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Newsletter for August 2014
It has been over a year since the Town of Harwich's Cemetery Commission "discovered" our Memorial Garden, something that has stood for 25 years and which previously had been approved by the former Cemetery Commission in December 1988.
From the start, I think it fair to say, today's commission has baselessly assumed impropriety on the church's part. As such, we have had to counter any number of unfounded complaints. And this without their possessing any documentation or having sought prior consultation.
As of this writing, First Church now finds itself in negotiations with the town over the future of this beautiful garden, one that contains the remains of many beloved friends and loved ones.
Through the prodigious efforts of Lynn Carver and Mary Montgomery (and others), we have been working on a short-term "License Agreement" with the town that will enable us to continue operating until such time as a long-term agreement is set, one that would require not just our approval but the approval of the Board of Selectmen as well as Town Meeting.
Suffice it to say, this has been upsetting to us all. Without getting into a lot of detail, it may be time for our church members to come together and express our concern to both town officials and the community at large.
As you may know, on June 26th, an article appeared in the Cape Cod Chronicle which presented a largely inaccurate picture of the situation. Two weeks later, in the July 10th issue, a letter from Lynn Carver, on behalf of the Cabinet, was published in the same newspaper presenting our considered response. Also appearing in that same issue was a letter to the editor from Barbara McMillan.
Then, on July 17th, yet another article was published in the Chronicle reporting on an earlier meeting with town officials and several members from First Church. The article contained at least two major inaccuracies. I personally sought to correct the record with the reporter, and a "clarification" was published addressed one of these concerns. In that same issue, Sally Rossetti's letter to the editor also was published.
By the time you receive this, the Cabinet will have met to plan the church's next steps. As we go forward, we would ask that you continue to keep First Church in your prayers, that God's will be done, and that we continue to attend to what matters most, the sacred honor of all those buried in the First Congregational Church Cemetery.
Grace and peace,
Thomas C. Leinbach, Pastor


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At CES 2018, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a major electronics manufacturer with whom we have been trying to negotiate a licensing agreement for the last several years. After meeting with their Director of Product Development and their Category Manager, UPR received signed non-disclosures agreements (NDA's) which will allow us to provide them with continual product presentations on behalf of our clients. This manufacturer deals in a variety of categories – everything from electronic accessories, camping products, sport accessories, and bicycling, to pet items. UPR is in the process of putting an information package together since all NDA's are in place to receive feedback on a handful of products we feel will be of great interest. We will keep you posted.


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In all seven California districts key to their chances of winning the House, Democrats on Tuesday advanced a candidate to the mid-term ballot. Meanwhile, incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein will square off against another Democrat, Kevin de Leon. We discuss the primary results with editor and author Narda Zacchino
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AARON MATE: It's The Real News. I'm Aaron Mate.
To win the House in November, Democrats will need California. That's where seven Republican members of Congress hold seats that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. If Democrats can flip about 25 districts like that across the country, they can take the house. But under California's election rules, to get to the November ballot, a candidate has to finish in the top two of the state primary. That made Tuesday's primary in California very important. The good news for Democrats is that in all seven districts, if current results hold up, Democrats will avoid a shutout, meaning they will field a candidate in each of these races come November.
Meanwhile, on the Senate side, because of that top two rule, it will be a Democrat against a Democrat. Incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein finished first in her race, followed in second place by another Democrat, Kevin de Leon. And in the governor's race, former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom finished in first place, followed by a Republican second, John Cox. Newsom spoke to supporters last night.
GAVIN NEWSOM: This is only the first half of the election calendar. But thanks to you, the halftime score is looking very promising, and the home team is winning big.
AARON MATE: Joining me to discuss California's primary results is Narda Zacchino. She is a book editor and author of "California Comeback: The Genius of Jerry Brown." Also a former editor at The L.A. Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Welcome, Narda. Let's start with these pivotal House races. Again, they were in jeopardy for Democrats, because if a Democrat failed to finish at least in the top two, that would have meant that some Republicans would have been facing other Republicans in November, and seriously diminishing Democrats' chances for the House.
So it looks like Democrats have cleared that hurdle, but on the negative side, in many of these districts where a Democrat finished in second place, the combined total of Republican votes for any Republican candidate exceeded that of Democrats. So what can you tell us about what this says about Democrats' chances in November?
NARDA ZACCHINO: Well, first of all, there are 53 House seats in California, more than anywhere in the country, of course; 14 of the 53 are held by the Republicans. And of those 14, 7 of them are in districts that Hillary won, beating Trump in the '16 election. Of those 14, 10 of them are being targeted by Democrats, the national Democratic Party, as possibly being winnable. So a lot of money is going to be pouring into those races, and in some of these states the Democratic opponents have their own millions of dollars. They're wealthy. And so this is going to be a real battleground that the Democrats seem to feel that in, especially in those seven seats that Hillary, those seven districts Hillary won, that they're vulnerable.
Dana Rohrabacher is particularly targeted. I know a lot of Republicans who don't like him, either. And so he is, there's going to be a lot of money poured into the race to defeat him. He only got 30 percent of the vote in his election yesterday, so he's vulnerable.
AARON MATE: And on the Senate side we have an interesting race, where it's going to be Dianne Feinstein against another Democrat, Kevin de Leon. There were many challengers in that race. We interviewed Alison Hartson, who was a progressive challenger also contending. Does Feinstein, who won by a pretty sizable margin, face a threat from Kevin de Leon?
NARDA ZACCHINO: You know, it's really hard to say what happens between now and November. I suspect not. She recently came out against the death penalty, which was a really brave thing to do, for her. And Kevin de Leon is more progressive than Dianne Feinstein, for sure. And it's possible that, I mean, this was, it's not like there were other Democrats in the race to pull votes. So you probably see, you know, pretty close. I think she got 44 percent, or something like that, and he only got 11. So he has a real uphill climb to get her. But I think what he's doing is really establishing himself as a solid progressive. And he's been the head of the state Senate.
And I don't think he can defeat her. I think people in California feel-. She's been a senator for 26 years, and I think they feel loyal to her. She is in her 80s. And so some people feel she's-. In fact, when he went after her for her age, I think he mentioned her age, people were upset about that. I think she has a lot of loyalty here in California. It's going to be hard for him, but it sets him up for the next time.
AARON MATE: What, to you, explains her success? Because from the outside, looking at California, which is known as progressive, I mean, here you have a senator who opposes a $15/hour minimum wage, she voted for the Iraq war, she voted for the Bush tax cuts. She opposes universal health care, Medicare for all. What explains her continued success?
NARDA ZACCHINO: Yes, she also said Edward Snowden should be tried for treason, and she was, she's on the Intelligence Committee, and doesn't have a good record there. She is, well, she's a, she's a senator for all the people of California. The Republicans, I think, respect her, too, for her positions. And that's, the whole, his whole plank was about being more progressive than she is. He is more in sync with the people of California in many ways, especially-. California's a very progressive state. So I think for her it's a lot of loyalty. You know, she was very anti-gun. She's the one who had the assault weapon ban that wasn't renewed. It was not renewed when, I forget the year, but she's very been very strong. She came out strongly again for gun control. He is, too.
So there's no question that he is far more progressive than she is. And I think maybe he'll make more of that, and he'll have a lot of backing from progressives in California.
AARON MATE: When it comes to this Democratic Party internal civil war, Bernie Sanders-style progressives against corporate-friendly candidates, did Tuesday's results tell you anything?
NARDA ZACCHINO: You know, there's, this has been going on since the 2016 election. The Democratic Party is a bit fractured in California because of that. I have people I know who are on the national, on the State Committee Democratic Party, for example, in the lieutenant governor race. The party- there were two statewide races. The party did not endorse either Democrat, any Democrat, because of the two factions that were fighting over each candidate. In the lieutenant governor's race, for example, there was the, there's one candidate who, she and her father put 9.3 million into her campaign, and she got the state party to not endorse her Democratic opponent.
So this is going to be interesting, and I think this is something that the Democratic Party has to resolve nationally in order to, you know, to really be a force against the Republicans. And it still exists in California. There still is the, are these two factions.
AARON MATE: All right. And on the governor's side, you had the former mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, finishing in first place. He's a Democrat. He'll square off not against another Democrat, but against John Cox, who is a Trump supporter. Now, I want to go to some of what Cox said last night.
