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Investigators said the victim was lying in bed and watching television at the Brookdale West University when the assault took place on the night of June 11.
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Ellis was arrested Wednesday night while trying to sneak into another residence, the Houston Police Department said.
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Ellis has been homeless in recent years and is known to frequent the vicinity of the attack, as well as the Bellaire and West University Place areas. The DA suspects Ellis may have been involved in other crimes.
Anyone with any information about Ellis is asked to contact the HPD adult sex crime division at 713-308-1180 or the Harris County District Attorney's Office's sex crimes unit at 713-274-0150.


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The strategic planning process: the link between mission statement and organizational performance.
The strategic planning process requires development of a mission statement for the organization. The mission statement incorporates the organization's purpose and vision for the future. A 9-item mission statement evaluation scale was developed to measure the completeness and quality of an organization's mission statement. Further, the link between the completeness and quality of an organization's mission statement and the organization's financial performance was investigated. Results indicate a significant, positive relationship between the completeness and quality of the mission statement and the organization's financial performance. Strategic managers can expect that the result of improving their organization's mission statement will be improved financial performance.
Senior capstone courses in Business Policy or Strategic Management are required in virtually every undergraduate (and graduate) business program. Strategic management texts used in these courses tout mission statements that articulate a firm's mission as critical elements of a company's overall strategic management process. They are championed as important mechanisms to provide crucial information to internal and external stakeholders about the purpose and direction of the organization. Instructions are provided in ways to properly develop, craft, and write mission statements. Distinctions are regularly made between "quality" mission statements versus those that lack "quality." However, despite this focus, little if anything is discussed concerning the impact mission statements have on performance outcomes. This study is designed to investigate whether the quality and completeness of a firm's mission statement has a positive influence on various organizational performance outcomes.
Strategic management texts include a process of strategic management that incorporates mission as one of the vital tasks in the strategic planning process (Thompson & Strickland, 2001; Hill & Jones, 2000; Wheelen & Hunger, 2000). In addition, mission statements are presented as important tools for communicating the mission to internal and external stakeholders.
A number of definitions of mission statements exist. Bart and Tabone (1998), Rigby (1998), and Drohan (1999) all provide definitions that essentially say that mission statements should reflect an organizations purpose and the means by which that purpose will be accomplished. Pearce (1982) states that the mission statement should include the ultimate aims of the firm thus providing unity of direction for managers, shared expectations by employees, and a projection to customers of what the firm provides and represents. Calfee (1993) says that mission statements answer the questions of what business the firm is in, what its objectives are, and how the company will win. This will ensure that all managers understand their role in executing the mission.
Research studies attempting to link mission statements to organizational performance have been conducted. Pearce and David (1987) compared mission statements of higher financial performing Fortune 500 firms to those of lower financial performing companies. Higher performing organizations "prepared written statements for public distribution giving special attention to their corporate philosophy on the firm's 1. basic beliefs, values, aspirations, and priorities, 2. desired public image, and 3. self-concept, including competitive strengths." Mission statements are often customer-focused. Germain and Cooper (1990) found that firms that have customer service missions are more likely to seek input from customers and are also more likely to develop and maintain customer service measures. Also, customer service activities by the company are more likely to be monitored by firms with customer service mission statements. Forehand (2000) studied firms within the healthcare industry and concluded that, within this particular industry, "solid mission statements can improve the performance of mangers, employees, and the healthcare organization."
A number of studies, however, concluded that there was no evidence to support the idea that mission statements are positively related to company performance. Bart and Baetz (1998) found no empirical evidence to support the concept that outstanding organizational performance is related to a firm's mission statement-even though they concluded that some specific characteristics of a mission statement may be selectively related to higher levels of performance. The impact of planning sophistication and implementation on firm performance was investigated by Hahn and Powers (1999). Development of a mission statement was one determinant of planning sophistication. It was determined that high levels of sophistication (of which mission statements were a part) did not have an impact on organizational performance. O'Gorman and Doran (1999) replicated Pearce and David's 1987 study using small and medium-sized Irish firms. Results do not support the findings of the earlier study. It was concluded that organizational performance was not positively correlated with mission statements.
Because the results of these previous studies are conflicting, it is necessary to further investigate the link between mission and performance. This study was designed for that purpose. Generally, it is proposed that the completeness and quality of an organization's mission statement has a significant, positive relationship on an organization's financial performance.
Measurement scales were developed for the purpose of scoring the quality and completeness of an organization's mission statement and its degree of organizational performance. The mission scale includes nine criteria derived from Wheelen and Hunger's (2000) discussion of mission statements. The nine criteria include: 1) purpose, 2) services and/or products, 3) competitive advantage, 4) scope of operations, 5) philosophy, 6) vision, 7) sense of shared expectations, 8) public image and 9) emphasis on technology, creativity and innovation. The organizational performance scale includes eleven performance criteria derived from the CNNfn.COM Evaluator Summary. The eleven performance criteria include: 1) revenue, 2) net income, 3) cash flow, 4) return on equity, 5) return on assets 6) return on invested capital, 7) total debt to equity, 8) long-term debt to equity, 9) price/earnings ratio, 10) price/sales ratio and 11) price/earnings/growth ratio. Each of the mission related items required response to a 1 to 7 Likert scale anchored with "strongly disagree (1)" and "strongly agree (7)." Each of the performance related items required response to a 1 to 5 Likert scale anchored with "weaker (1)" and "stronger (5) than the industry average". The Mission/Performance Survey Form that incorporates the two scales is presented in Appendix A.
Business students enrolled in senior level strategic management courses were trained to review organization mission statements and organizational performance using the survey form. The students were instructed to review mission related information on the Internet sites of individual companies and to assess organizational performance using information provided at a CNNfn site. A total of 340 observations were taken. Information was analyzed for a total of 162 different companies. Fifty-three of the companies were observed multiple (two or more) times. All companies were listed on one of the major U.S. stock exchanges.
The resulting data set was factor analyzed to identify the primary components of the mission and performance scales, to determine the most efficient set of items for each component and to assess the reliability of each component scale. Correlation and regression analysis were performed to identify the type and strength of the relationships among the mission and performance components. For purposes of the correlation and regression analysis scale and subscale values were computed as means of the respectively included items.
Results of the factor, correlation and regression analyses are included in this section. The MISSION scale factored into two primary components each with a relatively high internal reliability. The PERFORMANCE scale factored into four primary components with high reliability exhibited by three of the four. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that the relationship between mission and performance is significant and positive. The relationship is, however, relatively weak. Factor analysis of the mission related variables identified two primary components - PURPOSE and VISION. The PURPOSE component is comprised of four items: 1) organizational purpose, 2) organizational products, services and markets, 3) organizational competitive advantage and 4) the organization's scope of operations. The VISION component is comprised of five items: 1) organizational philosophy, 2) organizational vision, 3) sense of shared expectations, 4) positive public image, and 5) emphasis on technology, creativity and innovation.
