If you've known me, had a conversation with me or stared at me for longer than about 37 seconds (side note: don't stare for that long, it's creepy), you know that I am a passionate person of extremes. In short, I don't do balance.
It's why I choose crossfit over yoga (and I'll tell you about it over, and over, and over again… while lifting… bro).
It's why I choose nothing but salad and water, or chocolate and hamburgers and fries and soda.
It's why I passionately love or passionately dis-love (I don't like the h-word).
It's a really fun way to live, as long as I don't have to wait for anything… Ever. That's reasonable, right?
Balance is something I'm working on. I'll keep you posted.
Recently, as you have probably guessed from my not-so-subtle blogs, I've been in a season of waiting and a time of learning to trust the 'process.' It's like I've been in a holding pattern with no immediate exit, so I've been flying around and around, handing out free drinks to the parts of me that were getting impatient and trying to reassure them we would be landing soon.
I was asking God for my tarmac destination, for where He wanted me to land. I was open to whatever He wanted; I just didn't want to land in the wrong place (and I really don't mean figuratively... you'll see).
I didn't want to make the wrong decision. So I waited.
Being the extreme, fast-paced girl that I have finally accepted I am, holding patterns are not my idea of a good time. But what I now see through hindsight (aka my favourite thing since Diet Coke) is that I was being forced to learn to wait. I was being forced to be patient. I was being forced to love the process, or at the very least, become acquaintances with it (although I probably wouldn't invite it to my wedding).
Finally… And in His own timing… God spoke.
After five months of flying around, waiting to get my landing coordinates from the ultimate control tower, I had two landing options. Not one. Two. When it rains it pours, right?
I had two options before me. And I realised the final decision was up to me. God was giving me the choice. Both directions would lead me to the same eventual mark God was taking me, but for now, I was the one who needed to land this plane.
So, I took a deep breath, attempted to keep calm (but failed because I don't do yoga)… And decided.
And the thought of where I'm landing simultaneously terrifies me and excites me… And that's exactly why I chose it.
In about two weeks I am moving to America. #murica. (See, now the plane metaphor just took on a whole new meaning.. I have an inkling I am somewhat of a creative genius).
I am moving to Los Angeles, the City of Angels. That's my kind of city.
Before you assume, there's much more to this move than hiking, sipping lattes and making excessive trips to Disneyland in hopes of being spotted as a princess. I'm following the call of God, and Mickey Mouse just so happens to be in the same city.
A few years ago I struck up an unlikely friendship with Ps Holly Wagner. Well, let's be honest, it wasn't all that unlikely, we're both blonde and loud… I guess it was bound to happen eventually.
Holly, alongside her husband Philip, pastors Oasis Church in Hollywood. In my opinion it's one of the greatest churches in the world, and I'm not just saying that because I'm moving there, in fact it's one of the core reasons why I am moving there. Their love for the people of LA isn't just inspiring it's contagious, like a cough, except nothing like it. Ok, bad analogy. At first I admired the love they had for the people of LA, and then I found myself loving the city, the culture and the people of LA. That kind of contagious (much better).
Their vision? To find the lost and point them home. Clear. Convicting. Compelling.
That's my kind of church. They're my kind of pastors.
After a few visits to their church, numerous hikes at Runyon Canyon, and a completely captivated heart, a conversation started. It started without me, in fact I was clueless for a while. It was between the Wagners and my parents – I guess they were smart enough to get my parents permission before they unveiled my dream right in front of me.
And once the dream was unveiled, there would be no shutting it down.
Fast-forward six months, and I have taken my leap of faith. I have accepted a role which gives me the privilege of coming onto the Oasis' Youth and Young Adults team (I told you it was exciting and terrifying).
So this church kid is moving from the sunny beaches of Sydney to the Sunset Strip of Hollywood. And I couldn't be more excited about my new city. I hope you'll come on the journey with me as I blog about the ups and downs and missed exit signs, I'm sure there'll be plenty.


