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Note: Today's post is from guest contributor John Mettraux. John is a developer living east of Macau. He likes reading poetry and obscure prussian theories, as, sometimes, he can disguise some of it as software.
Wayne: We've started using ruote to execute our provisioning process.
Stamford: I've heard of it, it's some kind of state machine workflow thing, isn't it?
Wayne: Not really, it's more like an interpreter, you pass to it a process definition, much like a program and it runs it for you. A state machine is declarative, while a program, is, well, imperative.
Stamford: What does the provisioning process "definition" look like then?
Wayne: Here is my first version:
Ruote.process_definition 'provisioning' do
customer :task => 'choose configuration'
automation :task => 'setup system'
accounting :task => 'invoice customer'
customer :msg => 'system ready notification'
Stamford: What are those customer, automation, accounting? Method calls?
Wayne: No, well… Yes, it's ruby code, when it's executed it produces some kind of 'Abstract Syntax Tree' like:
pdef = Ruote.process_definition do
customer :task => 'choose configuration'
automation :task => 'setup system'
will store in the variable pdef this tree :
[ "define", {}, [
[ "customer", { "task" => "choose configuration" }, [] ],
[ "automation", { "task" => "setup system" }, [] ] ] ]
ruote will interpret this tree, not the Ruby code.
Stamford: It means I could also produce this tree from other "sources"?Wayne: Exactly, ruote comes with an XML reader, with a 1 to 1 mapping to its Ruby DSL, but you could imagine going further and interpret other "formats" to produce ruote ASTs.
Stamford: OK, so ruote will take as input a process definition, … Those method calls, well, I don't like them, the method names should be verbs, not nouns…
Wayne: You're right. They're nouns because they are participant names. The actual action is passed as value of the :task attribute. Ruote is a workflow engine, what you see is a sequence of work passing from the participant 'customer' to 'automation' up until 'customer' again for a final notification.
Stamford: Got it, but for the last one, customer again, you went with a :msg instead of a :task
Wayne: Yes, since it's a notification and not a task. Of course ruote itself can't really distinguish between English nouns and verbs, it's a convention.
Stamford: OK, so now, what are "participants"? Am I right, when I say they take "part" in the work flow?
Wayne: Exactly. The simplest of the participants take blocks of Ruby code:
engine.register_participant 'accounting' do |workitem|
More complicated participant implementations are Ruby classes that have consume(workitem) and a cancel(id, flavour) method. The consume is equivalent to the block of the block participant. The cancel is called when the process instance is cancelled and the actions initiated by the participant need to be rolled back or suspended somehow.
Stamford: What about human participants?
Wayne: Storing workitems for "human consumption"? Ruote comes with a StorageParticipant that you can use to build up more complex task / workitem lists. As you've seen ruote hands workitems to participants…
Stamford: You sound like a salesman, are you telling me there a place where tasks for humans get dumped and we can just pick them there and do the work?
Wayne: Right.
Stamford: (looks at the process definition Wayne is working on) A process definition… indeed it looks like a program… Your version is too simplistic. Remember, we do immediately charge the customer, the bank system tells us if the customer has got credit.
Wayne: OK, let me do a few adaptations then.
Ruote.process_definition 'provisioning' do
customer :task => 'choose configuration'
accounting :task => 'check credit'
customer :msg => 'credit notification'
terminate :if => "${credit} != 'ok'"
concurrence do
sequence do
automation :task => 'setup system'
customer :msg => 'system ready'
accounting :task => 'charge customer'
Stamford: With this "concurrence", you're letting the 'setup system' task happen while the 'charge customer' is running too?
Wayne: Yes, oh wait, let's not charge until we're sure the system is up and running.
Ruote.process_definition 'provisioning' do
customer :task => 'choose configuration'
accounting :task => 'check credit'
customer :msg => 'credit notification'
terminate :if => "${credit} != 'ok'"
automation :task => 'setup system'
customer :msg => 'system ready'
accounting :task => 'charge customer'
Stamford: Very flat now, but what happens when the 'setup system' task fails?
Wayne: By default, ruote will stop the failed process branch and log the error. The administrator has then the opportunity to investigate, fix the cause and then kill the process instance or replay at the point of failure (now that the obstacle is gone).
Stamford: How does the administrator get notified?
Wayne: It's a bit of an advanced subject, but I wired a notification "participant" like this:
engine.on_error = 'sms_admin_notification'
'sms_admin_notification', Acme::SmsNotifier, :number => '38047272')
Stamford: Simply handing a workitem to the notifier.
Wayne: Yes, I could have wired a sub-process for more complex behaviours, notify multiple participants and so on…
Stamford: What happens when the process changes?
Wayne: You write a new process definition.
Stamford: And you restart the application?
Wayne: Well, not really, remember, you feed the engine an AST of the process definition.
pdef = Ruote.process_definition do
customer :task => 'choose configuration'
automation :task => 'setup system'
# ...
engine.launch(pdef, 'customer_id' => 'xyz')
Stamford: Yes, pdef is changed at some point…
Wayne: The engine is passed the process definition at launch time, like you pass a path to an executable to your operating system and it executes it in a process. You can call launch multiple times:
id0 = engine.launch(pdef_x, 'customer_id' => 'xyz')
id1 = engine.launch(pdef_x, 'customer_id' => 'xyz')
id2 = engine.launch('http://pdefs.inner.example.org/def1')
launch will return immediately.
Stamford: What's this 'customer_id' you're passing?
Wayne: Ah, it's one of the initial fields for the workitem that the process instance circulate among its participants.
Stamford: So if I understand correctly, this "workflow engine" is like an operating system?
Wayne: You could say so, it can host multiple process instances, launched from various process definitions.
Stamford: Still, my question about change…
Wayne: OK, I didn't answer it completely. In a simplistic fashion, the process definition changes, but process instances also follow the process definition as passed at launch time. Ruote doesn't keep a 'registry' of process definitions, it runs whatever is passed at launch time, it doesn't have to consult the registry while running the instance. So process instances follow their initial track.
Stamford: And if a process instance must change? With a state machine, I could just change the set of states and transitions and all the objects that follow it would adapt instantly.
Wayne: What's wrong with a tool that follows a plan until its end? "The new procedure will enter into action by March, cases started before March will follow the old procedure" sounds familiar?
Stamford: OK, there are cases where I want processes to follow the initial plan, but what about when I need to change running business processes?
Wayne: There are a few variants and they depend on the definitions and on the level of change. Basically, a) you cancel the process instance and restart it or b) you re-apply the changed branch of the process instance and pass the new process definition fragment to the branch.
Stamford: Sounds good. Now why are you against state machines?
Wayne: Sorry, I am not against them. I think they are great for protocols and lifecycles, whenever there is 1 state being tracked. As you can see from the process definition we've worked on, we're affecting multiple states.
Stamford: Not really, the states are "choosing configuration", "checking credit background", "preparing system", "system prepared", …
Wayne: I mean, the process modifies the state of the user record, it creates an invoice record, it creates system resources, … It's not about the state of a unique resource. In fact we use state machines to track the lifecycle of some of our resources, but ruote orchestrates the transitions for multiple of those resources.
Stamford: I could implement a "workflow" resource and attach dedicated state machine to each instance.
Wayne: How would you then model such a workflow?
Ruote.process_definition do
alice :task => 'prepare batch'
concurrence do
bob :task => 'deal with normal items'
charly :task => 'deal with items of category c'
doug :task => 'deal with items of category d'
alice :task => 'finalize batch'
When in the concurrence, the workflow is in three states simultaneously.
Stamford: Well, I would make a single "deal with items" state and put the task separation logic in the task controller.
Wayne: OK, it's doable, to each his own mindset. I tend to see "workflow" as "work flow", control flow for work items. Workflows are first class for me, I want to be able to start, pause, cancel them. Your "workflow" resource plus state machine approach is certainly valid. I've seen other schools where the resource is the "task" and the state takes its value from a set of user names or role names.
Stamford: I still like state machines.
Wayne: You like domino effects. I prefer to have limited local domino effects and workflows that trigger them, here and there. I see the flow as an external, separate force that changes the state, not as a cascade of state changes and their secondary effects.
Stamford: …
Wayne: I want a "work flow", I don't want a network of emergent side-effects.
Stamford: You're quite lyric today. Now, how does this "ruote" thing fit in Rails?
Wayne: It's a Ruby library, isn't that a sufficient answer?
Stamford: Yes, but…
Wayne: Sorry. There is a ruote-kit Rack application that you can put in your Rails application, it exposes processes, workitems, schedules with HTML and JSON representations, there is a further ruote-on-rails example that wraps ruote and ruote-kit and is more polished, though quite beta right now.
