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Cameron Hood's rich and folky lead vocals, Ryan Green's explosive guitar and mandolin riffs, and their airtight vocal harmonies prompted the Arizona Daily Star to call them, "a match made in radio heaven." Ryanhood has collectively performed more than 800 shows in 42 U.S. states, where their cross-generational sound has been equally at home in colleges, coffee-houses, concert press_fall_2011-M halls, churches, and living rooms. Named "Best Group/Duo" in the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA), their intimate storytelling and acoustic guitar interplay have brought them more than a dozen Tucson Music Awards in their new home town. Friction Farm is guitarist/vocalist Aidan Quinn and bassist/vocalist Christine Stay. They are avid readers who decided to turn that into a project, discussing a book, seeing where the story would take them, and writing a song. It was fun & frustrating, invigorating & exhausting, but always farmvert interesting. They combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes and quirky observations. From ballads to anthems each song is filled with harmony and hope. $20 suggested donation ($5 for children 6-15, under 6 are free) Cash or check only at the door (No one turned away for lack of ability to pay. Sliding scale tickets available only at the door.) Show: 8:00 PM Doors: 7:30 PM
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Title: El amor en los tiempos de colera
Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Description: Book is very lightly bumped at head and tail of spine as well as fore edge corners. Small bumped spot just below the upper corner on the front fore edge. Pages are free of marks and binding is tight. Dust jacket has light wear along the top edge. Rubbing to surfaces. DJ has been placed in an archival protective clear cover. Stated First Edition, December, 1985. Deluxe version with white boards and blue & white dust jacket. Spanish Language.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Editorial la Oveja Negra Ltda
Place: Bogota, Columbia
Year: 1985
ISBN: n/a
Language: Spanish
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches.
Pages: 335 Pages.
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A blog post I wrote on 8 February about the artist Stuart Semple owing me over a grand was viewed by more than 10,000 people. I didn't ask one person to share that post – they did so of their own volition.
I've since been inundated with emails, comments on my blog, tweets and Facebook messages from people who also worked for Semple and weren't paid. But not just that. People who've been exploited by other creatives have wanted to share their stories. This scenario, it seems, is depressingly common.
The Independent caught wind of Semple's misdemeanours and published an article – see above or here – laying the facts bare. I hope that the artist Sarah Maple, who's also owed money by Semple and is quoted in the article, is right: that she will eventually be paid. And that I, the three others I worked with, the two before us and at least another seven before that will be too.
My intention has always been to retrieve the money I'm owed. In the first of three 'statements of truth' (see here) Semple accused me of wanting to create drama – he's wrong, I didn't. If I'd been paid in 2012, or even after the court process, I'd have left it at that. I'm in my sixth month of pregnancy, I work full-time and like to spend my spare time productively – not relentlessly pursuing ex-employers who've failed to pay me for work I did nearly two years ago.
(And Stuart, an offer of £20 a month isn't good enough. In fact, it's offensive. It would take five and a half years and endless chasing to receive the full amount – let alone the additional 8% per year interest. That's why the judge ordered you to pay the full amount in one go.)
Semple claimed he fell on hard times and that's why he didn't pay us. I would have sympathy but d'you know what? We ALL fell on hard times when the recession hit. That's why it was so disappointing to be offered a job and then not paid for my hours.
There's a simple lesson to be learnt here: if you don't have any money, don't employ anyone. If I don't have money I don't hire a painter to decorate my house, or go out to eat, or employ any services from anyone. Because to do so would be fraudulent and unethical. Imagine going into a coffee shop, ordering a coffee, drinking it and then saying you can't pay. You just wouldn't.
But also – when you've fucked up: admit it, apologise and work towards making it better. Don't issue threats and engage in bullying behaviour to make it go away, because it won't.
Now that the story has been published by the Independent I hope that at the very least Semple stops exploiting young people seeking work in the creative industries.
I feel sad for the guy because in order to dash so many people's dreams, continually, he must be in a truly dark place. Life is not happy for people who are in huge amounts of debt and are being pursued by the courts to pay up. I hope that he finds a way to pull himself out of this huge mess and to then go on working in a more honest, positive way.
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did." -Mark Twain
What do you call someone who is good at mathematics but also languages, is an amazing cook, a Read-A-Thon champion. . . and occasionally hangs upside-down an aerially suspended rope for kicks?
Jack of all trades? Ancient stuff! The new term in town used to describe someone like this is "multipotentialite."
Who is a Multipotentialite?
Simply put, a "multipotentialite" is a person with many interests and passions. The word comes from the psychological term 'multipotentiality', which refers to a pattern found in people who are good at many things and therefore struggle to choose a niche subject or career to pursue.
Now it might appear to be just another new-age term coined recently to justify the don't-give-a-damn-ness of lazy hipsters. *BZZZZZZZ* Wrong! Rather the concept originated ages ago, though it's been refered to with numerous terms since then: renaissance person, scanners, polymaths, multipods, slashers, etc. are (in essence) the same thing. Benjamin Franklin, Sir Isaac Newton, Aristotle, Archimedes, and even Queen's lead guitarist "Brian May" is considered one.
A few things about Renaissance men…
"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding"- Da Vinci
A popular example when it comes to the Renaissance men is Leonardo Da Vinci, whose areas of interest included painting, sculpting, architecture, music, mathematics, engineering, geology, poetry, literature, cartography, and some more. He has been called the father of paleontology and has been credited for numerous scientific inventions.
Most great men from the Renaissance excelled in multiple disciplines, as it was an era when curiosity and the drive to be versatile were highly appreciated. There were no strict walls between subjects as they had not yet been consolidated into rigid academies. Rather Da Vinci's insanely high level of creativity had an impact on what would later be identified as separate disciplines.
Then came the age of specialization, and people started grabbing a niche, mastering in it (and being content with it) or pursuing another passion in the form of a hobby, on the side.
In fact the top definition of the phrase "on the side" in Cambridge dictionary is "in addition to your main job."
The resurrection of the Renaissance man as the more gender-neutral Multipotentialite:
But we don't live in the Renaissance anymore, and Multipotentialites are harder to spot in the millennial world. In our world, where no sooner something becomes a fad, people run towards emulating it at the cost of losing their uniqueness and identity, it's difficult to separate true multipotentialites from genuine fadsters. Rather, it's quite difficult for genuine multipotentialites to recognize themselves as one.
Because of their multiple (sometimes contradictory and unrelated) interests, multipotentialites are often seen as flaky and unreliable. But a few years ago, Emilie Wapnick decided to change that through her website puttylike.
She's now on a mission to get the word out about multipotentiality and has built a community to foster the same. Heck, she even coined the word "multipotentialite" as the idea of a "rennaisance man" or "slasher" fails to resonate closely with a…well, multipotentialite! (Click here to watch her TED talk and know more about Emily and her journey.)
Multipotentialite Talents or Pros of being one
The clash between full mastery in one subject and interest in many subjects isn't new. Despite the internal and external challenges they face, multipotentialites have unique talents or "superpowers" (as Emily likes to call them) that need to be embraced and nurtured.
Some of these superpowers are as follows:
- Multipotentialites are apt at idea synthesis i.e. combining one discipline with another and coming up with something new at the intersection.
- They are speedy learners as they are used to moving from one interest to the next, often totally immersing themselves in the process, before moving on to the next thing.
Moreover, moving on to something new is a sign that they have mastered or got what they want out of the process.
- Their very nature makes them highly adaptable which is crucial for the survival of any business in this and coming centuries.
