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Mirror's Edge Catalyst is getting a closed beta on PS4, Xbox One and PC, Electronic Arts has announced. Details about the beta will be revealed at a later date, but to get a chance to play it you have to register your interest on Mirror's Edge Catalyst's official website.
"Some of you will be able to step into the shoes of Faith before our run towards the May 24 release is complete," said Electronic Arts. "We're happy to announce that a Closed Beta for Mirror's Edge Catalyst is coming, and you can now sign up for a chance to be part of it.
"The Mirror's Edge Catalyst Closed Beta will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on Origin for PC. Stay tuned for more info on the Closed Beta, when it's coming, and other details."
Along with the closed beta announcement, Electronic Arts has also released a new trailer. The publisher promised that will be revealing more about Faith's story, the world around her, and the amazing gameplay of Mirror's Edge Catalyst in the upcoming months.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst releases on the 24th of May.
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Namur has a special place in the hearts of most. Don't believe us? Just take a look at the interaction on Paul Malin's Instagram posts below. Malin, the commentator on MXGP-TV, visited Namur recently and treated fans to a lap of the circuit. All of his posts have been placed below, but don't forget to thank him for this memorable treat and tap the follow button.
Part 2 – The Citadelle and the start area at Namur
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Part 4 – After the arch/bridge there has since been a new recreational development to the right, so a new road has been built. Back when we raced we crossed asphalt there briefly … when we dropped on to the dirt section in 1990 and before, fans could camp in this area. It was insane and added to the atmosphere
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Part 6 – After the short climb we went left. Today it is so overgrown, there was even a few homeless / forest people living in tents midway along the long straight. You forget how dark it is along there. My first visit in '90 I came around on Lap 2 Free Practice on Saturday to find @davidthorpe858689 @kurtnicoll Eric Geboers and the late, great Georges Jobé all parked! It was too dusty, and there would be no riding until it was sorted. Turns out we didn't do any more than those 2 laps that day, and the one place you need track time is Namur
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Part 9 – After the drop-off which followed the double – Behind where I'm stood in this clip, fans would camp out on the grass the other side of the road helping create a unique atmosphere like no other race track ! Fortunately I got to experience that in 1990, bit from '91 the camping was shifted to off-track locations leaving many fans frustrated – wasn't just full of British fans though, they came from everywhere
Part 10 – The woods were pretty narrow round here 😜 Unbelievable how overgrown this part of the track is now! New trees everywhere
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Part 12 – Anyone fancy a 🍺🍺🍺 or 3? The lowest point on the race track but the highest concentration of fans, noise, passion, flags … THE most famous pub in the whole of Belgium on the most famous stretch of tarmac – check @90smotocross recent post to see this part of the Namur circuit at its finest. Thanks to all those who supported me and ALL the riders through this section ❤❤ If we were still racing there today you KNOW the pub would have been renamed 'Carla's' – RIP Hakan Carlqvist 🍺
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Part 13 – Off the asphalt and on to the … yep, cobbled steet😂 This place was totally and utterly bonkers! I don't recall there ever being dirt on here, just cobbles. But we still hit it pinned. The dirt came years later to make it safer. But from the exit from the tunnel, past the pub and along this straight is where everyone wanted to be. In terms of vibe and atmosphere it didn't get any better
Part 14 – The end of the cobbles … It doesn't look much but this short, sharp hill always seemed to cause a few problems. There was never much traction before the climb because of the dirt that got back-roosted from the hill, leaving loose marbles of dirt everywhere, so you almost had to feather the throttle just to get up. Too much gas and you'd loop out. The hill was slippery as well with roots and rocks. They did pad out the walls though, just in case 😜
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Has 22 derby points, in limited amount of derbies. She is QAA, and also has her Amatuer Win. She should become AFC titled this next summer. When not training and trialing, Lily loves to hunt. She is agreat hunting dog, that truly, shines in the field. She is a very good family member, and is a joy to be around.
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Simulation of Ice Particle Breakup and Ingestion into the Honeywell Uncertified Research Engine (HURE)
Technical Paper
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Published June 10, 2019 by SAE International in United States
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Language: English
Numerical solutions have been generated which simulate flow inside an aircraft engine flying at altitude through an ice crystal cloud. The geometry used for this study is the Honeywell Uncertified Research Engine (HURE) which was recently tested in the NASA Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) in January 2018. The simulations were carried out at predicted operating points with a potential risk of ice accretion. The extent of the simulation is from upstream of the engine inlet to downstream past the strut in the core and bypass. The flow solution is produced using GlennHT, a NASA in-house code. A mixing plane approximation is used upstream and downstream of the fan. The use of the mixing plane allows for steady state solutions in the relative frame. The flow solution is then passed on to LEWICE3D for particle trajectory, impact and breakup prediction. The LEWICE3D code also uses a mixing plane approximation at the boundaries upstream and downstream of the fan. A distribution of particle sizes is introduced upstream, based on the distribution measured during the test. Predicted collection efficiency and melt ratio results are presented on various surfaces. The redistribution of particle sizes and mass are also investigated at various axial locations and compared to particle measurements in the bypass.
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CitationRigby, D., Wright, W., Flegel, A., and King, M., "Simulation of Ice Particle Breakup and Ingestion into the Honeywell Uncertified Research Engine (HURE)," SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-1965, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1965.
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- Steinthorsson, E., Liou, M., and Povinelli, L. , "Development of an Explicit Multiblock/Multigrid Flow Solver for Viscous Flows in Complex Geometries," in AIAA-93-2380 (NASA TM-106356), 1993.
- Ameri, A.A., Rigby, D.L., Steinthorsson, E., Heidmann, J. et al. , "Unsteady Analysis of Blade and Tip Heat Transfer as Influenced by the Upstream Momentum and Thermal Wakes," ASME. J. Turbomach. 132(4):041007-041007-7, 2010, doi:10.1115/1.3213549.
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- Wright, W., Struk, P., Bartkus, T., and Addy, G. , "Recent Advances in the LEWICE Icing Model," SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-2094, 2015, doi:10.4271/2015-01-2094.
- Hauk, T., Roisman, I.V., and Tropea, C.D. , "Investigation of the Impact Behavior of Ice Particles", in AIAA-2014-3046.
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"In 2017, Tara Blair Ball thought she had it all: a handsome husband, beautiful infant twins, and a great house in the suburbs. But then came a discovery that worked just like a grenade lofted into the middle of her superficially serene life: her husband had been secretly abusing drugs for years, had a secret card, and had embezzled from his job. After trying to work things out and having two devastating miscarriages, she then committed her own great betrayal: having an affair.
Told with suspense, humor, and unflinching honesty, The Beginning of the End captures the agonies and joys of one imperfect woman, trying the best she can in unspeakable circumstances."


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To some, the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg may represent the way Brooklyn is changing, but it's sticking with the borough's tradition of keeping it in the family. Opening next Tuesday is a new boutique known as the Shop, with a theme and offerings chosen by one local mastermind, which will change every four to six months. The first curator is the fashion designer Caron Callahan, whose label is based in the neighborhood. (Her husband, Sean Rembold, is the executive chef at the restaurant Marlow & Sons, owned by Andrew Tarlow, who is also the man behind the Wythe.) "They were looking for something that gave a little energy to that nook," Callahan said. "There's so much happening here, and the taste level is super-high."
So Callahan filled the shop with a slew of goods from friends and friends of friends. This includes wares from indie labels like Ulla Johnson, Shuron ("My husband is a big fan of their sunglasses") and Building Block, as well as cool-kid collections Assembly New York, Jeremy Laing and Marlow Goods (the brainchild of Tarlow's wife, Kate), along with home goods, jewelry, children's clothing, books from the local publisher Melville House Books and Ugly Duckling Presse, and an apothecary curated by the natural beauty expert Jessa Blades.
If there's anything linking the various selections, Callahan said, it's that "my style tends to be tomboyish, and I tried to bring in a lot of unisex things." Not everything is local or Brooklyn made, but she says that every chosen product evokes the artisanal sensibility for which Brooklyn has become notorious. "The fact that the Wythe is quasi-family run, and it's not this huge corporation, it makes it more Brooklyn-feeling," she said.
Caron Callahan at Wythe Hotel opens Sept. 3; 80 Wythe Avenue., Brooklyn; wythehotel.com.


