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The Low down On Becoming An Actor
So you want to be an actor/actress? Well if you're focussed, determined and prepared to put in the work, then it is certainly possible. Becoming a 'A' list actor in multi million dollar movies is probably what every one aspires to. However there are many who earn a reasonable to good living in theatre and radio without ever appearing in a movie.
So what is the main job role of an actor
In essence the role of an actor is to communicate across to an audience a character or situations through movements, body language and of course speech. This is generally done by interpreting a writer's work under the guise and support of a stage or screen director.
What type of work can you expect to do?
Work can vary tremendously from radio work through to film parts to community theatre, stage classics and soap operas. In addition an actor's work may even involve going into schools to give training.
During an actor's career it can involve periods of alternative employment especially in the early days, when regular acting work is slow. When this happens many take on other forms of part time work that allows them to be flexible enough so that they can attend auditions and rehearsals when they need to.
What does a typical actor do?
An actor's career isn't all about acting. A lot of their time is spent 'in between' jobs. In some cases as much as 80% when they are either preparing or researching for a part. Roles can include:
ñ Networking and job seeking
ñ Preparation and attendance of auditions
ñ Liaising with an agent
ñ Rehearsals and learning scripts
ñ Doing voice overs for audio books or advertisements
ñ Promotional and marketing jobs
ñ Working in TV and film either as a lead role, walk on part or extra
ñ Radio plays
ñ Community theatre promotion
What are the best routes into acting?
This really is the million dollar question, but it's important to know that there is no 'single route' into acting but clearly the most important factor in getting regular work is experience. However when you don't have this experience then you have to rely on talent, hard work, a lot of determination and even a little bit of luck. If you are looking to start, it may be an idea to get into a local amateur dramatics group to gain vital experience and life skills. A number of now famous UK actors started life working in the holiday camps on the entertainment team, others started life by getting involved in local theatre just to gain that all important experience. There are also HND or degree courses in the performing arts, which again will give you sound knowledge of how the entertainment business works. In addition places at specialist performance and dance schools such as RADA often carry favour within the industry but places are hard to get into. Alternatively it could be by simply being in the right place at the right time.
What about training?
Acting is a business unlike any other in that there is no real form of vocational training that leads to recognised qualifications. Instead the skills needed for this job are developed 'on the job' through taking on different roles. This experience can then be added to your CV which you can then take on to your next audition.
Many actors choose to invest in singing classes, dancing lessons or method acting but it is unlikely that an employer will pay for this. However on some occasions an actor may need to learn a new skill which is a must for that role. A director may arrange for a tutor to come in and train them.
If you are a member of Equity (the trade union for actors and other creative workers) then they can negotiate minimum rates for workers. Typically a touring actor in a theatre production is going to receive a minimum of £372 per week. Performers can also claim subsistence allowance depending upon if they have to be relocated for that period whilst touring. Actors who are appearing in the West End can look to command a minimum of £470 per week. There are no rates for radio, TV, and film work and pay can vary widely.
Many actors sign up with an agent and it is their job to do all the promotional legwork that you would otherwise have to do yourself. Agents generally take somewhere between 10 and 25% of your fees for finding you work and the quality of agents vary considerably. A good one can make your job ten times easier and with the right contacts could even propel you into the big time. The downsides to this are that clearly you will be losing a percentage of your earnings.
The bottom line
The reality is that very few people become extremely wealthy through acting and experience and talent don't necessarily reflect earnings. Working hours can be unsociable, along with early starts and late finishes, and auditions are often held in the larger cities and abroad and often requiring actors to attend at very short notice.
Having said all this, acting can be a varied and fulfilling career and often those that make the choice to become a bone fide actor never regret it, despite all the challenges that the job brings.


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'Doesn't that sound delicious? 'Mullioned windows'. pg. 6
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I did know mullioned, but the other words are new to me. I bet if I used skailed people would think I was saying scaled.ReplyDelete
Ditto on mullioned, and I did not know the others. Although "warstled" makes perfect sense to me, as I'm of Scots-Irish stock, and we still say "wrastled". The Scots-Irish are famous among linguists for this kind of letter inversion, as well as for our 'r's getting dropped or needlessly inserted in odd places ("warshed" instead of "washed" being the most famous).ReplyDelete
I learnt mullioned on one of my first WW posts- it's one of the words that's stuck. The other two are new to me, the Scots have some great words.ReplyDelete
I try to learn English and i'm happy to learnt too Scottish words ! Thanks !ReplyDelete
I really liked skailed. It's a nice way to alter the use of scattered. I'm going to try to add that to my vocabulary.ReplyDelete
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I am always on the look out for inspiring people and I jumped at the chance to interview Jane Kenyon. Here is a recording I made of the interview and below are some highlights, in case you don't have time to listen to it.
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After a privileged upbringing, the middle child of a self made millionaire, Jane got kicked out of home at the age of 16. She built a successful corporate career culminating in Marketing Brand Director for a big multinational training company. Along the way she gained 2 degrees, 3 postgraduate diplomas and an MBA with the big team and corner office. She always knew she would be an entrepreneur, having been brought up by one and so during her 30's she was involved in 9 businesses, creating and selling them. Some made her a millionaire and some nearly brought her to bankruptcy.
By her late 30's, she was exhausted, burnt out and decided to take a year out so divested herself of everything she had been involved in. Always well read around self-development, she searched for the next thing she wanted to do and studied to be coach specifically working with women. This led to her new company Well Heeled Divas being born.
During this time alot of the businesswomen, Jane worked with had started to bring their daughters to motivational events or women who had been through the programme, wanted Jane to coach their daughters. Jane started to talk to women about how important it is for us (mother, sisters, aunts, friends and godmothers) to be role models. Jane argues young girls don't need Miley Cyrus or celebrities to look up to, they need us. Are they looking up to us in a positive or negative way?
Jane had started to be invited into schools to talk to groups of girls – which was positive but frustrating as the girls clearly needed more than a talk. Jane realized a more sustainable approach was needed and she founded www.girlsoutloud.org.uk to raise the aspiration of teenage girls in the UK. The community enterprise develops and delivers a series of intervention programs in schools, connecting real role models with girls. Corporates get involved in funding and the programme engages women from all walks of life as role models. Having been to an event at a school in a deprived area of Manchester, I have first hand experience of how fantastic fit was for teenage girls to hear from a whole range of different women talking about their careers.
I know from experience, there aren't many tools to help entrepreneurs (or entrepreneurs working in someone else's' business in a team environment). Through Jane I was introduced to a personality test called Wealth Dynamics based on Myers Briggs. The founder Roger Hamilton was fasinatated by how different personalities create wealth. He set out to interview the biggest global billionaires and find out what the concept of flow is and find out how they create their wealth. Flow is what we naturally do – what we do that feels easy. In Myers Briggs terms, it is what we do that comes naturally, the best way to work to develop wealth.
