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vBeers – Copenhagen (Thursday, 10th Nov, 2011)
I thought as I am in town I'd organise a cheeky vBeers in Copenhagen for anyone who lives in the area or anyone who may have got left behind after VMWorld earlier in the month. It would be good to see you all there.
Location: Nørrebro Bryghus
Address: Ryesgade 3, 2200 København N
Date: Thursday, 10th November
Time: 6:30pm till late
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The project did not go well, and it's time to talk about it.
But you hate having to do this.
You hate having to do this because everyone gets defensive. You hate having to do this because people get personal.
And you hate having to do this because the discussion never goes anywhere, lots of heat with little light.
So you're stuck.
You're stuck between needing to find out what really happened, commonly referred to as a postmortem, and dealing with everyone's raw emotion.
There's got to be a better way.
There is. Here are five strategic steps to conducting a postmortem without having it blow up in your face:
STEP ONE: Celebrate success freely and openly
What you do before conducting a postmortem is critical to its being successful.
The culture you're creating in your company is the context in which all discussions take place, good or bad. If that culture is heavy on criticism and light on praise, the environment will become emotional and defensive. In other words, not conducive to honest, open dialogue.
I refer to this as bouncing checks.
A check bounces when there's not enough credits in an account to cover the debits being drawn from it. This happens with people when we make too many withdrawals from their emotional bank account and not enough deposits.
Freely celebrating success, however, makes these deposits, accruing relational equity so when it's time to talk about more difficult issues, you can without bouncing checks.
STEP TWO: Admit your contribution to the problem
When a project does not fulfill its potential, almost always there are multiple layers of responsibility, or what's called a contribution system.
As a leader, then, it's your job to own your part of the system. That means one thing: apologizing. And because it's the responsibility of leaders to lead by example, leaders apologize first when things go wrong.
Not groveling, but apologizing.
Not apologizing for stuff you didn't do, that would be lying, but, again, apologizing for your contribution to the problem.
Simple, clear, authentic.
STEP THREE: Keep the discussion factual
When a leader apologizes first, he or she sets an example for others to be open and honest regarding their contribution to the problem. But the discussion doesn't stop there.
A thorough postmortem takes a deeper dive and looks into all contributing factors at play. For this to happen, however, discussions must be centered on information, not subjective opinion or personal attack.
As a leader this means not allowing unsubstantiated assumptions or questions about others' motives to enter into the conversation. "Just the facts, ma'am," as Joe Friday from Dragnet used to say, is the best advice.
Resist the very human tendency to have villains and victims when things go wrong–where one person is 100% wrong and another person is 100% right–and conduct all postmortems without blame.
MORE: Resolving Conflict at Work Without Victims and Villains
STEP FOUR: Correct in private
If, in the course of discussion and analysis, it becomes clear that correction is needed. Correction must be made.
Just not in public.
It may feel good to air your grievances publicly, but it does grave damage to your people and the organization you serve. When correction is done for all to see and hear, it drives issues underground, because no one wants to be subject to public embarrassment and humiliation.
Private correction also gives people the space they need to actually change.
In public, for fear of losing face in front of their peers, an employee may defend their position and doggedly resist change. In private, however, when the stakes are lower, you have a much better chance of correction being heard. And, by extension, a much better chance of having it taken to heart.
STEP FIVE: Leave the past in the past
Finally, learn what you need to learn from a failed project and move on. Don't bring up other's failures to prove how right you were or keep retelling the tale of woe. This achieves nothing but vain ego gratification.
Exceptional leaders learn from the past and move on. Be an exceptional leader!
The problem with the typical postmortem is that blame is shoveled out by bucketload, causing people to be guarded in their conversation and protective of their turf. Not exactly the climate for open and honest communication, or for a healthy organization.
Some leaders avoid analysis entirely and never learn from the past. Not a very good alternative either. Follow these five steps, however, and you'll conduct postmortems that don't blow up in your face and, more importantly, you'll lead your people with greater insight and impact.

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Dane Cook will help roast Motley Crue at music festival
It turns out Comedy Central isn't the only ones who can organize a celebrity roast. As part of the fourth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, comedian Dane Cook and friends will set out to verbally destroy (and honor!) iconic rock band Motley Crue.
The roast goes down Aug. 20 and will close out the three-day music and interactive festival, which kicks off tomorrow night, which will boast outdoor shows, beer gardens and a host of freaky artists. "I have no idea what they will say, but it's bound to be sometimes serious, sometimes funny and also probably shocking," Motley Crue drummer told the Los Angeles Times about the impending roast.


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Artist Illustrates the Father-Daughter Relationship She Never Had as a Child and It's Heart-Melting
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The bond between a father and his daughter is something that can't be matched. The safety a girl feels in her father's arms cannot be felt in the embrace of anyone else. It is such a unique relationship and Snezhana Soosh, an artist from Ukraine, depicted it perfectly in these adorable and powerful illustrations.
1. Sadly, the Artist Herself Didn't Have That Type of Bond with Her Father
That fact gives this art a pinch of sadness since she perfectly depicted the magical relationship she never had.


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Thursday, April 28, 2011
DSTRYR/SG is all about making hypocrisy cool again (like it used to be). A few days ago, we big upped Mr. GSP for training with Renzo Gracie, applauding him for seeking out the best with which to train and for his drive to be the best. We implied he has the advantage over Jake Shields for their headliner at UFC 129.
But, we now recall Jake's seemingly cut from the same cloth. Check out Jake training with 2008 Olympian and multi-time NCAA wrestling champ, Ben Askren, from back in October 2010 (courtesy of Flowrestling.com). No doubt, Ben's got wicked takedown skills and uncanny scrambling capabilities.
We've made our decision and we officially have no idea who's got this one. And, we can't wait for April 30th to get here.
Posted by DSTRYR at 5:00 AM
Labels: Elite Grapplers, Grappling in MMA
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Askrens' shot brings new meaning to 'explosive'ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 9:15 AM
I wouldn't say Askren's shot is explosive, every time he is wrestling he dominates so easily it looks like he is sandbagging. It is strange how in his fights he puts himself in HORRIBLE positions to be submitted constantly, but holding on to him is like trying to catch smoke in your hand.ReplyDelete


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I'm very excited to let you all know about an event featuring one of our talented bloggers, Melissa Clark. This Friday, November 16, from noon to 2pm Eastern Standard Time, Melissa will be doing a live chat on Epi, answering your questions on Thanksgiving cooking. Melissa created this fantastic menu for our Thanksgiving package this year, and she'll be sharing specific tips on the recipes in the menu, as well as discussing general Thanksgiving issues. As readers of her posts in this blog know, she's pretty much a bottomless source of food knowledge, and her recipes are delicious! So whether you're a novice cook with basic questions, an advanced cook looking to converse with an expert, or you just have a last-minute emergency for which you need an immediate answer, come chat with Melissa. This link goes to our chat room, on Friday it'll take you right into the the action. Or just use the "Community" dropdown at the top of any Epi page and click on "epi chat."
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Posting early this morning because I'm off to Saint John Orthodox Church to celebrate the Feast Day of our patron saint, John the Evangelist (and Theologian) at 9. We are so blessed to have this amazing saint watching over our parish. The one who was both strong and gentle. The one who said, "Little children, love one another." But today's post is about another saint.
