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Visit Honfleur and Trouville on the Normandy coast and be sure to pack a camera. Winter and summer alike I love these 2 seaside towns and visit them as frequently as I can. It is just over a 2hour drive from Paris and a car is handy as you're going to be whizzing between them. A lot more is said of Deauville but for me Honfleur and Trouville have more character and offer a greater variety of photos.
In winter I like to arrive in Trouville in time for lunch at Le Central, a big bustling brasserie that serves wonderful fresh small shrimps or fried whitebait with 2 small soles, although it's all good here and very friendly. It's particularly popular with locals, which is always a good sign. Now, a good meal and a couple of glasses of sauvignon later it is time to take out the camera.
Trouville is a fishing port and fresh fish vendors are lined up along the estuary. In warmer weather table and chairs are set up and it is here alfresco, that a delicious fresh seafood lunch can take place. The estuary is very photogenic with it's fishing boats and loads of seagulls. Right at the end is the casino and then the boardwalk, little huts and parasols. In summer I like to photograph Trouville in colour and in winter I tend to go for black and white.
I spent New Years day there this year and we drove from Paris in torrential rain but miraculously by the time we'd finished lunch the rain had stopped. Many of the shops were open in the pretty little back streets of Trouville making for good pictures with people walking by with their collars hunched up. After we took to the boardwalk and onto the windswept beach. The tide was way out and the storm had brought in piles and piles of shells of all sorts making for more interesting shots. There were people walking their dogs and screaming gulls swooping down and flying off.
We had booked into a wonderful bed and breakfast in Honfleur called La Cour Sainte Catherine so by about 4 or so we headed over there. It is a pretty drive through Villers, Criqueboeuf and Pennedepie. There are dozens of great bed and breakfasts and hotels at all prices all the way from Trouville to Honfleur. Some are off the beaten track but easily accessible by car. Most of them open in winter and some offer attractive prices compared to the summer.
The first thing you see approaching Honfleur is the stunning marina lined on two sides with its historic 16th-18th century buildings. A drawbridge connects the marina to the fishing port and on the other side is the town hall and many more beautiful buildings and cafés. It is a jaw dropping sight and you won't know where to stand to get the best pictures. You'll walk around it 10 times anyway so will find plenty of possibilities!
Behind the marina is the town with its charming, narrow winding streets, historical buildings, attractive shops, art galleries, food shops, cafés, restaurants and of course the marvellous 15th century church. Taking picture postcards of Honfleur isn't difficult, what is harder is to take some time and try and take different pictures: The dog in the bicycle basket outside a pretty shop, bottles of calvados, or a particular building or sign, so that they stand out.
I like a telephoto and a wide angle. For the telephoto I would set the camera with an aperture priority so as not to miss anything and at f2.8 or f4 and focus on what you want and the background will fall away and hopefully give you good bokeh, but that's another story! With a wide angle, just get up there nice and close and get the atmosphere.
We walked down to the harbour to take pictures of the almost full moon over the Marina before dinner. We chose to eat at Coté Resto, a bistro serving well presented dishes with a twist, at reasonable prices. In France we have 4 main types of restaurants, cafés, brasseries, bistros, or gastronomic. Honfleur has its fair share of good eating places, we are in Normandy after all! The brasseries offer moules frites that can be excellent (Le Capital in Trouville). If you are looking for a treat (gastronomic) then I would go to Le Bréard.
It wasn't sunny in Honfleur the next day either, but we took a walk up to the Chapel Notre Dame de Grace and came back down via a different route and joined the coastal path. We walked along the beach with the industrial skyline of Le Havre barely visible across the horizon. It isn't a pretty beach in summer but at low tide one can walk all the way to Trouville. I took a bunch of black and white pictures. I love landscapes, and the starkness and the textures did it for me.
A last walk along the cobbled streets of Honfleur, a few more photos and the purchase of a good bottle of calvados – tastes better when bought locally! We check our watches and set off for Trouville, in time to buy some fresh fish for dinner! We're photographers but we do like our food!
In 2018 I will be offering tailor made photography tours to Honfleur and Trouville. Join me, you will not be disappointed!


