Getting fit and healthy is something that crops up again and again on New Year's resolution lists, life goals and general to do agendas. The truth is that sometimes we all need a little bit of extra motivation to get going, so have a look at some of these incredibly inspiring people below who prove that it's never too late to change your life style and to make your health a priority.
Tessa is 82 year's old and keeps fit and healthy by attending senior ballet classes each week where the moves aren't too strenuous. She says: "After a ballet class you feel full of energy, inspired and ready to do anything". Tessa has found a new confidence with age and is making the most of getting older!
It's hard to believe that Paul is over 70. As England's oldest BMX racer, he travels across the UK, Europe and even America competing in racing championships. You might think that he's been racing since he was a kid, but all of this happened after Paul was made redundant at 65. It's only with BMX racing, he says, that he learnt how to be fit and healthy. He knows he's not the quickest on the track but it makes him feel great.
When you've spent over 70 years nurturing a talent, it's good to know that at the age of 82, you're one of the best. Tony is the current holder of the world record in the indoor hurdles for athletes in their 80s, and the British record holder for Decathlon in his age group. Although he recognises that his body has limitations, it's not going to stop him from doing what he loves. "Your body does start to deteriorate. You get stiffness in your joints" but keeping fit and healthy can help you put that aside to a certain extent.
Steve says that surfing is keeping him young. Incredibly, only four years ago Steve thought he might not ever walk again, let alone surf. He prolapsed a disc in his back and couldn't walk. After successful surgery and two years of rehabilitation, Steve still has a partially paralysed foot, but hasn't let that stop him, 'it's made me appreciate every day' he says, sometimes heading out even three times a day to surf.
After a lifetime of burgers, takeaways and fish and chips, at the age of 50, Chris decided enough was enough… It was time for a change. At 60 years old, Chris now spends his days as a personal trainer, helping other over 50s get into shape and lose those extra pounds.
Alex took up running at 50 and ran herself fit, all the way to the New York marathon. As Alex says it's the challenge of it that makes you feel younger. So don't worry about it, just do it!
See more inspiring people on our Welcome to Over 50's hub, including rock singer Jenny and 85 year old tattooist Doc.
Do you miss anything about growing up a baby boomer kid? Read on and see if these treasured memories take you back to happy days in simpler times.
If quitting your job and heading off to live on a remote island is out of the question, three holidays a year might be all you need.


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Tele2 to Unleash Price War Among Moscow's Mobile Operators
By	Peter Hobson
If Tele2 can seize a chunk of the Moscow market, it could force its larger competitors to respond by cutting their own prices.
A fourth mobile operator will launch in Moscow this month in a bid to loosen the grip of Russia's "big three" telecoms companies — MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon — on the capital's mobile market.
Critics say the big three's long domination has suppressed competition and allowed them to overcharge. On Oct. 22, Tele2, a discount operator with a wide subscriber base in Russia's regions, aims to jump-start that competition by aggressively undercutting its rivals.
If past practice is any guide, prices in the capital could fall by as much as 30 percent.
Moscow is Russia's biggest and most lucrative mobile market: The city's 12 million people earn on average twice as much as the standard Russian, and their combined spending on mobile services last year was more than 7 billion rubles ($115 million) per month, according to City Hall data.
But for years, the big three resisted any effort to allow competitors in. Each has a well-connected Russian billionaire backer: Alisher Usmanov for MegaFon, Vladimir Yevtushenkov at MTS, and Mikhail Fridman for VimpelCom, which operates the Beeline brand. Together they have lobbied to defend their positions in the capital. In most other parts of Russia, four or five companies compete for business.
Tele2 used to be easy to repel. The company, which entered the Russian market in 2003, was Swedish, and faced resistance from authorities reluctant to open the country's telecom infrastructure to foreigners.
But in 2013, the Swedes sold, and Tele2 gained some powerful local backers — among them VTB, one of Russia's largest state banks, Rostelecom, the state-owned landline operator, and Bank Rossiya, whose biggest shareholder is Yury Kovalchuk — a man who according to the U.S. State Department is President Vladimir Putin's "personal banker."
The barriers against Tele2's entry to Moscow quickly evaporated. Rostelecom merged its mobile assets with the company's. VTB supplied a 16 billion ruble ($260 million) credit line. And City Hall this summer signed an infrastructure development deal with Tele2.
A caveat is that Tele2 is still barred from the old GSM mobile network in Moscow, meaning that its 3G and 4G signal will cover 95 percent of the capital on Oct. 22 and only smartphone users can sign up — but the company says two-thirds of Muscovites have smart phones already, and the number is growing.
The big three are worried, said Denis Kuskov, director of Telecom Daily, an industry news and analysis platform.
A cozy lack of competition has allowed them to pack their tariffs with hidden charges and paid add-ons, he said. One frequent trick is to lure customers with special offers, which then expire, to be replaced by less generous rates.
Tele2 has fewer tariffs and costs less. On average, a minute of telephone conversation on Tele2 — which operates in more than 60 of Russia's 83 regions and has some 35 million subscribers — costs 60 kopeks, about 25 percent less than rates offered by the big three. Tele2 has not said how much it will charge in Moscow.
Dissatisfaction with hidden charges, along with a desire to save money, could see Tele2 take 20 percent of the market in the capital within three years, Kuskov said.
To make that happen, the company has unfurled an advertising blitz on television, radio and the Internet, in cinemas and on billboards. It has promotional stands in malls and universities across Moscow and the surrounding region, and plans to hang huge banners from the skyscrapers of the Moscow-City business district and other points around the city.
Its motto is: "Hey, Moscow! Aren't you sick of overpaying?"
Contacted for comment, MTS, Beeline and MegaFon all downplayed the impact of Tele2's arrival, stressing the quality of their signal infrastructure and client loyalty. Only Beeline admitted that price competition would increase.
Working in Tele2's favor is Russia's recession. Real incomes have fallen sharply in recent months, prompting Russians to look for cheaper goods. Spending on mobile services fell by around 10 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2014, according to market researcher Synovate Comcon.
If Tele2 can seize a chunk of the Moscow market, it could force its larger competitors to respond by cutting their own prices. The company said it has done this before: Spokesman Konstantin Prokshin told The Moscow Times it had forced down average prices in some regions of the Far East by 30 percent.
Contact the author at p.hobson@imedia.ru

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Usually when one kid brings home an illness, I'm always looking for a sign that the next kid has come down with it too.
Isn't it SO frustrating when you're ready for the day to end and you put your kids to bed, but they just aren't ready to go to sleep.
I'm sitting here at my daughters soccer practice and thinking of all the things I need to be doing at home. I have practices for my 3 kids at least 4 days a week and weekend games and it feels like I'm always out of the house in the evenings.
My son has been playing travel baseball since he was in 2nd grade. He's in 5th now. Another spring season has started and it's finally starting to warm up.
My family has the most basic TV channels on our TV. I would get rid of them totally, but my husband hasn't figured out how to get all his sports without it.
I have two boys ages 8 and 10, officially tweens! It can be challenging to find some gifts that they like, so with their help, I've made a fun list your tween should love.
Isn't it frustrating when your kids don't eat the meals you cook. Making dinner can feel pointless when everyone complains and no one eats. I'm always trying to think of tricks to get them to eat.


