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It is important to begin by mentioning that a solar panel is different in scale and applications from a solar cell. In fact, such a panel is an assembly of multiple photovoltaic cells. While smaller solar cells are used to power everyday objects like calculators, the bigger and rarer solar panels are used in almost exotic ways — in emergency road signs, buoys, parking lots — in order to provide power to the lights. The process by which solar cells convert the energy from the sun directly into power is interesting and helps explain why more research needs to be carried out before the process can become cost-effective.
Process of Conversion of Photons into Electrons
We will now explain the process through which light gets converted to electricity in a solar panel, by taking the solar cell as a unit of observation. Solar cells, also popularly known as photovoltaic cells, help convert the energy derived from the sun directly into charge. Photovoltaic cells are composed of a unique material known as silicon. Basically, what happens is when the light hits the cell, a specific part of it gets absorbed by the material of the semiconductor. Electrons get knocked loose due to the energy and this gives them the ability to drift freely.
All photovoltaic cells posses one or several electric fields that force the loosely flowing electrons to drift in a particular direction. This electron flow happens to be a current which can be drawn off for use externally, by inserting metal contacts both on the bottom and top of the cell. Together with the voltage of the cell, this current defines the amount of power that the photovoltaic cell is capable of emitting.
Use of Silicon in Solar Cells
Silicon possesses a few unique chemical traits, especially when it is still in the form of a crystal:
- A silicon atom contains 14 electrons which are set in three separate shells.
- The initial two remain completely filled.
- Only four electrons fill half of the outer shell.
- An atom of silicon is always trying to complete the last shell and it shares electrons from four adjacent atoms to achieve this.
- This leads to the development of a crystalline structure which is vital for such a solar cell.
However, pure silicon in crystalline form is a bad electricity conductor since the electrons are unable to move freely. Therefore, the silicon present in a photovoltaic cell contains impurities that allow the cell to work. Phosphorus, forming N-type (negative) silicon, and boron, forming P-type (positive) silicon, are commonly added as impurities to pure silicon.
Structure of a Photovoltaic Cell
Two individual pieces of silicon happen to be electrically neutral. But when two impure silicon pieces -– the P-type and N-type -– are brought in contact with each other, an electric field is formed. The free electrons present on the N side seeing all the holes on the P side rush to fill them fast. All free electrons are unable to fill the free openings. The entire arrangement would, in fact, be wasted if they had. But, exactly at the opening point, they mix successfully to form a kind of barrier which makes it increasingly tough for electrons located on the N side to make the move to side P. Gradually, the process reaches a point of equilibrium and there exists an electric field dividing the different sides. This field serves as a kind of diode, permitting and even forcing electrons to drift from the P to the N half, instead of the other way round.
When light in proton form hits the solar cell, the energy results in dividing the hole-electron couples. Each photon carrying sufficient amount of energy will usually be able to free just a single electron, leading to a free opening as well. If this occurs very close to the field of electricity, or if free opening and free electrons tend to flow into influence range, the field is likely to shift the electron to side N and the hole to side P. This results in even more disruption of neutrality of electricity, and if an external charged path is presented, electrons make use of the path to travel to the P side to combine with openings sent by the electric field, carrying on work in the process. The flow of electron results in the current and the electric field of the cell results in the formation of a voltage. Power is formed as a product of both voltage and current.
A few elements remain before the cell can be used. Silicon is a highly shiny substance that can push photons away prior to the completion of their job. In order to remedy this, it is normal to apply an anti-reflective coating which lessens the losses. The ultimate step is the installation of a cover plate made of glass or any other object that can offer protection to the cell from the elements. The amount of energy absorbed from sunlight by the solar cell is not very much.
Loss of Energy in Solar Cells
It is possible to divide light into many wavelengths. The light that affects the cell contains photons consisting of a large variety of energies. Not all of them have energy enough to modify the opening-electron pair. However, there are other electrons that contain lots of energy. Only a specific portion of this energy, measured in terms of eV or electron volts is necessary to knock an extra electron loose. This is commonly known as a material's band gap energy. If a photon contains excess energy than what is required, the additional energy gets lost. However, if the incremental energy is equal to the required amount, there is possibility of the formation of more than one electron – hole couple. But, the latter effect does not seem to be of much significance. Just these two outcomes account for more than 70 percent loss of the incident concerning radiation energy on the cell.
There are more losses involved in the process. The electrons need to drift from one side to another of the cell using an outer circuit. The bottom can be covered using a metal, leading to effective conduction. But in case the top is completely covered, the photons are unable to pass through the opaque conductor and lose most of their current.
In order to reduce these losses, cells are normally covered using a contact grid made of metal that lessens the distance required to travel by the electrons, covering just a limited part of the surface of the cell. Even then, the grid blocks a few electrons.
Common Solar Power Issues
A portion of the power generated by the photovoltaic panels can be collected using chemical batteries. However, the setup suffers from a lack of additional power initially. The photon-producing sunlight is also responsible for infrared and harmful ultraviolet waves which result in the physical degradation of the panels. The panels need to be exposed to the harsh elements of nature, are also capable of affecting efficiency in a serious manner.
The necessity of light in the emission of electrical current can be deduced from the name of the photovoltaic cell. Future scientists will face the challenge of creating regular-sized and further developed solar panels that can be used to produce additional energy for the times when there is no sunlight.


