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How to Use OBS Studio: A Comprehensive Guide for 2023 [2023 Update]
For professional live streaming, your first and foremost step is to produce high-quality streams. To produce truly high-quality streams, however, you must have great software. You need key features such as quality screen recording software, audio output capture and the right recording path and audio settings. Furthermore, it needs to be good enough for viewing in high resolution at full screen and on mobile devices.
One of the most popular pieces of live-streaming software is OBS Studio. RTMP-enabled software encoders like that in this versatile and open-source software are used by many professional broadcasters. OBS Studio is free broadcasting software with an integrated video encoder application used for encoding, mixing and everything above. You can install OBS for free.
We explain how to use OBS Studio effectively and cover how to add audio and video sources. Furthermore, We tell you how to optimize OBS settings, position multiple video sources, choose the best encoder settings and much more. By the end, you'll be well-equipped to start professional video streaming online.
Table of Contents
- What is OBS Studio Used For?
- How to Use OBS Studio
- How to Add Video Sources on OBS Studio
- How to Use the OBS Screen Recorder
- How to Add Images or Text with OBS Studio
- How to Arrange Multiple Video Sources on OBS Studio
- How to Set Up Hotkeys on OBS Studio
- Choosing the Right OBS Studio Encoder Settings
- How to Use OBS Studio with Dacast
- OBS Studio Video Tutorial
- Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS) vs. OBS Studio
- FAQs
- Conclusion
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What is OBS Studio Used For?
OBS Studio is a great software encoder option and has many use cases. A simple setup is required before you can get started.
OBS Studio is a free and open-source streaming software that many broadcasters use for mixing and producing live video content. The latest version of OBS Studio, Version 29.1.1 was released on May 9th, 2023. It is available for macOS 11 or newer, Windows 10 and 11, as well as Ubuntu 20.04 and newer operating systems. For the Linux version, FFmpeg is required.
OBS Studio is also used for screen capture. Furthermore, using OBS Studio, you can livestream your content to multiple popular streaming platforms, including the likes of YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook, among others.
Some of the main functions of OBS Studio are encoding, screen recording, adding text and graphic overlays, managing multiple stream sources, and more. OBS operates with community-developed plugins, which you can find on the OBS Forums page.
Since OBS Studio software is a free and open broadcaster software, we often recommend that new broadcasters use OBS Studio to experiment and learn the ropes of video production.
How to Use OBS Studio
In order to use all of the functions of OBS Studio, you have to set up OBS to flow with your streaming setup. Luckily, the OBS Auto-Configuration Wizard is available to automatically determine the proper settings for your computer and streaming solution. The OBS Auto-Configuration Wizard makes using OBS for streaming video simple for beginners.
Even with the OBS Auto-Configuration Wizard tool, there are a few manual configurations that you'll need to set up to use OBS for streaming. That said, let's run through the process of setting up OBS Studio:
- Download OBS Studio
- Run the OBS Auto-Configuration Wizard to find optimal settings for your system
- Manually adjust suggested settings if necessary
- Setup your audio input capture devices: "Settings" > "Audio"
- Add a source: "Sources" > "+" > choose your source
- Confirm that settings are proper in: "Settings" > "Output"
- Test your stream by clicking "Start Recording" or "Start Streaming"
Check out the OBS Studio Quickstart Guide for more information on how to use OBS Studio.
With that general process in mind, let's take a look at how to use the different functions of OBS Studio, such as adding a video source, screen recording, incorporating graphic overlays, and more. Let's dive into how to use OBS for streaming.
How to Add Video Sources on OBS Studio
One of the simplest and most important tasks with OBS Studio is to add video sources to your stream. Video sources include things such as webcams or digital cameras.
This is how to set up video sources on OBS.
To add a video source, such as a webcam or a camera connected via a capture card, first, plug the device into your computer. Then, click on the "+" sign that is inside the "Sources" widget on OBS Studio:
- This will generate a drop-down menu with three different choices: Display Capture, Window Capture, and Video Capture Device.
- Select "Video Capture Device" to add a camera.
- Then, you will be asked to name your video source. You can add an existing one or create a new one
- At this stage, you can also choose to flip the image vertically or horizontally, adjust the opacity, change the resolution, or set up a chroma-key (green screen) effect.
- When you are done, click "OK," and your video source will be added.
If there is a blank space bordering your video feed, you may need to go to "Settings" and adjust the resolution of your broadcast to match the size of your video input.
That is how you select a source in OBS.
Along with the video sources, OBS Studio also offers you an audio mixer that you can use when you're dealing with multiple audio sources. It helps you mix the audio, mute them, and more to get greater control over your livestreams.
How to Use OBS Studio Window Capture
If you want to share your computer screen during your broadcast, you can either use Display or OBS Window Capture. Let's go over how to use window capture.
Display Capture will broadcast everything that is on our computer screen in a certain area, although the size of that area can be changed. Window Capture for OBS will allow you to broadcast the screen of a particular application (Skype, Word, PowerPoint, Internet Browsers, etc.) and only that.
Here's how to set up a Display Capture:
- To set up a Display Capture, go to the "Sources" widget, click on the "+" sign and select "Display Capture."
- Give it a name and click "OK."
From there, you have the choice of whether you want the mouse cursor to be captured or not. You can also set the opacity and select a "Sub-Region" to create a smaller area of your monitor screen to capture:
For Windows Capture, go to the "Sources" widget, click on the "+" sign, and select "Window Capture." - Name the source and click "OK."
- On the drop-down menu, select which application you want to OBS Window Capture from. If you don't see the one you wanted, try re-launching OBS or the program (or both). If it still doesn't appear, use "Monitor Capture" instead.
- Choose whether you want to capture the Entire Screen or the Inner Screen. You have the option to choose if the mouse cursor is captured or not, the opacity, and create a smaller sub-region.
- Click "OK" when you're done.
This is how you record a window on OBS and get it to show your screen when recording a video.
Want to try Dacast with OBS Studio risk-free for 14 days? Take advantage of our free trial and the version of OBS that was designed to be used with Dacast.
How to Add Images or Text with OBS Studio
It is easy to add images and text to your OBS streaming set-up.
So, how do you do it?
Here is the easiest way to add images to your OBS stream.
- To add images to your stream, right-click under sources, then click "Add."
- From there, select "Image." This will give you the option to browse for the image you want to add and adjust the opacity.
Alternatively, you can add an image slideshow and select several individual files or an entire folder.
The process of adding text to your OBS stream is very similar.
How, you might ask?
You can use the menu settings to choose color, opacity, font, size, and message text. Also, you can indicate whether or not you want the text to scroll, and you can set the scroll speed.
How to Arrange Multiple Video Sources on OBS Studio
OBS allows broadcasters to create scenes with more than one input on the same screen. This allows you to create professional picture-in-picture broadcasts and bring in multiple guests/videos via multiple video sources.
You can even mix the videos for a powerful post-production output. You can achieve this by adding your own stinger video files to OBS. You can also choose from numerous different and customizable transitions.
After adding a source, you can position it anywhere you like. To move a source, just click on it and resize and reposition it the way you want:
You can also right-click on your video source to change the order, rotate them, or even add filters.
If you want to rearrange the layering of your sources, go to "Order" and then select "Move up," "Move Down," "Move to Top" or "Move to Bottom." Whatever is on the top layer will cover the sources behind it, with the bottom layer at the back.
So, how do you add a filter?
To add a filter:
- Right-click the video source
- Select "Filter"
- Choose the type of filters you want to add.
