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From the Toledo Blade…
SANDUSKY — Walking along Cedar Point amusement park's Midway and arriving at a spot where a new light-lasers-and-fireworks show will entertain guests this June, Matt Ouimet, Cedar Fair LP's ebullient new chief executive officer, can no longer contain himself.
"Isn't that a great view?" he says, gazing across a plaza where a large video screen has been removed to reveal the towering Millennium Force roller coaster bathed in the sunlight of a cloudless blue sky.
"We really should be open today. What a great day," said Mr. Ouimet, not bothering to conceal his pride in Cedar Point, which this day is devoid of people other than a handful of workers painting, repairing, and primping the grand old amusement park for its May 12 opening.
The excitement in Mr. Ouimet's voice is audible, the bounce in his step visible, and the twinkle in the eye of the former Disney Co. executive perceptible.
Although he spent 17 years as a trusted Disney lieutenant running its historic Disneyland theme park and popular cruise line, it is clear that in Sandusky, the 54-year-old Mr. Ouimet knows he finally is captain of his own ship: Cedar Fair, the nation's third-largest amusement park chain with 11 parks, including the flagship Cedar Point, plus six water parks and five hotels.
Mr. Ouimet, who also spent short stints running Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Corinthian Colleges, was chosen last June to be president of Cedar Fair and heir-apparent to longtime company executive Dick Kinzel. When Mr. Kinzel retired on Jan. 1 after 25 years with Cedar Fair, Mr. Ouimet gained the CEO title and the keys to the candy store, so to speak.
The new CEO's acumen as an amusement park executive is well documented — he developed and implemented a comprehensive strategic plan leading to a significantly improved and sustained performance for Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2005. And the Cedar Fair board clearly found in Mr. Ouimet a kindred replacement for Mr. Kinzel, whose fondness for walking the midway and riding the roller coasters revealed him to be both a top executive and a big kid at heart.
Mr. Ouimet acknowledged that if a staff meeting were to drag on too long, he isn't above calling a halt and taking the participants into the park to ride a coaster, something he did one day last summer.
Above all, the new CEO said that he's honored to be Cedar Fair's new custodian and plans to take the company's parks in directions they may not have gone before to enhance their value not just for customers, but also investors.
"A person once told me that there's a difference between revering history and respecting history. Respecting history reminds you to look at what's really important and learn from it," Mr. Ouimet said. "Revering it means you never change anything, and if you don't make change … we won't be here in 20 or 30 years.
"And so I think that's the delicate balance. When you've got such a loyal audience, you know you're always going to have somebody disappointed that the ride they rode as a 5-year-old is no longer here," Mr. Ouimet said. "But I hope they're equally excited or more excited about what replaced it. I think that's one of the hardest parts of my job is to try to figure out where change is good and where legacy is good."
Though a confirmed Disney disciple — he still slips up and calls employees "cast members" about half the time — Mr. Ouimet said he has no plans to Disney-fy Cedar Fair.
Instead, he said, he plans to use lessons he learned from the premier theme-park firm wherever applicable at the Sandusky-based chain.
"It's funny, but when I was considering this job I went back to the history here — there's some wonderful books on it — and what you realize is there's a lot of parallels," Mr. Ouimet said. "I think the other thing that's common here is the value system of the people who visit us and the people who work here," he said.
"Disney was really founded on Midwestern values, and I think that, clearly in the Cedar Fair portfolio, that's part of the DNA both for our guests and for our employees. That's maybe why I feel as comfortable as I do here," he said.
Last week Mr. Ouimet was having a hard time staying at his desk, the warm weather and sprucing up of Cedar Point beckoning him into the park like a siren's song.
"So the good news is the weather was, I'm told, unseasonably warm. Clearly we've been able to get ahead of our maintenance and cosmetics and annual maintenance scheduled," he said. "So the Millennium Force is almost fully painted, the Blue Streak is almost done, the Giant Wheel is almost done."
However, special lighting for the park's new nighttime show, "Luminosity: Ignite the Night," is proving more complex than he imagined.
"That will be a little bit of crunch time, but that show doesn't launch until the beginning of June, so I've got a little bit more time to work at night. But obviously when I open the park in May I don't want the consumer to see a lot of construction," Mr. Ouimet said.
At Disneyland, Mr. Ouimet and other Disney execs always were aware of Cedar Fair and its southern California venue, Knott's Berry Farm. Disney never viewed Knott's as a true competitor, Mr. Ouimet said, but it was always jealous of the Sandusky company's ability to turn high profits.
"I studied Cedar Fair on and off for 20 years. They were known — and I give Dick Kinzel the credit for this — as great operators. … We studied them and marveled at the quality of the product they could deliver and still deliver the margins they delivered, because that was, candidly, where my focus was," Mr. Ouimet said. "How could they do this and still deliver the returns they did to their investors?"
Mr. Ouimet admits he "never fully cracked the code."
Now in control of Knott's, Mr. Ouimet admits it would be nice if Disney executives looked his way and wonder how he does it. "I hope my former colleagues feel a little pressure. I know that they're paying a little more attention," he said.
If Disney officials are paying attention they might recognize a similar philosophy, a "kind of emotional sentiment" that Mr. Ouimet plans to emphasize at Cedar Fair.
"We are successful here if I can get you to come with your family and friends and laugh and smile. I've created value for you and value for my shareholders," Mr. Ouimet said. "And whether it be Cedar Point, Knott's, Kings Island, or Kings Dominion, that's really our mission."
Mr. Ouimet is convinced laughs and smiles go best with friends and family. And while Cedar Fair parks have been good at providing thrills, a friend and family connection may have been somewhat overlooked.
In response, it will launch a new marketing campaign, "Thrills Connect," to show people that they can go to a Cedar Fair park, never get on a coaster, but still have a great day with family.
"We want to remind people that time with family, time with friends is precious. This is the place to spend it," Mr. Ouimet said.
Over time, Mr. Ouimet said he plans to build more rides that families, from a young child to a grandmother, can enjoy together.
"I think that we're known for thrill rides. I think we will always be known for thrill rides. But there clearly is an opportunity to expand the offering for children," Mr. Ouimet said. "So you'll see us over time try to make sure we're adding enough for the young families. Because if I can get you to come at that age …you start your relationship with us earlier, you stay with us longer. I'm absolutely convinced of it."
Several Cedar Fair's parks have room to add family rides, but Cedar Point, built on a peninsula, has always been land-challenged. But Mr. Ouimet said the problem isn't huge. There are underutilized areas, and employee dormitories on the grounds could be relocated off the peninsula, he said.
Mr. Ouimet said the most under-used attraction at Cedar Point is its beach — which was the focus of the park when it was founded in 1906.
"You can come here and not even know we have a beach. So one of the things we're going to encourage people to do is make more use of the beach, because it's nice," said Mr. Ouimet, adding that he plans to add cabanas, tents, chairs, and other recreational services this summer to lure more visitors to the Cedar Point beach.
Mr. Ouimet could have started his tenure as CEO slowly, but he seemed determined to hit the ground running when his hiring was announced last June. The company, which had record revenues of $1.028 billion, profits of $72.2 million, and a record attendance of 23.4 million in 2011, had already announced last year a new $1 million attraction, Dinosaurs Alive!, for 2012 at its flagship Cedar Point park. The attraction, which made its debut last year at Kings Island near Cincinnati, is being duplicated at three other parks.
But Mr. Ouimet wanted customers to have more.
He ordered the creation of Luminosity, a mix of lights, lasers, fireworks, music, and dancing that reportedly will cost $6 million and, he hopes, entice people to stay longer in the park. If the show performs as expected, it will be duplicated next year at other parks.
He also asked for and got two new Peanuts characters — Woodstock and Franklin — to delight children at the park's Camp Snoopy area, and he will have a Snoopy show to fill the Luminosity stage in the daytime.
The former Disney executive also turned his focus on three other items he hopes will make a difference: food, marketing, and ecommerce.
Cedar Point used to be known for its delicious french fries, but the recipe was labor-intensive. So several years ago it abandoned its popular recipe in favor of quicker service.
"[Operations vice president] Phil Bender, who runs about half of our parks for us, is now bringing back the original recipe at all the parks. …It will take us longer, but they should taste really, really good," Mr. Ouimet said.
"The food in the parks, to some degree, has been an afterthought. So this year we're going to have in our major burger places all fresh burgers, never frozen," he said. "So with those, the french fries, and we've got some other little surprises that we're going to do for the food, we're trying to make that part of it a little better."
Marketing, in Mr. Ouimet's view, wasn't a Cedar Fair strength. So he created a chief marketing officer position and filled it with Kelly Semmelroth, a former Disney colleague.
"I needed someone like Kelly, who can take what I would call modern marketing techniques. She is very much into CRM — customer relationship marketing — which is, 'How much do I understand my consumers?' 'How do I capture their information?' 'How do I communicate with them in the digital era?' "
If the individual parks gathered that information it would have produced 11 databases, Mr. Ouimet said. But Ms. Semmelroth can centralize data to find economies of scale, yet still allow each park the independence to do what is needed for their markets, he added.
An area where Mr. Ouimet already has made progress is ecommerce. Previously, each park had its own Web site and methods of ticket sales. But late last year the new CEO standardized the Web sites so they can offer discounts on tickets and other premium services.
"From a system technology standpoint, the rides were as technologically advanced as anything you'll see in the industry. From a back of the house standpoint, we were probably behind the curve," Mr. Ouimet said of Cedar Fair's previous technological efforts.
The growth of smart phones and other devices has necessitated new ways to reach customers, he said.
"The way I see it today is, before you grab your car keys to go on a road trip to Cedar Point, you grab your keyboard to see what you're going to do and what tickets you're going to buy," he said. "So clearly, today when somebody sees our commercial on television, I guarantee you the vast majority are going to the Web site, and I needed that Web site to be able to be of value to the consumer."
In return, Cedar Fair can communicate with its guests in ways it couldn't before, the CEO added.
"I can now talk to every kid instantly, and I think that's how you balance out the technology side. I guarantee you we'll come up with things we haven't even thought of yet using technology for people to enjoy the parks better, to stay in touch with each other."
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From the Sandusky Register…
Dinosaurs are invading Cedar Point.
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Angustinaripterus, Allosaurus and others began arriving at the park Wednesday.
Contractors are getting the creatures ready for an eventual release into their new habitat — the trees and sands of Adventure Island.
The Dinosaurs Alive! attraction, a $1 million undertaking featuring 50 animatronic dinosaurs, should be ready for exploration when Cedar Point opens May 12.
"We are still receiving deliveries," said Charles Hutchison, Cedar Point's digital marketing manager. "This is going to be amazing."
The display opens up areas of the park that most visitors have never ventured into during the regular season, other than Terror Island during HalloWeekends.
Guests will find themselves stepping onto Adventure Island after crossing a bridge near Camp Snoopy.
In seasons past, visitors could only view the island from certain rides or specific vantage points in the park.
The new exhibit also lets guests walk underneath the back part of the Millennium Force.
Three dozen different types of dinosaurs will be included among 13 different scenes, each scene specific to a prehistoric era.
Most impressive, no doubt, will be the 40-foot-tall and 72-foot-long Ruyangosaurus, whose neck and head will stretch out over the midway, towering over the passersby.
Each dinosaur is eerily realistic, with synthetic skins made from materials and colors that create a genuinely authentic look.
Dinosaurs Alive! winds along a half-mile concrete trail that's made to resemble petrified soil. The path is also peppered with what's made to look like fossilized leaves and dinosaur footprints.
But the coup de grace comes when the life-sized dinosaurs thunder to life, moving and roaring as people walk by.
Contractors should have all the dinosaurs installed in short order, providing them more time to focus on building foliage and scenic elements.
"In true Cedar Point fashion, we will take every minute available to us to make it perfect," Hutchison said.
The park is charging guests a $5 fee — beyond the regular admission price — to view the exhibit.
"A $5 admission makes it an exclusive experience for the guests who want it and can appreciate it," Hutchison said. "That is, families with children."
Dinosaurs Unearthed, a Canadian company, created the attraction for Cedar Point.
Sneak Peek: Dinosaurs roar into Cedar Point0
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SANDUSKY — Monstrous roars are echoing at Cedar Point as the summertime scream park invites guests to come face to face with dinosaurs.
The new 2012 attraction — "Dinosaurs Alive" — which is currently under construction on Adventure Island near Millennium Force, features more than 50 animatronic dinosaurs.
Photos: Dinosaurs invade Cedar Point
WKYC.com was invited to the park for an exclusive sneak peek of Dinosaurs Alive with Bryan Edwards, the spokesman for Cedar Point.
"We're putting them (dinosaurs) out on the island right now, hooking up the sound system to them. It's really going to be a cool experience. I don't think words and pictures will do it justice until you actually see these things in person and how big and massive they are."
The decision to bring these massive creatures to the park came from another Ohio destination — Kings Island.
"The reason we brought 'Dinosaurs Alive' to Cedar Point this year was our sister park, Kings Island, down near Cincinnati, introduced dinosaurs and had a similar attraction at their park last year and it was hugely successful," Edwards says. "Guests of all ages really enjoyed it."
Although this addition isn't a signature scream machine, Edwards says it's a family experience.
"We'll have three dinosaurs that will have interactive controls that you can move the head, the body, the tail. There will also be a dinosaur dig-pit area for children that they can go through and actually unearth dinosaur bones."
Edwards anticipates it will take guests at least 45 minutes to soak in the entire attraction.
"Dinosaurs Alive," which costs an additional $5, will debut when the park opens for the 2012 season on Saturday, May 12.
The long-running Paddlewheel Excursion was removed at the end of the 2011 season to make room for "Dinosaurs Alive."


