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Learn about Real Guitar Heroes With Met Guitars
It's probably safe to say that if I polled the readers of 148apps, there would be more owners of plastic guitars (Guitar Hero guitars) than real wooden ones, but that doesn't mean that we can't all pay homage to the craftsmanship that goes into guitar making. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is currently running a special exhibit (February 9 through July 4, 2011) that is celebrating the extreme guitar-making craftsmanship of Italian immigrants living in New York. Focusing on the work of John D'Angelico, James D'Aquisto, and John Monteleone, three of the most renowned lutheries in the world, Guitar Heroes takes you on a tour of amazing craftsmanship and wonderful performances.
In addition to the wonderful exhibit, the Met has released a solid iOS app that is meant to guide you on your tour, but doubles as a solid history lesson. The app takes you through the exhibit virtually, starting in Northern Italy, travelling with you from Naples to New York, and then highlighting the life and performances of the three aforementioned guitar heroes. The majority of the app comes in the form of full video of photo guided audio, but there is a bit to read for all you lovers of text. If you happen to be in the NY City area and are planning to visit the exhibit in person, there is also a keypad entry that will take you directly to information about what you are looking at. For the unorganized museum-goer, this feature is priceless.
Whether you have a guitar obsession or are just casually interested in the craftsmanship of a fine, hand made product, you should definitely pick up Met Guitars (it's free!). Maybe, just maybe, the works of John D'Angelico or James D'Aquisto will convince you to pick up a real guitar to replace your plastic Guitar Hero rock fantasy. If so, the world will be a better place.


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Copernic Desktop Search Professional includes all the same excellent searching features found in the Home version: It indexes the contents of your computer upon initial installation, lets you search more than 150 common file types, and displays your results in a clear, easy-to-understand manner.
The Professional version adds the ability to search appointments, tasks, and notes in Outlook; the Home version only searches the contents of e-mail messages and attachments. Proalso adds the ability to search network drives. Despite this added feature, the initial indexing process took about the same amount of time–about an hour–when using both Home and Professional.
Another nice feature in Professional is the lack of advertisements. Both Home and Professional have a preview pane at the bottom of the interface, which allows you to quickly scan the contents of the files that the application finds for you. When it's not in use, the Home version takes advantage of this space to show an ad for the Professional version or to hawk Copernic's Web searching features. But in the Professional version, it remains nicely empty.
Other added features in the Professional version are the ability to save searches, the inclusion of Copernic's customer support, and the ability to see search results as you're typing. Overall, $50 seems a bit steep for this application–especially compared to the free Home version. But if you're a business user who doesn't need all the enterprise-level features in the Corporate version, Professional is a nice middle ground.
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About PBCAT
What is PBCAT?
In 2004, 4,641 pedestrians and 725 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes, accounting for more than 12 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States. An additional 68,000 pedestrians and 41,000 bicyclists were reported to be injured as a result of incidents involving motor vehicles. PBCAT is a software application designed to assist State and local pedestrian and bicycle coordinators, planners, and engineers in addressing pedestrian and bicyclist crash problems.
PBCAT accomplishes this goal by enabling users to develop a database of details associated with crashes between motor vehicles and pedestrians or bicyclists. One of these details is crash type, which describes the pre-crash actions of the involved parties. After developing a database of crash information, PBCAT users can analyze the data, produce reports, and select countermeasures to address the problems identified by the software.
Why Crash Typing?
The development of effective countermeasures to prevent bicyclist and pedestrian crashes is hindered by computerized State crash files that contain insufficient details about the crashes. Analysis of these files often provides data that includes where pedestrian and bicyclist crashes occur, such as the city, street, type of street, or intersection; when crashes occur, such as the time of day or day of the week; and the characteristics of the victims, such as their age, gender, and severity of injuries. These data, however, do not provide adequate detail to determine the sequence of events that lead up to and cause crashes.
During the 1970s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed methodologies for typing pedestrian and bicycle crashes to better define the sequence of events and precipitating actions leading to crashes. In the 1990s, the methodologies were applied to more than 8,000 pedestrian and bicycle crashes in six States. The results provided a representative summary of the distribution of crash types experienced by pedestrians and bicyclists. Over time, this method has evolved and was refined during development of PBCAT Version 1.0.8


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COMBO: "You Grow" & "We Grow" Shares
The best way to enjoy nature's bounty! Grow your own vegetables with everything that is included in our "You Grow" CSA Shares, and then supplement your own garden with fruit, eggs, cheese, and more from our fields with a "We Grow" Half-Share.
If minimum number of participants cannot be met by March 14, 2016, shares will be refunded and "You Grow" program discontinued - Does not affect "We Grow" shares.


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Windows are an integral part of home design. They provide residents with views to the outside world while bringing in natural light. Damaged or deteriorating windows, however, can be an eyesore and a drain on energy bills. If you need professional window replacement, trust the experts at Mel Harris Company.
Signs Your Windows Need to Be Replaced
If a window is broken or cracked, it will be obvious that it needs to be replaced. Other signs are less identifiable. If you notice a sudden spike in energy costs, it could be because the vinyl weatherstripping around the window is wearing thin. This could allow air from outside to seep inside, possibly permitting moisture to collect beneath the home's siding. Also, if you notice windows sticking, opening uncontrollably, or fogging up, it might be a sign that they need replacing.
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NEW YORK (CNN) — Hillary Clinton told an audience of donors Friday night that half of Donald Trump's supporters fall into "the basket of deplorables," meaning people who are racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic.
In an effort to explain the support behind Trump, Clinton went on to describe the rest of Trump supporters as people who are looking for change in any form because of economic anxiety and urged her supporters to empathize with them.
"To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables," Clinton said. "Right? Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it."
She added, "And unfortunately, there are people like that and he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people, now have 11 million. He tweets and retweets offensive, hateful, mean-spirited rhetoric."
Clinton went on to say that some of these people were "irredeemable" and "not America."
Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, quickly pounced on the remarks.
"One day after promising to be aspirational & uplifting, Hillary insults millions of Americans. #desperate," she tweeted.
She later added, "Hillary, placing people in 'baskets', slandering them but admitting after 8 yrs, they are "desperate for change."
Clinton made the comments before introducing Barbra Streisand at an LGBT fundraiser in downtown New York.
Shifting to the other half of Trump supporters, Clinton said many of those people feel like the government doesn't care about them and who just want change in any form.
"That other basket of people are people who feel that government has let them down, the economy has let them down, nobody cares about them, nobody worries about what happens to their lives and their futures. They are just desperate for change. Doesn't really even matter where it comes from."
She continued, "They won't wake up and see their jobs disappear, lose a kid to heroin, feel like they're in a dead end. Those are people who we have to understand and empathize with as well."
Clinton's comments amount to startlingly blunt talk for a candidate that is usually measured in her assessment of the Republican nominee.
While Clinton has accused Trump of racism before, she has never explicitly called him a racist, despite being asked a number of times and saying last month he has "built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia."
"He's taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party," Clinton said in Reno, Nevada. "His disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous."
On Thursday, Clinton slammed Trump for kicking off his political career by questioning whether President Barack Obama was actually born in the United States.
"We are facing a candidate with a long history of racial discrimination in his business, who traffics in toxic conspiracy theories like the lie that President Obama is not a true American," Clinton said. "If he doesn't respect all Americans, how can he serve all Americans?"
Clinton also echoed her campaign on Friday when she urged her supporters — some of whom paid $50,000 to attend the fundraiser with Streisand — to not get complacent.
"We can't take anyone or any place for granted and therefore I am asking you to volunteer for a phone bank or a canvass. At the very least, if you know anybody who's even thinking of voting for Trump, stage an intervention," Clinton said. "That may be one conversion therapy I endorse. Just remember: friends don't let friends vote for Trump."