Jane says that most people don't know what their flow is - they spend a lot of time out of it, often due to learned behavior – and concentrate on developing weaknesses not natural strengths. There are different types in wealth dynamics each creating wealth in a different way. For more information go to http://www.wdprofiletest.com
Jane's favourite business books
- E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About, Michael Gerber
- Think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill – a classic but with lessons that are still useful today
Business Books she has read recently
- The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? Seth Godin
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're supposed to be and Embrace Who You Are, Brene Brown
Best piece of business advice
'Never override your intuition.' Jane says that ignoring her intuition was the basis of both her near bankruptcies.
Favorite motivational quote
Wayne W Dyer – "Don't die with the music still in you."
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On Sunday we have a New Moon in Virgo, which is also a partial Solar Eclipse. As the sun, moon and earth align, it appears as if the moon is moving across the sun, causing a shadow. We won't see it in South Africa, but symbolically, it means that the masculine (Sun) is being eclipsed / vanquished by the Feminine (moon), which sets the theme for the next lunar cycle. With the new moon opposite Chiron (the wounded healer) in the gentle sign of Pisces, we're being provided with a strong feminine flourish of healing and feeling – with a dollop of earthy Virgo practicality stirred into the mix.
One of the best ways of working with the energy of a Virgo New Moon is to take some time to discern what you want to let go of and what you want to keep: what is healthy and what's not, what is useful and what's done its time. It's an excellent time to detox or purge your cupboards, body, mind and your emotions, from whatever is weighing you down and holding you back.
As we approach this new moon, old wounds, physical pain, grief or sadness (Chiron) may arise – all coming up for another chance to heal.
TEN things TO DO this VIRGO NEW MOON
- Sit quietly and connect with how you're feeling and what is coming up for healing
- Notice where you feel it in your body
- Ask for a symbol, a colour or a texture.
- Ask how this feeling is serving you or what its telling you.
- Breathe deeply
- Surrender. Let a wave of softness and compassion wash through you.
- Afterwards, write down whatever you want to release, burn it, blow away the ashes.
- Clear out a cupboard or two
- Give something away
- Commit to doing one thing towards a healthier, fitter, happier you – every day for the next 21 days.
Mercury turns retrograde from 17 September to 9 October, so be sure to back all your electronic gadgetry up before then.
If you need assistance in healing any area of your life, please contact me for a one-on-one Process Healing session, coaching, class or workshop. See below for details
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If parties are unable to come to an agreement, or there is urgency to your matter, then the parties may have no other option than to make an application in the Family Court. If the other party lodges an application, then you become the 'Respondent'.
If you are the Respondent to an application, and have been served with Family Court documents, you do not have to respond. However, if you do not, the Court will not hear your side of the story and what you want. The court may also assume that you are not responding because you agree with the application. If you do respond, the Court's job will then be to decide between the two outcomes proposed by the parties (unless the parties settle their matter by consent first).
You respond by filing specified documents in the Family Court. If you have been served with documents about a matter that deals with both children's and financial issues, you can respond to both. If you have been served with an application which only deals with one of those matters, your response can seek Orders for both anyway.
For information from the Family Court about Court applications and procedure, download a copy of the Court's case information brochures here.
To respond to either, or both matters in the Family Court, you will have to file a Form 1A Response to an Initiating Application. The Family Court has drafted comprehensive kits to assist parties with their application.
- For Children's matters, download a copy of the Children's application kit here;
- For Financial matters, download a copy of the Financials application kit here.
If your response includes Children's and Financial matters, you can use both kits together. You should read these kits before commencing the steps to filing your responding application.
You will not have to file any evidence of pre-action procedure having been completed, as the Applicant in the matter would already have done so.
Drafting Your Application
The respective Children's and Financial kits have detailed instructions on how to write your application. For more information, or to answer particular queries about the type of Orders you should be seeking, you will need to seek legal advice.
For both Children's and Financial matters, you will need to file a Form 1A Response to an Initiating Application. If you are filing for both Children's and Financial matters, you can use the one form for both parts of your matter. You can download a copy of the Form 1A in PDF or Word document by heading to the Court's "Prescribed Forms" site, here.
In the Form 1A, you will have to do two things: confirm the Orders that the Applicant has asked for that you agree with; and then list the different Orders that you seek. You will also be given the opportunity to seek "Final" and "Interim" Orders.
Final Orders are the Orders that you are asking the Court to make on a final basis. You will have to consider what you would like to be the permanent, long-term care arrangement for your children, and/or the final division of your property. You should consider any legal advice you have received.
Interim Orders are Orders that you seek to meet any requirements in the meantime, as you move through the Court process towards a trial and Final Orders being made. Interim Orders may be a temporary arrangement as to the care of the children or temporarily halting the disposal of property. You will have to consider what your immediate and short-term needs will be, along with any legal advice you may have received.
If you agree with any or all of the Interim and Final Orders that the Applicant has asked for, you can note this in your application for the Court to consider at your first hearing.
Along with your Form 1A, you will have to draft and file additional documents, depending on your application.
If your application is for children's Orders, you will also need to file a Case Information Affidavit. A Case Information Affidavit will provide you with the opportunity to explain why you are seeking the Orders that you are, what parts of the Applicant's evidence you don't agree with and, more importantly, why the Court should make the Orders you are seeking.
You can download a copy of the Form NP3 Case Information Affidavit here. The Case Information Affidavit has a host of questions to answer, which will outline the context to your matter and application. As the name suggests, the document is an affidavit and so will become sworn evidence. Because of this, you will need to ensure that the content is true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.
Once you have drafted your Case Information Affidavit, you will have to get the document sworn before an authorised witness (commonly a Justice of the Peace). Justices of the Peace are available at public libraries, as well as certain hours at all Magistrates Courts, and the Family Court. You can find out more by contacting your local Magistrates Court or Library, or searching online.
If your application involves financial matters, you will also have to complete a Form 13 Financial Statement. A Financial Statement will ask you to list all of your income, assets, liabilities and expenses. You can download a copy of the Form 13 here.
To complete the Form 13, you must read and consider Family Law Rule 13.04, and sign an affidavit to say that you have done. Rule 13.04 dictates that the parties to a financial matter must be completely upfront with their income and assets. You can read and consider Rule 13.04 here.
You will need to file a standard affidavit along with your Form 13. In this affidavit, you must outline the history of the parties' finances, your response to any evidence that the Applicant has provided which you disagree with and why you are seeking the Orders for property division that you are. You can find a copy of the standard affidavit form here, and the Family Court's affidavit instruction kit here . Again, as the affidavit will be sworn evidence you must ensure that the contents are true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.
Once you have completed these documents, you can file your application.
