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Federal Way, WA 98422 US 03/19/2022
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Anacortes, WA 98221 US 10/01/2022
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Cle Elum, WA 98922 US 08/06/2022
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North Bend, WA US 98045
The Iron Horse Half Marathon will take place on August 21st, 2022 and is a half marathon starting at Olallie State Park and finishing in North Bend. It is a beautiful course that winds along the river and through the woods. PLUS IT'S 90% DOWNHILL!
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In a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable stents, an alternative to the traditional stents used in patients with cardiac conditions. In his editorial, Dr. Mukherjee encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents, instead of the newer bioresorbable option.
Conventional stents have had their drawbacks for years. Made of stiff metal, the round, tubular structure is inserted into a narrowed artery to open up the pathway and improve blood flow. The drug-eluting stent is a step above this bare-metal structure; it's a device coated in an anti-tissue growth medication that's slowly released into the bloodstream upon insertion, preventing any recurrence of blockage.
Blood clots and scar tissue are more likely to form where a stent has been placed. There's also a possibility that the stent will fail and the artery will become blocked again at the same location, an effect known as restenosis.
The first bioresorbable stent was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2016. Marketed as Absorb, the device naturally dissolves in the body three years after implant, helping the artery heal more naturally.
But this up-and-coming device is not all it's cracked up to be, Dr. Mukherjee warns.
In its most recent clinical trial, published in the NEJM in March, Absorb was tied to an increased risk of device thrombosis a dangerous side effect where a blood clot forms on the stent itself. While thrombosis formed in just eight patients with a drug eluting stent, it occurred in 31 patients who had an Absorb implant.
He adds that while long-term, increased anti-clotting medicine may reduce thrombus formation with Absorb, the side effects of bleeding risk are likely not worth the risk.
Dr. Mukherjee acknowledges that the bioresorbable stents are a good idea in theory, and hopes that the next generation of the device will have improved results. He recommends that manufacturers focus on creating stents with quicker reabsorption rates, thinner struts and improved strength.
Dr. Mukherjee is the chief of cardiovascular medicine and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso). He was invited to comment on the release of new clinical trial results based on his expertise in cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Mukherjee received his Doctor of Medicine from India's Government Medical College and completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.


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Category Archive 'Removing Confederate Monuments'
The Left Moves On
"Forrest Gump" (1994), Anthem Protests, Left Think, Removing Confederate Monuments
General Hooker Was on the Union Side
Civil War, General Joseph Hooker, Removing Confederate Monuments
Crazy Times
Leftist Hysteria, Removing Confederate Monuments, War on Statues
Left vs. Right in Charlottesville
Charlottesville Rioting, Removing Confederate Monuments
"Honoring Fallen Enemies"
Chivalry, Japan, Removing Confederate Monuments, WWII
Bartholomew Xerxes Ogilvie, Jr., at Ricochet, has a little story that seems especially relevant these days. Alas! it's the kind of thing that people on the Left will never understand.
In 1944, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine corporal named Marvin Strombo got separated from his unit on the island of Saipan. Making his way back toward the rally point, he stumbled across the supine body of a young Japanese soldier. The man had apparently been killed by the concussion from a mortar explosion: his body was completely intact, bearing no apparent wounds. The sword at his side marked him as an officer. And poking out from underneath his jacket Strombo could see a folded Japanese flag.
Strombo hesitated but then reached out and removed the flag. It was covered with Japanese calligraphy: good-luck messages and signatures from the young officer's friends and family. Flags such as this were popular souvenirs among Allied troops, so Strombo knew that if he hadn't taken it someone else would have. But Strombo made a silent vow: "I knew it meant a lot to him … I made myself promise him that one day, I would give back the flag after the war was over." …
a few days ago, 93-year-old Marvin Strombo made the long journey to Higashishirakawa, where he met with the surviving family and friends of the young enemy soldier whose final resting place he had seen. He was able to bring them the closure of knowing where, when, and how Yasue died; and he was able to return to them the flag they had sent with Yasue when he'd gone off to war. "I had such a moment with your brother. I promised him one day I would return the flag to his family," Strombo told them. "It took a long time, but I was able to bring the flag back to you, where it belongs."
The Japanese were our enemies in World War II. And make no mistake: they were on the wrong side. Even the Japanese themselves know that today. Sadao Yasue was fighting for the wrong cause, defending a militaristic regime that was bent on conquest and domination of its neighbors, at the expense of its own populace. He was part of a military that, elsewhere in the same war, committed atrocities that are too horrible to contemplate.
But he was also a human being, a young man with a family and friends who loved him. People he left behind, people who had nothing to do with the war, except insofar as they suffered its miseries and the pain of his loss. Returning the flag to these people and honoring the sacrifice he made in no way undermines the outcome of the war, nor does it represent an endorsement of the evil for which he fought. It is nothing more and nothing less than an expression of human decency, a way of reaching out and acknowledging the pain of war.
In front of the courthouse at the center of my small North Carolina town is a statue of a Confederate soldier. Not a hero, not a leader, just a generic representation of the thousands of young men who went off to war and left grieving families behind. It is not an endorsement of slavery or a message of racism; it is nothing more and nothing less than a somber acknowledgement and reminder of the pain that war brought.
The next time I drive through town, I wonder if it will still be there.
RTWT
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Plan ahead – Operation Australia Day 2023
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NSW Police are urging everyone to plan ahead and mark this Australia Day safely and responsibly with large crowds are expected to gather across the state.
Operation Australia Day 2023 is a high-visibility policing operation to ensure the safety and security of everybody– whether participating in events at Sydney's Circular Quay or getting together in other public spaces.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole encouraged everyone to mark the public holiday in a safe and responsible way.
"No matter how you plan to spend the day, I encourage everyone to be sensible and respectful and look after each other," Mr Toole said.
"Police will be out in force across the State to crack down on anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime to make sure everyone marks the day safely.
"Double demerits will also be in place from Wednesday right through to Sunday, so if you're travelling during this time make sure you watch your speed and stay off your phone while driving."
Operation Commander, Assistant Commissioner Stephen Hegarty, said police are working closely with other government agencies to ensure the day is memorable for all.
"Police will be out in numbers – on the ground, in the air and on the water – as general duties officers are supported specialist units including the Police Transport Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Public Order and Riot Squad, Operations Support Group, Mounted Unit, Dog Unit and PolAir, " Assistant Commissioner Hegarty said.
"Community safety is always the number one priority for NSW Police, and with that in mind, anyone found to be ruining the day for others will be dealt with accordingly.
"Our message is clear: make this an Australia Day to remember, not one you'd rather forget. Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated, so be safe, look out for your mates, and know your limits," he said.
Marine Area Commander, Detective Superintendent Murray Reynolds, said Australia Day was typically one of the most popular days to be on the water, with Water Police patrolling.
"With significant maritime traffic expected on the harbour and in our waterways, skippers are reminded that the same drink-driving rules apply on the water as on the roads.
"As well as compliance checks, police will be conducting drug and alcohol testing, so make sure your vessel is in working order and all required safety equipment is on board.
"Drinking alcohol or taking drugs while in or out on the water can have a tragic ending, so make responsible decisions and look after your mates," Det Supt Reynolds said.
On the roads, double demerits will also be in place between Wednesday 25 January 2023 to Sunday 29 January 2023.
Public transport is the best way to attend the Sydney CBD events. Plan your trip ahead of time at https://transportnsw.info/
For more details on road closures, clearways, access information and real-time traffic conditions visit https://www.livetraffic.com/
For anyone heading out onto the water, exclusion zones and movement times apply. Please visit www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/ for further details.
For details about what's happening in your area and further event-related information, visit the official Australia Day website: https://www.australiaday.com.au/
Tags:Alcohol, Australia, Australia Day, Commissioner, community, Government, maritime, Minister, New South Wales, NSW, NSW Police, police, policing, public transport, road closure, security, Sydney, Transport


