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College professor who opposes gay marriage in limbo
Students see children's rights forum as 'hostile'
A tenured, conservative Christian professor in California — who was raised by lesbian mothers but opposes same-sex marriage — is waiting to hear what action his university employer will take against him in its finding that he tried to "intimidate" students who sought to complain about his teaching about family matters.
At issue is whether the professor, Robert Oscar Lopez, tried to retaliate against students who accused him of creating a "hostile learning environment" for conducting a conference last year in which participants expressed opposing views about children's rights, among other issues.
Mr. Lopez, associate professor of English and classics at California State University, Northridge, said he did not engage in any adverse actions against any students who attended his English and Greek and Roman mythology classes more than a year ago.
Instead, the students in question received A grades in his classes — and he did nothing to impede their activities at the university or to lodge complaints with its Office of Equity and Diversity, Charles S. LiMandri, president and chief counsel of the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, said in an Oct. 22 letter to CSU Provost Yi Li.
"Under these circumstances, we have no choice but to conclude that the disposition of this investigation is a purely political and ideological attack on Dr. Lopez for holding — and exposing his students to — ideas about children's rights … which are apparently unpopular" at the university, Mr. LiMandri wrote to Mr. Li, who is also vice president for academic affairs at the university.
Mr. LiMandri further asked the university to reconsider its actions and reverse its finding of retaliation against Mr. Lopez.
The matter is under discussion at the university.
Mr. Li responded to an inquiry from The Washington Times, saying the university "is fully committed to upholding academic freedom and free speech, as well as the right of our students to bring forth concerns. Any investigation resulting from student complaints follows established CSU protocol and is conducted on the basis of determining whether or not there has been a violation of university policy."
"We take issue with the accuracy of the allegations currently circulating relating to this investigation, but as this is a confidential personnel matter that involves confidential student information, we cannot discuss or disclose the details," Mr. Li said.
"However, we can share our core principles. We have a long history of welcoming a diversity of perspectives and championing free thought and discourse within our academic environment, while ensuring that this environment is free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation," the provost said.
The complaints stem from a 2014 conference on children's rights that Mr. Lopez organized at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and that he included as an option in the syllabi for his classes.
About 110 of his 160 students attended the "Bonds That Matter" conference and heard presentations by five women — both conservatives and feminists — on divorce, adoption and children's rights, including rights to know one's biological mother and father. At least one student raised the issue of gay parents with a conference speaker during the question-and-answer period.
Based on that discussion, the now-former student in May (about six months after the conference) filed a formal complaint against Mr. Lopez, accusing him of creating a "hostile learning environment on the basis of gender and sexual orientation," according to an Oct. 16 notice provided to Mr. Lopez by CSU officials.
In its Oct. 16 notice, the university told Mr. Lopez that, after a lengthy investigation, it was dismissing the complaint about a "hostile learning environment."
But it said there was sufficient evidence that the professor "attempted to intimidate and prevent" certain students "from exercising their rights" to report "what they perceived to be a hostile learning environment" stemming from the conference and subsequent class discussions about it.
Mr. Lopez has since asked to personally present his rebuttal to CSU officials. University policy, for instance, says students should "attempt to resolve their concern" with a faculty member before making a formal complaint.
Mr. Lopez "was following this process in this case, and is now falsely accused of 'retaliation' for doing so," Mr. LiMandri wrote.
If the university takes disciplinary action, it could be demotion, suspension without pay or dismissal, Mr. Lopez told The Times.
Mr. Lopez, an executive board member of the International Children's Rights Institute and a blogger at EnglishManif.blogspot.com, has written about children's rights for years, partly because of his experiences growing up with his loving lesbian mother and her partner, but apart from his biological father.


