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The SCons wiki has moved to https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/Discussion
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Sphinx as a documentation tool
techtonik: Historically, we use Docbook format to maintain documentation. Docbook is XML based format that should allow to convert source files into various formats, such as HTML, PDF, man pages and allow easy skinning and customizing. This was in theory. In practice it appeared that Docbook transformations in either XSLT or DSSSL languages are beautiful at micro level, but clumsy, hard to comprehend and maintain when you need to make a bigger thing done. The complexity in Docbook templates (and in customizations) grows significantly faster than with traditional template engines, and there are almost no free tools to debug XSLT templates. Docbook was good at the beginning, because there were no alternative, but today there is at least Sphinx.
We still maintain docs in Docbook, but we don't use XSLT for transformation. Transformation is made using even more "prehistoric" DSSSL templates and tool-chain that only runs on *nix like systems.
Greg: There are two issues with using Sphinx.
One issue is that Sphinx is a reStructuredText editor. Now, reStructuredText is a fine language for documentation, but we have many dozens of pages in XML that would have to be converted, and converted losslessly. I don't see an automated tool that would provide any assistance, and without such a tool, I can't see any way we could proceed.
techtonik: There is one that can be tweaked - http://code.google.com/p/db2rst/ Greg: The other, and far more important, issue is that I don't see how a workflow can be constructed to extract the examples, run them, <ins>verify that any changes are correct</ins>, and then proceed with the example output inserted in the documentation. Without such a workflow in hand, Sphinx is a non-starter.
techtonik: issue no.1 for research DB: I have never worked with Sphinx (took a short look at the reST primer right now), but know Docbook a little. I don't think that reST is a good language for technical documentation at all, because it does not restrict the user to "structured authoring". You can freely assign attributes like italic or bold to text passages, which automatically leads to trouble when you try to get the output for, let's say, a
guibuttonconsistent across all input files (and users!). This is where I feel that Docbook is still superior, you can also immediately check an input document against the DTD...and if it is valid, you are able to process it. There is (or: should be) a clear separation between the user that edits documents and one (or a few people) that actually process the XML to a HTML or PDF documentation. I don't like any support for fancy WYSIWYG to get in the way of this.
techtonik: I do not know if it is possible to restrict Sphinx to process only a subset or markup leaving only "structured markup" elements thus restricting user to "structured authoring". This probably an issue no.2 worth investigation. But poor appearance (and usability) of SCons manual as it now is mostly due to Docbook "structured authoring". There is no CHM, no Eclipse Help, no searchable indexes for help systems, no appealing design, no DHTML beautifiers - nothing except plain text in paragraphs. Current SCons docs are boring. Just because rigid Docbook markup doesn't have all necessary elements and XSLT is a very bad language for analyzing/calculating anything. They are hard to customize. Time waste in introducing a change into Docbook process is enormous in comparison with Sphinx, mostly because Python people are more familiar with reST than with XML, DTD, XSLT and corresponding toolchain. I also do not agree with your separation between doc authors and doc builders. As an author - I always want to see the final result of my efforts as soon as possible. * DB: Sorry, but you are mixing things up a little too much here, for my taste. It is not Docbook's fault that the current output looks boring and dull (to you). The problem is that actually nobody really cares...and this may be due to the fact that the current docs use some tags, special to SCons, for the support of automatically created examples and such. Like this, you cannot easily edit doc sources in a Docbook-Editor...it does not know these tags and your document is not valid, regarding the official DTD. If you start to introduce "SConsic" tags to reST (tweaking it, if you like) you will have the same effect there, I guess. People might get put off by having to learn all that extra stuff. I, as an author, am mostly concerned with the contents of my texts...not how they look in the final output. In a first step we should work on getting the current docs up-to-date and consistently marked up, in what format ever. Then we can start the catfights about whether the SCons logo should appear in the page header or in the footer ;). DB: It may be true that Docbook toolchains are difficult to set up and I would also vote for the step DSSSL->XSL asap, but with Sphinx you also need LaTeX for the conversion to PDF as a prerequisite. This could be another source for trouble because LaTeX distributions can differ a lot, when looking at which packages are installed and which not, for example. So, you don't necessarily get it all for free with Sphinx...
techtonik: XSL toolchain for Docbook is not much lighter. Not every XSLT processor can handle the complexity of Docbook stylesheets, so you are pretty limited. Even processors that come bundled with Eclipse Java Enterprise Edition can not do this. And Sphinx doesn't need LaTeX for conversion to PDF - http://code.google.com/p/rst2pdf/ - very responsive and active project, and integrates well with Sphinx. * DB: ...and is based on the ReportLab library (replacing one dependency with another), which is available in a OpenSource and Commercial version. The OpenSource branch does not support vector graphics and you cannot use stylesheets...hmmmm, I wonder whether this could stop anything? I don't want to keep you from any of your investigations, but when trying to reach high-quality output, there is no way around a central place for managing fonts. And it needs to be configured for your local installation, such that it knows which font families, types, ..., are available. So, creating good-looking documents is complex stuff, that's why it is a good idea to keep the authors/editors far away from fiddling with the actual page layouts.
DB: Yes, Docbook stylesheets are pretty complex and need some care if you try to do special things. But if you stick to the default set of XSL for HTML and PDF (=FO), some basic customization like "displaying the SCons logo in page headers" is quite easy to accomplish.
Finally, I would like to point at a paragraph in the reST primer about sections. It talks about the adornments for section headers and requires the user (!) to "Be consistent, since all sections marked with the same adornment style are deemed to be at the same level".
Sorry, but this is not the right path to follow, or is it?
All together, our main concern should not be to make documentation (and its processing) easier for the core developer, but for the average user. If we can agree on this, then Docbook is still my choice. I will come up with an example workflow for Docbook, using XIncludes and PIs (processing instructions) in the next days and post it to this page.
