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The explosion of apps in the past 11 years has dramatically increased the number of user experiences and platforms we interact with in our daily lives, creating an overwhelming demand for UX talent. But though companies have a greater need for UX talent, many are struggling to place the right people at the right times. This is largely because they don't know what type of UX talent they need. Strategists, analysts, designers, researchers — with so many UX-related titles being used, we still see a lot of confusion about who does what.
Mismatched placements frustrate everyone involved. The individual isn't utilizing his or her real strengths; the company wonders why it's spinning its wheels; customers move on to a competitor who provides an easier, more compelling user experience.
Solving this problem starts with breaking down the broad umbrella of "UX", which is actually made up of several different areas of expertise. By understanding this diverse cast of characters, companies can pinpoint the talent they really need for the work at hand.
One Field, Many Specialties
UX job descriptions have significant overlaps, as these pieces can and should be deeply interconnected. Still, no matter the level of talent, it's extremely rare for one person to truly excel at the entire spectrum of UX-related tasks. When our clients unbundle these roles, they quickly see improvements in product quality.
Knowledge is power when it comes to assembling your UX crew, so here's a run-down of the 5 main types of UX pros you'll come across in your search — plus insider tips from our talented UX Filterati.
1. UX Strategist
A strong collaborator who partners with product or program owners, and works closely with other UX specialists. Their deep expertise helps inform everything from initial problem-solving to final design.
Also called: UX Architect, UX Product Manager, Director of UX, UX Manager, Design Lead
What they do: This high-level professional's deep expertise helps inform everything from initial problem-solving to research and design. A strong collaborator, he or she partners with product or program owners to make big UX decisions and works closely with other UX specialists throughout the process. A successful UX Strategist thinks in terms of measurable results and works to keep the entire project in alignment with the company's business objectives.
"The UX Strategist is the air traffic controller for UX execution. He or she should be a deeply embedded partner with project or program ownership, helping guide high-level decisions."
— Robert Lasker, Filterati
A UX Strategist may: Partner with project or program owners to establish overall strategy; Determine when and how to involve other UX specialists; Ensure alignment with business goals at every stage; Recommend priorities and approaches driven by the product lifecycle or roadmap; Analyze market and user research; Collaborate and educate across the organization to drive user-focused decisions.
When you need a UX Strategist: Bring on this senior talent at the start of the product development lifecycle. Match skill-to-task and task-to-cost by hammering out the most important problems and solutions at the top of the chain, far before the product moves into design and development.
2. UX Researcher
A "people person" who is genuinely curious about how others think, feel and live. They are highly analytical thinkers with a knack for identifying patterns and interpreting nuanced information.
Also called: Usability Researcher/ Specialist/ Analyst, User Researcher
What they do: A UX Researcher discovers and analyzes the demographics, behaviors, pain points and preferences of your target audience. UX Researchers are "people people" who are genuinely curious about how others think, feel and live. They're not just empaths, though; they're highly analytical thinkers with a knack for identifying patterns and interpreting nuanced information.
A UX Researcher's work often involves: Identifying and recommending the most effective research methods for the project; Conducting a variety of research activities such as interviews, usability studies, ethnographic studies and A/B tests; Informing early and revised UX Design with relevant recommendations; Analyzing and reporting findings to others in the company.
"Recipe for successful research: Take one part radical empathy and one part scientific thinking. Mix thoroughly with a sample of users and allow to rise. Actionable insights will form on the inside. Carefully extract these and transfer to presentation plate. Serve portions appropriate to your audience with their favorite sauce."
— Michael Perry, Senior Lead UX Researcher & Filterati
When you need a UX Researcher: The sooner the better! The more you know about your users, the less time, money and stress you'll spend making tweaks down the road. Leverage UX research at multiple points in the product lifecycle to make sure the product is really answering your customers' wants and needs.
3. UX Designer
Acting as the bridge between the conceptual and visual elements of UX, they touch multiple stages of the project and help maintain a constant focus on the end-user.
What they do: Guided by the UX strategy and research conducted earlier in the project, this person uses their expertise in user flows and information architecture to map out the product's functionality. In a sense, UX Design is the bridge between the conceptual and visual elements of UX; it touches multiple stages of the project, helping maintain a constant focus on the end-user. Look for a candidate who can walk you through their process clearly and confidently — we've found this to be the single best indicator of a UX Designer who really "gets it."
"As a UX Designer I advocate for users; as Susan Dray put it, 'If the user can't use it, it doesn't work.' A lot of people within organizations don't stop to think about how their own discipline impacts UX. In a way, we're all UX Designers."
— Rick Hines, Filterati & UX Designer
UX Design includes the following outputs: Wireframes, information architecture, storyboards, sitemap, user flows, and scenario mapping.
When you need a UX Designer: This depends on the nature of the project and the skill set of the designer; companies frequently rely on this person for UX strategy and/or UI design as well. But typically, we advise clients to engage a UX Designer after the foundational problem analysis and user research, and before diving into the nitty-gritty of the user interface.
4. UI Designer
By artfully blending specific business requirements with more general UX flows, UI Designers create a visual language that is simple, powerful, and so familiar to users that it is essentially invisible.
Also called: UI Strategist/Engineer, Interaction Designer
What they do: A UI Designer takes the established UX framework and fleshes it out further, honing in on the interface-specific details of the product layout. He or she utilizes both creativity and technical prowess and is always on top of the latest developments in behavioral design and related technologies. This role is more tactical than strategic; by this stage in the product development lifecycle, specialists should only be making very small changes, if any.
A UI Designer's responsibilities often include the following: Creating a cohesive style guide; Ensuring that a consistent visual language is applied across the product; Responsive design strategy for different devices; User input, navigation and help options; Consistent use and design of controls and interactive elements; Prototyping using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
When you need a UI Designer: The UI Designer makes the UX Designer's vision a reality, so this expertise is most valuable once you already have a strong UX framework in place.
"Part of the challenge of UI design is blending specific business requirements with more general UX flows to create a visual language that is simple, powerful, and familiar to the majority of users. The goal is to design a UI that the user doesn't even notice; it should never get in the way of the user accomplishing his or her goals simply and efficiently."
— CP Waite, Filterati & UX/UI Designer
5. Visual Designer
A visual guru who will make your product as consistently beautiful as it is smart.
Also called: Web Designer, Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer
What they do: This role is what often comes to mind when people think of a designer; and indeed, visual elements like colors, images, and typography are likely to be the features users consciously notice about a product. But Visual Design is the cherry on top of (what should be) an in-depth process of UX planning. To make sure your product's look reflects your UX vision, look for a Visual Designer whose creative skills are bolstered by a strong grasp of UX methodology, an understanding of your target audience, and the ability to work closely with the other specialists involved in the project.
A Visual Designer's work includes these elements: Color, typography, style documentation (style guides, templates), page layout, icons, and images.
When you need a Visual Designer: Visual Design should be the final piece of the puzzle; engage this specialist when you already have a comprehensive, well-documented UX and UI foundation in place — and are ready to make your product as beautiful as it is smart.
"In addition to creating quality designs from scratch — using hierarchy, color, composition, typography, and so on — a good visual designer can also work within an existing design framework. The nuance of this role lies in knowing how to use established design patterns and branded elements, and when and how to extend and further define them."
— Joel Shoop, Filterati & UX/Visual Designer
The Takeaway
In a field that requires so much specialization, throwing any type of UX talent at the problem isn't likely to get you far. That's why companies should evaluate their UX strategies on a regular basis — and shouldn't settle for anything other than the precise skill sets they need. In many cases, unbundling these roles and focusing on thoughtful skill-to-task matches is the key to making your UX process sing.
Need more help determining what kind of UX help you need to round out your team? Talk to us so we can help you unpack your UX needs.
*Edited from a post originally published on 10/03/2017


