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For those of you who have been following the Big Picture series, you may have noted that one element of the picture is the "requirements information model" that flows down the right side. This element of the model describes agile terms for expressing system behaviors at various levels of abstraction. (See below).
In summary form, the model implies the following requirements-related elements and relationships as illustrated below.
For Big Picture purposes, this is an adequate explanation which helps the enterprise to understand the new labels for "requirement like things" in enterprise agile methods and the way teams use these new things to describe intended system behavior.
However, while the Big Picture supports "hand waving" descriptions of this complex problem, it does not define the exact nature of each element nor the critical relationships between them. For this purpose, my colleague, Juha-Markus Aalto, Director of Operational Development for Nokia S60 Software Unit, and I have been working on a semantic meta-model for agile enterprise requirements information management. The model also serves as the technical underpinnings for the requirements elements of the Big Picture. The need for the more definitive model is driven by two factors:
- The need for clear definition of each artifact type, so teams can be coached as how to use the appropriate element (ex: feature, user story, task) at the appropriate time
- The need to make explicit the relationships amongst the elements of the model (user stories, acceptance tests, features, etc.) to support tooling automation, which will provide enterprise- level support for status reporting and portfolio estimating and planning.
Last week, Juha-Markus presented this model at Object Days at the Tampere, Finland, University of Technology. His full presentation can be found here.
Lessons Learned at (truly) Enterprise Scale Agile Adoption
The purpose of Juha-Markus presentation was not the model itself; rather it was to describe how this model supports the enterprise level agile practices being deployed in the development of Nokia's S60 Software Platform and Applications. Nokia's S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that is currently amongst the leading smart phone platforms in the world. The Platform is built by an extensive network of software teams who are applying Scrum to increase the productivity and quality of their local efforts. S60 in turn, is built on top of the Symbian OS, further coupling the efforts of the Nokia development teams to the many software practitioners of this critical supplier. Nokia S60 teams' experiences in scaling agile across a large number of intensively collaborative software teams represents some of the most advanced agile thinking and practices, at the greatest scale, of any that I am aware of.
These experiences serve as an excellent object lesson for others in (really) Scaling Software Agility. For more on this topic, I refer you to Juha-Markus' presentation which will provide a fuller understanding of some of the challenges the S60 teams are addressing with their new agile model.
The Requirements Information Model
The purpose of this post, however, is to introduce the requirements information model that we have been collaborating on. The most basic form of this model (more in future posts), as represented in UML form, is shown below.
When compared to the Big Picture, it's obvious that the Big Picture graphic is an oversimplification of the reality of large scale, agile system development. While the elements of Epic, Feature, Story, Task and Backlog are described in the Big Picture and elaborated in supportive posts, the elements of Strategic Product Theme and Acceptance Test have not. These are described below:
- Strategic Product Theme – this information model adds this, new and highest level element to the information hierarchy. Themes provide a well-defined set of core value propositions that in turn, drive portfolio investment. They define the key strengths of the enterprise, deliver on strategic initiatives and solutions, and drive long-term competitiveness. Themes, in turn cause the creation of Epics, Features, and Stories that deliver on the themes value proposition. (In the Big Picture, Themes can be considered to be the various "slices" in the portfolio management pie chart at the upper left)
- Acceptance Test – moving all the way to the bottom of the stack, the model also highlights the critical role of the acceptance test in agile development. In turn, this encapsulates two key agile quality principles: 1) there is always at least one acceptance test for every story (in agile, all code is tested code) and b) a Story cannot be considered "done" until it passes the test.
Lastly, the Non-Functional Requirement is a primary element in this model, which reflects the role these special requirements play in the development of enterprise class systems. (These were called out as auxiliary elements of the "Vision + in the Big Picture.)
That summarizes the primary elements of the lean, scalable, requirements information model. To the new or smaller team Agilist, this model may seem relatively complex and perhaps not very agile, or at least not "the simplest thing that can possibly work". However, experience has shown that thinking about the solution space in these varying levels of abstraction is in fact, a simplification of the problem at enterprise scale and encourages agile thinking throughout the organizational hierarchy. I'll describe why in an upcoming post.


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So the media has really been catching on to the typewriter craze as of late. Now the CBS Sunday Morning News Show with Bill Geist is calling it "A Typewriter Renaissance".
Several of the people who were interviewed for the documentary film were also interviewed by CBS. This is great and it definitely came at the right time! Thanks to this story and many others, we are getting lots of buzz about the film and for the typewriter!
You can watch the CBS segment here:
People that CBS interviewed who are also in the film:
- Bill Wahl of Mesa Typewriter Exchange
- Ryan Adney-School Teacher who uses typewriters in his classroom
- Donna Brady and Brandi Kowalski of Brady & Kowalski-They sell typewriters at the Brooklyn Flea Market in Brooklyn New York.
- Ted and Tori-Some really nice typewriter enthusiasts

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I hope everyone is having a wonderful Father's day :)
Hubby and I are still pretty sick but nothing can stop us in celebrating this beautiful day with our family. Nothing too fancy since we're not feeling well and don't want to get out of the house.
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I used the cross stitch fabric Aida cloth for the background and did a simple stitching around it for boarder. I also did some faux stitching around the sentiment.
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Virtual Computing Laboratory (2011)
A pilot project to deploy a cloud storage service using the open source OpenStack/swift software package. If moved into production, users would be able to upload and download data in and out of the storage unit from anywhere where network connection is available. IDRE contact: Prakashan Korambath
Scalable Storage Service Enabling Data Exploration and Management (2011)
A pilot project to develop a web-based interface to facilitate managing scientific simulation data sets. In addition to uploading, downloading and sharing data, the focus was on enabling on-line data exploration and manipulations, tailored to specific research and education needs. The system included a companion version control hosting service. IDRE contact: Shao – Ching Huang
Compostela Reconstruction (2005-2013)
PI: John Dagenais (Spanish and Portuguese)
Santiago de Compostela is one of the great pilgrimage basilicas of Europe. This computer reconstruction project shows the building as it appeared when dedicated by Bishop Pedro Muñoz on April 3, 1211 A.D. In addition to restoring the architecture of the cathedral and placing it within an urban simulation of the town, the project also offers a reconstruction of the songs and sounds typically heard in the building in the thirteenth century. IDRE contact: Lisa M. Snyder. Project participants: John Williams (University of Pittsburgh), Jose Suárez Otero (Xunta de Galicia, Spain), and Diane Favro (Architecture and Urban Design, Director of UCLA's Experiential Technologies Center). Related links: A video of the 2011 Metropolitan Museum of Art program Celebrating the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and the project page on the ETC website.
Development of a Scientific Workflow using Kepler Software to Design Enzymes for Reaction Catalysts in Protein Engineering (2009)
In protein engineering, scientists have successfully designed new enzymes for reactions not catalyzed by naturally occurring biocatalysts. The design process is, however, computationally intensive. This pilot project tested an implementation of a Kepler workflow software that allowed synchronization of the design process, the ability to distribute the job to multiple computational resources through UC Grid, and a reduction of the time required for future design processes from three years to three months. IDRE contact: Prakashan Korambath. Project participants: Jianwu Wang (Scientific Workflow Automation Technologies (SWAT) Laboratory, SDSC), Kendall Houk (Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA), Seonah Kim (Post Doc, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA), Scott Johnson (Graduate Student, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA), Kejian Jin (IDRE), Ilkay Altinas (SWAT, SDSC), and Shava Smallen (SDSC). Related publications: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2010, Amsterdam, May 31-June 2, 2010 and Facilitating E-Science Discovery Using Scientific Workflows on the Grid. In X. Yang, L.Wang, W. Jie (eds), Guide to e-Science: Next Generation Scientific Research and Discovery.
Use of Cloud Computing Resources in an HPC Environment (2009)
Investigation into use of configurable and scalable virtual networks for high-performance computing. Long-term use scenarios for cloud resources include applications for extending the existing UC Grid without building out additional IT infrastructure and linking the national supercomputing centers to provide a true on-demand HPC cloud environment. IDRE contacts: Lisa Snyder and Prakashan Korambath. Related publications: A Physical and Virtual Compute Cluster Resource Load Balancing Approach to Data-Parallel Scientific Workflow Scheduling
Development of a Scalable Computational Tool for Simulation of Biomedical Flows with Complex Geometries (2009)
PI: Jeff D. Eldredge (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Implementation of a scalable algorithm for massively-parallel simulations of biomedical flow systems involving complex geometry. Designed to facilitate the construction of the computational mesh by 'immersing' the geometry in a Cartesian mesh and utilizing distributed forcing functions to transfer information between mesh and geometry, the study focuses on the analysis of a vitreous cutter, a biomedical device used to extract the fluid in the eyeball during eye surgery. IDRE contact: Shao-Ching Huang.
Envisioning Climate with the UCLA Hydra Visualization Cluster (2009)
PI: Alex Hall (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Use of the UCLA Hydra Visualization Cluster for the analysis of high-resolution regional earth system models to study climate and the evolution of climate under anthropogenic forcing. The resultant interactive visualization of the climate data on the Hydra cluster will allow greater depth of data analysis and include optional layers of related variables such as atmospheric winds, ocean currents, and marine biological productivity. IDRE contact: Scott Friedman.
Exact Many-Electron Simulation Method for Bond-Breaking Reactions in Liquids (2007)
PI: Benjamin J. Schwartz (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Research to solve eigenvalue problem for a Sparse Matrix using Implicitly Restarted Lancoz Method to exact many-electron simulation method for bond-breaking reactions in liquids. IDRE contact: Prakashan Korambath. Project participants: William J. Glover (Student, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
High-Performance Image Processing for Cryo-Electron Microscopy (2007)
Peformance analysis and optimization to increase computing speed by performing FFT on the GPU for fast image processing and reconstruction utilizing the GPU. IDRE contacts: Scott Friedman and Shao-Ching Huang. Project faculty: Z. Hong Zhou (Director, Electron Imaging Center for NanoMachines (EICN), Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics) and Xhark Zhang (EICN, CNSI, and MIMG).
Evolution of our Solar System (2006)
PI: Brad Hansen (Astrophysics)
Implementation of an 80-core cluster in the IDRE data center to research white dwarfs, extrasolar planets, neutron stars, and black holes in an effort to determine how our own solar system may have evolved. Funded in part with a grant from the Sloan Foundation. Project participants: Steve Berukoff and Elliot Koch (Students, Astrophysics)
Digital Roman Forum (2005)
PIs: Diane Favro (Architecture and Urban Design) and Bernard Frischer (Classics)
The Digital Roman Forum project was one of the first at UCLA to explore the potential of new computing technologies for the study of the ancient world. Beginning in 1997, co-principal investigators Diane Favro and Bernard Frischer (now at UVA) worked with student modelers and teams of scholars to develop a digital model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity. With support from the National Science Foundation, the Digital Roman Forum website was launched in 2005 to share the results of this academic project with the public. IDRE contact: Lisa M. Snyder.