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Goodbye 2017
I was going to write my regular annual recap post but I just don't feel like it. 2017 was a pretty good year other than my weird heath issues, and even though we didn't go on any vacations we did some fun little things throughout the year. I guess the highlight was getting my new car.
Anyway, since it's been cold we haven't done much other than shop. Managed to run out of fabric softener even though I'm usually on top of that stuff so we took a trip to Target this morning to get that as well as some other household staples.
At my urging Joe vacuumed the massive amount of dust that was in the cutout area of our master bedroom too. I can't tell you the last time it was cleaned up there. I have dust mite allergies so maybe getting rid of all that will help me sleep better.
The Christmas decorations are all down and stashed away until next year. I actually enjoyed the holidays a lot this year but I'm still happy to have the house back to normal.
Tonight's NYE menu
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Bang Bang Chicken
Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
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Cintoo Cloud™ Pushes the AEC and BIM Towards Laser Scanning 2.0
Cintoo Cloud™ pushes the AEC and BIM sector towards laser scanning 2.0 with cloud-compatible Reality Capture data
US-French technology pioneer Cintoo has created a revolutionary new technology designed to handle the gigantic point clouds generated from terrestrial laser scans. Developed with a focus on BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflows in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industries, Cintoo Cloud™ embeds a unique point cloud-to-surface and surface-to-point cloud technology (patent pending) enabling users to access high precision terrestrial laser scans on demand via the cloud. Cintoo Cloud™ enables even the highest resolution data with over a billion points from large projects (thousands of scans) to be streamed in 3D as a mesh from any desktop or laptop device by anybody, at anytime, anywhere, using a standard web browser, with no compromise on accuracy.
Cintoo takes Reality Capture data to the next level by making it cloud-compatible. By doing so, this makes it collaborative, distributable and shareable. Users can convert point cloud data to 3D surfaces within Cintoo Cloud™ then reconvert it when required. The solution offers powerful visualization features, with display modes in RGB, x-ray, height or 3D Surface, that reveal a granular level of scan detail not previously possible in 3D laser scanning. Cintoo Cloud™ enables both Scan-to-BIM and Scan-vs-BIM workflows, allowing laser scanning to be fully integrated in collaborative BIM processes. From a workflow perspective, the user can organize a project into work-logic areas called Work Zones (such as rooms, floors, etc.) assigning specific scans to each zone and then exporting only the necessary data for a Scan-to-BIM job. Crops of project sections and elevations can also be easily exported, while new measurements can be performed, and annotations created to inform other project users.
Cintoo Cloud™ is fully compatible with the Autodesk portfolio thanks to the integration of the ReCap SDK. Cintoo Cloud™ can read RCP files (Autodesk ReCap format for registered laser scan projects) and can generate RCS files (unified point clouds format for the Autodesk portfolio) of cropped sections or elevations, scans, Work Zones or the entire project. Cintoo Cloud™ is also connected to BIM 360 Docs via the Autodesk Forge platform, so that users can overlay a 3D BIM model over Reality Data in Cintoo Cloud™'s viewer to check for differences. Import and export of point clouds are also available using the e57 exchange format.
Cintoo Cloud™ can be deployed in the cloud on either Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, and customers have the option to select the specific region where the project data will be hosted. A private cloud deployment is also possible.
Dominique Pouliquen, co-founder and CEO of Cintoo US Inc. in San Francisco, CA comments: "The data generated by terrestrial laser scanners is so massive that the whole industry is stuck with very desktop-centric workflows. And it's getting worse. Modern scanners are producing higher quality data all the time, so the size of point clouds is just getting exponentially larger with every new scanner model being released in the market. This is the problem being solved with Cintoo Cloud™: we are removing the bottleneck of data size that has limited the adoption of laser scanning for many years."
BBA, Canada is one of Cintoo's North American users. Mario Laflamme, Development Manager, CAD and 3D Scan Technologies explains how Cintoo Cloud™ is changing the way he and his teams work:
"Cintoo Cloud™ is a game changer for BBA. It allows our clients and our own teams to collaborate directly on a Reality Capture project regardless of their physical location. BBA has a dozen offices across Canada, so being able to work on the same laser scan data via the cloud saves us an enormous amount of time and resources."
Pouliquen continues: "The laser scan data is one of the last data types that is not yet cloud compatible and with Cintoo Cloud™ this huge barrier to adoption is now removed. With Cintoo Cloud™, we can finally make laser scanning truly cloud-compatible, and by doing so, it becomes collaborative, shareable, distributable and a seamless part of BIM processes."
Leonardo Hidd Fonteles, PhD, co-founder and CTO of Cintoo SAS, based in France comments: "Cintoo Cloud 1.0 is just our first step. Once the Reality Data is in the cloud, there are various analytics and measurements that can be performed. Our goal is to enrich the platform in the months to come with the web services that will help our users extract meaningful value from their laser scans: floor flatness, ADA compliance, beam deflection, cloud to cloud or cloud to BIM diff analysis, for example. Machine learning running in the cloud will also help to automatically classify the 3D data and allow our users to make the most sense of their assets. Since our Reality Data is mesh-based, we are also direct-VR and simulation ready. In the near future, we expect that remodeling from the point cloud will be less necessary since Cintoo Reality Data is already a 3D model."
Cintoo Cloud 1.0 will be demonstrated by the Cintoo team at Autodesk University, November 13 to 15 2018 on booth A520. A free 30-day trial is available on Cintoo's web site: www.cintoo.com
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Cintoo develops technologies and solutions to manage and enhance the value of 3D real world digitization (known as Reality Data) in the cloud, specifically for the AEC and Infrastructure industries. Founded in 2013, Cintoo was created by 3 research scientists from the I3S Lab (a joint venture research laboratory between the University of Sophia-Antipolis and CNRS, in the South of France). The team was joined later by experienced business professionals in USA and France. Cintoo's vision is to become a world leader in cloud-based solutions to empower Reality Data On-Demand. Cintoo's driving objective is to make Reality Capture data ubiquitous, accessible, collaborative and efficient via the cloud. This will enable the construction industry to become more efficient and productive by collaboratively using data from Reality Capture devices as part of the BIM process.
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Diversity & Inclusion Friday news round-up: Nov 16, 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion Friday News Round Up. Today we are talking about Microsoft's latest diversity report, McKinsey's Women in the Workplace study, gender equality in Tanzania and bionic limbs. Happy Friday!
On Wednesday, Microsoft released their 4th annual diversity report. While their leadership teams remain mainly white and male, they made slight process in regard to women and minority employees. Interestingly, they have now linked employees performance bonuses to their "inclusion" activities, e.g. joining ERGs, participating in inclusion training, becoming allies, etc.
McKinsey and Leanin.org just released the latest edition of the Women in the Workplace study. Surveying over 64000 employees and almost 280 companies, the outcome is clear – women remain underrepresented and looking at the data of the past 4 years, progress is stalled.
Gender Equality
Tanzania was about to receive a USD 300 million loan from the World Bank so they could improve their education system, but this was now withdrawn after human rights concerns. The Tanzanian president has recently decided that girls who have given birth are not allowed to return to school. Tanzania has been expelling pregnant girls from attending school for decades, but for the past years the law is being applied more widely. Read more here.
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A very interesting (long) read from Patrick Kane, a 21 year old who lost several limbs as a baby. At age 13, Patrick became the youngest person in the world with a bionic arm and he is describing his journey and the experience he has had thanks to the new technologies.


