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Motley Crue announced plans to retire during a Tuesday press conference at Beacher's Madhouse Theater in Hollywood, and what comes next involves Music City in at least a couple of ways.
The '80s rock band famous for hard living and hit songs including "Girls Girls Girls" and "Home Sweet Home" plans to play a final tour before hanging up the name for good. The 72-date run – which includes a show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 15 – kicks off in July and runs through November. Alice Cooper will open the tour dates. Tickets for the Nashville show will go on sale 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster.
After the tour, band members Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars, plan to pursue individual interests including making music separately.
For guitarist Mick Mars, that included moving to Nashville. During the press conference, Mars announced he had recently moved to Music City and that he planned to make his solo album in the town.
"I got lots and lots of musicians to work with," he said. "(There are) blues people, jazz people, all sorts of people. I should have a very diverse album. It will be a lot of fun."
Also during the press conference, Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta announced plans to release a country Motley Crue tribute record.
"When you look at the song catalog, the songs are going to be the things that stand the test of time," he said. "I'm going to match up some of my outlaw artists with some of these great songs and we're going to go pretty wide."
Borchetta said that so far he's already confirmed Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, LeAnn Rimes, Cassadee Pope and Eli Young Band want to participate – and there's room to grow.
"Everybody that I brought this up to has been so excited," Borchetta said. "We're intentionally leaving a few slots open because now that we've announced this I know there's going to be people who want to be on this record."


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Friday, June 15, 2001Johnson City, Tenn. -- The East Tennessee State University athletic department announced today that senior Chris Wisler (golf) and junior Roseline Addo (track & field) have earned ETSU Male and Female Athlete-of-the-Year honors for the 2000-01 academic year, as selected by the program's coaches. "Everyone involved with ETSU Athletics are proud to honor Chris and Roseline as this year's Male and Female Athlete of the Year," athletic director Todd Stansbury said. "I congratulate both of them on their outstanding seasons. Chris and Roseline are perfect examples of what this award represents, quality student-athletes who excel in competition." A 2001 NCAA Division I First Team All-American, Wisler recorded the lowest scoring average in program history during his senior season. His 71.1 average was the second lowest in Southern Conference history, behind only Brad Faxon of Furman. The Dover, Del., native also set ETSU all-time records for lowest round (64) and lowest three-round (201) scores at the Rolex/Golf World Invitational from Nov. 3-5, 2000. He was ranked as high as #5 nationally, while finishing in the top-5 in seven tournaments. Wisler led the Bucs to a ninth-place finish at the 2001 NCAA Championships in Durham, N.C. He concluded his decorated career when he tied for 16th after firing a four-round 287 (71-69-74-73). Two weeks earlier, Wisler tied for third at the NCAA East Regional while leading the Bucs to an NCAA record for a regional -- 36-under par. During his accomplished career, Wisler earned All-America honors three times and was the Southern Conference Player of the Year in each of the last two seasons. He led the Bucs to four consecutive Southern Conference Championships, four NCAA Regionals and four NCAA Championship appearances. For the second consecutive year, Wisler was selected to play in the Palmer Cup, an event featuring the top eight U.S. collegiate players versus the top eight collegians from Great Britain and Ireland. Addo produced one of the most prolific track & field seasons in recent ETSU history during her junior year. As her season progressed, Addo continued to break program records. She shattered the 400 meter record by running a 55.08 at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. Addo was also a member of ETSU's 4x400-meter relay team that broke the Southern Conference record. She earned All-Southern Conference honors at both the 2001 Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Addo won the 400 meter race in both meets. Competing in the Memorial Center, Addo won her second consecutive indoor crown with a time of 56.92 on February 24. She won the outdoor title with a time of 55.15 in Lexington, Va. on April 21. The Newbury, England, native began the year by winning the 800 meter race at the Clemson Opener in Clemson, S.C. She later captured the 400 meter title at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track Meet in Lexington, Ky. on Jan. 13. After finishing second among all collegiate runners in the 400 meters at the Pepsi/Walker Track & Field Invitational, Addo earned Southern Conference Runner-of-the-Week honors.

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My teenage children have found a new pastime. They like to rattle off lists of everyday items that were invented after their parents were born. They find this to be hilarious. Items topping their list include cable television, cell phones, laptop computers, software, the Internet, Kindle, Xbox, CDs, and DVDs. Of course, this game is followed by a bunch of questions about how we used to live in the "good old days" — with only three network television stations and no ESPN. When I tell them that my family didn't own a color TV until I was well past grade school, they seem stunned. So much has changed.
Stanford University is offering a course on iPhone and iPad Application Programming. Technology is miniaturized, with amazing amounts of computing power carried in the palm of our hands in our cellular devices. Information travels quickly — accuracy is much less important than speed. Next time you have nothing to do, count the number of typos and grammatical errors appearing in the news crawl at the bottom of your favorite news show.
So with this innovation comes a new way of communicating. E-mail is for the over-40 crowd (because it requires the ability to type with all fingers). Texting and instant messaging have replaced phone calls and conversation (texting should only require the thumbs if you're really good). Social networks share all of our random thoughts with hundreds of our "friends," who seem to post thoughts even more random than yours. My favorite Facebook post this morning was "Hello Tuesday." Yup. Very helpful.
So what should auditors be doing with all of this innovation? My sense is that we should embrace it. Let's get some of our best and brightest to write us some audit apps. It could truly revolutionize the profession!
Oops ... too late ... found a bunch already in the App Store. There is even an ERM iPhone app. Uh oh — I think I'm becoming obsolete.
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I just read the review of Barry Manilow's show on April 18 written by Sheryl Krieg. I fully agree with the review: Music was excellent, brought back lots of memories and was very professional, but with one exception.
Toward the end of the review, Sheryl relates how for two hours she didn't think about the terrible news of the day, and how quickly the two hours went by, insinuating the show was two hours long. I would suggest either Sheryl didn't have a watch or she started counting time from the time she paid her parking fee until when she was out of the crowded lot en route home.