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Recently, elements of the Tarrant County GOP have campaigned to remove Dr. Shahid Shafi from his leadership position in the local Republican Party because he is Muslim. This is outrageous and should be opposed strenuously by every Republican and patriotic American.
Ours is a country founded upon certain ideas about the nature of man and the role of government. Americans look first and foremost to the Declaration of Independence to define these ideas: "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Beyond this, we also look to speeches like the Gettysburg Address or Lincoln's Second Inaugural to give shape and meaning to our national creed.
I also look to one of the most beautiful and moving documents in American history: Washington's letter to the Jewish Congregation at Newport. In this letter, the father of our country writes that "the citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of a large and liberal policy…all possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship." Washington goes on to say that "the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support." It is easy 230 years later to fail to appreciate the radicalism of Washington's sentiments. Throughout history, the Jewish people had been harassed, persecuted, and prohibited from taking full part in the societies in which they lived. America, however, would be different. America would be a land of religious liberty even to minority religious groups unpopular with society at large. Often we think of the American experiment only in terms of the democratic aspect represented in the popular vote, but what makes this land so special is so much more than that, and chief among the reasons is that we hold as sacred the principle of religious liberty.
But what about sharia law? Elements of the Fort Worth GOP ask, "can you be a good Muslim and not support sharia law"? To them I say: calm down, the same things were said about Catholics 100 years ago, and Catholics dominate the modern Republican Party without anyone thinking twice about it. Religion is incredibly complex, and the faith tradition you are suddenly an expert about has 1 billion adherents around the world and is no different. Surely there are Muslims who see their faith as absolutely incompatible with republican government, but Dr. Shafi – by all accounts a patriotic, loyal, proud American – should not even be spoken of in the same breath as them. Islam has many, many shades from the Sunni, incredibly fundamentalist 8th-century version, to the much more liberal, esoteric and spiritual version practiced in large parts of Asia. The proposed removal of Dr. Shafi is at best ignorant, and at worst an example of the worst kind of bigotry that Washington would be ashamed of.


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Summary for 714 1st AVE / Parcel ID 388040-0055 / Inv #
Historic Name: Gross, Emma, House Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne Neighborhood: Queen Anne
In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places.
This house is significant as one of the oldest homes in this section of Queen Anne and one of the few remaining Queen Anne-style houses in the area. This large house, with its polygonal turret, is a strong reminder of the neighborhood's original architectural heritage. The original owner and exact construction date are not known, but it most likely was built earlier than the 1900 date given in the Tax Assessor's records. It was owned by Emma Gross between 1931 and the 1960s. It was probably during this period that it was converted from a single family home to a five-unit building, and it may have been used as a rooming house before that. It had several owners in the 1960s-70s. However, exterior alterations appear to be minimal.
This 2-1/2 story house is hidden beneath large trees and is very difficult to see clearly. It has a hipped roof with deep eaves and curved brackets, and a polygonal turret at the southwest corner. A porch extends across the front (west) of the house, with stairs going down to the south. The porch has four small round columns, turned balusters and spindlework along the top; lattice encloses the area beneath the porch. To the north of the entry is a three-sided bay with three one-over-one windows. A square bay projects above the porch, with similar windows. A dentilled course runs below this. The south elevation has a small eyebrow dormer and another three-sided bay; to the east of this is a small porch and a door to the second floor. Many of the windows on the south elevation have five-over-one sash, with a simple diamond pattern in the upper sash. The three-story turret has three windows on each floor, with a lattice pattern on the upper floor. Cladding is clapboard thoughout with a concrete block foundation (pre-dating 1938).
Detail for 714 1st AVE / Parcel ID 388040-0055 / Inv #
Status: Yes - Inventory
Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Concrete - Block
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two & ½
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ed. Shaping Seattle Architecture, A Historical Guide to the Architects. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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L'Unbiquadi o Unbiquadium és el nom temporal d'un element químic hipotètic de la taula periòdica que té el símbol temporal Ubq i nombre atòmic Z=124.

El 2008, un equip a GANIL, França, va publicar uns resultats que indicaven que s'havien produït nuclis de l'element 124 en un estat energètic de molt alta excitació, que van sofrir una posterior fissió amb vides mitjanes mesurables. Aquest important resultat suggereix un fort efecte estabilitzador a Z=124 i assenyala que la següent capa de protons comença per a Z>120, no per a Z=114 com es pensava prèviament.

Síntesi de nuclis amb Z=124
En una sèrie d'experiments, científics de GANIL han intentat mesurar la fissió directa i retardada de nuclis composts dels elements amb Z=114, 120, i 124 per demostrar efectes de capa en aquesta regió i localitzar la següent capa esfèrica de protons. El 2006, amb resultats complets publicats el 2008, l'equip va subministrar resultats d'una reacció que implicava el bombardeig d'un blanc de germani natural amb ions d'urani.

L'equip va informar que havien estat capaços d'identificar nuclis composts fisionant-se, amb vides mitjanes més grans de 10−18 s. Encara que aquests nuclis són molt efímers, la capacitat de mesurar aquests temps de desintegració indiquen un fort efecte de capa a Z=124. Un fenomen similar va ser trobat en el cas del unbinili (Z=120) però no pel flerovi (Z=114).

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El nom provisional, unbiquadi, deriva del seu nombre atòmic, Z=124.