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David B Bunnell
I am a Research Fishery Biologist at the Great Lakes Science Center, and Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan. I am the Principal Investigator (PI) for multiple projects that study community and ecosystem-level processes within the Great Lakes and at the global scale. In short, my research seeks to understand the ecological factors (e.g., resources, climate, predation) that can explain or predict fish biomass, consistent with an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries science and management.
Ph.D. 2002. The Ohio State University; Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Columbus, OH. Dissertation Title: "Exploring mechanisms regulating recruitment of white crappie in Ohio reservoirs."
M.S. 1997. Clemson University; Fisheries Biology, Clemson, SC. Thesis title: "Diel movement of brown trout in a southern Appalachian river."
B.S. 1995. Centre College, Magna cum laude; Biology, Danville, KY.
Professional Experience
October 2004 – present. Research Fishery Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 2003 – October 2004. Assistant Research Scientist, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland.
August 2002 – August 2003. Post-doctoral researcher, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wheatley, Ontario.
July 1997 – December 2002. Graduate Research Associate, Ohio State University, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Columbus, Ohio.
July 1995 – May 1997. Graduate Research Associate, Clemson University Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson, SC.
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Improving National Estimates of Inland Recreational Harvest Using State Angler Survey Data
Recreational fishing dominates inland fisheries in the United States. In 2016 alone, more than 30.1 million Americans identified as freshwater anglers and spent nearly $30 billion on freshwater fishing trips. While recreational freshwater fishing can be catch-and-release, a large portion is consumptive. In fact, evidence suggests that recreational fisheries yield more than ten times that of...
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Forecasting Climate Change Induced Effects on Recreational and Commercial Fish Populations in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes fishery managers and stakeholders have little information regarding how climate change could affect the management and conservation of fish populations, including those of high recreational and commercial value. Scientists from the US Geological Survey (USGS) worked closely with state management agencies and the National Wildlife Federation to complete several objectives that...
Describing historical habitat use of a native fish-Cisco (Coregonus artedi)-In Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932
With the global-scale loss of biodiversity, current restoration programs have been often required as part of conservation plans for species richness and ecosystem integrity. The restoration of pelagic-oriented cisco (Coregonus artedi) has been an interest of Lake Michigan managers because it may increase the diversity and resilience of the fish...Kao, Yu-Chun; Bunnell, David; Eshenroder, Randy L.; Murray, Devin N.
Spatiotemporal patterns in trophic niche overlap among five salmonines in Lake Michigan, USA
Native lake trout and introduced Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead, and brown trout are major predators in Lake Michigan's complex ecosystem and collectively support a valuable recreational fishery, but declines in their primary prey, alewife, have raised ecological and management concerns about competition and prey allocation. We applied...Kornis, Matthew S.; Bunnell, David B.; Swanson, Heidi K.; Bronte, Charles R.
Spatiotemporal variability in energetic condition of alewife and round goby in Lake Michigan
Pelagic-oriented alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and benthic-oriented round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) are two important prey fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes. In 2015, we evaluated their seasonal total energy (TE) across nine Lake Michigan transects. Round goby contained at least 48% more kilojoules of TE than alewife of equal length during...Bunnell, David; Pothoven, Steven A.; Armenio, Patricia; Eaton, Lauren A.; Warner, David; Elgin, Ashley K.; Burlakova, Lyuba E.; Karatayev, Alexander Y.
Densities, diets, and growth rates of larval Alewife and Bloater in a changing Lake Michigan ecosystem.
Variability in abiotic and biotic factors during larval stages has profound impacts on fish recruitment. In Lake Michigan, where the composition of lower trophic levels has undergone considerable changes in the past decade, managers are concerned that fish recruitment could be negatively affected. We hypothesized that spatial variation in Lake...Eppehimer, Drew E; Bunnell, David; Armenio, Patricia; Warner, David; Eaton, Lauren A.; Wells, David J; Rutherford, Edward S.
Spatial patterns of rainbow smelt energetic condition in Lakes Huron and Erie in 2017: Evidence for Lake Huron resource limitation
Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a key planktivore and prey fish in Lake Huron. Given the declining offshore productivity in the lake since the early 2000s, we described the energy content of rainbow smelt in 2017 across five different regions (North Channel, Georgian Bay, Saginaw Bay, northern main basin, southern main basin) where phytoplankton...Dai, Qihong; Bunnell, David; Diana, James S.; Pothoven, Steven A.; Eaton, Lauren A.; O'Brien, Timothy P.; Kraus, Richard
Evidence for interactions among environmental stressors in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Co-occurrence of environmental stressors is ubiquitous in ecosystems, but cumulative effects are difficult to predict for effective indicator development. Individual stressors can amplify (synergies) or lessen (antagonisms) each other's impacts or have fully independent effects (additive). Here we use the Laurentian Great Lakes, where a multitude...Smith, Sigrid D. P.; Bunnell, David B.; Burton, G.A.; Ciborowski, Jan J. H.; Davidson, Alisha D.; Dickinson, Caitlin E.; Eaton, Lauren A.; Esselman, Peter C.; Evans, Mary Anne; Kashian, Donna R.; Manning, Nathan F.; McIntyre, Peter B.; Nalepa, Thomas F.; Perez-Fuentetaja, Alicia; Steinman, Alan D.; Uzarski, Donald G.; Allan, J. David
Food‐web structure and ecosystem function in the Laurentian Great Lakes—Toward a conceptual model
The relationship between food‐web structure (i.e., trophic connections, including diet, trophic position, and habitat use, and the strength of these connections) and ecosystem functions (i.e., biological, geochemical, and physical processes in an ecosystem, including decomposition, production, nutrient cycling, and nutrient and energy flows among...Ives, Jessica T.; McMeans, Bailey C.; McCann, Kevin S.; Fisk, Aaron T.; Johnson, Timothy B.; Bunnell, David B.; Frank, Kenneth T.; Muir, Andrew M.
Describing the distribution and productivity of biota along a nearshore to offshore gradient
The Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) proposed adding nutrients (phosphorus) to its "pollutant of concern" list in 2002, given that excessive nutrients were causing impairments in nearshore waters. Since that time, scientists have highlighted the "shunting" of nutrients to the nearshore (Hecky et al. 2004), owing to the...Bunnell, David B.; Armenio, Patricia M.; Warner, David M.; Eaton, Lauren A.; Eppehimer, Drew
Are changes in lower trophic levels limiting prey-fish biomass and production in Lake Michigan?
To improve understanding of how recent changes in lower trophic levels in Lake Michigan could be affecting prey-fish biomass and production, the Lake Michigan Committee (LMC) convened a Lower Trophic Level Task Group and provided several charges that are responded to in this report. First, we compiled a comprehensive summary of lower trophiclevel...Bunnell, David B.; Carrick, Hunter J.; Madenjian, Charles P.; Rutherford, Edward S.; Vanderploeg, Henry A.; Barbiero, Richard P.; Hinchey-Malloy, Elizabeth; Pothoven, Steven A.; Riseng, Catherine M.; Claramunt, Randall M.; Bootsma, Harvey A.; Elgin, Ashley; Rowe, Mark; Thomas, Sara; Turschak, Benjamin A.; Czesny, Sergiusz J.; Pangle, Kevin; Warner, David M.
Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication
Oligotrophication has negatively affected fisheries production in many freshwater ecosystems and could conceivably reduce the efficacy of stockings used to enhance fisheries. In Lake Michigan, offshore oligotrophication has occurred since the 1970s, owing to reductions in total phosphorus (TP) inputs and nearshore sequestration of TP by...Kao, Yu-Chun; Rogers, Mark W.; Bunnell, David B.
Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030
The United Nations' (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the formidable challenge of integrating historically separate economic, social, and environmental goals into a unified 'plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.' We highlight the substantial contribution inland fisheries can make towards preventing increased poverty...Lynch, Abigail; Cowx, I.G.; Fluet-Chouinard, Etienne; Glaser, S. M.; Phang, Sui C.; Beard, T. Douglas; Bower, S. D.; Brooks, J.L.; Bunnell, David B.; Claussen, Julie; Cooke, S.J.; Kao, Yu-Chun; Lorenzen, Kai; Myers, Bonnie; Reid, Andrea J.; Taylor, J. J.; Youn, S.
Biotic and abiotic factors influencing zooplankton vertical distribution in Lake Huron
The vertical distribution of zooplankton can have substantial influence on trophic structure in freshwater systems, particularly by determining spatial overlap for predator/prey dynamics and influencing energy transfer. The zooplankton community in some of the Laurentian Great Lakes has undergone changes in composition and declines in total...Nowicki, Carly J.; Bunnell, David B.; Armenio, Patricia M.; Warner, David M.; Vanderploeg, Henry A.; Cavaletto, Joann F.; Mayer, Christine M.; Adams, Jean V.
Bunnell interviewed on Lake Michigan smelt fishery
Lake Michigan Smelt Fishery
Bunnell speaks at Lake Michigan Illinois DNR public meeting
The Effect of Environmental Changes on Prey Fish in Lake Michigan.
Changing Tides: Lake Michigan Could Best Support Lake Trout and Steelhead
Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the Lake Michigan ecosystem making it more conducive to the stocking of lake trout and steelhead than Chinook salmon, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey and Michigan State University study.


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Thank you for visiting our honeymoon registry! We are grateful for all of your support and to have you all in our lives. Please don't feel obligated to contribute to our registry, we feel truly blessed that so many of our family and friends will be there to celebrate with us on our big day! Your attendance at our wedding is the best gift we could receive! If you do choose to contribute we hope you find this registry as a way to help us make some truly great memories that we will cherish and look back on for years to come. We are planning a relaxing, romantic honeymoon to Italy and Vienna, Austria. Our adventure will take us to Rome, Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, Florence (possibly Venice) and to Vienna, Austria. We will be savoring the Italian food, Limoncello and wine and exploring Italy from the island of Capri to olive country. CIN CIN!! We will spend 3 days in Vienna, Austria before we fly home and are excited to hit Oktoberfest and try authentic wiener schnitzel and bratwurst!!Rome, Italy Italy Italy Capri, Italy Amalfi, Italy
Hotel Stay in Rome, Italy
We will arrive in Rome from Vancouver and spend 2 nights exploring the capital.
Villa Stay - Amalfi Coast
From Rome we'll make our way down to the coast through Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. We'll enjoy the quaint, colorful shops and beaches of Positano, the beautiful Mediterranean architecture of Ama...
Limoncello on our balcony
Limoncello is the signature drink of the region. We can't wait to be enjoying some on our balcony while watching the sun set.
A Day trip to the Island of Capri
This daytrip will take us to the beautiful island of Capri - also known as "The Millionaire's Playground". With a stop at the blue grotto along the way!
Pizza in Napoli
We will scour the town looking for the best pizza in the world while waiting for our ferry to Positano
Dinner in the Trastevere district
We would like to end our final night in Rome by a visiting one of the characteristic trattorie of Trastevere, where locals tell you that you can experience the "real" Rome
Newlyweds on a Train
We plan to explore a bit while in Italy-- wherever a whim and a Eurorail pass takes us!
Villa Stay - Tuscany
Our Tuscan villa will be just outside Chiusi on a beautiful olive grove. We are so excited to spend a week exploring the medieval villages , relaxing, eating good food, and immersing ourselves in...
Exploring Ancient Rome
Rome wasn't built in a day, but we plan on hitting some of the most spectacular sites in a day; The Vatican Museum, St. Peter's Basicillica, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi fountain, Capitoline Hill...
Champagne and Strawberries Arrival
An intimate tryst to start our honeymoon, drinking chilled champagne and nibbling on ripe strawberries.
Winery and Olive grove tour
We LOVE wine! We can't go to Italy without doing a wine and olive oil tasting!!
Wiener Riesenard
No trip to Vienna is complete without a ride on the 19th-century Riesenrad or giant ferris wheel
Wiener Wiesn and Beer
Vienna's Oktoberfest Austrian beer, local food, all sorts of music and traditional outfits ensure a great atmosphere. Anyone that knows us knows that this will be a highlight for us!
When in Italy, you eat gelato any and every chance you get. See a gelato store? STOP AND EAT IT. That's the rule. We plan on abiding by this rule
Bicycle built for two
Of course we need a bicycle for two, so we can have a cruise director in the front and an engine in the back! Mitch will not be the cruising director!
Hotel Stay - Vienna
This is the last leg of our trip in the "City of Dreams", home of Sigmund Freud. We plan on eating and drinking our way through Vienna!
Viennese coffee house
Apparently any other coffee pales in comparison to Viennese coffee houses! We will ensure to find out! We love a gift of caffeine!
Duomo Climb and Tour
A guided tour of the interior of the cathedral and a climb to the top of the duomo (dome) Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, Firenze, Italia


