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- Dell buys Force 10. The applause is still ringing in our ears.
- Software switching keeps getting a lot of attention, and Greg gets a little ranty about finger placement & corduroy.
- US-CERT director gives no reason for departure, but we have our suspicions.
- Apple releases Lion. Firewire vulnerabilities, battery bricks, and busted VPN clients, oh my!
- TSA pr0n parade gets a software whitewash. You're lookin' good in your pixel-y undies!
- Defining the cloud. (Okay, at least we try to.)
- What sorts of functions can the cloud provide?
- How is cloud computing distinct from a colocation service?
- Is the cloud secure? ORLY?!? Tell us how…
- How is separation between cloud tenants done?
- How do you handle intellectual property theft by a cloud provider employee?
- If your cloud provider goes out of business, who owns your data? The cloud provider – or you?
- How long could your business last if you had to go to court to get your data back from your cloud provider?
- How do you write a contract to protect your business if your cloud provider has an extended outage?
- Can you control where your data geographically resides?
- How do you guarantee access from your network to your cloud provider?
- Once you've guaranteed access and performance, is outsourcing to the cloud still financially wise?
- When does it make sense to outsource to the cloud? When does it NOT make sense?
- What happens when a cloud fails? What is your recovery plan?
- Is it a smart idea to put mission-critical applications into the cloud?
- How do cloud providers contract SLAs for system failures?
- How do cloud providers replicate data between sites?
- What usage reporting does a cloud provider offer?
- How do you authenticate a cloud-based application against your local user database?
- How do you ensure compliance with regulations when your application is cloud-hosted?
- Is the cloud really just a poor man's data center?
- Okay – level set. Pros versus cons. The cloud is not all bad.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN Tie-In Paperbacks
Does anyone have these books? Are they any good?
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I own Cyborg and novel #1. It us an adaptation of one of the movies that predates the series. It was an interesting read. If memory serves, all are adaptations.ReplyDelete
- MoncynnesJuly 7, 2012 at 3:34 PM
There are a couple more:ReplyDelete
- "Pilot Error" by Evan Richards (based on the episode)
- "Cyborg IV" by Martin Caidin (Steve goes back to space in a ship that ties into his bionics)
- "The Secret of Bigfoot Pass" by Michael Jahn (novelization of "The Secret of Bigfoot")
- "International Incidents" by Jahn (a novelization tying together three different episodes: "The Deadly Test", "Love Song for Tanya", and "Double Trouble")
I used to own all these books. Overall they were pretty good, particularly the Mike Jahn books. His version of Steve Austin was more in the vein of Martin Caidin's creation instead of the family-friendly TV character, a little rougher around the edges. He also altered the stories a little, giving them slightly different endings.
They're definitely worth tracking down.
I had wine women and war I thought it was really good, but I was like 14 at the time. It was sort of more adult and realistic than the series as I remember. I like it better than the series, which as a 14 year old boy, I loved the series.ReplyDelete
I have numbers 1 and 5 ( "The Rescue of Athena One" by Mike Jahn) from this series. According to an ad in the back pages of #5 - "Pilot Error" by Jay Barbee is #4 in the series. Not sure if there were more than five in this series but they also list "Cyborg #2":Operation Nuke" as second on the list after "the original "Cyborg" novel.ReplyDelete
I also have a couple versions of "The Secret of Bigfoot Pass" - the aforementioned Berkley North American edition ("Special Scholastic Edition") and a UK version renamed "The Secret of Bigfoot" published by Star with a different cover and page count.
Those, and the others mentioned in the other comments are the only actual paperback novels I've seen. I have a few more Six Million Dollar Man paperbacks, but they're non-fiction (Scholastic profiles and puzzle books)
Oops... looks like I also have the UK version (with photo cover) of "Pilot Error" published by Star in '76. According to the last page Star also published "Wine, Woman, and Song", and "Solid Gold Kidnapping", but without the numbers in the titles.ReplyDelete
From my collection....ReplyDelete
Warner published these (in the US, at least)
Cyborg - by Martin Caidin
Cyborg #2: Operation Nuke by Martin Caidin
Six Million Dollar Man #1: Wine, Women and War by Michael Jahn. An adaption of the second TV-movie
SMDM #2: Solid Gold Kidnapping by Evan Richards - the third TV movie.
SMDM #3: High Crystal by Martin Caidin
SMDM #4: Pilot Error by Jay Barbree - an episode adaption
SMDM #5: The Rescue of Athena One by Mike Jahn- blending together that first season episode and the second season "Straight On 'Til Morning."
SMDM #6: Cyborg IV by Martin Caidin
Berkley Medallion published
SMDM: The Secret of Bigfoot Pass by Mike Jahn adapting the first Bigfoot eps.
SMDM: International Incidents by Mike Jahn - combining Double Trouble, The Deadly Test and Love Song for Tanya as mentioned.
There were also two Bionic Woman novelizations released by Berkley Medallion:
BW: Welcome Home, Jaime by Eileen Lottman adapting the episodes.
BW: Extracurricular Activities by Eileen Lottman adapting the episodes Claws and Canyon of Death.
The SMDM novels were interesting because they kept Steve close to the way he was portrayed in CYBORG, right down to the differences in his bionics which caused a few story changes. Tho I seem to recall one of the books 'upgrading' his eye so that he could actually see thru it.
The books with multiple episodes blended them together so that they seemed to be taking place right around the same time even if the episodes were spaced out across seasons.
As a kid I had the original novel Cyborg (with a brilliant Boris V. cover) and the novelizations of the first Bigfoot ep and the one where Steve had to pilot the plane blind. The altered ending of the Bigfoot made me furious!ReplyDelete
I've got Pilot Error, The Secret Of Bigfoot Pass, The Rescue Of Athena One, Solid Gold Kidnapping, and Wine, Women And War. I haven't read them for some time, but enjoyed them massively back in the day. My collection, however, was published by Star Books (Like Glen, above) and featured alternative cover art. Two of them (Solid Gold and Bigfoot Pass) used the now iconic freeze frame which closes the show's dynamite opening titles. On the subject of all things bionic, I've noticed that Joe Harnell has released several of his soundtracks for The Bionic Woman...Does anybody know if there are any plans to release an anthology of Six Million's groovy beats?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM
I've read most of these -- good book. Still like Caidin's Cyborg the best. The UK version of Cyborg has an awesome painted cover.ReplyDelete
I recently read "Wine, Women & War" (which I thought stood up well) and "The Rescue Of Athena One" (which suffered from trying to stitch two episodes together). Good pulpy fun though.ReplyDelete


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My engines roar to life as I align towards Belt X-1, pointing the nose of my Hurricane directly at the the Ferox, Vengeance and Retribution sitting some 300km away. Jack's Myrmidon is already aligned and all we need to do now is distract them from the truth.