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Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request and Interim Performance Results of IRS's 2008 Tax Filing Season
GAO-08-567: Published: Mar 13, 2008. Publicly Released: Mar 13, 2008.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ambitious goals to improve enforcement, improve taxpayer service, increase research, and continue investing in systems modernization. The President's 2009 proposed budget is a roadmap for how IRS intends to achieve these goals. IRS's 2008 filing season performance, along with the performance of paid preparers who help taxpayers, is a key indicator of the tax system's impact on taxpayers. GAO was asked to (1) assess how the budget request allocates resources compared to prior years, (2) determine the status of systems modernization efforts, (3) assess filing season performance, and (4) assess IRS's ability to identify paid preparers. GAO compared the budget request to prior years, updated our previous reporting, compared IRS's filing season performance to prior years and goals, and interviewed IRS officials.
The President's fiscal year 2009 budget request of $11.4 billion for IRS is 4.3 percent more than its 2008 enacted budget and includes increases of 7 percent for enforcement and less than 1 percent for taxpayer service. IRS is proposing a number of new enforcement initiatives, and deserves to be commended for providing ROI analyses to support them. Although the budget request for IRS provides performance measure data, it does not provide ROI for programs or activities other than the new initiatives. IRS included 16 legislative proposals and if none is enacted, IRS would not need the associated $23 million in 2009. Similarly, if IRS were to fall behind in its hiring efforts related to its nonlegislative initiatives, not all the associated funding would be needed for 2009. The request for IRS systems modernization is more than $40 million less than the fiscal year 2008 enacted amount. IRS said that the proposed funding level will allow it to continue developing and delivering its primary modernization projects, but it did not provide details on how specific projects or benefits to taxpayers would be affected. Although IRS has experienced significant management and technical weaknesses, it has made progress and addressed some, but not all, of GAO's numerous recommendations. So far this filing season, IRS has processed 51.2 million income tax returns and issued 46.5 million refunds worth $122.7 billion. Because of increased call volume that IRS expects due to the recently passed Economic Stimulus legislation, IRS is planning to shift hundreds of collections staff to telephones with an estimated revenue loss of up to $681 million. Because of the lack of a single identification number, IRS has limited ability to identify paid preparers. This complicates tax law enforcement and limits IRS's ability to conduct research on how paid tax preparers affect taxpayer compliance. According to IRS officials, requiring a single identification number could improve the situation but IRS has not analyzed the usefulness or cost of options to do so.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In April 2012, IRS extended use of Return on Investment (ROI) information by calculating actual ROIs for three major enforcement programs - Exam, Collections, and Automated Underreporter. IRS budget officials said they plan to report this data in the fiscal year 2014 budget justification, pending various approvals.
Recommendation: The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should extend the use of return on investment (ROI) in future budget proposals to include major enforcement programs.
Agency Affected: Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: Because of the important role of paid preparers in administering the U.S. tax system, better information about preparer behavior and their contribution to taxpayer compliance could ultimately help reduce the large tax gap. As a result of IRS's Return Preparer Strategy, IRS began requiring all paid preparers to have a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) beginning January 1, 2011 and to renew their PTIN on an annual basis. Having this identification number is an important first step in having better information for improving IRS's ability to identify paid preparers.
Recommendation: The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should develop a plan to require a single identification number for paid preparers, including the feasibility of options, benefits and costs of those options, as well as their usefulness for enforcement and research on paid preparer behavior.
Agency Affected: Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service


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An kitchen table comes in many sizes and shapes, thus we have to be really careful to select it to our chairs with wheels inside our kitchen. First thing first is we have to make sure that the table provides enough chairs and fits to your own kitchen. Getting together with all members of the family from our kitchen is much more interesting with chairs. When we have food, we'll be mobile and be easy to move. We do not have to ask others to pass things to us anymore. However, we need to be very careful to choose the correct ones for us, because there are negative effects of them.


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There are many different advantages and disadvantages of having to do homework. In fact, whether or not you consider the work a positive or negative will depend upon your position; for example, students will often find it negative, as it eats up their spend time, while teachers and parents may find it a positive, as it helps young people to learn better.
To give you some ideas of why doing work at home can be considered a positive, there are five facts outlined below.
The teacher's time is incredibly valuable, and they only have a limited amount of time in the classroom to try and teach students about a subject; therefore, it is important that teachers are able to utilize that time as effectively as possible. Doing assignments and other work during the class time can be a relatively wasteful approach and, therefore, it is better for students to do this kind of work at home.
Setting students work to do outside of the classroom is a great way of assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and determine whether or not they have understood what they have been taught during lessons.
When doing any work at home, students will often be required to try and research a range of different details and information so as to help them to do the work. As a result, students will generally learn a variety of different research skills, which they can then practice whilst doing the work. These skills can be useful throughout their education, but also later on in life in any career that they choose to go into.
Another important range of skills that students can learn are organizational skills, which can help them to arrange their time more effectively, whilst ensuring that they appreciate deadlines and other important factors that will be useful throughout their life.
Finally, students can sometimes be required to do the work as part of a group. If this is the case, then the work can be excellent as a teambuilding exercise, which helps to improve the student's ability to work with other people.


