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Planning a trip and wondering about Bali Where to Stay? To really get into the relaxed vibe one of the best things you can do is to rent a villa in Bali. Here are the best areas to stay in, things to do and villas to rent in Bali – all you need to plan a great tip and find some fantastic Bali Accommodation.
1. Where to Stay in Bali – Seminyak
Seminyak is now the "It" town of Bali. It is probably the most modern town on the island. This is the perfect place for a relaxation focused trip for people who like to have a nice meal out and do some shopping.
Where to Spa
Seminyak is known for its miles of beaches and for having some fantastic spas. If you are after a day spa here are a few options:
–Bodyworks -try the Cream Hair Bath
–Reday Spa -known for great pedicures
–Spring -offers a blow dry, DJ and cocktail in the evening!
–Prana -one of the oldest spas in the area and great for those staying in the southern part of Seminyak
Where to Eat
Seminyak is also well known for its fantastic restaurants. Here are a few to try:
-Mejekawi by Ku de Ta is a world respected restaurant with an amazing beachfront location
–The Plantation Grill offers innovative dishes of grilled meat and seafood in a 1920s setting
-Settimo Cielo at The Layar is a sleek Italian restaurant lit by stunning lanterns
-La Lucciola has amazing ocean and sunset views and all day eating
Bali Where to Stay
There are many accommodation options in Seminyak. But to really relax I would recommend renting a villa in Bali. Click here for some great villa options.
And before you head to Bali make sure you read this great post on Bali Travel Tips and Advice.
2. Bali Where to Stay – Ubud
Ubud is the opposite of the typical Bali beach perception. It is located in the cool mountains of Bali. It is the cultural center of Bali – and for many the spa center as well.
Where to Spa
–3 Points for body, mind and soul treatments
-For massage expertise try the Tamarind Spa
-For an amazing location with your treatments look at the Karsa Spa
Where to Eat
–Locavore is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Ubud and serves contemporary European cuisine.
–Mozaic is the place to go for French inspired cuisine.
-If you're after romance try CasCades at the Viceroy.
-For a riverside view try Kubu.
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Click here for some great villa options in Ubud
3. Bali Where to Stay – Nusa Dua
Nusa Dua is about luxury accommodation, great food, golf and relaxing!
Where to Spa
-Check out their brilliant deals on packages at Zahra Spa
-For an upmarket hotel experience try the Heavenly Spa at the Westin
-Check out the coconut scrub at the Dandelion Spa
Where to Eat
-for a fun mix of east and west check out Mr Bob Bar and Grill
-if you're looking for decadence head to Kayuputi at St Regis
-keen for a pizza? Head to Nusa Dua Pizza
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Click here for some great villa options in Nusa Dua
4. Bali Where to Stay – Jimbaran
Jimbaran is located on Bali's southwestern coast and features both the famous Jimbaran Bay and Jimbaran beach. This small area is known for its upmarket luxury accommodation as well as its three groups of grilled seafood restaurants on the beach. The great food here plus the sunset views keep this a busy area.
This is not the place for nightlife but there is some very good boutique shopping.
Where to Spa
-Thermes Marins Bali Spa at AYANA resort is known for outstanding massage.
–Bamboo spa features the fabulous L'Occitane products and is known to have some brilliant promotions.
Or try the Bali New Opium.
Where to Eat
-For a more refined beach eating experience head to Sundara Bali at the Four Seasons
-If you are after an Instagram friendly setting look no further than the Rock Bar. Part of the Ayana Resort and Spa this restaurant has been featured across many travel magazines due to its unique location on a limestone cliff.
-For fantastic seafood served directly on the beach try Kedonganan Seafood Cafes and Restaurants.
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Click here for some great villa options in Jimbaran.
5. Bali Where to Stay – Canggu
This small resort town is on the south coast of Bali. It is known for its surf beaches and stunning rice paddies. It is located quite near Seminyak so you can take advantage of that area's restaurants and boutiques whilst having a more isolated location.
Where to Spa
-to enjoy a fabulous massage from the comfort of your villa try Casa Home Spa.
-if you feel like doing a dog pose or three head to Desa Seni Yoga.
Where to Eat
-Head to Macan Café and try the rosemary infused lamb.
-if you're after a great brunch or an amazing sunset head to the strangely titled Old Man's restaurant.
-or head into Seminyak and enjoy an Australian BBQ treat at the Brazilian Aussie BBQ
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Just a quick thought about being a Democrat. I've read many comments in the papers and in the blogs over the past few years, usually along the lines of "Here's where the Democrats are screwing up again" or "When will the Democrats ever get things together". I know these pundits and journalists want to maintain their distance and objectivity. But just once I'd like to read the following:
"I'm a Democrat. And I see where my party is screwing up again. When will we Democrats ever get things together."
See, the same words feel totally different if the writer acknowledges being a Democrat. The writer understands that all we Democrats are part of the problem. And we can be part of the solution. Most importantly, the writer becomes a part of the problem he or she's describing, rather than being separate from it.
Face it, given the way the United States political system is structured right now, there are only two games in town - the Republicans and the Democrats. So if we want the horror show of the past few years to end, we've got to get our Democratic Party moving in the right direction.

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Alex Salmond tried to pretend yesterday, in that cheeky chappie way of his, that Scotland's politicians were hurtling towards consensus thanks to what he discerned was a change of heart on Labour's part. Needless to say, he was only having us on. The opposition parties in Scotland, God be praised, are not only as divided as ever but as divided as they ought to be.
Mr Salmond sought to have a bit of fun, as he was fully entitled to, with the fact that Labour is pressing for "accelerated capital spending", something they have spent months saying they did not support. In case you were not aware of the term, it means spending money you do not have but think you might get next year and which you have already earmarked for some project or other.
In the case of the ordinary householder, it is a bit like building that extension or buying that new car, in the hope that you will win the lottery sometime soon. The refusal, hitherto, of the Treasury to sanction the use of this cash, which does not actually exist, has led to a series of angry exchanges between John Swinney, the SNP Finance Minister, and Alistair Darling, the Chancellor.
The Nats have long said that using next year's money would help to safeguard jobs in Scotland but they have thus far been on their own.
That is no longer the case. Mr Darling is, apparently, looking favourably on such a scheme and Iain Gray, Labour's Holyrood leader, has heard of this. Knowing that he is pushing at an open door, Mr Gray has joined Mr Swinney in asking the Treasury to approve this cash advance.
It's all a bit childish, but then it's just one of the games that politicians play.
There was nothing juvenile, however, in the exchanges between Messrs Salmond and Gray at First Minister's Questions yesterday. Mr Salmond sought to congratulate Mr Gray in joining the Nat campaign but the latter refused to be patronised. Instead, he bashed the First Minister over growing criticism of the SNP's attitude towards the business community from the CBI, the Institute of Directors and the Federation of Small Businesses. Far from encouraging growth, as the SNP promised in their manifesto, Mr Gray said the party was "doing more harm than good".
On a day when Labour sought to expose the SNP's weakness on the economy, Mr Gray said Mr Salmond was "a banker who got it wrong on the banks and an economist who got it wrong on the economy".
However, having lost on points to Mr Gray, the First Minister managed to recover when confronted by Annabel Goldie.
The Tory leader may well have been correct in pouring scorn on Labour's support for the business community. However, that did not prevent her getting a bit of a ticking off from Alex Fergusson, the presiding officer, for tackling Labour when she was supposed to be questioning the Nats.
She also scored a bit of an own goal when she berated Mr Salmond for trying to tell managers how to run their businesses, something she said she would never do. This caused the First Minister — ever alert for a bit of quick-fire repartee — to ask, with absolute justification, why Miss Goldie had joined him on the protest march against Diageo's closure of the Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock.
