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The 2nd disc is where Hernan really unleashes his magic. He definitely is up there when it comes to melodic style Progressive, and this disc shows just that. It starts off yet again with another piece of magic from Pole Folder, with his remix of 'Space Manoeuvres Pt 3' by Quivver. Hernan & John Tonks also combine to deliver a stunning remix of Jeff Bennett's 'Strange Items' as the mix starts to build up nicely. The disc is in full motion by the time it hits the stunning vocal aura of Dalegelis' remix of 'Come From' by Micah, and from here on in the mix is very tasty. Hernan & John Tonks combine yet again to deliver a very delicious piece of Prog Breaks in 'Warsaw' which is then followed by arguably the record of the release in Nick Muir's stunning 'Savin' You'. Deep driving Prog at its very best right here! The disc then concludes nicely, firstly with Derek Howells 'Happy To Be Sad', followed emotionally by the cute Satoshi Tomiie remix of Hybrid, and finally by Hernan's edit of 'Mo Move' by the always impressive Underworld.
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I admit, I've had my fair share of theatre offerings. But not one of those productions had as much heart, courage and brains as Wicked
The Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical pays homage to the children's classic The Wizard of Oz. It tells of the unlikely schoolyard friendship between two girls who grow up to be Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
The sheer scale of Wicked had me floored, from the set design, lighting, costumes to the choreography, music, and acting. It was a glorious Technicolour extravaganza that treated theatre-goers to a visually spectacular feast.
No expenses were spared with Eugene Lee's stage design, which was a architectural masterpiece in itself. The elaborate and marvelous set designs were reminiscent of the fantastic worlds of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. Before the show even began, I was already awestruck by the stage centre piece, an enormous Time dragon. The musical was in constant motion throughout, with the perpetual whirring of the giant levers and gears to signal the changes in location. In just a matter of seconds seconds, the audience was transported from the gilt-edged, glittering Emerald City to the dark fortress of Elphaba's citadel.
With a staggering 350 set of complicated costumes designed by Susan Hilferty, live music supplied by 14 musicians, flying monkeys and broomsticks, a sinister talking puppet head and levitating witch, Wicked was a musical executed to near perfection. It was difficult to fathom the sheer amount of technical wizardry involved.
Casting wise, my only regret is that I did not get the chance to see Kirsten Chenoweth play Glinda, or Adam Lambert/ Aaron Tevit play the dashing Fiyero. Nevertheless, the Australian cast did not disappoint.
Playing the privileged Glinda, Susie Mathers was in full-blown blonde airhead mode. Her vivacious, larger-than-life persona commanded attention, with her uninhibited prancing onstage like a hyperactive fluffy pink bunny on steroids, her breathless giggling and girlish squealing, and her eye-roll-inducing yet delightful mishmash of words.
I was hugely entertained when she sang "Popular', in a misguided but well-intentioned attempt to mould Elphaba into someone popular. " Just not quite as popular as me," she trilled merrily, all wide-eyed innocence. Personally I felt she was hamming it up a little too much, till her performance hovered dangerously close to being a caricature of the typical insufferably perky cheerleader. But somehow she sidestepped that trap nimbly, managing to win the audience over with her boundless enthusiasm, and scoring the most titters (and even guffaws) from the audience that night.
While Glinda's appearances functioned as comic relief, Elphaba's (Jemma Rix) scenes were often lengthy and emotional. Yet Jemma Rix held her own in such a challenging role. Her steely gaze, feisty spirit, candour and witty retorts made for an equally memorable delivery. Her powerful vocals surged into an exhilarated, triumphant crescendo in her 'Defying Gravity' solo, making evident her proud defiance in the face of such moral corruption. There was no question about which song was the crowd's favourite that night.
I felt that the first act was more enjoyable, as too much was going on in the second half. It dwelled on more weighty issues like moral ambiguity, standing up for one's beliefs, friendship, love, betrayal and loss, but without coming across as being too preachy.
It is nearly impossible to find fault with the musical Wicked. Without a doubt, it is one of the most imaginative musicals in Broadway. In the words of the Wizard, " Believe me, it's hard to resist, because it's wonderful, it feels wonderful".


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text: Today we got a taxi to Pier 33 where we boarded a ferry to Alcatraz. It was a lot closer to land than I was expecting. 1.25Miles. It had an eerie feeling about the place. Danny thought it was excellent, he even bought some rocks from here. The conditions were very harsh and the prison closed in 1963. After Alcatraz we stopped past Pier 39 to see the seals. There are so many but they do stink. Caught a taxi to Crooked street one of the most famous streets in San Francisco.


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Many people walk it over, unaware of his presence but just in front the fountain of Nettuno, a few steps far, on the floor there is a round plaque with a commemorative text. That's exactly the point where in May 23, 1498 Girolamo Savonarola was hanged and burned as a heretic.
Girolamo Savonarola became a Dominican friar in 1475, he studied theology and, very young, wrote two poems about the moral corruption: De Ruina Mundi (On the Downfall of the World) and De Ruina Ecclesiae (On the Downfall of the Church).
In Florence (1490) he began to preach passionately about the Last Days and his parish church in San Marco was crowded to overflowing during his celebration of Mass and at his sermons. After Charles VIII of France invaded Florence in 1494, the ruling Medici were overthrown and Savonarola emerged as the new leader of the city, combining in himself the role of leader and priest. He set up the Republic of Florence.
But his action more spectacular was the bonfire of vanities. During the Mardi Gras Festival, on 7 February 1497, in Piazza della Signoria, a fire was lighted to destroy objects that might tempt people to sin, including vanity items such as mirrors, cosmetics, fine dresses, art works, playing cards, musical instruments. Even the famous painter Botticelli (author of Spring and Birth of Venus in the Uffizi Gallery), after that, assumed an austere style and devoted his work to sacred themes.
The Florentine Republic at first supported him, but then, for fear of papal interdiction and the decline of prestige of the monk, took away the support. Then the Pope excommunicated him. In 1498 the Pope demand to arrest him, charged with heresy, and a crowd of people went to the Convent of San Marco to keep him and his two closest associates: Fra Domenico da Pescia and Fra Silvestro. After few weeks, after lots of tortures, the three surrendered and sign the confession. In the same place where the Bonfire of Vanities had been lit, the three were hanged from a single cross and burned, as Savonarola did with the vanities and the criminals during his reign.