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On December 2 we actually had a morning off, and I got to play tourist. We drove along the north coast of Northern Ireland and ended at the Giant's Causeway. It was very windy and cold that day, but we all had a great time. I had lots of time there to be educated about how many million years it took for these formations to form. Fascinating.
That night I spoke at the Old Courthouse in Markethill. This talk was open to the public, and even though the weather was terrible, the folks who attended were enthusiastic about the message.
The only problem with the Markethill event was that I managed to fall down a stairwell. I was trying to adjust the volume on the PA system, and I stepped past a ledge and fell. The next day I was very sore, but luckily I suffered no permanent damage (except perhaps to my pride).
Saturday found me in a living room with nine young people having a question and answer apologetics session. They had lots of questions, and I tried to provide them with lots of answers. After we finished I bought each of these young people a copy of Dr. Jason Lisle's book Ultimate Proof of Creation (which they all promised to read).
Saturday night was to be a planned night off, but as usual, that changed. We got word from a church in Magherafelt that their young people's group wanted us to come and speak. This youth group had gotten a copy of the UK Answers Update newsletter and noticed that my Saturday night appeared open. They begged the pastor to call and ask if I could come to their meeting. I was told that they were planning on showing a Ken Han video that night, but hoped they could get me instead. Well, when I heard these poor young people might be stuck with Ken Ham, there was only one thing for me to do. We drove for an hour and half and met with them. The usual attendance for the meeting is 20, but there were over 60 at the meeting! It was a genuine blessing to meet them. They obviously love AiG!
Our final day of ministry was Sunday, December 4. I spoke at a home church in the morning and traveled to Ballygowan for the evening. The two sessions that night completed our UK tour.
I don't remember ever being this tired, but at the same time there was tremendous ministry done over the course of our time in Northern Ireland. We drove for hours every day, and I felt like we were constantly loading and unload the resources from the van. We got up early and went to bed late, but I would not change a minute of it.
The Lord really blessed in Northern Ireland.


text: Each range as unique as the city it's inspired byIn celebration of South Africa's different fashion styles and unique approach to dressing up, Skip South Africa called on residents of Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town to inspire a range that would represent their city. From 31 May, lovers of local fashion have been creating virtual mood boards on Instagram for fashion designers Sibu Msimang from Durban (@SibuMsimang), Rich Mnisi from Johannesburg (@Rich_Mnisi), and Jenevieve Lyons from Cape Town (@Jenevieve_Lyons). Each city had its own hashtag (#MyFabulousDBN, #MyFabulousJHB and #MyFabulousCPT) so the designers could follow the development of the boards in real time. Revealed to the public for the first time, the designers showcased their ranges at the Skip Fashion Exchange event in Johannesburg on 13 August 2015.


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Miesha Tate is one of the best female fighters in the world. She is the only woman to fight Ronda Rousey twice, and she also lasted the longest against the dominate champion. Aside from being a great fighter, Miesha Tate is also an extremely beautiful woman. Fans have often commented about Miesha Tate's hot body and gorgeous face. However, I would advise people to not bother Miesha Tate on the wrong day, because she is still a deadly MMA practitioner.
Miesha Tate was recently asked to grace the big screen, and Daniel Amen says that it appears that she has gladly accepted an acting role. Apparently, Miesha Tate and Holly Holm will appear in a 'Fight Club' spin off, and the news has excited many UFC fans. People really want to see Meisha Tate in sexy outfits parading her body around in high definition. This wouldn't be the first time that a gorgeous female fighter starred in a lucrative film role.
Ronda Rousey has already starred in several blockbuster films, and she looked amazing while doing it. Miesha Tate is hoping to be more successful than Ronda Rousey, but some people feel that Rousey has Miesha Tate's number in all areas of life. MMA Manie recently published an article with more information on this story, and fight fans should definitely check it out.


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Utrecht, February 6th 2012
Vibrant abstractions in Hilton Copenhagen.
Marten Alkema, Ans Sluijter and Tine Lastein.
February 6th – March 4th 2012
Bubble Projects exhibits three exceptional artists this month in Hilton Copenhagen Airport hotel. No entrance fee and the artworks are for sale. Pay a visit and get inspired by these incredible works!
Marten Alkema
Expression with color. That is the thought behind the art of Marten Alkema, living and working in the north of Holland. He calls his paintings Mazl Art, a reference to his love of music from eastern Europe. Harlingen is the city at the seaside in which the painter, born in 1960, gets his inspiration for his paintings. He is fascinated by the Cobra group and is inspired by a number of contemporary expressionist artists. Music and art for him are always linked. For Marten it has become a rhythm to paint listening to the sounds of eastern European music. Marten is an expressive painter working from his emotion. Typical for his paintings are strong colors. He always starts without pre set plans. His work originates on the canvas. The lines which form the compositions are often unpredictable. The way he works shows the value he sets on free expression. This requires concentration and letting go of pre set thoughts and ideas. The paintings by Marten have a contemporary style, with balance between abstract expressionism and Cobra. He always accepts the challenge, sometimes strong then again subtle, to create a solitary world with color.
Ans Sluijter-Wolters
Artist Ans Sluijter-Wolters comes from 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. Her work acquired a prominent place in the world of visual arts. Characteristic features are the themes, dynamism, passion and emotion, often combined with passionate colors. Human beings are her biggest inspiration, possibly due to her former work as a nurse in the past. During her work she fully relies on her intuition and it balances on the border of figuration and abstraction. She reflects two extremes in her work, the visible and invisible, and the interaction between them. The representation of what she sees and feels is a big source of inspiration for Ans. It is an inner experience which she expresses through her style of painting. It brings her work in an atmosphere of security and tranquility.
Tine Marie Lastein
Tine Marie Lastein (1975) is a Danish expressive artist. Master of Communication and student from the Copenhagen art school, Spektrum. "To me painting is a continuous exploration of colors, shapes and light. It is a fascinating universe to be part of and an ongoing communication with imagination, senses and feelings."
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Also recognized as cardiovascular physical exercise it is any sustained, rhythmic activity that includes massive muscle groups. In reality most sorts of dance education requires stopping and beginning performing quick movement sequences with intermittent periods of no activity exactly where you observe the subsequent sequence, this way of operating only develops your anaerobic program it does not develop your aerobic capacity. With a handful of simple moves effective aerobic routines can be built to suit any knowledge or fitness level.
Aerobics assists in burning calories, and as the physique starts to use sugars and fats effectively, there is much better weight manage. The object of aerobic fitness is the so-named cardio coaching, a term which refers to the cardio-vascular method and the heart muscle (myocardium). As such these exercises help to make the lungs function tougher that develop the lung energy of the physique and increase the respiratory system.
The workout component was taken care by performing physique pump and other group classes in the fitness center (truefitness, Singapore). This is motivated by the massive number of endorphins developed in the body by this type of work. Working challenging to burn fat constitutes anything that you will be capable to ultimately assume manage of when you are performing typical aerobic physical exercise.
As you begin physical activity there is a sudden demand for energy, the body will use up its very first energy retailer then go onto to use up the retailers of glycogen (broken down from carbohydrates) stored in the muscles as the energy is not accessible in the kind of oxygen. Ideally cardiovascular training is incorporated inside the dance instruction itself with the later part of a approach class education the cardio vascular method.
The workout routines function to increase the activity level and the oxygen provide to the various parts of the body. Aerobic physical exercise, in conjunction with a healthier diet regime, can and will get you match and healthier far quicker than you could envision. This is one particular of the primary reasons for recommending, in applications developed for losing weight, aerobic workouts – they are the largest and fastest 'fat burners'.


