBA. "Yet deploying IoT roaming services is no easy feat, and the process will take several years.

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More natural gas vital to Queensland's electricity generation mix Queensland's Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham has reportedly told a conference on the Gold Coast that gas-fired power provided the "perfect co-existence model" alongside renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro and wind. "The Minister has described gas as a "fuel of the future". All credible analysts agree with him," said APPEA Chief Executive Dr Malcolm Roberts. "This is refreshing honesty in an often polarised energy debate. Queensland needs a mix of energy technologies to deliver reliable, affordable and cleaner electricity. No single technology can meet all these needs." Queensland Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham Gas has called gas "a fuel of the future". The use of gas should be expanded as the use of renewables expands, because gas can be rapidly switched on or off to meet falls in output from intermittent wind and solar. Failing to increase use of gas in step with expanding renewables will undermine emissions reductions as well as energy security. "Gas-fired generation is unique in our energy mix," Dr Roberts said. "It alone can supply electricity within minutes to meet spikes in demand or falls in output from other generators. It is ideal for supporting intermittent renewable energy because of this rapid response. "The International Energy Agency has modelled how the world's use of energy will change to meet the challenge of cutting emissions. The IEA forecasts that, in a carbon-constrained world, the global use of natural gas will increase to 2040. "The same point has been made for Australia. The most recent modelling for the Climate Change Authority indicates that we will need to more than triple output from gas-fired plants to meet our 2030 emissions targets. "The Minister's comments are welcome. Gas should be playing a greater role in Queensland's future energy mix because it is cleaner burning, reliable, affordable and perfectly complements renewables," Dr Roberts said. « NT fracking inquiry must consider benefits of gas development CSG boosts farmers' water security »

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Delray Beach-based Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc. (AVDA) is asking local realtors to help identify affordable rentals and educate landlords on the financial impact domestic violence has on survivors and their credit, often preventing them from accessing independent housing. The initiative is part of a recently launched Economic Justice Project. Previously, Sanchez served as the shelter's Victim Advocate. Now, she will head up the new project. AVDA is one of 42 certified domestic violence centers in the state of Florida. It began serving clients in 1986. AVDA has a new state-of-the-art emergency shelter, an outreach program and a transitional house that helps focus on economic self-sufficiency with a goal of obtaining permanent housing. AVDA's mission is to promote violence-free relationships and social change by offering alternative choices to end violence and domestic abuse. AVDA annually provides services to over 10,000 individuals from Palm Beach County and surrounding areas. Through the new program, AVDA will provide financial literacy classes to victims of domestic abuse. Participants will increase their understanding of how to efficiently manage their finances. The program will also provide Financial Empowerment Workshops using part of Allstate's "Moving Ahead Through Financial Management" curriculum. The main objective is for the participants to acquire both the confidence needed to remain independent, as well as to develop the ability to successfully identify resources within their communities, which will help them secure housing and employment. AVDA will also be collaborating with community agencies in order to better serve survivors. Affordable housing remains difficult for survivors to access. AVDA is currently seeking business attire donations for the Employment Workshops. Sanchez hopes to hear from area realtors and landlords, so that she can share additional information and work with them to identify affordable rentals that will rent to people who have been in domestic violence situations and had their finances compromised.

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"Bread made to order and delivered fresh to you from my micro-bakery. All ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced." Find Rise 'n' Shine Bakehouse regularly at our Emsworth Farmers' Market. Find Foccacia, bagels, baguettes, french toast, sourdough and much more! Which markets are we attending?

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Introducing the Stone Roses Cocktail! The uber-cool Blackdog Ballroom weren't going to miss out on two of the biggest events going on in June: Forever Manchester Week and the return of The Stone Roses. When you think of the Stone Roses, you may well be thinking you want to be adored or even a resurrection. How about the prominence of the lemon in their artwork? An absolutely iconic piece of Mancunian history. It would be quite tragic to make a cocktail dedicated to Stone Roses without it featuring lemon, and Blackdog Ballroom don't disappoint. This zesty number will have you reliving fools gold and telling everyone near to you that this is the one. The other ingredients are Finlandia vodka, raspberry puree, pineapple and soda. Sounds refreshing. Forever Manchester will be receiving 50p from every single Stone Roses cocktail that is sold during Forever Manchester Week. An amazing gesture we will all look forward to getting behind.

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'I felt a sense of relief' | North Carolina opens vaccine appointments to front-line essential workers Gov. Roy Cooper announced North Carolina will open COVID-19 vaccine appointments for all essential front-line workers starting Wednesday, March 3. Author: Chloe Leshner (WCNC), Richard DeVayne, Hank Lee Published: 5:25 AM EST March 3, 2021 Updated: 6:05 PM EST March 3, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One year after North Carolina reported its first lab-confirmed case of COVID-19, all essential front-line workers are eligible to get vaccinated against the disease. They're the employees who have not been able to work from home or slow down, so that some aspects of life could remain business as usual. Some have witnessed first hand the hardships local families have faced because of the pandemic. "In 2020 with almost no volunteers we fed 120,000 people," said Paige Stryker, IT director for Loaves and Fishes. She can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Working for Loaves and Fishes makes her an essential frontline worker. Wednesday morning, she scheduled a vaccine appointment for later in the week. "I'm just so excited to move forward and kind of be able to escape what we've all been dealing with for the past year. I felt a sense of relief that finally there's an answer, there's a solution for the pain and hurt this illness has caused a lot of Americans," she said. Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that the state was opening vaccine appointments to the remainder of Group 3 one week ahead of the previously announced date of March 10. Now, pharmacies across North Carolina, in stores like Walgreens and Harris Teeter, have some appointments available, including some this week. "The state and our providers continue to work extremely hard to get people vaccinated in a way that's fast and fair," Cooper said. "The third vaccine and improving vaccine supply will help us get more people vaccinated more quickly. Our essential front-line workers have remained on the job throughout this pandemic and I am grateful for their work." Group 3 includes first responders and emergency personnel such as police and firefighters, people who work in-person in manufacturing, food and agriculture, grocery stores, government workers, and clergy, among others. The state will begin Group 4 vaccinations on March 24. "They're ready to feel like they have some protection. Our clerks are required to wait on customers even without masks, and they have these plastic shields up but that doesn't protect everything," said Miriam Bell, a Charlotte-area USPS worker and president of the local APWU chapter. Postal workers are among those that became eligible to get vaccinated on Wednesday. "While I might get COVID and I'm okay, you could get covid and you could suffer debilitating illness from it or even lose your life. I think its important that people who can be vaccinated are," said Bell. Allowing more people to get the vaccine is good news and shows vaccine distribution is gaining momentum. But, getting an appointment will be more competitive until the supply grows. "While we're going to move into group 3, if the amount of vaccine allocation remains the same our efforts can't really be expanded," Dr. Jerome Williams with Novant Health said. And until there's enough vaccine for everyone who wants it, those working on the front lines will be better protected. "It's going to help us feel safer when we're in the community providing these necessary services and it's also going to help us provide more services because we'll be able to be better available in different pockets in the community," said Stryker. Read more details about North Carolina's Vaccination Group 3 and Group 4. Cooper received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Wednesday. He is eligible under group 3 because he is an elected official. Click here to sign up for the daily Wake Up Charlotte newsletter As the race to vaccinate as many people as possible as quickly as possible continues, tens of thousands of doses of the recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine will arrive in North Carolina Wednesday. State health leaders are expecting more than 80,000 doses, with 10,000 of them going to Mecklenburg County's health department. Those 10,000 shots will be shared with Atrium Health and Novant Health, the area's two largest health care providers. "When you've been vaccinated you are incredibly well protected from covid. And as more and more people in our communities are vaccinated, we can get back to life," said Dr. David Priest with Novant Health. The Mecklenburg County Health Department will begin booking appointments from March 10-31 starting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 4. "I think the main point here is that this is a fluid process as we learn more about what vaccine is available, and I think all of us are working as hard as we can to get those folks who need to be vaccinated," Health Director Gibbie Harris said. State officials say people who can work from home should wait to get vaccinated with Group 4 if they qualify then or later. RELATED: Enough COVID vaccine for every US adult by end of May, Biden says RELATED: Mecklenburg County to open more COVID-19 vaccine appointments Thursday Have a relative or friend in another state and want to know when they can get vaccinated? Visit NBC News' Plan Your Vaccine site to find out about each state's vaccine rollout plan.

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It is momentarily dismaying to approach a ski resort and see the entry road lined with half-completed, Tyvek-wrapped 8-story buildings. Under other circumstances I could get excited about a master plan that includes all these beautiful ski-in/ski-out accommodations except this dream has been on hold now for nearly ten years. As Village Drive curves around this puzzling scene, the parking lot shows definite signs of life with a cluster of yurts dotting the base area, and chair lifts rising above gladed trails and bowls buried in white. When it opened in 2004, Tamarack was on its way to becoming North America's first permitted four-season resort since Beaver Creek, Colorado, opened nearly a quarter century earlier. Then the financial crisis of 2008 struck. The yurts, intended to be temporary housing for the ski shop/day lodge and a couple of restaurants, have been permanent fixtures for nearly a decade. Investors flocked to purchase vacation abodes, many with views of Lake Cascade, a 47-square mile reservoir on the North Fork of the Payette River in west central Idaho. But rather than enjoying winters playing on the slopes, and summers chasing golf balls, a few years ago they watched in dismay as one of their chairlifts was repossessed. Homeowners who have held their breath to see what happens next took action last fall and purchased the resort operations. As one of the newest resorts in North America, Tamarack is a determined survivor. They have a word for the grit needed to overcome their challenges: Tamitude. Unloading at the 7,700-foot apex of West Mountain, the Summit Express serves up a variety of blue and black runs. Glades and bowls dot the upper portion of the mountain, but it takes a few minutes before you're ready to explore while you take in the 360-degree view encompassing the Payette National Forest, the Long Valley and Lake Cascade. A prime cruising run, Lower Bliss ripples in steps and drops along the boundary of the resort (Photo by Vicki Hoefling Andersen) Heading far skier's right, Upper Bliss is a double-blue more comparable to a black at many resorts, but so smooth it sets up a rhythm under your feet as it undulates in endless stair step fashion along the boundary line of the area. Mix it up by opting for Oo-La-La, a black run that tickles your fancy for a bit before dropping you midway into Bliss. Skier's left off the Summit serves up some short black pitches and great cruisers. Like many of Tamarack's runs, Salsa and Upper and Lower Serenity make you want to turn the boards lose in high-speed, wide-radius turns that seem to go on forever. With the lack of crowds, you feel you can do so safely at Tamarack. Also in Discovery Square, the Seven Devils Pub is a great place to enjoy local craft beers while warming up next to the fireplace and enjoying big screen TVs. Dig into a Grilled Cheese Bruschetta or Crispy Fish Tacos, and follow it up with a Molten Chocolate Cake if you dare. Then head back outside and burn off some calories. Next door, the menu at Canoe Grill & Vertical Bar includes items like burgers, soups and pizza, and when the weather is inviting, take your food and libation out to the patio. In addition to accommodations, the Lodge at Osprey Meadows features Morels Lobby Bar with craft beers and top-notch wines. The Lodge is also home to The Spa at Tamarack where patrons can pick among a menu of massages, facials and other treatments. Wildhorse Daycare is a state-licensed facility situated conveniently in Discovery Square, and accepts children as young as six months. While many resort projects await completion, there are ample hotel rooms and vacation homes available for rent. It's worth spending some time exploring all the snowsliding options at Tamarack Resort. To mix it up a bit, snowmobile rentals and tours are available in nearby Donnelly or McCall. If you visit in late January-early February, don't miss the McCall Winter Carnival, drawing folks for over fifty years to a week-long celebration that includes everything winter from snow sculptures to snow golf and snow bike races. To unwind from all this activity, head to Gold Fork Hot Springs in Donnelly. However long you stay, and whatever other activities you take in, you'll thank yourself for putting a winter sojourn at Tamarack Resort on your list.

