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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Requiem for an epoch
Today we stand at the edge of a precipice. A very dangerous time in history.
Never have the threats to our well being loomed this large.
We have now turned a corner. Institutions devoted to peace, stability, and building a global community that took generations to build are threatened with disruption. We are turning our backs on outreach to retreat behind national borders.
At a time when we need to come together with unshakable resolve to make sacrifices and seek compromise to tame global warming, the most powerful nation on the planet has chosen a leader who declares that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China to undermine the US economy. He plans to appoint a well-known global warming skeptic as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency. From there it just gets worse.
The might of the white right has come of age and it will take the reins of power in January. There will be no subtlety about the path we are now on. Welcome to a world where you only eat what you kill. The age of speaking softly and carrying a big stick is dead and gone. Come January, the mantra emanating from the White House will be to bellow loudly and swing a spiked club.
Brace yourselves.
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David, I am still shellshocked although not really surprised, given the deep rift dividing the country. At least we all have undeniable proof that the system is not rigged, and democracy works (even when in its worst ways). I hope that now both sides will find a peaceful way to work out their issues, and to unify the country without burning the whole world in the process.ReplyDelete
Meanwhile the Canadian immigration website crashed... I guess people with ethnic background, women, handicapped, veterans and people with other stigmas might have to seek asylum at their Northern neighbour.
Sonja that is very ironic.ReplyDelete
One thing I noticed on the republican side of the divide, was that in many, many cases, there didn't seem to be any appreciation for the irony rampant in the Trump campaign, from Trump accusing others of the very things he was most guilty of, to Melania declaring that as first lady, she planned to campaign to end online bullying.
As for our immigration website crashing, it is more likely the Chinese or Russians trying to apply further pressure on America by keeping dissidents in the US where they can suffer and torment their fellows.
Cathy Duval (my brilliant financial planner, and I mean that very seriously) reached out to me with reassurance that she had hedged as best she could to shelter me from the roiling financial seas.ReplyDelete
This is like someone throwing a watermelon into the punch bowl at a gala. We're all going to get splashed.
Everybody just take a few deep breaths......that's it. The U.S.A. proved stronger than Obama, it'll prove just as strong under Trump.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's probably good advice Dom. Though it's not the strength of the USA that is a concern. It's how that strength is applied that is worrisome.Delete
Time will tell of course.
Time, does indeed tell David. Doomsday prognosticators sell doom because it draws the gullible, reality usually is something quite different and mostly boring.Delete
One more thing, blood and violence and fear = good ratings....it's all about the ratings...it's not about the truth. You pick your bias, you watch your show.....Delete
I didn't even watch the TV last night. Had a nice hot bath instead. I voted and that is all as a citizen I can do. No I didn't vote for Trump and I don't actually know anyone who did.ReplyDelete
Now we just sit back and watch........Replies
Dianne and I lasted until 3:30 AM, saw Trump speak. He rambled. No other President rambled like that. My dad always listened to US Presidential addresses on TV. So, I actually remember seeing President Eisenhower warn about the military-industrial complex. I was 13 or so. Ended up having an engineering career in the defense industry, where I met a large number of great Americans who were universally kind to me. So, I tend to follow my father's habit of watching US politics.Delete
Boy, the rural folks are really, really pissed off, blue collars not much behind. IMHO, of course.
Brandy it doesn't matter who you voted for, you voted. I am amazed at the number of citizens who didn't bother to vote. In this critical election 40% of eligible voters couldn't be bothered to vote.Delete
Canadians are slightly more civic minded. 30% of our electorate didn't vote in our last election.
When we lived in British Columbia we used to watch US politics as well, it is a whole different experience actually living it. We've been down here 15 years (16 in January) so we have a seen a few elections and we are always so sick of hearing about it by the time the elections comes around. I understand people didn't really like either candidate but it still seems odd to me that that many chose not to vote.Delete
There's an old expression about cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. It seems to me this is what happened yesterday. The people who voted for Trump because of promised change were sold a bill of goods by a brilliant huckster. There was no thought went into whether he actually had the legal right to do some of the things he said, whether they were practical, or even affordable. Even getting some of his initiatives past the House and the Senate may prove troublesome as not every Republican shared his scorched earth policies. It will be an interesting 4 years indeed. (And that's assuming the Electoral College all vote acording to state results in December.)ReplyDeleteReplies
David now that Mr. Trump is president-elect, all those who are determined to play a role in the new order will flock towards him to say and do whatever is takes to play his game. Dissenters will be shunned and marginalized. That's the way it always is. When the centre of attraction is a character like Mr. Trump, the effect will be to empower him and breathe life into his initiatives, no matter how objectionable and damaging those initiatives may be.Delete
If his policies turn out to be destructive, the time it will take for that realization to take hold, and then for the political machine around him to react, and then the additional time it will take to apply the brakes... a lot of damage could be done.
David, do not despair. In the days of Eisenhower and Kennedy, the president had more real power than today. At least, it sure seemed that way. Maybe just influence.ReplyDelete
Trump will have to create a budget right away and that will likely not get passed without a lot of compromise. In order to drain that swamp, he will have to get wet and dirty and ... how well does he wrestle with alligators? With frustration? How's his heart?Replies
Ed, this David is a little optimistic. Trump is no fool. He understands better than most how to get his way. Once he sees a path, he is unlikely to stop at any obstacle. It's possible that there is Trump the campaigner, and then Trump the president. The approach that wins the campaign is not likely to be the approach that yields success in governing. He's a fox. I bet he will shift gears. I don't think he cares much about the people who elected him. I think he won't hesitate to take a different path if it suits him. That's the problem.Delete
Does he really want to build the wall? Maybe if Trump Enterprises is the general contractor. Will he deport the people who are doing the jobs angry Americans don't want for themselves?