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YOUNGSVILLE — Mary Margaret "Maggie" Washington of Youngsville died Friday, June 21 at her home.
She was born in Durham, the daughter of the late Harold R. Washington and Thelma G. Washington on March 23, 1963. Maggie graduated from Wake Forest High School and attended Louisburg College. After school she lived in Philadelphia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina before returning to the area in 1990. Maggie was truly a lover of all things large and small and her home was filled to the brim most of the time with rescues.
She is survived by her husband, Gale Davis (Brent); a sister, Gayle Adams (Jim Adams); a brother, Harold Washington, Jr., (Brenda); stepsister, Jane High (Danny); stepbrother, Bill Connelly (Maryellen); dear second mother, Pearl Peppers; 10 nephews and nieces; 15 great nephews and nieces, a host of Washington and Gooch cousins, and all her "fur children."
A graveside service for family and friends was held at 11 a.m. Thursday morning at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens. Friends visited with the family following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Safe Haven 8431-137 Garvey Drive Raleigh, NC 27616.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 S. Main St., Wake Forest.


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Applications for Summer 2021 will open on October 16th, 2020!
If you are interested in applying for an SMP program this summer, you can apply at Wheaton's goglobal site >>. When you get to this site, click on ministry and co-curricular tab, and scroll down to Student Ministry Partners. Sign in with your network username and campus network password.
Please follow the site's instructions for online submission. Applications will only be available online. Make sure to use Firefox or Google Chrome as your web browser. When you apply, please select TBD as your location. Also, do not choose dates at the time of application. We will update this information on your behalf post selection. If you have any questions or need assistance please feel free to email Corrie Johnson, Assistant Director of Summer Programs. All applications are due November 15th, 2020. (We will be accepting applications past this date IF interview spaces are available. Spaces are filled on a first come first served basis)
Important Dates to Remember:
- Applications are due November 15th, 2020
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- Reveal Night (team and placement ) will be December 10th, 2020
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The New Roman Empire (TNR)
The New Roman Empire is a new nation, governed by senate of the people. The TNR strive help its Citizens survive against the infected and barbaric raiders who would loot and slaughter.
The New Roman Empire is a republic where all voices are heard, members are free to express their ideas and opinions and free to choose their own path to go down whether it is a peaceful building path or a warring raiding PvP path (however you must follow the laws, shown below). We have players from all different backgrounds of different levels, so there is support for everyone and anyone who joins. All players of all levels are welcome! Members are also free to leave of course if they should be dissatisfied.
Regardless of whether you are in the alliance or not and whoever you are talking to, even our enemies (currently:none), Try to be friendly and polite, and have fun, it is a game after all.
Read on for more information and have a nice day!
Interested in joining? Find me on chat by typing /w SMAM_man at the times stated below, or post your interest to join the TNR via this thread and provide this information:
Your in-game name: ..........
Your Armorgame profile name: .....
Your level: .........
Your activity (how often do you log on per week): ........
Your country of residence (for timezone coordination): ........
The Date and time* you expect to be on to discuss your application (*GMT): ..........
I am normally online between 20:00-00:00 (GMT) and if you can't see me in chat, just message me by typing in '/w SMAM_man' .
- Members must not attack other members of the TNR.
- Members must follow the word of the Senate, this includes diplomacy and declarations
(participation in war is not compulsory, but it is advised not to antagonise or fraternise with the enemy, whoever they may be).
- Members must communicate in English when interacting with the rest of the alliance.
- Members must not act directly against the TNR i.e. espionage or poaching.
- Members must be active at least once every 10 days unless advance notice is given prior to their absence, inactivity for more than 25+ days is an automatic removal.
- Members must NOT beg on any chat-room. It is not dignified and it puts the alliance in a bad light. Aid will be given after Citizenship is earned.
Failure to adhere to the Laws of the TNR will result in the perpetrator being issued a caution. After 2 cautions are given, the member committing these offences will be expelled from the TNR. Their reputation within the TNR will be severely damaged. Cautions do expire after 15 days however repeating offenders will be noted.
Alliance benefits
Citizens of the New Roman Empire will have exclusive access to Advice and Strategy material through our YouTube Channel (for members only).
In addition, they can ask for direct advice from our higher level members through chat our via Armorgames messenger as well as through this thread.
We also offer direct support through providing supplies, materials and books to Citizens who need it. This could be building materials, books to help scavenge or level up or medical and military supplies i.e. weapons or ammunition. You must have a full Citizenship to be eligible (see Alliance structure below for more details).
Further benefits are listed below.
All alliance members who are Level 25 and below are eligible to being issued a green/blue/purple m24 (the choice is offered to you) to help them in the Dead Zone! (Must be Citizen and must reach Level 18, those lower than 18 will be issued their rifle upon reaching Level 18).
Alliance Structure (Ranks will be assigned)
Player of all levels are welcome, the only requirement is that players are reasonably active.
New players will be accepted and must remain in the alliance through a 4 day probation period after which they will then receive a full Citizenship.
Citizens can then apply to be either a Senator or a Praetorian or a Vigiles. Citizens may also rise to rank of Esteemed Citizen or Merchant. These ranks are earned based on member's reputation within the alliance (interacting more within the alliance helps to boost one's reputation) and carry with them prestige and pride in the alliance. Citizens who wish to volunteer their services to the TNR armed forces will be raised to the rank of Legionarre and will report to the Praetorians.
Senators are members of the senate, where motions are carried as to what the alliance should do and how to go about doing it. Senators are non-military and address mainly civilian and diplomatic issues e.g. internal economy or growth and development strategies. Only the Senate can authorise ALL and ANY alliance actions. There will be a max of 20 Senators
Praetorians are leaders in the TNR army. They are in charge of all military matters for the alliance. The Praetorians form the War Council of the TNR and when war has been authorised and declared by the Senate, the Praetorians meet to formulate a war plan. They are also in charge of overseeing the defence of the TNR including reports of being attacked. There are a max of 5 Praetorians and The Praetorians report to the Imperator.
Vigiles are the Judges and police of the TNR, enforcing the law and the word of the Senate as well as dealing with any internal disputes. This role is crucial for keeping the peace with in the alliance. Players must patient, tolerant and show some degree of wisdom to deal with the decision-making aspects of the role. There is a maximum number of 5 Vigiles who will report to the Vigiles Princeps.
To apply for a position within the alliance, post your application here/ via chat/ via AG messenger on my profile:
Your Dead zone ID: ...........
The Position of interest: ..........
A sentence or 2 as to why you would be suitable for this position: .............
Tasks and assignments will be issued to members depending on their preference to either be a non-raider or a raider. Their tasks and assignments will be based on also the extent to which they are a raider or non-raider i.e. someone who likes to do "a bit" of raiding will be assigned to do some raiding and some gathering.
Ranks do not force your assignments other than those attached with the rank for example, Senators can be warring or peaceful and so on but must participate in senate meetings.
All members regardless of rank, should feel absolutely free to raise any issues with any member of the alliance, whether you want a 1-to-1 with myself, or any of the other ranks or a fellow citizen. The ranks primarily are to designate who will deal with issues.
Why join an alliance?? (http://tlaststand.wi.../wiki/Alliances)
Alliance bonuses will be available where every two weeks, all Alliances receive a set of tasks, which are the same for all Alliances. These tasks vary from contributing a certain amount of resources, killing a certain number of infected, to helping a number of users who aren't in Alliances.
When completed, they provide the Alliance with Alliance Tokens, which then enter the Alliance's stockpile of Tokens. The Senate will then decide what to spend these Alliance Tokens on.
Alliance Boosts are on the same cycle as the Alliance Tasks, a set of Alliance Boosts are available. Boosts give similar benefits to Books and affect all members in the Alliance. Their duration and cost is determined by how much time is left in the current competition round. The Alliance's size will also affect their cost.
Competition (In testing)
Every two weeks, a new competitive round will begin. Alliances will fight for set prizes that are awarded to the top 3 Alliances at the end of the round. The prizes are sizable amounts of Fuel (10000, 5000, 2500) are given to the top 3 alliances respectively and are split between the Top 10 members of each of the winning Alliances.
Every Alliance member has their Alliance Banner on display. Successfully stealing it in a raid will grant points to the raiding player and cause the defending player to lose points. If all raiders are incapacitated, however, the raiding player will count as failing even they managed to steal the Banner. If the Banner is stolen, they will reappear automatically after a set amount of time.
The amount of points earned and lost is determined by comparing the raider's level vs the defender's level, as well as their respective leader-board positions. Players with a higher level and/or a higher leader-board position will lose more points and gain less, and vice versa for lower level and/or lower positioned players.
Alliances are ranked on a global leader-board which determines the winners at the end of the round. In the case of points being tied, the most "Efficient" alliance will be awarded the prize.
Alliance scores are only for the current round of competition and will reset at the end of each round. The Alliance's score is the total of its members' scores, with a scale applied to allow smaller Alliances to compete with bigger ones. Members gain and lose points by successfully stealing/destroying other Alliances' banners and by losing their own banners, respectively, to a minimum of 0 points. If a member is removed from an Alliance during the course of a round, their score is also removed.
Alliance Level
Placing in the top 100 Alliances during a competition round grants Alliances a set amount of Victory Points, determined by where the Alliance placed. These points act similarly to XP and will increase the Alliance's Level.
Alliance Status
Currently, the TNR are at peace with all other alliances and individual players
There are 20 players in the TNR with levels ranging from 50 to 25.
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In SMMJ 161, a collection of Syriac mēmrē, the scribe accidentally copied one page upside down:
He penned a note in red for his readers, admitting his fault, and noting its cause:
The Garšūnī note reads as follows transliterated into Arabic letters: يا أخي القارئ الآن العجلة تغشى (/تغشّي) البسار (! البصر) ولا تؤاخذني بالغلطة. That is, "O brother, reader, haste covers up [my] sight, so don't blame me for the error!"
In colophons, scribes often ask their readers to overlook the faults of their work, sometimes giving an excuse or two (e.g. distractions, cold weather, old age), but the scribe here apparently felt so bad about the upside down page, he was compelled to acknowledge the mistake on the spot and ask his reader's indulgence.
*Thanks to Ephrem Ishac for a brief communication about this note with me.


