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Not sure if you've heard this tasty little tidbit yet or not, but Alex Ovechkin is minus-4,000 in his 2013-14 NHL campaign. I mean, if you're rounding. He's actually minus-36, which is a few worse than the likes of Nail Yakupov (-33), Alex Edler (same) and Steve Ott (-31). Winning the "green jacket" for being the farthest "below par" during a hockey season requires a combination of being on a bad team, playing a good amount of minutes, and usually not being great defensively.
But it's Alex Ovechkin, so this has been a big thing. He's going to lead the league in goals, and (might) finish last in plus-minus. That's a pretty special accomplishment. Also, he's Russian, so that whole stereotype gets the Mario-finding-a-mushroom bump in some eyes.
The problem is, his coach just made the spotlight on him stronger, which he probably didn't enjoy. Adam Oates had this to say about Ovi's defensive effort on the Stars' fourth goal during a completely embarrassing 5-0 loss at home in the midst of a playoff race. From Katie Carrera of The Washington Post:
"Ovi quit on the play coming back," Coach Adam Oates said. Whitney "forced [the play] down the ice and just goes to show you you've got to hustle the entire time, the whole entire time."
Carrera corrected herself that it was Dustin Jeffrey that beat Ovi down the ice on the play.
Here's the play in question:
As a winger – as any forward, actually – you don't really have to get back to the zone as fast humanly possible when your team has "numbers" (enough people to cover those on the rush). What you do have to do, is shoulder check, and make sure your desire to be lazy and save your energy so you can use it offensively doesn't leave your team in a bad situation. As in, if it's a 3-on-3 headed back towards your own goal, you need to at the very least stay a step ahead of whoever their fourth guy is. Usually it's a d-man who won't try to press by you, but you do need to be sure. (Your coach will say you need to get back ASAP, but you're usually fine dawdling.)
In this case, the Stars are on a 2-on-3. When Jay Beagle shoulders checks to see who's coming…
…his teammate Ovechkin easily has body position on the next guy, so he's free to provide some extra pressure on the puck carrier.
In this instance, Adam Oates was right. Ovi played some poor, sauntering defense and wasn't playing like the captain of a team getting embarrassed that shift. You should expect better.
But plays like that are only a part of why Ovechkin's plus-minus is so bad.
Here's a tweet from Tyler Dellow last night that paints a bit of a picture:
To simplify, since 2007 no person has played with players who've had a combined lower shooting percentage while they're on the ice. Since shooting percentage is partially luck, we can understand that if the guys he's been playing with had anything but the worst luck, Ovechkin's plus-minus (and probably assist column) would look a lot shinier. And, the guy could use some of that shine – he's hasn't had an even strength point since February 27th.
Personal stats aside, it strikes me that a coach in this situation should be sticking up for his leader, his face of the team, and the face of the franchise. You'd expect for him to do the opposite of highlighting his shortcomings. Instead, it comes off as Adam Oates looking out for his own hide after the Capitals failed in a major way in a big game, and appear to be losing their grip on what didn't need to be a lost season.
My favorite team blog Russian Machine Never Breaks went comprehensive on the reasons Oates should be fired here. There are 20 mostly-reasonable points. The counter-argument basically equates to Oates looking good in a suit.
Not to make assumptions, but highlighting Ovi's backchecking misstep here really does feel like a coach who knows his team has under-performed expectations fighting to keep his job and have another crack as the bench boss for an NHL team.
In the end, Ovi messed up. His plus-minus looks worse than it is because he doesn't play with anyone who can score (his linemates have been atrocious lately). Adam Oates is probably defensive and looking for outs as the season slips away.
Nothing is going right in Washington, and if they miss the playoffs, as they most certainly will, somebody's head is gonna roll. It's going to be interesting to see if the Caps want to make it Ovechkin's, Oates', or GM George McPhee's.


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An Excerpt from the Book:
"We never set out to save the world:
but a couple of zip codes are better because we have been here"
Tom received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University. He is a partner at the St. Louis law firm Thompson Coburn, LLP, and serves on multiple corporate and civic boards. He grew up in St. Louis and continues to look for ways to make his hometown a better place. His book, A New Religion in Mecca, tells the story of the first 15 years of Schlafly Beer.
When I started The Saint Louis Brewery in 1989, the commercial craft beer market in Missouri was in its infancy. This was also true nationally where Anheuser Busch, Miller, and Coors dictated the available products (and still do to this day): the majority of what was offered were light lagers, which are easy to drink and popular. Most people are surprised to learn that there are more varieties of beer than there are of wine. I became interested in those other varieties that were not widely commercially available.
The original idea for the brewery was sparked by a trip to Oxford England in 1983: I took a continuing legal education course comparing English Law and American Law. What I tell people is that I learned more about English beer than I did about English law.
I thought it was a shame no one was brewing the traditional European lagers and ales in St. Louis. Dan Kopman, the son of my former law partner, worked for Young's Brewery in London. He opened my eyes to the microbrew industry and convinced me that it was worth trying in St. Louis.
Many told me I would surely fail in the long shadow cast by "The Brewery" on Pestalozzi, but I figured that in the next ten years, someone was going to be doing something like this – and I would be kicking myself if I did not at least try. In 1989, Dan and I became partners and incorporated The Saint Louis Brewery; for a while, it was just a piece of paper in a file drawer in my office. In one sense, how things unfolded seemed totally improbable, and in another sense, it was somewhat inevitable.
We could have simply distributed beer to the local supermarkets and taverns – which is what Boulevard Brewing ended up doing out of Kansas City. But we thought it was important to have our own brewpub so we could try new varieties and see what was popular. This was also a way to get people familiar with the product – then they would be more likely to select one of ours when they reached into the cooler.
It was illegal in Missouri to have a brewery with a retail liquor license on premise. This was an arcane bit of legislation dating back to the repeal of Prohibition, when most states adopted a 3-tier system of brewers, wholesalers, and retailers: Missouri did not want the breweries controlling the taverns. There was specific language in the statutes that allowed a brewery to have an interest in an "entertainment facility," but I was told that the way the law was written, Busch Stadium and Soccer Park in Fenton were the only permissible venues.
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Ricky Williams, one of the most talented but also enigmatic players in Dolphin history, has decided to retire, according to multiple reports.
Williams, who rushed for 10,009 yards in an 11-year career with New Orleans, Miami and Baltimore, kept his followers confused to the end, sending out a tweet Tuesday that read: "Thank you all, but this ain't it, I'm gonna do something really special. 'Be you and change the world.'"
Williams spent six seasons with the Dolphins and finished with 6,436 yards, second only to Larry Csonka (6,737) on the all-time list. He holds franchise records for most carries in a career (1,509) and season (392, 2003), yards in a game (228, 2002) and rushing touchdowns in a season (16, 2002). He also has the franchise record for 100-yard games in a career with 24 and a season with 10, also in 2002. Continue reading "Reports: Enigmatic Ricky Williams calling an end to 11-year NFL career"


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Ministry and leadership is one of the hardest callings on the planet. It can be wonderful – and deeply lonely at times. How leaders respond to discouragement and steward failure is crucial to serving and leading faithfully. That's why we're here to help. If you're in need of encouragement, guidance or help to respond to failure, discouragement or burnout we'd be honored to be a source of encouragement to you in your life.
Based on the work of J.R. Briggs' book Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure, we offer half-day, one-day, two-day and weekend Epic Fail Pastors Events.
Whether it's a phone call, a conversation over a cup of coffee or participating in one of our Epic Fail Pastors Events, we'd love to be a source of encouragement and guidance to you in the midst of pain, discouragement or failure. We'd be glad to help. Just let us know.


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If you're at the point where you've successfully recruited candidates and are ready to make a selection, let's talk about ways you can make objective selection decisions. If you haven't found the right candidates yet, I cover other topics related to employee recruitment and selection in my other blogs.
Let's face it – candidate selection is a big deal! Choosing the right person to fill a position on your team can result in further successes or add challenges to your business. But how do you know who is the right fit? Beyond that, how do you know who is the best fit? Take it one step at a time.
Before you started recruiting for candidates you drafted a position description. (If you didn't do that, it's not too late! Read this blog on position descriptions.) The position description is your outline of what work needs to be done and what past experiences would prepare someone for success at your company. You created that description before you saw any candidates, so you can use that as somewhat of an unbiased outline of what truly needs to be done. Use that unbiased outline to compare each candidates' qualifications (from the resume), description of their past experiences (from your interview notes), and any other details you acquired through your discussions with the candidates.
You may want to get someone else's perspective as part of your candidate selection process. Having multiple people participate as interviewers can be valuable during the selection process. You can hear a different perspective and get insight on examples given by candidates. Assigning certain questions or topic areas to your interview team members allows each of you to ask questions targeted to certain aspects of someone's background and walk away from the interview with a full picture of a candidate.
Other tools you can use are candidate background and skill assessments. There are many companies that have great products for you to use. My recommendation is to choose a program that is intuitive for you, that gives results you can use for candidate selection and that you can carry forward during the employee's life cycle in performance management and career development. Here are some partners you may want to consider investigating: DDI, AVA, MBTI,or look to a partner that can tailor the right assessments for your company, like Assess Systems.
Once you've selected your top candidate, check out my blog on on-boarding and engaging your employees!