2017 will be quite a show.
Edward - That's a real issue imo. He'll be what? 74 at the end of his term? Oldest President ever I think. I also expect his my way or the highway form of negotiating will find few supporters in either house so we'll see how/if he adapts. It'll be a rough 4 years for the good ol' US of A, but they'll survive - battered and bruised I expect, but they'll survive. In the meantime it should all be hugely entertaining, watching from afar of course.ReplyDeleteReplies
David I agree that getting anything through Congress quickly like trying to race through a house of mirrors. A house of mirrors interspersed with those crazy tilted rooms with the furniture on the ceiling, run by evil clowns.Delete
Time to stockpile microwave popcorn and make sure you are set up to stream C-SPAN.
I have to agree with Dom that the United States will survive the latest election. Regardless of the campaign rhetoric, a President doesn't have unlimited power and as others have pointed out accomplishing the "simple" plans that were laid out may prove far more daunting to implement. The bureaucracy is highly resistant to change. And the people around the President have a lot of power to slow or derail executive whims and orders. One only need look at the the close of the Nixon administration and how the White House staff and the Pentagon effectively defused a lot of paranoid orders from the President.ReplyDelete
While I was shocked that Mr. Trump was elected, I've not enjoined the mass fears of his coming presidency. I'm hopeful that some good will emerge. A requiem doesn't seem appropriate, we've just turned the page to another chapter in a long and unfinished book...Replies
Steve on balance I don't disagree with you or Dom. But there is no denying a wave of right wing resentment and anger sweeping the UK and the US. Canada is not immune. Kelly Leitch, one of the people vying for the leadership of the Conservative party here is hoping she can exploit the same sentiments here. Then there are the electorates in France and Germany who will be going to the polls in the near future. People there are wary of the Brexit and Trump outcomes. Will they be next dominos to fall. And then what?Delete
What do we say to the minority men and women being assaulted for who they are, not for anything they have done? What will be our attitude to the women who are sexually assaulted? You have Mr. Cosby, we have Mr. Ghomeshi. Mr. Trump has offered himself as an example for those who would assault and molest with impunity.
It's not only about what Mr. Trump will do as President, but also the larger effect of the tone at the top. Good governance principles recognize the vital role that tone at the top plays in daily outcomes.
The United States will endure just like the empires of old endured through great leaders, forgettable leaders (though Vespasian managed not to be entirely forgotten by giving Romans public restrooms), and regrettable leaders. With luck Mr. Trump will endure the fate of many before him as the weight of office bleaches his hair and ploughs furrows in his brow while grinding his legacy from an epic spire down to a statue in a niche in the Capitol (if history judges him kindly).
In the meantime may you, Dom, and Richard enjoy the coming months as you entertain us with your epic snowbound lives on two (or three) wheels.
Trump sets the tone for Marine Le Pen and Beppe Grillo and Geert Wilders and Nigel Farage...and...which means the world will operate in ways we are not used to in our generation. As long as a bunch of straight white men are sitting around telling us Trump won't be so bad you can believe them. It's the lesser humans who will suffer. Oh well...ReplyDeleteReplies
I just watched a riff on the recent election on YouTube that I think is the message that everyone should take very, very seriously.Delete
Come what may, if each of us were to take Gandhi's advice to heart and commit to being the change we would like to see in the world, and embrace our fellow humans with love and compassion, that would be the best way to make a real difference in addressing the ills we fear.


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By Hae Bin Kim
"Take the stairs next time, bitch!"
Well, I sure did, after that incident. At Founders Hall, there is something called "Elevator Etiquette." It's not just an urban rumor or some vague phrase; it's a legitimate tenet that the dorm encourages its residents to follow. The Elevator Etiquette is the fundamental rule that if you are able to, you must walk up or down one flight of stairs if the button above or below your floor is already pressed. Apparently, this will save lots of time and energy for everyone.
The Elevator Etiquette is almost like a mandatory ritual at Founders. The social pressure that comes from a single elevator ride is immense. As soon as someone hits that 9th floor and you live on the 8th floor, you are immediately obliged to walk down one set of stairs. The residents who are hit the hardest by this are the ones who live on the lower floors, especially the 2nd floor people. If one of them ignores this rule and decides to just press the 2nd floor while on ground level, then they will receive a great deal of eyeing and mutterings of curses under breath.
Once, I had a whole ton of items to carry down to the laundry room located on the second floor. When I got on the elevator, I realized that the first floor was already pressed and there were 5 other people on the elevator. Despite the fact that the elevator etiquette was applicable, I decided to press on the 2nd floor button anyway because of my heavy laundry loads. As soon as i got off and the elevator door started to close, some asshole on the elevator yelled: "Take the stairs next time, bitch!" Well, that was harsh.
But do we really do this in other places other than our dorm? Nowhere else does this rule exist — not in apartments, not in department stores, not in offices. Anywhere else, except NYU dorms, is free from this Elevator Etiquette. It just does not make sense to apply this rule at this dorm. Everyone pays the exact same amount of housing fee at this dormitory. This guarantees us equal access to all of the facilities like the lounges, courtyard, and rooms. This means that we have equal access to the elevators at anytime and under any circumstances. Nobody should have the right to force us to walk up the long stairs after a strenuous day full of lectures and exams.
Next time someone says, "take the stairs," I will say one thing: "I don't need to." Surely I will be willing to take the stairs once in a while, but I am not required to every time. I can take the stairs and I can take the elevator to any floor at my own leisure. This Elevator Etiquette can certainly be encouraged but should not be so socially mandated.