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ISD 882 awarded Youth Skills Training Program Grant!
Monticello School District has been selected as a recipient of the Youth Skills Training Program Grant from the MN Department of Labor and Industry!
The Youth Skills Training (YST) Program encourages, promotes and supports the development of local partnerships between schools, employers and community organizations. These local partnerships provide students with related classroom instruction, safety training, industry-recognized credentials and paid work experience in high-growth and high-demand occupations in the industries of advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, health care and information technology.
Monticello was awarded $90,000 for each of the next two school years (2020-21, 2021-22) to fund this program at Monticello High School.
The money will fund a Youth Internship and Careers Coordinator, as well as provide financing for events during the year to help bring in community partners, for marketing, and for transportation for students that may need it.
The instructor will teach one youth internship and careers course per semester. The class will integrate industry related classroom instruction, based off the local industries that partner with the program (specific to the fields of manufacturing, engineering, technology, and health services). Students will be paired with a program of interest at the beginning of the class and the internship will last for the semester. Students will work outside of school hours, with the hours varying by the position. All internships will be paid, and students will have the opportunity to earn certifications within their industry.
This program has received a big push from the Department of Labor in recent years, said Cindy Fasching, who secured the grant for ISD 882. The Department of Labor is excited about the connections it provides for students, but also the opportunity that it gives businesses to get skilled workers into high-skilled jobs at an early age.
"It's a program that will greatly benefit both our industries and our students," said Fasching.
Along with teaching the course, the hired coordinator will be responsible for going into the businesses and watching the students work, meeting with employers, and monitoring student progress.
The program will be designed to be inclusive of all students that have any level of interest within the program's four fields.
"My hope is that it opens up doors for students who don't have an interest in going to college after high school, but are looking for a strong career," said Fasching. "This will provide them paid training while they're in high school, with the goal of it leading to a full time job after."
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May 31, 2019
First pro contract for Thomas Valtriani
Born in Nice on 13 January 1999, Thomas Valtriani signed his first professional contract on Friday.
"His commitment since he started at the club has been rewarded by this first contract" explained Gilles Grimandi, the Technical Director of OGC Nice.
The slight defensive midfielder (1m84) started his footballing career at Entente Conque-Madeleine-Victorine. After spending some time at Cavigal, he joined Le Gym as an U15. Blessed with good technique and natural intelligence on the pitch, Valtriani played with the reserve team this season. An important member of Laurent Bonadei's squad, he played 20 matches and wore the captain's armband on several occasions during the second half of the season.
Although he is yet to feature on the team sheet in L1, he has already been called up to the matchday squad on two occasions by Patrick Vieira (for the visits of Caen and Monaco). "This contract gives him the possibility to demonstrate his desire to become a full member of the first team squad" concluded Gilles Grimandi.


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Oriento is rich and sweet, sparkling and multi-dimensional. Lemon contrasts, creating an almost gourmand, tang. Saffron singes lemon while styrax lends a resinous depth. Ylang-ylang is calming, but rose is hyper-active, ripe. Apple illuminates and patchouli purifies while sandalwood unifies. Oriento is a mature portrait of rose and oud, set within Murraciole's musks. Sensual and profound, Oriento grabs our attention.
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What Is Shared Services?
"Shared Services" is a delivery model for the effective and efficient delivery of non-core services to the business, employing a specialist team, geographically unconstrained, and focusing on the requirements of the customer. This involves philosophy and approach totally unlike traditional Corporate-driven centralization.
It is characterized by its client-focus, use of technology, and implementation of leading practices. It operates as a business in that it seeks to provide services to its clients (rather than treating volume as workload to be avoided), the costs of these services are known, and it strives for continuous improvement.
The goal of Shared Services is to provide high quality, non-core, but mission-critical, services (which can include both repetitive common processes and more specialized professional services) to the business at a lower cost and more efficiently than the business could otherwise provide for itself.
Developing a Shared Services Business Case
It is critical to have strong senior executive support for any shared services initiative, although there is a risk when they tell their teams "to get on with it" because the opportunity is a "no-brainer". Your senior executive lead can change and if you do not have a business case, your mandate may leave at the same time. The business case helps protect you from changes at the top and provides a vehicle to achieve executive buy-in.
So, what is a business case for Shared Services? At its most basic level, the business case describes a problem and proposes a solution. The solution will require a commitment of resources, so the business case justifies this business decision by outlining the change rationale and providing the costs and benefits. Most business cases will provide this, but a leading practice business case will do more than provide a target for savings; it will provide a blueprint for the solution.
Find out how Chazey Partners can help you with your Shared Services business case.
Shared Services Benefits
Shared Services is an operating model and approach which, if implemented properly, has tremendous potential for an organization to obtain a "triple benefit":
- Enabling greater efficiency and cost savings
- Providing improved visibility, transparency and control, reducing acknowledged waste such as significant improper payments
- Improving the quality of service by leveraging organizational re-alignment, technology, client interaction framework, standardized end-to-end processes, and best practices.
When Is Shared Services Not Really Shared Services?
This may seem like an obvious answer, but the question is a critical one when looking at shared services and what happens when a shared services operation is in danger of failing or has in fact already failed.
Not every shared service implementation will be a success but, there are degrees of success and some examples are better than others. What is important, therefore, is understanding what characterises a poor implementation, and what are the signs that you should look out for to prevent or diagnose a failing shared services operation.
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$45,000 Yearly Grant Will Help Support Program For Next Three Years
RAPID CITY, SD--The Corporation for National and Community Service announced this week Black Hills Area Retired Senior Volunteer Program+ (RSVP+) is one of three South Dakota programs to receive grant funding to support senior volunteer service.
The local award supports the program, providing $45,301 each year for the next three years. The Corporation for National and Community Service supports senior volunteer service in more than 150 communities nationwide, including Rapid City.
The City of Rapid City has served as community sponsor for Black Hills RSVP+ for more than 35 years. More than 500 volunteers make up the Rapid City RSVP+ organization, donating more than 10,000 hours of community service each month to the Rapid City, Hot Springs, Hill City, Keystone, New Underwood and Wall areas. Many of the volunteers have been volunteering for RSVP for decades.
"This is very good news and it's a tribute to the great dedicated work of hundreds of volunteers who are making a difference in Rapid City and surrounding communities each day," said Rapid City RSVP+ Manager Ann Hines. "The Corporation's grant award coupled with the City's continued sponsorship provides important funding and support for our program, and it also allows our volunteers to continue sharing their talents, knowledge and skills in their communities."
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program is a federally-funded program through the Corporation of National Service and provides opportunities for adults age 55 and over to share their life experiences and skills in their community. Examples include teaching children or adults to read, mentoring children, delivering meals to home bound seniors and provide assistance to local nonprofit organizations. The (+) part of RSVP+ allows citizens of all ages to sharing in the volunteer experience.
In addition to Rapid City, RSVP organizations in Pierre and Yankton also received federal grant awards.
Thank you,
Darrell W. Shoemaker | Communications Coordinator