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Siberian (or Amur) tigers are the world's largest cats. They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forests, though some exist in China and North Korea. Though their northern climate is far harsher than those of other tigers, these animals have some advantages. Northern forests offer the lowest human density of any tiger habitat, and the most complete ecosystem. The vast woodlands also allow tigers far more room to roam, as Russia's timber industry is currently less extensive than that of many other countries.
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Scientific Name: Panthera tigris altaica
Type: Mammals
Diet: Carnivores
Size: 10.75 ft
Weight: 660 lbs
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Anthony Seldon, head of Wellington College, Berkshire, says the fee-paying sector has a "moral duty" to help run state schools in deprived areas.
In comments that put him on a collision course with many other independent school heads, he also criticises opponents of the Government's academies programme.
Dr Seldon says claims that fee-paying schools should resist from sponsoring academies were "evasive and disingenuous", adding that the perceived practical difficulties associated with the scheme have been "much exaggerated".
Ministers have repeatedly appealed to leading independent schools to set up and run academies – taxpayer-funded state schools free of local council control.
Around 30 independent schools including Wellington, Sevenoaks, Dulwich, Marlborough, Malvern, Winchester, Uppingham and Oundle already support the scheme.
But the Government's demands have angered some heads who claim it places a burden on already stretched schools. Others say that a Government ban on the expansion of academic selection is also at odds with their educational ethos.
Speaking this week, Helen Wright, president of the Girls' School Association and head of fee-paying St Mary's Calne in Wiltshire, said parents who pay independent school fees should not be expected to "prop up the state system".
But in a speech to a conference today, Dr Seldon will say that "such claims are evasive and disingenuous".
He says that schools have a moral duty to aid state schools, saying the financial and practical difficulties of starting academies "are much exaggerated".
"Starting and running academies need not be burdensome on the management of the parent school, neither need it cost the parent school money," he says.
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Major Jeff Struecker (a real life Black Hawk Down veteran) and his award-winning coauthor tell a space-based intelligence story of intense extremes in their new novel, Fallen Angel, named for the "Angel-12" American satellite that is ambushed by China and falls 22,000 miles to land in remote Siberia. U.S. Sgt. Major Eric Moyer and his Special Ops unit are deployed to find Angel-12 and keep its advanced nuclear fuel from enemy hands-and there are many. A Russian shadow government bent on restoring the former USSR pursues the satellite as does the Chinese special forces group that knocked it from the sky. A rash of military and domestic hostage concerns ensues as the stark truth looms: three nations are racing to the satellite, but only one will get there first.
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The gargantuan, award-winning Predator 21 X is the world's first notebook with a curved screen. Aside from its heart-thumping hardware underneath, it also has integrated eye-tracking technology.
OK, so it's heavy. It tips the scales at 8kg, and therefore isn't something you'd want to lug around much.
Regardless, it's a big bold step in gaming notebooks. The curved 21-inch IPS display (2560 x 1080 @ 120Hz) gives you an immersive gaming experience. It supports NVIDIA G-Sync, so expect ultra-smooth, tear-free gameplay.
The integrate Tobii eye-tracking technology is surprisingly accurate, and adds a new dimension to the gaming experience. Tobii's mindblowing hardware and software integration enables you to take aim, identify enemies or take cover, just by gazing at objects on the screen.
Underneath its edgy, purposeful exterior is a 7th Generation Intel Core "Kaby Lake" processor, coupled with a spine-tingling dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs in a SLI setup.
It packs up to 64GB of RAM, and supports up to five storage drives.
In the audio department, it comes integrated with SoundPound 4.2+ (four speakers and two subwoofers), 3-way audio and Dolby Audio.
With such powerful hardware, the Predator 21 X stays cool with five system fans – three are ultra-thin AeroBlade metal fans.
Gaming wouldn't be complete without a proper mechanical keyboard. The Predator 21 X doesn't disappoint with its full-sized mechanical keyboard featuring Cherry MX Brown switches. Each key also has customizable RGB backlights.
One notable feature is the modular-based numeric keypad than can be flipped over and used as a Precision Touchpad. Quite brilliant!
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Thermal Profiler for Solar Cell Manufacturing
Compact — Accurate Ease of Use Graphical Interface
SunKIC Thermal Profiler designed for the Solar Industry
The compact profiler is designed to accommodate height restrictions of metallization furnace tunnels. The hardware and thermal shields are designed to protect the profiler while riding through a metallization furnace with a solar wafer. A single run in a standard wafer firing application will typically increase the SunKIC's internal temperature by less than 10°C. Repeated runs with brief cool down periods are therefore acceptable. The SunKIC can also be used in other solar applications. Please check with KIC on guidelines for heat protection. The longer duration applications will require the use of trailing TC wires while the profiler stays outside of the heated areas.
The SunKIC provides 20 readings per second for more accurate readings. This is particularly critical in peak zone of the firing profile.
The 4 channel SunKIC utilizes standard type K thermocouple connectors. Standard AAA batteries provide power to the SunKIC. Easy access to the battery compartment allows for quick replacements to ensure availability of your profiler when you need it.
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The Process Window Index is calculated using a formula that includes all statistics for all thermocouples. The formula for the PWI is calculated as follows:
i=1 to N (number of thermocouples)
j=1 to M (number of statistics per thermocouple)
measured_value[i,j]=the [i,j]th statistic's value
average_limits[i,j]=the average of the [i,j]th statistic's high and
low limits
range[i,j]=the [i,j]th statistic's high limit minus the low limit
SunKIC Thermal Profiler
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|Internal Operating Temp Range:
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|Measurement Temp Range:
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|Data Points:
|PC Connection:
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|Thermocouple Compatibility:
|Type K, Standard
|Dimensions (L x W x H mm):
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|SunKIC Profiler:
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"It was a case of inventing a being who was neither oneself nor anybody else, but a composite piece of other people, mostly dead."
— Christopher Lee, from his autobiography, Tall, Dark and Gruesome (1977)
2007 is the 50th Anniversary year of the release, on May 2, of The Curse of Frankenstein, the film that put Hammer Films of England on the map and rebooted the Frankenstein movie saga.
Christopher Lee played a gangling, spastic Creature, as if every part of him had a mind of its own. The makeup was a mess, but it worked. I saw the film in a second-run house in 1960. When the camera rolled up and Lee ripped the bandages from his face, everyone in the theater jumped a foot out of their seats, the combined effect of the sudden sight of Lee's leering mashed-potato face and an entire row of teenage girls SHRIEKING on cue. The rest of the movie was watched from one's seat edge, everyone in the house pumping adrenaline until the final scene unspooled.
It was one of those unique, memorable, communal film experiences. I never experienced anything like it again, with the sole exception of Alien, in 1979, which had everyone in a packed theater on opening night crawling out of their skins.
By the end of 1957, with The Curse of Frankenstein a stunning, worldwide box-office hit, Christopher Lee, his friend Peter Cushing, and director Terence Fisher reunited at Bray Studios on November 11 and began work on Dracula (aka The Horror of Dracula).
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Google has put its weight behind the open Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), which defines how multi-media apps can be run over instant messaging.
Google has decided to contribute to XMPP extensions that will enable IM applications to conduct sessions involving voice and video.
The effort is spearheaded by the non-profit Jabber Software Foundation (JSF), which published initial documentation late last week. The extensions will be called Jingle.
The story goes that when the JSF began defining the Jingle set of extensions, it discovered that they were similar to the protocol used in the Google Talk IM application, so the two decided to collaborate to merge the technologies.
This is an important step forward, claims analyst Michael Osterman, because IM providers will eventually have to adopt open standards, and the confluence of VoIP and IM is getting great interest from users. "It's an important step forward in the right direction. It won't change the world overnight but it's something the industry will have to move towards," he said.
Google Talk is built on XMPP, unlike competing and older IM systems from AOL,Microsoft and Yahoo, all of which are based on proprietary technology.
By building its IM application on an open platform, Google took a significant stand on the side of interoperability, the main inconvenience affecting users of AOL's AIM, Microsoft's MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. These three have been reluctant to link their IM networks for a variety of reasons, including concern over potential security breaches and worry of diluting the value for their advertisers if their audiences are no longer captive.
However, analysts say, if Google Talk can draw a critical mass of users, and offer them interoperability with other IM networks that support XMPP, it could present a real challenge.


