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Decisions are the building blocks of an organization. The growth and reach of an organization depend on the decisions that they make on every step. Be it product design, go-to-market strategies, marketing campaigns or even administration, the overall success of the organization is completely dependent on decisions.
Needless to say that the faster the decisions are made, the sooner the organization can reap benefits.
However, decision-making is often where many organizations fail. To get everyone on board and make an impactful decision is where organizations struggle the most because many organization doesn't have a process or a structure for making decisions.
According to a survey conducted with 350 executives at global companies by Harvard Business Review, only 15% said that their organization helps the business outperform competitors.
This is where the concept of RAPID Decision making comes into the picture.
What is RAPID Decision Making?
This model was developed by Bain & Company and offers a structured approach towards decision making and helps managers identify activities needed to make the right decisions.
RAPID is an acronym for Recommend, Agree, Perform, Input and Decide. You can read more about it here.
Understanding and Implementing RAPID Decision Making in life and at work
It all starts with Recommending a decision or action. Whether it is something personal or professional, knowing what decisions are to be made is the first step. When implementing this in your personal life, you can ask your friends and family about the recommendations or proposals about things that need to be done or decided. For example, an investment or a new habit.
When implementing this stage in your professional life, you can ask your team members to contribute recommendations that need to be decided. It can either be a project or even the smallest task. The most important thing to note is that you should give everyone the opportunity to contribute. You will be surprised at how beneficial this can be.
The next step is to Agree. This is where you get everyone on board with the recommendation. So, whether it is an investment or a project, getting everyone's approval is a way of showing that each voice matters.
Now, you can start with the next step, i.e., Perform. This is the step where accountability comes into play and a person or a group is assigned with the responsibility of making a decision and are required to do their research and create a process to carry out the decision.
The next step is Input where the process is explained to others and this is also where any further opinions are taken into consideration.
The final step is to Decide when everyone is clear about the process and the decision is executed. The person or the team is responsible for the implementation of a decision.
By using this model, the decision-making process is well structured and streamlined. This results in quick decisions making and because the steps ensure that every possibility is covered, the benefits or the outcome of the decisions made using this model are positive.
Even though this model may not be applicable everywhere, it is worth trying.
Let me know in comments how you utilized this model and what benefits you experienced.


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Here are instrumentals to fulfill the needs of churches that desire to play recorded music for their Preludes, Offertories and Postludes. Energies of Soul – those that could go either way and also might be a great choice for your Offertory. We'll let you decide.


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First I'd like to say I think my heart stopped for a minute. My own gold female when I went to feed them today, looked at me with white on half her snout! What the heck is this now???? I was just sent through shipping an electric blue ram with what I'm pretty sure it's Lymphocystis, and my heart stopped when I thought it was lymph on my angel in another tank. Luckily, once I caught my breath and upon closer observation, I noticed it looked like her scales are missing, almost like she scaped them off rubbing her snout on something, so an injury, not lymphocystis.
She and her mate (gold marble male) share a 33g tank, they have for a year at least, lay eggs every two weeks or so, and have been great parents the whole time. Her injury is not a complete surprise, since I've noticed an incraese in aggression toward her mate. Just some ramming and pushing away sometimes, but she bared the brunt of her rage. I've recently redecorated the tank for a cleaner open look, and my plants don't seem to grow well in there anyway for some reason. So simple java fern and driftwood, a little dawrf sag for the bottom, and I added a ton of long rooted dwarf water lettuce to further dim the lighting with the decreased plant load and to suck up nitrates. Nitrates are still always 0ppm in my planted tanks, with the low bioload, and I want to keep it that way on my breeding tanks. Nitrates are much more dangerous to sensitive fry. Lack of available nitrate is probably the reason my stem plants grow with obvious defiiencies, and why I ripped them out, they can't be contributing great things to the tank. I feel you have to find a fish/plant balance for each tank.
Then, after I took the vid, I checked on the filter and thought the top of my bio bag was covered in cyanobacteria! I've been trying to keep it at bay since my tanks were grossly overfed back in August. They've been doing pretty good, but this big green spot freaked me right out all over again. I rinsed the top of the bag careful not to touch the bio media with tap water and now I think it was just green algae due to the RBG light I have directly over the filter for ambient light at night.
Anyway, they have babies in the tank at the moment, so I've added a couple more IALs and one in the filter to try and keep infection and fungus away. My plan is keep the tank params and conditions as prestine as possible, and with lots of water changes, I'm very hopeful her injury will heal without problems. A reason not to freak out even when things aren't going well in all your tanks.
Here's a video of the parents and fry, concentrating on the female's injury.
Here's also a pic of the tank and the new scape. There will be an amazon sword replanted in between the DW, but the one in the pot died.


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The South Mountain CrossFit Wellness Performance Challenge will be kicking off this Friday!
Here's the deal: the first 30 days of the challenge will be done on teams of 3 or 4. Teams will be created by the SMCF staff. Teams will be released on Monday, April 21st.
Those who are interested in participating will need to sign up at the gym no later than Friday, April 18th. We will hold weigh-ins at the gym every Friday starting April 18th until May 16th. All weigh-ins must be completed with a trainer or Dr. Tony or Dr. Trish. If you are unable to get to the gym on Friday, please weigh in with a trainer on another day.
Each week we will calculate each team's total percentage of weight loss. The team with the highest % of weight loss after the final weigh-in will win some seriously AWESOME prizes!!
Then, the second part of the challenge will start. This portion will consist of an individual competition for an additional 30 days. The top individuals with the highest % of weight loss at the end of the competition will win fabulous prizes! Please note: even if you do not do the team competition, you can still participate in the individual challenge. Also, if you do the team competition but are not interested in the individual portion, you are not required to participate.
At the start of each challenge we will be doing 2 workouts. We will retest these same workouts at the end of the 30 day cycle to see if participants see progress in performance. Another set of WODs will be tested and retested during the individual challenge as well.
This is a great time to focus on nutrition, performance, teamwork, and looking GOOD in a bathing suit! (or naked) The purpose of the team competition is to set each participant up with a solid support system. Plus, it gives you someone to text at 3am when you wake up craving a cupcake!
* *Throughout the challenges, SMCF and Dr. Tony Colasurdo will be offering informative sessions on "Paleo" nutrition and will also be offering packages and supplements through The Standard Process specifically designed for CrossFitters and weight loss. For more information, contact Tony and Trish at email@example.com
A few members including Chrissy Hoffman, Gene and Dana Ferretti, and Coach Kacie have done the cleanse and had great results. Not to mention, they trained the entire time. Feel free to ask them about their experiences!
If you would like to sign up for the Team Challenge, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or sign up at the gym on the sign up sheet posted on the chalkboard this week. Please sign up no later than Friday, April 18th!!