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Archive for July 2018
July 2018 Newsletter
Click here to meet Jaclyn, see our local winners, and more!Read More
Malad's Got Talent – Congrats to our WINNERS!
CONGRATS to our Malad's Got Talent Winners! We're proud to sponsor CASH prizes and Movie Night Buckets to these talented individuals: Youth division (12 and under): 1st – Destinee Hanks, 2nd – Natalie and Tabitha Webster, 3rd – Zach Crowther. Adult division (13 and up): 1st – McKenna Jensen, 2nd – Harrison Thomas, 3rd –…Read More
2018 Customer Appreciation BBQ – Arco City Park
We were excited to host our annual Customer Appreciation BBQ party at the Arco City Park this year. ATC Communication employees came out in full force to entertain, cook, and mingle with nearly 500 patrons from the Lost River Valleys. Burgers and hotdogs were served hot off the grill, along with side dishes, root…Read More
Our "Internet-Only" Plans Are Making A HUGE Splash!
Our "Internet-Only" plans have been making a HUGE Splash! That's right! Now you can get internet as a stand-alone service (no home phone service required!) In celebration of our new plans, we hosted a FREE Pool Party event in Malad. ATC employees served hot dogs right off the grill and offered FREE slushies and sunglasses…Read More


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The Dart plugin adds Dart support to JetBrains IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio. IntelliJ IDEA is an intelligent Java IDE with support for many other languages and frameworks. Android Studio is an IDE based on IntelliJ IDEA that's used for Android and Flutter development.
Whichever JetBrains IDE you choose for Dart development, this page has resources to help you get started quickly and find more information when you need it.
Getting started
If you don't already have the IDE and the Dart SDK, get them. Then install the Dart plugin and tell it where to find the Dart SDK.
Downloading the IDE
Install a JetBrains IDE if you don't already have one. Choose one:
- IntelliJ IDEA
- IntelliJ IDEA EAP (for early access to the latest Dart language features and IntelliJ functionality)
- Another JetBrains product
Downloading the Dart SDK
If you don't already have the Dart SDK, install it. You can get it either by itself or by downloading the Flutter SDK, which (as of Flutter 1.21) includes the full Dart SDK.
Choose one:
Configuring Dart support
Here's one way to configure Dart support:
Start the IDE, and install the Dart plugin.
- From the Welcome screen, choose Plugins.
- Search for Dart.
- Once you've installed the Dart plugin, restart the IDE.
Create a new Dart project:
- From the Welcome screen, click New Project.
- In the next dialog, click Dart.
If you don't see a value for the Dart SDK path, enter it.
For example, the SDK path might be
<dart installation directory>/dart/dart-sdk.
Choose a starting template.
- To enable starting templates, click Generate sample content.
- Pick your desired template.
Click Next and continue project setup.
An alternative to Step 2 is to open an existing Dart project,
and then open its
pubspec.yaml file or any of its Dart files.
Reporting issues
Please report issues and feedback via the official JetBrains issue tracker for Dart.
Include details of the expected behavior, the actual behavior, and screenshots if appropriate.
More information
See the JetBrains website for more information.


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ROTH, Allan
September 29, 1949 – November 14, 2016
Allan passed away peacefully with his family by his side, after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Allan will be greatly missed by: his wife Norine, daughter Morgan and son-in-law Mark, son Taylor and daughter-in-law Maddy, son Quinton and daughter-in-law Chrissy, and grandchildren Brooke, Candice, Cohen, and Scotia. He was predeceased by his infant daughter Angela. Allan was a local Realtor for nearly 35 years. He was well known for "taking charge" and helping others with anything and everything. Some of his favourite pastimes were puttering at the cabin, entertaining his grandchildren, and leading sing-a-longs with his guitar. Allan took comfort in his faith in Jesus, and the hope of eternity spent with Him. Allan's Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Main Street Church – 9325 Main St, Chilliwack, BC.