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The Possible Limitations of Team Building
Team building as an organizational development intervention can have its limitations. The first problem may result from a team leader failing to identify the correct priorities for a team's attention. (1) The leader may choose to lead the team in a skills-based team building exercise, such as learning how to give criticism or running effective team meetings. (2) However, if the reason why this team is not working together effectively deals simply with trust issues or personality clashes, that may be what the leader wants to address first. There are different types of team building exercises based on the different types of problems a team experiences.
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Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth (2005) The attributes of a successful Learning Support Teacher in Australian inclusive classrooms. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 5(2), pp. 68-76.
This research presented an interesting point that the attributes of a good Learning support Teacher in an inclusive setting are not knowledge and experience but good communication skills. As models of learning support move away from withdrawal, being able to work collaboratively is crucial to the successful inclusion of students with disability.
The article makes a great point in saying that many teachers complain that Learning Support Teachers talk too much about problems instead of being there to fix them. In my own personal experience I am seen as doing my job if I am in the class directly assisting students. This has on occasion undermined the work done outside the classroom empowering teachers to take responsibility. For as soon as I stop supporting and issues arise these are attributed to the lack of support and not the classrooms teacher's responsibility towards the student. I must add here though that even the best teachers struggle under the demands of meeting the learning needs of a whole class and the requirement to meet the needs of a student with disability.
Article Abstract
This study used focus groups to investigate 18 general classroom teachers' and 12 learning support teachers' conceptions of the attributes of successful learning support teachers. Based on the attributes emerging from the focus groups, a 20-item questionnaire was designed consisting of statements in four categories: Knowledge and Experience; Organisational Skills; Communication; and Personal Traits. The questionnaire was completed by 117 teachers. Results indicated that there was agreement between the focus groups and teachers who responded to the questionnaire. However, there was a mismatch between learning support teachers and classroom teachers as to what they regarded as being the most important attributes. Learning support teachers indicated that Knowledge and Experience was the most important attribute but this same category was not rated as highly by general classroom teachers. In the total sample of teachers, Personal Traits was rated significantly higher than the other three categories. Communication was ranked second which was significantly higher than Organisational Skills.
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- There are two distinct groups of students within the special needs area in Australia, namely those with specific disabilities such as intellectual, physical, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, vision, hearing or speech and language impairments and those who have learning difficulties (LD).
- There is considerable variationin the level of support provided between states and territories in Australia. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) favours a flexible model of delivery including small-group withdrawal, in-class instruction and small alternative classes (Osborne, 1997), but in Queensland support has moved from direct input with students towards a more consultative approach (Forlin, 2000). These changes necessitate a change in the requirements of a successful ST-LD in the consultative role, particularly in an inclusive classroom where the preferred model is to include rather than withdraw students.
- It was identified in Australia (Van Kraayenoord, 1996) that there were four major skill areas required
for effective ST-LDs; namely, (1) the need for detailed sharing of information regarding a student's
abilities and skills; (2) collaborative planning with the general classroom teacher to focus on
adaptations and modifications needed by each student; (3) providing support by co-teaching in the
general classroom: and (4) evaluation of the teaching by examining the effectiveness of both the
instructional approach and the use of teaching materials.
- The first recommendation requires that ST-LDs provide direct teaching for students, which may not
be conducive to an inclusive model of teaching. Forlin (2001) reported that withdrawing students
from the general class was still the most popular method of support provision; this may be a result
of the reported problems that these particular teachers experienced in undertaking collaborative
- The current study identified four major areas of attributes for ST-LDs; namely, (a) knowledge and
experience; (b) communication; (c) organisational skills; and (d) personal traits.
- Personal Skills and Communication are seen as being more important by general classroom teachers and this could be an important issue for successful utilization of ST-LDs in an inclusive classroom. The question may be raised, `what is the merit of superior knowledge and experience if you are unable to utilize personal traits to communicate effectively with the classroom teacher?'


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A massive portion of the Larsen C Ice Shelf is calving at increased speed with scientists revealing that an iceberg the size of Delaware could break off from Antarctica very soon.
According to researchers with British Project MIDAS, the outer end of the calving iceberg started accelerating at fastest speeds ever recorded. While scientists are convinced that calving will happen, they are not in a position to reveal when it will happen.
"We still can't tell when calving will occur – it could be hours, days or weeks – but this is a notable departure from previous observations", said scientists with Project MIDAS.
At the end of May, the crack didn't have a long way to go – only about eight miles – before the iceberg would break free. But the crack didn't lengthen over the course of last month and this means that the ice is still attached. but the calving has suddenly started to move far faster than it ever has: more than 30 feet per day suggesting that the break off is imminent and could happen soon.
When the iceberg breaks off, it will reduce the size of Larsen C Ice Shelf by 10 per cent. The 2,000-square-mile iceberg would then become the third largest in recorded history.
Scientists have warned that the break off could set into motion a destabilization sequence and could destabilize the entire 19,300-square-mile shelf and eventually cause it to disintegrate. This happened with the Larsen B ice shelf after a similar iceberg calved from there in 2002.
The Sentinel-1 satellite image data below illustrates the substantial change in ice speed from early June to late June.
The Project MIDAS team said on June 24 that the rift has been widening about 6 feet per day since the end of May, but there has been no observable change in the length of the crack since then.
When the iceberg does break free and sail into the Southern Ocean, it should not contribute to sea level rise, since it's already on the water. But if the full Larsen C ice shelf collapses, the land-based glaciers that it is holding back could have a significant impact on sea level.


