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I solve complex problems with design solutions.
Whether it's quantitative or qualitative data, there's a visual story to be told.
Solutions are informed by a variety of approaches with design clarity.
Design projects require a deep understanding of clients as people - not with design problems but with human problems.
Conducting market, customer and end-user research to facilitate delivery of design prototypes.
Presenting complex info sets using data visualization techniques in clear illustrations.
Articulating a variety of design specifications to clients using written and visual forms.
Developing collateral and design vision for web, e-mail and print campaigns.
Defining a visual language and cross-material consistency.
Working across public- and private-sectors with a sensitivity to their unique needs and challenges.
Below, please find some project examples, organized by category.
I earned my Master's in industrial design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and B.A. in philosophy from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY. My artistic background and professional experience in the magazine publishing, enterprise software and design industries inform my spirit of collaboration and agility. I'm a drummer, book worm and traveler. When I'm not working you'll likely find me on my bicycle, enjoying the road.
Hartmut Esslinger, frog founder, implores us to understand "the power of business-design collaboration in driving the evolution of material and social cultures around the world." Let's work together to define challenges and discover intervention points. Let's elevate the
consumer human experience.
Design often requires an iterative approach: whether it's consulting the latest research or understanding stakeholder values, testing through iteration ensures there's evidence-backed reasoning behind every design decision we make. Just don't say "pivot".
A few words from some of the talented people with whom I've had the pleasure of working.
In just a few white board sessions, Andy set the tone for collaboration and creativity, guiding us through ideas and challenges with leadership, patience and grace. For myself—someone new to Scrum and the Agile process at the time—Andy taught me a tremendous amount about how UX and App development work together and how best to infuse design in an iterative, collaborative, start up environment. A talented UX designer, Andy added a tremendous amount to our process and would be an asset to any team bringing together people from different disciplines, skill levels and experience to create digital experiences together. I hope we cross paths again in the future.
An optimal professional with an easy-going nature, Andy understands the writer's mindset and is able to translate copy into compelling, well-designed marketing materials. In working together on projects with him, I always knew the results would be extraordinary.
Andy has a keen eye for design and perspective... with thinking not constrained by what is but inspired by what can be. He has the willingness to speak up and the courage to take a position. He is respectful of traditions yet not inhibited by them. His personal blend of the practical and the possible is rare.
Andy has a passion for design, creative conceptual thinking and critical analysis. We have often talked about aesthetics and design theory and his love of the topic has been obvious. Andy is analytical and logical. He is an active contributor to interdisciplinary design dialogue and to the cross fertilization of ideas generally.
Andy was involved in developing eye-tracking applications in StudioNext and his main project in [my] "Interactivity" course was the interface design for Human Network Labs Pixie Engine. Andy was an exemplary student, a great team member, and performed consistently at the top level. With his set of skills and work ethic he would be an asset to any organization.
I work in New York. Please contact me to set up a meeting.


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Whether you've been pinning pictures of your dream bouquet to your Pinterest board or if you don't know the difference between peonies and petunias, you're in good hands with these master Miami florists who will guide you through picking the perfect petals for your big day.
Bayfront Floral (Above)
Creative Director Rick Andrews cut his teeth in the wedding industry working at top hotels in New York City like The Plaza, bringing this slice of city life to beachside weddings in Miami with haute spins on tropical flower arrangements.
Boho brides looking for that subtle something different with their floral arrangements will love the stunning creations Anthology Floristry whips up, from charming flowers in cute glass cups to the ultimate flower crown that would make any Coachella festival-goer swoon.
The Brit behind Parrish Designs — Kathryn Parrish — and her team have been crafting works of floral art in Miami for over 25 years, giving brides an elegant European bouquet with which to walk down the aisle. While arrangements can range from classic to contemporary with a touch of sparkle, the real gem here is the way Parrish weaves flowers and greenery into a standout headdress that can take a veil to a whole new level.
Brides going for a more traditional look love how Petal Productions really makes flowers a production, transforming a ceremony into the fantasy wedding you've always dreamed of.
Puerto Rico-born Pedro Cruz jets off to locales from Costa Rica to Colombia to bring back exotic blooms straight from the source. It's no surprise that his works of art have cultivated a fan club of A-List celebrities from P. Diddy to Donna Karan, as well as Miami's luxury wedding hotels Acqualina and The Setai.
Brides looking for more out-of-the-box arrangements will love what Avant Gardens has in store for their special day. Over the past 25 years, the brand has become a bridal favorite thanks to the whimsical way the flowers and local plants are weaved into centerpieces and strung from driftwood-crafted gazebos.
The fashionable florist has a high place among Miami's iconic hotels like the Fontainebleau, mixing influences from Europe with the far East into exotic arrangements that turn tradition on its head — literally — with everything from upside-down flowers and hanging glass globes to bird cages holding beautiful bouquets.
Founder Sandra Simm's award-winning studio knows how to add sparkle into a bride's special day, weaving gems into bridal bouquets and elegantly hanging strings of jewels around centerpieces to make sure every table at your reception shines.

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Civic Learning Students: Getting Started
It is important to go into the site experience with a positive attitude, because your experience will be what you make of it. Don't look at the program as something that will take time out of your day, but as something that can help you become a more authentic version of yourself.
Your site supervisor wants to be there for you and help provide you with a beneficial and positive experience.
Here are a few things that will help you get the most out of the experience:
- Get to know your supervisor.
You were assigned to his or her office for a reason. Your supervisor may have some of the same interests as you, or may be well informed or connected in the areas that will help you the most in moving forward.
- Be respectful.
Your supervisor does not represent the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices and had nothing to do with your case. They are here for you. It is important to treat your supervisor's commitment to you, to the program, and the time committment with respect. Be on time, answer e-mails, and inform them if anything comes up.
- Be honest and engaged.
Your supervisor does not know why you were sanctioned, and you are not obligated to share; however, the more you share about yourself, the more your supervisor can help you. Disclose what you feel is necessary to work toward your goals, but if you don't feel comfortable sharing something, you don't have to.
- Get to know the people at your site.
Many students share that the people at their site are the reason they enjoyed their experience. These people can turn into friends, co-workers, mentors, or even references for future positions.
- Be open to trying new things.
The experience is designed for you. Talk with your supervisor about potential opportunities to put on your resume or to help you get to know more people on campus. Don't be scared to try something different, you never know what it could lead to.
Contact your Civic Learning Coordinator.