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UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment
18 March 2017
Around 120 UK troops have arrived in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades.
Soldiers from the 5th Battalion The Rifles Battlegroup (5 RIFLES), including members of an Armoured Engineer Squadron, Military Police Detachment, Artillery Group and Port Task Group, arrived at Amari airbase last night.
They were welcomed by Estonia's Defence Minister Margus Tsahkna, having flown from RAF Brize Norton by Voyager aircraft.
The 120 soldiers are fundamental to setting up a UK headquarters in the country before the rest of the UK deployment arrives next month, increasing the total number of troops in Estonia to around 800.
The UK is taking a leading role in NATO's enhanced Forward Presence, alongside several other contributing nations. The deployments are designed to assure NATO allies of the mutual commitment to collective European security.
Working alongside the UK forces this year will be French personnel, and from next year, Danish partners. All are there at the request of the Estonian Government. The Battlegroup will provide a proportionate, defensive, and combat capable force to defend our NATO ally and deter any form of hostile activity against the Alliance.
The UK-led Estonia Battlegroup is one of four NATO multinational deployments to the eastern part of the Alliance. Other nations are deploying to Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, the last of which will include 150 UK personnel, on a persistent, rotational basis.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:
"In the face of an increasingly assertive Russia, NATO is stepping up its commitment to collective defence. British troops will play a leading role in Estonia and support our US allies in Poland, as part of wider efforts to defend NATO."
"Our rising defence budget means we can support those deployments in the long-term and strengthen our commitment to European security."
Commanding Officer of 5 Rifles Lieutenant Colonel Mark Wilson added:
"The UK and Estonia have a long and proud history of serving together, including in Afghanistan, so it is an honour to lead 5 RIFLES on this deployment as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence. My soldiers are looking forward to again be working, training and exercising alongside their Estonian counterparts."
This week, around 300 UK vehicles have also departed to Estonia, including Warrior infantry fighting vehicles, Challenger 2 tanks and AS90 self-propelled artillery pieces. These vehicles, loaded onto a Roll-On-Roll-Off ferry, are currently on their way and set to arrive towards the middle of next week. French armoured vehicles, including tanks, are also due to arrive in Estonia via train after being loaded yesterday.
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Waterski Girl Wonder: A Journey Of Perseverance by Shellie Blum
Waterski Girl Wonder: A Journey of Perseverance reveals the life of Shellie Blum, the first female to achieve star status in waterskiing. It is a memoir that shows the ups and downs of breaking into what was then known as a man's world. However, it not only shows the hardships, but it also shows her triumphs as she battles against odds that would have caused most people to give up.
Reading how others have overcome adversity in life strengthens our courage to move on with our lives, and that is what this book does. It gives us the courage to say, if she could do it, maybe I can overcome my struggles also.
Blum has done an excellent job of showing us that honesty and truth are traits in our character that are valuable and that the family is one of the core fundamentals of strength and help in the time of trouble.
Waterski Girl Wonder: A Journey Of Perseverance is a memoir that you should read, even if you do not waterski. What Blum shares in her memoir relates to experiential living and can be transferred to any life circumstance.
An Outstanding job, Ms. Blum. All the best for your writing future.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat Garcia
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I do enjoy reading your insightful reviews, Patricia. Shalom, Samantha.
What a wonderful review, Patti. I enjoyed reading it and it makes me wonder about the book. Thanks for sharing this. I hope you're fine!
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The time has finally come: Microsoft is dropping the banhammer on mixing modern processors with classic Windows operating systems.
Users are reporting their Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs with Kaby Lake and Ryzen processors are being blocked from receiving updates, according to Ars Technica and Tech Report.
That means all updates, including security updates, will be unavailable on PCs with brand new hardware running the two older operating systems. The first hints of this were revealed in March, when a Microsoft support page appeared detailing the policy of blocking updates for Kaby Lake and Ryzen-toting PCs using Windows 7 or 8.1.
Microsoft's stance on PCs running a classic Windows build with newer processors actually goes back to January 2016. At that time, Microsoft announced a plan to ease the transition to Windows 10 for enterprises by certifying some Skylake processors to run Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 for a limited time. The company also added that Intel's Kaby Lake, Qualcomm's 8996 Snapdragon processsors, and what we now call AMD Ryzen would all require Windows 10.
Since then, Microsoft has proved more flexible on the Skylake front. Select members of that processor generation will be able to run Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 until both systems reach the end of their extended support periods in 2020 and 2023 respectively. For Ryzen and Kaby Lake, however, Microsoft hasn't budged, with Intel and AMD willing to play along.
Why this matters: Microsoft's rationale for refusing to take a step backwards is understandable. With Windows 10, the company is trying to get out from under its heavy legacy of backwards compatibility. Many critics have argued that backwards compatibility has held the company back from inovating and moving forward quickly with advanced features.
But in this case, Microsoft is pushing users too far. Windows 8.1, for example, is still covered by mainstream support until January 2018—at least on paper. Windows 7, meanwhile, is under extended support until January 2020. Users should be able to run the software they want as long as its at least mainstream support, but Microsoft's not having it.
It's a Windows 10 world and we're living in it—whether we like it or not.


