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Shelton Realtor named to hall of fame
Susan Coyle, co-owner and broker at Real Estate Two in Shelton, has been named to the 2012 Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut's "Dr. George R. Dunbar Free Enterprise Hall of Fame." Coyle, along with three other honorees, will receive their awards at a special dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn.
Coyle has been in the real estate business nearly 40 years. She created Real Estate Two in 1985 in partnership with Linda Schauwecker and the two friends have been together in business ever since.
Currently serving as 2012 president of the Greater Bridgeport Board of Realtors, Coyle is also a member of the Connecticut and National Associations of Realtors and is a director at Shelton Economic Development Corporation, and Valley Community Foundation. She also serves as secretary of the Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Service and as corporator of Griffin Hospital and the Valley United Way.
Coyle's support for cancer awareness and research organizations has led her to co-chair the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life for nine years, as well as Griffin Hospital's Breast Wellness Center campaign and the Valley Goes Pink campaign.
Her volunteer efforts and business success have earned her numerous honors, including Women Making A Difference in the Valley 2011, Women's Counsel of Realtors' Women Realtor of the Year, American Cancer Society Volunteer of the Year, Clear Channel News' Extraordinary Women, and the Valley Chamber of Commerce's Silver Seal and Leadership in Health awards.
In addition to her many volunteer activities; Coyle said her true joy is being involved in the lives of her eight grandchildren.
The JA Hall of Fame Awards, inaugurated in 1977, are presented biennially to four to six outstanding business professionals from the greater Bridgeport, greater Danbury or lower Naugatuck Valley areas who have made notable and enduring contributions to private enterprise, and who are exceptionally dedicated and committed to their communities.
Thomas S. Santa of Santa Energy is chairman of this year's event. Major sponsors include Connecticut Basement Systems, Integrated Print Solutions, People's United Bank, Pitney Bowes and Santa Energy.
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The Seniors' Health Knowledge Network (SHKN) was launched in 2005 in Ontario to improve the quality of health care provided to seniors. A group of leaders involved with older persons in Ontario's health system initiated consultations across the province about the benefits of a province-wide knowledge exchange network.
This group, which was referred to as the Ontario Knowledge Exchange (OKE) Advisory Committee, noted the complex and changing needs of older persons who are served by multiple caregivers and organizations which in turn require up to date information and knowledge to implement best practices.
With funding from the Ministry, over time the three organizations (The Alzheimer's Knowledge Exchange, The Ontario Research Coalition, The Senior's Health Research Transfer Network Knowledge Exchange) banded together with the following aims:
• To influence practice and health system change for seniors
• To advance knowledge exchange
• To promote research
• To build a community
Our Network of Networks consists of 'Knowledge Networks': groups of experts who work together on a common concern, strengthen their collective knowledge base and develop solutions.
This Network's goal is to be a relevant, useful and responsive province-wide resource by facilitating knowledge exchange opportunities for formal and informal caregivers, researchers and policymakers.
Until the launch of the Network, only healthcare organization caregivers, faculty members and students in a university or community college in Ontario could easily access a specialized health library. Now our Network is available to other sectors including Ontario's 625 long-term care homes and over 800 community care agencies. Our Network has built trust among thousands of people committed to the improvement of the care of older adults.

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Messengers perform vital work, helping the city and entire industries run. New York City is often referred to as the business capital of the world because of its financial might, and we contribute to this financial power. However, our work has often been ignored, devalued and disrespected. The industry has seen companies like Uber undercut traditional rates with the excuse that cheaper rates will lead to more customers and deliveries. But it is on the backs of couriers that these profits are made, as Uber cuts rates and other courier companies follow in their footsteps.
On top of all this, couriers who are classified as independent contractors do not get the same rights and protections as traditional employees, even though in many cases companies abuse this misclassification and hide behind the independent contractor status to deny you your rights.
Messenger work has always been hard and dangerous work. How many of your fellow couriers do you know have been injured but still have to keep working because a day off means a day that you lose money. Medical bills and injures pile up and money is lost. With independent contractor status, you are not entitled to workers compensation that can cover your costs. It's time that this economic model that enriches Wall Street funded companies by denying workers their labor rights comes to end. When couriers come together this will happen.
It's time that the messenger industry is transformed to work for the messengers, not just the owners. It's time for messengers to receive the respect they are owed and the rights they are entitled to.


text: Nails, Nail art using a Toothpick. In this Nail tutorial I paint my nails with 5 beautiful nail art designs using a toothpick! Wonder how to paint your nails at home with home made nail art tools? This nails tutorial will show you 5 cute nail designs step by step: hippo nail art, cat nails, sugar skull nails, Minnie mouse nails and sheep nail art. I love nail art and I love filming how to tutorials with beautiful nails designs for you guys. These step by step nail art designs are perfect for beginners, since you don't need any nail art tools. This nail art is perfect for short nails, but can be painted on long nails too. Just look around your house and you can find a lot of dotting tool substitutes! Pens, bobby pins, safety pins, q-tips and of course toothpicks! If you want I can make a tutorial on DIY dotting tools. sarabeautycorner.com/ The first design I show in this toothpick nail art tutorial is a hippo nail design. It is just so easy to make and looks super cute in the end. This is a perfect nail art for beginners. All you need is two shades of blue nail polish, a white nail polish and a toothpick. I love nail designs like this one - quick, simple and absolutely adorable! Next nails I show how to create in this nail tutorial can be perfect for Halloween nail art! I show you how to make a sugar skull nail art design! For this nail design I also used a q-tip besides the toothpick. A q-tip allows you to easily create big dots on your nails. No big dotting tool needed! I love how you can play with different colors and decorations when making sugar skulls. I decorated mine using a nail polish, but feel free to to also use nail studs, diamonds, stones or any other decorations of your choice. For the third design I show you how to make a lovely kittens nails design. Again a q-tip would come handy for the cats body. This is a super easy nail art for beginners! For the cat make two big dots for the body, two small dots for the ears and a thin line for the tail. And voila, you get a perfect cat nail art design on your nails. In this toothpick nail art tutorial I also show how to create a beautiful Minnie mouse nail art. For a more classic French manicure you can use nude polish as a base. Or you can use any other color for a little twist to the usual French mani. I show both options in the tutorial. To make a perfect french tip, a piece of nail art tape or a normal scotch tape can help you out! Or you can use just a nail polish brush - with a steady hand, this nail art will turn out just as gorgeous. For the last design I show how to create a cute sheep nail design. Sheep are definitely one of my favorite animals so why not having them on our nails! Green, white and black nail polish colors are all you need together with a toothpick. For the sheep's body use a dotting tool and make a shape of a fluffy cloud. Finally, draw a head and pair of legs to make this adorable sheep on your nails. And if you want to, you can decorate the grass with some flowers like me. Help me translate this nail tutorial: www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=Dt-YpX6UsHc Become my Friend & Enter Giveaways :) Instagram: instagram.com/sarabeautycorner Twitter: twitter.com/SaraBeautyC Google +: goo.gl/ci0OSI Facebook: goo.gl/020J6i Tumblr: goo.gl/Y7zYU8 Join our Nail Art G+ Community: goo.gl/RQ3SPC Join our DIY G+ Community: goo.gl/yAnZsQ Songs used in the DIY toothpick nail art tutorial with 5 nail art designs: 1) Club Party 2) Corporate Inspiration 3) Corporate Success All from Antarctic - music. Check more of his great music at stockmusicclouds.com/ or visit him on twitter twitter.com/antarcticbreeze Works are provided under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Everything else is either mine, stock footage, YouTube library or public domain.


