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Milkweed Plant: Make Room for a Monarch Magnet
Help monarch butterflies while beautifying your flower garden by planting this underutilized native perennial By Anne Balogh
A Monarch butterfly feeding on nectar from a milkweed. Photo by: Catherine Avilez / Shutterstock.
Never judge a plant by its name. That's certainly the case with milkweed, a lovely wildflower that isn't really a weed at all. This tough denizen of North American fields, wetlands, and prairies is the sole host plant for the struggling monarch butterfly. But that unfortunate misnomer has blinded some gardeners to milkweed's many aesthetic attributes.
"Summer in a milkweed patch is a colorful place," says Aunrag Agrawal, author of Monarchs and Milkweed. "Not only are the flowers beautiful, but fragrances waft by and bees are buzzing around. And you might see a monarch butterfly perched on a flower or find one of its caterpillars grazing the leaves."
On this page: Milkweed Basics | Growing Milkweed | Milkweed Care | Milkweed Pictures | Using Milkweed in the Garden | Where to Find Milkweed
Milkweed Basics
Growing Milkweed
Milkweed Care
Milkweed Pictures
Using Milkweed in the Garden
Where to Find Milkweed
Milkweeds (Asclepias) get their name from the sticky white sap that oozes from the leaves when they are damaged. More than 100 species of this herbaceous perennial are native to the U.S. and Canada. Many have adapted to different regions of the country and a wide range of climates and terrains, from deserts and rocky areas to marshes and open prairies. Some species grow exclusively in specific regions while others will thrive in just about any habitat.
Three species of milkweed are good all-around choices for gardens in most regions of the country: common milkweed (A. syriaca), swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), and butterfly weed (A. tuberosa). The last two are highly ornamental and available in a variety of cultivars. To help sustain monarchs and other butterflies, you should plant at least a few milkweed species that are native to your area. Download this milkweed information sheet from Monarch Joint Venture for regional recommendations.
Flower characteristics:
The petite, star-shaped flowers of milkweed are exquisitely designed for pollination. They grow in clusters of five nectar cups, each with incurved horns above the petals. When an insect lands on a flower, its feet slip between the cups and the pollen sacs attach themselves to the legs. When the insect moves to the next flower, the horns collect the pollen. Equally well designed are the large, fluff-filled seed pods that develop from the fertilized flowers. In the fall, these proficient self-sowers split open to release hundreds of seeds borne on silken parachutes.
2 to 5 feet, depending on the species
Why it's a must for monarchs:
Milkweed is both a food source and a host plant on which the monarch lays its eggs, depositing them on the underside of the leaves. The larvae then feed on the leaves after hatching, but cause no permanent damage to the plant. In turn, the toxic chemicals contained in the sap of milkweed plants make both the caterpillars and adult butterflies unappetizing to predators. "[During monarch migration] flight is fueled by nectaring on the flowers and is punctuated by laying eggs on milkweeds. To grow and sustain each generation, milkweed is the only food needed," says Agrawal.
Milkweed's highly fragrant and nectar-rich flowers are an enticement for other pollinators as well. Frequent visitors include native bees, honey bees, many other types of butterflies, and hummingbirds. Read more about the best perennials for pollinators.
Where to plant:
Most milkweeds require full sun (at least 6 to 8 hours a day). Because they self-seed readily, locate your plants in a part of the garden where you can better control their rampant spread, such as at the back of the border or in a corner. A spot that's protected from the wind will also help prevent the spread of seeds while providing a more hospitable environment for butterflies. It's important to note that milkweed plants have a taproot and do not transplant well.
When to plant:
If you're planting milkweed from seed, sow the seeds outdoors in the fall, which will give them the period of stratification (exposure to cold, moist conditions) they need to encourage spring germination and ensure a good display of flowers the following summer. If you purchase starter plants, plant them in the spring after the danger of frost has passed.
The best soil type for milkweed often depends on its native habitat. Most varieties are extremely forgiving and will grow well in average garden soil. Swamp milkweed is an exception and requires moist, humus-rich soil.
How to plant:
To ensure successful germination of milkweed seeds, plant them in a smooth, clump-free soil bed worked to a fine consistency using a rake or rototiller. After you've sown the seeds, compact them into the soil (but don't cover them) to provide good soil-to-seed contact. Keep the planting bed moist until the seedlings become established. As your plants begin to take off, thin out any plants that are spaced too closely together so they don't compete for sun and soil nutrients.
Spacing:
To attract multitudes of monarchs to your garden, plant milkweed in groups of six or more, spacing plants or thinning seedlings to about 6 to 24 inches apart, depending on the species. "Monarchs are very good at finding a milkweed plant, but the more you have in your yard, the more likely they will find it and lay their little eggs all over it. Plant as many plants as you have room for," recommends Kelly Ballard of Joyful Butterfly, a supplier of butterfly plants and seeds.
Propagating:
Many milkweed species can readily be grown from root or rhizome cuttings as well as by seed. Take the cuttings during the late fall or early spring when the plant is dormant and has more energy reserves. New sprouts will form from the cuttings when the weather warms and will often produce flowers the first year.
Like most wildflowers, milkweed is easy to grow and requires very little pampering. Most species are not seriously bothered by heat, drought, deer or other pests. And because milkweed is a native plant that tolerates poor soils, fertilization isn't necessary.
Mulching:
You can mulch milkweed if you want to control weeds or retain moisture, but not all varieties will benefit. Swamp milkweed will appreciate your water-retention efforts, but milkweeds that prefer dry soil, such as common milkweed and butterfly weed, are usually better off with no mulch.
Pruning:
As with many flowering perennials, pruning the flowers soon after they have withered will result in new buds and may extend the blooming period for several weeks. Clipping spent flowers to stimulate new growth will also prolong the availability of nectar for monarchs and other pollinators.
Pest control:
Some plant pests such as aphids, whiteflies and milkweed bugs are immune to the toxic effects of milkweed and may feed on the leaves and seed pods, but they rarely cause significant damage. Also remove leaf litter and spent stalks in the fall to eliminate overwintering sites.
How to control spreading:
If you don't want milkweed to take charge of your garden, remove the seed pods in the fall before they split open and release their contents or tie them closed with string. For plants with rhizomes, thin them out by hand by pulling the entire plant, including the roots, removing as much of the rhizome as possible. This will be easier to do when the plants are young and before the roots are well established.
Handling precautions and toxicity:
Be aware that the toxic alkaloids in the sap of milkweed that help protect the monarchs from predators can cause eye and skin irritation and are poisonous to pets and other animals when ingested. Take the appropriate precautions and wear gloves, long sleeves, and long pants when working with these plants. See more about Common Poisonous Plants for Dogs & Cats.
Photo by: Maxal Tamor / Shutterstock.
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)
This native of swamps, marshes, and wet meadowlands will thrive in gardens soils that are consistently moist or soggy, but will also fare well in well-drained sites if kept watered. It's also better behaved than common milkweed because the roots are self-contained and not inclined to spread. The vanilla-scented flowers are typically pale pink to crimson, but several cultivars give you more color options.
Bloom time: July to August
Cultivars: 'Cinderella' (deep pink with white centers), 'Ice Ballet' (bright white), and 'Soulmate' (cherry pink with white centers)
Photo by: helga_sm / Shutterstock.
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
This showy cousin of milkweed is one of the most ornamental varieties, featuring clusters of vibrant orange flowers. The blooms are perched atop the ends of the stalks so they are on prominent display even if your plants are located at the back of a flower bed. "Butterfly weed is slow to establish and slow to emerge in spring, so don't give up on it. At about 2 feet tall and wide, it is a very usable size in the garden," says Mason.
Bloom time: July to September
Cultivars: 'Hello Yellow', 'Western Gold Mix' (golden-orange), and 'Gay Butterflies' (a mix of orange, red and yellow).
Photo by: Randy Bjorklund / Shutterstock.
Asclepias speciosa (showy milkweed)
Showy milkweed is the western counterpart of common milkweed and is native to the western half of the U.S. and up into Canada. Like common milkweed, it spreads by rhizomes as well as by seed, so it may be a bit too aggressive for formal perennial beds. However, this species clearly earns its name when in bloom. "The flowers look like an explosion of stars and are fragrant. They are quite pretty set against the silvery-green foliage," says Ballard.
Bloom time: Mid to late summer
Photo by: Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org / Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License.
Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)
This demure beauty is native to prairies and open areas in a large part of central and eastern North America. It is distinguished by narrow rosemary-like leaves, which are arranged in a whorled pattern around the stem, and delicate clusters of white to greenish-white flowers. It also grows well in rocky or clayey soils that are unhospitable to other milkweed species.
Bloom time: June to September
Photo by: James Mundy, Nature's Ark Photography / Alamy Stock Photo.
Asclepias sullivantii (prairie milkweed)
Similar in appearance to common milkweed, but less aggressive because it does not spread by rhizomes. Large pale pink to pinkish purple flower clusters up to 3 inches across provide a plentiful nectar source for a variety of butterflies. The leaves are also distinctive, broad and oblong with attractive rose-pink midribs.
Bloom time: June to August
Photo by: MaryAnne Campbell / Shutterstock.
Asclepias viridis (green milkweed)
This early-blooming variety is one of the main host plants for spring-breeding monarchs in the South Central U.S. and is common in pastures from Kansas to Texas. The flowers are a beguiling blend of greenish-yellow petals accented by purple hoods. Also called green antelope horn because of its curved green seedpods that resemble the horns of an antelope.
Bloom time: May to July
Photo by: Ross Frid / Alamy Stock Photo.
Asclepias exaltata (poke milkweed)
Often found growing in dappled sunlight along paths in woodlands and woodland borders, this is one of the few milkweeds suitable for planting in a partially shaded garden. Rather than standing erect, the bicolored green and white flowers droop elegantly over long, pointed leaves.
IDEAS FOR USING MILKWEED IN THE GARDEN
Create a stylized prairie garden by planting milkweed along with other rugged sun-loving native plants such as goldenrod, Arkansas blue star, prairie dropseed, and black-eyed Susan.
Plant swamp milkweed along with other water-loving plants in a pond or rain garden.
For an eye-catching contrast, pair the vibrant orange flowers of butterfly weed with blue, lavender, or rose-colored flowering perennials such as asters, Joe Pye weed, balloon flower, and meadow sage (Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna').
Combine milkweed with other butterfly-friendly perennials to create a colorful and diverse pollinator garden. (See Top Perennial Plants for a Butterfly Garden.)
Plant a native wildflower habitat from seed by combining milkweed with other plants that can provide a continuous source of pollen and nectar throughout the growing season. Download this step-by-step guide from The Xerces Society.
You can often buy milkweed seeds at garden centers year-round, but you'll generally find starter plants for sale only during the spring and summer months. A local nursery that specializes in native plants is a good place to check for milkweeds that are native to your area. Seeds are usually easier to come by, especially if you have friends or neighbors who grow milkweed. Here are some tips from Monarch Butterfly Garden for harvesting your own milkweed seeds<?p>
Online resources for milkweed plants and seeds include:
American Meadows
Joyful Butterfly
North Creek Nurseries
Plant Delights Nursery
Rose Franklin's Perennials
Shady Oak Butterfly Farm
Milkweed Seed Finder Directory (The Xerces Society)
Gardening for Wildlife