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Korean classic survival-horror game White Day: A Labyrinth Named School got a remake helmed by its developer's former CEO Lee Won-Sool in 2015. Later this summer, the game makes its western debut for PC and PS4.
With supernatural elements derived from Taosim (Wu Xing, Feng Shui and Qi, specifically), the original game follows young Hui-min, who goes to his school late at night to leave a gift for his crush for White Day. For those who don't know, White Day is observed in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China on March 14, and serves as an "answer day" for men and boys to repay gifts that they received on Valentine's Day (which in those countries is more typically observed by women and girls).
Unfortunately for the young protagonist, the school at night is a dangerous place to be, full of ghosts, a murderous janitor, weird puzzles, and worst of all, schoolmates who are also in danger. Along with updated graphics, the remake promises expanded gameplay features and new storylines to "please and terrify both grizzled veterans and new scaredy-cats alike."
The game includes classic survival horror elements like stealth, resource-based health, "evolving" puzzles, and a race against the clock, but also includes branching dialogue options when interacting with classmates that can impact which ending you get- if you survive.
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is coming to North America on August 1, 2017 and Europe on August 4, 2017 for PlayStation 4. For more information and the latest news, follow publisher PQube on Twitter or on Facebook, or check out the game's website at http://pqube.co.uk/whiteday.