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Larry D. Purcell, 66, of Missouri City, Texas passed away on November 18, 2011. Larry was born February 1, 1945, in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Lawrence and Ruth Purcell. He spent his early years in Webb City, Missouri, and graduated in 1963 from Alba High School, Alba, Missouri. In 1965 he married Marilyn Sue Allen of Joplin, Missouri. They had one daughter, Nichole Purcell, born in 1972. Leawood, Missouri, a suburb of Joplin, honored Larry by electing him mayor for two terms. The Purcells attended Byers Avenue Methodist Church in Joplin.
Larry worked for Gulf Oil until 1982 when he accepted a position with the Coca Cola Bottling Company in Houston, Texas. Larry, Marilyn, and Niki moved to Missouri City, Texas which became their home for 29 years. Larry went on to work for Coca Cola Enterprises as Risk Manager for the Central Division of the United States until he retired in 2001 after 22 years of service.
Larry coached his daughter's softball teams for eleven years taking the girls to State tournaments several times. His coaching began in Joplin and continued in Missouri City. He served as president of Sta-Mo Girls Soft-Ball League and on the Board of Directors.
An active member of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Missouri City Larry served as deacon, elder, and Stephen Minister. He initiated and led the Alpha Program, was a Christ Care small group leader, and served faithfully on many committees at the church. He also served as a substitute teacher at Southminster School. His dedicated service came from the conviction of his words, "You may be the only Bible people read today."
Larry's literary career began after retirement. Inspired by his granddaughters, Danielle and Victoria Hertel, he wrote the "Lady Bug" series. He published three books entitled "Two Little Lady Bugs," "Lady Bug Picnic," and "The Lady Bug and The Talking Stone." A fourth book is in publication called "Lady Bugs are Siblings Too." As well as his writing ability Larry was gifted and enjoyed drawing, painting, and stained glass.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, of 46 years, his daughter, Nichole Hertel, two granddaughters, Danni and Tori, of Missouri City, Texas, a brother and wife, Ron and Beverly Purcell of Webb City, Missouri, and many family members and faithful friends.
A Memorial Service was held at Southminster Presbyterian Church, November 26, 2011, to honor his life, his accomplishments, and his faithfulness.
Contributions in memory of Larry Purcell may be made to Southminster School, 4200 Cartwright Road, Missouri City, Texas 77459.


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This is the first of what will likely be many posts related to topics we are covering in our book on heavy-tails (which I discussed in an earlier post).
I figure I'll start with a topic on heavy-tails that is near and dear to my heart — the catastrophe principle. This is, in my mind, a crucial and defining property of heavy-tailed distributions that far too many people aren't aware of…
A thought experiment
Suppose you are in a class with 50 other students, and the professor does an experiment. She records the heights and the number of twitter followers of every student in the class. Interestingly, it turns out that both the sum of the heights and the sum of the numbers of followers are unexpectedly large, meaning that they are significantly larger than they would have been if each person had the average height and number of followers. The question the professor then asks the class is "What led to the unexpectedly large sums?"
Of course, there are many possible explanations, but they fall into two general categories:
- There are lots of students in the class that have slightly larger average heights and number of followers
- There are a few people in the class that have extremely large heights or numbers of followers.
Perhaps, the more intuitive of these explanations is the first: that the sums are large because of lots of slightly larger than average values.
In fact, this is true in the case of heights; the most likely reason that the sum of the heights is large is that there are a lot of tall people in the class, e.g., perhaps the basketball and volleyball teams are taking the class. It is certainly not likely that the sum of the heights is tall because a giant is taking the class!
However, in the case of twitter followers, the most likely explanation is different. The most likely explanation for why the sum is large is that there is one person in the class that is extremely popular on twitter and, further, it is likely that the sum is dominated by the followers of just this one person.
Said in different terms, the most likely explanation for a large sum of heights is a "conspiracy" where many people are slightly taller than average, while the most likely explanation for a large sum of twitter followers is a "catastrophe" where one person has an extremely large number of followers.
Catastrophes and Conspiracies
This contrast is quite jarring and, of course, it is not just a contrast between heights and number of twitter followers. The fundamental reason for the difference is that the distribution of heights is light-tailed, and the distribution of twitter followers is heavy-tailed, and this same contrast between conspiracies and catastrophes holds more broadly across light-tailed and heavy-tailed distributions. In particular, heavy-tailed distributions tend to follow a "catastrophe principle," while light-tailed distributions tend to follow a "conspiracy principle."
Consider another example of a heavy-tailed distribution — the damage caused by hurricanes. Suppose we sum up the estimated cost of the damages from each hurricane during a given year, and that the sum is unexpectedly large. Of course, we would want to understand why. A priori, one might expect that this unexpectedly large amount of damage probably came about because there were a lot of hurricanes that caused larger than typical amounts of damage. However, the catastrophe principle for heavy-tailed distributions tells us that this is not the case. Instead, as with the case of twitter followers, we should expect that the most likely reason that the sum is unexpectedly large is because there was one hurricane that caused an extremely large amount of damage. In fact, we should expect that there was one hurricane that caused nearly all of the damage caused during the year, i.e., there was a catastrophe.
This feels like a counter-intuitive explanation, but when the underlying distributions are heavy-tailed, the catastrophe principle does indeed provide the most likely explanation. In some sense, it is a form of Occam's razor — the simplest explanation for a large sum is that one large event happened, not that a conspiracy of many slightly-larger-than-expected events happened.
However, because of its counter-intuitive nature, the catastrophe principle is one of the more mysterious properties associated with heavy-tailed distributions. It is completely contrary to what happens under the "typical" light-tailed distributions that we learn about in introductory probability courses, e.g., the Normal and Exponential.
Some intuition
To make a little sense of the contrast between catastrophes and conspiracies, let's try to build some intuition. An overly simplistic, but still useful, characterization of light-tailed distributions is that the samples never differ too much from the mean of the distribution. Thus, all the samples are of a similar size, i.e., on the same scale. Note that the conspiracy principle is quite natural given this view of light-tailed distributions — since all samples are similar, any large sum must be a combination of many slightly larger than average samples.
In contrast, an equally simplistic, but useful view of heavy-tailed distributions is that they are made of "many mice and a few elephants." That is, heavy-tailed distributions have a lot of small samples (many mice), and when there are large samples, they are very large (a few elephants). This view of heavy-tailed distributions provides an extremely clear explanation of the catastrophe principle — if the sum is unexpectedly large, it must be because an elephant arrived. Further, since there are only a few elephants, it is unlikely that two elephants arrived, so the sum is probably dominated by a single elephant. (This is sometimes referred to as "the principle of a single big jump.")
Making things formal
While I have been informal in my descriptions of conspiracies and catastrophes in this post, these concepts are actually precise, formal, principles. Thus, they are useful not only in intuitively reasoning about heavy-tailed and light-tailed distributions; they are important analytic tools, as well.
In the next post on this topic, I'll describe a bit about how to formalize and use this principles. For example, we'll connect the catastrophe principle to a general class of heavy-tailed distributions termed "subexponential distributions."