- techtonik: It would be a very welcome addition for a comparison. While Sphinx all new and shiny, it may have some deficiencies that I overlooked in my vision, so I look forward to add my variant of workflow once your example is ready.
Improving the Docbook workflow
Overall goals are:
- simplifying the toolchains, especially reducing the number of required tools/packages
- getting the output of documents cross-platform again (Windows and *nix), including the special processing for SCons examples in the User's guide
- stronger decoupling of the mere "Editing" from the actual creation of the HTML/PDF output
- for the editing: better support for validation (a user, as editor of a text, should be able to ensure that his changes do not break validity of the whole XML document...before he decides to commit...and without having to create all docs first)
For a start, I created a first draft of a special "SCons Docbook DTD".
It can be used to check the User's guide for validity, after changing the doctype in main.xml accordingly. I also prepared configuration packages for two visual XML editors, namely the Xmlmind editor
and Syntext's Serna
. They should enable you to edit the User's guide WYSIWYG style. For more infos about how to install these archives, please have a look at the "SCons Docbook DTD Reference manual"
Some issues to attack
I had another close look at the top-level SConstruct and the SConscript in the doc folder. The following points are worth further investigation, in my opinion:
- The PDF/HTML output files from the Jade toolchain have to be moved/renamed each time. With xsltproc/libxml2 this will not be needed anymore...
- The SConscript checks for fig2dev, although it is not really used at the moment. It was required for the conversion FIG -> JPEG in the design docs...but they don't include any reference to images?
- The builder SConscript_revision (top-level SConstruct) is run for all XML files in the doc folder. This is not really needed, these are intermediate files...so what's the use in replacing the COPYRIGHT notice? There is one exception: doc/user/build_install.xml uses VERSION, but this can be replaced with the entries from version.xml...or not?
- tidy is run on the HTML files, for a cleanup to XHTML. Again, this would get superfluous with a modern Docbook toolchain, using recent XSL stylesheets.
Finally, the man pages are still edited in groff format (shudder). Switching this to Docbook would remove the dependencies on groff and man2html, and make editing much easier. I gave this a first try and converted the current man pages of SCons, SConsign and SCons-time to Docbook with doclifter 2.3 (by Eric S. Raymond). The archive doclifter_examples.tgz
contains the new source XML files and output in the form of Man pages, HTML and PDF files. Here is the HTML version of SCons-time for taking a short peek: scons-time.html
All together, I see good chances to trade a new dependency on xsltproc (or the libxml2/libxslt Python modules) for removing groff, man2html, tidy, fig2dev and (at least for HTML) jw. When another FOP renderer is installed on the user's system (fop,XEP,...), it could replace the whole jade/openjade/jadetex/pdfjadetex stuff for PDF output.
SCons titlepages
I started to work on a design for the SCons documentation titlepages. Here is a first version of the User Guide 2.0.0,
illustrating what the current customizations look like.
What we have, so far
- Customized SCons Docbook DTD.
- Configuration sets for XmlMind and Serna XML editors.
- Designs for a new titlepage and chapter pages (SCons PDF documents).
- SCons Docbook Tool.
- Simple script for validating single XML files, against the internal DTD or an external URL.
Soon to come
I am currently working on restructuring the User Guide source to use XIncludes instead of entity references. My thoughts revolve around a processing chain that looks something like this:
- User edits some input file(s) for documentation.
- Ensure that all required include files are present, e.g. for the example outputs of the User Guide. If not, create dummy files where needed.
- Validate all single input files.
- (optional) Rerun all SCons examples in the User Guide. Compare new vs. old output and report differences. Also check for errors during the SCons processing, in order to detect flaws in the examples (like missing files).
- Preprocess the User Guide by resolving all XIncludes and replacing special SCons DTD elements, e.g. scons_example, with valid Docbook counterparts.
- Finally, create the different output formats with the SCons Docbook Tool. A normal user or technical writer would usually stop with step 3 and then commit his changes. The points 4-6 should be reserved for members of the Release Team, when a new version is about to be published.


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Ascent of West Chalk Butte on 2012-08-02
Edward Earl
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Ascent Type:
Successful Summit Attained
Motorized Transport to Trailhead:
Hi-Clearance Vehicle
West Chalk Butte
4200 ft / 1280 m
Ascent Trip Report
In Ekalaka I proceeded SW, then S, on Main St until it ended at a T-intersection. Call this point mile 0.0. I turned R, and after 1 block turned L on gravel Central St, which soon becomes Chalk Buttes Rd. At 9.7 miles I stayed straight where Pershing Cutoff goes L. At 16.0 miles I turned R on a dirt two-track side road whose green identifying sign had collapsed. At 16.6 miles I went right at a fork by some big bales of hay. At 17.7 miles I entered the Custer NF and parked. At this point is a FS information board with a stock of forest road maps and an invitation to take one, and it proved useful.
I hiked the road from here, and in just a few minutes reached Trenk Pass, identified by a sign. After ~30 minutes hiking time, I passed through a wire gate with some abandoned structures on my L. There are several junctions in this vicinity, but the correct route is to always stay on road 3816, passing up side roads 38165, 3816A, 38162, and 38161. and 381612 - in most cases the side road is identified but the main road is not - do not follow any road signed as anything other than 3816. 381612 is trickier, because at the fork where it branches off, the sign is between the two branches, and it's not obvious which branch the sign refers to. The forest map said said that the left branch was 381612, while the topo map said the left branch was 3816. In any case, the correct branch is the left one, which enters a forest - I initially took the wrong fork and only careful attention to my compass alerted me to that fact. At <45.7128°N, 104.7341°W> (coordinates derived from Acme, not GPS), I reached the base of the gully that tops out a few hundred feet S of the northern 4200+' area. After waiting a few minutes for a storm threat to subside, I left the road on the R side and hiked through a few trees and climbed up the gully, which was mostly open grass on the R side. The going was usually better on this side, but I did cross to the L side at one point where it was better there. The gully became very steep near the top until reaching the ~4170' saddle at its head. From this point it was a hard R turn followed by an easy 400' grassy stroll amid scattered pines to the northern of two 4200+' summits of the Chalk Buttes.