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The title of this post is based on an article from Fast Company: Here are the top tech trends of 2021, according to 30 experts. I am adding to the 30. Note I excluded any reference to myself as an expert – I abhor the term. I wouldn't call myself an expert but I have been known to dabble in trends, past reports here and new one being worked on here. Anyway, it seems a good time of the year to chime in on this topic so read on to see my prediction.Continue reading Tech trends of 2021 number 31
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Fighting beaurocracy in Customer Success
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An explorers guide to the new era of work
The explorer
There's a long list of traits prevalent in the explorer, people that are naturally inclined to overcoming challenges and seeking new discoveries in any field, place or time. Those traits that stand out for me are the joy of mastering new skills or knowledge, an insatiable desire for uncovering truth and new things and stoic perseverance.
No matter how you define it, you sense whether you have it from an early age. I remember as a little boy, wondering the savannas of Southern Africa where I grew up, feeling like Livingstone even though I was only in open fields (veld as its called) immediately surrounding my home. In the early days few houses had been built where I lived and it was more savanna than suburb.
And far from new lands, wild animals and indigenous peoples it was ants nests, puddles with tadpoles spawning, old ruins and early constructions of the new house being built in the twilight hours, after the builders had left for the day, that I was exploring.
I spent hours there. In the holidays it stretched into days.
The joy and thrill I felt has never left me and I know I am not alone in this feeling.
It has guided me in everything I have done since. Leaving the country of my birth to explore London with my new wife a month after we married. A changed career from advertising to technology supported by new studies there. Again leaving for new lands, this time The Netherlands, for new work opportunities and to build a family, three wonderful children all born there. Then after 7 years, back to the UK starting my own business which I ran successfully for a similar time period. Since then it has been forging new paths in customer success management, in itself a new career type.
Being an explorer is part nature part nurture. From a work point of view, my experiences transcended into making me an accidental intrapreneur.
I'm not sure we (as workers) have a choice any more.
I remember reading an article back in 2013 by John Hagel, John Seely Brown, Tamara Samoylova called Unlocking the passion of the Explorer.
It resonated powerfully with me. It captured the essence of what I was and how I approached things. I'm an explorer. I'm passionate.
It captured beautifully the era we live in and the shift we are undergoing, especially in the world of business.
In my mind, the shift refers to the transition between the industrial era into the one we are now in, the digital era.
The Digital Era
Digital explorers have advantages over our industrial era forebears. In the digital era, things can be measured more easily (response and feedback loops are immediate and traceable). It's all manifested through data. Insights are the outcomes you achieve once you have sifted the data tea leaves. The digital world is more open to more people and experimentation is rife. Experience is more malleable and accessible to more people.
Digital explorers can learn more quickly by doing. They create meaning as they experience. They are data driven and entrepreneurial. They learn from and are driven by others like them who share their learning openly.
Oh what a joy to be a digital explorer 🚀
I put this daneldoodle together to characterise some of the different traits I think are important. Other than the traits needed, whatever you think they may be, the one other factor that you need to consider is speed and agility.
So get cracking fast or face extinction. Being a digital explorer has to be a given in today's business world if you want to be successful.
And build the capabilities of the explorer that will allow you to discover your place in the next era.
The Next Era
As the industrial era ended, so too will the digital era.
We are well into the digital era and feeling the early impact of the next era.
The next era will be characterised by intelligence, automation and creativity.
The intelligence will be artificial. The automation will be machine led.
The creativity will be human led.
Explorers of all era's but even more so in future, will have to rely on their imagination, their passion, their humanity and most importantly, their creativity. Things machines are not great at.
I've written more about that here: The post robotic AI age and the role of creativity and innovation
How the specialist engages with work
Choose it, don't let it choose you.
Engage in the process of engaging.
Don't just say yes to what is thrown at you from team mates, bosses, customers, random approaches from the web and social media.
Be discriminating or become a generalist. Be focused or fail, as in Warren Buffet's 5/25 Rule
Arrogant you might think but being a slave to whim serves nobody well.
Work is everywhere but you need to hire the right work.
To become a master of your work, you need to turn things around, you need to reverse roles in the working relationship.
You do not need work that does not serve your specialism, help you grow or that will detract from you achieving your outcomes or helping others achieve theirs.
You are happy to help those that know what they want and are interested in becoming a beneficiary of your talents according to your rules of engagement.
You are the specialist, if even to just the people who are less experienced than you. They are currently unable to get to their desired destination by themselves; otherwise, they would already be there.
If you're going to responsibly take care of them and the job to be done, you need to be in control.
This happens through a conversation, which has several parts:
Help them to articulate the pain.
What problem needs solving, what outcome needs achieving. Get to the root of the challenge. Every time they lay out a problem or goal, ask yourself why. What's the heart of the situation? Don't rule out emotion, it's not all logic and they aren't logical until it comes time to justify a close.
Determine your ability to solve the pain.
You cannot just look at this in terms of your capability to provide a solution, you need to look at this in terms of productivity. Do you have the time, would you do a good job compared to other options, what influence do the strategic and growth drivers bring, etc. Add any criteria you want but prioritise. If the answer is no, respectfully decline. If yes, move on.
Inspire them with alternative realities.
How good can this possibly be? In your experience, what should this look like? Paint that picture for them, the one that replaces their pain with a better situation. By asking yourself what could be at the heart of their issue, you're able to address that here as well.
Recommend the problems which should be addressed as part of the bigger picture.
Note, I did not say to solve their problems. That is part of an execution effort you and they will have to invest time, effort and possibly money into. It is to be determined at a later stage. Articulate which points need to be fixed in order to provide the solution and bring their alternate reality to life.
Encourage them with past stories.
Everyone feels like their problem is big and unique until they hear about others you've worked with who are on the journey with your solutions making progress. People need social validation through peers. Connect people on reference calls. This requires you to build customer advocates with activities and programs.
Get to a mutual close.
A simple question creates a fork in the road. "Would you like help with this approach I've suggested?" Ask it, and then wait for the answer. A non answer or a no is perfectly acceptable and allows all concerned to move forward. An unequivocal yes requires more work. That is for another post.
The post robotic AI age and the role of creativity and innovation
You've all heard the news. Jobs will come under fire if not already so. Machines, robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), are going to take over. The Matrix, Terminator, could all those movie scenarios have had it right?
What happens if it's all true but the ending is not a tragic one. Can we find a happy coexistence with machines? In an alternative scenario, machines would be our servants and tackle the hard tasks they are brilliant at. Retaining, processing and repeating rule-based information. Complex calculations in milliseconds. Massive infrastructure and mechanical jobs that require strength, are dangerous and may even need to happen on other planets and atmospheres.
And whither humans? With land, capital, and labour safely being managed on our behalf, might humans be able to realise their full potential? Creative powerhouses constantly renewing and improving, stimulated by human interaction and fired by endless imagination. With time to put that strength to work.
All questions I have pondered leading to this post.
It's important to start somewhere. A diagram is one of my favourite ways to synthesise thinking. So I drew some lines.
An explanation of the diagram
I hope it's straightforward enough. I struggled with this for a while and am still not sure I have the right angles. I'm not referring to the arrows :)
I grappled with how to characterise the trajectories of the three arrows. I mean what did they constitute. I concluded that they were learning priorities. Whether by humans or machines, they were directions of learning intent.
By machines I mean AI for the most part. In the case of super AI even more so. By definition it is self learning and its intent is to become super intelligent.
Robots are something that are going to take over physical work. They have mechanical capability more than intelligence. Their intelligence will come from computers that drive AI.
Together you could see them as a whole – machines.
If all projections on AI are correct, then its trajectory is due for a massive jump soon. Capacity to learn as well as intelligence will rise exponentially.
Human learning is different. Learning directions and priorities are often imposed. By schools that teach who are often lead by organisations that hire based on skills taught.
I have distinguished between STEM based learning directions and creativity based.
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (as an educational category). This has dominated learning priorities for at least the last fifty years. As mentioned, institutions of all kinds impose it.
Creativity, if seen beyond the narrow confines of education in the arts, has lagged. That in my view, should change and I'm not the only one. I'm suggesting we will need to see a massive increase in learning emphasis, both at school and at work.
Creativity is as important as literacy. Sir Ken Robinson
I assume there is going to be a need for humans to take care of the machines. Even if humans will not remain on a par, they will have to maintain their STEM focus. They will need it to maintain the machines – at least in the near term. So the STEM based learning trajectory continues roughly on par with past trends.
As for my vertical axis, here too I grappled. I was thinking what is the point of all this activity. For the moment I have couched it in the familiar. Innovation and productivity are after all the holy grail that many organisations aspire to achieve.
So that will do for now on my current standpoint. My hypothesis in essence is as follows:
Machines are self learning and will become super intelligent. There will soon be an exponential rise in their capability. They will outstrip our current STEM based capabilities. We will no longer need the capabilities as much since we can rely on machines. Mastering our creative capabilities is the next frontier. We will use them to put ourselves and machines to work and solve the biggest challenges humanity face. We need to start preparing now.
Below I describe some of the main influences on my thinking so far.
Main influences on my thinking so far
Tim Urban: The Road to Superintelligence
I attended a Tim Urban talk at Transition, an event my company hosted last year. We didn't record and share the full presentation. Luckily this Google talk he gave was and he spoke about the same topic.
He makes compelling arguments simple, as he is know for doing. A couple of things stood out for me. That we are at the cusp of exponential growth in AI's capability for self learning. And the distinctions between standard and super intelligence blew me away.
The latter especially lead me to believe we are not thinking big enough about AI. In essence he showed me the limits of my imagination.
He didn't project futuristic outcomes, he only shed a light on the possibilities. Extrapolate from only recent progress and a super intelligent future is hard to deny.
Don't want a robot to steal your job? Be creative
The title is not mine – here is the article: Don't want a robot to steal your job? Be creative. The title alone is what nailed it for me. Then on reading it several points jumped out. The first was this one:
Cheap computing power and rapidly advancing AI mean that machines already outperform us on tasks that involve retaining, processing, and repeating rule-based information.
Then their point about STEM learning which I incorporated into my diagram and thesis.
There was also the link to the NESTA report (pdf). This provided rich, research based evidence. The results confirm that "creative occupations are more future proof to computerisation".
They also define a far broader concept of creativity than common perception holds. That it's more than the arts. It encompasses "the use of imagination or original ideas to create something".
The part in italics is what stood out for me .
That lead me to Richard Florida's paper: The Creative Class and Economic Development (pdf).
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Independent of all this, I wrote a post some time ago that seemed to resonate with many from all the likes and shares it received (in the thousands).
Based on Maslow's model I positioned the Modern Organisation's Hierarchy of Needs. Creativity and innovation were at the pinnacle of organisational actualisation.
What I left out was the AI and robots element. I'm convinced I should include it. I propose to remodel the hierarchy and include these considerations. I'll make this a core part of my trend report. I'll use it to advocate how organisations should change to refocus their efforts.
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Course Overview & Week 1: Business & the Environment
Welcome! Before starting today's video lectures, please have a look at the course syllabus below. In this first session, we'll explore six fundamental differences between how, in my view, CEOs and board members think about the impact of business on the environment and how environmental activists, lobbyists, journalists, and legislators think about the same ideas. The session also deals with the evolution of environmental concern over the last 60 years and how business has responded. Objectives: To understand the different mindset that business has with respect to other parts of civil society and develop an appreciation for the relatively rapid evolution that has occurred in the relationship between business and the environment in the last 60 years.
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Part of the issue in choosing a strategy to deal with environmental issues is to fully understand the broad spectrum of environmental interest groups. This session explores how the movement took off, distinguishing between four types of groups and examining how business might consider interacting with them (and vice versa). Learning Objectives: To explore the nature of four different types of environmental interest groups such that their motivations and behaviors can be better understood.
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Stillwater Mining chalks up $201 million loss
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Stillwater Mining Co. reported a net loss of $201.5 million for the latest quarter after slashing the value of its copper reserve in Argentina, but company executives said Wednesday its underlying financial results are good.
The Billings-based company announced Tuesday that it had reduced the value of the Altar copper and gold project by $290 million to $102 million. The company in part cited economic and regulatory uncertainty in Argentina as a drag on its investment in the country.
"The business climate in Argentina has clouded the outlook," Stillwater interim CEO Terrell Ackerman said in a conference call with investors Wednesday.
The precious metals mining company acquired the Altar reserve in 2011 as the centerpiece of a $487 million cash and stock purchase of Peregrine Metals Ltd.
Stillwater will continue to have a presence in Argentina, but it will take some time to determine its long-term direction with the project, which should be coming out early in 2014, Ackerman said.
Company executives noted the fundamentals for palladium are "robust," with prices high due to increased automobile manufacturing in the U.S. and labor unrest in South Africa, where the metal also is mined.
"Financially, this year's third quarter results are excellent without the writedown," said Gregory Wing, Stillwater vice president and chief financial officer.
Revenues for the quarter rose more than 54 percent compared with last year, to $280 million. The increase mainly was due to the higher palladium prices and new suppliers that caused the company's platinum group metals recycling business to increase 74 percent from this time last year.
Employment in Stillwater's Montana mining operations has grown nearly 7 percent from last year, from 1,629 employees to 1,736, officials said.
Former Stillwater chairman and CEO Frank McCallister was ousted earlier this year in part due to investor discontent with his pursuit of Altar. That effort was joined by former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who replaced McCallister as chairman.
Ackerman had no update on the search for a new CEO, but said the search was a key focus of the new board of directors.
By midday, Stillwater stock rose 2.7 percent to $11.22 a share on the New York Stock Exchange.