Show time was advertised as 7:30 p.m. and that it was about two hours long. At 7:48 p.m., the show still had not started, although it did start shortly afterward. There were no actual intermissions, and Barry took his last bows and left the stage at 9:08 p.m.
It's not that we were unhappy; Barry made it clear he was battling illness, which can happen to anyone, and it is understandable to have shortened the show under those circumstances. However, it shouldn't have been reported in the review as a two-hour show when it was just slightly over an hour.
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On glancing through this thread, no one has pointed out the written test involved for a red seal. If I remember correctly an applicant needs about 5000 worked hours to apply to take it. The practical test would be the 6 inch 6010 root, low-hi fill and cap to qualify for an Alberta 'B' Pressure. An example of red seal test questions is given here
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You need the red seal to get a B pressure the red seal is theary only i have mine
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I have my Red Seal as well took 45 min to write it on the 14th. Not a hard test by any means, although the guy I work with had to write it 3 times. But he is a dummy...
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This is my first post on the board.
I am an Alberta B-Pressure weldor. The red seal test is a theory test as someone mentioned but I'm pretty sure there is a practical weld test prerequisite you must pass before you can write. I know I had to but that was a long time ago. Three coupons. I forget the positions involved. One you do with 10 and the other two with 18. If memory serves I think one of the 18 tests is a lap joint (filet) and the other two are groove butt joints.


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FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to buy 91 vehicles, including 70 new vehicles for the police department.
The $1,997,835 price tag was included in the 2013 budget approved in October; there were no police cars replaced last year, in an effort to save money.
Fleet manager Larry Campbell said if the city can maintain a pace of buying 70 police vehicles a year, it can stay on a steady rotation of replacing cars at the end of their life cycle and avoid having to make large purchases of 100 vehicles or more at a time.
That is only possible, he said, because the city extended its replacement schedule last year when it did not buy any squad cars, and because cars are lasting longer.
In addition to the police vehicles, the purchase includes seven vehicles for the fire department, three for water maintenance, two each for animal control, street project management and street light operations, as well as vehicles for various other departments.
About $1.5 million of the vehicles will be bought through Kelley Chevrolet. The others are sold by Bob Thomas Ford and O�Daniel Ford.
In a separate purchase, the council voted unanimously to buy a street sweeper to replace one in its fleet of seven that is so old, Campbell said, it may sell for scrap when it goes to auction.
�The vendor doesn�t even want it for trade-in,� Campbell said.
The $175,000 three-wheel sweeper keeps city streets looking clean, officials said, but more importantly keeps dirt and debris out of city storm sewers.
The council approved a $423,598 contract with All Star Construction & Excavating to replace nearly 6,000 feet of aging water mains in Waynedale.
Officials said some of the cast-iron mains were installed in 1925, and the others date to the late 1950s. They said there have been 64 water main breaks there in recent years.


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Phoenix Valley Monsoon Garage Door Damages
Last summer there were several major monsoon storms that broke trees, cut power lines and caused minor damage throughout the Phoenix valley. Climatologists says these seasonal storms are caused by high amounts of humidity and fused with opposing wind directional vortexes. These rolling storms don't typically cause high amounts of damage but rather oppose road risks on major roadways and highways. These storms can also cause damage to peoples' houses and garages. In extreme cases, it is important to lock all doors, board windows and find shelter away from windows or glass. After the storm passes it is important to asses damages and to immediately schedule needed repairs. Usually home repairs are made to a house's windows and garage door. If you need phoenix garage door repair be sure to talk to Craig Daley.
The technical aspect of Germany's obesity increase
The german people are communities of hardworking committed people whom for centuries endured diets of locally farmed crops. With the increase of fast foods across Europe such as McDonalds, Taco Bell and KFC, the waistlines of Germans has also increased. Researchers and doctors say Germans waistlines have increased over 40% in the last decade prompting many in Germany to calling for the current situation to be labeled an obesity epidemic. An epidemic imported from the United States who are also suffering their own obesity epidemic but on a much larger scale. For germans who are unable to afford liposuction, there is a much cheaper alternative method. "schnell abnehmen in einer woche" Universally health professionals are alarmed at the health crises's posed by obesity in Germany.
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- Qingdao chaofeng Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. (formerly called Qingdao weiruite Plastic Machinery CO.,Ltd)Is a high-technique joint-stock company,which is relevant to high-molecule material,and engaged in developing,designing and manufacturing all kinds of plastic and mechanic.The company occupies 30,000 square meters, employing more than 60 people,…
Beautiful silver handcrafted designer inlaid jewelry created by inlay jewelry artist, Kelly Charveaux. Kelly loves the look of sterling silver. When asked about why she decides to stay focused on silver she replied, "Silver looks expensive and very modern. It has a clean shiny look that appeals to many people including myself". Kelly is certainly right about that, after launching her new "Aztec" jewelry collection over this summer she was amazed at how well it was received. "Initially I thought it would be a look that would only appeal to people who are into Southwest jewelry but I was happily surprised when I started getting orders from the east coast." The response for Kelly's jewelry collection certainly has been encouraging and she certainly hopes to add a few more pieces before compeltiting the jewelry line. Kelly strongly believes the reason her contemporary jewelry collection has done so well is because of her high quality and high fashionable jewelry designs. Which as discussed, uses beautiful sterling silver metal with high quality gemstones that put Kelly's jewelry a solid step ahead of her competition.


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There needs to be a cap for PA as it exists in real life although it is less rigid than FM, it does feel like there are more instances of players performing above their initially estimated potential irl & this is more closely linked with man management, motivation & tactical acumen which where FM & in particular the AI needs to improve.
Without PA it will become too easy to train players up to the point where they achieve a maximum attribute rating across too many areas as people slowly work out the magic formula & as such the game as a whole will become much easier.
I've seen it happen in management game in the dim distant past where you could coach a group of non-league players to be world superstars in under a decade when there was no upper limit on their potential.


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A History Lover's Travel Guide To Chicago
The Chicago Water Tower, Grant Park and Wrigley Field are among the must see attractions in Chicago for history lovers.