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Sequim mastodon creates mystery about the first humans here The death of a mastodon nearly 14,000 years ago is helping reverse scientific thinking about the origins of human settlement in the Americas. Clearly, sophisticated hunting took place without any spread of culture from Alaska down the West Coast. Daniel Jack Chasan Clovis spear points Who killed the mastodon? Now we know, as we had long suspected, that the beast probably didn't die of natural causes. Somebody stuck a spear into it. The bone point remained in its ribs. For 13,800 years. The basic story has been well-covered recently: In 1977, Emanuel Manis was using a backhoe to dig a pond on his property in Sequim, when he unearthed the remains of a mastodon, one of the big, hairy elephant-like critters that inhabited much of North America during the Ice Age. Manis called in Washington State University archaeologists to look at the remains. WSU's Carl Gustafson found a piece of sharpened bone embedded in one of the mastodon's ribs. He concluded that the bone was a projectile point, that some early hunter had used it to do the mastodon in, and that this had all happened some 13,800 years ago. At the time of Manis's find, people figured that the continent's earliest inhabitants had belonged to the Clovis culture, whose craftsmen made fluted stone points. Clovis people had obviously killed and butchered mastodons and mammoths — their distinctive points have been found with the bones — and they had obviously lived all over what is now the United States. But they had appeared in America — which is to say, their earliest spear points had been dated to — only — only! — 13,000 years ago. When Manis scooped those dark, curving tusks out of the mud, the archaeological mantra was "Clovis first." If Gustafson was right that the mastodon had been killed by people rather than dying of other causes, Clovis wasn't first. In fact, someone had beaten the Clovis culture to the Northwest by 800 years. Until the latest developments, most scientists were skeptical that there were any peoples in the area before the Clovis culture. "That Clovis-first model really took root into the psyche of archaeologists," says archaeologist Michael Waters. The mastodon tusks and bones were displayed at the Museum & Arts Center in Sequim. Gustafson retired. The Manis find became a kind of footnote to regional history. Waters, who directs the Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A&M University, and colleagues took a new look at the evidence. They ran the rib through a powerful CAT scan. They sampled DNA from both the rib and the point embedded in it. They dated protein from the rib. Their conclusion: Gustafson was right all along. Someone really had speared the mastodon. And it really had happened 13,800 years old. That conclusion seems less revolutionary now than it did in 1977. Evidence of pre-Clovis people had been around since the 1950s and '60s, Waters explains, but most archaeologists didn't want to believe it, and they always found a plausible reason not to. Then came Monte Verde: Papers published in the late 1980s suggested that people had lived at a site in Chile at least 14,800 years ago. "Monte Verde was really the big turning point for a lot of us," Waters says. "But it wasn't the turning point for a lot of people." After all, "it was only one site." But Monte Verde no longer stands alone. Archaeologists keep finding new evidence of pre-Clovis people. Waters himself has excavated a site in central Texas that may date back 15,500 years. There's another pre-Clovis site in Wisconsin, others in Pennsylvania, Virginia and elsewhere, and one in the Paisley caves of central Oregon where coprolites — mummified turds — have yielded human DNA dating back 14,500 years, the oldest human DNA found on this continent. Earlier this year, archaeologists identified delicate points found on California's Channel Islands as artifacts of a non-Clovis people who may have both preceded and coexisted with Clovis culture. "Clovis first" seems on its way to join such historic slogans as "Nixon's the one" and "all the way with LBJ." Which begs the question of who these guys were, if not Clovis. At this point, no one knows. Did small groups of Ice Age guys with bone- or stone-tipped spears wipe out whole species of megafauna? Probably not. At least not single-handedly. The Ice Age was over. Nicholas Wade wrote in The New York Times two years ago, "Whenever modern humans reached a new continent in the expansion from their African homeland 50,000 years ago, whether Australia, Europe or the Americas, all the large fauna quickly disappeared." One could evoke climate change and other explanations, but "circumstantial evidence from the fossil record suggests that people's first accomplishment upon reaching new territory was to hunt all its all large animals to death." Sediment cores from old bogs have shown that spores of fungi that grow on the dung of large mammals were abundant 15,000 years ago. The number of spores and presumably of animals started dropping 14,800 years ago. They became gradually less abundant for 1,000 years. Then, about 13,800 years ago, spore numbers dropped sharply. By 12,700 years ago — about the time the mastodons and mammoths go extinct — they were gone. What happened 13,800 years ago to the critters whose dung nourished the fungi that produced spores? The Manis mastodon offers a clue: People with bone points and atlatls started killing them. Or did they? In writing about the implications of the dwindling spores, The Times' Wade suggested that on the other hand, it isn't "clear that the pre-Clovis people had the technology to take down large game like mammoths." Well, evidently the Manis site makes it clear. Those pre-Clovis people out in Sequim evidently made a habit of taking down large game. Not only did somebody kill the Manis mastodon, Waters and colleagues also found that somebody had killed it with a point made of mastodon bone. And, Waters explains, old mastodon bone would be too brittle; any pre-Clovis toolmaker would have used fresh bone. But could those pre-Clovis guys really have driven even a nice, fresh mastodon-bone point into a mastodon rib? Waters doesn't see why not. For one thing, he says, the point itself, thin, tapered, shaped much like a bullet, penetrates extremely well. "Bone projectile points are really durable weapons and really lethal weapons," he explains. For another, those early hunters must have used atlatls or spear throwers, which extended the length and therefore the leverage of a human arm. Waters says that some people have built and experimented with such weapons. Not surprisingly, the researchers have found that those old tool makers knew what they were doing. "I saw a fellow take one of these spears," Waters says, "and launch it with an atlatl, and it went through quarter-inch plywood." He recalls that there was "an old car out there in the field, and he shot it at the old car, and it went right through the door." These guys weren't primitive. Clovis points, while they had more cutting power, wouldn't have penetrated a mastodon as well, Waters says. Maybe the hunter threw his spear in a long arc that came down into the animal's side, Waters speculates. Or maybe this mastodon was on its last legs, and the hunter launched his spear close up. Either way, would a single hunter have taken on a beast that large? "I don't think anybody would have gone alone," Waters laughs. He envisions those late-Ice-Age hunters working in groups, the way African hunters have worked to bring down elephants: A lot of people drive spears into the animal, then they follow it until it finally bleeds out. The hit men had arrived. But who were they? Clearly, they weren't Clovis ... yet. Perhaps, eventually, they became Clovis. Why not? Someone did. We don't know much about the Clovis people, but they evidently didn't bring their fluted stone point technology down from Alaska. Fluted points found in Alaska are 1000 years younger than those found in the Lower 48, which suggests that the culture spread south to north. "Pretty clearly," Waters says, "Clovis did not come from Alaska." But you don't have to imagine that culture arriving from somewhere else. "All the antecedent technologies that could become Clovis are present in North America" before Clovis appears, he says. University of Oregon archaeologist Jon Erlandson, co-leader of the project that found and dated the spear points on the Channel Islands, hypothesizes that maybe the seafaring people who left the points there continued down the coast to the Isthmus of Panama, from where some continued south and others turned north, eventually making their way to the interior United States, where they developed the Clovis culture. 'It makes logical sense that the people who were here before Clovis became Clovis," Waters theorizes. "Now the big question is why? ... Why did Clovis all of a sudden appear on the landscape? How did Clovis spread? ... What was the spark?" How one Yakama Nation fisherman inherited the fight for salmon After 150 years of broken treaties and declining salmon populations, Randy Settler worries there won't be enough fish for future Indigenous generations. Tony Schick & / January 5 Study reveals internet access inequities in Seattle and Portland CenturyLink offers some poorer neighborhoods with more residents of color slower internet for higher prices, an analysis found. Kaylee Tornay Daniel Jack Chasan is an author, attorney, and writer of many articles about Northwest environmental issues.

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Five Minutes with a| Gaz Regan by Jack Robertiello | Oct 20, 2009 12:25pm Gaz Regan, the bartender formerly known as Gary, just released his latest book, The Bartender's Gin Compendium (Xlibris Corporation, August 2009). He graciously offered to sit still for an interview for our inaugural issue. NCB Mix: Why The Bartender's Gin Compendium? Regan: I was trying to clean up my computer to make it easier for me to find stuff, and I noticed that I had lots of material about gin. I like gin. I thought, "Wait a minute, I bet if I did a lot of copying and pasting, I'd have a book in no time at all." That's not how the book came together, though. I started to do more research and one thing led to another, and before I knew it two years had passed. Books have a long gestation period, you know. NCB Mix: Here's where you make your sales pitch: Why should any bartender or industry pro buy this book? Regan: If you have a question about gin, the answer is in this book. It covers all styles of gin, describes how each is made, goes into the history of all gins, and I peppered the thing with barroom tales, quotations, trivia and hundreds of cocktail recipes old and new. NCB Mix: Why is gin so hot now among bartenders? Regan: It's been hot for a few years among bartenders. The big news is that it's hot among consumers right now, so bartenders need to know this category inside out. NCB Mix: Can you define the various types of gin for us? Regan: Four: Dry, Genever, Old Tom and Plymouth. Dry gin can be broken into four styles: Compound gin, made by adding oils and essences to vodka; distilled dry gin, made by re-distilling vodka with various botanicals, juniper among them; New Western dry gin; and London dry gin. London dry gin has just been re-defined by the European Union. Here's an excerpt from the book that will, hopefully, explain. "The powers that be in the European Community saw fit, in 2008, to redefine gin, and they didn't do a bad job of it, but they weren't bloody wizards when it came to gin, either … I think it's necessary to point out one aspect of these mandated guidelines that threw a spanner in the works when it comes to that beautiful style of gin that we've lovingly known as London Dry Gin for over a century. "London Dry Gin, as a category, probably needed some tightening up, since it used to refer to any distilled gin that was made 'in the style of' London Dry—a pretty vague definition. One of the aspects of these new regulations has made it necessary for some gins to take the word 'London' off their labels. Since these new regulations went into effect, you see, in order to use the phrase 'London Dry,' the gin must be made by having all its botanicals distilled into it in one fell swoop — and that's not easy. "The temperature at which gin distillers run their stills makes a massive difference to the end product, mainly because, in lay terms, some botanicals release their flavors better at different temperatures than others. It might be desirable, therefore, to distill the botanicals separately, each one at the appropriate temperature, and then marry the resultant distillates to make gin. Or perhaps the botanicals can be distilled in, say, three different batches, each at a different temperature, before the three 'flavored vodkas' are united in a gin bottle. This sort of stuff can make quite a huge difference to the finished product. "There are quite a few styles of Genever, but it's fairly safe to say that in order to make this style of gin, a mash of grains (basically beer) is distilled into a whisky-like spirit known as malt wine. The malt wine is then married to another spirit that's essentially a dry gin, made by distilling botanicals, including juniper, into neutral grain spirits. The percentage of malt wine in any bottling of Genever will drastically alter the flavor of the spirit, of course, and if Genever is aged, then this, too, has an effect on the product. "Old Tom was probably a euphemism for gin in the 1700s, and at some point in the early 1800s, when distillers started adding sugar to their gins, probably to disguise their badly made spirits, Old Tom became a term that used to describe sweetened gins. These gins could have been Genever, or Genever-style gins that might have been aged, or could have spent time in wood when they were transported, thus getting just a little age on them. By the end of the 1800s it's more than likely that most bottlings of Old Tom gin were sweetened dry gins. "In defining Plymouth gin as a category, it's possible only to say that Plymouth is a gin that's made in Plymouth. But we can say that Plymouth gin has less juniper up front than traditional London dry gins, and because more sweet root botanicals and fewer bitter botanicals are used in its production, Plymouth gin certainly has a style all its own. Call it a somewhat gentler gin than London Dry, but a gin with tons of character all the same. And strangely enough, because of the newly written E.U. regulations that define styles of gin, Plymouth gin could legally be called a London dry gin, since all the botanicals are distilled into the gin in one fell swoop." NCB Mix: You also mention New Western Gin — what's that? Regan: Ryan Magarian, one of the producers of Aviation Gin, wrote a definition for me (it's in the book): "This designation seems to have evolved over the past nine years, as a result of efforts from both large brand houses and regional distillers in Europe and in the United States. In taking a good hard look at today's rather loose definition of dry gin, these distillers realized a greater opportunity for artistic 'flavor' freedom in this great spirit and are creating gins with a shift away from the usually overabundant focus on juniper, to the supporting botanicals, allowing them to almost share center stage. And while the juniper must remain dominant in all dry gins, these gins are most certainly defined, not by the juniper itself, but by the careful inclusion and balance of the supporting flavors, creating what many experts believe to be an entirely new designation of dry gin that deserves individual recognition." NCB Mix: How do you tell quality gin from those that are poorly made? Regan: Bad gins are lacking in complexity, and they usually bear a glycerine oiliness, too. They are pretty easy to spot. NCB Mix: What's your favorite gin cocktail? Regan: The East Ender, which is my creation; though it's actually just a Sweet Martini circa 1900, with a lot of bitters, unless you want to call it a gin-based Manhattan. The East Ender 3 ounces London dry gin 1 ounce sweet vermouth 3 to 5 dashes Angostura Bitters Serve on the rocks or straight up with an orange twist garnish (optional). NCB Mix: Anything you'd like to share about the book that we haven't touched on? Regan: I need to sell tens of thousands of these babies if I'm gonna make the rent this month. Spirits Bartenders Cocktail ideas Beverage trends Jack Robertiello Founder - Drinks Ink

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F.Supp. 655 F.Supp. 655 F.Supp. 933 EWELL v. PETRO PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC. Civ. A. No. 86-693-B. From F.2d, Reporter Series 508 F.2d 920 - WATKINS v. GROVER, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 667 F.2d 1385 - ARMSTRONG v. ALABAMA POWER CO., United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 676 F.2d 152 - IMFC PROFESSIONAL, ETC. v. LATIN AM. HOME HEALTH, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B 737 F.2d 435 - SPENCER v. NEW ORLEANS LEVEE BD., United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. From So.2d, Reporter Series 298 So.2d 848 - COX v. W. M. HEROMAN & CO., INC., Supreme Court of Louisiana. 376 So.2d 340 - GOAD v. MAY, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit. 370 So.2d 521 - LOTT v. HALEY, Supreme Court of Louisiana. From U.S., Reporter Series 305 U.S. 382 - MINNESOTA v. UNITED STATES, Supreme Court of United States. 355 U.S. 41 - CONLEY v. GIBSON, Supreme Court of United States. 461 U.S. 273 - BLOCK v. NORTH DAKOTA EX REL. BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS, Supreme Court of United States.