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Gabi, a half-white and half-Mexican Army brat, hates many things about life in the military and is eager to leave Germany to start college at the University of Texas, where she is to return to a civilian life and reunite with her high school friends and boyfriend. However, once Gabi learns of her brother's critical condition and his request that she walk the pilgrimage, her plans get derailed, With only weeks till she graduates, she and Seth—Lucas' best friend and fellow soldier, a young white man—hike an abbreviated three-week journey. Along the way, their mutual love for Lucas unites them even as their temperaments separate them. While Gabi walks with her brother in mind, she also hopes to repair her fractured relationship with her father. Seth also has his demons and is wrestling to right his wrongs—and his daily drinking serves as a Band-Aid from the horror he witnessed and experienced in Afghanistan. Gabi's convincing teen voice guides readers through the complexity of emotions and inner struggle. Despite pacing issues and an unfortunate typo in one of the book's few snatches of Spanish ("Buenas dias" will induce winces), debut novelist Cowles uses the pilgrimage to spark moments of philosophic and theological reflection.
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Tried, tested methods still work for virus writers
Malicious code writers were motivated by money in 2003, making for a busy year combating viruses, worms and Trojans. Experts expect that trend to continue next year as spammers and worm writers join forces and blended threats continue to haunt enterprises.
The Internet did not melt down because of a large-scale worm outbreak in 2003.
No multi-operating system worm wreaked havoc.
New technologies like wireless and instant messaging weren't targeted by malicious code to any significant degree.
Worms and viruses didn't take any significant technological leaps in 2003, but that didn't mean it was a quiet year for malicious code.
"Regular e-mail worms were the most popular [for worm writers] in 2003 and will probably continue next year," said Joe Hartmann, director of North American antivirus research at Trend Micro Inc. "They are working, so why fix them?"
One disturbing new trend was introduced this year: More worm writers were motivated by profit, and that's likely to continue next year. Some experts contend that there is a connection between malicious code writers and spammers. Some experts add that it appears virus writers are either working with spammers or are borrowing some of their techniques. Also, blended threats aren't going away. Experts warn of more worms like SQL Slammer and Blaster.
The SQL Slammer worm illustrated the potential power and danger of Internet worms. The worm sent a single 376-byte UDP packet out to vulnerable SQL Server databases. Once hitting a machine, the worm infected and then turned the system into a Slammer-shooting machine gun. Each packet that hit a vulnerable machine started the process all over again.
This routine was so effective that the worm infected all vulnerable machines worldwide in 10 minutes. In other words, there was no time for administrators to do workarounds, much less install the patch (which had been available for six months).
In August, the Blaster and Nachi worms appeared. Both exploited an RPC-DCOM vulnerability in Windows. In an unusual move, Nachi actually tried to patch a systems vulnerability and protect against Blaster. However, its propagation method meant the worm gummed up networks with the traffic it produced.
Mass-mailer worms were far from dead in 2003. There were several high-profile mass-mailers this year, from Swen to Sobig.
While the technology of mass mailers isn't changing rapidly, the reasons for spreading them has changed in some cases. Two distinct families of worms, Sobig and Mimail, weren't sent out to wow other underground worm writers. The Sobig worms dropped spam-routing software in infected machines. The Mimail family tried to steal sensitive personal data from recipients and launched denial-of-service attacks on antispam groups.
"It is the actors behind the viruses and worms that are changing," said Fred Cohen, an analyst with the Burton Group who 20 years ago dubbed the term "computer virus." "Some of these threats seem to be coming from well-organized, structured groups.
"They are better at self-control."
The Sobig worms, in particular, were definitely created with function in mind, more than form. They began spreading in the first few days of the year. The unusual thing about them was they contained an expiration date and were given a short life cycle to see how features worked in the wild.
Having an expiration date also makes a lot of sense, because most people would have been alerted to the new worm within a few weeks and antivirus definitions would have been updated.
In a bizarre sort of way, the Sobig worms were too successful. The creator wanted to infect systems so that spamming software could be dropped in. Clogging networks and making headlines does not play into this strategy, but that is actually what happened with Sobig-F. The worm crippled some networks as infected systems pumped out thousands of e-mails containing copies of itself.
According to Mikko Hypponen, manager of antivirus research for Finland-based F-Secure Corp, Sobig-F probably didn't infect that many more machines than previous Sobig variants, but its mailing routine was so efficient that just a few infected machines could send thousands of messages. Sobig-F created a denial-of-service effect on some networks, as e-mail servers became clogged with copies of the worm.
F-Secure estimates Sobig-F sent more than 300 million copies of itself. To put it another way, U.K.-based e-mail filtering outsourcer MessageLabs Inc. found that, at the worm's peak, one in every 28 messages contained Sobig-F.
Hypponen had an interesting experience with all the traffic generated by Sobig. His team discovered the worm contained a Trojan that was set to connect to one of 20 servers on a specific date. He e-mailed the list of IP addresses to the CERT in Finland, but after a few hours the message still hadn't got there.
"We ended [up] printing out the list and sending a messenger over to the office with it," he said.


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Tonight we dance the Viennese waltz and are very excited about Cher being on the show. Leah's really into the competition right now and is over any doubts she's had and wants to go out there and challenge everyone. We're also really curious looking to see how Cher judges. It will be a different energy. Cher has an Oscar, Emmy and Golden globes; the woman is a successful performer; from stage to movies and we want to know what she thinks of our story and presentation. Dance experience doesn't really matter when you have someone like Cher judging as she has so many performing years experience and she comes from old Hollywood.
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So if you open the fontkit given to us theirs a number of files inside. Don't worry if there is a lot going on I'll break it all down for you. First, let's open the .css file and see whats going on here.
/* Generated by Font Squirrel (http://www.fontsquirrel.com) on April 3, 2011 11:55:32 PM America/New_York */ @font-face { font-family: 'PermanentMarkerRegular'; src: url('PermanentMarker-webfont.eot'); src: url('PermanentMarker-webfont.eot?iefix') format('eot'), url('PermanentMarker-webfont.woff') format('woff'), url('PermanentMarker-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'), url('PermanentMarker-webfont.svg#webfontCD2zZm7K') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; }
So this is how we use @font-face. After declaring @font-face, we must name the font-family this name can be anything you want and what you'll use to call the font when you need it for designing in this case Font-Squirrel chose to call it "PermanetMarkerRegular".
After font-family we need to link to the font files from the kit sort of like a background image the difference is we also declare the format type afterward using format('###'), this is so each browser knows what font file to use to display the fonts. The first src: url('') format(''); should always be the .eot font file. This file is for IE and is required first for IE to display the fonts propery, other browers arn't as picky (stupid IE) and because of that, we can put their fonts after but you must use another src: url('') format(''); to list the rest of the browsers because IE want's to be in a statement all its own. What an attention hog.
Usage: HTML
So, you created your @font-face and now you're ready to start some CSS styling and inlcude this font into the design! But wait, we still need to add the font files to our project! If you look above our url('') reference has no folders, which means the fonts should be in the same directory as the style.css file. If you wanted to put the fonts into a folder like "fonts" for example, make sure you remember to update the paths url('fonts/PermanentMarker-webfont.eot');!
The last thing is now using your font in your style! Just make sure you obviously reference your stylesheet in your html first!
<!-- Stylesheet --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
and then you can use:
h1 { font-family: PermanentMarkerRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
in your CSS with a couple of fall backs JUST in case @font-face isn't supported. A good designer should always add them. Yeah, I was kidding before when I said you never need them again, for best practises you should be adding them just in case you stumble across that 8%.
Thats it! You now are able to use @font-face in your project. It's so much easyer knowing that your fonts will display properly across most platforms. Enjoy!


