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At one time every Catholic above the age of 7 or 8 years old who wanted to receive Holy Communion at Mass on Sunday would line up outside the Confessional on Friday or Saturday night and confess their sins to the Parish Priest. If you didn't go to Confession, you didn't go up for Communion on Sunday. Every weekend the Priest would settle himself in the "box" and hear Confessions for an hour, two or more until all his flock had a chance to receive the Sacrament, lineups were typically long.
Nowadays the reasoning is still somewhat there (don't receive Communion if you are in a state of mortal sin), but the long lineups to the Confessional are gone. The understanding of what venial and mortal sins are is tepid at best. I'm not a Theologian so I won't start parsing out what is venial and what is mortal, but I will try to explain in general terms and what my rule of the thumb is.
First, some definitions:
Sins are a behavior or action that God Himself has defined as offensive to Him or against His "code of conduct", but I find it helpful to remember that sins aren't an arbitrary thing that God has marked out just to show us who's boss and flex His Divine muscles…sins are actually something that scar our soul in some way, something that wounds and weakens us and because He is a loving Father to each of us, He doesn't want us to live our lives wounding ourselves and each other.
Venial Sin: This is a sin that is an offense to God, but not one that is so grave that you lose Sanctifying Grace and are in a state of mortal sin. Some examples of venial sin would be: Wasting time on Facebook instead of getting the dishes done; Being uncharitable in your thoughts against someone; Spending a chunk of the family's grocery budget on that expensive perfume you've been wanting and feeding them Kraft Dinner for a week to accommodate the financial hit. Every time we attend Mass and the Priest leads us in the Penitential Rite (the Confiteor…"I confess to Almighty God…" and then the Priest offers the general absolution "May Almighty God have mercy on us…"), our venial sins are absolved.
Mortal Sin: If you die in a state of mortal sin, Heaven is closed to you. Some examples of mortal sins: Stealing from someone; Missing Mass on Sunday without excellent reason (sick, hurricane); Receiving Holy Communion while knowingly in a state of mortal sin; Having an affair. Only the Sacrament of Reconciliation to a Priest (with a sincere and complete confession) can absolve us from mortal sin.
For some authoritative reading, see: Catechism of the Catholic Church: Sin. The best person to help you sort out when a sin is mortal and when it's venial is your Priest. If you don't trust his judgement (because unfortunately some Priests can be a bit loosey goosey and this may cause you to feel unsure), find another Priest whose judgement you do trust.
Now that we have the gist of things sorted out, why go to Confession regularly if you aren't running around murdering people or robbing banks? Since we're all "good people" and attending Mass wipes our souls clean from venial sins, why worry about going to Confession regularly?
Here's the secret that not many people realize: Every time we go to Confession, with a sincere heart and a sincere purpose of amendment, not only are all our sins wiped away…the Sacrament also pours healing balm over our wounds (because although our sins are absolved, the damage they've done, the wounds, are still present) and gives us the strength to overcome habitual sins and also to blossom more and more spiritually. Being absolved from sins wipes the slate clean, but the Sacrament of Reconciliation also provides us with weapons to fight our spiritual battles as well as helps us to grow more and more beautiful in a spiritual sense. Without trying to judge people, this is why we witness even daily Mass attending folks stunted spiritually: dollars to donuts they aren't going to Confession on a regular basis.
Question: Can't I go to God directly & confess my sins? Why do I need a Priest? Actually you CAN go to God directly, you CAN ask for His forgiveness one-on-one and it's good to do so each night when you reflect on the day and where you went wrong. He indeed may forgive you, in fact likely He will. But here's the kicker: there's no 100% assurance or guarantee that He will. With the Sacrament of Reconciliation, there is that guarantee…YOUR SINS ARE ABSOLUTELY, 100% FORGIVEN when the Priest absolves you (with the caveat that you are sincere in your Confession, complete in telling all the sins you are aware of and truly repentant with a desire to amend your life). Not only do you have that guarantee, you also reap the rewards of all that lovely, life giving Grace pouring as heavenly ointment over the scars left behind and healing you in ways that only the Sacrament itself provides.
My Rule of Thumb:
I like to go to Confession at least once a month for the First Saturday Devotion (more info on that here). I find it more beneficial though if I go every other week. The tricky part here is that you go with a sincere heart of confessing your sins and getting them absolved, not going to "tick that box" for the First Saturday devotion. God isn't impressed when we're just going through the motions, we have to be sincere. When I first came back into the Church, I found it helpful to go weekly.
Tip for when you're too ashamed or scared:
Living in today's world, embracing its nasty way of life, chances are you have quite a lot of dirty laundry to get washed when you first re-enter the Church. It's embarrassing and probably some eyebrow raising stuff needs to be purged from your soul. It's not easy going to a Priest that you see weekly or daily at Mass. Here's how I dealt with that little problem: I went to priests that I would never see again or at least not for a long time. Because I live in Saskatoon, I can go to a priest on the north end of the city and not see him again for a year or so, he'll never remember me. Or if there's a Mission going on at a parish somewhere, chances are there's an out of town priest hearing Confessions, I'll grab that opportunity. I'll even drive to North Battleford or Prince Albert or Lloydminster. Too extreme? Look, the most important thing is that you get this done and make as complete a Confession as possible after a long absence from the Church. If it makes you feel better running miles to go to a priest out in the sticks somewhere, do it. This will be for the first year or so and then you'll settle down, purge all the old dirty laundry (keep in mind once you've confessed something, it's done with…no need to keep bringing it up) and fall into a routine where you're more comfortable seeing a local priest regularly.
