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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Breakthrough in Material Planning: Demand Driven MRP
For the first time in over 30 years, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), is undergoing a fundamental improvement. A major new development, dubbed Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) is moving from theory to practice, and the results are impressive. If you care about manufacturing ERP, you would be wise to pay attention.
Carol Ptak recently called my attention to her work with Chad Smith at the Demand Driven Institute, which they founded in 2010 to promote the concepts of DDMRP. I've known Carol for many years, through her work as past President and CEO of APICS and her time at PeopleSoft, where she was an early proponent of making MRP more "demand driven." I wrote a brief blog post in 2003 covering this subject (see: PeopleSoft Strengthens Its Manufacturing Offerings by Acquiring Demand Flow).
So, I jumped at the opportunity to set up a briefing on DDMRP with Carol and Chad for me and my associates Bob Gilson and Nick Hann at Strativa.
Bringing MRP into the 21st CenturyBefore we look at some of the key concepts of DDMRP, let's review the history of material planning.
MRP, first developed in limited fashion in the 1950s and 60s, really took off in the 1970s, when computer systems enabled widespread adoption and APICS undertook the "MRP Crusade" to popularize it. It was a great advance over previous material planning techniques, such as statistical order point (popularized during the Second World War), which viewed each inventory item separately. The big conceptual breakthrough of MRP was to separate dependent demand (sub-assemblies and purchased items) from independent demand (e.g. finished goods and service parts). MRP, therefore, provided a holistic, or system-wide view of inventory.
MRP (material requirements planning) morphed in the late 1970s and 80s into MRP II (manufacturing resource planning) and ultimately ERP (enterprise resource planning). But the heart of today's ERP systems (at least in the manufacturing sector) is still the MRP processing logic that is essentially unchanged since the 1970s.
In practice, MRP relied heavily on demand forecasts to drive planning and used safety stock inventory to cover variability in lead-times and forecast errors. The results, though far better than the old order point systems, were often excess inventory and less-than-acceptable customer service levels.
Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory and lean manufacturing techniques were, in part, a reaction to the complexity of MRP and a desire to obtain better outcomes. Introduced in the 1980s, JIT was a simplification in material planning and it took inspiration from the quality management movement and Toyota Production System in Japan. JIT is essentially a "pull system"--relying upon simple demand signals, such as Kanbans, from customers to suppliers up and down the supply chain, often with little or no computerized support. Unlike MRP, which viewed inventory as an asset, JIT viewed inventory as a "waste" and sought to minimize it wherever possible by minimizing variation in supply and demand, and reducing setup times to enable smaller lot sizes. But its emphasis on inventory reduction, lack of a system-wide view of inventory, and incomplete planning equation created brittle supply chains, subject to disruptions.
Embracing and Extending MRP and JITDemand Driven MRP is not a completely new method: it builds upon and extends the concepts of MRP while borrowing the best features of lean manufacturing. Like lean manufacturing, it seeks to "align efforts and resources as close as possible to actual demand" (a so-called pull system) while at the same time, like MRP, provide "visibility to the total requirements and status picture across the enterprise."
The authors' background in the Theory of Constraints is evident. They are not looking to compromise between MRP and lean manufacturing. Rather they recognize and seek to satisfy the legitimate objectives of both. For example:
These are just a few of the key concepts of DDMRP. For a more complete view, see the additional resources listed at the end of this post.
- The greatest extension of DDMRP is the introduction of supply chain modeling prior to generating material plans, as shown in steps 1-3 in the Figure at the top of this post. Here, the organization determines the optimum places where inventory should be held. This is a step that MRP simply does not address. MRP and even Advanced Planning systems (APS) generally take inventory stocking points and safety stock levels as givens and plans within them. At the opposite end of the spectrum, JIT techniques are blind to the overall supply chain. Each node of a pure pull system is only sensitive to the demand at the next downstream operation. DDMRP, on the other hand, models where inventory should be held in order to minimize lead times and reduce variability where it matters the most.
- In terms of inventory, DDMRP stakes out a middle ground between MRP and lean manufacturing. It does not view inventory as a waste, as lean manufacturing does with its goal of "zero inventory," and it does not seek to establish safety stock levels in a static way, as MRP generally does. Rather it seeks to hold the right amount of inventory at the right place in the supply chain "to promote flow but minimize working capital," and "to size and dynamically adjust those strategic stock positions" based on a set of rules dominated by six factors.
- DDMRP deals with lead times in a more realistic fashion than traditional MRP, which in calculating manufacturing lead time assumes all components are in stock, or in calculating cumulative lead times assumes nothing is in stock. Neither are good assumptions in most environments today. DDMRP introduces a concept it calls Actively Synchronized Replenishment (ASR) Lead Time (ASRLT), which represents "the longest unprotected sequences in the bill of material" where "protection" is defined by strategic stocking points. These points decouple, compress, and ultimately define the calculated lead time of an item.
- MRP is only a planning tool and JIT is only an execution tool, whereas DDMRP is both a planning tool (in the modeling and planning stages) and an execution tool, in the execution stage (see Figure at top of this post).
- DDMRP greatly reduces the emphasis on accurate forecasts in driving supply plans. Demand is driven entirely or largely by actual customer demand (typically sales orders), which can then be satisfied from compressed lead time due to the strategically placed inventories at the subassembly or component level.
If there is any doubt that DDMRP is a major breakthrough, consider this: the book everyone considers the "Bible" of MRP was written in 1974 by the late Joseph Orlicky, and the second edition was authored in 1994 by the late George Plossl. McGraw-Hill, publisher of Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning has just released the third edition, which is authored by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, the brains behind DDMRP. This third edition now incorporates the concepts of DDMRP, building upon the work done by Orlicky and Plossl, two of the fathers of MRP.
Proof in the PuddingThink DDMRP is just a nice theory? Not so. The benefits have already been demonstrated by at least two early adopters:
Additional case studies should begin to appear as other organizations gain experience with these new methods.
- Oregon Freeze Dry, after adopting DDMRP, saw a 20% increase in sales 20% and 60% inventory reduction in one division, along with 60% reduction in make-to-order lead-time and 20% inventory reduction in another division.
- LeTourneau Technologies (LTI) is an interesting case study in the natural resources sector. The firm implemented DDMRP in one of its two plants, while letting the other plant continue with traditional MRP. Both plants had similar resources, bills of material, and material planning personnel.
During a boom and decline cycle of 2005 to 2008, the DDRMP plant grew revenues from $270M to over $620M, while growing inventory by only about $80M. In contrast, the traditional MRP plant experienced the similar growth in revenues, but inventories grew at the same pace. When the recession hit in 2008, the DDMRP plant , however, was well positioned with lean inventories while the traditional MRP plant was exposed to a huge amount of inventory liability.
