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In which finger to wear Yellow Sapphire Pukhraj gemstone, Jupiter also known as Guru and Brihaspati is the Planet of Good Luck, Knowledge, Education and fortune. As per Vedic Astrologer it rules over the Gemstone known as Yellow Sapphire. Yellow Sapphire Gemstone is also called as Pukhraj and Pushyaraga amongst many other names.
In Which Finger to Wear Yellow Sapphire
The Best Position to wear a Yellow Sapphire stone is the index finger. The index finger also known as Tarjani in Sanskrit us ruled by Jupiter and the mount of Jupiter is just below the index finger.
In Certain exceptional Cases the Yellow Sapphire Gemstone can also be worn in the ring finger. The ring finger is ruled by a planet friendly to Jupiter- Sun. For more infomation, know the online price of Yellow Sapphire Gemstone, in which finger to wear Yellow Sapphire Gemstone
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GREECE, N.Y. - Investigators with the Greece Police Department in Greece, New York are asking for your help to identity an unknown child found in 1976 that could be from the local area.
On March 9, 1976, the skeletal remains of a young child were found inside a blue metal storage trunk in the basement of an apartment complex in Greece, New York. Greece is a neighborhood just outside of Rochester, New York.
As part of its ongoing search, law enforcement and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) facilitated isotope testing on the child's remains which indicate that he may not have been local to the New York area, having likely spent the first years of his life in the U.S. Northwest (blue) and the last years of his life in the U.S. Southeast (red). See attached map.
Greece PD worked with the NCMEC to have the child's DNA tested, confirming the child is male.
He had brown hair and was found wearing a light blue pajama top with a deer design on the left chest area. He was also wearing a plastic diaper that was fastened with two stainless steel diaper pins.
He had a prominent bulge to the back left region of his skull creating a large skull abnormality. While it's not clear what caused it, it likely meant the child could not walk and had developmental deficiencies.
A facial reconstruction of the how the child may have looked has been released by NCMEC.
Anyone with tips should call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).


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Notes Of A Tour From Damascus To Ba'albek And Hums -- By: J. L. Porter
Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 011:44 (Oct 1854)
Article: Notes Of A Tour From Damascus To Ba'albek And Hums
Author: J. L. Porter
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Notes Of A Tour From Damascus To Ba'albek And Hums
During the early part of the present slimmer (1853), I had intended making a mission tour to the town of Hums, and the Jacobite villages around it; but was prevented from fulfilling my purpose by the pressure of duties in this city. A short interval of leisure occurred after our return from our summer residence at Blûdân; and Mr. Barnett and myself resolved to employ this time in visiting the Christians of Hums, by some of whom our presence and instructions were earnestly sought. We proposed to include in our tour such Christian villages as lay in the line of our routed and that as large a number as possible might be embraced without waste of time, we determined to cross the mountains direct to Ba'albek, and follow the road by Râs, Hurmŭl and Ribleh; and then return, if possible, by way of Sŭdŭd; or, if that should prove impracticable, by the great caravan road to Hasya and Nebk. This latter was the road we were finally obliged to follow.
Tuesday, October 11th. We left Bâb Tûma (Thomas' Gate) at 12 o'clock, and after half an hour's ride in a northerly direction
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among the gardens and orchards of Damascus, we crossed the canal Yezîd and entered the open plain beyond. At 1 o'clock we passed through the large village of Burzeh, at the entrance of the wild ravine of Ma'raba. Twelve minutes beyond, we commenced to ascend the low ridge of barren hills that here bounds the plain. We followed the course of an ancient road, now passing through deep cuttings in the white chalky cliffs, and now scrambling up long flights of stairs hewn in the hard limestone. At 1.40 we gained the summit; and here again I enjoyed a prospect which for richness and beauty is not surpassed, if equalled, in Syria. The scene was the same I had gazed on exactly twelve months before; but many of its features had become more familiar to me by visits paid them during the interval. The group of the Tellûl was there on the eastern horizon; but I could now distinguish along their base the dim outlines of the three singular ruins called the Diûra. Far away, south by east, were the mountains of Haurân; and I could now distinctly recognize the lofty conical peaks of Kuleib and Tell Abn-Tumeis, overtopping all others; while, in the plain to the north of this range, I could see the ruin-crowned Tell el-Khale-dîyeh. The bearings of these I noted, testing the accuracy of the compass by measuring their relative angles with the sextant. These bearings are important as determining the relative positions of the city and plain of Damascus, and the mountain range of the Hauran.
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Module Review: Midnight in the City of Brass (GM Lent, M. T. Black): 5 Stars
The air seems to shimmer around you, and the world warps in your vision. then, without warning, everything around you save your companions disappears and is replaced by an unfamiliar setting.
Midnight in the City of Brass is a high quality, Tier 2 metropolitan adventure module set on the plane of fire. Expertly crafted, brilliantly plotted, and uniquely executed, everything in book, from the plot, to the character options, to the artwork, is a masterclass in what an adventure should look like. While some of the more particular stylistic and layout decisions could be a turn off for the more nit-picky consumer, Midnight in the City of Brass is an adventure that every DM and Player should seek to experience at some time (or even multiple times) in their TTRPG "career".
What Worked
Plot. Midnight in the City of Brass treads a fine line between the genres of "heist", "race-against-the clock", "strangers in a strange land", and "mystery". While it is a relatively short plot, taking course over three-ish days, and only 8-10 hours of game play, it accomplishes quite a bit in that short amount of time. The author does well to anticipate and offer suggestions for tangents, while not crowding the book with too many adventure hooks, and while the plot is relatively linear, the premise on which it is based avoids feeling railroaded. In plot alone, this adventure has something for everyone.
Setting. I love that this module is set on the plane of fire, and the City of Brass is exquisitely described and permeates every aspect of this module. The players and DM's will be immersed, feeling though they're avoiding rubbing elbows with efreeti and being subbed by the snobby society at every turn. Danger lurks around literally every corner, and not a street passes that is not deeply imbued with a rich history, imagery, and existence that could literally snuff out the players if they make the wrong move. I could not think of a better setting for this plot–the two are inseparably linked.
Player Kits. Among a host of appendices crowded with magic items, lore, subclasses, and minutia about the City of Brass, the section on player kits stand as a sublime cherry atop the narrative cake. While not a new concept in D&D, it is not something I've seen yet amid the collection of 5e indie content. Kits are more than backgrounds, though they represent that from which your character has come (barber, mounted warrior, mamluk), they require certain ability score and grant minor mechanical advantages. They are almost like a miniature multi-class, and I would love to see them expanded upon in a separate supplement.
Encounters. The encounters present a variety of options between the three pillars of DnD, providing something for everyone at the table, and meaningful and consequential skill checks for players to flexible deal with encounters in ways that are unique to them. My favorite moment of the entire module has to be the "heist" portion: a confluence of "mission impossible" and "Arabian nights" the table is sure to love.