I've been receiving weekly poems and reflections via email from Roger Housden for a while now, and they are often inspirational. Like yesterday's treat, "I Came to Love You Too Late," by Saint Augustine of Hippo. Housden usually introduces his selections with a few enlightening words. Here's what he had to say about this poem by Saint Augustine:
Such searing lines of longing Saint Augustine writes here—such a poignant description of the self-willed individual, the one who wants to take the life by storm, only to fall at last to his knees and see that what he has been seeking has been there all along. Augustine's use of the term Beauty points to the deep influence on him of neo-Platonic thought, which was so prevalent in the early Church. It might seem ironic that Augustine, who railed so vehemently against the sinfulness of the body, should use such erotic terms in passages like this to describe the longing of the lover for the beloved. But then he had a deeply passionate nature, and while he led something of a dissolute youth, the same forces of desire were turned in another direction in his religious life.
And now, "I Came to Love You Too Late," by Saint Augustine of Hippo:
I came to love you too late, Oh Beauty,
so ancient and so new. Yes,
I came to love you too late. What did I know?
You were inside me, and I was
out of my body and mind looking
for you.
I drove like an ugly madman against
the beautiful things and beings
you made.
You were inside me, but I was not inside you. . . .
You called to me, you cried to me; you broke the bowl
of my deafness; you uncovered my beams and threw them
at me; you rejected my blindness; you blew a fragrant wind
on me, and
I sucked in my breath and wanted you; I tasted you
and now I want you as I want food and water; you
touched me, and I have been burning ever since to
have your peace.
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My little box of goodies arrived from Microsoft yesterday so last night I upgraded my notebook to Vista. So far, so good, mostly.
There was bound to be a few issues, and here are the ones I faced:
- It takes a long time. I started at about 9pm and gave up waiting at about 12:30. A clean install is supposedly faster (but that means reinstalling all your software) so I elected to go for the upgrade. Put aside half a day. (Or overnight!)
- Avast Antivirus needs to be uninstalled. On their website they say it works with Vista, and it does, but you have to uninstall it and then reinstall it after Vista has loaded. You can use the same install file though if you still have it.
- Missing printer driver. The drivers for my Fuji Xerox Document Centre C250 just vanished during the install. I reinstalled the XP drivers (as the Vista ones are still a few months away apparently) and I can do basic printing, but nothing fancy (like double-sided for example)
- iPod/iTunes. Aaaaaargh! You have to a bit of tap dancing to get this to sort-of behave. And even then iTunes keeps freezing. And I can't play my purchased songs, even after downloading their so-called 'patch'. Don't get me started on that!
Other than those things it seems to be doing pretty well. My notebook is nearly 2 years old and it's coping resonably well – I even get the Windows Aero fancy bits!
One of the coolest things though is the gadget sidebar. It comes with a few basic things you can add, but there are already heaps more you can download.
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Numenta Newsletter — September 6, 2016
Summer may be winding down, but excitement has been brewing here at Numenta. We
recently unveiled our newly designed website, numenta.com. Those who have
been to our site in the past will recognize that this was not a minor
reconstruction. We underwent a complete design overhaul, all stemming from an
observation by our co-founder, Jeff Hawkins, on the current state of website
design. He said that he found most websites today frustrating – even our own! He
also observed that he almost always started at Wikipedia when trying to learn
about a new company. From that conversation, our website redesign effort was
You'll see Wikipedia's influence in our new design, one that we hope makes it
easier for any visitor to find the information they want. You can create your
own experience: walk through each section in order, or start by expanding the
section of your choice. I encourage you to take a tour of the site and get a
feel for the new experience.
While you're exploring the new design, you may want to stop by the Numenta
blog. There you'll find several new posts, including a behind the
scenes look at a filming of an interview with Jeff and Yang Lan, a well-known
Chinese broadcast journalist. Yang Lan
and her team are putting together a documentary series on Artificial
Intelligence, and they've been traveling the world to interview thought leaders
in the space. The final piece is expected to be seen by roughly a billion
people, and will be released in English as well as Chinese. We'll share the
interview as soon as it is available.
Another interesting blog post you'll find is from Jeff, who
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So mysterious R&B outfit the Weeknd announced its first S.F. show ever yesterday. Tickets for the May 8 set at the Fillmore went onsale at 10 a.m. this morning, and sold out in less than 10 minutes, according to eager seekers on Twitter.
When shows sell out that fast, weird things start to happen. Weird things like people promising to pay multiple times the face value of the tickets and/or give their bodies in exchange for going to the show: "I willing to trade sex (1 hr) to go see the weeknd.....5'5...140 pds....nice ass and titts. Im really serious," reads one offer placed earlier this afternoon on Craigslist, along with this very NSFW picture:
Of course, we have no idea if the person shown in this image is same as the person who posted the ad seeking tickets. But we can't help but note how very Weeknd-ish this all seems. And also, how, uh, crazy it is. Abel Tesfaye will come back, folks.
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Ethnically, the Japanese are of mixed origins, a result of many prehistoric migrations from the mainland, by way of Korea and Southeast Asia, through the island chain to the south. Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that the first settlers of...
Around 400–300 BC, a new wave of migrants called the Yayoi culture (after an important site near Tokyo), intermingling with the Jōmon. The Yayoi brought wet-rice farming and advanced bronze and iron technology as well as wheel-turned pottery to Japan...
Until the early 5th century AD, most of the Japanese population was divided into hundreds of clans, whose members worshiped a clan deity and claimed common descent from a real or fictitious ancestor. Agriculture was the basis of the economy...
During the first few centuries AD, the Yamato clan settled on a plain north of modern Osaka and extended its power in central Japan. Its chieftain began to regard himself as a kind of emperor, while the other clan chieftains, some of whom had better...
The religion of the Japanese, known as Shinto, or "Way of the Gods," was a simple worship of natural forces and ancestral spirits, with no organized priesthood or ethical system. The chieftains served as priests as well as war leaders...
Though trade and the continued influx of migrants from the mainland had brought the Japanese peoples into contact with Chinese civilization from the last centuries BC, the introduction of the Chinese script in the 4th century AD marks a major turning...
From the middle of the 6th century, the Buddhist religion became a pivotal factor in the transmission of Chinese influence to Japan. In the period of disunity and chaos that followed the fall of the Han dynasty in China in the early 3rd century AD,...
In the centuries after the introduction of Buddhism, Chinese influences were felt in virtually all spheres of Japanese society. Alongside the traditional warrior elite, a class of monks and scholars developed that for several centuries exercised...
In the 7th century the Yamato regime deliberately attempted to establish a centralized absolutism modeled on Tang China. A group of young Japanese, including students recently returned from China, seized power in 645 and proclaimed the new order, with...
Because Japanese rulers lacked the resource base of the Chinese emperors and worked with a society that differed greatly in scale and organization, many of their efforts to imitate Chinese patterns ended in failure...
A recreated Japanese cultural and political system, part traditional, part Chinese, part imperial, and primarily feudal, came into being during the Heian period. In 794, a Confucian trained emperor built a new capital at Heian-kyo (now called Kyoto) to...
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The court at Heian-kyo produced an artificial culture, largely imported from China; but behind this facade of Chinese traditions and aristocratic pretensions, the Japanese by the 10th century had developed a cultural perspective quite distinct from...
Cultural development continued past the 13th century in directions set during the Heian era, but the Fujiwara regency broke down much sooner as the result of warfare among the noble clans. In 1185, after a long struggle still celebrated in Japanese...


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How My Journey Began
It was March 2008 when my husband Joe died after suffering a stroke at the base of the brain. It was totally unexpected. He was in great spirits when I saw him after work the night before. Then early the next morning the stroke occurred on both sides of the brain.
