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Allardyce Looking Down Wrong End of Telescope!
Allardyce again quotes stats and suggests that sooner or later it will come right, but if you don't have goal scorers in the team, how are you going to score goals, exactly? I have given the alarming goal scoring stats for this team before - these players aren't just goal shy, they are goal comatose! Did anybody think Jarvis would score when Nolan played him through? Did anybody expect Downing to hit the back of the net when he twice cut inside? Did anybody expect Noble to bury that free kick? Dear God, unless we are awarded a penalty, this bunch have no idea where the back of the net is!
How desperate is it when the fans stand to applaud the introduction of Carlton Cole, a player who couldn't find a club after we released him? Now I'm not having a go at the guy here, but when you NEED A GOAL, who is the last man you turn to? The Upton Park faithful stood as one man to encourage Carlton on his introduction, but it was an act of kindness, not an expression of expectation. And following his introduction, we looked more stretched and Villa should have scored twice whilst we created that solitary half chance for Joe Cole.
The six man midfield can work, if the personnel are right. Jarvis, for one, is a waste of space. Allardyce quotes the 38 crosses we put into the box, but Villa had three tall centre backs parked in there and we had Nolan on his own. Now Captain Kev is great when he ghosts in unnoticed, but when he is the target man, his effectiveness inside the penalty area is lost. And who else broke into the box? Morrison a couple of times, Collison maybe twice, Jarvis himself, and Downing, but never in a central position - until Joe Cole came on.
The formation surprised me. When I saw the team, I expected Collison to be at the front of the six, possibly swapping places with Morrison and Nolan. Instead, Allardyce changed a fluid six into a rigid five plus one. Jarvis and Downing played like Redknapp and Sissons in their prime, only without Hurst and Byrne to hit in the box. Time and again, Villa's full-backs were beaten but when the ball came over, it hit a West Ham No Man's Land because we had nobody in the box. I could have been at the centre of Villa's defence and the Midlanders would still have kept a clean sheet!
So where do we go from here? Well unless Petric is up to it, I suspect we have to persist with the "false number 9", but then we simply have to get as many goal scorers into the team as we can. That means no place for Jarvis and a start for Joe Cole, irrespective of his defensive liabilities.
The start point must be Noble and Diame at the base of the six. They are the best defensive midfielders in the squad and Diame is a beast when on form, whilst Noble increasingly controls the midfield. The other four players then have to be used in a fluid way, interchanging with each other so that the opposition defenders don't know who to pick up. My four would be Morrison, Nolan, Downing and Joe Cole, with Collison introduced for the last twenty minutes when Nolan's legs tire. Like Nolan, Joe Cole instinctively breaks into the box, and runs at clever angles. He came on and had two shots on goal, and might well have scored the winner had Noble's attempted pass not been intercepted as he broke behind the Villa centre backs.
One thing's for sure, there's no point setting up to feed Carroll when Carroll isn't on the pitch! Yes he might have scored three on Saturday given those 38 crosses, but he can't score when he's sat in the bloody stands! Allardyce needs to stop harking on about luck and start working out genuine solutions. He was the twat who opted for Downing whilst Remy was allowed to join Newcastle. The need for a striker was obvious to everybody else because everybody else understands that 38 crosses to nobody are absolutely bloody pointless!
Player Ratings: Jussi 9; Demel 7, Tomkins 6, Reid 6, Rat 5; Noble 8, Collison 6; Jarvis 6, Morrison 6, Downing 7, Nolan 7 Subs Carlton Cole 5, Joe Cole 6, Diame (not on long enough).
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- Ricky Fuller said...
Decent article but not sure how you scored Rat as 5 - he was as dangerous as anybody when attacking and did what he had to at the back.
- 3 November 2013 at 13:02
Whilst I might agree with a number of the points you make, I don't agree about Jarvis. He scored well whilst at Wolves. The weakness I feel is that he is being asked to hug the bye line too much and cross the ball rather than to drive into the box and look to score.
Also Reid was definitely more than a 6 yesterday. Everyone around me felt Noble and Reid were close for Man of Match
- 3 November 2013 at 13:39
- Hammersfan said...
Ricky, I'm a fan of Rat but first 15 minutes he was awful - gave the ball to a Villa player every time he touched it. Accept he got better as game went on but he had a lot of ground to make up IMO.
1339, the trouble is, Villa could have scored three, and Reid was nowhere to be seen on either of the occasions that Wiemann was clean through or for Benteke's two chances. As one of the two centre backs, I don't think he can be said to have had a great game when Villa saw so little of the ball but still had four great goal scoring opportunities. And I am a huge fan of Reid!
For me Jussi was MOM because one save from Wiemann was very good and the save from benteke was world class - wonderful stretch and such a strong wrist to turn it wide of post. Did he make an error all game?
Noble's distribution was superb, as was his closing and tackling. But his free kicks? Oh dear. Tell me, when you have the likes of Joe Cole, Jarvis and Downing available, why is Noble taking a free kick three yards away from the by-line? Surely a specialist in crossing should take the responsibility? And why aren't Downing or Morrison taking free kicks that enable a direct shot on goal? Mad!
As for Jarvis, he had a brief purple patch for scoring, but that was a long time ago and his goal scoring record is dreadful!
- 3 November 2013 at 14:10
What do you expect, it's a match report from someone who doesn't go to games. We don't call him "armchair" for nothing, you know!
- 3 November 2013 at 14:38
All that from your armchair! Remarkable
- 3 November 2013 at 15:33
15:33 I know.......... it's almost like he was there. You are being slightly unkind - he did after all buy 1/2 a season ticket once.
- 3 November 2013 at 22:44
i was at the game HF and I pretty much agree with you're ratings and especially Rat's early contribution. He did get better in the second half as you state. I thought Downing was great and can be a real handful for defences. Jarvis on the other hand is the complete opposite, very predictable and one dimensional. Nobes was immense and must be pushing players like Cleverley and Milner for an England squad place
- 4 November 2013 at 12:46
Yeah right betty!!! Ha ha ha the fact he is playing for the spam dangler's and they r hovering around the drop zone means he has no chance regardless! Besides, he is average in a poor team, would be out of his depth in a gud team!