You can choose from a video filter, audio filter, or effect filter on the image.
For example, below is an example of an image blend filter and a color correction filter added on the video capture device source:
To remove anything that has been added in your OBS Studio software—a filter, a video source, or a desktop audio source—just click on the "eye" icon to mask it. For instance, after clicking on the "eye" icons of the effect filters previously added, my video source is back to its original state:
It is easy to learn how to set up OBS for streaming and customize the layout.
And the best part about OBS Studio?
It also offers a Studio Mode. When you activate this mode, you will have the ability to preview your scenes from the sources before you go ahead and livestream them. This helps you avoid any untoward incident where a poor stream gets live streamed to your audience.
How to Set Up Hotkeys on OBS Studio
Hotkeys are a key feature of OBS Studio that will help take your streams to the next level.
Essentially, setting up hotkeys allows you to switch between multiple scenes instantly at the touch of a button. For example, if you have ever used CTRL+C to copy something on your computer, you have used a hotkey.
With OBS, the use of hotkeys allows for smooth, precisely-timed cuts between different pre-recorded or live video streams.
If you've followed our instructions above, you've already created your first scene.
And how do you use the hotkeys?
To use hotkeys, start by creating another scene by clicking on the "+" within the "Scene" widget:
You can set up hotkeys for switching between video streams, using filters, and other functions. OBS has some basic commands already established as hotkeys, such as:
- Copy source Ctrl+C
- Past source Ctrl+V
- Remove source Del
- Fit to screen Ctrl+F
- Stretch to screen Ctrl+S
- Center to screen Ctrl+D
This will make it easier to learn how to stream on OBS and create engaging broadcasts.
Choosing the Right OBS Studio Encoder Settings
Now that you've created your scenes and set up your video sources, you're almost ready to begin broadcasting.
How do you ensure you're ready then?
Double-check to make sure your encoder settings are correct.
Dacast has a few required OBS studio settings that apply to OBS Studio and any other encoding software you may use.
These are the required settings:
H.264 (x264 may work)
3 secs (or 3x frame rate)
Constant (CBR)
128 kbps
2 (Stereo)
48 kHz (48,000 Hz)
Check out our live encoder configuration post for a complete list of suggested settings to optimize your audio and video streaming.
How to Use OBS Studio with Dacast
In order to learn how to use OBS Studio with Dacast, you must first learn how to connect the two platforms.
For easier and faster setup, we recommend using the Dacast custom version of OBS Studio. If you decide to use our custom version of OBS Studio, check out this tutorial.
Before we dive into how to use OBS Studio for live streaming, we're going to quickly cover how to connect your OBS Studio encoder to Dacast. This will allow you to ensure software compatibility, check out our post on the minimum OBS system requirements.
Open OBS Studio
- First, you're going to want to open up "Settings" on OBS Studio.
- You'll see a "URL" and "Stream Key."
- Keep these two codes handy.
Open Dacast live streaming platform
- Navigate to the "Encoder Setup" window and select "Other RTMP Encoder."
- Input the URL and Stream Key into the fields labeled "Stream URL" and "Stream Key,"
- Select "Use Authentication."
- Fill in "Username" and "Password" using the login information of your live channel.
From there, you should be good to go to live stream with OBS Studio using Dacast.
Connect OBS to Dacast
Next, we need to connect OBS to Dacast.
- To do this, go to "Settings" and select "Stream" on the left side Menu.
- Select "Custom Live streaming server":
The URL and Stream keys are available in the RTMP encoder to set up a section of your Dacast last channel.
Once you have copy-pasted the information related to your Dacast live channel, check "Use authentication".
You will see that you need to enter a username and a password. These are the login and password of your Dacast live channel, available in the encoder setup section where you find the stream URL and stream key. For more details on those 2 steps, you can always check this tutorial for connecting Dacast with OBS.
Finally, make sure your encoder settings are correct. We recommend the following:
- Resolution: match your camera/source resolution
- Frames per second: use 30 unless you have a specific reason not to
- Keyframe interval: 3 seconds
- Video codec: x264
- Bitrate: Check out our bitrate guide for multi-bitrate streaming
- Audio codec: AAC
- Channels (audio): Stereo for all streams above 360p resolution, Mono for below
- Audio sample rate: 22 Khz
Now do a test stream to make sure your broadcast looks and sounds the way you want. If it all works the way you'd hoped, you're ready to go!
OBS Studio Video Tutorial
We recommend checking out our OBS Studio video tutorial for a visual recap of this step-by-step walkthrough of how to use OBS Studio.
Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS) vs. OBS Studio
Streamlabs OBS is another open-source software that functions similarly to OBS Studio. Both of these tools are great for professional broadcasters, but there are a few notable differences between the two.
In general, Streamlabs OBS has more automated features, making it easier to use. However, OBS Studio supports some more advanced functionalities.
Streamlabs OBS offers access to some premium features, such as a Streamlabs App Store, Naming Cloud Bot, extra storage, and more. Also, Streamlabs has multistream capabilities and is one of several multistreaming platforms that supports this feature. However, these features can only be accessed with a paid Prime subscription to the software.
Like OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS can be downloaded for free, but the Streamlabs OBS Prime membership costs $149/year or $19/month. OBS Studio is free forever, so it is certainly worth trying out.
1. How do I use OBS Studio step by step?
Here are the steps you can follow to use OBS Studio:
- Download OBS Studio
- Run the OBS Auto-Configuration Wizard
- Adjust suggested settings, if necessary
- Setup your audio devices: "Settings" > "Audio"
- Add a source: "Sources" > "+" > choose your source
- Confirm that settings are proper: "Settings" > "Output"
- Test your stream by clicking "Start Recording" or "Start Streaming"
2. What is OBS Studio and how do you use it?
OBS Studio is a free and open-source platform for Mac, Windows, and Linux that's particularly used for offline recording of videos and live streaming. You can start using it by adding a source for your video streams and select an output for the same.
3. How do I start recording on OBS Studio?
To start recording on OBS Studio, you need to first select your video source. Next, select your output settings to ensure that they're on point. Finally, click on "Start Recording."
4. Is OBS Studio only for live streaming?
No, OBS Studio is also available for video recording and not just live streaming. You can capture and save your video file for later use on your device.
5. Do I need a PC to use OBS Studio?
Yes, you need Windows (10, 11), Mac (macOS 11 and newer), or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 and newer) PC to run the latest version of OBS Studio. Older versions might be compatible with older generations of PCs, but you can't use any other devices.
Everything here can be used to set up your streaming software and work seamlessly with OBS Studio. Without a doubt, OBS Studio has a lot to offer. We recommend running a test stream first to ensure your broadcast looks and sounds professional.
Using OBS Studio with Dacast is fantastic for great live-streaming video on your website. With OBS Studios' rich array of features and Dacast's professional-grade dedicated streaming platform, they make a powerful combination. Together, they will help you stream the best live video from your website possible.
If the idea of having a professional, dedicated and white-label compatible streaming platform appeals to use, try Dacast. Dacast has all the features you need to run the highest-quality broadcasts. It's quick and easy to set up. Sign up today for a 14-day trial to test out all of our features for free. No credit card is required.
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Quick post: Bobbi Brown Peony and Python palette
March 09, 2011
I was most pleased to see Bobbi Brown branching out for a collaboration with a fashion designer, and the resulting prettily designed bag. The company partnered with Tibi. Bobbi, whose favorite flower is the peony, wanted delicate pinks but still something that was "equal parts lovely and edgy". Hence the mix of a pink flower and dark grey snake scales, matching the palette's offering of pink and grey eye shadows.
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The set in its entirety:
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Hopefully this will be the start of more pretty, limited edition packaging from Bobbi!


