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Siemens is a huge and diverse organisation. In the UK alone, the global technology giant has 21,000 employees and net sales of around €4bn a year. It pioneers electronic solutions as varied as molecular imaging, baggage handling and traffic systems, and operates in the finance and real estate markets.
Talent management can be a real challenge for an organisation as large as Siemens. To identify and manage high-potential senior managers from across its 20 businesses, Siemens Corporate has established a Talent Management Board that reports directly to the CEO and CFO of the UK operation. One key activity for this board is a Management Development Centre (MDC), run in association with OPP, which aims to develop director-level capabilities across the various businesses.
"Siemens is an organisation characterised by its multiple divisions and a great deal of merger and acquisition activity," explains Teresa Frost, Personnel Manager in charge of internal talent management across Siemens UK and OPP's provision of the MDC. "One of our key priorities is to have strong leaders who are enabling their people to give their best to the organisation."
The MDC programme aims to identify these future leaders, recognising the potential of functional and technical experts as well as those seeking a role as Finance Director, Managing Director or CEO of one of the organisation's many business units. Teresa comments: "Our work with OPP is helping us develop our leaders to deliver on the Siemens 'People Excellence Strategy'. We work on the philosophy that everyone has talent. Drawing on this pool, we are increasing the number of high potentials from an international perspective. The MDC has helped participants understand their own strengths and development needs, while at the same time giving us the information we need to provide them with suitable opportunities and career paths."
At the heart of the two-and-a-half-day MDC event sits a challenging business simulation in which ten participants each take on the role of Managing Director of a fictitious organisation which faces similar operational and strategic issues to those they might encounter at Siemens. Throughout the simulation they are observed by OPP coaches as well as Siemens HR managers who have previously been rigorously trained by OPP. The observers then categorise the behaviours they see using a structure based on the organisation's global competency framework.
The information collected is then fed back to participants in a two-hour one-to-one session on the third day of the event. Feedback on the key themes for each participant is then given to the Talent Board and directly to the Group CEO and CFO.
Participants also receive feedback from a variety of sources, including other participants, a 360-degree feedback and the MBTI® questionnaire. Consequently they gain a fuller, deeper understanding of their current capabilities and the development they might need to achieve their ambitions. This feedback is entirely confidential and shared with the organisation only in an anonymous aggregate format so individuals are allowed the privacy to address their inner needs and concerns, whilst the organisation gains greater insight into the personality of its senior management group.
Following the event, each participant receives their own in-depth development report integrating all these sources of information. They then meet with an OPP coach to discuss ways of taking things forward – a session that is often supplemented with a three-way discussion with their line manager. The OPP Leadership Guide, a binder designed for the MDC, offers participants a structure within which to frame their development activities.
With successors identified for 42% of business-critical jobs, a great deal has already been achieved, but there is still some way to go. Teresa comments: "The MDC programme is integral to Siemens' career planning and succession planning, including the route to Managing Director or Finance Director, and, in the longer term, to CEO or CFO. On several occasions we have returned to OPP's reports to supplement our decision-making around future promotions, looking at the simulation alongside a body of other evidence to help give us greater confidence that we're placing people in the right roles. The insights from the MDC also give us a clearer idea of what we'll need to do to help the incumbent adjust to their new role."
Teresa is eager to stress that "the MDC is not a performance-management tool and we're keen to ensure participants and their managers know this well in advance. In the early days of the programme we found some managers sent their people to the event for the wrong reasons, which can be demoralising for that individual and their colleagues at the centre."
Such issues have now been resolved and benefits are already evident. Since the programme began in early 2005, Siemens has seen a significant increase in the internal mobility of its high-potential managers. Several have been promoted within their business unit, others have moved into other Siemens organisations and a few have moved internationally. Some participants have even contacted OPP afterwards to deliver similar activities within their own business units – a testament to the positive impact the event and subsequent coaching has had on them. The MDCs therefore look set to remain regular, popular fixtures in the Siemens calendar.
The MDC has helped participants understand their own strengths and development needs, while at the same time giving us the information we need to provide them with suitable opportunities and career paths.
Teresa Frost, Personnel Manager.
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'Once Upon a Time,' Season 1, Episode 20, 'The Stranger': TV Recap
People have been speculating that August is Pinocchio, and it's true! August tells Emma to take the day off, but she declines. At Granny's diner before school, Henry shows her that someone has added the unfinished story of Pinocchio to the Book.
It's Pinocchio and the whale. Gepetto washes up onshore, and Pinocchio has drowned. The Blue Fairy turns him into a real live boy. She reminds him to be "brave, truthful and unselfish."
Cut to August, and a shot of Pinocchio's hat. He limps- and we see his leg has turned back into wood. So that was his deathly illness!


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The timezone in Zion Chapel is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 07:04 and Sunset at 17:23. It's light
Latitude. 33.6006°, Longitude. -90.4700°
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- a building for public Christian worship.