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It's time for The Crazy Cooking Challenge again hosted by Tina from Mom's Crazy Cooking. This is my third month and has been my favorite. We love blueberry muffins so there was much excitement in the house when I mentioned I was making a batch.
When I read what the food was for April I knew right away what recipe I would be making. I've had these Blueberry Nutmeg Muffins from Good and Cheap Eats bookmarked for awhile. True to form I changed a couple of things around and was beyond impressed with the results. I do believe these are the best muffins I have ever eaten. Moist with a hint of lemon and dotted with blueberry deliciousness.
Blueberry Muffins
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 heaping cup of frozen blueberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour or line with paper liners 18-24 muffin cups.
In a large bowl mix together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and lemon zest.
In another bowl, beat the eggs and add the buttermilk and oil.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until moistened but slightly lumpy.
Gently fold in blueberries.
Fill muffin cups two-thirds to three-quarters full.
Bake 25-35 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Previous Crazy Cooking Challenge posts:
March 2012 Challenge: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
October 2011 Challenge: Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Shameless Season 2 Episode 2: "Summer Loving" Quotes
Frank: Where's the money?
Fiona: Ask Kung Fu Panda.
It doesn't make you a kept woman, it makes you a smart one.Jasmine
I'll keep that in mind when I'm feeding my family dogfood this winter.Fiona
I'm gonna have a heart attack waiting for my heart transplant.Dottie
Desperate whore wife just got here with sugar grampy.Veronica
Dottie: Eat sh*t Frank.
Frank: Well I would, but I recently went vegan.
I can't share a room with someone in constant state of arousal! I'm going to be a woman soon.Debbie
Sheila: Do you know what this is?
Frank: An eggplant?
Sheila: Liberation!
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February is a month for sweethearts—a month filled with cards, candy, flowers and even the occasional Valentine's dinner. No doubt about it, February is traditionally the most romantic month of the year. Several years ago I helped plan a Sweetheart Banquet in our small reservation community in Arizona. Imagine my surprise when in addition to the invited couples, along came a large assortment of children as well as enough crusty old bachelors to fill their own table. No one seemed to think this was odd because it was simply assumed that everyone was invited. To exclude anyone was unthinkable.
February and Valentine's Day is also about giving gifts. God's gift is love and to exclude anyone from the gift of His love would be as unthinkable as asking the children and single men to leave the banquet. In fact, to quote a radio Bible teacher, God loves you so much that He can't keep His eyes off you. You are constantly on His mind. Paul tells us that God, who is rich in mercy, has made us alive in Christ "because of His great love with which He loved us" (Ephesians 2:4-5). The "us" in these verses doesn't merely refer to believers in Ephesus. Instead, these verses end with "by grace you have been saved" and that positively, absolutely includes all who will receive the incredible gift of God's great mercy, love and grace.
During their conversation at the well, the Samaritan woman heard Jesus say "if you only knew the gift God has for you." The gift God offers is the free gift of eternal life (John 4:14) and it's available to all people (John 3:16). What better gift could we, who are born in sin and darkness, be given? What more perfect gift could God offer us than the gift of restored fellowship with Him (I John 1:5-7)?
I can still see that table of older men at the banquet. They weren't dressed in fancy, going-to-a-banquet type clothes. They came as they were and didn't try to put on airs to impress anyone. That's the way God wants us to come to Him as well. We have nothing to bring that would merit His favor. Dusting off our outsides won't make a bit of difference when we stand before a God who knows us from the inside out.
I have to admit when I saw the children clamoring for a place at the tables and the men quietly taking chairs reserved for invited couples, I was taken aback and my attitude wasn't what it should have been. I felt like the disciples who thought the children shouldn't come to Jesus in Mark 10:13-16. With a nudge from God, I quickly realized there was no reason to fret. Everyone who came had a great time and we had enough food to go around. Those who were there came because they wanted to enjoy the fellowship and all the good things laid out before them. They were anxiously waiting to see what the night held in store for them.
God's gift of salvation is much more than any Valentine's Day gift. The Bible tells us that God is love (1 John 4:16) and because His character is love, He operates in love. He has wonderful gifts for those who are anxiously waiting to see what a life totally given to Him has in store for them.
The invitation to accept God's gift of love and salvation is for young and old, couples, singles, children and yes, even crusty old bachelors. All who come are welcome.


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I'm told a video of Tony Wagner was shown at last night's Community Forum.
Tony Wagner's ideology is antithetical to liberal education (which Wagner seeks to "redefine") and to the findings of cognitive science (see: The Science of Learning).
Ironically, given how difficult the district's transition to Common Core has been, Wagner's work is also incompatible with CC.
The Common Core has its problems, but one problem it does not have is Tony Wagner. Nowhere in Common Core documents will you find a reference to "21st century skills." The phrase "21st century skills" is a marketing slogan invented by the "Partnership for 21st Century Skills," an advocacy group created by technology companies and the NEA.
The Common Core is attempting to improve the level of academic rigor in public schools. CC has gone about this task wrongly, at least in the case of English literature, and the testing regimen is a mess. But the goal is right.
Tony Wagner's goal is to eliminate rigor altogether. To be fair, his stated goal is to "redefine" rigor. But he is not qualified to redefine rigor in the disciplines, and his attempt to do so eliminates rigor altogether. .
This is the Wagner article Kris Harrison and Raina Kor are using to transform the district:
Rigor Redefined by Tony Wagner
And this is a letter to the Enterprise re: Kris Harrison's adoption of Wagner the consent of the people:
To the Editor:
At the September 23, 2014 meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent Kris Harrison briefed the board on his plan for the district.
His plan is drawn from Tony Wagner's 2008 opinion piece, "Rigor Redefined," available here: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct08/vol66/num02/Rigor-Redefined.aspx
Wagner believes the world is changing so rapidly that by the time today's children reach adulthood, most of the knowledge they learned in school will be obsolete.
Thus the school's traditional mission of imparting knowledge to a new generation should be subordinated to a new mission: helping students master seven "21st century skills" Wagner claims to have identified. (Wagner spends the second half of his essay denigrating Advanced Placement classes and their teachers.)
Two years later, the superintendent has acted on at least five of the seven "skills." This has had the effect of actually increasing the need for tutors, because teaching knowledge is not the district's priority. Teaching "21st century skills" is. That's why we now have flipped classrooms, learning stations in 6th-grade math, children sitting in pods peering at iPads and Chromebooks, guidance counselors ordered not to help students draw up lists of colleges, and a Shark Tank project in the middle school. (The last two innovations fall under skill number 4: "Initiative and Entrepreneurialism.")
What unifies Wagner's list of seven "skills" is the absence of knowledge, and that's the first problem. Cognitive scientists have spent years trying to explain that knowledge stored inside long-term memory is different from knowledge stored on Google. To think critically, you need the former. When you think without knowledge, all you're doing is taking your clichés for a walk.
A second problem: Wagner's piece was published before the crash. It was wrong then (as a few minutes on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website reveals), but it's even further off base today. The 21st century Wagner imagined, with its happy, humming global society and its ever-increasing "abundance," is not the 21st century we got. Our children got world recession and Charlie Hebdo.
But the most important problem is the fact that all of these changes are being made without the consent of the people. No member of the board has expressed enthusiasm for changing the mission of the school to the teaching of 21st century skills, yet three members of the board have allowed the superintendent to proceed.
I hope the next board will have the strength to change course.
How Kris Harrison has interpreted Tony Wagner's 21st century skills so far:
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: flipped classrooms; stations in math class
Collaboration and Leadership: students are seated in pods; teachers "facilitate"
Agility and Adaptability ( ? )
Initiative and Entrepreneurialism: teachers "are encouraged to take risks"; Innovation Fund; Shark Tank project; "leadership coaching"; guidance counselors forbidden to help students draw up lists of colleges because students need to take ownership of the process
Effective Oral and Written Communication: writing taught outside subject-matter courses in violation of what we know about effective practice
Accessing and Analyzing Information: Chromebooks, iPads, Google replaces textbooks
Curiosity and Imagination ("we want kids to make mistakes"… )
Super's plan: replace college prep with "workplace" prep
Teacher-centered v. learner-centered classrooms
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Etsy Meet & Make: Fiber Salon - Felt Note Cards with Armani Mondragon
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Friday, August 2, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EDT)
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Join SF Etsy member Armani Mondragón in making Felt Note Cards at the next Etsy Meet & Make Fiber Salon. Not only does Armani believe in art and color, but she also believes in the beauty and power of the written word... with these Felt Note Cards all three come together. Upcycle index cards with felt, decorative papers, and perhaps even a few designs inspired by the current New York Beauty quilt exhibit. Your finished note card will inspire you to bring pen to paper, and if they inspire you, imagine the magic for those who receive these thoughtful, handmade messengers.
Armani Mondragón is the owner and artist behind Retablos (www.retablos.etsy.com), named after the Mexican iconographic art form. Her work stands on the cusp of Mexican Folk Art and a dream world of what was, what is and all the maybes in between.
RSVP required through Eventbrite. Space is limited.
Fiber Salon is a hands-on community craft event hosted the first Friday of each month at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles with support from the Etsy Meet & Make program.
When & Where
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 S 1st St
San Jose,
Friday, August 2, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EDT)
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Opel GT Recall Grows To Include 7,450 Vehicles0
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General Motors has announced it will extend the recall of the 2007 Opel GT to all model year Opel GTs in Europe, as faulty ignition switches may have been used to repair the vehicles.
The Problem: Just as the case was with the Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Ion and Saturn Sky, the replacement ignition switch installed on later model years of the Opel GT used the same part number as the faulty switch, so GM is unsure which cars received new ignition switches.
Affected Vehicles: Prior to the announcement, the recall only included 2007 model year Opel GTs, but it has since been extended to include 2008-2010 model years as well.
Number Of Vehicles Being Recalled: Originally, just 2,300 Opel GTs from the 2007 model year were recalled. Since the 2008-2010 model years were added the number has grown to 7,450.
The Fix: Opel says dealers will notify owners as soon as possible and replace the ignition switch free of charge.


