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This morning Kate joined other prominent figures of the British Royal Family at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The ceremony is held to honour and remember those who have died since the First World War serving our country.
As is tradition, the Queen led the ceremony by laying a wrath at the Cenotaph. Other key members of the Royal Family, politicians, military chiefs and servicemen and women laid tributes too. For those in the UK, you can watch the service in full on the BBC's website here.
At 11am, Big Ben chimed eleven, and millions of people around the country took part in a two minute silence – an act of respect for the fallen servicemen and women.
Kate watched the proceedings from the balcony of the Foreign Office along with The Countess of Wessex and Admiral Tim Laurence – just as she did last year too.
For the ceremony, Kate wore a gorgeous black coat by Temperley London. Specifically, the Noa style (see below). I think most Kate style-watchers were expecting to Kate to repeat the Diane Von Furstenberg coat she wore to the two previous Remembrance Sunday ceremonies.
The collarless coat is very interesting: it features a satin panel with geometric design at the front.
The coat was for sale until recently at The Outnet, costing £190.50. It originally retailed for £1,270 full price.
Farfetch also stocked the coat, describing it as follows:
"Black 'Noa' coat from Temperley London featuring a high neck, long sleeves, a single breasted front button fastening, a jacquard diamond check design and a pleated hem."
For those looking for something similar from Temperley London's current line, the label has a fairly similar black flared coat in stock called the "Colette." The fabric is different but it has the same feminine silhouette.
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Kate wore the Fairy Tale hat by Sylvia Fletcher for Lock and Co, which she's worn on a number of occasions previously.
Finally, Kate wore her Cornelia James Bow Gloves and her pearl drop earrings by Annoushka.


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The BY22 byrd folder has a Hawkbill-shaped blade. This distinctive curved cutting tool's claw-like tip overwhelms material in its cutting path. As the hook pulls what is being cut against and in contact with the sharpened edge, the hook winds around material stopping it from sliding off the tip. The Hawkbill blade's shape is rooted in the commercial fishing industry, its profile ideal for downward, sweeping cutting performed at arm's length directed away from the body.
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It's commonly understood that taking vacation days provides a significant mental health benefit.
But does vacation also allow us to better develop our work lives? A study published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior finds that all of that is true, and that vacation is really good for our health.
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Researchers ran a study involving 120 students who completed self-reports of their mood and general well-being. Half of the participants went on vacation the first week of the semester, while the other half remained in class. On their vacations, the participants were told to eat and rest regularly throughout the weekend, and to exercise and relax as much as they could over the weekend.
The researchers found that this schedule improved their mood and well-being dramatically. Participants who used vacation days had fewer bad moods and lower levels of depression than those who stayed in class. They were also more likely to be engaged with their studies on their vacation, and they had higher happiness levels and a healthier overall lifestyle.
Laws and employee benefits should encourage short term vacation to allow us to rebuild our mental, physical, and social health from a work-based perspective
Why does such a simple change have such a dramatic effect on mental well-being? What else might be involved? And what might other workplace policies do to promote healthier days off?
Practices that build on the previous steps of the vacation schedule could be key to promoting healthier days off. First, the study members observed that students who went on vacation were more likely to take physical exercise while they were gone. Many young people are uncomfortable taking time off, particularly in the summer, so letting them come back to school after their long-planned vacations would allow them to take physical exercise and socialize before they even return.
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Second, there is evidence that having paid holidays encourages employees to take their vacation days more often than employees without paid holidays. This, in turn, may lead to an easier transition from school to work, and it could also contribute to maintaining or boosting their mental health and well-being in the days afterward.
Finally, sharing a "work-based" vacation schedule with employees could also make it easier for employers to include policies about clean, healthy food at work. Focusing on having healthy days off as part of a broader "work-life balance" would allow companies to promote healthy choices, encourage employees to get food at work, and offer employee and management feedback on employee behaviors that promote healthy eating and exercise.
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This is a beautiful Swedish folksong about the vast, deep forests in the north of Sweden, 250 kilometers north of the capital Stockholm.
"Dear Old Stockholm" is a Swedish folk song, best known in the English-speaking world for versions by jazz artists such as Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers and John Coltrane (it can be found on Coltrane's Impressions album).
The original Swedish title, "Ack Värmeland, du sköna"/"Värmlandsvisan", may be roughly translated as "Oh Värmland, You Lovely". The song was originally written by Anders Fryxell in his musical "Vermlandsflickan" (The Värmlandian Girl).
The song is about the county "Värmland" in Sweden. The song was subsequently incorporated 1846 in Fredrik August Dahlgren's play "Värmlänningarna" (The Värmlandians). In Sweden, this composition is often performed as an anonymous treasure of the Swedish folksong tradition. The melody was 'borrowed' in its entirety by Max Bruch in the 1st movement of his Concerto for clarinet, viola and orchestra, Op 88. Bruch composed it in 1911 for his son, Max Felix Bruch, and the work received its first performance in 1912.
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Isle de Man: An Efficient Waste to Energy (WTE) Plant . Biomass Plant
In previous articles, I have written about an alternative source of energy that is increasingly being used to produce energy in the form of electricity, that is waste. According to the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP), the old European continent currently is using 50 million ton of wastes at waste-to-energy plants each year, generating enough electricity for 27 million people. In addition, European Union (EU) legislation is strongly supporting the development of WTE plants as a strategy to reduce waste at landfills and for environmental protection (2).
Isle de Man (UK) WTE Plant (4)
Isle de Man is a small island located within the British Island System. Although, officially is a stand alone country, the UK has direct intervention on its main issues. The island is a 600 square mile that has received consistently tons and tons of waste produced in the UK. Mandatory EU legislation lead in 2000 to the approval by its own Congress of the installation and operation of one of the most efficient WTE plants known on earth.
The Isle de Man WTE plant has two incineration lines. The primary one has a 60 thousand tons/year capacity (municipal and commercial waste). The second line is designed specifically for the incineration of animal waste, clinical waste, and waste oils with a total capacity of 5000 tons/year. The plants operates 24 hour a day, 365 days a year with two yearly planned shutdowns for maintenance.
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A large reception hall allows waste trucks to maneuver and tip waste into a waste bunker with a holding capacity of 16 days. This is essential to the plant strategy because the receiving operation can continue for 16 days even if the plant is shut down for any technical or maintenance issue.
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All the operation of the plant is centralized in a control room. All site operations (loading, burning, air injection, etc) are automatically monitored from this control room area. The control is real time and continuous. Combustion efficiency as well emission parameters (C02, particle, water) are carefully monitored.
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The thermal energy released by burning waste is used to cover water into super-heated steam. At high pressure, this steam powers a turbine-alternator to generate electricity. The plant is able to generate about 5.5 MWh, of which 1.5 is used by the plant while the rest is exported to the MANx Electricity Authority (for resale). Ash (technically called Bottom ash) left on the incinerator is carried out to a Bottom ash bunker for storage. A magnet is used to extract ferrous metals for recycling. Finally the rest of the ask is trucked to a landfill for final disposition.
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Gases generated are cleaned using a variety of selective catalysts, spray absorbers, and active carbon injection. This removes dioxins, heavy metals, oxides, etc. After this cleaning the gas is further passed through fine-fabric bag filters to remove solid particles before releasing them.
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Interestingly, the plant is evolving in offering new services. One of such new services involve what they call "confidential secure destruction service" which helps companies comply with the secure disposal of commercially sensitive materials such as paper records, computer disks, or goods. Also of importance is the use of the secondary line for burning animal carcasses and clinical waste.
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The Ford GT was equipped with a 5.4L supercharged Modular V8 engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. The car included various features like the superplastic-formed frame, aluminum body panels and roll-bonded floor panels. The GT1 and GT3 were race car versions of the model.
