text:
Aristippus
, of Cyrene in Africa, disciple of Socrates, founder of the Cyrenaic sect, quitted Libya, the seat of his family, that he might go and hear Socrates at Athens; but he differed widely from the plan of wisdom laid down by that great man. The basis of his doctrine was, that pleasure is the sovereign good of man, and he made no distinction between the pleasures of the soul and those of the senses. He admitted of no certain knowledge, but that which we owe to the inward sentiment. "We have," said he, "distinct ideas of pleasure and pain; but that which causes the sensations of it is unknown, because we are perpetually deceived by the outward senses. The same person judges differently of an outward object, according as he is differently affected. Of two persons who taste of the same dish, the one shall find it insipid, and the other agreeable. Consequently there is nothing certain in outward things, but only in what touches us internally. Of the different internal sentiments, some are agreeable, others disagreeable, while others again are indifferent. Nature abhors those which cause pain, and seeks the sovereign' good in those which occasion pleasure." Aristippus, however, did not reject virtue; but regarded it only as a good, inasmuch as it produces pleasure. He held that it was not to be sought after for itself, but only upon account of the pleasures and advantages it may procure. In consonance with his principles, he denied himself nothing that could render life agreeable; and, as he was of a pliant and insinuating temper, and his philosophy easy and accommodating, he had a great number of followers. The nobles were fond of him; Dionysius the tyrant courted him, and at his court he covered the cloak of the philosopher with the mantle of the courtier. He danced and drank with him, regulated the banquets; and the cooks took his orders for the preparation and the delicacy of the viands. His conversation was rendered agreeable by continued flashes of wit. Dionysius the tyrant having asked him, how it happened that the philosophers were always besieging the doors of the great, whereas they never went to the philosophers?"It is," replied Aristippus, "because the philosophers know their wants, and the great are ignorant of theirs." According to others, his answer was more concise: "Because the pnysicians usually go to the sick." One day that prince gave him the choice | of three courtesans. The philosopher took them allthree, saying: "That Paris did not fare the better for having pronounced in favour of one goddess against two others." He then conducted them to the door of his house, and there took leave of them. Being rallied one day on his intercourse with the wanton Lais: "It is true," said he, "that I possess her, but she possesses not me." On being reproached with living in too much splendour, he said, "If indulgence in good living were blameable, would such great feasts be made on the festivals of the gods?" "If Aristippus could be content to live upon vegetables (said Diogenes the cynic to him), he would not stoop so low as to pay his court to princes." "If he who condemns me (replied Aristippus) was qualified to pay his court to princes, he would not be obliged to be content with vegetables." On being asked, "What philosophy had taught him?" "To live well with all the world, and to fear nothing." In what respect are philosophers superior to other men?"In this," said he, "that though there were 110 laws, they would live as they do." On being rallied, he used gently to withdraw. One day, however, he by whom he was attacked pursued him, and asked him why he went away?"Because, as you have a right to throw jests at me, I have also a right not to stay till they reach me." It was one of his maxims, that it was better to be poor than ignorant, because the poor man Wants only to be assisted with a little money, whereas the ignorant man wants to be humanized. One bragging that he had read a great deal, Aristippus told him that it was no sign of good health to eat more than one can digest. It is said that he was the first who took payment of his disciples. Having asked 50 drachmas of a father for the instruction of his son: "How, fifty drachmas!" exclaimed the man, "I can buy a slave for that money." "Well," replied the philosopher, (who could assume the cynic as well as the courtier) "buy one, and then thou wilt have two." Aristippus flourished about the year 400 B. C. He died at Gyrene, on his return from the court of Syracuse. He composed books of history and ethics, which have not reached our times. One on ancient luxury, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius, is certainly not his. He left a daughter named Arete, whom he carefully instructed in all the parts of philosophy, who was of extraordinary virtue as | well as beauty, and obtained a place among the class of philosophers. 1
Diogenes Laertius. Stanley. Brucker. Feuelon. Gen,. Dict. —Saxii Onomasticon.
Aristides, Ælius
Aristides, The Just
Aristides
Aristides Quintilianus
Aristo, Titus
Aristobulus
Baan, John De
Modern reprint, vol. 2...


text:
Home > Warriors In Pink > People > Lisa King
Discover Ford SYNC
EcoBoost Technology
Price & Locate
Ford Approved Used Vehicles
Quicklane
Ford Services
Filter Change
Ford Protect Overview
Premium Maintenance Plan
PremiumCare Warranty
SYNC Support
SYNC Technology
SYNC3 Navigation Manual
Genuine Ford Parts
Counterfeit Parts
Environmental Grants
Locate a Distributor
Email: menacac@ford.com
Lisa King
Asda'a BM, Director, consumer and healthcare practice | England | 40
I first noticed a lump six months before I was diagnosed. I was living in the UK at the time, and my doctor told me it was nothing to worry about – so I completely forgot about it. Six months later I was sitting back on the sofa and noticed it again and thought I should probably go and get it re-checked.
I went back to the GP and she wasn't sure what it was, so I found a very reputable breast surgeon and made an appointment at the Princess Grace hospital in London, and they ran a few tests. It turned out that it wasn't fine, and that I had Grade 1 breast cancer. I was really lucky. It wasn't aggressive and they managed to catch it at a very early stage
Obviously, when you're diagnosed, it's a massive shock. I never expected to be walking out of there with a cancer diagnosis. I was in no pain, I was the fittest I had ever been, I was running 10ks. I didn't feel unhealthy or anything. There was no indication at all, maybe it's fate that I just happened to notice it again and want to have it checked.
Getting rid of cancer isn't a quick process. Luckily I didn't have to have chemotherapy, but I had a lumpectomy to have it removed, followed by a six week course of radiotherapy – which is every week day , and 3 years on tamoxifen.
I felt very lucky that it was one of the most treatable forms of breast cancer. The hospital was clear about my recovery and the outlook was pretty optimistic – but it's still hard not to get worried about it.
I came through the other side of it having been regularly in and out of the hospital, and it was a bit of a shock to step away from the support network back into the real world. For me, the whole experience gave me an entirely different perspective. When I was in London, I worked very long hours, I was single and focused on my career and I don't think I really had the right work-life balance.
A good friend once told me that when something really defining happens in your life, you should use it as an opportunity to say yes to more things. It's a really good point. Often, I'd say I was too busy or didn't know the people, so wouldn't go. One of the things that changed for me is just embracing life more and saying yes to things that perhaps I wouldn't have previously. I may not have met my husband – we met on a skiing holiday, which was part of my plan to see even more of the world after cancer.
I also felt very passionate about giving something back, and I helped raise £10,000 for The Royal Marsden Hospital research into breast cancer through a cycling challenge in the French Alps. They pitched it to me as a group of unfit blokes on old bikes cycling up hills to raise money for charity. I thought, yes, I can ride a bike, sure. What I didn't realise was that it was three stages of the Tour de France. I thought it would just be up and down hills, quite relaxed. I had no idea that it would be solidly up mountains for 10 hours plus a day. On the last day we cycled up a mountain in the morning, and then we did the L'Alpe d'Huez with its 21switchbacks in the afternoon. To this day I don't know how I did it. I got to the end and threw the bike at my now husband and said I never want to see the bike again. I still don't know how I did it – it was just sheer grit and determination because honestly, it was pretty hideous from start to finish. But I had all this money behind me so there was no way that I was going to stop.
Cancer really changed my outlook on life. I'm much more able to cope with whatever life throws at me. I used to find that things would stress me out, and now it doesn't so much. Especially with work, there's always a solution to things, even when the going gets tough, we get through it.
For me, cancer has been an extremely positive thing. I got married, we move to Dubai three years ago, and we're now expecting our first baby in November. I still go to London twice a year for checkups, but I feel very fortunate to have lived through cancer and feel it has given me an entirely new outlook on life.
To download the English version of the story, click here
To download the Arabic version of the story, click here
To download the French version of the story, click here
Ford Global Sites
Copyright © 2023 Ford Middle East

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Simply BeBetsy Friday Features is always delightful to put together because we get to go through all the submissions we received during the week. So many talented people. Take a few minutes to visit the featured sites – they are pretty incredible women. Click on the post then click on 'Visit the source'. ENJOY!
2) PASSION SHAKE made a Wood Crate Nightstand that added warmth and color to an already lovely room.
6) MSMOOSZY'S OPEN HOUSE Side Table Makeover came from a dumpster find! Now that's ambitious.
7) AROUND MY TABLE gave us ideas to create a stunning Spring Pink Paloosa table for entertaining.
If you were featured, pick up a I WAS FEATURED badge for your blog! Want to be IN THE SPOTLIGHT and have your name all over the place? Sure you do.
Awww, thank you a ton for featuring me again! Have a nice weekend.


First step in drug manufacturing.
Quality of life Prospectively observed.
Half baked cakes reach the masses.
Physicians have to think out of the box.
A Metallic study without Clinical trial testing will end up in Bias results.
Use metallic drugs as much you can but Rationally.


