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Peerless Battle Spirit - Chapter 16
Chapter 16 - The Defeated Genius
Qin Changkong was dumbfounded. He never expected the unremarkable Saber in Qin Nan's hands to actually emanate such a frightening power. At this point, he no longer had any room for regret.
Beneath the eyes of the people present, a sharp saber light heavily struck the top of the immense White Tiger's head. The mighty and tyrannical White Tiger was forcibly shredded into pieces in an instant.
Qin Changkong gave out a miserable shriek as his body was severed like the string on a kite. He was struck, flying straight into the wall. The result of this match was decided in just a single move.
The entire Conference Hall sunk into a deadly silence, and the crowd widened their eyes. The scene just a moment ago felt like a dream;they were simply unable to come back to their senses.
Qin Changkong actually lost? The number one genius of Qin Clan had actually lost?
Qin Changkong, possessing a fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, was actually unable to win against Qin Nan, who didn't even use his Martial Spirit?
''How...how is this possible?''
''Nan'er, you...'' Being the number one expert of Qin Clan, Qin Tian was the first to come back to his senses;his face revealed an astonishment and delight, ''Your Saber Art... Is that the middle-class Martial Skill, Thundercrash Sword Art? Hahaha! that's definitely my son. You have actually polished your Saber Art to this degree. Although it's not quite at the true 'One with the Saber' level, it has already touched upon the entrance of it.
Qin Tian brushed off his previous attitude;his complexion was very florid. However, his words were like a sudden clap of thunder, once more being thrown into the Conference Hall and causing those present to be overwhelmed with shock. Qin Nan had actually used a middle-class Martial Skill!
He used a middle-class Martial Skill, and knocked on the doors to the 'One with the Saber' stage. Not only that, but he had defeated Qin Changkong, who used a high-class Martial Skill and also possessed a fifth grade Martial Spirit! In this moment, the present attendees and Elders felt a painful scorching heat on their faces.
They mocked Qin Nan's Martial Spirit grade, claimed his cultivation was trash, but then they were slapped in the face by Qin Nan's fourth-layer of Body Tempering Realm. However, just now, they ridiculed Qin Nan once more for accepting the duel request from Qin Changkong, assuming he was bringing about his own defeat, but once again, they were caught off guard by Qin Nan's shocking abilities. This caused the crowd to consider Qin Nan's past achievements.
So what if it was only a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit?
A genius is a genius, it's impossible to suppress one's genius.
In the next moment, they looked directly at Qin Nan. Their eyes were no longer shuttered with disdain. Although a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit is not destined to have any prospects in the future, and it's simply incomparable with Qin Changkong, the current Qin Nan emerged victorious. No matter what happened, he was the one who had claimed victory;thus, one could only respect him.
''You.... you..... You...'' Qin Tieba stretched his hands out and pointed at Qin Nan with trembling fingers. He continuously repeated ''you'' ten more times before a 'Pu' sound was heard. He was so angry that he started to cough blood.
Originally, the matter of Qin Tian being replaced by Qin Tieba was already concluded, however, who would've thought that Qin Nan would interrupt. How could Qin Tieba not be angry? However, no matter how angry he became, he could only hold it within his heart. This caused internal injuries to occur within him.
''Impossible! How is this possible?'' a sharp voice resounded. Qin Changkong stood up with his face filled with rage as he frantically shouted, ''How could a waste like you defeat me? I am the genius, you are only a waste!'' At this moment, Qin Changkong had finally gone crazy, as he talked without reason.
How could Qin Changkong not go crazy after being defeated by an insignificant waste who possessed a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit? Additionally, he didn't even use his Martial Spirit, whereas, Qin Changkong himself had used a high-class Martial Skill and his full strength.
I, Qin Changkong should be the number one genius in Qin Clan!
Qin Nan's face was expressionless. If one were to carefully look at him, one would notice a layer of meticulous cold sweat. As Qin Tian stated before, Qin Nan had only touched upon the entrance of 'One with the Saber Realm'. The breath-taking chop that he used just now had already exceeded his physical capabilities.
''Say something!'' Qin Changkong continued to shriek, ''You trash, say something!....''
Although Qin Nan's strength was exhausted, his eyes still remained the same as before;emanating a cold aura. ''Qin Changkong, don't think your fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit is impressive. Let me tell you, there are People beyond People, and Heavens beyond Heavens. Thus, you shouldn't be overestimating yourself. Seeing how you are a disciple of the Qin Clan, I'll give you a word of advice... Today, you are not a match for me, and neither will you be in the future. Thus, don't look down on people with your dog-like eyes.''
''You....'' Qin Changkong got so mad that his body began to tremble, his face turned purple, yet unexpectedly, he was unable to retort.
The present attendees felt their faces scorch once more. It was as if the words Qin Nan said were directed toward them as well.
''Qin Nan, I will definitely not forget about this. Once a trash, always a trash. Today, you may have defeated me, but so what? In the future, I will be the disciple of Mystic Spirit Sect, whereas you will be nothing. Father, let us leave!'' as Qing Changkong got to this point, he felt the chill in Qin Nan's eyes. His heart suddenly shivered, and he no longer dared to say anything else as he dragged Qin Tieba to leave.
If they were to stay any longer, then it'd be bringing more disgrace on themselves. As the father and son left, the Conference Hall's atmosphere once again froze. At first, there were some attendees who wanted to seize that opportunity and slip away. After feeling Qin Nan's gaze on themselves, they could only endure it and stay.
In actuality, they had no need to dread Qin Nan at all. That was because Qin Nan's cultivation was definitely not a match for them. Furthermore, Qin Nan's current strength was only temporarily stronger. At the end of the day, his Martial Spirit was only of a first-grade Huang rank It was simply not on par with Qin Changkong. However, because Qin Nan won over the Qin Changkong who stood at the peak in their heart, this caused their instinct to instigate fear.
''I would like to ask if the present people are still planning on impeaching my father? Is it still wrong if my dad gives me five hundred Body Tempering Pills?'' Qin Nan asked indifferently.
As he asked this, the present attendees heads felt like rattle drums, ''How is that possible? Patriarch Qin Tian is just assisting the genius of the Clan... How is that wrong?''
''In my opinion, giving five hundred Body Tempering Pills is still not enough, there should be a bit more.''
''That's right! Young Lord Qin Nan, you are the genius of our Qin Clan. Spending a few Body Tempering Pills on you is not a problem.''
''The Patriarch position of our Qin Clan can only be claimed by Patriarch Qin Tian!
These attendees completely changed their attitude, filling it with flattery and sweet talk. Now that Qin Changkong and Qin Tieba were gone, they wouldn't dare to impeach Qin Tian's position in the clan. Qin Changkong would become a disciple of the Mystic Spirit Sect, however, they wouldn't. If they were to continue impeaching at this point, then who knows what would happen if Qin Tian made his move.
Qin Tian looked down at the others Within his eyes there was a trace of sorrow, as well as a bit of indifference. After going through this, Qin Tian was very clear on one thing. This crowd of people from the Qin Clan were just like the tall grass... Wherever it was more beneficial, they learned that direction. They had no loyalty whatsoever. In that instant, Qin Tian suddenly felt a bit dull.
''Nan'er, alright, let us leave,'' Qin Tian waved his hands and looked at Qin Nan with pride filling his gaze.
''Father, wait a moment. I still have a few things to say to the present attendees.'' Qin Nan's gaze was tranquil as he looked toward the present people. The people were slightly startled, followed by them appearing to listen attentively.
''You are the attendees of the Qin Clan, and accordingly, you are also my seniors,'' Qin Nan said without emotions, ''However, after the matter that happened today, you are no longer seniors in my eyes.''
