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New Fisher profs bring analytics, sustainability expertise
The Center for Operational Excellence's home academic department at Fisher College of Business is welcoming three new faculty members this fall with a range of expertise.
Here's a look at who's new at the Department of Management Sciences:
Christian Blanco joins Fisher as an assistant professor of operations management after receiving his PhD from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Blanco's research is centered on helping firms develop sustainable and safe supply chains, addressing a gap he says he sees in available resources.
"Many firms are now responding to climate change-related risks, but the tools how to effectively manage these risks remain limited," Blanco said.
Before joining the PhD program at UCLA, Blanco was part of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Lab at UC Berkeley. He collaborated with a team of scientists in developing a model called "SWITCH" that identifies the least-cost combination of energy technologies that will provide low-carbon electricity in 11 western states.
Erin McKie comes to Fisher as an assistant professor of management science from the PhD program at the University of South Carolina. McKie's research is focused on sustainable operations, closed-loop supply chains and environmental regulations.
McKie's work has been presented at various practitioner and industry conferences, including the Decision Sciences, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) annual meetings.
Before returning to academia, McKie worked as a management consultant for Unum Group in the areas of operations, business systems, and strategy development.
Hyunwoo Park has joined Fisher as an assistant professor in management sciences from the postdoctoral fellowship program at Georgia Tech's Tennenbaum Institute. He holds a PhD in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech.
Park's research interests include business and data analytics, supply network management, technology and innovation management, and digital platforms. His research has been published in a range of scholarly research publications — among them, Decision Sciences, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association and Research Policy — while just this year he was a finalist for top awards from the Academy of Management and INFORMS.
The new professors are joining a department ranked among the best in the country for students and research. It's No. 1-ranked worldwide by the Journal of Operations Management, while it makes the top 10 in a broader set of four major operations management journals ranked by the University of Texas-Dallas. A number of Management Sciences faculty members serve as associate directors for COE, helping connect members leverage their relevant research to solve real-world business challenges.
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Posts Tagged 'delay'
Gigrig Delay ShootoutPosted: June 16, 2011 in News
Tags: Cornish TES, delay, Hiwatt Custom Tape Echo, MXR Rack Delay, Providence Chrono Delay, Skrydstrup DDL, Strymon ElCapistan, TC Electronics 2290, Youtube
Strymon Timeline websitePosted: June 3, 2011 in News
Tags: analog, BBD, delay, Echo, Lo-Fi, Strymon, TAPE, timeline
12 Different Delay Machines. TimeLine provides twelve studio-class, fully tweakable, and completely adjustable delay machines:
Tim Kaiser Electrical InstrumentsPosted: April 30, 2011 in News
Tags: delay, instruments, kaiser, looper, Sampler, vibe, vintage, weird box
A little selection of his work :
Green Hornet is a 2 second delay
Dual Delay with a 4 sec. looping delay and separate 8 sec. modulating delay.
The Meter Delay- 4 second looping delay.
The Comet is a combo harmonizer and 4 second delay.
The Saturn Ring Modulator is built into an old Hickock Test Oscillator case. Leather box, two analog guages and beautiful birdseye brown bakelite.
The Devine Dual Delay is a combo reverse delay and 2 second looping delay.
The Murcorder is a delay and reverb device inside an almost spooky-looking meter case.
The I-49 Tremelo Oscillator generates it's own tone or can be used as a stand-alone tremelo.
The Clang-o-matic has about a dozen industrial loop samples. The joystick is for modulating the pitch. Based on the Gristlism.
The Roto Phone Vibe is a simple circuit interuptor that creates a vibrato effect. Dial 9 or 0 for a longer burst of vibe.
The Arpeggatron is a circuit-bent chorus effect that resulted in a more tremolo with decay device in a pseudo-arpeggiator way.
The Noise Box is based on a 1-bit generator circuit by Tristan of the Loud Objects. Simple controls for simple noise.
The MarcoTron Generator is a commission for Marco in Italy. Features a beefy oscillator driver with a Roto-Phone-Vibe, 3 Voice Internal Synth Filter and a Tremolo unit.
The PedalSynth is built from an old set of organ bass pedals. I used a dual oscillator driver circuit and an envelope filter for controls. Really really really low bass!
Koma Elektronik Pedals LinePosted: April 19, 2011 in News
Tags: delay, enhancer, fuzzy, hold, Koma, Musikmesse, sample, step sequencer
KOMA BD101: Mangle and cut your sound apart with an innovative vactrol controlled analog delay circuit in combination with a fully adjustable wide range frequency gate. It sounds like you're playing your instrument on the porch outside of your house and inside your amp is slowly sinking in the toilet, CV controlled of course. This might sound strange, but that's just what this pedal is about: create weird resonant frequencies, shift between heavy delayed sounds and super short pulses, with whatever instrument you want to plug into it. The BD101 comes standard with a solid footswitch, multiple inputs, an audio and control voltage patchbay and our new innovative expression controller. Freak out!
KOMA FT201: Find the sweet spot in your sound and tickle it with the KOMA FT201, our voltage controlled state variable filter combined with a 10 step sequencer. As with all sweet spots you can approach it in two completely different ways: either you circle around it in a delicate manner, play with the overtones and resonant frequencies or you blast out the random function and let the madness begin! The FT201, a sweet lady, who brings sexy back into your overall sound. Kadeng! The FT201 comes standard with a solid footswitch, stereo in- and outputs, an audio and control voltage patchbay and our new innovative expression controller. Happy searching!
KOMA HN104: Being alone is no fun at all. Being with others however, is far more interesting. That's exactly how the notes you play also think about it and that's why we came up with the HN104, a harmonics enhancer/reducer with fuzzy side effects that can add lower frequencies as well. Have you ever been in the situation that you were playing the coolest licks, but the harmonics were just not hitting it? With the HN104 you just flip the switch and they're gone, or they pop up from the deep depths of your sound. Cool huh? As an extra you can dive even deeper and add a full bass octave to whatever riff you're playing, to give that extra push we all need once in a while. The HN104 comes standard with a solid footswitch, multiple inputs, an audio and control voltage patchbay and our new innovative expression controller. Go for it!
KOMA SH103: The modular synth guys hanging out at our workspace always shout that their modular effects are nicer and way more versatile than the ones you can buy at the guitar stores today. We agree. That's why we created this monster of an effect that runs with one foot in the guitar world and with the other one in the world of modular synthesizers, grabbing the best of two worlds on the way. The SH103 is a sample and hold controlled waveform summing amplifier. We know it sounds weird, trust us; it is. Basically it grabs splinters of your sound, processes it through a Game Boy like oscillator and adds the outcome to the original signal. This will allow you to completely change the timbre of your sound. Especially with our new innovative expression controller you'll steal the show. The SH103 comes standard with a solid footswitch, multiple inputs, an audio and control voltage patchbay and our new innovative expression controller. Waveform madness!
Koma DelayPosted: April 11, 2011 in News
Tags: 2011, blend, delay, Experimental, Gate, Koma, Musikmesse

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Now I know a lot of you will be cursing this international break as it means a break in the Premier League season. I am also cursing it – instead of sitting in the sun off the coast of Malta with fellow England fans on my 4th beer I'm sitting at work writing these tips from my desk during my lunch break. Unfortunately Malta was one trip too far for the Mr Blue and myself – thankfully Lithuania is only 2 months away.
Onto Saturday's tips and the lack of action in the Prem and Championship, combined with tricky looking cards in leagues 1 and 2, mean I have travelled all way down the football pyramid to the National North and South leagues for some value.


