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DATA WAREHOUSE VS. DATA MARTS. Data warehouses come in two configurations: corporate-wide and departmental data marts. The corporate-wide data warehouse presents all the data in the same manner to all end users, as the data fields are described using a universally standard naming convention. In contrast, the data mart consists of data which is specific to a smaller organizational group. The corporate sales, finance or marketing departments may each have a data mart for their own use, and the naming conventions used by each data mart may differ. Within this data mart scheme, there may be no single data warehouse where all the data can be checked and validated. Even though individual data marts may overlap and duplicate the same data, each may yield different results because of inconsistencies in the data field naming conventions.
A better solution is to employ data marts in conjunction with a "master" data warehouse. In such a scenario, the data marts are aggregated and summarized from the already validated data warehouse and may be deployed using stored procedures and trigger programs from within the data warehouse. Results from aggregation can easily be joined with other tables in queries. Data warehouse-generated data marts ensure informational integrity from mart to mart with the CA-MANMAN transactional database. What follows is a case study of one such data warehouse/data mart deployment.
THE NEED. Gen-Probe had a need to bring customer, sales, invoicing and shipment information to their remote sales force. Each of 35 sales representatives received from three to five reports of 10 to 1,000 pieces of paper each at the end of each month. They often worked from reports that were 30 days old and had no view of sales, shipments or invoices in the current month. Gen-Probe's initial approach was to use interpreted SQL for data extraction and end-user query reporting. They found, however, that performance was inadequate for many of their complex queries, as it took up to 10 hours to process a single report.
Gen-Probe's requirements:
- Retrieving the data must be quick.
- Each sales representative must be able to get his subset of information easily.
- Information must be up-to-date and accurate. Must be able to get changed data from CA-MANMAN to the data mart once each day.
- Must have minimal setup and training on the client computer.
- The system must replace the need to send printed reports.
- Must be able to create indexes as needed to optimize queries.
- Must be able to join tables from multiple databases quickly and efficiently.
- Must be able to automate operations using stored procedures and the Microsoft SQL Server Scheduler (no manual processes or downloads).
- There must be no additional load placed on the CA-MANMAN computer system.
THE SOLUTION. Gen-Probe opened a project to improve timeliness and availability of CA-MANMAN data. They acquired and deployed the eNVy Systems Data Warehouse Suite, hosting it on a DEC Alpha 2100 /NT server running Microsoft SQL Services.
eNVy Systems provided a turn-key solution to create and populate two MANDB (OMAR, MFG) data warehouses. The data was then replicated to the MS SQL Server database (the eNVy Data Replicator for NT built the SQL Server database and copied the CA-MANMAN data to it). Subsequently, indexes were added to improve query performance. The administrator could add indexes at will to improve specific end-user queries (e.g. product description, customer name). Stored procedures were added to the MS SQL Server database to automate the creation of the Shipment and Sales data mart tables.
The data warehouse is updated once a day using the eNVy Data Replicator for NT. A control .INI file was built for each database, thus enabling MS SQL Server Scheduler to execute Data Replicator automatically early each morning.
To simplify data delivery to the end users, the data was made available in a database on Gen-Probe's intranet network. Using Microsoft Internet Information Server and Active Server pages to perform server-side queries, formatted HTML pages were generated and sent via a WEB browser to the users' 28,800-baud modems. There were no additional costs; WEB browser plug-ins, special drivers (DLLs) and custom application programs were not required.
CONCLUSION. Most companies have adopted system-of-record informational databases for processing day-to-day transactions. The data warehouse—the complete copy of the transactional database—shares this system-of-record label. As with the transactional database, the data warehouse consists of a constant and reliable representation of the data. Creating data marts in conjunction with such a data warehouse expands the functionality, permitting consolidated and aggregated subsets of specific user- and department-centric data for analysis. The eNVy Data Warehouse Suite facilitates all this power and flexibility, while maintaining data and informational integrity with the transactional database.
By using eNVy's Warehouse Plus Suite, Gen-Probe found the data warehouse and data mart databases easy to create, implement and maintain, thus giving Gen-Probe a tremendous informational advantage over the previously implemented interpreted SQL, 4 G/L and 3 G/L technologies.
eNVy Systems is the manufacturer of the eNVy Data Warehouse Plus Suite for ORACLE CODASYL DBMS, installed and operational at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to Fortune 1000, a proven technology for quick and reliable deployment of CA-MANMAN data to Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Rdbms, SYBASE, CA-Ingres and other RDBMS. eNVy also provides consultation ranging from system and data integration to CODASYL DBMS administration, de-corruption and VAX, Alpha AXP – OpenVMS systems management.
Gen-Probe is the recognized world leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of diagnostic products based on its patented genetic probe technology. It develops and markets DNA probe products that test for a wide range of microorganisms that cause tuberculosis, strep throat, pneumonia, fungal infections and sexually transmitted diseases. Gen-Probe is located on the WEB at: http://gen-probe.com.


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When my husband and I decided to get married I didn't originally picture myself in a big white dress. I seldom have interest in doing what other people usually do, and I was not one of those people who had her "big day" all mapped out in her mind ahead of time. The marriage interested me, not the wedding particularly.
As the details of the event came together I learned a lot of valuable lessons. There are certain rites of passage that remain in the culture for a reason, and how you handle them can tell you a lot about yourself and others. I assumed from the start I would just buy myself a nice dress I could use again because that kind of sartorial practicality seemed like me. But it also seemed like friends of mine who had married before me and chosen a big white dress. One of those friends told me to just try one on, because why not? When she had, she'd discovered she liked it.
To my utter surprise I liked it too. Because it's fun and it's a way to set that day apart from any others. I realized that my wedding day was the only day I could wear such a dress and have it mean something important. I could certainly wear a wedding dress any other day I wanted, but it would only be an oddity or a costume. I had one chance to wear such a thing with any meaning to it. Why would I pass up that chance?
I didn't. I tried on dresses that I thought were pretty, gave pictures of them to a friend of my mom's who was a seamstress in the wedding department of a local fabric store, and she made a dress just for me in barter for one of my mom's drawings. It was made of a rich beautiful silk and the bodice was covered in a thick English lace and it fit like a dream. It was elegant but comfortable, and even had soft little clips in the shoulders to keep my bra straps up so I didn't have to worry about them. I wore ballet slippers underneath because they were soft on my feet. Aside from having to concentrate on not spilling anything on it at the reception, it was one of the easiest outfits I've ever worn, and the opposite of what I thought being in a wedding dress would feel like. I felt beautiful and still like myself, and it was fun. I'm glad I didn't let that experience pass me by.
It makes sense to be happy on your wedding day and that feeling comes easily. There are ordinary days where things are certainly open to interpretation and it makes sense to take the effort to choose happiness.
But when we talk about "choosing happiness" as some sort of blanket default that does a disservice to other moments when it is simply inappropriate. People shouldn't make happiness out to be the only worthy choice. Sometimes it's outright wrong and people should respect that.
The first time I got the news that I had miscarried I was under no obligation to be happy. It was a beautiful day out and I had a home with people in it who loved me and there was certainly much to be grateful for, but you can appreciate things in the abstract while choosing grief. I was devastated.
The only people who seemed to truly understand that were people who had been through it themselves, and the shocking thing when you have a miscarriage is discovering how many of them there are. Women come out of the woodwork with their own stories, and they recount them with solemn faces and a flat sadness in their tone. They don't expect you to be happy.
But other well-meaning people who want to help, and want you to be happy again soon, take unsuccessful stabs at guiding you toward that choice. They point out the children you already have, tell you that you can try again, or remind you that the "baby" wasn't meant to be anyway and it's for the best that something so flawed ended before it could really start. None of that is helpful.
Because none of it acknowledges that in that moment, at that time, choosing happiness is ludicrous. It was not wrong to cry all day. And part of the next day. And then it all started anew the day of the D&C. All of that was a rite of passage too, in its own way. That was loss on a personal level that I had to meet on its own terms and not try to re-frame as something else that was "better." Happiness is nice, but not necessarily better. Cake is nice, too, but not as the only thing in your diet.
