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Film: Guru Sishyaru
Cast: Sharan, Nishvika Naidu, Suresh Heblikar, Dattanna, Apurva Kasaravalli, Hruday, Ekanth, Harshit
Director: Jadesh Kumar Hampi
Duration: 2 Hours 43 minutes
Language: Kannada
Certificate: U
Stars: 4
An unwilling hero's heroics
Sports films aren't very common in Sandalwood. Over the decades, we have seen only a handful of them. Sports being central to the plot have never been a popular subject. Guru Sishyaru is however a welcome change. It is an oasis in this drought of such stories.
Guru Sishyaru is undoubtedly one of the best sports films to come out of Sandalwood and an perfect entertainer for the entire family. It is a film that is made for the big screen where you get to become part of the action. There is tremendous effort that has gone into making this a a big-screen experience and it shows.
Manohara (Sharan) is a lazy dandy who is ageing but does not find any work interesting. He is forced to take up a drill instructor's job in a village school and reluctantly agrees for the sake of his old master. The village he goes to turns out to be in the midst of all kinds of problems. The school especially, where he is to become an instructor is falling apart, literally. Not surprisingly, our hero has to mentor it.
In the meantime, there is a kho-kho team in the village which comes under his mentorship. But our hero has a easier plan to make it look successful. Things come crashing down and it is not just Manohara's reputation at stake now. It is the entire village. How the underdog master, trains the underdog team of Kho-kho players to emerge successful forms the rest of the story.
It is a clear-cut narrative which does not deviate from its motive. There is of-course a love angle that Manohara has to deal with and the usual capers that village life brings about. But when what he had not bargained for hits him, it is for the tough man in him to do the talking. Manohara has to fight for his self-pride and to save the village.
We know from the beginning that he is destined for this task. How he does it and how Jadesh Kumar showcases this heroic act of the underdog is the more serious, but also more entertaining second half of the film. Almost the entire second half of the film is dedicated to the kho-kho match. To the director's credit he makes it worthwhile. The fun, thrills, excitement of the game and it being central to the plot brings out the cheering from the audience.
The script does not stick just to Sharan. There are stories of all the other characters entwined in the narrative. Each young player in the team has a story of his own and so do many of the other characters. That is what makes the film believable. It does not go over the top but uses interesting incidents to prop up the main plot.
Technically, the film is bang on and provides the right impetus to the narrative. The performances of the actors are also on the spot. Star kids making their debut in this film have performed well and should make these Sandalwood stars proud.
And Jadesh Kumar should be proud for having made a sensible, entertaining and worthy film.
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Catch Milwaukee's Festival Fever!
Summer in Milwaukee means one thing… FESTIVALS! We live in Wisconsin so we realize that summer is short. Sunshine and warm temperatures are fleeting and a long cold, winter is only a few short months away. So, what do we do? We party! We take to the streets to celebrate. Lucky us, we have these big, gorgeous festival grounds along the lakefront and in a cute little neighborhood where the magic happens. From the 10-day world's largest music festival to a celebration of the end of the season and a bunch of ethnic cultural celebrations in between, here's your guide to some of the most fun festivals in town.
When it comes to festivals, it's good to be over 60 because most events offer discounted admission for seniors. Get ready to pull out that AARP card or your ID to take advantage of senior discounts. Check out each festival's website below for more information about senior discounts.
Summerfest is the biggest Milwaukee festival, and one that Eastcastle Place's own resident, Larry Hammond, was instrumental in launching. Admission can be pricey. Leave to our favorite newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's to offer a great guide to Discounted or free admission at Summerfest. Here you'll find details on free and discounted admission days and there's truly a discount for everyone: for seniors it's $9.00 admission every day, for Harley Davidson owners, admission is free on July 3; bring a children's book on July 7 for free admission and everybody…yep, you read that right, everyone gets in free on July 8. Take advantage of free and discounted Summerfest deals, but be prepared for great music, yummy food and big crowds.
From James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt last week to the Dave Matthews Band Sunday, to Journey and Blake Shelton this week, a variety of musical acts grace the Summerfest 2018 main stage. General admission does not get you into a headliners' performance, but a ticket to a headliner includes admission to the festival. Check out the Summerfest website list of headliners, put on your sunscreen and get ready to enjoy the excitement!
July 20-22 say Bonjourno to Festa Italiana where the spirit of Italy permeates the city with Italian food and entertainment. Come for the delicious Italian food and stay for the Italian music and comedy shows. $10 advance admission gets you unlimited hours at this fun and lively festival.
It's a short walk from Eastcastle to the Brady Street Festival, a one-day extravaganza on July 28 from 11:00-midnight. Get your workout going with Yoga and Zumba demos in the morning, followed by music and entertainment that runs all day. Food and drink booths line the Brady Street Festival and the people watching is always interesting!
German Fest rolls into town July 27-29. Don't miss this opportunity to, as their slogan says, "Get your Deutsch On." Try some schnitzel, strudel, wurst (sausage) or tons of other German food and wash it down with an authentic German beer or wine.
Festivals are more fun with a group so gather your friends and make your plans..

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Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ)
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About my practice: I help clients who are feeling overwhelmed, dealing with crisis, facing their challenges, and evolving through life transitions. I see psychotherapy as a joint process that helps clients process, reconstruct and create new meanings. While working together, we will explore the patterns of thoughts and behaviours that govern your life, making connections between your past and current experiences and helping you to adapt to new ways of being and relating to others.


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US astronaut Gene Cernan – the last man to walk on the Moon – has died aged 82, reports BBC News.
NASA, America's space body stated that the loss was saddening as they have lost one of its retired spacemen.
Captain Cernan is one of the only three people who have gone to the moon twice. He is also the last man to have stepped on the lunar surface in 1972.
His last words on the moon were as follows:
We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind.
At his time of leadership in space, he commanded the Apollo 17 mission.
Out of the 12 people who have walked on the moon, only six people are alive today.
While announcing his death, Mr. Cerman's family said that he had died as a result of an ongoing health sickness. His family did not elaborate further on the details.
The statement read: "It is with very deep sadness that we share the loss of our beloved husband and father. Our family is heartbroken."
The family said that even at the age of 82, Gene was still eager to see human kind explore space further and urged the world leaders "not to let him be the last man to walk on the Moon."
Before commanding the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan had made two visits in space. The first was in 1966 and the other one in 1969.
Via The Mirror
Considering his naval aviation qualification, he was chosen into the third NASA group of astronauts in 1963.
He then retired in 1976 and ventured into private business and also became a major contributor in US TV channels over a variety of subjects.
He has also produced a documentary film about his life.
He was born in March 14th 1934 Chicago with full names Eugene Andrew Cernan.
He lives behind his wife Jan Nanna Cernan, a biological daughter and two step-daughters and nine grandchildren.
The family said they would make announcement of burial plans in the next few weeks.
Gene Cernan's death has happened just some few weeks after the death of another astronaut, John Glenn.