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August 14th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
The performance audit of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad revealed glaring and widespread problems with nearly every aspect of the operation and management. As reported last week by WCBC Radio, the audit, conducted by Pennsylvania based Stone Consulting, found any number of serious issues that could lead to the tourist train's shutting down if not addressed in the near future. On Tuesday, Allegany County Government issued a statement regarding the audit calling the report "sobering"- and indicating that detailed responses will be sought from the railroad's management team to begin to deal with the problem areas outlined in the report. The statement does include a commitment to continue to work in cooperation with the railroad management team in an attempt o return the WMSR to the status of a major national and regional attraction. County Commissioner David Caporale tells WCBC News that the long awaited restoration of the 1309 steam engine would go a long way toward stabilizing the overall operation…
2 Responses to "Caporale Comments on WMSR Problems After Audit"
The WMSR is run, these days, as a low rent,rather forgettable, operation. Their website doesn't even show a steam locomotive anymore as that would be false advertising. The consultant audit stated that the average coach rider has a nondescript car without a view and nothing to do when they finally arrive in Frostburg.
That sure sounds like the local, so called, "zoo" that's been in trouble for poor living conditions for the animals.
Imagine what it must be like for a family that drives into town to see these things.
The Mountainside Maryland website is effusive in it's praise but once people get here they find what we all know to be true, a poorly run, poorly maintained, and shoddy time for all.
The pedestrian mall is just that, a place to walk as there is nothing to see or do.
Canal Place has a preschool on the grounds, is that tourist friendly?
Footer Dye works has an insurance office. How many people drive into Cumberland to compare rates on auto insurance?
At one time, years ago, there were small gift shops and antique stores and crafts people on the mall but they have all closed as there is a lack of decent jobs in the area that would keep them selling their wares when the tourists all leave.
For a community staking it's future on tourism it doesn't seem to be trying very hard to accomplish anything.
Redesign of the mall, possibly 3 years away. the new riverpark, as of now, pie in the sky. Running old 1309 on the RR, right! Don't forget the boutique hotel, or maybe it would be just as well if we did.
> You are correct on everything you have said.Somebody needs to wake up or we will be a ghost town for anybody stopping by.


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Will mobile devices/alternate screens takeover television?
In an age where the usage of connected devices is booming, it is a huge benefit for consumers to be able to watch content on alternate screens, alongside the conventional way, increasing the amount of overall content consumption in the Nation.
The alternate screens for a television viewing experience include Connected TVs, Internet Set-Top Boxes, Personal Computers, Smart-phones, Tablets and Smart Blu-ray players. Connected TVs (Smart TVs) are integrated with the internet, providing a technological convergence between computers and television sets/set-top boxes - these provide online interactive media, Internet TV, over-the-top content and on-demand streaming of media. Similarly, computers can also be used for streaming live television over the internet via websites. In the context of India, the use of mobile devices in the Nation has sky-rocketed, owing to the combination of inexpensive devices, low tariffs and the introduction of various applications, including those made particularly to stream television content such as Hotstar (Star TV) and most recently, VOOT (Viacom). Hotstar outdid apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to become the fastest to cross the million downloads mark within a week. VOOT is the only OTT player to start with original content from Day 1, which has specifically been made only for the digital platform itself.
With the advent of Netflix in India, we have the liberty to reap the benefits of the world's top video streaming service, which allows users to watch content on various screens, now entering the Indian space with subscription for as low as Rs. 500. Globally, Netflix has been used extensively - with an average of 45GB of data consumed by their 20 million subscribers, across 130 countries per month. In the US, 36% of US homes are subscribed to the platform. In order to match increasing demands, Netflix pushed 329,400,000,000 GBs of data in 2015. Another factor that can be done away with whilst using alternate screens is to avoid watching advertisements; it was estimated that Netflix subscribers avoided watching 130 hours of commercials per year, by not watching broadcast TV.
Another powerful entrant providing 4G-based digital services with offers such as on-demand content and launching with 450 channels is Reliance JioPlay, with cutting edge features such as voice control and program catch-ups. Yet another introduction by one of the kingpins, Zee Entertainment, is OZEE, leaving consumers spoilt for choice with their video-on-demand platform, whereby the content of Zee channels is made available almost instantly, complementing the wave of viewers breaking away from appointment television. Collaboratively, there is much to look forward to in the realm that is Live TV on alternate screens of content consumption.
The success of these initiatives has come on the back of the increased usage of mobile devices and the internet; India currently has 980 million active mobile users, 171 million smart-phone users and 272 million wireless internet subscribers. To gauge an understanding of the current scenario of mobile usage around the world, the global internet average speed is supposedly 5.1 Mbps, with highest in South Korea at 23.6 Mpbs and 2.3 Mpbs in India.
A report by Ernst and Young expresses that Smart-phone penetration in the country is expected to grow to 520 million by 2020. To add to this this, the next phase of internet usage is expected to come from Tier II and Tier III cities, through wireless mobile internet. Basis the fact that Indian consumers have a significant inclination towards watching regional content, by 2020, of the 650 million internet users, 50-55 per cent are expected to be rural users, from the earlier 33% in 2013.
Pankaj Krishna, CEO & Founder of Chrome Data Analytics & Media, expressed his views, "Linear television continues to be the largest form of television viewing, in spite of technological advancements in the industry and alternate platforms to watch content, including tabs and mobile devices. They say old habits die hard; despite the paper and ink of newspapers being the costliest, they are still read as much as always - the same notion holds when it comes the conventional TV set. There are two qualities of viewing that one can choose - be it a 40" TV screen or a 5" tablet, the former is still as popular and, thus, may not be completely replaceable."
Thus, it is safe to say that omni-platform content is taking over the nation (and world) by storm, without greatly cannibalizing viewing through conventional television sets, but instead – increasing the usage of other forms of content distribution. This use of smaller screens will fuel watching content individually, with 45% of all content consumed expected to be on the small screen by the next four years. The question is whether the rise of these alternate platforms will eventually make a dent in conventional television content viewing, or not, in the years to come.


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There are people who save the best wines until last. They drink average wine most of the time and then finally, on special occasions, they break out the good stuff. Well, not us. At Cellarmasters, we're too passionate about the wine we drink and we're way too passionate about life to wait for great wine.
Why should you have to wait until someone announces their engagement before you can open a bottle of great wine? Why can't you open a bottle when the pizza arrives, at 6 o'clock on a Tuesday, or just 'because'? Life is for living and wine is for sharing – today, tonight, any night.


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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo for his continuous fight for human rights and the rule of law.
Liu was arrested in June 2009 for "inciting subversion of state power". He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
The award did not change much in terms of human rights in China.
Milk activist Zhao Lianhai was also jailed for "disturbing social order". He fought for the rights of parents whose children became ill from drinking tainted milk.
These high-profile imprisonments reveal the central government's unwillingness to accept and respect fundamental human rights, such as freedom of speech.
The central government may have succeeded in suppressing public opinions in the short run, but as education and civic awareness grow, people will become more disgruntled under the rule of terror. Social harmony can only be achieved through implementation of the rule of law.
In Moscow, a high-profile political trial took place. Tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of new charges of embezzlement and money laundering last year.
Khodorkovsky was first arrested in 2003 on charges of fraud. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2005.
In 2009, a new trial of Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev began in Moscow for fresh charges on embezzlement and money laundering. In December 2010, Khodorkovsky and Lebedev were sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment. Khodorkovsky could be in jail until 2017.
The case has been dubbed a political trial manoeuvred by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin from behind the scenes. Critics claim that Khodorkovsky was "silenced" for his support of the opposition party.
This form of rule by terror shows the lack of human rights. Citizens are not protected by law. In a trial where the victim was denied even the basic due process rights, Russia has moved closer towards re-establishing the authoritative rule under the Soviets
But the human rights offences do not end there. The clampdown on WikiLeaks and the trial of Julian Assange may have violated the freedom of expression, according to the UN High Commission on Human Rights. The case will be closely watched this year.
Last but not least, in a few days' time we will see the results of the Sudanese referendum on whether to remain as one country or to be split into two. The outcome may well be our first test of the integrity of law and order in 2011.


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Vayikra Five: Guilt Offerings
Following up on the issues of collective sin, now we have some individual sins to consider. "If a person sins, whereby he accepts an oath, and he is a witness by seeing or knowing, yet he does not testify, he shall bear his transgression; or if a person touches anything unclean, whether it is the carcass of an unclean wild animal, or the carcass of an unclean domestic animal, or the carcass of an unclean creeping animal, and it was hidden from him, he incurs guilt (Leviticus 5:1-2)." Issues of cleanliness and purity pervade much of Torah, and I wonder if this is reflective of the legitimate fear that an ancient culture would have had of the spreading of disease. When thinking of unclean animals, does this refer to specific breeds, or to diseased animals? If it's the latter, this makes a lot of sense to me, particularly given the danger that disease and "uncleanness" posed at the time. Of course, we also hear about people becoming defiled from touching the uncleanness of a human. Once again, does this refer to the ill, or to those deemed ritually impure?
If a person swears, he can also be considered guilty. For all of these sins, a person needs to admit that they are guilty and bring the requisite offering to God. Interestingly, in this case the Torah specifically references a situation in which a person can't afford to make the necessary offering. "But if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring as his guilt offering for that [sin] that he had committed, two turtle doves or two young doves before the Lord, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering (Leviticus 5:7)." It's so interesting to me that when it comes to the sin offering, it's so important that a person be able to make it that stipulations be made for cheaper categories of sin offerings in order that he be able to assuage the guilt. The Torah is clearly concerned with no one being incapable of eradicating their personal sins, and wants to give everyone the opportunity to do so, regardless of their circumstances.
"If a person sins and commits one of the commandments of the Lord which may not be committed, but he does not know, he is guilty and he shall bear his transgression (Leviticus 5:17)." I have a lot of questions about this verse. If a person has sinned unintentionally, and truly doesn't know that he has done so, how can he be held accountable, because how would he be able to make the necessary sacrifices and atone? How can we judge someone who doesn't know any better?


