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Part I: A Failure of Governance and Systems
To borrow a famous malapropism, it must feel like deja vu all over again.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu forensics expert Tim Phillipps knows all too well just what devastation the twin ills of useless management information and a lack of strong governance can bring down on a corporation's head. He saw it when he led the investigation into the collapse of Bond Corporation, which culminated in the arrest, conviction and jailing of disgraced businessman Alan Bond for defrauding the shareholders of Bell Resources of $1.2 billion in the early 1990s. And he has just seen it again a decade or so on after overseeing most of the financial investigations - for ASIC, for APRA and then for the Royal Commission - into the HIH insurance collapse, one of the largest corporate collapses Australia has ever seen.
It seems some people never can learn from history after all.
For while the information systems available to Bond Corporation 10 years ago are hardly comparable to those potentially available today, and while governance - such a hot topic in 2003 - barely made it onto the radar screen at the height of Bond's dominance of the Australian business scene, Phillipps says there are depressing similarities between the two. The reasons behind the collapse of Bond Corporation have faithful echoes in the collapse of HIH. And Phillipps fears there are plenty of other companies equally incapable of learning from history that could end up in the same situation.
The implications for CIOs are profound. Catalyst Consulting director Chris Dellit, who provides independent advice to organisations on governance issues, argues that for CIOs, the HIH collapse illustrates the correlation between the inadequacy of management systems and inadequate governance. "While there is substantial evidence of inappropriate and self-serving conduct on the part of HIH's governors, it is really the lack of a structured approach to HIH's strategy, performance and measurement that made it possible to rack up enormous losses, particularly in its overseas operations," Dellit says.
A Flawed Model
There's no doubt HIH failed in large part because of an inherent flaw in its business model - it consistently under-provided for its claims - but in his damning April 2003 Royal Commission report, Commissioner Justice Neville Owen also found breakdowns of governance and oversight structures at every level of HIH and failings in information management systems that left decision makers largely in the dark.
HIH's board, management, auditors and regulator were incompetent and lacked diligence, Owen found. Answering to a domineering, all-powerful CEO, Ray Williams, the board presided over a string of ill-advised acquisitions and expansions - to a total cost of more than $3 billion - without ever analysing the group's strategy or assessing its risks. Worst, the aggressive acquisition strategy and the creation of more than 200 subsidiaries not only caused HIH to grow exponentially over the course of a decade in insurance markets that were already overcrowded and competitive, it left the company with no useful way of determining its exact financial position at any one point in time.
"Amidst other problems, HIH was plagued by a variety of deficiencies in its information systems," Justice Owen found. "As a result, it was deprived of timely and reliable information as a basis for management decisions. Questions concerning the reliability of information provided to management and the group's ability to keep track of the financial impact of its operations arose time and again throughout the commission's inquiries."
The problems were exacerbated by a complex corporate structure. Worse, the board so seldom questioned or rejected a recommendation from management that it became unhealthily dependent on the advice of senior management to the detriment of its own independence. Senior management of HIH appeared to have no "clearly defined statement of duties or limits on authority". Middle managers had taken steps that resulted in the falsification of the corporation's accounts or returns lodged with statutory authorities and were disinclined to accept responsibility for undesirable practices.
For Phillipps, who describes HIH's information systems as a "dismal failure", and says the issue for Justice Owen was whether there was much governance at all, the findings are wearyingly familiar. At Bond Corporation too, all-powerful directors intimidated middle managers unwilling to either take them on, or even take ownership of their own decisions. And what computer systems there were left all too much to be desired.
"I can tell you that it was a similar situation there where there were some very, very good people at the second tier level, but frankly with the dominance of [senior executives] Tony Oates, Alan Bond and Peter Mitchell and so on, it was very, very difficult for them to play a role. And the information systems weren't there. That was the late 80s and we just didn't have good information systems," Phillipps says.
"If you go back to the HIH example, one of the difficulties was that they had something in the order of about 19 different systems contributing critical financial and management information. They were all different systems, coming from a variety of different cultures and platforms, and there was never any effort to try and integrate them in a technological sense. So the information would be taken off and they would try and merge it together at various levels throughout the organisation. At each tier of management it would be merged again and again and again until when it got to the top line of management it was largely incomprehensible. [And] when you look at some of the comments Justice Owen has made in his summary I think it's pretty clear that the governance issue was [also] a very significant factor in all of this."
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GP Emergency Skills & Simulation
Whether you are an urban GP or working in rural / remote environments, emergencies can and do occur in general practice. It is challenging to try and stay prepared for anything and everything, especially when extremely serious illnesses may occur rarely but can deteriorate rapidly. Simulation is one way that you can maintain these skills and make sure your practice systems are well designed to cope with a broad range of emergencies. In essence, sometimes 'doing' is much more effective than 'talking'.
Simulation is a useful tool for a range of people in your practice. Registrars and trainees often like simulation as it gives them immediate feedback from their supervisors about critical skills and helps with OSCE preparation. Supervisors and practice principals value the lessons learned about the practice systems, and can modify equipment, storage and/or training as a result of the 'latent safety threats' that might be found during the scenario. At my practice, we've found that the practice staff also appreciate being involved, because they can better understand their roles and responsibilities as well as 'knowing they are in good hands' with better awareness of the skills of their nurses and doctors.
There are many ways to do simulation, from ultra-low fidelity to ultra-high tech. Often GP simulation doesn't need to be high tech to be effective. Unlike in ED, GPs often don't have sophisticated monitoring systems and advanced equipment anyway, so we need to focus more on clinical reasoning, teamwork and system design. In contrast to the ED environment, there aren't a lot of apps or tools that are relevant for simulation in General Practice yet. So, here are a few simple ideas that might help you to get started with simulation and build the emergency capabilities of your general practice.
1. Mind Games
Emergencies (real or simulated) can be daunting because they focus on skills that we may rarely use. One way to make it less intimidating is to consider using cognitive warm-ups (mind games) before building up to full-on scenarios. This aims to avoid the 'throw them in the deep end and see if they sink or swim' approach that can be a feature of badly-done simulations. It takes practice and experience to be ready for anything!
Warm up exercises might refresh some basic clinical skills, talk through some 'hypothetical' situations or revise the relevant roles and responsibilities of practice staff in an emergency. The more often these skills are refreshed the better, but it also means that you can then move on to focus more on the bigger problems such as communication, teamwork and practice systems. After all, the simulation exercises listed below are not really a test of individual knowledge but a trial of the whole practice system.
To get started, here some examples of mini revision topics that might be useful as a cognitive warm up. Perhaps you might choose to discuss a hypothetical emergency situation at the end of your teaching session every so often…
Ear to sternal notch position optimises ventilation. This simple repositioning manoeuvre can make a large difference to the success of ventilating a patient in an emergency. There are many more useful tips for rural GPs on emDOCs.
2. Mini Games
If you have 5-10 spare minutes in your teaching sessions, consider getting your supervisor to try out a brief simulation scenario. Rather than managing a full emergency, this mini-scenario might focus on a particular skill or piece of equipment. It can be a good learning exercise for registrars, but also might highlight ways you could improve the practice organisation to make it easier for all the GPs to manage a similar real situation in future.
There are some skills that registrars and other trainees frequently stumble on, either because it is intrinsically difficult or because we often tend to rely on other staff members (especially practice nurses) to perform them. These skills can make particularly good mini-scenarios for registrars. Here are some ideas to get you and your supervisor started:
3. Whole of Practice Games
If you can find 30 min or more, why not ask your supervisor about running a full emergency scenario at your practice? It might involve multiple members of staff and it could be in the practice (i.e. treatment room, consulting room or bathroom…) or out in the carpark. The more complex the scenario is, the closer it can get to reality. But that doesn't mean that you need fancy mannequins or equipment.
As you involve more people and more 'moving parts', it is important that the person running the scenario has developed skills in pre-briefing, psychological safety and debriefing. Here are some guides and scenarios that might help you and your supervisor to get started:
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- Choose a scenario and Print scenarios for all participants if needed. Try to minimise the amount of 'role play' so that most participants are performing their usual duties, e.g. a nurse is the nurse in the scenario and a registrar is a registrar.
- Check equipment is available.
- If using expired stock / dummy medications, be very sure to clearly label them as SIMULATION ONLY.
- Plan a time: this could be during or out of hours, but you will have to consider the impact on practice workflow.
- If your team is new to simulation, consider beginning with a scheduled exercise that the whole practice is aware of. If they are more experienced and up for a challenge, instead of scheduling a specific time you might announce that it will occur 'sometime that day' or 'sometime that week'. Completely unannounced simulation may be overwhelming for an inexperienced practice but highly realistic for teams who are able to cope with this.
- Set the location: If you are testing out a scenario that is likely to occur in the treatment room, then try to run the scenario in that room. Otherwise the available equipment and physical space may not resemble reality.
- Consider evaluation: You don't have to use questionnaires, but it may be useful to have a way of collecting feedback from participants so that you know how they felt and what worked well or what could be improved about the process of running the simulation.
On the day, before you start the scenario you can gather the participants for a quick pre-briefing.
- Aims: e.g. we're doing this simulation to build and maintain the practice's capacity to manage a range of emergency situations.
- Procedures: as others in the building are working, we'll be using the treatment room only. If you need something outside of this room, let me know and I will arrange it or give you a substitute. If you think you need to activate the duress alarm or make a phone call, state loudly that this is what you would do but do not sound the actual alarm or make the call.
- Equipment: If you want to use a drug, you need to find it and show me so I can swap it for this water / dummy / expired stock. Please don't open any ampoules or defibrillator pads as they are expensive, but we want you to practise finding the equipment in case we need to look at better storage / availability for the practice.
- Fictional contract: Some parts of this simulation won't resemble reality (i.e. plastic, imaginary things). We ask that you treat these fictional things as if they were real.
- Time out: If at any time you feel overwhelmed or want to stop the scenario for any reason, please say "Time Out".
- Confidentiality: What happens in sim, stays in sim. Any perceived errors or mistakes that happen here will not affect your role outside of this exercise. As a practice we value your participation because it allows us to improve our systems and plan better for the future. Sometimes mistakes are the best learning opportunities of all.
A good simulation scenario can be constructed from most emergency presentations. Sometimes the best topics come from recent experiences you might have had at the practice. This could be an emergency, a near-miss, or a 'what if' extension of a real patient.
Here are a few ideas:
- Drug overdose / loss of consciousness in the carpark
- MVA out the front of the practice
- Central crushing chest pain / MI / VF arrest
- Syncope in the toilet with massive haematemesis
- Mirena insertion complicated by cervical shock
- Anaphylaxis in a child after an immunisation
- An angry drug seeker at reception
- Hypoglycemia in a diabetic
- Acute severe asthma
- Infective exacerbation of COPD
- Seizure in a known epileptic
Psychological Safety
Psychological safety is absolutely critical for simulations to work. If participants don't feel safe to make mistakes, they won't engage or perform at their usual level and the scenario will not resemble reality. Creating a safe space depends on having respect and a positive regard for the participants and their abilities, approaching them on a level playing field (i.e. we all make mistakes), building a team approach, and having clear expectations for how the exercise will run (see pre-briefing).
"This is an opportunity to practice and get better at really difficult skills. It is not about testing, assessing or embarrassing someone. It is about the practice as a whole making it easier to manage emergency situations. Everybody makes mistakes and these are great opportunities to learn from."
Sometimes the unreal aspects of simulation can be made into an advantage. Here are some examples of ways that your supervisor might change the simulation if needed:
- Pause: If you pause the scenario, you might have time to discuss something that was missed / done incorrectly / ambiguous and brainstorm possible solutions. This can bring a scenario back on track.
- Rewind: Following timely feedback, you might be able to embed skills better if participants can then go back to that point in the scenario immediately and re-do their actions.
- Substitutes: if there is someone on the team who is stuck, or someone who is dominating, consider swapping their roles around.
- Lifelines: if the team is floundering, throw in something that might bring the scenario back on track.
- Whisper in the ear – 'could he be a diabetic?'
- 'Look what I found in my pocket! A glucometer!'
- The ambulance is here, I'm the paramedic – can someone tell me what's happening?
- I'm his wife, I think he might be having a hypo!
- Confederates: Some people in the scenario might be deliberately instructed to be helpful, incompetent or disruptive. At a more sophisticated level, these confederates might take cues from the facilitator about if / when to play these roles. For example, a disruptive or incompetent person might make the scenario more difficult if the participants are coping well – but this might be overwhelming and unnecessary if there are already too many challenges in the basic scenario.
Most of these modifications are designed to enable participants to build a positive outlook towards practice emergencies and deteriorating patients. Mistakes are a valuable part of simulation as learning points, but achieving a successful resolution to the scenario is also important. Overwhelming or impossibly difficult scenarios are unnecessary and potentially damaging. We would like registrars and practice staff to have the confidence that there is a lot that can be done to reverse emergency situations, rather than the false expectations that 'all patients like this crash eventually' or 'no matter what I do, I know you'll make them arrest anyway'.
Make sure your supervisor allows enough time after the scenario to debrief the participants. It is often said that this is where the learning actually happens. Good debriefing is a challenging skill and you do need to be confident in being able to facilitate this before placing participants in stressful situations without the ability to manage the resulting emotions / conflicts / challenges and potential for distress.
Debriefing questions might include:
- Objective descriptions: What did you do / see / hear?
- Clarifying: I couldn't see if you did X… It looked like it was getting confusing then, was it?
- Exploring: 'When do you tend to call for help?' What were you thinking when you did X? What else could you have done instead?
- Plus/Delta: Identify what worked well / what you would do again? What would you do differently?
- Summarise: What did you learn?
More Information and Support
- If you're interested in finding out more about simulation for GPs, a group of simulation enthusiasts from across Australia will be presenting a workshop on GP sim at GP18.
- Simon Wilson runs a GP Simulation blog with a collection of resources and ideas here.
- Taff Hughes runs simulation-based ALS sessions in practices on the South Coast of NSW. Visit the website for more information.
- Tim Leeuwenberg is an expert on simulation for rural and remote doctors who runs the KI Doc blog
- The Victorian Simulation Alliance and SIMED have a variety of other resources related to simulation in healthcare.
If you have other scenario suggestions to share, or if you are a simulation enthusiast who would like to suggest resources for this page and/or join our group, use the feedback form!
September 25, 2018
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Experience Årdal from fjord to mountain – spend the night by the fjord and experience the high mountains. We will bring a delicious packed lunch before paddling out into the beautiful Tyinvatnet, found at approximately 1100m.a.s.l. The journey can be combined with walks to the mountain tops and viewpoints in the area.
Trips can last for half a day or a whole day.
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Egypt is one of the oldest historical country of mordern era. It is considered a cradle of civilization and experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide.
The Great Pyramid of Cheops which was built by manual labor, is the largest of the three main Pyramids and is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Chephren, which is the best preserved, and the Pyramid of Mycerinus. Nearby see the Sphinx, a marvelous sight carved out of a natural rocky outcrop, the lion's body stretching 45m, with its paws 15m long.
Egypt's rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, having endured, and at times assimilated, various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. Although Christianize in the first century of the Common Era, it was subsequently Islamised due to the Islamic conquests of the seventh century.


