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A new month is upon us, and with it comes (hopefully) warmer weather and a cornucopia of events, as well as something called the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. In honor of what I assume is a sporting event that I neither watch nor understand I have included a list of my Top 8 favorite events for this month at the end of the newsletter. And much like basketball, this is a single-elimination tournament to the death. Again, I don't watch a lot of the sports.
I should apologize for the curt events calendar posting last week. I should, but I won't. If I hadn't rushed it out, I would not have been able to experience what was the best concert in this still young year. The Ben Folds Five show was everything a reunion concert should be. A heaping helping of classic tracks from all of their albums (even the oft ignored Naked Baby Photos) with a smattering of new songs from The Sound of the Life of the Mind, as well as a wicked long jam session. Along with their everyone-pleasing set list, the trio was affable and really knew how to work a Japanese audience. Certainly, ¥8000 was a lot to pay, especially for someone on a fixed income like myself (where's MY press pass?!), but their 90-minute performance (plus the best encore ever!) made it well worth it. Plus, I made a new friend.
On to the calendar!
Friday 1
Club JB's in sakae from 22:00
A pioneer of the trip-hop genre, producer Rob Smith stands next to industry giants such as Tricky and Massive Attack. His newest project, RSD, borrows heavily from his roots as a reggae musician, as well as the warble of dubstep; a pleasant muddle. ADV 2500 (1D) / DOOR 2500
Café Kiki in Ikeshita from 19:00
This charity event will showcase 3 documentary films concerning the current plight of this still stricken region. The triple disaster may be gone from the news cycle, but it should never be far from our minds or wallets.
Saturday 2
Tile Concert
Club Rock n' Roll in Shinsakae from 18:00
One of my favorite finds, The Cigavettes bring their Oasis-tinged rock back to Nagoya. They're opening for the sweet folk of Predawn. This one is going to be good! ADV ¥2300 / DOOR ¥2800
Da Doo Ron Ron
Club Upset in Ikeshita from 23:30
Garage rock from Stompin' Riff Raffs, The Amaretts and more with a number of rock'n'roll DJs. ADV ¥2000 / DOOR ¥2500
The Plastic Factory in Imaike from 22:00
Local DJ and producer Andy S. continues spreading the gospel of good music with yet another house party. This one features DJ Ten who is apparently a rising star of the Nagoya scene, a fact I would know if I got out more often. DOOR ¥2000
Club JB's in Sakae from 22:00
Swiss DJ Eli Verveine's mixes exist somewhere between house and techno music, a seemingly mythical place where house is more subtle and techno is less boring. ADV ¥2500 / DOOR ¥3000
Nossa Gallery in Fushimi from 17:00
Local artist Robert Moore is showcasing more of his photo-quality sketches of famous actors and musicians all weekend long at this very new bar and gallery. The opening party is on this day where you'll be able to meet the artist.
Sunday 3
Always This vol.5
Club Zion in Kamimaezu from 18:00
I'm often amazed at the variety of rockabilly bands that Nagoya has to offer. Sure, Nagoya has plenty of hip hop MCs and J-pop wannabes, but they seemingly pale in numbers to the groups who like their hair pompadour'd, their basses standing and their wardrobe denim. This night features personal faves Duck and the Billys, Soul of Liberty, Pink Moon Babies and more. ADV 2000 / DOOR 2500
Tokuzo in Imaike from 18:00
To call Daihachi Ryodan Nagoya's oldest gaijin band is technically true. They have the prerequisite foreigner in guitarist extraordinaire John Crawley, and they have been performing together for 33 years. However, to summarize their illustrious career in such an over-simple manner detracts from the Latin-jazz-rock-reggae-psychedelic-enka-punk sound they've perfected. They only do a few shows a year, so you better catch this one. ADV ¥2000 / DOOR ¥2500
Central Park in Sakae from 15:00
Though I am not sure who is behind this fun chance to go viral, the latching on to not-quite-dead-yet memes has the tang of Axiom Mag.
Tuesday 5
Shooters in Fushimi from 18:00
Nagoya Swings is offering a middle of the week chance for everyone interested in learning some new steps. This is a "Build On Your Basics" workshop, so an introductory knowledge of swing dance is preferred. They're offering 2 bi-lingual lessons for only ¥600. Singles and couples are all welcome.
Wednesday 6
Red Rock in Sakae from 20:00
An old bar favorite comes to the Red Rock with an interesting twist. They'll be selling pitchers of beer this night for ¥1800, but you save ¥100 IF you sing a song. The more you drink, the more you'll sing; the more you sing, the more you'll drink. It's the Mobius Strip of karaoke nights. This new weekly event includes ¥5000 in prizes to be won.
Danny's Top 8 Picks for March
|March 9
|Powder Love 2013 in Hakuba
|March 14
|Wanna Be Child @ Club JB's
|March 15
|Coat of Arms Pub Grand Opening!
|March 16
|W-Double Anniversary @ Café Domina
|March 20
|DuckFace @ Taurus
|March 30
|Nagoya Spring Jam @ Flex Lounge
|March 30
|Budo Grape @ Tokuzo
|March 31
|The Best Brunch @ Shooters


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Tyre Safety Video-New TyreSafe animation released : Tyrepress
New Tyre Safety Video in animation released Marking the halfway point of its 2013 Tyre Safety Month campaign, TyreSafe has launched the latest in its series of animated videos. Featuring the crash test dummy family of road safety …
Tyre safety will go from strength to strength
I must admit I find it very refreshing to see the good work that Tyresafe.org is contributing to road safety. I joined Tyresafe because I felt that the normal tyre depot owner had nowhere else to go to help in the quest for safer tyres and safer roads.
In the past I have joined other organisations such as the NTDA London (National Tyre Distributors Association) but found myself very disillusioned by everything else that was going on other than road safety.
When I was a member and went to a couple of meetings ,I found myself listening to people talking about golf tournaments and organising a day out at Redcar races, but not very much about tyres or tyre safety. It was not long before I resigned and left them to their own devises.
I then learned about Tyresafe.org and was impressed with their commitment to road safety and tyre things in general, like this Tyre Safety Video . So I decided to join and soon became a member. I have been impressed ever since with their drive and enthusiasm towards the tyre industry and to tyre safety, this is the type of organisation that I am pleased to be a part of.
Indeed Tyresafe are the brains behind this Tyre Safety Video
Many organisations are behind this Tyre Safety Video including the Police and Local councils. I have even seen the Motorway road signs telling drivers to have safe tyres, a great step forward in my opinion.
Eric Roberts member of Tyresafe.org
Eric Roberts
Hi I would like to introduce myself. I have worked in the Garage and tyre and Battery business now for 40 years. I have worked for a couple for national tyre companies in my younger days, before starting my first business. I now own a garage and MOT testing centre, here in the UK called Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre, and I am a keen blogger about anything to do with cars and their related products that will help my business. We are members of Point-S and Motor-Codes and are also a Unipart Car Care Centre and of course Tyre-safe.
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"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." – Wernher von Braun
In the hierarchy of preferred trade types, the riskless trade sits at the top. Capturing a perfectly hedged spread or pricing anamoly, or performing a round turn across the spread and back to flat in some temporal duration measured in micro- or even nanoseconds are examples of riskless trades. Like poker's rare royal flush hand, a mechanism to persistently discover and then capture ~riskless trades is the most coveted of the trading world.