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Just click on "add to Obituaries" (above right) and you too can contribute to this section of the cultural archive.
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"Australia's wide places, where the white man's footfall was once heard less frequently than that of the native of the soil, has many a mound that marks the last resting place of some venturesome spirit who had invaded what is still the waterless west. Most of them have nothing but the heaped- up earth to indicate that one who blazed the track made his final stay there. But out on the Barcoo, six hundred miles from Brisbane, where the poet 'Banjo'A.B.Patterson, ...
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In Loving Memory - of Our Dear Friend,
May 2005
Annette you had a colourful personality, sometimes joyful other times angry, sometimes daring other times stubborn, sometimes passionate other times obsessive sometimes brave and open-minded other times self-determined yet always ready to smile.
You loved to communicate, to be heard, to share and to listen. ...
submitted by Kytherian Newsletter Sydney on 04.07.2006
15th April 1932 -13th June 2006, aged 74 years
Committee Member Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia 1988-1994
President, Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia 1994-1997
Peter John Comino was born in Rockhampton, to John Peter Comino (Perlegianika) and Sophia Venery (Drimona). Although a proud Queenslander, when asked where he was from his invariable reply was "Perlegianika, Kythera" and he later dubbed himself the "Perlegianika Kid".
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Enclosed in Kino magazine, Autumn 1998, No. 63.
Kevin Cork, Philokytherian, Biography
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Obituary of Panayiotis Alfieris from the Promitheos Newspaper in San Francisco, CA, printed March 22, 1935
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Mr. Nicholas Peter Comino, who conducted a café at Warialda for many years, died shortly after his admittance to Warialda District Hospital late yesterday.
He became suddenly ill while having his evening meal at home.
Mr. Comino had been a popular citizen of Warialda.
He was 70.
Mr. Comino was born in Greece, but came to Australia in the early 1930's.
He returned to his home country for a time during which he was ...
submitted by John Coroneos on 22.01.2006
Jim was born on 1st May 1925 in Gunning, NSW near Goulbourn.
His parents were Christophoros Melasofaos Coroneos & Melopomeni Comino from Karava in Kythera, who came to Australia, where they started a café in Gunning, named The Busy Bee.
Jim was the oldest of 6 children, and was very close to his brothers and sisters and their spouses - Charles and Mary, Annie and George, Matty and Mick, George and Betsy, Peter and Lyn. He will be sorely missed by them ...
submitted by Riverina Herald on 27.01.2006
The first Naturalisation ceremony to be held in the Municipal Offices at Echuca took place in 1954, when Theodoros Castrissios, of the Astoria cafe, became an Australian citizen. Prior to this, Naturalisation Ceremonies were carried out by Police Magistrates in chambers and later in open court.
Theodoros, who was 19 years old, was born in Greece and at the time of his ...
submitted by The Logos on 22.01.2006
Report of Alex Freeleagus's funeral in The Logos.
Freeleagus ACF Logos.pdf
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Kythera: Excavations and Studies conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the British School at Athens.
J.N. Coldstream and G.L. Huxley (editors)
R. Hope Simpson, J.F. Lazenby and A.S. Trik,
with contributions from,
Bernard Anderson, W.G. Forrest, Judith Herrin, A.H.S. Megaw, and W.H. Plommer.
Faber and Faber Limited.
3 Queen Square, London.
This large "encyclopaedic-looking" ...
submitted by Sydney Morning Herald on 22.01.2006
The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, 20 July 2005
COMBES, Sally (Dialekti).
Passed away July 17, 2005, late of Brighton-le-Sands, aged 87.
Beloved wife of Leo (deceased, now reunited). Beloved mother of Nicholas and Margot, Manuel and Zoe, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Always in our hearts. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service, on Thursday (July 21, 2005) 11 a.m, at the Greek Orthodox ...
submitted by Gilgandra Weekly on 08.12.2006
Gilgandra Weekly, Wednesday, 12th May, 1971, page 9.
[Paul Kelly (Yiannakellis) was a towering presence in the town of Gilgandra, NSW. He married Kytherian Chrysanthe Georgopoulos (Pronounced Yeoryopoulos, called Poulos) in 1939. His impact on Kytherians and Kytherian affairs was immense - Administrator.]
Mr. Paul Kelly passed away suddenly on Monday May 3 ...
submitted by Proctor Magazine on 10.03.2006
The following is an Obituary of Alex Freeleagus, published in Clayton Utz's magazine Proctor.
Freeleagus ACF Clayton Utz article August 2005 (1).pdf
See also:
Report of Alex Freeleagus's funeral in The Vema.
Freeleagus ACF Greek News2.pdf
Report ...
submitted by Kytherian Newsletter Sydney on 22.01.2006
The Kytherian, September, 2005. page 2.
Tribute to a Past President, of the Kytherian Association of Australia, Sydney.
Recently I received a letter from one of our members, Mr Andrew Caravousanos, regarding the passing of a past President, Mr Andrew Balos.
It highlighted the man's many achievements and his devoted service to the then Kytherian Brotherhood over a period of many years. It seems appropriate to share some of his ...
submitted by Kytherian Newsletter Sydney on 27.01.2006
Arriving in Australia in 1911, George Vamvakaris/Bambakaris (Harris) was a pioneer Greek Australian in the butcher shop business.
George was born on the island of Kythera on 31 July, 1888.
George's parents were Panayotis Vamvakaris (1847 -1911) and Ekaterini Notaras (1857 -1937). Panayotis was a farmer and lived in the village called Vamvakarathika, Kythera. The name "Vamvakaris" means cotton grower, which originated ...
submitted by Vema Newspaper on 22.01.2006
In The Vema.
Freeleagus ACF Greek News2.pdf
submitted by James Gavriles on 25.04.2016
State Bar Mourns the Loss of Former Justice Theodore Souris
State Bar leaders have expressed deep sadness on the death of Theodore Souris, a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, who succumbed to leukemia on June 21st, 2002 in Chicago. He was 76 years old.
Souris was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in January 1960 by former governor G. Mennen Williams, and elected in November the same year to a term expiring in 1969. At age 33, he was the youngest justice to ...
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Our business producer, Taeko Takigami, has more than 30 years of experience doing business in both Japan and the US.
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Imagine you're walking through a forest on a nice, sunny day in spring, natural light. spilling through the long tree branches and fresh air filling up the empty space. What you're strolling through is a forest ecosystem. What you see are mostly fallen leaves, acorns, dirt, and twigs. It looks as if it had rained recently, as puddles and mud had formed on the path. There's also a pond on your right, and lots of lime green algae float on top of the murky water. When algae grows like that, it's called 'blooming'. What you're seeing is either the start of a good, healthy ecosystem, or a bad, unhealthy ecosystem.
Predators are organisms that eat other organisms. The organisms that they eat are called prey. Most animals, like tigers, eat live prey, but prey do not have to be alive; vultures are large, scrawny birds that are scavengers, meaning they eat dead animals.
When an ecosystem's predator and prey relationships are balanced, that means the predators have enough prey to eat, and the prey consume enough to survive. An unbalanced ecosystem means that the predators in that area don't have enough prey to feed on, and the prey populations are decreasing.
In an healthy pond ecosystem, much like the one you imagined, the algae growing on top of the water thrives. The fish that eat it can also flourish. In this example, the fish is a predator, and the algae is the prey. The fish thrive off the algae, and the algae can live because of the nutrients in the pond water that it uses to grow. The turtles that eat the small fish can thrive too, because they have enough prey to eat. Herons that eat the turtles flourish as well, because as algae grows, the fish eat the algae and cause an increase in the fish population. The turtle population will also grow larger, which will allow the herons that eat turtles to have enough prey to feed on. This is an example of a healthy ecosystem, where the predator and prey relationships are balanced.
However, in an unhealthy ecosystem, all the algae that grow in the pond would suddenly die because there are no nutrients in the water left to support its life. Then, the fish in the pond will starve, and their population will begin to decrease. Another reason that would cause the fish to die would be that decomposers in the pond would take up much oxygen decomposing the dead algae. This leaves the fish with little oxygen to breathe, causing a decrease in the fish population. Turtles that eat the fish will die too, because of lack of prey. When the turtle population decreases, herons that eat them will also become hungry, and eventually the heron numbers will drop until there are very few of them left in the ecosystem. Then, turtle populations will increase rapidly, due to the significant loss of many predators. But the turtles also have to deal with another problem once their population increases. Food is scarce. The fish population is very low because of the reduced amount of oxygen in the water, so the turtles do not have enough food to eat. As a result, their numbers will also drop.
You see that if just one part of the food chain breaks (or in other cases, leaves the ecosystem), the whole food web and life of the ecosystem will fade. Predator and prey relationships must remain balanced, because the ecosystem life depends on these relationships in order to survive. Now that you know what an ecosystem is and how relationships work to benefit the organisms, it's time for you to think about how to help one!