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We value the importance of books at our academy. Books inspire us, help us to learn, they make us laugh and cry, happy or sad, be amazed or hold us in suspense. Reading is paramount for every subject, every career and a part of everyday life, and so in the spirit of World Book Day, we have special activities planned which we'll be posting on Twitter and Facebook live all day.
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Saath Nibhana Saathiya 14th May 2014 Written Episode Update
Saath Nibhana Saathiya 14th May 2014 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
Vidya and other kids pray god with a bhajan/religious song to save Gauri. Radha and Tripti try to kill Gauri by removing her oxygen mask, but Kokila comes on time and saves Gauri. Tripti and Radha hide behind the window wall. Kokila calls doctor who comes and stabilizes Gauri's situation. Kokila says she wants Gauri to get well soon and thinks Gauri is her child like Ahem, Jigar and Kinjal. Kokila senses somebody standing outside the window.
Radha and Tripti start fighting and blaming each other for not killing Gauri. Radha says she will not kill Gauri now. Tripti says she should not forget how Modi family killed Umang. Radha says she will kill Gauri today and take revenge.
Nurse gives Gauri's medicine slip to Dhaval and asks him to bring medicines. Urmila snatches slip from him and says let Jigar/Ahem bring it. Kinjal and Madhavi hear her words and scold her for being too selfish. Kokila comes there and asks Kinjal why is she shouting at her friend Premlatha/Urmila. She says her mother has not tought her how to behave with others.
Doctor informs Ahem that Gauri's blood sample has same allergies which you have and these similarities are found in blood relations. Gopi hears that and gets surprised.
Kinjal starts crying that Kokila did not identify her. Dhaval tries to console her. Hetal comes there and says we would have to get Kokila's memory back soon.
Rashi sees Gopi standing outside Gauri's room and says her not to worry about Gauri. Gopi informs her that Gauri and Ahem has same blood allergies. Rashi says it is a conincidence. Gopi says she saw the same scar on Gauri's leg which Meera had. Rashi gets surprised hearing that and asks how can it be. Radha comes there and hears their conversation. Rashi scolds her and asks her to go from there. Gopi says Rashi that she will inform this to Ahem. Rashi says she will need to have a proof before informing Ahem.
Radha calls Tripti and informs that Gopi is suspicious that Gauri is Meera. Tripti says she has to kill Gauri today and then to call her.
Rashi says Gopi that she has to undergo maternity test to prove if Gauri is her daughter or not.
Kids sit sadly in their room worrying about Gauri. Meethi brings juice for them. They say they will not have anything until Gauri gets well and sends her out.
Doctor informs Gauri she will have to give blood sample for maternity test and will get a result in 1 hour. He takes Gopi to the lab and takes her blood sample. Radha sees Gopi giving blood sample and gets worried. Gopi says Rashi that she will get the results and will know if Gauri is Meera or not. Radha is shocked to hear that.
Precap: Doctor gives Gopi's reports to Rashi. Rashi brings them to give it to Gopi.
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September is Menopause Awareness Month but if you listen to certain talking heads in the media lately you'd think we were in the midst of Menopause UNAWARENESS month! Just the other day I heard a so-called expert refer to the perils of progesterone, and how it can cause cancer. But what she was really talking about was its evil twin PROGESTIN, the synthetic form known to heighten risks in women who use it in HRT combos. Real progesterone (aka bioidentical) is a far cry from the Fake synthetic stuff, and there is not a shred of evidence – trust me, the science is on our side here – that natural progesterone in the proper balance does anything but protect us against estrogen-driven breast cancers, AND while its at it, can also bring sweet relief from hot flashes.
Before I descend from my soapbox, allow me to persuade you in our national conversation about menopause this month, to doublecheck what you hear about hormones from a reliable source (like Menopausibilities of course, and others, e.g. virginiahopkinshealthwatch.com; womenin balance.org), and refuse to resign yourself to a bad, sad menopause. I will gladly go out on a limb here to assure you that nine out of ten times, the extent to which we suffer from the itchy bitchy sweaty (let's not leave out flabby and crabby) dwarves of menopause is the extent to which our hormones are out of sorts, out of sync, out of balance!
- So. If you are feeling:
ITCHY – your estrogen and/or testosterone levels are likely to be less than optimal
- SWEATY – your estrogen is probably running low and your progesterone even lower causing hot flashes or night sweats or both!
- SLEEPY – your master stress hormone, cortisol is upsetting your master sleep hormone melatonin, making it tough to get to sleep and/or stay asleep, thus you are sleepy. (Know any other women awake at 3am?)
- BLOATED – (and cannot lose weight no matter how hard you try) sounds like estrogen dominance
- FORGETFUL – (and no way, no how, can you keep a number in your head for longer than 2 seconds) your estrogen testosterone and stress hormones may have gone AWOL along with your memory
- BITCHY – your cortisol and testosterone levels are out of control, and…
- PSYCHO – chances are good that your hormone levels overall are seriously out-of-whack!
How do you find out how seriously out-of-whack your hormones really are? By asking your provider to test them to pinpoint specific imbalances (please see my previous blog:How to find a natural hormone friendly provider) or by ordering a test kit online from ZRT Laboratory www.zrtlab.com AND with test results in hand set about exploring your options for rebalancing your imbalances with a qualified provider or hormone health counselor: www.yourhormonebalance.com
What most women are all too well aware of – like hot flashes, turning 50, and discovering our first chin hair – is that menopause is normal, natural, inevitable. Right. But when it starts to turn into your very own fractured fairytale and the wicked witch is staring back at you in the mirror – this is NOT normal – and it is most decidedly NOT the menopause you were meant to have. We get it that hormones WILL shift and decline as we age, but what makes the difference between a good or a bad menopause is just how shifty the shifting gets and how swift or steep the decline. What matters to menopause is how we live it: how we eat, exercise, take stress in stride, and expose ourselves (unwittingly or not) to toxins that mess with our hormones. Its about that work/life balance and whether we make sacred time for ourselves and those who matter most to us in all the world. And ultimately, it's about how we support our natural hormonal foundations by topping up (as needed based upon tested hormone levels) with bioidentical hormones that to mimic mother nature without side effects.
This is the GOOD Menopause. A time of life when you can find yourself feeling stronger, back in the swing and better than ever! Who Knew? We do!
Please join the conversation and comment here on the blog to tell us how you've kicked the seven dwarves to the wood shed ….


