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some time ago i had to work with the surfacemount components and i think the parts with only 2 points where they ar soldered are very easy to get them off the board again, but i had soldering iron that was like a hybrid off a soldering iron and a pair of tweezers...
Scrounging Electronic Components Answered
Old PCBs (printed circuit boards) used to be a great source for electronic parts.
Especially if you need a power transistor, MOSFET, voltage regulator, big capacitor, or reed relay which is not available locally. It just does not pay to mail order small numbers of parts, so having a grab bag assortment at home is handy.
But I have noticed that the some higher-quality PCBs just loaded with cool parts can be hard to scrounge from:
1. They are double-sided, or even multi-layered, with copper plating right through the holes (vias) so it is like pulling teeth, only harder.
2. They use no-lead (RoHS) solder which needs high temperatures to melt
3. They use surface-mount components and good luck removing and using those.
I use 15 watt, 40 watt, soldering irons, solder sucker, solder braid, flux, and a soldering gun. And for some items, a small windproof butane "jet engine" lighter as a mini torch to remove multi-pin items. Just heat-sink the legs and bang the hot PCB down to remove lots of solder at once. Of course I use gloves, safety goggles, ventilation, and proper recycling.
But the main issue is that it is getting harder to scrounge parts to build up a pile of useful stuff.
What resources do you use?
That hybrid iron and tweezers sounds cool. With my eyes being farsighted I would also need a stereo microscope. I understand this is what the people who rework and repair surface mount boards use.
i just found a picture of one (the one i used had points of a different shape but that doesn't matter much i think) the price of that soldering iron in the picture is about 11€.
Thanks, your photo gives me an idea.
Our local dollar stores sell 15 watt soldering irons for $1 USD, Maybe I could attach two of them to a spring-handled kitchen tongs (also $1 USD) and make my own Surface Mount iron.
I'd bend the end of the tongs, attach the irons with cable ties or hose clamps.
I could splice the wires so there would be just one plug.
I just now opened a $5 USD radio control truck to mod it, and nearly every capacitor, transistor, diode and resistor was surface mount. Only the radio coil and some power transistors for the motor control were through-hole.
Heh funny, at first I wanted to write something like 'maybe you want to build that tool' in my last post.


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SOPA has various departments such as broadcasting arts and practical music, while each department has just 2 classes for new students. And each class is made up of 38 students. Student who have experiences in the Korean entertainment world account for 10% of new students, and the rest of the students don't have any broadcasting experience. The competition is very high.
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Q. Why do famous k-pop idols enter art schools?
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Did you loose all your Motor Vehicle Number plates (front and back) in Uganda? Are you interested in getting duplicates for both of them through URA? Do you know the entire process and how it works in addition to what you need? How about the step by step procedure to follow in order to get duplicate number plates? Whether A, B, C or even D, this tutorial will guide you through it all.
In so many cases, many people end up having no trace of both of their motor vehicle registration plates. And being the responsibility of Uganda Revenue Authority to issue the duplicates in case of need, it is mandatory for the vehicle owner seeking to acquire his motor vehicle duplicate registration numbers to follow the set requirements by URA.
URA has a set of requirements in this case where some are different for example in such cases when only a single number plate is lost (be front or back). These requirements are mandatory and one can only be issued the duplicates for both only when he or she follows them and provides evidence that all steps have been completed.
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If lost both of your motor vehicle number plates in Uganda, below are steps and procedures to follow in order to be issued with the duplicates. Yes, whether thieves broke in and stole both plates like i is common now days, whether you simply misplaces them, whether you lost them accidentally and any other, you must follow the below.
1. Start by reporting the loss at the Nearest police station / post and get a Reference.
2. Go to any Local Newspapers and place an Advert of the lost numbers in the Lost section.
3. Get a Police report requesting for re-issue of the said number plates (To whom it may concern).
4. Acquire a a Laboratory report from Police Ballistic Expert (Go to Naguru police Hqs).
5. Take your vehicle for inspection and get an inspection report.
6. Now log into your TIN and follow these procedures to process a duplicate application.
7. Print out the application form together with the bank payment receipt and pay the money to the bank.
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Please note that you may be required to attach additional requirements like the motor vehicle logbook and identity verification like Identity card in case before submitting. Once you are done, you will be ready to submit all of the above at the processing location you selected during online application creation eg URA Nakawa, Central, Kampala South and etc.
After your application has been approved, you will be sent an email to your TIN registered email address confirming of this and where you should go to pay for and collect your new (duplicate) registration plates.


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Fermanagh resort may be G8 venue next year
A luxury five-star hotel and golf resort in Co Fermanagh is emerging as a potential location for next year's G8 summit of world leaders, senior official sources have intimated.
It is the British government's turn in 2013 to host the gathering of the leaders of eight of the world's major economies, and the Lough Erne hotel and golf resort is being seriously considered as the venue, it emerged yesterday.
Countries in the G8 group include the United States and Russia. Therefore, if Fermanagh is given the go-ahead, next summer could see US president Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin joining the British prime minister David Cameron on the shores of Lough Erne.
The other members are Germany, France, Japan, Canada and Italy. So also likely to be present would be Angela Merkel and François Hollande, Mario Monti and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, and Yoshihiko Noda.
Summits tend to be busy affairs but Mr Obama and some of the other leaders might even take some time to play a round of golf on the course, which was designed by Nick Faldo. They would be following in the footsteps of Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington, who played against each other three years ago, with the younger Holywood man winning on that occasion.
The possibility of the resort holding the G8 summit was first reported in yesterday's Impartial Reporter, based in Enniskillen. There was no official confirmation yesterday but senior sources indicated it was being seriously considered.
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Resort general manager Ferghal Purcell was playing a straight bat by making no comment yesterday.
"We can't comment on any of our clients' businesses, nor would you expect me to. Every hotel ensures the privacy of their clients comes first," was all he would offer.
But could a resort with 59 rooms and 25 lodges be capable of catering for all the great world leaders, and the caravan of their official and security entourages and the international media – not to mention the anti-globalisation and anti-austerity and other local and international protesters?
The last G8 was held in May last year at Camp David, Mr Obama's country retreat. The last time the British government hosted the event it was at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2005 – not dissimilar to the Lough Erne resort – when Tony Blair was prime minister.
Fermanagh man and former Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott reckoned the general area could cope with the media while the resort itself could manage the leaders, their officials and security people.