Thus began my journey through grief.
It was not a planned journey but once it began, I decided to do the work necessary to make it through to the end.
My Journey Ended…Or Did It?
About October or November 2009, I suddenly realized I was maybe about 98 – 99% through my grief. Now the grief might have left sooner, it just took me until late 2009 to realize it.
My moment of realization was wonderful. It felt like the sun had burned off most of the fog in my head, leaving me feeling more alert, alive and ready to take on life. I only wish I had experienced that feeling sooner.
I know I will never make it completely through grief because it will re-surface, like a sea creature from the deep, to participate in special family moments. But moments are all they will be and I will successfully manage them. Joy and pain do co-exist and those moments are bittersweet.
So to all the good, bad, and bittersweet moments of life – ready or not, here I come!


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Apologies for no posts for a while, however I've been mad busy on one of my other projects.
About a month ago, myself and a couple of my resident posters over at Red Dwarf Forum decided it was time to do a Red Dwarf based podcast. We've been discussing who will do it, what we'll talk about for a while, and last Monday we recorded the first episode.
The podcast itself took about 5/6 hours to edit together, which for me was quite good, as I'm still quite new to all this podcasting stuff.
Below is the software I've used to put the whole thing together, there are probably a lot quicker and smarter ways, but open to suggestions 🙂
Initial recording was done using skype, and a piece of software on the mac called "Skype Call Recorder", which does the job well, however recorders all inputs as 1 file with no channel separation. This although good for the job, makes editing a bit of a pain, as we found Antirealism was too quiet, and Ori-Studfarm was too loud. I'm pretty sure this can be fixed quite easily by using hardware, and probably something I will look at as the episodes come along.
Once I had the audio file, it was editing time. I ran the file through Adobe Soundbooth, to hopefully clean up the background hum of a 4 man skype conference call, and attempt to increase Antirealism's voice, and lower Ori-Studfarm's. I then went to town on the editing, we recorded around 90 minutes worth of audio, however in the end, there was only around 35 mins used.
Once I had the cleaned audio, it was then time for GarageBand to work it's magic. Dropped it into Garageband, chopped the audio into sections, then added stab music in between the little breaks. It was time then for the intro music, the intro message from Kyten (thanks to Tony Lunn), the outro music and the background track. I was planning on having just the clean vocals without a backing track, however there was still quite a lot of background humm, and thought the best was of applying a "sticky plaster" was to attempt to mask it out with an audio track.
The final work that needed to be done, was to add the images, I've always wanted to do an enhanced podcast, and was the main reason I bought the mac in the first place. This then meant listening to the podcast, listening for key points in the episode review and getting screen shots from this point. This was done with a peice of software on the mac called Snapz Pro X, which allows you to take a screen capture of anything on the screen, as the Cmd+Shift+F3 doesn't allow you to take screen captures when you are running a DVD.
The final peice of the jigsaw was hosting. As we plan to do all 55 episodes of Red Dwarf (currently 52 + the 3 Easter specials), I made the assumption that these would be around 50Mb each x 55 which would be nearly 3Gb of space, and if only 10 people downloaded, we would need 30Gb of bandwidth. I took the advice of a fellow podcaster (CarBozman), and went with podbean, as this is a dedicated pocast hosting site, and I can't describe just how happy I am with this. It gives more stats then I know what to do with, and after a discussion with Tony, we will probably be moving all the other projects to podbean.
That's it, episode 1 in the bag, and everything set up for episode 2 and the other 53 episodes.
If you wish to have a listen yourself, you can find them either on Itunes by searching for scuttercast, or by going to the podcast site for the Enhanced version or the MP3 only version
Also please check out the newly WordPressed version of www.reddwarfforum.com, many updates on the new Red Dwarf episode.


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Penang National Park Guided Nature Trek Day Trip ~ Pulau Pinang Malaysia
Penang National Park is currently the smallest national park in the world, spanning 2,562 ha (1,181 ha on land and 1,381 ha in the marine zone) awaits scientists, researchers and nature lovers to explore its myriad of natural treasures. The park which is located in the north western corner of Penang Island is the only rainforest in Malaysia which is relatively leech free ! except at few remoter areas of the park. Previously known as Pantai Acheh Forest Reserve, it was gazetted as a National Park in April 2003. The park is unique as it contains several different types of habitat including a meromictic lake; forests of hill/lowland dipterocarp, peatswamp, mangrove; sea with coral reefs and turtle nesting beaches.
Trip Description
Point of Departure
Hotel / Balik Pulau / Hotel -pick-up & drop-off are limited to hotel's on Penang Island only. advance booking required
Pick up Time
Total Duration of Trip
5.5 hours
Things To Bring
* hat/cap * drinking water * sunglasses * sun block * insect repellent * binoculars (for bird watching) * swimwear (optional) * raincoat/poncho * a day pack with small bath towel and spare change of clothing * camera (optional) * a pair of slippers (optional)
What To Wear
Please wear comfortable walking shoes/sandals; preferably light cotton T-shirt & shorts/longs (do not wear jeans as they are too warm for the climate and get very heavy when wet)
Penang National Park Guided Nature Trek
For more information on rates:
Package includes:
* guide fee * packed lunch * english / malay / chinese speaking guide * hotel transfer to & fro (batu feringghi or George Town area)
Please Note:
* Child age will be 6 years and above
Disclaimer * Important:
Participants must be without any major health problem eg asthma, heart or lung diseases.
Tour Conditions
Every person participating in the tour organized by the Company is regarded in every respect as carrying his or her risk regarding loss or injury to person or property. The company accepts no responsibility for losses or expenses incurred due to delay, sickness, weather, strikes, war or other causes. Such losses and expenses shall be the responsibility of the traveller.
We advise you to wait at least 5 minutes before the stated pick-up time..
Guided Nature Tour to Penang National Park ~ ( national park entrance; duration : 5.5 hours; by boat one way)
Meet at hotel lobby
Or for self drive, meet at Penang National Park Headquarter, Teluk Bahang
Depart by boat from Teluk Bahang fishing village. The 1st point of PNP is Teluk Tukun which habitat is lowland mangrove swamp, Sungei Tukun flows into Teluk Tukun and there are several small men-made swimming pools and the park information centre will be built here. Tanjung Aling, the next point, houses USM Research Station on marine and coastal studies. The forest bed in the station is used for botany and other research on forest.
Next is Teluk Duyung (also commonly known as Monkey Beach), a broad bay protected by the Muka Head cape. It is the most popular beach among tourists. On Muka Head's peak stands a majestic lighthouse built in 1883. A burial ground of at least 80 years old resembles that of Indonesian Acheh and is an interesting historical artefact. The lighthouse peak offers a panoramic view of the surrounding islands. After rounding the north western cape of the island we shall come to a small isolated west facing beach known as Teluk Ketapang, the name is derived from the numerous sea almond trees known locally as pokok ketapang.
Arrive at the star attraction of PNP – Pantai Kerachut. It has a beautiful white sandy beach popular for picnic and camping and it is also where the unique seasonal meromictic lake is located. You can inspect several species of meromictic flora and fauna which thrive well in the changing condition of lake/mudflat. The sandy stretch is also the nesting place of the Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) & Olive-Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea). You can visit the turtle sanctuary, gaze at the majestic flight of white bellied sea eagles around coastal forests. There are toilet/bathroom, conference &camping facilities at the beach
The meromictic lake "appears and disappears' depending on the tidal winds and conditions of the sea. From somewhere November till late May, the lake condition will resemble mud flats and is dry throughout those months. Then the wind conditions start to shift in June right through till October when the sea pushes into the Kerachut bay and seeps into the mudflat area, creating a beautiful lake of mixed sea water and water draining down from the forests surrounding it.