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Homeless Crisis Intensifies As Another Dies On The Street – Saoradh Nuacht
Two homeless men died on the streets of Dublin this week. In the past three months, seven people without homes or access to emergency accommodation have died on the streets of the capital.
The 26 county administration will not activate the "Cold Weather Strategy" until the 18th of December. This strategy would provide further emergency accommodation for people forced to endure the winter nights on the streets.
With close to 200 men and women classified as "rough sleepers" in Dublin alone, and weather conditions worsening, the "Cold Weather Strategy" is required immediately to prevent further deaths on our streets. However providing emergency accommodation, which in many cases is a sleeping mat in a shared crowded dormitory is not a solution to the humanitarian crisis in our country.
Over 20 per cent of the Leinster House administration are declared landlords. This does not include those with direct personal and business ties to landlords, property developers and others with vested interests in maintaining the current housing crisis.
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The free state government have no reason to change this situation, nor do the opposition parties. It is not a change of government that Ireland needs but a change of governance. Until a true republic, led for the people and not the elites is built, we can expect more deaths on our streets.
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Longitudinal evaluation of central corneal thickness in patients with systemic sclerosis
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First Author: T. Valadão BRAZIL
Co Author(s): N. Maes R. Souza B. Gomes N. Garcia H. Moraes
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To investigate the longitudinal changes of central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to elucidate whether it contributes to misinterpretation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in this group of patients.
Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazi
Twenty patients with SSc were examined at two visits 5 years apart. A control group comprised of 20 healthy patients similar in age and sex was also evaluated. Age, sex, race, subtype of SSc, disease duration, autoantibody profile, use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), best corrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction, IOP and CCT were recorded. IOP was assessed by applanation tonometry and CCT by ultrasonic pachymetry.
CCT decreased by 7.2 ± 10.9 µm, 95% confidence interval (CI): -2.1 to -12.2 µm, between the first and second measurements (p=0.008) in patients with systemic sclerosis and by -2.4 µm (p=0.39, 95% CI -8.0 to 3.3 µm) in control group. Considering patient/s with systemic sclerosis, CCT decreased by a mean of -11.6 ± 8.7 µm,95% CI:-4.3 to -19.0 µm (p=0.007) among those taking disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) at second visit and by - 4.2 ± 11.4 µm,95% CI:-3.0 to -11.5 µm (p=0.2) in patients not taking any DMARDs. There was not a statistically significant change in IOP between the two visits for either systemic sclerosis (p=0.84) or control group (p=0.29).
CCT decreased with time in systemic sclerosis. However, the slight rates of thinning observed are unlikely to considerably influence applanation tonometry or clinical decision-making over the short to intermediate term.
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Chapter Five has turned into a complete hot mess.
It's way too long, the conversation between the three principals is wooden, and the whole long, long, long exposition bit is ham-handed, at best. And Stover's whole motivation has changed radically from what I had in mind in Chapter Two.
But this is a "zeroth" draft. Not even a "first" draft. It's throwing words up against the screen and seeing what sticks. Something much like this chapter (but much better written and plotted) needs to be here, but for now it's just a glorified place marker for a huge rewrite when it's time to go from zeroth draft to first draft.
While I normally put in a lot of internal links to previous, related posts here, I won't be doing that for what I hope will be this year's thirty NaNoWriMo posts. If you have jumped into or stumbled onto this story in mid-adventure, there are plenty of other ways to navigate around the site to find previous installments. Actually doing so is left as an exercise to the student.
CHAPTER FIVE (continued)
It was Winston's turn to squirm.
"We are having difficulty generating any avenues of investigation to pursue, sir."
"Mr. Winston, please feel free to cut the crap and speak freely at any time," Stover said.
"Finding a specific dolphin who is somewhere in the ocean and actively hiding from us is a non-trivial problem. In searching the 'normal' world for someone like Ms. Aoiki, we have a massive infrastructure of surveillance and data collection that has taken centuries to develop. Almost none of that exists once you start searching in the seas. In addition, the seas are both much larger than the Earth's land surfaces. Finally, to a good first approximation, our world is two dimensional while the undersea world is three dimensional.
"In short," Winston concluded, "the problem is an order of magnitude more difficult while having several orders of magnitude fewer tools to bring to bear on solving it."
"I understood," said Stover. "It's a real bitch of a problem. That's why I gave it to you to solve. Are you telling me it's impossible?"
"No, sir, I am not. I'm telling you that it's going to take longer than you want it to, possibly much longer. At this point I can't even give you an estimate that I'm confident about. We're looking for ways to make it happen and trying to be clever, but we're fumbling and flailing around in the dark to a much larger extent then I'm used to."
"I thought that you liked the darkness, Mr. Winston."
"Sir, it would help a great deal if you could give us more information on why we're doing all of this. When I refer to 'being in the dark,' a great deal of that comes from not knowing why we're doing what you're asking us to do. You want us to bring Ms. Aoki in so you can talk to her, and we only know that it has something to do with dolphin communications. We know that you want us to find and capture Kolohe because Pahi says we need to, but we don't know why. We can assume it all has something to do with this massive project involving dolphins, and apparently now at least some whales, but we don't have a clue what the project is, or what Ms. Aoki or Kolohe have to do with it. Come to think of it, the first time we knew that you were talking to dolphins was when we saw it being done. We have no background on the who, what, where, when, or why of that world-class discovery was made, and no idea why it's kept a secret, but I would bet that all of those details have something to do with the goals you want us to accomplish. Perhaps if you let us know how the pieces fit together and what puzzle we're trying to solve, we could do a better job of solving it."
Stover allowed himself a small smile that didn't necessarily convey warmth or amusement.
"Well, I did tell you to speak freely, didn't I?" Stover turned to the wait staff in the gazebo. "Could you please excuse us? We won't be needing anything further right now. Mr. Lewis, you may accompany them also."
"Sir, I would prefer that Mr. Lewis stays for this conversation," Winston said. "It will be important for him to know about this as well, if he's going to help me."
Stover nodded at the wait staff, who walked away down the path. Stover turned back toward Winston, his look no longer even remotely friendly, his jaw set as he considered his next words.
"Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb, Mr. Winston? Very well. Pei, are we secure here?"
"Yes, sir, there are no unauthorized personnel or surveillance in the area," said the disembodied female voice, "nor are there any vessels, aircraft, or drones near enough to monitor or observe you."