He wondered, though, if the talk of the Lough Erne resort was a ruse to put the world's protesters off the scent of where it will be held. An exercise in official spinning, perhaps? "You just don't know if this is a diversionary thing or not," he said. "But if it is true it will certainly put Fermanagh on the map; it would be a huge boost," added Mr Elliott.
While the resort is popular as a venue for weddings and other functions, it went into administration in May last year, just five years after it opened at the height of the Irish economic boom. It was at one stage valued at £30 million. The administrators would now take £10 million for the complex.
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The Implications of Labelling the Rohingya Crisis as Genocide
Ethnic cleansing and genocide are often, incorrectly, used interchangeably in political dialogue. Although many may perceive such a distinction as only a matter of words, the difference between the designation of ethnic cleansing and that of genocide is significant in international law. Ethnic cleansing simply refers to the "expulsion of a group" from a certain region or area and does not necessarily have legal implications, whereas genocide denotes an intent to destroy and ultimately eradicate an ethnic, national, racial or religious group and does imply that legal action be taken against the guilty parties. The latter was first formally outlined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and has since been adapted into the foreign policy of countries all over the world, notably the United States through the 1987 Genocide Convention Implementation Act.
Today, one of the most prevalent and inhumane episodes of genocide is being carried in Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine State against the Rohingya minority population. Since 2015, and many would even argue for decades before, the country's military has persecuted, terrorised, and killed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people, subsequently forcing them to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh as well as other countries in the region. While the atrocities were initially labeled as a form of ethnic cleansing, following a number of fact-finding missions that were sent into Rakhine State, whereby evidence of the true extent of the atrocities being committed were uncovered, there was increasing pressure to label the conflict as a bonafide form of genocide. Due to the legal implications of such a label, it took several years for the international community to reach a consensus but, finally, in August 2018, the United Nations published a report, titled The Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, which unequivocally called on Myanmar's military leaders to face charges of genocide.
This article was followed by a number of similar declarations from countries, including Canada, who echoed the genocidal accusation and further stressed the need for an international tribunal. While the United States had initially held off on explicitly labelling the conflict as genocide, in early December 2018, the private law firm that was hired by the State Department to further investigate the situation in Rakhine State, concluded that the evidence did suggest genocidal intent and action. Therefore, a formal statement by the US government, condemning the crisis as a form of genocide is expected soon.
While few parties outside of Myanmar refute the genocidal accusations, the complex bureaucracy of international law has made legal action a complicated and difficult endeavour. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 1998 in an effort to lay blame and doll out punishment to those responsible for the most unforgivable of crimes, including genocide. The establishment of the ICC was solidified by the creation of the Rome Statute, which outlines the crimes that can fall within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure, and the mechanisms for states to cooperate with the ICC. The Rome Statute grants the ICC jurisdiction over four major crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression. Over 123 countries have ratified the Statute but, unsurprisingly, Myanmar is not one of them – which complicates the process of prosecuting crimes being carried out within the country's borders.
For crimes relating to states that have not ratified the ICC statute, a United Nations Security Council resolution is required. Since a resolution of this nature has yet to be passed with regards to the Rohingya crisis, more circuitous action was required. As of September 2018, the ICC has managed to establish jurisdiction over the crisis due to a loop-hole in the court's policy. While Myanmar has not ratified the Rome Statute, Bangladesh, Myanmar's northwestern neighbour and the country to which over a million Rohingya refugees have fled, is a signatory and, as a result, a member of the court. By focusing the investigation on the forced migration of the Rohingya into Bangladesh, the ICC determined that it would be able to override the limitations posed by Myanmar's lack of ratification and begin formal prosectution.
In September 2018, following this monumental resolution, the chief prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda, announced that she would be leading an investigation into the charges, particularly those pertaining to the deprivation of fundamental rights, murder, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, destruction, and looting. Her investigation will include an extensive analysis of all of the atrocities that have been committed since the genocide began in August 2017 as well as the decades-long persecution of the Rohingya prior to the escalation.
Additionally, while in most cases of genocide there is one group or individual to whom the blame is allocated and whose name is stamped across all headlining news, with regards to the Rohingya crisis, the blame has almost entirely been directed to the Myanmar military as a collective unit rather than the individuals responsible within the agency. As a result, the blame develops an impersonal and somewhat ambiguous quality whereby the names and faces of the guilty parties are not directly associated with the genocide, thereby reducing the semblance of their culpability. It also allows individuals to hide behind the agency and lay justification or excuse for their actions to a collective mentality or ethic, which is inherently problematic and ultimately wrong. While due to the country's history, there is something to be said about the extensive power of Myanmar's military and its indoctrinating influence over the Myanmar people, this power can only excuse so much and can certainly not be used to justify the numerous accounts of violence against not only the Rohingya but several other ethnic minorities in the country.
Since the ICC cannot prosecute states or governments, but rather individuals and groups, the blame-making repertory will finally, and rightfully, be extended towards actual people within the military rather than the unit as a whole. In the UN's initial 2018 report, they named six individuals within the Myanmar military who are believed to have been, and continue to be, instrumental in the persecution and eradication of the Rohingya population. These individuals are: General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the military; Vice Senior-General Soe Win, deputy commander-in-chief; Lieutenant General Kyaw Zae, commander of special operations; Major General Maung Maung Soe, commander of western regional military command; Brigadier General Aung Aung, commander of the 33rd light infantry division, and Brigadier General Than Oo, member of the 99th light infantry division. It is these men, not an abstract institution, who planned, ordered, and executed inhumane attacks against an entire population, and their names deserve to be painted in history as those responsible for what will officially be known as the genocide of the Rohingya people.
The situation in Rakhine State is rapidly deteriorating. It has taken the international community far too long to take interest in the crisis, and the Rohingya population has suffered as a result. Even now that the term 'genocide' is finally being invoked, real, effective action will take time. The ICC must jump through numerous bureaucratic hoops before any of the aforementioned guilty parties can even be indicted let alone prosecuted and charged – should the court follow its usual time frame, arraignment will likely take at least five years. Any legal action taken must also be paired with political, religious, and economic action. The system that allowed for a genocide of this scale to erupt in the first place must be dismantled so that, even if the high-ranking generals are charged by the ICC, there won't be other individuals lining up to take their places.


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Life can be tough for authors when after spending weeks or months to write a book, spending money to edit, format and do a cover design, publishing day came and gone and days after days, you keep checking your publishing dashboard to see how many books you have sold to see empty sales figures.