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United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Piyasena Gamage sworn in as the Galle district MP, before Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today.
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Tripwire by Lee Child is the 3rd of the books in the Jack Reacher series of novels.
This story had a publication date of June 28, 1999.
Tripwire Book Description
Ex military policeman Jack Reacher is enjoying the lazy anonymity of Key West when a stranger shows up asking for him.
He's got a lot of questions. Reacher does too, especially after the guy turns up dead.
The answers lead Reacher on a cold trail back to New York, to the tenuous confidence of an alluring woman, and the dangerous corners of his own past.


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In Robot Game, you write programs to control robots that fight for you. The game is played on a 19x19 grid. The goal is to end up with more bots left than your opponent after 100 turns.
Dark squares represent where you can't walk. As you can see, this effectively creates a circle arena where your robots fight.
The green squares represent spawn points. Every 10 turns, a batch of 5 robots will spawn at random spawn points for each player, and any robot still standing on a spawn point will die.
Each robot starts out with 50 HP.
Robots can generally act (move, attack, etc.) on the squares one above, left, right, and below it—its adjacent squares.
Each turn, every robot can take one action:
There is no friendly damage in this game. Collisions, attacks, and suicides will only damage the opponent.
Whoever has more robots left after 100 turns wins.
Your get to code the AI for a single robot. All your robots will use this AI. To win, your robots must work together with other copies of themselves—to surround an enemy robot, for example.


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Dredg's new record, 'Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy,' is set for release on May 3 in the US, and April 25 in the UK and most of Europe.
"For me this is a renewal kind of record," remarked frontman Gavin Hayes in a press statement. "It feels different and in some ways it feels like a new band. That was my goal when working with the band and with Dan–to make something we'd never done. Hopefully people can see the band in a new light. We can mold to different things and there is a future for the band when it comes to creating."
'Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy,' which is Dredg's fifth studio album, was produced by Dan The Automator (Gorillaz, Head Automatica).
For more on Dredg's forthcoming album, check out our recent interview with vocalist Gavin Hayes and guitarist Mark Engles.
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Changes to the local policing model and the role of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) were discussed as part of the Police and Crime Commissioner's monthly meeting with the Chief Constable of Sussex Police yesterday (Friday 16th).
Katy Bourne spoke about the strength of feeling in Crowborough following her meeting in March and the vote of no confidence at the Town Conference a couple of week's ago.
Anxiety about the new Neighbourhood Policing Model was triggered when the residents found-out PCSOs would no longer be stationed in Crowborough, and the Town Council were being prevented for paying for a dedicated PCSO in the future.
During yesterday's Performance & Accountability Meeting, Katy Bourne said Sussex Police had badly mishandled the communication regarding the changes and the force had been left on the back-foot trying to regain the public's confidence.
Watch the Meeting and Judge for Yourself
The Performance & Accountability Meeting was webcast, and you can watch the 30 minute discussion about Crowborough here.
New PCSO Role
From 3rd July, when the new model of Neighbourhood Policing is introduced, PCSOs will book-on at Hailsham, before being assigned tasks throughout the Wealden district.
PCSOs will be working to a three shift pattern (earlies, lates and rest days). The early shift will usually start at 8am and the late shift will finish between 10pm and 12midnight, depending on the day of the week. The shift pattern is based on meeting the times of demand on prevention teams.
In the new model, on each shift there will be four PCSOs booking on at Lewes, four booking on at Hailsham and five booking on at Eastbourne. However, the flexibility of the new model means that any of these PCSOs can be deployed anywhere across the district according to the demand, based on threat, harm, risk and vulnerability.
If there was a major or critical incident then Sussex Police have said PCSOs could be deployed from across the force to support it due to the changes made to the PCSO contract.
Both the Divisional Commander and the District Commander will be meeting privately with Town, District and County Councillors from Crowborough on Wednesday to reassure them about the changes.
Robbery at Poundfield Stores
The robbery at Poundfield stores in Crowborough on Good Friday when owner Kamal Patel, was forced to hand over £200 from the till by a young man wielding a knife has become a political football in this whole affair. In a newspaper article, the owner's wife Neha said it had taken just over an hour for police to arrive from Eastbourne.
Sussex Police are defending their performance citing a suspect was arrested for the offence within 24 hours.
At yesterday's meeting the Chief Constable went into great detail about way the police force responded to the 999 call at 11:38am, explaining the first officers were on scene within 17 minutes. Both a police dog unit and a police helicopter were also sent to Crowborough to assist in the hunt for the perpetrator fleeing from the scene.
Sussex Police confirm that three units attended the initial call to this incident with the first arriving at 11.55am. They say all the units were from Uckfield so were promptly at the scene. Police initially went to search a back garden, which was the believed location of the suspect after a sighting of a man who fitted the description of the suspect. By 12.07pm, the officers had secured the shop and were talking to staff and witnesses. During the meeting yesterday with the Commissioner, Chief Constable Giles York explained that it was detectives assigned to investigate the robbery who had travelled from Eastbourne.
Election on 5th May
The issue of community policing is now a hot issue with the election for Police and Crime Commissioner taking place on Thursday 5th May. The incumbent Katy Bourne is re-standing along with 4 other candidates from the main political parties. You can see their election addresses now on the Choose My PCC website.