"While we cannot predict precisely what workers of the future will be doing — what future wants and needs workers will be satisfying — we can predict some things about how they will be doing it. Work will take on an experimental, trial-and-error character, and will take place in an environment of rich feedback, self-correction, adaptation, ongoing improvement, and continuous learning. The social order surrounding work will be a much more fluid descendant of today's secure but stifling paycheck world on the one hand, and liberating but precarious world of free agency and contingent labor on the other." (Venkatesh Rao; Breaking Smart)
Expert knowledge is getting obsolete increasingly fast. A lot of future jobs don't exist now and they will require skills and knowledge that can't yet be taught. Contrary to specific knowledge, what will matter more is our ability to develop a growth mindset, and hence, it makes sense to develop one's cognitive abilities and generic skills.
According to author Michael Gelb, the world needs more left and right brain thinkers, in order to create solutions to the toughest challenges of our time. Challenges that require linear thinking as well as an ability to embrace chaos…
Multipotentialism is also known as the Da Vinci curse, except it's just a boon in disguise if you believe knowledge of any kind is never worthless. In Da Vinci's own words, "Realize that everything connects to everything else."
Learn more on multipotentiality (Reference Books):
How to be everything; Emilie Wapnick
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day; Michael J. Gelb
The Da Vinci Curse: Life Design for people with too many interests and talents; Leonardo Lospennato
Refuse to Choose; Barbara Sher
So are you a Multipotentialite? Probably you know someone who is? Do you think it's a curse or a boon? Share your stories in the comments club below!
A Hasty Note: So a few chapters into Felicia Day's book You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir, I realized this wacky lady is the best example of a revolutionary 21st century renaissance woman (or let's just call her a multipotentialite), only she's been doing it since the 80s. Just read this hilarious book (it has a foreword by Joss Whedon and everything, geeks!), and if it relates on any level–welcome to the weirdo world! Also, I'm going to check-out The Guild, like right now.


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2016 is a big year for Reebok, since it marks the 20th anniversary of Allen Iverson's iconic sneaker, the Reebok Question Mid. Throughout this year, you'll see lots of special Question editions hitting retail. The first is the one you see above. If it looks a little unfamiliar, that's because it's not really a Question—it's the Question Mid "Prototype" aka what the sneaker almost looked like before a few minor (major?) tweaks to the design.
The Prototype never made it to the court, obviously, but it had the revolutionary Hexalite technology, only with a "?" question mark branding on the back tag, which according to the brand represented "all the questions surrounding his career and whether Allen would eventually go pro."
The Question Mid "Prototype" releases on Friday, February 5 for $200 at Reebok.com, Packer Shoes and Concepts. Scroll through the pics up top to get a closer look at the rare Reebok kicks.


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No, you are not seeing things. I AM wearing trousers. Total shocker, I bought them for Where's Wally fancy dress but it seemed a shame not to wear them again so I paired them with my Topshop biker jacket and a Peacocks floaty top. The jeans are a little baggy on the leg but they were about £12 for Peacocks so I can't complain really. I'm wearing my Topshop Innocent lipstick.
I picked this ring up in Afflecks when I was in Manchester a few weeks ago, I wear it practically everyday. So nice to have a real silver ring so it doesn't tarnish. I wanted a turquoise ring but I though this was a little different.
Me in my Where's Wally fancy dress, it was boiling in the club so that hat come off straight away. Had a great night in Southampton dancing to cheesy music and drinking alcopops. Like being 17 all over again.
Yesterday was such a fun day! I got to walk the St David's Fashion Show catwalk with these three lovely ladies, get pampered in Kamigata and loiter around some handsome male models. I was also given some gift vouchers to spend in the centre which I know will get blown in all the sales that are on at the moment. There was a lovely atmosphere in St David's yesterday and the team put on a really good show.
Some real models from the show looking very glam. No idea how they do it, I was so scared and didn't even have to walk in super high heels like them.
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Today, I went for lunch with some girlfriends, and (as per!) we got onto the topic of sex. 'I just don't get much out of it,' said Pippa. 'I'm always waiting for it to finish.'
Halt there, Pippa.
Let me tell you something about my experience of sex. I have had maybe 13 or 14 sexual partners (don't make me count them!) and if there is one thing I've learned, sex can be great, and it can be awful. If you aren't getting much out of it, there might be one of several key reasons for it. This aside: DON'T just put up with it!
1. You're just not that into him
This could be for a multitude of reasons – you just aren't attracted to him, he does things that annoy you, or maybe it's nothing to do with him and you have pressing things on your mind. Sex is largely psychological for women and if your mind isn't into it, it doesn't matter what he does with his hands (or other body parts). Even worse, he'll know you're not really into it, and you won't see his sexy primal side, or anything vaguely romantic. The best sex works when your desire bounces right off his.
2. He's just not that into you
Is he selfish? Does he finish when he finishes, or does he make sure you come too? Does he give you as much foreplay as you need (if you want it)? Does he make sure you are totally comfortable throughout the experience? Here we're talking about pain you don't want, anxiety, or anything that stops you enjoying yourself.
3. You just aren't sexually compatible
Maybe you like things on the wild side, and he's just not that way. Maybe he likes it too hard and that's your worst nightmare. Maybe things just don't 'work' between you. Enter the short version of my personal horror story – bedded a guy I really fancied, and he liked me too, but the sex was the worst I've ever had in my life. It was painful, it was awkward, it was an ordeal – for no particular reason I've been able to put my finger on!
4. One or both of you lacks experience
Ladies, you can't bed a virgin and expect the most mind-blowing sex in existence. But, that doesn't mean it won't develop into exactly that. Or maybe you lack experience, and he is doing new things that you don't know if you'll like. If one of you isn't quite sure what to do, that can be very fun indeed – the experience partner can blow the other's mind, and provide a hands-on 'education'. Do you want him to do something? Do you like it when he does something, or otherwise? Tell him! If you both lack experience, you could feel it out together, watch porn, get some advice at Ann Summers…whatever floats your boat.
This aside, the more partners you have, the more you'll notice that some just 'click'. With my current partner, it was quite painful for me the first time as (I assume) I had abstained for a while. But, damn, a week later, I was having the best sex I have EVER had, because he was the right balance of everything for me. Careful and emotional, but not afraid to wrench my hair and tell me how bad I am. Ooooh.
I'll reiterate the main point one last time: DON'T just put up with bad sex. Figure out what the reason is, and fix it. Sex is an important part of any relationship when it's done right.
Got any thoughts or experiences? Let us know in the comments!


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The U.S. government has always had an interest in developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of events, situations, and trends around the world. In recent years, however, information complexity has exceeded the capacity of analysts to glean meaningful or actionable insights as data pours in from disparate sources, across a variety of genres, and a mixture of structured and unstructured forms, from military intelligence to social media to accurate and inaccurate news. Now, in a new effort, DARPA seeks to overcome the noisy, conflicting, and potentially intentionally deceptive nature of today's data environment through a program called Active Interpretation of Disparate Alternatives (AIDA).
The goal of AIDA is to develop a multi-hypothesis "semantic engine" that generates explicit alternative interpretations or meaning of real-world events, situations, and trends based on data obtained from an expansive range of outlets. The program aims to create technology capable of aggregating and mapping pieces of information automatically derived from multiple media sources into a common representation or storyline, and then generating and exploring multiple hypotheses about the true nature and implications of events, situations, and trends of interest.