- 4 November 2013 at 20:02
I too was at the game HF and you really are a very astute man - you got it asolutely right as ususal - top marks to HF
- 4 November 2013 at 22:57
20:02 I think you've missed the point he's playing really well in an average team that for me makes him worth a look at. Your Carricks, Cleverleys and Milners are all average players in exceptional teams. Put them in West Ham's team and I don't think they will do what Nobes does.
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I currently work for a company that has THREE of these monolithic AS/400's. All the extremely old ones, none of this new iSeries junk.
I'm a 21 year old IT professional (just turned 21 last wednesday). This thing was built what, the same year I was born? If not before...
Lets hear some stories about your AS/400 experiences!!!
Mine isn't that great, but last week in our server room, (where our AS/400 obviously takes up most of the room, as it has its main unit, a backup, and a battery backup)... the air conditioning stopped working... Upon walking into a 90+ degree server room, I noticed the air conditiong, leaking... all over the AS/400. o_O
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Wow. Some observations:
You'll never see an x86 server running that long. There's also some things you'll see in an AS/400 that you won't see anywhere else.
1) Theoretically impervious to viruses.
2) Almost impossible to pwn.
3) Pull the plug while it's in the middle of processing. When it comes back up, all processes resume exactly where they were when it lost power.
I wouldn't call the iSeries "junk". As of a couple of years ago, over 75% of the Fortune 500 used AS/400s of one variety or another. When reliability, security, and uptime are paramount, there is no other answer, as far as I am concerned.
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When I said junk I meant that the AS/400's we have are real AS/400's, they weren't rebranded as the iSeries or anything, I was just showing their age. =P
I own a mammoth AS/400 from roughly 2000. It is a "mainframe" class AS/400. One of the last before the name was changed to iSeries to make people think that it was new and cool.
It's free to a good home. Heck to any home. If you ship it, its yours.
Cornelious... if you are interested let me know. This could be a major overhaul for you!
James, my experience, while limited and anecdotal, in the financial world is that when systems are very, very critical that they run on Sun and HP (Solaris and Linux) and not iSeries even when iSeries is available. iSeries and zOS tend to be used for internal financial processing and legacy support while Sun and HP gear running more "modern" OSs are used for the mission critical trading platforms. This is how it is at all of the big banks that I know.
iSeries and OS400 are still very viable. Only issue is that none of the new blood in this industry has a clue of that. Hence people who understand and can support the technology are a dieing breed. This platform will phase out due to lack of people, not lack of technology. When was the last time you could say that about a technology platform?
Sadly, most of small to mid size manufacturing is still as/400 based. Not to mention what Scott talks about with banks, hospitals, airports, and other large operations. The SMB manufacturer has dumped TONS of money into these systems only now being unable to find viable canidates to keep them running. Lack of available replacements for the retiring population has forced them into other avenues, and another TON of money to convert.
Even ERP companies have began re-writing their application into different languages and porting them over to unix/linux OS based systems. This is due to this same issue.
Jacob is correct. It is not as simple, I don't think, as just not being able to find good people (any people) to work on IBM i. Here are some things that make me think it will fail to garner the necessary skill base to continue supporting it:
- IBM keeps rebranding the product lines for hardware and software and even those of us familiar with it can't keep up. The OS is not IBM i, it was OS/5 and OS/400 before that. The hardware was AS/400 but is now @Server iSeries. What does that mean? No wait. It was renamed again. Now it's just called IBM Power. The AS/400 line was merged with the pSeries (RS/6000) and now they are both just called Power. Everyone still calls it AS/400. How could IBM stop using such a respected moniker? Now people think that AS/400 died off when really it was just renamed.
- IBM does not publish handy reference materials. You can't go to Borders or Amazon and get lots of the latest, coolest materials to teach yourself about IBM i. If you don't work for an existing IBM i shop you aren't every going to learn about this stuff. IBM has no regular channel to educate new users without direct access to the hardware (which is why I bought myself an AS/400 - just to bridge that gap.)
- IBM Power equipment is too large, loud and expensive (even used) for normal IT pros to buy and have at home. But most other platforms have the most dedicated support professionals running them at home (Linux, Windows, Solaris, etc.) They all have low cost of entry options for hardware so that a highly experienced support base can exist. IBM i lacks this.
- IBM does not provide a means of getting licenses for IBM i or AIX for home users even if they do acquire the necessary hardware. If I have HP Integrity or SUN UltraSparc at home I can run really amazing things on them just to train myself on being the best admin/engineer possible. So IBM rules out the massively dedicated crowd from the ranks of its supporters. IBM seems to just not "get" the high end support market.
- Part information is tough to find since IBM wants everything to go through IBM for support. So people have a really hard time knowing how expensive anything will be or if they can fix it themselves.
- And seriously, to be a serious admin for this product line you have to list three or four different names for it on your resume and hope that people are searching for the right ones and understand that they are all the same. And the name "IBM i" isn't even reasonably searchable, ever. That's the dumbest name there could possibly be. How do you tell Google that you have i experience? You don't. IBM is punishing people for being IBM admins. You just have a huge advantage supporting just about every other product out there as an IT pro. IBM just is not going to consider the needs of the workers - it doesn't even seem to occur to them that without techs there is no way to run these machines.
Jacob - the largest AS/400 (iSeries) shop in NY is actually a grocery store chain! Who would have though. But groceries are really a light manufacturing problem domain so it makes sense when you really think about it.
Amen Scott.
Basically the big dogs can afford it, the SMB will die off the system...
BTW the current hardware is small, I just finished deploying a complete system Power5 (2 year old tech) in just 3 U of rack space. 1.2 TB of storage and all..
The big units are just huge because they are 10+ years old... Go go Tankbox..
Yeah... my AS/400 is ELEVEN RACKS. Not 11U. Eleven rack spaces. Took two hauling trucks to ship it. What a pain.