Filing Your Application
When you have drafted your Application, you will then have to file it in the Family Court. You will have to do so in person at the Court in Perth.
To file a Form 1A Initiating Application, you will need the following documents:
- The originally signed Form 1A, and 2 copies;
- For matters involving children, the originally signed Case Information Affidavit, and 2 copies;
- For matters involving financials, the originally signed Form 13 Financial Statement and accompanying Affidavit, and 2 copies of each; and
- Your filing fee.
Your responding application to the Court will attract a filing fee (though it is comparatively less than the Applicant would have paid to commence the application in the Court). For the Court's filing fee schedule and payment options, click here. You can also download the Court's fee schedule here. Your application will vary in cost, depending on whether you are seeking final Orders only, or final and interim Orders.
You may be entitled to a reduction or exemption of the filing fee if you meet certain criteria. You will not have to pay a filing fee if you:
- Are under the age of 18;
- You are detained in prison;
- You have a grant of Legal Aid;
- You are receiving youth allowance, AuStudy or AbStudy payments;
- You are the holder of a valid and prescribed Government concession card.
You may also be entitled to a reduction or exemption of the Court filing fee if you are suffering financial hardship or meet particular financial criteria.
For the Court's exemption guidelines, click here. Once you have ascertained which criteria you would meet, download the relevant Court filing fee exemption application form here.
You will need to complete the exemption form and file it, along with any supporting documents (eg: a copy of your Government concession card), with your Initiating Application.
You can also apply for a deferral or refund of your filing fee. Contact the Family Court directly to find out whether this applies to you.
Next Steps and Service
Once your application has been accepted for filing, you will be the Respondent in your matter. You will already have been made aware of the first hearing date.
Importantly, you will need to serve the other party with a sealed copy of your responding application. A sealed copy is a copy stamped and received by the Court, returned to you for service. The Court has very specific rules regarding proper service. If they are not followed, your application may be delayed or dismissed.
Find a copy of the Family Court's Service Kit here. The Kit includes an Affidavit for Service (to be completed by the person serving to prove that service was done) and an Acknowledgement of Service (to be completed by the person being served to confirm that they received their documents).
Any person can serve the other party to your matter, as long as they following the specific instructions as required. You can serve the party directly (if that is appropriate and safe), or you can ask a friend or family member to do so. Alternatively, and more commonly, you can hire a Process Server in the area to serve the Applicant for you. Process Servers are professionals who specialise in the special service of Court documents. You can find a Process Server by searching online or contacting the Court for more information.
After service, you can file the Affidavit of Service and the Acknowledgment of Service in the Court ahead of your hearing date. These documents will serve as evidence that service was effected directly.
If you have any procedural queries about your matter ahead of your first hearing date, you can contact the Family Court directly. You may also wish to consider getting legal advice or visiting the Court's duty lawyer.
In some circumstances, you will require urgent intervention from the Court. If your responding application is urgent, you will need to make sure that your documents show this. You will also need to ensure that you include a request for interim Orders in your response, to be made by the Court as soon as possible. You may want to also consider writing a covering letter to the Principal Registrar, explaining why your application is urgent and requesting a hearing as soon as possible.
The Court will consider hearing your matter on an urgent basis under circumstances like the following:
- You need to recover children that are being withheld from you;
- There is reasonabe cause to believe that your children will be removed from Western Australia;
- Where a child or a party is in imminent danger of being a victim of family violence or neglect;
- Where an important asset is about to be disposed of without your permission.
If you need help with an urgent family law matter, you should consider contacting Legal Aid, your local community legal clinic or a private lawyer for legal advice.
If your matter includes financials, and you seek an Order regarding a party's superannuation, you will need to consider the Court's rules and requirements about superannuation.
You can find a copy of the Court's Superannuation Kit here.
If you need help with a family law matter that involves superannuation, you should consider contacting Legal Aid, your local community legal clinic or a private lawyer for legal advice.


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The clothing in golf is part of the decorum of the game, perhaps more so than any other sport. Not only is there an unspoken etiquette, but most golf courses have a dress code that requires particular attire in order to play. These dress codes are not as restrictive as the rules for PGA Tour or LPGA Tour players, but they are designed to ensure that amateur players adhere to a certain protocol in order to help maintain the game's traditions. It is always a good idea to check with course management about the club's dress code.
In nearly all cases, golf courses require that men wear collared shirts. This usually means traditional cotton, microfiber or polyester golf shirts. Some course managers also allow golf shirts with a turtleneck-style collar. Women's golf tops vary greatly, with or without collars, but all adhere to a traditional sense of modesty. This means no bathing suit tops or tube tops. T-shirts and tank tops are usually not permitted for either men or women.
Shorts and Pants
Shorts that extend to the knee area with a pleated or flat front are usually acceptable, especially in warm months and in warmer states. Cotton is a popular material for golf shorts, with khaki shorts a common choice. Similar material is common for golf pants, but not required. Many golfers wear pants made of water-resistant material. Pants normally don't have cuffs, which can collect dirt and grass. Jeans or jean shorts are usually prohibited. Women are permitted to wear long trousers, capris, dress shorts, and golf skirts/skorts. Cut-off jeans and workout, running or basketball shorts are usually not permitted for either men or women.
Footwear is considered part of the game's equipment. Golf shoes help stabilize a player's swing, allow for traction when walking, and provide comfort during a round that can last several hours. Most of these shoes include spikes on the soles. Many courses now require "soft" spikes made of hard rubber or plastic, not traditional metal. Furthermore, other types of shoes that may appear to offer the same comfort and stability are not necessarily permitted. Sneakers and running shoes are sometimes allowed on golf courses, but not always. Sandals, street shoes and boots are not permitted on most courses.
Socks are as necessary with golf shoes as they are with any sports footwear. Over the years, socks have become an important part of golf attire, mainly because advances in fibers have helped keep golfers' feet comfortable and dry. Golf socks come in a variety of styles. Many golfers who wear shorts choose ankle-length socks that are barely visible above the shoes. But more traditional tube socks are also permitted. Although a course dress code is not likely to specify what kind of socks a player is permitted to wear, there is unspoken etiquette that requires a player to wear socks that complement their clothing.
Golf hats are usually not specified in a dress code, but certain headwear is more appropriate than others. Baseball-style hats or visors, for men and women, are the most popular on a golf course. Their primary function is to help provide protection from the sun. Straw hats of many varieties and what are known as Ben Hogan caps are also permitted. But headwear such as cowboy hats, dress fedora-style hats, and gag hats are generally not appropriate for a golf course.
Cold Weather
When playing in cooler weather, wearing a vest, sweater or golf jacket is acceptable. These clothing items are often lightweight but will protect you from rain and cold weather.