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Earwax is produced by glands in the ear canal. Although scientists are still not completely sure why we have earwax, it does trap dust and other small particles and prevent them from reaching, and potentially damaging or infecting the eardrum. Normally, the wax dries up and falls out of the ear, along with any trapped dust or debris. Everyone makes ear wax, but the amount and type are genetically determined just like hair color or height. When the glands make more earwax than is necessary, it may get hard and block the ear. When you clean your ears, you can accidentally push the wax deeper, causing a blockage. Wax buildup is a common reason for temporary hearing loss.
Your doctor can determine whether you have earwax blockage by looking in your ear with a special instrument that lights and magnifies your inner ear (otoscope).
Most cases of ear wax blockage can be treated at home. The following remedies can be used to soften wax in the ear:


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How intelligent equipments, which manufacture tablets are?
Plenty people, who are sick, go to health experts who usually prescribe them several magical pills which help them to start feeling much better. Nevertheless, not plenty of them think about the components of the capsule, their consistence, the tests, which had to be carried, and a lot of another essential tasks which must be finished to be able to introduce the medicine on the market. Individuals just take the drug and want to feel better immediately.
Install combox telematics F01 – a solution made by BMW experts in terms of extending functionality of this cars
Having a vehicle for plenty people is thought to be a requirement. It is indicated by the fact that inter alia there are a lot of adults, who live on the outskirts of the city and have to commute to the center each day for instance due to being employed there. What is more, we ought to also not forget that regards vehicles there are plenty various factors that influence our moves in this topic.
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Travelling to various countries appear contemporarily to be a solution that more and more often gathers the attention of wide range of customers. It is proved by the fact that travels offer us an opportunity to learn better other cultures and realities, which guarantees us a possibility to compare our attitude towards diverse aspects with this represented by people in another country.
Satellite radio retrofit – solid alternative that offers each owner of BMW car an opportunity to be in touch with the planet
Driving a vehicle is a process that for significant number of people is something pleasant. It is referred to the fact that depending on our requirements we might travel quicker or slower and for example admire beautiful landscapes that are likely to be seen all around us. On the other side, we are advised In such case also keep in mind that in terms of driving a lot of people would like to never have to drive anymore as they spend a lot of time in traffic jams in bigger cities.