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I'd like to introduce you to my first ever guest poster! The lovely TK from Sand In My Toes.
Tarana Khan (or just TK!) is mom to a toddler. She loves writing and has done her stints as a copywriter, reporter and content editor, before embracing parenthood full time. She blogs at Sand In My Toes, where you can drop by to read more of her parenting and other adventures! You can also catch up with her on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.
I loved the idea of travelling around the world since I was a child, but having become a mother, it seems like a tall order now! Since my son was born two years ago, we've travelled only back home (we are expats in Dubai). It was because actually planning a holiday seemed like a momentous task given that even grocery shopping can be so challenging with a toddler! We took the plunge, however, when we recently went on a ten-day holiday to the UK, undertaking seven hours of air travel! When Mary suggested I guest post for her, I thought it would be a good idea to share what I learnt from that trip, and what you could keep in mind when planning your next one! Babies require another level of planning, but these eight tips could come in handy for parents of toddlers and young children.
1. Pick the right flight schedule – Some children can fall asleep anywhere, while others will react strongly even to the smallest changes. If you're taking a flight longer than five hours, consider your child's sleep routine. In my case, I knew we'd be better off taking a day flight after having a good night's rest. I think it's easier to take small naps on a flight rather than an uninterrupted night's sleep. However, there are parents who swear by night flights because their children sleep right through it! Choose what suits you best. Don't forget to add two to three hours of airport time both ways.
2. Pack food. Lots of it – Don't depend on the airport cafes and the airline to cater to your child's picky palette. Pack lots of their favourite snacks, a few (okay, lots of) treats and plan for delays. When it comes to food, you know what will keep your children happy. While on the holiday, you will also have to relax your nutritional standards. At some point, you will worry more about if they are eating than what they are eating! Our toddler decided to snack only on fries and white chocolate on our trip, and we couldn't do much about it! Also, in a country where you are not certain about buying fruits from an open market, packed and canned foods are always safer. The last thing you want to deal with is a stomach bug.
3. Plan the entertainment – Travelling with young children gives you the additional responsibility of entertaining them, mainly on the flight, but also on any other long commute you have ahead of you. Try to avoid handing them an electronic device for hours at a time if you don't want to deal with headaches and sleep disturbances later. Instead, offer them last after toys, books and board games. I took along some new toys and books just for the flight, and it definitely kept the little one busy!
4. Research your destination thoroughly – You may want to check some travel forums to see what facilities your destination offers for children. See if they have changing rooms and playgrounds, for instance. You may also want to read up on what establishments are child-friendly and what the local cultural norms are on breastfeeding, and such. Of course, make a list of all places that would be of interest to your children.
5. Have a realistic itinerary – No doubt, you would want to do everything while you're out on your hard-earned vacation. However, it helps to keep a realistic approach. It won't be worth seeing an overcrowded tourist attraction when you have to deal with tantrums from tired kids. Be prepared to make changes to your itinerary at any time, and have a shorter list of places that you really want to see and focus on it first. Another tip is to plan your trip during weekdays when you will encounter fewer crowds. We were surprised by the relatively short queue at London Eye when we were expecting worse, because we went there on a working day!
6. Expect behavioural changes – Your normally docile child may become impossible, or your active one may not want to run around so much. It's not easy for children to adjust to new sights and sounds easily, so be prepared for changes in behaviour, sleep patterns and eating habits. We thought our toddler would love seeing new places and he did, but he also became very clingy, understandably – because he was outside familiar surroundings.
7. Be prepared for illness – I hate to say this, but kids tend to fall ill with abrupt changes in the weather. Even if it is a cold, you will have to slow down a bit. Carry all important medications, a first aid kit, and don't forget the travel insurance.
8. Plan for after-holiday rest – This might sound strange, but don't expect your children to quickly return to their old selves as soon as they get back home. Give them at least a few days until they go back to daycare or school because they will be tired and their body clocks may need adjusting if you've travelled far from your time zone.
Most of all, don't forget to take in the sights and sounds! Holidays bring with them memories you will cherish forever, and even if there are a few bumps on the road, the journey is always worth it.
Honoured to be your first guest blogger, thank you!
Thanks so much for writing this great post – lots of helpful hints!