"Thank you, Pei. Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Winston, it's a long way down the rabbit hole. Needless to say, the information you have asked for is of the utmost confidence and any attempt to share it or disseminate it in any way, shape, or form will be met with the most immediate and harsh penalties. There will be no trial in such an event, just punishment."
"We both know that, sir," said Winston. "You should know by now that you can trust us. If not, we should leave."
"Pei," said Stover, "please give Mr. Winston and Mr. Lewis the standard briefing regarding Pahi and our dolphin project."
"There has been speculation for over fifty years about the possibility that species other than humans were capable of sentient thought and communication through language," began Pei. "Early efforts to communicate with other species such as chimpanzees, apes, dolphins, whales, and even parrots were met with mixed and unverifiable results.
"Ten years ago researchers at the University of Hawaii, led by Doctor James Lundgren, made a breakthrough in deciphering the first rudimentary elements of dolphin language. One of the lead linguists on that team was a young graduate student, Meg Aoki. Instead of using captive dolphins as all previous researchers had, she ran a series of tests to see if she could communicate with dolphins in the wild.
"Using what she believed to be a reliable approximation of the dolphin language, she repeatedly broadcast an invitation for dolphins to come and meet with her. The dolphins were promised they would retain their freedom and independence and were asked to come to her voluntarily in order to exchange ideas and information with Ms. Aoki about their respective cultures.
"These broadcasts were successful, and a group of dolphins began to meet with Ms. Aoki and her team regularly. The team's ability to understand and communicate clearly grew exponentially as they were able to speak to more and more dolphins.
"Ms. Aoki was able to form a unique bond with a leader in the dolphin pod, a dolphin she named Kohole. Through him and the other dolphins the team came to understand that not only were dolphins intelligent and communicative, but that they had an advanced culture and a long history passed from generation to generation by songs and stories.
"The dolphins knew of humans, of course, but only as creatures to be feared. Human nets and fishing had killed millions of dolphins. Many other dolphins had been injured or killed by things such as oil spills, pollution, and underwater explosions. The dolphins did not understand what humans were and why they did the things that they did, but they did understand that humans were very dangerous, so they generally simply kept their distance whenever possible.
"However, dolphins are curious creatures by nature, so as communication abilities with the Lundgren team grew, they began to try to understand humans as the humans tried to understand them. Naturally, some of what they learned about humans was disturbing to them.
"At this same time, without the knowledge of the Lundgren researchers, someone inside their team was passing information about their discoveries to contacts in the United States military. The Navy, seeing an opportunity to use this new knowledge as a military intelligence or weapons resource, began a top secret program, the Utilization of Dolphin Intelligence and Language, or UDIL. Using the information gained from the Lundgren study, they lured dozens of dolphins in and captured them for research and experimentation.
"The capture and imprisonment of dolphins by UDIL was a source of tremendous anger and considered to be a breach of sacred trust by many of the dolphins who were in contact with Ms. Aoki's project. These betrayed dolphins, aligning with a radical environmental faction on the Lundgren team and lead by a dolphin named Pahi, urged an attack to free the captured dolphins. A more moderate group, led by Kolohe and Ms. Aoki, urged restraint.
"On the night of November 8th, 2028, the radical group attacked the UDIL compound both by humans on land and by dolphins at sea. The attack was intended to free the captive dolphins and destroy the pools and tanks being used to hold them. The attack did not go as planned, and many of the dolphins, from the attackers, the captives, and the moderates, were injured or killed.
"Following the attack all contact was broken between the dolphins and the University of Hawaii researchers. With trust between the dolphins and humans believed to be irreparably damaged, the Lundgren study was terminated and the research team was dissolved."
"Stop," said Stover. He looked at Winston and Lewis. "Now that you're in this up to your asses, do you have any questions?"
Lewis just shook his head slightly, his expression neutral, the consummate professional.
"Thank you for sharing this with us," said Winston. "It helps a great deal to know some background and how various players interact. However, it's obvious there's something major going on now and we still don't know what it is. It's obvious that we're on Pahi's team and Kolohe is the opponent, but we don't know who picked the sides or why. Finally, given that something is going on in dolphin society, we don't know why you are involved and what difference it makes to you."
"What's going on now," said Stover, "is a buildup to war. Why it's happening is because the dolphins learned far more about our culture than we learned about theirs. They've now been exposed to all of humankind's sins, they don't trust us, and they're very well aware of the advantages we have over them, both in numbers and in technology. They're terrified."
"They should be. Why do they want to start a war they can't win in any conceivable, rational scenario?"
"They're much more in tune with their environment than we have ever been. You mentioned it yourself, the vast oceans and the three dimensional aspect of their environment. They have known for centuries of the changes taking place in the seas, but they did not understand them, nor did they have any way of altering their environment in any significant way. Now they understand what effect humans are having and how it will lead to the death of their entire species in only a few hundred years, possibly much less. There are factions, mostly led by Pahi, who are looking for a way to cripple human civilization and stop the changes we are making to the planet."
"They're going to destroy humanity?" asked Lewis. "With what? How? By attacking swimmers and tipping over kayakers? It's going to take a long time for them to kill all of us that way."
"No, the dolphins do not wish to destroy us as we are inadvertently destroying them. But they are excellent strategists and tacticians, probably something they get from a brain designed to function in more dimensions that ours do. They have a plan which I believe has a good chance of success."
"How can they do anything like that with no weapons and no technology? Do they know magic or something bizarre?"
"No, but they know me. We will supply them with the tools they need to collapse Western Civilization."
Winston and Lewis sat silently for a minute. Winston was trying to find a way to correctly ask his next question, since it was clear he was dealing with a egomaniacal maniac.
"Sir, if you help them to destroy us, won't all of us be destroyed as well? Won't all of this," Wilson said, waving his hands around at the tropical paradise surrounding them, "be destroyed along with everything you have ever worked for, as well as your children and family?"
"Won't that make you the worst genocidal murderer in the history of mankind?" asked Lewis, staring intently as Stover.
"Yes, to both counts," said Stover. "While I believe that we could ride out the chaos by sheltering here on my island, it would make me a monster. Which is why I will tell Pahi and Pohaku whatever they need to hear, right up to the time that I pull the rug out from under them."
"You're doing all of this just so you can betray and double cross them?"
"That is correct."
"Why? Are you doing it to be a hero or some kind of savior to mankind?"