Stamford: So I could look at this ruote-kit, and run ruote inside of my Rails application?
Wayne: Yes, though, perhaps, it'd be better to consider ruote as an external thing, like a database and run ruote workers outside of your Rails application. Well, the easy variant, for small organizations, is one Rails application with one ruote system embedded. The other extreme would be a ruote storage shared by one or more ruote workers and accessed by one or more Rails applications.
Stamford: Like I have this work queue and its workers and I sometimes place work there and fetches it back later?
Wayne: Exactly. The "queue" for ruote is a "storage". There are multiple implementations, from in-memory, to CouchDB or Redis. The Redis storage is getting popular. A Rails application can integrate ruote-kit and point to a storage to query ruote about its process instances, cancel them, launch new ones, list workitems, pass them back, and so on.
Stamford: I'm not forced to use ruote-kit and its resources, can I directly tap into ruote via a storage?
Wayne: Yes. You could connect to a Redis storage with something like:
require 'redis'
require 'ruote'
require 'ruote-redis'
engine = Ruote::Engine.new(
Ruote::Redis::Storage.new(::Redis.new(:db => 15, :thread_safe => true)))
Stamford: Engine, engine, … Shouldn't it be "Dashboard"?
Wayne: Yes, you're probably right, especially since the active part, the worker, is not present.
Stamford: Can I write?
require 'redis'
require 'ruote'
require 'ruote-redis'
engine = Ruote::Engine.new(Ruote::Worker.new(
Ruote::Redis::Storage.new(::Redis.new(:db => 15, :thread_safe => true))))
Wayne: Ah, yes, of course. Your application would thus host a worker. This kind of code is common for one app, one engine environments.
Stamford: Could I launch a workflow when some request comes? Or when one of my models/records change?
Wayne: Yes, from a controller or even better from your model.
Stamford: How about "human intervention" in my workflows?
Wayne: Present your users with a list of workitems they're allowed to modify and proceed.
engine.register_participant /^user_.+/, Ruote::StorageParticipant
# ...
workitems = engine.storage_participant.by_participant('user_' + username)
Stamford: Proceed?
Wayne: This storage participant is a task list, when your user is done with a workitem, give it back to it, so that it can resume its trip in the process instance.
workitem.fields['message'] = 'Kilroy was here'
Stamford: OK. Workitem transiting in a process instance, sometimes surfacing in a storage participant… Now, what are ruote's drawbacks?
Wayne: We've seen its need for at least a worker. Consuming a bit of your CPU even, requiring its own process.
Stamford: Right, like all those systems that have to run something out of the request/reply loop.
Wayne: Spoken like a true web developer…
Stamford: Another drawback please.
Wayne: We've been talking for a while now, let's add "not so straightforward". A Rails developer tends to equate workflow to "development workflow" or "state machine workflow", he's not so used to differentiate "business entity lifecycle" from "business workflow".
Stamford: Enough preaching.


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Who made the hostile nations moan,
Once more a son of Spencer waits, A name familiar to thy gates; Sprung from the chief whose prowess gain'd The Garter while thy founder reign'd, He offer'd here his dinted shield, The dread of Gauls in Cressi's field, Which, in thy high-arch'd temple raisid, For four long centuries hath blaz'd.
These seats our sires, a hardy kind, To the fierce sons of war confin'd, The flower of chivalry, who drew With sinew'd arm the stubborn yew : Or with heav'd pole-ax clear'd the field; Or who, in justs and tourneys skill'd, Before their ladies' eyes renown'd, Threw horse and horseman to the ground.
In after-times, as courts refin'd, Our patriots in the list were join'd. Not only Warwick stain'd with blood, Or Marlborough near the Danube's flood, Have in their crimson crosses glow'd; But, on just lawgivers bestow'd, These emblems Cecil did invest, And gleam'd on wise Godolphin's breast.
So Greece, ere arts began to rise,
Till letter'd Athens round the Pole
Then, Spencer, mount amid the band,
The sage, who, large of soul, surveys, The globe, and all its empires weighs, Watchful the various climes to guide, Which seas, and tongues, and faiths, divide, A nobler name in Windsor's shrine Shall leave, if right the Muse divine, Than sprung of old, abhorr'd and vain, From ravag'd realms and myriads slain.
Why praise we, prodigal of fame,
* Names of constellations.
JAMES HAMMOND, a popular elegiac poet, was the second son of Anthony Hammond, Esq. of Somersham Place, in Huntingdonshire. He was born in 1710, and was educated in Westminster school, where at an early age he obtained the friendship of several persons of distinction, among whom were Lords Cobham, Chesterfield, and Lyttleton. He was appointed equerry to Frederic, Prince of Wales, and upon his interest was brought into parliament in 1741, for Truro in Cornwall. This was nearly the last stage of his life, for he died in June 1742, at the seat of Lord Cobham, at Stowe. An unfortunate passion for a young lady, Miss Dashwood, who was cold to his addresses, is thought to have disordered his mind, and perhaps contributed to his premature death.
Hammond was a man of an amiable character, and was much regretted by his friends. His " Love Elegies" were published soon after his death by Lord Chesterfield, and have been several times reprinted. It will seem extraordinary that the noble editor has only once mentioned the name of Tibullus, and has asserted that Hammond, sincere in his love, as in his friendship, spoke only the genuine sentiments of his heart, when there are so many obvious imitations of the Roman poet, even so far as the adoption of his names of Neera, Cynthia, and Delia. It must, however, be acknowledged, that he copies with the hand of a master, and that his imitations are generally managed with a grace that almost conceals their character. Still as they are, in fact, poems of this class, however skilfully transposed, we shall content ourselves with transcribing one which introduces the name of his principal patron with peculiarly happy effect.
He imagines himself married to Delia, and that,
content with each other, they are retired into the
country. LET others boast their heaps of shining gold, And view their fields, with waving plenty crown'd, Whom neighbouring foes in constant terrour hold, And trumpets break their slumbers, never sound.
While calmly poor I trifle life away,
With timely care I'll sow my little field,
If late at dusk, while carelessly I roam,
What joy to hear the tempest howl in vain,
What joy to wind along the cool retreat,
Thus pleas'd at heart, and not with fancy's dream,


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Zillow estimates the value on every property in their database. Their branded name for this valuation is a "Zestimate." Many people use Zestimates. And, some people believe Zestimates are unquestionable. But, are they actually accurate? And, should they be relied upon?
What Zillow Says
Zillow provides an overview of their methodology and repeatedly indicates that a Zestimate is only a "starting point" for valuing a property and "should not be used to value a home."
Zillow's information about Zestimates is found here: http://www.zillow.com/zestimate/.
Zillow acknowledges the major short-coming of their automated methodology – Zillow doesn't know many of the salient details for any property, like the overall condition of the property, whether it's been updated, anything about any special or unique features, etc. All Zillow knows is the square footage of the house (which might not be accurate, by the way), the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of the lot, and a few other bits of data.
This is the same reason that property tax assessments are inaccurate. Most assessment agencies similarly use an automated valuation process which, like Zillow's, is based on broad averaging of property sales across wide geographic areas, using limited property-specific data.
Error Rates and Implications
Zillow discloses that the median error for Zestimates nationally is approximately 8% (meaning half of all properties are either over- or under-valued by more than 8%). And, nearly 20% of properties are over- or under-valued by more than 20%. These error rates are very significant.
A difference of just a few percent can have big implications if you're, say, selling a property. If you set the price too low, you'll potentially leave money on the table. Too high, and your property might sit on the market for weeks, if not months, longer than it would have had it been priced appropriately. Whether you're selling or buying a property, there's too much at stake financially to be relying on estimates of value that are likely off by 5%, 10%, or even 20% or more.
See my blog post: http://larrygiammo.com/2015/01/08/why-setting-the-right-price-matters/.
Inaccuracy Isn't the Only Issue
I've also found, through direct experience, that Zillow's Zestimates can fluctuate wildly for the same property AND the Zestimate for a property appears to be at least partially driven by the property's status (i.e., not for sale, for sale, under contract or recently sold).
Case in point: My own property in Pasadena, MD. It's located on the Magothy River in Anne Arundel County. In August of 2014, I signed up to receive Zestimate updates via email from Zillow. We subsequently initially put the property on the market in October 2014 and ultimately sold the property in October 2015.
Below, you can see how the Zestimate changed across that time, in relation to the timeline for selling the house. Each red dot represents a Zestimate update I received via email from Zillow.