What comes next in this hierarchy is the directionless trade, where the trader essentially plays both sides of the trade and where success is achieved whether the target ultimately wins or loses. Like poker's next-in-line straight flush hand, the key caveat to the directionless trade is the requirement that the price of the target moves; that there is enough volatility during the life of the trade to cover the cost of entering and maintaining that trade.
It is here that we need to pause and focus for today's instructive tale involving our good friends at Virtu Financial and Flow Traders – as well as the implications this story might have for others that also travel in this neck of the woods:
In the early days of the derivatives markets, the application of option pricing theory was not universally distributed to say the least. A short list of players had mastered – and automated – the mathematics (and mechanics) of pricing and trading options far more than the bulk of those early market participants. As such, riskless conversion and reversal strategies could be employed almost at will to exploit pricing disparities – and harvest monstrously enviable profits.
In time, this kind of edge decayed – and these formerly riskless strategies started to grow risks, sometimes known as delta legs. In turn, these new delta exposures gave birth to fundamental research departments in what was formerly among the very first quant shops. (It was here that I serendipitously stubbed my toe and fell unwittingly into this bizarre business…)
Now, without venturing too deeply into the weeds from here, the way a derivatives trading firm industrializes its edge and scales its book, in particular, is by aligning an increasing roster of positions in such a way that the aggregate deltas form a straddle – like a huge "smile." And, even though there will be offsetting (short theta) positions to neutralize the cost of the "portfolio straddle," the net bias of the book should be long puts, calls and theta – which is the rate at which the value of an option decays.
It is here that we finally identify one of the key challenges of managing a large options book that is managed to protect against fat tail events: paying for the daily cost of theta. Back in the day, we used to "pay" for theta with short term trading ideas, usually around fundamental catalysts like FDA meetings for new drug trials and, of course, earnings announcement dates.
Due to the manual nature of devising these kinds of trade ideas, this component of the broader strategy was difficult to scale. If only there had been an automated trading mechanism that made money everyday that could cover the cost of theta in the options book. Hmmm, if only… (Do you see where I'm going with this?)
Here's the problem (and, potentially, the opportunity) depending on where you sit at this poker table, and given the cards that you currently hold in your hand:
If you are paying close enough attention at home, recall the concept, metastrategy of nested alphas, from the recent piece on DRW. Yes, it's a mouthful, but what it suggests is the idea of two or more complementary or self-reinforcing strategies that are designed, in part, to minimize costs, enhance performance, or both. (The "dark pool" craze among the leading broker-dealer banks and others is symbolic of this "nested metastrategy" concept.)
Among leading market makers, there is a subset that trade options as a core component of their trading strategies and another subset that does not (with the possible exception of portfolio hedging, as you will see shortly). Virtu and Flow Traders are among the latter group. In the case of Flow Traders, 28 quarters of 13F filings and precisely zero options positions were reported, so there are no charts to share on that score.
Virtu, on the other hand, has taken a very different path towards minimal use of options (and that is as a very recent portfolio hedge). The odd thing is that they have acquired companies that were steeped in options. When we look at our modeling of the Knight and GETCO lineages of 13F reporting, we see significant use of options – typically greater than 30% or 40% of 13F portfolio value – up until the point they get folded under the Virtu umbrella.
In the first chart below, Alphacution presents the Knight, GETCO and Virtu lineages of the portion of 13F portfolio values represented by options:
First, take note of the small detail that Virtu has submitted its 13F report for Q4 2018 as of Jan 16, 2019 – almost a month early from previous years when most prop-oriented firms would take full advantage of the 45-day post-quarter-ending window available to disclose these positions. Now, notice that with the exception of the dramatic and unprecedented spike in allocation of 13F portfolio value to options by the end of 2018 (35.5%), Virtu's allocation to options over the previous 36 quarterly reports had never exceeded 11.4% (and had averaged 2.2%). Why the spike in usage now?
Lastly, what's potentially more interesting here is that 35.5% of 13F portfolio value for Q4 2018 is made up of just 9 positions – 4 puts and 5 calls – 6 of which are among the 10 largest positions and each of these on broad market ETFs. In other words, this option penetration represents 0.5% of a total 1,673 positions for this latest quarter; a strategy that has persisted for all 3 lineages for the 12 quarters beginning Q1 2016, see below:
So, the unprecedented shift in portfolio hedge strategy just in the last several weeks notwithstanding, our concern is that the (very few) players that incorporate market making or high-performance trading in options and their underlyings are in a stronger position to be more aggressive and to cross more spreads than those who are singularly focused on positions in the cash markets. Not to mix our metaphors with the poker game we started at the outset, but this is somewhat like the difference between playing checkers and chess – or to be a bit more generous, chess and 3-dimensional chess.
One game is linear and the other has curves, and those that are fluent in the world of curves tend to be in a stronger position mathematically and mechanically.
Finally, if you think we're picking on anybody – or, rooting against anyone's success – you'd be seriously mistaken. These markets need more players and more diversity of strategy and positioning, not less. If one or two dominant players squeeze everyone else out of this critical segment of the markets – an area Alphacution has been calling the structural alpha zone – it is not good for the overall health of the markets…
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Upcycled Painted Cross Stitch Cuff
By: Michele McDonald
March 23, 2016
Ever since I made my Painted Cross-Stitch Dress last spring I've been pretty obsessed with all things faux cross-stitch. I'm always excited when another opportunity arises to create more!
And with Earth Day approaching (April 22!), I'm all about getting my upcycle on. In fact, I tend to hoard things rather than throw them out if I think I could possibly reuse them in some way. I keep a basket in my craft space for just such items. Can you tell what this upcycled painted cross-stitch cuff once was? It's one of my favorite things to repurpose!
It's an empty duct tape roll! Did you know they are the perfect size to wear as a bracelet? I never throw them out when I get to the end of a roll.
Items needed:
- SoSoft Fabric Acrylics 1oz - White
- SoSoft Fabric Acrylics 1oz - Bright Avocado
- SoSoft Fabric Acrylics 2oz - Bright Coral
- Small Paint Brush
- Canvas Shelf Liner
- Empty Duct Tape Roll
- Wet Adhesive
Gather your materials.
I chose this canvas shelf liner over regular fabric because it gives the bracelet a little more weight AND it's water resistant, so if it gets wet you don't have to worry about it penetrating through to the cardboard.
Take off unused tape from the roll (all that was left was the tape directly adhered to the cardboard). Measure and trim a piece of the shelf liner that will wrap around the roll with just a slight overlap and the top and bottom will overlap as well on the inside of the roll.
Adhere liner to the outside of the roll with the wet adhesive of your choice. I suggest Beacon's 3-in-1, Fabri-Fix, or E6000. I would not recommend a hot glue gun because it may melt the plastic on the shelf liner.
Fold over one side of the liner and adhere to the inside of the roll. Smooth out any wrinkles. Repeat with the other side.
Figure out what pattern you want to paint onto the bracelet and draw it out. I have this handy little graph paper pad from Target that I use for small projects like this.
Start roughly in the middle of the pattern and begin painting small x's on the bracelet.
Don't worry if you mess up the pattern. No one will ever know. Just keep working.
Don't worry if you cannot fit the entire pattern on the bracelet. Now one will ever know.