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|↑ Grace Potter — Midnight (August 14, 2015) ↓
Grace Potter — Midnight (August 14, 2015) Location: Burlington, VERMONT, USA
Album release: August 14, 2015
Record Label: Hollywood
Duration: 44:35
01. Hot to the Touch 3:31
02. Alive Tonight 2:53
03. Your Girl 3:39
04. Empty Heart 3:16
05. The Miner 4:02
06. Delirious 4:57
07. Look What We've Become 3:12
08. Instigators 3:09
09. Biggest Fan 3:42
10. Low 4:05
11. Nobody's Born With a Broken Heart 3:54
12. Let You Go 4:15
℗ 2015 Hollywood Records, Inc. © Grace Potter. In this Feb. 4, 2011 photo, musician Grace Potter, from the band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
•«»• All hail pop rock! Few categories in contemporary music are more maligned, yet what resides within this one can be tremendously energizing, adventurous and fun. •«»• The term "pop rock" affixes itself to all kinds of things — new–wave songs by women celebrating the weekend, like the Go–Go's "We Got The Beat"; boy–band charmers with a little extra kick, like One Direction's "Little Black Dress"; dance songs with guitars, like Donna Summer's "Bad Girls"; stuff by guitar bands that takes an open–minded turn, like Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me." Some people think it's too shiny and too cheap, but it's actually inclusive and progressive; it's a party that's a little messy; it's sincere. And in Grace Potter's hands, on her first solo album Midnight, pop rock gets a real kick in the cherry–red pants.
•«»• Potter has risen in the rock world leading the Nocturnals, a super–solid band that's proven versatile enough to integrate plenty of soul, but which always goes back to the basic rock riff. Within that group, Potter became known as a belter and a strutter, with a dynamic range that could get a little overwrought. Potter has proven her versatility guesting with everyone from Kenny Chesney toThe Rolling Stones, but she clearly needed a new main collaborator to break out of her sweet spot. Working with L.A. producer Eric Valentine on Midnight, she remains her aggressive, earthy self while getting playful in new ways. With its songs about sex and dancing, self–confidence and risk, Midnight is a mid–career turn for Potter that proves genuinely freeing.
•«»• "Your Girl" and the aptly named "Delirious" reference Prince circa 1999, while "What We've Become" shows traces of MGMT's "Electric Feel." "Empty Heart" connects to the contemporary country sound of Little Big Town. There's a trace of Tom Petty here, a nod to Paramore there. The time– and genre–hopping sound makes sense, given Valentine's resume: He's worked with Nickel Creek and Good Charlotte and Queens Of The Stone Age, and because he started out as a drummer, his eclecticism shows in Midnight's colorful rhythmic palette. Matt Burr, drummer for the Nocturnals and Potter's husband, keeps his kick drum on alert, as the grit of rock 'n' roll remains central to Potter's approach. But in these songs, it's a grounding element, not an obligation.
•«»• Potter and the musicians who joined her at Valentine's celebrated studio, Barefoot — including most of the Nocturnals — obviously relish stepping away from the guitar–jam prerogatives of the summer–shed touring circuit and trying out synths, sequencers and arrangements that are chock–full of experiments, yet don't feel too busy. Potter's powerhouse voice remains central, and it's a blast to hear her try out being more conversational or funky. "Sing hallelujah or sing any song you want to hear," she intones in the sparkling ballad "Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart." She's doing just that. •«»• http://www.npr.org/REVIEW
•«»• Across five albums as the leader of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, the Vermont–bred singer, songwriter, and multi–instrumentalist Grace Potter has earned plenty of name recognition. Enter Midnight, her first solo album. Potter and the Nocturnals broke through with their 2010 self–titled album, which debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200.
•«»• People like Kenny Chesney started taking notice of Potter and enlisting her for their own songs — in this case, Chesney's Grammy–nominated "You and Tequila" and, later, "El Cerrito Place" and this year's hit "Wild Child". Even if Potter isn't naturally a country singer (and she isn't), country fans have taken a liking to her, widening her fan base and demanding this moment, her solo debut.
•«»• But there were stops along the way after the initial breakthrough. Another album from Potter and the Nocturnals, 2012's The Lion the Beast the Beat, followed that 2010 eponymous effort and "You and Tequila". Potter has also climbed enough rungs that she and her new solo band were able to open up for The Rolling Stones at two tour stops in June, with Potter entrusted to sing "Gimme Shelter" alongside Mick Jagger at Minneapolis' TCF Bank Stadium. And why not: Whether or not a superstar like Jagger or Chesney is with her in the studio or onstage, she's a vivacious presence destined for her own success, separate from the Nocturnals.
•«»• By now, Potter has traveled practically everywhere in the realms of Americana and traditional rock music, and done so ably. On Midnight, she goes for an even broader range of sounds, including (in order of least surprising to most) The Band–esque heartland stomp, vaguely twangy Southern rock, sensual new wave glide, and wiggly post–Pharrell funk. It's a bold array, and the songs themselves are pretty bold, too, with multi–tracked choruses, erupting electric guitar riffs, and propulsive percussion. It's a concise, hooky collection of songs with which the 32–year–old Potter has given herself chances to become bigger than ever as a solo name.
•«»• That's one way of looking at things, anyway. Another view says that these songs are too bouncy and crystalline to be subtle or even particularly artistic, and maybe that doesn't align with the fine work Potter has done with the Nocturnals. Things quiet down during the album's final third with "Low", but even that song builds enough that it feels as colossal as jubilant lead single "Alive Tonight". That's not necessarily a flaw, though the Nocturnals' understated whimsicality has made for some of their defining moments. When they get to the closer on their albums — take This Is Somewhere's "Big White Gate", for example — they always seem to hit on a refined grandeur that keeps substance at the heart of its audacity. The songs on Midnight, on the other hand, convey their meaning at the expense of specificity. "You and me, together we're gonna be/ The instigators/ Revolution loves company/ We are the revelators," Potter declares on "Instigators". The exceptions, like penultimate song "Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart" and its narrative verses, are rare.
•«»• Clearly, Midnight was designed as a hit machine, or at least any song here could be a single. "There's nothing like a party to make you move this way/ There's nothing stopping me from sweeping you away," Potter glows on "Biggest Fan", a song about reveling in the emotional highs of a party and, seemingly, a statement about this album's bubbly nature. Whether ebullient, regretful, or somewhere in between, Potter is an engaging center of attention, coming up with impressive (if under–nuanced) performances more often than not. © The Associated Press
By JON CARAMANICA, AUG. 12, 2015
•«»• (A version of this review appears in print on August 13, 2015, on page C3 of the New York edition with the headline: Review: Grace Potter Stretches Her Sound on 'Midnight,' Her Debut Solo Album.) •«»•
•«»• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/arts/music/review-grace-potter-stretches-her-sound-on-midnight-her-debut-solo-album.html
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Liverpool FC are hoping that Sevilla's interest in Iago Aspas will help them in their final attempt to secure the services of left-back Alberto Moreno.
The Spanish striker is surplus to requirements at Anfield and the Reds are ready to offer him as a makeweight in the deal.
The La Liga outfit have already held talks with Aspas' agent about a possible return to his homeland.
Liverpool have been thwarted in their bid to sign Moreno since their initial offer of around £16million was rejected in late May.
Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodríguez Verdejo recently said the 22-year-old would be staying put after the Reds refused to meet the £20million asking price.
However, Liverpool haven't given up on him and are prepared to table an improved offer of player plus cash.
Aspas cost the Reds £8million from Celta Vigo last summer but struggled to impress and scored just once in 15 appearances.
If Liverpool can't swiftly reach an agreement with Sevilla for Moreno then they will reluctantly admit defeat and turn their attention elsewhere.
Brendan Rodgers is an admirer of £8million-rated Chelsea full-back Ryan Bertrand, who is expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer in search of regular action.
The Reds boss worked with Bertrand during his time at the Londoners' Academy and also signed him on loan when he was at Reading.
However, Liverpool know that Chelsea are reluctant to sell to them after the impact made by Daniel Sturridge following his £12million move north.
If neither Moreno nor Bertrand can be snapped up then the Reds would enter the race to sign Swansea City left-back Ben Davies.
The 21-year-old Wales international, who came up through the youth ranks at the Liberty Stadium, had looked set to join Tottenham with Gylfi Sigurdsson heading in the opposite direction but that transfer has stalled due to the £10million asking price.
