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Before starting to put any of The GROWS™ Method in place, you need to get everyone to agree that they will try their best to make it work. Instead of assuming implicit agreement, or mandating agreement, actually get the folks involved to publicly commit that they will try.
Everyone understands and agrees that real change is a process, and requires patience and commitment in order to be effective.
Software development requires the cooperation of a bunch of people: everyone on the development team, their managers, the sponsors of the project, the users who will use the software being developed.
All of these parties need to come to an agreement on how they will all work and learn together. Often times these terms are simply imposed by the organization.
The only thing The GROWS™ Method imposes is the idea that all these parties need to agree to work with each other in a cooperative, empirical environment, and be willing to trust the evidence before their own eyes.
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An organization is a group of folks working together, and a method such as GROWS tries to make it easier for everyone to work together to achieve their overall goals.
The GROWS™ Method is for everyone in an organization. It's not just for executives, or just for developers. It's a corporate strategy for generating intellectual property in frequently changing, partial-knowledge environments. And because it involves everyone, everyone should agree that they will give their honest, best effort.
Transparency and accountability go both ways, from leadership to team members and back, throughout the organization.
So what does Agree to Try look like? Everyone involved in The GROWS™ Method needs to publicly:
Ok, it sounds hokey and perhaps naïve, but so many "change initiatives" fail on this one simple point: explain clearly what we're trying to do, and ask everyone to agree to try it.
In keeping with OneThingAtATime, even though GROWS is designed for the whole organization, that doesn't mean you want to start with the whole organization all at once.
A small, pilot team is a great way to start, and honors the "take small bites always" Core Principle. But you want that team's leadership to be on board with the idea, as far up as you can go, the farther the better.
You want a thin thread of agreement, right up the management chain. Just like our Tracer Bullet approach to thin, vertical slices of code, this is like a management tracer bullet.
You need at least one champion in the executive leadership to Agree To Try, so that you can help foster and improve executive involvement.
Many people, especially outside of the development team, might react negatively to any mention of change whatsoever—especially a change that tosses out the familiar comfort of a known Plan with firm dates and deliverables.
But for most organizations, those long-range, explicitly detailed plans are a complete fiction, and the inevitable deviation from the naive plan breeds hostility, distrust, and an ultimately negative environment for all parties. So instead of continuing to treat guesses as fact, we want to move toward an organization that deals with facts as they happen.
It is easier said than done.
The idea of experiments in GROWS tries to address common resistance, by proving value early and inexpensively. But in order for that to work, all parties must enter in with at least an open mind.
So when you hear a "knee-jerk" reaction along the lines of, "we couldn't do that here," suggest to the party that maybe they're right, but we'll try an experiment to see. Maybe it won't work, but maybe we'll learn what could work, and that is the whole point. If you don't try, then you'll never know.
You're doing it wrong if you or your organization…
If any of these descriptions are true for your organization—or for yourself—then you're not ready for The GROWS™ Method yet.
Pit departments or projects against each other.
Demand agreement without supporting transparency or accountability from executives or team members.
Any of the following statements by stakeholders is a warning sign that perhaps you are at Stage Zero, and not ready to begin:
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Constantin Werner's first feature film Dead Leaves had its premiere at the 1998 AFI International Film Festival in Los Angeles. The same year it received the award for Best Feature Film EXPO 1998 at the Figuera da Foz International Film Festival in Portugal. In 1999 it was screened at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina, the Gothenburg International Film Festival in Sweden and the Beta 2.0 Film Festival in Berlin.
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The Rent audition went swimmingly. Frankly, with the impression I left on the audition panel, I don't care if I'm called back on Wednesday or not; they made it quite clear they liked me without saying "Wow, you did a really great job, Ms. Chenoweth. We'll get back to you on that part in Grey's Anatomy."
Long story short with the audition itself: I thought the director looked familiar, and he was - hence the "Wait, you're THAT Robert? Where have you been?" when he asked about the five parts they left space for on the application. Ironically, I was not the youngest music director in the room, either - that was the accompanist. Creepy.
But the awkwardness? Oh, it knew no bounds. I'd say, of the 50 or so people who showed up, I went to high school with 10 of them (NONE of whom appreciated my company), did shows/honor choirs with another 15, competed in speech and debate at a college level with another 8 or so, and had one of them awkwardly hit on me for years in high school cross-x debate. Hot. The few who knew they should have recognized me were polite, but the ones that knew me right away turned ghost white, then whispered real loud to their friends "is THAT Robert?" The best was the one who said "It can't be, he's not a big fat fuck."
Yeah, the significant changes in appearance (anywhere from just shy of too big to feel comfortable making fun of to "he must have an eating disorder if HE got that thin" which is about 15 pounds from where I am now and is really just on the cusp of average body) over the past 5 years don't exactly make me the easiest person to pick out in a crowd. That, and the years of constantly changing haircuts (buzzed, long, spiked, parted, slicked, greased, moussed, emo'd, hipstered, and current clean professional yet slightly edgy) and colors (everything but tennis-ball green, white, and bleached blonde because I was dumb enough to do those colors but not dumb enough to burn my scalp for the true extremes of lightness) and radically different wardrobes (I've been nerd, geek, prep, goth, scenester, hipster, emo, business casual, young inventor, thespian, hot man-slut, and current "damn he look good" with a bit of edge). Whatever it takes to throw all my damn competition off. Which really doesn't exist, anyway. I looked just old enough that they didn't ask for ID in the audition room and will probably only be called back if they want all this good stuff for ensemble. Honest livin', folks. And my students will come to mock me mercilessly and ask me what I did wrong at the auditions to not get Mark. Everybody wins.
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These articles will probably give you an idea of what has been going on in my head lately.
Workers walk out.
Criticism of workplace.
Comparison of rival company.
Fine, this one.
A group.
And a movie
So yeah. These should be major hints. I think once I bust loose, I'm going to be an anti-shopper there...or at least at my local place.....
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Dating Tips for Women: What Men Really Want?Filed under love tipsJun 15
Every girl want to know what a man is really looking for. In this article you will find that what men's want in modern relationship.
Tagged as: Dating Tips, love tips, online dating tips
- Everyone men want love. Men like to love and they like being loved in return. The problem is that many women come across as impassioned and cold. Its very difficult to find a perfect love.