What's Next?I believe that enterprise software vendors, especially those focused on supply chain management, are going to move quickly to begin to incorporate DDMRP concepts into their systems. So far, there is only one software provider that has done so, Replenishment+® from Demand Driven Technologies, of which Chad Smith is a paid advisor. However, I see indications that some other vendors are moving in this direction. In other words, I do not believe availability of software is going to be an obstacle.
If there is any obstacle to wholesale adoption of DDMRP, it is going to be in the general level of resource planning skills in many manufacturing organizations. The concepts behind DDMRP are not simple. Many practitioners tasked with responsibility for MRP systems today do not have a deep understanding of MRP principles, even of traditional MRP circa 1974. How are they going to grasp the concepts behind DDMRP? I think this will be the key limitation hindering widespread adoption, unless manufacturing organizations are willing to re-invest in professional development in a sustained way. Conceptual education--not just software training--is going to be key.
A corollary observation is this: production and material planning is going to become an even more critical function for manufacturing and distribution firms. It always has been, of course, but it will become even more critical in industries where some players have the skills to adopt DDMRP and others don't. No longer just a back-office function, resource management should once again become an inviting career path for young people.
Additional ResourcesThere is much more to DDRMP than I can outline here, such as its ability to accommodate seasonality, ramp up/down in production, and end-of-life scenarios, all of which are troublesome for traditional MRP systems and especially lean-manufacturing systems. Therefore, it is best to point readers to the following resources.
There are several white papers and videos linked at these sites that go into more depth on DDMRP. Training classes are now being rolled out. In addition, the authors will be presenting more on this subject at the APICS International Conference in Pittsburgh, October 23-35. If you are planning to be at this conference you will be wise to register for this session, as it will probably be standing room only.
- Demand Driven MRP. The flagship DDMRP website maintained by Carol and Chad, with a good introduction to DDRMP. Free white papers, videos, and podcasts are available on a number of DDMRP topics.
- Demand Driven Institute. The educational and consulting organization promoting the concepts of DDMRP. The textbook I mentioned earlier, Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning, Third Edition, is also available here, with a supplemental DVD.
- Orlicky's MRP. This is the official website of the new edition of Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning.
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
Kenandy: A New Cloud ERP Provider Emerges from Stealth Mode
There's news for those of us interested in manufacturing ERP: a new cloud ERP provider is having its coming-out party this week at Dreamforce, the annual user conference of Salesforce.com. Kenandy, which is built entirely on Salesforce.com's platform, provides core manufacturing functionality, such as inventory, shop orders, purchase orders, and material planning. Founded in 2010, Kenandy already has one customer live and a handful of others sold and in implementation.
Early this week, several people forwarded me advance word on Kenandy from a Wall Street journal blog post. Normally, the launch of a new cloud provider would not warrant this kind of attention. But this launch has an interesting twist: the brains behind Kenandy is none other than Sandra Kurtzig. She is the original founder and CEO of ASK Group, the developer of the well-known ManMan ERP system--more or less the SAP of the 1980s. She retired something like 10 years ago, but was convinced to come out for an encore by Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com and her neighbor on a beach in Hawaii. Kenandy has venture funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and its managing partner Ray Lane sits on Kenandy's board.
Kenandy's AngleI scored an interview with Sandra and her CMO Rod Butters yesterday, prior to Sandra's appearance on stage with Marc Benioff this morning at Dreamforce. I had a lot of questions for Sandra, and she was forthcoming with answers.
I also took a walk to the Expo floor and got a quick view of Kenandy's system. I also met the "Ken" of Kenandy. (The firm is named after Sandra's two sons, Ken and Andy).
- Kenandy is positioning itself for small and midsize manufacturers ($15M - $300M), especially those that source, manufacture, and distribute products through contract manufacturers and channel partners. Sandra noted that ERP vendors with systems designed in the 1970s and 80s (such as ManMan) assumed their customers were vertically integrated. Her perspective is that this orientation has carried forward in the design assumptions of the leading on-premise ERP providers today, which have their roots in systems built during that time period. This is not a good assumption today, as even small and midsize manufacturers are contracting large parts of their operations offshore and have complex distribution relationships with channel partners. Such organizations need an extended ERP system, and Kenandy is being designed with these scenarios in mind.
- Built on Salesforce.com's platform, Kenandy is a full multi-tenant SaaS offering. An organization can run multiple facilities within a single tenant, or it can set up multiple tenants, for its contract manufacturers or business partners, for example, and gain inventory and production visibility up and down its supply chain. (Disclaimer: I have not evaluated Kenandy on any functionality points to confirm these features).
- Kenandy expects very short implementation times. Its first customer, Den-Mat, a maker of dental products, went live in two weeks, converting from a legacy IBM Series i (AS/400) system.
- Kenandy is focusing on manufacturing functionality and depending on other cloud providers to fill out other parts of the enterprise suite. For example, there is integration (of course) with Salesforce.com for CRM, and with FinancialForce.com for financials. In addition, Sandra claims that integration with customer's legacy systems (e.g. Quickbooks) are always an option.
- Development of Kenandy is being led directly by Sandra: in other words, she is not only the founder and CEO. Like many start-up software firms, she is also the brains behind the product and the chief product management executive. She is working with a small group of internal developers and is supplemented by development resources from Persistent Systems in India.
A Market with Lots of Open SpaceI am currently working on a research report on cloud-based ERP systems, so I was quite interested in seeing a new competitor emerge in this market. In my view the market is wide open. There are only a handful of pure multi-tenant SaaS ERP providers, and even few that can support the needs of manufacturers. These providers include NetSuite, SAP's Business ByDesign, Workday, Plex, and Rootstock.
Compare this to the dozens or scores of ERP providers that we could choose from in the 1980s and 1990s. Today the market for traditional on-premise ERP systems is dominated by two vendors: SAP and Oracle. Microsoft occupies a strong secondary place, especially in the SMB space. Many of the other players have been acquired by Infor and Oracle, though several good providers, such as IFS, Epicor, QAD, Syspro remain independent.
Nevertheless, the broad industry trend is moving to cloud computing, and manufacturers that want full-suite ERP in the cloud have few choices. Therefore, the market is wide open. As I mentioned to Sandra, it's like the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. There is a whole continent waiting for anyone so inclined to stake a claim. There's no need to argue about property lines with neighbors. Just go out, pick a few verticals, geographies, and organization sizes, and build out your offering. There is plenty of room to grow.
Other providers are already doing so. Plex was first out of the gate, with a full cloud-based ERP offering dating back to the middle of the last decade, and they continue to gain momentum. SAP's launch of Business ByDesign is also gaining traction, not only in subsidiaries of SAP's traditional large customer base, but in net new SMBs as well. Rootstock, not as well known, has a credible offering for manufacturers (especially project-based) on NetSuite's platform, and it has now migrated its manufacturing ERP offering to Salesforce.com's platform. Moreover, other on-premise vendors, such as Epicor and Infor, have enabled their products to operate in a multi-tenant cloud deployment model.