In grade school English was my favorite class. I loved five-paragraph essay assignments, looked forward to the book fair all year long, and would journal in most of my free time.Writing always came naturally, which is how I eventually became a nationally-recognized copywriter and author. However, staying inspired to write for my clients (or even for myself) isn't easy.
Even as a professional I struggle with "writer's block," and can get frustrated simply staring at a blank Google doc with an article deadline creeping up. If you're not a professional writer, and are trying to blog for your business or personal brand, I'm sure you face the same struggle. However, there are ways I've found to keep the momentum going behind the keyboard.
Though I'm focusing on writing in this article, these principals can be applied to creating any type of content, from videos to graphics to events and more. It can even be applied to personal projects or hobbies that you struggle to make time for at home. Use this guide whenever you're feeling burnt out or uninspired, and see what results you achieve.
Make writing a part of your work day to look forward to, and you'll be able to get through articles much more quickly and creatively.
Brainstorm ideas before you sit down to create.
From my experience, it is easier to write an article when you already have a title and a few key points ready. Take time out of your day to brainstorm and outline your content before you start creating it. Once you've got an outline, take a break for a few hours or a few days to let the ideas sit in your head. Tackling an article one step at a time will make it easier and more enjoyable than sitting at the computer for hours and getting nowhere slowly.
Don't just do it. Make it better.
Hopefully, these tips will make it easier for you to create engaging articles and make your company or personal website that much better. If you're still struggling, contact me to learn about my copywriting services and what I can do to improve your content marketing strategy.