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The General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued a new national-level regulation, the Measures for the Management of Scientific Data (the "Measures"), governing all aspects of scientific data related activities. Since its publication, the Measures have been widely debated among foreign companies doing R&D activities in China. In this client alert, we will be discussing the main obligations imposed by the Measures, as well as providing guidance on this new regulation.
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These are marketing videos, each video contains areas that I contributed to.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Guardians of Middle-earth
Gotham City Imposters
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn
F.E.A.R. 2: Armored Front
Shadow Opps: Red Mercury (Xbox 1, oh my its old!)


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Megan & Rob at Elm Hill, Norwich
What's the thing us Brits are most concerned about and talk about constantly? The answer has to be "the weather" of course! And it's never more talked about or wished for (the good stuff, that is!) than before a wedding day! Although it was grey & chilly for Megan & Rob's special day it didn't stop them bravely and uncomplainingly spending time being photographed in Norwich's beautiful Elm Hill area! It was a great few hours assisting Bev Harrison – and I wish Megan & Rob every happiness in their married life together!
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I get the error message "Video not available, cannot find XYZ decompressor"! I receive a save how many kb is a page in pdf message. Why is the saved JPG file much bigger than the original JPG file?
How can I create selection with exact size or ratio? How can I insert another image into the current image? How can I fix that? How to extract images from the EXE Slideshow? How can I load only desired file types during the browsing? Problem: If I decrease the color depth to 8 or less BPP, the saved JPG file is always 24 BPP?
How can I load file types WITHOUT any extension during the browsing? How to print only a part of the image? How to print many images on one page? Is there a way to do batch scanning without having an ADF scanner? Problem: If I try to play some AVIs, I get the error message "Video not available, cannot find MJPG decompressor"! Bug report: The thumbnail window crashes if I have many files in a folder!
Bug report: When I capture a video, why is the screen black? Is it necessary to uninstall the older version before installing the newer version? Basic: How can I convert e. Advanced: Is there a trick to hide program menu and caption permanently, similar to toolbar and status bar? Save dialog list of recent folders?
How to set the default program language to e. Yes, the links are available since years on my website. CD and use a TXT file. Take care, you can overwrite all input files! How to reduce saved file size from XX to YY KB? There is no one-click solution for that, sorry. Resample and reduce the image dimensions in pixels.
JPG save options like: lower JPG quality, uncheck EXIF, etc. Look at the file size of the new file. 20, a new JPG save option has been allowed: Set file size. GIF' is activated, please uncheck!


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Red Sea are exploding onto the Oz music scene with their blistering debut EP Battlescar. The band also caught the ears of 3 x Grammy nominated Rick Will who has mixed Battlescar to perfection placing the band among artists such as Incubus, Fear Factory, Nine Inch Nails, Dirty Wolves, Cold Chisel.
Red Sea took Australia and New Zealand by storm on their debut Tour in late 2016 and are back in the studio in 2017 preparing for a new release and European tour in 2018. Their brand new sound has been likened to a fascinating love-child of Evanescence, Muse and Perfect Circle. This powerhouse, female-fronted, prog rock 4 piece are one of the best in the country. Their debut recording, Battlescar, has been described as "Immense...newly charted musical ground" by The Brag, while BMA Magazine named Battlescar the No. 2 album of 2016 for its "Titanic guitars and full throttle vocals".
VOCALS | Erica Bowron
GUITAR | Scott Daniels
DRUMS | Pete Kelly
BASS | Attila Muhari


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Sep 4, 2016
Intex Entertainment to Introduce Games Inspired by Nestlē Candy Brands
Intex Enterainment Inc. and Nestlē will partner for a new line of candy-themed family games.
Intex Entertainment will feature games with Nerds, Laffy Taffy, Pixy Stix, SweeTARTS, Runts, Butterfinger, and Crunch. Games will include Laffy Taffy Guess-the-Joke and Nerds Dancin' Dice. The collection will be available this fall in North America.


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Re: crest,motto etc,
In reply to:
Re: crest,motto etc,
Jerry Linton 4/15/01
If you still have that Agar family coat of arms, I would much appreciate a copy to:
I live in Chile and my father´s signet ring had a lion rampant on it. I could send you a scanned image of the wax imprint of the ring, should you be interested.
I also inherited a locket made of a blood-stone with the crest, all embedded in a gold sovereign (difficult to scan), but it had the moto: VIA TRITA VIA TUTA.
Best regards,
Charles Agar


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SHORT HILLS, N.J.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the global leader in commercial information growing the most valuable relationships in business through data, today announced that Thomas Manning, a director of the Company since 2013 and Lead Director since 2016, has been appointed Chairman of the Board and interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Manning's appointment follows Robert Carrigan's decision to step down as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and as a director of the Company, by mutual agreement with the Dun & Bradstreet Board of Directors. Mr. Carrigan will be available as requested by the Board and management team to assist with the transition process.
The Board will commence a new search for a permanent CEO, with the assistance of an executive search firm. The CEO search process will be led by the Nominating & Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.
James Fernandez, new Lead Director of the Board, said, "As Dun & Bradstreet continues its work to drive sustainable growth, the Board believes now is the right time to transition the Company's leadership. We are pleased to have a leader of Tom's caliber and experience to step in as interim CEO. The Board will continue to support the Company, and lend our expertise to the organization and Tom during this transition period as we conduct our search for a permanent successor."
Mr. Manning said, "I look forward to working with the Board and the rest of the management team to ensure we capitalize on the opportunities in the marketplace and enhance value for our customers and for our shareholders. We are thankful for Bob's contributions to Dun & Bradstreet since joining the Company as CEO in 2013. The Board believes that this is a time of great opportunity for Dun & Bradstreet. On behalf of the entire Dun & Bradstreet team, we wish Bob the best in his future endeavors."
