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Matthew Michalewicz
Keynote Speaker | Entrepreneur
Big Data, Disruption, and Artificial Intelligence
Innovation and Thinking like a Start up
Making a Small Business Work for You ... rather than the other way around!
Winning Sales
Everyone knows the world is changing – with technology re-writing the face of countless industries across the globe – but few people realise that the speed of this change is accelerating. Rapid change is not just a "phase" – it's the new "norm".
As an international expert in disruptive technologies – having started, grown, and sold several Artificial Intelligence companies during the past 20 years – Matthew Michalewicz delivers a succinct keynote on the future and provides practical advice and insights on what it means for your company and industry.
-Major trends driving innovation and disruption, such as personalisation, on demand consumption, and virtualisation
How new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and 3-D printing will re-shape and disrupt countless industries
-Big data and the Internet of Things – what is it and why it's important
-Implications for sales, marketing, and supply chain business functions
-What global companies are doing to accelerate innovation and protect themselves from disruption
-Engaging and educational, Matthew's keynote draws on facts and studies, as well as case studies on the topics covered.
Can you have the best of both worlds in business? using the brand power and reach of a big business with the agility and innovation of a start up?
Matthew's presentation pulls focus on the critical factors that help companies get the best out of their operation and become number in their market. Based on real-life examples and case studies, the presentation will provide practical advice for improving top and bottom line performance through innovation, along with insights into Matthew's approach to fast-tracking business growth through sales & marketing excellence.
The presentation also addresses the common problem that large organisations face on how to approach innovation – which is typically an unstructured discipline – in a structured manner. Matthew presents different innovation models, from cultural and KPI-driven innovation, through to think tanks, strategic alliances, spin-ins, and strategic investments, and how they have been applied in various industries.
Most small businesses are stuck in a perpetual state of 'survival', never quite able to achieve the financial success their products and services deserve.
Matthew's presentation pulls focus on the critical factors that make the difference between starvation and success in any small business. Based on real-life examples and case studies, participants are provides with knowledge, insights, and action items to improve their top and bottom line performance, along with insights into Matthew's approach to fast-tracking business growth.
Matthew has started, grown, and sold four companies during a 20-year period, with his last venture being ranked by Deloitte as the third fastest growing company in Australia in 2012.
The problem with success is that everybody has an opinion on how to achieve it. These opinions are usually based on personal experiences within a specific industry, time period, and geography, and can often be contradictory or irrelevant.
In the "Science of Success", Matthew presents the five fundamental drivers of success that are evidence-based and proven through thousands of studies and decades of scientific research. Free from opinion and bias, he explains the mechanics of each driver, why it works, and how it can be applied for attaining business, career, and personal goals.
Matthew's talk is often included as a keynote presentation in conferences, corporate events, and professional development programs, and is based on his groundbreaking book Life in Half a Second.
It's not the company with the best product or service that wins the day, it's the company with the best sales and marketing. Calling on his 20+ years of experience in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) sales, Matthew Michalewicz will share the secrets that can transform an average sales organisation into best in class. Using case studies and research from the field of psychology and behavioural finance, he will present what the ideal sales process should look like and how to apply it. Participants will learn how to:
-Optimise their sales process for cost and conversion;
-Sell the 'prize' versus the 'product';
-Apply 'emotional involvement';
-Become more customer-centric; and
-Increase their credibility to increase sales.
Matthew's talk will change the way your organizsation sells its products and services.
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About Matthew
"Matthew has more than 20 years of experience in starting and running high-growth tech companies, especially in the areas of machine learning, predictive analytics, and decision optimisation. He ..."
Matthew has more than 20 years of experience in starting and running high-growth tech companies, especially in the areas of machine learning, predictive analytics, and decision optimisation. He is currently the CEO of Complexica, a provider of Artificial Intelligence software for optimising sales & marketing activities, and a director of several ASX-listed companies, including Prophecy International (ASX: PRO), ComOps (ASX: COM), and LBT Innovations (ASX: LBT). He is also the author of several books, including Life in Half a Second, Winning Credibility, Puzzle-Based Learning, and Adaptive Business Intelligence.
From 2005 – 2012, Matthew was the co-founder and CEO of SolveIT Software, a supply chain optimisation business he grew from zero to almost 180 employees and $20 million in revenue before selling the business to Schneider Electric. Under his leadership, SolveIT Software became the 3rd fastest-growing company in Australia in 2012, as ranked by Deloitte. The company won numerous awards, and counted among its customers some of the largest corporations in the world, including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Xstrata.
From 1999 – 2003, Matthew was the co-founder and CEO of NuTech Solutions in the USA, where he raised more than US$15 million in venture capital and grew the business to almost 200 employees in six international offices. Matthew established an "A-list" board of directors, which included former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa, former Bank of America Chairman and CEO, Hugh McColl Jr., world-renowned fraud expert and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster "Catch Me if You Can," Frank Abagnale, and former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, Zbigniew Brzezinski. NuTech Solutions was acquired by Netezza Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services.
Matthew's business achievements have been featured in numerous television shows and publications, including Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Forbes. He was named the Pearcey Foundation "Entrepreneur of the Year", Business Journal "40 under 40" list of accomplished business leaders, and Ernst and Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" finalist.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Finance from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, where he was later named "Alumnus of Year."
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What people say about Matthew
His experience in technology entrepreneurship, and business in general, allows Matthew to find a way to spark interest and make a connection with everybody in the audience.
– AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIALISATION
We got numerous comments about how easy to relate to Matthew was and how inspired people were to take charge of their own goals.
– BOC, Australia


PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When her paychecks dried up because of the partial government shutdown, Cheryl Inzunza Blum sought out a side job that has become a popular option in the current economy: She rented out a room on Airbnb. Other government workers are driving for Uber, relying on word-of-mouth and social networks to find handyman work and looking for traditional temp gigs to help pay the bills during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
The shutdown is occurring against the backdrop of a strong economy that has millions of open jobs, along with ample opportunities to pick up Uber and Lyft shifts. The Labor Department reported that employers posted 6.9 million jobs in November, the latest figures available. That's not far from the record high of 7.3 million reached in August.
Roughly 8,700 Uber driver positions are advertised nationwide on the SnagAJob website, while Lyft advertises about 3,000. But the gig economy doesn't pay all that well — something the furloughed government workers are finding out.
George Jankowski is among those hunting around for cash. He's getting a $100 weekly unemployment check, but that's barely enough to pay for food and gas, he said. On Monday, he made $30 helping a friend move out of a third-floor apartment in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Jankowski is furloughed from a USDA call center and does not expect to get back pay because his job is part-time and hourly.
Jankowski, an Air Force veteran, calls the situation "grueling." "It's embarrassing to ask for money to pay bills or ask to borrow money to, you know, eat," he said. Some employers were looking at the shutdown as a way to recruit, at least temporarily.
Missy Koefod of the Atlanta-based cocktail-mixer manufacturer 18.21 Bitters said the company needs temporary help in the kitchen, retail store and getting ready for a trade show, and decided to put out the word to furloughed federal workers on social media that they were hiring. "I can't imagine not getting paid for a couple of weeks," Koefod said.
American Labor Services, a staffing agency that employs 500 people a week in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, sent out an appeal to furloughed federal workers on Monday, asking them to get in touch for clerical or light-industrial work. "Some might not realize that they could get something temporary, it could last for a short period," said Ben Kaplan, the company's president and CEO.