If she was not trying to influence the Diageo management, why did she bother turning up on the march at all, asked Mr Salmond.It was a fair question, to which the only answer is that Tory leaders should stay away from marches against factory closures. It is just something they do not, or should not, do. As Miss Goldie now knows.
Later, in the economic debate, Wendy Alexander gave us a taste of what Labour misses through her self-imposed exile on the backbenches with a denunciation of SNP failings.
With only a one per cent overall cut in his budget, she said, Mr Swinney had made significantly bigger cuts in the enterprise, tourist, education and skills budgets without adequate explanation.
She was scathing in her assault on the Nats' lack of direction on Scotland's banking crisis. Miss Alexander said SNP ministers had made no representations to the Treasury, to the Financial Services Authority or to the EU about issues as important as bankers' bonuses, the lack of competition in banking and on the break-up of some banks.
All they did, she added, was keep their heads down, when what was needed was for them to offer a view "on the tough issues of the day".


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The hills up into Conway are starting to feel a little longer than I would like, and I can feel my leg muscles straining to keep the pace I've set, a little faster than I would normally choose. But I dig deep and force myself to keep going, maybe even step up the pace slightly. "You don't get to the Olympics by giving up on yourself," I tell myself. Eventually, I'm at the spot about two miles out where the road flattens out a bit before finally giving way to a longer downhill, and I enjoy a brief moment of exhilaration as my body shifts into cruise control.
To be clear, I have absolutely no illusions that I am going to the Olympics at my age and fitness level. But that doesn't mean I can't draw inspiration from those who are. It's a scenario that plays out every four summers, one that reminds me of my childhood. How many last-minute buzzer beaters did I sink in the driveway while practicing on my own? How often did I complete a pass to my friend Paul that brought invisible crowds to their feet cheering at the top of their lungs? Whether I was Tony Conigliaro up at bat or Chris Evert nailing a cross-court forehand, there was often an inner sportscaster narrating my every move. It's a phenomenon noted by Garry Wills in his introduction to The Doonesbury Chronicles, observing that we all have that inner voice and that part of the genius and humour of those early Doonesbury strips was extending that inner sportscaster's voice to narrate everything we do.
In an episode of "Modern Family" I saw recently, Claire (a mother of three) wryly observed (I am paraphrasing here), "You know that inner voice you have growing up that tells you you're not good enough? That voice was outside me, and it was my mother's." The joke hits home not just because of the delivery but also because of the fundamental truths about girls' and women's lives that it reveals. That voice outside them might be the Australian and Japanese Olympic committees determining that men will be flying business class and the women in premium economy. It might be woman beach volleyball players sporting QR codes advertising websites on their bikini bottoms (although the IOC has forbidden this during the actual Games). It might be the Melbourne Herald Sun publicly questioning whether swimmer Leisel Jones has gained too much weight and initiating a reader poll on whether or not she is fat. It might be the continuing disparity in the percentage of photos of female athletes in action vs. male athletes. All this in an Olympic year commonly dubbed "the year of the women."
Frank Bruni nailed it in his excellent op-ed piece "Women's Time to Shine" when he wrote, "There's much to savor in the quadrennial spectacle of the Olympics, which will begin in London next weekend, but perhaps nothing more exhilarating than the way it showcases and celebrates the athleticism of women almost [italics mine] as much as it does the athleticism of men." We're certainly getting closer. For the first time, all countries involved are sending female athletes, even Saudi Arabia, and for the first time there will be equal numbers of female and male athletes competing. Women's boxing is making its Olympic debut.
All this being true, the ultimate goals of true equality and true equity are still a long ways off in many ways. At times, it seems an uphill battle that we will never win. And then we dig deep and refocus in hopeful anticipation of the moment of exhilaration when we realize we have made it.
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For those who don't know am I am a massive bookworm, and this bookworm right here is heavily involved in the reading community. So I don't think this post will be a surprise to anyone, that being a bookworm I consume books in all mediums that there is. But it wasn't always the case... See, I love physical books with a passion. My love for reading began with physical books, so this format holds a special place in my heart. I love looking at them, I love their smell, the atmosphere bookshelves create in my room, just everything about them. Just imagine my horror when I discovered audio books and then e-readers. I was against buying an e-reader or listening to audio books for the longest time. It was a straight up 'NO'. I felt like I'd be betraying my love for books if I did. But then, certain circumstances happened which forced me to buy a kindle, then other circumstances happened where I ended up downloading Audible.
I've had my kindle paperwhite for a couple of years now and it never, ever, leaves my bag anymore. I've come to love it just as much as my physical books, even though it will never replace them. Same with audio books. They will never replace physical books, but they have their own certain type of charm. I simply want to talk about all of these mediums today.
E-readers are convenient. Extremely so. They're light, and are able to store hundreds of books in a single device (and it weighs less than a single paperback). That means, if you're traveling, you don't have to take multiple books, which saves space and weight in your luggage. It also means, that you have options. You will never be bored, or have to read a book you don't like, or run out of books to read. Personally, I'm the type of person that will abandon a book if I start disliking it or if it simply doesn't grip me. I'm also the type of person who reads multiple books at once. Having a kindle takes care of those problems. Awesome stuff all around. Want to hear a massive bonus? There are many, oh so many, free novels on Amazon. Hell yeah!
Physical books are magical. Personally, I love everything about them. I love the physicality of them, collecting them (especially hardbacks), and I love the atmosphere they create in a room. It is impossible not to feel calm once in a room with books (at least for me). I love flipping the page of a book after I've read it, I love writing notes in the margins, and the overall experience of reading a physical book. My winter holidays at home consist of endless hours in front of the fire place with a cup of tea and a (physical) book. Perfection. I love seeing books age, I love seeing them get character after you've spilled tea, or tears on the pages. I love how I can pick any novel off of my bookshelves and see the novel tell a story about its life in my possession. And the absolute best thing ever, ever, ever is when I buy a used book on Amazon or at a flea market and see the life the book has lived before it came into my possession. Reading someone else's notes in the margins gives a glimpse of its previous owner and what their thoughts were on the book. That is the best feeling ever, and any other book lover will tell you the same (at least I hope so).
Audio books are just in a league of their own. I discovered Audible after seeing all of my favourite YouTubers talk about it. One day, I was suffering from reading withdrawal, but there was just no way I could sit down and read due to lack of time, and even though I was completely against audio books I just said, 'You know what? I'll download it.' And that's exactly what I did and I never looked back. Whilst I love the physicality of books and I love the actual process of reading text on paper, audio books fill in a gap that physical books and e-readers can't. Don't get me wrong, I'm the type of person who has in the past, and still continues to read books as I walk to places... But it gets tiring and is also dangerous. That's where audio books come in. I can listen to books whilst I'm walking to places (and I walk everywhere), I can listen whilst I'm running or working out, and even whilst I'm getting ready in the morning or cooking. Audio books are awesome. It took me a while to get used to having to listen to a book, but once I got used to it, I can't imagine my life without this magical app. Now, I can quite literally read and listen to books throughout all of my waking hours. Awesomness all around.
To summarise, books are awesome. Simple as. It doesn't matter which method of reading you prefer, and it most certainly doesn't mean that one method of reading is inferior to the other. What matters, is that you read. So go read. It's magical.
Also, let me know your thought down below. How do you like to read your books, and why?
Also, let me know your thought down below. How do you like to read your books, and why?


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George Osborne set to unveil Pension ISA costing middle Britain's savers thousands
MIDDLE-class savers are set to lose tens of thousands of pounds in tax relief as rates are slashed alongside the introduction of a 'pensions ISA' expected to be revealed in the 2016 Budget in less than two weeks.
George Osborne is now expected to reveal a pension ISA in the Budget
George Osborne is thought to be in favour of a flat rate of relief at just 20 per cent, while allowing all withdrawals on to be tax-free.