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So as you read this we will be in New Zealand! It's a very exciting trip for us. It's hubby's first visit to my homeland and we have two months of important family events and sightseeing ahead of us.
A few days ago on our last day at the farm, we were sat outside in the late autumn sun cooking corn on the fire and drinking the new raki. All four generations of us. The past and the future hanging out together. And I thought: this is the memory I will take with me. The easy-going, live-in-the-moment moments of life on the farm.
A year-long holiday might look, from the outside, like one big party. But its been also been normal 'life' and we've had our fair share of difficulties and challenges this year. It's also been a big risk. More than one person has commented on our level of crazy to give up a good lifestyle and income in London for unemployment in a developing country. They're kind of right. But for many reasons, we've had little choice but to take the risk. And so this year has been about making the most of it.
I am anxious about our return here in January because then the holiday will be well and truly over. We will need to find jobs in a difficult economy. All the locals say that Albania is brilliant if you have the money, but it's very very hard if you don't. I've had a few nibbles from people who have been interested in the concept of paying me money in exchange for my knowledge and experience, but as yet no one has stumped up with a contract (and cash)!
I have to say an enormous thank you to my hubby's family who have embraced the foreign 'nusja' (bride). They have been patient and gracious as I've navigated Albania's complex family culture. And they've made Albania feel like a safe place to fall.
You might be lucky to get a few blog posts from me over the next couple of months. I want to stay in touch while we're in NZ – because I've really loved having so many people tagging along for my Albanian adventure and I definitely don't want you to go away while we're on a holiday from our holiday! I'll be back to share some more Albanian housewife adventures…


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DreamWorks Animation has two feature films in the running for the 86th Annual Academy Awards, but one of them is getting new life as a Netflix original series. Based on the Ryan Reynolds-voiced feature Turbo, a new animated series Turbo F.A.S.T. is debuting on Netflix starting Tuesday, December 24th. Reid Scott (Veep) will step in to voice the title character in a kids' show that features the racing snail and all his tricked-out friends in brand-new adventures. We have the trailer and poster for the series for you to check out, along with the first clip. Hit the jump to take a look.
Here's the trailer for Netflix's original animated series, Turbo F.A.S.T., followed by the first clip (via ET):
Time to "snail up"!
Turbo, Whiplash, Burn, Smoove Move, White Shadow, Skidmark and Chet are back in the first-ever Netflix original series for kids, DreamWorks' Turbo FAST!
Turbo FAST is a high-octane comedy that amps everything up to the extreme as Turbo and his adrenaline-fueled crew go on daring new adventures, race on the coolest tracks, and take on the craziest challengers. No matter how wild things get, these snails always have each other's backs.
All episodes streaming exclusively on Netflix December 24.


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« A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air. » ~Eric Sloane
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A common complaint about good video games is that they always translate to bad films. The cause of the problem lies with movies. Production houses are vampiristic in their acquisition and regurgitation of intellectual property, but have no regard for the spiritual integrity of their prey. Expecting the studio system to replicate the pleasure of an interactive experience is like having an itch for a book to become a painting or a melody to become a comic strip. It's understandable to have that expectation when our primary cultural currency is the blockbuster, and you want more recognition for the art that games can be. But a more likely outcome is for games to gain cultural currency as they get better, and for blockbusters to have less.
The posh fictional spelunker Lara Croft has returned for another movie edition of her game series, Tomb Raider. She is now played by Alicia Vikander and is making a living as a bicycle food courier, unwilling to accept her wealthy inheritance because she refuses to give up her missing father (Dominic West) for dead. He disappeared seven years ago, leaving her various puzzle clues, which, upon investigation, result in her following him to a mysterious island off the coast of Japan. There, she finds mercenaries forcing shipwrecked men to dig for the grave of Himiko, an ancient "death queen."
Everything is bland. Characterization is minimal. The main emotional traits given to Lara are a feeling of abandonment over her father's choice to go adventuring rather than spend time with her, and a generic action hero's empowering journey from not being adept at hand-to-hand combat to being completely so, via anger.
There is a vulnerability to Lara: We are first introduced to her losing at mixed martial arts, and that vulnerability carries throughout each of her death-defying scrapes. As in the games, she traverses a plane trapped on top of a waterfall (a highlight) and outguesses ancient temple deathtraps. Unlike Indiana Jones, there is an emphasis not on roguish humor in response to increasingly outlandish difficulty, but groaning and moaning through stations of the cross. Vikander's own seriousness works against her: She brings to each horrible occurrence a look of open-mouthed concern which would better fit a dramatic offering where the balancing acts were less predictable. (Overacting like Bruce Campbell would be better.) They also seem very digital, the painterly backgrounds making her leaps look unreal.
Director Roar Uthaug's best moment follows the simple act of villain Mathias Vogel (Walton Goggins) pointing a gun at Croft. Time slows down, and the sound of her heartbeat fills the soundtrack. It dwells on the tactic of threatening a life with a ballistic weapon, staple move of movie bad guys, and makes it unique. But almost everywhere else the feel is boilerplate, contractual. The viewers' hands during my screening were at their sides. No one made Lara go left or right, or swing or jump. We passively accepted her derring-do like livestock waiting for gruel.
Goggins is great at making florid dialogue sound witty, but can't save his generic words here. Nick Frost of the Cornetto trilogy has two uncredited scenes as a comic relief pawn shop owner. Hip-hop music lyrically concerned with female empowerment plays on the soundtrack, but mostly traditional orchestral noises encase scenes in textbook aural definitions of what you're supposed to be feeling. I did like a late de-emphasis on the mystical, which made the film's use of Asian culture less cringy.
In terms of current fare, I prefer Thoroughbreds, a B-movie featuring two precocious murderous teenagers that likewise commingles female empowerment and violence, but does so through arch dialogue and characterization and juxtaposes psychopathy and high-functioning autism to reflect on how people with the latter might be mistreated.
Tomb Raider doesn't have as much on its mind, though just by adapting the less sexualized version of Lara Croft from later games, it is progressive. Angelina Jolie in the original film adaptation was a sex symbol first, with the camera focusing on her body and clothes. This Lara is an intermittent damsel always in need of rescue and her own self-rescuer, fighting solitarily against high jumps and crumbling infrastructure. But she has little of the James Bond sang-froid of the Jolie version. To some extent she's in yet another superhero origin story, and perhaps if there is a sequel, there will be less learning, more adventure. She is boring, but she is studious.
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Too cute Barbara with Ensign B :) I do like the badge for us minions :)ReplyDelete
I'm totally with you Betty on both counts. ;)Delete
I like the badge. Perfect for Stephen and his crew. Watch out for the wormholes though.ReplyDelete
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Gosh, I hadn't even thought about the wormholes.Delete
That is a cool avatar! (I'm afraid I won't be participating this year. I'll be out for much of April. It's going to be a little weird, because I've done it for the last three years.)ReplyDeleteReplies
I love Ensign B and our Troop badge! So exciting. But I'm sad you won't be participating this year Sherry. After all, I found you in the AtoZ.Delete
Great way to follow up the badge with your personal sexy alien avatar!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I know! So many awesome teams out there. Stephen's post was the third one I read requesting helpers. And I made up my mind to make the plunge at that point and just signed on with him.Delete
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Thank you, Lisa! I'm so delighted with our team logo and so tickled I found a cool avatar to blend with it.Delete
I guess I have to contact him again. I didn't get that email. It's a cute badge, too!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I have not signed up yet. Afraid I dropped out after about "H" last time. Finished it all up in one post! I don't think I can commit, unfortunately. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. Hope you have a great weekend!ReplyDeleteReplies
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As reported by The Telegraph and ITV News, landscape architects are realizing the benefits of 3D printing by using 3D Systems' printer technology to build miniatures of their designs. These models, whose elements were all created in Color Jet Printing (CJP) for full-color models, and SLA for robust, detailed models, have been on display at the Strand Gallery in London.
Hobs Studio, part of the Hobs Group of Companies, offers 3D printing and laser scanning services and is a 3D Systems reseller. The company printed the designs of ten leading designers for the exhibit, some of whom are Best In Show winners at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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The Green Bay Distillery opened in 2011 right across from the Packers' practice facility, Ray Nitschke Field. It's now part of the "Titletown District," within easy walking distance of Lambeau Field, the Resch Center, Brown County Arena, and more.
The Distillery started as a restaurant with specialty vodkas, Green Bay Classic and Green Bay Cherry, with cherries from nearby Door County. They have since expanded into gins and whiskies as well as vodkas with lime and grape flavors, great for mixers.
Green Bay Distillery is in a pretty huge building, and they host plenty of events – especially Packer game parties. Their indoor/outdoor patio room shows games and is a great place to enjoy food and drink in the nice weather months.
You'll find Green Bay Distillery along Mike McCarthy Way, just off Oneida Street near Lambeau Field. Highways 32, I-41, and 172 are close by, and Highways 29, 54, 57, and U.S. 141 also bring you to Green Bay to check this place out and enjoy.
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Pakistani-born writer Omar Akhtar reflects on how his Pakistani accent has become Americanized from living in the US.
Nothing wrong with an American accent on its own. But for someone like me, who had grown up in Pakistan, there were all sorts of connotations. I was a sellout. I must be ashamed of my own culture and identity. I must think I'm better than everyone else. I'm a burger … Back home, there was a special kind of loathing reserved for kids who had American accents. British accents were acceptable since all our post-colonial teachers held it as a gold standard and we still related to that culture. But if you had an American accent, it conjured up the most irrational rage in the people around you.
These are great reminders as to how we make cultural judgments based on how a speaker sounds, particularly if they used to sound like us and don't anymore. This is a common experience for acting students who go home to see their families after they begin training in a 'standard' stage accent such as Received Pronunciation or General American.
Akhtar goes on to question the change in his accent:
I justified it to myself saying that I spoke in an American accent to Americans while maintaining my native accent when speaking to friends or family from home. But isn't that sort of phony as well?
No, it's not phony. It's code-switching and we do this all the time depending on the status of the person we're speaking with the relationship between us. Sometimes it's just a matter of tone and vocabulary, but it can also shift into accent/dialectical changes as well.
The rest of Akhtar's article discusses why many of us shift our accents to succeed in things like getting jobs and improving our credibility. It's well worth a read and is a good reminder that it is the listener who has the power to make judgments about a person based on how they sound, whether they are consciously doing it or not. As Patsy Rodenburg says, "To the ears of others we are what we speak."