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Revitalization project bids to be opened Oct. 7
ERIC POOLEEPOOLE@ELLWOODCITYLEDGER.COM
ELLWOOD CITY — By the middle of next month, Ellwood City Revitalization and borough council will choose a contractor to build the community plaza and farmers' market structure.
Lenore Bazzichi, president of the revitalization group, said Monday that local officials and the Akron-based EG&G architectural firm solicited bids for the project. The bids will be opened Oct. 7 in council chambers.
That means council will probably award the contract at its meeting on Oct. 17. After that, Bazzichi said completing the work would depend on the winning company's schedule, with the 2011 construction season nearing its end.
It would also depend on the weather, Bazzichi said.
"We're hoping for a mild winter," she said.
Plans for the revitalization call for construction of a community stage and plaza on a now-vacant double lot in the 500 block of Lawrence Avenue. The project also calls for improvements to the Beaver Street parking lot and building a permanent pavilion for Ellwood City's farmer's market.
The plaza stage will be used for live performances and other entertainment events. With the stage facing the plaza, several hundred people could view the events; performers could face Beaver Street for larger draws, for as many as 1,000 spectators.
The plaza also will feature a waterfall along the lot's western end.
Initially, plans for the plaza called for construction to begin earlier this year — revitalization officials even relocated the farmers' market, which the group sponsors, to accommodate the work. But a funding snag meant no work has been done.
A delay in releasing the last $500,000 in funds forced revitalization group members to postpone the work. That funding was a state grant approved by former Gov. Ed Rendell, but his successor, Gov. Tom Corbett, didn't release the money until July.
The state grant was the last piece of $2.7 million in grants and donations for the project.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2109. The office of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Netanyahu has been given the task of forming a new government. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Israel's Netanyahu begins coalition hunt amid deadlock
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Thursday the daunting task of trying to cobble together a coalition government amid political deadlock that emerged from this month's repeat elections, which had no clear winner. He now has up to six weeks to attempt to resolve the...
This Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, photo shows a spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. The spotted lanternfly has emerged as a serious pest since the federal government confirmed its arrival in southeastern Pennsylvania five years ago this week. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
'Gross': Lanternflies causing big bug problem for some
KUTZTOWN, Pa. (AP) — In the Great Spotted Lanternfly War, Pennsylvania's citizen-soldiers are fighting back with fly swatters and vacuums, dish soap and sticky tape. They're stomping and spraying and zapping and bragging about their kills on social media. "DESTROY THEM," a propaganda poster urges...
FILE - In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 file photo, Said Bouteflika, the brother of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, takes ballots before voting in Algiers. A military tribunal has opened the high-profile trial of Said Bouteflika and two ex-intelligence chiefs, one whose name alone once made Algerians tremble. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)
Reports: Algerian ex-president's brother, others convicted
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military court sentenced the brother of the country's longtime former leader and two ex-intelligence chiefs to 15 years in prison Wednesday for plotting against the state, according to Algerian news reports. The unprecedented trial and conviction of these men who...
Algeria protesters defy army chief's tougher stance
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of the capital on Friday, chanting defiantly in the face of a crackdown on the demonstration by the country's powerful army chief. For the 31st straight week, the protesters made their presence felt in Algiers though...
FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump listens as then-Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt speaks during an event on the environment in the East Room of the White House in Washington. In less than three years, Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries they're regulating. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump's Cabinet has had more ex-lobbyists than Obama or Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries they're regulating. The Cabinet...
FILE - In this June 4, 2017, file photo. nNew Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
APNewsBreak: Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. Army leaders tell The Associated Press that they expect to sign up more than 68,000 active duty...
Algeria announces Dec. 12 date for presidential vote
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's interim leader has announced Dec. 12 as the date for the presidential election, in line with the army chief's demand to fill the vacancy left when Abdelaziz Bouteflika was pushed out more than five months ago. Abdelkader Bensallah announced plans for elections...
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, right, signs a document in front of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James to revoke the Waters of the United States rule, an Obama-era regulation that provided federal protection to many U.S. wetlands and streams, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: EPA revokes water protection regulation
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's plans to revoke an Obama-era clean water rule (all times local): 12:15 p.m. The Trump administration says revoking an Obama-era rule on waters and wetlands would provide "much-needed regulatory certainty" for farmers, homebuilders...
FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, a puddle blocks a path that leads into the Panther Island Mitigation Bank near Naples, Fla. The Trump administration on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic development and infringed on property rights. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Trump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic development and infringed on property rights. Environmental groups...
Algeria army chief wants presidential election in December
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's powerful army chief says that the date of the nation's long-delayed presidential election should be announced on Sept. 15 to quickly pull the nation out of political limbo. By law, elections come 90 days after an announcement, which would mean a December vote. The...


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'Shows You What His Priorities Are': Blake Masters Hits Mark Kelly For Backing Biden's IRS Buildup
By Tim Pearce
Oct 7, 2022 DailyWire.com
Blake Masters (L) – Brandon Bell/Getty Images Mark Kelly (R) – Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Republican Blake Masters challenged Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Thursday over the Democrat's support for legislation beefing up the IRS with up to 87,000 more employees while voting against an amendment that would have funded 18,000 more Border Patrol agents.
Kelly and Masters faced off in a debate, the first and likely only one in the race for one of Arizona's seats in the U.S. Senate, in Phoenix on Thursday evening. The two major party candidates were joined on stage by Libertarian candidate Marc Victor.
Shortly after opening remarks, Kelly and Masters entered a back-and-forth over immigration and inflation. Masters hit Kelly over his votes on the Inflation Reduction Act by contrasting the bill's funding of up to 87,000 additional IRS employees and Kelly's vote against an amendment that would have funded an additional 18,000 Border Patrol agents to help handle the immigration crisis.
"Mark Kelly said no to 18,000 more Border Patrol agents, but yes to 87,000 new IRS agents. That shows you what his priorities are," Masters said. "Mark Kelly left our southern border wide open, voted for all the trillions in spending that caused this massive inflation, and he thinks the fix is 87,000 new IRS agents."
Kelly stated that he voted for additional resources for the U.S. Border Patrol in other votes.
"There are votes that happen in D.C. that have nothing to do with Border Patrol agents, and it might have the title on it and nothing happens, right? So what I have done is I got $1 billion more for Border Patrol agents, for staffing, you know, for the technical systems to monitor the border, and, where they make sense, to build more border barriers," Kelly said.
Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to have no near-term impact on inflation, into law in August after the legislation was passed through both chambers of Congress with no GOP support. The bill allocated $740 billion toward the IRS, Affordable Care Act subsidies, and green energy subsidies and tax credits among other spending.
The IRS's portion was $80 billion, allowing the agency to potentially hire tens of thousands more agents to conduct audits and enforce the tax code.
The Daily Wire > Read > 'Shows You What His Priorities Are': Blake Masters Hits Mark Kelly For Backing Biden's IRS Buildup


Brett Andeson's second solo album has been released through all digital stores. The album is called "Wilderness" and its physical release will arrive through independent record stores on August 12th in digi pack again. The album will then go on general release in all record shops on September 1st. The single "A Different Place" was released a week before the digital release of the album.


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Warren Kenneth Worthington III är en fiktiv karaktär, en antihjälte i ett seriealbum i Marvel Comics-universumet. Ursprungligen var han känd som Angel och senare Archangelsk, och en av grundmedlemmarna i X-Men. Han skapades av författaren Stan Lee och serietecknaren/medförfattaren Jack Kirby och debuterade först i X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (september 1963) som Angel. Han debuterade först som Archangel i X-Factor (vol. 1) #24 (januari 1988). Sitt namn har han från de vita vingar som en dag växte ut från hans rygg, vilka ger honom flygförmåga. Han rekryterades av Professor X för att ingå i dennes superhjältegrupp X-Men.

Efter att ha attackerats av Marauders i äventyret Mutant Massacre var Angels vingar totalförstörda och fick amputeras. Han blev mycket deprimerad över detta och det verkade för omvärlden som att han begick självmord i ett exploderande flygplan.

I själva verket hade han blivit "räddad" av superskurken Apocalypse som förvandlade honom till en av Apokalypsens fyra ryttare, döden. Han lyckades dock bryta sig fri ur dennes influens och fick med tiden tillbaka sina naturliga vita vingar, men numera med blå hy. Är numera känd som Archangel.

Superhjältar i X-Men
Fiktiva figurer från New York
Fiktiva mutanter
Seriefigurer introducerade 1963