Clients. They're one of the most critical parts of your business, if not the most important. Without them, you would be absolutely stuck, and your business wouldn't exist. This is something that's hard to deny.
So, a lot of businesses look after their clients like they would a child. They keep a close eye on them, and they make sure that everything's going according to plan. This includes monitoring the financial health of their clients a regular process, which does have a lot of benefits for you to consider. To help you educate you on the merits of this course of action, we're going to be taking a look at what the financial health of your clients actually is, and the benefits of monitoring it.
So, What Is Client Financial Health?
To begin with, let's take a look at the financial health of your clients and how it can impact a business. Think of the financial health of your clients as being their life force as a company. Their profits, their successes as a business - it's all reflected in their financial health. A company in good health will be turning over a good profit each year and be free from massive debts and other issues. They will have a steady cash flow, free from big dips and peaks, and no outstanding debts to other businesses or customers. They will also have no pending legal actions, and be turning a profit year on year.
But a business in bad financial health won't look so good. They will often have some outstanding debts, have been flagged for late payments, be in decline or even not making a profit at all. There may be red flags in other areas too – like switching suppliers and service providers all the time, or a lot of out-of-court settlements.
Why Should I Watch The Benefits Of Client Health?
Financial health monitoring is mostly about how well you can keep an eye on clients and looking out for the warning signs. Because, sadly, you never know when a business might get into trouble financially. If this happens they might not be able to make payments or meet other obligations. But if you can spot the signs early, this is something you can prepare for ahead of time. You could even reach out to them and work out an alternative payment plan, to make sure that everyone stays happy.
However, the primary benefit has to be that you're aware of when things are about to take a turn for the worse. It's never easy to see a client start to develop issues and become unable to pay their bills, but it can be avoided and counteracted. If you know ahead of time, you'll be able to prepare for a potential drop in business, or the need to have a meeting with that client to discuss what can be done going forward. Thanks to a modern world, it's easy to keep up to date on what's going on.


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Reproductive health deals with the "health" and "rights" of reproduction, and involves issues such as "safe and satisfactory sexual life" and "safe motherhood." "Reproductive rights" are about choices to have or not to have, when, how many children you want, and also rights to receive necessary information and services about reproduction and sexual health. Issues about equality between the sexes, population problems, and bioethics are also addressed in reproductive health.
According to WHO, the definition of Reproductive Health is the ability to "have responsible, satisfying and safe sex lives" as well as the "capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so." It also implies that the right of men and women to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice, and the right of access to appropriate health care services that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant. As it is about "health" as well as "rights", it has also been called Reproductive Health & Rights. Reproductive Health addresses wide range of issues on reproduction and also described as a challenge which both male and female are facing. Most of SHARE's projects are related to Reproductive Health issues. In this section, issues in safe pregnancy and childbirth will be discussed.
WHO estimated that there were 529,000 maternal deaths in 2000. 527,000 of them were reported in developing countries, taking up 99.6 % of the total maternal deaths. The maternal deaths are unfortunately increasing from the estimated number of 515,000 in 1995.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, the ratio of the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, in Thailand, Cambodia and East Timor, where SHARE is currently working, are 44, 450, and 660 respectively. These numbers are striking because the same ratio in Japan is only 10. As women in developing countries get pregnant more than those in dcveloped countires, they are faced with higher risk of death than their counterparts. To be more precise, the number of women's death due to pregnancy and childbirth in Thailand, Cambodia, and East Tomore are 1 out of 900, 36, and 30 respectively while it is 1 in 6000 in Japan.
The primary reasons for the huge difference are; 1) most women in developing countries have their babies at home, and 2) local health care providers often cannot provide adequate care when the women face abnormal sympthoms and/or incidence during pregnancy and childbirth. It has been said that there are distinctive delays at three levels through which an abnormal incident turns into an unfortunate outcome. The first delay takes place at home where a decision whether the woman should go to a health care facility or not is not made in a timely manner. In addition to difficulty in making the right decision, this often has to do with women's social status and limeted access to medical care due to the status. The second delay is caused by the distance from home to health care facility as well as lack of or limited infrastructure, transportation, money and/or weather conditions. The third delay takes place in the health care facility where adequate and timely care is not often provided.
As a result, maternal mortality would not be easily reduced unles improvements come in multiple levels: individual, community and health care. As a first step, it is very important that women receive health education and become conscious about their own health. The women's knowledge would also help improve children and families' health status. Based on this idea, SHARE has focused on mothers' roles in healthier family and community, organizing study groups on health issues and help them work as a trained health volunteer in the community.
Improvements in health services enable the following four "Safe Motherhood Initiatives" to happen in the community.
(1) To controle the number of pregnancies by "birth control and sexual sterilization",
(2) To receive adequate "prenatal checkups",
(3) To have "safe and clean childbirth" by a birth attendant who has adequate knowledge, skills and experiences, and
(4) To receive "basic obstetrical services" in case of an emergency,
The above initiatives have been promoted widely in developing countries, and SHARE has also incorpoated the initiatives in our projects.
In developing countries, human resources and funds for health care has been chronically fallen short. As important as bringing outside resources into developing countries, it is indispensable to come up with ways to provide efficient and adequate care even in the limited resources. It will be necessary to build a health system in which not only issues on Reproductive Health are solved, but also other areas of health system are improved.
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Trichodes est un genre d'insectes de l'ordre des coléoptères, de la famille des Cleridae.

Historique et dénomination
Le genre a été décrit par l'entomologiste allemand Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst en 1792. Étymologie : du grec τριχωτός = velu. Les spécimens de ce genre présentent tous une pilosité franche.

Synonymie
 Pachyscelis Hope, 1840

Principales espèces présentes en Europe
 Trichodes affinis Chevrolat 1843
 Trichodes albanicus Winkler & Zirovnicky 1980
 Trichodes alvearius (Fabricius 1792)
 Trichodes ammios (Fabricius 1787)
 Trichodes apiarius (Linnaeus 1758)
 Trichodes crabroniformis (Fabricius 1787)
 Trichodes creticus Brodsky 1982
 Trichodes cyprius Reitter 1893
 Trichodes favarius (Illiger 1802)
 Trichodes flavocinctus Spinola 1844
 Trichodes ganglbaueri Escherich 1893
 Trichodes graecus Winkler & Zirovnicky 1980
 Trichodes laminatus Chevrolat 1843
 Trichodes leucopsideus (Olivier 1795)
 Trichodes longissimus (Abeille 1881)
 Trichodes nobilis Klug 1842
 Trichodes octopunctatus (Fabricius 1787)
 Trichodes olivieri (Chevrolat 1843)
 Trichodes punctatus Fischer von Waldheim 1829
 Trichodes quadriguttatus Adams 1817
 Trichodes similis Kraatz 1894
 Trichodes sipylus (Linnaeus 1758)
 Trichodes suturalis Seidlitz 1891
 Trichodes umbellatarum (Olivier 1795)
 Trichodes winkleri Zirovnicky 1976
 Trichodes zaharae Chevrolat 1861

Principales espèces présentes en France
 Trichodes leucopsideus (Olivier 1795)
 Trichodes octopunctatus (Fabricius 1787)
 Trichodes flavocinctus Spinola 1844
 Trichodes apiarius (Linnaeus 1758)
 Trichodes umbellatarum (Olivier 1795)
 Trichodes alvearius (Fabricius 1792)
Quatre de ces espèces sont communes sur tout le territoire, les deux autres espèces étant plus régionales. Ce sont des parasites d'hyménoptères (Apis, Osmia, Anthophora, Megachile etc.). Les adultes sont floricoles et peuvent éventuellement être carnassiers. Les larves, à des stades différents, se nourrissent exclusivement de leurs hôtes. Les mâles ont des fémurs postérieurs plus renflés que ceux des femelles.