JOHN COX: Mr. Newsom and his corrupt cronies made, they did a bunch of ads touting their opposition to the president. Well, let's send him the very first message, and that is it wasn't Donald Trump who made California the highest taxed state in the country. It was Gavin Newsom and the Democrats.
AARON MATE: That is the Republican nominee for governor in California, John Cox. So I think it's pretty unlikely that he can beat Newsom. Newsom is popular, and has enjoyed a lot of success at many levels. But I'm wondering if that sort of, that tax, that anti-tax talking point could maybe resonate with some voters, because my sense of California is that it's worked before.
NARDA ZACCHINO: Well, don't forget that California in 2012 passed a huge tax increase on the wealthy, and it was, it was a huge election. That was, Jerry Brown engineered that. And then in 2016 they extended it. It was supposed to expire, I think, in 2018. It now is going to expire in the 2020s. And so California has twice in the last two elections voted themselves big tax increases. The last tax increase, that resulted in the recall of a Democratic assemblyman in Orange County in this election. He was replaced by a Republican, which lost the supermajority vote in the assembly for Democrats because of their election last night. But he voted for a transportation tax that would put, I can't remember, but a small amount of tax when you buy gasoline. California already has high gas taxes. So the people of Orange County recalled him because he voted for it.
But California, I don't know that you can call it an anti-tax state when in the last two big elections, in '16 and '12, they voted for a very large tax increase. Now, truly it was for the wealthy, against the wealthy, but they went for it. In fact, the most wealthy districts in California, like in the Silicon Valley area, they voted for, they had the highest vote for that tax increase, even though they were the ones being taxed the most.
So I don't think-. And I'll tell you Cox's problem. John Cox lost half a dozen elections in Illinois. He was from Illinois. He only moved to California full time, living here full time in 2011. So he's sort of a newbie, and Californians don't like that so much. And that might become an issue. But he was not doing well in the polls until Donald Trump endorsed him last month. Donald Trump endorsed him, and he was able to, he rallied Republicans around, who support Trump in California, to vote for him. And they did. Trump is going to be a liability, in my opinion, and in the opinion of other people, in November because Trump is not well liked in California. A lot of the things that, that John Cox and Trump stand for are not popular with Californians. And so I think that Trump, I'm not sure that it's going to be a wise thing for Cox to have Trump either come into California or say a lot of, you know, great things about him.
Newsom, by the way, spent eight years, the last eight years, as lieutenant governor, and he is very much on the other side. He's more progressive than Jerry Brown. He, as you remember, maybe, when he was mayor of San Francisco, he allowed gay marriages to happen in San Francisco, which long preceded Proposition 8, resulted in Proposition 8, which then was overturned by the Supreme Court. He also was ahead of everyone on legalizing marijuana, which has been a huge tax boon to California and huge in terms of taxes. So he's also now calling for a single payer health plan, which is something he set up when he was mayor of San Francisco, and he got something like 97 percent of San Franciscans who were, who got health care.
AARON MATE: So that's interesting, because that was a subject recently of a very heated debate between Democrats in the state legislature.
NARDA ZACCHINO: Aha. And I know, it is a, and it has come up before. A single payer health plan came up before. It came up during the administration of Schwarzenegger, and it actually passed. There was a, it passed the legislature, and then Schwarzenegger vetoed it. And it's come up again. But I think if Newsom is governor, he's also very anti-death penalty. So is Jerry Brown. But Newsom is, I think he really walks the walk there, and Jerry might not, so much. But yeah, I think it's going to be, it's going to be an interesting race. I don't think there's any chance that Gavin Newsom is going to lose this race. So, I mean, he, he's popular. He's also looking at establishing a state bank for Californians, which is this, a movement that's growing in the state. There are people who are grassroots, people who are trying to get this done.
So it's going to be an interesting race. And I don't think that Cox has a chance. Especially if he uses Trump. California has something like 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration for things like sanctuary states, abortion rights, and stuff-. A lot of the policies, especially on the environment. On the environment, and immigration. Those two in particular. California-. The United States is way out of sync with California on those issues.
AARON MATE: So much so that I think Trump or his people have threatened to pull funding from states like California.
NARDA ZACCHINO: There was a court ruling that they can't do that. So, yeah. But it's making its way through the courts.
AARON MATE: Right. And I duly stand-. I happily stand corrected on my rendering of Californians' views towards taxes. So thank you for that. We have to leave it there, though. Narda Zacchino, book editor, author of "California Comeback: The Genius of Jerry Brown," former top editor at The L.A. Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Thank you.
AARON MATE: Thank you.
NARDA ZACCHINO: And thank you for joining us on The Real News Network.


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Did you know that coaching first started in the field of sports? Now, it is helping people worldwide, in every area, to realize their potential and achieve their dreams. Today, the business of coaching has expanded. More and more people are hiring coaches to help them grow and fulfill their dreams.
With so many coaches out there, you need one thing to stand out – a sound coaching model.
Being a coach is fulfilling and rewarding, both for you and your client. You can keep your coaching practice relevant by selecting a coaching model that suits their requirements and your niche.
If you are beginning your journey of establishing yourself as a successful coach and looking to develop yourself and refine your skills, then you have come to the right page!
Now, there are many types of coaching models that you can choose. We have put together a small list of the best ones just for you!
Read Coaching Model: 4 Proven Models You Should Know
In our previous conversation, we discussed four coaching models GROW, CLEAR, OSCAR and CIGAR. Here's a quick summary
Types of coaching models
GROW Model of Coaching – Summary
The GROW method of coaching is widely used by many coaches for its simplicity and efficiency. Here, GROW is an acronym, in which G = Goal, R = Reality, O = Options, W = Will.
It's a straightforward model. First, you establish a Goal towards the problem you want to solve. Next, you understand the ground reality or current situation. Then you assess your options and the obstacles you have towards achieving said goal. The last step, Will represents the actions that can be taken towards the Goal.
CLEAR Model of Coaching – Summary
The CLEAR model includes a focus on setting expectations towards the entire mentoring process. This model works best when your clients are quite 'clear' about their goals. The acronym CLEAR stands for, C = Contracting, L = Listening, E = Exploring, A = Action, R = Review.
Close to the heels of the GROW method, the CLEAR model adds the element of taking Action, after which we can conduct a Review towards the actions that were taken.
OSCAR Model of Coaching – Summary
The OSCAR method is like the CLEAR Model, except that it emphasizes on solutions, outcomes, and what looks like a win for your clients. In this acronym, OSCAR stands for, O = Outcome, S = Situation, C = Choices/Consequences, A = Actions, R = Review
This model gives priority to expected outcomes over the current situation. By doing so, you're shifting the perspective of their situation in the context of their outcomes, before moving on to exploring options and understand consequences for each option.
CIGAR Model of Coaching – Summary
The CIGAR method of coaching is all about focusing on the current reality or situation of your client. The acronym CIGAR stands for C = Current Reality, I = Ideal, G = Gaps, A = Action, R = Review.
This method offers a unique perspective on the typical 'goal' setting stage we see in other models. We cultivate an understanding of the actual vs possible scenarios, or in other words, the ideal situation and the gaps in between them and their perfect situation.
Benefits of having a coaching model
Consider this simple analogy. Your clients want to reach someplace, but they feel they are lost right now. You are a coach. And a mentor and a guide. You motivate them and help them realize their potential to reach their destination.
You hand them a map and help them navigate through it.
This map has all the critical checkpoints and milestones that your clients must reach in their journey towards the final goal. If at any point, your client feels lost then this mental route-map will help them find their way again.
That's a coaching model for you!
People learn in three different ways; visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. A good coaching model caters to many learners.
Your coaching model serves as a 'mental route-map' and makes it easier for clients to visualize their journey. Your skills as a coach in explaining and guiding your client through the coaching model will hook in auditory learners. If at any points your clients feel stuck, you can gently nudge them back into action by reminding them, through the use of verbally spoken words, about the acronyms in the coaching model. Such use of vocabulary is a big hit with auditory learners!
Once your client takes part in a structured step-by-step plan to achieve their goals, it invests kinaesthetic learners through their participatory actions.