Table 1 includes results of the factor analysis on the MISSION scale. Principle component analysis with a varimax rotation was specifically used to perform the factor analysis. Internal reliability for the MISSION scale (all nine items) was assessed at .87 using Cronbach's Alpha. Alphas of .82 and .81 were computed for the PURPOSE and VISION components, respectively.
Table 2 includes results of the factor analysis done on the PERFORMANCE scale. Principle component analysis with varimax rotation was specifically used to perform the factor analysis. It was necessary to exclude the items related to revenue and price/earnings/growth from the PERFORMANCE scale since neither item loaded strongly on any factor and inclusion of either item resulted in significant reduction in alpha values. Internal reliability for the reduced overall PERFORMANCE scale was assessed at .69 using Cronbach's Alpha. Alphas of .94, .93, .82 and .33 were computed for the RETURN, DEBT, CASH and PRICE components, respectively.
A potential problem associated with use of the new mission scale is that of rater reliability. Fifty-three of the companies in the sample were rated multiple times. Each of the multiple ratings was assessed for reliability using Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance. Kendall's W scores ranged from .101 to .905 with a weighted average of .369. These low inter-rater reliability scores indicate potential problems with interpretation of the results of this study.
Correlation analysis was performed to identify the type and strength of the relationships among the overall scales (MISSION and PERFORMANCE) and the scale components (PURPOSE, VISION, RETURN, DEBT, CASH and PRICE). The relation between the MISSION and PERFORMANCE is positive (R=.199) and is significant at the .001 level. PURPOSE and VISION, components of the MISSION scale, were found to be positively and strongly correlated (R=..621). The PURPOSE component was found to be significantly related (positively) to RETURN and DEBT. The VISION component was significantly related (positively) to RETURN and CASH. Table 3 presents the correlation matrix for the scales and components.
To further assess the relationships among the MISSION and PERFORMANCE scales and scale components, regression analyses were performed. In all cases, the MISSION scale or scale components (PURPOSE and VISION) served as independent variables and the PERFORMANCE scale and components (RETURN, DEBT, CASH and PRICE) as dependent variables. Initially, the impact of MISSION on PERFORMANCE was analyzed. A statistically significant relationship was found (R=.199, [R.sup.2] =.040, ANOVA significance level = .000). PURPOSE and VISION were then regressed against each of the PERFORMANCE components. Each time one of the independent variables was found not to be significant to the model. Statistically significant equations were ultimately identified for RETURN and PURPOSE, DEBT and PURPOSE, and CASH and VISION. Regressions with the PRICE variable did not produce statistically significant results. Table 4 displays results of the regression analyses.
Regressions including the variables MISSION, PERFORMANCE, PURPOSE, VISION, RETURN, DEBT and CASH indicate the expected positive relationship and the relationships were found to be statistically significant. Equations including the variable PRICE were not found to be statistically significant. It should be noted that the PRICE component exhibited relatively low internal reliability (Cronbach's Alpha = .33). While the coefficients for the independent variables in all but the PRICE equation were significantly different from zero, it should also be noted that the relationships between the independent and dependent variables were not particularly strong.
The correlation and regression analyses reveal the expected positive relationships among the mission and performance related variables. Only the performance related variable PRICE was not found to be significantly related to the mission variables. It should be noted that while the internal reliability of the mission statement scales was assessed as relatively low the inter-rater reliability was assessed at a relatively low level.
The strategic planning process calls for careful development of an organizational mission statement, the setting of related objectives, thorough planning, capable implementation and follow-up to determine whether or not the objectives were accomplished according to plan and whether or not the mission was realized. Construction of the mission statement is described as critical to the overall success of the organization since all other activities flow from it.
This study aimed to investigate this hypothesized positive link between the mission statement and organizational performance. The MISSION scale was factored into two internally reliable and theoretically founded components PURPOSE and VISION. The PERFORMANCE scale was factored into four components RETURN, DEBT, CASH and PRICE. Only the RETURN, DEBT and CASH components exhibited internal reliability. The mission related variables were found to be positively related to the performance related variables. While the relationships were discovered to be statistically significant, they were not relatively strong. Generally, it is concluded that the completeness of an organization's mission statement does positively impact the organization's performance.
The relative weakness of the relationship, however, indicates that other independent variables should be considered. A planned extension of this study will include measures of the other major components of the strategic planning process: 1) objective setting, 2) planning, 3) implementation and 4) follow-up capabilities. An additional weakness is indicated by the relatively low inter-rater reliability score for the mission statement scale. Further assessment of the scale's reliability is required.
APPENDIX A Organization: MISSION STATEMENT EVALUATION SCALE Characteristics of Mission Statements Based on a thorough review of the organization's mission statement, circle the number that best represents your agreement with each of the following statements. The purpose or reason for the organization's existence is clearly identified. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The services and/or products provided society is clearly identified. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The fundamental, unique competitive advantage that sets the company apart from other firms of its type is clearly identified. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The scope of the company's operations in terms of products and services offered and markets served is clearly identified. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree There is a clear description of the firm's philosophy about how it does business and treats its customers. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree There is a clear description of what the organization wants to become. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The statement promotes a sense of shared expectations in employees. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The statement communicates a positive public image to important stakeholder groups. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree The importance of factors such as technology, creativity" and innovation is emphasized. Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly Agree Total the scores on each question and divide by 9 to compute an overall score for the organization's mission statement. Then, divide the overall score by 7 and multiply it by 100 to compute the overall percentage score." Overall Score = -- Overall percentage = -- ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SCALE Characteristics of organizational performance (CNNfn Evaluator Summary) Please access the summary page of the CNNfn Evaluator (provided by Intuit with data from Media General Financial Services). Growth Rates and Return Company vs Industry Ranking (1-year) 1. Revenue Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 2. Net Income Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 3. Cash Flow Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 4. ROE Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 5. ROA Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 6. ROIC Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger Trailing 12-months Comparison 7. Total Debt to Equity Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 8. Long-term Debt Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger to Equity 9. P/E ratio Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 10. P/S ratio Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger 11. PEG Weaker 1 2 3 4 5 Stronger Total the scores on each question and divide by 11 to compute an overall score for the organization's mission statement. Then, divide the overall score by 5 and multiply it by 100 to compute the overall percentage score. Overall Score =-- Overall percentage =--
Bart, C. & M. Baetz. (1998). The relationship between mission statements and firm performance: An exploratory study. Journal of Management Studies, 35: 823-826.
