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Building OpenWRT and first Netboot!
I used a virtual debian maschine for development. Today, I installed all the packages listed on the openwrt page. Better howto is this side How to Build openWRT
You have to use trunk, because this package only has the NAND option, RB411 need.
For building the entire system you need around 3Gigabyte space left on the device!
– no ideo how to grep hardware info out of the stock-firmware
Target: Atheros AR71xxx Subtarget: Devices with NAND flash Target profile: Atheros Wifi
Here my first config for netbooting the RB411U. rb411u_netboot_1.config.txt.zip
I connected the RB411U via Serial-Line and Ethernet to my T41 Thinkpad (on dockingstation). On the Thinkpad I'm using a VirtualBox with grml-Image for setting up the netboot, after encoutering problems with my usb on VirbualBox-grml, I booted native.
For providing the dns-service and uploading the image, I used dnsmasq, which is a way easier to configurate as the dhcpd-demonwith tftpd mentioned at openwrt.org. For easier configuration, you find the dnsmasq.conf and two start-up scripts here rb411u_dnsmasq_serial_connection.zip
RouterBOOT booter 2.23 RouterBoard 411U CPU frequency: 300 MHz Memory size: 32 MB Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup.. trying bootp protocol.... OK Got IP address: 192.168.0.50 resolved mac address 00:11:25:2E:6A:BE Gateway: 192.168.0.1 transfer started ........................................ transfer ok, time=2.89s setting up elf image... OK jumping to kernel code Linux version 184.108.40.206 (matze@debian-dev) (gcc version 4.5.2 (Linaro GCC 4.5-2011.02-0) ) #2 Sun May 15 13:03:01 CEST 2011 bootconsole [early0] enabled CPU revision is: 00019374 (MIPS 24Kc) SoC: Atheros AR7130 rev 2 Clocks: CPU:300.000MHz, DDR:300.000MHz, AHB:150.000MHz, Ref:40.000MHz ...... BusyBox v1.18.4 (2011-05-15 11:24:25 CEST) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. _______ ________ __ | |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_ | - || _ | -__| || | | || _|| _| |_______|| __|_____|__|__||________||__| |____| |__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT (bleeding edge, r26891) ---------- * 1/4 oz Vodka Pour all ingredients into mixing * 1/4 oz Gin tin with ice, strain into glass. * 1/4 oz Amaretto * 1/4 oz Triple sec * 1/4 oz Peach schnapps * 1/4 oz Sour mix * 1 splash Cranberry juice ----------------------------------------------------- root@OpenWrt:/#


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Snowboarding Tip for Beginners
If you are someone, who loves challenges, then you would definitely love snowboarding. But there is one thing that stops you from going for this sport and that is, it is not a sport that everyone can learn. It is a challenge to learn how to snowboard in a short time period, and for beginners, it would look a lot difficult and almost impossible. But, the truth is, even if you are a beginner, you can actually learn snowboarding in a quite a short time. All you need to do is a lot of practice, experts' advices and you must also look out for the tips that can actually help you in snowboarding!
What Do You Need to Know Before Learning to Snowboard?
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All you need to learn at the beginning is which leg to use for riding, as after then, you can proceed to the next steps.
• Learn to Fasten Your Bindings
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A Line May Lie, Testing Time, 2014
64 pages
Hardbacked, black and white
16 x 11cm
If you have a question about this piece of work, please get in touch.
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Published to coincide with Hopf's exhibitions A Line May Lie, at Kunsthalle Lingen and Testing Time at Studio Voltaire, 2013. Includes essays by Meike Behm and Joe Scotland.
About the Artist
Hopf's work focuses on how our social environments shape us, influence us, and by extension thereby exclude us from ourselves. Hopf uses a wide variety of techniques such as sculpture, installation, film and performance, often engaging subjects and materials that can be found in the immediate environment.
For her presentation at Studio Voltaire in 2013, Hopf created a new film work drawing upon references to silent cinema and feminist film material from the suffragette era. An environment was built in the gallery to house the film accompanied by a series of sculptural works taking the form of a 'flock' of concrete sheep.
Following on from her commission for Frieze Film Some Ends of Things (2011) depicting an egg-person wandering around the hallways of a modernist building, Hopf's work took the architecture of a modernist home as its context. In this new work Hopf recreates a narrative from the suffragette film Le Bateau de Léontine (1911) in which a girl is shown in the rebellious act of flooding her family home, sailing a toy boat in the floodwater apparently oblivious to the resulting chaos around her. The pleasure taken in this rebellious action reinstates the power of the individual to open a gap in the social hierarchy. In Hopf's work contrasting elements of a pristine modernist architecture and the free-flowing, anarchic force of water merge in the space of the film. Staging her work in a domestic environment Hopf powerfully conveys how emancipatory possibilities of desire and action may be pent-up, waiting to brim over in the most everyday scenarios.
Hopf (b. German, 1969) is based in Berlin. Recent solo exhibitions include Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples (2013), Kunsthalle Lingen, Lingen (2013), Malmö Konsthall, Malmö (2012) and Grazer Kunstverein, Graz (2012). Hopf participated in Documenta (13), Kassel and is represented by Kaufmann Repetto, Milan.
Studio Voltaire has been supporting artists for over twenty years, through our renowned programme of exhibitions, performances, events and education projects as well as providing affordable studios.
We have gained a reputation for championing both emerging and underrepresented artistic practices, often at key stage in the artist's career. These have included Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Phyllida Barlow, Ruth Ewan, Elizabeth Price, Jo Spence, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan, Richard Slee and Cathy Wilkes.
The gallery also provides an important UK platform for international artists, often providing them their first-ever presentation in the UK. These have included Nairy Baghramian, Thea Djordjadze, Nicole Eisenman, Judith Hopf, Paulina Olowska and Henrik Olesen.


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Since Coach Core was launched by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry during the London 2012 Games, the programme has delivered a ground-breaking coaching apprentice scheme that is creating careers for young people across the UK and transforming sports coaching.
More than 250 apprentices have taken part in over 35,000 sessions, totalling 400,000+ individual coaching interactions, with 98% of Coach Core 148 graduates going on to work or education.
Targeting 16-24 year olds who are not in education or employment, Coach Core delivers an inclusive and impactful sports coaching apprenticeship that develops the talents of young people to coach a range of vital skills for sport, work and life. It brings high quality sports teaching and broader mentoring to those who risked falling through the cracks between formal education and employment.
The unique 14-18 month* coaching apprentice scheme is shaping the future of sports coaching in the UK.
*Apprentices starting prior to April 2018 work on a 12 month programme. Apprentices starting the course from April 2018 will be enrolled for a period of 14-18 months, due to changes in the education programme.
