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New to Hockey? Here is a primer of hockey terminology
Many folks new hockey get hung up on terminology–the lingo, the hockey-isms. We are here to help!
Here are some common hockey terms, with layman definitions. It is not all-inclusive, but should help new folks understand and enjoy the game a bit better.
We have seen on Reddit (u/HockeyDawg9) folks looking to learn more about the game, and get involved. This is part of a series to help those folks out. It is our Hockey Pups series. Categorized as Pups.
Related: New to Hockey? Want to get involved? Here's how!
If we missed one, please post in comments or send us an email. We'd love to hear from you, and we'd love to expand this list as needed.
The Basics
The game: Hockey is played by two teams, while being overseen by a third–the officials. Each of the two teams has six players, on the ice at a time. The game is divided into three periods, separated by intermissions. Professional and Olympic hockey play 20-minute periods. Youth/Minor hockey generally play shorter periods. The object of the game is to gain control of the puck, and score in the opponents goal. The method of scoring in hockey are referred to as goals.
Puck–6-ounce disc of vulcanized rubber. 1-inch tall, 3-inches across (Diameter), and generally black in color. Also known as the biscuit, the disc, the rock, the stone.
Players: Teams generally dress 22 players, but individual leagues can alter that. Youth/Minor hockey often opt for smaller rosters, allowing more shifts for players.
Players on ice--there are generally six players on the ice, per team. 3 forwards, 2 defense, 1 goalie
- Forwards–1 each: center, right wing, left wing
- Defense–1 right, left
- Both forwards and defense change regularly throughout the game. They can change individually or as a unit, while game is in play or during a stoppage.
- Goaltenders typically don't change, except for injury or special circumstances.
Officials–The third team on the ice–professional and Olympics use a 4-official system. Youth/minor, and high school hockey typically employ a 2-official system. Also known as Refs, the refs, zebras
- 4-official system: 2 referees, 2 linesmen. Both referees have the same rank. Both linesmen have the same rank. They work as a team.
- Referees oversee the entire game, call penalties, and goals.
- Linesmen call icing and offsides, and separate players during skirmishes.
- 3-official system: 1 Ref, 2 linesmen
- 2-official system: both are refs, responsible for all officiating duties. Common for youth/minor, and high school games.
- When Referees and linesmen are used, referees are denoted by orange arm bands.
Common game terms
Icing–When a team sends the puck from the defending side of the red line, past the opponent's goal line, but not on-goal. Results in a face-off, in the offending team's defensive zone. Call is made by the linesmen.
Off sides–Simply put, the puck must enter the offensive zone before the attacking players, or under control of the attacking team. If offsides is called, it results in a face-off in the neutral zone. Call is made by the linesmen.
Delayed off-sides–Used in most professional leagues, Olympics, college, high school, and some youth/minor hockey. This is commonly one of the most misunderstood calls in hockey.
- Allows attacking team to dump the puck into their offensive zone, while their players retreat to the neutral zone, to regroup and reattack.
- If an attacking team's player touches the puck, before clearing the offensive zone, offsides is called.
- It is signaled by the linesman extending one arm above the head, and accompanied by a verbal 'OFF' call.
- Call is made by the linesmen.
Faceoff–the method of starting play, following a stoppage. Generally takes place at one of nine faceoff dots painted into the ice. Also known as the draw.
Goal–1 on each end of the ice. Protected by the goaltender. Also known as the net, the cage, the house.
Crease–Area in front of each goal, depicted by a painted (red) semi-circle and rectangle in the ice. It is often shaded–filled-in–blue. It is a protected area for a goaltender, although the goalie is not restricted to that space.
Special teams–power play, penalty kill, extra player, pulling the goaltender.
Power play–a team playing with more players, usually resulting from a penalty assessed to the opposing team. If a team scores on the power play, it negates the remainder of the time on a minor penalty.
Penalty kill–a team playing short-handed as the result of a penalty (minor or major) assessed to one of their players. When one team is on the Power Play, the other is on the Penalty Kill.
Extra player (Skater)--when a team pulls the goalie, to put an extra skater (attacker) on the ice. Can be done at any time, but is generally used near the end of a close game.
Pulling the goalie–Commonly used near the end of the third period, when a team is down by a goal.
Minor penalty–includes tripping, hooking, elbowing, slashing, roughing. Minor offenses. Player goes to penalty box for two minutes, in most professional leagues and Olympics. In youth/minor hockey, duration is set by leagues often 1 minute, 30 seconds. Team plays short one player, for each minor penalty.
Major penalty–includes fighting, direct head contact, and other more serious infractions. Carries a 5-minute stay in the penalty box. Unlike a minor penalty, a major must be served regardless if the other team scores on the power play.
Misconduct–can be assessed by the referee in conjunction with a minor or major penalty. A misconduct is a 10-minute sentence in the penalty box. The full duration must be served by the offender.
Goaltender penalties–penalties called against the goalie will be served by a player (skater) on the ice at the time of the infraction. The goalie does not personally serve penalties.
Shift--time on the ice. Teams rotate players on ice frequently. Players can change during game known as 'on the fly.'
Rink-playing surface for hockey. Also called: the ice, ice, rink, sheet, barn
Rink dimensions: 200-feet long, end to end. 85-feet wide, side to side. These are common dimensions for North America, Olympic rinks are larger, but not mandated. There is room for variances, at all levels.
Rink layout
Goal line–one at each end of the ice. Comes into play for goals, and icing.
Blue lines–one at each side of the Neutral Zone. Marks offensive/defensive zone. Comes into play for offsides.
Red line–line across middle of the ice, sometimes solid, sometimes dotted. Comes into play for icing.
Boards–structure that contains and defines the ice (playing surface) playing the puck, and the opponent, off the boards is legal and a common tactic.
Glass–plexiglass on top of boards. The glass is an extension of the boards.
Faceoff Dots–there are a total of nine dots, in specific locations on the ice. Some are surrounded by a painted (red) ring, some are not. The purpose is the same. Also known as dots, the dots, face-off spot, drop spot.
The Rink-divided into three zones:
- Defensive Zone–where your goal, and goalie are. Ends at blue line, closest to your own goal. Also called: D-Zone, Work Zone.
- Neutral Zone–middle of the ice, between the 2 blue lines. No goals or goalies here. Also called: N-Zone, Speed Zone.
- Offensive zone–where the opponent's goal and goalie are. Begins at blue line, farthest from your own goal/goalie. Also called: Attacking Zone, O-Zone, Fun Zone.
Zamboni–unique machine designed to resurface the ice. Zamboni is also the company who invented it, although others make competitors. It scrapes excess snow from the ice and spreads water to fill in gouges and scrapes. Also known as the machine, the 'boni.