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My Complete Business is an advertising and marketing program which allows members to promote their own websites or business opportunities through Text and Banner advertisements.
It should not be considered an investment program, nor should you regard it as a quick rich scheme.
My Complete Business allows members to earn a very nice income through two separate matrix programs.
With My Complete Business you can earn up to:
1. $101,152.70 from the Team Build Matrix and
2. $85,977.00 from the Ultra Matrix
...over and over again.
General Matrix Details
Both the Team Build Matrix and the Ultra Matrix are straight line matrixes.
Each matrix consists of 7 levels.
You start at level 1 and when you have 2 members directly under you you advance to Level 2.
At Level 2 when you have 4 members directly under you you advance to Level 3.
At Level 3 when you have 8 members directly under you you advance to Level 4.
At Level 4 when you have 16 members directly under you you advance to Level 5.
At Level 5 when you have 32 members directly under you you advance to Level 6.
At Level 6 when you have 64 members directly under you you advance to Level 7.
At Level 7 when you have 128 members you have complete the matrix.
In each matrix you can also increase your Matrix Level by purchasing the level above.
You cannot skip a Level. In other words you cannot purchase from Level 1 to Level 3, without paying for a Level 2 position.
How the Team Build Matrix Works
This matrix is a genuine Team Build Matrix with all members filling the matrix in the order that they join, left to right.
When two new members join, they will push another member, who is at Level 1 into Level 2.
If you sponsor members into this matrix, they will in all likely hood not be under you in your matrix. You will however still receive referral bonuses based on the levels that the member you have personally sponsored attains.
So if for instance you are at level 3 and you sponsor a member who is at level 1, you would receive $0.30. When that member is pushed through to say level 5, you would receive $6.
Upgrades are automatic once you have completed a level, although you can upgrade at any time.
In the Team Build Matrix you receive a free Level 1 entry from completion of Level 3 onwards.
We market and advertise to fill up the Team Build Matrix, so this matrix is ideal for those who have difficulty in sponsoring, or who just want a completely hands free income and are prepared to wait for it.
Because of the large size of this matrix, you are not likely to see any substantial returns ($1,000+) for a while.
It will happen, just don't expect it to happen next week or month.
How the Ultra Matrix Works
In this matrix, members are responsible for their own promotion of their My Complete Business to grow their own individual matrix.
You totally control your destiny in the Ultra Matrix.
If you are capable of finding two members, thus filling your first level you are on your way.
Honestly, everybody knows two people who are interested in making an income from the Internet.
Spill over does happen, but you should not count on it for your own economic independence.
Upgrades are automatic once you have completed a level, although you can upgrade at any time.
In the Ultra Matrix you receive a free Level 1 entry from completion of Level 3 onwards and a free Level 1 entry into the Team Build Matrix from the completion of Level 2.
In this matrix, you will receive payment for personally sponsored members who are at the level below you.
So let's suppose you are at Level 1 and you sponsor Jim. Jim decides that this program is a good idea and then upgrades to level 2.
Jim will not fall into your matrix unless you upgrade to the Level 3.
Even though in the first scenario, Jim is not in your matrix, you will never lose him as a referral.
This is particularly important as the Ultra Matrix creates entries from level 2 onwards into the Team Build Matrix, where you will receive a referral bonus on the various levels that Jim obtains in the Team Build Matrix.
For the recruiter, the Ultra Matrix is the place to start.
My Recommendation?
I have designed the My Complete Business program to be around for many, many years and it is my hope that many thousands of people will create a life changing income from participation in it.
So my recommendation is that you purchase a Level 1 position in both matrixes.
The sky is the limit here and for the small sum of $ 5.20, for Level 1 entries into both matrixes, I really don't think you can go wrong.


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So, you have been arrested on domestic violence charges in California. You are probably worried about the upcoming legal processes -- and you might not have a clue about what to expect after you are taken into custody. Although the criminal defense process may seem a little intimidating, you can quickly learn the basics. Today, we provide you with information about what to expect after you have been arrested and are facing domestic violence charges.
If you have already been arrested, then the next step if your criminal case is generally the arraignment. This is the first time you will appear in court. You will enter your plea at this time: guilty, not guilty or no contest. A "no contest" plea is used when the defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that there is enough evidence available to convict. Defendants may be released after posting bail or meeting other requirements, or they may be required to stay in custody until the next step in the legal case.
Additional hearings may occur in the interim, but the next stage in the criminal case is generally the trial. Only those who plead "not guilty" are entitled to a criminal trial. The trial date is set, a jury is selected and evidence is presented from both the defense attorneys and the prosecution. A verdict is then handed down to determine whether the defendant should receive a domestic violence conviction. An appeal may follow thereafter.
Those facing criminal charges for family violence should know that they have a number of options throughout the legal process. Entering a plea, choosing whether to go to trial and appealing a verdict may all be considered good strategies for your defense, depending on the nature of the alleged violation. Each of these choices should be carefully considered before they are formally submitted, however, because no two criminal defense cases are alike.
Source: California Courts, "How Criminal Cases Work" Aug. 04, 2014


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Cathy and Elisa love homes, their own and their clients'. They understand that everyone wants their home to reflect their own lifestyle, but also need home decorators who bring experience, passion, professionalism, and creativity that they lack. Their good natures and compassion make this team a pleasure to have on board your home interior design project. They are your interior design advocates.
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- In–home Consultations
- Whole Home Interior Design
- Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Bedrooms, Family Rooms, Basement Finishing
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Founded in the 1800s by Barclays, a company once known for their beer-brewing and nowadays as global financiers, the building at 76 Mitcham Road has been a mainstay for Tootingites for generations. Talk to the locals and they will regale you with tales of times past, of local characters and of life on the Broadway. Our ethos is a simple one, to maintain this community cornerstone as hospitably as we can and allow local history to continue in as rich a vein as possible.
Spread across a spacious open bar and seating area, grand dining room, lounge and garden at the rear, Antelope is very much a local's local perfect for any social occasion.
Boasting 8 hand pumps, we serve an ever-changing selection of regional and locally sourced real ales, as well as a thoughtful selection of the finest wines and spirits.
Open seven days a week, our kitchen serves Modern European pub fare using the freshest and locally sourced ingredients where ever possible. With a variety of smaller sharing plates and hearty mains on offer, you will never go hungry! Our Sunday roasts are a must-try – please book a table to avoid disappointment.
With a whole host of cosy corners, hire spaces and grand back-drops, we can accommodate for every private function. Please visit our venue hire page for more details or ask a friendly member of our team.
With our Quiz every Monday, as well as live music, DJs and sports screenings there is always something to keep you occupied. Keep an eye on social media for a full list on events.
We allow dogs on leads, but reserve the right to kindly ask owners to remove their dogs if they are not settled in their surroundings.
Those under the age of 18 are welcome up until 9pm.