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If anyone has the misfortune of meeting this woman — flee!!! Be warned!!
She takes advantage of the elderly and "manages" their monies completely to her advantage.
She met my parents when both were senile — my mother had diagnosed Alzheimer's and my father had Parkinson's disease — which also has a dementia component.
Unfortunately, I was living in another city — and I was not closely monitoring their behavior and finances.
My parents had a trust and wills — I knew about that. My dad was always concerned about Probate and the government claiming more than their fare share at his death. This left him vulnerable to an unscrupulous and cruel "financial planner" who convinced him that he and mother needed a completely new set of trusts and wills, naming *her* as executor and trustee!!!
Mother and daddy signed these documents without reading them (how can I be sure of this? because my name — their only child — was wrongly stated in these documents! There is no way in heaven or hell or any other place that my parents would mistake my name!) Additionally, daddy had been forced to quit working 5 years prior because he could no longer think clearly, and my mother's disease progression pre-dated his.
Although most of the lawyers I have seen say that it is clear that the documents are the worst they have ever seen, it is impossible to go to court because Evil Trustee is very clever at the art of CYA.
When my parents became ill, I came to live with them. It was only then that I started to understand that there was a problem. My father contacted the lawyer who had drawn up these documents and requested copies of everything she had. When we drove to her office — she did *not* provide us with the documents!! Even thought my father was there in person requesting them — she only provided the documents he had given to her (not the ones she had prepared!)! Although he had clearly stated in two phone calls (which I witnessed), that he wanted copies of *all* the documents she had related to his case! I believe that this was purposeful deception on her part. She and the financial planner did not want me to know what they had done.
My father and I went to another attorney and had documents drawn up to revoke what these women had done — and daddy nearly signed it — but the lawyer said that because the two new trusts were so intertwined, that revoking one would cause a big legal hassel — he suggested we see another lawyer to represent my mother's interests. Unfortunately, before that could occur my father died, and then my mother died shortly thereafter.
I appologize for my extremely emotional reaction to this situation — I am suffering. I have not had enough money for food many times, and I have not been able to buy any clothes or have my hair done or anything else that people do to live since my parents died. I can not work myself due to numerous medical conditions — some which pre-existed my parents death and several more which are caused by the stress I am now forced to live with.
My mother did not like any of these women — she used the word "hate" — which was not something my mother had ever done before. My father was a southern gentleman — and could not percieve that some people were inherently "evil" — my mother did not suffer under that delusion, and neither do I. Mother and daddy both cried when they realized what had happened — and my mother kept saying she was so sorry. This has caused me enormous emotional anguish.
I do believe very strongly that "what goes around, comes around" or "the golden rule" or "karma" — that in the end these evil people will receive recompense for their actions. I do believe that there is a greater Judge who will ultimately rule and sentence them to a very uncomfortable place for a very, very, very long time.
In the mean time — do not fall prey to them. Keep a close eye on your elderly family members.
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Yes, the book is wordy, but her words are genius in my opinion I loved the long radio speech Skip it if you are hating the book or better yet, stop reading it Go out and smell the flowers instead Is the story black and white Definitely Authors have different styles people complain If every author wrote in the same style, people would complain I can t tell you how many co workers I ve met who complain about how the CEO is making so much money and they should get some of that money Well, go to college, get a business degree and work you re way up the corporate ladder if you want the CEO s salary Don t sit around and expect those kinds of rewards because you work in accounts payable You know what it takes, so do it and shut up If it wasn t for the person who created this company, you wouldn t even have a job I m an administrative assistant making less money than the people complaing about wantingmoney It just makes me sick But the people in Ayn s story didn t work for money They loved their jobs And she wasn t saying you had to be a rich, corporate big shot to hold the world up There were teachers and stay at home moms in her little world in the mountains.
Ayn has extremely valuable points and if you are someone who is constantly looking for something to criticize in every book, then don t read it If you can t handle looking at your imperfections, don t read it If you have an open mind and are willing to learn something from every book and experience you have and grow as a person, then you will benefit from reading this book.
Would you like to hear the only joke I ve ever written Q How many Objectivists does it take to screw in a lightbulb A Pause, then disdainfully Uhone And thus it is that so many of us have such a complicated relationship with the work of Ayn Rand unabashed admirers at the age of 19, unabashedly horrified by 25, after hanging out with some actual Objectivists and witnessing what a holes they actually are, and also realizing that Rand and her cronies were one of the guiltiest parties when it came to the 1950s Red Scare here in America Here in Rand s second massive manifesto slash novel, we follow the stories of a number of Titans of the Industrial Age the big, powerful white males who built the railroad industry, the big, powerful white males who built the electrical utility companies as well as a thinly veiled Roosevelt New Deal administration whose every attempt to regulate these Titans, according to Rand, is tantamount evil wise to killing and eating babies, even when it s child labor laws they are ironically passing Ultimately it s easy to see in novels like this one why Rand is so perfect for late teenagers, but why she elicits eye rolls by one s mid twenties because Objectivism is all about BEING RIGHT, and DROPPING OUT IF OTHERS CAN T UNDERSTAND THAT, and LET EM ALL GO TO HELL AS FAR AS I M CONCERNED, without ever taking into account the unending amount of compromise and cooperation and sometimes sheer altruism that actually makes the world work Recommended, but with a caveat that you read it before you re old enough to know better.
Ayn Rand s characters are almost completely defined by the extent to which they embrace her beliefs A good guy by definition is someone who agrees with her a bad guy someone who dares to have a different point of view For all the lip service Rand pays to individualism, she brooks no dissent from her heroes none of her so called individualists ever expresses a point of view significantly different from hers.
To illustrate the gulf between Rand s characters and human reality, consider this behavior When Dagny Taggart meets Hank Rearden, she dutifully becomes his property, for no other reason than that he s the most Randian male around When John Galt arrives, ownership of the prize female transfers from Rearden to Galt, because Galt is theRandian of the two Does it ever occur to Hank to be resentful or jealous Does Taggart experience loyalty or regret Might Taggart love Rearden despite his lesser Randness No, those are all things that human beings might feel In a related departure from reality, sex in Randland isor less indistinguishable from rape Foreplay Romance Capitalists don t have time for that commie nonsense The real focus of Atlas Shrugged is to extoll Rand s philosophy Not to debate it, since no one in Randland with any any intelligence or competence could have a different point of view About Rand s philosophy I ll just make two points which I m not going to bother providing evidence for at the moment.
The first is that, like most social Darwinists, Rand fell short in her understanding of natural selection Her philosophy was largely based on the false belief that nature invariably favors individual selfishness In reality, evolution has made homo sapiens a social animal cooperation and compassion are very human traits More importantly, even if cold selfishness were man s nature in the wild, it would not necessarily follow that that would be the best way for us to behave in our semi civilized modern condition.
The second point is that, contrary to Rand s belief, pure laissez faire capitalism never works it invariably leads to exploitation of the poor and middle class and to environmental catastrophe The best economic system that has ever been devised so far is a mixture of capitalism and socialism.
The best way to understand Rand s message in this book is to simply close it, and beat yourself over the head with it as hard as possible This is essentially what Rand does throughout it s ridiculous length I see no reason that a book with a strong lesson can t also have decent character development, natural dialog, and a believable plot Of course, I also think that you can establish a theme with subtlety, and trust that your reader will figure it out Ayn Rand writes as if the elements of fiction get in the way of her message, and that reader s skull s are extraordinarily thick and require a firm beating over the head to absorb the theme Countless philosophers have said the same thing better and quicker.
I realize that I offend many atheists, agnostics and free thinkers by writing this, but as one myself, I have to say that a passionate love of Ayn Rand is not required for membership in that particular club Save yourself a headache, and pick up the much shorter Anthem It s just as overdone, but weighing it at ounces rather than pounds, it ll leave a smaller dent in your head.
Oh, and if you re only reading it to answer the question on geeky bumper sticker Who is John Galt He s the hero and a symbol of the capitalism in it s conflict over what Rand saw as the oppressive and ultimately destructive forces of large government type societies you, know.
socialism, fascism, etc It s usually stuck on the butt end of a car to express general disenchantment with big government, and a lack of heroes Now you know, so go read something worthwhile, and if you insist on reading Ayn Rand, hit her non fiction Stripped of an attempt at storytelling, she doesn t do half bad.
As Ayn Rand s immortal opus, Atlas Shrugged, stands as a tome to a philosophy that is relevant today as it was in her time Basically, the major moral theme is that there are two types of people in the world the Creators and the Leeches.
The Creators are the innovators who use the power of their will and intelligence to better humanity The first person to create fire is often referenced as the paradigm for these people In the book, each of the major protagonists also represent Creators improving the human condition with their force of will.
The Leeches my word are the people who create nothing, but thrive off feeding on the Creators In Rand s view, they are the bureaucrats, politicos, regulators, etc Throughout human history she tells us, these people have benefited through no ingenuity of their own, but merely from piggybacking on and often fettering the success of the Creators.
Where the conflict in this book arises is when the Creators decide they have had enough and revolt I won t spoil the book by describing specifics, but let s just say it causes quite the societal drama For Leeches can t feed where there s no blood.
All that is fairly significant and involved and worth the read to begin with, but where this book really stimulates me is in the fact that it is still relevant Today we have Creators and we have Leeches Some titans of industry and technology move our culture forward and others hold it back to their own benefit I work in Silicon Valley and I see this all the time That s why in many ways I consider this voluminous novel to be as important to a business education as Art of War.
To cite other readers posts, you don t have to agree with what Rand is extolling, but I think you d be foolish to try and deny the existence of this struggle since it is ingrained in humanity Yes, Ayn does get long winded and arrogant in parts as she draws the battle lines, but I don t think an author could have crafted such a powerful conflict without copious quantities of ego to accentuate the differences.