But I cry all the time in Confession:
I don't know why this is but when doing face-to-face Confessions, I always end up crying and feeling sorry for myself. What I do now is sit behind the curtain or grate so that I can make my Confession without looking at the priest. The funny thing is many times I'll poke my head around the curtain and say "hello" to Father before I get started. A lot of people prefer making an anonymous Confession and that's totally fine, in fact I believe this is something that Holy Mother Church insists has to be made available to all her children if they want it.
Should I make an appointment with a priest or go during public Confession times?
A general rule of thumb is that if you need more time with a priest, say if you're looking for some spiritual direction, you should make an appointment. If you can be in and out of the Confessional in 5 to 10 minutes, then going during posted weekly times is fine. The problem with setting an appointment is that there is no chance of anonymity if that's what you're wanting.
Looking for the box Confessionals?
A lovely Redemptorist priest once proclaimed to me: "Oh Terry, you don't want to go back to the old days when we were stuffed into a hot, old rickety box speaking into some hole in the wall when making Confession"…and I'm like "oh yes I do!". I much prefer the old style box Confessionals where there's no way for the priest to see who's on the other side and it's easy for me to stay focused and not worry about tears or my nose running or how swollen my red face is. I'm also not reacting to any twitches the priest may have flashing across his face. I find I can be more straightforward, more sincere and not distracted by "self". I know of two Churches in Saskatoon where these are still available: Our Lady of Czestochowa and Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, if this too is what you're looking for you'll find them there…check their websites for Confession times.
The most important thing: Just go. And keep going on a regular basis (at least once or twice a month). You'll find the practice of making a regular Confession very healing and beneficial.


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21 Jan The 5 Most Terrifying Experiential Marketing Vehicles of All Time
No, man. Promotional vehicles are not whimsical client engagement tools. They're harbingers of fiery doom. They're existential crises imbued with motive force. Behold:
The Wienermobile
Look, hot dogs are delicious, OK? No one around here's saying otherwise. But there's a certain amount of willful ignorance involved. Every time you wrap your lips around an over-processed sausage, your brain is making a subconscious command decision to suppress questions like, "Are there horses in this?" and "Why is it the color of tonsils?" But one eyeful of the Wienermobile and your cerebral cortex is flooded with images of SOMETHING. It's a giant, glossy, plastic intestine stuffed with glossy, plastic flesh and driven by a crack team of wiener cultists that reportedly have ties to US congress:
The "hotdogger" position of driving the Wienermobile is open to U.S. citizens, and the job lasts from the first of June until the following first of June. Only college seniors who are about to graduate are eligible. Both current hotdoggers and Oscar Mayer recruiters visit college campuses across the country in search of the next round of hotdoggers. Candidates are screened from an average of 2000 applicants. Every March, a pool of thirty final-round candidates are brought to Kraft Foods and Oscar Mayer headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, for interviews. Each vehicle can hold two hotdoggers, and twelve people are chosen. Currently there are about 300 hotdogger alumni. U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan was not a hotdogger, but reportedly drove the Wienermobile one time as a guest during a summer job as a Kraft sales representative.
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Meow Mix Mobile
"So, we want it to look a little like an acid-induced hallucination from the Disney adaptation of a popular Victorian children's novel, but we also want its eyes to fix passersby with an accusing, manic stare that bathes the darkest reaches of the soul in the floodlights of judgement, slavering gleefully in anticipation of their fall from grace. Like a real cat. Cool?"
Planters NUTmobile
So, basically:
Avoid spending your summer fighting ants in the backyard by following the NUTmobile on Twitter.
City Bus Snake Wrap – Copenhagen Zoo
You know what I don't have enough of in my life? Violent reminders of my mortality. What I want – what I think most people want, really – is a hint that civilization's dominion over nature is little more than a comforting delusion, and that we're all really one meteor strike away from returning to the boiling jungles from which we once emerged.
Butagaz Mobile Gas Tank
This shiny mound of fiery death on wheels was built in 1962 as a promotional vehicle for the butane distribution company Butagaz, and made its first appearance at the Tour de France. I can't even look at this thing without bracing for the inevitable explosion. Maybe, like, pre-Bruce Willis, when we all still believed that gas tanks on trucks could remain inert during transport, maybe in those golden days, you could get away with marketing via an oversized explosive device at a major sporting event, but this is a no-no in a post-Die Hard world.

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March 29, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
6th June 2013
Could emerging markets have become too boring? Emerging markets have historically been seen as a natural stomping ground for active managers. Markets were inefficient, allowing for plenty of alpha generating opportunities. But with some estimates suggesting that as much as $2trillion is now invested in emerging market equities, is this opportunity diminishing? And if so, where else should investors be looking?.
