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An Era of Opportunity: Three Decades of Acquisitions
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This exhibition is a tribute to James Mundy (Vassar class of 1974) upon his retirement as the Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, a post he has held for twenty-eight years. Organized by the curators of the Art Center, the exhibition spotlights a range of drawings, paintings, photographs, and other works acquired over three decades, and encompasses art from across the geographic scope of the collection. The exhibition emphasizes the dynamic role that opportunity has played in shaping the dramatic growth of the permanent collection of the museum during Mundy's tenure.
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Rai, Sudhanshu; Kuhn Pedersen, Mogens (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8025
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An emerging picture of the Innovative Potential and Collaborative Capacity (IP/CC) among Indian ICT companiesRai, Sudhanshu; Pedersen, Mogens Kuhn (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7994
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Examining the Role of Inference in Understanding Requirements Process during Information Systems DevelopmentRai, Sudhanshu; Chakraborty, Suranjan; Sarker, Suprateek (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Requirement analysis RE has continued to attract attention among information system researchers. The inquiry into exploring how RE actually unfolds as an intellectual exercise is the central preoccupation of this paper. Here we identify requirement analysis as an inferential process, and go on to explaining how the inference unfolds during requirement analysis, then we argue that the IS literature calls an aspect of the RE process an intellectual activity. We think the term intellectual activity is much too broad and we want to explore what constitutes this intellectual activity. We identify the constitution of the intellectual activity as inference and then discuss instances of inference where problems might occur due to contextual diversity. We conjecture that the problem of inference is such that instances of the client's environment is not able to be transmitted in the same sense using the same logical consistency as the inferring themes might require to understand the concept along with the context. In order to address this problem we use the nature of inference in "Naiyayika" from the Indian logicians and argue that, this school allows for the empirical embedding of the context in the formal syllogism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8056
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Rai, Sudhanshu; Chatterjee, Sutirtha; Sarker, Suprateek (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper we present here discusses ICT innovation in India using a narrative framework; we argue that ICT Innovation has not really been a subject matter sufficiently researched in Information systems from the perspective of innovation in developing countries. We use grounded theory inspired approach, we discover three narratives of innovation in India; a) the supply narrative, the b) technology narrative c) the collaborative narrative. We detect the evolution but are aware that the result we have obtained here is far more granulated needing further investigation. What is unique however the emergence of a narrative for collaboration is as we indicate in this paper. We aim to continue further work to understand the factors involved in the emergence and shift of these narratives. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8057
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issues, frames and conceptsRai, Sudhanshu; Belle, Jean-Paul van; Pedersen, Mogens Kuhn (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: remains a major preoccupation of governments, non-government organisations, international funding agencies and technologists. In the past developmental strategists and policy makers have conceptualised development as an instance of capacity building (Thursby et al. 2009) where technology transfer in particular has been considered primarily as a diffusion process (José et al. 2009). Technology in this case, is introduced because it is seen to be a benevolent lever for human development (Musa et al. 2005). In this paper we will develop an alternative argument to the benevolence thesis predicating its success or failure in a local context on the nature of the cocreation process and the facilitation of a parallel market where the outcomes of the co-creation process can be exchanged. The paper aims to conceptualise co-creation as an alternative to technology transfer and demonstrate how co-creation of ICT innovation can enable the emergence of future markets. We argue how our conception of the co-creation of future markets using ICT can be a novel way to think of technology transfer for sustained social economic development. The first part of the paper will be a framing exercise i.e. it will describe the boundaries within which co-creation operates, what we understand by co-creation and how it may help bring about a future market around a locus. This locus is enabled by generative ideas, provides the catalysts for new and novel solutions; has the ability to construct artefacts and the power to sustain the dissemination of the virtues' of the created artefact(s). We then explain how generative ideas combine with construction motives supported by an instructive environment that will facilitate and sustain the co-creation process. Finally we will explain how technology can be identified, modified for uptake and diffusion for creating future markets. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8062
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7997
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text: I was wondering if anyone with TM has gotten return back in their stomach muscles? I've been noticing a that when I move around that there is a restricting feeling in my stomach. Like someone is tightening a gurdle in a way. It also happens when I pull my legs up or just move anything in general from my stomach down. I'm a 10 year high para and have been noticing for about a year that when I squeeze my stomach muscles I feel tingling. The sensation is stronger now and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this?


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Android Recovery 101
In Android, recovery refers to the dedicated, bootable partition that has the recovery console installed. A combination of key presses (or instructions from a command line) will boot your phone to recovery, where you can find tools to help repair (recover) your installation as well as install official OS updates. Because Android is open and has the recovery source code available, building a customized version with various options is relatively easy as well. Let's look at both options.
The stock recovery is pretty limited, but that's by design. Its main purpose is to delete all user data and files, or to perform system updates. Normally, both these operations are started from the running Android system, or you can do things manually and boot right into recovery yourself. When you tell your phone to do a factory reset, recovery is what boots up and erases the files and data. Likewise with updates — when we restart to install an official OS update, it's done in recovery. Recovery is also where we go to manually install official OS updates we've downloaded from the Internet. It's very useful, but limited.
Custom Android recoveries offer much more. They have been coded to allow for backup and restore functions, selective deletion of data so you don't have to wipe everything, and modified to allow update packages that have not been digitally signed by official sources. You also can mount various partitions so that you can copy files to the SD card without having to remove it or reboot into Android. Anytime you see someone mentioning Clockwork or Amon Ra, they're talking about custom recoveries. Because of the extra functionality built in, they are a pretty important tool for folks who want to hack their Android phone or tablet. Recoveries aren't as pretty as a custom ROM and don't get the same love from users and bloggers that custom builds of Android do, but in the end they're even more important. Without them none of this custom ROM stuff would be possible.
Thus using the android recovery is not recommend for users who are not familiar with the system. If they still want to install a new version of the Android OS , then they should wait for the official updates to come to their respective models.