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Recently in the news we have notice an outbreak of events that have sparked the attention of many people thru the social media networks. We have seen an increase of police abuse and also Pastor's been caught not walking the talk. One example is Pastor Creflo Dollar which was recently arrested for "punching his daughter in the face". Now I don't know what happen to this brother in Christ but I do know that when you loose control of yourself is one thing but standing firm behind it without conviction is something else. I recently posted a blog title What the Bible Says about Talk and to tell you the truth, it really helps to know what is the Lord telling us about keeping it cool in times where we are about to loose control of ourselves. The tongue could get us in so much trouble and usually physical abuse would follow right after unless we control our anger against our children or friends.
In the report of this incident, the minor stated that is not the first time that she gets chocked or punched and this brings me back to a questioning mode about how the devil is working on our weaknesses and making us stumble and with this bringing glory to his evil plans which are to have people question the church of Christ. I need to say that none of us humans beings are perfect and free from sin. We all make mistakes and none are safe from satan's attacks as it's explain on this blog title Satan is eager to destroy you we all need to be ready to put the armor of God and stand firm against all the strategies of the evil one. Ephesians 6:10-18
But how much is too much? If a person makes a mistake and later on he ask for forgiveness then we should forgive this person. As it's explain on this article title Forgiveness is not an option but a command. But if this person stays firm and try to justify to the rest that what he did is okay then this person needs to really be punish as a Pastor many people will follow and believe what he says and God won't be very please to see that you now are been a vehicle for satan. As Pastor Creflo Dollar wrote on his Facebook page "Good morning Everyone, as a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever cause bodily harm to my children. The facts in this case will be handled privately to further protect my children. My family thanks you for your prayers and continued support." This statement contradicts what it was shown on the local news but should we forgive? Yes absolutely! Is satan involve? Yes all the way. The daughter's behavior might have been unacceptable and guess who was behind it?
"If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive."
Luke 17:1-4 NLT
So how can we handle our kids in a better way that we wouldn't put ourselves in this situation? As Parents, we are not to provoke our kids. Specially when there is an argument already getting heated. We are to be the greater person and we must bring glory to our God by remembering what the Lord said on the scriptures:
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4
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As children of our heavenly Father, we must be obedient to our parents. We are to honor them all the time as it is written in the first commandment which also comes with a promise. If you are an obedient child, you will not have your life cut short because the Lord disciplines you for your rebellion, but you'll live a full long life.
6 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 "Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
Ephesians 6
New Living Translation (NLT)
So let's re-focus and let's understand what the enemy is trying to do in our lives and our homes. Satan is after our families and will not rest and will rejoice when he destroys Christian families and marriages. Let's not focus on the news but let's concentrate on prayer. Let's not judge but let's forgive each other as many times as it takes. Let's move on and accept our mistakes and let's get on our knees and ask God for forgiveness. Let's lose the shame and let's make our petition publicly as much as privately. Whatever it takes as long as we humble ourselves to the higher power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So what is your stance on this topic? Do you think is okay the way that Pastor Creflo Dollar handle the argument with his daughter? Are you the type of parent that punish their child or do you talk to them and pray when they don't want to listen?


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You gotta love Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
Best part of the ceremony…other than President Obama's speech of course, was the right Rev Lowery's benediction. The last part made me want to get up and yell AMEN Brotha! Preach it!
With your hands of power and your heart of love, help us then, now, Lord, to work for that day when nations shall not lift up sword against nation, when tanks will be beaten into tractors, when every man and every woman shall sit under his or her own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid, when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream.Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around … when yellow will be mellow … when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen
Colbert's show was a total trip tonight as well. When video is available..I will get it up.


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After missing BridgeTown Swing last year when I attended WordCamp Portland, Jenni and I looked forward to reuniting with friends and getting back on the dance floor this year. Jenni's parents were generous enough to babysit our girls for four days, and the BridgeTown Swing (BTS) staff were also generous by gifting us event passes for my work on the event website.
BridgeTown Swing is one of our favorite west coast swing events. We've won competitions, worked behind the scenes, and shared spectacular social dances with each other at BridgeTown. I went in this year with some hopes and expectations that were unreasonable and surpassed.


