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Your complete guide to the Patek Philippe 2017 men's novelties
- Intro
- 01 Aquanaut Ref 5168g
- 02 Calatrava Squelette Ref 5180/R
- 03 Calatrava Azulejos Ref 5089g
- 04 Calatrava Ref 6006G
- 05 Perpetual Calendar Ref 5940r
- 06 Chronograph Ref 5170p-001
- 07 World Time Ref 5131/1p
- 08 Perpetual Calendar Ref 5320g
- 09 Annual Calendar Chronograph Ref 5960/01
- 10 Annual Calendar Ref 5396R-015
- 11 Minute Repeater Ref 5178g
- 12 Minute Repeater Ref 5078g
- 13 Grande Complication Ref 5372p-001
- 14 Grande Complication Ref 5316p-001
- 15 Aquanaut Travel Time Ref 5650 Patek Philippe Advanced Research
Most brands have taken the conservative route with novelties this year, but Patek Philippe is clearly not 'most brands'. Its massive 2017 collection has everything: commemorative pieces, technical innovation, grande complications, evergreen classics, artisanal timepieces and collector's items. Navigate them all with this complete guide to the 2017 Patek Philippe men's novelties.
1. Aquanaut Ref 5168g
This piece (S$50,800) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aquanaut line and is the first men's Aquanaut model in white gold. It comes with a dial that's blue in the centre and gradated to black on the periphery. Its 42.2mm case diameter qualifies it as a Jumbo model and it is paired with a 'tropical' rubber strap inspired by vintage straps from the 1960s. In midnight blue, the composite strap is fitted with an Aquanaut fold-over clasp.
This timepiece is powered by the Calibre 324 S C, has a 35- to 45-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 120m.
2. Calatrava Squelette Ref 5180/R
Patek Philippe's venerable Calibre 240 celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and the manufacture has prepared a seven-watch tribute (four for men and three for women) beginning with this exquisite skeleton model (S$129,900), which replaces the earlier Ref 7180G-013 and Ref 5180/1G-010. The movement has been thoroughly skeletonised and hand-engraved, a process that took no fewer than 130 man-hours to finish. The micro-rotor has also been engraved with the Patek Philippe seal, while the barrel is decorated with the iconic Maltese cross. Patek Philippe has also created a pair of matching engraved onyx cufflinks (S$7,500) to go with this timepiece.
3. Calatrava Azulejos Ref 5089g
Like Ref 5180/R, this watch is all about rare handcrafts and with it Patek Philippe introduces the Portuguese historical tradition of Azulejo ceramic painting. This is the first watch ever to feature this beautiful art form, and it's been done so vividly. The dial has a trompe l'oeil effect, as if it's formed of tiny ceramic tiles. There are two variations, Ref 5089G-061 (The Barge) and Ref 5089G-062 (The Porter); prices are upon request. Interesting fact: to paint the dials the artist uses an array of badger hair brushes, some of which are so fine they consist of just a single hair.
The 38.6mm case is in white gold. Ref 5089G has a 48-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 30m.
4. Calatrava Ref 6006G
Also paying homage to Calibre 240, this rather unusually styled timepiece (S$40,400) oozes a retro-chic vibe that's reminiscent of earlier models like the Ref 5000 and Ref 6000 watches, which will henceforth be discontinued. The graphic look of the dial in ebony black and silvery gray comes from the two rows of numerals, the chemin de fer minutes track, and the off-centred small seconds sub-dial. It also has a pair of matching cufflinks in white gold with an engraved onyx centre.
Ref 6006G is powered by Calibre 240 PS C. It has a 35- to 45-hour power reserve, is water resistant to 30m and has a shiny black alligator leather strap with white gold fold-over clasp.
5. Perpetual Calendar Ref 5940r
Calibre 240 is the base movement in this perpetual calendar (S$115,000), which means it comes with full analogue displays for all the calendrical indications. There are seven hands in total around this dial, two of which are used for time telling and the remaining five for the perpetual calendar. To ease the strain on your eyes, Patek Philippe has used a combination of rose gold and blackened gold hands for the leap year and the 24-hour indication. Patek Philippe will retire the yellow gold model Ref 5940J and the Ref 5940G-001 in white gold with a silver opaline dial.
On the plus side, it has an ultra-thin profile thanks to the gold winding micro-rotor.
6. Chronograph Ref 5170p-001
The beautiful symmetry of this two-counter chronograph now comes in a platinum case (S$127,000), but Patek Philippe raises the stakes even further with baguette diamond hour markers and a stunning dial that is blue at the centre and gradated to black at the edges – a subtle detail but one that gives this watch added depth and character. View the movement through the sapphire caseback and spot such beautiful things as the black polished column wheel cap, the S-shaped chronograph coupling arm, the Patek Philippe seal, Cotes de Geneve decorated bridges,and more. To keep the collection exclusive, Patek Philippe will phase out the white gold Ref 5170G-010.
This timepiece is powered by Calibre CH 29-535 PS and has a 65-hour power reserve.
7. World Time Ref 5131/1p
Patek Philippe's iconic world timer with the cloisonne enamel centre has inspired many others to create something similar, but to quote Marvin Gaye, "Ain't nothing like the real thing". This esteemed timepiece powered by Calibre 240 HU is decorated for the first time with a map of the North Pole (S$171,700), but you don't have to be an Eskimo to be drawn to its beauty. Examine it through a loupe to see such fine details as the gold strips soldered onto the dial by hand to form individual cloisons and the gradation of colours from light to dark. Earlier models like Ref 5131J-014 and Ref 5131G-010 will be discontinued. This piece also retains the ring- shaped hour hand that has become quite symbolic of the collection.
This timepiece has a 48-hour power reserve.
8. Perpetual Calendar Ref 5320g
The retro vibe continues with this model ($109,000), inspired by Patek Philippe museum pieces from the 1940s and 1950s. Notably, it comes with a double-stepped bezel and triple-stepped lugs, and an elegant cream lacquered dial. Coated in SuperLuminova, the hands and gold applied numerals are deeply reminiscent of vintage pilot's watches. This is Patek Philippe's only perpetual calendar that has the classical double aperture for day and month, plus an analogue date at six o'clock, thanks to the new Calibre 324 S Q, which also includes the day/night and moon phases indications.
This timepiece has a 40mm case in white gold and a 35- to 45-hour power reserve.
9. Annual Calendar Chronograph Ref 5960/01
This is the first Ref 5960 model to be cased in white gold and it is distinguished from the non-precious metal version with a matte blue dial and a vintage-style brown calf leather strap (S$86,600); everything else remains the same.
Patek Philippe has also presented a new stainless steel model, Ref 5960/1A, which comes with a black opaline dial. The diameter of the case is 40.5mm. This timepiece is powered by Calibre CH 28-520 IRM QA 24H. It has a 45- to 55-hour power reserve, is water resistant to 30m and has a steel bracelet with fold-over clasp.
10. Annual Calendar Ref 5396R-015
Blue must be colour of the year for Patek Philippe as this next model is also dressed in the sapphire hue. Patek Philippe's signature double-aperture annual calendar now looks dashing as it combines a rose gold case with the azure blue dial. Shiny navy blue alligator leather also does wonders to bring out the sparkle of the baguette diamond indexes (S$70,200). Earlier bracelet models, Ref 5396/1R-010 and Ref 5396/1G-010, will be phased out. If diamonds are not your thing, there is another variation with gold applied indexes, Re. 5396-014 (S$63,200).
This timepiece is powered by Calibre 324 S QA LU 24H/303. It has a 35- to 45-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 30m.