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text: Every issue in Electronics Magazines category is packed with ideas, theory and projects for you to build - using class-leading drawings and illustrations, with full circuit diagrams, layouts, artwork and photos! The diversity of subjects appeals to all levels of experience but focuses more on the intermediate to advanced level reader. Magazine Land offers you the best prices on Electronics Magazines Subscriptions.


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So seriously is that threat being taken that former prime minister Jean Chretien has been called in to try and broker a deal between outgoing leader Stephane Dion and the three leadership candidates to see if an new leader could be crowned in time to fight a snap election.
Alrighty then.
On the coalition front, this from NNW:
National Newswatch has learned that the federal opposition parties are considering the idea of forming what can technically be described as a coalition government - in the event the Tory government is brought down next week.
NDP Leader, Jack Layton has cancelled a scheduled trip to the B.C. in order to participate in discussions.
Discussions, I see.
I think it safe to say, that today represents the biggest miscalculation these characters have made (if I'm not mistaken, in chess they call it a BLUNDER), and I'm glad to say my earlier want has come true:
When confronted by a smug bully, the required response is obvious, you coil back and smack em square in the jaw.
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Microgravity and parabolic flights
Everything on Earth is subject to gravity (g). Most of the physical phenomena occurring on our planet are influenced by this force, as it pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth. Gravity determines nearly all physical, chemical and biological phenomena occurring on our planet. Even our bodies have adapted to cope with gravity: the composition and shape of our skeleton, the position of our organs, etc.
The effect of gravity on an object can be completely cancelled out when it experiences "free fall". This state is called weightlessness. The term "microgravity" refers to a state where weightlessness is not perfectly attained, due to small residual forces, such as air drag or solar pressure. Microgravity is expressed as a fraction of g (from 10-2g to 10-6g), where g is the gravitational acceleration at Earth's surface, on average 9.81 m/s2.
Practically speaking, the best way of achieving such a state would be to place an object in orbit, such as the International Space Station. Objects in orbit are indeed theoretically subjected just to the gravitational force, thus experiencing free fall constantly.
Since the cost and time associated with developing and sending payloads into space make this option difficult, scientists often prefer to use other means of achieving microgravity. Terrestrial-based options include sounding rockets, parabolic flights and drop towers. These solutions offer a limited duration of microgravity but sometimes with a better quality of microgravity and with higher flexibility and much lower cost.
Parabolic flights involve a specially equipped aircraft that repeatedly climbs with a high angle, before dramatically reducing its thrust. As a result, the plane falls freely along a parabolic trajectory, before returning to the horizontal. Each parabola includes phases with different gravity levels: 1g – 2g (while climbing), 10-2g (about 20 seconds per parabola), 2g (while going back to a horizontal trajectory); 1g (on a horizontal flight).


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PowerShot SD850IS DIGITAL ELPH / Digital IXUS 950IS / IXY DIGITAL 810IS Edit
This is a 8.0 megapixel compact camera, announced 7 May 2007, that runs VxWorks 5.5 OS on DiGiC III processor.
CHDK is available for the SD850 / IXUS 950 with firmware version 1.00C from the Download page
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Canon DIGITAL IXUS 950 IS P-ID: 314B PAL V Firmware Ver GM1.00C No error Mar 27 2007 13:40:57 Adj Ver.009.000 IS Firm Ver. 2.80 IS Param Ver. 2.30
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- Porting for the SD850 with fw version 1.00C is done, the sources are available from the CHDK SVN server, binary packages are available from the DL page
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- On 7th and 9th March 2008, respectively, Fingalo (aka Christer den Mästare) and Microfunguy (aka David the Stereoguru) added the cam to their regular builds. A couple of days later Fingalo very kindly adapted the port to the then current official CHDK sources at tools.assembla.com and added it to the source trunk in revision 322, thus formally ending the porting phase.
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The baggage that comes along with Santonio Holmes is well-documented.
The Bears, however, are hoping those problems are in the past.
"We spent time with him," Marc Trestman said Monday, via the Chicago Tribune. "I mean, people change. They get into new venues, new environments. You're out for a while, you get a good, hard look at where you are not only in your work life, as well as other aspects of your life."
Holmes certainly got that "good, hard look." He was released by the Jets in March and received little attention on the free-agent market until the Bears worked Holmes out earlier this month.
The Super Bowl XLIII MVP was once one of the most dangerous playmakers in the NFL, but a lingering Lisfranc injury and repeated run-ins with teammates sullied his four years with the Jets.
"That's in the past," Holmes said. "It's neither here nor there right now. I think being in this new organization is a new move for me and a great opportunity for me to take advantage of and be a part of a great organization."
Chicago signed the oft-troubled wide receiver Saturday with plans of him filling the No. 3 role, but Trestman says it will be an ongoing competition with veteran Josh Morgan getting the first crack. In Monday's practice, Holmes shagged punts, another role he could fill with the team.
Holmes definitely has the talent to help out the league's best receiver duo. We'll see if Trestman, noted QB whisperer, can work his magic with a different position.
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Keep your distance.
That was one of the messages Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence had in a revealing new interview with Vanity Fair.
"You might think you know me, but when you approach me you're a total stranger to me and I'm scared," Lawrence said.
The 26-year-old actress didn't mince words while discussing her fear of strangers and her need to maintain some semblance of privacy despite her fame.
"I get very protective of my space. It took me a long time to be able to do that. But if I'm eating dinner and somebody comes up and a flash goes off from someone's iPhone camera, I am really rude to that person," she said. "Then other people at the restaurant will see and be like, 'Oh, damn, I don't want to do that.' Privacy is a full-time job and I work very hard at it."
The interview discusses the award-winning actress' lengthy list of roles, as well as her desire to possibly venture into directing.
"The directing bug hit me two years after I got the acting bug," she told the magazine. "But in the same intense way, only I haven't been able to get better at it because I haven't had time to do it yet."
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According to Lawrence, she prefers action over talking about her goals.
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Lawrence also made her penchant for privacy clear during the interview, as she refused to discuss her romantic life or rumors of relationship with director Darren Aronofsky, instead simply calling him "a visionary."