And feelings don't have to be one thing or the other, either. One of the most disconcerting parts of the last couple of weeks of my dad's life was how much joy there was tangled up with all that loss and grief. We laughed and cried at the same time and both were real. We were together as a family doing the best we could for one another, and facing the unimaginable that a major piece of that family was about to leave us forever. We all felt a deep appreciation of what we meant to each other and what we were about to lose. And we laughed and there was silliness. But that wasn't happiness as a choice, that was life at its fullest. That was love unsuppressed.
Yes, on an ordinary day, if you have a choice to be happy, and it makes life better than it might otherwise be, choose it. But never feel like that's the only choice available that means something. There are times it's not the right one, and that's okay.
For myself, today, I am happy, and it was a natural choice to make. For the first time in a long time I am not conflicted about events in my life that have caused competing emotions to prevent me from feeling happy in a way that is simple and easy. I am happy, and that is mine today, and it doesn't matter what came before or comes next. I will enjoy it for what it is, and it is lovely.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Happiness may be a choice, but it's not always the right one.
Posted by Korinthia at 8:58 AM
Labels: death, happiness, miscarriage, wedding dress
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This was beautifully introspective ... and true. Happiness is not the only emotion out there, but it's one society insists on. But out emotions are much more complex; besides, if you have to force something (Be happy! Smile!) then you are missing out on all the complex layers of life. The good, the bad, and the in-between.ReplyDelete
I love the story of your wedding dress!ReplyDelete
I completely understand about the miscarriage.
And I'm glad you are happy today.
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College Essay Topics
College essay tends to be the hardest written assignment for students in the whole education field. The reasons for this are numerous and are tied to the diversity of college essay variants.
The essence of the problem is mostly concerned with choosing the topic for the college paper. It is a well known fact that the topic of the college essay is a key factor for its success. Psychologists have long ago proven that when reading the relatively short piece of writing the most memorable for people are the beginning or the title and the final sentences. For this matter if a person takes a short look at your college essay the topic will be a decisive element to attract the person's attention or on the contrary make them loose interest to the writing. That is why topic selection requires as much preparation and effort as the actual essay writing. Some of the academicians are convinced that a good topic is already 50% of the paper.
Considering this college essay topic should be carefully composed with a thoughtful approach. Once you have a topic statement the volumes of relevant information and related ideas will come at your possession to complete the content. Starting to write the paper without a topic is the same as being in the room with many doors. How would you know which door leads to success? And that door is your college essay topic. It will at once narrow down the viewpoints and chop off the unnecessary thoughts to leave you with specific argumentation that a good essay requires. With the regard to this condition it is obvious that a good paper starts with a good college essay topic. With your bright ideas you can make it work, remember that at most of the times the topic speaks for itself.
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Season 1, Episode 05
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"Nightmares & Nightclubs"
"Musicals & Mansions"
Spies & Missions is the fifth episode of A High School Rockstar. It was released to Youtube on April 8, 2012. This is the very first special episode of A High School Rockstar and it is the first episode where the initials of the title is not the same.
The group has a week off from school and they need to look for something to do fast. While at the food court, they think of ideas of how they were going to spent their holidays without requiring any work but just fun. While on their way to Sonic Boom they fall into a trapdoor down underground and onto a train cart.
They stop by a secret spy headquarters which have accidentally lead them there instead of the Spy hanging back at the Mall of Miami. The spy headquarters had no choice but to train Austin and his friends to go on a mission at Dubai.
After five days of training, they travel to Dubai to prevent a thief from destroying the music world. "Spoiler Alert for those who haven't read this episode": They succeed in their mission and was sent back to Miami.
- Ross Lynch as Austin Moon
- Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
- Raini Rodriguez as Patricia Maria "Trish" De La Rosa
- Calum Worthy as Dezmond "Dez"
- Stefanie Scott as Lexi Reed
- Spencer Boldman as Aaron Moon
Guest StarsEdit
- Andy Milder as Lester Dawson
- Keith David as President of the Spy Agency
- Ricky Gervais as the Trainer
- Tom Hiddleston as Arnold Anderson
- Clark Gregg as Ambassador
On August 29, 2012, Laugh Productions and Creator of the series, Aaron Moon, reviewed the episode "Spies & Missions". A part of the script was then removed due to inappropriateness. Youtube Channel, Austinandallywiki, has removed this part from the video script and also removed certain comments pertaining to the part.
Laugh Productions will be deciding if this episode would be withdrawn from Youtube, or if it would just stay. Aaron Moon apologizes to the viewers who found this inappropriate.
On August 30, Laugh Productions has decided not to remove the episode, but just to remove the inappropriate part.


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Whatever critics may say about Serge Losique, everyone agrees that he's unstoppable. The 87-year-old founder of Montreal's World Film Festival (WFF) has again avoided the collapse of his annual summer event, this time by barely making the Aug. 1 deadline for a $31,000 deposit on a tax debt of nearly $500,000.
In recent years, Mr. Losique has overcome a number of end-times scenarios for the festival he started 42 years ago. On the eve of the 2016 edition, for instance, most of his staff quit en masse, and Cineplex withdrew its seven promised theatres, leaving him with one. Somehow, he scraped through.
Revenue Quebec chased Mr. Losique through the courts, gaining an injunction from the Quebec Superior Court that would have shut down the festival if the payment hadn't been made. The tax agency said it had made a similar demand in 2015, which Mr. Losique ignored. It also revoked his licence to operate a commercial enterprise; the founder ran two more festivals without it, and is now preparing a third.
"They gave you a chance," a Superior Court judge told Mr. Losique. That's a terrific piece of judicial understatement. Please, Mr. Taxman, let me pay a small deposit on money owed when I'm 87.
Mr. Losique is now in a characteristic scramble to pull a 12-day festival together at the last minute. As of late last week, there were no films or theatres listed on its website for an event that starts Aug. 23.
The turmoil at the WFF has had negative effects on the image of Montreal's fractured festival scene. When programmers for other events go looking for films abroad, they sometimes have to clarify that they are not that Montreal film festival.
The WFF also played an indirect role in scotching the idea of fusing film events with overlapping mandates. In 2004, Telefilm Canada and Quebec's Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) stopped funding Mr. Losique's event and invested in a startup festival that they hoped would absorb the Festival de Nouveau Cinéma. The merger didn't happen, and the new shindig was a financial bust that died after one year.
And speaking of Montreal's crowded festival landscape, I wonder why the city needs two animation events. Why, too, is the Festival of Films about Art, which mostly shows documentaries, a separate concern from the Montreal International Documentary Festival? Fewer organizations means higher visibility, less overhead, and less competition for sponsors.
Each festival has a different history, of course, as well as its own ruling personalities and self-image. All of those factor in a continuing conflict between long-established Pop Montreal and the Mile Ex End festival, which sprang up last year.
Both run in September, and are pitched to an indie music crowd. Mile Ex End headlines with Broken Social Scene; Pop Montreal's five-day schedule opens Sept. 26 and includes feature appearances by Bill Callahan and SOPHIE.
Mile Ex End, however, is a corporate creation, beamed into a trendy corner of the city by La Tribu, an entertainment company that is partly bankrolled by high-profile entrepreneur Alexandre Taillefer. Pop Montreal is a not-for-profit organization that built itself up slowly and has deep roots in the scene.
Not surprisingly, Pop Montreal smells an interloper, and is finding it harder to find corporate sponsors. Dan Seligman, the festival's artistic director, summed up his new competitor as "a generic corporate interest trying to cash in on whatever buzz or reputation Mile End has." La Tribu CEO Claude Larivée, at the announcement of his event's second run, said "I think there's room for everyone."
In any case, Mile Ex End seems to be going through an identity crisis. Instead of building on last year's single music weekend, it has split into three weekend events: Music (Sept. 1 and 2), Laughs (Sept. 8) and Oktoberfest (Sept. 15). Comedy seems an odd choice for expansion, given the birth of a new comedy festival this year and the continued good health of the huge Just For Laughs. An Oktoberfest crowd is surely a different slice of humanity than the one that shows up for Broken Social Scene. Mile Ex End seems to be hedging its bets, and possibly blurring its brand.