The first words that came out of his mouth caused most of those present to have a great change to their faces. Qin Nan didn't seem to care about this. Instead, his tone was increasingly sharp, ''In my eyes, you are just like a tall grass, going along with the flow of those with power. The stronger one side is, the more you lean toward it. You impeached my father's position as Patriarch while repeatedly saying it was because of my father giving me, a waste of a son, five hundred Body Tempering Pills carelessly.''
''However, what about the facts?''
''Who was the reason behind the development of the Qin Clan? My father! If we exclude the contribution my father has made, then we can still count the immense work he put behind it. So what if he gave five hundred Body Tempering Pills to his son? What's more is that he even used his own salary to compensate for this action.''
''Could it be that you people believe that the Patriarch shouldn't carry any personal feelings whatsoever?''
As Qin Nan said this, a wrath began to surge within his eyes, ''However, your attitudes have severely disappointed me None of you seem to realize my father's effort, and none of you seem to understand the responsibility of a father. All you see is the matter of Qin Changkong being selected as a disciple for the Mystic Spirit Sect!''
Each and every word carried Qin Nan's immense anger. This was the reason as to why Qin Nan decided to stomp down the gates this time. The sacrifices Qin Tian had made for the Qin Clan was boundless. However, the result of that was a group of people attacking him. This kind of action really made people bitter.
''This is all I want to say: whatever you choose when the times comes is up to you. I know that Qin Tieba will definitely not leave this matter as it stands, and neither will Qin Changkong. However, I have one more warning for you. After you've made your decision, you better not regret it.''
After he finished, Qin Nan's complexion turned tranquil once again, no longer paying any attention to the gazes of the attendees. Together with Qin Tian, he walked out of the Conference Hall.
The people within the Hall came back to their senses and looked at each other in dismay.
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We've said previously Relational Leadership is based on the insight that leaders and followers are in a relationship. We've also said that Relational Leadership is about connecting with the values and motivations of the followers. So how do we import Relational Leadership into an organization without "blowing it up?"
We start with the leadership team. Cleve Stevens writing over at Forbes recommends taking the leadership team off-site to have a heart to heart conversation. His focus on self-awareness is a good start. What kind of leader do I want to be? How do others perceive my leadership? Are there "personal stories" lurking under the surface that seem to drive my decisions?
Another good exercise for the leadership team would be to list the major decisions made by the team in the last 30-60 days. Examine each decision for the following Relational Leadership components:
- How do the decisions made reflect the values of the organization?
- Were the people who are affected by the decision given input?
- Did we unwittingly take responsibility away from someone (i.e., treat them like a child instead of a partner)?
- Could the decision have been made on a "lower level?" If so, why wasn't it?
- How thorough/complete was our communication of the decision to others?
The answers to these questions will be revealing. If the conversation seems to be monopolized by references to positional authority and power instead of maximizing human potential in solving problems, you realize you have a way to go. However, be encouraged. You've taken the first steps to correcting misconceptions of leadership. Your leaders will remember these questions the next time they are in session. Make sure they do!
What does Relational Leadership look like in action? Part Four will answer that question.

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DATE: September 16, 2004
SUBJECT: General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Amendment 2004-02; Defense Priorities and Allocations System
SOURCE: Federal Register, September 16, 2004, Vol. 69, No. 179, page 55933
AGENCIES: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA)
ACTION: Final Rule
SYNOPSIS: GSA is adding GSAR Subpart 511.6, Priorities and Allocations, to implement the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) within the Federal Supply Service (FSS).
EDITOR'S NOTE: For more on the proposed rule, see the October 15, 2003, FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCH "General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Defense Priorities and Allocations System."
The GSAR is the shaded part of the GSA Acquisition Manual, which is available on the Internet at http://www.acqnet.gov/GSAM/gsam.html.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Zaffos, 202-208-6091.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 11.6, Priorities and Allocations, implements DPAS, a Department of Commerce (DOC) program that supports the national defense. DOC delegates authority to "delegate agencies" to place priority ratings on contracts and orders that support authorized programs "to require that contracts in support of the national defense be accepted and performed on a preferential or priority basis over all other contracts, and to allocate materials and facilities in such a manner as to promote the national defense." GSA is a delegate agency.
Paragraph (f) of FAR 11.603, Procedures, states, "Contracting officers shall follow agency procedural instructions concerning the use of rated orders in support of agency programs." The FSS issues single award and multiple award Federal Supply Schedule contracts. These contracts are not rated orders as defined by DPAS but occasionally an order placed against one of these Federal Supply Schedule contracts is a rated order.
On October 15, 2003, GSA published a proposed rule that would add a new GSAR Subpart 511.X, Priorities and Allocations, to provide GSA contracting officers with the required specific guidance, and would require the use of a new clause, GSAR 552.211-XX, Defense Priorities and Allocations System Requirements, which explains to schedule contractors their obligations under DPAS. The only comments received on the proposed rule were editorial changes recommended by DOC. Therefore, the proposed rule is adopted as final with minor changes, such as specifying http://www.bis.doc.gov/DefenseIndustrialBasePrograms/OSIES/DPAS/Default.htm as the website with the list of delegate agencies, approved programs, and program identification symbols.
The following are the key provisions of the new GSAR Subpart 511.6:
"(c) Orders placed under DPAS are 'rated orders.' Rated orders must receive preferential treatment only as necessary to meet delivery requirements. Rated orders are identified by a rating symbol of either 'DX' or 'DO' followed by a program identification symbol. All 'DO' rated orders have equal priority with each other and take preference over unrated orders. All 'DX' rated orders take preference over 'DO' rated orders and unrated orders. A program identification symbol indicates which approved program is supported by the rated order.
"(e) Within GSA, the Federal Supply Service (FSS) has been delegated the authority to issue rated orders to meet approved national defense, energy, and civil emergency preparedness program requirements of the supply distribution program. The Commissioner, FSS, shall issue additional guidance, as may be necessary, to ensure effective implementation of its delegated DPAS authority..."
In addition, GSAR 552.211-15, Defense Priorities and Allocations System Requirements, is required to be included in single and multiple award Federal Supply Schedule solicitations and resultant contracts except where the contract is wholly for products, materials, or services excluded from DPAS applicability. GSAR 552.211-15 summarizes the provisions of GSAR Subpart 511.6.
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Publicis didn't break down revenue from its PR agencies – Publicis Dialog, Publicis Consultants, Manning Selvage & Lee and Rowland Communications.
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The volume envelope is presented in such a way that it squeezes a small range of dB values unevenly in to the available vertical space of an envelope lane or track. Reaper has not provided much choice here and the default can be improved a great deal.
The volume envelope is presenting logarithmic scale values in a non-linear fashion. It doesn't need to entirely, but a little better than this would go a long way to solving the bad accuracy problems of editing volume automation by hand at values lower the -12 dB.
Let's take a closer look here and see what we've got.
50% of the track height is used for 0 to +6 dB of gain
Of the remaining 50%, 87% is used for -18 to 0 dB
More than a year ago I collected some data to see how Protools and Reaper compare in this regard, and here's what I found(pixel measurements are a slight bit inaccurate, judging by the wobble in the graphs ):
From my experience, the Protools scale of presenting a volume envelope is better for hands-on editing. The zero dB value on the volume envelope does NOT sit in the middle of the item, but then again it doesn't need to. Anyone uncomfortable with having the item gain showing up at the zero dB line can simply put it at the top of the item so it won't get in the way. Like I said, from my experience that linear scale of dB values is more efficient.