Separately today, Dun & Bradstreet issued its fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results.
About Thomas Manning
Mr. Manning was appointed Lead Director of the Dun & Bradstreet Board of Directors and Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee in 2016 and has served as a member of the Audit Committee and Innovation & Technology Committee since joining the board in 2013.
He is a former global operating executive who served as the CEO of Cerberus Asia Operations & Advisory Limited, a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management, CEO of Capgemini Asia, a leading information technology services company, and CEO of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia. He was also a senior partner with corporate strategy firm Bain & Company where he led the global IT practice in Silicon Valley and Asia.
Mr. Manning currently serves on the boards of CommScope Holding Company, Inc. and Clear Media Limited. He previously served as a director of four public companies: iSoftStone Holdings Limited, Asiainfo-Linkage, Gome Electrical Appliances Company, and the Bank of Communications.
In addition to his corporate board activities, Mr. Manning is a Lecturer in Law on the adjunct faculty at The University of Chicago Law School, where he teaches courses on corporate governance, private equity, and innovation. He speaks Mandarin and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Harvard College.
As previously announced, Dun & Bradstreet will host a conference call with the investment community on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 8 a.m. ET. During the call, we will be discussing our fourth quarter and full year 2017 results, as well as our announced leadership transition. Live audio, as well as a replay of the conference call will be accessible on Dun & Bradstreet's Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.dnb.com.
About Dun & Bradstreet®
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) grows the most valuable relationships in business. By uncovering truth and meaning from data, we connect our customers with the prospects, suppliers, clients and partners that matter most, and have since 1841. Nearly ninety percent of the Fortune 500, and companies of every size around the world, rely on our data, insights and analytics. For more about Dun & Bradstreet, visit DNB.com. Twitter: @DnBUS
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that do not relate to historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These include, without limitation, any statements related to the Company's ability to capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace and enhance value, and the search for a successor CEO. These forward-looking statements can also be identified by the use of words like "will," "continues," "look forward" "intends," "believes," "strategy," and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to be materially different from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, (i) risks relating to management and key personnel changes; (ii) any difficulties or delays we encounter in identifying a successor CEO; and (iii) our ability to successfully execute on our strategy and implement our strategic initiatives and (iv) the other factors described under the headings "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis," "Legal Proceedings" and elsewhere in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company's other reports or documents filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important risk factors is not complete and except as otherwise required by federal securities laws does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.


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One Direction have become the latest stars to join the exclusive club of artists who have broken the billion streams barrier on Spotify.
The Story Of My Life hitmakers follow in the footsteps of acts including Beyonce, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay by reaching the milestone on the music streaming service.
The boyband's streaming total was given a boost by the release of their new album, Four, last week (beg17Nov14) which pushed them into 14th place on the list of the service's most-streamed artists.


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KnowledgeBase - Do you want your own KnowledgeBase for your Department?
Are you looking for a way to organize all your documentation and departmental information in a manner that is both secure and sharable with other University of Illinois departments, campuses, and the public?
The University of Illinois KnowledgeBase (KB) consists of Group Spaces (example: answers.uillinois.edu/ua) all directed to a Unified Space (answers.uillinois.edu).
The Unified Space (https://answers.uillinois.edu) receives all public KB documents from all the Group Spaces (answers.uillinois.edu/illinois and answers.uillinois.edu/ua). Group Spaces are composed of campus and department groups from the University of Illinois.
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The KB is an easy and comprehensive application for sharing University knowledge. This is the first University of Illinois application for providing online help to our community of faculty, staff, and students. Another benefit of this KB is that you can share and utilize knowledge from all of the KB partner institutions. KB partners include the University of Chicago, University of California-Berkley and Southern Illinois University. A one stop shop if you will. The University of Wisconsin-Madison developed and hosts this application and has been using it since 2003. It is a very mature application and a mobile application is under development.
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DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom is a fruity, floral mix of grapefruit, cassis, and apricot paired with touches of rose and jasmine. The company is donating $15,000 of the proceeds to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.To buy: $70 for 3.4 ounces, dkny.com.
A blend of lilies, roses, orange blossom, marigold, and hints of citrus, Estée Lauder Beautiful Eau de Parfum Spray also has the earthy, grounding notes of sandalwood and amber. A percentage of the sale proceeds will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. To buy: $69 for 2.5 ounces, esteelauder.com.
Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne contains oils from seven different roses from around the world, plus notes of crushed violet leaves, energizing spearmint, and lemon. Some of the proceeds go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.To buy: $100 for 100 milliliters, jomalone.com.
Mélange Floral Solid Perfumes have natural bases of non-sticky beeswax and jojoba, and come in nine great scents like Honeysuckle, Lilac, and Japanese Tea Rose. Just dab the balm on the inside of your wrist. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.To buy: $15 for .35 ounce, melangeperfume.com.
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The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), May 25
When God blessed Abram, He blessed the world, "And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3).
It is through the nation of Israel that God's gives the promises regarding the coming Redeemer and the pictures of sacrifice that interpret His redemption of humanity. Israel's story is the world's story; therefore, when people hear who God is for Israel, some respond in faith. They must experience it for themselves. Just as the news of the Living God of Israel captured Rahab's heart when she heard of His exploits on Israel's behalf, so the news of Israel's God captures the attention of the Queen of Sheba, and she travels a great distance to hear more.
The queen's visit occurs after God gifts Solomon with unparalleled wisdom and Solomon completes the building of the temple, and before Solomon takes multiple wives, builds worship centers for their gods, and worships their gods. She cannot contain herself when she hears of Solomon's wisdom; she must know of it firsthand, "Now when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions . . . . So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her" (1 Kings 10:1, 3). She responds enthusiastically to his answers, "Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom. Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness" (10:8-9).