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The concept for the Spots Attractor is an investigation and development of single surface and incorporate program as the main generator creating a formal architectural and urban strategy allowing for cohabitation of space.
This master plan responds to the development strategy by creating an intensively coherent heterogeneous single surface produced by the integration of several spatial and programmatic systems. A high integration and weaving of various private, semi-public and public programs were adhered to in this project. In addition, a wide array of changing spatial effects occur throughout a twenty four hour and yearly cycle as different architectural and programmatic systems overlap, weave proposed for the Sports Attractor Haiku allow for revenue generating programs to support public sponsored endeavors.
Initial studies of program requirements, including facilities, lighting, surface materials, indoor vs outdoor programs, seasonal requirements were analyzed and charted onto a program matrix. Manipulations of this matrix produced a specific sire and program graft. All aspects of this technique generated a site graft. This resulted in a site strategy of bands of gardens in the North-East to South-West direction and a topographical strategy in the opposite direction allowing programs such as the multitude a various sports facilities to flow seamlessly throughout out the site. The banding and topographical strategy allows for a seamless connection to the Sports Attractor Haiku community while preserving existing wildlife and marshes.
This multifarious integration of differentiated systems of various scales, programmatic, temporal elements produce an architectural and urban form of coherent complexity.
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Head of Channel Marketing
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- March Recruitment
- Location
- Chertsey, Surrey
- Salary
- up to £85k + benefits
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- 07 Aug 2018
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- Discipline
- Marketing
- Specialism
- Channel Marketing, Planning & Strategy
- Sector
- B2B, Technology
- Business Type
- Brand / In-house
- Seniority
- Director / Head / VP
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-Time
Head of Channel Marketing
We are currently recruiting for a Global Corporate organisation based in Chertsey. Here you will have a wonderful working environment set in beautiful grounds. This is an amazing place work – a creative and diverse environment and one that promotes total collaboration. Here you will work for a progressive company who are passionate about investing in their people. They are currently recruiting for a Head of Channel Marketing for the B2B and Distribution division.
As part of the Channel Marketing Leadership Team, drive the company's opportunities across key customers for the benefit of the Distribution and B2B channels. Lead the existing team to transform and deliver their mission & strategy within B2B. Additionally, identify and develop great talent and build capabilities – especially digital - within the team that delivers upon the set commercial strategic objectives and sell-out targets.
You will be responsible for…
- Design and drive the company's strategy that drives the B2B business across major customers;
- Build world-class Channel Marketing capabilities and a team able to deliver best practice channel marketing particularly focusing on digital and new customers;
- Lead the team to develop and implement our vision and strategy based on strong channel and consumer insight.
The successful candidate really does need to be B2B focussed and have strong team management skills.
Benefits & salary:
- Up to £85K base
- £6,700 car allowance
- 18% on target bonus
- Company pension
- Life Assurance
- 2 volunteering days per year
- Flexible Benefits, £50 per month contribution
- Holiday - 25 days per annum
- Access to staff sales portal with discounts available on a number of products
Please note your CV will be reviewed against the vacancy criteria and we will contact you within one week if we wish to progress your application any further.
March Recruitment Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and is an equal opportunities employer.
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A Geisha's Secert
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Under the white powdered makeup, Geisha's are known for having baby soft skin. Skin that Victoria Tsai (founder of TATCHA skin care) has made obtainable to the western world.
In 2009, Tsai brought to us a line of gold lead blotting papers, and those glamorous little swipes did wonders; encouraged by geishas' methods for absorbing oil without removing makeup. It was about time that Tsai created a line.
After years of research and making friends with Kyoto locals, Tsai was led to a 200-year-old text of beauty secrets, and a chance to meet a modern day Geisha. The modern day Geisha altered her path. Their beautiful porcelain skin and beauty rituals have only been released from word of mouth, until Tsai translated the beauty manuscript. The text specified the conventional Kabuki makeup practices, as well as the Geisha's skincare routines. Tsai learned the essentials of the Geisha skincare routine were green tea, rice, and red algae.
Another secret Victoria discovered is Japans use of gold.
"Gold leafing is considered a handcrafted art, historical and delicate"
Its occurrence is reflected as a mark of authenticity. TATCHA recently released the gold collection with gold flakes luminous in body oil and lip-gloss. You cannot get richer.
Victoria founded TATCHA as a way to share these beauty secrets with the rest of the world. However, Tsai is not finished with her explorations. She is still finding Asian home remedies to help us look and feel younger, like modern day geishas.


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The KTD Dharma Community
Community is of tremendous importance to our personal flourishing. It can bring profound meaning to our lives…When we do keep our basic humanity in clear view, our community engagement will help us to become better people. Our attitudes, our conduct, and our lives will improve, and that positive growth will contribute to the flourishing of the human community as a whole. -The Gyalwang Karmapa, Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society (Wisdom Publications 2017)
KTD's Dharma community extends far beyond activities that take place in the main monastery in Woodstock, New York. Please click on the links below for more.


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If you find yourself at a crossroads, unsure of your next steps professionally or personally, coaching and consulting can provide just the support you need to reach your full potential.
As a coach and consultant, I partner with individuals and organizations to help determine what success looks like, on your terms.
Then I support you as you figure out what changes to make, what steps to take.
For organizations, I offer:
- Executive Coaching
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- Integrated Work/Life Structures
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Luke found that even with steady promotions and raises, satisfaction eluded him in corporate PR. The longer he followed conventional wisdom to stay on the career path he had chosen, the more he felt he had hit a wall.
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Potential Energy recognized the need to expand its funder network, which meant revisiting its brand and addressing organizational capacity issues.
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Age Friendly Community Plan
Sechelt's Age Friendly Community Plan was developed by the Sunshine Coast Seniors Planning Table, a program of the Community Resource Centre (CRC), for the District of Sechelt.
Between April and September of 2016 we asked a total of 208 participants in eight focus groups what would make Sechelt even more friendly for people of all ages. In consultation with the community groups and agencies, we summarized their feedback by topic and formulated recommendations as seen in the
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28-Carnivale - These fabrics are hand dyed by Christine Scott in Australia. 14 products are available in 52 colors: 5 fabrics, 3 ribbons, 1 tape and 5 threads. Wool felt sample shown for color.