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Derek Anderson, Willy Taylor, Betty Gardener. Fortrose Bus Garage c1955
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Derek Anderson, Willy Taylor, Betty Gardener. Fortrose Bus Garage c1955
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My Uncle Derrick passed away earlier this month at the age of 80. Lovely to hear stories about his love of buses and trains.
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I think all the people of Fortrose had a great deal of respect for Derek and love, I did like his Father too, Dr John, the Man with the V 8 Pilot who supported the community very well,
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For anyone who knows the area, Khan al Ahmar area is more of a trademark to those who go to Jericho or need to use the path to the south towards the dead sea or the north towards Tiberias.
The Bedouin community in that area has been historically residing there. My memories as a child and as an adult continue to see the tents, the tanks, the yards, and the sheep, donkeys and often camels wondering there.
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A final demolition order to the village was released amid the mess in the surrounding, Ramallah is busy waiting for a new president, and new blocks of negotiations are taking place int he lounges of hotels and offices. Gaza is busy collecting wounded and deceased people while starving to death from lack of resources and brutal blockade. Jerusalem is swinging between Judaization and Israelization, and Kushner is spinning in the area while Trump is blocking the border in his district.
Why would the world feel sympathy for a Palestinian child beaten brutally or watching his parents lynched and prisoned or shot , when children on the borders of the immigration to States are facing the same treatment … in one way or another.. after all Israel has the right to defend itself from Palestinian children and families who are by nature terrorists!.
The struggle in Khan al Ahmar was halted for a week. An achievement amid the brutality of demolitions. A break the Israeli government is making to allow demonstrators and media with their cameras to turn their backs.
A struggle that will not end as long as the opponent is an occupation that has one mission in mind… ethnic cleansing.


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Local boy heads up autism fundraising team
• Fifth-grader Jarret Breznai says he wants to help others, whether through raising money to study the disease or legislation to get insurance companies to cover its treatments.
Jarret Breznai just wants to help more people like him.
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"I'm so proud of him for wanting to step up and lead the team this year," she said. "Bedford Buddies means so much to him."
Jarret and Mrs. Breznai have worked with former state Rep. Kathy Angerer to pass legislation to require insurance companies to cover autism. In December, the family spent three days in Lansing lobbying for the insurance reform bill. The bill passed the House, but was not voted on in the Senate.
"He was crushed to go through that," Mrs. Breznai said.
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Though the legislation did not pass, Jarret is still busy collecting money for research. He has attended every meeting for his walking team and along with help from other family members, solicited donations for this year's walk.
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Bedford Buddies is accepting donations for the walk online at www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/michigan/jarretbreznai. Donations will be accepted even after the walk has been completed.
To participate in the walk or to make a donation, call Mrs. Breznai at 854-3216 or send her an e-mail at email@example.com.