"It is a challenge for those who strive to achieve and maintain an understanding of world affairs that information from each medium is often analyzed independently, without the context provided by information from other media," said Boyan Onyshkevych, program manager in DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O). "Often, each independent analysis results in only one interpretation, with alternate interpretations eliminated due to lack of evidence even in the absence of evidence that would contradict those alternatives. When these independent, impoverished analyses are combined, generally late in the analysis process, the result can be a single apparent consensus view that does not reflect a true consensus."
The AIDA program hopes to determine a confidence level for each piece of information, as well as for each hypothesis generated by the semantic engine. The program will also endeavor to digest and make sense of information or data in its original form and then generate alternate contexts by adjusting or shifting variables and probabilities in order to enhance accuracy and resolve ambiguities in line with real-world expectations.
"Even structured data can vary in the expressiveness, semantics, and specificity of their representations," said Onyshkevych. "AIDA has the potential to help analysts and military decision makers refine their analyses so that they are more in line with the larger and more complete overall context, and in doing so achieve a more thorough understanding of the elements and forces shaping our world."
DARPA will host a Proposers Day in support of the AIDA program from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM EDT on April 7, 2017, in the DARPA Conference Center located at 675 N. Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia. Instructions for registering can be found on the Proposers Day registration site, located at https://www.schafertmd.com/darpa/i2o/aida/pd. The AIDA program's Broad Agency Announcement (HR001117S0026), which details technical goals and performer requirements, is available at: https://go.usa.gov/xXQQ8.
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Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) September 14, 2010
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced its first embedded motherboard based on the ultra low-power Intel® Atom™ processor-based platform, also announced today by Intel®.
The NITX-300 is a Nano-ITX (120 mm by 120 mm) form factor motherboard with a low-height profile to fit into most enclosures, passive cooling capability for reliable operation, and extended temperature capability for use in a wide variety of applications. It features the Intel® Atom™ Processor E6xx series at 0.6 GHz to 1.3 GHz and Intel® Platform Controller Hub EG20T supported by up to 1 GB soldered DDR2 memory.
Emerson Network Power's NITX-300 series is ideal for applications that require a low-power, easy-to-use Nano-ITX motherboard with support for a variety of operating systems. Example applications include medical carts, portable instruments, set-top boxes, digital signage, media players and test devices.
The NITX-300 series supports dual displays with LVDS and VGA connectivity and features a wide range of built-in connectivity. In addition to Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express and multiple USB and serial interfaces, the embedded motherboard also features:
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On June 2nd, the second annual IASPM KVNM Student Conference and Popular Music Thesis Prize Ceremony will take place at the University of Amsterdam. The conference is organized by students from several universities in the Netherlands and will feature some 15 presentations on various themes from popular to classical music including music and identity, performance studies and the music industry.
The day will close with a Keynote on music and culture and the official award of this year's winners for the BA and MA popular music thesis prize followed by dinner and drinks in a nearby cafe.
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What: 2nd Annual IASPM KVNM student conference on Music and CultureWhere: University Theatre, University of AmetersdamAddress: Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16, 1012 CP, AmsterdamWhen: 9:30-18:30How much: Membership in IASPM Benelux or KVNM (10 Euros for students)Program: click here.


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This week on The Collision, we look back at 2013, high and lows, Top 10 lists, controversies, what 47 Ronin and Labor Day have in common, The Wolf of Wall Street, people not understanding satire, and more. As always, we finish up with our recommendations.
Click here to listen to the new episode of The Collision, click here for the previous episode ("Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Infotainment"), click here to add the podcast to your RSS, and click here to find us on iTunes. To keep up to date with The Collision, you can follow us on Twitter at @MattGoldberg, @AdamChitwood, and @DrClawMD (Dave Trumbore).
Adam's Recommendation: Stoker
Dave's Recommendation: Pacific Rim
Matt's Recommendation: Big Fish


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Events in History
- Nov 5 Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary
- Nov 23 Flemish pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London. Invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV
Deaths in History
- Nov 28 Edward Plantagenet, English, 17th Count of Warwick, last Plantagenet heir, beheaded for treason at 24


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By: Tara Bradford
Positive Thinking Day was created by an American entrepreneur in 2003 to remind us to focus on the positive things in our lives. If you think about it we have a lot of days on the calendar that are placed to remind us to be positive and to celebrate, for instance, Valentine's Day reminds us to celebrate our romantic relationships. We can get so wrapped up in the routine of day to day life that it is easy to forget to celebrate the things that are most important to us.
Entrepreneurs are problem solvers and tend to believe that everything can be figured out so it's even more interesting to think that negative thinking was prevalent enough that this person thought they should dedicate a day to reminding people to think positively. But, even if you aren't an entrepreneur, we could all use a little reminder every once in awhile to celebrate something really amazing in our lives – right?
I want to point out the difference between positive thinking and being happy all the time because I think those two things get mixed up quite often. Positive thinking promotes an attitude that anything can be figured out and any problem can be solved. Being happy all the time or the idea that you should only experience positive emotions implies that you should never have any problems. Thinking that problems are bad and negative emotions should never be felt can hold you back because those beliefs create feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and inadequacy.
Let's take a look at problem-solving instead of eliminating all problems. In order to solve problems we need to be in an emotional space where we can be productive. If you take a step back and look at how negative emotions can be helpful then you can use those emotions to propel you forward. Negative emotions allow us to pause and notice if something we are doing is not making us feel the way we want to feel. When we become aware of that then we can change what we are doing and redirect ourselves down a path that promotes the feelings we o want to feel. Negative thinking, on the other hand, is not helpful. Negative thinking is that voice in our heads that is telling us we can't do something. It holds us back and keeps us stuck. It tells us that we are never going to be good enough.
Now that we know the difference between our emotions and our thoughts and how we can use both to help us move forward, I want to give you 5 things you can do every day to help you hijack your negative thoughts:
- Put your phone away when you're with friends and be present! Research suggests that social interaction can reduce stress over time. We also create anxiety around being connected by having notifications turned on on our cell phones and reaching for our phones every time an alert goes off. You will get way more out of spending time with friends if you put your phone away and leave it on silent. Realistically, how many things could be happening in the world during that time that you absolutely must respond to immediately?
- Remember to take deep breaths. Have you ever noticed your posture and breathing after a stressful day at work? Your shoulders are tense, perhaps your head is down and your body language is closed off, and you are breathing really shallow. You might even be holding your breath for longer periods of time when you find yourself really worried about something. Take a deep breath now and notice which part of your body moves. Is it just your chest? A real deep breath should move your abdomen out, not in. As little as 20-30 minutes of deep breathing a day can reduce stress and anxiety. That's about 2-3 times an hour.
- Wake up in the morning and smile in gratitude for this day (even on a Monday) instead of grimacing and snoozing your alarm 5 times. Snooze is set to go off approximately every 9 minutes. You don't actually fall asleep for 10 minutes after you close your eyes so the reality is, even if you intend to go back to sleep for "just a few more minutes" you are not actually sleeping and no matter how many times you snooze you will not feel more rested.
- Listen to your favorite Music. When you listen to music that you connect with, you can use it to change your mood and your mind. Not only do we associate memories with music and it helps us tap into those so we can feel the emotions we associate with that memory, but research also shows that music can be used to help us create new pathways in the brain to help us learn and grow. Growth also prevents us from getting stuck.
- Keep a list of everything that is awesome in your life. When your boss tells you that you did something wrong at work, how much time do you spend feeling bad about it? Do you go and tell your friends what happened and continue to feel worse? Do you go back to work the next day and want to hide your face in embarrassment? Now take a step back and look at how many times that has happened in your career. Let's say it happens a few times a year. There are 365 days in a year. That is 365 opportunities to do awesome things you can feel good about, but because of those negative emotions, we focus on the rare moments when we mess up without realizing they are rare. If you keep a list of everything that is going right no matter how big (a promotion at work or going on your dream vacation) or small (getting all green lights on your drive to work or remembering an umbrella when it's raining), you have evidence that even when something happens that makes you feel dumb, you know you aren't a dumb person.