Investment journalist Cherry Reynard surveys the expert opinion.
The large cap, high quality end of emerging market equities has had an extraordinary run of performance. This has been seen in the strong returns from the quality-focused emerging market funds from Aberdeen and First State. Multi-managers such as David Coombs, head of multi-asset at Rathbones, have suggested that the opportunities for outperformance in this part of the market are diminishing. Emerging market companies are increasingly well-covered by analysts as a greater number of investors move into the markets and corporate finance activity picks up. They have therefore, in many cases, become more 'efficient' in their performance.
Poised to benefit from this are the frontier markets managers, who can reasonably argue that their markets are truly inefficient because less capital has been directed towards them. Sam Vecht, manager of the BlackRock Frontiers investment trust, says: "Over the last decade or more, emerging markets have become much more efficient. The ability to add returns over and above the market are far less. Also, the markets have risen significantly, which has also diminished the likelihood of them rising further. There are now a lot of sensible intelligent people looking there." He argues that frontier markets stack up better on yield, growth and volatility as he told Ft.com But money flowing into frontier markets has also increased, hitting $2.27bn for the year to the end of May. Citi analysts estimate that assets under management in frontier markets have reached $17bn, up from $12bn in the middle of last year. So this opportunity may also be diminishing, though no-one would argue that these markets are yet 'efficient'.
Coombs has started to direct his cash towards the Asean markets. This has also been a popular choice with Jacob de Tusch Lec, manager of the Artemis Global Income fund, who believes the smaller Asian economies may be the key beneficiaries of the change in policy in Japan. He suggests that the flow of money relative to the size of these economies may even create bubble conditions in some areas.
But if analyst coverage is the problem, the answer may not be to focus on region, but to focus on size. Smaller companies globally have less analyst coverage, simply because they do fewer deals and are therefore of less interest to the corporate finance community. This is true whether they are in developed or emerging markets.
In this piece on Fundweb, Stephen Williams a divisional director at Brewin Dolphin, argues that the investment opportunity could be inversely related to the size of the company. The larger the company, the more coverage it attracts, and the more liquid are its shares with FTSE 100 index covered, on average, by 20 stock market analysts: "By contrast, the average small-to-mid-sized company is only covered by around five analysts. This offers greater opportunities to unearth value."
However, the article also points out that the opportunity diminishes as companies are 'discovered'. Mid-caps, for example, have had a strong run of performance and it is difficult to argue that they have been neglected by the investment community. Small caps are likely to command a greater 'inefficiency premium'.
But before dismissing emerging markets completely, it is worth noting the views of Jason Pidcock, manager of the Newton Asian and Emerging Market Income funds. He believes that there has been a contraction of the opportunities in emerging markets as fund flows have been directed towards emerging markets, but they are still some way from being efficient: "These markets have a long way to go. Over the long term market forces should contract the opportunity, but it takes a long time. In Asia, for example, most countries outside Singapore are way behind Singapore. Even in Australia, we believe we can make a difference."
Others, such as Ken French of Dartmouth College and a director of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Wall Street Journal blogsite reject the notion of inefficiency altogether: "Considering how cheap it has become to trade stocks, the hundreds of millions of investors competing over them every day and the massive amounts of research generated around the world, it isn't very likely that screaming bargains will go unheard or that absurd overvaluations will persist for long. Also, when shares are thinly traded, they are more expensive to buy and sell. So any mispricing has to be substantial before anyone will step in and trade on it."
More worryingly, French adds: "Consistently, the funds pursuing opportunities in "inefficient" markets like small stocks, real estate or emerging markets don't look any better than those investing in the biggest U.S. stocks." It should be said that French was writing before the start of the significant bull run in equities seen over the last eighteen months, and Dimensional is a provider of funds with a more passive approach, however, it does suggest that investors should be wary about swallowing the line that inefficient markets are good for active managers wholesale.
The most logical conclusion, perhaps, for investors, should be that markets do not remain efficient and that inefficiency may not be all it's cracked up to be anyway. Arbitrage opportunities can exist, but they are diminishing in emerging markets as there are more investors researching and trading those companies.


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Before having sex, you must make sure your partner agrees to it. This is called consent. But saying "yes" doesn't always mean your consent is legal. Let's look at some simple rules to help you understand.
Remember: No always means no. This applies to kissing and petting as well.
Did You Really Say "Yes"?
Your consent is legal if it meets all the following conditions:
- You express your consent clearly.
- You really agree to have sex. You give your consent freely and don't feel forced or obliged to have sex.
- You're in a condition to agree. For example, you must be awake. Also, you must not be so drunk that you don't know what you're doing.
Important! You have the right to change your mind at any time. Your partner must respect your choice. If not, your partner might be accused of a crime.
Are You Old Enough?
You're 16 or older? Then you're old enough to consent.
You're under 16? You can consent to sexual activity as long as it's with someone close to your own age.
What does "close to your own age" mean? The chart below explains the age differences that are allowed.
Age of the Younger Partner
Age Difference Allowed
12-13 years
2 years (less 1 day)
14-15 years
5 years (less 1 day)
When Is Consent Never Legal?