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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers – representing 85 percent of the state's electric load. As the independent system operator for the region, ERCOT schedules power on an electric grid that connects more than 41,500 miles of transmission lines and 550 generation units.
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:52:00 +0200, "h.g. muller" <address@hidden> wrote: > At 00:35 30-6-2009 -0700, Tim Mann wrote: > >Actually, looking at the recent messages, people are still coming there > >to ask about the protocol sometimes. Let's keep the group around > >and keep a link to it from whatever page(s) we end up having for engine > >authors. We should point them to the WinBoard Forum too, though, since > >that's more active. > > I think that is a very bad idea. I never visited the yahoo chess-engines > group, > and do not intend to do so in the future. I want to keep any discussion as > centralized as possible. Even if the developers would always be at both sites, > it would be very undesirable to have disjoint groups of engine authors > discussing without knowing about each other, and each other's proposals. > The usefulness of discussion grows as the square of the number of > participants. > > It seems unfair to send people to a place where their remarks and proposals > will > be utterly ignored. So I think it should be clearly specified that if they > post > something at yahoo, no one will look at it for months, while if they post > at WB > forum, they might have 24-hour service for downloading a new alpha version > implementing their suggestion. Only if every link to yahoo goes accompanied by > such a warning, I would be in favor of including such links, Well, people have not been making proposals on that list, just asking "how do I do this?" or "what does this mean?" questions, and they usually get a quick answer from someone else on the list or from me. However, I'm fine with putting a notice on the Yahoo group that people should go to the WinBoard forum instead. I'll do that. -- Tim Mann address@hidden http://tim-mann.org/
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HIV partner counseling and referral services; guidance
Published Date:December 30, 1998
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Description:1.0. Partner counseling and referral services for HIV prevention - an overview -- 2.0. Availability of PCRS -- 3.0. Deciding on a PCRS plan and setting priorities -- 4.0. Locating and notifying partners -- 5.0. Collecting, analyzing, and using PCRS data -- 6.0. Ensuring the quality of PCRS -- References -- -- Appendices -- A. PCRS Programmatic Standards -- B. Glossary of Terms Associated with PCRS
"This guidance is intended to assist state and local health department HIV prevention cooperative agreement grantees and HIV prevention community planning groups in planning, implementing, and evaluating the services provided to persons living with HIV and their sex and needle-sharing partners. External consultants and CDC staff collaborated in the development of this guidance, which is intended to supplement current CDC cooperative agreement guidance for HIV prevention programs. The development process included input based on reviews of the relevant scientific literature, actual program experience, and expert recommendations from within and outside CDC. This guidance uses new terminology to label the process of reaching and serving sex and needle-sharing partners. As opposed to contact tracing and partner notification, the term partner counseling and referral services (PCRS) is used in this document because it better reflects the type and range of public health services that are recommended for sex and needle-sharing partners. These services are vital to any community's HIV prevention efforts. This guidance should assist in developing programs, planning services, or prioritizing resource allocation for PCRS, and state and local programs supported with CDC funds should adapt it to meet their local policies, needs, and circumstances. The principles listed on the following pages constitute the basis for PCRS and are applied to issues discussed throughout this document. Principles 1-11 apply to partner counseling and referral services associated with partner services for all sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Principles 12-13 apply to partner counseling and referral services associated with HIV in particular." - preface
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Taghazout is the most famous surf destination in Morocco. It has stunning point break waves such as Anchor Point, Killers and Boilers, as well as excellent reef breaks like Mysteries and La Source, then up and down the coast there is a great selection of beach breaks for learners.
The town itself is a hippy hangout from the sixties that is undergoing a clean up, lots of great new restaurants have opened up, and surf shops are everywhere. There is a big golf resort opening up near by and the course is opened to the public already.
The Surf Berbere Taghazout surf camp is made up of 3 main buildings, the surf camp building itself, where everyone sleeps, hangs out and we have our evening meals (up on the roof terrace / tent area which is arguably one of the best spots in Morocco for gazing out over the ocean) and then we have our seafront cafe which is popular with the locals, and finally our new apartment block the Bouad House where each apartment has floor to ceiling sea views.
All the buildings are within 50 meters of each other and all are on the waterfront of Taghazout on Hash Point.
Buffet Breakfast is served at Hash Point Cafe. A packed lunche is served at the beach so you don't loose too much time and enjoy the surf and the sun as much as possible. All evening meals are served up on the camp roof terrace.
Surfers first started coming to Taghazout during the 60s due to the amazing year round sunshine and plethora of long perfect right hand point breaks. Since then it has become more and more known as the best place to surf near Europe during the winter months (down to the great weather and perfect waves).


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Debra Katzman, MD, FRCP(C)
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Dr. Debra Katzman is a Professor of Paediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and the University of Toronto. Dr. Katzman is also an Associate Scientist at the Research Institute at The Hospital for Sick Children. She holds academic cross appointments as an Associate Member in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and is a Member of the Institute of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
She received her medical degree from McMaster University, completed her paediatric internship and residency at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow at Stanford University. Dr. Katzman was on faculty at Stanford University prior to her appointment at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Katzman is on the Board of Directors for the Society of Adolescent Medicine, serves as the Director of Publications for the Society of Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Katzman is a Fellow of the Society of Adolescent Medicine and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Ontario Community Outreach Program. Dr. Katzman is a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Eating Disorders. She also services as Director, Patient-Based Research in Adolescent Medicine, Population Health Sciences, The Department of Paediatrics and The Research Institute.
Her primary academic interest is the medical complications of adolescent eating disorders. She has focused her research in the area of osteoporosis in young girls with anorexia nervosa. Dr. Katzman is also investigating brain structure and function in young women with anorexia nervosa using magnetic resonance imaging.
Research Interests
- Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
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My primary academic interest is the medical complications of pediatric and adolescent eating disorders. We have shown that osteopenia is a serious complication of anorexia nervosa (AN) which may not be reversible. We are evaluating the effects of low-dose estrogen therapy on bone mineral density in AN. We are also exploring brain changes in young women with AN using magnetic resonance imaging. We found significant deficits in both grey-matter and white-matter volumes and that weight-recovered adolescents have persisting deficits in grey-matter volume. Little is known about the functional significance of these brain abnormalities. We plan to investigate the persistence of the brain abnormailities and cognitive deficits, and the association between them. This will help us to understand how these factors affect the potential for recovery from this debilitating disorder.
The Eating Disorder Program at The Hospital for Sick Children is investigating the effect of three different treatment modalities on clinical outcome for adolescents with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. This work will facilitate identifying the characteristics of adolescents with eating disorders and their parents that predict response to three different treatment modalities.
Hick KM, Katzman DK. Self-assessment of sexual maturation in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Adolescent Health, 24: 206-211, 1999.
Katzman DK, Zipursky RB, Lambe EK, Mikulis DJ. A longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study of brain changes in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 151: 793-797, 1997.
Pinhas L, Geist R, Katzman DK. Trichotillomania and anorexia nervosa in an adolescent female: a case study of comorbidity. Journal of Adolescent Health, 19: 141-144, 1996.
Katzman DK, Lambe EK, Mikulis DJ, Ridgley JN, Goldbloom DS, Zipursky RB. Cerebral gray matter and white matter volume deficits in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Pediatrics, 129: 794-803, 1996.