The reforms are aimed at cutting the state's cost of incentivising people to save for retirement and are set to be announce in the March 2016 Budget.
The biggest blow will be to those who earn £42,385 or more and currently benefit from tax relief of 40 per cent when they pay into a pension.
Basic rate earners, however, will see their tax relief stay at the same level of 20 per cent and reap the benefit of tax-free withdrawals at retirement.
Under the current system only 25 per cent of a pension pot saved by retirement can be taken without paying tax.
But if the 'pension ISA' were to go ahead there could be no barriers at all to accessing pension savings.
The changes to tax relief would mean all savers gets £1 for every £4 saved from the Government, whereas at the moment higher earners get £2 from the Government for every £3 saved.
Someone now in their forties and saving for another 20 years, could miss out hundreds of thousands of pounds of benefits that would outweigh tax saved when drawing an income further down the line.
In what would be another overhaul of Britain's saving system, the change would save the Government billions of pounds a year.
But critics have reacted to the proposals with alarm and said they could rock Britain's financial stability, saving the chancellor money at the expense of the country's long term retirement plans.
Tom McPhail, head of pension policy at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "An ISA style reform with tax relief being scrapped in favour of tax free withdrawals would create the risk of a future Northern Rock style run on the pension system and the UK stock-market.
"Any hint of political interference in the future could result in billions of pounds being withdrawn overnight; it would be hugely unstable.
"The offer of a 20 per cent top up, with tax free withdrawals looks superficially attractive, however any change to pension taxation will involve cuts to the tax relief available.
"This is likely to be particularly bad news for anyone who becomes a higher rate taxpayer towards the end of their working careers when they are most able to catch up on their pension funding."
Changes to pensions could hit be people at the end of their career when they're likely to be earning
Mr McPhail added that the plans would also make it extremely difficult for middle to high earners to build a retirement pot, and could lead to riskier investments among these workers.
He said: "For a higher earner, it would mean exchanging 40 per cent relief on £40,000 for 20 per cent relief on £10,000; a loss of £14,000, in exchange for a paper promise from a politician which would depend on a future government for its honouring."
A 'pension ISA' could lower savings by around a sixth and create a fiscal deficit of billions a year a year for future generations, according to calculations by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Yvonne Braun, director of long term savings at the trade group, said: "The Pension ISA would hit today's savers and could create a fiscal time bomb for future generations. Many savers would be worse off and it would also damage the economy more widely because of its impact on saving and investment.
"It's superficially attractive because of the savings it can deliver in the short term."


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Born in France, Servan-Schreiber was a medical doctor, neuroscientist, and professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He was a co-founder (and then director of) the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a volunteer physician in Iraq, and the co-founder of the U.S. branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), serving in Guatemala, Kurdistan, Tajikistan, India, and Kosovo. He was given the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Presidential Award for Outstanding Career in Psychiatry (2002), and his book Healing Without Freud or Prozac was a best-seller, as was Anticancer: A New Way of Life, where he talked about his own survival from brain cancer. But his brain cancer returned. "I am convinced that 'Anticancer' has played an important role in the fact that I survived cancer for 19 years when the first diagnosis gave me only six at the most," he said, when he learned that he wouldn't survive the second round. He died in France on July 24, at 50.
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Dispersed over two floors, there are six bedrooms, four bathrooms, living room, kitchen and an attractive exterior. Besides a new layout, recent reforms have introduced high technical improvements designed to revalue the property. Equipment and delivery systems of the house were changed to make them more efficient and sustainable and the kitchen and bathrooms were renovated to become highly functional spaces. Special care was taken in the construction to not lose the original essence.
The woodwork of doors, windows, blinds and cabinets, respects the traditional Mallorcan style, which can still be seen in the living room and kitchen, with the primitive thick walls. As for materials, local stone was chosen for floors, countertops and kitchen fronts, and coating of the bathrooms. Interior design studio Mestre Paco was commissioned for the interior decoration, creating a fresh contemporary style infused with light colors, natural fabrics and wood, enhancing the cozy and comfortable atmosphere.


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Via John Gruber comes news that Apple has hired Joel Podolny away from his position as Dean of Yale's Business School to lead a project called "Apple University". The Wall Street Journal says:
The Cupertino, Calif., computer maker said Joel Podolny, the dean of the Yale School of Management, will join Apple as vice president and dean of Apple University. The company declined to provide details about the university or the position. Mr. Podolny will be stepping down as dean on Nov. 1, but will stay at Yale until year end, a spokeswoman for Yale said. She said Mr. Podolny will take up his new position in early 2009.
I wonder what the backstory is here. Maybe some of our OrgTheory readers (or contributors, ahem) know more about Apple's plans. But it's interesting to see Podolny get hired by a company that knows a great deal about the importance of status in establishing and maintaining a good position in the market. Consider just the back-cover summary of Podolny's excellent Status Signals in light of Apple's position in the market:
Why are elite jewelers reluctant to sell turquoise, despite strong demand? Why did leading investment bankers shun junk bonds for years, despite potential profits? Status Signals is the first major sociological examination of how concerns about status affect market competition. Starting from the basic premise that status pervades the ties producers form in the marketplace, Joel Podolny shows how anxieties about status influence whom a producer does (or does not) accept as a partner, the price a producer can charge, the ease with which a producer enters a market, how the producer's inventions are received, and, ultimately, the market segments the producer can (and should) enter. To achieve desired status, firms must offer more than strong past performance and product quality—they must also send out and manage social and cultural signals. Through detailed analyses of market competition across a broad array of industries—including investment banking, wine, semiconductors, shipping, and venture capital—Podolny demonstrates the pervasive impact of status. Along the way, he shows how corporate strategists, tempted by the profits of a market that would negatively affect their status, consider not only whether to enter the market but also whether they can alter the public's perception of the market.
Of course, I don't know what Joel will be doing in his new job, but it's hard to think of someone better-positioned intellectually to understand what Apple's strategy in the market is all about. You can't follow developments in the computer industry at all closely without being surprised by the persistently boneheaded advice that analysts and commentators push about Apple, almost all of which involves recommendations that the company do things that would eliminate its ability to differentiate itself from its competitors, or compete in segments of the market that would preclude it from being seen as distinctive in any way.All Categories
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For the last six months, I've been training for the London Marathon. I am not what you might call a "natural runner"; running, for me, basically consists of trudging round London at a pace slightly quicker than walking. I might not be that speedy, but I do seem to be able to keep going somehow, and I managed to get around the course on 23rd April in 5:41:21.
What I have loved/hated about training for the marathon is the mental resilience it takes. What is primarily difficult about running 26.2 miles is not so much the physical element – although don't get me wrong, I am writing this the day after the race and fear getting up from the sofa knowing my joints appear to have gone on strike. Instead, it is a question of what to think about for all that time, and what to tell myself when I want to stop but need to push on a bit further. That being said, there is such a deep satisfaction that comes from finishing a long run, knowing that I persevered and managed to meet my goal; crossing the finish line yesterday was such a phenomenal moment. Continue reading


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The following exchange would certainly fit into this thread. Except Conan actually did say it (according to Tor, who published Conan -
Scourge of the Bloody Coast, by Leonard Carpenter).
"The view of the stars is better here, too," Conan remarked, drawing her close again and gazing skyward. "Would that my topmast could reach this high when I try to navigate on a foggy evening."
"I'll raise your topmast, and I'll fill your sails for you," she bragged eluding his grasp and standing upright on the paves. "First, let's strike some of this extra canvas." Reaching to the back of her gown, she loosened it and let it slip down around her bare ankles.
"Then stand ready to grapple and board," he muttered hoarsely, lunging to his feet after her.