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Covenant Care was founded in 1994 by healthcare industry professionals who wanted to create a company that would exceed customer expectations through quality care. Through modest and focused growth, our "Family" has grown to include over 8,000 healthcare professionals in over 55 healthcare and rehabilitation centers. We care for over 4,000 residents and patients in our facilities.
We have created an environment where all of our employees interact with all Covenant Care patients, residents, family members and employees, in a manner that demonstrates genuine human caring. We have chosen the concept of family relationships and interactions to describe this human caring. As an employee of Covenant Care during our daily work is done in a manner that exemplifies the Covenant Care Mission: "We are family serving families."
To learn more about Covenant Care and our recent successes, please click here to view our Quality Report. By selecting the 'green dots' you can view the embedded videos of our happy residents and patients and hear their stories!
We reward our employees' contributions to our success by offering competitive compensation and benefits. A highlight of the many employee benefits available at Covenant Care includes:
Covenant Care is an equal opportunity employer.
The primary purpose of the MDS Coordinator is to manage the MDS function and processes to : (1) maximize clinical outcomes for patients and residents, and (2) ensure timely, accurate and complete clinical and support documentation to enable the facility to be fully reimbursed by government payer sources for all services provided, by accomplishing the specific business goals.
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There is a feeling one gets the day after Christmas (if you aren't in the shopping mall) that allows one a bit of contemplative pause before considering the possibilities of the new year only one week away.
Were this not the Age of Trump, this week might be full of joy and wonder and speculative potential for wondrous new things. But since it is the Age of Trump, we are filled with dread, uncertainty, and a pending sense of doom with thoughts of how much damage he can do in one short week with the government shut down and no one around to stop him.
I mean how stupid do you have to be to hold a Christmas Eve photo op of him talking to 7-year -olds about Santa Claus coming, and to say on national television: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?"
Right. It's marginal Mr. President.
"Mommy, what does marginal mean?"
Well there goes a future prospective voter. Why on earth did the White House communications people think that putting a misogynistic, narcissist with no sense of empathy or humanity on national television speaking live to an impressionable female child about the plausibility of Santa Claus, was a good idea?
Especially Mr. "I'm HOME ALONE in the White House (poor me)." Now there's a Christmas message of hope and goodwill to all. (They rushed Melania back from Florida after that one.)
Don't consider that the stock market took the biggest dive in December since the Great Depression, primarily because of Trump's irrational behavior and tweeting—threatening to fire of all people, the Federal Reserve Chairman for raising interest rates.
Don't consider that firing the one buffer (Secretary Mattis—Defense Department) we had to keep Trump from starting a nuclear war or giving Vlad the keys to the White House, just scared the crap out of not only us but our allies around the globe.
Don't consider that he makes national and foreign policy changes not on his Presidential Advisor's opinions, but on the advice of FOX News consultants Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh (Is Hannity on the outs with him now? I thought HE ran the Presidency.)
Don't consider that Senate Republicans are likely soiling their drawers now wondering how they are going to actually handle the aftermath of all this Trump-created mayhem because it's squarely in their laps for letting him do what all he's done to date.
And the Democrats take over the House January 3rd. Won't that be a fun time for all!
Watch those subpoenas fly—see those criminal investigations launching for the heavens like a new rocket to the moon.
Welcome to Washington—oh no, there will be no welcoming committee to Washington DC because the government is SHUT DOWN due to his latest temper tantrum! Oh yes, that's right.
So, during this time between your Christmas Cheer aftermath and your New Year ahead optimism, try to keep your head from exploding, stay away from the booze, and by all means, shut off the television. There's nothing good for you on there now.
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The time has come for Ethan and his buddies to pick up where they left off last year. We are absolutely thrilled to snap photos at the 2nd annual E's Biker Buddies event! A big thanks to Ethan's Aunt, Corey for inviting us again this year! E's Biker Buddies is the first ever ALL KIDS Cycle for Survival event where every penny raised goes to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for rare cancer research. Last year E's Biker Buddies raised an astounding $85,000 and this year they want to repeat the magic!
Event Page: http://mskcc.convio.net/goto/EsBikerBuddies
All smiles in a picture from last year's event. Ethan on the bike with his buddies on such a great day!
So exciting to see E's Biker Buddies getting the attention of local celebrities like z100's Elvis Duran and the morning show!


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I've beloved Don Miguel Ruiz's e-book 'The Four Agreements' for a while now and I'm at present reading his Fifth Agreement. The intent behind this theme is to boost awareness of the dangers that a lot of these behaviors present—particularly to younger individuals—to assist individuals detect these early warning indicators, and to offer assets for prevention and early intervention.
In addition to offering therapy that is appropriate to the analysis, determining the presence of psychological diseases that will co-occur (be comorbid) and addressing those issues is important when making an attempt to improve the life of people with a psychological sickness.
In case you believe it's possible you'll be affected by one of these issues, please seek the advice of a psychological health skilled. The Ministry of Well being, Government of India formulated the Nationwide Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and launched it in 1982.
I only knew about psychological health when it effected me, earlier than this level I did not realise what a problem in our world it really is, not a problem in that affected by an illness is bad, a problem in the way of we don not learn about it. At school rising up, when individuals are absorbing a lot information as they develop up we are taught about most cancers, we're taught about all completely different diseases but I can't remember any classes rising up where we we taught about mental well being.
In 1966 by the advice Mental Well being Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health, Government of India, NIMHANS commenced Department of Psychiatric Social Work in and started a two-12 months Postgraduate Diploma in Psychiatric Social Work was introduced in 1968.


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Today "Taps" is Mostly Lip-Synced
Here's a wonderful history of the playing of "Taps," tracing its roots way back to before 1862 when it became the official final bugle call of every active-duty soldier's evening. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. At most American military cemeteries today, where scores of vets might be buried daily, "Taps" is--believe it or not--automated. Yes, it is faked by a uniformed player holding the bugle to his lips (something akin to Beyonce's excellent lip-syncing at Barack Obama's second inauguration.). This isn't as awful or as disappointing as it would seem. The sound quality is decent, and most of the mourners are staring at the flag-drapped casket anyway as they ponder this awe-inspiring soldier's lullaby, now recognized as every American soldier's ballad all around the world. One tip: Ask all elderly vets in your family where their military discharge papers are because you don't want to be searching through file cabinets in the hours after their deaths, or having phone conversations with military cemetery personnel that sound like this: "I don't know his entry date. I've looked everywhere. He served in Korea..." Even if you consider yourself a non-militaristic sort of person, do not deprive yourself and your family of the beauty and the substantial savings of military burial. Here's the official explanation of which vets are eligible. Those who have served since 1980, must have stayed in for at least 24 continuous months.


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True Christian
The word 'Christian' gets used a lot by people to describe their belief and faith, and it gets used by people to describe church goers. But it is a phrase that is becoming loosely used and the true meaning of being a Christian has got lost. In this series, we address what a True Christian is, why that is important and why anyone claiming to be a Christian, makes sure they are a True Christian. To get the definition of a True Christian we are looking at the words of Jesus Christ himself, in his sermon on the mount in Matthew 5-7.
Matthew 7v28-29A True Christian Will Be Affected By The Sermon on The Mount
Matthew 5v43-48 A True Christian Will Love Their Enemies
Matthew 6v30 A True Christian Will Have Faith
Matthew 7v28-29A True Christian Will Be Affected By The Sermon on The Mount
How To Find A Sermon
Below you will see all the sermons in this series, with the latest one being the large one to the left. Simply click on the image to be take to that sermon. alternatively if you want to listen to a sermon on a particular section of verses within a chapter, simply select the chapter you want by clicking on it on the right and all the sermons in that chapter will appear for you to chose the one you want.


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A month from tomorrow my husband's sister is getting married and my guest room has a HUGE pile of crafty things growing and growing and growing for the event. More on that later.
I stepped away from that wedding to work on a quilt for an October wedding who requested purple and green. A sneak peak of the progress.
I am working without a pattern, just some rough math and graph paper and almost 200 purple diamonds. I am loving the diamonds these days. Starting with this baby quilt and then the pink and red pillows I feel like a pro at cutting diamonds.
2″ green sashing and I am loving the result! It has taken almost 2 weeks to get to this point, where I have sewn half the top. It might be a while before I can call this baby done.


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This map shows the location (in red) of the damage of the Great fire of Portland, 1866. This fire was caused by fireworks during the celebration of July 4th.
To ensure that Portland would never again experience a tragedy like the Great Fire, Portland installed a fire alarm signal system in 1867. The mayor also signed a contract in 1868 to pipe in water from Sebago Lake in order to add to the city's available water supply.
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Donald M. Cathy Net WorthReal Name: Donald M. Cathy
Date of Birth: 1953
Place of Birth: Jonesboro, Georgia
2019 Net Worth: $3.2 Billion
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Profession: Vice President of Chick-fil-A
Bubba, Bubba Cathy, Don Cathy Biography
Donald M. "Bubba" Cathy was born in Jonesboro, Georgia. His father, the late Truett Cathy, founded the fast food chicken restaurant Chick-fil-A, in an Atlanta, Georgia, mall in 1967. From a single location, Truett, along with his sons Bubba and Dan, turned the business into a $5 billion dollar industry with more than 1800 branches across the country. The Cathy's are very Christian and refuse to open their stores on Sundays so their employees can attend church. Cathy states that he still teaches Sunday school at his local church.
Cathy graduated from Samford University in 1975 before going to work for the family business. He worked as a construction apprentice before being allowed to start up new locations. Cathy is responsible for the construction and opening of the Chick-fil-A locations in Albany, Southlake Mall, and Myrtle Beach in the years between 1976 and 1980. After working several other positions in the company, he was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1995. The family also has a few other ventures which Cathy oversees including the Dwarf House and Truett's Grill, which has 16 locations throughout Atlanta. Cathy also operates a few Christian businesses including long term foster homes called WinShape Homes, and a marriage counseling center, WinShape Retreats.
As for the Chick-fil-A enterprise, both brothers own 1/3 of the business with their mother retaining the other 1/3. Cathy and his family have stated several times that they would never consider taking the business public. Gay rights groups have urged a boycott of the business after the older brother, Dan, took a stand against gay marriage. Cathy and his wife of 36 years have six children and live on a spacious estate in Atlanta. He is an avid sailor in his spare time. Cathy has a net worth of $3.2 billion, which appears to grow as this business continues to prosper despite boycott attempts.