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LG Kanyakumari Service Center Address, Email ID, Phone Number- location, customer care number, fax number, website and other information is listed here with the LG Kanyakumari customer care number, and customer service phone number. Here, we are sharing the full contact details of LG Kanyakumari repair and service centers nearby your area.
If you have any issues and problems in any one of the following LG products: LG Blu Ray and DVD Burners, LG TVs, LG Refrigerators, LG Projectors, LG Car Audio / Video, LG Water Kanyakumarifiers, LG Microwave Ovens, LG Laptops, LG Vacuum Cleaners, LG Home Theaters, LG Dishwashers, LG Washing Machines, LG Window AC, LG Split AC, and LG Monitors. Now, if you are searching for a LG service center in Kanyakumari to take customer support after-purchase. So, for user's reference, we are providing the full list of LG service centers in Kanyakumari with contact information like addresses, contact phone numbers, emails, etc.
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There is 1 service center of LG in Kanyakumari, available to help you after sales. You can contact with service center by choosing any one given options like address, phone number and emails. You can get details of service centers below:
Contact Details of LG Service Center in Kanyakumari:
LG Kanyakumari Service Center Name: Saran Electronics
LG Kanyakumari Service Center Address: 165-A, Shunmugam Street, Opposite to Collectorate, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari 629001, Tamil Nadu, India
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A great selection of photographs featuring some of the most handsome male actors that Hollywood has ever had. Showing off their well build bodies in their greatest movie hits. These hunk Hollywood male stars are presented for the joy of our female readers and for us guys to have a good reference point of how our bodies should look like. Which hunk male celeb is your favorite? Browse my post & try not to drool ^^. As summer approaches, the temperature is rising fast and Hollywood's hottest hunks are ready to hit the beach!
Sometimes we all need a little eye candy to get us through the dog days of summer. Anyone can look good shirtless, but these hunks give a whole new meaning to being shirtless.
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From Hugh Jackman, The buff Australian loves nothing more than taking his shirt off, but it's always best when he rips it off with his claws in the X-Men movies and their spin offs. Tom Hardy, Yes, he was bigger as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, but there's something about all the time he spends as a mixed martial artist in Warrior that really shows off the goods.
The Entire Cast of 'Magic Mike' ...SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Chris Hemsworth, This is the only image of Thor you really need to remember. and Ryan Gosling, Hey girl, there are better places to see this man's perfect physique, but we prefer it decorated with tattoos (and cash) in the recent indie A Place Beyond the Pines. Tell me who's your favorite hollywood male actor, Check out the Hot pics of some of Hollywood's Sexiest Men and tell us who got you drooling? I guess these photos will make more than one person to start visiting the gym and getting in shape.
- I'm Drooling on These Gorgeous Hunks - Random Handsome ThursDay Guys
- Stephen Dorff - Hollywood Shirtless Hairy Hunk
- Shirtless Hollywood Hunks Part 2 - Hot Male Celebrities of All Time
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
Rogers : Judge approves city's settlement in Hispanic suit
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2003
FAYETTEVILLE - A federal judge approved a settlement Friday between the city of Rogers and Hispanic motorists who had sued the city's police department in March 2001, claiming that it practiced racial profiling.
The settlement included no monetary damages for either side but specified protocol changes police must make within four months aimed at stifling biased policing.
U.S. District Court Judge Jimm L. Hendren said he would file a written order within two weeks in which he likely would retain a one-year period of supervision to ensure the settlement was satisfied.
Attorneys for both sides gushed praise for each other's willingness to reach a compromise and characterized the settlement as beneficial for everyone involved.
Thomas Kieklak, a Springdale attorney for the city, said most of the required changes were healthy for the police department, while plaintiffs' attorneys downplayed the alleged police stops that led to the suit, which gained class-action status in August."We think it's misunderstanding and bad press that started the whole perceived problem,"said Joseph Berra, an attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund that lent its support to the suit.
The settlement states that Rogers police will: Implement a general order prohibiting racial profiling that includes punishment for employee violators. Train employees in cultural diversity. Limit local police enforcement of federal immigration laws by prohibiting police action against individuals based only on their actual or perceived immigration status. Make it easier for residents to report racial profiling or mistreatment by police. Invite officials from the Mexican Consulate to teach police about the matricula identification card and train them in its security features.
Establish a five-person committee to monitor the settlement and advise on policies for four years. Track racial profiling by documenting individual police stops.
Berra said that too much discretion on individual stops is what allowed bias to creep in.
But with the documentation, which would track the ethnicity of those stopped and the grounds for the stop, biased policing would be inhibited, he said."It's checking off a number of boxes plus being a bit more diligent in making an arrest report,"he said."But it's not going to be a significant amount of extra time or burden for them.
"In the end, we're not asking more than what a lot of other police departments are doing."
The requirement to limit inquiry into a stopped Hispanic's immigration status angered Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
"There's an official policy of looking the other way, especially if [the matricula is] going to be accepted as a valid ID,"he said.
Mehlman said the use of a matricula alone should be suspicion enough to inquire into a person's immigration status.
But Kieklak said a matricula would at least let police identify those involved in stops and accidents.
"Bottom line, Rogers police, they want to be able to identify people,"he said.
Kieklak said that the protocol changes satisfied not only the demands of the plaintiffs but also met racial profiling guidelines issued by the University of Arkansas' Criminal Justice Institute in Little Rock and the Arkansas Municipal League.
The suit originally claimed that Rogers police routinely stopped Hispanic motorists without cause and asked for immigration papers.
"The complaints diminished after the lawsuit,"Berra said."Maybe a part of that was the lawsuit itself."


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I love new things – new ideas, new places to see, new friends, new foods – new anything is generally well-accepted, as long as it's something good. So of course I love a near year as well – the feeling of a new beginning and a fresh chance to make changes, .
Of course technically speaking, nothing magical actually happens as we switch from one calendar page to the next, but with the start of a new year comes the excitement and anticipation that you have a new opportunity to do or be something you haven't yet dared – or managed to make happen. It's also a time to reflect on where you've been, where you're headed, and what changes you need to make to get there.
I've never been a huge fan of New Year's resolutions. In fact, I think I was a teenager before I had even heard of the concept. Like everyone else, I come up with a few some years, but they are usually forgotten by February, or March if I'm really in a roll. I made a list last year and shared them with a friend, who did the same – then we both forgot about them (although interestingly enough, about half the resolutions did happen in the end).
But this year I did make a few resolutions, and I intend to – at least try! – to keep them. I won't share the specifics here (sorry, some things have to stay private!), but they cover family, business and writing goals, relationships, and a push to pursue some of my bigger life dreams. To take some of the pressure of myself in case they don't all become reality, I divided them into two lists – a "must do" and a "would be nice" list. The most important action items being on the first list, the others on the second.
The theme of these resolutions? Happiness. This year, I want to have more happy days than sad days. That's it. 2015 was not the worst year of my life (that would be 2013, for obvious reasons), but it wasn't the best either. Some great things happened, but it was a challenging year and with a bit of quiet reflection in the last days of December, it became clear that overall, there were quite a few more sad days than happy.
So the decisions and actions I'll be making – and taking – this year will be connected to that simple wish of having more happy days this year than last. I'll keep you posted on the progress!