Coach Core helps to create inspiring coaches, who are skilled in developing confidence and enjoyment of sport tailored to individual ability. Our coaches work with employers, from top flight clubs to local groups, to bring our innovative approach to communities that traditionally have poor access to professional coaching and mentoring.
What began as a trial apprenticeship, inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is now benefiting young people, employers and communities, while revolutionising UK sports coaching, city by city.
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Avalon, WI has one of the widest choices of restaurants, of a region its size, in the whole of the US. Just about 50% of the restaurants in Avalon are full-service restaurants with three quarters of the others offering restricted assistance. The additional restaurants inAvalon are principally drinking places and caterers that present certain in-house cooking.
Full-service restaurants in Avalon lean to recommend several menu categories, plus appetizers, salads, side dishes, desserts, and more drinks, with quite a few choices contained by each kind. Cooks and chefs will make ready the items to order, ranging from grilling a hamburger to composing a more intricate and refined menu item. Waiters and waitresses put forward table service in comfy surroundings. Consumers increasingly be fond of dining at mid-scale or children friendly restaurants, typically operated by a large chain. Contrastingly, patrons at the superior Avalon dining places tend to try to find a pleasant feel with cleverly prepared cuisine and unhurried, professional service. Whereas franchises are a valuable portion of the restaurant market, a lot of clients in Avalon prefer dining in independently owned as well as locally operated restaurants.
The most common style of a limited-service restaurant in Avalon, WI is a franchised business of a national restaurant group selling fast food. Like elsewhere, these restaurants in Avalon includes a set menu, the lack of waiters and waitresses and an emphasis on spotlessness and a professional service. Menu ranges will put forward a narrow variety and are prepared by personnel with token cooking or food-management skills. Foodstuff typically is served in disposable take-out cartons that preserve the food's warmth, allowing restaurants to arrange meals in advance of clients' needs. A rising number of fast-food restaurants in Avalon, WI are now providing drive-through and walk-up services.
Restaurants are the most well-known and time-honored business in the United States of America. The best restaurants, especially the greatest restaurants in Avalon, WI propose
- Freshly prepared food focused on indigenous favourites
- Menu choices that suit all in the family
- Competent and motivated workforce that smile!
- Cleanliness
- All of the list above at an inexpensive charge!
Individuals of Avalon are acknowledged for their fondness of restaurants with the intention of offering something that other establishments do not have and they like restaurants where the workforce managing the business in attendance in all honesty like what they are doing.
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The customers attracted to establishments in Avalon vary according to numerous factors, including the kind of food served, prices, position and the marketplace the restaurant is meant for.
To attract people in Avalon, WI you should focus on
- High-earning persons or families with a significant sum of disposable wages but not much period in which to splurge it. This client assembly includes the emergent number of solo householders, as well as dual-takings family groups.
- Corporation people on cost accounts to boost lunchtime trade and evening meals. The value of this market often tends to keep to the wider fluctuations in resident businesses.
- Holidaymakers are important for many restaurants in the locality. Bear in mind that visitor statistics to Avalon alter according to the seasons, and winter, specifically, may see poorer business.
- Kids. The influence of offspring has created a hefty market collection that impacts on family choice for meals. This has been promptly picked up on by the substantial conglomerates who, led by the burger chains, target kids by means of their marketing.
- Grazers. As lifestyles have altered, the customary three meals per day have been replaced by a propensity to graze or eat on the run. Convenience plays a large portion in this group's array of venue.
- The coming out of a significant troop of retired populace with a high level of disposable income and improved leisure time. Research indicates that this group tends to eat out during the daylight hours as a leisure activity.
- Working women. Married women undertake more than sixty percent of all household tasks, so easy access to meals is welcomed as one fewer chore to partake. Cost tends to be a major factor affecting the choice of this set, next to the class of the food.
If you are opening a restaurant in Avalon, WI you should
- Make out the superlative site in order to catch the attention of footfall. If you are planning to rely by word of mouth and make your custom over a very sustained period, position will play an influential element in the eventual achievement of your business.
- Settle down into your schedule (and make sure your workforce are comfortable with their tasks!) and then summon reviewers from the Avalon media to carry out a restaurant review - a superior appraisal is apt to boost native awareness in your trade.
- Make it a certainty you're listed in district food and restaurant guides. This will necessitate registering with the Avalon holiday guides and this will also rally round citizens from farther afield from the direct region.
- Spread around in newspapers perused by your target audience. Avalonnewspapers and business magazines as a rule proffer moderately costed marketing space.
- Stand out from the competition by selecting an exclusive image or theme and applying it to your decor, workforce uniforms, crockery and cutlery, and menus.
- Promote several audiences depending on the time of the day or season of the year. Together daytime and evening menus might be provided, with on a daily basis exclusives offered to alter the repetitive bill of fare.
- Use exclusive offers to increase trade throughout loose times, with mid-afternoon bargains for students and elder diners, and special children's menus to be had to appeal to families. Christmas is an important time for most restaurants, because it offers the prospect to build up business through corporate parties and can be an introduction to your restaurant for possible new customers who may well come back again right through the rest of the year.
As word-of-mouth public relations is of the utmost significance for Avalon restaurants, it is essential that your consumer service should always be dutiful, without delay and polite!
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|A swarm of autonomous miniature underwater robot drifters for exploring submesoscale ocean dynamics
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|Jaffe JS, Franks PJS, Roberts PLD, Mirza D, Schurgers C, Kastner R, Boch A
|Nature Communications
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Measuring the ever-changing 3-dimensional (3D) motions of the ocean requires simultaneous sampling at multiple locations. In particular, sampling the complex, nonlinear dynamics associated with submesoscales (<1–10 km) requires new technologies and approaches. Here we introduce the Mini-Autonomous Underwater Explorer (M-AUE), deployed as a swarm of 16 independent vehicles whose 3D trajectories are measured near-continuously, underwater. As the vehicles drift with the ambient flow or execute preprogrammed vertical behaviours, the simultaneous measurements at multiple, known locations resolve the details of the flow within the swarm. We describe the design, construction, control and underwater navigation of the M-AUE. A field programme in the coastal ocean using a swarm of these robots programmed with a depth-holding behaviour provides a unique test of a physical–biological interaction leading to plankton patch formation in internal waves. The performance of the M-AUE vehicles illustrates their novel capability for measuring submesoscale dynamics.
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|Nat. Commun.
The experiment helped the researchers confirm that free-floating plankton can use the physical dynamics of the ocean—in this case internal waves—to increase their concentrations to congregate into swarms to fulfill their fundamental life needs.
"This swarm-sensing approach opens up a whole new realm of ocean exploration," said Scripps research oceanographer Jules Jaffe. Augmenting the M-AUEs with cameras would allow the photographic mapping of coral habitats, or "plankton selfies."