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Update 2: Another great real time radiation map has emerged. Must see for reference.
Update 1: Some first person raw footage from just a few feet from reactor #3. Great video.
What a difference a week plus a weekend makes when it comes to headline news. Just ten days ago, nearly every TV channel, newspaper and media outlet was covering every grain of radioactive sand found on the beaches from Okinawa to Kinki - today it seems as if there is some sort of media blackout. Indeed, a quick glance at today's headlines from one popular search engine's main page produces March Madness coverage, a death in sports, Tiger Woods' new fling and two popular actresses wearing (gasp!), the same dress! Buried a page or two over under a pile of Charlie Sheen videos, you'll find that radiation levels in food in Japan is much higher than first thought. Ok, so not a total blackout of coverage per se, but it does show how quickly news, no matter how significant, becomes stale. Therefore, out of respect, no mention of the radiation emergency will be mentioned in this post... until at least the 6th paragraph or Charlie Sheen is noted 3 times, whichever comes first.
Warren Buffet today told a group of people in South Korea that the situation in Japan is a "buying opportunity" and this crisis "will not change its economic future." Reading this statement like a Philadelphia lawyer, one could interpret this as "Japan has been in an economic slump for the past 20 years and this won't change that." However, considering his otherwise bullish sentiment about this crisis presenting a buying opportunity, it's very unlikely he meant for you to read between the lines like Charlie Sheen does.
We'll see in the coming months how this all plays out, but I'm going to stick with this a being what it really was/is - a black swan event. Over the next few months, keep in mind the term "multiplier effect." Remember, like a double edged sword, it cuts both ways and as reported here last week, the supply chain disruptions will be difficult to overcome no matter how much money is thrown at this event. Following their logic that this event is bullish, then perhaps they should all hope for more tsunamis. Remember, since that faithful day in 2008, bad news is now good news for the markets. Especially war. War has typically produced gains in the markets. In fact, the markets love wars - during the past 5 major wars, the markets have rallied an average of 14.2% within the year after a war was started and each war since WWII has seen an ever larger percentage gain following the start of the war. Well, maybe they are all on to something (on they are all on something like Charlie Sheen) about this Libya thing?
Since the recovery officially began in, (cough) June 2009, we have had nothing but positive economic news, similar to today's report on housing which showed sales of existing homes sharply fell (surprise, surprise) while prices dropped to the lowest level in 9 years. At least people living in the tri-state area saw some stabilization, so there's a good excuse to rally the markets.
Not to forget the other good economic news, the EU debt crisis over the weekend once again grabbed the attention as Portugal stepped across the handout line, as the Portuguese gov't is about to disintegrate over the economic situation. One step forward, and three steps back seems to be the way they make progress.
In other financial news, Israel bombed Gaza in retaliation of Gaza launching 50 mortars into Israel. But have no fear, this is no doubt bullish for the economy. Any destruction of homes, businesses, land, resources and even human life means all the more "stuff" that will need to be bought with even more fiat money. More fiat money equals more inflation. More inflation means higher stock prices. There is no further explanation necessary. At this point, even Charlie Sheen knows how this works.
And last but certainly not least, news and links about developments in Japan.
Got s'mores? First, from ZeroHedge - thermal images of the nuclear reactors showing a fairly hot 264 degrees Fahrenheit around reactor 3. This could indicate serious trouble if that is the temp on the outside of the containment vessel.
Next, a newer Geiger counter in Tokyo, updated every 10 minutes is showing some big spikes of radiation coming that way. Could be the wind carrying particles. Nevertheless, long term exposure of these levels can be harmful. A radiation map around the Fukushima plant is showing extremely high levels of radiation over 20 miles from the epicenter. As quoted from a Reuters update - "MP32 is reading 90uSv/h. It has been above 100 for a few days now, with a max of 170uSv/h. Since the Japanese media seem to like the chest x-ray comparison (50uSv each time), you can do the quick math yourself." In other words, right now 20 miles away from the reactors, an individual just standing around (in the "safe to remain indoor zone") could be getting two chest X-rays every hour, on a daily basis. It doesn't take a nuclear scientist to know that can't be good for one's health.
Ever since radioactive rain began falling in Japan, the official levels of what are considered safe have been raised. From Kyodo, "A radiation level of 100,000 counts per minute will be introduced as a new standard for decontamination, up from 6,000 counts per minute, the government said, adding that raising the bar will not endanger health." Feel better now? The next time you drink a whole bottle of NyQuil, call of the FDA and ask them if they could raise the legal safe dosage so you won't need your stomach pumped. That will do the trick.
Further, since "you are what you eat," it goes without saying then, eating radioactive Spinach, drinking Cesium laced water isn't good either. Or is it?
Thank you Banzai7 of ZeroHedge for that picture worth 14.237 Trillion words. Who knew that radiation was good for you? Thank you Ann, you're aglow with keen knowledge of radiation. Now, let me stick my head in the microwave and see if my IQ goes up. I'll be sure to report back tomorrow after a few healthy doses.