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[CHI] Alinea – Grant Achatz – Reviews & Discussion (Part 2)
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningThanks for the kind words guys. I'm always looking for feedback if you have any. I worry sometimes if the interviews are too long. I know most of the egulleters are hungry for this information, so I tend to err on the side of most information...but of course folks time isn't infinit. I've been toying with the idea of a short version and a long version, so if folks want a quick digest, more like NPR they can get it and go, kind of an amuse if you will....
[CHI] Alinea – Grant Achatz – Reviews & Discussion (Part 2)
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningJust put up a podcast with Grant Achatz. As you can imagine, he's a really thoughtful and intelligent chef, and the conversation covers his vision of constant evolution, perfecting something, throwing it away, and starting again. We also talk about customer expectations, why molecular gastronomy isn't a meaningful label, how family meal or "comida" is different for the Alinea staff, and of course the most important question, what is Achatz favorite Potbelly sandwich? Podcast There's also a photo slideshow of the Alinea kitchen during prep from a few weeks ago: Pictures
You might be a cocktail snob/geek if...
MJN replied to a topic in Spirits & CocktailsYou make your own bitters from scratch... Chicago's Master Mixologist
Publican [Chicago]
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningHopleaf in Andersonville is probably the best example. Darwins in Bucktown used to be great, but I heard they retooled and the food is not quite as good as it used to be.
Publican [Chicago]
MJN posted a topic in The Heartland: DiningI interviewed Chef Paul Kahan of Blackbird and Avec in Chicago last week. We talked about all kinds of stuff, but the most exciting news is that he and his partners are on the verge of opening a new gastropub. It's not set in stone, as the papers have yet to be signed, but we talked alot about his vision for the new spot in the interview. Imagine pork based comfort food, reasonable prices, and great beer - all in the architectural spirit of Zuni Cafe in San Francisco. To hear more: Paul Kahan Interview Also, we took some photos of Paul and the Blackbird kitchen: Blackbird Slideshow
Vie Restaurant - Paul Virant - Western Springs, IL
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningPaul Virant, of Vie restaurant in Western Springs, is a new school chef focusing on old school ways. Lots of chefs talk about cooking in season, using local products, and cooking from the heart. Many of those chefs are just throwing out buzzwords. Chef Virant, on the other hand, is working hard to source midwestern ingredients, preserving and canning fruits and vegetables, curing meats, foraging for mushrooms, and digging fresh ramps. He believes in the purity of food, and celebrating the simple bounty of the earth. When we spoke during this interview, I asked him who he'd invite to a dinner party he was throwing. His response, Jimi Hendrix, legendary French Chef Fernand Point, and famed ecologist Rachel Carson. Yep, an ecologist. Paul Virant is the real deal. You can find the podcast interview with Chef Paul Virant of Vie here: Paul Virant Interview
FYI on Custom House - Chicago
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningI just posted a podcast (mp3) interview with Chef Shawn McClain of Custom House, Green Zebra, and Spring restaurants. McClain talks about developing his simple culinary approach, how tough it is to succeed in fine dining, what it takes to sustain the success, and why GQ magazine food writer Alan Richman should be "put to pasture." Read it here: Shawn McClain Podcast One of our photographers, Tuan Bui, also took some great food and action shots in the Custom House kitchen, capturing many of the dishes mentioned above. You can find a link in the article above, or go directly here: Custom House Slideshow
Hot Doug's
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningIf Dorothy Parker, the irreverent wit of the Algonquin round table, and Elvis Costello, the British rocker, conceived a love child, Doug Sohn would be their offspring. Sohn, the owner of Hot Doug's restaurant in Chicago, wears thick black square frame glasses and peppers everything he does with a tiny bit of his Ginzu sharp wit. When I asked him to reveal something intimate, he said, "I don't like to wear pants, I mean if it weren't mandated….I just don't care for them." Convention is not Sohn's game. I have just posted a new podcast interview with Doug Sohn, the owner and mind behind Hot Doug's, The Sausage Superstore, in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. If you have never been, he serves game of the week like cognac infused duck sausage with truffle mustard, and duck confit french fries. You can find the podcast at: Hungry Magazine We have also made our podcasts available on Itunes, so if you want to download directly to your IPOD or other mp3 player through their subscription service, it just became a little easier.
Food-Related Podcasts
MJN replied to a topic in Food Media & ArtsCheck out Hungry Magazine We recently posted Podcast interviews with Food and Wine Best New Chef 2004 Graham Eliot Bowles of Avenues restaurant, and 2005 Esquire Best New Restaurants in America chef at Butter, Ryan Poli.
Avenues Restaurant To Get 2004 F&W Best New Chef
MJN replied to a topic in The Heartland: DiningI have just posted a podcast (mp3) interview of Chicago Chef Graham Elliot Bowles of Avenues restaurant at: Hungry Magazine You can listen to it on the site or download it to any MP3 player. As you may know, Chef Bowles has been a participant on this forum and a Food and Wine best Chef in 2004. He has worked at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, Charlie Trotters, Tru, and the Jackson House Inn. Chef Bowles is bright, ambitious, and well versed on art,music, politics, and food. It was a real treat to talk with him. It turned into a jam session, with Chef Bowles riffing on music, food, art, and politics. We discussed why a chef has to leave his greatest hits behind, the wider accessibility of fine dining, how constraints actually breed creativity in cooking, and the chef's tattoo collection. I am doing these interviews weekly, and wondered if anyone had any requests for chefs, food personalities, or topics they would like to see covered. Thanks, Mike
Inside the Alinea Food Lab
MJN replied to a topic in The Alinea ProjectChefG In the food lab, it looks like you guys are cooking sous vide in a pot over the range, albeit with a thermometer. Many of the folks on the forum swear that you need to have a lab water bath or super special equipment to cook via this technique? Is that true or can you use a regular range as long as you are careful to keep the temp within a couple of degrees? Thanks again for sharing your vision with the group