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I have always loved music. And because my daughter is a singer/songwriter (www.darbishaun.com shameless plug), I am currently reading everything I can about the music industry. In that vein, while reading a book by Aerosmith's drummer, this idea kept pestering me… so here we go…
How to "Aerosmith" Your Way to Improve Your Tradeshow Experience:
- Walk This Way – your design, messaging & graphics — your total look and feel — should draw your audience into your space.
- Fly Away From Here – coordinate your staff's travel arrangements to reduce stress and expense.
- Sweet Emotion – create an environment that stirs the emotion of your staff, clients, and prospects.
- Deuces are Wild – your trade show exhibit draw items need to create interest or leave an impression.
- Livin' On The Edge – push the limits of your trade show booth space without engaging the wrath of the show design police.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady – do not under estimate the importance of booth staffing AND never assume they know how to dress. Make it clear and spell it out or even supply the "uniform".
- The Grind – pace yourself for the duration of the show so that the last day is as fresh as the first.
- Love in An Elevator – remember, you are always "on" during a show…even in an elevator, put your best forward.
- Movin' Out – don't cut your possibilities short by packing up before the show closes…that last minute impression may make your show!
- Remember – make notes of what works well and what doesn't and apply it to the next show. Continual improvement will help keep things fresh and only lead to more success!
Keep these song titles in mind while planning your next trade show and you cannot help but improve your results.
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Stage 17 - July 23, 2014: Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, 124.5km
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Stage preview
Stage 17: Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet
Stage details
Distance: 124.5km
Category: High Mountains
Highest point: 1,654m
ASO has developed a taste for jamming a short mountain stage into the last week. They reckon it encourages the best of the peloton to race from the dropped flag. And who's to argue after the exceptional 110km race to L'Alpe d'Huez in 2011, won by Pierre Rolland? Or last year's 125km stage to Annecy-Semnoz, where Nairo Quintana won by dropping Chris Froome and Joaquim Rodríguez?
This year, it a vicious 124.5km stage between Saint-Gaudens and the summit at Pla d'Adet. Climbs and non-technical descents of the Col du Portillon, Col de Peyresourde and the Col de Val Louron-Azet (all cat 1) precede the final HC ascent to Pla d'Adet, which starts off with plenty of double digit gradient before slackening off a little in the middle and final. It'll be a hectic stage where the risks and the rewards are at their greatest.
Directeurs sportifs will have migraines trying to manage the race but ultimately it'll be a battle of brawn among the slight-built climbers and GC contenders. With a trip over the border into Spain, it will please the likes of Alberto Contador but spare a thought for the sprinters – despite 50km of flat roads, a short, fast, hilly stage means they'll spend plenty of time on the rivet to make the cut.
Jean-Christophe Péraud says... "Find a TV and don't leave it – this is sure to be a great race! Anything could happen today and attacks will fly off the front all day. My main goal is the GC so I'm going to keep quiet rather than break away. I hope to finish in the same time as the leaders."
Local history
In 1974, 38-year-old Raymond Poulidor became the first rider to win a stage finishing at Pla d'Adet – a 209km ride that covered five major climbs including the Col du Portillon and the Peyresourde. In the process he beat his arch rival, Eddy Merckx, who came fifth. The ride lasted almost eight hours. Last year a plaque commemorating the stage was unveiled and 'Pou Pou' was there to recount his story.
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Failure is an OptionPosted: November 17, 2014 Filed under: Industry Issues | Tags: failure, success Leave a comment
It was a big deal last week when Kobe Bryant became the all-time leader in missed field goal attempts in the NBA. As of this writing he had missed 13,421 field goal attempts and counting. But there is a big problem with focusing on that "negative" supremacy. The real point (pun intended) is that it takes failing that many times to also make 11,121 field goals and be considered one of the best to ever play the game. A .453 lifetime field goal percentage for a guard is phenomenal. You have to fail 13,421 times in order to succeed 11,121 times.
If we don't risk failure we will never achieve success. Kobe Bryant has risked failure 24,542 times. That is 32 times for every hour he plays. How many times have you risked failure in the past 40 hour week you worked – was it 1,280 times like Kobe? We like to tell our kids that sports teach a lot of life lessons. Maybe the most important lesson is that you have to take risks in order to succeed.
Failure and CapitalismPosted: May 29, 2012 Filed under: Industry Issues | Tags: AICPA Council, capitalism, failure, financial reporting, internal control, operations Leave a comment
Last week I updated you on the AICPA 125th anniversary and Council meeting that took place in Washington DC. One of the benefits of meeting in Washington is that you have the opportunity to hear from a variety of regulators and politicians. Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin addressed most of Council during the traditional PAC breakfast. He made the statement that "Capitalism doesn't work if you don't allow failure."
The problem we are dealing with as a society is that, with apologies to NASA, in some areas failure is not an option. 9/11 taught us that a single failure can cost thousands of lives. In a world with biologic and nuclear weapons, a single failure can be catastrophic. But just like we have the difference between internal control over financial reporting and internal control over operations, there is a difference between the impact of failure over security and the failure of a business.
Internal control over financial reporting is all about minimizing risk. Internal control over operations is different. In business, the whole point of operations is about taking risk to make money. The point of internal control is to make sure that the risks taken are known and within acceptable tolerances. So, like financial reporting, risks over security only have one direction – minimization. But like operations, for risks in our capitalistic economy, failure must indeed be an option – but with the appropriate controls in place to make sure those failures are kept within appropriate tolerances.
The danger we face today is that we will take the failure is not an option attitude to our economy. We have major problems to deal with in order to permit orderly failures, but the answer would seem to me to continue to allow capitalism to do what it does best – allow failures. If the risk of a business is too great to allow failure (to big to fail) then I submit the solution is not more regulation to prevent failure, but instead enforcement of existing or heaven forbid, creation of new rules to split businesses that are too big to fail.
This sounds more radical than what Frank-Dodd proposed, but in the defense of capitalism, I have come to the conclusion that being radical is what is needed. And being radical means bringing back to capitalism its most basic control – the risk of failure.


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"Unmanned marine drone designed to patrol our borders"
01 October, 2017
INTRODUCING ro-boat cop — the unmanned marine drone capable of patrolling our borders for months at a time. The craft is creating waves around the world for its ability to revolutionise the way we patrol and monitor our seas. Dubbed Bluebottle — after the Aussie marine animal that uses its body as a windsail to drive itself — the marine drone is propelled by wind, solar and wave power through its solar sail and wave flipper.
Minister for Trade and Industry, Niall Blair said this technology showcases the very best of Australian ingenuity — it's imitating life, with nature inspiring new innovation.
"Innovations such as this, founded on close co-operation between our universities and manufacturers, cement NSW's reputation as a leader in drone technology," Mr Blair said.
"It's a satellite of the sea, an autonomous ship that can be constantly beaming back critical information.