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Military officials from New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Britain are holding exercises in the South China Sea this month in the latest display of force aimed at telling Beijing to back off on its claims to the disputed territory, one of the world's most important shipping routes.
The three-week, multinational exercise known as "Exercise Bersama Lima" will include navy, army and air force servicemen from the participating nations. Officials said the event organized by Singapore is aimed at regional security and disaster relief support,according to media reports.
The countries make up the Five Power Defense Arrangements military pact, which requires members to consult each other and take action if there is an armed attack on Malaysia or Singapore.
Indonesia's armed forced also plan to hold large scale military exercises this month with all of its three service branches in the Natuna Islands region in the South China Sea.
Growing tensions between China and its neighboring nations, which are backed up by the U.S., have sparked concern about a looming conflict in the region over the disputed waterway.


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Dear Susan Duclos, I read your article about geoengineered snow. I decided to try it. However I don't have a BIC lighter that works. So I did the experiment a little differently. Below are my findings. I was wondering if anyone else noticed these other odd occurrences. I don't know if anyone noticed that the 'naturally melting snow' leaves no moisture. Ok I checked again. There is moisture at the very end and some black goop. As the snow melts, the bottom snow is so very very dry that it absorbs the moisture until the very end. This snow is a very dry snow. That is probable happening with melting the snow at higher stronger temperatures with a lighter. Might be an explanation.
I've been reading and observing the story(s) and videos concerning the odd snow. I'm located in the northern suburbs of New York City.
I just reached out the window and plucked up a small piece of ice/snow off the window sill. I then placed a Bic lighter under the piece to attempt to melt it as done in the videos. I melted a little bit but what really
surprised me was the strong pungent chemical odor! It's still in my nasal 5 minutes later.
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I live north of Atlanta. I watched the video made by Dahboo7 (the link is below) who had been receiving emails saying that this stuff isn't 'snow' and that it 'burns, leaving a burnt plastic smell'. Well, I went outside and scooped some up. First of all, real snow freezes hard with temps. around 13-15 degrees as we've been having. Second, it's still a 'powder' two days after it fell. I used a lighter on it, unclumped, and it burns. Yup, it smells like burning plastic. It sat in a bowl in my 73 degree inside temp home and barely melted. I stirred it up with a spoon and it made a sort of 'surfactant gel' that moves as one piece. That's why only 2″ of 'snow' totally paralyzed Atlanta and other cities. My son drove to work on Tuesday and went up a steep hill on a local highway. Before he left for work I went outside with a ruler and measured one inch of this 'stuff'. He said that cars were sliding all over that hill with only one inch of this stuff on the ground.You need to be having folks collect samples of this stuff to send to independent labs. I believe that it was plane distributed as a powder over cloud seeding procedures. THAT'S why the Weather Channel is so p.o.ed as they were blamed for Atlanta's mess by ATL Mayor K. Reed. I think that this was a 'drill' just to see what would work in order to stop mass evacuations. Now we know.
Hello, I saw your article on the chemical snow and I did my own test. I live in Toronto, Canada and I got the same black snow with no melting and a definite chemical odour. I just took a pic which I attached. I have been speaking out about geo-engineering and chemtrails for years now and took a lot of flak for it … but I am now having some of those nay sayers start to ask me questions. I will also attach a pic of some crazy wave clouds we had two weeks ago that everyone thinks I photoshopped.
Even as wet as our snow is, when putting a lighter to it, it had the same shrinking affect with no water and same charring, which even an ice cube out of the freezer does.
On 01/30/2014 02:07 PM, Amethyst wrote:
these people need to get a big pan and pack it with snow, depending on the water content will determine how much water they actually get. I had a fully packed pan and only got about 1/3 of a pan of water. That means we have some good wet snow. And see if it still has the odd smell when heating it slowly on the stove. to high of temps will cook it off in steam. If you have this person do that in Atlanta(?), let me know the results.
This is 'snow' from Richlands,North Caroline straight from our porch. We burned, used body heat,used salt, hot water, and ultimately microwaved it even after it sat for 45 minutes with little melting. The smell was very strong as well.
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I believe that it was plane distributed as a powder over cloud seeding procedures. THAT'S why the Weather Channel is so p.o.ed as they were blamed for Atlanta's mess by ATL Mayor K. Reed. I think that this was a 'drill' just to see what would work in order to stop mass evacuations.


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OMCs' revenue loss on diesel, LPG sale seen down by over 30% in FY'14
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are expected to save 30 per cent of their revenue loss on sale of diesel and LPG during 2013-14 due to falling international oil prices.
According to a media report, the three OMCs-- Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL)—will report around Rs 112,000 crore as revenue loss in FY'14 compared to around Rs 160,000 crore reported during FY'13.
"It (under-recoveries or revenue loss) may come down this fiscal. Earlier it was estimated at Rs 130,000 crore (but) it may be in the range of Rs 112,000 crore as of today," IOC Chairman R S Butola said on sidelines of the CII AGM.
Butola, however, also said that even though prices are falling, but it would be too early to make any correct projection as the new fiscal has just started.
On global crude price, he said, "crude has been subdued for sometimes, but they have not declined. It is USD 109 or 110 per barrel now."
Butola also said that the biggest challenge for the industry remains pricing of the fuel as LPG and kerosene are still sold at subsidized rates while diesel has been partially deregulated and petrol is fully decontrolled.