For simplicity's sake, I suggest dB value be limited to 0.1dB steps for non-finetune mode, and xx.x5 steps for finetune mode. It's a little easier to read and won't sacrifice too much detail. Maybe some folks will like 0.01dB steps for finetune mode.
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This is footage of a girl meeting an adorable little puppy. She is overly excited to see this dog and can't wait to pet her new little baby dog.
The little girl is having a great time. She is laughing and is so much adorable to watch. She is happy to meet her little hairy friend, Gus.
Gus is now just a little baby dog, who is still scared and not very playful.
The girl has to learn how to be patient and very gentle when she pets Gus. She takes her little hands and places them on Gus's hand, she is gentle and sweet. It is love at first sight. She is in great mood, she laughs, and squeaks while she pets Gus. What a precious interaction.
There is so much emotion going on. He is her best friend, already. She wants to pick him up, but he is so scared and quiet and just sits there.
Who wouldn't want to pet this little brown fellow, he is so tiny and cute. He will be a great friend when he grows up, they will be tight buddies.
Gus needs to go potty in the yard, and the girl is told to sit patiently and wait for him to come back so that they can continue cuddling again.
Watch these girls meet their sweet, little, adorable puppy and have the best surprise ever.
that girl is way too young to have a dog she could pull or pinch or hurt him so I hope that the parents don't let her be with him alone for fear of the poor puppy getting hurt, a child should at least be 5 years old or older because they have to take him for a walk, feed him and know and learn responsibility for taking care of their dog1 rumble


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McLaren junior Lando Norris led fellow Formula 1 reserve driver George Russell in Formula 2 practice at Paul Ricard.
Norris – who is at the top of the F2 championship standings with the Carlin team and has a new engine for this round – led for the majority of the session, logging a 1m45.562s early on which was good enough to keep him top despite a moment at Turn 11.
He was followed by Mercedes junior Russell, who is hoping to rebound after two DNFs at the last round in Monaco, having crashed out in both races.
The latest of the top five pace-setters to record his fastest lap was Maxi Gunther, who stole third with 22 minutes remaining in the 45-minute session.
The drivers topping the session all set their times relatively early, and few improved later on as the circuit temperature exceeded 45 degrees centigrade.
Prema's Nyck de Vries, Norris's fellow McLaren junior, took fourth, while Louis Deletraz rounded out the top five to kick off what the Swiss driver describes as "almost a home round".
Alexander Albon of DAMS missed much of the session due to a throttle sensor issue, but rejoined late on to post the sixth-fastest time.
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The Russian Time driver had been ninth overall at that point, and only dropped one spot to round out the top 10.
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In December 2004 the Japanese based Thai Den Junlaphan lost the WBC Minimumweight title to Isaac Bustos after suffering a very nasty injury to his right arm. The loss was Junlaphan's first as a professional and kept him out of the ring for 8 months. In that time Bustos had himself lost the WBC title to rising Japanese youngster Katsunari Takayama.
With his injury healed Den Junlaphan was back in action to fight Takayama and regain his world title. His shoulder was healed and he was back to reclaim what he felt was his and show up the 21 year old Takayama who actually looked like a child when stood near Junlaphan.
The bout, from the opening round to the final bell was great action with both men fighting at a very high pace. Neither seemed to mind throwing one to land one and neither man seemed to dislike the challenge of the other. Unfortunately for Takayama however the shots of Junlaphan seemed to have more power on them even though Takayama often seemed to land higher number of punches.
The only bad thing about this contest were the scorecards with one judge managing to see the fight as a 119-111 fight in favour of Den Junlaphan, it was a bout that could have gone either way and a card that was that wide really didn't give Takayama any credit for his part in a enthralling contest.
At the time of writing Takayama is one of two active world champions that Den Junlaphan beat, alongside Akira Yaegashi.
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Before I started working at ProdOps, 4 months ago, I never heard the terms "DevOps" or "Theory of Constraints". I don't have a technical background and I was recruited to help with the company's marketing, so I had a lot of catching up to do in a short period of time.
I was taught that "DevOps" is hard to define, it was explained to me in many different ways by various team members.
I have to say it made sense to me. I could see the value in applying DevOps and using it as a working methodology, I could also see why this value is often missing as Omer wrote in his article "There's no such thing as a DevOps engineer", but I was convinced, if I had a tech company I would have implemented DevOps.
DevOps was not a bunch of cool technical tools in my eyes, because I don't understand "technical", for me, it meant a work philosophy and methodology, a best-practice approach for tech companies.
Soon after I started working and figuring out this "DevOps" thing my company is doing, I was referenced to the Goldratt's "Theory of Constraints". Just talking about it was incredible. I was telling my colleagues about changes I failed to implement at previous workplaces and they gave me the core reason why I failed straight away like they were in the process with me.
Moreover, still trying to wrap my head around DevOps, I hear this amazing concept of ToC and they looked exactly the same to me, DevOps sounded to me like taking all of ToC and "squeezing" it into a tech box.
That had caught my interest even more.
Having been exposed to ToC several months ago I am afraid I am becoming one of those ToC addicts who talk about it all the time, I already do. I started reading books, watching lectures and basically everything I can get my hands on, limited by the mother of all limitations - time, reading time in my case.
By this time I learned a little bit more about ToC and DevOps, not much but enough to learn I was just stating the most obvious thing - These things are connected!
So it's not just me, it's actually pretty straightforward, and yet, even I know that people don't really practice this connection in real life.
Coming to think about it, ok it's a clear connection and all...
but wait, no! It isn't!
If we need to explain something, again and again, writing books, blog posts and lecturing about it, then it's not that clear after all.
"Hey, dude, learn about baking to improve the way you make bread" - "sure thing man, on it".
"Hey, dude, learn about ToC to improve the way you do DevOps" - "what the...?!".
I knew I was challenging myself when I chose to write about this topic. The people I see talking about it have years of experience and an amount of knowledge I don't think I will ever have. I am staring at the cover of "The Goal" the comics edition and it says it all, both ToC and DevOps, but how to put it in words?
Not sure yet but I definitely love challenges.
It is said that the Buddha was once asked if he could summarize all of his theory in one sentence, he answered "Avoid all evil, Try to do good and Cleanse one's mind"
When Dr. Goldratt was asked the same question about 2500 years later, he answered: "Why use a whole sentence, I'll give it to you in one word - "FOCUS" (about the connection between these two sentences maybe I'll talk some other time).
What I like about the Buddha's summary is that it is so simple.
Don't even succeed, of course, that's the goal(!), but just try to do good and not evil. Goldratt's answer is the key of how to do it - you've got to focus in order to try to do things, they don't just happen by mistake or by hoping they do.
We are not talking about Goldratt's life teachings but business teachings. We want to do good with our business and avoid harming it, in order to do it we need to focus - really try. In order to improve your systems and make a great product or service, you need to want that, focus and try to achieve it!
A great idea is not enough, great developers are not enough either, the only thing that matters is the complete picture, how everything works together.
What does ToC say if not to take a look at the larger picture and try to improve it?
What does DevOps say if not to take a look at the larger picture and try to improve it?
We've found the connection.
Both ToC and DevOps are methods to improve a whole system - a.k.a System Thinking. They are both holistic approaches that aim to improve a whole process, a whole company. The idea is to find the things we can improve, and while doing so, it will improve the whole system. The things we can improve that have no impact are a waste of time and effort.
"Any improvements made anywhere besides the bottleneck are an illusion."
-Dr. Elihau Goldratt
If you don't improve you get left behind, in nature - if you don't adapt and evolve you die. What should you improve? The things that will improve the whole thing. Simple.