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I purchased these books new in early 2005, and after a year and a half of never opening them, I've decided that I never will (unless they were browsed through in the store, I have literally never even opened one!). I, of course, paid full price for them ($150!!!), thinking that I was getting a bargain since, individually, they're $50 apiece (and there are four, so $200). I have to admit, though, that my interests have never included Microsoft, so I can't imagine what I was thinking. So my loss is your gain!
Here is the front of the front of the unit:
Here is the bottom of the unit:
And here are the ends of the books:
As I read the Current MCSE Requirements, these are all you need. But you must make your own decisions on that, as I am no authority on the matter. Judge for yourself.
Reading books like these while working with software has been my primary method of obtaining certifications (Linux, Networking, A+, etc.). It costs a whole lot less than taking courses and, believe it or not, it's much more educational, because you tend to focus more and take more responsibility for knowing what you need to know to pass. (I said it's more EDUCATIONAL - classes are just as likely to get you to pass, but wouldn't you rather actually know what you're doing?)
Good luck and happy bidding!Posted by Jeff at August 28, 2006 12:20 PM
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I ran across your site while inquiring about what is necessary for me to pass network + exam.Im still curious about it, but im also interested in your microsoft books.I would buy them just for the knowledge inside, but I was wandering if they are up to date with the current exam.
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|Poker Heist Suspects
Well, I'd call it poker cheating in its most devastating form. That's when poker cheats become poker thieves or robbers and just heist the poker jackpot instead of winning it.
That's exactly what happened on March 7, 2010 at a European Poker Tour tournament at the posh Hyatt Hotel in downtown Berlin, Germany. Four men wearing disguises and brandishing guns and machetes stormed into the poker room set up by the Hyatt and helped themselves to nearly $350,000 of what was to be a $1.36 Million first-prize jackpot. I don't know why they didn't get all the money in the jackpot. Maybe it wasn't on the table when they struck.
The German cops, armed with good surveillance video of the poker heist, searched the city for two weeks before one of the poker robbers panicked and gave himself up. The 21-year-old German national told the cops that he and his three cohorts split the money immediately after the heist. He also ratted out their names. This sounds like the German version of the famous/infamous USA Brinks Heist gone-wrong-after-the-succesful-robbery in the 1950s.
The three suspects on the run were identified as 20-year-old Ahmad el-Awayti, 19-year-old Jihad Chetwie, and 20-year-old and Mustafa Ucarkus. Apparently all four of these suspects were German nationals of Turkish and Arabic descent. But judging by the names, could this have been a crime to finance some act of international terrorisim? Given that it occurred in Germany, where the 9/11 attack plans originated, this possibility cannot be overlooked. In any case, the suspects were all caught and the money recovered, so whatever the poker cheat thieves were going to do with their loot is now moot, pardon the pun...or rhyme.
The first suspect told police that he had cased the Hyatt for several days before the robbery and noticed that the hotel guards did not carry weapons, and that it looked like an easy heist to pull off.
American poker pro Kevin MacPhee won the tournament and received all the first-place jackpot money thanks to the Hyatt's insurance coverage. He also told the media that there was a lot of shouting and hysteria during the robbery.
My take: I would just love to see this type of heist go down at the final table of the main event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Wow! Wouldn't that be a nice score!!!


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First and foremost Happy Earth Day to everyone!
Now let's get into my second topic which is ironically, print those emails. I know everyone tells you that you should think before printing and that PRINTING IS NOT GREEN. Well honestly don't listen to those people. Why you ask? Well paper is biodegradable and we can recycle paper easier than we can recycle a computer or its parts. Also if you didn't know paper is a renewable resource that can be planted, harvested and replanted.
So instead of following everyone else and inserting "Please consider the environment before printing" on the bottom of your email signature, why not try the following.
Notice: It's OK to print this email free of any "eco-guilt." Paper is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable product made from trees. Growing and harvesting trees provides jobs for millions of Americans. Working forests are good for the environment and provide clean air and water, wildlife habitat and carbon storage. Thanks to improved forest management, we have more trees in America today than we had 100 years ago.
Maybe we should give the computers a rest today and try writing on some paper instead. Just a GREEN thought!
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Design archive for 2014-06-27
Zig-zagging balconies create sculptural facade for Ragnitzstrasse 36 apartment block(6 years ago)
Zig-zagging balconies with larch railings enliven the facade of this apartment block in Graz, Austria, by Love Architecture and Urbanism (+ slideshow). (more...)
Marine Creature Inspired Lighting by Studio Avni(6 years ago)
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This week on Dezeen(6 years ago)
This week was filled with parties, as Chilean architect Smiljan Radic unveiled his Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and Zaha Hadid hosted a summer pool party at her London Aquatics Centre. Both events provided us with plenty of Instagram moments! Read on for architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...)
The Haiku Is One Smart Ass Ceiling Fan(6 years ago)
Big Ass Fans revealed the world's first smart ceiling fan designed with an onboard computer and array of sensors for automatic and learning operation.
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Claw marks slash these wine bottle labels designed by Spanish agency Franziska Studio to represent the degree to which the strong body of the contents "scratches" the throat. (more...)
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Align: A Minimal Pen with a Twist(6 years ago)
A minimal pen with a dislocated twist mechanism that creates a sculptural writing utensil.
WORKac shuns "office as playground" for Wieden + Kennedy's NY headquarters(6 years ago)
US architecture studio WORKac purposefully ignored the trend for slides in the workplace when designing the New York offices for advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy (+ slideshow). (more...)
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We talk to digital artist Danny Ivan about his complex grid-based patterns, living in Portugal and what's next.
Anna Czaniecka shapes kettle like mugs to save water when making tea(6 years ago)
This kettle by Kingston University graduate Anna Czaniecka is shaped like two mugs so the user can precisely measure how much water to boil for cups of tea. (more...)
Job of the week: architect at LAVA(6 years ago)
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an architect at LAVA, whose proposal for the United Nations' Green Climate Fund Headquarters is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Modern Lighting : Swirl by Le Klint(6 years ago)
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Statement lighting, varying textures, exposed brick and urban furnishings are just four of the key foundations for any industrial makeover. Get the basic elements right and it doesn't matter if you live in a converted warehouse or a suburban cottage, any home can embrace factory-cool. Traditionally chosen for loft-style apartments with high ceilings and [...]
The Bag of Life(6 years ago)
New 2014 Launches from Council(6 years ago)
Council is launching new works by three American designers, including pieces from Box Clever, Harry Allen, and Chad Wright.
Estel Alcaraz designs wellington boots you can squash into a bag(6 years ago)
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Sleep Light(6 years ago)
Friday Five with Jennifer Newman(6 years ago)
Check out designer Jennifer Newman's design-focused picks of inspiration from Japanese architecture to the VW Beetle.
Flinders Lane Apartment by Clare Cousins features a timber box of bedrooms and storage(6 years ago)
Our second project today from Melbourne studio Clare Cousins Architects is a one-bedroom apartment where a timber box and a mezzanine platform have been inserted to create three extra sleeping spots, without losing any living space. (more...)
Different glasses stack together in Ding3000's La Famiglia set(6 years ago)
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Corrugated concrete and polycarbonate panels have been used to create the textured and translucent facade of this youth and community centre in London by RCKa Architects (+ slideshow). (more...)
Le Flandrin Restaurant redesign by Joseph Dirand Architecture (FR)(6 years ago)
A bulwark of the brasserie tradition in Paris since the Malafosse family first opened its doors in 1932, Le Flandrin has more recently assumed increasingly cosmopolitan allures, up to the present day as it reopens redoubled, a restaurant and bar in the classic tradition but of entirely contemporary tone. In a continuing collaboration […]
'Patch of Sky' ambient lights by Fabrica (IT)(6 years ago)
The idea behind 'Patch of Sky', a project from communication research centre Fabrica, is the ability to share the sky above in real-time with loved ones wherever they are. Patch of Sky is a set of three Internet connected ambient light prototypes that together gather weather information based on a users' current […]
Victorian house renovation by Clare Cousins features a courtyard dining room(6 years ago)
Melbourne studio Clare Cousins Architects rearranged and extended a Victorian house in the city's St Kilda East district to create two wings for living and sleeping, either side of a dining space that opens out to the garden. (more...)
Knoll reissues armchair by late Charles Pollock(6 years ago)
American furniture brand Knoll has put a 1960s armchair by designer Charles Pollock back into production, following his death last year. (more...)