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Yahoo Slams Apple, Takes it Back
Seems like everyone's ready to smack talk Apple these days, so when mobile product manager Sarah Bacon saw an opening, she happily took it, penning a post with the title, "And So We Wait on Apple," in which she took issue with the company's much maligned iPhone App Store vetting process.
Bacon's post stemmed from the company's seemingly slow approval process. The Yahoo employee complained about Apple's, "somewhat unpredictable process for getting apps approved and released." After the post was reported by the media, however, Yahoo quickly retracted it.
A spokesperson for the company told The Washington Post that Bacon, "did not have all the information." Yahoo apparently submitted the product only to reset the process by adding fixes to the app.
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HAPPY NEW YEARS!! After a long winters break, I am finally back!! I have been so busy these past few months (Showing, Moving Barns, 4-H meetings and engagements) that I have finally worked time into my schedule to get this club up and running again. Id like to say hello to everyone and that I have missed you all.
We have made changes to our website, if you have any comments or suggestions please email the club!
Please check back frequently, there is always something to talk about on our message boards, new contests, and updates all the time!
At this time we have cancelled all elections, I will try and run the club myself but as soon as we get more members we will have elections again. We need you the members, to try and get as many people involved as possible, lets try and make it the best!
We are no longer doing contests anymore, its hard to send out prizes to winners and no one seems to be interested in entering. In the future I might possibly do contests and award money or other things to Horseland and Neo Pet players. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please email the club.
Visit our bulletin board page, we seem to have a lot of good and interesting topics going on, your voice counts for this club, and this is a great place to speak your mind.
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"What effects do the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank interest rate policies have in the developing world?"
"What are the economic consequences of unprecedented monetary expansion to U.S. businesses?"
"What happens when some firms are 'spared' at the expense of secured creditors during a financial crisis?"
These are the types of questions the three of us set out to answer when we founded The Adam Smith Society chapter at The Fuqua School of Business in the fall of 2013. As we set out to scale these discussions from the school's small team rooms to a larger forum, we set three guiding principles: Team Fuqua is paramount; economics is center; and value creation is key.
Our solution was to examine Fuqua's history and focus on its namesake, J.B. Fuqua, who celebrated free markets on a global stage, partner with an organization that is actively working toward similar ends as he once did, and to create a unique forum where students are able to explore the benefits of free market economics and the links between the economy, government and society.
Team Fuqua is Fuqua, and to stay true to our community we agreed that any initiative we created would be explicitly tied to our school's culture and heritage.
During the beginning of our second year, we had all read Fuqua: A Memoir, by J.B. Fuqua, and were inspired by the story of our school benefactor building relationships in the midst of the Cold War in order to exclaim the virtues of free markets. J.B.'s mission to cultivate a relationship with Russia predicated on free-market system education, was as visionary as it was successful. And it was his passion and unprecedented success at using philanthropy to create global change that is inspirationally 'off the charts.'
"… this program [with Russian managers] has been the most satisfactory philanthropy I have ever done." – J.B. Fuqua
Every time you walk by J.B. Fuqua's bust in the main Fuqua hall, one can see and read his vision: "Benefactor, advisor, champion of free enterprise and business education, and valued friend whose magnificent generosity and keen vision have contributed to the legacy that is The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University."
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Laziness shouldn't be rewarded. It seems obvious that over the past decade or so, automotive journalists who enjoy driving have long favored Bavarian offerings over competitors hailing from The Land of the Rising Sun. Sure, when journalists evaluate cars, they "expect" the car to convey a certain "feel" as they are driven, in addition to how comfortable they're being kept. As Japanese automakers like Lexus have worked their tails off to create cars that are as engaging to drive as they are comfortable and reliable, everyone else has simply maintained whatever status-quo might have been established years ago. Hard work, however, should be rewarded. While more mainstream entry-level luxury sedans take a progressive, yet cautious approach to capturing the hearts and minds of enthusiast consumers, the new IS not only mocks convention, it shatters it.
The all-new 2014 IS is the culmination of everything that Lexus has learned to do very well. Not only is it an exceptionally comfortable and quiet car when you want it to be, it's immensely fun to drive, well-balanced, and makes any ordinary jaunt more special. How then, do you manufacture a feeling? Lexus designers have spent the last several years studying exactly that. The Japanese have created a word - Waku-Doki – to describe the feeling of anticipation and subsequent adrenaline rush one gets as they are about to do some exciting. That's exactly how we felt climbing into the LFA-inspired cockpit of the new IS. The feeling builds as the vehicle is set into motion, and it's something that you wouldn't typically expect from a Lexus. But then again, this car came from the same company that brought us the LFA, the IS-F, and the new GS. Whether you choose a standard IS 250 or IS 350, or either of them in F Sport trim, prepare to be amazed.
Overall, the new IS is very similar in size to the outgoing model, and although it has been stretched ever so slightly, you'll hardly notice it's bigger at all. There are several highlights to the exterior of the vehicle just about everywhere you look, but since it's what everyone notices first, let's start up front. The fascia of the Lexus IS is downright aggressive, and in F Sport trim, it's menacing. Front and center is Lexus' signature Spindle Grill, in what might be it's most pronounced form. F Sport models' front fascia also incorporates cooling ducts to supply ventilation to the front brakes for improved performance. Just like GS F Sport, IS F Sport models do not come available with front fog lights (something unique to North American F Sport models). Although the grille is massive, you might not see it before you see the glorious L-shaped LED daytime running lights (DRLs) that appear to be cut right into the bumper just below the headlamp assemblies.
The side profile of the vehicle reveals a low-slung look, with a high shoulder line and a pronounced side-skirt that swoops upward where the character line sculpts the bottom of the taillight housings. The doors themselves have a clean look shared with other Lexus vehicles. A stylish set of new 17″ wheels are standard, while a couple different styles of 18″ wheels are available. F Sport models receive their own LFA-inspired 18″ wheels and "F" badging.
Around back, the IS features wrapped tear-drop shaped taillights with L-shaped LED arrays, an integrated rear decklid spoiler, and dual exhaust. Reflectors are nicely integrated into the rear bumper and look like they were thoughtfully placed, not just "stuck" there as an afterthought.
The 2014 Lexus IS and IS F Sport models basically utilize the same V-6 engines from the second-generation model and come in the same familiar 2.5-liter or 3.5-liter variations marked by model designation (IS 250/Is 350, respectively). The IS 250′s 2.5-liter V-6 makes a respectable 204 hp vs. the IS 350′s 3.5-liter, which makes an incredible 306 hp. Both the IS 250 and IS 350 are available with AWD (in fact, the majority of the models we'll see in the Midwest will in fact come equipped with AWD) and come standard with a smooth-shifting 6-speed automatic gearbox with paddle shifters. An 8-speed auto with paddles is also available, but you can only get it on a RWD IS 350 F Sport. This intelligently-designed transmission is exactly like the one featured in the IS-F, but it's been revised to incorporate automatic downshifting as you brake and it will hold gears around corners. Pretty incredible, and yes, we're still talking about a Lexus.
Under no circumstances do we expect that anyone will buy this car simply to look at it in their garage or driveway. While we wouldn't put it past anyone to actually do that because the car is just that beautiful and exotic looking, the real party is inside the car, and how well the car drives. As soon as you slide into the deeply-bolstered driver's seat and grip the thick-set leather-wrapped steering wheel, you know you're inside something special. F Sport models featuring the LFA-inspired gauge cluster take the driving experience to a whole new level. There's nothing like it on any other car, except the LFA.
There's plenty of room in the new IS, and it's very comfortable. Rear seat passengers often complained about the lack of ample rear leg room for adults, but with the wheelbase being stretched for 2014, there's now more than enough leg room. Overall, the use of materials, as well as fit and finish, couldn't be any more well-executed. The contrast stitching throughout the cabin give the IS a custom, hand-crafted look only Lexus-trained takumi could create. Also an IS-first, 60/40 split folding rear seats are now standard on all IS models.
Technology-wise, the IS has more than its fair share. This year marks the first time the IS will come available with standard Lexus Display Audio, featuring a generously-sized LCD screen. With that system, drivers will be able to obtain subscription-free visual traffic and weather information over-the-air (OTA) via HD Radio, in the first system of it's kind to ever be installed into a production car. Navigation-equipped vehicles can also make use of OTA HD Radio Traffic and Weather data in conjunction with data sourced through the Lexus Enform app suite utilizing the driver's smartphone connection. Mark Levinson audio is also optional, and all IS models feature electro-static touch dual-zone automatic climate control.
The 2014 Lexus IS has indeed arrived in showrooms, and we invite you to come test drive one for yourself at Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis.
Check out our video review, and high-resolution gallery below.
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The G'nnoch was the holy book of the Ssi-ruuvi religion.
According to the G'nnoch, four eggs were formed at the creation of the universe. From the first hatched Ssi and P'w'itthki. Ssi's children hatched from the second egg, while P'w'itthki's children hatched from the third egg. The fourth egg was reserved for those Ssi-ruuk who earned a place in the afterlife. Eventually, Ssi fought with P'w'itthki and defeated him. After his defeat, Ssi allowed P'w'itthki's hatchlings to live on the condition of serving the children of Ssi for all eternity. This myth described the beginning of the relationship between the Ssi-ruuk (hatchlings of Ssi) and the P'w'ecks (hatchlings of P'w'itthki). The myth also described the Ssi-ruuk's supremacy over all other sentient species.
The G'nnoch also contained the prophecy of the coming of a Ssi-ruu of many colors whose arrival would result in the overturning of Ssi-ruuvi society. This prophecy eventually came to pass with the birth of the Keeramak.
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Before I get to the inspection, I wanted to show something I saw back on the 17th. It was a rainy day, and the bees weren't out, but I saw this on their front porch:
I have seen dead bees before, but they are usually shriveled up corpses that the undertaker bees remove. These look like bees that just died.
I asked about this on BeeSource and a couple of people said it looked like the bees got poisoned by some pesticide. That's possible - there has been a lot of yard work going on in the neighborhood, and wouldn't put it past that something was used that could harm the bees. I lifted up the lid on top and saw plenty of bees, so I don't think anything too drastic happened to the hive. In fact, the next evening the porch was perfectly clean, as if nothing happened.
Anyway, on to the inspection... Tuesday I took a day off to get some of my chores done, and since it was in the mid to upper 60's it was a perfect day to inspect the hive.
Green Hive
When the weather is warm, this hive sees a lot of activity. The queen was doing her thing, as evidenced by this frame:
I don't know if you can tell, but there are a good number of drone bees on this frame (look for bees with squat square butts, and big eyes that wrap around the top of their heads). Also note along the bottom the extra brace comb which is being used for drone cells.
I also got lucky and saw the queen:
She's standing on the wooden edge in the middle of the picture.
On the 11th I added a honey super in the off chance a nectar flow would occur, and I could catch some honey. All I have are plastic frames which are not drawn out into comb yet. Last year the bees did nothing with those frames. I heard that if you "prime" the super by putting a couple of drawn-out frames in it, the bees will figure out what to do. So I purchased a couple of frames from a fellow beekeeper. One of those frames had crystallized honey still in it. He said, just slap it on the hives - the bees will clean it out. Well, sure enough, when I checked it Tuesday I couldn't tell it apart from the other frame which was empty. Unfortunately, they haven't even begun to fill any honey in the super. A quick e-mail to another beekeeping friend tell me that the main nectar flow occurred last year at the end of May / beginning of June, so I may be a little premature. I had such a bad honey experience last year I don't want to miss it this year!
Brown Hive
The brown hive continues to struggle. Here's what it looked like when I popped the top:
There are bees in the hive, but not many. And not a single capped cell any more (they were all born). There was a queen cell a few weeks ago, but no sign today. I brought over a frame of eggs and larvae from the Green hive; we'll see if this hive makes a queen from it. I'll check it in a week or so. I may end up buying a queen.
So, one hive doing well, and one struggling.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Inspection 4-20-10
Posted by Steven C. at 11:00 PM