Liverpool also retain an interest in his Swansea team-mate Wilfried Bony but the ECHO understands he is one of a number of strikers under consideration as the club prepares for life after Luis Suarez.
The Ivory Coast international, who scored 25 goals last season following his £12million switch from Vitesse Arnhem, is keen to leave the Welsh outfit this summer in search of Champions League football.
But Bony wouldn't come cheap with Swansea expected to demand a fee of around £25million.
Suarez's move to Barcelona for around £75million is edging closer. FIFA's decision to dismiss the Uruguayan's appeal against his four-month ban for biting has no implications for the transfer.
With Alexis Sanchez having completed his switch to Arsenal for around £35million, Barcelona now have the funds to wrap up the Suarez deal.
Lazar Markovic's medical, which was initially scheduled for Thursday, was delayed due to 'logistical problems'.
Anfield officials insist there are no issues with the £20million deal for the Benfica winger and the formalities should be completed over the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Copper Alloy No. C43000 is a copper-zinc-tin alloy of moderate strength and ductility. It can be hot worked readily. It has excellent cold-working characteristics and can be fabricated by the conventional cold-working processes. It is used for fuse and pen clips, weather stripping, electrical switches and springs. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-463. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.
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The Ultimate Moza Aircross vs Zhiyun Crane v2 Comparison!
Over the last few months, we have noticed a consistent number of people reaching out about a dedicated Moza Aircross vs Zhiyun Crane v2 comparison article so we have decided to make this the focus of today's article. Although both of these gimbals are a few years old now and starting to show their age when compared to their newer, more modern counterparts, they are still solid budget-friendly options due to their price reductions as their successors hit the market.
The Zhiyun Crane v2 is probably the most popular and widespread gimbal stabilizer in the world due to Zhiyun being quick to capitalize on the trend of YouTubers adding handheld gimbal stabilizers to their vlogging setups a few years back. This, in turn, resulted in thousands of vloggers giving Zhiyun free publicity on their channels when talking about their setup and helped them cement their position at the top of the gimbal market.
Over the years, the Crane v2 has grown one of the largest customer bases going and has managed to earn itself an excellent reputation within the community. As Zhiyun has released a number of other gimbals into the mirrorless camera weight class since then, the Crane v2 has received a number of price reductions over the years making it a great budget-friendly gimbal.
That said, Zhiyun has literally just released their new mirrorless camera and lightweight DSLR weight class gimbal flagship, the Zhiyun Weebill S and it is probably the best gimbal to have ever been made to date. It is an absolutely outstanding piece of kit and if you have the budget available and want the best possible image stabilization, it is the obvious option.
Now, although the Moza Aircross is not as well known as the Zhiyun gimbal range, Moza is a solid brand and can definatley hold their own when it comes to the gimbal market. The Aircross range has been a solid hit with the videography and vlogging community and has managed to earn itself a decent reputation since its release.
Around six weeks back the Moza Aircross 2 was released onto the market and although it updates a bunch of the key features on the original Aircross, we just feel that it is massively overpriced for what you are getting. On top of that, the Zhiyun Weebill S absolutely blows it out the water without much of a challenge too meaning that it looks like Zhiyun will keep their title of being the dominant gimbal brand in the mirrorless camera space for the next few years.
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The comparison table above shows the key specs for the Zhiyun Crane v2, Moza Aircross, and Zhiyun Weebill S. We decided to add the Weebill S into the table to show the difference in specs available across the different generations of gimbal and it is the obvious winner.
Now if we focus on just the Crane v2 and the Aircross, they do look pretty similar to each other when compared on paper. That said though, the differences really do become apparent when you actually look at the level of image stabilization provided by each gimbal and the Crane v2 managed to edge out ahead of the Aircross by a fair amount.
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Another area where both of the gimbals are the same is in the maximum battery life with both gimbals being able to provide up to twelve hours of power with each full charge. This should be plenty for most people to capture all of the footage that they need with their cameras between charging opportunities. Although there are gimbals like the Zhiyun Crane Plus that is a similar price point to the Crane v2 that can provide up to eighteen hours of battery with each full charge if you do need more power.
Another thing that is becoming more and more popular to extend the maximum battery life duration of gimbals is that people will carry a USB power bank with them during their sessions. Provided you ensure you get a high output power bank you are able to use it to top up your gimbal on the go in your breaks. If you do need to be getting more than the twelve hours of juice from the Zhiyun Crane v2 or Moza Aircross between charges this could definatley be something to look into.
The final area of performance that both of the gimbals are similar in is their recharge times with the Crane v2 taking around four hours to recharge and the Aircross taking around five hours to recharge. This is from a regular wall based power outlet though and recharging times when charging via a USB power bank will depend on the power banks output as there are a number of different outputs available.
As Zhiyun has been one of the dominant brands in the gimbal space for almost a decade, they have always done their best to innovate and improve on every new release of their gimbal. With the performance and functionality always being high on their list of priorities for their gimbals, their products are usually leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.
Although the gimbal motors and sensors in the Crane v2 are starting to show their age when compared to the latest releases such as the Zhiyun Weebill S, the system in the V2 can still hold its own against what some of the competing brands are knocking out in their latest releases.
This is due to the Zhiyun sensors being well ahead of their time back when the V2 was initially released as well as Zhiyun probably having the best balancing algorithm available at the time too. In reality, when it comes to the balancing algorithm, even their system in their latest gimbals is the best on the market although DJI has managed to catch up with the algorithm used in their DJI Ronin SC.
So like we said back at the start of the article, both of the gimbals are pretty close to each other when it comes to their performance alough in our opinion, the Crane v2 does have an advantage due to its detection and correction speed being quicker. We feel that this is one of the reasons that the v2 has managed to earn itself so many glowing reviews from the community over the years since its release.
User Interface And Control System
That said though, the ease of use on both the v2 and Aircross can actually work to your advantage if you are an entry-level videographer or a vlogger. Both gimbals have a very simple interface that is very easy to learn meaning that there is no need to invest hours into learning how to use or customize the gimbal. We are confident that the vast majority of our readers will be able to learn the basics within minutes and pick the rest up as they go.
Both systems are based around the standard joystick system that is very popular on handheld gimbals due to being so easy. The joysticks on both of the units are also very responsive too allowing you to have maximum control over the motion of your camera when mounted when in manual mode. Due to this, when it comes to the control interface of the gimbals, we are going to have to tie them as nothing really sets them apart as better or worse than each other.
Smartphone App
Due to this, we are going to tie both gimbals when it comes to their smartphone app as both offer very similar functionality with a nice easy to use app. The type of functionality that you are able to expect from the app includes some wireless remote control functionality as well as some quick and easy access to your gimbal settings to make tweaks. Now matter what gimbal you end up going for, at the time of writing at least, both of the associated smartphone apps are worth downloading.
Build Quality And Design
The Crane v2 and Aircross are both very similar when it comes to their basic design that we simply had to tie them togeather. This would be the same for gimbals from brands from DJI, Evo, and Feiyutech too as their simply is not much difference in the handheld gimbal space these days, especially back when the two featured gimbals were relased.
Additionally, the build quality of the gimbals is also very similar to each other too. For the time these gimbals were initially released onto the market, they were both considered to be very tough while also being a respectible weight. That said though, the robust nature of the gimbals still holds true to today but when it comes to their weight, they would both be considered on the heavy side.
Over the last five years or so a number of developments have been made in various materials used for the gimbal construction allowing units to be lighter while keeping the tough nature too. Something like the Zhiyun Weebill S is much lighter than both of these gimbals while also being much smaller too. This makes it a much better option if you are looking for a gimbal that you will be traveling with a whole bunch as it helps save on your baggage allowance.
Our Verdict
That brings our Moza Aircross vs Zhiyun Crane v2 comparison article to a close and as we have said, the gimbals look very similar on paper and are tied in a number of areas but we feel that the Zhiyun Crane v2 pulls out ahead when it comes to performance giving it the clear advantage. That said though, at the time of writing, the Moza Aircross is the cheaper gimbal offering a better budget friendly option offering an advantage when it comes to price.