Case Example Observations & Insights
- Overall, across the 21 months, the Zestimate started at $388,632, peaked at $555,261, then declined to $453,650. That's a 43% increase from the first Zestimate to the peak, then an 18% decline from the peak to the last Zestimate in April 2016. That's a staggeringly large range.
- The frequency of updates increased dramatically, to basically one per week, during the time the house was under contract but before all contingencies had been removed (each red dot is an emailed Zestimate update I received). And, there was a sharp rise in the Zestimate across the first month after the house went under contract. Is Zillow trying to influence the transaction?
- The last Zestimate update before settlement was $528,873. The first Zestimate update after settlement occurred was $477, 597, a drop of nearly 10%. Why the steep drop?
- Six months after settlement, the Zestimate had dropped to $453,650. That's $66,250, or nearly 13%, less than the actual sale price of $519,900. Why is the sale price essentially ignored?
This one case study alone is enough to shatter any confidence I might have had in the accuracy – or the usefulness – of Zestimates. If anything, I'd strongly suggest against relying on Zestimates to inform any decision on the pricing of a property you want to sell or to make an offer on.


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Weekly Menu
Well, it's the beginning of another week! Last week, our leftovers lasted longer than expected, and we had plans that I forgot to account for, so I carried over several meals from last week to this week's menu. Here is what we will be eating this week:
Breakfast: Mixed berry pancakes, strawberries
Lunch: Chicken salad sandwich, chips
Dinner: Roast beef, baked potatoes, carrots, grape salad (this is a really yummy salad…I will post the recipe soon:)
Breakfast: Waffles, strawberries
Lunch: Chicken salad sandwiches, chips, grape salad
Dinner: Three-Cheese Baked Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
Breakfast: Applesauce muffins, peaches
Lunch: Salad with hard-boiled eggs and bacon, yogurt
Dinner: Chicken and dumplings, green beans
Breakfast: Applesauce muffins, bananas
Lunch: PB&J, chips, apple
Dinner: Biscuits, eggs, bacon, hash browns
Breakfast: Biscuits, peaches
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Out of Town
Breakfast: Out of Town
Lunch: Out of Town
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn (if we are back in town by this point…I'm hopeful, but not confident!)
So, that's what we will be eating…see what others are eating this week at The Happy Housewife!


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4 October by Jason Grossman
Brother Unruh and Brother Greenwalt were part of the 6v6 sand volleyball championship. They were very successful during the season going 6-1 and entered the tournament the number one seed. After the game Brother Greenwalt was selected to be the male MVP.


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From a fat-faced chipmunk to a 'laughing' red-eyed tree frog, enjoy these animals making some seriously silly faces
It is almost impossible to not crack a smile at the silly faces being made by the animals below, captured by some talented photographers who were in the right place at the right time. With comedy... it's all in the timing!
'Stuffed full of nuts' by Barb D'Arpino
Chipmunks (Tamias spp.) are the smallest members of the squirrel family and very lively they are too, with starring roles in many a Hollywood blockbuster. All but one of the 25 species of chipmunk are found in North America.
"She always brightened our days, you couldn't help smiling while watching and photographing her behaviour," Barb told BBC Earth. See Barb's image on Flickr.
'The Scream' by Peter Brannon
The tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor), also known as the Louisiana heron, is a colourful medium-sized heron of the Americas with a liking for coastal swamps and marshes. In flight and at rest they hold their neck at a curve similar in shape to an 'S'.
It's obvious why Peter compares his heron image to Edvard Munch's The Scream. He still gets a bit of a start when he sees it: "To this day I am still not sure who was more surprised, me or the heron," he told BBC Earth. See Peter's image on Flickr.
'Moose shake' by Tor Atle H. Kleven
They are known as moose (Alces alces) in North America and elk in Europe and are the largest living species of deer, reaching an impressive two or more metres at the shoulder. They live in colder regions as their large bodies cannot sweat added to the heat produced by fermentation in their guts, makes living anywhere else uncomfortable.
Tor was lucky enough to capture this female moose having a shake in Sweden and titled it 'Moose shake'. See Tor's image on Flickr.
'Because I'm happy' by Giorgia Marinoni
Red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) are some of Central America's most colourful and unusual residents, named after those bulging red eyes. When threatened this iconic rainforest amphibian flashes its red eyes, orange feet and blue flanks, hoping to startle any predator and gain precious seconds to escape; a technique known as 'startle colouration'.
This red-eyed tree frog could almost be laughing at photographer Giorgia, who took this at Oasi di Sant'Alessio, Pavia, Italy. See Giorgia's image on Flickr.
'Slumber time' by Haydn Bartlett
Orangutans (Pongo spp.) are Asia's only great apes, with one species found on the island of Borneo and the other on Sumatra. These 'people of the forest', as their name translates, are remarkably intelligent.
Some populations use sticks to probe for termites for food, and this knowledge is passed down through the generations. Males are larger than females and have distinctive throat pouches and cheek pads. See Haydn's image on Flickr.
'Curly tongue' by Mike Franks
It will come as no surprise that the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is the tallest living land animal and native to Africa, but less well known is that they have long dextrous tongues up to half a metre long. While it may look like a giraffe is rudely sticking its tongue out, it is probably about to wrap it around some tasty leaves.
"The great thing about the giraffe was that every photograph I shot he was pulling a different face," Mike told BBC Earth. See Mike's image on Flickr.
'Posing for the camera' by Bob Hadfield
Celebes crested macaques (Macaca nigra) are critically endangered monkeys only found in the forests of a few Indonesian islands including Sulawesi (formally known as Celebes). Male macaques show aggression by staring with an open mouth, grinning, yawning and lunging; they exhibit submission by lip-smacking and grimacing.
Bob believes that, "The macaque literally smiled for the camera… It felt remarkably like a human response." See Bob's image on Flickr.
'Funny face' by Ranveig Marie Nesse
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) are common inhabitants of Europe, Asia and North Africa. They are grazers of grass and shrubs with a four-chambered stomach. Only the stags sport the impressive antlers seen here, which start growing in spring and are usually shed at the end of winter.
This red deer, captured by Ranveig in Namsskogan, Norway could be 'chewing the cud' but it's more likely that he is trying to scare the photographer away. See Ranveig's image on Flickr.
'Portrait of an ostrich' by Steven Fischkoff
Ostriches (Struthio camelus) are pretty hard to mistake for any other bird, other than perhaps emus, but ostriches are African whereas emus are an Australian native. They are the largest living bird, with running speeds approaching 70km/h, the fastest land speed of any bird around today.
The distinctive long necks, legs and large eyes add to their comedy value; this perfect portrait was taken by Steven. Here is his Flickr image.
'Smile' by Paul Biggs
Frogs (Anura spp.) are a diverse group of amphibians containing approximately 5,000 known species; the call, or croak, of a frog is very distinctive to each species. The bulging eyes of most species provide almost 360° vision.
This grinning example may look like an early Noughties animation, but this is a mirrored composite image of a frog by Paul Biggs.
When Paul first saw it, he says the image: "Made me laugh out loud and still brings a smile to my face every time I see it". See Paul's image on Flickr.
'Alpaca my bags' by Aaron Sarauer
Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) are relatives of the camel that have been domesticated in South America for thousands of years. They are known for 'spitting' saliva and stomach acid at other alpaca to express their displeasure or rebuke amorous advances; but it's not something they do very often.
"When I took the photo it was hard not to laugh directly at his face. It makes you think of how you feel after a bad hangover or late night and just don't care how you look!" Aaron told BBC Earth. See Aaron's image on Flickr.
'Starry-eyed' by Haydn Bartlett
Don't be fooled by the funny 'cross-eyed' pose of this incredible close-up of an owl, as they can be some of the most efficient birds of prey on the planet. They are often heralded as symbols of wisdom and mystery, although you wouldn't believe it looking at this snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) captured by Haydn Bartlett. See Haydn's image on Flickr.
Thank you to all the photographers who gave BBC Earth permission to use their images.
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Alcohol abuse is an undeniable challenge in South Africa.
In truth, there are people who drink excessively.
The levels of underage drinking have become unacceptable.
Alcohol abuse and excessive drinking can lead to societal issues such as violence, accidents and fatalities on the roads, foetal alcohol syndrome, to name but a few.
As the alcohol industry, we undeniable have a role to play in ensuring our products are consumed by those legally allowed to, and in moderation.
As an industry, we fully support the aims, objectives and the spirit of the Liquor Amendment Bill and will continue to support initiatives to reduce excessive alcohol intake and its effects on the health of the nation.
READ: Why drinking age of 21 will be bad for SA
We do, however, believe that there are certain aspects of the bill that require further interrogation as they may have unintended negative consequences, not only for the wider alcohol industry, but for other industries that work with the liquor industry.