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"When you pray say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come….".
Lk. 11:2.
Jesus invites us in the Gospel to pray to the Good and Merciful Father and to pray for all our brothers and sisters, children of the same Father-God.
The first part of the Our Father says: "hallowed be your name". This means that we pray to the Holy One because of excellence. As the Prophet Isaiah said: "Holy, holy, holy God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory". We also say this in the Preface Acclamation of the Mass.
In the second part of the Our Father we say: "Thy Kingdom Come". The Kingdom that Jesus teaches us to believe in is the Kingdom of love and service. It is a kingdom of human brotherhood in which every man is loved and respected especially the most vulnerable of society – the non-born and the elderly. No one can have faith and hope in the Kingdom that Jesus brought to us without having compassion for his neighbor.
We then say "Thy will be done". Many fail because they do not know what is the Will of God in their lives. God has a plan and a purpose of salvation: God does not want our destruction. In the First Reading the Lord says to Abraham: "For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy the city." Gen. 18:32.
Then the Our Fathers ends with four petitions.
"Give us this day our daily bread". Jesus educates us to ask with confidence for the sustenance of basic needs. His disciples should not worry about what they will eat….Mt. 6:25. Of course this does not mean not to work to earn the daily bread with justice. Our daily bread also consists of the Eucharist, the Bread of Life – Divine Food, which nurtures us spiritually.
"And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us". This prayer from Jesus to forgive is in direct relationship to the example of the Good Father. "If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father" give forgiveness so that you will do the same.
"Lead us not into temptation" to feel as if we are the lords and masters of our lives without assuming responsibilities. Deliver us from the temptation to believe in a small and manageable god that adapts to our "interests" "and to forget that You do not have a beginning or an end and that our nets are very small".
"but deliver us from evil", and from arrogance and indifference towards those who suffer and to reject the calling of the Cross and my lack of Christian hope.
The Our Father prayer is a teaching to "ask and search" with faith in that "you receive what you ask for" and that you "find" what you are looking for. And above all the Our Father prayer opens the doors of your heart to believe and trust that His Kingdom will become a reality in your life". Amen.
Reflections - July 24, 2016
"When you pray say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come….".


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Video: Corvette ZR1 LPE vs Nissan GT-R P800
You have to hand it to the Russians, aside from their love of Vodka and the freezing cold winters they Ruskies definitely know how to use their high performance machines. Take this series of on highway acceleration competitions for example, using the trusty three beeps of the horn and away we go method the owner of this Lingenfelter Performance Engineering tuned Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 hands it to the 800 HP all wheel drive modified Nissan GT-R complete with Switzer P800 package. The GT-R does manage to out accelerate the ZR-1 in one of the races, but it is partly due to a healthy lead before the start of the race. In the end it is the American steel, the Detroit iron that shows who is king of the Russian highways.
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it seems that Corvette is better than GTR.
definitely GT-R (Godzilla) will only smoke corvette, but in this race corvette wins by lean advanced.
I don't mean that the MK3 Prelude wasn't a great car - I even referenced it in a previous submission as one of my personal favorites (see "Toyota Corolla Tops Ford Focus in Cash for Clunkers Sales"). It's just not anything to dream about.
First off, real hood scoops are great for your engine. Of course, those mud flaps are good for my other engine. Mmm...
A hood scoop? Gee, maybe some mudflaps with some chrome plated silhouetted babes would have been nice as well... You probably know (as your omnipitence is diaphanous) that the 89 Prelude ran through RnT's slalom at 66 mph - faster than Porche, Ferrari, etc - and at 36 mpg. Love to have Honda bring it back and do it all over again - as long as they didn't muck it up like they did with some of the other years' models.
Thanks for the thoughts. In regards to the LF-A, there hasn't been any news for a month or so, but its recent Nurburgring time of 7:13 is unprecedented. Interesting question for someone with a Prelude for an ID. I mean, it's not even the 4WS model, so you at least could have thrown in some nice rims, a spoiler or a hood scoop for good measure.
Uncia, once again your sagacious, salient remarks impress. I've been monitoring this site for some time and you're on the money with amazing consistency. In reference to supercars, what's your take on the latest developments concerning the LFA?
The GT-R is today what the turbo Supra was in the 90's and the original Corvette in the 50's/60's - the world's greatest all-around sports car.
Agreed. Besides, it wasn't a fair comparison, as both were far from stock... who's to say that the Vette wasn't more heavily modified than the GT-R? If both were stock and if Nurburgring times mean anything, the Nissan would have slautered the Chevy on any twisted piece of asphault.
ummm, a gtr is not meant for incredibly fast speeds. Take the two of them and race them on side streets and more common roads and the GTR will make a quick meal of the American piece of $hit


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Call it what you wish - a virtual reality - an esoteric reality - an imaginary reality - a multi-dimensional reality - a separate reality...................... and on and on. This `backdrop' certainly has the potential to bust into our reality and certainly - may `exist' in some manner within THAT `other' structure STATE... so, with that in mind... and assuming that algorithms are indeed important to our reality states.... UDCC presents:
(20-1 positive to negative ratio of opinion)
This video shows results from a research project involving simulated Darwinian evolutions of virtual block creatures. A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge.
As Clockers know, a small percentage of anomalous reports involve `shapes' as `objects of the unknown' ..... just sayin.......
I was looking to include this guys analysis of `July 4th UFO Reports' the other day when I covered it - but, I've found it and indeed the guy went to a lot of effort - it's worth your Read (even if it's about 2012's reports).
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Are you up for one more of this `evolved creatures' idea?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOXIoezkVNU
So, let's say that in this `virtual realm' that `creature doppelgangers' - ie: `it's similar to an ape and a man' BECOMES `Bigfoot' on rare occasion into our reality - or at least the reality of perception reach. Or, `flying structures' ie: planes, blimps, rockets, etc, --- BECOMES `UFO's of various descriptions. On rare occasions.
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Clovis Unified superintendent Cash to retire
Clovis Unified School District Superintendent David Cash retired abruptly Friday after two years with the district.
Cash, 55, informed the district's board during a special meeting Friday afternoon. The only agenda item: "closed session for public employee discipline/dismissal/release/suspension."
It was the second special meeting of the week. Wednesday, there was one agenda item in closed session: "employee performance evaluation."
But details were still murky Friday night. For example, it's unclear when Cash will leave the district.
In an email to The Bee late Friday, Cash said: "I am proud of the great work that was accomplished by students and staff these past two years. Deciding to retire was not an easy decision to make but the best one for me and my family.
"The biggest reason is that 3 close friends have passed away in the last 8 months. I want to spend this time with my family, and fortunately I can."
Board President Ginny Hovsepian called a special board meeting for Tuesday to discuss the appointment of an interim superintendent, district spokeswoman Kelly Avants said. She added that Cash will help in the transition to a new superintendent and consult with the district as needed.
Board members either could not be reached or declined to comment.
After Friday's meeting, the board informed the district's leadership team of Cash's retirement. Employees were informed through an automated voice message starting shortly before 8 p.m. Parents received the calls beginning about 9 p.m.
Cash's retirement was news to Fresno County schools Superintendent Larry Powell.
"I love working with him," Powell said Friday night. "He's honest, tells it like it is and is very supportive of the county.
"He understood the Clovis model and brought his own ideas to the table. I'm very pleased with the direction he's taken the district."
Cash was hired by Clovis Unified in July 2009 after a five-month search. He succeeded Terry Bradley, who retired after a 33-year career with Clovis Unified. Before coming to Clovis, Cash was superintendent for the Claremont Unified School District in Los Angeles County for three years.
Earlier in his career, Cash was a lawyer and became interested in teaching as a constitutional law instructor.
The Long Beach native began his teaching career in Irvine and also taught in Santa Barbara, including two years in special education. He also has been a superintendent in Buellton, north of Santa Barbara, and a high school principal in Santa Barbara.
His experience includes serving as a coach in football, track and cross country, as well as academic decathlon and mock trial.
Cash is married. His wife, Heather, is a former elementary school teacher. They have a son and daughter.