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That was really cool to see a picture of a queen! I checked out Beekeeping for Dummies, and learning a lot!ReplyDelete
Jo Jo - I really like the Dummies book. It was written a few years ago, but there is a new edition for 2009 which is updated based on new information on treatments, etc. Also, the book is pro-medicating of hives, which some people don't like to do.ReplyDelete
I have a collection of different beekeeping books, and combined with what I read on the internet, it keeps things balanced.
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IIDE Proceedings 2011 ~ Vol. 2 ~ Investigating The Effects Of IS Development Ethical Issues On Information System Units From Dooyeweerd's Suite Of Aspects Perspectives
Discussion of the likely effects of ethical issues of Information System Development (IS Development – ISD) on information system units is sparse and does not present a coherent picture. In this regard, throughout this theoretical study, it is tried to apply Dooyeweerd's suite of aspects to ethical issues of ISD in order to explore and analyse their consequences of functioning regarding good and bad of applicable aspects. Conducting this analysis is describing that ethical functioning will result in diverse types of good which are distinguishable by referencing each to specific Dooyeweerd's aspects. This functioning also implicates a given situation in which sacrifices such as effort, pleasure or etc is involved as thus extra good will be created. In this context, the distinction between the conception of bringing (extra) good by ethical functioning and merely preventing bad by juridical functioning is clarified throughout applying Dooyeweerdian aspectual analysis.
Ethical Issues, Ethical Functioning, Dooyeweerd's Aspects, IS Development (ISD), Extra Good
1. Introduction
Ethical principles have been always assumed as part of everyday life and problems and issues emerged by ignoring them have been also discussed by different scholars (Stahl, 2007, 2008). Ethical issues can be studied in relation to professional life as well (Gotterbarn, 1992, Stahl, 2008). This includes ethical principles in information system (e.g. McDonald, 2007) and the information system development areas (Rogerson, et al, 2000; Cohen and Cornwell, 1989; Wu, et al., 2001; Warren, 2006). Gotterbarn (1992) debated that professionals must be aware of ethical issues in their profession in order to restrict the possibility of their occurrence. Charlesworth and Swery (2002) argued that IS professionals should be aware of ethical issues that both generally and specifically can affect their works, organizations and related stakeholders.
However, as studies show and also explicitly highlighted by some scholars (e.g. studying difference between ethical and legal issues by Pollack and Hartzel, 2006), discussions of consequences of ethical issues suffers from blending with other subject areas such as moral issues, legal issues, social issues and etc. Besides, different studies in this field (e.g. McDonald, 2007) and ethical issues frameworks that formulated by disparate institutes (e.g. ACM Code of Ethics) demonstrate the importance of discussing consequences of ethical issues in ISD.
However, the treatment of ethical issues lacks an overall coherence, and there is still need to discuss the effects of ignoring and breaking ethical issues in ISD. Understanding those consequences can help IS developers and information system units be aware of possible problems they might face in information system projects. To discover those consequences, an understanding of ethical functioning that embraces the wide diversity of issues and their consequences is required. For this aim, we have first studied and employed several existed ethical issues frameworks outlined by scholars or (related) institutes. And in the second step, those ethical issues are analyzed by the means of Dooyeweerd's suite of aspects which consists of fifteen irreducible yet related aspects. The meanings of aspects can indicate the main properties and behaviours of ethical issues and the laws of aspects can address their way of functioning and highlight good and bad consequences.
It is worthy to point out that ethical issues are not limited to selected ethical issues discussed in this study. That is, the aim of this paper is not extending or modifying ethical issues but authors intend to highlight the consequences of breaking or ignoring ethical issues by selecting some of existed ones.
We expect that this brief theoretical study, can highlight the role of ethical issues in ISD and draw involved IS developers' attention to include ethical issues in Information System (IS) projects in adjustment with other important factors. Read more
IIDE Proceedings 2011 – Dealing With Differences In Framing In Multi-Actor Interactions In Water Management
The development of water policy is characterized by the involvement of many actors. These actors have different interests, knowledge, values, cultural backgrounds, perceptions and so on. Often, these differences result in policy controversies that interfere with the implementation of water policy. Controversies arise and are dealt with in multi-actor interactions. The communication of water managers directly influences the development of these controversies. However, the literature on environmental policy and governance does hardly address the dynamics that occur in the interactions between stakeholders. This paper gives insight into the communication strategies that water managers apply in conversations with other actors and how these strategies affect the course and outcome of an interaction. A case study reveals that the observed water managers use two different types of strategies to deal with different and incompatible views of their conversation partners: frame amplification and frame incorporation.
Interaction, Framing, Alignment, Conversation, Change
1. Introduction: policy controversies
The development and implementation of water policy involves the involvement of many actors. The need for collaboration is based on the notion that the resources, responsibilities and competencies for water management are scattered over a multitude of institutional layers and private actors (Rault, 2005). The collaboration between actors comprises the discussion of issues, the transformation of relationships and responsibilities, the connection of competences, the formation of networks and the development of a collective memory (Forester, 1999). During the collaboration, it is most likely that policy controversies arise, because of the many differences between the actors involved (Schön and Rein, 1994). Actors have different interests, knowledge, values, cultural backgrounds, perceptions and so on. As soon as actors start to communicate, these differences start to complexify their interaction. In this paper, we consider the policy implementation as an on-going negotiation process where actors negotiate alignments (Aarts and Leeuwis, 2010). This process shapes the development and implementation of policy. During their interactions, actors give rise to policy controversies and feed and settle them. As the initiator and owner of the policy process, a water manager has find a way to deal with the differences that drive the policy process. Issues are fragmented and sometimes conflicting, the roles and responsibilities of the participants are not clear, as is the policy process itself. Furthermore, the multi-actor interactions take place in different institutional contexts, which means that the social rules to deal with differences are not shared among the participants. Instead, the participant themselves co-develop their roles and the rules for engagement. This implies that the communication of a water manager matters. It can create or close spaces for change in the process. This paper aims to gain insight into the communication of a water manager as a representative of a public authority and how this affects the policy implementation. However, the literature on environmental policy and governance treats these interactions as black boxes. A common approach in this literature is to consider the policy process as a learning process, whereby actors fill in knowledge gaps (Agyris, 2003) and start a deliberation (Habermas, 1981) on conflicting societal values supported by effective means of communication (Newig, 2010). It remains unclear however, how such a learning process functions in the every day practice of environmental governance.
By this study, we make a start to open up this black box in order to gain insight into the course and outcome of interactions. This involves a shift from a macro level that considers institutions and organisations towards a micro level that considers interacting individuals. The theory of interactional framing suits our aim. The framing concept 'draws the attention to the concrete interactions where actors bring in their conceptions of problems and possible solutions, and how they affect each other's frames in and through a developing relationship' (Dewulf et al., 2005: p.117). Read more
IIDE Proceedings 2011 ~ Exploring Dooyeweerd's Aspects For Understanding Perceived Usefulness Of Information Systems
The degree to which people believe using a system will enhance their job performance: this is the definition of Perceived Usefulness (PU), one of the main constructs in Davis' Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). TAM was specifically meant to explain computer usage behaviour and to predict individual adoption and use of new IT to answer the question of why people do not make more use of IT. Over the past two decades many studies reiterated the importance of PU by adding various constructs to it. However PU is regarded as a 'Black Box' that needs to be opened. Barki (2008) draws our attention to the importance of constructs and approximately 70 constructs related to PU have been collected by Yousafzai et al. (2007). However Barki argues for the reconceptualization of constructs. First we need to know what is important in each construct. Dooyeweerd's philosophy of everyday life assists, by his suite of aspects, to find the meaning of each construct and to show a way of reconceptualizing constructs that overcomes seven problems with Yousafzai et al.'s set. This employs a new approach, which is expected to lead to a more penetrating understanding of IS usefulness.
Technology Acceptance Model, Perceived Usefulness, Dooyeweerd, Aspects, Construct reconceptualization.
1. Background
Fred Davis' (1986) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was introduced and developed under contract with IBM Canada, Ltd. where it was used to evaluate the potential market for a variety of then emerging PC-based applications in the area of multi-media, image processing, and pen-based computing in order to guide investments in new product development (Davis and Venkatesh, 1995). TAM was specifically meant to explain computer usage behaviour and to predict individual adoption and use of new ITs (Davis, 1989) . It posits that individuals' Behavioural Intention (BI) to use an IT is determined by two beliefs: perceived usefulness (PU), defined as "The degree to which an individual believes that using a particular system would enhance his or her job performance" (Davis, 1989), and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), defined as "The degree to which an individual believes that using a particular system would be free of physical and mental effort" (Davis, 1989). It further theorizes that the effect of external variables (antecedents or constructs), such as Design characteristics, on Behavioural Intention will be mediated by PU and PEOU. According to Davis, one of the key purposes of the TAM was to provide a basis for tracing the impact of external factors on internal beliefs, and this has implied that without a better understanding of the antecedents of PU and PEOU practitioners are unable to know which levers to pull in order to affect these beliefs and, through them, the use of technology. Read more
IIDE Proceedings 2011 ~ Using Dooyeweerd's Aspects To Enrich Our Understanding Of Idolatry
This paper shows how Dooyeweerd's aspects of reality are related to Goudzwaard's notion of idolatry and discusses how Dooyeweerd's aspects contribute to the understanding of idolatry as a cause of problems in e-government.
NOTE: This paper is a description of ongoing research. Work on the paper could not be completed because of family commitments and the authors request that it should be treated as 'work in progress'. The authors would also like to express their apologies for any lack of clarity in the paper.
Keywords: Idolatry, Dooyeweerd, Aspects, ICT
1. Introduction
In relation to IS projects and particularly, e-government projects, several problems have been noted. Some researchers have identified idolization or idolatry of technology as a potential cause of the problems (Gauld & Goldfinch 2006; Heeks 2006). However, what idolization is has not been clearly explained. Krishnan Harihara & Basden (2008) developed Goudzwaard's notion of idolatry to account for many of the problems in e-government projects that are related to idolization, and this gave precision of thought. Krishnan Harihara & Basden (2010) extended this by arguing that each element can take on a positive form, which is valid and may be expected to be present in successful projects. This made Goudzwaard's notion of idolatry more complete as a tool with which to study e-government, relevant to both success and failure, but the tool was not operationalized. The current paper operationalizes the notion of idolatry, using Dooyeweerd's (1955) notion of aspects, so that e-government projects and literature about e-government can be critically evaluated.
2. Background
Heeks (2006) identifies several attitudes that might be adopted towards ICT:
* Ignore: ICT is not seen as part of the reform agenda. Even when computers are available, they remain unused.
* Isolate: the procurement and deployment of ICT the sole responsibility of the technical staff.
* Integrate: understanding the potential of ICT, tempered by recognition that ICT can at best play a secondary role.
* Idolise: structuring the reform process around ICT. ICT forms the core of the business of government. We see this in the vision embodied in the term 'transformational government'.
Heeks warns that wherever an attitude of idolisation is noticeable, the possibility of failure is very high. Though he gives some examples, he does not discuss the nature of idolisation.
The research is based on the following passage from Goudzwaard (1984, p.21):
"First, people sever something from their immediate environment, refashion it and erect it on its own feet in a special place. Second, they ritually consecrate it and kneel before it, seeing it as a thing which has life in itself. Third, they bring sacrifices and look to the idol for advice and direction. In short, they worship it. … Fourth, they expect the god to repay their reverence, obedience and sacrifice with health, prosperity and happiness." Read more