To distract them from the truth, we must first posit a false truth.
Jack starts talking shit in local and I add to it with the odd quip or some unimportant trivia. They start to respond. Chitter chatter chitter chatter… Together, we are filling local with the kind of junk that causes true capsuleers to consider not updating their clones.
We have already tried to attack them at the belt but they simply warped off to an on grid tactical safe some 300 klicks off. Their plan now is to sit still and look like viable targets until we get into range. Once we are at a range at which we might start getting excited, they will align and then warp off, leaving us high and dry and without satisfaction.
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So why are we approaching them?
We are not going to catch them – they are 300km away, have eyes on us and are at a safespot. We are not inexperienced PvP pilots. We must know that our approach leads only to a lack of satisfaction.
We have checked the surrounding systems and know that they have no backup. I focus on their ships' speeds – 0m/s. Perfect – everything is going according to their plan. I check in with Amber. More nonsense fills the local channel – there is even reference to old media and various exchanges are made regarding the "fairness" of capsuleer combat (an issue which, apparently, neither party regards as important).
We shoot some rats, providing them with an opportunity to warp to the wrecks as we continue to slowboat towards them. They do not respond. We destroy the wrecks, denying them the opportunity of warping in. They respond with afew jabs and thrusts in local about whether or not we want a fight.
If we don't want a fight why are we approaching them?
Of course we want a fight… but in New Eden, You get used to a lack of satisfaction and a dry existence where PvP combat is fair. A life where PvP combat is predictable and safe.
Assumed truisms are necessary in their search for truth. Glimpses of such "truths" arise in their minds. We know we can't actually attack them but are slowboating towards them because we are bored and they are the only viable targets in the surrounding systems. We are all here to have fun and we are willing to risk a lack of satisfaction in order to obtain fun. We are "friends" or perhaps even "colleagues" engaging in an honourable "debate" in which our weapons speak and counterpoints are made by electronic warfare, range and tanking. We are all just capsuleers looking for a good time. We are friends engaging in the recently proclaimed "fight club community" that is lowsec pvp.
I check in with Jack. He is aligned and ready. Amber gives the go ahead and the countdown ensues.
I land directly on top of the vengeance and point him. Jack calls point on the Ferox as my my 425's unleash hot fire in every direction. Local is suddenly quiet – this wasn't part of their plan.
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Miami-Dade High Schools
South Miami hires alum Rick Munne as new football coach
South Miami announced Wednesday it has hired one of its own - former offensive lineman Rick Munne - to be its new football coach.
Munne, 30, graduated from South Miami in 2004 and has previously been an assistant coach at Miami High, Northwestern and Hialeah as well as a brief stint as a quality control coach at FIU in recent years. This will be Munne's first head coaching job in Miami-Dade County.
"It's a blessing and a privilege to come back and coach where I got started," Munne said. "Looking forward to sharing the knowledge I learned from some of the best coaches around and sharing that with these kids."
Munne played for a couple of Dade's longtime coaches, Charlie Yanda and Joe Mira, while at South Miami.
His goal is to turn around a South Miami squad that went 3-7 this past season and has not made the playoffs since they went 9-2 and made the regional semifinals in 2011 under then-coach Lamont Green.
"My objective is similar to what we did a couple of times there during my time as a player when we reversed the numbers and went from losing seasons one year to a winning record the next," Munne said.
"It has to be a cultural change at the school. There are a lot of guys that are just players. I want to create a band of brothers within a program. In order to do that, I need full cooperation from every aspect of the school. My main goal is to create an overall community within the school."


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Every morning communicate with your Soul and Spirit Guides. Ask your Soul if there are any priorities for you to attend to this day? Ask your body what foods it needs today. Is there a certain type of exercise that is needed?
Ask that messages from your Guides come clearly and in ways that allow you to know they are from them. Ask that the reminders to stay on your Path be graceful. Practice tuning in for guidance each moment of the day.
Take a few moments to visualize what you would like to experience. Then place yourself in that dream, making choices and behaviors as though it has already manifested. Thank your Guides for their assistance, making energetic an heart connection with them. Remember you are deeply loved by Source, given the gift of free will to experience all that you set your focus upon.
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Basalt - the Absorption Stone
This black lava stone comes from intense conditions and is said to absorb anger and negative energy around you. It's porous surface also makes it a great essential oil diffuser.
BaSalt Geology
Basalt is a fine-grained, igneous rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene minerals. It is rich in iron and magnesium, which makes it a black colour. It is commonly referred to as lava stone. It is formed with the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface by the air or water. Basalt isn't only found on earth but also our Moon, Mars and Venus!
BaSalt historical significance
The name Basalt comes from the Latin for 'very hard stone'.
Native Hawaiians' indigenous religion worships Pele, the goddess of the volcanoes. Pele is known for her fiery and unforgiving temper. Legend has it that if any one takes a piece of her body (lava rock) from home island of Hawaii, they would be cursed with bad luck. No worries! Aura strongly respects this belief and we have worked with our supplier to make sure that none of the Basalt we used is from Hawaii or from the Oceania.
Metaphysical properties of Basalt
As Basalt has come from the core of the earth, it is known for its grounding qualities. It is said to have an intense but calming energy; a stone of rebirth and shedding unneeded layers of emotional attachment.
Basalt is said to connected mostly to your Root Chakra. Again, it can ground you and absorb and dissipate anger and negative feelings. It's is also know to absorb and shield you from negative energy. in your environment.
Using Basalt as an essential oil diffuser
The surface of lava stones have small craters and grooves and it is porous. You can use your lava stones as an essential oil diffuser. Rub in a drop or two of oil and wait a few minutes for it to be absorbed. Depending on the potency of your essential oil, your scent can last about a day. When the aromatherapy fades, you can use more oil on them and any kind you like. You can reapply the oils as often as you prefer and any oil that you like. You can read more about using essential oils in this blog post.