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"If nothing else, the phrase 'gamer entitlement' has lost its edge, serving as a lazy sit-in for an actual argument," writes Forbes contributor Erik Kain, weighing in on three cases of "gamer entitlement", other than Mass Effect 3.
A better article would be "the companies are always right and the consumer should STFU!" or even "the day people confused being a fans with 'entitled'"
Wow! Someone is late to the party. Title says everything. Maybe someone could write an article on "originality".
This is actually a good article, and I suspect the comments above come from people who are judging on title alone, without reading the article. No big, we all do it sometimes, but this is one time I recommend actually reading the article, because Forbes actually takes the pro-gamer approach as opposed to the 'entitled' gamer approach. Which is a breath of fresh air, when you consider many of the gaming websites are very anti-gamer pro-game developer.


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Implementing new ideas in technological manufacturing processes requires a lot of experience and continual expansion of knowledge. Every one of our employees knows that industrial companies expect much more from their partners than good products and innovative ideas. That's why with us, quality begins with the first consultation. The entire infrastructure of our business is focused on the needs of our clients. With the possibilities offered through electronic data interchange, in technical jargon called EDI, we optimize logistics and build consignment warehouses directly at our customer's location, which are filled as needed. In order to fulfill the high expectations of our clients from a variety of industries, every step in the manufacturing process is carried out in our house. In addition to highly developed production methods, we guarantee absolute protection of our customer's intellectual property.
At CDA, all technologies and processes are strictly controlled. Our practices and products are put to the test through regular audits. In addition to our DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, the automotive standard ISO/TS 16949 defines our strong position as one of the leading suppliers on the global market. In addition, with the energy management standard ISO 50001, we are increasing our energy efficiency step-by-step. Thanks to our sales and production centers in Germany, the UK, North America, Asia and Australia, we offer you expert contact partners and services worldwide. As of June 23, 2015, CDA is also an Authorized Economic Operator – Full (AEOF) and can thus simplify numerous custom procedures.


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While modern brick and mortar casinos features a wide range of games to choose from it still can't compete with the versatility of the internet gambling websites. Most online sites provide ample games, including multiple unique pokies and a different variety for each one of the table games to choose from. This when combined with additional speciality options including scratch card games it makes online gaming way more interesting and fun-loving. The physical casinos feature no option to play free games but the online casinos provide such facility. This will allow new participants to brush up on the casinos games for free before trying their luck with real money.
The options for game selection is not just restricted to the number of games that can be accessed but also the amount of wager that can be placed on a particular gamble. While most land based casinos do not allow to place a bet lower than $10 users of online casino gaming sites can place a bet on any game as low as one dollar per bet while online pokies can be played as less as a single penny. Irrespective of the level of the casino online game layers are free to place any amount of bet as there is no limit to the deposit amount.
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While the brick and mortar casinos accept payment through a limited number of modes only the online ones allow payment to be made through every possible option. Not only this, the payment options provided are also secure enough so as not to leak out any confidential information provided by the participants. Among the popular payment methods are deposits and collection through PayPal, credit and debit card, Neteller, Skrill and many more. Although there is no option to make a payment through cash in the online gaming sites, users are allowed to make payments through eVoucher that can be purchased from a physical store.
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Most people prefer to keep their gambling habits a secret and do not want to disclose it to the outside community. For them the online gaming option is the best as it not only ensures to keep their betting habits a secret but also provides them with a calm and peaceful environment to help them concentrate in the game.Instead of getting dressed up in the perfect attire, boarding a car and travelling for hours to participate in a game of casino it is way easier and safe for people to participate in an online activity.
There is no noise or external distraction from other participants or waitresses catering to the services of all people present in the casino. Absence of all these in an online gaming site will help the participant to place a bet more sensibly rather than just placing a wager on any item.The freedom and flexibility to engage in a gambling activity available through the online gaming sites are unparalleled as far as service is concerned.


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Crystal Harmony
This former Crystal Ship was transferred to parent company Nippon Yusen Kaisha and renamed MS Asuka II in 2006. As the Asuka II she specializes in cruises for the Japanese market.
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Park H. Davis NOT FOUND NOT FOUND NOT FOUND2 users found this review helpful.
Park H. Davis Elegant and understated, the Crystal Harmony was superb in almost every detail. I traveled on somewhat of an oddball itinerary that had plenty of sea days...read more
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Herb The finest cruise that we have ever been on. The quality and quantity of the food was outstanding. The cruise personnel, the shore excursions, the cleanliness of the...read more
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In December, amidst all my planning for the trip and studying for exams, I had almost decided to move out of the residence I'm living at right now because of the message "5 Americans are moving to the top floor" (no, I'm not anti-American, if it was 5 Canadians I'd be also frustrated).
Guess what? I underestimated the number - there are way more Canadians and Americans in Iceland in general (and especially on the top floor) this semester than last. Should I take the next boat/flight back to Canada or some other part of the world now?
I was telling Z and A last night, from Slovakia and Switzerland respectively, how I should be avoiding Can-Ams like the plague from now on. Yes, they are all very nice and probably fun to hang out with but I did not go on study abroad, especially to Iceland (versus Australia or something), to meet people from my home country. I could've stayed in Canada for that.
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Have your wedding anniversary coming up? You must be definitely thinking of surprising your husband/wife with something very special. It may be a dinner date or a beautiful phone. But, these are the most common gift ideas which couples think of. Think of something different and very special so that your husband/wife is actually pleasantly surprised.
There are certain things which you may do for making your special day even more special.
• Plan an adventurous trip- going to a dinner or a party is what most of the couples doing. Do something different and plan an adventurous trip. Even if your husband/wife is scared of adventures to plan a trip. This will be the right time to take out the fear from their mind. Visit an electric bike shop and pick up 2 vehicles for a ride.
• Cook for her- for most of the women, the best gift that a husband can give is to give her a full day holiday from the kitchen. Cook breakfast for her and give it to her in bed. Then cook lunch for her and again give to in the bed. Do not let her get out of the bed. Do the same for dinner too. Your wife would love you for this. A relaxing day is what everyone wishes for.
• Turn your house into a luxury hotel or a palace- just for that day; try to turn your house into a castle or a luxurious hotel. Hire people for doing the jobs like serving, cooking food and giving a tasty drink, for getting you and your partner dressed, etc. The feeling of being a one day king or queen would be wonderful. You may also hire a super luxurious car.
• Go for a ride early morning. Even if you do not want to go to an electric bike shop, you may order it online. Hide it from your partner till that day. That day when he/she gets up, just take him or her in the vehicle and go for an early morning ride. Nothing can be more delightful than this.
A wedding anniversary is a very special day and thus you should make all the efforts for making it one. Think of something extraordinary and out of the box to surprise him/her in a good pub food. Make it worthwhile and memorable so that he/she remembers it for the whole year. You can save some money 2 3 months in advance so that you do not have to restrict yourself because of money. Make him/ her feel still how special he/she is for you. Make him/her realize that you actually planned it well in advance and that you have been working for it since past few days/weeks/ months.