I was taught that DevOps was forged in the space between the Development and Operations which is like a black hole where things break down and get lost forever. Breaking and losing things does not help us deliver a great product so stop, take a look at the whole system, and focus really hard on finding the things that cause you trouble.
Now that you have found the things that caused you trouble you can fix them. If needed - stop all the other things you're doing and concentrate on fixing the problems. Those things don't help anyway if they don't improve the system as a whole.
I recently read Clarke Ching's "The Bottleneck Rules" which explains how to identify bottlenecks - constraints. Since I read it I have been looking for bottlenecks everywhere (restaurants, traffic, shops…), the really cool thing about it is that quite quickly it gets easy to identify the constraint. So you move on to think - "what should be the constraint? What is the thing that I want to be the master of my system?".
ToCers talk about having a single, known, constraint that stays with you so you don't need to shift your whole system every few months to satisfy a new constraint. They tell us to choose where it is best to have your constraint and then make it your constraint.
Thinking about the ultimate IT company, if I had an IT company, I would like the bottleneck to be my developers. I want everything in my company to be limited by the time it takes my developers to type code on their computer. Everything in my system should work in a way that allows my developers to release high-quality features quickly and is bounded only by their coding time. I wish.
ToC and DevOps guide you to make a "simple" change that creates a great impact. This "simple" change might be hard to find and changing it is even harder. The resistance to change is noticeable in ourselves, our colleagues and our competition. It's hard to make this change because we are asked to change deeply rooted policies - changing them will create the largest impact on the company's bottom line.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I believe it's very important to understand ToC in order to do (better) DevOps.
I know it's a big statement, coming from a guy who never did and will probably never do "DevOps". I think ToC is a great tool for learning system thinking and from my understanding of DevOps to this day - that's a very important thing. Automation and all that is awesome - but it feels from here like it's missing its purpose and soul.
I read in social media groups and forums to see how people talk about DevOps. there are some who do it just for the money, they didn't really change anything but their title. There are those who are in it for the technology, mastering the tools and processes. And they are those who are enthusiastic about the philosophy, I don't see many of them but they are there, people who understand what it means to be DevOps and try to implement it.
Of course, we need all three types, but I think that the greatest DevOps impact and achievements will arrive from the "philosophers" with the help of the tech experts. These two groups can create harmony by following the Philosophers deep-understanding with the high-level mastery of the technology.
I believe ToC is a giant DevOps "philosophers" should stand on.
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
- Sir Isaac Newton
I highly recommend reading Evgeny's post "DevOps Transformation Using Theory of Constraints" And Omer's post "There's no such thing as a DevOps engineer".They go more in-depth about the connection between ToC and DevOps.
I know I have yet a lot to learn about both DevOps and ToC and writing this blog post was a way to challenge myself and checking my understanding so far. I would love to hear what you think about this topic and this blog in the comments.


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Fully-Armored Tank Gets Owned By a Bill2 Missile, Heinous Fireworks Ensue [VIDEO]
Watch a fully-armored tank get its ass kicked by a hand-held, shoulder-fired Bill2 missile. You will most definitely cringe.
This is a demonstration of the Swedish made Bill2 anti-tank missile on a remotely controlled tank loaded with some extra phosphorous for effect.
When you see what this shoulder fired missile does to this tank you'll be damn glad that you're watching from your living room.
There may be some confusion to the origin of the video and its true place in military lore.
It seems pretty certainly to be made as a demonstration of the power of the Swedish-made Bill2 shoulder launched anti-tank missile. The video is very informative as to what the missile is designed to do: attack the top of the tank with an angled charge, taking advantage of what at that time was a weak spot in the tank.
This is a great look at the missile launch, how it follows the "wire" to the tank, and what it does upon the strike.
It's the order of military weaponry that tanks are safer and stronger than they have ever been, and that somewhere a munitions designer is making a new missile to combat it.
Stay tuned.
NEXT: In the Blink of an Eye, These Lion Hunters Got Charged Out of Nowhere [VIDEO]


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The print catalog is great. We are very proud of the work we've done on our catalog and we know that our customers love to have one in hand. However, space is limited in the catalog, but unlimited online. In many instances we've added additional measurements and dimensions to our website that aren't found in the catalog. In addition, many times, we spell out the various tractors that a product fits whereas in the catalog, we have to abbreviate and list year ranges etc. So, if you find yourself wishing for more information on a part you are looking at in our catalog, we have a few recommendations.
- Search our site by part number – In most cases this will land you directly at the product detail page. If you are taken to the search results page, you may see information in other tabs, under General or Social or Video. Take a moment and look at those other tabs, sometimes we will have additional information or details on a part on our blog or in a helpful how to document.
- Once you are on the product detail page, make sure to read through all of the information. When available, at the bottom of the description, there will be a link to some additional information or to a diagram. Sometimes the diagrams will contain more detailed measurement information (particularly true in the case of seat components and carburetor floats).
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The global economy is a volatile environment and companies are regularly exposed to issues that could severely harm their business prospects. The Global Risk Management survey from Aon reveals where those risks are concentrated and the weight placed on them by risk managers across 60 countries.
From the answers of 1,400 professionals reputation damage was identified as the number one threat to a company in 2015. Over 50 per cent of respondents listed this as the top risk concern. Reputation damage is perceived to stem from other risks that appeared further down the list, such as distribution or supply chain failure (14) or computer crime (9). At the same time it is identified as a cause in failure to attract top talent (5) and cash flow issues (12).
Other high-ranking risks include economic slowdown (2), regulatory changes (3) and increasing competition (4).
The findings reveal a wide range but often interrelated list of threats that risk managers must be aware of. The rise of not traditionally insurable risks shows the challenges of having to adapt to emerging risk exposures while also keeping on top of the traditional dangers.
For an interactive look into the findings explore Aon's summary video
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On March 1 the process will start in Germany that will attempt to ban the German National Democratic Party (NPD)
NPD Despite not doing anything illegal, taking part in political activity in Germany and Europe, and claimed not to have any intention to act outside of the law and the constitution, continues to have a witch hunt against it. This is a clear attack on freedom of expression and all the nationalist opposition of Europe.
Today nationalists from different countries will perform demonstrations outside the German embassy in support of the NPD and its freedom of expression. Most of these initiatives are organized by APF and its members.
The first report comes from Italy, where Forza Nuova has protested today outside the German embassy in Rome.
We are on the side of NPD for freedom of expression!


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Ecuador is perhaps one of the smallest countries of the Americas but it still is the most impressive place to visit for the different biodiversity offered in its four well marked regions, Coast or lowlands, Sierra or highlands, Oriente or Amazon Rain Forest and the unique Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other Spanish names: Islas de Colón or Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km west of continental Ecuador. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most notable feature.
The Galápagos islands and its surrounding waters are part of a province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of around 40,000, which is a 40-fold expansion in 50 years.
The islands are geologically young and famed for their vast number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
The first crude navigation chart of the islands was done by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley in 1684. He named the individual islands after some of his fellow pirates or after the English noblemen who helped the privateer's cause. More recently, the Ecuadorian government gave most of the islands Spanish names. While the Spanish names are official, many users (especially ecological researchers) continue to use the older English names, particularly as those were the names used when Charles Darwin visited.
Physical geography
The islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km (604 miles) off the west coast of South America. The closest land mass is the mainland of Ecuador to the east (the country to which they belong), to the North is Cocos Island 720 km (447 miles) and to the South is Easter Island and San Felix Island at 3200 km (1,990 miles).