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Engineers Collaborate to Transform Danforth Campus East End
Builders, Designers, Engineers Collaborate to Transform Danforth Campus East End
Published on December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019
By KERRY SMITH, Editor
(May-June Issue of St. Louis Construction News & Review Magazine)
A cadre of design firms, specialty subcontractors and related project partners paired with McCarthy Building Companies to transform the east end of Washington University in St. Louis' Danforth Campus with a common vision and purpose of equipping instructors, researchers, staff and students for their next era of academic excellence.
The East End Transformation of the Danforth Campus, also known as Campus Next, has been a two-year, $280 million project that began the day after commencement ceremonies in May 2017 and is reaching substantial completion by mid-May 2019. McCarthy Project Manager Ryan Moss said coordination of complex details and phasing differentiates this project from many others. Campus Next represents the largest capital project ever undertaken on the Danforth Campus.
"This project is segmented into eight subprojects," said Moss. "The last piece of this entire transformation is McKelvey Hall, which is technically the ninth project…we didn't break ground on that project until October 2018, so it will be completed in Summer 2020."
Ann and Andrew Tisch Park, Anabeth and John Weil Hall, Henry A. and Elvira H. Jubell Hall, James M. McKelvey, Sr. Hall, Gary M. Sumers Welcome Center, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum expansion, Craig and Nancy Schnuck Pavilion, the underground parking garage and a new, expansive landscape package comprise the components of the East End Transformation. Three brand-new academic buildings and two new multi-use pavilions are included in the project scope.
"The University's vision was to complete all of these projects as one master project within its 10-year master plan rather taking on each individual building one at a time," said Ross. "University Architect Jamie Kolker did a phenomenal job orchestrating this vision. McCarthy is honored to partner with him and with the University."
When the harsh conditions of Winter 2019 hit, McCarthy elected to erect a large outdoor tent – 300 feet long by 80 feet wide – so that work to landscape Tisch Park could continue even though temps dipped below zero. "We kept that tent up for nearly two months and equipped it with light and heaters so we could continue work on this portion of the project," Moss said.
Except for Jubell Hall, the buildings constructed as part of the East End Transformation all share structural foundations, Moss said, posing the puzzle of which piece needed to be built next to make the conglomeration of connected structural foundations work. "A lot of it was solved through 3D coordination," he said. "Even five years ago, it wouldn't have been possible to accomplish this project in this time frame without 3D building technology."
During Summer 2017, when the project's mass excavations were occurring in preparation for the series of new builds, McCarthy was directing more than 1,200 dump trucks daily as they carefully accessed the campus. "This equates to one dump truck leaving campus every 60 seconds," said Moss. "Negotiating that amount of heavy vehicular traffic through an active campus – with students, staff and the public walking in front of those entrances – was a big challenge. Our two flaggers played a critical role in this…we refer to two of these individuals as our rock stars. McCarthy and the University are very proud that we've been able to be good neighbors throughout this project."
Sustainability has been a top priority for the University through all facets of the Transformation. The University is seeking LEED GOLD certification for all the new structures. "Efficiency in building design was paramount, as was using sustainable products and materials whenever possible," Moss said.
Sumers Welcome Center (25,500 square feet) and the (18,000-square-foot) Schnuck Pavilion look nearly identical on the surface, said Moss, because each has an all-glass façade front from end to end. "The glass on those buildings is 18 feet tall by four feet wide," he said. "When we first bid out the project, it wasn't possible to buy glass that large domestically. But by late 2017, we were able to have it fabricated in the U.S. We took some major temporary measures to enclose those buildings before the glass arrived so that construction of the buildings' interiors could proceed. You're pushing the 'envelope' to evolve to that large of a piece of glass…we needed 350 pieces of glass that size."
Subsurface exploration for the project was performed by Geotechnology, Inc. Joel Weinhold, regional manager for the firm's Central Region, said soil borings, lab testing and engineering to assist with foundation design and more was included in Geotechnology's scope of work. "Excavations on this project reached 40 feet in depth," said Weinhold. "In comparison, a typical basement excavation may only be 15 feet deep." He added that the firm worked closely with the structural engineers to provide foundation design for the project. "We performed 51 soil borings to obtain data to assist in the foundation design," Weinhold said. "The draining system was also a big priority on this project. We analyzed groundwater flow and assisted with overall groundwater and surface water management." Testing and working with the University's variety of subsurface limestone and bedrock – each with different capacities and abilities to support structures – was another facet of Geotechnology's East End Transformation scope of work.
Speaking of subsurface elements, the 790-space subsurface parking garage has been designed by BNIM with features that make it unusually adaptive to future years and needs on the campus, when academic and office spaces may be more in demand than motor vehicle parking spaces. "When visitors enter the parking structure, the first thing they'll notice is the sheer size of the parking decks," Moss said. "Typical heights would range from 6 feet 10 inches to 7 feet 2 inches, just tall enough to accommodate a vehicle. This garage's decks are 18 feet in height."
BNIM CEO and Principal Steve McDowell said the garage is bathed in natural light, even the two levels below grade. "We've been working on the planning and design of this garage for six years," McDowell said. "The parking structure serves as a gateway to the Brookings Hall arch, which is truly the symbolic front door to the historic hilltop campus. Our design challenges included creating a structure that is very gracious and welcoming, one that enhances first impressions of the campus. Being easy to navigate with flat floors so one has a clear view of all of the garage on each layer when one is inside the structure was essential." The dramatic slope of the campus is accommodated by the parking structure, whose slope increases by 12 feet as visitors navigate to the west side.
Perhaps the most unusual feature of the structure is its ability to be converted into classroom or office space as needed in future years. "The University is very forward-thinking," said McDowell. They truly focus on how to maintain the greatest value over the long term and be prepared for future learning environments and demands."
KPFF is the structural engineering firm of record for eight of the nine East End Transformation projects. KPFF Managing Principal John Miller said specific project challenges included engineering the cantilevered corner on the northwest exterior of Weil Hall. "It's pretty amazing to see the corner hovering over the welcome court," said Miller. "At approximately 45 feet by 30 feet, that cantilever is really a spectacular piece of engineering because it has nearly no visible means of support. We have a truss that's made with very high-strength steel – a tension rod that's barely visible. It was a creative structural solution," he added.
Perkins Eastman designed the 86,000-square-foot McKelvey Hall, which will be the new home to the University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Senior Associate Shefali Raichaudhuri said Lead Principals James Butterfield's and Steven Gifford's design reflects the masonry Collegiate Gothic exterior of the surrounding buildings, while the courtyard-facing exterior is a multi-story curtain wall providing a dramatic window into the contemporary, state-of-the-art computational research spaces.
Moore Ruble Yudell Design Partner Buzz Yudell said his firm has been working for Washington University in St. Louis for more than a decade on design projects including Hillman Hall, the third facility for the Brown School of Social Work. "While that project was happening, the campus was searching for quite awhile about how to transform and further develop the East End from what had become parking to become a strategically and academically important zone of the campus into a gateway that takes access to the hilltop campus all the way to Skinker Boulevard," Yudell said. "The goal really started with the academic vision of increasingly supporting more interdisciplinary work. Transitioning from the traditional, Collegiate Gothic look of the campus' core to a more modern look as you move to the east was a principal challenge," he added. "Landscape is the piece that unites everything."
Taking primary and secondary pathways from the historic area of the campus and threading them into the University's quadrangles – from the engineering district to the north to the arts on the south and unifying it from the big green that connects to Brookings Hall, the campus' original building built in 1902 – was a major portion of MRY's scope of work.
MRY's work included designing Jubell Hall. "Designing a blend of materials such as local stone like that used to build the University's original buildings with a transitional, more contemporary materials an integrating a broader expanse of natural light in the new structures was a focus of our work in emphasizing collaboration and sense of community across this historic campus," said Yudell. Even the subgrade level of Jubell Hall, is flooded with natural light, he added. The 80,600-square-foot building features 15,600 square feet of research lab spaces and 3,350 square feet of makers space where future engineers can build prototypes and experiment with robotics.
Mackey Mitchell Architects Senior Associate Daniel Schneider partnered with MRY Architects & Planners on design of Jubell Hall. The late Gene Mackey worked extensively on design aspects of the project before his passing in late 2016. The 80,600-square-foot Jubell Hall houses the School of Engineering & Applied Science's Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. Maker spaces, where students build metal engineering parts with their hands, are designed into Jubell Hall. "We designed concrete floors that are 16 inches thick to minimize vibrations," Schneider said. Themed accent designs are etched into the walls to signify the engineering specialties house therein including a sine wave and fluid mechanics symbols. One notable challenge, said Schneider, was having to shift the design for the garage tunnel connecting Jubell Hall with Uncas A. Whitaker Hall (for Biomedical Engineering) by a foot and a half.
Architecture firm KieranTimberlake's scope of work on the East End project included designing the all-new, 82,100-square-foot Weil Hall, which houses graduate studios, classrooms and digital fabrication spaces. KT also designed the two small pavilions, Schnuck Pavilion (which offers café dining via an outdoor terrace) and the Sumers Welcome Center, both of which flank Brookings Hall, to appear as contemporary glass jewels, mimicking the more modern look of Weil Hall and the newly expanded Kemper Museum, which KT also designed. KT's work unites the University's graduate and undergraduate art, architecture and design spaces into one building.
Michael Vergason Landscape Architects Ltd. led the design of site and landscape for the six-acre Tisch Park to integrate planting and paths to weave the entire project together. MVLA Senior Associate and Project Manager Beata Boodell Corcoran worked in tandem with Vergason. "It's an important central landscape that emphasizes people, not vehicles," said Vergason. "Developing a sense of place, building connections between structures on the East End while creating a strong eastward connection to Forest Park was central to our scope of work. Our talented team of multiple design firms integrated a strategy of sustainability that builds on the 1900s plan originally executed by landscape architect Cope & Stewardson. Everything we've done builds on the principles of the University's vision to create a better tie to Forest Park," he added.
Landscape that allows for an active, strong central green and deciduous trees replete with bicycle and pedestrian paths, Corcoran said, encourages students, faculty and staff to linger. An allee of native trees frames the new greenspace focused on Brookings Hall. A total of some 17 acres of new landscape has been created via this project. "More than 20,000 cubic yards of soil have been designed for this project to ensure the long-term health of the landscape," said Corcoran.
Specialty subcontractor Winco Windows supplied windows for Jubell Hall and McKelvey Hall as part of the East End Transformation effort. Winco Owner and Architect Gantt Miller said the company's collaboration with the University has roots dating back decades. Winco's expertise in developing and providing the window panning system for the University allows for a clean, tight window installation while preserving and enhancing the look of each structure, said Miller.
Golterman & Sabo Architectural Products' customized acoustical treatment within the new structures on the University's East End fitted the buildings with sound-absorbing, attractive-looking walls and ceiling panels. Company President and Owner Herb Golterman said the company's working relationship with the University dates back decades.