If this describes what you have gone through or going through now as an author, then in this post, I will show you why your books aren't selling.
In the summer of 2012, I left my real estate job and for months , I keep trying to find what to do. I stumbled upon self publishing and in two weeks, I wrote and published my first 3 books.
Weeks in and weeks out, I keep trying all the book marketing tactics and strategies I can get on the internet just to have readers buy my book but I got only few sales every months for more than two years.
In 2014, I published my best and major book and I got different results from what I have always gotten before.
I got different results but that is because I did something different.
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On Amazon alone, over a thousand new books are been published every single day and your own book is also part of them. On Createspace, Kobo, B&N, iBook Store etc, tons of books are been published every day and your own book is among those books one time or the other after hiting the publishing button.
But only few of these newly published book are going to sell well in the next few months after pubishing.
In 2015, I took a break from writing books and I started working with self published authors to write, prepare, publish and launch their books.
Today, after having spent more than three years working with over a thousand authors to either help them write their books, format their books, design their covers, publish their books or market it for them online, I do feel bad for most authors because from just glancing through most books, I could predict books that will never sell well after publishing.
Everyday, I am working on one book or the other and most books written by authors are just adding to the list of self published book on the internet.
Nobody gives or will give a damn about them.
Here is what I mean.
Apart from your spouse, friends and family members who love and care so much about you and what you do, nobody outside of that circle cares about what you do.
If you write a book that gives readers no reason to even care about what you write, how you write it, how you present your book to them in the first place, they aren't gonna buy. Period!
The Not So Obvious Reasons Why Your Book isn't Selling and Won't Sell As You Want
In short, many authors out there are just writing a "me too" books and nobody gives a freaking damn about those kinds of books.
The books I have worked on that sells well from experience sells not because the authors are lucky or special but they sell because the book, how it's been presented and offered as well as everything a potential reader will see or feel before they buy the book gives them enough reasons to not want to miss out on buying the book and reading it and this is why those kinds of book sells well.
You might have never heard this before but your books isn't going to sell no matter how well you market it if you don't give your readers any reason to buy your book.
Ok, let me explian a bit much better.
For over a year, I have been studying a lot about sales and why people buy what they buy and how to make people buy.
The problem is most authors who you might be one of them if you are reading this right now never see their books as a products and never see themselves as a brand.
Peope don't buy books, they buy solutions and that solutions defers from one genre to the other.
For most fiction books, readers are buying entertainment and stories that make them feel good about whatever things they like and for non-fiction books, readers are buying solutions to a problem or knowoledge of something they want to learn.
If you see your book as a product that solves a particular problem, then you will be able to understand who your target readers will be and how you can position yourself and your book in a way that will show them so many reasons to buy your book.
All of these is what I call Book and Author Branding.
These words might be strange to you as few self publishing gurus will tell you this as one major thing you need to get right before any marketing tactic or strategy cam work for selling your books.
Author Branding : What Makes You An Author That Readers Should Love?
Have you ever put a serious thought to who you potray yourself to be as an author?
Some years back, I stumbled on a post by a guy called James Altucher and this was a time in my life when I was trying to figure out myself as a man and really understand myself around what I do, why I do it and other important aspect of my dating life.
James in his writing style spoke well to me and in a short period of time, I was a James Altucher addict and without him knowing who the heck I was even till now, I have recommended his website and books to friends who themselves have become his raving fans as well.
I have read all of his book – all are best selling books anyway and not only do I love the way he writes to the point that I adopted his style of using personal events, lessons and experience as a center point of my writings to teach and show what I know and have experienced instead of some random theories or thoughts I have.
James has done a great job of branding himself as the guy who teaches self development, contratrian living and self improvement with his life's failures and wins in a humorous, practical, insightful and thought provoking ways.
He owes that brand to himself and his books all have that in them – stories that teaches well and show what he is trying to pass across.
He has created so many popular ideas from his writings and teaching like "idea sex", "choose yourself" and the likes.
He is not just another author like many authors.
He has built himself into an author brand that people like me who love to get better in life, career and relationship loves to read and buy his books.
He doesn't even advertise to me to buy his book other than just reading his email with a link to his book and that is all I need to buy his book.
What type of author are you anyway?
Are you like 99% of all authors who just write books for the sake of writing one or you are one of those 1% who knows they won't be ok with just being an author but being an author brand that readers can associate themselves with all the time.
I have written more than five books since the last three years that I have published my last book and that is majorly because I hardly have time to write a book that I can be proud of writing and a book that will cause my target audience to buy without even thinking twice.
Instead, I have been praticing my writing style for those years, trying to get my own writing voice which I finally got a year ago when I became an active writer and expert on Quora.
And more than three years of working with different authors across the globe also has helped me to be able to understand why some authors are celebrated and why many are been ignored.
It's really tough to brand yourself as a sellable author brand. It takes some expertise and skill and knowing what to do to get that done but once you get it right, you are in for a great ride in your authorship career.
James aside, Pia Silva, Dan Lok and Gary Varyachuck are exmaples of author brands I follow for a reason – they are not "just another author".
There are countless examples of well established author brands out there who you can learn from depending on your own book genre.
These author brand sells book and their books in turn have helped them become an expert and some kind of "a go to guy" in their niche.
This is a rather long post. Don't have the time to read through? Click the "Send To Messenger" button below to get the brief blueprint on what you need to do to position you and your book(s) as a standout and sell-able author and book brand to sell more books than you are selling now. straight into your Facebook Messenger inbox.
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Now the rubber is meeting the road.
Most of my failure as an author when I started was as a result of getting lot of things wrong with the way my books are been presented to the world.
I was broke then and had no money and that made me to be the editor, the cover designer, the website designer, the book description copywriter and the interior design (that was years before I became a book interior formatting expert).
My books were horrible and nobody cared or gave a damn about them.
My covers are done with Microsoft word, I was a non-English speaking writer who edits his own book that ended up having lots of errors.
Not only that, I wrote stuffs that nobody will get value from and also, my book descriptions, book title and sub-titles that should be my best opporyunity to get lot of book sales from readers sucks.
Today, I look back at those years and I laugh at myself when I remember how horrible my craft was and how those few readers who bought my books should receive a thank you note from me for managing to spend their money on my crappy books.
Take a five minutes break now to look at your book(s) and point to two or three standout point that positions your book as the one your target readers should be.