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The island of Aegina is one of the most favorite destinations for the residents of Athens but its beauty is hidden in small details, which you can discover following our brand new photoshoot with Gelly K.Rais!
We were invited by Gelly's aunt in a neoclassical house, which constituted the starting point of our journey, the first part of which was realized on a light blue vespa!
Our guide was a cute little dog, that led us through the streets of the island, ending up at the beach and a traditional fishery, the ideal place to buy the basic ingredients of our dinner.
The mussels we picked gave us the idea to look for additional fresh spices, out of which we distinguished basil and mint. The odor of mint could be added and match perfectly the taste of a refreshing cocktail that would complete our dinner plans.
Pistachios are the trademark of the island and can be used for the production of sweets apart from being a part of a salad, an ingredient of a complete course or a side for your drinks.
The hot and sunny weather made us continue our ride with the best mood and try to discover new hidden "treasures" on the island, like the open vegetable market, where we spotted high quality biological aubergines and carrots.
This amazing trip, full of odors, delicious flavors and magnificent images, is not over yet, but you have to wait for the rest of the pictures! We enjoyed every bit of it and, especially, the end of the day, when we tasted all the goodies we have bought! Stay tuned for Part 2!
(words by Tim Krag,photography by Gertrude,
our tour guide Gelly K. Rais)
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The full panel discussion on "Belief in a Time of Turmoil" (video)
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Remaking the sculptures of St. Mary's Hall
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Seventy-eight years on the New Testament beat
The entrepreneurial mystique
Alumnae return to tout the quest for the next new thing
Object lessons
Robin Fleming's approach to history reaps a MacArthur Fellowship
Healthy regard
Introducing the newest minor: Medical Humanities, Health, and Culture
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The audition
Hooray for Bollywood
A practitioner's guide to blogging, social media, and the online revenue stream
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Boston College joins Semester Online
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Gustave Courbet: The fall show
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The extraordinary life of John Patrick (Jack) Ryan '72
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Love letters in a time of war
Living with the problem you choose
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As a young law professor at the University of Tennessee, the author and a student took a celebrated case to the Supreme Court. Their story begins with a river
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To close out the Sesquicentennial, a miscellany of Boston College tales that you've likely never heard before, really don't need to know, but will probably not soon forget
At age 19, Alex Carpenter has risen to the elite ranks of women's hockey
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Bad Sci-Fi Flashback: Happy Days in Space
This week the Sci-Fi Department looks at some of the best and worst time travel movies. But I have to take a moment to remind everyone of a bizarrely bad time-travel TV show: Fonz and the Happy Days Gang was a 1980 cartoon show that followed Fonz, Ralph Malph and Ritchie Cunningham as they became unstuck in time. They ricocheted through history in a UFO with a futuristic hottie named Cupcake (voiced by Didi Cohn, who you may remember as Frenchie in Grease), and because it was the early '80s there was an obligatory cute animal — in this case Fonz's dog Mr. Cool (voiced by veteran dog-voice actor Frank Welker.)
In keeping with the pre-JFK Assasiantion Americana, the show was narrated by Wolfman Jack. And it was part of an ABC Saturday morning cartoon block that also included Laverne and Shirley in the Army, where the two women are bossed around by a pig drill sergeant voiced by Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter fame. Those lazy mornings may be long past, but they live on in our hearts, and on YouTube.Read More


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With sixty-two rooms ranging from Standard Motel Rooms to Cabins, the Coal & Cattle offers affordable accommodation and comfort. All rooms are appointed with air-conditioning and Hot Spot Wireless Internet. Come in and dine in our friendly restaurant, with daily specials starting from $15. Talk to a local who will delight you with stories of intrigue and fascination about the large open cut mines in the surrounding area, the size to be seen to be believed. The hotel facilitates two bars, a large drive thru bottle shop and thirty gaming machines. Each large room is appointed with air-conditioning and Hot Spot Wireless Internet.
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Sweet taste of success for Limerick owners of Baileys Irish Champion cow
THE FRAWLEYS from Croagh were toasting their success after winning the 2012 Baileys Irish Champion cow competition
Father and son, Pat and Derek, won the title at the Virginia Agricultural Show in County Cavan on Wednesday. Their six year old cow, Ridgefield Dundee Portea, competed against bovine beauties from all over Ireland to win the competition, which dates back to 1983.
Widely acknowledged as Ireland's most prestigious dairy livestock event - it is the first time that the Frawleys won the title and brought home a cheque for €2,000 and the Virginia Milk Products Trophy to Limerick.
The competition rewards good body conformation with proven excellence in milk production.
Glanbia chairman, Liam Herlihy, said: "These top Irish cows are producing milk for Baileys which ends up all over the world so this competition is an excellent showcase for our dairy produce."
Minister of State for Agriculture, Shane McEntee, added: "It is vital that we have strong export brands like Baileys and companies such as Diageo and Glanbia to lead the way in new international markets for Irish agri food & drink".


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I've been reading The Media Lab: Inventing the Future At MIT recently. It was written in 1988 by Stewart Brand who created the Whole Earth Catalog and who has said some pretty observant and insightful things about technologies and the way that they are used.
This observation, from The Media Lab, may not be one of them: "The most surprising and consistent quality in e-mail communities is the human warmth they develop."
Maybe things were better before the invention of top posting.


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Although I was disappointed after reading the first few lines of Josh's column about the next Democratic Party chair, I was seeing red by the time I finished. As the chair of Emerge Maryland, a statewide organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for state and local office, I've never experienced Kathleen Matthews as trying to "dazzle" anyone with any kind of "glitz" or "glamour."
Even if the author had reason to believe that Kathleen Matthews was "out-of-touch," an assertion I would disagree with, he'd have been wise to include "hard-working" alongside it.
After her run for Congress, she volunteered for Emerge Maryland's board, immediately putting her shoulder to the wheel to help with press, curriculum, recruiting and fundraising. Kathleen is a shot of adrenaline to the organization — a hard, hard worker. She has never missed a meeting, she engages one-on-one with the participants and she has brought a positive, creative political perspective to each Emerge action.
Her political acumen will serve Maryland Democrats well; since she joined the board of Emerge Maryland in July, the organization has raised more money, earned more press, and trained more women than in any other 8-month period since our founding.
The unpaid job of Democratic Party chair is a thankless and challenging one – and is even more important today given a Donald Trump presidency. Josh's column made few points of policy, but also focused on Kathleen's personal attributes.
I know that the strong network of women who volunteer their time and money to support Democratic women in politics in Maryland will agree with me that negative attacks like this won't slow us down, they only add fuel to our fire. In the age of Trump, women in public life expect to be subjected to personal attacks about our motivations, our work ethic, and our clothes.
Because I know her, I know Kathleen will not be deterred. She's tough, smart, hard-working, and dedicated to our Democratic Party values: inclusion, justice, and an equity of opportunity. She's just the resilient fighter that Maryland Democrats need right now.
Martha McKenna is chair of Emerge Maryland, an organization dedicated to electing more women to public office.