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Black Eyes & Blue Lines
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He drives her crazy - and not in a good way. But she can't get him out of her head.
Katella Hanson hasn't made the best choices. After her grandfather was murdered, her boyfriend and first line center of the Newport Beach Seagulls, breaks up with her because he can't handle it anymore - whatever that means - and demands to be traded to a different team. When he comes back a year later in order to practice with the team, Katella goes into a downward spiral, hooking up with another team mate and then breaking things off once he found someone he was more serious with.
She's a hot mess and she needs to get her act together.
It doesn't help that one of the team's new acquisitions, James Negan, is the biggest jerk she's ever met. Sure, he's sort of good looking in a rough way and he's an excellent hockey player. But he's a jackass and Katella has sworn off hockey players.
Until he kisses her one afternoon in the team's gym.
Now, he's all she can think about, even with her ex coming back to the team and trying to make up for leaving her.
The AllStar weekend is coming up, and for the Gulls, that means doing their annual AllStar Auction, where the general population pay an obscene amount of money to come bid on a date with each player, raise money for charity, and congratulate the team's AllStar selection. Katella doesn't expect to bid on Negan but she does. And she wins. Negan owes her a date and he's all too happy to oblige. Now, Katella must sort out her residual feelings for her ex, this new attraction to a man she thought she hated, and decide what she really wants at the end of the day.
Warning: This novel deals with Alpha male hockey players who aren't afraid to swear, get rough, and fight for the women they love. Don't read if you like your heroes polite, refined, and restrained.


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Driving Revenue Growth at Your MedTech Company
Driving revenues in a MedTech company is a priority to all owners and executives. Whether your MedTech company is publicly held or a successful private entity, sales growth will undoubtedly increase the value of your greatest asset.
There are two ways for executives to achieve above average growth year after year:
- The first is through organic sales efforts directed through the company's internal capabilities.
- The second option is to implement an inorganic growth strategy or growth through strategic acquisitions.
In lower to middle market companies, organic growth is the most convenient and affordable means to increase the customer base.
The Kinsella Report, an annual research project on the medical contract manufacturing market, found that 83.6% of total sales were generated from accounts or projects on which a non-commissioned salesperson was paid. This is typically a function of a company that pays its sales force for new business acquisition, supporting clients with a team of experienced engineers, technicians, and administrative professionals. With owner operators typically being the first and largest sales professional at an entrepreneurial MedTech company, this statistic should be no surprise.
For MedTech executives determined to generate top line growth with an internal sales team, it will be necessary to identify and hire the best and the brightest in the industry. Onboarding the right salesperson results in fewer integration challenges than an acquisition and contributes to sustainable, albeit slower, revenue growth. Proper integration of a new sales professional in your MedTech firm creates a tight knit organization with an immediate knowledge of the company's operations and strategic focus.
With competition driving the MedTech market, an increase in growth and capabilities may have a shorter timeline. Companies determined to grow quickly should employ a strategy incorporating strategic acquisitions.
When an industry leader successfully completes an acquisition, instantly adding new clients and expanded capabilities, competitors feel the pressure to grow more quickly than would be possible organically. Mergers and Acquisitions in the MedTech space provide the opportunity to grow the client base exponentially over a relatively short period of time.
In addition to expediting revenue growth, an effectively implemented acquisition strategy will allow a MedTech company to quickly gain competitive advantage in the marketplace, increase expertise through the acquisition of experienced personnel and allow for larger credit facilities.
Whether your firm works to achieve its growth objectives through organic initiatives or through a carefully orchestrated acquisition strategy, focused and successful execution is required from your executive team. Regardless of where you are in your journey as a MedTech executive, revenue and earnings growth must be achieved year over year.
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) sit at a unique nexus of government arrangements and missions that could be effective for addressing issues of climate change. Using survey and secondary data this study investigates the potential of metropolitan planning organizations to play a formative role in climate change action and policy. We examine factors that promote MPOs involvement in climate change issues by bridging two types of literatures in a quantitative modeling framework: the institutional responses to environmental change, driven by conceptualization of urban systems as social-ecological systems, and the public policy, regional planning and local politics literature. We find robust MPOs, capacity and the organization members' mental models play significant predictors for MPOs engagement in activities directly or indirectly related to climate change.
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The new car will make its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show in September. This Bentley has been developed from the ground up and will be built on the Porsche-developed MSB (Modularen Standardantrieb Baukasten) platform. It will share its underpinnings with the latest Panamera and will also be made as an open-top GTC.
The structure is claimed to be more rigid, front-to-rear weight distribution is significantly improved and a reduced centre of gravity – factors which give the car better handling, sharper responses and greater refinement than the current model. The new platform also allows both rear- and four-wheel-drive versions of the new coupé.
The second incarnation will also feature an extended range of powertrains, including a new petrol-electric hybrid unit. The top-of-the-line Continental GT will continue to be powered by Bentley's 6.0-litre, twin-turbocharged W12 engine, which will include a particulate filter, among other changes, to meet the stringent new EU-mandated emissions standards slated for 2021.
There will also be a diesel engine to the Continental GT for the first time – the Audi-sourced 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 motor already used by the Bentayga.