What Didn't
Language Barrier. One of the most difficult aspects of reading this module is the heavy influence of middle eastern language in many of the names and places. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing, and it was definitely necessary to imbue the work with the maximum amount of flavor, but many DMs or players may find pronouncing the names intimidating or difficult, which may subsequently hurt the overall immersion. It's just something for readers to be aware of, but you shouldn't let it keep you from running the module!
Excessive Setting Materials. There's a lot of stuff here, and while most of it actually aids in running the adventure, I found myself skimming through or ignoring a large portion of the appendices, and even the stuff at the beginning. It's something that could go in a separate book, but in this case it makes sense to include it with the module. At 80+ pages, however, just be prepared for a lot of reading to prepare this adventure! It is, after all, intended to be a source book.
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Big portion sizes could actually be better than smaller ones, new research has revealed.
The study by Leeds University academics funded by Slimming World revealed that people who followed a diet of low energy density food such as vegetables, lean meat and rice were more likely to feel full than those who tried to restrict their calorie intake.
It said this was the 'first evidence that low energy density meals reduce hunger'.
Indeed, as a result, eating big meals with such foods meant such people consumed fewer calories than those trying to restrict calorie intake overall. This is because the so-called 'low energy' density foods contain more water, protein, and fibre, and as a result reduce hunger pangs.
An example would be someone eating 250g of carrots consumes 100 calories. Only 20g of chocolate results in the same calorie intake.
So what could you offer for low energy dishes?
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Lean meat
- Fish
- Rice
- Pasta
- Potatoes
- Eggs
- Pulses
- Beans
Psychologist Dr Nicola Buckland, the lead author of the study, said: "The findings show that a commercial programme based on low energy density foods helped people to feel more in control of their food choices, and that more than likely made the process of losing weight more effective.
"A lot of people give up on diets because they feel hungry between meals. Our research shows that eating low energy density foods can help overcome that problem.
"Gram for gram, low energy dense foods contain fewer calories than high energy density foods, so people are able to eat a larger volume of food for the same (or lower) calorie intake, leading them to feel much fuller."


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Cinnamon 3.8 Desktop Environment Released with Python 3 Support, Improvements
While not yet officially announced, the Cinnamon 3.8 desktop environment has been released and it's already available in the repositories of some popular GNU/Linux distributions, such as Arch Linux.
Scheduled to ship with the upcoming Linux Mint 19 "Tara" operating system series this summer, the Cinnamon 3.8 desktop environment is now available for download and it's a major release that brings numerous improvements, new features, and lots of Python 3 ports for a bunch of components.
Among the components that got ported to Python 3 in the Cinnamon 3.8 release, we can mention cinnamon-settings, cinnamon-menu-editor, cinnamon-desktop-editor, cinnamon-settings-users, melange, background slideshow, the switch editor and screensaver lock dialogs, desktop file generation scripts, as well as all the utilities.
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Nice to arrive into the newsroom this morning to my free copy of the Irish Times and get to see my article on the Hyperloop. It was printed in the Business (and Innovation & Technology) supplement. The headline writers definitely have a way with words; they had 'Beat the rush, take the Hyperloop' and 'Hyperloop pod speeds into the popular mind'.
The Leaving Cert results were released today and so Education stories were very busy. My piece on celebrations, which I wrote yesterday, was published online here.
I got to pitch in with Dick (the Science – and, temporarily, Education – editor) on the reaction to the results. I interviewed several students, mothers, school secretaries and principal teachers to get background on the high achievers. Some of this went online and some will be in the paper in the morning.
Out of over 50,000 students today, Ireland produced one higher-order genius who managed to pull out nine A1s – that two extra subjects than most. He also covered Biology on his own and in just 12 weeks. I wonder whether he'll want to do a postgrad – I must remember that name!
Back to the Science stories, and I'm starting a piece tonight on climate change and heatwaves. I'll try to tap up some climate experts in Galway, to get an Irish view and get the home-side out in front again.
I'm more-or-less finished my feature piece on biofilms now, so I hope to get this done and dusted before tomorrow evening. That's for next week's Science Today page. I fly over to Glasgow Friday morning to visit students and colleagues there, and to catch up on research progress and plans, so tomorrow will be my last day at the paper for this week.


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If you've been doing a low-carb diet for long, you've probably grown accustomed to eating a lot of cauliflower in ways you never would have expected to before. I've seen cauliflower steaks, puddings, and a myriad of other things. Some recipes that replace carbs with cauliflower work, and some don't. These Cauliflower Breadsticks definitely work and I can't wait for you to try them.
Cauliflower Breadsticks | Keto Breadsticks
These Cauliflower Breadsticks are infused with a ton of flavor from the Italian spices and the cheese and garlic. They're a perfect side dish pairing for a Keto Italian meal. These are breadsticks you don't have to feel guilty eating, and they're really very good.
What Makes your Cauliflower Breadsticks | Keto Breadsticks so different from the other recipes out there?
Everyone and her cat have recipes for cauliflower breadsticks. Perhaps not that many cats have gotten into the cauliflower game, but their owners certainly have.
So does the world really need yet ANOTHER cauliflower breadstick recipe?
Well, some of the Cauliflower Breadsticks recipes I've seen end up leaving the breadsticks soft. I wanted a breadstick that could stand up to dipping into a hearty marinara sauce, so I made sure these were thin and crispy. The texture really is similar to bread!
But the bigger issue is that I found way too many recipes that ask you to pre-cook the cauliflower.
I'm sorry, but no. Just no. I can't cook things twice and let's face it-- it's cauliflower. Riced. Why does it need to cook twice??
I'm happy to tell you, it does not. Cauliflower cooks so fast, it's redundant to pre-cook it.
This recipe doesn't ask you to pre-cook and I assure you, the keto breadsticks from this recipe taste. Just. Fine.
What can I serve along with these cauliflower breadsticks?
Looking for a great Italian dish that pairs well with these Cauliflower Breadsticks? My Keto Lasagna gives you all the flavor of traditional lasagna without all the carbs!
Another great dish that pairs well with these Cauliflower Breadsticks is my French Garlic Chicken. It's super easy to make, low carb and absolutely delicious!
And if you're looking for more vegetarian dishes, this list of 70+ Low Carb Vegetarian Recipes has tons of new entrees, side dishes, drinks and desserts for you to try! There's something here for everyone!
This recipe will use your oven (something I don't use too often any more thanks to my Air Fryer and Instant Pots) and bakes in about 30 minutes. Actually what I did was, I used my Breville Smart Oven Air which I often use as an air fryer as well.
This recipe makes 8 bread sticks, so if you're having a big group over, you may want to make multiple batches! These definitely went quickly at my house, and I'm sure your friends and family will devour these quickly as well.