Minor rant: As you can imagine, some Conan pastiches are better than others. And you might not know that unlike with most authors, the 'authorized' stories by other writers are considered equal in authenticity with Robert E. Howard's originals.
There are 60 'real' Sherlock Holmes stories; written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They are the Canon. The thousands of Holmes stories written by other authors are pastiches; unofficial, if you will.
The folks who own Conan, however, say that the dreck written by some of their hand picked authors are just as important as Howard's tales. Even if they don't make sense, like Robert Jordan's novelization of the first Schwarzenneger Conan movie.
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Mid April and prom season has arrived! For the next 6 weeks, one or more high school communities in most every city in the nation will be celebrating this special event for juniors and seniors. And while the prom committees, staff, and administration are busy making sure everything is ready for the dance itself, its up to the kids to organize the rest of the night. And here is where a well organized Mom can make a huge difference in how things go. Check out my 7 planning tips for prom night showing you just how easy it is to guide your child through making those plans on his or her own with their friends while you coach them from the sidelines.
1. Choose an outfit.
No matter if you have a son or a daughter, you need enough time to get just the right outfit. Many boys will do best with a tux rental simply because they won't stop growing until they are 25 and unless you know they'll have a regular need for a tux in the coming years, its easiest just to rent one when needed and always look for coupons before you do. Many girls may find this is the first time they have a chance to wear the gown of their dreams so its all about being resourceful. Look in your community for charity or church hosted prom dress fundraisers where people donate dresses from previous events to stock the racks and attendees are charged a minimal fee (if any) for the gowns they choose. Consignment shops are a gold mine for finding rarely to never used formal wear and some of the best out there will have an entire area or room dedicated to all things prom. And of course you can always buy new but I hope always on sale.
2. Order a corsage and boutineer.
Many florists and grocery stores have ordering cycles for when they get shipments of fresh flowers so you'll want to stop in weeks ahead of time so they can time your order to be made with the freshest flowers available. You'll also need want to make sure that the ribbon that is offered by the florist will match the dress. If it doesn't, you'll still have enough time to head out to the craft store and find the perfect solution.
3. Make a date or gather a crowd.
Help your child decide what group of kids if any is going to attend? Its perfectly fine to go as a couple, on a double date, or in a nice group of a dozen or more. If that's the case, don't be afraid to set some ground rules. Things like everyone knows each other, you've met the parents, and everyone is on the same playing field when it comes to things like no alcohol, drugs, or other illegal activity that will end the night immediately with a call to the parents of the child in question.
4. Plan for dinner.
Call me old fashioned but I love the idea of a hosted dinner at someone's house where the parents of those attending put together a memorable night for everyone to enjoy. Think themed, decorated, and a fine dining meal that can be just as easily catered or made in part by all as it could be fun and casual to reflect the kids involved. For groups who are visiting a restaurant, you'll need a reservation well in advance to make sure there is a seat for everyone at the table. Depending not the size of the group, you may be able to secure a private room which is always a nice touch. You may also be able to arrange for a pre-set menu with a handful of meal options that can be paid for in advance allowing the kids to simply focus on the fun.
5. Arrange for a ride.
While its an expense some may choose to do without, we found it to be with every penny to secure a group ride for the kids. It really keeps them together as a group, just increasing the fun and camaraderie of the night. It also makes sure they don't have to navigate any transportation issues like street closings, parking garages, and lovely girls walking way too far in those incredibly high heels! We found that getting a Mercedes Sprinter Van was considerably less expensive than a limo and gives everyone peace of mind that the night will be safe while the kids have fun.
6. Make time for pre-prom group pictures.
There's really not a reason to pre-party because the girls will be busy getting ready to the last minute and the boys will be proving that chivalry is not dead as they arrive to pick up their date and have the traditional pictures with flowers in tow. But its great to have group pictures and if possible, have the group transpiration arrive at the same place where everyone has gathered for pictures to keep things simple. As the hostess, I've sent out a fun Evite to invite everyone over to our home for 45 minutes ahead of the departure time to give everyone a chance to take pictures. Its fun, gives a great send off to the night, and parents and siblings alike are welcome to enjoy this part of the night together. Be sure to have refreshments for everyone. The kids attending prom will be grateful for small bottled waters and mints or gum. The parents sending them off might just love a cocktail or cold drink after everyone has gone. If you aren't hosting, take a minute to thank the family who is with a handwritten note. It speaks volumes!
7. Decide on after prom party plans or not.
This is different for every family. We've decided that junior year isn't the time for this but for senior year, you can bank on an all night bonfire for the entire gang, parents hosting late night refreshments and returning in the morning for a huge brunch. Again this goes back to having everyone in agreement about the ground rules like sleeping arrangements that have boys and girls separated and chaperoned. Call me old school but its worth making sure everyone is comfortable and knows exactly what will occur. It also makes those couples who might be going simply as friends comfortable that their wanting to stay the night doesn't convey anything other than what it is ~ the chance to celebrate with friends for as long as they can.
Our goal is to provide a safe and fun night for the kids where they are in charge of making the plans come together with our assistance. By asking leading questions you point them in the right direction for information they may not have every been exposed to, like making a dinner reservation, ordering a tux and flowers, planning for a bus. And you are able to help them work out the kinks if they need to as well. Believe me, I don't want to plan my son's prom ~ its not my night nor should it be. But like all things, they need a checklist to help them through the process and that's something I can do in my sleep. Tell me…
How do you guide your kids through special events without taking control?
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Professor Omar Matar, Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Imperial College and key researcher for UNIHEAT's Theme 1 -Multi-scale modelling of crude oil fouling: from molecular to plant scale-, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his contributions to fluid dynamics and physics.
We are very pleased to announce that Professor Omar Matar has been elected to the Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of his long-standing research towards understanding the behaviour of fluids and interfaces.
The American Physical Society recognised Professor Matar's contributions to interfacial fluid dynamics in the presence of surfactants, nanoparticles and electric fields, using theory and computation and with applications in industrial and daily life settings when awarding him this prestigious fellowship. It should be noted that election to the Fellowship of the APS is limited to half of one percent of the overall members and is a glowing recommendation of Professor Matar's outstanding contributions to physics.
Please join us in extending our congratulations to Professor Matar on behalf of the UNIHEAT project.
Find out more about Professor Matar's work on his personal webpage. For more information on UNIHEAT's Research Theme 1, please click here.
Original news story published by Mikhail Menezes and Michael Panagopulos, 11th October 2015, in Imperial College's website.


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Late last month, we saw some evidence that Samsung might be working on a new entry for its Note series of stylus-based Androids, appearing as model GT-N5100 in some regulatory documents and a User Agent Profile. While we didn't have much info on the hardware itself, that model number, and specifically the letter "N" there, suggested that this would be a Note. After all, existing Note hardware has been in the N7000 or N8000 series. Now that model shows up again, this time with some benchmark results, and sheds a little more light on just what it might be.
While the 5100's UAProf reported that the Android would have a 1280 x 800 resolution, the new benchmark has it employing a 1280 x 720 screen, instead. We also learn that the 5100 runs its CPU at 1.6GHz and has a Mali-400 MP GPU; that just happens to line up with the Exynos 4 Quad already used on the Note II. Because of the apparently high-end SoC, this isn't likely to be the lower-end Note hardware we just heard rumored.
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A quest for African ontologies and epistemologies
With reference to the ongoing discussions (in Wanazuoni) on African universities and diaspora academics, African academy and policy-oriented research, African scholarship, African education systems, the 'need' for innovation in African universities and 'innovation universities' in Africa and to what others think the need to Africa to have its own methods of evaluating things (Rev. Kishoka), I have been thinking about African ways of engaging with ontological and epistemological questions. To make it clearer, I'm talking about African ways of questioning about existence, reality and its nature, and knowledge/truth and the relationship between an observer and what can be observed and how? This implies the need for African philosophies, philosophers and metaphysical thinkers. But, one may ask, is there a need to have African ontologies and epistemologies? What have been the implications on African development planning and policies, and African academia in general?