Best RV Road Trips In The US
One of the best ways to explore America's great outdoors is with an RV.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Chicago
Many know Chicago is known as "the Windy City" and Wrigley Field is one of America's oldest baseball stadiums, but there are a lot of other things about this great city that are not widely known.
Most Romantic Scenery Across America
Set a date to go exploring some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery in America. Many of the most romantic scenery locations in America can be found on exotic islands, nestled among the mountains and along historic highways.
On Two Wheels: America's Best Bike Destinations
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America's Legendary Drives
The following are five of America's legendary drives, listed as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads to embark on a memorable journey.
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Domain Administration & Billing Known IssuesAdministration
Description: On 2015-06-17, between 09:20am PT and 11:00am PT, a subset of users noticed errors while accessing Google for Work Connect or Google for Work Support Center. We are currently investigating this occurrence and will update here as soon as the issue is solved.
Workaround: You can still contact support via the channels listed at How to contact Google Apps support.
Status: Solved - All users should now be able to use Google for Work Connect and Google for Work Support Center correctly.
Description: A small portion of Google Apps customers who changed any of their domain-wide email settings in the Admin console between 6:06 am and 5:30pm UTC-7 (US Pacific Daylight Time) on March 24th, 2015 may have noticed that their existing inbound mail gateway settings were removed.
Workaround: This issue has been resolved as of March 24th, 2015. If you have not made any subsequent changes to your domain's email settings, we've already restored your existing inbound mail gateway settings. If you have made any subsequent changes to your settings, we have not restored your existing inbound gateway settings from before March 24th, as we don't want to override any new inbound settings you may have made while restoring them manually.
If you're a domain administrator, please check your inbound gateway settings to confirm that they're correct.
Description: Changes to any one of the following SSO settings may take up to 24 hours to propagate.
- Enabling/disabling SSO or editing SSO settings for the domain
- Renaming a user's primary email address, resulting in users not being redirected to SSO for up to 24 hours
- Changing user Super Admin status, resulting in affected user not bypassing or redirecting to SSO correctly for up to 24 hours
Workaround: After 24 hours have passed, settings and user changes will propagate correctly.
None at the moment.
Product Known IssuesGmail & Groups
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out the Gmail Known Issues to see a comprehensive list.
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out the Calendar Known Issues to see a comprehensive list.Users with email aliases have their primary address appear in attendee list
Description: Users with email aliases are showing up with their primary email address in the attendee list for an event. This only affects users if they don't have a Google+ profile.
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out the Drive Known Issues to see a comprehensive list.Templates not listed after submitting to the gallery
Description: Users trying to submit the same document as a new template will receive a message stating the template already exists.
Workaround: Create a copy of the document, set it's visibility setting to either People at <your domain> can find and access or a more public option, and submit the copied document to the gallery.
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Workaround: While the files will appear as folders in Drive, they will display normally once opened.
Description: The Drive storage quota for Apps Unlimited customers is displayed as 10 TB even though Apps Unlimited customers have unlimited storage.
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Can't find what you're looking for? Check out the Hangouts Known Issues to see a comprehensive list.Hangouts displays "This party is over" within recurring meeting calendar events for external users
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Workaround: Use a new meeting name when the list of invitees is different from the first meeting instance.
Description: If you'd like your users to be warned before they begin chatting with someone outside of your domain, you must enable Contact sharing. Currently, the Admin console allows the warning policy to be enabled even when contact sharing is disabled.
Workaround: Manually turn on contact sharing or manually disable warning when chatting outside of your domain. We are currently working on a solution to automatically disable the chat outside of the domain warning policy whenever contact sharing has been turned off.
Description: We are in the process of changing the requirement for photo sharing in Hangouts chat from Google+ service to Google Photos. Hangouts chat for Android, Chrome and the web do not yet support the updated switch to Google Photos service with respect to photo sharing. iOS devices already respect this change and only require the Google Photos service to be enabled for photo sharing.
Workaround: Going forward, please turn on the Google Photos or Google+ services in the Apps section of the Google Admin console to allow users to share photos in Hangouts chat.
Description: A small subset of users will see the error 'Cannot get mail, Connection to server failed' when syncing mobile devices using Google Sync.
Workaround: The Google Sync engineering team is working on resolving the issue, but in the meantime please use IMAP/CalDav/CardDav or the iOS mobile apps as described in this article.
Description: By default, Microsoft Outlook 2010 does not allow sending attachments greater than 20 megabytes (MB) in size. If you try to send a larger attachment, you'll receive an error and the message won't be sent.
Workaround: If you're using Outlook 2010 with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook and want to send attachments up to 25MB (rather than just 20MB), you can modify your Windows registry as described in this Microsoft article.
Description: Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook users sending email attachments (.msg or .eml) to Microsoft Outlook users hosted on a legacy Exchange environment may receive an incomplete or missing attachment.
Workaround: When attaching an email message as an Outlook item select Insert as Text Only. This will copy the message attachment as text to the body of the new email.
Description: In GADS versions 3.2.1 and lower, the Employee ID field was used to sync an employee's ID number in your LDAP directory to Google Apps. GADS 4.0+ now syncs employee ID's to a field named Organization ID in Google Apps.
Workaround: If you used previous versions of GADS and are running version 4.0+ for the first time, all of the User Profiles in your sync will be updated to use the Organization ID field. The Employee ID values for all of the User Profiles in your domain that were synced using GADS 3.2.1 will remain unchanged, and future GADS 4.0+ syncs will not update the values. If you'd like to remove the Employee IDs, you can do so using the Directory API.
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I can't find the thread about Mao's plans to maybe include 2 3As in her LP... but the lovely ladies over at fb posted a video with an interview about that. Mao will go for 2 3A's, it seems, one instead of the 3Lz.
There's a video that includes some practices and around 4:00 you can see a beautiful 3A followed by a beautiful 3A2T
Congratulations to Mao for winning her fourth grand prix title! I am so happy that she skated such a wonderful performance in the SP at possibly her last GPF event. Her first win in 2005 really feels like yesterday.