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> > How many microseconds of inaccuracy can a human hear?
> If something is supposed to happen at a 5KHz or 200 mic, rate, how many
> mics of random jitter does it take to produce significant noise energy
> in the range of human hearing? If you are trying to produce two
> sequences at 5 and 5.01 KHz, so the beat is down at 10 Hz, you need to
> generate one of them at 200 mics and the other at 199.6 mics. If your
> clock resolution is 2 mics, then you'll get one at 200 and the other at
> 198, for frequencies of 5Khz and 5.05 KHz, giving a nice 50Hz beat.
> That applies to direct control of a waveform. I too am surprised that
> Midi, which is control of a device that generates a waveform, has such
> tight timing requirements.
This is irrelevant to the question. The MIDI clock is used to time notes,
not waves within a note.
> > How long does a song have to be before the accumulated errors add up to that many microseconds?
> Part of stereo sound perception is from the delay between the time a
> sound reaches your two ears. At 1000 ft/sec, that's about one
> millisecond. Suppose two waveforms are controlled by two separate
> computers, whose clocks drift apart by 1 minute/day (I've had worse).
> They will differ by one millisecond after 1.44 seconds of elapsed time,
> so one could imagine the sound of two instruments with one of them
> appearing to be running from stage left to right and back again every 3
> seconds. Noticeable? ;)
Again, if you're talking phase and wavelength, irrelevant. In terms of
the time the note begins in one ear and the time it begins in the other
ear, it could be relevant. However, if MIDI is controlling two
instruments, each instrument's perceived location is going to be based on
the difference between the sounds arriving at your ears--not by the time
the sound leaves the ONE instrument.
A MIDI stream is like a conductor's score, not like an oscilloscope screen.
The MIDI clock is like the conductor's baton. And the original question
(in my opinion) is like complaining that some conductors do not wave their
arms with sufficient precision.
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Minutes from the Euro RGB meeting in New Vraja Dhama, May 23-25 2015
- HH Bhakti Gauravani Goswami (Euro RGB Secretary for Spain, TP New Vrajamandala)
- HH Bir Krishna Goswami (Co-GBC of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia)
- HH Prahladananda Swami (GBC for Croatia, Co-GBC Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia, Euro RGB Chairman; Health and Sannyasa Minister)
- HH Sivarama Swami (GBC of Hungary, Co-GBC of Romania)
- HG Dharmaksetra Dasa (Euro Minister of Records, Chairman of the Dutch National Council)
- HG Dina Sharana Dasi (GBC of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Dole; IDSAF Director)
- HG Doyal Govinda Dasa (Euro RGB Secretary for Germany; TP Heidelberg, Euro RGB 2nd Vice Chairman)
- HG Hridaya Caitanya Dasa (GBC of Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, New Mayapur; co-GBC of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France, except New Mayapur and Dole; Euro RGB Secretary for Benelux)
- HG Janesvara Dasa (Almviks Board; Euro RGB Secretary for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark)
- HG Krishna Kirtana dasa (Euro RGB representative for Poland, TP New Raman-reti Warsaw – PL)
- HG Krsna-premarupa Dasa (Euro RGB Secretary for Switzerland; TP Zurich)
- HG Madhu Sevita Dasa (GBC of Cyprus, Greece, Villaggio Hare Krishna, Milano Area, South Umbria, southern Italy, Rome Area, Malta, San Marino; Co-GBC of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France (except Dole)
- HG Manohara Dasa (TP Radhadesh, Belgium)
- HG Parabhakti Dasa (TP Villa Vrindavana, Italy) on behalf Radhanatha Swami
- HG Praghosa Dasa (GBC of Channel Island, Denmark, England, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales)
- HG Radha Krishna Dasa (Euro Varnasrama Minister, Euro RGB 1st Vice Chairman)
- HG Tapasa Dasa (TP Stockholm; Chairman of the National Council in Sweden)
- HG Kripamoya Dasa (Euro Minister for Congregation Development)
- HG Mahaprabhu Dasa (Director of IC Benelux; Minister of ISKCON Communications Europe)
- HH Bhaktivaibhava Swami (GBC of Albania, Czech, Finland, Macedonia, Slovakia; co-GBC for Bulgaria, Poland, Romania) – Health issues – Trilokatma Dasa came as representative
Previous minutes
Resolutions from previous meeting were read.
Euro RGB Structure
It is amended that for holding a post of the GBC Secretary in Europe obligatory time spent in a zone is reducing from eight to six months.
It is accepted that each country will now be a considered as a zone and that an GBC in Euro may supervise more than one zone in Europe.
Recommendations for GBC deputy: Deputies are seeking nominations for GBC deputy
The Euro RGB recommends that Ananta dasa from Slovenia and Jai Nitai dasa from the UK become GBC Deputies. As other GBC Deputies, if accepted, they will be required to come each year to the GBC AGM in Mayapur.
Krishna Kirtana Dasa as Assistant Euro RGB Secretary for Poland
The Euro RGB accepts Krishna Kirtana dasa as an Assistant Euro RGB Secretary for Poland.
Graphics depository for ISKCON Europe
Before the next meeting this project will be finished. All EU yatras will have possibility to access the data.
Corporate identification should be widely accepted. Standards of high quality appearance material which will be of high quality should be the ultimate goal for all taking part in this shared project resources.
Action point: Parabhakti dasa will send to the Secretary public consultancy review of two ISKCON websites.
The Euro RGB needs more information about the plans of the IDRO to implement its mandate from the GBC resolution. The Euro RGB Secretary will contact Jagajivan to obtain the necessary information.
ISKCON 50 report
Madayanti dasi will be invited for the next Euro RGB meeting in Italy.
Each yatra will present in 3 min report what they are going to do for ISKCON 50 in their yatras.
ISKCON Websites ratings
Dinadayal dasa will provide guidance how to remove certain search page results on Google if related to person.
Dinadayal dasa will contact all ISKCON Europe webpage and ask then to interlink website addresses. Doing so it will help that Google search results become better.
Devaki devi dasi report
The Euro RGB welcomes Devaki devi dasi to preach in the European temples that invite her. It request that she only represents herself as a preacher and not on behalf of the Institute for Spiritual Culture.
Action point: Praghosa dasa will speak with Sesa dasa to clarify his letter of endorsing Devaki's institution.
Compliance Office
Dharmaksetra dasa gave report on a recent development of ISKCON Compliance website – http://iskconlaw.org
CIT Radhadesh report
Manohara dasa gave report on the CIT Radhadesh activities in this year 2015.
ISKCON Youth Program coordinator for Europe
We will ask Manorama dasa (Global Youth Minister) for more detailed service description. At the next ELM every yatra presentation should include part which describes youth activities.
Org. Dev. mid-term meeting in Europe
Villagio Hare Krishna is willing to be host for the Org. Dev. mid-term meeting in the year 2016 provided that are invited no more than 15-20 people.
Euro minister for cow protection
Will be discussed at the Euro RGB meeting in September 2015.
ToVP Update
Praghosa dasa will take up the position of European ToVP fundraising. Sivarama Swami is the assistant. The Euro RGB body is fully supporting of ToVP activities in the capacity can be.
Croatia report
Dina Sharana mataji read short report on their recent investigation in Croatia.
Philosophical discussion – Siksa and Diksa
Dinadayal will send results of the group work to Praghosa dasa for further discussion at the Global GBC.
Team 1
On how the two relate, communicate and take responsibility for disciples?
Answer: Complete harmony between two as per Lines of Authority document. Report from department heads, counsellor and nama-hatta heads to diksa guru, and visa-versa. Also diksa-guru communication to disciple includes siksa guru.
Team 3
- Official recognition by the GBC that, as stated in SP's books, there is no essential difference between siksa and diksa gurus, although they have different functions.
- To reinforce and dissimenate this understanding the GBC should commission a publication on Guru-tattva.
Team 4
- Elevating SP's position
- Integrate siksa guru into the Disciples course – training
- To elevate everyone in KC movement – education for every preacher Bhakti Sastri, Bhaktivaibhava, legal details, account, sociology of religion, motivation, psychology, conflict resolution.
For the next meeting
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Reported: 11/7/2004 11:24:29 PM 23:24
Posted: 11/9/2004
Location: Ashley, IL
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Two very bright balls one way smaller than the other . They were there for hours and seemed to rise with time in the sky no faster than the moon . They have not been there after that night and we never saw them before this . I have vidoe when zoomed in the small one dissapears and the larger one looks like a glowing ball changeing colors the whole time . You can not even see any of the stars around them they were so much brighter . They were east of Ashley and looked like ther were over Mt Vernon area . I thought they were hellicopters but they were not moveing for hours .On ufoevedince.org theres 5 others that reported the same thing from India to Ca to Mo to Il . Im not normally into this stuff but would like to see if anyone knows what these were . Im an X Marine Married kids good job not some crackpot just want to find out what they were if anyone knows . We watched them off and on from about 2:30 to 4:40 then went to sleep and havnt seen then since that night . We have heard nothing on the news or anyone around here talking about it but I still have it on high 8 video for a couple minutes .
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The Ottawa Senators continued to roll on Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the sputtering Washington Capitals.
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The Ottawa Senators continued to roll on Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the sputtering Washington Capitals, who have now dropped seven of their last 10.
Since losing 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 11, the Senators have scored 21 goals, allowed four, and won four games.
With 20 games left, the Senators are still in seventh place in the Eastern Conference but move within one point of sixth-place Pittsburgh and seven ahead of eighth-place Toronto.
Erik Karlsson, with a goal and two assists, Milan Michalek, with two goals, Chris Phillips, and Nick Foligno, into an open net, scored for the Senators.
With 47 assists, Karlsson now has the team record for assists by a defenceman in a season. Norm Maciver had held the record since 1992-93, when he had 46 assists.
With seven points in his last two games, Karlsson was applauded by his teammates.
Jason Spezza even sounded a bit like owner Eugene Melnyk, who predicted on Monday that Karlsson will be one of the greatest defencemen of all time.
"He's the best offensive defenceman I've ever played with, and he's probably the best in the game right now, offensively," said Spezza.
"The way he can jump in the rush, he reads the play real well, he's growing more confident with his shot and just playing good hockey."
Karlsson didn't even know Maciver's record was there to be broken and wasn't even much interested in it.
"It could be something you look back on after the season," he said.
"But right now it doesn't really matter that much. We have 72 points in the standings and that's what matters. We have to keep getting two points and not give away any."
John Carlson ruined Craig Anderson's bid for a shutout at 2:19 of the third period.
Mathieu Perreault made it 4-2 at 9:57 of the third with a painful goal when the puck deflected it off his face.
Tomas Vokoun gave up four goals on 11 shots before being replaced at 12:08 of the second period by Michal Neuvirth. He blanked the Senators the rest of the way.
Karlsson said his play in the last two games is the byproduct of the entire team playing well.
"The last two games we've scored 11 goals," he said.
"Sometimes you've just got to be lucky, and I think the whole team has been playing well and I feel pretty good out there.
"Guys are getting in the paint to score the goals and it's pretty good."
Karlsson opened the scoring at 9:36 of the first with a shot from the top of the right circle that went through Vokoun's legs.
Then, five minutes later, Karlsson bounced a home run pass off the right boards to Michalek. He in turn slipped through Washington defenceman Dennis Wideman and then slid a shot through Vokoun's legs.
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WHY THEY WON:Because they got a big night from three of their top players: Craig Anderson, Erik Karlsson, and Milan Michalek.
STUD: Erik Karlsson. Maybe he will be one of the greatest. After his one-goal, two-assist performance against the Capitals – his second multi-point game in a row – he probably made a few more believers.
DUD: Tomas Vokoun: He didn't get a lot of help, but he gave up Ottawa's first four goals on 11 shots before being pull for Michal Neuvirth. That's poor any way you look at it.
PERSONAL BEST: Milan Michalek's two goals gave him 27, one more than he has ever scored in an NHL season. He had 26 in 2006-07 in San Jose. After going 12 games without a goal, he now has had four in his last five games.