11. Minute Repeater Ref 5178g
Made by connoisseurs for connoisseurs, a Patek Philippe minute repeater is as rare as it is exalted, and this white gold number with a cream-coloured grand feu enamel dial (price upon request) looks as good as it sounds. Most importantly, it is endowed with cathedral gongs, which encircle the movement twice as opposed to just once. Because of the additional length, the chimes of this watch are particularly full and sonorous, with a long lingering finish.
The diameter of the case is 40mm. This timepiece is powered by Calibre R 27 PS. It has a 43- to 48-hour power reserve and is not water-resistant.
12. Minute Repeater Ref 5078g
Patek Philippe believes there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to making a striking watch. Standard gongs encircle the movement only once. However, it's not the length that's important, but ultimately, the chimes they emit when struck by the hammers; it all boils down to the wearer's preference. This model (price upon request) is exactly the same as Ref 5178 except that it has standard gongs instead of cathedral gongs and a smaller case, showcasing Patek Philippe's savoir faire with striking complications and its ability to appreciate them on multiple levels. Together, Ref 5078 and Ref 5178 also make an exceptional choice for a couple's watch.
13. Grande Complication Ref 5372p-001
Patek Philippe's split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar has been reinterpreted in a more classical round case (price upon request), that in spite of the movement's immense complexity, remains remarkably compact at a diameter of 38.3mm. As it replaces the cushion-shaped Ref 5951 which was in production between 2010 and 2016, this timepiece is presented in two dial variations: blue with sunburst finish and rose gold with vertical satin finish. The day and month apertures have been moved to new positions, and instead of elaborate Breguet-style Arabic numerals, the new models are given a more minimalist typeface. This timepiece is powered by Calibre CHR 27-525 PS Q.
14. Grande Complication Ref 5316p-001
Exceedingly complicated yet perfectly discreet, this grande complication model is endowed with a trilogy of traditional high complications: minute repeater, tourbillon and perpetual calendar (price upon request). The tourbillon is not visible through the dial but only through the sapphire caseback, which connoisseurs know is a nod to age-old tradition. The sliding lever on the side of the 40.2mm case is a dead giveaway to the movement's striking complication. The perpetual calendar is enhanced with a retrograde date and not only the dial but the moon phase disc as well is made in grand feu enamel. Finally, the single diamond on the case at six o'clock indicates that it is a platinum-cased watch.
This timepiece is powered by Calibre R TO 27 PS QR and has a 38- to 48-hour power reserve. It is not water-resistant.
15. Aquanaut Travel Time Ref 5650 Patek Philippe Advanced Research
Undoubtedly the most controversial Patek Philippe watch of the year, Ref 5650 (S$77,700) is the fifth timepiece in the manufacture's Advanced Research programme. Proffering real horological enhancements, it debuts a component visible through an opening on the dial called the compliant mechanism. This mechanism reduces the total number of components needed to construct the GMT module, increasing overall reliability. Patek Philippe also introduced a new balance spring that improves the rate of the watch, purportedly making it even more accurate than a tourbillon. Varying by just -1/+2 seconds a day, Patek Philippe achieves this astounding chronometric precision by modifying the design of the spring.


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Throw Score Yoyo Review – OneDrop Kuntosh 5000QV
The OneDrop Kuntosh 5000QV is a special edition yoyo building on the original Kuntosh designed by Sonny Patrick, according to the product description found in YoyoBestBuy. This special edition however, parallels the inspiration that Lamborghini designers had when they made a special edition of the Lamborghini Countach they named the Countach 5000QV.
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I do not have a basis of comparisson with the original, since I have not been able to get my hands on one. But having to have played with the Kuntosh 5000QV for a week now, I am very impressed.
First of the quality of the build is impressive. It is of excellent quality. The surface of the yoyo is smooth and feels solid to the touch. I appreciate the variety of the color ways but prefer this beautiful racing red.
Yoyo Specifications
|Bearing Size
|C Size (.250″ x .500″ x .187″) 10 Ball
|45.6 mm
|Gap Width
|4.32 mm
|64.9 grams
|55.9 mm
|Response System
|One Drop Flow Groove
|YoYo Material
|7075 Aluminum
As I put the yoyo through the rigors of yoyo tricks and combinations I found it to be a very competent design. The yoyo carried out technical tricks very well. For speed tricks it worked out well but the flatter angles of the side profile may slow it down at times. The yoyo is really good for finger and talon grinds but finger spins at times may be hampered by the side effects on the yoyo.
Overall the OneDrop Kuntosh 5000QV is a refined throw. It is definitely a professional level yoyo. The quality of the build, the yoyo design and feel exudes confidence in the player and helps land techincal tricks like a hot sports car taking corners.
Check out the Throw Score Yoyo Review Video and let me know what you think.
OneDrop Kuntosh 5000QV Throw Scores:
|4.5 / 5
|Weighty Feel
|4 / 5
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A very Special Inspiration..
10 May 2011 Leave a comment
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The graph of life
15 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development Tags: celebrate, happiness, joy, life, negative
As an accountant I am used to designing graphs and charts to express the peaks and troughs of income and expenditure. As I was working today, I realised that my life is also a little like a graph, full of ups and downs, ebbs and flows.
Times of happiness, times of sorrow and lots of times in between.
When we reach the highs and lows in our lives, we tend to notice our state of mind, our physical body and emotional experiences. Which made me think;
What would it be like to be more mindful of all those times in between?
Would we experience more joy as we appreciate the little things, those individual little moments in our day? Like children tasting something for the first time and thinking it is the best thing ever!
Would we be more open to our weaknesses or by being more aware of our current state, mood and responses would we deal with the negatives sooner?
We often dwell longer on the negative aspects of our lives, wallowing in self doubt and uncertainty: I for one, in the past, have listened none stop to sad CD's so I can feel sorry for myself just that little bit longer after a break up with a boyfriend. Or by watching depressing soap opera's that are in no way up lifting or cheerful just so that I can escape from reality for a moment or two.
On the flip side why don't we embrace the wonderful, exciting, happy events longer ? We tend to have short celebrations that are forgotten almost immediately.
So, let's start celebrating and loving all the good times and relax a little more about the stress in our lives ..after all life is too short and we are responsible for all that happens in it.
We all have choices, sometimes we just need to take a leap of faith to take that different path
How Inspired are you?
27 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development Tags: inspirational, inspire, inspiring, motivated, want
Inspiration is a word that most people regularly use, it is a kind of magic that people believe in. It is a feeling, of something that is profound and could be described as incomprehensible.
Inspiration can make you feel hopeful, excited, thoughtful and can make you feel like you can take on the world. Or it can make you feel uncomfortable and fearful, fear of the unknown, the success that you may have if you take that inspiration and make your actions into something great, something amazing.
Many times I have been inspired by something I have read or heard or seen. Having that feeling, for a few minutes of amazing power and self belief, to be in awe of the possibilities that are open to me, only to have it shot down by my own inner demons spouting rubbish to persuade me otherwise or a friend or family member telling me that I am trying to be something that I am not.
Self sabotage is the arch rival to Inspiration.
Acting on inspiration does not come naturally to most people. Without practice no one can play a musical instrument, but practice reates the conditions in which inspiration can happen.
There are no laws, natural or otherwise, of inspiration, there are no experts who can teach it, though there are people who can teach us how to recognise it. Inspiration is beyond the realm of calculated intentions
We need to be receptive to the unfamiliar
We learn as children about inspired works of art, music, inventions, writing. People like Shakespeare, Di Vinci, Monet. Works that seem to be born from before their time. Beauty and cultures growing around them like some divine plan.