Negative emotions are just a yield sign to let you know you're going the wrong way and you need to adjust your path. Negative thoughts are beliefs that hold you back and keep you stuck, but they can be replaced with positive thoughts that help you move forward if you develop daily practices that promote more positive thinking. Leave me a comment below and tell me what you are doing to help promote more positivity in your life!
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What customer wants. To be close or to be well served….
The main factor of a success of every business is ability to serve customer quickly and efficiently.
Agile methodology, which is very popular now in IT project management, says that the customer must be as close as possible to the team. That helps him to be focused on the project, support team as a subject matter expert.
However, try to imagine yourself as a customer.
- Would you like to be bothered with a bunch of questions everyday instead of spending time with sponsors, prospect investors or working on some other important business deals? NO
- Wouldn't you like just to get a frequent status with information about the progress, short presentation what was done, risks and how a vendor is going to deal with them? And to interfere only if you feel it's needed.I would like to be that customer.
I usually outsource a work if I'm not a professional in a field or I just don't have enough time or a desire to accomplish it.
In any case I don't want to spend much time with a vendor and I usually expect getting a wise pieces of advice.
So why do they say that it's important to keep the customer as close as possible? Because it's less risky for the vendor. The vendor is not required to think a lot about the a work they do, it's not required to do a deep analysis, it's just less pressure on the vendor. This is good. But is it really good for the customer?
He must spend his time for explaining, researching, making decisions.
You as a good vendor must research a field, provide pieces of advice, make decisions which are the best for the customer's needs, send a status to let the customer know how are you doing.
Based on my own experience, I know, that if you can save customers time on making everyday or even more important decisions, you will achieve a success in your business.
Let them feel relief because you are close and you are a professional. Don't do this in opposite way :).


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Senator Lugar's Loss is a Loss for U.S. Energy Security
A Moderate Willing to Work With Both Sides
I just wanted to take a quick moment to lament the loss of Senator Lugar to the Senate. He lost his Republican Primary election for the Indiana Senate seat last night by an astonishing 21 points. The issues of energy and environmental security, especially in how they affect America's foreign policy, were central to his 36 years in the Senate. There were many other factors that helped bring him down — his age, the fact that he no longer lived in Indiana, and his votes on TARP and President Obama's Supreme Court nominees.
Senator Lugar played a unique role in American energy and environmental policy because his position has really marked the center of American politics on these issues. That means that he's been willing to work with both sides to get things done, and it also means that his views have shifted as the country's views have shifted.
When I worked in the Senate, I had the opportunity to work with his staff on the Foreign Relations Committee, and there were few people anywhere on the Hill who were more professional. They simply were interested in seeking the best solutions on important issues, regardless of whether that solution came from the right of the left. One of my proudest moments was working to introduce and pass legislation for a clean-energy bank — now operated through the World Bank — that helps to fund clean energy development around the world. This truly was bipartisan, introduced by Senators Lugar, Biden, Menendez, and Hagel (my boss at the time). I am afraid, however, that this election marks the end of such solution-oriented legislating for a long time.
Climate Change & Energy Security
On climate change policy, you can see by his votes how the issue has moved from something that both sides, including the '08 Republican Party nominee, expressed concern about, to something that truly is toxic for most Republicans to even talk about. He lamented in his astonishing statement — which reads like Jerry McGuire's late night manifesto — that some topics have become politically unmentionable, and especially: "Republicans cannot admit to any nuance in policy on climate change." However, it can hardly be said that he was a leader on climate; instead, while expressing concerns, he followed the Republican Party's move away from climate action. While he voted for the McCain/Lieberman amendments in '03 and '05 that would have created a declining cap on carbon, he voted against the '08 Lieberman/Warner legislation, as well as signaling that he would have voted against the '10 Kerry/Graham/Lieberman climate bill had it ever been brought to the floor.
On energy security issues, however, he can claim to have been a real leader. Since even the 1990's, when gas prices were low and Americans didn't worry about where the energy came from, he has worried about the national security implications of relying on imported oil. He is one of the few to whom this really is a strategic issue, not an issue which waxes and wanes in importance based on the price at the pump. He has consistently supported alternatives to oil, whether it is ethanol, electric cars, or next-generation biofuels while also pressing for more energy development and infrastructure here at home. One of the issues that he has been pushing over the last 6 months, as a way of differentiating himself, is the Keystone XL pipeline. He has strongly pushed for it, and has touted that as a major area of difference.
Senator Lugar defined the center of American energy politics. As the Republican Party continues to eat its own by purging the party of Moderates, I am afraid that there will be fewer and fewer opportunities for developing an actual national energy policy. He was one of the real statesmen, and he will be missed.
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When Thailand went bankrupt, there was a great deal of bad assets, in the US$ multi billions. IMF stepped in, and ordered the assets sold. Since then there have been a great deal of controversy. Even the pro-establishment TDRI, says the assest were sold at the wrong time and got too little return. Since then the "too little return" went to court for corruption. The court found those who were directly involved in the sales guilty, but of course, being part of the establishment, the court let them off with little punishment, even the damaged is in the US$ billions.
Then the DSI or Thai FBI stepped in, and found cause to levy charges on the Democrat Party leaders, like former Dems PM, Chuan for breaking rules, and then sent the case to the anti-corruption unit. The case sat there for years collecting dust. The Red Shirts recently, pressured the anti-corruption to proceed with the case, before expiration, as it is feared, the court will rule another case from the anti-corruption unit, on the Democrat Party, expired. Within days, of that pressure, the anti-corruption unit said Chuan is cleared from wrong doings.
(Up-Dated) The anti-corruption unit have thrown the entire disposal of de-funct asset out, with a no grounds ruling and the courts have also thrown out the case, for parts of it that have made it to the courts.
A local Thai neutral press, M-Thai, is calling for Thailand's anti-corruption body, to move forward with a corruption case involving the Democrat Party, caught in case that was frozened for years after the Thai DSI or FBI found the corruption.
The case, again found to have cause of corruption by the Thai FBI, will expire next year.
The amount of damage to Thailand in this Democrat Party case, is staggering, at around US$10 billion to US$20 billion.
M-Thai reports, that under the Democrat Party, after the financial melt-down of Thailand, saw assets from defunct firms being nationalized and auctioned off, with the final figure of the assets, fetching about quarter of its value.
Many Thai thus filed a complaint with the Thai FBI, that the process of selling off the assets, did not follow regulations, and offered the foreign buyer of the assets, a highly advantageous acquisition price.
The Thai FBI accepted the case.
It found that the disposal of the assets, broke about 10 regulations, and sent the case to the Thai Anti-Corruption Unit. The finding by the Thai FBI, is confirmed by the Attorney General Office for bankruptcy.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion.
The crisis started in Thailand with the financial collapse of the Thai baht after the Thai government was forced to float the baht (due to lack of foreign currency to support its fixed exchange rate), cutting its peg to the U.S. dollar, after exhaustive efforts to support it in the face of a severe financial overextension that was in part real estate driven. At the time, Thailand had acquired a burden of foreign debt that made the country effectively bankrupt even before the collapse of its currency. As the crisis spread, most of Southeast Asia and Japan saw slumping currencies, devalued stock markets and other asset prices, and a precipitous rise in private debt.[1]
Though there has been general agreement on the existence of a crisis and its consequences, what is less clear are the causes of the crisis, as well as its scope and resolution. Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand were the countries most affected by the crisis. Hong Kong, Malaysia, Laos and the Philippines were also hurt by the slump. The People's Republic of China, Pakistan, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam were less affected, although all suffered from a loss of demand and confidence throughout the region.
