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Dealing with a D Boss
While many of us are lucky enough to work with a great boss and colleagues there's always those few who at times can be nothing short of a D.
No. Not the D word I know you could give them being this type of person. The D I am talking about is the ones that are dominant, direct and most of the time difficult.
What I am talking about here is DISC.
You see, having been to several conferences over the past 12 months and listening to speakers where people's behaviour is their area of expertise, it got me thinking about the different types of boss's I am sure many of us have come across.
Knowing and understanding the different personality and style types of people it will help you to make the workplace more enjoyable for you and increase your ability to be able to deal with anyone in any situation.
So, over the coming posts, I will be talking about some of the things I've learned about DISC.
What is DISC?
More than likely you have heard about a DISC profile report before and chances are you have even completed one to look at your style of working.
If you haven't heard of it and have never completed one, in short, the D I S C assessment is used by organisations of all sizes to understand their teams and increase productivity. It focuses on four distinct personality and working styles so that teams can work together more harmoniously and effectively. Rather than changing or adapting personalities to suit the work environment or situation, D I S C profiling gives everyone the knowledge to better understand each other, which ultimately allows you to use different strategies on how to deal with them in a more efficient manner.
D I S C profiling can be broken up into four categories. D (Dominance), I (Influence), S (Steadiness), or C (Conscientiousness) personality.
If you are interested in determining your D I S C personality, then take the test here. Understanding your personality better will enable you to strengthen your working relationships around you.
Over the next several blog posts, we will take a look at some of the different ways you can deal with the different styles. You might even be able to distinguish your boss depending on whether they represent a D I S or C.
Today's post is going to focus on a D boss.
How your D boss works and thinks?
A D personality places emphasis on accomplishing results through confidence. You may notice that your boss displays behavioural patterns such as an ability to see the whole picture clearly or a willingness to accept challenges, no matter how complicated. They tend to be motivated by success and can be known to get straight to the point. D profile personalities are usually strong-willed, demonstrate signs of impatience and value competency and action above all else.
A typical D personality will display many inspirational and creative aspects and usually lead by one of three leadership styles:
What makes them tick?
While a D personality has a lot of strengths to motivate the team and reach goals, they do struggle with some of the finer issues.
They may not be particularly patient, tend to be oversensitive, lack the ability to give all the details and expect quick decision making. Understanding this at the outset will allow you to reset your expectations and demands from your boss. An outburst of sensitivity on their part is nothing personal – it speaks more about them than it does your ability to do the work.
What you can do to make your job easier?
If you are working for a D boss, then you will definitely have moments that you wish he or she was more patient and accommodating to your needs.
You may have to do some of the groundwork when it comes to explaining the state of the situation to others. They will have to show a little more tolerance to compensate for the lack of patience and empathy from your boss. Once they realise this, then meetings will tend to run a bit more smoothly.
Tips for approaching difficult conversations?
The best way to handle an awkward conversation with a D profile is just to let them talk.
They will be rather outspoken and want to rule the meeting in their typical fast-paced style. Scepticism will often appear in the conversation; but again, it is nothing personal. It is just their way of doing business.
Working under a D personality can be very exciting, and you can learn a lot from their decisive and ambitious personality style. Just try to keep up where you can learn to read between the lines and radiate confidence at all times.
How to win them over
There are some tricks and tips when dealing with a D-type boss.
- Don't waffle when presenting your information. Be brief and to the point of offering focused solutions wherever possible.
- Give your boss the bottom line without making generalisations or emphasising any particular problems. A D style individual will respect you much more when you can show them you are in control of a situation (even when you feel like you are not).
- Another important point to remember is that they hate being taken advantage of so avoid putting your boss into a position which makes them feel weak or vulnerable.
They love it when you can keep up with their pace and can be on step ahead so being proactive is always helpful.
Sound like someone you know?
We'd love to hear your tips on how you deal with your D boss…


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In December, the Southampton Trails Preservation Society (STPS) and the Town of Southampton will celebrate the creation of an exciting new trail system, the Hamlet to Hamlet Footpaths. These footpaths will connect Southampton's unique villages and hamlets through predominantly public access lands, which have been acquired by the Community Preservation Fund, Southampton Town, The Nature Conservancy and Peconic Land Trust.
The genesis of Southampton's Footpaths began in England in 2007. A group of fellow STPS trekkers, including my wife and I, went to England to hike the fabled moors in the southwest portion of the country. We discovered a variety of great trails along with several interesting facts.
The first thing we realized was the Brits take hiking very seriously. So much so that on a specific weekend in May, British hikers take to the trails and walk all the routes available. We thought this very droll, but soon found out there were also practical reasons for these hikes. Many of the trails in England and Wales are on private lands and access to them is embedded in English common law. Hiking them annually re-enforces citizens' hiking rights. A second fact we discovered was that ancient regional trails are part of a national trail system. An interesting corollary to these national trails are the many local footpaths that connect the quaint villages and hamlets that dot rural England.
Once home, reliving my English experience, I found my best memories were of these local footpaths. Life has a way of rushing in and diminishing even the best of reveries, but every so often, particularly when I hiked our local trails, the English footpaths came to mind.
Then one day I had an epiphany. Southampton has quaint villages and hamlets, unique terrain and flora. Why not connect them by foot? When I broached this idea with my fellow hikers they were equally enthusiastic. The town also thought it was a good idea.
Now, at last, it has become a reality.
While the Footpaths were initially my idea, the reality of creating them has been a major undertaking. Many hours of planning, selecting blazes and routes, and erecting map kiosks were necessary. Ross Baldwin, of the town's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department, was invaluable in mapping and advising the STPS. The trails society maintenance crew, under the leadership of Susan Colledge and Ken Bieger, deserve special mention. Members of the crew, Howard Roth, Mark Potter and Peter Lee also merit special praise.
Join us for the inaugural hike on Saturday December 6, at 9 a.m., rain, snow or shine, at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor. Ribbon cutting, refreshments and speeches will be followed at 10 a.m. by hikes on the two completed legs of the Hamlet to Hamlet Trails.
The first hike is a 3.7 mile route from the park to Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton. This trail will traverse the Long Pond Greenbelt, passing unique and beautiful coastal ponds a near intact remnant of the last glacial ice age from 20,000 years ago. Once we reach Lumber Lane, downtown Bridgehampton is a short walk away.
A second, longer hike of 5.7 miles will head west from the Greenbelt and terminate at Trout Pond, Noyac. This hilly hike will follow trails on top of the glacial moraine and include water views, glacial erratics and oak, hickory and laurel forests.
Transportation back to Mashashimuet Park will be provided on both hikes. Sturdy footwear is advised. The shorter hike is about two hours while the Trout Pond trek is about three.
When completed, the Hamlet to Hamlet trail system will connect Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, Noyac, North Sea, Southampton Village, Hampton Bays and Westhampton Beach. This will be an enduring legacy for future generations of Southampton Town.
Visit southamptontrails.com for more info.