If you do have the budget available and are looking for the best possible image stabilization for your mirrorless or lightweight DSLR camera then in our opinion, the Zhiyun Weebill S is the way to go. As we touched on earlier in the article, in our opinion, it is the best 3 axis gimbal stabilizer that has ever been made to date and blows the competition out the water.


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Revera owns and operates retirement residences and long term care homes in the senior living sector.
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We are purpose driven. We are passionate. We are connected. We are truly out to live our best lives, as we come together to help others live theirs. Join our team today and build your career with us.
The Registered Dietitian (RD) is responsible for providing resident nutrition/hydration care and documenting nutrition/hydration care in compliance with regulatory standards and Revera's policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- To assess nutrition status for all residents on admission, annually and whenever there is a significant change in status;
- To determine each resident's level of nutrition and hydration risk in order to prescribe/recommend needed interventions and follow-up care;
- To develop a nutrition plan of care for each newly admitted resident;
- To evaluate and modify, as needed, the nutrition plan of care for residents being followed by the RD, on an ongoing basis;
- To document resident nutrition care for residents followed by the RD;
- To provide nutrition/dietary counseling/education for residents and/or their caregivers, family members or substitute decision makers for the purpose of supporting optimum resident nutrition care;
- To monitor residents at high nutrition risk and those at moderate nutrition risk who are considered by the RD to require ongoing RD monitoring", and to ensure that all other residents (those at low risk and those at moderate risk who are considered stable by the RD), and delegated to the Nutrition Manager are monitored;
- To participate as a member of the interdisciplinary resident care team at resident care conferences, as scheduling allows;
- To participate on other appropriate interdisciplinary committees such as the Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Resident Care/Professional Advisory and Ethics;
- To participate as a key member of the home's Care Teams, such as Skin/Wound Care, Bowel Management and Dysphagia Management teams;
- To coordinate continuous quality improvement of the home's nutrition and hydration care and food services and dining in collaboration with the NM;
- To provide nutrition/dietary in-service education for Dietary and Nursing staff and other interdisciplinary team members as required;
- To review and approve the home's seasonal menus, including those for therapeutic and texture modified diets and snack menus;
- To approve the home's menus;
- To oversee the Restorative Feeding, Dining Program and the Enteral Nutrition Program;
- To collaborate with the Nutrition Manager and advise Administration on Resident nutrition care, considering resident's language, religious, culture and nutrient needs;
- To work in a position of trust with vulnerable adults (residents);
- To uphold and promote the organization's values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Revera's Code of Conduct;
- To complete other duties as assigned.
- University degree in area of Food and Nutrition from an approved university
- 1-2 years of experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care an asset
- Current registration in the applicable province's regulatory College of Dietitians
- Membership in Dietitians of Canada and the Gerontology Network
- Must be knowledgeable of Provincial Food Premises Regulation, CCHSA Accreditation Canada, Provincial/Health Authority regulatory requirements, and Residents' Bill of Rights
- Must possess strong written and oral communication, critical thinking, care coordination, time management and customer focus skills
- Must have proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office applications and Synergy (Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), Point Click Care/POC/eMAR
- Must provide a complete and current (within six months) Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one
Vaccines are a proven, safe and powerful weapon in our battle against COVID-19. Now that vaccines are widely available and recognizing that many of our staff are already vaccinated, vaccination will be a condition of employment for new hires, except when impossible due to legitimate, established exceptions. The vaccine must be a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series approved by Health Canada. This is one more important step to protect both our residents and staff as we continue to battle this deadly virus.
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Body Acceptance in fashion and in my own head
This is what I looked liked right before I begin an earnest work out program in Dec of 2010. This was about a week in and I had seen my body start making changes, could feel myself getting stronger. Today I'm sitting at my laptop recovering from a Taco Bell bender late last night. I realized something as I was shoveling empty calories down my gullet, I hate my body. No matter how many affirmations or cute pics or body acceptance blogs I read every time I look at the above picture I want to vomit. I don't blame the fashion world, movies or media. I blame me.
Some people might think this is because I don't like the way I look and that is a major part of it. But I think the the thing that bothers me the most is that I'm still so far away from what I believe is an "acceptable" weight. I don't look the way I want to, the way I think I should. Because I've tried so many, many times to change and have failed I get disgusted with myself and the tape recorder in my head plays the same old songs "you're never going to do it anyway, so why bother?" or my favorite "you're so gross looking, don't work out in front of people" as if somehow my "fatness" would get on poor unsuspecting skinny people if they shared a gym with me.
I've made the decision to begin working out again, probably for all the wrong reasons. I want to look better in a bathing suit, I want my pants to show off my bum not my tummy and because I want my old sex life back. None of these having anything to do with my health, because well I'm 27 and a heart attack is not likely so it's also not likely to be motivating to me. Now a new Italian stretch wool shift dress? Now we're talking motivation. I learned today that if I want people to accept my body, I have to do it first.
Body acceptance in fashion is slow in coming but with new health initiatives on runways, more advertisers promoting the idea that women of all sizes are beautiful is slowly happening. Although a young girls plea to Seventeen Magazine to have at least one untouched picture per issue was flatly denied, we still hold out hope. More and more women are standing up and demanding to be represented in the media, advertising, movies and magazines. You can't ignore us, we're not going away and we have every right to be here, in the spotlight taking center stage and what most of us have found, is that getting face time is hard but once you have it the response is immensely positive.
Plus Size fashion has made major strides in the last decade mostly due to the fact that dollars speak louder than anything. We buy from people who make clothes to fit our bodies, plain and simple. (Take notice High End Fashion Houses) In this economic crunch no design house should be overlooking what is over a a billion dollar market. It has long been thought that plus sizes were a realm of bargain basement department store bins, with no glamour and no advertising appeal and so many designers have shied away from creating clothes for the curvier set. In the June issue of Full Figured Magazine below you can seen model after model gorgeous looking, curvy and definitely advertising pieces that make you want to run for your credit card because yes you'll take 3 of those leather stretch corsets thank you very much even at $80+ dollar price tag. Why because we love looking and feeling sexy, just like any "normal" size woman.
Body acceptance is tough for all of us because for so long we've been conditioned to hate ourselves, buy this product or that and you can be just like J Lo! We've all heard the late night infomercials about how "Insanity" worked for them and they lost upwards of 200 pounds! All I can say is stop the insanity! Do what works for you, makes you happy and provides the healthiest, best possible body for you. If that means never being a size 2, then that's ok. Being a size 12 is pretty freakin' awesome too, or 18 or 28 or 32 or whatever. No one is as beautiful, unique and amazing as you'll ever be so make sure to take care of yourself in the best way possible, because we need all the help we can get.
Go out today my lovelies, create memories, strive for excellence and above all make a difference in first your own life and then in someone else's even if it's just giving them a much needed smile or nod of encouragement. That other chubby girl who lives across the hall from you, let her know how cute her outfit is, or how awesome you think her band is etc. We could all use a little encouragement now and again.
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Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Secret She Told Her Daughters
As if we didn't love Jenna Bush Hager enough already, the TODAY host goes and writes this incredibly inspiring open letter to her daughters. And we can't thank her enough for publicly sharing an important reminder girls need to hear these days—who you are is more important than how you look.
Of course, many of us learn this lesson from day one. But when you're surrounded by images of picture-perfect women in mainstream media, it's easy to forget that it's not reality for most women—sometimes not even for the women being photographed! And even if it was, that's far from being the only thing that counts in the long run. So it never hurts to remind ourselves of that—but now Jenna Bush Hager has us wanting to remind the special little girls in our lives of that, too.
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The mom of two opened her letter on a sweet note, telling her daughters she's never seen anyone more beautiful than them.
"It is the way you look—your blue eyes (that I longed for as a girl) and your golden hair—but more than that, it is YOU! I see all of you: your kindness, your exuberance, your creativity and, yes, your rambunctious humor," she wrote.