Bart, C. & J. Tabone. (1998). Mission statement rationales and organizational alignment in the not-for-profit health care sector. Health Care Management Review, 23 (Fall): 54-70.
Calfree, D. (1993). Get your mission statement working! Management Review 82, 54-57.
Drohan, W. (1999). Writing a mission statement. Association Management, 51, 117.
Forehand, A. (2000). Mission and organizational performance in the healthcare industry. Journal of Healthcare Management, 45, 267-275.
Germain, R. & M. Cooper (1990). How a customer mission statement affects company performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 19, 47-50.
Hahn, W. & T. Powers (1999). The impact of strategic planning sophistication and implementation on firm performance. The Journal of Business and Economic Studies, (Fall), 19-35.
Hill, C. & G. Jones (2001). Strategic Management, An Integrated Approach, (5th Ed.), Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
O'Gorman, C. & R. Doran (1999). Mission statements in small and medium-sized businesses. Journal of Small Business Management, 37, 59-66.
Pearce, J. (1982). The company mission as strategic tool. Sloan Management Review, (Spring), 15-24.
Pearce, J. & F. David. (1987). Corporate mission statements: The Bottom Line. Executive, 1, 109-116.
Rigby. (1998). Mission statements. Management Today, (March), 56-59.
Thompson, A. & A. Strickland. (2001). Strategic Management, Concepts and Cases, (12th Ed.), New York: Irwin/McGraw Hill.
Wheelen, T. & J. Hunger. (2000). Strategic Management, (7th Ed.), Upper Saddle River, NJ.: Prentice-Hall.
Kenneth W. Green, Jr., Henderson State University
Bobby Medlin, Henderson State University
TABLE 1: Rotated Component Matrix for MISSION Scale: Factor Loadings Component/Items Factor 1 Factor 2 PURPOSE (Cronbach's Alpha = .82) Purpose (PUR) .397 .673 Service and Products (PRO) .106 .882 Competitive Advantage (CA) .496 .582 Scope of Operations (SCO) .165 .848 VISION (Cronbach's Alpha = .81) Philosophy (PHI) .711 .231 Vision (VIS) .759 .109 Shared Expectations (EXP) .825 .153 Public Image (IMA) .720 .348 Technology Emphasis (TEC) .508 .425 TABLE 2: Rotated Component Matrix for PERFORMANCE Scale: Factor Loadings Component/Items Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 RETURN (Cronbach's Alpha = .94) Return on Equity (ROE) .948 -.048 .080 .069 Return on Assets (ROA) .913 .225 .117 .015 Return on Invested .937 .146 .102 -.027 Capital (ROIC) DEBT (Cronbach's Alpha = .93) Total Debt to .114 .963 .027 -.079 Equity (TDE) Long-Term Debt to .123 .962 .054 -.064 Equity (LTDE) CASH (Cronbach's Alpha = .82) Net Income (NI) .120 -.017 .902 .002 Cash Flow (CF) .104 -.007 .907 .036 PRICE (Cronbach's Alpha = .33) Price/Earnings .122 -.008 -.049 .801 Ratio (PE) Price/Sales -.187 -.041 .134 .744 Ratio (PS) TABLE 3: Correlation Matrix for Scales and Components MISS PERF PURP VISI MISS 1.000 PERF .199 ** 1.000 PURP .865 ** .185 ** 1.000 VISI .931 ** .176 ** .621 ** 1.000 RET .152 ** .748 ** .158 ** .122 * DEBT .100 .503 ** .118 * .070 CASH .95 .576 ** .054 .110 * PRICE -.059 .108 -.073 -.039 RET DEBT CASH PRICE MISS PERF PURP VISI RET 1.000 DEBT .206 ** 1.000 CASH .197 ** .007 1.000 PRICE -.092 -.145 ** .021 1.000 *, ** indicate statistical significance at the .05 and .01 levels, respectively TABLE 4: Regression Results Dependent/ ANOVA Independent R [R.sup.2] F-signif Equation PERF/MISSION .199 .040 .000 PERF=4.031+.342 * MISSION RET/PURPOSE .158 .025 .004 RET=3.020+.184 * PURPOSE DEBT/PURPOSE .118 .014 .033 DEBT=2.904+.135 * PURPOSE CASH/VISION .110 .012 .046 CASH=2.347+.126 * VISION
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In a week where Hillsong United's new album 'Tear Down The Walls//All Across The Earth' is currently number 2 on the itunes album chart behind Eminem's new album 'Relapse' my favorite song and worship song may not even be by a Christian band.
A few weeks ago, while listening to XFM, London's alt-rock/indie radio station of choice, I heard a song that I swear had all the markings of an amazing praise and worship song. Soaring vocals, big full sound, passion, honesty, and invoked the name of the Lord in a reverential and uncontrived way. It became my new favorite song of the moment. The song is 'Show Me What I'm Looking For' by Carolina Liar.
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Chris Hemsworth, star of Marvel Studios' upcoming Thor took a moment to answer some questions for MTV on the red carpet for the premiere of The Last Song, starring his brother, Liam Hemsworth. The brief interview touches on his thoughts on Chris Evans nabbing the leading role in Captain America and his his feelings on the possibility of Louis Leterrier directing The Avengers. The interview only takes 30 seconds, but we get some decent information and a nice perspective.
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Oh my goodness! He's a bloke!? No, but it's nice to hear a fellow actor talk up Chris Evans. He does seem like an enjoyable guy, and that can be a big benefit on set. Regardless of whether they are playing characters, the chemistry and believability of actors like Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man 2) following Chris Evans in The Avengers is more than just acting and has to bleed off screen as well. At the same time, what the heck is Hemsworth supposed to say? "No, I think they could have done better?"
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By Matt Gardner
The Appling County Pirates (4-1 Overall, 2-1 Region 1-AAA) traveled to Toombs County (2-2, 2-1) for their first regular season game away from home on September 27 and were able to get a win 42-0. The Pirates will have a week off before hosting Dodge County (5-0, 4-0) on October 10 for homecoming. The Appling County cheerleaders have also scheduled the October 10 game as a 'red out' so all fans are encouraged to support the Pirates by wearing red.
Pictured is a group of Pirate defenders making a tackle on a Bulldog runner.
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try viewing the tutorial on Detecting Incoming Calls here
or follow these steps to test:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click HyperTerminal. The HyperTerminal folder window appears.
NOTE: For Windows 95, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click HyperTerminal. The HyperTerminal folder window appears.
Double-click HyperTerminal or Hypertrm.exe. The HyperTerminal window appears.
Type any name for the connection in the Name field of the Connection Description dialog box.
Click OK. The Phone Number dialog box appears.
Type any number in the Phone Number field.