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Padre Pio and Our Lady
Padre Pio had an intense, he had an immense devotion to Mary, to Our Lady, to the Blessed Virgin, call her what you like. She was the mother of God. Padre Pio called her by a different name. In Italian he called her La Madonna and he had great devotion to his Madonna.
The newborn Francesco Forgione, his original name, was baptized in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli – Mary of the angels. As an octogenarian Padre Pio closed his eyes for the final time close to Santa Maria delle Grazie – Mary of Graces. His whole life was a Marian voyage. Even as a child he used to call in to the church in Pietrelcina to have a chat with his Madonna. Later in his life he always had a picture of her in his cell, to which he could pray.
Padre Pio's love for the Madonna was that of a friend who has faith, one who believes and one who hopes. It was not just sentimental piety. It was the result of his constant contemplation of the Mother of God, something which had become his way of life. By being closer to Mary he felt closer to Jesus.
The rosary was his favourite prayer. He recited it continually all day, every day. For him it became a constant meditation on the events of the life and death of Jesus and of his blessed mother. He had a special fascination with the Hail Mary and in his rosaries he said it slowly and reverently. Who could count the number of rosaries he said in his lifetime. He was 'the friar of the rosary'. One day his Father Superior asked him how many he said each day. Padre Pio replied ' Well I must tell my Superior the truth – today I have recited thirty four'. Thirty four rosaries of fifteen decades each, that's 510 decades !
For Padre Pio the rosary was a constant meditation on the events of the life and death of Jesus and of his blessed mother. He had a fascination with the Hail Mary and in his rosaries he recited it slowly and lovingly. He always had his rosary with him. He carried it in his hand or on his arm as if it were a bracelet or a shield. He had more rosaries under his pillow and still more on the bureau in his cell. He used to call the rosary his weapon. One night when he was sick in bed he was unable to find his rosary so he called a friar to him and said " Young man get me my weapon. Give me my weapon ".
He devoured the rosary with a massive hunger. At certain hours he would walk up and down the central path of the monastery garden totally absorbed in his suffering, in his prayer and in his love for Jesus while the beads slipped through the fingers of his wounded hands. He had lots of rosaries in his pocket also and would give one to anyone who asked for one. How many people there are today who say " This is a rosary which Padre Pio gave me. I treasure it with all my heart ". I suppose you could describe Padre Pio's life as one continuous rosary.
He loved to listen to famous singers. He listened with obvious pleasure and always requested them to sing either a hymn to Our Lady or a Neapolitan song. He was particularly moved when the renowned tenor Beniamino Gigli came to the monastery garden and sang Gounod's 'Ave Maria' for him. ( Pictured is Beniamino Gigli with Padre Pio ). So attentive and fascinated was he that he seemed to be enjoying a taste of paradise.
He often got out of bed in the early hours of the morning and opened his window because someone outside was singing ' Ave Maria ' in his honour. He would listen to them, enraptured, and at the end he would applaud and shout to them " Bravo, bravo. May the Madonna protect and bless you, my child ".
He waited with great anxiety for the arrival of the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima. While the statue was leaving Portugal in a helicopter to tour the major cities of Italy Padre Pio lay in his sick bed suffering from serious pleurisy. He had been too weak to celebrate mass for several months, something which caused him great sadness. Each night he uttered a spiritual thought into a microphone which connected to a loudspeaker in the church. His words could be heard by the large crowd who gathered to listen to him.
Finally the big day arrived. Padre Pio announced with a voice full of emotion " In a few minutes our mother will be in our midst. Let us open our hearts to her ". Despite his condition Padre Pio got up from bed, dressed with help and went to the church. Exhausted, he had to sit down and remained there a long time in front of the image of the Madonna. When the statue was brought to him to kiss it he did so reverently and then placed in her hands a rosary which was a gift he had received from a visiting prayer group.
When finally the helicopter rose from the terrace of the Home for the Relief of Suffering bringing the status away among the eyes that followed it were Padre Pio's, wet with tears. He addressed her with one final prayer. "Beautiful Madonna I have been sick during your visit to Italy and now you are leaving without curing me". At that moment he felt a chill run through his body. He turned to his fellow priests and exclaimed ' I am cured ' and he was truly cured. Word spread rapidly and everyone who saw him looking so fit and well was amazed.
Padre Pio had a deep devotion to Our Lady of Pompei. On the fiftieth anniversary of his receiving the stigmata, shortly before he would die he was presented with a bouquet of roses. He was deeply touched by this gesture and he in turn took from it a rose which he gave to one of his spiritual children and asked that they take it to Pompei and place it in front of the image of the Madonna there. This was done and that rose did not wilt or wither but remained as a fresh and fragrant bloom right up to the day he died. Then it closed up and became a bud again.
For Padre Pio his love for the Madonna meant constant imitation of her. If Jesus is the way and the light that leads us to God the Father then Mary is the way and the light that leads to her Son, Jesus. With Mary's help and imitating her virtues Padre Pio drew ever closer to Jesus, so close as to be almost transformed into him.
So we thank God for giving us Padre Pio and we thank Padre Pio for showing us how to love his Madonna and our mother, Mary.