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Crucial Conversation — For-profit colleges: A helpful solution or part of what ails higher education?
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NC Policy Watch presents a Crucial Conversation luncheon
Featuring Barmak Nassirian, Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
The rapid growth of for-profit colleges is one of the most important phenomena to impact American higher education in decades. Spurred by pervasive advertising and recruiting, the spread of online learning and the challenges of the 21st century economy, more and more Americans are turning to for-profit schools in hopes of boosting their employment and income prospects. Some conservative think tanks even argue that for-profit colleges can and should supplant public and nonprofit schools as the chief vehicle for delivering higher education.
Unfortunately, for many students, for-profit colleges have failed to deliver. Indeed, for a sizable number of students, the experience has been similar to what one would expect from a high-cost, predatory lender: slick and deceptive ads, poor service and mountains of debt. As advocates at the North Carolina Justice Center's Predatory For-Profit Schools Project explain here, the industry is rife with sketchy operators who take advantage of vulnerable consumers.
So, where do things currently stand and where are they going? What is the true nature of the for-profit college industry and what does it portend for public and nonprofit schools? What are federal law and policymakers doing about the issue?
Please join us as we explore these questions and others with Barmak Nassirian. Mr. Nassirian is the Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. In this role, he coordinates federal relations and legislative, regulatory, and public policy for AASCU. Nassirian is also a nationally known policy analyst and expert on federal student aid. He has worked for decades with an extensive network of contacts on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill, with the Obama Administration and within key federal agencies, as well as with the media and the broader national higher education community.
When: Tuesday, September 29, at noon — Box lunches will be available at 11:45 a.m.
Where: Center for Community Leadership Training Room at the Junior League of Raleigh Building, 711 Hillsborough St. (At the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary's streets)
Click here for parking info.
Space is limited – preregistration required.
Cost: $10, admission includes a box lunch.
Questions?? Contact Rob Schofield at 919-861-2065 or [email protected]
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Chris Wilder is pondering changes ahead of Wednesday's trip to Ewood Park, as the Blades once again ready themselves for two games in four days
Chris Wilder is pondering changes ahead of Wednesday's trip to Ewood Park, as the Blades once again ready themselves for two games in four days.
Looking ahead though, Wilder has a near fully fit squad to choose from and is focused on the next two test that lie ahead.
He remarked: "We've no issues, it's just going to be about us picking the right team for the next two games, starting with a difficult away trip on Wednesday night.
"Changes will be considered, and anything can happen from an injury perspective, although we're very healthy at the moment."
Wilder added: "Kean Bryan played for the U23s on Monday and only having Jake Wright unavailable is fantastic news and credit to a lot of hardwork that goes on behind the scenes.
"Hull play Tuesday, we play Wednesday, then we play Hull on Saturday, so I'll be delighted to get these fixtures out of the way and hopefully accumulate a decent points return.
"We tried to construct a proper Championship squad in the summer for these types of scenarios and we've got competition across the whole pitch."
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A Complete Guide To Kentucky Unpaid Overtime and Wage Law
While most workers in America are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law ensuring a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, many states have their own specific regulations.
Kentucky's Overtime, Wage & Hour Laws
Kentucky is no exception.
But while some states have set a minimum wage higher than the federal rate, Kentucky distinguishes itself by defining an additional range of workers who are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements.
What Is The Minimum Wage In Kentucky?
Kentucky's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The vast majority of workers in the state will be entitled to at least that much.
Some employees of very small businesses may be "exempt" from Kentucky's minimum wage and overtime laws, and thus not entitled to an hourly wage of $7.25.
If the business you work for made less than $95,000 in gross sales the last five years and can be classified as:
a retail business that makes most of its money selling goods and services
a motel
a restaurant
you may be exempt from both the state's minimum wage and overtime requirements. For a detailed interpretation of the businesses who may not have to pay their workers minimum wage, visit the website for Kentucky's legislature.
Overtime Pay Requirements
Most employees in Kentucky are guaranteed overtime wages for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. These "premium" wages have to be paid at one-and-a-half your "regular rate" of pay.
If you're covered by the law, and work seven days in a row, you're also entitled to time-and-a-half for any hours worked on that seventh day, but only if you've worked at least 40 hours during the week.
Your regular rate can be the same as your base cash wage, but it can also include some bonuses and other payments you received during the week. To learn how to calculate the regular rate, whether or not you earn tips, click here.
A "workweek" can start on any day; Kentucky's overtime law just defines it as "seven consecutive twenty-four hour periods."
Workers in the state are not entitled to overtime for hours worked over 8 in a day, hours worked on the weekend or holidays unless those hours bring a worker's weekly total over 40.
Is Anyone Exempt From KY's Overtime Requirements?
Many of these exemptions follow the Fair Labor Standards Act, including the federal law's exemptions for employees accurately classified as "executives," "professionals," "administrators" and "outside salespeople."
But Kentucky's law diverges from the FLSA in notable ways. Under this state statute, overtime pay isn't mandated for:
anyone working in agriculture
employees of the federal government
workers employed in domestic service "in or about a private home"
many "learners," apprentices, workers with disabilities, workers in sheltered workshops and students, who have a certificate from the state that exempts them from overtime
workers at small retail stores, hotels, motels, and restaurants. To be "small" enough, the business has to have made less than $95,000 in gross sales the last five years.
workers at retail stores, hotels, motels, and restaurants (regardless of the business' sales) who are the parent, spouse or child of their employer
live-in babysitters
newspaper delivery people who deliver directly to customers
employees at nonprofit camps, religious institutions or non-profit education conferences that aren't open more than 7 months a year
people working for private, nonprofit child care facilities whose duty is providing 24-hour care (on the employer's premises) in a parental role to children who are "primarily dependent, neglected, and abused"
workers who provide 24-hour care within their own home as a family caregiver to an adult with a disability and are approved to do so by a community board
As in federal law, truly "independent" contractors aren't covered by Kentucky's wage and hour laws, either. But more often than not, especially under a new guidance issued by the Department of Labor, workers are misclassified as independent contractors. These people are actually employees and should be paid at minimum wage, with overtime for their extra work.
To learn whether or not you may be misclassified as an independent contractor, click here.
Can My Employer "Average" My Workweeks Together?
The state's overtime pay law, an official interpretation of which can be found here, explicitly rejects the practice of "averaging" work weeks together, a common scheme employer's use to shirk their overtime responsibilities.
For example, Julie works 50 hours one week and 30 the next. Since she's paid on a biweekly basis, her boss tells her that she isn't entitled to overtime pay since she only worked 80 hours during the pay period.
According to Kentucky and federal law, that's illegal. Julie should be paid premium wages for the 10 hours she worked over 40 the first week.
Am I Entitled To Meal & Rest Breaks?
Kentucky's wage and hour laws entitle you to a rest break at least 10 minutes long for each four hours that you work. But this is considered hours worked and you should be paid for it.
You're also entitled to a "reasonable" period of time for a meal break, which has to come between the 3rd and 5th hour of your shift. What counts as "reasonable" is left up for interpretation, but the "Hours worked" section of Kentucky's labor law suggests that "thirty minutes or more is [ordinarily] long enough."
Bona fide (real or genuine) meal breaks are not considered hours worked, and thus don't count toward your wages or overtime, but you have to be "completely freed from duties" for that to be true.
Sometimes this criteria becomes a problem. Many hospitals automatically deduct a predetermined meal break from their employees' hours. But if a nurse is interrupted on their break by an emergency, they haven't truly been "freed" from their duties and should be compensated for that time. Numerous lawsuits have been brought against medical facilities for wage and hour violations like that.
Big retailers like Pottery Barn and Brooks Brothers have also been hit by class actions claiming employers failed to pay for interrupted meal breaks.
How You Can Sue May Be Different
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who believe they're the victims of wage theft are allowed to bring civil lawsuits against their employers on behalf of themselves "and other employees similarly situated." In other words, the law specifically allows for "representative" or "class" actions.
But Kentucky's law doesn't have the same language. In KRS 337.385, a state law, it says that "any one (1) or more employees [can bring a wage and hour violation lawsuit] for and in behalf of himself, herself, or themselves." There's no mention of "similarly situated" workers or representative actions.
In Absence Of Supreme Court Review, No Wage & Hour Class Actions Under Kentucky Law
For a long time, Kentucky's courts allowed class actions brought under KRS 337.385 anyway, even though the statute doesn't specifically mention them.
But in 2013, a State Court of Appeals denied class-action status to a lawsuit brought against Toyota, writing that representative lawsuits weren't permitted under Kentucky's wage and hour laws.
In a recent case, the Court of Appeals seconded that earlier decision. A Sullivan University employee attempted to sue the school for herself, and on behalf of other admissions officers, for allegedly misclassifying them as exempt from Kentucky's overtime provisions. But the Court again ruled that KRS 337.385 "did not permit actions to be brought on behalf of employees who are similarly situated."
While Kentucky's Supreme Court could review the Appeals Court's decision and overturn it, class actions cannot be brought under Kentucky State law for now. Representative actions brought under the FLSA, however, are still possible.
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Thank you! It was such a relief to know that Wage Advocates were working hard to get me compensation for my unpaid overtime."