Whether being a positivist/realist, or a constructivist/deconstructivist, critical realist/pragmatist etc. we have all been influenced by non-African ways of engaging with the ontological and epistemological questions. From Achille Mbembe, Kwame Appiah, Mogobe Ramose to Wole Soyinka, they have all been influenced by non-African philosophy. Michel Foucault has significantly influenced Mbembe's 'necropolitics' and other writings. I'm not sure about Soyinka's influence, but it is certain that Hegel influenced Appiah (at least for how I read his writings and thinking).
I have heard of African 'philosophies' such as Ubuntu etc., but there are almost no sustained academic engagements with such philosophies, especially in terms of deciphering complex and not-easy-to-understand concepts, and make use of them for African scholarship and development at large. At least Mogobe Ramose has written extensively on Ubuntu, check his book, African philosophy through Ubuntu. On the other hand, I know with heterogeneous African societies and cultures, it is unrealistic to have universal African ontologies and epistemologies i.e. to have universal African forms of knowing and truth/reality. But, I wish for more engagements with Ubuntu and other unknown African philosophies.
As someone with interest in conservation and development (both at theory and practice levels), I sometimes wish I could engage more with the discussions from African ontological and epistemological viewpoints. I find that necessary especially in today's complex, place-based and dynamic environmental problems and challenges. I wish for a 'movement' against hegemonic scientific orientations/frameworks for understanding socio-economic and socio-ecological processes in Africa, and Tanzania in particular, and coming up with local-specific ways of dealing with the problems. I wish for African ontological and epistemological paradigms in contrast to the Western ones. Do we have African thinkers cum philosophers who have written about ontologies and epistemologies without being influenced by non-African philosophers? Thinkers who have written on African metaphysics, ontologies and epistemologies before colonisation?
I might be wrong, but this is how I see it so far.
What do you think?
Ndugu Bukhi's contribution to the discussion on the African 'wasomi' and 'wanazuoni' needs to be taken very seriously and critically. I have italicized the words 'seriously' and 'critically' on purpose. Many of us are not yet intellectually conscious enough to realize the gravity of the 'African problem'. For that reason they do not take critical thinking seriously. The problem with the 'African problem' is about the African meaning of meaning. It is about what and how an African makes sense of the fundamental common sense. The fundamental common sense is the meaning that a critical thinker discovers intellectually and conceptually to be what existentially drives human beings commonly.
That paragraph above, I know, has already raised some questions to anyone who is reading this! If that has happened, I am glad to say that we are moving in the right direction. The thing is: very unfortunately our higher learning institutions are so intellectually and cognitively lazy that they do not teach or give instructions on what I call 'critical thinking about thinking'. For me this 'critical thinking about thinking' is what the Western people have called 'philosophy', although the Greek etymological meaning of the word 'philosophy' is 'the love of wisdom'. Philosophy per se is not an academic discipline! It is part of being a rational human person! It is the effort to seek answers, solutions and responses to questions, problems and challenges respectively about the meaning of human existence. Since Africans are human beings, they must have their own way of seeking such answers, solutions and responses.
I do not want here to start a discussion within a discussion on the issue of the definition of philosophy. However, we African intellectuals need to raise critical questions such as: Is "philosophy", in the way it was brought to Africa and taught to Africans by the West, a scholarly methodology for examining logical truth? Or is it a coherent set of beliefs about the nature of the world and the place of human beings in that world? If it is a methodology and/or a set of beliefs, then what we have is a Western methodology and/or a Western set of beliefs about the universe and humanity. If this is so, then what I have said before, i.e. the problem with the 'African problem' is the African meaning of meaning, needs to be followed up. In other words, we need to follow up this question: What meaning do we Africans give to Western philosophical methodologies and their philosophical beliefs? Is what is meaningful to a European or a Western man/woman meaningful as well to an African man and woman?
One way of following up this effort to search for answers, solutions and responses, is posing the questions: How do we Africans identify ourselves intellectually? What do we Africans make sense of our historical existence? What kind of thinking is behind our systems, structures, beliefs and ideologies which support our efforts in education, politics, economy, development, etc? What sense do we Africans make of what is beyond the sensible, the physical, the measurable, the empirical? But in making such sense, how do we know that this answer, solution or response makes sense to an African? What African criteria or theory do we have to justify or explain that such knowing is African?
Just one comment: how come there is no mention to people like Cheikh Anta Diop, Théophile Obenga, Ernest Wamba dia Wamba?
I am so delighted going through your thoughts and your view of Afrikan approaches on matters of Philosophy and thoughts. Your thoughts seek to understand Ontological and Epistemological approach of Afrika in various questions.
If I was to be seen in your thoughts I would have advised that for you to understand better this question hereby in thoughts I would have asked you to engage in "HOW KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND DISSEMINATED IN VARIOUS SOCIETY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE" this would give you a right approach of ontological and epistemological usage in various! It isn't that Afrika does not engage in Ontological and Epistemological analysis but rather there is a one sided side of the story about knowledge Production and Philosophies!
Asking yourself why you are not seeing such approaches and Afrikan Philosophies, Afrikan Philosophers and thinkers apart of the mentioned in the usage of non Afrikan ways other than Ubuntu, is the step towards recognizing that you have been all time through trading on only one sided of the story of knowledge and philosophical approaches!
For more than 10 years, under the Directorship of the late Prof. Dan Wadada Nabudere, the Marcus Garvey Pan Afrikan Institute, now Marcus Garvey University in Mbale Uganda, reviewed a very similar question but in a manner that is concerned with re tracing the source of knowledge, how it is produced and disseminated basing on Afrikan Cosmology! A new approach was devised named "AFRIKOLOGY, TRANSDICIPLINARITY AND WHOLENESS". A paper was also published in the Journal of African Renaissance Studies, Pretoria by Nabudere, D. W[2005] titled 'Towards an Afrikology of knowledge production and African Regeneration'.
This new approach being a science of knowledge production that maximizes Afrikan cosmology aimed at explaining scientifically knowledge production that has roots in African Cosmology. This due to uncertainty and acrimony in the way we understand the world and the way human beings understand each other as manifested in the way knowledge is being organised and managed today.
"It becomes so important to trace the role the ancient Africans played in laying the ground for the institutions of knowledge creation and its application to human needs. In this way, we shall then be able to see how Afrikology as an all-inclusive epistemology based on the cosmologies emanating from the Cradle of Humankind, can play in rejuvenating the Universal knowledge, which our ancestors first put in place in their growing spread around the world." Nabudere D. W [2007]
Its role is to retrace this humanistic tradition in order to rid our world of those hierarchies of life that Greek philosophers, especially Plato, introduced from their one-sided understanding of knowledge from the Cradle of Humankind, which has increasingly created the kind of fragmentation in our consciousness that imperils our very existence as a civilised human society.
"We are confronted with an ever more urgent need to find a new morality: a new means of humanising man in society, a new civilisation, or else shake ourselves finally to pieces" [Davidson, 1969:67].
I am certain if you go through Afrikology you will definitely understand that it has been a fact in all these philosophies you are trading with but it has been not the truth for far too long. The earlier you discover this in your heart the better you will be able to fit in this world of deception when it comes to knowledge transfer, curriculum development and a sense of human living.