Wow them in this funky hot pink top with falling ruffle detail on the front! V-neck at the back and front and a basque for a flattering fit. Thsi top features beaded detail on two back bands for that extra touch!


text:
Posts Tagged 'Vulnerability'
Stronger Together: The Search for Ground and Truth in the Aftermath of the Election
By Rochelle Greenhagen
I have felt many sickening emotions since discovering that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States: namely, shock, denial, despair, terror, panic, disgust, heartbreak, overwhelm. As Tuesday night unfolded, in addition to the above, I began to feel utterly alone. Awakening to the images of state after state turning red, voting…
By Christine Hutchison
On this, the eve of the most horrifying presidential election in my lifetime, I would like to take this opportunity to admit that I cheated my way through my Civics class in High School. I took those classes by "correspondence." In that age this meant you received a textbook in the mail, and you mailed…
Living and Loving with Borderline Personality Disorder
By Molly Merson
"One minute everything's great, and the next minute she's calling me fifty times in a row and leaving me these long messages about how badly I treat her." "He makes me feel so awful about myself. He twists around what I say and makes me seem like such a horrible person. I can't tell right-side-up…
How a Therapist Handles Her Inner Critic
By Jenny Kepler
When I was a younger adult, I had a scathing inner critic. It caused me all kinds of problems, which I handled in various maladaptive (read self-destructive) ways. That harsh internal voice mostly riddled me with anxiety which was so uncomfortable I looked for different ways to avoid feeling it–like partying, often with people I…
Why is it So Hard to Receive Support?
By Shirin Shoai
Letting others in is an ongoing process. As a therapist, I offer support for a living—yet taking in care from others is another story. I remember the a-ha moment when I first understood the reciprocal nature of support. Several years ago I attended a powerful community-based grief ritual. At the start of the intimate weekend,…
An Open Letter to Donald Trump from a Trauma Survivor and Trauma Therapist
By Jamie Marich
Dear Mr. Trump: Your comments on Monday morning in response to a veteran's question about mental health treatment at a Retired American Warriors PAC implied that only veterans who are not "strong" and "can't handle it" develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Yes, I read the transcript of your entire answer and saw the clip; yes, I…
Social Comparison: How Do I Stack Up?
By Melodie Del Rio
Living in San Francisco in 2016 is enough to make the most well-adjusted individual grapple with inadequacy. If you look around, you are likely to see many highly educated, successful, productive and intelligent people. These folks seem to have it all: money, fitness and health, attractiveness, successful careers, loving relationships, well-behaved children, and time to…
Speak! (Even if your voice shakes)
"Wow," the pastor of my former church said, looking over the coffeeshop counter at me. Jessica had stopped into the Peet's where I worked on her day off. She was wearing her usual hiking boots in the middle of the city, with her unruly hair that she was letting turn fully gray after years of dying…
Stepping Into My Shadow: Halloween as Therapy
By Lily Sloane
"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with 'scary,' 'spooky,' 'haunted,' or 'forbidden' in the title." – Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo) It wasn't until recently that I realized why I love Halloween so much. I don't really feel excitement over candy or overwhelming crowds. Yet the theatrical has always had a magnetic pull on me, and…
Sharing the Shame
Mortified: connecting with others to find relief from shame When I was 15, I wrote some pretty silly things in my diary (because I was 15). When I was 17, I went back through those entries and edited them, leaving critical comments about my intelligence and maturity as a 15 year old. Actually, a big chunk…
Don Draper falling forever: false advertising and the search for authenticity
By Jonathan Moss
Arguably the best TV drama of the last decade begins each week with a silhouette of a man in a perfect suit falling in slow motion from a skyscraper, through a boundless field of perfect ads for the perfect life. Mad Men centers on a very troubled yet relatable man who hides his real identity…
Self-compassion in five words
By Lea Seigen Shinraku
Self-compassion is at the heart of my personal and professional life, and when people ask me how it got there, I usually say that it was through my meditation practice. It's true that sitting for years on a consistent basis (when I'm tired, anxious, joyful, frustrated and everything else) showed me a lot about the…
« Newer Posts


text:
Walkies? More like wheelies for Zak
WHEN pensioner Bill Roberts takes his faithful four-legged friend Zak out, it's a case of wheelies rather than walkies.
A ROLL in the park: Owner Bill says Zak has been given a new lease of life.
And the trolley doggy is becoming something of a canine celebrity on his daily roll around the countryside.
The eight-year-old German Shepherd has lost the nerve endings in his hind legs and cannot walk - but he's been given a new lease of life thanks to a dog-mobile.
He began limping earlier in the year and vets warned Bill, 69, that Zak would have to be put to sleep if his condition deteriorated further.
But the former joiner refused to give up on his beloved pet and even tried acupuncture to stimulate his nerves.
Although that didn't work, vet Barry Hargreaves lent Zak the wheeled buggy as a last resort - and it has transformed his life.
Bill, of Thorpe Close, Denton, said: "I've sold my caravan to pay for his treatment but he's been my best pal for the past eight years.
"He can only crawl without his wheels now, but he's not in any pain.
"It's a common problem among German Shepherds. Some of the neighbours say it's cruel but I'm looking after him in sickness and in health.
"We're inseparable. It's only like he's confined to a wheelchair, it doesn't mean he should be put down.
"I've even bought him some little shoes to stop his paws getting sore.
"When we go out, his back legs sit in a harness and he uses his front legs to walk.
"I take him up to the Peak District every day and he's like a local celebrity up there with the other dog walkers.
"The vet reckons he's a happy dog and the chariot has given him 100 per cent more freedom."
RSPCA inspector Vicki McDonald said: "The trolleys can be of benefit as long as the animal maintains a good quality of life."


text:
namespace RTIMULibCS
{
    public abstract class I2CDeviceFactory
    {
        public static I2CDeviceFactory Singleton { get; private set; }

        protected static void Init(I2CDeviceFactory singleton)
        {
            Singleton = singleton;
        }