One of the most significant benefits of choosing a coaching model is that you can quickly appeal to many learners!
Why people fail and how coaching models can help
1. They expect fast results.
It's the age of instant gratification. Achieving goals cannot be rushed through. A structured coaching model will help your client understand when and how they can expect results.
2. They dwell on past mistakes
Mistakes can weigh you down quickly. Everyone makes mistakes, but a good coach will help transform those mistakes into learning experiences. Most coaching models have one or two stages dedicated to assessing your client's situation, past or present, and then focusing on how to move past towards achieving goals
3. They are overworked
It is understandable to get overwhelmed when a situation is weighing you down. Often, many people try to solve their problems haphazardly or as-and-when-it-happens. This results in their approach towards their goals being 'reactive'. A coaching model will help in setting the pace for the actions that your clients will take. This way, your client can have greater control over their situation without being overwhelmed
Types of coaching models
GROWTH Coaching Model
What is GROWTH Model of Coaching?
Yes, the GROWTH coaching model is an extension of the GROW model. There's no doubt that GROW is one of the best models that gives fast results. But over time, coaches felt the need to add in two additional steps at the end, Tactics, and Habits
So, the entire acronym for GROWTH stands for;
G = Goal setting
R = Reality
O = Options
W = Will
T = Tactics
H = Habits
Steps in GROWTH Model of Coaching
We have discussed the GROW model in our previous conversation about types of coaching models. So, now we will focus on the two new additions, that is Tactics and Habits
The key question that we must ask in this step is – How will you achieve your identified goals? This step reflects the need for an action plan that will help your client reach their goals.
Here, we must remember that tactics differ from a strategy. These two terms are often confused and used interchangeably. The main difference is that tactics are the means that one can use to achieve the aim, whereas strategy is the larger plan that includes many tactics.
In this step, the critical question is – how will you sustain this success?
Once we achieve our goals through this model, we need to ensure that we have a plan to continue enjoying this success. Some of the questions that you can ask;
How will you know that you are committed towards your success?
What will you do to maintain your success?
Now that you're here, how do you want to go on?
FUEL Coaching Model
What is FUEL Model of Coaching?
The FUEL model of coaching is yet another popular type of coaching methods. This method emphasizes framing the context and understanding the reality of your client before moving on to the stage of achieving 'goals'.
Here, FUEL stands for;
F = Framing the conversation
U = Understanding the current state
E = Exploring the desired state
L = Layout a successful plan
Read: Coaching models explored: FUEL
Steps in FUEL Coaching Model
Framing the conversation
We relate this first step to the GROW model's first step; Goal. The important difference is that framing the discussion can be so much more than just setting a goal. Here, the focus is on establishing the context of the conversation, not the situation. You can focus on having the client set the purpose and the expected outcomes of this conversation.
Understanding the current state
This second step is one of the best features within this coaching model. Here, we are not just exploring the current situation. We are also talking about the consequences of continuing on the same path as the one they are following as of now.
Understanding the ground reality of your client's situation will include evergreen tools like the 5 W's and 1 H questions (What, Where, When, Who, Why and How). Once we establish the current state, the FUEL model focuses on further exploring and understanding the consequences of continuing the same path.
Unlike the GROW model, having a conversation about goal-setting is much better when you have already explored all the options and checked ground reality.
So, with the GROW coaching model, you first set the goal and then explore all options towards your goals. With the FUEL coaching model, you first examine your situation and options, then set your goal accordingly.
Exploring the Desired State
Okay, now we have decided the context of the conversation and examined our current situation. The idea is to establish a clear difference between the current state and the desired state.
Some useful questions for your client to make the most out of this step in the FUEL coaching model;
Now that we know our situation and options, what does success look like?
What is your idea of success?
How would you measure this goal?
Layout a successful plan
This stage is all about action! In this stage, you will help your client decide the best course of action and set milestones for success.
The magic question for this stage?
'How would you know that you have reached this goal?'
SMART Goals
Let's take a small break here. We are talking a lot about setting goals. Every model needs a goal setting. At the heart of every coaching practice, goal setting takes center stage.
Goal setting may seem simple, but setting sustainable goals can be tricky. Thankfully, we have excellent models to help us in setting goals that can give long-lasting results.
The most commonly used goal setting method is an acronym called SMART Goals. It is simple and effective. Everyone wants to be smart in their approach. The SMART goal setting method delivers this thought which is ultimately what your clients want.
SMART Goals stands for;
Specific –> Measurable –> Actionable –> Realistic –> Time-bound
It's simple. Is your goal specific? It's good to say you want to feel like a valued member of society. A 'specific' goal-setting approach in this example would be to ask what would make you feel like a valued member of the society?
The answer can be that you would feel valuable after you have taken part in some philanthropic exercise, for example.
Next, can we measure your goal? How many philanthropic exercises can you take part in? Will it be towards ALS medical research or survivors of domestic violence?
Okay, now that you have decided for the philanthropic activity for ALS medical research, the step 'Actionable' would be to determine the capacity of your decision. Will it be creating awareness, or hosting a fundraiser? Or will it be a considerable donation towards the cause?
A 'realistic' approach here will be to understand if you have the means to donate. If you don't, then maybe hosting a fundraiser would be a 'realistic' option.
The last step is to make any goal setting set in the context of a time frame. Setting a time makes keeps your goal realistic and provides a structure for the 'action' that you will take.
So, in this example, a SMART goal would be;
I will feel like a valued member of the society through philanthropy when I host a fundraiser for ALS medical research in the next 30 days.
Coming back to the FUEL method of coaching, Shyna Gill has shared her idea of how to use the FUEL model of coaching. Her step-by-step guide is detailed. I have found her excellent approach very useful, and I'm sure you'd too!
I must tell you that when I was preparing my notes to share my thoughts on the FUEL model of coaching, I realized that the words that make up the acronym FUEL are all verbs. All of it, in a present-continuous language too! Consider this;
Framing the conversation
Understanding the current state
Exploring the Desired State
Layout a successful plan
It's a big contrast to the GROW coaching model, where the words in the acronym are nouns instead of actions. Interesting, isn't it?
ACHIEVE Coaching Model
What is ACHIEVE Model of Coaching?
The ACHIEVE model of coaching is process-oriented and relies upon the direction and order that one can achieve if they move forward through this model's list step-by-step. Clients who are already organized in their methods and approach towards life can benefit a lot from this model.
It is believed that successful coaches, knowingly or unknowingly, use seven steps in their coaching practice. The ACHIEVE model make use of this practice and defines coaching in a clear and transparent manner.
Here, ACHIEVE stands for;
A = Assessment
C = Creative brainstorming of Alternatives
H = Hone goals
I = Initiation and evaluation of options
V = Valid action plan
E = Encourage momentum
Read: The Achieve Coaching Model® – A Systematic Approach to Greater Effectiveness in Executive Coaching
Steps to ACHIEVE Coaching Model
The initial stage of assessment is not just about understanding where you are right now, but also about the 'how' and 'why' you are here right now. By focusing on the 'why' of your journey's starting position, you can steer the conversation into exploring both, external factors and internal behaviors that have led up to the situation your client is facing right now.
Coaches can have one unintended benefit in this step. They can better understand their client and the context for which they seek solutions.
Creative brainstorming of alternative
This step includes imagining all possibilities of what can happen and where they want to be in the near future. The focus is just on one thing;
What are some of the possibilities/alternatives to the initial assessment of our situation?
Hone goals
Okay, so now we know about the possibilities and alternatives, but we cannot achieve our goals if they are being considered as 'possibilities' and 'alternatives'. This is because they are still broad and indicative. In this step, we must refine these possibilities and make them specific. Using the SMART Goals method is the best way to hone goals.
When we refine our possibilities by using the SMART Goals method, we are giving shape to the broad goals that we had identified in our previous step. Now they are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and most importantly, Time-bound.
Initiation and evaluation of options
This step is exciting! We now have specific goals, and it's time to evaluate opportunities that will help achieve these goals. Following on the heels of the step 'creative brainstorming of alternatives', we must list down all possibilities and not just the ones that are comfortable or familiar.
Once we have started the process of listing down all options, we can now test which option is the most suitable.