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Take Care of Polycarbonate Dinnerware
· Polycarbonate dinnerware is suitable for reheating in the microwave oven but it is not suitable for cooking food. As tough as you may think this catering equipment is, don't be tempted to cook food in it either on the stove or in the oven.
· It is dishwasher safe and will last you a lifetime with normal levels of heat and detergent, but avoid bleach or abrasive detergents. This could damage the gloss finish of the polycarbonate dinnerware.
· Dishwasher temperatures should be between 60 and 65 degrees Celsius for the wash cycle and between 70 and 85 degrees Celsius for the rinse cycle. If temperatures are higher it may lead to the deterioration of the material. The high heat could cause it to melt and become distorted in its shape.
· Whichever detergent or rinse aid you choose, ensure that it is compatible with the polycarbonate dinnerware. Also make sure that you use the correct dosage. If you use too much or let it soak for too long it could shorten the life of the polycarbonate dinnerware.
· When washing this catering equipment by hand try not to use the abrasive side of the sponge or a nylon brush because this could scratch the surface and ruin the gloss finish or, possibly, the material itself.
· If you find small scratches on the surface buff it lightly with a lens cleaning cloth and this should remove them.
· Strong solvents may cause permanent damage to the polycarbonate dinnerware, so avoid using it. It's not worth the risk if you want it last you a lifetime.


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His head was in her lap, his body shaking lightly.
"Don't be" she replied, stroking his hair.
"That's easy for you to say"
"Death isn't the ending, death is a new beginning" she told.
His breathing became heavy, as if he was trying to enjoy every breath. His face became pale.
"It's now" he whispered.
His breathing became much slower, until he didn't got any oxygen. His eyes glazed over.
She released a breath she didn't know she'd been holding.
"Only a new beginning..." she whispered unsurely.
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Google. It's the company we love to hate. Well, Googlemites, I've got a bone to pick with you. Where's my stuff?
I've had a Gmail account since a week before forever, and I've never bothered to delete a message. It's free storage, right? That poor old Gmail account is storing tens of thousands of messages, many of which also have photo attachments. Oh, those are the forgotten photos we all have stuck somewhere in Gmail.
Now there's a way to get those photos back without having to read every message and check every attachment.
Un-Lose Lost Photos With Lost Photos
Think of the tedium and time required to sort through all your Gmail email to find those lost photos. Oh, the humanity! I'd rather change diapers all day (with a time limit).
Lost Photos is the sweet little Mac app that's almost perfect.
Almost? Lost Photos logs into your Gmail account (and Yahoo! and AOL and others but not Hotmail or Mac Mail or others) and finds those lost photos.
Said lost photos then show up on your Mac's screen so you can sort through them, ogle the ones you loved, say snarky things about the ones you don't, and share photos with a click or two to Facebook, Twitter, email, even send them to iPhoto for more permanent storage.
All this finding of lost photos couldn't be much easier.
Simple enough, right?
Lost Photos doesn't delete the photos in Gmail, it merely finds them and downloads the photos to your Mac.
Lost Photos is also smart enough to find photos in those various and sundry Yahoo! email accounts.
Therein lies the rub. Lost Photos does not yet work with Hotmail or many of the larger internet service provider email accounts. And, unfortunately, it doesn't yet work with Apple's Mail on the Mac.
But if you have thousands of email messages on Gmail or Yahoo! and probably many hundreds of photo attachments, there's no easier, faster, or less expensive way to retrieve lost photos than with Lost Photos.


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The third eyelid, also known as the nictitating membrane, is located within the inside corner of the horse's eye. It elevates passively as the eye retracts, helping to protect the eye from trauma. There is a T-shaped piece of cartilage within the third eyelid, as well as a gland that contributes to the tear film production. Humans are in the minority here; the majority of other animal species have this third eyelid to protect their eyes.
In horses, the third eyelid is prone to developing squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common tumour in horses, and it is the most common tumour in the equine eye. It develops most commonly on areas lacking pigmentation, poorly haired regions, and skin near mucocutaneous junctions. It can be quite an aggressive tumour, spreading to nearby tissues and local lymph nodes. In the third eyelid, it often initially appears as a reddened area, then becoming raised and in some cases developing a wart-like appearance. In most other areas of the body, recurrence of this tumour is extremely common unless surgical excision is combined with another treatment such as chemotherapy or cryotherapy. Fortunately, the third eyelid can be removed in its entirety, and a success rate of 90% has been reported with removal alone.
When Dan was purchased about six weeks prior to presentation, the owner noticed that the right eye would intermittently drain, and sometimes appear swollen. On examination, the majority of the eye appeared normal except for a subtle translucent area in the centre of the cornea and mild conjunctivitis (inflammation of the lining of the eyelid). The leading edge of the third eyelid had an abnormal appearance with a raised nodular component and a reddened flat component. When the signs recurred after a short course of topical antiinflammatories in the eye, the owner decided to have the third eyelid removed. At this point the presumed squamous cell carcinoma only occupied about 15% of the third eyelid, making complete surgical excision of the third eyelid a great option with an excellent prognosis.
Dan was treated at the stable under standing sedation. Topical lidocaine (local anesthesia) was applied to the cornea, and local nerve blocks were performed to numb the area. The area around the eye was scrubbed and the eye itself was lavaged with dilute betadine. The third eyelid was then grasped with forceps, locally injected with lidocaine, and clamped on either side before being transected adjacent to the clamps. The clamps were left in place for five minutes after the transection to decrease hemorrhage, and then removed.
It's very important to remove the third eyelid in its entirety, both because of the recurrence risk and because the cut edge of the third eyelid cartilage can abrade the cornea if not fully removed.
Dan was treated with oral antibiotics and antiinflammatories, as well as topical antibiotics in the right eye. There was slight hemorrhagic discharge from the eye and right nostril that resolved in a day or so.
Although there is a slight risk of increased trauma to the eye without the protection of the third eyelid, horses usually don't have a problem after surgical removal. As with many tumours, early removal in this case really increased the likelihood of success.