Seb Morris celebrated at Oulton Park International Circuit with a dominant British GT Championship victory.
A LOUGHBOROUGH College racing driver has made British GT History for Bentley with a lights-to-flag maiden win.
After his switch from single-seater competition, this was the first win on only the third weekend in the endurance racing discipline for the 20 year old, who studies on the MSA programme with Loughborough College.
Morris claimed the historic victory in round four of the season alongside team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr.
Victory in the one-hour contest, by more than 10 seconds from the duo's closest challengers, marked the first ever success in the championship for the Bentley Continental GT3 and came off the back of Seb's second pole position of the season in the Team Parker Racing-run machine.
Morris also concluded the event with the award for setting the fastest race lap of the weekend, a time of 1m34.804 seconds (102.22mph) - a new Oulton Park International Circuit record for GT3, smashing the previous benchmark by a massive 0.7 seconds.
"It's amazing to get the win," said Morris. "We didn't have any hiccups in the race, everything ran so smoothly – it was absolutely brilliant. We could really push the car, we made some changes between the races and they worked fantastically well.
"All of the guys in the team did a top job all weekend, massive thanks to everyone at Team Parker, to Rick, obviously, for doing a great job in his stints and to Bentley too – we have an incredible car.
Now Morris is looking forward to being back on track this weekend at the home of British motorsport.
Sunday's big race, the 'Silverstone 500', will be contested on the full Grand Prix Circuit layout at the Northamptonshire venue and, at three hours in duration, will be the longest endurance challenge of the season – and of Morris's burgeoning GT career.
As well as holding third place in the British GT Championship standings and the Pro-Am GT3 title race, Seb also leads the prestigious Sunoco Whelen Challenge – a contest which compares driver performances across a variety of categories. The competition offers a sensational prize for the eventual winner, a fully funded outing in the Daytona 24 Hours in America next year.


Speaking at he COTA press event were the series leading riders, including the man who won every MotoGP at the circuit since 2013, Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez. He was joined by Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) and American Moto2 rider Joe Roberts (American Racing KTM).
The seven-time World Champion Marquez begin the talks. The reigning MotoGP champ not only won every race at COTA since the track joined the series in 2013; he also won every race from pole.
Another topic Marquez – and Rossi – were asked about was the handshake seen between the two men after the Argentina GP.
So, back on the main agenda, Dovizioso was second to speak. The Italian has been on the podium before at COTA but also seen some bad luck come his way. Pace in Argentina was encouraging, however, which could bode well.
"I´m really happy about the weekend in Argentina. Our speed was really good, we didn't expect that so I'm happy because it confirms our good pace. It would be nice if it's like this. For sure, Marc has shown in the past he is the king of this track so it will be very difficult for everybody to fight with him. But anyway, we have to bring the maximum points so we are focused on that and during the weekend anything can happen. We have to see the tyres, the weather, the conditions so I'm relaxed. We have to work like everybody. Our base is quite good, so I expect to be more competitive than last year.
On that topic, Dovizioso, Rins and Rossi were all asked about whether Marquez was unbeatable – but that's not the way a racer approaches a weekend despite the stats.
Rossi was the man who spoke about the weekend ahead next, too. Back on the podium last time out for the first time since Germany last season, that's where he started.
"One of the best parts of getting a good podium result is the next week because you can be happy and more relaxed. I stayed at home and tried to prepare the maximum for this race. It's one of the most particular, difficult, technical tracks of the season; up and down, 20 corners, so it's a long way until the end of the lap.
Next to debrief Argentina a little and gear up for Round 3 was the aforementioned Rins. The Suzuki rider took a top five from well back on the grid last time out and a Hamamatsu factory machine was on the podium in Austin in 2018.
"For sure in races we are very strong. We saw in Qatar, also in Argentina we recover a lot of positions. Btu I think we are going in a good way, we have good speed in practices, good speed in the races, I think we need to improve the speed in qualifying to be in the front positions in the first laps of the race. Overtaking riders destroys the tires, so we need to think why we start at the back and we need to improve.
Miller – top Independent Team rider in Argentina – spoke after Rins, and echoed the sentiments of Rossi earlier after equally taking a positive result.
The Australian was also asked about the difference now he's riding a GP19 Ducati as opposed to the GP17 last year.
Finally, it was time for home hero Joe Roberts to take to the mic. Despite a difficult start to the season the American is optimistic ahead of his home round, and loves the track.
Roberts was also asked about joining the Press Conference line-up for the first time – and was pretty happy about it.
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IT Management / Managers on the Fence About Unified Communications
Managers on the Fence About Unified Communications
By Samuel Greengard
Executives recognize UC's benefits, but many are apprehensive about transitioning from legacy tools and technologies to a unified communications framework.
UC Fear
26% of IT decision-makers and 39% of business decision-makers surveyed are either "somewhat" or "very" fearful about migrating to UC.
Impact Unclear
48% of those surveyed admitted that they don't understand the full impact UC would have on their organizations.
Mired in Legacy
One out of six respondents admitted that their legacy investment in telephony and related systems is a key reason for not adopting a UC solution immediately.
ROI Matters
Nearly one-third prefer to achieve a full ROI from legacy technology before moving to UC, while two-thirds view improvements in employee productivity as a reason for migrating.
Net Gains
71% of respondents believe there are "significant" and even "enormous" benefits to be realized from the deployment of UC.
Adoption Curve
Oysterman Research predicts that the number of users served by unified communications will jump from 45% today to 68% in 2017.
Remote Connections
The number of remote workers served by UC is expected to climb from 14% at present to 22% in 2017.
Skype Evolves
In 2010, only 42% of those surveyed by Osterman Research believed that Skype was a legitimate application for use in their organizations. The figure rose to 55% in 2014.
Acceptance Grows
71% of respondents predicted an acceptance of Skype for Business (which incorporates Lync Server) within the next 12 months.
Unified communication isn't a new concept—or a new technology. However, UC has made major inroads, and, for many organizations, it's become a strategic and cost-effective solution that delivers clear value. Despite that, a report conducted by Osterman Research on behalf of managed solutions provider ConnectSolutions, "Why The Paradigm Shift of Unified Communications Is Worth the Effort," points out that many business and IT leaders remain ambivalent, if not skeptical, about deploying UC. Among the key findings: Although executives recognize UC's benefits, many remain apprehensive, particularly about transitioning from legacy tools and technologies to a unified communications framework before they've achieved full ROI on the legacy systems. Even so, the technology will likely advance over the next few years. "Despite some valid reluctance among organizations to immediately deploy UC, the forecast is for rapid growth—especially as more businesses begin achieving the desired ROI from legacy systems and better understand how to prepare for a successful migration," noted the research firm's Michael Osterman.
Samuel Greengard writes about business and technology for Baseline, CIO Insight and other publications. His most recent book is The Internet of Things (MIT Press, 2015).