She did, however, talk about the end of her bridesmaid career.
"All of my friends are getting married and having babies," she said.
Lawrence added, "Weddings rock, but I will never be a bridesmaid again. There needs to be a bridesmaids' union. It's horrendous."


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Proximity card authentication is installed at the security gate.
The loading bay consists of a one meter height platform for two trucks for loading/unloading of heavy equipment. The roller shutter is integrated with interlocking control design to prevent unauthorized access.
This elevator is designed to serve both cargo and passenger and is able to carry a load of 1,910 kg at most. CCTV and proximity card access control are installed to ensure security.
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Suspect killed in HPD squad car crash near downtown
A crash that killed a 21-year-old woman in police custody on Wednesday will be investigated by the Houston Police Department's internal affairs division after it was revealed the woman was not restrained by a seat belt.
Police said the woman was handcuffed in the back seat of a squad car after an officer arrested her on a public intoxication charge. The cruiser was northbound on Chartres about 3:30 a.m. when the driver of a red Chevrolet Cobalt eastbound on Texas apparently ran a red light and rammed the rear of the squad car.
The woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the cruiser. She was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The Houston Police Department is required to follow state seat belt laws, said HPD spokeswoman Jodi Silva. Drivers and passengers must buckle up when a car is in motion, per Texas law.
Nicole Moser, the driver of the Cobalt, was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Moser, 21, told an officer at the scene that she had been at a bar, police said.
Moser and her passenger were taken to a nearby hospital. Details of their injuries were not released, but police said the injuries were non-life-threatening.
The officer had minor injuries and was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Manuella Libardi contributed to this article.


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A question from a naive beginner in the UK.
The following questions are asked from the perspective that, other than aircraft differences, inso far as I can see there are no practical/competence differences between pilot skills in flying GA aircraft under the same VFR restrictions so...
- For pilot licensing what practical differences are there between an SSDR, a 2 seat microlight and higher weight class aircraft in the UK?
- Shouldnt those who are qualified to pilot SSDRs and 2-seat microlights also be qualified to fly higher category aircraft under VFR restrictions with their NPPL licences? If not, why not?
So far...I can't see any logical or safety/risk-associated reasons for the differentiations.


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A giant knitted poem for the centenary of the Poetry Society of Great Britain! What a great idea! I immediately thought – and like more than 700 knitters around the world I got in contact with the Poetry Society to receive the knit pack and start knitting my letter , which turned out to be a 'Y'….like in happY, sunnY, lovelY, beautY….I can't wait to see in which word of the poem my knitted letter will appear!
The entire knitting process that resulted in a 12-inch square with a big black Y in the middle has been intense, not for the difficulty of it (even though at certain point I got all tangled with the 5 bobbins jumping around on the back of my work) but for the many questions I started asking myself about the whole initiative …'"How did they get the idea for this amazing project? What will it be like t o stare at a giant poem all made of soft and warm wool? Which poem will they choose?"… and meditations on the same process of knitting and writing poetry that kept my mind busy…" Do you realize that writing a poem requires the same attention, care, creativity, patience, time, love, passion, unraveling, reworking involved in knitting?".
I needed some answers and Judith Palmer, Director of the Poetry Society was really kind to take her time to answer to my questions. If you are curious even half of how I was you will enjoy reading the interview and discover how did the idea of 'Knit A Poem' get started and the knitting experience of a creative knitter and passionate poetry expert like Judith.
F: How and when did you think about creating the first giant knitted poem for the centenary of the Poetry Society?
J: I took over as Director of the Poetry Society just before Christmas 2008, with our Centenary year, 2009, just around the corner. To mark our 100th birthday I wanted to think of a project on a grand-scale which lots of people could participate in – something that was about Poetry but which also summoned up the idea of 'Society' – to reflect all the thousands of people who've kept the Society going since 1909.
It being Christmas, the Christina Rossetti poem came into my head "What can I give him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;" So – what skills could I offer the centenary? – I thought – "I CAN KNIT".
This dialogue was going on in my head as I drove up Highgate Hill one Sunday afternoon, on my way to my friend Tanya's house. A few months earlier, I had made a one-off knitted painting for an exhibition called 'The Bad Painting Show" – it was a joke exhibit really – entitled "Still life with mixed citrus and surprised mule." I hadn't realized, but Tanya had bought my stocking stitch still life, so I when I arrived in Highgate, there it was, hanging on the wall. That reinforced the idea that knitting was definitely the way to go.
Driving home again, the knitted poem idea began to take shape in my mind.
What I love about it is it enables people to participate in a big national project wherever they're based, even if they are housebound, and hopefully feel part of a friendly poetry-knitting community.
F: Are you a knitter yourself? If yes could you tell us when did you start knitting? Who taught you to knit? What do you like most in knitting?
J: I'm an intermittent knitter. I like making people presents – especially if there's a new baby – but I haven't had much time recently. I vividly remember my grandmother trying to teach me with some red and green 4-ply just before she died. I must have been about three, and I never quite grasped it. I got stuck in properly at University when I shared a house with a handknitter called Harriet. It meant I had someone on hand to teach me how to read patterns and help when I dropped stitches.
What do I like most? I love yarn itself – all the different colours and textures; losing myself in the meditative clicking; conjuring something into being from all-but-nothing; and the ability to give something special to someone, in this time-poor age that is quite literally a labour of love. Knitting's also seen me through some rough times in hospital waiting rooms and patient bedsides, where it can be so helpful to have a long project to lose yourself in and calm your mind.
F: On a long train journey do you prefer to knit or read some poetry?
J: Funnily enough, one of the first images for the project which dropped into my head was of an enormous long knitted poem – maybe Paradise Lost – stretching all the way up the West Coast Main Line, alongside the tracks, so it could be read by all the passengers travelling past. Decided there would be way too much bureaucracy involved in pulling that off!
