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This Martyr contested during the reign of Maximian, in the year 290, in Caesarea of Palestine, and was put to death by command of Firmilian, the Governor of Palestine. His fellow contestants' names are Valens, Paul, Seleucus, Porphyrius, Julian, Theodulus, and five others from Egypt: Elias, Jeremias, Esaias, Samuel, and Daniel. Their martyrdom is recorded in Book VIII, ch. 11 of Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History, called The Martyrs of Palestine.
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Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
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When fearful instruments of torture were brought forth, the noble athletes of the Lord went with gladness and an undaunted spirit to endure them all; for they set the flesh at nought and did not spare their bodies; now they have inherited glory lasting for ever. And without ceasing, they all intercede for us, who laud the great conflicts they underwent.


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Dynamics of Domestic Violence
Definition Of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive control that one person exercises over another.
Domestic violence is not limited to physical violence, but also includes verbal abuse, emotional abuse and economic abuse. It can be progressive social isolation, deprivation and intimidation. Remember that domestic violence is a power game; its purpose is for the abuser to control the victim in whatever form(s) it takes.
- 95% - 97% of the domestic violence cases have women as the victims and men as the perpetrators. For the purposes of this manual, male pronouns will be used to refer to the perpetrators and female pronouns will be used to refer to the victims of domestic violence.
Types of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence includes many forms of abuse. These are:
Physical Abuse: pushing, punching, choking, burning, shooting, dragging, restraining, locking in the house, throwing down stairs, kicking, poking, slapping, cutting, tripping, raping, holding down, hair pulling, squeezing, suffocating, kidnapping, etc.
Verbal Abuse: name calling, yelling, making demeaning comments, nagging, cussing, threatening, belittling, constant phone calls, actively undermining her authority with children, telling her that she is a bad parent, telling her she can't control her kids, setting her up so that he can humiliate her in public or in front of family and friends. This often occurs early in the relationship and continues throughout as it increase in severity. Victims often report that this type of abuse is more difficult to heal from than the physical injuries because they are such betrayals of trust and injurious to self esteem. Verbal abuse is often accompanied by Controlling Behavior.
Controlling Behavior: Its purpose is to undermine the victim's independence, make her feel bad about herself, and get her to take the responsibility for whatever is wrong. Often there is a long period of controlling behavior that begins with dating relationships and is initially interpreted as love by both abuser and victim. These behaviors include: verbal messages of "star-crossed" love: "You're the only one that understands me.", "I can't live without you.", "I could never love anyone else.", "We will take care of each other's every need." Examples of this would be: sexual jealousy that grows to extreme proportions very quickly, including obsessive focus on prior relationships or becoming extremely angry when prior relationships are even hinted about; accusing other men of looking at her or flirting with her; telling her what she should wear, who she can talk to, and that his opinion is always the right one; making scenes or being critical of her family and/or friends; doing things that sabotage her getting together with family/friends; doing things that sabotage her employment like refusing to get a car repaired so she has transportation, going back on agreements to provide child care and/or other parenting obligations.
Sexual Abuse: making degrading sexual comments, forcing sex, assaulting breasts or genitals, forcing a partner to have sex with a third person, criticizing appearance, bragging about infidelity, forced cohabitation.
Emotional Abuse: making threats of violence, forcing a woman to do degrading things, controlling her activities, frightening her, or using her children or grandchildren as leverage against her, killing a family pet, creating crisis, embarrassment, threatening to tell others about sexuality in the case of gays/lesbians.
Financial (Economic) Abuse: destroying property, prized possessions, relatives' property; taking her money; denying her money; restricting access to household finances and withholding medical treatment; not allowing her to work or attend school; forcing her to work.
Neglect: omitting or failing to do what a reasonable person should do under the circumstances. It includes failure to provide food, shelter, clothing, and personal hygiene to a dependent person who needs such assistance; failure to take care of the needs of the dependent person; and the failure to protect the dependent person from health and safety hazards.


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The winners of the Muse Model Search Competition receive a cash prize and become the face of Islands of the World Fashion Week for the ensuing year. In addition they appear in promotional campaigns for designers and sponsors, and travel with the team on the newly launched Islands of the World Fashion Tour, with scheduled appearances in Palm Springs, California, Chicago, and Miami. Mr. Kemp has also been recently featured on the runway of the Joann Berman show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York in February, 2010.
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When compact radio sources are examined on a scale of a milliarcsecond (mas) they frequently are seen to contain moving components. This is described as an internal proper motion µ, which is expressed in milliarcseconds per year. It may be converted to an ``apparent transverse velocity'' v with the formula v = µ D(1 + z), where D is an appropriate distance, z is the redshift, and the factor (1 + z) scales the velocity to the value a comoving observer (i.e., one at rest relative to the source) would measure. When v > c (the velocity of light), the motion is called superluminal when v < c, it is subluminal.
This phenomenon has a tiny angular scale, and very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) at radio wavelengths is the only technique capable of seeing it today. Hints of superluminal motion were seen as early as 1969, two years after the invention of VLBl; but the first definitive measurements were not made until 1971, when two teams, one headed by Irwin Shapiro and the other by Marshall Cohen and Kenneth Kellermann, saw changes in the quasars Split Dress Neckline Formal Black V Front Deep Maxi Sleeveless w1vAEv and Women Dress Sheath Sleeve Long Casual Striped Gray Casual azAqwfxf. These observations followed by four months the accidental discovery, by Shapiro's group, that those objects had simple double structure. For both sources the separation increased in four months, with v > c.
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and v has a maximum value c when csc = = (1 - 2)-1/2. Equation (1) is a general formula and can apply when B is a ``light echo'' with = 1 as well as to luminous ``bullets'' with < 1, or to regions successively excited by a wave. In 1967, Martin Rees used Eq. (1) to explain rapid flux variations in active nuclei, and at that time he predicted superluminal motion, four years before it was seen!
A different kinematic model could involve motion that is simulated by independent fluctuations in intensity of a few stationary spots. This explanation, however, is incapable of explaining two key features of the observations: (a) all well-determined motions are expansions, never contractions and (b) in some cases spots have been observed to more than double their separation.
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Figure 1. A sequence of maps of 3C 345 made at 10.7 GHz. The smoothing beam is a circular Gaussian of half-width 0.6 milliarcseconds (mas), shown in the lower left corner. [Reproduced from Biretta, Moore, and Cohen (1986) Ap. J. 308, 93.]
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A number of other sources have similarly shown this classic behavior, but there are numerous complications.
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Proper motions (or upper limits) have now been established in about 33 objects, of which 23 are superluminal, 2 are subluminal, and 8 have upper limits that generally require v < 1.5h-1c. Figure 3 shows the histogram of their apparent transverse velocities; for those sources with more than one moving component only the fastest is plotted. The sample is inhomogeneous and incomplete, but most of the objects were chosen because they are ``active''; that is, they are variable and strong, and blend check suit Ben Sherman Blue wool slim linen fit trouser broken UqCTqwO is probably representative of core-dominated objects. Thus it is significant that the median velocity corresponds to angle much less than 60°. The median velocity for all objects in blend check suit Ben Sherman Blue wool slim linen fit trouser broken UqCTqwO is 3.3Multicoloured luxury top animal Joe Browns h-1c. From Eq. (1)the median ``maximum allowed angle'' (for = 1) is approximately 34h°, which for 0.5 < h < 1 means that most of the objects are pointed close to our line of sight. Why is there such a strong selection effect? Three possibilities have been suggested.