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David Mesguich, Belgian based artist, who creates these sculpture made of polypropylene or recycled plastic, usually places his works in some public spaces.
Here are presented "LUZ 1.0" and "Pressure 1.0", which are similar sculptures. With these works, and all his other projects, he tried to overcome the physical boundaries. He placed "Pressure 1.0" in a public space without any permission, giving to the artwork a different dimension thanks to the unauthorized aspect of the placement of the object.his website, where you can find all his other works!


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David Ferbrache, Technical Director for Cyber Security, KPMG, UK
David Ferbrache is the Technical Director for Cyber Security in KPMG, UK. He advises KPMG's key clients on high-end cyber threats, helping them develop their cyber strategies and design security defences. David works with clients across the financial, government and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as supporting KPMG global initiatives on cyber security.
Prior to joining KPMG, David was the Head of Cyber and Space for the Ministry of Defence in UK, responsible for the transformation of MOD's approach to cyber security and for relations with key Allies and cross-government. This post was the culmination of 25 years of government service during which David has been involved in all of the key national strategic initiatives on cyber security. He also held a range of other senior roles, including Director of Science, Director of Analysis and Director of Industry Policy for the MOD. He was awarded an OBE in the Afghanistan operational honours list for his work with post 9-11.


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Gold is an interesting commodity that many people see as either an object that can physically be held or an investment strategy. This popular item is always debated during certain times of the business cycle and will always be debated for years to come. The questions many people bring up are when and how to invest in it, and if it can generate great returns. Below are a few ways to invest in gold and how you might use it in your personal portfolio.
When the markets decide to pull back and people get scared, they run to safe haven assets such as gold. Of course many people think gold will never lose its value and this may be true. There are people who invest in gold as an insurance policy in their portfolio, hedging against the bearish nature of the overall market. Taking a step back however, if the extreme did occur and the dollar and markets lost all of their value, we would revert back to the barter system, and how valuable would gold be then. For now, gold does provide a nice hedge against a bearish market and can be used as such.
Gold is a very active asset and is utilized all around the world. For the active investor and trader, you can take this volatility and use it to trade, giving you large enough swings in the market to make money. Over time, you would have to be great to make a profit doing this, but it certainly can be done. Also, if you are not looking to get into the physical asset, you can take a look at an ETF, which will track the gold market while giving a liquid environment to buy and sell in.
Buy and Hold
Lastly, there is the simply buy and hold strategy that may not give you the best returns, but as stated before, can give you a great hedge against a bearish market. How you can look to play this is when the profits come in, just take your position off the table and wait for the gold market to pull back. Also, simply having it in your portfolio to act as it is may also work for you current situation.
Gold is an asset that is widely traded and will be for years to come. Since it has a finite amount, it will always be in demand and price will always fluctuate more than a normal equity. Be sure to understand your current holdings because this may not be a great fit for your current situation. Research and understand how it is affected during overall market conditions and use it to your advantage. If at the end you still have questions, reach out to an investing professional and then can help to formulate a game plan using gold as a potential holding.


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SAN ANTONIO — Sept. 13, 2016 — Sigma today announced it has been named to the Dell Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract. As a Premier partner and valued-added Dell reseller, Sigma, together with Dell, designs, delivers and supports fully customized end-to-end solutions.
Sigma is now part of the State of Texas DIR Contract #DIR-SDD-1951 for computers, laptops, tablets, servers, printers, peripherals and over 1,300 other technology products and services. Eligible state agencies, cities, counties and other local governments, public school districts and public colleges and universities can purchase through DIR contracts and services.
"Our partnership with Dell, combined with the expertise of our certified Sigma engineers, allows us to deliver innovative and collaborative solutions to meet our SLED customer's needs," said John Flores, vice president, marketing, Pivot Technology Solutions, parent company of Sigma Solutions. "Participating in the Dell DIR contract will enable us to better support education, state and local agencies and other public sector organizations by streamlining contract administration and improving communication and engagement while delivering technology solutions that increase operational efficiencies."
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There's a reason so many companies turn to wireless mobile printers to provide them with wide-ranging printing solutions: the advanced thermal technology of mobile printers lends itself to a long list of benefits. From improving your image of professionalism with its exceptional printing quality to increasing customer convenience with mobile credit card processing, wireless mobile printers have technology to thank for this great versatility.
Companies across various industries are finding out how impressive it is that such a small machine can pack such a punch. So, what benefits do these advanced technologies afford mobile printers (and the companies that use them)?
- Exceptional printing quality. The thermal printing technology of mobile printers allows you to print high-quality graphics, logos, sharp text, bar codes, and security indicia with clean lines and crisp imagery, enhancing your professional image.
- Long-lasting receipts. The top-coated media resists ultra-violet lights and remains readable for years; direct thermal media is also able to resist oil, water, blood, alcohol, and other common industrial solvents, making it unbelievably durable.
- Credit card processing. Mobile printers can come equipped with magnetic strips that read credit cards, allowing you to process customers' credit card payments immediately after a service is performed, improving the cash cycle.
The thermal technology of mobile printers has helped companies across the nation to enhance their own professional image, improve customer satisfaction, streamline payment processes and reduce costs associated with printing media. There's no reason to settle for less.