Foreign debt-to-GDP ratios rose from 100% to 167% in the four large Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies in 1993–96, then shot up beyond 180% during the worst of the crisis. In South Korea, the ratios rose from 13 to 21% and then as high as 40%, while the other northern newly industrialized countries fared much better. Only in Thailand and South Korea did debt service-to-exports ratios rise.[2]
Although most of the governments of Asia had seemingly sound fiscal policies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stepped in to initiate a $40 billion program to stabilize the currencies of South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia, economies particularly hard hit by the crisis. The efforts to stem a global economic crisis did little to stabilize the domestic situation in Indonesia, however. After 30 years in power, President Suharto was forced to step down on 21 May 1998 in the wake of widespread rioting that followed sharp price increases caused by a drastic devaluation of the rupiah. The effects of the crisis lingered through 1998. In 1998 the Philippines growth dropped to virtually zero. Only Singapore and Taiwan proved relatively insulated from the shock, but both suffered serious hits in passing, the former more so due to its size and geographical location between Malaysia and Indonesia. By 1999, however, analysts saw signs that the economies of Asia were beginning to recover.[3]
The UN
The initial stages of Thailand's financial system reform consisted of the suspension of 58 of 91 finance companies: 16 in June 1997 and another 42 in August that year. These suspensions and eventual closures were intended to clearly separate weak financial institutions from strong ones, in order to strengthen public confidence in the financial system. The Financial Sector Restructuring Authority (FRA) was set up to take care of the asset sale of these finance companies, while the FIDF has provided deposit guarantee. In December 1997, the FRA allowed two of the 58 suspended companies to resume their businesses and formally shut down the rest. In the case of banks, the Bank of Thailand had intervened in 5 commercial banks, cutting the number of banks in the system to 13. Three banks are now majority owned by foreign strategic partners and three others are to follow suit by the end of the year, with a combined 16% market share in loans, two will remain state-owned with 27 % market share, and only five in private hands with 57 % market share. Thai bankers are now wondering whether they should conduct business in English or in Thai at Thai Bankers' Association luncheons and meetings!
The FRA and the Public Asset Management Corporation (PAMC) were charged with managing and disposing of the assets of the closed finance companies, totaling 860 billion baht (about USD 23 billion). As the previous speaker – Mr. Amaret Sila-On – mentioned, the FRA has played a crucial role in disposing off assets of these defunct finance companies. In addition to closing down weak financial institutions, the government has initiated several major consolidations among other banks and finance companies to strengthen their operations. Krung Thai Bank was merged with First Bangkok City Bank (FBCB) and Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) in 1998. All the assets and liabilities of FBCB, and 'good' assets of BBC, were transferred to Krung Thai Bank, where the Financial Institutions Development Fund will compensate for the loss against impaired assets of FBCB using yield maintenance and gain/loss sharing scheme.
The FRA auctions yielded a disappointingly low recovery rate of only a quarter of the face value. The FRA defends itself by pointing to low or lower returns obtained on such asset sales from various asset disposal agencies in other countries. Be that as it may, the main problem with the FRA lay rather with the timing of these sales, rather than corruption or mismanagement. This arose from the Thai legal system, which was really not up to the task of enforcing loan contracts in a satisfactory manner. In the past, that had not mattered much, as growth would cover up the consequences of mis-investment and little recourse to the bankruptcy courts was needed. But it was becoming increasingly clear as time went on that this time around, the scale of the downturn would not be like anything seen before, and the duration will also be much longer.
Under the then current legal system, to enforce or foreclose on loan contracts would take a long time. Legal reform was therefore essential, and was soon put to the parliament, but a long battle would be fought over it (see below). Meanwhile, the FRA auctions were proceeding, with the bidders not yet clear whether there would be any reform and what form it would take. With such uncertainty heavy discounting was to be expected. Another feature of this solution to managing the bad financial assets was that the new creditors did not perform any banking functions. While some debtors were no doubt due to disappear from the scene in any case, many others could be nursed back to health, 24 given time and, above all working capital. It was clear that neither would be forthcoming from the bid winners. In reaction, government policies toward bad loans in the next few years would be obsessed with the idea of keeping the loans in the hands of the original lenders for as long as possible.
Damage from the financial crisis lingers today.
Bangkok Post: Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has opposed the cabinet's decision to shift the responsibility for 1.14 trillion baht in debt stemming from the economic crisis in 1997 from the Finance Ministry to the central bank. Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul "Transferring the debt might affect the BoT's work. "Moreover, this debt was not created by the BoT but stemmed from the government's policy to use the central bank as a mechanism for addressing the problem," Mr Prasarn said on Wednesday. He said the confidence of foreign investors would also be affected. "The BoT's financial status is not as strong as the government understands it to be," the governor said. The central bank currently has a negative equity of more than 400 billion baht and transferring the responsibility for the additional debt would add substantially to this, he added. The cabinet yesterday agreed to transfer responsibility to the BoT for 1.14 trillion baht in debt in a move to cut the government's debt repayments by up to 70 billion baht per year and give the Finance Ministry greater leeway to undertake new borrowing to finance future investment programmes.
Bangkok Post
Apr. 8 2002 An important chapter in Thailand's economic history closed last week after the last of the 56 defunct finance companies was ordered into liquidation by the courts. It marked the beginning of the end for the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority, the quasi-public agency set up in 1997 to oversee the defunct finance companies and handle creditor claims. What was achieved? Through asset auctions and debt restructuring, the FRA was able to recover 35.3 percent of the 748 billion baht in assets under care for creditors. Another 120.8 billion baht in assets remained tied up in the courts.
Inside the deal?
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., in conjunction with the GE Capital Corporation, has agreed to pay 23.6 billion baht, or $645 million, for about a third of the loans left over from Thailand's unsuccessful auction last week of assets seized from defunct financial companies.
Goldman, Sachs (Asia) Finance will pay 21 percent of face value for several thousand loans, most backed by land and buildings, which it agreed to buy after private talks with Thailand's Financial Sector Restructuring Authority, which is managing the liquidation.
Goldman was among the most active bidders at the auction on Tuesday of 13,000 loans, which have a total face value of 384 billion baht. But the restructuring authority rejected more than 90 percent of bids as being too low.
The unsuccessful auction last week came as Thailand struggles to recover from its deepest recession in three decades. Two-thirds of the country's finance companies have been closed in the last year, most being those whose loans were put up for auction.
The liquidation is a condition of the $17 billion Thailand economic bailout program arranged in August 1997 by the International Monetary Fund.
Goldman, along with GE Capital, the financial services arm of the General Electric Company, agreed to drop any contracts made before the auction with original debtors seeking to buy back their loans at a steep discount, said Amaret Sila-On, the chairman of the restructuring authority. This avoids the appearance of collusion.
Goldman will also pay more if the recovery rate on the purchased loans reaches a certain level, which was not disclosed. Mr. Amaret said this profit-sharing arrangement was expected to increase the Government's long-term return on the loans to 30 percent to 40 percent of face value.
Two closely held Thai companies also revised their offers and paid a combined 3.7 billion baht, or 26 percent of face value, for two other lots of loans.