These works continue to inspire, breathtaking and thought provoking, feelings of love and something deep and unexplained touching or souls.
So what inspires me?
Well it depends on where I am in my life at that point in time.
I have been struggling these last few months to be inspired about my business and what I want to achieve from it but I have been loving my life and the world around me , finding that nature inspires me to appreciate all that I have:
When I walk in the country and I see how perfect and balanced the earth is, the seasons and the natural flow of life. I am inspired to appreciate it and I know that I am part of that ebb and flow of creativity.
I was inspired to make some changed to my life after having a tarot card reading (something that I did for fun and with an open mind) I found it exhilarating and positive and felt encouraged that I am again on the right track – all the things that I did know myself but was struggling to recognize.
I was inspired to write this short article after I read an old paper that discussed at length the word inspiration
The point is that inspiration is all around us, be open to it, don't listen to your inner-self talk, but instead, take positive action and achieve what you want to achieve.
…so what inspired you?
Hey Santa, Don't Stress at Christmas !
29 Nov 2010 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development, My life, My passions and France Tags: Christmas Cheer, Christmas happy, Happy Christmas, Stress at Christmas
Yes, it is that time of year again when we run round like headless chickens trying to be super nice and buy super presents and have a super Christmas! ..But at what cost?
Stress at Christmas can put you in a bad mood, spoil the day and why feel like that ?
When we lived in the UK the neighbours would have a "who can put up the most tackiest Christmas lights" competition and try to blow the local power station profits through the sky..they would run round like something demented checking continuously that they had out done just enough..stress, stress, stress! I ask you who needs stress at Christmas?
And the supermarkets just go crazy, people buying so much food you would think that there was going to be some sort of shortage and that we would starve. The food and drink piled high in their trolleys..could anyone actually eat and drink that much in one go or have a party that big !
The stress levels go up along with the credit card debt!
Now don't get me wwrong..I love Christmas ..I love shopping ..so this time of year I am having a ball but the difference is ..I plan, I start early and I don't stress about it
I have made my Christmas cake, I have got 50% of my presents (and they are wrapped)I have planned what else I want to purchase. I have planned what we are likely to need for the Christmas week and I know exactly where the christmas tree decorations are ..so I am all organised and ready for the day ..so I can relax, have a glass of Christmas cheer and know that Santa is not getting stressed this year!
Now you have probably read the list above and thought, good for you , how anal can you get! ..well maybe I am ..but we do it ever year so I write my lists, make my plans, a few hours on the internet and I am sorted.
I love Christmas and all that it brings and who knows I might have a little idea that can reduce your stress at Christmas just a little bit
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Do you have the winning attitude?
29 Sep 2010 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development Tags: attitude, change, dreams, focus, goals
We all have the ability to see our dreams come true. The power of a dream is
powerful in the hands of a person with the right positive attitude; the winning
A dream that comes true is not just pure luck; but it is rather hard work, perseverance and a positive mind.
The winning attitude is a positive mind. Do you think positive thoughts or is your mind filed with skepticism and negative thoughts that destroy every single dream?
If you want to see your dreams come true, start to think positive and look for an opportunity in what might not look too great.
Do you see the cup half empty or half full?
If you start with just one small seed, water it, nourish it, give it some sunshine it will grow ..
A dream is not just a goal you will see fulfilled in the future. No, a dream and a goal is a journey in which you go though adventures and hard work and enjoy your life.
You need to take some risks in life. Take the chance and do the impossible and get the experience of being on un-safe ground. That is where you grow and you will see a side of yourself you have never seen before.
Get out of your comfort zone – step into something new ..you don't have to jump off of a tall building on your first day ..but how about climbing a small step-ladder
..How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time !!
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
–Frank Outlaw
We need to watch our thoughts. You are an influence on yourself and other people
..Who is your biggest critic? ..Yes YOU ARE! How many times a day do you have a voice in your head saying ..you can't do this or you can't do that ..STOP LISTENING! You can do anything that you truly want to! With help and guidance.
Start to think positive and visualize your dreams coming true in your mind. There is hidden power in your mind.
You are amazing, a human being, that tiny baby formed into this incredible person with huge potential just waiting to be released
Just have faith ..take those first steps, align, learn and carry on !
Victim or Victor
21 Sep 2010 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development Tags: action, change, decide, life, take action
YOU always have the ability — in all of life to be either…the victim or the victor.
With the exception of "Acts-of-God," which account for maybe 2% of life's occurrences – 98% of your life, career, marriage, financial situation, family matters are ALL the result of…either things you DO or things you don't do.
Seriously you can change the course of a life, a relationship, a career – in a heartbeat (as Tony Robbins says). If you truly want control, I believe that either you control your life or your life controls you.
Life is a wonderful thing.
You have the opportunity to do so many things, be so many things, achieve so many things, influence so many things, contribute to so many things.
But far too many – people today take the position of being victims. Victims of the economy. Victims of bad choices. Victims of bad luck. Victims of bad upbringing.
You hear time and time again of brothers who went through the same physical and emotional abuse, one turned out to replicate these traits, abusing others and passing in the negativity, the other a humble, caring human being wanting to give back to the community …how can this be ? Same events different outcomes….
What we do with circumstances and events really IS what determines who we are, what we are, what we achieve.
You can use this infinite opportunity to grow, add value, contribute to people and the world OR you can suck the life and emotion…and passion out of everyone you're around.
We are in absolute control of our fates and destinies.
If you don't like your life, you really CAN change it – even today. If you don't like your body, you really can change it – with disciplined exercise and diet. If you don't like your relationship, you can change it or end it – by taking meaningful corrective action.
But most people would prefer hoping, dreaming, remorsing or wishing rather than doing – "whatever it takes." I've seen to many unhappy, unsuccessful people.
Guess what they almost ALL have in common? Nothing! Or more accurately, they do nothing meaningful to change their situation, circumstances or plight.
Buying a book you don't read or don't implement on isn't something you should be proud of.
Attending a seminar you don't follow through with isn't any great achievement.
Paying a coach or consultant for guidance you don't use or follow isn't something to be proud of, either.
I've been in relationships that weren't making me happy, once I had made the decision to leave then I felt better.
I've been in careers that were boring me, not fulfilling me so I reinvented myself and found new areas of opportunity.
It was never-ever a "piece-of-cake." It takes critical thinking, courage, committed and continuous forward motion and action.
You may find that the first "knee jerk" reaction to situations don't always produce the desired result that we want, this may just be because our action just need a little tweaking, a small change to the courses direction can make a huge difference.
Think about it, A plane takes of from New York, if it just went in a straight line would it end up in London ? ..no ..the pilot needs to plot the course, adjust for wind speeds and other atmospheric changes..small changes gets you to your target.
Most people "give up" the first time they hit resistance, a setback or non-success…in any aspect of their lives. Is it any wonder so few people achieve much (or any) of the life's pleasures, payoffs and the pursuits they say they want?
What's I'm trying to tell you is that all that you have always had and wanted for yourself and family, you have today – right now at this moment and you will have it equally available throughout the rest of your life – total, absolute and magnificent control of almost everything you want, crave and/or don't want and wish to improve.
Whether you pro-act or react. Whether you initiate or contemplate.
Whether you feel victimized or "empowerized" is really…totally up to YOU!
There's a relevant story I'd like to end on – it's old but appropriate.
Two young Indian braves wanted to embarrass the wise medicine man intheir village. So they decided to take a small bird and hold it in their hands behind their backs. Then they would ask the wise man whether thebird was alive – or dead. Whichever he answered, they planned on embarrassing the wise man. If he said it was alive – they'd break thebird's neck before they held it out.