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Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus I9105P is one mysterious Android phone that is yet to be announced by Samsung — but XXALLA Android 4.1.2 firmware is already available for download and installation. This firmware is apparently for the Galaxy S2 Plus users in Germany. We are expecting Samsung to launch this phone at CES 2013. You can easily install XXALLA Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S2 Plus I9105P using the tutorial given below.
As you read further, we will guide you how to backup your important data, some important tips that you have to keep in mind and then tell you how to update Galaxy S2 Plus I9105P to XXALLA Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean using ODIN. A backup of your phone is highly recommended as you never know when something might go wrong. This is an unbranded firmware, which means any Galaxy S2 Plus I9105P user can install it — when the phone actually arrives. Let's continue with the tutorial below.
Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners/developers. We (TeamAndroid.com) or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don't have you on gun point to try out this tutorial 😉
Android 4.1.2 XXALLA Firmware Details:
Date: 2012-12-31
When Samsung announces and launches this phone into the market and you wonder why you should root? Read: Benefits of Rooting Your Android Device.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus USB Drivers
You will need to connect your Android phone with the computer. For that, please make sure you have installed the USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S II properly. If not, you can download the latest official drivers from our Android USB Drivers section here:
Download Samsung Galaxy S II Plus USB drivers!
Backup and Other Important Tips
Done with the USB drivers? Perfect. The tutorial is on the next page, but first, please take a look at the following tips and important points you need to take care of. These are important, as we don't want anyone losing their personal data or apps:
Always backup your important data that you might need after you install a new custom ROM, an official software update or anything else. Make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below for some tips on how to backup data:
- Backup your Apps. How? –> How to Backup Android Apps.
- Backup your SMS messages. How? –> How to Backup/Restore SMS Messages.
- Backup Contacts, Gmail and Google Data. How? –> Sync with Google Sync.
- Backup Call History. How? –> How to Backup Call History.
- Backup WhatsApp Messages. How? –> How to Backup/Restore WhatsApp Messages.
- Backup APN Settings: GPRS, 3G, MMS Settings. How? Note down everything from: Settings > Wireless & Networks (More…) > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
Samsung users can also back up data using Samsung KIES. If you backup data manually, you get more options what to choose from and it is very easy to move data across Android devices from different manufacturers, i.e moving Samsung Galaxy Note backup data to HTC One X.
If you already have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, TWRP etc.) installed on your phone, we strongly recommend a backup using that as it creates a complete image of your existing phone set up.
A few more optional tips that you should remember:
1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging — for Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.
2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. This might help you: How to Check Battery Percentage. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?
4. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on Team Android are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.
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Love is on the door..... errr, in the air. Well, in this case, it's on the door. A couple of months ago, I came across this cute Valentine's Day heart-shaped wreath, that looked easy and inexpensive enough that I could recreate it without too much difficulty.
It was really quite simple. The hardest part, I'd say was cutting out the billions of red felt circles to cover the wreath form. After about 7 episodes of Cake Boss, I had all the circles I needed - plus a bit of a hand cramp.
I haven't really done any other Valentine's Day crafting, but I am happy to say that I did finally get a festive wreath on the door. I meant to make a holiday/winter wreath since the day after Thanksgiving, but it just didn't happen.
Who else decorates for Valentines? Do you like V-Day? In my experience, I've learned that people either love it or hate it. I happen to be one of those who love it.


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Fall Camp
Event Description
Fall Camp
Campers will have a tour and lunch with admissions rep Saturday, October 6th starting at 10am and attend our Home Double Header at 12:30pm. They will have a chance to meet the team and talk with players a little bit throughout the day.
Sunday we will have camp starting at 9:30am including an evaluation session of skills, an instructional period and a Showcase style game at the end of the day.
- October 5th - Meet at Finlandia Hall Dining Room
- October 6th - Meet at Hancock Driving Park Registration - check in starts at 9:00am
Extra Information: Those coming on the 5th will need to get a hotel room that night on their own if they choose to stay overnight.


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If the product you purchased from fila.com does not meet your expectations, you may return the item up to 30 days later for a full refund, minus a flat $8.00 restock fee. Unfortunately, we cannot accept worn, modified or abused products. To process your return, please click on Check Order Status link at the bottom of every page on our website. Here you may print a prepaid Fed Ex return label. We are unable to process exchanges; however, if you choose to return your product and place a new order as an exchange, you will not be charged a restocking fee.
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Another adventurous night in the Haight turned into an event filled experience. I had heard of a couple of things going on and I couldn't quite decide which to cover so I ended up touching base at multiple places.
First off we have Amoeba Music who kicked off the week with an all ages free show featuring Japanese all-girl rock trio Stereopony.The band that originated in 2007 from Okinawa, Japan, drew in a crowd that swarmed the aisles of Amoeba's CD racks. People found stools and steps to stand on to get a vantage over the crowd of about 70 people.
The band is currently touring and will be playing at Slim's tomorrow night April 10 if any of you are interested in going to check that out. Be sure to follow Amoeba on twitter for more upcoming in-store events! Not only do they post what their store is currently doing but they also like to help out with anything music related. So if you are into music they are a great feed to follow.
Oh… and as for my other experience for the night… you are just going to have to wait for it! I will post it tomorrow. Here's a hint—though I doubt anyone will guess(unless you follow my twitter feed @GonHaight which you should because it is awesome!)—sex and cupcakes. That is all…
"I Just Want To Play"
Wednesday Feb. 8 turned out to be quite the adventure. After waking up at 3 a.m., I switched on autopilot and biked to work as usual. One doppio macchiato later, my senses heightened as the buzz in my head signaled overly hyped movements and gestures in jittery nervousness. Caffeinated: Check!
The temporary fix wore off of course. After I worked a full day I wanted nothing more than to sleep, but I then sluggishly biked to school. By the end of class I felt like a zombie. Blaah… Despite my long start, the day had just begun; at about 6 in the early evening I set out to the Haight!
Quickly I was hit by a second wind. It was as if I was reborn in the midst of what seemed to be a revitalization of a long-established bohemian world. The night, full of life, captivated my curiosity and luckily led me to meet a couple of street performers in front of Amoeba Music.
Nate Miarecki and his companion whom chose to go by the alias "Rattlesnake Eyes," were the first of many musical encounters for the night. According to Nate, they were "just hanging out," and "trying to have a good time."
The pair played some music for awhile, teaching each other songs before heading out to the Mission for the night. And then they packed up and left.
I spent the next few hours strolling the streets to see what else I can find to do, who else I can stop and talk to. In the end I came back to the area where I started and found that there was a show going on at the Milk Bar. The venue would become host to a gallery of catchy-garage-band noise.
Vocalist and guitarist of the unnamed opening act, Theo Slavin, was excited to have the opportunity to play their first show at Milk Bar.
"I just want to play," says Slavin. "You never get to do it a lot."
Drummer Taylor Meclroy adds that Milk Bar is a "cool spot," and that "it's a dope bar."
The night continued and I mingled with the crowd. To my surprise, I was feeling more comfortable talking to people. I no longer felt like the lost child in the first week on assignment.
Two bands played before it was time for the headlining act. The Machetes were a throwback rock and roll band with a little punk edge. The crowd responded well, accepting the music, letting it absorb into their bodies as the beats pulsed with every dance movement.
At the end of the night, I left the show feeling amped. Being a musician myself, not only did the music resonate through me, but the words of Theo Slavin echoed in my head.
"I just want to play."


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Dealing With A Homework Company: 5 Points To Consider
The Need for Help
When searching for help with schoolwork, whether you are at a college-level or a high school-level, there are many questions to ask yourself. Knowing what you are looking for, specifically, can help the process run much more smoothly.
In most cases, the need for this type of assistance is rare. Familiarizing yourself with the specifics of each company, from their prices to their turnaround times, will relieve any anxieties you might have.
It is also important to know what you require, exactly. Entrusting someone with something important to you is a big deal. Before you reach out for assistance, gather all of your information. Here are five things to consider when shopping for the perfect homework help.
- Do you know all the details of your assignment?
- Have you given yourself ample time to find a reputable company?
- Are you sure you cannot do the work yourself?
- Is the price fair? Be cautious of companies that up the price. Most websites have prices quoted somewhere on their website. When doing the aforementioned research, shop and compare costs.
- Is there a guarantee of the work?
Check the syllabus to make certain that all key aspects of the assignment are clear. If you do not understand what is being asked of you, chances are someone else won't either.
Many times, we find ourselves in the midst of overwhelming chaos and simply cannot meet a deadline. This is a part of life, sometimes. When it comes to schoolwork, though, it is imperative that the proper inquiries be made to guarantee quality work and fair costs. Most of these businesses do charge more for fast approaching deadlines, so double check the final cost and make sure there are no hidden fees.
Practice makes perfect, they say. When assignments are handed out by teachers or professors, it is usually in the best interest of the student. Some teachers and professors allow extensions for assignments if there is good cause. Deplete all other possibilities before settling on outside help.
Before sending money to anyone over the internet, always make sure that the work is guaranteed. It is better to be safe than sorry in matters like these. Make sure there is a guarantee for quality and that there is a promise of original work. It is always best to check for plagiarism, yourself.