Thailand is still stuck with three-fifths of the seized loans — with a face value of 223 billion baht — which it will repackage and auction again in February. A state agency, the Asset Management Corporation, will be "the bidder of last resort" at that auction.
Thailand's sales are being closely watched across the region as Malaysia, South Korea, China and Japan weigh similar programs. They also provide benchmarks for Thailand's moribund real estate market.
The auction itself attracted 12 bidders, including Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Starwood Financial Trust and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. But the authority and the Finance Minister, Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda, rejected almost all bids as not meeting the unofficial floor price of 25 percent of face value. Mr. Tarrin said the Government would create incentives, mainly for local businesses, to attract higher offers.
Bids could also be better next time around because of the asset corporation's participation, the minister said. The asset corporation was excluded from the earlier auction.
The Government's target price for the rest of the assets is 40 percent of face value, the Finance Minister said.
FRA members charged over sales:
At least five corporate entities and board members of the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority (FRA) are to be notified of charges against them over the post-crisis sale of the assets of 56 defunct finance companies, the Department of Special Investigation says.
The department concluded the FRA broke the law while selling off the assets seized from the 56 defunct finance companies.
It was investigating why the FRA did not separate good assets from bad assets. The selling of the assets in a pool was considered a major reason why Thailand received only Bt190 billion from the sale when the principal value was Bt851 billion.
It has also reviewed five more cases brought up by those affected by the asset sales. One of them involves Lehman Brothers Holding Inc, which bought assets with an outstanding value of Bt24.6 billion at a bid price of Bt11.5 billion.
Vit Jirapaet, director of the Bankruptcy Case Department, said the DSI had interrogated 106 individuals involved in the Lehman Brothers-related case, senior state officials and experts to find out if there were conflicts of interest and any intention to avoid taxes.
Billions of damage off lightly?
Bangkok Post
Former FRA bosses given suspended prison terms
The former chairman of the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority (FRA), Amaret Sila-On, and former FRA secretary-general Vicharat Vichitvadakan have received two-year jail sentences for malfeasance in the agency's sale of assets from 56 defunct finance companies.
The jail terms, however, have been suspended for three years.
Amaret, the former commerce ministry in the Anand Panyarachun administration, said he would appeal against the verdict.
Public prosecutors indicted Amaret and Vicharat on September 2008. Vicharat is also the former president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Lehman Brothers Holding Inc, Lehman Brothers (Thailand), Global Thai Property Fund and property fund registrar One Asset Management Co.
Based on investigations by the Department of Special Investigation, Amaret and Vicharat were charged with assisting Lehman Brothers evade taxes on assets it purchased at the FRA auction in August 1998.
Lehman Brothers won auctions for 11.5 billion baht out of a total of 24.62 billion baht worth of corporate loans, putting up property as collateral on Aug 13, 1998.
Prosecutors said this could constitute a conflict of interest and lack of transparency as Lehman Brothers (Thailand) was appointed as an adviser to the FRA.
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc was required to seal the deal within seven days, or by Aug 20, 1998, together with an initial payment of 20% of the purchased assets value, or 2.3 billion baht. The company would also have been subject to tax if it had signed the deal.
However, the US investment banking firm failed to sign the deal, only placing a 10-million-baht pledge for the purchase.
Instead, the company set up the Global Thai Property Fund to enter into an agreement with the FRA on behalf of Lehman Brothers, thanks to a regulation issued earlier by the FRA, under the guidance of its adviser, Lehman Brothers (Thailand).
The court said this could be considered as an attempt to evade taxes via the property fund, which would be tax-exempt by law.
The prosecutors accused Amaret and Vicharat of negligence and malfeasance by allowing Lehman Brothers to set up the property fund to enter an agreement with the FRA.
The Criminal Court said Amaret and Vicharat were guilty of failing to collect the 2.3-billion-baht initial payment from Lehman Brothers Holding and allowing the US company to set up the property fund to enter the agreement on behalf of it, which the court views as an act that favoured the US firm and caused damage to the FRA.
The court sentenced the defendants to two years in prison and fined them 20,000 baht each. The jail sentence is suspended for three years, in consideration of the defendants' ages. Amaret is 79 years old and Vicharat is 65.
Anti-corruption unit inner workings?
Thai Intelligence News
The Thai anti-corruption unit, long known with the "In-Crowd" in Thailand, as being part of the Elite establishment rule of Thailand, is going where no anti corruption units globally have gone before, and is now advertising its "Corrupt Nature" in plain sight.
Recently, the unit came out to say Yingluck's rice scheme and others have the potential to cause corruption and threat Yingluck of cases of corruption on them, even before real corruption took place. Then after that, as Yingluck appointment of Thailand's top spy was ruled wrong by the administrative court, the unit came out to advise Tawil, to his legal recourse at the unit, even before anyone lodge the case with the unit, and as Yingluck may appeal the decision at higher courts. Then right after that, as a case against Abhisit Dems, related to the sales of defunct asset, have sat collecting dust at the unit for years, got pressured on the unit to proceed with the case, local press reports the unit just came out to say the Dems leader, Chuan, whose government handled the asset sales, that Chuan is cleared from wrong doings. The damage, is in the US$ billions. Then the latest, as police is still investigating the details of a luxury car import scam, potentially linked to a Yingluck minister son, now the press say the unit is on the case.
The Thai anti-corruption unit is a colorful comical bunch, most neutral analyst says, with a long line of linkages to the 2006 coup government, that saw Thaksin as the evil man to get rid of, and the coup set the mandate for the anti-corruption unit, to go after Thaksin corruption. Even Transparency International findings, that Thaksin is less corrupt than the 2006 coup government or the military installed Abhisit government, did not see the unit go after the 2006 coup government or Abhisit. In fact, for example, some former unit people, who left the unit, is making a career out of attacking the Yingluck government, like Kaewsan, and the 2006 Coup government Prime Minister, well known corruption, in massive encroachment of a mountain that is part of a national Forest reserve, to build a resort, escape the unit prosecution for accountability. Even several well known corruption case by Abhisit government, such the vocational school equipment scandal and the police station scandal, in the billions, have thus far see the unit making little statement on them.
How can such a unit with such a behavior exists in Thailand, in these day and age? How can anyone, who dislike corruption, accepts the units workings? Well, after every coup in Thailand by the Elite establishment, have saw subsequent moves by the in power, to accused the ousted government as being corrupt, as a rationale for the coup, as a way to legitimize the power grab, which is an action of ultimate corruption. So the Thai people, many of them, cannot face the real facts, but hide behind a mask of faulting others unjustly of corruption, so as to rationalize their philosophical position.
Until the Thais stop this childish political play, of "Politicizing Corruption" such as being exhibited by the anti corruption unit, corruption will never disappear, or lessen, from Thailand. And this can partially explain why, in poll after poll in Thailand, say the Thai people, can accept corruption, as there is clearly a "Double Standard" that everyone can see and have come to accept corruption "As A Game."


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terra magica pioneered in the field of travel photo books. The publishing house was founded in 1946 by Hanns Reich in Munich. Since 1948, the series terra magica has formed the center of the publishing program. Today it represents the oldest existing picture book program about countries and people in Germany. In 1974 the transfer to Switzerland took place, where the company was restructured and established as a corporation. Since 2007 Brigitte Fleissner Mikorey leads the publishing house from Munich.


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As we open up our tenth year in existence, we are so happy to be releasing a work of personal significance for Brad Deschamps. His work as anthéne has established him as a unique voice in the ambient community for his beautifully grainy ambient textures, filled with subtle melodies and inherent warmth. Known for his lovely cassette work on his own Polar Seas imprint, anthéne has made an album that is thoughtful and refreshing; an album that is the perfect antidote to the harshest of winters.