Although the old ones used to hold their own drives and now they expect the drives to connect via FC. So that isn't quite fair. You have to include the size of your SAN as well. (There is a little local storage.. but it used to be racks of drives.)
The IBM i just doesn't have the place in the SMB market that it used to have. When it competed against Windows NT 3.1 and Novel Netware 2 and LANTastic or whatever it was amazing. But now competing against Solaris 10, Windows 2008 or RHEL 5 it has almost no worthwhile features but is dangerously hard to support, undocumented and costly.
I can run some amazing HP Proliant clusters on RHEL 5 for a fraction of the cost of a single Power box and have more processing power and more reliability and anyone can support it. IBM needs to get IBM i ported to X86_64, open it (source or just free to use without support) and make it available for people to learn if they want it around.
This is quite the informative discussion. Our AS/400 from back in the 90s has been rock solid for, well, a long time. We replaced the MRP software that ran on it with an ERP system that runs only on Windows. We've had more down time on the Windows sytem than we did all those years combined on the AS/400.
One of the factors in the decision to move off the AS/400 was concern that when my boss retires here in another year or so, that we would be unable to support the AS/400 any longer. Never mind the fact that I would have had three years to figure it out. Everything I know about system administration is pretty much self-taught. Heck, when you're a kid and your DOS game or new hardware isn't working quite right, you can't jump on the internet and google a solution.
Anyway, Scott, your analysis is spot-on. I can't help but wonder if maybe IBM is doing this on purpose. It's almost like they've decided that the mainframe/midrange servers are going to go away (self-fulfilling prophecy?) and are trying to move customers over to Linux on commodity hardware with IBM service/support.
The more I think about it and apply the BCG matrix to their market, it might actually be a good business decision to let this market die and spend their R&D money elsewhere.
Or maybe they're just blithering idiots. It wouldn't be the first time IBM has made stupid business decisions that cost them dearly. Who knows? As far as I am concerned, if they put forth the effort, the AS/400 could totally pwn the marketplace. It may be too late now.
IBM claims that they are pushing hard to grow the IBM i and zOS markets but I don't see it. They seem to actively hide those products and make them as obtuse and unsearchable as possible. Maybe they are trying to phase out the business but have the market to blame rather than just turning them off.
Hard to believe that anything IBM did would turn our IBM i at this late stage. Linux has so much momentum that IBM would find it hard to catch back up. IBM has lost so much mindshare that they are practically starting back at square one. In fact they have convoluted the market with bad marketing decisions so much that I don't believe that they have the mindshare that they would have had they simply gone out of the business a decade ago.
The is a great thread and very informative...From my expierences most people are suprised at the amount of AS400's,Iseries,System I, or whatever else you want to call them there are out there.
For instance my company has been running one for our day to day operations for some time now. We run an RPG program called MAPICS. Now the cost to convert all of our data over is asternomical completly surpases the cost of a new AS400. Which I just researched and am comlpetely amazed at the difference in price from 6 year ago(When we purchased our last system).
Also with the advancements of the web (PHP, MySQL) I am able to display our data VIA an Intranet site.
Anyway not to ramble on but I think the AS400's will stick around for mid sized companies due to the sheer amount of them out there and the cost of upgrading. But Scott you are correct finding expierenced AS400 professionals is getting harder and harder to come by. I dont even think there are many classes taught in colleges for administrating one.
Very interesting discusion though...
I offered my AS/400 (very latest, most powerful model, I believe, before chaning the name to iSeries) to the big, local IT school (Rochester Institute of Technology) for free but they were not interested. Didn't feel that even for free that it was worth having for students to use.
I know a small veternary office in Upstate NY that runs AS/400. One vet, two or three office people. Very small office and all that they have is the AS/400.
They really are reliable units and I think there is going to come a time when Iseries professionals are going to be hard to come by.
It really is a shame because of how reliable they really are.
I am in eastern iowa and there are 3 units in the small town I work in as well as 3 and a mainframe in the town I grew up in. Both have only 3000 people in the town. I was completely shocked by that not to mention the quantitiy that are in the bigger town in the area.
Now that is AS400s and newer SystemI units but still the same OS.
They are definitely suffering from the massive reliability coming from commodity systems though. Windows 2008, RHEL 5, SLES 11 and Solaris 10 all have massive uptimes when treated like an AS/400 and running on enterprise hardware. Not IBM i uptimes normally but even if they only get half the uptime - that is more than enough to justify the cost savings for most shops. They are going to continue to erode the IBM i market simply by getting more reliable themselves.
That is a very valid statement. If we could run our company software on Win 08 we would be more inclined especially do to the hardware cost differene. Now the server wouldnt last 10 years but even if you had to upgrade every 3-5 you would still be ahead of the game. Not to mention all of licensing expenses included in purchasing a new system.
I guess that is the big clincher wether or not your software can be housed on different hardware. I mean I am taking most of our System I tables and viewing VIA the web through PHP and MySQL. So I guess that time is rapidly approaching.
Also I have recently been testing Solaris 10 and am extremely impressed with it. They have come along way from their previous releases.
Solaris 10 is great. We run tons and tons of it.
You'd be surprised how long that hardware lasts. Even hardware from 2000 can easily still run today if it is enough power for you (in the HP Proliant world.) High end Intel/AMD based stuff is almost up there with AS/400 for the past decade. And if we have no seen servers easily live ten years that are just at ten years now imagine how good the ones today are!!
I would be really surprised if a DL385 G6 could run 10-20 years without major problems. Now would it still make sense to run it that long? Maybe not. But it should easily last that long.
That is impressive...It goes to show that there are other options out there and they can be viable to any company. But when I installed Solaris 10 it was pretty happy with the minimal hardware it consumed. Just like using linux for the first time :).
And running a DL385 G6 on any OS for 10 - 20 years without issue is impossible. Unless you just left it turned on in a corner and never used it :). If my boss got word of that I would see my budget sink...
We ran Compaq Proliant 800 units from the end of 1999 for 9 years running NT 4 SP6a including SQL Server 7. Constant use that entire time. No hardware failures at all. Not even a drive (which is amazing.) They were eventually decommissioned as being too old, slow and a security risk but not because they had any failures. Very impressive. They were rebooted about once a year because of some maintenance item or other but only ever once or twice because of a crash.