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Essential rethinking and extreme style to accomplish dramatic enhancement in expense, quality, service and shipment (Hammer & & Champy, 1993; Manganelli & & Klein, 1994). It indicates that business procedure reengineering involves numerous steps that change the entire organisation procedure. This is done to decrease the expense of production of a service or product, increasing the quality, and satisfying customers by providing an exceptional service and shipment. BPR can be done in four methods that are:
i. Service improvement
By using this way, the entire company is changed.
This includes business process, business management and organisation strategies.
ii. Redesign organisation process
In this way, just the organisation procedures are changed. Generally, the number procedures will be reduced. The non value included procedures are removed.
iii. Service process modification management
This is the procedure for managing human/employee side of modification. It includes the actions taken to alter the management group or a task leader.
iv. Redesign strategies and worth included processes
It suggests that the organization changes business techniques and produces or improves their value added activities.
Objectives of Organisation Process Reengineering (BPR).
There are lots of objectives of service procedure reengineering. The main goal is obviously to increase the effectiveness and effectiveness of the entire service. Noted below are the particular goals of business process.
reengineering: i. To save time and cost.
Time can be saved when the non value added activities are removed from the procedure as there is fewer work procedure to be done. This will lead to cost conserving as the cost sustained throughout the production will likewise reduce. As the expense reduces, the earnings margin will be higher and it will lead to a higher earnings for the business.
ii. To improve the quality of work.
By carrying out business process reengineering, the fragmentation of work can be reduced. This is contributed by the fewer process associated with production. This will lower the mistakes that take place in production as less devices or human are involved. The performance of the service procedure reengineering can be improved through feedback gotten by the users of the products or services.
iii. To satisfy customers
This is also one of the objectives of implementing business process reengineering. Customers will always be the main priority. BPR will ease the customer in many ways. For instance, nowadays we no longer have to stand in a queue line while waiting to be served if we go to any bank as the number system had been introduced. This is one example of the contribution of business process reengineering for customers' satisfaction.
Advantages of Business Process Reengineering
i. Lower cost
Reengineering proves to be cost effective as the cost of operating after implementing BPR will decrease significantly. ii. Better use of existing staff
The existing staff expertise can be retained enhance through training them at the point of implementation of BPR. iii. Increase effectiveness and efficiency
As the employees are aware of the processes that they involve in that has been reduced, it also reduces the time lag between different process.
Implementation of BPR
Key Steps:
Selection of strategic added value processes
Simplify new process
Once the engineering take place, organization should stop and execute the selection of idea from the above step. The top management cannot live in limbo between yes or no and what are going to do with the idea.
Organize a team & workflow
Assign responsibilities
Train the process team
Manager will act as a coaches for the workers as they do not orders but they will guide, direct, coordinate and empower the job to the workers. This involved the top management and subordinates in working together as a team. Critical success factors required to compete are identified and prioritized. Participative business makeovers reject the "top- down" approach to reengineering in favor of a middle ground, where the managers and workers come together to redesign business processes. The BPR team will be split into two parts, a design team made up of senior managers, and an execution team composed of people who will actually do the work
Introduce the redesigned process
These initiatives seek to provide understanding of the markets, competitors, and the position of the organization within the industry Implementation
BPR Success factors
Revising reward and motivation system
New reward and incentive scheme must be revised as supporting BPR effort to encouraging people to endorse BPR such as introduce new job titles in order to motivate the workers to the new system implementation. The workers are a resource for an organization to manage the operation effectively. The BPR
will successfully be implemented if the workers are highly motivated to the changes made.
Effective communication
It is needed throughout the changes process at all levels in order to ensure patience and understanding among all employees. Communication breakdown between top management and the workers tend to happen due to the significant changes in the new system. By improving a better way of communication could lead the company to successfully implemented BPR in the organization.
The organization should establish a culture which staff at all levels feel more responsible and accountable to their respective job scope. Empowerment will make the staff feel more appreciative of their work when the organization give them the authority which in other means recognized and appreciate their work towards the success of the organization. The staff also will be able to set their goals and monitor their own performance thus supporting the implementation of BPR.
Management of risk
BPR involves radical changes to several systems in organization. Continuous risk assessment is needed throughout the implementation process to ensure the BPR success. The calculation of risk will help the organization in decision making regarding BPR implementation.
Aligning BPR strategy with corporate strategy
As corporate strategy determines objectives and guidance on how the organizational capabilities can be best utilised to gain competitive position, BPR strategy guides the alteration of tasks into integrated process. It also must accompanied by strategic planning in order to be successful in the long run.
Kaizen Costing
Kaizen costing also has a Japanese heritage. It comes from the combination of
the Japanese characters 'kai' and 'zen' which mean 'change' and 'good,' respectively. The word 'Kaizen' translates to 'continuous improvement' or 'change for the better' and aims to improve productivity by making gradual changes to the entire manufacturing process. Masaki Imai known as the "Lean Guru" and the father of Continuous Improvement (CI) Masaaki Imai has been a pioneer and leader in spreading the Kaizen philosophy all over the world.
Understand Kaizen Costing
To understand Kaizen costing, one first needs to grasp standard costing methodology. The typical standard costing approach works by designing a product first, and computing costs by taking into account material, labour and overhead. The resulting figure is set as the product cost. The standard cost is set and revised on a yearly basis. Cost deviation analysis involves checking to see whether the projected cost estimates tally with the final figures. Manufacturing procedures are assumed to be static.
In example, approach centres around recognizing that employees who work on a particular job are aware of how that particular task can be greatly improved. Employees are treated as valuable sources of viable solutions, an approach that differs greatly from the standard cost system that views employees as labourers with variable performance levels.
In order to properly implement Kaizen principals for process improvement, there are four goals towards reaching successful implementation of Kaizen: 1. To ensure that actual production cost are less than the prior year cost. 2. To reduce the difference between profit estimates and target profits (every department in the company makes an effort to introduce operational changes on a daily basis). 3. Analyzing every part of the process and generating ideas on how they can be further improved. 4. Kaizen costing takes into account aspects such as time-saving strategies, employee efficiency and wastage reduction.
Focus on customers
Kaizen permits no middle ground its either you provide best products and customer satisfaction or not. All the activities should aim at providing customer with whatever he wants and should help the firm long term objective of customer's satisfaction at the same time building up good relationship. It is a responsibility of each and every person working in a Kaizen company to make sure that the product is up to the mark and it satisfies customers need. Make improvements continuously
In order to search for excellence just does not end. We should work on the improvement implemented and see if we can make it even more effective. Acknowledge problems openly
Every company has certain problems related to finance, competition, change in demand etc. Kaizen companies are no exception, but by fostering an appropriately supportive, constructive culture it becomes easier for any team to get its problem in the open. The whole organization works as a team to solve the problem. The problems are openly shared by the management with the employees which avoids rumours. It simply means "FIGHT WITH YOUR PROBLEMS DON'T RUN AWAYFROM THEM". Promote openness
There seems to be less functional ring fencing i.e. only the senior managers have private cabins. Otherwise the workplace is generally open and in many companies even the dress code and canteen for everyone is the same Create work teams
Each individual in a Kaizen company belongs to work team headed by a leader. Working in various overlapping teams draws employees into corporate life and reinforces the mutual understanding. Cross- functional teams
Kaizen states that no individual or team has all the required skill and knowledge to complete a task. Cross-functional teams help in getting all the valuable information's from the view of all the related people. It calls for
letting ideas to flow as wide as running on moon. Disadvantages
Reluctant to change
Most employees do not like changes as it will lead them to a new style of working
Too much suggestion may lead to confusion and time wastage.