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Why are there so many camper vans on Palo Alto's El Camino Real and on side streets in Mountain View?
The RVs lining roads on the Peninsula are a hot topic. Complaints about them in Palo Alto and Mountain View have reached both city councils many times. The two cities are taking very different approaches to the issue that can be blamed on the housing crisis.
Cost of housing. To afford a two-bedroom house in Santa Clara County, you would have to make at least $42.69 an hour. The median sale price of a home in Palo Alto is about $2.5 million, and the average rent is about $3,616 a month for a two-bedroom apartment. In Mountain View, the median sale price for a home is about $1.7 million, and rent averages around $3,400 for a two-bedroom apartment as well. It was recently discovered that some of the people living in RVs in Palo Alto are renting them for $400 to $500 a month. So, it makes sense why some people are living in RVs in Palo Alto and Mountain View.
Housing policies. The high cost of living combined with the lack of affordable housing units has contributed to the RVs in Palo Alto and Mountain View. Both cities have struggled to produce affordable housing units for many reasons including an uproar over traffic congestion, parking concerns, zoning restrictions, costs, etc. None of the affordable housing units in Palo Alto have openings and only a few have wait-list spots available.
Between 2015 and 2023, Palo Alto is supposed to build 1,988 affordable housing units and Mountain View needs to build 1,665 to meet state law. However, there are no consequences for the cities if this mandate isn't met. Palo Alto, for example, only produced 18 units in 2016 and 89 in 2017.
Palo Alto: In response to more and more community complaints, Palo Alto is tightening enforcement of the RVs on El Camino Real. Even though El Camino is a state-owned highway, the city of Palo Alto enforces parking rules on it, and vehicles cannot be parked in the same spot for 72 consecutive hours. RV dwellers circumvent the rule by driving around a little bit and then coming back to park or moving their vehicle down the street. Last year, the city warned people they could be towed; but only three RVs and trailers ended up getting towed. With sometimes over 100 RVs parked, enforcement can be difficult.
Mountain View: Mountain View has launched a few programs to manage the 250-300 RVs on the streets, many of which are parked on Cristano Avenue. One of these programs is the Lots of Love Safe Parking Program that provides parking spots in St. Timothy's Episcopal Church's rear parking lot for people living in RVs, but as of August, only three families have parked there. The city tried to start a free waste collection program for those living in RVs but decided to end it due to low turnout. The low participation was due to a variety of reasons including inoperable vehicles unable to make it to the dumping sites and people's inability to bring their RVs by during the scheduled times.
Looking toward the future. Palo Alto's Transportation and Planning Commission sent its recommendations to the City Council earlier in November to rewrite zoning laws that encourage more housing development including affordable housing. Mountain View approved a new housing project in January that would put 62 additional affordable apartments in Shorebreeze Apartments.
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1. Cougar Cuisine Information (click here) (Updated Flyer): Due to expected inclement weather, Cougar Cuisine will now take place on Saturday, February 2nd from 12:00 to 2:00pm during the home basketball game vs Greenwood.
2. Upcoming "Movie Night": The student council will be hosting a 5th/6th grade movie night on January 23rd from 2:30-4:0pm for any interested 4th grader. Permission slips for this event were sent home this week and are due on Tuesday. Please be sure to to change dismissal manager should your child be staying.
3. E-learning Support for January 21st: Our library will be staffed by support staff on Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6pm next week. Should your child need some additional help with their e-learning lessons, we welcome you to bring them on either of these evenings. We request that parents remain with their child(ren) during this timeframe so that they may depart upon completion. If you have questions, please contact the office.
4. January 30th e-Learning Day: PLEASE click here to go to the Powerschool Parent Portal and complete the questionnaire (top left of webpage). This information allows us to appropriately staff our building as well as for lunch prep.
5. No Cold Feet Shoe Drive: K-Kids is sponsoring the No Cold Feet Shoe Drive January 28th-February 1st. Students can donate old shoes to the boxes in their homeroom. The class with the most shoe donations will receive a sports water bottle. Please be sure that each donated pair is secured with a rubber band. Shoes will be donated to Changing Footprints, and unwearable shoes will be recycled into playground mulch!
6. Schoolstore.com: Our school will be participating in the SchoolStore program again this year. This online program helps our school earn cash without students selling door-to-door, collecting money or delivering products. Over 400 merchants, including Target and WalMart.com, have joined together to offer up to 50% of sales to our school for shopping through SchoolStore.com.
You shop online for what you are planning to purchase anyway and support our school. Simply go to www.schoolstore.net, select our school (School code: 8981) and let the shopping begin!! Last year, we had seventy-six students participate. Therefore, Schoolstore has offered to donate $5/student for each student we exceed seventy-six this year. All money raised goes to support our GOTCHA program. Feel free to share with family members and friends.
7. Greenfield Community Club Lacrosse Team Call-Out Meeting: Due to the weather last weekend, this event was postponed to tomorrow afternoon at 5:30pm in the Greenfield Memorial Building. Should you have additional questions, please contact Greg Hall at 317-966-2954. Please note that this is not a school-sanctioned team.
9. ILEARN Information: The link below will allow you to see and interact with released test items. It will also allow your child to practice with some of the online test tools that will be available to them.
10. Library News: Did you know we have eBooks available for MIS students? We received them through the Greenfield-Central School Foundation and want to spread the word. Below is a tutorial you can watch on how to gain access. The eBooks can be read on iPads or Chromebooks. Students can download the books for offline access as well. Should you have questions regarding this, please contact Ms. Lucy Gellert, GC Director of Library Services at lrgellert@gcsc.k12.in.us.
11. Camp Invention: The 2019 camp will be July 15-19th at J.B. Stephens Elementary from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost per child is $230. The camp is for children entering grade K-6. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Ms. Amanda Bradford at abradford@gcsc.k12.in.us.
13. Breakfast & 2 Hour Delays: In the event of a 2 hour delay this year, breakfast will not be served on these days. This is due to the fact that upon student arrival our lunch staff will already be in the process of prepping lunch.
14. Safe School Alert: SafeSchools Alert is our district's tip reporting service. If you have information about a threat to our safety, do your part and report it. Please remember, you can remain anonymous. Should you have a need to report an issue, please click on the link below for details on how to do so.
15. #thankfulThursday: As mentioned earlier this year, we had a large group of staff members who met on several occasions over the summer to discuss our old "Behavior Card." The goal was to find a way to make this a more positive communication tool for our parents and students. This card was created as a scaled feedback tool to provide you with, not only the traditional information you have always received, but also a glimpse into the positive choices and leadership that your child is displaying throughout his/her day.
"Mrs. Tilley has been absolutely amazing with my sweet girl! My daughter is one of a kind to say the least and she requires extra attention and sometimes unconventional strategies. I am so thankful she has an understanding, patient teacher who wants to help her succeed and keeps me informed on how she is doing and calms my nerves with such a positive attitude and patience!
"Communication is key to succeeding. Mrs. Wayne, thank you for your communication. You have answered all my questions and I am able to help my student study and learn. Thank you for caring."
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18. Volunteer Forms: Click on the link. Once you are on the page, click on the red apply button in the upper right hand corner to complete the process.


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Winner of the Avery Fisher Recital Award, the Piatigorsky Memorial Award, the Pro Musicis Award, and a Grammy Nominee, cellist Sharon Robinson is recognized worldwide as a consummate artist and one of the most outstanding musicians of our time. Her guest appearances with orchestras include the Philadelphia and Minnesota orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, National, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and San Francisco symphonies, and in Europe, the London Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Zürich's Tonhalle Orchestra, and the English, Scottish, and Franz Lizst chamber orchestras. In 1977, Robinson and two colleagues, violinist Jaime Laredo and pianist Joseph Kalichstein, formed the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. The group, which has performed and recorded worldwide (while maintaining its original personnel), is considered among the finest chamber ensembles in existence.
Committed to the music of our time, Sharon Robinson works closely with many of today's leading composers. She is admired for consortium building, putting together multiple presenters as co-commissioners of both chamber music works and concertos with orchestra. For the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio's 35th anniversary, she gathered twelve presenters to commission Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Quintet, and for the 35th anniversary of her marriage to Jaime Laredo, she compiled eight co-commissioners for Richard Danielpour's Inventions on a Marriage. Currently, the pair are celebrating their 40 years of marriage by assembling a coalition of orchestras to co-commission a new Double Concerto for them by Chris Brubeck.
Sharon Robinson divides her time among solo engagements, teaching, performing with her husband, violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo, and touring with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. In 2012, she joined the renowned instrumental and chamber music faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Highly sought after for her dynamic master classes, she brings insight to her teaching from the rare combination of her lifetime experiences in prestigious orchestras, ensembles, and the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, plus countless solo recitals and concerto performances.
Sharon Robinson's television appearances have included The Tonight Show, the Today Show, the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS, a profile on CBS Sunday Morning, plus being a guest with Garrison Keillor on the Prairie Home Companion on NPR.