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1.3 I-VTEC EX 5d 100 BHP (AIR CON AND ALLOYS)
- Metallic - Alabaster silver£500
- Year of Reg2013
- RegistrationAA57MCK
- Mileage49058 miles
- Engine Size1339 cc
- ColourSilver
- Previous owners
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- Body StyleHatchback
- TransmissionCvt
- Fuel TypePetrol
- Insurance group16
- 6 mths Road Tax£68.75
- 12 mths Road Tax£125.00
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VEHICLE SANITISED BEFORE COLLECTION KILLING 99.9% OF BACTERIA AND GERMS INCLUDING COVID19 - SEE VIDEO ATTACHED. AA APPROVED AND AA INSPECTED, AUTOMATIC WITH PADDLE SHIFT, PAN ROOF, BLUETOOTH PHONE HANDS FREE, 16" ALLOY WHEELS, AIR CON CLIMATE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, PRIVACY GLASS, FLEXIBLE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS CAR. Finished in silver metallic with isofix interior trim, electric windows, front spot lamps, multi function steering wheel, aux/usb/cd entertainment, auto lights, remote central locking alarm/immobiliser, alloy wheels, multi airbag safety system, supplied with HPI report and vehicle book pack. SAME DAY DRIVE AWAY AVAILABLE ON ALL AA INSPECTED CARS. ALL CARS COME WITH OUR CUSTOMER CARE PROTECTION PACKAGE WHICH INCURS A CHARGE OF £250.00 ( please check our website for more details ). WE ALSO OFFER ALL TYPES OF FINANCE. 3 YEAR PARTS / LABOUR WARRANTY AND SERVICE PLANS AVAILABLE ON ALL AA INSPECTED CARS.
This vehicle also comes with our PARKHILLS PLEDGE, FULL AA INSPECTION, Comprehensive Parts & Labour Warranty, Independent MOT, Full Valet and HPI Certificate. Parkhills Car Centre are FINANCE SPECIALISTS, FCA Approved. We can offer you a range of Finance Products to suit your individual needs, Online Finance Calculator and Application system on our website. 3 Year Parts & Labour warranties avaliable, P/X Welcome. All major debit/Credit cards accepted. PLEASE NOTE VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE SAT NAV COULD REQUIRE AN SD CARD IN ORDER FOR SAT NAV AND MEDIA DEVICES TO FUNCTION. PLEASE ASK IF YOUR CHOSEN VEHICLE WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH THESE AT TIME OF PURCHASE.5 three point seatbelts, ABS/EBD, Active head restraints, Audible lights on warning, Automatic climate controlled air conditioning, Automatic headlights with dusk sensor, Automatic rain sensing wipers, Auxiliary socket for external MP3 player, Bluetooth hands free telephone connection, Body coloured bumpers, Body coloured mirrors and door handles, Boot light, Cigar lighter, Cloth upholstery, Cruise control, Dashboard illumination control, Deadlocks, Digital clock, Driver seat back pocket, Driver's seat height adjustment, Driver's vanity mirror, Dual front SRS airbags, Dual side SRS airbags, Dust/pollen filter, Elec heated + adjust door mirrors, Electric front windows, Electric retractable door mirrors with indicators, Electronic front seatbelt pretensioners, Emergency brake assist, External temperature gauge, Front armrest, Front ashtray, Front fog lights, Front intermittent wipers, Front speakers, Glovebox, Headlight height adjustment, Height adjustable front seatbelts, Hill start assist, Instant mobility system, Isofix child seat restraint mechanism, Leather steering wheel, Locking wheel nuts, Low fuel level warning light, Luggage tie-down hooks, Magic seat flexibility system, Map reading lights, Metallic - Alabaster silver, Multi-information display, Panoramic opening glass sunroof, PAS, Passenger airbag deactivate switch, Passenger seat back pocket, Passenger vanity mirror, Perimeter alarm, Privacy glass, Rake/reach adjustable steering wheel, Rear centre armrest, Rear centre head restraint, Rear electric windows, Rear parcel shelf, Rear speakers, Rear wiper, Reclining rear seats, Refrigerated glovebox, Remote keyless entry, Rolling code immobiliser, Roof mounted aerial, Side curtain airbags, Speed dependent audio volume control, Steering wheel mounted audio controls, Stereo radio/CD player and MP3 facility, Sub trunk compartment with lid, Tachometer, Tyre pressure monitoring system, USB connection, Vehicle stability assist
This car includes £500 worth of Factory Fitted Extras
Factory Fitted Extras
- Metallic - Alabaster silver£500
- Total value of factory fitted extras£500
- Top speed109 mph
- 0 to 6013.1 seconds
- Engine torque (lbs/ft)94
- Engine torque (RPM)127
- Engine power (BHP)98
- Engine power (RPM)6,000
- Engine torque (NM)4,800
- Engine power (KW)73
Fuel Consumption
- Extra Urban (mpg)60.1
- Urban (mpg)40.9
- Combined (mpg)51.4
Engine and Drive Train
- CamshaftSOHC
- TransmissionCVT
- Cylinder layoutIN-LINE
- Cylinders4
- Noise Level dB(A)68
- CO2 (g/km)128
- Standard Euro emissionsEURO 5
- Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant
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Interior Features
- Active head restraints
- Automatic climate controlled air conditioning
- Auxiliary socket for external MP3 player
- Boot light
- Cigar lighter
- Cloth upholstery
- Dashboard illumination control
- Driver seat back pocket
- Driver's seat height adjustment
- Driver's vanity mirror
- Dust/pollen filter
- Electronic front seatbelt pretensioners
- Front armrest
- Front ashtray
- Front speakers
- Glovebox
- Isofix child seat restraint mechanism
- Leather steering wheel
- Luggage tie-down hooks
- Magic seat flexibility system
- Map reading lights
- Passenger seat back pocket
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Rake/reach adjustable steering wheel
- Rear centre armrest
- Rear centre head restraint
- Rear parcel shelf
- Rear speakers
- Reclining rear seats
- Refrigerated glovebox
- Speed dependent audio volume control
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Stereo radio/CD player and MP3 facility
- Sub trunk compartment with lid
- USB connection
Exterior Features
- Automatic headlights with dusk sensor
- Automatic rain sensing wipers
- Body coloured bumpers
- Body coloured mirrors and door handles
- Elec heated + adjust door mirrors
- Electric front windows
- Electric retractable door mirrors with indicators
- Front fog lights
- Front intermittent wipers
- Headlight height adjustment
- Instant mobility system
- Metallic - Alabaster silver
- Panoramic opening glass sunroof
- Privacy glass
- Rear electric windows
- Rear wiper
- Roof mounted aerial
Vehicle Dimensions
- Height1525mm
- Height inclusive of roof railsmm
- Length3900mm
- Wheelbase2500mm
- Width1695mm
- Width including mirrorsmm
Weights and Capacities
- Luggage capacity (seats up)335 litres
- Luggage capacity (seats down)1320 litres
- Number of seats5
- Fuel tank capactity42 litres
- Gross vehicle weightkg
- Max loading weight456kg
- Max towing weight (braked)Not Availablekg
- Max towing weight (unbraked)Not Availablekg
- Turning circle (kerb to kerb)metres
- Max roof loadkg
- Minimum kerb weight1535 kg
- Turning circle (kerb to kerb)metres
Safety Features
- 5 three point seatbelts
- Audible lights on warning
- Bluetooth hands free telephone connection
- Cruise control
- Deadlocks
- Digital clock
- Dual front SRS airbags
- Dual side SRS airbags
- Emergency brake assist
- External temperature gauge
- Height adjustable front seatbelts
- Hill start assist
- Locking wheel nuts
- Low fuel level warning light
- Multi-information display
- Passenger airbag deactivate switch
- Perimeter alarm
- Remote keyless entry
- Rolling code immobiliser
- Side curtain airbags
- Tachometer
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
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The Barracuda Load Balancer ADC supports Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to determine updated status of a digital certificate. While Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) provide periodically updated certificate status, OCSP provides more current revocation status information for certificates. A central OCSP server (aka OCSP Responder), a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) itself, collects and updates CRLs from various Certificate Authority (CA) servers. When OCSP is enabled, the Barracuda Load Balancer ADC communicates with the OCSP server to validate the revocation status of client certificates before allowing or denying SSL connections from the respective clients.
Functioning of OCSP Validation
When a client attempts to access a server, an OCSP status request for the client certificate is sent to an OCSP Responder. The OCSP Responder validates whether the status request contains the information required to identify the certificate and then returns a signed response message indicating the status as one of the following:
- "GOOD" indicates a positive response that the certificate is not revoked.
- "REVOKED" indicates that the certificate has been revoked.
- "UNKNOWN" indicates that the OCSP Responder has no information about the requested certificate.
For any error or failure, the Responder may return an unsigned message indicating a failed communication, logged under System Logs. Errors can occur because of a malformed request, an internal error, or an unauthorized request. To view system logs, navigate to the ADVANCED > System Logs page. If you want system events sent to the syslog servers, configure one or more (maximum of three) syslog servers using Add Syslog Server on the ADVANCED > Export Logs > Syslog section. For more information on configuring syslog, see the Online help .
Configuring OCSP Validation
To enable OCSP validation, do the following:
- Go to the TRAFFIC > Client Certificates page.
- In the Client Certificate Validation - OCSP section identify the Service for which you want to enable client certificate validation, and click Edit next to that Service. The Client Certificate Validation - OCSP window appears.
- Specify values for the following fields:
- Enabled - Set to Yes to enable OCSP validation.
- OCSP Responder URL - Specify the OCSP Responder URL. This is the URL issued by the trusted Certificate Authority (CA) where the Barracuda Load Balancer ADC will send the OCSP requests. Both HTTP and HTTPS (SSL/TLS) URLs can be specified. For example, http://ocsp.example.com
- Certificate - Click the drop-down list and select the certificate to verify the signature on the OCSP response.
- Click Save Changes.


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When MSC Cruises introduced the Divina to the Caribbean, the door opened up for Mediterranean style cruising in the islands. Here's the Divina's dramatic – and very stylishly Italian – arrival in her new home port of Miami in this BestTrip.TV Cruise Travel Video. Cue the helicopters and the 'Fiats at Sea'!
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Round table with artists
As part of the exhibition Leonard Cohen: Une brèche en toute chose / A Crack in Everything, the MAC invites you to a series of round tables with the exhibition's artists and curators.
Thursday, November 9 at 2:30 p.m.
Artists: Daily tous les jours, Jon Rafman, Zach Richter
Moderator: Carl Therrien
The discussions will take place in English and French.
Thursday, November 9 at 3:30 p.m.
Artists: The Sanchez Brothers, Kara Blake, George Fok, Clara Furey, Sylvie Simmons
Moderator: Chantal Ringuet
The discussions will take place in English and French.
Tickets are free and will be available at the MAC ticket counter starting Tuesday, October 31 (maximum four tickets per person).
Presented by CBC/Radio-Canada, Leonard Cohen : Une brèche en toute chose/A Crack in Everything is part of the official program for Montréal's 375h anniversary celebrations.
Additional information
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Tickets are free and will be available at the MAC ticket counter starting Tuesday, October 31 (maximum four tickets per person).
Space is limited.
A certain number of tickets are reserved for MAC members.
The tickets do not include admission to the exhibitions.
About Talks
The MAC offers several ways to connect with its exhibitions, including encounters with curators and artists in the galleries, conversations between the exhibition curator and the artist, and artists' talks. The aim of these talks is to give visitors an opportunity to hear the viewpoint of the main actors involved in current exhibitions, while opening up a space for contact and exchange.
Round table with artists
Leonard Cohen Exhibition
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen
Conversation between Sylvie Simmons and Eleanor Wachtel
I'm Your Man. La vie de Leonard Cohen
Conversation between Chantal Ringuet, Elisabeth Domergue and Sylvie Simmons