"The Bluebottle is changing the future of naval technology, and even if there is no sun and wind, the drone can still power against the waves. "We are hoping that one day we will have a fleet of Bluebottles that can communicate in a network that stretches across the oceans."
At 5.8m long, it can carry up to 250kg of equipment and is customised for a variety of tasks including maritime surveillance, border monitoring for illegal vessels, weather monitoring and oil and gas line checking. It can also operate for longer and with less risk than a conventional manned craft.
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Occasionally, The Brothers Chaps hide details that they don't want the viewer to see, primarily in Halloween teasers. If the Flash files are decompiled, words such as "nice try" appear where the details might be expected to be.
- Email the chair — Strong Bad's supposed picture of his parents instead reads "nice try dodongo!".
- Jibblies 2 Teaser — Behind the silhouettes of the characters in costume are the words "nice try dan".
- Most in the Graveyard Teaser — This time, the silhouettes hide the words "no cigar", which come from the phrase "close, but no cigar".
- Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser — The silhouettes hide the words "sorry charlie" as well as some rejected costumes from previous years.
- Halloween Safety — The silhouettes hide the words "hidden words".
- The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser — In a reference to "the chair", the silhouettes hide "dislike smoke".


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December 3, 2012
Rahm Emanuel plays hardball
If Rahm Emanuel were a Republican mayor, he would be pilloried in the media as heartless, and become the number one enemy of organized labor. But with barely a yawn from either faction, the Chicago mayor has been carrying out a program of privatizing city jobs, laying off unionized municipal employees and contracting out the work to vendors, who hire nonunion people to do the jobs of a few dollars an hour less than the city employees earned. If Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker had done something like this, imagine the uproar. But Rahm Emanuel, with his ties to both the Clinton and Obama factions and the insatiable craving for power without which there would be no tyranny, pushes around poorly paid members on not just any union, but the very SEIU itself, and the general public hears nothing about it. A Chicago neighborhood publication, Our Urban Times, tells the story, using the case of more than fifty recently laid-off library janitors who complete Rahm's privatization drive in...(Read Full Post)


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Fri Sep 6 12:05pm ET
By MIKE BARNER
Contributing Writer
We're coming down to the wire for the fantasy baseball season. For those who need a jolt in the pitching department, Week 24 is littered with two-start pitchers who could provide significant returns. Let's take a look at some of the options that stand out and discuss whether or not they should be locked into lineups for the majority of fantasy leagues.
Zack Greinke, Houston Astros: vs. OAK, at KC
The start of Greinke's tenure with the Astros hasn't been all smooth sailing. He's been roughed up in his last two starts, allowing nine runs over 11 2/3 innings against the Rays and Brewers. However, before that, he had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his first four starts with the team. In general, he's having yet another fantastic fantasy campaign with a 3.41 FIP and a 1.02 WHIP.
His first start of Week 24 comes against an A's team who he held to one run across seven innings a few weeks ago. His second outing is an extremely favorable matchup against the Royals, who have scored the fourth-fewest runs in baseball. No need to overthink this one, keep Greinke locked into your starting lineup if you're lucky enough to have him on your squad.
Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants: vs. PIT, vs. MIA
The Giants had an opportunity to trade Bumgarner at the deadline for some young assets, but they decided to hold onto him with a Wild Card spot within reach. However, they wheels have come off of late, leaving them with several teams to surpass if they want to make a run. Bumgarner hasn't exactly been a model of consistency since he's allowed at least four runs in four of his last eight starts, but he did give up two runs or fewer in each of the other four games during that stretch.
The good news here is that both of his starts this week will be at home, where he has a 3.06 FIP and a 0.92 WHIP. The Pirates struggle mightily against left-handed pitchers, posting the worst wRC+ against them (72) in all of baseball. The Marlins don't hit lefties or righties well, checking in with the second-fewest runs scored, overall. Start Bumgarner with confidence.
Max Fried, Atlanta Braves: at PHI, at WAS
Fried's first full season as a starter in the majors has resulted in him winning 15 games already. Not only does he have a 3.86 ERA, but he has a slightly better FIP at 3.51 and he's allowed just 1.0 HR/9. He's even stepped up his production in the strikeout department in the second half, recording 62 strikeouts over his last 50 2/3 innings.
With that being said, these are two tough matchups. The Phillies have hit him hard, scoring 10 runs (nine earned) over 11 2/3 innings. Playing the Nationals at Nationals Park will be another difficult task considering they have a 110 wRC+ at home. Putting Fried on your bench might be the prudent decision to make.
Jose Quintana, Chicago Cubs: at SD, vs. PIT
Quintana might not be a sexy fantasy option, but he's still provided value this season with his 4.00 ERA and 3.82 FIP. He's only allowed 19 home runs across 157 1/3 innings, which is especially impressive when you consider the current state of baseball. The Cubs are making a push towards the playoffs and have to be thrilled with Quintana's recent production considering he has a 2.66 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP across his last seven outings.
With Quintana at the top of his game right now, he has the potential to produce significant returns for fantasy managers when you also factor in these two favorable matchups. The Padres' lineup has taken a step backward with Fernando Tatis Jr. (back) on the IL, averaging 3.2 runs over their last 15 games. With the Pirates' struggles against left-handed pitchers already detailed, it's not a surprise that he has limited them to six runs while recording 28 strikeouts over 27 innings this season.
Jordan Lyles, Milwaukee Brewers: at MIA, at STL
If you only look at Lyles' season stats, he doesn't seem all that impressive. His 4.46 ERA is backed by an even worse 4.72 FIP and he has a 1.34 WHIP. However, being traded to the Brewers has provided a significant boost to his value. In seven starts with his new squad, he's only allowed 13 runs (11 earned) over 38 2/3 innings with one of the biggest reasons for his success being his 1.06 WHIP during that stretch.
A start against the Marlins at Marlins Park is about as good of a matchup as it gets. Facing the Cardinals won't be as easy, but he did hold them to one run while recording nine strikeouts across 5 1/3 innings two starts ago. With that being said, they also crushed him for eight runs (five earned) during his last outing as member of the Pirates. Still, with the Marlins on tap, Lyles is a risk worth taking if you are searching for a streaming option.
Mike Barner has been covering fantasy sports since 2007. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, SportsLine and RotoWire. Mike was also a finalist for the 2018 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year award. Follow Mike on Twitter @rotomikebarner.


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Originally added by Dan Duerden
Stunning views north towards Garibaldi Provincial Park. Views of often-photographed Alouette Lake from elevation. 12km round-trip and about 1000m of elevation gain. Option to head up Alouette Mountain. A fantastic less-travelled option compared to many others in the area and just as accessible.
Start on the West Canyon Trail and then take a left up the View Point Trail. Along the View Point trail you'll cross a creek. There's a beautiful waterfall and natural hammock (a log) which is great for a quick snack spot or photo.