The research team has hopes to build hundreds more of the miniature robots to study the movement of larvae between marine protected areas, monitor harmful red tide blooms, and to help track oil spills. The onboard hydrophones that help track the M-AUEs underwater could also allow the swarm to act like a giant "ear" in the ocean, listening to and localizing ambient sounds in the ocean.


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Smoketown #1 now available from Scout Comics!
Smoketown #1 hit comic book stores this past Wednesday and Scout Comics are already hearing reports of sell outs and mass re-orders!
From acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and introducing artist Scott Van Domelen, comes the first in an interconnecting series of chapters in the tradition of David Lapham's Stray Bullets, Brubaker/Phillips' Criminal, and Pulp Fiction. Each chapter explores the final days of a murdered soldier from a new perspective, each one exposing the criminal side of a small industrial Pennsylvania town. In Chapter One, "Killing Marcus," after a life-or-death situation, a battered wife and mother has until sunrise to cover up a horrifying crime, not knowing that her actions have set her up for a confrontation with some even more dangerous people.


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Anyone who is a fan of the epic Song of Ice and Fire book series can attest that food plays a VERY prominent role. The myriad of dishes and various ales and wine could actually each be their own characters considering the amount of page time George R.R. Martin dedicates to them! With this in mind, and to also commemorate the recent premiere of the Game of Thrones' series 3rd season on HBO, we've picked the Ice and Fire WIki to host a Food Fiction contest to design the perfect Westeros Feast!
If you're interested in the numbers, here are the five Top 10 lists - one for each course that would be served at the Feast:
- Appetizer
- Main Dish
- Side
- Beverage
- Dessert
Our special giveaway is still going on! The Inn at Crossroads folks have given us a copy of their cookbook to award to one of our Twitter followers on @WikiaEats. To win, just help us spread the word about this contest by tweeting a link to this post, include @WikiaEats, and include #foodfiction and be entered. Please also follow @WikiaEats so we can DM you when you win.
So, get ready and come back Monday to see how Wikia does in preparing the feast that YOU selected!


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Solicitor Gary Williams, who advises champion boxer Ricky Hatton, has launched a legal action over promoter Frank Warren's column in The Sun.
Williams is demanding libel damages from Warren and publisher News Group Newspapers over a piece headed 'Fatty Ricky should give it up'which appeared last November.
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In a writ filed at the High Court, Williams argues the piece claimed that despite being a boxing expert in a position to stop Hatton from boxing, Williams encouraged him to take on a fight which would have put him at serious risk of terrible injury.
Williams claims his personal and professional reputation has been seriously injured, and that he has suffered acute distress and embarrassment.
Warren and News Group have refused to give an undertaking that they will not repeat the allegations at the centre of the piece, the writ alleges.
Bury-based Williams, who has instructed law firm Simons Muirhead and Burton to act for him, is seeking damages and an injunction banning repetition of the allegations.


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Making diversity pay 19/01/2016 by Carlos Grande in industry & issues Is diversity making advertising more effective? The short answer is, 'We will need to try it first to see'. In the US, where the majority of the population will be non-white by the 2040's and diversity has been debated for decades, black consumers still "largely do not feel that they consistently receive invitations from brands reflective of the way they see themselves" reported a 2014 article in the Journal of Advertising Research. And in the UK Advertising Association research estimated that only 45% of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) respondents thought advertising represented the UK's multicultural society. Broaden the definition of diversity to include portrayals of women, sexual minorities and people with disabilities, and you are unlikely to find many voices in any market arguing in favour of the status quo. In this context, diversity means diversity of representation, namely, the belief that the faces, voices, tones and media channels used in ads should speak to a world where, for instance, the UK has a 10m-strong BAME population, and 100-plus languages are spoken in London schools alone. (This post does not address the related question of diversity within agencies which is the subject of this IPA event, though for many there is a clear link between the advertising we get and the backgrounds and experiences of the people who commission and produce it.) Given that diversity of representation is one of those issues marketers find it easier to sign up for than to implement, what is the evidence for practising diversity in communications not just because it is the sociologically accurate or just thing to do, but because it might also be the more effective approach? The AA, IPA and Nielsen are among the organisations that have published evidence of the spending power of multicultural audiences in different markets, arguing that more specifically targeting these groups - or at least not ignoring or alienating them - could help mainstream advertisers develop new revenues. Other studies have made a similar case about the under-tapped commercial potential of lesbian and gay consumers, though not without controversy. However, these reports address issues at market levels. There is much less discussion of individual campaigns where it could be argued that creative and strategic choices made in favour of reflecting social diversity contributed to the overall effectiveness of communications. While it would it be difficult to prove conclusively that the specific diversity ingredients led to a campaign being more effective (though theoretically you could test ad executions with diverse and non-diverse casts), there are campaigns that have been recognised primarily for their effectiveness, but which also featured pro-diversity choices - so embracing diversity is certainly no bar to achieving effectiveness. Further, it is possible to hypothesise why, in specific instances, these 'pro-diversity components' made key contributions to delivering the creative impact and core insights of communications initiatives - and by extension, their effectiveness. The piece below analyses trends in campaigns along these lines. 1. The way we are now There is an emerging genre of ads which takes an overt stance that social and racial diversity is part of the contemporary reality of many Western societies, usually by depicting familial or traditional rituals as experienced by unconventional groupings. These campaigns, which have been particularly prominent in the US, are designed to show that advertisers recognise consumers are changing, and to clarify the roles that brands can play in a more fluid social landscape. Examples include Honey Maid's 'This is Wholesome' with its montage of inter-racial, divorced and gay families, Chevrolet's 'Find New Roads', and Coca-Cola's 'America the Beautiful', in which the eponymous traditional song is performed by a multicultural cast in scenic US locations. Regarding the Honey Maid work, which subsequently won awards from D&AD and Cannes Lions, the snack brand's owner, Mondelez, says its aim was to celebrate the shifting dynamic of American families, whilst marking the continuance of "wholesome connections". After the Honey Maid spot aired, sales and brand metrics such as relevance reportedly improved. There is no doubt that many of these executions have attracted consumers' and media attention, though some have also drawn virulent flak from groups less receptive of the ads' soft-edged messages of shared values and tolerance of difference. See Honey Maid's creative response to its critics below. These ads have not yet appeared in markets such as the UK in any volume. The nearest UK equivalent is probably the national panorama seen in something like Bisto's 'Aah Night', the subject of a 2010 IPA Effectiveness Award winning case study, in which disparate households across Britain were encouraged by the brand to sit down to a weekday family meal which incorporated "proper gravy". Although the insight behind the Bisto campaign - about preserving a domestic ritual in a time-pressured world - seems universally applicable, the few non-white actors cast in the spot seem a token nod to diversity. This was still an improvement, however, on the comparable UK Heinz ad which, by omitting anyone from an ethnic minority, unfortunately managed to suggest that Heinz ketchup was a natural accompaniment to meals - except, it seemed, for anyone non-white. 