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Week 10 Fixtures
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Week 9 Results
Week 9 Fixtures
Doubles Knockout - 1st Round
No team matches next week. It's Doubles Knockout - 1st Round.
Victory A have withdrawn from the League, so all Division 1 teams will now have extra bye weeks.
Victory A have withdrawn from the League. Their matches (and associated points) have been removed. Division 1 teams will now have an extra bye in each half of the season.
Singles Knockout - 1st Round
The bonus points for The Fox and Victory B's 9-0's have been removed, as not all 9 games were played.
Doubles Knockout - Preliminary Round
Singles Knockout - Preliminary Round
Winter 2017-18 Season...starts on Monday 2nd October
The Summer season is finally over, so now we can look forward to the Winter season, which starts in less than two weeks.
There will be 22 teams this season, one more than last winter. The two divisions will have 11 teams each, meaning there will be a bye each week.
Brewer St Club have dropped out after the summer, but Dog & Gun B have restarted after taking a break in the summer. The Royal Albion team have relocated and are now Lashings D. It's the first winter season for Hare & Hounds and Civil Service B, who will start in Division 2.
To even up the divisions, 3 teams drop down from Division 1 (Eagle B, Dog & Gun A, Dog & Gun B) and four teams are promoted from Division 2 (Lashings C, Dragoon A, Flower Pot B, and The Fox)
The Winter Fixtures PDF file has been added to the 'Files' section on the Facebook group, and everyone can print or save their own copy from there. Bertie will be delivering fixture lists and blank scoresheets to venues in due course.
We are still waiting for a few teams to put in their knockout entries, but as soon as that is done, we will be drawing the preliminary rounds for the singles and doubles competitions. I'll update on those when I have more information.
Summer Cup Winners...Lashings B
Congrats to LASHINGS B who came from behind (ooer!) to emerge victorious in the Summer Cup Final.
They eventually beat Civil Service A 5-3.
AGM Update
A few points raised at last night's meeting...
The new season will start on MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER. Same format as usual for the winter season, two divisions, play each team home and away. There won't be a specific week for rearranged games in the first half of the season, just one towards the end of the season. This is because Christmas Day and New Year's Day both fall on a Monday. So there will already be 3 weeks with no games. A extra week for rearranged matches would mean some teams would have a month with no game. If teams do have games to play, there is ample time to make their own arrangements over the Christmas break.
There will be one week free just before the end of the season, but if teams have more games to play, they will have to play them on a different night.
Ladies singles, mixed doubles and veterans competitions will revert to two-leg matches over a maximum of 7 frames, 3 in the first leg, and a maximum of 4 in the second leg.
The suggestion of a shot clock was raised by Dave from Dragoon to speed up games, but the majority voted to keep things as they are, as match times are not an issue for most teams. It might be raised again in the future if it becomes an issue.
Talking/coaching during matches was brought up by Tanya from The Fox. It was decided that if it becomes an issue, have a word with the captain in the first instance. The 'No talking' in doubles will continue unless agreed by captains before the match starts.
Doubles pairs playing 'out of turn' was also mentioned. If you see it about to happen, mention it. Don't wait for it to happen then claim two shots. Try to keep it friendly.
I think that's about it.
Consolation Cup Winners - The Fox
Congratulations to THE FOX, who beat Eagle B 5-4 in last night's Consolation Cup final.
Civil Service A and Lashings B are still playing the Summer Cup final. Civil Service are leading 3-2 at the moment. They should finish their game next Monday, hopefully.
Summer Finals
Neutral venues have been confirmed.
Summer Cup Final will be played at the Dog & Gun.
Consolation Cup Final will be played at Lashings.
Semi Final Results
Winter Registration & AGM
AGM is next Tuesday, 12th September at the CIVIL SERVICE CLUB.
Bertie has the registration forms and will be delivering them in the next couple of days. I've handed a few out as well. You can also print your own from the 'Files' section on the Facebook group.
Semi Final Neutral Venues
Summer Cup Semi Finals...
Dragoon A v Civil Service A (at Duke of Marlborough)
Lashings B v Lashings C (at Lashings)
Consolation Cup Semi Finals...
Royal Albion v The Fox (at The Eagle)
Civil Service B v Eagle B (at The Dragoon)
Neutral venues to be confirmed, although I'm guessing the All-Lashings semi will be played at Lashings.
Quarter Final Results
Outstanding Results & Final Tables
Unfortunately, all Quarter Finals will need to be played on MONDAY 21st AUGUST.
The only ones that have been decided so far, involve Lashings B and Lashings C, who both still have a group game to play, which affect other group positions.
Quarter Final picture so far...
Outstanding Group Matches
Civil Service A are confirmed as Group B Winners.
Lashings B are confirmed as Group C Winners.
All other Quarter Final places still up for grabs!
Re-Arranged Matches - Results & Tables
Last night's three re-arranged match results and updated tables.
Re-Arranged Games
Next Monday is the free week for re-arranged games.
Below is the list of outstanding fixtures, still to be played.
Dog & Gun will be playing Civil Service B on Monday.
Royal Albion are proposing to play one game against Lashings C, at Lashings on Monday.
Congratulations to Victory B on their 3rd 9-0 in a row.
(A new record for the number of 9-0's in the Summer Cup group stage)
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Lafayette Community Garden will also be an education center. Today, some of us traveled to Suison Valley to learn about and pick unbelievable heirloom tomatoes at Wild Boar Farms. Wouldn't you like to help decide if our garden will be growing Berkeley Tie-Dyes, Black & Brown Boars, Cherokee Greens, Pink Brandywines or one of the other heirlooms bred and grown by this innovative farm? Get involved today! Help us turn a parking lot into a garden plot!
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  public Meter getMeterByName(String name) {
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  public Map<String, Meter> getMeters() {
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  public void markOccurrence(String name) {
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  public Meter createMeter(String name) {
    Meter meter = new Meter(name);
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Q: How to wait until event conclusion to return from function using ltk? I'm using ltk to develop a GUI application for the Dijkstra algorithm in Common-Lisp. However, to place a node on a canvas, I need the label for it, and to do so, the execution must wait until the user enters a string (and press Return) to initiate an instance of a node, using this value. Without the listening process, the returning occurs right after the creation of the second toplevel screen.
Below is the code that executes when the user selects the "Add Node" option on a menu:
(defun node-add-mode (canvas)
  (configure canvas :cursor "cross")
  (bind canvas "<ButtonPress-1>"
    (lambda (evt)
      (let* ((pos-x (event-x evt))
         (pos-y (event-y evt))
         (data (read-node-data))
         (node (make-instance 'node :pos (list pos-x pos-y) :data data)))
        (populate-graph :node node)
        (create-graph canvas *graph*)))))

The populate-graph function just adds the created node to the actual graph, and the create-graph function draws it on the canvas.
And this is the read-node-data function I implemented so far:
(defun read-node-data ()
  (let* ((m (make-instance 'toplevel))
     (f (make-instance 'frame :master m))
     (l (make-instance 'label
               :master f
               :text "Insert The Object Value"))
     (v (make-instance 'entry
               :master f
               :width *entry-width*)))
    (wm-title m "Entry")
    (pack f)
    (pack l)
    (pack v)
    (bind v "<Return>"
      (lambda (evt)
        (let ((text (text v)))
          (destroy m)
          text)))))

I want to return the entry text from this block of code only after the "<Return>" event occured, to be able to pass this to the node instantiation.