During the Eastern Cape Liquor Summit recently, the minister of health said that the alcohol industry wanted South Africa to be a country of drunkards.
This could not be further from the truth.
The industry does not benefit nor rejoice when a product created for enjoyment and social get-togethers is used irresponsibly. Excessive drinking is a risk to the sustainability and growth of all our businesses.
No alcohol industry player would encourage binge drinking for short-term gain.
Rather, we stand united against irresponsible consumption of alcohol.
One such example is how the alcohol industry has made an upfront investment of R150 million as an initial outlay to a fund aimed at actively promoting education programmes focused on awareness of irresponsible consumption of alcohol.
While government is yet to decide on whether it will join us in intended planned initiatives, the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA) is hedging on with strategic initiatives as we can no longer wait.
The proposed Liquor Amendment Bill has once more highlighted the need for all role players to join hands in dealing with the challenge of alcohol abuse.
While there is unfortunately no one-size-fits-all solution or approach, tackling this problem requires a collective, concerted effort from multiple players including governments, nongovernmental organisations, consumer groups, police forces, legislators, retailers, hotel, bar and restaurant owners and community groups.
Collaboration is in my view key, for we all have a role to play in turning the tide.
The bill has been designed to discourage excessive alcohol consumption and proposes a number of interventions to control both access to alcohol and exposure to alcohol advertising.
These include the extended liability clause, increased legal drinking age and outlawed advertising.
The extended liability clause proposes a principle called "extended liability", which seeks to hold manufacturers, distributors and retailers responsible for all alcohol-related harm and damage caused where alcohol is consumed.
The bill also holds manufacturers and distributors liable for products found in illegal outlets.
It cannot be legal to hold a compliant manufacturer or distributor that sells its products to legal (licensed) outlets or for an entire industry to be held accountable and liable for the decisions and actions of illicit outlets or for individuals who are deemed responsible and mature by law for their actions.
Proving causal link for liability will certainly clog our constrained legal justice system for years.
We do, however, believe that continuous engagement is necessary to constructively address this issue in a manner that can be effectively managed by all parties.
Key to the solution is enforcement to curb illegal traders and for industry players to be held accountable if proven that they sell to illegal outlets.
The second proposed clause is to increase the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 to further address concerns of underage consumption.
All above 18 but below 21 can only consume small amounts of alcohol under the supervision of a parent or religious leaders.
The bill will, however, allow persons under the age of 21 to work in the alcohol industry or serve alcohol in licensed outlets.
Challenged enforcement ability is at the centre of this proposal, as are the legal grounds of raising the legal drinking age to 21.
In our country, one is deemed to be fully personally responsibly at 18 by law – which comes with responsibilities and rights, such as the right to vote.
Next to that, we would be one of the only countries in the world with a legal drinking age of 21.
The root causes of underage drinking and alcohol abuse will not be adequately addressed by this law, but rather serve to further frustrate an already clogged legal system.
READ: SA's R300bn booze burden
The bill also proposes to outlaw advertising or presence on various platforms including social media, cinemas, theatres, online or the internet, with time-based restrictions on TV and radio.
This will deny the industry an opportunity to use its brands to promote moderate drinking.
In a country already beleaguered by high levels of youth unemployment, outlawed advertising will pose a serious business challenge to the advertising and media industries with inevitable job losses, not to mention stifle burgeoning small business owners such as legal taverners and distributors.
The industry has proposed reasonable measures such as gated social media access being legislated to ensure that no under 18s have access to liquor adverts, and movie cinemas and theatres already have controls in place to ensure that those under the legal drinking age are not exposed to alcohol advertising.
The ARA code provides various feasible alternatives that not only adhere to enforcing responsible advertising, but also present a solution to protect jobs in various sectors, while allowing new entrants to the industry such as entrepreneurs who are starting to dominate the craft beer space, to stand a chance to not only grow, but also remain economically active.
There is no one sector that can win the challenges of irresponsible consumption by itself. And legislation cannot be the solution to all challenges.
We all have a role to play and should collaborate for the benefit of all our people and communities.
Velleman is Heineken SA's corporate affairs director
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – Proper 26 & Ordinary 31, Year A
Psalm 107:8, 35-37 – Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there he lets the hungry live, and they establish a town to live in; they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
We often speak of the neighborhood in which the Church Health Center is located as being something less than ideal. YET, with God's leadership and lots of hard work on the part of many faithful people, an oasis of hope and healing has been created for God's children.
Prayer: Gracious God, you have blessed us greatly. May we continue to do your will in all that we do. AMEN.


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231 m²
613 m²
Ref. HRE1093
Price 2,950,000 €
Nice Mont Boron: exceptional Location dominating the Bay of Villefranche and in front of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, in a quiet and residential district.
This Neo provincial style villa in perfect condition consists of three levels. It offers panoramic views on the sea and Le Cap Ferrat.
The First level has a living room and a dining room with a chimney, an open-plan kitchen, an office, guest toilet. The living room opens onto a terrace with a panoramic view.
The Intermediate level consists of two bedrooms giving onto a big terrace, with a view on the Natural harbour of Villefranche. Both bedrooms are completed by two adjacent bathrooms.
At the garden level there is an independent apartment with a livingroom an open-plan kitchen and a bedroom with its showerroom.
A garden of more than 600 sq m with a swimming pool and a summer kitchen complete the villa.
The house has two parking places.
A dream location with a magic view!
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London has been a great hub of industrialism within the United Kingdom.
As one of England's main business districts, London is the destination for many industrialists looking to do business.
Alternatively, London is also a destination for many people who are wanting to travel the world and learn from England's rich history.
Or maybe, it is your honeymoon and you wish to create some fond memories with your partner.
London is a beautiful city filled with art, foods, architecture, and many other tourist attractions.
Whatever your reason for travel, London is home to many luxurious hotels that will make your stay much more memorable.
These luxury hotels, though expensive, are elegant in nature, and they are generally made to make each guest feel special.
Through their great relationship with their guests, interior design, restaurants, and other amenities, these hotels will provide you with everything that you would need.
If you plan to stay in London, whether for business or leisure, and you are wanting to have the most comfortable stay, check out one of these hotels.
London has many hotels, but there are few that truly stand out above the rest.
Most Luxurious Hotels in London
1. The Bvlgari Hotel London
This luxury hotel has one of the greatest customer services that a hotel may offer.
The hiring manager boasts that the staff culture is informal and impeccable from the ground up.
This means that the staff will treat you with genuine behavior, making you feel as comfortable as possible, while also offering an impeccable service that will quench your every hotel need.
The Bvlgari Hotel is within walking distance of many attractions such as the Victoria Museum and Albert Museum and is also walking distance from some upscale shopping at Harrods.
Each room has been meticulously designed to immediately identify a feeling of luxury to its guests.
The room is designed with layers of beautiful marble and fitted with many modern technologies that will ease your stay, such as flat-screen TVs, iPod docks, Nespresso machines, and most importantly free Wi-Fi.
If you wish to stay at a suite, this upgrade will come with come with an extra seating area apart from the bedroom and depending on the package that you have designated, it may also come with extra living spaces if you are traveling with family, and even a butler service.
You may further upgrade your suite package to live in a suite that has all the aforementioned features, along with a kitchen, dining room, fireplace, and/or terrace.
The rest of the hotel is also up to par with the luxury that you may be wishing to indulge in as it contains many fine dining areas, a restaurant, a bar, a spa, and a fitness center.
The spa also includes an indoor pool, more specifically a hydrotherapeutic vitality pool.
If you plan to watch a movie during your stay, this hotel also comes with a screening room for all their guests to enjoy.
Although this hotel is massively great, it does come with a very hefty price-tag of $4200
2. Claridge's London Hotel
Built with fine Georgian architecture, this lavish hotel will immediately "wow" their guests through the structure of its beautiful design.
Though it was built in the mid-1800s this building will still let you know that you are staying at a luxurious place rather than an archaic one.
Each room comes with either a nice view of the city streets, letting you watch as the city lights up at night or a view of the hotel courtyard for a bit of a more peaceful scene.
The rooms come fitted with a flat-screen TV and again, most importantly free Wi-Fi.
Upgrades to your suite include extra living areas, personal butlers, a terrace, a rooftop terrace, a grand piano, and/or a 4-poster bed.
The common areas of this hotel also come with a bar, and intimate 1930s cocktail lounge, a restaurant, a lounge offering afternoon tea, and a spa with a gym.
3. The Dorchester Hotel
This 5-star hotel overlooking Hyde Park is a landmark hotel in Mayfair.