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First I want to give credit to Fluffers for the idea for this page. I saw her FAQ page and really liked the idea.
Be Nice: Please be kind to my guests and to me. I do not appreciate getting yelled at. I never do anything to be purposely hurtful to anyone. If you feel like you are getting left out or I am not responding to a comment ( I get a lot, so its easy to miss one) Please just leave a comment in the post saying that you still have the same question, or "just reminding you about my comment/ question" I will make sure to get to it. I try to do my best on this blog but I am just a normal person, I do make mistakes.
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Trying to trick secretnotes??: Just an FYI, if you make another wordpress acct or sign in as someone else, anyone with a blog can tell. There are numbers (IP address) that tells us. Just so you don't embarrass yourself 😉 I have some people that do that.
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Anyone interested in creating a skype group just to work on art together? I think it would help improving skills, techniques and rendering but all the while having a fun time. Hmu if you wanna set it up.
I'm interested, I primarily focus on 3d, but I do have a background in 2d.
I'm interested if it's not too late!
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Some of the caves were never completed by the master craftsmen of the time. these are two good examples of their rough unfinished interior
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"Talking Saved My Life" Rugby Ace Tells Construction Workers
Former super league rugby player Danny Sculthorpe has been encouraging construction workers at Sellafield to open up about mental health
The retired Wigan prop talked to 500 workers at the Sellafield site about his battle with depression, and how they can help to remove the stigma associated with mental health issues.
Sculthorpe said:
The alpha-male culture is nonsense, talking about our problems is not a weakness, it is actually a strength.
As rugby players, and like in other competitive sports, we were always encouraged to hide our vulnerability, but the culture this breeds can have tragic consequences.
I now spend a lot of time speaking to sports professionals and people who work in typically 'macho' environments like firefighting, the police force and construction, telling them that it takes a strong person so ask others for help if they are struggling.
Danny is a Trustee for the 'State of Mind' programme, which aims to improve the mental health, wellbeing and working life of sporting professionals.
He was forced to retire aged 30 following a training injury and subsequent surgery, having contracted an MRSA virus.
He was joined at Sellafield by fellow rugby star Jimmy Gittens, who suffered depression after being paralysed by a broken neck. He told the crowd that:
The main part of my recovery was talking; it is the best form of rehab.
They were invited by the event sponsor, Balfour Beatty, who brought together a range of companies working on construction projects at the Sellafield nuclear site.
Iain Wilson, nuclear director for Balfour Beatty said:
In a country where 42% of construction workers are likely to experience mental health issues, we are committed to creating a business with mental health and wellbeing at its heart.
Balfour Beatty is delighted to work together with Sellafield Ltd and other construction companies, to raise awareness and foster an open culture where our employees feel able to talk about their mental health without feeling they will be judged.
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We want to create an environment where our employees feel able to talk about their mental health and know where to go to for support.
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The final six hours was great. This is definitely the best I've felt all week. Some of it is sinking in, although I'm not sure anyone else would find our scenes worth watching yet.
We played a game called "1, 2 Selected." This was invented by some guy at a convention; our teacher liked it so much he decided to show it to everyone he knows with the hope that eventually it gets back around to the same guy. Then that guy can say "Hey, that's my game! I invented it!" And probably no one will believe him….
Anyway, the game starts like this. One person on stage with a partner starts a beat by snapping; everyone joins in and keeps the beat steady. Then in time with the beat (drawn here with the pipe symbol) the person chants "|Who|Ha|1,2|selected." The partner then calls out either "1" or "2" immediately (well before the next beat). Now if the partner called out "1" the person repeats the same chant, otherwise it's repeated with "|Ha|Who|1,2|selected." So the "1" or "2" response controls the order of the first two words. But you're on a beat so the calling-out of the number has to turn into one or the other very quickly.
So at first even this is hard, but then you get to where you're really concentrating on what the partner says, and you can get it pretty smooth. Fine, but that's just the warm-up. :-)
The real game is: Now instead of the choices being "1 and 2" you have to come up with a pair of words on the spot. They can be anything, "dog,cat" or "floor,can" or even "dog,shog" — it doesn't even have to be real words! Then the second person repeats one or the other word (so not "1" or "2" anymore) and the same "|who|ha" or "|ha|who" rule applies. And every go-round you must use different words.
This is really hard. The point is to get you listening and reacting while also loosen your brain so words will just flow out. Of course they typically do not flow out. Also there's the tongue-twister aspect of the who/ha stuff.
The first stage exercise was "Worst Scene Ever." You get up there and intentionally break every rule you know. Lots of possibilities here — stand with your back to the audience, walk through the made-up table, call the person next to you "son" and then "dad." Jokingly the idea was to "get all that out of your system," but it was also useful as a warm-up because it makes you re-think the rules which does make them stronger in a way.
The second stage exercise we did is called "The Double-mint Twins get Fucked up the Ass." Four people get on stage in two pairs; each pair stands right next to each other. You do a scene, but the rule is that each pair must talk, move, etc. together and simultaneously only. Of course you cannot talk beforehand to decide what to do, so you have to just detect who is leading and where they're going. You also move and talk in very slow motion so the other person can detect and catch up to what you're doing. It's bizarre. What you're practicing is paying detailed attention to what the other person is doing and detecting who is trying to lead.
The scenes we did this way were actually pretty funny. I think it's because with the slow-motion you have lots of time to think about the next line. Also two people are thinking about the next line; if one is dry maybe the other has something.
Another exercise we did called "Monkey Wrench" was designed to get you to think fast and to accept whatever happens in the stage environment. Two people start a scene and establish who they are, relationship, etc.. Once it's comfy, a third person (the "monkey wrench") from the wings comes out and completely violates the world — breaks the Rule of Agreement — and walks off. For example, if the two people are mopping the floor of a hospital, shooting the bull, the monkey wrench could swim in front of them. The instinct is to "drop your shit" — lose your character and suddenly be bobbing up and down in the water. Wrong. That just happened, and in improv no matter what you thought the assumptions were you have to deal with whatever is happening on stage without violating anything else you've established. So in this case you just have to accept that you're two janitors cleaning the bottom of the hospital's pool. So you might start by saying "The bubbles from these scuba suits make it hard to see when the floor's clean." "Yeah, but with these new suction-cup-boots it's a lot easier to clean!"
Of course the scene doesn't have to be completely plausible after that, nor does it have to be funny. You're just practicing "dealing with whatever" and not dropping what you've got. In a real performance no one else would violate your space that badly.
The interesting thing there is that often the result is very funny. In fact, just the act of accepting it and even making stuff up about how this makes sense anyway is in itself funny. Plus, as the teacher put it, the audience enjoys it when something awkward happens, and enjoys you getting out of it or explaining it.
The next exercise was called "You and I." Two people up, and the rule is: Every line must start with "You…" So e.g. "You always do that to me." "You think it's OK to kick old people?" "You don't know this about me, but." Both people do this. The point is that even with this restriction you can actually learn quite a bit about the person talking, even when the content is always starting with the other person as the subject. Then there's the same but starting with "I," and you see the opposite — that even just talking about yourself you can still imbue the other person with all sorts of attributes and history.
The lesson from this point is that you can tell these stories in less direct ways. If you want your character to feel doesn't get enough attention, you don't have to just say "You never pay attention to me." Instead you can beat around the bush — and in fact this can be funnier, can work better into a scene that might not ultimately be about that, and even in real life this is usually how these feelings come about anyway, so this indirectness can be funnier because it hits closer to home or is more plausible.
We continued this idea in a more difficult way in the next exercise. Three people got up and the whole situation was given to them. First, they all hate each other, and we would give 3 or 4 reasons why each would hate each other. Tons of reasons. Cheating with women, killing their baby, running over their dog, lying so the other person had to go to jail, etc etc. Pile on the hate. Then situation of the scene is such that they have to get along. Maybe they're all groomsmen at a mutual friend's wedding, and they're backstage, so they can't break out a fistfight. They have to find common ground. They might bring up something from the past, they might fling a fleeting word, but they have to get through this together.
It's difficult, but the lesson is that not all scenes have to be "The day the shit went down." Beginners have a tendency to do these types of scenes: Couples breaking up, a kid doesn't want to go to school, someone wants to quit a job, whatever. And some of this is because of rules and exercises we were given — remember the one about moving a scene by saying "I have a confession to make?" Those are "The day the shit went down" because something big is happening. It's sort of the obvious way to make a scene "go somewhere."
But the other type of scene is "Slice of life." A J.D. Salinger-style snippet. These scenes are the most common with pro's for several reasons, but mainly because that's more usual and reasonable. People do have back-stories, possibly even sordid, but almost all of real like are people interacting without the "big event" going down. And then you can see characters more subtly, and that's probably more funny.
But these are really hard for beginners because you do
n't know where to take them, how to develop them. And you'd better have a strong sense of your character because it's going to be about the character far more than putting it in a stressful situation. So this exercise got us to at least think about that and try it.
Finally, we got a little practice at the "long form," meaning multiple scenes strung together as for a real show. It includes edits (other members deciding when the scene should be "cut" for maximum effect, described elsewhere). It often includes call-backs where a character from a previous scene makes another appearance. There are some tips for that; for example, whatever trait that character has must be immediately apparent when you call it back so all the players — and the audience — immediately understands who it is and not some new character.
The best advice I got today was: When you're sitting on the sidelines, sometimes you have some ideas. Ideas for character traits, desires, motivations, a funny situation, whatever. OK, but sometimes you really have nothing — you're blank. At that moment, walk on stage. Do not hesitate, do not say to yourself, "Oh, I need to think of something," just walk out.
Of course this sounds like suicide. The odd thing is it isn't, and it's almost the opposite. I don't know why. Maybe because once you start thinking you're already lost, maybe because doubt leads to fear, maybe because clean slate + jolt forces you use all these on-the-fly techniques we've been taught rather than relying on something you just ruminated over. Whatever the reason, today I jumped up on stage every time I felt that way, and it always worked out well.
So this was the end of the course. It was a blast and I'm going to continue with classes although not in this intensive format. I've already felt this experience changing some aspects of life outside the classroom; I'll be thinking about that and will take some time to digest it before writing about it, unlike these entries which were just brain-dump journal entries from my class notes.