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Presidential artifacts exhibit on display
STOVEPIPE HAT – Gibson Countian Tim Besmer has collected over 10,000 Presidential artifacts over the past three-plus decades. One of his favorite pieces is this stovepipe hat worn by President Millard Fillmore during his inauguration. Besmer will have several pieces of his Presidential exhibit on display Friday, June 21 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Humboldt Medical Center. The display is open to the public.
When Tim Besmer was a young lad straight out of the U.S. Army, he came back to his home in Bergen County, New Jersey. One morning on his way to work, he stopped by a local deli to get a bagel and coffee to go for breakfast. That day changed his life forever.
While waiting in line to order, Besmer turned around and saw a man standing in line behind him. At the time, Besmer said he did not recognize the man but there was something about him. So Besmer turned around again for a second look.
"He said, 'yeah, I'm who you think I am', so I took a double take," Besmer recalled. "It was (former President) Richard Nixon."
President Nixon had recently moved to Bergen County.
Besmer reached for a napkin from the counter and asked for Nixon's autograph. The President obliged and signed the napkin on Besmer's back.
Besmer got his bagel and coffee, turned around and kindly thanked the President for the autograph and was heading out the door to go to work. That's when Nixon stopped him.
"He said, 'Wait a minute, come back here'," Besmer said. "I thought, what have I done?"
Nixon invited Besmer to come to his house for coffee. But Besmer kindly declined since he had to go to work. Nixon told him he would call his boss. As Nixon is talking with Besmer's boss, he finds a pay phone and calls his parents to let them know what was happening.
Besmer goes with the President to his house where they talked for a couple of hours. Besmer said the former President wanted his take on the world, the state of the country and other current events, especially of President Ronald Reagan, who had just been shot during an attempted assassination. Nixon wanted a young adult's opinion.
As a token of appreciation, Nixon gave Besmer a small nametag the President received while at the Elmendorf air Force Base in Alaska. Nixon was vice president at the time under President Ike Eisenhower.
That little nametag was the first of many Presidential artifacts Besmer has collected over the past three-plus decades. Now he has over 10,000 pieces in his collection. Besmer has artifacts from every United States President except President Barack Obama.
Besmer will have a portion of his Presidential exhibit on display at the Humboldt Medical Center conference room on Friday, June 21. It is open to the public from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Besmer and Nixon kept in touch. Nixon introduced him to Gerald Ford in the 1980s while President Ford was in New York City, just across the Hudson River from Bergen County, New Jersey. Besmer said he and President Ford became good friends.
He later met Vice President Dan Quayle, who served under President George H.W. Bush. Besmer said he and Quayle became good friends. It was during that time when Besmer was invited by President Bush to the White House for a moon light tour. Besmer, his wife and two other couples toured the rose garden, the Oval Office and the White House in 2004.
USS SEQUOIA – This is a portrait of the Presidential yacht, the U.S.S. Sequoia, that was used by nine Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter. President Carter sold the yacht and later, Besmer became part owner. He later purchased most of the artifacts at an auction. Besmer said the famed vessel is rotting away at a shipyard in Norfolk, Va. as it is tied up in lawsuits between the two current owners.
Besmer said he met many people through President Ford, but one person in particular landed him many of the historic relics Besmer now owns. Ford introduced Besmer to Cy Laughter. Laughter was also a collector and was friends with many of the Presidents.
Laughter asked President Ford to put his collection in the Presidential Library, but Ford said there was no room. Ford suggested Laughter contact Besmer. Laughter gifted his collection to Besmer.
Through these connections, Besmer was able to meet President Jimmy Carter and later, President George W. Bush. Over the years, he has had correspondence with them. Besmer has tried to meet or correspond with President Barack Obama but has not had any luck getting replies. He did meet Donald Trump on multiple occasions prior to his Presidency.
One of Besmer's biggest achievements was being part owner of the U.S.S. Sequoia, the Presidential Yacht. The yacht was used by Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Carter sold the yacht, which allowed Besmer to become a partnership owner. Several years later, Besmer divested from the partnership.
LUCKY FISHING CHAIR – This wooden chair was once aboard the U.S.S. Sequoia, the official Presidential yacht. President Harry S. Truman used the chair while fishing, calling it his lucky fishing chair. Now Tim Besmer has the chair as part of his collection of Presidential artifacts.
When President Carter sold the Sequoia, Besmer purchased almost all of the Presidential artifacts onboard the ship. One of his prize artifacts is the wooden chair President Truman used while fishing on the yacht. Truman called it his lucky fishing chair.
Unfortunately, the Sequoia is wasting away in a shipyard in Norfolk, Va. Besmer said the two current owners have filed lawsuits against each other that have not been ruled upon. In the meantime, the famed vessel is deteriorating.
Besmer has written several legislators and President Trump in an attempt to have Congress appropriate funds to put this piece of history in a museum, most specifically the U.S. Naval Museum in Washington D.C.
The Sequoia holds a special place in Besmer's heart. One of the most historical voyages of the yacht was President Kennedy's trip up the Potomac River to Mount Vernon, the home of President George Washington.
While Besmer was part owner of the Sequoia, President Ford asked Besmer to take his wife, Betty Ford, their children and grandchildren on the exact same private cruise President Kennedy and his family had done years ago. Besmer said Ford knew his health was failing and his days were numbered. This was a special cruise for President Ford before he died. It was held, per his wishes after he died in June 2007.
While owning the Sequoia, Besmer hosted Vice President Dick Cheney, who used the yacht to hold two cabinet meetings. Besmer also hosted Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev onboard the Sequoia. Gorbachev was hosting a fundraiser aboard the famed vessel. President Clinton was hosted when he returned from a state visit to Egypt.
Another prize artifact in Besmer's collection is the stovepipe hat worn by President Millard Fillmore during his inauguration.
Almost everyone 25 years or older knows the history of the "hanging chad" during the Presidential Election in 2000. Florida's ballots were defective since some of the tiny punch-holes on ballots were not completely punched, leaving the hanging chad. Florida officials did a recount and pronounce George W. Bush had defeated Al Gore by 537 votes, giving Bush the needed Electoral College votes need. Besmer has one of the voting booths known for hanging chads in his collection, along with a baggie of the chads.
HANGING CHADS – Tim Besmer stands beside one of the actual voting machines from the Florida 2000 Presidential Election, made famous for the hanging chads. Florida officials eventually announced George W. Bush had defeated Al Gore by 357 voted, giving Bush the number of Electoral College votes to win the Presidency. Besmer holds a plastic bag with actual chads from that election.
Over the years, Besmer has displayed his Presidential exhibit for schools and other organizations. When kids actually see the artifacts, it gives them a better feel for the history of the United States, Besmer says.
This exhibit is one of the four largest in the United States.
"Who would have thought a bagel and coffee would lead to this?" Besmer said of his Presidential exhibit. "All this from a meeting in a deli with Nixon."
Phillis Rhiney Saad on June 18, 2019 at 5:42 pm
Such an interesting and enlightening story . A wonderful compilation of our history . I'm so glad he is sharing these treasures with the public .
Gina Stevens on April 21, 2020 at 7:12 pm
wow… what a story to tell. 🙂
Diana Moses on August 4, 2020 at 8:14 am
My husband served aboard the presidential yacht 1963-1964 and had the honor of receiving the secretary of Navy flag from Paul Nitz . The flag is dated 8/23/43. We have it framed and hanging in out dining room . My husband is Wylie Moses.


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Come along to Farnborough FC this Tuesday evening to watch England vs Scotland live in the Cherrywood Bar at 8pm!
YOU are invited to the Cherrywood Bar this Tuesday evening to watch England take on Scotland in an International Friendly live from 8pm.
The game will kick off at 8pm but the Cherrywood Bar will open at 6pm on Tuesday so please invite your friends and family along!
You can confirm your attendance by joining our Facebook event here.


The co-founder and now chief product officer for listed Vista Group International has just set up a new charitable trust, Awhero Nui, to handle his family's philanthropic efforts.
"Maybe if I put enough money in there, I will get off the Rich List," says Murray Holdaway. He's only half-joking.


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Our ultimate goal is to reduce the net cost of risk for our clients and provide a full range of professional services.
You are experienced in your field, as we are in ours. We have the contacts, relationships and expertise to handle all of your insurance needs. In today's economic climate it is essential to build a Team - a Team that will look out for your best interests. That is what we will do - work with you on your team, keeping a watchful eye on your insurance needs and benefits programs. This will free up your resources and help develop more revenues for your firm.


Today, call centers are one of the most important means of providing service to consumers and end users. Call centers provide a cheap and effective way to interact with consumers in a more personal manner. However, the managers of such centers find it difficult to grade the performance of their employees due to the abstract nature of the conversation. Many factors, such as consumer satisfaction, duration of call, and improving the company's image from the consumer's perspective, determine the effectiveness of the call center employee.
In this presentation, Sathvik proposes a framework that can monitor, analyze, and classify conversations between agents and customers. In a two-step process, we first diarize the calls using vector quantization, recognize turns, and annotate acts. Robert Bosch Engineering uses hidden Markov models with Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients in an approach to identify emotions. The engine has been tested using a Berlin database of German emotional speech, yielding 83% recognition rate. Real-world data of call center recordings is used to verify results.


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Q: Express | How to connect local server with an app that has its own token UPDATED QUESTION:
We have an application running React on the UI, and a variety of languages, and APIs coming from the backend.
Currently, the team cannot develop an API, fast enough for us to test against it, and develop it.
We used Dyson, a JSON Web Server, to mock some Data, but it is not ideal. Our application is using a bearrer Token, which we get by hitting the api/auth endpoint on our server.
We have mocked it, in the Dyson Server, exactly, and every time, we want to hit our mock server, we change the endpoint from api/auth to http://localhost:PORT/api/auth, and we just copy /past the TOKEN from the normal path to our mock server in order for the app to load.
But that has a lot of limitations. I am planning to have the same behavior on our new express server that we built. But how are we doing that with express. Take that Token, and use it witht that specific api/endpoint.
Hope I was more clear in that explanation.