I like doing both on trains – reading poetry and knitting – but it depends how packed the train is. If I've got a nice clean table, and a bit of space, that's good for knitting. I recently made my god-daughter Eira a stripey green beret on a train from Bournemouth. Yesterday though, I was travelling down from Carlisle and I was reading Colette Bryce's collection "Self-Portrait in the Dark".
F: Would you consider poetry more a craft or a skill?
J: Poetry is an art and a craft. It requires skill, but skill alone won't make a work of art.
F: Is there any similarity according to you in knitting and poetry? Is yes, could you please name one?
J: I can't name just one! There are so many connections. I've always been struck by the shared physical characteristics – building the finished piece up, line by line, row by row. That's the most obvious one. But knitting's also such a great metaphor for the creative process, where you take something and transform it into something else. Knitting and poetry also share that sense of compression and expansion, of interlocking things closely.
The knitted poem, I hope makes another link. I wanted people to be reminded of the work that goes into making any poem – the hours of reworking, and unraveling. Poems don't just drop out of the sky onto the internet – they need to be carefully crafted by people. A small poem might have taken the poet a huge amount of time to get perfect – and although a poem might be a small thing, its significance in readers' lives the world over, might be huge.
F: How many knitters are there in the poetry society?
J: The Poetry Society has around 4000 members and 14 staff (mostly part-time). Of the staff, the keenest with our yarn are probably myself and Rebecka – who is a demon crocheter. Our Publishing Manager Mike's partner Carolyn is a crocheter, feltmaker and weaver, so he's very wool literate. Our President, poet Jo Shapcott has written a lovely knitting poem. One of our Vice Presidents, poet Gwyneth Lewis made a Radio 4 series about knitting and poetry, and our Vice President, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy is also partial to a bit of a knit.
F: Are you going to exhibit the giant poem when it will be finished? Do you already know where and when?
J: We should be unrolling the knitted poem in London in October. Keep checking our website for details – and to watch us post up photos of the letters as they roll in, as words begin to form, and the full poem begins to take shape. And to read our weekly poems for knitters.
F: What are the channels you are using to promote the initiative?
J: The whole project has spread by word of mouth. Woman's Weekly mentioned it before we had the project fully mapped out, and we couldn't put the genie back in the bottle. Word was out and it's just passed from blog to blog. Now we keep people updated via our website, the main Poetry Society Facebook group, our Facebook Knit a Poem fan page, and a forum on Ravelry.
F: Some of the knitters did have to drop out the initiative for different reasons, to name a few: cost of 100% wool, lack of availability in their local shops (for example, they do not use wool in Arizona as it is too hot), allergy. Is there a particular reason why you did ask knitters to use 100% wool for their letters and blank square?
J: We were so sorry to find we couldn't accommodate everyone. The decision to stick to wool only, was made on the advice of our advising knitters from Prick Your Finger, Rachael and Louise. The feeling was that for the whole piece to come together, we needed some unifying principles – if we stuck to all wool then sizes, thicknesses, stretchability would vary less, the different sections would knit up better, and the colours would be more harmonious (so we wouldn't be mixing tweedy homespun with day-glo fluorescents).
F: As you said you are mainly using social networking websites to promote "Knit A Poem" and I was wondering what is the relationship of poets and poetry lovers with internet and the computer world?
J: Just as knitters need to feel the texture of yarn against their fingers, poets and readers will never give up on the scent and touch of a book in their hands. BUT most poets and readers also embrace the internet gladly, and enjoy the ability to stay in touch with a global community of like-minded people. Hopefully the Knit a Poem project will have rekindled an interest in poetry amongst knitters, and got more poets and poetry enthusiasts knitting.
Thank you very much Judith for the insight in the backstage of the Knit a Poem initiative!
Ety knitters, do not forget that letters and blank squares will have to be joined up and the staff of the Poetry Society will need you and your sewing needles ready to help them. Please check the Poetry Society website for details of knit-together social sessions in September and beginning of October! http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/knit/
In the meantime you are all invited at the joint event the Poetry Society is organizing at the SouthBank Centre, London SE1 in occasion of National Poetry Day, Thursday 8th October from 2 to 5pm (admission free). There will be live performances, films, archive footage, poetic knitting and some poetry wordgames using knitted letters.
The great news is that so many knitters wanted to join the Knit a Poem initiative that together with the main poem there will be a knitting a poet annex – composed of poets' names. Those knitted poet's names will be highly visible at the SouthBank Centre event, where, in the occasion of the centenary of the Poetry Society, the BBC will release the results of the votes gathered through the website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/poetryseason/) to name the Nation's Favourite Poet.
Please contact Rebecka (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you would like to knit a letter! Mind that as the Poetry Society Staff knows to have disappointed a few knitters with the issue of the suggestion to use only 100% wool yarn for knitting the letters and blank square for the poem, they'd welcome acrylic letter knitters to participate to the 'Knit a Poet' annex initiative.
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I have an assessment tool with 57 items and 5 factors. The problem is that this tool contains 2 gated questions for each factor. In order for there to be scores on the factor items, other than "Not Applicable", one of the gated quetions has to be answered as a yes. Otherwise, the tool is filled in with "Not Applicable". The result is that half of all the entries in the data result in NA responses. The other possible responses are (No Problem), (Managed Risk), (Problem), (Severe Problem). My distributions are non-normal.
I have read a thread on here where Dr. Bengt Muthen suggested that since there is a gated question that accounts for these NA's then the data are essentially MAR. The suggestion was to use TYPE=MISSING. However, that is a lot of data to impute.
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Collapsing categories to binary values or 3 and 4 categories and using WLSMV produces emprty cells and correlations reaching 1.00.
The only approach that has worked is to arbitrarily scale the assessment as ordered categorical with NA=-1 through Severe Problem = 3. We used MLR. This allows us to estimate the model and do some MI testing.
Being concerned with this approach, however, we have been exploring semicontinuous models as a possible approach. However, this is a computational bear. What are your thoughts on the above and are there any other approaches you all would see suitable? Thanks. JB
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The first question to ask is to which population you want to draw the inference. And then ask - isn't it sufficient to draw inference to those who pass through the gate?