One, two, three….five minutes.
If in just five minutes, you can see anything in your book cover, what you write, your book description, book title or subtitle and your book content that can convince someone to buy it even if it's priced for $100, then you need a book branding makeup.
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A Standout Author Brand + A Saleable Book Brand + No Fluff Book Marketing = Tons Of Book Sales
Forget about the tactics or latest shinning book marketing strategy, your book must pass the two branding test well enough before any marketing tactic or strategy can make a difference or bring results.
I have spent good amount of money on Facebook and Goodreads ads on my books and that of authors I have worked with and I only got meaningful results from the books that have most or all of these factors sorted.
Before talking about marketing budget or strategy, sort out your book and author branding and you will see how well your book will sell with great result from your well targeted book marketing jobs.
Let's paint a picture here.
In the US, UK or any country in this world, Coca Cola, Apple, Microsoft etc sell well because they know who they are, who they are targeting and what message those targets need to hear to buy.
Addict of Apple products won't mind leaving everything to queue for days to buy the lastest iPhone and lovers of coloured sugared water won't stop buying Coca Cola anytime they feel thirsty – I myself inclusive.
I mentioned my love for some authors the other time.
Any book publushed by those authors is a sure buy for me anytime anyday.
That is why these stuffs works well for them. They have positioned themselves the way they want their books and themselvs seen, known and remembered,
Get a clue from these authors and popular world brands and get an author and book branding makeover after which you will need little or result bearing marketing to sell your books.
If you read through to this last paragraph, kudos to you. It means you are serious about making changes to your book sales figure and if that is right, you need the right guidance to guide you through all these steps to get yourself and your book on the right path of visibility and profitability. Click here to find out out more on how I can be of help to get all these done here.


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Dear Gramps,
I joined the church 27 years ago at the age of 17 after a number of very profound spiritual experiences. I also received a powerful, specific witness one night that the Book of Mormon was true, which spirit rested upon me for about 20 minutes and reduced me to a near whisper. After talking with many people, it appears that my spiritual conversion experiences are not common for most converts. Be that as it may, I was weak and wasn't able to forsake some immoral tendencies for a very, very long time (years), for which I eventually completely lost the spirit and my testimony, although I never stopped attending church. It has taken me many years of trying to repent to get back even just a small glimmer of the original light of testimony which I once had. But I am still unable to look someone in the eye and truthfully testify with doubtless conviction that I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet, or that the Book of Mormon is true, although I still believe that they are. But having once seen the dark and had serious doubts creep in, I can't for the life of me seem to shake them. Being morally clean now helps tremendously in allowing me enough light to get by, but I am still very far from where I once was. Do you have any suggestions on how I can get back spiritually to where I once was? I read my scriptures every day, say my prayers, keep the commandments and try to serve whenever asked, but it just doesn't seem to be enough to get me back to where I once was spiritually. My way seems continuously hedged up and my bishop is stumped. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Dear Perplexed,
There is a pertinent scripture that I think could apply in your case—
Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins–behold, he will confess them and forsake them (D&C 58:42-43).
So if one is fully repentant it would be as if the sin had not been committed, and there should be no impedance to the influence of the Holy Spirit. But the key to repentance is given in the above scripture– he will confess them and forsake them. It seems that the confession part has been taken care of, but we need to examine the "forsaking" part. What does it mean to forsake something? The dictionary definition of forsake is "to renounce or turn away from entirely." If one, through masterly self control, avoids repeating the undesired action, that is not repentance, that is self control. Such a person has the same mental attitude as before, but he has mustered the strength to not give it expression. Solomon said,
For as [a man] thinketh in his heart, so is he (Prov 23:7).
If a person really repents he has changed his character. He is of a mind t not be caught dead doing or thinking of what he did before. If what you were doing changes from being enticing to being repulsive to you, then you have repented. That may be your problem.


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Hi, all! Happy New Year. Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately. Life is crazy. I've got a lot to say, and a lot of it is kind of cranky, and I don't know when I will have time to get it all out of my system.
But in the meantime, I wanted to start off with something positive, and I've got something cool to show you. Remember last year when I went to OCon and I met Steve in the midst of his CF3 Podcast interview, and they recorded part of it? Well, they put that episode up on YouTube:
And because it is on YouTube, I can link specifically to certain parts of it, so here's the start of Steve's interview, and then about 30-35 seconds after that you can hear me getting all nervous and giggly. And then here's the part where they ask him specifically about The Dark Crystal.
I want to say a thank you to Ethan, aka Captain Vegetable, who got in contact with me to tell me that this was on YouTube. I actually knew it already because I follow CF3 on Twitter, but I'm always, ALWAYS grateful for tips, so thank you so much for that.


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Ferris women survive Purdue NW
BIG RAPIDS — Ferris State's women's basketball team entered Saturday's GLIAC North Division game at Wink Arena with a 13-5 recotd, compared to 5-13 for Purdue Northwest.
But Ferris had to work overtime to pull out a 77-70 victory over the upset-minded Pride.
Ferris is 8-3 for first place in the division while Purdue NW is 4-6.
The Bulldogs built huge leads in the early going and were up 39-23 at halftime. But the Pride kept whittling the lead down in the second half.
The Bulldogs claimed their seventh-straight win, which is the program's longest since winning 10 in a row back in 2011-12, and improved to 14-5 overall and 8-3 in the GLIAC with the victory.
The visitors grabbed a two-point edge in the final minute before the Bulldogs forced overtime.
Ferris State took control early in overtime and outscored Purdue Northwest 12-5. Two Riley Blair free throws iced the win for Ferris.
"It's free basketball, we get to play more," Bulldog coach Kendra Faustin smiled. "They made some shots they hadn't made and we adjusted. You figure out a way to win. You're not going to play your best basketball every single night."
Junior guard Adrienne Anderson and freshman guard Mallory McCartney both had big afternoons for the Bulldogs with 24 and 22 points, respectively. McCartney added 11 rebounds and four steals in the win.
"I thought Adrienne Anderson stepped up in the second half when we needed some buckets," Faustein said. "After our defensive performance on Thursday, this was like the opposite. The Bulldogs also got 16 points and nine rebounds from Blair in addition to 11 points, six boards, three blocks and two steals from freshman Chloe Idoni. The four players in double-figures combined to score 73 of FSU's 77 total points.