- Saint Paul Church (2.9km)
- New Salem Church (4.4km)
- New Hope Church (6.2km)
- Blaine Baptist Church (6.5km)
- I John Church (6.6km)
- Blaine Methodist Church (6.6km)
- Saint Marks Church (7.8km)
- Pleasant Valley Church (7.9km)
- Rock of Ages Church (8.3km)
- Union Grove Church (8.3km)
- Truevine Church (9.6km)
- Half Mile Church (9.8km)
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- New Bethel Church (11.1km)
- Zion Rock Church (11.8km)
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- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Grayford School (historical) (0.2km)
- Sixteenth Section School (historical) (4.2km)
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- Gidwitz School (historical) (7.5km)
- Carl Pittman School (historical) (8.3km)
- Hoteleon School (historical) (9.5km)
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- Jacob Chapel (9.4km)
- Peters Rock Church (historical) (9.9km)
- Williams Chapel (9.9km)
- Jones Chapel (historical) (10.8km)
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- Little Jack Bayou (4.2km)
- McGregory Creek (4.6km)
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- Jones Bayou (10.8km)
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Note that it appears someone shoved something into his back pocket in the moment before he was grabbed by police at about 0:53 in the above video. If the charges are "possession" or similar, we'll know he was framed.
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Over the last 5 years, I have made many mistakes, had many kitchen disasters and learned a whole lot about how to transition my family from a diet of tiny teddies and pasta bakes (well, there were a few more things than that, but you get the idea…) to a diet of Real Food.
This involved the removal of all highly processed foods we were used to including lunch box snacks (muesli bars, crackers and 'fruit' roll-ups), pasta and tomato sauces, ready meal packets (beef stroganoff, creamy mushroom chicken, gravox etc) and margarine.
Now I will say up front, that this was not always easy. In fact, there were many tears and tantrums – and that was just from me!
I spent hours searching the internet for how to do this is in a way that my family wouldn't hate me forever. I had to learn how to cook from scratch using a very blunt set of knives and a 20 year old food processor (no Thermomix for me then!).
I did this all on a limited budget, with 3 children (then aged 4, 11 & 11), and studying full time and with very limited knowledge (actually, no knowledge at all) on food additives, how to read a food label, why margarine is bad for you or how to cook vegetables other than frozen ones out of a packet.
So let me help you save you a mountain of time and stress, by providing you with some of my lessons learned from the past 5 years to get you started.


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One of the first things we often hear from new web design clients is, "I want to be on the first page of Google search results", or some other similar statement. Getting your website to show up in Google's first page can be challenging, to say the least, but certainly not impossible. There are many techniques you must use in order to appease the Googlebot.
To achieve a high Google Page Rank, there are some basic SEO principles that you have to follow, as we'll explain below.
I want to be on the first page of Google search results.
You may not even realize it, but there are widely-recognized standards for website development. These standards act as the guide to developing the underlying code for your website. If followed, your site will benefit greatly because search bots tend to favor those who follow standards. We strive to achieve standards with each and every client. For more information, visit the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website.
What terms will people use to find you? This is important, because you can't just blindly setup a website and expect Google to magically rank you on the first page. You have to consider the intent of your website and what customers might search for when looking for the type of services, products or information you provide. Then, you have to consider how much competition you may have for any keyword phrase you might want to use. You can choose keywords that are common in your industry, creating lots of search competition and thus making it difficult to achieve a high search result. Or you could use keywords that are not so common, targeting a smaller group of consumers but possibly ranking higher in search results.
You also need to consider how you use your keywords. You need to utilize them well on your website, but without giving search bots the impression that you are using them to spam your own website.
This is probably one of the hardest things to accomplish. Having unique content on your website can bring you more traffic simply because it cannot be found anywhere else. Utilizing your chosen keywords in your content can also help, as long as you don't overuse them. Unique content gives you an edge because search bots will recognize that and index your website accordingly.
How many other sites link to you? How well do those sites rank with the search engines? Good links to your site can be helpful — or not. Sites with good rankings that link to you will help your ranking, but low-ranking sites can actually bring you down. It's a good idea to get listed on directories and other sites that are popular and already have high rankings. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to be listed on as many websites as possible, just be careful about who you are linked from.
The age of your domain is actually very important. If your domain has been around for 6 months or more, this helps the search engines feel better about you. Domains that have been around for years will have even more trust. This also means that you will likely have achieved more incoming links from other websites, which also scores trust points.
Google and other search engines can be picky about who gets good page ranking and who does not. They have algorithms that specifically look for things that can help or hinder your ranking in search results. These algorithms are intended to maintain quality search results by giving high marks to sites that have integrity and scoring low marks to those who might try to cheat. But it all starts with you and how you decide to build your website. We are happy to do our part in providing a quality website product to help you achieve your search engine dreams.
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Nanchong puppet show "longmen legend" in chengdu
Date: 2014-11-03
From nanchong performing arts group co., LTD. Sichuan province puppet theatre creation of large-scale myth puppet show "longmen legend", for "China dream" in sichuan province, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of our season, excellent new dramas and western JuJieMu seminar in 2014."Longmen legend" in chengdu, jinjiang palace, beautiful stage effect, excellent performance, has won the popularity of the audience.