The islands are found at the coordinates 1°40'N-1°36'S, 89°16'-92°01'W. Straddling the equator, islands in the chain are located in both the northern and southern hemisphere with Volcan Wolf and Volcano Ecuador on Isla Isabela being directly on the equator line. Española the southernmost island and Darwin the northernmost island are spread out over a distance of 220 km (137 miles). The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) considers them wholly within the South Pacific Ocean, however.[1] The Galápagos Archipelago consists of 7,880 square km (3,042 sq. miles) of land spread over 45,000 square km (28,000 miles) of ocean. The largest of the islands, Isabela, measures 4,640 square km and making up half of the total land area of the Galápagos. Volcán Wolf on Isabela is the highest point with an elevation of 1,707 m (5,600 ft.) above sea level.
The group consists of 13 main islands, 5 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. The islands are located at the Galapagos Triple Junction. It is also atop the Galapagos hotspot, a place where the Earth's crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, creating volcanoes. The oldest island is thought to have formed between 5 and 10 million years ago. The youngest islands, Isabela and Fernandina, are still being formed, with the most recent volcanic eruption in April 2009 where lava from the volcanic island Fernandina started flowing both towards the island's shoreline and into the center caldera.
Main islands
The 19 main islands (with a land area larger than one km²) of the archipelago (with their English names) shown alphabetically:
Until 1986, Baltra Airport was the only airport serving the Galápagos. Now there are two airports which receive flights from the continent, the other located on San Cristóbal Island. Private planes flying to Galápagos must fly to Baltra as it is the only airport with facilities for planes overnight.
Arriving into Baltra all visitors are immediately transported by bus to one of two docks. The first dock is located in a small bay where the boats cruising Galápagos await passengers. The second is a ferry dock which connects Baltra to the island of Santa Cruz.
During the 1940s scientists decided to move 70 of Baltra's Land Iguanas to the neighboring North Seymour Island as part of an experiment. This move had unexpected results for during the military occupation of Baltra in World War II, the native iguanas became extinct on the island. During the 1980s iguanas from North Seymour were brought to the Charles Darwin Research Station as part of a breeding and repopulation project and in the 1990s land iguanas were reintroduced to Baltra. As of 1997 scientists counted 97 iguanas living on Baltra; 13 of which were born on the islands.
In 2007 and 2008 the Baltra airport is being remodeled to include additional restaurants, shops and an improved visitor area.
Española is the oldest island at around 3.5 million years and the southernmost in the chain. The island's remote location has a large number of endemic fauna. Secluded from the other islands, wildlife on Española adapted to the island's environment and natural resources. Marine iguanas on Española are the only ones that change color during breeding season.
The Waved Albatross is found on the island. The island's steep cliffs serve as the perfect runways for these large birds which take off for their ocean feeding grounds near the mainland of Ecuador and Peru.
Española has two visitor sites. Gardner Bay is a swimming and snorkeling site as well as offering a great beach. Punta Suarez has migrant, resident, and endemic wildlife including brightly colored Marine Iguana, Española Lava Lizards, Hood Mockingbirds, Swallow-tailed Gulls, Blue-footed Booby,Red-Footed Booby and Nazca Boobies, Galápagos Hawks, a selection of Finch, and the Waved Albatross.
Just north of the Baltra Airport is the small islet of North Seymour. North Seymour was created by seismic uplift rather than being of volcanic origin. The island has a flat profile with cliffs only a few meters from the shoreline, where swallowtail gulls and tropicbirds sit perched in ledges. A tiny forest of silver-grey Palo santotrees stand just above the landing, usually without leaves, waiting for rain to bring them into bloom. The island is teeming with life. Visiting the island you may have to give way to a passing sea lion or marine iguana. Flocks of pelicans and swallow tailed gulls feed off shore and seasonally masked boobies can also be seen.
North Seymour is an extraordinary place for breeding birds and is home to one of the largest populations of nesting blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds. Pairs of blue-footed boobies can be seen conducting their mating ritual as they offer each other gifts, whistle and honk, stretch their necks towards the sky, spread their wings, and dance—showing off their bright blue feet. Magnificent frigatebirds perch in low bushes, near the boobies, while watching over their large chicks. The frigates are huge, dark acrobats with a 90-inch (2.3 m) wingspan. Male frigates can puff up their scarlet throat sacks to resemble a giant red balloon. Boobies and frigates have an interesting relationship. Boobies are excellent hunters and fish in flocks. The frigates by comparison are pirates, they dive bomb the boobies to force them to drop their prey. Then the acrobatic frigate swoops down and picks up the food before it hits the water.
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Have you ever played an MP3 file on your computer, but only the filename displays in the player. Wouldn't you prefer to have that file show pertinent information about the audio, such as the Artist Name, Track Title, Album Title, Year or Genre?
In today's post we walk our readers through the process of using our favorite free, open source audio editing software for PC, aka Audacity to add or update important metadata to any MP3 file!
How would I use this tutorial? If you have the need to update the important metadata for your digital audio files, this is the tutorial for you!
Before starting: Looking for Setup instructions? Our recent Audacity 2.0.0 for Windows Installation Tutorial should do the trick!
For today's tutorial, we will be using Audacity 2.0.0 (Unicode) for Windows 7.
Step 1: MP3 Download
Already have your file ready to go on your desktop? Skip to Step 2!
Before one can edit their AudioAcrobat recording in Audacity, the first step is to make sure that the file resides on the hard drive of the computer on which editing will be performed.
1. Login to your AudioAcrobat account
2. Click Audio (L)
3. Click the Title of the Audio you wish to Download
4. Click Download Audio
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Step 2: Open in Audacity
Now that the file our readers wish to edit is on their computer's hard drive, they will want to open the file with Audacity. Right-click the file and choose Open With and select Audacity from the list. Don't see it listed? Open Audacity from Programs folder in the Start menu. Open the software and click File >> Open, selecting the audio to be edited.
Once the file opens in Audacity, our readers will see something like this:
Step 3: Edit Metadata, Export
For the Metadata Editor, we will choose File >> Open Metadata Editor as seen below:
Immediately after selecting Open Metadata Editor, the following pop-up window will appear:
By default, if there is no metadata for the file in question, all of the value fields will be blank as seen above. Begin by filling in the information as seen below:
When satisfied, select File >> Export to save the newly edited version and head over to AudioAcrobat in an internet browser to begin the upload process.
Aside: If you were to open the Metadata Editor again, or open the file in any other MP3 playback software (iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc.), the newly added metadata will now appear — yay!
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A Challenge and Risky Fun !
We all know that `an image is worth thousand words' and a good image is worth million words!
So, I decided to accomplish my mission by educating people about snakes and snakebite, basically to make them comfortable with the presence of snakes, through good quality photos. I strongly felt that good photos will project snakes as beautiful creatures and handsome, thus hoping that the hostile attitude of common man may get friendlier towards snakes after seeing their beauty through my photos. I strongly believe that good quality images of snakes will bring out their attractive features to the fore i.e. colours, eyes, skin texture, shape, flickering tongue, etc. So far, I have been encouraged by the remarks and comments of the viewers of every quality snake image I have shown to public.
I am sure, our endeavour through photography shall bring people closer to snakes to understand them and save the snakes from being misunderstood, as most dreaded animals. There are reports that in pre-independence India, British government promoted extermination of venomous snake species from certain areas, though futile effort. This indicates how hostile we can be against innocent creatures, without even making an attempt to understand our neighbours who cohabit this beautiful planet Earth. I do not blame the Indian commoner squarely, as he struggles to have access to basics for his living. It's the government agencies who have to organise the right type of educational material and effective strategy, which has had glaring failures in the field of `nature conservation education' so far; 'will-to-do' quality work is missing at all levels.