But there are large swaths of open space. Kenandy is a welcome new player.
Update, 10:02 a.m.: Sandy is on stage now at Dreamforce. She's wearing a button with the letters ERP crossed out. Marc asks, "Your previous firm ASK built on HP's platform, right?" She jokes, "Is HP still in business?" Ray Lane, an HP board member, is standing next to her. Sandy mentions Salesforce.com's investment in Kenandy. Ray, as mentioned in my post above, is also an investor, and now relates the story of Sandy showing up in Ray's office, asking for money. Ray, who like Sandy, is well over the median age at Dreamforce, admonishes the audience, "Don't think our generation is through yet!"
Update, 10:20 a.m.: Dennis Howlett looks at manufacturing cloud ERP developments.
Update, Sep. 6: Dennis Howlett interviews me live about my thoughts on Kenandy. Click on the image below to watch the interview.
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Super simple to make, and you don't need anything extra then a normal necklace.
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Alright, first I needed to figure out how long I wanted my necklace.
I wanted it to close right at my neck (I love choker style necklaces) and not drop too far down.
NOTE: The length I want is too short for me to just pull the necklace over my head. The next few steps are to remedy that.
Add a jump ring to one end.
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Grasp that jump ring and slip the length of chain through it (forming a necklace shape.)
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All finished!
Here is a close up at the pull.
The lobster clasp unhooks at the jump ring.
The jump ring won't fall off due to the charm!
- This is a very minimal necklace, but you can customize like crazy. You can just bigger jump rings, fancier tail ends, different chains/cords etc
- If your necklace is long enough to pull over your head, you can totally skip the lobster clasp trick
- The lobster claw isn't for everyone, I like it as part of the design aesthetic with the gold
- My boss commented on it and it totally blew her mind that I pulled it together in mere minutes
- It's fun to pull on, lol
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These were originally $1.25 each but the owner sold them to me at .50 each!

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|Tracking ("Stalking" in earlier handbooks) is a discontinued merit badge. However, in honor of the BSA's 100th Anniversary, this badge has been named to the BSA's new Historical Merit Badge Program and may be earned by Scouts during 2010 until December 31, 2010.
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- The merit badges will closely resemble the original designs of the merit badges with the exception of the borders. The borders will be embroidered with a shiny gold thread that will be immediately identifiable as a 2010 Historical Merit Badge.
- The original merit badge requirements will be used wherever possible. Exceptions will be made when current safety or social standards dictate. Adaptations can also be made for special needs Scouts.
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- Demonstrate by means of a stalking game or otherwise, ability to stalk skillfully in shelter and wind, etc., showing how to proceed noiselessly and "freeze" when occasion demands.
- Know and recognize the tracks of ten different kinds of animals or birds in his vicinity, three of which may be domestic.
- Submit satisfactory evidence that he has trailed two different kinds of wild animals or birds on ordinary ground far enough to determine the direction in which they were going, and their gait or speed. Give names of animals or birds trailed, their direction of travel, and describe gait and speed; or submit satisfactory evidence that he has trailed six different kinds of wild animal or birds in snow, sand, dust, or mud, far enough to determine the direction in which they were going, and their gait or speed. Give names of animals or birds, their direction of travel, and describe gait and speed.
- Submit satisfactory evidence that he has tracked a human being and deduced from the trail whether it was a man or woman, young or old, the gait or speed, and also give any other information deduced.
- Submit evidence the he has scored at least 30 points from the following groups: [Group (f) and 4 of the 5 groups (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) must be represented in the score of 30 and at least 7 points must be scored from (a), (b), or (c)].
- Make a clear recognizable photograph of:
- (a) Live bird away from nest ... 4 points each
- (b) Live woodchuck or smaller wild animal ... 3 points each
- (c) Live wild animal larger than woodchuck ... 4 points each
- (d) Live bird on nest ... 3 points each
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"Strategic marketing" is a phrase I've come upon lately. Basically, it means giving yourself a plan or roadmap of how to go about marketing.
I am always making plans. It comes to me naturally. But I still don't think I'm a good marketer. For example, I only found out through glancing at my credit card statement that I'd had a campaign running on Google Adwords during the whole of January that cost me $94. Oops. Totally forgot about that one. And I wasn't happy that Google Adwords hadn't actually given me any alerts or reminders about it. So I cancelled that campaign.
I've decided to restrict myself to running a Facebook ad campaign once a month, and doing more videos to publicize my work.
I experimented with Twitter recently, by actually diving into one person's conversation and chiming in as opposed to just finding people to follow. The result? I was offered an interview on that person's website!
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Releasing their debut album in 1979, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have championed the art of blues rock for over 30 years. Famous for singles such as "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up," the group is so much more than their Billboard Hot 100 hits. Lead by the band's co-founder and sole original member, Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds continue to develop their already distinctive and powerful sound with additional musical styles. Such development is showcased on the band's most recent album, On the Verge, which came out in mid-March. The album is a departure from blues rock and explores a more soulful side of music, marking the beginning of a new era and new flock of Fabulous Thunderbirds.
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British singer-songwriter Bobby Long bases his acoustic style in the traditions of folk and Americana. His 2011 debut, A Winter Tale, displays his talent and love of each genre, as he produces a rhythmic and energetic blend of guitar and vocals. Long's newest album, Wishbone, was released this past February and features a compilation of the roughness and rawness brought to these musical styles. Wishbone allows listeners to experience a maturation in Long as he strives to improve his musical capability.
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America entered World War I in 1917. Tom Ashley (1894-1918), who graduated from Amherst College in 1916, enlisted in the Marine Corps in that year. His training began in Winthrop, Maryland, where he learned, among other things, how to shoot a rifle, a machine gun, and a pistol. He tells Maurice that life in the marine corps suits him and that he and the others are eager to get to Europe to participate in the war, or, as he phrases it, "we are all anxious to get down to some real work and get across."
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Tonight was another excellent outing, as Militis Justica dropped both the Iron Maidens and Oregorger. Now that tier gear is starting to filter to the raid, we have set our sights on Blast Furnace, Blackhand, and - perhaps most importantly - Heroic BRF.
I'd like to personally thank the entire raid team for putting up with tardy kill posts (among other things), yet still showing up on-time and ready to rock every single Wednesday and Thursday. This is the most fun I've personally had since leading MJ raids, and I owe it to this great team of people.
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CNN's Margaret Hoover introduces Evan Wolfson at 'Cheers to 10 Years' event
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This week, at Freedom to Marry's Cheers to 10 Years event celebrating the tenth anniversary of the first marriages between same-sex couples in the United States - and Freedom to Marry's own 10th anniversary of being founded by Evan Wolfson, CNN political contributor Margaret Hoover joined marriage supporters to talk about why marriage matters. Hoover is a best-selling author and one of the leading members of Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry.