Meanwhile, Mr. Losique's brand at WFF is becoming clearer than ever, unfortunately. Perhaps he needs a new word to describe his harum-scarum event: "festival" has too many associations with carefree revelry.


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Learn about new and updated features in the Wavefront 2017-44.x release.
2017-44.x release highlights:
- Google Cloud Platform integration
- Ability to include Obsolete metrics in alerts
- Alert Target improvement
- Reverse sorting of dynamic variables
Google Cloud Platform Integration
The Google Cloud Platform integration offers agentless data ingestion of metric data. The integration includes predefined dashboards and alert conditions, including Tile and Default dashboards:
- The Google Compute Engine dashboard lets you monitor the compute information in real time. See this Google documentation for details about the metrics.
- The Google Container Engine dashboard provides visibility into each level of a Google Container Engine cluster. See this Google documentation for details.
Alerts for Obsolete Metrics
Obsolete metrics are metrics that did not report for 4 weeks or more. You can now choose to include obsolete metrics for your alert conditions using the check box in the Advanced section of the Alert editor.
Customers who use queries that aggregate data in longer timeframes sometimes want to include those obsolete metrics.
Alert Target Improvements
- The email template for alert targets now includes a subject in the default template.
- The Alert Target Details page now links to the Alert documentation.
Reverse Sorting of Dynamic Variables
You can now use reverse-alphabetic sorting instead of alphabetic sorting for lists of dynamic variables.


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ESPN will show live FA Cup football from next season, after agreeing a deal with the Football Association to fill the gap left by the collapse of the pay-TV broadcaster Setanta.
The Guardian reports that The FA had held extensive negotiations with the BBC, hoping to rebuild a relationship that was damaged when the former FA chief executive Brian Barwick opted for a £425m deal with ITV and Setanta over a bid from the BBC and Sky. But with much of the BBC's budget committed to Formula One and elsewhere, and concerns at ITV about the prospect of sharing the rights with a terrestrial rival, ESPN's more financially attractive offer is believed to have been rubber-stamped at today's FA board meeting.
ESPN's offer is thought to have been 60% higher than that tabled by the BBC, however, that bid is also understood to be for a longer contract period and still worth substantially less than the amount paid by Setanta. ITV will have first pick of matches but ESPN will show two live games per round. ESPN's deal will not start until the beginning of next season. In the meantime the FA will continue to sell the rights to one extra game per round to ITV and broadcast one free over the internet. The online experiment has been considered a success and the FA plans to continue the innovation next season.
Next year the number of live Premier League matches that ESPN has the rights to will be halved, to 23 per season. The rights to two live FA Cup matches per round, and joint rights to the final with ITV, will give the channel access to valuable content at a time when it faces losing subscribers. The contract is thought to run for at least four years, despite ITV having only two years to run on its £275m deal, which also includes England's competitive home internationals.
Corporation insiders said that in the current political climate, with the BBC's sports rights budget committed for several years to come, it simply did not have the funds to bid any more than it did.
The FA refused to comment and ESPN would say only that it "continued to be interested in all rights where they are available and where they fit our business model".


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- Do not touch unit-dose tip to eye.
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Ordering your new chair is easy at WBMC. You can always call, chat or email with the WBMC staff to help you with your massage chair purchase. Otherwise:
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Those ordering using financing or splitting payments between multiple credit cards must contact WBMC.com directly to process the order.
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Antique Industrial Two Tiered Push Cart
by Picked Vintage on August 5, 2012
This is an antique industrial rolling push cart with a gorgeous green patina. It has that great weathered look, two spacious tiers, and two drawers that can be have small locks placed on them if desired. This piece is truly on of our favorites.
Dimensions: 38.5″ x 24″D x 30″H
Sold in a Picked Vintage sale featured on Fab.com.
Tags: antique, bar, Console, green, Industrial, island, kitchen, metal, retro, rolling cart, steel, table, vintage, wheels
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A family run park, with many local attractions, ideally situated and in close proximity to the Yorkshire coast and surrounding areas.
The safety of both our customers and staff is our foremost priority, in order to support the Government recommendations regarding coronavirus and advise on Social Distancing and gatherings, we wish to provide the following information regarding Fosse Hill
We are open for Static and Seasonal Touring pitch holders. However, in light of the spread of Coronavirus we are closing the Bar until further notice.
The Lake will be open as usual to all. Please note that we will not be taking bookings for camping and pitches during this difficult period.
We encourage people to use their own shower and toilet facilities in their caravans where possible. Elsan disposal points will be open and cleaned at regularly Intervals.
Obviously it goes without saying that if you have symptoms of the coronavirus or are in self-isolation, we would ask that you please let us know as a courtesy, and do not attend the Caravan Site
If you are wishing to make payments towards your accounts, we request if this can be done via bank transfer/BACS where possible.
We thank you for your co-operation, support and understanding during these challenging times.
Here at Fosse Hill we want to make sure you have everything you need for a delightful stay. We have a range of facilities both on site and in the local area. We offer camping and caravan sites, along with a fully licensed bar and restaurant that is open to the public as well as residents. You can bring along your jet-ski and have fun on our huge lake.
Get in touch and book your stay today!
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Your Wound is Your Greatness by Susanna Harwood Rubin
LE dimanche 16 juin 2019 de 11:30 à 14:00
Your Wound is Your Greatness: An Empowerment Practice by the beautiful new-yorker Susanna Harwood Rubin !
Ganesha, the beloved elephant-headed god, and Hanuman, the monkey god, both have extraordinary powers gained as the result of mistakes made and consequent trauma. Both discover their greatness only after being wounded.
Combining a deep yoga asana practice with the essential myths, mantras, and mudras of Ganesha and Hanuman, we will explore what it means to become empowered through our challenges, using all our life experiences to step into our greatness.


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Hazardous area classification is a common approach to controlling risk in working environments which may be prone to explosions due to the present of gas, vapour, dust, fibres or other atmospheric hazards.
In the UK, Hazardous Area Classification is governed by British Standard EN 60079/10.
There are also US Standards for area classification under OSHA as well as international standards under the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC).
In the UK, hazardous areas are defined in Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR, 2002) as "any place in which an explosive atmosphere may occur in quantities such as to require special precautions to protect the safety of workers".
In identifying the "special precautions" required, hazardous area classification is the method used to analyze and classify the environment where explosive atmospheres may occur.
The objective of hazardous area classification is to ensure the selection and installation of appropriate "intrinsically safe" plant and equipment to be used safely in the location, taking account of the properties of the hazardous substances that may be present.
In the UK context, the DSEAR extends the original scope of hazardous area classification from electrical sources of ignition, to now include nonelectrical sources of ignition, and mobile equipment that creates an ignition risk.
Hazardous areas are classified into zones based on an assessment of the frequency of the occurrence and duration of an explosive gas atmosphere, as follows:
Zone 0: Areas where an explosive atmosphere is present continuously or for long periods;
Zone 1: Areas where an explosive atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation;
Zone 2: Areas where an explosive atmosphere is not likely to occur in normal operation and, if it occurs, will only exist for a short time; and
Safe Zone: Any area not expected to contain a hazardous atmosphere (e.g., homes).


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Sunny days are pretty sparse here in Seattle this time of year. February often holds only the promise of rain, rain and you guessed it : more rain. Winter tends to feel like it's dragging on every year at about this time and you start to feel like you'll be stuck in a dreary dramatic grey haze forever. When the sun peeks its head out you run towards it. You sprint actually.
So when some of my favorite blog and creative gal pals along with the kind folks at Bing reached out to me a couple of months back about spending a few days in Palm Springs this week for a creative brainstorming powwow, there was ZERO hesitation in my step – a definite no brainer for this Vitamin D starved Seattleite. Sunshine, poolside cocktails, & great conversation with inspiring women for four days in the dead of winter? Uh, yes please!