They were amazingly stable. I have had a hardware failure in our Proliant farm other than drives ever, as far as I know. They just run and run. I would be seriously surprised to see one not last ten years. They are just warming up at that point.
Wow that is pretty amazing...I cannot believe you didnt have drive issues/failures. I would have sold them off before that just out of fear of finding them dead :). I got a proliant ML330 running exchange that I worry about :).
Then compare that to our Model 900 AS400 and we should all be scared :). But that is what redundancy is for I guess.
What would you expect them to die from? They are not from the era of burned motherboards. Replace the harddrives, blow the dust out and I would put money on getting another ten years out of them.
I did a big migration in 2005 of 68 machines. The 68 old Proliants that we pulled out were PPro machines from our 1998 running NT 4. Some drives had gone but not a single Proliant itself had failed. They were pulled out because they didn't have the capacity to run Windows 2003.
I don't think that the AS/400 necessarily has that much better hardware overall. They have a few things per generation in which they are ahead but overall they are pretty close, I think. The OS might be more advanced but none of the non-RISC OS platforms really dies over time... just needs to restart more often.
I guess they are replaced for the fear that they might die. Kind of sad when you think of it pushed out to be replaced by the best newest thing.
Anyway I am truly impressed I guess alot of my issue is I am a sole IT shop running 75PC's for 200 users(Which they make me maintain everything including our commericial website) so I try to asses my risks and avoid potential situations. But you are right nothing really goes wrong with the system besides the HD. This year I did have a RAID card go out though but that was a fluke.
I will keep this in mind when my next though of upgrading comes to mind :).
We have a ten year lifecycle on our desktops. The only part that we regularly replace is the HD and we budget for that from the beginning. OEM until the drive dies and then brand new Seagates to take us the rest of the way. Sometimes the OEM drives even make it (sometimes.)
The desktop do start to fail at the board level by ten years though. But they get better each generation. The later untils from the last six years I expect to live beyond ten without a problem.
In the Does IBM Understand the SMB thread we were discussing just now that IBM i is now available the SmartCube product. No one is sure that that product is but apparently i is the OS of choice there which is encouraging that they are keeping it on the roadmap.


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Guys..Im planning to get this,, any feedback on the same,,,, Me expectation s the following,,
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Is this phone for a man or girl or any. I don't want to be embarressed later when I buy it.
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Hey people. Please don't buy this phone. I have it and i'm sooo regretting it. I first got it less than a year ago, 2 days after my phone just didn't have signal. It just said no access to network. Because the phone was so new they replaced it. About 2 months ago my phone just started turning off randomly and it would restart again. Three days ago, i still had a full battery and sunddenly my phone died and i turned it on and it said low battery. Wtf? Pluged in the charger, but it won't charge, it just keeps the phone turned on, but as soon as i disconnect the charger again it says low bat. But i suspect its just my battery i have to replace. Other than that, sound is good through the headphone, but not through the phone speaker. Camera isn't that good. It's crap actually. The lack of auto focus really affects the photo, so bad that i went and bought myself a digital camera so i can take photos. It only has 2gb mem and not 8gb as some people say. After a while the phone really starts getting slow. And to be quite frank, it has a kinda cheep feel to it. If i can recommend a phone. W995. My boyfriend has it and im so jealous! Great sound, both through the headphones and speakers (its got 2 speakers) its got an 8mp camera, takes awesome pics, its basically a cybershot combined with a walkman. 8gb memory, and its not slow! Im actually a huge sony ericsson phone, but w715 is really crap. I know w995 is a bit more expensive, but its so worth it. Trust me. its got everything the w715 has and much more.
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Ride Report - Markham Grange
Another 11 of us made the trip out to Holly's Tea Room at Markham Grange. New club members Darren and Ravi joined us as did club member Rob - first ride, but been a member for a while.
We're now up to 15 members.
The route
A long flat ride out to the other side of Doncaster on a clear day made for some great riding.
We had closed roads on fresh tarmac for a part which was brilliant.
The head wind on the way back? Not so much.
We thought we'd got lost at Yorkshire Wildlife Park but no, we did our own little tribute to the Spring Classics and went down a dirt lane - suitable for road bikes - and much fun was had.
Much of the route was on scenic back lanes, this is another one we'll do again.
Café stop
It took us a while to find the café, we seemed to be getting close for about 5km.
Buried deep within the Garden Centre was the café. It was okay, but that's just it.
I think we'd been spoiled the week before at RSPB Old Moor, so even though we'll do the route again, we'll probably look for another café stop en route.
Group riding
Again, this is something that we're getting much better at. One thing we still need to consider though is crowding out junctions.
We need to stay in our 2 abreast column as it makes it easier to manage. This we can tackle on our next ride though.
Keep up the good work!
For those that are interested, the next ride is a short one out to Sprotbrough to watch the Tour de Yorkshire.


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Hi there,
I have a dog and a cat. They really became my close friends. My dog names Smoothly (she's lazy and very soft like the blanket) and My cat names "Tieu Ho" (small tiger) because he looks like tiger- very lovely).
They play all day. When I saw they played I felt happy and cheery.
I love them.
I can share you their pictures and video later. So you can see they're really lovely.


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Hope the new year has been awesome for everyone so far, presenting the very first DIY tutorial for 2012! I was exceptionally excited for this one, because it involved materials I've always wanted to experiment with but never had the chance to. I saw a similar necklace in Topshop and loved it so I thought it might just make a manageable and fab DIY project!
I've created downloadable patterns for this particular tutorial available here. [OperationOverhaul.com] Metal Necklace Patterns (.zip). Alternatively, you might want to save the pictures individually along the way in this tutorial instead.