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Note: Strong language
Saturday, September 23rd, 9:00pm
Bella and Alice (and Edward and Drommen)
Alice: Oh shit, there's sparkles again. He's getting on the bus.
Bella: Pretend you don't see him.
Alice: So yeah, did you see that guy standing at the bar last night?
Bella: Oh yeah, the one with the…
Edward: (standing beside them in the aisle) I told you.
Bella: Told me what?
Edward: That I know where you live.
Bella: Then why are you following me?
Edward: Because I love you Bella. And I want to make you like me. (hesitates) I mean, a vampire. Not like me, because I know you love me alre…
Drommen: (sitting behind them, leans forward to speak to the girls) Is this man bothering you?
Bella and Alice together: Yes!
Drommen: (to Edward) I suggest you go and sit at the back of the bus.
Edward: Mind your own business. I'm here for Bella.
Drommen: It would seem that Bella isn't here for you.
Bella and Alice start to get up.
Drommen: (to the girls) Would you like me to escort you home?
Bella: (nods) That would be nice, thanks.
Drommen: No problem. (stands up. To Edward:) Sit.
Edward sits and watches the three get off the bus.
Next stop: Sunday, September 24th, 10:00am
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It is a nice sponge but it is just a bit too firm for my liking- I generally prefer beauty blenders. If you have ever used the Morphe sponges they are along the same lines as far as firmness goes, however the outer texture of these is soft, like velvet as indicated
I have quite a few different sponges, from Beauty Blender to Sonia Kashuk. (The SK are really good.)This one just doesn't do anything for me. I use medium coverage foundations, and perhaps it would work better with a high coverage formula. I didn't have that pressing in/finishing thing that sponges I like have. I found that it works slightly better dry than wet. It's also near to impossible to clean.
I personally like this sponge applicator than beautyblender. I use a creme stick foundation from Makeup Forever and it blends flawlessly! Also, it is so affordable!
I only got this sponge because it was highly recommended and affordable, but all it did was soak up most of my product and for me it actually took longer to blend. Finish was ok but not really worth it. I'd rather stick to the beautyblender, morphe, ecotools, or real techniques sponges.
It took me a long time to get on board with buying these microfiber sponges but I'm so glad I finally did!! I was a huge fan of the beauty blender for a long time, then I found more affordable options that I still like which include the wet and wild sponge, the makeup shack sponge, the Nikkia Joy Cosmetics sponges, and even the elf sponge are very nice and soft sponges. However I adore the Juno sponges. I feel like I need less product and I get fuller coverage with my foundations no matter whether they're full coverage or not and I just love them so so much!
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Date : 13 June, 2017
KOCHI: Kochi Metro is going to be inaugurated by Honourable Prime Minister of the Nation Sh. Narendra Modi on June 17, Saturday. Following the inauguration, the Special children and inmates of old age homes would be treated with a joyride on Kochi Metro on Sunday.
Inauguration Details
- Date : June 17, 2017 (Saturday)
- Inaugurated By : Prime Minister of India Sh. Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will board the Kochi Metro train from Palarivattom and travel till Pathadippalam along with other dignitaries after inaugurating the Metro at 11am on Saturday, said KMRL spokesperson.
Kochi Metro Authorities Plan
- Authorities are planning to offer a free ride for them a day after the commissioning of Metro by the Prime Minister on Saturday.
- "Our plan is to provide an opportunity to those who otherwise may not get a chance to take a ride on the Metro. Disabled kids like those with autism will be given an opportunity to travel in Metro on the day. The services throughout the day would be exclusively for them," an official with KMRL said.
- "The social welfare department would be giving the list of those eligible for the ride. We would be offering the service as per the list given by the social welfare department," the official said.
- There are also plans to rope in film stars or other celebrities to accompany the children during the ride. "The decision will have to get the nod from KMRL director board. The negotiation with celebrities are going on. But we haven't finalized them," the official said.
- Kochi mayor and councillors took a Metro ride on Monday.
- People's representatives from local bodies such as Kalamassery and Aluva municipalities and Choornikkara grama panchayat also enjoyed the Metro ride.
Medical Facilities at Stations
- Meanwhile, KMRL authorities have selected Medical Trust hospital as the medical partner for Kochi Metro for a period of three years.
- According to the agreement, KMRL will provide space for setting up the medical desk and the hospital will provide emergency medical care in all stations.
- The hospital has to bring in infrastructure and staff required for operating the facility.
- Medical Trust would be deploying ICU ambulance facility at every 5km distance to cover any emergencies along the metro alignment.
- The holders of Kochi-1 cards to be introduced by KMRL will also get discounts for their treatment. Based on the agreement, the hospital would also provide medical assistance to KMRL initiatives like marathon, walkathon, cyclathon, etc.
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5 reasons why Golden State Warriors are still the team to beat
The 2017/18 NBA season is right around the corner and teams have completed their preseason engagements and have decided on their rotations to begin their campaigns.The offseason was all about teams trying to get younger while others decided to re-tool their rosters in order to challenge Golden State Warriors better.
Oklahoma City Thunder have added two All-Stars in Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to their roster to go with the reigning regular season MVP, Russell Westbrook. Houston Rockets have added a leader of their own in Chris Paul as they look to the enhanced playmaking duo of Paul and James Harden to combat the Warriors.
The San Antonio Spurs have retained their core and will aim to play a smaller lineup and use Kawhi Leonard's rise to try and overcome Golden State.
In the East, Cleveland Cavaliers have switched a big part of their roster in Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, a man who had carved out a niche for himself in Boston.
Despite the change, the Cavs have enough firepower and shooting to rival the Warriors but need to develop a defensive identity that can help them go toe-to-toe with the Dubs and would be hoping that Jae Crowders adds just that.
With tipoff just under two days away, here's a look at five reasons why Golden State are primed to win their third NBA Championship in four years:
#5 Retaining their strong core
Following their dismantling of the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Warriors approached the offseason with great urgency and purpose as they worked to retain most of their core.
General Manager Bob Myers had one goal at the beginning of free agency - to ensure the team can compete at the highest level for many years to come. Safe to say, he achieved that in a brilliant manner.
The Warriors brought back key bench players Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston and David West, in addition to re-signing Zaza Pachulia.
They also signed two-time MVP Steph Curry to a blockbuster 5-year, $201 million extension, thus securing the franchise's direction for the foreseeable future.
In addition, they signed Finals MVP Kevin Durant to a 2-year, $53 million contract with a player option for the second year. In agreeing that contract, Durant took $9 million less than the maximum, helping Myers bring back the veteran leadership and bench depth.


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Idalmis and Gil kicked off their nuptials with a 1930′s themed vintage wedding that included top hats and dressed up guests who danced the night away. We loved the Mad Men feel through and through!
Venue | Trinity Keyport New Jersey
Photographer | Joseph Delgado Photography
Makeup | Makeup by Denise
Hair Styling | Mariela Vivero
Gown Design | Pronovias
Bridal Accessories | Etsy
Bridesmaid | Nordstrom
Groom Formal Wear | Saks Fifth Avenue
Cake | Chocolate Carousel
Flowers | Daisy Lane Florist
Invitation | Etsy
Transportation | Limo Ride


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Lead Scoring: Active versus Latent Buying Behavior
Lead scores are based on numerical values placed on factors such as active and latent buying behavior. When you're scoring a sales lead, you must understand the difference between the two buying behaviors:
Active behavior involves sales readiness and purchase intent.
Latent behavior describes a behavior that shows less engagement and sales readiness.
To score a lead, define the buying behavior and score appropriately. For instance, just because someone downloaded a free mini-version of an author's e-book doesn't mean that your sales team should pick up the phone and call her right away. Effective lead scoring will guide you to your next move.
Here's a look at sample lead scoring ranges:
Critical: 10 to 15 points
Important: 5 to 9 points
Influencing: 1 to 4 points
Negative: -1 to -15 points
And here's how you can apply those scores to buying behaviors:
|Latent Score
|Active Score
|Downloads early stage content
|Visits a web page or a blog
|Watches a thought leadership webinar
|Visits a pricing page
|Watches a detailed demo
|Downloads late-stage content
|Searches for branded keyword term
The key here is that the follow-up for active versus latent leads is very different. For an active score, your sales reps should follow up immediately. For a latent score, trigger a personalized message instead.
You can also score leads negatively based on actions. For instance, a student might download a ton of early-, mid-, and late-stage content for a research paper. If that person fills out your form and indicates she is a student, you can give a negative score, say -15. They're most likely doing research and not actually interested in a purchase. The same is true for a person who visits your website's career page.


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While writing specs I keep learning this lesson over and over. After calling methods on your data model and saving it to the database, call the reload method to refresh your model. Otherwise, subsequent operations will be performed on stale data.
Do this in your engines and other business logic components that change & persist data. When calling myObject.do_something, which changes and saves internal state and you need to continue using myObject in the rest of your method, first call myObject.reload.
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Last year I listed all the categories we'd tried over the past few years, and readers placed their votes.
I'm starting to prepare a list for 2015, but am open to suggestions.
I hope to have a rough draft up in a few days.
Perhaps 'thematic' classics would be a possibility--- I recently finished reading a superb "anti-war" novel, and after the Nov. 4 mid-tern election, I've been thinking of taking up a 'political power' novel of some kind. And I remember we had a "banned books" category, previously, and maybe that could be adapted into a category of "novels about things we're not supposed to talk about in polite society, such as religion, money, sexual behaviors, and so forth" .
The categories we're using now could serve again----I'd be glad to explore most of them further.
I like all of Bonnie's suggestions. I too liked this year's categories, particularly #'s 1-7.
We could include something to do with different time periods (set in or written in)...can't remember whether we've done that before. Various countries/continents is also fun, as it requires us to branch out.


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Shalom Families Connects Parents
L to R: Participants of Shalom Families and community members, Jessica Henderson with baby Ilo, Mary Axelrud with baby Clara, Karin Lester with baby Millie. Credit: Gabe Axelrud
By Karin Lester
Shalom Families is a new way to connect with families around Austin and in your neighborhood. Thanks to Michelle Green who came up with this idea, we have formed a committee of parents with young children to help families connect when they move to Austin and in their local neighborhoods. A signature program will be Neighborhood Nosh, potluck gatherings and more, chaired by Jessica Laderberg and Jennifer Steinfeldand. Welcoming Ambassadors, chaired by Erin Bernstein and Karen Kanarek will ensure that newcomers get connected with a friendly face in a timely manner. ■
Visit the Shalom Families Facebook group for events at www.facebook.com/groups/shalomfamiliesatx. For more information about Shalom Families, contact Karin Lester at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (512) 735-8008.