Noisy longmen fair, people telling the longmenshan animation on the jialing river, blocking the river, life suffering.Facing the predicament, mouth only fish axe clan skip longmen, split block the longmen mountain of hope, can benefit for the people.As the representative of the fish family of gold carp with save the mission of the people.It came to the longmen mountain, with all the fish and the hope of his people, the family climbed high, hard hit in the cliff...A wonderful puppet show won the applause of the audience, the actors on the stage also don't forget to interact with the audience to a close.Only one large puppets to the audience and applauded, and sometimes shake hands, darling, amused the people present.
According to the play head, the puppet show is from nanchong takatsubo area a legend to change and become, at the same time the puppet show, nanchong elements such as the mulberry field, chuanbei bean jelly, tries to show the audience the solitary nanchong flavor puppet show.


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After living in the West for 7 years now, I could not help but observe how the dating values are upside down from what I believe dating and how humans relationships should be.
Let me quickly explain how things run in the Western world: Two people meet, they go have sex on the first, second date, or third date then later (and perhaps) go through the efforts to really know about each other or just dump each other and start looking for a new sexual adventure all over again.
It seems it is a recurrent pattern where people these days rarely go through the trouble to know each other on a level deeper then the carnal and physical dimension. Instead, they first jump directly into the sexual phase with random strangers after a few drinks or just because they could not contain their animal instinct.
I could be generalizing, but perhaps not. Look around you, look at the movies, look at ads, look at the current fashion and how people live in an age of "sexual liberation" and are driven by self gratifications and short-term satisfaction while contracting STDs left and right and producing unwanted babies (let's not talk about the cruelty of abortion resulting from such a lifestyle) that become a burden on society because no one cared for them properly.
In gross, this is the Western lifestyle. Unfortunately, this lifestyle is slowly infiltrating the rest of the world as well.
Anyway, this is a huge topic and perhaps in the future I will delve into this matter in details, but for now, I want to share with you how I see a man and a woman relate in respect to their spiritual make up and physiology.
Let's get started.
What are chakras?
Okay, some background information in case you never heard of the word "chakra". In Sanskrit, the word "chakra" means wheel or an energy point (something similar to Chinese acupuncture points). The human body have lots of energy centers but the seven major chakras are usually spoken of.
Here are their various attributes and colors:
- Root Chakra: located at the base of the spine and is colored red. It is mainly the force behind our survival instinct, stability and being grounded.
- Sacral or the Sex Chakra: located at the lower abdomen a few inches below the navel. It has the orange color. It is mainly associated with the sexual organs (sexuality), creativity and reproduction.
- Solar plexus chakra: located at the upper abdomen, below the breast bone. It has the yellow color. Its main characteristics are: self-confidence, self-esteem and personal power.
- Heart chakra: located in the center of the chest at the physical heart height. Its color is green. Its main characteristics are: loving others and oneself, kindness, inner peace and joy.
- Throat chakra: located at the throat area. It has the color blue. It represents our ability to talk and communicate, expressing oneself, creativity, speaking wisdom and truth.
- Third eye chakra: located above the eyebrows, between the eyes. It has the indigo color. This chakra is also known as the sixth sense. It is associated with the pituitary gland, its main characteristics include: wisdom, vision (clairvoyance), intuition and imagination.
- Crown chakra: located just above the top of the head. It has the white or violet color. It represents our ability to be connected spiritually to the life force and to the divine. It also represents our inner beauty.
What do these seven chakras have to do with dating you would say? I will explain that in the next sections.
Now that you know the basics of chakras, let's get started.
Modern dating – The upside down world
Now let's revisit the modern dating and look upon it from the chakras and their functions' point of view.
Two people meet in a bar, nightclub, party or what not. They are attracted by their instincts (Chakra 1 – Root chakra).
Usually, after intoxication, their inhibition lowers and their animal instinct / sexual instinct is aroused. They proceed with the sexual act (Chakra 2 – Sex chakra).
They perhaps go for another date, but usually things don't work out: lack of confidence, low self-esteem from either side of the relationship (Chakra 3 – Solar plexus).
Love and kindness between the two rarely gets a chance to blossom (Chakra 4 – Heart chakra).
They don't communicate properly together, they fight, shout or speak foul things (Chakra 5 – Throat chakra).
They lack intuition and they don't connect spiritually. There are not in tune with each other (Chakra 6 – Third eye chakra). They don't have a strong connection to the divine (Chakra 7 – Crown chakra), so they barely hold on to the relationship and they start over again and again with this vicious circle with other partners.
In this mode of operation, they are going against their spiritual nature, harming themselves in the long run and contributing nothing but trouble to the society.
The seven stages of spiritual dating
Now let's talk about how dating can be approached from a more spiritual aspect.