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Transformation / Change Management
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HR controlling as a cornerstone of a risk management strategy?
The question of the added value of HR for the company's strategy requires a transformation of the long statistical graveyard of HR reports into a clear communication of a management process. This role of effective communicator falls to HR controlling.
"Our employees are our greatest value."
By repeatedly appealing to shareholders with this phrase, some company managers find themselves reading it rather than quoting it while looking the audience in the eye. This is not to say that executives don't believe it. On the contrary. But from an entrepreneurial point of view, no resource is as badly exploited as human resources.
As one HR controller rightly explained to me, "from an accounting point of view, the wage bill is the biggest expense item in the profit and loss account." It would seem, therefore, that as long as investments in HR cannot be capitalised in the balance sheet, they only appear as an expense item in the income statement. By definition, unlike investments, these expenses have no definable value and so it is not possible to depreciate them over a period of use or to establish an investment account in which the initial cash outlay is compared with the cash inflow, as is the case for any investment in machinery with an assumed period of use. But then, how do you quantify the return on an investment in your own staff?
Is there an actual ROI in HR?
The answer is best described by a well-known internet joke: "CEO: What if we train them and they leave? HR Director: What if we don't and they stay?
In order to calculate the ROI, let's take a quantification measure as an example and compare the costs of qualifying staff as an investment with the costs of not doing so – called opportunity costs – as a "return". The "return on investment of qualification – ROIQ" would in this case be the sum of all internal and external costs avoided minus the investment in the measure over a defined period of time and multiplied by a transfer rate, i.e. the share of successful completion of the qualification in the work process. Internal opportunity costs would include, for example, the costs of defects due to a lack of qualification, while external opportunity costs would include, for example, contract penalties, lost orders and costs related to customer complaints.
The question is therefore not whether opportunity costs will be generated, but when and to what extent. And this is one of the biggest problems for the justification of HR investments. There is often a time asymmetry between the time of the investment – or lack of it – and the arrival of the resulting costs. It is therefore understandable that the management of a company under pressure from shareholders prefers more economical measures in the short term, where the negative consequences only become visible later.
It is therefore the duty of HR, and especially of the HR controller, to make the added value of the requested investment transparent.
The HR Cockpit: an early warning system
In order for HR to demonstrate its added value, Human Capital Management must be strategically oriented and positioned closer to the business. Risks must be presented to the company's management in a transparent manner with their potential damage. In order to achieve these objectives, corresponding performance indicators, instruments and key figure systems are needed and should be combined in an HR Cockpit that represents both the quantitative and qualitative part of HR value creation. Such an HR Cockpit can – similar to the instruments in an aircraft cockpit – serve as an early warning system in case of a course change or the implementation of a large-scale transformation strategy.
As the HR cockpit helps to quantify the benefits of the investment (replacement of staff, job transformation, knowledge retention, training, etc.), it should not only be quantified on the basis of positive measures, but also on the basis of the negative effects avoided:
Reduction of HR acquisition costs
Stabilisation of the wage and salary structure
Reduction of training costs
Increase in productivity
Reduction of defect costs
Reduction of rework costs
Increased attractiveness of the company
Reduction of lost turnover
The company of the future will have to ask itself what its HR controlling is for. Is it only a quantitative representation of key figures or is it the management of strategic processes?
Active steering instead of simple reporting
Strategic HR controlling offers great opportunities, but also has its limits. The effort required to collect, maintain and process basic data should not be underestimated. However, if HR controlling is not reduced to mere reporting, but is seen as a strategic management tool, then the foundation stone for value-creating HR management is laid.
If you too would like to know more about how to setup an HR Cockpit for your organisation, feel free to contact Copper Oak.
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Good News for Public Agencies and Communities on Regulation of Cable Systems
Authored Articles & Publications Jul 12, 2017
By Joseph Van Eaton and Gerard Lavery Lederer
An FCC order that local governments, schools and the public have opposed for almost a decade was reversed today by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The case is Montgomery County v. FCC, which had its genesis in an FCC order issued in 2007 that some cable operators read to mean that:
localities could only regulate cable operators in their provision of cable services, and could not enforce customer service requirements in connection with their provision of non-cable, non-common carrier services (Internet service is an example of a non-cable service);
the value of any "in-kind" benefits that they provided to localities could be deducted from rent paid for use of the rights of way; and
localities could no longer require the operator to provide "institutional networks" – a portion of the cable system that is used to link community institutions, and that many localities use today to provide advanced public safety and educational services.
The FCC was asked to reconsider its order, and sat on that request for eight years, finally issuing a decision in late 2015. A coalition of communities from across the nation then pursued review in the Sixth Circuit (BB&K Partner Joseph Van Eaton served as lead counsel).
The Court found on Non-Cable Services:
"In sum, the FCC's orders offer no valid basis — statutory or otherwise — for its application of the mixed-use rule to bar local franchising authorities from regulating the provision of non-telecommunications services by incumbent cable providers. Thus, on the record now before us, the FCC's extension of the mixed-use rule to incumbent cable providers that are not common carriers is arbitrary and capricious."
What that may mean: should the FCC reclassify Internet – now a common carrier service – and eliminate net neutrality, localities and states may have a clearer path to protecting consumers. It also means that privacy issues surrounding the provision of non-cable services can be addressed.
On Deduction of the Value of Benefits:
"The FCC's Second Order and Reconsideration Order do not reflect any consideration of this concern, which leads to the Local Regulators' second contention: that those orders contain scarcely any explanation at all for the FCC's decision to expand its interpretation of 'franchise fee' to include so-called 'in-kind' cable-related exactions…. And apart from a fleeting reference in the Reconsideration Order, the FCC has not even defined what 'in-kind' means."
What that may mean: restores the long-standing status quo, under which localities, as part of the grant of a cable franchise, required that operators provide benefits in the form of free services to community institutions, enforce requirements for discounts to elderly or disabled populations and ensure that operators provide good customer service. Claims by operators that these cannot be required should be rejected.
On institutional networks, the FCC conceded on brief that those could be required, and the court noted that concession, and confirmed it.
Now the matter goes back to the FCC, which could begin a franchising proceeding anew or decide that – aside from noting the impact of the court order on its decision – there is no need for further federal intervention into what are and should be local determinations.
Note: This article originally appeared on the now-defunct BBKnowledge blog, where Best Best & Krieger authors shared their knowledge on emerging issues in public agency law.