Team tactics: These are schemes employed by teams, similar to offense and defense in other sports. The specific types vary by team, personnel, situation or any combination.
- Forecheck–pressure applied in the offensive zone to gain control of the puck.
- Back-check–pressure applied through the neutral zone to disrupt the opponent's attack.
- Paycheck–what you get when you forecheck and back-check well!
Player (skater) Equipment
- Skates
- Shin pads
- Pants
- Jock/jill
- Shoulder pads
- Elbow pads
- Gloves
- Hockey socks
- Jersey
- Helmet
- Face mask
- Mouthpiece
- Neck guard
Goalie Equipment
Note: Although hockey rule books refer to the goalie as the goal-keeper, it is generally NOT used in hockey circles. The defender of the net is more commonly referred to as a goalie, or goaltender. Tendy is a contemporary term, gaining in popularity.
- Skates–clown shoes, clown skates
- Leg Pads–pads, goalie pads, pillows
- Pants–barrel
- Chest/arm protector–chesty
- Catching glove–trapper
- Stick glove–waffle
- Mask–one of the most iconic pieces of equipment. Often custom painted, and sometimes very intricate.
Playing Classifications
Note: Hockey Canada and USA Hockey are taking different paths naming age classifications. Hockey Canada has increased their naming system, adding Novice and Initiation. USA Hockey is de-emphasizing naming of age classifications, opting for more generic terms U-8, U-10, etc. USA Hockey feels it is better to more closely align with classification norms of other sports. Hockey is different. The names are part of the sport's heritage, and uniqueness. We are not fans of the over-vanilla-ation of our game.
- Initiation–Hockey Canada. 7-years old and younger
- Novice–Hockey Canada. 9-years old and younger
- Atom–Hockey Canada. 11-years old and younger
- Mite–USA Hockey. 8-years old and under (U-8)
- Squirt–USA Hockey. 10-years old and under (U-10)
- Pee Wee–12-years old and under (U-12)
- Bantam–14-years old and under (U-14)
- Midget (Minor)–16-years old and under (U-16)
- Midget (Major)–18-years old and under (U-18)


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2019 Men's Track News
Former Gaucho wins gold medalAugust 28, 2019Former Saddleback track & field athlete Trenten Merrill has captured the gold medal at the Parapan American Games in the long jump. Merrill competed for the Gauchos in 2011 in both the long jump and sprints.
Men finish 10th at SoCal FinalsMay 13, 2019The Saddleback men's track & field team finished in tenth place at the CCCAA Southern California Regional Finals on Saturday in Riverside. The Gauchos will send three individuals to the state meet in San Mateo this week.
Gauchos fourth at OEC FinalsApril 28, 2019The Saddleback men's track & field team finished fourth at the Orange Empire Conference Finals on Friday in Santa Ana. The Gauchos were led by the throws team, posting one individual championship.

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By David Ward
Pop quiz. I'm a blueberry business owner and I want you to help me double the consumption of blueberries in the U.S. I need you to develop a strategic, multi-pronged and results-oriented communications campaign. Feeling lost?
For those who attended PRSA-NCC's Building a Successful Integrated Communications Strategy last Thursday at the Navy Memorial, they know exactly what to do.
The abundance of information sharing rivaled any good book on communications strategy. This included tips and tricks from PR pros Dan Drummond, Director of External Communications Certified Financial Planners; Lindsey Goebel, Director of Social Media and Content for Crosby Marketing; Jeff Wilson, Senior Director of Business Development and Agency Marketing, PadillaCRT; and Brooks Aukamp, Political and Advocacy Sales for Twitter.
Collectively the group had one core message: Success comes from customization.
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By using primary and secondary research as a guide, Wilson's group found whereas the baby boomer generation were already evangelical supporters, women 25-45, specifically moms, was an audience that they could target to increase market share.
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You can't work in silos. Your marketing team, advertising, public relations, and social teams need to have a plan on how they are going to work together. "You can't work in silos, you can't have swim lanes."
Crosby Marketing's Lindsey Goebel agreed with Drummond. "You have to have weekly meetings. Clearly lined up roles."
Goebel's campaign example focused on what she called increasing awareness around "the nation's collective responsibility" to support veterans. That meant developing content with a clear purpose, voice and optimizing it. That also meant cutting through the "noise" of today's media landscape.
"YouTube creators have produced more content in the last 60 days than U.S. TV networks in the last 60 years," explained Goebel.
To cut through that noise, Goebel's team created powerful, emotional content that was featured across the paid, earned and social landscape. Success across each derived from developing a content calendar that most effectively put to use content both created by the client and by users themselves, veterans, who produced compelling real-world images from their time at war.
Goebel's team worked closely with Twitter's Brooks Aukamp to use the nimble social media platform to amplify content. For Aukamp, using Twitter answers three questions: "Who are you most wanting to convince? What do you want them to think, feel and do?" If you can answer all three in 110 characters then you're doing it right.
Whatever you do the next time someone asks you to double the sales of blueberries, you have to have an integrated communications plan.


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Columbia City Forecast
Kosciusko's Kettleheads Homebrew Club and Cerulean Restaurant is hosting the sixth annual Kettleheads Homebrew Fest Saturday, June 25. This event is an opportunity to taste dozens of hand crafted beers made by homebrewers in the community.
To honor those who serve our country, active duty military, retired military, Gold Star families, National Guard members, Reservists and their immediate families receive free zoo admission Tuesday, June 14 with a valid military ID.
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College in Wolf Lake, will host a Nature Play Day Tuesday, June 14 from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Families can take a wild edibles hike, dip for macroinvertebrates in a vernal pond, make a nature craft and explore on their own.
Jazz Fest, the first of six Village at Winona Festival of Music concerts this summer, will take place on Sat., June 18 at 7 p.m. in the Winona Heritage Room, 901 Park Ave, Winona Lake.
The Jefferson Center senior class of 1932. Pictured are: Leona Ferrell, Evelyn Nichols, Vivian Roth, Loyd Hartley, Beatrice Kaufman, Hilda Shipley, Evelyn Pequignot, Eloise Johnson and Edith Thomas.
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press is planning a literary Bicentennial road trip, and Whitley County is on the short list. The Whitley County Historical Museum, which maintains the home of Thomas Marshall, former U.S.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in a tie for the third consecutive year Thursday night, with Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga declared co-champions after a roller-coaster finish
Pictured is the Columbia City varsity baseball team from 1982. Front row from left: Ryan Barnett, Tim Hollenbaugh, Steve Easterday, Trent Anglin, Darrin Dunn, Rick Gates and Matt Turner.
Glenn E. Burns pictured with huckleberries (wild blueberries) that he picked in Thorncreek Township during his summer break from Wabash College in 1922. The swampy areas near Loon Lake were bountiful with huckleberries. The berries were canned for medicinal purposes by his mother, Mrs.