On Monday, she spoke out about why marriage matters, and why particuarly as a conservative, she supports the freedom to marry for all couples. Then, she introduced Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson, explaining his history and talking about how much work is left to do.
Watch and read her remarks:
It's an honor to be here with all of you, as well. I should make a joke here about how attractive a crowd you are. Rather, about how much more attractive you are than your white octogenarian heterosexual conservative counterparts to whom I usually speak.
You know, I was at my support group yesterday: Young Heterosexual Republican Women Who Believe That Individual Freedoms – including the freedom to marry – Are Important Conservative Values, Anonymous.
No, it's true. It's a great group. We meet every Sunday. At my house. There's, you know, plenty of room. It's not a very large group. (Reminds me of the College Republicans Club I helped found at my left-wing liberal arts college, Bryn Mawr, where I was one of five members.) BUT the great news is it's getting bigger every day!
So I was saying to the group, how excited I was to be invited to speak to you this evening about the extraordinary work of Freedom to Marry, and specifically, my friend Evan Wolfson. It's not often you get asked to introduce – and brag about – someone for whom there truly are not enough accolades. "Godfather of gay marriage"; "Choreographer of gay marriage", "Shaman, Magi, Wizard of gay marriage", yes, absolutely. All true.
But for me it's a little less Gandalf and lot more Abe Lincoln;
The freedom to marry the person you love is about basic, fundamental fairness.
And it makes sense to me as a conservative – I'm not social conservative – but the brand of conservative that emphasizes individual liberty and economic freedom and equal opportunity. I believe people make better decisions for themselves, than a government can make for them. I believe the strength of any vibrant society is best measured in the strength of the commitments individuals make to one another, most especially the commitment codified by marriage. To an economic conservative marriage provides it's own social safety net – and in times of individual hardship, families swoop in to offer, love, support, and stability, which is a far superior than the support which government can provide.
"For those of you who haven't been in Evan's office, he has a saying, framed on the wall. It's Mahatma Gandhi and it says: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Margaret Hoover
I believe in equal opportunity, as a married person this means that everyone should have the equal chance to commit him or herself in life - for life - to the person they love, and for our families, our communities and our country to understand the specialness of that commitment -- as connoted by the word 'marriage' – is the most fundamental voluntary relationship our culture recognizes.
More than thirty years ago Evan began making these arguments. He wrote his thesis at Harvard Law School in 1983 - on why gay people should be able to marry. That was so bold that he had difficulty finding an adviser. But what was even more bold and unique is that he took that vision, turned it into a strategy, and has driven the vision and strategy every day for the last 30 years - and willed it to a reality.
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I've been fairly consistent with training the past few weeks and I'm now officially down to the last 6 weeks before heading to NYC. I've got 8lbs to lose to make 128lbs. (with a 2lb allowance with my gi on)
I still tend to favour guard attacks from one side, and it's become fairly obvious as I'm nursing repetitive mat burn on both my left knee and left elbow. I'm hoping to pick up a pair of knee pads this weekend at UFC FanExpo being held here in Toronto. Speaking of which, it's only 4 days away until UFC 129! I conceded and decided I'm going to watch the fight with R and his gym after we spend the day at FanExpo.
I'm noticing is that I only tend to get mat burn when I'm wearing my gi. I don't seem to have a problem when it's bare skin exposed to the mat or wearing a rash guard. Considering my gi is made of 100% cotton, I can't imagine it's abrasive enough to give rash burn. I'll definitely have to test it against my new Fenom Lotus gi that's hopefully going to be arriving sometime this week.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Illustration Friday: Fluid
61 comments:
- Maria Bogade said...
Wow, Bella! This is so very beautiful! The colors, the composition and the atmosphere it creates is lovely! There is something so peaceful about this. Wonder what the story behind that girl in the pond with flowers is? Have a lovely day!
- February 22, 2012 at 12:33 AM
- Yoyo said...
I love it! When I saw the 2nd picture with floating flowers, it really made me want to be that girl... so, peaceful!
- February 22, 2012 at 12:52 AM
- Karen Sagovac said...
Gorgeous! Beautifully done :)
- February 22, 2012 at 2:10 AM
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
oooh! This looks a bit different to your normal pieces. I like it!!! It's nice to see it close up and then the whole shot :)
- February 22, 2012 at 2:35 AM
- trudette said...
This is so beautifully done , love the colours and the softness of it !
- February 22, 2012 at 2:55 AM
- rachel awes said...
the girl swimming alongside flowers took my breath away.
INSPIRED, friend.
i'm smitten.
- February 22, 2012 at 3:36 AM
- yoborobo said...
Bella, this one made me sigh. It is beautiful and sad at the same time. But we must keep swimming...and bumping into a flower now and then. :) xox!
- February 22, 2012 at 3:37 AM
- Kathi said...
This is so beautiful! That's me there isn't it? :D
"Just keep swimming!" Love that.
- February 22, 2012 at 3:38 AM
- Cindy D. said...
So lovely and peaceful, she really looks like she is floating. Spectacular job on the water, too. And the dove is so simple and beautiful.
- February 22, 2012 at 5:25 AM
- Katie L. White said...
Very pretty. I love how you did the arm and leg that are under water.
- February 22, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- theartofpuro said...
Nothing better then a good swimming in a lovely place :)
- February 22, 2012 at 8:05 AM
- Nicky Linzey said...
So beautiful Bella. You have truly created the feeling of swimming in the turquoise sea with the hot sun catching the water. One of the best feelings in the world.
- February 22, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Andrea said...
She is doing what she has to do to stay afloat, with beauty and grace...
- February 22, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- AtelierBrigitte said...
She looks happy in the water.
- February 22, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- Ted Blackman said...
Why can't I look at something beautiful without thinking of an attack from Jaws? What's wrong with me?? I got issues.
Aside from that, it's STIll beautiful and peaceful, despite my weirdness. It also reminds me of those really cool 1940s floral designs on curtains in the old movies, or.. I could see it on an art deco theater wall with gold leaf accents. Really great image.
- February 22, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Ted Blackman said...
Hey, Roberto just discovered something about word verify and it works: You only have to type the first word in correctly and it posts. Yaayy!!
- February 22, 2012 at 12:09 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
I am guessing Our friend in common is the inspiration for this piece. I love that you put flowers in there, they are indeed worth enduring for.
Such a lovely piece.
- February 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Michaele Razi said...
Wow! So beautiful and touching!
- February 22, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Beautiful and tranquil :)
- February 22, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Lori ann said...
beautifully sad today bella. i hope all is well. and yes, swimming forward is the way.
xx lori
- February 22, 2012 at 2:45 PM
- k.h.whitaker said...