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Exmouth man's life-saving weightloss story supports Public Health England heart campaign
Laura Brainwood
Tony Westaway, from Exmouth, before and after his weight loss. Picture: Archant
An Exmouth man whose dramatic weight loss added decades to his life-expectancy is using his story to support Public Health England's campaign to improve heart health across the South West.
Tony Westaway before he lost the weight
People in the South West are being urged to discover their true 'heart age' after it was revealed 10,076 people die from a heart attack or stroke each year in the region.
According to Public Health England, one in four of these deaths are people aged 75 or under, and in many cases can be prevented with lifestyle changes.
Tony Westaway, 59, from Exmouth, has a heart age of 70 - but before he joined a weight loss programme at Slimming World, it was 81. Struck with pneumonia in 2012, Tony's illness lasted for eight months and he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation – an irregular heartbeat.
"My heart health was in such a bad state overall that I was sent directly to A&E and was made to travel in a wheelchair instead of walking, because a heart attack was so imminent," said Tony.
Tony Westaway after he lost 13 stone
"Once at the hospital, I underwent various tests, one of which showed that I had already suffered a heart attack that had gone undetected.
"Since losing weight, my heart is back to full function – although I will always need to take medication for my irregular heartbeat – and my doctor has said that decades have been added to my life thanks to the weight loss."
Public Health England is urging adults in the South West to take a free, online Heart Age Test, which provides an immediate estimation of their 'heart age' and whether they are at increased risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Debbie Stark, of Public Health England South West, said the figures were 'worrying' and welcomed the Heart Age Test to help people decide on lifestyle and behaviour changes they needed to reduce their chances of a heart attack or stroke.
Tony Westaway's dramatic weight loss story is supporting a Public Health England's heart health campaign. Picture: Public Health England
The test asks physical and lifestyle questions, provides an immediate estimation of someone's heart age and a prediction of their risk of heart attack or stroke by a certain age. It gives suggestions on lifestyle changes such as losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising regularly and cutting back on alcohol. The Heart Age campaign will run until September 30. Search 'heart age' to take the free online test.
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I'm a light-runner. I go against traffic. I ride on the sidewalks when convenient. I don't share the lane (that's insane in my book). I do signal when I have a free hand which is most of the time. I am well lighted and reflected at night. I wear the skid-lid. The way I see it the sooner I get from here to there the less time there is for cars to hit me from their lack of attention. I'm not looking for the laws to change. I've never been protected when a bike is stolen. I've been mugged while riding, they took the bike. I'm on the wrong side of the law and I'll stay there.
I'm trying to share this with as many people as possible. I HIGHLY recommend the interview and the Parking Spot squat.
I would second 'dudes view point. You have to keep fighting on the "right" side until all hope is lost. Then result to the gorilla tactics.
It is extremely hard to change a bad perception once created. There is a LOT of truth in the old saying, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression".
Besides that, I live in REDNECK CENTRAL. Don't get me started on how easy it is for teens to get a license in Texas. I could start my own blog with that one.
P.S. I enjoyed the link/interview.
Wow that hit home. Im a struggling commuter in Ga and I have found myself doing things the wrong way from time to time. When you live in Atlanta its WHITE NUCKLE TIME all the time. But you are right, you have to do things the right way to change the situation for cyclist for the better.
I see very few Commuters here in Ga. Mainly Recreational Bikers doing group rides on the weekends and sometimes the occasional lunch time biker. But like you say. Lead by example.
Seriously, I've been kind of on this advocacy kick for a while. It grates on me to see adult cyclists in the dark riding on sidewalks, the wrong way, dressed like ninjas thinking that their tiny DOT-approved reflector will save their pathetic corpse-to-be. It also cheeses me off to no end when I'm with a group of people that absolutely refuses to quit socializing for 10 seconds, drop into single file, and let a car pass when they're on a stretch of road that's far too narrow to be shared with cars while riding three abreast.
People who say their bike can't trigger a stop light must be using full carbon tri-bikes, because my aluminum road bike has never had a problem tripping a signal if I park on the tar lines where the sensors were embedded. Yes, it's annoying to have to wait. Slowing down, taking it easy, and not being in a hurry are some of the things to LIKE about bicycling. Quit taking a motorist approach to life while on your bike. Slow down. Take a break and hydrate while the light is red. Your blood pressure will thank you.
At a recent Olathe city countil meeting, I watched as an ignorant council member described cyclists. It's plain to see that some of the scofflaw cyclists have caused nearly irreparable harm to his image of bicycles as a method of transportation. If you are going to be irresponsible and childish on a bicycle, people will continue to view bicycles as childish toys, ridden only by weekend group-ride hobbiests.
Thanks for the rant, 'Dude. I couldn't agree more.
I just don't believe that laws will protect us from peoples carelessness. When there are bad motorists they don't consider banning cars. I have biked for 40 years in traffic. I'm not speaking from inexperience. Until motorists respect our right to the road we have to ride by "whatever means necessary" to stay alive. I don't break every law all the time, but honestly I try to get from point A to point B in the smallest amount of time. I don't do it for lack of time and planning or to prove something, I feel, from my experience it's safer that way. This is a good discussion. Thanks for hosting!


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Seasonal events are annual events in Overwatch. During events, a custom brawl is added to the Arcade, players can earn and buy special loot boxes and time-limited cosmetics are available. There are six annual Overwatch events in total. Events last three weeks.
The Summer Games were the first seasonal event held in Overwatch. In 2016, it took place from August 2 to August 23. In 2017, it took place from August 8 to August 29. There are 112 Summer Games cosmetics. The Summer Games' brawl is Lúcioball, a 3v3 game where players must knock a giant soccer ball into the opposing team's goal while playing as Lúcio.
Halloween Terror was the second seasonal event held in Overwatch. In 2016, it took place from October 11 to November 1. In 2017, it took place from October 10 to November 1. In 2018, it took place from October 9 to October 31. As of 2018 there are 190 Halloween Terror cosmetics, 21 of which are all-hero sprays. The Halloween brawl is Junkenstein's Revenge, a PvE brawl where 4 players must defend the castle gates of a modified Eichenwalde against the Zomnic army of Dr. Junkenstein.
Winter Wonderland was the third seasonal event held in Overwatch. In 2016, it took place from December 13, 2016 to January 3, 2017. There are 124 Winter Wonderland cosmetics. The Winter Wonderland brawl is Mei's Snowball Offensive, a 6v6 snowball fight in Ecopoint: Antarctica.
Year of the Rooster was the fourth seasonal event held in Overwatch. In 2017, it took place from January 24 to February 13.
Archives (formerly called: Uprising) was the fifth seasonal event held in Overwatch. The Archives are a series of PvE gamemodes in the arcade where 4 players participate in a mission based on moments in the game's lore. Currently, there are 2 missions: Uprising and Retribution. In 2017, the event took place from April 11 to May 2. In 2018, it took place from April 10 to April 30.
Anniversary was the sixth seasonal event held in Overwatch. In 2017, it took place from May 23rd to June 12th. There are 107 Anniversary cosmetics. It introduced rule changes to 1v1 and 3v3 elimination.


Final game of the season made all-ticket.
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday morning using the priority point scheme.
Peterborough United's final Sky Bet League One fixture of the regular season will take place on Saturday 5th May (5.30pm) at Fratton Park against Portsmouth and the game has been made ALL-TICKET for Posh fans.
Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Tuesday at www.theposhtickets.com, via the Ticketmaster hotline 0844 847 1934 (calls cost 7ppm plus your network access fee) and in person at the ABAX Stadium Box Office using the priority points scheme after a discussion with the Fans Liaison Officer Chris Abbott.
Posh have received an initial allocation of 980 but that can rise to around 1,300. Posh fans will be located in the Milton End.
*Carer ticket – free of charge.
** Wheelchair spaces can be purchased via Pompey's Ticket Office (0345 646 1898). Wheelchair spaces are located amongst the HOME wheelchair section at the front of the Fratton Road End. Wheelchair spaces will not be available to purchase on match day for visiting fans.
Foreverposh coach travel is available for this fixture. The coach will depart the ABAX Stadium at 11:30am.
Limited car parking is available adjacent to the stadium. The post code is PO4 8SX which will lead you in to Anson Road off Rodney Road. There are 26 disabled spaces on a first come first serve basis.
Alcohol will not be available in the away section.
* Ticket embargo will be in place. Fans will have had to be regisetred on our system before 31st March to be able to buy online or through the Ticketmaster Hotline.