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Laconia Motorcycle Week is back full throttle
LACONIA, N.H. (BIKER DAD)–Laconia Motorcycle Week is back full throttle. One of America's favorite motorcycle rallies will be operating as normal for the first time since COVID-19. The rally starts Saturday June 12. And it runs until June 20th.
The rally is celebrating its 98th year and organizers say, "if riding is your pleasure then we hope you'll be joining us for Laconia Motorcycle Week in 2020 because In Laconia… We Ride! "
Laconia is the oldest motorcycle rally in the world and the second largest according to its website, "with the 2nd largest demographic of motorcycle riders in the country and host to the oldest Rally in the country, NH opens its doors to motorcycle enthusiasts all year long!"
Organizers also say that the beautiful scenery is enough reason to make the trek, "Although our legacy as the World's Oldest Motorcycle Rally "is because our gypsy tour began in 1916, our legacy continues because of our unmatched scenic riding throughout the beautiful State of New Hampshire. Residents and businesses alike, welcome motorcyclists during the Rally every year in June."
there is still a border shut-down to the north. As a result Canadian riders won't be able to make the ride. But organizers believe this year will be close to normal. That's according to the Union Leader. The newspaper says rally organizers as well as state and local officials said Bike Week 2021 is poised to represent a return to "normal."
Rally FAQ from LaconiaMCWeek.com
Q: When is this year's Rally – doesn't it always end on Father's Day?
A: This year's rally is the 98th Anniversary and will be held from June 12th – 20th, 2021. The Rally encompasses the 2nd and 3rd FULL weekends in June. When June 1st falls on a Sunday, which only rarely happens, the rally dates are pushed back and will begin on Father's Day Weekend. The next time June 1st falls on a Sunday is 2025, which means the dates will June 14th-22nd and Father's Day, which is always the 3rd Sunday in June, will be held on June 15th of that year.
Q: When was the first year of the Rally?
A: Laconia Motorcycle Week began as a gypsy tour in 1916 and sanctioned racing events officially began in 1938. The rally is not considered an "Annual" event because it was not held for 7 times due to national/world events such as the Great Depression, WWII, etc. This is the reason we are only at the 96th anniversary and why some people mistakenly believe the Rally began in 1923. In 2017, the American Motorcyclist Association officially recognized Laconia Motorcycle Week as the oldest national gypsy tour in the country. A great resource for photographic history of the Rally can be found with the book, Images of America: Laconia Motorcycle Week, available for purchase here: https://laconiamcweek.com/rally-store/
Q: Where should I stay?
A: The official hotel of the Rally is the Naswa Resort located right in the heart of Weirs Beach. In addition to the Naswa, there are a TON of options for lodging for the Rally and because the State of NH is geographically small, the options are literally all around the State. Tourism is our 2nd leading industry in the State of NH so we have a lot of options including motels/hotels, condos, bed/breakfast, campground, and private homes. We definitely suggest looking through the all of the lodging listings available on the Official Rally Website https://laconiamcweek.com/lodgingcamping/ because everyone's personal preferences for price, amenities, location, etc. are very different. We typically recommend that people use the Laconia Rally News magazine to read up on different events occurring throughout the Rally – this will help you get a 'lay of the land' and also determine what areas you will be most interested in staying near. The Laconia Rally News is available for Free via mail or download from our website: https://laconiamcweek.com/rally-news/.
DETAILED LODGING INFO: Below is some general information that may help you narrow your search for lodging:
Weirs Beach, within the City of Laconia, is the 'ground zero' area of the rally and is where a majority, though not all, vendors and entertainment is located. Daily Gypsy Tours (guided motorcycle scenic rides) also leave from Rally Headquarters, which is located right in Weirs Beach on Lakeside Ave. Laconia is in the "Lakes Region" (Belknap County) and there are hundreds of options for lodging from hotels/motels, to campgrounds, to condos, to private homes.
In the Weirs Beach area, we would recommend looking into the full list on our website but also specifically our Rally Patrons and the following places: The Naswa Resort, The Half Moon Motel, Cozy Inn and Cottages, Sun Valley Cottages, Gunstock Inn, and the Lazy E Motor Inn. For condos: The Summit Resort or Village at Winnipesaukee. For Camping: NH Motor Speedway is less than 20 miles away and is very inexpensive with LOTS of options – plus you'll be camping right at the heart of racing action! Pine Hollow Campground is right in Weirs Beach and is one of the closest locations for camping in Weirs Beach. There are dozens of options on the only Official Rally Lodging List: https://laconiamcweek.com/lodgingcamping/
Some people may choose to find a place a little further away – 30mns+ because it is often lower rates and greater availability of options. The areas around the Lakes Region are also quite scenic including the White Mountain and Seacoast area. It all just depends on what you're looking for. There is very little public transportation available in NH but we do certainly have taxis available, if needed. At peak times of the Rally, there is also a shuttle train service that runs between Weirs Beach and Meredith – this is a great way to beat the traffic!
In general, we recommend looking at the full list of lodging for all regions so you know all your options. https://laconiamcweek.com/lodgingcamping/ Just click on each region to see the full list. The list on the Official Website is not all-inclusive for all properties throughout the area and State; it is an advertised list that businesses pay to be a part of. Once you've narrowed down your search, feel free to contact us for advice on which place might suit you the best.
Other tourism sites also have great resources: Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, Visit NH, and Lakes Region Tourism Association.
Q: If I can't come for the whole week, when is the best time to be there?
A: The best time to enjoy the Rally is really a personal choice – some people's preference is to avoid busiest days to take advantage of great riding with less traffic and others prefer the action and street-scene of a lot of people. We usually tell people to make their decisions based on which events they want to take part in. The first weekend and Mid-week has the best lodging rates. The first weekend is nice because you can enjoy both Saturday and Sunday and although the final weekend tends to be quite busy – it is very congested and Sunday is usually a break-down day. The full schedule of events is updated regularly and can be found on the Official Rally Website: https://laconiamcweek.com/schedule-of-events/
Q: Who handles booking entertainment/employment/vendors?
A: The Laconia Motorcycle Week Association is the promotional, non-profit organization that is charged with marketing the Rally to entice visitors to spend their vacation with us. Although we do not handle arrangements for any type of entertainment (music, stunt shows, etc.) or employment for the Rally, we do try to help direct people to the right places.
Booking Entertainment: If you are looking to get your band or entertainment act booked or if you're looking to be hired for the week as staff, you need to contact individual property owners that are hosting events, music, or that have entertainment/beer tents. Although it's not a fully-exhausted list, we do have much of the contact information for many of the area property owners and 'hot-spots' on our website under vendor information: https://laconiamcweek.com/vendor-information/
Vendors: For those interested in being a vendor during the Rally, we recommend contacting the City of Laconia's licensing department (603-528-6331) to request a vendor packet. If vending in the City of Laconia, you will need to find a property owner to rent space from (see https://laconiamcweek.com/vendor-information/) and then file a permit for the City of Laconia to operation. The base price for a permit to the City of Laconia is $450 for the 9 days of the Rally. This price can increase depending on if you want to include more than one location, a loud speaker permit or if you're a food vendor. The permit price is less for non-profits. The typical rental price is $100 per square foot though this price will vary widely from one property owner to the next. We recommend researching different locations and amenities before deciding. There are areas outside of Laconia that rent space for vendors such as Hart's Turkey Farm in Meredith, NH and the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. If you're interested in these locations, you should contact them directly.
Q:What's the weather like?
A: The Rally, occurring in June, is before the official start of summer. This means you should expect typical New England spring weather. What 'typical' is changes from one year to the next. Don't rely on weather predictions – if you're planning a last minute trip to the Rally, feel free to call us and we'll let you know how the weather is. We typically tell people to be prepared for chilly rain because it's New England – in the spring… The last year we have very heavy days of rain was in 2013, the years on either side of that were warm and sunny. Your guess is as good as ours…
Q: What is there to do?
A: A lot! There are dozens of events scattered throughout the State of NH especially for motorcycle enthusiasts. Daily scenic rides (Gypsy Tours) leave from Rally Headquarters on Lakeside Avenue in Weirs Beach. There is a wide variety races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, including the Vintage Races & American Flat Track Races during the first weekend and the Loudon Classic Super Bike Races during the 2nd weekend. We also invite riders to join us on Monday evening aboard the M/S Mount Washington for a cruise around Lake Winnipesaukee for a view that you can't really get on 2-wheels. We also encourage the brave to ride up the Mount Washington, the highest elevation in the northeast. For those that don't want to ride up the Auto Road, shuttle busses are available as well as the Cog Railway. There's a HillClimb exposition up Tower Street in Weirs Beach on Tuesday, leading up to the big AMA-Sanctioned HillClimb on Wednesday at Gunstock Mountain Resort. In addition, there are charity rides, motorcycle-skill contests, bike shows and build-offs, and more! For a detailed schedule of events, go to the Official Rally Website and view each day's schedule: https://laconiamcweek.com/schedule-of-events/ . Additional details on many events are also in the Laconia Rally News, which is available for free download at: https://laconiamcweek.com/rally-news/
Q: What are the future dates?
A: Future Rally Dates:
98th Anniversary: June 12th-20th, 2021
99th Anniversary: June 11th- 19th, 2022
100th Anniversary: June 10th- 18th, 2023
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Sony has confirmed that their SCEE R&D team and a few other developers have developed some new facial recognition software to go with the PSEye camera. Kish Hirani (head of developer services) stated that they've "got a wealth of libraries available" and expressed that the new tech has been "a lot of fun in the office".
Apparently the new tech will be able to identify the position as well as direction of the subject's head and even be able to tell the gender and age of the subject. It can detect various parts of the face i.e. the nose, mouth, eyes, eyebrows and even glasses… you know all the things you would expect a facial recognition program to be able to do.
All-in-all I guess its just one more thing gamers can fiddle with, like making your avatar look around in the Xbox 360 Dashboard. I'd love to see what use they'd find with all of this, maybe it would just allow you to play with yourself in more interesting ways.
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Belgium and Germany have been eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Here's how the European soccer giants were left out of the round of 16.
5 Things to Know About Romelu Lukaku
Belgian and Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku made another World Cup appearance. Here are a couple of things you should know about him.
Croatia Advances After Draw Vs. Belgium, Near Misses Haunt Romelu Lukaku
After perhaps the most riveting 0-0 draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Croatia is advancing to the knockout stage and Belgium is heading home. Croatia, the 2018 World Cup runner-up, finishes with five points in Group F after a win against Canada and draws against Belgium and Morocco. Belgium, the 2018 World Cup third-place finisher, concludes the tournament with…
Riots Ensue in Brussels Following Belgium's Upset World Cup Loss Vs. Morocco
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, saw dozens of rioters in the city center causing havoc following the Red Devils' 2-0 upset loss to Morocco in the 2022 World Cup on Sunday.
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General Electric 80 Ton Center Cab Locomotive
Built circa 1959, good wheel thickness, good body and roof, oil bath roller bearings, bent foot plate on front of locomotive, MU equipped, composition brake shoes with bushed brake cylinders, 26L brake valves, AAR control stand, Barco speed recorder, complete electrical locker, Hot Start block heater, Woodward governor (disconnected but complete), 567 C block, stored serviceable and last operated in January 2022.
NOTE: This unit is not equipped with self alignment control couplers.
Q- What does it cost to ship a locomotive by rail?
A- To ship a locomotive by rail, it will need to have roller bearings, alignment control couplers, serviceable wheels, UMLER registration, reporting marks, number and AEI tags installed. The average cost to prep will depend on the physical characteristics of the locomotive but will average between $5,000- $8,000+. Each railroad will have their own individual tariff for moving dead (out of service) locomotives and the average tariff will range between $5.000 per mile to $20.00 per mile.
Q- What does it costs to ship a locomotive by flat car?
A- Shipping a locomotive by flat car is often a viable option if the locomotive is older or has friction wheel bearings. As with any shipping, it will depend on the miles between origin and the destination since all shipping is calculated by mileage. The advantage to a flat car, is that if the locomotive has a mechanical problem enroute and if the railroad does not have the parts to repair. It will get bad ordered and you will be responsible to have someone go to where the unit is and repair onsite. When shipping by flat car, you do have the added cost of a crane and the rental of the flat car. But you have the assurance that the locomotive's physical attributes will not interfere with the movement of the unit.