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Development of DuSable Park, stalled for more than 30 years, is finally inching forward. Advocates say Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable set an example for multicultural harmony we've yet to follow.
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On this date, 35 years ago, "Chicago Tonight" was born. Watch the premiere episode, featuring an interview with John Callaway and Mayor Harold Washington.
As we approach the 30th anniversary of his death, a discussion about the legacy of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington with local filmmaker Joe Winston and former news anchor Robin Robinson.
From the obvious game changers to the surprising—and controversial—a new book by the publisher of N'DIGO profiles the biggest Chicago icons.
Whether it was dancing with a polka queen or meeting with protesters, Mayor Harold Washington was always smiling. We celebrate Chicago's first and so far only African-American mayor with the signature drink, How's Harold?
"Buildings can transform. They can change places. They can change the perception of places." That was architect David Adjaye's message to a group of about 20 community leaders he met with on Tuesday at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
As the city grapples with issues of race and equality in the wake of the Laquan McDonald video, today marks the 28th anniversary of the death of Chicago's first African-American mayor, Harold Washington.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, we revisit John Callaway's interview with Harold Washington on April 24, 1984—the very first episode of "Chicago Tonight."
Chicago's premiere live, nightly news program turns 30 today. We look back at the inaugural show and 30 years of keeping you connected with the city and its community.
On Chicago Tonight's 29th birthday, travel back to April 24, 1984 to watch our very first episode.
We take a look at the political career and legacy of Chicago's first African-American mayor, Harold Washington.
Harold Washington in a January 29, 1985 interview with John Callaway on Chicago Tonight.
Harold Washington and John Callaway in the very first episode of Chicago Tonight on April 24, 1984.
Mayor Harold Washington answers audience questions in Chicago Feedback, hosted by John Callaway on January 17, 1984.
Mayor Harold Washington discusses the city budget with John Callaway on Nov. 16, 1983 in an episode of Callaway Magazine.
John Callaway moderates Round 3 of the 1983 mayoral debate between Harold Washington, Jane Byrne and Richard M. Daley.


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1. Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy.
This is the first post made by Naval Ravikant and in it he's establishing the the basis/definitions of wealth, money, and status. When explaining any complex or intricate set of ideas you first need to establish the baseline of what is being discussed. If we have differing definitions of wealth then how could we possibly make the same logical conclusions about wealth?
More subtlety, Naval is brushing away misconceptions of each of these words. Being rich does not make one wealthy. Status doesn't necessarily imply being rich. While these, namely, money, wealth, or status, are all interconnected – having one does not imply the others nor does having one conclude the others.
Status at its core is where you are placed within the social hierarchy. In other words, it is how society perceives you. Celebrities for example tend to place very high within the social hierarchy; a rich man however, often anonymous, doesn't place that high unless his contributions to society are well known.
Being rich – or as Naval points out, having "money" – does not necessarily imply you are high within the social hierarchy and it definitely does not imply you are wealthy. Naval isn't exactly the most famous of people within the world despite the fact he is very well off. Likewise, someone can be very rich but not be very wealthy. A Doctor or Lawyer for example can make millions of dollars a year but because they sell their labor for high dollar means they are not wealthy.
Naval defines wealth as having assets that earn you money while you work. Another way for stating this is that wealth is freedom. It is the ability to do what one wants when one wants to do it. The Ancient Greeks likened a wealthy man to one who "pursues knowledge" and the idea here was that he had the time and resources to pursue his own creative endeavors. This is wealth.


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Why does Google Adwords Advertising Work So Well?
Simply because a person is searching for information in Google and we are presenting them with a Google Ad that matches what they are looking for.
Most other forms of advertising (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, newspaper, TV etc) interrupt the viewer with an ad. They are not searching for what you are offering, you have interrupted them from what they were doing.


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I think that is a great idea Chris
I think that is a great idea Chris
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln
Interesting data in this thread... Nice work rangerbluedog and JimFS
Interesting that some of the federal agencies are going to 147gr 9mm ammo... I hadn't heard that... I wonder which ones?
There are several trends of thought on the heavier bullet softer shooting equation in the competition world... Everyone seems to agree that the heavier bullets are softer and have a less felt recoil, but... some people like the snappier feeling of lighter bullets... some people say that the heavier bullets slow down the slide so much that their transition and split time are affected... Not sure about that... Some of the fastest USPSA Production shooters use heavy bullets and they don't seem to have any split issues with them.
"While the anti-gunners seem very concerned about the "one life" that your firearm might take -- they are not very concerned about the lives it will save." Jon H. Gutmacher, Florida Firearms - Law, Use & Ownership
All is extremely true BUT like all things on physics there is a point of diminishing returns. Case in point the .40 S&W round 180gr vs. 165 gr. Here is where things start to flip. The 165 ends up with more muzzle energy than the 180, and it keeps it throughout its spectrum both in velocity and muzzle energy. I know thinking would go with "bigger is better" but not always. This also happens in the .223 world as well. Ain't science fun?
The term "Undocumented Alien" is like calling a drug pusher an "Un-Licensed Pharmacist"
very interesting to know!
I'm a "salt and pepper on my steak then grill it" kind of person when it comes to most things. The explanations provided un-selfishly by the members was fantastic. Am I correct in saying we usually accept what should be the obvious ie; 165gr HST is higher velocity than 180gr HST? We've all seen the water jugs explode with more violence when the lighter grain bullet impacts yet some of us carry the larger heavier grain bullet for more surface area to be damaged.
Before exposing myself to various ammunition in my journey to secure what I feel will best protect my family; those around me and finally myself, I never understood what was meant by "snappy or pushing back" recoil. Too bad this past Sunday I shot 170gr, 180gr and 165gr produced by different manufacturers. I'm not able to narrow down which is the culprit for my right hand to be a bit sore still today. lol Maybe it was the 12 gauge shotgun also?
Thanks again for the information.
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Glad I found this thread! You guys won't believe this, but I always thought a lighter bullet produced lighter recoil.