Striking and impressive delivery by a champion. After missing both of the opening high risk elements in the Free, she still absolutely stood and delivered for the balance of the program. One could say that if you didn't know how the opening two jumping passes went, you would think from the final climactic footwork section that it was a victory dance of emotion. Outstanding!
now guys recently I have found myself addicted to watching different versions of Mao's Ballade
but my favorite version is the one from THE ICE I just can't find it anywhere :( so if anyone has downloaded it or knows where it's possible to watch please post the link
with her layout now , she have the more chances of winning gold! mao chan gambatte!
Oh wow, Mao looks so good. What a joy it would be if she could get that gold medal! I hope that she can win the SP at least!
GOOOoo Mao! Skate lights out!!!!
Wishing Mao the Best in her FS! Dry your tears Mao and skate for yourself and your fans and remember
that you have been a great champion throughout your career.
Dai-chan visibly upset after Mao's SP.
Oh, he is crying.... Daisuke must know what it feels like. I just hope that, if the nerves hit her again tonight, she can take part in Worlds and win her final World Champion Title. She deserves it!


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Surtur is a member of the Norse group of moons, which orbit Saturn at mean distances ranging from 12 to 24 million km, at inclinations between 136° and 176° from the plane of Saturn's equator, and with eccentricities between 0.12 and 0.77. (A satellite's eccentricity is a number between 0 and 1 which describes the shape of the orbit. The closer to 0, the more circular it is; the closer to 1, the more elongated.)
The Norse moons all have retrograde orbits (they travel around Saturn in the opposite direction from the planet's rotation). That and their deviations from circular orbits and from the plane of Saturn's equator classify them as "irregular" satellites. Like Saturn's other irregular moons, they are thought to be objects that were captured by Saturn's gravity, rather than having accreted from the dusty disk that surrounded the newly formed planet as the regular satellites are thought to have done.
Unlike the Gallic and Inuit groups of Saturn's moons, the wide range of distances, inclinations and eccentricities among moons in the Norse group suggest that they are not the pieces of a single original object that shattered in a collision, but they may be the pieces of several such "original" objects.
Surtur has a mean radius of about 3.0 km, assuming an albedo of 0.04. It orbits Saturn at an inclination of about 169° and an eccentricity of about 0.4. At a mean distance of 22.9 million km from Saturn, the satellite takes about 1296 Earth days to complete one orbit.
Surtur was discovered on 6 March 2006 by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt and Jan T. Kleyna using the Subaru 8.3-m reflector telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
How Surtur Got its Name:
Originally called S/2006 S7, Surtur was named for Surt, who guards Muspell, the land of fire in Norse mythology. At the doomsday time known as Ragnarok, he is destined to lead the fire giants in battle against the gods. The gods will be vanquished and Heaven and Earth will be consumed in fire.


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Description:Proliant DL760R G2 Xeon 1.5 (4P) M1 2GB CD FDD NIC SA5i WU3Part Number(s)Hewlett-Packard Part# 171202-B21
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Overview:The industry's first server with Hot Plug RAID Memory the ProLiant DL760 G2 provides the high levels of intelligent fault resilience dynamic scalability and powerful 8-way SMP performance to support your mission-critical Enterprise solutions. Today's mission-critical applications demand ever-increasing scalability and availability from Enterprise servers. The ProLiant DL760 G2 with Intel Xeon MP processors Hot-Plug RAID Memory and a full implementation of PCI-X I/O delivers the performance and uptime required to meet the current and future demands of enterprise server consolidation e-business database ERP thin client compute engine mail and messaging and data mining/warehousing applications. Based on HP developed F8 architecture the ProLiant DL760 G2 offers excellent scalability driven by its balanced system architecture.
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Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England
Former Contoocook Valley Paper Company -
Henniker, NH
(April 2006)
Program: State Assessment
Grantee: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (contacts)
Summary: The formerly-contaminated grist mill and Contoocook Valley Paper Company mill site is reclaimed as community openspace, and boat launch, along the Contoocook River.
The former Contoocook Valley Paper Company site had a long history of industrial use. Originally operated as a grist mill in the 1750's, the historic site was occupied by the paper company for 124 years up to 1987. After the close of the paper mill, the site remained in contaminated ruin with solid waste, machinery, containers of chemicals, and buried paper sludge. A portion of the Contoocook River had also been contaminated by the disposal of paper sludge.
The site was initially investigated by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) in 1990. This resulted in the $400,000 emergency removal of above-ground petroleum storage tanks from the site between 1992 and 1993 by the EPA. In 2000 and 2002, DES and the Town of Henniker assessed and cleanup up the site with $87,000 from an EPA Multi-site Cooperative Agreement. The assessment confirmed the presence of about 2,000 cubic yards of buried paper sludge that was contaminated with cadmium, chromium, barium and lead. Approximately 1,500 tons of solid waste and paper sludge were removed in the summer and fall of 2003. A final cover of wildflower mix was seeded during the spring of 2004
The mill site and surrounding area are eligible for listing as a National Historic District on the National Registry of Historic Places. The site's eligibility for this designation recognizes its historical significance. The town of Henniker wants to maintain the mill's remaining dry coarse-laid granite foundation walls and sluiceway, circa 1750's. The town is considering using the foundation and sluiceway for educational purposes, in combination with walking trails and interpretive displays focused on the Historic West Henniker Village District.
The site now provides recreational and educational opportunities for town residents, following the successful cleanup. This portion of the Contoocook River is very popular with white water enthusiasts and fishers, and cleaning up the site is a great example of multiple resources for the public good.
1750's: Grist Mill on the site.
1863: Start of Paper Company mill use.
1987: End of Paper Company mill use.
1990: The site was initially investigated by NH DES.
1992-1993: EPA emergency removal of AST's.
2000-2002: NH DES and Town assessment & cleanup of site, using EPA funds.
2003: Solid waste & paper sludge removed from site.
2004: Wildflower mix was seeded.


text: Adam ChanceAdam Chance was born on the Florida Panhandle and grew up in southern Alabama just north of the beautiful, once oil-free, Gulf Coast beaches. His childhood home was two miles down a dirt road and he spent many summer days fishing in the Gulf. He is the only member of Street Corner Symphony that is not a minister's son. He learned to sing in the shower, learned music theory in marching band and plays a number of instruments. He once met Chuck D. Adam studied journalism and music at the University of Alabama and is also a songwriter. He enjoys watching american and association football, wearing vests and ties, and would prefer not to die by sword or gunshot. Although he sings bass in the group, he is afraid of spiders.