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KOK announced a four man tournament in the 71 kg weight class for the KOK 54 event scheduled for February 24 in Riga, Latvia. Kamil Pawlak of Poland, Shonzinyo Abena of the Netherlands, Vitalie Matei of Moldova, and Vecislav Tevinc of Latvia will compete in the semi finals, with the two winners facing off for the title later in the evening.
Pawlak has competed in KOK in the past , and won a three round decision over Marcin Kret in Poland in November. Abena is another KOK vet. He dropped a unanimous decision to Moldova's Dorel Cristian at KOK 53 in December. Matei is from Moldova, where the promotion is based and a lot of events take place. Tevinc will be the hometown fighter on the card.
KOK 54 also features KOK tournament winner Zaur Dzavados against Moucine Chafi of Spain in a "Middleweight Final" bout, and some other kickboxing and MMA bouts are scheduled for the card. No info yet on whether the fight card will be available to watch via stream. In the past, KOK have streamed their events on a pay per view basis through Fite.
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Kongolo wins WBC Title
Former Glory title challenger Yoann Kongolo hasn't fought on a Glory show for over six months. The Swiss fighter hasn't been out of the fight game however. Kongolo has been competing in boxing, and gone 4-0 in the sweet science since his win over Yohan Lidon at Glory.
Last weekend, Kongolo won his first boxing title. The 30 year old outpointed Andrejs Pokumeiko to win a WBC International title in Riga, Latvia. Kongolo won a unanimous decision to improve his pro boxing record to 11-0(4). The victory will likely move Kongolo up in the ratings, as regional titles help fighters climb the rankings ladder. Congrats to Yoann Kongolo for his boxing success, and hopefully we will see him compete in kickboxing again someday.
Moraza-Pollard defends belt at Lion Fights 40 Saturday
A local publication did a nice write up on Lion Fights cruiserweight champion Chip Moraza-Pollard, who hails from the Plymouth, Massachusetts area. An interesting fact about Moraza-Pollard is he is an MMA fighter who transitioned to kickboxing instead of the other way around. Moraza-Pollard defends his title Saturday night against New Zealand based Russian Slava Alexeichik in the main event of Lion Fights 40. The short and interesting read can be found here.


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Latest Trends in Web Development Designs
When it comes to evolution, technology is the main thing that is always evolving. However, the only the thing that is consistent is change. Take for example, the domain of Web Design. Keeping in mind the rapid advancement in technology and growing user's expectations and demands, different trends show and get faded from the realm of web design.
It is in human nature to crave for improvement; that's why design trends will never stop evolving in the future. Whether it's a R&D company or web application development company, designers in every firm are trying their level best to come out with designs that best suits the user's expectations.
So following are the designs that are fading and other ones that are setting new standards:
Minimalist vs. Complicated Designs
Less complicated and flat designs have easily made their place in the market. For last few years, flat designs, for example Apple's iOS7 and its minimalist approach, have been achieving great momentum as these are easy and simple. Gone are the days of super complicated designs that once used to dominate the arena.
Text-Heavy Sites or Visually Stimulated Content
Nowadays, as users desire to see more visual content across various websites, we tend to see less text. As the production of videos has become relatively easier more and more websites are incorporating them. Moreover, in order to make their content more attractive companies are including more and more images.
Mobile Versions: Outdated?
There was a time when designer came up with a solution for "slow-to-load" flashy websites, i.e. by creating mobile versions. However, that trend has long gone. These days, designers with their innovative ideas have paved way for creative designs that are responsive, thus providing an enjoyable experience to the users. Responsive designs have set a standard that every company has been following.
Endless Web Pages: Not anymore
There was a time when websites used to contain numerous pages. But these days, a person can expect to see one-page websites in place of websites with endless pages. Designers are determined not to add longer pages; For example, a top ecommerce web development company nowadays would not want to lose its audience by creating long endless pages. In many cases, most of your work can be accomplished by one-page websites.
3D Designs and its presence
Days of shadow, gradient and 3D have departed way back. However, these have paved way for flat design. Flat design has proved to be perfect and in line with minimalist approach of the industry. This is because it has transformed websites into simple and clean ones that tends to increase engagement and make visitors stay on your website for longer period.
Exhausting Typography
Type packs are turning out to be not so much costly, but rather more and more designers are trying different things with distinctive sorts. We've as of now seen greater and bolder typography. Hope to see more typefaces with identity to draw in consideration and make it less demanding to pass on your message.