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At Wilkof Industrial Supply, we have over 7,000 sheaves in stock and ready to ship. Our sheaves are available in various materials, ODs, bores and wire rope diameters, so we are likely to have the sheaves you need for your industrial applications. We add new sheaves to our stock weekly, so even if you do not see a sheave with your desired specifications listed below, keep checking back to review our updated inventory. For more urgent applications with unique sheave specifications, get a custom sheave quoted for fabrication.

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Katha team feels to bring importance of the day in the life of Swami Vivekananda. The date only is chosen from His life of 39+ years. When He has given a lecture, we shall bring salient points of the lecture and give its link which will instantly make it available to you. We request you to read it so that our becoming Vivekanandamayam will pick up speed. Katha Team would be happy to have your suggestions / views. 15 January 1897 : On 16 Dec1896 Swami Vivekananda boarded the train and via France, Italy reached Naples. There on 30 Dec, he boarded Prinz-Regent Leopold and started towards India - His Motherland. He reached Colombo on 15 Jan 1897. Swamiji was received as a 'conquering hero' meaning that His reception was an appreciation of the fact that he had stormed the citadel of Western materialism and placed on it firmly and securely the banner of Indian spiritualism. The reception showed how He had roused the national pride. In all the welcome addresses that were presented to Swamiji, the common points are : thankfulness for His true exposition of the truths contained in India's sacred books, thus disabusing the minds of the Westerners of their prejudices, and bringing home to His countrymen the value of their glorious heritage, thankfulness in particular for having drawn the attention of the West to the characteristic Hindu doctrine of Harmony and Brotherhood of Religions and the Hindu ideal of a universal religion, and above all, best wishes for the success of the great movement initiated by Him for the propagation and revival of Indian religion and philosophy. His proving of the capability of Hinduism to provide a basis for a universal religion, in bringing the West and the East nearer to each other and thus paving the path for human brotherhood was also welcomed by India with all warmth and sincerity. Sri Coomaraswamy read out the welcome address.

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2247 N Naomi Street is a highly sought after condo building located within minutes to stores, restaurants, and parks in the heart of Burbank, California. Built in 2011, the 2247 N Naomi Street complex is comprised of just 3 luxury units. This building offers floor plans that feature skylights, soaring ceilings, spacious balconies, double paned windows, walk-in closets, and in-home laundry. Residents are drawn to 2247 N Naomi Street because of the wonderful amenities, the reasonable HOA dues, and the close proximity to freeways, the Empire Center, and the Burbank Mall. This complex offers private 2-car garage parking and many upgrades. Would you like to be notified when a new condo is listed in 2247 N Naomi St? There are currently no available properties for sale at 2247 N Naomi St. If you would like to be alerted via email when the next listing comes up for sale, simply fill in your contact information. With inventory being at historic lows across Burbank, this is a great way to ensure you remain a step ahead of other buyers looking to buy in this same complex. Whether you are contemplating purchasing or selling your condo in 2247 N Naomi St, it is imperative that you hire the right Burbank Real Estate Expert that can exceed all of your expectations. When you work with The Ryan Case Team, your every need will be met with the greatest attention to detail. We are intimately familiar with 2247 N Naomi St, and you will not find a more qualified Burbank Real Estate Agent to help you achieve your goals. As a seller of a Condo or Townhome in 2247 N Naomi St, your unit will be front and center on our top ranked website. This gives you maximum exposure above what a normal Burbank Realtor would provide, as our highly trafficked website will help us to sell your property in less time, at the highest possible net to you! After all, the same way you found us is how your next buyer will!

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Pavesi Ringo Vanilla Cream Cookies, 1... Pavesi Ringo Vanilla Cream Cookies, 11.6 oz (330 g) PavesiSKU: IT-2949 Pavesi Ringo cookies are one of the most beloved treats in Italy. Famed for their lusciously sweet flavor and crunchiness, these vanilla cream-filled cookies provide a perfect harmony of soft and crumbly texture. Made with no palm oil, this pack of Ringo contains 6 cookies enriched with fragrant vanilla filling. Sandwich biscuit is a type of treat that consists of two cookies and a smooth, creamy filling that varies from chocolate and vanilla to cream cheese, peanut butter, caramel, and many other options. Hydrox, the original sandwich cookie, had its debut in 1908. Although it wasn't a huge success (as you might have guessed from the odd name), it became a total game-changer on the market, inspiring cookies like Oreo (chocolate sandwich cookies with a creamy white filling) and Italian Ringo (with both chocolate and vanilla cookies in response to the Oreo's). To discover more of Italy's favorite treats, including sandwich cookies, wafers, traditional Cantuccini, amaretti, ladyfingers, and more, check out our wide selection of Italian cookies! Pavesi is an authentic Italian cookies manufacturer famed for its two-tone filled Ringo cookies. Founded in 1937 by Mario Pavesi, this brand began making biscuits in a small oven in the capital city of Piedmont - Novara. These cookies were an instant success that turned into an industrial scale production after only 3 years. Their biggest hit, Ringo cookies, was launched in 1967 and became the cookie of new generations with the name reminiscent of the famous drummer of The Beatles - Ringo Starr. With an iconic tube-shaped packaging, these irresistible cream-filled cookies became an absolute banger that you can find in our wide assortment of Italian grocery items along with many other unique as well as popular Italian products. Ringo vanilla cream cookies by Pavesi are bound to become your favorite pantry snacks ready to be enjoyed at any time of the day. Whether you'd like to pair them with a cuppa or munch on them as-is, Ringo vanilla biscuits will make for a perfect way to add an Italian character to your dessert sessions. Ingredients: Wheat flour, vegetable oils (sunflower oil, canola oil, shea oil), sugar, wheat starch, dextrose, whey powder, low fat cocoa, glucose syrup, salt, leavening agents (sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), vanillin: an artificial flavor. Contains wheat, shea nuts, and milk. May contain peanuts, other tree nuts, soy, and eggs. Product Weight: 11.6 oz (330 g)

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I have a a client base at a residential facilty for people who are developmentally delayed and have been going there for over two years now to see clients. I always enjoy my days there and make sure to take time and talk to residents who aren't my clients. It's always nice to walk in the workshop and hear several voices calling my name excited to tell me their latest news, whether it is they got a letter from dad with $10 in it, if they got a phone call from their brother, if they get to go into town and go shopping on the weekend or even if it is just for them to say hi and ask how I am doing. Yesterday I had gotten one of my clients, who has the sweetest nature and disposition you can ever imagine, and asked if she wanted to walk "the circle". "The Circle" is a sidewalk that goes around the inside of the campus and links to each cottage on the campus. She was very eager to go outside and walk after being "rained in" all day. She quickly began telling me how she had stood up for herself and made a decision to break up with her boyfriend and get a new boyfriend who "is nicer to me". I was praising her about her good work when all the sudden she says "OH! There is a grasshopper!". She moved quickly to catch the grasshopper and cradled it in her hand. She spoke softly to the grasshopper and asked him "do you want to take a walk with us?" We walked further talking and she would make comments to the grasshopper occasionally asking such things as if he was enjoying the walk, if he was comfortable and was he enjoying the beautiful day after all the rain. I kept reassuring her what a wonderful job she did on being assertive and how I was so proud of her. She smiled sweetly at me and said she was proud of herself. At one point I looked at her hand and noticed the grasshopper was just sitting calmly on her thumb, not moving, not trying to jump away, but instead like he was just listening to our conversation and very aware of the fact that she was just trying to take him on a little walk. We discussed some of the past issues she had about letting others "take advantage" of her and how she doesn't want to do that anymore. She looked up me and said "you know what?" and I smiled back at her and said "no I don't know". She suddenly had a very serious look on her face and said "I feel safe now. I feel like I can stand up to people and they listen to me". I told her "That is because you have become a stronger person now". With her free hand she grabbed my hand and made me stop, she looked up at me and said "Thank you. You have helped me become a strong person". Of course I smiled at her and let her know she had done the work, that I was just a tool for her to build herself stronger. She let go of my hand and we continued to walk and talk until we got closer to the building where she works. Suddenly she stopped for a moment and bent over and told the grasshopper "Okay it's time for you to go now. I hope you enjoyed your walk with us Mr. Grasshopper". I told her "oh I am sure he enjoyed it since he didn't ever try to run off". We finished the last little bit of our walk just chit chatting about her work assignment and how she has the right to make the decision where she works, me always reassuring her that she was in charge of her life and her choices. As we got back to the door she just simply said "okay I gotta get back to work now but I will see you at group tomorrow, right?" I told her we would indeed have group tomorrow and then I was off to get my next client. On my drive home I got to thinking about this client of mine and how joyous the simple things in life are to her. How taking a grasshopper for a walk gives her joy, how learning to stand up for herself and be assertive with others gives her such a sense of pride and it made me think of how to be thankful for the little things in my life. Sometimes I think we get so involved in the materialistic belongings, hustle and bustle of family affairs, stress of our jobs, etc. that we forget we indeed have small things in our lives to enjoy and for which to be thankful. Maybe we all need to learn to take a grasshopper for a walk every now and then, thinking about how wonderfully blessed we are and be thankful for every little thing! True statement Okie! Good reminder to start the day with and I hope you find another one of life's "grasshoppers" to walk with again today! Amen to that Okie we often overlook the miracle each day give's us and when someone like you friend Or my Son Rory reminds us, we truly can count our blessings. Do you know my story of the child and the rainbow? May I share it? About three years ago I was working one day in The special needs school that Rory my youngest attends. Not in the same class I hasten to add or no work would be done! It had been a horrible morning with heavy rain and wind and the children had not been out and were becoming a little stir crazy. Seeing a break in the weather We rushed to get their coats on and shoo them outside for some fresh air before the weather turned wet again. well they all had a round round and let off some much needed steam. and as we were taking them back inside one child from the class next to ours was still outside ignoring the rain but carrying a cup.......As I watch him he is catching the raindrops. when intrigued I asked him what he was doing. He replied " I'm trying to grow a Rainbow miss". It makes me think, maybe we should all take some time to try and grow a rainbow. You are ....Oh so right!!! It the little things that you find most important. And hardly ever is it a material thing!! Wow Okie! What a powerful message! You really touched my heart this morning. Okie, as the grandmother of two mentally challenged young men, your post today truly touched me. Your posts often make me laugh, but today I had tears in my eyes! (It's okay Okie, they were "good" tears!) My DD and SIL are considering whether or not it is time for their oldest son to join a group home...if that is the choice they make, I hope there are people there like you! Now, I am off to see if I can find a grasshopper to see if he would like to go for a walk! Thank you for myself and for these special people you encourage! What an awesome young lady! She seems to have a great understanding of the important things in life. Makes me think I need to "take a grasshopper for a walk"! Thank you so much for sharing. I very much enjoyed this today. I crave the time when life was simpler and more laid back and it seemed I enjoyed things more. Now, I just seem to get so caught up in so many things that have to get done and feel so overwhelmed. This reminds me that we have to take the time and remember what is truly important. Thanks for blessing us with this story. I have a 12 yr old son with Down syndrome and he is such a blessing to our family and he reminds us of what is really important in life. Okie, thanks for sharing such a beautiful message. I've had a rough few days and it helped lift my spirits. I usually don't read your posts until they arrive in my inbox, a day later, but I am so glad I ended up at your blog today. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful truth. We truly are too busy, and we forget to enjoy life. What a truly wonderful story! You really need to think about writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul. This is a perfect story for it. Thank you for the reminder that we need to take time to "take a Grasshopper for a walk"! God Bless you!!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful story, and the life lesson that it teaches us. Such a profound story. Thanks. You really need to get a "like" button on here! What a great story and lesson for all of us. Thanks. Thank you for sharing your story. I work with children who have been abused and neglected and they too can bring special moments in your life. It can make one sit back and reflect on how fortunate some of us are. Your post today took my breath away. Loved it and love you. Beautiful, Okie. You said it very well. Today I'm looking for grasshoppers. This is so beautiful. I spent 16 years of my life working with people with intellectual disabilities, and I love them. God bless you for taking time to walk a grasshopper. Wow! What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing that, what a difference you have made both to your clients and also to all of your readers! That will certainly be a story I will not forget! Thank you! love you for sharing. Thanks Okie! What a lovely message ... I needed that reminder today! Ahhh Okie this is wonderful! Thanks you! I totally agree and "ditto" all the above comments!! If you write a book, please title it "Walking with a Grasshopper". I know we will all buy it!. Thanks for the perspective on simplicity and little blessngs!! I'm going to walk this weekend...not around a busy grocery store or a crowded mall or in a rush to get somewhere else...just an easy walk with no purpose other then to enjoy the little things and not feel guilty about it! What a beautiful story! Thank you so much for sharing. Thankyou for this story. It helps to be encouraged by others. Wonderful.