This hotel is within walking distance of Bond Street's designer shops for those who enjoy shopping during their travels.
Rooms here are elegantly designed with marble bathrooms and antique furniture. Rooms come with TVs and complimentary Wi-Fi.
If you wish to pay for an upgrade for the duration of your stay, there are suites available with extra living spaces, butler and/or limousine services, 4-poster beds, and city or park views based on your preference.
What makes this hotel especially great is the variety of food option available for its guests.
Most unique amongst these dining options is a restaurant by the acclaimed Monégasque chef, Alain Ducasse.
Other dining options include a British grill and a Cantonese restaurant with a dim sum menu.
4. Corinthia Hotel London
Walking into the Corinthia Hotel, guests are immediately awed by the glass-domed lobby and the magnificent ball-shaped chandelier that is hung in the middle.
This hotel is within walking distance of the Embankment tube station and Trafalgar Square.
Rooms come equipped with flat-screen TVs, Nespresso machines, and complimentary Wi-Fi because without complimentary Wi-Fi, what's the point.
Upgraded housing include sophisticated living rooms, penthouses, 24-hour butler services, and private furnished terraces.
This Hotel comes with 2 restaurants and 2 bars, and a lounge for high tea. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, indoor pool, and a spa and wellness center.
5. The Ritz London Hotel
Last but not least, we have the Ritz. It is nearly impossible to create a list of luxury hotels without including the Ritz, and the Ritz London does not disappoint.
Residing in the Mayfair district, this hotel stands within a 4-minute walk from the Royal Academy of Arts.
The beautifully designed rooms come with flat-screen TVs, iPod docks, minibars, and obviously free Wi-Fi.
Suites include additional sitting areas, extra living spaces, grand pianos, butlers, and/or luxe airport shuttle service.
Though the building is designed with a bit more of an old-fashioned design, it is bound to leave guests with a very unique experience.
6. The Connaught London Hotel
Built-in Mayfair during the late 1800s, the Connaught has become quite the acclaimed luxury hotel.
The Connaught resides within walking distance of Bond Street and the Bond Street tube station, offering its guests convenient access to shopping and public transport if necessary.
The rooms of the Connaught are beautifully designed with marble bathrooms and luxe linens.
Rooms come standard with flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and butler service. The butler will be your right-hand man (or woman), tending to your needs in order to make your stay more comfortable.
The Connaught Butler assists with unpacking service on arrival, complimentary tea or coffee upon arrival, John Lobb-trained shoe shine service upon request, 24-hour in-room dining, and packing services on departure.
Like the most other luxury hotels, upgrades to your room are available granting extra sitting areas, terraces, art, and even apartment suites with a kitchen and a wraparound balcony.
There are many amenities that are offered during your stay at the Connaught, but the most unique experience will be from the Michelin-starred French restaurant.
Along with its culinary creativity, the restaurant also grants a very charming ambiance allowing guests to fill their stay with very special moments.
7. The Berkeley London Hotel
Built-in Knightsbridge, the Berkeley hotel stands within a short 3-minute walk from a variety of shopping options.
It also resides within a mile from Buckingham Palace, saving you time when exploring all your tourist excursions.
To further enhance the experience of exploring London, the Berkeley offers its guests bikes, so you can quickly cruise around the city experiencing the ambience laid out by the city.
The rooms of the Berkeley have been elegantly designed, having rooms designed by André Fu.
The rooms include industry standards such as flat-screens, marble bathrooms, and free Wi-Fi.
Room upgrades include an extra sitting area or living rooms, loaner iPads, and private balconies.
If you would like to get a nice view of the city lights at night time, The Berkeley's rooftop is the perfect spot, offering a beautiful panda organic view of the city, rooftop swimming pool, and even rooftop cinema.
Lastly, the Berkeley offers guests many fine dining options hosted by renowned chefs Marcus Wareing and Pierre Koffmann.
8. The Beaumont London Hotel
This deco art building from the 1920s also sits within walking proximity of the shopping activities of Bond Street and Hyde Park.
The Rooms feature deco-style design along with their marble bathrooms, flat-screens, Nespresso machines, with free Wi-Fi and soft drinks.
Upgraded rooms add sitting areas, and/or balconies.
There is even the option of staying in a 1-bedroom suite designed by artist Sir Antony Gormley.
Vanity Fair has commented on the Beaumont's design, going as far as to say that they were seduced by the Beaumont's tone of smooth grandeur.
Lastly, the Beaumont offers a variety of dining and bar options.
Most notably, the Beaumont holds the Colony Grill Room, an establishment that has endured as a firm favorite on the London dining scene.
9. The Mandarin London Hotel
This grand luxury hotel overlooks London's Hyde Park, and resides within close proximity to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
For a more authentic English retreat, the mandarin is decorated with traditional English style opulently designed with rich colors and fabrics.
Standard guests experience comes with marble bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and great views of the courtyard, city, or park.
Upgrades to your stay include additional sitting areas or living rooms, fireplaces, balconies, and/or butler service.
Amenities include a plush spa, fitness center, indoor pool, business center, gilded ballroom, cocktail bar, and a salon with afternoon tea.
Finally, the Mandarin provides guests with 2 exquisite dining options, one being Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.


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Monday, April 30, 2012
2012/2013 Luigino/Atom Inline catalog!
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Nistevo Sport launches a comprehensive quad skate program at this year's RSA at the Rio in Las Vegas - May 1st & 2nd.Nistevo Sport MFG has teamed up with Jackson Roller to jointly create industry-leading roller skate products. Both brands have individual product advantages and market strategies that service the roller skating community and create opportunity for dealers, distributors and consumers. read more>
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Bionic Bearings rewards MVP's from around the world!
Recently, Bionic Bearings conducted a worldwide call to skaters who were named MVP in 2011-2012. Each entry received Bionic Swiss bearings and an Atom Wheel Bag to show our appreciation for all their hard work!
Below are the MVP's photos with a few details on their accomplishments. Be sure to congratulate your friends and derby family on their dedication to Roller Derby!
Abs of Steel
Amsterdam Derby Dames-Roller Girls of the Apocalypse
Photo By: Wolf Schouten
Ace of Skates
NY Shock Exchange vs Harm City Homicide
Brooklyn, NY
Photo by: Hale Yeah
Ana Fire
Fort Myers Derby Girls
Fort Myers Derby Girls vs Thunder City Derby Sirens
Anita Martini
Tri-City Roller Girls
Tri City Thunder vs Roc Stars
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Annie Wrecksion
Dallas Derby Devils
Army of Darkness vs Girls Rolling in the South
Dallas, TX
Detroit Derby Girls Grand Prix Madonnas vs The Pistolwhippers
Detroit, Michigan
Philly Roller Girls
Philly vs Memphis
Philadelphia, PA
Arctic Fox
Yukon Roller Girls
Yukon Roller Girls vs Juneau
Yukon, Canada
Artemis Prime
Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby
Northwest Arkansas All-Star vs Springfield Roller Girls
Fayetteville, AR
B.F. SkinHer
Camel City Thrashers vs Ring City
Belews Creek, NC
Bebe Tango
West kentucky Rockin' Rollers
Rockin Rollers vs Southern Illinois Roller Girls
Jet City Roller Girls Carnevil vs Hula Honeys
Everett, WA
Photo By: Thomas Booth/Swiftwater Photography
Bity Smash Her
Underground Derby league
UDL vs Port Scandelous
Olympia, WA
Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby
Northwest Arkansas vs No Coast Derby Girls
Fayetteville, AR
Blue Scream of Death
Rocky Mountain Roller Girls
Project Mayhem vs Ark Valley High Rollers Denver, CO
Photo By: Dave Wood
Bombs Onya Moms
Phoenix Rattleskates
Phoenix Rattleskates vs San Diego Aftershocks
Phoenix, AZ
Bust N' Ace
Sin City Rollergirls-Tommy Gun Terrors
Las Vegas, NV
Red Stick Roller Derby
Baton Rouge, LA
Cari Bomb
Apple City Roller Derby Jawbreakers vs Hydro Elektras
Wenatchee, WA
Photo By: JP Portrait Studio
Conspiracy Fury
DC Rollergirls
Sin City Rollergirls Hoover Damned
Las Vegas, NV
(No picture provided)
Crash Bandicooch
Queen City Roller Girls-Babes in Skateland
Springfield, MO
Photo By: Grizz Photos
Sin City Rollergirls-Victorious VIP's
Las Vegas, NV
(No picture provided)
Dave Wood
Denver, CO
-MVP for all his hard work at each bout he shoots!