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Genre de Coléoptères (nom scientifique)
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Look Them in The Eye: When we make eye contact, we convey we are listening and that we respect and are genuinely interested in our colleague or client. Eye contact as a habit may not come easily at first; start by maintaining four to five seconds of contact at a time. Many of us, when we feel nervous, may also start to blink more frequently than usual. When this happens, take a deep breath! Over-blinking, as well as over-staring, can be disconcerting for people looking at you. To help you grow more comfortable with eye contact, focus your eyes in the middle of the other person's forehead.
What Your Posture Says: Depending on the setting, you may want to consider adjusting your posture in order to convey a different message to your audience. For example, if you are giving a presentation or greeting, it can benefit you to project comfort and confidence by maintaining a straight back, broad shoulders, and a stable stance. If you are in a more relaxed conversation, however, or sitting across a desk from someone, consider softening your posture, and leaning in, to convey your interest and make yourself less intimidating and more welcoming. If you tend to slouch or shrink into your body, you may be conveying a more doubtful tone than you realize.
Read and Respond: In addition to your using your own body in a meaningful way, be sure to also observe the other person's body language. This will give you a better idea of their reception of what you have to say. Consider mirroring the other person's posture and energy to make them feel understood and comfortable. Their body language may also be conveying something other than what their words are telling you. For example, they may be saying they are happy and stress free, while their slouch and nervous-ticks are telling you that they could, in fact, possibly use your help.
Professional excellence and achievement takes time. If you can add and improve these habits, with practice, you will be making major personal and professional strides with each new conversation. To learn more ways to make meaningful professional change, visit the Syncis blog at www.syncis.com/blog/.
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The Supply Chain Excellence Awards will be held at the Hilton on Park Lane on 5th November 2019.
The London Hilton on Park Lane
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The Supply Chain Excellence Awards take place at the outstanding London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel in central London, UK, on Tuesday 6th November 2018. You can find preferential rates by clicking here.
Please note that these directions are provided courtesy of the venue and the organisers cannot accept responsibility, so we advise you to check your travel arrangements and route beforehand.
The London Hilton on Park Lane is located on prestigious Park Lane, in the heart of Mayfair and overlooks Hyde Park. All areas of Central London are easily accessible including the main shopping districts of Knightsbridge, Bond Street and Regent Street, as well as many London attractions like Buckingham Palace which is only a 10 minute walk.
The hotel is just five minutes from Hyde Park Corner or Green Park underground stations by foot, or you can take one of the several bus routes from our doorstep. The Heathrow Express rail service runs to London's Paddington Station, where you can take a taxi directly to the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel. The Gatwick Express rail service runs directly to London's Victoria Station, where taxis are also available for the 10 minute car journey.
Getting to the hotel from the north by car
From the north via the M1/A41, head for Central London and the West End. Travel west along Oxford Street and then south onto Park Lane.
Getting to the hotel from the south by car
From the south take the A23, head for Central London and the West end, cross Vauxhall Bridge A202 and join Park Lane north.
From the Airport – Heathrow Airport
Follow the sign for M4 East. Continue on M4 till it becomes A4 and Park Lane is on the left.
Distance from Hotel: 15 miles
Drive Time: 40 minutes
Typical Minimum Charges:
Rental Car 50.00 GBP
Underground/Rail 18.00 GBP
Taxi 50.00 GBP
From the Airport – City Airport
Follow signs for central London and then Park Lane.
From the Airport – Gatwick Airport
Follow signs for A23 and then M23 London.
Taxi 115.00 GBP


Sometimes while in conversation with my colleagues, I find myself wondering what we would sound like to the casual passerby. Overheard phrases such as "do you think humility balances courage?" and "is 'excellence' an outcome or a value?" would surely sound like nonsense without context. However, these phrases represent some of the most meaningful and inspiring work I do as a member of LRN's Governance, Culture, and Leadership Advisory practice: helping organizations discover and articulate their core purpose and values.
As a team member and advisor to LRN's partner organizations–heck, as a wife, friend, citizen of this world–I regularly witness the confusion or even real pain and discontent that a lack of context can manifest. A subtle mindset shift, raising of awareness, can go a long way.
But first, a comic strip metaphor.
Garfield Minus Garfield is a brilliant site curated by Dan Walsh that is "dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle." Without Garfield, Jon appears lonely, depressed, and perhaps even a bit delusional.
With Garfield, or, in this metaphor, context, one sees Jon as the cat-loving, slightly less lonely man that he really is.
To provide a real world example, consider the following scenario: a colleague more senior to you requests a team meeting, but doesn't disclose what the meeting is about. How would you react? Perhaps you wouldn't think twice, or maybe your mind would start spinning in anticipation.
When this happened on my team, the reaction from colleagues was mixed: one shared that context was, to her, a manifestation of respect and asked that the meeting request include the meeting's purpose. Another colleague pointed out that the lack of context could lead some to assume that certain people's requests are more or less important than others. And still another messaged me directly to ask if I knew what was going on. A philosophical debate ensued: if context equals respect, then was this colleague being disrespectful? Or, if we trusted that our colleague's request came from a place of good intent, were we the ones being disrespectful for demanding an explanation beforehand? All of the conversation, debate, and side-bar speculation created unnecessary noise that ate up an inordinate amount of time on our small team.
To share another example, I was leading a series of focus groups for a California-based partner of LRN's. In recent years, the company had gone through just about every organizational change: growth, international expansion, new CEO, 15% reduction in force, and their largest-ever acquisition. Employees had any number of things about which to complain or be hopeful in these focus groups, and yet all they could talk about was the water.
See, they used to have fancy reverse osmosis water filtration systems in all the break rooms. Then one day, they were gone without warning or explanation, replaced by filters on the sink faucets. Although I later learned that the company was concerned about the water waste inherent in reverse osmosis systems – a move that would surely have been met with support in drought-stricken California – it became a symbol of how employees felt they were treated by the organization, overshadowing the aspirational exercise in which we were trying to engage.
A lack of sufficient context impacts organizations' bottom lines: reduced productivity and churn from misinterpreted directives, time wasted on unproductive conversations, disgruntled or disengaged employees. Often, these negative outcomes can be easily avoided. In my workplace example, the person could have said, "I'd like to call a team meeting. The issue is sensitive so I'd prefer to share details when we're together in person." In my water example, the company could have let employees know they were switching to a new water filtration system that better aligns with their commitment to being good stewards of the local environment and community. By focusing on the outcome, the "what", the people involved in both of these examples forgot how important it is to share the "why".
And, in case you were wondering, 'excellence' is an outcome, not a value.