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The Pizza Box Debacle
What do you really expect, when you leave an empty pizza box just lying around? It's obvious to any dog that there recently was a pizza in there, and he may have even seen you eat it. Did you share? Worse still, you've left the box just sitting there on the counter or on the floor.
What dog could resist tearing the box apart in the hopes of licking, chewing and gulping up any remnant of meat, cheese or breaded goodness? Yes, he's guilty now. You can see it on his downtrodden visage. He knows you're mad, but he probably also knows that it was worth it, as he savors that last bit of greasy flavor.


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We're starting the 2019 Elite Series season on the St. Johns River in Florida and immediately thereafter heading six or seven hours up the road to Lake Lanier in Georgia. We've had some back-to-back tournaments since I've been with B.A.S.S. but never one that posed this much of a contrast.
At the St. Johns we pursued big Florida largemouth. They're the only game in town. Lanier has both largemouth and spotted bass, and while I expect both to play a role, the spots will likely dominate. Additionally, even though the Lanier event takes place after we get out of Florida, the fish should still be in winter patterns, while at the St. Johns I expected them to be pre-spawn or even spawning.
What this means for me is that I had to pack almost all of the tackle I own into my boat and truck before heading east. I have probably 30 baitcasting outfits and 20 spinning rigs with me, everything from finesse tactics up to heavy braid. There won't be much overlap in rods and reels. In fact, I don't think that a single rod that I used in Florida will be in the boat in Georgia. The same with baits – I expect that just about all of the hard baits, soft plastics and jigs that were in my boat for the St. Johns will be replaced for Lanier.
Obviously, when you go into any tournament your goal is to get to the final 10 cut and then to win. That's what we all hoped to accomplish at the St. Johns, but those anglers who make it to Sunday had better be prepared.
Prior to even a single event, I usually spend about six hours the day before getting things ready. I stock my boxes, respool and retie, get organized and try to rest a little. A healthy percentage of the field won't have that luxury this time around. The guys who got cut after Saturday had a very busy Sunday. The 10 who fished Day 4 had a choice to make: They could either hustle up the road and operate on minimal sleep, or they could choose to take part of the first practice day off.
I got a little taste of back-to-back very different events early in my career and it was stressful. It was a good lesson in how fast the Elite Series moves. It provides opportunities for those who are prepared, and punishes those who try to cut corners, so I've worked hard over the years to become increasingly organized. I have no doubt that this will be one of the toughest tests we've had since I've been on the Elite Series, and I don't want to leave anything to chance.
In order to succeed in the first part of this season, not only will we have to engage in a total reset of tackle and mentality, but we'll also have to prepare for wildly different conditions. Compared to Florida, the temperatures in Georgia could be substantially cooler when we get to Lanier. After all, that's the same region where we had single-digit temperatures at the Hartwell Classic. Any corner of my truck that's not packed with tackle is probably occupied by a bag containing extra clothing. We certainly won't have time to do laundry in between events, and I don't care how tough you are, if you're not comfortable it's impossible to fish well.
I look forward to consecutive events because they allow me to remain in a fishing mode and save money. We're putting the finishing touches on a new house right now, so my time at home is valuable. Nevertheless, I know that my time on the road is where I make my money, so I aim to use every minute productively and profitably.


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Firearm-Related Mortality among Cohabitants of Gun Owners
This study will measure the risks and benefits of having a handgun in the home for people who reside with handgun owners.
Grant Amount: $667,604
Organization: Stanford University
Investigator: David Studdert, professor of medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; professor of law, Stanford Law School
Expected Completion Date: Mid-2021
Project Summary
This study aims to produce robust estimates of the "secondhand" risks and benefits of firearm ownership, which will support more informed decisionmaking by policymakers and by current and prospective gun owners.
- Track handgun ownership status and death in a recently assembled cohort following 29 million California adults for up to 12 years.
- Combine individual cohort members into households and identify people who do not own handguns and live with other adults.
- The study subcohort will consist of an estimated 21 million people, including 2 million non-handgun-owners living in homes with guns and 19 million non-owners living in homes without handguns.
- Estimate the risks of mortality (all causes and firearm-related) in each of the two groups and compare them.
- An estimated 10,000 firearm-related deaths will have occurred among subcohort members during 2004-2016, including 7,000 firearm suicides, 2,600 firearm homicides, and 120 deaths from unintentional firearm injuries.
Research on household-level mortality risk associated with gun ownership rarely differentiates between risk to the gun owner and risk to others who reside with the gun owner—and those others are often women and children. Better accounting of the risks and/or benefits that firearm ownership poses for non-owners could help inform decisions regarding gun ownership and storage, as well as policies aimed at improving gun safety.
Investigator Bio
David Studdert is professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, and professor of law at Stanford Law School. Dr. Studdert's scholarship explores how the legal system influences the health and well-being of populations. Since 2013, much of his research has focused on injuries arising from firearms, suicide, and motor vehicle accidents.


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Our flavors are inspired seasonally and by the location of our event. Our menus change from event to event, but we also have a number of original flavors that are regularly offered.


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Life purpose is a rising movement that has been shaping the church over the last ten years and will be a major influence for the next generation. Just as the "visionary leadership" concept has been at the forefront of the way churches are led for the last season, the coming wave seems to be helping people to discover and fulfill their personal destiny. I believe God is continuing a move that began with the charismatic renewal two generations ago—unleashing and fully activating lay people, so that everyone in his body is a vital contributor to the Kingdom. Continue reading "Life Purpose"
Coaching and God's Revelation
"Well, I've made a decision. I don't think I can do this any more. So, I've decided to quit!" murmured Pastor Josh on the other end of the phone. Could this be God's revelation to him?
His coach responded with empathy, "Wow, sounds like you've come to some serious conclusions."
"Yes, after all that's happened, I just can't see how I can continue to pastor here. I've done all I can do and feel like it's time…time to move on." he sighs.
"You mentioned you just couldn't see how you could continue. What would you need to see to stay?" his coach asked.
"At this point, a burning bush would work!" Both chuckle. Then the pastor responds again, "I guess I'm just not seeing any fruit in what we're trying to accomplish."
"What are you seeing Josh?" Continue reading "Coaching and God's Revelation"
Understanding Purpose
Understanding purpose gives clarity and vision when you look at the future. But what if you're unsure of your purpose? Purpose seems to be a buzzword these days. Millions have purchased Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life. Without question, the age-old question "Why am I here?" is one every human being ponders. We all want to know why we are here and what it is that we should be doing. Continue reading "Understanding Purpose"
Your Life Purpose: What Is It?
Last month, we talked about "stinkin' thinking" and it's resultant victim mentality versus the more favorable paradigm of responsibility. We touched on the idea that our thoughts have a great deal to do with our circumstances. This month, we will focus on the effect of figuring out what's your life purpose has on your thinking. Continue reading "Your Life Purpose: What Is It?"