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I'm from here. Yes, here.
I've pointing to my hand a lot lately. For some, it's an odd way of telling people where you're from. But, anyone who does it this way is bonded by that special state called Michigan. I actually started putting this list together in the months before we moved to Florida. As the days dwindled down and our home began to resemble a warehouse of boxes, each event turned into, "the last time".
"This is the last time I'll see your kids. Next time they'll actually be able to say, 'Auntie Caroline.'"
"Oh my gosh, this is the last time I'll be at a Coney Island. This is my last lemon rice soup!"
"This will be the last time I pick up a prescription from this CVS."
"This is this the last time I'll be running in this neighborhood. This is the last time I'll run past this house, this bush, over this sidewalk crack…"
You get my compulsive point.
We're adjusting to Florida as well as expected. You can't beat palm trees and sunshine! But you also can't beat the comfort of "home". Soon enough, I know our little piece of Florida will feel like home too. But in the meantime, the following is a list, in no particular order, of things that I miss most about Michigan.
- The Michigan Left. Yes, you know, the portion of the median that allows you to turn around nearly every 100 feet? Man, those were annoying when I was learning to drive. But man, I miss those while I sit at a four minute light waiting to turn left in Florida.
- A Friday night Tigers game at Comerica Park
- Canadian accents, eh?
- Downtown Royal Oak
- Lemon Rice Soup from National Coney Island. Did I mention that above already? Can you tell I'm hungry? Is the sky blue?
- "Supporting Michigan" products. I always tried to buy local in MI, even if it's a bit more expensive. There doesn't seem to be the need for that support here. Maybe they don't need to label oranges here "Florida Grown". Because…well…duh.
- 96.3 & Blaine and Allyson in the morning
- I'm preemptively missing hockey already.
- People. knowing. how. to. drive.
- McClure's Bloody Mary Mix. But thanks to a certain curly friend and her kilt-wearing husband, we're stocked for a solid couple weeks. Okay, we're good for a year:
- Hard-working Midwestern work ethic. People like to relax down here. A lot. And not return phone calls to potential customers. A lot. I'm not bitter.
- An evening Up North.
- Not having to carry an umbrella everywhere…or worry about wearing a white shirt.
- Spending money on quirky gifts and hilarious cards at Catching Fireflies. I'm sure My Main Squeeze doesn't miss this.
- Trader Joes. The closest store is about 2 hours away. Oh how I miss you, Trader Joes! You and your extra friendly employees who sometimes smell like a mixture of cinnamon and pot.
Things I don't miss:
Have fun with THAT this weekend, suckas!


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Iran criticised India for not fulfilling its promise of making investments in expansion of the strategically located Chabahar port and said New Delhi will stand to lose "special privileges" if it cuts import of Iranian oil.
Iran's Deputy Ambassador and Charge d'Affaires Massoud Rezvanian Rahaghi said Iran will end the privileges being provided to India if tries to source oil from countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the US and others to offset cuts in Iranian oil.
"It is unfortunate that Indian investment promises for expansion of Chabahar port and its connectivity projects have not been accomplished so far. It is expected that India takes immediate necessary measures in this regard if its cooperation and engagement in Chabahar port is of strategic nature," he said.