2. Different but safe In the UK, perhaps the longest-running current series of ads fronted by a non-white face is comprised of the Premier Inn campaigns with comedian and actor, Lenny Henry. Recognised for its effectiveness with a silver award in the 2014 IPA Effectiveness Awards, the budget hotel chain's marketing has made its promise of a good night's sleep a differentiating point in its sector, and generated an estimated £593m of incremental revenue. You might argue that Premier Inn's success is more due to its selection of Henry - himself a high-profile campaigner for greater ethnic diversity in casting - as the right likeable and trusted celebrity to deliver this brand promise than in any particular acknowledgement of racial diversity. The choice of Moira Stuart, the BBC news reader born of African-Caribbean parents, to front the 'Tax does not have to be taxing' campaign, winner of the Best Short-Term Effect prize in the 2010 IPA Awards, was similar. As a well-liked, familiar face in British homes, Stuart was hired not because she represented a diverse population, but because her profession meant she could be trusted to tell that population about a tax deadline in an authoritative manner. These ads work in part because the celebrities involved bring relevant positive associations from their main careers. The stars' ethnicity isn't particularly germane to this effect or commented on, though they add visibility in what is a small field of UK examples. (Others are the Barclays series of ads with Samuel L Jackson and the longer-lasting 'staff as stars' approach fronted by singing bank employee, Howard, from the Halifax bank in the 2000's.) 3. Different but the same To mark Gay Pride in San Francisco, Burger King issued a Proud Burger with rainbow-coloured external packaging and the message "We're all the same inside" on the internal wrapping. The campaign, which filmed consumers' responses to the burger, generated more than 1bn media impressions and $21m of earned media value, and picked up both a D&AD award and a Clio. We will have to read an effectiveness case study to see if the approach shifted more burgers, but it certainly succeeded in getting the brand talked about for a relatively small outlay. The Burger King campaign, and the award-winning 'Gaytms' created by ANZ bank for Sydney Pride, were however temporary, marginal, attention-grabbing initiatives, with the aims of generating brand goodwill and showing support for minority groups. For an example of a diversity message in a more core piece of marketing, consider 'Learning Sign Language', a spot aired by Wells Fargo bank as part of its 'total marketing' strategy to diverse audiences. Although definitions of 'total marketing' differ, broadly the approach involves communications to specific audience segments which are integrated into whole-market messaging by "leveraging universal commonalities whilst acknowledging cultural differences". In 'Sign Language', the evolving storyline of a same sex female couple adopting a deaf child (with a beaming African-American counsellor in attendance) is tied together by the bank's promise to help consumers with their financial planning, whatever their goals or social demographic. Wells Fargo says that positive brand sentiment rose five-fold, largely due to the TV spot, though it has not published evidence of harder business benefits. Another embodiment of this approach is the 'Your Father' spot for Campbell's Soup, in which gay fathers provide a twist on two recognisably irksome parenting situations - namely, feeding a small child and being embarrassed by your partner. The end line is "Campbell's Soup. Made for real, real life." Whilst superficially showing unconventional social units, these ads show them operating in relatively conventional ways, suggesting that there is as much that unites diverse groups as in what separates them. 4. Diversity as a goal in itself Some brands embrace diversity as its own goal rather than as a way of communicating relevance or empathy. You could hardly get more plain-speaking than the Nando's South Africa ad below, with its satirical swipe at critics of that country's multicultural make-up - and its clumsy last minute tie-in to the chain's 'diverse' menu. Or there is the "embrace diversity or kiss my ass" musical message of this film from the Asta Philpot Foundation, which unapologetically celebrates what makes us different, rather than what makes us the same. However, outside of the recruitment category, where advertisers sometimes make attracting a diversity of candidates an explicit part of campaigns, there are not many examples of mainstream brands positioning diversity as a goal in itself. The nearest might be the Guinness wheelchair basketball ad, with its suggestion that a group that includes someone "different" in their activities is making a statement about its values. 5. Making diversity count rather than counting diversity The final group of ads are those in which the diversity elements add to the storytelling and emotional appeal of the executions to all kinds of audiences. Take the British Airways campaign, 'A Ticket to Visit Mum', which features an Indian-born son, now living in the States, and his mother back in India, who plans to send him some of her food as a nostalgic reminder of home. This viral hit was awarded a North American Gold Effie and an International Direct Marketing Association Award for helping BA increase its share of the US airline market. The spot was created specifically to grow sales on US-India flights, though one can theoretically imagine alternatives featuring families separated along other long haul routes. For this viewer, however, the ethnicity of the protagonists is key to making the film resonate emotionally with non-Indian audiences too. Western viewers bring to the film all their cultural assumptions about Indian mother-love, the traditional role of food in Indian families, and the distance, cost and other barriers holding back an ageing Indian mum from getting on a plane to see her son, rather than waiting for him to visit. It would be difficult to see the story of a European mother and her expat offspring having the same emotional pull. A second example is an older US Marine recruitment spot, 'The Leap'. Although this campaign does not explicitly refer to the protagonist's race, the fact that the actor is African-American is relevant in several ways. The campaign had the stated objective of increasing African-American applications to the Marines, which regards diversity as a must-have requirement given the fact its members are deployed on five continents. Indeed, African-American applicants did increase following the campaign. But it is the fact that the storyline featured an African-American man overcoming his fear of jumping into water that gave it power among disparate audiences, and may explain why it outscored previous Marines campaigns in tracking. The film was built on the insight that a disproportionately high proportion of African-American men were afraid of swimming. As such, the leap shown illustrated a tangible feat of mental rather than physical strength. It was presented as the first step on a journey of self-empowerment that would ultimately lead to a respected military career ("So I jumped in, afraid, ...but I came up.. a Marine", the voiceover says) and one that has traditionally proven to be an engine of social mobility for African-American men. This creative approach marked a break with traditional Marines ads which had marketed the force as the elite home of "the few, the proud", and had highlighted the extreme physical prowess of recruits. This treatment offered a more universally accessible story of an individual conquering self-doubt and adversity, without losing any of its culturally specific associations. There has already been much written about the next example - 'This Girl Can' from Sport England. Suffice to say that the diversity of women shown on screen during the hip hop soundtracked film makes the point about why no woman of any background should be deterred from exercise by what others think. All that remains is to read the proof of whether and how the campaign increased participation in physical activity in a forthcoming Effectiveness Awards entry!