Last November, Britt Farrar — Senior Manager for Social Media Strategy at CarMax — got caught up in a viral moment.
Britt's role at CarMax is to research, direct, and oversee implementation of social media across the organization. Their social team includes an internal team that works with their always-on social content and their marketing and advertising activations. "But we don't do a lot of real-time," says Britt.
And then came "Greenie," the 1996 used Honda that changed everything.
"When we really took notice of Greenie, it had already gone viral," says Britt. By the time the team at CarMax had seen it, the video the producer made to sell his girlfriend's Honda, 'Greenie,' had three million views on YouTube and was getting national news coverage.
Britt hopped on a call with their PR manager, creative agency, and creative lead to figure out what it was going to take to buy the car.
"When we first briefed the team, our creative agency — McKinney — got on the phone and said, 'Let's even buy the effing cat.' We were all-in. We wanted everything featured in the video. So that's how we got the premise for our response," says Britt.
They went back and started storyboarding the idea while Britt got leadership's approval to go after the opportunity and the video producer's offer. "We got the greenlight with our leadership in less than an hour," says Britt. The final script made an official offer to him for CarMax to buy Greenie — as well as the coffee-maker, fuzzy jacket, coffee mug, and even the cat featured in the video — for $20,000.
Then the creative agency set about making the video — "and it is such a scrappy video," says Britt. The now famous viral video was filmed in McKinney's CEO's office using one of their copywriters, not hired talent. So Britt and her team were able to turn around their real-time campaign in record time. "From the moment we said we were going to go after this to when we got a response from him on Twitter, it was maybe 30 hours," Britt explains.
Britt and her team put the video up on their Twitter and YouTube channels and watched the views and media-mentions pour in.
The video was an instant hit, but Britt and her team knew there were risks with what would happen next.
"We hadn't had any contact with the producer prior to releasing the video," Britt says. They had researched who he was and looked at his feed to see if anyone else was making an offer. By the time CarMax had published their video, no one had publicly made an offer, and he hadn't indicated that he had been offered anything.
Then the producer replied back to CarMax, and they kicked off negotiations.
Britt and her team were able to accomplish this while sticking to CarMax's values — including the seven-day window that his girlfriend had to sell Greenie at any CarMax location and receiving all of the items they wanted from the video (though they gave a $5,000 donation to a cat shelter in lieu of receiving the cat in the video).
But no matter how negotiations had turned out, the real-time social campaign was a success for CarMax.
The CarMax PR team got 232 local and national media placements with a reach of over three million from the Greenie video. And the campaign was covered by Adweek, USA Today, Thrillist, and other prominent publications.
So how did Britt and her team pull it off so quickly, and what would her advice be to others looking to flex their real-time muscle?
Britt has been a member of SocialMedia.org since 2017. Say hi to her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.


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Royal Commissions and the need for a Modern Archive
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Bradley Sing is currently Technical Consultant at Mimecast where he has been since November 2016. Bradley has been working in the technology industry for almost four years and draws on his previous experience to help align customer business needs with the technical solutions that Mimecast provides, which ranges from product demonstrations to help documenting processes and aspects of products. Prior to his role at Mimecast, Bradley worked across the web hosting & domain name industry in Australia, working for Melbourne-based web hosting startup Hosting Australia and previously Melbourne IT Group.
In this episode, Gregor Jeffery and Garrett O'Hara discuss downtime due to Office 365 disruption, cyber awareness training for the general public and Black Friday. Garret catches up with Safi Obeidullah, Field CTO of Citrix APJ, to talk about the concept of digital twins and driving cyber resilience through rapid response.
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There has been a lot of media about Royal Commissions over the past couple of years, and as such they've been hard to ignore. The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry brought entire industries, even the safest and largest organisations such as the 'Big 4' banks into the public eye.
What you might not know is that since the year 2000, there have been 12 Federal Royal Commissions established by the Government of Australia and 23 at a State Level. Prior to this, and especially in the earlier days of federation there were a lot more, however I've highlighted the ones in the 21st century as these Royal Commissions have been affected by an additional data set - email. With this in mind, is your organisation ready for these types of requests? If so, how would you respond if your organisation was put under the lens of The Commonwealth?
Let's take a step back – what is a Royal Commission?
In the Australian system of government, a royal commission is the highest form of inquiry on matters of public importance. These can affect organisations across all industries, from banking, the 2009 Victorian Bushfires and in the spotlight now, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Most recently the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has been subject to inquiry.
So how do they work?
A Royal Commission is like litigation in the sense that those conducting the enquiry have the right to gather evidence, call witnesses and cross examine them. Evidence can also be supplied by members of the public. In the example of the current Aged Care Commission the top 100 approved providers of Aged Care in Australia were asked the following question in December 2018.
"Since 1 July 2013, have there been any occasions when your service or outlet has provided substandard care, including mistreatment and all forms of abuse?"
Out of the 100, 83 responded in time. This was no easy task given that these organisations were asked to supply it was five years' worth of data, documents and records.
Whilst there are many forms of 'records', email remains the number one communication tool within business. For the organisations that managed to respond by the deadline, a lot of time and resources were spent scrambling to get the information together.
If you were asked to provide every single email that included the word 'misconduct' in it from the past five years, how easy would it be to provide to your legal team? And how long would it take?
It starts to get expensive
Royal Commissions are funded by the Australian taxpayer, and as an example the Banking Royal Commission cost the public $75 million dollars. Due to the expenses involved, there are usually tight deadlines involved around these types of inquests. In terms of total cost however, it's more likely to be closer to $1 billion dollars when taking into count the cost passed onto the affected organisations.
For your organisation, would you have to hire contractors? How would you work with your digital data in conjunction with your legal counsel? As we know lawyers bill in six-minute increments, so you can start to see how costly and expensive complex e-discovery begins to be.
What features does my Modern Archive need?
There are a few key features which your modern archiving strategy should have, specifically, compliance, accessibility and portability.
The first essential thing is to have a copy of every single email required. Native email platforms such as Office 365 or Exchange on Premise aren't configured to, or don't maintain, a copy of every single email which allows end users to remove emails or administrators to bulk purge large amounts of data.
Even if your organisation adopts a backup strategy around email, is it truly compliant? Quite often what we see is that if emails are removed from an environment before the backup snapshot occurs, there is a large chance that emails aren't being stored in line with company policy.
Once you have ensured that you have met the compliance requirements, we can move to how the data is accessed. Often requests to IT will come from different stakeholders in the business, often from non-technical roles such as legal, risk, HR or compliance.
You need to ensure that the tools are in place to enable these different stakeholders to not only do their best work but also to ensure that eDiscovery is being performed via a safe, secure and compliant method. Historically organisations would recover from a backup, hope it's the correct one, load it onto a virtualised environment and then provide a PST copy to the stakeholder who requested it.
The stakeholder then needs to sort through or 'sanitise' that data. We've seen this fall back onto software such as Microsoft Outlook, and while it is a great platform for email communication, it was never designed to sort across data sets.
Once access has been provided, you need tools to ensure that the relevant stakeholders can sort through that data quickly and provide it to the person that needs it. If you are working with external counsel, which is both costly but generally necessary for this level of inquest, you need to be able to provide this data to them.
Once your legal team has that data, they will want to investigate it, potentially reviewing thousands of email entries and communications. You will also find that the review might be undertaken by large teams of paralegals and other contractors so ensuring that they can access the data securely and quickly is vital.
In many instances these teams are looking for a single email which can help defend the position of your organisation. Whilst it may seem like a 'needle in a haystack' exercise, ensuring they have the best tools will help reduce cost to give your organisation a strong position to handle these types of requests.
Your Modern Archive needs to be Compliant; it must be Accessible, and it needs to have Portability. Whilst this article has focused on the needs of archiving in relation to Royal Commissions, the tools and methods required can be applied to any form of litigation, HR request or eDiscovery which may be required in the future.
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Is your team spending more time than you think on email? Last year, Inc. reported that email takes up 23% of the average employee's workday, and that average employee checks his or her email 36 times an hour.
Still, email doesn't seem to be going anywhere. According to the 2017 State of Enterprise Collaboration report, despite the rapid adoption of collaboration tools, 58% of IT decision makers had seen increased email usage at their companies.
It's unlikely your team is trying to waste their time in email. Maybe they're worried that someone might need something from them and they don't want to leave anyone in the lurch. Or they are waiting for information from someone else, so they keep checking back. Or perhaps you've set the expectation that you can get immediately get ahold of them through email.
How much time does your team spend in ineffective status update meetings? You know the kind. Everyone gets into a room to discuss what they've been working on, where they are on a project, and what they're going to work on next — while taking time away from actually doing the work.
If you're having your team spend an hour getting updates on things that may or may not be relevant to the work they're doing, it's time to reconsider your approach. A work management platform like Smartsheet can help show the status of every element of the project in one place, without gathering everyone for a stand up.
Not only that, but with Smartsheet you can also easily request status updates through the platform, so they immediately know what information you're looking for and where to put it. You can also create a status report that's automatically sent out to key stakeholders each week to show them that your projects are on track.
Are you or your team members spending time reminding people of upcoming deadlines and checking in to make sure work is on track? Not only does this contribute to the volume of unproductive email, it's not a very productive use of your time.
There is a way to help your team and cross-functional collaborators stay on top of their deadlines. You can create automated reminders in Smartsheet based on the milestones or due dates laid out in your project plan and schedule, content marketing calendar, product launch plan, etc. For example, you can have Smartsheet automatically send a reminder to those responsible and accountable for a task three days before it's due, and another on the day it's due.
There is a way to get all of the information everyone needs to complete a project or manage a process in one place. According to The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Collaborative Work Management, Q4 2016, CWM platforms "[reduce] the need to search through email threads to find related communications." CWM platforms also integrate with content management solutions such as Box, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive for Business, so updated content is associated with the designated workspace or task and easily available to the entire team. This further helps to reduce time wasted searching for attachments in email.
According to the American Psychological Association, "even brief mental blocks created by shifting between tasks can cost as much as 40 percent of someone's productive time." Some of these interruptions might be of a more social nature, but they often take place in the form of a search for information, project status update request, or an attempt to track down approvals to keep a project moving forward.
By automating approval requests and update requests, your team can help cut down on those interruptions. People can respond when they have a moment, without being actively interrupted. You may also want to establish and communicate "interruption-free" blocks of time with your team, so they can have some time that's free from interruptions for deep work.
Take a look at the time wasters your team is facing, and see what solutions you can implement to help them take back the time for high-value work. Not only will your team be happier, they'll also be more impactful.