This Is The Story Of A Man Who Said That He Would Stop The Motor Of The World And Did Was He A Destroyer Or The Greatest Of Liberators Why Did He Have To Fight His Battle, Not Against His Enemies, But Against Those Who Needed Him Most, And His Hardest Battle Against The Woman He Loved What Is The World S Motor And The Motive Power Of Every Man You Will Know The Answer To These Questions When You Discover The Reason Behind The Baffling Events That Play Havoc With The Lives Of The Characters In This Story Tremendous In Its Scope, This Novel Presents An Astounding Panorama Of Human Life From The Productive Genius Who Becomes A Worthless Playboy To The Great Steel Industrialist Who Does Not Know That He Is Working For His Own Destruction To The Philosopher Who Becomes A Pirate To The Composer Who Gives Up His Career On The Night Of His Triumph To The Woman Who Runs A Transcontinental Railroad To The Lowest Track Worker In Her Terminal Tunnels You Must Be Prepared, When You read This Novel, To Check Every Premise At The Root Of Your ConvictionsThis Is A Mystery Story, Not About The Murder And Rebirth Of Man S Spirit It Is A Philosophical Revolution, Told In The Form Of An Action Thriller Of Violent Events, A Ruthlessly Brilliant Plot Structure And An Irresistible Suspense Do You Say This Is Impossible Well, That Is The First Of Your Premises To Check Absolutely terrible.
Imagine an analogous situation A white supremacist writes a book in which all the white characters are great and all the black characters are awful If you were to read that book and as a result buy into white supremacy that would make you an utter utter fool.
And yet, Rand writes a book where anyone who is a raging capitalist is a veritable super hero and anyone who pauses for half a second to consider that maybe such a system is sub optimal is a sniveling lunatic and lo, the mindless prols think it s a masterpiece and a template for how the world should be run.
The most annoying book I have ever read.
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Adventure sports are something unconventional which encompass fun and nerve wrecking activities depending on the topography and weather conditions.
India is blessed with mountain ranges, alluring valleys, and several rivers and it is not surprising that it has the multitude of destinations for adventure sports. Ladakh is one those few destinations in India whose high altitude ranges, massive lakes, scenic trails, deep valleys and steep passes makes it a perfect destination for adventure enthusiasts to relish their love for adventure. This rugged region holds a place unparalleled by any other area on their wish list.
Nestled at the altitude of 3000m, and lying between the Karakoram and the Great Himalayas, this landlocked region offers a variety of adventure sports, the prominent ones being Mountaineering, trekking, mountain biking and White River Rafting.
What exalt it from the other destinations are the co-existence of traditional as well as adventure sports, the former including games such as polo, ice hockey, archery and desert safaris. The combinations of the two are enough to woo adventure freaks. From the famous White River rafting in Zanskar and Indus rivers to the Snow Leopard trekking in Hemis National Park, these are some of the best adventure sports in Ladakh.
If traveling, exploring and mountains have always thrilled you and give you that kick then Trekking is the adventure for you. It serves as the ultimate recipe for a perfect adventure getaway. Trekking in Ladakh supplies a never-before experience to the vacationers. To enjoy Ladakh, Trekking is one the most famous activity and to enjoy every nook and corner of the region. Which range from simple to highly ambitious treks, Ladakh includes all a trekker quests to get.
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Preparations and Permit
Since most of the trekking regions in Ladakh is starts around 3500m, it is essential for the travelers to acclimatize themselves before going on a trek to avoid Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). The best way to acclimatize is a one or two day rest, or you can start with baby treks.
For trekking around Nubra Valley and Tso Moriri, one will have to take an interline permit which can be fetched from any travel agent in Leh at the cost of INR 100-200. You will also require the license for hiking in Hemis National Park that can be taken in the Dhaba under the Rumbak village. The price of permits will be Rs. 20 for Indian and Rs. 100 for other tourists.
The Snow Leopard trek is among the most popular treks from the Ladakh area that extends from an altitude of approximately 3,500 meters into 6,000 meters. The journey goes via the Hemis National Park, which will be among those parks at the Indian Himalayan range and biggest national parks in India having an area of 3,350 yards, is the abode of several unique species of wildlife. The Ideal time to See Snow Leopard Trek is between November and March.
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Best Time For Trekking
Best time for trekking in Ladakh is July and August however it depends on the nature of trek as well. For example, Jan and Feb is the best time for demanding Chadar Trek which is hugely challenging and Snow Leopard Trek which are incredibly challenging
Major Trekking Routes
Among the various breathtaking trekking routes, the most significant ones are:-
Chadar Trek
Duration – 13 Days
Area – Zanskar(Ladakh)
Difficulty – Challenging
Altitude – 3850 m/12628 ft
Season – Mid January to Mid February
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Markha Valley Trek
Duration – 9 Days
Area – Leh
Difficulty – Moderate
Altitude – 3100m-5150m
Season – Mid May to Early September
Sham Valley Trek
Duration – 7 Days
Area – Ladakh
Difficulty – Easy
Altitude – 3750m
Season – May to October
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Hemis to Tsomoriri
Duration – 10-15 Days
Area – Ladakh
Difficulty – Challenging
Altitude – 5135m
Season – June to October
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Trans Zanskar Expedition
Duration –25 Days
Area – Zanskar
Difficulty – Challenging
Altitude – 3700m
Season – June to October
Mountaineering is one of the most venturesome activities around the globe, and the Karakoram and the Zanskar mountain ranges offer various peaks that are perfect for both amateur and expert mountaineers.
Major Peaks
Stok Kangri Peak (6121m) in Zanskar offers a breathtaking view of Indus valley. Stok Kangri Peak climbing is a problematic level activity which takes nine days to reach the peak finally.
Kangyaze Peak (6400 m) can be accessed through famous Markha valley, and it takes nine days to cover the expedition.
Nun Kun Peak (7038m) in Suru valley is the highest summit in the part of the Himalayan Range that lies on the Indian side of the Line of Control (L.O.C) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and is the Mecca for all mountaineers. It takes 23 days to complete the expedition and fall under the most challenging category.
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Best Time and Permits
Due to heavy snowfall after the month of October, trekking season in Ladakh is usually stays open between the month of May and October.
To be able to go for Stok Kangri Trek, a permit from the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) will be required. It can be obtained from the office of Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), Chanspa Road in Leh at a price of INR 2000.
White River Rafting
If you have been looking for some breathtaking adventure activity this vacation, then your quest ends on the exhilarating sport of white water rafting in the Indus River and Zanskar River in Ladakh which offers you a beauty of mountains while gushing through the waters. Rafting in Indus and Zanskar presents mesmerizing scenery of Buddhist monasteries and towering mountains. Rafting in Zanskar is considerably challenging compared with Indus. Indus river rafting ranges from grade I to grade V, which makes it perfect for beginners and pros alike.
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Significant Routes
The top of the ferry paths in River Indus is you only between Spituk and Nimu or even Saspol. However, people that are new to the game ought to decide on the most straightforward stretch upstream from Spituk around Karu. Throughout a deep ravine from the Zanskar Mountains, there's a stretch involving Padum and Nimu which may be the most fascinating of times.
Best Time – The best time for river rafting in Leh-Ladakh is from June to October.
Desert Safaris
Ladakh is a cold desert which makes desert safaris a mandatory which you merely can't afford to miss. Desert safaris include Jeep safari, Camel Safari, and Quad Biking.
Camel Safari
Camel Safari is a unique way to explore the sterile beauty of Ladakh due to the presence of double-humped camel. Riding a double-humped camel and traveling through the landscapes of this high elevation desert is just one of a kind adventure.
You can enjoy Camel Safari in Nubra Valley and through Sand Dunes reach the nooks and corners of the valley which is usually impossible to reach by vehicle. Camel safari is also very popular in Dixit and Hunder valley. Best time for the camel safari in Ladakh is from June to September.
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Jeep Safari
Jeep Safari is one of the most comfortable and safest ways to explore high altitude mountain passes, the emerald lakes and the breathtaking landscapes of Ladakh. It is also the best way to visit remote areas. Many travelers reach Ladakh through Manali-Leh Highway by jeep, which is a delightful path to reach Ladakh. Tso Moriri, Pangong Lake, Nubra Valley, Manali-Leh Highway, Dah Hanu, Suru valley are some of the most popular destinations to enjoy Jeep Safari. July to September is the best time for Jeep safari in Ladakh due to the condition of roads.
Quad Biking
If you want more adventure you can go for Quad biking which is offered in Nubra valley. Explore the highest motorable road with an ATV ride.
Traditional Sports
Polo is a favorite game in Ladakh and is played every Tuesday and Saturday in the summertime on the Leh polo ground. In Ladakh, each substantial village includes a polo ground, and their game can be somewhat different from the one that is played globally. An excellent match in Ladakh is made up of 20-minute halves and can be performed with magnificent scenery with the audience cheering on both the teams with extreme excitement. Polo tournaments will also be held throughout the Ladakh Festival contained in the first half of September.
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Ice Hockey
It is one of the most popular sports in Ladakh, played in the open on natural ice. It is mainly played in the months from mid-November to January. Ice hockey in Ladakh, also called shinny or pond hockey, is a way of life during the long winters in Ladakh.
Archery is a traditional sport and inherited from generation to generation. Various Archery competitions held regularly in the village and also at the National Archery Stadium in Leh. Seeing an Archery competition is guaranteed to supply a captivating adventure to the cultural lifestyle of the Ladakhi individuals. Archery is an essential element in the ethnic, social and conventional actions of Ladakh.
Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking is an amazingly thrilling adventure, especially when practiced amongst sky-high snow-covered mountains, multi-shaped rocks, steep roads and gullies, exotic terrains and varied topography. Biking in Ladakh is the most exciting experience of a lifetime and considered as the most favorite and memorable trips of life during Ladakh Tour. Well as they say, if biking is in your blood, Leh Ladakh will be the ultimate adventure.
Every year thousands of motorcycle riders come to explore this glorious scenery in a Ladakh road trip. The motorbiking paths in Ladakh require the biker to be highly experienced as well as prepared for thrilling adventure.
Major Routes
Manali – Leh
Leh – Nubra Valley via Khardung La
Leh – Pangong Lake
Due to the massive snowfall after October, roads remain packed with snow hence no biking can be carried out on such roads. If you want to enjoy motorbike ride to Ladakh, then mid-June – mid-September will be the perfect duration.
This is another activity on the list which is gradually scoring big. Situated at a mean elevation of 11500 feet above sea level, Ladakh is the best escape in the oppressive heat of the other parts of the nation. Camping in Ladakh is the ideal approach to get in love with flora and explore its attractiveness.
Since Ladakh is currently famous for its majestic beauty, camping in Ladakh allows you to discover this location to its heart. Whether you are below the clear blue skies or the sparkling night skies, you will entirely end up in another world from the hectic lifestyle. Spend a while at the bosom of character while biking in Ladakh.
Camping is available at Nubra valley, Near Zanskar River, Pangong Leke and Tso Moriri.