Affirmation for Basalt
- Positive opportunities are presenting themselves.
- My energy is centered, grounded, and focused.
- I am centered within and attract positive energy only.


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Take Sustainable Ballard's 9th annual self-guided walking / biking tour of twelve-plus Ballard urban farms and food gardens. The tour features many creative ways to grow food in urban spaces, including the use of parking strips, containers and raised beds; easy to construct chicken coops and bee houses; many varieties of fruit trees, berry bushes and edible ground covers, in addition to your traditional garden bed. Meet gardeners and ask questions; learn from their experience. Your $10 entry fee goes to support Sustainable Ballard's community projects.
This will be an evening event promoting local farms & local urban agriculture in Snohomish County. It is designed to:
-Support local farms & bring awareness about them to the public
-Raise awareness about Farmer Frog - a school gardening education program
-Widen the discussion about our local food system
About the Whidbey Island Bioneers Conference:
Title: 5th Annual Ballard Edible Garden Tour
Who: Sustainable Ballard invites you to a self-guided walking / biking tour of food gardens in the central area of Ballard.
What: Be inspired! Check out your neighbors' gardens. This walking or biking tour provides examples of creative uses of parking strips, containers, raised beds, chicken coops, fruit trees, berries, bees and more! Meet the gardeners and ask questions. The tour includes a dozen gardens to explore within walking distance of Trinity United Methodist Church and Salmon Bay School.
Be entered into a Raffle of gardening books, supplies & Fiskars tools.
Get your gardening questions answered by local NW gardening authors.
When: Saturday June 29, 2013, 10am - 3pm.
Where: Buy your ticket/map at the parking lot west of Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave NW, on the day of the tour.
Cost: $10 (kids are free) supports Sustainable Ballard's community projects.
More info: Visit www.sustainableballard.org
Contact Paula Jenson ([email protected]) if you would like to volunteer or have a garden you would like to be included in the tour.
There's a biochar workshop on April 27-28 from 9-4:00 in Woodinville. It only costs $35, and you'll get to take home a biochar stove of your own which can be used on your farm. The flyer is attached.
It is hosted at Morethana Farm which is located in Woodinville next to 21 Acres. The farm is co-leased by Antioch University, Pacific Bamboo Resources, and SeaChar, and the goal of the farm is to become a permaculture education center.
This workshop is made possible by a grant to Antioch given by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
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Yesterday, we threw a "Fifty Is Fine When You Look Twenty-Nine!" birthday party for my beautiful mom, whose big 5-0 just happens to be tomorrow. After cleaning up all the food and doing the dishes and putting Will to bed, I decided that instead of taking down the decorations from the party, I would address the invitations for our next party, Will's first birthday. When I woke up in the morning and saw the partially deflated balloons in our living room, I knew I had made the right decision. All day, Will, Lola, and I have been enjoying the balloons and all the extra golden light that they and the other decorations have been casting about our abode.
I'm really excited for Will's party. I've been perusing my two favorite party blogs, Oh Happy Day and You Are My Fave, for a little inspiration. Pinterest is always a nice source, but I have found many easy, fun, cheap, and completely doable DIY ideas (like this and this) on both of these sites. They also have great ideas for themes like a Welcome to the World baby shower and random reasons to throw a party like Kite Flying Day. So check them out if you need some party inspiration!
Also, if your baby has a gigantic head like Will, you might be interested in the pullover he is wearing. The head opening is quite large, which has been really nice when getting him dressed. The weight of the shirt is quite lovely too, lighter than a sweatshirt but heavier than a t-shirt, a nice transition piece for spring. AND! It's on sale! Now, enjoy some before and after hair pics and have yourself a nice sunny day.


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Ability to generate reports (daily / weekly / monthly) on registered users / visitors / chats / activities etc…. and the ability to save this information as metadata and to integrate this information on our CRM
Simple process to later edit website written words and FAQ
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Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (Femexfut or FMF, Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C.) is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It administers the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and is in charge of promoting, organizing, directing, spreading, and supervising competitive football in Mexico.
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The Federation has three operational centres: the Central Office, the High Performance Centre (Centro de Alto Rendimiento, CAR) and the Training Centre (Centro de Capacitación, CECAP).
FEMEXFUT is a member of the CONCACAF and FIFA, therefore it must comply with the statutes, objectives and ideals of world football's governing body.
The Mexican Federation of Football was established on 23 August 1927 under its first president Humberto Garza Ramos. In 1929 it became affiliated with the FIFA, and later became affiliated with CONCACAF in 1961.
The Mexican Football Federation's governing body is the General Assembly that conforms with the participation of the Liga MX with 55% of the votes; Ascenso MX with 5%; Liga Premier, with 18%; Tercera División, with 13%, and the Amateur sector, with 9%. Its executive and administrative body is the National Council, which comprises five members, one from each of the divisions mentioned, and are elected every four years.[2]
The league is composed of four professional divisions: Liga MX, Ascenso MX, Liga Premier, and Tercera División. The Liga MX Femenil is the top level of women's football in Mexico.
Stance on multi-team ownershipEdit
The issue of multi-team ownership has been a highly debated one within the owners of the professional football clubs and the Femexfut. Out of Mexico's 34 clubs in the top two divisions, five ownership groups control almost half the teams, Grupo Pachuca (León, Pachuca, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tlaxcala), Grupo Salinas (Atlas, Monarcas Morelia), Grupo Caliente (Tijuana, Dorados de Sinaloa, Cafetaleros de Tapachula) and Orlegi Deportes (Santos Laguna, Tampico Madero) wield much influence. Most of the owners that have more than one team have them split between the first and second divisions and are in place partly to promote player development.[3]
In May 2013, the owners of the 18 Liga MX clubs voted in favor of a proposal to ban one person or company from owning more than one team. The proposal was introduced after Carlos Slim, whose telecommunications company América Móvil owns a 30% stake in Grupo Pachuca,[4] was rumored to want to acquire Guadalajara (a move he ultimately ruled out). The ruling will not require club owners to sell one of their current Liga MX teams, but will prevent them from acquiring any more.[5]
The issue was once again prevalent in November 2013 when TV Azteca, owner of Monarcas Morelia, paid out 124 shareholders of Club Atlas US$50 million to acquire the club, which for years had been struggling financially.[6]
2026 World Cup BidEdit
In September 2012, former Mexican Football Federation President Justino Compeán confirmed plans for a Mexican bid.[7] On March 4, 2016, Mexican Football Federation President Decio De Maria announced continued Mexican interest after the new FIFA president Gianni Infantino was elected in the wake of the Garcia Report corruption scandal.[8] In April 2017 The Mexican Football Federation along with Canada Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation announced its joint bid to host the World Cup later awarded on June 13, 2018 with 134 votes beating out Morocco's bid by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation with 65 votes. Mexico will host 10 matches along with Canada in 3 cities while United States will host 60 matches in 10 cities including the final. The shortlist of cities will be chosen by June 2020.