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This page contains Gran Turismo 3 cheats list for Playstation 2 version. Now we have 9 cheats in our list, which includes 1 unlockable, 8 secrets. We hope information that you'll find at this page help you in playing Gran Turismo 3 on Playstation 2 platform. If you didn't find needed cheats put request or ask question about this at special section of the game. Also you can subscribe on all new cheats that we'll find for you in the future! I dont mean to waste time but here is a cheat hardly worth using. In arcade mode go to hard difficulty but dont click on it. You need to have two PS2 Memory Cards for this to work. Sell all the cars you've won/acquired except the one you want to modify in the Slot 1 game but save the game afterwards to Slot 2. Use the cash from the sale to ramp up your car and save the game to Slot 2 again. Now load the game in Slot 1 (the game that still has all your cars) and ask to trade with Slot 2. Once you finalise the trade, you can save the game to Slot 1 and copy the Slot 1 GT3 game block to Slot 2 and repeat the process. Super Speedway, Midfield Raceway, Smokey Mountain, Swiss Alps, Trial Mountain, Midfield Raceway II. Smokey Mountain II, Tokyo R246, Grand Valley Speedway, Laguna Seca Raceway, Rome Circuit, Tahiti Circuit. Swiss Alps II, Trial Mountain II, Deep Forest Raceway II, Special Stage Route 5, Seattle Circuit, Test Course. A good way to get money is to buy an R-Type Integra and play on the R-Type series race in Beginner mode. It's really easy if you upgrade the car as much as possible. You get 5000 per race and 10000 at the end, 35000 already, then at the end you get an acura, which you can sell for 75000. 110000 in about 20 mins! The Mazda MX-7 is great because you can add on all the turbos AND its easy to control!Thats what i used!!! Start taking all the licenses accept for the rally-license - it's not sp important. then you buy a mazda mx5 at 16,900.-. win sunday- and clubman cup, sell the trueno's you'll win, and buy a turbostage 2 to your mazda. then, drive the fr-cup in beginner league and you'll win a mazda mx5 1.8 at 160hp. then drive the endurance for non-tuned mazdas. tere, you'll win 100.000 and then buy a dodge viper gts! give it a na-tuning stage 3, and drive 'like the wind' in proffesional league. you win a mazda 787b! then you have just established yourself one of the best cars in 4-5 hours. Win the rally lisence then get a good car and win the subaru rally inpreza prototype by winning the stage 5 wet reverse. Win all the other rally races by using the subaru. If you win all of them you will get a super suzuki, sell that for a couple hundred thousand along with the cars you won by winning all the other rally races. Now you need to win the European championship to get the gillet race car (you might have to win it a few times). This isn't a cheat so much as an effective strategy for beginners. First get a car to the 300 hp range, then race the Super Speedway track in the Beginner class GT World tournament. If you race against only Rally cars, you should be able to win, for $10,000 a win. Do this about 10 or 15 times, until you have enough to get a good car and tune it into the 500 hp (or higher) range. From there, enter the European Championship series in the Amatuer class. Win the first four races, then save your game. Enter the fifth race and immediately exit. You'll win the series and win one of four bonus cars. If you get a car other than the Vertigo race car, exit out and load your game to quit the fifth race again. Do this until you get the Vertigo race car, which you can sell for $300,000. You also should win about $50,000 from the four races and the series win. This should take about 20-25 minutes, and yield around $350,000.

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Last week I wrote up a visit to the Lagunitas Taproom, the first stop on a day trip out of the city on a recent trip to San Francisco. With Andy at the wheel and Dave and I drinking at pubs and snoring in the car, we headed north from Lagunitas to Russian River's pub in Santa Rosa, and then Bear Republic's pub in Healdsburg. Russian River was fun: it wasn't wine-country fancy as I had feared, rather it was a spacious, kid-friendly place that would fit right in if it were suddenly dropped into Portland. The food was pretty standard pub grub, and not surprisingly there was a fabulous selection of RR beers -- 15 on tap the day we were there. The beers were very reasonably priced -- especially for California -- West Coast ales were $4.50 a pint, and the Belgian "-tion" beers ranged from $3.75 to $6.75 a snifter. Whether you're going for the hop monsters like Pliny the Elder or Blind Pig, or for the sours like Consecration and Sanctification, you'll be pleased. Go visit if you're anywhere nearby. About a half hour north of Santa Rosa is the little resort town of Healdsburg. Tucked behind the tourist-shopping main drag is a Bear Republic pub, which we thought we'd try, since we like quite a few of their beers, like Red Rocket and Racers 5 and X. As near as we could tell, no actual brewing happens at the pub, but they plunked a bunch of big tanks down here and there to give it a brewy feel. The place was a little bit of a letdown, partly because the Bear Republic meet-the-brewer at Apex in Portland a couple weeks ago had a much more amazing selection of their beers than the pub did, and partly because Russian River and Lagunitas were much more our style. The thing that made the biggest impression on me was that a lot of people at the Healdsburg pub were drinking from German-style 1-liter mugs. If for some reason you are being punished with an overnight stay in Healdsburg, those would be just the ticket for drowning your sorrows. But I wouldn't recommend going out of your way for a visit. Neither the town nor the Bear Republic pub offers much to get excited about. Might want to try tasting some of the wines from the Healdsberg, Alexander Valley and Russian River area next time. While RR has some wonderful Beligian type beers, the true treasure are the vineyards of the area. Very cool. I hope to get down there soon! And yes, the vineyards down there are awesome, and you don't have to spend a lot of money! I often buy very inexpensive pinots from the area, and they are often some of the best. But we are talking beer here.