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former presidential strategist Steve Bannon slammed the GOP establishment as he threw his support behind a challenger to incumbent Republican Sen. Jeff Flake in Arizona.
Bannon's speech at Tuesday's event for Kelli Ward came as part of his broader attack on Republican incumbents. He praised Ward but mainly condemned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate leaders.
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Beyoncé and Jay Z have announced that their family is about to get a little bit bigger. The power couple – who already share daughter Blue Ivy, aged five – revealed the pregnancy on social media last month. Since then the rumour mill has been in overdrive as fans ponder what the expectant parents could possibly name their tots. With so many people curious to find out the answer, here's what the bookies reckon could inspire the final choices.
The names Indie and Isaiah are the current favourites at 10/1. It's believed that Queen Bey could settle on these names as a nod to her religious upbringing. After all, the name Destiny's Child is said to have derived from a passage in the Book of Isaiah.
The name Barack – after former president Barack Obama – currently has odds of 25/1. Beyoncé and Jay Z were known to be huge supporters of Obama during his two terms in office and earlier this year he even invited them to his final soiree held at the White House.
It's thought that Beyoncé and Jay Z could continue the theme of naming their offspring after colours. To fit alongside their daughter Blue, the name Violet stands at 25/1, Red at 40/1 and Gold at 100/1.
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Gamblers can get odds of 16/1 that one of the children will be named after Beyoncé's younger sister Solange. Also in the running are the names Michelle (20/1) and Kelly (33/1). These, of course, would be in homage to Beyoncé's former bandmates, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland.
The mega stars wouldn't be the first mum and dad to name their children after themselves. In fact, the name Jay is currently one of the favourites with odds of 16/1. Meanwhile, Zee remains a much less likely option with odds of 66/1.
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The celebrity couple is yet to confirm an official due date, but it's believed that they will be welcoming the little bundle of joys sometime before July. This means that there isn't long left until the world finds out exactly which names they've settled on.


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Mumbai. Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Boss recorded a steep fall in tickets sales at counters and booking websites as soon as rumors of it being an intelligent film started doing rounds on internet.
The advance booking window of the film opened yesterday and the booking was going at full swing until the tragedy struck.
It all began with an SMS that started doing rounds saying that Boss is Akshay Kumar's first attempt at thought provoking cinema with a powerful script that touches your soul. The SMS spread like a wildfire and contents of it also got circulated on social media, resulting in reversal of fortunes for the movie.
The producers of Boss have termed it a conspiracy and a cheap attempt by some jealous people to improve malign Akshay's image thereby affecting the outcome of the film.
"How can people even believe that this movie would make sense? Haven't they seen the trailers of Boss and haven't they heard how many lives the trailer alone has claimed so far? Or do they watch trailers also leaving their brains behind?" asked an angry distributor.
Apart from producers and distributors, Akshay Kumar fans are also unhappy.
"After Rowdy Rathore, Joker, and Khiladi 786, I had got my brains surgically removed so that I can enjoy Boss like a boss. Now I just don't recall where I have kept it. How irresponsible and heartless of Akshay to disappoint his fans and come out with a smart film like this. Now how on earth am I supposed to enjoy it without brains," said a fan who has switched over his allegiance to Salman Khan with the hope that he won't disappoint.
Meanwhile Akshay Kumar is trying to pacify his fans and asking them to not believe in rumors of Boss being a wonderfully scripted film and assured them of it being even shittier than all his previous films clubbed together.
"Dimaag nahi, bas enjoy karo boss," the actor reassured his fans.
To make sure the damage is minimum, Akshay Kumar has requested Rajeev Masand to watch Boss and review it and give it as poor rating as he can. As per sources, Akki has promised to take care of all medical expenses that would be required for Masand's treatment thereafter.
He has further requested another critic Taran Adarsh to strictly stay away from reviewing this film lest he does some more damage by giving it 4 stars.