You shall head to the forested area along the peat swamp jungle trail and take a cool dip in the natural spas at one of the freshwater streams and also have your picnic lunch there
Start trekking from Pantai Kerachut to Pasir Pandak, it is about 2 hours of leisure walking on undulating terrain. Along the trail you will be able to enjoy clean cool streams, an array of flora and fauna dominated by lowland dipterocarps, commercial and medicinal species of plants, ferns, palms, pitcher plants, climbers, fungi and many resident & migratory birds, monkeys, squirrels, occasionally you will be able to spot the rare spiny hill tortoises, river terrapins, etc.
Arrive at Penang National Park entrance


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December 9, 2010
November 22, 2010
November riding
Last weekend was just perfect: Oradea's basketball team won in a tight game on saturday, it was nice to cheer for them. Than Sunday i went together with some Velosport riders on a trip to Padis. Unbelievable that in november you could ride in 10-15 C'. Just a fine sunday for riding the bike. Superb, almost speechless. I'll try to gather some thoughts about the trip. We didn't started too early, so the weather was already warm ... for November. We left Oradea at 11 am. After a 1,5 hour trip, we started from Pietroasa. A few minutes we prepared ourselfs and fooled around with the guys as you can see on the pictures. Then we headed to Padis. I won't tell any deatails about the weather, its unnecessary, too beatiful, a fellow blogger went swimming for example. So we started and went on together most of the track, we took a lot of pictures, you just cant resist the sight. The track was surely somewhere else, not in this country, because a paved track like this(?), maybe it was a highway in construction phase, would be more credible. So we went on in the sunny weather till the "Bruce Lee" camping, then we took a left turn and went to Glavoi. This was the technical section of the day. Rocky section, river crossing, steep climb, just the way i like. Thenafter we stopped at Glavoi, cleaned our spds, enjoyed our sandwiches and chocolate-bars and went back. We quipped the windstopper gear, it got chilly, and 16km downhills its way better than without. I was happy to ride in November in such a great weather. Hope to have a quick winter!
This was all about last weekend, took me a week to write it, yet no gps map but maybe some other time, when i buy be some!
Pedal, pedal, pedal....!!!!
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November 8, 2010
Mars of Mars's
This weekend i decided to do something different, or to do something but differently like usual. So, took my dog and went to Cj. I met up with D. from Velosport, who came also to Cj, he was visiting family. All along the past week i was planning this fun race. The arrival was ok, not to mention the train-delay of 30 min's, but this is how its done here. After arriving we headed to my sister to meet up with her and 2 of my friends, M. and G-man. G-man borrowed his bike for this race, and made one of my dream projects come true: to participate on an MTB-race with a rigid-fork+frame bike. Thanks to the race staff that they made an easy track, without to much stone or rocky sections. I wont describe the bike, let the pictures talk. First the ladies started and made 2 laps, thenafter we had our start with bit delay. I didn't expect so many riders to come. The race wasnt difficult at all, it was fun, all parts of the course. It was a walk in the park, still i couldn't resist to push a bit harder to see myself a bit racing. Had some problems with the bike, 'cause i couldn't shift gears, so i had to push the bike on the steepest part. I managed to finish the race in one piece ... the bike also, thanks again G-man. After the race we had the usual festival-meal, meat-beer-wine-bread-onion(red). It was nice to be there, good weather, good people in the mood for riding.
Thanks XCBikers, MarosSport, Eli and see you next time.
Oooh, and im now officialy a martian who pedals:D
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September 29, 2010
Marossport MTB Marathon 2010
Finally, a great weekend. For two weeks i watched the weather-sites, hoping that Marossport Marathon will stay dry. Asked a lot of people for their opinion if they'll go or not in case of rain. No one wanted to. So i prayed and prayed the last days for good weather. One week before the race I asked the guys from Velosport if they could take me to Gilau cause i had no ride and nobody knew if they would come. So they agreed as they were also prepared and decided to race. We went one day before to Huedin, to rest ourselfs for the race. All evening, and almost all night long we were on the web watching weather forecasts. We were optimistic.....a bit. After fooling around, we went to sleep before midnight. In the morning...the shock: wet outside!!!!. A shower during the night......well that could mess up things. Wtf? we're goin whatever it takes, we'll see how the weather changes on sight. At 8 and something AM we've arrived at the check-in, took the numbers and prepared the bikes for race. We had an hour to warm up so we crruised around a bit raising our heartbeat. Btw. i didn't had a heartrate monitor. The start was separate for elite 80 km, and hobby 80km and those for the 50km open race. I was starting in the 50. We've waited 15 minutes for the start but at least i could take a yellow:D. 10:15 - took a good start, went off with the first 5 or 6 riders. Than the first climb came, and probably lot of hobby-riders didn't knew that this will last about 13 kms and tried to pull themselfs in front so it was a bit crowded in the first 4-5 km. I maintained my rythm, so i climbed quite good the 13 kms went over like no-time. The first CheckPoint came and i passed by. Let some riders behind,so i went after a girl for a while (she won 1st place in her category). In the new section of the race i went in front of her. This new section was awesome, so the climbing part as the downhill section, my respects to Eli. Good choice man!! Please keep it for next year to cause i enjoyed it, its so technical so awesome. All the way down one song came in my mind, the one from AC/DC-Highway to hell. Hell of a ride it was. Next part, the track separation for those on the 80 and for those on the 50 track. A heavy climb i say, but maybe cause i was tired already. No problem, took my bike on my back and went on like that to rest myself a bit. After a few kms the girl appeared once again. So i tried to raise the rythm as long as possible. Went good till the top of the climb. After tha downhill section again, just wonderful. So i went down like crazy, slipping from one corner to another. Before the race i put my brake levers inside the shifters, so i could grab the lever with only one finger. It was a great change, more stability on the handlebar and you can brake with one finger damn good. I had to stop twice for 5 second to rest my palms cause i barely could hold the handlebar. My fork was without a poplock or lockout so it was a bit stiff. Arrived to the first asphalt-section, managed to rest myself a bit more, shaked my hands, drank and looked after the bike if it was ok. Lucky me, the 2nd CP after the asphalt was just seconds far. Took a banana and some energizing drink and went off. The hardest section of the race it had to come. The "Pape" climbing. The pro's do it on bike, some of the trained amateurs also. I was about 50-50,or something, cause i ran out of fuel and my camelbak was almost empty and couldn't drink. I pushed and carried the bike, i felt a bit dizzy, but pulled myself together and tryied to hold on. (No more race without a heartrate monitor). The girl arrived again and passed by, some other riders also. I took the last drops out of my camelback and went off strong cause i knew it wasnt much till the end, and so it was. The next downhill section was gorgeus, it felt wonderful, no rocks or roots. So i rested a bit for the finish. The 3rd CP after a short asphalt was just in the best position possible, stopped there, fixed my rear wheel took an orange, drank a bit and went off like crazy. This part was like last year, just on my taste....fast. Little uphills, little downhils. Than the hardest part of the race, one last climb. I did it on bike, without the last part, when the track enters the forest cause i had a cramp in my right foot. So i ran along the bike. After the climbing jumped up the bike and pedaled till the finish. I managed to take over on last rider and that made me pedal even faster. I looked back and two riders pedalled after me like hell, so tried to mantain my position, not that it would count but hey! its a race. The girl finished before me, with 35 seconds advantage so i was to lazy in this race. Alltogether it was a good race, a fun race and also a hard race cause a girl got injured and was taken to the hospital, and lot of riders got small injuries. The girl is ok by now. She was one of my friends girlfriend, Andras. Though the forecast it rained just after i came in the finish, and those who were on the big track had part of it, a lot. I wood like to participate every year at the MAROSSPORT MTB MARATHON, so guys keep up the good work. Thanks to Velosport for the ride to Gilau, thanks to Andras for coming and bringing my girlfriend with you, thanks girl for beeing my n'1 supporter. Congratulation to all who have started and managed to finish, to those who won and to those will come back next year to try it again. Prepare yourselfs :D
P.S.: Btw. I finished 15th in my category and 36th in overall.