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Travel to an untouched gem of South East Queensland and immerse yourself exploring one of Queensland's spectacular ancient rain forests. Camp and cool off in crystal clear water holes each day, challenging yourself in your unit on this four day hiking adventure. Push yourself to new heights as you trek through the rugged landscape Queensland has to offer in this diverse environment. You will develop your self-resilience and teamwork skills that will last a lifetime on Get Hiking!
Stay tuned for more information.
Cost: $170
Intensity Level: Medium
Location: Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Please Note: The expedition structure and activities are subject to change.
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Park Inn Abu Dhabi
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At Mint, the all-day-dining restaurant, guest can sample delicious international buffet preparations in a relaxed ambience.,The hotel provides meeting facilities with two modern meeting rooms, Telus and Mars, complemented with professional services ensuring success for meetings and conferences. The hotel meeting rooms are equipped with the latest audiovisual equipment and allow natural daylight. Guests are welcomed in the lobby and the morning meal is served in the breakfast room. Guests can enjoy the convenience of room service.,The hotel is conveniently located 7 minutes away from the international airport, 10 minutes from the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Zayed Sports City and the diplomatic area, 20 minutes away from the city centre of Abu Dhabi and 45 minutes' drive from Dubai.,The hotel guestrooms are tastefully designed and equipped with the latest facilities, including free wireless Internet access, a walk-in shower, individual climate control, satellite/cable TV and a safe. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available.
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Here's the latest article from the Sandwiches site at BellaOnline.com.
Greetings from the Steamy Land of OZ!
Your newsletter is early this week; it's not your imagination. Now you have a sneak peak at the latest articles!
It's hard to believe that June is not over, and it is this hot! These are the perfect sandwich days, and I have an article about grilling bread for sandwiches. I love a grilled sandwich, don't you? Sometimes, I enjoy grilling salad type sandwiches like egg salad, ham salad, or tofu salad. But I didn't like having my bread go all soggy during the grilling process. This article tells how you can avoid that. There's a link below.
Grilling Your Perfect Sandwich for a Recipe link
This week, to celebrate becoming the Sandwiches Editor, I included an extra article. The description and link are included below.
Egg and Oriental Vegetable Wrap Recipe
Egg and stir-fried fresh vegetables on a low-carb tortilla are the basis for this delightful wrap. Add some oriental sauces to spice it up, and you have a treat for all of the senses!
Until we meet again,
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One of 3 properties in the pretty and historic hamlet of Merrydale, near Slaithwaite, Tyas Cottage is within easy reach of the National Trust's Marsden Moor, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and The Pennine Way.
Despite its secluded and rural setting, Huddersfield is less than 10km away and Halifax is a mere 14km from the property.
Tyas Cottage is Grade II Listed by the local authority.
Don't hesitate to ring us directly on 07909 682119, or click to call or email us if you have any queries.
Find us on YouTube by searching for Tyas Cottage, for a video showing the property in detail. 15% discount for small parties of 1 or 2 people.
Alas, it isn't easy to find and Google Earth has put us in the wrong location. Suffice to say, we're tucked away about half-way between Marsden and Slaithwaite. Detailed directions will be sent on application. There is a good perspective map of The Merrydale Walk on our locations page on our own website.
Our fabulous cottage sleeping up to six people is also available for just one or two people who want the space and luxury of a five star property. We offer a 15% discount for bookings.
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Dig In and Do More
The value of a tool isn't defined by its size or weight, but by what it can do.
At just 24 pounds, the Mantis tiller shouldn't be able to do what it does. And yet it digs in and outperforms many of its much bigger, heavier rivals. That's because its engine-over-tine design and worm-gear transmission transfer its weight and power with optimal efficiency. So whether you're using it to aerate, cultivate, dethatch, furrow—or yes, till—you can Expect Big Things from a Mantis tiller.
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Its compact size gets into places bigger tillers simply can't go. Dig any size garden faster than using a shovel. The Mantis tiller will have you looking around your property for new things to dig up!


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Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. (2006) Accounting and Finance for Non – Specialists 5th Ed. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd. Topics embody money management, insurance coverage, investments and portfolio distribution, wills, estates, pension management and tax planning. As a financial supervisor you can safe a wide range of jobs within monetary administration and companies, in investments, insurance and actual estate management. The managerial and financial challenges for these corporations are different from these of larger, public corporations and sometimes require a special method due to their small scale, lack of liquidity and the difficulty of attracting and deploying capital.
Just like the physician makes use of an X-ray to see contained in the skeletal system, a financial assertion lets you look into an investment and lets you see the truth, the info, the fiction, the opportunities and the danger. This software program gives a sexy, Mac-like interface, loads of themes to make your auctions prettier, and a free image internet hosting service as part of the software program. Extensive verification procedures have been carried out to test for existence, possession, valuation, presentation and disclosure of items in the financial statements. According to Dr. S. C. Saxena, the scope of economic administration consists of the next five A's.
Obtain and assimilate knowledge acceptable to the observe of economic administration in any organisation. Internal controls are obligatory to ensure that the auditors and the accountants of the organization make all the monetary reviews accurately and to make sure that the financial planning is done precisely. So in our case here, monetary managemt means controlling your money in way that makes you fulfill. The incidents have harm many corporations with the culprits paying enormous fines, jail phrases, and monetary collapse of various firms. Students also study grant administration and budgeting for non-profit businesses.
The financial practices of organizations receiving the group studying model of assist considerably improved, although more slowly and not fairly as much as those receiving the custom-made studying mannequin, indicating that this less expensive method was value-effective. But do not count on an accountant to completely take over your duty for monetary administration! The funds are to be employed within the method so that the company can produce at its optimum level without endangering its financial solvency. Evaluate monetary and accounting ideas and principles and their utility in solutions to sensible finance issues.


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Practice Plus was the most important product launch for NIIT NGuru in 2016. It is an adaptive practice engine which enables learning more precise where the software understands that student's weakness and helps to practice and improve accordingly.
We were tasked with the challenging task of branding the product from scratch, including its logo, brochures, posters, video and other marketing materials. For us it was a great journey working with a brand like NIIT and helping them evolve the marketing for a product that is meant to change the landscape of e-learning.
Above are images from the brochure that was a mix of interesting layouts, content enhancements, infographics and suitable presentations


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David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult classic Twin Peaks returned for two glorious hours on Showtime last night, weirder and darker than ever before. The limited series reboot bore little resemblance to the original, both in tone and location, as its disjointed slow pace and multiple scenes around the country sharply contrasted with the original's small-town soap opera vibe. There were a few hallmarks of the show's early '90s beginnings though-- familiar faces from the original cast popped up throughout, we spent some time in the iconic Black Lodge, and the show concluded with a spacey dream pop performance in a bar.
Singer and Angelo Badalamenti collaborator Julee Cruise popped up a couple of times in the original show, singing at the Roadhouse Bar during some crucial scenes, and this time around it's Johnny Jewel and his band Chromatics taking her place at the newly-christened Bang Bang Bar. They closed out last night's episode with a performance of "Shadow," a track they originally released as part of Adult Swim's summer 2015 singles program in their eventually scrapped rollout of their (still upcoming?) album Dear Tommy.
Today the band released a video of the updated version of "Shadow" they performed on the show, and all in all, it's very similar to the scene in which they appeared last night. The band members flaunt in front of a red curtain (a frequently-recurring image in the show) and perform instruments that don't appear on the actual song, which was also interestingly the case in Cruise's performances on the show. There's something very comforting, in the Lynchiest version of the word, about seeing another band 25 years down the line feign strumming guitars while actually performing synthpop. Only on Twin Peaks does cognitive dissonance produce such warm and fuzzy feelings.
Be sure to also check out Johnny Jewel's recent track "Saturday," taken from his album Windswept, which features music he composed for this new season of Twin Peaks.


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Yes, Folks, tomorrow morning I'm leaving out of Tampa for a cruise to Belize. Oh, it goes other places down there, but Belize is where they make my favorite hot sauce:
(I buy the big bottles) So I'll be hors de combat till Sunday, February 24. Sorry. But I'll have slides of my vacation when I get back, and I know how everyone loves to look at slides of other peoples' vacations. Till then, go ahead and take a gander at old posts. I don't know how far they go back.
Here are the Friday and Saturday strips from the week of January 31, 2005. Incidentally, just by coincidence, Tom T just now acquired this first strip. Tom, if you read this, I put it in the mail a couple of hours ago.