Final Necklace Pattern (18 pieces)
Here are the materials you need:
- 1 Metal Sheet 0.16 x 4 x 10″ (about $3 from Art friend)
- Jump Rings
- Chain
- Lobster Clasp
- Shears
- Metal File
- Craft Drill or Nail & Hammer (Not pictured)
- Marker (Not pictured)
1. Using the downloadable pattern, create a template and trace out all 18 parts of the necklace onto the metal sheet. Make sure to use a semi-permanent marker that you can erase after!
2. When you're done, use a pair of pruning shears to cut out the pieces! (Thinner metal sheet might "curl" so do experiment and find the best way to cut yours!)
3. File down the edges and sides as they might be sharp and uneven. Be careful!
4. Arrange the pieces according to the Necklace Pattern. As you can see, my printout was a draft version!
5. Using the same marker, mark out the spots where the holes are needed. Then, use a craft drill to create a holes close to the edge. Alternatively, hammer a nail through the metal sheet to create a hole.
6. The edges of the holes might be sharp so it might be a good idea to file down again at this point.
7. Referring to the diagram once again, reposition all the pieces again and attach the jump rings as pictured.
8. Lastly, add chains to both ends. Finish with a lobster clasp! You're done!
I apologise for the badly taken photos of the necklace worn — I blame the new fringe. But in other news, I love the necklace to bits and also wore it during the interview with Pixiekrane, who very kindly did a feature on us here!!!!
Do check it out! :)


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Can I use cat shampoo on a dog
Hey guys, this is Pamela Cooper from Detroit, I have a cat and my boyfriend just moved in with me with his dog, my question is Can I use cat shampoo on a dogg? Or should I just buy a separate shampoo for the dog. Since we live together we thought of using the cat shampoo on the dog as well to save some money.
It depends, some cat shampoos can be also used on dogs and some cat shampoos can't be used on dogs.
Me and my wife also have two dogs and one cat at home, and we are using Adams flea and tick cleansing shampoo since it can be used on both.
This shampoo was approved by the FDA to be used on dogs and cats only, it kills fleas and ticks.
I was using Caty shampoo for my cats and using Dermopt dog shampoo for my dogs, but my vet told me to use a single shampoo for both to save bucks.
Well I have been using Adams flea and tick cleansing shampoo for a long time and it is the best shampoo on the market right now that I know of that can be used on both cats and dogs.
I don't know what shampoo are you using on your cat that you want to use on your dog, but I would advise you to at least call the shampoo manufactures and ask them.
Some cat shampoos have a "do not use on dogs" on their descriptions, and some don't, so read the shampoo description or just ask the vet.
But the easiest solution I have for you is by buying Adams shampoo since it was approved by the FDA to be used on both.
Where can you get Adams cleansing shampoo?
Well I don't know of any store that sell this shampoo, I bought it from amazon, if you don't mind buying online then I would advise you to make an order from amazon .
How much does Adams cleansing shampoo cost?
The last time I bought this was 3 weeks ago, Amazon changes it prices almost every second , you can go to amazon and check for your self though I'm really not sure.
Why buy Adams cleansing shampoo?
Because it is what I use on both my dogs and cats, I have never had a problem from using this shampoo. But what is mostly important is that it will kill ticks, fleas, lice and mites.
My dogs and cats can't talk but I honestly think they love bathing using this shampoo. It not to strong or toxic. It just awesome.
Some cat shampoos are toxic on dogs, and some dog shampoos are also toxic to cats, but this shampoo can be used on both, how amazing is that????
Can you use this shampoo on cold or warm water?
Well it can be used on both, sometimes it can get 32 degrees on summer which means you cannot bath your dog or cat using hot water, well this shampoo is great for summer and winter.
It doesn't matter if you use it on cold or hot water, it just works the same.
What I have realized is that having a healthy pet cost money and pet product are very expensive these days, so you really don't need to use separate shampoos on your cats and dogs when there is a shampoo like Adams flea and tick cleansing shampoo that can be used for both.
I'm sure you also have been on some other websites that told you that using cat shampoo on your dog was okay, well you really need to check who you listen to online especially on forums.
A lot of people who answer questions on online pet forums don't have even pets of their own, so don't just take an advice from a random person you don't know from yahoo.
When I was doing my own little research about using cat shampoos when bathing dogs, there was a lady from yahoo that told me that using cat shampoo on a dog was very safe and harmless.
Well when I asked her if she had a dog or a cat of her own she told me that she has never had a pet before, lol that made me realized that this lady was talking about something she really didn't know at all.
There are so many people like that on online forums who answers pet questions just for fun or to keep their accounts active….. As a pet owner you need to be very careful who you listen to online.
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Metrics that confuse me
Recently I was involved in a conversation where the number of faculty and students that used a specific tool came up.
It was noted that a fairly low percentage of both used, campus wide.
Everyone in the room nodded wisely (I think I even pulled on my beard in a thoughtful way) and we all agreed (or almost all of us) that this was an issue (or a problem).
Then, as often happens with me, I wondered off and had a proper think on this.
In my mind educational theory, technology and blended learning are all like a buffet.
One takes what one likes, what's appropriate for the time of day or your dietary restrictions and one moves on.
The goal of the buffet is that everyone gets fed with something that they like and works for them, not that everyone eats each and every dish.
Shouldn't learning technologies be the same?
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sweekin / Aug 4 2011 10:55 am
Another metaphor would be the toolbox: we learn to use as many tools as our job may need, carry most tools around us as we do our job, and fish out the tool we need at the appropriate time/context. And it's only natural that some tools are used once a month (since the job didn't demand its use).


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Wow, haha. I was looking through this week's SSs, and there was none. Nothing happened this week.
So have some Insurgency pictures, I think someone was looking for them a few updates back!
Oh and lastly, does anyone want some ABCs? :/ lol
Hopefully this week is more adventurous! Over and out!


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Here's a stellar nut-n-bolt restoration of an ultra-desirable first-year 1965 Ford Mustang convertible. So as you look over all the details – strong V8, overdrive transmission, tasteful upgrades – you'll soon know what everyone else does, this is one superior 'Stang.