- Men always looking for women who are attractive to them. You know what, men aren't looking for a model type girl and also don't like women who weigh more. Men are proud of having a girlfriend who looks good, sensible and also loveable.
- Men are always looking for trustworthy girl, someone they can have faith, share their feeling and emotions. I know this is odd things but this is truth. A man can never forgive a woman being unfaithful and so he is looking for someone who he really does trust.
- Men are seeking women who are feminine gentle and kind because deep down the qualities that make a woman a great mother are an attraction in themselves. I am not suggesting that the man himself needs mothering, though some do, it is more the point that men seek the attributes in women that point to someone who would make a great mother to future offspring.
- Men are looking for caring and king women.
- Men want someone who is supportive. Today, maximum women are criticizing their men in their behaviour, and in many other situations. To be very frank, the best relationships work both ways in term of support.
- Men don't like angry women who shouted everytime. If you have a problem sit and discuss with your boy friend. Never shout because communication is the King.
- Men love a challenging woman, someone who keeps them on their toes. Men are generally lazy in relationships once they feel they're in secure territory. When a man is challenged so he does something about it. If you want to keep your man interested, keep him challenged.
- Men don't want to be alone.
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Personal: Film Diary
I've been shooting film like crazy. I spend way too much € on film and developing, but can't help it. It feeds my creativity and love for the medium, it feeds my knowledge of light, it keeps me on my toes, it wraps me in a contrasty blanket. Here's a few favourites from the past months of capturing my life on film (some of these feature mild nudity just so you know its nsfw).
Shot with a Nikon FE2 and Olympus mju-ii.


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It's nice to have the bulk of metal and glass available. Paired up with a PK-3 macro extension I can play with a frightfully narrow depth of field, which will do wonders to reveal my clumsiness as a photographer.
Of course, preceding this, I had done a number on the condition of the sensor. Lint free cloth is your friend. I wound up following the procedure outlined at http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/ and attained satisfactory results.
Metal boxes.
The brass knocker is a full frame shot, illustrating the edges being free of phantom tentacles.
I also received my 1/2" 10tpi ACME tap yesterday, so hopefully I'll have more machine content soon enough.


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Monday, March 15, 2010
Pepper-seared Asian salmon over napa cabbage
Here is the original recipe...more accurately, it's my interpretation of the original recipe. Actually, I feel quite confident calling this recipe my own because I've made so many alterations to it over the years.
Grind a whole bunch of black pepper onto a plate. If you start to get carpal tunnel, then you can add in some plain old pre-ground black pepper.
In a large sealable plastic bag (or a bowl), combine the following ingredients:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp sugar
a pinch of grated fresh ginger
(This is about enough marinade for two salmon filets...if you're going to make more, just double it. My best advice is to make more than you think you'll need because it serves as a sauce at the end.)
Place salmon fillets into the bag with the marinade, seal, and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes. Remove the salmon from the bag, pat dry, and press the pepper onto both sides of each salmon filet until its thoroughly coated. *Keep the marinade!*
In a heavy skillet, heat the oil until it is hot but not smoking. Saute the salmon for a few minutes on each side, or until it flakes with a fork. Put on a plate and drizzle with the leftover marinade.
Now, for the addendum...
In my newest bountiful basket, I opted for the "Asian Pack," which was a bag of ingredients typically used in Asian cooking. I got some snap peas, mushrooms, bok choy, ginger, cilantro, garlic, and a mystery green. After hunting around at the grocery store, I was later able to identify the mystery green as napa cabbage.
Napa cabbage isn't all that strange an ingredient, but I can honestly say I've never cooked with it or purchased it before. But since I had one in my fridge, I thought I would chop it and saute it to serve with my favorite salmon.
So after the salmon was done cooking and removed onto a separate plate, I put some chopped napa cabbage in the saute pan, and tossed it with some of the leftover marinade. I only sauteed it for a minute or so...just until it had a chance to absorb the marinade, but hadn't yet become limp. Then I made a bed of the cabbage on the plate, put the salmon on top, and poured the rest of the marinade over the whole concoction.
It was so good, I am pretty sure I will never make this salmon without the napa cabbage again. To me, it's the perfect sauteed green because it doesn't really wilt - it's more like a warm crispy salad. And it doesn't have that really green, health-foody taste like kale, chard, and spinach have. Trust me - I usually hate sauteed greens, and this was truly delicious!
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This looks SO good! I am doing a "Taste the World" theme each Friday and so each week I'm cooking a dish inspired by the country I'm focused on. Right now I'm doing China, so this fits in perfectly! You should stop by and see the fish recipe I cooked today!ReplyDelete
Speaking of kale, I keep trying to find it at the grocery store so I can make those chips, but they never have it. So I had to settle for Cool Ranch Doritos instead.ReplyDelete
Adam, you might have to shop somewhere other than CVS!!! :)ReplyDelete
That looks delish!! I have a similar marinade minus the pepper but i know you like your spice! I am gonna have to try it!ReplyDelete
CAN YOU BELIEVE I FORGOT BOUNTIFUL HARVEST AGAIN!! Scatterbrained!! Maybe if I ate more produce i would be more with it!
Kelly - that's why I love it...I eat SO much more produce on the weeks I do it vs. the weeks I don't. Once you do it one time you'll be hooked.ReplyDelete
This looks so good. I have a 'like' dish but use Oyster sauce - ala 'Strange Flavor' on most menu's - yum!ReplyDelete
I am definitely trying as we both love salmon and cabbage!! Has it been a week since I left......can't believe it.ReplyDelete


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As fellow cloud giant Microsoft goes all in on the Pentagon's JEDI cloud computing contract, Google turns attention to how it does good with the government to advance citizens' safety and well-being.
"The public sector continues to be an important place where cloud technologies have a positive impact, and Google Cloud is proud to be working with a variety of public sector organizations at the federal, state, and local level to help improve the lives of the people they serve, as well as the workforces that help them accomplish their missions," wrote Aileen Black, executive director and industry lead, US Government at Google Cloud, in a blog post.
This includes customers like the National Institutes of Health, which uses Google Cloud at more than 2,500 institutions across the U.S. to accelerate progress toward finding treatments and cures for devastating diseases.