Limiting the analysis to those passing the gate still makes it possible to do a separate logistic regression analysis with predictors of passing the gate.
Missing data handling by ML under MAR helps you draw inference to the full population if that is what you want. Note that ML does not impute data, but simply estimates the full-population parameters.
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Stanford As Well. Sophomore guard Jeremy Green, an all-Pac-10 freshman last season, was suspended indefinitely by Coach Johnny Dawkins for violation of unspecified team rules. In relatively limited action last year, Green averaged 6/2 and shot 46% from three-point range, but he was expected to become a major contributor this season as the young Cardinal begins rebuilding. This comes on the heels of more bad news last week, when 6'8 freshman forward Andy Brown was lost for the season to a knee injury. Assuming we don't see Green back in uniform this season, it could be shaping up as a long year in Palo Alto for Dawkins in his second year there.
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SerialTek Enhances SATA Data Capture and Analysis Capability with the Introduction of The BusXpert Logic Adapter with SATA DEVSLP Support
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SerialTek announces today the availability of the the BusXpert Logic Adapter which allows simultaneous capture of both serial data and logic signals such as SATA DEVSLP. Used in conjunction with the SerialTek BusXpert Analyzer, the self-contained Logic Adapter converts logic signals into a serial data stream which can be displayed side by side with captured serial data.
The Logic Adapter can support up to 24 independent logic signals with user-set threshold values. These inputs are serialized by the Logic Adapter and transmitted over a SATA cable to the input channel of a BusXpert Analyzer. The entire capture and analysis capabilities offered by SerialTek's BusXpert software, such as triggers, searches and filters, are available to the captured logic signals as well as normal serial data. Special circuitry is built in to the Logic Adapter to support the newly defined SATA DEVSLP signal. DEVSLP is a slow rising logic signal intended to place storage devices into an extreme low-power state and is targeted for mobile and portable devices.
"SerialTek is proud to be the first company to offer simultaneous capture and display of both logic signals and serial data with a serial analyzer," said Dale Smith, SerialTek President and CTO. "SATA DEVSLP is an important standard in the low-power storage arena and developers need tools that allow them to view DEVSLP activity. The Logic Adapter provides such a tool that allows low-power storage developers to work with external logic signals such as DEVSLP alongside serial data."
"End users want as much battery life as they can get, and standards like DEVSLP will help lower SSD power consumption and allow consumers to get the most out of their mobile and portable computing devices," said Ross Stenfort, Director of Storage Solutions, Flash Components Division, LSI Corporation. "Through the LSI SandForce® Trusted® program, LSI and SerialTek have worked closely to ensure that our mutual customers can easily integrate the power-saving features of DEVSLP into their new system designs."
Serialtek's line of BusXpert protocol analyzers is the industry's leader for its powerful triggering, high-speed search, and ultra-fast save and display capabilities. The SerialTek BusXpert Logic Adapter compliments the the BusXpert Protocol Analyzer by allowing simultaneous capture of serial data and logic signals such as SATA DEVSLP.
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Europe - its on!
Europe - its on!
I talked to a Tesla rep. and he told me that there will be a "get amped-tour" in europe similar to the states..
Believe me, ten minutes is all it takes to get you hooked.
Have fun with it!
There's a "things to check when you test drive" discussion. Can't remember if it is here or at TMC. Maybe one of the GetAmped threads? Make sure you read it before the test drive to ensure the best experience. It goes by WAY too fast. :-)
The Australian Get amped tour is apparently not too far away, and yet we have not seen any evidence of a right hand drive car....
An email from our local rep came out a while ago in this regard.
This is great news. Hope they will be in Austria/Switzerland soon too.
Was at the store wednesday and looked at the black performance, it looked AWESOME! So much more smooth than the earlier red they showed us. The red one was like 90% done too, but the little extra finish really got it from nice too amazing .-)
the 'red' one is Siganture red??
vouteb, The Red One presumably was the Signature Red beta build that toured Europe a couple months ago after being on display at the Geneva motor show.
...after having been on display...
SigNorway, that is fantastic news.
By the way, what is your reservation number?
Mine is R23 (EU, Norway), not a signature I'm afraid.
Yes I ment the signature red.
@Volker: both are correct ("after being" and "after having been"), and both are idiomatic. There is a subtle difference between them, but don't ask me to explain it.
I think both are standard. There's hardly a whisker of difference in the meaning, though, as you say. Hard to come up with an instance where one would be better than the other.
"After having been married and divorced five times, he finally learned to avoid pretty women, and achieved lasting happiness with an ugly one."
Brian & VB,
"After having been on display" very slightly implies that the car is no longer on display, whereas "after being on display" is consistent with the car's continuing to be on display. In that sense, VB's corrected version is better. However, it would not be incorrect to say "after having been on display" when referring to a car that is still on display. I won't comment on Brian's marital difficulties.
Mine? I have had neither 5 nor ugly wives. Purely hypothetical.
I'm pretty sure my first version is incorrect in a way that usually only those notice who learned the language from grammar books (i.e., non-native speakers). The snippet you keep repeating doesn't bear enough information in itself, you must take the context into account:
The car toured Europe after having been on display in Geneva.
"toured" is simple past, and the keyword "after" indicates that the second part of the sentence happened before that. A tense is needed that goes further back in time than "toured", and "being" doesn't achieve that.
Volker, can you please direct me to the "things to check when you testdrive" nickjhowe is refering too :) (SignatureNorway)
I already checked with my thread memory but couldn't come up with any helpful response. I'm afraid you need to dig it out yourself, but when you found it, don't forget to post it here!
No, past tenses need not be "stacked", unless there is specific ambiguity to be resolved. "After" is sufficient to clarify the syntax.
Brian H, if you really want to go there, please cite an authoritative source.