My endeavour will be to bridge the gap between `innocent snakes and ignorant people', through literature containing good information about snakes alongwith high quality images; common man needs it the most to join hands to `SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET'.
In fact, my interest in snake photography germinated out of necessity. About a decade ago, when I commissioned the Snake Cell (not an NGO) at Chandigarh, I felt that I need to produce literature which could educate common man to understand snakes & snakebite. The first thing that came to my mind is a poster, which should have photos of the Big Four and some other snakes to make people comfortable with the looks of snakes. I also realised that this literature will not draw attention of majority of readers, unless its a high quality production. As I have mentioned in my first line itself that `an image is worth thousand words', I further say that `high quality image which is esthetically done is worth million words'. At that point I was doing very basic photography and had NOT done any snake photos. So, I decided to take help of snake experts and snake photographers, whom I knew, to acquire snake photos for the purpose. At that stage, I underestimated own capabilities, thinking that if I tried my own camera for snake photography, the images will not come out to my expectations in quality. I tried by appealing almost to all snake experts whom I knew, I did not get any photos of quality from anyone. Though, I would like to mention here that Dr Indraneil Das, was more than willing, but he had signed a contract with few publishers for his books, so he could not contribute.
Finally, I said, "What the heck, why I can't do photos of snakes, so what if I am poor at this stage if I start now then one day I will create good snake photos". That was enough to motivate me. I started trying my hand with snake photography, my models have always been the rescued snakes, and as the time passed by, with practice I started getting reasonably good photos, eversince I have been improving. I am happy with the results.
Here, I would like to advise you to be careful about buying any camera equipment `on line', especially the one you have not used before, one must refer existing users. I bought Canon macro lens 180mm L series and a 2x converter to compliment it, along with a Canon Ring Flash MR 14-EX. Soon, after some photography with snakes, I discovered that ring flash had no role in snake photography for me. Also, I realised that snake photography can be done with other lenses i.e. tele-lens, wide angle lens, etc. Most people think that snake photography means macro lenses.
Now, I love doing snake photography, though I have a long way to go, before I can make my snake photos stunning for quality. I am dreaming to do some quality shots for the `snakes & snakebite poster', which should be able to attract and stop any onlooker with its quality of images.
In the past, whenever I posted my snake photos to my Flickr account, I used to get mails from viewers, who were curious to know how to go about snake photography. So, I decided to publish it on the internet, in stead of writing individual mails. I have explained about snake photography on my own blog and websites, as much as I know, nothing has been hidden. I love to share my experiences and knowledge with everyone. So, this will be a sincere endeavour to disseminate knowledge about snakes through my camera lens.
Snake photography is not at all difficult, provided you know the snakes well (you are supposed to know your subject well, in any case for good photography), one should have a competent snake handler for the snake shoot, follow the safety instructions, suitable camera equipment, etc.
Many Flickr viewers have commented on my snake photos there that I am gutsy, bold, brave and what not. I do not agree with all that. Fact remains, when you know about snakes well and about the consequences of snakebite, you are more scared and respect snakes more! Its just a matter of practice and knowing your subject, keeping in mind the safety. In this case, self discipline, planning the shoot and clarity are most important.


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A group of VJLondon.org members got together at mine last night to pool our mad skillz and collaborate on some high-speed footage in the infamous back room of my warehouse. DeepVisual's Gary brought along a carful of black bags, blue paper and extendable metal which opened out into a fully equipped studio…
We were joined by the tirelessly energetic dancer Ilona, who until recently was my neighbour down on Sugarhouse Lane. She's not just a pretty face either; she's currently remixing new material from the Dandy Warhols at their studios and working on her debut album. We were shooting against a bluescreen colorama at 60fps with the intention of slowing the footage down to 120fps, so needed a lot of light and some interesting subjects.
Things got violent when I took a hammer first to a plaster bust I've been wanting to pound into smithereens for some time, and then a TV that's been cluttering up our back room for about 8 months. Then another TV.
It was pretty cathartic whacking the living fuck out of things but we had more shots to do involving plastic pigment sample chips, stuffed toys, fishing line and lots of fiddling with lights. The digital footage will be graded and distributed in the next week or so and then the fun starts as we get to see what visuals everyone creates with the same source footage. Having been simmering my own little pot of anti-television sentiment for some time it's great to see other VJs share my resentment of society's favourite licensed sedative. Let the ambient political stand commence! Thanks to Mowgli and DeepVisual for supplying beer and equipment, to Ilona for the sick moves and glaucoma-inducing outfit changes, Prick Image for his ideas, enthusiasm and paint chips, and Neones and Trotula for rocking up late and smashing the second TV. Big shout out to the Pie Crust on Stratford High Street for the world-class Thai catering.


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2019 Fauquier County High School grad Logan Falls has a jump start on his heavy construction career thanks to LFCC Workforce Solutions' Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) program.
He was in the program's first cohort of high school students who took the course two evenings a week this past spring.
Continue reading High Schoolers Sign With Employers Following LFCC Heavy Construction Course


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Season Ticket Package Pick Up Continues Tuesday
A notice to all Kitchener Rangers Season Ticket Holders:
Season ticket packages are available for pick up from Tuesday, October 9 to Friday, October 12 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Box Office. Pick up will continue on Saturday, October 13 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Please note that season ticket packages will only be available for pick-up during these times.
IMPORTANT: If you are sending someone to collect your season ticket package on your behalf, you must send them with a signed Letter of Authorization.
Season ticket packages will only be available during the following pickup times:
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Made-to-measure clothing in Toronto doesn't necessarily have to be extravagantly expensive or hard to come by as many people seem to mistakenly believe, especially if you look in all the right places or have an experienced accomplice to help you. Even though made-to-measure suits typically come with a slightly higher price tag than clothes that are straight off the rack or ready-to-wear, the superior level of quality and testament to your own personal style, not to mention the experience of having a suit tailored for your specific body type, is simply incomparable. Style Code Inc. takes great pride in being one of the leading providers and retailers of custom men's clothing in the GTA and we're quickly building up a strong positive reputation for the unparalleled level of customer service and satisfaction we're able to deliver on a daily basis.
Made-to-measure suits fall somewhere between bespoke and ready-to-wear men's clothing that's taken directly off the rack. It simply means that you can select a style off the rack and have it specifically tailored or altered to match your specific measurements, fit, preferences, and needs. Off-the-rack clothing is made in standard sizes that are meant to fit a variety of builds and frames in more general terms, whereas specially tailored suits are customized to fit your specific body type without having to take the additional step of creating your own designs from scratch. Custom designed suits are an excellent choice for men who are interested in showcasing their own unique sense of style without overextending their budgets. Experienced tailors will also often make personalized suggestions in order to adhere to their clients' specifications and make appropriate improvements that will ultimately enhance the look, feel, fit, and quality of the garment.
Style Code Inc. is dedicated to helping our customers achieve the look they want and ensuring that they're completely satisfied with the outcome. We operate on an appointment-only basis to ascertain that we're able to accommodate all of the intricate needs and desires of each individual client. This approach allows our expert men's style consultant, Catherin Bourgouin, to focus solely on one customer at a time in a private setting in which they can freely express their needs, desires, and ask as many questions as necessary. Private consultations can be scheduled on or offsite, depending on the needs of each individual client. Catherine is available to meet anywhere and at any time that's convenient for her loyal customers, within reason. First, she'll discuss exactly what each client is looking for in terms of style, colour combinations, fit, and overall goals. Then, she'll take detailed measurements and take note of all of your preferences while also making a few expert suggestions of her own. Once you're completely satisfied with the plan of action, she'll send all of the pertinent information to her privately contracted professional tailor so that they can start working on your custom garment.