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Chum Kiu is also known as "Seeking Bridge". It is the second of the three empty-handed forms in most modern Wing Chun Kung Fu Systems. Level 05 covers the 3/4 part of the concepts, training exercises and applications of Chum Kiu.
Level 05 includes the following material:
- Footwork - 4 Directional Footwork (move with rear leg)
- Up and down sliding stance in Chum Kiu 尋橋上下橫向拖步
- Absorbing Force Approach (keeping whole structure to absorb)
- Using Leg to Neutralize Kick
- Shortest Range (3rd gate) Fighting Approach - Grappling Techniques
- Shortest Range (3rd gate) Fighting Approach - Take-down Techniques
- Floor Range Fighting Approach
- Entry Techniques
- Inside Gate Attacking Approach
- Spiral Force Exercise
- Free Attack Training II - Initiating attack
- Chi Sao (Sticky Hand)
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That Which Sticks to Us
May 27, 2018 05:41AM
By Bonnie Lyn Smith
On any given day if I look down at my shirt, there are a million different particles clinging for dear life. Shih tzu hair. Bunny fluff. That disgusting yellow pollen coating anything and everything on our cars and outdoor furniture. The cereal that might not have fully made it into my mouth. That drop of coffee. Kibble dust from the end of the dog food bag. A stray streak of essential oils I was trying to transmit from one container to the next. A forensic lab could have a field day with my clothes!
And not just mine. One of my children is so OCD that they refuse to put on socks or track pants that may have random hair or lint attached from a run through the washer.
It's true that we announce certain things about ourselves by what sticks to us. For example, I could go buy stamps one late morning with the dirt under my fingernails from gardening. Dust might be all over me if I was cleaning when I went to answer the door. If I made a Middle Eastern dish, the spices accompany me into the car on my clothing and hair when I go to pick my daughter up from her dance class.
One of my non-OCD children used to wear drips of toothpaste spit down the shirt to school. Nice.
Our attitudes are like that. One person comes home from a rough day at school or work and snaps at a family member, who then enters the next room full of angst and a sharp tongue to the one playing the piano too loudly. I think of it like the honeybees that drop down into the flowers and grab pollen to take to the next bloom they land on. Pollinating can be negative or positive, can't it?
Proverbs 16:24, ESV
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
But what if we weren't raised with sweet, gracious words or we currently work or live in an environment where "sweetness to the soul" and "health to the body" aren't happening? What if toxic interactions are a regular gig in our lives?
We have some ways to protect ourselves from negativity or toxicity penetrating. I think of it as a Holy Spirit forcefield. If we keep on alert and aware of what God says versus what is being said to us, what enters our hearts and minds is only what we allow.
First, we should have God's Word at the ready on our tongues, between our eyes, in our hearts and souls.
Deuteronomy 11:18-19, ESV
You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Moses spoke God's Word to His people in Deuteronomy 11, and in it he encouraged a lifestyle of taking in, memorizing, and living and breathing God's Word—whenever we sit, walk, lie down, rise, etc. Teaching our children not only keeps God's Word at the ready for the generations below us, but it trains us to maintain that discipline of consulting His Word about everything in our lives.
Second, through Moses God also encouraged His people to listen to God (prayer), keep His law, and turn to Him with a full, sincere heart and soul. He reassures us that God's Word does not tease us. It is "very near" and accessible. If we have followed the instructions of Deuteronomy 11, it should be in our mouths and hearts.
Deuteronomy 30:10-14, ESV
…When you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
One of my favorite verses about how to find the peace of God (from the God of peace) is found in Philippians. The Apostle Paul tells us to focus on the good: whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, worth of praise. That is one of my favorite ways to remove the unproductive words and situations that try to stick to me and weigh me down.
Certainly, not all hurtful words are to be rejected. Only God can help us sort those out. We have to be teachable and walk in humility. We can test what should "stick" and what shouldn't by putting it through the Philippians 4 "whatever is" filter.
Philippians 4:4-9, ESV
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Maybe someone once told you that you could never be a singer, engineer, policeman, college student, businessman, pastor, _____________ (you fill in the blank). Maybe at the time they were right and you needed to grow in wisdom or experience. Or perhaps they were speaking discouragement to you with no real purpose.
Paul says "The Lord is at hand." We are not alone. If you believe in Christ, you have access to His wisdom not only from the Bible and in prayer but through the Holy Spirit.
If God says it, Moses told us it should be bound to our foreheads with the adhesive of the truth of God's Word.
If man speaks it, we need to put it through the "whatever is" God filter.
I don't know about you, but when I rip the Velcro back, I want to find productive, healthy, godly instruction sticking to me. Any pronouncements on my life need to be checked with His Word and His Spirit before I can let them adhere to me. If they bear good fruit in my life, no matter how difficult the correction, then they are can stick around. If not, they can join the dust bunnies, dog hair, and crumbs from breakfast and fall away.
Is anything sticking to you right now that you need to ask God about?
Author Bonnie Lyn Smith writes about mental health advocacy, special education, faith in the valleys of life, drawing healthy boundaries, relational healing, renewing our minds, walking with a Holy God, and much ado about grace. Join the conversation at Espressos of Faith.
She is the author of Not Just on Sundays: Seeking God's Purpose in Each New Day and the founder and editor-in-chief of Ground Truth Press, a book publishing company.


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OpenCV is an open source computer vision library. It includes several hundreds of computer vision algorithms. The OpenCV 2.x API, which is essentially a C++ API, as opposite to the C-based OpenCV 1.x API. OpenCV has a modular structure. It includes the following modules -:
- core – a compact module defining basic data structures, including the dense multi-dimensional array
Matand basic functions used by all other modules.
- imgproc – an image processing module that includes linear and non-linear image filtering, geometrical image transformations (resize, affine and perspective warping, generic table-based remapping), color space conversion, histograms, and so on.
- video – a video analysis module that includes motion estimation, background subtraction, and object tracking algorithms.
- calib3d – basic multiple-view geometry algorithms, single and stereo camera calibration, object pose estimation, stereo correspondence algorithms, and elements of 3D reconstruction.
- features2d – salient feature detectors, descriptors, and descriptor matchers.
- objdetect – detection of objects and instances of the predefined classes (for example, faces, eyes, mugs, people, cars, and so on).
- highgui – an easy-to-use interface to video capturing, image and video codecs, as well as simple UI capabilities.
- gpu – GPU-accelerated algorithms from different OpenCV modules.
Computer Vision and Image Processing
Computer Vision is one of the areas of Machine Learning which deals with images. In computer vision we have to derive useful information from the images.
Image Processing is the processing the image like converting to a grey colour and changing the shape of image etc. This processing of the image is done for some reason which is basically for any application of computer vision like one of the common example is to recognize digits.
So, for this image processing part of Machine Learning OpenCV is one of the most common and useful library for processing images with whole lots of modules and functions. Though it is implemented in C++, we can install it in Python and use it. We will see the installation in the next blog.
This is the introduction to OpenCV, will see the details in upcoming blogs.
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In the Yard: Rosie's Navy Yard Tour
August 10, 2018
Over 8,000 women joined the workforce at the Boston Naval Shipyard to help win World War II. Join this free 60 minute walking tour to explore their stories. Tour begins at the large flagpole at the base of Pier 1, Charlestown Navy Yard.
Date: August 10, 2018
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Website: https://www.nps.gov/bost/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm


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This summer, in association with the 2019 Sydney Festival, Cement Fondu presents the work of the renowned American artist Adrian Piper alongside the work of Amrita Hepi, a first nations dancer, choreographer and artist from Bundjalung (Aus) and Ngapuhi (NZ) territories.
The Ropes: Amrita Hepi x Adrian Piper will be the second time the Sydney gallery pairs the work of an emerging Australian artist with an established international counterpart. Cement Fondu directors Josephine Skinner and Megan Monte hope that programs like this will create opportunities for Australian artists to exhibit alongside international peers beyond the scope of large group shows.
Amrita Hepi is a rising star in contemporary Australian performance art. Her medium is dance and movement, and she has trained from a young age. She has exhibited and performed at Sydney Opera House, Next Wave Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and with the Indigenous dance company Marrugeku in Europe.
Hepi's work represents and champions different cultures, perspectives and experiences, with a particular focus on the experience of women of colour and on decolonisation through the prism of history. As a woman of Aboriginal and Māori descent, Hepi is unafraid of challenging the status quo. "I'm doing the thing I need to do, to say what I need to," she says.
The Pace, 2018, her immersive three-channel video installation in The Ropes, contrasts Hepi's ongoing interest in movement and her heritage (by way of weaving, in this instance) against the traditional notion that skipping and weaving are neither sport nor art. "Historically, weaving has been women's work, and skipping was usually relegated to slave and minority communities," Hepi says. But these practices are powerful tools beyond mere 'past times.' The Pace relays these transformative experiences of movement, community and support.
Late last year Hepi spent five weeks at a residency in Washington DC courtesy of the Australian Embassy and the 2018 NAIDOC week campaign, Because of Her We Can. While there she combed through the archival footage and imagery in the extensive Smithsonian and National Museum of the American Indian collections, looking at the history of skipping and beyond.
The Pace is a result of that residency, along with preliminary research conducted earlier at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and in northern New South Wales, where she studied the art of weaving with different communities. The work can be described as a weaving itself – a combination of archival and found footage spliced with performances of Hepi re-enacting different skipping moves.
Hepi is no stranger to Adrian Piper's work, and can recall feeling both thrilled and slightly intimidated at the prospect of being paired with the prolific artist she has admired for a long time. "Piper has explored everything to the nth degree to get her message across," Hepi says.
Piper has in the past manifested her interest in identity, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, politics and more through drawing, photography, performance, and video. It is her performative and rhythmic works that have been carefully selected to complement Hepi's work for this exhibition.
Piper's Please, God, 1991, presents footage of young black girls dancing happily and without a care in the world. They can't see the subtitles on the screen describing prayers for them, such as "God teach them to fight back."
In Funk Lessons, 1983–84, Piper coaches a group of mostly white American university students to dance to funk and soul – black music genres that have been historically under-appreciated yet simultaneously pilfered or appropriated.
As part of the exhibition, visitors have the option to listen to greats like Aretha Franklin or James Brown on headphones while taking in The Ropes, and maybe even experience the power of movement first hand.
The Ropes: Amrita Hepi x Adrian Piper
Cement Fondu
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Les Payne, a truth-telling journalist, remembered
Herb Boyd | 3/29/2018, 1:09 p.m.
"Tell the truth, and duck" is advice Les Payne often gave to young journalists, and the admonition was repeated by his son, Haile, during the reading of Payne's obituary Tuesday morning at Abyssinian Baptist Church. Although Payne, 76, who died of a heart attack March 19, was an unwavering proponent of the truth, it's hard to believe he ever ducked, especially if you consider the many times the word "fearlessness" was mentioned of him at the services during the acknowledgments and remarks.
None of the several speakers, including Raymond Johnson, Dele Ologede, John Mancini and Joe Davidson, emphasized this truth-teller aspect with such passion and power as Randy Daniels. Daniels, who told the packed sanctuary that he had known Payne for 40 years, said he had "the intellect of Du Bois [W.E.B.], the fearlessness of Malcolm X and the physical presence of Sonny Liston." He added, "You could not have a better friend. He was a good and decent man. He lived an exemplary life."
The Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III, the church's pastor who officiated the funeral, echoed Daniels' comments about Payne's ability to speak truth to power. "He was a truth-teller," he said. "I think in searching, Les found the truth, and God took him…and left you a legacy that you can be proud of."
Few in attendance expressed that proudness as eloquently as Payne's son, Jamal, who brought the crowd to its feet minutes before Daniels' rousing speech. Jamal said his father was the first superhero he knew. "I do not want my father to become a caricature of himself, an angry Black journalist. Yes, my dad is Black, unapologetically Black, and yes, he wrote that column that made many uneasy. But he was not angry."
Then in a series of exhortations, Jamal recalled his father as a five-tool journalist: "Writer, reporter, investigative reporter, editor, manager. I lost my favorite superhero last Monday."
And so did the world of journalism and readers seeking truth-tellers, and as one of the church's deacons cited, quoting from the New Testament, Payne "fought the good fight…finished the race and kept the faith."
It took two pages in the program to capture some of the highlights of Payne's illustrious life, a life of adventure from South Africa to Turkey, a life of commendation and awards. The American flag draped over his coffin was emblematic of his six years of military service and recalling his days composing press releases for General William Westmoreland during his command in Vietnam.
One of the most enlightening paragraphs in the obituary offered tidbits of the headline stories that Payne either authored or were published under his editorial jurisdiction, including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panther Party and the Symbionese Liberation Army. "His international reporting included extensive coverage of Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the United Nations," the obituary noted. "In 1974, Les won a Pulitzer Prize for 'The Heroin Trail,' a series that traced the international flow of heroin from the poppy fields of Turkey to the veins of drug addicts in New York City."


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In Hollywood, there's a lot of buzz when famous couples tie the knot and even more so perhaps when they decide to go their separate ways. People took notice, for example, when immensely popular celebrity couples like Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, and Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher announced plans to call it quits. The really nasty divorces tend to get even more media attention. You might recall, for instance, the super ugly breakup between Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen a few years back, which included allegations of unfaithfulness, abuse and addiction. You might also remember the public mudslinging that peppered the divorce proceedings of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
Some would say Hollywood is in a world of its own, but we see a strong parallel to the banking industry with respect to customer attrition. Sometimes a split is unavoidable, but in many cases there's something that might have been done to prevent a breakup so it is worth watching for signs.
When it comes to banks and customer attrition there's a lot of research to draw from and a recent MoneyRates.com survey gives additional insight as to what makes customers most likely to defect. The #1 reason cited by 48% is a new or raised fee; the next most cited reason, by 21%, is a bad customer service experience. Finding a way to handle just these two key areas properly can avoid many potential issues.
The findings of this study should give banks added impetus to consider whether you are doing enough to prevent customer relationships from slipping through the cracks. Whenever a bank changes its fees, for example, there are a certain percentage of customers who might be expected to leave. These might even be some customers you are happy to see go--but it is risky. When tinkering with fee structures, be very careful not to alienate the customers you want to keep over the long-term.
Customers do best with change when they understand fees and what purpose they serve, which means disclosure and explanation are critical. There's a big difference between charging fees for services customers deem valuable and charges that are perceived as arbitrary, capricious or downright sneaky.
You have to be at the top of your game when it comes to the customer service experience, because there will always be difficult customers and you certainly can't satisfy everyone all of the time. However, when it concerns finances, people tend to be even more emotional--so, tread lightly. When there's a problem, make sure your employees empathize with customers, apologize sincerely for the issue, find a remedy and execute a solution promptly and directly.
Proper training here is crucial. When faced with a difficult situation, an employee's gut response might be to argue back, so train, train and train. Practice makes perfect, so be sure employees are trained to deal with a host of difficult situations and teach them how to improvise when faced with new challenges, as these skills aren't intuitive for most people.
In Hollywood, it may seem that couples are more likely to part ways than they are to stay together. However, unlike the show business world where relationships are often fleeting, healthy bank relationships can go on indefinitely. Set a goal to strengthen customer relationships so they remain bright as a star.