These are best eaten hot or reheated. I would advise against eating them cold.
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- 2 cups riced cauliflower
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Mexican blend cheese
- 2 Eggs
For Topping
- 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Place parchment paper in the bottom of a 9x13 baking sheet, or spray extremely well with vegetable oil, or butter. Set the pan aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place eggs into the bottom of a large blender container or in a food processor bowl. Add riced cauliflower, cheese, garlic, pepper, Italian seasoning, salt, and the shredded cheese. Blend or process on low speed until everything is well-incorporated and the cauliflower has broken down even further.
- Pour the cauliflower mixture into the prepared pan, and pat the dough into an even layer about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the top with the grated Parmesan cheese.
- Broil on high for 2-3 minutes until the cheese has melted and browned. Remove and slice into 8 breadsticks.
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A recently understood segment of marketing is the immense power behind the product category. Often, many businesses build their entire marketing strategy around a particular brand and its better qualities within a currently known product category, only to have it all go down the drain in the end.
Remember the "New Coke"? In the 80's, Pepsi conducted taste tests called "The Pepsi Challenge." Coke, on the sidelines, also heard from their own research that a newer, better tasting brand would beat Pepsi.
Only 77 days later, according to Coke's former marketing vice-president Sergio Zyman in his book "The End of Marketing As We Know It," not only were they forced to reintroduce the older version as "Classic Coke" but they also had to eventually wipe the New Coke out. Better is not always better.
Jack Trout and Al Ries, the fathers of positioning and my greatest marketing mentors, have literally developed the product category concept into a science. In their provocative book "Postioning: The Battle For Your Mind," they made what I believe to be the most powerful notion ever conceived: "Marketing is not a battle of products but a battle of perceptions." My business mentor used to also tell me: "Perceived truth is more powerful than truth itself."
Both are remarkably true. For instance, a survey was once conducted among the passengers of an airline company. And to the question, "If your food trays were dirty, would you assume that the airline also does poor maintenance on its engines," the answer was, as illogical as it sounds, "yes" for an overwhelming majority! Thus, marketing is truly all about perception.
The greater portion of my early consulting career was focused on doctors, cosmetic surgery and medical practices. I often asked doctors this question: "Look at the leaders in your specific field — are they famous because they're busy, or are they busy because they're famous?"
For example, a particular hair transplant doctor is one of the first surgeons in Canada to perform hair transplant surgery and was instrumental in its initial popularization. In addition to the fact that he maintains a portfolio of celebrity patients, this doctor is still widely recognized among the public to be the best surgeon — and that, whether he is indeed the best or not. He even uses outdated techniques in a field that has progressed considerably!
However, superiority in cosmetic surgery is a matter of artistic ability and not of seniority let alone fame. But you see, when people perceive that you are the best, the leader in your particular category or industry, it is much more powerful than actually being the best in the first place. In other words, perceived truth is definitely far more powerful than truth itself.
If you have a product that you perceive as being the best, it may not be a shared perception among your target market. However, whether your product is better than your competition or not, if it's the leader in it's field or category, people will automatically assume that it's the best. It's human nature.
For example, people will often say: "They must be the best, because they're the leaders!" People have the natural tendency to gravitate towards the leader of a given category and automatically conclude that the leader is indeed the best — even if that may not be true. For example, Coke outsells Pepsi, even though in taste tests Pepsi seems to be the better tasting brand.
Now, all of this is fine and dandy but you're probably wondering at this point how you can accomplish this. Before I show you how to do that, let me give you an example from Ries and Trout, from their book "The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing." (It's a book that I highly, highly recommend.)
If I asked you who was the third person to fly over the Atlantic in a solo flight, and if you're not a history buff, more than likely you will be stumped. Of course, most people know that Lindbergh was the first person to fly over the Atlantic. Being the first, he comes to mind immediately.
Rather than ask you who was the third person to fly over the Atlantic, if I repositioned that same person — that is, if I asked you the same question but rephrased in another way — by asking you, "Who was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic in a solo flight?" of course, it's Amelia Earhart.
This is the power of self-appointment.
One of my favorite marketing gurus is Dan Kennedy, author of the best-sellers "No B.S. Business Success" and "No B.S. Sales Success." He stresses that "You don't need someone else's permission to become successful."
When it comes to marketing, he is absolutely right. Many people try to compete and may even get the first commandment down pat, but where they often fail is in creating top-of-mind awareness by drowning their image in a currently known category. They try to be better than everyone.
Everybody knows who is the first in some category or another, but rarely do people remember who's second or third. And one of the biggest errors most businesspeople commit is in attempting to market themselves as a better firm, with a better product or service, at better rates.
Let me share with you a secret that might shock you — if I haven't done it already: Nobody cares. Nobody cares if you're the best. Nobody! Even when people say they have chosen a firm over another because they have a better product, they only think they do and were initially attracted to that particular company for other reasons — probably at a subconscious level.
Look at it this way: if they do in fact make a choice based on a firm's superior qualities, they will not stay with that firm for long, for they will quickly jump at the next "best" thing that comes along. Again, human nature dictates.
People want the newest, the latest, the fastest, the freshest, the brightest, etc. They want the leading product or service in any given field. They want the best! And when I say that they want the best, I don't necessarily mean the "best" but what people perceive as being the "best."
So, what do you do in order to produce this effect? If there's no category you can be first in, create one! As Dan Kennedy said, you don't need other people's permission to do that. Creating your own category is powerful since it is impossible for others to copy you. In other words, don't compare. Create!
Be the first to cater to a specific market, the first to offer an alternative to an existing product or service, or the first to cater to a market in a unique way — such as by offering an ordinary product but with a unique twist. You can also customize a general product or service for a specific market. Look at your background, your business model or your clients, and ask yourself:
- Is there a common thread or something that stands out?
- Is there something that's really different than anyone else?
- Can I reposition myself to look unique, original or different?
- If not, are there any special awards I or my products have won?
- Are there any unique references or endorsements I can obtain from celebrities, particularly endorsements my competitors can't have?
- Do I or my company possess any unique accreditation, certifications or memberships in specific groups that no one else has?
- If so, then why, as specifically as possible, did I (or can I) get them?
You might be a travel consultant selling business trips exclusively to financial institutions and brokers — you're biggest clientele. Market yourself as "the first to serve the financially inclined," "the leader in business trips for bankers," "we take the risk out of traveling for those who deal with it everyday," "the financier's travel agent," or "the first traveling agent for the smart investor."
Don't be the best in some category. Be the first in one!
Before we go to the next commandment, I must share with you a small tip that is relevant to the two first commandments. Do you an elevator pitch or speech? And if so, does it create instant, top-of-mind awareness?