        public abstract II2C Create(byte deviceAddress);
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
McKinsey & Company Home Organization
Building agility in the British Army's headquarters
By David Chinn, Jonathan Dimson, Christopher Handscomb, Jesper Ludolph, and Xavier Tang
Three leaders from the British Army lay out what it took to bolster agility and flexibility in its headquarters operations.
The British Army's headquarters is the central hub of strategic thinking and planning for more than 80,000 regular and 30,000 reservist soldiers deployed in the United Kingdom and across the world. The army's operating environment is arguably more complex now than ever, and the nature and purpose of military force have shifted significantly. In the field, the British Army is exceptionally agile and flexible in its operations (see sidebar "In operations, the army knows how to be agile"), being well prepared for volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) situations—VUCA is, after all, a military term from the 1990s.
Agility in the British Army's headquarters
As the pace of change accelerates, the threats faced by the British Army are myriad—particularly in a time of constant competition and rapid technological advancement. Embracing this era of transformation has required Army HQ to modernize its way of working for maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
One way to bring the clarity and flexibility needed to prosper in an uncertain and fast-moving world is to adopt agile working practices and approaches. The British Army has initiated this transformation in the heart of its HQ in the Directorate of Personnel, which comprises 250 civilian and uniformed employees responsible for the design and delivery of personnel strategy and policy that increases inflow, minimizes outflow, and maximizes the talent of all personnel, in order to enhance the operational effectiveness of the army.
In operations, the army knows how to be agile
Clear mission
Commanders set and communicate the purpose of the mission. They provide objectives and goals but don't dictate how to achieve the goals (for example, "We want to take that hill by sundown").
Empowered teams
Teams are comprised of top talent. Individual teams make decisions within reason to achieve goals and have the ability to coordinate among themselves as a network of teams. Everyone across ranks knows what decision-making accountability should stay with them and what makes sense to escalate (for instance, "I'll maneuver the team toward the left flank, but before we open fire, we should receive clearance from command").
Adaptable to change
The army knows that plans never survive first contact with the enemy, so it remains flexible and always has multiple options (for example, "The enemy has blocked the bridge; we'll need to go with plan B instead").
Some of the leaders involved in the transformation, Lieutenant General Ivan Jones, Major General Sharon Nesmith, and the directorate's Chief of Staff, Colonel Karen Graham (see sidebar "Biographies" for more on their backgrounds), recount the agile journey. The following is an edited version of their remarks.
McKinsey: What motivated you to change the way the army HQ operates?
Ivan Jones: The army-HQ environment is traditionally a hierarchical organization, where we tend to work in "stovepipes." The world that we live in is increasingly volatile and changing, and we need to be much more dynamic in order to keep pace. In the army context, this means being able to react to the many different changing priorities from our government but also to global events.
Personnel-Directorate Chief of Staff, Colonel Karen Graham
Colonel Karen Graham was commissioned into the British Army's Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) in 1992 and spent her formative years at regimental duty in a number of HR roles. She progressed to a variety of leadership positions and currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Personnel Directorate at British Army HQ in Andover, England.
Lieutenant General Ivan Jones
Lieutenant General Ivan Jones was commissioned into the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers in 1989 and served in a variety of roles, including Chief of Joint-Force Operations and Chief of Staff, Field Army. He was appointed as the Director of Personnel in May 2018 and assumed the appointment of Commander, Field Army, on March 20, 2019. He is also the Army's Gender Champion.
Major General Sharon Nesmith
Major General Sharon Nesmith was commissioned into the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals in 1992. Her path has taken her from Regimental Duty in Germany, to commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade on promotion to Brigadier. Key staff appointments have included Assistant Director of Capability Plans and Head of Manning (Army). She was appointed Director of Personnel at the Army HQ in March 2019.
When I took on the role of Director of Personnel, I could see we had great people doing their best every day. But the organization lacked clarity and purpose, and there was little flexibility. The start point was to be clear on our raison d'être and ensure it became part of our organizational approach—called "DNA" for "develop and nurture our people so they can achieve." This helped shape our vision.
We know how to be agile. On operations, we are very agile, yet somehow, we had lost this spirit in the HQ. We needed to figure out a way to transform the way we worked in HQ to be much more like operations and be dynamic and agile. I decided to start this transformation within the Personnel Directorate.
McKinsey: How did you determine the first steps to take?
Ivan Jones: The transformation broke down, roughly, into a three-step process:
structurally change our organization and teams to be more purpose based
change the way the executives and teams worked with one another
provide the individual teams with both a new mind-set and strong set of practical tools to conduct their work more efficiently
These three steps collectively tackle the categories that we found in many other organizations that had undertaken an agile transformation—for example, structure, people, and process. 1 1. See Wouter Aghina, Karin Ahlback, Aaron De Smet, Gerald Lackey, Michael Lurie, Monica Murarka, and Christopher Handscomb, The five trademarks of agile organizations, January 2018.
The three steps seem clear now in retrospect, but at the time, we knew the transformation would require a level of learning on the go. We made sure we had the right team, charted out the first key steps, and set off, comfortable with the fact that not everything was planned 100 percent. Sometimes in a transformation it is hard to cross the Rubicon, but we decided to take that first step.
Karen Graham: To overcome organizational inertia, we focused on crafting a North Star vision. From there, we redesigned our previous hierarchical structure into purpose-based teams, and we rapidly implemented the structural change that got the transformation going.
One of the benefits of our structural change was being able to set priorities for the work of each team. This freed resources for a change team to focus on the most important work across the directorate.
While this reorganization made us more responsive to change, we quickly realized we could not truly achieve agility by simply reorganizing our floor plate.
McKinsey: How did you gather the right momentum and alignment across the organization?
Karen Graham: We have a very strong and unique team culture in the army. This culture helps us understand agility because we fundamentally know what it feels like from operations. The challenge was figuring out how to embed this team culture across a diverse workforce within a strategic HQ.
We really wanted our staff to feel part of this transformation. So from the start, we focused on cocreation and listening. This involved running team health-check sessions to understand pain points and strengths. We also ran the first team training with just the team leads—colonels—to ensure early buy-in and input.
A three-day boot camp to practice agile mind-sets and new ways of working
It was important that this transformation was co-led by the teams themselves, so we crafted the training around a series of team-level interventions. Team training consisted of three full days of both learning and reflection, allowing teams plenty of time to just talk and figure things out together.
In our fast-paced world, we rarely take this much time out to invest in our own development; every team member appreciated this. On reflection, I think the uniqueness of the army's team culture and our ability to develop a flexible training solution significantly contributed to our overall success.
McKinsey: What has changed for the executives and other leaders in the directorate?
Sharon Nesmith: We are in one another's minds—we think and act as a leadership team. This really started from our two-day off-site [meeting] for the senior leaders, focused on agile leadership mind-sets and behaviors, where we also got to know one another much more deeply. We collectively developed a vision of where we wanted to take the directorate and the type of leadership we want to breed within our respective teams. This thinking formed the team-level work crafted by our Chief of Staff, Colonel Karen Graham.
To role-model that, we now provide more timely guidance and support through our coaching and enabling mind-set. We seek early opportunities to help one another unblock our work, and we have raised our horizon—so increasingly, we have more time to think and plan ahead rather than to be fixed with the today.
Practically, what this means is that the directorate is running with a new, much faster cadence: what we call a "battle rhythm" [Exhibit 1]. We developed a way to scale agile beyond just the teams, and this has provided a structure for operating that supports the new type of coaching and enabling leadership really well.
The directorate took elements of various scaled agile frameworks, like quarterly business reviews and big-room planning, adapting them to fit the army context, to create a repeatable cadence of interactions across teams that ensures transparency and surfaces risks. Teams working in this new battle rhythm have the means to raise risks and issues for support, resulting in leaders spending more time problem solving with their teams and less time trying to gain situational awareness.
McKinsey: As you implemented the approach across the directorate, when did you feel was the tipping point? When and where was impact felt?
Big-room planning and prioritization
Sharon Nesmith: For me, I knew this felt different at an early executive team meeting—in our new executive stand-up, we were prioritizing outputs against the army's command plan. Amazingly, this was a task that we hadn't done as a team in the past, and yet there we were around the glass wall, armed with sticky notes, debating cross-directorate tasks, highlighting the synergies and areas for collaboration between teams, and deprioritizing activity. Only when armed with the full picture could you take a balanced view. In the end, not only did we have a clear single vision on what we were set to deliver, but we decided to tidy up our work and keep it on this glass wall. We made it double sided and let the entire directorate and our stakeholders engage with our prioritization. As a leadership team, it felt like we were leading: we were engaged, transparent, and collaborative.
How the British Army's operations went agile
Read the interview
I believe all organizations that are running at full steam need to take the occasional pause to reflect on how their leadership team is providing direction.
Embedding a new "battle rhythm" to enhance directorate governance
Karen Graham: For me, the tipping point was after our first directorate sync, a "scrum of scrum" of sorts. We started to observe how teams were becoming more resilient. It was evident that team leads had a clear view on what their priorities were, had already deprioritized work to enable more focus, and were more confident exposing tasks where they thought they needed additional support, advice, or resources. This level of cross-directorate transparency enabled immediate resolution of a number of issues raised, with only a few needing further escalation. This ability to prioritize and resource what's important at the team level was further reinforced after our big-room planning, 2 2. In agile terms, in a civilian context, this would be seen as the quarterly business-review process. where, for the first time, I felt, as a directorate, we had agreed on clear priorities for the next quarter—and, perhaps more important, had made some key decisions on what we were going to stop doing to ensure we achieved them.
McKinsey: The public sector—and the military, in particular—is often thought of as a hierarchical place. How did you face into that and steer away from the command-and-control mentality?
Karen Graham: One of the foundational pieces we set in place early was a set of values that reflected the kind of agile organization we wanted to be [Exhibit 2]. These values are based on the original Agile Manifesto and the five trademarks of agile organizations. 3 3. Agile Manifesto, February 2001, agilemanifesto.org; the manifesto set out the principles for agile software development. Wouter Aghina, Karin Ahlback, Aaron De Smet, Gerald Lackey, Michael Lurie, Monica Murarka, and Christopher Handscomb, The five trademarks of agile organizations, January 2018; the report set out the characteristics and practices of agile organizations in their approach to strategy, structure, processes, people, and technology. We provided early training on the values expected in an agile organization and asked the exec and teams to translate each of these values into a set of behaviors they would collectively relate to and hold each other to account on.
One of these values revolves around connected leadership, which requires leaders to have much more of a coaching mind-set, providing timely guidance and support to their teams rather than traditional command and control.
Enabling better collaboration across the directorate at the team level has also been key to breaking down branch silos. Pan-directorate, fortnightly syncs have enhanced transparency between team leads, identified key dependencies earlier, and reduced the need for detailed command and control from the exec. This meeting has formed the central core around which a clear and repeatable process cadence, or battle rhythm in army lingo, can be communicated out directorate-wide—and beyond, to our stakeholders.
McKinsey: What are the priorities in sustaining this transformation?
Sharon Nesmith: We, as an executive team, are continuing to discuss what investments are still needed for the long-term sustainment of the new mind-set, culture, and way of working. One of the things we are focusing on is how we make sure that new people that join the directorate quickly understand our way of working. An induction process that includes agile will be key.
We are also measuring how well we are doing in embedding agile. Teams are producing end-of-sprint self-assessments, and we intend to reissue our health check after six months. These data points will be key for us to know how we will continuously improve—a key aspect of any agile organization.
McKinsey: Would you share your reflections with regard to the potential use of agile more widely in other organizations?
Ivan Jones: As I reflect now, looking back at the directorate and what it has achieved, I think there are really exciting opportunities in how agile reorganization could be rolled out—not simply across the army but also more widely. We have demonstrated the ability to deliver three profound benefits: improved productivity, a more empowered workforce, and a greater ability to respond to an ever-changing world.
Sharon Nesmith: For other organizations, I believe there is a real balance to be achieved between planning and just taking the first steps. We spent the right amount of time to set our aspirations before stepping forward and testing the waters. We really benefited from the learnings gained from the first steps, like our initial training sessions, allowing us to adapt and improve our approach. I would advise other organizations to spend the up-front effort in thinking through their aspiration but also to identify the right pilots or first steps to get going and iterate with your teams. The learnings will be invaluable and mitigate the risk of only looking for incremental improvements.
For more on the British Army's overall agile transformation, see the companion interview, "How the British Army's operations went agile."
David Chinn and Jonathan Dimson are both senior partners in McKinsey's London office, where Christopher Handscomb is a partner and Jesper Ludolph is an associate partner; Xavier Tang is a consultant in the Toronto office.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
The journey to an agile organization
Building agile capabilities: The fuel to power your agile 'body'


Steve Mushero will present Taking Over & Managing Large Messy Systems at LISA18, October 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Steve Mushero - Steve Mushero is a Global Technologist & Entrepreneur, based in Shanghai & Silicon Valley. He is co-founder & CEO of ChinaNetCloud in Shanghai, and Siglos in San Francisco, where he focuses on next-generation cloud and operations management platforms. Steve has spent 30 years in IT & operations, in companies large and small, in the US, Asia, and around the world. He holds patents on Internet technologies and wrote a book on Globalization.