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Neymar replied to all those who are accusing him of being overly dramatic when falling during matches, explaining that although he understands the humor, severe fouls are no laughing matter. Neymar revealed that sometimes tackles can be quite painful and suggested that people just can't grasp this until they experience it themselves.
"After the games I stay back for four or five hours putting on ice, it's complicated but if you haven't experienced that you will never understand," he said.
The football star also added that hard tackles happen due to him being "faster and lighter than other players," noting that in cases like that, a referee needs to decide.
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During the tournament, Neymar caught the public's attention by frequently falling to the ground and writhing in what social media users have perceived to be exaggerated agony. Swiss RTS Sport estimated that the Brazilian footballer had spent some 14 minutes on the ground during the tournament.
The trend has even been used beyond social media, with the Portuguese National Institute of Medical Emergencies issuing an ad, warning against false calls and featuring Neymar lying on the grass, appearing to be in anguish, suggesting that the player was faking the pain.


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The PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has actively started pushing forward his anti-establishment narrative in the country. He had constantly been asking "why was I ousted?" since he was disqualified by the apex court in July last year. Now he has chosen to answer his signature question himself – he has pointed his finger at the military establishment to show why and who ousted him. Nawaz has resorted to explicitly naming the perpetrators rather than using the innuendos like 'aliens' or 'invisible forces'. On Wednesday, he blamed and severely criticized the so-called establishment for dislodging him by conspiring against the ruling political party. He, during his hearing in the accountability court, claimed that he had been falsely implicated in the corruption cases by the NAB on account of filing a high treason case against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf. He said that the four month sit-in staged by PTI and PAT in Islamabad in 2014 was 'planted' to oust him from power. He claimed that the head of an intelligence agency had told him to "resign or go to a long leave" during aforementioned sit-in. He also said that he had been punished for his unwavering stance on the civil supremacy. Later, addressing a press conference at Punjab House in Islamabad, he read his statement he made earlier before the accountability court. This month, he also made a controversial statement regarding 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that was published in the country's leading English newspaper. It is believed that this statement is also part of his well-thought-out anti-establishment narrative.
As far as the civil-military relations are concerned, there have been two significant groups within the PML-N i.e. the anti-establishment hawks and the pro-establishment doves. These PML-N doves played an important role in diffusing the civil-military tension in the wake of Dawn Leaks and other political crises during the premiership of Nawaz Sharif. However, over a period of time, the PNL-N hawks have prevailed over the doves, resulting in significant marginalization of the pro-establishment voices within the party. Noticeably, these hawks have been exclusively shaping and advancing the party's formal narrative following the ouster of Nawaz Sharif in July last year. Due to obvious reasons, now Nawaz Sharif has also chosen to adopt a hawkish posture vis-à-vis the mighty establishment. Indeed, his attitude has been rather conciliatory and accommodating during the premiership. He has been disgracefully ousted from power and declared disqualified for life by the apex court. He has been debarred from heading his own party. His political party is in disarray as a large number of so-called electables are now in midst of leaving the party. He and his senior party leaders are being cursed and attacked by the followers of TLYRA leader Khadim Rivizi. He has been labeled 'Chor' (thief) by the PTI leaders, 'Sicilian mafia' and 'don' by the apex court, 'Kafir' (infidel) by the TLYRA leaders and activists, and 'Ghadar' (traitor) by the establishment. Now he is soon likely to be convicted and jailed by the accountability court in various corruption cases.
He has already lost a lot. So, feeling no fear in further losing anything significant, he perhaps considers it appropriate to adopt a defiant or confrontational attitude towards the powers that be. However, some people are viewing his recent hawkish move as his typical shooting-in-the-foot instinct.
Nawaz Sharif is currently attributing his political decline to his unfortunate decision to try General Pervez Musharraf on charges of high treason a few years ago. There is little doubt that this trial was one of the chief reasons behind the spoiled civil-military relations during the Nawaz's term in office. However, it was not the only factor. There were also many other irritants that spoiled these relations. To begin with, Nawaz Sharif's pro-India attitude has long been irking the military in the country. There has also been a considerable difference between the civilian and military leadership vis-à-vis the counter-terror strategy, especially dealing with various defunct outfits inside Pakistan. The life attempt on journalist Hamid Mir in 2014 also resulted in deteriorating the civil-military relations. Similarly, Dawn Leaks also proved to be a major civil-military irritant. Nawaz Sharif failing to respond to the issue of the Indian spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav, to the satisfaction of the military added insult to injury.
Nawaz Sharif is well known for his typical but perpetual confrontation with the military establishment. It is believed that he has been dislodged thrice primarily for this very confrontation. Now Nawaz Sharif and his party hawks must understand the gravity of the situation as well as the state and capacity of the PML-N to confront the mighty establishment. Indeed, they couldn't establish the civilian supremacy while Nawaz Sharif was in power. The PML-N is much weaker now. Its tenure is almost over. Its supremo has been ousted and disqualified for life. He may soon be convicted and punished in the corruption cases. A number of cases of alleged corruption and irregularities against its prominent leaders are being investigated by the NAB. The party leaders are being attacked by the religious extremists. In fact, PML-N stands for nepocracy rather than transcendental democratic ideals. It hasn't delivered anything significant to the masses during the last five years. It has also miserably failed to uplift the socioeconomic status of the ordinary people. So, it will be facing a strong so-called anti-incumbency factor in the next polls. Now a large number of so-called electables, which are considered to be the backbone of PML-N, are also readily leaving the party to join PTI. Nawaz Shaw must also realize that he has been successfully managing to revive his party to come into the corridors of power every time he is ousted in the past as there was hardly any vibrant political Party to confront and defeat him in the electoral battles. He has just been facing PPP which was essentially a scandal-ridden status quo political party. Now PML-N will have to confront a popular pro-change political party like PTI in the future. This party will certainly give beleaguered PML-N a hard time in the upcoming general elections, minimizing its already-dim prospects to recover politically. Therefore, PML-N hawks should realistically endeavour to get some political space for them rather than trying to preserve the 'sanctity of vote' or otherwise instantly contain the establishment at this stage.
Through his recent controversial interview published in a leading English daily in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif apparently tried to malign or dispute the military establishment by giving an impression that it encourages and supports certain non-state actors to carry out terrorist activities in the neighboring countries like India. In fact, it is essentially the same narrative that Indian PM Modi or other anti-Pakistan countries in the world are proactively advancing against Pakistan for some years. So, this interview has just supported and reinforced the terror allegations being leveled against Pakistan by various countries and world agencies. The 37-nation Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial watchdog, placed Pakistan on its grey terror financing watchlist in February this year. This global watchdog is scheduled to review Pakistan's status next month. These sorts of irresponsible statements would make it easy for the FATF to tighten the noose on Pakistan by placing it on its blacklist. Indeed, no individual or institution should be allowed to advance their selfish agenda by defaming Pakistan or damaging its strategic interests in the world. In fact, this clever move made by Nawaz Sharif has been quite counterproductive. He has gotten nothing out of it except intensive criticism, humiliation and countywide condemnation.
At the time when PTI is actively and wisely introducing its pro-people, pro-development and pro-reform election manifesto in the form of its 11-point agenda and first-100-day plan, PML-N is just busy in advancing its hawkish anti-establishment agenda. This ambiguous, impractical and unrealistic agenda will certainty get it nowhere. It will only add to the miseries of the troubled party and its beleaguered leader Nawaz Sharif. Therefore, it should abandon its hawkish policies forthwith and courageously and patiently face the unfavorable political situation. It should wait for the pendulum to swing. On the other hand, the all-powerful establishment should also not put all its egg in the PTI's basket. For democracy to flourish and function smoothly, more than one vibrant political party is required. PML-N is a national political party having its roots across the country. Rendering it instantly inactive and politically irrelevant would be harmful for both Pakistan and its ever-fragile democracy.
The writer is a lawyer and columnist based in Lahore.
Nawaz has chosen to answer his signature question himself – he has pointed his finger at the military establishment to show why and who ousted him.