Finally, there is the 'Love has no Labels

 Finally, there is the 'Love has no labels' spot from the US Ad Council. In the spot, dancing couples are shown as X-rayed outlines on a giant screen before revealing themselves in front of the screen to both the viewer and a public crowd. The gradual reveal of the couples and the reactions of surprise they draw from onlookers play with expectations of gender, race, religion and disability right to the end. And this effect survives repeat viewings in a way the Wells Fargo or Honey Maid ads simply don't (try recalling what pairing will emerge next, and what their relationship is). The spot has been viewed more than 100m times, making it the second most watched community activism campaign of all time. Not proof of effectiveness in changing prejudice, perhaps, but evidence that the clip proved engaging to online audiences. These films manage to be effective by employing diversity to amplify specific creative and audience insights, even though we still need many more rigorous demonstrations of effectiveness in this area. However, it is tempting to argue that in at least one sense, a diverse approach is currently generally likely to be more effective than a non-diverse one - and that is when the primary, short-term objective of an execution is simply to get the brand noticed and talked-about. It is probably no accident that three out of the four examples above feature not for profit groups. There are still whole swathes of commercial marketing in which brands rarely risk even acknowledging diversity issues - few high profile campaigns featuring female or ethnic minority business decision-makers, for instance, or where the disabled characters have the best lines. Commercial brands that do air non-stereotypically diverse executions are almost by default likely to attract more comment, earned media value and social sharing at the current time. This is no guarantee of success for mediocre or misjudged creative and strategic work, no matter how well intentioned. But it is to suggest that this is a window of opportunity that will close in the near future when practising diversity is more widespread - and paradoxically, less worthy of comment. At least one hopes this is the case. Last updated 19/01/2016


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ERIC Number: ED170858
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Theory Development in Educational Administration: A Solution to What Problem?
Hills, Jean
This paper is divided into two main sections. In the first, the author assumes that it is theory per se that people in educational administration are urged to develop and considers the cognitive, intellectual problems for which theory development might provide a solution. In the second section, the author interprets the concern for theory development more broadly and assumes that persons in educational administration are being urged to devote themselves to the advancement of knowledge generally, including the eventual development of theory. Here the focus of attention is on the noncognitive, that is, social, organizational, and administrative problems for which the advancement of knowledge might provide a solution. The author concludes that theory building is not an activity that is useful apart from the cognitive problems for which theories are solutions, namely, explaining observed regularities, organizing knowledge, and guiding research. Many of these problems do not confront the field at the present time. The author sees advancement of knowledge generally as a partial solution to the problem of rationalizing administrative practice. She asserts, however, that a more complete solution requires the clarification of the value base of administrative practice. (Author/IRT)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Francisco, California, April 8-12, 1979)


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LE-digit growth in its overseas divisions this year has put home and business insurer Royal & Sun Alliance on track to make a full-year profit, despite booking a £60m loss from storms, it said yesterday.
RSA wrote £6.1bn of insurance premiums in the first nine months of the year, 11 per cent more than a year ago, as premiums in Canada grew by a fifth to £1.1bn, and emerging markets grew 17 per cent to £800m.
The update was the first from new chief executive Simon Lee, who took over from Andy Haste four days ago.
"I'm confident in our ability to continue to meet our targets and deliver sustainable profitable performance," Lee said.
Net premiums were up seven per cent in both the UK and RSA's large Scandinavian business, to £2.3bn and £1.4bn respectively. But in a sign of difficult UK conditions, it cut back on both commercial and motor insurance here and said growth would be below seven per cent by the year-end.
RSA took a net £20m loss from a bad storm in Denmark in July and £40m from floods in Dublin and Thailand, but said its full-year combined ratio would be 95 per cent or less.


text: inherited from jon's brother and sister-in-law who got tired of it sitting around. i get to reupholster this chaise! yay!! i'm totally excited about it and am thinking i will paint it a subtle gold and then recover it in a damask or velvet. it'll probably take longer than some other projects, only because it's hard on my back to hunch over anything for long. it will go so well with our ikea couch and turkish chairs... :)


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Critical Point
documentary, sport
The Documentary short about Klemens Muranka who is one of the greatest ski jumpers in Poland. His accident became a motivation for all of the young ski jumpers throughout the Europe. His eyesight was capable of seeing only on 20% of vision and he pursues as a professional sportsman with this issue for years.
Director: Piotr PĹ'uciennik
DP/Editor: Mateusz Kanownik
Client: Alcon


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Op 20 februari hebben het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) en Instituut Clingendael hun Monitors gepresenteerd. Beide instituten brengen sinds 2012 jaarlijks hun monitor uit als onderdeel van de Strategische Monitor van de Nederlandse overheid. Bert Koenders, minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, nam de studies namens het kabinet in ontvangst.
Rob de Wijk sprak hierover met het NCTV magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing: "De grote uitdagingen zijn een goed moment om ons te bezinnen over de wijze waarop wij invulling willen geven aan het veiligheidsbeleid van Nederland, te meer omdat het kabinet uitgaat van comprehensive security."
Het volledige artikel kunt u rechts downloaden en werd gepubliceerd in het Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing.
De HCSS Strategische Monitor vindt u hier.
In mei 2015 kondigde de minister van Veiligheid en Justitie aan dat de Strategie Nationale Veiligheid (SNV) wordt herijkt.Er werd gekozen voor een nieuwe aanpak waarvan het nieuwe Nationaal Veiligheidsprofiel een belangrijk zichtbaar resultaat is. Dit veiligheidsprofiel is inderdaad een breuk met het verleden en vormt een nieuwe start voor de verdere ontwikkeling van de SNV.
Rob de Wijk schreef hier een artikel over voor het Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing.
U kunt het volledige artikel rechts downloaden.
During the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw of 8-9 July 2016, NATO declared that its essential mission is unchanged. It was also stated that NATO will ensure that it has the full range of capabilities necessary to deter and defend against potential adversaries and the full spectrum of threats that could confront the Alliance from any direction.
Cyberattacks present a clear challenge to the security of the Alliance and could be as harmful to modern societies as a conventional attack. For that reason, the Member States agreed in Warsaw that cyber defense is part of NATO's core task of collective defense and NATO's defensive mandate, and that cyberspace is recognized as a separate domain of operations in which NATO must defend itself as effectively as it does in the air, on land, and at sea. Furthermore, it will ensure more effective organization of NATO's cyber defense and better management of resources, skills, and capabilities.
HCSS conducted research on both the concept of Cyberspace as a Domain for NATO and on the question whether the existing NATO cyberspace capabilities cover the whole spectrum of those required as a result of recognizing cyberspace as a domain of operations.