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Immingham homes plan decision delayed AGAIN over access concerns but developer says nothing more can be done
Councillors delayed their decision again for further negotiations with developers over access concerns but Peter Ward Homes say nothing more can be done
Calvin Robinson
A 3D image of how the site off Pilgrim Way would look
Councillors have delayed making a decision on plans for 145 homes in Immingham for a second time for "further negotiations", but developers said "nothing more" can be done to improve the plan.
North East Lincolnshire Council's planning committee decided to defer the proposed development on land off Habrough Fields and Pilgrims Way in the town after concern over the entrance to the site and emergency access.
But, developer, Peter Ward Homes, said there was "nothing more" that could be changed at the site.
The proposal was deferred for the first time by the committee last month for a site visit.
As part of the proposal, nine two bedroom houses, 58 three bedroom houses, 10 three bedroom dormer bungalows and 68 four bedroom houses would be built.
But local people initially raised concerns over potential flooding at the site.
The area was hit by flooding in August 2017 following heavy rain and the failure of an Anglian Water pump, which left residents stranded.
A 3-D artists impression of the new development near the Habrough Fields estate
The developer included four lagoons on the site to drain any surface water.
Residents also raised concern over Mill Lane at the site being used for emergency vehicles and that there was only one entrance for the development.
Councillor Stan Shreeve said residents could see added pressure as a result of the access.
"It places a tremendous amount of pressure on the community and I do have fears about that," he said.
"I appreciate the efforts that have been made but the residents have spoken with such strength about this."
One of the Peter Ward homes earmarked for the Habrough Fields development in Immingham (Image: Peter Ward)
But, Peter Ward, managing director at Peter Ward Homes, said there was no other entrance for the Immingham site that could be included in the plan.
"There is nothing that can be changed about the site to make it better," he said.
"There is no other entrance that can be added and it is allocated for housing under the local plan."
Mr Ward added that the company had already gone the "extra mile" to improve the site.
Councillors voted to delay a decision on the proposal for "further negotiations".
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This is the place where we tell you things not in book format.
reviews & praise
"On the Back of Our Images" Now Available
In early 2015, Tim was reading a book of critical analyses of the films of the Dardenne brothers, and it referred to two volumes of Luc Dardenne's journals. He immediately searched online to buy them and was disappointed to learn that they were never translated into English.
Now, four years and three translators later, with help from the French Cultural Ministry's prestigious CNL grant, Luc Dardenne's On the Back of Our Images, Vol. 1 is now available for pre-order!
On The Back Of Our Images, Vol. 1 includes Luc's journals from 1991-2005 along with the shooting scripts of three films co-written with his brother Jean-Pierre Dardenne—The Son, The Child, and Lorna's Silence. It reveals a master artist's mind at work, from conceptualization through collaboration and execution.
But don't take our word for it. Martin Scorsese has this to say about our newest book:
"I'm a great admirer of Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. When their pictures begin, they appear to be very simple and casually observed. By the time you get to the end, you realize that every single element of the cinema has been carefully integrated and calibrated, converging on a single point of redemptive illumination. This collection of Luc Dardenne's shooting diaries and the scripts of three of their best pictures gives us a very special look at the shared creative process of these truly spiritual artists."
And massive gratitude to Facets for partnering with us to celebrate the book's release! Join us June 16 at 2pm at Facets to celebrate the book's release with a screening of Rosetta and a post-show discussion hosted by Robert B. Pippin, the Evelyn Stefansson Nef Distinguished Service Professor of Social Thought, Philosophy, and in the College at the University of Chicago.
Not only for cinephiles, On the Back of Our Images is essential reading for creators and observers of any discipline. The journals are masterfully translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman and the screenplays are translated by our very own managing editor, Sammi, with beautiful watercolor cover paintings by Chicago's Dmitry Samarov.
"Weeping Gang Bliss Void Yab-Yum" Reviewed by LARB, Available as E-book
American commuter-readers and citizens of everywhere else than America, take note: Devendra Banhart's e-book is now available for sale on our site.
On the fence about committing your time and energy into it? Check out what the Los Angeles Review of Books had to say! Thank you, LARB!
Brielle Brilliant Interview with The Chicago Word
Check out this interview with Brielle Brilliant, author of our fall 2018 release,The Spud. Brielle stopped by WHPK's The Chicago Word to discuss prank phone calls, network theory, and gun politics. Enjoy!
Reviews & Praise for "The Spud"
"Through the infinite layers of experience, Brilliant grabs the reader by our shoulders."
— Jessie McCarty, for Hooligan Mag
Read an interview with Brielle Brilliant in Hooligan Mag
"The writing zips between inner memory and outer world with such speed that the boundary between the two begins to melt away … To read The Spud is to find yourself at the center of a constellation of possibilities rather facing down a single hard, cool reality … Brilliant is masterful at conjuring this experience, playing and tinkering with the point at which narrative breaks down into naked, exposed words without ever letting them dissolve into chaos."
— Colin Flynn, for Cleveland Review of Books
Read a review of The Spud in Cleveland Review of Books
"Startling and haunting, an unforgettable debut."
— David Gutowski, for Largehearted Boy
Check out Brielle Brilliant's notes & music playlist for The Spud on Largehearted Boy
Reviews & Praise for "Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion"
"Their handling of athletes' words is careful and respectful, and the results are surprising: profound, funny, poignant and occasionally beautiful."
—review & excerpt at Flavorwire
"It's poetry that takes the very best of what is said in the heat of battle, and reforms those erratic sentences into a passionate profile of the player. "
—review & excerpt at The Commish
"The interactions between media and players have become increasingly standardized—mindless cliches and then reporters trying to squeeze blood from those stones…the best way to create meaning is to chisel those stones down and then pile them up with a bunch of others into an interesting shape."
— Q&A at Hardwood Paroxysm
"Hilarious and sometimes inspiring…"
— interview at Philly.com
"Best of 2015" selection
— CBC Books & Orlando Weekly & The Globe and Mail & Connected
"A substantial thread of Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion is that of the power and nature of human experience. If there is sublimity and humor, there is also the moral repugnance of Don Imus' 2007 remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team alongside Fuzzy Zoeller's offensive "joke" about Tiger Woods…"
— review at The Found Poetry Review
"Language trickery peaks a few times when several voices merge and Malla and Parker present a poem with a group of indistinguishable narrators … It's just one of many notes that these skilled poetic DJs hit in this unique and surprising book. Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion sets out to find the poetry in sports talk. Through clever sampling and an attention to sound and form, Pasha Malla and Jeff Parker succeed."
— review at The Los Angeles Review


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This lovely little otter was playing with a pebble, golden gleaming, sunlit. Just like our cats at home. At ease, dappled in the rays of beautiful day. I was for a full five minutes before realising the beauty of it on film.
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Gothic punk black corset tutu dress from Phaze. The bodice section of the dress is made from stretch cotton with boning in two places at the front and on each side seam and with braid and black satin ribbon corset lacing across the centre front. The dropped waist skirt section has a lining of black satin with two layers of stiffened black net over the top. The hem of the skirt and the front and back necklines are trimmed with pleated satin ribbon and delicate black lace. The dress has a zip fastening at the back and shoulder straps with a small insert of elastic at the back.