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Today we saw the Mud Volcano and the sulfur Cauldron - what can I say... PPPPEEEEEWWWWW!!! The fumes are so toxic you can't stay there very long. There are signs that said if you feel ill to leave right away! That can't be good for your health!
Other than the bubbling mud and smelly lakes we saw some kind of hawk swoop down to attack a duck - right over our heads - thank goodness the duck got away!
After doing this 1 km walk, we decided to drive back to where we had see the bear the day before. There he was, still lying down in the same spot. So off we went - deciding to come back later - since it's not very far from where we are staying.
We could not have returned at a more perfect time! Just as we got there, the bear got up and made its way down to the side of the river where the carcass now was - in plain sight. We could very clearly see that this was in fact a grizzly bear! It was pretty cool to watch it eating off this buffalo carcass - you could see him digging through to find some yummy meat. You could see the water dripping off its fur -we could not have seen it any better - unless on the side of a trail being attacked!! at least this was a safe distance and we were separated by a river. This was a chance in a lifetime! and we were lucky enough to see it!
After watching for a couple of hours we went on our merry way to see if we could now see the elusive wolves. As we were driving in the hayden valley - where most of the wolf packs live - guess what we happen to come across. A wolf jam!!!!!!! yes! we would finally see the wolves! Well, without binoculars or scopes impossible to see - just a white little dot... but... we had binoculars! We saw two wolves feeding on a buffalo - we just missed the kill but that's ok... this is still a pretty rare sight! Pretty awesome!
As you are watching the wolves, you have to be aware of the bison around you as they can also attack at any moment. In fact, a guy on a motorcycle had the scare of his life. I'm sure he needed new underwear when the ordeal was over! A bison charged him and his bike - but stopped just before hitting him - the guy fell over - and -I didn't see his face but Remi did - his face was priceless! Thankfully everyone was fine - everyone started laughing since this tough motorcycle guy didn't look so tough all of a sudden! Who can blame him!?
We left the area and on our way to the next sight seeing, we stopped for a potty break. All of a sudden I hear Remi yelling out to Sophie: "Catch" and he hurled a bison pie at her! It was so funny! Good thing I was the first one to go to the bathroom because I would've needed new pants!!! She was so upset (her and her germ phobia!!). Now that was priceless!
Later that day we saw a coyote running right beside the car - we could almost have petted it. We saw bald eagles again and other birds of prey. We looked at the wolves one more time. Interesting fact: when buffaloes lose one of their members, they mourn. How do I know? When the wolves left the dead bison for a rest, the herd came around and surrounded the dead animal - the whole scene was very solemn and heart wrenching... it was like a bison funeral.
On our way back to the hotel, we were stuck in a bison jam. Two buffaloes, standing in the middle of the road, refusing to move. Great. How long will this last? a whole 10 minutes!
This was our last day in Yellowstone. It's a marvelous park that everyone needs to see once in their life. It's hard to believe that one day, all this beauty will be gone forever. I'm feel blessed to have been able to have experienced it.
Tomorrow will be a sad day - we will be leaving this beautiful place. We will be heading Rushmore. Good bye Yellowstone!


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Bisys Education Service is located at 143 Mallard St, Saint Rose, LA. This business specializes in Financial Planning.