A: Tcl has an vwait mechanism for cases where the code needs to block on some variable's value. As far as I know, this is not available in LTK. You could use another system, like cl-async, but maybe the simplest option is to turn your code inside-out so that it becomes event-based: build a node only when the name is known.
(defun read-node-data (continuation)
  ...
  (bind v
    "<Return>"
    (lambda (evt &aux (text (text evt)))
      (destroy m)
      (funcall continuation text))))

And then:
(defun node-add-mode (canvas)
  (configure canvas :cursor "cross")
  (bind canvas "<ButtonPress-1>"
        (lambda (evt)
          (let ((pos-x (event-x evt))
                (pos-y (event-y evt)))
            (read-node-data
             (lambda (data)
               (let ((node (make-instance 'node
                                          :pos (list pos-x pos-y)
                                          :data data)))
                 (populate-graph :node node)
                 (create-graph canvas *graph*))))))))

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Bloomberg Insider, the daily magazine from Bloomberg and The Tampa Bay Business Journal, might have just figured out how to troll an entire Republican convention. The above cover, for a piece explaining that Ronald Reagan would be too moderate for today's GOP, is practically begging for convention attendees' wrath.
We give the convention about two more hours before it's burned to the ground by pissed off conservatives. Half those guys probably have posters of Reagan hanging above their beds. You slander Reagan, you better be ready for a bunch of angry rich people.


Hope somebody tells us what that place is.
(That's sweat, not tears!) Humid... very humid!
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It's the old Winchexter mansion (mystery house) in San Jose, CA.
Did I take Shosho's number?
I am having a hard time with thinking, today. This might be her number.
Thank you Kayo. I grew up in that area and have toured it several times, but didn't recognize it.
My quiet life, well, as quiet as it can be with Man, and the girls, has been jammed packed the last few days.
After all the fun, I am rewarded, with a quiet Monday, with the only thing on the agenda is to wait for the mail person.
I went there as a kid. The three things that stand out in my memory for that visit were that most of the stairs were a lower height than average, a lot of doors went nowhere including into sudden drops, and they said she thought if she stopped building she would die.
Friday, we were blessed in getting to know, a wonderful family. One of K's classmates invited us to her birthday party. I have talked to this mother, at different school functions, and liked her, but seeing her, her family, relatives and friends together, was amazing or should I say,...awesome. And the bonus, over half the people there were or are teachers. I was in heaven.
In my entire life, I have blown out 528 birthday candles. How old am I?
Teachers are very cool people.
Keith, I'm here and Karen is here. Do you have your running shoes?
Keith, I know that, but my fellow teaching people, are an this site, I have lost touch, somewhat, with all the wonderful people, I worked with. It was great, to physically, talk with these people and hear the wonderful, stories.
And Shiela, takes the prize.
Help: I have forgot how to mark items on the Update User Details page. Alert me via email when anyone posts to my personal page, does it need a check mark to receive the alert or is there no check mark.
Sue, I think it is supposed to have a check mark to work but mine stopped working a little while ago and I think others are in the same boat as well.
Sue - I used to get alerts, but I don't anymore. My 'send me an alert' has always been checked but I haven't been getting them for a while now. Curious.
22 is out, maybe Keith will get to turn the page.
Back from the NC mountains visiting mom-in-law. It's always hard to leave - lovely location, lovelier weather, and loveliest hostess. She's very dear to all of us, and I'm blessed to be her daughter-in-law.
I'm as humble as they come ... & humble is awesome.
I was busy figuring out how many birthday candles I'd blown out when 22 went by ... Serena got me.
I still get email alerts when somebody posts to my page, or leaves a comment under one of my pictures. The check mark shows in that box on my Update Details page.
Keith, are you trying to say something?
How many birthday candles did you blow, when 22 went by?


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Galilee gardener digs up Crusader-era St. Nicholas ring
Israel Antiquities Authority Official Channel / Youtube
Zelda Caldwell - published on 02/26/18
What is the most valuable thing you've ever found in your yard?
While 26-year-old Dekel Ben-Shitrit was doing some weeding in the garden at his Kibbutz in Israel, he found what turned out to be a rare 700-year–old bronze ring bearing the face of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of travelers.
"I rubbed it slightly and I saw it was carved with a human image inside a frame," he later told the Times of Israel.
Ben-Shitrit then posted a photo of the ring on Facebook, asking whether anyone knew anything about its origin.
Yana Tchekhanovetz, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority soon got in touch, and examined the ring, dating it to the Crusader era, some time between the 12th and 15th centuries.
The ring features a picture of a man holding a staff appears to be St. Nicholas, who in Eastern Christianity was the patron saint of pilgrims and sailors.
"So Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm. It is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels," Tchekhanovetz told the Times of Israel.
The kibbutz where the ring was found was located in Lower Galilee near Roman Road used by Christian pilgrims on their way to sites in Mount Tabor, Nazareth and around the Sea of Galilee, according to the report.
St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus, around the world, was a 4th century bishop of Myra (Turkey) remembered for his selfless works of charity.


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Today on our Christmas Movies A to Z we reach another letter that doesn't have a film we can pick for it.
As with Q, we've decided to pick a word that is associated with a Christmas film and that word is 'vindictive'. Not every Christmas film has to be full of joy and cheer so we're going with Bad Santa.
The 2003 hilarious comedy stars Billy Bob Thornton as criminal Willie T. Soke who, along with his assistant Marcus Skidmore (Tony Cox), takes on jobs as mall Santas every year and robs the shops at night time. Willie befriends a young boy Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) and moves in to his house and he starts a relationship with bar tender Sue (Lauren Graham).
Both of those people have a profound effect on Willie and his chance at redemption may not be as long a shot as he'd previously thought.
Bad Santa is rude, crude and very, very funny. It's far superior to the awful 2016 sequel and Billy Bob Thornton is on fire in the role. The film also features the last appearance from the late John Ritter and the late comedian Bernie Mac makes a memorable performance too.