Happy 95th birthday to Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser!
Here's a post I wrote last year, featuring some of my favorite "Claire moments" from the OUTLANDER books. It wasn't easy to pick just one per book, but I tried to choose quotes that highlight the many different aspects of Claire's personality. I hope you enjoy them!
Thank you, Karen! I have tears in my eyes both from the loving energy you put into your blog and share with us and from Diana's Claire quotes. Thank you!
What a great collection. Some of these quotes literally gave me goosebumps. I really admire Claire and try to be more like her! Thanks for sharing Karen!


sometimes humiliating, treatment from American and Iraqi guards.
winds at a desert detention camp.
examination by doctors he didn't know, a humiliating experience for an Arab.
civilians and insurgents who were detained as troops moved across Fallujah.
was determined they weren't combatants..


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Q: How do you change the size of subplots created in Matplotlib plot/figure? I am using subplots and matplotlib to create a figure shown below but I am having a lot of trouble changing the size of the individual plots (6). I can change the white "figure" easily but have not found in other online questions any way to change the individual plots sizes to make them larger (taller or increased height in my case) to be more readable. I am using this code and "fig" in my case is a figure.Figure variable. Thanks for any help!
wind_abs_anom = ((wind_abs.groupby('time.month') / wind_abs_clim))-1 #deviation from climo

sel = wind_abs_anom.sel(time=slice('2021-01', None))

left, *_, right = wind_abs_anom.longitude
top, *_, bottom = wind_abs_anom.latitude  # Min and max latitude.
extent = [left, right, bottom, top]

fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3,
                        figsize=(15, 7),
                        subplot_kw={'projection': ccrs.PlateCarree()},
                       )
#plt.gca().set_aspect('equal', adjustable='box')
#figure(figsize=(12,8),dpi=150)

for ax, (month, group) in zip(axs.flat, sel.groupby('time.month')):
    mean = group.mean(dim='time')
    im = ax.imshow(mean,
                   transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(),
                   extent=extent,
                   cmap='RdBu_r', vmin=-3, vmax=3)
    ax.set_title(f'month = {month}')
    ax.coastlines()

plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.1,
                    bottom=0.1,
                    right=0.9,
                    top=0.7,
                    wspace=0.1,
                    hspace=0.2)
fig.set_size_inches(18.5, 15.5, forward=True)
cbar_ax = fig.add_axes([0.2, 0.0, 0.6, 0.05])  # Left, bottom, width, height.
cbar = fig.colorbar(im, cax=cbar_ax, extend='both', orientation='horizontal')
cbar.set_label('Percent deviation')

plt.show()

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We have been getting a lot of calls and messages about the 2017 schedule. This is a tentative 2017 schedule so you can start to make your plans.
Saturday – May 20th – Ionia Fairgrounds – Ionia – Compact Front Wheel Drive F8 Championship, Front Wheel Drive Off Road Derby & Power Wheels for Kids.
We hope this helps you figure out your schedules – this schedule is subject to change. Type of events, rules and any additions should be out in February.
Let's have a great 2017 season!!


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Scrum
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Artefakty Scrum
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.. glossary::

    Product Roadmap
        Timeline

    Product Backlog
        List of items to do

Product Backlog
---------------
Product Backlog jest jedynym źródłem wymagań do projektu. Stanowi uporządkowaną, dostępną dla członków zespołu listę wszystkich elementów, które mogą być potrzebne w realizacji produkcji oprogramowania.

W szczególności, Product Backlog wymienia wszystkie:

    * Cechy produktu,
    * Wymagania,
    * Usprawnienia,
    * Poprawki.

Uporządkowanie elementów listy zależy od wartości, ryzyka, priorytetu oraz stopnia potrzeby realizacji danego elementu - im element jest wyżej na liście, tym szybciej rozpoczynają się prace nad nim. Większy nacisk kładziony jest na jego zrozumienie, zapewniany jest większy poziom szczegółowości oraz bardziej precyzyjnie szacowana jest przez zespół jego pracochłonność.

Product Backlog ewoluuje w trakcie trwania procesu wytwórczego w zakresie porządkowania, dodawania szczegółów, ponownego oszacowywania pracochłonności oraz aktualizowania elementów.

Nie rzadziej, niż co Sprint Review Meeting sprawdzane są w Product Backlogu postępy prac. Monitoruje się całkowitą pozostałą pracochłonność poszczególnych elementów Product Backlogu, porównując ją z wynikiem poprzednim oraz wyznacza się trend w pracy, prognozując datę końca produkcji.

SCRUM Team
----------
Osoby zaangażowane w projekt tworzą samoorganizujący i wielofunkcyjny zespół, tzw. SCRUM Team, który składa się z:

    * Product Owner - dba o maksymalizację wartości produktu i pracy Development Teamu, jest odpowiedzialny za zarządzanie Product Backlogiem, przygotowuje spotkania, ustala priorytety, prezentuje zadania Development Teamu, wyjaśnia wszelkie niejasności oraz ma prawo do anulowania Sprintu gdy np. jego cel stał się nieaktualny,

    * Development Team - jest odpowiedzialny za pracę, dostarcza przyrosty funkcjonalności; jest samoorganizujący, wielofunkcyjny, bez struktury i podzespołów, składa się z 3-9 osób,

    * SCRUM Master - wspiera organizację w dostosowaniu SCRUMa dla większej efektywności SCRUM Teamu oraz w pracy z innymi SCRUM Masterami, dba o SCRUM Team, czyli o rozumienie przez niego przebiegu procesu produkcji, długoterminowych planów i stosowania przyjętych zasad zwinnej produkcji. Wspiera Product Ownera w efektywnym zarządzaniu Product Backlogiem i przygotowywaniu spotkań. Wspiera Development Team w samoorganizacji, wielofunkcyjności i wytwarzaniu produktów o wysokiej wartości. Uczy go tworzyć elementy Product Backlogu, komunikuje wizje i cele tych elementów oraz usuwa wszelkie napotkane przeszkody.

Sprint
------
Sprint jest centralną częścią SCRUMa, trwającą poniżej miesiąca (zwykle od 5 do 10 dni). Stanowi zamknięty cykl wytwórczy, dający w wyniku działający prototyp produktu (wewnętrzny lub zewnętrzny), będący podzbiorem finalnego produktu, który rozrasta się z iteracji na iterację aż do produktu końcowego.

Ważne jest określenie celu danego Sprintu (tzw. Sprint Goal), który nadaje kierunek pracy zespołowi, pozostawiając jednocześnie elastyczność jeśli chodzi o sposób realizacji tego celu.

Członkowie zespołu powinni przestrzegać podstawowych zasad, tj.:

    * nie dokonywać zmian wpływających na Sprint Goal,
    * nie dokonywać zmian w Development Teamie,
    * nie dokonywać zmian w standardach jakości,
    * zakres prac może być uściślany i negocjowany tylko pomiędzy Product Ownerem a Development Teamem, i tylko na skutek przyrostu wiedzy.

Każdy Sprint dostarcza nowy, produkcyjnie gotowy przyrost funkcjonalności, a każdy przyrost tworzy całość ze wszystkim, co zostało dotychczas wytworzone.

Sprint Backlog
--------------
Sprint Backlog zawiera elementy Product Backlogu oraz plan dostarczenia przyrostu w Sprincie. Zarządza nim wyłącznie Development Team i aktualizuje go w czasie trwania Sprintu.

Tak jak w Product Backlogu, w Sprint Backlogu również sprawdzane są postępy prac, jednak nie rzadziej, niż co Daily SCRUM. Monitorowana jest całkowita pozostała pracochłonność poszczególnych elementów Sprint Backlogu i porównywana z wynikiem poprzednim oraz wyznaczany jest trend w pracy, szacujący prawdopodobieństwo osiągnięcia Sprint Goalu na koniec Sprintu.

Burndown Chart
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Wykres takiego trendu określa się mianem Burndown (wykres wypalania). Zestawia on tempo pracy zespołu z pożądanym tempem pracy pozwalającym ukończyć Sprint lub cały projekt w terminie. Dzięki temu Burndown pozwala na pierwszy rzut oka ocenić sytuację dotyczącą realizacji zadań, w szczególności zdiagnozować ograniczenia.

:Zdrowy Burndown: Ponieważ wykres ma przedstawiać trend w pracy, na osi pionowej umieszcza się pozostałą do wykonania pracę, zaś na poziomej - czas. Pozostałą do wykonania pracę można mierzyć za pomocą sumy godzinowych oszacowań pozostałych zadań, liczby zadań lub w dowolny inny, odpowiedni do sytuacji sposób.