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Photo By William Love | Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF/SW) Raymond L. Blount's survivors were honored as...... read more read more
Photo By William Love | Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF/SW) Raymond L. Blount's survivors were honored as the first Navy Gold Star (NGS) Family at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi (NHCCC) during a ceremony, June 29, 2015. Blount, a 26-year-old native of San Antonio, passed away while on active duty June 29, 2011. see less | View Image Page
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The survivors of Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF/SW) Raymond L. Blount, who passed away while on active duty, were honored as the first Navy Gold Star (NGS) Family at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi (NHCCC) during a ceremony, June 29.
Blount was assigned to NHCCC Emergency Management when he died, June 29, 2011.
A 26-year-old native of San Antonio, Blount completed his most recent yearlong deployment in April 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and reenlisted in the Navy Feb. 18, 2011.
Installation Gold Star Coordinator Corcynthia Williams organized the ceremony, coordinating the family's visit from as far north as Dallas, and told everyone present that the Navy was glad to forward Raymond's legacy.
The NGS program serves the families of all who pass away while on active duty, regardless of the branch of service or cause of death.
The clinic's commanding officer, Capt. Jimmy A. Bradley, met and greeted each of the 13 relatives, praising Blount for his honorable service and remarking about the high regard for each other among Navy family members.
"We are pleased to welcome you this morning to honor Petty Officer Blount," said Bradley. "He will always be one of our shipmates no matter how much time passes."
The NGS program provides Gold Star Families a level of long-term assistance and support not previously available through the Navy. It is enhanced with the active participation of NGS region and installation coordinators, which are the lead agents for actions within the long-term casualty supporting process.
Williams is one of three installation coordinators assigned to Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) who coordinate support for 18 installations within the Southeastern United States. She is responsible for families in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Williams assumed her new role after Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) launched the new initiative to begin assisting Navy Gold Star Families Oct. 1, 2014.
The term "Gold Star" families comes from the lapel pin, known as the "Gold Star Lapel Button," that was established by Congress in 1965 to identify the widows, parents, and next of kin of active-duty service members who lost their lives in combat, retroactive to World War I.
New is the "Next of Kin of Deceased Personnel Lapel Button," that consists of a gold star within a circle that commemorates his or her honorable service. The gold star is also surrounded by sprigs of oak that represent the branches of the Armed Forces. It is designated for eligible survivors of service members who lose their lives while serving honorable under any other circumstances other than war, retroactive to March 29, 1973.
Coordinators like Williams play an important role providing support for family members through a very difficult time, helping them build resilience and establish a new normal. Guided by the coordinators, Gold Star Families may connect with support groups and grief counselors.
In Blount's case, the family had already weathered much of the agony of grieving, but his dad expressed the appreciation of family and described why they have embraced a much better appreciation for the Navy and Williams' outreach.
"It's important for me to tell you that the Navy was very good for Raymond and he was very good for the Navy," said Raymond Blount about his son. "After I read his performance reviews I was very gratified because up until then I didn't have a measure of his service to our country - he never boasted."
Blount's father continued by describing how his family defined his son's purpose.
"He was someone who was compassionate above the expectations of a corpsman," he said. "He took joy in helping those around him as much as he could. He was a positive influence on our lives, and in his short life, for military and civilians, he made a difference - he tried and he succeeded in making life a little better. I'm proud of him, we are all very proud of him."
On the fourth anniversary of their son's passing, although a somber occasion, Blount's mom, Gina, left everyone with a cheerful thought.
"Raymond's wounds were invisible," she said. "This is a great forum because we can be appreciated for the loss that we suffered. I want you to know that all active duty men and women are heroes to me."
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Cost of living in Uruguay, prices and what it is like to live for an Expat, quality of life / hardship, and compare cost of living for Expatriates as at January 2023.
What is it like to live in Uruguay?
Climate: The climate is warm temperate.
Language: The official language is Spanish. English is the foreign language that is most readily understood in the business community.
Religion: Christianity.
Economy: The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector. Uruguay's economy relies heavily on trade, particularly in agricultural exports, leaving the country vulnerable to slumps in commodity prices.
Inflation: 8.29% for Uruguay as at December 2022.
Money: The currency of Uruguay is the Uruguayan Peso (UYU). ATMs are available. Major credit cards are widely accepted.
Tax: In Uruguay is based on the current personal income tax rates which are progressive up to 36%.
Population: 3.5 Million (2022 est.)
Expat Life: Expatriate dress code is conservative, comprising dark toned suits for both men and women. The safety risk for expatriates in Uruguay is low. Risks include petty crime (such as pickpocketing, bag-snatching, mugging and vehicle theft), residential burglaries and robberies at restaurants.
Health Care: Health care facilities are good, however the cost of treatment for expatriates can be high. Cases of dengue fever have been reported.
Uruguay covers all areas within the country other than Montevideo.
What is the cost of living in Uruguay?
The cost of living for expatriates in Uruguay as at January 2023 is average in comparison to other places in the world, with an overall Cost of Living Index (COLI), for all 13 basket groups, of 64.31 (New York =100). We have collected prices for the same items, world wide, based on Expat spending norms, in or closest to the location, and converted them to $USD so that we can compare the cost of 13 different baskets in 780 global locations. For each basket, compared to New York, the equivalent cost in Uruguay is as follows:
1) Alcohol and/or Tobacco: Cost is very high for items such as beer, spirits, wine and tobacco related products such as cigarettes. A basket costing USD$1,000 in New York costs USD$970. Average price in a store for a midrange bottle of wine is USD$6.71, domestic/local beer (500ml) USD$1.90, imported/international beer (330ml) USD$2.20 and a pack of 20 cigarettes is USD$4.38.
2) Clothing: Cost is high for items such as business, casual and children's clothing and footwear. A basket costing USD$1,000 in New York costs USD$900. Average price for an international brand of mens jeans is USD$63, a quality international brand of running shoes USD$77, mens leather shoes suitable for office wear USD$86 while a medium size international summer dress from a global chain store is USD$33.
4) Education: Cost is low for items such as creche / pre-school fees, primary school fees, high school fees and tertiary study fees. A basket costing USD$30,000 in New York costs USD$14700. Average annual private international school fee (excluding extras) USD$9,629 for Primary School, and USD$10,716 for High School.
5) Furniture & Appliances: Cost is high for items such as dining table and chairs, home entertainment, kitchen appliances, and sofas. A basket costing USD$2,500 in New York costs USD$2325. Average price for a 6kg front loader Washing Machine is USD$738, and USD$633 for a 46+'' LED UHD TV.
6) Groceries: Cost is average for items such as consumables, cleaning products, dairy, fresh fruit & vegetables, general food products, snacks, soft drinks. A basket costing USD$1,000 in New York costs USD$640. Average grocery prices in a major international retail store for 1 kg apples is USD$1.94, 1 kg oranges USD$1.39, 1 head lettuce USD$1.07, 1 kg potatos USD$1.62, 1 kg boneless, skinless, chicken breast USD$7.58, 1 kg cheddar cheese USD$9.13, 1 dozen large eggs USD$2.43, 500g loaf white bread USD$1.96, 1 L full cream milk USD$0.86, and 1.5 L water USD$1.33.
8) Household Accommodation: Cost is high for items such as apartment rent, house rent, property purchase, mortgage rate, and utilities. A basket costing USD$5,000 in New York costs USD$2550. Average expatriate house / apartment rent for a secure upmarket unfurnished apartment (3 bedrooms) is USD$2,615 in a central location, and USD$1,680 in a suburban location, per month, excluding utilities.
10) Personal Care: Cost is average for items such as cosmetics, hair care, and toiletries. A basket costing USD$500 in New York costs USD$345. Average cost for a mens haircut and blow dry is USD$27, while a womens hair colour, cut and blow dry - medium length is USD$137.
11) Recreation & Culture: Cost is average for items such as books, cinema, sport and theatre tickets. A basket costing USD$500 in New York costs USD$305. Average price for a latest release international cinema ticket (average of on and off peak where applicable) for one adult is USD$8.85, and an international fitness, recreation or sports club membership cost for one adult is USD$50 per month.
How does the cost of living in Uruguay compare?
Uruguay is -15.7% cheaper than USA for groceries, -6.6% cheaper for household costs than UK, and 32.6% more expensive for transport costs than India.
What is the quality of life / hardship in Uruguay?
Uruguay is ranked as a some hardship location.The hardship premium for Uruguay for an expat from Australia, is for example 10%, i.e. host location (Uruguay) premium of 20% minus home (Australia) location premium of 10%.
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Powerful Conversations: How High-Impact Leaders Communicate
Posted on March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019 by Nkozi Knight
All leaders talk, but it is what they say and how they say it that determines whether the group succeeds or fails.
Think about it: the leader's most fundamental and most important job is to be in touch with those around him or her. Whether it is in the hallways or on the phone, in the middle of the workday or after hours, while delivering a performance review to a key employee or a yearly address to thousands of employees, leaders are involved in a constant series of conversations.
Through these encounters, whether brief and spontaneous or scheduled and structured, leaders try to use their time with colleagues, employees, customers, and others to reach a variety of ends. Grabbing a moment, the leader takes the opportunity to influence and direct a member of the sales staff. A weekly meeting becomes a chance to coach a manager and gather information about the department's morale and its financial numbers. A quick e-mail checks on the progress of a research project and gives a boost of recognition and support to the team. During a strategy meeting, the leader negotiates next steps with division heads and outlines a coordinated approach. At a company awards ceremony, he or she tries to hammer home a message about values and goals. In short, the leader, through his or her conversations, aims to foster relationships, build support networks, and sharpen organizational focus.