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St. Thomas the apostle, did he really come to India
Kerala is a state in Kerala known for many interesting as well as exciting facts and stories. The foreign travelers who come to Kerala have been coming to Kerala for her rich natural beauty. However, the cultural and traditional aspects have always excited them, just like the local traditions across nations. As a Kerala Tour Operator in Kerala, whenever I used to converse with guests mostly while traveling from Kochi Airport. We talk about Kerala and her history and the fact that there existed a port named Muziris on the South West coast. This port had strong trade relations with the rest of the world; both Islam and Christianity entered India via the Port of Muziris.
A belief could be anything that you believe and carry it through generations, but a belief to become a fact has to be supported by proof. On the other hand, it is always not right to say that all beliefs are untrue just because it is a historic story that lacked evidence. This is the story of a feeling that many Christian in Kerala still mentions that St. Thomas arrived on the Malabar coast not very late after the crucification of Christ.
Since the Malabar coast of Kerala has been in very constant touch with many civilizations that were in existence when most parts of the world were still in the dark. The Romans, Greeks and the Arabs had firm trade relations with the port town of Muziris. The great floods in the river Periyar in the 14th century destroyed the port and gave birth to a new port some thirty Kilometers south of Muziris, which is a modern port today, known as Kochi.
The Malabar coast has been the entry point of both Islam and Christianity. During the early centuries during the inception of both these religions, multiple civilizations had very dramatic roles in forming it as a religion. The process of elevating faith into a religion is something that happens over time. During the early ages, most beliefs and concepts made it overseas through traders and merchants who sail offshore. They were carriers of religions to other nations. If you look into the spread of Buddism and Hinduism in the far east, it happened while traders and Navy moved into other countries for trade and other reasons.
After the Cruxification of Christ, among Christians, it is believed that Christ rose from his death on the third day. That was a miraculous event for everyone who was around him. Even though he had stated about his resurrection, not many were firm enough to believe that. After his resurrection, his disciples except for Judas, traveled to distant lands to share the word of God. There have been records stating that St. Thomas was in Taxila (In the modern day Indian state of Punjab close to Pakistan) However is assumed that he did not find any success with his missions there. The tradition states that he further traveled to the South West coast of India. Jewish traders were frequent visitors to Muziris and even had settlements in different parts of the modern day Kerala. Having a Jewish community in the land might have given St. Thomas an additional advantage in introducing himself to this new land.
There have been early accounts stating that there were Christians in Southern India. Accordingly to tradition, St. Thomas performed a miracle and had introduced Bhramin families to the foreign faith, and that was the inception of Christianity in India. The Apostle established seven churches in India, however, was unable to complete the 8th church. The first Church was built in AD 52 at Palayur close to the temple town of Guruvayoor, fifty kilometers north of where Muziris could have existed before its destruction.
The Apostle further traveled to the South East coast of India and was assassinated by the local community as a retaliation to the introduction of a new faith. St. Thomas was chased to the present day St. Thomas Mount in Mylapore near Chennai. Today the mount is known as St. Thomas Mount, considered to be a pilgrim center among Christians. Many tourists who opt for the South India Tour programs have this place in their first-day itinerary. As an extension of the traditional beliefs, it is considered that St. Thomas died in AD 73. Some accounts state that the Apostle further traveled to Indonesia along with traders from India, which is relatively a less popular theory. All of the above are traditional beliefs that have been carried over centuries. However, there are accounts of early European navigators and traders that Christian already existed in Southen India.
Contrary to what the traditions define, many historians state that no historical account justifies the fact that St. Thomas the Apostle arrived on the Malabar Coast. It could be a belief that the Church in Kerala could have introduced sometime in the history of the land. Some historians even report that there was no human existence in this part of Southen India during AD 50s. Some historians believe that the Thomas of Cana who visited Muziris could be confused with St. Thomas, the apostle. Thomas of Cana had arrived Muziris and had preached Christianity; he reached the Malabar coast leading a migration of more than 70 Syriac Christians families from the Middle East. The families remain as a closed community known as Knanaya Christians.
In essence, whether it is right or incorrect, it remains a matter of debate whether St. Thomas arrived in Kerala some two thousand years back. However the Christians of Kerala strong believe that it was St. Thomas, the apostle who gave way to Christianity in the Indian Subcontinent.
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Drones, 360-degree cameras 'modeling' future of construction
By Emily Jankauski
The capabilities of drones and 360-degree cameras are infinite.
Drones take flight to deliver epic cinematography in our movies. Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree cameras attach to helmets and handlebars to capture epic action movies.
And in transportation, drones hover our skies while 360-degree cameras mount hardhats to monitor construction sites and ensure project completion.
Mani Golparvar-Fard
Meet Mani Golparvar-Fard, an associate professor and faculty entrepreneurial fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Golparvar-Fard has been working with these imaging devices to transform their depictions into three-dimensional models ― a 3D mathematical representation of surfaces displayed on software, similar to Google Maps' street-view experiences.
"Instead of manually surveying sites for retrofits and generating two-dimensional site plans as a basis of schematics, we end up creating a three-dimensional model on a computer," he said, "and we use that to generate all of our construction documents."
Golparvar-Fard holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering as well as two other master's degrees in the applied science of civil engineering and computer science. He and his students use 3D reality models as well as 2D and 3D design information and project schedules to monitor construction sites at the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control lab, where he serves as director.
"Drones can easily carry high-resolution digital cameras," he said. "The visual feed provided by them can be used to map any site in three dimensions. If you're in earth-moving operations, the three-dimensional models that are generated from these drone pictures can tell you how many cubic yards of dirt have been hauled away from the site."
And that's the same concept for 360-degree cameras, too.
"We can assess the site, from a quality perspective, by comparing the 2D and 3D images of the site against the as-designed model," he added.
Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree cameras show potential to further 3D modeling.
So how will this technology shape the future? By making the switch from predictive to prescriptive data analytics.
"(What) is happening today is what we call predictive data analytics, and what that really means is once you compare reality, or what happens in the field against the design and project schedules, we can understand the impact of deviations in progress and (future) productivity of that project," Golparvar-Fard said.
"When a project is scheduled and the schedule is tied to the design model, we can automatically compare the 3D reality of the site against the plan and forecast if there's going to be delays happening."
But that script is soon to flip, according to Golparvar-Fard.
"What we should be doing in the next five to 10 years is to tell you, 'These are exactly the top five recommendations that we have for you on how you can revise your project schedule (to) make sure your project ends up being completed on time and on budget,'" he said.
As to whom reaps the reward? Golparvar-Fard thinks the biggest beneficiary is the public.
"If you're working on an IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation) project, we can forecast that and figure out what the implications are in terms of traffic, in terms of cost and, widely speaking, taxpayers' money and how that's being spent," he said.
"The beauty here is that project controls information can be offered to contractors ahead of time so that (they) can revise their plans in time to make sure potential issues are being prevented," he added. "This completely transform(s) today's practices."
Mani Golparvar-Fard is an associate professor and faculty entrepreneurial fellow at Illinois.
Golparvar-Fard considers himself lucky to lead the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's efforts in this field during this exciting time.
"We'd love to use this technology as an opportunity to work with the industry and attract students to come over to the University of Illinois and consider their trajectory studying from here," he said.
And that, perhaps, is his greatest passion, ensuring that his students carry on this research well into the future.
"If I can have the opportunity to keep working with their talents to offer cutting-edge solutions to the industry, and educate them and train them so they can be part of this cycle in the future, then I would consider this a success," he said. "But more than anything, I really want to make sure that I can deliver quality research that makes an impact, an impact on the body of science and an impact on the practice."


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Jim Gillespie may refer to:

Jim Gillespie (baseball) (1894–1976), American baseball player
Jim Gillespie (director), Scottish film director
Jim Gillespie (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2016), Scottish footballer
Jim Gillespie (footballer, born 1957) (born 1957), Scottish footballer

See also
James Gillespie (disambiguation)

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The research group "Evolution of Meiosis", belonging to the Department of Chromosome Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (Cologne, Germany), is interested in the study of meiotic adaptations and recombination mechanisms taking place in holocentric plants. The group will start up from September 1st 2019. Here, we will address these evolutionary meiotic questions using as model species plants from the genus Rhynchospora, which have species with chiasmatic and achiamastic meiosis.
Please send a CV (including contact details of two or three references) and a letter of motivation to Dr. André Marques (application-marques@mpipz.mpg.de) with the subject title 'MPIPZ Postdoc'.