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Mendut Temple : Spiritual Portal to the imposing Borobudur temple
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Hotel Manohara
Manohara Hotel-Borobudur is a classic Java hotel fiiled with cultural pride, where a simplicity blends with serenity & supremacy. Its gracefull architecture, verdant landscape punctuated by palm trees with thesilhouette of craggy peaks in the background.
Located inside of Borobudur Archaeological Park as one of world wonder and the greatest snactuary, the Manohara has gone by the variety of names over its long history.
Originally was built 1987, owned and managed by State-owned Limited Liability Enterpraise as the authority for the park management of Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko Archaeological Park. It was built as Central for Borobudur Study (CBS), a destination place to archaeologist in the world to perform their activities sunch as workshop, conference, expert meeting and others related to Borobudur nor archaeological world.
Due to high cost of maintaining building and operasional cost consideration so the CBS complex was re-functionalized as a guest house or lodging since June 1, 1991, changed its name to be Taman Borobudur Guest House.
After two years, the Taman Borobudur Guest House was re-named as Manohara Hotel, the name was taken from one story in Jataka Awadhana relief panel in the Borobudur. And the name of Manohara was retained until now as an icon of the closest lodging to reach and explore Borobudur..... the closest to the great sanctuary
Because of its strategic location and there is no two others , hence Manohara hotel becomes a perfect choice for those who want to get closer to Borobudur to take vacation while enjoying the grandeour and famous of Borobudur temple nor religious custom purposes, especially for those Budhist. Uniqueness is what makes almost 95 % of guest staying are foreigners.
Many world leaders and important world figure come round to Manohara during their visit to Borobudur such as the Emperor of Hirohito, the Queen Beatrix of the Netherland, the Presidentn of China, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Prince Charles, the former U.S president Jimmy Carter, former U.S first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and many others.
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Fluoride, Plasma
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Fluoride induces bone formation by stimulating osteoblasts. Because fluorides increase bone density, they are used in dental preparations and as an antiosteoporotic agent. However, prolonged high exposure to fluoride produces changes in bone morphology consistent with osteomalacia, including prolonged mineralization lag time and increased osteoid thickness. The adverse skeletal effects of fluoride are associated with plasma fluoride >4 mcmol/L. Chronic fluorosis may produce osteosclerosis, periostitis, calcification of ligaments and tendons, and crippling deformities.
Prolonged exposure to the fluoride-containing antifungal agent voriconazole can produce high plasma fluoride concentrations and bone changes (periostitis).
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Assessing accidental fluoride ingestion
Monitoring patients receiving sodium fluoride for bone disease or patients receiving voriconazole therapy
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Humans exposed to fluoride-treated water typically have plasma fluoride in the range of 1 to 4 mcmol/L. Those who are not drinking fluoride-treated water have plasma fluoride <1 mcmol/L. Plasma fluoride values >4 mcmol/L indicate excessive exposure and are associated with periostitis.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
In solutions of below pH 5, H(+) complexes with the fluoride ion, thus reducing the free fluoride ion concentration and giving a falsely low reading.
At higher pH (>9), the hydroxyl ion (OH-) will interfere with electrodes, giving a falsely elevated reading.
Specimen must be sent in a plastic vial.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
0.0-4.0 mcmol/L
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Cardos VES, Whitford GH, Aoyama H, et al: Daily variations in human plasma fluoride concentrations. J Fluorine Chem 2008:129;1193-1198
2. Wermers RA, Cooper K, Razonable RR, et al: Long term use of voriconazole, a fluoride containing medication, is associated with periostitis, fluorosis, and fluoride excess in transplant patients. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:604-611


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Treasures of Italy: A Family Adventure
Grab your family for a fun-filled journey to Florence and Rome! Attend a session of gladiator school, make gelato and stay at a 12th-century Tuscan villa. For families with children ages 8 and older.
Tour Details
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A city of mysterious canals and bridges, gladiators fighting exotic animals, fortified medieval hill towns, even the roar of a Ferrari—these are the images that come to life on Smithsonian's new family adventure to Italy. Treat your children or grandchildren to a fun-filled journey where you'll discover astonishing sites, engage in hands-on activities, and go off the beaten path for truly exciting experiences! Observe artisans mold masterpieces in glass, create your own Venetian-style masks, and watch master chefs make gelato and guide you in pizza and other culinary experiences. Learn about the most popular Italian car at the Ferrari Galleria, walk through a hill town with 13 watchtowers piercing the sky, travel secret passageways beneath a medieval city, and attend a session of gladiator school. Enjoy these engaging activities, plus discover significant sites that reflect history and culture from the Roman era to the present when you join us on this unique exciting adventure and create memories of a lifetime. For families with children ages 8 and older .
Day 1-2 — U.S., Venice, Italy
Depart the U.S. for Venice, Italy. Upon arrival a representative will meet you at the airport and whisk you to your hotel in central Venice. Spend some time to relax then gather for a brief language lesson to prepare for your journey, followed by a festive welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (D)
Day 3 — Venice
Introduce your children to the magical world of Venice, a World Heritage site, where water canals and bridges take the place of streets. During a morning walking tour discover why Venice was one of the most important cities in the Mediterranean for centuries. At the main piazza, visit the Basilica of St. Mark and the Doge's Palace, with its splendid rooms decorated by 16th-century artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese, and also view the Bridge of Sighs and Piombi Prison.
Then set off for the famous island of Murano, where Venice's glassmakers were forced to move in the 13th century (for fear of a devastating fire). They have since become world renowned for the high quality of their glass manufacturing. Here, you'll tour an important glass factory and watch a master glassmaker fire and shape molten glass into a masterpiece. Afterward, enjoy a special mask-making activity and learn the important features of creating a mask for the famous Carnival!