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David Korten
David Korten is an American author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist, prominent critic of corporate globalization, and "by training and inclination a student of psychology and behavioral systems".
His best-known publication is When Corporations Rule the World (1995 and 2001). In 2011, he was named an Utne Reader visionary.
"Money is a mechanism for control."
― David Korten
Topic(s): Money
"More and more surveys in the US are indicating a change in values taking place among consumers, who become more concerned about quality of life, food, health and the environment."
Topic(s): Food
"It will take some time before a politician will capture the imagination of the American people and have the vision and understanding to do what is necessary for a better future for the people of America and the world."
Topic(s): Imagination
"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society."
Topic(s): Society
"As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue."
"We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain." ― Wendell Willkie
"The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself." ― Douglas MacArthur
"I really wanted to just be a musician. I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that." ― Jamie Foxx
"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." ― Sydney J. Harris
"I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some comfortable sense of who we are. We look at our parents and learn and grow and move on. We change." ― Jamie Lee Curtis


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Probability Distributions
Discrete Distributions
Binomial Distribution
Continuous Distributions
Gamma Distribution
Generalized Pareto Distribution
Lognormal Distribution
Normal Distribution
Uniform Distribution (Continuous)
Weibull Distribution
Exploration and Visualization
Probability Distribution Function
Open the Probability Distribution Function App
Explore the Probability Distribution Function User Interface
Interactive density and distribution plots
The Probability Distribution Function user interface creates an interactive plot of the cumulative distribution function (cdf) or probability density function (pdf) for a probability distribution. Explore the effects of changing parameter values on the shape of the plot, either by specifying parameter values or using interactive sliders.
MATLAB®
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™
Note: disttool does not provide printing, code generating, or data importing functionality in MATLAB Online™.
At the command prompt, enter disttool.
This example shows how to use the Probability Distribution Function user interface to explore the shape of cdf and pdf plots for different probability distributions and parameter values.
Open the Probability Distribution Function user interface.
disttool
The interface opens with a plot of the cdf of the Normal distribution. The initial parameter settings are Mu = 0 and Sigma = 1.
Select PDF from the Function type drop-down menu to plot the pdf of the Normal distribution using the same parameter values.
Change the value of the location parameter Mu to 1.
As the parameter values change, the shape of the plot also changes. Also, the value of X remains the same, but the density value changes because of the new parameter value.
Use the Distribution drop-down menu to change the distribution type from Normal to Weibull.
The shape of the plot changes, along with the names and values of the parameters.
Distribution — Probability distribution
Normal (default) | Exponential | Poisson | Weibull | ...
Specify the probability distribution to explore by selecting a distribution name from the drop-down list. The drop-down list includes approximately 25 probability distribution options, including Normal, Exponential, Poisson, Weibull, and more.
Function type — Probability distribution function type
CDF (default) | PDF
Specify the probability distribution function type as CDF (cumulative distribution function) or PDF (probability density function) by selecting the function name from the drop-down list.
Probability — Cumulative distribution function value
numeric value in the range [0,1]
Specify the cumulative distribution function (cdf) value of interest as a numeric value in the range [0,1]. The corresponding random variable value appears in the X field below the plot. Alternatively, you can specify a value for X, and the Probability value will update automatically.
This option only appears if Function type is CDF. If Function type is PDF, then the probability density at the specified X value displays to the left of the plot.
X — Random variable
Specify the random variable of interest as a numeric value. If the Function type is CDF, then the corresponding cumulative distribution function (cdf) value appears in the Probability field to the left of the plot. Alternatively, you can specify a value for Probability, and the X value will update automatically. If the Function type is PDF, then the corresponding probability density value appears to the left of the plot.
Parameters — Parameter boundaries and values
Specify the parameter boundaries and values as numeric values. Each column contains a field for the upper bound, value, and lower bound of one parameter. The name and number of available parameters changes based on the distribution specified in the Distribution drop-down list. For example, if you select the Normal distribution, then disttool enables two columns: One column for the Mu parameter and one column for the Sigma parameter. If you select the Exponential distribution, then disttool enables one column for the Mu parameter.
To change the value of X (on the y-axis), or Probability or Density (on the x-axis):
Type the values of interest into the Probability or X fields;
Click on the point of interest on the plot; or
Click and drag the reference lines across the plot.
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With a sound as expansive as her influences (everything from Explosions in the Sky to the great outdoors), Tusks doesn't let her debut LP slip through your speakers unnoticed. Dissolve (available today through One Little Indian) pulls listeners into its plaintive orbit right from the very start, as if singer/producer Emily Underhill is developing a one-woman show for the stage and screen.
"I'm a very visual person," she explains. "I grew up by the sea and I've always tried to spend as much time outside and travel as much as possible; I think perhaps subconsciously that all influences how cinematic some of my music can be."
Presenting the director's commentary….
This is the oldest track on the album. I produced it in my room in South London, just on my Mac, and I think it has that cosy headphone vibe to it. I wanted to concentrate more on the production elements of the track and make it quite cinematic; there's a lot of weird stuff in there like slowed down corkscrews and keys and time-stretched strings and guitar. It's probably the happiest track on the record—it's meant to be quite uplifting. I've never said who it's about and I don't think they'll ever know, but I quite like that. The vocals were just demo vocals done on my Macbook mic but I ended up keeping them on in the final version; they just had something about them that my retakes didn't have.
"False" was one of the first tracks I wrote on guitar. I loved producing it with Brett Co; his idea was to start the song like it was just me and guitar live in a room and then evolve it into a big production. I feel like it really builds and erupts at the end. He had the idea of putting in that detuned guitar which just makes it feel really emotional and nasty. I love songs where you feel the emotion from the music as much as the lyrics.
This was really fun to write. I guess it's the feistiest on the album. It was a bit of a fuck you to a person who I'd invested loads of energy and time into who'd messed me around. It's really fun to play live; it makes such a difference to the slower piano tracks. I liked experimenting with different time signatures too.
This is one of my favourites. I started really getting into chorus guitar and I think that influenced the sound of this track a lot. It's kind of bittersweet between the lyrical content and the uplifting melody, and it's probably relatable for anyone who's been in a relationship. We ended up recording the whole thing live as a band together at Lightship Studios in London to get the vibe and timing right; I really wanted the drums to sit slightly behind the beat to give the song the right feel and emotion.
This is another track that I produced solo. I love stripped-back tracks on albums and wanted to include it almost as an interlude. It's pretty raw and I wanted to keep it simple to accentuate the lyrics and piano. It's more like a little poem sitting in between the bigger tracks.
I wrote this about coming to terms with the loss of someone. With the production, I always knew from the start that I wanted the pitch-shifted chorus vocals. I love how the harmonies swell up together and then linger with the piano. I didn't even mean to write it in such a weird combination of time signatures, but it just happened naturally when I wrote it. I think there's actually four different time signatures throughout the track; it was pretty hard to nail down live!
I think i was going through quite a Ben Howard phase when I wrote and produced this with Brett. I love loads of the little production elements we came up with and how they all gel together. We did the track in Iguana Studios, where alt-J have recorded and played around with synths quite a bit—especially the Juno there. The end little bit was a recording of me trying to remember how to play the guitar chords which Brett found.
I wrote this in Toronto. I was staying in a loft on my own for a few day after playing Canadian Music Week last year. It actually took us SO long to get the guitar sound right. I think I did well over 300 takes of that guitar riff while we were playing around with amps and effects and guitars to try and find the right sound. I love the uneasiness of the track with the pulsing synths and the tremolo strings. It's another track like "False", where we just let the production and music take over the vocals at the end and establish the emotion of the track.
I think this was the hardest track to write on the album, but it's one of my favourites. I couldn't work out which way to take it and couldn't get the lyrics right until right up to when we were recording in France. It was a really turbulent time in my life and my relationship; I was pretty worn out by then and I ended up writing the lyrics just before recording them. I think that's what makes them so raw and vulnerable. I didn't have a chance to go back over them and mellow them out like I did with others.
"LONDON THUNDER"
I fell in love with this song when I was flying back from Canada. It really emulated what was going on in my life at the time and I really connected to the track. It was never planned to go on the album but we had a spare half an hour at the end of recording at Lightship so we decided to just try out a live take of it and luckily we got it in one and it felt right to finish the album with it.
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FAA settles trail-blazing drone case for $1,100
Sean McGowan Rob Kamensky Mitchell Stein Tyler Black January 28, 2015
After a multi-year fight over its $10,000 civil penalty against a drone pilot, the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") settled with Raphael Pirker for $1,100 in connection with his operation of an unmanned aircraft system ("UAS," sometimes called "unmanned aerial vehicles" or "drones") in October 2011.
The settlement ends a battle between Pirker and the federal agency charged with keeping skies safe. The FAA had originally fined Pirker, a videographer hired to provide aerial photographs and video of the University of Virginia's campus, for allegedly flying his Ritewing Zephyr in a careless or reckless manner near people, property, and an active heliport. Interestingly, the FAA did not explicitly penalize Pirker for his commercial use of a UAS, but rather for the manner in which he operated the drone. Pirker appealed the civil penalty to a National Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB") administrative law judge ("ALJ"), who (somewhat surprisingly) overturned the civil penalty on March 6, 2014, and determined the FAA had no regulatory authority to enforce flight safety regulations against drone operators because drones are not "aircraft." The FAA then appealed to the full NTSB, which reversed the ALJ's opinion on November 17, 2014, sending the case back for further consideration. The NTSB also affirmatively stated the FAA's authority was broad enough to permit its regulation of UAS.
After the November 17 NTSB action, the case faced a lengthy path before any ruling would be reached, in part prompting the January 16, 2015, settlement. In that mutual settlement, Pirker agrees to pay $1,100 but does not admit guilt regarding any of the FAA's accusations about his flying.
Coincidentally, this settlement of perhaps the most famous drone case to date came just a few days before another high profile drone incident occurred, this time at the White House. There is no word yet whether the drone operator responsible for Monday's White House incursion will face FAA civil enforcement due to his flight. The incident prompted President Obama to highlight some of the "incredibly useful functions that these drones can play" (e.g., farmers managing crops, conservationists taking stock of wildlife) and to reiterate that we "don't really have any kind of regulatory structure at all for it."
The small UAS ("sUAS," or drones under 55 pounds) notice of proposed rulemaking rules are anticipated soon and will likely have tremendous implications for hopeful commercial UAS operators. Stay tuned.
If you have any questions regarding the content of this posting or use of UAS in your business, please contact Sean McGowan, Rob Kamensky, Mitchell Stein or Tyler Black.
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Стратегическое управление (стратегический менеджмент) — функция управления, направленная на долгосрочные цели и действия, а также комплекс долгосрочных мер и подходов по улучшению жизнеспособности и мощи лица или группы лиц по отношению к их конкурентам. Формулировка стратегии — образа действий, и её чёткий инструментарий являются ядром управления и важным признаком хорошего менеджмента.