Written before the birth of his baby daughter, 'weightless' was made as an album for her to sleep to. With its slow-burning melodies and calming dusty noise fragments, it is such a cathartic and organic work. The greatest of ambient and minimal music often appears so simple in essence when it is anything but when you delve in, and in the aptly titled 'weightless' anthéne has really made a very special work of heart here, with the lightest and most careful of touches.
Please enjoy this wonderful new album in all its sleepy winter glory.–Home Normal
As previously notated, "weightless" is anthéne's mesmerizing invitation into soothing ambiance for his newborn (and the rest of the world). In a sense, it's one of the purest ideas from conceptualization to implementation. We feel that this release really shines or begs to be listened to in the moments just after waking up for the day, or in the middle of the night while surveying constellations.
Selected track: 'wake'
Review – AG – Feb 2019
The album begins with gentle fades and melodic warmth in 'tethers'; an introduction to the relaxation anthéne (Brad Deschamps) has to offer via creative talent. Continuing on to track two, 'silver screen', we hear oscillations of teased post-rock chords develop over a bed of ambient haze. Perfect for daydreaming. 'wake' pushes the listener forward with subtle lulls of perfected soft drone and holistic tones for drifting. The middle of the album is strongly stated within 'coat of arms', where heavenly cinematic melody emerges from the electronic haze. As an avid listener continues their journey through anthéne's sonic waves of relaxation, 'etc.' stimulates a steady state with relaxing minimalist electronic sounds and subtle experimentation. Continuing on to 'hours', a melody is teased throughout this piece, almost as if it were the soundtrack to a deep, vivid steady-state dream. Notable crackling and static hiss add to the level of dreamy soundscapes in 'hours'. Track 7, 'wind catcher' returns to a calm, drone centered piece, where several melodic drifts drive the experience to a meditative state. An electronic hiss travels alongside the wind, and the listener experiences melody along the way. The last track on the album, 'saphi' explores a more cinematic center while retaining the central harmonic scales of relaxation…
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General concept
Gene content of organism undergoing genome reduction can be partially predicted if the environmental conditions of the organism and the gene content of an ancestor are known. The gene content of a genome-reduced organism is obtained by starting with a genome-scale model of a related organism with a larger genome. The media conditions and biomass function is modified to represent the environmental conditions and biomass composition of the reduced genome organism. Genes are subsequently removed if FBA predicts a biomass greater than a specified threshold. This is repeated until no additional genes can be removed. Since this provides only a candidate gene set, this process is repeated to assess the entire range of possible gene sets.
Items to consider when implementing
Software packages with this method
Applications of interest
Pal, et al. (2006) demonstrated that the minimal set of genes from reductive evolution simulation is consistent with the genes retained in the reduced Buchnera aphidicola genome.
Yizhak, et al. (2011) showed that the order of gene loss predicted by reductive evolution simulation correlates with the order of gene loss among Buchnera genomes.
Belda, et al. (2012) simulated genome reduction in Sodalis glossinidius, an endosymbiont of tsetse flies that is believed to be in the early stages of genome reduction.
Relevant references
Pál C, Papp B, Lercher MJ, Csermely P, Oliver SG, Hurst LD. Chance and necessity in the evolution of minimal metabolic networks. Nature. 2006 Mar 30;440(7084):667-70.
Yizhak K, Tuller T, Papp B, Ruppin E. Metabolic modeling of endosymbiont genome reduction on a temporal scale. Mol Syst Biol. 2011 Mar 29;7:479.
Belda E, Silva FJ, Peretó J, Moya A. Metabolic Networks of Sodalis glossinidius: A Systems Biology Approach to Reductive Evolution. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30652.


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Want to Get More Done? Think Big and Act Small.
Jay Harrington | May 01, 2018 | Comments 0
Lawyers work hard. It's what they do. The good news is that hard work can be deeply satisfying. It feels good to do a job well done. Accomplishment gives us meaning. Hopefully this resonates, because it's a feeling you've experienced before. But it's not just me making this assertion about the connection between hard work and happiness—academic research backs it up.
In the early 1980s, well-known psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi conducted a series of studies meant to understand the psychological impact of common behaviors we engage in every day. One of the major insights of his work was to show that depth generates meaning. He found that people are actually happier doing deep work than they are relaxing. Based on his findings he concluded: "The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult or worthwhile." Csikszentmihalyi popularized the term "flow state" that is used to describe the effortless feeling experienced by high achievers—from authors to athletes—operating at peak performance during periods of hard work.
It's called "hard" work for a reason. Any time you're trying to learn a new skill, or attempting to build something worthwhile, it's hard. Most of us start enjoying something only after we get good at it. And it takes practice and hard work to get good. Take playing the guitar, for example. Practicing guitar is painful (physically and emotionally) and frustrating for several months until enough work has been put in to build up calluses and learn the basics. Once someone earns their calluses and their skills improve, however, guitar starts to become fun and satisfying. Resilience is built up during the painful periods of any worthy endeavor and serves as a bridge to the other side. If you want to do something that's satisfying, most times you have to do it when it's not.
I'm convinced that one of the reasons career dissatisfaction is so high among associate attorneys is that we don't do a good enough job of explaining to them that things get better over time as they get better and build confidence. Passion for a career is cultivated and hard won over time. Getting really good at something is the first step toward becoming passionate about it. Perhaps a young man who's struggling wasn't "meant" to become a lawyer in the purest sense, but he can grow and derive meaning from his career over time as his competence grows. Practice is a precursor to passion.
The point is that the type of intense work that leads to high achievement is not only remunerative, it can be psychologically rewarding as well. In light of work's holistic benefits, it therefore makes sense to work in the most productive manner possible in order to realize the greatest benefits. What follows is my take on how to get more—and more important—things done in less time.
I'll start with an overarching argument, which is that the best way to tackle something big and important is to: Minimize as many distractions as possible in order to create space and time to work intensely and consistently on one's most important priorities. Notice that this formulation consists of three elements which can be summarized and categorized as follows: (1) minimize distractions, (2) do intense, consistent work, and (3) establish important priorities.
When he was CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates would disconnect twice a year for off-site "Think Weeks" during which he would do nothing but read and think deeply. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau headed to the woods for two years to write his master work, Walden. George Orwell fled the hustle and bustle of London and escaped to a remote house on the small island of Jura off the coast of Scotland to write 1984. He described his writing sanctuary as "extremely un-get-atable." After his standout 2014 season, All Pro defensive lineman J.J. Watt of the NFL's Houston Texans bought a minimalist cabin in a remote area of northern Wisconsin in order to isolate himself during the offseason while upping his training regimen.
Now, as a busy lawyer, I'm not suggesting that you can or should head off to a remote location in order live and work monastically, but in order to consistently produce valuable work, you do need to find ways to minimize distractions in your day.
Distractions come in many forms. At the office: relentless email; mind-numbing, soul-sucking meetings; chatty colleagues; LinkedIn; phone calls; the window washing guy outside your office. At home: the kids; the dog; heaps of laundry; dirty dishes; television; Facebook; the comfy couch.
Ever go on the Internet just to check out "one thing" and emerge from a daze twenty minutes later wondering what the heck just happened? You get the idea. In fact, that "minute or two" you intend to spend online checking Facebook is costing you much more.
According to a study conducted by Gloria Mark, who studies digital distraction at the University of California, Irvine, it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds for us to return to our original task after an interruption. Do the math on that during the course of an 8-hour day, and you'll see why interruptions aren't some trifling annoyance—they're productivity killers.