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Andy Ockershausen: Hi. This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town. I have the absolute total pleasure to talk to a wonderful, wonderful woman who's been a very dear friend for many years. Unfortunately, she's out of the spotlight right now, but she ran our Chamber of Commerce better than anybody ever did before or since. Welcome Barbara Lang to Our Town. Barbara Lang: Andy, thank you so much. Delighted to be here. Andy Ockershausen: Well, you are a big part of Our Town and we try to … Started this program to talk about all the good things that are going on in Our Town. A lot of them don't know about them. You know them because you live with them, but Our Town is exploding and we're all part of the explosion, what we see at the wharf, what we see at the yard, what we see that's going up on Connecticut Avenue. Isn't it wonderful thing? Barbara Lang: Absolutely it is. I went to the Chamber of Commerce right after 9/11 and that was a time when we weren't sure what was going to happen. Washington was like an armed camp. The airports were closed. Retail was suffering. All the hotels were laying people off. The thing I used to say is, "My goodness, are the locust coming next," because we had all the murders that were happening, the Montgomery guys that were the sniper shootings and people were scared to death around that. There was so much happening and you just thought are we ever, ever going to recover from this? By God, now you look at Washington and the suburbs as well, because it all goes to make this region such a dynamic place. Andy Ockershausen: Our Town has exploded with so many great things, and you made many of them happen Barbara. How in the world … You were working for Uncle Sam and then you left that and went into the private sector. Is that correct? Barbara Lang: Yeah, but Fannie Mae was private. Andy Ockershausen: That's correct. I know that. Barbara Lang: It's private, but people thought it was government owned, but it was a private New York … Publicly traded on the Stock Exchange. But prior to that I was with IBM for 25 years. So I spent 25 years in IBM. Andy Ockershausen: Not in this market though, right? Barbara Lang: A little bit in this market, yeah. I started in Jacksonville, Florida. I then moved to Atlanta and then to Washington. I spent a total of 25 years at IBM and then Fannie Mae recruited me and so I went in as a vice-president and chief procurement officer at Fannie Mae and spent 10 years there, then went to the Chamber of Commerce. Andy Ockershausen: You're too young for that Barbara. Barbara Lang: Oh, aren't you sweet? Thank you. You keep saying that. Andy Ockershausen: I'm trying to think of the name … Kent Cushenberry? Do you remember that name? Barbara Lang: Kent Cushenberry? I worked for Kent when he headed up community relations. That was one of my last two jobs with IBM. Andy Ockershausen: He was a very dear friend, a very dear friend. Barbara Lang: Yeah. He was great and sorry to see him go. He's somebody that left here all too soon. Andy Ockershausen: Oh yeah, he was young. Barbara Lang: He was a young man. Andy Ockershausen: Before him there was a man … What's our favorite sports announcer, Timmy Brant. His father had the job before Kent did way back. Tim Brant, do you remember him? Barbara Lang: Yeah. I know the name, but I did not know him. Yeah. Andy Ockershausen: I knew IBM … IBM was on … When I grew up in Our Town was on Connecticut Avenue, and the only reason we knew it was everybody wore a hat. Barbara Lang: And pinstriped suits and I call them those Cadillac shoes, the wingtip loafers. That was the IBM uniform back in the day. Andy Ockershausen: It was everywhere, IBM was such an important part of Our Town, and still is. I mean they changed their business dramatically I'm sure. Barbara Lang: It is, and the culture has changed a lot. When I was with IBM in Jacksonville, Florida I remember that women didn't wear pants. So one day when they finally said that we could wear pantsuits, suits now, to the office we all did it on the same day because we did not want to be the odd woman out, so we all walked in with our new tailored pantsuits and that was a big day at IBM. Andy Ockershausen: I would say so, because it was strictly a white male culture that I grew up with. Barbara Lang: Very much so. Andy Ockershausen: Very much so, and Kent wasn't. As a matter of fact, he helped break that culture. The things you were talking about, how things have changed for women so dramatically because there are a lot of important women running this town now. Barbara Lang: And that's good to see. Andy Ockershausen: Oh, I think it's great. Barbara Lang: I wish there were a lot more women in Congress on Capitol Hill. Maybe we would have some better outcomes, you know? Barbara Lang: They go to … Women tend to try to solve problems, and not as much as the politics and the hitting and the jabbing back and forth, and if you ask … I've talked to a number of women that are in Congress and say, "Why are you there?" They're not there to be on a power trip. They're there to solve something. Andy Ockershausen: To accomplish something. Barbara Lang: And to accomplish something. Andy Ockershausen: I think that's great. Andy Ockershausen: How about Barbara Lang? Barbara Lang: No, no, no, no. Andy Ockershausen: You live in the city? Barbara Lang: I live in the city and Eleanor is still in her job, nor do I want her job. Andy Ockershausen: Eleanor ain't going anywhere, that's for sure. Barbara Lang: I don't want her job. I think I am too old to embark on that kind of career anyway, but I live in Washington. Andy Ockershausen: Why? Age has never stopped you Barbara. Age is only a number. Remember that. Barbara Lang: I remember that, but tell that to my body sometimes. Andy Ockershausen: Now how about Marie Johns? Marie was another one that broke the ceiling, didn't she? Barbara Lang: So she broke it on the female side, but as well on being African American. She's one of my very good friends. I love her to death. Andy Ockershausen: She's a neighbor of ours. We see Marie all the time. Barbara Lang: Yeah, I know that. Yeah. Andy Ockershausen: I'm trying to think … Before Marie, the guy was big with the Board of Trade. He was chairman that year. Andy Ockershausen: White … Not white, he was a man of color. Barbara Lang: Yeah. I saw him the other day. Andy Ockershausen: He's an ambassador, wasn't he? Andy Ockershausen: Why can't we remember him? Barbara Lang: He's now living in Texas. Andy Ockershausen: Right. He ran a phone company. Barbara Lang: Senior moments here. Janice Iacona Ockershausen: Del Walters? Barbara Lang: No, Del Lewis. Barbara Lang: We knew we would come up with it eventually. Andy Ockershausen: He broke the color line too with the phone company. Barbara Lang: Very much so. He's in Texas now doing some consulting. I ran into him … He was here in Washington a few months ago and I happened to be in a meeting where he was, but he looks great, doing well. Andy Ockershausen: He was head of the Board of Trade, I think the first man of color. Barbara Lang: The first person of color. Andy Ockershausen: Yeah, I think so. Barbara Lang: No, I think you're right, but was chair of the Board. Andy Ockershausen: Great guy. The good old boys liked him too. But Barbara, you're career then with the government and the outside, and it ends up now you're a businesswoman by osmosis, because the Chamber of Commerce … Again, it used to be about 11 people. Barbara Lang: It had a little more than that. Andy Ockershausen: There was the cleaners. I remember that. Maybe there were 12 people or something, but it was very small. I'm talking 50 years ago, until you got on the scene. We'll be right back with Barbara Lang and talk about the Chamber of Commerce. Andy Ockershausen: Andy Ockershausen, and having a wonder conversation with Barbara Lang. If you don't know this woman, I can tell you something about her. If you're ever around Washington, around Arizona Avenue, MacArthur Boulevard at Christmastime, you have never seen a home more beautifully decorated than her home. It's right there on the corner. It's a sight to see Barbara. We love it. Andy Ockershausen: You brought so much oomph to MacArthur Boulevard though. It was great. I used to get fruit baskets. People would just come and put flowers on the steps or fruit baskets just saying "Thank you for lighting up the neighborhood." I'm sure PEPCO loved me for that, because my light bill in December and January was like … They're going to miss me this year because I'm not going to do all that this year. Andy Ockershausen: Barbara, that's so bad, because that was such a big part of Our Town and you made it all. Janice Iacona Ockershausen: That was your signature color. Andy Ockershausen: A labor of love. Barbara Lang: Well, there's a story as to how we started doing that. My mother had come up to live with us some 15 years before that. Andy Ockershausen: She was from Georgia? Barbara Lang: No, she's from Florida. She was ill. She had cancer, and we knew that she had about a year or so to live, so I brought her up here, because I couldn't go down there to live. She loved Christmas, and so one day she was sitting … Because the only thing we used to do was just put up a tree inside the house. One day she was sitting on the little bench in the window in the family room and she said to my husband … She said, "Gerald, you know a little reindeer outside would look really nice right out there," so he runs to the store and gets the reindeer and lights up the reindeer. She said, "But now he's lonely. Why don't we get another one?" So that's how we ended up with a herd of reindeer all lit up, and then all this stuff. That is how this all got started. Barbara Lang: My mom. Then we just continued the tradition in her honor every year, putting up all those lights, and every year it got bigger. Andy Ockershausen: It almost is around the block now. Barbara Lang: It is. Yeah, it is. Andy Ockershausen: But you started … That whole neighborhood lit up, not just you. Barbara Lang: That's right. Before it was just us, but now a lot of people are doing the outside decorations. Andy Ockershausen: It's such a great time of year. It's great for MacArthur Boulevard and for Arizona Avenue. We love it. It was a very important part of our life to go by, wasn't it Toni? Say hello to Barbara. We said this person has got to be wacky, putting up all those lights. This thing is lit up man, I mean really lit up. Barbara Lang: That's why I said PEPCO loved me. Andy Ockershausen: They were a member of the Board, Fannie Mae? Barbara Lang: That's right. So it … I was getting to the point at Fannie Mae where they were going to make a lot of leadership changes, the chair and the president, and when you start to see those changes happening you start to say the new people may want to bring in their own management team, so let me find a way out before they decide they don't want me. I always want to be ahead of that curve. So I was at the Chamber, I knew that board members were not happy with the way things were going, and so what I did was … Charlene Drew-Jarvis was the chair of the board at the time. You know Charlene well. Barbara Lang: I said what if we could get Frank Raines, who was chairman of the board at Fannie, to sponsor me as an executive on loan for two years and they pay my salary? That way, that would give the Chamber some breathing room in terms of not having to pay an executive. So we ended up with some back and forth, but we ended up … They agreed to pay my salary for two years. The only reservation, the only clause there was that if there was anything that came up regarding Fannie Mae as it relates to policy legislative items, of course I would have to recuse myself. Barbara Lang: It never did. Nothing ever came up, so therefore I spent two years where Fannie Mae paid my salary. Then after that period was up I really retired from Fannie Mae and the Chamber offered me another contract for three years, and then another one after that three years, so it ended up almost 13 years I was there. Andy Ockershausen: Yeah, but in two years you had expanded the Board. Barbara Lang: I had paid off their debt. Andy Ockershausen: You brought in a lot of money. You had put the place on the map. It was on the map, but you made it so important. Barbara Lang: It had a lot of … They were not utilizing resources well. They did not know how to fundraise. They did not know how to give value for the membership. It's not a charity, and that's what I would say to large businesses, "I don't want your money because you feel sorry for us. I want your money because we're going to give you some value for that membership back to your company," and that's what we did. Andy Ockershausen: That's a great recruiting tool too. Barbara Lang: Yeah. It's not a charity. Don't write me a check because it's a charity. Andy Ockershausen: It's not a gift. It's an investment. Andy Ockershausen: Your reputation was fabulous. Barbara Lang: … That I would do what I said I was going to do. We paid off that loan in less than a year, paid off that money. One of my board members called me and said, "Who did you shoot to do this? Where did you get the money?" I said, "That's okay. We didn't do anything illegal that would get the Chamber in trouble," but it was really hard work, working with the board and recruiting a great staff. No leader does these things by themselves. Andy Ockershausen: No, you had great people. Andy Ockershausen: You had to impress them that this woman might know what the hell she's doing. Andy Ockershausen: Absolutely, but it wasn't a gamble though. It wasn't much of a gamble because you paid off the loan. Andy Ockershausen: Oh, God, I remember your recruitment. Your recruitment was incredible. Barbara Lang: We got up to 2,000 members at one time, and when I got there there were about 500 members. I don't know that they all were dues paying, but they were … And those are the kind that you need, are dues paying members. Andy Ockershausen: You use their names, that's for sure. Andy Ockershausen: We're talking to Barbara Lang about the DC Chamber of Commerce and what an important part of Our Town it was, and now has been doubly important. We'll be right back to continue with Barbara Lang. Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town. I'm talking to a delightful, dear, wonderful friend, Barbara Lang, about her life and what is going on with it now. We know about what she did for the Chamber of Commerce. She put it on the map in more ways than one. Now Barbara has moved on to a new endeavor and we're so happy that you're still in Our Town. Barbara Lang: Thank you. Thank you. I love it. I would never consider leaving Washington. It is my adopted town. I've been here 30 years now, so it's now my town. I haven't been here as long as you Andy, but I've been here a long time. Andy Ockershausen: I was born here. I would never leave. Barbara Lang: When I decided to leave the Chamber back in … Really it was in 2013. I didn't leave until 2014. I looked around to decide kind of what is it I want to do. I'm of the belief that when things are going really well … My last year at the Chamber we raised more money than we ever had. Andy Ockershausen: And got more members. Barbara Lang: We had more legislative wins. I mean we were on top of the world. That is the time to leave, when things are going well, so I decided to leave then. I looked around to see what else I wanted to do. I'm not the retiring type. I've retired three times. I fail at retirement. Andy Ockershausen: You're too gorgeous to retire ever. Barbara Lang: So my COO from the Chamber had always said, "When you leave I'm leaving too. I'm not staying." So we didn't realize that we would end up together, but he, me and my husband formed this consulting firm, so there were the three partners. It's called Lang Strategies LLC, and it's www.langstrategies.com. We laid out our business plan around what we saw at the chamber that businesses needed, what were the voids that they needed. Andy Ockershausen: Working together with the community? Barbara Lang: Well, no. What we try to do is find the right jurisdiction for them, negotiate tax incentives for them, get them if the need a partner, depending on what they are selling … A lot of them are in manufacturing and the food business. We just signed on a client that makes museum cases, so artifacts and all of that that you preserve papers and things in for museums, they build these kinds of things. So that's the kind of … It's that kind of client. That's our international practice. The other practice that we have is executive leadership and change management. We go in … You've got a CEO with a new vision or new mission, and you've got to change the behavior of the team that's there or find new executives to be in there. We have … I call him my corporate shrink that's a consultant for us to help people with that, so we do a lot of group work as well as we do one-on-one coaching with people on how to change the way you work. This environment that we're all living in is changing every day, the political environment, the business environment, so how do you get people to adapt to the change? Because if you don't change you're going to be left behind. Andy Ockershausen: Yeah, you're out of it. Barbara Lang: You're out of the game. So we go in and work with companies to do that, and municipalities as well. Our largest client was the City of Detroit. We finished some work there at the end of last year. We went in and did executive change management. They were just coming out of bankruptcy, and so they … This is the great American city that really fell on such hard times. Barbara Lang: No. No. There's a new mayor. Andy Ockershausen: Because he's from Washington, Dave Bing. Barbara Lang: Right. I worked directly for John Hill, who headed the Federal City Council here. Andy Ockershausen: Yeah. I know John. Of course. Barbara Lang: He's the court appointed CFO up there and has been there for several years, so he got them out of bankruptcy. Andy Ockershausen: He did a great job here, John did. Barbara Lang: Yeah. Yeah. We worked with his organization and spent about a year and a half up there. What we do we can do with municipal governments as well, but our primary target is the private sector. Andy Ockershausen: The business community? Barbara Lang: The business community. Yeah. Then the third thing that we do is look at processes and procedures, looking for efficiencies. We ended up doing that in Detroit as well. That wasn't what we started out doing, but looking at their processes. Andy Ockershausen: They needed it, that's what you discovered, right? Barbara Lang: Yeah. Absolutely. So it just morphed into us working … Now that we've got the executive team all on board, then how do we change some of their processes to make them more efficient? Andy Ockershausen: Certainly the business community up there has now really come alive. I read about it, new buildings, new … They used to be the motor capital of the world and it got away from them. Barbara Lang: Absolutely. Downtown looks really great. Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase and other executives have put a lot of money into that to revitalize that city. They still need some work in the neighborhoods, because you have … You'll go on a street with 15 houses as an example, and three of them have somebody occupied in them. The others are abandoned, so those three are paying for the utilities and the infrastructure of the other 15 that are there, so they still have some work, but they are … They're getting there. It's starting to come back. Andy Ockershausen: From what I've read about it, it's really happening in Detroit. Barbara Lang: Yeah. It's starting to come back. If I were younger and a real estate investor, you could go buy like a four-bedroom home when we were working up there for $20,000 dollars, I mean that's how cheap the property was. But I'm past that stage in my life where I feel I can do that. But you could … There's just great … And there still is. I mean it's probably more than 20,000 today. Andy Ockershausen: I'm glad you talk about Detroit, because it's off of most people's radar, but bringing it up opens my eyes up because I read about it, and I felt so bad for them for years, and then I realized what great things are happening in the midwest. Ford is still in Dearborn. They didn't leave. Barbara Lang: That's right, and GM is still there. Andy Ockershausen: GM is still there? Andy Ockershausen: The woman that took over GM, her father works in the production line. Isn't that a great story? Barbara Lang: Right. It's very good. Andy Ockershausen: She is really a powerhouse, that Mary. She's something else. I can't tell you how enjoyable this is Barbara, talking to you. You're getting me enthused. I might invest in Detroit now. Barbara Lang: Yeah, go spend a little money. I know they would love that. Downtown looks terrific. It really has come back. You feel safe. We worked out of the Municipal Building right on the water there. The GM Tower is across the street. The winters are still brutal, but we stayed in a hotel that was very close by, so it worked out fine. We enjoyed our time there and met some wonderful people. Andy Ockershausen: My grandson just graduated the University of Michigan. He's an electrical something. He got a job in Detroit. I said, "Why would you leave Ann Arbor and go to Detroit?" He said, "For money." I said, "That's my boy. You go where the money is." But he's working in downtown Detroit on that Eight Mile Road or some damn thing. But he was telling me how great … He loves Detroit. He researched it and he found out … Now he wants to get into marketing. I'm trying to … Janice is helping him and I'm against that. Stay with the engineering. Barbara, this is so great that you made a commitment to Our Town and you're not going to leave and that's so super. I would hope that all these things that you want here are going to come true because Our Town still needs help, and you know that. Andy Ockershausen: They're all commuters now. Andy Ockershausen: You're telling the truth. Barbara Lang: But work in partnership, not against us. Andy Ockershausen: We've got a wonderful female mayor. All the good things are happening to Our Town. Barbara Lang: Right. Right. Yes. Andy Ockershausen: And your the biggest part of this. I mean Muriel needs you, because you'll be helping her I know in her career and what she's doing. I think Our Town is so super now, and to mention the places you mentioned getting around, I don't know where you're going to live, but wherever you go you're going to bring a lot of light to it. Barbara Lang: I'm going to stay in DC, so thank you. I looked in Maryland and looked in Virginia and I said no. Andy Ockershausen: Commuter, you don't want to be there. Barbara Lang: No. It doesn't work for me. Andy Ockershausen: This has been a wonderful conversation with a very dear friend, and I'm so happy to see she's going to stay here and bring her magic to Our Town, Barbara Lang. Barbara, thank you so much for being you and we're here for you 24/7. Andy Ockershausen: We love you. Barbara Lang: My pleasure. Thank you so much. Andy Ockershausen: You're the man. Andy Ockershausen: Thank you. This is Andy Ockershausen and Janice Ockershausen and this is Our Town. Announcer: You've been listening to Our Town, Season Three, presented by GEICO, our hometown favorite, with your host, Andy Ockershausen. New Our Town episodes are released each Tuesday and Thursday. Drop us a line with your comments or suggestions. See us on Facebook or visit our website at ourtowndc.com. Our special thanks to Ken Hunter, or technical director, and WMAL Radio in Washington DC for hosting our podcast, and thanks to GEICO. 15 minutes can save you 15% or more on car insurance. Wonderful interview. It was such a pleasure to listen to an interview with Barbara Lang. share. Barbara Lang has made great changes everywhere she has focused her time. I also very much appreciate this venue, OurTown.