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By Leah Campbell
Drifting apart from past acquaintances is just par for the course as we mature and recognize the value of a few great friends over a gaggle of mediocre ones. But as your focus shifts to quality over quantity, what friends should be at the top of the chopping block?
As kids, we collected friends. Everyone we met was automatically put into our social circle, and throughout our teen years and early twenties—it wasn't uncommon to hop from one group to the next.
Something happens as we move into our 30's, though. Perhaps it's that life gets more complicated, or maybe it's that it actually gets more balanced. Either way, people start to settle down and refine their tastes, both for activities and those with whom they choose to surround themselves. Slowly but surely, those friendship circles become more defined. We weed out the excess and put our focus into the relationships that promise enduring connections. Drifting apart from past acquaintances is just par for the course as we mature and recognize the value of a few great friends over a gaggle of mediocre ones.
But as your focus shifts to quality over quantity, what friends should be at the top of the chopping block?
Toxic Influences
Part of the beauty of growing up is realizing that we don't have to be friends with everyone. In fact, there are plenty of people who simply aren't deserving of our friendship at all. That starts with anyone who brings more negativity into your life than good.
When we're younger, we are incredibly talented at making excuses for people. We pretend the friend who we've known since high school is simply going through a rough time when she treats us poorly, even though some of her bad friendship behavior has been going on for years. We tell ourselves that "the gossip" in the group talks badly about everyone, so it isn't personal when her venom is directed at us. And we maintain that while a certain friend has let us down again and again, she is always up for a good time – making her worthy of keeping around.
We just aren't as great at cutting the fat. But entering your 30's brings this clarity and realization that you don't need to surround yourself with toxic people, no matter how long they have been a part of your inner circle. And once you realize that, cutting them out and moving on can bring so much more clarity and peace to your life.
The Peter Pan's
Everyone has to grow up eventually, and most of us actually want to by the time we reach our 30's. But there will always be a select few desperate to hang on to their youth, still hitting up the clubs every weekend and living as though responsibilities are overrated and commitment is for the birds. These will be the friends who roll their eyes when you make your engagement and pregnancy announcements, singing under their breath, "another one bites the dust." As you strive to grow up, they will be maintain a certainty that you are making the biggest mistake of your life—while they throw back another shot and take home another random love interest.
Look, everyone matures at different stages, and people also have different dreams for their future. Just because a friend isn't at the same stage as you in life doesn't mean they can't still be a great and supportive friend. But Peter Pan's are the ones who will never grow up, and who will forever chastise you for wanting to. At some point, you'll realize that you just aren't on the same page anymore, and you haven't been for a long time. Once that happens, you can let them go and stop pretending you still have anything at all in common.
Superficial Connections
When we were younger and collecting all those friends, we typically put them into groups—designating what purpose each friendship served, sometimes without even realizing we were doing so. You had your friends with whom you drank. You friends with whom you shopped. Your work friends. Your friends equally as obsessed with Twilight as you. Your travel friends. And your friends you could count on to act as a wing-woman when you were looking to meet someone new.
Obviously, most of those friends weren't deep connections—they served a purpose on some superficial level, and that was what your friendship revolved around. Most were probably great people, but for whatever reasons, your friendships never scratched beyond the surface. And because of that, these are the friends you will likely find yourself drifting away from in your 30's—usually without intention or drama. It's not that you don't like these people anymore, just that you would rather spend your time with the friends who fulfill multiple roles for you and know you beyond those superficial connections.
Who to Keep
Which brings us to the friends you should hold on to, no matter what. Your soul sisters. The women who know you at your core, and love you despite any flaws they have surely known about for years. These are the women you can laugh with, cry to, and rely on when things get tough. They have your back, and even if you bicker just like sisters sometimes, you always know there is a love there deep enough that allows you to sometimes disagree and still be friends.
We only get so many of these in our lives, but it is as we enter our 30's that we fully begin to recognize their value. Why would you want to spend time with a Toxic Influence or a Peter Pan, when you could instead be spending that time with one of your soul sisters?
There's no contest. Never was. It's just that in our 30's, we are finally able to understand how much more valuable quality friendships are – and we are willing to put the time into nurturing those true connections, even at the expense of the friendships we are probably better off without.


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We all love a good book. To be honest, I can't think of anything more precious, other than time – and a few special people (you know who you are!).
So I thought I'd share a few of my latest with you – please feel free to be inspired.
Were you lucky enough to get a pile of books for Christmas? No such pile for me, but I can't say I wasn't delighted with the two that I was lucky enough to receive. The Shakespeare is not only full of divine info, it looks and feel great – one to get stuck into in short bursts for inspiration. Hugh Furry Weathercoat is somewhat ubiquitous these days, and I wholeheartedly endorse the River Cottage approach – and all of its endeavours. Everyday does exactly what it says on the tin:
I had a secret agenda in buying this next book for Martin's Christmas, and I'm pleased to say it was a quick read, so he's finished with it, and I've got it lined up, ready to read. Creativity is high on my agenda this month, so I'm hoping this next one is a gooder:
Of course, before I get to read Ignore Everybody, I have a pile of books I'm currently browsing. Trust Agents
hasn't really kept me engaged, if I'm honest – and I've been struggling to get motivated to finish it. Stonehenge
is the type of book I love to save for holiday reading, but somehow it's sneaked in, and I do love a Bernard Cornwell. Bread is my current kitchen bible (another River Cottage endeavour – and if you're a bread maker you simply MUST read it). And there's nothing like a New Year to overhaul your attitude – so Ali Campbell's "Caring, Compassionate Kick Up the Ass!":
And coming up rear is my fresh delivery. Four days late, a little bashed and dropped in the snow (thanks Amazon Prime!) I can't wait to get my hands on Rome: The Emperor's Spy – I so very much enjoyed Manda Scott's Boudica series. And there's more creativity in there (recommended by the fine gentleman that is dwlt, if I recall correctly):
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Following their recent trip to this year's South by Southwest Conference in Austin, TX, 24 School of Media Arts and Studies students will be hosting two panel discussions in April to share their experiences.
There will be two separate events, one on Thursday April 17th from 8:00-9:30PM and the other on Thursday April 24th from 8:00-9:30PM. Both will be held in RTV 281 and the group will be splitting in two, so there will be a different set of students hosting each event.
The SXSW students will address recent industry changes and trends that were discussed throughout the conference and talk about what they learned from the multiple panels, interview events, and information sessions they attended.
A key topic will be their networking experiences, the professionals they engaged with and the depth of advice they received from their one-on-one mentoring sessions. Also, they will share about some of the best performances they attended and what it was like to be in the heart of the music and media industry for the week.
Faculty and students are welcome to attend both sessions, especially OU MDIA students who have an interest in attending next year's South by Southwest experience.
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IBMs AI platform, Watson, is being integrated with Olli services.
Olli is an electric-powered autonomous vehicle, minibus, that has the capacity to carry up 12 people. It was designed by Local Motors, based in Arizona, using technologies such as 3D printing.
The vehicle will have a unique version of Watson integrated into Ollie to improve passengers experience, according to IBM. Though Watson won't be navigating or driving the vehicle. "IBM technology, including IBM Watson or IBM Watson IOT technology, does not control, navigate or drive Olli. Rather, the IBM Watson capabilities of Olli will help to improve the passenger experience and allow natural interaction with the vehicle," the company said.
A few Watson APIs will be integrated with Ollie: Speech to Text and Text to Speech, Natural Language Classifier, and Entity Extraction. Passengers could be able to talk to Ollie and ask for locations of landmarks, attractions, restaurants and much more.
These vehicles are planned to operate in Washington, DC, and then expand to Miami-Date County and Las Vegas.
Automated vehicles will one day change how we drive and most specifically the taxi industry and IBM, one of the worlds largest technology companies, is taking its first steps. "Olli offers a smart, safe and sustainable transportation solution that is long overdue," John B. Rogers, co-founder of Local Motors, said in a statement. "Olli with Watson acts as our entry into the world of self-driving vehicles, something we've been quietly working on with our co-creative community for the past year. We are now ready to accelerate the adoption of this technology and apply it to nearly every vehicle in our current portfolio and those in the very near future. I'm thrilled to see what our open community will do with the latest in advanced vehicle technology."