Some items I'm currently coveting this week as a hop on a jet plane to the land of palm trees and sun-kissed cheeks today.
silk headscarf | sunblock | poolside reading material | sandals | strappy bralette | sunglasses | lip balm | denim overalls (just nabbed these ones from Madewell that I LOVE and will likely wear daily for the next year)


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The management of any organization where employee rewards and recognition program has been implemented will always keep asking whether the program is delivering benefits. The management would typically want to see some tangible benefits to justify the continued funding of the program. Hence it is important for the HR team to demonstrate these program benefits on a continuous basis.
At HiFives, we have had long and deep engagement with our clients for their employee rewards and recognition programs. Based on this experience, we would like to list out a few of the benefits that should be aimed for or provided by employee rewards and recognition program in organizations:
- Employee performance and business impact
Done in the right way, employee rewards and recognition can reinforce good performance by employees, which would have a direct or indirect impact on business metrics such as revenues, costs, customer satisfaction, etc. For example, an employee who gets an award for achieving high levels of customer satisfaction is more often than not likely to continue to perform at the same or higher level. It might also motivate his peers to demonstrate higher levels of performance. The same would be true for an employee who is being recognized for cutting costs or driving innovation.
- Employee behaviour linked to company values
If executed well, employee rewards and recognition programs can deliver the desired behaviour from employees in sync with the organization's core values and beliefs such as ethics, commitment, customer-centricity, passion or collaboration. For example, an employee who has worked on an important project to meet a critical deadline might be eligible for an award under the category of commitment. Another one could be that of an employee who might have resisted attempts by a third-party to secure a contract by trying to offer 'personal incentives' to the employee. In both these examples, the behaviour and the outcomes should be kept separate.
- Driving specific behaviours and outcomes
The organization can drive specific behaviours such as innovation, process efficiency, punctuality, social awareness, etc. through employee rewards and recognition programs. For example, employees can be incentivized for good suggestions on process improvement. Another example could be of recognizing an employee who has participated in a social initiative or sporting event outside the organization. It is difficult to incentivize such behaviours through the traditional performance assessment and regular compensation system. Hence employee rewards and recognition could be a useful tool in the HR team's toolkit to drive such behaviours.
- Employee motivation and camaraderie
Employee rewards and recognition can help create a positive atmosphere of celebration within the organization. It can help foster individual-level motivation and overall team spirit. Open recognition of employee achievements can go a long way in building a great culture of appreciation of each other's efforts.
Overall, employee rewards and recognition program that is well designed and well executed can provide significant dividends to the organization to justify the investments made into the program by the management. However, it is important to keep these objectives in mind while the program is being designed and implemented without any ambiguity. Otherwise, it will also end up as yet another HR initiative without clearly articulated benefits and well-defined ROI.
by HiFives Team


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One day Honi was journeying on the road and he saw a man planting a carob tree; he asked him, "How long does it take [for this tree] to bear fruit?" The man replied, "Seventy years." Honi then asked, "Are you certain that you will live another seventy years?" The man replied, "I found carob trees in the world; as my fathers planted these for me so I too plant these for my children."
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Immunology | Avoiding Babylonian
The complexity of the immune system at the gene, protein, cell and organism level continues to provide a major challenge. Genomic landscape analysis, single-cell analysis and mass data acquisition encompassing genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics have now added new levels of complexity. With the rapid progress in these and other fields of immunology, it has become more important than ever to agree on a nomenclature, i.e. to agree on a consensus for naming novel genes, proteins, cells and biological reagents related to the immune system. Names that were given initially may, in retrospect, not always be logical. In addition, researchers approaching a gene product from different angles may generate entirely different names for the same gene product. An example is the cytokine Interleukin-6, which was initially known as B-cell stimulatory factor 2; cytotoxic T lymphocyte differentiation factor; hybridoma growth factor; hepatocyte stimulating factor and interferon beta-2. In these cases, such usage of different names for the same item can lead to confusion and this may hinder progress in the field. Therefore, it is important for the experts in the immunology field to agree on a unified nomenclature.
The immunological community has, in fact, an excellent track record of conducting worldwide cooperative efforts on nomenclature issues. Remarkable examples of these include the establishment of the nomenclature for antigen receptor (IG and TR) genes, cytokines and chemokines and their receptors, as well as allergens, cell types and of the CD nomenclature for monoclonal antibodies.
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He owns the Potion Shop which is open on 9am-5pm on weekdays. He makes medicines in his shop out of medicinal herbs, poisonous mushrooms, and various roots found in the mountains, which help prevent and cure sickness. He is Stu and Kent's grandfather and raises the two boys on his own. He is always the first year's Harvest King. He always participates in the Vegetable Festival, usually winning if the player doesn't. He seems to have lived in the village for a long time and will often remark upon the player's late grandfather.
If the player becomes good enough friends with the Degas, he'll ask the player to participate in their first Spirit Festival. If the player gives Degas an Edible Grass, he will give the recipe for Miso Soup with Sprouts.
You can often find Degas in his shop, wandering near Moon Mountain Lake, the Carpenters' Clearing, or inside the cave behind the Craftsman's House.
- Medicinal Herb
- Edible Herb
Kent Runs Away
- Kent will come to your farm in the morning and ask if you can stay with you tonight, as he got into a fight with his grandpa. Kent insists on saving money to run a farm, but his grandfather wants him to focus on his studies. Stu will come bursting into the house, saying that their grandfather is sick. You will go with the boys to their house and see the Potion Shop Dealer in bed, being looked after by the Midwife. She tells the boys not to worry, and that he will recover soon. Kent thanks you, and asks if he can come to you if he needs you again.
*Requirements: Kent's affection is 160 or higher, and you go to bed in between 6pm and 10:59pm the previous night.[1]
- Kent and Stu will come over, excited to tell you that your dog has had puppies with their dog, Taro. You go over to their house to see the newborn puppies. You will gain affection with Stu, Kent, and the Potion Shop Dealer.[2]
*Requirements: Stu's affection is 250 or higher, OR Kent's affection is 150 or higher.[3]
Pontata Root
- If you have obtained a Pontata Root, bring it to the Potion Shop Dealer and bring it to him as a gift. This will allow the best medicine to be purchased from him. You must have an empty bottle to purchase medicine from the dealer.[4]
- Though the Dealer will tell you that his cure all can cure even animals, there is no apparent way to use it on sick animals.
- ↑ Advanced Event Mechanics Guide by kirbyarm gamefaqs.com
- ↑ Advanced Event Mechanics Guide by kirbyarm gamefaqs.com
- ↑ Advanced Event Mechanics Guide by kirbyarm gamefaqs.com
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Lena Niemi is a designer, writer and concept developer based in Oslo, Norway. With a degree in communication and multimedia design she has worked in global advertising agencies, design agencies and for the Norwegian Design Council. Lena is also a published author with a collection of short stories, a book length essay and a staged play under her belt.
Her goal has always been to create brands that make a positive impact on society, whether it is a school that stands for inclusivity, a career chatbot that guides the next generation, a shoe company that champions re-design or a peer-to-peer job service app fighting social dumping. This is also what lead her to the MA in Sustainable Design. Being a creative who knows how to make consumers choose this product over that product, she wants to contribute to making the most sustainable choice the most desirable one. Moving forward her ambition is for her work to be the driver of change that is needed now.


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UPS to launch 3D printing in the US
UPS is to target manufacturing customers in the US with a 3D printing service.
The plan is to launch an on-demand manufacturing network that links its global logistics network with 3D printers at The UPS Store in more than 60 sites around the US and Fast Radius' On Demand Production Platform and 3D printing factory in Louisville, Kentucky.
Customers will visit the Fast Radius web site to place 3D printing orders, which will be directed to the optimal manufacturing or The UPS Store location based on speed, geography, and the product quality the customer requires. Orders can be shipped as early as same day.
SAP's supply chain solutions will be integrated with UPS's on-demand manufacturing solution and global logistics network.
"UPS is a leader in bringing industrial-strength 3D printing to reality. By building this disruptive technology into our supply chain models, we also bring new value to our manufacturing customers of all sizes," said Stan Deans, president, UPS Global Distribution & Logistics.