Too sweet! But then, her note quickly took a turn to warn them about what may be in their future.
"But, my darling girls, that purity and light I see in your eyes could one day be shattered by our world," she wrote. "You will see images on TV and in movies and magazines to which you will inevitably compare yourself. And you will feel that you come up short. I know that I did."
Jenna Bush Hager then recalled her own awkward moments of adolescence, including wearing braces and being one of the tallest girls in class, and experiencing the heartbreaking moment a boy broke up with her after a swim date.
She acknowledged that she did not always like what she saw when she looked in the mirror. But luckily, she had her parents by her side to guide and support her during those tough times.
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"My parents—your Jefe and Grammee—told me that I was smart and kind and pretty. They told me that I was enough," she said. "They taught me that who I am is more important than how I look."
But she warned her precious girls as they got older, they may have the same struggle she did of not always loving what they see in the mirror.
"But if Daddy and I do our jobs, you will look in the mirror and always like who you see. And that, my babes, is far more important," she wrote.
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Aww! To seal it off perfectly, she ended on this sweet note.
"So, my precious babes, always, always know that just by being authentically you, you are more than enough," she wrote. "And my hope is that one day, when you stand judging yourself in front of a mirror, you can see yourself the way I that I see you."
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We couldn't have said it better ourselves!
Find out some startling facts about Jenna Bush Hager in the video below.
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NEXT: See adorable Bush family photos throughout the years below.
01 George HW & BarbaraGeorge H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush married in 1945. George H.W. was sworn in as the 41st president in 1989.
02 George W BushGeorge W. Bush George W. Bush was born in 1946. He is the oldest Bush child and became the 43rd president when he took office in 2001. In 1977, he married Laura Welch and a few years later they had fraternal twin girls: Jenna and Barbara.
70th BDAYSThe pair recently celebrated their 70th birthday together at their home in Texas. County musician George Strait performed at the private party.
11 Barbara BushBarbara Bush Barbara Bush and her sister Jenna, were born in 1981. She is the older twin. Barbara followed in her father and grandfather's footsteps, graduating from Yale. She co-founded a nonprofit called Global Heath Corps in 2008.
10 Jenna Bush Hager KidsJenna Bush Hager Jenna Bush Hager is the younger twin. In 2008, she married Henry Chase Hager, and they have two daughters: Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager, born in April 2013, and Poppy Louise Hager, born in August 2015.
04 Robin Pauline BushRobin Pauline Bush Robin Bush was born in 1949 just a few years after her older brother George W. She passed away in 1953 from leukemia just before her fourth birthday.
03 Jeb BushJeb Bush Jeb Bush was born in 1953. He served as the governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, and ran for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination before dropping out. He married Columba Gallo in 1974, and they have three children: George P., Noelle, and Jeb Jr.
13 George P Bush KidsGeorge Prescott Bush George P. Bush was born in 1976, and he followed his father and uncle into politics. He married his wife Amanda in 2004, and they have two sons: Prescott, born in June 2013, and John, born in April 2015.
Noelle BushNoelle Bush Noelle Bush was born in 1977. She currently works as an office manager for a software solutions company.
15 Jeb Bush Jr NowJeb Bush Jr. The younger Jeb Bush was born in 1983. In 2005, he married Sandra Mary Algudady, and they have two children: Georgia Helena Walker Bush, born in 2011, and Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush, born in 2014.
07 Neil Bush NowNeil Bush Neil Bush was born in 1955. He was married to Sharon Smith from 1980 to 2003, and their marriage produced three children: Lauren, Pierce, and Ashley. In 2004, the businessman married his current wife, Maria Andrews (pictured). They don't have children together.
Lauren Bush Husband NeilLauren Bush Born in 1985, Lauren Bush is Neil's oldest child. In 2011, she married David Lauren, clothing designer Ralph Lauren's younger son. The pair have one child, a boy named James, who was born in 2015.
Pierce Bush NeilPierce Bush Piece Bush, Neil's only son, was born in 1986. He is the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star.
Ashley BushAshley Bush The youngest of Neil and Sharon's children, Ashley Bush was born in 1989. She attended Barnard College in New York City.
08 Marvin Bush NowMarvin Bush Born in 1956, Marvin Bush is the youngest Bush son. He and his wife Margaret Molster adopted two children: Marshall and Walker.
Marshall BushMarshall Bush Marshall Bush was born in 1986 and adopted from the Gladney Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. In November of 2015, Marshall married Nick Rossi.
Walker BushWalker Bush Walker Bush, born in 1989, was also adopted along with sister Marshall, from the Gladney Center.
Dorothy Bush NowDorothy Bush Born in 1959, Dorothy Bush is the youngest Bush child and the only surviving daughter. She has two children with ex-husband William LeBlond: Sam and Ellie; and two children with her current husband Bobby Koch (pictured): Robert and Gigi.
Sam LeBlondSam LeBlond Sam LeBlond was born in 1985, and he's the oldest son from Dorothy's first marriage to William LeBlond. In 2016, Sam married Lee Bobbitt.
Ellie LeBlondEllie LeBlond Ellie was born in 1988, and she is Dorothy's second child from her first marriage. In 2014, she married Nick Sosa.
Robert Koch CollageRobert Koch Robert was born in 1993 and has kept a low profile on social media. This photo is from 2004.
Gigi KochGeorgia "Gigi" Koch Gigi Koch was born in 1996. She is Dorothy's youngest child, and her second child with second husband Bobby Koch.
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A dangling seat that is commonly put in in children playgrounds, a swing set has an analogous motion with a pendulum and is usually constructed from wood or steel. House enchancment projects recurrently scare folks off, because many judge that they may pay 1000's of dollars to change one room, because they don't have the talents to do the job them self. Staining and portray a wooden door can be required each few years to keep it trying nice.
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I greet all the children of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia on the Great Feast of the Resurrection of Christ.
Remember, my dear ones, that as a bird is held up and flies through the air using two wings, so we can spiritually live and strive towards our eternal salvation with fasting and prayer. Prayer leads to fasting, while fasting purifies prayer, makes it more. sincere, more heartfelt and genuine. These two virtues are inseparable: one strengthens the other. We are all people, and as human beings we consist of the body, in which, as in its house, lives the soul. Fasting together with prayer address the needs of the whole man--his soul and, of course, his body.
To fast in the soul means keeping silent more and praying more frequently by oneself saying, "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." At first this prayer will be only in our minds, then, because of the mind's prayerful effort, suddenly, we know not how, this prayer passes into our hearts. It is possible that at this moment we may even weep and in this way we are baptized anew in the unseen font of our tears. There are all kinds of tears: tears of exaltation, tears of joy, tears of sadness, but the most precious are tears of compunction and repentance.
Sincere repentance is a gift of God such that, although we may not have committed any severe fall into sin or evil deed, we still see ourselves in our true light, see how weak we are, how much we sin in the mind, in our feelings, and especially in our imagination. Looking honestly at ourselves, we have nothing left to say except "Lord God have mercy on me, help me, and forgive, forgive, forgive me!" Then forgiveness will come into our souls like Pascha, and we are as it were born anew. And if the Lord should forgive, who will condemn us? Our sins are forgiven us at each confession, but we must remember that there is the "Great Forgiveness," which consists in this, that by God's mercy, we unconsciously stop committing certain specific sins, such as sinful acts. words, deeds and thoughts, but at the same time we continue to feel and be aware of our profound sinfulness. The most perfect man is the one who, precisely as he is a man, sincerely feels that he is a great sinner. An example of this was St. Seraphim of Sarov.
The Lord Almighty himself came down upon earth, through the Ever-Virgin Mary, as an ordinary man but, being God, He was sinless and the most Holy. For our salvation He suffered, was crucified and wondrously rose from the dead, thereby showing us the path to our eternal salvation, which is the path of fasting, prayer and repentance. That is what we must strive towards and what we must ask of the Lord. Amen.
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Pascha 2001
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Sheet Metal
Sheet metal fabrication is the art of forming metal into flat and thin pieces that can be cut and bent into various shapes.