The Queen of Sheba's response to hearing about God's name and His fame reveals a number of truths about God and His wisdom:
People must hear about the Living God before they can believe in Him, "So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Rom. 10:17).
People without God's wisdom are often aware of the deficiency of the world's wisdom to resolve life's issues. Exposure to God's wisdom sets them on the quest to have it for themselves.
Proclamation of the message without upright living by the messenger creates dissonance.
Possession of God's wisdom demands faithful stewardship of that wisdom.
Questions from today's chronological Bible reading (2 Chronicles 8:1-10:29; 1 Kings 9:15-10:29)
What role do the annual feasts play in the early days of Solomon's reign? What does this reveal about Solomon's leadership during the early days of his reign?
How does Solomon consolidate the nation of Israel during the early days of his reign?


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We all are special.
We are special in the eyes of God and a handiwork of an amazing Creator. But as different as we may be, what bonds women of faith together in harmony is the love we have within for the Lord and our faith in His promises.
Facing the trials of life, His promises are the anchor that holds us steady in the midst of the waves that come crashing down on us. His love is unending and eternal. With this in mind, we can cling to His Word and share His love and encouragement to others along our path.
Differences will always be there, but the one eternal truth that will never change, is the fact that when Christ lives within us, we are bonded through His love.
With the new president coming into office, the emotions are running high.
Opinions are flying, voices are being raised and tempers are flaring. As women of faith, this should NOT be the case. No matter what your background, lifestyle or belief, I have genuine concern for you. I want you to know that your opinion does matter, and that I desire to live in harmony with you. We all have our own opinions regarding the future for ourselves, our family and our nation.
o may we all agree, that we always will not agree?
We can still be supportive of each other and work toward a better life, filled with morals and accountability. No matter what opinion we have of the lifestyle of another, my priority is to always reflect Christ and let you know that I desire for you to know the joy, peace and comfort, that is found only through Christ.
What do we all desire as normal human beings?
So as we take a step forward in our nation, let us come together to pray.
Prayer is powerful, and prayer DOES change things!
May we pray with POWER in asking God to lead us
back toward His desire for us as a nation.
May we pray with POWER for our leaders and those in
government office to SEEK His will (and not their own).
Together, in powerful prayer, I believe we all can see a
brighter tomorrow for ourselves, family and nation.
A nation where we all can live and work together;
where we can stand on morals, values and hold
each other accountable to carry our own load in life.
In this life we are "entitled" to nothing.
Perseverance & prayer, along with compassion for
each other is what I hope to see in the coming years.
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The Hopper by Dish
Sometimes it's OK to arrive fashionably late. It doesn't always matter when you arrive to the party, what matters is what you bring with you when you get there. Dish Network has proven that waiting can pay off. Their recent entry into whole home DVR, the Hopper, brings some pretty cool features to the party.
The System
The new whole home DVR system from Dish Network is comprised of a main DVR unit, called the Hopper, and additional playback units for other rooms called Joeys. You can connect up to three Joeys to one Hopper, providing High Def viewing in 4 rooms. If you need more, you can add another Hopper and three more Joeys with it.
Physically, the Hopper is a bit smaller than Dish's other DVR units, like the ViP 722, but what's inside is actually much, much bigger. It has three high def tuners and is capable of recording up to six high definition programs simultaneously. Yes, all six are recorded in high definition. More on how that works later. To accommodate that capability, Dish has included a 2 TB drive that can store 2000 hours of programming, or 500 hours of HD programming (as of today's update, it was 250 hours yesterday). It also has one eSATA and two USB ports to allow for more storage.
The Hopper isn't just a Dish receiver, though. It supports DLNA, so it can stream your local music or movie collection without the need for another player in your home theater. Now that Dish owns Blockbuster, it also has a built in connection to Blockbuster@Home movies, so you can watch just about anything you want. New releases are available for rental like Vudu and many catalog titles are free, like Netflix. It even has a few Internet apps built right in.
The Joey is even smaller than the Hopper, a little smaller than a VHS cassette (remember those?), but it boasts all the same features, except for the tuners and hard drive of course. But using the Joey is no different than using the Hopper itself, you get direct access to the tuners and all recorded content. You can create recordings, delete recordings, see what others are watching on the other tuners, anything you want.
Installation and Setup
The Hopper and Joeys use MoCA to communicate and playback video over the existing coax lines in your house. To get the system installed, you need to connect a MoCA box where the satellite feed enters the house and use it to connect the Hopper and its Joeys. It takes each box about 15-20 minutes and a reboot or two to get initialized and connected. If you ignore the time it takes for the guide to fully populate, it took about two hours for us to get a full system, Hopper and three Joeys, up and running. You'll probably be working with an installer, so installations times can vary quite a bit.
In addition to the MoCA connection, if you want to access local content from your network, stream movies using Blockbuster @Home or take advantage of the built-in Internet apps, you need to connect the Hopper to your network and the Internet using one of the Ethernet ports in the back. It has two, but evidently the second one is for future functionality. Once connected, the Joeys can get to almost everything over the existing MoCA connection – everything except DLNA. To get that you have to connect the Ethernet port on the Joeys as well.
If you don't have Ethernet available at all your Hopper and Joey locations Dish has a device called the Hopper Internet Connector (HIC) that can act as a bridge between your home network and the Hopper/Joey MoCA system. We don't have one, but we're trying to track one down. We'll update the review when we've been able to play around with it.