Custom-designed suits and other types of men's clothing typically take about 10 business days to be completed and delivered. However, if you need to receive the finished product much sooner than that, Style Code Inc. also offers a rush order option at an additional cost. Just let us know exactly when you need to have the article of clothing ready by and we'll work something out in your favour.
If you have any questions or are interested in booking a personal style consultation with Catherine Bourgouin, please contact us today.


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Ha Long Bay is one of the most famous destinations in Vietnam that anyone in his life are desired once discovered a giant picture wearing generated from thousands of large and small limestone islands on the blue sea. To explore Ha Long 3 days on Imperial Classic which has international standards you will have a great experience. Enjoy superior service and great experience one romantic night on the sea and one night on Cat Ba Island will give you a great memorable trip when visiting Halong Bay 3 days 2 night
DAY 1: HANOI– HALONG BAY (L, D) - Scenic cruise, kayaking, swimming
07:45 - 08:15: Pick up at your hotel and depart for Ha Long City.
12:30 - On arrival at pier, you will board your Imperial Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by professional and friendly crew.
13:00 - Check into cabin and enjoy specially lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. 14:30 - Keep cruising to make use of the relaxing time on boat after lunch, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.
16:00 - Kayaking and swimming, discovery the bay.
18:00 - Joy the sunset party on the sundeck in warm and romantic atmosphere, make friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit.
19:00 - Enjoy special dinner cooked by our professional chef.
20:30 - The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.
07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.
OPT1: Second night in the bungalow (Catba Sandy Beach Resort in Nam Cat island)
08:00 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.
09:00 – Back to Imperial Cruise for check-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.
09:30 - Transfer to our daily boat, sailing through Lan Ha bay for 2 hours.
11:30 - Arrive at bungalow for check in.
12:00 - Lunch in the restaurant at the bungalow - on Nam Cat island
13:00 - Enjoy your private time at leisure, relaxing, sunbathing on the beach or using some services available on the bungalow like playing football, volleyball, kayaking to explore untouched area near by bungalow. Optional trip (biking trip to Viet Hai village 13:30-17:00) must be booked in advance, extra U.S. $5/ person.
18:30 - Having BBQ dinner in bungalow Catba Sandy Beach
20:30 - Relax at leisure on your own or joint some activities in bungalow - Catba Sandy Beach
OPT2: Second night on the boat
08:15 - Transfer to our daily boat. Full day activities (from 8:AM - 16:00) on day boat. Scenic cruising for hours to the most tranquil areas of Halong Bay
11:30 - Relaxing time on one of the most secluded beach in the tranquil area, swimming, sunbathing and exposing yourself to the nature.
12:30 - Enjoy barbecued lunch on the daily boat
14:00 - Kayaking to discover the exceptional beauty of nature in the tranquil bay.
15:30 - Keep cruising to other parts of the bay
17:00 Back to your Imperial Classic Cruise to refresh and relax, making friends with new group.
19:00 Enjoy the second dinner on boat
20:30 - Relax at leisure on your own or joint some activities on the cruise.
DAY 2: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B, L) - Scenic cruise, cooking class
OPT1: Second night in the bungalow(Catba Sandy Beach Resort in Nam Cat island)
07:00 Breakfast served at bungalow, check out time
08:15 Pick-up at Bungalow by boat (incase you stay at the hotel in Catba Town: 07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 07:30 Pick-up at the hotel by bus back to the boat)
09:30 Get on the cruise to attend the cooking class while cruising back Halong harbor
OPT2: 02 nights on the boat.
07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.
09:00 – Back to the boat for check-out. Keep cruising alongside thousands of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.
10:00 – Cooking class, guided how to prepare and make spring rolls, one of the most popular Vietnamese food.
11:00 – Farewell Lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
12:30 – Get on the bus to Hanoi.
17:00– Arrive at Hanoi.
Inclusive services:
Exclusive services:
Children rates:
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Opt 1 - Bungalow (Deluxe Room)
1st night at Deluxe room on Imperial Cruise - 2nd night in Cat Ba Sandy Beach resort
Opt 2 (Boat - Deluxe Room)
2 nights at Deluxe room on Imperial Cruise
Opt 3 - Hotel (Deluxe Room)
1st night at Deluxe room on Imperial Cruise - 2nd night in Draco QK3 Hotel
Opt 4 - (CB Island Resort)
1 night at Deluxe cabin on Imperial Cruise - 2nd night at CatBa Island Resort & Spa - 4*
Opt 5 (Sunrise resort)
1st night at Deluxe cabin on Imperial Cruise - 2nd night at CatBa Sunrise Resort - 4* )


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Solid hardwood is the original wood floor. It is the wood that made prairie cabins and castle floors.
Modern times may have added engineered designs to the mix, but nothing will ever replace the genuine article. Solid hardwood ages well, maintains its value, and simply has that certain je ne sais quoi under foot. Take a look at what solid hardwood flooring in Vaughan can offer your home or business and you'll easily see why it has stood the test of time.
What Is Solid Hardwood?
Benefits of Solid Hardwood
Solid hardwood is a thick plank of timber made from a single piece and about 3/4 of an inch thick. This is in contrast to engineered hardwoods, which are planks with a plywood core and thinner layers bonded beneath a natural wood surface.
Solid hardwood flooring in Vaughan offers several quality benefits to home and business owners that should not be underestimated.
Firm: As mentioned above, solid hardwood is a single, thick piece of timber. This adds a level of firmness and solidity that other woods or wood-look floors can't surpass. The solid feel adds strength to a room and gives a true sense of standing on wood.
Value: People like hardwood floors. It's just a fact. In addition to boosting the appeal of a home or business during your stay, solid hardwood does wonders for improving the resale value.
Where Can You Use Solid Hardwood Floors?
Long-Lasting: When properly maintained, solid hardwood can last for decades. This is in part because it is can be sanded and refinished several times over its lengthy lifespan. This is one of the most distinct differences between solid and engineered hardwoods since engineered wood can't be sanded down as much because the true wood only exists on the topmost layer.
Solid hardwood floors can be used in any above-grade part of the house, which usually means the ground and upper floors. Depending on your climate, it is also possible to use solid hardwood in the basement so long as moisture content is below 4%. Popular locations for solid hardwood include dining rooms, living rooms, and bedrooms.
Durability of Solid Hardwood
Selecting Your Wood
Wood falls into two broad categories: domestic or exotic.
Origination:Domestic woods are things like oak, maple, cherry, etc., and are more affordable with milder colours. Exotic woods include bamboo, kempas, and anything with the word "Brazilian" attached. They are generally harder than domestic woods and have bolder colours.
Hardness: All wood is fairly sturdy but each type has its own level of hardness that affects how easy it is to scratch and dent. Wood hardness is measured using the Janka rating system, where a .444 inch steel ball is fired into a piece of wood. The softest rating is Douglas Fir at 660 and the hardest is fossilized bamboo at a whopping 5000.
Species: There are many, many types of wood to choose from but here are some immediate thoughts on a few big contenders. Red oak is one of the most popular choices for solid hardwood flooring in Vaughan thanks to its pink tinge, open grain, and affordability. Beech is also quite nice and can make dramatic statements with its contrasting streaks and whorl features. Maple is another contender when it comes to light woods because of its close grain and creamy colour. Bamboo, though not actually wood (it's a grass), is also a good option and is remarkably durable.
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John Hawksworth "Opinion: Economic Trends - Saved by the consumer?", Accountancy, London, Mar 2002 (with minor editing)
How long can the UK economy buck the global trend just because our consumers keep spending money? Have we avoided the recession that has gripped the US, Japan and Germany over the past six to 12 months or are we just postponing the day of reckoning? And are we storing up worse problems for the future as a result of rising household debt levels and a widening trade deficit?