Port Angeles
Port Angeles, WA
Dyrtie Gyrtie
Lake City Roller Dolls
Lake City Rollers VS Dire Skates
Warsaw, Indiana
Feral Maril
Royal City Rollergirls
Brute-Leggers vs Mid Michigan Derby Girls
Guelph, Ontario
Fox Smoulder
Tri-City Roller Girls
Total Knockouts
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Fun Ghoul
Fierce Valley Roller Girls
Parma Violents vs Fair City Rollers
Photo By: Bruise Brothers by Sam Skipsey
Gail Gonna Nail Ya
Tri-City Rolling Thunder
Tri-City Rolling Thunder vs Norfolk Bruizin Bettys
Kearny, NE
Ginger Minge
Ft Lewis Bettie Brigade-WWS
Ft. Lewis, WA
Gnat King Kill
St. Louis GateKeepers
Numerous MVP awards
St. Louis
Photo By: Mr. McWheely
Philly Roller Girls
RMRG Fight Club vs PRG Liberty Belles Philadelphia, PA
Photo By: Dave Wood
Capital City Derby Dolls Dolly Rogers vs Riot Squad-Rideau Valley Roller Girls
Ottowa, Ontario, Canada
Hugh Jorgan
Ozarks Derby Brigade
Ozrk Derby Brigade vs Kansas City Cowtown Butchers
Springfield, MO
Ace N Sk8's
Lead, South Dakota
Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby
Numerous MVP awards
Fayetteville, AR
Jugg E. Naut
Augusta Roller Derby
Augusta, GA
Juke Picard
Alanta Roller Girls
Atlanta, Georgia
Brandywine Roller Girls
Brass Knuckle Betties vs The Spell Razors
Eagleville, PA
Norfolk Bruizin Bettys
Bruizin Bettys vs Tri-City Rolling Thunder
Kitty O'Doom
Rollergirls of Central Kentucky
ROCK vs Little City Rollergirls
Lexington, KY
Photo By: King Photography
Sin City Rollergirls Flying Aces
Las Vegas, NV
(No photo provided)
La Lucha
Sac City Rollers
Sacramento, CA
Photo By: www.tbrindisi.com
Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby
Numerous MVP Awards
Fayetteville, AR
Lacy Thunder Ware
Central Coast Roller Derby
Photo By: David Costa
Lady Cuntessa
Yukon Roller Girls
Juneau, Alaska
Laura Hamelman
Palmetto State Rollergirls
Greenville, SC
Lil Debbie Smackcakes
Fort Myers Derby Girls
Fort Myers Derby Girls vs Duval Derby Dames
(No picture provided)
Lyra Stephens
River Region Rollergirls
River Region Rollergirls vs Richland County Regulators
Columbia, SC
Maliboozer Barbie
Jet City Roller Girls
Pink Pistols vs CarnEvil
Everett, WA
Mandy Maggotbone
Royal City Rollergirls
Royal City Rollergirls vs Eastside Derby Girls
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
(No picture provided)
Mangled Web
Battle Creek Cereal Killers
Battle Creek, MI
Mary Lou Wretched
Kansas City Roller Warriors
Photo By: Junior
Mass Extinction
Mitten Mavens Roller Derby
MMRD VS Chemical City Derby Girls
Lansing, Michigan
Photo By: A. Jahr Photography
May B. Twisted
London Rollergirls
LRG Batter C Power vs Brighton Rockers
London, England
May Q. Pay
Rocky Mountain Roller Girls
RMRG Contenders vs Denver Roller Dolls B Team
Denver, CO
Photo By: Dave Wood
Rocky Mountain Roller Girls
Denver, CO
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Gluto is a Protost and a friend of Tetrax Shard who debuted in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.
In Secret of the Omnitrix, Gluto debuted as the pilot of the Resolute. During the course of their travels, he develops a friendship with Gwen. He at some point tries to fight Vilgax and fails, presumably perishing in the process. He is later revealed to still be alive, but he sacrifices his life for Gwen. Gluto later saved Gwen's life after she was kidnapped by Florauna on Xenon, revealing his regenerative capabilities from minuscule remains of his body on Gwen's clothes.
Powers and Abilities
Gluto can shapeshift to a degree, which comes in handy when piloting a ship that requires at least three arms to run properly.
Gluto's ability to morph his body allows him squeeze though the smallest of spaces, reconstitute if splattered, form tentacles, stretch his body, and extend his size.
Gluto has increased speed and strength, enough to move across a room in seconds and effortlessly overpower and pull apart Vilgax's humanoid drones.
Gluto has regenerative capabilities and can regenerate even from the smallest of remains, so long as his body is not evaporated.[pop-up 1][1]
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- Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (first appearance)
- Gluto is very similar to Goop in terms of powers, as both are made of a similar material. However, unlike Goop, Gluto does not have feet, is pink, and does not need an Anti-Gravity Projector to move.
- Apparently, Tetrax doesn't know that much about Gluto and his species based on the fact that Tetrax didn't know Gluto had a Universal Translator or that Gluto could regenerate.
- Gluto's multiple "arms" allow him to pull maneuvers that would be impossible for most pilots.[pop-up 4][1]


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Honda has confirmed that the distinct Accord sedan and wagon focussed at the European market will cease sale early in 2015.
For four generations Europe has fielded a smaller version of the Accord compared to the one sold in the US and across Asia. From early 2015 this situation will be no more.
Indeed, across Europe Honda will no longer offer an Accord model, citing "declining market trends" for large sedans and wagons, with private buyers opting for similarly priced, but smaller vehicles, from luxury marques. For its competitors, like the Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia and Mazda 6, most purchases are now made by corporate and fleet customers.
The current generation EU Accord was also sold in the US as the Acura TSX, which has already been withdrawn in favour the TLX. In Australia and New Zealand, the European Accord was marketed as the Accord Euro and sold alongside the US/Asian version.


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About the CourseFrom eye catching websites or iconic logos to smart packaging design and ground breaking ad campaigns, we are constantly surrounded by graphics designed to transcend cultural and language barriers. MSU's Bachelor in Visual Communication and Marketing is a combination of multimedia knowledge, graphic design and business skills. You will learn how to manage the marketing side of business besides producing marketing communication, and be sufficiently equipped to venture into your own business. Practical projects and real-world case studies will allow you to apply critical and creative thinking in responding to tangible issues, fostering your abilities in problem solving and decision making. Your lecturers are industry professionals, and the learning opportunities and experiences we provide you will add depth and breadth to your understanding and develop both your vocational and life skills. You will also spend your final year on placement, to gain skills and experience that are distinct but complementary to the theory and academic skills obtained.
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I needed to test out the composition and layout of where my embroidered faces where going to go, and when I first saw the train on the skirt I immediately knew I wanted something to go on there, and I think the faces would look perfect there. So, I printed off one of my samples multiple times and pinned them to the bottom of the skirt to see if anything would need changing.
A lot needed changing, I changed the scale of the faces as I printed them out bigger for next time, I tried it out with the actual samples to see whether I should stick with the pink colour scheme or use the favourite colours of the women – I ultimately decided to stick with the pink colour scheme as it fit my theme well and it was quicker and I was under a lot of pressure to finish in time (only by myself, nobody else put the pressure on me but myself). The faces would be too small being the size of the samples so I enlarged them and printing them out onto paper and pinned them back to the bottom of the skirt on the train, and discovered that this was the right size because it filled the whole train with enough gap at the end for a hem, and enough gap between each face for room for them to breathe. Also, the bigger the faces, the less of them I would need, so in the long run it would save me more time, which solved part of that problem.
This helped me decide once and for all, that the faces were going to go on the train and after I made this creative decision, I drew all of the faces I needed onto the skirt, on both layers, ready for me to sew. I sewed the faces in pink and this took me over onto 15/05/2018, and I sewed all of the faces in hot pink thread and this took me longer than expected due to the sewing machine not dealing well with thin fabrics so the fabric kept ripping, the needle kept snapping and the fabric and cotton kept getting caught too, so I had to solve all these problems by pausing my sewing and tightening the embroidery hoop, changing the needle or cutting away caught cotton and fabric. As a result of this, towards the end of me sewing the faces, I got really stressed and frustrated, which caused me to try and rush to finish the garment and as I got to the end of the final face, I sewed through my nail / finger, and really hurt my hand. I was bleeding quite a bit, there was cotton stuck in my nail and my finger was so sore to touch, I had to go to the hospital to get it sorted and bandaged up. I felt a bit uncomfortable and anxious sewing again the next day, but I knew I had no choice, because otherwise, my garment wouldn't get finished and I could possibly fail so I just tried to continue sewing, even though it hurt. Blood, sweat and tears to finish my foundation course!