The service is designed for:
manufacturers wanting to reduce inventory for slow-moving parts;
manufacturers with short production runs where the cost to create the mould or tooling could make these orders too expensive for traditional manufacturing;
manufacturers and retailers of custom/semi-custom goods as additive manufacturing allows cost-effective customization of goods;
and industrial designers and engineers who want high quality rapid prototypes delivered quickly.
"Additive manufacturing technology is still developing rapidly so 'manufacturing as a service' is a smart approach for many companies," said Deans.
HP unveils production ready 3D printer
HP has unveiled the Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution which it reckons is the world's first production-ready commercial 3D printing system.
It says the Jet Fusion deliver parts up to ten times faster and at half the cost of current 3D print systems. By printing functional parts at the individual voxel level (a voxel is the 3D equivalent of a 2D pixel in traditional printing), HP says it offers the ability to transform part properties and deliver mass customisation.
The Jet Fusion 3D 3200 printer is designed for prototyping, offering improved productivity and the capacity to grow usage at a lower cost per part.
The Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printer is designed for prototyping and short-run manufacturing needs, with high productivity to meet same-day demands at the lowest cost per part.
Pricing for the HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 Printer starts at € 120,000. Pricing for the complete end-to-end solution starts at €145,000.
"Our 3D printing platform is unique in its ability to address over 340 million voxels per second, versus one point at a time, giving our prototyping and manufacturing partners radically faster build speeds, functional parts and breakthrough economics," said Stephen Nigro, president of HP's 3D printing business.


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Road Trips in India – Crossing a waterfall
Being a self-drive enthusiast, we always seek opportunity to sneak out from our day jobs and take a long weekend for road trips in India. We took a similar opportunity during Diwali 2017 and did a self drive in India to West Sikkim. Frustrated by the road condition, we did not drive to North Bengal and Sikkim for quite some time. For the last year or so, I was hearing from my self-drive community of friends about the changing road conditions. The change was for the better and hence we decided to take the self drive in India to Kaluk and Peling in West Sikkim.
Places to Visit
We did not plan to visit a lot of places, but just to spend a leisurely couple of days watching the snow-capped Mt. Kanchendzonga and the mountain range from our room. We stayed at a place called Kaluk near Rinchenpong. Once we reached, we planned to visit the Pemayangtse Monastery near Pelling and the Rabdentse ruins. We did not go to visit the Rinchenpong monastery but saw it from outside.
Pemyangtse Monastery at Pelling
Located just above 2000 mts in altitude the Pemyangtse monastery is a three storey structure founded in 1705. It is one of the oldest monasteries of Sikkim and the most famous in west Sikkim. When we visited the monastery there was a festival going on with monks chanting hymns and the younger ones joining the chorus. Metalled roads reach till the gate of the monastery where there is a small parking area. Unlike most other Buddhist monasteries, you do not have to climb a lot of steps or slopes to reach anywhere.
Rabdentse Ruins
The Rabdentse ruins are actually the ruins of the second capital of Sikkim from 1670 to 1814. What remains today are the huge wall structures of the palace with a commanding view of the Kanchendzonga mountain range. To reach here, one has to trek a distance of about 800 mts to 1 km from the gate. The trek takes you through moss laden stone track within a jungle of chestnut trees.
Where to stay
We stayed at "Ghonday Village Resort" and were very satisfied with the hospitality showered on us. We occupied the "Kokthang Cottage" which offered amazing and unrestricted view of the Kanchendzonga range from the bed with birds chirping and playing in front of us. There is a road going very steeply down after the main market 'chowk' at Kaluk. All the three good hotels are accessible through this road. The first one is "Ghonday Village Resort" followed by "Green Hill Resort" and "Mandarin Village Resort". The road downhill is pretty steep with as 13 degree gradient as shown by the meter on the Endeavour. All three places offer a very good and exclusive view of the mountain range but Ghonday being on the top offers a little bit better view.
Is it better to stay at Kaluk than Pelling ?
Yes. If you look at the topography and geographical location, Pelling is on the mountain slope which is not facing the Kanchendzonga range. Kaluk on the other hand is on a slope that faces the Kanchendzonga range. So even if the hotels in Pelling might be better, a stay in Kaluk will offer a better view.
Road Trips in India: Road Conditions – as on Oct 2017
We took the following route as shown in the map below:
Kolkata > Burdwan > Bhatar > Kuli > Moregram > Farakka > Malda > Raiganj > Botolbari more > Rudel > Goagaon > Dhantola > Islampur > Bagdogra > Siliguri > Sevoke > Melli > Jorethang > Soreng > Kaluk.
or our road trip in India to West Sikkim, we drove at night and covered from Kolkata till Sevoke in 10 Hrs and 30 Mins. We started around 6:00 PM from Laketown, Kolkata and reached Sevoke at 4:30 AM in the morning. From Sevoke till Kaluk took 4 hrs more, taking the trip duration to 14 Hrs and 30 Mins. While returning the same trip took around 16 hours at a stretch as day time driving was involved. Five years back the same trip to North Bengal took about 16 hours with undivided and bad roads.
This road trip in India from Kolkata to Kaluk can be divided into the following sections:
Kolkata to Burdwan :
Nothing to say about this stretch. Superb roads that will take you from Dankuni to Burdwan in an hours time.
Burdwan to Moregram :
Expect congestion in Burdwan town and even more congestion from the right turn at Burdwan station till sometime after that. After that the SH7 road surface is very good till a place called Kuli. After Kuli the road surface goes missing giving you a superb off-road experience. The bad stretch lasts for around 15-20 kms which is enough to take about an hour of driving time.
Moregram to Botolbari more (after Raiganj) :
Most of the road has been converted into a 4 lane divided highway barring portions before Farakka, Malda and Raiganj. The surface is not as good as the Durgapur Expressway but is good enough. From around Itahar the divided highway ends and it is undivided after that. The road surface after Itahar has also been patched up.
Botolbari road to Dhantola :
The 60 odd kms road stretch has superb road surface. For the initial 25 kms the road is very narrow and it is difficult to pass wide vehicles. This road through villages will let you bypass the jam at Dalkhola which occurs without notice. At night we covered this distance in an hour. There are police pickets and local pickets in most of the places at night. The same distance took us 1 Hr 45 Mins during the day time.
Islampur to Sevoke (via Siliguri) :
Mostly divided highway till before Bagdogra. The road surface is very good in this stretch.
Sevoke to Melli :
Once you start on the hill, the surface starts getting bad, sometimes worse. The main hill road is not the same that it used to be. Expect bad stretches very frequently.
Melli to Jorethang :
There is road surface on and off. Long stretched have been washed away in landslides and are missing surfaces. The Rangeet river runs on one side of the road. The nullas (stream) that drain the mountains into the river crosses the road. Before and after the nullahs, the road surface is missing
Jorethang to Kaluk (via Soreng) :
Google showed us the route via Soreng. I did not know how the route was before we started climbing. For the first 6 kms, the road took continuous hairpin turns at a very high gradient of 11-13 degrees. The road is very narrow as well. With the wide-bodied Endeavour climbing at that angle and passing other vehicles became issue a couple of times. After Soreng the road surface till Kaluk was pretty bad as well.
Alternate route from Jorethang to Kaluk :
While returning the route mostly remained the same except for the stretch from Kaluk to Jorethang. Armed with local information, we took the following route Kaluk > Rinchenpong > Takuthang > Reshi > Jorethang. From Kaluk to Reshi through this road the surface is fantastic and the road gradient is normal unlike the Jorethang-Soreng road. From Reshi to Jorethang is about 15 kms and to be true there is no road. Small cars will suffer like hell and even with the Endeavour it might have taken close to an hour to navigate this stretch. Small price to pay for a wonderful experience and another unforgettable road trips in India.