Someone really enjoyed making the right investments in this convertible's appearance, and it's you who can benefit. The original Poppy Red has been upgraded to Red Fire Pearl Metallic borrowed from the Lincoln color palette. And this upper-class upgrade is exactly how you should view this droptop. The full book that comes with the sale documents how this was taken down to bare metal and was carefully restored. So now you have a shine that's miles-deep, and the sheetmetal that showcases creases that other people didn't even know existed on these first-year pony cars. And all the details are great, too. The bumpers are mirror-like to shine as bright as the paint; all the glass is clean and clear; and the upgrade to Mag wheels is a fine way to be distinctive while still appreciating Mustang heritage. So this is not only the one you proudly take to car shows, but don't be surprised when you've got to place a few awards in its correctly-matted trunk.
While the snug fit of the black convertible top gives this one a classy appearance, we like it even better when it's neatly folded. After all, you still get the great appearance of the black from the interior and boot covers, and now you also get to showcase the premium "pony" package. But this is a looker for more than just the horses embossed in the seatbacks. There was plenty left in the restoration budget so that the carpeting, door panels, and the special seats all feel fresh and premium. And speaking of premium, you've got a woodgrain steering wheel that nicely coordinates with the applique on the dash. And as you look over this whole dashboard, you'll see some terrific upgrades, like the GT-style round gauges panel. Plus, there's a retro style radio that features an AM/FM digital tuner and an input for modern music players – after all, there's nothing better than having your favorite music while enjoying top-down motoring.
This was born a six-cylinder car, but something this cool deserves extra power. That's why it now has Ford's robust and iconic 289 cubic-inch V8 under the hood. It looks great with the bright valve covers and matching air topper. Plus, the freshness of the components lets you know the restoration budgets was invested in there, too. It has great upgrades like an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor, extra bracing, and an aluminum radiator w/electric fan. And don't forget to check out the undercarriage where the clean presentation, fresh bushings, newer dual exhaust, and other components let you know how thorough the work was on this convertible. So if this total package seems like the ideal classic for cruising, then you'll be excited about great driving features like power steering, front disc brakes, and a four-speed automatic transmission with highway-friendly overdrive.
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Sport at St Hilda's
Sport can be played at every level, from casual involvement to College or University teams. Please contact our JCR Sports Officers, Ellie McCourt-Clarke and Will Bentley, about how to get involved.
In recent years, St Hilda's has been successful in a variety of sports, including rowing, netball, rugby and football. See pictures from recent events in our Photo Gallery.
The the biggest achievement of 2017 for St Hilda's College Boat Club (SHCBC) was when the Men's 1st boat achieved blades in Torpids and Summer VIIIs. In Torpids 2017, the M1 crew gained five positions in four days, bringing the crew one division higher into Division IV. The squad has grown substantially in recent years and five boats were entered into Summer VIIIs for the first time since 2011. SHCBC entered four novice boats into Christ Church Regatta, the most the club has ever entered. The Women's 1st novice eight reached the quarter finals of the competition.
St Hilda's Women's Football Team made it through to the third round of Hassan's Cup 2017 after an impressive 5-0 win over University College. The team was promoted from the third division and reached the quarter finals of Cuppers.
In the same season, St Hilda's Men's Football 1st team had impressive wins over Trinity College (6-2), and University College (5-0). The Men's 1st team also made it through to the quarter finals of Cuppers.
St Hilda's newly formed Mixed Lacrosse team were unbeaten in the league.
We are proud of the St Hilda's students who achieved Blues:
In 2018/19, Fiona Kennedy is a member of the Women's Blues Squad for the 2018 Varsity Rugby Match.
In 2016/17, Ed Davis was a member of the Men's Blues Squad and Sophie Taylor and Mollie MacGinty were replacements in the Women's Blues Squad for the 2016 match. Alex Rackow was awarded a a Blue for cricket and is a member of the Varsity match squad. Georgia Bacon was awarded a Full Blue for Lacrosse; Eleanor James was awarded a Full Blue for Volleyball; Emma Richardson was awarded a Full Blue for Trampolining; and Isa Cooper was awarded a Full Blue for Netball.
After such huge success and a very exciting term, we cannot wait to get back on the water ready for Summer Eights!


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Markel Specialty Commercial (MSC) is excited to announce the launch of "mPortal", the go forward platform for all external customers (both agents and insureds) to access MSC products online. Launched on February 25th, Markel agents now have access to a self-service tool that will allow them to track their book of MSC business, and provide additional functionality such as;
Markel agents who currently write workers compensation and business owner policies (about 32,000 users) are already familiar with the portal as the new mPortal design is evolution of the former 1stQuote agent portal developed in 2002. The portal provided an automated workflow for agents and underwriters giving a competitive advantage, allowing agents to write more workers compensation business faster, by eliminating paper apps, faxing and underwriting wait times.
"Launching mPortal is another big step in integrating all Markel Specialty Commercial products, providing an easier work flow for agents to write more business and service accounts all in one place. It is a good example of Markel's commitment to provide our agency partners better tools to manage their business", says Don Faison, Managing Executive, Marketing & Distribution.
During the course of 2017, mPortal will continue to be enhanced with additional features. Stay tuned!
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The best time to travel each year is during January and February, as flight prices plummet after the holiday season when consumers try to cut back on spending. So for those not burnt out from holiday travel and can spare some extra change, the Internet is bursting with great flight deals.
"People are spent and traveled out, and there aren't as many destinations that are desirable for mid-winter travel since a lot of the bigger cities in the U.S. are experiencing colder weather, such as Boston, Chicago and even Atlanta," George Hobica, founder of AirfareWatchdog, told Mashable. "Airfares are always lowered from about now until Mid-February, when the school vacations start up – with the exception of some higher fares around Martin Luther King weekend."
1. Look for Airline Tweets
A low fare could pop up at any minute of the day or week, so shop around, follow tweets — because the best deals, even if they're good for travel over a long period, last only a few hours — and be prepared to go wherever it's cheap rather than where you can't afford, Hobica advises.