Yet outcomes from conversations are too often unclear. Perceptions don't always match. Influences are frequently not as profound as one would hope. Communication is generally a struggle with mixed, uncertain, and unpredictable results. Too much conversation is ad hoc and hinges on moods, energy levels, relationships, and personalities. Sometimes a leader is right on point. Sometimes he or she clicks and forges a new connection. Other times, the leader misses the mark. Either way, he or she pushes on, lining up the next meeting, setting up the next goal, responding to the latest need for clarification.
Communication is never easy. Inevitably, when a leader is driving change and dealing with conflicting agendas, some conversations provide a challenge that tests the bounds and skill of experience. During the heat of a difficult conversation, you need to fall back on a discipline. You need clear communication that advances agendas, promotes learning, and strengthens relationships. It's the difference between achieving objectives and having everything fall apart—and the difference between winning and losing.
Imagine having to let a close friend know that he or she is off a project because of poor performance, yet wanting at the same time to preserve the strength of the relationship. Imagine having to make necessary structural changes to an organization, realigning roles and positions in ways that involve cuts in the workforce, yet wanting at the same time to bolster morale and organizational commitment. These are the difficult conversations that High-Impact Leaders face every single day, so what makes them different from any other leader?
High-Impact Leaders are the people who get results. They are the ones who make things happen. They are the leaders who are able to continually advance a clear agenda, get others to buy into it, and move an organization, a division, or a team forward. Being a High-Impact Leader has nothing whatsoever to do with title or rank, because High-Impact Leaders can be found up, down, and across any organization.
-Impact Leaders are the ones who cause no surprises. They are explicit, consistent, concise, and authentic. They sometimes have an abundance of charisma, but that is clearly not a prerequisite. More to the point, High-Impact Leaders are the ones who take charge wherever they are. They are the ones others want to follow. They are also the leaders whose teams others consistently want to join. When they move on to new roles or new territories, they do not travel alone. Others ask to go with them.
These conditions result because High-Impact Leaders use the technology of Powerful Conversations and then match what they say with what they do. Through Powerful Conversations, they develop openness, honesty, and clarity in order to get others to believe and share in their goals, to gain commitments, and to foster trust. And they prove they are worthy of that trust by delivering on their own commitments and by making results happen.
The link between Powerful Conversations and High-Impact Leaders lies in the relationship between two concepts I refer to as Say and Do. I have seen people skilled at the art of Powerful Conversations nevertheless fail as leaders because they fail to live up to their words. As a result, they never become High-Impact Leaders. I have never known a High-Impact Leader, however, who was not also skilled at Powerful Conversations, whether conscious of that designation or not. To be a High-Impact Leader, you have to be able to conduct Powerful Conversations on a consistent basis and live up to the outcomes of those conversations. Why is this important? It has to do with trust—without which conversations cannot progress toward the realization of commitments.
One of the most important functions of a Powerful Conversation is to create clarity, a critical success factor for building trust. I cannot tell you how frequently I have been involved in situations in which a leader, reflecting on problems that have arisen, says, "I can't believe they thought I meant that. I never had any intention of doing that." And the followers say something like, "It's unbelievable. Our leader made a clear commitment to do this and now denies it was ever part of the agenda." Both sides shake their heads. Barriers go up. Trust is reduced or nonexistent.
True clarity implies that a leader says exactly what he or she means in such a way that his or her statements are received as intended. This requires openness, honesty, and an active and careful tracking of wants, needs, and commitments. It furthermore requires that those clear statements be lived up to with demonstrated actions built on organizational trust.
High-Impact Leaders today lead in a better way because they recognize that the shortest path to achieving objectives is to build trust and gain clear commitments from others. Specifically, they engage in Powerful Conversations to uncover the wants and needs of others in order to understand what will motivate those people to join forces with the leader and live up to the commitments of a conversation. They skillfully orchestrate the Powerful Conversations in which they engage to make clear all parties understand the exact commitments that have been made. Then they check into those commitments and make sure through follow-up conversations that the commitments can be kept. They track the wants and needs of others and find ways to reinforce their own desire to understand the wants and needs of others, often through continued follow-up conversations. High-Impact Leaders do these things because they know that trust must exist if the leader is to achieve his or her agenda through Powerful Conversations to create positive outcomes for their teams and stakeholders.
by Phil Harkins
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The Naked Truth is a 1957 British film comedy starring Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers and Dennis Price. Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton and Joan Sims also appear.
After a messy divorce with her very rich and powerful husband, Nora Wilde refuses to accept his offer of $1.8 million and tries to make it on her own.
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The Neighborhood Release New Video, Head Out On Tour
The Neighbrhood, out of L.A. have a new video for their track, Afraid. They are also heading out on tour. Both the video and the dates are below.
Afraid is the second single off the band's debut album, I Love You.
You will note that some of the shows are sold out already. Get tickets while you can! More info HERE.
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10/17 - New York, NY - Terminal 5* SOLD OUT
10/18 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer* SOLD OUT
10/19 - Richmond, VA - The National*
10/21 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom*
10/22 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note*
10/23 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater*
10/25 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre*
10/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue*
10/28 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues* SOLD OUT
10/30 - Los Angeles, CA - The Palladium* SOLD OUT
11/1 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory* SOLD OUT
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I've worn many hats in my life. Some of those hats fit my personality very well. Doing research in an office as a long-term student, Professor, and research scientist fits me well. Also, one of my first jobs as a janitor for Ford Motor Company when I worked nights often alone or with companions but still working alone. I was a security guard for a while during my undergrad years. I spent most of my hours through the night never seeing a soul. I was a loader for UPS where, although I worked with lots of people in the same place, I was usually in a trailer loading boxes from a conveyor belt as I built beautiful walls of boxes—alone! And, despite the Army being about teams, life in the Signal Corps is often a lonely experience. You sit in a communications rig in the woods for long shifts without much interaction.
I've gone on backpacking and adventure trips with my buddies. I've run trail races with lots of people. While these are all solo adventures, there's lots of people around. When I've really gotten to know nature is when I'm by myself. Once me and buddies were hiking across Isle Royale National Park. We had set-up camp for our last night and I wandered off by myself. I was barefoot on the trails and I just wandered. It was the best part of my week-long trip. I could hear the wildlife around me more clearly. The only noise I made was my breath and the pitter patter of my bare feet. When I've paddle long distances by kayak, the aloneness is the best part. When I trained for 6 hours a day for ultramarathons, it was always a solo experience. Its when I feel at my best.
Yet, I have also worn hats in my life that seem totally extroverted. However, if you talk with a good number of performance artists, they are alone on stage despite being in front of lots of people. I've been an Army Drill Instructor. I managed a platoon of 50 soldiers and often took a senior role as first sergeant over an entire company. That's 200-250 soldiers. But I never had any trouble with that role. I've taught university classes in front of lot of kids. I've given research presentations in huge conference halls. I've spoken at conventions. And I teach yoga to lots of yogis. So I'm in front of people a lot. But I'm still an introvert. Some say its lonely at the top. Positions of authority are often lonely. My bosses don't go out with the little people. Fraternization is a weird thing. So being in front of people is still lonely.
Aloneness and introversion are not necessarily the same. Yet, they are Venn diagrams with a lot of overlap. With technology, I'd rather if I never had to call anyone for the rest of my life. I'm quite alright with a text or an email. I've gravitated toward a massage therapist who uses an online app for scheduling. Then, I don't even have to communicate with anyone to schedule my appointment. I can pre-pay and I could easily walk in and out without saying a word. That's my perfect interaction. I'm not a worldly guy and drive my own car. So I've never used Uber until recently. Actually, my companion used it. I love it! Its perfect for introverts. Plug in pickup and drop-off locations and you don't ever have to say a word.
I'm not sure that most businesses think about this introvert angle. But I think technology in itself is very introvert friendly. I'm supposed to go and pick out a new recliner for myself. But that means I actually have to go to a store, hear the spiel from the salesperson, and then wrangle a price out of them. I hate wrangling. I hate interacting. Its something I totally despise. I'd much rather go to Amazon, read the reviews and pick out something that way.
Don't get me wrong. I love being at home with my family. Its easy there even if I still need some alone time now and then. I love interacting with my yogis. I have very few friends, but I enjoy those who I see now and then. I don't mind a little idle chatter at work sometimes. Just as long as about 90+% of my day is alone, then I'm good.