FSU shot 45 percent from the floor and made seven-of-18 (38.9 percent) three-point tries along with sinking 16-of-24 (66.7 percent) free throws.
Purude Northwest stayed in the game by forcing 18 FSU turnovers, leading to a 26-6 edge in points off turnovers. The Pride also got 22 points off the bench to only two for Ferris State.
"We dug out and found a way to win," McCartny said. "It wasn't pretty but we did what we had to do and came out and got a win."
Savaya Brockington led the Pride with a game-high 26 points with Molly Devalkenaere adding 16 points off the bench and Danielle Nennig posting 11 points. The Pride shot 50 percent from the floor and made six-of-15 (40 percent) threes in addition to four-of-eight (50 percent) tries from the free throw line.
While Purdue Northwest held the advantage in scoring off turnovers, the Bulldogs owned a 16-2 margin in second chance scoring on the strength of 13 offensive boards to only two for the guests. Overall, Ferris State outrebounded the Pride 42-23 for the game.
"We got away from ball movement and doing our stuff on offense," McCartney said. "Purdue Northwest made some great plays but we figured it out and won the game."
Although Ferris State trailed for only 20 seconds and led for more than 42 minutes in the contest, the lead did change hands four times in the game and the score was tied twice, including the end of regulation. The overtime victory was FSU's second in its past three outings.
Ferris State will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 30, as FSU visits nationally second-ranked Ashland for a battle of the league's divisional leaders beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Ashland, Ohio.
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According to the (FTC) of Korea on October 16, as it has been pointed out as a problem that Lee Kun-hee, chairman of the Samsung Group and Shin Kyuk-ho, chairman of the Lotte Group, have been unable to conduct their management activities as heads of the two groups for a long period of time but officially remain heads of the two groups, the FTC has decided to devise improvement measures to designate persons as heads of Korean business groups in accordance of the purpose of relevant laws and reality.
According to the Fair Trade Act, the head of a business group means a person who controls a business group (Chaebol). The Fair Trade Act stipulates that a business group has to have a 30% or more stake in its affiliate but there is no separate qualification requirement for the head of a business group in the act.
Chae Yi-bae, a lawmaker of the People's Party also proposed an amendment to the Fair Trade Act to the National Assembly on September 29. The amendment blocks those who are neither sensible nor able to conduct economic activities independently from becoming business group heads.
"Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung, has been unconscious for three and a half years since May 2014, and Lotte's general chairman Shin Kyuk-ho has failed to carry out normal business activities since several years ago," lawmaker Chae said. "It is impractical for the FTC to designate the two people as heads who control Samsung and Lotte."
"We have not yet determined whether to restrict business group heads' qualifications through an amendment to the Fair Trade Act or other ways," an FTC official said. "We are planning to finalize it before the selection of a group of large enterprises in April of next year after collecting the opinions of the business world."
It is forecast that when qualifications for business group heads are restricted, the head of the Samsung Group will change to vice chairman Lee Jae-yong from chairman Lee Kun-hee and the head of the Lotte Group to chairman Shin Dong-bin from general chairman Shin Kyuk-ho when the FTC announces the list of large enterprises in April of next year.


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Imagine relaxing on your back deck overlooking a stunning view of the marsh, while the kids are enjoying the pool. Or sit in the hot tub and watch the big game on the outdoor flat screen TV. This property truly has it all! Five bedrooms four full baths and one half bath. Located in one of Little River's most prestigious gated communities. This home also features many new upgrades. Such as new carpet and paint, ceiling fans and bath fixtures. Large study off the master. A huge media room with an 80" smart TV with built in surround sound. Multiple family rooms. A two car garage with tons of overhead storage. Another garage below the study perfect for lawn tractor and lawn care tools. Beautiful clubhouse with pool. Neighborhood park area only for homeowners, with a private dock! This home is perfect for a large family or a live in mother-in-law (or father-in-law). Minutes from beach's, shopping and Calabash restaurants! A must see!!!
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Welcome to Christspace
It is a true blessing to have you join us on the journey of the Christian life. Our ministry started from a perceived need of calm amidst the storms of modern life. Even our discipleship as Christians is not immune to the influences of our busy culture. Christspace seeks to build up the body of Christ through time tested prayer techniques from two millenia of Christian practice. The goal is to gain attention and focus on the ever present miracle of the grace of God in our lives. With a more fruitful prayer life, you will create more Christspace in your life.
Why Mindful Prayer?
Our culture distracts us in many ways from being mindful of the presence of Christ, particularly when we try to pray. Our brains get trained to multi-task and to check our phones every minute for a notification. It is no wonder many Christians find it hard to really develop a deep and intimate relationship with God through prayer. St. Paul exhorts believers to "rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thess. 5:16-18). The Psalmist proclaims "Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day" (Psalm 119:97). How can we get back to a Biblical lifestyle of prayer and communion with God?The answer is to first "be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). To address this charge of the Psalmist, Christspace has developed a unique mindful prayer practice in combination with traditional and contemplative prayer practices, which literally retrains and rewires the brain to be able to focus and develop holy thought patterns. Your prayer life will bear much fruit since you will be able to stop and pick the fruit freely offered by God instead of rushing by it in a whirl. Other benefits include less stress, more clarity of thought, stronger relationships, and even more creative energy to engage in meaningful work.
Your journey begins by taking the free guided 8 Day Mindful Prayer Challenge, where we will pray with you and share the basics of mindful prayer. After the challenge, upgrade your account to take our Mindful Foundations program, where you will learn several advanced mindful prayer techniques. You can also take advantage of the Guided Prayers topical series, which addresses specific needs in stress reduction, creativity, and other areas. Finally, you will be able to pray through the Holy Scriptures in the Daily Mindful Prayer series. So take that first step and begin to create more Christspace in your life!
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Daniel Haynes, Ph.D.
Forever a student of the Christian life, Daniel has lectured and taught philosophy and theology for over a decade in various colleges and universities. He has a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Nottingham in Nottingham, United Kingdom, an MDiv. in theology from Baylor University, and a B.A. in Biblical Studies, minor in Philosophy from Dallas Baptist University. He desires to know God with all of his mind, heart, and strength. He is blessed with a wife and two wonderful children.
Heather Parker
Heather is a closet mystic who has always been deeply drawn to the rich contemplative traditions of the Christian faith. She has a B.S. in Psychology and is a certified Life Coach. She enjoys spending borderline unhealthy amounts of time with her husband and daughter, pondering God's mysteries, movies, travel and may have a debilitating addiction to books and hot baths.