Return to the main city by private water taxi and finish the day by learning how to make gelato! Your chef will explain why gelato remains Italy's favorite dessert and gives insight into the "gelato culture" as well as principles for making this delicious dessert. Following your gelato-making demonstration, enjoy tasting some of the traditional flavors! This evening, consider taking the family on an optional gondola ride through the canals of Venice for a different perspective of the city. (B)
Day 4 — Modena and Tuscany
Depart Venice for Modena to explore the world of Italy's famous car, the Ferrari. Visit the brand-new museum dedicated to Enzo Ferrari, built around the house where he was born, which features unique exhibitions on the father of the Italian sportscar. Then travel to nearby Maranello for more Ferrari excitement as you spend time at the Galleria Ferrari museum, which is also home to the Ferrari factory and test track. Here you can explore the history of the car in a variety of museum exhibitions and enjoy optional activities such as a tour of the factory and driving a Formula 1 car on the Monza race circuit via a simulator.
Journey farther south into Tuscany and stop off to visit a traditional farm. End the day at your Tuscan villa, where you can take a dip in the pool or relax in the garden until dinner. (B,D)
Day 5 — Florence
Florence is a historic jewel and World Heritage site—where the Renaissance spirit and genius flourished and famous figures such as Dante, Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo walked the cobblestone streets. During a morning walking tour, learn about its history as you view many of its main piazzas, streets, churches, and palaces. Your local guide provides additional insight as you visit the Duomo and its Campanile and Baptistry, the Church of Santa Croce with the tomb of Michelangelo, and the Accademia, home to Michelangelo's famous David.
In the afternoon, enjoy some independent family time to explore Florence. You may wish to visit the small, but exceptional Bargello Museum, the science museum with Galileo's instruments, or the larger, world-renowned Uffizi Gallery. Or you may just want to discover the small treasures of the city, including the gelato shops! Return to your villa in the early evening. (B)
Day 6 — Florence
Returning to Florence, stop at the Brancacci Chapel to view one of the most important fresco cycles of the early 1400s. Here, it's easy to see how 21-year old Masaccio broke with the traditions of the medieval period and introduced new ideas of space, perspective, color, light, and realism that would fuel the artistic sensibility of the Renaissance. (Young art students will be interested to know that Michelangelo copied many of Masaccio's frescoes in this very same chapel as part of his art training.) Continue to the nearby Boboli Gardens, located behind the Pitti Palace (the main seat of the Medici grand dukes), for a tour of the extensive 16th-century landscape gardens, featuring long avenues, elaborate fountains, sculptures, grottos, temples, and more
A highlight of the afternoon is a family cooking class where your personal chef provides directions for a hands-on experience. Following the class, savor the delicious food you prepared for dinner. Return to your villa outside Florence after dinner. (B,D)
Day 7 — San Gimignano, Volterra
Today, head out to the Tuscan countryside to explore the magical small town of San Gimignano, another World Heritage site. Adults and children alike will easily imagine life in the Middle Ages, when such fortified hill towns also served as fortresses. During a walking tour, examine the thick protective city walls and view the remaining 13 watchtowers (from the original 76 towers!), which reflect the power and prosperity of the city's families.
After a light lunch at a local farm, continue to another fortified hilltown. Volterra, situated on a rocky plateau and protected by medieval ramparts, is an Etruscan city that served as inspiration for author Stephanie Myers' Twilight series book "New Moon." Here, tour the Piazza dei Priori, one of Italy's most impressive squares, and visit the Etruscan Museum to learn about some of the earliest inhabitants in Italy. Return to your Tuscan villa for dinner and overnight. (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Orvieto, Rome
Depart Tuscany for Rome, stopping in Orvieto en route. Most people know Orvieto for its dramatic hilltop setting with sheer cliffs, which protected its citizens throughout many eras. The cathedral is also renowned for its iconic façade and impressive frescos within, which you will see during your visit. You'll also go off the beaten path to explore another ancient system of protection—a well-developed labyrinth of passageways, rooms, and cisterns dug deep into the hill's volcanic rock. As you explore this amazing site, your guide will tell you about the many archaeological finds and the system of escape for the noble families. Continue to Rome, and relax over dinner at a restaurant near the hotel. (B,D)
Day 9 — Rome
Devote the day to exposing your children or grandchildren to the sites and stories of ancient Rome. Begin at the iconic Colosseum, where your guide describes the dramatic history of the amphitheater, home to gladiators, mock sea-battles, and executions. Then walk along the "Sacred Way" through the Roman Forum, the epicenter of public life, where renowned orators gave speeches, festivals welcomed armies returning from war, and citizens visited marketplaces and public baths. Finally, on the Palatine Hill (the most famous of the Seven Hills of Rome), admire the panoramic view of the Roman Forum and Nero's Circus Maximus, where chariot races were once held.
As a fitting finale to the day, attend a session of gladiator school where you'll learn more about ancient Roman history, discover the secrets of Imperial Rome's gladiator games, and learn some of the hands-on techniques of these ancient warriors. (B)
Day 10 — Rome, Vatican City
Begin your exploration of historic Rome, a World Heritage site, with a guided tour of the Vatican Museums—a treasure trove of ancient Greek sculptures, medieval tapestries, and Renaissance paintings—and the Sistine Chapel, world-renowned for Michelangelo's ceiling frescos and "The Last Judgment." Your tour of Vatican City concludes at St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in Christendom, where your guide provides insight into its many treasures, including Michelangelo's Pieta (sculpted when the artist was just 24 years old), and Bernini's seven-story bronze canopy located above the main altar.
In the afternoon, enjoy a guided walking tour of Rome's piazzas, the Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain. Conclude the day with a pizza-making class, where you'll make your very own pizza under the guidance of a professional pizza chef, called a pizzaiolo.
This evening, gather for a festive farewell dinner in a traditional Roman trattoria.(B,D)
Day 11 — Rome, U.S.