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December 23, 2004
ETTERS, PA - FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, has developed vertical memory sockets that accept standard DDR2 memory module assemblies to allow convenient memory expansion in desktop PC's and servers. The 240-position DDR2 (Double Data Rate) vertical connectors are offered with either through-mount leads for solder termination or "eye-of-needle" compliant leads for press-fit termination.
Available solder tail options support use on 1.58mm (.062") to 2.36mm (.093") thick motherboards, while press-fit options extend use to thicker motherboards. "Lead-free" options are available for both connector termination types to aid compliance with lead elimination initiatives.
All connectors provide mechanical voltage keying and end latches for module retention and ejection. "The latch towers at the ends of the connector provide angled lead-in ramps and slots that aid module alignment, and FCI's low insertion force socket design provides easy installation of memory modules in desktop computers, servers and workstations," says David Sideck, FCI Regional Market Manager. "Insertion force is typically under 22 pounds for our socket design."
The through-mount connector versions provide options for molded orientation posts or metal forklocks to provide retention prior to soldering. Connectors can be supplied in black, blue, or any of six other available resin colors. The press-fit connectors feature a molded orientation post and are available with either black or blue connector bodies. The press-fit connectors also offer an option for translucent latches that can be used in combination with LEDs to provide a visual indication of slot status.
Samples are available for delivery, with production lead times from stock to 6 weeks.
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Comptroller the Currency Administrator National Banks Washington, 20219 August 22, 2011 Lisette Garcia Judicial Watch 425 Third St., Washington, 20024 Dear Ms. Garcia: This response your letter dated July 12, 2011, which was received office July 21, 2011 for processing under the Freedom oflnfonnation Act, U.S.C. 552. You requested all Standard Forms (SF-50s) for all employees the Office the Comptroller the Currency (OCC) and the Office Thrift Supervision (OTS) earning $225,000, more, per year total compensation. you may know, OTS was abolished effective July 21, 2011, pmsuant the enactment the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010. All their outstanding cases were transferred office for processing. This response pertains both the OCC and the OTS. Your request granted part and denied part. Materials relevant your request are enclosed. SF-50s for all employees earning $225,000 more are included this release. However inf01mation deemed personal nature has been deleted the authority U.S.C. 552(b)(6) and C.F.R. 4.12(b)(6), relating personnel, medical, similar record, including financial record, any portion thereof, where disclosure would constitute clearly unwarranted invasion personal privacy. This includes infonnation pertaining items listed under "First Action" due the fact that both the OTS and OCC are evaluated under merit system. Release earlier salary figures could lead inadvertent disclosure perfonnance evaluation ratings due the percentages increases awarded. Other items being withheld include the reasons for the SF-50, retirement plan information, beneficiary information, veteran's preference information, whether the employee member union eligible for union membership, and any miscellaneous remarks made about the SF-50 under [tern "Remarks." you consider any the above improper denial your request, you may appeal such denial the Comptroller the Currency. The appeal should filed within days the date this letter, should state the circumstances and reasons arguments support the appeal, and submitted via our online FOIA application mailed the Manager, Disclosure Services and Administrative Operations, Communications Division, Mailstop 2-3, Office the Comptroller the Currency, Washington, 20219. Sincerely yours, "D. Vat-ta, pi. Frank Vance, Jr. Manager, Disclosure Services Administrative Operations Communications Division Enclosure(s) FDV: 2011-00732-F


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Live the carefree lifestyle you've always dreamed of at a Caleb community. All the day-to-day chores are taken care of, so you'll always have plenty of time to enjoy yourself.
Each of our all-inclusive communities provides an outstanding variety of amenities: an attractive dining room, cosy library and crafts room, well-fitted games room, beauty salon/barbershop and more.
Each community organizes programs and social events. There's always something happening: movie nights in the TV room, special holiday dinners in the dining room, group outings to concerts, museums and more.
Activities reflect the interests of our residents. Join in as many, or as few, as you like. It's up to you.
Organized recreational programs
Planned social events and outings
Elegant dining room
Games and recreation area
Crafts and/or library areas
24-hour bistro bar
Good food is a wonderful part of life, especially when you don't have to do the cooking and clean-up!
Caleb residents enjoy three meals daily. Each is prepared onsite in the professional kitchen. Menus are varied and full of flavour, and staff can accommodate special dietary needs (e.g. diabetes and allergies).
Meals are served to your table in the dining room and there's nothing institutional about our dining rooms. Elegant, comfortable and staffed by courteous people, this is the social heart of your community.
Sitting down together with your friends and neighbours, you'll share more than a meal; you'll share the warmth of good friendship.


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Installing a CMS is quick and easy for us and that is why we do so for every project we undertake. It actually saves us time, giving us the ability to quickly add the features outlined below and to quickly build the site content and navigation. Our job is often just a case of carrying through the design to the various modules, components and templates.
We have particular experience building sites with Drupal, Moodle, DotNetNuke, Umbraco and Immediacy. Each has it's advantages and suits certain kinds of project. The choice is never complicated, it boils down to whether you require a CMS for a large company, in which case you may need an enterprise level solution such as Drupal or Immediacy or whether you need something smaller, with a less technical interface, such as Joomla and DotNetNetNuke. Or a system such as Moodle, to power a learning gateway or course management system for students and educators. We can help you decide on the exact active directory tools to help you run your site.
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Old habits die hard. For 25 years prior to retirement, I led two voluntary sector organisations in the field of social welfare in Belfast and Hastings. Both were heavily dependent on Government funding to provide contracted services, and so national and local budget setting was of huge interest to me. Though now living in Nottingham, my interest in budgets and social welfare remains. Last October, in the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review, it outlined what Council's could expect over the next few years, and during this month of February 2011, Council's throughout the country are finalising their own individual budgets.
Nottinghamshire County Council says that it expects to have to make savings of around £150 million over four years, and East Sussex County Council around £100 million. A large chunk of this will be in the first year, as the Government has "front-loaded" the cuts to Council funding. Through Council conversations with local residents and at various Council meetings, the debate has been hot and heavy.
|East Sussex County Hall
I found this to be unacceptable in a democracy, and with so much at stake. The Labour group, who are in the minority were apoplectic, and were not slow in showing it. Following statutory procedures, the Chairperson asked the lead Councillor who had presented the budget report to sum up and respond to the points raised in the debate.
Passion is a Greek verb (also a Latin verb) that means to suffer or endure. Wikipedia says, "Passion can be expressed as a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion towards a subject, idea, person, or object".
The idea that passion and business decisions are mutually exclusive is anathema to me. We are not cold automatons, but beings with feelings that affect the decisions that we make. I've set and controlled enough budgets over 25 years to know that the process is not easy. I understand that budgets have to be affordable and achievable. What I don't accept is that passion should not be a driver in the decisions that are made. For me, passion is business.
|David Lloyd George
Poverty in a different form may still be with us, but this does not change the driver behind the budget of Lloyd George. His passion was to eradicate poverty, and that passion guided his budget. For him, passion and business decisions were not mutually exclusive, so why should they be today?
Budget setting without the driver of passion is merely 'bean counting'. I want politics that does not accept passion as merely acceptable in the periphery of debate, but that accepts it at the very heart of decision making. TAKE YOUR PASSION AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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To have quinoa and stew ready at the same time, start quinoa once you've added the potatoes to the stew (step 1). Small squid (calamari) are sold cleaned and cut into rings at many specialty stores and seafood markets.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion (8 oz.), peeled, halved, and thinly slivered lengthwise
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 can (32 oz.) diced or crushed tomatoes
- 8 ounces red or white thin-skinned potatoes (about 1 in. wide), scrubbed and quartered
- 1 or 2 fresh hot green chilies such as jalapeños, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces shelled, deveined shrimp (31 to 40 per lb.), rinsed
- 8 ounces tilapia or other white-fleshed fish, rinsed and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4 ounces fresh or thawed frozen calamari rings (optional; see notes), rinsed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
How to Make It
Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic and stir often until onion is very limp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, potatoes, chilies, cumin, chili powder, and salt; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes.
Stir in seafood, if using. Cover and simmer until shrimp and fish are opaque but still moist-looking in the center of thickest part (cut to test), 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro. Spoon quinoa onto rimmed plates; top with stew.
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Shandy Wilkes!
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Welcome to Shandy Wilkes, a re-imagined, re-written, re-telling of Proximity's 2009 smash hit, The Marvellous Story of Shandy Wilkes!
Shandy Wilkes is a dark fairytale comedy about a little girl who is born with mirrors inside her eyes. These wicked mirrors make anyone who looks into her eyes see a monster of the part of themselves they hate the most. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue.
A dragon and a unicorn also make an appearance. Obviously.
Shandy Wilkes
Written by Karina Richardson
Directed/Choreographed by Kyra Lehman
Original Music by Ken Urbina
Performed by
Jake Himovitz, Gabriela London, Chiara Perez del Campo, Siena Perez del Campo, Karina Richardson, Eliana Schiffer, and Ian Wexler
Ben Himovitz, Chris Lisanti, Ken Urbina, and Zach Wallace
August 10, 11, and 12th at 8pm
$20 adults
$15 children (10 and under)
For tickets go to http://www.proximitytheatrecompany.org/tickets.php
You don't want to miss this!