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Top 10 Fergie Songs Janey Roberts 5 months ago No Comments Photo: Jørund F Pedersen, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Our Top 10 Fergie Songs lists looks at the work of one of the most successful female singers of the past twenty years. The Black Eyed Peas made a very smart move when they hired Fergie to become their co-lead singer in the early 200s0. Fergie has a voice and presence that is hard to match by anyone. There is just something really special about Fergie. You can't take your eyes of her when she is up on that stage. Her presence is so strong that it can almost overwhelm that powerful voice of hers. And what a voice. She is probably one of the most underrated singers in the business. The songs she she has recorded with the Black Eyed Peas as well as her solo career would become some of the biggest hit singles of the past two decades. Oh yes, it's been oh so Fergalicious! Since we have already released a top 10 Black Eyed Peas songs list, this Fergie songs list will focus just on the music Fergie has released as a solo artist. Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson in the mid 1970s. Her married name is Fergie Duhamel. While some may think that Fergie is from England, she is actually from California. Fergie's first major label recording contract was with a three female singer fronted singing group called Wild Orchid. The group released three albums with Fergie that didn't really sell well. She left Wild Orchid in 2001 and joined the Black Eyed Peas where she would have phenomenal success on both a commercial and artistic level. In the music business there are the incredible female vocalists like Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, and Adele. There are the great female rappers like Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliot and Cardi B to name a few of the best. Your usually either one or the other. Fergie has always stood out because she could sing and rap on the same levels as those we just mentioned. Her talents are simply just stunning. Our Top 10 Fergie songs list looks to define her talents as well as her best songs. Even though Fergie has released only two studio albums, both records were filled with so many big time hits, it's tough to only choose ten from just those two albums. Additionally, Fergie has collaborated with so many other artists so there are many great recordings to choose from. This won't be easy, but we know it will be tons of fun reviewing all these great Fergie songs. This list contains only Fergie solos songs and collaborations. For her songs with the Black Eyed Peas check out our top 10 Black Eyed Peas songs list. Now it Fergalicious time! # 10 – At Night I Pray We thought we would open up our Fergie songs list with a sample of her career before she joined the Black Eyed Peas and ever released a solo record.The song "At Night I Pray," was a single released when Fergie was a member of the all girl group Wild Orchid. Somewhat styled after 80s groups like Expose and Sweet Sensation, Wild Orchid had a more of an adult contemporary sound than those 80s groups. It's an interesting listen and fun video to watch to see a part of Fergie's past before she became the mega international star we all came to love as Fergie. # 9 – Big Girls Don't Cry Continuing with our top 10 Fergie songs list we take a listen to a song that defined just how big of a star that Fergie had become. The song "Big Girls Don't Cry,"was released on the album entitled The Dutchess. The album was released in 2006. It was the third single released from the album. Amazingly, it was also the third single in a row from the album that hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also was a number one hit on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts, the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 charts and the US Billboard Top 40 charts. The song also went to number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, and even Russia. Yes, Russia. Now that's what we call a worldwide hit single. # 8 -Party People In the number eight spot on our top 10 Fergie songs list we present the song entitled "Party People." This was a Nelly song that featured Fergie. OMG does she look gorgeous in this video. And of course she sounds so phenomenal as usual. The song was released on the album entitled Brass Knuckles. The album was released in 2008. The song was a top 10 hit in New Zealand and Belgium. It was a top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. # 7 – L.A. Love (La La) In the number seven position on our top 10 Fergie songs list is the song entitled "L.A. Love (La La)." Be careful when you watch this video because its so hot with Fergie in a bikini you may have a heart attack. This jubilant tripping song is such a blast to listen and party too. Fergie nailed it all the way with this one. The song was released on the album entitled Double Dutchess. The album was released ten years after her first solo album. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number twenty seven. In the United Kingdom, the song "L.A. Love (La La)" went all the way to number three. # 6 – You Already Know Landing in the number six spot on our top 10 Fergie songs list we present the song "You Already Know." Fergie opens up this killer track with a smoking vocal that showcases off her golden pipes and her smooth rapping skills. The song also features Nicki Minaj in the song's middle section. The song was released on the album entitled Double Dutchess. It was the fourth single released from the album. There is a sample of Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's classic track "It Takes Two." There are also some James Brown licks throughout the song. # 5 – Clumsy If this song sounded familiar to you the first time you heard it, undoubtedly it was probably because of the use of Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It," that fueled the groove of the song. At the halfway point on our top 10 Fergie songs list is the magnificent single "Clumsy." The song was issued on the album The Dutchess. It was the fifth single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number five. # 4 – Glamorous At the number four spot on our top 10 Fergie songs list we present the extraordinary song "Glamorous." This gorgeous song was a monumental hit for Fergie.The song was released on the album entitled The Dutchess. The album was released in 2006. It was the third single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number one. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts again reaching all the way up to number one. The song broke onto the US Billboard Dance Charts and yes, hit number one. # 3 – M.I.L.F. $ If you don't know what those letter stand for, well then this is just not the place for us to explain it. In the number three spot on our top 10 Fergie songs list we present the song entitled "M.I.L.F. $." The song was released on the album entitled Double Dutchess. The album was released in 2016. It was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs Charts peaking at number seven. The fans in New Zealand loved this luscious song because they turned it into a number hit in that country. The song was also a top 10 hit in Germany. Interesting where this song scored big. # 2 – Fergalicious Baby do we love this one in the number two spot on our top 10 Fergie songs list. How could you not love a song called "Fergalicious." Her Black Eyed Peas partner Will.I.Am counts this one off for her. "Fergalicious,'" samples from a ton of songs so there is a large amount of writers receiving credit on this one. The song was released on the 2006 album entitled The Dutchess. It was the second single released from the album. The song just missed the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number two. The energetic song also was a hit on the Australian Music Charts reaching all the way up to number four. # 1 – London Bridge We close out our top 10 Fergie songs list with the phenomenal hit single "London Bridge." This was Fergie's first solo single release. Everyone loved this one. The lyrics were so brilliantly written even though they may have been a bit too much for some. Nonetheless, we loved them and so did millions of other fans because this was a monster hit single. "London Bridge," was released on the album entitled The Dutchess. The album was released in 2006. It was the first single released from the album. You can't do any better than Fergie did with her first single as it went straight to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also was a hit on the US US Pop Songs charts reaching all the way up to number four. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number three. On the Australian ARIA Music Sales Charts the song also hit number three. "London Bridge," was composed by Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), Jamal Jones, Sean Garrett and Mike Hartnett. Top 10 Fergie Songs article published on Classic RockHistory.com© 2021 Janey Roberts Janey Roberts lives in Chelsea, London. She has worked for various British musical publications writing album and concert reviews. Originally from Balboa Park, San Diego, Janey brings an international cross cultural perspective to rock journalism.

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Have you been teased, bullied or physically locked up or harassed – because you are lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer in some other way? Have you had trouble in school, finding a job or flat, or getting the healthcare services you needed? Some of us shrug off these daily discriminations as everyday happenings. Others have never spoken about the pain we have suffered. Authority figures can be cold and lack understanding of LBTQ people. Our family members may have turned our backs on us. Sayoni is conducting a study on LBTQ experiences of violence and discrimination in Singapore. We are looking for people who identify as women across the LBTQ spectrum who are willing to sit down with us to answer some questions. You should also be 18 and above and have lived in Singapore for more than a year. Your participation is important to help people understand the real situation on the ground. It will drive Sayoni's advocacy work and shed light on the community's needs. We will keep your data anonymous and do our utmost to protect the privacy of interviewees. To find out more about our study, please email us at hrd[at]sayoni.com. This anti-foreigner approach also stifles constructive political discussion. Some elevate pink identity cards or National Service to sacred emblems of belonging and entitlement, which cannot then be discussed openly and inclusively. Sayoni is conducting a research study to document cases of human rights violations against LBTQ (lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer) women in Singapore because of gender or sexuality. This information will be gathered through semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The data collected will be kept anonymous and strictly confidential. We will do our utmost to protect the privacy and safety of respondents. Your participation is important to help us understand the community's needs and drive advocacy work to meet these needs. The findings will also fuel our other efforts to improve the day-to-day experiences of LBTQ women and enable their inclusion and participation in Singapore society. Sayoni is participating in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference, or ASEAN People's Forum, again this year – this time in Yangon, Myanmar. It's a huge civil society gathering, larger than before, with some putting the numbers at 1800 activists from all over ASEAN. Every year before the ASEAN Summit, a conference known as the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People's Forum (ACSC/APF) is held independently, paralleled to the official ASEAN Summit. Myanmar's bid for the rotating ASEAN chair was granted, so it is responsible as well to host the ASEAN People's Forum where hundreds of civil society actors from the ASEAN region will gather to represent voices of civil societies. March 13, 2014 - The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) yesterday launched its 'We are #ASEANtoo' campaign on its social media sites in the lead up to the ASEAN People's Forum that will take place in Burma from 21 to 23 March 2014. The social media campaign calls online users to show their support for the inclusion of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression (SOGIE) in the ASEAN by using the hashtag #ASEANtoo as they send supportive tweets and Instagrams.