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Hoping to summit a 14er this summer? Colorado's…
Hoping to summit a 14er this summer? Colorado's unusually high snowpack could complicate things
The snowpack is at its highest level in nearly a decade
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Cassidy Meyer, a student at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, makes her way back to school with snow covered Mt. Sopris in the background on April 17, 2019 in Carbondale.
By Chris Bianchi | Bianchiweather@gmail.com | WeatherNation TV
Colorado's snowpack remains at unusually high levels, and with spring quickly turning into summer, it could have big impacts on outdoors enthusiasts' plans.
As of Monday, statewide snowpack remained at an extraordinary 155 percent of season-to-date levels. In parts of southwest Colorado, snowpack is over 200 percent of average — meaning snow levels there are more than twice what they typically are at this point of the season.
The median snow water equivalent level, meaning a measure of how much water remains in the snow, is at 162 percent of average. That's enough snow to put current levels in the 86th percentile of the 1981-2010 average, and the highest statewide levels overall since 2011.
While the snow will begin its rapid melt in the next few weeks, snowpack levels this high will likely take several weeks, if not months, to entirely melt. In previous years with similar snowpack levels, the snow has typically stuck around deep into the summer season.
Based on the 1981-2010 average, full snowpack in Colorado melts off approximately by the mid-to-end part of June. In years with similar snowpack levels, though, that figure can be delayed by as much as a full month.
Here are the approximate dates of similar snowpack years and roughly how long it took for the snowpack to fully melt off:
1984: July 12
All these numbers are estimates, but the conclusions are clear: When mid-May snowpack levels are as high as they currently are, the full melting of the state's snow is typically delayed by about three to four weeks.
Once the snow finally does melt off, however, the so-called mud season will begin. Slick trails and softer ground could impact hikes, especially those in higher elevations or north-facing slopes that may take longer to melt.
For high elevation hikers in particular, things could be a bit more challenging, especially during the earlier portion of the summer season. Most of Colorado's 53 fourteeners remain covered in several feet of snow, according to recent reports from popular hiking website 14ers.com. That fact is unlikely to change anytime soon.
Here's how much the snowmelt boosted Colorado's reservoirs
Rafting resumes on Royal Gorge section of Arkansas River as melting snowpack fuels fast water
Colorado snowpack is still lingering in mid-July. This hasn't happened in nearly a decade.
10 of the best spots to fish in Colorado
Denver weather: City has already seen more precipitation this year than all of 2018
That said, hikers and outdoors enthusiasts will also feel plenty of positive implications from Colorado's big winter. Perhaps most notably, burn bans will be less likely and wildfire risk will probably be greatly reduced due to the amount of moisture that Colorado received through most of the winter. Whitewater rafters will have plenty of fast-flowing water to navigate rapids with. Hikers may notice generally greener landscapes and increased vegetation.
But this winter's snow will likely stick around deep into summer, and that'll inevitably make early season high elevation hikes challenging, if not impossible, without proper equipment.
A warmer-than-average week ahead will help begin the lengthy process of melting off all the snow left in the state. But even if the rest of May and June lean warm, you're probably best off delaying fourteeners and any high elevation adventures towards the end of the summer season.
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Q: Why can't we use setAtrribute function in jquery? I have tried to use setAttribute() method in jquery as mentioned below :
$(p).setAttribute('class','first');