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Home ownership varies throughout the EU but is overall near US levels.
Germany has the lowest home ownership, and Spain has the most. Italy has the least amount of mortgages.
US include owner equivalent rents in CPI, the EU does not.
|This Great Graphic was in the Financial Times recently. It shows home ownership rates several EU countries. The useful chart also shows those who own (red bar) and those who pay a mortgage, or housing loan (light blue) and those that rent (dark blue).
A few observations jump out at us. Home ownership is the lowest in Germany. It is the highest in Spain. However, look at Italy. Home ownership is almost as great as in Spain, but the larger red bar means that fewer Italians have mortgages on their homes. Denmark and the Netherlands have the highest percentage of home ownership supported by mortgages.
In the United States, home ownership stood at 63.7% at the end of Q2. It averaged 65.3% over the past half century. The peak was reached in Q2 2014 at 69.2%. A 2012 survey, the most recent we found, suggests that nearly 30% of American homeowners do not have mortgage debt.
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|There are two components of shelter costs in the US measures of inflation. There is rent, and there also is a function for the owner equivalent (OER). OER in the US is nearly 25% of the CPI basket. However, OER is not includedin the EU measure of inflation. While home ownership is roughly the same, a little more than 60%, more Europeans cando it without debt.
This is one of the examples of our general point about comparing inflation. The major central banks have all adopted an inflation target of about 2%. However, while the target is broadly similar, the basket of goods and services they target is strikingly different. A while back, we created a table that compares CPI measures between the US, EU, Japan and the UK, which we repost here:
U.S. Headline CPI: Component weights / Relative Importance(see more posts on U.S. Consumer Price Index, )
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RhymeZone 9+
The official RhymeZone app!
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Find the right word wherever you go. The official RhymeZone iOS app is a fast, powerful rhyming dictionary and thesaurus that you can use anywhere, even if you're not on the net. Quickly find rhymes, near rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, similar sounding words, words with the same consonant pattern, and other related words (generalizations, specializations, words appearing in the same context).
You get a database of way over 100,000 words and phrases right at your fingertips. Find rhymes without an internet connection, but if you are on the net when you use the app, it can connect you to RhymeZone.com for definitions and all the other great features you've come to love. Or you can look it up on our sister site, OneLook.com, or even hear it pronounced with your device's built-in text-to-speech.
There's also a nifty "Poet Maker" feature, which lets you find words that match constraints on both rhyme and meaning at the same time. For example, suppose you want a word that rhymes with "cat" and means "heavy"; this feature will answer "fat" in no time. Or suppose you're looking for a rhyme of "curious" that means "invalid"; you'll get "spurious". You get the idea! This feature is experimental; registered users of the app will get free upgrades as they become available.
So whether you're looking to put on the finishing touches of a love poem, bust out the next rap lyric, or just seeking some clever wordplay for your English assignment, give the app a try!
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I cannot count the number of times that I have written poetry or a song and needed my rhyming dictionary, only to realize that I had forgotten to carry it along with me. In some ways, it was not convenient to carry along, so I left it at Home on purpose. However, this app is so portable and so useful that it goes with me everywhere. Sometimes I would have carried my rhyming dictionary with me, but deliberately left it at home because I knew I could depend on this app to help me when I needed it. Honestly, I still prefer my book, my big rhyming dictionary, but this app is sure handy whenever it is needed! I do use it often due to its availability and portability. Thank you, Rhyming Dictionary, very much!
I love Rhyme Zone because they always have the perfect rhyme for my situation. Whether I'm writing a song, poem, or just curious to find out what other rhymes a certain word has, they've got me covered! I don't use the poem tool that often, because there aren't that many words in most of the results. When it does work it is great! They have a super easy to use app, made for any writer, reader, or creative person out there who is interested in improving their knowledge on the language they read and write!
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Whenever I write poetry, I always use the Rhymezone website. When I found that there was an official Rhymezone app, I purchased right away. Upon use, I was greatly disappointed as I had to scroll through many many pages just to see my choices. It was just annoying and tiresome. I stopped using the app and went back to just using the website. 3/5
RhymeZone app added another column. It's a great change! Now I use the app more than ever! 5/5
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We all know that Kylie Jenner has had a passion for beauty from day one. Now she is expanding her beauty passion with a nail polish collection.Word has spread from the industry insiders WWD is that the Snapchat star, who took the trend for coffin nails mainstream, will unveil three limited-edition collections as part of a collaboration with American nail brand SinfulColors this year.
Considering Kylie Jenner's lipstick collection success, with the first batch selling out in minutes, it's no surprise that the youngest Kardashian-Jenner wants to expand her foray into the beauty industry. Kylie's wide range of shades includes; deep blues, blush pinks, and greens and each bottle will cost only $2.99 (£2.06). Did we mention, they all have classic Kylie names: Kween, Da New Black, Karamel and Slay Grey. They've named the line-up of her 20 jewel-tone shades, which Kylie says are "great for all skin tones," King Kylie SinfulShine. More of a mouthful than Kylie's LipKit which we already love! However, there is no doubt the nail polishes will fly off the virtual shelves just as swiftly as her luscious lips do.
Kylie Jenner can add nail polish curator as well as liquid lipstick leader, face of Nip + Fab skin care and one half of apparel line Kendall + Kylie to her killer CV. And she's still only eighteen which is extremely young and is doing very well for herself. She is making a use out of her passion in what she loves and is making a successful career out of it.


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"Awareness" has gone too far. TOO FAR. And there's plenty of truly tragic news this week to go along with the shit that's merely infuriating. But if you can make it through to the end, Jessica Williams will make it all better. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) Read More This Week in Misogyny Is Not Down with Fracking for the Cure
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Hello friends, hope your weekend was wonderful. Since we were off yesterday there have been some news and developments so let's get started. Read More News in Asia
New Show Recap: Bones, Episode 8.18, "The Survivor in the Soap"
This week's After School Special – oops, I mean, episode of Bones, centered around a case involving former child soldiers from Sierra Leone and the not-awkward-at-all continuing relationship between Cam and Arastoo. Read More New Show Recap: Bones, Episode 8.18, "The Survivor in the Soap"