Browns animal Joe top luxury Multicoloured Figure 3. Histogram of superluminal velocities for 33 objects. The apparent transverse velocity v is normalized by c, the velocity of light, and is inversely proportional to the reduced Hubble constant h. [Reproduced from Cohen, in BL Lac Objects, Lecture Notes in Physics 334, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1988) , p. 13.]
Many Seyfert galaxies are known to have a central torus that blocks optical light and allows a clear view of the central region only from a restricted solid angle around the axis. This idea is geometrically simple, but it is difficult to make it work for superluminal sources, because they are observed at radio wavelengths. Dust is transparent at these wavelengths, and blocking the radiation with plasma requires far more electron density than is customarily ascribed to he narrow-line region.
The moving bright spot must have velocity close to 1; for example, for for v = 10c, 0.995. If the radiating material itself is moving with the same or a similar velocity, then it has a Lorentz factor 10; that is, it is relativistic. Its radiation is necessarily beamed into a cone of half-angle -1 rad, and this automatically gives a strong preference to sources beamed at us. This explanation is usually favored, because, in addition to explaining the angular anisotropy, it explains in a simple way the one-sided morphology. Furthermore, it uses the bulk relativistic motion that appears to be needed in any event to explain the rapid time variations, the lack of inverse Compton x-rays, and the polarization asymmetry seen in the large-scale jets.
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A more direct way to study these objects is to select a sample on the basis of some ``aspect-independent'' quantity. The superluminal motions will then be oriented at random, and so the measured distribution of velocities should be a direct test of the beaming hypothesis. Several experiments along this line are currently under way. The aspects- independent quantity is taken to be the flux density in the outer lobes; nearly everyone thinks that the outer lobes radiate isotropically. This work is difficult and slow, because the central components are generally weak. The first results from these tests are in crude agreement with the beaming hypothesis: The velocities observed so far are smaller, on average, than those of the strong core-dominated sources.
The superluminal objects include quasars at large redshifts, and they may contain a ``standard velocity,'' that is, the velocity of light. Thus, almost from their discovery, there have been attempts to use them for cosmology. The early work used a ``light echo'' model, but it now is clear that this picture is too simple. It does not easily allow for the observed morphology, especially the asymmetry around the core.
The same objections have been raised against models that use excitations along magnetic field lines. More recent work has used models with relativistic beams. If two-jet objects could be found they should be near the plane of the sky, and then from Eq. (1) v c; that is, we have recovered the standard velocity. Unfortunately, there are as yet no reliable two-sided motions. A different method uses the highest velocities that are measured; these are limited to vJackets Flap Collar Sleeve Zips Pocket Long Plain Band xzTnqw05fqmax c and so the top bin in blend check suit Ben Sherman Blue wool slim linen fit trouser broken UqCTqwO implies H0 900 km sec-1 Mpc-1. If there were a reliable physical model from which the Lorentz factor could be found, then the Hubble constant could be calculated. So far, though, it has been the other way around; H0 is used to estimate the Lorentz factor. Values of found this way generally agree with those needed to explain the variability and the spectrum.


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A scene from Conservatory Theatre Company's production of Camino Real.
Camino Real is a lesser known work by playwright Tennessee Williams, and his most experimental work. This phantasmagorical play unites a cadre of literary figures in a purgatory-like waiting room that is both a nightmare and an inescapable condition. Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company takes the journey as part of its 2010 – 2011 season at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
"Camino Real is the last stop," said director George Ferencz.
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Ferencz has been the resident director of La Mama, an experimental theatre in New York City, for the last 30 years in addition to having previously taught undergraduate and graduate-level theatre at Colombia, Yale and other institutions. After meeting Tennessee Williams and developing a desire to present a new interpretation of Camino Real, he decided to stage the play at Point Park.
"Most of the characters in the play are old," said Ferencz. "I was very interested in emphasizing people who are heroes and have lost their relevancy."
But that wasn't the only thing Ferencz was interested in. He also wanted to apply his techniques and approach to a production that had not been well-received under traditional approaches.
"I wanted to apply experimental techniques to an experimental play," he said.
For the production, that means having the staging be as larger-than-life as the plot. Basing the interpretation on Mexico's Day of the Dead, the play includes ghouls, zombies and the like to exaggerate the theme of death.
"It's a playground," said David Berry, a sophomore musical theatre student playing the role of Kilroy. "I love working in a Conservatory where we're brave enough to take a show like this on."
The students have their fair share of work adapting to experimental technique as well. Instead of traditional method acting and focusing on the internal, the students are focusing on the external as a way to portray their characters.
"It gives it more of a sense of the fantastic," said Ferencz.
But this approach doesn't just enhance the performance; it has expanded the students' educational experience as well.
"It enhances everything we're learning," said Berry. "You need to perform to understand the craft and the art."
Although this is a challenging work for them, the students seem to be rising to the occasion.
"They seem open to anything I throw at them," said Ferencz. "It's very exciting."
"The work forces the actors to play without inhibitions. It has truly challenged me to think outside the box," said Berry.
Without a doubt, the Camino Real's unique plot and direction has generated enthusiasm and high expectations from all parties involved.
"Come expecting a surprise," said Berry. "It's an experience every theatre-goer needs to have."
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Shwetha Surender, Industry Principal, Frost & Sullivan
Technology-led disruption and service-led innovation are changing the concept of mobility in smart cities. In response, stakeholders are redefining their technology roadmaps and business strategies. Strategic collaborations among important stakeholders, both public and private, in terms of operating models, car usage, multimodal journey planning, and payment options will drive new mobility, particularly Mobility-as-a-Service initiatives in cities.
Frost & Sullivan invites you to join Shwetha Surender, Industry Principal, for the webinar: Making Mobility Work for Everyone: How Cities are Embracing Smart Solutions to Drive Change. The webinar will focus on 100 cities, tracking 150+ parameters across all aspects of Smart Mobility, including macro-economic indices, health and safety, vehicle statistics, travel patterns, electrification, new mobility solutions, freight and logistics, political and regulatory landscape, and innovation in last-mile connectivity, which is crucial to form a holistic idea about city mobility performance and future outlook.
Key Takeaways:
• Which cities are leading in terms of implementing smart mobility solutions, and what are their strategies?
• Empower city leaders to implement urban mobility policies and measures that are relevant to their ecosystem and enable efficiency.
• Cities with supportive new mobility legislation, including incentives for operators, parking facilities for new mobility fleet, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, access regulations, and stringent parking policies that discourage private car use, will witness rapid growth in new mobility fleet.
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Automotive Aftermarket Transformation: 5 Growth Opportunities
Mar 19 2019
58 mins
Kumar Saha, Anuj Monga, Frost & Sullivan, Shiva Bhardwaj, CEO, Pitstop
The global automotive aftermarket is undergoing a massive transformation. Some of the key disruptors picked up the pace in 2018 and will continue to change supply-and-demand dynamics in 2019 and beyond.