Thanks VB
I think this might have been the one I was thinking of, but there might be a Get Amped thread too: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/tesla-test-drive-questions
@VB, even the "after" might be considered superfluous:
"The car toured Europe, having been on display in Geneva."
Maybe I was thinking about this thread too: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/suggestions-things-look-out-deli...
DouglasR, Brian H, nickjhowe -- you are right and I was wrong. You are probably less surprised by this finding than I am. ;-)
Thank you for explaining your views in a patient and respectful way. I checked back with a friend of mine who is a native Brit and an English language teacher, and it turns out that I mixed up English grammar with German or French. Note to self: English is sometimes less difficult than you might assume!
Say what? Check your own foreign language texts. English grammar differs greatly from most others, in that position and "analytics" replace rigid declensions, case rules, and many other primitive features of less evolved languages. No gender applied to irrelevant inanimate objects and concepts, e.g. Deal.
Crossed posts, above.
Volker, a lot of English phrases are idiomatically correct, but cannot be diagrammed or parsed in a logical way.
"I miss not going to the gas station now that I drive a Model S."
DouglasR...If you want we can swope cars. Your model S for my gas guzzler.
swap, not swope.
Actually, the above would have to say "I miss going to ..."; as it stands, you said you previously didn't go to the gas station, but now you must. Only the converse makes sense. ;)
Or flip the verb: "I love not going to the gas station now that I drive a Model S." Or, more abstrusely, "I don't miss not going to the gas station now that I drive a Model S."
I think the latter means that once you didn't go to gas stations, then you had to but missed not having to, but now you have the Model S so you don't have to again so you no longer miss not having to do it because you don't.
pfff...have a cookie guys
I think the latter means that once you didn't go to gas stations, then you had to but missed not having to, but now you have the Model S so you don't have to again so you no longer miss not having to do it because you don't.
And this comes from the man accusing me of Yoda-talk. My brain hurts.
Did you read the article? She agrees with me entirely.
The sentence and tentative 'explanation' were constructed explicitly to (playfully but logically) demonstrate the consequences of piling up explicit and implicit negatives in a single construction. It was supposed to make your brain hurt. It does the same to me!


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Lena Dunham's indie feature Tiny Furniture put her on the map, as an actress, writer and director. Now, HBO is adding executive producer (along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner) to her resume, for the new comedy series Girls, which premieres on April 15th. Following the lives of four very different young women in their 20s, in New York City, Hannah (Dunham), Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) are trying to figure life out. Even with all of the humiliations and triumphs, they're still not sure what they want, from boys, from each other or from themselves, and things just aren't getting any clearer.
During the HBO portion of the TCA Press Tour, co-executive producers Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow talked about how close these characters are to real life, what it's like to produce a show for HBO, balancing this often awkward and embarrassing journey with some hope for the characters, and how, as the series progressing, all of the characters will be equally punished. Apatow also said that they would see if there's an idea worth doing, before making a decision about Bridesmaids 2. Check out what they had to say after the jump:
Before reading the interview, here's the trailer for the show:
Question: Lena, how close did you get to this character, in real life? Was there a point where you were in New York and didn't have money and didn't know what you were going to do?
LENA DUNHAM: Really close. It's closely based on my own experience of getting out of college and not having a sense of whether I would ever get to do the thing I wanted to do, and I was really miserable. I was working in a baby clothes store, and was just excited that I got free cookies in the afternoon. It was a really confusing, frustrating time, and I saw a lot of my friends going through the same thing, but it didn't feel like it was being reflected back at us. I've always been someone who feels better, if I see what I'm going through in a movie. So, I really wanted that for me, and for other people.
Did you feel you had the writing talent to make it work, eventually?
DUNHAM: No. I remember asking my mom, "Do you think that I will ever have enough money to live outside of your house?" And she would be like, "You just never know."
What sensibilities and comedic rhythms did you each bring to this project, within the creative process?
JUDD APATOW: I loved Tiny Furniture. I was given a DVD of it. I didn't know anything about it, and I didn't know Lena wrote it. I didn't know her name. I didn't know it was her family. I just saw the movie, and then I saw in the credits, "Oh, she did all of this, and that's her family?" I'm a big fan of doing personal storytelling, so when we started this show, just in terms of sensibilities, the only thing that I preached, having worked on The Larry Sanders Show and Freaks and Geeks, was that we only have 27 minutes to tell these stories. It's a little more compact, and we have to get to it and have some fun, along the way. You do have to change the pace of it when you have a limited amount of time, as opposed to my movies, which are the length of Lawrence of Arabia.
DUNHAM: I think you would be surprised to learn that a lot of what Judd brought to the show was some of the most emotional, connected, feminine content. You're going to watch the show and go, "That handjob joke was Judd's. That crying girl was Lena's." But, flip it. I feel like I just brought my desire to share my shame with the world, and am comforted by how these personal experiences can feel really universal. I love flawed female characters, duking it out.
Lena, how does producing a show for HBO compare to making an indie movie?
DUNHAM: It's decidedly different. But, the thing that was amazing was that I was expecting to go in and be totally overwhelmed by this new machine and these new collaborators, and it actually felt as personal and understanding as making a movie with my mom and my sister. I just didn't have to buy the pizza. That was the incredible difference. I always tell the story where, the first day, I was so scared, when we got to set. We were shooting on a big soundstage. I shot in my own bedroom, and now this was a bedroom that had been built to resemble my bedroom. It was all very confusing and Being John Malkovich-y. And then, I got into the bed, on the New York soundstage, and they sound three alarms to let you know that it's time to shoot. I didn't know that, so the three bells rang, and I was like, "Thank god, there's a fire drill. I don't have to do this. I can leave right now." But then, two takes in, it had the same comfort. It's a very communal vibe, on set. People are always bringing their daughters to work.
How do you balance this journey with some hope for these characters?
DUNHAM: I think we've all been really conscious of making sure that it's clear that they're trying their hardest and that they make mistakes, but that they're also working toward something. It's a two-steps forward, one-step back situation. They do need to grow up. That's what the show is about. It's about that effort to change.