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Do you love creating sketches? Come join our sketch team and share your passion for sketches with our creative community! We are looking to add positions to our sketch team. No previous dt experience required! – 2-3 sketches per month exclusive to Colorful Creations. – Examples layouts are optional! – Posting an announcement on your blog when your sketch is used. – We ask that you do not post the sketches or use for any other site until debuted on Colorful Creations. – Any other dt teams you are currently on. Birds of a Feather Kit Co. is seeking a team of enthusiastic, creative, motivated, and dedicated designers for a term of six months: July 20th, 2012 through January 19th, 2013. Deadline for applications is July 4th, 2012. Carolina Garrido is this week's Guest Designer at Pretty Little Studio and would like to celebrate by giving away some of their yummy stuff in her blog, Scrapping Nomad. You just need to leave a comment for a chance to win! The deadline for this give away is July 2nd. Please visit here for more information. Join us this month in scrapping some of the beauty we find in the world around us. That means photos don't have to be limited by only the things we find in nature, but could include other topics such as the birth of a new baby, and/or abstract feelings like the love shared between two people. You have until July 31st to join in this challenge, and be entered for a fabulous scrappy prize. Practical Scrappers is giving away a free seat to Fabulous Handmade Embellies, a new class by Carolina Garrido at The Art Studio @ Scrapbook News and Review. The winner gets full access to the class, which will take place on July 8 and includes PDFs, videos, cutting files and printable templates, discussion forums and chat sessions. The deadline to take part in this giveaway is July 7th. International participants welcome! This entry was written by Angie and posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:00 am and filed under Calls, Competitions, Events, Scrapbooking, scrapscene. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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Te ara māmāAccessibility At Puke Ariki accessibility is very important to us. We want everyone in the community to be able to enjoy our museum and libraries. Visiting Puke Ariki Elevator Lifts A lift goes from the St Aubyn Street car park to the museum entrance. There are three lifts inside Puke Ariki that will get you to all parts of the building. There are ramps from Ariki Street that go to the Museum and Library entrances. There is also an internal ramp from the ground floor of the Library to Discover It, the kid's area. There are two mobility parking spaces in the Puke Ariki car park. The car park is located under the Museum off St Aubyn Street. Accessible toilets are located in several places in Puke Ariki Museum and Library. See the building map for details. Assistance dogs are welcome at Puke Ariki. Access for People who Can't Visit Us Housebound Readers Service Are you unable to visit the library because of age, illness or disability? Then you may be eligible for our Housebound Readers Service. We have a fantastic group of volunteers who will select books or audiobooks for you and deliver them to you at home. More information is available in our Housebound Readers Service Booklet or you can contact us with any questions. Museum in a Suitcase Museum in a Suitcase brings the wonderful objects of Puke Ariki to your group. This programme is mainly targeted at people in rest homes and retirement villages who are unable to visit the Museum. Our volunteers bring a suitcase full of treasures and present them to your group to look at, interact with and discuss. To find out more about Museum in a Suitcase contact us. BookLink Puke Ariki members who have a print disability are encouraged to use the BookLink web portal or app. BookLink provides access to the Blind Foundation Library's digital collection. More information on BookLink is available on the Blind Foundation website. Our website aims to be accessible to all, more information on the design of the site is available in Website Policies - Accessibility

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Nick Jones is a Vice President and Gartner Distinguished Analyst. Mr. Jones' research focuses primarily on Technology Innovation and the Internet of Things (IoT). His research coverage includes IoT strategy; technology innovation tactics and processes; new digital business models enabled by the IoT; IoT wireless; the use of blockchain in IoT; IoT technology trends; location sensing and tracking technologies; RFID; smart lighting; smart buildings; the role and responsibilities of the CTO. His secondary research interests also include the use of mobile devices and apps as components of IoT solutions, emerging trends/technologies, consumerization, innovation strategy, smart cities, and the social impact of technology. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Jones gained wide experience in IT from both the user and vendor perspectives. He has worked for consulting organizations and software tool vendors in a variety of roles, including technical consulting, product management, product selection and evaluation, globalization and product architecture.

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Drudge Factor Re-Visited "This is the most exciting moment in the history of news. Anyone from anywhere can cover anything. And send it out to everyone" – Matt Drudge in his Manifesto. Ten years ago, the Internet's protégé independent journalist Matt Drudge launched the Drudge Report from his L.A. apartment coupled with a 486 Packard Bell computer and phone line. His Web space provides links to other news articles online, but also produces a fair amount of exclusive content, most noteworthy, the exclusive post of Clinton's affair with Lewinsky that lead to his impeachment. What Drudge opened up was the era of the citizen press without editors, "rejecting the corporate notion of news – controlling news cycles, embargoing things, killing stories," adds Drudge in his book. 01/17/98 21:32:02 PST – NEWSWEEK KILLS STORY ON WHITE HOUSE INTERN XXXXX BLOCKBUSTER REPORT: 23-YEAR-OLD, FORMER WHITE HOUSE INTERN, SEX RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT. Most of the criticism Drudge still receives is his inaccuracy, an aspect of the news profession that requires time and effort. And that he spreads gossip on the Internet. With the spread of webloggers and their participation in the citizen press, Drudge said in an interview with Camille Paglia that he doesn't view himself as a blogger, rather as an independent voice who challenges Big Media. The key difference between his site and those of webloggers is the format, because webloggers challenge Big Media just as well. Drudge, M. (2000). Drudge Manifesto. New York, New York: New American Library. Scott, E. (2004). Big Media Meets the Bloggers: Coverage of Trent Lott's Remarks at Strom Thurmond's Birthday. Cambridge, MA: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Kategorie: Journalism Schlagwörter: Drudge, English, Internet, Journalism

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Mark Smith is a Deputy Editorial Director with Bloomberg Law. He has extensive experience covering privacy & data security, cyberlaw, and intellectual property issues. Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US and CIPP/C).

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With Horse Racing Scraper tool we will scrape the all racing related information. tab.com.au provides us all styles of sport data from all elements all over the world. We will gage the thoroughbreds, greyhounds or harness race. We will get these in keeping with the Historical Date. Extracts racing related details from your target websites automatically and save content to your native information. Date / Category / Heading / Win / Place / Quinella / Exacta / Trifecta / Quaddie / Duet / Running Double / Page URL etc.

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The Amélys restaurant invites you to discover the magnificent Easter buffet that will be served at lunch on Sunday, April 21st. A gargantuan choice of appetizers and starters, the most refined hot starters, a delicious hot dish served at the table (fish or meat), an exclusive selection of the Frères Marchand cheeses, and to finish off beautifully, the chocolate fountain and its side dishes as well as a variety of desserts prepared by our pastry chef! Enough to delight the taste buds of gourmets and gourmands!

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This project was created by the dancer, choreographer and facilitator Mayte Vaos. The invisible space is refered to the ambient background electomagnetic fields emanation that is present in our common living places, but is beyon human perception. The work is articulated as a site-specific dance performance. The performer uses an electromagnetic (EM) field captor, the perceptor that translates the different EM waves in some type of filtered noise sound that is heard by a pair of headphones. In the same way, the performer interpret artistically these invisible spaces by movement. The project consited in creating an Autonomous Wearable Device that includes movement and rangefinder sensors, that perceive the movements of the performer around the space. Finally, the developed system translates these movements in sound expression, that is articulated by the own autonomous wearable device, so it interacts with the audience to reflect in a public-intimate space. The costume was designed by Marta Fenollar. Although the project remained as a work-in-progress, the prototype version was shown in a schooll of children, and in the Skane Art Association, skaneskonst in Malmo, Sweden.

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President Obama raises the point that health reform will not only have long-term advantages for the country but will have immediate protections and benefits this year if passed by Congress. WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that Congress owes the country an up-or-down vote on health reform and he described how more American families will have more control over their health care this year after health reform passes. The proposal the President has put forward includes tax credits for small businesses to purchase coverage, making it possible for people with pre-existing conditions to purchase coverage, and stopping insurance companies from imposing lifetime caps or annual limits to the amount of care people receive, among other reforms. The audio and video will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov at 6:00 am ET, Saturday, March 6, 2010. This week, I asked Congress to schedule a final vote on reform that will give families and businesses more control over their health care by holding insurance companies more accountable. This comes after nearly a year of debate, as well as a seven hour summit with Democrats and Republicans where we had a public and substantive discussion on health care. Since then, I've said that I'm willing to incorporate some ideas offered by Republicans, and we're eliminating special provisions that had no place in health care reform. Now, despite all the progress and improvements we've made, Republicans in Congress insist that the only acceptable course on health care is to start over. But you know what? The insurance companies aren't starting over. I just met with some of them on Thursday and they couldn't give me a straight answer as to why they keep arbitrarily and massively raising premiums – by as much as 60% in states like Illinois. If we do not act, they will continue to do this. They will continue to drop people's coverage when they need it. They will continue to refuse coverage based on pre-existing conditions. These practices will continue. That's why we must act now. That's why the United States Congress owes the American people an up-or-down vote on health insurance reform. The proposal we've put forward would end the worst practices of the insurance industry, lower costs for millions of Americans, and give uninsured individuals and small businesses the same kind of choice of private health insurance that Members of Congress get for themselves. And while it will take a few years to fully implement these reforms, there are numerous protections and benefits that would start to take effect this year. This year, small business owners will receive tax credits to purchase health insurance. This year, thousands of uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions will finally be able to purchase coverage. Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. And they will no longer be allowed to drop your coverage when you get sick. This year, all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care to their customers – so that we can start catching preventable illnesses and diseases on the front end. There will no longer be lifetime limits or restrictive annual limits on the amount of care you receive. Young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance policy until they're 26 years old. And there will be a new, independent appeals process for anyone who feels they were unfairly denied a claim by their insurance company. Finally, seniors who fall into the gap in coverage known as the donut hole will receive $250 to help them pay for their prescriptions. What won't change when this bill is signed this: if you like the insurance plan you have now, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Because nothing should get in the way of the relationship between a family and their doctor. If we act now, all of this will happen this year. Millions of lives will improve. Some will be saved. Many families and small business owners will have health insurance for the very first time in their lives. Doctors and patients will have more control over their health care decisions, and insurance company bureaucrats will have less. This future is within our grasp. But we also know what the future will look like if we don't act – if we let this opportunity pass for another year, or another decade, or another generation. More Americans will lose their family's health insurance if they switch jobs or lose their job. More small businesses will be forced to choose between health care and hiring. More insurance companies will raise premiums and deny coverage. And the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid will sink our government deeper and deeper into debt. I don't accept that future for the United States of America. I know it has been a long and hard road to this point. And we are not finished with our journey just yet. But we are close. We are very close. And so I ask Congress to finish its work. I ask them to give the American people an up or down vote. And let's show our citizens that it's still possible for Washington to look out for their interests and their future. Thanks for listening.

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Three years ago, today, talented actress and bubbly personality Pratyusha Banerjee entered the gates of heaven after ending her life. Indeed, a sad day for the TV industry and humanity, at large. To remember her on the fateful day, we spoke to actor Shashank Vyas, who shared a wonderful on screen chemistry with her in the iconic TV show, Balika Vadhu.

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The iPhone 11 was the best-selling Smartphone of the first half of 2020 Posted by Ivan Garcia R This year 2020 has resulted in a great first 6 months for Apple, despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic. And the biggest winner, according to Omdia analysts, was the iPhone 11, which moved a whopping 37.7 million units in the first half of 2020. The iPhone 11 arrives at the top of smartphones Apple manages to strike the right balance of pricing and features in the iPhone 11, ensuring the smartphone's appeal. At launch, the iPhone 11 was priced at $ 50 less than its predecessor, the iPhone XR. However, despite the lower price, the iPhone 11 features a dual camera setup which represents a major improvement over the single lens setup for the iPhone. This improvement has been extremely attractive to consumers, driving increased sales. Samsung's Galaxy A51 ranked second in the ranking of smartphone models, with 6.8 million unit shipments in the first quarter. However, the most surprising performance in the first quarter came from the Chinese OEM Xiaomi. Xiaomi's Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones reached the third and fourth position with sales of 6.6 million and 6.1 million units respectively. This is the first time that Xiaomi models ranked third and fourth in sales in the first quarter. Apple and Samsung models occupy the top 10 positions All four Apple models made the top 10. iPhone 11, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 Pro Max, and iPhone 11 Pro ranked first, fifth, sixth, and eighth, respectively. Samsung also placed four models in the top ten. However, Samsung's Galaxy S20 + 5G was the only smartphone in the company's flagship line to achieve the ranking. The other Samsung models in the top 10 were mid- and low-end devices. The silver lining of Samsung's 5G The news for Samsung was much better in the 5G-enabled smartphone segment. The company's Galaxy S20 + 5G took the crown among 5G smartphones sold around the world in the first quarter. Huawei's Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G ranked second and third. Most of Huawei's 5G models were sold in the Chinese domestic market, and sales increased considerably with the expansion of the Chinese 5G market. Samsung is launching and selling 5G smartphones in most of the regions where 5G services and networks are available, i.e. the United States, Europe, and some parts of Asia. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, this smartphone market is expected to contract this year. A slowdown in the pace of 5G expansion is inevitable in many countries. An exception is China, where the smartphone market has recovered rapidly since March. With aggressive promotions of 5G smartphones by Chinese OEMs, Omdia expects 5G smartphone rankings to soon be dominated by Chinese OEMs.