Posted by E.T. at 9/29/2010 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Cluj, Maros Marathon, race
September 23, 2010
Critical Mass 22.09.2010
Twice in a year we have demonstration on bikes. Here the second one: Nagyvarad-Critical-Mass-Oradea
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Labels: Critical Mass Oradea
Trial JAM Oradea
As i couldn't make it, i borrowed some pictures from a friend. Here they are:
Thanks to Andras!
Thanks to Andras!
Posted by E.T. at 9/23/2010 0 comments Links to this post
September 17, 2010
A little bit of add
They promised 10 stickers for this add. I like stickers, so let see if they'll keep their promise. Click over the banner maybe you'll see some stickers for your taste:D
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Labels: stickers
September 11, 2010
Bike Trials 8 - Oradea
New event in town!! For bike trial fans and not only. Will go to take some photos and to see some action. I'll be back with pictures :D, and btw. here's the event-link - Bike Trials 8
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September 1, 2010
September the best
It's on!!!!! September is here. My favorite month of the year. Two reasons for that: i was born in September and MBM is in September also :D. But if i think a bit more, my nephew was born in September, some of my best friends also, the weather is warm enough to wear short pants, to stay out in the nature all day long without being fried, and the color of the forests is the best in autumn. This really is my month, i don't know why, i just feel better in this period of the year, mentally and physically also. Yesterday i put a new page in my blog with the name "[To-pics]", it contains links to some interesting old school bikes but other stuff will come to. Access it and btw. don'ft forget to access the MBM logo and banner. Thanks, and have a nice September ride!
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August 17, 2010
Acces the link!!!
Hello my friendly guest who accidentally -or not- arrived here!
Here is what i propose to you, you are just one click away to find out what will happen on the 26th of September in the Romanian MTB-World.
Put your mouse-cursor on the banner below, make the click and you will help me by not giving me any money or any subscribing to don't know what kind of websites.
Feel free to experience the racer in you! Enjoy my blog, hope to see you someday on the track!!!! ....and btw. THANKS!
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August 16, 2010
Two lake roundtrip
Ride-Track : Valea Iadului(Coada Lacului - Vila Sanda) - Piatra Bulzului - Valea Leşu - Remeţi - Valea Bisericii - Dealul Caprei - Baraj Drăgan - Valea Drăganului - Canton Ciripa - Vârful Cornul Munţilor - Şaua Bohodei - Vârful Poienii - Şaua Băiţa - Valea Iadului
Length : 95 km
Level difference : +2200m
Maximum altitude points : Szegelet-havas (Cornul Munţilor) 1627m, Mező-havas (Vf. Poienii) 1625m, Kopott Csapás-nyereg (Şaua Cumpănăţelul) 1640m
After two weeks i decided to write finally. Long time since the ride trip, but i can remember the key moments to tell about. We left the city at 6 in the morning, made a lot of pictures about the sunrise, just love to take pictures in the morning. 3 of us arrived Saturday, the rest of the gang was already there, T. his daughter and the boys from Debrecen.After assembling the bike we took off instantly. The first climb started with bike-pushing, lots of trees on the trail because of the lately storms. After this pushed the bikes upside in steep hill, then after we arrived at a terrace from where we made some good panorama shots and had our first meal, a cornbread-sandwich. 5 minutes after we had our first downhill section, it was fun with my kona coilair, although it was a short part. The forest track was next so nothing special about this, just being out in the nature and enjoying the ride and car-noiseless nature. From Remeti we took our journey towards the Dragan-dam but before that we took a left turn to Valea Bisericii and the Dealul Caprei. Forest track, nature, animals, fountains bike-pushing everything what you need for a great weekend. After Dragan-Dam we went to Canton Ciripa and the hardest part of the trip just started. A lot of bike pushing, carrying. My 15,5 kg bike just slowed me down and sucked all the energy out of me so i was done for the rest of the day. From here on i was turned into a riding zombie. The rain started, i woke up, and then a storm came and knocked me out totally so i was back in zombie. I remained like this till the end. All together it was a wonderful sightseeing trip in the nature but i wont be back soon, at least not with a bike, a heavy bike.
Here some pictures, maybe i'll post a video from last, but i have to find it first.
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July 26, 2010
July 15, 2010
My rear-derailleur after Medias Marathon
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July 2, 2010
Following races
Here are some races for the rest of the season, i've made a schedule for the rest of the races. For those who want to see or meet me(nobody.....yet., i think:D). Maybe some of them interfere but i'll try to pick the right one. See you on sight.
Arges Summer Race 10 07 2010
Surmont MTB Challenge 17 - 18 07 2010
Maratonul Muscelului 18 07 2010
BANAT MTB Marathon 8 august 2010
Carpathian Adventure 11 - 15 august 2010
Maraton Harghita Bai 22 august 2010
Arges Summer Race 10 07 2010
Surmont MTB Challenge 17 - 18 07 2010
Maratonul Muscelului 18 07 2010
BANAT MTB Marathon 8 august 2010
Carpathian Adventure 11 - 15 august 2010
Maraton Harghita Bai 22 august 2010
MTB Challenge - Sibiu 29 august 2010
TUSNAD MTB Maraton 12 sept 2010
Duatlon Cetatea Brasovului 18 sept 2010
NEUZER Bike Party - Tg. Mures 19 sept 2010
TUSNAD MTB Maraton 12 sept 2010
Duatlon Cetatea Brasovului 18 sept 2010
NEUZER Bike Party - Tg. Mures 19 sept 2010
24H Race Budapest 18 - 19 sept 2010
MAROS Bike Marathon 26 sept 2010
ALPINSPORT MTB Marathon 2 - 3 oct 2010
MAROS Bike Marathon 26 sept 2010
ALPINSPORT MTB Marathon 2 - 3 oct 2010
For further information consult the Romanian race calendar. Thanks for visiting.
Baia Mare Marathon - change of plans
Still couldn't put the bike together. Missing the gear hanger. Its hard to find. I will get a pair only in the end of the month. This isn't the real reason for not going to the marathon. Other thing came in picture and i have to work in the weekend to, so i skip this race. I was really into it, so i kinda regret it but this is life, you never know what happens next. I'll do some freeride hustlin' in the weekend maybe i will run or jog to keep me fit for this weekend. Now days i have time for my Kona, so im doing technical trainig. Maybe i can show my skills in some XCO races in the future. Till than marathons over marathons. Ooooh and there is the event of events, the Maros Marathon. My favorite race of the year, cause it was my first, my first true love. I already attended and i'm practicing hard as i can to be better than last year. So this is it with this race. Thats life, if your not pro-rider you have to make it on your own, everything, sponsor, coaching etc. I'm not complaining, i like it rough :D
Till next race.