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Custom-fabricated sheet metal typically comes in rectangular sheets or, if they're thin and long, rolls. Sheet metal also comes in varying degrees of thickness.
HVAC systems dictate specific industry standards of thickness for various parts of the ductwork, but the majority of dictates fall into the 6 mm range.
Sheet metal forming is a grouping of several processes, working together in a complementary manner to form the needed parts. One or more of these processes mechanically applies deformation forces changing the shape of the metal. Custom fabricators create ordered HVAC pieces by cutting and forming the flat sheet metal into various shapes, then finishing each piece.
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In our last blog post, we laid out the most telling inequality-data points from an important new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis which for the first time runs from 1949 to 2016 and adds many critical equality measures. These data show more decisively than ever not only that wealth inequality in 2016 is the worst since at least the Second World War, but also that this is due to who holds the assets that have gained the most. Since which assets return how much is due now in large part to post-crisis monetary and regulatory policy rather than to market forces and broader macroeconomic trends, it's post-crisis policy – not forces from beyond – that increasingly dictates U.S. economic equality. Continue reading "How the Other Half Goes Broke"


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Cascade Controls Poised For A Bright Future
2018 marks a year of transition toward the future at Cascade Controls Inc. (CCI). In June of this year, CCI sold off one of its client program groups to a multi-national contract manufacturer. The move has allowed CCI to refocus its efforts towards the future and continue to partner with equipment OEMs, providing turnkey services…Read More
Cascade Controls to attend Americas' Largest Manufacturing Show – IMTS 2018
The International Manufacturing Technology Show to get ideas and find answers to their manufacturing problems. They will see new technology demonstrated … and choose the best for their needs. At IMTS they find ways to cut costs and get more work. They know that to survive and succeed, they must keep up with technology ……Read More
CCI receives ISO9001:2015 Certification
A good foundation builds a good business, and ISO 9000 is a good foundation for businesses. In our corporate infancy several years ago Cascade Controls Inc. (CCI) identified ISO9000 as the standard to strategically build our business. ISO 9000 is a standard created to make the attainment of quality, consistent products easier by providing specific…Read More
CCI teams with the Gresham Development Council in An Immersion Experience for Educators
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A celebrity photographer's faith-driven cause
Portraits may seem like a staple in every home, but for many, a professional family photo is beyond their reach.
Each year, the nonprofit Help-Portrait pulls together professional photographers to spend one Saturday taking free portraits of people who normally can't afford it.
Help-Portrait founder Jeremy Cowart is a celebrity photographer who has shot famous names such as Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow and the Kardashians and has been published in publications such as Rolling Stone, People magazine and The New York Times.
Like a number of Christians driven by their faith to set up humanitarian nonprofits, Cowart is motivated to do good.
"My favorite quote is, 'Preach the gospel to the world and when necessary use words,'" said the 36-year-old photographer who grew up in a Christian home and attends Journey Church outside of Nashville, Tenn.
A few years ago, Cowart said, he noticed a trend around Advent Conspiracy, an idea sparked by pastors Greg Holder, Chris Seay, Rick McKinley to fight excessive consumption during the holidays.
"They asked why are we buying each other useless stuff? Why don't we do something with our hands and time?" Cowart said. "I wanted to figure out how to share my gifts and talents, how I could use my photography for good."
This year's Help-Portrait took place on Dec. 7, the fifth year of its annual gathering. Photographers shot photos of 41,415 people at 258 events in 37 countries. These were not quickie mug shots, either. On top of the 2,414 photographers, 611 hairstylists and 807 makeup artists helped people look their best.
Rick Rychel, a participant in this year's and last year's shoots, said he has seen firsthand how the photo sessions change people's attitudes.
After five years in prison for grand theft auto, Rychel moved to Nashville with $1.75 in his pocket and lived in a homeless mission where he now works. This year, he encouraged his friend Andrew to get his photo taken.
"I had never seen him smile before," Rychel said. "I said, 'Look, Andrew, if you don't smile, I'm going to tickle you.' He beamed up."
Between hair and makeup, everyone treated Andrew "like a superstar or something," Rychel said.
"I was looking at Andrew like I did myself at one point," Rychel said. "Now he doesn't walk with his head down. It was what he needed to come out of that shell."
Since Help-Portrait's founding, Cowart said he's heard all the stories: the mother who told him it was her first family portrait and the family that lives in a mud hut somewhere in the Global South.
For many who attend the sessions, it is the first professional photo they have ever had. When stylists volunteer, they can get makeup and hair done first. Many will send their photos back home to parents or siblings or children with postage and mailing supplies from Help-Portrait.
The difference between shooting celebrities and people for Help-Portrait couldn't be starker, Cowart said.
"You're capturing a person who's excited to be there," he said. "For a celebrity, it's another photographer, another day in the life that means nothing to them. Many times they're counting the minutes till it's done."
Cowart, who has two children and is adopting another two from Haiti, shifted from design into photography in 2005. Quickly he made his way into the celebrity photography world, but he didn't want it to be the only aspect he was recognized for.
"At the end of my life, I don't want to be known as just being another celebrity photographer," he said. "Using my platform, I wanted to use that to point to things that matter, that are bigger than me, whether that's a Christian cause or for people in general."
Help-Portrait is officially set up as a nonprofit, but it's not complicated to implement in places across the country or the world, he said.
"It's as simple as finding someone in need," he said. "There's no sign up process. It's about empowering communities."
Getting someone to open up, though, can be a challenge, as many people have preconceived fears about cameras.
"Some people are insecure or afraid of the cameras," he said. "To get someone vulnerable and to open up can be extremely powerful."
— by Sarah Pulliam Bailey • RNS


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Johnny Mac-Catcher: MacDonald is Jays Third CatcherBy Eddie Michels on February 20, 2011
[media-credit attachment_id=4712 id=10 align="alignleft" width="190″][/media-credit]DUNEDIN, Fla. – (RSE) Toronto Blue Jays utility infielder John MacDonald shows his versatility Saturday February 19, 2011 catching a mound session by RHP Deck McGuire. The victim of the inside pitch, handled easily by MacDonald is 3B Brett Lawie. "He's our third catcher," said catcher Jose Molina jokingly, "He's our emergency catcher." After the workout Saturday MacDonald was witnessed purchasing two catchers mitts, two first baseman's mitts and a couple of fielder's gloves. (Photo by EDDIE MICHELS)
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Sometimes it is the messenger as much as the message that resonates most. The ranking is up for debate, of course, but there is little doubt that Manchester United's Europa League defeat at Liverpool on Thursday night was one of the club's most embarrassing in the past three decades. Paul Scholes knew it, Rio Ferdinand saw it, the travelling United supporters left Anfield certain of it. So what is it, exactly, that Louis van Gaal and his paymaster Ed Woodward cannot see?
The message from Scholes and Ferdinand was brutal; as it should have been after Van Gaal's team served up a performance of such total ineptitude that pundits, supporters and even players were lost for the vocabulary to adequately describe United's nadir – save, of course, for the observation that defeat by just two goals was a flattering scoreline for the Dutchman's utterly bereft team.
It shouldn't be like this after Van Gaal's 21 months in the job and countless millions spent reshaping his squad. In the aftermath of such ineptitude, Van Gaal should have been fired. Not within months or weeks, but moments after the final whistle brought a merciful close to proceedings. On such occasions are managers rightly judged and, in defeat, Van Gaal and his team embarrassed 2,700 visiting fans and a 135-year-old institution. He should be gone and stay gone.
Yet, stories this week, presumably planted by Woodward's cronies, suggest that Van Gaal is certain to retain his job, at least while Champions League football is theoretically possible, via the league or the continent's second competition. Van Gaal may even see out the third year of a disastrous spell at Old Trafford with the Board split on appointing the out-of-work José Mourinho or the Dutchman's silent deputy Ryan Giggs.
While nobody, bar Van Gaal and Woodward, can stomach a scenario in which the Dutchman remains in Manchester beyond May, it is not inconceivable. Such is the depth to which Woodward has taken the club on behalf of owners that prioritise profits over entertainment.