So when the braves went to ask the wise man whether the bird being held behind their backs was alive or dead, he simply replied "The answer lies in YOUR hands."
Your fate, your happiness, your prosperity…your health – it ALL lies in your hands.
I hope sincerely that you will make the absolute most of the rest of your life. Because, my friend – you absolutely can and that's all you've got.
My inspiration for this was based on an email from Jay Abraham- I found it so true and therefore re-worded it and made it relevant to my story
I hope that you too find it inspiring
17 Sep 2010 Leave a comment
in Business Coaching and Personal Development Tags: love, woman
"H ow To Be SuperWoman,
SuperWife, SuperMum and
What's the old quote ?
Cook in the kitchen, Executive in the boardroom, Mother in the nursery, and Lover in the bedroom ..WOW ..we must be SuperWoman!
..we, as women have amazing lives …
But are WE getting what we want from OUR lives ?
A lot of woman juggle so many things that they forget about themselves ..is it time to look at your life and decide what you want?
We start out as adults wanting lots of things, a partner, children, a house, a great job, security, amazing friends, to have a great time, to help other people, to travel the world..this list could go on..
I assume that you can relate to at least one of them ..
So I have a couple of questions for you
- Have you achieved any of them, all of them or some of them?
- Are you working on them or are you just leaving theses "wants and desires" to chance ?
I know, in my life, that I achieved some of them..but some, when I achieved them I still wasn't happy …for instance
I wanted a successful job, to be a high flyer, with authority, with responsibility and of course a nice whopping salary to boot!! …
When I got it ..how did I feel ? ..listen, to be honest I was ecstatic initially, then after a year of hassle and long hours, not seeing my family and friends enough, I didn't really want it anymore!
I felt sad because my dream was lost and I had to ask ..What next?
You see, these "corporate trappings" were fine but they didn't fulfil me..does this make any sense to you ?
Do you know what I mean ?
I know that it's not just me or just people in careers that feel this ..
My friend, Gail, she always wanted a family. Kids were really high up on her agenda. She had a great husband, who was very supportive of her being a full-time Mum, a luxury, many can not afford these days, she realised that she was very fortunate in this ..but as much as she loves her kids and love spending time with them ..she was bored and frustrated and couldn't wait for something new.
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Cheyenne, Wyoming (PRWEB) October 31, 2013
OutdoorGearLab.com announced today the winners of the Top Ski Glove review for skiing and snowboarding for the 2013 and 14 winter season. Over 14 contenders were used side-by-side in extreme mountain and winter conditions. Testing areas include the peaks of Alaska, snowboarding in the Pacific Northwest, and backcountry skiing in the frigid mountains above Jackson hole and snowmobiling around Lake Tahoe. The gloves were specifically evaluated for skiing, but were also put in a number of more rigorous tests to really find out which ones perform the best across key reading metrics. The competition was evaluated on dexterity, warmth, water resistance, durability and features. All the gloves performs pretty well, but a few really excelled and are described below.
The winners are:
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The Arc'teryx Alpha SV Glove takes top honors because it scored at the top or near the top in every rating metric. Where this glove really shined was in the dexterity and waterproofness tests. According to gear reviewer Ian Nicholson, "You really have to try these on to appreciate how well articulated they are: they are constructed with the precision that most companies reserve for hard shells. You can operate your jacket and other functions with a surgeons precision compared to competition which is often more clunky."
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The Black Diamond Guide was the second highest rated glove and the warmest in the review. According to Nicholson, "If you're in extreme conditions and value toastiness above all, you can't beat the guide. These were worn to the summit of Denali in -38F conditions... no other glove tested could do that."
Top Pick
The Outdoor Research Magnate was the top product for warmer weather conditions. It had a very short break in time and great dexterity with reasonable price.
Best Buy
The Outdoor Research Southback was a top performer and yet cost have to a third as much as the gloves that scored higher. They also are extremely durable which adds to the long-term value. They retail for $85 but can often be found on sale for much less.
OutdoorGearLab LLC is a company headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming dedicated to creating world's best outdoor gear reviews. The company's website, is a free resource for people who love the outdoors and participate in activities such as hiking, climbing, backpacking, and camping. The company performs side-by-side testing of outdoor gear and publishes the results in comparative reviews. Each product is scored across a range of weighted categories, competing products are ranked, and awards are provide to top performing products.


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{not an antique} Table Set
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This is beautiful!! Love the wood tone coming through the black!!ReplyDelete
Awesome! Love the shine. :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful, Lisa! You've certainly taken them up a notch with the black paint. They have a real classy and classic look to them now.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful! I love black finishes distressed like this! I always seem to rub the finish off - maybe I don't know my own strength LOL! Can't wait to see the others! Hugs, LeenaReplyDelete
I'm sorry I'm rather new to your blog...what kind of paint do you use? The finish is beautiful. Will you share how you did these?ReplyDelete
What a fantastic job you did, it's so good to see black paint for a change. Wow. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Public-Private Partnership Considered to Improve Click!
Tacoma's Click! Network is experiencing problems. That's not news. What is newer is a proposal to lease the public network to a third party operator to try to address those problems.
A brief summary of Click!'s history would go something like this: Back in the 1990s the City of Tacoma and its citizens were unhappy with the level of service they were getting from TCI, the only cable provider in Tacoma at the time. So Click! launched in 1997 to provide competition in the marketplace, bring service levels and quality up, and put downward pressure on rates. Initially Click! was successful on those counts, but over time market conditions have shifted, and the network has lost its competitive advantage. Meanwhile, Click! has also not been financially self-sustaining. The shifting marketplace has put the small network at a disadvantage in terms of economies of scale and negotiating power with content providers.
Over the years the City has worked with consultants to keep Click! viable, and various things have been tried, including a deal with ISPs currently set to expire in 2016 that locks in rates while the ISPs grow the customer base. More recent assessments show that's not working either, and look at a range of alternatives for moving ahead. Alternatives were evaluated in light of goals for the network (see the above chart). The options of selling or shutting down Click! were considered, but it was determined that the cons outweigh the pros, with the elimination of a publicly-owned network leading to a decrease in options for customers, and an eventual decrease in services.
Two alternatives were identified as potentially workable: either reduce labor costs and try to operate with fewer employees or leasing to a third party. The option of leasing to a third party was determined to have the greatest potential for cost recovery while maintaining services, and TPU has been pursuing a conversation with Wave Broadband to do that. Wave offers 24/7 customer service, and is the largest gigabit network provider in Washington. The analysis provided by TPU found them to be financially strong, and committed to net neutrality, while offering competitive value-oriented pricing that could compete head-to-head with Comcast.
TPU currently has a non-binding letter of intent with Wave, a locally owned, independent company headquartered in Kirkland. The agreement being disucssed would have Wave continue to make investments in the Click! network, and performance measures over the life of a 40 year contract (with the option to renew for an additional 10 years). Wave would provide increased services to Click! customers, with rate increases capped at 5% per year. They would continue to offer a low-income cable internet option for qualifying households, and a bundling option of internet, cable, and phone.
TPU is negotiating with Wave exclusively at this point, as an RFP is not required for this kind of an arrangement, and because there are very few suitable partners for such a public-private partnership.
The idea of leasing Click! to a third party operator is seen to have several advantages - the third party company can offer economies of scale and better negotiating position. If this happens the City will maintain ownership, and thus some degree of control over the network, but the Click! brand identity would go away, and become something new. Overall the assessment is that the deal with Wave would relieve TPU and its ratepayers of most, if not all, of the financial burden of the Click! network.