The interactive briefing will highlight short-term market shifts (e.g., opportunities for OEMs as new vehicle sales slow down and countries that will surge ahead in an uncertain global economy) as well as medium- and long-term trends, such as uberization of service and impact of ADAS.
Key Takeaways:
• Gain insight into digital channel participants that will influence the aftermarket supply chain, impacting profit margins for suppliers.
• Better understand how Brexit could create an opportunity for suppliers from outside the EU to invest in developing supply agreements to the UK market.
• Learn about investments from aftermarket participants will become more prominent in 2019 to leverage business opportunities from vehicle data over the long term.
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Connected Car Outlook—Growth Opportunities, Technology, and Trends
Mar 7 2019
74 mins
Frost & Sullivan, Raj Paul Regional Industry Business Leader, Automotive Americas, Microsoft
As the connected car market matures, there are opportunities for OEMs and start-ups to expand their capabilities and address challenges such as communication issues, providing personalized services, safety, and security inside the car.
Frost & Sullivan invites you to join Krishna Jayaraman, Program Manager, Niranjan Manohar, Research Manager and Raj Paul, Regional Industry Business Leader, Microsoft, as they discuss an overview of the current and future market trends for connected cars and auto-IT, use cases to help understand the growth areas and new business models that automakers and technology providers can leverage .
Key Questions the Webinar Will Answer:
• What were the key product and technology trends that OEMs adopted in 2018?
• What is the status of the different features offered by OEMs – uptake rate and comparative analysis of OEMs offering these features across different regions?
• What are the innovations emerging from a business model perspective in the connected car space? e.g., Data Monetization
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Electric Vehicle Outlook: Trends and Opportunities
Feb 28 2019
67 mins
Mark Fitzgerald, Director, Anjan Kumar, Research Manager, Kevin Kelly, Senior Consultant, Frost & Sullivan
This interactive briefing will provide an overview of the current state of electric vehicles (EVs) and discuss technology overviews, industry trends, key drivers, and opportunities for growth.
Join Frost & Sullivan's Mobility experts, Mark Fitzgerald, Anjan Kumar, Kevin Kelly, for the webinar: Electric Vehicle Outlook: Trends and Opportunities, followed by an interactive, live question-and-answer session.
Key Takeaways:
• Understand the impact on the performance of EVs in 2019 and explore implications
• Learn about transformation shifts in lithium-ion battery production and applications
• Explore the EV start-up ecosystem and its impact
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What's Driving the 2019 Global Automotive Industry?
Feb 26 2019
70 mins
Sarwant Singh, Senior Partner, Franck Leveque, Partner, Mark Fitzgerald, Director, Frost & Sullivan
Join Frost & Sullivan's Mobility experts, Sarwant Singh, Franck Leveque, Mark Fitzgerald, as they provide a strategic outlook for 2019 and explain the predominant challenges that could hinder market growth.
Key Takeaways:
• Gain insights on the key events that dominated the market in 2018
• Understand the evolving disruptive trends driving the automotive market in 2019
• Learn how the developments will have an impact on the various automotive ecosystem players
• Identify the critical opportunity areas that will emerge in the automotive market in 2019
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Critical Factors to the Success of the Vehicle Subscription Service
Oct 9 2018
66 mins
Dr. Julia E. Saini, Vice President, Vishwas Shankar, Research Manager, Frost & Sullivan, Graeme Banister, Inmotion Ventures
In the digital age, the existence of dealerships is threatened as car buying migrates to online platforms and smaller boutique stores. However, vehicle subscriptions offer an opportunity for dealerships and new entrants to add value to their archaic business models. Vehicle subscriptions offer a new form of temporary car ownership with the flexibility and convenience to switch programs, swap vehicles, and have no or low down payments, no penalties and a worry-free ownership experience.
Key Takeaways:
• Learn how vehicle subscription is evolving
• Discover strategies from leading industry experts (OEMs and non-OEMs) targeting this space
• Understand factors critical to the success of the vehicle subscription service
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New Growth Opportunities and Innovation Driving the Global Trucking Industry
Jul 10 2018
60 mins
Bharani Lakshminarasimhan, Program Manager, Frost & Sullivan, Ian Gardner, Chanje Energy, Inc
Regional truck sales are mainly cyclical and closely linked to economic growth rates, so OEMs and technology companies are steadily building new revenue streams. Growing regulatory and societal push for zero emission, zero accident vehicles is resulting in global truck and bus OEMs gradually investing in full electric powertrain architectures as well as deploying autonomous driving technology. The focus on these technologies by conventional manufacturers is further fueled by product developments from start-ups and technology companies.
But how commercially ready are these technologies? What innovations are they encouraging?
Key Takeaways:
· Learn the technological preparedness of electric powertrain and autonomous driving ecosystems.
· Identify new opportunities and technology providers in trucking.
· Find out how truck OEMs plan to meet the demand for electric self-driven trucks.
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Global Automotive Aftermarket in Developing Markets Opens Up New Opportunities
May 22 2018
59 mins
Kumar Saha, Research Director, Anuj Monga Global Program Manager, Frost & Sullivan, Brad Fry, Senior Manager, eBay
The global automotive aftermarket is undergoing a massive transformation. Some of the significant disruptors picked up the pace in 2017 and will continue to change supply and demand dynamics in 2018 and beyond. The briefing will highlight some of these short-term market shifts (e.g., North America will lag in aftermarket growth in 2018 while India and Latin America will see sharp upticks) as well as medium- and long-term trends such as digital B2B.
Key Takeaways:
· Understand the main factors that will influence the size of the global automotive aftermarket.
· Discover the emerging regions served, or underserved, by automotive parts and services suppliers.
· Participate in an interactive question-and-answer session with Frost & Sullivan experts.
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Growth Opportunities for Connected Truck Telematics—Changing Dynamics in 2018
Apr 30 2018
63 mins
Franck Leveque, Frost & Sullivan, Danny Loeb , SafeRide Technologies, Gunjan Ahluwalia, Cummins
Globally, OEMs must capitalize on the inclination toward complete digitization as this will have a significant impact on the evolution of the transport and logistics industry post-2018. Trucks are operating in a complex environment, and accurate and timely information about weather, traffic, and other real-time intelligence is crucial for data-driven smart city initiatives. As the trucking industry moves closer to complete connectivity and autonomous technology, data privacy and cybersecurity will continues to gain higher in priority.
Expert Insights You Will Not Want to Miss:
• Learn about regional market outlooks and opportunities for connected trucks
• Discover pivotal developments in connected truck telematics and vendors to watch
• Identify opportunities for evolving technologies and regulatory mandates
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5 Ways To Monetize Data in the Auto Industry
Apr 12 2018
75 mins
Niranjan Manohar, Frost & Sullivan, Ben Volkov CEO, Otonomo, Louwrens Appelcryn, Director, Octo
Data may be a company's ultimate valued asset, but few are maximizing its economic benefit. Equipped with data, new companies are disrupting established industries, and traditional businesses are transforming the way they operate. Not all organizations are equally skilled at translating data into currencies, but their caliber to do so is impacting their ability to compete.