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Bellavista Chiatri(#195)
- Accommodations: 3
- Sleeps: 11
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
Bellavista Chiatri is a beautiful country house which lies on the hills between the city of Lucca and the sea.
The name of the house does not promise too much – stunning panoramic views! Giacomo Puccini, the famous opera writer, felt already in love with this area and bought here a villa – the time spent here was the inspiration for the opera "Manon Lescaut".
The house is subdivided into 3 holiday homes and the owner lives on the front side of the house. Bellavista Chiatri is ideal for bigger families or a bigger circle of friends, as all three apartments may be rented together having the advantage of a reduced price and having therefore also total privacy as also the exclusive use of the swimming pool.
The swimming pool (10 x 5.5m, depth: 1.30m, set on earth) is at the exclusive disposal of all 3 apartments. The grounds are fenced with a mash wire and hedge (height: 1.50m)
The mansion forms part of a farm – vineyards and silver shining olive groves are surrounding the house – a picture of unbelievable beauty, harmony and relaxation. Dip into a dream of absolute relax and Tuscan lifestyle.
The owners produce a delicious olive oil and excellent wines which can also be bought.
The pool area is equipped with a shower, deckchairs and sun-umbrellas. Each apartment disposes of a private outdoor area with a table, chairs and sun-umbrella for your dining al fresco. There are 2 big barbeques at the guests' disposal.
All windows have mosquito nets.
Many activities in the surroundings!
Spend a day at the beach (the coast of the Versilia is in the vicinity and enjoy the sunset with a glass of wine in the garden of your holiday home. Lucca, Pisa and Florence are within an easy reach. You may also make a day trip to the Cinque Terre.
The hamlet of Chiatri, surrounded by this untouched nature, offers its visitors a spectacular view and atmosphere with which Puccini felt in love and described it with its own words "The views are delightful, you may see the coast from Livorno to La Spezia, the river Arno and Serchio, on clear days the islands of Corsica, Gorgona and Capraia, the park of San Rossore and Migliarino.
Its the perfect spot where you can have a mix of sea, soft hills, hip city-life and total relaxation.
- Swimmingpool
- Garden
- Enclosed Property
- Owner Lives On The Property
- Panoramic View Hill
- Other Units In The Property
- Parking
- Internet Wifi
- Baby Bed
Location Chiatri, Tuscany, Italy
Places near the property:
- Distance to Town: Chiatri 1 km
- Distance to Shops: 7 km
- Distance to Restaurant: Da Mariano 0.65 km
- Distance to Main City: Lucca 15 km
- Distance to Motorway: Massarosa A11 10 km
- Distance to Railway Station: Lucca 15 km
- Distance to Airport: Pisa 45 km
- Distance to Sea: Viareggio 16 km


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AI War 2 is out now! Get it on Steam today!
Oh, they are actually from this system, and there's a story with it. You get to pick which race you are from at the start of the game. You don't represent the race, that's just what the race is called. And there's a different hero name for each race, so basically a different character for each one.


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November 12th, 2015 by Mary Kay Hyde-Bohn
The climate cycle continues in North America – it's Winter in the mountains to the west of my office windows. Let's review some of the scenarios that we might encounter for the next 5 to 6 months.
First on the list is the nuisance called Daylight Savings time: we need to change every device that displays time. The manual devices are fairly easy to remember and adjust; the electronic devices are going to be discovered for days after the change, then you either punch a teeny tiny button or unfold a paper clip to depress a hidden button multiple times and then repeat as you've over-corrected (sigh). It's 2 weeks since change and I'm still finding devices to correct ?
Next is preparing your vehicle: do you need to change tires or pack chains in your truck? Check to see if chains are required on any of the roads you travel and then you'll have them if needed. How about your personal winter kit?
Red Cross, FEMA, state governments (Colorado for example) and even TV channels offer these checklists.
Third (or first) on your list are all the holidays coming up and what is your organizational vacation strategy or plan?
Next on the list is Calories to be consumed during the holidays:
Last on the list is 'time for reflection':
August 15th, 2015 by Mary Kay Hyde-Bohn
I am a bit of a trivia obsessed person; it comes with being in Business Continuity or Project Management (sigh). One of those trivia sources is 'new words or phrases' – hopefully these new words or phrases can describe a whole concept and save me time and breath.
The new phrase of the week is "Cyber Hygiene". OK, the first thought was that it was elementary school and the Physical Ed or Health Ed teacher was going to deliver 'the talk on personal hygiene' – gender segregation of course…. Got a smile on your face?
Upon reflection and over the last couple days, this phrase has started to creep into the corners of my daily tasks. As I do both BCPW work and my volunteering duties, I started realizing how much I touch 'cyber-space' and that I have NOT done as much as I should to keep my areas clean (aka Hygiene). I have some daily or weekly habits, but not as disciplined on the other actions…. Must improve!
So let's start listing all the areas that need to be cleaned up as these are your business tools, just like a good carpenter would keep tools sharp, clean and ready; we need to keep our tools ready to work! You should add more items to each of these lists as you find more way to keep your devices 'sharp'.
Don't try to do these all at once, you'll get frustrated with your discoveries and discouraged! Take one device a day to get the base-line cleaning done, and then set your maintenance schedule.
Mobile/Smart phones: your battery will last longer if your device does not have to be constantly saving, sending and searching.
Local Printer: this one is scary, as printers have internal memory buffers or queues – especially if they do double-sided printing, scanning, faxing, etc.
Personal PC or Mac (desktop or laptop)
Local Router
Reminder: Don't try to do these all at once, you'll get frustrated with your discoveries and discouraged! Take one device a day to get the base-line cleaning done, and then set your maintenance schedule.


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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It takes three zookeepers to lift a capybara, the world's largest rodent.
"Lysa" is one of three capybaras recently added to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. The newcomer gets a routine medical exam from Dr. Ginger Sturgeon, Director of Animal Care.
"They're from Central and South America," she explains. "They live in marshy areas in ponds, river banks, anywhere there's water. They do that for moisture; they actually have dry skin so the water helps them."
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Lysa is sort of a cross between a guinea pig and a beaver.
"They're actually a very gentle animal and live in very large groupings," Dr. Sturgeon says.
A capybara will eat up to eight pounds of vegetation each day. Lysa and the other two capybaras will be added to the zoo's new Jungle Odyssey exhibit this summer.
Meanwhile, the 150 pound rodent's next stop is the X-ray room. Although she is cute, in her own way, one can't help thinking that Lysa is, in Dr. Stukrgeon's words, "Like a nuclear rat on steroids!"


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CLEVELAND -- What happened before the Browns game Sunday shows the NFL team recognizes talent and kindness.
The Browns invited Chardon Middle School Football Coach Doug Robinson and players Phillip Colucci, Jacob Snow, Kazi Rajko to attend Sunday's game. The team members were also invited to go down on the field prior to the game.
"Thank you to the Cleveland Browns and Fox 8 for all that you have done for Philip," Robinson said. " It proves that doing good things for others pays off. Chardon Schools thanks you!"
Last spring, Phillip told his longtime friend, Jacob Snow, the team's quarterback, that he wanted to play on the team and score a touchdown.
Both Jacob and Kazi Rajko said they knew Phillip would make a great teammate. Philip dressed for every game but last month thanks to Kazi he got his chance to play.
Kazi got the ball to the one yard line and took a knee. The coach then called a time out, and Phillip went on the field, and scored.
And on Sunday the team went to Cleveland hoping to watch their favorite NFL players score , and maybe even win.


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UPDATE: Launch event of Huawei Y9 2019 has been postponed and new date will be communicated shortly by the company.
Huawei Y9 2019 entry level flagship smartphone launching in India on 7th January will be sold exclusively on Amazon.in. This phone is equipped with a massive battery and will feature the new generation Huawei FullView Display with a higher screen to body ratio for enjoying movies and playing games with a cinema like experience.
On the specifications front, the Y9 201.9 sports a 6.5-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Display with narrow chin having an aspect ratio of 19:5:9. It is powered by Octa-Core Kirin 710 chipset with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. It comes with two options of 4GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage which can be further extended up to 400GB with microSD card. This phone is packed with 4000mAh battery with fast charge.
On the imaging front, this phone is armed with four cameras – two on the rear of 16MP with LED flash and secondary of 2MP; on the front it has 13MP and 2MP cameras.
This is Dual SIM ( Dual 4G VoLTE ) supporting phone and runs on EMUI 8.2 based on Android Oreo 8.1. It also offers other connectivity options of Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS etc. For security, this phone has fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.
This phone comes in three colors – Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue and Aurora Purple. We shall come to know price of this device on 7th January. Stay tuned!