Here are some handy questions that will help your client in identifying options;
List of questions for identifying options
Identifying various options is a huge part of any coaching relationship. If the client finds it difficult to identify the right opportunities, they cannot move forward and achieve their goals. This is where you come in with your expertise as a coach. Your primary purpose here as a coach is to help your client identify the options they believe are best suited. You must do this without leading them into thinking the option you feel must be the best for them.
The magic lies in asking the right questions. Here's a list of some easy questions that you can ask your clients to help them identify their options.
If you were at your best, what would you do right now?
What would you advise your best friend to do if they were in your situation?
What would you do if you had a choice?
What would you do if you had as much time as you need in your situation?
What would you attempt to do, knowing that you would not fail? (Robert Schuller, not verbatim)
What is an option that seems utterly impossible right now?
Have you been avoiding deciding lately?
What if you could start all over again?
Which options do you like the most?
Read 44 powerful Coaching questions every coach MUST ask
Valid action plan
Great! We now have a clear option that will help us achieve a very specific goal. The next step is to define an action plan that will help us deliver our desired option. If we can consider our final option as the 'What' within our process, then a solid action plan is the 'How' of the process.
An additional step can be to break down the action plan into smaller sub-plans. Adding milestones as checkpoints into this plan adds value to the process. Remember, our action plan must complement the SMART goal selected in the previous steps.
Encourage momentum
This step, one of the defining features of the ACHIEVE model, is about encouraging the motion that has been set forward by your client. By starting the tasks in the action plan, your client has started a momentum which must be maintained.
Change is always hard and your client needs motivation, affirmations, and positivity to help them stay on track. This step has the risk of appearing 'micro-management'. We can easily avoid this if you and your client agree to the periodic intervals when such conversations can take place.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is a coaching model?
A coaching model is a framework that is used to assist individuals in making decisions based on their needs. Coaching models are collaborative, meaning there are two parties—a coach and a coachee—working together to achieve goals. Models are often focused on areas such as personal development, leadership, or performance improvement.
What are the main coaching models?
It is common to have a coaching model while working with multiple clients as a coach. The main coaching models include but are not limited to; Rogerian, Transactional, Growth Oriented, Socratic, and Situational.
What are the 3 steps process?
The coaching model typically starts with some introduction about the client's background, some demographic information, and their current status. A client can tell their coach what they need help with or the coach list down goals. Then the coach will provide some education on the recommended targets. Lastly, the client needs to check in with the coach on how they're doing and what they need.


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The collection will go on sale in Fred stores and online at Www.Fred.com starting October 1st. Prices will range from 350 euros to 35,000 euros (appropriate enough for a diamond and ruby encrusted scarf necklace!)
It spread like wildfire, though no-one seemed to fact check the article which actually read:
If Raf Simons ultimately takes over the helm at Yves Saint Laurent — as those familiar with the situation in Paris suggest — the designer will have found a sweet spot for his meticulous modernism.
Although the designer was traveling back to his native Belgium and could not be reached for comment on the subject of YSL, he certainly has earned an audition for that position.
It's simply not happening. Stefano Pilati's contract with YSL has already been renewed.
"Every magazine has been trying to get Kate, and many assume it will eventually be Vogue. But even with the Mario Testino relationship, it is not clear when this will happen. The Palace must approve it, and they are very protective of Kate."


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Custom handmade decorative art piece for your coffee table, or office. This winged bowl made from a single piece of reclaimed cherry burl with live edge (bark still attached). Measures about 13-1/2" X 10"w X 1.5"h. Finished with several coats of oil and buffed. This will look great in many decorating styles! Stand is included.
I am visually impaired and handcrafted this one-of-a-kind piece on my lathe.
Care instructions: Wipe dust off with a damp cloth. Do not immerse in water to clean. Do not use chemical cleaners as that may cause damage to the finish.
The natural variations and character of wood may be evident by the presence of different coloring in grain, unique grain patterns, sap streaks or pockets, knots, etc. Every attempt is made to get the measurements exact as described/pictured; however, due to each piece being handmade there may be slight variations in the measurements of each piece and there will be natural variations in the wood grains. Its' uniqueness makes it a great conversation piece. Your friends and family will be amazed when they see it.
The woods that I use are local trees damaged by disease or storms and were destined for the landfill. On some occasions I do use exotic woods and those woods are sourced from certified suppliers who legally and eco-friendly harvested woods.
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The Culture Advantage: Engaging LeadershipPosted on 6th October 2014
The Center for Business as an Agent for World Benefit, based at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is at the forefront of thinking and practise in enabling organisations to do well by doing good. Every year they host an international conference of leading OD practitioners both inside and consulting to organizations around the world. This year the theme is Flourish & Prosper and target issues include education, water, energy, health & wellbeing and the circular economy.
The full conference runs from October 15-17 and Real World Group is co-facilitating an already heavily subscribed full day pre-conference workshop with Diana Rivenburgh of Strategic Imperatives and SeniorLink entitled "The Culture Advantage: Engaging Leadership".
We would love you to join us if you can – please follow this link for more information and to sign up for the workshop – http://globalforumbawb.com/


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Rosie the Riveter Air Freshener
Archie McPhee
Being trapped in your car can be very disheartening. This Rosie the Riveter Air Freshener will serve as a symbol of the "We Can Do It" spirit that will set your mind to thinking about all the things you can accomplish. Also, when you're parked, it sends the message that you are not to be trifled with. This 4-1/2" air freshener smells lemony. Made of heavy card stock. String for hanging included.
- 4-1/2" tall air freshener
- Great gift for someone that needs inspiration
- Includes string for hanging
- Smells like lemons
For correct usage, hang this product so that it can swing freely. Do not put this product in contact with plastic, wood, cloth or any other easily stained material. Do not rest this product on dashboard or air vents.


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Domino's menu has much more to offer than amazing pizza. When you want tender, juicy, sauce-smothered chicken, quiet your stomach growls with chicken wing delivery and carryout in New Britain, CT. From hot but creamy Classic Buffalo Boneless Wings to sweet and smoky BBQ Wings, you can order chicken and dipping sauce combinations for all occasions and cravings. There's food for every mood at Domino's New Britain!
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Domino's chicken is delicious in all its forms, whether that's oven-crisp Hot Wings, or lightly fried Sweet BBQ Bacon Boneless Bites drizzled with your favorite dressing. Are your taste buds sizzling at the thought of it all? Explore Domino's New Britain specialty chicken menu.
If you're in the mood for spicy food, get a kick out of the Spicy Jalapeno Pineapple Boneless Bites: lightly breaded chicken breast garnished with sweet and spicy mango habanero sauce and crowned with diced pineapple and jalapenos. Plus, did we mention that Domino's specialty chicken bites are nestled in a melted combo of real mozzarella and shredded cheddar? For another sort of spice, get Buffalo Chicken Bites delivered to your home. They are tender, spicy, and covered in melted cheese with a drizzle of ranch.
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I've always found it odd that Falcom, the company behind many beloved yet under-appreciated series' like Ys and The Legend of Heroes, has never found much success here in the West.
As important as Enix and Square were in creating the identity of the Japanese RPG, Falcom has had a long history of making great games. Thanks to localisation teams like Aksys, however, we're finally getting more from the historically Japanese-centric company. Of course, as any Falcom fan may already be aware, that can be both a blessing and a curse depending on who handles the localisation.
For Tokyo Xanadu, Aksys proved themselves up to the task when the game first released in the West on the PS Vita earlier this year. Of course, while we waited two years to get the original version of the game, Japanese players were already months into the game's re-release, Tokyo Xanadu eX+. Luckily, we didn't have to wait much longer to get the updated version.
The game begins as the main protagonist Kou Tokisaka leaves his after-school job for the night. On his way home, he runs into a fellow classmate being bullied and, before he has a chance to help out, he gets transported to a strange world known as the Eclipse. As Kou witnesses the mysterious Eclipse world first-hand, filled with monsters dubbed "Greed", he gets tangled up in the effort to fight back outbreaks of the Eclipse that threaten the real world. Stop me if you've this is all sounding a little familiar.
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ may not have the most original plot, but that doesn't mean it isn't an interesting one. Falcom obviously took some inspirations from other popular JRPGs like the Persona series in it's dichotomous dual world setup, but the comparison is mostly superficial. Once you spend enough time immersing yourself in the world of the Eclipse, Tokyo Xanadu clearly begins to touch on different subjects than their Atlus-developed contemporaries.