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To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:
Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.
Place baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker, adding 2 cups of beef broth and taco seasoning and cooking on low for 8 hours.
Omit cheese garnish for dairy-free meal.
Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free sides.
Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Thaw and add contents of baggie with 2 cups of beef broth and taco seasoning packets to slow cooker. Set on low and cook for 8 hours. Add crushed tortilla chips and shredded cheese garnish prior to serving.
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WinOS Error 126 is refers to when your operating system cannot find DLL files on your system.
If your system calls DLL files and they are unavailable then WinOS will display a WinOS Error 126. This means the DLL files are either completely missing, have become corrupt, or have been damaged in some other way. You will see this error sometimes when starting programs, starting a system service, or at boot up.
If your computer displays a WinOS Error 126, it may be show in the following number of ways:
Both versions of the message mean the same thing, however the first message is only displayed when you attempt to start a system service that calls DLL files that are missing or corrupt. The second message can be shown at any time should the operating system encounter missing files.
Fortunately, fixing this fairly ambiguous error is relatively simple. The solution revolves around replacing the corrupt DLL files. This can be done through a number of different methods.


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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, with both sides pledging to strengthen cooperation and vowing to combat terrorism.
Qin said that China attaches great importance to the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions in Afghanistan as the Spring Festival approaches, hoping that the Afghan side will take strong measures to ensure their safety.
Muttaqi extended New Year greetings to the Chinese people. He said that Afghanistan prohibits any forces from using its territory for activities that sabotage the Afghanistan-China friendship and undermine China's interests.
The country will resolutely combat all forms of terrorism and take strong measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions in Afghanistan, he added.
Qin said China highly values developing good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation with Afghanistan, and always respects its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the independent choices made by the Afghan people and their religious beliefs and ethnic customs.
China does not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs, nor does it seek self-interest or a sphere of influence in Afghanistan, he said.
Qin said China supports the Afghan interim government in building an inclusive and broad-based political structure, implementing moderate and sound domestic and foreign policies, combating terrorism in all its forms and forging friendly relations with all countries, especially its neighbors.
China sympathizes with the Afghan people over their suffering and stands ready to provide more assistance to Afghanistan's economic and social development and the improvement of people's livelihood, he said.
The Afghan interim government abides by the one-China principle and supports China in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Muttaqi said, adding that Afghanistan welcomes China in playing a more important role in international and regional affairs and expects to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China.


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Publishers start your engines and prepare your entries!
That's because, the coveted Canadian Community Newspaper Awards (CCNAwards) are back and better than ever before. You're invited to compete in News Media Canada's annual awards program, which celebrates the very best in community newspapers across the country.
The entry book is now available online at www.communitynewspaperawards.ca. News Media Canada will begin accepting entries online on March 30 with a submission deadline of Monday, April 30.
News Media Canada members are invited to submit entries early for a chance to win back their total entry fee. The early-bird deadline is Friday, April 13.
An announcement listing the winners will be made on Monday, June 18.
A couple of changes to the program:
- The CCNAwards are now open to both member and non-member community newspapers.
- English and French entries in General Excellence, Editorial and Digital categories will be judged separately.
Participants can compete in a diverse range of categories covering editorial, photography and multimedia work in various circulation classes.
Bookmark the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards website at www.communitynewspaperawards.ca to download the entry book. For more information, please contact Kelly Gorven at email@example.com.


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COVID-19 information signs vandalised and ripped up in Denia
COVID-19 information signs have been vandalised and destroyed on Denia's touristic beaches, the Ayuntamiento has revealed.
Signs warning beachgoers about beach limits and social distancing measures have been spray-painted and even completely ripped up.
Denia's Ayuntamiento released the images via its Facebook page.
A statement read: "Where some only see the possibility to muck about, others try to help the public have the best beach experience – including, at present, safety measures to be able to enjoy the seaside while protected against COVID-19."
The Ayuntamiento had also launched a WhatsApp service to inform all visitors when particular beaches fill up, or weather warnings issued.
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Illustration: It can be hard to determine from the exterior of the container (left), but contents may be either mixed with the propellant (center) or confined in a bag (right).
The work of NIST can be found in many unexpected places in American life -- including store shelves containing different kinds of aerosol products. So perhaps it's not surprising that PML's Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) was called upon to help resolve a dispute over the way such products are labeled and sold.
Many familiar aerosol products contain a mixture of the active ingredient and the propellant gas. Both are expelled at the same time. But in "bag-on-valve" (BOV) containers – which are used for a range of products including sunblock sprays, deodorants, window cleaners, insecticides, furniture polish, and automotive lubricants – the active ingredient is confined in a sealed bag within the can, surrounded by pressurized gas.
The issue was that while standard aerosols are sold by weight, the BOV containers were sold based on fluid volume. Because these products are not easily distinguished on a store shelf, the competing sale methods make consumer value comparisons difficult, if not impossible.
Seeking consensus, a team from OWM hosted a meeting of representatives from various aerosol industry groups, trade associations, and federal agencies. After multiple presentations and a thorough discussion, they reached a unanimous agreement that the products should be sold by weight. The resulting report will help guide future regulation and industry standards.
"It's as fair as it can be," says David Sefcik of OWM. "The BOV companies won't have to distinguish themselves from aerosols. And consumers will be able to make rational purchasing decisions and value comparisons based on a common method of sale."