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It's all about J-Setting. Ryan Lee at Southern Voice explores the history of "J-Setting", the highly-choreographed dance style in the music video for Beyoncé's "Single Ladies." Darian Aaron is on the same page and profiles the young, black gay choreographer behind the pop superstar.
J-setting is a wildly popular in black gay clubs across the country—especially in Atlanta clubs such as Traxx and Chicago clubs like the Prop House—and can trace its origins back a decade to the famed Jackson State University band's dance line known as the Prancing J-Settes. The lead-and-mimic routine—actually an interpretation of Bob Fosse's style in All That Jazz and Chicago—has been adopted by black gay youth across the country. Laterance White discovered J-Setting when he moved from New York City to Atlanta. After "about nine months of mastering various routines," White began serving the children at the club. White says the style allows him to "slightly express his feminine side and also ignites his competitive nature. 'The adrenaline I get from the crowd is pure love,' White says. 'It's powerful and it's a great feeling.' "
Darian Aaron profiles Jaquel Knight, the 19-year-old choreographer behind "Single Ladies" and "I am Sasha Fierce."
"If Madonna introduced the masses to voguing then Jaquel and Beyoncé are introducing pop culture to J-setting," Darian notes, adding that "Jaquel's amazing choreography, the dancers, and the strangely familiar concept for the video has been the subject of online adulation and gossip since it's release." That is a reference to the fierce speculation surrounding the sexuality and biology of one of the backup dancers.
Anyone who reads this blog has probably guessed we're not the biggest Beyoncé fans. But there is no denying her iconic status among black gay youth. You also have to give her credit for hiring the children to choreograph her videos, and, the speculation surrounding her dancer. But it's still kind of meta... Beyoncé and her dancers mimic black gay youth ... who mimic women .... who mimic ...
Beyoncé's Borrowed Moves [SoVo]
Jaquel Knight: Man Behind "Sasha Fierce" [LOLDarian]


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Headlander was recently put out for public consumption by Adult Swim Games and developed by Double Fine. It's from the same game director, Lee Petty, as my favorite Double Fine game, Stacking. Which you should play if you haven't because it is amazing.
Oh sorry, I lost my head thinking about Stacking. Headlander looks like a very fine metroidvania-style of game, and I appreciate the 70's retrofuture aesthetic, along with the head swapping game mechanic which is kind of hilarious and also very clearly related to Stacking's matryoshka doll swapping mechanic. Which, have you played? It's really great.
Headlander is out now on Playstation 4, and Windows via Steam for $20 USD.
Stacking has been out forever on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's $10.


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This Saturday, you can spend the afternoon with seventeen of your favorite Pacific NW authors at the Phinney Neighborhood Center.
The event will feature book signings and readings by Kathleen Alcala, Kit Bakke, Sean, Beaudion, Randy Su Coburn, Bob Dugoni, Maria Dahvana Headley, Garth Stein, Stephanie Kallos, Erik Larson, Jim Lynch, Erica Bauermeister, Elizabeth George, Carol Cassella, Jennie Shortridge, Susan Wiggs, Kevin O'Brien and Suzanne Selfors.
Saturday, November 20, 3-6pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103


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AutoCodes - OBDII Code List - B1517
B1517 - Battery Voltage Low/High Voltage
Table of contents
B1517 Possible Causes
- Faulty Control Module Power
- Control Module Power harness is open or shorted
- Control Module Power circuit poor electrical connection
How do I fix code B1517?Check the "Possible Causes" listed above. Visually inspect the related wiring harness and connectors. Check for damaged components and look for broken, bent, pushed out, or corroded connector's pins.
Tech Notes
- B1517 07: Battery Voltage High Voltage
- B1517 5A : Battery Voltage Not Plausible
Cost of diagnosing the B1517 code
Labor: 1.0The cost of diagnosing the B1517 code is 1.0 hour of labor. The auto repair labor rates vary by location, your vehicle's make and model, and even your engine type. Most auto repairs shops charge between $75 and $150 per hour.
Possible Symptoms
- Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)
B1517 DescriptionThe vehicle control modules or sensors monitor the system voltage to verify the system voltage is within the normal operating range. The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) sets the OBDII code when the Control Module Power is not to factory specifications.
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18October 2016
Sterling Drop - What Does it Mean for You?
The value of the pound has been falling fairly consistently over the past couple of months, with a particular sharp drop in the last week, but what does this mean for you and your money?
One of the first things you might notice will be prices for several commodities increasing in shops up and down the country. Most notably, the largest food manufacturer in the UK, Unilever (whose brands include store cupboard staples like Hellman's and Marmite) recently announced that it would be increasing its prices in the country by 10%. Despite being based in the UK, Unilever imports most of its goods. With the pound having fallen value by around 20% against the dollar, and 15% against the euro, over the past few months, the price importing has gone up.
While some supermarkets, including Tesco and Asda, initially refused to pass on the price increase to customers, many did so without question. Both Tesco and Asda eventually relented, but it is understood that Unilever met them somewhere in the middle in terms of the size of the price increase.
Travelling Abroad
You'll also likely feel the effect if you go on holiday soon. At the time of writing, £1 will buy you about €1.10, but some bureaux de change at airports were reported to be offering far worse rates, with £1 buying just €0.88.
What does this mean going forward?
While the pound has recovered some of its lost ground after a particularly sharp 'flash crash' earlier in the week, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has said that he expects inflation to continue to rise in the coming months.
"It is going to get difficult," he said, "as we move from no inflation to some inflation."
However, he said, the various stimulus measures that the Bank introduced back in August should still work to stop thousands of potential job losses. Further, the tools the Bank has at its disposal should allow it to work with increasing inflation to boost the country's economic growth generally.
After Carney delivered his statements, the pound increased in value somewhat against the dollar.


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|Not just any knickers - the knickers with the dream fit.
|Cut. cut. cut.....
|Cut, cut, cut
- After telling a friend recently that 'I never win anything'... apparently I do
- Top speed is the only way to travel.
- One of those weeks where there is plenty of creation but this doesn't necessarily translate to spiffy blog photos. sorry