Can you see where I messed up? Did you notice that I can't fit the bottom two lines of the pattern onto the bracelet? I bet no on both counts!
Once your first color is dry, being filling in the other colors. To create the lighter pink color I mix a 2:1 ratio of the Bright Coral and White fabric paints.
Allow the paint several hours to completely dry.
Now you have a brand new piece of unique jewelry, and it barely cost a thing! I don't know about you, but that is my favorite kind of jewelry.
Be sure to visit The Scrap Shoppe for more projects and to learn more about Michele McDonald.
Love this idea, so sweet, and could be used in so many ways..like for a wrapping around a little potted plant or a container or any kind for a great catchall. Been wanting to do a giant cross stitch rose mural for years, maybe I'll get there before my daughter is too old to enjoy it in her room! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
April 3, 2016
This is beautiful. For a moment I thought it was real cross stich. Http://vsomayaji.Blogspot.com
April 3, 2016
What a lovely idea, I too have wanted to do the wall mural idea that I think almost everyone has pinned on pinterest! This is a lot quicker and more "do -able"
April 6, 2016
This is 100% adorable!!! I'd love it if you'd link up to Talk of the Town! :) http://www.sadieseasongoods.com/talk-town-link-party-14/
April 6, 2016
This is lovely. Love that you made your own pattern. Think I'll be trying this :)
April 9, 2016
Beautiful! Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
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This project is the first phase of a long-term initiative by the Government of Belize to improve road safety in the country. Implementation commenced in January 2013 and its overall objective is to reduce deaths and serious injuries associated with road traffic accidents along a Demonstration Corridor1.
Project Rationale:
- Problem: Belize recorded 70 road traffic deaths in 2009 – 21 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. This high death rate is a public health concern that, given the resulting loss in productivity and increased vulnerability to poverty, has significant social and economic repercussions.
- Proposed Solution: A cross-sectoral approach focusing on (1) improving the safety of road infrastructure, (2) enhancing the behavior of road-users, (3) improving enforcement of traffic laws, (4) improving post-crash care, and (5) building road safety management capacity amongst responsible entities.
Project Description:
- Road Safety Infrastructure – improvements to the Western Highway between Belize city and Belmopan
- Road User Education and Awareness – increasing awareness through campaigns targeting road users and students in schools along the Corridor
- Road Safety Enforcement – improvement of traffic law enforcement through training and capacity enhancement of the relevant authorities (Police and Transport Departments; Municipalities)
- Road Accident Emergency Services – improvement of post-crash trauma care.
The Ministry of Economic Development is the lead agency, with the various components being implemented by relevant ministries – Works and Transport, Education, Youth and Sports, Health, National Security, Government Press Office, and other key line ministries. The Road Safety Project is expected to end in March 2018 with ongoing efforts being built within key line ministries for continuity. A National Road Safety Committee was approved by the Cabinet in July 2013 and serves as the body to ensure sustainability of road safety measures in Belize in the long term. In February 2017, The Road Safety Master Plan 2030 was also approved by Cabinet with a vision of "Towards Zero Deaths on Belize's roads and highways by ensuring that the Belize community, as a whole, works together to make a fundamental change in the way it thinks about road safety and works to address the trauma caused by everyday use of the roads. Collisions may still occur as people using the road system make mistakes or poor decisions, however, we should strive to create a system in which safe decisions are the easiest ones to make and mistakes are not punished with death or serious injury.
1From the Belize City roundabout at the junction of Cemetery Road and Central American Blvd to the junction of the Hummingbird and Western Highways in Belmopan, along the Hummingbird Highway to its junction with Constitution Drive in Belmopan, and around the Belmopan Ring Road.
Road Safety Project – Communications Consultant – Strategy Report
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Jan 03 2019
Magic Can Increase Belief in Pseudoscience
Magicians play a significant role in the skeptical movement. They have, as Liam Neeson famously said, a particular set of skills. They are very adept at deception, using techniques that have been honed through trial and error over centuries. It is a great example of cultural knowledge. Having the ability to deceive others, purely for entertainment and with informed consent, also makes them adept at detecting the use of the same techniques for nefarious purposes. This, essentially, has been James Randi's entire career.
But at the same time some stage magicians make skeptics uncomfortable by not being entirely upfront with their audience. Now, I am not suggesting that all magicians tell their audience how the tricks are done, and I completely understand the need to create a mystique as part of the performance. However, I have seen skilled magicians (like Randi or Banachek) perform amazing tricks with complete candor about the nature of those tricks, without diminishing the entertainment value.
Magicians typically create a narrative by which they "explain" their tricks to the audience. A magician, for example, could say, "I am using sleight of hand." Or they could say (or strongly imply), "I have true psychic ability." The Amazing Kreskin falls into this latter category. There are also those like Uri Geller who (sort of) pretend they are not doing magic at all, but have special powers.
In the gray zone are those like Derren Brown. Their narrative is not that they are psychic but that they are using psychological manipulation on their audience – reading microexpressions, influencing their decision-making, or reading body-language. This narrative is as much BS as the psychic one, used as part of the magic experience and for misdirection. You can read and influence people to some degree, but these techniques are not reliable enough to support a performance. Typically mentalists use standard sleight of hand and then pretend to use psychological techniques.


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I found that the the best way I lose weight is by eating more meals. I eat about 6 meals a day, sometimes 7. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack and if I still have calories left another snack. When I say snack I mean an apple with or without peanut butter, low-fat yogurt, fruit, veggies, protein, healthy bar or something low-cal. I found this is the best way for me to take the weight off and keep weight off. It's also a great way to maintain your weight once at your desired weight.
I know so many people who say "I never eat breakfast" or "I can't eat breakfast, I'm not hungry in the morning". Well, would you drive your car tomorrow morning if you had no gas in it? Better yet, would your car be able to move from where it is? No…not unless we pushed it right? Then why do you insist on moving your body without the proper fuel in it?
By starving your body it actually slows down your metabolic rate and stores body fat. By eating every 2-3 hours you are giving your body the fuel to rev up your metabolism enabling it to burn more calories throughout the day. Hooray… how great is that? Eat more meals = burn more calories.
Also, I find that by eating every few hours I feel less hungry throughout the day, have more energy and lose weight.
Years ago my dad said " I gained so much weight – what can I do to lose some?" I asked him to give me a daily run down. He wasn't eating anything horrible but he wasn't eating breakfast. I added a healthy breakfast to the mix and he lost weight. Go figure! Seriously he just added an extra meal and lost weight. How sick is that? hee hee!! Of course, be reasonable by eating healthy or low-cal meals when eating more often.
Have a great day/weekend. Don't eat too much red, white and blue cakes/cupcakes. If you do, do it in moderation and count those calories or points.
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March – July, 2012
- Name : Jordan
- Age : 6 years old.
- He walks on tip toes. He has not developed speech ability and is therefore poor in communication, He lacks self help skills. He drools and will doze off when not attended too.
- but he is good at basketball and football, amazingly good even.
I told his mother I did not see much chances to assist. However from feedback by his parents, I learned that Jordan did improve. "What improvement have you see in Jordan?", I asked.
According to his mother :
- Before therapy.: Jordan was unable to recognize his father's car when parked at the car park, even if they took him to the same row of where his father parked the car.