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Joseph Zanoni 88, of Somerset, died July 24, 2019, at The Patriot. Born April 5, 1931, in Quecreek, he is the son of the late Peter and Rosalia (Sicheri) Zanoni. Also preceded in death siblings, Camillo Zanoni, Esther Mancuso, Remo Zanoni and Leno Zanoni. Survived by his wife of 55 years, Anna (Carli) Zanoni. Children, Anthony Zanoni and wife Suzanne of Bedford and Christopher Zanoni and wife Karen of Berlin. Grandchildren, Nathaniel, Isabella, Amelia and Joseph. Brother of Corina Bonora of Ridgewood, NY and Eugene Zanoni of Jerome. Joe was a 55 year member of St. Peter's Catholic Church where he served as an usher for 50 years. Also a member of the VFW, and Past Commander of the American Legion in Jerome and Somerset. He was a Korean veteran and also member of the DAV, Meyersdale Chapter and the Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Conemaugh Twp. High School and worked out of Laborer Union Local #419. He enjoyed working bingo, going to Casinos and spending time with his family. Friends will be received from 2-4 & 6-8 Sunday in the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10 am Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Father Angelo Patti celebrant. Committal in Somerset County Memorial Park with military honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to SAM Van, 320 Felgar Rd., Somerset, PA 15501, St. Peter's Catholic School, 433 W. Church St., Somerset, PA 15501or Via Quest Hospice, 607 Georgian Place, Somerset, PA 15501. Condolences may be made at www.halversonfuneralhome.com
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Rankings be damned, this is Australia's 'Consolation Cup'
The last Constellation Cup match on Sunday is the final opportunity for the Diamonds to prove they deserve their spot atop netball's pecking order.
While the Silver Ferns are world champions after their last-gasp win in the World Cup final in July, they have not acquired enough rankings points this year to overtake the Diamonds, who sit well out in front of both New Zealand and England in the No.1 spot.
Having said that, rankings mean very little. Yes, it's nice to be world No.1, but there's not much celebrating that goes on when the rankings come out each year. For the players it is the games you win that count, and the big games count the most.
So to that end, regardless of what happens on Sunday, the Silver Ferns will finish the year pretty satisfied with their lot. Sure, they would love the Constellation Cup, but at the end of the day the big prize this year was the World Cup and they have that safely tucked away for the next four years.
If they win the Constellation Cup, and strip Australia's cupboard bare, they could claim that the rankings don't matter, the trophies do, and they have them all. In that case, it would be hard to argue against any claim that right now, the Silver Ferns are the best netball team in the world – official rankings be damned.
For the Diamonds, the Constellation Cup is really the Consolation Cup. It hurt like hell to lose the World Cup final by a single goal, and a win on Sunday would be far more significant than the fact that the world rankings have them as No.1. If they can pull off the win it would allow them to finish the year on a winning note, have an extended break and come back in 2020 with some silverware and some confidence that they can still match it with the Ferns.
That's a pretty big "if". With just one win against the old foe in the last four games, it's going to require an almighty effort to get the win in Perth. The Silver Ferns have proven themselves incredibly adept at holding their nerve in the close matches. Crucially, they have been able to do it in this series both at home in New Zealand and away, in front of a massive crowd in Sydney last Sunday. This is more than just remaining calm in the face of extraordinary pressure. It is about everybody knowing their roles, and being able to execute them when it counts. It is also about trusting your teammate to do the same. That way you don't waste time or energy in the game covering for someone you aren't sure of.
With minimal personnel changes through the games, the Silver Ferns are familiar with each other, and they know how the person next to them reacts in a pressure situation. They know who fatigues – and when – and how they play when they do. This sort of knowledge and understanding is invaluable, and it is why the Ferns remain calm. Even when they are seven or eight goals down, you can see on their faces that they aren't concerned, and that they still believe they can win. That sort of confidence is hard won, invaluable, and incredibly difficult to combat.
Yet the Diamonds have shown that they can. They did it incredibly well in Auckland last week, where they pulled off a massive (in the context of recent close matches) six-goal win to be able celebrate coach Lisa Alexander's record-breaking 100th match as coach in style. With captain Caitlin Bassett set to become just the fifth Australian netball centurion on Sunday in Perth, a win to finish the year on a positive would be a fitting celebration for a player whose Diamonds career has seen her shoot Australia to victory in many a pressure situation.
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Boston based artist Jackie Jones follows up his 2016 "Limousines" video with "Way Up", the first release off his his forthcoming EP "20 Minutes To Logan". Featuring guest verses from fellow Bostonian's Darius Heywood & Kadeem, "Way Up" exudes rap excellence, as the 3 emcee's effortlessly ride the smooth DM-produced beat.
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I am planning to buy a laptop (in India) around 65000 INR. I have 2 models in mind:
- Samsung NP550P5C-S05IN: Intel Core i7 Processor 3630QM (2.4GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with AMD Radeon HD 8850M 2GB GDDR5 and 1600 x 900 Resolution. Cost : 65000 INR
- Dell Inspiron 15: Intel® Core™ i7-4500U processor (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz) with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Graphics with 2GB gDDR3 and 1366 x 768 Resolution. Cost: 62000 INR
Most of the other features appear either similar or are the same. Please suggest which one should I go for mainly considering the processor or suggest some other better laptops in the price range.


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Astros manager A.J. Hinch gets ejected in 1st inning of spring training game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Astros manager A.J. Hinch was ejected one pitch into the bottom of the first inning against the Cardinals on Friday and turned the situation into a spectacle.
After the first pitch from Cardinals starter Daniel Ponce de León, George Springer stepped out of the box and Hinch jogged out.
Hinch quickly got in the face of home plate umpire Ángel Hernández, who for years has developed a reputation for being disliked by players and feuding with managers.
Hinch said he and Hernández had a disagreement during a game earlier this spring. Hinch said Hernández admitted then that "he gets four wrong a game."
On Friday, Hinch took issue with the balls and strikes calls on Astros starter Forrest Whitley and got angriest with the first call against Springer in the bottom of the inning.
From the dugout, Hinch brought up what Hernández had told him and shouted: "You've used all four."
Hernandez tossed him immediately.
AJ Hinch on his fiery early ejection tonight pic.twitter.com/S5bhS5tP2a— Hunter Atkins (@HunterAtkins35) March 16, 2019
As he barked, Hinch stepped closer and got more heated. Hinch appeared to get close enough to bump his face into Hernández's mask.
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Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron came over to try to calm down and separate his manager from the umpire, but that made Hinch lean in harder.
Springer walked back to the box as a reinforcement and had to pry Hinch away from Hernández.
Hinch prevented the game from resuming until he exited the field, and he took his time doing so. He fumed, paused for a chat on the dirt with the third base umpire to no avail, and then slowly walked into left field toward an exit in the outfield wall.
The game was not broadcast on TV.
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Let the Hot Stove season begin…
With the New York Yankees crowned as baseball's champion for the 27th
time, it marks the end of the 2009 campaign. Some clubs saw their
postseason aspirations dashed long ago and their attention turned to
the building process by midsummer, but now all 30 clubs will be on the
market to add to the mix for next year and beyond.
The activity
will have its usual highs and lows, but as always there will be plenty
to talk about. Special focus here will be given to the National League
of course, where the Atlanta Braves will look to build on a solid '09
season by finding the missing pieces to the puzzle.
There is
little doubt in my mind that this past winter and regular season will
be one that represents a turning point for the franchise. John Smoltz,Tom Glavine and Jeff Francoeur were among the departed, while Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez and Tommy Hanson helped bolster the club's playoff chances in their first season in Atlanta.
General Manager Frank Wren
has a working list of Atlanta's needs, one that he will compare when
working the phones and meeting with other team executives as well as
when scouring the free agent market.
First moves of the winter…
free agents officially file and the offseason begins, the Braves have
already taken a couple of steps toward the upcoming season. And it all
starts where else, but in the pitching department.
The Braves are expected to announce a three-year contract extension with veteran right-hander Tim Hudson at some point in the near future.
Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported that Hudson has passed his physical in his most recent blog entry (which you can read here),
paving the way for deal to be made official. Contract terms are
expected to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3-years and $27
Hudson, 34, bounced back from Tommy John surgery to make seven starts
for the Braves in September and October, going 2-1 with a 3.61 ERA in
42 1/3 innings of work. Following the return of Hudson, righty Kenshin Kawakami was bumped from the rotation to the bullpen.