Supposedly you can also use the HIC to bypass the MoCA connection entirely and stream live and recorded content to the Joey using just an Ethernet connection. This would add tremendously to the versatility of installation. If you want to run the Joey to a location that has Ethernet but no coax, you should be just fine. According to dish, this is an unsupported and untested feature. We'll try to make it work when we get our hands on an HIC.
One of the early setup steps is pairing a remote with each box. The remotes use IR and ZigBee to communicate, so they have to be paired up. The front of each box has a Remote Locator button that you can use to find the remote should it fall behind the couch cushions or something. You can also use the remote as a Universal, using the actual onscreen UI to program it. The system has remote codes for just about any device you can imagine.
Using the System
The user interface on the Hopper is excellent. It is very easy to use and very snappy. Lag times we're used to seeing with other DVRs for loading or scrolling through a guide, doing a search, or sometimes even just changing a channel, and greatly reduced on the Hopper. The interface is very intuitive. Anyone familiar with a DVR will have no problem navigating the Hopper. The Joey interface is exactly the same as the Hopper. Anything you can do on the Hopper, you can do on the Joey.
The search feature is pretty cool. It performs a live search as you type, narrowing down the results with each letter. You don't have to type in the whole title or description, hit enter and let it work for a few minutes to hopefully come back with something. You'll usually be able to see what you're looking for within the first few characters. The search even includes content from Blockbuster@Home, so it's easy to find movies from a wide variety of sources.
Recordings can be organized into folders so you can provide your own filtering to easily get to the shows you want, without wading through everyone else's recorded content. The shows themselves are displayed in a layout similar to a movie server with cover art instead of a simple text based list of recordings. It makes the interface a little better to look at and you don't really lose anything. 15 shows at a time are visible on screen at once, which is the same or more than you'd get from a list style display.
By far the best feature of the Hopper, the one that really sets it apart, is PrimeTime Anytime. Once enabled, the Hopper will use one of its three tuners to record all prime time programming from the big four networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in high definition. That leaves two tuners for live content or to record other shows on other networks – that's how you can get the six shows at once. If you have two shows you record at the same time on two different networks, like Hawaii Five-0 on CBS and Castle on ABC, it still uses just one tuner.
How many times have you missed a pilot or premiere of a new show because you forget to set the DVR in time? With PrimeTime Anytime, you get it automatically. If you like it, you can add it to your list of shows to save on the DVR. If not, it will automatically be deleted in a few days along with the rest of the PrimeTime Anytime recordings you don't care about. The recording themselves are segregated into their own DVR area so you don't have to worry about them cluttering up what you actually want to record and save.
Blockbuster@Home is pretty cool as well. You get a whole library of movies available for rent, just like Vudu, built right into the DVR. The rentals cost a little more, up to $6.99 for 1080p. We didn't pay for any rentals, but the selection of free titles was pretty good, so we sampled Thor and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, both in HD. We were impressed with the video quality, as good as anything we've seen other than Vudu HDX. Unfortunately the sound was only in stereo.
DLNA playback was a little more hit and miss. The Hopper and Joey didn't always see all our DLNA servers, in fact sometimes they didn't even see the same servers. When they did connect to a server, file playback wasn't 100%. If a file format was supported, playback looked great, but there were a lot of files that we couldn't play. Dish only claims support for MP4 and MKV containers, we didn't have enough time to figure out exactly what codecs work within those containers. Based on what we were able to playback, though, once you determine what DLNA servers they like and what file formats they support, we're confident you could build a pretty decent video server system using just the Hopper and Joeys as players.
Other bits and pieces
Because of the ZigBee support, programming the remotes is actually pretty cool. You pull up the correct option in the menu directly on your TV, then you tell the system what kind of TV, DVD player or third device, typically a receiver, you have and it programs the correct IR codes for you automatically. It's even easier than programming a Harmony remote. Although it doesn't have macro support, it will punch buttons like volume through to whatever device you tell it to control volume on (TV or Aux) regardless of which device you're controlling on the remote. If you don't have a universal in a secondary room, the included remote does pretty much everything you need.
Along the lines of Universal remotes, the IR codes are mostly the same between the Hopper and the older Dish DVRs, so your universal remote will be pretty close to fully functional without any modifications. They did add a few buttons on the new remote, so it makes sense to update your universal, but right out of the box you'll probably be able to do most of what you need without having to reprogram.
Each Joey comes with a bracket and screws for mounting it to the wall. Because of the ZigBee support, you can mount it behind a flat panel and not worry at all about line of sight for the IR commands. In secondary rooms that may not have surround sound or a Blu-ray player, you can get access to just about any content you're interested in with just a simple Joey mounted behind your plasma or LCD TV.
You can also connect a Sling Adapter to the Hopper to add built-in Slingbox technology. It allows you to control the DVR and stream content natively, without having to hijack video outputs or proxy IR commands. What's more, the Dish app for remote playback on a smartphone or tablet is free, unlike the somewhat high cost you pay for the standard Slingbox app.
When we first wrote up the review on the system, we were going to tell you that the Internet apps were as pointless as any other Internet apps. Of course they don't have the ones you really want, like Netflix and Vudu because of Blockbuster@Home. And beyond that, there really wasn't anything in there that mattered…until today. Dish sent out a press release about the availability of Pandora playback. We got the update on our Hopper and it works really well. The update won't be available for the Joey until June-ish.
The update also expanded the storage space reserved for user recorded content from 500 GB to 1 TB
The whole home DVR space is getting a bit crowded, but Dish has found a way to crash the party and not look like an also-ran. The addition of PrimeTime Anytime really sets it apart. That's an idea we're sure others will try to copy, if Dish doesn't have it protected in some way. The inclusion of Blockbuster@Home, especially the integration into the search functionality, also eliminates the need for more apps like Netflix, Vudu, Amazon or iTunes. Dish has found a way to breathe new life into the party, and we're diggin' it.