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Wendy's Remodel Offers 'No ROI," DavCo Counters in Lawsuit
Wendy's is suing DavCo, its fourth-largest franchisee.
DavCo slapped back this week against Wendy's lawsuit filed in December, claiming franchisees "stand to make little or no return on their investment" in the franchisor's mandated remodeling program.
Further, DavCo called the required point-of-sale system, dubbed Aloha, "so fraught with serious technical and operational problems that Wendy's itself has called them unreasonable in written communications with franchisees."
The capital costs required for these projects "substantially exceed DavCo's income and internally generated cash flow," its counterclaim said, and making the investments would "significantly increase the risk of insolvency for DavCo."
DavCo is Wendy's fourth-largest franchisee and the first to publicly defy Wendy's so-called Image Activation program, so its response is being intensely watched by other operators and attorneys.
W. Michael Garner, an attorney with Garner & Ginsburg in Minneapolis who represents the Wendy's franchisee association, wrote in an email DavCo's counterclaim "tells a story quite different from Wendy's."
Wendy's said it is "confident in our position and had no other choice but to file suit," according to an email from spokesman Bob Bertini. "We believe the vast majority of franchisees support our initiatives to grow the Wendy's brand."
DavCo blasted management turnover at Wendy's over the last 10 years. "In that time period, Wendy's has had four different CEOs, four different CFOs, four different COOs, and three different" chief technology officers.
One result of all the changes, DavCo claims, is that people who made representations to DavCo regarding "financial commitments required of its franchisees were replaced, causing those representations to be willfully ignored."
DavCo says it and Wendy's signed a "binding letter" in 1997 outlining modifications to the franchise agreement and exempting DavCo from additional remodeling capital expenditures in the future, according to its response.
In its claim, DavCo estimates refurbishing its restaurants under Wendy's plan would cost "at least $55 million in present dollars for the first 60 percent of its restaurants," and "at least $20 million more" for the remaining 40 percent.


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In a mountainous area of Spokane, Washington, 94 percent of travelers surveyed indicated that a road weather information website made them better prepared to travel; 56 percent agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.
8 January 2004
Spokane,Washington,United States
Summary Information
Prior to the project, closed circuit television (CCTV) camera coverage and on-site Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) systems were not available. Internet traveler information only covered conditions in the immediate Spokane area and traffic reports were only available periodically on radio stations. In 2002, the project integrated two Environmental Sensing Stations (ESS) with a regional Road Weather Information System (RWIS) and Transportation Management Center (TMC), and deployed two mobile HAR systems to broadcast traveler information in the immediate areas of Loon Lake and Laurier area on US-395, and at Sherman Pass on SR-20.
The two new ESS installations were equipped with pole mounted CCTV cameras and sensors to measure pavement temperature, surface condition, solution freeze point, sub-grade temperature, wind speed/direction, precipitation type/intensity, visibility, air temperature, relative humidity, and atmospheric pressure. The data collected at each site were transmitted to WSDOT operators and relayed to the TMC in Wenatchee where pass condition information was posted on the WSDOT website and made available at a toll-free telephone number. HAR trailers were programmed to broadcast road and weather restrictions information using limited range radio transmitters.
The evaluation project was designed to measure changes in users' decisions before and after deployment with consideration given to maintenance procedures, trip timing, trip routing, and level of preparedness. Baseline data (before equipment installation) were collected during the winter of 2000-2001, and post-deployment data were collected in the winter of 2002-2003. The evaluation team estimated that the duration of the post-deployment period (December 2002 through March 2003) would be sufficient time to allow travelers and operators to become aware of system components and use the information provided.
General Travelers
During the winter of 2002-2003, after the new information sources were available for several months, the response of general travelers to RWIS information was determined using a web-based survey on the WSDOT's website. Web-page banners proving access to the survey were activated on March 7, 2003, and then were removed one month later on April 7, 2003.
237 respondents completed two or more questions, and 13 surveys were incomplete. Respondents ranked their opinion on a range of -2 (strongly disagree) to +2 (strongly agree) for each question.
The bullets below highlight major findings. The author noted the results were based on a self-selected survey group, therefore, they were not a representative sample of visitors to these web pages, and the observations made are not attributable to all travelers in this region. The Internet survey approach was implemented as a way to efficiently reach a large number of respondents considered to be traveler information seekers.
- 94 percent agree or strongly agree that the website road weather information made travelers better prepared for their trips. Over half of the respondents (56 percent) agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.
- Personal business was the most frequently cited type of trip for which respondents said they accessed road weather information on the web site.
- Approximately 93 percent of respondents were relatively frequent users of this WSDOT web information, reporting six or more visits to the web site between December 1, 2002 and the time of the survey (March 2003).
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Evaluation of Rural ITS Information Systems Along U.S. 395, Spokane, Washington
Author: Cluett, Chris, et al.
Published By: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT
Prepared by Battelle for the U.S. DOT
Source Date: 8 January 2004
EDL Number: 13955URL: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4110
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Benefit of the Month for February, 2005 !
Application Areas
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction > Pavement Conditions
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Information Dissemination > Highway Advisory Radio
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Information Dissemination > Internet/Wireless/Phone
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction > Atmospheric Conditions
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Typical Deployment Locations
Rural Areas
RWIS, ESS, Environmental Sensor Station, RWIS Station, road monitoring, weather station, environmental sensing station, HAR