The City of Los Angeles uses Google Cloud to design systems that share public safety and community services information during natural disasters such as where to find evacuation shelters and sandbag stations.
And yes, this do gooding also includes the military. A new feature in Cloud Talent Solution improves job searches for veterans.
"We look forward to working with government customers to identify ways our technology can positively impact communities," Black wrote.
The blog, posted today, coincides with Google Cloud Summit '18 in Washington, DC. It also follows Google's very public decision not to bid for the $10 billion JEDI contract because the work may not support its artificial intelligence (AI) principles.
Microsoft, meanwhile, did submit a proposal for the 10-year Department of Defense deal that will see one cloud company provide services for all branches of the military. (So did Amazon, IBM, Oracle, and possibly other cloud vendors.)
In a recent blog post Microsoft President Brad Smith and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said they will offer alternative employment options for workers opposed to the company's JEDI bid. The company also reportedly told military and intelligence agencies that it would sell them AI and any other technologies they needed "to build a strong defense."
This seems to be at odds with Microsoft's leadership role in the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which Smith launched at the RSA Conference in April. More than 30 other companies signed the global agreement and pledged to protect their customers from attacks by cybercriminals and nation states. They also vowed not to help governments launch cyberattacks.
But it's not all rainbows and flowers at Google. Late last week a New York Times investigation revealed Google gave Android creator Andy Rubin a $90 million exit package after Google staffers accused him of sexual misconduct. About 200 employees are planning a walkout on Nov. 1 in protest.


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Hi all,
today I'm a guest at Jennifer Lowery, and she had some very interesting questions.
Here's a bit of it, but you can find it all on her blog.
Does writing energize or exhaust you?
It depends. If the Characters co-operate, the plot unveil smoothly, the Muse is in-house (or, at least, has his phone with him so I can drag his butt back), and the Unicorns show up, then I'm energized. Otherwise, I'm exhausted, and broken, and in a different reality daze. It's not a pretty sight.
What are common traps for aspiring writers?
I hope you'll like it!
Thank you for stopping by!
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|Timber Falls Adventure Park
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|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|Find us at the intersection of Stand Rock Road and Broadway at the Wisconsin River Bridge in beautiful Wisconsin Dells.Just look for the menacing tracks of the Hellcat roller coaster that tower above the road!
|Wisconsin Deer Park
|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|The Wisconsin Deer Park is a unique family petting zoo adventure! For over fifty years, The Wisconsin Deer Park of Wisconsin Dells has offered families and "kids of all ages" the opportunity to explore, enjoy & feed over 100 deer and other wildlife.
|Lost Temple
|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|Adventure awaits in this exciting new walk-thru attraction. Fun for the whole family!
|Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park
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|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|Here at Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells you will find 37 steep and slippery slides, 6 hair-raising roller coasters and 8 curve-hugging go-kart tracks, all sitting on 156 acres of adventure.
|Adare Go Carts
|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
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|Story Book Gardens
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|Welcome To Timbavati Wildlife Park at Storybook Gardens located in the beautiful Wisconsin Dells Area.
|Riverview Park and Waterworld
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|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|Situated on more than 35 acres, Riverview Park & Waterworld offers action-packed entertainment, including the largest U-Drive'Em and Amusement Park rides, combined with Grand Prix racing, go carts and Mini-Indy cars.
|Mt Olympus Water & Theme Park
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|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|For your convenience, ATM's are located inside and outside of the park. There is an ATM at the main north entrance, south entrance and in the center of the park next to the First Aid Station.
|Noahs Ark Waterpark
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|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|Noah's Ark boasts America's Longest Watercoaster, "Black Anaconda", The Worlds Largest Bowl Ride "Time Warp" and the ONLY 4D Dive-In Theater in the world, featuring the SpongeBob SquarePants™ 4D Movie.
|Tommy Bartlett Exploratory
|Wisconsin Dells; US, Wisconsin
|The Tommy Bartlett Show is back - Bigger, Better and Wetter Than Ever!
|Knuckleheads Bowling and Indoor Amusement Park
|Lake Delton; US, Wisconsin
|From indoor amusement rides and 4D theatre to our arcade with redemption booth and Ball-O-City dry-play area, there's something for everyone at Knucklehead's.
|Mirror Lake State Park
|Baraboo; US, Wisconsin
|Welcome to Mirror Lake Wisconsinhich, which offers excellent fishing, swimming and canoeing & kayaking. Wooded campsites, picnic areas,...
|Cyber Quest
|Baraboo; US, Wisconsin
|Cyber Quest is an arcade fit for a kid of any age! With cutting-edge, high-tech game centers, even the kid who thinks they've "played it all" will be dazzled and drawn in to this ultimate gaming center for hours on end! Cyber Quest is waiting for you!
|Thunderbird Lanes
|Baraboo; US, Wisconsin
|Thunderbird Lanes was recently purchased and renovated in May 2013. Please stop out to see all the new changes!
|Riviera Bowl
|Sauk City; US, Wisconsin
|Come and enjoy it with your family!
|Mt Horeb Area Museum
|Mount Horeb; US, Wisconsin
|Welcome to the Mt. Horeb Area Museum. Visitors from all over Wisconsin, the United States and the world have visited here each season.
|Historic Point Basse
|Nekoosa; US, Wisconsin
|Point Basse is the French term for "low point" or "shallows." For thousands of years, the Native Americans had a trail that ran east and west across the state from Lake Poygan to Black River Falls.
|University of Wisconsin - Zoological Museum
|Madison; US, Wisconsin
|The Museum consists of a 10,000 square-foot collections storage and research facility, and a small exhibits gallery.
|Henry Vilas Zoo
|Madison; US, Wisconsin
|As the Zoo approaches its 100th anniversary, many improvements are well underway as we prepare to be a world class destination for another 100 years.
|Skate City Family Fun Center
|Wisonsin Rapids; US, Wisconsin
|A trip to Skate City is sure to please.
|Rainbow Falls Family Fun Park
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|Plover; US, Wisconsin
|Cool off for the summer at Rainbow Falls Waterpark! Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the summer shuffle, Rainbow Falls is a clean, safe, tropical paradise packed with fun and adventure.