Until you turn 18, your consent isn't legal if you're in a vulnerable position in relation to your partner.
What does it mean to be in a vulnerable position?
1 – Your partner is in a position of authority or trust in relation to you.
Some people are in a position of authority because of their jobs, for example, school teachers.
2 – You're dependant on your partner or are being exploited by your partner.
- Your partner uses your difference in age to take advantage of you.
- Your partner gives you a place to live when you have nowhere else to go.
Important !
This article explains in a general way the law that applies in Quebec. This article is not a legal opinion or legal advice. To find out the specific rules for your situation, consult a lawyer or notary.


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House prices continued to fall in May, with the latest figures from the UK's biggest mortgage lender Halifax revealing a monthly fall of 2.4% and an annual drop of nearly 4%.
Halifax says the falls are being caused by the lack of new buyers, many of whom are unable to secure credit from mortgage providers because of lending restrictions.
But the bank says the falls should be taken in the context of "significant gains" in recent years. UK prices increased by 79% over the five years to August 2007, with the average UK price up in value by more than £88,000 between August 2002 and August 2007.
Nationwide's figures also show house prices nosedived in May with average properties suffering a 4.4% annual decrease in value.
Its latest house price index shows that the pace of house price falls accelerated last month amid a climate of negative sentiment, higher inflation and static interest rates.
The building society says prices fell by 2.5% between April and May, bringing average prices to 4.4% lower than the same time last year. However, prices are still 5% higher than two years ago and 10% higher than three years ago. And Nationwide says borrowers are better placed to weather the storm than in the 1990s.
House prices fell by 2.5% during May, the largest recorded monthly fall in the history of the Nationwide monthly index. At seven months, this is also the longest consecutive period of monthly falls since 1992.
The Land Registry has also reported an dip in prices, with annual house prices in England and Wales decreasing by 2.7% in April. This brings the average property to £183,626.
The monthly change for April is -0.2 per cent. The volume of transactions was also down from the same period last year, with an average of 72,479 per month between November 2007 to February 2008, compared with 103,141 per month from October 2006 to January 2007.
Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at Nationwide, says: "A further fall in house prices in May was not unexpected, and for most of those not wishing to move house or borrow money secured on it, the fall in value of their home is likely to be of limited concern in the short term."
Nationwide's figures are the national average, and, as the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) points out, not all regions will have felt such a significant fall.
Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the NAEA, says: "The national sales figures do not tell the whole story. We know from our members that the picture is still very regional with some areas continuing to do better than others."
King says consumer confidence is key to the health of the housing market. "It is apparent that some people are adopting a 'wait and see attitude', watching the market, before making any decisions, which is affecting prices," he adds.


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1. Build a relationship
A study found that in four out of five promotions, those promoted had a mentoring relationship with someone higher in the company who helped spread the good word about their achievements.
Whilst some companies have formal mentoring programs, others do not but there are still ways you can build relationships with people in higher positions in the company. Mentors can also be great sources for information and career guidance.
2. Record your success
While promotions are not always based on your performance, you can certainly make a much better case for a promotion by showing detailed records about previous successes.
Keep a record of everything you do that enhances the company's bottom line, that puts the company or your department in a good light, that is creative and innovative or that shows your loyalty and commitment to the organisation.
If you have had major accomplishments, make sure people know about them - especially the people doing the promoting. Sell yourself and let employers know that you are seeking a promotion.
3. New skills
It goes without saying that one of the best ways to succeed in getting a promotion is to expand your knowledge and skill sets in areas that are critical to the organization. As technology and other environmental forces change rapidly, you need an ever-increasing skill set not only to perform your job, but to stay marketable.
Experts also suggest that employees who want to get ahead should not only keep current with industry news and events, but also pay attention to trends and events outside their specialty.
4. Professionals get promoted
Earn a reputation for being dependable, professional, and cooperative. Act and look the part by dressing professionally even on casual Fridays. Stay positive and keep your complaints to yourself.
5. Embrace the business and its employees
The more people that know you, know your strengths and abilities, the more likely your name will be discussed when opportunities arise.
An added benefit of networking is that you will learn much more about the company if you network with people in other areas of the organisation.
6. Ask for more
Volunteering to help out other departments or teams, or simply asking for more responsibilities in your own role increases your value within the organisation. Asking for more work shows your interest and desire to help your department and company to succeed
7. Play as a team
Because so much of work is now accomplished through teams, departmental or cross-functional, it becomes even more important to share successes with your team and to avoid pointing the finger when there are failures.
By being a team player, you will build your reputation and increase your value to the organisation.
8. Get creative
After studying the needs and challenges of the organisation, you may see an area that has been neglected or could be improved. Write a proposal for a new role which you could fill will show the company how committed you are to helping them.
And even if the company does not opt for the new position, you have again shown your initiative, creativity and value to the firm and that can only help you the next time you request a promotion.


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Solar panels will gradually gather a build up of grime that will decrease the amount of sunlight getting to the panels. Solar panel manufacturers state that your keeping your panels clean can improve efficiency by as much as 20%. It is important to be sure any cleaning fluids or materials are non-abrasive and suitable for the task, therefore will not damage the panels or leave a residue that can also hamper their efficiency.