- after therapy : Jordan is able to recognize his father's car in the car park.
- Before therapy : In public for meal time, Jordan was unable to accept certain sounds. When he heard such sound he will push the table away.
- After therapy : He is able to cope better with such sounds in public.
- Before therapy : Jordan was unable to play with team mates.
- After therapy : Jordan is able to play with his team mates.
These improvements are not unimportant: Jordan has now better spatial orientation and memory; he has better control of himself and his social skills have improved.
There are really no short cuts to improve and activate a child to become more responsive and be aware of itself. After months of therapy, Jordan is now at least able to call his father as "papa" (compared to before therapy he can only say "pa…."). He is also able to say "ball", "Blue", "Bye".
He also improved in following instructions, Jordan is able to follow instructions despite the fact that his home environment is mandarin speaking.


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Things to do in Calgary in Winter: Locked in a Chocolate Factory (Wine Included)!
This has got to be one of our favourite things to do in Calgary this winter. As a bonus, it is regularly available on Groupon for a heavy discount (can be further discounted an additional 10-20% with Groupon codes). We have been customers at Choklat since it was a wee little shop in Inglewood. Now, they have a massive factory in northeast Calgary and regularly offer Wine and Chocolate tours.
This is unlike any other tour we have experienced. The owner, Brad Churchill, is stupidly passionate about his product and personally leads the event. The evening starts with a cup of hot chocolate topped with blue whip and is the most creamy and rich beverage we have ever tasted. Then, you get to try all different varieties of chocolate paired with a delicious tasting of wine and learn about the chocolate making process, which is more intricate than it seems.
If you are like us, you'll enjoy your evening, but have a nagging thought at the back of your head, something along the lines of "okay, how is this different from any other chocolate I've had". That's when Brad brings out the Lindt. He asks you to try Lindt and Choklat side-by-side. At this point, you are sold. There is no way you will leave this tour without taking some of their product home. This excursion may also become your favourite thing to in Calgary this winter!
COST: $20-$25 (depending on your Groupon-ing skills)
TOTAL TIME REQUIRED: 1.5 hours
ADDRESS: So Choklat Directions
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The sixth Belize-Mexico Bi-national Commission meeting was held in Chetumal this past Thursday and Friday. The technical meeting was attended by government officials from both countries and a number of issues related to the bilateral cooperation were discussed. Love News spoke with the Mexican Embassys Press Officer Macelino Miranda who is also responsible for border affairs.
Macelino Miranda; Press Officer, Mexican Embassy
We have representation of different ministries from both countries especially from the Scientific and cultural exchange areas. Also from the security and the army and other related areas and agencies from Mexico. The importance of the Bi-National Commission is that it is the maximum forum for political and cooperation dialog between Mexico and Belize. The meeting included other meetings related to technical and scientific cooperation, education and cultural cooperation and border security matters. These was another committee against drug trafficking and drug addiction and we also have the political sub-commission.
Some of the ministries that were represented include the Foreign Affairs, Defense, Communication and Transport, Environment and Natural Resources, Health, Agriculture and Fisheries and Education.
Macelino Miranda
It was a successful meeting we had several agreements and that goes especially for the technical and scientific corporation. This agreement for 2010-2012 was signed and that implied is that both countries have committed to prioritize scientific and technical cooperation. What that will mean for Belize is more support from Mexico, more exchange between both countries and also having some institutions and universities coming to Belize in order to support Belizean initiatives in this area. At the same time we have great advance in terms of education and cultural cooperation. Very shortly we will have the Bi-national Agreement signed. For Mexico and Belize that will mean more scholarships and more exchange in terms of culture and education.
Miranda says that the Mexico and Belize Delegations reiterated their commitment to guarantee a modern border that will facilitate the orderly, legal and secure crossing of people and goods. It was agreed that the exchange will include training opportunities for law enforcement officers in Belize to improve border security.
At the same time the GANSEF this is the high level group for border security met. This was the third technical meeting and both countries made some agreements in these terms. Both countries have advanced a lot and they are going to exchange more information to combat illicit trafficking of drugs, people and arms at the border. They are also going to exchange information in terms of combating transnational crime. They also agreed that Mexico is going to continue providing training for Belizean police in terms of fighting crime. These will be other kinds of support in terms of forensic and canine training is going to continue on the part of Mexico. Both countries also reaffirmed or confirmed the installation in Belize the Plataforma Mexico. This is the criminal data base of Mexico that has also been provided to Belize.
The meeting also served as preparation for and official visit by Prime Minister Dean to Mexico on October 18th and 19th.
Mexico has an important partner in trade, transportation and the security of our Northern border. A few days ago, the sixth Bi-national Commissions Technical Meeting was held in Quintana Roo. Some of the topics discussed included ways to handle narco-trafficking and improving the movement of people at the border. The press officer for the Mexican Embassy says that one accomplishment of the meeting was setting a deadline for the opening of the new International bridge in 2011.
Marcelino Miranda, Press Officer, Embassy of Mexico
Marcelino Miranda
They both have made a pledge to work together in order to work for the environmental protection of the Rio Hondo also they are going to work in order to modernize the border crossing in Chetumal, and to reinforce and to speed up the construction of the facilities around the new international bridge that is going to allow that more people and goods can cross in this new facility. Also another agreement is that both countries are going to work jointly in order to implement the Central American and México Security Strategy. This is important in order to fight international crime and at the same time to fight drug trafficking and other illicit traffic. Also, both countries agreed in work together in order to exchange information against drug trafficking, against the illicit traffic of people and arms at the order, they are going to exchange intelligence information and México also pledged to continue supporting Belize in training for the police force and also for other assistance in order to fight crime.
Jose Sanchez
The smooth transition of border crossing right now it seems a bit tedious is this something that was discussed at the meeting?
Oh yeah, that was discussed and I have to announce that both countries have agreed in working together in order to facilitate the crossing of people at the border especial both countries are going to issue or in the case of México, are going to continue issuing the border card that will allow Mexicans and Belizeans to cross faster, quicker.
Miranda says an update on the construction of new facilities at the border will be presented to leaders of Mexico and Belize during an official visit on October eighteenth and nineteenth in Mexico City. At the Commissions meeting both countries signed a technical and scientific cooperation agreement to improve education in science and technology. An education and cultural agreement will soon be penned to increase scholarships for graduate and post graduate degrees.
Channel 5
Public relations for the Mexican Embassy in Belize Marcelino Miranda says it was the most ambitious and successful meeting memory and it did realize concrete targets:..
Marcelino Miranda, Public relation officer for the Mexican Embassy
"We have had practical outcomes in terms of scholarships, in terms of cooperation for technology, in terms of facilitating the crossing at the border and at the same time now we have for example more exchange in terms of intelligence. They have been very concrete in terms of the agreements and one of them for example is that Mexico is going to continue providing assistance in terms of canine training for example. The other one is that there have been Belizean officials who have travelled to Mexico in order to have specific training in different areas. That's going to continue and actually that's going to be large in terms of training goes in Mexico. At the same time in the regional level Mexico and Belize are going to work together in order to implement the Central America and Mexico strategy. I think that the outcome of this commission that transpired was that both Mexico and Belize have reached an unprecedented level of cooperation and dialogue on all these matters."
The Meetings are a precursor to Prime Minister Dean Barrow's first official visit to Mexico around the middle of this month.