Yet for all of the plot's twists and turns, of which there are many, the real focus of the game is on its characters. Besides Kou, who doesn't seem to change much throughout the game, most of Tokyo Xanadu eX+'s eccentric cast go through quite the overhaul throughout the tens of hours spent in the game. When not exploring and fighting in the Eclipse, players spend time in the real world talking to friends, exploring the city, and doing various activities.
The amount of side-content is impressive and can at times steal the show from the main story. However, Tokyo Xanadu forces you to choose what you spend your time doing wisely, implementing a time management system. It can be difficult juggling it all at once and I often found myself more concerned with getting back to side quests and random activities rather than accomplishing main objectives.
Of course, while you'll be spending a lot of time doing side activities, you'll be spending even more fighting enemies in the Eclipse. Utilizing an action-based combat system, Tokyo Xanadu puts a heavy emphasis on swapping characters and elements, letting you improvise to deal as much damage as quickly as possible. It's not as smooth as other, bigger budgeted RPGs, but for a PS Vita re-release, Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is surprisingly responsive. Since the game is action-based, dungeons also have a much better sense of momentum than other titles, sometimes being over faster than you may expect.
While fighting in dungeons can be a lot of fun, exploring them can often be a bit of a chore. Most dungeons don't have much variety, utilizing one template of repeating textures and patterns. With long hallways and winding corridors that look nearly identical to one another, dungeons can become repetitive quickly.
A few puzzles help alleviate these aspects, but they more or less just artificially pad your playtime. Since I found myself enjoying running around in the real world so much more than the Eclipse, I wished there was an easier way to run through dungeons. However, each dungeon forces you to dispatch all of the enemies in a room before you're able to progress, which can make some sessions feel like you're trapped playing the game for the long-haul.
Overall, Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is incredibly satisfying. With so many Persona-clones these days, Xanadu impressively nails it. Thanks to the game's strong focus on characters, I fell in love with the cast like I was watching a season of a great anime. With a great soundtrack that had me tapping my foot along for hours and the substantial amount of content included, there's enough here to justify a purchase for any JRPG fan – whether you've played Tokyo Xanadu already or not.
While there can be quite a bit of hand-holding, which may turn off more hardcore fans of the genre, Tokyo Xanadu eX+ offers a great respite from other, bigger holiday releases. If you've got some time this holiday to sit down with a meaty JRPG, this one might just be the one for you.


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Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. It is the national mapping agency for Great Britain,[1] and one of the world's largest producers of maps. The name reflects the original military purpose of the organisation (see ordnance and surveying) in mapping Britain during the Napoleonic Wars when there was a threat of invasion from France, and its logo includes the War Department's broad arrow heraldic mark.
- 1 Origins
- 2 The 20th century
- 3 GB map range
- 4 Cartography
- 5 OS MasterMap
- 6 Geographical information science research
- 7 Access to data and criticisms
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 Footnotes
- 11 External links
The roots of Ordnance Survey go back to 1747, when Lieutenant-Colonel David Watson proposed the compilation of a map of the Scottish Highlands to facilitate the subjection of the clans following the Jacobite rising of 1745.[2] In response, King George II commissioned a military survey of the Highlands, and Watson was placed in charge under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. Among his assistants were William Roy, Paul Sandby, and John Manson. The survey was produced at a scale of 1 inch to 1000 yards.[3] The labours of Watson and Roy, in particular, resulted in The Duke of Cumberland's Map, now in the British Museum. Roy would go on to serve an illustrious career in the Royal Engineers, and he was largely responsible for the British share of the work in determining the relative positions of the French and British royal observatories. This work was the starting point of the Great Britain (1783 – 1853), and led to the creation of the Ordnance Survey itself. Roy's technical skills and leadership set the high standard for which Ordnance Survey became known. Work was begun in earnest in 1790 under Roy's supervision, when the Board of Ordnance (a predecessor of part of the modern Ministry of Defence) began a national military survey starting with the south coast of England.
By 1791, the Board received the newer Ramsden theodolite (an improved successor to the one that Roy had used in 1784), and work began on mapping southern Great Britain using a baseline that Roy himself had previously measured and that crosses the present Heathrow Airport. A set of postage stamps, featuring maps of the Kentish village of Hamstreet, was issued in 1991 to mark the bicentenary.
In 1801, the first one-inch-to-the-mile (1:63,360 scale) map was published, detailing the county of Kent, with Essex following shortly after. The Kent map was published privately and stopped at the county border while the Essex maps were published by Ordnance Survey and ignore the county border, setting the trend for future Ordnance Survey maps.[4]
During the next twenty years, roughly a third of England and Wales was mapped at the same scale (see Great Britain). It was gruelling work: Major Thomas Colby, later the longest serving Director General of Ordnance Survey, walked 586 miles (943 km) in 22 days on a reconnaissance in 1819. In 1824, Colby and most of his staff moved to Ireland to work on a six-inches-to-the-mile (1:10,560) valuation survey. The survey of Ireland was completed in 1846.[3]
Colby was not only involved in the design of specialist measuring equipment. He also established a systematic collection of place names, and reorganised the map-making process to produce clear, accurate plans. He believed in leading from the front, travelling with his men, helping to build camps and, as each survey session drew to a close, arranging mountain-top parties with enormous plum puddings.[citation needed]
After the first Irish maps came out in the mid-1830s, the Tithe Commutation Act 1836 led to calls for similar six-inch surveys in England and Wales. After official prevarication, the development of the railways added to pressure that resulted in the 1841 Ordnance Survey Act. This granted a right to enter property for the purpose of the survey. Following a fire at its headquarters at the Tower of London in 1841, Ordnance Survey was in disarray for several years with arguments about which scales to use. Major-General Sir Henry James was by then Director General, and he saw how photography could be used to make maps of various scales cheaply and easily. He developed and exploited photozincography not only to reduce the costs of map production but also to publish 'facsimiles' of National Manuscripts. Between 1861 and 1864, a 'facsimile' of the Domesday Book was issued, county by county.
After the fire, Ordnance Survey relocated to a site in Southampton, and the twenty-five inch to the mile survey was completed by 1895.
Just under 400 towns with a population of over 4000 were surveyed at a scale of 1:500. Funding was agreed in 1855 and publication completed by 1895.[4]
The 20th century
During the First World War, Ordnance Survey was involved in preparing maps of France and Belgium for its own use, and many more maps were created during World War II, including:
- 1:40000 scale map of Antwerp, Belgium
- 1:100000 scale map of Brussels, Belgium
- 1:5000000 scale map of South Africa
- 1:250000 scale map of Italy
- 1:50000 scale map of Northeast France
- 1:30000 scale map of the Netherlands with manuscript outline of German Army occupation districts.
After the war, Colonel Charles Close, then Director General, developed a marketing strategy using covers designed by Ellis Martin to increase sales in the leisure market. In 1920 O. G. S. Crawford was appointed Archaeology Officer and played a prominent role in developing the use of aerial photography to deepen understanding of archaeology.
In 1935, the Davidson Committee was established to review Ordnance Survey's future. The new Director General, Major-General Malcolm MacLeod, started the Great Britain, an immense task involving erecting concrete triangulation pillars (trig points) on prominent (often inaccessible) hilltops throughout Great Britain. These were intended to be infallibly constant positions for the theodolites during the many angle measurements, which were each repeated no less than 32 times.
The Davidson Committee's final report set Ordnance Survey on course for the twentieth century. The national grid reference system was launched, with the metre as its unit of measurement. An experimental 1:25000 scale map was introduced. The one-inch maps remained for almost forty years before being superseded by the 1:50000 scale series, as proposed by William Roy more than two centuries earlier.
Ordnance Survey had outgrown its site in the centre of Southampton (made worse by the bomb damage of the Second World War). The bombing devastated Southampton in November 1940 and destroyed most of Ordnance Survey's city centre offices. Staff were dispersed to other buildings, and to temporary accommodation at Chessington and Esher, Surrey, where they produced 25000 scale maps of France, Italy, Germany and most of the rest of Europe in preparation for the invasion of Europe.The OS largely remained at Chessington until 1969 when the new purpose built headquarters in the Southampton suburb of Maybush, towards the edge of the city, were opened. Some of the remaining buildings of the original Southampton city-centre site are now used as part of the court complex.