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Living in the Georgetown-Millsboro-Gumboro tri-hundred region, most people have children or know friends whose children have passed through Lisa Richardson's classroom. Mine included. I had never met her husband Stu, but he was a great sport and came along for pictures with his best dog Reed.
We had a really fun time, Stu is as much a character as Lisa is, and I found myself having to stop every once in a while because of some response he had either to Lisa or me. Reed was very well behaved, which you would expect from a trained working retriever. As you can tell from the collage, they are a beautiful family.
Stu and his family own and operate Delmarva Sporting Clays & Rifle Range in Mardela Springs.


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June My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome! This is the last peek at the June My Monthly Hero Kit before tomorrow's release at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on June 19. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work on restarting our operations in a safe manner and fulfilling orders already in-house. Now let's join Daniel for the final glimpse before the full reveal on Monday!
Hey everyone! What a great time to send encouraging cards to friends and essential workers to lift their spirits. The My Monthly Hero Kit for June 2020 includes some super fantastic fancy dies and nautical stamps. Uplifting sentiments like the one I used for today's countdown post come with all of this goodness, too. Every month, the kit leaves me gobsmacked. You get so much EVERY time!
For my card, I did some die cut layering to build a scene with Hero Hues cardstock in a red, white and blue color scheme: Nautical, Lapis, Cranberry and Dove White. All of the dies and sentiment come with the kit!
To begin, I die cut the mountains, tree line and lighthouse out. I stacked them on top a piece of white cardstock with Hero Arts Precision Glue. Then, I fussy-cut off the top of the white cardstock above the mountains, leaving the white showing in the details of the die cut behind the mountains. I also stacked an extra lighthouse die cut on the front for dimension.
Next, I adhered it all to the front of a 4.125 x 5.375" Lapis panel and stamped the sentiment, "You are a beacon of light," to the front using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. To finish off the card, I adhered it all to the front of a card base measuring 4.25 x 5.5". This leaves a very thin border around the design.
The dies this month, really make a showing here, but the Hero Hues cardstock colors really make a great presentation, too. I can't say enough about the luxury of this cardstock in both weight and color--it delights.
Thank you for joining me today for this countdown peek at the June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. I cannot wait to see your creations with this fantastic kit.
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Geffrye Museum to reopen as Museum of the Home | The Geffrye Museum in east London is set to reopen in the summer of next year, rebranding as the Museum of the Home. The museum is housed in the almshouses built in 1714 with a bequest by Robert Geffrye, a former lord mayor of London – but its collections are not directly linked with Geffrye, and the museum's director, Sonia Solicari, has said that the museum felt that it 'could achieve a lot more and engage a lot more people by changing the name'. The museum has been closed since January 2018, to undergo an £18m refurbishment that will double its space for visitors.
Juan Pablo Langlois (1936–2019) | The Chilean artist Juan Pablo Langlois has died. The sculptor's most famous works include his 1969 installation Cuerpos Blandos (Soft Bodies) at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago – a 500-foot-long plastic sleeve, wrapped around the interior of the museum to suggest a vast intestine. He was given a retrospective at the Centro Cultural Matucana 100 in Santiago in 2012, and his work is in the collections of the national fine art museums of Chile and Venezuela, as well as Princeton University.
Three artists elected to Hong Kong District Councils | Three artists were among the pro-democracy candidates who were successful in Sunday's District Council elections in Hong Kong, taking 389 of 452 seats. Susi Law Wai-shan, Clara Cheung and Wong Tin Yan each ran as independents in the elections, which had an unprecedented turnout of 71.2 per cent.
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In the novel I am presently writing (working title: Ari's Spoon) I make the point that "…hurt flesh heals rapidly when you're eight years old, emotional trauma does not. It leaves footprints forever shaping the person you become."
That the statement is not just a figment of my novelist's imagination but has scientific credibility. For example, childhood violence and workplace bullying are known to be bad for your heart via psychological stress.
A recent study of 300 patients (mean age of 51; 2/3 African American; 50 percent women) tested whether young adults with a history of a heart attack had experienced a greater burden of psychosocial adversity. They sought to answer the question whether exposure to early-life stressors raised the risk of having an adverse cardiovascular outcome (such as a heart attack), possibly by increasing inflammation, a known contributor to heart attacks and strokes.
The researchers found that those individuals with a higher stress score, based on a standardized reporting form that the participants filled out, had higher inflammatory markers in their blood and more than two-fold increase in the risk of experiencing an adverse outcome affecting their heart and blood vessels. This finding is consistent with another study that found early life trauma occurring before age 18 was linked with a subsequent increased cardiovascular risk.
Sex is also a determinant of outcome. Interestingly, women have greater stress-related behavior linked with cardiovascular disease than do men. They exhibit double the rates of mental disorders such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have higher rates of exposure to adversity early in life.
The impact of acquired stress on behavior apparently can be inherited by future generations. It does so by leaving its mark, not on the genes directly, but by affecting how the gene works and how it assembles various proteins that can alter health and behavior. Therefore, if the impact of such traumatic events can be inherited, it might be operative in children and grandchildren of survivors of traumatic events such as the Holocaust, 9/11, and the present pandemic, COVID-19.
It is possible that COVID-19 is not only responsible presently for one American death each minute but may be a cause of early heart attacks in the future.
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Pilates KL and Selangor
Yeayyy, if you are reading this you are probably planning to put a step into fitness.
No matter if you are a newbie or an occasional exerciser where you often get trapped in between these two lines 'It's okay la, I run tomorrow (when is the tomorrow? prolly after 3-4 days)' and 'I gotta run for at least 30 minutes today', you have landed at the right page!
However, make it a routine to exercise for about 2-3 days a week and gradually increase it depending on your needs (reminding the writer of this article too) to stay fit. Committing to a fitness/work out schedule might be challenging but isn't consistency the key?
See Also: Yoga Class in KL: 6 Best Yoga Classes For A Calmer Body, Mind & Soul
Thus, besides regular jogging, pilates is what one can consider signing up themselves to. Pilates, a flexible workout (low-intensity) for people of all fitness levels has a good deal of benefits.
From building full-body strength, relieving stress/anxiety, improving the balance and posture to focusing on core strength and muscle balance, pilates does more than this. Since we are enlightened on the wonders, why not snarl-up in a pilates studio around the heart of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor? We've rounded up some of the best pilates KL and Selangor right here!
1. The Flow Studio
As you go through their Instagram feed particularly, you can expect a haven of calmness in the minimalist and pearly ambience at The Flow Studio. With an added touch of aesthetics, this studio offers mat and reformer style classes predominantly. If you're looking for pilates KL and Selangor, you should definitely consider this!
Sweat, burn and shake alongside qualified instructors when practising Pilates here. Do feel the burn as you work through a flowing sequence of Pilates exercises that chisels your body by improving strength and mobility.
If you don't fancy working out in a group, the live stream (own space) and private classes are to your rescue!
2. Pilatique
Get ready to be drenched in sweat while the ray of sun shines through you! Having 2 independent areas for equipment-based and mat-based workouts, Pilatique has an array of equipment like a Cadillac, ladder barrel, stability chair, spine corrector, reformers and more to get the best out of every workout session.
Providing STOTT Pilates exercises too, Pilatique has around 13 instructors to aid you in achieving your fitness goals. For newbies, the (4 x Private Sessions in 1 month for Rm 500) is awaiting you!
3. Urban Spring Pilates
To relieve your aches either from hunching back too long catching up on your projects or to unleash your mind, look no further than the Urban Spring Pilates to indulge yourself in the various pilates exercises.
Promising a true wellness experience, The Hot Pilates @ 40 Celcius, incredibly warms up muscles, allows for a deeper stretch and detoxifies the body through the release of toxins in sweat.
With two chic studios at Mont Kiara and Bangsar, go through the schedule to secure a spot for yourself and your buddy because getting in the groove with them while inspiring each other hits really different.
4. Pure Pilates KL
Why Pure Pilates? No mass classes, no joining fees, authentic and personalised attention towards you (finally, a way to gain people's attention, huh?). The starter packages could be the perfect package for beginners with 4 private classes (ah. more attention again) where one will be able to grasp the essentials of Pilates.
Have a fun, effective workout for your body without letting anything clutter your mind at Pure Pilates with the dedicated and lovey-dovey instructors who wouldn't mind guiding you till you break your personal record.
5. bAlign Pilates
Not sure how to spend your day on weekends with your better half but your heart is more towards fitness and health?
bAlign Pilates has a Duet Pilates Session for the two of you with an instructor. Sweats before dates, or better yet how about a date while the sweat rolls down your face?
Founded by two pilates enthusiasts in 2009, bAlign Pilates Studio is nestled in the eye of Sri Hartamas neighbourhood, in Solaris Dutamas. Besides the Duet Pilates Session, there are Private and Group sessions as well. With astonishing instructors, we bet you'll enjoy every moment to the fullest.
Okay, that's enough of scrolling today. Go, go and sign up for your choice of pilates KL and Selangor classes before it's too late!
Read more: Yoga Class In KL: 6 Best Yoga Classes For A Calmer Body, Mind & Soul