"Something like that. When I am done, I fully expect to be in control of the entire remaining human population."


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Samsung GALAXY S4
Samsung GALAXY S4 Hits Malaysian Stores on last Saturday, 27 April 2013!
The week the before Samsung GALAXY S4 launch in Malaysia, there were several performances around in Klang Valley to let us know GALAXY S4 is in town very soon! HERE
On the Samsung GALAXY S4 launch day, the Samsung GALAXY S4 truck still go around Klang Valley major shopping malls to welcome the arrival the arrival of Samsung GALAXY S4 in Malaysia.
It was also the launch day at our major telcos in Klang Valley. Samsung celebrates the advent of the GALAXY S4 with Malaysia's leading operators – Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile,
The launch of Samsung's highly anticipated mobile device entails the unveiling of the GALAXY S4 at a flagship outlet of each operator. Further, the arrival of Samsung's latest innovation marks a unique occasion as Samsung delights people with a host entertaining performances and treats at partner outlets and Samsung Mobile Brand Shops to engage consumers.
We saw more performances from mall to mall on the launch day. It was an exciting morning for all of us!
Local celebrities and tv host too attended this special day!
Finally the Samsung GALAXY S4 truck has arrived at the launch venue, Plaza Low Yat.
Performances were going on before the launch event starts and look at the crowd at Plaza Low Yat! Everyone just can't wait for the launch of GALAXY S4.
Congratulations to the successful launch of Samsung GALAXY S4 in Malaysia!
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Training Schedule Week of 9/27/2010
For the past two weeks I have had a difficult time sticking to the schedule, and while my performance at chesstempo has improved over the past few weeks it has become difficult to squeeze in 1 full hour of training. I wrote about training plateaus on my beginchess.com blog, and I think I'm coming accross another plateau at this time. One of the things that came out of the article, was to frequently change your training. In strength training the P90x system changes things around every 30 days, so this is what I need to incorporate into my training program. I have been performing essentially the same training routine since 7/8/2010 and I am overdue for a change…which I'll have ready for next week's training schedule.
Monday 9/20/2010
The Middlegame Euwe (pg. 87-90)
Tuesday 9/21/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
Continue reviewing rook and pawn Endgames (pre-lucena / pre-philidor positions)
Wednesday 9/22/2010
Analyze game
Thursday 9/23/2010
Stoyko Exercises
Friday 9/24/2010
ChessTempo Endgame Puzzles
Saturday 9/25/2010
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 9/26/2010
Review openings {Colle}
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Game(s) 19)


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I have four genes in four rows in a matrix. The
results function of the DESeq2 calculated the baseMean of the four row as
37.6, 2071.5, 1.0, 491.6
But if I calculate the means with rowMeans(counts(dds,normalized=TRUE)), then I get
45.2, 2679.8, 1.0, 491.6
Why is this happen?
And when I calculate the base mean per level with
baseMeanPerLvl <- sapply( levels(dds$condition), function(lvl) rowMeans( counts(dds,normalized=TRUE)[,dds$condition == lvl] ) )
which was posted on this forum by Michael Love, and I calculate the log2 fold change, then I get a different value then it is calculated by the
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Bolivia is one of the 48 landlocked countries in the world. Since the War of the Pacific (1879) Bolivia lost 400km (250 miles) of coastline to Chile. Every year on March 23rd there is a "Day of the Bolivian Sea" parade. The ceremonial speech includes words of bitterness, revenge, attack and even one insulting phrase. Just like in every war, there are different perspectives, all depends who you ask.
Who won, who lost the Mexican-American war in 1848? Who should have control over the Strait of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands? Who should I support Kosovo or Serbia, Tibet or China? Who's right, who's wrong in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Each side will give a like-night-and-day answer.
What it worries me is that, at least in Bolivia, children are taught that regaining access to the sea is a patriotic duty. It disturbs me that a new generation had to resent what happened over hundreds of years ago. How many people have to die to determine a border line?
I don't pretend to resolve what international courts have not resolved. I only admit that losing is not a pleasant feeling; but life is gaining and losing and even what I consider gain or loss could be controversial. I want to live to the fullest and richest, but it won't be so if I remain regretting and complaining about the past. There are so many good things to enjoy today!
"And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?" -Jesus


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general non-fiction word of mouth 1968: The Year that Rocked the World Mark Kurlansky Mark Kurlansky, an award-winning American journalist, has written a cultural and political history of that pivotal year, 1968. He not only covers the defining events – student protest, peace marches and black activism – but also explores how these seemingly spontaneous, localised events erupted on the world stage. Kurlansky begins 1968 on a globetrotting survey of the first week of that year. He jump cuts from event to event, country to country, setting the scene of a vast, disconnected world of local- ised happenings in which few people knew what was happening outside their own community. This, according to Kurlansky, all changed in the 1960s with the influence of television. The hor ror of war entered people's living rooms. Along with the impact of war on civilians and soldiers, television introduced many people to black activism, peace protests, and struggles for dignity and independence around the globe. Disparate worlds found common ground.We also got what we have come to know as spin doctoring: governments quickly learnt the power of television and used it to their advantage. 1968 is empirical. Kurlansky has an historian's eye and his book is rich with political and cultural events. If I have a complaint it is that 1968 returns too often to the US, and that Kurlansky some- times offers snippets of local stories which he then leaves behind for grander nar ratives. Of course this robust book would grow even plumper on all the small stories that tell of how 'little' people live through what we come to call history. Ultimately, Kurlansky reminds his readers that 'we' (ordinary people) have the power to transfor m the world. 