:Burndown prognozujący nie zdążenie w terminie: Jeśli na wykresie widać, że postępy pracy są wyraźnie wolniejsze, niż było to planowane, zespół powinien natychmiast poinformować o tym Właściciela Produktu i uzgodnić z nim, które zadania mają najwyższy priorytet, a które mogą zostać odłożone na później.

:Burndown świadczący o zbyt długim utknięciu na zadaniach: Jeśli wykres ma kształt "urwiska", czyli większość zadań jest domykana dopiero pod koniec Sprintu, może to świadczyć o tym, że praca dzielona jest na zbyt długie zadania. Redukuje to możliwość śledzenia aktualnej sytuacji w pracy nad projektem i stwarza zagrożenie, że zadanie się jeszcze bardziej wydłuży.

        Może też świadczyć to o tym, że zespół dostał zbyt wiele pracy do wykonania w danym czasie, co prowadzi do heroicznych wysiłków zespołu pod koniec Sprintu, a w rezultacie do natychmiastowej zapaści jakości i szybkiego wypalenia zespołu.

        W wyniku zastania powyższej sytuacji konieczne jest ustalenie priorytetów zadań.

:Burndown świadczący o wzroście zakresu prac: Jeśli wykres przez część Sprintu rośnie, zamiast maleć, może to świadczyć o:

            * braku dobrze określonego zakresu sprintu podczas planowania,
            * przypomnieniu sobie przez zespół o dodatkowych zadaniach,
            * otrzymuje dodatkowych zleceń w trakcie trwania Sprintu,
            * o napotkaniu nieprzewidzianych problemów technicznych.

            Ponadto dobrym rozwiązaniem byłoby stosowanie eksperymentów technicznych przed przystąpieniem do tworzenia produktu. Konieczne skrócenie zadań lub weryfikacja ilości pracy oraz konieczność zadbania o lepszą ochronę zespołu, by dać mu swobodę sprawnej realizacji ustalonych zadań.

Definition of Done
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Definition of Done (DoD), czyli definicja ukończenia jest wykazem działań wymaganych do realizacji zadań w procesie produkcyjnym. Działaniami takimi mogą być np. napisanie kodu, skomentowanie kodu, testowanie jednostkowe, testowanie zintegrowane, sporządzenie notatek, zaprojektowanie dokumentów, itp.

Dzięki określeniu DoD, wszyscy członkowie zespołu jednoznacznie rozumieją, co oznacza stwierdzenie "zadanie wykonane" (Done). Ponadto, zespół produkcyjny może skupić się na konkretnych elementach, które muszą zostać wykonane, aby zadanie zostało uznane za zrealizowane. W rezultacie, DoD pozwala dodać produktowi weryfikowalnych wartości, nie zmieniając jego funkcjonalności.

DoD określa się biorąc pod uwagę, jakie czynności realistycznie mogą zostać przez zespół wykonane. Z czasem lista tych czynności ulega zmianom i staje się bardziej rygorystyczna.

Skalowalność
------------
SCRUM jest skalowalny, tzn. może być zastosowany w projektach, w których bierze udział duża ilość pracowników. Skalowanie zespołu powinno się odbywać ze względu na wymogi dotyczące funkcjonalności produktu, nie zaś ze względu na umiejętności członków zespołu.

Podział systemu na moduły i całego zespołu na mniejsze zespoły

Produkcja dużego systemu wymaga podzielenia jego architektury na mniejsze moduły (podsystemy). Podział ten odbywa się zgodnie z tym, jakie Klient dostrzega wartości w poszczególnych częściach systemu oraz zgodnie z możliwościami technologicznymi. Cały zespół również jest dzielony na mniejsze zespoły (Scrum Teamy),  które zajmują się pracą nad przypisanymi im modułami systemu. Oprócz tych zespołów wydziela się również zespół poziomu systemu, w skład którego wchodzą architekci, liderzy zespołów, menedżerowie produktów oraz zespół zapewnienia jakości, który zajmuje się myśleniem, działaniem i wdrażaniem SCRUMa na poziomie systemu oraz uzupełnianiem Product Backlogu o testy integracyjne i demonstracje na poziomie systemu, punkty kontroli jakości oraz dystrybucje testowe.

W przypadku SCRUMa wprowadzanego na dużą skalę, pojawia się wymagany element w DoD: pomyślny wynik testów integracyjnych.

Wydarzenia Scrumowe
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Backlog Refinement
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Definicją tego spotkania jest wszelkiego rodzaju praca na backlogu, tj. np jego priorytetyzacja, dekompozycja zadań oraz czyszczenie rejestru zmian produktu. Podczas Refinementu zespół wraz z Product Ownerem, układa sobie pracę pod następne iteracje oraz dokonuje wstępnego oszacowania wielkości zadań oraz określenia kryteriów akceptacyjnych poszczególnych zadań.

Aby skutecznie przeprowadzić refinement należy ustalić co będzie produkowane - potrzeba uporządkowanego Product Backlogu, zrozumienia jego elementów, zrozumienia aktualnego stanu produktów, wyliczonej pojemności zespołu oraz wiedzy na temat historycznej wydajności zespołu.

Sprint Planning
---------------
Podczas planowania zespół wraz z właścicielem produktu podejmuje decyzję, które zadania będą wchodziły w skład następnej iteracji a co za tym idzie jakie funkcjonalności zostaną oddane po kolejnym przyroście.

W Sprint Planning Meetingu bierze udział cały SCRUM Team. Trwa, w zależności od czasu trwania Sprintu, od 2 do 4 godzin.

Celem tego spotkania jest zaplanowanie pracy na cały Sprint (w szczególności ustalenie Sprint Goalu), a więc ustalenie w jaki sposób zostanie to wyprodukowane - precyzuje się dużo drobnych zadań, członkowie zespołu sami wybierają zadania dla siebie i na każde z nich przeznacza się maksymalnie 2 dni.

Każdy etap projektu w każdym kolejnym Sprincie poddawany jest analizie szczegółowej, opartej o szeroki zakres informacji. Najważniejszym zadaniem tej analizy jest rozwiązywanie trudności i problemów. Jest to proces pracochłonny, lecz w wielu przypadkach konieczny do skutecznego usprawniania produkcji.

Sprint Review
-------------
Podczas spotkania Review zespół oddaje wykonane zadania właścicielowi produktu udowadniając spełnienie kryteriów akceptacyjnych każdego z zadań. Spotkanie to powinno zakończyć się akceptacją przyrostu oraz decyzją biznesową o wdrożeniu wytworzonych zmian.

Uczestnicy tego spotkania to SCRUM Team oraz interesariusze. Ma ono charakter nieformalny i trwa, w zależności od czasu trwania Sprintu, od 1 do 2 godzin.

Celem jest uzyskanie informacji zwrotnej od interesariuszy na temat zaprezentowanego przyrostu funkcjonalności (produktów).

Podczas Sprint Review Meetingu Product Owner prezentuje co zostało zrobione i co nie zostało zrobione, omawia Product Backlog oraz prezentuje prognozowane daty ukończenia produkcji, zaś Development Team przedstawia przebieg pracy - co nie sprawiło problemów, gdzie zostały napotkane problemy, jak te problemy zostały rozwiązane i jaki jest przyrost funkcjonalności oraz odpowiada na zadawane pytania. Wszyscy wspólnie uzgadniają temat dalszego planu działania, co jest wkładem do następnego Sprint Planning Meetingu.

Retrospective
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Zamknięte spotkanie zespołu, który omawia problemy napotkane podczas właśnie zakończonej iteracji. Po retrospektywie zespół wyciąga wnioski z sukcesów oraz porażek. Planuje także eksperymenty, tj. nowe podejście do pracy lub zmiany w organizacji zespołu w przyszłej iteracji mające na celu usprawnienie procesu. Wnioski z takiego spotkania powinny być spisane i poddane do wiadomości członkom zespołu, ale nie ujawniane innym.

Udział w tym spotkaniu bierze cały SCRUM Team. Trwa ono, w zależności o czasu trwania Sprintu, od 1 do 2 godzin.

Cel spotkania to spojrzenie wstecz na wykonywaną pracę w celu jej polepszenia - praca powinna być coraz bardziej efektywna, a także dająca pracownikom satysfakcję. Cały zespół analizuje, jak przebiegał proces wytwórczy, jak ten proces usprawniały wykorzystywane narzędzia oraz jak kształtowały się relacje między pracownikami. Wszyscy dążą do konkluzji, jakie elementy pracy warto powtórzyć, a jakie można usprawnić. Sprawdzane jest też, czy wytworzone w Sprincie elementy oprogramowania należy zmodyfikować.

Daily Scrum
-----------
Do jednego z najważniejszych spotkań należy codzienny Scrum, tj. krótkie maksymalnie 15 minutowe zebranie zespołu podczas, którego członkowie opowiadają o problemach napotkanych przy realizacji zadań z poprzedniego dnia oraz o zamiarach na kolejną dobę.
Na tym spotkaniu powinno się skupić na zadaniach przybliżających zespół do osiągnięcia tzw. celu sprintu, tj. najważniejszego motywu przewodniego iteracji.