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I feel your pain and tears.
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While hoeing weeds in the flower bed, over a period of a month, I discovered several truths…
Truth #1: I can get rid of weeds, but within the next week, I'm still getting rid of the same weeds!
Note: I manage to uproot some of my sinful activities or thoughts and "voilà!" those same ones crop up again, at different times! I'm forced to keep noticing them and uprooting them. This is a chore that never ends and if I think it's ended, I am so wrong.
Truth #2: Some weeds manage to entwine their roots around the base of the flowers, or they grow next to the base of the flower. So, when I attempt to remove the weed, often I uproot the flower too. Only once in a while, can I return the flower after disentangling it from the weed. Usually, I have to replant the flower hoping it will grow again, or replant another flower.
Note: Every now and then, a sin will get entangled with a good work, and to remove the sin I'll have to stop the good work. Many people would leave things as they are and let the sin remain, so as not to stop the good work, but God wouldn't except good works based on or connected with sin under the Law of Moses (Deut. 24: 17-18), and I doubt He has changed. It's better to stop the good work for a time to get rid of the sin. The good deed can be restarted.
Truth #3: Many people love gardening, which includes weeding, sweating, getting dirty and an aching back. I find it too hard. But the results of hard work are stunningly beautiful flowers or veggies. I can tell who is willing to spend the effort and time in weeding. My flowerbeds are not stunning like the house further north on State Route 9 with amazing bulb flowers everywhere.
Note: It takes a lot of effort to uproot sinful thoughts and activities. Some people will take the time and effort to keep an eye on their soul, and as soon as they see a sin cropping up, they do what it takes to get rid of it. Their lives are a stunning example of goodness and greatness. Most of us aren't as vigilant. We have to be told we have a problem when our life is a mess and the clean-up a whole lot harder.
Truth #4: The absolute best time to do any weeding is after a deep watering, a good rain or even a violent storm, it doesn't matter—water perfectly loosens the ground so I can easily (although still bending over and grunting a bit) pull out the weeds along with their roots!
Note: Most of the time, after trials and tragedies, my sins are more easily rooted out because my life has been properly shaken up! Ouch. King David found that out many times. King Rehoboam had to be humbled in 2 Chronicles when Shishak the Egyptian Pharaoh whirled in to conquer Jerusalem—Rehoboam repented and God sent Shishak back home.


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Ultimately, no "lie-detection" system is reliable other than that which no web page can confer: knowing your interlocutor. To its credit, the article forthrightly confesses this; even so, it may offer more disservice than service. Ultimately, people are too diverse, too disparate to be judged from any static list of symptoms, and any attempt to do so can only lead to injustice.


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The Revised Standard Version (RSV), Ethiopian Bible, and original Authorized King James Version (KJV) all include the book Bel and the Dragon, but it isn't found in most other versions of the Bible.
Bel and the Dragon takes place later in Daniel's life. Having risen to a position of power, and gaining many enemies due to his faith and his success, King Cyrus and Daniel discuss his beliefs.
First, the king asserts that Bel is a living god, but Daniel proves Bel is nothing more than an inert idol. This results in the execution of the prophets of Bel, along with their families, and the razing of the temple of Bel.
Then Cyrus shifts the attention to a great dragon that the people worship as a living god. Daniel also dismisses the dragon and brings about the dragon's death.
Incensed, Daniel's enemies pressure the king to throw Daniel into a pit of lions. This time he stays there for six days. During this time, the prophet Habakkuk is carried by an angel from Judea to Daniel with food. Again, God keeps Daniel safe from the hungry lions. On the seventh day, the king frees Daniel and executes his detractors.
Bel and the Dragon is an Apocrypha book and not included in all versions of the Bible. The Revised Standard Version (RSV), Common English Bible (CEB), Wycliffe Bible (WYC), Ethiopian Bible, and the original Authorized King James Version (KJV) all include Bel and the Dragon. However, Bel and the Dragon was removed from the KJV almost two centuries after it was first published.
The New Jerusalem Bible, New American Bible (NABRE), and Douay-Rheims (DRA) also include this text, but list it as part of Daniel, specifically as Daniel 14. The Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures, which was widely used in Jesus's day, also contains this text, but include it as part of Daniel.
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Now, when plastic surgery is becoming so professional and popular, gossips about potential plastic surgery are following almost every star. Folks began speculating about potential Barbara Hershey plastic surgery when they've seen some changes in her look. Barbara Hershey is a well-known Hollywood celebrity.
Celebrity did not even attempt to deny it and has affirmed that she's had Collagen shots. But these shots was a one time thing done especially for her part because film. After BarbaraHershey lips became regular again. There have been some guesses about face lift process and Botox injections, but these rumors have not been verified.
If we examine a few of the more recent pictures of Barbara Hershey, we are able to note that her face appears smooth and wrinkle less, which could have just been realized using a tiny plastic surgery, having in mind that she's already in her 60s. If she'd be aging naturally, we're able to see at least a small wrinkles around her eyes. Additionally, some folks have found that her brow does not reveal any emotions and seems quite suspended — this frequently occurs when individuals are using Botox shots. One way or another, she's still an attractive celebrity and these plastic surgeries were done as a way to discreetly repair her look without making radical changes in her look. Now we are able to see lots of examples of stars that have destroyed their look with an excessive amount of plastic surgery, but Barbara Hershey definitely is not one of them.
All things considered, we are able to safely say that at least a few of the gossips about Barbara Hershey plastic surgery are accurate. There's no doubt that she's had a lip fillers process before. There's obviously a danger that something might fail, but at least for now Barbara Hershey seems amazing and has not yet become a awful plastic surgery celeb.


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Reader's view: Rule of law is under attack
To the editor:
The rule of law is the principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by the whims of individuals like President Donald Trump. Rule of law implies that every person is subject to the law, including the president. It stands in contrast to an autocracy, dictatorship or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law.
In the early 70s, President Richard Nixon believed he was above the law. Republicans at the time disagreed and stood up for the rule of law against Nixon. Nixon at the time, like Trump has done now, had obstructed justice and created a constitutional crisis. Congress stood up for what was right at that time.
Today it is a different story. Our 4th Congressional District Rep. John Moolenaar and many Republicans are now supporting Trump in attacking the rule of law. They no longer respect law and order and they are actively working to tear down U.S. law enforcement agencies including both the FBI and the Justice Department. Moolenaar and many Republicans in Congress are actively enabling and are willing accomplices in Trump's obstruction of justice in covering up the investigation into Russian interference in our elections. Trump likely needs to be removed from office upon completion of the independent counsel investigation being led by Robert Mueller. It is clear that Moolenaar does not have the guts to speak up for the rule of law against this autocratic president.