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I made this card for my friend, Jody, who loves The wizard of Oz. These cool papers are Graphic 45. The flower and the gem swirl are from Hobby Lobby. The lacy frame is Spellbinders.
LITTLE SCRAP PIECES-Show it Off Saturday
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Introduction: New Jar of Fireflies
I wanted to go a step farther when I built the firefly jar as a Christmas present. My goal was to have multiple fireflies interacting, including males that sometimes synchronize with each other, and females that respond to the flashes of males. I also wanted to base it on the behavior of our backyard firefly, Photinus pyralis , the common Eastern firefly, which is also one of the best studied. I wrote my own software for the microcontroller to simulate this behavior. The full project is documented here , but this Instructable should be enough to follow.
The latest version of the firmware is available on GitHub .
You will need two things to use this software:
- An AVR-based LED array that follows the schematic in the original Jar of Fireflies Instructable with an ATtiny45 or ATtiny85 microcontroller.
- A means to program it. I use a 6-pin header connected to a USBtinyISP.
I tried making a video to demonstrate the flashing behavior. The quality isn't great (it's from an iPhone, and I reduced the quality to upload it):
Step 1: Hardware
The only changes I made to the original hardware were the addition of a push on/push off switch (scavenged from a stick-on LED light) and a 6-pin programming header to allow reprogramming of the jar after it had been built. To make testing and debugging easier, I also built a prototype board on a 2"x2" perfboard with the same schematic, so it is electrically identical but easier to see what it's doing, and less fragile. I've added a view of the point-to-point soldering on the back of the prototype board in case that is helpful to anyone. The prototype board can also be used as a target board for programming ATtiny85 (and -45) chips for other purposes. In the real jar, the switch and header are fixed to the underside of the lid with J-B Qwik to keep them well attached.
Step 2: Software
The simulated fireflies exhibit the following behavior, based on observations of the species Photinus pyralis , the common Eastern firefly (more details and references ):
- Male fireflies will appear one at a time, flashing at a regular interval, 5.9 ± 0.6 seconds, and gradually synchronize with each other.
- If all males are in sync, a female may respond to a male's flash after a delay of 2.1 ± 0.2 seconds. The appearance of another male out of sync will cause the female to stop responding to the first one. The female's flash is 1/10 the intensity of the males'.
- Each pulse is 0.5 second in duration with a steep increase and slower falloff, which I modeled as y=x*e-x2
- Females are stationary, they will flash at the same LED each time, while males can "move" around, flashing at randomly selected LEDs.
- One reaching the end state of 6 males flashing and one female responding, it will continue that pattern until it is reset at a random interval, about 5-20 minutes.
Download the source code and compiled .hex files here .
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I've had so much fun making these (even did some for a wedding), so thanks again for this! Seriously, thank you.
Have you ever considered adding a Piezo or something and have the fireflies get angry if you tap the jar? Like they go into a special sequence where they all randomly flash and have fast, agitated pulses. That would just be fun. If anybody tries this, please report back with your results.
I wish I understood what all this means I would love to make this
Never mind the part about the boot sequence not working. My chip had just failed to overwrite and still had it disabled.
The boot sequence has never worked for me. It's just ignored.
Also, I think it would be neat to have the boot sequence actually run the entire cycle once with the settings adjusted faster. Like a quick preview. Then go into the real thing. Anybody know how to do this? I mean, I know how to make it go faster, but not how to make it do that once and then start and loop the real thing only. I'm using ATtiny85, so there should be enough space to repeat the entire code, right?
I want the fireflies to stay on a little bit longer, but when I change PULSELEN from 20 to 40, I get LEDs which get stuck steady on for over a minute every now and then. I think this is happening when a new cycle starts. Can anybody help?
It is rather hard wired in the C code, I'm afraid. You're overrunning the end of the pulse arrays. You'll also have to change the length of the arrays mpulse and fpulse to be length 40 to match (and pad them out to stay on longer in the meantime). You always want the last value of each array to be 0 to keep the LED off between pulses. Otherwise you can make the pulse look like anything you want.
OMG, I actually understood that! And it works! THANK YOU! :)
Now they are all off between cycles. However, there's a full minute where nothing happens before they start up again. Is there an easy change to make them begin again sooner?
A full minute between flashes? Or after a full cycle of building up to all 6 LEDs flashing? Either way, it shouldn't be that long. There are some other timing variables set up in the init() function you could play with.
Yes, it's after all six flash together and before the single flashing starts again. This was with no changes to the code. I thought it had gone into sleep mode early, but then it started again. I timed it the next time and it was just over a minute where absolutely nothing lit.
Unrelated, is there a proper way to disable sleep mode? I can set it to a negative number and tell it the count has to be less than that, and that works, but is there a better way?
Also, is there only ever one female? Can I make it randomly have more?
And is there a way to make it randomly select between several different mpulse and fpulse choices?
Anyway, thanks so much for your help. I actually have it working in a way that I really like. I'm just curious about how much I can tweak it.
On line 170, it sets nmales=0 after each full cycle, so it will appear all off until the first male randomly turns up. If you make that 1, it will always have at least 1 going.
Your method works fine to disable sleep, you could also just take out the "if(bigcount>=SLEEPAFTER)" statement entirely in the main loop to eliminate it.
Adding more females would take some larger changes in the logic. It's certainly possible, but that's up to you.
Choosing different pulses is certainly possible as well, you'd have to decide when it's going to choose which pulse. At the beginning (or each time through the full cycle) would be fairly straightforward.
Glad you enjoy it!
Mine works! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I preferred this pattern over the original
On your prototype board do you have a socket that the ATtiny85 chip is sitting in? If it is i cant seem to find one anywhere. Do you happen to have a part number if that is what you are using. :)
Sorry it took me so long to reply. I think I used Digi-Key part no. 3M5461-ND.
I can't seem to get the firefly software unzipped. could anyone send me a makefile or an unzipped set. Thanks ~Corry
Sorry you had trouble with the zipped file. I have put the firmware up at github, where it should be easier to browse and get in a format you can use.
I just got all the parts today, I have a question on your picture with all the LEDs on the board in step two you have five resistors on the board but in the schematic you show 3? maybe the other resistors are for the batterys?
The schematic is correct. On the prototype board, there are two pairs of 20 Ω resistors (each pair connected in series), to make 40 Ω each, which matched better with the LEDs I used on that on that board than the 100 Ω used on the surface mount board.
You may want to adjust the values of those resistors depending on the exact LEDs you use.
The code (firefly.hex) from the original Keso Firefly jar works with this schematic and an ATTiny45, but I get no response using pyralis.hex. This is my first effort building, using, coding AVR, etc, so I may be missing something crucial. I'll experiment and let you know if I find a solution.
It seems to be the case that the current version of pyralis.hex I have posted does not work on an ATtiny45. I'm not sure why that is right now, previous versions worked fine for me. I will look into it when I get a chance.
Sorry about that. You might try compiling it yourself, changing the Makefile appropriately (set DEVICE = attiny45).
I've changed the text above to reflect that for now.


text: Somalia has been wracked by violence since it first spiralled into civil war in 1991 [AFP] A Somali legislator has been shot dead in Mogadishu, witnesses and politicians say. Adan Bule Mohamed died after he was shot several times in the head and shoulder in front of his house in the Dharkinley neighbourhood in the south of the capital, they said. There was no immediate information on the possible motive for Wednesday's attack, but some locals blamed clan armed fighters. "Two men armed with AK47 -rifles shot the lawmaker dead in front of his house," resident Ali Aden, who witnessed the shooting, told the Reuters news agency. "I believe it was the clan militia who occupied his own house by force for years," he said, adding that Bule had orderedthe security forces to evict the fighters. A day earlier, at least two people were killed in a series of grenade attacks in the city, Reuters said. Al-Shabab, an armed Islamist group trying to overthrow the government, claimed to have killed 15 government soldiers in four separate attacks. The group said Tuesday's grenades were "just an introduction". "We are planning more serious attacks inside the capital, Mogadishu," Abdiasis Abu Musab, an al-Shabab spokesman, told Reuters. The group pulled most of their fighters out of Mogadishu, epicentre of their almost five-year campaign, in August amid reports of internal divisions and funding shortages. The UN-backed government of President Sharif Ahmed has fought al-Shabab for four years and is protected by more than 9,000 African Union troops. Somalia has been wracked by violence since 1991, when it first spiralled into civil war. SOURCE: Agencies Politics Africa Somalia


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May 11, 1993, Section B, Page 7Buy Reprints
Dame Freya Stark, a resourceful and scholarly travel writer who was the first Westerner to journey through many regions of the Middle East, died on Sunday at her home in Asolo in northeast Italy. She was 100..
Dame Freya, who was born in Paris and grew up in several homes in England and Italy, wrote 24 travel books and autobiographies and eight volumes of letters from the 1930's to the 1980's. Many of the books have been reprinted several times, recently by Transatlantic Arts and Overlook Press, among other houses, and were based on often hazardous journeys by vehicle, camel and donkey.
Dame Freya's books about the Middle East and nearby countries were called lucid, spontaneous and elegant and were lauded for imparting an inspired sense of both history and people. The consensus of reviewers was that she wrote with spirit, authority and humor and that she was a consummate traveler because of her fearlessness, candor, charm, idealism and streak of naivete.
In a foreword to "The Journey's Echo: Selections From Freya Stark" (1964), the writer Lawrence Durrell praised her as a "poet of travel" and "one of the most remarkable women of our age." Many Languages and Dialects
Dame Freya was essentially self-taught. In her youth, she became fluent in Arabic and Turkish, and over the years she mastered other languages and many dialects. It was a talent that served her well in the course of a venturesome life as reflected in the titles of her books: "Baghdad Sketches" (1933 and 1937), "The Valleys of the Assassins and Other Persian Travels" (1934, 1972 and 1978), "The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut" (1936 and 1972), "A Winter in Arabia" (1940, 1972 and 1987), "Letters From Syria" (1942), "The Freya Stark Story" (1953), "Alexander's Path" (1958 and 1988) and "Gateways and Caravans: A Portrait of Turkey" (1971).
Freya Madeline Stark was born in Paris on Jan. 31, 1893, to Robert Stark, a British sculptor, and Flora Stark, a painter and pianist. Her parents separated in her childhood, and her formal education was mainly at the University of London and the nearby School of Oriental and African Studies.
In World War I she was a nurse in Italy, and in World War II she worked for the British Information Ministry, earning prominence and honors for enhancing British influence and countering Axis propaganda in Aden, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and India. In Cairo, she founded the Brotherhood of Freedom, a democratic anti-Fascist movement.
Years later, she observed that Britain eventually lost India and prestige throughout the Middle East because of "a lack of clearness and faith in our own values." Honors and Godchildren
She was awarded a Cross of the British Empire in 1953 and was named a Dame of the British Empire in 1972.
In 1947, when she was 54, she married Stewart Perowne, a diplomat and historian. They separated in 1952 but did not divorce. Mr. Perowne died in 1989. They had no children, but Dame Freya had many godchildren, in many countries.
One godson, Malise Ruthven, wrote a 144-page tribute, "Traveler Through Time: A Photographic Journey With Freya Stark," which was published in 1986. In the book, he observed: "Freya never lost her passion for acquiring fresh knowledge and new skills. Writing, like travel, she saw as the pursuit of truth."
At 93, as she was planning a trip to Spain, Dame Freya was asked about death. She replied, "I feel about it as about the first ball, or the first meet of hounds, anxious as to whether one will get it right, and timid and inexperienced -- all the feelings of youth."