Two people are genuinely looking for a relationship. They work on their character, are humble and kind. They are connected to the divine (Chakra 7 – Crown chakra). Because of that and through divine bliss, their paths cross: they meet.
They feel in tune with each other and can easily connect spiritually through intuition. It is as if they are telepathic and can read each other's minds. These couple click (Chakra 6 – The third eye).
They continue their relationship and nurture it with kind words, words of wisdom and truth (Chakra 5 – Throat chakra).
They are more and more connected, finding their spiritual connection ever growing. Love starts to blossom in the heart (Chakra 4 – Heart chakra). Their love is based on good foundations (divinity, intuition, creativity and truth).
With their love, their confidence in each other grow and makes their relationship more and more strong, more and more stable. They become more self-confident, empowered and they compliment each other (Chakra 3 – Solar plexus). Disrespect have no room in their relationship.
They not only love each other, speak truth, trust each other but now start to develop stronger (sexual) feelings. They are in a serious relationship. The fruit of their spiritual discipline is expressed with the act of sexual intercourse. Two become one. The man knows the woman. Procreation might entail, and children may be born (Chakra 2 – Sex chakra).
Having gone through all the previous six divine stages and expressed themselves spiritually and physically, their relationship does not end there. Now they have a child or family. Their main focus is survival and the proper nurturing of their offsprings. They are no longer focused on carnal and sexual activity alone. They seek stability that is essential for a grounded and practical way of living.
They share their life responsibly and contribute well in the society.
Viola, I just shared with you my vision and thoughts on how a proper way of dating, relating and mating in a solid manner that is in line with our spiritual make up.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article and got inspired by it. Please let me know your thoughts.
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EDMONDS — When Susie Schaefer first sparked her interest in bird watching more than 30 years ago, she never imagined the places it would take her.
Today, her hobby and the volunteer work that comes along with it, consumes much of the 73-year-old Edmonds woman's time.
Schaefer, a retired social worker, started the Puget Sound Bird Fest 10 years ago alongside Sally Lider, environmental education coordinator for the city of Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Cultural services Department.
Schaefer also spearheaded the Edmonds Wildlife Habitat and Native Plant Demonstration Garden.
Schaefer first picked up the hobby as a way to pass the time while her then husband was fly fishing.
"I don't really like fishing," she said. "I got much more interested in birds."
Soon after the couple moved to Edmonds in 1980, Schaefer joined Pilchuck Audubon Society to make friends. She immediately began learning about birds through group field trips.
"What I love about birding is you can do it anywhere," Schaefer, who now guides trips, said. "Never leave home without your binoculars. That's my rule in life."
Schaefer and her friends started traveling to bird festivals, collecting ideas.
"We wanted to have our own bird fest," she said. "Some of the bird festivals have gotten very expensive. We thought we'd keep ours cheap."
She started the Edmonds festival. Admission remains free for the annual event that takes place in September. Over the years, Schaefer has added art displays, field trips and she's enlisted the Edmonds Yacht Club to take people birding on the water.
"We've always wanted it to be kind of like Edmonds," Schaefer said. "It has always drawn a crowd."
In addition to her volunteering at home, Schaefer works with Earthwatch, an international group than enlists people to help with scientific research projects.
"You get to be a grunt worker and help the researchers," she said. "I have loved my Earthwatch trips. Some people don't like them because you work."
With Earthwatch, Schaefer has slept in a hammock in a Colombian jungle and camped in Cameroon while researching endangered birds.
"My interest in birding has opened the whole world to me," she said. "It's a lot of fun, frankly."
Schaefer studied cranes when she stayed in the Communist Party Headquarters in Vietnam. She visited Poland to examine predator and prey relationships, such as weasels and owls. On another adventure, she worked to return wildlife to an Israeli desert.
Through her travels, Schaefer said, she's seen the effects of environmental problems first-hand.
"I believe birds are a very good indicator of what is happening to the environment," she said. "We really have to be aware of what we're doing and how it affects birds and wildlife."
To encourage environmental stewardship at home, Schaefer started the Edmonds Wildlife Habitat and Native Plant Demonstration Garden. It includes more than 50 native plants and was designed to attract animals. She continues to maintain the garden today.
"I didn't know having a demonstration garden was going to take over my life," she said with a laugh. "It's to try to encourage people to have a nice garden so critters can use it too."
Last week, she organized a training session at the garden for people who want to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count.
"It's an important citizen science project," Schaefer said. "Everybody is counting their resident birds. You don't have to leave home to do that."
People all over North America are expected to participate in the count this weekend.
"There's always lots of work to be done to conserve our environment, I tell you," Schaefer said.
"Once people get hooked like me, we find lots of things worth doing."
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When we think about Jewish community our minds usually zero in on a location where community meets– a synagogue, a JCC. But what if community were defined by common values instead– by the relentless pursuit of the holy and the just, and that in gathering around that pursuit anywhere at all, we establish a sacred community? This description gets at the heart of Mishkan.