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Self-learning Car to Accelerate the Autonomous Vehicle Roadmap
Feb 28 2018
31 mins
Will Wong, Consultant - Mobility Practice, APAC, Frost & Sullivan
Self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) in cars is anticipated to be one of the most extensive disruptions in the automotive industry. The technology is the key to unlocking fully autonomous cars and enhancing value for end users by enabling OEMs to diversify from a product focus to service focus. Frost & Sullivan recognizes four levels of evolution between 2016 and 2025 that would lead to various use-case scenarios on which industry participants can capitalize. Nevertheless, the market potential has attracted technology companies to participate in AI development, which, in turn, will lead to the disruption in the automotive industry value chain.
Expert Insights You Will Not Want to Miss:
· Understand the self-learning car roadmap to reformulate the product planning strategy.
· Explore the technology focus and its applications to prepare for the transformation in the industry.
· Learn more about the involvement of technology companies in the development of cars and how automakers are cooperating with them.
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What's Driving the 2018 Global Automotive Industry?
Feb 27 2018
53 mins
Sarwant Singh, Senior Partner and Vivek Vaidya, Senior Vice President Mobility - APAC, Frost & Sullivan
Join Frost & Sullivan's Mobility experts as they provide a strategic outlook for 2018 and explain the predominant challenges that could hinder market growth.
Expert Insight You Don't Want to Miss:
· Gain insights on the key events that dominated the market in 2017
· Understand the evolving disruptive trends driving the automotive market in 2018
· Learn how the developments will have an impact on the various automotive ecosystem player
· Identify the critical opportunity areas that will emerge in the automotive market in 2018
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The Advent of Flying Cars and the Road Ahead
Feb 15 2018
61 mins
Benny Daniel, Joe Praveen, Robert Dingemanse and Mike Smith
Expert Insights You Will Not Want to Miss:
• Learn how flying car taxis could transform our world and the commercial applications predicted by 2035.
• Explore technologic advancements as vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), artificial intelligence, HD mapping and electrification the opportunities they present.
• Hear real-world use cases on how flying car companies have conducted test flights and the results of those ventures.
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OEM Disruption in Automotive Retail and Aftersales—Digitization and Connectivity
Sep 6 2017
57 mins
Kumar Saha, Mobility Research Director, Dr. Julia E. Saini, Global Vice President, Frost & Sullivan
The business of selling cars, parts and services is undergoing tremendous disruption at every level. From omni-channel retailing to digital dealers to Uberization of service, the downstream automotive ecosystem is expected to be completely transformed in the next 10-15 years. Frost & Sullivan predicts that nearly $50 billion automotive parts will be sold online globally by 2020. Similarly, nearly 70% of car sales leads will be fully digital by 2020. However, these disruptive forces also present challenges. For instance, the rise of Amazon is set to completely transform car sales and aftermarket models. In this scenario, OEMs will have to recalibrate their strategies while protecting their investments in current sales footprints.
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Connected Truck Market to Find New Revenue Opportunities
Jul 13 2017
58 mins
Franck Leveque, Partner, Frost & Sullivan, Brian Bolam, TGMatrix and Colin Sutherland, Scott Sutarik, Geotab
Fleet management systems providers should gradually transform into a one-stop solution provider, extending their capabilities beyond telematics services by providing freight matching, video safety, tolling, fuel management, weigh-station bypass, truck stops, etc., by adding vendors into their partnership ecosystem. Digital freight brokers need to expand customer reach through OEM and TSP channels by leveraging their expansive customer base. Video safety vendors should develop their portfolio by offering driver fatigue detection and compliance management complemented by telematics services. Connected trucks will play an integral part of future logistics and freight operations.
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Mobile Technology Enabling Digital Disruption in Trucking Industry
Jul 11 2017
56 mins
Chandramowli Kailasam, Frost & Sullivan, Leo Jolicoeur, Drivewyze and Chris Davy, Blue Bloodhound
Mobile-based freight matching will be the biggest disrupter transforming the North American transportation industry—a $700 billion industry. On-demand freight mobility apps will bring in high asset utilization among smaller fleets, help reduce logistics costs for shippers due to lower brokerage fees, ease capacity crunch, reduce empty return miles that are currently about 20 billion miles, and also help reduce emissions. Mobile-based freight will also disrupt the brokerage industry, currently valued at $50 billion, and is likely to become a $26.4 billion market by 2025. Other notable apps will be the complementary freight optimization and driver utility apps, with a potential to grow into a $9 billion market.
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Global Automotive Industry is Poised for Disruption
Mar 16 2017
62 mins
Frost & Sullivan, Maven Drive, LLC, and SpinFrame Ltd.
2017 is expected to see global light vehicle sales crossing 93 million units, with growth in the US and Western European markets balancing the slowdown in China and Japan. Ridesharing, intelligent mobility and big data analytics are key trends that will influence the market. This briefing analyzes emerging market trends and makes bold predictions for 2017.
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Growth Opportunities for Partners in Global Medium-heavy Duty Trucking Industry
Jan 24 2017
70 mins
Sandeep Kar, Global Vice President - Mobility and Bharani Lakshminarasimhan, Program Manager
Product as a service will dominate industry narrative as proliferation of electronics and connected truck technologies creates new logistics business models. Moreover, concerns about global economic and geopolitical stability, along with concerns about strength of BRIC economies, are creating the need for recalibration of business strategies. Green, safe, connected smart trucks will be in demand. Autonomous mobility and digital freight brokering technologies are expected to receive more industry interest, and telematics technologies and business models will adapt to these changes. 2017 is also expected to experience rising product and market convergence as the value truck segment rises in prominence globally.
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Urbanization and Changing Customer Habits to Transform Global Rail Market
Dec 9 2016
33 mins
Krishna Achuthan, Senior Research Analyst and Shyam Raman, Program Manager, Intelligent Mobility
Demand for improved efficiency in the rail industry is expected to drive the market for advanced asset and fleet management tools, new rolling stock, and upgrades to rail infrastructure. Rail OEMs, operators and service providers are expected to expand capabilities in predictive analytics and remote asset management, and also focus on prognostics, safety enhancements, and wireless security solutions. Rail companies across the industry are expected to adopt new business strategies and launch new services through mergers and acquisitions.
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Five Pillars of Digitization will Transform the Automotive Industry
Nov 30 2016
66 mins
Sarwant Singh, Praveen Chandrasekar, Jaspreet Bindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and Stacy Janes, Irdeto
In a recent Frost & Sullivan event organized in collaboration with IBM, along with digital heads of major OEMs and suppliers on the eve of the Paris Motor show, it was concluded that by 2020, Internet-connected vehicles will be the number one application, transmitting over 350 KB of data per minute. The event determined that digitization in the automotive industry will be primarily defined by five key pillars and will have a spiral effect on other industries:
1. Connected Supply Chain
2. Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0
3. Connected and Autonomous Car
4. Digital Retailing and Vehicle Relationship Management
5. Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
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Did you know that you can use your debug token for much, much more than just debugging? In fact, utilizing it properly can improve the security of your application development process.
There are four key roles that the debug token plays in the BlackBerry® application development lifecycle:
- Allows loading of unsigned applications on a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet
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- Helps to protect your organization's Code Signing Keys
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Using a debug token for loading unsigned applications is the most common use case for a debug token and one that most developers use unknowingly because many of the BlackBerry Development Tools automate this process for you. This scenario is a major improvement over the workflow used for developing for BlackBerry® OS 7.1 and lower, which does not support the use of debug tokens. When developing for 7.1 and lower, you had to sign every build of an application before loading it on a BlackBerry smartphone. This required connections to be made to the RIM® signing servers for every build you wanted to test, which could take an inconvenient amount of time for a very large application. It also rules out developing without an Internet connection.