Select the modem from the "Connect Using" drop-down list. The default selection will do in most cases.
Click OK. The Connect dialog box appears.
Click Cancel.
In the blank HyperTerminal window, type atz and then press Enter. The modem should respond with OK. If the modem does not respond or does not respond with OK, it is not correctly configured in Windows.
NOTE: If you cannot see anything appearing on the screen as you type, press Enter, type ate1 and then press Enter. This turns on screen echo. You should now be able to see what you are typing. Type atz again.
On the next blank line type ats0=2 and then press Enter. The modem should respond with OK. If the modem does not respond or does not respond with OK, it is not configured properly in Windows.
NOTE: Ensure that you type a zero when typing ats0=2
Dial the telephone line that is connected to the modem using another phone line/cellular phone and check for the RING response in HyperTerminal.
If you do not see a RING response, some possible causes are:
Phone line connected to the wrong jack on the modem (Line and Phone connections reversed).
The phone line is faulty or incompatible with the modem. Try connecting the modem to dedicated single line phone line.
Another device on the same phone line is interfering (disconnect other devices such as fax machines and answering machines).
The phone cable (wall jack to modem) is faulty.
The modem is faulty. (Try removing and re-installing the modem in Windows, and then repeat the Hyperterminal test. If the problem persists, contact your modem manufacturer or computer vendor.)


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Movie: 1/2
THE SCORSESE COLLECTION (1968-1990). Sold individually or as a boxed set, these five titles allow viewers to track the career of Martin Scorsese as he moves from being just one of many promising filmmakers to emerge in the late 60s to routinely being described as the greatest American director of modern times. Who's That Knocking At My Door (1968) was Scorsese's debut piece, a low-budget black-and-white endeavor that allowed the auteur to test-drive many of the themes and character types that would be developed more fully in subsequent pictures. Harvey Keitel also made his film debut here, playing an Italian-American kid (based on Scorsese himself) who wrestles with his Catholicism while dating a brainy beauty (Zina Bethune). Mean Streets (1973) proved to be Scorsese's true calling card, a humdinger about a group of street-smart guys involved in various shady shenanigans in New York's Little Italy. Keitel again played the Scorsese surrogate, though it was Robert De Niro, as the unruly Johnny Boy, who emerged a star. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) was a change of pace for the filmmaker, who added some unusual touches to what's essentially a melodrama about a widow (Ellen Burstyn) who tries to start anew with her spoiled son (Alfred Lutter) in tow. Burstyn's excellent performance, which earned her the Oscar, is the film's primary strength; far less successful is Robert Getchell's script, which in its attempt to fashion a new brand of feminist heroine ends up shortchanging most of the other characters. (Incidentally, the most interesting element of the movie, the scenes set at the diner where Alice works, became the basis for the hit TV sitcom Alice.) After Hours (1985) is the wrongly overlooked gem in the Scorsese oeuvre, a pitch-black comedy in which an office worker's (Griffin Dunne) late-night trek across NYC to hook up with a kooky woman (Rosanna Arquette) turns into an unending nightmare as he finds it impossible to get back home. Scorsese earned the Best Director prize at Cannes for this dazzling feature, an audaciously shot saga that's loopy enough to find room in its cast for such comic luminaries as Teri Garr, Catherine O'Hara and Cheech & Chong. Finally, GoodFellas (1990) needs little introduction. Considered by many to be Scorsese's finest achievement, it's certainly one of the premiere mob movies, and a motion picture so alive and full of energy that it seems to improve with each viewing. Ray Liotta ably handles the largest role while De Niro provides his usual clout, yet it's Joe Pesci, as an ill-tempered gangster who frequently displays the tendencies of a rabid wolverine, who deservedly copped a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. All the DVDs include audio commentaries and a making-of featurette; the GoodFellas package (a two-disc set) includes additional extras, including a piece on the movie's influence and storyboard-to-screen comparisons.
Who's That Knocking At My Door: 1/2
Mean Streets: 1/2
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore:
After Hours: 1/2
Extras on all four titles: 1/2


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MongoDB read-only views
Starting with version 3.4, MongoDB added support for the creation of read-only views from existing collections or other views. Views use indexes of the underlying collection. Views are computed on demand during read operations, and MongoDB executes read operations on views as part of the underlying aggregation pipeline. Views are considered sharded if their underlying collection is sharded. More info can be found here.
In Hackolade, views constitute another type of object in the Entity Relationship Diagram, alongside collections.
They are visually distinguished by the dotted-line box plus the icon in the top left corner. As per MongoDB's capabilities, a view is based on a particular collection, with the ability to create joins to other collections via the $lookup function. The capability to build views on top of other views is not currently supported.
Define a simple view
To build your new view, you add fields by picking existing ones from the collection. Right click on the the root box in the tree view to get the contextual menu, then select 'Pick from field list':
A dialog containing all the fields of the underlying collection lets you pick the field you want to include (multiple selections will be added at a later time.)
A corresponding box is added to the tree:
At the same time, a pipeline expression is dynamically generated to represent the fields in the view:
"$project": {
"_id": 1,
"business_id": 1,
"name": 1,
"full_address": 1,
"type": 1
Similarly, the corresponding Create View script is dynamically generated and can be pasted in code or in the MongoDB console:
db.createView( "rov_bussiness",
"$project": {
"_id": 1,
"business_id": 1,
"name": 1,
"full_address": 1,
"type": 1
Create joins across multiple collections
In MongoDB, it is possible to link related data from multiple collections into one single view, by using the pipeline aggregation $lookup function. You can find more information here. This is possible therefore in Hackolade as well. To do so, the contextual menu let's you add an attribute to the root via right-click:
You then get prompted to fill the lookup fields:
The localField represents the foreign key upon which the $lookup will perform the matching with the foreignField in the foreign collection. If your model already contains relationships, the from and foreignField entries will get automatically field in. You still need to define the name you wish in the 'as' parameter.
When you click 'Apply', the application will fetch all the fields of the foreign collection, add them to the tree view and update the pipeline expression. You may now suppress and/or reorder foreign fileds in the view.
"$project": {
"_id": 1,
"review_id": 1,
"date": 1,
"stars": 1,
"type": 1,
"business": {
"business_id": "$business_id",
"name": "$name",
"type": "$type",
"stars": "$stars",
"review_count": "$review_count",
"full_address": "$full_address",
"city": "$city",
"state": "$state",
"latitude": "$latitude",
"longitude": "$longitude"
"user": {
"user_id": "$user_id",
"name": "$name",
"type": "$type",
"votes": "$votes",
"yelping_since": "$yelping_since"
"$lookup": {
"from": "businesses",
"as": "business",
"localField": "business_id",
"foreignField": "_id"
"$lookup": {
"from": "users",
"as": "user",
"localField": "user_id",
"foreignField": "name"


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Sunday Exhibitors - Lucky Ticket Draw 2016/
Don't forget about the
SUNDAY HORSE SHOW EXHIBITOR - Lucky Ticket!