For the southern summit, I returned to the road and continued along it until reaching the ~4170' saddle near the W side of section 31 (the final ~150' climb was quite steep). From here I strolled ~300 yards SW through grass and scattered pines to the southern 4200+' summit.
On my return trip, I decided to follow the suggestion in Cedron Jones' book, Peakbagging Montana, and traverse the broad, grassy plateau most of the distance back to Trenk Pass. Road 3816 goes partway across before fading gradually, then I followed my compass to the "isthmus" that connects the body of the plateau to the northeasternmost portion of it. Total time along the length of the plateau was nearly an hour. From the N rim of the NE lobe I descended steeply into the forest, using occasional trails. It was very steep and brushy but overall not too bad, but only because I was going down - to come up this way would have been a nightmare. The "pain" (if I could call it that) was short-lived before the gradient eased and I intercepted FR-3816 not far from Trenk Pass, then I was back at my car in almost no time.
If you choose to do the loop route, I strongly suggest that you do it in the same direction that I did it (and which Cedron Jones describes); the steep climb up to the plateau that you would do in the reverse direction would be downright miserable.
Summary Total Data
Elevation Gain:
1200 ft / 364 m
Elevation Loss:
1200 ft / 364 m
7.5 mi / 12.1 km
Route Conditions:
Road Hike, Open Country, Bushwhack
Ascent Statistics
Elevation Gain:
1050 ft / 319 m
Extra Loss:
600 ft / 182 m
5 mi / 8.1 km
Trenk Pass 3750 ft / 1143 m
Time Up:
3 Hours 15 Minutes
Descent Statistics
Elevation Loss:
600 ft / 182 m
Extra Gain:
150 ft / 45 m
2.5 mi / 4 km
Trenk Pass 3750 ft / 1143 m
Time Down:
2 Hours
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I know, it's hard enough to make a harmonious and stylish home for ourselves, let alone for the bugs that surround us. But making a place for some of the creatures that support our ecosystem is becoming increasingly important. Inexplicable colony collapse disorder within the bee population, our continued use of pesticides that kill more than we intend, and general disregard for our ecosystem on grand levels is threatening the way we live.
Helping out some of the insects that keep our world beautiful and healthy is an easy thing that anyone, anywhere, can do. To encourage bees, ladybugs, and whole variety of beneficial insects it can be helpful to create homes for them. With this inspiration, I think you will find that it is possible to also make insect homes into beautiful garden features.
Links to how to instructions for making an insect habitat:
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• RSPB: Building Insect Homes
Insect habitats where a huge trend at last year's Chelsea Flower show with numerous designers making them design features within the show gardens. Organizations like Urban Hedgerow are promoting the re-introduction of the wild into the urban environment and design groups like Green Roof Shelters are generating gorgeous but livable designs that place biodiversity at the forefront of the design process. It is a growing movement, that with your help will continue to expand.
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- A season is approximately 6 weeks-long. Champion Ladder season 7 ends Tuesday August 8th 12:00 PM (CEST).
- The teams and leaderboard reset every season.
- At the end of a season, 16 coaches qualify for the seasonal playoffs ("Champion Cup"). The season will qualify the best team of each race. If a coach qualified more than one team, the highest ranked team is qualified by default. But the coach may contact an admin up to 24 hours after the end of the season to qualify a different team.
- The 16 coaches and their teams plays in a Knockout tournament with Cyans on the line (see below), as well as a unique skill awarded to the MVP of the winning team of the final of the tournament: Fan Favorite. This skill is described in LRB6 as follow:
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The fans love seeing this player on the pitch so much that even the opposing fans cheer for your team. For each player with Fan Favourite on the pitch your team receives an additional +1 FAME modifier for any Kick-Off table results, but not for the Winnings roll.Winning a Blood Bowl 2 official season will be the only way to get this skill.Spoiler : Screenshot of the skill in-game :
- €950 and 2800 Cyans are distributed in the Champion Cup, as follow:
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- Kids play this game too, so bear that in mind when making your team. Your team may be ejected from the league if the team name and/or player names are considered offensive by the admin team and/or Focus/Cyanide.
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Dixon kicked of its 30th annual Cow Days event Friday and it continues this Saturday, Sept. 21. Cow Days is sure to provide fun for the whole family, with two days of live performances, karaoke contests, the Youth Fall Festival Pageant and the parade. Best of all, Cow Days will raffle off two cows during the festivities. On Saturday, the festival starts at 10 a.m. with the Youth Fall Pageant and will close with the Baker Band at 9 p.m. Cow Days takes place in downtown Dixon.
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Celebration of Nations - Sept. 28
Celebration of Nations gives area residents and Missouri S&T students a chance to showcase their heritage and celebrate the vibrant cultural diversity that makes Rolla unique to the Ozarks.
Downtown Rolla comes alive for this area's largest multicultural event, featuring live music and dance, ethnic foods, arts, crafts and displays, and plenty of fun for the kids!
Attendance at the festival is free. Kids can get their "passports" stamped by representatives of different countries and play on inflatables, get their faces painted and even ride a camel!
The Parade of Nations kicks off the day at 11 a.m. with flags representing more than 80 nations, floats, marching bands and more.
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Turkey Festival - Sept. 28
More than 100 vendor booths are expected to be at the Eldon Turkey Festival Sept. 28. This one-day festival is full of entertainment and fun in downtown Eldon.
The day starts off with the Turkey Trot & Gobble Wobble 5K in front of the Eldon Pool at the Air Park at 7:30 a.m. Sign in and late registration is from 6:45-7:15 a.m. Preregister by going to www.cityofeldonmissouri.com.
The course is 3.1 miles. Entry fee is $15 before Sept. 24 and $20 after. Awards will be given to top male and female finishers in each division.