The research results are available at HCSS. The report is not available for the public.
There are all kinds of new applications in development today that make increasingly smarter use of Big Data. Take for example the recent announcements that judicial decisions can be predicted by computers. In the security domain there are numerous possibilities to use these technologies too. At the same time the security domain bears the risk of exclusion and inducing mistrust among the civilian population regarding the limitless use of personal data. This report outlines how to develop technologies responsibly for this challenging domain.
Big Data is the next great opportunity for security organizations and individuals alike. The idea is to feed a computer with large amounts of data in order to perform faster and more accurate analyses and create a real-time, situational understanding of security situations. At this point however, the technological developments remain in a state of flux.
The authors hope to inspire the reader and increase awareness as well as provide insights into how to develop responsible Big Data applications for security.
This report provides a description of technological developments and explains how these developments can be used to support more responsible, effective and efficient security.
Three of the most prevailing observations are:
The observations evoke, among others, the following five questions that will be addressed in this report:
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The report can be downloaded using the button on the right.
De inzet van desinformatie en nepnieuws van Russische zijde is aan de orde van de dag. Afgelopen jaar intervenieerde Rusland in de Amerikaanse presidentiële verkiezingscampagne om de kandidatuur van Hillary Clinton te verzwakken. Begin dit jaar verspreidden Russische trollen valse berichten over de seksuele geaardheid van de Franse presidentskandidaat Emmanuel Macron.
De inzet van desinformatie en nepnieuws van Russische zijde is aan de orde van de dag. Afgelopen jaar intervenieerde Rusland in de Amerikaanse presidentiële verkiezingscampagne om de kandidatuur van Hillary Clinton te verzwakken. Begin dit jaar verspreidden Russische trollen valse berichten over de seksuele geaardheid van de Franse presidentskandidaat Emmanuel Macron. Ook Nederland is niet gevrijwaard van Russische propaganda activiteiten, zoals omtrent de bevindingen van de Onderzoeksraad voor de Veiligheid over het neerschieten van vlucht MH17. Deze activiteiten ondermijnen de democratische rechtsorde en het vertrouwen van burgers in haar instituties en waarden. In deze issue brief schetsen wij de omvang van deze activiteiten en doen zeven aanbevelingen voor wat de Nederlandse samenleving kan doen om zich hier beter tegen te beschermen.
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Auteurs: Michel Rademaker (HCSS), Tim Sweijs (HCSS), Joris Voorhoeve (Hoogleraar Internationale Organisaties, Universiteit Leiden).
Digitalization has taken a predominant role in the Netherlands. The Netherlands considers itself one of the leading ICT countries, promotes itself as 'a safe place to do business' and aspires to be the digital gateway of Europe. This report will first estimate the current and prospective size of the Dutch digital economy and the ICT sector, and later analyze how much the latter contributes to the national economy.
Digitalization has taken a predominant role in the Netherlands. The Netherlands considers itself one of the leading ICT countries, promotes itself as 'a safe place to do business' and aspires to be the digital gateway of Europe. This report will first estimate the current and prospective size of the Dutch digital economy and the ICT sector, and later analyze how much the latter contributes to the national economy. Next, we provide a holistic overview of the current level of public and private investments in cybersecurity, followed by an analysis estimating the Dutch cybersecurity market by comparing different studies.
Taking into account the 1,5% loss of its national GDP to cybercrime, which correlates well to the €10bn value loss through cyber risk in the Netherlands, the Dutch private sector, and especially the government, can invest more in cybersecurity to reduce the impact and damage cybercrime and –risks. In addition, there is a drastic increase in demand anticipated for cybersecurity experts and IoT developers. As a result, when this is solved, one might conclude that the investments in cybersecurity will exceed the 10% norm.
This research is directed to the National Cyber Testbed Initiative of The Hague Security Delta (December 2016).
The report can be downloaded using the button on the right.
Events unfolded once again at a swirling pace in 2016. Terrorists hit Europe's capital in March. The British population voted for Brexit in June. Turkish armed forces failed to topple Erdoğan in July. A resurgent Russia flexed its military muscles again in the Middle East and actively interfered in American elections, in which the American population elected Trump, in November. We are worried but certainly not surprised by the volatility of contemporary international relations.
Events unfolded once again at a swirling pace in 2016. Terrorists hit Europe's capital in March. The British population voted for Brexit in June. Turkish armed forces failed to topple Erdoğan in July. A resurgent Russia flexed its military muscles again in the Middle East and actively interfered in American elections, in which the American population elected Trump, in November. We are worried but certainly not surprised by the volatility of contemporary international relations. In previous editions of our contribution to the Dutch government's Strategic Monitor, we already observed a surge in assertive behavior, noted a dangerous uptick in crises, and warned for the contagiousness of political violence.
The current volatility is not a coincidence, but rather the result of fundamental disturbances of the global order that are greatly amplified by rapid technological developments. Most mainstream explanations of recent turbulence focus on power transitions (the decline of the West and the rise of the rest), the concomitant return to more aggressive forms of power politics, and a backlash against globalization. What strikes us is that many of the explanations ignore what we consider one of the most striking mega trends that is reshaping the dynamics of power: the ongoing process of disintermediation.
The StratMon 2016-2017 analyzes global trends in confrontation, cooperation and conflict based on different datasets. This year the report also contains case studies on Turkey, Moldova and The rise and fall of ISIS. Chapters analyzing the many faces of political violence and 'the other side of the security coin' are also included.
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You can also download the separate chapters:
Conflict and Cooperation
Nowcasting Geodynamics, Great Powers and Pivoting
Case study: A farewell to the West? Turkey's Possible Pivot in the Aftermath of the July 2016 Coup
Case study: A national identity crisis? Moldova in Flux between East and West
The many faces of Political Violence
The Rise and Fall of ISIS: from Evitability to Inevitability
The other side of the Security Coin
Still in dangerous waters since the shock of the attempted military coup in July 2016, the behavior of The Republic of Turkey – long considered an important strategic partner for the West – has become increasingly unpredictable. Could Turkey really bid "adieu" to the West in coming years, or perhaps even months? What kinds of paths lay ahead of a possible Turkish "pivot" away from the West? What does this mean for the West's strategic interests in the region?
Authored by Dr. Barin Kayaoğlu of the American University of Iraq, this year's study entitled "A Farewell to the West? Turkey's Possible Pivot in the Aftermath of the July 2016 Coup Attempt" explores the conditions that could lead Turkey to change its foreign policy direction in the near future, exploring four distinctive possibilities that could all have important implications for Europe, and the wider world.
This study is part of the 2016-2017 HCSS StratMon.