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Today in History–December 5–the Library of Congress features Martin Van Buren, born on this date in 1782. Learn more about our nation's 8th president (1837-41), also known as "The Little Magician" and the "Red Fox of Kinderhook" for his skill in political manipulation, by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more stories and primary sources about Martin Van Buren. Primary sources Martin Van Buren inauguration primary source set Martin Van Buren … [Read more...]
Today in History: The Federalist Papers
Today in History–October 27–the Library of Congress features the Federalist Papers, the first of which was published on this day in 1787. This series of essays, 85 in all, were published in newspapers under the name of Publius but were actually written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Their purpose, in essence, was to argue for the necessity of checks and balances in the new government. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section and accessing the resources linked to … [Read more...]
Today in History: Hamilton & Burr Duel
Today in History–July 11–the Library of Congress features the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr that took place on this date in 1804 and resulted in the death of Hamilton. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to learn more about these two men and the once-legal practice of dueling. The Burr and Hamilton duel, 11 July, 1804, at Weehawken, N.J. print Transcripts of Hamilton's correspondence with Aaron Burr and an account of the duel by … [Read more...]


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Mega Millions Winner: Here's Who Won The $56 Million Jackpot
By Jason Hall
June 9, 2021
A single Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers to win the $56 million jackpot ($38.3 million cash option) on Tuesday (June 9.)
The winning ticket was purchased at a Citgo gas station in Crestwood, Illinois, according to the Illinois Lottery's official website.
Additionally, two players in Iowa and West Virginia were also Match 5 winners, matching all five white balls to win $1 million, or $3 million with the 3x megaplier.
Results from Tuesday's Mega Millions game will be listed below:
MEGAPLIER: 3x
The Mega Millions and Powerball games offered a combined jackpot of more than $1.7 billion earlier this year.
Mega Millions' jackpot reached $1.05 billion, with a cash option of $776.6 million on Friday, January 22, before a player in Michigan matched all six numbers. The jackpot was the second largest cash value ticket in lottery history.
Powerball's jackpot reached $731.1 million, with a cash option worth $546.8 million on Wednesday, January 20, before a player in Maryland matched all six numbers. The jackpot was the third largest cash value for a single ticket in lottery history and the third largest in Powerball history.
Both jackpots increase during each following game until there's a winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions "gold ball" or Powerball in each respective game.
The Mega Millions jackpot has exceeded the billion mark twice in its existence. In October 2018, a ticket was sold in South Carolina winning $1.537 billion ($878 million cash value), which is the world's largest jackpot for a single ticket and the largest cash value for a single ticket.
The Powerball jackpot has exceeded the half a billion mark nine times during its existence.
Three tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee won the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016, which set the record for the world's largest jackpot (cash value and annuity) and was the ninth largest cash value per ticket.
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Identification of Tree Roots
Your top 10 questions answered:
- Why? To provide evidence for the origin of roots found during investigations into damage to buildings or installations. Are they from your tree… a neighbour's… the local council's…? In English law it is the owner of such a tree (or his house contents insurer) who is responsible for any associated reparation of another's property.
- Who? Most of our clients are professionals involved in the investigation: Structural Engineers, Surveyors, Loss Adjusters, Tree Consultants… but we also accept jobs from private individuals, following an advisory discussion.
- Where from? Trial holes are dug in a sensible place (not necessarily under a crack in the wall, but better where most structural movement has taken place in order to produce the crack). A deep excavation, to at least under the footings, is strongly advised. Bore holes can also produce roots - to 5 metres or even more! Blocked drains can yield masses of fibrous roots. NOTE that drain roots must be sterilised in hot bleached water for 10 minutes then dried before posting.
Cross section of
a Lime tree root
How? You send us the roots. We prepare them, cut very thin slices around 20 microns thick, then examine these under the microscope. We assess the best match for their anatomy: their cell-layout and -structure; no two roots are identical, and thin roots can have very limited structural features, but within the constraints of the following paragraph we can normally assign them confidently and accurately, based on our long experience in this field.
What sort of sample? Any root over about 0.5mm diameter is attempted, and 50mm length is plenty. Please retain the bark on any specimen as this is usually essential for identification of the root (note how different is its structure from the 'wood' of the root in the adjacent photograph of a Lime tree root). Do NOT keep damp samples in plastic bags, as they can rapidly decay, especially in a warm office, whereas clean, dry roots last for many years virtually unchanged. We keep short lengths of all roots for six years to allow for any subsequent queries. Do not hesitate to send a good representative number of roots from each location; we only fully process those which are distinctive to the trained eye through hand-lenses (reporting that others 'appear similar...'), not an infallible procedure but sufficient for most cases, and certainly a money-saver; we are always prepared to return to the rest if the need is justified!
How many sorts of root are there; how many can you identify? Over 140 different types of root can be distinguished. Some are specific to a single type of tree or shrub, while others are referable to usually small groups of closely related types. Almost 90% of broad-leaf trees can be assigned to their genus unambiguously or at most to a pair of alternatives. For details check out our list of identifiable tree and shrub roots. Sometimes for shrub roots we will not be specific, as there are many rare types for which documentation is inadequate; for these, or indeed for roots that are very immature or atypical in structure (perhaps diseased, decayed, distorted) we can only say with confidence what they are not, which can still be useful - and if you want to take it further, we can almost certainly assign the sample to a particular shrub, following receipt of twig samples from you of all nearby woody plants. See under plant identification [appropriate samples] and subsidiary information for further information.
How long does it take? Our report is issued on average 6 working days* after receipt of the roots. It is sent by first class post, and can also be e-mailed or faxed. Very urgent jobs can be done faster, though usually associated soil testing dictates the overall timetable. *(Based on our records since 1992).
Are our reports authoritative? We are the most experienced organisation world-wide in respect of root identification, having issued some 95,000 identification reports since 1979; they are accepted by the courts and in insurance claims.
What does it cost? This depends on the number of packets of roots supplied from a site. For 1 to 2 packets from a site, the charge is £100 (add £20 if Iodine testing is required). The charge for 3 to 4 packets is £150 (add £30 with Iodine testing). All charges plus VAT. Please contact us if sending 5 or more packets from a site. Most private jobs consist of just 1 packet of roots. Discounts are available for larger suppliers (please contact us). New or first time customers must send payment with samples. Payment is accepted by Sterling cheque or via direct Bank transfers. Overseas payments: a 15% charge is added to cover international Bank fees. Your Report will be emailed; should you require a paper copy, please let us know - we will provide one at no extra cost.
What other information can be obtained from root samples? See subsidiary information, which includes details of the most commonly requested further test on roots, the iodine test for starch, as well as a note on DNA testing and other observations.
- Yes, OK, one for luck: Do we want clues, to assist us in our identifications? No! For two main reasons: i) We must be seen to be objective, and not influenced by any prompting, and we will contact you if we feel, in exceptional circumstances, that futher samples would be useful (see answer 6. above); and ii) We have to admit that a very significant proportion of so-called clues are inaccurate, based on misidentification of the suspected source tree or shrub by those who have visited the site. Believe it or not, there are cowboys out there who can only 'identify' roots if told what's there beforehand!
Should you have technical queries in fields peripheral to the above, consult our useful links page.