- February 22, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Patti said...
very sweet.
- February 22, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Ces said...
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- February 22, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- Ces said...
Honey, this is beautiful. We all have lost loved ones. Losing our loved ones is very painful and sad, but I think the greatest gift we can do to honor them is to live our lives and make ourselves useful so that we can make this place better than when we found it. I love you. Tsup!
- February 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM
- Ces said...
Oh I almost forgot...
Thank you!
- February 22, 2012 at 8:42 PM
- Steve E said...
Bella, you hardly need the several word caption (at bottom). Your drawings are self describing (almost! always)............
FLUID sort of gives me a feeling that it IS a good place where we go, when the time is right.
--love and PEACE, friend Bella!
- February 22, 2012 at 8:49 PM
- Sarah Melling said...
What a lovely, contemplative piece!
- February 22, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- Amanda Dilworth said...
Really beautiful Bella, feels so calm and peaceful.
- February 23, 2012 at 3:37 AM
- laughingwolf said...
sometimes we all gotta go with the flow[er]... ;)
lovin' it, thx bella...
- February 23, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- Val said...
The composition is awesome, and i love the little girl.
- February 23, 2012 at 7:15 AM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
Floating, fluid and FUN! Love it!
- February 23, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Ted Blackman said...
I forgot to mention how nicely rendered the water surface is on this piece. That's a great theory for painting water. You're pretty good aren't you??
- February 23, 2012 at 9:32 AM
- Shirley said...
Beautifully, perfectly illustrated and stated, Bella. This beautiful illustration brings me to Hawaii (Kauai) and the feel of love and warm breezes. Thank you for this heartfelt post..and I am sending a hug to you.
- February 23, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Amy C said...
really loveerlee and very fluid, makes me want to go swimming with a pretty dress on.
- February 24, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- Eric Barclay said...
Lovely Bella. Hugs to you and yours.
- February 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- brandi said...
~oh ms. bella...you just made me cry...to continue on...always even through our most trying of times...a beautiful piece to honor and lift the spirits of one...i too adore the flowers floating in the water...as they say "hope floats"...goodnight my dear friend...much love light and blessings~
- February 24, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- February 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM
- Amalia K said...
Oooh...this is so calming and therapeutic. I wish I could go swimming now!!! Well, at least I could imagine for a bit....
Thanks for this, Bells. :)
- February 25, 2012 at 12:38 AM
- Linda Hensley said...
Oh, this is lovely! I like the way the underwater parts are shaded. Nice!
- February 25, 2012 at 4:41 AM
- deepazartz said...
AWWWW...this is so Lovely Bella! The peace on her face, the fluidity of the cool blue water, the hand and leg underwater, the floating pink blossoms...loved everything about it. It's so serene and the lines...just moved me:))))
Loads of hugs
- February 25, 2012 at 7:40 AM
- Richard (Dick) Ball said...
Has anyone ever come here and not say a nice word about your illustration? Hmn? I guess not. Must be a fool to do that. Your art is indeed beautiful.
- February 25, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Harry Nutt said...
Oh wow! I am so glad I found you. You are incredible!!!
- February 25, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- Ces said...
Keep swimming, keep swimming, keep swimming...
Those two nuts sure have a lot of balls linking themselves to me.
You know, I must love you very much becuase I have just about given up commenting on most blogs with this funky word verification :)
- February 25, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- Pecan-Steve said...
Who is that Lady who complains about verification words? Is it she who used them until yesterday??? And then sent threats?
Bella, Dear, I join those two 'nuts' who just commented (you say there were THREE?--grin!)
And if it true nobody has ever written a criticism on your comments...well, I'll just say thissss: I only went swimming once fully clothed--fell off a bridge into the Ohio River at Cincinnati. I was accused of being inebriated ...can you believe THAT??? ME?
Oh well (sigh!) know that I love you also--not just those C(H)ES-NUTS.
Pecan-Steve...that's pronounced PEE-CAN, OK?
- February 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM
- Ces said...
For the information of Mr. Urinal Nut, I removed the word verification long ago and just recently reinstalled it. Besides, I can do whatever I want. Keep swimming, keep swimming. Oh, my sister arrived at JFK all the way from Incheon. Can you imagine how long that flight took? OHMYGOSH!!!
- February 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Hi Bella,
Beautiful artwork, love the floating flowers and the peacefulness of this illustration.
Do hope that you are having a lovely weekend, dear friend.
Sending hugs & love
- February 25, 2012 at 8:34 PM
- Janine said...
This is beautiful. The water looks phantastic, and she seems to be sooooo free.
I love it
Have a great day
- February 26, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Valerie Lorimer said...
This is really so, so beautiful, Bella! Love the colors and the peaceful atmosphere you've created. It's gorgeous.
- February 26, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Oh be still my heart! How wonderful. I can just float on this all week. It's beautiful. I had a moment there. March 17 will be 13 years since I lost my baby girl and my mom. I miss them so much and this makes me tear up a bit, but there is peace. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of happiness. It is fluid and joy all together. Hugs and much love to you.
- February 27, 2012 at 7:24 AM
- shannon said...
Great inspiration... xoxoxo
- February 28, 2012 at 3:15 PM
- Vicki Smith said...
Very lovely, Bella. I feel like I'm swimming the backstroke right along with her.
- February 29, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- Ces said...
If Blogger thinks that only humans can decipher these security phrases then they must have hired foul smelling young programmers with no critical thinking skills.
- February 29, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Barbara said...
Sometimes it's nearly impossible to keep swimming, Bella, but we all have to. Life can be tough....
But wouldn't it be wonderful to swim through those lovely flowers? You always make me smile with pleasure.
- March 1, 2012 at 3:55 AM
I am swimming in my river of dreams....
- March 1, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- aimee said...
- March 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- Alisa : Ink Caravan said...
So so stunningly beautiful!!
- March 5, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- encaracolada said...
I like it so much Bella.
- March 6, 2012 at 1:51 AM
- Arija said...
This is so beautiful !
Sorry I have not been around lately and thank you for your kind support in my bad time.
- March 6, 2012 at 11:07 PM
- Deborah said...
You DeLovely. Always. Sending Big Love and Arizona Blue Skies, Deb♥♥♥
- March 15, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Rubin Pingk said...
Very serene. I was amphibious as a kid and this brings back some nice summer memories of lakes and creeks and rivers and pools.
- April 7, 2012 at 6:42 PM
- Albumes Artesanales said...
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Thanks. Lovely work.
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- Sale of food, beverage, merchandise, etc.
- Advertising or promoting any third party products (including but not limited to food and beverage products)
- Amplified sound systems or the use of radios/audio devices at loud levels.