An elevator speech is what you say when you introduce yourself, and it usually includes a sentence or two, no more than 30 words, that states clearly and concisely who you are and what you do. But refrain from bland, hackneyed introductions. Be different with your elevator speech as well.
How do you do that? Think benefits. What makes you different? Why should your clients hire you? Why should they buy from you? Why should they listen to you? And better still, why should they remember you at all?
When you introduce yourself to people, do give your name and tell people what you do? If you do, please take this advice: You must stop it right now! I know, I know. You're probably thinking, "What? He wants me to stop telling people what I do? But how will they know who I am let alone remember me?"
Before we go further, let me explain what I mean.
In my seminars, I teach something I call the "Ketchup Principle." Let's say you've just met a salesperson. He gives you a stellar sales presentation. He is dressed absolutely impeccably. His spiel was stunning. He conducted a first class meeting with you. In short, everything was perfect.
But all throughout the encounter, you couldn't stop but notice that he had a little spot on his tie — a little ketchup stain, if you will. Two weeks later however, if I were to ask you: "What do you remember most about your meeting with this sales professional?" More than likely, the first thing that would pop into your mind is — you guessed it — the ketchup stain!
As the old saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression!" That statement is not only true but it also applies even to the simplest of things, such as names, taglines and introductions. How often have you met people only to forget their names only moments later?
So, the bottom-line is to stick in the minds of the people you've just met. Again, your introduction is not meant to persuade this potential client right on the spot to do business with you (or refer others to do business with you). The trick is to have you in your prospects' consciousness at all times.
Therefore, when you introduce yourself to others, use your unique name, your tagline, your unique category, and the benefits your provide — and not just your name and what you do. For instance, don't say: "Hello, my name is Mike Fortin and I do consulting work" or "I am a marketing consultant." Rather, say: "My name is Mike Fortin, the 'Success Doctor' — I help turn businesses into powerful magnets." (By the way, that's my elevator speech!)
Not only will it arouse interest but it will also make your name stick in their minds, which is what you really want. That person will either remember you when needing what you have to offer, refer you to others when the opportunity presents itself, or talk about you openly especially when others bring up the subject. That's the power of turning words into "mind glue!"
Here are other examples. If you're a computer consultant specializing in network solutions, don't say, "I'm Elaine Wilson, I'm a computer consultant" or "I specialize in local area networks." Instead, say, "My name is Elaine Wilson of Network Magic, I help relieve computer network headaches."
Don't say, "Hello, my name is Jack Vidoli; I'm a management consultant specializing in accounting." Rather, say, "My name is Jack Vidoli of A Knack with Knumbers, I help cut a firm's expenses of time, effort and money in half by simplifying their accounting systems." See the difference?
Don't forget to put yourself in a whole different category. It's important to not only being the leader in a category but being the leader in the mind. So use it in all your communications, especially when giving your elevator speech. If you're not the first in some category, be the first in one you've created.
Michel Fortin is a certified digital marketing expert and renowned copywriter who specializes in a unique combination of SEO, CRO, and UX to improve traffic, leads, and revenue for his clients. For the better part of 30 years, he's produced countless wins, generating in excess of $300 million in sales and results that have broken many industry records. He has worked with thousands of businesses ranging from individual entrepreneurs to enterprise-level multinational companies. He's the author of two top-selling books and often speaks at industry events. To connect with him, visit his LinkedIn profile where he is most active.


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CMC Flips Open Yellow Pages On TV
Comcast Media Center is taking the wraps off a Yellow Pages on TV interactive application for small and midsize operators, as part of its official commercial launch of the HITS Advanced Interactive Services suite.
HITS AxIS, which has been in beta-test period for about a year, delivers interactive TV applications based on CableLabs' Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) and tru2way platforms.
Now the service is ready to go live, according to the CMC, after testing by several cable MSOs, including Bend Broadband, Buckeye CableSystem, Metrocast Communications and Sunflower Broadband.
The field trials let CMC "test a variety of revenue-driven [interactive] TV applications over a wide range of cable system architectures," senior vice president and chief operating officer Gary Traver said. "Thanks to the technical and consumer knowledge we acquired during the trials, we are ready to support the rollout of ITV applications that can enhance the video experience for digital cable customers and net additional revenues for cable operators and their interactive content providers."
Among the HITS AxIS services now available is a Yellow Pages on TV EBIF-based app from FourthWall Media (formerly BIAP). The app offers a complete listing of local merchants available in a consumer's area at the push of a button on a digital cable television remote. Yellow Pages on TV is designed to let local cable operators generate new incremental advertising revenue, and it also allows merchants to integrate video advertising with their listings.
As part of the agreement with FourthWall, HITS AxIS will handle all of the distribution and launch management required to make Yellow Pages on TV operational.
Traver said applications like Yellow Pages on TV "have shown tremendous potential in their ability to drive interactive television revenue." In CMC's initial testing, 56% of homes with access to Yellow Pages on TV used it at least once, and a quarter of those were repeat users. Moreover, 15% of users clicked through to get business details from specific merchants.
HITS AxIS also is engaged with more than 20 ITV developers -- including "T-commerce" provider icueTV -- which are using one or more of its product development services that encompass business modeling, licensing and application testing.
For cable operators, deployment services available with HITS AxIS include configuration, hosting, affiliate sales, contract management and product launches. HITS AxIS also provides MSO customers application and network monitoring, updates and upgrade management, billing services and customer support, training and disaster-recovery services.
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State Plaque
From the plaque:
On June 21, 1805, on his
first exploratory journey into the San Joaquin Valley,
Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga traversed and recorded this
pass. Since then it has been trail, toll road, stagecoach
road, and freeway-the principal route between the coastal
areas to the west and the great valley and mountains to
the east.Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Merced County Historical Advisory Committee and the Native Daughters of the Golden West, June 18, 1969.
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Collaboration between a miner and two equipment manufacturers has resulted in less noise around a coal mine in Central West NSW.
NSW miners work hard to minimise impacts on their surroundings, including disruption caused by noise. Mines across the state think outside the box to find ways to reduce noise, just like the crew at Moolarben Coal, near Mudgee. They've come up with an innovative solution to manage noise by applying an existing technology to their trucks.
The trucks are fitted with customised rubber matting on the inside of the tray - Duratray's Suspended Dump Bodies - which dampens the sound of the rocks landing as they are loaded. The technology had been around for some time, but was used for a different application. These world class miners took the initiative to use existing technology in a new way, all with the aim of reducing environmental noise.
It's the first mine site in Australia to use Duratray's Suspended Dump Bodies on a fleet of Komatsu trucks as a way to keep noise levels down. A trial of the technology proved even more impressive than anticipated, and Moolarben invested millions to buy four new haul trucks with the customised Duratray Suspended Dump Bodies.
NSW mining operations adhere to regulated noise limits, but sometimes staying within the limits can disrupt and delay operations. This collaboration between Komatsu, Duratray and Moolarben means that not only does the community benefit from less noise, but there are also fewer operational delays on the mine site.