text:
Ocean Bar Report
Fun Events!
WEATHER IN LINCOLN COUNTY
The Malheur National Wildlife Takeover case is now closed…everyone's been sentenced.
Jun 16, 2018 | Daily News
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge defendants now all sentenced. Lots of prison terms and some heavy fines.
Blaine Cooper aka Stanley Blaine Hicks, 38, of Humboldt, Arizona, was sentenced today to time served in prison for his role in the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge beginning in January 2016.
Cooper is the eighteenth and final defendant sentenced for crimes associated with the occupation. Eleven defendants pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. Four other defendants were convicted of felonies by a federal jury in a trial ending in March 2017. Three additional defendants pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing. Seven defendants, including occupation leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy, were acquitted of all charges in a trial ending in November 2016.
"I firmly believe that our communities and state are stronger because of our shared experience responding to and litigating the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge," said Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. "I want to sincerely thank the countless federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials that played a role in bringing these eighteen defendants to justice. Our message is clear," continued Williams, "taking up arms because you don't like how things are done will never be accepted as a lawful way to protest here in Oregon or elsewhere."
"The U.S. Constitution granted Americans both rights and responsibilities. With state, local and tribal partners, the FBI responded to this armed takeover by defending the rule of law and protecting the people of Harney County. We stand with Oregonians committed to finding peaceful solutions and will always work to protect our communities from violent conflict," said Renn Cannon, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon.
Beginning on January 2, 2016, Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, and several dozen followers, seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon in Harney County. For forty-one days, the armed occupiers prevented federal officials from performing their official duties at the refuge by force, threats, and intimidation. The Bundys and several other occupiers, were arrested on January 26, 2016 on U.S. Highway 395 near Burns en route to a community meeting in John Day, Oregon. The occupation officially ended on February 11, 2016 when the last four occupiers turned themselves in to federal authorities.
Summary of sentences imposed:
Dylan Anderson, 37, of Provo, Utah, was sentenced to one year of probation and $1,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count of misdemeanor trespassing.
Sandra Anderson, 50, of Riggins, Idaho, was sentenced to one year of probation and $1,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count of misdemeanor trespassing.
Sean Anderson, 50, of Riggins, Idaho, was sentenced to one year of probation and $1,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count of misdemeanor trespassing.
Jason Blomgren, 44, of North Carolina, was sentenced to two years' probation and $3,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Brian Cavalier, 47, of Bunkerville, Nevada, was sentenced to time served in prison, two years' supervised release, and $7,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Blaine Cooper, 38, of Humboldt, Arizona was sentenced to time served in prison and $7,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S.
Travis Cox, 23, of Bend, Oregon, was sentenced to two years' probation and $3,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Duane Ehmer, 47, of Irrigon, Oregon, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years' supervised release, and $10,000 restitution after being found guilty on one count of depredation of government property and one count each of misdemeanor trespassing and tampering with vehicles and equipment.
Eric Flores, 24, of Tulalip, Washington, was sentenced to two years' probation with home detention after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S.
Wesley Kjar, 34, of Manti, Utah, was sentenced to 250 hours of community service, two years' probation, and $3,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Corey Lequieu, 47, of Fallon, Utah, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years' supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S.
Joseph O'Shaughnessy, 46, of Cottonwood, Arizona, was sentenced to time served in prison, two years' supervised release, and $7,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S.
Jason Patrick, 46, of Bonaire, Georgia, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, three years' supervised release, and $10,000 restitution after being found guilty on one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and one count each of misdemeanor trespassing, tampering with vehicles and equipment, and destruction and removal of property.
Ryan Payne, 34, of Anaconda, Montana, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, three years' supervised release, and $10,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
John Ritzheimer, 34, of Peoria, Arizona, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, one year in a residential reentry center, three years' supervised release, and $10,000 restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Jake Ryan, 29, of Plains, Montana, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years' supervised release, and $10,000 restitution after being found guilty on one count of depredation of government property and one count each of misdemeanor trespassing and tampering with vehicles and equipment.
Geoffrey Stanek, 28, of Lafayette, Oregon, was sentenced to two years' probation after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S.
Darryl Thorn, 33, of Monument, Oregon, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and $5,000 restitution after being found guilty of one count each of conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. and possession of a firearm in a federal facility and one count each of misdemeanor trespassing, tampering with vehicles and equipment, and destruction and removal of property.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Geoffrey Barrow, Ethan Knight, and Craig Gabriel, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.
© 2012 - 2019. News Lincoln County


An important art exhibition opens on April 15 at the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College, continuing through May 31. The opening reception, to which you are cordially invited, begins at 7 pm on April 17. Please try to attend!
Featuring works by: photographer Gary Schoichet; drawings by the child survivors of Hiroshima; ceramic masks by multimedia artist Marion Held; the poetry of John Canaday; and the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University.
The traveling exhibition from Princeton University, "Shadows and Ashes: The Peril of Nuclear Weapons," sponsored by Montgomery College's Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement, Peace Action Montgomery, and Prevent Nuclear War/Maryland will be on view at Montgomery College's Cultural Arts Center located at 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be accompanied by various events, including films, lectures, and discussion.
The installation will open on April 15, 2019, with an opening reception on April 17 (7:00-9:00 p.m.) This exhibition of art and science examines the role of nuclear weapons in our society and reflects on their results. By combining artwork and scientific information, it opens conversations on the practical and the philosophical implications of humans' continued efforts to create and to dismantle nuclear weapons.
This multi-faceted exploration of the implications of nuclear weapons includes photographs, drawings, masks, and technical information. Photographer Gary Schoichet provides portraits and reflective comments of Hiroshima survivors, as well as documentary photographs of the historic 1982 Anti-Nuclear Rally in New York City. All Souls Church in Washington, D.C., contributes Hiroshima Children's Drawings in crayon from 1947 by young survivors. In commemoration of the human catastrophe in Japan, multimedia artist Marion Held has made ceramic masks as a response to her exploration of the site of the bombing at Hiroshima.
We will be posting related events as they are finalized throughout the time of the exhibition on our Web site, www.peaceactionmc.org/. Check back often so that you don't miss anything.
For information on exhibit hours and parking, visit mcblogs/montgomerycollege.edu/cac.
Previous Where are the children?


text:
BOS 2, BAL 8 Bot 7th LIVE
Entire Rockies Defense Doesn't Realize It Has Three Outs, Leading to Commentator Spazzing Out (Video)
by Jen Slothower on Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:20AM
Many a major leaguer has lost track of how many outs a team has and jogged nonchalantly off the field, only to have to return to end the inning.
But very few have stayed on the field with three outs, not realizing the inning was over.
That's what happened to the Colorado Rockies defense on Sunday. The Rockies finished off the Reds in the top of the fifth, but none of the Colorado players knew it. The umpire had to pop up and give a helpful three fingers before the players started jogging off the field.
That led to a little consternation from the in-game commentator, who clearly didn't approve of the mental lapse.
See it all in the video below.


Peruflex Leather & Finish BV was established in 2000, as a subsidiary company of Peruma Waalwijk BV. Peruflex specializes in finishing and processing of numerous types of leather, for example, a full finish on crust leather but also refinishing of leather that has already been finished. Whatever you desire, we will craft the exact look you have in mind.
The state-of-the art machinery of Peruflex Leather & Finish BV enables us to achieve any desired results our customers may require. We can roller-coat, curtain-coat and spray. Finishing options include hydraulic embossing and solidification. For our finish, we use water-based paint products. Our working environment is neat, secure and clean, we are committed to environmental sustainability. Peruflex therefore meets all imposed environmental and safety requirements.
Matching the finish to the colour is created in-house. Virtually anything is possible. Special wishes concerning optics, elasticity, gloss and/or adhesion are incorporated in customised finish recipes. Finish and varnish are applied mechanically. By coating several layers of finish, our finishing experts achieve the outcome they desire. Throughout the entire production process, continuous checks are made to ensure an optimal and perfect Peruflex result.
Peruflex Leather & Finish B.V.
© Copyright - Peruflex Leather & Finish B.V. Alle rechten voorbehouden.


On our site you will find for yourself photos affordable girls Cartwright, which console even the richest taste.
Cute babe, want non-serious relationship with a pleasant development. Do it, dial my phone and come, i will do everything, as you wish!


text:
(Available 24/7) cell 612.597.4149
Law Office of Jeffrey A. Jones, PA
Federal agencies cancel potential rule on apnea screening
On behalf of Law Office of Jeffrey A. Jones, P.A. posted in train accidents on Thursday, August 10, 2017.
Minnesota residents may have more concerns after the Trump administration ended a year-long federal rulemaking process aiming at a standardized approach to sleep apnea for truck drivers and railroad workers. Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder that prevents sufferers from achieving restful sleep. It can lead to drowsy driving or even sleeping behind the wheel in some cases.
Because of the danger posed by drowsy truck drivers or train engineers responsible for massive vehicles with the potential to cause severe injuries for many people, the Department of Transportation has been considering making a uniform federal screening rule for the disorder. However, in August 2017, the agency announced that it will no longer seek a standard regulation and believes that current programs are appropriate.
Many people who suffer from sleep apnea do not know that they have the disorder and thus are not receiving treatment. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has urged a national screening rule since 2009, noting that sleep apnea has been a factor in at least 10 accidents investigated by the board. The NTSB expressed disappointment that the agencies have withdrawn the development of new rules. The withdrawal comes in the framework of the policy of the Trump administration to halt further regulations or roll back existing ones.
Sleep apnea can be a major threat. A sleepy train engineer could be responsible for serious injuries and even deaths of many others if they doze off while operating such a large vehicle. People who have suffered injuries as a result of a fatigued railroad worker may want to meet with a personal injury attorney to see what legal remedies might be available.
Tags: Train Accidents
Related Posts: Train engineer involved in crash was under the influence, Over 100 injured in Brooklyn commuter train crash
Auto Product Liability (24)
Auto-Pedestrian Accidents (16)
Vehicle Rollovers (10)
boating accidents (4)
pedestrian accidents (12)
train accidents (3)
Ignition interlock devices can cause accidents
Car safety features may cause distractions
Proving negligence after a car accident
Drowsy drivers and a few cautionary directives
Talk To An Experienced Attorney To Find Out How We Can Make A Difference For You
625 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis Law Office Map
© 2020 by Law Office of Jeffrey A. Jones, P.A.. All rights reserved. Disclaimer


