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Show Notes
Dan tells us about the cool adventures offered by UnCruise and some great locations to add to your adventure bucket list.
First Exposure to the Outdoors
Mine starts in a different way, when I was four years old my family bought a tugboat here in Puget Sound which we lived on summers and I was granted a log raft on the Snohomish River. So my first personal adventure experience was when I was five my dad let me and a buddy go on a about a 1,000 foot leash up the river where we broke the leash and went down the river. Fortunately this was the tidal part of the river so there were no rapids. But you know at that the Gilligan's Island show was a big thing and we had on this wood raft we had an antenna, a steering wheel that did nothing and of course we were scared to death but we were singing the Gilligan's Island going down this river.
Things we talked about
Pacific Northwest
The Amazon
Costa Rica
The Gulf Coast
Sea of Cortez
The Arctic
Advice, tips
The first thing of course is have the desire. I always like the folks that come up through the guide ranks. They understand the guiding side and the importance of what we do. Then there's a whole other level of understanding business which most of us that are passionate about what we do have no idea about. This takes a while, generally adventure people aren't necessarily business folks first, they're adventure people first. So I would suggest to anybody that has started their world in adventuring and guiding and this kind of thing to start a small business first. Most of these adventure jobs are seasonal so maybe you start doing yoga retreats in Alaska on your own during the offseason and get that experience. Maybe it's just a few weeks a year at a time rather than you know taking the deep plunge where you don't have any income and you're trying to make a year-round business survive.
Other Outdoor Activities
Backcountry skiing
Favorite Books
Salmon in the Trees by Amy Gulick
The Alexander Archipelago by Gustav Tjgaard
Sailing around the World by Josh Slocum
anything by Jack London
Best Gear Purchase under $100
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Happy 420: 2017 Edition
posted on Apr, 20, 2017 By Team Kiva under News
Happy 4/20 family!
Team Kiva has been working overtime for the past couple weeks to make sure all of our patients know how much we love them. We also wanted to share some press we got on this special day today:
USA Today: "In Oakland, Calif, marijuana-infused edibles manufacturer Kiva made 60,000 special-edition samples of the company's low-dose Petra mints and plans to hold 55 sampling events around the state this week."
Vocativ: "Our users essentially become our biggest advocates."
HelloMD: "Cannabis is a medicine that has been used by our ancestors across the planet for thousands of years. It is only in recent decades that it became stigmatized, demonized and prohibited. 420 is a celebration of the culture that nurtured it back into acceptance. It is a holiday that reminds everyone touched by this plant to be vocal about their use and celebrate its re-emergence into popular acceptance."
From everyone here at Kiva, we hope you have a safe, happy, and healthy 4/20 this year!

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Sony said Thursday that it will cut the price of its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming device in Japan from next month.
The PSP-3000 will cost
The price cut will come in Japan a month before Sony puts on sale the PSP Go, a slimmed down version of the device without the UMD (Universal Media Disc) disc drive. The PSP Go will supplement the PSP-3000 in the market and will launch in Japan on Nov. 1 and in other regions on Oct. 1. It will cost
Sony's announcement follows the news on Wednesday that Nintendo will reduce the price of the Wii in the U.S. to US$200 from this weekend. The Wii has been selling for US$250.


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About a week ago, I wrote a short post about a hockey player in the Dallas Stars organization by the name of Stephen Johns who was finally cleared to return to the lineup to play hockey again following a twenty-two month recovery from a head injury Johns suffered as the result of a hit he took from Matt Duchene of the Col0rado Avalanche back in 2017.
In my post It's A Long Road Back I briefly spoke about the seriousness of head trauma and how from my own experiences with my son I was thrilled to see Stephen Johns finally making his return to the sport. Needless to say hockey is my sport and head injuries are a fact of life within the sport itself. Johns played his first game on Saturday night for the Stars' AHL affiliate the Texas Stars, and in his first game back scored a goal and three assists on home ice against the Toronto Marlies to contribute to a 5-3 Stars victory.
All things considered this was some incredible news because although his return had been long awaited, the Stars organization seemingly handled his return cautiously and rightfully so. Concussion symptoms following a head injury have an indefinite recovery time. Players who experience symptoms referred to as post-concussion syndrome resulting from head trauma have to take things day by day and that is quite imaginably very frustrating. It's great to see him back and I'm looking forward to his eventual recall to the big team.


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But what made it a very clever spam virus is that when I mailed back to my friend that she had been hacked, I got a mail back saying:
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I actually believed she had written this herself. Very clever.
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Autor: Tom Haak / Partner en Europa.
Lowering expectations of leadership, and expecting more employee self-management, can be beneficial to organizations. Some remarks about leadership anyway, but please take the above into account.
Let's use leadership- and management analytics
If we can learn one thing from Google in the people domain, it is that it helps to use scientific findings, and to base your people interventions on a thorough evidence-based approach. Years ago, Google analyzed the characteristics of successful managers in their organization. They found a set of distinguishing Google management behaviors:
No rocket science, but I assume if you encourage your people to use this list as guidance, you will certainly notice some improvement. Even better: do some solid research in your own organization and make your own list.
Situational leadership
Situational leadership is an old concept (from the 1970s, developed by Hersey and Blanchard), that deserves attention also nowadays in the 21st century. Leadership is not one-size-fits all, but should be dependent on the characteristics of the people involved. Maturity and personality of employees is important, and also the nationality. There are vast differences between leadership among countries. On the "Hofstede Insights" website you can visualize the difference between the cultures in countries on the six cultural dimensions of Hofstede.
I have done this, comparing Chile, Colombia, Peru and The Netherlands.
This graph shows, for example, that if I, as a Dutchman, would be a leader in Chile, I can certainly expect difficulties if I do not adapt my style. As an egalitarian and liberal Dutchman, with a focus on the long-term perspective, it could take a while before I have impact in a Chilean organization, which has notorious differences in terms of power distance, individualism and long-term orientation.
Tom Haak es Director de HR Trend Institute (https://hrtrendinstitute.com).
HR Trend Institute sigue, detecta y empuja tendencias en el área de personas y organizaciones y áreas relacionadas. Cuando es posible, el instituto es también un líder en instalar tendencias. HR Trend Institute es partner de Gudcompany.


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Below is a copy of the City of Vernon Community Bike Route. You can pick up a paper copy of this at City Hall and most bikes shops. At the bottom is an Isochrones Map that illustrates estimated travel times.
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Kerry Carlson
Kerry is happiest when she's out of her car and on her bicycle. As a community physiotherapist, she'd love to see more people of all ages engaging in an active lifestyle by walking and bicycling to where they need to go!
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Bruce keeps active by walking and running in the Vernon area. When not on foot you can often see him on bicycle, with his trailer, shopping locally or taking his recycling to the depot. Bruce has also been a CAN-BIKE bicycling skills instructor for over 20 years. See www.gonecycling.com