1968 manages the difficult task of both being informative and inspiring. ★★★★ Jonathan Cape $49.95 Reviewed by Lisa Slater The Alphabet: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z David Sacks Sometimes a writer has an idea and then has to work out a way of organising it. Other times such a decision is unnec- essary because the idea and the organisation coalesce. Such is David Sacks' The Alphabet, a delightful what-you-see-is-what- you-get kind of book. Sacks takes the metaphor of story to wrap up his thinking about language. He looks at the story of each letter, articulating assumptions that we know subliminally and probably have never questioned. Like the fact that A stands for highest qual- ity (poor B and C, forever doomed to inferior status). Or that X is both the symbol for the unknown and also a kiss. For Sacks, the 26 letters are islands of an archipelago; each one is visited and explored in its own right, but also in relation to its neighbours. The exploration draws diversely on history, literature, iconography, pop culture and marketing. Chapters follow the alphabet, with rather beautiful drawings and sexy titles: 'B-listed B', 'The Lure of L', 'The Story of O', 'Puff Daddy P', 'The Birth of V-ness'. Sacks' jour ney spans 40 centuries; his erudition straddles history, language, culture and semiotics, and is nicely masked by touches of humour and an immensely readable style. ★★★★ Hutchinson $49.95 Reviewed by Ruth Wajnryb 36 goodreading Right Hand, Left Hand Chris McManus Right Hand, Left Hand is a fascinating look at asymmetry. It will interest anyone who wonders why human beings are generally right-handed, why left and right have significance in our culture, or why the human heart is on the left side of the body. Starting with a history of the scientific study of asymmetry, Right Hand, Left Hand takes us through the symbolism of left and right. The existence of so many examples of right being the 'good' side throughout different human cultures and rituals will leave you itching to know why. McManus delves into an exhaustive ar ray of evidence – from fields as diverse as linguistics, subatomic particles, left- and right-brain differences, biology, archaeology and cosmology – to answer the question. To round out the book, McManus asks the reader to think about their own left- or right-handedness on a deeper level. And just in case this all sounds too intel- lectual, there are several amusing chapters devoted to the er rors and myths that surround left and right.Tying all this together is a challenge, but McManus keeps the pages tur ning at an impressive rate, and his conclusions are both thought-provoking and substantial. It's not surprising that this book won the 2003 Aventis General Prize for Science Books. Right Hand, Left Hand is an absorbing read for anyone with an interest in popular science, although those without a background in biology may find the sections on amino acids and molecular development heavy going. If you still want more at the end of the book, McManus has put together a website with further reading and additional notes for the book.You'll find it at: www.righthandlefthand.com. ★★★★ Phoenix $24.95 Reviewed by Zara Baxter
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#1. Download JDK 6
Java 7 is not officially supported by the Android SDK at this time. Please use the latest version of the Java 6 JDK.
For a 64 bit dev, note that the following trio is required:
- 64-bit OS
- 64-bit JDK
- 64-bit Eclipse
#2. Add the path to JDK (for example 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_45\bin') to PATH environment variable.
#3. Download 'Eclipse Standard' from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
It is not an installer but a .zip archive. Extract its content to a folder like D:\Eclipse
#4 Run eclipse.exe.
It will ask you to select a Workspace. By default it gives a location in C:\Users
Better choose something like D:\Eclipse\Workspaces\MyWorkspace
#5. Install ADT plugin for Eclipse (Android Development Tools)
#6. You might need to install platforms and packages
Emulator runs best using Intel image, so make sure it is selected for all platforms images you install (if available)
Keyboard shortcuts: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html
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Have you ever felt the pain of old wounds come up at random times? Like suddenly you're struck with a thought or memory that leaves you feeling down in the dumps. You thought you moved past that breakup, fight, embarrassing moment, or [insert crappy situation] years ago.
But for some reason it still hurts.
In yoga, we call this samskara. The word samskara comes from the Sanskrit sam (complete or joined together) and kara (action, cause, or doing). Sometimes samskara catches up with you. Old scars and memories build up in your body. The best thing you can do is stay present with the sensation and move through it.
Dedicate time to hamstring and hip openers. Samskara is often stored in these tight, tense places. Notice feelings as they come up. Breathe through it. Know that every part of you is divine. Even if it doesn't seem like it.
The more you come to your mat, the easier it is accept your samskara and let it go. A big part of your practice is learning to deal with your past in healthy, positive ways.


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Blood NoirAudiobook CD - 2008
Jason Schuyler is a werewolf. He's also one of Anita Blake's best friends, and sometimes her lover. And right now he needs her--not to be a vampire hunter, or a federal marshal, or a necromancer, or even for her rank in the werewolf pack, but because his father is dying. He needs Anita because she's a pretty woman who loves him, who can make him look like an everyday guy, who agrees to go home with him and help him say good-bye to the abusive father he never loved. The fact that Jason is about as much an everyday guy as Anita is a pretty woman is something they figure they can keep under wraps for a couple of days in a small town. How hard can that be?
Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks this weekend to make a move. Somehow she has cut the connection that binds Anita and Jean-Claude, leaving Jean-Claude unable to sense what is happening. Dangerous even as she sleeps, buried in darkness for a thousand years somewhere beneath the old country of Europe, Marmee Noir reaches out toward power. She has attacked Anita before, but never like this. In Anita she senses what she needs to make her enemies tremble....
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Eurozone money & credit growth improves further
All eyes are on Europe as we monitor the global economy's recovery, and the risk that Europe acts as a drag. But recent data is encouraging, and validates my view that the chances of recovery are better than the risk of being dragged further into the doldrums. Private credit growth came in at -1.2%yy vs


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Amanda Murphy has this amazing rawness to her look that makes it both novel and captivating at the same time. I came across this editorial in WSJ Magazine, photographed by Josh Olins.
Sometimes, we obsess so much over makeup and being overdone. But sometimes, we also need to remember that raw beauty also counts (if not, even more).
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September 27th to 29th, 2013.
In this forum we are going to organize the 7th Spanish Spank Meeting "MADRIDSPANK'13", spanning for a weekend, for every spank-lover who want to enjoy a session with spankers, spankees, switches and curious just interested in learning (observers).
It will be in September, during the last weekend of the month, from 27th to 29th, in a discreet house near Madrid (chinchón), rented for the occasion and with good access to the place.
There are 20 night vacancies for people from other places thanMadrid, and 20 vacancies to go to the "Spank Meeting" party, on Saturday September 28th.
The price including attendance, participation and stay+breakfast all the weekend (Friday to Sunday) is 80 euros (not including lunch and dinner), paid in the registration, and 18 euros for the people who don´t need to spend the night in the house and only go to the Spank Meeting on Saturday evening-night.
Make your pre-registration sending an email to, (email@example.com ) in order to start making the participants list and not miss the avalaible vacancies.
Also, you must to make the payment by money transfer, writing on it your name and; Chinchón 2013 in that bank account:
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Colourful Comfort Food
I wanted to make a nice meal for my friend Steve who's helping me set up all the CLF stuff and after being ill all last week and finally getting my appetite back I wanted loads of veggies.