It's another example of our NSW Miners innovating to minimise the impact of mining on the environment and the community. Because it's not enough just to be good for the economy, we want to be good for NSW.
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American independent film icon Abel Ferrara's (Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York) 1981 revenge thriller classic Ms. 45 follows a mute garment-district seamstress–played by the late model/actress/musician/screenwriter Zoë Lund–who after falling victim to multiple unspeakable assaults, ignites her one-woman homicidal rampage against New York City's entire male population. Combining the rabid angst of 1976's Death Wish and Roman Polanski's surreal, post-traumatic Repulsion, Ms. 45 rages from the cult underground over 30 years later to reclaim its title as perhaps the most shocking, complex and empowering revenge film of arrives fully restored and presented for the first time ever in HD.
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In many specialty chemical and pharmaceutical batch processes, you'll find classic cascade and split-range control strategies used on vessel jacket heating and cooling. I caught up with Emerson's Mark Coughran on a recent visit that he and Guillermo Bravo had taken to a plastics manufacturing facility. They were having issues with the jacket temperature control that […]
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A few weeks ago, I recapped an article by Emerson's Mark Coughran, Know when to look outside the PID tuning. It turns out that this article was not only filled with the wisdom that Mark has accumulated over the many years as a process control & optimization consultant. It was also award-winning. The International Society […]
When a variability problem emerges in a production process, the first suspect is often to look at the tuning of PID [proportional-integral-derivative] loops. While adjustments can be easily made in most automation systems, this is often not the source of the problem. In an ISA Intech article, Know when to look outside the PID tuning, […]
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The ideal growth strategy is usually influenced by the enthusiasm and ambition of the entrepreneur. The type of business and the target market could also be a factor in deciding on the ideal growth strategy. However, growth can be measured in many different ways, size, revenue, locations, profitability, employees etc.
What would you say is your ideal strategy for growth from the following?
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If part of your investment proposals ideal strategy for growth is by
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However if you are thinking of growing your company through franchising than this is an excellent way to grow your business, and something an angel investor will look at as a viable cost effective way towards growth of your business. However, you will have to convince an Angel investor that your investment proposal definitely has the potential to reach a proof of concept stage and do bear in mind before pitching this idea for growth to an angel investor that this will require some upfront development costs which will need to be factored into your initial funding requirements.
Once you have a proven concept that is likely to work in various markets, your cash outlay and management costs are less than corporate owned locations, i.e. having several locations vs. 1 is not only much more interesting to an angel investor but could also produce higher returns.
You may have a more unique way of proposing to grow your company but the five of the most likely strategies for growth are listed above. Each of the strategy options has its merits but they are not without challenges or restrictions. Franchising is very appealing because it is the one that can provide accelerated growth. Franchising will also appeal to an Angel investor because it allows you to sell your proven concept to other markets.
With a successful business model, the company receives franchise and royalty fees and can grow much faster without the burden of having to finance growth through corporate owned locations. Once you have proof of concept and at least one year of results and success in a particular market, this deserves serious consideration.
There are consultants available to help package and launch your concept so don't be intimidated by the process.
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Robert Mueller laid out two reasons why he investigated President Donald Trump despite knowing he couldn't charge him. Neither bode well for Trump.
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Robert Mueller spoke for the first time Wednesday about the FBI's Russia investigation. Read his full, eight-minute statement here.
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision could spur retaliation lawsuits against employersfrom: www.bizjournals.com
Sep 30, 2013
A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act could put employers in the middle of retaliation lawsuits if they restructure their workforce in 2014.
A provision in the ACA prohibits employers from taking negative actions against employees — such as reducing benefits and cutting hours — in retaliation for employees getting subsidized coverage on the Arizona Marketplace, also known as the health exchange.
Once the exchanges are up and running, employers will get monthly reports from the feds, detailing which employees received subsidized health insurance coverage through the exchange. (These reports were designed to have employers help the U.S. Internal Revenue Service determine who is covered by health insurance, because individuals will be fined $95 a year if they don't have coverage.)
Here's the trap: Now that employers will know which employees dump their employer-based insurance and go to the exchange to buy coverage, it puts them in the awkward position of getting sued — even if the employer's workforce restructuring was not even related to the ACA.
This retaliation provision is included as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act and will be administered by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.
So if an employer reduces an employee's hours or lays off that person — who also happens to be somebody who dumped employer coverage to buy insurance from the exchange — the retaliation provision kicks in, said Erwin Kratz, director of the employee benefits section for the Phoenix law firm of Fennemore Craig.
But here's the deal: Because the employer mandate was delayed a year, employers have until Dec. 31 to restructure the workforce without the fear of this new retaliation lawsuit.
This is something many employers already know, including the Maricopa Community Colleges, which announced earlier this year its plans to cut 1,3000 workers' hours to avoid $13 million in health care costs.
Many employers have figured they have another year to comply with the employer mandate, thinking they'll just deal with this next year.
Wrong, said Kratz.
"They can do it now, but when they get to 2014, they better be careful," he said. "They better not say, 'We're doing this to avoid the mandate.' Because the employee is going to say, 'Thank you. You lose."
The danger to the economy is that this could trigger a mountain of layoffs before the end of the year, he said.
"It's another one of the unintended consequences of the act," he said.
Government report finds regulations have spiked under Obamafrom: www.thehill.com
May 14, 2013
The Obama administration published more "major" final rules in its first term than the George W. Bush administration did in its second, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
The Obama administration has come under fire for its aggressive regulatory policies, with congressional Republicans complaining that the wave of new rules is costing businesses and amounts to executive overreach.
My Comments:The Obama administration is continuing to increase regulation, not only in the number of regulations, but in having more agencies involved, and agencies regulating outside their scope. Consider the retaliation provision in the ACA:
This retaliation provision is included as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act and will be administered by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
What about states that have state OSH, does federal OSHA enforce the ACA "retaliation provision" there or the states? What about states that have both state OSH (that covers private industry) and federal OSHA (that covers government entities)?
As if running a business was not hard enough. Since this falls under OSHA, will safety managers now have to deal with and be responsible for ACA provisions? Will the "gross negligence" provision of OSHA apply to the "retaliation provision" of the ACA and can managers be held liable?
Since OSHA has taken the view of a worksite as a whole, and extended to cover contractors and all employees at work sites, will the ACA (either the "retaliation provision" or the act in it's entirety) apply to contractors and all employees at work sites and will the general contractor be held liable for providing healthcare (under the ACA) to ALL site employees?
What about companies that use temporary staffing companies? How will OSHA's enforcement of the ACA's "retaliation provision" apply to the host company? Will the host company be responsible for providing healthcare (under the ACA) to temporary employees?