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First round casualty and Kia ambassador Rafael Nadel lifted the covers of the latest Kia Sportage X-Car at the 2016 Australian Open.
This is the second time that Kia has teamed up with the Twentieth Century Fox to create an X-Men themed car. For 2016 the company used a 2016 Kia Sportage and has based the car on the popular X-Men character Mystique.
The team at Kia added a special textured 'tone-on-tone' matte and gloss blue paint finish, racing wheels and tires along with red and yellow bodywork highlights.
On the subject of the 2016 Australian Open Tennis Kia Australia loaned 110 official courtesy cars to the 2016 Australian Open. For the two week event the fleet was driven by approximately 225 specially trained volunteer drivers who drove more than 300,000 kilometres.
Tennis Australia CEO, Craig Tiley, said, "Kia makes an incredible contribution to the running of the Australian Open and I'm again very pleased to accept the key to the 100-plus fleet of Kia courtesy vehicles. The sight of the Kia cars ferrying players, officials, media and this year for the first time, fans, around Melbourne, adds significantly to the tangible excitement and buzz the event brings to the city of Melbourne."
The breakdown of the 110 cars supplied include 52 Sorento SUV, 30 Kia Carnivals and 28 Cerato sedans. So who knows your next near new Kia might have carried champions Novak Djokovic or Angelique Kerber!


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A beautifully presented purpose built ground floor flat in an established residential area of the popular village of Marden. The property benefits from double glazing and gas fired central heating by radiators.
The flat is in easy walking distance of the Mainline Railway Station serving London Charing Cross and London Bridge. Marden village has a range of local shops, library, doctors surgery and a Primary School.
The property is available from mid May subject to the usual references.
On the Ground Floor:
Common entrance area with security answering system leading to front entrance door to the flat.
Entrance Hall: Radiator.
Utility Room: Wall mounted Potterton gas central heating boiler, fitted cupboards, laminate work surfaces. Bosch automatic washing machine and Beco tumble dryer, Beco refrigerator. Local wall tiling.
Living Room: 5.6m x 4.7m. Radiator. Double glazed window with aspect to the front.
Bedroom 1: 4.7m x 2.5m. Radiator. Double glazed window with aspect to the front.
Bedroom 2: 3.7m x 1.6m. Radiator. Double glazed window with aspect to the front.
Bathroom: Modern white suite comprising panelled bath with mixer tap and shower mixer valve over with double shower head, glass screen, vanity hand basin, low level WC with concealed cistern. All walls finished with waterproof panelling and laminate floor covering. Double glazed window. Extractor fan.
Kitchen: 2.7m x 2.6m. Stainless steel sink unit with mono block mixer tap, range of wood effect fronted floor and wall cupboards with extensive laminate work surfaces. Four burner ceramic hob with hood over and built under electric oven. Slot-in refrigerator. Fan assisted radiator. Double glazed window. Laminate type flooring. Fully tiled between work surface and wall cupboards. Double glazed window.
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PUBLISHED: 19:30 18 June 2019
Vegetables might not be the first ingredients that come to mind when baking, but these Ipswich High School students showed they have what it takes to bake in a Great British Bake-Off style contest.
The competition at the independent school in Woolverstone was for Year 8 students and their mums and themed on a "celebration of vegetables".
Both pupils and parents were asked to create and decorate an inventive cake using local vegetables for under £12, judged by the chief baker of a local baking company.
It was a race against time for the budding bakers, who had three hours to finish their cakes, judged on taste and decoration, while displaying a recipe with the full list of ingredients and costs, alongside a drawing of their idea.
Winning pupil Olivia Pryke went bold with a pea and vanilla sponge with lemon buttercream, while Sophie Brady whipped up a parsnip, white chocolate and orange sponge to claim the prize for the mums.
Taking home prizes including a signed Mary Berry cook book, Olivia said: "I was so surprised to have my cake chosen and to win this year's bake off.
"It's been so much fun baking alongside my mum and the other finalists."
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Other cakes included a two-tier chocolate and beetroot cake by student Daisy Condon, while winner Olivia's mum was popular with her cucumber and lemon sponge with gin icing, which judge Fiona Murphy said she was a big fan of.
The chief baker of Cavendish-based Moo Moo Cakes added: "I jumped at the chance to come.
"I thought: 'what a privilege to be asked to come to this amazing school and judge these amazing creations'.
"I have been so impressed with the brave flavour combinations and the attention to detail.
"It was really hard to choose the two winners and I think everyone should be really proud of their bakes."
Clarissa Thomas, head of food science at Ipswich High School, said: "It was a fantastic final and we loved the brief that Fiona from Moo Moo Cakes gave the finalists.
"Baking with vegetables can be tricky but all of the finalists took it in their stride and created some fabulous cakes.
"Well done to all of our finalists and to this year's winners."
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Humility requires that we see ourselves accurately, neither overestimating nor underestimating our worth. To be appropriately humble, we should not hold ourselves above others, but neither should we degrade ourselves. Often, humility requires that we emphasize our dignity and self-worth, especially when we have been degraded by others. It also requires us to challenge the forces that encourage us to consider ourselves superior to others.
For example, powerful cultural currents exist in contemporary America that encourage Americans to consider our country "exceptional" or superior to other nations. Most of us insist that, when we claim any such exceptionalism, we do not mean to disregard others. But cultivating humility, as Americans, requires us to overcome our defensiveness and to search our souls for harmful, internalized notions of American superiority.
Are there ways that, however unconsciously, we consider our country to be uniquely "chosen" and entitled? Are there ways in which our national pride causes us to overestimate our worth and to turn a blind eye to suffering elsewhere in the world, including suffering to which we, as Americans, may have contributed? Focusing on the trait of humility can alert us to how such pride may bring us to defend our own righteousness and to hold ourselves above others. Such was the warning of Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Tamaret who, a century ago in Eastern Europe, urged his fellow Jews to consider the violence produced by nationalistic pride and, instead, to cultivate communities that reflect greater humility.
Jews may also rightly ask related questions about our own Jewish discourse of exceptionalism. When we American Jews speak of Jews as "chosen," we often vociferously deny that we mean to imply any notion of Jewish superiority. But our defensiveness may blind us and prevent us from thinking critically about how we, as Jews, internalize conceptions of Jewish preeminence. Members of other communities have similar patterns of thinking, and thus Christians are obligated to confront their sense of Christian superiority, Muslims their sense of Muslim superiority, and so on. But, as the American theologian Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan argued, we Jews should do our part to consider and moderate our own communal pride.
Today's American climate may bring us to hold ourselves above others in many other ways. For example:
• The vast majority of American Jews are seen as white, and those of us in that majority are invariably shaped by the white supremacism that has so deeply influenced American culture. It is our obligation to investigate the ways in which we may be complicit in this form of racism — however unconsciously. Jewish traditions regarding the equal dignity of all human beings, who are created in the image of God, may help us in this task.
• The majority of us live free from poverty, and we may hold ourselves above those who are impoverished. Current empirical research suggests that people with greater wealth tend to be more self-centered; humility asks us to challenge this dynamic within ourselves. Jewish traditions that link arrogance and abundance, often connected to the Torah's warning that "your heart will become proud" upon gaining wealth (Deuteronomy 8:14), may help us to do so.
• Living in a country where we cause unprecedented levels of suffering to other sentient beings through our systems of animal agriculture, we might question how we overestimate our sense of worth as human beings in relation to the animal world. We need not equate human beings with non-human animals to recognize that the levels of cruelty that we support reflect a lack of humble regard for the dignity of animals. Meditating on the story of Moses, a shepherd who was distinguished by his humble regard for animals, may help us to cultivate greater humility in this respect.
These are just some of the many ways in which we may overestimate our own worth and be complicit in systems that fail to regard the dignity of others. The value of humility may inspire us to take note of our thoughts, words, and deeds; to question often-unconscious patterns; and to engage as deeply as we can in the difficult work of thinking, speaking, and acting with greater humility. None of us should underestimate our own worth, but neither should we refrain from considering and challenging the cultural forces that may encourage us to hold ourselves too high above others.
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Rabbi Geoffrey Claussen is an associate professor of religious studies and the Lori and Eric Sklut Emerging Scholar in Jewish Studies at Elon University in North Carolina. He is a past president of the Society of Jewish Ethics and author of Sharing the Burden: Rabbi Simhah Zissel Ziv and the Path of Musar.