HCSS has tracked overall trends in global cooperation and conflict as part of its contribution to the Strategic Monitor of the Dutch government. Our study takes into consideration two overarching questions: "Will state or non-state actors be most dominant in the future world?" and "Will whoever becomes most dominant be more cooperative, or more conflictual?"
Our approach to this 'monitoring' effort aspires to collate and curate a systematic empirical evidence base that allows all relevant stakeholders – analysts, military planners, policy-makers, but also interested companies, NGOs, citizens, etc. – to get a better grip on these fundamental international trends. With the advent of (open-source) event datasets, this has become more possible than ever.
This year we updated our findings using data from three different sources and have uncovered a number of different trends. How can we leverage big data to inform policymakers on complex geopolitical trends in our new uncertain era? What are the world's most cooperative countries? Where in the world can we find the highest concentrations of conflictual behavior? What is the Netherlands' position in the ebb and flow of international communications?
HCSS' original term "nowcasting" – as opposed to forecasting – describes the process of monitoring, depicting, and analyzing ongoing developments in international relations as they occur. Once again, our study "Nowcasting Geodynamics" uses a rich base of quantitative data to move beyond the anecdotal, and towards the systematic.
We intend our empirical approach to add to debates across all domains – diplomatic, economics, legal, military, etc. – and across all countries, whether they are great powers such as the United States or China, or smaller but strategically important states, such as Indonesia, and Egypt.
This year's analysis covers the geodynamic trends of countries across the world and traverses the different domains in order to give perspectives on the "now" trends, and where they might lead us in the future.
This study is part of the 2016-2017 HCSS StratMon.
Corruption and the perceived partiality of the justice system and state administration of Moldova have long frustrated efforts – both internal and external – to improve its domestic politics. It nevertheless remains an important partner for both the European Union and Russia, however its strategic positioning between these two powers have left its citizens stretched at times, even torn, in terms of national identity.
Looking into recent domestic developments as well as the EU and Russia's strategies towards Moldova in recent years, this study gives a brief overview of the European and Russian stakes held in Moldova and how its recent presidential election may change Moldova's future geostrategic positioning.
The modern era's Great Power Peace has come under severe strain in recent years. The seams of the western-based world political order have stretched to the point of breaking, with non-state actors rising in response to exploit the global climate of paralysis and uncertainty. Indeed, violence levels are at historically high levels that haven't been seen since 2004. But what does the violence waged on Europe's borders mean for European citizens and their leaders?
HCSS has analyzed trends in political violence using various open-data sources and provides a forecast of civil war onset risk for the year 2017 using in-house forecasting models based on rich quantitative datasets and complex theoretical frameworks.
Appearing seemingly out of nowhere over the course of 2013-14, the Islamic State, or Daesh, captured the attention of international audiences through widely broadcast acts of barbarity, followed by the proclamation of its own state and upending state borders in the process. The rise of the terror organization has prompted many questions: where did it originate from? How has it been able to establish itself so quickly? Can it actually persist? Can it be defeated?
The aim of this year's study, entitled "The Rise and Fall of ISIS: from Evitability to Inevitability", is to understand the organization, its motivations, its inherent weaknesses, as well as its ability to endure. A broader aim is to set out how it could develop as it comes under ever more pressure by regional powers and, in the case of its defeat, how to prevent the arrival of the next ISIS.
A key message of this chapter is that ISIS is a 'child of its time' and is not destined to persist. Its professed millenarian or eschatological bent is meant to cast the conflict between the Caliphate and the rest of the word as a cosmic battle, but in reality is largely of instrumental value. Also, while its rise could have been prevented, its fall looks all but inevitable, even if it remains unclear what will replace it.
This study is part of the 2016-2017 HCSS StratMon.
The presence of peace is more than the absence of conflict. Analyses and evaluations of the state of the international security environment often focus solely on the most concerning developments and tend to fall back on various conflict-centric metrics when providing assessments of a given security landscape. This chapter, entitled "The Other Side of the Security Coin" investigates a number of positive socioeconomic trends occurring on a global level and how they can contribute to sustainable peace in the future.
Improving citizens' access to socioeconomic opportunities and livelihood-enhancing goods and services is a key factor in increasing the stake that citizens hold in the state of peace in their communities. Fitting within global trends such as the rise of the platform economy and social media, the role of technological and developmental processes improving individual empowerment will become more important for security and defense organizations in the near future. As to how we can leverage the dramatic changes ongoing throughout the world to better suit our security objectives remains yet to be seen. This study provides a brief overview of these trends and identifies the options for security and defense organizations to remain on top of them.
With the World Health Organization (WHO), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Blue Ribbon panel publishing reports on the emerging risks of biological weaponry in past months, there is a new sense of urgency regarding biological weapons. In August 2016, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the Security Council that "non-state actors are actively seeking chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons."
This report presents the changing dynamics of the development and use of biological weapons and the preparation against them. The dynamics relate to technological advances in biotechnology and the concomitant attraction to non-state actors to use biological agents as weapons due to their financial appeal and diverse impact. The relative ease with which biological weapons can be produced, and the intent of non-state actors to use biological weapons- based on historical precedent and recent surge in international terrorism- call for a renewed focus on this field and an increased effort to respond to these developments. We provide illustrations of new policy initiatives in a variety of countries and outline the current state of play in the Netherlands, providing a point of departure to discuss whether the current approach is sufficient to tackle the upcoming issues.
The report can be downloaded using the button on the right


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Las Vegas Holiday Classic
November 30 - December 1, 2007
Join us for our second Las Vegas Holiday Classic, and eighth Las Vegas tournament! Nobody does Vegas tournament like the Soccer Resort. The tournament is played on Friday November 30 from 5:30pm into the evening and from noon to 6pm on Saturday December 1.
Stay at our tournament hotel - the four star Paris Las Vegas, centrally located on the Vegas strip. Spend your days relaxing by the pool, sampling the casinos or take a walk down the strip; the possibilities are near endless in Las Vegas. When it's finally time for soccer a short 20 minute ride on a private coach will take you to the soccer fields for the tournament in Summerlin. Following that it's back to the hotel where the Vegas nightlife awaits.
For four days, and three nights at the Paris hotel, plus happy hours, transportation to the tournament (no need to rent a car), and Soccer Resort tournament jerseys!
The Soccer Resort is extremely excited to have local teams join our national series of tournaments. Play, yell, compete, or shake hands against teams from all over the U.S., Canada, Europe, and overseas – after-all it's nice to play against some new teams. And if you win a top or consolation division, you'll win up to $1000 of credit towards one of our travel tournaments, such as Costa Rica, Miami South Beach, Hawaii, Iceland, Ireland, or London.
We expect a large turn out again during the 2007 holiday season with teams from many leagues across the United States and Canada joining us. Last year we were joined by teams from Ireland and Italy.