See alsoEdit
- ^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). 23 September 1961.
- ^ "Introduccion, femexfut" [femexfut introducción] (in Spanish). Femexfut. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Marshal, Tom. "Multi-club ownership causing headaches". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Crayton. "Billionaire Slim Buys 30% Stakes In Mexico Soccer Teams". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Mexican club owners move against multi-team ownership". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Multi-Ownership Is Back; TV Azteca Buys Atlas". soccerly. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Mexico to bid for 2026 World Cup". ESPN, Press Association. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Mexico wants to host 2026 World Cup as first nation to stage three editions". ESPN, Press Association. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
External linksEdit
- (in Spanish) Official site
- Mexico at FIFA website
- Mexico at CONCACAF site
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Soundproof Your Home
Spray foam is ideal for reducing airborne noises around the home. Spray foam expands to seal the gaps and holes airborne sounds move through within a home, muffling the sounds from home theaters and playrooms as well as indoor plumbing that makes noise when you run a shower or flush a toilet.
Spray foam also reduces airborne sound from outside, such as that caused by cars, trucks, and wind. If you live near the airport or train tracks you may find that spray foam can dramatically improve your quality of life.
As an effective air seal, spray foam eliminates the air gaps through which sound travels and is superior in controlling mid-range frequencies, which include the most common sounds, the human voice and stereo music. Its superior fit makes it an ideal soundproofing system, reducing airborne sound transfer through the roof, floor, and walls.


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For more reading on this subject, check out this insightful charticle by Meredith Broussard in Harper's Magazine in which she dissects a brochure issued by the Food Allergies & Anaphylaxis Network. One detail I particularly loved: the debunking of the news story from 2005 where a teenager died from kissing a boy who had eaten a peanut butter sandwich earlier in the day. The major news outlets covered this as though it was a food allergy death, when in fact the coroner ruled that the girl had smoked pot before the kiss and died of an asthma attack.
This isn't the first time CHOW has covered faulty allergy testing and bogus allergy complaints. Bottom line: Sometimes "allergic" just means "I don't like it."
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"Which of you children will help me?" said Mum:
"There are five big potatoes to peel".
But nobody answered, I'm sorry to say:
It was no good for Mum to appeal.
"Who'll help with the salad?" said Mum yet again –
And she said it quite loud and quite clear -
But nobody answered. They pretended that they
Were all deaf and that no-one could hear.
"Who'll lay the table?" Mum said to them all.
"The rest of the dinner is done."
But did anyone help her? Oh, no no no no!
They were playing and having such fun.
"Who's ready for dinner?" their mother called out.
"To waste it would be such a shame!"
Did anyone hear her? Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes -
They stopped all their playing and came.
"When I asked you to help me, then nobody came.
You pretended that you couldn't hear.
But when the work's done and you all want your food
You can hear me quite perfectly clear!"
I hope all you children who're reading my poems
Are not like those children above,
It's important in families that everyone helps
And the right way to show that we love.
A special "help fairy" comes to your home,
And I think she's a bit of a spy.
Put up your hands now, if you help at home –
Oh come on, don't tell me a lie!
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Take 2 to 3 sisal trees of various heights and apply a glue dot to the bottom of each.
Group the sisal trees in the bottom of an opened mason jar. Place them towards the back of the jar to allow room for your figure.
Apply a layer of artificial snow, approximately 1/2" to 1" deep. You want to add just enough to cover the base of the sisal trees.
Carefully place the flocked penguin, snowman or deer figurine of your choice into the snow.
Take the mason jar rim and add a strip of doily lace tape for some holiday color. Red, blue and white are all festive colors for the season.
Open your package of mason jar solar lids. Open the battery compartment and discard the plastic piece, then place the solar panel in your mason jar rim and screw it onto your jar.
Allow the solar panel to charge in the sunlight for several hours.Then, enjoy your new luminary!


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Ant-Man may be tiny but I'm sure the box office success of Marvel's latest movie won't be.
And who says superheroes need to be big anyway? The mini man packs a mighty punch.
Paul Rudd may not be the typical image you'd conjure up when imagining the perfect superhero, but he's fantastic in this new flick from the comic book giants, and he really buffed up for it.
He plays con-man Scott Lang who steals an extraordinary suit that allows him to shrink to the size of an ant, while boosting his strength.
He's recruited by the suit's creator, scientist Dr Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to pull off a seemingly-impossible heist and take on the villainous Yellowjacket (Corey Stoll) in order to save the world.
Douglas is spectacular in his first ever superhero movie and Evangeline Lilly is impressively lethal as his daughter, Hope van Dyne.
In typical Marvel style, Ant-Man has the perfect balance of action, humour, romance, high-adrenaline sequences and the sweeter moments.
Strangely, it also made me appreciate ants in a way I never thought I would – their strength, ability and the clever way they work together is something I'd never really given much thought, but it is impressive.
Seeing the world from their perspective – looking up at giant versions of everyday objects – was actually quite terrifying. I'll never step on one again.
The effects are absolutely awe-inspiring. The CGI ants are surprisingly adorable and just look fantastic alongside a tiny Paul Rudd – it looks amazing.
The action is gripping too and Lang is an underdog you'll love to cheer for. Everything he does is for his adorable little girl Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson) – he's an everyday guy with an extraordinary story.
A miniature fight scene in Cassie's bedroom is incredible. The contrast between the death-defying scrap on toy train tracks and the impending doom brought on by an approaching Thomas the Tank Engine from the perspective of Ant-Man and Yellowjacket and the way us normal-sized people are seeing it is hilarious.
Dubbed-over story-telling scenes from Scott's ex-cellmate Luis (Michael Peña) add extra chuckles and references to other characters in the Marvel universe make you feel like you're in on the secret.