In 1995, Ordnance Survey digitised the last of about 230,000 maps, making the United Kingdom the first country in the world to complete a programme of large-scale electronic mapping.[citation needed] Ordnance Survey is now a civilian organisation with executive agency status.
GB map range
Ordnance Survey produces a large variety of paper and digital mapping products.
Leisure Maps
OS's current range of leisure maps, available in most bookshops, are published in a variety of scales:
- Route (1:625,000 scale) – Designed for long-distance road users. One double-sided map (dark blue cover) covers the whole of Great Britain.
Retail price £4.99.
- Road (1:250,000 scale) – Designed for road users. They have green covers; 8 sheets cover the whole of Great Britain.
Retail price £4.99.
- Tour (c.1:100,000 scale except Scotland) – One-sheet maps covering a generally county-sized area, showing major and most minor roads and containing tourist information and selected footpaths. Tour maps are generally produced from enlargements of 1:250000 mapping. Several larger scale town maps are provided on each sheet for major settlement centres. The Tour maps have sky-blue covers and there are 23 sheets (numbered 1-23) in the series.
Retail price £4.99.
In March 2008 a variant of the Tour sheet for Scotland was published as an un-numbered Tourist map in a bright red cover adorned with symbols. However, shortly after publication, it was appreciated the cover did not conform to Ordnance Survey's own brand guidelines and the map was withdrawn the following month. It is understood that only 1,000 copies of the map were ever distributed.[5]
- OS Landranger map (1:50,000 scale) – The "general purpose" map. They have pink covers; 204 sheets cover the whole of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. The map shows all footpaths and the format is similar to that of Explorer, albeit with less detail.
Retail price £6.99.
- OS Landranger Active map (1:50,000 scale) – select OS Landranger maps are available in a plastic-laminated waterproof version, similar to the OS Explorer Active range. As of October 2008, 25 of the 204 Landranger maps were available as OS Landranger Active maps.
Retail price £12.99.
- OS Landranger Active map (1:50,000 scale) – select OS Landranger maps are available in a plastic-laminated waterproof version, similar to the OS Explorer Active range. As of October 2008, 25 of the 204 Landranger maps were available as OS Landranger Active maps.
- OS Explorer map and Outdoor Leisure (1:25,000 scale) – Specifically designed for walkers and cyclists. They have orange covers, and the two series together contain 403 sheets covering the whole of Great Britain (the Isle of Man is excluded from this series). These are the most detailed leisure maps that Ordnance Survey publish and cover all types of footpaths and most details of the countryside for easy navigation. The Outdoor Leisure series complement the OS Explorer Map, showing areas of greater interest in England and Wales (e.g. Lake District, Black Mountains) with an enlarged area coverage. It appears identical to the Explorer, except the numbering and a little yellow mark on the corner (relic of the old OL series). The OS Explorer maps, together with Outdoor Leisure, superseded the previous Pathfinder maps (green covers) which were numerous in their coverage of the country.
Retail price £7.99.
- OS Explorer Active map (1:25,000 scale) – the OS Explorer and Outdoor Leisure maps are also available in a plastic-laminated waterproof version.
Retail price £13.99.
- OS Explorer Active map (1:25,000 scale) – the OS Explorer and Outdoor Leisure maps are also available in a plastic-laminated waterproof version.
Custom products
Ordnance Survey also offers a print-on-demand service called 'OS Select'. This is printed to order from digital raster data, allowing the customer to choose exactly which area the map should cover. There is choice of two scales: 1:50,000 (area covered 40 km x 40 km) or 1:25,000 (area covered 20 km x 20 km).
Ordnance Survey also produces more detailed custom mapping at 1:10,000 (Landplan) and 1:1,250 or 1:500 (Siteplan), which is available from some of the more specialist outlets. Again, this is produced to order from Ordnance Survey large-scale digital data, and custom scales can also be produced by enlargement or reduction of existing scales.
In addition, Ordnance Survey also produces maps for educational use, which are faithful reprodutions of old Ordnance Survey maps dating from the early 1970s to the early 1990s (estimated). These maps are widely seen in British schools and schools in former British colonies (including the Commonwealth), either as stand-alone geographic aids or sold as part of geography workbooks and/or textbooks.
Derivative and licenced products
One series of historic maps[6] is a reprint of the Ordnance Survey first series from the mid 19th century, but re-scaled to 1:50,000, re-projected to the OS Landranger map projection, and given 1 km gridlines. This means that features from over 150 years ago fit almost exactly over their modern equivalents, and modern grid references can be given to old features.
The digitisation of the data has allowed Ordnance Survey to experiment with selling maps electronically. Several companies are now licensed to produce the popular scales (1:50,000 and 1:25,000) of map on CD/DVD or to make them available online for download. The buyer typically has the right to view the maps on a PC, a laptop and a pocket PC/smartphone, and to print off any number of copies. The accompanying software is GPS-aware, and the maps are ready-calibrated. Thus, the user can quickly transfer a desired area from their PC to their laptop or smartphone, and go for a drive or walk with their position continually pinpointed on the screen. The price for an individual map is much dearer than the equivalent paper version, but the price per square km falls rapidly with the size of coverage bought. For instance, it is possible to buy a CD of 1:50000 scale (OS Landranger) mapping for all the national parks for less than £20, or a DVD of the whole of Britain (ie excluding Northern Ireland) for a little above £100. Explorer-scale maps (1:25000) are much more expensive.
British national grid reference system
The original maps were made by triangulation. For the second survey, in 1934, this process was used again, and resulted in the building of many triangulation pillars (trig points): short (approx 4 feet/1.2 m high), usually square, concrete or stone pillars at prominent locations such as hill tops. Their precise locations were determined by triangulation, and the details in between were then filled in with less precise methods. Modern Ordnance Survey maps are based on aerial photographs, but large numbers of the pillars remain, many of them adopted by private land owners.
Ordnance Survey still maintains a set of master geodetic reference points to tie the Ordnance Survey geographic datums to modern measurement systems including GPS. Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain do not use latitude and longitude to indicate position but a special grid. The grid is technically known as OSGB36 (Ordnance Survey Great Britain 1936), and was introduced after the retriangulation of 1936–53.
OS MasterMap
Ordnance Survey's flagship digital product, launched in November 2001, is OS MasterMap. This is a database that records every fixed feature of Great Britain larger than a few metres in one continuous digital map. Every feature is given a unique TOID (TOpographical IDentifier), a simple identifier that includes no semantic information. Typically each TOID is associated with a polygon that represents the area on the ground that the feature covers, in National Grid coordinates. OS MasterMap is offered in themed "layers", for example, a road layer and a building layer, each linked to a number of TOIDs. Pricing of licenses to OS MasterMap data depends on the total area requested, the layers licensed, the number of TOIDs in the layers, and the period in years of the data usage.
OS MasterMap can be used to generate maps for a vast array of purposes, and maps can be printed from OS MasterMap data with detail equivalent to a traditional 1:1250 paper map.
Ordnance Survey claims that OS MasterMap data is never more than six months out of date, thanks to continuous review. The scale and detail of this mapping project is unique. Around 440 million TOIDs have so far been assigned, and the database stands at 600 gigabytes in size. As of 2005, OS MasterMap was at version 6.
Ordnance Survey is encouraging users of its old OS Landline data to migrate to OS MasterMap and in June 2007 announced a notice of withdrawal for this product as of 30 September 2008.[7]
Geographical information science research
For several decades, Ordnance Survey has had a Research department that is very active in several areas of geographical information science, including:
- Spatial cognition
- Map Generalisation
- Spatial Data Modelling
- Remote sensing and analysis of remotely sensed data
- Semantics and ontologies
Ordnance Survey actively supports the academic research community through its External Research and University Liaison team. The Research department actively supports MSc and PhD students as well as engaging in collaborative research. Most Ordnance Survey products are available to UK universities that have signed up to the Digimap agreement and data is also made available for research purposes that advances Ordnance Survey's own research agenda.