Debug tokens came to the rescue here, removing the signing requirement when testing and allowing for offline development. Simply create the debug token and load it onto your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and you will now be able to install and test your BlackBerry PlayBook applications without signing them. The initial creation of the debug token does require an Internet connection, but once created, it is valid for 30 days, giving you lots of time to develop while you're away from an Internet connection.
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Having a debug token installed along with an unsigned development build of your applications enables all sorts of tools that can be used to debug your application. The tools available will vary depending on the type of application you are developing. For BlackBerry® WebWorks™ applications, it allows the use of WebInspector. Adobe® AIR® and Android™ applications can make use of the debugger and debugging tools in their respective SDKs. Developers using the BlackBerry NDK can use the standard debugging tools along with some more specialized features; such as views for memory and process information as well as code coverage. It also allows you to copy files to and from your application's private sandbox area when running an unsigned development version of the application.
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You can run an unsigned application on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet by using a debug token, removing the need to have access to the keys to sign the application. Debug tokens allow you to separate the process of application creation and publication. You can create and test an application using a debug token, then deliver the application to a supervisor or a client for signing and publication. This enables you to keep your code signing key on a secure central build machine or in the hands of the client who will own the application. Remember, your code signing key is the component that uniquely identifies you as a developer. It's very important to keep this safe because anyone with access to your code signing key is able to distribute upgrades to your application that appear to come from you. You should also back up your keys because if you lose them you lose the ability to release updates for your applications.
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This is likely something you haven't thought of using your debug token for. You can use debug tokens to assist with running controlled beta. Recall that debug tokens are tied to an application developer and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PIN(s). They also expire after 30 days. Put these together and you have the means to create a time bombed release that can only be installed on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet whose PIN you whitelist. The beta testers would first need to install the debug token you provide and then the unsigned version of your application. Having the debug token tied to their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PIN makes it difficult for them to share the application with others. You can also supply them with the BlackBerry Tablet OS Graphical Aid so that your users don't have to install these using the command line.
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Rock legends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones return to the Ed Sullivan Theater stage when they present the "Top Ten List" on the "Late Show with David Letterman," Tuesday, Dec. 11 (11:35 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
Jagger and Richards, who first graced the Ed Sullivan Theater stage when the Stones made their first of many performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Oct. 25, 1964, will be making their first visit to the "Late Show."
The iconic band, featuring Jagger, Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with recently completed sold-out "50 & Counting" shows at London's O2 Arena in late November. They will perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 15. Their Dec. 15 Prudential Center show, titled "One More Shot," will be broadcast live via pay-per-view through all cable, satellite and teleco providers and online at yahoo.com at 9 p.m. For additional information, visit www.rollingstones/watch/.
The Stones' latest album, "GRRR," an anthology of their greatest hits over the past 50 years, was released in November and includes the new tracks "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot." The official Rolling Stones app is now available at the App Store at http://bit.ly/UaJTNQ.
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DEADLINE: March 27, 2019 SYNOPSIS A well-educated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is a significant contributor to maintaining the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program addresses the need for a high quality STEM workforce in STEM disciplines supported by the program and for the increased success of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) [6] , [16] . Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to fund scholarships and to advance the adaptation, implementation, and study of effective evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities that support recruitment, retention, transfer (if appropriate), student success, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM. The S-STEM program encourages collaborations among different types of partners: Partnerships among different types of institutions; collaborations of STEM faculty and institutional, educational, and social science researchers; and partnerships among institutions of higher education and local business and industry, if appropriate. The program seeks: 1) to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need obtaining degrees in STEM and entering the workforce or graduate programs in STEM; 2) to improve the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on academically talented low-income students; and 3) to generate knowledge to advance understanding of how factors or evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM of low-income students. The STEM disciplines supported by the S-STEM program include: Biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields); Physical sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science); Mathematical sciences; Computer and information sciences; Geosciences; Engineering; and Technology areas associated with the preceding disciplines (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.) The S-STEM program particularly encourages proposals from 2-year institutions, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), tribal colleges, and urban public and rural institutions. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY This program provides educational opportunities for Undergraduate Students . This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.


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Work (under supervision) providing all aspects of care/support to children, ensuring they take part with day-to-day learning and play activities.
Ensure that the setting is safe, clean and well presented.
Collaborate with colleagues ensuring the highest standards of work are carried out and are provided throughout your role in a positive manner.
To contribute to a high quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
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I writing you in response to your letter of the tenth. I understand that you do not feel that you should have to pay the ER doctor's bill for the treatment you received in the ER, since you were sent over to the ER from your doctor's office for a "direct admission."
However, it appears that there is some confusion over this point. If your doctor wanted you to be a "direct admission," he (or she) would have sent you to the hospital admitting office with orders to have you admitted under his or her own name, or under the care of the on-duty hospitalist. He did not, but rather sent you to the ER.
It is possible that he sent you to the ER because the on-duty hospitalist refused to accept you as a direct admission, feeling that you needed urgent assessment and stabilization treatment in the ER. Is is equally possible that your doctor sent you to the ER because it was the easiest way for him to get you off his back and pass the buck to another doctor. It is possible that he simply forgot how to arrange a "direct admission" because "just go to the ER" is a million times more common these days. We will never know because a review of the ER phone log reveals that he did not call with any instructions for the ER doctors regarding the expectations for your ER visit. Since you arrived to the ER after the close of office hours, your doctor was not available by phone to verify the plan, and the on-call clinic doctor did not know who you were.
A review of the ER record shows that you did receive a full history and physical exam, and that the ER doctor who saw you performed and interpreted multiple diagnostic tests, reviewed your medical records, treated you with intravenous medications, and consulted with specialists before making the independent decision to admit you to the hospital. We feel that the ER doctor's investment of time and effort (and risk) into your care justifies the charges applied to your account.
I know it does not feel like the ER doctor "did" anything because most of the work took place out of your sight, and because you had already told him that you were there to be admitted. However, most patients sent to the ER under similar circumstances in fact are sent home, either because they turn out to not have a medical problem requiring admission, or because their illness can be diagnosed in the ER and treated as an outpatient. So, in fact, the ER doctor did provide a valuable addition to your care.
We apologize for any annoyance or irritation you have suffered, and hope this writing finds you in good health. Please remit payment at your earliest convenience.
Shadowfax, MD
cc: Primary Care MD
(Addendum: In fairness, I often do reach the PCP by phone who informs me that he did not send the patient to the ER to be admitted, but to be assessed. Somehow patients reliably misinterpret being sent to the hospital as implicitly meaning 'for admission.")
09 August 2008
Direct Admit?
Dear Mr Jones,
Posted by shadowfax at 6:00 AM
9 comments:
great letter.ReplyDelete
i think the best part is
I know it does not feel like the ER doctor "did" anything because most of the work took place out of your sight
outside of surgeons and procedure heavy specialties, i think most docs can understand this. there's plenty we do for patients that aren't seen by them.