Ant-Man has a bit of everything and I absolutely loved it. It's quite a different take on the genre, with a convicted criminal as the hero, but it works wonderfully.
Ant-Man has a bit of everything and I absolutely loved it. It's quite a different take on the genre, with a convicted criminal as the hero, but it works wonderfully.
Stick around for two extra scenes after the end of the movie – one mid-credits and another after what feels like 10,000 scrolling names, but it's worth it to get a sneak preview of what's to come from Marvel.
The words 'Ant-Man will return' flash up on the screen before it goes black, and we can only hope that it's not too long before we see him again. Can we have the sequel now please?
Ant-Man is out now. See it at Cineworld Boldon. Click here to book tickets.
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Every football fan dreams of their club playing free flowing, attractive, attack-minded football.
But more often than not a pragmatic manager is needed to build a team that is strong in defence, and strong in attacking play, could this attitude by Aidy Boothroyd be the missing piece in Coventry's jigsaw?
With the return of Gary McSheffery and the signing of Roy O'Donovan from Sunderland, most Coventry fans were drooling at the thought of a goal stuff season at the Ricoh.
But, after playing out goal-less friendlies at Nuneaton Town, Hinckley Town and with James McPake only managing to head one past Northampton Town, it looks like Aidy Boothroyd will bring his trusted, direct/long-ball styled football to Coventry.
It could be argued that things could be different in the remaining friendlies, as the majority of players used so far having been trialists, but his tactical approach has been consistent so far.
With this style of play, Coventry need to sign a 'fox in the box', a player who can read play and slot home the fugal chances that may fall to them.
Players of this talent can be hard to find and off the top of my head, I cannot think of a player available at the moment that can fit the bill.
With this in mind, Aidy Boothroyd may well need to change or adapt his system; so far he has wanted to play McSheffery on the left, cutting inside when he gets the chance. But when the goals are drying up, he could very well move McSheffery up front and play McIndoe on the left.
A lack of attacking options could mean that Coventry will put out a tight and tough defensive line with a direct minded midfield and an ineffectual front line, which will ultimately result in a lack of goals both scored and conceded, which we have seen so far in the friendly matches.
The start of the season is fast approaching and without some inspiring signings, we could be watching a long, hard fought battle, resulting in a mid-table position.....again!
*Disclaimer: The views in this article are that of the writer and may not replicate those of the Professional Footballers' Association.


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If you haven't yet had an opportunity to view Structures, a travelling fabric art exhibition, this may be your chance! The exhibition, consisting of 25 amazing art quilts by 19 Atlantic artists, will be on display in Saint John, NB, until March 4, 2016.
Where: The Frazee Gallery of the Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Peel Plaza, Saint John, NB
When: Friday, January 15 until Friday, March 4, 2016.
Opening reception: 5:30-7:30pm, Friday, January 15, 2016.
Structures launched last June at the Art Gallery of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish NS. It has since travelled to the Gallery at the Guild in Charlottetown and the Inverness County Centre for the Arts, in Inverness NS. The final stop on the Structures exhibition tour will be at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth Branch, March 15 to April 30, 2016.
The show has been well received at every stop on the tour, from people who were just excited to see the artwork. Here are a few of their remarks:
"I stand in awe of these pieces. I am officially turned on to quilting now."
"I need to remember to shut my mouth! Amazing work. Thank you!"
"An absolutely incredible exhibit. Such talent - all of you."
"Could not have been better at MOMA or the Whitney."


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CSR activity can no longer be an adhoc one off effort for any entity. It is about making a meaningful impact in the community as awareness about environment, human rights and social issues gain ground. CSR work that earlier stemmed from a philanthropic approach today needs to assess and address the impact of the company's core activity on the people and environment in its entirety. Therefore, a more sustained and inclusive approach needs to be adopted in CSR activities.
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Just read an article about the the organisational structure of Somali piracy. Article is here but I've reproduced an extract from a UN report that the article drew attention to. I don't really have point I'm trying to make, but these sorts of things always make me think about the parallels between legal and illegal business. Even with somali prirates someone is having to make sure all the invoices get paid and trying to identify and mitigate risks to the business.
For the avoidance of doubt, I'm not condoning piracy.
Extract from UN report (http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2010/91 )
"A basic piracy operation requires a minimum eight to twelve militia prepared to stay at sea for extended periods of time, in the hopes of hijacking a passing vessel. Each team requires a minimum of two attack skiffs, weapons, equipment, provisions, fuel and preferably a supply boat. The costs of the operation are usually borne by investors, some of whom may also be pirates.
To be eligible for employment as a pirate, a volunteer should already possess a firearm for use in the operation. For this 'contribution', he receives a 'class A' share of any profit. Pirates who provide a skiff or a heavier firearm, like an RPG or a general purpose machine gun, may be entitled to an additional A-share. The first pirate to board a vessel may also be entitled to an extra A-share.
At least 12 other volunteers are recruited as militiamen to provide protection on land of a ship is hijacked, In addition, each member of the pirate team may bring a partner or relative to be part of this land-based force. Militiamen must possess their own weapon, and receive a 'class B' share — usually a fixed amount equivalent to approximately US$15,000.
If a ship is successfully hijacked and brought to anchor, the pirates and the militiamen require food, drink, qaad, fresh clothes, cell phones, air time, etc. The captured crew must also be cared for. In most cases, these services are provided by one or more suppliers, who advance the costs in anticipation of reimbursement, with a significant margin of profit, when ransom is eventually paid.
When ransom is received, fixed costs are the first to be paid out. These are typically:
• Reimbursement of supplier(s)
• Financier(s) and/or investor(s): 30% of the ransom
• Local elders: 5 to 10 %of the ransom (anchoring rights)
• Class B shares (approx. $15,000 each): militiamen, interpreters etc.
The remaining sum — the profit — is divided between class-A shareholders."


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The OECD/DAC definition of evaluation has been adopted by Danida and all major development agencies internationally. The definition contains five evaluation criteria that should be used in assessing development interventions: relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.'
These are general criteria that should be used as a basis for developing evaluative questions through the full range of evaluations topics, i.e. from single intervention through to thematic, and ways of conducting the evaluation, e.g. joint evaluation.
Taken together, these five criteria should provide the decision-maker with the essential information and clues to understand the situation and determine what should be done next.