As the gatekeeper of Social Security numbers, medical information and health insurance data, hospital are big targets for hackers. But, healthcare providers only spent about 5 percent of their IT budgets on security last year according to a survey by global research and advisory company Gartner.
The healthcare sector fell behind banking and financial services which spent 7.3 percent of their IT budgets on cybersecurity as well as retail and wholesale services which spent 6.1 percent, The Chicago Tribune reports.
Security threats are nothing new. Hospitals have been victims of ransomware and phishing attacks for decades because they are the "holy grail of personal data," Mark Greisinger, president of NetDiligence, a cybersecurity management company, told the Tribune.
About 82 percent of hospital IT security leaders reported a "significant security incident" in the last 12 months, a 2019 Health Information of Management Systems Society cybersecurity survey revealed.
Of those who reported security incidents, 20 percent blamed them on vendors, consultants or other parties. More than half said the incidents were malicious.
But when choosing between patient care or cybersecurity for where to spend limited resources, many hospitals choose the former.
"There are so many other things healthcare systems need and people are begging you for and yelling for," Doug Brown, president of Black Book Research, a market research company, told the publication. "They're not really putting the attention on cybersecurity because it's a really boring issue."
But healthcare providers are beginning to come around to the importance of cybersecurity. About 38 percent of healthcare organizations increased their cybersecurity spending from 2017 to 2018, according to the HIMSS cybersecurity survey.


text:
Game Warden Careers
Game Warden Salaries
-- Select An Interest -- All Game Warden degrees Environmental and Business Sustainability Criminal Justice Law Enforcement All Public Administration & Safety Public Administration and Policy Emergency and Disaster Management Homeland Security
Rasmussen College - Law Enforcement Associate's Degree and Post-Degree Certificates; Criminal Justice Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
Michigan State University offers an Online Master of Science in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis
Saint Joseph's University offers an Online Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Utica College - Online Bachelor's of Science in Criminal Justice
Penn Foster - Online Wildlife and Forestry Conservation Career Diploma
Training to Become a Fish and Game Warden – Game wardens in Delaware will begin their training as basic law enforcement officers. This means they will need to complete a Police Basic Training Course which is approved by the Council on Police Training. The Division of Fish and Wildlife will help new game wardens choose where to take this 568-hour course, which is offered by six law enforcement agencies in the state. Basic training will cover:
Driving techniques
Delaware criminal code
Law of arrest, evidence, and search and seizures
Advanced game warden training takes place for at least six months and will provide new hires with experience in law enforcement and narrative report writing. This portion of instruction includes:
Division of Fish and Wildlife-specific training and orientation
Hunting, fishing, and boating regulations and statutes
Boating and hunting accident investigations and reconstruction
Performing vessel safety checks
Small boat operations
Extensive field training
Becoming a Federal Game Warden
Federal careers as a game warden are also an option for interested candidates. These positions are with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and are similar to state game warden jobs. However there are a few key differences:
Applicants for these federal-level positions with a bachelor's degree in a field related to Criminal Justice or Wildlife Management will be shown preference
Applications are submitted through the federal employment website, for the official job title of Special Agents
Applicants must be between the ages of 21-36
Training, although similar in content, is also different for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Special Agents, who will need to make it through a two-phase process:
20 weeks of training on criminal investigations and wildlife enforcement
44 weeks of field training at locations throughout the country, one-on-one with an experienced training officer
Federal game wardens are responsible for managing areas within the state's two wildlife refuges, the Bombay Hook and Prime Hook wildlife refuges, and can always be assigned to assist or lead multi-agency operation with their state counterparts or any other law enforcement agency in Delaware.
Wildlife Law Enforcement in Delaware
Besides wildlife law violations, game wardens deal with an assortment of people who commit violations in several other categories of criminal activity. Common fishery violations include:
Fishing with no license
Keeping undersized fish
Harming sharks
Fishing in prohibited areas
The most common boating violations are:
Not carrying the appropriate number of personal flotation devices
Children not wearing a life jacket
Not having a boating certificate (required for all boat operators born after 1978)
Having an invalid registration
Unfortunately there are plenty of criminal acts committed by persons enjoying the outdoors, the most common of which include:
Drug and drug paraphernalia possession
In the most recent statistical year Delaware game wardens made 2,367 arrests.
Delaware Wildlife Officer Salary
The wildlife officers of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement are referred to as Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Enforcement Officers.
DNREC officers may work out of the following divisions: Office of Community Services/Environmental Crimes Unit, Parks and Recreation, and Fish & Wildlife.
Delaware wildlife officers begin their careers as DNREC Enforcement Trainees, who earn between $28,062-$42,094, with a midrange salary of $35,078. From there, the ranking for these professionals is as follows:
DNREC Enforcement Officer I: $40,164-$48,197
DNREC Enforcement Officer II: $42,973-$51,568
DNREC Enforcement Officer III: $45,978-$55,174
DNREC Enforcement Officer IV: $49,200-$59,040
DNREC Enforcement Officer V: $52,641-$63,169
DNREC Regional Enforcement Officer: $51,595-$77,393
DNREC Chief Enforcement Officer: $59,067-$88,601
The DNREC isn't specific regarding the process of advancing from one rank to the next; however, it does state that the salary structure is a 'competency-based career advancement pay structure' and that increases are earned when officers meet job requirements for skill building, full performance, and expert levels.
Salary and employment data compiled by the Delaware Employment Link – https://www.jobapscloud.com/DE/auditor/classspecs.asp#C. Figures represent accumulated data for all areas of employment for DNREC enforcement officers. Data represents state salary ranges for the occupations listed and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries. Employment conditions in your area may vary.
Salary data accessed in July 2019.
Delaware Game Warden Resources
Delaware Game Warden Careers
Delaware Salaries
Delaware Game Warden Programs
Game Warden Resources
Game Warden Job Description
Game Warden Requirements
Game Warden Training
What is a Game Warden?
US Fish and Wildlife Inspector Jobs
US Fish and Wildlife Special Agent Jobs
What is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
©2020 https://www.gamewardenedu.org All Rights Reserved.


Overwatch's new update adds more skins, items, and a PvE mode.
The details and trailer leaked yesterday, but Overwatch's new mode is now both official and live across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Called Uprising in English (the French version was localized as Insurrection), the update adds a bunch of new skins, items, and a PvE mode.
You can watch us play the game and unlock boxes in our Overwatch Uprising livestream right here.
The mode will run from now until May 1, and like last year's Halloween event, it will include a co-op Brawl where players team up to fight off waves of enemies.
The press release for the update describes it thus: "Our latest seasonal event turns back the clock, giving you the chance to relive a pivotal moment in Overwatch history. Explore the stories behind some of your favorite heroes, unlock pieces of the past with over 100 declassified Loot Box items, or suit up with your friends and join Tracer on her very first mission in a brand-new cooperative Brawl."
Check out the new story trailer for the game here, and we'll update this story with a link out to all of the new legendary skins you can unlock soon!


White Baroque Cork Board by DaintyCreations on Etsy . Burlap Covered Framed Cork Board with Large White Felt Flower(Cork, Corkboard, Burlap Cork Board).
Framed Cork Board, Choose Your Custom Size, Blanco White Wood (More options available . Framed Cork Board Extra Large, Corvino Black 41 x 29-inch.
Shop Wayfair for the best extra large bulletin board. Enjoy Free Shipping on most stuff, even Framed Cork wall Mounted Bulletin Board. by House of Hampton.
You'll find great deals on cork boards when shopping online at Officeworks. Save time and J.Burrows Aluminium Frame Cork Board 1200 x 900mm. $89.99.
Large Bulletin Board Walls in 60 burlap fabric colors. Aluminum framed Large Cork Board Wall with Burlap or Vinyl DRY ERASE WHITE BOARD WALLS.
Framed in hand-finished wood, this classic corkboard is perfect for posting pics, notes, schedules and more. DETAILS YOU'LL APPRECIATE ? Made of wood, cork and MDF (medium density fiberboard), an engineered … View Larger black cork board · no nails state pride corkboards · white boards · gold bunny frame.
This oversized corkboard works as well in the dining room, kitchen or mudroom as it does in the DETAILS YOU'LL APPRECIATE ? Frame is made of MDF and birch veneers. Small; Large . Sarah Bartholomew Charlotte White Pinboard.
Large Cork Pin Board // Grey painted frame // Modern notice board // Shabby chic // Stylish Home Office Painted Cork Board - white cork and black frame.
2Get White Corkboard Framed Wall Decor online or find other products from HobbyLobby.com.
Shop Wayfair for the best extra large cork board. Enjoy Free Shipping on most stuff, even big stuff.
Shop Wayfair.co.uk for the best decorative framed cork boards. The fantastic combination of black and white makes this bulletin board the perfect Large bulletin board, on which any location can be marked using the supplied 12 flag pins.
Universal Natural Cork Board, 36" x 24", Oak-Finished Frame. Price. $18.49 Quartet Classic Cork Bulletin Board, 24" x 18", Black Aluminum Frame (. Price.
Shop The Container Store's framed cork board collection & get free shipping on orders of U-Brands White & Natural Large Farmhouse Linen Bulletin Board.
Large cork notice board. Cork pin board. Cork bulletin board. Cork memo board. Stylish cork board. Framed cork board. Framed display board. Farrow and Ball.


with dogs in the Nottingham area.
Nottingham Pet Sitters is the oldest pet sitting and dog walking company still operating in Nottingham and a demonstrable track record of delivering a professional, reliable and cost-effective dog walking and pet sitting service has seen the business go from strength to strength.
Those people required to work long hours or away from home or travel on holiday are in need of reliable pet care services at sensible prices. Whether it is Nottingham Dog Walking services, which includes puppy sitting, 1-to-1 and group socialisation, Nottingham Cat Sitting, which gives clients peace of mind when on holiday or Nottingham Small Animal Care, which includes first rate care for rabbits, guinea pigs, rodents, birds, fish, chickens and reptiles, Nottingham Pet sitters offer a professional pet sitting alternative to traditional boarding or using friends or family.
-- Dog Walking clients benefit from established Nottingham Dog Walking groups, helping with socialisation, training and behavioural problems.
For more information please phone Jon on 07931119661 or email jon@nottinghampetsitters.co.uk.