W spotkaniach tych uczestniczy Development Team. Odbywają się one codziennie o tej samej porze, w tym samym miejscu i trwają 15 minut.

Daily SCRUMs mają na celu synchronizowanie pracy zespołu oraz ustalanie planu działania na następne 24h. Odbywa się to poprzez udzielenie odpowiedzi przez każdego członka zespołu na 3 pytania:

    * co zrobił wczoraj aby przybliżyć zespół do osiągnięcia celu sprintu,
    * co będzie robił dzisiaj aby przybliżyć zespół do osiągnięcia celu sprintu,
    * jakie ma problemy, które uniemożliwiają osiągnięcie celu sprintu.

Zaletą tych spotkań jest usprawnienie komunikacji, wykluczenie straty czasu na nieproduktywne, czasochłonne rozmowy oraz usunięcie potencjalnych przeszkód w pracy. Ponadto, Daily SCRUM promuje samodzielność i szybkie podejmowanie decyzji oraz wpływa na poprawienie świadomości postępu prac projektowych w zespole.

SCRUM of SCRUMs
===============
Duża liczba SCRUM Teamów jest wyzwaniem koordynacyjnym i komunikacyjnym. Potrzeba też zapewnienia zintegrowania poszczególnych modułów, tak aby tworzyły jednolity docelowy system. W celu zapewnienia dobrej organizacji pracy wielu zespołów, organizowane są Eventy o nazwie SCRUM of SCRUMs. Uczestniczą w nich liderzy poszczególnych SCRUM Teamów.

Spotkania te odbywają się codziennie, najlepiej po zespołowych Daily SCRUMach. Każdy uczestnik odpowiada wtedy na 3 pytania:
co zespół zrobił wczoraj,
co zespół będzie robił dzisiaj,
jakie zespół ma problemy.

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The Severed Moon by Leigh Bardugo
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A bewitching journal filled with prompts and quotations from the imagination of worldwide #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. "We learn to wring magic from the ordinary." Find the magic in your life with this year-long journal. On every page you will find an introspective question to respond to, or an evocative quotation from the novels of the Grishaverse—a magical world created by bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Open your windows to the moon, write down what each prompt or quote conjures in your mind, and let this journal guide you through 365 days of magical self reflection. This gorgeously designed journal includes foil accents and a ribbon bookmark. An Imprint Book
My Life With The Saints 10th Anniversary Edition by James Martin
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Editor : Loyola Press
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin's story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends—the saints of the Catholic Church. In his modern classic memoir, Martin introduces us to saints throughout history—from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa—and chronicles his lifelong friendships with them. Filled with fascinating tales, Martin's funny, vibrant, and stirring book invites readers to discover how saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Featuring a new chapter from Martin, this tenth-anniversary edition of the best-selling memoir updates readers about his life over the past ten years. In that time, he has been a New York Times best-selling author, official chaplain of The Colbert Report, and a welcome presence in the media whenever there's a breaking Catholic news story. But he has always remained recognizably himself. John L. Allen, Jr., the acclaimed Catholic journalist, contributes a foreword that shows how Martin has become one of the wisest and most insightful voices of this era. "An outstanding and often hilarious memoir." —Publishers Weekly"One of the best spiritual memoirs in years." —Robert Ellsberg"Remarkably engaging." —U.S. Catholic"Martin's final word is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves." —The Washington Post Book World
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The Too Clever Fox by Leigh Bardugo
Editor : Tor Books
Hardcover : 32 Pages
In Ravka, just because you avoid one trap, it doesn't mean you'll escape the next. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh Bardugo's upcoming novel, Siege and Storm, the second book in the Grisha Trilogy. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Modern Saints by Ann Ball
Editor : TAN Books
Stories of 55 saints, beati, and holy people of the past 200 years, along with their pictures; most are actual photographs. Includes St. Gemma Galgani, St. Bernadette, St. Maria Goretti, St. John Neumann, Padre Pio, Edith Stein, St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Frances Cabrini, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. John Bosco, St. Dominic Savio, and many, many more. Will bring hours and hours of pleasure and entertainment to the entire family.
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The Sex Lives Of Saints by Virginia Burrus
Genre : History
Editor : University of Pennsylvania Press
Has a repressive morality been the primary contribution of Christianity to the history of sexuality? The ascetic concerns that pervade ancient Christian texts would seem to support such a common assumption. Focusing on hagiographical literature, Virginia Burrus pursues a fresh path of interpretation, arguing that the early accounts of the lives of saints are not antierotic but rather convey a sublimely transgressive "countereroticism" that resists the marital, procreative ethic of sexuality found in other strands of Christian tradition. Without reducing the erotics of ancient hagiography to a single formula, The Sex Lives of Saints frames the broad historical, theological, and theoretical issues at stake in such a revisionist interpretation of ascetic eroticism, with particular reference to the work of Michel Foucault and Georges Bataille, David Halperin and Geoffrey Harpham, Leo Bersani and Jean Baudrillard. Burrus subsequently proceeds through close, performative readings of the earliest Lives of Saints, mostly dating to the late fourth and early fifth centuries—Jerome's Lives of Paul, Malchus, Hilarion, and Paula; Gregory of Nyssa's Life of Macrina; Augustine's portrait of Monica; Sulpicius Severus's Life of Martin; and the slightly later Lives of so-called harlot saints. Queer, s/m, and postcolonial theories are among the contemporary discourses that prove intriguingly resonant with an ancient art of "saintly" loving that remains, in Burrus's reading, promisingly mobile, diverse, and open-ended.


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Randall University serves 311 students (87% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 45%.
Randall University ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Oklahoma for:
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The student population of Randall University has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 7:1 has decreased from 8:1 over five years.
The Randall University diversity score of 0.69 is more than the state average of 0.66. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The private state tuition of $11,980 is less than the state average of $14,142. The private state tuition has declined by 12% over four years.
How much does Randall University cost?
Randall University's private state tuition is approximately $11,980.
What is the acceptance rate of Randall University?
The acceptance rate of Randall University is 39%, which is lower than the state average of 47%.
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Randall University ranks among the top 20% of community college in Oklahoma for: Average community college minority breakdown.
The nearest community college to Randall University is Platt College-Moore (0.5 miles away)
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(20 Jan 2016-Hong Kong) Rent-a-Suitcase announces the launch of a brand new travel equipment sharing program today, on top of that all orders with rental over HKD$700 are entitled to free roundtrip shipping service. Solving customers' storage and transportation problems of suitcases and other travel equipment at the same time, Rent-a-Suitcase aims to bring customers a whole new hassle-free way to travel.
Hong Kong ranked Asia's top city in lacking of space, with highest penetration and occupancy rate of self-storage industry, also the highest price to rent self-storage spaces amongst three major cities in Asia according to Self Storage Association Asia (SSAA) Annual Survey by Ipsos Business Consulting in 2015. Travel equipment such as suitcases remain idled most of the time while occupying storage spaces; therefore suitcases are regarded as the most "useless" item at home by many. In hopes of alleviating space problems in Hong Kong, Rent-a-Suitcase launches a travel equipment sharing program, so customers will be able to store their idled travel equipment in our facilities, and the equipment will then be shared with other outbound travelers. Moreover, the item owners may have the option to donate a portion of the rental of the sharing item to our partnered charities.
The program establishes a sustainable travel equipment sharing community to a more efficient use of resources, and the continuous rental income generated by the shared items may also be donated to our partner charities at the same time, killing multiple birds in one stone.
Customers who are interested in participating our sharing program can simply complete an application form on our website, and our staff will then be in contact for arrangements of delivering the qualified items to Rent-a-Suitcase's facility. The shared items will be listed on our platform and other customers will be able to browse and rent them. A portion of rental will split to the sharers, and sharers may choose to donate a portion of their split to our partnered charity. Rent-a-Suitcase is currently partnering with Seeds of Art Charity Foundation. Donations will help funding education for students in Mainland rural areas.
To offer customers a more enjoyable experience prior to departure, all orders with over HKD$700 rental can enjoy free roundtrip shipping for their rental items. Rent-a-Suitcase understand extensive preparations are needed prior to the trip, and suitcases are not easy to carry on public transportation. All reserved items on qualified orders will be delivered to customers' doorstep one day before their departure and get picked up one day after their return.
Rent-a-Suitcase, provides travel supplies rental service to busy "urbaners", embodied the cost-saving, environmentally-friendly and, most importantly, space-saving way of travelling. As space has become tremendously costly in metropolitans, especially in Hong Kong, storing a large suitcase at home that would only be used for once or twice a year has become a burden for many families. With Rent-a-Suitcase, travelers can simply reserve for their travel supplies, pick up when they needed, and even customize different gears for every destination.
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Q: Storing some data with nodejs? I'm writing a lastfm plugin for a chat bot my friend wrote, and one of the things I'd like to is allow people to register their hostmask/nick with their lastfm username (something like !reg lastfmuser would store that username with the hostmask/nick for whoever said it). The framework and plugins are written in  javascript/nodejs. I'm not sure where to start at all on storing/accessing this data on the disk or however it would be done.
Basically, I want to have a file that it can look through when someone calls a lastfm command (nowplaying, compare, topartists) and it'll use the stored username instead of their nick if possible. So the file would be something like:
Hostname | Nick | Lastfmuser

I've never written something that stores data on the disk, or has to read from the disk, and I'm still fairly new to nodejs/javascript. I looked at alfred.js, but ended up confused and not sure if that's what I really wanted.