A few hundred meters past the creek, 1.5km from the start of the trail, there will be a sign on the right side of the trail for Evans Peak and Alouette mountain. This is where the real climb begins, it's a steep trail but very well marked. There's an unmarked viewpoint at the halfway point, in terms of elevation gain, with slightly obscured views of Alouette Lake.
Under 1km past the viewpoint there's a signed fork for Alouette mountain to the left, and right for Evans Peak. After this you'll continue along a ridge before your final ascent which has a couple areas close to drop-offs and ropes in two areas to aid in the climb.
Enjoy the view!
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Guide To Vancouver
almost 3 years ago
One of my favorites
This hike is a fun hike if you like to push yourself. It's relativity short but requires you to push yourself during that time which is what I like. On top of that it has stunning views from the top. I made a helpful video and posted it on youtube to kind of give you an idea of what to expect when heading up evans peak. I'll leave a link below. https://goo.gl/HKPc2i
Tam McTavish
almost 3 years ago
It's steep but serene
A great trail that isn't too long, and isn't too short. It's a moderately steep uptrack, less than the Grouse Grind. You get a brief relief from the steepness on the ridge, surround by huge trees, then it's a quick, very simple scramble through a rock band and some steep but short trails that take you to the top. All in all and excellent hike close to Vancouver that is a perfect escape from the city. In fact standing on the summit you wouldn't even know it's there.
Katrina Breukelman
almost 4 years ago
Wouldn't Recommend... But I Didn't Summit
Hiked May 2014 deep snow on the top 3rd of the hike. Very steep incline pretty much the whole time. Need to use your hands at points to prevent sliding down. Tough trail and we had to turn back just short of the peak due to daylight hours and bad conditions. Hope to return in the summer though I have heard the bugs are bad in the summer. I did not find the trail to be marked very well so be careful not to miss your turn off! Good luck, it's a tough one... Can't say I really enjoyed it.
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Hike to Alder Flats in Golden Ears Provincial Park
6.8 Miles Round Trip - 918.6 ft gain
Hike the East-West Canyon Loop
8.1 Miles Round Trip - 1640.4 ft gain
Summit Golden Ears
14.9 Miles Round Trip - 5039.4 ft gain
Camp in Golden Ears Provincial Park
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Mon 01/30/12 05:35 AM
The Steady Race of the Christian Life?
Jack Graham
If you take a drive on any given morning, especially in many metropolitan areas, you'll probably see at least a few people jogging along the roads or sidewalks. And when you see them, maybe you feel like that fellow who said, "Every time I get the urge to jog, I just go lie down and the urge goes away!"
But whenever you do see people jogging, it should remind you of the Christian life. If I go out to run a few miles, I'm going to be steady and constant without a whole lot of sprinting, jumping, or any other kind of erratic movements.
In the same way, the Christian life is not to be lived in spurts and jumps and stops and starts, but it is to be lived like a racer running to the finish line—steady and constant. The Christian life demands discipline to keep your head level and your eyes forward as you look toward the great finish line of being with Jesus forever.
But the world and the enemy want to take your eyes off the great prize that awaits you. They want you to follow this impulse or that temporary happiness, hoping that you'll completely forget about the race you're running.
So when it comes to running the race set before you, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, your Savior. When you do that, the distractions of the world will seem strangely dim compared to his wonderful light!


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Friday, July 08, 2005
Party Like It's 2007
Great writer John Dvorak has some interesting insights on where and when he thinks tech will take off
There are no fundamental developments, fads, new technologies or inventions that would change the pace of standard growth we are currently experiencing.
That will change in 18 to 24 months, and if you want to sit on dead money in a vain hope of a rally before then, then be my guest.
There is a basic weakness in the tech side and I do not see anything to change that until late 2006 when exciting technologies come to market
To see his 7 trends and triggering mechanisms.
Wireless, Wi-Max ,VOIP and IPTV are four I try to cover here.
Forrester has the same timeline in their Fourth Wave article.
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Raglans. Raglans
Raglans make the sort of music that ranges between (Brit)pop-punk-rock not over-emphasising any of the three, thus creating a perfect match in the exact middle of the triangle, spelling one word only: party! A tip over to one corner of the triangle is compensated immediately with a tip over to one of the others. A balance is kept at all times. At the same time the negative side of Raglans is mentioned: it all is very well-levelled. No major ups nor downs. It is a downside I can live with quite easily. Just see me smiling at the moment of writing. The Irish side shines through with the addition of a mandolin to the sound, like in 'Not Now'. The ooh-oohs are all over the place and again the song has a fun vocal melody. Another straight winner.
Raglans is a band from Ireland and is around since 2011. What Stephen Kelly, Conn O' Ruanaidh, Rhos Horan and Dan O'Shaughnessy present us is their first album. In Ireland this resulted in chart success and quite rightly so. Raglans is a fun album. The band knows exactly what to do to make a whole pub shout along while swinging a pint of Guinness high up in the air. I don't doubt it also has the quality to do the same with larger venues, where other drinks are swung around in plastic containers.
Perhaps the music could have been one step more dangerous as a song like 'Fake Blood' colours between the lines very neatly. The ooooh does not compensate all here. When the Irish blood crawls where only it can go, the songs receive a Celtic flavour. 'Before Night' is a fine example of that. Listening to Raglans in general I'm getting the idea that Dropkick Murphies can punk-up some modern Irish classic for a change. Most songs of this band qualify quite nicely for this.
Raglans is an album for everyone who likes his music on the not to wild but 100% fun party side. Up beat with some nice harmony singing. If Raglans manages to step this effort up one notch in the future, it'll be irresistible.
But what is a Raglan? Apparently it has something to do with a sowing technique and sleeves and jackets. Fascinating.
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Alec and Ruth, June 2014
Alec and Ruth are from Scotland and live on a farm just north of Perth. Coincidentally, we have some very good friends who live in Perth, so there was much to share about Scotland. We hope to see Alec and Ruth on our next trip to Perth. Alec is semi-retire from running the family egg farm, leaving the major part of the business to his son. Ruth's sister, Susan has visited Villa do Vale a couple of times, so we have enjoyed the family connection.
The two made trips to Monchique, Silves and numerous times to Praia do Vau. The weather was mostly sunny and warm, so they took home the energy that brings.
Monday 23.06.2014
Dear Isabel and Greg,
Thanks you both so much for a wonderful holiday in Portugal. The apartment was excellent & you were such fabulous hosts – We really enjoyed the 10 days, especially the BBQ with friends. It was a joy to meet Cam, such an interesting lady. Again our sincere thanks and we hope we can return to see you soon.
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Happy Birthday Mark Rothko!
Posted by J. Quigley in 20th Century, abstract expressionism, art, paintings, People on September 30, 2012
Happy Birthday Mark Rothko!