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The "skeleton" of a house is referred to as the frame. Although some new homes utilize steel framing, most houses still utilize wood for the beams, floor joists, walls studs, roof rafters and other structural components.
To ensure the structure's strength, all components are sized and built in accord with building codes and are based on common load engineering principles.
Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions. These members referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels, serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floors, ceiling and roof.
There are two methods of framing a house. Balloon framing was common until the late 1940s, but since that time, platform framing has become the predominant form of house construction.
Platform, or stick framing, is a light-frame construction system and the most common method of constructing the frame for houses and small apartment buildings as well as some small commercial buildings in Canada and the United States.
The framed structure sits on a concrete slab or perimeter (most common) or treated wood foundation. A Sill-Plate is anchored, usually with 'J' bolts to the foundation wall. Generally these plates must be pressure treated to keep from rotting.
The bottom of the sill-plate is raised a minimum 6 inches above the finished grade by the foundation. This prevents the sill-plate from rotting as well as providing a termite barrier.
The floors, walls and roof of a framed structure are created by assembling (using nails) consistently sized framing elements of dimensional lumber (2×4, 2×6, etc.) at regular spacings (12″, 16″, and 24″ on center), forming stud-bays (wall) or joist-bays (floor). The floors, walls and roof are typically made torsionally stable with the installation of a plywood or composite wood "skin" referred to as sheathing.
Sheathing has very specific nailing requirements (such as size and spacing); these measures allow a known amount of shear force to be resisted by the element. Spacing the framing members properly allows them to align with the edges of standard sheathing. In the past, tongue and groove planks installed diagonally were used as sheathing. Occasionally, wooden or galvanized steel braces are used instead of sheathing. There are also engineered wood panels made for shear and bracing.
The floor, or the platform of the name, is made up of joists (usually 2×6, 2×8, 2×10 or 2×12, depending on the span) that sit on supporting walls, beams or girders. The floor joists are spaced at (12″, 16″, and 24″ on center) and covered with a plywood subfloor. In the past, 1x planks set at 45-degrees to the joists were used for the subfloor.
Where the design calls for a framed floor, the resulting platform is where the framer will construct and stand that floor's walls (interior and exterior load bearing walls and space-dividing, non-load bearing "partitions"). Additional framed floors and their walls may then be erected to a general maximum of four in wood framed construction. There will be no framed floor in the case of a single-level structure with a concrete floor known as a "slab on grade".
Stairs between floors are framed by installing stepped "stringers" and then placing the horizontal "treads" and vertical "risers".
A framed roof is an assembly of rafters and wall-ties supported by the top story's walls. Prefabricated and site-built trussed rafters are also used along with the more common stick framing method. "Trusses" are engineered to redistribute tension away from wall-tie members and the ceiling members. day-trips . The roof members are covered with sheathing or strapping to form the roof deck for the finish roofing material.
Floor joists can be engineered lumber (trussed, i-beam, etc.), conserving resources with increased rigidity and value. They allow access for runs of plumbing, HVAC, etc. and some forms are pre-manufactured.
Platform framing often forms wall sections horizontally on the subfloor prior to erection. The top and bottom plates are end-nailed to each stud with two nails at least 3 1/4 in. (82 mm) in length. Studs are doubled at openings, the jack stud being cut to receive the lintels that are placed and end-nailed through the outer studs.
Wall sheathing is usually applied to the framing prior to erection, thus eliminating the need to scaffold. Some types of sheathing, such as asphalt-impregnated fibreboard, plywood, oriented strand board and waferboard, will provide adequate bracing to resist lateral loads and keep the wall square.
Others, such as rigid glass-fibre, asphalt-coated fibreboard, polystyrene or polyurethane board, will not. In this latter case, the wall should be reinforced with a diagonal wood or metal bracing let into the studs.
A multiple-stud post made up of at least three studs, or the equivalent, is generally used at exterior corners and intersections to secure a good tie between adjoining walls and to provide nailing support for the interior finish and exterior sheathing. Corners and intersections, however, must be framed with at least two studs.
Nailing support for the edges of the ceiling finish is required at the junction of the wall and ceiling where partitions run parallel to the ceiling joists.
You must know which components are crucial to a house's structure so that you don't compromise its strength doing remodeling involving cutting framing members.
Any load-bearing wall removed without reinforcing the structure, can cause serious problems and compromise structural integrity. Floors, ceilings and roof members could sag and windows and doors may stick. If seriously compromised, this could even cause portions of the structure to collapse.
Non-bearing interior walls can be either perpendicular or parallel to joists or rafters. They can be identified from under the house usually since they are not supported by the foundation or beams. Since they don't support loads, non-bearing walls can normally be removed without compromising a structure.
Foundation and footing deliver loads from the house down to solid soil. Footings must be wider than the foundation in order to properly spread the load.
The weight of a home's roof materials and loads compresses the roof rafters, which pull ceiling joists from each end and places them under tension. The triangle thus created transfers roof loads to the rafter ends so the weight may be supported by the walls.


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Many of you want to design an ideal & relaxed living room where you people can spend your free time at home. After a busy day, we want to keep ourselves relaxed in our personal favorite living room so what else we can do for this. Check out this blog where we have told you the top easiest ways to design a relaxed & ideal living room
Use Bold Design of Rug
We suggest you, people, to always choose some exciting bold designs of carpet that can enhance the appeal of the room. Don't go for lighter shades because it won't lift the living room appearance. Always make your place statement with vibrant colors. Do check the latest rug variety in the market to add some aesthetics.
Intriguing Wall hangings
People who love to increase the home appearance they keep on adding multiple things in their room and if they admire textured look then wall hangings will grab your attention with the right matching of the rug. Intriguing wall hangings grab attention and make your place much contented for all four seasons.
Good Quality Sofas
Well, when it comes to discussing something good about sofas then we suggest you have some good quality sofas that shouldn't be comfortable only but to lift the living room appearance as well. Don't you think it would be a great addition to your space? If we talk about more than style then quality comes first.
Nowadays various types of ceramic candle holders are available to create splendid which is worthy enough to lift the appealing look. Use a different type of candle holders and don't forget to check out the range of ceramic products that are engineered after alumina ceramic machining to give exciting appearance just like ceramic candles. Multi Labs company provides good quality ceramics for all type of products.
Add Mirror
Well, mirrors are not for the only bathroom it can brighten up space in the living room as well. We suggest you add a mirror for giving a living room a contemporary look than anything else.
These ways won't only spruce up the appearance of living room only but make it attention-grabbing as well. If you people want to add extra life in the living room then do let us know what extra things can others do for their living rooms. Ideal & relaxed places are the optimal choice of everyone after the hectic schedule so renovate your places today.


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The Winter Show has returned in grand glory to the Park Avenue Armory starting tomorrow through January 27, 2019, for its 65th Anniversary Sapphire Jubilee. This year the floor presentations are stronger than ever and are not to be missed.
The leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, The Winter Show is an annual benefit for East Side House Settlement, a community-based organization serving the Bronx and northern Manhattan.
The Show's 2019 edition will feature 68 of the world's leading experts in the fine and decorative arts, alongside a series of lectures and panel discussions and this year's Loan Exhibition, Collecting Nantucket, Connecting the World, organized by the Nantucket Historical Association.
Led by Executive Director Helen Allen and Associate Executive Director Michael Diaz-Griffith, The Winter Show builds on its esteemed reputation, offering a dynamic display of fine and decorative arts from around the world.
Spanning more than 5,000 years, from antiquities to contemporary photography and design, the Fair continues to broaden its scope, introducing established and emerging exhibitors to new and expanding audiences. The Winter Show maintains the highest standards of quality in the art market, and each object is vetted for authenticity, date, and condition by a committee of 150 experts from the United States and Europe. Returning for a 23rd year, the Show's Presenting Sponsor is Chubb.
For tickets and visitor information please go to https://thewintershow.org/events/


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I been with Verizon since last year and not "once" have I experienced them slowed speeds everyone says they get . Neither have I been throttled . I live in los Angeles ca . My slowest speed even in a bad day it's at least 35 mbps which works FINE for everything. Sure speed is different all over LA . And yes I travel up and down LA every day for work . And speed is deff faster and more stable than the speed my coworkers on tmobile are getting. Tmobile one street sure u can be getting 100mbps . But literally walk down the next street and they getting 5 mbps or less. With Verizon you dont see that with Verizon if your getting 50 mbps u walk down the other streets and u maintain that speed . At&t on the other hand is pretty much like Verizon. My boss has At&t and it's also pretty good he has faster speeds and more stable than tmobile , just like Verizon. My coworkers with tmobile have also noticed . And they undecided weather to go to Verizon or At&t . Because they just about had it with tmobiles slow network .
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The Philippines continues its winning streak for online hiring in the Marketing and Advertising sector, recording double-digit growth of 16 per cent for the month of August.
These findings are the result of the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI), a monthly gauge of online hiring activity across Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines tracked by Monster.com. It comprises data of overall hiring activity in each country, as well as specific data in the advertising and marketing sector.
The numbers reported by the Philippines for August are in line with the double-digit growth displayed during June and July, at 13 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively. However, the year-on-year growth in online hiring activity for the Philippines was identical during the months of July and August.
Lagging behind the Philippines were its neighbours, Singapore and Malaysia. Both countries failed to clock in as sizeable results for the month of August, with Malaysia experiencing an annual decline of 8 per cent.
Though positive, Singapore's year-on-year growth for marketing talent in August was a mere one per cent, marking a five per cent drop from the six per cent annual growth recorded in July. Malaysia was consistent in its subpar performance in terms of growth in the advertising and marketing sector, reporting an eight per cent annual decline for both July and August.
The Philippines also excelled in online growth of marketing and communication roles for the month of August, recording double-digit growth of 18 per cent. This is in line with July's year-on-year growth of 19 per cent. Singapore and Malaysia did not perform as well for roles in the marketing and communication sector, recording a year-on-year decline of one per cent and four per cent in August, respectively. Singapore had plateaued at 0 per cent for July, while Malaysia was steadfast in its negative performance during the months leading up to August.
"Mobile advertising and marketing is slowly gathering steam in a number of Southeast Asian economies. This can be attributed to the fact that a number of countries in this region, especially developing ones rely massively on smartphones and similar handheld devices to access the Internet. There has been a flurry of activity in the industry regarding mobile-optimised applications, websites and content. Digital marketers and content experts must upskill to match this demand in the workforce to be mobile-ready," said Abhijeet Mukherjee, CEO at Monster.com – APAC and Middle East.