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Carla McRae is a Melbourne-based artist and illustrator. Her drawings pull together a blank space with clean lines, geometric shapes and strong colour. Always working to create clear, simplistic and honest images, Carla's work depicts open narratives inspired by the beauty of everyday moments, small gestures and simple pleasures.
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In case you are looking for a good smartphone on a tight budget with a good array of features, here is the list of some of the best smartphones that you can get under Rs 7000
The smartphones market in India is quite varied. The budget segment takes up the major share, courtesy of the array of smartphones one gets in the affordable price range. Several of these devices offer decent display, good amount of RAM and storage and some even peg huge batteries as well. But while you get so many choices, picking the best one from the lot can be difficult at times. In case you are looking for a good smartphone in a tight budget with a good array of features, we have put together a list of some of the best smartphones that can you buy for a price under Rs 7000. Take a look at some of them.
Xiaomi Redmi 5A (Rs 6,999)
When it comes to affordable smartphones, Xiaomi has some of the best offerings in this segment. The company known for selling entry-level and mid-range smartphones at competitive prices, brought the Redmi 5A for a price of Rs 6,999 (3GB RAM model) last year. The specifications look average on paper, but its fairly compact form factor, decent build quality and display makes Redmi 5A an ideal option. The phone features a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixel resolution) display, Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor paired with Adreno 308 GPU.
The phone comes with a 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera sensor and has a battery capacity of 3000mAh. A good aspect about the Redmi 5A is that you get a dedicated microSD slot, which means you won't have to choose between a second SIM card and microSD card. The 3GB RAM model accommodates 32GB inbuilt storage which is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.
10.or E (Rs 6,999)
The 10.or E can be considered the best smartphone overall under Rs 7000. The phone features a 5.5-inch full HD (1920 x 1080 pixel resolution) screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor paired with Adreno 505 GPU, which means throwing a few casual games and browsing the internet in between won't freeze the device. The 10.or E has solid build quality even though it features a polycarbonate body. In addition, the phone packs a mammoth size 4000mAh battery.
For selfie enthusiast, it offers front-facing selfie flash for capturing good images in low light. Another advantage of purchasing the 10.or E is its near stock Android UI. The phone runs Android 7.1.2 and it is upgradable to Android Oreo. The phone has a 13MP rear camera with LED flash module and fingerprint scanner below it. Up front, it has a 5MP camera. The 10.or E comes for a price of Rs 6,999 for the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage model.
Infocus Vision 3 (Rs 6,999)
If you are looking for a smartphone that carries some of the latest aspects and style at a price under Rs 7,000, InFocus Vision 3 would be the right pick. The phone features a near bezel-less 5.7-inch 18:9 screen with 1440 x 720 pixels stretched across the display. The phone runs on MediaTek MT6737H quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz.
The phone has dual 13MP+5MP camera sensors at the back that offers good images with decent colour reproduction and detail but only in well-lit conditions. Up front, it has an 8MP camera with a feature called 'Dualfie' which is quite similar to Nokia8's Bothie mode. The InFocus Vision 3 carries a 4000mAh battery too that delivers more than a day's worth of usage.
Meizu M5 (Rs 6,499)
Unlike a few Chinese players, Meizu is still quite dormant in the Indian smartphone market. However, the company managed to bring a few smartphones packing decent elements including the Meizu M5 that arrived last year. The Meizu M5 features a 5.2-inch HD display that offers decent colour and contrast. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage that's expandable. It comes with a 13MP primary camera sensor and a 5MP front camera sensor.
If you want a phone with good build quality, varied colour schemes, then Meizu M5 won't disappoint you. However, a caveat about this phone is that it still runs on Android Marshmallow OS with no guarantee of further OS updates from the company. The dual-SIM Meizu M5 has a battery capacity of 3070mAh. It is currently available for a price of Rs 6499 on Amazon (as of this writing).
10.or D (Rs 5,999)
The 10.or D is the cheapest smartphone of the lot, priced at Rs 5999 (3GB RAM model). The phone has similar specifications as the Redmi 5A, except it has a few added features that might make you reconsider your decision if you first thought of picking the Redmi 5A. The phone has good battery life, decent display and fingerprint sensor which is missing on the Redmi 5A.It features a 5.2-inch HD display and it is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor. The 10.or D packs 3500mAh battery and come with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The storage is further expandable up to 128GB using microSD card. The 13MP rear camera is capable of capturing photos with good colour reproduction and accurate focus in broad daylight. The dual-SIM 10.or D offers near stock Android experience and it has USB OTG too.


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Should there be extra oversight of San Francisco's homelessness department?
A proposal to create a commission to oversee San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing will likely move forward, despite concerns from Mayor London Breed.
While the proposed oversight commission could add more accountability and transparency to the city's homelessness department, the mayor worries that it could also bog it down in other ways.
Still, the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee expressed unanimous support Monday for the idea of creating the commission, with a few changes to address concerns expressed by Breed and the department. After a second committee vote next week, the proposal will likely move to the Board of Supervisors later this month for a vote. If approved, it will then head to the November ballot.
The homelessness department, created in 2016, is one of the few major city departments without an oversight commission. The Fire Department, Police Department and Planning Department, for example, each have commissions that they report to.
Department Director Jeff Kositsky said Monday that he supports the intent of the commission but doesn't think the extra oversight will "speed things up or make us more efficient." In particular, he said the commission could slow down the approval process for certain contracts by two to six weeks.
"And I'm not saying that that's a problem or not a problem," Kositsky said Monday. "That's just a fact that we would have ... another step in the process."
But Supervisor Matt Haney, who is behind the commission proposal, said adding an extra level of oversight to a department in charge of tackling one of the city's most pressing problems should be a no-brainer.
"No one has ever said the Rec and Park Commission makes it harder for safe and open parks. And I don't think anyone has ever said that because we have an airport commission that planes won't take off," he said. "Commissions are a critical integral part of our city's government because they are there to ensure that the job gets done."
The proposal was amended significantly Monday to assuage concerns by the department and Breed, including removal of the requirement that all shelters and Navigation Centers must be approved by the commission during a declared city "shelter crisis." Another amendment would require the board to create follow-up legislation to clarify that the existing committees that deal with homelessness will serve under the commission.
Breed remains wary of the commission's impact.
"The mayor still has concerns that creating a new commission adds on more process and delays that will get in the way of delivering services for people living unsheltered on our streets," said Jeff Cretan, the mayor's spokesman. "She doesn't want to slow down the city's response to addressing our challenges with more bureaucracy layered on top of our existing homeless oversight committees and boards."
The mayor said she will continue to work with Haney on these concerns.
The proposal has five board co-sponsors: Supervisors Hillary Ronen, Shamann Walton, Gordon Mar and Aaron Peskin. Haney needs one more vote to place it on the November ballot.
Several community members expressed support for the commission at Monday's Rules Committee meeting.
Del Seymour, co-chair of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, said the board currently has very little power to influence policy. He supports the extra power that a commission would have to help craft policy and have a say on the budget.
"Our unhoused citizens have the right to be able to influence policy," he said. "They can't do that right now. We just don't have enough power."
Joe Wilson, executive director of Hospitality House, a nonprofit in the Tenderloin, said that while the commission may slow down some decisions, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
"A commitment to democracy carries some risks," he said. "But the alternative is that people don't feel like they have a voice and feel like decisions are made without their input. And that's worse."
Trisha Thadani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @TrishaThadani


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Inside the unexpected, unstoppable Hong KongWhen she first heard about the infamous extradition bill on March 31 this year, Adrienne, a 24-year-old Hong Kong national, had lost hope.
Kashmir: Why Article 370 and why its abrogation will prove to be costlyThis year, on August 14 and 15, Independence Day of Pakistan and India, celebrations were tainted with the political tensions that followed the Bharatiya Janata Party led Indian Government's decision on August 5, 2019 to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35a, that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, including the right to have its own constitution and its own flag, and residents' rights and privileges, respectively.
Spiralling anger and nuclear dangersIn the summer of 1945, a jittery premonition marked the lives of the citizens of Hiroshima, as B-29 super fortresses—planes that the Japanese locals called B-San or Mr.B—had been stationed in the northeast corner of the fan-shaped city.
A Perpetrator's PrerogativeAbout a month back, a 20-year-old man—a university student—was accused of sexual harassment and assault by multiple girls who came forward on social media. Following the circulation of posts exposing his alleged behavior, he faced, at max, a blast of "angry" emojis and hateful comments.