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Lorri Johnson is a certified music therapist at Youville Residence, one of PHC's seniors' residences. This is her story, in her own words.
I've known Lilian ever since I started working at Youville. She is a big ABBA fan. And for a long time now, I've wanted to take her to see the musical Mamma Mia. I finally got the chance this past summer. We got dressed up, had our hair and make-up done, and hopped a cab to the theatre (with a pit stop for ice cream, of course).
Lilian absolutely loved seeing the show live in the theatre.
She was singing along quietly to the songs that she knew and enthusiastically clapping to the music. There were a few times she got teary-eyed hearing her favourites. After the show, we had a chance to talk to some of the cast members and take pictures. She even got a couple of kisses on the cheek from two handsome men in the cast. When it was all over, we went outside to wait for our chariot to take us back to Youville. We sat in the shade and watched the cars and people go by until it was time to leave.
It was such a wonderful afternoon for both of us. Hopefully we can do it again – sooner rather than later!
Music therapy helps residents and patients with socialization, self-expression, and mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. To bring hope to patients at PHC hospitals and residences during our Lights of Hope Season and support many wonderful music initiatives, please give now. Your donation provides access to a variety of musical instruments, CDs and listening devices, in-house concerts and musical programming, and outings to attend performances like the one Lilian and Lorri enjoyed.


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Spontaneous Zoo Trip
The other day I needed to be in Mountain Brook at 5:30, and I was in the area at 3:30, so I decided to spend the two hours at the zoo. Guess who absolutely loved that idea?
Yep. That one. It's blurry because he wouldn't stand still! "Hello there, short grass! Hello there, tall grass. You know bamboo is a kind of grass, right? So, short grass, and tall grass!"
Why flamingos are pink--it's in their food, and when one gives birth, she is very pale, because her "pink" nutrients go to her chick. Can you tell the difference? (as always, the smaller pictures are "clickable" to see bigger.)
I love tippy-toes pictures.
There were probably 75 tiny bees flying all around this eagle--maybe sweat bees? He kept shaking his head and I wondered why he didn't just move!
In the Trails of Africa, there was this "fallen tree" exhibit. The plaque had some interesting info on it, and at the end it encouraged you to climb on it like African children would. EJ shrugged and said, "Hm, okay!" It was back a couple steps into the woods, but the plaque said to climb on it!
If you remember the "suitcase game" post from several days ago...Here's what we packed for "O".
"You have funny looking ears, sand cat! Oops, I think I woke it up!"
So, EVERY time we come, EJ points out this plaque and we roll laughing at it. Can you find the mistake? Just read it! (Hint: it's the last sentence of the second bullet point.)
The momma giraffe took 5 or 6 bites while we were standing there, chewing, getting the rest of her bite in, chewing, swallowing. The entire time we stood there, the baby chewed on this one bite! No getting the rest in, no swallowing, just chomping. EJ concluded that he didn't know how to eat correctly. You can sort of see the hay trail all the way down the length of his body. This evening we had pizza for supper, and EJ took a bite and more cheese came off the pizza than he had in his mouth. He pointed and said, "Baby giraffe." He cracks me up!
We were both incredibly sweaty afterward (low 90s today) and I have about 4 blisters on my feet because I was NOT planning to walk around for 2 hours! But all in all, it was a good day. To quote EJ about this day, "This is nice, just hanging out with you."
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Love the fun! Love the tippy toes picture too!! LOL EJ cracks me up--but he's so totally sweet! Can't wait for cooler temps so I can go with you!
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By Cynthia Cheng Correia
Knowledge inForm
This is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in Competitive Intelligence Magazine.
Practitioners understand that, by its definition and practice, intelligence is of high value, and the specific needs and issues must be well understood for the intelligence we generate to possess value. Intelligence products are designed to specifically address management concerns and support decision-making. Off-the-shelf products, even those that aim to employ the "wisdom" and efforts of the crowd, don't satisfy this requirement. While they may provide company information and basic data analysis – which, like Hoover's or traditional syndicated reports, can be helpful in foundational competitive intelligence research – their lack of custom and targeted content falls short of providing actual competitive intelligence. Moreover, their very accessibility can diminish their intelligence value, since, by intelligence standards, information available to and known by competitors and the broader business audience can quickly become commoditized.
Another fundamental issue is the nature and reliability of content and sources. When intelligence – or information – is drawn from a crowd of not-necessarily-experts in the industries, functions, and the issues in question, and the system lack a robust and reliable means to identify and give emphasis to reliable sources. It's easy to understand how experienced intelligence practitioners do not embrace the material or the method.
On top of the question of intelligence value, questions also remain concerning crowdsourcing itself. While crowdsourcing seems to offer efficiencies and cost-savings in many applications, in general contributions from an external crowd tend to fall short regarding questions and issues that are complex, creative, and/or innovative. Largescale, broad-based intelligence crowdsourcing typically doesn't work well in situations or for questions that are specific to an organization. It also isn't as successful in contexts that are nuanced, dynamic, or that involve multiple factors. In these instances (and outside game how scenarios) crowdsourcing needs to involve topical and current knowledge and expertise as well as timely responses.
In addition to these factors, we also need to understand the distinctions between key crowd-based concepts and how each concept may be applied. Collective intelligence (the other "CI") and wisdom of the crowd can help gather information, identify trends, analyze or anticipate market changes, and address other information, facts, or opinion-based questions. While these two concepts seem synonymous, collective intelligence describes group intelligence that is formed through interactions like competition, coordination, or collaboration. Wisdom of the crowd describes the collective opinion towards answering a question or drawing a conclusion. Each of these two key methods must be applied appropriately to suit the intelligence need, with collective intelligence better suited for brainstorming, problem-solving, and other creative activities, and wisdom of the crowd better suited for simpler needs such as collecting information, gauging opinions, or discussing simple issues.
While these concepts are relatively recent, some of these methods are already known or well-established among competitive intelligence practitioners.
Delphi method
Developed by the RAND Corporation in the 1950s, this traditional and more selective technique enlists groups of experts who anonymously provide feedback on questionnaires concerning issues. The results are compiled into a collective response that includes respondents' reasoning, then shared with the participants who reconsider their answers in the next iteration. This process may extend a few rounds before it produces a conclusion.
Although some consider this a form of crowdsourcing, the criteria involved in sourcing experts distinguishes it from the solicitation of contributions from a broader base, even if the base collectively possesses relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thus, it has some qualities of collective intelligence.
Sanity checks
Garnering feedback from knowledgeable colleagues to test our information, intelligence, and conclusions seems routine, sensible, and intuitive to many people. This simple technique is also a form of tapping collective wisdom.
Scaled up to involve a broader group, the sanity check can become a due diligence mechanism that elicits a wider range of perspectives, opinions, information, and other feedback to help overcome biases and blindspots, fill gaps, provide validation, or challenge our assumptions and conclusions. To make this more robust, sanity checks may be scaled up to tap the wisdom of an organization's crowd, as some have begun to do.
Prediction markets
By tapping the wisdom of crowds in the external environment, these tools can identify macroenvironmental trends, gauge sentiment, anticipate developments, and gain additional perspectives. As corporations embrace the use of prediction markets to sharpen their focus or help drive innovation, some enterprises have begun to employ internal prediction markets that tap the wisdom of their own crowd to help their decision makers gain better inputs, intelligence, and understanding.
In addition to these methods, and for routine project collection activities, competitive intelligence practitioners can extend further the use of their organization's internal collective and tap their wisdom for these additional activities.
Early warning
We all use published sources to support our early warning efforts. More sophisticated systems will also tap the knowledge of internal and external human experts. Advancing this further, competitive intelligence practitioners can enlist their organization's internal collective to systematically collect internal and external information and intelligence as well as provide observations to cast a wider net for information and indicators. This expands the competitive intelligence program's capability while expanding access and gaining perspectives that can enhance intelligence generation and minimize myopia.
Project follow-up
In evolving or high stakes environments, it usually isn't enough to end an active intelligence project with a hard stop. Issues often require monitoring and follow-up, which are part of good competitive intelligence and project due diligence.
Like tapping the organization's collective for early warning applications, using our organization's crowd wisdom, time, and access to our intelligence program can provide greater efficiency in managing the intelligence effort. It also provides greater assurance that the intelligence team – and management – are staying on top of developments. People within the various functions of our organizations can help us stay on top of developments, as well as gauge the accuracy and progress of our intelligence conclusions.
Intelligence defense
When we consider tapping our internal human sources and resources, we typically do so in the context of intelligence generation. However, collective input can play a role protecting our organization.
Keys ways of collective engagement that can boost and scale up an organization's defensive efforts include enlisting employees' ideas and efforts to identify vulnerabilities, establish protections, and report possible activities that are aimed at the company. Engaging employees more broadly can also help provide defense by promoting the adoption of shared awareness, values, and skills that help individuals make decisions and respond without the need for management intervention at each step.
For example, as part of a defense system, we can establish good awareness, training, policies, and guidelines to employees who receive probing phone calls. This allows them to know how to screen callers, what to say to them, and how to contribute to a company's awareness system by reporting these intrusions.
Broader engagement with employees can generate more dynamic collection and feedback as well as create more adaptive systems that can improve our collection efforts, intelligence creation, and problem solving abilities. Sophisticated forms of these systems also enable a wider range of employees to be self-organizing, as they find solutions and innovate.
While these efforts have been limited to the creation of functional competitive intelligence startups that have sprung up within marketing, information services, or other departments of many companies, there is potential for adaptive and self-organizing efforts to contribute to established enterprise-wide and strategic intelligence programs as well. Forms of this can include testing working assumptions with broader groups and the creation of collectives around competitive problems when individuals and sponsors see the need.
For issues that require problem-solving and managing divergent or conflicting opinions or stakeholder priorities, collaborative intelligence can be a good fit. This form of collective contribution involves individuals actively lending their skills and efforts toward solving specific problems or generating new products and ideas. Groups aim to maximize idea and knowledge sharing as well as to capitalize on the skills, experience, and expertise of individual contributors.
In intelligence application, collaborative intelligence is typically found within the Intelligence Team. This intelligence program model draws on the skills of collective internal experts. Described in greater depth by Jan Herring and Clifford Kalb, ad-hoc teams form to examine intelligence questions and issues, with team members drawn based on their skills, expertise, and perspectives. This method enables an organization to harness the wisdom of its experts, as appropriate to the intelligence issue in question.
In addition to the practical ways in which crowdsourcing has been applied in intelligence and in competitive intelligence, James Surowieki and others have argued for and demonstrated the strengths of crowd wisdom and aggregate predictions in a number of applications. However, it's important to note that specific elements are required to use these techniques to achieve more reliable results. These include involving contributors who:
- hold diverse opinions.
- are specialized, well-informed, and independentthinking.
- are exposed to a broad range of information sources.
The process also must be able to aggregate crowd inputs into useable form. The collection of data is meaningless if we can't process it into something meaningful. In simple form, this may involve the use of spreadsheets; in more robust form, databases, or custom software.
For competitive intelligence, the application of collective intelligence and wisdom of the crowd can identify ideas and perspectives, harness collective time and resources, and provide approaches that can address inherent and common gaps and vulnerabilities in intelligence generation – in short, optimize our practices. The intelligence expert remains the central player who designs and drives the process and methods, examines the collective input, generates the intelligence, and provides recommendations to decision makers.
Collective and crowd intelligence are not intended to truncate or circumvent systematic thinking and analysis, suppress or marginalize expertise or divergent thinking (which can provide safeguards against biases and offer valuable perspectives that are beyond conventional thinking) or promote groupthink. Eliciting contributions from a wider collective also doesn't mean favoring consensus over leadership. Collective contributions are inputs to intelligence generation, not a replacement for good intelligence practices, responsible decision-making, and sound leadership.
Drawing on the collective to gather or generate intelligence may seem counter-intuitive to some people. After all, shouldn't competitive intelligence activities be kept under wraps? Won't too many contributors sacrifice efficiency while creating more opportunities for leaks?
While these concerns are legitimate, research in knowledge management and organizational behavior have revealed that adverse consequences are more complex than these questions suggest. Behaviors are often affected by organizational culture, morale, incentives, and other influences, many of which can be shaped or enacted by organizations and their leadership. As with most initiatives, crowdsourcing will likely enjoy greater success and less risk in cohesive organizations whose members share the same vision and values, and feel supported, than in organizations that suffer poor morale and offer few incentives for positive behaviors.
We also understand that collaboration can provide benefits like creativity in problem-solving, shared memory (which can facilitate the formation of solutions), and reduced risk and lowered opportunity costs from tapping the internal collective. These, when combined with good organization influences, can make tapping the collective an attractive proposition.
Just as important, participants must be trained to understand the importance of intelligence defense, organizational and individual consequences of breaches, and how to support and participate in defensive efforts. When people understand expectations and the potential effects of their actions, they are better prepared to behave accordingly. Clearly defined policies and guidelines and non-disclosure agreements – as well as periodic reminders – can define and reinforce expectations. It really goes back to the basics.
The degree to which we need to minimize the risk of disclosure should also factor into how we approach the way we involve our internal collectives and manage intelligence defense. An elegant and useful model for achieving this is through Helen Rothberg and G. Scott Erickson's Strategic Protection Factor (SPF), which describes the optimal balance between knowledge sharing and intelligence defense in companies and industries. For example, organizations that require a high degree of knowledge sharing to compete but lower intelligence defense requirements can enjoy greater benefits from collective intelligence efforts with lower risks. Conversely, companies that require less knowledge sharing to compete and more intelligence defense will tend to enjoy fewer returns from collective intelligence.
For concerns relating to leaks, the key is prevention. Enlisting the participation of internal colleagues doesn't inherently result in intelligence breaches, which are addressed by the techniques mentioned above. Moreover, not all participants need to be aware of the full scope and definition of the projects they are supporting. Just as the distribution of intelligence products is on a needto- know basis, the nature of crowd participation should be, too. Selecting and involving participants who are the most suitable to the crowdsourcing effort – as well as designing the crowd collection effort to reveal only what is necessary and appropriate – can help prevent unauthorized information from flowing outward.
In addition to the issues we've covered, the question of group-think is a common concern for those considering harnessing collective intelligence. We discussed some of the safeguards previously, and we can prevent group-think or herd bias from inserting itself into the collection process by gathering participants' information and perspectives prior to a discussion about the issue in question. Sharing –
what occurs as a part of iterative processes like the Delphi Method – is not a part of face-to-face group exchange and occurs only after the initial knowledge or opinion capture. Moreover, asking participants to comment on their own prognostications as well as those of others participants can bring self-reflection and critical thinking components into the process.
In addition to these techniques, we can help forestall groupthink within the crowd by scrutinizing our intelligence questions for signs of bias, and involve and value china breakers in our organization when examining crowd feedback. By both tapping crowd perspectives and giving opportunities for divergent thinking, we can spark discussion and debates that can help uncover questions, issues, and ideas that our core intelligence members and decision-makers have not recognized or explored.
Other issues can also arise from the broader involvement of colleagues. When contributions to competitive intelligence extend beyond a core group of contributors, intelligence training (including ethics and legality) needs to extend to them as well. This is more applicable to activities involving collective intelligence in the research and collection efforts than eliciting wisdom (i.e. opinions) of the crowd inputs, since the former requires a deeper understanding of legitimate competitive intelligence collection techniques.
Initially, this approach can place a greater demand on the competitive intelligence team and on the organization's resources. However, once participants are contributing, wider competitive awareness and an expansion of intelligence capabilities can allay these concerns and generate improved intelligence returns.
Too often, our own human resources hold untapped information and knowledge that can help our organizations better understand our competitive environment and how to be more competitive. This is due in part to blinders, neglect, and the application of limited tools and techniques to tap these repositories. Collective and collaborative intelligence can offer means by which we can tap these repositories and put information and knowledge to use for us in more systematic and timely ways.
The key is to apply these techniques on top of a strong competitive intelligence foundation while balancing our need for good intelligence and good defense. Tapping the collective involves applying both established and new methods and tools, and innovation continues to support the evolution and power of collective and collaborative intelligence.
As with most things in intelligence, there is no silver bullet – just continued diligence, savvy, sense…and wisdom.
This article originally appeared in Competitive Intelligence Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 2, April-June 2013.