Hudson adds to the team's core strength, which is once again starting
pitching. It also adds the flexibility of dangling a top-end starter on
the trade market, where the Braves could find a possible match that
would bring the team a much needed corner outfield power bat.
Atlanta also signed recently released righty reliever Scott Proctor,
formerly of the Florida Marlins, to a minor league deal with an
invitation to spring training that will allow him to compete for a
bullpen job. Proctor, 32, was placed on the disabled list in spring
training and was sidelined with Tommy John surgery in May.
a 5th round selection by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1998 amatuer
draft, Proctor was dealt to the New York Yankees along with Bubba Crosby in exchange for Robin Ventura
on July 31, 2003. He found his way back to the Dodgers exactly four
years to the day later, heading to L.A. as former Brave Wilson Betemit was shipped to the Bronx in 2007.
righty proved to be very durable in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, hurling
83 games in each campaign with ERA's of 3.52 and 3.65 respectively. Arm
troubles began while with the Dodgers in 2008 and culminated with arm
surgery last season.
Hot Stove Coverage
stories and analysis will continue all winter, with the Braves
offseason shopping list coming soon. In the meantime, be sure to check
out MLBTradeRumors.com for all the latest news and rumors from all over baseball.
Till next time,
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The Bravos could really use a corner outfielder
like Jermaine Dye or Matt Holliday.
I'm glad Atlanta brought back Hudson. I don't mind the Proctor move, but I'm not loving it. We'll have to see how he pans out. I just hope Atlanta can bring back either Gonzalez or Soriano. If they both leave Atlanta could be in real trouble.


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Following her recent success in the film Super Deluxe directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja.
It is said that Gautham Vasudev Menon has roped her in for the role as Late CM Jayalalitha for a web series titled Queen. Recently she wrapped up the shooting for the web series.
Ramya Krishnan accepted to act in the sequel of her yesteryear film. Vinayakan the director who is known for the films like Kasi, En Mana Vaanil has directed a Malayalam flick titled Akasha Ganga which was released in 1999 and the movie was dubbed into Tamil as Avala Aaviya. Now the director has every intention of making a sequel to this flick.
Akasha Ganga 2 project is on as per the sources, this project will be bilingual which will be simultaneously released in Tamil and Malayalam. Director has narrated the script to Ramya Krishnan she had liked it and given nod to be part of this project. She will be playing an important role in this movie. Makers are planning for Onam release, this movie is made with top-notch VFX effects.


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Monday, December 13, 2010
The LRG Top Ten Books of 2010
We still have a few weeks left in this year but with holiday shopping at it's peak and New Year's Eve being fast upon our heels once Christmas is over,this seemed like a good time to reveal the LRG list of best books for 2010.
One of these titles is not a new release but my reading of this particular book was inspired by a companion book celebrating it's literary legacy(more about that soon),so that's enough to qualify it for inclusion here. Whether you're on the look out for a great last minute gift or making plans to pick something up in paperback next year,one or two of our Top Ten Best Books of 2010 should find a spot on your shelf soon:
While many folks and fans alike despaired about the overabundance of vampire lore in the media these days, author Justin Cronin pulls off an incredible hat trick by pumping new life into the genre with The Passage,a summer novel that truly lived up to it's hype.
By blending sci-fi creation out of control tropes with futuristic survivor drama and a subtle touch of supernatural wonder,Cronin brings us a world where vampiric beings have overrun civilization and the only chance that the few remaining pockets of humanity out there have is a nearly century old little girl named Amy.
The Passage is the first of a planned trilogy and yes,the movie rights have been sold already. However,the time to jump on this brilliant bandwagon is now. Don't wait to see who gets cast in the film or what the reviews of the next two books will say about it. This is quality material that delivers the gruesome goods:
The horrors that appear in Emma Donoghue's Room are of an all too realistic kind,as five year old Jack details his daily life as one of the occupants locked in a shed by sinister Old Nick,who stole Jack's mother from the outside world and imprisoned her for several years as his personal object of obsession.
The miracle of this story is that through the eyes of Jack,the reader is able to see both the beauty and the terror of Jack's life,along with the determinedly devoted nature of his Ma,who struggles to set them free but has trouble coping with that freedom once it's found.
Why this book didn't win the Booker Prize is beyond me but don't avoid Room simply due to it's subject manner. You'll be cheating yourself of an amazing tale of wonder and hope renewed:
While many speculate about the lost loves of writers like England's Jane Austen,Kelly O'Connor McNees takes on a beloved all American icon for her novel,The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott. The setting of the story is the summer of 1855,where Louisa and her family are living on borrowed time and the loan of a house in New Hampshire.
During the Alcott clan's stay,Louisa meets Joseph Singer,a young man who annoys her at first but soon enough claims her affections and forces Louisa to make a choice between a possibly comfortable marriage or pursuing a literary career.
This touching and thoughtfully novel offers up a potential template for Jo March's best friend but never meant to be lover Laurie,plus an insight into the heart of an author who sacrificed more than anyone may have known for her art.
For those in search of a old fashioned steadfast saga with a bit of soap opera flair,Roses by Leila Meacham will fit the bill beautifully.
The lives of three founding families in an East Texas town are hopelessly intertwined over the decades,as lovers are divided by romantic and emotional circumstances,ambitions become won and lost and younger generations struggle to deny the legacy of an alleged family curse that dooms it's victim to denial of true love.
Roses is due out in paperback by early January,which gives anyone given a gift card to their favorite book vendor in their stocking a hot item to pre-order. With all of the compelling page turning antics of it's characters,Roses is an excellent distractions during those cold nights where even reruns of your favorite TV series can't keep your imagination warm. Plenty of compelling fussing and feuding here to keep you tuned in for more marvelous melodrama:
Alicia Bessette's debut novel,Simply From Scratch,first starts out it's story in uncertain steps similar to what the book's leading lady Zell does in the kitchen when trying to create a recipe worthy of being entered into celebrity chef Polly Pinch's baking contest in order to use the prize money to benefit a cause that her husband wound up unexpectedly dying for.
Soon enough,however,you're walking over into steady footing as Zell teams up with the young daughter of her new neighbor who also has personal reasons for being in the cooking competition and together they find a way for more than one person in their lives to find peace and purpose.
Like a great dessert,Simply From Scratch is sweet without being cloying and a tasty delight that makes your mental mouth water and wish for more.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake comes from a more seasoned author,Aimee Bender,who takes an intriguing turn to the notion of "you are what you eat". Nine year old Rose discovers on her birthday that she has a strange psychic power,the ability to taste the emotions of the person who makes her food.
This unwanted sixth sense causes Rose not only to alter her diet but shift her outlook on the people around her and find a way to cope with this intense level of awareness before it becomes a lifetime trap. Bender uses a subtle blend of inner family turmoil and otherworldly happenings to make this stew of sorrowful souls simmer in bittersweet delight:
At first glance,The Heroine's Bookshelf might appear to be just another cute little book about girl writers but,oh,how wrong you would be on that score.
Erin Blakemore takes a brief yet well thought-out look at the impact of such time honored literary ladies such as Elizabeth Bennet,Anne Shirley,Scout Finch and Scarlett O'Hara(to name a few) and shows how each of them represent an aspect of their creator's lives that may or may not have been realized in their time.
This captivating and clever set of essays is a must-have for book clubs and a great piece of inspiration to those would-be writers feeling rather low about their prospects in the rough waters of authorship. A real biblio boost to the spirits can be found within on this most satisfying shelf.
Marilyn Johnson's This Book is Overdue bears the subtitle "how librarians and cyberarians can save us all",a most timely topic with the dwindling budgets allotted to our local libraries in this tight economy.
Johnson showcases the advancement of the internet age with the growing need for library resources from communities big and small and how a new generation of library staffers are seeking to bridge that gap in smart and innovative ways.