|Little Amerricka
|Marshall; US, Wisconsin
|Little Amerricka is an old fashioned, family owned Amusement Park, where young and old alike can enjoy an entire afternoon of affordable classic family fun!
|Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center
|Warrens ; US, Wisconsin
|Cranberries have been grown commercially in Wisconsin for over 150 years
|Childrens Museum Of Eau Claire
|Eau Claire; US, Wisconsin
|CMEC is an interactive environment for children and their grown-ups in the Chippewa Valley that inspires imagination, discovery, creativity, and the love of learning. See, touch, learn, and grow.
|Childrens Museum Of Lacrosse
|La Crosse; US, Wisconsin
|The Children's Museum of La Crosse is our region's first and only hands-on learning environment for children ages 1 to 12 years and their adult companions.
|Madison Childrens Museum
|Madison; US, Wisconsin
|We're so glad you're planning a visit to our museum! Madison Children's Museum is dedicated to ensuring all families have a positive experience during their visit to the museum. The museum is a wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant facility.
|Yellowstone Lake State Park
|Blanchardville; US, Wisconsin
|Yellowstone State Park offers many additional recreation opportunities, including horse trails and a shooting range. The wildlife area is managed by the DNR.
|Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum
|Stevens Point; US, Wisconsin
|The mission of the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum is to provide a family-based discovery place where children and adults can play and explore together to strengthen confidence, capabilities and creativity through hands-on investigation.
|Schmeeckle Reserve
|Stevens Point; US, Wisconsin
|The Reserve is managed to protect and restore native ecological communities of central Wisconsin. It is open to the public and serves as a unique gathering place for the community and university.
|Woodland Dunes Nature Center
|Two Rivers; US, Wisconsin
|Step beyond the cities, only a few blocks away, and enter an almost timeless environment while hiking our nature trails.
|Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum
|Sparta; US, Wisconsin
|Museum is dedicated to enhancing an understanding and encouraging an interest and appreciation in the career of Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton, History of Bicycling, Wisconsin Astronauts, and aviation in Monroe County.
|Colonial Lanes and Banquet Center
|Sparta; US, Wisconsin
|Their 12-lane bowling center is home to many leagues, special bowling competitions and host many local, regional and state bowling tournaments.
|Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum
|Fennimore; US, Wisconsin
|The Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum showcases collectible dolls and toys from around the world. Established in 1991, the museum incorporates heirlooms owned and or on loan to the museum in with the collections owned by the museum.
|Vernon County Museum
|Viroqua; US, Wisconsin
|Fascinating displays of artifacts used by Native Americans, European explorers, fur traders, lumber barons and agricultural pioneers showcase the history of the area. Archives include photographs, records and publications.
|Glacier Ridge Animal Farm
|Van Dyne; Wisconsin
|The farm is currently home to over 30 different kinds of animals. So come to where the buffalo roam and be our guest for a day of fun down on the farm.
|Bangor Recreation Lanes
|Bangor; US, Wisconsin
|Bangor, Wisconsin tenpin bowling alley offers restaurant, bar, and league bowling.
|Glacier Rock Farms
|Lebanon; US, Wisconsin
|Visitors here will not only get to see and learn about many different farm animals but will also get to interact with and touch almost all of our animals.
|Oshkosh Public Museum
|Oshkosh; US, Wisconsin
|Our 10,000 square feet of exhibits includes the fun Grandmas Attic and new hands-on log cabin. Tour the grand 1908 Edgar Sawyer home the famous Tiffany Studios of New York designed the interiors of this magnificent home.
|Aka Tactical Laser Tag
|Oconomowoc; US, Wisconsin
|KA Combat Entertainment is Lake Country's best destination for tactical laser tag and airsoft.
|Hidden Trails Corn Maze
|West Salem; US, Wisconsin
|The Hidden Trails Corn maze is Wisconsin's premier corn maze offering paths of farmtastic fun! Located just three miles east of Valley View Mall , on Highway 16, our corn maze is just a short drive from anywhere across the tri state area.
|Special Memories Zoo
|Greenville; US, Wisconsin
|We are a small zoo with a big heart for animals. We have a large variety of animals from Large to Small. Come and get up close and personal with your favorites.
|Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark
|water park
|Dubuque; US, Iowa
|Located in the Port of Dubuque, Iowa, Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark is the perfect spot for enjoying this beautiful and exciting destination area.
|National Mississippi River Museum
|Dubuque; US, Iowa
|Six large aquariums and many exhibits feature giant catfish, turtles, otters, ducks, frogs, reptiles and the history of America's most famous river, the Mississippi River.
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I admit my sin: I haven't read much in the past few years, what with starting University and having some health issues. BUT this year I've rediscovered my love for reading and I'm looking for a way to push myself! As such and because I seem to have not read all the series everyone is raving about, I thought I'd pick up the #ASeriesAMonth2018 challenge by Dani. This is slightly ambitious as I know for sure I won't be reading much during the months when I have exams (or those leading up to them), but hey, it's important to set goals for yourself, isn't it?
The Rules
taken from Dani's original post detailing the challenge
The aim of A Series A Month is to read a series of two or more books each month. Each month's series can be completed or ongoing as long as at least two books are out. Most importantly, the series should be new to you, meaning you have yet to read the first book. (There's already another reading challenge for completing series.)
The #TBR
Series I own books from and plan to read:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas: so much hype but will it live up to it??
- Shades of Magic by Victoria Schwab: I was so excited about this series that I took a plunge and bought the collector's edition of "A Darker Shade of Magic". I'm very excited to read it!
- Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: I bought Wires and Nerve first – then I heard I'd spoil the Lunar Chronicles for myself if I read that first (is this true?) so I bought Cinder.
- Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer: I'm keeping this for those busy busy months when I will be dying on the inside and outside (i.e. exams).
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas: I bought this a while ago and started it but in the meantime I've heard mixed reviews. I'm looking forward to finding out for myself what the series is like! (I'm slightly scared and confused at how many books are in this series)
Next are series I've heard good things about but I haven't picked up or 100% decided to read them yet:
- Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
- Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo: I will most likely pick this up because it's Leigh Bardugo ♥ Plus I really need to see for myself what's up with this Darkling everyone seems to love.