I always played in the garden, at the park or on holiday with my dad and older brother, they showed me the ropes and when i began to enjoy it, I joined at school and at my local cricket club.
I've had a love / hate relationship with it ever since, it has certainly given me a huge amount over the years, friendships are the most prominent.
2. How is Cricket in Jersey. Give us some insights on the overall Community and Professional Cricket?
From a women's prospective, its grown over recent years and is at quite a crucial point, I really hope it goes on to be plentiful and competitive across all age groups. It needs someone within JCB to be the main driving force behind it, and sadly I am not sure with recent funding cuts from ICC if there is the budget for it. Time will tell.
I always adored Jonty Rhodes, his athleticism in the field and contribution with the bat middle to lower order. I always aspired to replicate his energy and passion when fielding. Without doubt Jonty Rhodes his enthusiasm, passion and athleticism in the field amazed me and I always gave everything during fielding drills and activities. Of course I never was able to replicate his incredible standards but I would like to think fielding is one of my strong elements.
4. Highlight some of the cricket leagues / tournaments taking place in Jersey this year?
Jersey boast a wonderful climate and many sought after cricket pitches. This May Jersey host WCL5 with teams travelling from Oman, Vanuatu and Tanzania. It puts Jersey on the world cricket map , and is a wonderful opportunity for girls, women and children to watch some live, high quality matches.
5. How do you view your influence on youngsters / team-members and whose success have you enjoyed the most from Jersey Cricket?
There is a couple if I am honest, a couple of the younger girls coming through I have worked with for a couple of years and watching them grow, develop and play with a smile on their face is a huge delight for me. A couple of the older players, shall we say, have also developed their technical and tactical awareness and for me this hugely rewarding. They weren't as fortunate as I was to be coached from an early age.
6. Run us through your initiative Crick-Fit. What was the idea behind it?
Its based upon my experiences as a coach, seeing girls find cricket slow, boring and uneventful. Crick-Fit is trying to break down these barriers whilst giving girls and women the opportunity to participate in a fun and engaging manner. It is not the perfect product, but the ideas and principles behind it I think are there.
7. Well, how does it feel to be awarded with ICC Women's cricket behind the scenes award.
I am still very much overwhelmed by it to be honest, it was certainly unexpected. I am however delighted to have been recognized by the highest echelons of cricket. It has also given me a belief and inspiration that Crick-Fit has some desirable qualities and i hope it will continue to encourage many more girls and women to participate in sport.
Its currently just me, I am very much in an exciting growing phase at present. Its always challenging to break down barriers and to convince coaches, teachers and governing bodies that they can try something different to the norm, change is not always accepted.
9. Where do you see Crick-Fit in the coming 5 years?
I hope it will have grown, and that I will have given it the time and effort it deserves. Other commitments have recently taken priority and rightly so. I hope that girls and women are able to participate in Crick-Fit and feel inspired and educated to participate in sport further.
As a coach my University lecturer has completely change my mind set when it comes to coaching, I now think outside the box, feel confident when I coach, and feel i have developed not only as a coach but as a person. For that I am truly grateful.
The Jersey Women travelled to Utrecht in 2012 as an unknown entity, we just wanted to play among like minded women from other countries, we had no expectations of winning a game. I was incredibly proud to be part of a team that was strongly united and everyone was playing for each other. I cant think of any other sporting team or event that I have been part of where every player was selfless. The team came first and it showed on the pitch.
12. How easy / difficult it is to pursue cricket in Jersey?
Like all places it can be challenging and also accessible. Jersey is a very competitive island for Sport, many representative teams are successful and competition for players is high. Sometimes we need to think outside the box when trying to attract new players.
13. Your take on Women's Cricket and how has it helped the entire Cricket ecosystem?
The women's game has developed massively over the last 5 years, central contracts for the England Women and now the Super Series. This means that the female game is prominent and girls playing the game can see role models on TV and at live matches around the country.
Don't forget to enjoy what you do, in a competitive team environment its easy to loose sight of fun and enjoyment. Always remember its a team game, even on a bad day at the office, you are still able to contribute to the overall team performance.
I think its a great forum and opportunity for coaches and players to network with each other regardless of level of ability or where in the world they enjoy cricket.


text:
const ConsoleWrapper = {
    wrap : (text: string, indentation = '') => `\n${indentation}console.log("${text} ", ${text});`
};

export default ConsoleWrapper;


Ouwens Casserly Kangaroo Island has a secure system to take credit card payments using a Mastercard or Visa Card - a fee applies to all credit card payments. Credit card payment of a deposit or full amount is required for immediate online bookings.
If requesting a booking and it is accepted you will be given a payment choice of Credit Card or Direct Transfer to our Trust Account.
You must already have made the booking or had Ouwens Casserly Kangaroo Island make one on your behalf. You will need the YesBookit booking reference ID and the exact email address used when making the booking.


text:
Frank Lasee (born December 11, 1961) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate. He represented the 1st Senate District from 2011 until 2017, succeeding his cousin, Alan Lasee. Lasee previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd Assembly District from 1995 to 2009.

Early life, education, and early career

Born in Oceanside, California, to a Marine Corps officer stationed at Camp Pendleton on December 11, 1961, and subsequently raised in Green Bay and De Pere, Lasee graduated in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay with a major in history. He is married and the father of six daughters.

Prior to his election to the State Assembly in 1994, Lasee was the Ledgeview Town Board Chair from 1993 to 1997, and was a telemarketing supervisor for an insurance company.

Wisconsin legislature

Elections

2008

Lasee lost his bid for an eighth term representing the 2nd Assembly District to Democrat Ted Zigmunt on November 4, 2008. Lasee blamed his defeat on the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state's largest teachers' union, claiming they spent $250,000 on campaign ads.

2010

Frank's older cousin, Alan Lasee, announced his retirement from the Wisconsin Legislature on January 11, 2010. Frank Lasee competed with Democrat Monk Elmer for his cousin's old seat in the 2010 campaign, ultimately prevailing by twenty percentage points.

2014

In June 2014, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Board alleging that Lasee was living outside of his district. The Party contended that while Lasee listed a town of Ledgeview address on his candidacy papers, he was actually living with his wife and children in Racine, which is outside of the 1st Senate District. The Government Accountability Board ultimately ruled to allow Lasee to stay on the ballot and leave the issue up to the voters.

Frank Lasee was challenged by Democrat Dean DeBroux in the general election, and prevailed by over twenty percentage points.

Tenure
Lasee was a member of the State Assembly who dissented on many issues, including state budgets.  He was called an advocate of taxpayers, limited spending and an opponent of tax increases. He was elected seven times.

Some of his most notable proposals are as follows.

Taxpayer Protection Act
A 2006 proposal was the "Taxpayer Protection Act". The TPA proposed to tie governments revenue to inflation, population, personal income growth etc.

Taxpayers Bill of Rights
A Taxpayers Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR, was introduced by Frank Lasee and Jeffrey Wood in 2004 in Wisconsin. They stated "taxpayers in this state need protection". TABOR includes five basic provisions:
Limit state and school spending growth to population growth plus inflation.
Limit county and municipalities the same way.
Any increase in income, sales, franchise, or property tax rates, would require the approval of voters.
Any proposal by the state or local governments to borrow money would require the approval of voters.
Establish an emergency fund and budget stabilization fund.

Consumer's Choice in Auto Insurance Act
Lasee authored Senate Bill 7, the companion bill to Assembly Bill 4 was later passed the legislature. AB4 lowered the cost of insurance by eliminating the stacking clause.

Committee assignments
Senate Standing Committees
Committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
Committee on Insurance and Housing (Chair)
Committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology
Committee on Transportation and Elections

Joint Committees
Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions (Co-Chair)
Joint Legislative Council
Governor's Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse

2012 U.S. Senate election

In September 2011, he announced he would run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl. On January 29, 2012 he announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race.

2016 U.S. House of Representatives election

On February 14, 2016, Lasee announced he would run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Reid Ribble. He lost to eventual general election winner Mike Gallagher in the primary.

On December 29, 2017, Lasee resigned from the Senate to become administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Worker's Compensation Division.

Heartland Institute
In 2019, Lasee became president of The Heartland Institute, an American conservative and libertarian public policy think tank. He was removed in March 2020, with the organization facing financial issues.

Personal life
Lasee is currently married to Amy Joy Lasee. They have six daughters and one son.  He was previously married to Kirsten Lasee, with whom he had two children;  they divorced in 2001.

Electoral history

References

External links
Profile, committees and bills at the Wisconsin State Legislature
Frank Lasee official campaign site

|-

Living people
1961 births
People from Oceanside, California
People from De Pere, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay alumni
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
21st-century American politicians
Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin
People from Brown County, Wisconsin

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Marcelle Praince, ou Marcelle Prince, est une actrice française, née Célestine Cardi, le  à Vigeois (Corrèze), morte le  à Maisons-Laffitte (Yvelines).

Biographie
Marcelle Praince débute au théâtre vers 1905. En 1912, elle aborde le cinéma muet en tournant quatre courts-métrages comiques avec Charles Prince. Avant l'apparition du parlant, elle poursuit parallèlement une carrière théâtrale et cinématographique.

À partir de 1930, elle incarne au cinéma des rôles correspondant à son âge, grands-mères, concierges, vieilles comtesses et même chiromancienne. Elle joue, entre autres, sous la direction de Robert Siodmak, Jean Dréville, Maurice Tourneur, Marcel L'Herbier, Marcel Carné.