We envision a Chicago and American Jewish landscape in which Torah [Jewish wisdom, text, practice, culture], Avodah [being of sacred service in community] and Gemilut Hassadim [being of service to other creatures, people and the planet] guides and inspires our lives, and we as Jews participate in bringing about a world which all people feel safe and supported to manifest their fullest selves.
Our mission is to engage, educate, empower and inspire people through dynamic experiences of Jewish prayer, music, learning, social activism and community building. Whether in person or online, through music or Talmud or powerful conversations, whether in services or social events, Mishkan is reimagining and reinvigorating the next generation of Judaism in Chicago and beyond.
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"Yehi Or- Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3).
The first and most important purpose of our existence on earth, the Torah describes, is to create light. Mishkan strives to create an environment where each person can be moved, inspired, learn something, be challenged, taken on a journey, and brought to a higher emotional, spiritual, intellectual and moral place. Every event includes elements of Torah study, music and meaningful social encounter that build a greater sense of enlightenment, broadly construed, and every Shabbat and holiday event has something that participants can take home for further study. We aim to generate, stoke and spread light.
Self Expression
"Ahalelah Yah b'hayai– I will praise The Source with my life" (Psalm 146).
Practicing a living spiritual tradition means animating the words, forms and rituals created by our ancestors with each person's own life experiences, passions, talents, loves. Too many religious experiences feel like we leave our real selves at the door when we walk in. At Mishkan we create containers for real self-expression through music, text, meditation, breath, and through creating a space that is comfortable enough for us to laugh, cry, dance, sing out, be silent, pray… whatever is real for each person. This is a safe space to be one's self.
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"Karov Yah l'kol korav– God is close to anyone who calls out" (Psalm 145).
Any person regardless of background is welcome and invited to find meaning, inspiration and community at Mishkan. The ancient Mishkan in the desert brought together the Israelites from across the spectrum of the community, and so do we: young, young-at-heart, total novices alongside people with different skills and abilities, LGBTQ Jews, people in interfaith relationships, Jews-by-Choice, from all denominational backgrounds, people who aren't Jewish. We believe everyone's birthright is to connect in this way. We facilitate deep connection with Torah and Jewish prayer by providing transliteration guides, by explaining rituals and translating Hebrew, even having community members sign at times when there's a non-hearing person in the room. We will always do our best to accommodate unique needs, whether for disability access, allergies, or other individual circumstances, to make participation at Mishkan more accessible for all.
"L'taken Olam b'malkhut Shaddai– To repair the world according to God's vision" (Siddur).
We believe that to make religion matter, we must take the energy and inspiration we derive from our spiritual practice out to a world that desperately needs more light, more justice, more goodness, and more peace. Working with local community organizing groups, service agencies, and taking inspiration from the many people in our community involved in the work of social change, Mishkan is constantly working toward greater social justice, locally, nationally and globally.
"Ki m'tzion tetze Torah/Because wisdom emanates from Zion" (Michah 4:2).
The love and longing for the land of Israel has been a central spiritual value for Jews since the first call to Abraham. Mishkan recognizes our unique role as a Jewish spiritual community in the diaspora to create an environment where everyone can explore their own authentic, informed, and personal relationship with Israel– the historic land, the Biblical ideal, the diverse global people, and the modern State that brings all these complex dimensions into a vital contemporary reality. We approach the State of Israel with love and amazement at its achievements, and a desire to work toward fulfillment of its founding ideals as described in its Declaration of Independence: to "ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; to safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and to be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations." We are committed to creating space in person and online where grace, generosity of spirit and respect guide our conversations about Israel/Palestine, and believe that hearing and honoring diverse viewpoints makes our community stronger.


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STATESBORO, Ga. - Mr. Jimmy Parker, 74, died Sunday. Funeral services for Mr. Parker will be held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bulloch Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home. www.joineranderson.com . Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home of Statesboro is in charge of arrangements.
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It's Mud Season Again
March 29, 2017
It's mud season here in New England -- that time of year when everything merges into an amorphous mess. The gray sky merges with a gray landscape made into slop by continual rains and dirty gray melting snow. It's hard to tell where one thing ends and another begins. Eventually the sun comes out and dries everything, the sky becomes distinct from the horizon, plants bloom, and order is restored.
Why Are Health Records So Valuable to Cybercriminals?
March 29, 2017
Protecting the data in electronic health records did not start with the advent of HIPAA, as many people think. Protecting health records has been a critical requirement in the healthcare space since the computers became a fixture in hospitals. However, HIPAA added public reports of fines issued for covered entities' failure to properly protect data contained within EHRs.
Amazon Confirms Deal to Buy Middle East E-Commerce Leader Souq.com
March 28, 2017
Amazon has agreed to buy Souq.com, the leading online retailer in the Middle East, reportedly edging out rival Emaar Malls' $800 million offer. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Amazon reportedly agreed to pay less for Souq than Emaar had offered. Souq, led by cofounder and CEO Ronaldo Mouchawar, claims to be the largest online retail and marketplace platform in the Arab world.