The truth is that there Afrika has been cut off from many issues that describe black and white of Knowledge and how the world has benefited from the Afrikan cosmologies! You have heard of the saying "know thyself" go read the Pharaoh of Afrikan Antiquity (Cheik Anta Diop) Diop, C. A [1974]: African Origins of Civilization: Myths and Reality, Lawrence Hill Chicago, Diop, C. A [1980]: Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology, Lawrence Hill Books, Chicago you will understand that even that saying was not from Plato as many believe and know! Anyway remember there is a saying which is not so famous; wisdom is not acquired by reading of books but of men!
Today I returned to this mail and its subject, not with answers, but as part of a contemplation of the environment within which the 'quest' for the African onthologies and epistemologies might take place.
I am sure you are aware of current incidents in which African academics are making headlines (for the wrong reasons). There is the Stella Nyanzi-Mahmood Mamdani 'performance' at Makerere, of which I can only ponder how any academic dispute could arrive where it did...
The other that I note is sparked by a mail I received via you, about another Professor, Ibrahim Abdullah at Fourah Bay College (FBC) in Sierra Leone. The case which the petition highlighted, from my understanding, seems to raise some big question about the state of institutions of 'higher' learning and knowledge, and if they really can facilitate any real quest.
Again, my understanding, there is a war against academic freedom, but the battle lines are so infantile and superficial, it is ridiculous. At FBC it seems, Ibrahim Abdullah has pissed off many, maybe by his personality, but more it seems, because he challenges or is challenging how history should be taught and/or understood. In a country where there are less than thirty professors, and as one report reminds, '... Nearly all departments at FBC have lacked running academic journals for several years now...'; where are the grounds for a dispute based on what has been call 'envious hostility'?
Whether or not this is an accurate term, is left to be judged. However, the academic dispute wrapped up in this situation seems to be at its core, about 'attitudes and epistemology about African' (http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/from-creoledom-to-kriodom-a-rejoinder). In my understanding, Ibrahim Abdullah seems to be saying (among other things) that there is no such thing as colonial and post-colonial history. There is instead Temne/Thaimne and other Sierra Leone ethnic histories. This of course, and 'the question of ethnicity within the context of Sierra Leone historiography' (http://awoko.org/2014/06/17/sierra-leone-news-from-creoledom-to-kriodom-a-critical-investigation-of-kriolists-claim/), has political resonances (in a country recovering from an atrocious civil war), even as the academic potential is lost in the mist....
So returning to the contemplation of the envisaged 'quest', not only is there the question of the facilitating environment, but equally, in service of what is this quest suppose to pursued? Maybe, at least in the Sierra Leone case, it not simply that 'Nationalism should Trump Ethnicity' (C. Magbaily Fyle in Research in Sierra Leone Studies (RISLS): Weave Vol 1 No 2, 2013), but that a dynamic Pan-African agenda is needed to take academic inquiry away from a need for 'positive spin', towards a more open and critically engaged debate. Here hopefully the need to sack and lock out would not be part of resource bank.
As you can see, I have referred to a few papers. These require more serious critical attention, but I have used them as a backdrop to consider the meaning of the situation indicated by the two incidents (Sierra Leone and Uganda) which suggest bad news in the prevailing state of academic affairs.
Good thread and good ideas but indeed complex ones. I cannot offer any solace but we must bear in mind that we live in the global world even before the term globalization was created. So we cannot take a purist/nativist position of finding something purely African in the sense that it has not been contaminated by other ideas. Mamdani asks how long does someone or something need to stay in Africa to be African?
But I think, we can start from African archives and libraries--in Mudimbe's sense--to find some of the epistemological and theoretical paradigms to address todays complex issues. If I may suggest, one way to start to take very seriously the life, experience and actions of fellow Africans not simply as data but explanatory models about our social and empirical worlds.
One book that I would like to recommend, it is an anthropological text on the Kaguru Modes of Thought, I found this text illuminating and charting a way for us to take African ideas seriously as useful analytical and theoretical concepts. I think, it will be great if we start employing middle level theories and concepts developed from our own experiences and testing them out to see how they hold in comparison with other theoretical ideas such as derive from Foucault or Hegel etc. I am will be watching out for your reactions and further reflections.


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The detection of a second case of BSE in as many weeks could derail the planned opening of the U.S. border to live cattle, and could weaken the stellar support of Canadian consumers for our beef. Before we wallow in another round of despair, perhaps we should think about ways to turn this disaster to our advantage. Let's take the lead and turn the tables by mandating that each and every animal be tested for BSE.
One objection to such a mandate is the high cost, about $40 per animal. But ask any beef producer who is now losing $400 to $800 per animal if that cost is too high. It's a price we should be willing to pay to restore confidence. Moreover, mandatory testing would increase volumes and those costs would fall dramatically. Companies like MDS Laboratories of Toronto, with leading-edge medical testing technologies, have significantly reduced the costs of laboratory testing in the Canadian healthcare system. If this company or others developed automated BSE testing, costs and turn-around times would drop dramatically and traceability will be guaranteed.
Our beef industry should demand BSE testing of all slaughter animals. That leads us to the main objection. Canada would also have to ban exports of non-tested beef as a food safety issue. Since BSE testing is done only post-mortem, this would effectively end live cattle exports to the U.S. Traditionally, we have relied on live cattle exports because we don't have adequate slaughter capacity at home. The two major killing plants in Alberta are American-owned with the advantage of corporate access to the U.S. supply network. Canadian investors are reluctant to build the needed capacity in Canada for two reasons: economies of scale and predatory pricing.
Large U.S. plants enjoy lower labour costs and hence lower operating costs. To run these giant plants at capacity, the final 5 to 10 percent are often purchased in Canada at a premium price, with these higher prices spread over the 90 to 95 percent of local purchases. If new Canadian capacity were built, a year of predatory pricing by U.S. killing plants might bankrupt the new operations. This has discouraged Canadian slaughter plant investment, but a total ban on live exports would stimulate it because the plants would be assured of the animal numbers required to run the new plants at capacity.
Tested Canadian beef would find new and expanded markets in Japan and the whole Pacific Rim. Canadian beef would replace U.S., Australian and Argentinian beef in major world markets, as these countries are unwilling to mandate testing. Indeed, demands by American consumers for safe beef could make the U.S. the biggest importer. It would be nearly impossible for the U.S. to close the border to tested Canadian beef. Making Canadian beef the "best and tested", unique in the world market place, would ensure the future growth of export markets where the customer is "always right."
Some say that mandatory testing will discover more cases of BSE and therefore damage the reputation of Canadian beef. Not so, as positive animals will never enter the food chain with mandatory testing. It also represents a radical departure from past business practices, where Canada simply rolls over to American trade policy. An independent policy could ensure Canadian beef producers a bright, growing future. Canada's already favourable reputation as a reliable trading partner would be further strengthened.
These changes would cement consumer confidence in the very real advantages of Canadian cattle. Our beef herd is one of the healthiest and best in the world. Today's producers are very sophisticated managers. Economic pressure long ago eliminated marginal producers, and those left are the best of the best. Families have spent decades and generations improving herd genetics to the point where all major breeds, whether British (Hereford, Angus) or European (Charolais, Simmental), are better in Canada than in their countries of origin.
Our temperate climate with its short growing season produces forage and feed grains of extremely high quality. Producers capture this burst of growth by using the newest process technologies and machinery, so the cattle herd thrives year round on our short summer growth binge. Combining this feed quality with superior genetics gives consumers the best quality red meat in the world. Just try beef in a sub-tropical climate – the Texas Longhorn T-Bone, for example – to taste the superiority of Canadian beef.
Other solutions to the BSE crisis fall short. A forced downsizing of the Canadian herd by killing and burying older animals – culling, for short – seems inappropriate in a hungry world and would be a policy disaster for the world's best beef industry. To kill off thousands of healthy cows that represent years of genetic improvement to remove a potential handful of BSE positives is an incredible waste and far more expensive than testing. Further, this proposed cull offers no assurance of a U.S. border re-opened to live cattle.