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MV1.6.1@tseyik That's a nice picture of the demo with the lights turned on, but WHAT is that hexagon in the upper right corner of the game window? Is that some kind of mini-map? If so, I'd really like to know how to get one that works with this plugin and the current version of RMMV.
If you are asking if you can use this script in commercial projects, then the answer is yes.Hello.
This is a story if you want to use 3D Dungeon plug-ins in commercial works.
Threat address of the bulletin board here and
Put the first producer on credit.
Is that okay?
If you mean an ABS, I doubt this plugin will work well with one.What is the most updated file???
With all corrections and stuff?
It works with real time battle?
The tileset for FPLE is just an image that you can create with any graphics editor like Gimp or Paint. The tiles in tileset are not actual tiles, just thumbnails for you to know which tile to use in your map. You can use an empty image, or an image with all the tiles numbered, it will still work (any 384 x 768 px image will work because a5 tileset should have that size, afaik). That's because each tile should have its own texture - a separate png image. If you see a red/black chessboard instead of custom texture, it probably means you have no texture image for a tile, or texture image file name is incorrect.Question. Can this be used with custom-made tilesets or just the ones included in the demo? I'm pretty new to MV, so it might just be my inexperience showing, but I through together a really simple black and white wireframe tileset to replace the demo assets, and it did not work in the slightest when I tested it in game. All I saw was a lot of red and black checkerboard patterns all over the map.
I've uploaded the tileset I tried to use.
The latest one is https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/mbs-fple-mv.57363/page-23#post-928076What is the most updated file???
With all corrections and stuff?
It works with real time battle?


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When we think of emotions and reactions, we often identify our emotional experience as our reactions. In this video, I explore the idea that our emotions actually precede our reactions. When we begin to view our emotions as separate from our actions, we can choose to experience our emotions without reacting emotionally.
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Families in Kelsall are being urged to put on their walking shoes and leave the car at home for the journey to school this autumn.
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is supporting Walk to School Month and has donated 60 high-visibility wristbands to the pupils of Kelsall Primary School, to help keep the youngsters safe on their journey.
The campaign takes place every October and asks parents to walk their children to school – with the aim of promoting healthier lifestyles and reducing the number of cars on the road. This year, the initiative will see more than 13,000 wristbands provided to children across the country.
Principal at Kelsall Primary School David Wearing said: "Children really do benefit from walking to school – not only is the exercise healthy for them, but it also helps reduce the amount of traffic outside school, making it much safer."
According to Living Streets, the charity that organises the Walk to School campaign in the UK, only 21% of boys and 16% of girls meet the current recommended daily level of exercise, which is 60 minutes of physical activity.
A generation ago, 70% of youngsters walked to school, but now it's fewer than half – and during morning peak traffic times, one in five cars on the road are taking children to school, contributing to congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions.
Sales manager for Taylor Wimpey North West Stuart Craig added: "We are proud to be supporting this great campaign for another year. Walking is a great form of physical activity for youngsters to get into, and we hope our wristbands will add some fun to the journey, as well as keep them safe on the way."
Kelsall Primary School is located just a short distance from Taylor Wimpey's Applewood Green development.
Mr Wearing added: "We are incredibly grateful to Taylor Wimpey for this generous donation, which will help raise the profile of Walk to School Month among pupils and parents alike."


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Ogun To Introduce Toll-Free Phone Lines For Alert, Feedback
The Ogun Government on Thursday announced plans to launch toll-free telephone lines to enable residents of the state to make distress calls and also alert the government on issues that required urgent attention.
Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, the Chief of Staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this at a news conference in Abeokuta.
He explained that the numbers would also provide a feedback mechanism on activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government as well as officials who might shirk in their responsibilities towards the people.
Salisu explained that the numbers would soon be made available to members of the public adding that it would be free and swift in aiding solutions to problems that might occur anywhere in the state.
He assured that the Dapo Abiodun – led administration would deliver on his promise to rehabilitate 236 primary schools and primary healthcare centres across the state.
He said: "Work is currently ongoing to rehabilitate a primary school and a primary healthcare centre in each of the 236 wards, adding that work was currently ongoing across the state.
"In compliance with extant rules and procurement process, the schools are rolling out.
"I emphasise this again, we will do a minimum of one primary school in each of the 236 wards and the process has started.
"Before the schools resume in the next two weeks, we will invite everyone to see the level of work being done.
"The primary health care centres are also on course, we are bringing in equipments for the general hospital in Ijaye.
"The progress of work at state hospital, Ilaro, is also encouraging and we are currently out to employ resident doctors and other medical personnel for the state teaching hospital in Sagamu."


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Windows server should NOT decide when to reboot for windows updates!
we have designated maintenance windows for such things! It the OS decides i don't use the server at 09:00 and reboots for pending updates then there will be lots of upset people!
We generally install updates when we can then do the reboots in the maintenance window (as it's quite small on some servers)
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Dave Nottingham commented
Setting to DownloadOnly and disabling reboot worked for us on 2016, but two new Server 2019 boxes are ignoring the DownloadOnly setting and are downloading and installing updates. In view of the number of BSOD and boot failures recently we need to ensure there is an additional backup just prior to installing the updates
Sebastian Savard commented
This is a serious issue with Server 2016. We are in a 24/7 situation, and we cannot have servers deciding to reboot even at 4am. We plan maintenance when possible, and manually install updates to servers. We need this functionality back!
Tom Weustink commented
I never understood that as well. in my opinion it's fine if it checks, but as a default that should be it.
Imagine having all your Domain Controllers (which are also you DNS servers) to reboot at the same moment. Even if it is 3am.


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Dr. Kristin Campbell and 3 of her lab members travelled to Niagara Falls, Ontario recently to participate in the general annual meeting for the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
Dr. Campbell and her Masters student Sarah Weller were both invited to speak for a symposium on exercise oncology and its integration into clinical cancer care.
Sarah, Logan Meyers and Kendra Zadravec, all Masters Students in the Campbell lab, presented their own research during the conference as well. Sarah and Logan gave oral presentations to those attending the event and Kendra displayed a poster.
Below are the titles of the research presented at CSEP 2018 from the Campbell lab:
Dr. Kristin Campbell & Sarah Weller – Gaining Ground in Implementing Exercise Guidelines: Advances in Exercise Integreation into Clinical Cancer Care.
Sarah Weller – Understanding exercise barriers, preferences and behaviours of Canadian prostate cancer survivors.
Logan Meyers – Patient partnership to design prehabilitation exercise programming: A qualitative study of patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
Kendra Zadravec – Impact of exercise on chemotherapy completion rates in individuals with cancer: A systematic review.