In the majority of cases solar panels are attached using roof clamps. Cornwall is Zone 4 on windloads. Although we use the highest quality mounting kits over time they can become corroded, deteriorate and break, especially installs near the coast. It is worth once every few years having the clamps checked and if they have corroded then to have them replaced. It is also prudent to have the accessible roof hooks checked (the roof hooks on the outside of the array) to see if they have had any deterioration, if so then these will also need replacing.
Unless you can safely reach the panels yourself, you may wish to have your cleaned and maintained by a professional. Harvest Cornwall do offer cleaning services and safety checks.
Please contact us to discuss your system so we can give you an upfront cost for your servicing your solar panels.


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As a follow up to my article on a Salt Lake City apt I found this and wanted to link to it.
A heat wave is predicted for this summer so likely it will be a hot one.
If it's too hot you can stay inside your Salt Lake City apt where you will be out of the sun according to the folks at https://blog.bridgesatcitifront.bridgepm.com/around-town/tips-to-stay-cool-in-salt-lake-city/.
Try these tips to stay cool this summer.
1. Drinks lot of water. Staying hydrated keeps you cooler.
2. Don't exert too much energy when it's really hot. Sit back and relax with a movie and a glass of water.
3. Wear clothing that is loose and light colored to reflect the heat.
4. Turn on the ceiling fans and get some air circulating.
5. Close the windows and the blinds or curtains. That will help keep the heat out of your Salt Lake City apt.
How about you? Any luck finding a Salt Lake City apt? Comment below.
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Nicodemus wrote:On viewer I see the host computer but it appears offline until I use "refresh status option". its any option to make refresh status automatically every x seconds or minutes while viewer are running? I tried Autoping to know what computers are online but not work because the host use Internet ID (and on real case i will need internet id)
Nicodemus wrote:Also, When I installed the host by on click exe it sends correctly an email with the encrypted string but this string don't work on viewer add code option. I finally need to add the host to viewer manually by looking internet id and putting new password manually on host. Why?
Nicodemus wrote:Also, When I try to configure on click exe host to hide all, (try icon, start menu shortcuts etc) And then i need to reconfigure something directly fr om host, I can't. I tried to open the host installed exe file under remoteutilities directory but it shows an error. So, The only solution was uninstall host and reinstall with another reconfigured msi.
Nicodemus wrote:Also, I Understand the security need to show the message advertising user of the mail being sent but... I don't want my email appears on the message! How to acomplish that?
Nicodemus wrote:Finally, Searching your forums I see that you don't have an option similar to "browser viewer" like logmein or teamviewer has...it's planned to have it on your servers or on self hosted? and if yes, when?
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A Downpour of Resignations
It has been a week since your company's annual review cycle, and human resources has been flooded with resignations. As the delivery manager at Pronto Recruits, you are worried that the company will struggle to meet its client commitments with the loss of some key employees.
As you investigate the reasons for the resignations, you find that most employees feel the company values only a few star performers. The culture is also extremely competitive, with little cooperation between employees, and there is a fear of making mistakes. In addition, there is a perception that there is little upward mobility, so the only way to progress is to leave for another position.
As the delivery manager, you must find a practical solution to this situation so that the rate of attrition decreases and your bottom line does not suffer. You must work to ensure that the company has a conducive environment focused on growth, performance, and learning. After researching and talking with colleagues, you find that a growth mindset will not only help employees feel more valued but also improve the performance of your company. You decide you need to shift your organizational culture from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.
To get buy-in from your company's senior managers, you must determine how a growth mindset could impact the business and its bottom line. Start by answering some questions: Do you understand what a growth mindset is and how it differs from a fixed mindset? What kind of goals do you need to establish to build a growth mindset culture? How will the cross-functional teams within the organization respond to a growth mindset? Can the organization and its people be challenged to create, innovate, and collaborate to give the company a competitive edge?
The Accenture Academy courses Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset, Learning Goals versus Performance Goals to Build a Growth Mindset Culture, and Impact of a Growth Mindset on Cross-functional Teams will help you answer these questions and show you how a growth mindset can help you succeed in developing a positive approach to building new skills in your career and work more effectively with teams.
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Alakananda is a mother of two beautiful girls. What defines her apart from being a wife and mother is her passion for painting. A whole new imaginary world is recreated by painting. She started painting at a very young age but did not pursue it full time. Being an artist at heart she started painting again in full gusto when she went to Dubai after her marriage. The dreary desertscape was a reverse inspiration to escape the heat and sand hence she started painting verdant landscapes . That is how her journey started and rest is what they call is history.


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Title : HIGH TEMPERATURE X-RAY STUDIES OF A CU-BE ALLOY.
Descriptive Note : Master's thesis,
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Personal Author(s) : McHugh, William M.