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MOORE, Okla. – Authorities say a man who led troopers on a high-speed chase is now being charged with murder.
On July 14, officials originally stopped Dangelo Burgess along I-35 near Tecumseh Rd. for following too closely.
At some point, he fled the scene and led troopers on a chase.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Heath Meyer was putting out stop sticks in an attempt to stop Burgess in Moore when he was hit by a fellow trooper's vehicle.
"It appears, at this time, this accident was unavoidable on the part of our troopers," OHP Chief Ricky Adams said. "The fault of this crash lays totally and completely on the shoulders of the suspect that displayed complete disregard and just a menace to the public in general."
Meyer was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition before succumbing to his injuries 10 days later.
At the time, Burgess was taken into custody on multiple felony charges.
"He was interviewed by our OHP troopers and admitted that the reason that he ran was because he knew that he had outstanding charges in Oklahoma County and he knew that he was unlicensed," said Capt. Ronnie Hampton, with the Department of Public Safety.
Following Lt. Meyer's death, Burgess was charged with one count of first-degree murder.


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Victorious in the battle against all that is wrong in a process of perseverance, persistence, dedication, personal responsibility, reflection, and redefining Isiah "Zae B Versatile" Autry 18 Buffalo NY stands as a success story. From fighting in the streets to fighting for the streets motivational speaker and volunteer for the Youth Prison Prevention Project. Voted most likely to succeed as a graduate of Buffalo's East High School 2013 senior class.
Since then Zae B has gone on to Buffalo State college currently majoring in media production. As a diversely orientated individual I have made personal connections with distinguished individuals across numerous planes, from musicians to members of Buffalo's Board Of Education. In 2012, at the age of 16 he was the face of three national campaigns facilitated by the youth prison prevention project the "stop bullying campaign" "the NY state "stop budget cuts" campaign and a "stop the violence" campaign where he recorded an original song as a tribute to Trayvon Martin titled "Twelve Million Huddies".
Zae B is not the typical artist. He has a deep commitment to integrity ethics and unity. He has performed at lest 30 community organized events and also preformed at the 2012 education budget cuts assembly rally on Capital Hill in Albany, NY. Zae B is a specialist in hip hop and he raps without profanity.
Zae B Versatile is currently obtaining my training to be a radio DJ personality at Buffalo state. Although he is only 18 he has profound understanding of life and would like to use his skills and connections to unify humanity by deeply engaging with elders, and the youth of his generation and the generations to come. In an attempt to bridge the gap and invoke radically redefining change throughout the mind state of millions, Zae B wants to deliver his raps in a way that's fun and entertaining as well.
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This article describes a new feature that will change your rating if you are using Squore's default analysis model (Software Analytics).
While we normally guarantee that patch releases will not contain changes that impact your rating, we believe that this is an important change that brings clarity to your analysis results and we are introducing it before our next major release.
We are also adding a setting to keep using the old behaviour. Make sure you read the article and apply the setting before upgrading if you do not want to be impacted by the change.
When reviewing your findings you may notice that All Rules filter displays rules that do not necessarily apply to the context of your project:
Up to Squore 17.0.8/17.1.3, the list of rules included all the rules from the model.
This has already been fixed to display only the rules enabled in the project for the types of artefacts that exist in the project.
As a result, you will no longer see Javascript-only rules in your C or C++ projects. This change did not have an impact on the rating of the project itself.
Even if your project does not use Klocwork, the Klocwork rules are still enabled and taken into account when computing your Rule Compliance KPI.
This is the behavior that we are changing by default starting from 17.0.9/17.1.4
The following is a comparison the same analysis of python code with Software Analytics in Squore 17.0.8 and 17.0.9:
Screenshot 1: Version 17.0.8
Screenshot 2: Version 17.0.9
The difference in Rule Compliance can be explained by looking at the number of Coding Standards (591 vs 19). Your compliance ratio will decrease, even though you made no changes to your code. It is a more accurate representation of rule compliance for the source code you analysed.
All standardised rulesets for default data providers (those in <SQUORE_HOME>/configuration/models/shared/data_provider) come with a new providedBy attribute that indicates that the rules only apply if the data provider was run during the analysis:
<Package providedBy="Findbugs;Findbugs_auto">
<Measure measureId="AT_OPERATION_SEQUENCE_ON_CONCURRENT_ABSTRACTION" type="RULE" toolName="Findbugs" categories="..." families="..." targetArtefactTypes="JAVA" />
By specifying providedBy="Findbugs;Findbugs_auto", we have instructed Squore to count this rule as a coding standard only if the analysis used Findbugs or Findbugs_auto. All rules in this package are ignored when this is not the case.
Internally, this means that all queries reporting a rule count (COUNT RULE(<scope>) FROM ... WHERE ...) in your model ignore rules inside a package provided by a data provider that was not part of the analysis.
Just wrap your rules in packages and add a providedBy attribute containing the name or names of the Data Providers checking the rules.
The value of providedBy is the name of the configuration folder of your Data Provider (<CONFIGURATION>/tools/MyDataProvider/form.xml ==> providedBy="MyDataProvider").
Reload your configuration and run a new analysis (does Apply Changes work?) to see updated results.
That's easy too!
We added a configuration key for properties.xml so you can keep using the legacy behaviour. Your rules compliance KPI will be less precise, but at least it will not change.
Note that this is an application-wide setting, it cannot be turned on and off for each project.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Bundle version="1.2">
<!-- Configuration options -->
<option name="configuration.models.useProvidedBy" value="false"/>
Setting configuration.models.useProvidedBy to false uses the old behaviour (noisy rulesets).
Setting configuration.models.useProvidedBy to true uses the new behaviour (tidy rulesets and a modified Rule Compliance rating for your project).
If your properties.xml does not contain this key, it defaults to true, which impacts your rating.
Here are some links to our documentation of the concepts mentioned in this article:


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Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel, complete with "Nadsat" slang.
Classical music-loving proto-punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence". As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and rape. While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental program in which convicts are programed to detest violence. If he goes through the program his sentence will be reduced and he will be back on the streets sooner than expected. But Alex's ordeals are far from over once he hits the mean streets of Britain that he had a hand in creating. Released in late 1971, the film sparked considerable controversy in the U.S. with its X-rated violence; after copycat crimes in England, Kubrick withdrew the film from British distribution until after his death. Opinion was divided on the meaning of Kubrick's detached view of this shocking future, but, whether the discord drew the curious or Kubrick's scathing diagnosis spoke to the chaotic cultural moment, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE became a hit. On the heels of New York Film Critics Circle awards as Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, Kubrick received Oscar nominations in all three categories.