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We take a holistic approach to internet marketing and while the recipes may change a bit year-to-year, the ingredients largely remain unchanged. It's for that reason that I wanted to take look at some common tactics for driving traffic and converting it by creating brand trust / confidence. That is, common activities that marketers take when creating successful sites that drive traffic also work well in creating a memorable brand in the marketplace.
Growing a business is a balancing act of striking a balance between market relevance, market opportunity and market fit. Once you've reached that balance one of the key objectives is to have prospective customers associate your brand with the solution to their needs.
In terms of 3rd party credibility, I'm talking about all the various ways we as marketers can cultivate word of mouth, which is the single most effective way to develop customers and communities.
Everyone is familiar with countless examples of 3rd party credibility at work directly or indirectly, let's take a look at some:
Link Building
Search Engines provide millions of recommendations every day, all of these referrals are hinged on the link juice that flows from one credible site to another online (otherwise known as Page Rank). Of the more than 200 ranking factors that Google uses and the countless filters that search engines apply in an effort to fight spam, back links remain one of the most significant signals that a site is worthy of appearing in search engine result pages (SERPs).
Content Marketing Strategy
Every successful site today needs to have a healthy content strategy, among the numerous techniques to create engaging content whether evergreen (timelessly relevant) or seasonal etc, one of the most common ways to create or drive brand credibility is by having your company's experts contribute to content other authoritative sites in your niche.
Testimonials / Client List
Today's testimonials may take shape in a number of ways, not the least of which is badges clients can sport on their sites indicating their support of your brand. Customers may also pen a short inspirational sentence or two talking about their experience with your brand and the value your product(s) or service(s) created for them.
Reviews / Case Studies
When publications that your customers trust choose to provide an in depth review of your company and it's offerings, you're definitely on your way to creating a strong brand. By the same token, case studies are an opportunity share an in depth look at the "before and after" results clients realized in working with you. Since case studies normally require a blessing from the client, this approach is helpful for prospective customers who may relate to the story or otherwise discover more about how your product(s) or service(s) can be used.
Brand Associations / Partnerships
Offline or on, creating close proximity of your brand with others your target market trusts is often a very good thing. In cases where you can create an offer by working together with a brand that compliments yours, not only does this save time and hopefully money for your customers, but it also creates an even more profound brand experience. Associations and partnerships can take numerous forms, however the primary goal here is to generate brand lift – awareness about your brand and your value proposition in the marketplace.
So what are the keys to growing brand recognition, trust and creating brand lift? Well it depends on your business a bit, but in essence we need to think through a strategy to apply the principles above in an engaging way without sacrificing any opportunity to create value while differentiating your business from the competition. The following matrix provides a good framework to think about how to create the credibility that grows brand equity:
Have any great examples of companies that are doing a great job of creating brand equity online today via their efforts? Share by leaving a comment.


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I'm calling it six b so I get back on track with pretty much everyone else.
Planted: Buckthorn
Harvested: the first cherry tomatoes, peas, lettuce, carrots
Preserved: made a small batch of pear butter (pears were on sale at the grocery store) Also purchased LOTS of cherries on sale so I can make cherry preserves for the year. They're in the freezer until I get time to deal with them.
Reduce waste/manage stores: bought brand new cloth napkins from the thrift store. Purchased a pattern to make crib sheets and bumper pads from fabric I already have in storage. Purchased and received the parts for my pressure canner so I can take it in to be checked.
Eat the food: eggs, lettuce, tomatoes, Laban Oummo (lamb with yogurt sauce from frozen stores and stored rice).
Build community food systems: not so much, but I sold more of my excess eggs at work. Bought more good stuff at the local farmer's market.
DH and I made a deal with our rearward neighbor to take the large pile of river rock out of her back yard so we can build an herb spiral and to make the walls for the patio out back. Also to build the raised beds that I've envisioned being next to the walls of the house since we moved in 10 years ago.
The javelina have found my beans and roses in the front yard, so I had to buy portable fence to protect them; they already ruined my pathetic little yarrow patch under one of the trees.


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Saturn is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Kronos, the father of the Olympian gods. According to myths, Kronos/Saturn heard a prophesy that one of his children was going to overthrow him so he took up the nasty habit of eating his offspring. Needless to say, his wife, Rhea, was not too pleased with this behavior so one day she decided to hide her newborn instead of giving it over to Saturn to eat. The son she saved, Zeus in the Greek, Jupiter in the Roman, grows up and rebels against his father, eventually freeing his siblings from his father's stomach. This myth bears similarities to the rebellion acted out by the characters in the book against the author. The myth also transforms the relationship between creator and created to that of father and children. I also think that its interesting that the author chooses Saturn, the second biggest planet in our solar system, to represent himself. One might interpret this identification as a way of compensating for his diminutive stature which he seems very self-conscious of.
When I read that the people of Monte were using lead to shield themselves from Saturn (this was before it became clear that Saturn stood for the author), I thought of the Roman empire which used lead to make pipes. This form of manufacturing lead to a lot of sickness, and I think some have argued, contributed to the fall of the empire. This association with decay and ruin leaches over into the ideas of psychological repression, marking it as an unhealthy activity. The definition for lead in J.C. Cooper's An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols further ties the metal with the book.
"In Alchemy lead is the heavy 'sick' condition of the metal or of human existence or the soul; it is the base metal, density, the opaque bodily consciousness, unregenerate man, subject of the work of transforming and transmuting. The metal of Saturn" (96).
Like the lead, I think the limes that Little Merced eats are another example of repression and its destructive power. She keeps her lime consumption a secret from her father and it eventually makes her sick. Federico's fear of confronting the loss of his wife drives him to seek refuge under a poisonous umbrella. One might take this a step further and argue that Federico's unwillingness to share his feelings and secrets with his daughter sets a bad example for her (she probably knows something's wrong; there has to be a reason why the mother left) and his secrets end up hurting her. If we consider Rachel Adams's thesis from last week, that there is some kind of shift between Cold War lit and post Cold-War lit, I would say that the reactions of Federico and the EMF, their desire to cut themselves off from another entity are reminiscent of a Cold War mentality of paranoia and polarization. They don't hide behind an Iron Curtain, but they do hide behind a lead one. It is when the truth comes out, words are exchanged, that people break away from repetitive and stagnant positions and seem to recover. This also relates to trauma theory in that the people who can rewrite painful experiences and somehow integrate them into their metanarrative (as Salvador Plascenia is clearly doing) are able to recover.
One final thought on limes- limes are a sour fruit, not a sweet one, hence not usually associated with enjoyment. Little Merced's constant consumption of limes seems semi-masochist and parallel to the self-pitying and rumination on lost love that permeates the novel.
limes- caustic, secret, eating, damaging


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Winter is not really a good time for me. Constantly competing with the elements and central heating leaves my skin dry and feeling quite sore. I find it so hard to keep my skin moisturised and a long time ago gave up altogether on ever having flake free skin during the colder months. I think it's important to mention that I have extremely dry, sensitive skin; and have fought with it my entire life. I've tried everything I could to tame it – I've had creams from the doctor, covered myself in coconut oil, tried the thickest body creams I could find and have even resorted to creaming 3-4 times a day.
I remember skin flying around the room and white flakes coating the inside of my clothes. To say that it's been a constant fight is an understatement! But this year is different. I've finally found something that leaves my skin feeling and looking soft, and – for the first time – completely flake free!