More information can be found at Ordnance Survey Research
Access to data and criticisms
Ordnance Survey has been subject to criticisms. Most criticism centers on the point that Ordnance Survey possesses a virtual government monopoly on geographic data in the UK,[8] while, although a government agency, since 1999 it has been required to act as a Trading Fund or commercial entity. This means that it is supposed to be totally self-funding from the commercial sale of its data and derived products - whilst at the same time it is supposed to be the public supplier of geographical information. In 1985 the "Committee of Enquiry into the Handling of Geographic Information" was set up in to "advise the Secretary of State for the Environment within two years on the future handling of geographic information in the UK, taking account of modern developments in information technology and market needs". The Committee's final report was published under the name of its chairman, Roger Chorley, in 1987.[9] The report stressed the importance of widely available geographic information to the UK and recommended a loosening of government policies on distribution and cost recovery.
The Guardian newspaper has a long-running "Free Our Data" campaign, calling for the raw data gathered by Ordnance Survey (not to mention data gathered on its behalf by local authorities at public expense) to be made freely available for reuse by individuals and companies, as happens, for example, with such data in the USA. However, Ordnance Survey points out that the quality of the freely available government mapping in the USA is low or variable because of funding issues.[10]
On the 7 April 2006 the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) received a complaint from the data management company Intelligent Addressing.[11] Many, although not all, complaints were upheld by the OPSI, one of the conclusions being that Ordnance Survey "is offering licence terms which unnecessarily restrict competition". Negotiations between Ordnance Survey and interested parties are ongoing with regard to the issues raised by the OPSI report, Ordnance Survey being under no obligation to comply with the report's recommendations.
Since August 2007, Ordnance Survey has contracted the political lobbying company Mandate Communications[12] to help campaign against the free data movement and discover which politicians and advisers continue to support their current policies.[13]
Historical material
Ordnance Survey historical works are generally available, as the agency is covered by Crown Copyright: works more than fifty years old, including historic surveys of Britain and Ireland and much of the New Popular Edition, are in the public domain. However, finding suitable originals remains an issue as Ordnance Survey does not provide historical mapping on 'free' terms, instead marketing commercially 'enhanced' reproductions in partnership with Landmark. This can be contrasted with, for example, the approach in the Republic of Ireland in more recent times, where Ordnance Survey Ireland claims regular copyright over its mapping (and over digital copies of the public domain historical mapping).
See also
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Old Ordnance Survey map images
- List of national mapping agencies
- Grid reference
- British national grid reference system
- Irish national grid reference system
- Cartography
- Hydrography
- Hydrographic survey
- United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
- Romer
- Sea level
- Maps of the UK and Ireland
- Margary, Harry (1992). Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales. Unknown. ISBN 0-903541-01-7.
- "Official Homepage". Official Homepage. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved September 29 2005.
- "History of Cartography". Academic research by the University of Exeter. http://www.ex.ac.uk/geography/research/maphist.html. Retrieved September 29 2005.
- ↑ Note that Ordnance Survey deals only with maps of Great Britain (and to an extent, the Isle of Man). Northern Ireland, although part of the United Kingdom, is mapped by a separate government agency, the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
- ↑ Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, I, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, pp. 167–68, http://books.google.com/books?id=lqlBAAAAIAAJ, retrieved 2008-08-14
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hindle, Paul (1998). Maps for Historians. Phillimore & Co. pp.114–115. ISBN 0850339340.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hindle, Paul (1998). Maps for Historians. Phillimore & Co. pp.117. ISBN 0850339340.
- ↑ FieldenMaps.info: Description of the Ordnance Survey Tour Map series
- ↑ Published by Cassini Publishing Ltd. (OS Licensed Partner)
- ↑ Land-Line: detailed large-scale digital map of Great Britain in 229,000 tiles from Ordnance Survey
- ↑ Guardian
- ↑ Chorley, R.R.E. (1987) Handling Geographic Information. Report of the Committee of Enquiry chaired by Lord Chorley, London: HMSO.
- ↑ "Free Our Data: Articles: the Ordnance Survey official response". The Guardian. http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/ordnancereply.php. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Mandate Communications from They Work for You Web site. Accessed 12 July 2010.
- ↑ Cross, Michael (21 August 2008). "Ordnance Survey hires PR company to lobby politicians". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/politicsandtechnology.
External links
- Ordnance Survey
- 19th century Ordnance Survey maps of Lancashire
- National GPS network information: A guide to coordinate systems in Great Britain
- OS MasterMap official site
- The Guardian: Devil is in the detail as OS maps out the future by Paul Brown, 8 March 2004
- Royal Engineers Museum - Survey - origins of the Ordnance Survey
- Royal Engineers Museum - General Roy - Biography
- FieldenMaps.info - information on the history of Ordnance Survey maps
- Scans of the OS Popular Edition - England and Wales (1920-30s)
- Scans of the OS New Popular Edition - England and Wales (1940-50s)


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OK, now that I've got that out of my system, lemme do my best to breakdown the Stars-Wings series. Since there's an agonizingly long break (Thursday? RAAUGH I can't wait that long!!!) between games, I figure I might as well breakdown the bejesus out of this series. So I'll chop it up into a few digestible chunks, starting with the netminders:
Marty Turco vs. Chris Osgood/the rotting corpse of Dominik Hasek
If this were just NHL '08 (why can't everything in life be NHL '08, honestly?) then it would be an easy call to choose Marty Turco. And although Turco has had his catcallers and doubters when it comes to big game performances, few goalies in the history of the NHL have received more semi-unfair abuse than Chris Osgood.
Note: I know that Osgood let up an infamous goal back in the mid-90s, one of those career-defining gaffes. But I cannot remember what team it was against and YouTube seems to only have positive Osgood clips. But then I realized that Osgood would live on in YouTube immortality for the Roy fight, not that gaffe:
*Sigh* Simpler times. Scott Burnside did a solid little breakdown of the series on ESPN:
"Osgood leads the league with a 1.52 goals-against average and a third-best .937 save percentage. Turco has a 1.73 GAA and .929 save percentage."But there are some disturbing statistics that Burnside overlooked, and they paint an interesting picture that makes you wonder if the Red Wings are in Turco's head. Stars fans might want to burn their eyes or at least look away from the screen at these disturbing statistics:
"The former University of Michigan star is 2-10-5 lifetime against the Red Wings, which includes an 0-7-2 record in Detroit, where he has posted a 3.38 goals-against average and awful .882 save percentage."
Yikes. Still, there's no doubt that Turco is on Old Man Momentum's speed dial this year. Breaking the Stars' single playoff game record with 61 saves is the icing on his playoff redemption sundae.
Check out Osgood's scouting report (which includes an uncalled for potshot "has always had trouble with long shots") and see his expansive playoff experience. And you never know when the man with the Slinky Spine might come back from the dead again.
It's difficult to hate Osgood, especially considering the abuse he's faced over the years, but Turco has to be the pick as the top goalie in this series. Turco's world-class ability to play the puck gives a lot of teams fits and it might just be a skill that grants the Stars an occasional reprieve from the Red Wings collective hockey IQ.
It also doesn't hurt that he's had two tough series to really get his swagger back, while the Wings absolutely annihilated an Avalanche team that, let's face it, probably didn't deserve to be in the second round. Sometimes an easy series can be poison for a great team's rhythm.
There's basically two ways this goalie matchup can go: either both guys will have zero margin of error (good) or Turco will have to conjure the ghost of 2003 J.S. Giguere simply to keep the Stars from getting destroyed (bad). If it's more of the coin-flip-it's-anybody's-game variety, the Stars just might have a chance to make a few octopus-chucking hands clammy.
But this is the scariest, smartest Red Wings team since well before the lockout.
Goaltending Advantage: Stars.


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Known by the Maasai people as the "Mountain of God", Oldonyo Lengai is nothing short of spectacular. Rising majestically from the Great Rift Valley floor to a height of 2890m, Oldonyo Lengai is the only active volcano on planet that erupts carbonatite lava. This type of lava is very unique because temperatures of these lavas are only around 5000C, about half the temperature of normal basalt lavas, and its lava flows with a viscosity almost as fluid as water.