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I have collected a range of images which show a wide variety of branding, in various forms, these are all for different things and not necessarily for exhibition branding, but I have looked at that in more detail and will be discussed in a while.
This collection of images show a massive area of branding and how it has been tackled over a range of products. I think it is important to keep this in mind when designing a brand identity as it must work over the full range of products, also this range of products have to be relevant to the brand itself. Looking more at the design, depending on the type of business it is, depends on the aesthetics of the branding. You can use also of different techniques within the branding which are shown within these images. I have noticed that branding that is for an exhibition, seems to use much more brighter colours and a bigger range on the colour scheme, within business branding it seems to be more one accent colour along with black. I want to keep away from this as i think it will make the branding too formal, which appealing the exhibition to school age teenagers wouldn't really work. I will use a bigger range on the colour scheme and definatly orange being the main colour. Looking at these branding that use orange / red the branding really stands out and works well against black or white stock, this i think can work to my advantage and make the branding of this exhibition really vibrant and bright. The products which have been used in these sets of branding are quite different too, the branding that is based more around exhibition or creative businesses tend to include more creative products or products you wouldnt always think of, but i like this and i think i will definalty introduce some item like this amongst my branding. I really like the 'studion at akestam holst' branding, this is for an exhibition and I think you can definatly tell that by the the products and the style of the branding. The main design of this is using black, but colour is introduced through the stock which i think is an interesting way to add colour to the branding. I could incorporate this into my branding, using a bright colour stock with imagery in black and white and text in black and white could work really well in this instance and also stand out, if i could get some fluorescent orange stock or a really vibrant orange, i wouldnt have to worry about creating an orange digitally then and it printing how i want it to also.
Looking into branding further, i have looked more specific at exhibition branding and how this differs to a business branding.
Looking through this collection of braning for exhibitions, i have tried to look for branding that has used bright vibrant colours and ones which use orange, this has worked well in my favour as i can see how they have applied this colour throughout the branding and how it works on each product within the branding.
The first thing that i have noticed is that the branding products of the exhibitions is alot more fun, they don't have products which are so formal, the only real formal items are the business card and letterhead, everything else is taken from a much more light hearted aspect in my view, but thats because the products have to interact with the exhibition space and the visitors to the exhibition too.
Out of this collection I have some favourites which i am going to discuss, my main favourite is the 'Blanca branding' this is pages 22-32. I love the formats that have been used throughout the products on this bradning and how the branding has been applied to each of the products differently each time. The publications that have been created catch my eye the most, the coloured ones are great, i see these as being exhibition guides or information to an exhibit space, i think the interaction of these is really strong which the cut out logo being on them showing through the infomation on the inside, i also like the small tab on the right hand side. This holds information on what the publication is and what the content of the publication is, I think this is a creative way to show this information and means you can loose the contents on the inside, making a more visual publication for the inserts. This i could see working for my project really well. The other product that i like is the white publication that is bound together with the elastic band. Again this has the branding on it with the cut out logo. The format of this publication is what i am interested in the most, i gather that this is like the exhibition brochure, which is made up of separate publications. I am wanting to create a brochure for my exhibition and the idea of having separate publications for the exhibits work really well when you see it being collected and presented in this format, it could be interesting to use.
I also like the 'MUDE' branding. The design to me isnt that spectacular - the front of the letterheads anyway, but i really like the idea of having the pattern on the reverse, especially using the vibrant colours they have used here, the orange on these images have worked a treat and looks really nice contrasting against the black within the pattern and then the whole pattern image works well against the white stock of the front of the letterhead. I think this could be interesting to use within my project, if i used a fluorescent orange and screen printed these it could look really strong for a branding concept.


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Following the move of Urban "Swag 97.3" KSGG to 1230 and 104.9, Americom launched Modern AC "Little City 97.3" KOLC Reno at Noon today.
The station moves into the nice that sister "Alice 96.5" KLCA has given up as it gradually shifted to CHR. Its positioned musically between Wilks AAA "100.1 The X" KTHX and Shamrock Alternative 104.1 KRZQ while targeting their female listeners.
The first hour of "Little City 97.3" consisted of:
Coldplay – Paradise
Madness – Our House
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Matchbox 20 – Real World
Fun. – Carry On
3 Doors Down – Here Without You
Maroon 5 – One More Night
R.E.M. – The One I Love
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Barenaked Ladies – One Week
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Accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
We are happy to announce that all FIVE Undergraduate programmes posed by the institute to National Board of Accreditation (NBA) have been accredited under new Tire II format for the period 1st July 2016 - 30th June 2019. The accreditation is in line with the Washington accord to which NBA is a signatory.
The NBA accredited programmes are:
- B.E in Computer Science & Engineering
- B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
- B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Congratulations to all the Management, faculty and staff members and students of the institute for this great achievement !!!