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Category: Immunity & infection
Understanding the antigen binding specificities of lymphocytes is key to the development of effective therapeutics for cancers and infectious diseases. Recent technological advancements have enabled the integration of simultaneous cell-surface protein, transcriptome, immune repertoire and antigen specificity measurements at single cell resolution, providing comprehensive, scalable, high-throughput characterization of immune cells.
Using the 10x Genomics Single Cell Immune Profiling Solution with Feature Barcoding technology along with oligo-conjugated antibodies and peptide-MHC (pMHC) Dextramer reagents, we performed multi-omic characterization of PBMCs from cytomegalovirus (CMV) seronegative and seropositive patients. Full length, paired TCRα/β sequences with specificity to known CMV antigens were identified in the seropositive donor, but not in the seronegative donor. A large Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) pMHC specific T cell expansion was identified in the CMV seronegative donor, suggesting an active EBV response. Moreover, the combination of transcriptomic and cell surface protein information resulted in an increase in resolution of cell type identification. This workflow allowed the identification of enriched amino acid motifs within the TCR sequences that contained novel and known CDR3 amino acid sequences specific to CMV.
We scaled this technology with 14 oligo-conjugated antibodies and 50 pMHC Dextramer reagents spanning different CMV, EBV, Influenza, HIV, and Cancer antigens and performed a comprehensive characterization of ~200,000 CD8+ T cells from four MHC-matched donors. In addition to identifying novel and known TCR–pMHC specificity, we also observed TCR alloreactivity. These technological advancements provide new biological insights that are critical for progress in the field.
Josephine Lee– 10x Genomics
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I've been thinking a lot over the last year about the way Expectations, Performance, and Reality all intersect. It is pretty commonplace for leaders in any type of organization to easily talk about the connection between setting high expectations and maintaining high performance. The internet is littered with articles and the virtual shelves of Amazon are full of books all explaining the connection between the two. Often overlooked (or even intentionally ignored), however, is the role Reality plays into this equation.
When I first started writing this post a year ago (yes, really!), this dynamic was evident in the news stories about the scandal that had enveloped Wells Fargo, one of the largest retail banks in America: an organization warped by the pressure of unreasonable sales goals, resulting in widespread abuse by managers and fraud by employees to meet those expectations. This despite the fact that the bank's official stance, policies, and even employee discipline said these practices were not acceptable. So, why did they continue to occur? Was it just a matter of immoral employees disregarding the rules and values that their employer put in place? Not exactly. You can't spend five minutes looking into the news about this scandal without coming across statements like this from former employees:
"They warned us about this type of behavior and said, 'You must report it,' but the reality was that people had to meet their goals," said Khalid Taha, a former Wells Fargo personal banker who resigned in July. "They needed a paycheck."
This fact may seem rather obvious and even mundane. It is, simply put, reality. Yet, all too often, these mundane and obvious aspects of reality can get lost — whether by being forgotten or ignored — when decisions are made as to where an organization should go, how high it should fly, and how fast it should move to get there. After thinking about this a lot over the past couple of years — including countless conversations with others featuring crude white board illustrations of the principles fleshed out in better detail below — I'm here to make the case that ignoring the Reality variable in the Expectations and Performance equation is a dangerous mistake.
To illustrate what I mean, let's turn away from the world of retail banking and to the skies where airplanes defy gravity. To really get what one has to do with the other, a
short primer on the aerodynamics of flight is in order first.
This is the Antonov An-225, known as the "Mryia." With a wingspan nearly as wide as a football field is long, and a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons (1.28 million pounds), it is the largest aircraft in the world. At 276 feet long, this Ukrainian monster is over twice as long as the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk. To witness the Mryia take flight is to straddle the thin line that separates the scientific marvels of engineering from the realm of supernatural miracles.
Yet, for all of the complexity in its design and the sheer scale of this winged wonder, the principles of how it flies are exactly the same as for this little number:
Dubbed the "Cincinnati Kid," this plane is a 1947 Navion L-17 belonging to a friend of mine. At about 1/10 the size of the Mryia, the Navion and its 300 hp engine powering a single nose propeller is a relative gnat compared to the hulking enormity of the Mryia, which boasts six jet engines pumping out almost 52,000 lbf of thrust. Yet, for the pilots of each of these aircraft, and every other winged aircraft in existence, there is a rule that applies itself ruthlessly without regard to the airplane's size, speed, altitude, or value:
Exceed the Critical Angle of Attack, and you will stall.
If you are the pilot and do not correct this situation, you will crash and the NTSB Aviation Accident Report will label your fate "Aerodynamic Stall and Loss of Control." (As is the case with this recent crash report, in which 6 people died.) In other words: pilot error.
In a world full of variables, this is a constant. Here's how it works.
(Buckle up: it's about to get nerdy.)
There are a myriad of details pilots must keep track of to safely fly an aircraft, but fundamentally everything boils down to an equation for how Lift is generated.
Among the variables in this equation, there are two things that the pilot can control while in flight: The Angle of Attack and Velocity. Let's examine each of these two variables in turn.
Angle of Attack
To understand Angle of Attack, let's start with the basics: For both the Mryia and the Navion, flight occurs because of the way the airfoil (the fancy name for the shape of the wing) interacts with the air. As the thrust of the engines generates forward momentum, air begins hitting the airfoil and passing above and below it. Because slower-moving air has a higher air pressure than faster-moving air, the asymmetrical shape of the airfoil splits the air in a way that changes the relative speed of the air passing over and under the wing surfaces. The resulting difference in the air's speed of flow causes changes in the relative air pressures, which then produces lift. This is known as Bernoulli's Principle, named after the 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, Daniel Bernoulli.
(Yep, this guy figured this stuff out in the 1730's working with fluids, but the principle applies the same to both liquids and gases. This is why submarines use hydrofoils as dive planes to control the ship's depth in a body of water just as an airplane uses airfoils to control altitude in a body of air. The principle also works in reverse: flip the airfoil over, and downforce is created instead of lift, which is what keeps F1 and Indy cars seemingly bolted to the track despite their high speeds and ridiculous turning performance.)
Simple enough, right?
However, things get interesting when you start looking more closely at how the air hits the airfoil in the first place.
(Hang on: the nerdy details are about to get a little bumpy as we encounter some geometry. I will leave out some detail and ignore some technical distinctions for sake of simplicity.)
The direction that the air hits the wings is known as relative air flow, and it moves along the same line as the aircraft's direction of travel, known as the flight path (only in the opposite direction, of course). That air flow is measured against the straight line known as the wing chord that geometrically connects the airfoil's leading edge with it's tailing edge. Angle of attack, then, is the name for the all important angle between these two lines:
In level flight, this is understood easily enough, as the plane's nose (and, more or less, the wing chord) is aligned with the direction the plane is actually moving. However, these two things are not always the same. They are independent characteristics of the plane's flight that the pilot has to be aware of at all times. This becomes most obvious to passengers and observers alike during landing, when the aircraft's nose is pitched up even as the aircraft is in a descending flight path, like so:
These two concepts — Bernoulli's Principle and the Angle of Attack — work together to keep winged aircraft aloft in the air. With sufficient thrust and regardless of flight path or pitch angle, the wings will continue to do their job of generating lift so long as the pilot keeps the aircraft flying within the safe angle of attack.
The Critical Angle of Attack, then, is the point at which the airfoil and the air can no longer produce lift. When the angle of attack increases beyond that critical boundary, a stall occurs. This is not a stall in the mechanical sense — the engines continue to operate just fine. Exceeding the critical angle of attack puts the aircraft into an aerodynamic stall, as the angle of the airfoil is too steep for the air to "stick" to the wing and generate lift as a result. You can see the dramatic effect of an aerodynamic stall in these wind tunnel photos:
Because of the dangers of pushing an aircraft beyond the critical angle of attack, the best way to quickly increase lift and fly higher is not to pitch the plane upwards. Rather, it is to go faster. By increasing the velocity that the air is hitting the airfoil, more air passes over it each moment. Because it is the air passing over the wing that produces lift, more lift is generated when more air passes over it. High speed is what makes things leave the ground at takeoff, which is good if you're piloting an airplane facing a drop into the ocean at the end of the flight deck … and bad if you're racing a car down the drag strip.
Of course, this only works up to a point: there is a limit to how much thrust an airplane's engines can produce.
In sum, and understanding that this only scratches the surface of the variables and complexities at work in flying an airplane: safe flying requires enough lift to overcome gravity, and among the several variables involved in creating lift, the pilot has the ability to influence two of them — Angle of Attack and Velocity.
When a plane's orientation moves beyond the critical angle of attack, whether due to a loss of thrust that changes the flight path, or because of a steep increase in the pitch angle of the wings, two things occur:
- the air hitting the wings past the critical angle of attack breaks free from the wing's surface, inducing an aerodynamic stall;
- the plane ceases to be a majestic flying vehicle and becomes a dangerous falling object.
At that moment, the pilot must take action in response to the stall to restore lift to the wings while there is still enough altitude to pull up safely. But how?
The voice of Instinct offers an immediate answer in the primal, adrenaline-soaked shrieking of the "lizard brain" that knows that Falling = Death. As Fear runs its icy tendrils down the pilot's spine, the amygdala simultaneously tries to short-circuit all other distracting brain functions so that its demands are obeyed immediately and forcefully: "PULL UP!!"
The voice of Training, on the other hand, knows that listening to the fears of Instinct is a certain death sentence. Instead, the voice of Training demands that the pilot ignore the cold pit in her stomach and remember the one rule that must be followed when in an aerodynamic stall: Reduce the angle of attack. The quickest and simplest way to do that is to do the opposite of what Instinct demands:
You have to push the stick forward and lower the nose into the fall.
With the hardcore nerd stuff now behind us, let's put these pieces together and see what they can teach us about managing Performance, Expectations, and Reality, using the story of Wells Fargo to illustrate things.
Like the Mryia discussed above, Wells Fargo is a behemoth of an organization: huge, massively complex, but capable of extraordinary things. Just as there are a myriad of differences between the Mryia and my friend's Navion, so, too, there are a million things that make giant corporations like Wells Fargo different from smaller businesses and organizations. Even so, the laws of the physics of flight govern the performance of the Mryia and the Navion equally … and the laws of human behavior govern the performance of organizations large and small as well.
Think of an organization like Wells Fargo as a plane itself, and the variables of flight as follows:
- High Altitude = Goal: Whatever an organization defines as the destination it is trying to get to
- Wing Chord = Expectations: the direction the organization is aiming itself to go
- Flight Path = Performance: the direction in which the organization is actually moving
- Thrust = Energy: whether thought of as resources invested, productive capacity, or creative output, this is the kinetic activity an organization puts into getting where it's trying to go
Before showing how these dynamics played out in the Wells Fargo scandal, a bit of key background about Wells is needed first.
It's Friday, October 3, 2008, and the American economy is in the midst of a massive financial vapor lock:
- Six months prior, the nation's fifth-largest investment bank (Bear Sterns) had abruptly fallen.
- A few weeks prior, global investment banking powerhouse Lehman Brothers filed the largest bankruptcy filing in US history after a failed marathon weekend trying to find a buyer to rescue it. The evaporation of Lehman Brothers served as the triggering event of the most acutely dangerous period of the economic crisis.
- On Monday, September 29 — just five days prior — the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered the largest single-day drop in the history of the US stock market: a drop of over 777 points.
It is in this tumultuous environment that Wells Fargo made their surprising Friday announcement: it was buying Wachovia Bank, keeping the latter from a certain bankruptcy of its own while making Wells Fargo a truly national bank, vaulting it to the status as the largest bank in America as measured by retail locations (over 6,500 locations) with total deposits of $713 billion, and the fourth-largest by total assets ($1.37 trillion). The most surprising part was the price Wells Fargo agreed to pay. Earlier in the week, Citibank had already reached an agreement to buy Wachovia's banking operation for $2 billion, so long as the FDIC agreed to take ownership of Wachovia's toxic debts. Instead, Wells Fargo stepped in and pledged upwards of $15 billion to buy Wachovia without the assistance of the federal government as a toxic asset safety net.
In the midst of what appeared to possibly be Financial Armageddon, the leadership team of Wells Fargo made a tremendous gamble in order to level up to the Big Boy Bank Table. In the years that followed, it would be their job to make sure the gamble worked.
The pressure to make good on that bet hit a key milestone three years later, as the assimilation of Wachovia's retail banking footprint was complete. At the end of the day when the Wells Fargo-Wachovia merger was announced, Wells Fargo's stock had closed at $34.56. Three years later, Wells Fargo's stock price was down 33%, closing on October 3, 2011, at $23.18. Comparatively, that wasn't too bad: Citigroup, the bank that Wells Fargo drastically outbid for Wachovia, suffered an eye-watering stock price decline of -88% over that same period. But if you're the CEO and senior leadership team manning the controls on the flight deck of Wells Fargo as it undertook the largest banking merger in history, answering a loss of 1/3 of your company's share price with "yeah, but you should see the other guys!" doesn't tend to fly for long.
With the last of Wachovia's banking regions now fully remade in the Wells Fargo image, it was time for Well's Fargo's performance to start reflecting all of the added value that the merger was supposed to deliver to its shareholders.
It was time to pitch the plane's nose up and start aiming for higher expectations.
The cultural tones set by the leaders — one of "relentless pressure" and "wildly unrealistic sales targets" — filtered down through the layers of Wells Fargo's org chart. The pressure on the leaders to succeed resulted in them pulling back on the yoke and aiming the nose of Wells Fargo higher and higher. Soon, Wells Fargo began to enjoy the rising stock price that came with the rising revenues produced by those expectations … and so the expectations were elevated even further.
Probably not coincidentally, that's when the fraudulent shenanigans began:
Wells Fargo has been accused by federal regulators of illegal activity on a stunning level. Authorities say employees at the bank secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts between 2011 and July 2015, allowing the bank to make more money in fees and meet internal sales targets.
The result was a stock price that continued to rise, reaching never-before seen heights in Wells Fargo's history.
High expectations were leading to high performance, and everything was running smoothly … until it wasn't. In July, 2015, the City of Los Angeles filed the first class-action lawsuit alleging widespread fraudulent behavior by banking employees in order to hit the unrealistic sales targets the company kept setting.
Now, it is certainly the case that every employee who played fast and loose with the rules, up to and even including outright fraud, owns the moral culpability of his or her own choices. But, when it comes to leading an organization of people — flawed, human people — to perform at a high level that meets high expectations, that easy and truthful fact can't be the end of the discussion. More is required of leaders than simply pointing to the employees on whom the weight of the organization's success rests, saying "Don't do bad things!" and then expressing shock when they do even as the leaders profit from the same.
As P.E. Gobry correctly points out —
If you give people impossible, or contradictory goals, then something will give. Salespeople will resort to fraud, or aggressive sales tactics that will hurt your brand ("Managers suggested to employees that they hunt for sales prospects at bus stops and retirement homes," reports The Wall Street Journal), or something else. … Financial regulation cannot prevent this kind of scandal — forging signatures is already illegal. At the root of this problem is human nature: Mutually exclusive, high-pressure demands will cause people to break.
This fact about human nature and psychology is woven into the fabric of Reality as it relates to leading people. It is an aspect of Reality that the leaders of Wells Fargo either missed (to be charitable) or ignored (to be blunt), and the bruises sustained by the Wells Fargo brand are the result of this leadership failure. It was leaders up and down the Wells Fargo organization who created a system and culture of high-pressure performance expectations detached from Reality … and who structured their employees financial incentives in such a way as to give that pressure real teeth.
Ultimately, that high-expectations monster, untethered from Reality, turned its teeth on the leaders that unleashed it.
The scandal prompted the resignation of then-CEO John Stumpf. Working to move past the episode, Wells Fargo has shaken up its board of directors, ousted several top executives and changed its compensation system by removing sales incentives as a factor in salary hike decisions for many employees.
But the wages of that leadership failure don't just stop with the removal of employees and leaders alike whose actions pushed Wells Fargo beyond the Critical Angle of Attack for too long and into an ethical stall. The business — and its shareholders — still have some big bills of accountability to pay. After agreeing to a $190 million settlement with the Consumer Protection Bureau and California prosecutors in 2016, Wells Fargo is (as of July) close to settling several class action lawsuits for an additional $142 million … and that still won't be the end of the litigation.
In the cockpit, demands and wishes and authority are never up to the task of overriding physics. In leading people and the organizations they make up, the same is true: demands and wishes and authority are insufficient without the humility required to accept the inconvenient effects of Reality. It is a variable without which the equation for success doesn't work, and one that leaders ignore to their peril.