By giving the opportunities to help in getting all the suggestion from the view of all the related people, they may be confuse to focus what are the best way to follows and also required a lot of time in considering which ways is the beneficially to them.
Real life example: A Case Study of New Kaizen Activities at Tahara plant (Toyota)
This type of costing was used by Japanese automobile companies (Toyota). The assembly line at Tahara plant was reorganized in 1995 clearly following the new concept realized first at Toyota Kyushu. However it was the assembly section itself that conceived this new assembly line, taking the initiative in product design and reconstruction of the assembly line. It began in 1991 where the revision in 1995 of the Hilux Surf (sports utility) being assembled and the assembly of another sports utility (Land Cruiser Prado) from 1996 were planned.
On the basis of discussions held in the Committee above mentioned, the director of this assembly plant suggested to his assembly section's manager (section chief) to prepare the revision of this sports utility by searching for an ideal assembly line. He then started to conceive it and organize engineers, "try team" staff, chief leaders and group leaders so that everyone would collaborate in order to realize an ideal assembly line about which he did not have any clear conception. Then he fixed the orientation toward the reconstruction of his assembly line as follows:
Construct an assembly shop where the workers can work easily and execute their operations "rhythmically"; Organize a human centered Toyota Production System;
Form a kaizen mind of everyone so that he/she willingly does kaizen.
The section chief thought that if the assembly shop were organized in such a way, it would also contribute to increase production efficiency assuring quality and security, and then to reduce costs. There were many problems to solve, which necessitated the collaboration of the product manager of these models, Product Engineering Design Sections, Production Engineering Division as well as those of Araco and Hino (Araco designs the body of Land Cruiser Prado; Hino, that of Hilux Surf whereas Toyota develops their chassis). In fact, the conception of new assembly line could not be developed without modifying vehicle structures and parts designs of these models.
Comparison between BPR and Kaizen approach.
Type of process
Work best: cross organizational boundaries as complex interrelationship of variables. Work best: with well defined boundaries.
Degree of change
Incremental or radical and usually affect an entire integrated process. Incremental or radical but usually only affect a limited sub process at a time. Speed
Generally implemented in a big bang changeover
Generates immediately noticeable and measurable changes
High risk of things reverting back to the way they were soon after the consultants leave. Since the people that actually do the work are the ones making the changes – acceptance are very high. Cost
Often involves expensive technologies, computers, and other system. Most "lean" changes are inexpensive or even free.
Reengineering project is often led by computer consultants.
Most "lean" methods minimize or even eliminate reliance on technology with a preference toward visual methods and simplification.
Similarities of Business Process Reengineering and Kaizen Approach i. They increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the way the organization operates. ii. These two approaches focus on lowering cost.
iii. Customers' satisfaction is always the goal for these two strategic management accounting approaches.
The Business Process Reengineering is the process of redesigning the business processes and the associated systems and organizational structures to achieve a dramatic change in the whole business process and performance. On the other hand, Kaizen is a small improvements and changes for a better for business process and performance. It must be accompanied by change of method. Business Process Reengineering is a "project" with a defined beginning and ending. Kaizen is a never ending process.
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Following the On-pack Guidelines….
The night before is a very surreal sweep of dark skies and lamplight in my memory. The knowledge that morning will change everything is the perfect ingredient for a restless night, like taking your imagination on a trip to Disneyland. And talk of rollercoasters is perhaps apt for what was to come, as we checked in to the hospital at 6am on the morning of September 5th. Contractions had knocked politely the previous Sunday, but disliked the welcome we provided and so abated by the evening. That, coupled with the fact that she was now over her due date and that the amount of amniotic fluid was concerning, lead to a collective decision to induce. So a 6am check-in, a 7am induction, and by 8am contractions had started.
And so we waited, her with a selection of numbing television channels, me with a copy of Stephenson's Quicksilver. We'd both decided fairly early on in the pregnancy that she would try to go as far as possible without pain relief; or more accurately, she'd decided and I'd agreed to support her. By the time we hit 2pm, contractions were frequent and increasing in strength, but she'd only dilated 1cm. So the gynae ruptured her membranes in an attempt to speed things up. We were warned that the whole process of induction does tend to produce a longer and more painful labour, and I had been preoccupied with wondering how I would cope seeing her in pain, and as much as she may say that I helped her to breathe through the pain and to keep her calm, it was seeing how she coped with the pain that kept me sane. I'd always known that she has a fairly high pain threshold and a singular determination, but those moments transcend words, and without being overly dramatic, it felt as if our whole relationship was being redefined. And I suppose it was. Four hours passed and 6pm loomed, and another examination revealed that she'd only dilated another cm, to make a total of 2 cm. And little madame had decided to put her hand on her head, a truly excellent means of blocking her path through the cervix, and to freedom. She seemed quite determined to stay right where she was. So now we were faced with the decision, to rather opt for a c-section, or to wait longer to see if anything changed. Our gynae and the nurses who had been attending to us advised that given another 3 or 4 hours, chances were slim that anything would change. We discussed it for 10 minutes or so, but admittedly for me the choice was an easy one. It may well have been inspiring to see how well she'd been coping with the pain, but it was still not pleasant. By 7:50 pm the theatre had been prepared and the various medical staff notified. I found myself in the changing room, and I'd like to say that changing into scrubs was in someway metaphorical for 'donning' the uniform of fatherhood, but by that stage I was too tired and overwhelmed to be thinking anything. We'd discussed the possibility of a c-section before, but I'd never quite decided whether I would watch at any point, or simply hide alongside Mrs Tenmiles behind the curtain, yet by the time I walked into the theatre, the only place to be was alongside her. As they were about to pull her out, the doctor asked if I wanted to see the head, and I did, but the strange thing is I have no recollection of that image. And so at 8:24pm, Cadence exercised her lungs, and that will no doubt be the one and only time I'll be glad to hear her wail!
Was it a monumental moment, certainly. Was I struck by a wave of emotion? Truthfully, no. I was happy, yes, but I don't think the mind can properly conceive of what had just taken place. And there wasn't much time for that either, as a blur of measurements and tests were done. I only really 'came to' a few minutes later when I had this soft, warm life on my chest. And even then, I was trying to protect the integrity of my nipples more than anything else! I'm still not quite certain of the science behind the rooting instinct, but believe me, it's there and it's strong!
Three weeks later, and I still haven't had that 'one, defining moment when tears can't be controlled' that I'm apparently supposed to have. There have, however, been a multitude of tiny moments, when I marvel at her, fall more in love with her, become more aware of her. And if you ask me, those moments seem to be the important ones to me.
So what is she like? Well, for the most part she seems content, she sleeps well although feeding, though not difficult, has been problematic. She has the most beautiful blue eyes, and she likes to hear me sing from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and she falls asleep to Sigur Ros better than to Baby Mozart. And she's inquisitive and she stretches after a sleep like some lithe feline.
And she smells better then I ever thought possible.
And leaving her this morning for my first day back at work was as hard as everyone said it would be.
We chose her names not only for their musical connotations, but also for their implication that she is an expression of our love.
And I've caught myself so many times in the last week gazing at her mother in awe, and I know that various chemical and instinctive processes explain why I feel more in love with her now then ever before, but goddammit, I am.
I don't quite know how I managed it, but I am blessed beyond the realms of what is possible to have these two women in my life.
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Awwww. That is a lovely jubbly post. Congrats all around again. And she looks totally dotey in those photos.
"And little madame had decided to put her hand on her head, a truly excellent means of blocking her path through the cervix, and to freedom."
LOL! I just had this crazy visual of her checking her hair before she made her debut.
She's absolutely lovely. Congrats again to you and your new family!
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Looks like she already has you twirling around her little finger… Good on her (or them, for that matter). 🙂
The "uncontrolled tears" part will come when she kicks you in the nuts during a late-night badly coordinated nappy-change.
I second Kyk's point of view all round! 🙂
And yes, she is divine and I really hope to get a chance to see her in December.
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I second Kyk.
Hope to see her in December.
I don't recall having any overwhelming tearful moment at the birth of my daughter. I recall being very, very content. I got what I wanted and I was…and still am…very thrilled about it.
And I agree with you wholeheartedly. Babies smell amazing!!!!
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