To avoid the "work, distraction, work, distraction" cycle that leads to unproductive days, you need to set firm boundaries—for yourself and others. You need to create a work environment that fosters the type of focused work required to achieve big things.
Thinking big is expansive thinking. Thinking small is restrictive thinking. Thinking big is all about possibilities. Thinking small is all about limitations. Have big dreams? You need to think big.
However, the size of our dreams is what often stops us from pursuing them. The task ahead seems so momentous that we don't even start. We assume we need long blocks of uninterrupted time to make progress, and because we're busy and don't have long blocks of time, we just give up instead.
It's okay—in fact, it's necessary—to think big, and have big dreams, if you want to accomplish big things. But the way to get there is not by acting big—it's by acting small. Success is sequential. It results from tackling lots of small things on a consistent basis, not trying to tackle everything at once. Dominoes fall one at a time.
In practical terms, what this means is that it's necessary to break big and unwieldy tasks into a bunch of small and manageable tasks, and then work intensely and consistently to accomplish each one. You've probably heard this one before because it's timeless: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
There's never enough time in the day, and you probably can't work longer hours—at home or at the office—than you already do, so it's important to work smarter. No matter how skilled a manager you may be, it's tough to manage through the chaos of a typical day without understanding the hierarchy of your priorities. In this sense, productive people—effective people—practice "time curation" as opposed to "time management." They discern. They pick and choose. They don't multitask, they prioritize. And then they ruthlessly honor, defend and work in accordance with those priorities. In other words, when it comes to how they structure their days, they're "essentialists."
This is the central argument of Greg McKeown's excellent book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. It's a book that espouses the importance of focusing on the most important, essential tasks on your plate. McKeown describes his methodology as the "disciplined pursuit of less." At its core, essentialism is about setting priorities. According to McKeown: "Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it's about how to get the right things done."
You can work hard, but hard work matters little if you're working on the wrong thing. As Henry David Thoreau wrote: "It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
Before worrying about eliminating distractions and developing a deep work habit, the most important step in accomplishing big things is spending the necessary time to identify your most important priorities.
Lawyers work hard to accomplish important things. But it's not all of the big, bold things we do during our lives and careers that lead to success. It's the small actions taken every day that make the difference and lead to compounding results over time.
Author and marketing guru Seth Godin wrote on his blog: "The thing is, incremental daily progress (negative or positive) is what actually causes transformation. A figurative drip, drip, drip. Showing up, every single day, gaining in strength, organizing for the long haul, building connection, laying track – this subtle but difficult work is how culture changes." It's how lives and careers change too.
Clear goals. The right priorities. Small, consistent actions. This is the formula to leverage the power of progress in order to make big things happen.
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About the Author: Jay Harrington is co-founder of Harrington Communications, where he leads the Brand Strategy, Content Creation and Client Service teams. He is author of the book "One of a Kind: A Proven Path to a Profitable Practice," as well as the e-book "How to Start Fast as a Law Firm Associate." Previously, Jay was a commercial litigator and corporate bankruptcy attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Foley & Lardner. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism and earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He writes regularly for Attorney at Work. Follow him on Twitter @harringj75. First published at www.AttorneyatWork.com.


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An Aspiring New Beekeeper Reports from the 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow
Mike Nakamura
Until recently, my most memorable experience involving honeybees was being stung on the neck while riding my motorcycle. I'm happy to report that attending the American Beekeeping Federation's 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow in Anaheim, CA (right next to Disneyland!) was a lot more fun, for the bees and for me! My wife Khrys and I are true NewBees, and the ABF conference was our first bee-related event; since we live in the Los Angeles area, it was right in our backyard and seemed like the perfect place to start.
We decided to go because after many generations of livestock overgrazing, Khrys's family ranch south of Gallup, NM has (like the whole region) seen a significant decline in forage and forbs, and devastation to the environment. We are hoping that by pollinating native plants, honeybees will aid in the restoration and regeneration of the land. Plus, the allure of harvesting honey for consumption is very appealing! To find out if European honeybees are compatible with the indigenous bees, other pollinators, and plants of the region, we reached out to NMBKA's Jessie Brown, who felt that there should not be any compatibility issues.
The conference included honey tasting, the crowning of the 2015 honey queen, a silent auction, meetings for breeders, large and small scale honey producers and packers, and sideliners. Naturally, there were presentations covering colony collapse. One went over the use of biopesticides, mechanical controls, and other measures that can be taken when a colony is infected with varroa mites. Another option mentioned was to use Russian bees since they have adapted to varroa mites. Since Russian bees are less prolific producers of honey than the Italian species, using pollen paddies can increase their honey production. Another presentation stressed maintaining a strong and healthy colony through a clean hive, a good diet of pollen, nectar, and clean water, and avoiding condensation build-up. Both lectures mentioned a technique involving dusting the bees in the hive with powdered sugar to elicit grooming, which helps remove the varroa mites. This was a lot of information for NewBees, but we felt a little less overwhelmed when presenter Chappie McChesney, who has been raising bees successfully for over 60 years (!) told us that colony collapse tends to be a more pressing concern for commercial beekeepers than it will likely be for us as we start out.
The session that had the biggest impact on me was Paul Stamets's talk on "How Mushrooms Can Save Bees and Our Food Supply." (You can find him giving similar presentations at other venues on YouTube.) I had recently read a book about how healthy soils can restore plant life, attract and retain water, and reduce carbon dioxide in the air, so I was very interested in his discussion of how fungi can build soil health to maintain a healthy ecosystem. Stamets has also observed his honeybees harvesting the exudate from the mycelium of the Garden Giant mushroom in his home garden, and confirmed through his research that the compounds from the exudate increase worker bee longevity and decrease viral loads contracted from varroa mites.
Khrys and I also toured the Sioux Honey Association's nearby facility, where Sue Bee honey is produced by a co-op of American beekeepers – the largest honey marketing co-op in the world. We saw 55-gallon steel drums of honey arriving and being washed in a giant stainless steel washer. The honey is then poured into a melting and blending oven. From there, the honey goes through a filtering system and is heated to facilitate honey flow through a pipe array. Finally, it is transported to the bottling area, which is mostly automated. After the bottles are sealed, capped, labeled, date stamped, inspected, and boxed, they are stacked on pallets for shipping. The facility processes organic, raw and unfiltered, clover, and orange honey; the bottling run for each type is done on different days with the system flushed with hot water and dried in between runs. The tour concluded with light refreshments – and of course, honey to squeeze on the eats.
Throughout the conference, there were opportunities to network with beekeepers and wannabe beekeepers alike. There was the hall full of exhibitors: insurance companies, organizations, books, equipment, hats, suits, nutrients, medications, hives, and honey. Browsing the aisles proved fun and educational as the exhibitors were helpful and informative.
Now, our next big challenge is to educate our family in New Mexico about the benefits of honeybees for the ranch, since we ourselves will only be able to travel there several times during the year. Fortunately, the conference armed us with a plethora of information and left us feeling energized, knowing there is a support system out there for NewBees like us.
Find the article in the NMBKA March, 2015 Newsletter
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Foresthill @30 Miles 2011
Proofs up. Tevis FAQ and pricing. What can we say about midday harsh light? The frontrunners coming back through have gorgeous light, I left to catch the first few near dark at No Hands bridge. Other Tevis galleries: • Fairgrounds vet in • Dawn in Lower Quarry (all riders) • Foresthill front-runners heading to Auburn and first three on No Hands Bridge.Read More