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|RI80 Investigation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge at Holts Landing State Park, Delaware: Hydrogeologic Framework, Groundwater Level and Salinity Observations
|Andres, A.S., Michael, H.A., Russoniello, C.J., Fernandez, C., He, C., Madsen, J.A.
|Geology and Hydrology of the Cockeysville Formation Northern New Castle County, Delaware
|Plank, M.O., Woodruff, K.D., Werkheiser, W.H.
|OFR19 Regolith Thickness of the Delaware Piedmont
|Woodruff, K.D., Christopher, M.J.
|OFR18 A Numerical Indicator of Water Conditions for Northern Delaware
|Jordan, R.R., Woodruff, K.D.


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Crushing defeat of Prop 6 gives bridge green light
Matty Moroun wanted "the people" to decide whether a new public bridge should be built between Windsor and Detroit.
On Tuesday, "the people" went to the polls and decided that's exactly what should happen. Their rejection of Moroun's Proposal 6, which would have required a statewide vote before constructing any new bridge in Michigan, was crushing.
The billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge had spent $35 million on false and misleading advertising in an attempt to convince people they should vote against a competing public span so he could keep his monopoly intact. It didn't work. The voters saw right through him.
Others might wither under such a crippling defeat, but we doubt Moroun will react that way. He'll choose to believe voters weren't smart enough to know what they were doing, and we doubt he'll honour his promise to accept the people's verdict with good grace.
It won't be long before he's back in court, trying to find another way to stop or delay the bridge to keep his empire from shrinking.
The difference now is that it doesn't matter. With the Prop 6 campaign now a distant memory, legislators on both sides of the border are shifting into high gear to push this project forward.
"The sooner we can build that bridge, the better off we are in creating jobs," Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said at a press conference Wednesday morning. Indeed, he suggested shovels could be in the ground within two months — if Barack Obama hunkers down and signs the necessary presidential permit to get things rolling.
With Prime Minister Stephen Harper on board since June and no campaign to distract the re-elected president, it's pretty much a done deal.
No one was more enthusiastic than federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel. "The defeat of Proposal 6 clears the way for the construction of the new bridge across the Detroit River. This is good news for travellers, workers and industry on both sides of the border who will benefit from the new publicly owned bridge."
It is good news. For everyone but the incorrigible Matty Moroun. Ambassador Bridge spokesman Mickey Blashfield seemed to pave the way for more challenges when he defended the enormous amount of money spent on Proposal 6. "Like any family business we would do it again — and will in different ways — to defend economic freedom and limited government."
Clearly the Moroun family isn't done yet. Ironically, this second span does just what the bridge company says it wanted to do; defend economic freedom. In this case, it's freedom against the tyranny of monopolies, and both governments are helping those who transport millions of dollars worth of goods achieve it.
No matter what measures Moroun takes, the process is too far along to suffer significant setbacks. The bridge company, however, has suffered many, including the Gateway Project ruling that sent both Moroun and bridge president Dan Stamper to jail for illegally rerouting Detroit traffic to their entrance.
This is an exciting time for people in Windsor and Detroit. The build will result in thousands of jobs and increase cross-border trade and travel.
And Moroun? Well, he asked the people to decide, and they decided they wanted to build a new bridge and embrace prosperity. What more is there to say, except go away?


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I need to eat eat well, for cheap. people throw out cheap paleo lists that are 4 or 5 times my maximum budget. Can eating pale or pseudo pale be done on the cheap?
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You can get huge bags of potatoes pretty cheap in the right places and it's a lot better than rice but I'm sure not as cheap. They also don't last as long but you look like a big eater. Some beans here and there can't hurt too if you soak them but I don't go through the trouble so screw beans.
Butter is better than coconut IMO if it's going to be a primary calorie source. Isn't it cheaper too? Not sure. No scientific reason, it just makes more sense to run your body on animal fat than exotic coconut oils. It's closer to the fat your body produces itself. I know I feel like a million bucks after a couple ounces of butter and a bit of potato but not quite as good on rice fried/drenched in coconut oil (yeah I've tried both meals).
Then you can get your protein from cheap ass drum sticks, ground beef, and canned tuna. I'm thinking you must eat a lot of protein. Some Mexican and Asian markets have cheap meat...
on November 14, 2013
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I was thinking like getting a gallon of coconut oil for around 60
a big 15 pound bag of rice and then building a food structure round that.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 25-ranked Lander women's basketball team could not find its offense in a 63-55 loss at Georgia College on Saturday afternoon, recording its lowest point total of the season in just its second Peach Belt Conference loss of the year. Lea Petit led the Bearcats with 12 points on the day.
Lander (12-3, 7-2 PBC) held a 29-27 advantage at halftime, courtesy of a Jessica Harris three-pointer with 28 seconds left in the first half, but the Bobcats (9-5, 6-2 PBC) opened the third quarter on a 20-8 run to pull ahead 47-37 with 2:29 remaining in the period. Four points from Petit in the final 2:12 moved the Bearcats within six entering the fourth quarter.
Trailling by 10 halfway through the fourth quarter, Lander followed a Chelsea Mitchell layup by forcing back-to-back turnovers that led to a layup from Destinee Langford and a three from Victoria Baldwin, closing the gap to 58-55 with 3:11 to play.
However, the Bearcats missed their final four shots from the field as Georgia College put the game away at the free-throw line. Lander was 6-of-11 from the charity stripe, snapping its five-game streak of shooting at least 75.0% on free throw attempts.
Langford and Mitchell finished with eight points, while Baldwin and Ariana Sanders added six each. Langford was the team's leading rebounder, grabbing seven boards.
With the loss, Lander sits a half-game behind North Georgia and Flagler for the top spot in the PBC standings. Lander faces North Georgia on Jan. 24 and defeated Flagler earlier this month.
The Bearcats conclude a three-game road stretch on Monday afternoon at Clayton State. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.