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Teen mother. Orphan. Economically disadvantaged. Fat. Ghetto. Angry Black Woman. Aggressive. Disenfranchised. Exploitable. Brenda's Child is determined to break out of every fragile box society has tried to place her in simply because of circumstance. With her latest poetry collection she is defiantly shattering false ideologies and denouncing all of the titles, except the ones she creates herself. Queen of Self-Esteem. Self-Proclaimed Diva. Feminist. Warrior. Educator. Motivator. Nurturer. Bad Ass. Inspired by her experiences and those of her ancestors, Brenda's Child is her most honest, audacious and self-aware in her writing as ever.
Desiree has been running all of her life from heartache to abuse, from abandonment to shame, from…herself to nowhere. In the sequel to the best-selling novella, Despite Everything, Desiree Cruz has left her physically abusive, cocaine-addicted boyfriend and her long time job of exotic dancer to begin to her journey of self-acceptance and self-love. In order for her to move forward with her future Desiree must first make peace with her tormented past, which began right in the house where she was raised. Through with being the victim. Desiree is ready to chase her dreams. She is on a mission of redemption and for the first time in her life, to stand grounded… ON HER OWN TWO FEET. This book emobodies all things H.E.R.S!
Released in 2014, my 3rd collection of poetry is inspired by hip hop and the youth I work with as a teacher and a mentor. In classic Brenda's Child form, the chapters are thematic, but I also include quotes from some of my favorite poets and role models such as Nikki Giovanni, Tupac Shakur & Mary Bethune. I would use two words to describe this anthology: Relevant & Mature
(not the language, just the point of view).
(not the language, just the point of view).
In my memoir I share the bright side of life's tragedies and discuss my journey from insecure tomboy to confident role model. Using my real life teen diary entries and more than 12 years of experience working with at-risk youth, I explore the topics of body image, gender roles, sex, death, and alcohol experimentation. Candidly, I describe my inner struggles and how I overcame them with the help of mentors and the artistic outlet of poetry. Great to read along with your sprouting girl and #StartTheConversation about difficult topics.
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Originally released in 2008, this collection of poetry written by teens and and edited by yours truly.
The best part is all proceeds go back to my youth program Keep Youth Dreaming and Striving. Are you a teen or do you know a teen looking to be published?
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Have we finally reached a point where professional women no longer need to fear setting back the entire movement of gender equality if they speak as intemperately as some of their male peers do? Dahlia Lithwick at Slate credits this change for the recent "bizarre" news cycle focused on the "revelation that a congresswoman danced when she was in school and that another congresswoman said a bad word."
Recalling scenes from On the Basis of Sex, the new movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lithwick notes that Ginsburg's lifelong professional and personal project was to convince skeptical men that women deserved a seat at the table – which she did with relentless rationality within a culture obsessed with women's bodies. This approach was intended not to be threatening and could therefore advance equality only so far. Lithwick argues that, unfortunately, some situations are efficiently addressed by performative irrationality, and the new generation of female legislators is proving less afraid to use that tool than they might have been in past eras:
[T]o the extent On the Basis of Sex is a reminder of how much has changed, it underscores that we don't have to convince men to make room, we simply need to take a seat. These women in the House are, well, in the house. They don't have to ask for permission to be there. It's still going to be a long haul, with more pointed fingers and cries of "witch." But somewhere along the way, as the bell bottoms were traded in for pinks hats, something changed. Women don't have to choose between being [rebellious] Jane or [reasonable] Ruth anymore. They can be both.
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Project Magenta: now AI is making music
A cursory run through today's most popular music leaves one with a feeling that the music industry is factory producing songs. Generic baselines, predictable drops, inevitable rap cameos and lyrics that could've been written by a third grader seem to indicate that creativity is something that is rapidly dying out.
It's so formulaic that you'd imagine machines would be able to do as good a job, if not better, in the near future. Well, if the Google Brain team and its Project Magenta has anything to do with it, the next big hit song may just be the product of artificial intelligence.
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Going by the website, Project Magenta is Google's attempt to explore whether artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can be used "to create compelling art and music". While AI has long been used for things like speech and image recognition, Project Magenta is Google's attempt to use AI to create instead. According to Magenta scientist Douglas Eck's blog post, "[Google's]developing algorithms that can learn how to generate art and music, potentially creating compelling and artistic content on their own."
Evidently, the answer to Google's question about whether machines were capable of producing music is a solid yes. The algorithm, which runs on Google's open-source AI TensorFlow, managed to construct a piano melody that was just under 2-minutes-long with just a prompt of four notes.
While the composition itself was a fairly basic one, unlikely to win any Grammy's or other awards, the achievement itself is fairly momentous. Because, while programs have been used to generate 'music' before, it has lacked any form of continuous structure, as it might have had it been composed by a person. "So much machine-generated music and art is good in small chunks, but lacks any sort of long-term narrative arc," writes Eck in the same blog post. Google's latest attempt though, manages to overcome this problem.
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Yes, Project Magenta's first 'song' was simple, with a drum track even being added later for texture. But it does have some sort of build up and progression. Far more so than a newbie piano player might have if he/she were given just a set of four notes and asked to construct a song and definitely more structured than anything machine learning has produced autonomously in the past.
What's more, Project Magenta's use of neural networks - the same concept it used to create the Go-playing AlphaGo system - means that the program gets better at the task with each attempt. So expect its compositions to only get better from here.
Since Google has never really been known for taking things slowly, they're also trying to use a hive mind mentality to speed up the development of Magenta. "Our goal is to build a community where the right people are there to help out. If the Magenta tools don't work for you, let us know. We encourage you to join our discussion list and shape how Magenta evolves. We'd love to know what you think of our work - as an artist, musician, researcher, coder, or just an aficionado," reads a statement from Google.
In keeping with this, they will release their models and tools for free on GitHub to allow coders to improve the algorithm. Not just that, in their attempts to create a space for coders and musicians to come together and collaborate, Magenta is also inviting musicians on board.
Given that musicians would otherwise find it difficult to use the platform, Google is aiming to provide audio and video support, as well as tools for MIDI users and interfaces that will better help musicians interface with machine learning models.