APATOW: All along, we've thought that it's important that you realize that it's okay to be annoyed by these people, and that they're making terrible mistakes. There's a sense of self-entitlement. They're immature. It is every disaster that happens before you figure out your life.
Judd, the last two shows you did were beloved creative endeavors that the networks didn't necessarily know what to do with. Have you been tempted to come back to TV before now? What was it about both Lena and HBO that sort of made you say, "Okay, I'm going to do this"?
APATOW: Well, this is the first time I've done television since 2001 or 2002. I really wasn't interested. I was hurt. I was wounded and sad, from my television experience. The only good television experience that I ever had was with HBO, working on and off throughout the run of The Larry Sander's Show. So, I knew HBO was the best place to be, but I never had my own idea for a show. Actually, I did have an idea once, but I couldn't get the actor to do it. So, when I heard that Jenni Konner was working on this with Lena, and Jenni and I worked on Undeclared and other projects together, and Sue Naegle was my agent many years ago, I thought, "These are friendly people who will be nice to me and not hurt me," which is the main thing I'm concerned about, generally. And then, what they were scheming seemed right up my alley. I love underdogs, and people making awful mistakes. There's also a female geekdom to the show that I appreciate. So, I thought this would be fun, and it's been truly the best experience that I've had.
Did you find there were certain things you missed about doing a TV series versus doing all the movies you've done?
APATOW: This is much easier because I do so little. Lena and Jenni have done an amazing job, running the show, and I've been able to godfather, and give notes and advice and whatever wisdom I have left. When I did Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, I put so much into it that, I wound up in the hospital, so it's nice to not have to do that.
How does it feel to win a movie award for a film as successful as Bridesmaids, and yet you're having a problem getting Bridesmaids 2 made?
APATOW: Well, we're still promoting Bridesmaids 1. When the fog clears, we will see if there's an idea that's worthy of doing it. We don't want to be people who make something just to make it. It would be nice to have an idea. People like to set up projects without thoughts. It's not, "Do you know how much money we could make if we did another one?" That usually leads to Jaws 3D.
Lena, did you know, from the beginning, that this was something you also wanted to act in as well?
DUNHAM: Well, it's funny. I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in Alice in Wonderland, and I felt slighted and wounded. And then, when I started writing screenplays, I kept writing these characters who were essentially versions of myself and I thought, "I don't know who else is gonna want to do this. I guess I'll play it." I pretended that it wasn't an interest of mine, but it was great because this process of making the show was the first time I realized that I do get something out of acting that I don't get out of the rest of the process. It's cathartic. It's connected. It's an adrenaline rush. I'm sure there are a lot of more technically gifted actresses than I who could nail it, but this character is really close to me, and there's a shorthand I have with her that, to sound really hippy-dippy, makes it a real pleasure to play that part. I did know, from the beginning, that I was gonna do it. Previous to that, I made two features, and both times it had been a frustrated accident that I was in them, which is, in hindsight, total denial of my dreams of being a star. That's a joke.
You're the creator of this show and one of the writers. Why didn't you spread out some of the more abject humiliations that seem to all be heaped on your character?
DUNHAM: That's a wonderful question, and it's something I've been discussing with my therapist. I always say that you could place two decisions in front of my character, and someone could be say, "That is the right choice, this is the wrong choice. That one leads to delicious candy and bunnies, and that one is you in a fire," and she would be like, "What?" She has no clue. It's almost a little stylized, in a certain way. But, if you continue to watch, other characters will be equally punished.
Girls premieres on HBO April 15th


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They Went That-a-Way - Part 9
In our personal playthrough, we opted to free the prisoners, which immediately begins a fierce firefight with the four Khans in this outdoor area. They're all pretty well-armed, so should you choose this route, once the prisoners are freed, make a break for some cover and go from there. Once again, our flamethrower was a huge help here, but at this point, you should have started to accumulate some useful weapons that will help expedite this fight. Use Stimpaks and the like if you need to, and search all of the dead bodies once the firefight has ceased, as they'll have some useful items for you when you do.
When that's all said and done, the only thing left to do is to proceed into the actual Khan hideout. The door to the hideout is located along the outer façade of the building just to the right of where the prisoners were being held. If you were hostile outside, have your guns drawn, because you'll need to fight Jessup and his friend in here. If you want to take the peaceful route, though, and didn't conduct a firefight outside, you'll actually be able to speak to Jessup, optionally instigating a fight thereafter. So keep that in mind. But remember that the Khans tried to kill you before the game began, so as far as we're concerned, they have it coming to them. Assuming you killed Jessup and his friend, search their bodies for goods, as well as the already-dead body on a mattress at the back end of the tiny hideout. Jessup's body should have a note on it which will open up the note-based Side Quest known as Chairmen Job Offer .
One way or another, you've hopefully managed to free the men involved in this hostage situation. You can leave the ruins and head back to Boulder City proper, where Monroe will be waiting for you. Speak with him to wrap up this mission. Keep in mind that these events should also clear up the Boulder City Showdown Side Quest, though if you opted not to kill the Khans, then you won't be able to necessarily complete it. Either way, it's time to move on. Keep in mind that you should randomly run into your robotic friend Victor hereafter. Just what is this guy up to? I suppose we'll find out soon enough.


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This is part of The Globe and Mail's in-depth look at the evolution of philanthropy. Read more from the series here.
You've decided which causes you'd like to contribute to, and you've worked out how much you can give. But as you plan your strategic giving for the year , how do you determine which charities will make the best use of your donations?
Before you write your cheque, Sandra Miniutti, vice-president of marketing and chief financial officer of the U.S. charity evaluator Charity Navigator, suggests examining organizations, based on these key factors: financial health, accountability and transparency, and, most importantly, results. Is the charity accomplishing its mission?
Charity Navigator analyzes around 5,500 U.S. charities. In Canada, MoneySense magazine's Charity 100 rates the country's top 100 charities. Charity Intelligence Canada has researched around 350 charities over the past four to five years, and provides analyses on those it recommends online. (It will also soon launch an independent online guide that will allow donors to search for audited information on 100 major Canadian charities.)