To the extent that specific evaluations have specific purposes, that there is no one right way to conduct an evaluation and that these criteria are interdependent and not mutually exclusive, their relative meaningfulness for a specific evaluation should be assessed and trade-offs discussed in each case to ensure that key questions are addressed and to avoid unnecessary effort and expense.
In addition, use of the five criteria does not exclude that other criteria might be used as well to better focus the evaluation on specific characteristics of the intervention and its context.
The criteria for the evaluation of humanitarian assistance are a case in point: because of some unique features of humanitarian intervention, the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action, ALNAP http://www.alnap.org, has introduced three additional evaluation criteria: connectedness, coherence and coverage.9
Evaluation criteria
Relevance The extent to which the objectives of a development intervention are consistent with beneficiaries' requirement, country needs, global priorities and partners' and donors' policies.
Efficiency A measure of how economically resources/inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.) are converted to results.
Effectiveness The extent to which the development intervention's objectives were achieved, or are expected to be achieved, taking into account their relative importance.
Impacts The positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.
Sustainability The continuation of benefits from a development intervention after major development assistance has been completed. The probability of long-term benefits. The resilience to risk of the net benefit flows over time.
Additional criteria for evaluation of humanitarian action
Connectedness The need to ensure that activities of a short-term emergency nature are carried out in a context that takes longer-term and interconnected problems into account.
Coherence The need to assess security, developmental, trade and military policies as well as humanitarian policies, to ensure that there is consistency and, in particular, that all policies take into account humanitarian and human rights considerations.
Coverage The need to reach major population groups facing lifethreatening suffering wherever they are.
Relevance is a measure of the extent to which development interventions meet population needs and country priorities, and are consistent with donor policies.
For example, in a road project relevance could be assessed in terms of the rationale for constructing the road: was it to serve a political agenda of the few or to exploit real economic potential? In a sector programme to support agriculture, relevance could be assessed in terms of domestic market responses to new crops, farmers' responses to the various programme initiatives, etc.
A change in society's policies or priorities could imply that the development interventions are now accorded lower priority, or lose some of their rationale. Once an endemic disease has been eradicated, for instance, it could mean there is no longer any need for a special health programme.
In other words, relevance is basically a question of usefulness; in turn, the assessment of relevance leads to higher level decisions as to whether the development activities in question ought to be terminated or allowed to continue. And, if the latter is the case, what changes ought to be made, and in what direction? Are the agreed objectives still valid, and do they represent sufficient rationale for continuing the activities?
These questions should be addressed at various levels with reference to the partner country:
- At the higher level it concerns the relationship between the development activities and the development policy of the partner country, as well as whether the activities are in keeping with the priorities of the donor country.
- At the middle level it is a question of how development activities fit into a larger context, e.g. in relation to other development interventions and development efforts within a larger programme or sector.
- At the lower level it is a question of whether the development activities are directed towards areas accorded high priority by the affected parties.
Efficiency is a measure of the relationship between outputs, i.e. the products or services of an intervention, and inputs, i.e. the resources that it uses.
An output is a measure of effort; it is the immediate observable result of intervention processes over which the managers of the intervention, i.e. the implementers, have some measure of control. An intervention can be thought of as efficient if it uses the least costly resources that are appropriate and available to achieve the desired outputs, i.e. deliverables, in terms of quantity and quality.
The quality of the inputs and the outputs is an important consideration in assessing efficiency: the most economical resource is not necessarily the most appropriate and the trade-offs between the quantity of outputs and their quality are a key factor of overall performance.
Furthermore, assessing the efficiency of an intervention generally requires comparing alternative approaches to achieving the same outputs and this will be easier for some types of intervention that for others.
In practise, the extent to which intervention activities are standardised or not, i.e. the factors of production are well known or not, usually determines how efficiency is measured and assessed.
In a road building project for example, where the methods of construction are fairly well established, a typical measure of efficiency would be the cost per km per class of road. As well, because other projects and jurisdictions are also likely to use that same measure of efficiency, among others, the bases for comparison and assessment, or benchmarks, are readily available in most cases.
On the other hand, a national initiative on women's rights for example is not standardised across countries. In such cases, relevant measures of efficiency typically address waste in the process, either at the level of inputs, i.e. economy – obtaining appropriate resources at least cost or fair market value, or at the level of process, i.e. duplication-triplication – etc. of activities, conflicting processes, throughputs that do not link to outputs. As well, good practices, i.e. lessons learned from similar endeavours, can be used as benchmarks for assessing efficiency.
Some examples of useful and practical criteria for assessing the efficiency of a programme or a project are:
- Appropriate resources acquired with due regard for economy
- Activities carried out as simply as possible
- Decisions made as close to where the products or services are delivered
- Overhead as low as possible
- Duplication or conflicts addressed and resolved
- Deliverables achieved on time and on budget.
Effectiveness is a measure of the extent to which the intervention's intended outcomes, i.e. its specific objectives – intermediate results – have been achieved.
Explicitly, effectiveness is the relationship between the intervention's outputs, i.e. its products or services – its immediate results – and its outcomes, meaning usually the intended benefits for a particular target group of beneficiaries.
As such, an intervention is considered effective when its outputs produce the desired outcomes; it is efficient when it uses resources appropriately and economically to produce the desired outputs.
For example, a teaching programme is considered effective if students learn, i.e. acquire intended knowledge, skills and abilities; it is considered efficient if it provides instruction, i.e. teaching time and materials, economically and of quality.
An efficient intervention is not necessarily effective. Teaching may be provided economically and efficiently, but if it is not of good quality, e.g. appropriate to the needs and interests the students, intended learning outcomes will not be achieved, i.e. it will not be effective.
Evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention involves three steps:
1. Measuring for change in the observed outcome, e.g. did the students learn something;
2. Attributing the change in the observed outcome to the intervention, did the students learn something because of the teaching;
3. Judging the value of the teaching to the learning, e.g. by using comparisons such as targets, benchmarks, similar interventions, the assessments of teachers, students, others, etc.
Interventions have no control per se over outcomes; at best, a program strives to produce those outputs that have the greatest likelihood of producing the intended outcomes.
As such, an intervention's effectiveness is driven primarily by two things: its design and its implementation, i.e. its management.
In many cases, attribution, i.e. internal validity, is typically the central challenge to assessing effectiveness of interventions, i.e. how and to what extent can observed changes in outcomes be attributed validly to interventions.