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The Direct to Video Connoisseur
I'm a huge fan of action, horror, sci-fi, and comedy, especially of the Direct to Video variety. In this blog I review some of my favorites and not so favorites, and encourage people to comment and add to the discussion. If you click on an image, it will take you to that post's image page, which includes many more pics from the film and other goodies I couldn't fit in the actual review. For announcements and updates, don't forget to Follow us on Twitter and Like our Facebook page. If you're the director, producer, distributor, etc. of a low-budget feature length film and you'd like to send me a copy to review, you can contact me at dtvconnoisseur[at]yahoo.com. I'd love to check out what you got.
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I checked the page, and I wanted to make a few announcements.
First and foremost, it appears a dubious site has claimed the old url, meaning any link in any review that goes to the old mattmovieguy url is corrupt. I'm in the process of trying to remove them all, but it's a lot! It's best not to click on any link without hovering over it first to make sure it doesn't have mattmovieguy in the url.
Second, it appears since my last trip to the blog, Photobucket has decided to charge for third party hosting, meaning none of my images are appearing anymore. That's simply an aesthetic issue, but still annoying.
Thank you all for your patience, and again, hopefully this will all be fixed soon.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Package (2013)
You don't need me to tell you that this one looks like a big deal. Dolph Lundgren and Stone Cold Steve Austin as the leads? Sounds great. Darren Shahlavi and Jerry Trimble in supporting roles? Definitely. Would I be more excited about this if it were made ten years ago? Of course, but let's see how it went anyway.
The Package has Austin as a loan shark enforcer who's sent by his loan shark boss to deliver a package to fellow crime boss Dolph Lundgren. The problem is, other people want the package, and they'll kill Austin for it. Austin wants out, but the problem is his brother, Lochlyn Munro (of Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? fame), owes the loan shark a lot of money, so if Austin cuts and runs, it'll spell trouble for Munro. What a dilemma, huh?
This one started off as a good one with some bad parts, but devolved into a bad one with some good parts, which makes it ultimately a bust for me. The crux of the problem was in the degree to which Austin's character was written as unlikable, and Dolph's was so awesome. When they have their inevitable clash at the end, this creates a major Destro Effect, and no amount of canned, stock triumphant music playing as Austin bests Dolph can overcome the previous 90 minutes of Dolph being so fantastic. Austin's character had his moments, but was pretty much this boring one-note, awe shucks, down-to-earth, blue collar guy, whose bad ass moments weren't always that bad ass. What a waste, because we know from years of WWE work that he's plenty capable of plenty of bad assery and natural charisma, both of which were stymied. The plot twist at the end was a waste as well, not to mention we find out that the guys that want the package from Dolph only want it so they can leverage money from him for it, meaning it's not a big deal if they win-- another bad plot device. We had some great action moments, but we also had some boring non-action ones of Austin talking with his wife that went nowhere, or talking with his boss that also went nowhere. Just give me a good action movie and cut out the rest of the bullshit, that's all I ask for, but it seems too hard to deliver.
Let's start with Dolph, because he's the man in this. Another major flaw in the writing was how much fun Dolph's scenes were, even the ones where he wasn't fighting, which, when juxtaposed with the lifeless ones Austin was stuck with, again made Dolph look that much better. The fight between he and Austin at the end had its moments, but at the same time, was filled with plot convenience theater, because throughout the film we're given Dolph as this superior, well-trained, experienced fighter, yet on two occasions he commits real boneheaded mistakes that allows Austin to get the upper hand. It's almost like the Superman problem, where they made him so powerful, they had to invent kryptonite to make him vulnerable. I guess here they made Dolph so awesome they had to resort to plot convenience theater.
As much as we love Dolph, Austin's character was the key, and I think if we go back to what made him so successful in wrestling, we can see why his character was doomed to fail before Austin even saw the script. Austin revolutionized the WWE by being the first real heel that fans really rooted for. It's one thing to go from heel to hero and back, but with Austin, he was the bad guy, but people were rooting for him anyway. Vince McMahon saw what this meant and went with it, to large success, because Austin became one of the biggest stars ever. What this movie did though, was go in the reverse of what McMahon and Austin did, and decided to keep the hero vanilla and one-note, and ignore everything great that Austin brings to the table, ultimately to the film's detriment. We had one scene in the beginning where he seems great, and that devolves into a scene with his boss that's just bad dialog. Then there was the one with Austin and Trimble, which was one of my favorite scenes in the movie. First we have some great banter between the two-- one of the few moments we see that great side of Austin--, followed by a great fight. We needed more of this. Instead we had a lot of that blah dialog that wasn't Austin, and didn't feel right-- which then made the moments when he had great lines seem out of place with his character. Even the bad assness had its flaws, like when Austin, tied to a chair, headbutts a guy in the nose and kills him. What? You stole that from The Last Boy scout, are you kidding me? Austin is plenty bad ass himself, he doesn't need second-hand bad assery. And don't get me started on the silly scene of Austin running away that was sauteed in wrong sauce.
I'm not sure I understand why Darren Shahlavi doesn't have more parts, and more big parts. Maybe because he's not a big name, but I'd like to see him as the lead in some DTV flicks, or maybe a buddy picture with him and Scott Adkins, just tearing it up. He gets in these things, and gets maybe one good fight scene, and that's it. We haven't seen anything to rival his part in Bloodmoon, but hopefully that will change. Jerry Trimble was a pleasant surprise, because often when we see him in new stuff, he's barely got a cameo, so to see him have a legitimate part with a great fight against Austin was pretty sweet. No amazingness along the lines of Live by the Fist, but very little is.
Finally, in another case of missed opportunities, Monique Ganderton played a member of Shahlavi's gang, and she has this one sweet scene where she throws this guy in a triangle choke, and kills him. Where was that the whole movie? And then she devolves into just "I'm an expert at torture, and I'm going to get close to torturing you Steve Austin without doing it for ten minutes, before you take me out." How could you have had this woman in the movie so long without using her skills, then waste them so casually?
Ugh, I need to stop, or I'll turn this into the worst movie ever. It's not the worst ever, but it's not exactly good either, and not anywhere near as good as it could've been considering the talent we had. I know action movies aren't as easy to write as they seem, and I know things happen throughout the production process that can derail even the best-intentioned movie, but that doesn't change the fact that this was a major disappointment.
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Lowell Gets Back On Track With Win Against Tigers
By: Garrett Upson
After posting a record of 2-4 in their last six game home stand, the Lowell Spinners wanted to get off to a good start with their three game series against the Connecticut Tigers.
Lowell (15-10) did just that, by defeating the Tigers 7-4 in a back and forth battle with the Spinners pulling away towards the end of the game.
Jose Almonte got the start for Lowell by giving up only three hits and four runs with two strikeouts.
The Tigers took the early lead in the third inning with Steven Fuentes reaching base on a throwing error by Hector Lorenzana. He would come around to score on a sacrifice fly by Josh Lester to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
The Spinners would respond the next inning as they scored two runs. Andrew Benintendi had a leadoff walk then Tate Matheny and Victor Acosta both singled which loaded the bases. Mitch Gunsolus then singled to right field, which brought Matheny and Benintendi, giving the Spinners a 2-1 lead.
The Tigers responded by posting three runs in the fifth inning giving them a 4-2 lead. However, the Spinners would counter in the bottom of the fifth inning plating in three runs for themselves. Luis Basabe crushed a home run on a 1-0 count which was his fifth of the season and sparked the Spinner crowd. He is tied for most home runs in the New York Penn League.
With two men on and two outs, Victor Acosta grounded to third, but Josh Lester threw a ball in the dirt, scoring a pair of runs that gave the Spinners a 5-4 lead.
The Spinners would not look back after that inning and scored another two runs in the 7th and 8th inning. They also got strong performances from relief pitchers Matt Kent, Taylor Nunez, and Bobby Poyner who all had scoreless appearances.
There was also plenty of entertainment at Lelacheur Park as the Spinners celebrated NASCAR Night, Mustache Appreciation, and gave away fan favorite as well as the Spinners clubhouse manager, Dogman bobble heads.
Up and coming Nascar racer Jesse Little threw out the first pitch as well as participating in a Nascar themed on field entertainment.
Dogman also took part in a mustache competition where he judged three contestants from the crowd to see who had the best looking mustache. The fan with the best mustache received tickets to the Nascar race this weekend up in New Hampshire.
The Spinners head to Connecticut Thursday night where Dioscar Romero (1-2) gets the start for the 7 P.M. first pitch. The series concludes Friday night at LeLacheur for Taylor Swift Night, Cancer Awareness Night presented by Lahey Health, along with post-game fireworks.