This is not so far fetched. The ACA is just beginning to be implemented. All areas have not been clearly defined and the ACA has not been tested yet by lawsuits, and the lawsuits will be coming!
The ACA as a whole has not been well thought out. It was based on the Medicare system (which was a good decision) because that was a working system already in place. But the rest seems to be piecemealed, rushed, and not well thought out. I will not even mention the issues with funding...
This is just another aspect of the Obama administration as a whole: increased regulation, increased taxes (the Supreme court upheld the ACA is a tax, see in forbes.com here:), and lack of clear procedures for regulation.
Universal Healthcare is coming: consider that the US is the only industrialized country without Universal Healthcare. In order for our companies to compete globally, they need Universal Healthcare. Consider the following example of a a domestic automaker and a foreign automaker competing here in the US:
The Associated Press reported that, for example, the average United Auto Workers member makes $29.78 per hour at GM, while Toyota pays its workers (most of whom are non-union) about $30 per hour. However, when total benefits (including pensions and health care for workers, retirees and their spouses) is factored in, GM's total hourly labor costs is about $69, while Toyota's is about $48. Source: cbsnews.com March 30, 2009
You can see some of my other thoughts on the ACA and how it relates to Workers' Compensation in my previous post, A Brief History of Workers' Compensation here:
Finally, let me say that I am NOT against Universal Healthcare, I just don't think that the system we got is the best way to deliver it. Furthermore the rules are not clear.
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Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) - Florida - USA
4400 NW 87th Avenue,
Florida 33178,
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8 miles NW of Miami International Airport
Welcome, contact in advance
Darrin Helfrick
Dick Wilson, Ray Floyd, Jerry Pate, Robert von Hagge, Bruce Devlin, Gil Hanse
Marc Barcelo
Doris and Alfred Kaskel founded the Doral resort in 1959 when they transformed a large area of West Miami swampland into a Hotel and Country Club where they first welcomed golfers onto the property three years later.
Dick Wilson, a former construction superintendent at Shinnecock Hills, was the man who designed the Blue course at Doral and it has been upgraded over the years by a number of golfing greats such as Robert von Hagge, Bruce Devlin, Raymond Floyd and the renowned instructor, Jim McLean.
On its USPGA Tour debut in 1962, the severity of the challenge it presented attracted it the name of "Blue Monster" and that moniker has stuck down the years. One of the most respected courses on the professional circuit, the Blue is long, tough and heavily-bunkered, with water visible or in play on every hole.
If ever one hole encapsulated the spirit of a course then it's the 18th on the Blue. Often played into a wind, there is water all the way down the left hand side from tee to green, with a beach bunker and palm trees more recent additions on that side of the fairway.
Seven bunkers line the other side, set beside deep rough and more palm trees so shying too far away from the lake brings these hazards into play. The long, narrow green angles to the left, sloping away from the clubhouse towards the water – a par finish here will be one of the best fours you will ever mark on a scorecard.
In 2012, Donald Trump successfully bought Doral for $150 million after the facility fell into bankruptcy. Trump then proceeded to invest a further $200 million to renovate the property. Gil Hanse was drafted in to remodel the legendary Blue Monster course and the Trump family officially reopened it in February 2014.
Naturally the new 7,608-yard Blue Monster, now equipped with enlarged lakes, new bunkers, tees and greens is "bigger and better than ever before". According to Donald Trump, "Trump National Doral will soon become, upon completion of the Red Tiger and Golden Palm golf courses, the greatest golf resort in the United States, with the brand new and truly amazing Blue Monster – there will be nothing like it,"
Architect, Gil Hanse stated: "This is one of the most exciting projects that I have ever had the privilege to work on. The property itself, being all sand based, is very unusual and unique – and a tremendous asset for a golf course. On top of it all, its location, in the middle of Miami, is unprecedented."
All eyes were focused on the "bigger and better" Blue Monster in March 2014 when Tiger Woods defended the World Golf Championships title. Only three players bettered the Monster's par and it was Patrick Reed who came out on top, beating Jamie Donaldson and Bubba Watson by a single shot. With only a four Tour outings under his belt since his six-month "leave of absence", Dustin Johnson returned to centre stage, winning the 2015 WGC - Cadillac Championship title by one shot from compatriot JB Holmes. Adam Scott won the 2016 event in Florida before the tournament was re-branded and relocated to Chapultepec in Mexico City in 2017.
Reviews for Trump National Doral (Blue Monster)
I had played this one a couple of times after the restoring and during a 4 days competition I was hosting last month I decided to go hit some shots to see how it was playing in order to set up the course for the following day.
Played the gold tees (7000yds) in windy conditions and with the greens as firm as you can ask with a good example being a 6 iron down wind on par 3 4th which just landed on the green and rolled over it to the back almost to the water.
Despite being in the same piece of land as the other 3 courses and being maintained with the same level, this one goes far away in challenge, toughness and difficulty to the limit that for 2 digit hcp golfers is almost not fun. You need to really play well and if not, you will miss many shots and golf balls as well.
Is this bad? Not at all, it is just a very tough course and you need to be warned before you tee off. And be wise, do not go to longer tee boxes than your golf game can handle, it will riun your day. Just select the proper set and try to enjoy the real challenge of a Tour Golf Course.
In Championship conditions this one can fight head to head with TPC Sawgrass in scoring difficulty, not only due to length but also to very well designed greens, tough to real and also hold approach shots from the incorrect spot. And if you put both 18th holes together, this one might be even tougher.
It would be great to have Pros back here for it not to lose the "PGA" status, it looks far away but hopefully it will happen. This quality of a Golf Course cannot afford to be away from The Tour much more time, it deserves the spot there.
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The original Blue Monster was designed by Dick Wilson in the 1960s. It was rebuilt by Gil Hanse in 2013 and reopened for play in 2014. As with most things Trump lot of hype and the substance can be lacking. The good news is he would have had to work really hard to muck up the Monster. Overall the redesign has added a lot more sand and water. The course lost a lot of trees in a hurricane 10-15 years ago. The first hole is a rather benign par five. The first tough hole is the par 4 3rd. You need to pick your poison off the tee. You need to fly the water hazard, but if you are too far left you will end up in the bunkers. The 4th is a sphincter puckering par 3. The green is a peninsula and to add to your woes there are two bunkers left. The 7th is a long par four with water all the way down the right side. Not bad except there is a bunker left in the landing area and greenside. The 8th is a reachable par 5 at 525 yards, but I would have to question your mental health if you tried. From a risk reward perspective with water all the way down the left side and a couple of heinous looking bunkers greenside the aggressive play probably leads to more doubles than birdies. Lots of folks think the 200+ yard par 3 9th is one of the toughest in the state. I think 4 is tougher because you cannot bail out right. Most hacks like me miss right and you can get away with that on the 9th as it is opposite hand of 4.