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Solid Surface Changing Table
This changing table can be custom fit to your needs in each classroom. The solid surface is built for the wear and tear of daily early childhood care, and the cabinets can include locks. Call today, and we will help build the perfect changing table for your space.
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Wide Mouth Mason will be taking part in the 54th Annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon airing on Global BC from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Call 310-KIDS (in BC) or donate online at variety.bc.ca to help kids in BC with special needs.
WMMpress: More Rainmaker coverage
WMMpress via St. Albert Gazette
Big Sugar and Wide Mouth Mason headline Rainmaker Rodeo
On the second last weekend of every May, the Rainmaker Rodeo blasts off for three days to remember.
The action starts on Friday, May 23 with a much anticipated rock concert featuring headline rockers Big Sugar and Wide Mouth Mason.
Pat Dower, the rodeo concert chair of the sponsoring St. Albert Kinsmen, is the man behind the scenes who spends hours emailing agents, negotiating contracts and gauging a budget.
And he is pumped for this year's rock line-up.
Big Sugar just released Yardstyle on April 15 and it's a slight departure from past albums. The 13-track of percussion-heavy acoustic reggae definitely rocks, but the band shows a different side of their sound.
The collection blends new material with overhauled versions of past cuts in a stripped down acoustic form. Many of the arrangements were inspired by spontaneous jam sessions held on tour buses and backstage.
As vocalist Gordie Johnson said, "This is what we sound like when people aren't watching. We never rehearse our songs the way they'll sound at a show. Instead we'll grab a banjo, a guitar, and just play. This is how we get our groove on."
Dower, who was privileged to see them perform at an Ontario festival noted, "They're a pretty active band and they put on a great show. You want to get up off your seat and dance. They're great to hear and easy to listen to."
In contrast the Canadian blues-rock band Wide Mouth Mason is in the process of producing their eighth CD. The last one was No Bad Days released in 2011.
Going strong since the 1990s, the rock-blues-soul power trio has opened for heavyweights such as The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, AC/DC and The Guess Who.
"I've never seen them play, but some of our senior members recommended them. They're a very energetic bunch of guys and we're excited to have them."
On the local front, the Morinville-based Canyon Rose Outfit is all fired up to perform their full-throttle combo of rock and roll, psychedelic and blues.
The concert is an 18-plus show. Gates open at 6 p.m. Advance ticket prices are $39.99 plus GST. Gate admission is $59.99 plus GST.
Tickets are available on line at ticketmaster.ca. Fans can save the cost of service fees (about $12) by buying tickets at St. Albert's Crown & Tower Pub or The Beer Hunter locations.
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Financial Services Increased competition due entry of retailers and telecom organizations in offering financial products and ever changing customer expectations and behavior due to technology advancement and experience from other industries require financial institution to move toward customer centricity. The analytics is one of the key enablers to achieve the customer centricity. Customer Analytics can help in identifying customer needs and preferences using predictive and advanced analytics.
Financial institutes and banks leverage Customer analytics for
increasing share of wallet & profitability from a customer,
creating consistent customer experience across channels,
and improving customer satisfaction & loyalty.
Objectives of Customer Analytics are
How are customers using products and services? How can customer be educated on financial products? How engage or active are the customers with a product relationship? What are the product or channel interaction patterns for the customers?
What are the current product and service needs? What are the future needs of the customers? What are the communication preferences?
How frequently customers interact with the bank? What channels do the customers use? Which channel is used for what services?
In one of the surveys, "89 percent of banking and financial markets CEOs say their top priority is to better understand, predict and give customers what they want"1. Also, significant number of banks does not use predictive modeling2, so there is huge scope to contribute by using analytics for the banks.
1. http://www.bankingreview.nl/download/25887
2. http://celent.com/reports/customer-analytics-retail-banking-why-here-why-now


text: Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian violinist and composer born on April 8, 1692 (J.S. Bach was 7 years old.) Though he early on began the general study of music, he actually began his violin studies at a comparatively late age (in his late teens). A story is told that when Tartini heard Francesco Veracini's playing in 1716, he was so impressed by it and so dissatisfied with his own skill, that he fled to Ancona and locked himself away in a room to practice. Thereafter, Tartini's playing improved greatly and in 1721 he was appointed Maestro De Capella at the Church of San Antonio in Padua. Tartini was the first owner of what today is known as the Lipinski Stradivarius. (In his day, Polish violinist Karol Lipinski was considered by many to be Paganini's chief rival.) Though he wrote hundreds of concertos and sonatas (as did Antonio Vivaldi) for the violin (as well as music theory books), as a composer, Tartini is best known for his Devil's Trill Sonata, a piece which has been much recorded. You can see several performances of it on YouTube as well. One of the better ones is by Anne-Sophie Mutter. Tartini died in February of 1770, at age 77 (Mozart was 13 years old.)


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GORGE Junior Sailing offers dinghy sailing classes for youth ages 5-18 and adults.
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So hey ppl...
how everything goin?
CNY is comin..
CNY is comin..
had urself ready everything?
i still haven get a new pair of shoe for myself..
maybe i get one after i collect my *Ang Pao*..
So i have a very random post over here today..
and i need more cash..
can u all do me a favour?
everytimes u girls and boys open my blog..
everytimes u girls and boys open my blog..
saw this tiny little word sign wrote as NUFFNANG??
yes! this is what i mention..
can u all had a click on them everytime u guys pass by to read my bloggie?
it wont harm u nor wan u to pay..
just every click of yours can increase my payment!
since i never had anyone click them for me..
so i never had the value increase.. -__-
so from now on.
just click on every it everytime and also click on those advertisement~ =]
and just by that u can make my life happier~~
Oh...taking bout happiness..
cant believe im craving for BB bold9780
imma luv it so much!
i did a super duper research bout it!
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Im comparing them with other model that im curious bout...(hmmm...)
so it comes out that i still love BBM 9780..
it seems like the best although the touch-screen one ppl might prefer that..
but so i like The-sense-of-touch very much..
thats y i dint choose to buy i-phone4..
especially it comee in handy..
im looking forward to its gadget..
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it also had GPS ,wi-fi, 3G network support and bla bla bla~
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dunno whether i can afford it or not..
cuz im thinking to buy SONY-W350D
or maybe others but..........
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i had love on first sight on it!!
well, TWO is BETTER than ONE...
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In July 2009, President Barack H. Obama announced the program that has become his signature contribution to education policy: the Race to the Top initiative. Through this initiative, states were able to fill out applications that demonstrated their commitment to national education standards, and the highest-scoring states were granted a share of federal funds. Ultimately, programs like Race to the Top represent the best means of achieving educational advancement in the United States, and competitive grants should be used more frequently in fostering progress. Nonetheless, a number of changes can improve this already effective program in its future incarnations.
First, Race to the Top reflects President Obama's focus on the right means of improving education nationwide. Studies have consistently shown that teacher effectiveness represents one of the best indicators of classroom performance, and the most extensive component of the Race to the Top application asked states about their plans for improving teacher quality. At the same time, Obama's initiative did not ignore the difficulty of evaluating teacher performance; another lengthy section of the application asked states about their plans for developing assessments that accurately test students' knowledge. This focus on teacher quality coupled with assessment methods represents the two-pronged approach that should be adopted in facing America's education crisis.
Nonetheless, seven civil rights organizations have criticized Race to the Top by arguing, "If education is a civil right, children in 'winning' states should not be the only ones who have the opportunity to learn in high-quality environments." According to these organizations, the government should adopt "conditional incentive grants" that award money to all states that achieve desired educational standards. One problem with this approach is that it hasn't worked; 80 percent of the funding programs employed by the Department of Education are conditional incentive grants, and they haven't persuaded states to implement the reforms desired by federal officials. But for whatever reason, the competitive model adopted by Race to the Top convinced 48 states to apply for the grant and implement the proposed changes.
In addition, competitive grants encourage states to adopt reforms without requiring additional federal expenditures. States make reforms simply to improve their application (as they did in Race to the Top), which prevents the national government from distributing its already short supply of money to any state that has adopted even the bare minimum required for a conditional grant. This gives rise to another significant benefit of competitive grants: States are encouraged to adopt reforms that go above and beyond the threshold requirements, since their goal is not just to meet minimum standards that guarantee federal funding but to develop more impressive plans than competing states.
One problem with Race to the Top relates to its imposition of federally supported reforms on locally administered school districts. For example, Texas Governor James R. "Rick" Perry refused to submit an application to Race to the Top, arguing that Texas had already developed innovative reforms to respond to unique statewide conditions; subjecting these reforms to uniform federal standards would thus prevent local experimentation in finding the most effective means of improvement. But the great strength of Obama's program is that it allows Perry and other governors to make decisions like his refusal to apply; it doesn't impose federal standards but incentivizes them. Race to the Top is particularly beneficial for underperforming states that have consistently low educational requirements; national standards and incentives represent the best means of bringing these states up to higher levels, since "local experimentation" has historically failed to do so.
But Perry is right to note that federal standards sometimes fail to account for high-performing districts that have not followed the federal guidelines in achieving their success. The other governor who refused to apply for funding—Governor Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell of Virginia—wrote a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan '87, which stated, "Virginia's standards actually exceed those [required by Race to the Top] in most areas, and to be competitive for a [Race to the Top] grant under the current rules, we would have to lower our standards." The rules for Race to the Top specifically discourage states from devoting more than 15 percent of their application to reforms that go beyond the "common standards" outlined by federal officials. Limits like this 15 percent rule directly discourage innovation, for which states should be rewarded rather than penalized.
The Race to the Top grant does little if its use of federal standards to improve underperforming schools comes at the expense of lower standards for the nation's best schools. In the future, applications should be evaluated on a more discretionary scale that encourages innovation and values school districts that have achieved successful results, even if those districts have used methods that diverge from the federal standards. One of the consistent trends of America's public school crisis is that it fails its best and its brightest—its best teachers, its best students, and its best schools. Unless the Race to the Top program begins to reverse this trend, it is unlikely to provide the answer to the nation's most pressing educational challenges.
Peter M. Bozzo '12, a Crimson editorial writer, is a government concentrator in Eliot House. His column appears biweekly.
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Labour MEPs will vote this week for a report calling for minimum tourism safety standards across the EU, making holiday accommodation safer and preventing future tragedies.
MEPs are expected to back the report, which includes Labour amendments calling for urgent action to address carbon monoxide safety across Europe in tourism settings. It calls on the European Commission to come forward with proposals for minimum standards for tourism safety in the European Union, particularly on fire safety and carbon monoxide safety in holiday accommodation.
Many consumer groups, fire safety organisations and tourism sector organisations support action at EU level on accommodation safety.
Lucy Anderson MEP, Labour's European spokesperson on transport and tourism, said:
"Labour MEPs welcome this report, which recognises our call for European legislation on tourism accommodation safety, and highlights the need for a European tourism sector that is sustainable, responsible and accessible.
"We will continue to work with consumer groups, safety organisations and industry representatives to prevent rare but devastating cases where inadequate health and safety rules have led to tragedies including deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning."
Labour MEPs are also calling on the UK government to work with the Commission to come up with an EU-wide carbon monoxide strategy, and work to legislate for higher tourism safety standards.
Linda McAvan MEP, Labour MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, added:
"Two of my constituents, Bobby and Christi Shepherd, went on holiday to Greece and didn't come home - killed by carbon monoxide fumes in their hotel in Corfu. Bobby was just six years old. Christi was only seven.
"We need action now to prevent future tragedies like this - we cannot just shrug our shoulders and carry on.
"The Coroner, in his report of the inquest into the Shepherd children's deaths in May this year, said there should be a 'renewed initiative for EU legislation requiring the installation of carbon monoxide detectors' - yet Sajid Javid, the then culture minister, said European Commission efforts to draft new legislation were 'not a good use of EU time'.
"The government needs to reflect on what has happened, look at the proposals and work with the Commission to come up with measures to reduce the likelihood of such tragedies happening again - and it is only at EU level that this can be achieved."