Where the internal validity of the programme is well established, e.g. an immunisation programme, attribution of outcomes, e.g. beneficiaries protected from disease because they have been vaccinated against that disease, can be fairly straightforward.
However, in the case of many development interventions, internal validity is not well established and attribution can become a significant challenge. For example, attributing validly a change in the incidence of human rights violations in a country to an intervention or set of interventions might be difficult for most evaluations.
Generally, the more the evaluand, i.e. what is being evaluated, is large and complex, the more attribution is likely to be difficult.
The reality of methodological and resource constraints in carrying out practical evaluation means that often attribution is expressed in terms of likelihood rather than proof, and that ultimately the test of validity is credibility.
Other challenges to assessing effectiveness are typically:
- Non-existent or poorly defined objectives, e.g. intended outcomes are not stated as measurable change over time in target groups
- Unrealistic and/or conflicting objectives
- Lack of targets or measures of success.
Impact is a measure of all significant effects of the development intervention, positive or negative, expected or unforeseen, on its beneficiaries and other affected parties.
Whereas effectiveness focuses on the intended outcomes of an intervention, impact is a measure of the broader consequences of the intervention such as economic, social, political, technical or environmental effects; locally, regionally, or at the national level; on the target group and other directly or indirectly affected parties.
For example an HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programme targeting vulnerable groups could have broader effects both positive, such as a reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis on other groups, and negative, such as a reduction of funding to malaria prevention. Effects may also be economic in nature, e.g. size of the workforce, political, e.g. state budget allocation, and so on.
A broad assessment of impact is essential in a comprehensive evaluation, however there are two central challenges to assessing impact: boundary judgment, i.e. deciding what effects to select for consideration, and attribution, i.e. what effect is due to what.
Because, on the one hand, effects can be numerous and varied, and on the other they are typically the result of complex interactions, assessing impact is difficult in most circumstances.
As is the case for effectiveness, the assessment of impact poses a particular challenge with regard to attribution; in most cases, it is difficult to attribute rigorously broad effects on different groups and at different levels over time to a specific intervention or set of interventions.
Systems theory approaches typically provide more appropriate and useful tools for dealing with complex adaptive systems, e.g. societies, than simple linear causal approaches.
As well, a useful principle for dealing pragmatically with the issue of selection of effects, levels and groups for the evaluation, is making choices consistent with the intended use of the evaluative information.
In the final analysis, usually and at best, evaluations estimate impact on probability-based inferences derived from assumptions of simplified cause and effect relationships.
In the case of an impact evaluation, i.e. one in which measurement and assessment of impact is given priority, one must estimate the counterfactual – that means what would have happened if the intervention had not taken place. This can be done by choosing a control or comparison group – a group of individuals, households, etc., that are identical to the project group except for participation in the project or programme.
As well, baseline data, i.e. information about the state of groups before the intervention, is useful in order to measure differences after the intervention has taken place.
These methodological requirements pose particular challenges to the conduct of impact evaluation.
Sustainability is a measure of whether the benefits of a development intervention are likely to continue after external support has been completed.
While the four preceding criteria concern specific development interventions, the assessment of sustainability addresses the effects of the development process itself over the long term.
For example, in a road construction project, sustainability can be measured in terms of whether the road is likely to be maintained, the extent to which it will be used and provide benefits in the future, etc. In a sector programme to support agriculture, it could be measured in terms of financial and economic viability of the agricultural production and the supporting institutions, the extent to which economic surplus is reinvested productively by farmers, etc.
Sustainability is in many ways a higher level test of whether or not the development intervention has been a success. Far too many development initiatives tend to fail once the implementation phase is over, because either the target group or the responsible parties do not have the means or sufficient motivation to provide the resources needed for the activities to go further.
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly central theme in evaluation work since many development agencies are putting greater emphasis on long term perspectives and on lasting improvements.
As a result, capacity-development of communities and organisations is a common objective of development interventions, consistent with the overall goal of promoting increased autonomy and self-reliance of partner countries for the provision of public services.
Useful questions for assessing sustainability address the extent to which capacity has been successfully developed, e.g. through participation, empowerment, ownership, local resources are available and sustained political support exists.
As well, the sustainability of development interventions depend to a large extent on whether the positive impacts justify the required investments and whether the community values the benefits sufficiently to devote scarce resources to generating them.
Because sustainability is concerned with what happens after development activities are completed they are measured ideally some years afterwards. It is difficult to provide a reliable assessment of sustainability while activities are still underway, or immediately afterwards. In such cases, the assessment is based on projections of future developments based on available knowledge about the intervention and the capacity of involved parties do deal with changing contexts. It requires an analysis of the contextual setting – its capabilities and restraints – and future scenarios.
Experiences of donor agencies conclude that a development intervention's sustainability hinges mainly on seven areas, also called sustainability factors.
These seven factors should be taken into account all along the implementation cycle, and should be used as a checklist during the evaluation to identify relevant questions:
Policy support measures The recipient's commitment is one of the most commonly identified factors affecting success of development interventions. Commitment is expressed in terms of agreement on objectives, the scope of support to responsible organisations and the willingness to provide financial and personnel resources. Country commitment is also shaped by perceptions of mutuality of interests versus perceptions of predominantly donordriven interests.
Choice of technology The partner country's financial and institutional capabilities are crucial determinants for the technology chosen and that the technology is accepted with mechanisms for its maintenance and renewal. Evaluation teams should consider the effects of technology in society and the costs of providing and maintaining the technology versus the benefits generated.
Environmental matters The importance of environmental considerations is now widely recognised. Although environmental effects may be negligible seen in a narrow, short-term perspective, the broader effects may be significant in a long-term perspective. Evaluations will frequently have to look specifically at environmental policy, incentives and regulatory measures, the interests of different stakeholders, and the effects of development interventions.
Socio-cultural aspects Social and cultural factors influence the adaptability and relevance of various development activities. They also influence motivation among the target group members and hence whether individuals and groups will participate and accept responsibilities in the development process.
Sustainability factors
Policy support measures Policies, priorities, and specific commitments of the recipient supporting the chances of success.
Choice of technology Choice and adaptation of technology appropriate to existing conditions.
Environmental matters Exploitation, management and development of resources. Protection of the environment.
Socio-cultural aspects Socio-cultural integration. Impact on various groups (gender, ethnic, religious, etc.).