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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
A Bobbin Lace Hankie
Behold, my new lace edged handkerchief!
It's been a very long time happening. from the first day I contemplated making it, until the day it was finished, it has been nearly eight years. Mmmm..... that is a long time, but there are prickings to draw up, handkerchief linen to source & buy, decisions to be made about thread, threads to source & buy, decisions about how big to make the pricking, then sourcing and buying a lace pillow to work it. Then we get to the actual working of the lace itself, which took me about two years. I might add here that there have been plenty of other projects happening over the same time frame.
Lets start at the beginning. Quite some years ago I acquired a book called 'Bedfordshire Lace-making' by Pamela Nottingham. When I looked through the book, my toes began to curl in absolute delight. Another lace-maker I knew also had this same book , and as it was set out in lesson format, we decided to work through it together. I might add here that that challenge has long gone as life has got in the way for both of us. I have still continued on in my own time though.
For the lessons up to this point, I had only done samples, and I was tired of making samples. I wanted a finished project, so I decided to make this edging into a handkerchief .There was lots of learning involved, from using slubby linen thread, to making even tallies ( yeah right!) and working six pair crossings to make those little flowers. Then there was the joining. The little flowers were certainly a challenge, and there are no two alike. Someone told me it is just as in nature.
I was advised to use a linen thread, but in reality I may just not ever use it again. The slubs made it difficult to tension, especially in those tallies. It also snapped a lot, meaning there are joins in my edge everywhere. I was told that linen thread is the traditional thread used in Bedfordshire lace, but recently I was told that a lot of Bedfordshire lace makers now use cotton thread. Mmm...... something to think about for the next one.
There are 224 tallies in this edge. I have been told that I have to make 1000 before I can get the right. I think I have a few more to go. The next ones will be in a cotton thread I am sure.
Once the lace was finished and joined, I then had to mount it to my linen fabric. I had a few different suggestions as to how to do it, but chose something called 'Nun's Stitch' to mount it. I had to find out how to do it, then learn how to do it, but in the end it was easy, and it gave a little pinstitch along the edge which is pretty.
It may not be perfect, but the mistakes and inconsistencies in it show that it is hand made. I am extremely proud of what I have done. It is my first ever bobbin lace handkerchief edge that I have done and there will be more. Watch this space!
4 comments:
- Radka said...
Wow, congratulations! The times I thought I would like to learn, got the stuff (the book, the pillow), but I think I had always been put off by the time it all takes. No patience :-(
So, well done! :-)
- Wednesday, 18 October 2017 at 04:05:00 GMT+11
- Brenda said...
That is (can not spell the word I want here!!!!!) BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You have done a wonderful job on this project and who cares how long it took?? You have made magic and it shows in all the beautiful stitches and just how lovely it looks. Thanks for sharing this with us. Love it. And you deserve a great cup of tea and all the joy of just knowing this ones done, while you dream of #2....... :-)
- Monday, 30 October 2017 at 04:36:00 GMT+11
- Carolyn Frances said...
Looks so nice! How did you attach the lace to the hankie? By hand, with a zigzag stitch on a machine? I've made some lace, but I'm not sure about how to attach it. Glad to see that someone else figured it out. Thanks.
- Sunday, 1 April 2018 at 23:09:00 GMT+10
- Jenny said...
Hi Carolyn, thanks for your comment. The lave has been attached by hand using something called Nun's stitch
- Monday, 2 April 2018 at 11:24:00 GMT+10


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Jaden Watkins scored 11 points, snagged 8 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists to lead Bird past a very tough Surry Lady Cougars squad. Kameron Brown (9 points), Jayla Henderson (8 points), Kiyah Shaw (6 points), Jade Wilson (6 points), and Kielle Shaw (5 points) added to the balanced Bird scoring attack.
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OK, I thought this might be a decent Idea to try. So instead of dealing with the folks on the main page we could have a discussion of a topic on TAY. Some new information has been coming out at an alarming pace in the last 2 days I think and now we know there is a new Alien game coming out. From Creative Assembly it's more like the original film: one alien, no real idea what to do, and apparently not loads of guns firing constantly.
So for my part I wasn't really a big fan of the idea of the main character being Ripley's daughter, but looking at this now it seems like it does give people some context. I mean the world of the Alien films has a lot of possibilities from the ships like in Prometheous funded by massive corporations to the ships like in the original film that are tight and cramped. Ripley's lifespan was ridiculous, but figuring the daughter might not have done any sort of cryosleep we can figure out a time period.
And the way they describe the encounters seems interesting. I like the Sid Meier "games are interesting choices" philosophy. So in this game you apparently are going to be in a sort of survival horror situation attempting to deal with problems only to have the alien show up. I think it's a good idea actually. So long as this idea actually works there could be a really cool survival horror game coming down the pipeline. But what's the worstcase scenario now? Like are the times the alien shows up random or is it always going to show up when "x" happens? And what about the multiplayer and co-op that was mentioned in another article?
Can an Alien game really work? And at this point is it really going to cover interesting ground? I mean, aren't there already a couple of other games that do this? That said I am plussed. The video makes it sound like they understand what they're doing, like they wanted to build up the alien and make this game hold true to it's mechanics. Describing it as a difficult process they sound like they really might have stuck to their guns for what could easily turn into a Colonial Marines...
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Named in Angelic Song
Channelled by Soltec / in Temple Wisdom /
I love it when the angels talk specifically about themselves and their function. This is a later lecture from Kyrael and beautifully describes one of the many blessings they bring to us - to be named in their 'song' to Divinity >> SOLTEC
reetings dearest ones, it is I ARCHANGEL KYRAEL. We come into the radiance of your Temple. Come into your stillness and strength. I have brought many with me and a circle has been formed. I represent all that is Archangelic. Together, we elevate and journey into a higher spectrum. These energies transport you as if my wings were unfurled beneath you. I have always been about your Temple. I come as the One Angelic Mind. I am an illusion. I am the one voice. Draw your consciousness to a point, yet simultaneously expand in all directions. We are in motion.
All about us there is the Angelic Mind – a most wondrous consequence of divine manifestation. You understand that we are not part of Creation. The Angelic Mind externalises itself into a choir of angels about you. It is a presence but more than this, it is a song, that which is traditionally associated with the angelic realm by humans. It is beyond communication. It is beyond the praising of Divinity. It is of such things that you do not have reference for as you are of Creation and we are not. Begin to deepen, my dearest ones. Come into the movement. The soul of each has its presence felt, for there is a naming this day. You are being woven into 'angelics'. You are naming into song. It is a blessing that may not be described overly. It is part of the angelic function. These energies intensify.
Angelic song is vastly powerful. It is like a thunderclap in your terms. You are being woven into song and this has its significance. Do not anticipate, as you have not experienced this before. The Angelic Mind is an instrument, a divine window. There is an outpouring from that which is I. Feel how I draw to the surface of your human consciousness, great empowerment of self – this is important. The Angelic Mind has this capacity; to uplift and draw from consciousness all that is beauty and divine. In truth, it may be said that angels perceive and work always with the divine reflection in each. This may be likened to a dispensation for, in magnetising the divine self through the angelic gaze and drawing the divine reflection more closely to the surface of you, spiritual maturity then follows. For that which is angelic seeks always and exclusively, the Divine. We, in truth, work not even with your soul, rather, we only have perception of Divinity. Our song is always to the Divine wherever it may be found, so then we interface with all who make their way through Creation as divine reflections. Come into the resonance of this. I see only your divinity and to your divine reflection do I speak. This is how the Angelic Mind manifests all that is miraculous to you. We simply speak to God. We preserve the divine reflection. We praise and preserve it within every living consciousness in your Creation. So then, are you not blessed?
You are being named. Draw closer to me for I am the one voice. Feel your knowing and beauty tremble and sway to the surface of your consciousness. There is no end to your beauty and strength. You forget. How can you have any limitations? I speak to you who is my God. Understand this, even from your perspective as one in human form, we tend always to your inner divinity. The Angelic Mind has many functions inscrutable to most. Come more fully into your service, dearest ones. We await. Renew your focus. There is such wonderment about you at all times.
You are in movement and this spectrum fades from view. I lay you down gently. I have seen many things this day of you and you shall come to perceive yourself differently in time. The angels are coming. This I know, for we are one. Dream of things unimagined. Rest awhile, for the song still surrounds you and you wear its fragrance.
I am Kyrael, adonai > text © Soltec
Archangel Kyrael comes as the One Angelic Mind.
There is such a thing as 'angelics'. It is the song of Angels and is a form of communication beyond our understanding.
To be named in angelic song is a blessing.
The angels only perceive Divinity. So then, they minister to the God within us.