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The purpose of this study is to develop a greater level of understanding of the social construction of economic thinking; and to unveil the general benefits that derive from aligning socio-economic development initiatives to dominant economic philosophies. The study will illustrate these benefits through the depiction of the implementation of customized workforce development programs with focus on entrepreneurship to fit the needs (psychological and sociological) of specific populations. More explicitly, the study will provide evidence that a sensitive developed and implemented entrepreneurship program, utilized as an intervention, could assist "At-Risk-Youth" increase their chances to achieve socio-economic integration and development.


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Saturday, March 22, 2014
Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown... "The Petrified Forest".... Theatre West
An amazing production.... thought provoking trip to the past... my computer is still broken... details soon... HH
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown... Six Degrees Of Separation... Stella Adler Theatre
A great production... my computer is broken... nfo soon! HH
Friday, March 7, 2014
Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown... "SUITE 100"... Beverly Hills Celebrates 100th Anniversary In Style With Special Luxurious Suites @ 5 Top Hotels
|Breathtaking: The Birth Of Modern Glamour @ Suite 100 at The Peninsula Beverly Hills designed by the talented duo of Cynthia Forchielli & Helen Glynn
|5 of Beverly Hills' top hotels celebrate the city's 100th birthday with flair by creating customized luxury suites @The Beverly Hills Hotel, The Beverly Hilton, L'Ermitage, The Peninsula Beverly Hills & Montage Beverly Hills
|Tippi Hedren & guest at the Beverly Hilton celebrating the sophisticated sizzling 60s in a gorgeous suite designed by Tom Ford
|The Glamorous 40s is evoked at Montage Beverly Hills
|The Glitzy Halston 70s & 80s in the red hot suite @ L'Ermitage
|Guests can ring for champagne in the gorgeous film noir suite @ Montage Beverly Hills
|A glamorous Marilyn Monroe look a like evokes the 1950s at the Beverly Hills Hotel where the star often stayed. The luxurious Marilyn Monroe suite is designed by Tinoy Designs.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown....
More Pics From Oscar Week Soon... HH
Sunday, March 2, 2014
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|Y2Y helps make ROADS SAFER for both human travel and wildlife movement.
Click here to see the latest updates on our Transportation work.
(Watch the Highway Wilding 23-minute documentary to learn more about the efforts Y2Y and its partners are taking to make our roads safer for people and animals.)
THREATHow did the grizzly bear, or the pronghorn, or the salamander cross the road safely? That is a question that Y2Y asks.
Roads, and in particular highways, as well as trains, are significant barriers to wildlife movement throughout the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Even in protected areas like Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks wildlife collisions on roads are an issue. In 2012, 12 grizzly bears were struck in the parks by motorists on roads with no form of wildlife-crossing structures. Another four were killed by trains. 2014 saw another two grizzlies taken out by the train.These barriers not only threaten the lives of people, but if wildlife cannot cross roads and connect to other populations it limits their genetic diversity, which will lead to long-term population decline.
OPPORTUNITYMany measures to keep wildlife and people moving safely have had extraordinary results. Research conducted on fencing, as well as the wildlife over- and underpasses, built on Canada's Trans-Canada Highway through Banff National Park shows that these structures have reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions in the park by 80 per cent. Additionally, these structures have enabled more than 140,000 animal crossings, which have proven to promote gene flow.
Other measures, such as movable remotely-triggered wildlife signs, are effective at alerting drivers to slow down to the presence of wildlife. This measure is highly effective for roads that are lined with private dwellings and drive-ways, which makes adding fencing and crossing structures impractical. These are just a few examples of many mitigation options.
As of 2013, some 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of highways across Alberta, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are or are in the process of being modified to be safer for both wildlife and people thanks to the work of Y2Y and its partners. Despite this, there are thousands of miles of highway and railway line that threaten both people and wildlife. Y2Y is focused on tackling each of these barriers, one at a time.
- Make Alberta and B.C.'s Highway 3 Wildlife-Friendly.
- Make Idaho's Highway 20 Wildlife-Friendly.
- Complete a wildlife collision analysis on BC Highway 97.
- Contribute to Parks Canada's fencing and underpasses along Highway 93 South through Kootenay National Park.
- Support the People's Way Partnership's efforts to communicate the ecological effectiveness of highway wildlife-crossing structures on northern Montana's U.S. Highway 93.
- Advance creative solutions by supporting the Animal Road Crossings (ARC) competition, which facilitates innovation in wildlife structures.
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Making Highway 3 Safe for Motorists and Wildlife— Posted on Oct 25, 2012 02:00 PM in: Updates from the Field
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Y2Y and other conservation groups, including Alberta Wilderness Association, CPAWS and the Sierra Club of Canada, urged the Alberta Government to put a moratorium on new road construction to save the endangered grizzly bear.


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Made famous by the hit TV show "Dragons' Den", The Snake Pit runs your team run through a vigorous exercise of identifying key objectives for new ideas for the business, from marketing plans to product design. Teams ideate around each objective and present ideas back to the whole group and the Snake Pit (individuals from the business who will help fund or drive the initiative).
This entertaining session gets your team working together to build ideas and rollouts for new product plans or business directions. Each part of the process is managed by the Missing Link facilitators and all presentations are scrutinised by your leadership team, ending with selecting an idea to implement.
You'll leave with new ideas for your business, built by your newly-galvanised team and starting with total buy-in.