Tailgating for Cowboys games is permitted in designated tailgating spaces only. These spaces are located on the perimeter of each parking lot and have a grassy area immediately behind the vehicle parking spot. There are tailgating spaces in Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, and the spaces are filled on a first come/first served basis. If interested in tailgating, it is important to arrive early to obtain one of the designated spaces.
All vehicles parking within the Stadium's secured parking perimeter are subject to a security inspection before being allowed to park.


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Boghopper needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Urban Community Economics (UCE)
We are starting a consulting company to provide economic, market, and fiscal information to communities and builders/developers. Examples of the kind of work we do are real estate market studies that examine what kinds of housing, retail or office development are feasible. Financing plans for the infrastructure needed for new development, and economic impact studies of the effects of development on the economy of communities and the budgets of municipalities. Our key expertise is the economics of land use and of transit.
We want to focus on the area of our practice we enjoy the most, the transit oriented urban projects in cities across the country and overseas. We want to help those projects come to fruition by helping to ensure they are financially and fiscally feasible. To assist in that effort we want to create a strong brand identity and we believe that a logo is key to that effort.
The target audience for our company will be developers, builders, municipalities, and other professional firms (especially planners and architects). The particular part of that audience we want to appeal to is those who focus on transit-oriented development and what's called "TND" (traditional neighborhood development) or "new urbanist". We think what will appeal to that audience is something that doesn't look TOO modern and has a bit of a retro feel to it (as suggested by the TND term). But we think conveying who we are is more important than tailoring the logo to a particular audience.
We are looking for a logo that tells a bit about what we do and who we are. What we do is economic and financial consulting and who were are is people committed to sustainable communities. Sustainable in our profession means communities with a full range of household incomes, transit options, and services. To that end the logo should convey the notion of promoting density and transit, perhaps.
We think the logo should be simple and pretty graphic (not a lot of text, and not necessarily our name or acronym). The logo will be featured on our webpage, on our business cards, and on our stationery. To that end one version or several versions of the logo would be fine.
Here's are examples of logos we like: http://www.strategiceconomics.com
And here are ones we're not too fond of: http://www.epsys.com/
This one's not too bad: http://www.keysermarston.com
We have another idea now that we've gotten some entries. Mondrian in his painting Broadway Boogie Woogie depicted a sense of urbanism as he saw it in new york. Is it possible to incorporate that with the sense in some of the ideas of measurement, such as the horizontal and vertical arrows or lines? That would put Mondrian's grid on a graph or axes. Might work, we'd be interested to see it.
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SageTV Not Ready for Prime Time
Pilot Program
As much as we may love and support the open source Linux community, it's nice to see commercial vendors moving into the Linux platform space, especially when it's a consumer-facing product. It was therefore a pleasant surprise to see that SageTV, known for their Windows-based personal video recorder software, had announced a Linux version at the Consumer Electronics Show.
As a former user of SageTV under Windows, and a current MythTV user on Linux, I was interested in seeing how SageTV would compare. The Windows-based product has always been one of the more featureful offerings, in my opinion, and I was curious how it would survive its port to such a different environment.
The first hint that things might be a tad dicey was how Sage has chosen to brand the product, SageTV OEM Edition. OEM, as in companies that wish to embed SageTV into Linux-based appliances. Sage is selling this to end users on their web site, but as I discovered, this is by no means a shrink-wrapped, load and run product.
For one thing, forget about loading SageTV onto an existing Linux distribution you may already have installed. As packaged, the OEM edition is an ISO file that you burn to product a Gentoo install disk. From there, you boot the CD and run a couple of install scripts to partition, format and install the custom Gentoo disto onto your hard drive. Clearly, Sage wanted to make sure that the right versions of drivers and libraries were available for the software to use.
The install scripts are pretty finicky about the system configuration, particularly for hard drives. I was installing onto a system with SATA rather than IDE drives, and the scripts and kernel didn't want to deal with them at all. After some help and some new patches from Sage, I was able to get the distribution installed and booting.
The installation gives you three options. You can install a version of the product that will operate as a system service with no front end, as a system service with a gui front end but no video playback capability, or as a service with video playback. Essentially, the first option is intended for systems that will only be accessed through devices such as the Hauppauge MediaMVP appliance or client SageTV systems. The last option allows the systems to operate as a DVR with playback through the monitor.
Unfortunately, SageTV seems to be much less forgiving of graphics capabilities than MythTV. I tested on a system that works fine for full-screen video playback under MythTV, but running the SageTV software, the video was extremely jerky. The web site recommends only using the playback option with a recent nVidia based graphics card.
SageTV OEM Edition is fairly named. For a company that has the time and motivation to tune a set of hardware components to work well with SageTV, or to tweak the SageTV distribution to work well with their hardware, it is probably a reasonable option for designing a set-top appliance. But for end-users looking for a turn-key Linux DVR solution, packages such as MythTV currently offer more flexibility in terms of platform, can be placed on existing Linux installations, and won't set you back $79.95 for a license.
Perhaps somewhere down the road, SageTV will produce a more consumer-friendly version of the Linux product. For now, it appears they're merely going to let brave pioneers try out the version they intend for OEM partners.


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ChrisJo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Fusion Multiplex
Fusion Multiplex is a new line of multiplexes that are dedicated to providing every guest with an unparalleled movie-going and dining experience.
The business model is divided into three different services that will also offer a synergistic value. The three services will include a state of the art theater, a restaurant that offers a unique culinary experience and a bar lounge that is more than just your neighborhood bar. Our goal is to ensure that each of these experiences will be successful on their own, but fusing these services together will provide a new and lasting experience for our guests.
Fusion Multiplex wants to elevate the movie going experience to new heights, rousing movie goers to leave their regular theaters and experience a first run film , enjoying a spectacular meal and then having a drink at our hip and energetic bar lounge, showcasing our own exclusive line of signature cocktails, comprehensive wine list and vast array of beers.
Our target audience is working sophisticated professionals between the ages of 25-55 living in the greater Los Angeles area. The group has a disposable income to fully enjoy a slightly higher priced movie going experience and all the luxury amenities that Fusion Multiplex provides.
We are looking for a logo to represent the umbrella brand name for our company. No Clip art accepted. Any clip artwork will be immediately eliminated no questions asked.
Clean, classic serif fonts and and clean sans serif fonts are required. No childlike, handwritten or script fonts please.
I would like to see a "fusion" of abstract elements (see examples in the attached files) that will serve as the primary mark - accompanied by the brand name. I do not want overly manipulated photoshop treatments.No drop shadows please. I am looking for something simple, clean and distinctive.
I am attaching 2 pdf documents of some of the identities and treatments that I feel lend themselves in the inspiration. I want a beautiful "layered" treatment that will serve as the "fusion" element of our logo. Ideally 3 layers each layer representing each specific part of the multiplex services:
1. Movies
2. Restaurant
3. Bar
Please feel free to experiment with colors.