Till next race.
June 28, 2010
"Muddyeval" Marathon Medias 2010
It took i wile for gathering my thoughts about the Medias race. A lot of impressions circled in my mind after that muddy race. After getting there at 6 in the morning i waited 2 hours for the arrival of the officials. Then i called Dan to bring my bike and until his arrivel i walked a bit around the courts to see the litle bike expo. Meanwhile i talked to other racers also about the prognose and opinion about the race. So Dan came, brought my RAM, i put it together, ran a bit wit it to see if everything's working. "Magnifico", i thought the gearshifters went well the brakes were okay, so i was ready for race. I said good bye to Dan and went to the other racers from Oradea, the Velo Sport riders. - Thanks guys for bringin me home!- Did my warm up and went to the start line. I started from the second line, lucky me! Before the start we had some medieval entertainment, with knights and bikes. 10...9...8...7.....3...2...1, Start. Went off, took a city tour about 3 km's. After that a massive climb with mud. Were in the first 20-30 riders. I was fallin back a bit cause of the mud. My 1.9 wheels were like 2.4-2.6. I was tryin to keep my pulse at a normal level, and not to force at the begining but was hardheaded and pushed and pushed, passed by the first CP and kept on goin. There were sections were i had to push cause of the mud, but made it trough and went on. At second CP i stopped for water and to cool off my legs a bit. Had a very dirty section after that, i was just pedallin and pedallin, never cleaned the bike. After CP 3 the bike took its revenge. My gearhanger broke along with my chain. I had the hardest climb in a front of me, 3 km of mountiiiiiin climbing . No chain no gear. Didn't want to quit so i decided to push the bike and run with it till the end. I lost a lot of time and places but finishing was my second goal, i mean Plan B. After the climb i got up the bike and went downhill. After the downhill section i had about 3km to the finish so i ran along the bike, sometimes got up the bike with on foot and pushed it with a leg, really painful. Well i arrived in the city and ran into the finish. My cramps just killed my legs, so i stoped and laid down. I came at 39th place in my category and 93th in overall from 283 racers. Well, better luck next year, till then prepare myself for the next race.
In the right you can see a slideshow with some pictures from the race.=> => => => => => => => => =>
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June 23, 2010
On the road part II
22:05, i did the track profile on a piece of paper, at 23:09 i was already in bed. 1:50 am, wake up call. Ate a banana, washed my face, brushed my teeth, called a cab and went to the train station. Took the ticket got up the train. No sleep on the train. 6.07 am the train arrived at Medias. The weather was awful, rain, that means mud on the track.
At the train station saw a biker with a bike, thought to stop him. He was a 19 year old boy from Resita, a rider with licence, Dani C. was his name. He didn't knew the start location so i helped him out, we had 2 hours till the officials arrival so we talked about past present and future and about mountain biking. I really admired him as he was 19 year old and already sponsored, and contracted to a club. Respect man. In this country you hardly can make it till here. I think he's a promising rider, he later confirmed my assumption and came in 2nd place. So the hours went by, we took a nap about 5 minutes. After we got up the sun came out and the weather turn in to summer. Dan brought me my bike. Thank you again. I assembled it and took my warm up laps up and down the streets.
At the train station saw a biker with a bike, thought to stop him. He was a 19 year old boy from Resita, a rider with licence, Dani C. was his name. He didn't knew the start location so i helped him out, we had 2 hours till the officials arrival so we talked about past present and future and about mountain biking. I really admired him as he was 19 year old and already sponsored, and contracted to a club. Respect man. In this country you hardly can make it till here. I think he's a promising rider, he later confirmed my assumption and came in 2nd place. So the hours went by, we took a nap about 5 minutes. After we got up the sun came out and the weather turn in to summer. Dan brought me my bike. Thank you again. I assembled it and took my warm up laps up and down the streets.
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June 18, 2010
On the road to Medias Marathon
I took a day off from work to prepare myself for the road and race at Medias. 3 p.m. we left Oradea with a friend (Joco) of mine who took me almost to Cluj. After he left me 40 km before Cluj i stood on the road with my luggage and hoped to stop a car who will take me to Cluj. Well after 20 minutes waiting a minibus took me safely to Cluj. I met my sister and nephew and my mother also. After a walk with them in the park we came home at my sister, in the hope to take a short a nap, cause my train will leave at 2:37 am to Medias.
I want to thank Dan, who transported my bike from Oradea to Medias, and he did the registration also, thanks man.
Tomorrow: Medias Mediavel Marathon
I want to thank Dan, who transported my bike from Oradea to Medias, and he did the registration also, thanks man.
Tomorrow: Medias Mediavel Marathon
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June 16, 2010
First time in Romania
This weekend took place the first Extreme-Triathlon race in Romania. It had to happen in Oradea. 3800 m swimming, 180km cycling and 42 running. Well i didn't participated, i was just a simple spectator,... lucky me. It was hot on Saturday, all day long, the cyclists had the toughest part of the race, and those who competed in the individual category were in the toughest situation. I saw the start of the swimming and the first finisher, a 22 year old skiny guy who later won the race(the "save the animals" guy). I took some pictures about the bikes, swimmers, cyclists. After that, i went to the finish line to wait for the cyclists. Well the skinny guy came first. No wonder, i think he was the only professional in the individual category. Some teams had, pro members, like swimmers, or runners, but this guy beat them all. He had a girlfriend, with her together they ran the marathon. I stood there and helped the runners, cheered for them and i also gave them water, oranges and what they needed from the supply table. Alltogether it was a fun day, all my respects to the competitors who took part of this event. Till next year. Here some of my shots.
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Everyone has been working extremely hard to bring a compelling concept to life that will enrich and inspire the ultimate cycling experience.
Redmond, WA (PRWEB) July 15, 2016
Coros Wearables, Inc. (http://www.coros.com), a start-up focused on the intersection of active sports and mobile lifestyles, has quietly been building a smart cycling helmet that integrates the ultimate audio platform for bikers. The company has made several strategic hires of key executives with experience at proven brands like Reebok, Starbucks, Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, and Microsoft with Chuck Frizelle at the helm. Coros is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign in August and deliver a cycling helmet to Kickstarter backers and retailers in the fall. The company believes it has the team and technology platform to become a leader in sports technology.
"We have a passionate core team of outdoor sports enthusiasts, coupled with strong partner agencies and a respected technology and manufacturing team specializing in wearables and consumer electronics," said Frizelle, a former executive with Microsoft, Xbox, Plantronics, and Jawbone who has broad experience with wearables, audio, fitness and wellness, and lifestyle media. "Everyone has been working extremely hard to bring a compelling concept to life that will enrich and inspire the ultimate cycling experience."
Frizelle continued, "I can't wait to show the Kickstarter community just how much the Coros connected helmet intends to turn biking on its ear, literally, creating a richer, safer, more tuned-in experience for cyclists."
The name Coros comes from the Latin, "COR", meaning heart, mind and soul. Coros also intones chorus, representing harmony. The result is Coros - your body, mind, and soul united with friends and nature, all in harmony through the power of sport. The smart cycling helmet is the first of many sports technology solutions Coros plans to bring to the market. The company intends to win with a focus on quality consumer experiences and superior connections between your gear, your digital life, and your friends that advance the sports experience.
Frizelle, demonstrated his interest in sports and technology before his business career started, receiving his engineering degree at Northwestern University while playing college athletics and preparing to fly planes for the Navy.