The proposal worked out with Wave is good for the next 60 days. During that time there will be continued discussion with the City Council and labor groups, followed by a couple of town hall meetings for the public to learn more and weigh in (those are currently penciled in for April 9 and 15). If the decision is to move forward, it will require the support of the council and the TPU board.
The council hasn't committed to anything, and some seemed a little wary when presented with the proposal at yesterday's study session. Councilmember Thoms in particular expressed a desire to ensure that the third party assessment was sufficient, and to ensure that all internal management solutions had been exhausted before pursuing a third party arrangement.
We're sure to hear more about this in the coming weeks, but what's your initial reaction?
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There does not exist the simple solution "Public-Private Partnership Considered to Improve Click!" since a complicated web-weave mixing TPU power, Click! cable, smart electric meters data exchanged, Tacoma power systems monitor and control, and city agencies interconnected by the Click! data cable. Thus Click! is not your typical cables strung along poles with just services to homes and businesses. E.g. Comcast and now new CentryLink data cable network.
Because Tacoma Power electrical rate-payers will always be charged for some part of what Click! had constructed; irregardless, what happens to Click! in future. Therefore just have Click! wholesale internet connectivity to Tacoma Power and allow every home within Tacoma Power ratepayers get the benefit from Tacoma Power as a ISP to utility ratepayers. Internet connectivity to utility homes at a cheap rate. Because we Tacoma Power rate-payers with defined services are already paying money that supports the Click! cable system installation and operation for Tacoma Power ratepayers benefit.
April 2, 2015 at 7:13 am / Reply / Quote and reply4 | 2
I am far from being a "grammar Nazi" but you may want to consider using irrespective or regardless in place of irregardless. Irregardless is a double negative, that is logically and morphologically ill-formed and thus has no meaning.
April 2, 2015 at 8:24 am / Reply / Quote and reply3 | 2
It is always good to have a words-joined judge reading my words.
April 2, 2015 at 9:17 am / Reply / Quote and reply3 | 3
Interesting thought. How much would it cost TPU to directly provide free or nearly free broadband to all homes and businesses in Tacoma? If it would only cause a minor power rate increase to our highly competitive rates, such a move would attract new business and residents and be well worth the subsidy.
April 2, 2015 at 8:10 am / Reply / Quote and reply7 | 2
Jim Ecklund
A 40-50 year contract? Are you kidding me? To commit to a company providing technology based media for that length of time does not make sense. Look how much technology has changed in the past 40 years (8-tracks, beta, etc). Re-think this folks!!!
April 2, 2015 at 9:51 am / Reply / Quote and reply4 | 1
Betsy Tainer
I'm having some trouble reading the chart. Not understanding the layout and entries. If I'm reading it right it would appear to me that what they are proposing is totally skipping over 'partial' fixes with additional effort to close the gap. Again, if I'm reading the chart correctly, whatever entry 'wholesale only' represents, just based on NPV value seems to have a great deal of potential. Again, I have no idea what these options/entries mean. Looking at the $78M revenue estimate, I can't help wondering what our investment in inventory is and are we 'giving that away'. Surely there is a more productive way to handle this. My interpretation of the 'wholesale only' option is to 'resell' via Wave, did I read something into that? NetVenture is a reseller, right? Is there an opportunity in the resale market to make adjustments that would bring us into black ink on this venture. I think that at least part of the problem is a public entity trying to operate as a business… businesses don't operate under the same parameters and make decisions/choices based on bottom line without the opportunity to subsidize investment and changes on the backs of gov't subsidies (us)... it loses the motivation to operate within the parameters of best business practice.
April 2, 2015 at 12:14 pm / Reply / Quote and reply1 | 3
Jom Bowman
Click should get out of the TV end of things. Provide internet service only, as a public utility.
Folks are dropping cable tv in lieu of internet only connections. Click needs to get ahead of that curve.
April 2, 2015 at 12:42 pm / Reply / Quote and reply9 | 1
Go big or go with Wave. The question is whether Wave from the tech-rich Seattle-area is poaching Click! TPU built click when private firms ignored opportunities to upgrade such services in and near Tacoma. Perhaps Click! now serves the needs of TPU to enhance electricity services and that other commercial applications should just be farmed-out to Wave to reduce general ratepayer costs. While some firms like local firms like Rainier Connect benefited from the Click! trunk network, did Click! ever launch broader economic renewal for Tacoma, like when a New York Times business brief speculated about a place called Tech-oma? Amazon briefly operated an office in an old bank branch near TPU headquarters. Anyway, for the city council, the long-term finance issues count, as does internet access at affordable rates for lower-income residents. But the last question is simple: will Kirkland executives make decisions regarding an important public utility component for Tacoma that helps Tacoma or will they be distant boardroom-types who mock the community. The last time that kerfuffle happened, in 1893, citizens bought the private utility assets of New Tacoma founder Charles B. Wright, created what is now TPU, and sued him on multiple grounds of fraud, even going to Philadelphia to meet with him directly to get a fair settlement. TPU's founding inspiration is a mark of pride for Tacomans who believed in their city's potential. Will Wave Kirkland be fair to Tacoma? Tacoma should be dignified but not desperate in this courtship of Wave to woo Click!
April 3, 2015 at 6:34 am / Reply / Quote and reply0 | 0
Buck Futz
Will Wave Kirkland be fair to Tacoma?
That appears to be questionable…
April 3, 2015 at 11:00 am / Reply / Quote and reply2 | 2
John Johnson
Couple of thoughts:
1) From my observation, the conversation thus far has been confusing the dying cable TV network with broadband access. Click! Cable is dying and from my guesstimates will go under within a couple of years regardless of this current offer due to changing technology, demographics, and customer options. This has nothing to do with Click as Council seems to be steering the blame. Instead this is out of their control and reflects the industry reality- the only way cable companies can grow is through acquisition. Period. See Comcast-Time Warner. Or Wednesday's WSJ business section lead article "Cable Deals…"
2) the telecom network is a different discussion than the dying cable company; however, providing access (not ownership) to the infrastructure via a lease provides an easier sell or value proposition for TPU to ease out of the dying cable market. Otherwise it will just be layoffs and shuttering the business within two years. It also affords the City to still own the infrastructure. It's a lease. It looks like TPU will still be able to use it for their grid operations and probably influence how the network is managed. I'd bet that infrastructure is being used for a fraction of its capability. Would like to know more about its capacity to better understand what options there could truly be.
3) surprised no crafty attorneys have not started circling blood in the water surrounding the issue of subsidization. Who else is subsidizing? Businesses? People who don't even have access to Click! Service but still pay via electric rates?
4) from my recollection, city council restricted Click's ability to sell Internet access directly, instead caving to the local ISP companies lobbying. That inability to compete in Internet service is likely a huge factor in why they are in the state they are in. And how much have those ISPs been subsidized as well? What payments have they made into the system? Free rider? I'm paying for Comcast personally, but now also Click and likely the ISPs as well? What the? Feigning surprise or making big political claims shows council's inability to grasp basic business concepts or their lack of attention to areas they are responsible to oversee (cue images of our roads, missing crosswalks & sidewalks, state of schools, less garbage service, huge tax rates, no financial transparency, etc). So the prospect of the city council getting in the middle of this mess makes me very concerned, particularly as a couple are up for reelection.