President Ronald Reagan once said they "reserve unto themselves the right to commit any crime, to lie, to cheat" in order to further their cause. He was speaking of the Russians at the time, it is unfortunate that these words now ring true for the current occupant of the White House and the current Republican Party.
A true patriotic American like Sen. John McCain, who is a Republican, agrees, he said: "The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests — no party's, no president's, only (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's. The American people deserve to know all of the facts surrounding Russia's ongoing efforts to subvert our democracy, which is why Special Counsel (Robert) Mueller's investigation must proceed unimpeded."
McCain is sounding the alarm. Wake up Midland. Moolenaar must be voted out of office. We need a strong voice to stand up for the people against the attacks on the rule of law coming from the White House.


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Read this article to learn about Finance. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Meaning of Finance 2. Nature of Finance.
Meaning of Finance:
For a business, finance is compared to food as it is to a living being. It is the life blood which is indispensable and without which a business cannot be conceived of.
Definitions of prominent authorities slightly differ from one another but the basic truth remains the same. Finance enables the business to come into being, keeps the business going. So, the indispensability of finance cannot be questioned. A business will starve and die without finance.
According to Solomon, a noted financial management expert, financial management is concerned with the efficient use of an important economic resource, namely capital fund. We can multiply definitions of financial management but the truth will remain that proper utilisation of finance in a business is actually financial management.
So, rising of finance and to utilize prudently that finance for the efficient running of an organization is actually financial management. It may better be called an indispensable applied part of general management. This area of management deserves utmost attention to an efficient organization.
In Business — An Introductory Analysis, Wheeler defines business finance as "that business activity which is concerned with the! Acquisition and conservation of capital funds in meeting the financial! Needs and overall objectives of business enterprise."
Finance is the most dominant factor without which nothing in business activities can be carried on. It was, it is, and it will remain, the most powerful force to keep the wheels of business (trade, industry and commerce) moving. Rightly observed by late American President Wilson that finance is not mere arithmetic; finance is a great policy.
Without sound finance, no sound government is possible. Availability of finance, of late, is not an insurmountable problem but how to manage it, is a difficult problem demanding top-rated pragmatism for its solution.
Wherefrom to procure finance, when to procure finance, how much to procure finance and, finally, what is more important and significant is how to utilize that finance in the best possible way? Finance management calls for highest excellence on the part of the management personnel properly equipped with knowledge and foresight.
Nature of Finance:
As discussed above, finance has carved out a special position in the factors of production which no one can challenge. The requirements of finance start from the birth and remain till the death of the organization. As a child needs money at the time it is born and when fully grown a man embraces death, is needs money for his final rites'.
So also the case with a business. It is born, it grows decays and dies — at every stage it needs finance. But mere finance at the disposal of the manager will not solve the problem, he must know the nature of finance, that is, the way the finance has to be utilized.
Finance is available, nowadays, from different sources but the cost involved in the acquisition of finance differs. The conditions attached to lending have to be considered with reference to the various factors and then only will be ascertained the nature of finance and decision has to be taken whether it will be prudent to procure finance from any of the available sources or a new source has to be found out. Interest on the finance procured the price for it is a trait of finance.
Nature also denotes the attitude of the lender to which the borrower may not feel comfortable. The term — short or long — is also a determining factor of nature of finance. The management is to think about the purpose for which finance is required; it may for long time investment or short-time investment, for fixed or current assets. Here also is the question of nature of finance.
Financial management assumes the nature that makes it to be so by the financial market. For instance, availability of finance has increased and with this change, has changed the nature of financial management. Easy raising of finance and its proper utilization now shapes the nature of financial management.
Finance Manager, the key-man of the finance department, will allocate finance to other departments, gives them advice for proper utilization of finance. The nature of financial management has undergone profound changes because of various factors — the policy of different governments is one of them.
To sum up, Financial Management is now of the nature of a controller of finance and not a procurer mainly as before. An advisor in regard to finance to the whole organization forms the prime duty of the Finance Manager today.
Financial management does more thinking then doing. Financial planning being the core of an organization, the nature of financial management has become of supreme significance in the whole set-up of an organization.


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Everything Tech Companies Should Know About Productivity Can Be Learned From Watching Mad Men
A couple years back, while binge watching Mad Men, I had a jarring realization- they were a bunch of drunks! No. Well, yes, but that's for another blog post. The real light-bulb went on when I realized that nothing has changed at the office in 50 years. Longer even! It's all the same fundamental actions, repeated day after day, year after year, decade after decade. Plato would recognize the patterns. Understanding this is crucial if you build or leverage common office tools & applications.
In today's parlance, i'm talking about productivity- the term used by technology companies to describe the things you do in a professional setting, aka at the office. Of course, these days- the office can also mean your couch or on an airplane or your favorite cafe. Productivity itself encompasses a huge range of things- from developing proposals, to code, to creating designs, scripts, apps, widgets, gadgets, doo-hickeys and whatzits.
The epiphany I had while watching these suave ghosts of offices past brought lavishly to life is that we only really do four things while working. The big four are:
- Create
- Share
- Discuss
- Decide
That's it. No matter how you dress them up, what MBA-speak you apply to them, it really comes down to just four fundamental actions. So grab a gin & tonic and let's break them down a bit.
Create: Yes, create contains recreate, refine, revise, edit, rework, redo, scrap and start again, but really it's all just create. Each scratch of a pencil, stroke of a pen, tap of a key, voice in a microphone, stroke of a stylus, excretion of plastic from a 3D printer- it's all just the physical manifestation of what our brain can imagine. Create is turning darkness into light. Something from nothing. It is the most sublime things humans do. Treat creation with some reverence- it's the best that we get.
Share: Whether you are walking down the hall with a storyboard, asking someone to lean over your shoulder as you take them through a virtual world, sending an email, printing a presentation (hey, it still happens), reviewing a forecast or balance sheet, chatting with coworkers or clients via Skype or conference call- the next step after creation is always to share your work.
Discuss: This is such a crucial part of the productivity process and one that, I think, still has the most room for improvement. Discussing what has been created, is still, I assert, best done in person, although many factors contribute to how often this actually occurs. So much of what we have to say to one another is not done with our words. Gesture, expression, nuance, energy- all function best in person. Email, the early hero of sharing, has sadly become, the ill-suited Goliath of discussion. The interminable discussion threads that travel around the office via email are the bane of all our existence and yet, we can't quite quit them. They are just too easy to start and volley back and forth like a ping pong ball or a hot potato or sometimes- like a live grenade.