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The zoo
I like to go to the zoo,
To the zoo, to the zoo!
Come with me to the zoo,
To the zoo, to the zoo!
A zebu lives in the zoo,
In the zoo, in the zoo!
A zebra lives there too
In the zoo, in the zoo!
Grizzly Bear
If you ever, ever, ever
But a Grizzly bear,
You must never, never, never
Ask him where
He is going,
Or what he is doing
For if you ever, ever dare
To stop a grizzly bear,
You will never another grizzly bear.
The Polar Bear
The day is hot,
The sun is bright.
I see a Bear,
He is white.
He does not like the hot sun.
He likes big icebergs,
We have none.
I like the bear,
He is nice.
Shall I buy for him an ice?
I have seen you, little mouse,
Running all about the house,
Through the hole your little eye
In the wainscot peeping sly,
Hoping soon some crumbs to steal,
To make quite a hearty meal.
Look before you venture out,
See if pussy is about.
If she's gone, you'll quickly run
To the larder for some fun;
Round about the dishes creep,
Taking into each a peep,
To choose the daintiest that's there,
Spoiling things you do not care.
Little Grasshopper lives in the fields.
He is a nice funny fellow.
His coat is green, his hat is blue,
His trousers are brown and yellow.
Butterfly, butterfly,
Where do you fly,
So quick and so high
In the blue, blue sky?
Baa baa black sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Goosey, Goosey, Gander
Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs, and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers!
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
Donkey, donkey,
Old and grey.
Open your mouth
And gently bray.
Lift your ears
And blow your horn.
To wake the world
This sleepy morning.
Oh tiger, you're so regal
Majestic and tall
With your bright and stripe-y coat
You look the king of all!
Oh tiger, you're so handsome
Your cubs are lovely too
They say, the cat's an aunt of yours-
Do tell me, is this true?
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WEST ORANGE, NJ - Mayor Robert Parisi and the West Orange Township Council issued a Proclamation naming Feb. 28 "Rare Diseases Day" in West Orange, and two special families were there to thank them.
The Senek and Harris families, West Orange residents, both have children that have been diagnosed with extremely rare diseases. Krysta and Sheldon Senek's 5-year-old daughter, Josephine, has a disease called Tetrasomy 8P Mosaicism. An extra chromosome 8 appears in some of her cells, causing various physiological and learning issues. She is missing the corpus callosum, a band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebrum into the right and left hemispheres as well as connecting both sides of the brain. She is one of 22 people in the world diagnosed with the disease.
Kathi Gianni Harris' son Mike has chromosome duplication, autism and Mitochondrial Disease. Mitochondria, building blocks of cells (except red blood cells) creates 90 percent of the energy a body needs to sustain life and support growth. When they do not function correctly or at all, all sorts of physical and psychological diseases result. Her daughter has chromosomal duplication, as does Kathi, but they are both high functioning.
The children attend West Orange Schools and both families thanked the school district for all they have done to work with, and to help, their children. There are no cures for the diseases, and money for research is nearly non-existent because they are so rare, making research unprofitable for companies.
Begun in 2008, Rare Disease Day is a worldwide effort whose main objective "is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives."
For Krysta Senek, life is a bittersweet combination of love and unpredictability, with no resources to help her know how to deal with her daughter. She says of Josephine's behavior, " We have no idea why and no research to do to help give us a clue of how to handle it. By getting our story out in the open, maybe there will be SOMEONE ELSE out there who CAN understand or who has the SAME disorder."
She continued "Anyway, I guess the most important things I want to get across about rare disorders and my daughter are: don't make an assumption THAT kid is spoiled and THOSE parents are not in control - Josephine's disorder is invisible physically, but her behavior can be very severe for no reason."
Both families were all smiles and excitement as they gathered to hear the Proclamation read. Michael and sat and watched the proceedings intently as Josephine chattered and twirled around Council Chambers in a polka dot dress and tights.
The community can help by learning more about rare diseases and how they affect children and families. 200,000 people are suffering from 7,000 rare diseases that are receiving little or no recognition or research.
On Thursday, Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the West Orange Fridays at 495 Prospect Ave. will donate 20 percent of sales to Chromosome Disorder Outreach. The flyer is attached to the article. You must present the flyer to have the 20 percent donated.
Contact Krysta Senek by visiting her blog, http://www.normalforjosephine.com.