September 25, 1903
"I'm not an abstractionist. I'm not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on."
Bottom: No. 61 (Rust and Blue), 1953, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Source: robertwash
Paris Tips: Embracing Dance at the Cimetière de Montmartre
Posted by J. Quigley in Ballet, Dance, life and death, Olympics 2012, paris, Paris, Photography, potentially haunting on August 2, 2012
Paris Tips: Embracing Dance at the Cimetière de Montmartre.
Dancers from all over the world leave their ballet slippers at Marie Taglioni's Shrine
in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
via one of my favorite blogs…People, Places and Bling!
Photo Narrative Winner: Forrest
Posted by J. Quigley in 21st Century, Awards, Fashion, People, Photography on April 13, 2012
Posted by J. Quigley in People, Photography, Reblogs, Women, Women Artists on January 31, 2012
This fascinating photography post comes from http://www.chicquero.com. All of these nature prints combined with the female figure symbolize the connection with women and nature…mother earth. I find these photos quite lovely.
Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru.
The photography of Paredes constitutes and attempts to demonstrate that the body of the women – her own body – is a sacred zone, not profane, to restore its perception as something miraculous amidst the technological chaos that currently surrounds us.
Cecilia is interested in using art to explore the boundaries of nature. As a photographer, she often uses her own body as a medium for presenting a dialog between the spirit and the natural world. Working with her assistants, she creates photo performance based works that have her seamlessly blended into backgrounds. Acting as both the photographer and the subject, she uses make-up, body paint and any costume she needs to make her virtually disappear.
Camouflage is a game we all like to play, but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we…
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Happy New Year…First Chapter
Posted by J. Quigley in 21st Century, New Year's Eve, People, Photography, quotes on December 31, 2011
© Leonard Freed, 1969, Grand Central at New Years Eve, NYC
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." (Edith Lovejoy Pierce)
Happy New Year!
The Invisible Red Thread
Posted by J. Quigley in China, Chinese Proverbs, great thinkers, People, quotes, words, writing on December 21, 2011
"An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, despite the time, the place, and despite the circumstances. The thread can be tightened or tangle, but will never be broken."
– an ancient Chinese Proverb
Jane & Serge
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To live a healthy life, one needs to sleep properly and optimally because-
- Proper Sleep= Healthy Heart
- Proper Sleep= Reduced Stress
- Proper Sleep= Reduced Inflammation
- Proper Sleep= Perfect Mood
- Proper Sleep= Right Concentration
- Proper Sleep= Bolstered Memory
- Proper Sleep= Repairing of Body
- Proper Sleep= Perfect Figure
However, only a few are privileged with these extensive benefits of proper sleep. Reason being, most of us commit a blunder at the very first level in this regard, i.e., 'sleeping in the wrong posture'.
'Is sleeping posture responsible for the quality of one's sleep and health?'- This question was asked to a Professor of otolaryngology, Steven park, MD at New York Medical College. His reply was- Of course, the position does matter. "Fatigue, sleep apnoea, headaches, heartburn and back pain are some of the complaints that can be aggravated by an improper sleep posture and a bad night's sleep."
According to researches, there are mainly three sleeping positions-
- Stomach Position
- Side Position
- Back Position
Stomach Position
Sleeping on the stomach with the head turned on one side and hands around the pillow is the most inappropriate position for the body. …
People sleeping in this pose are categorised by many researchers into the personality of 'Free Fallers'- those who wake up with the emotion of anxiety.
Side Position
Sleeping sideways has three variants- namely, the foetal position, the log position and the yearner position. Amongst the three, the foetal position is the most common one; but it is considered as the second worst position for sleeping.
Back Position
…People sleeping in his pose protect themselves from wrinkles. … But this position is a no-no for…
To know the list of various 'p.m' poses that affect your health and beauty in detail, read the complete article in April'15 edition of English Akhand Gyan Monthly Magazine.


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Below is an excerpt from an Video Class on Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 13 – Nature, Enjoyer and consciousness by Vraja Bihari Das held on 8th August 2015.
Chapter 13 – The qualification to get real knowledge about Krishna, and it services in humility… and Humility is the first part of knowledge that is Krishna shares in Gyana Yoga.
The definition of humility – Not to be anxious to have the satisfaction to be honored by others.
With Humility and other quality which are part of knowledge shared in this chapter and keep the object of knowledge 'Supersoul' that is Krishna, then can perceive the presence of lord in our heart.
Supersoul ie Krishna is always in our heart, and he know everything and the best thing we can do be consciously aware in our heart. Hence, when we become alert, truthful and sincere, life become auspicious.
Now the only way to be aware of Krishna presence in our hearts, we need humility. Bhakti is all about a relationship, relationship with the lord cannot happen without Humility. Humility means to know that you are not the center of the world, you are not the center of attraction. Krishna is the center.
Krishna further talks about, The Material Nature is Prakriti and 'Prakriti' means controlled. Krishna is the Purusha, The controller of material nature.
Shetra is 'Body' and Shetragya is soul and super soul and with Gyana, the 20 part of knowledge and the object of the knowledge, Krishna are the 6 questions that Krishna answered in this chapter. The true example of humility has been demonstrated by Sanatan Goswami and in this lecture his humility is vividly shared, defining "what humility does NOT mean?"
And the final crust of this lecture shows where you get the 3 questions that shows whether you are 'Humble' or not.


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Installing SurveyToGo for Android
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Install SurveyToGo for Android on your mobile phone or tablet
If you know how to use the barcode app on your phone, you can use the bar code below to install SurveyToGo on your Android phone:
Or simply open the Google Market:
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Tap on SurveyToGo and click the install button to install SurveyToGo for Android.
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Plane is reported as BSpline Surface.
Hi all,
I have an iges file which represents a rectangular solid with 6 faces, when I view it in cadexchanger, it is as expected. When I read the IGES file programmatically in OpenCascade, I find 6 BSpline surfaces instead of planes, Was a little confused as to how I can proceed from here.. any pointers on the same?
Dear Krishna,
The attached iges file (simplecube.igs) contains cube with surfaces already defined as b-spline surfaces (not canonical planes). OCCT iges_reader reads it "as is..." without any transformation or simplification. So, you should check steps of cube building and keeping.
The IGES file has been produced by OCC.
So, the root-cause is in the fact that the OCC IGES exporter converts planes to B-Splines of degree 1. So you lose your plane information when writing to IGES.
Draw reproducer:
pload ALL
box b 1 1 1
dump b #all surfaces are planes
brepiges b
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listtypes #6 B-Spline surfaces
igesbrep . bb *
dump bb #all surfaces are B-Splines
Hope this helps.