Decide: Next to create, decide is my favorite part of the process. I love to take action (which can be a liability, I know). Nevertheless, decisions can be made by groups or individuals and increasingly, we like to "believe" by data. Big data has become the darling of many decision-makers, though the smart money knows, that unlike sitting in Google's self-driving car, few leaders would completely cede control of decisions to almighty data. Imagine sitting in that self-driving car completely blindfolded- how comfortable are you with that high speed trip on the Autobahn now? To decide is decidedly human.
Four fundamental functions. Create. Share. Discuss. Decide. Repeat ad infinitum.
The point of this is to say that there are no new activities being done at the office- which is a powerful insight because it frees you. If you are in the business of creating productivity, it frees you to focus on one area where you can make your mark- HOW. How these things are done is where the magic can happen. Where, dare I say it, the innovation happens. Strike down the idea of some new step in the process. Ban the idea of new ways to work. There is only Kaizen. There is only the continuous improvement of HOW.
Years ago, at Microsoft- I talked about how the company needed to focus on the mental models that people had in their brains. What I meant was, what do people "see" in their minds when they were doing these four fundamental activities? How much of a person's brain did we own? The end game is to retain as much of the customer's mental space as possible.
In Don Draper's day, he might mentally envision a sketch pad or a notepad to capture an idea. He'd think about physical storyboards, the gritty feel of newsprint, or the silky feel of a magazine print between a reader's fingers.
I would grind my teeth in frustration that no one seemed alarmed that the mental space once occupied by Word or Outlook or even PowerPoint was being cannibalized and consumed by Facebook posts, Twitter feeds, and YouTube videos- powerful technologies that did many of these things better. Microsoft dominated the mental space of most office workers and professionals. If they imagined it, Microsoft had the vehicle to move it from the intangible to the tangible. Today, an individual's mental space is fragmented into a dozen or more, different platforms, with more competing for attention every day.
A software developer will move between his dev environment and the virtual product he is creating- perhaps a virtual sketch pad or notepad. Game developers will move between 2D code and the gorgeous, expansive worlds they create in AAA games. As a writer, I see a blank white page and care only about the fastest way to get my thoughts out of my head before they disappear. Swype, which feels like a cross between cursive and conducting a symphony, is starting to give keyboards a run for their money in this arena. I couldn't have imagined that even five years ago.
If you are a technology company working in productivity, you need to get clear on which of these four fundamental activities you are trying to improve and then spend all your time thing about how. How. How. How. How. How can I decrease the distance between thought and action? How can I pull abstract ideas out of my customer's brain? How can I improve sharing, discussing, deciding? How do I make it feel easy?
On the other hand, if you are a consumer of these tools, if you are in an industry that uses these tools to produce other things- lawsuits, drugs, movies, books, light bulbs- whatever, then you must think about how this piece of technology is improving our ability to execute against these fundamental processes? How is this helping me make a better light bulb? How is this helping me communicate with my customer more effectively?
In the world of productivity, the world of create, share, discuss, decide, there is no new step to be added to this process (though I'd love to hear your feedback if you have an argument to the contrary!). Don & Peggy would get along just fine in the digital office though they might miss their drinks & smokes. They would understand that there remains incredible opportunity for advancement. Even Shakespeare was wiser than he realized when he had Hamlet quip, "I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space." Indeed, productivity is simply a nut to be cracked, with infinite opportunity for improvement.
Never thought I'd say it, but thanks Don Draper, for enlightening me. Cheers!
Posted on January 8, 2015, in Big Ideas and tagged autobahn, create, decide, discuss, Don Draper, excel, facebook, google, Hamlet, Kaizen, mad men, microsoft, office, outlook, powerpoint, productivity, Shakespeare, share, swype, twitter, word. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Italian sausage makes a difference in this recipe! We use a combination of spicy and sweet, but it you only have one, choose sweet Italian sausage. If you don't have access to spicy ground pork or Italian sausage, mix in a half teaspoon each of fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, and hot sauce into regular ground pork.Read more


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Arsenal 3-0 Bolton | A glimpse of the old Arsenal, but worries remain
Arsenal produced a bright second half performance reminiscent of their glory days as they crushed Bolton. Wenger's side amassed 20 shots compared to Bolton's two as they dominated after the break, even before the visitors were reduced to 10 men.
There was no sign of such a return to form in the first half though as the Gunners started lethargically, seemingly carrying the after effects of the Blackburn debacle in their minds. Indeed Bolton had the best chance of the half after only three minutes in a move which once again raised serious doubts about Arsenal's ability to deal with set pieces.
The ball was pumped into the area with Bolton only sending David Wheater and Darren Pratley forward. Arsenal had six men in the box, although it must be said Koscielny wasn't one of them as he was off the field after receiving treatment. Wheater won the first header and Pratley reacted before anybody in a red shirt to prod the ball goalwards, denied only by a superb save from Szczesny.
I hate to labour the point I made when analysing our defensive deficiencies against Blackburn, but once more we had Mertesacker marking fresh air in the middle of the goal whilst Wheater won a header on the back post. Look at the picture above and you'll see how easy it is to counter Arsenal's zonal system. Our best header of the ball, Mertesacker (M) is rendered useless as Wheater (W) puts himself next to Sagna and Pratley (P) next to Gibbs. Both Bolton players easily win their aerial duels and Mertesacker's height is wasted. We got away with it again yesterday, but all Spurs have to do next week is put Adebayor on the near post and King on the far stick to avoid Mertesacker and Koscielny and they'll get a lot of joy. We need to switch back to a man marking system so Mertesacker can actually be of some use at set pieces.
That set the pattern for the rest of the half with Arsenal looking nervy and bereft of ideas against a massed Bolton rearguard. There was little fluency or tempo to our play except for the odd moment, such as Arteta putting Gervinho clear with a perfect through ball only for the Ivorian's touch to let him down. van Persie curled a shot wide and Gervinho blazed narrowly over, but that apart we looked every inch a team struggling in 17th place.
I don't know what was said at halftime but we came out all guns blazing. Within a minute we had the lead when Ramsey burst through after good work from Gervinho and passed to van Persie, who turned his man and fizzed a shot inside Jaaskaleinen's near post.
It was as if we'd been playing in the dark in the first half and van Persie had just flicked the light switch. Suddenly everyone wanted the ball, the forwards were making intelligent runs and our passing was quick and crisp.
Within minutes Ramsey and Walcott moved the ball neatly through midfield with first time passes to release van Persie, who shot wastefully at the keeper. The Arsenal of old was flickering into life.
On 55 minutes the increasingly influential Ramsey played Walcott in behind Wheater with an excellent pass and the hapless defender tugged him back, earning a deserved red.
With extra space in the middle after Owen Coyle sacrificed Fabrice Muamba, we simply battered them. Arteta had a shot blocked after good work from Walcott before van Persie produced a magnificent save from Jaaskaleinen.