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The return of Representative Francis Underwood.
February 1st, 2014.
You would think I am getting paid to talk this up, but sadly, I am not.
I have peers who swear by West Wing. I can see that there are plenty of really relevant scenes, but this show is completely engrossing, and topical, too! Incredibly topical... you have political pandering, intrigue, (illegal behavior), and maneuvering for a coup within Congressional leadership. It's great viewing.
I mean, this is one of Obama's favorite shows!
For instance, in episode seven, there is a great scene that can be shown in class detailing a Presidential Bill Signing, and the intrigue and pettiness that goes into it.
However, it is not for the classroom due to adult topics. So, figure out a way to put clips in without totally exposing yourself to risky business from your admins.
Anywho, free to watch the entire Season 1 now, and Season 2 on 2-1-14. I can't wait. I better have all my lessons up to date.
P.O.T.U.S. Radio
I don't have Sirius XM radio, but many of you do. I am sure that many of you already know about this, but it looks like a good resource to follow on social media and occasional check in to find out what they have in terms of sound bites.
So, I am going to be putting P.O.T.U.S. on my newsfeed and see how it goes.
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Triple Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Pancakes have always been my son and my "special thing." He's 2 1/2 now and we've been making them together every Sunday morning since before he could talk. It's our time to bond and it's an activity that we both look forward to every weekend. Pancakes are a great recipe to try with kids because they require a lot of measuring and mixing; plus, time spent in the kitchen together with your kids is a great way to connect.
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
Pre-heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium high heat.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder,baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the milk, butter, eggs and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until just combined (do not overmix or your pancakes will be tough). Stir in the chocolate chips.
Ladle out about 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Cook until you begin to see bubbles forming around the edges of the pancakes, about 3 minutes. Flip each pancake over to cook the opposite side, about 1 more minute. Serve as-is or topped with butter and syrup or a dollop of fresh, unsweetened whipped cream.
Tip: Make mini pancakes and serve them room temperature as dessert drizzled with chocolate syrup!


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Guide to using City Plan
Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) has been developed by Brisbane City Council in consultation with the community to support a simple, fast and clear development assessment process. This guide will help you understand how to use City Plan.
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Brisbane City Plan 2014 includes two online interactive planning tools: the ePlan (electronic version of Brisbane City Plan 2014) and the interactive mapping tool to make it easy for you to see what requirements may affect your development.
Interactive mapping tool
Council's interactive mapping tool allows you to search for a property on a map to see the zone, zone precinct, overlays and neighbourhood plans that apply to the site. It can also generate a property report that will help to identify the planning provisions. Understanding the planning provisions will allow you to determine the assessment benchmarks Council will use to assess an application. Refer to the fact sheet for steps on how to generate a property report.
NOTE: Accessing the interactive mapping tool via a mobile or tablet device will direct you to a mobile version of the platform. This version is designed for optimal use on small format devices and is not a full featured version of the interactive mapping tool. For the full featured version, please ensure you access interactive mapping via a desktop or laptop computer.
The interactive mapping tool has been developed to easily use City Plan maps. These maps are not the legal copies. The legal copies are available as static PDF documents on the Brisbane City Plan 2014 mapping page.
Once you have generated a property report using the interactive mapping tool, you can read more about development requirements for a proposed development in Council's ePlan. The ePlan is divided into sections so you can quickly and easily find the relevant criteria.
Determining the definition of your development
Development is broken up into the following components outlined in the Planning Act 2016 as per table below.
|Component of development
|Material change of use
|New dwelling house, industry, multiple dwelling
|Reconfiguration of a lot
|Subdividing land, boundary alterations, amalgamation of lots
|Operational works
|Filling, excavation, prescribed tidal work
|Building work
|Demolition, extension to an existing dwelling house
Components of development
Table SC1.1.1.B in Schedule 1 of ePlan provides the definition of each use, examples of activities included in the definition and activities not included in the definition. The examples form part of the definitions. If a use is not listed in column 1 of Table SC1.1.1.B, it is an undefined use.
A use definition can be, but is not necessarily, contained within a Defined activity group. Table SC.1.1.2A in Schedule 1 lists defined activity groups and Table SC1.1.2B defines the uses within each group. Defined activity groups are clusters of uses Council has created to assist in identifying uses attached to, or considered suitable within, a zone and also to assist in reducing the length of the Tables of assessment in the planning scheme.
Activity groups are not defined uses but allow a degree of flexibility in changing between similar defined land uses. For example, an approval can be granted for an activity group such as Centre activities. This allows for future tenancy changes between land uses in that activity group, such as a shop to a sales office, providing that the category of assessment does not differ between the defined land uses.
Determining the category of assessment
Once you have details of a site, have identified the component of development and the land use definition for a material change of use, the category of assessment is determined by Part 5 of the ePlan.
Part 5 of the ePlan defines development that is accepted development under the planning scheme and identifies the rules for determining the category of assessment for development that is otherwise subject to the planning scheme. To identify the category of assessment, first refer to the relevant Table of assessment for that component of development in Part 5 - either material change of use, reconfiguring a lot, operational work or building work. Find the category of assessment applicable to the zone or zone precinct of the site.
Overlays and neighbourhood plans may change the category of assessment that applies to the zone or zone precinct. Part 5.3.1 of the scheme outlines the process for determining this, as summarised below.
- Determine whether a neighbourhood plan changes the category of assessment in the zone/precinct by referring to the neighbourhood plan category of assessment in Part 5.9 of the planning scheme. A summary table of all neighbourhood plans, and whether they change the category of assessment (listed in the zones) for each component of development, is provided at the beginning of Part 5.9 (Table 5.9.1). Each neighbourhood plan then has its own table outlining in further detail the category of assessment for various development (if changed), and the applicable assessment assessment benchmarks (relevant codes).
- Determine whether one or more overlays change the category of assessment in the zone/precinct by referring to the category of assessment in Part 5.10.
Part 5.3.2 of the planning scheme outlines the specific rules for determining the category of assessment. The hierarchy of assessment levels is shown below.
- (Lowest) Zone category of assessment
- Neighbourhood plan category of assessment
- (Highest) Overlay category of assessment
Determining applicable codes
The assessment benchmarks relevant to a development are identified within the assessment benchmarks column of the relevant category of assessment table in Part 5 of the planning scheme. There are also prescribed secondary codes listed in Section 5.3.5 that apply to a wide range of assessable developments across a number of zones.
Prescribed secondary codes include assessment benchmarks relating to stormwater, carparking, filling, landscaping and other matters.
In addition to the above, determining the applicable assessment benchmarks involves the following steps:
- Identify the zone: Check the category of assessment to determine the applicable code(s) for the development.
- Identify if the site is within a neighbourhood plan (and any precinct) and check if additional codes apply.
- Identify if the site is affected by an overlay and check if additional codes apply.
Rules for determining assessment benchmarks (see part 5.3.3 of the planning scheme)
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Accepted development, subject to requirements
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Impact assessment development
Assessment using codes
A proposal will be assessed against all relevant codes (zone, use, neighbourhood plan and overlay codes). The codes make use of notes and editor's notes, provided to assist in the interpretation of the planning scheme and codes.
Codes within the planning scheme are structured as follows:
- the application of the code
- the purpose of the code
- the overall outcomes that achieve the purpose of the code
- identification of any category or sub-category
- the performance outcomes (PO) that achieve the overall outcomes and purpose of the code
- the acceptable outcomes (AO) that achieve the POs, the overall outcomes and the purpose of the code
- the POs and AOs of any specific use, category or sub-category that achieve the overall outcomes of the code.
Generally, assessment of a proposal will start against all relevant AOs, and if not compliant with AOs, then assessed against the corresponding POs as a performance assessment.
Should a proposal not meet the relevant AOs and POs, it will be considered against the overall outcomes and purpose of the code. If the proposal does not meet the overall outcomes and purpose of the code, it does not comply with the code. Applications subject to code assessment can be refused where proposed development does not comply with applicable codes, and compliance cannot be achieved by imposing conditions.
If a proposal is impact assessable, and/or the proposal clearly does not comply with the code, assessment can be broadened to consider the proposal against the Strategic Framework.
Disclaimer: The content of this information sheet is a summary and has been prepared to assist the reader to understand City Plan. Please refer to the full City Plan document, entitled Brisbane City Plan 2014, on Council's website for further detail.