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Oh wait... we already knew that. Urban Taggers, thanks to their intel, has got the scoop on LOTS of fun goodies, all of which I will weigh in on. There's no point reporting what they already have reported, so I offer you my 2 cents on each of these awesome articles.
I suppose I've now got one thing to thank the Rebelle lineup for (after I questioned it's purpose in the first place). The HammerShot in the new ZombieStrike lineup looks like a fun lil tagger. I always appreciate those kinds of "Futuristic Six-Shooter" blasters that give a Trigun feel, and this one is no exception. UT has a firing video up of it. It's smaller than the Strongarm (as evidenced by the picture to the left) and has simple one-handed operation. With this new blaster, Nerf has obviously aimed for the HvZ crowd, pun intended. It also shows that all those Pink rebelle blasters may be in the running for "manly" repaints to begin with.
Check out the article on that one here> HammerShot on YouKu
More pictures have surfaced of the RapidStrike CS-18. You know, if there's one thing this blaster has continued to do it's been to confuse me with their Naming Schemes with these blasters. At what point do you decide to put a "CS-" tag on a blaster? The Retaliator, Strongarm, a dozen other blasters recently developed, none of them have numerical designations. Now the RapidStrike has the Clip System "CS-18" tag on there. I suppose it's trivial at this point, but the inconsistency just bugs me. Does it mean I'm not looking forward to the RapidStrike? Oh hecks no! Probably going to be one of my favorite blasters!
Check out the article on that one here> RapidStrike Pictures
As if we weren't already excited just to see how this thing works, it appears that Tony Stark has picked one up. There's finally a firing video of this blaster that answers a lot of questions. Put in the "NERFER" password and BOOM, firing demonstration. Sounds like a long prime for it (no surprise there) but it still sounds muffled. I'm kinda scared to see what this thing can do with it's obvious Air Restrictor removed. If it's hitting 90-100 ft ranges stock, I can't begin to imagine what it's like with the leash off.
Check out the article on that one here> Centurion Firing Videos
Monday, May 13, 2013
Newsflash: Urban Taggers is Awesome
Posted by Reverend at 9:34 AM
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Nice weigh in Zooka!ReplyDelete
Uh... Baz? (Or Zook or Afied or whatever you shorten Bazookafied to)ReplyDelete
That'd be Hammershot if you're putting the blaster's name and Zombiestrike if you're putting the product line's name. Not Zombie Shot, which might be a nice compromise but isn't really anything at this point.
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09 May Mercy Ships at Big Church Day Out
Are you coming to Big Church Day out this year?
If you are, do come and say hello to us at our Mercy Ships stand. We'd love to talk to you about how you and your church can make history by helping Mercy Ships eradicate diseases of poverty in West Africa.
A team of Mercy Ships volunteers will be at both weekends – 26-27 May at Wiston House, West Sussex, and 1-2 June at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire.
As well as being on hand to discuss our work and how you can make history with Mercy Ships, we'll be showing a video on the main stage screens and encouraging churches to use your gifts and creativity to change lives by taking on a #MercyActs challenge. You can access our new church resources for free by clicking on the button below.
Also keep an eye out for our football freestyler, Dan Magness, who will be pulling tricks across both sites. Dan is a multiple record holder, and was the first freestyler to keep a football in the air for 24 hours without dropping it. Don't miss him.
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Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Carlo Goldoni is, of course, the playwright whose earlier work, A Servant of Two Masters was so fruitfully adapted by the National Theatre to create One Man, Two Guvnors. The Venetian Twins is cut from the same bolt of gaudy cloth (indeed, can it really be a coincidence that lead actor Grant O Rourke is a dead ringer for James Corden?) At any rate, it matters not. This is a farce majeure, beautifully played, timed to precision and rib ticklingly funny from start to finish.
The action takes place in Verona. Rich and somewhat dim country boy, Zanetto (O Rourke) comes in search of a bride, specifically the nice but equally dim Columbina (Angela Darcy) whose gold-digging father, The Provost senses an opportunity to refill the family's depleted coffers. But Zanetto has an identical twin brother, Tonino (also played by O Rourke) from whom he was separated as a child. When Tonino flees his native Venice for Verona along with his sweetheart, prototype feminist Beatrice (Jessica Hardwick), the scene is set for a bewildering series of 'mistaken identity' disasters. It's a cliche to say that much hilarity ensues but in this case, that's exactly right.
In the wrong hands, farce can be toe-curling, but there's not a foot put wrong here (unless you count the hilariously drunken old landlady who falls repeatedly through an open trapdoor.) This owes much to Commedia Dell Arte, but this is no 'off-the-peg plot. Much of the wittily updated script by Tony Cownie is delivered in broad Scots accents, which work brilliantly, and there's a wonderfully foppish performance by John Kielty as the effete (and inevitably English-accented) Florindo. There's some wonderfully fruity innuendo, a fistful of malapropisms from Columbina and a stomach-churning scene involving a blocked toilet that modesty forbids me to describe in detail. Meanwhile, O Rourke slips effortlessly between the two roles simply by doing up the top button on his jacket and adopting a different expression. The two acts galloped by while the audience, myself included, were convulsed with laughter from start to finish. If laughter is something you relish, then you really should see this before it moves on. It's a Venetian blinder.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Harry Reid's "machine" is already running astroturf operations against Sharron Angle.
The day before his 70th birthday, Norman Ilchene stood at an "emergency meeting" of senior citizens in Las Vegas and sounded the alarm about Sharron Angle's plans for Social Security.
"She wants to put us back before the Great Depression," Ilchene warned of Angle, the U.S. Senate GOP nominee who wants to phase out the New Deal-era program, though only for younger workers, not older folks. "I think she's too radical for Nevada. We don't need her."
What Ilchene didn't say in his remarks on Wednesday is that the Democratic Party called him to speak at the meeting, which was arranged by the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans.
In addition to using a Democrat "plant" to scare the seniors attending the meeting, Democrat party members manipulated the sound and A/V system to send the message:
"Sharron Angle Don't Kill Social Security."
This is the Reid machine and it is every where.
Welcome to the Reid machine. It's working behind the scenes and out front to grind Angle into political mincemeat while trying to re-elect an unpopular incumbent whose best hope is to make his staunch conservative foe seem too extreme to represent Nevada, political analysts say.
The Reid machine is everywhere. It ranges from small stage-managed events with a dozen seniors spreading fear to major productions with President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and President Bill Clinton spreading hope to hundreds of core supporters.
The Reid machine is unavoidable on the World Wide Web. A constant stream of Twitter and Facebook criticism of Angle floods the Web along with YouTube videos and audio clips highlighting her most extreme-sounding statements. The Reid campaign has devoted a website to Angle — http://www.sharronsundergroundbunker.com — which eviscerates her views and mocks her for avoiding most mainstream media and going on conservative radio and TV talk shows for cozy chats instead.
Can you recall a time that he would talk to anyone except the state run media"? Harry Reid desperately wants to paint Angle as something she isn't and desperately wants to avoid any light shining on him.
You can support Sharron Angle here.