Report Date : 1965
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Abstract : The Debye-Scherrer method has been used to study the sequence of precipitation structures in a two percent beryllium-copper alloy. A special x-ray camera fitted with a furnace was used to follow the age-hardening process at controlled elevated temperatures. It is concluded that no intermediate structure exists which is capable of three dimensional diffraction. Two earlier investigations of this system suggest the existence of intermediate structures. It is shown in this paper that these intermediate structures are actually oxides of beryllium-copper. Existing confusion regarding the correct lattice parameters of the alpha and beta prime phases has been eliminated with the determination of their precise values. (Author)
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We left at 6:45am this morning and it's been a good driving day. We are about 15 miles from our destination. We crossed into Nebraska in the morning and then crossed time zones back into central time. We did a couple of fuel stops. The girls played multiplication dice games and then Sophia wanted to learn multiplication – she was quite disappointed that I only had brought math exercises for Jessica, so I had to make some up for her. Jessica practiced rounding to thousands and hundreds and at first she was quite upset because she had forgotten (the phrase "there's no crying in math" comes to mind.) But I was patient and by the end she got it and was actually bored because it was so easy. Looking forward to a relaxing night. Tom has been on the road 9 hours now with very little breaks – he's an awesome long distance driver.
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Love's Fuel Stop I-76, 8:30am MT, 18,358km
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The nation's largest electronic medical record vendor has an image problem. Verona, Wis.-based Epic has come under fire this year over its lack of interoperability, spurring the company, once well known for its mum relationship with the press, to speak up.
Just this August, Epic inked a deal with lobbying firm Card & Associates to work on its interoperability image – one that has left a perception that Epic has a closed system that does not easily work well with other EHR systems.
"There's been a lot of misinformation out there," said A. Bradford Card, the firm's principal, to Politico. "I've had a number of productive meetings with Congress to educate members and staff so they know who Epic is and the great story they have to tell. They are the most interoperable EHR company."
But many industry stakeholders don't seem to agree.
"Epic's plan for interoperability is for everyone to use Epic. … or pay a boatload for data transfer," wrote Rebecca Coelius, former medical officer for innovation at ONC, in a Healthcare IT News comment. "It's going to take a strategy update, not a PR firm, to fix this one."
Congressman Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., MD, in a July hearing on Capitol Hill was among the most outspoken over the vendor's supposed lack of interoperability, mentioning Epic by name.
"And Congress has spent, as we all know, something like $24 billion over the past six years buying products to facilitate interoperability only to have the main vendor under the program, Epic, sell closed platforms," Gingrey told the Energy & Commerce Committee back in July. "Do you believe that the federal government and the taxpayers are getting their money's worth subsidizing products that are supposed to be interoperable but they are not?"
A month earlier, Edmund Billings, MD, chief medical officer at Medsphere Systems, the developer of the OpenVista EHR, made similar charges. "While Epic preaches interoperability, it practices non-interoperability and vendor lock," he wrote back in June.
Then in August, Epic President Carl Dvorak went on the defensive in a testimony before ONC's Health IT Policy Committee.
"We connect to 26 other vendors systems, 21 HIEs, 29 HISPs and 28 eHealth Exchange members," with 20 more coming online soon, Dvorak told the committee. Moreover, the company has enabled "about 20 billion data transactions per year, over 12,000 different interfaces across our 320 customers, to about 600 other vendor systems – including 88 public health agencies, 18 research societies, 51 immunization registries across 46 states and 17 research registries."
Just this May, research firm KLAS released a report finding that Epic to non-Epic clinical data sharing can be done, but it is not without challenges. The report examines what health organizations not using an Epic system have to do in order to share data with health systems that employ an Epic EHR.
Providers using non-Epic clinical systems say that while it isn't easy, they are able to share data with Epic.
"Epic is seen by many competitors and providers as not playing well with others," said report author Mark Allphin, in a news release. "Yet the providers we interviewed told us a more complex story. Data is being shared, but the effort required to get there can be very different depending on whether you are on the Epic side of the exchange or with some other vendor."
Epic's interoperability image also proves critical at this time, as the company just announced early this summer it was teaming up with tech giant IBM to compete for the DoD Healthcare Management Systems Modernization Contract, a system that heavily relies on full integration capabilities. Epic will go against other EHR heavyweights Allscripts and Cerner in competing for the bid.


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USITT gives the award annually to the author of an outstanding publication in the field of design and production for the performing arts. Harris will receive the award at the USITT Annual Conference and Stage Expo in Phoenix. He also will autograph copies of the book and present a conference session on the Eckarts' work.
"There is no higher honor for a theatre book than USITT's Golden Pen Award," Harris says. "It confers an honor not only on The Performing Set, but also on William and Jean Eckart, the subjects of my book, whose contributions to stage and costume design might otherwise have been forgotten."
Harris' book, published earlier this year and now in its second printing, explores the innovative work of the Eckarts, a husband-and-wife team that revolutionized Broadway musicals. The Eckarts' set designs flowed with the action of the play by moving and changing in front of the audience.
The book contains more than 500 full-color illustrations, including production stills and the Eckarts' artistic renderings. Some of the Eckarts' most famous sets include those for Damn Yankees in 1955; Once Upon a Mattress, in which Carol Burnett had her first big role in 1959; the live television production of Cinderella, featuring Julie Andrews, in 1957; and Mame, starring Angela Lansbury, in 1966.
"I am pleased that USITT has chosen Andy Harris's book for this honor. It confirms the high quality of the writing and production that went into The Performing Set," says Ron Chrisman, director of UNT Press.