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When spring comes, the first thing I do is dust off my caps.
I have built up a modest if not distinguished collection: CBS Sports, Mack Truck, Jimmy`s Feed Lot, that sort of thing.
When spring comes, the first thing I do is dust off my caps.
I have built up a modest if not distinguished collection: CBS Sports, Mack Truck, Jimmy`s Feed Lot, that sort of thing.
If you happen to be a minister as I am or, unimaginably, have risen to even greater heights, let me offer you a piece of advice: Go to your local five and dime and buy a silly cap. In springtime people who attempt to maintain their dignity are a drag on everyone else`s line.
Spring is a season for jesters and children. When she pokes her pretty head up and bursts into laughter, she`s not only laughing with us but also at us, at our smugness and fears, our precious little rules and tight-lipped resignation. Goodness knows, we need it. After all, how many springs do we get in any given lifetime? Surely not so many that we can afford to squander one. Spring is the most precious of seasons.
Summer, the season of ripeness, is certainly pleasant; life is regnant then, its beauty in full flower. Autumn is the season of spreading waistlines and thinning hair, of harvest and dissolution. Winter is the season of wisdom and death.
Each has its moments, but spring is different. It is the season of rebirth, awakening: life out of death, flowers from husks, phoenix from ashes. This can happen when we are 15, 40 or 90. We`re never too old.
Let me tell you something about jesters and children. They may not have a somber bone in their bodies, but they take the world seriously. Ships in the river, a late morning moon, crocuses and daffodils: Each is an event.
``Look, Daddy!`` How often do I have to interrupt my important business at the utterance of these two wonderful words.
As for jesters, the fools of April, they, too, see things we don`t see. After all, they have little to lose by plunging merrily into the heart of things.
But what about the the rest of us? When we wake up in the morning-and what an astonishing thing this is-we don`t even blink at the wonder of it all, save to wipe the sleep from our eyes. We turn on the radio, get dressed, go to work, eat a couple of times, listen to the news and drift off to sleep again. When was the last time you went to bed and prayed, ``If I die before I wake . . .``?
This is yet another reason for spring. In springtime we celebrate the great Western festivals of redemption, rebirth and renewal. Freedom from bondage, life out of death, awakening from sleep to dream again.
Think of redemption as a coupon. In face value, it`s worth nothing, a 10th of a cent, as they say. But when you cash it in, you receive something of real value.
Even as she laughs at us, spring shouts this from the treetops. ``Cash yourself in. The world needs you. This incredible world of jesters and children, saints and scoundrels, desperately needs you to awaken to the miracle of being, and act upon the promise that is yours.``
Forget it, you may say. What`s there to cash in? Average looks, average intelligence, average job, average life?
Well, don`t forget it. Instead, look out upon your hard-edged, sophisticated city at winter`s end-dead, drab, empty of life-and then, in three weeks` time, the whole place is a riot of bud and flower.
Yes, I`m being naive. I`m wearing my silly cap and looking foolish and dreaming of a pennant, but so what? Spring is a season for fools and children. Right now, even Cubs fans are intoxicated with hope.
And why not? Springtime is a time of surprise, even when we know it`s coming, a time of rebirth and awakening. The weather breaks, buds burst, and jesters and children remind us of what we keep forgetting.
Life is a gift and not a given.
Every day is a new day.
One day, not unlike this one, we will go to sleep and not wake up again.
But until that day comes, we could do far worse than to trust the jesters and children of spring, who awaken us to life`s wonder and help us dream again.


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Kathryn Sant loves adventure anywhere in the world, and the more off the beaten path, the better. Over the years she has encountered bats in caves, alligators in swamps, wolves and bears in Alaska, parrots and macaws in the jungle, sidewinders in the sand dunes, llamas in the Andes mountains, and caribou in the Arctic, but never any monsters. Of all monsters, she would most like to write about the Yeti. She really enjoys working on the Monster Moon series and someday would like to see AJ and Emily come face-to-face with the Yeti. She has previously published a middle grade adventure, Desert Chase (Scholastic Books), and is currently working on two new middle grade novels. Most of the time she lives peacefully in Southern California with her three dogs.
Maria Toth lives in Southern California with her husband and their two spoiled dogs, Jack and Sally. Her favorite holiday is Halloween. She enjoys haunting bookstores in search of ghostly tales to share with her Reading Buddies at local schools. On any given day, you may find her reading epitaphs at historic graveyards. Maria has a background in journalism. She edited the kids' pages at the San Bernardino County Sun. Several of her children's stories have been published in the Los Angeles Times. Her middle grade historical fiction novel, Butterfly Hollow, will debut as an ebook in 2012. She is currently working on a book about the R.M.S. Titanic.
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Bottom line: Secret of the Haunted Bog is a wonderful, fast read for middle-grade students. Its short chapters and suspense will keep you turning the pages well into the night.
This is book two of the Monster Moon mystery series. This is important to note, since the cover and book description don't currently reveal that it's one of a series (update: the description now does include this detail). For the most part, this doesn't matter, but there were a few places where I wondered whether I missed vital backstory, such as the introduction of Vlad the Pirate Rat.
That said, the story was pretty much standalone, so don't let that stop you from reading this one. I haven't read the first book in the series yet, and I intend to based on this story. There's a ton of suspense and mystery in this book, with just a touch of paranormal influence that will raise your neck hairs.
This is a perfect book to read with your middle-grade student, or to let them read on their own. I look forward to reading the other books in the series!
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