Consumer Advocates Bemoan Senate Vote to Lift ISP Privacy Restrictions
March 25, 2017
Privacy advocates and consumer groups are fighting back against the U.S. Senate's Thursday vote to undo privacy restrictions on Internet service providers. In a 50-48 party line vote, the Senate approved the Congressional Review Act, S.J. Res. 34. If the House of Representatives gives it the green light, it then will go to the president to be signed into law.
Trust: Why Financial Services Should Embrace DoL's Fiduciary Rule
March 24, 2017
When the Department of Labor issued its fiduciary rule last year, it set financial advisers, insurers and agents into a mad scramble to meet an implementation deadline. The rule elevates all financial professionals who work with retirement plans or provide retirement planning advice to the level of a fiduciary, or someone bound legally and ethically to meet the standards of that status.
Walmart Launches 'Store No. 8' E-Commerce Venture
March 21, 2017
Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., on Tuesday discussed the company's plans to launch a new venture, called "Store No. 8," which will operate as a Silicon Valley incubator for new online stores. The move reflects Walmart's ambition to catch up to Amazon in the e-commerce retail space. Lore unveiled the plans at the annual Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas.
Why Tech Can't Help Donald Trump and Most CEOs
March 20, 2017
The new president is making almost the identical mistake President Obama made during his first two years. Trump has picked a major entitlement to hang his hat on -- the same major entitlement, healthcare -- and shortly will discover what most CIOs know: You don't mess with anything that touches everybody. The likely outcome will be that like Obama, Trump will lose the house in the next election.
Verizon Wakes Up to Join Mobile TV Race
March 17, 2017
Following decades of slow movement due to cable companies facing no competition, the television world is changing rapidly. Lots of challengers have arisen in the pay-TV space in recent years. One of the latest comes from Verizon, which has improved its FiOS mobile app to offer data-free streaming. AT&T's DirecTV started this ball rolling with its wireless TV, or mobile TV, offering.
US Charges 2 Russian Intel Agents, 2 Hackers in Yahoo Case
March 16, 2017
The Justice Department has announced charges against four individuals, including two officers of Russia's FSB, for carrying out a massive cyberbreach that affected about 500 million Yahoo account holders. A federal grand jury in Northern California charged the defendants -- the FSB officials and two Russian cybercriminals -- with using stolen data to gain illegal access to numerous accounts.
Intel Bets $15.3B on Mobileye's Self-Driving Car Tech
March 14, 2017
Intel has agreed to acquire Mobileye, a developer of autonomous vehicle technology, for $15.3 billion. Intel will integrate Mobileye's computer vision and mapping technology for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles into its Automated Driving Group, to be led by MobileEye CTO Amnon Shashua. Intel SVP Doug Davis will oversee engagement across various Intel groups, and report directly to Shashua.
Google Nabs Kaggle to Stay Ahead of Data Science Curve
March 13, 2017
Data Science Community Kaggle will be joining Google Cloud, said Fei Fei Li, chief scientist of Google Cloud AI and machine learning, at last week's Google's Next '17 conference. The Kaggle community, which includes 800,000 data experts around the world, use the network to stay up to date on the latest innovations in data science and machine learning, according to Li.
Tech Companies Weigh Responses to WikiLeaks Exposure
March 11, 2017
Following WikiLeaks' publication earlier this week of classified documents stolen from the CIA, major technology companies, including Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and Cisco, have been scrambling to assess the risks posed to their customers by the revelations. The so-called "Vault 7" leak includes information about methods and tools the CIA crafted to hack into products produced by those companies.
Despite Intense Scrutiny, Uber Lays Another Egg
March 10, 2017
Already under the microscope for claims of sexual harassment and questionable labor practices, Uber this week said it would ban the use of a controversial technology to block regulatory authorities from monitoring its operations. The company's "greyballing" technology is designed to hide the standard city app view in specific cases -- for example, from former riders blocked for being abusive.
Autonomous Delivery Robots to Hit Virginia's Streets
March 10, 2017
Autonomous delivery robots will be able to travel on sidewalks, crosswalks and shared-use paths throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia this summer. Gov. Terry McAullife recently signed a law permitting the use of Starship Technologies' Personal Delivery Devices. The six-wheeled robots, which resemble coolers, are designed to deliver parcels, groceries and food within a two-mile radius.
HPE to Buy One-Time Rising Star Nimble for $1B Cash
March 9, 2017
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has inked a deal to acquire flash storage firm Nimble Storage, once viewed as a darling of Wall Street, for $12.50 a share in cash, or $1 billion. HPE also agreed to assume or pay out Nimble Storage's unvested equity awards, which are valued at $200 million. Upon completion of the deal, Nimble Storage will merge with a unit of HPE and become a subsidiary of the company.
Salesforce, IBM Kick Off New Artificial Intelligence Era
March 8, 2017
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on Monday announced a global strategic partnership to deliver joint solutions leveraging artificial intelligence. Einstein, the AI that powers Salesforce applications, will be connected seamlessly with IBM's Watson AI platform. The integration is scheduled for availability in the second half, and pricing will be announced at that time.