The stunning pearl teardrop earrings have been generously donated by Melbourne city jeweller Michael R. Grounds of Grounds Jewellers, Yule House, 309 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. These beautiful earrings are approximately 12mm and are valued at $1,500.
- One chance per Sunday exhibitor
- Drawn 11.30 am Sunday
- Winner must be present at the draw or there will be a re- draw until successful
- Late Entry Exhibitors – you will be issued with a number when you register late entry details on Sunday January 10, 2016.
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Vijnana Yoga ~ understanding from within
Vijnana is a Sanskrit word that could be translated as 'discernment'.
Vijnana yoga combines ancient yogic practices with progressive energy techniques, anatomical understanding and current science. It is an integrative practice that includes meditation, pranayama and asana (postures) along with text study and self-reflection.
Vijnana practice rests on 7 vital principles:
- relaxing body
- quieting mind
- setting intention
- rooting
- connecting
- breathing
- expanding
* Tensegrity Repair Series
The word 'tensegrity' (tensile integrity) was coined by architect Buckminster Fuller. It refers to structures in which strength and stability are achieved though a balance between tension and compression elements.
The same dynamics can be found in the human body. The muscles and fascia (myofacia) act as tension elements, pulling on the bones (the compression elements), which in turn hold the myofascia in their tensile web. When this web is damaged there is a lack of strength and flexibility and the body moves in a fragmented way.
The Tensegrity Repair Series includes a sequence of movements designed to bring the body back to its original state of balance, which for most of us has been lost through injury, repetitive movement and unreleased physical, mental and emotional stress. Bringing tensegrity back to the body allows us to eliminate excess tension, restore natural alignment, and move with ease and grace.
Sylvain includes the Tensegrity Repair Series in his Vijnana yoga classes. He believes that it is a great tool to establish strong foundations, find connections, and support a healthy practice.


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The third movie of the Power Rangers works as a reboot, and the result is not that good, but also not completely awful.
Everyone knows of The Power Rangers. The cheesy band of superheroes that has been featured in god knows how many mediocre TV series in the 90s and the merchandise popularity of The Power Rangers have always been high. In this movie they are rebooting The Power Rangers and they fail to stay true to original source material and the result is quite critic worthy.
So. Let's start with the acting, This is the first blockbuster movie to feature superheroes that are autistic (The Blue Ranger) and gay (The Yellow Ranger) and that is a very good thing. Becky G acts very well as The Yellow Ranger and RJ Cyler is a charmer who manages to steal people's hearts as the autistic Billy Cranston. Elizabeth Banks portrays Rita Repulsa. the films main villain, while Bryan Cranston delivers a powerful role as the mentor of The Power Rangers Zordon.
The main problem with Power Rangers is it's incredibly weak script. Written by John Gatins the pacing is so slow. It is 2 hour movie and when it takes 90 minutes before we actually see The Power Rangers in their suits the result becomes quite boring. Also the Power Rangers in its whole doesn't really fit in todays Superhero culture. They are too silly. Why would kids today go watch Power Rangers when they can see The Avengers instead? Power Rangers tries to be a safe contribution to the superhero genre and it really doesn't work out that well.
Power Rangers feels like a movie that tries to be clever, and fails at doing it. There are several pop culture references to big pop culture and the way they try to put up chemistry between the characters fail big time. The directing by Dean Israelite is very bad, and it doesn't help that the acting by Dacre Montgomery as The Red Ranger is just unbelievable to look at, the guy can't act.
And let's talk some CGI. Cause this movie is ugly. The CGI of Power Rangers looks like late 90s Batman and Robin and Rita and Goldar also does not really look visually impressive for a 2017 movie. I will say though. The Power Ranger uniforms actually looks very nice. They are among the highlight of the last 20 minutes of the movie when these dysfunctional superheroes actually manages to morph.
Let's talk about humour. The script of Power Rangers places it in the secure place of really cheesy humour, and that is what Power Rangers are supposed to be. They are cheesy, but in this instance it just gets too much. They have filled 75% of the movie with bad jokes on the chemistry between the five characters and it just makes you a bit nauseated.
So. Is Power Rangers a good movie? No, but it is also not bad. It has it's highlights where it is mildly entertaining and the plans for five to six movies shows that Lionsgate has plans for this franchise. Big plus on featuring autism and LGBT themes in a superhero movie cause that is very good, but the incredibly bad animation and mediocre acting sadly makes Power Rangers as forgettable as the TV series were in the 90s.
Score: 5/10


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Lions devour Sultans
Rehan Butt steals the show in 3-0 win for Bangalore.india Updated: Jan 07, 2007 21:10 IST
For the first 35 minutes it looked like nothing much had changed for both Bangalore Lions and Hyderabad Sultans in their second PHL III clash here on Sunday. Both the teams had struggled in their opening match and were again unable to create any worthwhile attacks though the Lions established early midfield dominance and put some pressure on the rival citadel.
But once they got their act together in the second half, the Lions looked very dangerous and devoured the Sultans 3-0 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here breached the Sultans' defence with ease. They controlled the second and though the Hyderabad team, spearheaded by Shakeel Abassi of Pakistan, tried to fight back, their players were too erratic to create many potent moves.
Pakistan captain Rehan Butt, Dutch Sander van der Weide and drag flicker Len Aiyappa scored for the Bangalore team. The Pakistani skipper, who combined well with Arjun Halappa, Hari Prasad and Tushar Khandekar in his first match for the Bangalore team, put the Lions ahead in the 49th minute by pushing home a rebound off a indirect penalty corner attempt as the Lions finally made their dominance pay. Though Hyderabad Sultans tried to fight back, they couldn't stitch together constructive moves because of faulty transition from the midfield to forward line. Brothers Didar Singh and Sardara Singh were off colour while right half Nitin Kumar was erratic as he made a mess of some good moves.
Sander van der Weide consolidated the Lions' lead in the fourth quarter when he slammed home a rasping drive off a move created by Arjun Halappa and forward Hari Prasad. Halappa passed the ball to Hari, who moved towards the back line and sent in a cross into the shooting circle. Nitin Kumar blocked it but the ball fell in the path of Sander who planted it past Devesh Chauhan from the top of the circle.
Aiyappa, who shared the responsibility of drag flicking on the eight short corners his team earned with youngster Gurpreet Singh, finally proved successful after having three of his attempts blocked. He planted a low flick to the left of Devesh Chauhan to make it a healthy 3-0 for the Bangalore Lions.