Most of the times while importing date data from different sources the format is in UTC time format. For the accurate reporting and visuals in Power BI dashboards we need to have this in local time format. In this post we will see how you can convert the UTC date data into local time format.


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Here's how nanoparticles could help us get closer to a treatment for COVID-19
Originally Published at News@Northeastern by Roberto Molar Candanosa
There is no vaccine or specific treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2.
Since the outbreak began in late 2019, researchers have been racing to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, which is a strain from a family of viruses known as coronavirus for their crown-like shape.
Northeastern chemical engineering professor Thomas Webster, who specializes in developing nano-scale medicine and technology to treat diseases, is part of a contingency of scientists that are contributing ideas and technology to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.
The idea of using nanoparticles, Webster says, is that the virus behind COVID-19 consists of a structure of a similar scale as his nanoparticles. At that scale, matter is ultra-small, about ten thousand times smaller than the width of a single strand of hair.
Thomas Webseter, professor and Art Zafiropoulo Chair in engineering, specializes in developing nano-scale medicine and technology to treat diseases. He is part of a contingency of scientists that are contributing ideas and technology to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Webster is proposing particles of similar sizes that could attach to SARS-CoV-2 viruses, disrupting their structure with a combination of infrared light treatment. That structural change would then halt the ability of the virus to survive and reproduce in the body.
"You have to think in this size range," says Webster, who is Art Zafiropoulo Chair in Engineering at Northeastern. "In the nanoscale size range, if you want to detect viruses, if you want to deactivate them."
Finding and neutralizing viruses with nanomedicine is at the core of what Webster and other researchers call theranostics, which focuses on combining therapy and diagnosis. Using that approach, his lab has specialized in nanoparticles to fight the microbes that cause influenza and tuberculosis.
"It's not just having one approach to detect whether you have a virus and another approach to use it as a therapy," he says, "but having the same particle, the same approach, for both your detection and therapy."
SARS-CoV-2 spreads mostly through tiny droplets of viral particles—from breathing, talking, sneezing, coughing—that enter the body through the eyes, mouth, or nose. Preliminary research also suggests that those germs may survive for days when they attach themselves to countertops, handrails, and other hard surfaces.
Here's why we shouldn't refer to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as simply 'coronavirus'
That's one reason to make theranostics with nanoparticles the focus of the COVID-19 outbreak, Webster says.
Nanoparticles can disable these pathogens even before they break into the body, as they hold on to different objects and surfaces. His lab has developed materials that can be sprayed on objects to form nanoparticles and attack viruses.
"Even if it was on a surface, on someone's countertop, or an iPhone," he says. "It doesn't mean anything because it's not the active form of that virus."
That same technology can be fine-tuned and tweaked to target a wide range of viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. Unlike other novel drugs with large molecular structures, nanoparticles are so small that they can move through our body without disrupting other functions, such as those of the immune system.
How can we stop the spread of misinformation about COVID-19? Better math.
"Almost like a surveyor, they can go around your bloodstream," Webster says. "They can survey your body much easier and under much longer times and try and detect viruses."
To do all that, the CDC needs to know the specifics about what kind of structure is needed to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, Webster says. That information isn't public yet.
"You have to identify what we need to put in our nanoparticle to attract it to that virus," he says. "The CDC must know that, because they've developed a kit that can determine if you have [COVID-19], versus influenza, or something else."
An alternative to nanomedicine is producing synthetic molecules. But Webster says that tactic presents some challenges. In the case of chemotherapies used to treat cancer cells, such synthetic drugs can cause severe side effects that kill cancer cells, as well as other cells in the body.
"The same thing could be happening with synthetic chemistry to treat a virus, where molecules are killing a lot more than just that virus," Webster says.
Still, Webster acknowledges that there aren't many researchers focusing on nanoparticles to kill viruses.
One of the main reasons for the lack of those solutions is that the same benefits that make nanoparticles ideal to fight infectious diseases also make them a concern for the U.S. Federal Drug Administration.
Because of their size, nanoparticles are pervasive (too pervasive, maybe) to seep through other parts of the body. To reduce that risk, Webster's lab has focused on using iron oxide. Particles of that make up entail chemistry that is already natural to our bodies and diets.
To fix big problems in medicine, he's thinking smaller
"Even if you have a viral infection, you need more iron, because you could be anemic depending on how bad the infection is," Webster says. "We're actually developing these nanoparticles out of chemistries that can help your health."
And, he says, iron-based nanoparticles could be directed with magnetic fields to target specific organs in the body, such as lungs and other areas susceptible to respiratory complications after contracting viral infections. That too, Webster says, is something that you couldn't do with a novel synthetic molecule.
"Really, what this all means is that we just have to do the studies to show those iron nanoparticles are not going into the brain or the kidney," Webster says, "that these nanoparticles are going exactly where you want them to go to the virus."
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The Cheaper by the Dozen franchise consists of a series of films and stage adaptations, based on the real-life events of the Gilbreth family. Based on novels co-written by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, the series of movies include two biographical films and three loosely-remade family comedy films inspired by their story. The general plot centers around the lives of parents with a large number of children. Each depicts familial relationships, and working through the challenges that arise with an over-sized household.

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) was well-received critically and financially, which led to a sequel with Belles on Their Toes (1952). Years later, a fictional loose-remake based on the true-life family was adapted and released in 2003. Though it acquired mild critical reception, its box office returns inspired 20th Century Fox to greenlight a sequel titled Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) which upon release received poor critical response.

A reboot of the franchise was exclusively released on Disney+ on March 18 2022.

Origin

The autobiographical novels Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes were written by siblings Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, and released in 1948 and 1952, respectively. The books detail their upbringing in a large family of 12 children, as well as the time and motion study techniques by which they were raised.

In Cheaper by the Dozen, the book details the eventful life of the wealthy Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, in raising a large family. The couple tested and perfected their business practices, helping factories fine-tune their assembly lines for maximum output at minimum cost, and used these skills in their personal lives with their large number of children. The book includes the insights of two of its members, the authors, with the comedy and heart of growing up in an over-sized family. Throughout its pages, the authors seek to teach the importance of hard work.  The events and stories within the book are organized topically while the book coming to an abrupt end, portraying the sudden real-life death of their father.

A sequel to the first novel, Belles on Their Toes details the family's continued adventures following the passing of Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., with Lillian's attempts to continue perfecting business practices. With the studies rendered and the knowledge she acquired with her husband, Lillian continues to work and provide for her large family. The novel details her role in taking over the profitable business, and the ways in which each family member contributed saving money and maximizing the family income. The Gilbreth family endured a chicken pox outbreak and the influence of an unwelcome boyfriend, and even met the President of the United States.