- Anonymous8/09/2008 11:34 AM
Excellent letter!!!ReplyDelete
How about this one...
Dear Dr. Feelgood
With regard to your patient, Mr Jones, whom was sent from your pain management clinic to our Emergency for breakthrough pain control of his chronic fibromyalgia. As we could not contact you after hours, we wish to inform you that the patient was displeased with our care. We were uncomfortable giving the requested 375 mg of Demerol in a single dose, and an additional 100 mg if the initial dose was unsuccessful, as the patient was already on a Fentanyl patch and Oxycontin. Mr Jones became agitated when informed him of the addiction potential of these drugs, and indicated that only you understand his pain. Further, the expletives he used when informed of the potentially fatal interactions of his mediations was inappropriate, as my mother was not a member of that species.
In light of this, please find enclosed an application for hospital privileges and outpatient privileges so that our hospital can meet the needs of your patients. We look forward to having you on our call schedule.
ER Doc with 30 in the waiting room
(To be fair, many pain specialists have pain contracts with their patients. But few have hospital privileges...)
Did the patient present with a positive Samsonite Sign?ReplyDelete
- Cynic8/10/2008 12:47 AM
You have a documented case of a man with "fibromybodyachesineedopiates?"
Perhaps this should be automatically generated paperwork for those sent to the hospital by their doctor. Including those sent by ambulance with explicit, well meaning, and misguided orders that we just transport the unstable patient.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/10/2008 5:34 PM
Hey there, Dr. ER, it rolls both ways...ReplyDelete
I never, repeat NEVER, send a patient to the ER without a minimum call to the triage nurse.
The last patient I sent via medics, with copies of my office notes, medication list, and the patient's problem list. I called the ER doc to explain my concerns, as no one could have surmised them without such a call. Part of the problem is that with 6 hour waits in the ER, not only is my office closed when the patient is assessed, the ER doc I talked to is sipping margaritas.
The patient was indeed admitted. Clearly, no one had seen any of my notes. All her meds were wrong. My primary concern remained unaddressed. She even had a family member with her that seemed to get what was going on.
I don't know where the ball was dropped, but don't always assume it was the PCP. We're tryin', man, really tryin'.
(I will accept criticism that if I admitted to the hospital, the care would have been more seamless. Alas, I can't be everywhere.
Anonymous PCP,ReplyDelete
I'm not frustrated with all primary care physicians, but venting about those who do make our lives, and our patients' lives, more difficult. There are some who are great, but some do not understand and don't seem to make an effort to understand what is best for the patient.
- Anonymous8/11/2008 5:06 AM
"outside of surgeons and procedure heavy specialties, i think most docs can understand this. there's plenty we do for patients that aren't seen by them."ReplyDelete
Perhaps you should spend some time explaining that to them?


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quaraga wrote:the skellies... captured the princess which has got to be about as hard as capturing the king and in set# 7078 the king has only one gaurd
the skellies can't be that dumb if, for instance the black armor wearing one, can be a finalist in the lists at a tourney.
anyway nice debate so far
I logged-in just to ofer my support and reasons in favour of the Suprime-Skeleton-Victory!
Honestly, it's not just a fantacy thing, where the Undead are kewl and stuff...
...but realistically, having solid massed infantry, that causes fear and has unlimited endurance.
TWO mighty dragons, I believe these massive Dragons are superior in strength and fighting skill to their baby cousins from Castle's past sets.
A fully-armed, mounted Skeleton Knight on a barded warhorse.
(_huge indicator of intelligence... putting steel over bone displays high reasoning skills which suggests he has a mind that can lead his troops and use tactics_)
Some of the Skeletons are shown using Bows & arrows... Bad guys having missle troops is a big advantage.
And finally, MAGIK...
Don't fall into the trap of thinking the newest faction is the best.
Orks would fail... and don't forget, skeletons are brainless... but Orks are mindless...


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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Inspires Nebraska Leaders
To "Respond to Randy" click on the link below and choose "Randy York's N-Sider" under "Area of Interest" on the new screen. Please include your name and city/town/state and share your thoughts on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
One of the nation's busiest and most important leaders flew to Lincoln last week to talk about leadership, and those who were lucky enough to pack Lincoln's Champions Club for a special edition of Football 101 left NU's campus with a unique understanding.
They learned how a Supreme Court Justice uses Nebraska football as a metaphor for life and why Clarence Thomas is so passionate about the sport that he would move to Lincoln "in a heartbeat" whenever the time's right for his curtain to come down in Washington, D.C.
Thomas, who won an intensely contested Senate confirmation in 1991, is not a Nebraska alumnus, but he just may be the Huskers' most famous fan - right up there with Dan Whitney, a.k.a. Larry the Cable Guy, a man he is proud to have met, so they could share their passion for faith, family and football.
A Georgia native, Justice Thomas has had a fascination with Husker football since he married Virginia Lamp, an Omaha native, 23 years ago. Never quite able to figure out why her parents, the late Donald and Marjorie Lamp, were such devoted Husker fans, he decided to dig a little deeper when Tom Osborne invited him to visit the Nebraska football offices while Thomas was teaching a one-week law school class at nearby Creighton in the mid-1990s.
Thomas knew "there was something underneath Nebraska football," he said. "Being able to talk to Coach Osborne that day, I found out it's about more than just football at Nebraska. It's about life."
A Hall-of-Fame coach connected with a Supreme Court judge using football as merely a bridge. "I didn't become a big fan of Nebraska just because Coach Osborne was winning all those national championships," Thomas said. "The things that attracted me the most were the graduation rates, the focus on academic support and an emphasis on Academic All-Americans."
Tyrance, Suh, Dillard All Positive Examples
Thomas marvels about the career of Husker linebacker Pat Tyrance, a member of the College Football Academic Hall of Fame. "After Nebraska, he went on to get his master's degree from Harvard and his doctorate from Harvard Medical School," he pointed out.
Tyrance's desire to go above and beyond in orthopaedic medicine defines and dramatizes Nebraska's twin pursuits of athletic and academic excellence. "Unbelievable," Thomas said. "To me, that defines Nebraska football at the highest level."
Thomas, in fact, can't recall talking to Osborne much about football the first time they sat down.
"It was about life, about leadership, about character, about doing what's right and how you live your life," Thomas said. "He was trying to get all of that into the overall context of athletics, so football really becomes a metaphor for something much larger."
Any good judge likes to see compelling evidence, and no member of the media had to introduce testimony for Thomas last week.
"Take Ndamukong Suh," Thomas said. "I met him when he was a young kid. Now look at him. I mean, he's a man, a person of character. He's a great football player, but there's so much more."
There's so much more because Bo Pelini and Osborne told Suh he could accomplish more if he came back for his senior season. "They didn't ask him to come back to help the team win," Thomas said. "They encouraged him to come back, so he could get better every single day in every imaginable way."
The road to redemption for linebacker Phillip Dillard is another favorite story for a man who analyzes Nebraska football practices and recruiting updates in between much weightier issues facing Americans.
"Look at what Phil went through and look at him now," Thomas said. "No one should ever question Coach Pelini's and Coach Osborne's shared philosophy. You have to bring the whole person for the team to get the whole benefit. You can't turn character on and off. It's off the field, and it's on the field, and it's just wonderful to follow as a fan."