HT: http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/06/astroturfing-for-harry-reid.html


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Six Benefits of Self reflection and Introspection
I was once advised by my professor to maintain a personal diary. According to her, that way, one could talk to oneself without disturbing anyone. Whatever you have done throughout your entire day, if written down somewhere, helps you to analyse your actions. For example, if you do something impulsively and don't really give much thought to it then, you can think about it once you write it down. Self-reflection helps to understand yourself and your problems, starting from your weaknesses and your positive aspects. This practice not only makes you confident, but also a better individual – something we all want but don't know where to start.
Here is why and how of self reflection:
By self-questioning
Maybe, you had an argument with someone. While returning home and looking out the window, you begin thinking about it – reflect upon it and visualize the whole scenario again. While you do that some aspects start striking you; some questions start cropping up in your mind – "Why did I do this?" or "Why did I say that?" These questions help you to analyse the whole situation in a tranquil state of mind. If you feel that you have done something, which you want to revoke, you can always go back and try to make things better, because, life "always" gives you a second chance, only if you look for it.
By boosting your self-confidence
A perfect individual is one who has the precise knowledge of both their strengths and weaknesses. Self-contemplation boosts self-confidence. Once you start thinking about your weaknesses, you will automatically find an answer to deal with that. And once you have it, well, you are already on the path to victory. All you need is your relentless efforts and a group of people to motivate you.
Brings in new thoughts
Introspection alters you as a person (Of course in a better way)! Suppose, you have been called on stage to deliver a presentation that your team has prepared. You stumble, stammer, and lose your continuity because of the audience ogling at you. You're extremely embarrassed at the end of the presentation and return home dejected. When you retrospect, a lot of that shame comes back. On the other hand, you also realise that it is not your fault at all. You learned an invaluable lesson that to become a good public speaker you need to practice well and be confident. Thus, you become determined for improvement and thus change for the better.
Helps you in self-search
Self-reflection helps you to pinpoint the things that make you happy and thus fills you with positivity. After a day out with a group of people, you can always introspect on whether it was a memory that you want to cherish or a not so important one that you would eventually discard. Anything that remotely brings about negativity or negative thoughts in your mind can be disastrous for healthy living. A bad relationship, an accident, few broken bones or a broken heart – all of it and any other emotionally tragic memory can be successfully discarded by talking to someone. You might not completely forget about it, but the physical and emotional pain both can be soothed.
Helps your realize
Self-reflection makes you way more mature, and you start feeling calmer than ever even when things are spinning out of control. It helps you to focus and thus increases your work productivity significantly. You realise that not everything is your fault, even when the entire world is against you. And even when you're wrong, introspection will give you the strength to accept and learn from it. To err is human after all.
Changes your perspectives
Introspection always lets us take better decisions as we learn from our mistakes. Experience teaches a lot – but just going through a situation is not what enlightens you or makes you very knowledgeable. Unless we learn to analyze and discern the magnanimity of an event, we will never change for the better.
Writing down your reflections on the events of your day ends up becoming bittersweet memories when you turn the pages years later, sitting on a couch with a cup of coffee by your side. It is probably one of those rare memories, you can consciously make by self-reflection. And the outcome is a meaningful and fulfilling life and a successful life.


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One of my favorite things about Lisbon (although there are many) is the city's public transportation system. It's so easy to explore neighboring towns and landmarks off of the Metropolitano de Lisboa and is actually extremely affordable as well.
Although there are many other trips accessible from the city, I'm giving you all of the details on my top three recommendations for day trips from Lisbon.
Cascais (pictured above & below) – If you're looking for a mini beach getaway under an hour train ride from Lisbon, this is the spot. You can grab the metro from Cais do Sodre to the Cascais stop. The train station is only a short walk from the city center and the beaches.
This was by far one of my favorite stops on our trip. We had a great time walking around, exploring the quaint town and enjoying some much-needed beach time. There are so many beautiful things to see here, whether you're walking on the main strip or exploring hidden streets. If you're looking to grab some lunch, I recommend the Jardim dos Frangos. It may look a bit touristy, but the food was actually very good! I recommend the octopus and the half chicken.
Sintra (pictured above & below) – Only around a 45 minute train ride from the Rossio metro stop in Lisbon, this is an essential day trip if you're staying in the area. While I debated whether or not to visit Pena Palace or the Castle of Moors in Sintra, we went with the road less traveled, the Castle of Moors. If you're planning to visit, I highly recommend putting on your walking shoes because there are tons of stone stairs that you'll need to climb.
While there are buses that you can pay to take you up to the castle, we of course chose to take the long route and walked up, which I would not recommend. The route is a bit confusing, with no clear signs so it took us a bit longer to get there than expected.
After we explored the beautiful castle, we walked a few minutes over to Pena Palace to check it out. While we thought about going in, it was significantly more crowded than the castle and was more expensive so we opted it.
We then had an Uber pick us up and he actually recommended a spot for lunch – Natalia. Though it ended up being about a 15 minute walk from town, I'd highly recommend stopping here for a bite.
Estoril (pictured below) – The closest of the three day trips, Estoril is a quick 25 minute train ride from Cais de Sodre and is one of the local Lisboa beach spots – think what the Hamptons is to NYC. We headed here in the early afternoon and spent our day lounging on the beach and catching the last of our rays in Portugal. If you're looking for a convenient beach trip, this is it. Food and drinks are a bit pricey, but the views of the Atlantic and the convenience of the trip from Lisbon is worth it.


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Summer's certainly slipping through our fingers, isn't it? Before you know it, us New Yorkers are going to be readying ourselves for cold weather (often by wearing more plaid and enjoying more pumpkin-spiced things). Before it comes, be sure to soak in the sunlight and enjoy the last bits of summer before it slips away. Don't worry: There are plenty of fun end-of-summer NYC events to enjoy.
Late August
- SummerStage concerts will still be taking place well into late August and September, so be sure to check out the often free programming happening in Central Park. (During late August, there will be events on 8/19, 8/23, and 8/30.)
- Celebrate Harlem during this month-long festival called (somewhat confusingly) Harlem Week, which lasts until late August. It features free and fun events including everything from hip-hop concerts to auto shows. (Now until 8/22)
- Do you want to catch the next big Broadway hit before it gets a Tony Award? Perhaps you'll find something artsy and fun during the theater festival FringeNYC. It showcases 200 shows, all of which are $18 per ticket. (8/14-8/30)
- This may be one of your last chances to enjoy a block party on the beach: the Annual Brighton Jubilee Festival, which takes place at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. This event has brought people together with music for 38 years! (8/30)
- Perhaps you need an event that will be fun for a summer date night. In that case, definitely check out some of the free movie screenings happening throughout the city. Some of the best screenings are happening during the Syfy Movies with a View events, which are in full view of the Manhattan skyline, under the Brooklyn Bridge. (8/13, 8/20, and 8/27)
- The Central Park Conservancy also is showing off free movies, this time in the middle of the equally beautiful scenery of Central Park. (8/25-8/29)
- Perhaps you want more of a party scene for your date. Check out Warm Up 2015, which brings DJs from across genres to the artistic setting of MOMA PS1's courtyard. (Saturdays until 9/5)
Labor Day Weekend
- This year, the Electric Zoo Festival will be celebrating its seventh year. Bringing the electronic-dance scene to beautiful Randall's Island Park (by way of ferry), this year's celebration is called Electric Zoo: Transformed, and it is bringing some of the top names in underground music to one place. This event is definitely for those looking to party. (9/4-9/6)
- Dance beats are cool, but what about steel drums and calypso music? Also during Labor Day weekend is the West Indian American Day Carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture in a dazzling festival that includes everything from jerk chicken to stilt dancers. Get down to Crown Heights in Brooklyn and start dancing! (9/7)
- Families in Manhattan can enjoy a full day of carnival rides, games, bands, and performers in a traditional county fair setup on the Upper West Side: Check out the West Side County Fair. (9/6)
- If there's one late-summer activity to not miss out on, it's the free Shakespeare in the Park events. The last show of the season will be The Odyssey. (9/4-9/7)
- Those working in Queens will notice a huge influx of people as the U.S. Open 2015 tennis championship takes place in early September. (8/31-9/13)
- The Feast of San Gennaro will be entering its 89th year and happening in Little Italy. It features colorful displays, parades, and, most importantly, a whole lot of amazing food. (9/10-9/20)
- Early September is the best time to visit Broadway. Don't miss out on Broadway Week, when you can get 2-for-1 tickets. (9/7-9/20)
- Food fans may also enjoy the Harvest in the Square event taking place at and benefiting Union Square Park. It's a premiere fine food and wine-tasting event, entering its 20th year! (9/17)
- The Queens County Fair is perfect for families and complete with everything rural, from hayrides to pie-eating. (9/19-9/20)
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But what if you don't like your past, or how things are going in the present? What if you dread the future you see?