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LEXINGTON, Ky.--US Equestrian named five athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Tryon, which will take place Sept. 11-23, in Mill Spring, N.C.
Staying true to his philosophy of using at least one young rider new to international competition, Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland elected to use Adrienne Sternlicht on the team.
IT HAD TO be a very difficult decision to use Beezie Madden as the alternate, as her participation as the anchor rider on many of Ridland's teams has been critical to their winning.
On paper, this is a strong team and should be very competitive at the WEG.
After competing in designated Observation Events throughout the summer, the following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to represent U.S. jumping at the WEG under the leadership of Chef d'Equipe Ridland, in alphabetical order:
Laura Kraut of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., with Zeremonie, Old Willow Farms LLC's11-year-old Holsteiner mare
Devin Ryan of Long Valley, N.J., with Eddie Blue, LL Show Jumpers LLC's 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Adrienne Sternlicht of Greenwich, Conn., with Cristalline, Starlight Farms LLC's 9-year-old Bavarian Warmblood mare
McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y,, with Clinta, the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare he owns with Sagamore Farms, and HH Azur, the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare he owns with Double H Farm
The following combination will serve as the traveling reserve:
Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, N.Y., and Darry Lou, Abigail Wexner's 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion
Show Jumping will begin competition on Sept.19 and 20 with round one of the team competition.
Round two, the final team competition and medal ceremony will be on Sept. 21.


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Beginning this Tuesday March 17th, the Hermann crew will set sail at 5pm from Hermann Lumber. This will be a standing Tuesday Night Group ride during the Spring and Summer months. Rides will last a few hours and I'm sure will get longer as we have more light.
Pace will be mid to high, approaching hammer fest on hilly roads.