We've already seen, as with the recently concluded robot art contest, that machines can indeed create art. Now, with the advent of Project Magenta, we can look forward to a future where AI produces an endless array of interesting music. Whether it'll be less generic, unintelligent and monotonous than today's music is anyone's guess, but we'd like to think that's impossible. We're looking at you, Justin Bieber.
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Alex Pall Wiki, Biography, Net Worth, Age (The Chainsmokers) Girlfriend, Wife, Affairs, Career, Songs, Height and Weight: Alex Pall is a famous American DJ and music producer. He is also one of the famous "Chainsmokers". His partner in The Chainsmokers is Andrew Taggart. He and Taggart are also famous YouTubers with their channel Chainsmokers-VEVO.
Alex Pall Wiki, Biography, Age and Education
Alex Pall is born on 16th of May 1985 in New York City. Therefore, his age is 32 years as on 2018. His father's name is William (Bill) Pall, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 51. Furthermore, his mother's name is Olivia Pall.
He also has a brother, Caitlin Pall. Alex has done his schooling from the Masters School. Moreover, he completed his graduation from the New York University.
Alex Pall Net Worth, Songs, Music and Career
Alex Pall initially formed The Chainsmokers with DJ Rhett Bixler. But Bexler left soon after. Andrew was in touch of their manager, Adam at that time, who informed him about the empty spot in place of Rhett Bexler. Andrew was in Maine at the time, but his interest in DJ prompted him to come to NYC and join the Chainsmokers.
Alex and Andrew got along really well, and produced some great songs together. Now, they have signed with Disruptor Records, and have also released their complete album, Memories: Do not Open. Alex's net worth is $80,000 USD.
Alex Pall steps out with Katelyn Byrd after facing cheating allegations
Alex Pall had been alleged of cheating on his ex-girlfriend Tory after a video of him kissing another girl went viral on the internet. Tory and Alex broke up and Alex even apologized for cheating her. Now, only after a couple months, he was seen hand in hand with Katelyn Byrd, who is a model and has worked in a couple of videos for The Chainsmokers. Although no official statement has been given by Alex of Kate on their relationship, it seems Kate is the girl Alex was seen with.
Alex Pall Wiki, Bio (The Chainsmokers) Net Worth, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Affairs, Spouse, Career, Songs, Height and Weight
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Biography and Wikipedia
|Full Name
|Alex Pall
|Nick name
|Thirty Two (32) years old as on 2018
|Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday
|16th of May 1985
|New York City
|Star Sign (Zodiac Sign)
|Current Location
|New York City
|Famous for
|Famous DJ, part of The Chainsmokers
|Alex Pall Height, Weight & Body Measurements
|Height in Centimeters
|185 cms
|Height in meters
|1.85 metres
|Height in Feet/Inches
|6 feet 1 inches
|Weight in Kilograms
|71 kgs
|Weight in Pounds
|156 pounds
|Body Measurements
|Not Known
|Shoe Size
|Eye Color
|Hair Color
|Alex Pall Family and Relatives
|Father Name
|William Pall
|Mother Name
|Olivia Pall
|Brothers' Names
|Caitlin Pall
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|Not Known, Will update Soon.
|Famous Relatives
|Not Known, Will update Soon.
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Mukaihaguroyama Castle and Motosu Castle
Mukaihaguroyama Castle and Motosu Castle
Finally! I am back to updating JCastle.info. I'm so sorry that it has taken so long to get out a new update. I visited many castles in the last 10 months and have 39 castles to update. Some of them are big and famous castles so the updates are time consuming. I might cut back on some of the descriptions to at least get all the new photos and castles posted more promptly.
My typical process for visiting castles is to do some extensive research first, planning the transportation and walking/hiking trails and what I need to be sure to see or find. After returning, I sort, tag, and GPS my photos. Then I'll select a subset of photos for Facebook and/or Instagram before doing the writeup for this site including uploading and labelling photos. In the last year, by the time I get to the writeup phase I was back into the cycle of planning a new castle trip :) That's in addition to all the little things from life and work that tend to eat away one's hobby time. Anyway, enough excuses. If you'd like more frequent updates, please follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (links in the footer).
Now on to the new castles.
Mukaihaguroyama Castle and Motosu Castle were are castle visits from last November. They were both long day trips by bus from Tokyo, but well worth it. They're both fantastic sites and highly recommended for any yamajiro fans.
This lava rock was used in the construction of several structures and stone walls around the base of the mountain and castle some of which we don't even know their use of today. There are sections of long stone walls, some ring formations and a couple gates. Across the road from the base of the mountain (at the bus stop) a stone wall goes at least 2km deep into the forest. I did not walk the entire wall, only about 1km but I would not mind going back again to explore even more.
It seems that the highly porous lava rock also makes for a good substrate for growing moss. Most of the stones have a thick covering of moss adding to the mysterious and somewhat spooky atmosphere. For such a unique and interesting site I'm really surprised it's not more well known.The Lake Motosu tourist information center (April to October) has a model of the castle but I did not visit since it was November.
This castle is huge. Look at the map for an idea of the scale and the dozens of small interconnected baileys. It took me over 4 hours to visit everything. I think I walked all the groomed trails and some areas that aren't. You probably can't get into most of the ungroomed areas, the brush is too thick.
My impression is that the castle is loosely split into 3 main areas. If you follow the maps and signs you are most likely to visit the second area first. It is the Second and Third Bailey group. This area is about halfway up the mountain in an area of roughly similar elevation. Of course it's a mountain so there are some steep areas and ups and downs but not like the top of the mountain. There are a couple big trenches and some smaller ones and there some stone wall ruins around the Otemichi road and main gate ruins.
Next, is the top of the mountain which is the Main Bailey grouping. You start walking up a steep path to the top of the mountain. There is a huge tatebori running up the mountaintop and a few more baileys of various sizes about 2/3 of the way up the mountain trail. These baileys are worth exploring. Some have foundation stones and/or dorui embankments. At the top is another great Yokobori trench around the Honmaru Bailey.The third main area of the castle is lowest on the mountain just marked as the "north baileys" and "Moriuji's Residence". I'm calling this the third area because there are no signs noting where it's at so I decided to stop by "quickly" on my return trip. Using the map linked above, I guessed the correct route from the road into the brush. There are no signs and no visible trails. Actually, this area was as equally interesting as the rest of the castle. There are several large interconnecting trenches, plus there are some well defined embankments around these baileys. I really don't know why these are so underdeveloped. Maybe it will be more developed some day or at least better signposted.