Osborne: The Ultimate Victory Comes in Life
Thomas knows some programs are willing to win at any cost. "Then they have a price to pay," he said. "Coach Osborne and Coach Pelini have their priorities straight. When you do it the right way, on and off the field, you'll get victories, but the ultimate victory really comes in life."
No wonder Clarence Thomas unabashedly told a seminar attended by 130 that he uses Osborne's book, Beyond the Final Score, for guidance in leadership. He also draws from the work of Stephen Covey, who insists that "success is inseparable from character" and a successful person is defined as honest, generous, self-sacrificing and trustworthy.
"Without character, you cannot be a leader," Thomas said. "In my humble view, the leadership of others begins with the leadership of one's self. Each of us knows what our personal struggles are. Over the years, each of the self-improvement projects that we've undertaken began with an honest self-assessment."
His own process was not pretty. Thomas had to ask himself what he was doing that needed to be changed or improved upon. He had to set goals and objectives and track his daily progress. "I will not bore you with the litany of things that I needed to do, but all change and improvement begin with honest self-assessment," he said.
In his more than three decades in Washington and in his almost two decades on the Court, Thomas has faced countless challenges. He has made difficult decisions despite an endless assortment of criticisms and personal attacks.
Not surprisingly, one of the Court's most conservative jurists relies on his faith to do what he says is "the right thing in the right way and for the right reason."
Thomas doesn't put much stock in personal ambition and fulfillment. "Something more than our personal gratification is necessary to earn the right to lead others," he said. "It is not about us. To withstand universal condemnation, one must have a transcendent purpose, and personal gratification is too thin a reed to bear the weight of true leadership."
Best Leadership Trait: Practice the Golden Rule
Bottom line, Thomas has a firm view that leaders should adhere to the golden rule and treat others like they would like to be treated themselves.
Ted Gilmore, Nebraska's receiver coach and recruiting coordinator, thought Thomas' comments were right on. "Coach Osborne talks all the time in terms of treating people the way you want to be treated, whether you're pushing a broom or behind a desk," Gilmore said. "I remember a dear friend who once told me I would become a better football coach when he learned my wife was pregnant with our first child. When I asked him what he meant, he said: 'You're going to coach someone else's kid the way you'd want someone to coach yours.'"
Tim Clare, a member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, supports a Thomas statement that true leaders need to be who they are in all facets of their lives - as professionals, parents, spouses and community leaders. "Character and integrity are absolutely essential, whether you're dealing with your family, your coworkers or people you don't even know," Clare said.
Thomas' message resonated and sparked nearly an hour of Q&A after he spoke. Later, he admitted that he's such a Nebraska fan that he has a Husker screen saver on his computer and an extensive wardrobe of shirts with an iconic "N". He also confessed to an after-hours fascination with the Huskers on the Internet. He justified the passion by pointing out that he does not golf, gamble, play tennis, party or drink.
"When I tell you that my wife is the love of my life, I mean it," he said. "She's a fan, she's involved, and she's a hoot."
Thomas refuses to let cynicism in news programs, movies and elsewhere block his view that good will triumph over evil. Growing up in a broken family as the only black kid in his school, he learned at a young age to look for areas of common ground rather than focus on differences.
"If you let people steal your positive attitude, you let them steal your joy," he said.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't arm yourself with a good sense of humor now and then.
A Famous Fan Comes Up with a Good Quip
Thomas, for instance, would like to attend the Nebraska-Texas game in October, and he insists he would come to Lincoln without rancor or an agenda. "I let bygones be bygones," he said. "I will, however, be the timekeeper, and I will make sure that the game will be 60 minutes, not 60 minutes and one second."
Delivering his punchline with an uproaruous laugh, a serious-minded jurist proved he can be a hoot, too.
Matt Penland, a two-time NU letterman linebacker (1990-92) and now the Huskers' team chaplain, enjoyed the way Thomas balanced his message on leadership and character with some wit, especially when it's coming from a man who says: "Show me a perfect person, and I'll show you a deluded person."
"You cannot give what you do not have," Penland said. "I liked how Judge Thomas pointed out that you cannot fabricate leadership, service or honesty. I also liked hearing him describe the inscription he wants on his tombstone - one that says: He tried to be a good and faithful servant."
Penland then repeated the question that Thomas asked in his speech when he shared his vision of wanting to be a good and faithful servant. "In the end," Penland asked, "isn't that what really matters?"
Voices from Husker Nation
Thanks for the great piece on Justice Thomas. The diversity of BIG RED fans never fails to astound. The real gist of the article, in my estimation, is the references to what has always made NU different when it comes to the long-time commitment of developing quality people and, even more importantly in my opinion, that which makes Nebraska and NU unique. Bo Pelini understands what all is involved with state pride, the walk-on program, storied weight programs and other aspects of tradition. He gets that NU football is an institution in and of itself, and that's why there's no doubt he will be successful for a long time. GO BIG RED. John Floro, a 50-year, Nebraska-born fan now living in Chouteau, Oklahoma.
Loved the article on Clarence Thomas. What an awesome day that must have been. A great man appreciating and recognizing what makes Husker football what it is. I have lived in Arizona for 25 years now, but I still bleed Husker Red! Terri Fisher, Scottsdale, Arizona
Count me as surprised to see a Supreme Court Judge admitting he's a hard-core Husker fan. Wouldn't it be fun to see him waving to the crowd from Larry the Cable Guy's suite in the West Stadium? Everyone would see how diverse our fan base really is. Let's Git'R'Done! Dan Johnson, Missoula, Montana
Thanks for that wonderful article on Justice Thomas. It is great to hear that others appreciate the principles of Coaches Osborne and Pelini. I am proud to be a fan of this program. Go Big Red! Lennae Seevers, Omaha, Nebraska
I enjoyed your story on Justice Thomas. Great work! J Leroy Brandt
Thanks for the article on Judge Thomas. It brought out why we all love Nebraska so much - not just the winning, although that is wonderful, but it is the young men that come from the program. Deanna Grindle
I loved the article about Judge Thomas. It is good to know that a Supreme Court judge is such a big fan of Nebraska football. He sounds like a quality guy with exceptional ethics and character. Dennis McCarty, Grand Island, Nebraska


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When Mike Vick's concussion was labeled "significant," many reacted by saying, "They're all significant."
But there are degrees of concussions, and it sounds like Vick's is indeed serious.
Trainer Rick Burkholder provided an update to the media on Friday. Via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Burkholder said that Vick is "well below" baseline testing, and that he's "not the Michael Vick I know when he's healthy."
Though Vick's vision has returned to normal, he's still experiencing concussion symptoms.
"He's foggy. He's not very alert right now in terms of he just doesn't have that energy," Burkholder said. "He's tired all the time. He's slept a lot. He's not getting rid of the fatigue. I would consider him heavy-eyed."
As a result, Burkholder said Vick is "not even close" to playing.
The information from Burkholder makes even more curious the failure of the Eagles to rule Vick out before Friday. Though it was at all times possible the symptoms would instantly disappear and Vick would be able to practice, it's hard to imagine that anyone believed on Wednesday that there was any chance Vick could play on Sunday.