- Monsters of Verity Duology by Victoria Schwab
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor
- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Besides the first set (that I've already bought), which series do you think I should pick up? Do you recommend any of the ones I've mentioned? Do you recommend other titles? Let me know in the comments!
*Disclaimer: I don't own any of the pictures.


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February 26, 2017 (Transfiguration)
Highs and Lows
Luke 9:26-45
I suspect if you were to take a survey of people who attend church regularly, to find out what they want in a sermon, a substantial number of them would say they want to hear something that has some relevance to their lives, something they can take out of the church and put to use in their everyday lives. The Bible study technique I typically teach folks, which the Sunday school class will be learning next Sunday, has as its last step the question, "What does this text mean to me, or to my community?" In other words, how do I apply this text to my life?
So in keeping with that, the point I intend to make in my sermon this morning is, "When you are up on the mountain with Jesus, and he gets all shiny and starts talking to dead prophets, here's what to do (and what not to do)." Surely that will come up in our life this week, right?
No, not really; and that's part of why a lot of preachers sort of dread Transfiguration, which shows up every year on the last Sunday before Lent begins. It's one thing to have a passage in which Jesus teaches his disciples something, and we can dig into it and figure out how we might put it into practice here and now. But realistically, not one of us is likely to find ourselves in exactly the same situation as Mr. Impetuous and the Thunder Boys[1] did in our reading for today. It's just not going to happen.
Nevertheless, Transfiguration Sunday shows up at this time every single year, ready or not; and we have to do something with it.
In the Hebrew Bible, mountains are often places where people encounter God's presence. Moses climbed Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments, and when he came back down his face was shining so that he had to wear a veil.[2] Michael Card[3] suggests, intriguingly, that the reason Peter wanted to build booths, in today's text, for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah might not have been because he wanted to capture and enshrine the event, but because the booths would protect him and the sons of Zebedee from the dazzling light pouring off Jesus and the others—just as Moses had to wear a veil to protect the people from the dazzling brilliance of his face after he had been in God's presence.
When Jesus took Peter, James, and John up the mountain to pray, they had to have wondered if they were going to meet God there. They knew their Scriptures. They knew about Moses, and they knew that Elijah had encountered God on Mount Sinai as well.[4] They were, apparently, exhausted; but unlike at Gethsemane a ways down the road, this time they managed to stay awake to see what happened. So they saw Jesus' face and clothing become dazzling white, and they saw Moses and Elijah—who had both been in God's presence at Mount Sinai—talking with Jesus.
Only Luke tells us what they were talking about: Jesus' departure (in Greek, his exodus), which would be accomplished shortly, in Jerusalem. Interesting choice of words there, and Luke, whose Greek is some of the best in the entire New Testament, knows precisely what he is doing when he chooses them. His exodus, which he is about to accomplish—Jesus is about to lead Israel into freedom from another kind of bondage, just as Moses led them from slavery in Egypt.
Then Peter starts babbling about building booths, and a cloud—also familiar as a sign of God's presence—overtakes them, and a voice speaks from the cloud, echoing God's words at Jesus' baptism, although with some differences this time: "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!"
And then it's all over. The cloud moves away, Moses and Elijah disappear, and Jesus stands alone, looking like he always did. Then they go down the mountain, where things aren't going quite so well.
The rest of the disciples—the same ones who earlier in this chapter had gone out on missions of their own, teaching and healing, with great success—have failed to heal a boy who has epilepsy.[5] You can almost hear Jesus' sigh of frustration: "You faithless and perverse generation…" It isn't clear who he is calling faithless and perverse—the disciples, the boy's father, or the entire crowd waiting for him at the bottom of the mountain like the Israelites waited less-than-patiently for Moses to come down off Sinai.
In any case, he quickly does what the disciples have for whatever reason not been able to do.
Our reading for today captures perfectly the tension that a lot of us find in our faith lives. We worship regularly, we come into God's presence regularly, we catch glimpses here and there of the Reign of God. But most of the time we're not having mountaintop experiences; most of the time we're in the valley, doing the day-in, day-out work we all have in front of us: working at our jobs or our volunteer tasks, keeping house, feeding animals, cooking, visiting the sick and the sad.
A faithful life includes both worship and work. And sometimes even the worship part of it feels like work, or at the very least isn't as exciting as what we experience on the mountaintop—at camp, on retreat, at conferences and concerts and other places where like-minded believers gather to have ecstatic experiences.
The kids at camp say it pretty frequently: Why can't our churches be more like camp? After the final campfire, the closing circle, the bell being rung, we all get in cars and go back to everyday life, and we wonder why it's still so…everyday.
Sunday morning at our local churches just plain isn't Thursday night campfire. It can't be. Camp is a place set apart, different from our everyday lives, different from our local churches, different from just about anything we experience anywhere else. We need to go to the mountaintop from time to time, but we can't live there.
We can't live on the mountaintop…but maybe we can take a little bit of the mountaintop with us when we leave it.
On the mountain, Jesus was transfigured. He wasn't transformed—he was the same as he always had been; but his appearance was changed, so that Peter and the sons of Zebedee got to see him in a new way, see him for who he really was.
When we go up on the mountain, whether the mountain be camp or a retreat or a wonderfully uplifting conference[6], we are in God's presence in a way that doesn't often happen in the valley, and we see some things more clearly or more accurately. And because those things are transfigured, we may find ourselves transformed. When we come into God's presence, and see Jesus as he really is, it changes us. We are not who we were before, and that's what we take with us back into the valley of everyday.
Can you think of an experience where you encountered God's presence and the reality of Christ in a special way? How did it change you? How did those changes impact your everyday life afterward? And if you haven't had an experience like that, or it's been a long time, let's talk about that and see if we can find a mountain you can climb.
[1] Thanks goes to a colleague who posted only as Julie on this week's "11th Hour Preacher Party" on RevGalBlogPals.org for this rather irreverent (but also rather accurate) set of nicknames for Peter, James, and John.
[2] Exodus 34:29-35. At one point, a translation error in this passage gave Moses horns instead of a shining face. Michaelangelo's beautiful sculpture of Moses depicts this error.
[3] We know Michael Card mostly as the composer of the song "El Shaddai", but he is a Biblical scholar in his own right. His four-volume "Biblical Imagination Series" on the four Gospels, including his own translations, is definitely worth exploring.