The files we require are
Print file format - ai CMYK
Web file psd layered and jpeg
Black and white versions
You guys are a group of very talented designers and I am excited to see what everyone comes up with.
Good luck everyone!
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These dumbasses -- led by some d-bag named Nikolai Grushevski -- have filed a class-action suit in Texas alleging they were each "denied a waiter's position because of ... gender." No s**t?!!?!!
Anyway, the guys -- who we'll call "the ruiners of all things good" -- are claiming the Southwest Airlines defense, citing a three-decade-old case where the airline was forced eventually to hire male flight attendants.
The guys are asking the court for emotional damages -- but we thought you had to have those before getting a job at Hooters!
Mike McNeil, the VP of Marketing for Hooters of America, tells TMZ, "This move of course begs the question, why would a man want to be a Hooters Girl? In our opinion, he doesn't and he is simply looking for an opportunity to be the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit so he can try and make some money without working for it."


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WASHINGTON — Attendees at this year's Herb Wegner Awards for lifetime and individual achievement spent the evening laughing and quietly wiping their eyes as the four award winners recalled their accomplishments and thanked family, mentors and colleagues.
To help celebrate their recognition from the National Credit Union Foundation, Credit Union Times shares these photos and recollections from the Grand Hyatt Washington on Feb. 24.
Tim Haegelin:
"I was never so good at speeches but I am going to ask you to bear with an old man tonight," said Tim Haegelin, retired CEO of the now-48,000 member Generations Credit Union in San Antonio.
"Forgive me if I get a little emotional," he added, "I, uh, never expected to find myself here."
Haegelin also thanked his board members, "If I am up on this stage tonight, it's only because of the support you have given me over the years," he said.
"Look around, look at everybody here in this room and think about the effect we're having in every corner of this blessed country," he said. "We chose to make a difference and we're here not for ourselves and not for the almighty dollar but for our members and their family and their children and the pursuit of the American Dream," he said, then added with a slightly breaking voice: "We are the hope our members need."
Read more: Gary Oakland
Gary Oakland:
"This is not about me winning an award," said Gary Oakland, retired CEO of the 844,000-member BECU in Tukwila, Wash. "This is about collaboration, friendship and shared values."
Oakland made a point of praising longtime Washington state regulator Parker Cann, who Oakland called a "progressive and enlightened regulator" and former NCUA Board Chairman Ed Callahan, working with Wendell "Bucky" Sebastian and Chip Filson.
"I wanted to get that part in just so everybody in the audience can know I can say something nice about regulators," Oakland said, to wide laughter and applause.
Oakland also became emotional when thanking his family and apologized to his children for not having been in their lives as much as he could have due to credit union work. He particularly choked up when he thanked his wife, Mary.
Read more: Jim McCormack
Jim McCormack:
Jim McCormack, retired president of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, was unable to attend the awards dinner on account of ill health. PCUA CEO Patrick Conway, Chairman Maria LaVelle and Senior Vice President Michael Wishnow, pictured at left, accepted the award for him.
Wishnow spoke for the trio and drew broad laughter from the audience by suggesting McCormack was unable to attend because he was stuck on a bridge on the way to New Jersey because of Gov. Chris Christie.
Had he been able to be there, Wishnow said, McCormack would have said that this was not an award for him, that it was an award for all Pennsylvania credit unions.
Wishnow recounted how McCormack had actually met Herb Wegner early in his career and so it was fitting that he receive this award now that he has retired from it, Wishnow said.
Read more: Sarah Canepa Bang
Sarah Canepa Bang:
Sarah Canepa Bang, president of CO-OP Shared Branching, started off her acceptance of the Herb Wegner Award for Individual Achievement with a flourish, announcing "the mystery is finally solved, this is what I am wearing."
Canepa Bang, who has been active for years in shared branching as well as different credit union charity and fund-raising efforts, told the audience to cheers that "next to the day I married my husband, Steve Bang, this is one of the happiest of my life," and added quickly, "You should also know that there is nothing individual about this individual achievement award. I have so many people to thank who deserve my thanks, but there is a great big hook back there with my name on it."
Canepa Bang ended her acceptance remarks by thanking the audience for "letting me contribute in my way and inspiring me and all of us to want to do it better."


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A picture with the Unconditional Surrender, the Famous WWII "Kissing Sailor" Statue, is a Sarasota Tradition
Looking for a fun side-trip with the perfect picture taking spot? Standing tall and proud on the Sarasota bay front is the 26-foot tall Unconditional Surrender sculpture and getting your picture taken at its feet, kissing or not, is a Sarasota tradition. The statue is located at Bayfront Park, a lovely little peninsula of land at the edge of the downtown area with waterfront restaurants and walking paths. The Unconditional Surrender Statue is a recreation of the famous kissing picture that was on the cover of Life Magazine in 1945, the year of the end of World War II. This statue first popped into the Sarasota scene in 2005 and reappeared in 2009 when a US Navy World War II veteran offered a $500,000 grant to ensure it would stand proud to greet visitors, and as fun and positive to make sure veterans like him would not be forgotten.
Eleven men and three women reported to Life Magazine that they were the infamous kissers of the photograph and more recently the inspiration for the Unconditional Surrender statue. One of these men was George Mendoca, who was identified by the Naval War College in August, 2005 as the kisser by matching his scars and tattoos to those in the photo. This was done by experts at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. George's story leading up to the photograph goes as follows: George was on a date with a cousin to his brother-in-law. This women, Rita, and George had met at a barbecue and George said it was love at first sight. They were at Radio City Music Hall when they heard people banging on the doors from the street screaming that the war is over! With the news that the Japanese had surrendered the two ran out into times square with the rest of the crowds. George laid eyes on a woman he thought was a nurse, grabbed her, leaned her back, and kissed her with everyone standing only feet away. George thought so highly of the nurses who took care of wounded service men that he said grabbing her was just instinctive. The women he thought was a nurse was actually a dental hygienist named Greta Friedman, who dashed from the office when she heard the good news and was unexpectedly dipped into a kiss.
Another man, Glenn McDuffie alleged in 2007 that he was the subject of the photograph. Houston Police Department's forensic artist Lois Gibson analyzed the picture for key facial features to match to current pictures. She came to the conclusion that it was indeed McDuffie, who also passed polygraph tests confirming his claim. His story is that he was on the subway to Brooklyn and came out at Times Square where there was immense excitement in the street with the news that the Japanese had surrendered. He realized his brother who was a war prisoner would soon be released. He claims a nurse held open arms to him, so he ran to her and kissed her long enough so that the photographer could take their picture. On McDuffie's 81st birthday he was recognized as the "Kissing Sailor" during a Houston Astros and New York Mets game at Minute Maid Park. McDuffie passed away just this past Friday, March 14, 2014. More information on McDuffie's story and more here: https://life.time.com/history/v-j-day-kiss-in-times-square-and-other-celebrations-august-14-1945/#1
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Finizio blunt in forum for future leaders at Three Rivers
Norwich — Five eastern Connecticut political leaders made connections with nearly three dozen students at Three Rivers Community College on Tuesday in an effort to inspire young people to follow similar paths and become political leaders.