The paperback edition is set for late January,with a new epilogue added to it but don't hold off on checking this insightful book on the current state of libraries and their struggle to survive and adapt in these tricky times. Certainly your local branch has a copy and seeking out this title is a great excuse to stop in and see what they have to offer:
This year was the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird,Harper Lee's one and only novel that captured the racial strife and small town charm of the South both in print and on film. One of the tributes to that legacy was a documentary,Hey Boo, that had a tie-in collection of reminiscences about that memorable book called Scout,Atticus and Boo.
Mary McDonagh Murphy gathered together a number of people whose lives were impacted in one way or another by TKAM,including Oprah,Tom Brokaw,Anna Quindlan and Wally Lamb,who also wrote the introduction for this tribute to an American literary phenomenon.
Reading Scout,Atticus and Boo actually inspired me to go out and get a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird for myself and see what the fuss really was about. Unlike some,this book was not assigned reading back in my school days and even tho I did watch the movie at least once,being introduced to Scout's voice on the page was a revelation.
While this classic may be old news for plenty of readers,I'm happy to report that the writing still feels as fresh and lively as it did when the book first came out in 1960. A great book is like a fine wine,it only gets better with age and is a fine vintage that goes well with all generations:
This has been another grand year for books and let us look forward to next year,where many new wordy wonders await our eager perusal. There are also other pop culture pleasures to be had but some of them are not mutually exclusive.
Books are great to have on hand while watching TV,for example,since they fill those commercial moments between your favorite show so nicely. Also,plenty of heat can rise from those sassy onscreen couples when they have a nifty novel tied into them as well-just make sure that your bookmarks are fireproof,folks!:
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1 comment:
- Laurel Ann (Austenprose) said...
I also loved Heroine's Bookshelf. A real treat for literature lovers and heroine's in the making.
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The last few weeks and days as I've poured myself into the Scripture accounts of the history-changing events in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, I've been struck by one resounding theme: Jesus was in total control. Jesus held total, complete, utter control over every single facet of his betrayal, beating, mocking, death, and of course resurrection.
This week it's been impressed upon my heart how nobody else in the scene really seemed to have a clue what was going on – even the chief priests, leaders, and soldiers who were doing it all to him. They seem primarily to be acting out of 'mob mentality' – having not individually really thought out and evaluated the consequences of their actions. But not Jesus. He is steady, immovable, unstoppable, forward moving, totally in control as he marches toward the cross.
By no means would I ever attempt to list all the ways Jesus was/is in control over the salvation of the world…that would be impossible and my brain can't even comprehend the enormity of that. But as I've been stunned this week by Jesus' control over his own death, I've just grown to love him more and more; and I'd like to wrestle through some of this with you too.
Control over the Timing
Jesus came to save the world, and the whole time he lived on earth, he knew the exact day and time it was going to happen. I was deeply struck the other day as I read John 11:53-54 to my kids:
"So from that day on they made plans to put him to death. Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples."
Jesus was in full control over the timing. He had to die at Passover, so as the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem began plotting his death months earlier, Jesus lived out in the wilderness with his friends. Not because he was scared and hiding…but because it wasn't time yet.
If he'd been scared and trying to hide, he wouldn't have paraded into Jerusalem five days before his death. Even as he rode in with the crowds crying "Hosanna!" on Palm Sunday, he knew full well that he was riding in toward his death. He was in total control.
It hit me just yesterday or the day before that not even Judas, his betrayer, knew the timing. Judas had already decided to betray Jesus, but Matthew 26:16 tells us that from the moment Judas got paid from the chief priests, "he sought an opportunity to betray him." Judas was still seeking that opportunity when, during the Last Supper, Jesus said quietly to him, "What you are going to do, do it quickly." (John 13:27) It seems to me that Judas probably didn't know that tonight was the night. But Jesus knew and Jesus was in control. He had come to save the world and he was absolutely intent on his mission. So he told Judas it was time. Astounding.
Control in the Garden
The Garden of Gethsemane. Oh my. I dare not say much because no human can grasp the agony and pain that Jesus was suffering as he prayed over his impending death. Never would I want to presume that I knew was my Lord was going through in that garden; but I have been impacted by a number of things the last few weeks as I've read these texts.
First of all, the fact that Jesus would take the disciples to this particular garden is just so beautiful to me. John tells us that Jesus and his disciples went there often (John 18:2). Don't you love a familiar place at a scary time? It's a garden at night at spring time. Wonderful smells, dew upon the plants making them smell even better, a place where they've met and talked and probably laughed and rested a number of times. His disciples are scared and sorrowful and confused, and Jesus brings them to a familiar place. Don't you just love him?
And then also the control he displays here. He knew Judas was coming with soliders, and Jesus did not make this hard on Judas. He didn't hide – he went to a place that he knew Judas would find him. Total control.
Luke's gospel account shows us Jesus prayed from a place of total agony while he was in the garden, such that his sweat fell like drops of blood (Luke 22:44). He prayed earnestly that the Father would remove this cup of suffering from Jesus: "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will" (Mark 14). Do you see the total control in that prayer? Jesus had total control over his human emotions (because he was in fact fully human as well as being fully God) and total ability to submit to the authority of his Father.
Luke tells us that an angel from heaven came down to the garden to be with and strengthen Jesus. I just love that. I love the Father's love here. We can never know how the Father spoke to his Son at that moment, but I love the tenderness that I perceive went on. It's as if the Father reassuring the Son, "You have to do this. It's the only way" and tenderly sending down a messenger from heaven to give Jesus strength. And then Jesus, being in total control, announces to his disciples, "It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand" (Mark 14:41-42)
All four Gospel accounts show how the soldiers really didn't know which man Jesus was, but that Jesus, being in absolute control, just tells them, "I am he." There were hundreds of soldiers present, and John records that at this announcement from the Great I AM, they all fell down (John 18:6).
Jesus' control and majesty must have been palpable.
Control over his trial
As they take Jesus to trial, it's clear in each gospel account that the chief priests, soldiers, and crowds are just acting out of mob mentality. No one can actually find Jesus guilty of anything or accuse him of anything substantive, yet the leaders, and eventually the whole crowd of people, are screaming for him to be crucified. Jesus doesn't fight or flee. There are other times during his earthly ministry when Jesus seemingly supernaturally escaped angry mobs, but here he doesn't. But he wasn't a pushover either. He was in total control over the outcome of this trial. When Pilate asked him, "Don't you know I have authority to release you or crucify you?" Jesus calmly and authoritatively says tells him that Pilate doesn't actually have power here; God does (John 19:11). Jesus is in full control, willingly undergoing the mocking, spitting, flogging, thorns, bleeding. He is immovable and unstoppable in his mission to save us.
Control on the Cross
I don't want to say too much here because Scripture is just too beautiful in its perfection. But oh, the control of Jesus on the cross. Here we have an innocent man, God himself who has lived forever in the splendor of heaven, being tortured, stripped, and killed in one of the most inhumane ways in the history of the world. And yet we here not one complaint. He was absolutely willing and in control of this moment. It takes my breath away. He didn't even take the numbing wine/myrrh mixture (Mark 15:23) He forgave the soldiers as they were crucifying him (Luke 23:34). He welcomed the thief into the Kingdom of Heaven (Luke 23:43) He made plans for His mother to be cared for (John 19:26-27). Total control.
Also, which I cannot even fathom enough to write about, Jesus was bearing all of the sins of the world inside his own body as he hung on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). He actually became sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) as he hung on the cross. And yet, being also fully God, we see no sinful nature in him. We see grace, forgiveness, unimaginable love. He is in total control over the sin that is being crucified with him.
Control over Death
And last, Jesus was in control over his death. Let these Scriptures take your breath away:
"And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit." Matthew 27:50
"And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last." Mark 15:37
"Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last." Luke 23:46
"When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, 'It is finished,' and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30
Do you see it? Jesus was in absolute control over his death. Months before the cross Jesus said, "No one takes [my life] from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father" (John 10:18). The Cross isn't something that was done to Jesus, The Cross is what Jesus willingly did for us. He willingly took on our punishment of sin and death so that we could become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).
And the final word – Jesus' control over death means victory over death. As Peter preaches in Acts 2: "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him" (Acts 2:24).
Death did not and does not have control.
Jesus has control.
Amen and Amen.
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