In fact the Lions could have scored at least four more goals but were thwarted by the defence or their own mistakes. In the last minute, Tushar Khandekar failed to tap the ball into an open goal.
The victory took Bangalore Lions to five points from two games. They had beaten Maratha Warriors 2-1 in extra time in their opening match. Hyderabad Sultans have yet to score a point, having lost both their matchesw convincingly.
Bangalore Lions 3 (Rehan Butt 49th min-pc; Sander van der Weide 55th min; Len Aiyappa 63rd min-pc) bt Hyderabad Sultans 0.
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23rd Annual Minnesota Autism Conference this week
The 23rd Annual Minnesota Autism Conference will be held April 25-28, 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis – Park Place. During the conference, experts, educators, therapists, direct support professionals, parents, caregivers, and people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will connect, collaborate, advocate, and educate. Held during National Autism Awareness Month, this four-day conference is organized by the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM), the state's oldest nonprofit organization focused on ASD. For a complete conference schedule, session descriptions, biographies of presenters, and to register, visit www.ausm.org or call 651-647-1083.
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Un-Learning Creativity
Creativity isn't new, creativity as old as mankind!
Creativity isn't special, it isn't unique — it's in all of us.
Why do we let ourselves un-learn creativity?
Steve Baker has a lot of thoughts on the idea of creativity -- even though he doesn't much like the word -- and in "Un-Learning Creativity" from PKN Tokyo Vol. 121 he spends some time sharing those thoughts, before introducing a new project he's currently launching called Project ESIN.


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Your daily selection of the hottest trending gaming news!
According to PC Gamer
Since launch early last year, Darkest Dungeon has given us a wonderful official expansion in Crimson Court and a host of neat unofficial player-made mods. Now, developer Red Hook Studios has unveiled 'The Color of Madness'—a new slice of DLC that's due next Spring and features extraterrestrial beings.
In something akin to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, aliens have crash landed on Miller's farm on the outskirts of the Hamlet. Those in the immediate vicinity have been blinded upon impact, so says this dev blog post, in turn forming a new enemy faction who has set about "spreading the all-consuming influence of the Comet's light." This undoubtedly sounds more pleasant in writing than it is in practice.
"Get lost in time and space as you confront unending waves of enemies, new and old, pushing ever closer to the crash site of the Comet," the post adds. "Survive as long as you can stomach, and compare your highest kill count with friends and rivals alike … The husks of the Miller and his farmhands roam the area around the windmill, spreading the all-consuming influence of the Comet's light."
The Color of Madness also brings with it Comet Shards that can be used to purchase new trinkets "with new and powerful functionality" from the Nomad Wagon.
No hard release date just yet, however Red Hook Studios says The Color of Madness is due in Spring 2018. Pricing information will follow in the new year.
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text: Organized white supremacists mobbed Charlottesville to protest the fact that the city is taking down a statue of Robert E. Lee. This statue went up less than 100 years ago, in the middle of a campaign of intimidationagainst black Virginians. Now it has become a rallying point for white supremacists, and the scene of the murder of counterprotestor Heather Heyer. Today, we're going to fight back against the potent symbolism of white supremacy.


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Download the book's code ...(Choose Eclipse if you're not sure which to pick.)
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readRoom call says
rooms[0].readRoom(diskScanner), which means, "Read data from the
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rooms[0] object's fields (the guests, rate, and smoking fields)." ... Etc.
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jar file to your project. For info, see RunningTheJDBCExamplesInJavaForDummies.pdf.
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I get asked on a daily basis what type of "diet" I prescribe too. I hate that word. Just because I'm a dietitian does not mean I'm a fan of a certain type of diets.
What I do believe in: mindful eating. That is, being conscious about what you are eating and why. In our busy lives, we tend to multitask. We eat breakfast in the car, lunch in front of our computer, dinner at the coffee table, and nighttime snacks on the couch while watching late night TV. Mindful eating is about getting back in touch with the experience of eating and enjoying our food. No silly diets telling you what you can and can not eat (because that is never fun). With mindful eating, you get to decide what you eat and how much you eat. Instead of focusing on external cues (i.e. free food at an office meeting) you focus on internal cues (i.e. what your hunger level is and what your fullness cues say).
My favorite tool to use to help you eat more mindfully is the hunger and fullness scale:
How to Use the Scale
- When you are getting ready to eat a meal or snack, ask yourself, "Where am I on the hunger and fullness scale?" Ideally you'll be between a 3 and a 4.
- Halfway through your meal, pause for 10 seconds and check in with your body. Ask again "Where am I on the scale now?"
- Eat until you get to a 6 or 7, then stop
If you do this exercise and find that you don't have normal hunger and fullness cues, ask yourself a few questions:
- Do you eat regularly?
- Or – do you skip meals and snacks, even when you're hungry?
- Or – do you graze on food all day long without ever feeling hungry?
If you don't listen to your body – feeding it when it's hungry, stopping when it's not – you can mess up your hormonal hunger and fullness cues.
Do this exercise for three to four days, or until you've picked up on your hunger and fullness cues. And remember, this can change over time. Some days you may feel full after just a small meal, while other days it can feel like you're eating a ton and not feeling full. Repeat this practice anytime you're feeling out of touch with how and why you're eating.
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(Student leaders, including SMUSA Vice President Academic & Advocacy, Lexa Ali, standing with Speaker of the House of Commons, Geoff Regan)
The Saint Mary's University Students' Association (SMUSA) is joining forces with other Students Nova Scotia member organizations and student leaders from across Canada in the nation's capitol, Ottawa, for National Advocacy Week, an event hosted by both the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the Quebec Student Union (QSU) to discuss a variety of concerns on college and university campuses, and to bring forth recommendations for improvements to prominent figures in the federal government.
Students have put together several recommendations aiming to fill some of the persistent gaps remaining in federal post-secondary support. These include:
- Effectively supporting students with disabilities;
- Providing needs-based financial assistance to students in graduate programs;
- Cutting red tape to ensure international students can access a complete post-secondary education;
- Committing to the scale and scope of support required by Canada's treaty obligations to Indigenous peoples; and
- Fostering the development of, and ensuring access to, innovative educational materials.
CASA is a national voice for Canada's post-secondary students. Established in 1995, CASA is a non-partisan, not-for-profit student organization composed of student associations from across Canada. At its core, CASA advocates on behalf of post-secondary students to the federal government. When Canada's leaders make decisions affecting our post-secondary education system, they turn to CASA for solutions.
More information on SMUSA's advocacy efforts: https://smusa.ca/advocacy/
More information on the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA): http://www.casa-acae.com/about
More information on Students Nova Scotia (SNS): http://studentsns.ca/about/


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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Happy Anniversary to US
11 Personal Thoughts:
- The Thompson's said...