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At Super Frat it's Twitter in Focus with cartoonist, Matt Bors.
And the Quote of the Day is from Mike Ploog via Twomorrows:
"I'm not saying it to blow my own whistle: What I do now comes so much easier. I thinks it's self-confidence, and maturity as an artist. One of the things Will Eisner gave me was the instinct to see as an artist. It's a hard thing to explain: One day you just start looking at things as an artist. As time goes by, everything you see you see as blocks, shapes, forms, colors, hues. After years you know what you want to see on that blank canvas and you just instinctively know how to achieve it. Everything is automatically on the paper. There's no longer any terror of that blank sheet of paper. It's a welcome friend."


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Senate Republicans on Monday released the text of their bill to carry out President Trump's new immigration plan to end the government shutdown, saying they're intent on holding an initial vote later this week.
The bill, dubbed "End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act," includes Mr. Trump's $5.7 billion request for border fencing and a new $12.7 billion disaster relief package, combined with bills to reopen nine government departments that have been without money for a month.
It would also grant a three-year amnesty from deportation to about 1 million migrants who are currently here under executive actions, but whose legal status beyond that is highly questionable. That includes some 700,000 illegal immigrant "Dreamers" who are protected by the Obama-era DACA program, and another 325,000 migrants who are under a tentative humanitarian protected status.
The bill also includes funding for a daily average of 52,000 detention beds to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. That's in line with Mr. Trump's request, but far more than Democrats have said they are willing to accept. A new contingent of 750 Border Patrol agents is also part of the plan — which Democrats have also been cool to.Read the rest of the story HERE.
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A Review of Research on Light Visual Perception of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
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: Received: 22 November 2019 / Approved: 24 November 2019 / Online: 24 November 2019 (16:54:46 CET)
How to cite: Zhang, W.; Wang, B. A Review of Research on Light Visual Perception of Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Preprints 2019, 2019110299 Zhang, W.; Wang, B. A Review of Research on Light Visual Perception of Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Preprints 2019, 2019110299
Unmanned surface vehicles have the advantages of maneuverability, concealment, wide activity area and low cost of use. Therefore, they have broad application prospects. This makes unmanned surface vehicles a research hotspot at home and abroad, and the sensing technology is the basis for the unmanned surface vehicles to perform tasks. The perception technology based on optical vision has the advantages of convenient application, relatively low cost, easy data acquisition and large amount of information, and has been widely studied by scholars at home and abroad. This paper mainly discusses the research of optical vision in unmanned surface vehicles from five aspects: Firstly, the water surface image preprocessing based on unmanned surface vehicles, mainly including water surface image stabilization research and defogging enhancement research; two water boundary detection; It is the use of light vision target detection; the fourth is the surface target tracking method. Finally, the light vision research of unmanned surface vehicles is summarized and forecasted.
unmanned surface vehicles; optical visual perception; image stabilization; defogging; target detection; target tracking
Engineering, Marine Engineering
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LocalPort Property
The TCP port in the local host where the class binds.
getLocalPort(): number; setLocalPort(localPort: number): void;
Default Value
This property must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the class to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.
Setting this property to 0 (default) enables the system to choose an open port at random. The chosen port will be returned by the LocalPort property after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this property when a connection is active will generate an error.
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Perhaps the most popular SALAD from Karnataka, the
Kosumbari is easy to prepare, is very high in protein and is a tasty
snack in its own right. Called KOSUMBIR in Maharashtra it is synonymous
with festivity, and is offered as Prasada in most temples. It is really
very popular as a starter in most festival foods (marriages, major
festival lunch etc.,).
Payar Paripu
Moong Dal
Green Gram split
Kadala Paripu
Chana Dal
Bengal gram
4-5 green chillis
Kothumbari soppu (kothumalli, coriander leaves, dhaniya leaves)
Freshly grated coconut
Fresh cucumber and carrot (optional) lime
Mustard for oggarane' (tarka, vagar).
Soak 50 gms each of Hesaru beLe' and Kadale' beLe' separately for one
hour. Grate the coconut to provide one handful of turi (grated
material). Drain the water from hesaru beLe' and kadale' beLe'. Peel one
cucumber and cut it into small pieces of the size of a pea (optional).
Chop two green chilli. Keep one spoon of oil in a banale' (wok, kadai)
warm it and put mustard. Wait till they split, then put the chopped
green chillies, turn around and put a pinch of hing (kayam, asaphotida).
Put the entire thing onto the bele'. Add salt to taste and then squeeze
the juice of half a lime (green variety). Turn around and then put the
grated coconut. Adding cucumber or the carrot is purely optional and is
not in any way necessary. It does alter the taste slightly. Cucumber
makes the kosumbari a little watery and therefore it must be consumed
rather quickly (half to one hour). Salt tends to bring out a lot of
water from cucumber. Adding either of these two is popular when it is
consumed as a snack or prasada. It is not common when served as a
starter during festivals along with lunch. Traditionally both the hesaru
beLe' and kadale' beLe' kosumbari are prepared together. Sometimes the
Kadale' beLe' kosumbari alone is prepared.