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Hi my dear deRkperG followship! Is it too late to say happy new year? Probably but as January is back, the topic remains open. Feel free not to wish you anything, or not. Anyway as you can see my new year resolution went perfectly well, sadly as i am travelling abroad for holidays in Mexico next week until mid march, i will not be able to post anything until i come back toasted. As a gift to dry your desperate tears, i give you the first releases of 2020, figuring amazing medical bleeps for your body by the great : Zenon Records, Jaira Records, Sentimony Records, Universal Tribe Records and Another Psyde records! Enjoy now, thank them later, and see you after (my) summer!
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December 2019's Releases
I can't believe i'm offering you a second Christmas gift.. (because yeah, you only had one i guess, you badboys and badgirls) but hey, that's how am i, giving, giving giving…Anyway, last december 2019 was a very prolific month, quality and quantity wise so don't be afraid to take a day-off work to feed your ears and bodies with the amazing releases from : Zenon Records, Occulta Records, Padang Records, Technophobia Records, Atomes Music, ADN Music, Universal Tribe Records, Mighty Vibrations Records and Technosis Records! I know right? Maybe two days?
November 2019's Releases
Hi everyone! I think we've never got that far into the past before but hey, i'm right on time on my non existent schedule! So Here are the November 2019 releases and there's some serious quality in there by labels such as : Zenon Records, Padang Records, Atomes Music, Technophobia Records, Anarkick Records and Another Psyde Records! Let's enjoy 2019 again with the classy touch of 2020!
October 2019's Releases
Hi there! Time to get back to October and discover all the quality releases that have been out on Zenon Records, Technosis Records, Occulta Records, Technophobia Records, Padang Records and Weapon Records! As always…support your scene, artists, labels, buy your music instead of downloading it and have fun digging!
September 2019's Releases
September Darkprog and Psygressive releases are finally there! Lots of quality music to dig into from labels such as : Technophobia Records, Zenon Records, Padang Records, Erebos Records, Universal Tribe Records, Weapon Records and Pistolero Records!
August 2019's Releases
Hi everyone! You know the mantra so repeat after me with your best voice : " Support the artists and labels! Buy your music! Give credits! Like, share and give feedbacks to the artists! Support your scene! "
Bravo! You are now entitled to be a great music lover! But now it is time to have a rest, have a good beverage, keep calm and listen to the good music that has been released last month by Zenon Records, Padang Records, Jaira Records and Pistolero Records! See you very soon!
July 2019's Releases
Hey everybody! We all know European summer isn't the most prolific in terms of releases, but it would be a shame to miss all the awesome releases that came last month in July from Zenon Records, Insonitus Records, Technophobia Records and Sentimony Records! As always, support your scene, support the independant artists and labels by buying and sharing their music and see you all very soon!


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Over on the powerful and influential American Thinker website, LR publisher and founder Kim Zigfeld reviews Russia's ongoing nuclear threat to the national security of the United States and the craven failure of the Obama administration to address it. America needs a new Ronald Reagan, and it has a new, poor man's Jimmy Carter!
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Latynina Drops a Clanger
Writing for Novaya Gazeta (Russian-language link), Yulia Latynina makes a scathing attack on Greenpeace. But her comments about the arrest of Greenpeace activists in Miami in April 2002 are extremely misleading.
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Greenpeace carefully chooses the places where it stages its attacks. No one has heard about Greenpeace in the Persian Gulf or China. Moreover, there is another country where the Greenpeace is not doesn't dare to provoke legal action very often. This country is called the United States.
The fact is, the United States is a country which is very serious about private property. And while the activists of Greenpeace in Australia got probation for their destruction of genetically modified crops have received probation, in the United States for the same offense a girl named Mary Mason got ten months in prison.
The last time Greenpeace took action in U.S. waters was on a ship in 2003. The ship was carrying mahogany from Brazil. After that, they were all arrested, and the U.S. government filed charges against the Greenpeace. Charges against the organization as a whole.
The law chosen to support the charges by the American prosecutor is very interesting. They were able to find the old law from the 19th Century century, a law which prohibits unauthorized boarding of a vessel by salesmen.
Latynina leaves out quite a few facts from her discussion.
In regard to the Brazilian mahogany protest and arrest in Miami, Greenpeace reports on its website: "The atmosphere was calm and friendly, and the Coast Guard officers permitted the Greenpeace crew to order pizza (although they declined offers to share a slice)." After that, Greenpeace got a tip from inside the U.S. government about the intentions of the ship's captain, and was able to get him fired before the ship could offload most of its cargo, which was then impounded. The Greenpeace team was given bail, and then when they appeared in court "after the prosecution had rested its case, Greenpeace lawyers filed a motion for a judgement of acquittal. After a short deliberation Judge Jordan granted the motion, acquitting Greenpeace of all federal charges." Latynina doesn't give the correct date for the arrest, which was 2002 not 2003. The trial was in 2003.
U.S. government action against Greenpeace in Miami differs markedly from the Russian government's action against Greenpeace in Murmansk. In Miami, only 14 Greenpeace activists who actually boarded inflatable boats and actually approached the vessel were arrested. In Murmansk, the Kremlin also boarded the Greenpeace mother ship and arrested those who never approached the vessel, taking 30 activists in total. In Miami, the ship in question was in U.S. waters, not international waters like the Russian oil rig that was approached in Murmansk, In Miami the arrest environment was totally different from that in Murmansk, and ultimately all charges against the activists were thrown out. Part of the U.S. government actually assisted Greenpeace, and the organization achieved its goal of blocking the delivery of protected timber. No such things happened in Russia.
In regard to Mary Mason, she was even not a member of Greenpeace at all, but rather was a member of the Earth Liberation Front. Mason is currently serving two decades in prison for numerous acts of arson to which she admitted and which caused millions of dollars in damages. Mason has apologized for the terror her actions caused among her victims. It's impossible to know what incident in Australia Latynina is referring to since she gives so few details about it, but typically actions by Greenpeace involving modified food don't involve any property damage whatsoever.
A Very Russian Contradiction
This is what it is to live in Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Russia: 564.6
United States: 226.7
Russia: 10.2
United States: 4.7
The worst of all possible worlds. Russia has all the disadvantages of a massive police state with none of the benefits. Freedom, creativity and innovation are destroyed but the streets are not made safer. Russia has twice the police presence that the USA does (and twice the expense and loss of freedom that implies), and twice the crime.
Another Incredible New Low for Russia
It seems like only yesterday that Vladimir Putin was writing in the New York Times that the will of the United Nations must control what happens in Syria, and that the United States must bow to that will.
If you thought Putin's hypocrisy in asking the US to do in Syria what Russia refused to do in Chechnya or Georgia was stunning, you had better sit down for this one: Now, after a UN investigation revealed that Putin was lying when he claimed that it was the Syrian rebels, not the regime, who used chemical weapons in Syria (a "war crime" in the words of the UN), Putin is attacking the UN and refusing to follow its will. He doesn't just accuse the UN of lying about who was responsible for gas attacks, he also accuses them of lying about whether such attacks even took place. His "evidence" for these claims comes exclusively from the tinfoil hat crowd.
This hubris and duplicity on Russia's part is a new low for an already utterly wretched country. How can any civilized nation possibly take Russia seriously after this? In just a few years, Vladimir Putin has obliterated his nation's credibility and set it on a course to become a rogue state itself, like Syria, Iran and North Korea. Just when one thinks Russia can't possibly sink any lower, it delves into depths so hideous that you can't believe you thought it was bad before.
Writing in the Moscow Times, the chairman of the powerful U.S. House Armed Services Committee has castigated Putin for his dishonest, duplicitous and venal New York Times piece defending genocide and barbarism in Syria. Putin's refusal to follow the UN's lead after demanding that the U.S. do so disqualifies Russia from sitting at the table of civilized nations. It can and should be booted out of the G-8 and G-20 organizations, the World Trade Organization and the UN security council. Russia needs to learn what it feels like to be Syria, Iran or North Korea if it is Russia's ambition to emulate those nations.
It is simply shocking to see how little pushback from his own citizens Putin faces for his outrageous public lies that disgrace their nation. Because they don't stand up to him, Russians are fully complicit in Putin's misdeeds and richly deserve the brutal suffering that lies in wait for them.
Vladimir Putin, Party Crasher
Above you see a photograph of seven men and a woman, they are the leaders of the so-called "G-8" nations: From left to right you have Japan, Germany, Russia, Britain, USA, France, Canada and Italy. One of these eight sticks out like a sore thumb, and it isn't Germany because it's represented by the only female. It's Russia, in the person of Vladimir Putin.
Russia isn't in the top 8 nations of the world when ranked for GDP. China, India and Brazil all have more valuable annual economic production than Russia does, yet they are excluded from the G-8 and Russia is included. If you evaluate GDP not in aggregate but in per capita terms, Russia is just a pathetic joke. Russia isn't in the top 45 countries of the world for per capita nominal GDP.
More importantly, Russia doesn't share the G-8 values. Not one — not one — of the other seven nations in the G-8 recognized Ossetia and Abkhazia as states after Russia annexed their territories from Georgia. Each and every one of these other nations condemned Russia's outrageous act of imperialism against Georgia, Germany most vociferously. Putin recently went on Russia Today, the Kremlin's state-sponsored propaganda network, to denounce the nations of the West and their values. He was particularly brutal in his attack on the USA, the leader of the G-8 and by far the most powerful country in the world, calling it a nation of racist mass-murderers. He painted Russia as being engaged in a heroic, lonely struggle against the evil of Western values in the modern world.
Which is all well and good. Putin can hate the West all he likes, after all he is a proud KGB spy who spent his entire adult life prior to the collapse of the USSR working hard to destroy the West. But why is his KGB fox in the G-7 chicken coop? Six of the G-7 nations (all but Russia and Japan) are members of a military alliance, NATO, whose formative purpose was to oppose Russian aggression in Europe. Isn't it completely insane for this group to allow an unrepentant KGB spy to participate in their meetings?
As we reported not long ago, Russia doesn't stack up to the other G-8 countries when viewed in terms of quality of life provided to its citizens. Here, once again, it's the black sheep. The OECD has shown conclusively that Russia brings up a miserable and distant rear in every aspect of life that would matter to a G-8 citizen.
There's only one possible legitimate reason for Russia to be in the G-8, and that would be if the other G-7 nations were going to use Russia's membership as leverage to publicly press forward a human-rights agenda against Russia. But at the recent G-8 summit, the craven G-7 countries did not such thing. They ignored Russia's barbaric crackdown on homosexuals, they ignored Russia's barbaric crackdown on political dissidents like Alexei Navalny and Sergei Guriev and Garry Kasparov, and they ignored Russia's barbaric support for the genocidal dictatorship in Syria.
So now, all the citizens of the G-7 nations must hang their heads in shame as Putin and his KGB minions laugh at us for being the fools we are.
Inflation Ravages Putin's Russia
Above you see a chart (click it to see full size) depicting Russia's inflation rate between May 2011 and April 2013. The chart shows that over the last year Russia's inflation rate has doubled, from 3.6% to 7%. The rate of 3.6% is the lowest Russian consumer inflation during the entire period under review, two years.
Above is the same information for the United States. As you can see, the highest consumer price inflation rate experienced by the U.S. during this period was essentially the same as the lowest rate Russia ever achieved. Currently, the U.S. inflation rate is less than one third the rate Russians are forced to endure.
In the U.S., 3% inflation is something to panic about. It is viewed as an economic disaster. In Russia, 3% inflation is something to be proud of, because that's what kind of incredible mess the Russian economy really is. Look at the scales on the left margin of the two charts. The scale needed to measure Russian inflation during this period is more than double the size of that needed to measure inflation in the U.S.
According to Russian pundit Leonid Bershidsky, economic growth in Russia this year is less than half what it was last year and less than one-third what Putin has publicly proclaimed is necessary for the country. Things are so bad that many Russian economists are beginning to argue that Russia should start spending its reserves in order to stave off economic disaster. But dumping piles of cash from the reserves into the economy would be like pouring gasoline on a fire. It could cause inflation to spiral out of control.
Oh and, by the way, the wicked one-two punch of failing economic growth and rising inflation is known as stagflation. You know, the thing perfected in Russia by Leonid Brezhnev and which led to the fall of the USSR. Those who cannot remember history . . .
Russia's Demographic Nightmare
On the American Thinker, Kim Zigfeld outlines Russia's demographic nightmare, which will see it's population go from 4% of the world in 1950 to 1% in 2100, and explains the horrific consequences of this catastrophe for the outside world: Russia will rely more and more on terrorism as it becomes more and more irrelevant.
On Pajamas Media, Zigfeld cheers as U.S. House Speaker John Boehner finally stands up to the Obama regime on Russia, demanding that Obama's cowardly policy of Chamberlainian appeasement cease. Now, if only the revived Republican Party will translate words into policy, and if only American voters will respond to Obama's failure appropriately, there may be hope of the US regaining the moral leadership it had under Ronald Reagan.