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Every industry is currently being affected either directly or indirectly and many are quickly changing the way they function. "Social distancing" forces an increased reliance on telecommunications and highlights the need we have for robust networks. Companies are moving to remote workforces and leveraging cloud-based applications to conduct daily business. In-person meetings have been replaced with video conferencing and corporate phone systems have moved to the mobile device.
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'Married At First Sight' Star Jamie Otis Suffers Miscarriage 1 Day After Announcing Pregnancy
Jamie Otis sadly announced that she had suffered a miscarriage just a day after posting that she was pregnant. Here's what the 'Married at First Sight' star had to say.
This is so devastating. Jamie Otis took to Instagram on Aug. 2 to unfortunately reveal that she had suffered an early miscarriage as a result of a chemical pregnancy. The Married at First Sight star announced that after taking a few pregnancy tests that yielded a positive result, a negative a result and then another positive result, she began feeling "contraction-like" pains and pains." She wrote, "I'm a nurse so I had my suspicions; but my midwife confirmed I had a chemical pregnancy."
A chemical pregnancy is a miscarriage that happens soon after a fertilized egg is implanted. However, despite this this miscarriage, Jamie and her husband Doug Hehner are still trying to add to their family (they have a daughter Henley Grace together). She added, "We have to wait a cycle before trying again, but I am on a mission to make Gracie a big sis now."
Jamie had previous suffered a miscarriage back in July of 2016. "Our Baby Hehner was just too beautiful for earth. I love him so much – ALWAYS will – and can't wait to meet him in heaven one day. Please pray for us," Jamie captioned the Instagram post where she revealed that she had miscarried eight days after announcing she was pregnant. "An angel opened up the book of life and wrote down my baby's birth. Then she whispered as she closed the book, 'He's too beautiful for earth."
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Sorry I've been MIA, this very bizarre positive pregnancy test then negative test then faint positive lines gave me hope that Gracie was going to become a big sis in 9 months, but the night before last I began having terrible contraction-like pains & spotting. Then over the night full blown everything – if you know what i mean.😢 • I'm a nurse so I had my suspicions; but my midwife confirmed I had a chemical pregnancy. • I don't know why some people have it seemingly SO easy to get preggers & carry their babies to term and others struggle?🤷🏻♀ What i do know is that i am so, so thankful for this little girl [and her daddy] right here. It's like she knew mommy was in so much pain bc she just wanted to be held and snuggled all night long.👶🏼🌈🙏🏻 • I also want to THANK YOU. I was hoping that if I put it out there that maybe all your prayers & positive energy would help me along this pregnancy because there is no doubt in my mind that all your support & encouragement while i was pregnant with Gracie helped me have such a smooth pregnancy.🤰🏼 I'll forever be grateful for YOU.🙏🏻💗 • We have to wait a cycle before trying again, but I am on a mission to make Gracie a big sis now. …has this happened to anyone else where you go through a loss & then all you want – the only healing thought – is to become pregnant with a healthy pregnancy?! This happened to me after our sweet Johnathan👼🏼💙 & the same feelings have come back.🙏🏻🤰🏼👶🏼🌈💗 • Thanks again for being the most loving, supportive, positive little community here on my instagram. I feel like I have a million sisters/friends who i call my "frans" right here & I appreciate you, your prayers, your thoughts & words of love for me & my little family more than you'll ever know!🙏🏻💗🙏🏻💗 • I love YOU.💘 Thank you. • • • #mafs #marriedatfirstsight #og #ttc #pregnancyjourney #momlife #pregnancyloss #tryingtoconceive #pregnancylossawareness #pregnancy #loss #awareness #rainbowbaby #remain #thankful #and #grateful 🙏🏻🤰🏼💘
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We had a nasty day on the Interstate yesterday. Teeth jarring bumpy ride and strong, gusty winds. Things were falling inside the rig that never fell before. Even the microwave tried to escape.
In the morning someone passed us while honking their horn. I thought, "oh my god, what's wrong? Has our car unhooked and hit the person behind us?" But, no ... as we saw the people passing us they were smiling and waving. I didn't recognize them, but it seemed clear that it was someone familiar with the 'Geeks on Tour' and were responding to the sign on the back of our rig. How fun!
So, when we heard another honking vehicle passing us later in the afternoon, I expected another friendly wave. Not this time. The people were frantically pointing to the rear of our rig with faces that were clearly saying that something was wrong. Jim immediately pulled over and looked to the rear. Instead of a blue and a yellow kayak on top of the car, there was only a blue one!
Jim started to walk back down the road a ways when a truck pulled over and talked to him. He said that he saw the kayak come off. He stopped and pulled the kayak off the road. He told us that there was a rest area just ahead of us and an exit where we could turn around and go back for it. At the rest area, a trucker waved us down and said, "Hey! Are you missing a boat?" He told us exactly where it was - right by the previous exit. So, we went back and found it. All in one piece except for a couple broken straps!
And, here's Jim retrieving his kayak. He spent the longest time tying them back on, racking his brain on how it could have gotten loose. He's kept them on there around the country a couple times.
So we found a campground a little sooner that we planned. A nice city park in North Little Rock called Burns Park - $16 with Good Sam membership. No Internet from satellite thru these trees! We didn't even try to jockey around ... we were ready for a drink and go to bed!
Today we finished the trip to Branson. Jim did *all* the driving this trip. I brought my laptop to my lap in the passenger seat this time. Got a lot of stuff done! I was going to try hooking up the cell phone for Internet access, but I found enough work to do that didn't need Internet. We've been over this same stretch of road before, so I didn't feel the need to sightsee.
Even without doing any of the driving, I feel wiped out from 4 days of 300 mile days! I really don't like traveling more than 200 miles in a day, and 100 is even better. I also don't like traveling multiple days in a row. We left Fort Lauderdale 7 days, 1,400 miles and $550 in gas ago. But ... we made it. And, it's a little bit cooler here and the wind has died down. Ahhhhhh We have a nice site here. It's so nice when the site and the weather allow you to extend your living space to the outside:
We'll be here for a week for the RV-Dreams rally. Monday and Tuesday we're trying something new. A 2 day computer boot camp - a hands on class where people bring their laptops. Should be fun.