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I have replaced Postfix LDA with maildrop. The maildroprc script I am using also creates the mailbox folders if they do not exist.
In my /etc/postfix/master.cf I have defined the maildrop service
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=ODRhu user=vmail:daemon argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -w 90 -d ${user}@${nexthop}
${extension} ${recipient} ${user} ${nexthop}
When this script creates a folder for an account, the folder and files inside of it belong to the group "daemon" and Courier IMAP does not want to read the content of the folder because it expects username:group to be vmail:vmail.
If I change the service definition for maildrop in master.cf to be "vmail:vmail" I get an error from maildrop
ERR: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Permission denied Invalid user specified.
and the mail can not be delivered. I guess this is due to the maildrop needing access to the /var/run/courier/authdaemon which is owned by the group "daemon". But I really do not understand why would maildrop need access to the authdaemon folder.
The part of the maildrop script that creates the folder:
`test -e $HOME_DIR/$HOST/$USER`
#log "Testing for $HOME_DIR/$HOST subdirectory: result=$RETURNCODE"
# Only continue if directory does NOT exist
if ($RETURNCODE != 0)
log "MailDir $HOME_DIR/$HOST/$USER does NOT exist"
`test -e $HOME_DIR/$HOST`
if ( $RETURNCODE != 0 )
log "Creating $HOME_DIR/$HOST"
`mkdir $HOME_DIR/$HOST`
`chmod -R 0700 $HOME_DIR/$HOST`
# Create users MailDir
`maildirmake $HOME_DIR/$HOST/$USER`
I have even tried adding
chown vmail:vmail $HOME_DIR/$HOST/$USER to the script to be run after creating the maildir but the folder still belongs to the group "daemon".
I am using maildrop 2.0.4 package from the Debian Lenny (5.0) repository and judging by the package informatio it is compiled aganist courier authlib
Version: 2.0.4-3
Replaces: courier-base (<= 0.58.0-1)
Depends: courier-authlib, exim4 | mail-transport-agent, libc6 (>= 2.7-1), libgcc 1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21), libgdbm3, libpcre3 (>= 7.4), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1-4)


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Detached Review
In space, no one can hear your disappointment. Detached showed a whole lot of promise as a PSVR-enabled first person survival adventure in a deep space. Armed with nothing but a jet pack, some special equipment, and a suit separating you from the vacuum of space, you're expected to conduct rescue and repair operations after space pirates leaves your two person cargo vessel dead in the water. The experience of putting power reactors, communication arrays, and computer systems back online is great because of the methodical processes that might seem mundane were it not for the agency created by the need to top off your suit's oxygen and fuel tanks. Not only that, Detached simulates a realistic zero gravity environment.
At first, I thought Detached was about to give me the experience I wanted after playing through The Station. In my review of it, I expressed a desire to play a video game where the goal was simply to explore a space station and take care of regular, day-to-day operations, maintenance, and repair. Kind of like House Flipper, only in deep space. The first level begins after your salvage operation is waylaid by a crude band of opportunists looking to get in on your score by destroying your ship, the Big Zoe. The attempt to get back home begins with a search inside an abandoned space colony that exists in a state of disrepair. In order to access the escape pods stationed in an emergency bay, you'll have to bring several other stations back online through neat environmental puzzles. The colony level doubles as an extended tutorial to get familiar with the controls because moving around in Zero-G isn't as easy as other games make it seem. It also gives you plenty of opportunities to learn your suit's higher functions, including a shield to reduce damage, jet boost, and powered rockets.
Detached offers the player a lot of good will in the first stage. And by the start of the second, I was ready for even more elaborate space-based house cleaning. Unfortunately, things go from "hey, this is cool!" to "oh, god, this is so boring" in no time. That's because all of the nifty work you did previously gets tossed in the bin in favor of boring as nails Easter egg hunt. This is such a let down given the entire second stage is set amongst the wreckage of the Big Zoe, which would have been so cool to explore in great detail. Instead of venturing inside to reactive life support or bring power back online, you have to scour the entire debris-ridden area for batteries. Not even the presence of an enemy drone ship that patrols the area looking for you can't save this part of the game from banality. To make things worse, because there are more things in this stage that can actually kill you, death reveals a troublesome checkpoint system. If you die during the process of restoring several power relays, you have to start all over from the beginning and find the batteries again. In the same stage is a timed sequence where a nuclear meltdown has to be prevented by activating three panels in three minutes. Fail here, and you're forced to restart about five minutes before the start of that sequence. Oh, there's even a forced race sequence that's anthetical to the rest of the game. The fun I had got sucked out faster than light through a black hole. And things don't get a chance to be better after that because the game only has three levels and an epilogue to play in. There's an added multiplayer mode but because I felt so burned from the lack of creativity extended to the rest of the campaign, I really didn't care anymore.
I couldn't be more disappointed with Detached if I tried. For the first forty minutes or so, I thought it had nowhere to go but up. I even put together a Spotify playlist from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey for background music to maximize the effect being a lonely astronaut charged with getting things back in working order. Then to spend the next half hour flying around in search of batteries to turn on computers made me think that the developers ran out of ideas. And it wasn't just the game design that made Detached look cool from the start. The graphics are amazing and the feeling of immersion is spectacular. You really get the feeling of being in space! At the risk of getting motion sickness, I turned off the Eagle Eye settings so as to get the full effect of floating around. By all accounts, this is the sort of game I should be shouting about from the rooftops - and I really want to! As someone who loves science fiction and anything set in space, I wanted this to be a game I could go back to whenever I need to de-stress or experience simulated loss of gravity since I doubt I will get to go into space in my lifetime. But here I sit, wishing Detached did more to stay consistent.
While searching through the game's Steam forums for assistance, I discovered that this has been available for PCs since 2017 and any community behind it has been mostly absent and the developers chiming in to offer vague walkthroughs, technical assistance, and announcing the PSVR version and a non-VR edition. For all its cool factor and pitch perfect virtual reality immersion, the lack of any substantial and compelling gameplay for most of the game make Detached hard to recommend at its full price. Wait for a sale.
Librarian by day, Darkstation review editor by night. I've been playing video games since the days of the Commodore 64 and I have no interest in stopping now that I've made it this far.


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Go-to shades for any adventure.
Blending sporty and casual, the Smith Challis Polarized Sunglasses offer premium performance, lasting comfort, and low-key style whether you're in the city or out on the trail. Featuring the same sweeping profile and sport-influenced wrap of its larger counterpart, the Colson, the Challis is ideal for people seeking a tighter fit and a slightly smaller lens profile.
ChromaPop lenses are not only polarized to eliminate glare, but are also specially formulated to filter out certain wavelengths in order to enhance contrast and color. See vivid greens, stunning reds, and breathtaking blues that look like something out of a dreamscape. The lenses also sport a hydroleophobic lens coating that repels water and resists smudges for your greasy fingers. The Evolve frame is super lightweight yet strong, and is partially made with eco-based materials. Hydrophilic megol nose and temples pads get tackier as they get wet, so the harder you sweat the more securely your shades will cling to your face, which is good news when you're getting after it on your favorite trail.
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- Medium-large fit
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- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
This is my second pair of these glasses. Can't beat them! I love the style and most of all, they simply help me find fish from the boat. I can't go anywhere without them, my eyes are better with these on! I prefer Smith over Costa by far. I have a smaller frame face and skinny, these fit great and give me full coverage from the sun/glare.
comfort with a quality lens
Bought these guys for a trip up to Salmon Idaho and they were great! Throughout the many adventures the frames arent only beautiful but I am hard on my sunglasses so the fact they held up flawlessly was also amazing. Been a fan of Smith for a while now and these share that same quality I expect from them.


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Little Girl Hands Michelle Obama Her Unemployed Dad's Resume, Melts Our Hearts
On Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama attended the White House's annual event for "Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day," where Michelle was given a résumé by a young girl on behalf of the girl's father. After the event, Michelle held a Q&A session in the East Room, where much of the audience were children of Executive Office employees. At one point, Michelle called on 10-year-old Charlotte Bell to come up and ask the question.
But Charlotte didn't have any questions to ask Mobama — she only had a résumé. Charlotte handed Obama the résumé, boldly telling her: "My dad's been out of a job for three years and I wanted to give you his résumé." Clearly surprised, Michelle said, "Oh my goodness," and ushered Charlotte into a long hug.
"Well, it's a little private, but she's doing something for her dad, right?" Michelle said. She held up the résumé and said "Got it." At the end of the event, Obama and Charlotte had another quick hug, and Mobama went off with résumé in hand.
Here's the video of the encounter. At around 0:08, Charlotte hands Michelle the résumé. At 0:12, the First Lady and the little girl hug. walking up to Michelle and handing her the résumé, after which Michelle went up and hugged her. Yeah, our hearts are kind of melting, too.
According to the AP, Charlotte's father, Ben Bell, had helped with President Obama's re-election campaign in 2012, and has been unsuccessfully searching for a policy job. Interestingly enough, Charlotte's mother is also an executive branch employee, which is why Charlotte was in the exclusive audience in the first place.
Charlotte's mother, who didn't want to be identified, told AP that the "job pitch" had been a family joke but she hadn't expected Charlotte to actually give it a try.
Not everyone has seen the incident in a positive light, especially given that unemployment rates under President Obama's terms haven't been even close to stellar. Two months ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that while the U.S. economy had added 175,000 jobs, the unemployment rates had rise 0.1 percent to a total of 6.7 percent.