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County of Brant
The vibrant County of Brant welcomes visitors with exciting events, a burgeoning musical scene, stunning landscapes and more. Discover rich cultural history, beautiful architecture, locally owned boutiques and eateries.
This mainly rural municipality in Southern Ontario is home to several communities, the largest of which is Paris, located up stream on the Heritage Grand River from Brantford and the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory which is in one of North America's last pristine Carolinian Forests.
The County of Brant is named after Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), the famed Mohawk Chief of Chiefs. In 1784, Brant negotiated for his people with the Crown to secure land 6 miles all along the Grand River. Bought from the Mississaugas, this land was granted to the Haudenosaunee in compensation for the land south of the Great lakes that the British ceded to the Americans after the American Revolution.
Brant established the Mohawk Village (also called "Brant's Town") at a fording location on the river, later known as Brant's Ford (now Brantford). The Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, built in 1785, still stands today, across from the Mohawk Institute, established in 1831. Visit the oldest surviving church in Ontario, featuring eight stained glass windows that tell the unique history of the Six Nations and of the chapel itself. The church is also the first Protestant church in Upper Canada.
Come play, explore and learn about a unique chapter of Canadian history in this culturally rich county of beautiful rural communities.
To learn more about all there is to see and do in the County of Brant, scroll down or visit the region's tourism website.
Where is the County of Brant?
The County of Brant is located just half an hour's drive west of Hamilton, and approximately one hour southwest of Toronto via route 403 (Queen Elizabeth Way). The closest airport is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (IATA: YHM, ICAO: CYHM), a 25 minute drive away via Butter Road, Route 8 and Route 2.
Things to Know About Visiting County Of Brant
Whether you're still in the planning stages or you're already on your trip to County of Brant, it's nice to learn what the locals know.
Where to take a romantic stroll
Favourite local gem
Where to get great city views
View the town of Paris from the heights of the S.C. Johnson section of the Paris to Glen Morris Trail.
Where to go for local shopping
Head to the Windmill Country Market in Mount Pleasant for fresh artisanal baked goods from the bakery and locally crafts and woodwork in the giftshop.
County of Brant Neighbourhoods & Districts
The County of Brant is home to charming small towns and communities that welcome visitors.
The largest town in the County of Brant looks and feels like the perfect postcard destination and welcomes guests with quaint shops, two stunning rivers, and delicious locally made cheese, baked goods and candy shops.
Burford and Harley
This community boasts fantastic eateries, baked goods, historical sites and beautiful parks with an agricultural backdrop.
The County of Brant surrounds the city of Brantford, making it super easy to visit.
Glen Morris
Glen Morris is the perfect spot for a hike, bike or bird watching excursion.
Mt. Pleasant
Onondaga and Middleport
St. George
A British-esque village filled with cafes, antique shops, eateries and more.
Scotland and Oakland
Things to Do in the County of Brant
The County of Brant offers a plethora of activities from shopping and dining to outdoor recreation. Curious minds are invited to uncover stories from the past at historical museums and sites. Artists and artisans keep shops and studios in many of the communities along the main thoroughfares and driving routes throughout the county.
Look for the Barn Quilt Trails along your route. Barn quilts are colourful, decorative murals based around quilt block designs that are painted on large square wooden frames hung on the sides of barns and farm buildings or hung from posts. There are more than 30 barn quilts to spot throughout the County of Brant and more in the other surrounding counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk and Oxford.
The County of Brant hosts music festivals and events throughout the year, including the DT Concert Series, the Nelson Family Bluegrass Jamboree and the Burford Agricultural Society and Fall Fair, featuring local artists and exhibitions.
History buffs will appreciate significant sites like downtown Paris, where the world's first long-distance telephone call was made between Alexander Graham Bell and his father. Or the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead in St. George, the former home of the founder of the YWCA. You'll also find Loyalist cemeteries, historic barns, mills, bridges and train stations throughout the towns and rural communities.
Visit archaeological sites from Indigenous settlements dating back for centuries in neighbouring Brantford. Some have been covered over by newer architecture, unfortunately, but there are still sites you can visit and learn about the culture and history of the area. The Mohawk Chapel in Brantford is one location where you can explore more recent Indigenous history. Additionally, Brantford is home to several great museums like the Bell Homestead National Historic Site.
A plethora of outdoor activities and adventures await from camping, paddling, fishing, golf and tennis to various forms of winter sports. And over 400 km of trails await keen hikers and cyclists.
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Zoe Spilker • Nov. 8, 2017
With the rise of digital platforms, podcasts and more, having a relevant voice is becoming more difficult than before in the sports media industry. Bryan Curtis, editor-at-large of the sports and pop culture website and podcast network The Ringer, spoke to students in associate professor Galen Clavio's Introduction to Sports Media class Monday about how to find their voices in the competitive sports media industry.
After being benched from his second-grade baseball team, Curtis realized baseball wasn't his future. He decided to be a sports writer instead. His biggest influence was Sports Illustrated writer Dan Jenkins. Jenkins grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, like Curtis and had edited their high school newspaper at one point. Jenkins went on to write best-selling novels and appear on ESPN.
"Just having that, I was like, 'Oh wow, I can become a sports writer. I can go be a national sports writer from this high school,'" Curtis said. "I didn't think I could be a great American novelist. I didn't think I could win a Nobel Prize in chemistry, because there was no example for that, but there was this guy. He did it. How hard could it be?"
Sophomore journalism major Becca Carney had a similar notion while listening to Curtis' talk.
"I really like having people in the industry to talk to," she said. "Getting a job like theirs seems more attainable when there are real people in front of you."
The National Sports Journalism Center, which resides in The Media School, hosted Curtis' visit. In addition to speaking in Introduction to Sports Media, Curtis also had a public meet-and-greet and a networking dinner with sports media students.
Curtis began his career writing about politics for The New Republic. He went on to become a columnist for Play: The New York Times Sports Magazine and ultimately found himself with The Ringer. Although he has written for many well-known publications, Curtis did not always have a specific voice he used in his writing. Finding his voice was a lot of taking bits of what he liked from other writers and morphing it into his own style.
"Style is something you develop," he said. "Some people come out with it out of high school, some people right out of college. Some people, like me certainly, had to wait a couple years into my professional career to realize what I wanted to be."
He urged students to develop an outlook on sports that is different from everybody else's. Perhaps their voice is based on the way they grew up, or maybe they played a lot of sports, so they have an athlete's perspective. Maybe they grew up in a family of Colts fans but were themselves a Patriots fan. Anything that will define their style.
The sports media world is no longer limited to radio, television and writing. Because there are so many career paths for aspiring sports journalists now, Curtis told students to find one thing they're really good at. Having one thing you can do exceptionally well, no matter how niche, will stand out to employers and help score jobs and internships. Once new graduates get a position in a company, employers will know they can focus that enthusiasm into whatever job they place in front of them.
"Go to the biggest publication that will let you do the most stuff, because if the biggest won't let you do anything, then that's just not worth it," Curtis said.
The first couple years of entry-level jobs are more about being reliable and hardworking than being brilliant, he said, but they will lay the groundwork for future positions.
Even now, Curtis spends a lot of time polishing his own work.
"I don't look at something I do and say, 'Oh, this is great,'" he said. "I'm going to keep doing what I'm already doing to do a better job of it."
And maybe write a book or two along the way, he hopes.