[4] 1 Kings 19:1-18. Here the mountain is called "Horeb," an alternate name for Mount Sinai.
[5] The text says he has an unclean spirit; but the symptoms described sound a great deal like seizures. With no understanding of what seizures are or what they mean, it's not surprising that the ancients thought they were signs of demon possession.
[6] …like the one I go to in Wichita every fall, the Apprentice Gathering, where next year one of the featured speakers and workshop leaders will be none other than the aforementioned Michael Card.


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Developing Chat-On…
Because so busy up to today, can't care a snap till lately.
I will not change this application to 'Paid' application. And will keep 'Free' application.
Store Drawable extracted from ImageView of another app(another developer's) as a file.
Store Drawable extracted from ImageView of another app(another developer's) as a file, and send the file Uri.
drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
Extract a Instance of specific class RemoteViews which don't know to how to make.
Return instance that i'm looking for.
The problem is, because of tree search, maybe return different value depending on the situation.
ex) find a instance of TextView in RemoteViews.
Messengers Smart Extension
Line, Skype and WhatsApp extension application have been removed from the Google Play Store.
For download, please visit HERE
Hello, there. It's Messengers Smart Extension.
I developed Smart Extension of Hangouts, LINE, My People and Kakao Talk.
If you use two or more my Smart Extension, please turn on only one accessibility option from among there. (It's not required. But maybe more safe.)
Because application receive all message into watch, there is no more notification on your phone. (be cleared notiifcation)
If can't see contact image on your watch, try select another option in Smart Connect of "Arrange Contact Image". The option is different each other.
– delete message through menu key on watch.
– fix some crash problem.
– show contact image on ICS device also
Honestly, I don't use messengers, frequently.
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GDPR Webinar: Demystification & Implementation
Our next GDPR webinar will be held on Thursday 15th June, 11:00-12:00 BST. To register, click here.
Register for a 45min comprehensive webinar and the opportunity to have your questions answered during a Q&A session at the end of the presentation, which will be led by our Head of Compliance.
Please note this is a repeat from our previous GDPR webinar held on Thursday 11th May so if you feel any colleague or peers would benefit from this, please feel free to ask them to email the above address to register. We will host updates webinars about GDPR throughout the year and will keep you updated.
In March 2017, ProCheckUp has launched a series of events around the Demystification and Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Hosted by panels of experts from Legal & Compliance, Information Security and Data Protection, these interactive sessions feature presentations and discussions on:
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Minnesota Appeals Court: Avoiding Police Justifies Traffic Stop
A motorist who avoids a police car is inherently suspicious, according to a ruling handed down by the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday. A three-judge panel found that even if the officer observed no illegal conduct, a traffic stop and interrogation is justified when a driver seems not to want to be around a patrol car.
On January 23, 2009 at around 3pm, Mario Pacheco had been driving in South Minneapolis. While on Minnehaha Avenue, two city police officers spotted Pacheco's car, which pulled over and parked on the side of the road after signaling. The officers made a u-turn to get a better look at the vehicle. Returning to the scene about a minute later, they found the car once again driving. Pacheco again signaled, pulled over and parked. The officers conducted a traffic stop and cited Pacheco for driving on a canceled license, but Pacheco appealed on the grounds that police had no reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity to justify the stop.
A district court noted that Pacheco did not make eye contact with the police and that he had violated no traffic laws and therefore suppressed the evidence obtained from the illegal stop. A three-judge appellate panel disagreed, insisting that the officers had reasonable suspicion that a crime was taking place.
"The reasonable-suspicion standard is not high," Judge Renee L. Worke wrote in an unpublished opinion.
The appeals court had previously been of the opinion that evasive behavior did not justify a stop, but in 1989 the state supreme court overruled the appellate judges in a similar case, Minnesota v. Johnson.
"The district court apparently interpreted Johnson to require an officer to make eye contact with a driver in order for conduct to be considered evasive," Worke explained. "This is a misinterpretation of Johnson. The supreme court never mandated eye contact as a requisite for evasive conduct. Rather, the supreme court's discussion of the trooper's eye contact with the defendant was made in an assessment of the basis for the trooper's reasonable, articulable suspicion."
At trial, the officers testified that pulling to the side of the road was behavior inconsistent with how an average citizen behaves and that he thought Pacheco might have been "casing businesses or residences in the neighborhood to burglarize them." One officer insisted the stop was necessary "to investigate his behavior and to make sure that he wasn't attempting to commit any crime." The appeals court believed this was sufficient.
"Viewing the totality of the circumstances in this case, the suspicion caused by respondent twice abruptly parking his vehicle when followed by a squad car is strengthened when the car is traveling through an area that the officers consider to be a high-crime area," Worke concluded. "Based on the conduct of respondent and the officers' concern for the area where the stop occurred, the officers exhibited the requisite reasonable, articulable suspicion to justify the stop. Accordingly, the district court erred in concluding that the stop was invalid and suppressing all evidence gathered from the stop."
A copy of the decision is available in a PDF file at the source link below.
Minnesota v. Pacheco (Court of Appeals, State of Minesota, 7/27/2010)


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Beijing has issued a visa to a former democracy activist in Hong Kong who had long been denied entry to China, a move that may help it improve ties with the city's pro-democracy forces.
Analysts believe Beijing is softening its stance to avoid antagonizing voters before elections in September, when pro-democracy forces will try to wrest control of Hong Kong's Legislative Council from pro-Beijing supporters.
John Sham (岑建勳), who had been barred from China since he supported the ill-fated Tiananmen Square movement 15 years ago, said yesterday that he had received a one-time visa and longer-term arrangements would be made later.
"On July 6, I was notified I could apply. So I applied that day and it was issued to me on July 7. I went yesterday," Sham told Hong Kong Cable Television in a telephone interview from Shanghai.
Sham, a prominent film producer, is not presently active in democracy campaigns.
Last month, he said Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (
"My attitude to the June 4 movement is unchanged," Sham said then, referring to the 1989 Tiananmen student movement.
"I hope people won't peg this issue to whether I can return to China, because I can tell you clearly now no conditions have been raised during the process," he said.
China barred many prominent Hong Kong democracy activists from setting foot in China after they supported the Tiananmen Square movement.