5) I think TPU provides electric service outside of the city limits, so why is this only Tacoma's issue- what about the county? UP? Fircrest? Frederickson? Lakewood? Are they concerned there may have been subsidization but they have no say? Another Tacoma city council v. Pierce County (and Lakewood, and UP, and…)
So while we all ponder the possibilities of a brave new free interwebs world for Tacoma, I think some of these other issues need to be considered as part of the discussion. If there is an option to eliminate subsidization for all of us, mitigate job losses, potentially improve service options, and turn a money pit into at least neutral or positive revenue, heck, it should at least be considered and not passed off for some political claim or personal belief. Too many of us are getting the short end for a politician to feel really good about themselves while the business goes into the toilet & jobs are lost anyway. But they sure did protect their constituents!
April 3, 2015 at 10:29 am / Reply / Quote and reply4 | 1
Jonathan Paul
Tacoma should sell the network to Google Fiber, just like Provo, UT did.
April 3, 2015 at 3:43 pm / Reply / Quote and reply1 | 2
Jonathan Paul
Tech-oma 2.0
In 1998, Tacoma Public Utilities' invested in a 100-Mbps high speed fiber optic network in order to get better service for local residents and bring down prices by injecting an alternative into the marketplace. It was a noble idea and received some great press for the city.
Today, the cable landscape has drastically changed. Mega-mergers have created huge cable companies that dominate the market and have significant scale advantages over small regional players. Local providers and municipal networks are having trouble competing. It's no surprise, they don't any clout when negotiating retransmissions fees because they don't have the same bargaining power as a behemoth like Comcast. Also, small players don't have the resources to make the necessary investments in order to stay competitive. Did you hear Comcast is rolling out 2-gigabit networks, that's 2000-Mbps, starting in Atlanta by 2016 (http://www.wired.com/2015/04/comcast-says-itll-bring-ultra-fast-internet-us-2016/)?
The current proposal on the table is to "sell" the network to a small, regional player called Wave Communications. It's important to note the city is not actually selling the network, rather the deal is to sign a 40-year lease with a 10-year option. This deal gives Tacoma ownership over the network and, most importantly, control over the infrastructure for municipal purposes. But is this the best option for the city?
Given the current state of the cable market, how long will a small regional player like Wave Broadband be able to operate competitively? I worry this deal will lead Tacoma to very similar market dynamics it faced in 1998. This time around it will be a single player, Comcast, having a de facto monopoly on the local market because small players won't be able to keep prices down. Comcast is probably licking its chops because it sees price increases on the horizon and the company will have very little incentive to upgrade its local network any faster than Wave Broadband does over the next 40 years at a promised $1.5 million per year. Get ready for your cable bills to rise and to be locked into 20th century speeds for the foreseeable future!
This deal looks great to an analyst backing into the option with the highest NPV for city coffers. The city sees $350 million in potential revenue from this deal as an opportunity to help fix it's structural deficit and do something with its money losing fiber network that never lived up to hopes. It's understandable why it makes sense to someone analyzing it from solely the municipal government's perspective. But what's the return for the residents of Tacoma? Doesn't this network belong to the people living in Tacoma after all?
The market needs another big competitor to force Comcast to keep prices low and invest in the necessary upgrades near term to keep the market competitive with consumers and businesses. What company has bought a municipal network in the past and millions to upgrade the network in years, not decades? Google. Imagine having the following offering in our city, it would be a game changer for Tacoma and have Comcast shaking in its boots: https://fiber.google.com/cities/provo/
What's driving growth in the today's economy? Technology. Every industry is being reinvented from the ground up for the digital age. Tacoma needs a catalyst to put us on the map for startups, companies and creative talent across the region. Bringing in Google Fiber would be a jolt to Tacoma's economy, provide a real competitor in the market that will help keep prices low for the foreseeable future and immediately upgrade Tacoma's internet infrastructure.
A Google deal will result in millions of dollars of savings over the coming decades for Tacoma residents. This is why a city like Provo, Utah decided to sell their network to Google Fiber for $1. It was the best thing to for the residents and local economy. Also, the city was able to negotiate key provisions into the deal such as access to the network for municipal purposes, the wiring of public schools and municipal buildings with gigabit speeds and a free basic internet option for all local residents. It was a huge win for a city that saw the writing on the wall a few years before Tacoma.
We should do everything in our power to replicate a Provo, UT style deal with Google before selling the network to Wave Broadband. Let's bring Tacoma into the 21st century and start rebuilding our economy for the modern world.
Jonathan Paul
Startup Executive
Ex-Googler (2005-2010)
UCLA Anderson - MBA
Santa Clara University '05
Bellarmine Prep '01
April 4, 2015 at 6:19 pm / Reply / Quote and reply3 | 1
John Sherman
The future Click! success or failure depends on a utility customer money spending choices.
What will persuade Internet access customers money spending choices between services—-CentryLink, Comcast, or Click! (TPU)? It's the monthly cost.
April 6, 2015 at 5:51 am / Reply / Quote and reply0 | 1
I'd prefer to set up a 3-martini lunch with Wave and directly negotiate my interests with a proposition in which a partial settlement may be reached through a stock swap.
April 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm / Reply / Quote and reply0 | 1
I'm concerned at Wave's ability to provide a decent product. Not a fan of a 40 year lease either.
I'd be interested in focusing on gigabit for sure by either means of selling the whole cow to Google Fiber for some added benefits like burying above ground utilities, school/library/city connections, and whatever else cities like Provo, UT have gotten or simply a bond measure to invest in the better infrastructure like Chattanooga, TN did.
I think our future lies in those two models. No matter what Cable has to go, it is not a public good worth protecting at the cost of subsidizing it so much. We have no bargaining power and the market is changing too much for us to react to it.
April 7, 2015 at 11:34 pm / Reply / Quote and reply2 | 0
Jim Williams
I'm concerned that the proposal involves firing all CLICK! workers and making them reapply for their jobs (humiliating at best.) WAVE is non-union and IBEW 483 members might incur difficulty in retaining their jobs. Union wages benefit Tacoma businesses as well as taxpayers.
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By way of occupation, the 118th House is composed of 20 educators (14 active and six retired) while another three are in education administration (two active and one retired). There are seven attorneys in the House, four farmers, three social workers, two lobstermen, and five people who work in the field of health care. Five legislators are involved in the pulp and paper industry while another three are involved in forestry. Sixteen members are businesspeople, three are homemakers, and seven are self-employed. Overall there are 32 retirees in the House, many of those members having come from the ranks of business and local, state and federal government.
Four legislators formerly served as legislative staff. Representatives Douglas J. Ahearne of Madawaska and Joseph E. Clark of Millinocket served on the House Chamber staff, Representative Jeffery G. Joyner of Hollis served on the Senate Chamber staff, and Representative Glenys P. Lovett of Scarborough served as Chief Committee Clerk and also served as committee clerk to the Committee on Business Legislation.
Of the 151 members of the House, 88 were born in Maine, 31 of them in the communities they currently represent. Sixteen members were born in Massachusetts, 12 members were born in New York, two members were born in New Brunswick, Canada, and the rest were born in 17 other states. All have been elected to serve two-year terms.


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Hawaii State Legislature
The Hawaii State Legislature is a bicameral body made up of a Senate and House of Representatives.
The Senate's 25 members are presided over by the President of the Senate. The presiding officer of the House of Representative's 51 members is the Speaker of the House. In the absence of the Speaker or President, the Vice Speaker or the Vice President, respectively, assumes all the duties and responsibilities of the Speaker or the President.
The major officers of the House and Senate are selected by their fellow members following the November elections.