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Course Duration
45 Hours
45 Hours
90 minutes Each
90 minutes Each
No. Of Sessions
Sessions per week
Schedule of Classes
Starts on
8:00 to 09:30 PM IST
Regular classes onSaturday & Sunday
About the Teacher
Venu Gopal Das
About the Teacher
Venu Gopal Das was introduced to Krishna Consciousness in 2007.
He has served as pujari for three years in ISKCON, Varanasi.
Have been brahmachari since 2012.
Ph.d in Sad sandarbhas from Benaras Hindu University.
Master in Tele communication Engineering from Jadavpur University.
Bhakti Sastri from VIHE.
Course Overview
Course Description: This course focuses on study of more than 100 essential sutras, from Vedānta sūtras of Śrīla Vyāsadeva. These are the sutras quoted by Śrīla Prabhupāda and predecessor Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, in the various commentaries to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad Gītā, as well as in six Sandarbhas of Śrīla Jīva Goswāmī.
Course Contents: The sūtras will be explained on the basis of Govinda Bhāṣya commentary by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa. The explanations will be in English with references to the original Sanskrit sūtra and Govinda Bhāṣya text. Concepts from sandarbhas and bhāgavatam commentaries will also be included in the explanations.
The style of presentation will be based upon the standard explanation of five angas in an adhikaraṇa or a topic: Viṣaya, saṁśaya, pūrva paksa, siddhānta and prayojana.
Course materials: Vedānta sūtras: Sanskrit text
Govinda bhāṣya commentary: Sanskrit text
Reference books soft copies will be shared in the beginning of the course.
Target audience: Anyone who has studied Bhagavad Gītā
Assessment Plan: Multiple-choice questions (MCQ): Two Online tests in full course
Course Requirement: Anyone who has studied Bhagavad Gītā


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No need to worry; it can't happen here
I thrill to the adventures of fictional journalists such as Lois Lane and Tintin. They comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable and generally speak truth to stupid.
DC Comics saw me coming several light years away when writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins launched a limited series of "Lois Lane" comic books.
"I know a little about truth," the Daily Planet's star reporter says in issue No. 4. "I know you have to deliver big truths in small pieces — not because the liars will stop you, but because all those people who said they wanted it actually didn't. And they will absolutely kill the messenger, and not just figuratively."
Jeepers, Miss Lane, I love that kind of talk.
I must admit, however, I am no Lois Lane. Someone shot at me 31 years ago, while I was pursuing a story for the Woodburn Independent. All things being equal, I prefer to get through my work day, shall we say, "unpunctuated."
As fictional journalists go, Doremus Jessup is more my speed. I relate to this guy. He appears in Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel, "It Can't Happen Here."
Doremus is a newspaperman hovering around the age of 60 who works for the community paper in Fort Beulah, Vermont. Lewis tells us it's "a town of perhaps 10,000 souls, inhabiting 20,000 bodies."
A husband and father, Doremus never strays far from his small-town newsroom and confines his journalistic interests to the events down at city hall and upcoming pie sales and quilt raffles.
He doesn't afflict the comfortable. He is the comfortable.
I may be Lois Lane in my heart. However, after almost 40 years of community journalism, I really am Doremus Jessup, and in ways that turn my blood cold.
Why? Don't get the idea Lewis' 84-year-old novel is dull. It's actually a horror story the equal of anything written by Stephen King. Quite frankly, I would rather face Pennywise the Clown than the terror that is Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip.
Fortunately, as the title of the novel reassures us, "It Can't Happen Here."
Windrip is a senator who runs for president on the slogan, "Every man is a king, so long as he has someone to look down on." And he certainly affords his supporters plenty of reason to look down. His base is a group whose members call themselves "The League of the Forgotten Men."
They feel neglected and discarded for the sake of immigrants and other minorities who whine about "equal rights" while taking all the jobs. And Windrip manipulates their bigotry masterfully.
But it can't happen here.
Windrip makes an unlikely messiah. "The senator was vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected and in his 'ideas' almost idiotic while his celebrated piety was that of a traveling salesman for church furniture," Lewis tells us.
But it can't happen here.
"He would whirl arms, bang tables, glare from mad eyes, vomit biblical wrath from a gaping mouth," Lewis continues. "In between tricks, he would coldly and almost contemptuously jab his crowds with figures and facts -- figures and facts that were inescapable even when, as often happened, they were entirely incorrect."
Windrip is elected president, but feels frustrated by the constraints of his new office, saying: "The executive has got to have a freer hand and be able to move quick in an emergency and not be tied down by a lot of dumb shyster-lawyer congressmen taking months to shoot off their mouths in debates."
But it can't happen here.
Windrip reserves particular contempt for journalists, telling his supporters:
"I know the press only too well. Almost all editors hide away in spider-dens, men without thought of family or public interest ... plotting how they can put over their lies and advance their own positions and fill their greedy pocketbooks by calumniating statesmen who have given their all for the common good and who are vulnerable because they stand out in the fierce light that beats around the throne."
But it can't happen here.
While many studied people are taken in by Windrip, Jessup sees the truth. Yet he shrugs it off. America occasionally produces political blow-holes like Windrip, he reasons, but discards them soon enough.
Jessup eventually actively opposes Windrip, but by then, tyranny has taken root. He writes an editorial opposing presidential overreach, but is terrorized by pro-Windrip goons in response. You know the old saying: "Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required."
Even when all Windrip's promises of economic prosperity begin to unravel ... well, I don't want to divulge too much of the plot. Suffice it say, it's a terrifying scenario.
It can't happen here, of course.
Nonetheless, it's a good book — one well worth reading. There are many great lines, including: "A country that tolerates evil means — evil manners, standards of ethics — for a generation will be so poisoned that it never will have any good end."
That's sage advice for some other country, some nation of undereducated unquestioning rubes that would allow themselves to be manipulated by an unhinged, egomaniacal idiot who would command people to look down to see the source of their problems.
What scares me about my similarity to Doremus Jessup is the fear it's people like him, not the likes of Windrip's so-called Forgotten Men, who ultimately allow evil to flourish.
"The tyranny of this dictatorship isn't primarily the fault of big business nor of the demagogues who do their dirty work," Doremus says, berating himself after the fact. "It's the fault of Doremus Jessup. Of all the conscientious, respectable, lazy-minded Doremus Jessups who have let the demagogues wriggle in without fierce enough protest."
If someone even vaguely like Buzz Windrip ever came to power in the United States, I fear I would be a Doremus Jessup in a time crying for Lois Lanes.
Would I speak out in time? Would I tell people that their president is a contemptible fraud, a man who has made (as tallied by The Washington Post as of Dec. 16) 15,413 false or misleading statements, a man who hasn't demonstrated a shred of decency, morality or humanity after almost three years in office?
Would it even do any good?
This might be the kind of demagogue who could convince a large segment of the population that reporters are "the enemy of the people." He might be so deranged that he would even lash out at a 16-year-old girl, should she threaten his ego.
I just hope I would do the right thing soon enough if I ever found myself in the position of Doremus Jessup. Lord, grant me the strength to be Lois Lane and at least deliver big truths in small pieces.
Not that it matters. Sinclair Lewis' old book is just a work of fiction.
It can't happen here.