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Holy Trinity's Kapela stifles SJB
On a pitching staff led by two Division I-bound prospects in Alex Robinson (Maryland) and Anthony Rosati (St. John's), Holy Trinity's third starter Tyler Kapela sometimes gets overlooked.
And even with his four-hit shutout Friday in No. 2 Holy Trinity's 1-0 Game 3 victory in its CHSAA semifinal series against No. 3 St. John the Baptist (12-9), Kapela still wasn't the player mobbed at the end of the game.
That was Darien Poveda, who scored the winning run from third base on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, giving Trinity (15-8) a 2-1 series victory to set up a date with No. 1 St. Anthony's in the CHSAA championship series Monday at 11 a.m. at Farmingdale State.
Kapela was fine to not get the attention in the end.
"You know what, it's all right," Kapela said. "We do it for the team and I'm just happy we won."
Facing relief pitcher Chris Lemorocco in his first inning of work in the bottom of the eighth, Trinity catcher Chris Hardardt led off with single, and was replaced by Poveda at first base. Poveda moved to second on Donald Crispyn's sacrifice bunt and went to third on Peter Scacco's single to center. Scacco went to second on the throw to the plate, prompting Lemorocco to intentionally walk Jack Parenty to load the bases.
After Kapela struck out, Anthony Rosati came to the plate and didn't have to do much as the wild pitch early in the at-bat allowed Poveda to score.
"I can't even describe how it feels," Poveda said. "I saw it go and I knew I had a shot. It just feels amazing."
Kapela struck out six in the win but was matched by SJB starter Joseph Palumbo, who allowed just one hit in seven innings with 16 strikeouts. Palumbo allowed his only hit with one out in the first.
"This is one of the greatest games we've been in." Trinity coach Bob Malandro said. "The two pitchers were outstanding."
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Practitioner's view on project performance: a three-polar constructThere is no consensus on the construct project performance. This article examines how to suitably operationalise 'project performance' as it is viewed by practitioners. An alternative research approach, based on the repertory grid method, was used in combination with a survey to develop a three-polar framework of the construct project performance. The model stresses that the construct should be considered as multidimensional, including process, economic and indirect poles. It promotes a balance between financial and non-financial measures, between short- and long-term measures, between measures focusing on the past and measures directed at the firm's future drivers. The model confirms and enriches the existing research on project performance.
Pre-acquisition profile of privately held companies involved in takeovers: an empirical studyThis study addresses the pre-acquisition financial characteristics of privately held acquiring and acquired companies involved in 143 Belgian takeovers between 1992 and 1994. Specifically, the research examines the profitability, liquidity, financial structure, added value and failure risk using statistical analysis of industry-adjusted variables. Our findings show that acquisition is not an alternative to bankruptcy since acquired companies do not report high failure risk, but exhibit higher than industry liquidity and solvency. The acquirers achieve a higher growth rate in total assets and sales than the acquired firms but experience a negative industry-adjusted liquidity and are highly levered, suggesting evidence for a growth-resource mismatch or a financial fit between acquirers and their targets.
Pre-emptive resource-constrained project scheduling with setup timesResource-constrained project scheduling with activity pre-emption assumes that activities are allowed to be interrupted and restarted later in the schedule at no extra cost. In the current paper, we extend this pre-emptive scheduling problem with setup times between activity interruptions and the possibility to fast track pre-emptive subparts of activities. The contribution of the paper is twofold. First, we present an optimal branch-and-bound procedure for the pre-emptive resource-constrained project scheduling problem with setup times and fast tracking options. Second, we test the impact of these pre-emptive extensions to the quality of the schedule from a lead-time point-of-view.
Profile Of Multiple Versus Single Acquirers And Their Targets: A Research NoteFew studies have addressed the pre-take-over financial characteristics of multiple versus single acquirers and their targets. Therefore this study investigates whether multiple acquirers, with some experience in acquiring companies, might acquire firms with different (better) financial characteristics than single acquirers. Our results confirm this hypothesis in multiple ways. It seems that multiple acquirers look for complementary firms in terms of sales and growth. Multiple acquirers specifically want to acquire companies with a high sales generating ability in order to improve their own sales generating ability.
Protecting customer privacy in the financial sectorWith increased digitization of the financial sector comes the issues of data protection and customer privacy. Banks collect huge amounts of data on individuals, notably from bank accounts, credit card transactions or mobile ranking. On the one hand the use of big data in the financial sector is a wonderful opportunity to better respond to customer needs. The biggest hurdle on the other hand is customer privacy and data protection. How can financial institutions most efficiently deal with customer privacy when making use of digital technologies? How should they deal with the issue of privacy given the current context where rebuilding trust is a key challenge? These are the main questions addressed in this policy paper which consists in two part. The first part is a contribution of Pr. Öykü Isik providing a state-of-the-art of data-driven financial services. The second part is the report of a Vlerick regulatory workshop dedicated to the topic gathering representatives from different horizons within the financial sector including regulatory authorities, banks, insurance companies, financial associations, consulting companies, law firms. The second part of the paper provides a detailed overview of workshop presentations, discussions, and co-creation exercise.
Psychological contract development during organizational socialization: adaptation to reality and the role of reciprocityBased on the theoretical framework of newcomer sensemaking this study examines factors associated with changes in newcomers' psychological contract perceptions during the socialization process. More specifically, two mechanisms are addressed that could explain changes in newcomers' perceptions of the promises they have exchanged with their employer: (1) unilateral adaptation of perceived promises to reality and (2) adaptation of perceived promises as a function of the reciprocity norm. To test our hypotheses, a four-wave longitudinal study among 333 new hires has been conducted, covering the first year of their employment relationship. Results show that changes in newcomers' perceptions of the promises they have made to their employer are affected by their perceptions of their own contributions as well as by their perceptions of inducements received from their employer. Changes in newcomers' perceptions of employer promises are affected by their perceptions of employer inducements received, but the impact of perceived employee contributions is less clear. The data provide limited support for the idea that the adaptation of perceived promises to perceived inducements and contributions occurs to a stronger extent during the encounter stage than during the acquisition stage of socialization.
Psychological empowerment in the workplace: reviewing the empowerment effects on critical work outcomesThis paper reviews theory and empirical findings on the effects of empowerment in the workplace. Data from existing studies is used to assess the effects of the four empowerment dimensions on affective and behavioral employee responses. Data is reanalyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. Confirming growing skepticism among practitioners and academics, this study indicates that empowerment practices result in more satisfied and committed, but not necessarily better performing employees. Furthermore, it is shown that there is a differential impact of the distinct empowerment dimensions on employee performance levels. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
(R)E-tail satisfaction: retail customer satisfaction in online and offline contextsBuilding on the e-Satisfaction model proposed by Szymanski and Hise (2000) and further validated by Evanschitzky, Iyer, Hesse, and Ahlert (2004), we develop an instrument to measure shopper satisfaction in online and offline retail contexts: the (R)E-Tail Satisfaction scale. Using data from an online (N=202) and an offline (N=441) grocery shopper sample, the instrument is shown to be fit for cross-channel evaluation of levels of satisfaction and its antecedents. We find full metric invariance (identical factor loadings), sufficient partial scalar invariance (identical item intercepts for at least two items per construct), as well as some interesting structural differences. Most notably, online shoppers evaluate the facets of retail satisfaction generally lower than do offline shoppers.
Raising public awareness and trust in transmission infrastructure projects with incentive regulation: Tools and biasesRaising public awareness and trust in transmission infrastructure development is one of the key current challenges facing Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and other project developers. The result can be costly delays. Fine-tuning the regulatory toolbox that National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) apply to incentivise TSOs can be part of the solution. The toolbox consists of cost-plus or rate of return regulation, price or revenue cap regulation, and output regulation. Each of these tools has strengths and limitations in terms of biases. In this brief, we identify the biases that are specific to stakeholder engagement activities that TSOs undertake to increase the public awareness and trust. Under the cost-plus approach, NRAs are biased towards the least controversial activity. Thus, the TSOs will try to anticipate the costs that will be more easily approved by the regulator. However, these least controversial activities may not be the most effective. Under the price/revenue cap, TSOs can be biased towards prioritising activities that result in the highest direct improvement of cost efficiency. They can also be biased in selecting the least controversial activities rather than the most cost-effective ones, simply because it can adversely affect their reputation and their engagement with the regulator. Under output regulation, independent experts can help the regulator to assess and challenge the stakeholder engagement activities undertaken by a TSO. This approach, however, requires a higher level of sophistication and complexity so that it can only be managed properly by a regulatory agency with sufficient resources and skills.