Scholes can't stomach the thought of Van Gaal remaining in post, of course. Here is a man whose uncomfortable assertion that he doesn't "want to see the manager sacked" was all but exposed for a lie by the observation that United's "standards are falling way short."
"United didn't have a clue," added Scholes on BT Sport. "United should be competing to win the Premier League and Champions League every season. They have spent £300 million and they are sixth in the league. They should be competing with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Imagine seeing this at Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich – you'd be out right away."
At far lesser clubs too. It is a dismal indictment of Woodward's impotence and weakness. After all, it was not just that Van Gaal's team lost in humiliating fashion at Anfield, but that it offered up a performance that manager and players accepted as all but inevitable.
Yet, Van Gaal not only defended his team in the aftermath – laughably asserting that £27 million Marouane Fellaini was the "best player on the pitch" – but he went on to argue that his philosophy is paying dividends. Some cojones that.
"It is working," Van Gaal trolled. "I do think it is working. The style is also working. When you don't have too many players and you have to play in three competitions it is very difficult. After the defeat in Midtjylland, you have sacked me already and then we stood up and we got into the next round and that is still possible against Liverpool. Against West Ham United it is also possible."
Few supporters believe it.
[blockquote who="" cite=""]Van Gaal not only defended his team in the aftermath but he went on to argue that his philosophy is paying dividends. Some cojones that.[/blockquote]
On the pitch Van Gaal's team was second to every ball, outplayed by a Liverpool side that is far from vintage, but progressing under the effervescent Jürgen Klopp. The sheer scale of United's demise under Van Gaal was magnified in starkest circumstances. It was, after all, the fixture that matters most to United supporters, yet one where there was clear blue water between the German's transitional side and a Van Gaal team closing in on its second season of development.
The Dutchman offered up a team of total imbalance in the face of Klopp's pixel-sharp philosophy. The German's team pressed; Van Gaal's sat back, too often in desperation. It was a crass indictment of the veteran's much-discussed approach.
Thursday's game was a clash of eras as much as belief. Klopp's team was high-energy and higher-tempo to Van Gaal's plodding conservatism. The United manager is a shadow of a different age; Klopp seemingly a beacon of development. In the end, Van Gaal has only luck and David de Gea to thank that this was not an embarrassing scoreline to go with the disconcerting gulf in class.
Not only was United's performance well below par, but so was the manager's. Van Gaal got key decisions wrong – as he has for much of the past two seasons. It was odd to use teenage striker Marcus Rashford in a wide berth, but more confusing still to switch to a mind-bending three-man defence in the second half.
Rashford was sacrificed to Van Gaal's decision to deploy a rapidly declining Michael Carrick in the back three. Not for the first time the Geordie fell well short in that role, while a little further forward Fellaini's touch mirrored that of a fumbling teenager on a first date. It is shocking that the Belgian remains at Old Trafford, but not as much as Van Gaal's decision to use a patently unfit player for the full 90.
United did not create a single decent chance on the night, while De Gea produced a succession of outstanding stops to keep the visitors in the tie, in theory at least. United conceded eight shots on target at Anfield, the joint-most Van Gaal's team has faced in a single game this season. Liverpool? Just the one.
[blockquote who="" cite=""]Not only was United's performance well below par, but so was the manager's. Van Gaal got key decisions wrong – as he has for much of the past two seasons. [/blockquote]
Yet, Van Gaal dismissed his critics in the lead-up to the game, accusing fans of "living in the past" if they expect Champions League knock-out football. Much like the Dutchman, whose contribution over the past two campaigns has served only to take the club backwards.
It was perplexing that Van Gaal retained his job in December when four defeats in succession threatened to drag United's campaign into calamity. Now that the club has reached a new nadir, Woodward's desperate hope that Van Gaal will turn things around is little more than an empty prayer for a miracle that is unlikely to come.
The damage has already been done. To many it is Van Gaal's total inability to generate more than the sum of considerable parts that is most damning. To Ferdinand, Van Gaal's failure is as much in the players he has sold as those he has bought and coached.
"The fairytale has gone," said the former United defender. "The players he has let go: Ángel Di María, Nani, Patrice Evra, Javier Hernández, Shinji Kagawa, Danny Welbeck, Rafael, Darren Fletcher, are they worse than the players out there? They are better than that team out there, that's the problem."
Van Gaal is in no mood to tolerate alternative opinions though. "Is it important what Rio Ferdinand is saying, is that important to you?" he responded, dismissing, not for the first time, the opinion held by successful former players. Van Gaal has never been one to fall on the sword of humility. Less so now that his time at Old Trafford is exposed for a busted flush.
Whatever merit in Ferdinand's assessment, Van Gaal has achieved far too little with the resources he has. That, if nothing else, should prompt Ed Woodward to act.
But to blame the Dutchman alone misses the point. Woodward had failed too. After all, while the executive drives huge revenues off-the-pitch, they will inevitably be hit by the team's failure on it. It is the result of chaotic executive management that devalues a sound sporting base in the face of global brand exposure.
That Woodward will remain in the post long after Van Gaal has departed says much for the club's new priorities. It is indeed a new era.


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"A Little Perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way."
Allen Klein
July 1863 found our nation embroiled in a costly civil war. That summer, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had led his army north into southern Pennsylvania, hoping to build on the Southern Army's rapidly growing momentum. For three long days the armies of the North and South were locked in a fierce battle at the small college town of Gettysburg. It was a battle that would result in 50,000 American casualties.
It was also the battle that proved to be the turning point of the war.
As hostilities on the battlefield progressed, both armies sought to capitalize on opportunities to tip the outcome in their favor. Every inch of ground was precious and both sides knew a single misstep by the other could signal the difference between victory and defeat.
Every advantage was sought.
Every mistake was exploited.
In the midst of the battle, Brigadier General G. K. Warren, Chief Topographical Engineer of the Union Army, climbed to the top of one of two rocky hills to the south of Gettysburg—a hill known to locals as Little Round Top. This site, defended by a small band of his unit's signalmen, held a commanding view of the entire battlefield. From this high ground, the general knew he could observe troop movements, check the placement of key artillery and, perhaps most importantly, relay critical information to his field commanders engaged in combat.
Warren's ascent to the top was not an easy one as his main fighting force was currently engaged in a fierce gun battle with Confederate soldiers. His brigade had already suffered tremendous losses earlier in day. But he knew it was critical he check on his men perched atop the hill.
As the general ascended the final crest he saw something that made his heart skip a beat. Looking at the forces arrayed below him it was immediately obvious his Union Army had become inadvertently stretched across the battlefield and one of its flanks was severely exposed and extremely vulnerable. Now, instantly able to see for miles, the general could see how the battle would very likely unfold if something didn't change—and change quickly.
Quite unexpectedly, Little Round Top had suddenly become a strategic position that, if lost, could spell disaster for the entire union army. Now armed with a broader perspective, General Warren could also see how the situation presented an extraordinary opportunity. If his forces succeeded in holding this hill, they could not only prevent the Confederates from placing their artillery upon it, they could direct their own efforts in a much more effective, coordinated manner.
Warren requested additional forces and within minutes, one of the general's own brigades arrived to reinforce the position. Sometime later, other brigades arrived and together, they successfully defended this key hilltop in what became the pivotal engagement of not only Gettysburg, but likely the entire American Civil War—altering the course of our nation's future and very likely, world history, in the process.
As the story of Brigadier General Warren so vividly reminds us, the ability to garner a broader perspective of our situation can prove to be a game changer.
So much of our day as leaders is caught up in dealing with the here and now. Too many meetings; too much information; caught in the middle between satisfying the demands of those we report to at the top and providing guidance to those who depend on us for direction. At a time in human history where technology has enabled us to be engaged in countless conversations simultaneously, it's never been easier to get pulled down into the details and miss the larger understanding of what is actually unfolding around us.
Given the host of competing demands we have for our attention, the only we can we continually assess the best way forward is to make it a priority to assess if our present actions are actually contributing to achieving our future objectives. How can you help yourself adopt a broader perspective? Here is a starter list.