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EC Time and Attendance new features Q2 2018
just finished the Customer Release Information Webinar which is a go for me to publish some words on the new features in Employee Central Time. Yes, you can also watch the recording of this session (you find them on the Successfactors Community pages) but in this kind of sessions there is only time to explain the features in a high level manner. Those who are interested in EC Time in a more detailed way need a bit more explanations than a few slides can show. Hence I write this blogs that you get a little bit more input – and I a little bit more freedom to explain in a thorough manner.
What are the mentionable new features? First an overview:
1.) Enhanced team absence calendar
2.) Automated period end processing for flexible date time accounts
3.) Enhanced time account payout permissions
4.) Ability to mark an illness absence as "original" – relevant for Spain only
5.) Display of time collectors in EC Time Sheet
6.) Hint how to make time sheet in display only mode for managers
Let´s deep dive:
1.) Enhanced team absence calendar
We received lots of feedback over the years on the team absence calendar. And yes, that one had really lots of potential to be improved. It was initially designed in early time off times to cater only for easy time off use cases where a manager needs to have a quick view on the team members absences upon the approval process. But customers are using in the meantime the team absence calendar in much more sophisticated ways. Not only is the definition of the "team" itself already complex, but managers need to see the real work schedule information in it and not only a standard work week from monday – friday. So we finally started with realizing some of the enhancements ideas you have forwarded to us via the Customer Influence page or those we just knew we need to provide. We are not yet at the end of further enhancing the team absence calendar, but at least we could provide some things that were urgently needed.
From a technical perspective the team absence calendar has been brought to SAP UI5 technolgoy.
From a feature perspective the team absence calendar comes now with the "real" workschedule information derived out of the employees assigned work schedule and public holiday calendar in the job information (and of course considering also those adaptations in planned time that you can record with a "temporary change of work schedule" via the time administator workbench).
Futhermore the team absence calendar now distinguishes for managers clearly between a "direct report view" and a "peer view". The direct report view shows the absence information of those employees who directly report to the manager. A manager can see more details of his team members absences like absence type, duration, start / end times for partial day absences and time account deduction quantity. However, to answer prophylactically questions, it is not yet possible to show different levels down of team members, it is always only the direct reports.
The "peer view" shows the absence information of my peers who report to the same manager. And here we of course anomyze the absence information – but this was already in the previous version of the team absence calendar. So I can´t see what exact absence reason my colleague has recorded, I just see that he is absent.
Here are some screenshots how the new team absence calendar looks like:
Direct Report view:
Peer view:
The "real" workschedule information is visualized with grey / white colours. White are days on which the employee has got planned time according to his workschedule, grey are those days that are off-days according to the workschedule (and public holiday calendar).
2.) Automated period end processing for flexible date time accounts
First – what are "flexible date time accounts"? These time guys – always invent funny names for their stuff. But we are not yet so far as to create terms like "quota type selection rule group" – still my most favourite term from SAP onprem time – (and I happen by chance to know who the colleague was who invented that one ;-). But "flexible date time accounts" comes almost close to that SAP onprem term.
So, flexible date time accounts- we have released them a couple of releases ago. You can get information on it in my blog….. This time accounts simply allow to have a more flexible start date (or valid from date) than simply start of year or start of month or a fix calendar date. You can now choose any date field in employee central as long as it has a date format. You can even choose custom fields for this. So, quite flexible thing. However, the bad thing of this flexible date time accounts was so far that they could not be handled by our automated period end processing mechanism. A time administrator had to manually trigger the period end processing for this time accounts which was a bit a cumbersome process. Hence we brought these time account types into the normal period end processing.
This feature does not only faciliate the usability of this time accounts, but it can be seen also as a first step to cover the so called "Prima Vacacional" calculations for Mexico. In Mexico employees got this flexible start date accounts and they get for each vacation day an "entitlement" for an additional vacation pay as well. This needs to be calculate by the time management system and then transferred to the payroll system. We are not yet fully covering the full "prima vacacional" process, there are still some remaining developments to be done, but we provided with this automated period end processing the first piece of it. Rest comes soon.
3.) Enhanced time account payout permissions
Up to Q2 release there was only the possibility to allow time admins or HR admins to view/ create / edit / delete a time account payout or not at all. When there were no permissions for time account payout at all, the time account payout was not displayed in the time admin workbench. This has now changed. Due to customer feedback having HR admins/ Managers who need to be able to view only a time account payout but not create or edit one we introduced an enhancement in the time account permissions: you can now grant only view rights.
How is this set up? Well….., a bit tricky and we have already a backlog item to facilitate this. So, better to follow for now exactly the described procedure 😉
There are two permissions now on the time account payout. The already existing one was this one:
Under "Manage time off" there is a check box for "Manage payout".
The new permission can be found in the view "Manage Time" and is called "Access account payouts". When you grant this permission and de-select the previous "manage payout" permission you get the result that an user can only display but not edit / create time account payouts.
Easy when you know how to do it, isn´t it?
Now we come to a country dependend time off feature:
4.) Ability to mark an illness absence as "original" – relevant for Spain only
Illness handling can be quite complicated, is different from country to country and has most of all country dependent payroll effects. How long is an illness paid, who pays how much for it for how long, what if an employee gets ill due to the same cause again- within 6 months/ within 1 year, which post-payroll notifications to which authorities need to be triggered – to name only few questions. And like a lot in time management and payroll – it easily gets complicated. In Germany for example 6 weeks are paid to 100% by the employer, afterwards 80% are paid by the health insurance and the employer might or might not pay the missing 20% for some time. The basic roots to this regulations in Germany are quite old – you can trace them back to laws created in 1861 !
We cover some of the country specifics, others can be done with the "standard" capabilities and others need still to be build. For Spain we deliver now one of the country specific illness requirements:
Illnesses in Spain are similar handled like in Germany and other countries. An employee can have multiple illnesses in a period, but sometimes different illnesses can have the same illness cause. For example you have broken both legs. Your legs get fixed but you won´t be able to walk for a very long time and you get an illness certification. But luckily you recover soon. But in order to fix your legs some metal (or carbon or whatever) had to be implemented in order to stabilize your legs. After 4 months they need to be removed and you get another surgery – and you are ill in the course of this surgery for another 2 months, cause again, you barely can walk, need some cure . So, you have got 2 different illness records in the system, but they are based on the same illness cause. For payroll reasons you need to link the records together (there are regulations on how long this times are paid). And due to the fact that live is complicated there could even be more than 2 illness records that need to be linked, cause something done in the surgery caused another damage which makes it necessary to perform another surgery. I don´t hope someone needs to link illness records for you – but it happens and it needs to be documented. This was already possible in the past with the feature "linking of illness records". The thing is that for Spain it is not sufficient to link them, but due to payroll processing reasons 1 illness record in the chain of linked illnesses needs to be flagged as "original illness".
And this feature has been delivered. An HR or time admin can use this feature in the time admin workbench. Looks like this:
You can see in the absence list in the time admin workbench that some illnesses have already been linked. By clicking on the linked-symbol you get a pop-up that displays the linked absences:
The click on the link gives you this overview:
The country specific enhancement for Spain is the last column. You can see that the "is original" indicator is displayed. And you get an option to mark an illness and click on "change original absence". You get to a pop-up where you can choose the original absence. When you do this the marked absences "original-indicator" gets switched to yes:
And this information is replicated in our EC Payroll replication to infotype 2001 absences.
Last new feature I want to spend some words on is related to the EC Time Sheet:
5.) Display of time collectors in EC Time Sheet
In 2017 we have released the so called time collectors and time counters. These are quite flexible daily, weekly or monthly (other periods in planning) rather technical counters where you can count whatever you want. Performed break times, performed on call times after 18:00 on weekends. Number of worked late shifts. Number of attendance hours per month, performed overtime hours per month. And.. and…and, quite flexible mechanism that of course still have room for further enhancements and we already got lots of plans with them in future releases. When you are not familiar with the time collectors please read my previous blogs where I described how to configure them and what you can do with them.
For Q2 release we brought a small, but good and important enhancement. The time collectors were up to now only visible for a time administrator. They are displayed on a specific tab in the time admin workbench. But you can now also configure time collectors to be displayed to the employee in the time sheet. Why is this useful?
Cause you might have the regulation that employees ought not to record more time than for example 180 hours per month. Your employees work flexible, they are not bound to fix shifts hence they can work shorter or longer than planned times on specific days – but they must not exceed 180 hours. You can now collect the attendance hours of an employee in a time collector and visualize this value to the employee. This helps him to see where he stands with his monthly attendance time balance. When in the last week of the month an employee is already at 170 hours he knows he ought to work only 10 hours more in this month.
This is only one business example that explains the usability of this new feature. Another one is that you want to display to employees how many late shifts they have worked in the month – cause it is only allowed to work 15 at max. Or on call times. Or you want to display how many times an employee has an illness on Monday -no, joke, forget this ;-). Don´t do it, employees won´t be happy on this and I bet there are lots of workers councils regulation that do not allow something like this.
So, overall: use this feature wisely. Not only to avoid a feeling of being tracked amongst employees, but also cause it would confuse employees when you show them too many of this collectors. Configure only those that are really essential for an employee.
The configuration is quite easy. Mark a time type group that is a time collector simply as "UI component" like you used to it with other time type groups that you want to display in the time sheet.
However, the collectors are not shown in the "totals" section of the time sheet – cause here should only be those times that the employee needs to see to understand the actual time sheet periods calculations (for overtime, paid hours, net productive/paid times less breaks for example). They are shown in a specific pop up.
When collectors are configured to be a UI component and for the existing time sheet week there have been some calculated you find an indication for this in the lower left corner of the time sheet. A link appears that shows time collectors (and how many) exist. When you click on it you get the pop-up that displays the collectors and its values:
Please note that the collector values shown are not dependend of any time sheet approval ! We show them just how they are calculated by our real time valuation – not considering the approval status of the time sheet. Cause it would not make sense to display only the collectors from that point in time when the time sheet is approved! This would foil the whole idea of this feature.
Now, one last thing, a kind of hint how to configure time sheet view only mode cause I got asked this lately quite often:
6.) Hint how to make time sheet in display only mode for managers
I got a second blog-series where I give some tricks and hints on how to configure the time valuation in order to achieve specific customer requirements. I don´t explain there the "normal" things like overtime calculation, but try to show how our time valuation engine can be used creativly in order to cover rather "weired" business requirements. (Although after 17 years dealing in one or the other role with time management I regard only view things as weired anymore ;-)).
But I get often asked how to get the time sheet for some users only in the view-mode. Managers for example shall not be able to edit an employees time sheet, but only view it. Answering this question does not really qualify for my other blog-series, cause it is an easy one, hence some hints on this here:
You need to:
- Switch on via configure object definitions the security checks in the time sheet object
- You get a new entry then in the time management permissions and you can set the "view only" permissions for the time sheet – of course for the target group that you further define in this permission.
- Done. The users having this permission assigned can only view the employees time sheet, but not edit it. However, due to the fact that you switched on the security for the time sheet object you need to include in your employees roles the "edit" permission, cause otherwise they can´t record their times 😉
Configure object definition, time sheet object:
Permission definition:
And yes, a manager that has got only view authorization can nevertheless approve or decline time sheets – otherwise this would not really make sense 😉
This feature came with Q1 release, so take this as a kind of addendum to the Q1 feature-blog.
This was it. Hope this words help to understand the new features and the overall capabilities for our EC Time Product further.
Best regards- when I write the Q3 blog we all will know by then who is the next Soccers World Champion ;-). Take care, enjoy the summer (for those of you in Europe).
Volker Ruof, Product Management Successfactors EC Time