The par 5 10th is one of my favorite holes. Don't miss your tee shot right, OB, oh by the way don't hook it into the water hazard left either. The 10th-12th are you birdie opts. Eleven is a short par 4 and 12 is really straight par five where all you have to do is navigate the bunkers. The 13th is a 230 yard par 3, enough said and conversely the 150 yard 15th, even though it is a peninsula, offers you a breather. The short par 16th has been reinvented. A utility club is all that is needed off the tee. All you really need to do is carry the water and leave yourself a wedge. The young stallions I was with went for it. Two topped it into the hazard and the other was in the bunker. Still, an interesting risk reward. Why is youth wasted on the young? I am sure that there is nothing I can say about the 18th that has not been stated in the past and I am sure more eloquently than I am capable of.
Bottom line – it is better than it was before.
Unless you are independently wealthy and enjoy wasting your $$$, don't go there
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Credit Donald Trump in bringing on board Gil Hanse to add life to an extremely predictable and Florida formulaic layout. Hanse did improve the "Blue Monster" but that's akin to having a patient go from being a corpse to one in the intensive care unit. The Blue Course gained its stature in having hosted the PGA Tour for many, many years. The course became as famous as any other given the television exposure for the Florida circuit of events each spring.
The original Dick Wilson layout overdosed on the only natural defense of such Southeastern Florida layouts which is an overabundance of water. Hanse clearly fortified the layout with additional yardage in certain holes but he also made it a point to keep water as the central defense. No question the wind often plays a major role when playing just about any Florida course.
The site itself is lacking for any real land movement - courtesy of being in such flat geographical location.
Hanse added considerable yardage at the 1st which was frankly a nothing hole for the world's best players. If you didn't make a birdie there you actually sensed a number of players would scamper by you. I like what he did with the 3rd and 4th holes -- and the reshaping of the par-8 and the closing par-3 9th on the front side is clearly a plus from what these holes had become over the many years.
But the need for toughness also means the Blue is really a limited layout for the broader masses. Water has a place in golf but not to the point of overkill and that is the verdict I would say holds for a good number of other Sunshine State courses. Compelling architecture is about having shades of grey - not black and white -- life or death outcomes -- with nearly every hole.
The really fine hole created for the Blue is the work Hanse did with the par-4 16th. Now there's a bit of clear risk/reward when players opt to go for the green. The closing hole has always been noted for its demands. Moving the tee back to roughly 500-yards and when played in the prevailing southerly wind is still a terror for any player looking to earn a victory.
Now, with Doral no longer hosting the PGA Tour -- the swagger the course was able to attain is clearly moved towards the shadows.
The "Blue Monster" created a considerable amount of hype and still does with Trump's ownership. But, Florida as a whole, only has a few courses which really merit serious attention when top tier architecture is discussed. For those with the deep enough pockets to play the course I would certainly advise holding on to your dollars and looking elsewhere.
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I had never played TPC Blue Monster before it was taken by Trump and redone by Gil Hanse. I had yes walked all 18 holes while friends were playing it and was amazed by the challenge of the course, the difficulty in every single shot and how well kept it was.
But after Trump took it I played it twice (October 2016 and May 2017 in a very strong breeze) and have to say they have taken the course to another level, it can compete easily now with courses like TPC Sawgrass and other great Tour venues not only as a great design but also well kept as the best private courses in USA, greens rolling as fast as you can take them and the challenge has really been increased. It is a golf course were in a bad day your net score can be really sad! And it is fair to say that every golfer can play it without any handicap restriction, but just be clever and choose the correct set of tees. Not one single scratch amateur weekend player can play the Black Tees and break 80. And it won't be fun, go play the Golf and enjoy the challenge!
There were many holes modified and improved, will just take a note on the biggest changes:
- 1st used to be an easy opener, today it is a Monster with a very tough green.
- 4th is as tough as you can take, playing 200yds from the Blue Tees. Any miss right will be very wet!
- 9th is another big change, tougher with a sort of "island" green. From the backs it is only for Tour players.
- 10th is maybe the only change I disagree. Even from the Blue tee the water carry is long and there is little space of fairway between water and OB, too tough even from the shortest tees.
- I loved the long par 3 here, nothing too special just a very difficult green to hit.
- 15th played really tough when the Pros came back due to hard greens and wind, but it is a great golf hole where distance is not a fact but the putting surface is extremely difficult to read.
- My favourite 16th were you can drive the green and also easily socre a double without getting wet. Unless playing a match play and needing a 2, it is wiser to lay up and have a full swing wedge. Green is again tough.
- 18th hasn't lost toughness and intimidation for the golfer, tee shot is the most demanding of the course and second shot is the perfect end to a great golf challenge.
A last paragraph to service and attention to detail: it is the best I have experienced in a public course in USA, FRom Hotel rooms to Bell service, breakfast and restaurants, Master Caddie Assistance, events planning, everything has gone way upstairs.
If you have been before, you will find something totally different. If never been before, it is time to spend 4 nights and play all 4 courses which are well worth what you pay.
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Since the redesign it is an incredible course. It is very hard and every hole is a test. The conditions are good and it is a great experience to play with a caddy. I highly recommend it.
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The thing you forget when you play most of your golf in Europe is that so many of the top courses are part of leisure complexes. It is hard to forget at Doral that you are on a Marriott hotel estate. The sales conferences, the all you can eat breakfasts, the tickets to the local adventure park - they're all there and it's a long way from North Berwick!
There had been a lot of rain the previous night and carts were to stay on paths which in my experience leads to frustration and adds a lot of time to a round so we decided to take a caddy each and walk it. Now, I should say up front that I am not the world's biggest fan of caddies. They can be distracting and often seem to think we have paid hundreds of dollars to listen to them. Today didn't really help me on that journey! We paid for a caddy each and then turned up on the first tee to find just one guy who was going to service us both. Now, I'm not a penny pincher but we had paid for a caddy each not just one between us. Oh yes, I slice and Greig hooks. Great. It was obviously going to be a desperately slow round on the first. It took us half an hour to play the hole - at one stage there were 4 groups on it. The cart rule was slowing things down tremendously and everyone was there to smell the roses!
Anyway, the course itself was just fine. Nothing more, nothing less. It wasn't the most spectacular course in the world - much of that comes from the aerial shots on TV and the angles over the water that you simply don't get when you're playing. The condition was pretty good (wet fairways excused!) and greens were in good nick. In fairness to the caddy he really read the greens pretty well and helped is in getting a line on the bermuda grass. The course is pretty playable, fairways were very receptive and not too tight and the water, while plentiful, was fairly placed. We didn't play off the back tees but it was long enough and holes like 3, 4, 12, 13, 14 all ask tough questions. The 18th is the signature hole and you do need to melt a drive to have a reasonable chance of reaching and holding the green. I didn't - it was a four iron which took a watery dive some 20 feet short of the green!