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By Citizen Journalist Iana Chaudhary
Advertising professional Manit Khurana pulls the graveyard shift often, which affects his sleep cycle along with his diet. But, with the mushrooming of many all-night delivery set-ups in the capital, he now has an option of thinking beyond chips and instant noodles.
From food and cold drinks to condoms and cigarettes, these delivery outlets offer it all, making it a win-win situation for late-night sleepers.
"Times have changed. People previously used to sleep by 10-11 p.m. Not anymore. These days, they are either working through the night or are awake watching movies, TV shows or partying. Since they are up at odd hours, they often need things from shops much after they close – like midnight snacks, beverages, party items, medical essentials and more," Raghav Negi, marketing head, Batman Delivers
Launched in April 2013, Gurgaon-based Batman Delivers is one of the many such late-night delivering systems which operate across the country. Others include Mumbai-based express delivery service Fly By Knight and Bangalore-based Late Night.
"Such services are a blessing. Earlier, I either used to sleep having a cup of noodles or make unnecessary plans with friends so that I can eat something substantial. Now, no more. The days I get late at work, I no longer need to worry about a good meal being delivered at my door step," 28-year-old Khurana said.
Shalin Mishra, founder of Late Night, shared that their customers have the option of selecting between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.
"Our menu includes a range of appetizers, Indian breads, a variety of rice and noodles, paneer/chicken/egg gravies, soft drinks, chocolates, pastries and smokes. We also deliver birthday/anniversary cakes at midnight on pre-booking," Mishra told, adding that the service also delivers condoms, sanitary napkins and other essentials.
With their target group and clientele ranging from anyone from16 to 60 years old, the combo meals offered by these express delivery services range between Rs.299 and Rs.500.
"Over the last year we have been experimenting a lot with our product offerings to understand the market sentiment. Like any growing business, we faced a lot of challenges on all possible fronts, be it operations, logistics or product quality," Neha Jain, founder and director at Fly By Knight.
"After a lot of feedback and testing, we will be launching a new product offering keeping in mind quality, taste, convenience and overall customer experience," she said.
Moving beyond routine offerings, Negi of Batman Delivers said they keep innovating to deliver better value and service to customers.
"Keeping the same thought we have launched services like plumber, electrician and driver at night," Negi added. They operate between 7 p.m.and 5 a.m.
So, what keeps the business going successfully?
"Unprecedented change in lifestyles, demanding and busy schedules and willingness to shed extra bucks for customised services are a major reason for the success of late night delivery services in India," Mishra explained.
Agreed Jain, who said that the key was "convenience".
"The demand for after-hours service has risen due to changing lifestyles, professions, constant need to be connected. Moreover, the ambiguity of the laws for extending services at night is extremely discouraging for businesses to take the segment seriously even if they see demand," she told
"Most start-ups and businesses are experimenting with newer formats to bring in a new wave of entrepreneurs who are ready to take up the challenge of solving this problem," Jain added.
Jammu also picking up the pace with this trend of escorting business to your door steps like the rest of the country. Today, you don't have the mood to cook that lofty dinner after a tiring day at work, no worries, that humble restaurant round the corner would deliver the exotic cooked food for a special treat today. And not just the milk and pizza, many more articles can be ordered right at the door steps. From medicines to daily groceries, many local entrepreneurs are taking extra efforts in providing services like home delivery, pre-ordering and monthly ration delivery to compete against the national and international chains budding in the state. So, got to have a party at home with almost no time to spare to go for grocery shopping, just dial in!