At 10 a.m. a parade will be held. There will be a quilt show from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Eldon Community Center gymnasium. At 5:30 p.m. a demolition derby will be at the Miller County Fairgrounds. Entry fee is $8 for adults and $5 for students 6-12 years old.
Vendors will be set up around the downtown area from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. featuring food, arts and crafts and other merchandise.
In conjunction with the Eldon Turkey Festival, a flower show will be at the First Christian Church in Eldon from 1-4 p.m. There is no charge to the public. The show will be presented by the Eldon Garden Club, the Arrowhead Garden Club and the Lake Bloomers Garden Club.
Go to www.eldonchamber.com for more information.
Oktoberfest - Every weekend in October
Oktoberfest is held the first four weekends of October in Hermann and has become a fall tradition for thousands of people.
Each weekend there are special activities around town, held amid the spectacular fall colors of Missouri's most beautiful town.
Here is what the editors had to say about Oktoberfest: Stroll the historic district, taste and tour wineries and breweries, shop and take in local art galleries and sample the cuisine of this historic town along the Missouri River.
Apple Festival - Oct. 5
The Versailles Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the 34th annual Olde Tyme Apple Festival Oct 5. This award-winning festival is enjoyed by thousands of festival-goers from all over the state for food, games, vendors and contests. The theme for 2013 is "A Taste of the Country."
Enjoy a parade, fiddler contest, pie baking contest and more. A special performance of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be at the Royal Theater will be held for several days to commemorate the event.
Go to www.versailleschamber.com for information.
Frogtober Fest - Oct. 5
Frogtober Fest, also known as Frog Fest, began in 1997 as a celebration to W.H. Croaker, the monstrous frog rock that towers over Waynesville.
The festival includes pony rides, children's games, scavengers hunts and live entertainment by Helen Russel and Company and DJ Steve Brothers. Don't miss out on the traditional Frog Race, where Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber frogs race down the Roubidoux Creek.
The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Waynesville City Park. For more information, call 573-774-3050.
Museum Fall Festival - Oct. 11-13
Enjoy homemade apple butter and a historical look back during the Living History/Fall Festival/Apple Butter Days at the Camden County Museum Oct 11-13.
Craft booths, demonstrations, a quilt raffle, food and re-enactors from early and recent history will be on hand all weekend. There also will be Civil War history, lye soap making, costumes, Indian flute making, blacksmithing and more. The museum is located in Linn Creek.
Go to www.camdencountymuseum.com for more information.
Old Iron Works Days - Oct. 12-13
Old Iron Works Days, scheduled for Oct. 12-13, will feature more than 100 crafters demonstrating 40 different crafts of the 1860s era.
The park is located six miles southeast of St. James off Highway 8.
Visitors to the event can see an antique tool display, apple butter, apple head dolls, basket making, beekeeping, blacksmiths, chair caning, a children's shoe display, Civil War display and clothing, cornhusk dolls, crocheting, herbs, kettle corn, lace making, music, needlepoint, painted dolls, pottery, quilting, ropemaking, spinning, stained glass, storytelling, tinsmith, walking sticks, weaving, woodworking and wool dyeing.
The Ozark Rounders and Open Range bluegrass bands will be playing music and the Ozark Spirit Cloggers will be performing on stage.
The cost is $15 per car or people with a season pass to the park can get in for free.
For further information, call 573-265-7124 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Route 66 Oktoberfest - Oct. 19
From face painting and bouncy houses to life performances to museum tours, Route 66 Oktoberfest is set to provide family-friendly fun for everyone.
The event will include a live performance from the Route 66 Band, karaoke contest, vendors from all over the area and even a BB shooting range.
Route 66 Oktoberfest takes place Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Waynesville Square. For more information, call 573-774-3001.
Heritage Days - Oct. 19-20
Heritage Days in Warsaw gets underway Oct. 19-20. The festival features crafts of the 1800s at Truman Visitor Center on Kaysinger Bluff. Modern Day crafters will be displaying their skills at Drake Harbor in Downtown Warsaw.
The tastes and smells of Heritage Days will include old-time favorites like smoked turkey legs, kettle corn, fudge, sorghum and apple butter. The festival is a celebration of the community's traditional and pioneer heritage. Blacksmithing, weaving, soapmaking and bluegrass music will be among the attractions visitors will be able to enjoy.
Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 6-12 and children under age 5 can get in for free. Wristbands are good for both days. Buses will transport visitors to the visitor center and Drake Harbor. Service animals only allowed on the shuttle buses.


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When you've been in pharma for 25-plus years, you've likely had to wear a lot of different hats. Deirdre Connelly, president of North America Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline, has collected more hats than most of her peers; she could almost outfit an entire baseball team.
Fortune named her one of its 50 Most Powerful Women in business three years straight. She came in at no. 47 in 2007, no. 42 in 2008, and as of this year she's sitting pretty at no. 37. And now Deirdre Connelly has another feather for her cap, having been named the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's 2010 Woman of the Year.Connelly attributes all those promotions and accolades to two things: work ("A lot of work," she emphasizes) and the guidance of men and women, like former Lilly CEO Sidney Taurel. "I had a couple of extraordinary people that took me under their wing and taught me a lot," she says.
WOTY: Role Models and Advocates
Deirdre Connelly's ascension to US president of Lilly wasn't a surprise, per se—but it was also something Connelly says she had never really considered: "If you had asked me at the beginning of my career if I was going to end up as president, the answer would have been 'no.'"
Former co-workers at Lilly tell a different story, however. Company HR consultant Catherine Foley was one of Connelly's many nominators for this year's HBA award (she also put together the dossier for Connelly's nomination last year). Foley began working with Connelly when she was putting together a leadership program for new MBA hires. Connelly signed up as a faculty advisor.