Mandatory testing to solve the BSE crisis will establish a unique Canadian identity and differentiate ourselves from Americans. It's time for industry and political leadership on the issue to set a new course. A Canadian approach that mandates testing, and therefore processing here, will increase slaughter capacity, expand export markets and give Canadian beef producers a hopeful future. Let's turn adversity into opportunity.
The Honourable Donald Orchard farms at Miami, Manitoba. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Pembina for 18 years. He has held ministerial portfolios in Health, Transportation and Energy.


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Since 1978, The Easton Food Pantry has been dedicated to providing food to our neighbors in times of need. As long as there are hungry people in our community, our doors and hearts will be open to help.
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."
-Mother Teresa
If you need food...
We're here to help. Call us ANYTIME at (508) 230-0670. Messages are checked daily.
In order to receive food, all you need is proof of Easton residency.
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Module 5 : Workflow Management
Lean Workflow
One of the most important tasks of a world class team is to ensure that the right products are available at the right time, at the right place, in the right quantities. Workflow management revolves around improving organisational responsiveness and speed by managing capacity constraints and reducing work-in-process.
The ability to meet customer needs in the shortest time possible should be one of the main goals of your organisation. When the response time is longer than the customer's expectation, dissatisfaction will be the result. We must therefore ensure that our responsiveness is well within the customer's expectation and continuously improving.
Getting on top of the just-in-time challenge
Traditionally companies have made use of large quantities of inventory to enable them to meet the just-in-time (JIT) challenge. These companies drive the efficiencies of individual machines and not the flow of work through the organisation.
One of the key focus areas of Competitive Dynamics International's Mission-Directed Work Teams® programme is to help you create a lean workflow to improve the value you are able to give to clients.
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- Identify and manage capacity constraints (e.g. bottle necks) to improve throughput;
- Implement visual production scheduling.
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It's Official: Sarah Palin Admits Weighing 2012 Run
Lets see your daughter is dancing into the hearts of more tea baggers..you got a hit reality show on TV.. you quit being governor.. a massive cult following and you are asked by The New York Times Magazine..are you considering running for President in 2012?
Excerpt below from The New York Times Magazine:
"I am," Sarah Palin told me the next day when I asked her if she was already weighing a run for president. "I'm engaged in the internal deliberations candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most important consideration here." Palin went on to say that there weren't meaningful differences in policy among the field of G.O.P. hopefuls "but that in fact there's more to the presidency than that" and that her decision would involve evaluating whether she could bring unique qualities to the table.
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When did my people stop naming me?
Naming God is the first component to worship after a victory. Hold that thought, i will come back to it.
In our culture, the whole naming process usually amounts to a few notches above labels to distinguish one person from another. Yes, there are more intentional naming circles, myself for one, who hand picknames with the meaning of that name being an important part of the choosing but in general it may be safe to say that it has all become a poor reflection of the significance of names in the Bible.
In Scripture, a person's name identified them and stood for something specific. This is especially true of God. Naming carried special significance. It was a sign of authority and power.
Each of the many names of God reveals a different aspect of his many-faceted character. He gives us His personal name for a reason, rather than some generic name from an unreachable sky. He wants a personal relationship with us and his heart is for us to know Him on a "first name basis." He continually tells us to call upon hi name, praise his name, pray in his name, bless in his name, love his name, and proclaim his name to all nations.
'God comes to us saying, "I am"….telling us who He is, so that we will not fear his assistance. He lets us know not only His name, but more also the important aspects of who He is. He assures us of his "qualifications". He lets us know that He's been doing this sort of thing for a while. His "been there, done that" is meant to put us at ease. When I am stuck in fear, or any negative emotion, hearing who God is, who my rescuer is… what His name is, and what His experience with situations like mine are- all serve to calm my distress levels. I might still be on the ledge, but my body responds by slightly calming my nerves.' (from The Rescuer by Denesia Christine)
Each victory reveals some faucet of the nature of God. We see this after the Exodus, when Moses led Israel in formal worship. Before the ten plagues, the God of the Hebrews was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Gradually God revealed one facet after another of His nature to them.
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
"I will sing to the Lord.
He has won a glorious victory.
He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
He is my Savior.
This is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will honor him.
The Lord is a warrior!
The Lord is his name.
There is nothing like it when a break-through comes or when God suddenly moves. Celebrating more freedom is a worth while thing to do! But let's not stop there. The revelation that unfolds the NEW faucet of God's nature is the real treasure.
We can celebrate Abraham's God who provides, Esther's God Who favored her, and Peter's God of second chances.
But who do YOU know? Who do I know? Have you named the God of all YOUR victories or were you just thankful?
So I decided to comb through 2015, naming the God of my victories. My awful year turned into an awe-filled one and a string of pearls were to be found.
My GOD of more full than empty, My God who laughs, frolics and is foot loose and fancy free (as seen at the ocean), My God of NEVER AGAIN!
Let's start a new year revolution whereby we purpose in naming our God and celebrating the new facet of his nature that he is revealing..one step beyond being grateful.
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Sheng-Hung Lee, I/IDSA
Creative Director + Engineer, Sheng-Hung Lee Design
Adjunct Associate Professor, Fudan University Shanghai Institute of Visual Art
Adjunct Associate Professor, Detao Masters Academy
Sheng-Hung Lee, I/IDSA, is a designer, maker and educator inspired by multiple domains of knowledge and perspectives, thriving on creating new value for clients in multi-disciplinary teams. Trained as an industrial designer and electrical engineer, Lee works for prestigious design consultancies. His approach to problem solving is influenced by his passion for how design and technology are integrated into—and impact—society.
Lee worked with clients including Bank of China, EF (English First) and Rubbermaid to redesign their services and user experiences. He also worked as a researcher at the National Science Council in Taiwan and is a member of the Taiwan Society of Technology and Sociology, Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society and China Technical Consultants, Inc.
Lee holds a double bachelor's degree with honors in industrial design and electrical engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. His work, including the latest, TetraPOT—a natural, green and sustainable sea defense system—won an IDSA International Design Excellence Award 2016 Gold in Environments; Braun Prize; Core77 Design Award; Red Dot Award (Best of the Best); iF Design Award, Spark Design Award and James Dyson Foundaiton award.
"IDEA is definitely one of the best platforms to share great design work," he says. "The most important thing is to have the right mindset—love your design first and firmly believe that your work can change the world no matter if it's on a big or small scale. Keep asking yourself at the very beginning, 'What's my design intention? How can my design can benefit someone? What's the social impact it can make?'"
He says IDEA is "not just a world famous design award. It's a platform that can really help individual designers, design studios or corporations with great vision raise their voice and promote their designs. IDEA gave TetraPOT global exposure and opened the doors to conversations with governments and non-profit organizations in the world."
Lee is creative director and engineer, Sheng-Hung Lee Design; adjunct associate professor, Fudan University Shanghai Institute of Visual Art; and adjunct associate professor, Detao Masters Academy.


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Top 3 Kid Friendly Trails near Salt Lake City, Utah
Looking for the top 3 Kid Friendly trails in Salt Lake City?
Look no further. I've created this list for those wanting to take the kids out for a hike, but aren't ready for an all day adventure
. These 3 hikes range from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and can be safely hiked year round. No matter how long or short your hike, be prepared with at least one bottle of water per person, a small snack, and sun protection. For more tips when hiking with kids, read more of this post. Grab your hikin' boots, and let's hit the trails!
Rocky Mouth Falls
Looking for the best bang for your buck when hiking with kids? Then Rocky Mouth Falls is the perfect choice. At only 0.6 miles RT, this short and easy trail leads to a really pretty waterfall. You can also access this trail year-round. D
uring Summer, the k
ids will enjoy playing in the small pools of water, and you'll find the whole family in swimsuits cooling off under the falls.