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He threatened to shoot crowd chasing him out of Ocean Springs Walmart, police say
A police officer who happened to be shopping in a Walmart was able to help stop a 17-year-old purse-snatching suspect who threatened people with a handgun, officials say.
At 5:12 p.m. Wednesday, the Ocean Springs Police Department received a 911 call of an armed robbery inside the Walmart on U.S. 90, saying a man took a purse from a female and ran away.
The woman ran after him, police said in a press release, and other shoppers joined her as they chased him outside. Once outside, the man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the crowd, threatening to shoot them, according to the press release.
The officer who was inside also followed the man and watched him get into a black Dodge pickup and drive toward the east exit of the parking. The officer was able to call in a description of the vehicle in time for other officers to stop the truck before it left the parking lot.
Nicholas Jvante Brothern, 17, was arrested on an armed robbery charge and he is being held at the Ocean Springs jail pending an initial appearance.
Two other males and a female were inside the truck, and police are questioning them.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 228-875-2211.


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Doncha still love these? How can you see one of these and not smile?
I owned one at one time, as I suppose everyone of my generation has. I happened to own mine in Germany, an antique German version. It had no safety glass. One morning it took a rock in the windshield on the highway, and the whole windshield shattered and fell down in my lap. I love the memory of it all the more for that. I love the memory of the totally inadequate heating system and the frozen toes. Most of all I love the memory of its incredible agility in the snow.
The sage of the Beetle in México is indeed that—a saga. There are still many around here. The demise of the production was sealed by a Presidential decree declaring two-door automobiles unacceptable for use as taxis in México City where they were extremely popular as taxis at one time. A group of Mexican dealers bought one of the highly coveted last models that rolled off the line in 2003 and presented to the Pope as a gift.
Finally! An exhibit of interesting and troubling art at Bellas Artes, the home of the Davíd Alfaro Siqueiros mural.
Here is the description of him and his art from the website PortalSanMiguel:
Many of you are familiar with the fantastic iron sculpture of Victor Hugo Nuñez from Alquimia in Fábrica la Aurora. From October 2nd check out his sublime iron sculpture at Centro Cultural Nigromante a.k.a. Bellas Artes on Hernández Macías entitled Estudio 3 + 2 Infiltrated. The native Chilean, whose large scale works weave a mythology which deals with life, death, innocence, sex, and childhood, learned his technique from the Purpurecha indians and is considered by many to be exemplary of the finest of Latin American expressionist sculpture.
One of the local art persons, Linda Lowery, gives us the following background relating to one of Nuñez's other projects in her write-up concerning the local art scene relating to traditional Méxican art:
Dulces Sueños. The material is made of sugar cane and is based on an ancient compound used extensively in Michoacán. In the Basilica in Pátzcuaro there is a statue of the virgin whose face is made of a mixture of corn and orchids. Victor Hugo was given a grant from the state of Morelos to research the origin of this compound and to come up with a formula for it. For his first piece of sculpture he used a mixture of 1,000 orchid plants combined with corn cane. Not wanting to use so many orchids, he substituted them with building materials such as sealers and glues. He also substituted corn for sugar cane and added dirt and donkey manure. Through much trial and error, he arrived at his formula for Dulces Sueños.
I have several more photos of his iron sculptures on display but did not wish to overwhelm you or cause you nightmares. I will post more later. Dulces Sueños, by the way, translates as "sweet dreams."
To my way of thinking, "expressionist sculpture" is a misnomer. This is surrealist sculpture.