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A Research Workshop in Gaziantep Traces the History of Food Culture Based Relations on the Silk Road
From 5 to 7 December, Gaziantep, Turkey, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, hosted a research workshop on the "History of Food Culture Based Relations on the Silk Road". The meeting brought together Gaziantep and other Creative Cities of Gastronomy located on the Silk Road – namely Chengdu and Shunde (China), Rasht (Iran [Islamic Republic of]) and Jeonju (Republic of Korea) – as well as experts, academics, notably from the UNESCO Silk Road Platform, and representatives of local authorities.
The workshop was first an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices. It also enabled to elaborate strategies by focusing on reaching appropriate information about food culture across the Silk Road, as well as enriching international cooperation through gastronomy. The organization of this research workshop is part of Gaziantep's action plan towards implementing the UCCN mission. The meeting concluded with a study visit of the city with a special focus on the historical traces left by the Silk Road inheritance, caravanserai and old mansions of the Ottoman time.


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Job Responsibilities
Project planning from the start until delivery of product/service.
Facilitate the budget for the project. To ensure all goals are met within budget.
Manage the different teams involved in the project. This differs depending on the project
Set deadlines for each milestone in the project.
Making sure that all resources are used efficiently and according with in the budget.
Dealing with the unforeseen problems that arise during the project. Example: like environmental factors.
What to Study
Project Management Comprehensive Course
Project Management Certificate Course
Short Course Certificate in Project Management
What is a Project Manager?
When there is a need for a development or growth in a company, projects or programmes are put into place that will ensure that growth. Project managers will oversee these projects from start to completion to make it a success.
They will manage all aspects of the project, including ensuring that deadlines are met and making sure that the project management team has reached their goals.
How to Become a Project Manager?
Skills Academy offers excellent Project Management courses that are sure to help you achieve your career in this field. You will be able to get your certificate through learning valuable skills that will ensure that you turn any field into a success. From basic to advanced skills, we offer courses that will allow you to grow and become a valuable asset in any company.
Benefits in This Career
Being in this field is not easy, but the benefits make it worthwhile. Below you can find some of the many advantages waiting for you.
Learn More Skills
Project managers have so many responsibilities, it's only a matter of time before all those skills learnt will become a part of your professional career. You will be able to apply what you have learnt to future projects. You can also teach your management team these skills that will also allow them to grow.
Get Recognition
When you are able to complete projects successfully, you become recognised. Not only in your own company, but among clients as well. This means that you will receive more projects and work, which will allow you to make a greater profit and help your business grow.
More Job Opportunities
When you are widely known as a successful project manager, this allows more opportunities for you. Companies will be lining up to ask you to work for them, wanting to make use of all your knowledge and skills.
Characteristics of a Project Manager
There are many valuable traits you need to have to be a successful project manager.
Guiding your team
You need to be able to lead your team every step of the way throughout the project. Guiding them will ensure everyone knows what to do.
When thinking of how to plan a project, you need to be able to be creative and innovative to make the project a success. Your creativity isn't limited to your planning. You should also be creative in finding solutions to your problems.
Decision-making skills
A lot of the duties in a project consists of planning. Once you have done this, important decisions would have to be made. Although you do listen to the comments made by your project management team, the project manager would have the last say.
Good Communication Skills
There are many different duties within a single project. You need to be able to effectively communicate with your team to know where they are at in the project. When assigning tasks to your team, be clear when communicating to them.
Popular Project Manager Positions
The is a need for project managers. Yet they are particularly popular in the following fields:
- Finance
- Construction
- Marketing
How Much do Project Managers Earn?
Salaries for project managers differ greatly for various reasons .These include industry and location. Yet a lot of the salaries are based on individuals who have years of experience in the industry they work in or as a project manager. Below are average monthly salaries for some project manager positions in South Africa.
- Project manager R29 000
- Associate Project Manager R13 000
- Junior Project Manager R20 000
What is a Project Management Team?
Project managers can't do everything on their own. They need the help of their team to complete the project. The project management team will consist of employees within the company. The project manager appoints them based on skills and knowledge of the project. Their job title at work will also determine why they were selected.
This doesn't exclude other employees of the company. Everyone will be able to give their ideas and input on the project. The team is specifically created so that there is someone appointed for each task.
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Last updated: May 07, 2020