Steamed broccoli with potato, turnip and carrots roasted in maple syrup to accompany the Barbecue Baked Tofu with Mushrooms and Peppers from Get It Ripe by Jae Steele. My version is slightly different and uses a red not green pepper and liquid smoke instead of the 2 teaspoons of chilli powder as I have a reaction to chillis although I do like the taste. This is so easy and always impresses guests. If you haven't got it I would really recommend this book. I haven't done much from the baking section but the entrees I've tried have all been excellent and are regular go to recipes.


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PRISM Has Created a Unique Business Model on Life-cycle Management of Mineral Resources and Related Technologies to Operational Startup
Our Business Model
Although PRISM owns a significant poly-metallic resource, it does not follow the traditional mining company business model involving resource definition followed by the production of commodities for export, such as low-cost iron concentrates or metallurgical coal targeted to overseas steel mills. Production of a single commodity with little or no value-add has inherent risks, and presents many challenges to traditional mining companies.
PRISM has adopted a business model that is designed to pair each of its multiple compliant and non-compliant mineral assets with proven, low-risk process technology to move through the typical development life-cycle to multiple commercial operations more quickly and efficiently.
PRISM will manage its multiple mineral asset development, including resource definition and compliance reporting, in addition to identifying, evaluating and adopting proven and/or near-commercial technologies designed to produce high-value products for existing and emerging markets. PRISM will manage each of its mineral assets as separate projects, and when a project has moved through its feasibility stage of development, a new wholly-owned subsidiary will be spun-out to move through commercialization and operational start-up.
Cash flows from each operating subsidiary will provide returns to its shareholders, with PRISM retaining the majority interest of each company.
Carbonyl Iron and Vanadium Project
PRISM's iron-vanadium project has already completed its resource definition and technology adoption stages, with a planned carbonyl iron powder pilot demonstration to be performed in Q2 2018 followed by a bankable feasibility study anticipated to be completed by late 2018. PRISM will then create its carbonyl iron powder and vanadium operating subsidiary(s) to move through commercial development.
Lithium Carbonate Project
PRISM's lithium project requires sourcing and deploying key process technology to rapidly and economically extract lithium from formation brines, and is critical to commercially producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. In this respect, PRISM has aligned itself with a Canadian process water extractive technology company to adopt their patented extraction system with minor adaptations for maximizing lithium recovery.
Preliminary extraction tests of a lithium-bearing brine sample from an operating well on PRISM's Clear Hills permit were successful, achieving lithium concentrations that exceeded a forecast economic threshold. PRISM plans on conducting pre-feasibility level work in Q2 2018, which includes sending concentrate samples for further refining into battery-grade lithium carbonate. This will be followed by a pilot demonstration of the real-time lithium extraction system on an operating well on a PRISM permit in mid-2018 to provide important data for a preliminary economic assessment, with a feasibility study to follow.
PRISM, in cooperation with its technology vendor, may also realize additional revenue opportunities by sub-licensing its lithium extraction system to other North American operators.
Other Projects
With a multitude of other mineral assets that have commercial potential, PRISM will follow its business model by conducting resource evaluations and the identification of complementary and proven process technologies on these assets. As each project moves through its feasibility stage of development, new operating subsidiaries may be created to contribute additional revenue streams for PRISM.


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Joseph Crespino is Associate Professor of History at Emory University and received his doctorate from Stanford University. He is the author of In Search of Another Country: Mississippi and the Conservative Counterrevolution (2007), which won the Lillian Smith Book Award, the McLemore Prize, and the Non-Fiction Prize given by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. He is currently at work on Strom Thurmond's America, a political biography of the 1948 States Rights Democratic Party presidential candidate and longtime U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He recently co-edited The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism with Matthew Lassiter.
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Elizabeth Varon is Professor of History at Temple University. She received a doctorate from Yale University and is the author of numerous articles pertaining to southern, Civil War, and women's history. Varon is the author of We Mean to be Counted: White Women and Politics in Antebellum Virginia (1998) and Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy, which won the Virginia Historical Society's Richard Slatten Award for excellence in Virginia Biography, the People's Choice Award for Non-Fiction given by the James Rivers Writers Festival and the Library of Virginia, and the Lillian Smith Award from the Southern Regional Council. Varon's Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859 was published in October 2008 by UNC Press 2007-8.
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Scott Nelson is the Legum Professor of History at the College of William and Mary. He received a doctorate from the University of North Carolina in 1995. Nelson is the author of Iron Confederacies: Southern Railways, Klan Violence and Reconstruction(1999) and Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend(2006), which was awarded the Merle Curti Award for the best book in U.S. social and cultural history, the National Award for the Arts from the Arts Club of Washington, the Ansfield-Wolf Award for scholarship on race and diversity, and the Library of Virginia's Award for non-fiction. Professor Nelson is also co-author with Carol Sheriff of A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War (2007).


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Humboldt Marijuana Entrepreneur Pled Guilty to 'possessing marijuana for the purposes of sale while utilizing workers under the age of 21'
Press release from the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office:
A commercial marijuana entrepreneur operating out of southern Humboldt County was convicted by plea yesterday afternoon in the Mendocino County Superior Court of possessing marijuana for the purposes of sale while utilizing workers under the age of 21 years, a misdemeanor.
Karl Michael Witt, age 46, of Redway, executive director of Eden Farms Cooperative, Inc., plead no contest to conduct prohibited by the revamped marijuana laws ushered in by Proposition 64. He was arrested back on December 7, 2017 by the California Highway Patrol in Mendocino County.
Pursuant to a negotiated disposition entered into by Witt, his attorney, and District Attorney Eyster, a disposition subsequently also approved by the court, Witt was placed on a grant of court probation for a period of 36 months.
The terms of Witt's probation include: (1) his serving 14 days in the county jail with credit for 14 days already served; (2) 100 hours of community service; (3) restitution to law enforcement in the amount of $18,700 (term satisfied); (4) a 4th Amendment waiver (search clause); (5) possession of all marijuana by Witt is prohibited unless and until he has a valid state license and a valid Humboldt County permit; (6) no direct or indirect participation in and/or sponsorship of the Emerald Cup shall be allowed during the period of probation; (7) no volunteer workers or employees under the age of 21 years shall be involved with Eden Farms or at any other marijuana venture in which Witt is involved; (8) Witt shall pay court-ordered fines and fees, which include a $2,000 donation by Witt to the local non-profit which monitors community service, Mendo Lake Alternative Service (term satisfied); and (9) finally he is required to obey all laws.