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Android Game News Weekly 11/09/14: Hearthstone, Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare, Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Generation, Dungeon Hunter 4
Hearthstone Comes To Android Tablets In December
Blizzard's wildly popular card battle game based off of World of Warcraft called Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has been out for a while, first through PC and eventually it came to the likes of the iPad. Blizzard confirmed some time ago that an Android tablet version was on the way, but they didn't mention any sort of timeframe when they announced it. Recently they had also mentioned that the Android tablet version would be coming by the end of 2014, and just this past week at Blizzcon they revealed that Hearthstone is coming to Android tablets next month. Blizzard is also timing this release in conjunction with their new Hearthstone expansion, called Goblins vs Gnomes. If you have yet to check out Hearthstone, give the free game a try once it hits next month.
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Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Companion App Hits The Play Store
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare dropped last Tuesday and with it came a new companion app for Android users by the same name. The Advanced Warfare companion app is largely focused on staying on top of your clan activities, members, stats etc. You can also use the app to see and edit your emblems, and also compete in clan wars while on the go. Participating in clan wars can earn you in game items and loot, so there is an incentive to finding a clan and rallying with them to climb the ranks if you play this game quite a bit. The app is free and you can grab the download here.
Konami To Launch New Yu-Gi-Oh Game Called Duel Generation
If you're a fan of the card battlers, another TCG title coming to Android soon comes from Konami with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation, the second Yu-Gi-Oh game to come to the Android platform. The game is said to come with over 6,000 cards at launch, and give users the opportunity to offline and online matches.Expect weekly challenges, which will likely result in some kind of reward for participation or wins. Or both. It's also slated as a tablet only release like Hearthstone will be. Will you be trying out Duel Generation when it launches sometime in the future?
Dungeon Hunter 4 Gets Descending Depths Expansion
If you play Dungeon Hunter 4 then you might want to head over to the Play Store and update the game, as the update includes Gameloft's new expansion to it called Descending Depths. There are 3 legendary new dungeons to master and get a hold of amazing new loot, with the Howling Canyon, the Dig Site, and the Chapel of Whistpers. There's also new armor to acquire from the new "Chests of Fate," and new events to participate in called Burdens. There seems to be plenty of awesome new content for some intense hack and slash dungeon crawling action. Do you play Dungeon Hunter 4?
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A couple of weeks ago I was just finishing my 4th Ironman, this time in Tempe, Arizona. A race that would qualify me me for the 70.3 World Championship Ironman in South Africa. It's hard to believe that only one year ago I was just learning how to swim (okay, I knew how to swim, dogging paddle really, but I didn't know how to SWIM). My first TT (time trial) bike ride was in December of last year (I had only ever mountain biked before), and my first long run ever (more than a couple of miles) was in October 2016. For all intents and purposes I was starting at ground zero.
So why did I do? What started me down the path of becoming a triathlete? Between owning and leading five companies, building a new house, and spending time with my family, what was I thinking committing to this? I'll tell you. It came from a deep desire to inspire others to move, make fitness and health a priority, and more importantly to just push themselves in any area of their life. I remember at our company Advance last October, I told everyone I was committed to training for my first Ironman and that I was doing it for them, not for me. And that is what drove me every day. My relentless drive to grow just 1% each day and to inspire others to join me in a journey for growth of their own.
To date, I have gotten 15 people (or more!) to register for either marathon or Ironman training (including my wife who has run several marathons now and my brother who is currently in training!) and at least five of these people will be joining me in Lake Placid, NY next year for the Ironman. Countless others have committed to healthier habits, controlling their time, being more purposeful in their business in order to be more present at home, etc. That's what started me on this journey and has kept me going. Because let me tell you, it hasn't been easy.
And that's the funny thing. People think I LOVE to exercise and workout. Do I love getting up at 3am to ride for several hours? Do I love 8 hour training days on Saturday? Do I love running in the rain? Do I love jumping into a freezing pool at 5am? No. No. No. No. But I do love the feeling I get when I beat my mind. I love the endorphins and energy flow after the workout is done. The struggle is real though. Any athlete will tell you that. But the magic happens when you develop the ability to master you mind and overcome the voice in your head that says no. When you can do that, whether when training, in business, or in your every day life, you will win.
So, on October 22nd, almost a year after I jumped into a pool for the first time to learn how to really swim and ran my first 5k, I competed in the Ironman Arizona 70.3. The swim was held in Tempe Town Lake. Going into the race, I had some execution goals and some time goals. Though, because of weather, people, and the landscape of the course, it really should be more about placement in the group, rather than time. Those factors can increase people's pace or slow them down. For instance, my swim time was 38 minutes and when I got out of the water I was pissed. I'd been swimming hard for months, day in and day out, improving my swim technique. But, come to find out, the swim was actually 1.55 miles, instead of 1.2, likely because a buoy drifted. Despite that hiccup, I ended up swimming the fastest I've ever swam and nearly 30 seconds faster per 100 meters than my first open water swim earlier that year. I'll take.
Ironman, triathlon, or marathon training has so many parallels to business. I think that's why I enjoy it so much. The mental and emotional fitness you have to cultivate, is nothing compared to the physical. Day in and day out the challenges of the course or the challenges of running a business require the same ability to remain calm, neutral, strong, confident, and decisive. There is no question that by training for the Ironman I have become a better leader.
Let's get back to the race. The bike was right about where I thought I would be, 2 hours 28 minutes for the 56 miles with about 2,000 feet of elevation. But the run was harder than anticipated given the 95 degree temperature in Arizona (I'm a Vermont boy and am used to training in balmy 60 degree weather) and I was seeing sideways towards the end of the run. The run is by far the hardest part. At this time, your body is beat up from the swim and bike. The second lap or second half of the run is the hardest. This is where you have to draw upon all of the emotional fitness you've practiced every day. I like to break the run down into sets. If I have 13 miles to go, I know I have 13, 1 mile sets to complete. I can run to the next aid station, is my mantra. Then if it gets really bad, and it will, I start counting to 100 to get through that rough patch, because a good one will always come. I finished the half marathon in 1 hour 41 minutes which wasn't my fastest time, but not too far off.
Managing those rough patches during a race is just like dealing with a WFIO (We're F'ed It's Over) moment in business. One bad meeting or seemingly catastrophic financial report can be followed the next minute by a great conversation or interview. Take full advantage of the good times and lean into them!
At Ironman Arizona 70.3 I placed 3rd in my age group, which earned me a spot at the World Championship in South Africa. Over the past year, there are times where I wanted to quit, races where my pace was just completely off, weeks when I just wanted a day off. Not every training day has been perfect, not every race has been great, but each trial, each failure has fueled me to keep going. I knew that if I could just get better at the swim by 1%, get better on the bike by 1%, get better on the run by 1%… I was making progress.
In the end, it's not about the race or whether or not you make it on the podium, it's the relentless pursuit of progress which will then leak into all areas of your life and take your life, your career, your business to a level you may not have thought possible.
Want to know more about how I did it? The short answer is models, systems, and coaching. The longer answer will be released early next year. Yup, that's right, I'm writing a book. The lessons I've learned (and who I have become) on my path from newbie to Ironman to World Championship qualifier are just too good not to share. I have become a better leader, father, husband, brother, son, business owner, and friend on this journey and I feel compelled to help anyone I can begin their own journey of personal growth. In the meantime, if you want a sneak peek into my daily routine and fitness training, send me an email and I'll get you the info.
Keep pushing. Keep challenging yourself. If I can inspire just one person to transform their life by telling my story, then I've done my job. And remember, if I can be heading to South Africa next year to race against pro athletes (after just one year of training), you can do anything you set your mind to. Fight forward!