2. Sign Up for Alerts
First, sign up for AirFareWatchDog's fare alerts and email newsletter that sends cheap flight deals based on your home airport. Most domestic deals are under or around $200 – and some right now are so low, it's mind-boggling. A roundtrip trip to Chicago from New York, for example, could cost as little as $54 and you'll find airfare to Florida for less than $100.
In addition, non-stop, round-trip flights from New York to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines are unusually inexpensive ($565), including taxes, and that fare has been steady for a few months. Other popular deals include a non-stop roundtrip flight to Liberia, Costa Rica under $400, taxes included, on JetBlue's new service route.'
3. Let Web Sites Do Your Legwork
Another site worth checking out is SkyScanner, which is perfect for flexible travelers. By typing "everywhere" into the destination search and selecting when you want to travel, the site reveals the cheapest options out there – from New York, fares to the Caribbean right now are under $300 and there's even an option to Ireland in the $400 range.
Kayak also lets you search "everywhere" through its Explore feature, which shows on a map the prices to fly to certain destinations.
4. Know When — Exactly — to Buy
While searching for deals, remember that traveling on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the cheapest days to fly, while Friday and Sunday are the busiest travel days and the most expensive. The most cost-efficient time to fly is also first thing in the morning and red-eyes, according to FareCompare.com, followed by lunch time and dinner-hour flights.
The best time to purchase an airline ticket, however, is Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET, as discounted flights hit the sites. Most of these specials are pulled by Thursday, FareCompare said.
The deals are good, but not the best ever. Rock-bottom airfare is actually slightly higher this time of year than it's been in the past, according to Hobica. For example, a standard roundtrip fare from New York to Los Angeles this time of year usually costs about $198, but it's priced at $238 now. Even so, the route is significantly less expensive than it was just a few weeks ago during the busy holiday-travel season when it inched close to $500.
International airfare is also more pricy thanks to mergers and less seat availability.
"Airlines are getting better at making use of their planes when they can to make the most money – some such as Delta were flying domestic routes usually reserved for 757 aircraft with larger 767 planes reserved for Europe," Hobica said. "Since European traffic was soft and certain domestic routes were strong, it made sense for them to take this approach but it cuts back on seat availability for the European travel and doesn't help the price."
But all is not lost. You can still get great deals now and all year round by putting in a little time (and using a little strategy) to get what you want.
Check out some other tips from AirfareWatchDog on how to find cheap airfare in the gallery below.
How to Find Best Airfares Online
1. Sign Up for Airline Email Feeds, Frequent Flyer Programs
Airlines want to develop a one-on-one relationship with you, so they'll send you special deals, such as 50% off promo codes, if you sign up.
2. Follow Airlines on Twitter
Airlines often tout deals on Twitter and they go fast, so follow your favorite carriers and keep tabs on what they're offering.
3. Sign Up for Third-Party Fare Alerts
Whether you prefer Orbitz, Bing Travel or FareCompare.com, sign up for fare alerts so when flights become available in your budget, you can jump on the deal. Travelocity's FareWatcherPlus feature also lets you track airfare for up to 10 routes at once. Other sites such as Yapta.com allow you track your specific itinerary and let you know if the airline owes you a price-drop refund.
4. Visit an Airline's Site
Many airlines have "private" sales, reserving their very best fares for their own sites. International airlines such as Aer Lingus, Iberia and Qantas regularly offer lower fares – from $100 to $400 less — on their own web sites compared to what you'll find on Kayak or Orbitz.
5. Consider Hotel, Air Packages
It's often cheaper to buy an air-plus-hotel package rather than airfare alone, especially for last minute travel. Travelocity's "TotalTrip" offerings often pop up with hotel-plus-air for half the price of air alone. Lastminute.com is also a great source for finding last minute packages.
6. Use Priceline for Last-Minute Trips
Short on time to purchase airfare? AirFareWatchDog suggests naming your own price on Priceline.com. Although travelers won't know the exact flight times or airline they will flying until they pay, it's possible to save 50%. Hotwire.com can also be useful for last minute trips.
7. Check Fares Several Times a Day
"Airlines are unpredictable creatures, and any airfare expert who claims he knows that airfares will be lower or higher in the coming months or the coming day is suspect," according to AirFareWatchDog.


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After having been forced to cancel four of its live programs in the past three weeks, Flamboro Downs has announced that it is offering its customers and horsepeople some added incentives in light of the unfortunate turn of events.
In terms of the electrical issues that the track has faced, Flamboro officials have stated that electricians are currently at work repairing and replacing damaged relays, and that the track does not foresee any further disruptions due to track lighting.
In an effort to begin to make amends for the unforeseen cancellations, Flamboro officials have said that the track has added additional races for this Thursday's live program, and that the track will offer an assortment of promotions centred around dining and giveaways.
The release, the contents of which appear below, states that, 'We at Flamboro Downs share in your frustration, and sincerely apologize for the inconveniences caused to you, our valued customers and horsemen.'
An Open Letter To Our Customers & Horsemen
Due to recent electrical issues with track lighting, extreme cold, and poor racing surfaces caused by rapid swings in temperature, we've been forced to cancel 4 days of live racing within the past 3 weeks. We at Flamboro Downs share in your frustration, and sincerely apologize for the inconveniences caused to you, our valued customers and horsemen.
Please know, at this very moment, electricians are at work to repair and replace the damaged relays and we foresee no further disruptions due to track lighting.
It was and is of upmost importance to us, that we try to make amends for the inconveniences suffered. To start, please find below a list of upcoming initiatives and promotions:
Additional races have been added to this Thursday's card, now totaling 12, featuring over $77,000 in purses
On Saturday February 3rd, we will feature a $10 buffet in the Top Of The Turn dining room, with 100% of all sales going to the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS), an approved charitable organization, which assists in the adoption and relocation of retired and non-racing Standardbred horses within Ontario
Customer Appreciation Day, this Sunday January 28th, with 50% off all items at the Deli Concession (2nd Floor) and tons of giveaways including 10 dinners for two in the Top Of The Turn dining room, Raptors tickets, Flamboro Downs merchandise / apparel, and more!
There will be more to come in the days/weeks that follow.
We thank you for your understanding and patience, and we hope to see you on the track soon!