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By Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky
1990—Release temporarily restricted in Canada.
Objection—Said to contain "lethal information about Israeli intelligence services."
Update—It became a best-seller in the United States after a ban was lifted there, but the Israeli government filed a lawsuit in 1990 against the Canadian publisher (Stoddart) and the authors. The lawsuit did not proceed, and in 1991 Stoddart released a paperback edition that included a chapter describing the legal problems the book had incurred.
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Ok, I'll admit that Tuesday's episode didn't quite live up to the hype. Blame that on the editing that almost made Michelle look cool, calm, and collected. Tonight then has to be the night where we see seven people go insane, right?
Probably not, as it is double eviction night, which should limit the amount of time available for Ollie and Michelle's meltdown. You think CBS would have pushed back the festivities if they had any clue what was going to go down? Seriously, they could have spent a whole hour on the reaction to Dan's silly veto meeting shenanigans.
Here we go! Wow, we are going to see SOME of the explosive action. Ollie speaks first, and this had to be much later in the day as he's pretty calm as he complains about Dan "disrespecting me and mocking me". Dan says that it was "my goal to cause utter chaos and confusion by the time the ceremony was over so there would not be a target on my back". I'm not sure if that plan really worked to achieve that goal.
Jerry still looks confused, but does say in the diary room that "Ollie put a lot of faith in a man that could not keep his word. My plan is to do and say absolutely nothing." A good plan, if only he would have followed through with it. Well, he did in some respects, as Dan never heard his constant babbling over the next three days.
Michelle is now seen completely losing it. So many words are bleeped that I can't even follow what she's saying, other than that Dan is a plant. "Don't play me like I'm a fucking idiot. I'm sitting in the nomination chair because of roulette? You're fucking with the wrong person!"
Dan is shown walking outside with Memphis and Keesha, babbling something about if you "make an omelette you have to break some eggs", while Jerry and Ollie console Michelle. Ollie is convinced that Dan is a plant. "I'm gonna call him out. Let's do it."
Ollie heads outside and tells Dan he needs to "tell some stories". Keesha responds that "I know you two (Ollie and Michelle) turned on me". Michelle is walking out at that very moment, and goes ballistic. Keesha just laughs and says, "I'd be crazy to be mad at (Dan)". Michelle adds that Dan's football picture is fake. Yeah, ok.
Ollie informs everybody of the three-part deal that they already knew about. Dan decides to walk away, and babbles about how those that light fuses never stick around to watch it blow up. Ollie continues to tell the story of the deal. "I was in control this week. I was HOH." Memphis responds that all he cares about is that he's off the block, and in the diary room shakes his head at Ollie's conspiracy theories. (Of course, they don't show Ollie calling Memphis a faggot.)
Keesha asks if it was supposed to be her on the block if it was up to them. "Pretty much, yeah" replies Ollie. Memphis finally asks Ollie why he doesn't think they know all this. "I could care less if you knew it or didn't know it. Just know who you're working with."
Ollie now heads upstairs to ask why Dan "played me for a fool". Dan's response is that it's just a game. "If you like to play games, you could have stayed home and played Monopoly. You test my manhood, and you disrespected me in front of millions of people, and you think it's a game?"
Ollie heads out, and now it's Renny's turn to yell at Dan. "Do you honestly think that was all necessary? I'm getting too old for this shit." They all then watch Ollie toss things around, including candy, a lamp, and some weight gear.
Michelle now comes up, and after being warned that Dan doesn't want her to yell, repeats over and over "why did you do that to me? Out of all the fucking people, why did you put me up? I'm the only person in this house who hasn't screwed you." Oh boy. "It's not fun getting backdoored for something you didn't even do." Come on, Michelle, you're playing a reality show game. Unfortunately, we don't get to see her yell at the camera crew to not film her.
We now go to the house, and Julie informs them that it's double eviction week. Ollie claps for some reason. We head right to the final statements from Jerry and Michelle. Jerry babbles about ups and downs, and if he's sent away it's a "bump in the road". He goes on with more silliness.
Michelle then gets up, and talks about how grateful she is to be here, and once again copies Angie's speech from over a month ago about voting for your self. Ugh. She claims she loves all of them.
The voting now begins, and Keesha votes to evict Michelle, as does Memphis. Ollie votes to evict Jerry, and a clearly unhappy Renny votes to evict Michelle. It's 3-1 against Michelle! Thank God!
Julie announces the vote, and Michelle is calm as she hugs only Jerry, Keesha, Renny, and Ollie. Sorry, Dan and Memphis! Ollie runs out to grab some gloves for the HOH, and we quickly return to Michelle. Julie asks why she became the target. Michelle believes that she was targeted the whole time, and repeats the whole plant theory. (Get over it.) "One plus one does not equal two to Dan"? What does that even mean? Julie does a surprisingly great job at deflating her by informing Michelle that Dan was not a plant. "Then he's crazy." Julie asks "crazy smart", and Michelle says no because "he'll be sitting here in a few minutes". I suddenly want Dan to win this game.
Oh, and now we learn that Michelle was sent out because he was "petrified" of her. She claims that she's been "very, very calm". Oh really? "Dan tried to say he was sorry after, but he can take his sorry and put it you know where." Now that's classy. Thankfully, this segment is over.
We move on to the HOH competition, and, as expected, it's a question competition. The game is "Big Brother Headlines", and everybody has to pick which house guest viewers chose would fit some phony headlines, and taking a step up or down depending on the answers.
The first "headline" is who America picked "gets lost on his way home from work". The answers are either Jerry or Keesha. Keesha is the correct answer, and everybody gets a point except Renny. The second question is about comedy tours, and whether it would be Dan or Renny. Renny is the correct answer, and everybody but Memphis gets a point.
The third question is about being a hero for saving a family from a burning building – Dan or Ollie. The correct answer is Dan, and only Jerry gets a point. Next up is who would be entrusted with national security secrets – Jerry or Memphis. Again, everybody but Memphis gets a point. Dammit, Memphis!
Headline five is about whose life story would be a feature film – Jerry or Renny. Renny is the only one with the correct answer this time. The sixth headline is about being arrested by the fashion police – Memphis or Ollie. Jerry and Keesha are the only ones correct this time.
The final "headline" is about beating Jessie in arm wreslting – Dan or Keesha. Good question! Renny, Memphis, and Keesha are the victors. Jerry and Keesha are tied! They have to answer with a number for the final question. Oh god, this is not the right pair for this. How many lollipops were displayed is the question – they both answer 100! The second tie-breaker is if you add the times in "One Giant Leap" is the total time. Jerry guesses 320, and Keesha goes with 500. The correct number is 1,556. Keesha wins!
After commercials, Keesha is asked for nominees, and chooses Jerry and Ollie because the others stood behind her all week. We go right to commercials, and when we return it is time for the veto competition. This one is called veto in a haystack, and the winner is the person who finds two veto medallions the quickest. Ollie leaps ahead of everybody, but Dan finds one first. Renny, Memphis, and Keesha aren't too far behind. Dan immediately grabs the second one, and wins the veto! I think Ollie may be toast!
We come back to see Keesha and Jerry laughing about having the same guess on the first tie-breaker. Julie rounds them up for the veto meeting. Jerry pleads his case first, but says he "said it all" the first time around but he's held up with everybody. Ollie spits out a piece of hay before beginning, and babbles that "it is what it is. Dan, you like to play a lot of games. Let's play another game, and hopefully I'll be lucky." Despite appreciating Ollie's humor, he obviously decides to not use the veto. We see Dan and Memphis walking away as Julie tells us that one of them will be evicted when we return.
We come back to the living room for the voting. Dan votes first, and chooses to evict Ollie. Renny is next, and also votes against Ollie. Memphis is next, and you can guess how he votes. It's now Jerry against four other people. Ollie knows he's the one evicted, and sprints out the door before it's even announced.
As we wait for the interview, we hear Jerry ask that everybody just "talk" to him. "I've had no sour grapes, and I never had had them." Oh really? Too bad we can't show them some tape from the last few days. "Hell, I could have won the HOH."
Ollie says he knew when he heard it was 3-0. "It was my turn, I guess." He complains that he didn't compete as well as he wanted to. You think? You didn't win anything! No HOH; no veto. Yet he's thankful for the opportunity. He admits that he was upset with Dan, but says he was more confused than upset. "I don't know if that's the best decision for him." Ooooh, good question from Julie, as she asks if Dan's betrayal is any different than what he did to Brian in week one. Somebody please explain to me Ollie's nonsensical answer. He says he was more upset that he involved everybody in the house in his plan.
After one good question, though, Julie has to jump into TMZ territory by asking about April. Ollie says that he hopes for a "bright future" with the silly girl. "I plan to keep her around as long as I can."
Wow, we don't get to see who the new HOH is. I guess I'll be watching the feeds…if they decide to show them. As we see the final shots of the house, it is simply amazing how Jerry is sucking up to those "terrible" people.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Big Brother Season 10, Episode 20 Recap
Ok, I'll admit that Tuesday's episode didn't quite live up to the hype. Blame that on the editing that almost made Michelle look cool, calm, and collected. Tonight then has to be the night where we see seven people go insane, right?
15 comments:
- DaveA said...
na na naaaaa na, a a a aaaaaa, good bye.......Manchelle and Ollie I would like to say good ridence and I will do my best to remember who you are in the future.....but I am thinking that we will never hear from you again and I an very happy about that. You put us through hell, listening to your dumb comments and outragious theories on the game. I will not miss you. I have just one final thing your you......yoooooooouuuuuuuuu stink!
- August 28, 2008 at 6:09 PM
- ale said...
Great job, Scott. Tonight's show was a must see, I hope everyone watched it play out live.
- August 28, 2008 at 6:09 PM
- Christine said...
::runs in grabs Scott, kisses both cheeks dances around and runs back out::
GREAT episode, fantastic recap Scott!!!!
- August 28, 2008 at 6:11 PM
- Scott said...
This was the first time that I actually ended the episode at the time it truly concluded.
- August 28, 2008 at 6:13 PM
- ale said...
Apparently Ollie stayed outside searching through the hay to make sure there really were Vetos in his stack. Wow.
- August 28, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Sandiekay said...
Oh happy day....oh happy day! Now to get rid of Jerry and then let the chips fall where they may... except for the fact I want Dan to win it all........LOL!
- August 28, 2008 at 6:17 PM
- Scott said...
Ale, he's also convinced Dan took out his name in the veto bag.
- August 28, 2008 at 6:24 PM
- David__ said...
thank goddddddddd. it was a win win tonight wooooo
- August 28, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- ale said...
Of course, Scott. Don't you know that when things don't go your way, it MUST be rigged?
- August 28, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Zoot Mantis said...
Back in the old days they would call guys like Ollie...Jive Asses!
- August 28, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Unknown said...
So is HOH being played tonight or what??? Anyone know whats going on??
- August 28, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- CAPS-ANON said...
- August 28, 2008 at 9:58 PM
- bish said...
Michelle oozed nothing but class and elegance once again.
Ollie was unsurprisingly sour grapes, but it seemed like as soon as he got out of the house he was a pretty okay guy again. I wonder if he's going to hold his shitty gameplay because of April over her head. Best of luck putting up with her in the real world.
I was also disappointed in how they left out so much of the post veto blow up, but like you said they did what they could with 3 minutes of recap time.
It looks like we're in for a solid finish this year, and I'm going to go against my better judgement and pick Keesha to take the whole thing. I'd rather see Dan or Memphis but Keesha outlasted my wildest expectations, so why not.
- August 28, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- callie44 said...
well that was fun!!!
thank you for posting!
i was thrilled to see them both walk out. and what a CLASS ACT ollie was...NOT!
he stomped right out the front door like the little bitch cry baby he has shown himself to be.
and HE WANTS RESPECT??? yea right. you have to give it to get i,t douchebag.
i'm sure his folks are so proud of all his actions.
- August 29, 2008 at 6:14 AM
- callie44 said...
ollie really did keep looking to make sure he actually had vetos? are you kidding me? where is that posted?
what a SORE LOSER. omg!
- August 29, 2008 at 6:16 AM


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An hour with Dante: the Earthly Paradise
Continuing her exploration of the Divine Comedy for the fifth year, Marina Spreafico reads and recounts one of the fundamental passages of Dante's immortal poem, a genuine "play within the play." The Earthly Paradise is the subject of the last seven cantos of the Purgatorio: arriving at the summit of Mount Purgatory, Dante reaches the first of his two paradises. After witnessing a triumphal procession, he meets Beatrice, and with her looks on as the chariot of the Church is transformed beneath his eyes into a monster controlled by a giant and a whore. Finally, after receiving the order to write the poem, he drinks the sweet waters of the River Eunoë that make him at last "pure and prepared to climb unto the stars."
"I tackle the Divine Comedy from the point of departure that is best suited to me, the theater," explains the author of the project, "feeling authorized to do so by the title chosen by Dante for his work. Taken literally, the Divine Comedy reveals the action that generates it and, in my view, one of its profound meanings."
performed and directed by Marina Spreafico
La ville - cartes postales, un petit voyage dans la ville, une meditation sur la ville
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Opening Evening - serata aperta del 2 anno della Scuola
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FESTIVAL MUSICA ELETTRONICA - Parade électronique
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