The Living Room
The Living Room is a very popular hike that sits behind the
Natural History Museum
along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST). It's popular for the views, the easy trail access, it's dog and kid friendly, plus can be done in under 2 hours. Kids will enjoy pretending they are sitting in an actual living room. Might as well bring the remote, a snack, and pretend to watch TV!
Willow Heights Lake
Willow Heights Lake
is a popular destination year-round in Big Cottonwood Canyon for families looking for a short hike with the kids. Every season is beautiful to hike here, but Fall really makes a statement. The orange, red, and yellow Aspen trees along this trail can't be beat. Willow Heights
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families visiting SLC that want to view pretty scenery but aren't up for a full day of hiking.
Kids will feel rewarded once they reach the lake in just 0.8 miles (one way) and can watch the wildlife at bay.
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Average amount of hosts for a centralized system
What is the average amount of hosts for a centralized system to backup at one time? We are a mixed Novell/NT shop with approximately 170 servers using Brightstor for Netware and Brightstor 2000. We are using two servers attached to multi-drive jukeboxes. As our backup window shrinks, how many remote hosts should each server be able to handle or should we be looking to add servers/jukeboxes?
I've seen backup servers maxed out by anywhere from 5 to 2500 hosts. There is no rule of thumb that would work everywhere or even for you without knowing more about your environment. What you do is you look for one of the following things to happen:
1. The I/O requirements of the backup indices/catalogs get too great for your server to handle. (If this is a Unix server, I'd tell you to run iostat and top. I would use the system performance monitor on NT/2000.)
2. You are backing up the maximum amount your bandwidth will allow. (100 Mb / 8 = 12 MB/s theoretical maximum. 12 MB X 60 seconds X 60 minutes X 8 hours = 345600. The maximum a 100 Mb connection could theoretically do is 345 GB in one night. If you're anywhere close to that, or even 70-80% of that, you've hit a wall.
3. The CPU or Memory on your box is completely gone, and you haven't experienced #2. If you can't upgrade the CPU or memory, it's time for another box. (By the way, #1 can cause #3.) Also, different backup software packages have different backup requirements.
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Hey guys,
I am a boy from Denmark who is applying for this event/job.
The "problem" is that is has to be in english.
I am not bad in grammar, but I found trouble formulating myself in englsh.
Therefore; Is there any sweet soul to there who would correct my english? It is a half page actually..
I would appreciate it a lot.
I don't feel comfortable to post it here, but I prefer it by e-mail.
I hope someone will, because I have to send it soon.
From Adam.
(not teacher)
Hi Adam, I am about to leave this page. However, I think I should leave my comment in regarding to something that may help you.
Dear teacher, (Say "Dear teachers" or at least don't say anything, but never say "Hey guys").
I am from Denmark who is applying for a job. ( It is a good sentense. I understand and I believe everyone understand. When your English has improve, you will write better. But never say "I am a boy" because..... teachers are not discriminate against gender (I can't find a good way to explain that, thanks for understanding.)
"I don't feel comfortable to post it here, but I prefer to email it" ( Post it here so teachers can help you. If you feel you are threated or you feel Mr.??? is not nice to you, you can report Mr.???.
I rewrite your request for you.
Dear teacher,
I am from Denmark. I need to write a letter to apply for a job and the letter has to be written in English. I am bad in grammar and I have a trouble writing English too. If there is anyone (I am not a sweet soul yet) could correct my English. It is (will be) a half pages of writing. I wpuld appreciate it very much.
I don't feel comfortable to post it here (PLEASE POST IT HERE),but I prefer to post it by email.
I hope someone will help me because I have to send it soon (If you post here, someone will help you).
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Hearthwick, a new Woodwick Candle with a unique flame technology which crackles when it burns just like the rest of the collection.
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16 Ounce candle with a wooden lid which can also be used as a candle base when the candle is alight.
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These printed pants were probably the fourth or fifth pair of cotton printed pants that I bought from Katies over Summer (and I ended up with about seven pairs - I got addicted). I snapped them up from a sale rack for under $20, and have worn them so much that I think they work out to have cost less than $1 per wear so far. That's how I like to think. Cost per wear is so much more important than saving money on something you'll actually never wear.
The print on these was a little too patchworky for me when I first saw them, but the next time I popped instore, I was wearing a coral tank (of course) and tried them on together. Wearing a strong colour on top certainly takes some of the boho style away from these, but wearing them with cream and white has grown on me.
And these wedges. Wow, what a bargain. These little tan and red babies were a mid-year sale purchase last Winter, and I snapped up a brown and black pair at the same time, two pairs for a little less than $45, and again, I've had a stack of wear out of them! Normally I prefer an all-leather shoe, but these are really well-made, and have a sturdy heel and don't give me blisters anywhere.
Well, it's Wednesday, which means hump-day-wine, and also (and slightly more exciting and less anti-social) it means it's Wardrobe Wednesday over at Kimba Likes. Head over to see what everyone else is up to, and check out what the cool kids are wearing! Also, head to Not Dead Yet Style to check out more amazingly stylish women!
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I'm really not the wedding type but... I am getting married.
It took months to figure out what we wanted to do to celebrate, we decided to throw a party. The party has morphed into what I would technically have to call "a wedding" but we are doing things a little differently.
It starts with the invitation. After being time warped into the 1950's for the film I was working on, I became obsessed with ads from the era. I couldn't stop flipping to this Shirley MacLaine sweepstakes ad in the center of a Spencer Gifts catalogue and decided that was it!
With some play on words and handy Adobe Illustrator, I re-created the mail-in as our wedding invite.
Our theme, crystals.
I was struggling to find the right image for the back of the postcard and I came across this article on a contortionist in another old magazine. I just loved the photos and thought they were so fun, crazy, different and kind of represented how I feel when I think about weddings—they looks like fun but are always a little uncomfortable. Why not bend the wedding "rules" a bit?


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It's true. The healthy eating hotspots the place West Coast fitness pros make reservations or have a fast meal when they're in a, effectively, crunch. Mother and father should guantee that their youngsters get enough train. So, how a lot is sufficient? Kids and teenagers ought to get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical exercise each day. For additional info on this and different questions about getting began on a wholesome train program, purchase Beginning to Exercise , a Particular Well being Report from Harvard Medical School.
This Chinese language martial artwork that combines motion and leisure is sweet for each physique and thoughts. In actual fact, it's been called "meditation in motion." Tai chi is made up of a sequence of graceful actions, one transitioning smoothly into the subsequent. As a result of the courses are provided at various levels, tai chi is accessible — and precious — for folks of all ages and health ranges. "It is particularly good for older individuals as a result of balance is a crucial component of health, and balance is one thing we lose as we get older," Dr. Lee says.
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Certain, it may be a ache to tug yourself out of bed for a morning exercise. However in keeping with a research from Appalachian State University, opting for a forty five-minute a.m. sweat sesh could trigger a metabolic spike, serving to your physique continue to burn an additional one hundred ninety energy all through the day. Break issues up if it's a must to. You don't have to do all of your exercise at one time, so you possibly can weave in activity all through your day. Shorter but more-frequent periods have cardio benefits, too. Exercising in 10-minute classes 3 times a day might match into your schedule better than a single 30-minute session.


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The newly discovered malware known as "Olympic Destroyer" was specifically designed to attack the Olympics, researchers have found, although the first batch of investigations haven't been able to pin point the source.
How it works: Like the name suggests, Destroyer is purely destructive. Unlike ransomware, it does not extort money, and the malware doesn't steal files. Instead, it deletes backup files on a system and tampers with files needed to boot a computer, making it impossible to boot without repair. It does not delete the main files or programs on a computer.