State Government
- Office of the Governor
- Hawaii Government Services
- Legislative Reference Bureau
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Ambient synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical activity of LiFePO₄ nanomaterials derived from iron phosphate intermediates
LiFePO₄ materials have become increasingly popular as a cathode material due to the many benefits they possess including thermal stability, durability, low cost, and long life span. Nevertheless, to broaden the general appeal of this material for practical electrochemical applications, it would be useful to develop a relatively mild, reasonably simple synthesis method of this cathode material. Herein, we describe a generalizable, 2-step methodology of sustainably synthesizing LiFePO₄ by incorporating a template-based, ambient, surfactantless, seedless, U-tube protocol in order to generate size and morphologically tailored, crystalline, phase-pure nanowires. The purity, composition, crystallinity, and intrinsic quality of these wires were systematically assessed using transmission electron microscopy TEM, HRTEM, SEM, XRD, SAED, EDAX and high-resolution synchrotron XRD. From these techniques, we were able to determine that there is an absence of defects present in our wires, supporting the viability of our synthetic approach. Electrochemical analysis was also employed to assess their electrochemical activity. Although our nanowires do not contain any noticeable impurities, we attribute their less than optimal electrochemical rigor to differences in the chemical bonding between our LiFePO₄ nanowires and their bulk-like counterparts. Specifically, we demonstrate for the first time experimentally that the Fe-O3 chemical bond plays an important role inmore »
- Authors:
- State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY (United States);
- State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
Journal ID: ISSN 1998-0124; R&D Project: PM037; MA015MACA; KC0201030; KC0201010
- Grant/Contract Number:
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nano Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 589; Journal ID: ISSN 1998-0124
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Research Org:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ambient synthesis; template synthesis; cathode material; lithium iron phosphate; nanostructures
- 1193198


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GETTYSBURG, PA. — Rick Santorum's decision to leave the Republican presidential race boosted two candidacies: Mitt Romney was spared two more weeks of struggle before he could be crowned the presumptive nominee even as Santorum set the stage for a future run for office.
Santorum's announcement Tuesday that he would suspend his campaign effectively ended a bruising intraparty clash that many feared was harming Republicans' ability to take on President Obama in the fall. Though Romney remains a distance from the 1,144 delegates needed to claim the nomination, he can now turn his full attention to combating his general election opponent.
Santorum emerged from the contest far stronger than he entered it, having transformed himself from a political has-been to a leader of the party's evangelical and non-establishment wings. The youngest candidate in the field at 53, he left as the second-place finisher, a position from which he could mount a serious effort in 2016 or 2020.
In a poignant closing speech, Santorum acknowledged the unlikelihood of his insurgent campaign winning.
"This race was as improbable as any race that you will ever see for president. I want to thank God for that and I want to thank all of you," said Santorum, surrounded by his wife, Karen, and four of their seven children at the Gettysburg Hotel. "Thank all of you across this country for what you have given ... which is a voice to those who are, in many cases, voiceless. And we have tried to be a witness not just for your stories and your voice, but to provide a positive and hopeful vision, not a negative campaign."


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Jobs & Vacancies
Systems Integrator Sales Executive - London
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced multi discipline sales executive to carry out sales and the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of Fire, Gas Suppression, Disable Refuge, Intruder, Access Control, CCTV, Nurse Call/Staff Attack, Public Address and Emergency Lighting Systems, to end users, electrical contractors and consultants, in line with company procedures.
As a sales executive, you will:
• Have a proven track record in delivering and exceeding sales targets.
• Generate your own sales leads
• Manage your own pipeline
• Prepare sales quotations
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Hi Experts,
Its bit confusing for me to understand the difference between Data Fabric Manager, Operations manager , On Command System Manager. Can anybody explain me in detail about these and also advise which will be better to have it in my environment i already have DFM which is 3.1 Version and please suggest how to upgrade this to the latest version as well.
Hope Operations Manager was a part of DFM then why both have different Consoles??? Please help me out to understand this.
Solved! SEE THE SOLUTION
Oops My DFM version is 3.0.1
DFM was the original product name for the central management product to monitor multiple NetApp storage systems. With version 4.0, DFM was rebranded to be known as Operations Manager. Starting with version 5.0, the NetApp Management Tools were rebranded to be the OnCommand suite of products. The product formerly called DFM/Operations Manager is now called OnCommand Unified Manager Core. There are other products under the OnCommand product banner: OnCommand Insight was formerly called SANscreen and OnCommand Balance was formerly called BalancePoint. The purpose of OnCommand Unified Manager Core is the same as it was when the product was called DFM: provide the ability to monitor multiple NetApp storage systems from a centralized place.
As far as OnCommand System Manager, OnCommand System Manager (a.k.a. System Manager) is the replacement management tool for FilerView. FilerView was the GUI for managing individual NetApp storage systems. System Manager was introduced around the Data ONTAP 7.3 release to be a comprehensive GUI management tool for NetApp storage systems. With FilerView, there was a specific URL for each NetApp storage system that was used to connect to the management GUI. This wasn't a problem if you had a few NetApp storage systems in your environment, but having to keep track of the FilerView URL become a challenge if your NetApp storage systems grew in numbers. With System Manager, you can manage all of your NetApp storage systems from a centralized interface. Starting with Data ONTAP 8.1, FilerView is no longer available and the only GUI management tool for NetApp storage systems running Data ONTAP 8.1 or above is System Manager.
In summary, OnCommand is the overall brand name for the NetApp management suite of products. OnCommand Unified Manager Core is the new name for what was once called DFM & Operations Manager and is your centralized tool to monitor NetApp storage systems. OnCommand System Manager is the replacement for FilerView and is the centralized tool to manage NetApp storage systems.
Hope this helps!
Thanks a lot Jeras , even a LAYMAN can understand this easily.
I have another question now shall i upgrade my DFM 3.0.1 to On Command System manager directly or i need to upgrade to a higher version of DFM and then i can upgrade to On command System manager please advise.
System Manager & OnCommand Unified Manager Core are two separate products and there is no dependency between System Manager and DFM or OnCommand Unified Manager Core. System Manager communicates directly with the NetApp storage controller using the Data ONTAP API. You can install System Manager and do not need to upgrade your DFM version.
Your DFM version is a bit out-of-date, so you may want to consider upgrading that anyway, but it is not a requirement to run System Manager.
Thanks. This is exactly what I want.
Hi Jeras,
Can I quickly as if Unified Manager Core is for both 7-mode and cluster DOT ?
Yes, it can be used for both 7 & C Mode


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Can anyone say Spider-Man 3 was the strongest entry in director Sam Raimi's web-slinger franchise? How about Batman and Robin, the fourth film in the original Bat series?
Sequels rarely eclipse the original, even if they still sell enough tickets to warrant future installments.
Yet many reviewers analyzing the 2012 film Skyfall, the 23rd film in the James Bond franchise, argued it was among the best entries in the series. It points to the enduring appeal of the franchise, the talents of the actors charged with bringing Bond to life and the sturdy nature of the spy genre.
Now, one of the most gifted directors in Hollywood is circling the 24th installment. Christopher Nolan, who already gave us the grand Dark Knight trilogy and Inception, is in talks to direct the next Bond adventure.
It's early days, but informal talks have begun between Nolan, his representatives and the powers behind the James Bond pictures, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G .Wilson.
No deal has been signed just yet, but the fact that Nolan would even consider such a gig tells us plenty about the Bond brand. Nolan could land virtually any superhero franchise, remake or reboot he desired, but he's mulling 007's next adventure.
Bond remains a force for good, an uncompromising hero who not only saves the day but gets the girl (or girls) while looking natty in a tux.