text: Summer is here, and what better way to tour the French countryside than on horseback? The Camargue is an island located in southwestern France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River. The region has its own breed of horses, the famous white Camarguais, ridden by the gardians, making it an idyllic place to tour land via pony.


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In more than 30 years of on-the-ground client projects, CENIT SAP Solutions has gained a wealth of SAP-specific expertise and knowhow. On this basis we have developed the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation, which lets customers with legacy SAP PLM systems – but also newcomers – benefit from our experience by providing concrete use cases and preconfigured templates to ensure rapid installation and transition.
The CENIT SAP PLM Foundation offers you an all-inclusive, scalable and risk-reduced package that supports you in building an efficient and flexible organization for your engineering processes.
It is built around the SAP Engineering Control Center (SAP ECTR) which enables integration of your CAD authoring systems (i.e. CATIA, Siemens NX, Solid Works or EPLAN) with SAP. Additionally, SAP ECTR provides the technology basis for an easy future transition to SAP S/4HANA.
With an expanded range of functions, the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation gives you the tools to achieve end-to-end process optimization: E.g. collaboration functions to integrate external partners, visualization functions for improved decision-making in acquisitions, and many more.
"CENIT SAP PLM Foundation enables the seamless integration of different authoring systems into SAP - in our case, Siemens NX and CATIA V5 are integrated into SAP S/4HANA. With SAP ECTR, our design engineers benefit from a user-friendly interface in which CAD data management is automatically possible in the SAP database. Other departments, such as purchasing, can view data in 3D using the integrated viewer without having to access a costly authoring system. The "Process Management & Automation" module enables SMIA to increase efficiency and reduce errors, as we can support and secure engineering processes with workflows."
The SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR) is the comfortable working environment for your engineers which enables interdisciplinary integration of all relevant authoring tools. Simultaneously, the SAP ECTR acts as "intelligent glasses" into SAP, allowing all users who work with product data to use technical data for their tasks.
ECTR is your future-proof SAP engineering platform. Even if you only implement SAP ECTR within the SAP PLM Foundation as part of an existing ERP Business Suite, you have already taken a decisive step towards SAP S/4HANA, because a later switch to S/4 only requires minor customization in SAP ECTR.
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My wife is gloriously pregnant with our 4th child. She is beautiful. I love her round belly. I love to put my hand on it and feel our little daughter moving inside. I love the "pregnancy glow" that my wife shines about. With each pregnancy we go through I am more grateful for the sacrifices my wife makes in order to bring children into the world
Each pregnancy has its difficulties. It starts of with a few months of sickness. Morning and evening spent nauseous and throwing up as her body adjusts to the new life forming within her. Those first couple of months she is very tired and finds it hard to find the energy to do very much. Next, her clothes stop fitting and she has to switch over to maternity clothing. She then has a brief window during the second trimester that affords relative ease and enjoyment. Then the 3rd trimester comes. This is the hardest. Her back hurts. Her legs hurt. It is very difficult to sleep at night and to get comfortable. Her walk becomes a waddle. Stairs and everyday movements become more restricted. Bending over to pick something up becomes a challenge. The closer she gets to the due date the more miserable it gets. She goes through all this because she knows that the little life God is creating within her is worth the entire struggle. I have found that through each pregnancy the most difficult effects for my wife to endure are not physical but emotional. With each pregnancy I have seen her become discouraged by how others respond to her changing body. This has really made me love her more because of her sacrifice.
Some things about middle school and high school I can remember pretty vividly. These are some of the hardest times in life as you are self conscious about the way you look and how others perceive you. Some kids are skinny and some are overweight. Some are smart and some are jocks. I don't think any person makes it out of middle school undamaged. We have all been ridiculed and hurt by the words of others.
Acne was particularly embarrassing to me. I had a reoccurring large zit that would come up on the tip of my nose and it dominated my life and thoughts. It didn't help that my close friends would call me 'Rudolph' (thanks Carson J) and ridicule me about it. I can remember not wanting to see anyone, not wanting to go to school for fear of embarrassment, and every time I spoke with someone I was sure that all they were thinking about was the large abnormality on my nose. There was nothing I could do about my nose condition, but after a few days it would go away and life would be back to normal.
As I have seen my wife struggle as she gets dressed and looks at her ever-expanding belly in the mirror. Little comments people make deject her. Most people do not realize how they make her feel. Most of us don't think through how our words will make others feel. People say things like, "You haven't had that baby yet?" "Are you having two again?" "You still have HOW MANY months left?" Most of the people that say these things are friends, family and well meaning loved ones. Each time I hear someone say something like that to my wife it hurts me because I know she must feel like I did as a middle school kid facing ridicule. Motherhood is a special calling that should be held in honor among all things. I am so thankful for what my mother endured to give me life. Most of us know someone right now who is pregnant. As you think about moms and pregnant women let me offer a few suggestions when speaking to them.
Only say uplifting words to pregnant women. If you cannot say anything nice then don't say anything at all. Here are some statements that would be appropriate: "You look great!" "Congratulations." "Pregnancy looks so good on you." "I can't wait to meet your new baby." "Is there anything you need?" "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Don't say anything that might verify what the pregnant lady already feels about the way she looks. I listed a few of these above but here are a few more to watch out for: "That's going to be a BIG baby!" "Wide load coming through!" "How you doing, Big Mama?" Just a quick reminder even if you are being sarcastic…sarcasm almost always hurts.
Let's do all we can to watch our words and be sensitive to those who give life.
1 Timothy 2:15 But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.