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Oracle Fusion: Ten ways E-Business Suite customers can prepare
Profile: Beth Pariseau
Nadia Bendjedou, director of product strategy at Oracle, gave a presentation at last week's Collaborate '07 conference that listed 10 things you can do to get ready for Fusion applications as an E-Business Suite customer.
"We have announced lifetime support. That's not just marketing," Bendjedou said. "No one is going to push you to move to Fusion until you're ready." However, she said, many customers are asking what they can do now to prepare for the Fusion platform when it arrives.
Here are Nadia's 10 tips:
- Rethink your customization strategy: Take inventory and engineer for the future.
- Consider master data management (MDM): Cleanse and consolidate your critical data early. Oracle's Customer Data Hub technology is going to MDM.
- Move to SOA-based integration: Bendjedou called this step the "core" of the presentation. The next generation of Oracle applications, she said, will be based on these standards for greater agility.
- Extend your business intelligence portfolio: Oracle Daily Business Intelligence (DBI) is Oracle's embedded BI product for E-Business Suite.
- Adapt enterprise reporting and publishing: Bendjedou called XML Publisher a "no-brainer" choice for "high-fidelity" reports.
- Secure your global enterprise: Your security strategy should include centralizing access control, ensuring data privacy and enabling compliance.
- Consider grid computing: Grid computing offers resource pooling and sharing, low-cost modular hardware, incremental scaling, self-monitoring and –managing, security and high availability.
- Centralize lifecycle management: Consider the Applications Management Pack for E-Business Suite. Use Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
- Upgrade to R12: The latest E-Business Suite release offers a superior ownership experience, the greatest business insight and adaptive business processes, according to Bendjedou.
- Prepare a Fusion project plan: "Get familiar as soon as you can with the Fusion technology," Bendjedou said. She encouraged the audience not only to evaluate strategic business and IT drivers early, but to try out some "get-your-feet-wet projects."
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11 June (Part 2) - Highway robbery
A Welling reader who saw
yesterday's bus stop pictures cajoled me into looking at
the Highway
Code. This is what it says about parking in dangerous places…
243. DO NOT stop or park
• at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
Which makes it fairly clear that parking near a junction or bus stop or opposite traffic islands is not a good idea.
Bexley council in its wisdom has seen fit to break all three safety rules - but it provides another revenue stream which takes priority over road safety.


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Just turned in my final grades, so that means the get back to the Big D on a fulltime basis season begins. Big D also means "Big Deadline" looming, so there'll be at most about 2 posts coming out of here this summer (probably around the end of July, if anyone cares). I'll still check my e-mail, but only once or so a day. Wish me luck!
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Economics made easy by someone in the know who might just live down the street.
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Same low interest rates but for longer
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- Anonymous14 August 2013 at 18:53
Interesting how BOE interest prediction has consistently undershot since the crisis began. Why would anyone believe a prediction of 'hold steady', and there are even get-outs if the BOE gets it wrong - risking nothing makes it useless as a predictive tool 'trust us we are bankers', previous form would discount such promises and could prove counter productive in short order when seen as the warning flag that it is (we are out of ammo) by the markets. The real game has been to inflate away (increasing) government debt at the expense of deposit savers on the street amongst others - with its moral hazard implications, delayed retirement and blighted seed-corn youth. Economics really is not predictive or science, and guessing how the inflation genie cuts itself out of the gordian knot might as well be called the game of 'forward guidance' as something else. The end result will be real enough and no doubt unpleasant.ReplyDeleteReplies
It is still unclear to what extent central banks will allow inflation to take hold. I have written about the possibilities of countries inflating their way out of debt.Delete
But at the same time, economists are paranoid about inflation so it will be interesting to see whether they have a change of heart.
Don't you think it's a bit odd Carney has moved his "trigger" from inflation to unemployment?Delete
I do not think that it is odd because the Federal Reserve in the United States already links its policy decisions to unemployment. Inflation is not much of a concern at the moment so it makes sense to adapt policy to reflect the feeble state of the economy. Data on unemployment is also a better indicator of the strength of the economy whereas inflation figures can jump around a lot. This is important with regard to the "new" policy of forward guidance - the link with unemployment gives a better sense of how long interest rates will remain at their current level.Delete
You didn't point out that this problem is exacerbated by the quantity of money in circulation consisting almost entirely of debt. The creation of monetary units, and the creation of credit denominated in that unit, should not be the same thing. We now appear to accept it as normal that it is, yet it is from this that the dilemma manifests.ReplyDelete
It has not always been this way.
Sorry for my tardy reply. This is a good point. Normal banks can have a large impact on the money supply - more loans increases the money supply as loans typically exceed deposits of cash which are regulated by the central bank. This also explains why central banks have had to work so hard (through buying lots of bonds) to increase the money supply as banks have been reducing their loans and thus working in the opposite direction to what central banks are trying to do.ReplyDelete


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Professor Hermina Anghelescu teaches, presents in Japan
SIS professor Dr. Hermina Anghelescu is currently a visiting faculty member at the University of Tsukuba, School of Library, Information and Media Studies, Tsukuba-shi, Japan, where she is teaching a course entitled International and Comparative Librarianship.
While in Japan Dr. Anghelescu has been asked to give a number of talks and presentations. She will give a presentation on November 29, 2017 entitled "Coming Out of the Cold War: from Censorship to Globalization in Romanian Libraries" at The Libraries of the Future Research, Inc., in Tokyo.
She has also been invited to give the keynote address at a national conference on December 3 in Tokyo. The title of her address will be "School Library Media Specialists in the United States: Competency-Based Education in light of Accreditation Standards and Professional Development." The conference is called "The Concept of School Librarian in the Future: What Competencies Should We Nurture?" and is organized by the Japan Society of Library and Information Science (JSLIS), the Japan Library Association (JLA) and the School Library Association in Japan (SLAJ).