Foley paints a picture of a woman determined to impact as many blooming Lillyites as possible, regardless of gender. "One of the common themes we discovered when we were collecting information for Deirdre's Woman of the Year nomination was her commitment to mentoring," says Foley. "She gave clear and direct feedback, scheduled time to meet with mentees, and just followed through in general, which is a rare thing." Connelly opened up to the acquisitive young staffers, explaining how she learned from various missteps and personal setbacks and used those experiences as career fuel.
She left Lilly in 2009, after almost four years at the helm of its US operations (and 24 at the company) to tackle the challenges that come along with being president of North American Pharmaceuticals at GSK.
Connelly is the first female to hold that title, and one of only two women on GSK's corporate executive team (the other is SVP for HR Claire Thomas), but she dismisses any question of discomfort with a wave of her hand. "It's not run in a way where you feel like you're either a man or a woman," she says. "The approach is very professional." Connelly points out fellow team members Moncef Slaoui (from Morocco) and Abbas Hussain (born in India) as further examples of the team's diversity, but admits she'd like to see an even more varied crew in the future. "Our customers are very diverse, and the more we reflect that in our organization, the more we can offer them."


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Zoning board of review
DATE: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Warwick City Hall
City Council Chambers Top Floor
3275 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Review and acceptance of minutes from the hearing of September 18, 2012.
Petition #10012 Ward 1
14 Whippoorwill Rd.
The petition of Richard A. Briggs, 14 Whippoorwill Road, Warwick, RI, for a request for a dimensional variance to construct an 8' x 15' shed with less than required side yard setback, easterly side of Whippoorwill Road (14), Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 306, Lot 391, zoned Residential A-10.
Petition #10013 Ward 3
139 Airway Road
The petition of Elaine Rocco, 139 Airway Road, Warwick, RI, for a request for a dimensional variance to construct a 14' x 22' single car garage on subject property, proposed garage having less than required side yard setback, westerly side of Airway Road (139), Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 322, Lot 24, zoned Residential A-7.
Petition #10014 Ward 8
71 Mia Court
The petition of Xue Shuang Lau, 71 Mia Court, Warwick, RI, for a request for a dimensional variance to construct a 5' x 9' surround (roof) over front stairs with less than required front yard setback, northerly end of Mia Court (71), Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 269, Lot 137, zoned Residential A-10.
Petition #10015 Ward 1
66 Gaspee Point Drive
The petition of Louis Francis, 66 Gaspee Point Drive, Warwick, RI, for a request for a dimensional variance to construct a wood deck on existing dwelling with less than required side yard setbacks, southerly side of Gaspee Point Drive (66), Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 340, Lot 125, zoned Residential A-7.
Petition #10016 Ward 7
48 Winston Avenue
The petition of Patricia Loring, 48 Winston Avenue, Warwick, RI, for a request for a variance to have more than three domestic pets (total of eight (8) dogs) on subject property, northerly corner of Winston Avenue (48) and Winston Court, Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 364, Lot 453, zoned Residential A-10. (Renewal of Petition #9857 – heard October 26, 2010)
Petition #10017 Ward 3
421 Lincoln Avenue
The petition of Four Twenty One LLC & Mountaindale Realty LLC, 400 Lincoln Avenue and Bobcat of Connecticut, Inc., c/o Revens, Revens & St. Pierre, 946 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI, for a request for a special use permit to occupy existing building for warehouse and office/showroom outdoor storage, sales and maintenance of new and used Bobcat vehicles and similar equipment, subject property nonconforming to parking and landscaping, less than required parking, setbacks for parking, less than required landscaping and screening, easterly end of Lincoln Avenue (421), Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 283, Lot 107 and a portion of Lot 54 and 91, zoned General Industrial.
Petition #10018 Ward 7
119 Meadow Street
The petition of Jean Tyson, 100 Mill Wheel Road, Warwick, RI, for a request for a use variance to have three (3) storage trailers on subject property with less than required front and rear setbacks with less than required landscaping and screening, easterly side of Meadow St. (119), Warwick, RI, AP 244, Lot 87, zoned General Business (GB).
Petition #10019 Ward 1
53 Venturi Avenue
The petition of Roger Ferragamo, 108 White Birch Circle, Hope, RI, and In His Image Outreach Ministries, 46 Briarbrook Drive, East Greenwich, RI, for a request for a use variance to have more than one non-residential use (industrial and church services) on subject property with less than required parking, northwesterly corner of Venturi Avenue (53) and Bellows Street, Warwick, RI, Assessor's Plat 291, Lot 51, zoned Light Industrial.
Donald G. Morash, Jr., Chairman
If there are any questions on the above petitions, please contact the Zoning Office at 738-2000, extension 6294. All inquiries must be made 24 hours in advance of said hearing. Facilities are accessible for people with disabilities. If you are in need of interpreter services for the hearing impaired, please contact the Human Services Department at 739-9150.


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Today, Billabong is synonymous with surfing, but during the early '70s, founder Gordon Merchant had just settled into his own surf Meca along the Gold Coast of Australia. It was here that Gordon first conceived the idea for taking the production of quality gear into his own hands. His first contributions to the surfing community came as a board shaper when he introduced the world to boards with a tucked-under edge. Surfers also owe a huge thanks to Gordon as he developed the first leg-ropes. Finally, in 1973, Gordon and Rena Merchant teamed up, and began producing their inaugural boardshorts. From Billabong's beginnings of handmade gear, the goal has always been tough, functional, performance surfwear.
After spending years hidden away in his Burleigh factory, Gordon had effectively blown up on the Australian surf scene by perfecting quality boardshorts like the rugged Vandal and All Day models which feature strategic paneling for maximum stretch and durability. Billabong's dedication to sustainability is evident in all their swimwear that makes use of recycled materials. It didn't take long for the world to notice the quality coming out of the land down under. Billabong exploded onto the international scene in the '80s by exporting to California, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe. This big move gave Billabong the wiggle room to truly begin diversifying their product line, and they have never looked back since.