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essence of the tradition.
How can you not love
the melanin the gods of Earth have
blessed me with? Even the sun was
jealous it couldn't pierce through me.
Your words carry soo much magic.
Careful, how you use them beloved.
— Day Sibley, Untitled Seventy-three
I like the way her
name sounds when it cums out of
my mouth, like honey.
— Day Sibley, Untitled Seventy-two
I'm scared for my country.
It belongs to rough pale masculine
hands breed to pillage and take with
straightforward tongue, twisted dominance.
Its leaders reflect that of a parent to a child.
Showing pain cloaked and ready for war.
Let this country mirror the fool or the
devil who acts like a saint!
The hardest advice
to give a writer is how
to be a good one.
"A girl got beef wit me she gon' have beef wit me fo' eva!"
—Cardi B, Love & Hip Hop: New York
I don't care
if you don't
like Cardi B
look here I
love Cardi B.
This isn't where you thought you would be
after you left high school. Maybe anyone can
attest to that, but the thought of your dreams
becoming out of your reach is more than you
can take.
You keep asking yourself why don't I just run
it's not like you couldn't have, 'cept everything
requires money and let's face it, your pockets
are running on empty.
This isn't where you thought you would be after you left high school.
You knew life wouldn't be perfect but didn't expect to be questioning
yourself this far in the game. Yet here you are asking is it worth it?
Maybe but most likely not, who knows.
Oh, there you go being pessimistic again. Yet life hasn't really given you
a lot of reason to be hopeful. You wish you could talk to the few friends
you do have,they're busy. You would like to get to know new people,
but the good vibes don't last very long.
Maybe people are just responding to how you feel like
a piece of shit, therefore treat you as such. Maybe that's
why you don't care for people because you don't always like
Maybe you give people too many chances because you want to
learn to forgive yourself, maybe your ego is jealous and wants
you all to itself, maybe it just not
worth it.
R.I.P Grandma Polly
She applies light strokes
distinct shades of the rainbow
in her color book.
I wonder if she
ever considered herself
an artist at work.
She'd probably laugh
no, it's just for fun
but the careful strokes tell a
different story.
In my twenty-four
years on this earth I am still
trying to grow whole
In a world I still
can't quite figure out with a
lot going on now.
I wish our love was
big enough to assure us
both safety and trust.
Writing to survive
feeling dead inside
can't find the essence
to thrive. Not sure why.
All I can do is try
all I've ever done
was try.
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Five Big Myths About Calvinism
Does Calvinism destroy evangelism, appeal to man's pride, stunt personal holiness, make men robots and diminish the love of God? Not at all. But these are all myths that are believed by many in our day. I write a short article on it here. - JS
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Trump leads Clinton in poll after Republican Convention
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48 percent of respondents favored him, while 45 percent voiced support for his Democratic opponent.
SEE ALSO: DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns as tensions threaten to roil convention
When candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson were added to the election equation, Trump received 44 percent backing compared to Clinton's 39 percent.
Independent voters seemed to be highly swayed by the Republican National Convention.
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Respondents were less impressed by the convention overall, with 58 percent noting an excess amount of time was devoted to attacking Democrats.
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Arthur Harvey, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Boston Medical Center, talked about how efficient portfolio management creates time for innovation and keeps executives and employees happy.
Harvey began his keynote presentation at the 2017 Chief Information Office Leadership Forum—Data Strategy and Innovation—held on May 16 in Boston by stating he's very proud to work for Boston Medical Center, but what he wasn't so proud of was the organization's IT governance. "If you don't do portfolio management right, you're going to have problems. Everybody thinks we, in IT, spend a little bit of time doing routine work and a whole lot of time doing innovation. What we actually do is a lot of other stuff—including new payment models, mergers and acquisitions, and regulation. So, we're going to look at how to get the work of the institution done while looking at doing things in the future."
"Everybody thinks we, in IT, spend a little bit of time doing routine work and a whole lot of time doing innovation. What we actually do is a lot of other stuff—including new payment models, mergers and acquisitions, and regulation."
Harvey outlined these goals for a new portfolio management process:
• Get senior management involved in decision-making. "This is the most important of all these goals. If IT is making the decisions on what projects IT is doing, you've lost. The senior leaders of the organization, not IT, determine the company's path and goals, so they need to participate in making these decisions."
"If IT is making the decisions on what projects IT is doing, you've lost."
• Ensure that the projects undertaken are important to the overall organization.
• Hold everyone accountable for their part in projects. "With certain exceptions—such as purely technical things that only IT knows and cares about—no project is an IT project. It's an organization project, and the end users have to help us with requirements and testing."
• Get more stuff done. "Notice this doesn't say, 'Get more stuff started.' Do fewer projects better, faster, and don't have to redo them."
• Provide a view into the process for all stakeholders. Be transparent. Admit when you make a mistake, and share your solution to remedy it.
• Reduce the burden on IT staff to decrease burnout. "The turnover rate when I started was 35%. I can't replace people that fast. Most of these people were specialized, so I had to find a way to decrease the burnout. The answer was…
• "Free up time for innovation. If you can free up more time for innovation, burnout will drop like a stone."
"The turnover rate when I started was 35%. I can't replace people that fast. Most of these people were specialized, so I had to find a way to decrease the burnout."
Harvey presented his IT governance model. "The two key items are the IT governance committee and the IT portfolio management committee, which is internal to IT. This committee comprises operational senior vice presidents, and I sit on it. IT staffs this committee, but we don't run it," he explained.
The middle level of the governance model is interdisciplinary committees, which, at Boston Medical Center, comprise administrative applications, RCM (reliability-centered maintenance), infrastructure, security and privacy, research, and clinical. These committees handle requests. "You need to have the right amount of committees so the number isn't unwieldy but everyone in the committee is engaged."
The interdisciplinary committees:
• Comprise operations and IT leaders in a relevant area.
• Meet on a routine basis to evaluate and prioritize requests within a given area.
• Provide recommendations to the IT portfolio management group as well as to people making requests.
"Most portfolio management efforts fail not because people don't want them to work or don't have a good idea but because people try to make them perfect. If one VP can get another VP to agree a project is a good idea, you can fast-track it and avoid interdisciplinary committees," noted Harvey.
Harvey reported that, as a result of the transformations in portfolio management at his organization, project completion was up 78% from fiscal year 2014 to 2016, and there was an additional 36% increase from 1H FY 2016 to 1H FY 2017. Annual IT employee turnover rate is down from 35% in FY 2015 to less than 11% currently. "I can live with that," stated Harvey. "The best part is that my colleagues—the other executives at the hospital—are happy, because they have transparency (everything is written down) and they know if what they want is important to the hospital, it will get done."
In summary, these were the lessons learned:
• Transparency is key. Report both good and bad news.
• Support and participation from the executive team is essential.
• There must be reasonable cycle times.
• Provide a proper level of detail for the audience.
• Trust the process. Don't change it willy-nilly but monitor for real problems and be willing to evolve.
• Provide a path for exceptions, but provide transparency for that as well.
Arthur W. Harvey III, MS, CPHIMS, has 30 years of experience in the healthcare informatics field with a particular focus on building high-performing HIT teams at provider organizations. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Boston Medical Center and as Program Chair for the Health and Medical Informatics Graduate Program at Brandeis University. Arthur holds a BA in Economics and Computer Science from Boston College as well as an MS in Information Technology Management from Brandeis University. He's a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information Management Systems and serves as chair of the HIMSS Professional Development Committee.