The location of the tournament is the Bermuda grass fields in Summerlin. On the soccer side you get:
6v6 soccer against classy opposition
Five games guaranteed over two days
30 minutes per game
Complimentary souvenir jerseys for travel teams
Complimentary bus to the tournament
Soccer travel prizes galore
Trophies for the winners and medals for the runners-up
Sample Itinerary
Thursday – Arrive, unpack (or don't) and either take a relaxing day at the pool or jump right into everything Las Vegas has to offer.
Friday – Take a trip to the casino floor or to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Approx 3:30pm: Tournament bus will take your teams to the fields.
Approx 5:00pm: After a warm-up, and registration, your games begin.
Approx 9/10pm: Tournament bus brings you back to your hotel.
Approx Midnight: Get-together at the tournament hotel bar to wind down or jump start the rest of your night.
Saturday - Pull yourself out of bed after a night on the strip, get some breakfest, and get ready for the second day of the tournament.
Approx 10:30am: Tournament bus will take your teams to the fields.
Approx 12:00pm: The games resume - will you make the playoffs?
Approx 5pm: Tournament bus arrives, and brings you home
Approx 8pm: THE AWARDS PARTY - Don't miss it!
Approx 10pm: Another night in Vegas, need we say more?
Sunday - Day of rest, day of travel, day of fun, or a day of confession? - Your choice!
Soccer Resort is not only a vacation weekend - but winners, and runners-up in the top divisions and lower level consolation cups always get Soccer Resort Bucks as a prize. This is not actual money, but more like a credit or a discount on hotel and tournament packages for your next Travel tournament. We don't pretend it's like winning the lottery, but many of our teams appreciate that we are making further trips cheaper. These prizes are for travel to most but not all tournaments. More info
Sample Soccer Resort Prizes
Winner of A division = $1000 or $100 per person maximum credit
Winner of B Division = $750 or $75 per person maximum credit
Be it a spin at roulette at the casino, an afternoon by the pool, a trip down the strip, a day on the links, or a night out with the boys Vegas never fails to entertain.
For this tournament we offer two hotels, both centrally located on the Vegas strip; the four star luxurious Paris Las Vegas and the slightly more inexpensive but classically elegant Bally's. Both hotels feature their own casino, pool, spa, shopping center and restaurants.
Soccer Resort is more than a tournament weekend - it's a vacation for you, for your team, and for your mind. As a result, we pamper you a little. Every package includes
4 days and 3 nights at a centrally located four star hotel
All tournament registration referee fees
Soccer tournament on excellent grass fields
Soccer Resort tournament jerseys (souvenirs)
Post tournament party
Complimentary bus to the tournament location
All taxes included (usually $50 or more). So no surprises!
Gambling insurance (only joking, please gamble responsibly)
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text: Airbnb Vacation Rental Regulation Plan Finds Little Support from Residents By Ryan Finnerty • Sep 6, 2018 Wayne Yoshioka The Honolulu Planning Commission held a public hearing yesterday on several proposals that would change the way Temporary Vacation Units, or TVU's, operate on Oahu. Dozens of Oahu residents appeared in person to testify. The Conversation: Thursday, September 6th, 2018 By Catherine Cruz • Sep 6, 2018 Wikimedia Commons Public Comment of Vacation Rentals; Hanauma Bay Capacity; OHA Masterplan; Puna Recovery Asia Minute: Japan's Airbnb Challenge By Bill Dorman • Jun 7, 2018 TeroVesalainen / Pixabay What to do about vacation rentals is an issue around the state. But while Hawaii's legislature has not been able to agree on state-wide measures, in Japan a new national law takes effect a week from tomorrow. And it's already having an impact. The Conversation: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 By Catherine Cruz & Chris Vandercook • Apr 4, 2018 Vaping360 / Flickr Legalizing Transient Rentals; Increasing Tobacco Restrictions; Blue Planet Energy in Puerto Rico The Challenges of Temporary Vacation Rentals By Bill Dorman & Catherine Cruz & The Conversation Staff • Mar 12, 2018 Pixabay Unpermitted vacation rentals have been blamed for everything from sky-high housing prices to overcrowded hiking trails. But what is really going on with Hawaii's short-term rental market? How many properties are permitted for vacation rentals? And how many are actually being used that way? The Conversation: Temporary Vacation Rentals By Catherine Cruz & Bill Dorman • Mar 12, 2018 Flickr Unpermitted vacation rentals have been blamed for everything from sky-high housing prices to overcrowded hiking trails. But what is really going on with Hawaii's short-term rental market? How many properties are permitted for vacation rentals? And how many are actually being used that way? Asia Minute: Singapore Challenge for Airbnb By Bill Dorman • Mar 7, 2018 Someformofhuman / Wikimedia Commons One topic policy makers in Hawai'i are still struggling with is short-term vacation rentals. Groups like Airbnb operate around the world—but in one location in the Asia Pacific, it's still facing some very basic challenges. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. Airbnb Revenue Loss Leaves a $33M Hole in Executive Budget By Wayne Yoshioka • Feb 28, 2018 Wayne Yoshioka State lawmakers are tallying spending bills to balance the budget. But, as HPR's Wayne Yoshioka reports, there are some bumps in the road. O'ahu North Shore: Short Term Vacation Rentals By Wayne Yoshioka • Dec 13, 2017 Best of O'ahu The state and counties are trying to resolve illegal vacation rentals in residential areas but it's a complicated issue throughout the state. HPR's Wayne Yoshioka reports. Online Vacation Rentals: $26M in Taxes Not Collected By Wayne Yoshioka • Feb 2, 2017 Wayne Yoshioka The State is looking for additional revenues following a projected 300-million dollar shortfall in tax collections this year. Lawmakers are targeting online vacation rental companies again this year as a potential source of millions in revenue. HPR's Wayne Yoshioka reports. The Conversation: Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 By Beth-Ann Kozlovich & Chris Vandercook • Apr 27, 2016 Wikipedia The Future of Dole Ag Land; Rock and Roll Pioneer June Millington; Taxing Air BnB; Novelist Cecily Wong State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu: Senator Gil Riviere A Look into Airbnb By A. Kam Napier • Mar 4, 2016 Andym5855 / Flickr You may have heard that growing numbers of kama'āina are renting out rooms on Airbnb, but how many are doing so? And why? Pacific Business News Editor in Chief A. Kam Napier has more. PBN got an exclusive first look at data researched by Airbnb from surveys of its Hawaii members. Airbnb is essentially an online marketplace for people who want to rent out some or all of a home they own to a traveler. The traveler, in turn, is looking for a deal, or more of a residential experience than they would find by booking a traditional hotel room.