The forum, "Mobilizing our Future Leaders," featured U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, Democratic New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, Democratic Norwich Mayor Deberey Hinchey and Glenn A. Cassis, executive director of the Connecticut African-American Affairs Commission. The commission advises the governor and state leaders on issues and pending bills affecting African-Americans.
Prompted by Three Rivers professor Edward Derr, each panelist told students how they got involved in politics and what issues they are working on that touch the students' lives.
Finizio, the final speaker, answered more bluntly than the others and said the students of today will have to deal with the "incredibly uncomfortable truth" that current political leaders are shuffling aside.
With New London in financial crisis, Finizio two weeks ago announced that he will not seek re-election to a second term to concentrate on solving the city's many problems — crumbling infrastructure, poor, underfunded schools, an empty bank account, and at times racial tensions. He said the announcement allowed the conversation to focus on the city, rather than on criticism of him and his leadership. He said it has worked so far.
Finizio said most of the nation's problems can be found in a microcosm at the municipal level, but his comments went beyond funding local schools and fixing city streets and buildings.
He said the country spends more on its military budget than the next 12 largest national militaries in the world combined. Eastern Connecticut is part of the problem, he said. Electric Boat is one of New London's top taxpayers, but he said it's "political heresy" to speak against the national submarine budget.
EB is building 35 new submarines each with 850 nuclear missiles, Finizio said, and there are many more nuclear weapons systems throughout the nation's military arsenal.
"We don't need any of that, but we keep building them," he said.
Students today will have to change the nation's lingering post-World War II culture of a strong, growing economy.
"You're going to have to make that decision," he told the students.
Other speakers told students how they have been involved in issues that ultimately affect their lives and career choices.
Courtney said he never considered a career in politics until he got a political internship, an avenue Three Rivers students should consider, Derr said.
Courtney received quiet nods and one raised arm from the audience when he outlined his support for reducing the student loan interest rate from 6.8 percent to 3.8 percent and increasing the availability and amount of Pell Grants.
Osten, a first-term senator, told students she got a surprise call from Glamour magazine related to her attempts to get more women and young people to run for public office.
"I told them I don't even wear makeup," Osten said.
But Osten turned serious and urged students to become involved in political issues and leadership roles. She said the issue that got her started was sexual abuse awareness. She wanted training and education for youths and adults alike to avoid sexual abuse, and said state laws were weak. Not long ago, she said, there was no mandated prison term for sexual molestation of a child.
Cassis explained to students his agency is involved in issues that affect African-Americans every day — from racial profiling to education barriers.
"Not too long ago, black students were told, 'You don't really need an education beyond high school.' How wrong is that?" Cassis said.
This was the second "Mobilizing our Future Leaders" forum at Three Rivers organized by Derr, an adjunct history and sociology professor who is also program coordinator for the Connecticut College Access and Success (ConnCAS) program. The first forum was held last fall with local election officials. Derr said he hopes to continue the series at least once a year at Three Rivers to motivate students to become active in their communities. Students from the Males Club, the Females Club and the Sociology Club attended Tuesday's forum.
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Different types of pollution become a matter for civil protection when environmental risk is connected to the likelihood that an event - caused by a sudden change in the physical and chemical parameters that characterize the environmental water air and soil matrices - occurs with immediate or short term repercussions on the health of the resident population in a given area and such as to involve the adoption of special emergency measures.
In actual fact, many areas on national territory have experienced or are experiencing situations such as to require urgent prescriptive operations for the protection of public safety. In this sphere, the Department of Civil Protection is increasingly called upon to intervene.
Furthermore, where land decontamination is concerned, the Department is always involved in the management of SIN - Siti di Interesse Nazionale (sites of national concern) – in other words, the areas identified in relation to site characteristics, to the quantity of and danger posed by pollutants, to the impact on the surrounding environment in terms of health and ecological risk, as well as damage to the cultural and environmental heritage. The sites/areas of national concern require urgent intervention and involve approximately 316 municipalities in all regions of Italy, with approximately 7 million inhabitants.
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- January 23, 2012 - Emergenza nave Concordia: nota della struttura commissariale
- January 22, 2012 - Emergenza nave Concordia: nota della struttura commissariale
- January 24, 2012 - Emergenza nave Concordia: nota della struttura commissariale
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- Ocdpc n. 189 del 12 settembre 2014: subentro della Regione Toscana nelle iniziative per superare le criticità legate al naufragio della nave Concordia all'isola del Giglio
- Ocdpc n. 190 del 12 settembre 2014: subentro della Regione Liguria nelle iniziative per superare le criticità legate al naufragio della nave Concordia, trasferita al porto di Genova-Voltri
- Deliberazione del Consiglio dei Ministri dell'8 agosto 2014: revocato lo stato di emergenza per il naufragio della Costa Concordia, nel territorio del Comune dell'Isola del Giglio
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#10 New wardrobe staples from Whyred
I've initiated a new project recently... a mission to give myself a proper image makeover. Why? Because I've never done it. Rather, I've always just sort of gone with things... my hair, clothes, etc. It's high time I took a pro-active approach to the image I display to the world rather than letting it just happen. It doesn't hurt that I did two full-on days of filming (on the receiving end of the camera) and therefore have ages of footage to analyze just what wasn't working. And being a bit removed from the situation, it's now apparent what it is. First things first, I've gone and chopped my hair into edgy, long layers and a very long, eyelash-skimming fringe to hide the sorry excuses for eyebrows I'm carrying around on my forehead and said forehead, which contorts itself into crazy patterns when I talk (if there's one thing you can say about me, it's that I am expressive with my face).
The next thing on my makeover spreadsheet (yes, I have one... best to approach it in a methodical manner like all other successful projects) is to re-dye the hair red, get working on my makeup and skincare wardrobe, figure out what, if any treatments my complexion will benefit from (taking a page from the ladies of France in this department), getting back into the gym and doing a serious analysis of my wardrobe, most of which is loose-fitting cotton garments that were all (or mainly) purchased in or before 2005. Then it's on to accessories, hairstyles and new ways to wear makeup and how to combine all the garments and bits and bobs I have to create a bunch of looks I love that require as little effort as possible.
Whew! So there we have it. If I had all the money in the world (or even just a bit more than I have now), I would invest in pieces from this indie Swedish brand. You should do. Nicely cut, quality and timeless, they'd enhance any stylish wardrobe.
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