В области управления стратегическое управление включает формулирование и реализацию основных целей и инициатив, предпринимаемых высшим руководством организации от имени владельцев, на основе учёта ресурсов и оценки внутренней и внешней среды, в которой работает организация.

Стратегия в смысле стратегического управления организацией — образ организационных действий и управляющих подходов, используемых для достижения организационных задач и целей организации.

История
Понятие стратегического управления в контексте менеджмента организации введено в обиход на стыке 1960-х — 1970-х годов для того, чтобы отражать отличие управления, осуществляемого на высшем уровне, от текущего управления. В 1965 году Игорь Ансофф подверг сомнению прежние методы долгосрочного планирования и предложил модель стратегического планирования. Хотя в создание стратегического менеджмента как новой дисциплины внесли вклад многочисленные авторы, к пионерам относят , Филипа Зельцника (), Игоря Ансоффа и Питера Друкера.

Создано десять существенно отличных систем знаний о стратегическом управлении, носящих названия «Школы стратегического менеджмента»:
 Школа дизайна — формирование стратегии как процесс осмысления
 Школа планирования — формирование стратегии как формальный процесс
 Школа позиционирования — формирование стратегии как аналитический процесс
 Школа предпринимательства — формирование стратегии как процесс предвидения
 Когнитивная школа — формирование стратегии как ментальный процесс
 Школа обучения — формирование стратегии как развивающийся процесс
 Школа власти — формирование стратегии как процесс ведения переговоров
 Школа культуры — формирование стратегии как коллективный процесс
 Школа внешней среды — формирование стратегии как реактивный процесс
 Школа конфигурации — формирование стратегии как процесс трансформации

Элементы и содержание
Пять элементов стратегии (по Минцбергу, «пять П») — план, позиция, приём, «паттерн действий», перспектива.