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AZ GOV: A "spokesman for the newly formed Arizona Education Project ... said it has made a 'six-figure' buy of TV ads in the Phoenix area this week to counter what he called the 'negative voices' in education. … The campaign comes as Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and Republican legislators are under increased pressure to deal with the fact that Arizona is close to the bottom of per-student funding. The commercial is designed to emphasize what has been done since Ducey took office."
"He also said the commercial is not designed to secure Ducey's re-election or push for or against specific legislation, pointing out the Arizona Education Project is set up as a 501c(3) charity.
"But the funding is coming from various groups who have been supportive of the governor — and that also have benefited from the corporate tax breaks that have been phased in, leaving the state with more than $300 million less in revenues now than had the tax rates remained the same. The list of funders provided by Benson include the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Hispanic chambers from Tucson, Douglas, Sierra Vista and Nogales. Money also is coming from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and the Services Group of America, a private firm involved in food distribution. Also donating is Pinnacle West Capital Corp,. which owns Arizona Public Service Co., the state's largest electric utility." (Capitol Media Services)
Former state Department of Economic Security Director Tim Jeffries (R) "says he's decided not to run a 'personally funded, no holds barred, independent run for governor.'" (Arizona Capitol Times)
CA GOV: State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R) "called for the arrest and federal indictment of" state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) "after the official threatened prosecution against any business owner complying with a federal immigration law." (Fox News)
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) called for Congress to "immediately investigate" a Guardian report of U.S. border patrol agents vandalizing water stops left for migrants. Villaraigosa: "If Congress fails to act, the state of California should launch its own investigation." (release)
HI GOV: "Gov. David Ige (D) touted accomplishments from his first three years in office in his State of the State address on Monday, including boosting pay for teachers and outfitting more classrooms with air conditioning, and vowed to keep tackling the state's housing shortage. But Ige's annual address to lawmakers didn't mention a missile alert his emergency management agency mistakenly sent to residents and visitors on Jan. 13. Several lawmakers criticized that omission." (AP)
Ige "told reporters [Monday] that part of the delay in notifying the public that the Jan. 13 ballistic missile alert was a false alarm was that he did not know his Twitter account password." (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
ID GOV: Polling (Oct. 11-12; +/- 3.66%) conducted for Rep. Raul Labrador's (R) campaign by Magellan Strategies of an unspecified number of voters showed him leading with 37 percent over Lt. Gov. Brad Little (R) at 23 percent and developer Tommy Ahlquist (R) and 21 percent. (Idaho Statesman)
SC GOV: Some of the Republican candidates made their case to South Carolina's Tea Party voters at their Coalition Convention on Monday. Former state cabinet official Catherine Templeton (R) brought up the recent indictment of Richard Quinn, a former political consultant for McMaster. Lt. Gov Kevin Bryant (R) criticized the governor's recent veto of funding for an ailing school bus fleet as "a tremendous mistake." Former Democratic Lt. Gov. Yancey McGill (R) also attended the forum. Caroline Anderegg, a spokeswoman for the McMaster campaign, defended his choice not to attend in an email, writing, "Gov. McMaster is focused on doing his job: being governor." (Charleston Post and Courier)
Templeton criticized McMaster for accepting donations from Imaad Zuberi, a venture capitalist, who was a fundraiser for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Zuberi reportedly donated nearly $50,000 in order to attend a roundtable with President Trump. (FITS News)
Bryant officially unveiled the agenda for his campaign: "ethics reform, registration by party, infrastructure, education, health care, pension reform and senior care." (Fits News)
TN GOV: Candidates from both parties will attend a State Collaborative on Reforming Education forum on Tuesday: former state cabinet member Randy Boyd (R), state Speaker Beth Harwell (R), businessman Bill Lee (R), former state Sen. Mae Beavers (R) state House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh (D), and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean (D). Rep. Diane Black (R) will not be joining the rest due to a scheduling conflict. (AP)
TX GOV: The political arm of the Texas AFL-CIO endorsed former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez (D) on Monday. (release)


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|Today's British report, online here
Like for instance the attempted bombing of an underground train in London in the last few days ["Bucket Bomb' Strikes London's Vulnerable Underground", New York Times, September 15, 2017] and the sheer good luck that explains why it did not end up as a massacre of innocents.
Not so surprisingly, public opinion gets impacted by encounters with the lethal bigotry that forms a core part of such barbaric assaults.
So - a brief update here on one of the rootest of root causes of jihadist terror in Europe and especially the United Kingdom:
Online jihadist propaganda attracts more clicks in the UK than any other country in Europe, a report has found | Britain is the fifth-biggest audience in the world for extremist content after Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Policy Exchange's study said. The think tank suggested the UK public would support new laws criminalising reading content that glorifies terror. The government has told internet companies like Facebook and Google to do more to to remove jihadist material. Former US military chief General David Petraeus, who wrote a foreword to the report, said efforts to combat online extremism were "inadequate". He said the bombing of a London Tube train last week "merely underscored once again the ever-present nature of this threat." "There is no doubting the urgency of this matter," he said. "The status quo clearly is unacceptable."The Policy Exchange report itself [here], published today, is considerably more revealing than the BBC summary and worth delving into.
...Under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, it is currently an offence to possess information that could assist a would-be terrorist, but not material which glorifies terrorism... [BBC, September 19, 2017]
More than 130 pages long, it challenges the idea that the impact of ISIS as an online force is in decline. It notes that the "the death of key figures, loss of territory and ongoing fighting" have not prevented its production and dissemination from churning on and influencing the audiences it addresses:
The spate of terrorist attacks in the first half of 2017 confirmed that jihadist radicalisation is a real and present danger to the national security of the UK and its allies... ISIS is producing extremist content online at a consistent rate and this is spread across a vast information ecosystem: it is disseminated to core followers via Telegram, before being pumped out into the mainstream social media space (via Twitter, Facebook and other leading platforms). For this reason, we argue that more must be done to force jihadist content out of the mainstream. It is clear that the status quo is not working; it is time for a new approach... [W]e argue that society as a whole must act to overcome this serious threat to the security, vitality and prosperity of western societies. ["The New Netwar: Countering Extremism Online" (PDF), Policy Exchange, September 19, 2017]And this not exactly unrelated news snippet from a July 26, 2017 article in Independent UK:
A record number of anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded in the UK as monitors warn of "unprecedented" reports of attacks, abuse and harassment. The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 80 violent assaults targeting Jews in the first six months of this year, as well as verbal abuse, graffiti, vandalism, hate mail and abuse via social media and the internet. A total of 767 incidents were reported between January and June – a rise of almost a third on the same period in 2016 and the highest since the CST's records began in 1984... Gideon Falter, chairman of Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, said the CST's report corroborates its own research, indicating that 2017 was "likely to be the worst year on record for anti-Semitic crime" and the fourth record-breaking year in a row. "The reason for this rise appears to be a failure to enforce the law," he argued. "Over the past several years, anti-Semitic crime has been rising dramatically whilst there have only been a paltry number of prosecutions. This emboldens anti-Semites who increasingly fear no consequences for their actions."As for current British attitudes towards Jews, a new report on anti-Semitism in the UK
["Anti-Semitic attacks hit record high in UK amid warnings over rise of 'hatred and anger'", Independent UK, July 26, 2017]
caps the 'hardcore' anti-Semite population at five percent [but] detects a further 25 per cent who feel negatively about Jews and hold one or two viewpoints that most Jews would consider anti-Semitic. These include traditional Judeophobic tropes of undue influence, divided loyalty, and ill-gotten wealth... The study, a joint enterprise by the Community Security Trust and the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, is an in-depth exploration of anti-Jewish attitudes, the role of animus towards Israel, and the prevalence of prejudice in 2017... It is a sober analysis and the researchers tend towards restraint – sometimes a little too much restraint – in drawing conclusions from their data. It is this very interpretive modesty that makes the findings all the more concerning. The far-right remains the most anti-Semitic demographic but the far-left, by the force of numbers and its new-found influence over British politics, is roughly on an even keel with reactionaries when it comes to hating Jews... ["Britain has an anti-Semitism problem. Here are the numbers that prove it", Stephen Daisley, The Spectator, September 13, 2017]And finally two related sound-bytes about how Britain's Jews view the political landscape. One:
The vast majority (83%) of British Jews believe the Labour Party is too tolerant of anti-Semitism among its MPs, members and supporters, a poll suggests. This compared with 19% for the Conservatives and 36% for the Liberal Democrats, according to the YouGov survey for Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). [Jewish News UK, August 20, 2017]and two: how they are translating this into personal life-changing decisions:
Almost one in three British Jews has considered moving abroad in the past two years, a survey [of] nearly 4,000 members of the community during 2016 and 2017 [has found.] One in six British Jews (17%) reported feeling unwelcome in Britain and over a third (37%) said they had felt the need to conceal their Judaism in public... 31% of British Jews had considered moving abroad, a rise from 28% during their last survey two years ago. ["More British Jews considering move abroad as anti-Semitism fears grow - poll", SKY News, August 20, 2017]