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you da man
I think I've read it on here before but here goes. My bilge area is completely dry but my center locker always seems to have about an inch of water near the drain hole. So where does this water go? I've used my shop vac to drain the locker out but I notice if I lower my trailer jack all the way down, more water will flow into the locker from the drain hole...WTF? This is the only thing I hate about my boat.


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Dr. Das is a computational biochemist at Stanford University School of Medicine. His lab seeks a predictive understanding of how RNA molecules code for complex biological machines. The lab's computer algorithms have consistently achieved leading predictions in world-wide structure prediction trials. Complementary to these computer methods, Dr. Das is developing high-throughput 'multidimensional chemical mapping' experiments to uncover three-dimensional structures and conformational changes of non-coding RNAs in their biological milieu, leading to discoveries relevant to human development and viral infection. Towards novel molecules of biomedical interest, Dr. Das leads the Eterna massive open laboratory, which couples a 100,000-player videogame to the lab's massively parallel experimental tools and deep learning, the first such platform in citizen science. Dr. Das's research has been recognized with the Burroughs-Wellcome Career Award at the Interface of Science, a W.M. Keck Medical Research Program award, and the OpenEye/American Chemical Society Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. Dr. Das mentors students from the biochemistry, biophysics, biomedical informatics, chemistry, and learning sciences Ph.D. programs.
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Member, Bio-X
Honors & Awards
British Marshall Scholar, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (1998-2000)
Jane Coffin Childs Foundation Fellowship, Jane Coffin Childs Foundation (2006-2008)
Career Award at the Scientific Interface, Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation (2008-present)
Keck Medical Research Grant award, W. M. Keck Foundation (2012)
OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, American Chemical Society (2015)
Professional Education
Ph.D., Stanford University, Physics (2005)
M.Res., University College London, Biocomplexity (2000)
M.Phil., Cambridge University, Physics (Radio Astronomy) (1999)
A.B.,s.c.l., Harvard University, Physics (1998)


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Supporting the Design for Learning Programme
The key aims of the support project are to:
- underpin the design for learning projects
- link together the projects
- synthesise & share key outcomes
The Support Project website lives at http://web.cetis.ac.uk/designforlearning/wiki/
We aim to provide pedagogic and technical support to all projects in the Design for Learning Programme.
By embedding the support post within the larger CETIS community wider pedagogic and technical expertise will be made available to the programme.
The project will support the programme through a series of community support events, direct project support and online facilities. It will also research and implement a hosted service for the exchange of learning designs and associated materials.
More details will appear here shortly but in the meantime, you can contact Lisa Corley at firstname.lastname@example.com for support and further information.