All in all I'm glad I played it but can't imagine rushing back. The course is definitely worth seeing, it is a typical Florida resort course with a big reputation. Just don't expect too much. The experience was soured by our caddy handing us a piece of paper walking up the last which had 'recommended' tips on. It did nothing to dampen our irritation at the shared caddy issue. When we went to make our feelings known at 18 we were given short shrift. Thanks!
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'I first encountered Lialina's piece in college and, as the years go by, I continue to return to and obsess over it.'
'My boyfriend came back from the war. After dinner they left us alone.' These are the first lines of Olia Lialina's 1996 web-based narrative, My Boyfriend Came Back from the War. After Dinner They Left Us Alone, one of the best-known pieces of 1990s net art. The work is an onscreen story that unfolds as the user clicks on sparse lines of text and pixelated images, which appear in frames on a black background. The fragments tell the story of a fractured relationship – of a woman who's been unfaithful while her partner was at war.
The story intertwines geopolitical conflict and intimate betrayal, large-scale catastrophe and everyday loss. In today's context, I can't help but read it as a parable for the way the internet has developed since the work was made: the lack of trust in networked infrastructures; the outsourcing and dispersion of memory; the trauma of witnessing violent imagery from afar; and the collapsing of private and public worlds.
I first encountered Lialina's piece in college and, as the years go by, I continue to return to and obsess over it. Why is it so evocative in its sparse simplicity? How does it encapsulate a historical moment so succinctly and yet still feel so urgent? Last year, I showed it to my own undergraduate students, wondering whether they would respond with the same emotion I feel. They did.
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The defender is currently out on loan at Roma until the end of the season. However, the Italian giants have been impressed by his performances.
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The auditorium style classroom was filled mostly with exhausted, disheveled students. It was near the end of the semester. A fluorescent light flickered above the long desk on the dais in front of the whiteboard. It was five past the start of the class and the students were getting restless and chatty, wondering to each other about the results of another one of Dr. Spargus' brutal tests.
Then the door at the front opened and a tall man in an impecable suit entered and strode to the dais. He put a large leather briefcase up on the desk and popped the lid. He stood motionless, impassive, looking at the class. He sighed deeply, then reached into the briefcase and withdrew two chains and a pair of locks. He walked over to the doors he just entered, and slid one of the chains through the bars, then pushed the lock through two links and closed it.
"Hey, Professor, sir, what are you doing?" said someone with a bush red beard in the front row. Dr. Spargus walked to the aisle of steps and strode, two steps at a time up to the back doors.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm locking the doors." He reached the back doors and slid the chain through and locked it. Everyone in the class went quiet, their eyes locked on him as he strode back to the dais.
"But why?" said someone else.
"To keep you in the room of course," said Dr. Spargus. He reached the dais and looked around the room. "I'm glad I finally have your attention." He adjusted his glasses by shoving a finger at their bridge.
"But, again, why?" said the man with the red beard.
"I'm glad you asked," said Dr. Spargus. He reached back into the briefcase and pulled out a paintball gun. There were gasps.
"What the hell man?" said a male student who was wearing sunglasses and looking unintentionally like Tom Cruise circa 1985.
"I was very disappointed with the results of the last test," said Dr. Spargus, as he clipped a full canister of paintballs onto the gun. Most of the students instinctively leaned back in their chairs. One woman at the back got up and wrenched on the door handles. She looked back and stopped under the Professor's intense admonishing gaze. She slunk back to her chair. Dr. Spargus climbed up on the desk, and took a stance with his legs shoulder width apart.
"I mean, really, not one of you could tell me who led the march at Selma," he said calmly. "Or for that matter, the year that the Rwandan genocide took place. These are basic facts I expect you to know, people. I can't tell you how ashamed I am of all of you. Without a doubt, you are my worst class, I have ever had the displeasure of having, in twenty years of teaching. You are all really, truly appalling."
A woman in the front row wearing a faded Justin Beiber t-shirt gingerly raised her hand.
"Yes?" said the professor.
"Uh, sir, what are you going to do with that?" she asked, looking warily at the gun.
"Oh, I'm going to shoot all of you," said the Professor. The room started murmuring. Several people took out their phones and started calling 911. Dr. Spargus took aim at one of the students using a phone and shot him in the forehead. Several people screamed. "Put your phones down!" he yelled, "or I'll shoot you too! Drop them on the ground!"
"Ow, that really hurt!" said the man who received the paintball. "How dare you! You could have gotten paint in my eyes!" He rubbed his forehead.
"Oh, I assure you, I have excellent aim," said Dr. Spargus.
"Fuck you man!" Dr. Spargus took aim again and hit the man in the forehead again, both shoulders, the center of his chest, and then the groin. The student crumpled to the ground screaming, then sobbing. Dr. Spargus paced the desk, looking onto the class intently.
"Here's how this is going to work, if there are no more interruptions," he said. "I will ask each one of you a question that you should know the answer to, if you ever bothered to crack your text book or managed to stay away during class. If you answer correctly, I will spare you. If you answer incorrectly, I will shoot you."
"That's insane!" said someone in the back, slinking low in his seat and hiding behind a large, beefy, glassy-eyed athlete. Dr. Spargus walked to the far end of the desk to get a better look.
"What insane," he said, "is to pay hundreds of dollars to take a course you subsequently put no effort whatsoever into passing. You," he pointed broadly across the class, "are the insane ones. Now. Let's start at the front of the class." He looked over in the far corner opposite the front doors. A short, older, dotty looking woman looked back at him her jaw agape. "What, my dear, is the date that Buchenwald was freed by the allies?"
"Uh, ah, 1942?" she said, shaking.
"Oh, that's just pathetic." He shot her in the forehead and she fell back in her chair. "Next!" He looked at the student to her left. It was red beard man.
"I'm not going to do this!" he said.
"Then I guess you forfeit!" Dr. Spargus aimed and shot, and red beard screamed shrilly, clutching his forehead. The professor turned to the next student. A young woman with green hair. "When did England abolish slavery?"
"Uh, I don't know," she said snarkily. Dr. Spargus shot her and she yelled out "Ow!"
Then there was clamoring at the front doors that rattled the chain and lock. The professor looked through the little rectangle windows in the doors to see several campus security officers yelling at him.
"Put your weapon down!" one of them said. Dr. Spargus just cocked his head to the side, and raised the paintball gun up and aimed at the window.
"He's gonna shoot!" said another. They backed up, drew their weapons, and shot out the glass. A bullet went through and hit Dr. Spargus in the chest.
"Let's get him!" yelled red beard. Several of the braver students ran towards the dais, ripped the gun out of his hands and pulled the Professor to the floor.
"Damnit," he said quietly, looking at the blood leaching rapidly through his crisp white shirt.


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