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Amplified Coffee Works was created in 2018 to serve our East Village, San Diego neighborhood in downtown, proximate to Petco Park and the burgeoning Maker's Quarter. We follow the same philosophy as with our beer and Mediterranean cuisine – quality ingredients, progressive processes, & creative products designed for our customers' enjoyment. Our importer and roaster works directly with some of the best coffee farms in the Western Hemisphere and beyond, sourcing us single origin beans from word-renowned farms in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, & Brazil. We have been fortunate for the opportunity to meet and work directly with several of these microlot farmers as we seek specific flavor profiles from coffee beans for everything from bright, citrus flavors in a one-off cold brew to robust chocolate notes for barrel-aging with an imperial stout. Our house E-Vil roast is comprised of Guatemalan beans that lend a rich, dark fruit flavor with hints of chocolate balanced by a refreshing acidity. It also comprises roughly 70% of our cold brew blend, with a smaller blending portion of a light bodied Costa Rican single-origin bean. We will also be featuring various barrel-aged versions of darker roast blends used with our beers, including a delectable blend of Colombian, Brazilian, & Papua New Guinea beans we currently infuse into our bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout, Nyctophobia. Coffee can be purchased in 12oz bags to-go both as beans or ground daily from our café, 8am – 6pm. Prices vary based on blend and origin.

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In working with a variety of clients in all kinds of situations, I've noticed we all have one thing in common: the best of intentions. One client saved scraps of fabric because she thought she would use them for a "some day" art project. Another client piled up months' worth of his family's clean laundry because he thinks he's going to find the time to put it all away one day. A third client is holding onto unwanted items for months because she knows the perfect person to give them to. Yet another client has a stash of torn or damaged garments waiting to be repaired (and my partner just confessed to the same, but for him it's been years). As for me, I've held onto appliances that don't work with the intention of having them repaired, and I'm guilty of all of the above as well. We all have the best of intentions for what to do with these things we've kept. The reality is that we often just don't ever get around to it. My advice? Forgive yourself and move on. Be realistic about what you can take on, and make a new plan. Donate those scraps of fabric to a school for children to use in their art projects. Delegate that laundry to the cleaning woman to handle when you hire her for more hours or ask family members to pitch in. If you don't make a firm plan to see that perfect person to give that cast-off to soon, it's ok to donate it to charity, and those damaged garments can be trashed or repaired. With my defunct appliances, I finally donated them to the electronics recycling facility. I'm giving us all permission to move onto Plan B with these things. The key is to face what we have the bandwidth for and what we don't. Over time, these things weigh us down and make us feel bad about ourselves. If you really want to give yourself another chance, set a firm deadline, write it down or commit it to another person, and if you haven't dealt with whatever it is by then, move on to Plan B, whether it's donating, trashing or delegating. Let's face it. We're all human, and we all feel overwhelmed sometimes. My philosophy with all my clients is not to force them into new, unnatural behaviors; it's to find a new way that's sustainable and comfortable and leaves them feeling successful. What have you got lurking in your home that's been waiting a long time to be donated, repaired or used?

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Miles Nadal has drastically reduced his equity in MDC Partners, the company he once controlled, amid an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into the company and the former CEO's expenses. A filing last week with the SEC showed that Nadal had reduced his holdings in MDC to 1.2 per cent, after selling off stock in two recent sales — one worth 1.84 million Class A shares, in October, and another worth 3.2 million shares last week, a liquidation worth more than US$100 million. As of last week's filing Nadal owned just 620,043 shares. In 2014, Nadal had sold 3.5 million shares. MDC, which owns several ad agencies, was served with a subpoena last year by the SEC which said it was investigating the company over expenses, accounting practices and third-party trading of its shares. Nadal has since repaid the company for certain expenses and stepped down as CEO in July.

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"The 13th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew (MICAH) 2018 will meet November 2–4. (Friday-Sunday) at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. As always, topics of the MICAH meeting cover grammar and linguistics of Ancient and Classical Hebrew (Epigraphic and Biblical Hebrew, Qumran and related Hebrew, and Ben Sira) as well as studies of older or contemporary adjacent Semitic languages and epigraphy, as for instance Ugaritic, Phoenician-Punic, Old and Imperial Aramaic and Early Syriac, or Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite and the like in phonetics, lexic, morphology and syntax. Topics on non-Semitic but contact languages (e.g. Philistine, Luwian) and general linguistics in connection with these languages will also considered welcome. Conference languages are German, English, and French. We invite scholars in the above described fields to submit abstracts (max. one page) on a topic of their choice by May 31, 2018 at the latest to the address given below. We like to explicitly encourage postgra­du­ates or PhD doctorate students to present their projects and to benefit from collegial discussions and a friendly, non-conceited atmosphere (please include a short CV to your application). The time allocated for each paper will be approximately 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion. As we wish to avoid parallel sessions, the call will be deemed closed when the optimal number of proposed papers is accepted. For this reason, if you consider active participation, the earlier you send your proposal the better. Conference fee to cover tea, coffee, refreshments and lunch is € 45 (€ 30 for students; free for JG|U students). Please note that we are not organizing travel or housing arrangements. Nevertheless we will gladly inform you about nearby accommodation with special University conference discount."

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Cleverbot is a chatterbot web application that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to have conversations with humans. It was created by British AI scientist Rollo Carpenter. It was preceded by Jabberwacky, a chatbot project that began in 1988 and went online in 1997. In its first decade, Cleverbot held several thousand conversations with Carpenter and his associates. Since launching on the web, the number of conversations held has exceeded 200 million. Besides the web application, Cleverbot is also available as an iOS, Android, and Windows Phone app. Unlike some other chatterbots, Cleverbot's responses are not pre-programmed. Instead, it learns from human input: Humans type into the box below the Cleverbot logo and the system finds all keywords or an exact phrase matching the input. After searching through its saved conversations, it responds to the input by finding how a human responded to that input when it was asked, in part or in full, by Cleverbot. I can tell you from experience, chatting with CleverBot can get a bit creepy at times. Some of the responses generated by CleverBot's computer can seem so human-like. Try conversing with CleverBot: Cleverbot.com – a clever bot – speak to an AI with some Actual Intelligence?.

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3 HARDBOUND BOOK SET COLT ENGRAVING AND FN SKU: COLFN500 Colt Engraving Hardbound Books Volume I and II This third edition from the original texts of 1974 and 1982 has been fine-tuned and dramatically expanded, and is by far the most illuminating and complete. With over 1,200 illustrations, more than 2/3 of which are in color, this book joins the author's The Book of Colt Firearms, and Fine Colts as companion volumes. Approximately 1,000 pages in two volumes, each signed by the author, and strictly limited to 3000 copies. Volume I covers from the Paterson and pre-Paterson period through c.1921 (end of the Helfricht period). Volume II commences with Kornbrath, and Glahn, and covers Colt embellished arms from c.1919 through 2000. Each volume is approximately 500 pages. Large 9" x 12 " vertical (portrait) format with approximately 650 illustrations, most in color. Beautifully printed and signed by the author- A MUST FOR ANY FIREARMS ENTHUSIAST! FN ARS MECHANICA HARDBOUND BOOK 576 pages - 10"x13" - 8.5 lbs. Over 1,500 Photos History of Bicycles, Motorcycles, Motorcars & All The Civilian & Military Firearms of FN, Browning & Winchester The authors, Auguste Francotte, Claude Gaier and Robert Karlshausen, have done a magnificent job representing all facets of FN's history, including its factories and affiliates such as Winchester and Browning. Many will recognize Mr. Claude Gaier, the well-known arms expert and curator of the Liège Arms Museum. The book recounts FN's rich history like no other. Ars Mechanica is illustrated with over a thousand photographs, many previously unpublished, and is a visual feast for any FN and Browning collector. For many it will introduce FN not only as the ultimate arms maker but reveal its rich history in bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacturing among many other successful product lines. These products, like the arms that bear the FN logo, were examples of technical excellence. FN's vehicle products held a number of world speed records, and continue to fuel the passions of motorcycle and automobile collectors.

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In his book "Drive", Dan Pink suggests that Mastery is one of the three elements — along with Autonomy and Purpose — that compels us to do what we do. After attending the first Johannesburg-hosted Scrum Gathering late last year (October 2015), I was inspired to look into ways of applying the techniques shown to various aspects of Team building. Mastering Teams is a complex endeavour, and it is not surprising that at the heart of building the relationships that make or break a Team one will invariably find "communication". I have come to believe that the degree to which communication is hampered or allowed to flow freely and transparently throughout any given Project Team is, probably, the most important predictor or determinant for its failure or success. I have come to believe that the degree to which communication is hampered or allowed to flow freely and transparently throughout any given Project Team is, probably, the most important predictor or determinant for its failure or success. In software development, it is considered a best practice to have adequate code coverage in terms of unit tests. Unit tests are focussed, automated tests that are used to assert the existing (current) quality of the code, but also to ensure that the constant changes made to software do not break things that worked previously. Each unit test focuses on a small piece of code. Individually, unit tests are not significant indicators of the state of the code in its entirety. However, all of them together, depending on the code coverage, give us valuable information about the state of the software after every change made to it. If a unit test fails, the development team is prompted to seek out the broken code and fix it, while adding new unit tests to guard against similar pitfalls in the future. I think we can apply this concept of 'coverage' in Project Team Communication. By ensuring that there is enough and properly focused communication we can ensure that things that work in the team are safeguarded and strengthened. When, however, we identify problem areas, we are able to address them, and put in place measures that help us identify similar problems quickly so as to resolve them promptly, and before they have had a chance to damage the Team's integrity and effectiveness. Agile values and principles, and the guidelines that emanate from them, place paramount importance on communication. To illustrate, Scrum or Kanban, albeit they differ in the way they implement the values and principles of agility, have a common denominator in that communication is at the core of these respective agile implementations. Daily sync-ups, retrospectives, product reviews, backlog refinement and planning sessions, task boards, burndown / burnup charts and cumulative flow diagrams are all devices proposed to ensure that adequate, focussed, free-flowing, transparent and effective communication is taking place among all the role-players in a Project Team. Fixing process and collaboration problems is dealt with predominantly in the Retrospective. In their talk at the Jo'burg Scrum Gathering last year, Sonja and Wessel Blignaut highlighted this in their workshop session titled "The Team as a Complex Adaptive System and the Importance of Retrospectives." Bugs in software are easy to address, especially when they are as black and white as unit tests suggest through their 'pass' or 'fail' result. However, with human beings, who are themselves complex adaptive systems this is a tad more challenging. We are ready to deal with things that are obviously wrong and are process-related, but how often do we willingly and comfortably venture towards addressing the so-called "white elephants" in the room, when the issues at hand involve the people themselves? When things become "personal", it is very easy to slide into counter-productive, toxic behaviours which inhibit the Team from finding the required solutions, and in so doing, really improve. According to Sonja and Wessel, Agile Practitioners have an important role to play in these situations too, so that their Team is enabled to create "The Smell Of The Place" that sparks energy, creativity and action to produce the best possible results, rather than the sluggishness, lethargy and listlessness created by situations of blame, contempt, defensiveness, and other such team toxins. Part of that function will invariably involve diagnosis of problem areas (white elephants) and intervention to ensure the continued optimal functioning of the system. The trick is to carry out these tasks not as an 'expert' telling the Team what is wrong with it, but rather as a mirror showing the system to itself and letting it decide what needs to be addressed. This way, enabling conditions are created for learning and the emergence of beneficial self-organisation. The trick is to carry out these tasks not as an 'expert' telling the Team what is wrong with it, but rather as a mirror showing the system to itself and letting it decide what needs to be addressed. This way, enabling conditions are created for learning and the emergence of beneficial self-organisation. The exercise started out with the question "which of these four toxins do I experience most in my current Team?". In the ensuing conversation, it was easy to identify individuals who engage in one or the other type of toxic behaviours listed above. The follow-up question was "what underlying situation is behind this 'toxic behaviour' and how is the behaviour itself trying to be helpful?" The startling implication of this question is that people do what they do in an effort to 'help' an underlying situation, albeit the wrong way. The interesting twist to the exercise came with the question "what is the toxic behaviour that I find myself favouring, and engaging in sometimes, and why do I do it?" This allows us to admit that we all engage in one type of toxic behaviour or another from time to time. By 'owning up to it' we allow ourselves the opportunity to find the appropriate antidotes, which, once applied, help the Team improve and mature. 2% truth – what 2% of what the other person is saying might be true? As the voice of the system… speak up! Let the system see itself. Being able to identify and address all the "bugs" that could crop up within the "people aspect" of Teams is an important ingredient in a mature agile team. It begins with a mutual agreement and the understanding that as complex adaptive systems, individuals and, more so, the teams they comprise will invariably face situations characterised by the aforementioned Team Toxins. If we all agree that it's OK that they happen, then we can 'get over it' and collectively work towards the resolution. In so doing, we grow stronger, more mature, and more masterful of Teams collaborating for a common goal!

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