January 24, 2018 - 10:49 amNow what would be extra nice
Now what would be extra nice if the big mother ship up in Rexdale would do a similar bonus for both those horse people and bettors who have lost two cards in January?
January 23, 2018 - 7:25 pmNice touch. Been a tough
Nice touch. Been a tough winter. I tip my cap. Thanks
January 23, 2018 - 6:14 pmThe gesture is commendable
The gesture is commendable but how does this help the horsemen who have to requalify their horses and added shipping fees...
January 23, 2018 - 3:35 pmI can remember 20-25 years
I can remember 20-25 years ago there was the same problem.Back then any flickering of the lights and we would just go home.I guess they never solved the problem.


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Owner, Lori Standen, brought her love of barre to northeast Ohio and along with it she hired a group of talented staff in Avon. I personally have Lori, Maggie, Alice and Jenny to thank for burning me into shape leading up to our July nuptials. I purchased the Bride-To-Be package because I knew I'd be living in a bikini for almost 2 weeks in Maui!
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I, for one, feel much stronger than I was a year ago, have more muscle definition and love how warm and welcoming everyone (instructors included) are in the studio.
Lori's success has led her to opening a second location in downtown Rocky River less than one year after the ribbon-cutting at PB Westlake/Avon. (If there's any confusion about the Westlake/Avon name – the studio was originally supposed to be in Westlake, but ended up in Avon.) Since I spend so much time in Rocky River, I know I'll be frequenting the new space, but will have the luxury of using my classes in both studios – a rarity in boutique fitness locations.
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The red french is made with Catrice 360- Raspberry fields forever. I love this polish! It`s so easy to use and the best thing is it`s one coater.
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With most organizations striving to become more innovative, it would seem a good capability to possess is the ability to understand both how ideas emerge, and what a good idea looks like. I've written before how important it is that organizations understand the process of innovation, and that few innovations are truly revolutionary. Most either build upon what has gone before in a big way, or recombine what has gone before in new ways.
Knowing what kinds of combinations are likely to derive a successful innovation is rather useful knowledge to have however. A recent study from Columbia University sought to discover just such a formula.
The researchers conducted a series of eight experiments whereby participants were required to generate ideas around a particular topic. Over 4,000 were generated in total, and each was evaluated by a panel of judges, who consisted of industry experts, consumers and members of an innovation community online. Each idea was subsequently rated according to its creativity.
"We borrowed techniques from the world of big data, such as text mining, in order to automatically 'read' thousands of ideas and predict ideas that would be perceived as the most creative," the researchers say.
The researchers used network analysis to explore the relationship of the ingredients that exist within each idea to gauge its novelty. The researchers use a cooking analogy to explain their approach.
"If we ask someone to come up with an idea for an omelet, and they say, 'I'm going to mix eggs and cheese,' they're picking a combination that is very common and familiar," they say. "But if the idea is to mix eggs and mint, that's a less common and more novel combination."
The network analysis would thus enable the researchers to determine how much of each idea was novel and how much was familiar, before hopefully discovering the optimal mixture of the two. This optimal combination utilized the beauty in averageness effect, which underpins our idea of a beautiful face as having prototypical, commonly occurring features. In this vein, ideas with a prototypical mix of novelty and familiarity were believed to be more creative.
The hope is that the insights will go into a tool that can assist people with the creation of innovative ideas. They tested out their tool in a final experiment that involved the creation of a smartphone app in the healthcare field. The researchers used the 500 suggestions as their baseline, from which they could then suggest to subsequent innovators improvements to their own ideas.
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Two of the Worst teams in the NFL face off on Sunday as the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars face off in Nashville in an AFC South battle.
The Tennessee Titans have just one win thus far this season and have lost four games in a row. Last week the Titans looked like they were on their way to a win but they let the Cleveland Browns come back on them to get the win. QB Jake Locker is questionable with a hand injury and if he isn't ready to go it will be Charlie Whitehurst who didn't get it done in week 5. Shonn Greene is the Titans leading rusher but Bishop Sankey is pressing for playing time and Dexter McCluster is capable of producing a spark. Delanie Walker leads the Titans in receptions with 26 and Kendall Wright has 25 and they each have three touchdowns. Michael Griffin leads Tennessee's defense with 37 tackles and two interceptions, Wesley Woodyard has 30 tackles, and Jason McCourty has 24 tackles and two interceptions. The Titans just looked lost last week in the second half against the Browns.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are still looking for their first win if the season and they have now lost eight games in a row dating back to last season. The Jaguars have made the move to go with rookie Blake Bortles and build for the future but he hasn't looked like he did against the second and third stringers in preseason as he has struggled with three touchdowns and six interceptions despite completing 67 percent of his passes. The Jags rushing attack has been inept as well with Toby Gerhart averaging 2.6 yards per carry and Denard Robinson averaging 3.1 yards. Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns are the leading receivers for Jacksonville as Justin Blackmon is out for the season and Marquise Lee has missed the last three games with an injured hamstring. The Jaguars have a dreadful minus six turnover ratio with Paul Posluszny leading in tackles with 53, Andre branch having three sacks, and Alan Ball having the lone interception. The Jaguars bring the heat on the opposing QB's but the quickest way to turn things around at any level of football is to turn around the turnover ratio.
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Japan has a glut of material goods, and surfeit of foods. Our country is saturated, and yet some people of the older generation still can't forget the suffering of the postwar period, so they work overtime at their business in the quest for still more things. But China, right now, is simultaneously experiencing what we called in Japan the high-growth period and bubble economy. Urban Chinese enjoy a quickly improving life with an abundance of material goods; at the same time, the economy looks more and more bubble-like. People have forgotten about making good things, and in a short space of time they're all fastened their attention on information, finance, and land. We believe that people must warn China about this situation, call attention to the importance of true affluence, true growth, and true development. The Japanese have always been dexterous and good at putting their souls into the things they make, while the Chinese have been, above all, good at conceiving of everything in a bigger and more systematic manner. It's important that our stance be one of using our respective strengths to grow and develop together.