Harris and the Eckarts met in 1985 when Harris served as chairman of the Southern Methodist University theatre department where the Eckarts were teaching theatre design. Harris began working on the book in 1995, two years after Jean Eckart's death in 1993, and continued his research after Bill Eckart's death in 2000 by using documents from the Eckart Collection.
Harris, who joined UNT in 2002, has served as chair of theatre departments at Columbia University, SMU and Texas Christian University. His production credits include shows in Chicago, New York and Texas, including The Life of Galileo with Laurence Luckinbill and Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer. He also wrote Broadway Theatre, which won the Broadway Theatre Institute Award for Excellence in Education.
USITT is an association of more than 3,600 design, production and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry with members from the United States, Canada and 40 other countries. USITT's Golden Pen Award is integral to the institute's mission to recognize excellence and significant contributions in the performing arts and entertainment industry.


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To be honest, a lot of stress just isn't good for you and no amount of eating the 'right' things will change that. You need to tackle the cause of the problem, the stress itself. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but sometimes you can look at ways to take the stress in your life down a notch. That said, a little bit of stress can be a good thing as it can motivate you, focus you and propel you forward. In an idea world, we'd all avoid too much stress and live peaceful and blissful existences, but here in the real world, we all deal with stress from time to time.
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Coffee is a staple of most people's lives. The dark black stuff helps us get out of bed, to struggle through the next day after sleepless nights and make it through that long mid-afternoon meeting. Whether you like it to go, with one lump or two, with milk or cream, with added froth or with a shot of syrup, it's practically a national dish. We all know that drinking too much coffee is bad for us, but how much is too much? When does it go from an everyday pick me up to a bit of an addiction? And how do you keep the calories down when the latest holiday season special has just arrived?
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It's more popular than ever, but drinking herbal teas for health benefits is nothing new; in fact it actually dates back to Ancient Egypt and Ancient China. As well as having a great taste, most herbal and fruit teas are naturally free of caffeine, count towards your daily water intake and are thought to have a whole host of health benefits. Different blends of tea are readily available these days and in all sorts of combinations.
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Best Albums of 2017
Overseas adventures meant 2016 was a bit of a leaner year in new sounds than ideal, but 2017 was better. 35 new albums passed these ears, which is of course a drop in the ocean of what was released and decent. Tender Prey can but try. It must have been a solid year as it was pretty tough to decide what to leave out. So without further ado here, for posterity, is a Top 10 of 2017.
10. Miranda Lee Richards 'Existential Beast'
LA songstress' fourth album has songs. It's fairly easy these days to mimic the Laurel Canyon/psychedelic soft-rock sound, as so many do, but getting under the skin is often harder. Fortunately MLR does it with aplomb on this tour de force, featuring many talents of an ensemble cast, including Northants man Joe Wooley (him out of The Lords Of Thyme).
9. British Sea Power 'Let The Dancers Inherit The Party'
The Kendal/Brighton troupe had gone a little wayward over the past two albums, with pretty forgettable songs. So this sixth album proper finds them once again with the bit between their teeth, gunning for the ideal dramatic peaks and troughs. It's a grand ride.
8. The Routes 'In This Perfect Hell'/ 'Dirty Needles And Pins'
Releasing two albums in one year is impressive, and it felt here like they were two parts of a whole, so it doesn't make sense to choose one over another. They slowed things down on the first one, and the droning suits the trio just as much as their more frenetic R&Beat of the follow-up. If they lived in Europe they'd be worshipped like Gods. Let us hope they tour the UK soon.
7. Oh! Gunquit 'Lightning Likes Me'
The second LP from London's rumble-bop collective was the funnest record heard this year. It's like The Cramps let loose with a box of Fruit Shoots following a marathon CBeebies session. Energy levels are continually in the red; the songs swoop, crash and never let on what they'll do next. The sonic embodiment of the London Hipsville club perhaps: sleaze, garage, surf, rockabilly, and punk all blended into one glorious whole. Have a listen and drink it all in.
6. The Darts 'Me.Ow'
The first of two debut records on this list is a real doozy. Garage rock is a hard beast to make work in 2017 - hasn't it all been done before? Well these four ladies give it the adrenaline shot it needs, with organ-heavy fuzz rock that'll have you asking "is that Jack White's backing band, or something?". Sexy and dangerous rock'n'roll that should soon be getting promoted to the premier league.
5. The Schizophonics 'Land Of The Living'
The second debut on this list. Outside of the US this trio were relatively unknown until 2017: one LP and one all-conquering European tour later and suddenly the secret is out! Their take on garage rock is part intense-MC5 ramalama and part block-busting soul revue. The live show is so outstanding you cannot imagine they have the songs to back it up. Turns out they do. If you can stand yer fuzz turned up to 11 then you've found your new favourite band right here.
4. Paul Draper 'Spooky Action'
This return had long been promised, but never seemed likely to happen. Thankfully it's here and it hasn't disappointed one bit. This is the fourth proper Mansun album to all intents and purposes, with the prog of 'Six' back in the foreground, but married to some electronic pop hooks Depeche Mode would kill for. The music world is a much better place with him back in it.