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Nowadays, there are workers who often switch jobs, either due to the personal choice or because they are forced to transfer. Upon ending employment in a certain company, these employees may be given something by their employers their way of appreciating the efforts exerted by the former while employed in the company.
When the bond between the employee and the company ends, employers may show appreciation with regard to their employees' performance during their stay in the company by providing them with benefits that are under severance packages.
What are Employment Severance Packages?
A severance package is a package of employee benefits which is given by the employer when the former leaves the company. There are various reasons why an employee leaves a company. The bonds or ties between the company and the employer may stop or end due to reasons such as:
- when an employee was laid off
- when an employee retires by choice or when he/she reaches the limit when it comes to the retirement age
- when an employee decides to resign or stop working for the company
- when a employee was fired by the company where he/she is working in
When employees leave the company due to one of the things mentioned beforehand, their employers may provide them severance packages.
Basics in Employment Severance Packages
is no law in the
There are various benefits that are found in a severance package. The benefits that are included under a severance package may not be limited to money. Employees may negotiate with their employers with regard to the benefits that will be included in their severance package, if they are in the right position to do so. The benefits that can be asked for by employees in a negotiation include:
- References- If the bonds between employees and their companies end due to a reason that is unfavorable for them, employees can talk or work it with their employers in producing or coming up with a mutually agreeable reference letter.
- Outplacement services- In outplacement services, employees are given help by outplacement firms when they are looking for a new job elsewhere. These outplacement firms may provide employees job skills training, and outsourcing, among others, that can lead those employees to probable and potential jobs.
- Unchallenged or uncontested unemployment compensation- There are times when employers do not agree with the employees' unemployment claim. In order for employees to prevent this situation from happening, they should talk to their employers and ask them not to contest it so that the former may easily receive their unemployment benefits.
- Insurance benefits- Although the health insurance law permits employees to keep their health care, the one they had with their employer, it obliges these employees to pay for the premium's full cost for its coverage to go on or continue. That is the case if there is nothing in the law that will forbids employers to pay for it.
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To be honest, I am very disappointed with the way Lauren Oliver ended the Delirium series. I fell in love with the first book, once it started to pick up the pace. I even had the rest of the series two day shipped to my house once I finished reading because that's how good it was and how intense the cliff-hanger was.
When I got to the second book, Pandemonium, I was sort of let down. The way the story was told was very different from the way the first book was told. It was harsher and it wasn't in chronological order…but it worked for the actual story, it fit the way Lena had matured between the books. But, of course, Oliver had to add in another guy to Lena's life. I felt that the addition of this new love was completely unnecessary. Given the plot line of the entire first book, and her hatred toward Julian, in the beginning, makes it almost impossible for me to believe that she's actually fallen for him. (I would have believed that they had just become friends and that he fell for her (given the circumstances) but I just don't think that the Lena I had come to know would have fallen for Julian.) Don't get me wrong, though, Julian is a great guy. And then, at the very end of the book, BAM an entirely unnecessary love triangle added just for some drama and because all the popular books at the time had a love triangle. I just don't find it possible that Alex is alive after the end of the first book. And even if he is, that he found Lena out in the vast Wilds.
After the let down of Pandemonium, I was excited to read Requiem, thinking that it would actually be better written. I was wrong. If it wasn't for how much I loved the first book of this series, I would have given Requiem a one-star rating. I didn't mind how Oliver told the story through both Hana's and Lena's point of views, I thought that it worked really well and accented the story wonderfully. And the story itself wasn't too bad, though it wasn't nearly as captivating as Delirium. But, for most of it, there was unnecessary drama, a vast majority of the background information wasn't explained (because Lena, as a protagonist, was kept in the dark for most of it, which is fine; readers, though, shouldn't be kept in the dark. That's, like, rule number three of being an author. NEVER keep your readers in the dark, they love to know what the protagonist doesn't.) and the ending didn't even seem like an ending. The book just stopped, abruptly, leaving me wanting more that I wanted at the end of Delirium. Did the rebellion succeed? Is Hana alive? How will Lena break the news to Julian–who has nobody besides her–that she's going to be with Alex? Why are you guys breaking down a wall when an entire nation wants to wipe you out? I wanted more. And the way the book just stopped made it seem to me like Oliver hadn't even thought out an ending, or didn't want to, and decided to call it good. I was very disappointed and almost didn't even bother finishing the book.
Like I said earlier, if it wasn't for the first book, I'd give Requiem a one-star rating. But it gets a three-star rating because of Delirium.


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Coworking is currently a booming trend. All around the world, coworking spaces are springing up like mushrooms after the rain. These membership-based community workplaces are perfect for freelancers, small entrepreneurs, startups or just any independent professionals who want to have a stable workspace they could go to every morning.
If you work on your own, or you're a really small team that can't afford to rent their own office, you typically end up working from home or a coffee shop down the street. These may work well for a month or two, but it can get really annoying and ineffective after some time. Home office is free, that's great, but there are way too many disturbing and demotivating factors sneaking up on you at home. Coffee houses, on the other hand, are too loud and impractical because you have to order one coffee after another if you want the staff to let you sit and work there all day.
A coworking space offers you the best possible combination of keeping your freelancer's independence and having a corporate-style work pattern. That's why coworking is getting so popular. Still not convinced? Wait until you read these 7 major benefits of coworking and maybe you'll change your mind!
1. Full focus on work
When you're working, you don't want to be thinking about grocery shopping or what the girls sitting at the next table are talking about. You want to and should focus on work in order to move your business forward. Unlike home office or working from a coffee shop, working in a coworking space boosts your productivity and your business results will rocket!
2. You build a routine
Having a daily routine makes your work more effective. A coworking space still allows you to be a free agent, but having a paid membership and a table setup in an office is a great motivator. Even if you're your own boss, it's good to have a reason to get up early, dress nicely and go somewhere to work every day. Almost like a 9-5 kind of job.
3. Networking, our daily bread
In a coworking space you'll broaden your professional network. There are plenty of interesting people working along with you, who you can share ideas and experience with. Aside from that, you make new friends and you can help each other. There's no place like coworking if you seek advice from people.
4. You learn as you go
Coworking spaces usually organize various events, workshops or meetups where you can learn plenty of new things or expand your existing knowledge and skill. Being in such a stimulative space enhances your creativity and your ideas will flow in currents.
5. Less competition
A big advantage of coworking is the lack of direct competition among coworkers, which makes a great work environment. Unlike in the usual open space offices, coworkers are usually individuals or small teams working in all sorts of different spheres so they don't represent your competition. No schemes, internal conflicts or intrigue – what a bliss!
6. Sense of connection
Many freelancers working from home get lonely at some point. Constant home office might eventually make you feel alienated from the outside world. In a coworking space, you'll feel a part of the community again. Being among people may help you in many ways – it'll increase your productivity and stimulate your motivation.
7. Goodbye, blue Mondays
Wouldn't it be great to look forward to going to work on Monday? According to several studies, people working in coworking spaces tend to be happier and more content with their work than in other workspaces. It's great for your business too – if you love going to work, it will thrive. And of course, a side effect of being happy at work is being happy in life.
There are lots of other advantages of coworking, but for now, we think we've given you enough reasons to look around you for the nearest coworking space. Maybe there's one in your city or town! In case there isn't, you can get inspired by our list of 10 coolest coworking spaces around the world (according to us at least) and go for a little business getaway!