Described by others as a scientifically precious, geochemical shrine, Oldonyo Lengai is quite a physically demanding climb. Its steep slope makes it a challenge to climb up as well as to climb back down and the day time heat is unbearable. The best time to climb the mountain is at night when the temperatures are lower. This allows the climber to witness the amazing sunrise at the summit and come back down before the scorching heat kicks in.
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Depart Arusha early in the morning and drive to Lake Natron Camp (the transfer is around 6hours). Here you will be able to freshen up then visit Ngare Sero Waterfalls which descend from the Nguruman Escarpment west of Lake Natron. After your tour of the waterfalls you will head back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
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After breakfast you will be transferred to Lake Natron, an alkaline lake that serves as the principal breeding site for three-quarters of the world's population of Lesser Flamingoes. After your tour of Lake Natron you will head back to the camp so as to get enough rest before your trek up the mountain at midnight.
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Director, Directorate of International Law, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Mr Toma Galli was born in Zagreb, Croatia, in October 1968. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, with a major in international public law. He entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for International Legal Affairs, in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed Depositary of the Collection of Treaties. From 2002 to 2007 he served in the Croatian Mission to the UN in Geneva mainly dealing with disarmament and international humanitarian law issues. In 2007 he was appointed Head of the Department for General and Special Issues of International Law in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and from 2008 to 2013 he served in the Croatian Mission to the UN in New York. During Croatia's membership in the UN Security Council (2008/2009) he served as a member of the Croatian Security Council team in charge of the following portfolios: Afghanistan, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Western Sahara, the 1540 Committee (nonproliferation of weapons of mass distraction to non-state actors) and the 1718 Committee (North Korea). From 2010 to 2013 he was legal adviser to the Croatian Mission to the UN in New York and in 2013, when Croatia took over the Presidency of the Peacebuilding Commission, he acted as first adviser to the PBC Chair. After his return to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in 2013 he was appointed Director of the International Law Directorate. He has published a number of articles on disarmament and international humanitarian law and translated into Croatian several books on international humanitarian law and related issues. He is fluent in English and has a good knowledge of French. During his parallel studies at the Faculty of Philosophy he developed a profound interest in philosophy and published a number of articles on different philosophical questions, including on broader issues of philosophy of law.


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Cedric Thornton, former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle, and Dallas' most noteworthy free-agent addition, apparently knows the right things to say to his new fanbase. Thornton detailed the differences compared to the rival Philadelphia Eagles practices and noted Dallas' standards.
Thornton is, of course, referring to the failed Philadelphia experiment of the Chip Kelly three-season reign.
Considering the emphasis and attention paid to former Eagles coach Kelly's practice strategies, it's interesting that a former player notes these differences. Known for his belief in sports sciences, Kelly's football practice is run at the hyper-fast pace his team plays on Sundays. Kelly would have his players rotate between different stations during practices, where the number of reps takes precedence over their quality. During his practices, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett tries to emulate situations and intensity found on game days.
In particular, the line "…they expect us to be in better condition than we were in Philadelphia" rings out, as Kelly was very conscious and controlling about what his players put into their bodies. He went so far as providing personalized smoothies for post-practice. Thornton was even quoted on the smoothies, "Even if it doesn't do anything for you, you believe it will."


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If you're pregnant, you've probably already realized that your body is capable of playing all kinds of naughty tricks on you.
Perhaps you've been battling morning sickness, your skin has broken out and resembles a photo of yourself from eighth grade, or maybe it has you waking up three or four or even five times during the night to use the bathroom.
There are all kinds of surprises in store for pregnant women. One not to be overlooked is the dreaded hot flash.
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We've all heard about hot flashes – those uncomfortable episodes that leave middle-aged women flushed and sweating as they navigate menopause.
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Just like menopause, pregnancy wreaks havoc with our hormones. As our bodies try to balance and regulate these changing levels, we experience the side effects of that regulation.
Facts About Hot Flashes
- Hot flashes are a normal by-product of pregnancy.
- 1 in 3 women will experience hot flashes at some point during their pregnancy.
- There is a 5X increase in hot flashes for pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women.
- Changing hormone levels increase blood flow which results in "flushing" or a feeling of a flash of heat that comes over us.
- Hot flashes can also result in red, splotchy skin, usually in the neck, chest, and shoulder areas.
- Hot flashes often last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
- While some women report hot flashes in the first trimester, they are most common in the second and third trimesters.
- 90% of women report a continuance of hot flashes after delivery, especially in breastfeeding mothers, as their bodies regulate fluctuating hormonal levels.
While hot flashes are unavoidable, there are a few things you can do to ease their discomfort.
Ways to Make Yourself More Comfortable During A Hot Flash
- Dress in thin layers that can be removed as needed.
- Wear natural fibers such as cotton, linen, and wool. Synthetics retain heat and can even make you itchy.
- Keep your bedroom temperature cool at night while you're sleeping.
- Keep a spray bottle of water (perhaps with a squirt of lemon) in your refrigerator and mist your face with the chilled water when you feel a flash coming on.
- Stay hydrated.
- Employ deep breathing exercises to help control your blood pressure and regulate your body temperature.
- Lower your stress levels.
- Maintain healthy body weight.
- Decrease your carbohydrate intake – carbs increase your body temperature.
- Eat clean, healthy food frequently to maintain blood sugar levels.
While hot flashes are almost always harmless and don't require immediate medical attention, it's still a good idea to report them to your doctor to rule out any possible underlying conditions.
In addition, if you think the extra heat you're feeling may be fever and not a hot flash, check in with your doctor as soon as possible. In the likely event you're experiencing just your regular, run-of-the-mill hot flash, try some of the suggestions listed above to make yourself as comfortable as possible.
Look on the bright side – they're quick, relatively painless, and they, too, will pass.


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Unfamiliar with the look and sound of the instrument, ten-year old Ricky looked at the violin as a challenge that must be conquered. After eight years of hard work and maintaining a place in the top three chairs of his section throughout his public school career, he decided he wanted to take his education to the next level. He received his associates degree in Music Performance from College of the Sequoias before transferring to Fresno State University where he is currently working to achieve his bachelors degree in Violin Performance. He has played with the Tulare County Symphony Orchestra, COS Symphony Orchestra and is actively a member of the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra and Fresno State String Quartet. Outside of his educational experience, Ricky has performed at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles with the FOOSA Philharmonic Symphony and plays regularly for church events, weddings, and private parties.
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Gold prices ease as dollar bounces back from multi-week lows
Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday, dropping for the first time in four sessions, as the dollar rebounded from multiweek lows amid simmering U.S.-China trade tensions and as bullion failed to surpass a strong technical resistance.
Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday, dropping for the first time in four sessions, as the dollar rebounded from multiweek lows amid simmering U.S.-China trade tensions and as bullion failed to surpass a strong technical resistance. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,282.86 per ounce, as of 0702 GMT, after touching its highest since May 17 at $1,287.32 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures were down 0.1% at $1,281.80 an ounce.
"The price action in gold has been a little bit disappointing and pretty negative. It has not been able to break above $1,290-$1,300 despite the given background of trade tensions, pause in the Fed and volatile equity markets," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst, Asia Pacific at OANDA. "Some of the money flows are moving to bitcoin. Seems like the cryptocurrencies are eating gold for lunch at the moment ... Also, there is nothing at present which is looking to undermine the dollar strength."
Against a basket of six peers, the dollar gained 0.2% to 97.806 after touching its lowest since May 16 at 97.546 on Friday. The greenback nudged up on Tuesday against its key rivals as investors waited on more catalysts after the European Union parliamentary elections showed a polarisation of the 28-member block.
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A string of weak data from the United States late last week stirred up concerns that its protracted trade war with China has started taking a toll on the country`s economy, and promoted bets for a much-expected rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Signals are mixed for spot gold as it failed twice to break a resistance at $1,286 per ounce, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao.
Bullion seems to have found a base around $1,270 despite failing to break much higher, analysts said. "Gold is set to improve and trend toward $1,300," analysts with TD Securities said in a note. "Lower rates, a flat (yield) curve and a growing likelihood of rising equity market volatility are all helping gold, suggesting buying the dips may well be the order of the day in the precious space."
Among other precious metals, silver dipped 0.4% to $14.53 per ounce, while palladium rose 0.4% to $1,341. Platinum edged 0.4% higher to $809.32 an ounce.
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