Содержание стратегического управления:
 анализ внешней среды фирмы,
 анализ её внутренней обстановки
 формирование миссии и целей организации,
 выбор и разработка стратегии на уровне стратегической зоны хозяйствования или деятельности,
 анализ портфеля (для диверсифицированной фирмы),
 проектирование организационной структуры,
 выбор степени интеграции и систем управления,
 управление комплексом «стратегия — структура — контроль»,
 определение нормативов поведения и политики фирмы в отдельных сферах её деятельности,
 обеспечение обратной связи результатов и стратегии компании,
 совершенствование стратегии, структуры, управления.

Основные этапы стратегического менеджмента:
 определение сферы бизнеса и разработка назначения организации,
 трансформация назначения в частные долговременные и краткосрочные цели деятельности,
 определение стратегии достижения целей деятельности,
 разработка и реализация стратегии,
 оценка деятельности, слежение за ситуацией и введение корректирующих воздействий.

По Ансоффу особое значение в стратегическом управлении в условиях изменчивой имеет определение и развитие диапазонов потенциальных возможностей организации — функционального потенциала и потенциала общего руководства.

Стратегический анализ
Стратегическое управление тесно взаимосвязано с анализом, на основе которого принимаются существенные решения в краткосрочной и долгосрочный перспективе. Анализ предполагает выделение и изучение как отдельных объектов исследования, так и общей ситуации. Но при использовании анализа стратегия — это не детальный план или набор инструкций, а общая концепция. Она обеспечивает согласование всех решений и целей и задаёт направление действиям индивидуума или организации. Основная задача стратегического управления — определение ключевых ресурсов, чтобы достичь поставленных целей, принимая во внимание текущую ситуацию на рынке, а также построить соответствующую систему для её успешной реализации.

Грант выделяет четыре элемента успешной стратегии:

 Долгосрочные и согласованные цели — чёткое и ясное понимание того, к чему устремлены все действия, то есть конечная цель деятельности.
 Глубокое понимание окружения — проницательность в оценке условий, в которой находится компания или индивид, конкретное окружения и внешние факторы.
 Объективная оценка ресурсов — глубокое понимание и использование имеющихся ресурсов (финансовые, человеческие, творческие, управленческие).
 Эффективное воплощение в жизнь — способность следовать стратегии, совмещённая с гибким подходом и адаптацией к неожиданным обстоятельствам.

Грант также выделяет основную схему стратегического анализа: стратегия базируется на связи интересов фирмы (её целей и принципов, ресурсов и возможностей, структуры и системы) с бизнес-окружением (конкуренты, клиенты, поставщики).

Главные же причины неудач или полного ухода с рынка многих компаний; по мнению Гранта заключаются в несогласованности со внешними факторами, либо несоответствующее внутреннее состояние фирмы.

Примечания

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Amazon Set To Open New Office And Offer 50,000 Jobs- But Where?
With many conventional retail giants failing, online retailers like Amazon are coming out as major winners in business...
With many conventional retail giants failing, online retailers like Amazon are coming out as major winners in business, so when Amazon announced as a surprise that it was looking to put together a second corporate headquarters in North America, cities are practically stumbling over each other to get a chance at the potential $38 billion in economic growth potential. CBS News reports that while the final decision is up in the air, we have some clues from Amazon that can help narrow down what the options are.
For one, when it comes to Amazon's HQ2, as they call it, they are looking for something similar to what they currently have in Seattle, urban or suburban, well connected to transit and in a metro area with at least 1 million people. However, they are going through a public process, meaning that they will be looking at bids far and wide, with tax breaks from local governments potentially swaying their choice.
"It's unusual to go through a [request for proposal] process, essentially shopping for a new location before any vetting is done on their own for a new location," said Dennis Donovan, president of WDG Consulting, a location search company. Aside from Seattle itself and cities in Puerto Rico, there are 53 metro areas over 1 million people, but chances are something much bigger will be needed to support Amazon.
"Amazon is so large that it itself is a place-maker and a place-changer," said Susan Wachter, co-director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania. "It cannot put itself down in the middle of nowhere because it would overwhelm whatever was there." However, while size and transit matter, we can't forget the fact that a company like Amazon needs a city with a lot of talent to draw from.
"Amazon is a prototypical innovation economy company. It relies on a lot of workers with a lot of technical training," said Joseph Parilla, a fellow in the Metropolitan Policy program at the Brookings Institute. "We're looking at a combination of factors that might make an attractive labor market, like the quantity and quality of the college-educated force." With 50,000 jobs at six figure salaries planned to open up, this makes a lot of sense. As of right now, 26 metro areas fit the bill of over 33% of the population with a college degree. A full list is available in the source article.
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NewsThe US Department of Justice sues Google for monopolizing digital advertising
The US Department of Justice sues Google for monopolizing digital advertising
In its legal argument, the Administration of President Joe Biden asks the Court that the technology giant be forced to sell parts of its advertising business, which represents 80% of its income.
The US Justice Department has sued Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, for allegedly abusing its dominance in the digital advertising business. The antitrust lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a US district court in Alexandria, Virginia, accuses the tech giant of using "anti-competitive and exclusionary" practices to unlawfully quash or diminish any significant threat to its influence over the online advertising industry.
In the judicial argument, the Administration of President Joe Biden asks the Justice to force the company to sell part of its advertising business, which represents 80% of its income.
"Google thwarted any meaningful competition and deterred innovation in the digital advertising industry, made supra-competitive profits for itself, and prevented the free market from working fairly to support the interests of advertisers and publishers who make the mighty Internet of Things possible. today," the Justice Department asserts.
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Eight states (including California, where Google's headquarters are located) joined the US government's lawsuit. Along these lines, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the tech giant's practices have "stifled creativity in a space where innovation is crucial," as quoted by Reuters.
In 2020, the Administration of then-President Donald Trump filed a similar lawsuit against Google, this time for its Web search business. There it was denounced that the company used exclusive distribution agreements with wireless service providers and phone manufacturers to block to the competition.
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For its part, Google denies that its advertising practices harm competition. "The demand […] of the Department of Justice tries to pick winners and losers in the highly competitive ad technology sector," the firm alleged in a statement released on Tuesday. In addition, it asserted that the "flawed argument" of that institution "would delay innovation, increase rates of advertising and would hinder the growth of thousands of small businesses and publishers.
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A wanderer at heart, Glen Cooke first encountered God in 2012 while camping on the outskirts of Laverton in Western Australia.
"I was doing this walk one morning and I felt this breeze just come over me. This breeze was something very different. It had the feel of electricity that just went through my body. I trembled and I knelt down on my knees. I asked the Lord to come into my life. That's where I received Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour…on the road," said Glen.
A respected Indigenous elder and artist, Glen is married with 6 children and 7 grandchildren. He was born at Warburton Ranges; an Indigenous community in Western Australia, just south of the Gibson Desert. Glen's ancestors were traditionally nomadic people until the settlement was established in 1934 under the auspices of the United Aborigines Mission (UAM). It was named after explorer Peter Warburton, the first European to cross the Great Sandy Desert.