En 1959, elle quitte la scène et l'écran.

Elle est inhumée au cimetière parisien de Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis).

Filmographie

Théâtre

Notes et références
Notes

Références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Olivier Barrot et Raymond Chirat, Noir et Blanc - 250 acteurs du cinéma français 1930-1960, Paris, Flammarion, 2000,

Liens externes

 Marcelle Praince sur lesgensducinema.com

Actrice française de cinéma
Actrice française du muet
Naissance en juin 1882
Décès en octobre 1969
Naissance en Corrèze
Décès à Maisons-Laffitte
Décès à 87 ans
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière parisien de Saint-Ouen
Actrice française de théâtre


All is well that ends well. Something very relevant to every phase of our lives. No matter how or where you start, a positive end of every phase is important to make the destination and the journey worthwhile.
Switching from one job to other is a common phenomenon amongst corporate workers. No matter why and how you decide to switch from one office to other; walking out elegantly is important. However, most professionals feel that they have reached the end phase and it's now just a matter of few more days that you step out of this organization.
So getting a little relaxed and ignoring few official norms is very tempting now. However, a careless approach may earn you penalties. You need to bid an impressive goodbye to start a powerful beginning. If things get a little rough now, you may end up in a mess.
The duration of your notice period depends upon the company and profile you handle. However, it may range anything from fifteen days to a span of three months or so. During this period we feel a little uneasy and impatient.
On one side we are excited for the new job we have landed. Perhaps, that is going to earn us more money and a better life style. And on the other hand, a feeling of leaving behind some good old days, colleagues and perhaps a supportive boss you were lucky to have, occupies your mind partially.
Nevertheless, you can never ignore the fact that you are still an existing employee and company rules are applicable to you as well. Therefore, here are some tips that can help you to behave aptly during your notice period.
Never drop a mail before your boss to inform about your leaving decisions. This is arrogant and unprofessional. Remember you may require a referral letter from him or her in your new organization. Therefore, keeping bosses happy till the final day is important.
Finally, when you have decided to quit your current organization and have a better job (hopefully) in hand; take the initiative to inform your boss about this at the earliest. Meet your boss in person and discuss the matter. Wait for your boss to tell you to process a resignation mail from your end.
This is tricky. Unlike what most of us think, being more that efficient during your notice period is the best way to mark the end that may open new doors.
Make it a point of being punctual every day of your notice period. Discuss work issues and deadlines with authorities and try achieving those at earliest. This lands you a win win situation. If you are leaving this job, as you have been denied a promotion you deserved, or perhaps your company was concentrating on down sizing man power; you could be taken under consideration now. And if you have planned this just because you wanted a change; a good referral letter may be achieved.
Now that you have already informed your boss that you are leaving, he will surely have someone to look after the tasks you handled. Therefore, take it as your responsibility to share every bit of information you have with teams and the person who will take over your job responsibilities once you leave.
For professionals who manage a team of outdoor business partners, clients, customers and vendors; make it a point to inform all of them about the situation. Take opportunities to introduce your replacement to them. A seamless handover, so that the company does not suffer from your absence, will be appreciated and talked about even when you leave.
Just because you have found this current job worth leaving; not all your colleagues should feel the same. Well, no one is interested to know about the salary you will be receiving, or how nice the new office ambiance feels. Remember the corporate world is getting compact, who knows one fine day you may come across these same faces you now look down at!
Quitting decisions are tricky. So, do not be in a haste to make the big announcement. Remember, until you keep it a secret, the ball is still in your court.
Therefore, know your reasons of quitting as it may happen that your employers may use some bait now. If you really don't have a number of significant reasons, you easily fall prey to stuffs like this. Therefore, hold on for a while and know all reasons of quitting. Only then make these big announcements.
No matter how bad your experience was with the company, or perhaps the boss alone, or few of your colleagues; do not opt for harsh endings. You have already spent your days here and now you are just about to move on to something better. Bury the hatchet and move on.
Ending things on a positive note is important to initiate new things with optimism and positivity. Therefore, while you are on your notice period, make it a point to give your best that can add to company profits and good will.
Again, do not ponder about things that had not been so pleasant. Rather, recollect those moments when you had been successful and appreciated for your efforts. This will make you feel encouraged and strengthen you to do better in your future endeavors.


9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The City of Brea hosts its 24th annual Nutcracker Craft Boutique on Friday, November 16, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 17 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Brea Community Center. Admission is $2, with proceeds benefitting youth, teen and family programs, and parking is free.
The annual holiday event offers shoppers unique items for the perfect holiday season. Over 250 vendors will be on-site displaying and selling beautiful handcrafted holiday gifts, decorations, food and collectibles. Shoppers can come one day, or both, to shop for one-of-a-kind items. As an added convenience, additional parking will be available at Brea Baptist Church with free trolley service to and from the boutique and the Brea Community Center will offer Kid-Watch babysitting services for $2.25 an hour per child. Due to large numbers of shoppers, strollers cannot be accommodated at this event.
The Brea Community Center is located at 695 E. Madison Way (corner of Madison Way and Randolph Avenue). For more information, call (714) 990-7771.


Toyota's biggest and most iconic 4WD, LandCruiser, has faithfully served Australians for over 60 years. In that time LandCruiser has grown in both size and stature, assuring its status of 'King off the Road'.
LandCruiser, a big 4WD for a big country – literally! It is nearly two metres tall and wide, and five metres long. It weighs nearly 2.8 tonnes and comes with a choice of two V8 engines (4.6lt petrol 227kW/439Nm or 4.5lt twin turbo diesel 200kW/650Nm) with a six speed automatic transmission. With seating for up to eight people, everything about 'The Cruiser' is big. So big, that it feels sometimes that rather than driving, 'The Cruiser' just rolls the earth over in whatever direction you want it to go.
I drove the Sahara with diesel engine, into Western NSW for this review and honestly, I feel you would be hard pressed to find a more suited and capable vehicle than LandCruiser for regional and remote Australia. For people on the land, or anyone that needs a large 4WD, it is easy to see driving it in this environment why it is so popular, it just ticks all the boxes.
Riding on 285/60R18 Dunlop tyres (with full size spare) 'The Cruiser' just laps up the km's. It is big comfortable and easy to drive, allowing you to arrive at your destination as fresh as you started. If you need to tow something, caravan, boat, horse float – another planet! 'The Cruiser's 3.5 tonne (braked) towing capacity will handle it with ease.
A big 4WD with a V8 engine. You might expect LandCruiser to be stopped at the bowser pretty regularly. But not so, with 138lt fuel tank capacity (93lt main/45lt sub) it has a range of over 1,000km. Fuel economy figures for the diesel are quite respectable at 9.5lt/100km (combined).
Toyota Safety Sense+ with Lane Departure Alert, Pre-Collision Safety system with pedestrian detection is standard on Sahara, along with radar cruise control, blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert. All LandCruiser 200 Series have been awarded five-star ANCAP safety rating.
Off the road is where Sahara really shines. The five-setting Multi-Terrain Select system, allows you choice of grip assistance levels to match terrain conditions. Crawl control (with off road turn assist) and KDSS (Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System) is for when any remnants of the road have disappeared, assisting with steady progress over slippery and uneven surfaces, whilst keeping optimal traction no matter how uneven the terrain becomes.
No matter how savage the conditions become outside, on the inside Sahara is five star all the way. Spacious, comfortable with leather and woodgrain setting the tone. Front and rear seats are heated with front seats ventilated and power adjustable. The third row seat however shows the age of the LandCruiser's design. Whilst it does fold flat, level with the rear seats folded down, they are on top of, rather than flush with the boot floor; as is the case with newer SUV's.
Four zone climate control allows everyone to choose the right temperature for them. The infotainment system (with DAB and DVD) has a nine inch touchscreen display in the front, and two 11.6 inch screens in the back complete with wireless headphones to keep the kids entertained. Bluetooth connectivity and wireless phone charging feature but only one USB in the front. 12V's front and rear plus a 240V in the boot. There is even a fridge in the front as well!
LandCruiser Sahara is a masterful vehicle, extremely well appointed and very comfortable both on and off road. It will take you pretty much anywhere you would want to go and is a vehicle that can handle any task set for it. When it comes to large SUV's, LandCruiser Sahara still dominates, it truly is Master and Commander.


text:
4 Antony St Palmyra 6157
4 Antony Healthcare
CONSULTANT SPECIALISTS
Dr P. Gerry Fegan MBChB, MRCP (UK), MD, FRACP.
Gerry graduated from Aberdeen University, Scotland and completed a Doctorate of Medicine on the vascular complications of diabetes at Exeter University, England before moving to Perth, Australia in 2008. He is Head of Endocrinology at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals and Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Curtin University. Clinical interests include all aspects of adult diabetes and general endocrinology.
Dr Krishna Chikkaveerappa (Krish) MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), FRACP (AU), MRCP-ENDO (UK), PGCE (UK)
Krish graduated from Bangalore (India). He underwent physician and specialist endocrinology training in Liverpool (UK) and worked as a consultant in the UK. Currently, he is working as a consultant Endocrinologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Rockingham General Hospital. Clinical interest include diabetes and endocrinology including Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders, testosterone issues, PCOS, pituitary problems, calcium problems and osteoporosis.
Dr Ashley Makepeace MBBS, FRACP
Ashley graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed her Endocrinology training, locally, at Fremantle and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals and in the UK at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism. She has a public appointment at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals. She also works at Fertility Specialists of WA and as guest lecturer for the medical curriculum at Notre Dame University, Fremantle. Clinical interests include all aspects of diabetes and general endocrinology and women's health.
Dr Richard Gauci MBBS, FRACP, AANMS
Richard graduated from the University of Western Australia and is qualified as a specialist in both Endocrinology and Nuclear Medicine. He holds public appointments in the departments of Endocrinology and Nuclear Medicine at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Subspecialty interests include thyroid nodules and cancer, thyroid dysfunction, neuroendocrine tumours and bone metabolism. He maintains a strong interest in general Endocrinology and Diabetes.
"He also works privately in both Bunbury and Palmyra.
4 Antony Street Palmyra WA 6157


text:
Q: Scrapy: the scrapy server requires a project, why? I want to run scrapy server with this command:
scrapy server

It failed because there is no project.Then I create an empty project to run server, an deploy another project successfully. But, scrapy server cannot work with this project, and tell me it cannot find the spider. Why? It means I must run a different server with each project?