Frizelle has spearheaded a number of successful start-up ventures and brands. His passion has evolved into building businesses centered on consumer experiences that combine elements of fun, active, social, and good for you. He has been busy building a powerhouse team, including recently adding the following executives to his team:
- Stuart Johnson, Coros Head of Marketing, is an award winning executive marketer with diverse experience leading marketing and product management for both global brands (Reebok, Starbucks, Pepsi/Frito-Lay) and active lifestyle start-ups (Newton Running)
- Troy Trimmer, Coros Head of Sales, has extensive sales leadership and account management experience in the outdoor industry including positions at Mountain Hardwear, Mammut Sports Group, and The North Face.
- Steve Levy, Coros Head of Product and Business Operations, is a seasoned product operational leader, having worked at Microsoft on dozens of hardware and software product launches, as well as several start-ups including his own entrepreneurial venture, The Clubhouse Golf Center.
The Coros Kickstarter campaign will launch on August 10, 2016. The company has a team riding in the Seattle to Portland (STP) ride this weekend, which will be the first public display showcasing the Coros cycling helmet. To learn more about Coros visit the digital brochure at http://www.coros.com.
About Coros
Coros Wearables Inc. is a start-up focused on the intersection of active sports and mobile lifestyle. The company designs, manufactures, and markets performance high-tech sports gear to enrich recreational to enthusiast participants, providing more enjoyable, social, safe, and performance-boosting outdoor sports and fitness experiences.


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"Mail From Colleges: Junk Mail—or Not!"
By Peter Van Buskirk
As students come of college-going age, it is not uncommon for them to find their mailboxes (and inboxes) full of unsolicited promotional materials from colleges and universities around the country. At first, the attention is flattering. Glossy brochures, promises of scholarships and stories of personal educational experiences prove to be effective enticements to students eager for some reassurance that a college awaits.
Before long, however, eagerness gives way to cynicism as the unrelenting messaging from countless colleges begins to run together to form a homogeneous stew. What was initially ego food ("Look! They want me!") has become junk food as the "trash bin" fills quickly.
The back-story on this mailing phenomenon is that colleges and universities are spending a great deal of time and money to get the word out about their institutions. They buy lists of student names by the tens of thousands whose test results and self-reported GPAs would seem to make them viable candidates. And, then, the "pitch" begins.
It's all about marketing as even the most well-known among institutions seek to position themselves as destinations for high-talent students. The premium on pre-qualified names is such that lead generation—the "mining" of names—has become a big business behind the scenes of the college-going process.
Interestingly, the practice of lead generation as a source of prospects for college recruitment has been around for many years. It has recently become viewed in a different light, however, as enrollment strategists are learning to apply a complex set of market analytics to student contact data that is at their disposal. No longer concerned with simply prequalifying students academically, they are determined to identify students who are more likely to enroll if admitted.
In what is something of a covert operation, colleges are now tracking students as they visit campuses, attend information sessions in high schools, open their emails and even as they collect information about the college on various online search engines. The fact that a student has in any way entered the "foot-print" of the institution, electronic or otherwise, is now discoverable to the institution. The result: said institution is able to attach values to the different contacts to develop a metric that predicts, with a high degree of accuracy, the likelihood that the student will enroll before she has even submitted an application!
If predictive data can be used to target students for recruitment, it doesn't take much imagination to see how admission officers, especially at highly selective institutions, might be inclined to use it as they make fine distinctions between academically able candidates. Make no mistake—this variable is very much in play at "crunch time" in the selection process as institutions strive to stock their acceptance lists with "high-yielding" students.
The implications for the prospective applicant should be clear. While your transcript and resume will get you into the competition at schools of choice, it will often be the degree of confidence you give the decision-makers in your likelihood of enrollment that will make the difference in the outcome of your application.
It would make sense, then, to get—and stay—on the radar screens of decision-makers at the colleges of interest. Primary among them are the admission staffers who are assigned the task of recruiting in your region. Don't allow yourself to be regarded as a stranger at a point in their deliberations when they are more inclined to go with candidates who are known entities or "sure things" from a yield perspective.
And you might think twice about your response to the correspondence—mail, emails and surveys—you receive from the schools that interest you. Instead of hitting the "delete" button, consider the implications of thoughtful engagement—of allowing a conversational exchange to develop with the regional recruiter on matters of importance to you in the admission process at that school. Conversely, the absence of thoughtful engagement, or even a response, will raise questions about the sincerity of your interest in the school.
While there is no guarantee that demonstrating interest by responding in appropriate ways will result in your admission to a given institution, doing so will reduce the questions about the likelihood of your enrollment if admitted and return the focus of the deliberations to the factors that reflect your strength as a candidate.Tweet


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David Korsunsky
David has fifteen years of experience working for industry leading technology firms and most recently served as Director of Technical Alliances at VMware, Inc. where he led strategic partnerships with global EHR companies including EPIC, Cerner, McKesson, GE, Allscripts and many more. As an avid health enthusiast, he recognized an opportunity to build a software solution that makes it easier for anyone to take control over their health through better use of their data.
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Steve has twenty years of experience designing and marketing software products. Combining a mix of psychology, economics and business strategy, he has worked with startups, governments and Fortune 500 companies to leverage design and turn it into economic value. He has consulted the likes of Sony, Telenor, United Nations, and the governments of Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia. He most recently led design at AdventureLink Inc, helping to scale the business globally.
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Dr. Limansky, MD is a board-certified physician of internal medicine. As a hospital clinician for over five years, John treated an average of 30 patients per day and has seen first-hand how our modern diseases are a direct result of the American diet. John has joined the Heads Up team to help educate and empower individuals to use nutrition, data and healthy lifestyle as therapy to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases.
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Kara has over a year of experience with medical records and medical scribing. With a BSHS in Physiology and BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology, she is currently pursuing her MPH in Public Health Practice. She has a passion for health and working with individuals to empower them with knowledge and living a healthier lifestyle.
Lily Chien-Davis
Lily transformed her life by eating keto and carefully tracking health markers. She discovered Heads Up Health as a user before joining the team to manage social media (and other stuff). With a MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction), Lily was a former English college instructor now using ketosis to reverse her prediabetes and finish her first novel.
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Dr. Limansky, MD is a board-certified physician of internal medicine. As a hospital clinician for over five years, John treated an average of 30 patients per day and has seen first-hand how our modern diseases are a direct result of the American diet. John has joined the Heads Up team to help educate and empower individuals to use nutrition, data and healthy lifestyle as therapy to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases.
Dr Grace Liu
Dr Grace Liu is the founder of The Gut Institute. Her expertise is in the pharmaceutical world. She enjoys exploring the various scientific, nutritional, and pharmacological ins and outs for optimal health. Her training includes 4 years in plant biology, bachelor in nutritional science and food science, doctorate in pharmacy, and Crossfit Nutrition Certified by Robb Wolf (and Nicki Violetti).
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British Athletics Futures Academy Programme
The Futures Academy is focused on supporting Great Britain's best young athletes - helping to provide a smooth athlete transition from Home Nation Programmes and confirming their potential to being considered for the World Class Programme. This will include support with their Individual Athlete Plan, access to support services and elite athlete education experiences.
The 2019 Futures Academy Athletes can be found here.
Futures Sprint Relays – 4 x100m
The Futures Sprint Relays is a camp based programme focused around key age group competitions which aims to equip young talented sprinters with the necessary skills, behaviours and abilities to progress to the World Class Programme and support those who have highlighted the potential to win medals – individually and as part of a team – at future Olympic Games.