So now, I have finalised on a composition for the faces – on the train. I also want to randomly put the quotes on anywhere and have them flowing into the gathers and into the faces at the bottom too, so I also wrote those on the skirt ready for me to sew too.
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February 5, 2015
Written by Vickie Nguyen (class of 2014-2015)
My first OREX day was an absolutely terrific and most magnificent experience I have yet to experience at Highland Hospital. Though the surgeries themselves were a great spectacle, I couldn't help but note down a lot of things that may be trivial to all those who work in the OR, but to me they were really quite interesting. In comparison to 5E and SDU, the department I have been volunteering for the past couple of months, I couldn't help but notice how CLEAN everything was. And I mean CLEAN. Hospitals are normally thought to be clean places, there are so many sick people entering and leaving, and I know that it's very hard to maintain a sterile environment. The operating room however, is seriously no joke. Everything was pre-packaged, everything sterile was blue, everything was systematic, and everything was carefully and preemptively thought out. I admired the environment and the precautions taken to ensure prevention of contaminations and infections that could jeopardize not just the hospital's reputation, but human lives! The thought process that goes into designing an OR and what goes in the OR is absolutely magical to me; it takes a lot of brilliant and practical minds to prepare an environment as such. To the say the least, I'm really happy to finally know what the inside of an OR looked like.
Upon entering my first surgery observation, I reminded myself to remain very calm. Standing in the middle at least five feet away from everything, I analyzed the room and carefully made my way to an area as far away from blue so that I could get a good view of the patient without contaminating anything. Dr. Lee introduced himself to me and told me the patient had large masses developing at the site of where he received dialysis, his left forearm. This is also called a renal fistula. Dr. Lee said the masses growing maybe due to an infection and that him and Dr. Harken would be able to figure out the source of growth with this surgery. I watched Dr. Lee as he felt the masses, slightly pushing on the masses and methodically moving his way up and down the arm, even in areas where there was no lump. He told me that the vein in which the patient received dialysis felt hard. Both Dr. Harken, Dr. Lee, and Nurse Ruthie made their way to the operating table. With just an arm exposed in a sea of blue sheets placed atop the patient, they began.
Dr. Harken drew lines such that the end product looked similar to that of standing waves. Dr. Lee then used a scalpel to cut the patients skin, carefully following the lines Dr. Harken's lines. Next, Dr. Lee used a device to separate the skin surrounding the mass, revealing an enlarged vein. I now realize the device is called a cauterizer, I thought it was kind of cool and weird to see how easily it separated skin and let off smoke… In the middle of all this, another person joined us, he turned out to be a medical student, it was his first time seeing a vein removal too!
The first piece of the vein was removed, and Dr. Harken pointed out the graft that was placed INSIDE of the vein to prevent the clot. Unfortunately for the patient, the graft did not help with that, because when the medical student squeezed the second piece of vein, a large, squishy, dark, and thick clot of blood came out. AND THAT, my fellow Orexers, was the cause of the huge growths. Prior to the removal, I should note that there were four noticeable masses lined up on the patient's inner forearm. The largest of the masses were the middle two, the size of the masses…imagine cutting a decent size boiled egg in half, hot dog style, then placing that half on your arm. That big.
In total, three pieces of the vein were removed from the mans arm, each end of the remaining ends of the vein were stitched closed by Dr. Lee. And for those of you wondering, what happens when you remove a vein? Don't we need it? (At least those were the thoughts running through my mind) We actually don't need it, there are other veins in our arms, and instead of the blood running through the severed vein, they'll just find another vein to flow through!
I attended five other surgeries afterwards, all are definitely worth talking about, but there was one particular surgery that I felt was truly unforgettable.
I was on my way to the cafeteria to grab a quick bite before heading back to one last surgery, and Dr. Krosin actually stopped me and asked if I wanted to join him on his hip replacement surgery! Of course I said I would love to! I rushed back to the OR, and tried finding my way to OR #1. Instead I found myself walking into Dr. MacDonald's nasal polyp removal surgery. He allowed me to watch him in two other surgeries that day, and I decided that I would stay because I thoroughly enjoyed the way he talked through the surgery and gave his resident pretty helpful tips. (It still would have been awesome to see the hip replacement surgery, hopefully I have a chance to watch another time.)
The patient had severe polyp growth in his nasal cavity, to the point where he had chronic headaches and could not breath out of his nose. Before the surgery took place, a resident, Dr. Zerhouni showed me an MRI of the patient's head. She pointed out how the nasal cavity of the patient was grey in color, and it shouldn't be. It should instead be black in color, which represents air. The grey color denoted liquid that filled up the patient's nasal cavity, very abnormal and is the precise reason why he was in the OR that day.
Dr. MacDonald used an endoscope,a device with a camera and light on the end, so I got to enjoy most of the surgery on a big screen. First impression was that it would be a short surgery, because Dr. MacDonald's previous surgeries were much shorter than the other ones I experienced. The surgery ended up being over two hours long. One by one, Dr. MacDonald began removing these milky colored polyps from the patient's right nostril, and it seemed as if these polyps were just attached via mucus-like strings. Each polyp removed was taken by Nurse Nina, and she placed them in jars to be taken down to pathology. While performing the procedure, Dr. Macdonald carefully talked through it to Dr. Zerhouni, and eventually she took a turn at removing the polyps in the left nostril. This procedure was drastically different from the vein removal, it was very microscopic and it required a lot more technological instruments. It reminds me how blessed we are to live in an era where we have so much access and knowledge to such useful instruments that are used to save and/or better human lives.
Nearing the end of the surgery, I remembered both the assisting nurse, Wendy, as well as Dr. MacDonald acknowledging how much this surgery is going to change this young man's life. Though this was not a typical life-saving surgery, it was a one to enhance this person's quality of life. I felt that the first surgery I attended was a lot less humanistic in comparison to the polyp removal. I'm not saying that Dr. Lee and Dr. Harken are robots, but I think the way Dr. MacDonald kept mentioning how much better off this man is going to be after this surgery is what really opened my eyes to what surgery can do aside from saving a life. Certainly anyone or anything can live, but I think that the emphasis on the quality of life is sometimes forgotten.
Overall, I find that my first day of surgery was successful, inspiring, and it's left me craving more time in the OR.
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I'm fairly new to using resharper so this may or not be a bug. If I have the word 'true' in my comments I am prompted with this suggestion. However this does not appear for the word 'false'. I've used GhostDoc to create the XML comments and the subsequent code tag.
Is this a bug? Or am I missing something? Mostly curious why this appears for true but not the false keyword.
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See the image below. This issue does not always occur and when it does only occurs with the 'true' keyword and never the 'false' keyword.
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Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880, Blankenburg am Harz, then Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire – 8 May 1936, Munich, Germany) was a German historian and philosopher whose interests also included mathematics, science, and art. He is best known for his book The Decline of the West (Der Untergang des Abendlandes), which puts forth a cyclical theory of the rise and decline of civilizations. After Decline was published in 1918, Spengler produced his Prussianism and Socialism in 1920, in which he argued for an organic version of socialism and authoritarianism. He wrote extensively throughout World War I and the interwar period, and supported German hegemony in Europe. The National Socialists held Spengler as an intellectual precursor but he was ostracised after 1933 for his pessimism about Germany and Europe's future, his refusal to support Nazi ideas of racial superiority, and his critical work The Hour of Decision.
Oswald Spengler was born in 1880 in Blankenburg at the foot of the Harz mountains, the eldest of four children, and the only boy. His family was typically conservative German petit-bourgeoisie. His father, originally a mining technician, who came from a long line of mineworkers, was a post office bureaucrat. His childhood home was emotionally reserved, and the young Spengler turned to books and the great cultural personalities for succor. He suffered imperfect health, and was a lifelong sufferer of migraine headaches and an anxiety complex.
At the age of ten, his family moved to the university city of Halle. Here Spengler received a classical education at the local Gymnasium (academically oriented secondary school), studying Greek, Latin, mathematics and natural sciences. Here, too, he developed his affinity for the arts — especially poetry, drama, and music — and came under the influence of the ideas of Goethe and Nietzsche. He even experimented with a few artistic creations, some of which still survive.
After his father's death in 1901, Spengler attended several universities (Munich, Berlin, and Halle) as a private scholar, taking courses in a wide range of subjects: history, philosophy, mathematics, natural science, literature, the classics, music, and fine arts. His private studies were undirected. In 1903, he failed his doctoral thesis on Heraclitus because of insufficient references, which effectively ended a chance for an academic career. In 1904, he received his Ph.D., and in 1905 suffered a nervous breakdown.