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Help us build New Zealand! PlaceMakers is New Zealand's leading and largest supplier of building materials to New Zealand's commercial and residential construction markets. We employ more than 2,400 people in over 50 locations across the country and stock more than 74,000 product lines from timber, kitchens, hardware and plasterboard.
PlaceMakers operate a strong partnership model between customers, branches and the national office to deliver results. This focus, together with a 'know-how, can do' attitude has made PlaceMakers the premier supplier of building materials. Included within PlaceMakers is Building Prefabrication Supplies Limited which includes the PlaceMakers Frame & Truss plants and the National Estimating Unit.
The types of roles include customer service, customer facing trade sales positions, dispatch, fabricators, estimators, accounts payable, marketing, operations management, Safety, Human Resources, Branch Management and General Managers.
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Nanoscale surface roughness affects low Reynolds number flow: Experiments and modelingApplied Physics Letters
Document TypeArticle
Publication Date1-1-2012
AbstractMost micro-channel fabrication strategies generate nano-to-micro-scale, stochastic surface roughness. This inherent stochasticity can potentially be harnessed to direct microfluidic operations such as self-cleaning behavior and localized mixing. This work investigates the effect of stochastic nanoscale roughness on low to moderate Reynolds number Newtonian flow using concurrent modeling and experiments. We fabricate a microscopic channel with tailored hydrofluoric-acid-etched rough surfaces. Optical profilometry and micro-particle-image-velocimetry (micro-PIV) are used to characterize the surface roughness and flow field and is integrated with direct numerical simulation that resolves effects of nanoscale roughness. Results indicate that nanoscale roughness causes flow perturbations that extend up to the mid-plane and is insensitive to flow-rates.
The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters 101 (2012): 184102, doi:10.1063/1.4764293.
RightsCopyright 2012 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.
Copyright OwnerAmerican Institute of Physics
Copyright Date2012
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Citation InformationRobert Jaeger, Jing Ren, Yu Xie, Sriram Sundararajan, et al.. "Nanoscale surface roughness affects low Reynolds number flow: Experiments and modeling" Applied Physics Letters Vol. 101 Iss. 18 (2012) p. 184102
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/baskar-ganapathysubramanian/3/


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As 2012 draws to a close it's time to reflect and consider what was good about 2012 and what we can do to make 2013 even better.
The past year was our fourth full year of running and and a year where we were able to start giving money to our community, this will continue next year when our goal will be to grant even more money than 2012 - the way the weather has been recently and the amount of rain in our rivers that is definitely achievable.
The year was also our most productive from a renewable energy point of view and surprisingly one of our wettest months in that time was July when the Hydro is normally stationary with the rivers Sett and Goyt being much drier.
'Archie' couldn't do any of this without the fantastic support we get from our share holders, volunteers and the local community.
The Directors and volunteers at Torrs Hydro hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas holiday and look forward to seeing everyone in the New year at our next open day.
Monday, 31 December 2012
Here's to another succesful year
As 2012 draws to a close it's time to reflect and consider what was good about 2012 and what we can do to make 2013 even better.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Torrs Hydro - Tripadvisor
I'm sure many of you out there have used Tripadvisor to find out the best places to stay or eat or visit, well now 'Archie' has got his own little spot on there.
So if you have ever visited Archie or been on an open day and would like to give some feedback please feel free.
Also thank you to those that have fed back relating to any noises heard in the Torrs Riverside park
Monday, 17 December 2012
What's that noise?
We are currently helping with some investigations relating to 'noise' heard from the Torrs Riverside Park area around Archie.
Our investigations have been ongoing on and off for a couple of years and have resulted in changes in the way the Hydro is operated and noise surveys with HPBC to determine not only if it could be from Archie but also looking at any other things that may be causing noises in the area - other than pub closing times!
The noises when reported do not appear to have a pattern and can often be when the Hydro is switched off.
If you do hear anything or have any thoughts please drop an email to email@example.com
Friday, 14 December 2012
Community funding requests
|Torrs Hydro Director Sean Whewell handing over
much needed funding to Ed Mountifield
at New Mills Volunteer Centre
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
December 30 - Open Day
Normally we don't have open days during the 'winter' months but because of the growing number of people that go out walking through New Mills and surrounding areas during Christmas and New Year we thought we would give it a try.
We may have hot drinks available - watch this space !
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
United Utilities
Torrs Hydro met with United Utilities yesterday to better understand the work that is currently taking place in New Mills and the benefits that it will give to the whole area.
We will post some pictures and a summary later in the week.
Some amazing facts came to light and just shows how much water New Mills uses - on average during a normal dry day (not raining) the pumping station dealing with New Mills waste (sewage, industry, baths, sinks) deal with 45 litres per second - that's roughly one bath full every second, in wet weather conditions this can then increase to over 200 litres per second and it all has to be processed the same way.
Fix my street - please...
We live in a great town (New Mills) but sometimes you see things that need 'fixing' and you don't know who is responsible : Town Council, County Council or any of the other governing bodies that make up our society.
I've started using a service called 'Fix My Street' which takes all the guess work out of that - you put in your postcode, it comes up with a map where you can pinpoint where a [problem is and even add a photograph - the service covers absolutely everything from road problems, street lighting, graffiti, wheely bin issues - you name it you can put it on there.
My experience so far of it has been good, with email responses and street lights being fixed and even drains being unblocked - see if it works for you.