Transfer to the Rome airport for return flights to the U.S. (B)


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11 Beta-Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, 24 Hour, Urine
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Prostaglandin D(2) (PGD[2]) is generated by human mast cells after they are activated via the IgE receptor or by calcium ionophore. In addition to mast cells, activated alveolar macrophages and platelets also produce and secrete PGD(2). There are a large number of metabolic products of PGD(2), the most abundant is 11 beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha.(1)
While the most definitive test for systemic mast-cell disease is bone marrow examination, measurement of mast-cell mediators in blood or urine is less invasive and is advised for the initial evaluation of suspected cases. Elevated levels of tryptase, N-methylhistamine or 11 beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha are consistent with the diagnosis of systemic mast cell disease.(2)
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Measurement of 11 beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha in urine is useful in the evaluation of patients suspected of having systemic mast-cell disease
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Levels of 11 beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha >1,000 ng/24 hours are consistent with the diagnosis of systemic mast-cell disease.
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Elevated levels of 11 beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha in urine are not specific for systemic mast-cell disease and may be found in patients with angioedema, diffuse urticaria, or myeloproliferative diseases in the absence of diffuse mast-cell proliferation.
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It probably comes as no surprise to you that my kids grew up around books. I joined the Disney book club and had books delivered every month. While other parents took their kids to the mall for toy stores, we hung around in book stores. We were constantly at the library and I kid that I helped build it with all my overdue fines.
One day I discovered the adventure books that you could order to put your child in the story. You filled out a form with their name, friends names, pet name and street you lived on. Your child could go on an adventure in outer space, under the sea, with animals and even have a birthday party. I ordered them all. Of course, we read them until they fell apart.
Now Sourcebooks has developed an app for the iPad that works on the same principle, Put Me in the Story. I had to try it out immediately. I downloaded the app and saw a free book was offered. Once I got the book, I could add in a child's name (I picked my grandniece, Addy, 3) and also who it was from (Auntie Barb). I just had to run over to her house and show her.
Addy adored it. Her friend, Lily was there and it was challenging to hold the iPad while those little fingers wanted to press everything. Yes, the book not only tells a little story, it has animation, things to move around and lights to turn on and off. Their favorite parts were the barking dog, purring cat, bicycle that has a bell that dings and changing a picture from night to day and back. You can even post to Twitter and Facebook from it.
While I read it several times to them (cause that's just how kids like books read to them…over and over and over again), there are also options to have the book read to them or for them to read the book themselves. You also have an opportunity to order a hard copy of the book if you want.
"There's nothing more special than bedtime reading," Sourcebooks founder Dominique Raccah told PW. "The question was, could we make that an even more creative experience? We took great stories people already love and added a magical element: you. It builds an amazing bond between parent and child." You can read the whole PW article here.
Right now there are three books available, but download the free one and see how the child in your life likes it. Let me know what you think too. I had to wrestle my iPad away from the girls, but passed the app info on to their mothers.
Did you ever order a special made book for your child? Would this be something you'd give to a child?
BTW, the winner of Book Marketing, Book Trailers and Author Etiquette in a Nutshell by Sheila Clover English and myself, from yesterday's blog is Kate Rothwell! Congratulations Kate, please send me (firstname.lastname@example.com) your email address so I can have the ebook sent to you and thanks to everyone for stopping by. And a special thanks to all of you who ordered the book because it has jumped up to #7 on Amazon. Unbelievable!!
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Creating a startup accelerator on the notion of open collaboration across disciplines to shrink the "idea to market time" to more than half.
Creating a space (within an historical building), where citizens, entrepreneurs, workers, researchers - in short locally engaged people - can play out their skills, knowledge, creativity in order to collectively creative economic wealth to the region they currently live in. Especially as I live in Dresden, Germany, once and again today one of the most interesting tech hotspots in Europe, built on a centuries-long legacy of innovation, and invention. Being on the edge drives innovation disrupting the current canvas of business, bringing up new opportunities to create value across the complete value chain.
Sharing is gaining shall be the motto!
Several role models of approaches and institutions are the underlying conceptual framework. Explicitly the following:
BMW Plant Leipzig - open space office environment, offering work space in the central building, designed by Zaha Hadid, for 700 employees (without any closed rooms)
Team Academy - "If you really want to see the management education of the future visit Team Academy" (spoken by Peter Senge, author of "The Fifth Discipline"; were team entrepreneurs are grown; there motto "Innovate or Die"
Singularity University - "creates a global network of like-minded entrepreneurs, technologists and young leaders to participate in crafting a road map to guide the evolution of these disruptive technologies" (written on their website)
Presencing Institute - "focuses on co-creating social technologies for change makers and social innovators around the world." (written on their website)
To set the project in motion I have applied to http://singularityu.org/gsp/ to learn more about emerging information technologies, and their impact on society, business, and education. To make it happen I have set up the following http://www.crowdrise.com/gsp12ralflippold, and ask you for your advice, support, or help in any form.
PS.: This is an experiment of a life time, thanks for your support
Closing Statement from Ralf Lippold
2012-07-27 The project has turned out different as envisioned, it did not go to Singularity University Graduate Studies Program 2012.
However what looks like a failure at first sight, evolved as the opportunity to bring the project of the startup accelerator into being, using the energy I gained by not being accepted this time for #GSP12, and extensively reaching out in my networks.
As a result, in September there will be a MVP (minimal viable product) version of the startup accelerator with two guest speakers from San Francisco and Sweden. If you are interested to be on the list of news on that check for #ColorsOfChoice on Twitter, and register.
Thanks for your ongoing support on making a vision for the region reality
Ralf (http://about.me/RalfLippold)
PS.: The follow-up of the crowdfunding process for #GSP12 has become http://BlueFuture2012.blogspot.com
Apr 11 2012: Education is a process lasting all life long. Co-operation among people having different education, experiences and interests is the best way to enrich all. People are a real source of theoretical and practical knowledge and the passion this knowledge is communicated can make the difference. A place where the exchange among people can happen in a natural and comfortable way is a dream coming true.
We all need a place where our skills can be enhanced, where our knowledge can be proved and exchanged, without having the fear to be judged. A "play-ground" where knowledge is available for all those people who are curious and see the knowledge already reached as a starting point to gain more and more of it.
I can't wait to play on this ground!