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As an unsung hero of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Stan has helped scores of young people.
For the last seven years, he's been working as a therapy dog for the Trust's CASUS service which supports teenagers overcome substance misuse and mental health problems.
But after Stan was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in a year, staff at CPFT have launched an appeal to raise £4,000 towards his chemotherapy treatment.
Owner Bernie Constable, senior substance misuse nurse with CASUS, said: "I've been overwhelmed by the reaction from my colleagues and from friends since Stan's cancer came back.
"He was first diagnosed with lymphoma in December last year after a lump appeared in his neck. He was treated over Christmas and all went well. Sadly it returned in August, but insurance wouldn't cover the costs of his treatment because it's the second time in a year.
"I didn't know what I was going to do but my colleague, Eddi Paul, started an appeal to raise £4,000 to cover the cost of his chemotherapy. It's already raised £2,000 and that's just amazing – I can't thank everyone enough."
Bernie and 14-year-old lurcher Stan – who was originally a rescue dog - have worked together for the last seven years. As a therapy dog, he is trained to provide comfort to the young people, and their families, who Bernie works with. He accompanies Bernie on visit to schools in Cambridgeshire when she speaks to pupils about the dangers of substance misuse.
Many of the young people Bernie works with can be anxious, and Stan's placid nature helps calm them. Other children may be socially anxious and not want to leave their homes, but being encouraged to take Stan for a walk has often provided a big breakthrough in their therapy.
Bernie said: "Stan has done so much for the young people and their families who I work with. He's brought so much joy to me and is just such a faithful companion that it's the least I can do to ensure he has a few more years yet."
Bernie's colleague Eddi, deputy head of nursing for the Trust's adult and specialist mental health directorate, who began the appeal, said: "Stan is just such a lovely dog and he and Bernie do such incredible work.
"The response to the appeal has been really wonderful, and it's meant he's now halfway through four round of chemotherapy. We hope people can continue to help us hit the target of £4,000 so he can fully complete the treatment."
To donate to Stan's appeal visit: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/stanthedogschemo?utm_id=1&utm_term=D4EjYaRp9
CPFT provides community health services for older people and those with long-term conditions, and mental health services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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Match corresponding to the 27th Round of the Gibraltarian Premier Division and played on Saturday 2nd June 2018 at 20:00. Match report brought to you courtesy of Turicum Private Bank and Quantocoin.
Gibraltar United 1 – 2 Europa F.C.
Gibraltar United
1 Kyle 'Chino' Goldwin (C)
8 Filipe Aguiar
15 Aymen Mouelhi
5 Erin Barnett
23 Andre De Oliveira Farinha
39 Leo Pereyra
24 Jamie Bosio
40 Carlos Carrasco
16 Daniel Ponce de Leon
17 Marco Meireles
9 Ayman Elghobashy
Yalany Baio on for Leo Pereyra
Michael Negrette on for Jamie Bosio
The last game of the season and the ultimate prize of Europa League football is at stake. As expected Bosio and Carrasco are straight back into the XI following a two match ban for accumulation while Baio is fit enough only for a spot of the bench. Manolo comes out all guns blazing knowing that a win assures third spor irregardless of the result in the Lincoln St Joseph's match that kicks off at 18:00
Photo Credited to Neil Wilson
Alas it was not to be. St Joseph's did what they had to do against a depleted and lethargic Lincoln and made sure that only a win would suffice. United kicked off knowing that and went immediately on the front foot against a full strength Europa. Chances were few in the inital exchanges but that was simpy the calm before the storm; the storm that broke 20 minutes in when Mouelhi came up for a corner from the back. The ball was floated in from the left and there rose Aymen to place the ball beyond the keeper and into the net; United in the promised land and it all looked rosy.
Photo credit to Neil Wilson
The goal woke Europa up and fans were treated to a great game of football for the remaining 25 minutes of the half as both teams ebbed back and forth. Chino made one excellent intervention from Kike as he broke from deep but it was a defensive misjudgement that allowed Europa to equalise 5 minutes before half time as Garro tapped into an empty net. Mr Warwick brought the game to its midway point with everything still in play, but not before denying Elghobashy a clear penalty shout after he was clattered by Muñoz in the box.
The second half turned into a pitched battle during which the referee lost control at times. Tackles were flying in, players were sent off (one apiece), the officials heckled. Tensions were running high. Europa hit the crossbar, Ponce smashed one off the upright. Elghobashy came close; it was heart racing stuff. Chino made an excellent save down low, in summary a belter of a game!
Photo Credit to Neil Wilson
The crucial moment of the game was shrouded in controversy, something that seems to pursue this team of officials. With United seeking a goal and holding a high line Kike was put through with a ball launched over the top from deep. He looked offisde as there was clear daylight between the defence and the striker but the linesman's flag remained down. Kike finished the move off with the class he has accustumed us too but it was the final nail in the coffin of our hopes of finishing third. Supporters in the stands certainly let their feelings know to the officials as they marched off at full time. However, one must remember that European qualification was always in our hands and we came up short at the last time of asking.
What cannot be allowed to happen is for the shine to be removed from a simply fantastic campaign that has seen a team jump from 7th to 4th and more than double its point tally. It has defeated every team in the league at least once and reached a cup semi final. All this while gelling a large number of new players. Though the Europa League would have been the icing on the cake United supporters know that a most solid and most professional and dedicated foundation has been laid. As we drift off for the Summer our minds are all ready on next season and its mid August kick off. Season review and stats will soon follow. Until next time!
Vi et Animo, Ad Victoriam


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AFTER Creating a GUN TRUST-cna you add NFA arms w/o Fingerprint cards?
daninnm posted a topic in NFA / Semi ForumAfter creating a gun trust and transferring NFA arms into the trust, don't you have as short grace period (6 monnths sticks in my mind) to add additional NFA firearms to the trust without more fingerprint cards????? Just checking?!


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Coach dog!
Boy do I know style when I smell it…
Coach sunglasses! Oh yeah!
its a dogs must have!
Now I just need to get mum to get me one of these! then I'll be stylin:
or one of these for my leash!
and one of these for mum!
I think I really want one of these Coach collars to match my mums purse and glasses!
now dont laugh at me, I could ask for a dog collar like this one:
Oh and look they even have a LV dog collar:
And a Gucci:
ok enough with that silly stuff… Its fun to dream but life is good as it is…
If I had more stuff, I'd need more room to put more stuff, then the cycle continues and never ends… round and round… like a circle, a ring, a donut.. oh I love dog donuts… now that is a NEED! Please send me donuts if your reading this.
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I don't think a flanker can bind on a prop if he is already bound full arm on a lock.
I don't think a flanker can bind on a prop if he is already bound full arm on a lock.
I can't even think where a flanker WOULD bind onto a prop in any meaningful manner if already bound on a 2nd row.
And certainly not one that wouldn't have p1$$3d me off!
From 2017 Law 20 Definitions:
The outside players who bind onto the second or third row are the flankers.
The player in the third row who usually pushes on both locks is the No.8.
Alternatively , the No. 8 may push on a lock and a flanker.
This chap manages
(Yes, I realise he is not bound to the prop. I worded it badly again. Must we all be such pedants?)
Edit: Huskimost is my new favourite word. Surely a candidate for the OED word of the year 2018.
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leaving aside the legality wrt binding on a lock, a flanker bound into the third row is more likely surely to be placed with a head between the other flanker and a lock, adjacent to the #8 in the normal #8 position between both locks. At a push a legal bind might be argued by packing down between a flank and a lock and with a long arm forwards bind grasping the shirt of the lock with the armpit against the locks' behind.
tactical reasoning ? something along the lines of (depending on which side the 3rd row flanker packs)
* increased drive on that side
* widening channel 1
* closing off (protecting) channel 1
* increased support to an attack/defence on that side (bit dodgy wrtd efence maybe !)
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In the 2018 Laws I am not sure the flanker is allowed to be in the third row alongside the #8 .. I don't see how he can really bind on to a lock's body from there... He would be binding to the #8 with one arm, and the other arm free
1 that's not how flankers used to bind way back when it was 3-2-3
But more importantly .. is that actually possible once the #8 is bound ? Is it possible ? Would your arm go between the #8 head and the lock's thigh ?
You could have the flanker with his head outside the locks loose hip, inside arm could be around the inside hip or arm bent 90 degrees and on the back, or through the legs like locks do on props. The #8 could be on the lock and flanker on the opposite side, or could be between the locks and be over or under the flankers arm, or bent 90 degrees and on the back or through the legs.
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From a patient's standpoint, the setup is important, because it could mean the difference between the doctors facing the patients versus doctors having their backs to them.
In a guest post, complete with diagrams, a patient notes some good and bad setups. But perhaps the best solution is not bringing technology into the room at all:
My favorite way of handling computers, however, is the doctor who keeps the computer in his office and out of the exam room entirely. He obviously pulls my file up to refresh his mind before coming into the exam room. We talk and he does an exam, then he returns to his desk to type his notes while I dress, and there's a prescription waiting at the front desk by the time I check out. It seems the most efficient, and the computer isn't at all intrusive.This is what I do when I see patients. I find the computer distracts my eye contact with patients. Although I understand that every doctor practices differently, leaving the computer out of the exam room may better connect physicians with patients.
When it comes to medicine, a simple rule of thumb can take providers a long way.
Don't be a jerk.
This cardiologist notes how many physicians lose their cool when the pressure is on:
As any nurse will tell you, the true measure of a doctor's demeanor is not how he or she acts during times of ease. Instead, the nature of a physician's soul is uncovered precisely during those times when he or she has the most right to explode in a volcano of vulgarities and instrument-throwing. A doctor who can keep cool while juggling 3 phone calls, a clinic filled with patients, and a patient exsanguinating on the operating table is both rare and worthy of high esteem.Now, maintaining a level head can be difficult under trying circumstances. But at least recognizing that it's a problem is a start. Not enough doctors even get that far.