Institutional aspects Institutional and organisational capacity and distribution of responsibilities between existing bodies.
Economic and financial aspects Economic viability and financial sustainability.
External factors Political stability, economic crises and shocks, overall level of development, balance of payments status and natural disasters.
Development interventions that are consistent with local traditions or do not assume major changes in behaviour patterns stand a better chance of success. Danida requires special attention to the roles of both women and men in implementing development interventions, particularly their access to means of production and support services, as well as their rights and benefits.
Institutional aspects The strength of institutions and the capacity of organisations are the most important factors in the success of development interventions. Current trends to change the division of roles between public and private organisations may raise the issue of how development interventions affect the co-operation and co-ordination of participating bodies. At the more detailed level, assessment may include considerations of managerial leadership, administrative systems and the involvement of beneficiaries.
Economic and financial aspects Evaluations should focus essentially on three aspects of economic and financial performance. Firstly, the cost effectiveness of the intervention strategy. Secondly, the economic and financial benefits of investments as compared with the funds and resources spent. Finally, the financial sustainability of operations in the future to explore whether funds are or will be sufficient to cover future operations, maintenance and depreciation of investments.
External factors Development assistance takes place in the context of political, economic and cultural environments that are beyond its control yet can influence it significantly. Factors such as political stability, economic crises and shocks, overall level of development, balance of payments status and natural disasters can have a determining influence on the sustainability of development interventions.
(Adapted from Beck, T. 2006)
Evaluation of humanitarian action, in response to natural disasters and to conflicts, has been the subject some attention over the last few years with a view to improving its quality. References for evaluators and for evaluation managers, such as "Evaluating Humanitarian Assistance Programmes in Complex Emergencies",10 "Guidance for Evaluating Humanitarian Assistance in Complex Emergencies"11 and "Evaluating Humanitarian Action using the OECD/DAC Criteria", are key to furthering the understanding and the quality of evaluation practise in this area.
Because of some of the distinct characteristics of humanitarian action, ALNAP proposes three additional criteria (to OECD/DAC's five): connectedness, coherence and coverage.
Evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA) is defined by ALNAP as "a systematic and impartial examination of humanitarian action intended to draw lessons to improve policy and practice and enhance accountability."
That they are undertaken usually during severe disruptions, often prolonged in the case of complex emergencies, give EHAs some distinct characteristics that can make access to data and information difficult, for example:
- Polarisation of perspectives in conflict situations that reduces the "space" for fair and balanced views;
- High turnover of staff working in humanitarian action that affects "organisational memory";
- Reactive and quick implementation of humanitarian action that affects planning and the identification of performance measures;
- The context of humanitarian action may be disordered, with rapid changes in circumstances, invalidating as usual social and physical conditions.
Connectedness is defined as "The need to ensure that activities of a short-term emergency nature are carried out in a context that takes longer-term and interconnected problems into account."
Connectedness is adapted from the concept of sustainability and is a measure of the relationship between humanitarian interventions and longer term goals, in particular the linkages between humanitarian action, recovery and development.
Some of the issues to consider when addressing connectedness are relative expenditure on relief and recovery, the nature of partnerships, in particular between international and national NGOs, and the extent to which local capacity is supported and developed.
Coherence is defined as "The need to assess security, developmental, trade and military policies as well as humanitarian policies, to ensure that there is consistency and, in particular, that all policies take into account humanitarian and human rights considerations."
The focus of this criterion is on the extent to which the policies of different actors, e.g. military, civilian, political, were complementary or contradictory. Policies may be of any type such as promoting gender equality, participation or environmental protection.
Coherence may be the most difficult criterion to evaluate, in part because it is often confused with coordination. The evaluation of coherence focuses mainly on the policy level while that of coordination more on operational issues.
Evaluation of coherence is important where there are many actors and increased risk of conflicting mandates and interests. Questions on the degree of coherence observed, or otherwise, are also important and useful to address.
Coverage is defined as "The need to reach major population groups facing life-threatening suffering wherever they are." The key questions this criterion generates are who was supported by humanitarian action and why.
Evaluation of coverage usually takes place at three levels: international, national or regional, and local, and the ecaluation should consider whether assistance was provided proportionally according to the need at each level.
Whether protection needs have been met is an important question to address and so are issues of inclusion and exclusion bias at regional and local levels.
Political factors often determine coverage so that analysing them is key to understanding the nature and extent of coverage of groups, including issues of protection and humanitarian space.
Finally, equity questions are central to the assessment of coverage and are addressed through geographical analysis and the organisation of data by socioeconomic categories such as gender, socioeconomic groupings, ethnicity, age and ability.
9 Beck, T. (2006). Evaluating humanitarian action using the OECD-DAC criteria: An ALNAP guide for humanitarian agencies. London, UK: Overseas Development Institute.
10 Hallam, A. (1998), Evaluating Humanitarian Assistance Programmes in Complex Emergencies. London, UK: ODI. Good Practice Review 7.
11 OECD (1999), Guidance for Evaluating Humanitarian Assistance in Complex Emergencies. Paris.


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The billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Bruce Levenson grew up in Chevy Chase Maryland and was raised by a jewish family. He spent most of his younger life in Washington DC. When he later attended University he did so in St Louis at the Washington University where he received his Bachelor of Arts and then later decided to take up law at the American University. Bruce Levenson was very driven and worked his way to success. At a young age he attended law school at night while working on his journalism career at the well known Washington Star newspaper.
In 1977, Ed Peskowitz and Bruce Levenson founded the United Communications Group (UCG) together which is a business information company that is privately held. The company focuses its attention on analysis as well as data and news. The analysis of healthcare, banking, technology, telecommunications, mortgage, energy as well as a group of other industries. Peskowitz and Levenson started with humble beginnings from Levenson's apartment where they published their first newsletter about new developments in the oil industry and called it Oil Express. This was the start that formed the basis of the company. From there other publications were bought and the company started a database that included the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS). As well as providing data and analysis United Communications Group also operate and own GasBuddy. GasBuddy is an application that allows users to find the lowest gas prices in their area.
According to ESPN, Bruce Levenson and a group of other businessman in 2004, bought the Atlanta Hawks NBA Team. This team was formerly known as the Atlanta Spirit LLC. Both Ed Peskowitz and Bruce Levenson are the majority owners of the team as well as the large Phillips Arena in Atlanta.