As recently reported, fewer than one percent of the state's estimated 68,120 cannabis cultivators have obtained the necessary licensing to be involved in the commercial marijuana trade. While still early in the new regulatory process, District Attorney Eyster noted that the marijuana black market remains alive and well in Mendocino County and elsewhere, despite an ongoing effort by local and state officials to shine a light on, gain control of, and regulate the local marijuana trade from seed to consumption.
As Witt discovered the hard way, Proposition 64 and the "new" marijuana laws make crystal clear that employing underage individuals in any commercial marijuana business can be expected to result in arrest and prosecution.
Earlier Chapter: Humboldt County Man Arrested With 'Stoner Stocking Stuffers' and Underage Helpers


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I read this book more than a year ago. Right after its publication, The Da Vinci Code quickly made its way to the bestsellers' lists, and was cast into the limelight so much so that numerous other works on the book itself, or on the same subject, or both, were churned out (and are still being churned out I'm sure). Suddenly, we find ourselves suffocated by books (written by other authors) titled along the lines of "unofficial guide" or "separating facts from fiction" or "the truth behind" or whatever catchy (or sometimes lousy) titles, riding on the waves of the "controversy" created by Dan Brown's latest book. (Come on, we all know you people are just out here to make quick money. If you're so good at writing, find your own topics and write about them!) Then, there were documentaries produced by Discovery and National Geographic channels, in which various "experts" in history, theology, archeology, whatever-whatever-ology were interviewed and asked to prove Brown right or wrong. These were at least interesting to watch, but the only conclusion I made watching them was - you know your book is a superb success when they call in experts to prove you wrong. Then, there was even a lawsuit! (Come on la! People will do anything to get quick money).
When the movie was made, there were protests and hundreds, maybe thousands more publications (online and offline) about "fictions" and "inaccuracies" in Brown's theory. Not to be mean or skeptical, I find all these really stupid. How can anyone be 100% sure of the exact events that took place 2000 years ago? You say you have this and that and whatever-whatever authentic documents - but are you sure the person who wrote it wrote the absolute truth and nothing else? Yeah, argue all you want. To me, nobody knows what really took place, which is why religion is based on faith, not facts. If someone wants to question his faith after reading a bestseller, that's his problem and I suggest we let him solve it himself. I had to laugh when I read in the newspaper that people who have not read the book nor watched the movie want to BAN it.
Gosh, I am tired of all of these. I thought I'd never comment on this book and the controversies surrounding it, because well, I don't want to offend anyone. Well, so far I have not actually touched on the contents of the book. What I really want to say, is that once you have such a "controversial" bestseller out there, people don't stop at just attacking your stories and theories - read this. This guy here picked on Brown's writing style and language usage. Have you read the entry at the link yet? (Go read it - seriously!) Do you understand every "mistake" (made by Brown, supposedly) the blogger pointed out? If you do, then you must be either a linguistic expert, or a literature scholar.
Now, if you have not read the book or seen the movie (I myself have not seen the movie yet) don't praise nor criticise. Don't let others' judgement influence you. These people are just jealous because Dan Brown became a very rich man overnight. Go get the book, or go see the movie, and see if you'll enjoy yourself!


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Now that is cool.ReplyDelete
I have to apologize because I have been so distracted and slow with participation. My mom is in her last days and I have been elsewhere, not where I want to be in front of my sewing machine.
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Gosh, I forgot about mine!!ReplyDelete
Intriguing ... love all the irregularities.ReplyDelete
Been busy & unable to put time into my piece.
Interesting to see that circle fabric show through the ovals, but at first glance I saw holiday ornaments! That kind of double image has fascinated me ever since I first saw the "What do you see, the vase or the faces?" silhouette. Love it so far!ReplyDelete
It's great so far. It does make you want to get a better look through one of those "holes" to see what's behind!ReplyDelete
this is great! Can't wait to see what other wonderful things you do to it.ReplyDelete
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f Transfer of Enterobacter agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Ewing and Fife 1972 to Pantoea gen. nov. as Pantoea agglomerans comb. nov. and Description of Pantoea dispersa sp. nov.
- Authors: FRANCOISE GAVINI* , JORIS MERGAERT , AMOR BEJI , CHRISTINE MIELCAREK , DANIEL IZARD , KAREL KERSTERS , JOZEF DE LEY
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- First Published Online: 01 July 1989, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 39: 337-345, doi: 10.1099/00207713-39-3-337
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-DNA hybridization was performed with 10 strains belonging to the "Erwinia herbicola-Enterobacter agglomerans complex" by using the competition method on nitrocellulose filters. These strains exhibited more than 75% DNA binding to Erwinia herbicola ATCC 14589T (T = type strain) and constitute DNA hybridization group 14589 (including strains ATCC 14589T and CDC 1429-71 from DNA hybridization group III [D. J. Brenner, G. R. Fanning, J. K. Leete Knutson, A. G. Steigerwalt, and M. J. Krichevsky, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 34:45-55, 1984]). The high level of genomic relatedness of these strains was confirmed by the similarities observed in their electrophoretic protein patterns. On the basis of our data, DNA hybridization group 14589 constitutes a discrete species within the family Enterobacteriaceae. Its closest relative is DNA hybridization group 27155 (41 to 53% DNA relatedness), which was previously defined and includes the type strains, among others, of Enterobacter agglomerans, Erwinia herbicola, and Erwinia milletiae (A. Beji, J. Mergaert, F. Gavini, D. Izard. K. Kersters, H. Leclerc, and J. De Ley, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 38:77-88, 1988). We propose to unite DNA hybridization groups 14589 and 27155 in a single genus, Pantoea gen. nov. Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) comb. nov. is proposed to contain most strains of DNA hybridization group 27155 (including DNA hybridization group XIII of Brenner et al.), and its type strain is strain ATCC 27155 (= NCTC 9381 = LMG 1286). Pantoea dispersa sp. nov. is proposed to contain DNA hybridization group 14589, and its type strain is strain ATCC 14589 (= LMG 2603). Descriptions of the genus and its two species are given.
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Below: J. Lindeberg's Fall Winter 2010 Menswear is a tasteful, sophisticated collection for guys who wants understated styles with high functionality. I love this grey padded jacket which is crafted in classic grey fabric while being modern with a sporty design...