WikiLeaks Dumps CIA Hacking Docs Online
March 8, 2017
WikiLeaks on Tuesday dumped thousands of classified documents onto the Internet, exposing hacking programs used by the CIA. The torrent of data is just the first in a series of dumps WikLeaks is calling "Vault 7." This first installment includes 8,761 documents and files stolen from an isolated high-security network within the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
After Blowout IPO, Is Snap a Keeper?
March 3, 2017
Shares of Snapchat owner Snap Inc. soared higher on Friday, following Thursday's successful initial public offering. After debuting at $17.00 on the New York Stock Exchange, Snap shares rose 44 percent to $24.48 on Thursday, well above analyst expectations, placing the company's value at $28 billion. The stock continued to trend upward on Friday, trading at $27.16 by mid-day.
GIT CEO Adriana Gascoigne: More Women in Tech Means More Problems Solved
March 3, 2017
Prior to founding Girls in Tech, Adriana Gascoigne was one of very few women working at a startup. "I'd look around the room every day and see that there was a huge problem of representation. I knew we needed to change the culture of the company to recruit more women and benefit more women, but we also needed diversity in product development ... to make a better product," she recalled.
FCC Reverses Course on Internet Privacy Rules
March 2, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a joint statement following the FCC's temporary stay of data security regulations. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the statement to address the FCC's decision, in essence, to overturn rules designed to bolster broadband consumer privacy.
How Deeply Could Bribery Scandal Wound Samsung?
February 28, 2017
South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Samsung head Lee Jae-yong and four other executives on bribery and embezzlement charges, following a lengthy investigation into Lee's ties with impeached president Park Geun-hye and her confidant, Choi Soon-sil. Charges against Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Group, include pledging bribes to organizations tied to Choi.
Nokia 3310 Pushes Nostalgia Buttons
February 28, 2017
HMD Global, owner of the Nokia phone brand, on Sunday reintroduced the classic 3310 feature phone at the MWC, along with a line of brand new Nokia smartphones that run on the Android platform. The relaunch of the 3310 is the reimagination of one of the world's best-selling feature phones as a sleek, lightweight device that features 22 hours of talk time and an entire month of standby time.
Snap Sells Itself as Camera Company as IPO Nears
February 27, 2017
As it approaches its IPO, Snap, maker of the popular Snapchat messaging app, is positioning itself as a camera company. "We feel like we're really at the beginning of what cameras can do," said Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. "Before, cameras were the best way to perfectly save or record something that you saw. They sort of helped augment memory -- but now, you know, cameras augment the way that we talk."
Apple's New Space Station Ready for Takeoff
February 23, 2017
Apple on Wednesday announced that its long-awaited new headquarters, anchored by a 2.8 million square foot mothership building, is near completion. Named "Apple Park," the complex will make its official debut in April. The 175-acre campus, which falls somewhere between the Pentagon and an Olympic village in terms of size, is the fulfillment of the dream of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
GE Digital VP Beena Ammanath: For Most Women, STEM Is an Uphill Battle
February 23, 2017
Beena Ammanath is VP for data and analytics at GE Digital. She has worked in the data analytics field for more than 20 years and serves as board director at ChickTech, a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting girls and women into the tech workforce and retaining them once they're there. Ammanath also serves on the Cal Poly Computer Engineering Program Industrial Advisory Board.
Uber Wants Fleeing Customers to Know It's Hurting
February 23, 2017
Uber has been responding to recent requests to delete customer accounts with a statement that claims "everyone at Uber is deeply hurting" and "it's everyone's number one priority to create change in the coming months and years." The pop-up statement, which Twitter users began circulating on Wednesday, appears to be Uber's latest effort to stem the flow of customers from the company.
Federal IT Acquisition Worth $50B Cleared for Takeoff
February 22, 2017
A major federal acquisition opportunity with a potential contract value of $50 billion for IT vendors is back on track. The GSA recently resumed processing vendor applications after a legal challenge to the contract was resolved in its favor. As a result, the GSA this fall will reveal the names of approximately 60 vendors who will be eligible to participate in the Alliant 2 IT contract vehicle.
US Rep Likens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 'Tyranny'
February 21, 2017
The Financial Protection Bureau has come under increasing fire from Republican lawmakers who now have the Trump administration to back their efforts. Long-time critic Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R.-Texas, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, compared the bureau to a tyranny in a recent interview. Hensarling reportedly is preparing legislation to enact CFPB reforms.
Microsoft Makes VR Drone Fight Simulator Available on GitHub
February 21, 2017
Microsoft has introduced an open source virtual reality toolkit for the training of autonomous drones. The beta software became available on GitHub last week. The toolkit is designed to allow developers to "teach" drones how to navigate the real world by recreating conditions such as shadows, reflections and even objects that might confuse a device's on-board sensors.