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How do you put a consultancy firm in prime position for growth in the next few years? Mike Carroll, chief executive of Arcadis, tells Emily Wright why flexibility and change are essential to future success
"The key to any successful restructure is getting all your people in the right seats on the bus." So says Mike Carroll, consultant Arcadis' new UK chief executive. Three months into his new job, the former US air force officer has completely overhauled the firm's structure - via this metaphorical bus. "No one had a position going into this restructure in June. All the seats were empty. Everyone had to interview again to make sure we had the best people in the best positions - playing to their strengths. If we didn't feel we had the right person for a particular seat, we left it empty."
Jolly bus analogy aside, Carroll concedes that, while he is in no doubt that the overhaul will be beneficial in the long term - he hopes it will see the business grow by 15% year-on-year from 2013 - any major restructure comes with a degree of pain. Arcadis UK, which is ranked 33rd in this years' Top 200 consultants league table, has been resized as well as restructured. Staff numbers were cut by 8% to take a reduction in public sector workload into account. "We had to face some brutal facts," says Carroll. "Part of that was 'right-sizing' the business. It's making sure it is as good as it can be."
Carroll's reorganisation creates a structure he believes worked wonders in Arcadis' US divisions. It advocates a client focus, cutting the number of clients the firm works with in favour of closer relationships. Following the overhaul, Carroll says that Arcadis UK is in an optimum position to face 2012/13. Here he explains why.
Client focus
Considering Carroll only took on the role of Arcadis UK chief executive in June, his changes have come hard and fast. But he is not entirely new to the business; he joined as the group's west region manager for the US 10 years ago. He was also managing director of the group's UK environment division between December 2010 and June 2011, which he turned from being loss-making to one of the most profitable parts of the UK firm in just six months. Now, the success of Arcadis UK will be crucial to its parent company, Arcadis, as it makes up 5% of the firm's $2bn (£1.3bn) revenue - and Carroll is convinced he is the man for the job.
"The structure I am implementing is one that has worked well elsewhere," he says. "The environmental business I overhauled has seen increases in order intake and revenue by as much as 50%. And it is the same structure we introduced in the US in 2008, where it also resulted in growth."
The new structure focuses on improving client relationships by introducing three "pillars". The operations pillar concentrates on managing each project to ensure it is delivered on time and budget. There is a client development pillar to oversee strategy: "People working in this division will look at where the market is going, which sectors we should be focusing on and which clients we should be targeting," explains Carroll. "We choose the clients we feel we can offer the best service to and don't select too many so we can give the ones we do have as much attention as possible. We identify one person who is responsible for each client. It increases accountability."
The final pillar is technical knowledge and innovation, designed to ensure Arcadis UK understands the cutting-edge technological capabilities available and, more importantly, how to use them efficiently.
It all makes sense and sounds impressive but is this not just a broken-down version of what most consultants are already doing to service their clients?
"I think what we are doing is different in terms of the extent of programme," argues Carroll. "Parts of this sort of client-focus model may be used by competitors but our programme is more rigorous. Having account principles, individuals charged with every relationship, is not something I am aware of our competitors adopting."
Carroll is convinced that Arcadis UK can increase market share in the sector by growing organically and predicts growth in the not-too-distant future: "I think we will start to see growth as early as 2012 and our ultimate goal is to grow at 15% a year from 2013. It will take a while to get there, though our environmental business is there already. With the public sector cuts, it will be more challenging to achieve this growth in buildings and infrastructure but we still think 2013 is realistic."
In terms of boosting the firm's portfolio in the UK, Carroll wants to expand in markets the consultant already operates in rather than moving into too many new sectors. "We have
very strong sustainability capabilities," he explains. "And we want to improve on this by building up our technical and financial expertise in this sector. We are also looking at how we might need to position ourselves with new staff to deal with the new code 5 residential regulations.
"Within our building sector we see the London market starting to come back so we will be focusing on opportunities with developers including renovations for new leases and high-end residential schemes.
Then there is sports and leisure. [Arcadis was project manager and QS on the Emirates stadium and QS on the Olympic stadium.] This is a real differentiator for us and we will be working with our Brazilian colleagues to help with the Games in Rio. In oil and gas it will be exploration and production rather than the clean up of old sites."
When it comes to growth through acquisition, Carroll is predictably tight-lipped. There have been rumours linking the firm to consultants including EC Harris. All Carroll will say is that Arcadis is looking to grow through acquisition and organically. But he has no further comment other than a smile and a shrug.
The future
Carroll's overarching message to staff, clients and competitors is that Arcadis UK is in prime position to take on the next two years. "The market will be flat for the next year but the right-sizing we went through - losing 50 staff members - means we are well positioned for opportunities," he says. "We have the business available to sustain our staff with a high level of confidence."
So, it looks as though the bus is en route - though Carroll is reluctant to take full responsibility for the role of designated driver.
"I am responsible for the performance of the firm, but I am not sure I am driving the bus," he laughs. So who is behind the wheel then? "I mean I am not the only one driving," he clarifies. "There are a number of us in control of the vehicle - it's not a business with just one authoritarian leader."
You get the impression that bus driver or not, this is one man who will always have his eyes fixed firmly on the road ahead.
Carroll's Cuisine
After being revealed as a dedicated foodie, Carroll divulges his
culinary secrets
Ultimate comfort food Slow-cooked short ribs
Three things always in the fridge Milk, unpasteurised butter and wine
Signature dish Osso buco
Hates Almonds
Guilty pleasure Spam, I love it
Cheese or wine? Wine - though that's a tough one
Favourite English dish Shepherd's pie


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The annual Jyeshtabhishekam (Periya Thirumanjanam) is scheduled to take place for moolavar on the 12th day of Aadi masam (July 27, 2012, Friday) at Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, Anbil. Koil araadhakaas starts around 10.00 A.M to collect Theertham for thirumanjanam from Cauvery river.
A unique feature is Sri Andal graces the devotees in a sitting posture. To know more about this Divya Desam click on the following link
How to Reach there?
Located about 15kms South East of Srirangam, one can reach Anbil via Toll Gate and Lalgudi from Trichy Chatiram bus stand. This is a special feature as thirumanjanam for the moolavar at this Divya Desam takes place only once in a year on this day.
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I've been working so hard to get the post with the training plan done--my version of MAF and 80/20 combined, which I've now aptly named MAF80--so clever, I know. I thought I'd have it done to post tonight, but it's 9:00 PM and I still haven't eaten dinner and I'm definitely not going to get this done in time. Especially when I'm starving.
So, I just have to post this as a filler and I'll work on the training plan some more so that it's ready to publish this weekend. I can't remember if I ever shared this photo or not on Friday Night Photos, but this is one of the squirrels just relaxing in what looks like the most uncomfortable position ever.
It was funny--Eli told me to "come look at this squirrel!", and we were laughing at how she was lying across the posts like that. I grabbed the camera and was hoping to get a picture before she moved, and unfortunately, she saw me through the window and ran over for a nut. I assumed she'd never lie down like that again--well, she went right back to that position!
Okay, I'm going to make something to eat and work on the training plan post some more later...


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An aerial view of landscapes: The wall piece series. (1970 to 2013) All are salt glazed stoneware with blue wood ash glazes, slips and engobes.
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Wasim Akram, the former Pakistani fast bowler, thinks the International Cricket Council (ICC) shall not organize the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2020 without the spectator behind closed doors and they shall wait for a little before stepping the feet in the boots of rushing.
The reports opined the cricketing authorities might choose to truncate the tournaments, leagues, series, and tours and might choose to keep it behind closed doors, and as many cricketers have opposed the idea.
Wasim Akram advises ICC not to organize the T20 World Cup 2020 without the spectators
Wasim has not found it as a good idea to drag the T20 World Cup 2020 without spectators behind closed doors. He thinks the spectators bring life to the game and the events like T20 World Cup are all about the fans chants and massive crowds and it will not be fun without them.
"Personally, I don't think it's a good idea. I mean, how could you have a cricket World Cup without spectators. A World Cup is all about big crowds, spectators coming from all parts of the globe to support their teams. It's all about the atmosphere and you cannot get it behind closed doors," Wasim Akram said, as reported by India Today.
Wasim Akram thinks ICC should wait for a little rather than rushing as it would be better once the lockdown settles. He thinks the Wolrd Cup can be organized with the full swing and without restrictions once the pandemic eases but ICC have to wait for it.
"So I believe that they (ICC) should wait for a more suitable time and once this pandemic subsides and restrictions are eased then we can have a proper World Cup", the former pacer added.