Most of us have seen film footage of the concentration camps. Just the mention of them conjures up in our minds the piles of corpses, or the ovens. In the immediate postwar years, those images were new for most people, and even more shocking than they are for us now. Army film crews recorded thousands of hours of footage in an attempt to capture the scope of what happened.
The Allies guessed surprisingly early how important it was to present proof of the atrocities in the form of film. The Germans were to see what they had allowed under the Nazi regime, and the world at large was to see the unthinkable acts committed in the shadows of an already dark war.
Earlier this year, HBO broadcast Night Will Fall, a look at what happened to the "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey," a dry name for a horrific compilation of footage of Bergen Belsen, Auschwitz and Dachau. Alfred Hitchcock supervised the production, but his big name wasn't enough to keep the project afloat. The British government canceled, and the footage was stored at the Imperial War Museum until it was unearthed in the 1980s, then digitized and restored in 2010.
Why was the original project canceled? "Night Will Fall" director André Singer told the LA Times that postwar priorities shifted quickly; the British saw the need for Germany to get back on its feet (no doubt in the face of the Soviet threat). Reminders of the camps wouldn't help. Authorities also worried the footage of the camps would create more sympathy for the Jews wanting to go to Palestine, a difficult political topic before the founding of Israel.
Some of Hitchcock's footage was recycled for Billy Wilder and Hanus Burger's short, finished documentary Death Mills, which was shown in the US and British Zones of Germany in 1946. Pregnant women were warned not to go see it.
Ten years after the end of the war, Alain Resnais directed what I consider one of the most moving films about the camps, Night and Fog. I saw it in high school and have never forgotten it.


Vection Moto jogger pants. Vertical welt front pockets with welt pocket at back right. Moto details at sides with seaming details at knees. Elastic waistband with drawstring. Ribbed cuffs. Approx inseam: 31". 60% cotton/40% polyester. Machine wash. Imported.
My son loves Tilly's joggers!
I ruined my other pair and when I saw that these were on sale it was too easy.
are these moto boys joggers made out of knit fabric?


In the last quarter of 2016, PUM resumed its activities in Lebanon after 10 years of absence during a period of political instability. A number of projects have yet successfully been carried out, mainly in the food & beverages production sector, as well as tourism, hotels & catering and building, construction & trade. So far the projects have taken place in Beirut and Tripoli.
In 2017 we expect to perform projects in the mentioned sectors, but also in several other fields such as printing. We also expect to provide advice to facilitating organisations such as Chambers of Commerce.
PUM is looking forward to expand its impact in Lebanon.
Are you wondering whether you qualify for PUM-advice? Take a look at our criteria, or contact one of our representatives in Lebanon directly. You'll find their mail addresses and phone numbers on this page. You can apply directly for advice online by creating your own account and send off your request today.