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First of all there are some wonderful beaches in the area, so for the simple pleasures of swimming, building sandcastles, sunbathing, exploring rock pools & crabbing, Bembridge and St Helens are ideal choices. There are also many walks, along the shoreline, the cliff path, or inland, the choice is up to you. A visit to Bembridge Windmill or the RNLI station are popular choices for the visitor. For the more adventurous horse riding and gliding are available.
Sally's Riding School is a well established riding establishment situated at the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight. In the summer months we operate from Nodes Point Holiday park, St. Helens PO33 IYA.
Bembridge has had a RNLI station for nearly 150 years, the present boathouse being completed in 2010. The boathouse at the end of the pier houses a Tamar class lifeboat, which is 16metres long, and capable of speeds of 25 knots. Housed at the building on shore is the smaller D-class, which is more suited to inshore working.
The shop & offshore station is open to visitors every day, please see their web site for opening times
For group (& school) visits please contact Deborah Meadows on 01983 874408. Alternatively email her with your details and they will be forwarded to Deborah.
Bembridge WindmillBuilt in the early 1700's the windmill is now owned and operated by the National Trust. Visitors can climb inside and view much of the original machinery.
Open daily 15 March - 29 October 2017 10:30am to 5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm)
Displays cover a wide range of historical interest and new displays are introduced each year to commemorate special events or topics. Scale models, for example Bembridge Railway Station (closed in 1953), are a special feature of the Centre, and a fully-restored PLUTO pump (Pipe Line Under the Ocean) is on display with the story of the PLUTO project.
The Heritage Center is located behind the library. Opening times are April to October, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 4 pm and Saturdays 10am -12 noon.
Entry £1.00, children and members free.
Culver Down, and its most prominent landmark the Yarborough Monument, is visible from most of the area. You can either access it by road from the main Bembridge to Sandown road, or by foot from Whitecliff Bay or Sandown.


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2017 Dodge Challenger GT AWD Has The Looks Of A Muscle Car, The Traction Of A Sedan0
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The 2017 Dodge Challenger GT AWD has officially broken cover, making Dodge the first American automaker to offer an all-wheel drive version of its pony car segment entry.
The Challenger GT AWD features the same all-wheel drive system and active transfer case as the all-wheel drive Dodge Charger. The system features front axle disconnect, allowing for seamless transition between rear- and all-wheel drive with no driver intervention required. Under normal driving conditions, the front axle is disengaged and 100 percent of the engine's torque is directed to the rear wheels, Dodge says.
Dodge's 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission makes for the sole powertrain combo offered with all-wheel drive versions of the Challenger. According to EPA estimates, fuel economy will come in at around 18 MPG city and 27 MPG highway. For comparison's sake, rear-wheel drive Challengers equipped with the 3.6-liter V6 and eight-speed automatic return an EPA estimated 19 MPG city and 30 MPG highway.
The all-wheel drive system is complimented by Dodge's Vehicle Dynamic Control system, which uses torque vectoring to help to maximize traction on snow and ice. A special 'Sport' mode is also standard and instructs the car to hold onto gears longer, sharpen the throttle response and a implement performance shifting mode. Die-cast steering wheel paddle shifters maximize the sporty look and feel.
A 'Super Track Pak' button is also standard and brings up the Dodge Performance Pages on the 8.4-inch touchscreen. These pages offer up performance info such as reaction times, 0-60 times, G-force readings and lap times. The touchscreen is also joined by a 7-inch TFT digital gauge cluster, which can also display information seen in the Performance Pages.
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Dodge Challenger GT AWD production will start in January 2017, with vehicles arriving at dealers by the first quarter of 2017. Pricing will start at $33,395 plus $1,095 in destination.


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One of our first dinner-event will be an Indian Movie Night to start this simmer, one of our members is originally from India, she would like to profit from her origin to showing Bollywood (New Hollywood of the world) and the color of the Indian Culture, the event will be held by the end of July, it will be open or people interested passionate and curious about the Indian Culture.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Dinner Event
One of our first dinner-event will be an Indian Movie Night to start this simmer, one of our members is originally from India, she would like to profit from her origin to showing Bollywood (New Hollywood of the world) and the color of the Indian Culture, the event will be held by the end of July, it will be open or people interested passionate and curious about the Indian Culture.
World Trade Game
The concept of this game follows the same patterns of the World Trade Organization and it observes its functions and mechanisms providing a better understanding of the global trade and commerce in a very interactive and creative way.
The game is targeted to attract the involvement of students and professionals, establishing a network of people with similar interests and promoting leadership skills.
Structured similarly to the global trade system with its main financial, economic and international organization, the game emphasizes the role of the great economic powers and their impact on the developing and emerging economies as well as the third world countries. All participants are granted the chance to take the roles of world leaders, UN members, main bank and financial organizations during this fun simulation of world trade.
The game is estimated to take place in September and we are looking forward to seeing all the future leaders getting involved!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
JCI ButNet
On May, 30th to the 2nd of June, 2010 we profited to the venue of
John Di Rico, VP International from JCE Pays Niçois who is doing a round the world trip providing software training for translators in more than 25 countries and raising money for the JCI bednets project to fight against malaria and save lives.
One way he is raising money is by couch surfing... That's 3 bednets and the occasion to meet, talk about what we are doing in our respective chapters, businesses, etc
You can find out more about my project on his website: www.wordfast.fr and some other info about him on his translation website: www.apextra.fr
We organized an informal meeting of translators on May 31, 2010 at Pizzeria Felicita. We were talking about CSR: http://www.proz.com/powwow/3212 (With over 300,000 registered freelancers, ProZ.com's database of translation service providers is the world's largest).
We discovered that around 70 000 of Czech citizens got the license to be translators, with one of a founder of a community Powwow in Czech Republic (community for independent translators), Pavel Janoušek we were discussing how can we cooperate and offer this possibility to this community of translators to develop and appreciate entrepreneurship.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Session JCI Coffee Meeting
I am pleased to invite you for our coffee meeting, please choose the suitable date and return your participation by email to firstname.lastname@example.com in advance the place are limited for 4-5 people.
The session will be on:
Wednesday the 14th of July 2010 at 19H00 to Coffee Heaven Na Musteku, Praha 1
Wednesday the 21st of July 2010 at 19H00 to Coffee Heaven, Na Prikope 3-5, Praha 1
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Cooperation 4 NGOs
Maturita a co potom (The maturity and after?) an important moment in the life of one student, the moment for him to think about his/her future career but also to see the opportunities in her/his environment, what activities can he/she benefits from?
In the world via the entire Network, there are 4 Organization who can provide opportunities to the young people international experience and development of leadership by their complementarities. In Prague these launched the challenge to cooperate together, to use their resources and complementarities to offer to the young students of the country to discover involvement in associative world and also profit from training for their personal development.
These four networks are: Junior Achievement is the oldest and largest non-profit educational organization in the world. AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organization. ERASMUS enables higher education students, teachers and institutions in 31 European countries to study for part of their degree in another country. And to finish Junior Chamber International the worldwide federation of young leaders aged between 18 and 40 years old.
These four organization organized on February 4th, 2010 a workshop with in first part the presentation of the University of Economy of Prague, testimony of Entrepreneurs and Businessman who had experience in associative life to aware them about volunteer ship like Heinrich Homola, previous CEO in Vitana, currently freelancer in the company Systemic coach for executives.
And second part, the students were separate in different workshop with different training like "How to sell a project?" provided by our organization with the goal to be able to use basic technical sales to sell a project. This training develops method that can be used in associative life and also at work. These methods are well known by good sellers and they control them perfectly.
This event was the beginning of the long cooperation between our 4 organizations; it was a success with 80 students and 16 teachers from all Czech Republic who attend and was curious to learn about our network.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Keys to the SME's Sucess
This conference was created in order to show maximum opportunities to SMEs on how they can cope with the economic crisis using 360° view namely managing corporate finance, adaptation of business planning & strategy, communication, marketing.
In this event around 50 attendees met, learnt and exchange about the evolution of the crisis with 8 companies providing speeches all the day. An opportunity to learn how to get investment in Czech Republic, How to developed a business and the conditions to start, saw how the crisis affect the companies and what is developed by Management department work to improve the communication and motivate its employees.
This conference was for all the public mixed between expatriate and young local entrepreneurs, they were able to meet company like PIC Europe, investment societies developed by Barry J Evans implanted for to 12 years in Prague who showed the investment opportunities and gave strategies used.
But also JCI Praha developed a special partnership with EEN CR - Technology Centrum (Technologické centrum Akademie věd). This company is involved with helping people by providing various information about different expertise ranging from information and advisory services about EU Framework program to technology transfer.
To finish attendees discovered new initiative and new entrepreneurs from Czech Republic like the concept of the Hub (is a work and social space where you can share your office, make your plans a reality, meet people or just work undisturbed), developed in London, Berlin, in 20 cities of the world which started this year in Prague by young local entrepreneurs.
It was a special day to network and discuss about entrepreneurship and an opportunity for JCI Praha and its team to show the by the way of our initiative our willpower to promote entrepreneurship and active citizenship.