3. Fleet Foxes 'Crack Up'
Let's be honest now, Helplessness Blues was a stinker. The magic of the first album had truly deserted them, and calling it quits - at least temporarily - was a wise move. They came back six years later with all the requisite bits and pieces back in the right place. Spines tingled from beginning to the end, from the very first play. Hallelujah.
2. The Len Price 3 'Kentish Longtails'
Distilling all their best bits into one wholesome sitting. Biting guitars, acerbic witticisms and lovely harmonies everywhere. It's no wonder they are finally getting the recognition their winning Medway garage/power-pop has always deserved. You can sing along at home to it and you can mosh down the front too, the choice is yours. A band for life.
1. Temples 'Volcano'
Inauspicious beginnings - lurid DayGlo artwork, rather subtle melodies - meant the first couple of spins of the follow up to Sun Structures were an underwhelming experience. But by the end of a week on the turntable it was clear the Kettering quartet had created something extra special. A prog-pop masterpiece full of twists and turns, and actually an improvement on that shiny, deck-clearing debut. 'Roman God-Like Men', indeed.
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Premiere: Hear a Relentless Techno Cut From PRG/M
The Italian producer contributes to the 'Collisioni Sonore Pt.1' VA on Unità Psicofisica.
Next month, Unità Psicofisica will return with its second release, a various artist EP titled Collisioni Sonore Pt.1.
The Italian label launched back in May with Assioma, an EP from fellow Italian Manent that encapsulated the label's sonic signature with four deep and textured techno cuts. Now, with Collisioni Sonore Pt.1, the label widens its musical breadth with four more mind-bending cuts, ranging from Korridor's cavernous "Geotetra" to the menacing rhythms of PRG/M's "Quantum Decay," SHLTR's otherworldly ambient cut "Pashupatinath," and Von Grall's alien-like exercise in deep polyrhythms. Although Collisioni Sonore Pt.1 presents tracks from four different artists, it has a expertly curated cohesion to the release, marking a standout sophomore offering from the rising label.
Collisioni Sonore Pt.1 is set to drop on October 5 and can be pre-ordered here, with PRG/M's "Quantum Decay" streaming in full via the player below.


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About Semcostyle Institute India
Semcostyle Institute India is a venture by industry veterans with extensive experience playing leadership roles in setting and scaling up marquee corporations in India. With a shared passion for driving a more people-centric democratic management in organizations, they came together to form Semcostyle Institute India which is a licensed country partner of Semco Style Institute, co-founded by Ricardo Semler and three Dutch entrepreneurs in the Netherlands in May 2016. The institute offers consulting services, training programs for consultants, change-makers and entrepreneurs who are looking to create purpose-driven high-performance organizations with happy employees.
The Semco Style Institute aims to continuously evolve the Semco Style of organizing by creating a community of Certified Consultants and Semco Style Change Makers who can learn from each other.
Origin of Semco Style
Semco Style first came into being in 1980, when a 21-year old Ricardo Semler took over the Semco Group, a mixer, and agitator manufacturer, from his father. On his first day, he fired 60 percent of all top managers. He continued to democratize the company, turning the old corporate hierarchy on its head by delegating as much decision power to the workforce as possible. In 20 years' time, he grew the company from 90 to 3000 workers and from $4 million dollars to $212 million dollars in annual revenue - with employee turnover of only 2%.
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Roles: Director, Director of Photography, Production Design
Smile Politely: "Proof is in the pudding: Pens to Lens films in review"
Exposing the Crew: "Chicago Prop Master: Anna Zorn"
This script was written by a high school student, Eliza Foli, as part of the Pens to Lens screenwriting competition. This was the second script I laid eyes on and immediately wanted to snatch it. I loved that it not only addressed gender issues in a fun way, but I loved that this little girl was intensely smart, quick-thinking, and brave. Veronica Bechtel (Maddie) absolutely killed this role. She told her mom after filming the battle scene that today, she got "to be a superhero." I tag teamed this film with two friends and shared responsibility for direction, producing, and camera. We had previously collaborated on "Mr Snuggles," and all of us wanted to work on this amazing script.
This film was shot on a combination of a Black Magic Production Camera and a GH4. We decided to include as many ridiculously dramatic shots as we could including the above, which is the classic Vertigo/Jaws push in/focus rack. Because so many of these were shot in high frame rates, the focus pulls were challenging but very fun.
The build for Maddie's fort took over 6 hours. I built the turrets out of an umbrella and hula hoops and a dozen or so sheets. My original vision was to have it look like Martha Stewart went insane and specifically didn't want it to contain any pink. I personally despised pink as a kid and disliked that it was always portrayed as the go-to female color. I wanted to make it perfectly symmetrical and ridiculously planned, aiding the grand reveal that Maddie is a ruthless mastermind.
The boys' fort was a much simpler build and made to look more haphazard. We made it larger so it was easier to shoot inside.
In addition, I made many of the costumes myself for this project. My particular crowning jewel was a knight's helmet for the dog I constructed out of stiff felt. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into it!
Here's the cast and crew along with the talented writer, Eliza Foli, at the screening!