Verizon Cuts Better Deal for Breach-Battered Yahoo
February 21, 2017
Verizon and Yahoo on Tuesday announced new terms for the acquisition deal they inked last summer. Verizon will pay $350 million less than the original contract price, which places the new value of the deal at $4.48 billion. Yahoo will be responsible for 50 percent of any breach-related cash liabilities incurred as a result of non-SEC government investigations and third-party litigation, under the new agreement.


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• There are people who come back to my site because they are interested in what I express. I am really flattered. A Greek visitor to my website is especially interested in my philosophy. I believe he is a Socratic himself. But he has wider philosophical interests. He sent me a brief message, with the following link:
The web page presents a fragment from Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra": "The Way of the Creating One".
Almost at the same time, my dearest daughter visited my website. She signed my guest book. I was really moved. But it brought to my mind the pain of "aloneness" – the theme of "The Way of the Creating One".
I know of many cases of persons who were drawn into "isolation", "solitude", "aloneness" to fulfill an idea. Apparently, they could not resist such force. I always feared the emotional pain caused by "aloneness". I always feared the emotional pain if I would be a father as lousy as Socrates was. Consciously, I tried to fulfill my idea without getting into circumstances of emotional pain. I thought I put my best mental efforts into it, but I was unable to avoid the path of "aloneness".
Nietzsche's fragment sounds mystical, unsettling at times. He talks about "killing" and "death". The concepts are metaphorical. Old, unworthy ideas must be "killed"; that is, replaced by new, worthy ideas. That's the path humankind must always take. He was badly misinterpreted because of his mystical approach. He understood how powerful mysticism was. He was dismayed at the power of religion over mind! He probably thought his message would be more effective if in a mystical, religious-like form. I always thought that Socrates' approach has been the best. The message must have clarity, incisiveness, and relentlessness.
Most believe that our actions are totally the result of mental decisions. In my opinion, we are guided by what I call Fear_Survival. It contains both a mental department, and an important part biologically encrypted. Further, an individual can have choices. We choose in order to change; we change in order to adapt better. The influence of the environment over the individual is even stronger. As strong as an individual's Fear Survival system may be, as brilliant as one individual's mind may be, the environment might offer only two choices. That is, either take Galileo's path, or take Giordano Bruno's path.
I remember a dramatic event that happened in a Caribbean island n the nineteenth century. It shows how influent the environment is. The British abolished slavery. There was a group of slaves who simply didn't know what to do with their lives as free humans. Shortly after being liberated, they returned to their former master. They petitioned him to take them back as slaves. The former master complied with the law and refused. The liberated slaves massacred their former master and his family.
Life is a fascinating phenomenon. It is a random phenomenon. It tries myriads of combinations, with myriads of results. Luckily, we are not that Siberian salmon species. The salmons enter the sweet waters of Kamchyatka every year. They mate and lay their eggs. Immediately thereafter, the salmons lie on the shore and die...
Probably the randomness in life attracted me to lottery and gambling. It represents a legitimate attempt to know the unknown. To me, the message sounds like "there is nothing that cannot be known". The symbol is encompassing in my mind.
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ANTALYA is the gateway to the Turkish Riviera, and very much a destination in its own right. Situated smack on the Gulf of Antalya, the largest Turkish city on the western Mediterranean coast is both classically beautiful and stylishly modern. At its core is the wonderfully preserved old city district of Kaleiçi – literally 'within the castle' – which offers atmospheric accommodation aplenty within a bundle of finely restored Ottoman houses. The old city wraps around a splendid Roman-era harbour with cliff-top views of hazy-blue mountain silhouettes that are worth raising a toast to. While just outside of the central city is one of Turkey's finest museums.
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Built in 1968 as the Holmsund, she was renamed Menominee, and then sailed as the Kathryn Spirit. I think she is no longer in service.
|The Norwegian flagged Menominee was the first saltwater ship of the year in 2003, arriving on April 11, 2003 at 11:30 am. A ship named the Menominee would not at first glance appear to be a candidate for the first saltie of the year, since it is named for a city in Michigan. The ship's owner is from Norway but he has a good friend (and business partner) in Menominee, hence the name.
|She discharged 1,800 metric tons of German lumber.
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Oh yes, the old days; remember when we had ice and snow in the winter?
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|The Canadian icebreaker Samuel Risley had some time off last weekend, according to the Windsor Star. Not enough ice to keep the best ice breaker on the Great Lakes going seven days a week, their usual winter schedule. Not so in the above picture I took aboard the Sundew on April 5, 2003. Since the crew isn't around here any more and are out of earshot, I can mention that at the time I took this picture, the Sundew was stopped in the ice, just off the Superior entry. On the other hand, that was the winter that the Duluth ship canal was clogged full of ice, probably because of a stiff east wind blowing Lake Superior's remaining ice to Duluth. The Risley came down to break that up but took one shot at the ice pack, and bounced off. They called the Sundew reporting no can do. I lied about the Risley being the best Ice Breaker on the Great Lakes. She is second. Spring is in first place and we had to wait until April 19th that year before she could open up the ship canal.


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