A: If you insist :)
When a person wants to store some data to be read/manipulated later, he should use database in most cases. There are cases when files are more preferable, but this is not one of them.
Schemaless database (like MongoDB) is a good fit here, because it allows faster prototyping and development (as opposed to relational databases with fixed schema).


Are you perpetually and transparently discussing and preparing for inevitable work changes?
Hey there, Rikki Schwartz here… I was born and raised in and around Detroit, Michigan, where the auto industry (for better or for worse) has always been the area's heart and soul. Having lived in Flint, MI for nearly a decade in the 80s, I watched automotive plant closings tear at the fabric of the city, its neighborhoods and families. To give you an idea of the dramatic shift that unfolded while I lived there — 50% of the (190,000) residents of Flint were employed by GM in the 1970s, whereas only 5,000 of Flint's (110,000) residents currently work for the auto giant. Likewise, as of 2015, 61 automotive plants had closed in Metro Detroit…and that was long before the recent (Nov 20, 2018) announcement that GM would be closing five more plants in the U.S. and Canada.
And here I am, relegated…once again…to helplessly watch neighboring friends and family struggle with the consequences of losing their livelihoods.
The poignancy of Dnitra's statement has haunted me since I read the article. And all I kept thinking…"If only GM practiced the principles of an Agile culture, this outcome could have been so different". Maybe not the results (namely the closures)…but most certainly the outcome of those closures.
If you know anything about Agile, you know that the concept of "inspect and adapt" drives the Agile bus. But, as you also know, it's an iterative process. We don't wait until the existing process is an irreversible failure, we inspect and adapt constantly…AND (most importantly) we involve our teams every step of the way. That way, at the very least, "shock" (and the lack of ability to prepare both financially and emotionally), is NOT one of the horrors that accompanies massive layoffs. In Flint (largely as a result of the "energy crisis"), the plant closures were a result of consumers switching from large vehicles to small. Now in Detroit, the closures are reportedly based on an effort "to focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles". Neither of these consumer shifts occurred over night. What if the company had practiced the iterative conversations of an Agile culture over the past few years, which could have (at a minimum) prepared workers that these changes were likely to impact the workforce? Where was the employee engagement and empowerment of the 6,000 blue-collar (and 8,000 white collar) employees that…who knows…could have leveraged their collective knowledge to come up with a less devastating solution? We'll never know…but what we do know…is that we'll never know.
Further, if you know anything else about Agile, you know that it is steeped in transparency and trust. Non-Agile leaders assume that if they reveal disruption too early, it will produce stress, contentious labor union and community reactions, and departures of key employees. They think "Why risk such things to start an unpleasant conversation earlier than necessary?" But what if this assumption was challenged? Because, what GM is instead left with now, in the rubble of its remaining employees, is insecurity, anxiety, and (more destructive than anything), a complete lack of trust for GM leadership…which will undoubtedly translate to a drop in productivity, morale and commitment.
Every day, YOU, as leaders, choose how transparently you share knowledge about how work is changing. Are you driven by old assumptions to keep quiet until disruptive change is unavoidable…OR are you perpetually and transparently discussing and preparing for inevitable work changes? Have you considered the long-term value of candid and honest conversations about the perpetual (KEY WORD) upgrade of work—even if those conversations are painful at the time? Again, the results may be the same, but the outcome will not.
We'd love to hear from YOU! Do you agree that Agile would have changed the outcome at GM? Why or why not?
On the same day as the GM layoff announcement, a close friend of mine drove an hour and a half to work (twice the drive time due to snow) only to be told upon arrival that he was being let go because of financial constraints. He wasn't the only one – 15 of his co-workers were called into a conference room individually throughout the day to find out that the job they had been doing for the past several years was no longer theirs. This all took place the day after the long Thanksgiving weekend. My friend was shocked and devastated. I truly believe that Agile COULD have changed the outcome of this situation.
This story breaks my heart. Truly. Thank you so much for sharing, Hale. I wish your friend success in finding new employment and a quick recovery from what I know was heartbreaking news.
Great article. I fear that businesses, such as automotive manufacturing, will be the last type of places to adopt Agile. The seem to be mired in the "this is how we do things" mentality. As people's livelihood are so dependent on these jobs, it is imperative that businesses and leadership learn to adapt with the shifting wants of their customers. Then, and only then, can they have a chance to prosper.
Thanks again for commenting. Keep checking our blog and please keep commenting!! You obviously have some experience with Agile from which we can all benefit!
Rikki, I actually had the opportunity to teach agile/scrum inside GM (Warren and downtown). I was amazed at their ability to talk the talk but when it came time to walk correctly there was a strong management push for the traditional technique. They called it SDP21 (Software Development Process and was based heavily on waterfall. I haven't been inside for over 7 years but when I was there we had several discussions/talks about 'inspect and adapt'. Their attitude at the time was we don't have time for that we just want to deliver faster. Keep in mind the Agile mindset is not easy to adopt and does require significant directed effort to change the culture and culture does not change overnight.
Rikki, your article is very accurate. Having worked with the big 3 in the late 90's, GM in particular, they missed several opportunities to embrace agile concepts and outcomes. They were wedded instead to ITIL and Kaizen and quality based methodologies that worked to a certain extent but were never fully embraced.
The agile process is customized to drive out inefficiencies and quickly identify the requirements and products the customer truly wants, rather than leaders dictating what they believe the customer wants . Product development, product refinement and reviews would have most likely transformed the design process and eliminated the silos that exist, even to the extent of the floor being redesigned for optimal outcomes. Speed of decision making and time to market would be transformational.
Brilliant comments, Meg! Thanks so much for sharing. And I couldn't agree more!! Please keep following our blog and leaving comments, since you obviously know a great deal about the subject! Can't wait to hear from you again!
Outstanding insights. There is every reason to believe that the kind of clear, fact-focused, reality-oriented approach offered by Agile methods would have served General Motors much better than the damn the torpedoes political machinations the Company has followed for too long.
Thank you, Robert! And thanks for your colorful insights – I agree wholeheartedly! Stay tuned for more blog postings, and please jump in often. I look forward to hearing more from you!
Great article! Very curious to see what would happen if there was more transparency in these types of situations.


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David has two non-work-related passions; Austin Healey Sports Cars from the 1960's (currently the collection numbers three Healey Sprites) – and deep wreck exploration.
David has explored shipwrecks all around the world, and likes nothing better than telling people all about it over a pint of Doom Bar.
David founded Jerram Digital Marketing in 2006, and is the firm's Managing Director. He enjoys business development and client relationships, alongside the creative direction of the business.
His previous career began over 30 years ago as a corporate designer and included a stint with Holmes and Marchant Brand and Packaging Design in Marlow – where he was introduced to the Aesthedes Design System – the grand-daddy of computer-based graphic design.
David also founded and ran Marlin Creative Media (later 'Journey') in Henley-on-Thames, working with branding expert and designer James Quartermaine. David and James still collaborate on creative projects, delivering bespoke brand design combined with the very best digital delivery.
David has travelled all around the world exploring shipwrecks in far-flung places as well as discovering deeper wrecks in home waters around the south coast. He has been lucky enough to explore the nuclear fleet wrecks of Bikini Atoll, HMS Prince-of-Wales and Repulse in the South China Sea – and the Grand Fleet Wrecks in Scapa Flow.
His biggest passion, however, is his family. He is very proud of his children, although they are now all grown up!