Film

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

As a biographical film, the plot details the story of the large Gilbreth family. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth work together in raising 12 children. As both are business professionals and renowned efficiency experts, the trials of raising their children are detailed with comedic situations. The married couple have added assistance from their oldest daughter, who oftentimes acts as a parental figure to her younger siblings. Though Frank and Lillian experience push-back from their children, the family works together to overcome the challenges of everyday life, and to strengthen the couple's company in work experiences. The family's bond is tested with the sudden passing of Frank, due to heart failure. The family decides to continue to work together, while Lillian takes charge of the business.

Belles on Their Toes (1952)

After the death of her husband, Lillian Gilbreth works tirelessly to provide for her family, consisting of 12 children. The recent-widow seeks additional work to make extra money. Despite her engineering background, Lillian is challenged by sexist bigotry when applying for various jobs. The family works together, facing difficulties of young adulthood and in helping their mother with the cost of living.

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Tom and Kate Baker find themselves the parents of 12 children. The couple came to a compromise with their working careers, early in their marriage, to provide for the large family. Tom is the sole breadwinner coaching college football, while Kate retires from her passion as a journalist to raise their kids. Their day-to-day lives suddenly change when Tom is offered the opportunity to coach at a collegiate level, at the same time that Kate's parenting memoir is purchased by a book publisher. Upon moving into a new home for Tom's new job, Kate leaves to begins her book tour. As Tom is left to care for the children, much comedic chaos ensues within the household. Through these events, Kate realizes she would rather be home with her family, while Tom realizes how difficult her job as a mother can be. Ultimately, Tom resigns from his job to spend more time with the family.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

After the wedding of their oldest daughter Nora and the upcoming birth of her first child, Tom and Kate Baker plan a vacation for their large family. Hoping for a relaxing summer vacation at a lakeside resort, the family realizes upon arrival that they will be staying in the most aged unit in the area. As it was the last rental available, Tom attempts to fix it up though his knowledge of household repairs is limited. Tom's old rival, Jimmy Murtaugh and his equally large family, happen to be staying at the same resort. The not-so-friendly competitiveness, begins to spoil the trip. The Bakers' teenage son Charlie falls in love with the Murtaughs' teenage daughter Anne, and the Bakers' preteen daughter Sarah falls in love with the Murtaughs' preteen son Elliot. Sarah and Elliot go to the movies together, and their fathers come to the movie theater to spy on them, but Tom and Jimmy end up getting kicked out of the theater because the other moviegoers become suspicious of their behavior. The Bakers rally together to try and win the annual Labor Day competition against the Murtaughs. During the final challenge, Nora Baker goes into labor. The Murtaugh family abandons the task, coming to assist the Bakers which dissolves the discord between the households. Jimmy reveals that he was always jealous of Tom's popularity when they were growing up, and the two fathers become friends. The baby is born, and he is named Tom after his grandfather, with Nora stating that though her dad has never been perfect he's excelled in many ways at being a good father. Nora's younger sister Lorraine is selected as the baby's godmother. Nora and Charlie both decide to move to the lake.

Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)

In August 2019, following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, The Walt Disney Company then-CEO Bob Iger announced that a reboot of Cheaper by the Dozen was in development and would premiere exclusively on the company's streaming service, Disney+. Later that month, Gail Lerner signed on as director, with a script co-written by Kenya Barris and Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry. Barris would also serve as producer. Principal photography was scheduled to commence on July 13, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. In March of the same year, however, filming on all Disney projects were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and industry restrictions worldwide. It ended up having bad reviews.

By November 2020, Disney's new CEO Bob Chapek announced that filming on all movies that had been postponed by the coronavirus had resumed filming, and in some cases completed principal photography. Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff were cast to co-star as the parents of the family in the film, while Journee Brown, Kylie Rogers, Andre Robinson, Caylee Blosenski, Aryan Simhadri, Leo A. Perry, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christian Cote, Sebastian Cote and Luke Prael were cast as their children. The plot centers around a blended multiracial family, who navigate familial relationships and maintaining a family business. The film debuted on Disney+ on March 18, 2022. Principal photography began in April 2021.

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Stage adaptations

Play
A stage adaptation of the novel was released in 1992. The adaptation, written by Christopher Sergel, follows the premise of the autobiography with similarities to the feature films. Written for an adolescent to college-age audience, the play primarily follows the point of view of Anne Gilbreth, the primary character. The plot details the events of Anne's every-day popularity in high school. Her father Frank, is esteemed as a pioneer of industrial efficiency, uses his work skills upon the large family of 14 individuals. Seeking to save money and to find a more organized living for his family, Frank comedically pushes forward with unorthodoxed practices. Over the course of the play, Anne learns amidst her frustrations that the secret reason her father has been behaving differently, is that he has a serious heart condition. In turn, Frank comes to the sentimental realization that his daughter has grown.

Musical
A comedy-musical adaptation of the play by Christopher Sergel debuted with a score and lyrics co-written by David Rogers and Mark Bucci. Similar to the play, Cheaper by the Dozen: The Musical takes liberties with the source material. Frank Gilbreth was an expert in industrial efficiency, and throughout the musical sings numbers dedicated to this achievement. The family doesn't understand why he begins to push his restrictive ways upon them, but his oldest daughters rebel against his attempts. The oldest daughter named Anne, seeks for her independence from the rules set by her father. As the father's worsening heart condition comes to light, the family begins to realize the levity of his actions. Frank wants his large family of 14 individuals to be able to survive, when he is no longer on the Earth. A mutual respect grows between Anne and Frank, as she moves away to college.

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LOL That might take a while...Intel is a really big company and they have serveral computer manufacturers that exclusively use their CPU's. Becides, you should be more open-minded...there are some apps where AMD loses (although very few...). Dont have to insult him just because he likes Intel.
That's why I said AMD wins in 80-90% of the tests. I never said 100%. But Gibant is just wrong in so many things.
Heh. Whatever...just don't start flaming him.
Giblet: Morons continue making moronic statement. I can't believe this! how the hell can you even begin to say the Intel P4 is better then an AMD 64? You have a head on your shoulders and a brain in it. AMd isn't a problem. You're an idiot dude. Sometimes you try to run something, it doesn't work? What kind of drugs are you smoking? AMD 64 never crashes, and I put it under intensive work.
You don't want me to call you names? You call me and Giabnt names so it doesn't make it right to say something about you? Oh ok i see... And you can't say Intel doesn't win in audio. I have seen the tests. Live with it. Intel beats AMD in audio related things at the momemnt makingit the ideal choice for that type of profession or whatnot.
The Gskill is the best memory around at the moment. It can do 600Mhz @ 3 4 4 8 and 400Mhz @ 2 2 2 5 1T and only needs 2.6v to do it, giving plenty of scope to up the voltage and get even faster timings.
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Look, you people make me really furious. Intel beats AMD in audio related things? From benchmarks I have seen it has not.
Gian i showed you the benches in the intel vs amd thread that's a sticky. You just wantr to forget about it...?


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