Scholars remark that his life seemed rather uneventful. He briefly served as a teacher in Saarbrücken and then Düsseldorf. From 1908 to 1911 he taught at a practical high school (Realgymnasium) in Hamburg, where he taught science, German history, and mathematics.
In 1911, following his mother's death, he moved to Munich, where he would live until his death in 1936. He lived as a cloistered scholar, supported by his modest inheritance. Spengler lived on very limited means and was marked by loneliness. He owned no books, and took jobs as a tutor or writing for magazines to earn an additional income.
He began work on the first volume of Decline intending to focus on Germany within Europe at first, but was deeply affected by the Agadir Crisis, and widened the scope of his study. Spengler was inspired by Otto Seeck's work The Decline of Antiquity in naming his own effort. The book was completed in 1914, but publishing was delayed by World War I. During the war, his inheritance was largely useless because it was invested overseas; thus Spengler lived in genuine poverty for this period.
After Decline came out in 1917, it was a wild success because of the perceived national humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles and later the economic depression around 1923 fueled by hyperinflation seemed to prove Spengler right (Spengler had in fact believed that Germany would win while he was writing the book). It comforted Germans because it seemingly rationalized their downfall as part of larger world-historical processes. It was widely successful outside of Germany as well, and by 1919 had been translated into several other languages. He rejected a subsequent offer to become Professor of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen, saying he needed time to focus on writing.
The book was widely discussed, even by those who had not read it. Historians took umbrage at an amateur effort by an untrained author and his unapologetically non-scientific approach. Thomas Mann compared reading Spengler's book to reading Schopenhauer for the first time. Academics gave it a mixed reception. Max Weber described Spengler as a "very ingenious and learned dilettante" while Karl Popper described the thesis as "pointless". The great historian of antiquity Eduard Meyer thought highly of Spengler, although he also had some criticisms of him. Spengler's obscurity, intuitionalism, and mysticism were easy targets, especially for the Positivists and neo-Kantians who saw no meaning in history. The critic and æsthete Count Harry Graf Kessler thought him unoriginal and rather inane, especially with regards to his work on Nietzsche. Ludwig Wittgenstein, however, shared Spengler's cultural pessimism. Spengler's work became an important foundation for the social cycle theory.
A 1928 Time review of the second volume of Decline described the immense influence and controversy Spengler's ideas enjoyed during the 1920s: "When the first volume of The Decline of the West appeared in Germany a few years ago, thousands of copies were sold. Cultivated European discourse quickly became Spengler-saturated. Spenglerism spurted from the pens of countless disciples. It was imperative to read Spengler, to sympathize or revolt. It still remains so."[1]
In the second volume, published in 1920, Spengler argued that German socialism was different from Marxism, and was in fact compatible with traditional German conservatism. In 1924, following the social-economic upheaval and inflation, Spengler entered politics in an effort to bring Reichswehr general Hans von Seeckt to power as the country's leader. The effort failed and Spengler proved ineffective in practical politics. In 1931, he published Man and Technics, which warned against the dangers of technology and industrialism to culture. He especially pointed to the tendency of Western technology to spread to hostile "Colored races" that would then use the weapons against the West. It was poorly received because of its anti-industrialism. This book contains the well-known Spengler quote, "Optimism is cowardice."
Despite voting for Hitler over Hindenburg in 1932, Spengler found the Führer vulgar. He met Hitler in 1933 and after a lengthy discussion remained unimpressed, saying that Germany didn't need a "heroic tenor (Heldentenor: one of several conventional tenor classifications) but a real hero ("Held")." He publicly quarreled with Alfred Rosenberg, and his pessimism and remarks about the Führer resulted in isolation and public silence. He further rejected offers from Joseph Goebbels to give public speeches. However, Spengler did become a member of the Academy of Germany in the course of the year.
The Hour of Decision, published in 1934, was a bestseller, but was later banned by the Nazis for its critiques of National Socialism. Spengler's criticisms of liberalism were welcomed by the Nazis, but Spengler disagreed with their biological ideology and anti-Semitism. While racial mysticism played a key role in his own worldview, Spengler had always been an outspoken critic of the pseudoscientific racial theories professed by the Nazis and many others in his time, and was not inclined to change his views upon Hitler's rise to power. Although himself a German nationalist, Spengler also viewed the Nazis as too narrowly German, and not occidental enough to lead the fight against other peoples. The book also warned of a coming world war in which Western Civilization risked being destroyed, and was widely distributed abroad before eventually being banned in Germany. A Time review of The Hour of Decision noted his international popularity as a polemicist, observing that "When Oswald Spengler speaks, many a Western Worldling stops to listen." The review recommended the book for "readers who enjoy vigorous writing", who "will be glad to be rubbed the wrong way by Spengler's harsh aphorisms" and his pessimistic predictions.[2]
He spent his final years in Munich, listening to Beethoven, reading Molière and Shakespeare, buying several thousand books, and collecting ancient Turkish, Persian and Hindu weapons. He made occasional trips to the Harz mountains, and to Italy. Shortly before his death, in a letter to a friend, he remarked that "the German Reich in ten years will probably no longer exist". He died of a heart attack on May 8, 1936, three weeks before his 56th birthday and exactly nine years before the fall of the Third Reich.
Although he was highly influential and internationally popular during the interwar period, Oswald Spengler's work fell into intellectual disrepute and obscurity following World War II. One of the main reasons he was widely disliked or ignored is that he had been a leading opponent of the Weimar Republic. Only recently has interest in Spengler been rekindled. His concepts, opinions, theories, and predictions remain controversial among admirers and detractors alike.[3]
Spengler described a specific pattern of development which, he contended, has been followed by all five past human cultures and is in its closing stages for our Western Civilization. He contended that a skilled historian, by using this pattern as a template, could forecast key shifts in our current culture during its remaining life-span; whether they then actually occurred would be decisive proof or disproof of Spengler's hypothesis. Such a test, however, has not yet been made, perhaps because almost all contemporary historians have become hostages to the "Zeitgeist".
A new culture starts, Spengler held, when persons in a dying, static, or purposeless society—at first only a few visionaries, often widely isolated—begin to see their surroundings from a new perspective. This intruding viewpoint, he suggests, becomes a driving force that grows to dominate their thinking like a Jungian archetype. Step by step the increasing influence of this new point of view transforms that entire society--its political and social structures, its business organizations and commercial practices, its technologies, mathematics, religious beliefs, music and visual arts, and architecture-- to exemplify this unique outlook; he terms it the culture's "prime symbol."
The process, always similar, takes 1000-1200 years to run its course. In their final 200-300 years, Spengler said, all civilizations stiffen into rigidity and formalism; creativity dies out and cynicism surges, the countryside empties and cities grow gigantic, and continuous warfare ends in coalescence of a political-economic world state. Writing in 1910-1915, he evaluated Western Civilization as already embarked well into this phase.
Spengler made detailed analyses of six cultures, illustrating in charts of parallel columns how five passed through the same changes at corresponding stages in their development. Spengler described the dominating viewpoints of these cultures as:
Although the overall pattern for every culture is fixed, Spengler held, the outcome of particular events is not ordained. As Toynbee subsequently pointed out, civilizations meet their ends in various ways. For example, the nascent Mayan culture was destroyed prematurely by Spanish invaders.
Our present Western Culture, Spengler estimated, is one or two centuries from its demise, which he does not see necessarily as obliteration-- the civilization of Ancient Egypt, he pointed out, continued in fellaheen form for centuries.
The ossified forms of exhausted cultures, he wrote, can persist like pyramids for thousands of years. A new culture may emerge from their detritus or from within a society hitherto lacking a prime symbol. If the new culture's start overlaps a dominant but dying culture, its early development will be masked and for a time, warped by that prior culture.
Spengler's two-volume "The Decline Of The West" was published in German in 1917 and sold more than 100,000 copies. It was translated into English in 1926; its popularity has declined steadily since then. Traditional historians initially criticized it for factual errors; when these were corrected in a second edition, the critics dismissed Spengler's approach as incompatible with conventional interpretation of human history. Defenders pointed to Santayana's observation that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Acceptance of Spengler's philosophy of history also has been handicapped by the study's pessimistic-sounding title ("Harvest-time of Western Civilization" might have been more warmly received), by his dense vocabulary, and by his attempt to make the theory more understandable by likening the successive changes in a culture to the progression of a plant through its natural life cycle.
Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880, Blankenburg am Harz – 8 May 1936, Munich) was a German historian and philosopher, although his studies ranged throughout mathematics, science, philosophy, history, and art.