No other franchise, frankly, can touch the Bond series for longevity, consistency and sheer entertainment value. And should Nolan sign on the dotted line, there's a chance the best for Bond is yet to come.


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Templates and Sample of PES Technical Papers
Part 4 of the author's kit has four components:
1. Part 4 web pages.
2. Sample conference and Transactions/Journal papers in PDF, with formatting instructions as the content.
3. MSWord Templates for conference and Transactions/Journal papers (instructions for their use are in the Sample Papers). (There is a difference in the formatting of the title-page footnote in the two versions of the template for Transactions/Journal papers. Both styles are acceptable.)
4. LaTeX Templates for conference and Transactions/Journal papers, which are located on the IEEE Publications Department web site. (Please use bare_conf.tex for conference papers and bare_jrnl.tex for Transactions/Journal papers. These templates will produce a paper that satisfies PES formatting requirements. The stylistic differences from the Word templates are acceptable.)
(NOTE: To access the MSWord Templates, be sure to use the links below. These templates should be used to format all PES Transactions/Journal and conference papers. Do not use the MSWord templates located on the IEEE Publications Department web site or any other templates located on the main IEEE site!)
- Part 4a Web Page (Transactions/Journal Papers)
- Sample Transactions/Journal Paper – Version 1 (PDF)
- MSWord Template for Transactions/Journal Papers – Version 1 (Compatible with Word 97-2003, Word 2007, and Word 2010)
- Sample Transactions/Journal Paper – Version 2 (PDF)
- MSWord Template for Transactions/Journal Papers – Version 2 (Word 2016)
- LaTeX Template for Transactions/Journal Papers (use bare_jrnl.tex)
- Part 4b Web Page (Conference Papers)
- Sample Conference Paper (PDF)
- MSWord Template for Conference Papers
- IEEE Word Template for Conference Papers on A4 Paper
- LaTeX Template for Conference Papers (use bare_conf.tex)


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Dermoscopy: What is your diagnosis?
Citation: Ladizinski B, Ramirez-Fort MK, Elpern DJ. Dermoscopy: What is your diagnosis? Dermatol Pract Conc. 2013;3(3):7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0303a07.
Copyright: ©2013 Ladizinski et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Corresponding author: David J. Elpern, M.D., The Skin Clinic, 12 Meadow St, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The patient
A healthy 2-year-old girl presented with a rash on her shoulder of 6 months' duration. Physical examination revealed a solitary 5 mm erythematous dome-shaped papule surrounded by numerous smaller similar lesions (Figure 1). Dermatoscopy visualized numerous central white and skin-colored clods with vessels arranged radially to the clods (Figure 2). What is your diagnosis?
Figure 1. A solitary 5 mm erythematous dome-shaped papule on the right shoulder of a 2-year-old girl. [Copyright: ©2013 Ladizinski et al.]
Figure 2. Dermoscopy showed numerous central white and skin-colored clods with vessels arranged radially to the clods. [Copyright: ©2013 Ladizinski et al.]
Please send your answer to firstname.lastname@example.com. The first correct answer will receive a complimentary copy of the book, Dermoscopy: The Essentials, 2nd ed. [Elsevier-Saunders, 2012].
The case and the answer to the question will be presented in the next issue of Dermatology Practical and Conceptual.
Answer to the April 2013 quiz
The correct answer to the dermatoscopy quiz in the April 2013 issue (http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0302a12) is psoriasis.
Congratulations to Dr. John Stretch, who was the first to send us the correct answer!


text: Wing Young Huie | Release Party for The Echo of Keno Evol Home The Third Place Gallery Photography Books About Wing▼ About Wing▼ CV Lectures & Workshops Reactions Archived Blog Services Press Search What Do You See Project Home»Events»Release Party for The Echo of Keno Evol 1 photos The Echo Of Keno Evol January 12 The Echo of Keno Evol is the debut collection of spoken word pieces from Antoine "Keno Evol" Duke, developed over the past years in audio format and released as a CD. This will also be his first project under a new stage name "Keno Evol." The project captures the details of his experiences living on Portland Avenue in South Minneapolis. He says "With this project I really strived to capture the essence of two things: 1. a street that sits outside of my apartment with all the noises, smells and characters I am an audience member to on a daily basis and 2. Inside the actual apartment, encompassing both the noise, silence and dialog you hear and feel living inside." In addition to performances by Keno Evol, the event will feature other artists who have influenced and supported his work, including Tish Jones, Alissa Paris, Antonio Duke, Lamar Collins, Donte Collins, Crystal Spring and Tottiana Adams. As an artist, performer, poet , educator, spoken word artist, dancer, and director, Keno Evol (Antoine Duke) is indeed a man of many hats. Born in March of 1993, the 19 year-old has received grants, founded companies, and competed nationally as a spoken word artist. He founded No Projection, a company that teaches literacy through spoken word and social justice theater, and is also a founder of Shaking Fences Hip Hop Dance class, Gages Photography and Dopeimgeclothing. He was recently awarded a VERVE grant to create a one-man show he has been developing entitled "RAGS." He is currently working for Pillsbury House Theatre, where he founded "8 Stages," a program that uses theatre and spoken word to teach youth how to prevent a culture of violence. Keno Evol chooses Social Justice Education through theater and art because he believes that in addition to teaching creative and powerful practices, art can educate us on how to become better human beings. He says, "Art allows you to listen to the world around you and take in other perspectives, which is not easily done, especially in today's society." He got his start in the performing arts the first time he saw Michael Jackson on television. As he watched in his living room he was hooked to dance, creating and performing anywhere he could. Since then he has attended conferences and performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Washington DC, Arkansas and Minnesota. He has gone on to teach spoken word and theater in schools, including Washburn, Brooklyn Center, and MNIC high schools. He aspires to found his own Organization "Urban Speaks" which will teach spoken word and social justice theater to youth around the Twin Cities. © Wing Young Huie Contact: 3730 Chicago Ave S, Studio B I Minneapolis, MN 55407 I email@example.com User Agreement Cancel Continue


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The contradictions of 2010 populism
In a recent New Yorker article, James Surowiecki explores the inherent contradictions (and resulting challenges) in what people want (or don't want) from the government.
Key quotes: "The anger is understandable, and voters are under no obligation to be consistent. But that doesn't make the new populism any less of a challenge politically, since, at the moment, voters will find something wrong whatever is done…"
"The temptation, then, is simply to abandon ambitious plans in an attempt to annoy no one. But a better approach would be to recognize that voters' anger is less ideological than pragmatic: at heart, it's the product of the weak economy and the poor job market … what matters most is getting the economy moving again … it may bring some short-term political pain, but the only way out is through."
Notes from London
Last week I had the good fortune of speaking in London at the U.K. Skills Convention 2010 on Skills, Jobs, and Growth. The delegates were an extremely interesting group of hand-picked folks from around the globe, including Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, and (of course) the United Kingdom. (You can find videos and blogs from the conference online.)
I'll confess that I'm often not much of a fan of conferences, but I do attend my fair share, often out of professional necessity or courtesy (the latter, in this case). But to my great delight, this proved to be a conference I'm very glad I attended.
Here are four things that I observed and learned from the conference that will stick with me:
- Nations around the world are building infrastructures and devoting significant resources to improving the skill base among working-age adults.
- The United States is lagging behind in this regard.
- A very strong research base demonstrates that organizations that implement "high performance work practices" (what I would call "superior human capital management") enjoy significant economic benefit from doing so.
- England is lagging behind many of its European counterparts in developing critical aspects of these high performance practices.