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MIC's new Listen to Norway series continues with Thomas Dybdahl's stunning "That Great October Sound".
Thomas Dybdahl made a splash debut with his first album "That Great October Sound". Dybdahl seemed to emerge from nowhere - suddenly he was just there. The album's captivating opening track From Grace, with its beautiful Jeff Buckleyesque falsetto vocal line, immediately secured Thomas Dybdahl a place in the spotlight. Some very positive live and album reviews further solidified Dybdahl's position as one of the strongest contenders in the Newcomer of the Year awards. Dybdahl writes songs with maturity that's usually reserved for veterans many years his senior, and judging by the musical and lyrical content on That Great October Sound, one is hard pressed to believe that he is barely a twentysomething. This is soul in its most modern idiom – this is Thomas Dybdahl and his album is destined to last.
Thomas Dybdahl: That Great October Sound (Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions – CCAP 018)


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We have developed our own software to manage linear infrastructures called MSManager, which was fully developed by our office in Vigo.
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AUDITE was founded with the aim of improving user interact with data from climate monitoring stations inside and outside certain buildings.
We use GIS and Web technologies in our different departments to offer customers various applications to view and exploit data of different kinds.
One of the biggest problems found when working with cloud points is the big size of most of them, which means they can be very difficult to process. This is why we use several internal tools to handle them with excellent results.
Following the inventories carried out using mobile scanning systems, a need arose for field maintenance of the inventoried items. So, we designed an application for mobile devices as the most adequate complement to our MSManager product.
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Chairs, specifically office chairs play a key role in the health of people who spend a long period of time sitting down and doing their jobs.
Being seated in one pose can strain the spinal cord of the body. An ergonomically designed chair can help you to prevent any back injury, including lower back strain, which can make your spine problems more severe.
- MORE ADJUSTABLE THEN ANY OTHER CHAIR IN ITS CLASS — Unlike the office chairs sold by our competitors, which allow you to either fully recline or sit upright, we have a SECOND adjustment lever that allows you to lock in your desired recline angle at ANY degree. That way, you can be assured of finding the perfect comfortable seating position just for you.
- BREATHABLE MESH - The breathable mesh back on this ergonomic office chair provides support while keeping your back cool and comfortable. Cool air circulates through the mesh keeping your back sweat-free and allowing you to sit in the chair comfortably for longer periods of time compared to traditional chairs
Now my ask to all of you is: Are you interested in finding the right ergonomically designed office chair that enables people to work for extended hours while keeping their backs healthy and preventing any other health problems?
Chances are that you are probably noticed that the buying of a comfort and an ergonomic chair can be one of the most valuable assets you can give yourself. In fact, these chairs can reduce muscle and ligament problems by supporting you body and encouraging proper seating posture.
But it is important to be aware that there is a variety of ergonomic chairs available ranging from those which are more suitable for office use, some are ideal for gaming purposes while others can be used in a variety of different workplace such as a traders office, or a programmers den.
Hence choosing the right one is difficult when there are so many options as well as so many different designs available in the market.
Here, I want to help you.
Today I am going to post review on Duramont office chair which is ergonomically designed chair which allows you to work comfortably without risking you lower back.
Let's get started.
Duramont Ergonomic Adjustable Office Chair Review
A well designed ergonomic chair should come with a variety of adjustment options to fit into different types of body shapes. This is something, Duramont is well aware of this.
So they designed and built a comfortable chair in which you have the possibility of adjusting the required seat height, the lumbar cushion, as well as the height and angle of the armrest and the angle and height of the headrest.
Duramont's ergonomic office chair provides you comfort and assistance during long working hours in the office, or at home, or while doing LAN party for several hours.
Variety of Adjustment Options
You can adjust more or less each and every feature including armrest, lumbar support, etc of this chair. Consequently, it can accommodate all kinds of people with different sizes or shapes while encouraging sitting in a comfortable posture.
Featuring a high back constructed from breathable mesh keeps the entire back feeling cozy and cool. In addition to that, with its leather arm and head rest, the Duramont is an elegant yet comfortable ergonomic chair.
For relaxation after working for long hours, It is possible to recline this chair up to 120 degrees and to tilt the head support backwards. With the tilt mechanism of the headrest and the recliner you can lie down comfortably and take a light nap.
Under the hood Duramont adjustable office chair packs vertically adjusted armrests, an integrated tilt tension dial as well as Rollerblade castors than conventional nylon castors for smoother and gentler glide over office carpets, floors and hardwood floors.
Due to so many adjustment features this chair offers, you will surely enjoy a convenient seating posture.
Easy Installation
The installation manual of this chair is fairly straightforward. There are only about eight easy-to-follow instructions for installing the chair. Having assembled it, you can customize it to suit you and figure out exactly the position you prefer at the office.
Thanks to the chair's reclining controls, You can lower or elevate the seat, have a straight sitting position or simply tilt the backrest rearward to complement your back position. This will enable you to find the best posture that allows you to work conveniently in the office for longer periods of time.
With this chair you have everything that you need to assemble the chair. In addition, you will be supplied with mesh gloves to keep your hands clean.
Furthermore, a 90-day 100% money back guarantee is also provided with the chair. When you receive the chair, you can return it for a full refund if it doesn't meet your expectations.
The Duramont ergonomically reclining office chair is the ideal chair you need when you are on a moderate budget and ready to invest money for comfort. Last but not the least, this chair is a great choice when it comes to comfort and convenience.
Features of Duramont Ergonomic Office Chair
- With its many adjustable options, you can rest assured of finding the most convenient and comfortable sitting posture just for you.
- This ergonomically designed mesh back rest ensures a breathable and comfortable back support. The mesh ensures cool ventilation which keeps you sweat-free and enables you to remain sitting comfortably.
- The 330lbs of limit will make it a comfortable and reliable chair for the tall people.
- Ideal when you require an up-to-date chair that features an adjustable headrest yet would like something that is rather modest-looking.
- High-quality lumbar support.