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The Moscato Liquoroso (minimum 22% alcohol) is a fortified wine. This Italian wine combines the sweet and fruity strength of the Muscat grapes with the warmth and roundness provided by the alcohol. Drink this Moscato Italian wine at 6-8°C (42.8-6.4°F).
This another cousin from the Moscato family. It is a seductive and very aromatic Italian wine that is fulsome, elegant, and extremely pleasant. It is a treacherous wine though with its minimum alcohol of 16.5%. Drinking temperature for this Moscato Italian wine is 6-8°C (42.8-46.4°F).
Pantelleria is one of the many islands that lie off the coast of Sicily near Trapani. Two quite surprising wines are made here which seem to hark straight back to the time of the ancient Greeks. Both use the native Zibibbo Muscat grape as the basic material. The Moscato Naturale (minimum 12.5% alcohol) both tastes and smells of Muscat grapes. The Moscato Vino Naturalmente Dolce uses partially dried grapes in its making, which increases the alcoholic content to a minimum of 17.5%.
There are also gorgeous Spumante and Liquoroso type wines. Serve all these Muscat wines with desserts that are in themselves not too sweet or as an after dinner liqueur. Drink this Italian wine at 6-12°C/42.8-53.6°F (the sweeter the colder).
The Passito is only made from partially dried grapes. This is an extremely sensual Moscato that has much strength, sultry fruitiness, and warmth (minimum alcohol 14%). There is also a sweeter Liquoroso with not less than 21.5% alcohol. The very best wines have 'Extra' added to their names. These must be of outstanding quality and finesse and contain not less than 23.9% alcohol. Drink this Italian wine at 8-10°C (46.4-50°F) for the Passito and 6-8°C (42.8- 46.4°F) for the Liquoroso.
This is certainly the island's best known wine. Alcamo originates from the area between Trapani and Palermo in the north western part of Sicily. This Italian wine is made from Catarratto Bianco (Commune/Lucido) to which Damaschino, Alcamo.
Grecánico, and Trebbiano may have been added. The colour is pale yellow with a hint of green and the bouquet is barely discernible. By contrast, the taste is fresh, juicy, pronouncedly fruity, and mellow. Drink this Italian wine at 10-12°C (50-53.6°F).
Without doubt this is he oldest and best known fortified wine from Sicily, and perhaps the most English in style. The man behind the success of this famous wine is the Englishman John Woodhouse who first brought this liqueur wine to Britain. Another Englishman, Benjamin Ingham, first adapted the solera system (used for sherry) for use with Marsala. The must from pressing grapes such as Grillo, Catarratto, Pignatello, Calabrese, Nerello, Damaschino, Inzolia, and Nero d' Avola is distilled with pure wine alcohol to make Marsala. The following types are recognised.
-Italian wine Marsala Fine: at least one year old and 17% alcohol
-Italian wine Marsala Superiore: at least two years old and 18% alcohol.
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A gorgeously fresh design, the Scandi Birds Aqua has a softly energetic appearance, rooted in its contrasting shades of light oatmeal and vibrant aqua blue. The featured birds are sweet and characterful, covered in pretty detailing that adds to the attractiveness of this blind.
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Do you struggle to know what to say when you pray? It may surprise you now that, despite being a lifelong Christian, I too find it difficult to know what to say sometimes when I try to pray.
But there is hope for us all because even Jesus' own disciples needed to ask Jesus to help them pray – How do I pray? they asked Jesus, "Lord teach us to pray"
There is no right or wrong way to pray because what works well for one person may not work for someone else. So heres a few of my thoughts you may find useful:
- When we pray we come before God with the world on our hearts. We are also offering ourselves to be in some small way channels of love and peace in God's world.
- God already knows what is in our hearts and minds. We can be honest with God, and say exactly how we feel, or even just sit in silence, because God still knows what's in our heart.
- It might help to find a quiet space. You may want to be on your own, but you may also find that it helps to join other people, who may be gathering to pray in local churches and elsewhere.
- You may find that you can say just what you want to, using your own words, but many people find it helpful to use written prayers.
- Use a prayer diary to help focus you on those you people and situations who need your prayers.


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First of all, I need to catch up on felicitations. I missed jinwicked's birthday two days ago and hymnia's yesterday, so happy belated! And happy birthday today to chocobogoddess. ^_^
Now, I haven't written since shortly after my birthday, so here's what went on since then. I stayed home from Monday through Wednesday morning, mainly playing Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door. But I also got everything packed up in my old room that I wanted to take with me to the new apartment. I'm finally getting all my stuff out of there -- well, except for the stuff I'm storing in the upstairs garage. But all my books, electronics, papers, old art, and stuffed animals (yeah, that's right) are boxed up and waiting to be brought up to East Lansing.
Mom and I also went shopping, and I picked up a bunch of clothes that I needed. New underwear, socks, white T-shirts, and some nice new shoes. My black sneakers are beginning to decay, so I'll be switching over to the new white/gray sneakers today.
Then I came home, and forgot my external hard drive. Most of the files on it are already copied to Arthur, but it's got some music that isn't on my MP3 player yet as well as all of my downloaded anime. So I had Mom mail that up. Hopefully it'll show up soon.
Yesterday I had work, 12 to 8:30. A man came through the line with a bit of toilet paper on his cheek, obviously where he'd cut himself shaving. I thought that was interesting; I'd just never seen anyone do that in real life before. Other than that, it was uneventful. Though I did get a paycheck. After work I bought a few things at CompUSA -- another power strip (since the one I have is full), Microsoft Money (I figure I could use the help keeping track of my finances), and a few CD-Rs (at 33 cents apiece, I couldn't resist).
Um, this has been disjointed, hasn't it? My posts tend to be that way when I'm catching up. Next post will be sooner than four days, I promise.


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Vera Wang recently released her Fall 2014 Bridal Collection. Pink is definitely in!! And mind you, I considered a "pink" dress for my Spring 2014 wedding!! My mom and my sisters were against it, so I was swayed. At any rate, pink is definitely the color for the Fall 2014 wedding season! I stumbled across these images from Tom and Lorenzo.
I am generally all about the fitted gown, but dress number 2 really caught my eye!! Which gown is your favorite?
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