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The other morning my 17 year old son stated it would be cool to live in one of those tiny houses that are popping up. It didn't really surprise me. He has always expressed an interest in living simply, providing for himself from the land, being bound up with nature for survival. Sometimes I wonder if there are others his age who are feeling the same need for freedom from our consumer society–youth and young adults who want to escape the marketing ploys and the 'climb-the-ladder' mentality of the American way of life. People who want to live with purpose that they determine, not held to a standard of success that is manufactured by a society obsessed with money and power. I know there are people who are already living this lifestyle. What if it became our cultural norm–less stuff, more purpose?
I took notice as I filled my car with items to donate to the rummage sale. Where would I put everything if a tiny house was my living space? What things did I really need? What treasures did I want to hold on to? What would serve my purpose and define success on my terms? What do those words – purpose and success – even mean to me?
From the looks of our sanctuary right now, society-at-large is not ready for this shift. Mounds of items have arrived over the past 3 days, filling the sanctuary and foyer and spilling into the hallways and front porch. It is obvious that some are items that we have outgrown or replaced with the newer version. Some things are just in the way as we redecorate or repurpose a room in our homes. And of course it is better to sell things off than dump stuff in the landfill, especially if they will be used by another family. Yet, each year we have more stuff that gets removed from our homes and donated to charity and many times I hear people comment "I don't know where it all comes from."
We know where things come from. We buy them or they are gifts from friends and family. It seems to be a constant battle between more and less. We need this, but wouldn't it be nice to not have so much stuff to dust, store, insure….And I'm just as guilty as the next person.
The tiny house movement and comments from the younger generations give me hope that there will soon be a paradigm shift where living a life of purpose and service will mean more than accumulating wealth and more stuff. This Earth Day, as I prepare to move to a new home, I am taking time to rethink my needs and wants – to look at the impact my consumption has on the planet. Some people refer to it as simplifying their lives. It sure isn't simple for me, but I invite you to join me in the journey.
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November 25, 2018
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Going from the battlefield to the boardroom, many West Virginian veterans have followed their entrepreneurial dreams.
The U.S. Small Business Administration classifies two different types of veteran owned businesses; standard veteran owned and service disabled veteran owned. West Virginia Small Business Administration Deputy District Director George Murray said distinctions are important for several reasons.
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As this week's heatwave subsides, we cover what you may have missed in the storage market through dehydration:
Adaptec's three-in-one: its Snap Appliance division released an updated operating system which it said improves SCSI performance, plus adds the NDMP protocol. A new Snap Server 18000 doubles previous file and block I/O performance. It offers both NAS and SAN-type access. And it added wide area replication between Snap Servers for disaster recovery. See our longer story here. [4 August]
Arkeiaand Coraid told us that they will work together to certify Arkeia's network backup software on Coraid's EtherDrive Storage Blades. The blades offer networked disk storage using standard Ethernet connections. Arkeia also got $4 million equity funding to spend on product research, sales and marketing. Expect new products. [4 August]
Atemposaid its Time Navigator is optimised for Itanium 2 processors on Red Hat Linux AS and HP-UX operating systems. The certification was performed on SGI Altix, Bull NovaScale and NEC platforms. [4 August]
Atempoalso gained certification with HP's StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution (EBS). The two companies tested and cross-certified the complete range of HP StorageWorks enterprise and business class tape libraries as well as HP StorageWorks tape autoloaders (LTO and SDLT drives). [10 August]
BlueArcand Engenioannounced an arrangement in which BlueArc's Titan SiliconServer will include Engenio's enterprise-class Fibre Channel and Serial ATA controllers. BlueArc is also introducing SATA as an offering, alongside existing FC disks. BlueArc is delivering a NAS product and Engenio customers can now use BlueArc kit. [5 August]
Brocadehas the Enterasys CEO joining its board. We might expect better integration between Brocade SAN switches and directors and Enterasys' high-speed networking gear. [4 August]
Connected Corporationhas a deal with Fujitsu Siemens whereby FS systems will have DataProtector/PC added to its IT portfolio of storage software. DataProtector automatically backups data on a PC or laptop whenever employees log onto the corporate network.
Emulexgoes open source. It announced Emulex Open Source Linux HBA drivers will be integrated into Novell's newly-announced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 operating system. Emulex Open Source Linux drivers are also available from the Emulex website. [4 August]
Emulex and 4Gbps Fibre Channel: Emulex head Paul Folino said in a financial statement, "Emulex has already succeeded in capturing our first design win for our next generation 4Gb HBA solutions during the fourth quarter at one of our key OEMs, and we expect more to come." [6 August]
Exabytesaid customers buying IBM pSeries servers will be able to have its VXA2 tape drive with it. It will also be sold separately by IBM. [4 August]
Fibre Channelconnections to grow. There is a report that Fibre Channel connectivity will grow according to research by Dell'Oro. FC fabric switch port shipments will grow from 1.7 million this year steadily to 6.2 million in 2008. Most growth will be at the low end. [10 August]
HPand Certance have extended the DAT 72 roadmap with a new third generation. It should store around 300GB raw data, at 16Mbit/s and arrive around 2009. Both companies are convinced disk-based backup isn't going to shrink the SME tape backup market yet.
Market capitalisation storage leaders. From Yahoo! comes this table of the market capitalisation of the leading storage firms:
- EMC - $25.9 billion
- Seagate - $5.1 billion
- Sandisk - $3.8 billion
- Storage Technology - $2.8 billion
- Western Digital - $1.5 billion
- Brocade - $1.2 billion
- Imation - $1.2 billion
- Maxtor - $1.1 billion
- Emulex - $841.5 million
M-Systemsintroduced a new version of its DiskOnKey thumb drive KeySafe software with security feature. It autoplays when plugged into a USB port and requests a user password. Data is stored in encrypted private zone of device or unencrypted shared zone. It can store up to 2GB in total. [5 August]
Memory cardtechnology looks set for a boost. A new format will transfer data over USB 2 and reach 120 Mbit/s - 10 times faster than other cards, according to Digitimes report. It will also hold up to 2TB, yes, two terabytes of data. [9 August]
QLogicis supportingIntel's new Xeons: it has announced its entire line of SANblade Fibre Channel and iSCSI host bus adapters will support the new Xeon processor-based platforms that include Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). [4 August]
SeagateSavvio 2.5in disk drives are to be used in IBM 1U xSeries 336 servers. Each server will have four drives and capacity for RAID 0, 1 or 5 functions. [5 August]
Seagateagain. The company has filed a complaint in a Minnesota court aiming to prevent an ex-employee joining competitor Western Digital. Worries centre on proprietary read/write head technology disclosure. [9 August]
Toshibahas introduced its 60GB 1.8in micro drive for PDAs, music players, small notebooks and similar devices.
Western Digitalis shipping 250GB 7200rpm WD Caviar RAID Edition (RE) hard drives, "designed and manufactured to enterprise-class standards". An EIDE interface is also available. Its lifespan is stated as 1,000,000 hours. [4 August]
Veritasannounced immediate availability of its Storage Replicator 3.0, software to protect remote office data through real-time data replication. [4 August]
This story, "Don't sweat it with the storage market weekly rundown" was originally published by Techworld.com.


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The Law Office of Paul Maxon is Boulder's premier employment firm for executives and employees in disputes with their employers. Mr. Maxon has been in practice since 2003; his practice focuses representing executives in breach of contract, pay disputes, trade secrets litigation, and non-compete matters. He also represents employees of all levels in claims of sex, race, sexual orientation, and disability discrimination, wage claims, and medical leave disputes.Mr. Maxon is able to offer his clients expert counsel in this complex and rapidly evolving field. His experience includes numerous precedent setting cases, including substantial awards won for his clients at trial and arbitration. A recognized expert in the field, he is regularly is asked to teach other attorneys strategies and tactics to maximize their client's recoveries.By choosing the Law Office of Paul Maxon, you are choosing a firm that is dedicated in representing only employees and executives.
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