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Should you take the plea bargain?
The plea bargain gives each captured suspect a few options:
- Deliver testimony while your partner keeps silent, get out of jail free and leave your partner rotting in jail for a full decade.
- Both keep silent. If your partner doesn't spill the beans, this is the best scenario for both of you as the police wouldn't have enough on you to put either of you away for good, but both of you would spend 6 months in prison.
- Spill the beans, have your partner spill the beans and share the decade between you. Both of you would thus spend 5 years imprisoned. Time to learn the harmonica and get used to orange jumpsuits.
Should you take the plea bargain, or hope that your partner in crime shuts up too?
Greed is good for you
It turns out that the best course of action is to cooperate with the police and leave your friend to maybe rot in jail. You might think that being selfish and greedy is bad and that you should consider other people's feelings. If you do think so, you are wrong in this case. Wrong because defecting from your partner and cooperating with the police is a dominant strategy. A dominant strategy is a strategy that is a clear winner, regardless of how you feel about it and what else you consider in your equation. Why is this?
To see why, it is often helpful to construct a normal form (or payoff matrix) representation of the strategy. This is the normal form of our prisoner's dilemma:
I found the normal form of the prisoner's dilemma confusing, because it seems unnatural to me to label cooperation with the authorities as cooperation from the viewpoint of allegedly hardened criminals. Surely, cooperation should refer to honour amongst thieves and defection to cooperation with the authorities? Regardless, cooperation here means defaulting on your accomplice's friendship and signing whatever the police put in front of you. To defect means to keep your mouth shut least you sleep with the fishes.
To see why cooperation with the police is clearly dominant strategy, count the numbers for each player in each column. I have colour coded them for your benefit. Since most people would like to spend the least amount of time possible in prison, the column with the lowest number is the dominant strategy.
Unless of course you are lucky enough to get locked up with Danica McKellar and she could explain mathematics to you.


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11,12 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine. They have harps and lyres at their banquets, tambourines and flutes and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands.Lest we disregard such warnings as directed only to the non-religious, consider that Jesus spoke similar woes against the religious leaders of his day in Matthew 23 saying, "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!" Matt 23:13,15,23,25,27,29
18,19 Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes, to those who say, "Let God hurry, let him hasten his work so we may see it. Let it approach, let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, so we may know it."
20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
22,23 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.
vs 11,12 alludes to those given to partying and carousing, such as is often found among American college campuses today. Such should not be characteristic of Christians as Peter wrote, "For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry." 1 Peter 4:3
vs 18,19 refer to those who don't simple stumble into sin, but rather take great efforts to sin intentially drawing it to themselves to satisfy their vain and deceitful desires. They mock God daring him to bring judgment upon them and disbelieving God's sovereign plan. Paul writes of such people, "Because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of Gods wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed."Romans 2:5
vs 20 We can add to contrasts listed in this verse the aroma of life and stench of death. "For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life." 2Cor 2:15,16 And so also Paul writes, "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator." Romans 1:25 And this exchange also go so far as homosexuality. "Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones." Rom 1:26
vs 21 "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him." Prov 26:12 Such people cannot be taught neither by man nor by the Holy Spirit, for they presume they know it all.
vs 22,23 One again he warns those given to drinking and alcoholism, but also correlates such people with those who aquit the guilty for a bribe. For both allow the sinful passions of their flesh to dominate their behavior rather than upholding virtuous principles.


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The Case for Clojure
The case for Clojure is richly detailed and well-documented. But sometimes you just want the elevator pitch. OK, but I hope your building has four elevators:
- "Concurrency is not the problem! State is the problem. Clojure's sweet spot is any application that has state."
- "Don't burn your legacy code! Clojure is a better Java than Java."
- "Imperative programming and gratuitous complexity go hand in hand. Write functional Clojure and get shit done."
- "Design Patterns are a disease, and Clojure is the cure."
Any one of these ideas would justify giving Clojure a serious look. The four together are a perfect storm. Over the next few months I will be touring the United States and Europe to expand on each of these themes:
- "e;Clojure's sweet spot is any application that has state."e; At Oredev, I will be speaking on Clojure and Clojure concurrency. I will demonstrate how Clojure's functional style simplifies code, and how mere mortals can use Clojure's elegant concurrency support.
- "Clojure is a better Java than Java." I will be speaking on Clojure and other Java.next languages at NFJS in Atlanta and Reston.
- "Design Patterns are a disease, and Clojure is the cure." I will sing a siren song of Clojure to my Ruby brethren at RubyConf.
- "Write functional Clojure and get shit done." At QCon, I will give an experience report on Clojure in commercial development. Our results so far: green across the board. Both Relevance and our clients have been pleased with Clojure.
Want to learn about all four of these ideas, and more? Early in 2010, I will be co-teaching the Pragmatic Studio: Clojure with some fellow named Rich Hickey.
If you can't make it to any of the events listed above, at least you can follow along with the slides and code. All of my Clojure slides are Creative-Commons licensed, and you can follow their development on Github. Likewise, all the sample code is released under open-source licenses, including
- the sample code for Programming Clojure
- a port of examples from Practical Common Lisp to Clojure
- various examples from the blog
And remember: think globally, but act only through the unified update model.


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Where these needs involve disputes, we encourage mediation and negotiation but are also prepared to aggressively pursue litigation and arbitration in the manner best designed to promote the client's business objectives. Legal conflict is, ultimately, simply a means to an end.
Our commitment to our clients is an outgrowth of our lawyers' education, training and experience. We possess superior case management skills, which permit us to handle large matters involving complex legal and factual issues that usually involve numerous parties, innumerable documents and a much larger staff.


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Here's the latest track from anonymous electronic music artist, uh, Unknown. He or she has been dropping tracks periodically via this YouTube channel since the spring, and the sound has remained pretty consistent in showcasing a blend of sounds pulling from future garage and Burial-inspired dubstep.
"#010" is obviously the tenth track from this project, and it's one of the most chilled in Unknown's canon so far, riding a slow tempo that's wrapped in swirling synths and vocal snippets.