Billabong is now the industry leader in everything surf related. Their lightweight wetsuits, like the SGX Xero, deliver everything you want while in the water. With intense durability, unreal flexibility, and unmatched warmth, Billabong wetsuits are a surfer's best friend. Boots, hoods, gloves, jackets and rash guards are also employed in the Billabong army in the fight against all cold weather conditions.
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Former NFL player Reggie L. Smith joins Retrofit Weight Loss as vice president of business development. He is the current president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), former players-Chicago chapter and a professional speaker. Smith played football for the University of Kansas, the Denver Broncos, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Tampa Bay Bandits. He serves as an advisory board member of both the Sports Legacy Institute and the Illinois Brain Injury Association and is a member of the Chicago Concussion Coalition.
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Checking In On… the Big Sky ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on November 22nd, 2011
Jonathan Reed of Big Sky Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Big Sky conference. You can find him on Twitter at @bigskybball.
Reader's Take
The Week That Was
- Weber State Starts Hot– Weber State was projected as the team to beat before the season, and they have done nothing to change that perception. The biggest win was a home victory over in-state rival Utah State, which is a start to get them on the map nationally (more on that later). Star player Damian Lillard has quelled any concerns that his injury last year might longer, as he has looked as explosive as ever. The Wildcats are getting great guard play, but they need some more contributions from the frontcourt.
- The League of Moral Victories – The Big Sky has played a lot of good teams well this year, but has come up short of any signature victories. Consider the following losses – Eastern Washington lost at Gonzaga and Oregon (and led in the second half in both games), Montana State lost by six at Arizona State (though they did beat Utah), Idaho State lost by four at Oklahoma, and Sacramento State lost by 11 at Washington State (but led much of the second half). Unfortunately, national respect is earned by real victories; moral victories need not apply.
- Northern Colorado Struggles On The Road: Perhaps no team in the Big Sky has had a tougher schedule to begin the year, and it has showed. The Bears started the year with a tight home loss to New Mexico State, got blown out on at Wyoming, and lost to Northern Iowa. (At the time of this being written, the game against Iowa State had not been played). They are clearly talented, but they are very young. Some Bears fans thought the momentum from last season would carry over to a top three finish, but that seems unlikely.
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The Wright State University Lost and Found is located in 065 Allyn Hall in the FMS Customer Care Center. Lost and Found is open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. You must present valid identification to retrieve lost property.
Lost and Found receives many articles of significant value and every attempt is made to return them to the rightful owner. Due to limited space, articles are kept for 30 days only. After that time, any unclaimed items are disposed of through ESPM. Funds generated from unclaimed items are donated to the Wright State Campus Scholarship Fund.
Items We Will Accept
- Backpacks
- Credit cards
- Electronics
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Items We Cannot Accept
- Clothing of a personal nature
- Swimwear, socks, flip-flops
- Prescription drugs
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- Contact solution, ear plugs
- Potential biohazards, such as diabetic kits, etc. (contact Environmental Health & Safety at (937) 775-2215 to arrange for proper removal and disposal)
There are local contacts in many of the buildings on campus. For points of contact in other campus locations, please call (937) 775-4444. If you take care of lost articles in your building and do not think you are on our 'building contact' list, please let us know.


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The ASA invites submissions for the Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline (FAD) awards. FAD is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation with matching monies from ASA. The goal of this award is to nurture the development of scientific knowledge by funding small, groundbreaking research initiatives that will advance the discipline. FAD awards provide scholars with "seed money" for innovative research that provides opportunities for substantive and methodological breakthroughs, broadens the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and provides leverage for acquisition of additional research funds.
Proposals are reviewed for scientific merit and the importance of the proposed research project or a conference for sociology as a discipline. Specific evaluation criteria include the following:
Principal investigators (PI) and co-PI(s) must have a PhD or equivalent. Awards shall not exceed $7,000. Payment can go directly to the PI and is not taxed. Award money may not be used for ASA convention expenses, honoraria, or PI's salary, which includes buying out of courses. Awardees must agree to meet the reporting requirements of the award and must be ASA members when they receive the award.
Proposals must be submitted online at www.asanet.org/funding/fad.cfm. Applications must include title of project, name of lead author and additional author(s), 100-200-word abstract, maximum of five (5) single spaced pages describing the project, detailed budget and time schedule, statement of pending support, bibliography, applicable appendices, and vitas for all authors.
For more information, see the "Funding" page at www.asanet.org. For questions, contact project director Roberta Spalter-Roth, (202) 383-9005 x317, email@example.com or Nicole Van Vooren, (202) 383-9005 x313, email@example.com. For examples of recent FAD awards see the December 2010 issue of Footnotes


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Earth : Asia : Middle East : Syria : Syrian Coast and Mountains : Latakia
Latakia (اللاذقية) is a major port in Syria - population 550,000.
Lattakia is a city extending back to Ancient Greek times, and continues to be an important commercial port for Syria today. The city itself consists largely of white stucco highrises and streets lined with palm trees, and the most popular beaches are along the coast to the north of the city. Lattakia is home to one of Syria's largest universities, Tishreen University, and the city tends to be relatively socially progressive and liberal (by Syrian standards), with a mixed population of Christian, Alawi, and Sunni inhabitants.
Get in
By bus
Frequent, air conditioned, inexpensive buses connect Lattakia with Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs, and Tartous. The bus station, located next to the train station on the southern end of the city, has departures throughout the day to each of these cities. Travel time from Lattakia to Damascus is 4-5 hours[10].
If your plans don't match the bus-schedule, you can also take a service taxi (i.e. Hama, 2.5h, 100 SP) from the service taxi station a little north-east of the train station. Around there is also the bus station, but ask someone if in doubt.
By train
There are trains to/from Aleppo, Tartous and Damascus (overnight sleeper) - timetables are online [11]. Note that the express trains are more comfortable and clean and obviously much quicker. A trip from Aleppo to Latakia is between 40 SP (normal train with student discount) and 120 SP (express train, without discount).