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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will soon join other federal courts in making briefs and other filings available electronically, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced Wednesday.
The changes will come "as soon as 2016," the chief justice wrote in his annual year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary.
Chief Justice Roberts explained the court's approach to technological change in the balance of the report, saying that judges had a special obligation to move more slowly than the rest of society. Though he did not say so directly, some of his reasoning seemed to apply to other areas in which the court has been resistant to change.
The court bans television coverage, for instance, and it usually releases audio recordings of oral arguments days after they took place. The justices mostly communicate in writing, on paper rather than by email.
"The federal courts, including the Supreme Court, must often introduce new technologies at a more measured pace than other institutions, especially those in private industry," Chief Justice Roberts wrote.
The court made modest improvements to its website in October, but it still directs users to a site maintained by the American Bar Association for copies of briefs in the roughly 70 cases it agrees to hear each year. It can be hard to find electronic copies of other materials, including, notably, the more than 7,000 petitions seeking review filed each year.
In contrast, Chief Justice Roberts noted, other federal courts have created a vast repository of "more than one billion retrievable documents" available to litigants, scholars, journalists and curious citizens. The fee is generally 10 cents a page, though there are exceptions and caps.
Chief Justice Roberts did not explain why the Supreme Court chose to create its own system rather than adopt the existing one. When the new Supreme Court archive is up and running, he said, "all filings at the court — petitions and responses to petitions, merits briefs, and all other types of motions and applications — will be available to the legal community and the public without cost on the court's website."
In a colorful introduction, the chief justice chronicled the court's slow but ultimately devoted adoption of what was once another cutting-edge technology: pneumatic tubes. Introduced in the 19th century, the tubes were used to propel capsules containing documents around buildings and beyond using compressed air.
The Supreme Court incorporated the tubes into its courthouse, which opened in 1935, and for the next 36 years, reporters used them to deliver copies of decisions from the courtroom to press booths one floor below.
In 1968, The Washington Post declared the process to be "perhaps the most primitive" in "the entire communications industry." The tubes were not removed until 1971. (The justices' spittoons remain.)
There are lessons in "the Supreme Court's belated embrace and overdue abandonment of a pneumatic conveyance system," Chief Justice Roberts wrote. "The courts will always be prudent whenever it comes to embracing the 'next big thing.' "
This is particularly true in the digital age, the chief justice said, and he seemed to allude to the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures. "Courts understandably proceed cautiously in introducing new information technology systems until they have fairly considered how to keep the information contained therein secure from foreign and domestic hackers, whose motives may range from fishing for secrets to discrediting the government or impairing court operations," he wrote.
Chief Justice Roberts concluded with a general point that seemed to address topics much larger than litigation archives.
"Judges and court executives are understandably circumspect in introducing change to a court system that works well," he wrote, "until they are satisfied that they are introducing change for the good."


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Dear hubby
I love you on most days but today I hate you. Yes, we were childhood sweethearts, we held hands and kissed and you proposed. Now we're married with a two year old and a two week old, and I can honestly say I hate you at the moment. I can also say it without girl swatting you or crying. And no, not for one or two good reasons, it's really more irrationally complex than that.
When I was pregnant I hated you for the following reasons:
1. You sleep in when I can't. Most days when I look over at your rested face snoozing away I just want to punch you but I hold myself back because that would mean you would wake up and I'd rather not deal with you.
2. You still fit into your jeans. I have shoved my skinny jeans somewhere in the back of my closet and who knows if or when they're ever going to see the light of day again!
3. You can still enjoy a glass of white wine and sushi but think it's cute if you keep looking over at me saying, "awwww…you're probably craving these things right?" Wow, I love it when you point out the obvious. No, that's not annoying at all.
Today, post delivery, I hate you because:
1. You can pick up our toddler with ease when I'm still trying to recover from two incisions after emergency surgery. Yup, two.
2. You don't have issues when you cough or sneeze or laugh. By "issues" I mean excruciating pain and some urine.
3. Your vocabulary is not dumbed down to the following three words, "leak, baby and uh-oh"
And so, in the hopes that this is just a phase, and that I will learn to love you again, I have written you (maybe more for myself) this little letter.


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The company: This organisation was the first private company to offer a stem cell storage and collection service in the UK.
As doctors and scientists, the founders were aware of the potential benefits of umbilical cord blood stem cells but were unable to find a company that offered the level of service and support they thought was required for this specialised medical service. So they decided to found their own, scientifically and medically led, stem cell storage bank. By making clinical, scientific and evidence-based information available to parents they hope to allow them to make an informed decision about cord blood storage. They are working very hard to set the standards in the testing, processing and assessment of these precious samples.
The position: This is an Internal Sales Representative role where you will develop and manage relationships with potential and existing customers through both online and telephone based sales.
Why should you apply?
Basic salary: £19,000
Bonus: c£10,000
Area working: Office based - Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Service: Umbilical stem cell banking service
Your experience:
For this role you must have an excellent telephone manner. You will be confident communicating with customers, fully committed and results driven. You should have the ability to manage and prioritise your work load and have a high attention to detail with 'right first time' as a priority. You need to be able to work effectively as part of a team and have the ability to improve processes and services if necessary.
The role:
You will be working for a company who specialise in umbilical stem cell storage. Stem cell medicine is a new era of medical therapy allowing personalised treatment for a growing range of medical disorders and diseases. Stem cells from the umbilical cord can be used to treat disease and injury, and are considered to be the cornerstone of regenerative therapies. There are two stem cell treatments receiving particular focus at the moment; namely Transplants e.g. blood cancers and Regenerative Therapy e.g. spinal injury. The role is a consultative, service-led sales role. You must be able to understand the medical concepts behind the product offering and relate these to their prospects personal needs in a non-emotive way. Follow up all sales in a timely manner to ensure customer satisfaction, incorporating:


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Last month the BBC on it's "can pay will pay" radio programme last month asked many people from a range of backgrounds "How much do you earn…?" Reactions that the reasearchers received were * astonishing glares *polite refusals * evasive generalities * embarassed sniggers and *silence. Many of us do not want to reveal what we earn by we would be interested in what others earn. From Oct 1st the new Equality Act promotes transparency around pay.
To learn how to gain more confidence on your:
1. Earnings and how to negotiate,
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- Country: SCOTLAND
- Region: ISLAND
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