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Article syndication is a great type of promotion for your online company. With a high-quality article and include relevant keywords; you will soon see plenty of traffic on your web page. Read these tips to learn how to be a successful article marketer.
Always include "no follow" links within comments on your site. Whenever someone spams your site, web crawlers will know that this shouldn't be followed because of the no follow attribute. This keeps your Google reputation untarnished.
When attempting to market articles to drive traffic or sell products, a lot of people decide to do this work themselves. Keep in mind that writing does require talent. Perhaps you do have great grammatical skills and know just where to place the right punctuation. You may even know the terms "alliteration" and "palindrome." However, when you write, you need to know how to express your ideas effectively in words. It is an art, not just book smarts.
Posting fresh content with regularity is important. Search engine crawlers scour your site and make a note of how often you make changes to the index with new content. Updating content regularly will make search engines index your website more frequently, which allows your message to reach more customers.
Remember to add a request that requires action. The conclusion of your articles should specify exactly what steps the reader should take. It is fine if these steps are obvious. You can also use large buttons to make it easier. If your readers are given such easy access, they will be more likely to act on it.
Writing Skills
Your writing skills will improve if you read more often. Your own reading comprehension will be increased by your own reading and this will translate into better writing. The more you read, the more rapidly your writing skills will improve. This will help your brain develop new synapses which will help improve your writing skills.
Make sure to use social media to your advantage! Facebook and Twitter can be excellent sources for attracting new readers. When you publish a new article, post an update on your account to get attention! Encourage readers to share your articles with their friends.
You need interesting headlines. A boring headline will not entice people to read your article. Try out a few different headlines before committing. You may wish to ask someone you know what their opinion is.
Article marketers that are successful have used their own voices when they write their articles. They ensure the articles are fun, easy to read and provide great information. Article writers that do well show their character and emotions by using the proper language and tone.
Steer clear of producing content that you do not find interesting. Readers will be able to feel your emotion through your writing. If you're bored, it will show in your writing. Writing articles on subjects that don't interest you is not nearly as valuable as articles on subjects that fascinate you.
Avoid falling victim to the old adage "monkey see, monkey do." To regularly achieve high search engine rankings, keep your content interesting and original. Search engines are always on the lookout for ways to counteract unscrupulous ways of generating content, so you should concentrate on quality, not quantity.
Make a splash with your opening. Make your introduction so that it catches the attention of the reader. Intrigue your reader through the usage of statistics and questions, cause them to pause and keep their attention. If your opening is stale, they are less likely to stay. You need to keep readers interested or they will exit to one which will.
Being successful at article marketing can sometimes be a task of trial and error. Keep track of which articles are the most popular so you can get a good idea of which topics and techniques your audience responds to. By learning what works well and what doesn't work, a person can better their articles.
As you can now see, there are many things that can be done to ensure that your article promotion efforts are met with success. Creating timeless content that boosts traffic will payoff greatly in upcoming years. Follow these helpful tips and you cannot go wrong.
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News Release: Students to Learn About Career Paths to Financial Services Industry
Interns, College Students to Learn About Career Paths to Financial Services Industry
CHICAGO – More than 200 summer interns and college students will participate in a conference July 13 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to learn about career paths to jobs in the financial services industry.
The interns are employed by Chicago-based companies that are part of the Financial Services Pipeline (FSP) Initiative, a coalition of firms working to increase racial diversity in Chicago's financial services sector. In addition, the group hopes to enhance appreciation for the value of cultural differences in the sector.
Also attending the conference will be interns and college students sponsored by non-profit organizations that provide access to college and jobs to young adults who lack economic opportunities.
FSP Initiative members sponsoring the conference are Ariel Investments, Bank of America, BMO Financial Group, CME Group, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Grosvenor, Holland Capital Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Loop Capital, Madison Dearborn Partners, Mesirow Financial, Northern Trust, Urban Partnership Bank, U.S. Bank and Wintrust Financial Corporation.
Non-profit organizations participating in the conference include Chicago Scholars, INROADS, Link Unlimited Scholars, One Million Degrees and Year Up.
"Research shows that the low levels of minority representation in the financial services sector in the Chicago area have not changed much in the last 15 years," said Valerie Van Meter, Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. "The FSP firms recognize that in order to ensure significant progress in making our industry more representative of the region we serve we have to work collectively."
The conference will feature panel discussions and networking opportunities. The panel discussions are titled, "Dealing with Individual Clients," "Dealing with Institutions," "Dealing with the Big Picture," and "Helping the Firm Operate." Also scheduled is a keynote address by William Farrow, president and CEO of Urban Partnership Bank, as well as a keynote luncheon speech titled, "The Art of Networking," led by Connie Lindsey, executive vice president and head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion at Northern Trust.
Van Meter co-chairs the FSP Initiative's steering committee with Peggy Mueller, senior program officer of The Chicago Community Trust. The initiative faces challenges on two fronts, said Van Meter.
"First, on the supply side, we want to increase the number of diverse, career-ready job candidates interested in the financial services industry," she explained. "Second, on the demand side, we want to ensure the hiring and continued progression of diverse talent within the industry."
Co-chairs of the FSP Leadership Council are Monica Walker, CEO and CIO of Equity at Chicago-based Holland Capital Management; Terry Mazany, president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust; and Northern Trust Chairman and CEO Rick Waddell.
"As the CEO of a minority and women-owned investment management firm, I am well aware of the lack of diverse racial representation in the asset management field," said Walker. "Given my personal commitment to diversity and inclusion and to the development of minority youth, my hope is that this unique collaborative initiative will serve as a catalyst to inspire careers and a lifelong interest in financial services among African-American and Latino youth."
The FSP Initiative continues to work with consulting firm Mercer to conduct research to better understand the pipeline challenge and identify effective actions that can be taken to meet the goal of a more diverse workforce. More results of the research are expected to be unveiled in October.
The afternoon sessions of the conference are open to the media from noon to 5 p.m. For more information on attending the afternoon sessions or to arrange an interview on this topic with representatives of the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative, contact Laura LaBarbera at (312) 322-2387 or via email.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the nation's central bank. The Chicago Reserve Bank serves the Seventh Federal Reserve District, which encompasses the northern portions of Illinois and Indiana, southern Wisconsin, the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the state of Iowa. In addition to participation in the formulation of monetary policy, each Reserve Bank supervises member banks and bank holding companies, provides financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government and monitors economic conditions in its District.


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Flooded with last-minute calls from registered investment advisers who haven't filed their new plain-English ADV Part 2 forms, compliance consultants estimate that a third or more of them will miss the Securities and Exchange Commission's Thursday deadline.
Patrick Burns, a compliance consultant with the law offices of Patrick J. Burns Jr. PC, said that he has been getting up to two dozen calls each day from desperate financial advisers.
Many advisers have been challenged to complete the new narrative format, which requires plain-English disclosures about their businesses and conflicts. Advisory firms whose fiscal year ended in December are required to meet this week's deadline.
"The majority of people calling in at this late stage are the ones who thought they could do [the filing] themselves or got stuck on some parts of the ADV," Mr. Burns said.
About 90% of the 11,000 advisory firms registered with the SEC and 15,000 state-registered firms are facing this week's deadline to update their ADV forms. No major repercussions are expected for missing the deadline, but late filers nevertheless could face some additional scrutiny from regulators, compliance sources said.
"Do you want to put yourself on the SEC's radar screen [by filing late]?" asked Scott Gottlieb, chief executive of U.S. Compliance Consultants LLC.
One adviser, who asked not to be named, said he was still working on his update, which he called "an utter waste of time," and might miss the deadline. "I've been tending to business," he said. "My first responsibility is to clients — the government comes second."
Zachary Gronich, founder of the compliance consulting firm RIA In A Box, said he has helped set up more than 1,000 RIA firms, but only about 350 have hired him to prepare the updated ADV form.
"I blasted e-mails to all of them, saying in big, bold red letters, 'This applies to you,'" he said. "Most are thinking that this [new ADV form] doesn't apply to them or are hoping that regulators don't do anything about late filings."
For late filers, the question now is whether to file a hastily prepared form to meet the deadline or to do it right and file late, said Brian Hamburger, founder of MarketCounsel LLC.
"I think it's better to file late, as opposed to filing something that's incorrect," Mr. Hamburger said. "If it's incorrect, you leave legal breadcrumbs for clients" to pursue claims, he said, and a regulator could ask "why you swore under penalty of perjury that the filing was correct when you knew it wasn't."
Advisory firms that file late updates most likely will face consequences no worse than a warning and a reminder to file, observers said.
"We assume everyone is going to meet their obligations," said Robert Plaze, associate director for regulation in the SEC's Division of Investment Management. He declined to say what the agency would do about late filers.
"If you miss the deadline for the annual updating [ADV] amendment, it's always been my understanding that you just file it when you can," Mr. Gottlieb said. "I'm not sure this will be any different."
"My guess is that based on the [large] number of firms that will not meet the deadline, Draconian things [such as fines or revocations] would not happen unless a firm failed to follow up" and file, Mr. Burns said.
"If you don't file [an updated ADV at all], you just made the short list of those a state [regulator] or the SEC will visit," Mr. Burns said.
Mr. Gottlieb said he doesn't understand why so many RIAs have failed to file. The new form was well-publicized, observers said, so advisers can't claim they were surprised by the changes.
"I can't imagine an excuse for not getting it done," he said. The ADV instructions "pretty much give you the answers," he added.
One major change in the new form is an emphasis on discussing in detail an adviser's investment strategy, said Jane Stafford, founderof Stafford + Associates LLC.
Since the SEC had long made clear that it wanted better disclosure of strategies, "people who have kept up [with SEC guidance] shouldn't have had trouble" with the new format, Ms. Stafford said.