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Is there a lot of racism towards black Americans in New Zealand? What is the best city to live in New Zealand?
Hi my name is Leo and I wanted to ask you are there any black people in new zealand? are people racist against black people from america? I am thinking of moving there after I graduate college. Could you also tell me what is it like in Auckland. How is the Nightlife there. I love to dance and I am looking for a place that has a lot of females and somewhere that has a lot to do
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- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
Hi Leo,
Like pretty much everywhere, you'll find racism in NZ too. But here the main targets of most racist comments/actions are generally those of Asian, Muslim or Maori (NZ's indigenous people) ethnicities. There have been a few (generally isolated) cases of physical or other severe racist attacks... but these are generally few and far between.... please don't be put off by Tothebatmobile's comments... he makes it sound like we are stuck in 1960's southern USA with his talk of the KKK... it is not at all like that here. Most racism in NZ I think stems from lack of understanding, rather than hatred... although, I must admit I am "white", so perhaps its different from a non-white perspective.
That said, the North Island, and the cities of Auckland and Wellington in particular, are much more multi-cultural than the South Island. Auckland has a large Asian/Indian community as well as many Maori and Pacific Islanders... not too many black Americans, but definitely some. Christchurch (and the South Island as a whole) are very 'white' by comparison, so there is generally a much lesser understanding of other cultures. Big cities are generally more tolerant and understanding than rural areas, but as you've asked about nightlife & dancing, I would DEFINITELY avoid the rural areas!!
Racism against Maori is probably similar to the racism in America against the native Americans... an early history of being considered a "lesser" people by the first white settlers, land & possessions 'bought' (for a few muskets) or just plain stolen off them, has resulted in many Maori being in a lower socio-economic situation than the general NZ population. Pacific Islanders (Samoans, Tongans, etc) are generally treated similar to Maori.
Most other racism in NZ is probably more to do with language and cultural differences, rather than the colour of their skin... e.g. Asian, Indian or Muslim immigrants... again, a lack of understanding and threat of something different, rather than a general hatred or malice... or the fact that their skin is a different colour. A lot of immigrant communities tend to be quite insular, and I think some kiwis are threatened by that, and think that they are not trying to 'fit in' to our culture... which is where the mis-understanding, intolerance & racism comes from.
Given that American culture is very similar to Kiwi culture, I don't think you would have many (if any) problems here... in fact, people will probably hassle you more for being an American in general, than for being African-American... there is quite a lot of anti-Bush sentiment here in NZ (and anti-Iraq war), which many NZ'ers seem to tar every American with, whether they support Bush and the war or not... but again, nothing major enough that should put you off coming here.
I spent 6 weeks travelling around the Southern states of the US a year or so ago... In some places I could feel the tension between "whites" and "blacks"... I have never felt that here in NZ.... racism here is more about innappropriate comments from someone that hasn't thought before they spoke.
In terms of nightlife... I think Auckland & Wellington are probably your best bets... larger cities with a variety of clubs, pubs, bars and other entertainment options. AUckland gets most of the big concerts from overseas acts, but Wellington is more of a "metro" city... great cafe, arty, 'hip' scene. Can't give you much advice on the dance scene, as I'm not really into it, but I would think that AUckland is probably better, just due to sheer numbers of people (its our biggest city, with about a quarter of NZ's total population).
If you're not sure about NZ, I would come for a holiday and travel round for a bit, see how you find it before committing to moving here and going through the rigmarole of getting the appropriate immigration approvals etc. Hopefully you'll find that your fears are unfounded and that we're a pretty friendly bunch in general, whether you are white, black, pink or polka-dotted!!
Best of luck with whereever you end up...Source(s): Have lived in NZ all my life - both in rural South Island, in Christchurch and in Auckland, and have travelled the rest of the country extensively.
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- 1 decade ago
I disagree with all the comments about Christchurch I have been living here my whole life (18yrs) and you may think that that isn't very long..but I'm fairly observant and have a wide range of friends. Christchurch is not a bad place at all in fact I have witnessed more racism in Auckland which I have been to for around 2 weeeks at a ime 3 or 4 times a year! But the racism is far more generated towards asians. I love all of New Zealad, and don't think people should be talking so much rubish about christchurch, its a wonderful city.
- 1 decade ago
Hi Leo
I live in Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. This is definately the place to be as Wellington has a multicultural race, we do have a few black Americans here but we also have other cultures ranging from Tongans, Fijians, Asians, Brits, Chinese, Americans you name it New Zealand has it.
Yes of course there is going to be a few misfits that have bad opinions of other races, but this is world wide. If you decide to migrate to NZ you will love it, Kiwi's culture is the best.
The nightlife here in Wellington is great. As someone mentioned in a previous question Don't move to Christchurch in the South Island. Stay clear of the place. Keep in touch if you do decide to move here to Wellington. I have a few contacts for accomodation.
- mareeclaraLv 71 decade ago
I personally think you will be seen as an american first here. I know there are some small groups of US blacks who have been here for sometime, but now there are lots of people living in New Zealand from all over the world.
I live in the south Island and have limited experience of auckland but its big enough to have lots of entertainment and things to do.
- Anonymous4 years ago
You misspelled "Condoleezza" and "Barack." I hope black people do not, as you put it "relying on Whites to solve their problems." Black people are just as human as anyone else, and I think if I were black, I would be offended that you would imply that black people can not do things for themselves. I understand racism is a pretty bad thing, but it should not rule any person's life. I will also say this, I was raised in the south, and the guy who took care of my house was black, and he was the hardest working person ever, and I often wonder if he had been born somewhere else if he would have been a doctor, or a lawyer, or a CEO.
- 1 decade ago
There aren't too many black Americans that I know off in New Zealand, however there are lots of black people.
New Zealand is a very multicultural country. I think about 20% of New Zealand is black (Maoris, Islanders, Africans etc.)
There are racist people everywhere, but I think you won't find too much of it in New Zealand.
Auckland is a large city with heaps to do (although it would probobly be very quite compared to the US)
Auckland has pretty good night life from what I have heard. You'll be fine =)
Trust me, if you move to New Zealand you probobly will not regret it.
Just go and try it out and see how you like it.
I'm sure the kiwis will love your cool accent =)
Thanks for the question
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Christchurch is a racist city and in small towns you'd get looked at because seeing a black person would be rare for them (but they won't necessarily react with hostility, depends on the person) but in Auckland there are a lot of Pacific Islanders and Maori's and they basically worship African American hip hop culture so if you're into that you won't have trouble getting a girlfriend or making friends, that's for sure! The best nightlife in New Zealand is in Auckland and Wellington. Wellington is small but it's really social with lots of bars & restaurants, etc & very easy to make friends as people are inclusive and friendly. Auckland has more of a dance scene than Wellington but Auckland is quite cliquey socially, people aren't that open to meeting strangers. I'm surprised you would want to move down here, I assume you've been here on holiday or something already? Or your chosen area of work has a shortage down here & NZ is one of your options re where you can go or something?
- 7 years ago
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Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, was charged and suspended by the ICC for four international games after he was caught via the stump mics making a racist comment against the South African all rounder Andile Phehlukwayo in the Durban ODI. Sarfraz accepted the charge related to ICC's Anti-Racism Code.
Sarfraz will miss the last two ODIs of the series against South Africa, including the ongoing game in Johannesburg, and the first two T20Is early next month. According to Article 7.3 of the Anti-Racism Code, Sarfraz will also undertake an education programme "to promote the understanding and awareness of issues directly relevant to the offence that he has committed".
In the second ODI in Durban when Phehlukwayo was batting in the middle, Sarfraz was picked by the mic stump calling the all rounder "black guy" in Urdu. The Pakistan captain's comment roughly translated to: "Hey black guy, where's your mother sitting today? What [prayer] have you got her to say for you today?"
After the game, Sarfraz took to Twitter and issued an apology and the Pakistan Cricket Board also made a statement expressing "regret over the remark made by their captain".
Sarfraz has been charged under the Code, namely; "Engaging in any conduct (whether through the use of language, gestures or otherwise) which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify any reasonable person in the position of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee, Umpire Support Personnel or any other person (including a spectator) on the basis of their race, religion, culture, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin."
"The ICC has a zero-tolerance policy towards conduct of this nature. Sarfaraz has promptly admitted the offence, was regretful of his actions and has issued a public apology, so these factors were taken into account when determining an appropriate sanction," David Richardson, ICC's chief executive said.


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