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Yes, toenails do grow back, but it sure does take some time. Black & blue and missing toenails tend to come with the territory as we move forward relentlessly in our running. It's common for ultra runners to lose them from the prolong pounding of their shoes, not to mention the rocks and roots that are kicked along the way. Think it hurts to stub your big toe? Try doing it without a toenail. Since I've started ultra running I always have a toenail or two missing or growing back, simply a sacrifice to the trails.
If we can agree on anything let it be the importance of a good running shoe. That is, one with a design and shape that fits well with our particular body structure and stride. I sure loved my original running shoes that provided me support and comfort as I set sail into the world of ultra running. They weren't the fastest shoe out there, but they fit like a glove and correlated well with my technique and body type. Unfortunately, like all running shoes, they eventually timed out and were sadly discontinued. I called Nike corporation who then located the last 15 pairs of size 13 in the country. As they arrived to my home from various outlets scattered throughout the US, my wife stacked them in the closet with a big smile on her face. She smiled not because she was happy or found it comical, no far from it. She smiled because I could never again complain that she bought too many shoes. Those shoes were blackmail for life. Let's just hope she doesn't view my handhelds as purses, then I'd be in big trouble.
Buckles are the hallmark of an ultra marathon. They provide an extra sense of accomplishment from finishing such an enduring challenge. It's an award given only to those who have completed an ultra marathon and understand what it truly takes, an understanding that's only comprehended from putting in those ultra miles. All together I have one dress belt, one work belt, and one belt held together with electrical tape. Let's just say my buckle collection is much more admirable. It's tradition for race-day to include a finisher buckle and a race tech shirt. Now maybe the race directors will start giving out belts and a pair of pants so we can have a completed wardrobe.
Once upon a time ago you might have remembered a long run consisting of 17 to 21 miles as you prepared for a marathon. When training for an ultra marathon your long run begins to transform into 30-34 miles and sometimes even two days in a row. I've ran 30 miles, 40 miles, 50 miles, and even over 60 miles in length for a long training run. Eventually the overall distance becomes irrelevant. Most of the time when someone asks me how long I ran my reply is something like "around 6 or 7 hours". In my opinion, what earns the highest priority is the time spent on your feet and increasing your mental strength in the process.
It's funny how your birthday celebrations transform from going out late and partying into what absurd distance you will attempt to run. This year for my 30th I made the bold yet slightly crazy decision to run 116 miles across the state of Florida. On my actual birthday, I spent it running a 58-mile training run. The race was long and it was enduring but fortunately I made it across the state and took a first place finish in the process. That's one way to burn off those birthday cake calories.
I look back at the days where I walked out my door at 3:00am to run 30 miles in time to get home to feed my son breakfast. Or when I went to bed at 8pm to wake up at 12:00am and run a 62 mile training run. Those frigid cold mornings where the only light provided is from the traffic signals ahead and the moon in the sky. A time of day where the foxes roam the streets and the eyes in the shadows of the trails are a mystery at best. It's those mornings where the world is still fast asleep as you run in solitude, sacrificing any chance of sleep over the weekend. The morning doesn't start when the sunrises, it starts when we say it starts. As ultra runners we run our day – the day doesn't run us.
Have you ever caught yourself planning a vacation around your race schedule or mapping out your run prior to departure? At any given time, an ultra runner typically has a race under consideration or already registered. So when vacation planning comes along, we strategically schedule those days in accordance with our training schedule. It could be a nice relaxing weekend after a 100 miler or a trip that's a few weeks prior to your race so one day can be used for a long run. While training for my last ultra over 100 miles, I used a vacation day dedicated to my long run. Running for over 10 hours in incredible weather alongside a beach is not a bad way to spend a vacation as an ultra runner. The best part is the delicious dinner to follow and you even get to sleep in!
This is an oddly humorous realization when it occurs. Literally after a long training month followed by an even longer race, I've found myself almost accustomed to using a bush for a bathroom. After spending an everlasting time on the trail when I'm outside on a regular day, I've caught my self looking ahead for a bush instead of thinking where the closest bathroom was. The sudden awareness is a comical moment. On the trails, there are no luxuries, which ultimately provides a fresh perspective on the things we take for granted in our lives. But at least the bushes never have any long waiting lines!
There are some pretty lengthy ultra marathons out there. When you start pushing into the 100 mile range, for most runners, you can plan to run into the following day. I've run an ultra marathon over 24 hours as I watched the sun pass me for the second time. The irony is subliminal but try to appreciate the fact that it's not every day we are defeated by something 4.6 billon years old.
Out of the 70 ultra distances I've run thus far I said "never again" somewhere in the neighborhood of 71 times. All jokes aside, I've said it a few times and seriously meant it once. During my 3rd 100 mile ultra marathon I looked at my crew half way through and said "I'm retiring after this one". But just as you think the lows couldn't become any lower, you hit the floor and from there the only direction to go is up. And ultra running can take us up, up, and away! Think about it. There's no limits in the sport. The only limits are the ones you create. What a marvelous concept.
You know you're an ultra runner when your radical and unusual behaviors lead to adventure and oddly unique experiences. Eventually these oddities turn into routine and your reservation transforms into admiration. For all the ultra runners out there, these odd circumstances aren't odd at all, they are trophy's, they are routines, and yes they are straight absurd. But for whatever we give intense focus to will seem astray from the outside because to achieve something of such magnitude it takes actions that are far from average. To give intense focus is to give it an abundance of energy until success becomes inevitable, and you will have some pretty funny stories to tell in the process.
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The violin shaped "Electric Bass", as Gibsons first electric bass guitar was known, was first produced in 1953 as a response to the Fender Precision Bass. Only an average of 91 Felix Pappalardi Bass were produced each year untill 1958 when, with the launch of the hollow-body EB2 the EB was renamed the EB1, a name which has now been attributed to the whole production run of this model.
The violin shaped body was carved out of solid mahogony and fitted with a large, brown, pickup at the base of the neck, with the poles situated along the lower, bridge, end. The head was fitted with banjo-style tuners, as were all basses in the 1950's, and the end of the body was fitted with a socket to take a screw-in telescopic end-pin which allowed the bass to be played as an upright.
Production ceased at the end of 1958, with a total 546 produced, making this an extremely rare model.
There was a nostalgia-driven resurgence of this model in the late 1960's, leading Gibson to re-issue the model in 1970-72 when they produced 473 re-issues with a metal covered Humbucker, the then prevalent intonable bridge and conventional right-angle tuners.
The most famous player of an EB1 was Felix Pappalardi Bass, the Producer of the Cream and later the Bassist for Mountain, who played a 1970's re-issue. Jack Bruce also played an EB1 in memory of Felix, during the Cream reunion at the Albert Hall in 2005.
The EB-1 briefly resurfaced in 1970 with a few cosmetic changes but by 1972 it was gone again! With its violin shape and endpin it was definitely aimed at bridging the gap between an upright bass and a bass guitar. The earliest versions of Felix Pappalardi Bass with a brown pickup cover had a huge single-coil unit inside that was actually mounted on its side. This gave it a cleaner and better-defined sound than the 1958 versions that were given a regular bass humbucker.
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I was told recently that affection between a husband and wife is to be private. Specifically, they shouldn't kiss in front of their kids. Really? Well how about this?
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When I'm using the new TEOZ engine there are some rendering problems I figured out recently. One with a DIVIDER at the wrong position and one with a NOTE OVER leaving the box margin.
At the following Download-Link you can find both rendered png files and the original puml file (only available for 7 days).
The Teoz engine is working quite fine now, so we will probably switch the default layout engine from the current one ("Puma") to the new one ("Teoz") in the incoming months.
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Activists Plan to Protest Bill Cosby Performance at The Wilbur
They will hold signs and make noise, according to organizers.
By Steve Annear·	 1/9/2015, 4:06 p.m.
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Bill Cosby, who has been cast in a controversial spotlight over allegations that he sexually assaulted dozens of women throughout his Hollywood career, will be performing two shows at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston next month, and activists plan to speak out against the comedian's appearance with posters, banners, and noisemakers.
"We are united with survivors who have come forward—and those who have yet to and choose not to report or share their stories—against Bill Cosby and his war against women," according to details on a Facebook page called "United With Survivors: Bill Cosby Boston Protest," which was created Friday.
Protest organizer Brandie Skorker, a Boston resident, questioned why The Wilbur decided to host Cosby amidst claims that the former The Cosby Show star allegedly sexually abused at least 30 women dating as far back as the 1970s. "I hope we can bring attention to this, and have people coming into the show know that there are people in Boston against him coming to Boston," she said. "I hope it will make them think about what they are supporting, and amplify the voices of the survivors that are coming out against him."
Back in October, during a performance in Philadelphia, comedian Hannibal Buress called Cosby, 77, a "rapist," drudging up allegations from an incident in 2004. He then told the audience members at his show to "go home" and "Google 'Bill Cosby rape.'"
In the following months, after the clip went viral, dozens of women came forward with details about alleged sexual assaults involving Cosby. But lawyer's representing Cosby have repeatedly denied the claims. "These brand new claims about alleged decades-old events are becoming increasingly ridiculous, and it is completely illogical that so many people would have said nothing, done nothing, and made no reports to law enforcement or asserted civil claims if they thought they had been assaulted over a span of so many years," said Cosby's lawyers in a recent statement.
Cosby has never been charged for sexual misconduct.
Cosby is scheduled to make back-to-back appearances at the Wilbur Theatre on February 8, at 5 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Tickets for the two-hour show are still on sale, according to a person who picked up the phone at the venue on Friday, and the performances have not sold out. The theater has no plans at this time to cancel Cosby's appearances. Performances by Cosby in Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina, and Washington state have been canceled in the past few months due to the allegations, according to the Associated Press.
Skorker said she hopes a month will give her enough time to organize as many people as possible to stand outside of the venue with signs and noisemakers, with the intent to get the comedian's attention. She said she's been collaborating on Facebook with others, and wants to host a meeting in the next week or so to solidify plans. "For some reason people think a month isn't a lot of time to plan, but I think it is," she said. "We will have a sign making event a week before, and give people an idea about supportive language to use."
Skorker said she will take a cue from recent protests outside of Cosby's performances in Canada, where more than 100 people lined the streets holding signs. It was during one of those shows, on Thursday night, that Cosby made a joke about the allegations, and told a female audience member who got up to get a drink "you have to be careful about drinking around me." The joke was a reference to the fact that Cosby's accusers have said he slipped drugs into their drink before allegedly assaulting them.
Skorker called the reference "disgusting."
"It's obnoxious" she said.


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A few weeks back, I wrote that I was frustrated with David Maine's Fallen. Well, I finished the book, and I have to tell you: it didn't get any better.
I really hated that the story was told backward. I mentioned in my previous post that this was disconcerting to adjust to, but it was even stranger when it went past the conception of the protagonist to the pre-child years of Adam and Eve. It's kind of like the tenet that a writer should never kill off his or her protagonist, only worse since it's done in such a gimmicky way. I decided to check out the amazon reviews to see if I was alone in my hate, and while many people actually liked the book, several did not.
One reviewer writes: "This is a pretty silly little book. Maine tries to unfold a story from the end to the beginning and thereby shed some new light on the Biblical story of Abel and Caine. Unfortunately, the story is just fluff. There is nothing new here. Maine proves what others before him have demonstrated: it is very difficult, if not impossible, to make these stories appealing by merely retelling them."
Another reviewer writes, "Eve appears to be the one person in the story who has native intelligence, drive, and has more than a two dimensional mind. Abel is extreme in his innocence to the point that one has to wonder if he isn't mentally deficient. .... Where did all the other people come from? How did the boys learn the word "metaphor" and where did they develop their knowledge of husbandry ... This book is a hodgepodge of answered and unanswered questions. "
Exactly. The characterization could have been so much better. As I mentioned in my previous post, Eve's dialogue was bad and some of the word choice really pulled me out of the story. I think the story was told backward because telling it forward would have been so boring no one would have read it, and at least the gimmick got Maine some press.
Next time, I think Maine should do what all novelists should do: be creative. Writing a novel isn't just about telling a series of events, at least I hope not, and, preferably, novels should have something in them that shows the spark of creativity. There was a lot of potential in this story, as there is in any retelling (I disagree with the above-quoted reviewer), but this book just fell flat. Ick.


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