In between those chances Sagna had a shot which laid out Robinson in his own six yard box. Bolton broke clear with worrying ease but Eagles shot straight at Szczesny. With Robinson still prone, Bolton decided they'd like play to be stopped. "Too late I'm afraid, you played on so we will too," was the attitude of the home side who streamed down the other end with Robinson playing everyone onside, resulting in van Persie curling a shot just wide. Boyata got the hump as Bolton surrounded van Persie trying to accuse him of bad sportmanship, conveniently forgetting that Petrov and then Eagles had neglected to put the ball out long before van Persie.
Finally the deserved second arrived when Walcott played a neat one-two with Ramsey and crossed expertly for van Persie to nudge home his 100th Arsenal goal. A fantastic accolade for a fantastic player who has now scored 21 times in his last 23 appearances. The fact we've struggled for many of those games makes that stat even more impressive.
Walcott was put clean through by Song but panicked and snatched at his shot. He has bleated on about wanting to play up front, but if he doesn't have the composure to score that type of chance he's not ready yet.
Song gave the scoreline a more realistic feel when he curled home number three in the 89th minute before Walcott gave the Arsenal faithful a fright when he limped off with what looked like a hammy. Thankfully it's emerged that he tweaked his knee but has a chance to play on Wednesday.
So all in all a good day with a handsome win and an excellent performance after the break. If we can play with the confidence and tempo of the second period against Spurs next week we have a chance of getting a result up there, although I'm still very worried about our defending. A high score draw could be a good bet.Follow oohtobeagooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours.
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Good report. I too am concerned about the defending. Bolton only attacked us twice and we looked wobbley. If they went for us a bit more we could've been in trouble. Scoring is no problem, 6 in 2 games gives me hope for our trip to Shite Hart Lane.
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As you may be aware of by now, I've been travelling a lot this year around Northern Europe, and I've come accross countries I had never expected to visit. Staying in Finland has this kind of advantages : you don't really know where you're going and what is around, especially if your geographical notions of Europe are as good as mine.. When my Czeck friend David told me about a trip organized through the Baltics ( Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), I was very perplexed only because I thought those countries were a bit far from Finland.. Well, the answer is no. Tallinn, Estonia is only a few hours away from Helsinki by ferryboat. The longest journey I've experienced during this journey was actually when I had to take the train from Oulu to Helsinki ( around seven or eight hours long..) Finland isn't that small guys ! ( or at least, trains are not that fast..)
First things first : Tallinn, Estonia.
Tallinn was the first and last step of our trip through the Baltics, and I have discovered a nice little capital city, which has both a medieval side and an 'ex-URSS-poor' side as you'll see on the photos below.. Tallinn is quite small when you are used to capital cities like Paris or London, but it is absolutely nice and amazing to walk through these little streets, especially if you can get a guide who will tell you about the intimate details of the town and its inhabitants. Life is pretty cheap over there, which is why bars are full and Happy Hours turn out to be very interesting for your bank account. Unfortunetly I did not succeed to get a good picture of the little 'restaurant' which was a bit more of a medieval tavern, where you can get traditional warm wine, dry sausage, pie and soup in authentic wooden plates and bowls, and for an incredibly cheap price. The mood is set, even the loo is all wooden, and you won't get more light than a few candles can give you. For those who'd rather eat a lot for a very cheap price, you can also get enormouuus pancakes in the heart of the old town. I was quite surprised to find out that Estonian pancakes are in fact considered as a national pride ( and it actually turned out to be the same all around the eastern countries I've come accross). I was so proud of my French crepes, well... On the cultural side I have to admit that I did not see much, but we only had one day and it is kind of short to see everything, but we went through Tallinn City Museum (http://linnamuuseum.ee/linnamuuseum/), and I especially remember a video showing Tallinn through ages, and how it was destroyed during the wars, and on the second floor, a bunch of objects of everyday life during the Soviet Occupation were on display.
It might be a shame to write about my travels only now, but I guess I did not find the time back then, and of course I have forgotten a lot ( silly me !).. But here are the pictures, enjoy !
It might be a shame to write about my travels only now, but I guess I did not find the time back then, and of course I have forgotten a lot ( silly me !).. But here are the pictures, enjoy !
|A pretty nice view of the Old Town !
|Just some old wall for tourists, so you know.
( You pay 3 euros, you climb, you see nothing but this view on the street, and you get back down.)
|Those old stones are everywhere in the Old Town
|Probably the same street, or another, who knows !
|You can admire the pastel colours of the houses, which make the Old town so special.
|Just like Finland, Estonians like bikes. Yes they do.
|View on the other side of the town, residential houses.
|An old Sovietic something.
|' In America we used Myspace. In Soviet Russia we use your space ! '
|These huge ' rag dolls' are pretty much everywhere around souvenirs shops !
|Find the star. ( Mario Mario..)
|Cat's Well !
I remember the guide saying that the inhabitants used to throw cats into this well in the Middle Ages, here is the full story : http://www.inyourpocket.com/estonia/tallinn/sightseeing/thecapitalscuriosities/Cats-Well_7022v
|The funny story is, I love this kind of Russian-style cathedrals and churches, but for Estonians, this church is more the sign of a long time spent under the Soviet Union than a beauty of architecture.. my bad !
|Apparently in Tallinn, all important buildings are recognizable by this pale pink colour. This would be their parliament !
|Every town has his ( f*cking expensive) souvenir shops!
|Another view, with the sea in the background... ( Nostalgiaaa)
|Flags and puppet on the main square.
|En Avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil.
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Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, has acquired the action-adventure video game property Mirror's Edge to adapt for television as a female-centered action series.
Developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts, Mirror's Edge is set in a quasi-futuristic dystopian society in which a network of "runners" act as couriers to transmit messages while evading government surveillance. The game's main character and heroine is Faith, a runner and skilled warrior whose sister is framed for murder. The narrative follows Faith as she is drawn into the fight against the ruling Conglomerate and becomes enveloped in a conspiracy that could bring down society itself.
"We clearly see Mirror's Edge as a franchise for the global TV audience," said Sharon Hall, President of Endemol Shine Studios. "It has a strong female protagonist, a wildly rabid fan base and a worldwide brand that Electronic Arts and EA DICE have done an amazing job establishing."
2016 has already seen big screen adaptations of Ratchet & Clank, Angry Birds, and the soon-to-be Warcraft film. Later this year, we'll be seeing the Assassin's Creed movie.
All in all the expectations at guylogic for all these movies is kinda low with earlier game related films flopping all over the place. tell us what you think about this movie adaptation and of course game related movies in general in the comments below.


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Upon browser restart, once the new 29 July 2015 Update was installed, Pale Moon came back with a strange red alphanumeric string along the bottom of my screen. It takes up way too much real estate of my screen. I'm considering rolling back the latest update just so I can reacquire my screen to its full use. (The glitch diminishes the size of videos I wish to stream.)