In recent years, some have managed to get visas to return to China but only in exceptional cases.
"We hope that after John Sham got his, others will get theirs too," veteran democracy leader and Legislative Council member Martin Lee (
Quoting unidentified sources, newspapers reported last month that China would soon issue visas to some Hong Kong democracy advocates in a goodwill move.
This year, Beijing launched a series of stinging attacks on leading pro-democracy activists in the territory but it began toning down its rhetoric in recent weeks, even proposing face-to-face talks with its arch-rivals.
This week legislators are due to debate a motion calling on Tung to help communication between the Chinese government and the territory's democracy champions.
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The Natural Threats in Japan
Earthquakes are one of the most horrible disaster in the world. Like many other catastrophes, they destroy people's life. As my homeland, Japan, has been forever threatened by earthquakes, the Japanese Government has taken action to reduce incurred damages. Here are some of them.
In 1995, Japanese governments announced that it will notify Japanese people as soon as possible if an earthquake occurs. As a result, an observation system collection data from more than 1,000 locations was set up, becoming the most advanced in the world. This program was coupled with warnings broadcasted on TV in case of a quake.
In case of an outbreak, the government is prepared for a quick response, as it claims that there is already 200,000 meals ready to be distributed. Moreover, the government is calling for preparing emergency food at home. In my house, I applied a scattering prevention film to the glass and I installed equipments to minimize damage on the furniture.
In conclusion, the main natural threat in Japan is earthquakes, but Japan is becoming more fit to respond to these disasters every year thanks to thorough preparation.
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Our Deterministic DNA: Another Media Myth
There's nothing new in the idea that people tend to resemble their parents (and other relatives), in both looks and personality. Has the discovery of the gene as the means of transmission simply changed the way we express this familiar idea? (After reading their father's school reports, my children claimed to have inherited the "could-do-better" gene.) Or does the discovery of connections between certain genes, or, more precisely, certain variants of genes, and particular behavioral traits, change the way we think about moral responsibility and free will?
I was washing dishes recently, and caught part of an episode of some television program featuring Barbara Walters and various other women talking about this precise issue. Walters suggested that as we learn more about the role genes play in our lives – from high blood pressure to obesity to aggression – we're likely to think that we're less responsible for the way we are. Characterizing this view, she said, "I used to think it was me, and now I realize it's my genes."
At that point, I turned off the television, for fear of losing IQ points. I mean, really. Does she think that my genes are alien forces, somehow inhabiting my body, and compelling me to act in certain ways? Little microchips that have been implanted by sinister beings? To contrast "me" and "my genes" is deeply absurd. Of course, genes are not the whole story, but to the extent that genes play a causal role, they are as much "me" as anything else that explains why I am the way I am.
Behavioral geneticists understand that all complex human behaviors are a product of both genes and environment. They would like to find out how much is due to genetics, and how much to the environment. But this question, which lies at the heart of behavioral genetics, sets up a simplistic and unrealistic dichotomy between the genes and the environment. The reality is that which genes are expressed is often extremely complex, both because of numerous interactions between multiple genes and because which genes are expressed is often a function of the environment. For example, one study found that boys who had a particular gene variant (MAOA) were significantly more likely to be engaged in criminal behavior than other boys, but only if they had been the victims of moderate to severe abuse in childhood. In the absence of abuse, boys with this gene were no more likely to get in trouble with the law than boys who did not have it. This is a perfect example of how the expression of a genetic trait may depend on an environmental factor.
Nor is there any reason to think that if having the MAOA gene plays a causal role in anti-social behavior, the right response is genetic modification. Why not try and figure out how to reduce child abuse? This is as much a causal factor, I presume, in kids getting into trouble in school or with the law as having a particular genotype. Having violent parents is as much out of one's control as the genotype one inherits. So why should we think that genes are these all-controlling, immutable factors that determine who we are and what we're like? The truth is that neither genes nor environment determines what anyone will be like, though both may predispose us to a variety of traits and behaviors. Whether the existence of causal factors, genetic or environmental, makes us unfree is an age-old question, and the answer depends on what you mean by "free." But increased knowledge about one kind of causal factor – genes – does not change that debate one whit. It would be wonderful if the public could understand this, and if television personalities did not obscure the issue even further.
Bonnie Steinbock teaches philosophy at the University at Albany, SUNY.
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Can we buy our own recorder/Use a recorder we already have?
Of course! I do ask that you bring it in before we begin playing to ensure that it has the same finger positions as the recorders I teach in 4th grade. If you purchased it for a past Yorkville student, the recorder will work perfectly!
Can we purchase two?
Yes! I suggest that this might be an option for some of the students who may forget their recorder at home. You may order two recorders, one for home and one for school! This will ensure that your student has their recorder during music class!
When will we receive our Recorders?
Student will be asked to place their order for a recorder on or before February 17th. Students will receive their recorder on the first day of fourth quarter, March 14th.
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As a part of the music curriculum, your 4th grader will be learning to play the soprano recorder in music class. We will begin the recorder unit fourth quarter, March 14th. We will be ordering soprano recorders that come with a storage case, cleaning rod, cleaning cloth, and finger chart. The price for each recorder package is $4.00. Students, who do not wish to purchase their own recorder, may borrow a cleaned classroom recorder. Borrowed recorders will not leave the music room.
We will be doing a program called "Recorder Karate". Students will start at the beginner level (white belt) and work their way to the advanced level (black belt). Because of this, it is important that they practice their recorders at home. Your child is responsible for bringing their recorder each time they have music class. The recorder unit is a part of their music grade. Students may order more than one recorder if you choose; one to keep at school and one to keep at home. Students will also need to have a music folder or binder to put their recorder music in.
To help us place the order, please return the order form with cash or a check made payable to Yorkville Intermediate School by Friday, February 17th.
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Maniini da mayor, a.k.a Maniini is an up and coming Ghanaian singer, rapper and songwriter whose songs are gradually gaining root in the hearts of music lovers.
Born Nikoi Emmanuel and in Osu, a suburb of Accra, his name 'Maniini' was coined from his first name and had 'da mayor ' because of his ambition to become Accra Mayor one day.
Maniini is an alumnus of Accra Academy and the University of Ghana, Legon.