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BERC Energy Summit
Conference/Symposium | February 22 | 8 a.m.-6 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Pauley Ballroom
Kevin de Leon, California State Senate
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The BERC Energy Summit, now in its 13th year, is the largest student-run energy conference on the West Coast. This years event comes at a critical moment with greater climate awareness and shifts in energy policy than ever before, and will focus on the theme, Bringing Energy Communities Together for Innovation. Held at UC Berkeley, the event draws around 500 students, researchers, clean technology entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the world's most pressing energy challenges each year.


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Winner will be selected randomly on January 13th.
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Mandatory entry: follow her blog and comment on what your favorite detergent scent is
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Winner will be selected randomly on January 12th.


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Police: 2 men dead, 1 critically injured in Ohio shooting
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Police say two men have been killed and a third man critically injured in a shooting outside Cleveland.
The Maple Heights Police Department says the shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. None of the victims have been identified.
Police say a resident called 911 after a man came to his door asking for help. While police and paramedics responded, a second 911 call was made about shots being fired in the area.
Officers found two men dead inside a nearby home. Police say the man who sought help is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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The Fitness Zone
If you work as a fitness instructor or personal trainer, no doubt you will be asked a number of questions every single day from your clients. As a fitness professional, one of the most common questions that your clients will ask will have something to do with nutrition. QLD Master Coach at the Australian Institute of Fitness, Andrew Wynhoven, says that often shopping is the most difficult part for clients in terms of keeping on track with their health goals.
When working as a personal trainer in the health and fitness industry, you should have a basic knowledge of nutrition from your course i.e. knowledge of RDI's, good and bad fats etc. However, in the day and age of technology and the internet, there is now so much information online that many clients feel overwhelmed and confused when it comes to understanding what is healthy, what isn't and what should be eaten in accordance with their health and fitness goals. But what about some of the tricks marketers and retail stores try to tell their customers, and some of the misleading information that is out there? This is where a person in your position will be able to help.
Advising clients on the best options for them
If a client comes to you with some questions about food and nutrition, you can offer some helpful and friendly advice so that things aren't so daunting the next time they go grocery shopping. Here are some basic tips for your clients to use on their next trip to the supermarket:
Using the nutrition information panel
All packaged food products in Australia have a Nutrition Information Panel, with the exception of packages that are too small (chewing gum), packaged items with little or no nutritional values (tea, spices) and any product that is packaged at point of sale (bread from a bakery). Use the per 100g column to decide if the product has the right amount of macronutrients for your diet, as some companies will try and trick you with the serving size column of their product.
Health star ratings
Some of these ratings on packages can be deceiving. It's always important to check on nutritional values, rather than relying on these 'star' ratings on the front of the package. Although they are there to be used as a quick guide to help shoppers determine if a food is healthy or not, some of these ratings do not take into account sugars and fats, which are something many people working on their health and fitness will be looking to focus on. If instead you check on the ingredients and nutritional information tables, you'll be able to determine for yourself if a food is healthy for you and your own personal needs.
Check the ingredient listing
As mentioned, when looking on the back of the packaging of your food, take a look at the ingredient listing. It will be in descending order by weight. Always look to see what is first on the list. If the first ingredient on the list is sugar then it is probably not a food that you should consume and you can sit the product back down on the shelf. Knowing what is exactly in your food is a good place to start to know whether a food item is going to be healthy for you. Some foods, such as muesli bars, are marketed to appear healthy and nutritious, but they're packed full of sugar and artificial flavours. Instead, check on the ingredients, and if there is a high amount of sugar (and don't forget other ingredients ending in '-ose' that are usually sugars, as well), then opt for bars that are more natural. Better yet, make your own at home!
Calculate the price per kilogram
Major supermarkets now provide you with information on how much each food item will cost per kilogram. Here is an example to illustrate the benefit of calculating the price per kilogram.
Should I buy a Mars bar or a banana?
Mars bar is 53g per bar = $1.60 (per kg = $30.00)
Organic banana per kg = $ 3.99
Put that in perspective and you can realise that for your clients, the banana is not only the healthier choice, but the better financial choice too! You can save a lot of money by working out if a food is going to save your wallet and save you a meltdown the next time you jump on the scales. By knowing exactly how much you're spending on food and ingredients, you can determine that healthy options are a lot better for you. Some will say that health foods are more expensive than junk food and snacks, and whilst that may be true in some cases in the short term, in the long-term you're paying for your health and benefits associated with eating right. You can't really put a price on your health now, can you?
Expanding your nutritional knowledge as a Personal Trainer
If you're a personal trainer and want to expand your knowledge to help clients even more, check out The Australian Institute of Fitness Nutrition course. It's a great way to be more informative about nutrition, giving you the ability to provide more services to your clients, especially those who are looking to get healthy and lose weight.
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"Fine grape wine in luminous cups shines. As we raise them to lips, the pipa (Chinese lute) strikes up fast." So goes a line by Wang Han, a renowned poet from China's Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE). As he describes an evening of drinking and music, Han also gives a nod to an ancient Chinese craft: 'luminous cups' or yeguangbei.
With a marbled, mottled dark green colour and flecks of sparkle, luminous cups get their characteristic appearance from a type of jade found in the Qilian mountains of northwest China's Qinghai Province. At the foot of those mountains lies the city of Jiuquan.
A trading point along China's Northern Silk Road, Jiuquan is also part of the Hexi corridor - a string of oases running the length of Gansu Province's desert landscape. Nowadays, Jiuquan is better known as the site of China's space programme: astronauts and unstaffed spacecraft take off from the satellite launch centre outside the city.
For over 2,000 years, craftspeople in Jiuquan have been grinding and polishing jade from the Qilian mountains into wine cups. These can be made in different shapes: some are tall and thin, some squat and steady, while others are made in a tea-set style.
Over 20 different processes go into grinding, shaping and polishing 'luminous cups'.
Some are pure green, others multi-coloured, using the white, yellow and black jade also found in the same mountains. The word 'jade' is used loosely here – the Chinese word for jade, yu, refers to a number of other minerals including serpentine and bowenite, as well as the nephrite and jadeite which the English word 'jade' describes.
While some kinds of jade in China are used to make other items such as bangles, pendants and beads, the type found in Jiuquan lends itself best to making wine cups. This is down to its dark, dense colour, although the wine cup's bowl is thin enough to let light shine through. The saying goes that when the cups are filled with wine and used outside when the moon is out, they glow and glitter in the moonlight.
The type of jade used to make 'luminous cups' has a dark colour that lends itself to being ground and polished into a thin surface that lets light shine through.
The appeal of Jiuquan's famous cups is not just aesthetic, though. They are also very hardy and able to withstand very hot and cold temperatures without breaking. Their durability, unusual raw materials and a complicated crafting process makes Jiuquan's luminous cups an expensive craft.
Nevertheless, they are still popular as souvenirs. Nowadays, the city is home to a well-established factory, which specialises in making luminous cups. Tourists visiting Jiuquan for its Jiayu Pass at the western end of the Great Wall, or perhaps trying to satisfy their curiosity about China's space ventures, can still make a stop there to find a suitable cup for their own drink of choice.
Craftspeople in Jiuquan still make 'luminous cups', as they did two thousand years ago. Nowadays, they are popular as a souvenir from the area.


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Ronald J. Murray
If you never cared, you will!
If you never understood, you will!
If you never heard, you will…
Ronald J. Murray served in Vietnam, from June 1966 to June 1967 with the 179th Aviation Company, 1st Aviation Brigade as a door gunner, and from February 1968 to February 1969 in Headquarter Company and Delta Company, 2nd, 505th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. Ron lives in Lake Wales, Florida and has three children and four grandchildren. He is totally committed to the POW-MIA issue and stands firm in his belief that there are POWs still alive today.


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