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Hi everybody. Today I'm going to show you a marble / stone material.
I have used two wave textures and a color ramp node to generate de base color of this material. After that I have added a translucent shader to get some light absortion, and the normal fresnel-glossy mix to get reflections:
The colors of the ramp are: #523025, #8C5947, #BC8F79, #A9765F, #BC8F79, #8C5947, #BC8F79, #8C5947, #C2AEA7 and #C29B89.
The marble patterns are mixing using screen option, which produces a clearer image, and are like these:
One is more scaled to produce little details inside the main wave texture.
If you want to get a fast version of this material you can remove the translucent shader node. This node makes the render slower. You will get this material:
Here there are other renders:
I hope you like it.
EDIT: Now you can download these materials in blendswap.


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The Color of Night
Jerome Owens
His future was bright and hopeful, until his body was found along the shoulder of I-670.
An OSU senior with everything going for him. Owens was OSU's starting running back attending school with a full scholarship. Academically, he had earned a 3.82 cumulative GPA and was majoring in Civil Engineering.
First Appearance: Mal de Ojo


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Germany shuts too much coal, lasted 8 days without them, now admits they can't close them• https://joannenova.com.au
But eight days later the wind wasn't blowing and according to Pierre Goslin the system got so unstable that the managers had to turn back on some of the coal power.This on-off-cycle repeated so many times that one large plant — Heyden –was restarted six times in the next eight weeks.
The Federal Network Agency have reclassified the four of the big plants as "system relevant" which means they have to hang around on standby ready to rescue the grid at any time. So the largest efficient and cheap generators on the grid will be paid to sit around waiting for the unreliable expensive energy to fail.
2021 German Coal Plant "Phaseout" Lasted Only 8 Days…Put Back Online To Stabilize Shaky Grid
By P Gosselin on 13. April 2021
The Federal Network Agency has now confirmed that it has reclassified the Heyden, Datteln, Walsum 9 and Westfalen power plants, which had already been shut down, as system-relevant and that they now must remain on standby as reserve power plants. The owners will therefore be required to continue operation in the short term.
Never mind that this sporadic operation of these coal plants is horribly inefficient and costly, as you will find out below.
Coal plant shutdowns have increased grid frequency instability


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The first-ever virtual summit between India and Australia was held on Thursday during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Scott Morrisson agreed to elevate ties between the two countries to a "comprehensive strategic partnership". Relationship between the two nations was upgraded to a 'Strategic Partnership' level in 2009.
The two sides also agreed to upgrade their 2+2 foreign affairs and defence dialogue to the ministerial level.
Emphasising the significance of the maritime cooperation between the two sides, PM Modi and Scott Mossisson unveiled a "shared vision for maritime cooperation in the Indo- Pacific".
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It is the first time that Modi held a "bilateral" virtual summit with a foreign leader. In his opening remarks, PM Modi said that India-Australia relationship is important not for the two countries but for the Indo-Pacific region and the entire world.
"India is committed to expanding its relations with Australia at a wider and faster pace. This is important not only for our two countries but also for the Indo-Pacific region and the world," PM Modi said.
The Australian Prime Minister, on his part, said the comprehensive strategic partnership forged by the two sides will take them "to a whole new level of relationship".
"It will continue to build the trust because we want commercial and trading relationships that are built on trust," he said.
Talking about the maritime cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific, Scott Morrisson said: "We share an ocean and we share responsibilities for that ocean as well – its health, well-being [and] security and the relationship we're forming around those issues in our maritime domain is the platform for so many other things between our countries."
Commending India for taking up leadership position in the World Health Organisation (WHO) executive board, Scott Morrisson said: "I commend India on its leadership on taking Chair of WHO's executive board. This is a very important time to be chairing that board & I have no doubt that India's leadership will be critical in dealing with difficult problems globally particularly in the health area."
He also commended India for its leadership position in the World Health Organisation (WHO) executive board.
"I commend India on its leadership on taking Chair of WHO's executive board. This is a very important time to be chairing that board & I have no doubt that India's leadership will be critical in dealing with difficult problems globally particularly in the health area," Scott Morrison said.
On a lighter note, Scott Morrisson said that he wished he could be in India in person for the famous 'Modi hug', samosas, and Gujarati Khichdi.
During this virtual summit, the two sides signed the all-important Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) that will make it easy for the warships and fighter jets of the two countries to fuel, pick up supplies from each other's military bases.
The two sides signed seven agreements in different areas ranging from defence to rare earth minerals.


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Here at A Kitchen Advisor we know that choosing the right knife can be a challenging task. How to choose an Essential Knife? There are so many brands and types of knives in the market. With the following guide, we hope to help you find knives that fit both your budget and cooking requirements. Do I need just a Chef Knife? Do I need a whole collection of utility knives? Or just a few of them like a Serrated Bread knife? The guide is divided into two parts. Essential Knives – if you're just starting a collection simply choose based on our recommended priorities – you're unlikely to go wrong. We made our own research going through many sources of data. Types of Knives – If you are searching for more detailed information on each style of knife to help you choose – this part is for you.
The guide is applicable to any existing knife brand.
The Essential Knives
One Knife
If you think of an all-in-one knife, then we recommend starting with a Chef Knife, it's the essential knife of any busy kitchen. The reason for this is very simple: it can do most kitchen preparation duties very well. A good Chef Knife is amazingly multitasking – you can slice, dice, mince and chop. It is an excellent choice for preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner. This knife is always on a cutting board in the kitchen. Don't go for a Chef Knife, longer than 8-inch unless you have a proper training. Also remember that the longer the knife, the more significant cutting tasks it must perform.
If you're on a budget and looking for one general kitchen knife just for general use then the other option would be to go for the Rada Kitchen Knife. It's not going to be as good for extended meal prep duties. Anyway there are many people who swear this is the only knife they need.
Two Knives
If you can afford two knives, then your choices are wide open. Now you can purchase knives which are slightly more specialized (but still very sophisticated and multitasking). The ideal would be to have a Paring Knife for small, complicated meal preparation duties (i.e. cutting and peeling fruit) and a larger knife for much more serious meal preparation duties.
The combination of a Paring Knife and Chef Knife will provide you with incredible flexibility!
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If you are looking for the best choice with 3 knives our recommendation begins very similar to the 2-knife set – that being a Paring Knife and Chef Knife. The next essential knife would be a good long serrated bread knife, because even the sharpest traditional knife does an ugly job on fresh bread. Pay attention to the thickness of the blade: the thinner the blade, the higher quality of cutting task your serrated bread knife is capable to do.
Four Knives
If you did want another knife we would recommend the mid-sized Rada Kitchen Knife – this would then give you a small, medium and large knife and would cover most of your meal preparation requirements.


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We have delivered Stage 1 of Lindfield Learning Village, a new K-12 school at the former University of Technology Sydney Ku-ring-gai campus. The school is being built in two stages to support the growing local community.
Stage 1 was completed for day 1, term 1, 2019, and included new classrooms and upgrades to the theatre and sports hall.
Stage 2 of the project is currently underway and will provide more learning spaces and a senior home base focusing on specialised expertise and wellbeing support to transition students between school and their first post-school destinations. This phase of the school is expected to be completed by early 2022.
For information about Lindfield Learning Village Stage 2 visit the project page.