Oh Mist, Happy Anniversary to you! It is a VERY big day, and I wish you and Mark all the best on such a special occasion!
Your right about what people say. Anyone that thinks that marriage should be easy has obviously NEVER been married. :)
Love and Prayers on Your Special Day,
- February 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Jason, Allison & Charlotte said...
Happy Anniversary, sweet friend! It really isn't easy - but I'm proud of you for how hard you work...
- February 11, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- CIRCLE OF LIFE said...
happy anniversary friend. Hope it is special and makes you sparkle likr the first moment you all met like butterflys in your belly. I hope you have a very special day you and mark.
We are happy for you !
- February 11, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- amanda said...
happy happy anniversary. i love your post. and continue to fight for each other because that's what it's all about. praise god!
- February 11, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Stewart Family said...
Happy Anniversary!!! Hope you enjoy this special day! Beautiful pictures by the way.
- February 11, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Chris, Miranda & Prestley said...
Happy Anniversary!I love you, xoxo.
- February 11, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- daniella said...
Happy Day to you! Wishing you many more blessed and fun years. You couldn't have said it better: nothing is enjoyed more than the things that you work hard at, and how true is that for marriages!
love to you!
- February 11, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- ChristmasQueen said...
Awww, Happy Anniversary! I love your and Mark's love story.
I had to breakdown and go to Sonic today and on my way through the drive thru I was feeling guilty and told myself that model Misty Rice goes to Sonic too! LOL...
- February 11, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Wibeche og Rune said...
Happy Anniversary. Hope you have a wonderful day:)
- February 11, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Matt, Joy and Ryder said...
I am so Happy for YOU and MARK!!!! Really you are going into your third year of marriage and I promise it only gets better! It takes two years just to truly learn each other! Thanks for sending me the link to the other widget...I like the first one you sent so I'll probably just stick to it! Have an Awesome Anniversary!!!!
- February 11, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- The Rice's said...
Happy Anniversary you two!
- February 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM


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Actions in Combat
This section lists the typical actions you can take during your turn. During most rounds, you might attack with a sword, fire a bow, cast a spell, and so forth.
Some special abilities allow you to use several of these actions at once. For example, high-level fighters can make extra attacks, in addition to doing something else.
The most common action to take in combat is the Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists.
With this action, you make one melee or ranged attack. See the "Making an Attack" section for the rules that govern attacks.
Certain features, such as the Extra Attack feature of the Fighter, allow you to make more than one attack with this action.
Cast a Spell
Spellcasters such as wizards and clerics, as well as many Monsters, have access to Spells and can use them to great effect in combat. Each spell has a Casting Time, which specifies whether the caster must use an action, a reaction, minutes, or even hours to cast the spell. Casting a Spell is, therefore, not necessarily an action. Most Spells do have a Casting Time of 1 action, so a spellcaster often uses his or her action in combat to cast such a spell.
When you take the Dash action, you gain extra Movement for the current turn. The increase equals your speed, after applying any modifiers. With a speed of 30 feet, for example, you can move up to 60 feet on your turn if you dash.
Any increase or decrease to your speed changes this additional Movement by the same amount. If your speed of 30 feet is reduced to 15 feet, for instance, you can move up to 30 feet this turn if you dash.
If you take the Disengage action, your Movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn.
When you take the Dodge action, you focus entirely on avoiding attacks. Until the start of your next turn, any attack roll made against you has disadvantage if you can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity saving throws with advantage. You lose this benefit if you are Incapacitated (as explained in Conditions ) or if your speed drops to 0.
You can lend your aid to another creature in the completion of a task. When you take the Help action, the creature you aid gains advantage on the next ability check it makes to perform the task you are helping with, provided that it makes the check before the start of your next turn.
Alternatively, you can aid a friendly creature in attacking a creature within 5 feet of you. You feint, distract the target, or in some other way team up to make your ally's attack more effective. If your ally attacks the target before your next turn, the first attack roll is made with advantage.
When you take the Hide action, you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check in an attempt to hide, following the rules for Hiding. If you succeed, you gain certain benefits, as described in the "Unseen Attackers and Targets" section.
Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you can take the Ready action on your turn, which lets you act using your reaction before the start of your next turn.
First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it. Examples include "If the Cultist steps on the trapdoor, I'll pull the lever that opens it," and "If the Goblin steps next to me, I move away."
When the trigger occurs, you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the trigger. Remember that you can take only one reaction per round.
When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy, which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a Casting Time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell's magic requires Concentration. If your Concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are concentrating on the web spell and ready Magic Missile, your web spell ends, and if you take damage before you release Magic Missile with your reaction, your Concentration might be broken.
When you take the Search action, you devote your attention to finding something. Depending on the nature of your search, the GM might have you make a Wisdom (Perception) check or an Intelligence (Investigation) check.
Use an Object
You normally interact with an object while doing something else, such as when you draw a sword as part of an attack. When an object requires your action for its use, you take the Use an Object action. This action is also useful when you want to interact with more than one object on your turn.
Bonus Actions
Various Class Features, Spells, and other Abilities let you take an additional action on your turn called a Bonus Action. The Cunning Action feature, for example, allows a rogue to take a Bonus Action. You can take a Bonus Action only when a Special ability, spell, or other feature of the game states that you can do something as a Bonus Action. You otherwise don't have a Bonus Action to take.
You can take only one Bonus Action on your turn, so you must choose which Bonus Action to use when you have more than one available.
You choose when to take a Bonus Action during your turn, unless the bonus action's timing is specified, and anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions also prevents you from taking a Bonus Action.
Moving Around Other Creatures
You can move through a nonhostile creature's space. In contrast, you can move through a hostile creature's space only if the creature is at least two sizes larger or smaller than you. Remember that another creature's space is difficult terrain for you.
Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can't willingly end your move in its space.
If you leave a hostile creature's reach during your move, you provoke an opportunity attack.
Flying Movement
Flying creatures enjoy many benefits of mobility, but they must also deal with the danger of Falling. If a flying creature is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to 0, or is otherwise deprived of the ability to move, the creature falls, unless it has the ability to hover or it is being held aloft by magic, such as by the fly spell.
Creature Size
Each creature takes up a different amount of space. Table: Size Categories shows how much space a creature of a particular size controls in combat.
Objects sometimes use the same size categories.
A creature's space is the area in feet that it effectively controls in combat, not an expression of its physical dimensions. A typical Medium creature isn't 5 feet wide, for example, but it does control a space that wide. If a Medium Hobgoblin stands in a 5— foot—wide doorway, other creatures can't get through unless the Hobgoblin lets them.