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I am a Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist , a teacher, trainer and supervisor for MBCT. I hold a clinical doctorate in psychotherapy (DPsych), and have worked as a psychotherapist in the NHS since 1994.
Since 2003 I have been working for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (South East London) as the Trust Head of Family Therapy. Together with some wonderful colleagues I have also been leading on the implementation of MBCT in our Trust, offering 8-week MBCT programmes to service users and staff groups, and training of colleagues who wish to become MBCT teachers. I supervise a number of individuals and groups of clinicians in their MBCT work.
I very much enjoy teaching the 8-week MBCT programme to couples, as I find that couples learn novel ways in strengthening their communication with each other and offer support in their mindfulness practice.
I am involved in the MYRIAD trial, offer assessments (MBI-TAC), and teach on retreats.
I also offer private work in Canterbury where I live.
Although I live and work in Canterbury and commute several days a week to and from the south of London, I am always keen to find the time and energy to travel to the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. This is because I like the people there; their warm welcome, openness and friendliness, alongside their rigor in research and training in a secular context, all the while respecting, and learning from, the great traditions where mindfulness originally evolved. I love the OMC's collaborative connectedness with other great mindfulness-based training institutes across the UK and the world.


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This column is by Sandeep Dubey, Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, Ramco Systems
Do you recall that moment in Jaws when Roy Scheider looks down the barrel of the camera, face shining with sweat following another brush with death, and says 'We're gonna need a bigger boat"?
Oddly enough, it's a scene from which I often draw parallels in boardroom conversations. With global spending on enterprise application software swelling to $150 billion in 2015 (Gartner Inc.), business leaders the world over are waking up to the need for a bigger and better vessel, technology wise.
But industry forecasters like Gartner still tell us survival rates are low—your ERP project reportedly has just a 25-45 per cent chance of making it to shore. So many CXOs continue to play the efficiency game instead, dipping their toes in the water with piecemeal projects or band-aid fixes.
It can be a difficult choice, raising a plethora of questions like: Do we have the capacity for a project of this size? Will our people adapt? Have we chosen the right delivery partner?
I field these on a daily basis from experienced leaders who understand the myriad business benefits of a transformational project, but are put off by the mortality rates.
When it comes to root causes, there are a handful of usual suspects. From poor management, inadequate sponsorship to unrealistic expectations, underwhelming project implementations can be expensive and time consuming.
On the flip side, successful projects share common characteristics that set them up for success and enable business benefits to be fully realised.
The 7 Critical Success Factors
So, how do you avoid your project winding up in Jaws' mouth?
The first step is to understand that project challenges are generally not unique. They are a naturally occurring phenomenon and, as such, can be combatted with the right strategic approach and execution. Certainly, every project has its own critical success factors that are influenced by factors like size and complexity, and as well an organisation's change readiness and appetite but, in the main, an experienced delivery partner should be well versed in the pitfalls to avoid.
Success is not a silver bullet scenario, but a carefully weighted balance between the following anchors:
1. Clear vision and goals
2. Culture and team
3. Adequate participation of required stakeholders
4. Executive sponsorship and commitment
5. Strong project management and implementation approach
6. An appropriate governance structure
7. Organisational change management.
For the purpose of today's post, I would like to focus on the first three which relate to purpose, people and participation.
Clearly defined project vision and goals
Vision and goal-setting are both elementary ideas, but being obvious doesn't make them any less important. It's staggering how often these foundational activities are fudged over in the early stages of major projects.
Consider your favorite sporting team. Would you be happy for players and coaches to fumble their way through the season, without a clear vision of how they intend to reach the final? Imagine what would happen within a few games if they did. Players would divide into factions, and start pulling in opposite directions, coaches would blame players and players would have zero faith in coaches. Cohesion disintegrates, and the system falls apart.
Your strategic project is no different. Whether the aim is to reduce costs, to future-proof your business, to become an industry leader or simply to be easier for your customers to do business with, vision and goal-setting give your key players a united purpose and direction.
These can be reinforced by simple activities like sharing a monthly communication that touches on a vision point or goal. Reinforcing them in this way keeps everyone focused on the light at the end of the tunnel.
Project vision and goals are also designed to save you from yourself, by making it difficult to add extra layers on the fly. It's a common pitfall; someone decides they can't live without a certain piece of functionality, the project team agrees, and a whole stack of 'must-haves' come out of the woodwork. Before you know it, your project team is so far off the beaten track everyone is standing around, scratching their heads, and wondering how they got there.
Building culture and team
It's easy to get tied up in knots over technical aspects when, in fact, it's the human ones that can bring you undone.
Firstly, get the right people doing the right things at the right time. Secondly, adopt a culture of collaboration and trust. After all, culture is the engine room of your organisation—if it's chugging away nicely, with all the pieces moving in sync, you've won half the battle.
One of the core activities that should be undertaken in the very early stages of a deployment is to define what is actually meant by 'team' in a Shared Value Framework. Instead of waiting for it to evolve, it should be designed and enforced.
If not adequately addressed at project charter level, these critical elements can leave gaping holes in the day-to-day working of your project machine. (A Shared Value Framework should also be supplemented with a robust governance model, but I will cover this in a future discussion).
Adequate stakeholder participation
Getting all your key stakeholders playing their role can be challenging, but it's also vital. This includes doing your best to ensure resource continuity from pre-project to implementation.
Resource inconsistency creates the perfect breeding ground for scope creep, so it's important to engage people who can participate from the start to finish. You want to avoid too many new contributors walking around with question marks, as this will soon grind progress to a halt.
Also remember that, in case of an ERP implementation, business transformation first, technology second. Get the project outside the four walls of IT, so you can benefit from broader business input.
The positive impact of these three factors were profound in a recent ERP implementation at Norske Skog Australasia (NSA). NSA a subsidiary of one of the largest paper producers in the world, successfully went live with Ramco public cloud based ERP platform in a record time of eight months.
Underpinning the project's success was a well-adhered to Shared Value Framework, and a clearly crystallized vision and set of goals.
In summary, successful programs are a sum total of technology and people working in harmony. If the elements above are not prioritized, realizing business benefits becomes an uphill battle that is certain to absorb more time, money and energy. Bring people together in a meaningful way, nurture the environment they work in, and stick to the path. These are the fundamentals of any successful project.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Pay It Forward
6 comments:
- Linda said...
I'd love to join the Pay It Forward thingie....but I don't have a blog. Can I stilljoin?
- November 23, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- A Bite of Country Cupcakes said...
I am in Clare.
I am part of a pay it forward thanksgiving thingy at making magical memories,BUt with 365 days to get it done...Why not?
- November 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- barb's creations said...
I'd love to do this but still unsure how to add the pay it forward "thingie" onto my blog.If I can get help doing this I'm in.I think this is a wonderful idea.Barb
- November 23, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- clare said...
I still have one spot left as my forum friend Linda doesn't have a blog but I won't penalise her for that .Linda won't be forgotten .
Anyone else with a blog is welcome to join in .
Clare's Craftroom
- November 23, 2008 at 10:03 PM
- Vivien said...
I would love to join in with this. I have a blog and I am going to write more often!!!
it is vivsnews.blogspot.com.
i don't know how to link it to other peoples, would you be able to give me some advice there?
I should be sewing and designing but am having to much fun looking at other peoples blogs, loll!!
Regards, Viv
- November 24, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Lurline's Place said...
Oh, I think I have missed out - sounds a lot of fun! Look forward to seeing how it all evolves!
Big hugs - Lurline!
- November 24, 2008 at 11:00 PM