Home Nation Programmes
The Home Nation programmes play a vital role within the Performance Pathway system in both developing young athletes to transition with the necessary skills and abilities onto the World Class Programme but also to win medals at the major internationals and ultimately the Commonwealth Games
The Athletics Academy of Sporting Excellence is the first step on the performance pathway that has been designed to meet the needs of young athletes aged between 16-18 who have highlighted the potential to progress on to compete as a senior international.
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Valley Hope unveils new website and logo to educate communities about addiction treatment services and successes.
Norton, KS. Valley Hope, which operates 16 addiction treatment centers in seven states, has launched a new website to raise awareness of its comprehensive services and facilitate easier access for those seeking help.
"For nearly 50 years, Valley Hope has welcomed patients from all walks of life," says Pat George, President and CEO. "We understand the vital role Valley Hope plays in restoring the lives of those caught in the valley of addiction."
The new website, now live at valleyhope.org, not only provides information for individuals struggling with substance use disorders, but also helps families, physicians and employers recognize the signs of addiction and the options for treatment. In addition, the site provides a wealth of information about insurance and admission. Visitors can also read inspirational stories written by Valley Hope alumni about their struggles with addiction and their journey to recovery.
"Valley Hope has always been one of America's best kept secrets," George continues, "and our new marketing efforts are going to help us change that. As long as there is one person struggling with a substance use disorder, one family torn apart by addiction, there's more work to be done."
In association with the website, Valley Hope has unveiled a new logo, which is intended to reinforce the organization's position as a progressive, results-driven treatment facility. Sarah Hansen, Valley Hope Director of Business Development worked with Walz Tetrick Advertising on the new logo and website. She says the logo represents compassion and hope for patients and families who are suffering from the devastating effects of substance use disorder. "Like our original logo, the new design is based on the classic V-Chart depicting the valley of addiction," said Hansen. "The left side uses lines of cool, dark colors to represent the complex descent into addiction. The right side of the V employs bright colors to depict the many facets of treatment and support on the path to recovery. "Surrounding it all is a gold circle, representing the important role Valley Hope plays in helping patients becoming whole once again."
For more information, contact Sarah Hansen, Director of Business Development, at 785-202-1158 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Privilege access management: User account provisioning best practices
Broad user account provisioning can give users too much access. Randall Gamby offers privilege access management advice to prevent 'privilege creep.'
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This question comes up a lot and is a reflection of how provisioning and attestation services are still not fulfilling the capabilities promised by many vendors.
User account provisioning is still the No. 1 struggle in most organizations' IT departments, from both a management and security standpoint. But the problem isn't in the technologies that many companies have put in place; it's in the processes that revolve around privilege access management. While most organizations put vast resources into process and technology development for enabling their workers to get to the information they need to conduct day-to-day business, the rest of the account lifecycle process – periodic review, modifying account and eventual removal/deletion – invariably gets put on the back burner.
At the macro level, organizations continuously advance, demote and off-board workers. While companies try to ensure their employees have the access they need, due to the fast pace of business, many are sloppy about "cleaning up" when their workers no longer need access to the information they once had. Per your question, this often results in people retaining "…access to confidential information not necessary to performing their jobs." However, the good news is, this can generally be solved by taking the following steps:
- Create a lifecycle management process - Ensure the business problem of information access is looked at and addressed from a holistic view – not only provisioning users for the information they need, but also handling changes and access removal as well.
- Include check points - Require periodic attestation from workers' managers that asks, "Is the worker's current accesses correct?" and adjust accordingly.
- Create reports - Capture the transactions created by the company's provisioning services and create executive-level reports on access. Upon review, if the reports identify that the majority of the transactions being executed are "adds," most likely, workers are continuing to be granted access to information they no longer need.
- Provide self-service provisioning changes - Changes and deletions often go unreported because the process is too cumbersome. By incorporating self-service capabilities into your provisioning services – along with some training – the process becomes more user-friendly and encourages management to use the tools provided.
- Audit your accesses - Every organization should take the time to do a yearly audit of user access. This doesn't mean you need to do a six-month study. The organizations that are most successful at privilege access audits create a rotating schedule of yearly reviews on logically segmented components of their organizations.
With a bit of discipline, time and effort, unnecessary access can be greatly reduced, if not totally brought to an end, by following these steps.
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Music Comedy Impressions
North Carolina-based Kier has spent 20+ years touring non-stop, sometimes as a singer-songwriter, sometimes as a comedian, and more often than not a little of both! He is also a speaker, and is probably the only guy in Nashville to have played a writer's night at the famed Bluebird Cafe, headlined at Zanies Comedy Club and had a concert at Vanderbilt University all in the same year. Kier loves to make music and to make people laugh – all over the United States and beyond. Whether performing for corporate executives, college students, retirees at casinos, drunk people at comedy clubs, good ol' boys at the rodeo, rich people on cruise ships, not-so-rich people on cruise ships, uptight folks, or cool folks…EVERYONE has fun at a performance by Kier!
"He was great! Our group really enjoyed his performance. I believe is just about the only entertainer I have worked with that I have talked with so much. He called me a couple of weeks ago and asked a bunch of questions about our business and who would be at the event. You could tell he had a good handle on what we did, based on how he incorporated it into his performance. We spoke again briefly just prior to him going on stage to "personalize" a regular part of his act. It was wonderful! He is definitely very talented and proved to be an excellent choice for our group.
–Indianhead Foodservice Dist. Inc.
The following is a sample introduction you might use when Kier to your audience:
"Tonight's entertainment features a gentleman who has taken his unique blend of music and comedy all over the world, but comes to us tonight from Nashville, TN, where he currently lives. He has worked with such greats as Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. He has only one name…but he'll explain all that later. Please welcome…Kier!"
In order to give you the best performance possible, Kier provides the following information as a technical rider to his contract:
1 wired mic, Shure SM-58 or similar (Please note, a wireless mic with receiver located a long distance from the stage allows Kier no method of plugging in his guitar!)
1 straight mic stand with clip to fit SM-58
1 stool on stage (simple wooden stool, no large stools with back please)
1 wired mic, Shure SM-58 or similar
1 straight mic stand with clip to fit SM-58
1 boom mic stand with clip to fit SM-58 (if keyboard is used)
Stereo mixer (which can be run from house or stage), appropriate power amp and speakers for house
2 stage monitors (return mix to stage in stereo)
2 XLR mic lines run from stage to house mixer
1 110v outlet on stage
1 stool on stage (simple wooden stool, no large stools with back please)
- Stage should be a minimum of 8 feet deep x 12 feet wide x 12 inches high
- Basic lighting with colored gels if possible (Note: Good lights REALLY help make a show more impressive; they are not a must, but certainly preferred) KEYBOARD – If arrangements have been made between buyer and agent, Kier's show will include a keyboard segment. Providing a quality, weighted-key type keyboard will be the responsibility of the buyer and must include stand, output cables, power cord and sustain pedal. Acceptable models include: Yamaha P90 Yamaha P140 Roland FP-5 Digital Piano Roland MP-60 Digital Piano Korg EC150 Digital Piano Kurzweil models
Pricing for each act varies depending on a number of factors including: location of the event; popularity of the date; routing for each act; type of event; single or multiple day performances; length of show, etc. To get a specific and accurate quote for your event please contact our office by clicking here or calling (888) 654-6901. We respond very quickly to answer all our clients' questions.