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This post is long overdue.
Day One
The social programme took us on a Thames tour. We floated around London for a bit before we went down the river to Greenwich.
I thought it was much further away than it turned out to be, as it was still in London (zone 3, to be exact). We got off the boat and walked up to the observatory, there was even a camera obscura there, which was so cool! #photographygeek
The rest of the attraction was rather boring, so Sydney and I made our way down to the town and grabbed dinner before wandering to a market that was closing for the night. At that disappointment, we decided to walk through the tunnel under the Thames. It was so cold down there!
When we came out on the other side, we took the Tube to Little Venice. It was underwhelming, but I guess we only saw a small portion of the canal; it had started to down poor (for the first time since we had arrived) and we quickly hopped on a bus to watch the rain. We took the bus all the way back to campus, which was about a two-hour ride, but we got to see a lot of the city.
Day Two
I started the day by going to see Incredibles 2 with Syd, Caleb and Ashlyn, because if FINALLY released in England. I was so afraid that the movie wouldn't do itself justice, but it turned out to be SO GOOD. After that, Caleb, Syd and I went out to the Mayfield Lavender Farms. It smelled absolutely amazing and seeing all of the pollinators happy made me happy. We spent a really long time there doing a photo shoot and exploring through the flowers. When we finally left, hours later, we were all craving Pizza Express. I ate an entire pizza. By. My. Self.
Day Three
Caleb, Syd and I took the train out to Dover, on the English Channel. We hiked for about seven miles over to the cliffs and along them for a bit. The views were incredible and the castle there was so picturesque. After hiking, yelling at tourists, and eating some icecream, we settled down at the beach. I dove straight into the water and, other than the fact that it was salty, it was pretty much just like Lake Superior…cold. There were jellyfish, too. We were hungry after a few hours so we left the beach but I guess that everything in Dover closes at 4 on Sundays so we had to wait until we got back to London.
Day Four
I gave a presentation in class that was worth 30% of my grade, I think I did pretty well on it. After that, I submitted some final papers for class. Ashlyn, Syd and I went to get high tea. It was so good! I had tea, cake, a scone with some of the best jam I've ever tasted, and a smoothie.
Day Five
I went to see the Changing of the Guard, and I saw more than I did the other time I attempted to see it, but it still wasn't much. Then we went to a mac and cheese place that is Facebook famous. The mac was so good! I got the pesto/tomato flavor. Wonderful. After that we went to get watermelon ice cream, which was also Facebook famous. We ended the night by seeing Phantom of the Opera…I wasn't a fan.
Day Six
I did homework and then went out with Caleb to do a photoshoot. We went all over London. We started in the Spinny, walked along the Thames, went to Soho, the Sky Garden, St. Pauls, and across the river from the Tower of London. In Soho, we went to a vegan pub and I got to try tofish and chips. I was afraid I wouldn't like it because I usually don't like tofu, but it was really good! The Sky Garden was awesome and the views were so incredible. Walking up to St. Paul's, you couldn't see it because there was a hedge along the street, when I finally entered the green, I was breathless. The building was GORGEOUS.
Day Seven
We went to a ballpit club. It was smelly. I was imagining slides and a huge ballpit, but it was rather small.
Day Eight
I packed up my things and finished watching Brooklyn 99. We went to Richmond Park, which was one of the vastest areas of land I had seen in England, other than the countryside. Then we had a potluck of all of our leftover food, so we wouldn't waste any of it. There was a lot of frozen veggies. I said goodbye.
Day Nine
I woke at four in the morning, took the Tube to the airport and left England. Oddly enough, the first time I traveled alone during the whole trip was on my way back to the States.


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January 18, 2018, 8:25 pm
Jonas Jerebko is questionable for Friday's tilt with back spasms.
Jerebko is not a popular fantasy asset, but his absence may ensure Derrick Favors' place in the starting lineup even with Rudy Gobert's likely return from injury. Even if he is active, he's not worth attention in a vast majority of leagues.
Fantasy News
November 15, 2019, 1:55 pmTaj GibsonPF, New York Knicks
Taj Gibson (sore left plantar fascia) is being listed as probable heading into Saturday's game vs. the Hornets.
Gibson won't be able to carve out a consistent, reliable role on this Knicks roster and can be left alone in all leagues.
Source: NBA Injury Report
November 15, 2019, 1:48 pmElfrid PaytonPG, New York Knicks
Elfrid Payton (strained right hamstring) will not play in Saturday's game vs. the Hornets.
Payton will continue to recover from this hamstring injury and can be dropped in most 12-team leagues. With a guard rotation or RJ Barrett, Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith Jr. and Payton, his role on a night-to-night basis will be almost impossible to predict.
Source: NBA Injury Report
November 15, 2019, 1:45 pmFrank NtilikinaPG, New York Knicks
Frank Ntilikina (sore abdomen/groin) is being listed as probable ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Hornets.
Ntilikina has more value for the actual New York Knicks than he does any fantasy team. With David Fizdale's rotations being as sporadic as any, he's hard to trust in most leagues. However, prior to this game he had been rolling which means the upside is there and he warrants a hold as of right now.
Source: NBA Injury Report
November 15, 2019, 1:41 pmRJ BarrettSF, New York Knicks
RJ Barrett (right quad contusion) is being listed as probable for Saturday vs. the Hornets.
Barrett hasn't been great as of late, coming in outside the top-300 over the past week. However, the potential upside that he carries along with the opportunity he'll have on the Knicks makes him a must-own guy. His owners will just have to roll with the punches that come along with him this season.
Source: NBA Injury Report
November 15, 2019, 1:37 pmKentavious Caldwell-PopeSG, Los Angeles Lakers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ankle) is being listed as probable coming into Friday's matchup vs. the Kings.
With Avery Bradley set to miss time with a lower leg injury, the Lakers might need to play KCP more than they'd like. The opportunity should warrant a flier in standard leagues but the expectations for him should be very, very low to begin with.
Source: https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2019-11-15_01PM.pdf
November 15, 2019, 12:57 pmOG AnunobySF, Toronto Raptors
OG Anunoby (right eye contusion) is expected to play in Saturday's matchup vs. the Mavericks.
He missed Wednesday's game vs. the Blazers and the Raps still managed come out with the win. It's great news that he'll be back on the court tonight and his fantasy owners should be pleased to be getting back a top-35 guy. Fire him up in all lineups, sit back and relax.
Source: Eric Smith on Twitter
November 15, 2019, 12:37 pmAvery BradleySG, Los Angeles Lakers
Avery Bradley suffered a hairline fracture in his lower right leg and will be re-evaulated in 1-2 weeks.
Bradley had been dealing with a slew of injuries lately and an MRI taken Thursday night revealed the fracture. He was having a career-resurgence with the Lakers, playing 27.4 minutes per night which is third to only LeBron James and Anthony Davis. With him sidelined, expect Alex Caruso to maybe earn a look with the starters which makes him an interesting pickup in deeper leagues.
Source: Mike Bresnahan on Twitter
November 15, 2019, 12:28 pmDwayne BaconSF, Charlotte Hornets
Dwayne Bacon (right knee soreness) is being listed as probable for Friday's game vs. Detroit
He sat out on Wednesday vs. the Grizzlies and the Hornets said that he'll test his knee pregame to determine his availability for this one. Stay tuned for updates closer to tip-off.
Source: Hornets PR on Twitter
November 15, 2019, 12:12 pmBlake GriffinPF, Detroit Pistons
Neither Blake Griffin (left hamstring, knee) nor Derrick Rose (right hamstring tightness) is not on the injury report for Friday.
Both Griffin and Rose missed Tuesday's game after playing on Monday, which was likely a load management situation. Both are good to get back into lineups.
Source: Keith Langlois on Twitter
November 15, 2019, 12:09 pmAndre RobersonSG, Oklahoma City Thunder
Andre Roberson (left knee) will remain sidelined on Friday.
Roberson went through a non-contact practice last week but there haven't been any more updates. Consider him out indefinitely.
Source: NBA Injury Report