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I spoke with botanist Russell Juelg from the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. I said I was interested in making this piece alive but that I had concerns about maintenance. I didn't want it to die. I didn't want the bank to have to take care of this thing all the time. I just wanted it to be like having a plant, or even easier than that.
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A California father and his 12-year-old son are flying around the world in their homebuilt RV-8 to raise awareness about childhood cancers.
After six years of building their own airplane, Julian, Calif., resident Stephan Armstrong and his son, Charlie, plan to fly their plane "SEE WORLD I" around the world to raise awareness for pediatric cancer research. The flight, which is set to begin in May 2012, will start at the Borrego Valley Airport in California. From there they will travel to the east coast, Canada, Greenland, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Japan, Russia, Alaska and then back to San Diego. The quest will stretch over a period of three months and cover five continents, 29 countries, and a total distance of more than 35,000 miles.
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"We've always wanted to fly around the world in a small plane," says Armstrong, whose pilot's license dates back to 1978. "We couldn't afford a plane, so we had to build one. The idea for "Flying-for-the-Cure" is a result of our family's long and personal involvement in the fight against cancer. Of all cancers we feel childhood cancer deserves our attention the most. Pediatric cancer is not only the most overlooked, underfunded and neglected form of cancer, but it is by far the most heartbreaking. No child deserves to suffer from this horrible disease. Yet it is the number one cause of non-accidental death for children in the U.S. and so far it cannot be prevented. It would be impossible for us not to use this event to help. We know, with the support of people who read this, we can make a difference and change the lives of kids who need our help."
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Matthew Baldwin of England shot a 7-under par 65 Thursday to lead the China Open at Binhai Lake GC, by one stroke after the first round. Mathew said about his day; "The conditions were a lot calmer when I played then when we played a practice round early in the week. Then, I thought shooting four 72s around this course would be very good. But they did move some of the tee's forward and some of the pins were very generous, which helped the score." Joost Luiten, Gary Boyd, Scott Strange, Jean Baptiste Gonnet, Fredrik Andersson and Jbe Kruger were all to return scores of 66 for the first round to be just one shot behind the leader. Colin Montgomerie shot a 68 for his best round this year, and it would have been lower had he not three-putted on his last hole of the day. Colin said; "I have been working very hard on my game because you have to say that I had lost my game completely. It feels better and it seems to be coming back." Guan Tian-lang of China, who at 13 years, 173 days made history by becoming the youngest player at a European Tour event had a poor start to the tournament, he was +5 over Par after six holes, but recovered sufficiently to finished the last 12 holes in level par to shoot a 77. Lets hope he can relax and shoot a good score tomorrow to make the cut.


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ANSWER: God tells us to tithe, but it's not a sin or salvation issue. It's because it's good for us to learn to become givers. When you're a giver, you're more Christ-like. I wouldn't require a child to give, but I would help them to understand early and often to be a giver. As our kids grew up, we always had the give some, save some and spend some, but I never wanted them to do it because it's a rule. It's to teach them the character qualities of being a giver.


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Although SNMP is ubiquitous as a management protocol, it is far from being a friendly concept for developers to work with. There are plenty of points in SNMP's favour not least its popularity, the extensibility of the Management Information Base (MIB), and the fact that because it's been around so long, anyone wanting to make their kit manageable doesn't have to think too hard about which protocol to use, as there's really only one choice.
SNMP's command set is mercifully small not a great deal more than "Get first instance", "Get next instance", "Set first instance" and "Set next instance". This is great, but makes it tedious to step through a 96-port device figuring out interface settings. Okay, it's the author of the management application that deals with this and not the user, but everyone who writes an SNMP-based application has to muck about with this step-by-step access mechanism.
Anyhow, I found myself wondering whether there was any way one might make life more straightforward for developers wanting to interface to the management interfaces of network devices. Although there are some programmer libraries around for SNMP, it's not actually the protocol (i.e. formatting packets, sending requests/commands and processing responses) that's the awkward bit. The problem is all the mucking about mapping the sequential nature of the command set onto the hierarchical nature of the devices we're talking to.
The obvious answer is to devise some kind of middleware application into which programmers can hook. At the back end it'll do the SNMP rubbish, but at the front end it'll be far more friendly, with the ability to say: "Tell me the link speed and status of all the ports" in a single query and to receive a single response with all the information. The obvious form for the front end, given today's technology fashion, is XML.
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For a while I couldn't believe that Google searches for "+XML +SNMP" yielded nothing along these lines surely it was such an obvious idea that someone else had had it (and someone with time on their hands had had a bash at making one). I'm relieved to say that a couple of researchers are having a bash at just such a beast (you can find links to their work at the end of this article).
The two examples I've found have two different, but related takes on the problem. The simpler approach of the two (ref 1) seems to be to assume that SNMP is unlikely to be usurped as the standard that's built into networking equipment, and so the route to XML is simply to build a gateway between XML on the client side and SNMP at the server. The more complex approach (ref 2) is to imagine a world where both client and server will speak XML natively, but that in the interim there will be the need for a pair of translators one for XML clients communicating with SNMP servers, and one for SNMP clients and XML-based servers. Neither approach is necessarily right, but one can't help thinking that in the short to medium term at least, vendors are unlikely to bin perfectly workable SNMP implementations and thus it's tempting to conclude that the translator approach is more likely to be the successful one.
Of course, interfacing to SNMP devices via an XML interface is far from a trivial matter. Although, as we've said, the actual IP transmit/receipt bit is fairly simple, there's a whacking great MIB to translate into an XML schema although since SNMP is a standard defined by a wad of RFCs, at least the specification is in the public domain. The other main issue is that by introducing a translation layer between the network management application and the managed device, you're adding another layer of operational delay which will slow down response times.
On balance, though, I believe that the advent of XML as an interface to SNMP-compliant devices will encourage developers who would never have considered fighting with SNMP to take the plunge and apply their coding skills to an XML-based network management application.
With any luck, then, the field of network management software (where we haven't really seen a great deal of innovation in the last few years particularly, it must be said, in the Open Source arena) there's every chance that XML will open up competition and encourage innovation. And I hope that the handful of researchers who've taken the plunge and had a bash receive some recognition for starting the ball rolling.