J. Lindeberg Fall Winter 2010 Menswear
Swedish label, J. Lindeberg has kindly shared with me their latest Fall Winter 2010 Men's collection which I am loving very much. Titled 'The True North', the collection draws its inspirations from the adventures of early explorers of the highest mountains, remote landscapes and solitary wilderness. The clothes are cut with functionality in mind while staying elegant.
This first collection under the creative direction of Pierangelo D'Agostin (former head designer at Jil Sander), based his designs on utility and function found in work gear as evolved through generations of the army, the navy, hunters and farmer. Heralding back to a time where clothes were long lasting and crafted with a mission for survival.
These authentic garments have been shaped, further developed with technical fabric mixes and construction methods, while remaining true to their heritage. New cropped proportions are reworked to provided a neater and more precise silhouette. And classic tailoring are combined with modern functionality. The deep and intense colours range from icy blue skies to purple black nights and the numerous shades of grey found in the horizon of Scandinavia during the winter form the palette. These are contrasted against vibrant hues of the ever transforming colours of autumnal leaves.
"It¹s all about contrasts; in spirits, moods, colours and fabrics. The urban speed of life versus the serenity and tranquillity of nature" claimed Artistic Director, Pierangelo D'Agostin.
A highly savvy collection with that does not rely on over zealous or over the top explosion of details, but stresses on creating refined, functional clothing that any modern gentlemen will covet. These are pieces that stay in their wardrobe for many seasons to come. My favourite look, the grey cropped padded jacket that has been matched with white slim jeans and tan leather brogue style boots.
Since its first collection in 1997, J.Lindeberg has successfully combined fashion and sportswear. The Company¹s main collection and its progressive golf and ski collections are sold worldwide in more than 25 countries including the USA, UK, Scandinavia and Japan. J.Lindeberg flagship stores are located in Stockholm, New York, Los Angeles and Copenhagen. The brand¹s apparel is also carried by leading independent boutiques, upscale departments stores and some of the world¹s most exclusive golf pro shops. Headquartered in Stockholm, J.Lindeberg¹s annual revenue is approximately EUR 30 million. Since 2007, its principal owner is the investment firm Proventus together with CEO Stefan Engström.
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Developer, Systems Integration Delivery
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- Economical Insurance
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The Developer is a core member of the Systems integration delivery team who is responsible for delivering enhancements and supporting maintenance of the commercially available software at Economical. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and delivering high quality application solutions to design specifications, standards, and user requirements. The successful candidate will collaborate with the Technical Lead , Business Stakeholders and Systems Integration partners throughout the development and delivery lifecycle to ensure that the solution meets technical design frameworks, requirements and best practices.
Who We Are:
Economical Insurance is one of Canada's leading property and casualty insurance companies, but there's really much more to us than that. Since our beginnings in 1871, we've been an organization that has imagined bigger and better things, inspiring us to take chances and think innovatively.
Our employees are the reason we've come as far as we have, and the reason we'll go much further still. We focus on our customers first, we bring our best, and we're stronger together.
Who We're Looking For:
- You're highly flexible and able to quickly adapt to changing priorities
- You're excellent at identifying and articulating problems and influencing decision-makers
- You're highly organized, self-motivated, customer oriented and able to work independently as well as within a collaborative team environment, and with internal business and technology partners at all levels of the organization
- You recognize when customers might not be satisfied with solution even though the solution meets requirements and are comfortable recommending alternatives
- You act as an expert resource providing insight and recommendations based on industry and technology trends, system strategy and design
Your Responsibilities:
Solutions Design & Development
- Develops high quality solutions and enhances development frameworks that realize key components of the technical design with other Developers
- Collaborates with the Technical Lead to automate unit tests, applying development practices such as TDD and Pair Programming
- Is responsible for unit testing and system testing their code
- Proactively identifies technical debt and seeks ways to improve via refactoring of code
Support and Maintenance of Commercial Software Platforms including cloud, SAAS, PAAS
- Administration, maintenance and support of cloud platforms
- Development of custom solutions using SAAS and PAAS solutions
- Works with vendors/customer support to address issues and resolve problems
- Verifies that solution documentation is complete, accurate, auditable, and is traceable to business and / or systems requirements
Expertise with SDLC (Lean/Agile Expertise)
- Collaborates with the Scrum Master and the team to develop and maintain the project Kanban System, and develop the Iteration Plan and Release plan
- Assists in the translation of requirements into a story map in collaboration with the Discovery Team
- Designs solutions according to the specific needs of requirements being specified during the current iteration only
Relationship Management
- Supports the team to obtain stakeholder buy-in and acceptance for application and technical designs
- Works collaboratively with the System Integration partners, Designers, Architects, Technical Lead, Business Analysts, Technical Testers and other Developers to collaborate on detailed designs
- Communicates project status and provides timely escalation of issues to ensure project objectives are met
IT Operational Expertise
- Participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business units
- Ensures that design and development knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
- Coordinates / facilitates training and communication of key knowledge assets with all required SMEs
Risk Management
- Assesses the likelihood of something going wrong based on the complexity of the solution and other influencing factors such as the experience level of the individual or the team, the newness of the technique, application or language, the condition of the source data, etc.
- Creates a risk response (mitigate, ignore, transfer, accept) that eliminates the risk or minimizes the impact of risks that become an issue
- Adheres to existing processes / standards, business technology architecture, risk and production capacity guidelines
Your Skills & Experience:
- University Degree or college diploma in computer science, information systems or a related discipline
- 2+ years of software design and development experience
- 1+ years of software / application design and development experience in a true Agile / Scrum / XP environment with proven skill and effectiveness in the use of Agile SDLC methodologies
- Knowledge in any of the following technologies;
- SAAS and PAAS solutions such as ServiceNow, SalesForce, AWS, Oracle Cloud, Oracle UCM, SharePoint, Office365
- Kentico, Feedzai, OpenText Exstream, BlueMix, Oracle Hyperion
- Javascript, Angular, Ruby on Rails, Jelly
- Knowledge of Windows Server
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Knowledge of code versing tools such as Git
- Strong knowledge and experience with applying design patterns, object-oriented analysis and design, service-oriented architecture, n-tier architecture, and leading edge coding practices such as clean code and refactoring
- Practical understanding of enterprise and web architecture and REST, SOAP