Good news - for the most part, your future is in your hands.
Before any of you cynics out there start scoffing, I am not talking about unrealistic expectations here. If the future you want is to live on a colony on moon - well, you'll just have to make that happen in fiction.
But for most everyday fears, problems, our own behaviour or bad habits, this will help IF YOU ARE HONEST IN YOUR EXERCISE.
Get that journal out. Pick one problem or habit that bothers you the most. Just one for now. Does it keep you awake at night? Does it make you dread getting up in the morning? Does it depress you? Does it make you want to drink yourself into oblivion or gorge yourself on chocolates? Does it make you worry your spouse will leave you or your children will hate you? Whatever it is - write it down.
Not all problems have to be huge scale. It could be anything - but as long as it is something that affects your life in a negative way, even if psychologically, it is a valid problem.
Write that problem in your journal - underline it.
Now, I want you to free write for minimum of 10 minutes. Shut off all other distractions, and start writing. Moan, bitch, complain, blame it on everyone else - but write anything that comes to mind about that problem. If any solution come to mind, write that as well.
Few prompts to get you going?
Why does this bother you?
When did it start?
How did it start?
Is it external or something internal?
Who does it affect?
How does it bother you?
Write absolutely everything. If you keep going for more than 10 minutes, great. But give it ten minutes. If you can't think of anything to write for 10 minutes, then keep repeating yourself. But you have to give your subconscious a chance to open up, and it's not going to do that if you close the journal after two minutes.
Once you have done it? You may feel relieved to get it out, or you may feel depressed to go through it, or you may feel emotionally drained.
Take a break. Go do something fun. Have a nap. But forget about the journal, and go distract yourself.
Depending on how resolved you feel, go back to the journal either later in the day or the next day. Pick out every sentence you wrote, and for each sentence - write down how it can be solved.
Don't worry about being able to do it just yet, or whether or not you have the will power. Imagine as if it's a friend who has come to you with that problem, and you are telling them what to do - and we are all great at giving other people solutions, aren't we?
Write down what the solution would be using common sense? For every sentence. It may just be one or two solutions for everything, nevertheless repeat it next to each sentence.
When you are done - do you know what you have got?
An action plan.
That's right.
You've found the answers to your problems. Not all of it will be easy to fix. It may take resources (money, time, external help), it may take supreme effort of your will power - but at least you have a plan. You know what you need to do.
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Dawn has not yet broken in the North Atlantic where Maserati Multi70 has caught a more widespread 15-knot E/NE wind which will continue to freshen over the coming hours as she makes her way further west.
Overnight, Phaedo3 moved up to almost the same latitude as Maserati Multi70 and is 384 nautical miles ahead of her, making a 24-knot speed. Maserati Multi70 has 2,215 nautical miles to go to the finish-line off Grenada and is currently making 12.8 knots.
Giovanni Soldini gave us this snapshot of the situation aboard in this morning's sat phone link: «We finally got out of the wind-less zone a few hours ago and we've started to really eat up the miles: we are making peak speeds of 35 knots on this dark, moon-less night. The boat goes silent when she flies and accelerates like a bolting filly. We're absolutely delighted with our progress and how Maserati Multi70 is coping on the ocean waves which are much longer than in the Mediterranean. We are managing to foil in conditions that would have been unthinkable until yesterday. I can't wait for the sun to come up to get a better idea of what's happening».
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How strong is the linkage between your activities and the business' strategy?
Only one-third of learning professionals responding to our survey on strategy and implementation said the linkage is strong. That means people aren't always working on the right things. This happens for a number of reasons, but there are several ways to address the issue. Here are five best practices you can use for executing strategy:
1. Align with the business and enlist catalysts to drive change.
Nick Howe, vice president of Hitachi Data Systems Academy, said his organization has found that there are two key actions to overcome barriers in implementing strategy. "The first is alignment up and down the organization. Overcommunicate to make sure everyone understands what you are trying to do and, more importantly, why you are going to do it.
"Secondly, use catalysts to drive change — find or seed the organization with key individuals who are committed to drive the change. We've found most people want to or at least are happy to change. They just need the right environment."
2. Communicate a bold strategy and ensure significant "wins."
Nancy Lewis, vice president and chief learning officer at ITT, noted that three key levers have an enormous impact in successfully implementing a strategy. "The trick is to orchestrate them concurrently. Make sure that your strategy is bold — the bolder the better. It needs to transport people to an entirely different place. Take care to ensure all stakeholders are very clear and committed to why the strategy will bring real value to them personally, and ensure there are significant, observable and recognized 'wins' along the way."
3. Develop governance to drive alignment of learning with the business.
Learning governance is a key driver in the success of Ingersoll Rand University (IRU). "Our philosophy at IRU is that learning is a business process, not a training process. That is a critical distinction for us," said Rita Smith, vice president of enterprise learning.
IRU has a Strategy Board made up of senior business executives, including the CEO, who meet regularly to ensure the learning philosophy is carried out. "At the end of the day this is where it all 'rolls up' in regards to our overall philosophy," Smith said.
4. Engage project management and tools for collaboration.
To ensure targets, timelines and budgets are met, Bell Canada uses project management and a core governance model to keep key representatives up-to-date and on track. "Our teams span the country and may include small groups of two to five people, or may scale up to 100-plus employees. For effective remote collaboration, we include multiple tools for managing key projects," said Leslie Jefford, associate director of enterprise learning.
5. Build a strong, trusting team.
Mary Beth Schroeder at Affinion Group said team members' attitudes have the potential to impact the effectiveness of the team's decisions and actions. "When a decision must be made on a controversial topic, when the engagement of all team members is essential for the successful implementation of a project or when the team itself is newly forming or undergoing a significant change, it is important for team members to appropriately communicate and trust their fellow teammates. Trust becomes the lubricant that enables future business transactions to go smoothly and team camaraderie and cooperation to flourish."