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Let me preface this by saying I do not approve of millennial-bashing. I am a millennial and proud of it. I think we are a creative, diverse, motivated generation who have been handed a turd that we've been trying to polish for two decades (but that's a topic for a whole different blog post).
But the tech shaming has got to stop.
You know exactly what I mean.
Maybe your mom isn't great at "The Facebook". Maybe your dad absolutely refuses to text. Maybe your uncle can't Google to save his life. Maybe your mother-in-law frantically calls you because she "broke" the computer but it is, in fact, not turned on.
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You know why? Because there is a good chance they taught you how to use a spoon and wipe your a**. That's why.
They aren't digital natives like you and me. They are digital immigrants, so learning the digital language is like learning a foreign language as an adult.
Have you ever tried to learn Chinese? I have, and it sucks. That's what it's like for them. Sure some pick it up faster than others, but many of them give up, or worse, rage against technology entirely. They call it stupid, unnecessary, distracting, detrimental and even immoral, and a lot of that attitude can be traced back to an ungrateful daughter who was too "busy" to help their mom set up her new printer.
If that's not reason enough, think of it this way: it's a public service.
Just follow me on this one.
Do you know what baby boomers do?
They vote – all the time, every time.
And guess what: if they think something is stupid, unnecessary, distracting, detrimental, or immoral, they vote against it. If they can't vote against it, they lobby against it, they spend against it, they write letters against it, they ban it, and they generally make TERRIBLE DECISIONS REGARDING IT (*ahem* net neutrality anyone?)
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In fact, you should GO OUT OF YOUR WAY to help the less tech savvy to better understand technology. If they understand the digital language better (more specifically, if they understand the signs and symbols of the internet) they can make better decisions about how they use these tools and how they consume the information therein.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
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Just a couple things I felt like sharing.
We have been going through sicknesses over here. Two sick babies, a sick dadda and a sick momma. We also went on a wonderfully exhausting trip to florida, I will post the pictures soon.
All this commotion doesn't leave very much time for blogging.
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I've always wanted a kimono. I probably wouldn't have much opportunity to wear one, but then I'd probably find a way to display it (hang it, maybe) instead.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I hope you're all feeling better!
I was just going to email you to check if you were all right.. hope everybody is getting better. take care xReplyDelete
Nice...it makes me sort of regret not buying that kimono when I had the chance...maybe next time we are there.ReplyDelete
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Name: Siddarth Kashyap
Designation: MBA FT'19 student
School Name: Georgetown University- McDonough School of Business
Date: 20th August 2018
Could you provide a short description of yourself?
Being in business school has provided me a second opportunity to experience college life and I am loving every bit of it. I have been using my time not just to further my professional career goals but my personal interests as well. I love hiking and undertaking long road trips. These adventures help you discover more about the world and more about yourself. The U.S. has provided many such adventures in just the one year I have been here.
My Story: How an MBA at Georgetown University Shaped My Life
I am a full-time MBA student, class of 2019 at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
I graduated as a mechanical engineer from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka India. With a natural inclination toward engineering and a newfound passion in management, I chose to be a project manager in hero MotoCorp Ltd. Here, I was able to initiate and manage large-scale engineering projects and got an amazing exposure to all aspects and functions of a business organization. With these experiences, I slowly transitioned to the role of an internal consultant, helping my organization look at projects that would improve its operational efficiency. I gained exposure to the best manufacturing practices from around the globe. Seeing the latest trends in the digital space and smart factory concepts, I felt a desire to help manufacturing organizations across the world adapt to these emerging technologies and perform to their best. I saw that I will be able to achieve this as a consultant in an advisory firm with a global reach. To gain this specific skill set for becoming a consultant, an MBA seemed the natural path to take.
How McDonough School of Business Helped Me Grow?
I chose the McDonough School of Business because of its importance on global exposure in its curriculum and its strength in consulting recruitment.
McDonough has met my expectations and even exceeded it with a lot of pleasant surprises along the way. The program has provided me with numerous opportunities to connect with the best consulting firms and a platform to showcase my achievements to them. I was able to match my career interests with what these advisory firms required to secure an internship with EY in their supply chain practice. I gained an amazing exposure to global clients and best industrial practices in business planning as part of my ten-week internship.
I am now one step closer to achieving my career goals which has been possible due to the small incremental steps provided by MSB.
1. Being able to follow your path to the right career is crucial. Who guided you? What motivated you to choose this academic/career path?
I am an engineer by heart. I always strive to solve problems. But I also found a passion in the management through exposure to various aspects of managing projects at hero MotoCorp. I saw that through interactions with consultants who were supporting us in our projects, that I will be able to solve a variety of problems and gain exposure to the best practices while also being part of different client-based projects. In a way, this career path combined both my interest and passion. I have been helped and guided along this way by a variety of people, especially my seniors, the second year MBAs at McDonough. They have been supportive and helped in identifying the nuances of interviewing and recruiting for consulting firms.
2. Can you share with us what are you looking to pursue as a career in the future?
I am looking to be a consultant in the operations and supply chain sector. It was a natural extension of my previous work experience where I would get the opportunity to solve problems of many different organizations across the globe.
3. Describe the most interesting experience at college that you have had till date.
Georgetown McDonough is at the hub of the global events due its location at Washington, D.C. The school has provided many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to listen to world leaders and amazing personalities on a regular basis.
I received the opportunity to attend a session from Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell. He gave a pragmatic view on leadership with pointers that you can actually use in the early stages of your career.
4. What are the special features/highlights of your college experience so far?
The special highlights at the School have been a culmination of repeatedly feeling like a frog in the well. It is amazing the length and breadth of the experiences my classmates bring to the program. The School is a reflection of the diverse population Washington, D.C. attracts. The variety of their pre-MBA experience in terms of industry, culture and the lessons they bring is eye-opening and makes you appreciate the diversity in the society.
5. What advice would you like to give to other students/professionals who wish to boost their academic or career goals?
You will receive hundreds of advices with different perspectives (like this one). Don't try to follow all of them. Understand what works for you and follow it. This is highly critical as you keep progressing ahead in your career.
6. If there is one thing you'd like to change in your college, what would it be?
A better collaboration with the other business schools in US or provide a platform to interact and change ideas on a professional level with the other schools on a regular basis.
7.Your final word of advice (in one line):
Achieving your career goals is never a one-run sprint. It is a marathon of many sprints.
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