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Moseley Village Band
Source http://www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Moseley-Village-Band.html
Moseley Village Band is a community band that plays lively traditional tunes in several parts. A warm welcome is extended to all musicians (especially those who can play a bass line!)
If you play an instrument, why not come for a free taster session? Regular members pay a small annual fee and £4 per session (£2 for our younger members). If you read music, bring a music stand, but if you play by ear, that's fine.
The band meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7.30-9:15pm
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Kingdom Rift has just entered open beta. The in-game stores opened and servers will no longer be wiped. From now on, players can start their journey without fearing to lose their character progress.
Kingdom Rift is a free-to-play biowser-based fantasy MMORPG. Play as a Warrior, Hunter, or Warlock, and ally yourselves with goddesses who will serve as your companions. Combat is action-based and relies on skills and reflexes. Venture into multiple stages of battles, from tiered dungeons and horde modes to treasure raids and PvP. Stock and sell from your own player shop.
Active player abilities focusing on skill and reflexes
Goddess Companions with unique upgradeable Artifact equipment
Multi-stage PvE systems, including tiered Dungeons and horde modes
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The Google Maps team introduces NYC subway maps directly to the site. Now when you're traveling through New York and have the urge to get that perfect hot dog or slightly less greasy piece of pizza, Google can tell you exactly which subway to take. This new feature is going to be especially useful for mobile apps users – no more lost tourists!
It used to be that the only way to see digital maps of the New York subway system was to use an overlay. VGMap still has an excellent subway overlay, however now that Google is onboard with the idea, other sites are becoming obsolete. With the Google Maps feature, all you have to do to enable the Google subway maps is Click the More menu and then Checkbox transit. All of the subway routes will show up as easy-to-see bright colored lines.
Not only is Google showing you the lines, but also each and every stop. The maps even feature the services available at each station and whether they are active or not.
New York hasn't been the only city to receive a map upgrade this year. Los Angeles Metro and light rail system was added to maps back in July. Public transportation can be overwhelming at times, especially in an unfamiliar area. Hopefully, with the help of this Google update combined with the transits one, there will be no more chance of getting lost.


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BBC2 is 50 years old this year, so over the course of this week we'll be looking at some of the gems that have made their debut on the channel. First up it's popular stage act Hinge and Bracket.
Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage personae of the musical performance and female impersonation artists George Logan and Patrick Fyffe.
Active in theatre, radio and television between 1972 and 2001, this popular comedy partnership provided entertainment in the guise of two elderly eccentric spinsters, living genteel lives in the village of Stackton Tressel and celebrating their former careers on the provincial operatic stage.
Dear Ladies brought this popular double act to television in their own television series that ran for three series between 1983 and 1985.
Dear Ladies, offered us a peak behind-the-scenes at village life in Stackton Tressel, talked about so much in their stage routines, home to Doctor Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
George Logan
Patrick Fyffe
Written By: Gyles Brandreth
Channel: BBC2
Original Run: 1983 – 1985


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Assistant Professor
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Mim Ari is a general internist with an interest in integration of substance use disorder screening and treatment into primary care, as well as safe pain management strategies. A dedicated clinician-educator, she is interested in teaching these concepts to medical students and residents. Her academic interests also include innovations in curriculum development and giving medical students authentic roles in patient care. Her clinical interests include comprehensive primary care, addiction, and behavioral health.
Ari received a BA in psychology from Georgetown University and an MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Colorado, where she served as chief resident.


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For me, it's about self-acceptance. I suspect some will identify with this, which is why I share it. But perhaps others won't. I'm OK with this also.
Here it is...
I woke up in my bed at my parents' home, but as the adult I am now. I wondered to myself, could I create a clone?
As I pondered on it, a copy of myself emerged from my body like an expanding bubble. "Where is all this matter coming from to do this?" I thought as it was happening. And then there I was -- lying in bed with myself, and holding myself. It wasn't sexual. I noted how physically large I was.
But then we decided we better get up and face things. We couldn't figure out which one of us was the copy and we laughed about it. We decided that it didn't matter.
I saw that we had no hair and spoke with a thick northern accent. Neither of me liked this particularly, but we accepted that it was OK.
We went down stairs together, and I walked in to the living room to find my dad and sister were already there. My dad was eating his breakfast, as he often did. He was a creature of habit.
I went into the kitchen.
A few seconds later my clone followed me in.
From the kitchen, I called back, "Dad. I've got something to tell you." And we both walked back into the living room.
My dad seemed mildly taken a back.
I said, "I hope you don't find this disturbing because I think it's rather cool!"
"It is a bit weird," my sister said in slightly surprised manner, but also in a way that indicated that it would be OK.
"It would have to be," I thought.
I went back into the kitchen and was trying to make another copy of myself when I woke up.
Please! Don't wake me from the dream. It really is everything it seemed.


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