A: It sounds like you created a spider under one project, and need it in another project. To do that, you can just copy the spider.py file.
Another option is to get by without the server, that depends on what you want to do. That's discussed here

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Provide comfort for the family of Cecil Kirk with a meaningful gesture of sympathy.
Cecil Charles Kirk Jr. 38, Springfield, MO. passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Cox Medical Center South, after a long illness. He was born on Saturday, August 23, 1980, in Springfield, Mo. to Cecil Charles and Kathy Elaine (Hayden) Kirk.
He was employed as a lawn Maintenance person, for the City of Springfield, Mo .Cecil loved the outdoors, he loved fishing and gardening, he also loved woodworking, movies and music.
Cecil was preceded in death by his grandparents: Helen Marie( Kelly) Teem and Rose and Roylan Hayden. He is survived by his life partner: Kelly Elaine Anderson, they had been together since October 11, 2001. his mother and step-father: Kathy Elaine and Arnold Heglund, his father: Cecil Charles Kirk, his brother: Ethan Andrew Kirk, his sisters: Tahna Khalifa and her husband Ahmed and Brandy Jo Kirk, his nieces and nephews: Hayden, Kyla, Kaelan, Christian, Paige, Kyndra, Hunter and Penny, and his best friend, Donald McGhee.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Greenlaswn Funeral Home North. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery, near Fellows Lake. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cecil Kirk Family.
To plant a memorial tree in honor of Cecil Charles Kirk, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.
We encourage you to share any memorable photos or stories about Cecil. All tributes placed on and purchased through this memorial website will remain on in perpetuity for generations.
Honor the life of Cecil Charles Kirk by planting a memorial tree.


Artist Acrylip Lip Paints, Pro Sculpting Lip pens, Star Lit Liquid highlighters and more. The beauty brand is currently offering up to a 75-percent discount..
Inspirasjon Om du nsker planlegge en reise, men trenger inspirasjon for finne riktig reiseml. Nei, nei, nei, ja, prioritert innsjekking, nei, ja, p SAS..
Get an extra 10 off when you use this code on the Lazada app. Law significantly curtailed the use of bearer bonds, and all Treasury-issued bearer bonds are now past maturity. During checkout process, when picking payment details click on Promo code and paste your Lazada voucher code in the text box.
7, 2016, during the UPU congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Click on Go to Store to activate said voucher. Expired 7/15/2018, click to Save 2 for 3 on Toiletries Expired 7/15/2018 Click to Save 2 for 3 on Selected Cooked Meat Expired 7/15/2018 Click to Save 2 for.70 on Selected OL Veg Expired 7/15/2018 Click to Save 2 for 3 on Selected Frozen. More Maximum discount of P300, code valid for one time use only. Ten countries participated in the competition which was held Oct.
The Doha model, designed by Czech artist and graphic designer Michal Sindelar, shows cupped hands catching a stream of water, to celebrate the theme of Water for Life. Minimum purchase PHP 1200 Max rabattkode ikea discount PHP 200 Less Copy this code and use at checkout Did it work? Promo period/timeslots: June 28 1:00 PM 7:00 PM June 30 1:00 PM 7:00 PM July 2 1:00 PM 7:00 PM July 4 1:00 PM 7:00 PM July 6 1:00 PM 7:00 PM Less Deal Activated, no coupon code required! The reverse side of the coupon, which has text relating to its use, is printed in German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian. March 2018 Code Expires N/A Minimum purchase of P1500. Coupon Detail Get this awesome deal for the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro!


1&1 is a 100 % subsidiary of United Internet AG. With 12.70 million fee-based customer contracts and 31.03 million ad-financed free accounts, United Internet AG is Europe's leading internet specialist. At the heart of United Internet is a high-performance "Internet Factory" with 6,490 employees, of which more than 1,850 are engaged in product management, development and data centers. In addition to the high sales strength of its established brands (1&1, GMX, WEB.DE, united-domains, fasthosts, InterNetX, Sedo and affilinet), United Internet stands for outstanding operational excellence with around 44 million customer accounts worldwide.


Freedom Hall was completed in 1956 as part of the newly opened Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center. During these early years, several of the biggest musicians around performed at Freedom Hall, including Elvis, Ray Charles, Jackson 5, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Johnny Cash and the Beach Boys. It was the full-time home of Cardinal men's basketball from the 1957-58 season to 2010, with the team winning 82% of home games in 50+ seasons, and until the early 1970's, Freedom Hall was the biggest home arena in the US. The late, great Muhammad Ali fought his first professional fight at Freedom Hall when he won a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker.
Twenty-eight years after the completion of Freedom Hall, in 1984, the venue underwent a $12.5 million renovation, which brought with it a new concrete floor ten feet below the original and added seating, which brought the arena capacity to 19,500. Other upgrades included new lighting, new meeting and dressing rooms, new scoreboards and a new exterior glass facade.


On a night when Dylan Bundy seemed to have it all together, the Orioles scored in each of the first four innings against the first-place Boston Red Sox and took a five-run lead into the fifth.
That, of course, is something of a trick question in what has become a nightmarish month of September. Just about everything that could go wrong has gone wrong over the past couple of weeks and that fifth inning would end up being another cruel twist in the Orioles' late-season collapse.
It would not decide the game, but it would set the stage for a discouraging 10-8 extra-inning loss in the opener of a three-game series before an announced 16,716 at Camden Yards.
Bundy's seemingly solid outing unraveled in a hurry and the Red Sox came all the way back to take the lead.
Three hours later, Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi poked a bases-loaded single through the right side of the infield off reliever Miguel Castro in the 11th inning to send the O's to their 10th defeat in their past 12 games.
But this was really about the all-too-familiar scenario that played out after the Orioles seemed to have the game well in hand.
The Red Sox had managed just a run on three hits through four innings, but they suddenly couldn't miss. Seven of the first eight batters reached base as the Sox showered Bundy and two relievers with base hits until six runs had crossed the plate and the Orioles had fallen behind.
They would regain the lead in the bottom of the inning, but that wouldn't take all of the sting out of another uncharacteristic outing by Bundy, who delivered a similar Jekyll and Hyde performance against the New York Yankees two weeks ago at the beginning of his team's fall from realistic playoff contention.
He would avoid the possibility of suffering his 10th loss when Pedro Álvarez tied the game back up with his first major league home run of the season and the Orioles would retake the lead on a long RBI double by Tim Beckham. But the night was still young.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts would tie the game again with a leadoff homer against left-hander Donnie Hart in the seventh inning and the game would end up in extra innings, where both teams have had great success this season.
The Orioles entered the game with a 12-2 record in those games and the Red Sox were 13-3.
Alvarez breaks out: Alvarez reached base in each of his five plate appearances on Monday night. He walked his first two times up, homered in his third trip and had two singles — one of them a line drive off the left-field fence.
Fister also falters: Veteran pitcher Doug Fister, who was on the Orioles' radar before he was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox in June, delivered his worst performance as a starter, walking five batters and allowing five earned runs in just two-plus innings.
He allowed nine base runners and left with the bases loaded with no one out in the third.
No regrets: There was some question at the time why the Orioles didn't try to claim Fister, but his 4.86 ERA in 16 games (13 starts) would not have translated into much of an improvement over what the Orioles got out of the worst slot in their rotation over the same period.
Ubaldo Jiménez has a 5.96 ERA since then, but the Orioles won six of the 15 games he pitched in.
The Red Sox have won just six times when Fister has pitched.
Hays highlights: Rookie Austin Hays went hitless in his first seven at-bats after arriving in the majors as a late roster-expansion call-up, but he's making up for lost time.
His fluke two-run double in the second inning was his fifth hit in eight at-bats and gave him five RBIs over that span. He had another chance with the bases loaded an inning later and grounded sharply into a double play, then reached on an error in the bottom of the fifth and scored on Beckham's double.
He also led off the eighth inning with an infield single and hustled into second when the ball trickled past Bogaerts and into left field, but he was stranded at third with the potential go-ahead run.


text:
"""Config file for reproducing the results of DDPM on church_outdoor."""

from configs.default_lsun_configs import get_default_configs

def get_config():
  config = get_default_configs()

  # training
  training = config.training
  training.sde = 'vpsde'
  training.continuous = False
  training.reduce_mean = True

  # sampling
  sampling = config.sampling
  sampling.method = 'pc'
  sampling.predictor = 'ancestral_sampling'
  sampling.corrector = 'none'

  # data
  data = config.data
  data.category = 'church_outdoor'
  data.centered = True

  # model
  model = config.model
  model.name = 'ddpm'
  model.scale_by_sigma = False
  model.num_scales = 1000
  model.ema_rate = 0.9999
  model.normalization = 'GroupNorm'
  model.nonlinearity = 'swish'
  model.nf = 128
  model.ch_mult = (1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4)
  model.num_res_blocks = 2
  model.attn_resolutions = (16,)
  model.resamp_with_conv = True
  model.conditional = True

  # optim
  optim = config.optim
  optim.lr = 2e-5

  return config