However that didn't work so I replaced setAttribute with attr() method.
$(p).attr('class','first');

It worked when I used the above code.
I just want to know why it didn't work when I used setAttribute() and why it worked when I used attr()?

A: .setAttribute() is a function in javascript works on DOM element where .attr() is a jQuery function works on jQuery object (DOM Object)
you can check it by doing
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A View of the Cascade, Bushy Park Water Gardens
Studio of Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A View of the Cascade, Bushy Park Water Gardens c.1715
Oil on canvas | 150.4 x 248.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external) | RCIN 402592
Laws Museum, Hampton Court Palace
Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021
This painting was only identified as the Water Gardens of Upper Lodge, Bushy Park in 1999. Lord Halifax (Ranger of Bushy Park) completed his new Water Gardens at Upper Lodge, near Hampton Court in 1710. The painting is surely intended to commemorate the completion of the new cascade and the visit to it of Prince George, later George II and his future Queen, Caroline of Ansbach, who is shown with her black page. Lord Halifax is believed to be the figure in the middle of the group of five men in the left foreground of the painting. He is shown wearing his Order of the Garter which he was given in 1714. He died in May 1715. The cascade depicted here was possibly inspired by the famous cascade at St Cloud near Paris, which would have been known through engravings. The cascade was described in some detail by Samuel Molyneaux in a letter of February 1714: 'There was here little or nothing remarkable but the Cascade...very beautifully dispos'd so as to fall between two fine pieces of Grotto work where there are places left for Paintings representing two Caves in which little walks round the Basin of the Cascade end.'
First recorded in the Royal Collection in the present reign
Studio of
Search the collection Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
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Previously attributed to
oil paint, lined canvas
150.4 x 248.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external)
Richmond [Greater London]
Bushy Park [London]
Upper Lodge [Bushy Park]
Other number(s)
OM : Millar, O., 1963. The Tudor, Stuart and Early Georgian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London AND 1969. Later Georgian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London – OM 462
Alternative title(s)
Figures in a garden
George II (1683-1760) as a young man (?) and other figures strolling in a garden
Painting Paradise
The Art of the Garden
Painting Paradise: The Art of the Garden: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This exhibition draws on oil paintings, works on paper, books, manuscripts and decorative arts from the Royal Collection to explore the way in which the garden inspired artists and craftsmen between 1500 and 1900.


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'Please, have some tea.' For refugees, civility before danger.
October 2, 2015 · 11:30 AM EDT
By Jeanne Carstensen
Sindad Cafe, a meeting point for human trafficking, where reporter Jeanne Carstensen received hospitality from refugees in transit.
Jeanne Carstensen
"Please, have some tea. Do you take sugar?"
"Yes, thank you."
"This is Syrian tea. Please, it is our pleasure."
The Syrians I meet in the small square outside the Sinbad Restaurant in Izmir, Turkey are all fleeing an escalating war in their country they say has made it impossible for them to stay in their homes.
Asas, a fashion designer from Damascus in his early 30s, tells me that mortar shells are falling all over the capital, even in formerly "safe" neighborhoods. Recently a bomb fell during his fashion show; the before-and-after photos on his mobile phone show elegant evening gowns, then exploded plaster and hanging wires.
Nour is just 17 and is traveling alone. "If you are walking in the streets suddenly you hear deeewwww," he says, crouching a little, "a missile or an explosion. There is no life." His two older brothers have already gone to Europe. His parents are still in Syria and call him constantly on Skype or Whatsapp. "My father's soul is with me," he says.
Both are in Izmir to find a smuggler who will take them across the Aegean to a Greek island. They are among the more than 4 million Syrians to have left and part of a wave of 300,000 refugees, including Afghanis, Iraqis and others, who have flowed through Greece since the beginning of the year.
It's a tense situation for each of them. Asas doesn't have enough money to pay the smugglers and worries how he will be able to work in Turkey, where Syrians have no legal status. Nour checks his cell phone frequently looking for a message from his contact. He shows me the life jacket under the table. He had expected to take a bus to the boat the night before but the hook up was called off due to iffy weather. Now he doesn't know for sure when he will leave.
Yet they both insist on inviting me to tea. This detail — of hospitality offered in a moment of extremis — sticks with me. I had gone to the Basmane neighborhood with some trepidation. After all, it's the center of human trafficking, as it's called, the business of moving people illegally across borders. Looking around me I wondered who was who, who was a trafficker, or a middleman, or a refugee. But when I sat down to interview Asas and Nour and others with my microphone held close to their faces I quickly felt at ease.
I offered to pay for the tea but they would not accept. And when beggars came by our table, the refugees reached into their pockets for coins. No one was turned down.
My second day in Izmir I hear from friends back in Lesbos that two refugees — a woman and child of about two — drowned that morning when their boat capsized in the sea before reaching the island. The Greek Coast Guard rescued 46 people but these two didn't make it.
When I run into Nour again on the streets in Basmane I am thinking about this tragic news. We sit down at a scruffy plastic table in the square and he tells me he was in touch with his contact every hour and that he hopes to leave tonight. He tells me that both his older brothers already made it to Europe — one via a harrowing five day boat trip from Egypt to Italy and the other from Turkey to Greece. They did it, and he would to. I want to hug him and say, don't go! But of course I don't.
After I return to Lesbos, crossing the same waters in a ferry for 10 euros round trip that Nour would have to cross in a dangerous boat for $1200, Nour texts me, asking what I know about the weather.
I also hear from Akmed, a 21 year old Syrian man who is traveling with his mother and brother. When I met them in Basmane, they had tried to cross twice already but had been turned back both times by the Turkish police and spent one day in jail. Nevertheless, they were relentlessly positive and the mother shared a puff of her shisha, or hookah, with me. And they had invited me to tea, of course.
"Tonight we will try again. Hope for me luck."
I last saw Nour and Akmed on Thursday. Today is Friday and I am in Sykaminia — the gorgeous fishing village facing the Turkish coast where many of the refugee boats arrive. Twenty boats with 40 or more people come ashore in just a few hours this morning filled with happy people who hug each other and kiss the rocky shore of Lesbos in gratitude for being alive and being in Europe. It is a moment of immense unvarnished hope.
I scan the groups of people walking along the sandy coastal road looking for a familiar face. Maybe I would see Nour. Or Akmed and his mother, who had chided me for not bringing them with me in the ferry.
Then I get a text.
Hello Mrs. Carstensen
I just want to tell you that right now I'm in Greece :)
So Nour is here, somewhere. Maybe here on Lesbos, or maybe on Chios or another island.
I still haven't heard from Akmed.
I do hope to see them both again somewhere — and buy them each a cup of tea.
Jeanne Carstensen is reporting on the refugee crisis in Lesbos, Greece with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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