I'm sure someone versed in computers could fix this in a red hot minute, but I claim no such talent, myself. I've had a look at my AdBlockPlus add-on and I can't find any clue there to how to make this glitch disappear. I disabled the status bar but the red string -- which appeared below the status bar -- remains.
I'm hoping someone's willing to provide a description of how I might amend this -- a step-by-step how-to would be gratefully appreciated. I simply have no nous when it come to computers, but I want to persist with Pale Moon because it answers all my needs, and I've been trying to spread the word about it.
I have Win 7 on a 64-bit PC, 8 Gig RAM, only dual-core; Pale Moon Version 25.6.0 (x86) [I thought I'd selected a 64-bit version --- dunno why it's x86] Processor = AMD A10-5700 APU with Radeon HD Graphics @ 3.40 GHz.
I've restarted the PC and the glitch returned as before.
I'll provide a screen-grab of the offending glitch, in the hope that's enough of a clue for someone who knows how to decode these things.
Any help would be lovingly appreciated!! I don't want to roll back Pale Moon. I'm chuffed with its useability and performance, and want to keep it as my default browser.
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Traffic laws often broken, rarely enforced
Traffic laws are broken nearly every second on every road. Speeding is the number one violation likely to land you a ticket. But other violations are committed, sometimes without the driver knowing it.
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bowers tells ABC7 there are several other laws he sees broken often, including:
- Headlights on with wipers in rain, smoke or fog
- Moving over for stopped emergency vehicles (or drop to 20 MPH below limit)
- Using blinkers when turning/changing lanes between 100-300 feet until turn
- Traveling too closely (2-second rule; 3-second rule for commercial drivers)
- High beams off less than 500 feet on approach
- Child safety seat used for children up to 6 years old
- Going minimum speed (50 MPH in Florida)
"Wonderful rain storms in Florida and nobody ever turns their headlights on," veteran truck driver Bill Mains said. "I don't know how they forgot how to drive, but that ain't the way that I was taught how to drive."
The headlight law was passed in 2009, designed to increase visibility. Motorcyclists need to have their headlight on at all times.
"These kids can't speak for themselves," Trooper Bowers said, regarding the child safety seat laws. "They're expecting their parents to do the best for them and to prevent them from injury in any collision."
Many of the laws are rarely enforced, because Florida Highway Patrol troopers admittedly go after more aggressive violations like speeding.
"Instead of having to write a ticket, I wish the people were a little bit more aware of what the violations are," Trooper Bowers said.


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MILWAUKEE -- A week of celebrating culminated Sunday, Sept. 2 with the Harley-Davidson 115th anniversary parade, which took roughly 6,500 bikers through the streets of Milwaukee.
"It's awesome! If you haven't experienced this, you really need to," said Brenda Easterbrook.
At staging area, we found no two bikes were alike.
"It's exciting to see how happy and excited they are to be in the parade," said JT Hasley.
Each bike was a piece of art on wheels.
"Everybody's got three seats. Everybody's got two. I'll go one more and see if I can make a four-seater," said Philip Walker.
Something arguably more diverse than the bikes were the people riding them. Each state in the country had at least one rider in town.
"As of Wednesday, until now, we have just over 900 miles put in," said Easterbrook.
As for the international community -- they too made their presence known. The parade included riders from South America, Indonesia, Europe, Asia and more.
"I'm from the west of England, United Kingdom," said Walker.
When it was time to get rolling, the leather-clad riders said they were excited to be a part of history.
"Just to see all the bikes and knowing I'm going to make part of history on the 115th anniversary," said Terrence Phillips.
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text: DSpace Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/1070 2020-01-26T18:58:13Z Effects of recent cooling in the Antarctic Peninsula on snow density and surface mass balance http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/10496 Title: Effects of recent cooling in the Antarctic Peninsula on snow density and surface mass balance Authors: Recio-Blitz, Cayetana; Navarro, Francisco J.; Otero, J.; Lapazaran, J. J.; González Herrero, Sergi Abstract: The Antarctic Peninsula region has experienced a recent cooling for about 15 years since the beginning of the 21st century. In Livingston Island, this cooling has been of 0.8°C over the 12-yr period 2004–2016, and of 1.0°C for the summer average temperatures over the same period. In this paper, we analyse whether this observed cooling has implied a significant change in the density of the snowpack covering Hurd and Johnsons glaciers, and whether such a density change has had, by itself, a noticeable impact in the calculated surface mass balance. Our results indicate a decrease in the snow density by 22 kg m-3 over the study period. The density changes are shown to be correlated with the summer temperature changes. We show that this observed decrease in density does not have an appreciable effect on the calculated surface mass balance, as the corresponding changes are below the usual error range of the surface mass balance estimates. This relieves us from the need of detailed and time-consuming snow density measurements at every mass-balance campaign. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z High-spatial resolution probability maps of drought duration and magnitude across Spain [Discussion paper] http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/10267 Title: High-spatial resolution probability maps of drought duration and magnitude across Spain [Discussion paper] Authors: Domínguez Castro, Fernando; Vicente Serrano, Sergio Martín; Tomas Burguera, Miquel; Peña Gallardo, Marina; Begueria, Santiago; El-Kenawy, Ahmed; Luna Rico, Yolanda; Morata Gasca, Ana Abstract: We mapped – for the first time – the probability of occurrence of drought over Spain, with the overriding aim of improving current drought assessment, management and mitigation measures and strategies across the region. We employed two well-established drought indices: the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Drought characteristics (i.e. duration and severity) were characterised at 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-month, implying that drought event is attained only when the index values are lower than zero. We applied the extreme value theory to map drought hazard probability. Following this procedure, we tested different thresholds to generate the peak-over-threshold drought severity and magnitude series, besides evaluating different three-parametric distributions and thresholds to fit these series. Our results demonstrate that the Generalized Pareto distribution performs well in estimating the frequencies of drought magnitude and duration, with good agreement between the observed and modelled data when using upper percentiles to generate the peak-over-threshold series. Spatially, our estimations suggest a higher probability of extreme drought events in southern and central areas of Spain, compared to northern and eastern regions. Nevertheless, there are strong differences in drought probability estimations between drought indices (i.e. SPI and SPEI), as well as among drought timescales. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Improved Retrievals of Carbon Dioxide from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/10209 Title: Improved Retrievals of Carbon Dioxide from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm Authors: O'Dell, Christopher; Eldering, Annmarie; Wennberg, Paul O.; Crisp, David; Gunson, Michael R.; Fisher, Brendan; Frankenberg, Christian; Kiel, Matthaeus; Lindqvist, Hannakaisa; Mandrake, Lukas; Merrelli, Aronne; Natraj, Vijay; Nelson, Robert R.; Osterman, Gregory; Payne, Vivienne H.; Taylor, Thomas E.; Wunch, Debra; Drouin, Brian J.; Oyafuso, Fabiano; Chang, Albert; McDuffie, James; Smyth, Michael; Baker, David F.; Basu, Sourish; Chevallier, F.; Crowell, Sean; Feng, Liang; Palmer, Paul I.; Dubey, Manvendra K.; García Rodríguez, Omaira Elena; Griffith, David W. T.; Hase, Frank; Iraci, Laura; Kivi, Rigel; Morino, Isamu; Notholt, Justus; Ohyama, Hirofumi; Petri, Christof; Roehl, Coleen M.; Sha, Mahesh K.; Strong, Kimberly; Sussmann, Ralf; Te, Yao; Uchino, Osamu; Velazco, Voltaire A. Abstract: Since September 2014, NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite has been taking measurements of reflected solar spectra and using them to infer atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. This work provides details of the OCO-2 retrieval algorithm, versions 7 and 8, used to derive the column-averaged dry air mole fraction of atmospheric CO2 (XCO2) for the roughly 100 000 cloud-free measurements recorded by OCO-2 each day. The algorithm is based on the Atmospheric Carbon Observations from Space (ACOS) algorithm which has been applied to observations from the Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) since 2009, with modifications necessary for OCO-2. Because high accuracy, better than 0.25 %, is required in order to accurately infer carbon sources and sinks from XCO2, significant errors and regional-scale biases in the measurements must be minimized. We discuss efforts to filter out poor-quality measurements, and correct the remaining good-quality measurements to minimize regional-scale biases. Updates to the radiance calibration and retrieval forward model in version 8 have improved many aspects of the retrieved data products. The version 8 data appear to have reduced regional-scale biases overall, and demonstrate a clear improvement over the version 7 data. In particular, error variance with respect to TCCON was reduced by 20 % over land and 40 % over ocean between versions 7 and 8, and nadir and glint observations over land are now more consistent. While this paper documents the significant improvements in the ACOS algorithm, it will continue to evolve and improve as the CO2 data record continues to expand. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Numerical simulations of snowfall events: sensitivity analysis of physical parameterizations http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/10162 Title: Numerical simulations of snowfall events: sensitivity analysis of physical parameterizations Authors: Fernández-González, Sergio; Valero Rodríguez, Francisco; Sánchez Gómez, José Luis; Gascón, Estíbaliz; López Campano, Laura; García Ortega, Eduardo; Merino Suances, Andrés Abstract: Accurate estimation of snowfall episodes several hours or even days in advance is essential to minimize risks to transport and other human activities. Every year, these episodes cause severe traffic problems on the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. In order to analyze the influence of different parameterization schemes, 15 snowfall days were analyzed with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, defining three nested domains with resolutions of 27, 9, and 3 km. We implemented four microphysical parameterizations (WRF Single‐Moment 6‐class scheme, Goddard, Thompson, and Morrison) and two planetary boundary layer schemes (Yonsei University and Mellor‐Yamada‐Janjic), yielding eight distinct combinations. To validate model estimates, a network of 97 precipitation gauges was used, together with dichotomous data of snowfall presence/absence from snowplow requests to the emergency service of Spain and observatories of the Spanish Meteorological Agency. The results indicate that the most accurate setting of WRF for the study area was that using the Thompson microphysical parameterization and Mellor‐Yamada‐Janjic scheme, although the Thompson and Yonsei University combination had greater accuracy in determining the temporal distribution of precipitation over 1 day. Combining the eight deterministic members in an ensemble average improved results considerably. Further, the root mean square difference decreased markedly using a multiple linear regression as postprocessing. In addition, our method was able to provide mean ensemble precipitation and maximum expected precipitation, which can be very useful in the management of water resources. Finally, we developed an application that allows determination of the risk of snowfall above a certain threshold. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z


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This past F/W 11 Toronto Fashion Week, Your Truly was blessed to help out with two amazing designers that demanded MUCH attention on the runways. I got to work up close and personal with sister designer duo Chloe Comme Parris, where Chloe and her awesome interns were complete dolls! I enjoyed every minute working with them. I met Parris the day of the show as she was super amazing! It was like I had already known her. Here are backstage pictures from the Chloe Comme Parris Show! Ps. My Interview Questions for this dynamic sister duo is coming very soon. Check my backstage pics out, their fashion film directed by Renata Kaveh & runway clips!
Enjoy! - I had a blast!
Enjoy! - I had a blast!
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Wahl Pro Series Rechargeable Clipper Blades Review
Wahl pro series rechargeable clipper blades is a one of the good and cheap clipper available on the shop. Wahl pro series rechargeable clipper blades is also best for home use.
This clipper great work for small-large dog breeds, best use for trimming and touch up between professional groomer visits and fine hair clipping. It also can be used for poodles, collies also with long coats and silky coats.
It has got long lasting rechargeable clipper with 2 hour run time and a quick charge.
The blade comes in a 5 in 1 set with 5 adjustable cutting length. The clipper provide torque, which make the entire grooming session on efficient the clipper light in weight, easy to use and also quiet clipper for home grooming.
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Golfer's elbow
Medial epicondylitis, more commonly known as Golfer's Elbow, is a form of tendonitis that manifests on the inner side of the elbow. It is caused by the tendon in the forearm being stressed from constant use. The pain is most often associated with overloading the flexor wrist muscle.
- The main symptom is gradually escalating pain on the medial side of the elbow, without limiting its mobility, sensation and strength. The pain intensifies when performing throws and involves forearm resistance.
- Maximum tenderness is felt in the area of the initial attachment of muscles: reversing rounded and flexor carpi ulnaris.
- Depending on the changes, pain may occur at the beginning of physical activity or be so severe that will prevent a person from continuing activities.
Diagnosis is based on clinical examination, in some cases supplemented by additional tests. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging may help in doubtful clinical cases and in overlapping pathologies. An X-ray examination may show changes in tendons and ligaments.
- Initially non-operative treatment is used: physical activity modification, ice packs, the use of anti-inflammatory agents.
- When pain symptoms are persistent a corticosteroid injection near the treated tendons is performed.
- At all stages of treatment physiotherapy plays an important role. The rehabilitation program includes isometric exercises and intensive resistance exercises.
- In cases of chronic inflammation, when non-operative treatment proves to be insufficient, surgery is recommended, after which rehabilitation exercise involving the movement of the elbow and wrist begin.
- After 6 weeks of treatment, the patient begins exercises to strengthen the muscle structure.
Both non-operative and operative treatment, give satisfactory results. In the case of athletes, the return to physical activity using by use of conservative treatment occurs gradually by increasing load, unless exercises cause pain. After surgery the return to sport activity takes 4 months.