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Much of Lattakia is accessable by taxi.
One can walk along the corniche, although it is otherwise not a very walkable city, due to distances between points in the city (beach, downtown, resort hotels, Ugarit, etc).
Pay no more than S£50 to use taxis for getting around Latakia and S£150 from Latakia to the resort area.
Latakia has a quite good bus system. Destinations are labeled in arabic, but the busses are numbered, operate frequently and follow predefined routes. Illustrative maps indicating intersections of bus routes are found in the busses. Safuan hotel is able to provide you with a hand-made map of bus routes 1 and 2. A ticket is 10 SP and valid for two rides.
Lattakia region is known for its diversity of landscapes, from the green mountains to the sandy beaches, with many important archeological sites like the Saladin Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006) and the ruins of Ugarit close enough to see on a day trip from Lattakia.
In the city center, the American street attracts the young and fashionable at night. Also the Zira'a quarter and around the university are hip upcoming parts of the city.
There are a few routes to run on with views of the sea and near green parks. However, carefully watch your step. There are obstructions along the way: holes, loose rock, gravel, construction, and garbage bags. Even cars share the side-walk.
There are a few caches in Syria and some in Latakia. Check for availability on geocaching.com[12]
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World Cup Final 2013 | 29 May - 2 June 2013
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 4, 2013 - As the curtains are drawn on the World Cup Final in Campinas (Brazil) former Swiss beach volleyball player, Martin Laciga takes a look back at some of the action and tells FIVB.org what he expects from the next Grand Slam to be held at The Hague from June 11 to 16.
"It has been a bumpy start to the year for Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego with Alison's finger injury keeping them away from the Grand Slam competitions in Shanghai and Corrientes. And after a month away from the sand, it was clear that they had difficulty finding their rhythm during pool play at the World Cup Final in Campinas. But they held it together enough to get through to the gold match and then win it. It was a result, which I for one was not expecting to see.
"The World Cup Final also provided excellent experience for Switzerland's Sebastian Chevallier and Philip Gabathuler, who were drawn into a tough pool. They played high quality beach volleyball and posed a real challenge to other competitors, even managing to beat Alison and Emanuel on day three of the competition. It was bad luck that they were not able to qualify for the semifinals, but they came close to it and it was good to see that they are developing their individual strengths especially as this was the first time they played together.
"I am now looking forward to see what The Hague Grand Slam will bring and although my favourites going into the tournament are Americans Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson it looks like there are a few teams who could give them a good run for their money.
"The Latvian teams are getting stronger every week and gaining more experience with each and every competition.
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many times in the past, the Dutch teams always play a good game when on home
soil and surrounded by the local crowd. Dutch volleyball legends Richard Schuil
and Reinder Nummerdor have not played many events this year, so I am looking
forward to see what they can achieve at The Hague Grand Slam. Their younger
teammates, Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have shown much potential and seemed
poised to make their mark on the tournament as well.
"The surprise pair of the season, Austrians Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl who won bronze at the Fuzhou Open could go very far in the tournament especially with their excellent control of the ball. Brazil's Pedro Salgado and Bruno Schmidt who have played together this winter and have already notched a number of wins on the Brazilian circuit this year, have the playing experience necessary to unsettle the top seeds in the tournament."
"If there is anything to be learnt from the tournaments over the past few months is that the quality of volleyball on offer is on the rise, which is making it difficult to say with any certainty who will be standing on the podium at the various events this year.
"All I can say is we are not done yet with the surprises on this year's beach volleyball World Tour!"
Martin Laciga is a recently retired beach volleyball player from Switzerland. Partnering with his older sibling Paul, the Laciga brother won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France. He has represented Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Athens where he placed fifth and Beijing where he finished ninth. He has also competed in seven FIVB World Championships (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) and has won six international gold medals.
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Gustavo Endres - Brazil
"on track to win the World League title" - Gustavo Endres
Andrea Zozi - Teams must 'give their all at every opportunity' says Zorzi
Natalie Cook - Bring on the World Cup – Nat Cook
Sinjin Smith - Sinjin Smith: 'There's a lot of excitement this season'
Tom Hoff - Change is difficult, but also necessary
Andrea Zorzi - Italy, Poland, Russia & Brazil picks for World League – Zorzi
Martin Laciga - Expect a Fuzhou-repeat in Shanghai
Natalie Cook - Natalie Cook pleased with "A great start to the new season"
Sandra Pires - "2013 can be anyone's year" says Sandra Pires
Andrea Zorzi - Andrea Zorzi looks forward to this year's World League action
Stacy Sykora - Women's volleyball looking forward to bumper year
Natalie Cook - Keep an eye on the Chinese in 2013
Hugh McCutcheon - Feeling good about US women's coach
Martin Laciga - It's time to pass the ball to younger players
Tom Hoff - This is volleyball, and anything can happen
02.06.2013 18:02:47
Double Brazilian triumph as home pair claim comeback gold
Campinas, Brazil, June 2, 2013 - Olympic silver medallists Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego made it a double Brazilian triumph at the inaugural FIVB Be... More...
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Latvia add World Cup Final bronze to Olympic bronze
Campinas, Brazil, June 2, 2013 - Latvia's Olympic Games bronze medallists Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins overcame an early morning start to complet... More...
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Brazil produce more centre-court drama for home fans
Campinas, Brazil, June 1, 2013 - Brazil's Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego produced even more centre-court drama for the home crowd on the penultimate ... More...