Driving force
A good starting point is to consider what drives consumer spending. In the long run, economic research indicates a stable relationship between household spending, disposable income and wealth (all defined in real, inflation-adjusted terms). In the short term, consumer spending can move above or below this long-run 'equilibrium' as a result of temporary variations in factors such as interest rates and confidence levels, but the fundamentals tend to reassert themselves in the long run.
As regards the first of these fundamentals, real disposable income has been boosted recently by average earnings growth of around 4%-4.5% combined with low inflation and, since last April, a somewhat lower tax burden. At the same time, the latest Labour Force Survey shows a rise in total employment of around 75,000 in the three months to November.
Average earnings have moderated slightly but should still rise by an average of at least 4% in 2002, boosted by higher public sector wages. Inflation is expected to remain below the 2.5% target level this year and next. Taxes may need to rise from 2004 onwards to fund increased government spending, but probably not before then. Taking all these factors together, real disposable income growth may moderate from around 4% in 2001 to around 2.5-3% in 2002, but this still suggests reasonable consumer spending growth unless the savings ratio rises sharply. This ratio will be influenced by...
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This has nothing to do with homesteading or saving money, but this touches my designer soul. It's called kinetic typography.
Typography is awesomely complex, digging deep into the psyche. Seeing it animated just makes it come alive.
PS If the melody seems familiar, it was written by Jonathan Coulter, the fantastic creator of Code Monkey (one of my all time favorite YouTube videos).
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions has arrived for GooglePlay!
Released as the Final Fantasy series' first tactical RPG in 1997, Final Fantasy Tactics on Playstation went on to sell over 2.4 million copies worldwide. The game grew in popularity upon its re-release in 2007 as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for the PSP with added features such as new movies, scenarios and Jobs.
You can enjoy the game whose story gave life to the world of Ivalice, and whose high strategy battles bring tactical games to a whole new level.
■Game features
- Intuitive Touch Screen Controls
The complex tactical game can be effortlessly and intuitively controlled by simply tapping units and menus. Gone is the old method of switching fixed map views - you can now rotate, move and change the size of maps as you please by sliding and pinching.
- Improved Loading Times
Loading times have been improved to get you into the action quicker than ever. What's more, you can even skip certain cut scenes.
What's New
Version 2.0.0 (Oct 03, 2017)
- Added Quick Save feature
- Fixed crash bug occurring on certain devices
- Other various fixes
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House Martins, like Swallows, are African visitors
Like the Swallow, the House Martin is a very common and very widespread summer visitor to Ireland from tropical Africa.
While many people confuse the two species, the pair have several clear distinguishing features: the House Martin has a large white rump patch, a short, forked tail like a fish and a black and white face whereas the Swallow has a dark rump, often long tail streamers and a red face.
Furthermore, the Swallow usually builds indoors in a barn, shed or other building whereas the 'house' part of the House Martins' name bears testimony to the birds' preference for building out of doors high up under the eaves of houses.
The Martin is one of the few birds called after a popular first name for men and boys. Some claim the name is derived from the birds' habit of migrating on Martinmas, the feast of St Martin of Tours celebrated on 11 November. That may be so in other parts of its range that extends from the Mediterranean to the far north, but in Ireland most of our birds are usually well gone by the end of September several weeks before Martinmas.
Some house-proud property owners don't welcome nesting House Martins due to the mess they can make when their droppings accumulate on a house wall and path under the nest. Worse still if the nests are above a door or window.
Birds will often reuse the nest they built the previous year so over the winter one can prepare for their return by securing a length of board about 250mm wide to the wall below the nest site using L-shaped shelf brackets screwed to the wall above the board. The board and brackets can be decorated to match the colour of the wall.
A pair of House Martins usually remain together for a breeding season but usually split up when the season finishes. Both parents work together to build the nest. They need to be near a source of suitable damp mud. They fashion beak-sized pellets of the wet mud and stick these both to the wall and to each other to form a rounded half-cup. Plant fibres are used to bind neighbouring pellets to each other and to strengthen the structure.
It takes a couple of House Martins about ten days to complete a nest. For late starters, nest building was a particular challenge this summer due to the prolonged dry spell in late May and early June.
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Miami Hospital Sues Exec Recruiting Firm
AP Business Writer
Mount Sinai Medical Center filed a fraud lawsuit against an executive recruiting firm, claiming the headhunters hid the tarnished track record of the hospital's former chief executive, who had nearly $65 million in losses.
The hospital sued Heidrick & Struggles in Miami-Dade Circuit Court last week over the 1998 hiring of Bruce Perry, who had glowing reviews for his work at Children's Hospital in the District of Columbia and Community Hospitals of Central California in Fresno.
In reality, the lawsuit said Perry left both hospitals in bad shape. Mount Sinai claims Heidrick & Struggles knew or should have known Perry's past before recommending him for the hospital's top job.
Eric Sodorff, communications manager for Heidrick & Struggles, said he was unaware of the lawsuit but noted that the company does not comment on pending litigation. Perry, who was not named as a defendant, did not return a phone message.
The Chicago-based recruiting firm earned a $169,000 finder's fee for matching Mount Sinai and Perry and was retained by Perry to hire subordinates, the suit said.
Perry, who was fired in October 2001, had projected a $3.5 million profit for the year, but the year-end report found an operating loss of $64.8 million.
The lawsuit blamed the loss on "the incompetence of Mr. Perry and his staff, many of whom had been hired through the efforts of Heidrick & Struggles" and "Perry's complete inability" to run a hospital of Mount Sinai's size.
The hospital is Florida's largest, independent, not-for-profit teaching hospital and includes the Miami Heart Institute.
The lawsuit asks for damages of more than $15,000, the legal threshold for a Circuit Court damage claim. An actual damage figure is normally offered at the end of any trial.


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For anybody who lives in the Louisville area, it's no secret that the Kentucky Derby is the most anticipated event of the entire year. Throughout the city and its suburbs, Derby parties and special gatherings are held to celebrate in preparation of the big race. And in 2015 alone, more than 16 million people watched the Kentucky Derby live on NBC, making it the most viewed program on television for the entire month. The Derby is also one of the most heavily attended sporting events in the country, with more than 170,000 tickets sold each year!
However, the excitement and popularity of the Kentucky Derby extends past state or even national borders. People tune in to watch the events of the Derby from across the globe, and many even pay large sums of money to attend the event from out-of-state and even other countries. In fact, did you know that California is the second biggest market for Derby tickets, despite the fact that its residents live more than 2,000 miles away from Churchill Downs?
Putting on a World-Class Event
The Derby itself isn't the only event that draws in crowds and attention from all over the globe. Derby parties, such as the Fillies & Stallions Derby Eve Party, bring in celebrities from around the world to gather, have fun, and celebrate the Kentucky Derby. This event in particular sets a great example of how incredible of a show the city of Louisville is capable of putting on! The Fillies & Stallions Derby Eve Party has even brought in such celebrities as Sarah Hyland, Kym Johnson, Joey Fatone, and many more.
This year's event is sure to be one for the books. With celebrity attendees from around the globe and plenty of special plans in the works, this will certainly be one of the most exclusive Derby events of the year.


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Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is reporting to jail at 4 pm Friday in upstate New York after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. Cromwell said he'll also launch a hunger strike. He was one of six activists arrested for blocking traffic at the sit-in outside the construction site of the 650-megawatt plant in Wawayanda, New York, in December of 2015….
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