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Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments.
The research, published Oct. 17 in Nature, shows that some of the same genes commonly mutated in certain cancers also occur in seemingly unrelated tumors. For example, a gene mutated in 25 percent of leukemia cases in the study also was found in tumors of the breast, rectum, head and neck, kidney, lung, ovary and uterus.
Based on the findings, the researchers envision that a single test that surveys errors in a swath of cancer genes eventually could become part of the standard diagnostic workup for most cancers. Results of such testing could guide treatment decisions for patients based on the unique genetic signatures of their tumors.
New insights into cancer are possible because of advances in genome sequencing that enable scientists to analyze the DNA of cancer cells on a scale that is much faster and less expensive today than even a few years ago. While earlier genome studies typically have focused on individual tumor types, the current research is one of the first to look across many different types of cancer.
"This is just the beginning," said senior author Li Ding, PhD, of The Genome Institute at Washington University. "Many oncologists and scientists have wondered whether it's possible to come up with a complete list of cancer genes responsible for all human cancers. I think we're getting closer to that."
The new research analyzed the genes from 3,281 tumors - a collection of cancers of the breast, uterus, head and neck, colon and rectum, bladder, kidney, ovary, lung, brain and blood. In addition to finding common links among genes in different cancers, the researchers also identified a number of mutations exclusive to particular cancer types.
Looking at a large number of tumors across many different cancers gives the researchers the statistical power they need to identify significantly mutated genes. These genetic errors occur frequently in some cancers and rarely in others but are nevertheless thought to be important to cancer growth. The research was conducted as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer effort, funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, both at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
While the average number of mutated genes in tumors varied among the cancer types, most tumors had only two to six mutations in genes that drive cancer. This may be one reason why cancer is so common, the researchers said. "While cells in the body continually accumulate new mutations over the years, it only takes a few mutations in key driver genes to transform a healthy cell into a cancer cell," noted Ding.
The scientists, which included co-first authors Cyriac Kandoth, PhD, and Michael McLellan, both at Washington University, along with collaborator Benjamin Raphael, PhD, from Brown University, were also able to identify genes that have a significant effect on survival.
TP53, an already well-known cancer gene, occurred most commonly across the different tumor types. It was found in 42 percent of samples and routinely was associated with a poor prognosis, particularly in kidney cancer, head and neck cancer and acute myeloid leukemia.
Another gene, BAP1, also was linked with an unfavorable prognosis, especially in patients with kidney and uterine cancer.
However, mutations in the breast cancer gene BRCA2 were associated with improved survival in ovarian cancer, while errors in IDH1 were linked to an improved prognosis in gliobastoma, a particularly aggressive brain tumor, and in other cancer types.
Research to find additional cancer genes is ongoing at Washington University's Genome Institute, one of the large-scale genome sequencing centers supported by NIH, and at other academic institutions. Identifying a more comprehensive list of cancer genes could provide the backdrop to improve the diagnosis of cancer and to guide treatment decisions.
"Because we now know, for example, that genes mutated in leukemia also can be altered in breast cancer and that genetic errors in lung cancer also can show up in colon and rectal cancer, we think one inclusive diagnostic test that includes all cancer genes would be ideal," Ding said. "This would provide a more complete picture of what's going on in a tumor, and that information could be used to make decisions about treatment."
Ding, an assistant professor of medicine, also is a research member of the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute grants R01CA180006 and PO1CA101937, and National Human Genome Research Institute grants R01HG005690, U54HG003079 and U01HG006517, and National Science Foundation grant IIS-1016648.
Kandoth C, McLellan MD, Vandin F, Ye K, Niu B, Lu C, Xie M, Zhang Q, McMichael JF, Wyczalkowski MA, Leiserson MDM, Miller CA, Welch JS, Walter MJ, Wendl MC, Ley TJ, Wilson RK, Raphael BJ and Ding L. Mutational landscape and significance across 12 major cancer types. Nature online Oct. 17, 2013.
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6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Get Into A Relationship
By Laken Howard
As we each navigate the ups-and-downs of our love lives — from meet-cute to breakup and back again — we're constantly learning more about ourselves, what we want in life, and what we value in relationships. Over time, everyone develops their own unique set of core values: fundamental beliefs that influence how we conduct ourselves in all aspects of life, including our romantic relationships.
"Core values are fundamental beliefs that help to guide and dictate a person's behaviour as well as inspire someone to commit to a particular action that is in line with certain life goals and fulfillment," Katie Krimer, MA, LMSW, & Therapist, tells Bustle. "Core values as they pertain to a romantic relationship refer to those same fundamental beliefs that might make one feel safe, comfortable, inspired, passionate, and connected to their partner and within the relationship."
Because our core values are so intrinsic to who we are as individuals, it's only natural that we're better suited to a romantic partner who shares our values and beliefs. But in order to be able to recognize when a potential partner is the right fit for you, you have to first get to know yourself and your core values.
"Becoming aware of your core values will help you become aware when someone's values aren't aligning with yours."
"Becoming aware of your values can help you make the important decisions about how you want to live your life," Krimer says. "Knowing and sticking to your values can help you adjust and change your life in order to align more closely with what is most important to you. Similarly in relationships, becoming aware of your core values will help you become aware when someone's values aren't aligning with yours."
Simply put, if you aren't aware of your own core values, it will be difficult to find a partner with whom you're truly, fundamentally compatible. If you're totally lost and need somewhere to start your soul-searching, here are five examples of core values that you should know your stance on — and then look for in someone else.
Without trust, it's nearly impossible to build a stable, healthy relationship — and if your partner has a habit of dishonesty, it'll be extremely hard to genuinely trust them.
"Honesty can be a dealbreaker for many individuals," Anza Goodbar, Certified Coach, Speaker & Trainer, tells Bustle. "No matter how bad the news, people would rather hear things straight from the hip than be lied to, no matter how innocent the lie may seem to one partner."
There's nothing more frustrating than a partner who refuses to take accountability for their actions. If you can't stand the idea of a partner who won't own up to their mistakes, then this is one core value you should never compromise on.
"Accountability may be another value couple find to be important when building a committed relationship," Goodbar says. "Accountability builds trust and authenticity in a relationship. It also eliminates secrets which can tear down trust and cause the relationship to decline."
Open Communication
Learning how to commmunicate better with your partner is a skill that will take time to perfect in any relationship — but if your partner flat-out refuses to communicate in an open, honest way, it's OK if that's a dealbreaker core value.
"Open communication is another area couples like to find compatibility with their partner," Goodbar says. "Communication style is important when connecting and showing value to your partner."
Your Financial Philosophy
Money makes the world go 'round, but it's also the main cause of stress in relationships — so it's important to know how both you and your partner view money, and what value you each place on it (and make sure to actually talk about money in your relationship).
'Materialism [versus] experientialism is also a value that comes in handy when it comes to dealing with money," Goodbar says. "Couples can have... hard line thoughts about how they value spending versus saving, and what types of things they like to spend money on."
How You Express Anger
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Every couple will have arguments from time to time, but how you resolve conflict says a lot about how healthy your relationship is. If you and your partner both express anger in different ways, that can eventually have an impact on your relationship.
"Expressing anger in a healthy way could also be considered a core value in a relationship," Goodbar says. "Feeling safe to make mistakes is essential to creating trust and personal growth. If someone is fearful of disappointing or upsetting a partner, they may not be fully authentic and that could lead to resentment and unrealistic expectations in a relationship."
How To Figure Out What Your Core Values Are
You probably already have at least a vague idea of what your core values are, but if you want to really self-reflect, there are questions you can ask yourself that will help you figure out what you value most, both in life and in your relationships. Here are some questions that Krimer says you can ask yourself to help guide you in figuring what your own core values are:
1. What in life makes me feel the most fulfilled?
2. What moments have brought me the most happiness?
3. Consider a moment in life that was really meaningful for you. What gave it that meaning? What makes it stand out?
4. Consider a time when you were feeling unhappy or uncomfortable. Was there a particular value that wasn't being addressed or that was being pushed down?
5. What makes you feel the most like yourself?
6. What in your life do you feel like you need in order to be your most genuine and satisfied self?
If you're totally honest with yourself when answering these questions, your answers will reveal a lot about what actually matters to you in life — and you can use that knowledge to help you figure out what kind of partner you want, and what you want your future relationship to look like. But even if you and your partner don't share all of the exact same core values, don't worry: it doesn't mean the relationship won't last.
"Being willing to explore and validate the importance of each others' values can help two people come closer to being on the same page."
"This doesn't always mean a relationship is doomed — in fact it can be the beginning of a discussion and exploration of each other's values and a way to build curiosity about the other," Krimer says. "Being willing to explore and validate the importance of each others' values can help two people come closer to being on the same page."
Ultimately, as long as you're fulfilled in your relationship and feel like you can be your authentic self around your partner without sacrificing any of your core values (and your partner should feel the same!), then you're already well on your way to a healthy, happy, long-lasting relationship.


In November, consumer prices fell 0.3% over the prior month, swinging from the 0.3% increase recorded in October. According to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, the decrease was primarily driven by lower prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, due to seasonal factors, and lower transport costs owing to the decline in global crude oil prices in the month.
Inflation softened to 1.9% in November from 2.2% in October, remaining within the Central Bank's target range of 3.0% plus or minus 1.5 percentage points. Annual average inflation meanwhile was stable at 2.1% in November. Core inflation, which excludes prices for food, energy, alcohol and cigarettes, ticked down to 1.0% in November from 1.1% in October.
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