01.06.2013 22:10:53
Brazil's reunited pair claim gold on home sand
01.06.2013 22:02:41
Germany charge back from a set down to win bronze
01.06.2013 02:20:09
Olympic medallists leave it late to grab men's final four spot
30.05.2013 23:37:54
Women's final four decided as Brazil fire up home crowd
29.05.2013 21:30:36
Four teams undefeated after first day of women's pool play
29.05.2013 03:56:20
Schedule set for World Cup Final
29.05.2013 01:45:02
Rivals Brazil, USA discuss World Cup Final
13.05.2013 20:09:23
Teams confirmed for FIVB World Cup Final
05.04.2013 17:54:38
Accreditation open for FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final
22.03.2013 18:09:10
Beach Volleyball World Cup Final city and dates confirmed
20.12.2012 15:45:38
Dates and host city of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final awaiting confirmation
06.12.2012 18:27:00
Kessy/Ross, Gibb/Patterson bound for FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final
02.12.2012 14:27:38
Schalk, Saxton earn berth in World Cup Beach Volleyball Final
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Re: Is aiki a clash of forces?
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Dual post! My apologies, the other was from my phone and I was too busy to write.
Aiki as a clash of forces
Ueshiba and generations of giants before him focused on power (soft power-not normal power) and solo training to achieve power...for a reason. It was the central pillar of how to make aiki happen. You need a profound "neutral" in order to demonstrate and manipulate force within you, in order to create change in the forces outside of you that are attempting to enter in. The more developed you are, the more those forces are never allowed to enter in and are dealt with by your making change in you on the supported surface. This occurs first by generating power from dantian in opposing forces, and then manipulating them. That is the floating bridge. If and when you encounter someone equal or superior, who might have the capacity to enter you, you then have management within and movement to deflect forces.
Management of force
Deflection, projection, absorption
Deflection to create aiki is not done the way people try to move naturally. Moving *away* from a force vector is just jujutsu. Anyone can do it. Moving in accordance with in/yo means you now have a supported neural tangent point that is supported from dantian -in itself that is created in a balanced state- that now allows you to create a disruption using a balance of in/yo in internal and surface movement, that is all but impossible for them to track. This leaves them continually reacting to your movement and trying to respond to a non sourced change they cannot apply force on. So, in/yo creates a state within you, that makes a continuous flow of tangents outside of you that never allows force on you. Thus your movements make "no force" possible. No internal management of in/yo inside of you, no aiki between you and someone else-just jujutsu movement.
Add to this the ability for explosive force (force that need not cause any harm at all) and you have a nice package that is devastatingly effective. Projection first occurs once again from the management of opposing forces creating a state in your frame and structure. This can expand outward or contract inward. It may expand outward in 360 degrees. it may be focused to a point, or it can be applied in a rotating tangent, or it can be applied expanding *around* a contacted point supressing or dampening all vectored resistance. This gives the person a feeling of being smothered, and also of you supposedly "reading" their responses and being "ahead of them" even though you really haven't dedicated any energy or focus to that model. This can also be a non static ever fluid state.
This is the above in an opposite tract. It requires somewhat of a leading aspect toward you that is deflected off as well.
All of the above has many aspects of additional movement in opening and closing the body, spiral movement through dantian that brings the overall effect *off the charts* in trying to track the many different "aiki's" that are possible in using the body in a myriad of ways to manage force. This is too complicated to cover in written form.
Aiki in me before aiki between thee and me
Aiki and yin/yang. Where is yin and yang?
This missing requirement of in/yo inside of
first, was the source of the damning comment of a Taiji grandmaster who taught for 11 years in Japan (he taught two of Sagawas people) who stated...
"All this talk of aiki. Where is Yin? Where is Yang? How then is there ai-ki? You cannot pretend Dantian. You will be found out!"
Notice his critique was that you must first demonstrate yin and yang in you, and his instant correlation of that to the dantain. Where all is joined and balanced. Oddly, his admonition matches Ueshiba; who continually answered question on aiki by first and foremost discussing a balance of forces within himself.
Aikiweb and Aikido practitioners never address that because they just don't get it, get him, get the history and pedagogy of what their own founder was discussing, all while claiming higher knowledge that is actually nothing more jujutsu principles. So, when you begin a discussion with someone and they have no understanding of what Ueshiba talked about; Six direction forces, aiki being opposing forces within yourself, heaven/earth/man, the mysteries of which are displayed in dual opposing spirals that give birth to Yin and yang, No idea of his exercises such as rowing, and twirling his stick in the air, and what they meant, no idea of what Dantian is, and how to develop it...where do you begin?
What is fascinating as well is how this work creates the very foundational spiritual challenge Aikido should be known for. Harnessing power, and being able to deliver it is the foundation for spiritual growth in withholding and controlling that power. This is yet another aspect of Aikido that i greatly...greatly...admire. I now have met so many capable men and women who were drawing to the art for this reason as well. It gives us a lifetime to experience that forging of spirit/mind/body.
I had a recent encounter with a 90 year old who trained with Tohei and Ueshiba who had strong opinions on aikido's founder having and displaying *POWER* repeatedly but the modern art being absent of it. He was delighted to once again feel Ueshiba's power being taught in the art once again.
That said, it was never the peacnick model of avoiding power and running away from force. His constant admonitions were of possessing power as a killing force and then having to forge ones soul to manage it's use and that practice and hone that control. An old saying goes
"If I raise my hand. I withdraw my temper. If i raise my temper, I withdraw my hand."
There is a conundrum to Aikido and really many high level arts, that can feed us for the rest of our lives.
What is happening right now is an evolutionary step that is being forced on the Asian arts. The teachers are going to have to step up and demonstrate skills and then actually teach, or we are going to go somewhere else. No one is going to abandon the Asian teachers though. Just about every martial artist I know will pick an Asian face and established art, nine out of ten times. What we are going to force teachers to do is to start demonstrating a higher level of skill. As the recent Daito ryu shihan stated in his Aikido Journal article "most of the Shihan in the arts are simply not capable of aiki." Of those who are out teaching publicly, they are going to be facing a growing student base that they cannot handle so easily. Eventually the art is going to be known for people practicing with real power and aiki, the Ueshiba way, and those who can't handle them.
I would be happy to revisit that statement ten years from now. I believe we are about to create a whole different landscape.
Great writing, Dan.
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