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My thinking is that this behavior has been historically adopted due to IGES format limitation where the Plane entity (type 108) defines a plane without parameterization. With that storing pcurves will be impossible. However this should likely be fine given that pcurves are optional in OCC for planes and can be computed on the fly when reading back.
Another thought - when storing file using IGES 5.1+ (i.e. using solid/shell/face entities) - consider using Plane Surface Entity (type 190 form 1) depending on the write.surfaceconvert.mode parameter. This will be consistent with the choice made regarding revolved surfaces which are either stored as surface_of_revolution (type 120) or conical/cylindrical/etc types (192/194/...).


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ROOTS Community Singers will be taking their music to the by-ways of the Midlands this summer in support of an exciting new initiative to celebrate the momentous achievement which is the National Forest.
Wayfarers All is the title of an album of original music and song which is in the process of being compiled by Mark Knight whose band Green Fortune is well-known in the area and along with others, will also feature on the CD.
To flag up interest in the album, members of ROOTS will walk the 75 miles of footpaths which make up the National Forest Way singing as part of their set the three songs included on Wayfarers All.
Starting at the National Arboretum Centre near Alrewas on the 15th June the choir will sing at prominent points along the Way before ending with a Grand Picnic and sing at Beacon Hill to coincide with the Summer Solstice, 21st June.
Anyone is welcome to join in the walk at any stage by ringing the organiser, Ruth Gillespie: 07753 149959.
If walking isn't your bag, then there are three, free public sings where ROOTS, Green Fortune and other artists featuring on the Wayfarers All CD can be seen and heard in action.
Monday, 15th June, 12.45 pm
(Walk begins with a sing-off from ROOTS)
Wednesday, 17th June, 7.30 pm
ROOTS, Green Fortune and others take to the furnace stage
(Bring your own drinks and chairs!)
BEACON HILL – Woodhouse Eves
Sunday, 21st June, 7.00 pm
Be prepared to sing down the sun with ROOTS & others
(GRAND PICNIC – bring own drinks, food, chairs etc to sing down the sun!)
Where To Find Us On The Walk!
15th June – Alrewas – Yoxall – 5.5 miles (OFFICIAL SING)
The walk begins at the National Arboretum Memorial near Alrewas.
Meet 12.30 pm
16th June – Yoxall – Rangemore – 7.5 miles (lunch at Byrkley Garden Centre, Rangemore, DE13 9RN) and then on to …
Branston – 4 miles
Total: 11.5 miles
17th June – Branston – Rosliston – 5.5 miles (lunch at Rosliston Visitor Centre) then to:
Moira – 7.5 miles (OFFICIAL SING AT THE FURNACE AT 7.30 P.M.)
Total: 13 miles.
18th June – Moira – Hartshorne – 6.25 miles (lunch at The Bull's Head, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7ET) and then on to … Ticknall – 5 miles
Total: 11.25 miles
19th June – Ticknall – Ashby de la Zouch – 7.5 miles lunch at Weatherspoons … and then on to ….
Sence Valley (Ibstock, LE67 6NW) 5.75 miles
Total: 13.25 miles
20th June – Sence Valley – Thornton Reservoir (LE67 1AR) – 7.5 miles (lunch at Bricklayers Arms, Thornton, LE67 1AH) and then on to … Bradgate Park – 6 miles
Total: 13.5 miles
21st June – Bradgate Park – Beacon Hill – 7.25 miles (THE GRAND PICNIC AND SING)
Meet at Old John at 4.00 pm
Keep In The Loop!
The Wayfarers All CD is expected to be released during the coming months when funding has been secured. We'd love to let you know when this is available so please sign up to our email list!


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Jan. 11, 1887: Aldo Leopold, one of America's first great nature writers and the father of wildlife ecology, is born in Burlington, Iowa. Leopold's "Sand County Almanac" becomes a literary classic, and he goes on to co-found the Wilderness Society.
Jan. 11, 1908: U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt creates the Grand Canyon National Monument. It is upgraded to national park status 11 years later.
Jan. 11, 1962: In his annual state of the union address, U.S. President John F. Kennedy says, "We also need for the '60s — if we are to bequeath our full national estate to our heirs — a new long-range conservation and recreation program — expansion of our superb national parks and forests (and) preservation of our authentic wilderness areas."
Jan. 11, 2007: "There Will Be Blood" is released. The film stars Daniel Day Lewis as a ruthless California oil baron in the early 20th century.
Photo: cdrummbk/Flickr
This feature is compiled by Peter Dykstra, an MNN contributor and publisher of Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate.


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Here are some useful links to material about the European health librarians conference (EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC) that I was at a couple of weeks ago.
- There are my own posts about it on my blog.
- Workshop website: https://eahil2015.wordpress.com
- Most presentations from the event are at https://eahil2015.wordpress.com/workshop-presentations-for-download/
- The twitter stream: https://twitter.com/hashtag/researchminded
- Storify by Victoria Cormie https://storify.com/viche/eahil-icahis-iclc-2015-workshop
- Blog post giving a lot of detail about the session on focus groups: https://benchmarkingthreehealthlibraries.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/focus-said-the-focus-group/
- Catherine Voutier blogged several sessions: here, here, here, and here
- Hazel Hall's blog on her keynote: http://hazelhall.org/2015/06/29/incorporating-a-research-minded-approach-to-professional-practice-opening-keynote-at-eahil-2015-researchminded/
here , here , and here
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1014174828599539/
- Flickr pool: https://www.flickr.com/groups/eahil2015/pool/
- A blog post in Finnish reporting on the conference
- This paper got tweeted a lot: Anton, B., Woodson, S. M., Twose, C., and Roderer, N. K. (2014). The persistence of clinical questions across shifts on an intensive care unit: an observational pilot study. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 102(3), 201–205. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076130/
Photos by Sheila Webber: the conference dinner at EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC, June 2015


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Arsenal sign youngster Guendouzi from Lorient
- Matteo Guendouzi said he had realised a childhood dream after joining Arsenal from Lorient.
Arsenal have announced the signing of teenager Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient for an undisclosed fee.
The midfielder becomes new Gunners boss Unai Emery's fifth signing, following hot on the heels of Lucas Torreira's arrival.
Guendouzi, who was plying his trade in Ligue 2 last season, spent his youth career with Paris Saint-Germain and is a France Under-20 international.
He told his new club's official website: "Arsenal have always been the team closest to my heart and a side I've wanted to join since I was a child.
"It gives me great pride – it's incredible. I hope I can do great things here. It doesn't get any better than coming to a club like this, with so much history, like Arsenal. I'm hugely proud."
Welcome to Arsenal, @MatteoGuendouzi #GunnerGuendouzi https://t.co/N02Ue3jSyu— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 11, 2018
Emery has also brought in Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Sokratis Papastathopoulos ahead of his maiden campaign at the Emirates Stadium helm.Published 11 Jul 2018, 16:55 IST