A creature's space also reflects the area it needs to fight effectively. For that reason, there's a limit to the number of creatures that can surround another creature in combat. Assuming Medium combatants, eight creatures can fit in a 5-foot radius around another one.
Because larger creatures take up more space, fewer of them can surround a creature. If five Large creatures crowd around a Medium or smaller one, there's little room for anyone else. In contrast, as many as twenty Medium creatures can surround a Gargantuan one.
Squeezing into a Smaller Space
A creature can squeeze through a space that is large enough for a creature one size smaller than it. Thus, a Large creature can squeeze through a passage that's only 5 feet wide. While squeezing through a space, a creature must spend 1 extra foot for every foot it moves there, and it has disadvantage on attack rolls and Dexterity saving throws. Attack rolls against the creature have advantage while it's in the smaller space.


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This article from AARP that sums up the costs of making basic changes to your living space to make it independent-aging ready. Here is a breakdown of their basics:
1. Accidents in bathrooms are one of the number one concerns as we age. Putting in non-slip tile and adding handrails and grab bars are a great way to head off would-be falls. You can have a custom wheelchair-ready shower built, or you can simply add suction cupped, non-slip mats to the bottom of the tub (if you're able to get in and out on your own). These changes start around $1000 for a customized shower -- that's one-fifth the cost of a month in assisted living.
2. Doorknobs are harder to turn as we get older because our grip isn't what it used to be. So changing out existing knobs for handles that simply pull down is a simple and inexpensive way to make aging independently a reality.
3. We recommend that doorways be 36" wide in all new builds to accommodate wheelchairs, and certainly in a home you're wanting to stay put in as you age; it's absolutely possible to modify almost any existing doorway in your home to 36", accommodating wheelchairs and walkers easily. The article explains that materials can cost as little as $100 to start, but it's a good idea to consult a professional carpenter or framer to make sure the job is done right and done safely.
4. Have one entrance that's "step-free." This is absolutely essential if you or anyone living in your home requires mobility assistance. They will need a means of getting in and out of your home quickly and safely. If you don't have a ready area for a flat entrance, there are ways to work around it. AARP says this work can cost you $1000-$4000, and that's a good range. Remember that money is meant to prevent injuries and accidents later. Emergency workers are often faced with how to manage getting a person out of the house quickly while navigating steps with a wheelchair or a walker, and that extra time can be precious.
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Letters to the Editor
Don't let this turn out like Obamacare; read the bill
This time, everyone must read the bill
In response to "Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter 'Obamacare' " (June 22):
Before the Senate health care bill was released, Democrats complained they had not been given a chance to read it.
They didn't say anything when they passed Obamacare, a bill over 1,000 pages which many of them hadn't read as indicated by Nancy Pelosi's famous quote that "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it..."
Sen. Lindsey Graham said there should be ample time for discussion once the Senate bill was out. I hope all of our political representatives will read it in its entirety, but I doubt it.
Christ Koconis, Charlotte
Health care of millions in jeopardy
Senate Republicans, including our own Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, are preparing to jeopardize health care for millions of Americans, including gutting Medicaid.
If their legislation is appropriate and right for America, why did they do it all in secrecy? They should have let us see what they were proposing from the start.
One thing we do know is in it: tax cuts for the wealthy, and lots of them. I suspect that's what Tillis and Burr will vote for.
Chris Porier, Charlotte
Trump is providing strong leadership
As the Observer and others keep trying to spin for the Democratic Party, President Trump keeps winning and "righting this ship."
Instead of trying to come up with a meaningful message of positive action for this country, the DNC and media keep obstructing and pointing their finger.
This country needs strong leadership, strengthening our economy and improving our security.
Cathy Walker, Charlotte
What do I tell my black grandsons?
What does it take for a white police officer to be convicted for killing a black man?
To be found not guilty all that officer has to say is I feared for my life.
Since there seems to be a fear of black men in some white circles, how can black men ever be safe in America? What do I tell my grandsons? How do I as their grandfather help protect them?
God only knows.
Walter L. Davis Jr., Norwood
Go ahead, say it, you favor tax increases
In response to Our View "A tale of two tax cuts - and one failure" (June 16 Editorial):
According to your editorial, Kansas made severe and reckless tax cuts and has a deficit that will soon reach $1 billion.
North Carolina made modest tax cuts, but coupled that with spending cuts, and now has a budget surplus approaching $600 million.
You criticize both states for their decisions and say they are not good for the long term, yet you offer no alternatives or solutions.
Why didn't you say the obvious – you feel we need to increase taxes and increase our current spending levels?
Kenny Colbert, Huntersville
Dunlap is wrong about Elizabeth area
Mecklenburg Commissioner George Dunlap favors spending $114 million for a new soccer stadium to replace Memorial Stadium in Elizabeth. One reason: "... it spurs economic development."
The adjoining neighborhood or CPCC campus need economic development? That's news to those of us who've seen commercial development galore along Elizabeth streets like Seventh Street in the last 4-plus years.
Mecklenburg citizens need more specifics on this alleged economic development before we commit $114 million to a new stadium for a private entertainment company.
Imagine the community needs that could be addressed with $114 million.
Dennis Salmen, Charlotte
Oh how I miss the U.S. textile industry
In response to "American Airlines employees be careful" (June 22 Forum):
Have you ever opened a sealed plastic bag and smelled a foul odor from the garment packed inside?
That's improperly cured resin used to impart wrinkle and shrink resistance. It is mostly formaldehyde.
That is what you get with imported fabrics, dye and finishing plants not properly monitored, and a lack of quality control.
I worked in various textile capacities for over 35 years, plus have a textile degree. No more "textiles" in the Carolinas, shame.
We would have done a lot better.
Mario Putzrath, Charlotte


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On Trend: Dalmatian print. I've been swooning over it for the last few months, and I think I've finally decided what I want it on. A clutch, a print for my wall, and basically everything else.
Beautify: Essie, Baubing for Bubbles. It dries a deep plum color. Loving it.
Watching: Friends. Obviously.
Cutest: My Sugar Paper Planner. I think they sold out within .5 seconds. Luckily my roomie grabbed the entire shelf for us. S/o for that dedication *insert emoji girl.*
Podcast: The Happy Hour. I became a huge podcast listener in the Fall, and I can't rave enough about Jamie Ivey. If you know me, you're laughing because I'm being all casual about it. When I'm actually just obsessed, so. Listen to The Happy Hour. K thx bye.
Foodie: Cocoa Roast Almonds. Always on my desk. Always.
New Jam: "Time of Our Lives" by Pittbull & Ne-Yo. On repeat. Because for five minutes it's like summer. Plus it's the perfect road trip song, which is kind of a regular weekend thing these days.