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Here at Shy Snake, we have a focus on realism. Let us explain how that carries over to weapon design and balance.
The nuts and bolts
We start with the real properties of a weapon, the real basics such as how many rounds it holds. We don't use "proxy" statistics such as bursts or taps. No weird logic that leaves you with a pistol holding 4 rounds while somehow being as accurate as a sniper rifle.
This means the weapons will have the same realistic controls you would expect in real life. Most will have a single-shot mode. Quite a few have a burst mode, or full-auto mode. You may remember our earlier post, in which we talked about timelines. In a timeline-based model, if a weapon has full-auto mode, it's 100% up to you how long you want to hold that trigger: fire a short burst or rock'n'roll until you're empty -- completely up to you.
Accuracy and chance to hit
Here we make a pretty dramatic break with most squad-based strategy games. Rather than using a basic "hit chance" with modifiers for range and possibly cover, we go in a different direction. Our system is based on CEP (Circular error probable).
While it may seem like a lot of fairly abstract math, in practice this concept is very simple to explain.
It goes like this: The player specifies an aim point for a character. The system then calculates based on skill, time spent aiming, situation, and weapon, where the shot actually goes. From there it determines hit or miss.
This also means things such as hit location fall out of the calculation naturally. A skilled shooter with a good rifle and time to aim should consistently miss by just a couple inches at most at normal ranges. That's probably going to be both a hit AND hit something important. A less-skilled shooter panic firing a pistol is much less likely to hit what they aimed at, and may well be a hazard to those around them.
There are three primary factors that will determine where the shot actually goes.
How well did the shooter do at pointing the weapon in the right direction? Based on their skill, the time they spent aiming, and conditions such as standing, kneeling, or prone.
How accurate is the weapon? Does it put the round right where it's aimed or does it vary widely on it's own?
How stable is the round once fired? Does it veer wildly off the intended trajectory?
At typical combat ranges the first is the dominant factor. It's also where a lot of the gameplay balance for the various weapons happens. The powerful heavy weapons tend to be slow to aim and vice versa.
So just as in the real world, you wouldn't want to use a sniper rifle to breach a room, just as little as you'd want to use a pistol for picking off an unaware target at long range. These curves are actually generated from the length, weight, and grip of the weapon, and are unique for each.
The player will have a wide range of options for servicing the enemy.
Recoil and burst or full auto fire
Once the player has aimed and begins to fire, the accuracy model continues to be important.
One thing almost all games get wrong, is that burst fire doesn't affect the chance of the first and consecutive rounds fired hitting their target. In our system, once the first round is headed downrange, the recoil of the weapon is calculated against the shooters stance and ability. This degrades the aim of the weapon.
As a result the next shot will be less accurate; and each subsequent shot will be even less so, until you reach the point where the character's ability to control the weapon will stabilize any further loss of accuracy. This means that low-recoil weapons are more desirable if you plan to throw lots of rounds downrange in a hurry.
For a look at how our game deals with damage and damage modeling, stay tuned. That's a subject for another post.


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Oh week of unplugging, how I have been dreading you so.
When I first took on the challenge, I thought I deserved a pass on this week, because my job relies almost entirely on being online, many of my relationships are long distance, warranting lots calling and texting, and blogging helps me stay connected to those I love.
But then, last week I had a conversation that I can't seem to shake. A friend told me: you can tell what people care about based on how they spend their time.
And yes, I spend a lot of time on the phone, because I care oh so much about the loves in my life that are far away. And I care about my job. And I care about being connected.
But I also spend a lot of time Instagramming. And Tweeting. And sometimes a little Facebooking. I.e. I check Instagram when I get in bed, and when I wake up. And OK. When I walk to the bathroom at work. And at stoplights.
That's not necessary. I don't need to see every photo my friends put out into the universe, the minute it happens.
And maybe, if I stop filling every empty moment with thoughts and images from the lives of others, I will more easily get centered and find the peace that I am so dearly missing during this running&yoga hiatus.
So here's to a week ahead of less Gramming and Tweeting. And this time, seeing really is believing. So when you don't see my social mediaing, you better believe I'm doing it.
[image via my instagram. ironically enough.]


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In this update: Cleaning continues; and theDavid Clark Tour.
Today's Featured Sponsors
Today we had a good turnout at the North American Eagle™ hangar. Ed Shadle, Les Holm, Don Mitchell, Corey Mitchell, Jason Mitchell, Andrew Kirk, Lars Pedersen, David Martinson, Britney Freer, Keith Zanghi, John Drury, Trish Wood and our newest member, Noreen Bowdon.
Steve Rima with Bob Daigle
This week Steve Rima has been on the East Coast and he stopped in to see one of our longtime sponsors, David Clark Company. Bob Daigle has been working with us for years, and he gave Steve a tour of their manufacturing operations.
David Clark Company is the leader in aerospace communications and flight and space suits. They built the suits for the X-15 rocket plane, Gemini and Apollo Astronauts, Space Shuttle, and high altitude suits for the SR-71. The world leader in pressure suits, they also built the suit for our friends at the Red Bull Stratos High Altitude balloon project. David Clark Company provides all of our headset communications. We are proud to be associated with the David Clark Company.
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Tim Tyre, Tony Tyre and Steve Baird
We had a number of visitors this weekend. A co-worker of Keith's, Tim Tyre brought his brother and good friend to see the Eagle. Another longtime fan, Tom Alberts also stopped by. Always good to have visitors.
Britney Freer
North American Eagle™ summer intern Britney Freer stopped by to lend a hand. Every year since the beginning of the project, high school seniors have chosen us for their senior project. Britney was one of those who went on to start a career in the aerospace industry and continues to attend college. The Eagle promotes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to help steer our next generation of leaders.
Tim Tyre with his brother and best friend
Another guest this weekend was long time co-worker of Keith's, Tim Tyre who brought along his brother and best friend.
Noreen Bowdon
A new team member joined the group this weekend. Noreen Bowdon. During the week she restores vintage aircraft, and her skills will be greatly welcomed.
In the previous weeks, we gave the outside of the Eagle a thorough washing down. This weekend it was time to wash the engine and the inside of the tail cone.
Jason cleans the S&S Turbine Services J-79
Crew chief Les Holm


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What tech cant you live without?
Another Post a Day 2011 topic asks "what tech can't you live without?"
My most recent favourite piece of technology is an iPhone application gifted to me by a friend. It's the Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock, an alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you're in the lightest sleep phase. It's super smart, using the accelerometer in your iPhone to detect movement and determine which sleep phase you're in. Most useful to me though isn't the alarm function but the graph it keeps showing your sleep patterns. It either lets me know I've had more sleep than I thought I had – i.e. quit being such a whiny pain in the ass – or confirms that I have in fact had a terrible night. Either way when I check the graph in the morning I sound like I have Tourettes!
My only gripe with it is that it keeps a tally of how many hours sleep you got that night and an average – only it counts from when you turned it on to when you turned it off instead of calculating how much of that time you were actually asleep. Nothing like seeing "8 hours sleep" when you were up 4 times during those 8 hours for a half hour each time. Grrr!


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Here is another class that will be coming up soon at the Stampeddler in Northville Mi. I found these cute little 3" canvases on sale at Joann's one day and bought a ton of them to play with. Of course I had to do a steampunk one and the other one is just cuz' I thought it was pretty. I had fun playing with the metal patina paints by Sophisticated Finishes that create a rust or green patina finish. I used stencil paste, Perfect Pearls, metallic pastes, a bunch of clock parts, brass embellishments and the list goes on.


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