Apr 16 2012: Hi Angela, excellent question you bring up: what way to bring different education, experiences, and interests to enrich the whole?
In the age of the enlightenment it was the coffeehouse, at the turn of the century from 19th to 20th again it was the coffeehouse, now enriched with the ability to get information from a variety of newspapers (there happened to be one on Prager Straße in Dresden with 100(!) international newspapers, and magazines).
Today it is the internet that enables the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and information. Yet we as humans are born to be around other people in a physical space, may it be a park, a coffeehouse, some place.
If this is enabled by what you have said in the first place then the best example is the Semperoper Ballett, the ballet company here in Dresden (to those who don't know) where in a "small spot" a variety of dozens of cultures come together to cocreate amazing artistic work.
Shouldn't that be also possible for researchers, entrepreneurs, startups, and business folks?
That's what drives me, as I have seen that in practice in several places around the world, visited these and got sparked.Apr 10 2012: Very interesting. A centralized community resource collaberation. Voices could be heard, qualified ideas could be discussed, Options could be assessed, and all facets of the community could have equal access. Sounds like a 'town-hall' meeting - which have limited success because of politics. So I ask you and the TED community: How do we keep self-interest and political maneuvering out of the long-term process? It's always the initiators which are able to keep the ideals and the vision in focus, and the successors who seem overwhelmed, or delayed, by the realities of politics - and I don't mean governmental, I mean inter-personal politics and self-interest/survival.
Apr 12 2012: Hi R H,
thanks a lot for your thoughts. Locally "centralized" community resource collaboration, using the at hand (and emerging) information technologies to get connected elsewhere as well. It's meant to be like a "normal" eco-system where several sub-cultures, eco-systems co-exist and by that set up synergies. From "walled garden" to "open park". Of course there will be issues that are more open than others, yet the mere ability to bump into the "right" persons, and enabling the conversation is more than is achieved today in business, research, science, or other social fields.
You are right the challenge is, "In which way to set up the structures, the incentive systems, in order to enable the wished for behavior?"
It already starts with asking for advice on making this trip with that tremendous amount of tuition a reality. First single sentence answers from friends, or business folks, "An interesting idea, yet I can't give you that amount of money!". Asking them about their business, and in which way I could help quickly opens possibilities such as, "Oh, I see. We can do interviews while you are there, and I post it on my blog. Great idea to restart this."
Peter Diamandis has given a great interview at Stanford University, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNxlLl4wpp8 ("When you ask for money you often get advice, and when you ask for advice you get money!")
Apr 13 2012: Thank you for responding. I agree with the idea of an "open park" of "several sub-cultures" , and interdisciplinarians, collaberating on issues. I would portend that enlightened diversity is the key to successful solutions. I have seen Mr Diamandis in action. He's quite a salesman. My one concern is the shifting power bases within the 'sub-cultures' involved, and how the individual participants regard, and continue to regard, each other over time.
Apr 13 2012: Thanks for mentioning the "power shift" within the organization. Yes, that is a concern. Edgar Schein, formerly professor at MIT Sloan, has written about that in his book "DEC is Dead, Long Live DEC" very intensively.
Actually during one of the our "protopyes", the http://flickr.com/CoOrpheum, exactly that happened, the sub-cultures took all off in different corners of the future opportunities space. The energy (of the people) so to say diffused over a larger space, and were not as powerful in the end.
It probably needs more connection to an official partner within a network of partnerships (like is the case at Singularity University). This enables increased floating of knonwledge across the different stakeholders, and bounds the community together by a larger "social force" (all being more or less "one family", yet at different, well-positioned corners of this new entity).Apr 17 2012: (in response to 'power shift':) Now that is very interesting to me. The apparent 'randomness' of sub-culture direction given opportunity. I would hypothesize that each sub-culture had 'built-in' incentives or impetuses for 'choosing' their direction. As you cited, what would be needed is a unifying incentive to 'stay on task' so to speak, all the while allowing each sub-culture to express their contribution in their own way through their talents and expertise. This is very exciting to me. Connection to an 'outside' parnership network would add diversity, but also would expose the group to the influence of other 'power bases' and emphasis of effort, not only realizing the benefit of increased input and opportunity, but also absorbing further stresses on the cohesiveness of the 'cells', or sub-cultures. Would not this 'social force', and the intensity of direction and productivity, become diluted or randomized? The question then becomes, for me, how to engage sub-culture synergies and synchronicities and maintain focus?
Apr 17 2012: Hi R H,
thanks for your comment, which I just read coming in. At present the single "subculture" will be tech-scence working on bringing technology, and research findings into market. Rather than working in "their" subcultures in a multi-setting like http://singularityu.org/gsp opens the opportunity to acceleraten, and shrink time to viable markable product.See http://abundancethebook.com on this where Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler describe, and inquire at the same time on make the abundance of innovation potential to become free.
Sharing is gaining - as is the DNA of Silicon Valley, or around MIT, Harvard where even newcomers (I happened to get invited back in 2009 to attend several of their open entrepreneur meetings). Being visible to a diverse field of people, also with slightly, or bigger difference in background opens new future opportunities.
In general you are right, as a "stable basis" of trust has to be essential to make the rest happen.
Jon Sutton
Apr 10 2012: How similar or dissimilar is your idea to Sparked.com? Just trying to get a gauge on it.Apr 16 2012: Where the idea originally has come from: http://www.slideshare.net/RalfLippold/2010-1001-lockschuppenenglish (mainly driven by working for almost 10 years in environments where processes, strategy, and markets had to be explored, working at BMW Leipzig for over five years has been the final touch on letting this dream grow in my mind).Apr 10 2012: Hi Jon, Thanks a lot for your comment. LockSchuppen is different from Sparked.com, it is meant as a physical space, being a sort of incubator/ accelerator for startups from either the university-backed background, or independent entrepreneurs. Pretty much like what I have seen at Cambridge Innovation Center, http://www.cictr.com/ - being the hub between the research (in the Southern parts of Dresden), the production (in the Northern parts, with two large chip factories), and in the middle of the city the art communities (http://twitter.com/SemperoperDD, http://twitter.com/SemperBallettDD, etc.).
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