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NYC Ambisonics Vol. 2
Create spatialized city atmospheres using "virtual microphone" software.
90 files32GB24-bit/96kHz
Breathe life into your urban scenes with the authentic energy of the NYC Ambisonics Vol. 2 sound effects library. Create pristine backgrounds for everyday applications and specific locations – including tucked-away Brooklyn streets, MTA subway platforms, the New York Public Library, the rumble of midtown Manhattan, the bustling sounds of Grand Central Station, and more.
NYC Ambisonics Vol. 2 features 90 high-quality B-format ambiences with bundled software that allows you to point "virtual microphones" in any direction in real-time with a wide range of polar patterns. Captured by recordist Coll Anderson, this library features 24-bit/96kHz Ambisonics recordings from hand-picked locations throughout New York City, with a focus on Manhattan and Brooklyn. Pre-rendered stereo versions of all of the recordings are also included.
As a follow-up to Pro Sound Effects' popular NYC Ambisonics library, and the latest addition to the Urban Ambisonics Bundle, NYC Ambisonics Vol. 2 maintains the standard of quality while expanding the sonic offering to a range of useful new locations.
The Ambisonics recordings can be decoded to mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1 and beyond. In addition to giving sound editors and mixers greater flexibility and control over the recordings, these recordings are also perfect for 3D Audio applications including VR and 360º video.
Key Features:
- 90 sound effects (32GB)
- View PDF Sound List
- 24-bit/96kHz broadcast .wav files
- Rich embedded metadata descriptions
- 100% Royalty-Free
- SurroundZone2 Software by TSL Products: Gives you full control over "virtual microphone" position and polar patterns
Coll Anderson
Your DAW must support Quad (4-channel) tracks in order to use SurroundZone2 plug-in.