While a charity's accomplishments are key to determining its effectiveness, Ms. Miniutti emphasizes that finances cannot be overlooked. "We maintain that a charity that has their financial house in order is going to be more effective in delivering those results," she says.
One way Charity Navigator determines a charity's financial health is by looking at whether it owes more than it owns, and whether its bills at year end are more than it can afford to pay.
Ms. Miniutti recommends looking at about three to five years' worth of an organization's finances. You should be able to find recent audited financial statements on its website, or you can request them.
Being in the red one year isn't necessarily a bad sign, she says. A charity may go into debt if it identifies a need it can immediately fulfill. Or, it may have a rare large expense, such as buying computers or other equipment that will help it become more efficient. But if you see a trend where the charity consistently owes more than it can pay, you may want to look elsewhere.
Another way to assess an organization's financial situation is to examine its "program cost coverage," which determines how much funding it needs. As Bri Trypuc, head of donor services at Toronto-based Charity Intelligence Canada (Ci), explains, program cost coverage is the ratio of a charity's funding reserves to its annual program costs. If that ratio is more than 100 per cent, the charity has more money than it needs to operate in a year.
"The startling thing that we found at Ci is that there's many charities that fundraise because they can, not because they need the money," Ms. Trypuc says, adding that these organizations may simply accumulate funds in their reserves.
If an organization's program cost coverage ratio falls within 25 and 100 per cent, your donation will most likely be used to deliver charitable works within a year. If it exceeds 100 per cent, you may want to consider a charity whose immediate needs are greater.
Experts also advise comparing the amount of money the organization spends on administrative and fundraising costs against its program costs. In general, Ms. Miniutti says, the most efficient charities spend 75 per cent of their money on programs, and 25 per cent on administration and fundraising.
A lack of transparency or accountability regarding donor funds should automatically raise red flags, Ms. Trypuc says. While charities and not-for-profit organizations that are registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency must, by law, submit their financial information to the government agency, she says they are not legally required to give this information to the public. Still, you should be suspicious of a charity that hides its financials.
Annual reports should be readily available, and the organization's mission, its past year's accomplishments and informational materials should be clearly stated.
Any organization that is fundraising by seeking public donations should be registered by the Canadian Revenue Agency, Ms. Trypuc says. "Otherwise, it's just an independent person raising money and you'll never really be able to verify what you're doing with that money." Registered charities can issue tax receipts. Registered not-for-profit organizations cannot.
You can confirm that you are dealing with a registered charity by looking it up on the Canadian Revenue Agency's online Charities Listings site.
Be sure to check out the governance model. According to the Canadian Better Business Bureau, a charity's board of directors should have adequate oversight of the organization's operations and staff. It should include a minimum of five voting members, no more than 10 per cent of whom are compensated by the organization, and it should hold at least three evenly spaced meetings a year.
Its transactions should also be free of any material conflicts of interest on the part of staff or board members.
It's ultimately up to you to judge whether a charity meets your expectations. Look at the annual reports and the results of its programs from previous years. Some donors may place greater importance on the number of people a charity has helped. Others may be more interested in the depth of help. Just because an organization has impacted only a small group of individuals does not mean it hasn't improved their lives significantly.
Be clear in your mind how you want your contribution to be used, says Marvi Ricker, vice-president and managing director of philanthropic services at BMO Harris Private Banking. This may not be critical for smaller spontaneous donations, but it is vital for larger philanthropic gifts. For example, she says, if you're donating $10,000 to a hospital and you want it to go toward purchasing equipment, make sure you designate the money for that purpose. You can later assess whether that equipment was bought and whether it is in use.
"You can't, after the fact, decide, 'Oh yes, the charity did a good job,' if you don't know how you're going to measure it," Ms. Ricker says.
Your involvement with a charity shouldn't end once you've made your donation. Many charities update their donors annually or throughout the year, and donors themselves should follow up periodically to ensure they want to continue their support.
If you want to be an effective donor, stay loyal to the charities you like. "Even if they have a bumpy year, stick with them," Ms. Miniutti says. "If they can count on you, they can become more effective and efficient over time."
You may decide that a charity is not for you after a year of giving, but if you did your research well, all is not likely lost, says Tom McCullough, who advises wealthy families as the president and CEO of Toronto's Northwood Family Office.
"It may take a few mistakes along the way. But even if a charity isn't a perfect fit, did somebody get helped out in the process? That's the best outcome."
With additional reporting by Tralee Pearce


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The unique wonders of Hawai'i are explored in this illuminating, off-the-beaten-path tour of Hawai'i's six major Hawaiian islands: Hawai'i Island, Maui, Lāna'i, Moloka'i, O'ahu and Kaua'i.
While popular visitor destinations such as Honolulu are highlighted, much of this captivating hour features areas that can be accessed only by helicopter—or the extremely adventurous hiker. The itinerary includes unspoiled rain forests, majestic valleys, otherworldly volcanic landscapes, spectacular sea cliffs, and idyllic beaches where turquoise waters meet pristine white sands. Over Hawai'i also ventures under, diving into Hawai'i's waters to visit coral reefs teeming with sea life.
Over Hawai'i celebrates not only the scenic beauty of Hawai'i but its cultural heritage as well, featuring commentary by people who call Hawai'i home and who tell the islands' stories from an authentically Hawaiian point of view. The soundtrack showcases a wide range of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music.
Blending breathtaking scenery with fascinating insights, Over Hawai'i reveals the remarkable diversity of America's 50th state.
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Post notifications to Microsoft Teams using PowerShell
Microsoft Teams, announced earlier today, is a new platform for chat based communication. I was very happy to see the Connectors available including many popular CI/CD related tools. The Connector configurations allow for an easily pluggable extension for Microsoft Teams to integrate notifications in to discussions. This creates an opportunity to integrate datacenter and cloud… Read more
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