Bonus item: Leverage resources.
Harley-Davidson University (HDU) leverages resources in order to have the greatest impact on implementing strategy. The staff of 35 employees at HDU continually streamlines processes for developing and delivering content. With the help of project management methodologies, they have developed and currently manage 343 online courses delivered in several languages. They also offer more than 470 instructor-led courses. The team further leverages resources by working on innovative approaches for delivering just-in-time training based on ever-changing demands.
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Mini-burgers, to-die-for chocolate cheesecake, and fun bubblegum cocktails from New Zealand style eatery The Fern & Kiwi, Clarke Quay
Indian banana bread, BBQ prawns and McDonalds chips! From 'stall 6' on the famous La Pa Sat hawker centre, Chinatown.
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Nicola Bolla is the italian artist famous all around the world like "the artist of Swarovsky"., the small crystals set on metal structures with which he produces figures of animals and objects .
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Those of you already making your way to Putney Bridge please turn round , it's not at Craven Cottage , don't say later nobody told you so , unsure as always of any streams available for the game , can't as yet see it listed on what looks like to be our platform this season Flosports , of course this could change as the day gets older , so after a hard fought win last night the more established bunch of players pit their wits against a Fulham side who last season dismantled us 4-2 n just one half they thumped 4 past us so i'm expecting a enthralling 4-5 type of scoreline today .Seagulls be thou the rainbow in the storms of life ,the evening beam that smiles the clouds away ,and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray .
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Will be a fascinating watch.
Yesterdays performance was patchy and the players seemed quite unsure of what they were doing at times, so let's see how the big boys cope with POTTERBALL. Will be a bit concerned if Murray starts.
Very exciting....How long? Not long
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GIANTS coach Jon Sharp has given his three teenage Super League players a massive vote of confidence - despite leaving them out of tomorrow's squad to face Bradford Bulls at Odsal (3.00).
Apart from injured Australian Test centre Michael De Vere (knee), youngsters Bolu Fagborun, Thomas Hemingway and Jason Southwell are the only players not to be included.
But Sharp is keen to stress that this is no reflection on the work they have been producing in pre-season training, and that their time will come.
"These three are still learning, and learning well," said Sharp.
"I was highly impressed with the way Thomas and Jason shaped up in the pre-season game at Halifax on January 3.
"It was clear from their performances that they are coming on exceptionally well.
"Obviously, Bolu has been nursing an ankle injury and missed that match, and it's still troubling him.
"But there's no doubt their time will come.
"As I've already said, I'm delighted with the way all three are progressing and the work they have been putting in throughout pre-season training.
"They have been doing everything asked of them.
"And they also accepted the main reason for not playing tomorrow in a positive manner.
"They know I'm keen to give my senior players as much game time as possible against the Bulls, because this is our only senior hit-out before the start of the season.
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Wolverhampton residents flocked this week to Life Boutique charity shop, which raises money to support vulnerable and pregnant women in the city.
The charity shop on Lichfield Street reopened this Tuesday, with Jack Scarisbrick, co-founder of the charity Life in the 1970s, cutting the ribbon. The refit was massive, including brand-new fixtures, fittings, displays, and floor, as well as an update to the branding and colours. In the first hour they had four times as many customers as normal, making a very strong profit of £430 on their first day.
The Life Boutique shop also includes a Pregnancy Matters™ Centre, which gives counselling, emotional and practical support to women in crisis pregnancies. The Centre supported 30 vulnerable pregnant women in June, and this looks only set to rise following the refit.
Jane James, Acting Shop Manager, said, "Thank you to the local community for helping make Life Boutique's future so bright. A shop-fitting company from Erdington did the refit, the customers have flooded in, our incredible stock is the result of generous donations, and our volunteers have worked tirelessly to make this a success.
"We're here for those in a crisis pregnancy, needing some support. With the community's help, we are here to give that support – for those who don't know where to turn.
"The shop is open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday. We're always looking for stock donations and volunteers, so you can be a part of the team and help support vulnerable pregnant women in Wolverhampton. Come join us at 12 Lichfield Street!"
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Honourable Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Honourable premier, honourable MEC's, Members of the Legislature, senior officials and the gallery. I greet you all today.
Honourable speaker it is of public knowledge that poverty in this province is widespread. This is evident in the large number people leaving this province in search of a better life and job opportunities because of the high rate of unemployment in this province. In light of the above mentioned circumstances, the importance of this department and its role in fighting poverty cannot be overstated.
This department's audit outcome has regressed to a qualified audit opinion and an under expenditure of R11,625m. An opportunity to deliver R11,625m worth of services has been missed. An opportunity to strengthen clean governance have been missed. As a result lesser than the desired number of lives has been changed. Unfortunately, this under expenditure seems to be a continuing trend when I look at the mid-year financials for 2018/19.
The emerging farmers in this province are hard hit by the lack of rain and sufficient support from the department. It is therefore disappointing that the farmer support and development programme has under-spent on its budget by R5,588m. If we are to encourage our people to be involved in agriculture this programme needs to up its game. It is impossible to talk about agriculture without discussing the impact of the drought.
Today we remember the passing of tata Nelson Mandela five years ago. As his soul continues to rest in peace, may we also continue to draw from what he stood for, one South Africa for all, premised on Freedom, Fairness, Opportunity and Diversity.
Honourable Speaker, the Democratic Alliance is concerned with the lack of coordination between the spheres of government when it comes to projects that are brought to the communities. This results in projects not achieving the desired outcome. Throwing money is not a solution when projects are not owned by communities is a recipe for disaster. This is evident in the vandalism of the Idutywa Agri-park.
Millions were spent on that that facility but today it is vandalised. I would love to know how the department plans to remedy this situation.
The role of the technology and research development programme needs to be strengthened in order to bring new innovative solutions through research and ensure that projects are done in conducive areas and farmers are advised adequately. Research needs to impact the lives of the people. Poor information dissemination between researchers and extension officers, farmers and other stakeholders, could result in research information not reaching the end-user. This makes research efforts null and void and extension officers will be using out-dated information.
The DA is committed to strengthening innovation, where we govern, we give space to innovative minds to bring solutions.
In order to ensure that the agricultural sector is transformed, land reform projects need to be nurtured. The department must identify several ways to do this over the next few years, with initiatives including business development support, short training courses with the support of commodity organisations.
These organisations not only help by mentoring smallholder farmers, but can play an important role in ensuring market access. It is very sad to see beneficiaries of land reform struggling to keep their farm productive due to lack of support. The DA calls on the MEC to prioritise this.
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Networked Multi-sensory Experiences:
Beyond Browsers on the Web and in the Museum
"Abstract: The defining characteristic of the digital era is the potential that it brings for ?real-time? interconnection between anything that can be measured, expressed, or controlled digitally. The World Wide Web stems from one type of digital interconnection: well-defined standards linking a ?browser? with remote machines presenting information to be browsed. Yet digital technology enables more than just new approaches to presentation, browsing, and searching. It can create dynamic connections between different physical spaces and across sensory boundaries, and provide experiential interfaces for interaction that move beyond the mouse, keyboard, and screen. It can relate the physical space of the museum to the virtual space of the Web for both individual and group experiences." From Networked Multi-sensory Experiences: Beyond Browsers on the Web and in the Museum by Fabian Wagmister and Jeff Burke.