It's unclear whether the failure of the Eagles to scratch Vick before Friday justifies any type of sanction from the league office. The teams that have been fined $20,000 each for violating the injury-reporting rules this season probably have an opinion on this — including the Redskins, the team that didn't know until today that it definitely wouldn't face Vick on Sunday.


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Greta Wagner had a busy and productive evening at the Central Coast Section track and field finals May 30 at San Jose City College, qualifying in four events for the CIF State Championships June 6-7 in Clovis.
The Los Gatos High School senior successfully defended her pole vault title and combined with junior Marina Torras, senior Hannah Chen and sophomore Caice Lanovaz to win the 400-meter relay in 47.28. She also raced to second place in the 100-meter dash (11.87) and third in the 200 (24.79).
The top three placers in each event at CCS advanced to this weekend's state meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the Buchanan High campus.
Besides Wagner, other local student athletes to claim CCS gold medals were Los Gatos junior Chris Foster in the 3,200 (9:20.22), Saratoga senior Mady Fagan in the high jump (5-7) and Wilcox seniors Jesus Covarrubias in the 800 (1:54.11) and Marisa Kwiatkowski in the triple jump (39-3.25) and long jump (18-10) for the second year in a row.
Wagner hopes a lighter workload and experience gained at last year's state meet will bring improved results for her and her teammates.
Wagner, who cleared 12-11.75 and tied for second at state last year, goes to state as the top qualifier after winning the CCS meet with 12-8. Her lifetime best of 13-2 was set at the 2013 Top 8 Classic.
Wagner, Chen and Lanovaz all were on last year's Los Gatos 400 relay unit that placed fourth in its preliminary heat. Along with Torras, who ran on the Wildcats' 1,600 relay at state last year, the quartet goes to state as the ninth fastest qualifier and hopes to be among the nine teams that reach the finals.
She will drop the 200, allowing Lanovaz, who was fourth at CCS in 25.23, to take that spot. Lanovaz earned a return trip to state in the 100 hurdles, after placing second at CCS with 14.56.
Chen, who took third in both CCS hurdles races, clocking 14.69 in the 100 and 43.27 in the 300, dropped the 100 for state and will focus on the longer race. Chen placed 15th out of 28 runners in last year's 300.
Less certainly proved to be more at the CCS finals for Foster, who dropped the 1,600 after the CCS semifinals to concentrate on the eight-lapper.
In a slow-developing race, Foster earned his first state track meet bid, edging Monterey's James Welsh (9:20.31) and Saratoga junior Steven Sum (9:20.91), who also goes to state in track for the first time.
Sum already had dropped the 1,600, after winning both long distance races at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League finals on May 16 to concentrate on the 3,200.
Los Gatos junior Ben Haderle placed fourth in 9:25.55, just missing a state nod, and Homestead senior Cooper Sloan ran 9:44.46 for 10th out of 12 runners.
Other first-time state qualifiers include Cupertino sophomore Jade Harrison, who was second in the girls 200 (24.78) and third in the 400 (56.36), Lynbrook senior Davis Catolico, who bounded 45-8 to beat out Bellarmine's Grant Bush by one inch for third place in the triple jump, and Catolico's sophomore teammate, Justin Robison, who earned third in the boys 1,600.
In the 200 Harrison was running in Lane 5, in between talented seniors and State Meet veterans Madeline Price of Menlo and Wagner. She never caught the Duke-bound Price (24.33), who became the second girl in CCS history to win the 200 and 400 dashes in consecutive years, but she was able to finally catch Wagner on the lean.
In the 400, while Harrison was putting together a PR, Wilcox junior D'Airrien Jackson ran 57.74 for fifth and Homestead sophomore Kailey Harvey placed eighth in 59.48.
In his race, Robison claimed the lead quickly and remained at the front of a tightly bunched pack until the final straightaway, when Welsh and Logan Marshall of Half Moon Bay darted by.
Welsh won in 4:18.93, just ahead of Marshall (4:19.48), while Robison held off King City junior Edgar Bonilla for the third and final state berth. Los Gatos junior Jack Sexton placed ninth in 4:25.38.
Wilcox senior Alicia Yee qualified second in the triple jump with 36-1.5, while Cupertino junior Anamika Ghosh was sixth at 34-10.
Los Gatos narrowly missed repeating as girls champions, as Gunn outscored the Wildcats 73-70.
Senior Carly Heffernan placed eighth in the pole vault (11-4) and the 300 hurdles (47.52). Junior Serena Dudas came to the meet as an alternate, but got a chance when someone scratched. She took advantage with a seventh place in the 300 (46.33).
In the long jump, Lanovaz placed fifth with a leap of 17-8.25 and Chen was seventh with 17-3.25. Junior Cecily Johnson scored a point with her eight-place effort (5:06.93) in the very fast 1,600 race.
Fremont sophomore J.J. Escalera was ninth in the 1,600 with 5:07.45 and Homestead junior Hannah Allen was two spots back at 5:07.85. Escalera came back later in the 800 and ran 2:20.80 for eighth.
In the girls 3,200, Harker freshman Niki Iyer was fifth (10:51.14), two places ahead of Lynbrook junior Grace Ling (10:54.25) and three spots in front of Monta Vista senior Bridget Gottlieb (10:57.42). Mitty sophomore Julia Lemak was 10th in 11:19, just ahead of Monta Vista freshman Kelly Bishop (11:20).
Lynbrook's 400 relay team of seniors Kathy Jung and Imani Behrens and juniors Gianna Wu and Claire Yuan placed seventh with a time of 49.70.
Lynbrook's boys also reached the 400 relay final, and the quartet of sophomore Reyjay Conner and seniors Eloy Fernandez, Andrew Lee and Ervin Irimpin took eighth with 44.73.
In the boys 1,600 relay, Saratoga just missed qualifying for the state meet by .32 of a second. The Falcons placed fourth in 3:24.33, right behind Bellarmine, with seniors Travis Stokes, Benjamin Glasstone, Will Guy and Eric Ringsrud. Homestead was sixth in 3:26.24.
Earlier, Ringsrud placed sixth in the 200 meters, clocking 22.57.
In other boys sprints, Los Gatos senior Marcus Lanovaz zipped 11.15 for sixth in the 100 and junior Derek Friske from The King's Academy was sixth in the 400 at 50.0, two spots ahead of Wilcox senior Delshawn Mitchell (52.21).
In the high jump, Saratoga's Fagan returns to state, where she competed for Los Gatos as a sophomore. That year she placed second at CCS with a leap of 5-5 and 14th at state with 5-3.
Prospect freshman Olga Baryshnikova placed fourth behind Fagan last Friday, clearing 5-1 and missing a state bid by two inches. Saratoga junior Puck deRoos was ninth, also clearing 5-1.
Monta Vista senior Emma Seyer placed in both girls throwing events, earning seventh in the shot put (36-9.5) and eighth in the discus (111-2).
Presentation senior Taylore Jaques, who jumped 13-4.25 to win the state girls pole vault title as a sophomore and 12-6 for second last year, will compete at state for a fourth straight year. The four-time West Catholic Athletic League champion equaled her season best of 12-4 to place third at the CCS meet. Sophomore Sydney Jaques, Taylore's sister, was ninth at 10-6.