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Fri, 11 September 2015
Just don't do it.
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, Claudia and James felt it was very important to record this podcast.
Claudia, being a victim of living through her mother's suicide when she was just a teenager, is passionate about preventing it.
Listen to this extremely important podcast.
Direct download: AA20Ep20354.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 3:09pm EDT
Thu, 10 September 2015
This question came in from the Choose Yourself Facebook group:
"I've been passed over for my next promotion. I feel like 'the poor employee' instead of "the 'rich employee.'"
James says being "The Rich Employee" is a mindset, and this person is already acting as a rich employee.
He has realized there's a problem and he's taking steps to fix it, but right now he's hurting.
He asks himself, "Why should I accomplish anything?"
Listen to James' answer in today's show.
David Newman
P.S. The Rich Employee is now also in paperback.
Direct download: AA20Ep20353.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 1:22pm EDT
Wed, 9 September 2015
Get ready – this one is going to be very controversial.
You went to college. You took out huge student loans to get your degree. You can barely make ends meet, and your monthly student loan bills are now due.
What can you do?
Ask for help.
Listen to today's show here
David Newman
P.S. The Rich Employee is now also in paperback.
Direct download: AA20Ep20352.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 10:53am EDT
Tue, 8 September 2015
Should you "fire" a really terrible customer?
Well, that depends...
If that customer happens to be 99% of your business, you have a big problem. But today, James addresses what to do with those customers who won't break your business.
You could delegate that customer to another employee. Sometimes that works.
You could have a real, honest conversation with that customer, asking them their advice on how you could serve them better.
"Help me help you..."
P.S. The Rich Employee is now also in paperback.
Direct download: AA20Ep20351.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 3:38pm EDT
Fri, 4 September 2015
Do you want to be a professional speaker? Does having to get up on stage in front of a group of people scare the heck out of you?
Today James and Claudia invite Brian Rashid to join them to give us a couple of quick tips to help you if you want to become a public speaker.
Brian says you have to get really clear on one topic. Then create a clean one-page that lists bullets points on what you'll talk about, and add in testimonials as soon as you have them.
This is a long interview and Brian doesn't hold back. He's willing to answer every question they ask him.
James calls this interview "The bible of public speaking."
David Newman
P.S. The Rich Employee is now out in paperback
Direct download: AA20Ep20350.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 12:29pm EDT
Thu, 3 September 2015
Why did James self-publish his new book, The Rich Employee?
He wanted total control over the marketing.
The old way of the legacy book publishers is to get the author to march around the country doing book signings at the few book stores that still exist.
This just doesn't work anymore.
Instead, writers should do the "podcast tour". You'll get in front of millions of potential buyers without ever leaving your house.
Remember, you should always choose yourself.
David Newman
P.S. The Rich Employee is out in paperback as of today
Direct download: AA20Ep20349.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 3:57pm EDT
Wed, 2 September 2015
Why did James feel that he had to write his new book, The Rich Employee?
He wanted to set the record straight.
For the average employee, income is going down while inflation goes up. Industry, knowledge, and management are all being outsourced cheaply to other countries or to technology.
Many people mistakenly think that the only solution is entrepreneurship – that "entrepreneurship is the pathway to riches." This is not true. Being an entrepreneur does have great upside but it also has a well-known failure rate of 85%. There is no way to predict your way out of that 85%.
The solution is to become a rich employee, and now, anyone can do it.
This century, companies will only succeed if they encourage their employees to develop the "Rich Employee" mindset.
In today's podcast, James talks about The Rich Employee, saying that to succeed and thrive no matter where you are, no matter who your boss is, and no matter what your situation is, you should "choose yourself."
Direct download: AA20Ep2034820with20TRE20preroll.mp3
Category:business -- posted at: 4:16pm EDT
Tue, 1 September 2015
Chris Brogan was gracious enough to allow us to repost an interview he did today with James to talk about, everything…including the release of James brand new book; The Rich Employee that hit the Amazon bookstore today.
They jumped onto a platform new to many of us, Blab.im and did an hour long interview.
A lot of people jumped in to ask questions including Joel Comm, Michael Stelzner, Mitch Jackson and so many others.
We hope you enjoy this as we play with the best way to deliver you our content.
Thanks again Chris and please check out Blab.im
David Newman
Direct download: AA20Ep2034720Blab20final.mp3
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Ramsdell is set in the idyllic village of Ashford Hill on the outskirts of Newbury. Offering a variety of four and five bedroom homes, you're sure to find a home at Ashford Hill.
Ashford Hill is a small hamlet in a highly-desirable location close to the Hampshire/Berkshire border. Offering picturesque thatched cottages, a Victorian pub The Ship Inn (known for its delicious home-cooked food) and the local Victorian Gothic-styled St Paul's Church, it has a charm all of its own. It's also in an ideal situation to take advantage of the bustling market town of Newbury.
Ramsdell is surrounded by beautiful countryside including Ashford Hill Meadows Nature Reserve and Ramsdell Woodland Trust. The 78-mile-long ramblers' route Brenda Parker Way is also nearby - famous for is scenic walks. However, if this isn't your thing then Newbury offers a vast array of shops and entertainment venues.
In Newbury you'll find all the main high street brands and several department stores including John Lewis & Debenhams, plus, as its market town status suggests, there's a great choice of local independent shops and a weekly market. You'll also be able to make the most of the town's theatre, cinema, cafés and restaurants, from fine dining to well-known chains.
Close to the development there's a choice of local primary schools including Ashford Hill which is opposite the Ramsdell development and has a 'good' Ofsted rating. There are several secondary schools located in both Newbury and Basingstoke. For further education Reading University is just over 16 miles away.
For leisure activities, Basingstoke Leisure Park has everything covered from ski diving to ice skating. And for more traditional pastimes, Kennet Leisure Centre close to Newbury offers a pool, gym, fitness centre, and squash & badminton courts.
Living at Ramsdell in Ashford Hill means you can enjoy a tranquil location, with the charm of village life, but have the benefit of everything on your doorstep.
One of the best things about buying a new home is that you can choose to personalise it to make it yours from the day you move in.
Once your plot is reserved, you can start adding your own style and personality to every room with our range of styling options, upgrades and additional fixtures. This is your chance to visualise your perfect living space and create your very own dream home from day one.
Your choices will be added to your home at various stages of the build process, meaning the earlier you reserve your plot, the greater the selection available to you.
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Parkway Shopping Centre (7.5 miles) in Newbury has a variety of high street stores such as John Lewis and Debenhams. And Festival Place in Basingstoke is 10 miles away with a wide range of high street stores.
Ramsdell at Ashford Hill is close to an array of leisure activities, including football and cricket pitches for hire. Kennet Leisure Centre in Thatcham offers a swimming pool, gym, fitness classes, squash and badminton courts. Basingstoke Leisure Park is just under 14 miles away offering sky diving, ice skating, bingo and bowls, cimena and bowling alley.
Ashford Hill Primary School is close to Ramsdell at Ashford Hill, and there is a great choice of secondary schools located in Newbury and Basingstoke. For higher education the University of Reading is located close by.
There are good transport links in the area; the A339 is a short distance away taking you to Newbury where you can join the A34 or M4 and Basingstoke, linking you to the M3. Newbury train station is 9 miles away and provides frequent and speedy services to London Paddington.
You're within easy reach of the major airports Heathrow and Gatwick, with Southampton Airport also providing links to many national and international destinations – perfect for business and leisure.
Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital is 13.8 miles away from Ramsdell at Ashford Hill. Doctors surgeries are closer in Tadley 6.7 miles away and and there's also dental Surgery in Tadley.
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