Make some Quiet Time: Leadership is both active and reflective. One has to alternate between participating and observing. Walt Whitman described it as being "both in and out of the game." With all of the events and chaos going on in your day, it's often hard to see the big picture. So guard some time every day for thought and reflection. You might be surprised at what you discover.
Decide What to Say No To: Learn to distinguish between what you will say yes to and no to. Often what pulls us off the desired path is that we lose some of our focus and become overcommitted to pursing the wrong goals, addressing the wrong issues or are distracted by the wrong priorities. Become clear on what is worthy of your yes and be bold about what you have to say no to. Don't allow yourself to lose sight of your true objective.
Ask others their Opinion: The higher up you are in an organization, the more challenging it can be to receive truly candid advice. Seek out no more than half a dozen people who you can trust to look you in the eye and offer their perspective, judgment and knowledge. Why limit your options to only your limited view. Guard yourself from hearing and seeing only what is comfortable or convenient.
Remember, our perspective as leaders is based on the sum of our knowledge, experiences, and choices. It represents the way we see ourselves and situations, how we judge the relative importance of things occurring around us, and ultimately, influences our decisions and actions. Don't allow the natural fog and friction of your present circumstances to obscure your view of what is really happening around you. Make it a priority to pause from time to time and gain some perspective. Step away from the all-absorbing details in front of you, and reconnect to the bigger picture unfolding around you. You just might be surprised at what you discover when you make it a priority to routinely take a broader view of your situation.


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Evidence linking Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks disputed
Attorneys for Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning on Monday challenged evidence linking him to the biggest classified document leak in U.S. history, arguing others had access to the same files and that it cannot be proven Manning sent anything to WikiLeaks from his computer.
The 24-year-old Manning is suspected of downloading thousands of classified or confidential documents from the military's Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet. Those files are thought to have later appeared on the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
Manning is currently facing a military hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to court martial him on 22 charges including aiding the enemy and unlawfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet. He faces life imprisonment if convicted of the most serious charge.
Government prosecutors have portrayed Manning as a well-trained soldier adept at using computers who violated his duties. Manning's defense lawyers have underscored evidence that he was an emotionally troubled young man and have questioned why he was not relieved of his intelligence duties sooner.
Witnesses have said Manning sent an email to his sergeant saying confusion over his gender identity was seriously hurting his life, work and ability to think. Manning had created a female alter-ego online, Breanna Manning, according to testimony at the hearing.
A military computer crimes investigator, Special Agent David Shaver, testified on Sunday that he found files on Manning's computer that mirrored those that appeared on WikiLeaks, the first time the government has offered direct links between Manning and the anti-secrecy website.
Shaver said he recreated a path used on Manning's computer to download assessment documents about detainees in the U.S. war against al Qaeda who are being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Four complete Guantanamo detainee assessments were among files that had been deleted from Manning's user profile, Shaver testified. Similar documents later showed up on the WikiLeaks website.
Shaver also testified he found thousands of U.S. State Department diplomatic cables that had been downloaded to Manning's computer. Some 10,000 were in a corrupted folder, while 100,000 others were in a special format for easy transfer.
Under cross-examination on Monday by Captain Paul Bouchard, a member of Manning's defense team, Shaver said he compared some of the cables in the corrupted folder on Manning's machine with those on WikiLeaks and discovered none of them matched.
Witnesses have also testified that analysts were encouraged to look at diplomatic cables to get a big-picture view of the war in Iraq, where Manning's unit was stationed.
Shaver acknowledged that no forensic evidence could prove any of the information that appeared on WikiLeaks had been sent from Manning's computer, or even that Manning had been using the computer when the files were downloaded.
I could not put somebody at the keyboard, Shaver said.
Defense lawyers argued that other analysts on Manning's team had access to the cables, which were not password protected and could be easily downloaded, witnesses said.
Shaver testified he found an unauthorized program on Manning's computer that enabled users to swiftly download large numbers of files. But witnesses acknowledged the program was a helpful data-mining tool that may have been used by several of the analysts as part of their work.
Investigators found Manning's computer had two versions of an Apache helicopter gunsight video, one of which appeared to be the one aired by WikiLeaks and another that may have been the source material, Shaver said. The video showed an attack that killed several Iraqis, including two Reuters journalists.
Bouchard pointed out that analysts in Manning's unit had discussed the video in December 2009 and had watched it on several computers.
(Writing by David Alexander)
(Editing by Todd Eastham)
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Happy Halloween weekend, friends! What are you doing to celebrate? No Halloween parties for this girl... Holidays and parties aren't quite the same without the Hubs. :( So I will be working my weekend away! And I'm ok with that! Kristen and I are trying to finalize our website so we can launch it next week! Eeeep! We're so excited!
Do you have any Halloween plans? I'd love to hear! And as always, enjoy this random collection of things I happen to be loving....
1/ Apple cinnamon muffins. I'm so making these this weekend!
2/ Pumpkin & pomegranate granola. Yes, please!
3/ 10 beauty super-foods that are beneficial to your health & skin.
4/ DIY a pretty lace vase.
5/ Adorable pumpkin creatures over at Martha Stewart.
6/ Celebrate fall with a unique twist on the caramel apple.
7/ Tips on creating a home gym for any budget.
8/ These thread wrapped necklaces are pretty neat.
9/ Super fun cheeseburger coasters!
10/ Cheese or Font? A fun little game you should check out.
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Ill have to check out your fav links...happy Friday!ReplyDelete
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thanks for including me!! have the best weekend :)ReplyDelete
i'm with you...hubby is working, so i'm going to be lame and skip all the parties. coffee and couch will be calling my name!
Hi there!ReplyDelete
This weekend will be a busy one for me. Today I'm working on some writing projects, tomorrow is a Halloween party (with an Evil Carnival theme) and the day after that is a lunch meeting with writers... and then Monday is a mini-Halloween party!
I'm excited, but also looking forward to some down time.
Loving the thread necklace idea! I can see that with other colors and metallic threads. And I can't wait to check out the cheese game. :)
Happy Halloween my dear, enjoy it all!!! :-)ReplyDelete
Great links! Thanks for including the little lace vase (: You're the best! Happy weekend (:ReplyDelete
Loved the lace vase!! Will have to try sometime as I have so many jars!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 11:35 AM
nothing wrong with working on the weekends! especially if you are loving what you are doing! whats the new site??ReplyDelete
Oh fun link love!!! Thanks for the shout out on the granola!! Happy Halloween Weekend! :)ReplyDelete
I hope you get to be with the hubs for Christmas?!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see the new website!
Great line up!ReplyDelete
Lovely list! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!ReplyDelete
A very happy Halloween to you, my dear. Thanks for sharing that pumpkin and pomegranate granola, it sounds amazing!ReplyDelete
YUM! Apple cinnamon muffins sound delicious!!!ReplyDelete
I love these random links! Did I ever mention you have great taste?ReplyDelete
apple cinnamon muffins. swoon.ReplyDelete
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Engineering Safety Requirements, Safety Constraints, and Safety-Critical Requirements
By: Donald Firesmith
As software-intensive systems become more pervasive, more and more safety-critical systems are being developed and fielded. As we have come to rely more on software intensive systems, we have come to rely more on their functioning safely.
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Donald Firesmith, "Engineering Safety Requirements, Safety Constraints, and Safety-Critical Requirements", Journal of Object Technology, Volume 3, no. 3 (March 2004), pp. 27-42, doi:10.5381/jot.2004.3.3.c3.
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We expected the Thunder to come off the All-Star break with a new energy and motivation after a week-long down period. That, unfortunately, wasn't the case. Despite a 32-point loss to the Golden State Warriors, they've won their games, just not in the way we all anticipated, which causes some concern.
Episode rundown:
- So, are you tired of the "we'll figure it out" excuse?
- Whats the deal with Melo?
- Russ has been weird lately. Is he still hurt?
- Corey Brewer; Thunder savior? Or a nobody?
- Chef Curry To Go Song of The Week.
- Western Conference Playoff ranking predictions.
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