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By James Niccolai and IDG News Service
Macworld	 Jan 25, 2005 4:00 pm PST
Microsoft Corp. will meet with representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) next month for the first of several briefings intended to ensure that its upcoming Longhorn operating system complies with the terms of the final judgment in the government's antitrust case against the software maker.
In court papers filed Tuesday, the government also said that its technical committee raised concerns about whether Windows XP and Service Pack 2 are in compliance with the judgment. Microsoft replied to those concerns recently and the government is reviewing its responses, it said.
The developments are outlined in a joint status report filed by Microsoft and the DOJ on the software maker's progress in complying with the judgment, approved in November 2002. Among the requirements, Microsoft has to make it easy for customers to use non-Microsoft middleware products with its operating systems, including Web browsers and media players. The goal is to prevent Microsoft from using the ubiquity of Windows to lock rivals out of the market.
The government already said it was talking to Microsoft about ensuring Longhorn's compliance with the measures. In its status report Tuesday the DOJ said the first meeting with Microsoft is scheduled for mid-February, when its scrutiny of Longhorn will "begin in earnest." The desktop version of Longhorn is expected in 2006 and the server version in 2007.
The DOJ also completed its analysis of Windows XP and Service Pack 2, which involved running hundreds of tests to check how the operating system behaves in relation to third-party middleware products.
"The work has identified several circumstances in which further information from Microsoft is needed to determine whether Windows satisfactorily honors user middleware choices," the government wrote. It did not provide specifics.
The 2002 judgment also required Microsoft to document and license Windows communications protocols to make it easier for vendors to develop products that work with its operating system. The government has complained that Microsoft was behind schedule with the work, and also chided it for releasing the documents in a format that can't be annotated and only work with Internet Explorer.
Microsoft has now agreed to release the documents in Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF (Portable Document Format) by the end of June, according to the latest status report. The parties also developed a new, two-part plan for ensuring the documents are complete and accurate — although it will take up to a year to complete: The government's technical committee will develop a prototype implementation of each task covered by the protocols, and Microsoft will release a network parsing tool to help companies that have licensed the protocols develop products.
The technical committee also plans to hire an additional 20 engineers for the documentation project, the government said.
Microsoft said in its part of the progress report that complying with the judgment continues to be an important priority for the company.
"While issues inevitably will arise, Microsoft has worked diligently and cooperatively to respond to and resolve all inquiries from plaintiffs," its lawyers wrote.
Two additional companies — server maker Unisys Corp. and video software company vBrick Systems Inc. — have licensed the communications protocols, bringing the total to 21, Microsoft said. Six licensees are now shipping products that use protocols released under the licensing program — Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Network Appliance Inc., StarBak Communications Inc., VeriSign Inc. and Tandberg Data ASA, the company said.
Critics have charged that the judgment against Microsoft did not go far enough to rein in the power of its monopoly or penalize it for its past ills, and several U.S. states had been pushing for stiffer penalties. The European Union has since enforced tougher sanctions, including a requirement that Microsoft sell a version of Windows in Europe without its Windows Media Player and license additional communications protocols.


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Oppo Electronics Corp., Ltd, one of the premiere electronic manufacturing companies in China, recently released another device that has the potential to follow the footsteps of their other popular products like the Blu-ray player and the 6.65mm Finder smartphone which was once the thinnest smartphone in the world. Oppo figures to make a mark in the industry with its new Find 5 full HD smartphone which is one of the first to integrate the 5 inch display technology.
Display. With a 5.0 inch IPS LCD screen accented by a 1920 x 1080 resolution and an incredible pixel density of 441 PPI, you are surely in for a different experience as you will be treated to crystal clear images with colors so vibrant, it feels like you are looking at the real thing. Plus, the large capacitive multi-touch screen offers the best viewing angles and utilizes the OGS technology. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
Design. Another defining factor for the Find 5 is its minimalistic design. It is characterized by subtle shapes and curves giving it a simple yet sophisticated look. The back is made of white plastic with steel frame inside. The 165 gram smartphone has dimensions of 141.8 x 68.8 x 8.9 mm which is a bit thicker than the Finder.
Performance. Find 5 is powered by the quad-core 1.5 GHz processor, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 chipset and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 operating system. It also has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.
Camera. The Find 5 features one of the most advanced camera ever put in a smartphone. Its 13 megapixel rear camera is supported by HDR hardware and comes with the CMOS technology, f/2.2 aperture, blue glass filters, and four layers of coating. The 1/3.06 type camera can take 100 pictures in just five seconds thanks to its impressive Burst Mode feature. Its 1.9 megapixel front camera is also not bad at all.
The Find 5's video recording capability is another thing to watch out for. The device is the first smartphone that can record 120 frames per second (fps) at 480p which allows very clear slow-motion play and freeze frames.
You can purchase a Find 5 with the international software version which includes Google Now, Google Chrome (standard browser), pre-installed Facebook and the suite of Google apps and widgets. The other software version available is mainly for the Chinese. Their firmware includes apps such as Weibo (microblogging) and Taobao (ecommerce) which are used mainly in China.
Connectivity. The international market will be a little bit disappointed with the inability of the Find 5 to support LTE, which has yet to arrive in China. They make use of HSPA+ 21 which is adequate enough for some users. If you intend to use the Find 5 for third party phone services such as voice calls and VoIP calls, you may want to inquire with service providers such as RingCentral if this smartphone is compatible with their service.
The Find 5 also has a not so impressive battery life. When the large screen is used heavily and always in high brightness, most of the battery's power is used up. While in this condition, the battery life lasts for less than a day. However, for light to moderate usage, battery life is manageable.
With the Oppo Find 5 most likely designed with the Chinese market in mind, it will be a surefire hit in the country and probably in nearby Asian countries. If Oppo intends to penetrate the international market and become an integral player in the smartphone industry, they need to make necessary adjustments to their products and mindset. The Find 5, however, is a step in the right direction.
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The New Oppo Find 5 http://t.co/vArH9Cl0S4
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Awesome phone. One of the best. Nice review btw.
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Asian food, at its core, is generally very healthy. Most times we load it down with rice, egg rolls, crab rangoon and more carb-filled options that end making what was once a fairly healthy meal into a carb-loaded nightmare.
Skip the opportunity to make bad food choices altogether and just make your own Asian food at home! This Honey Sesame Chicken recipe is a favorite in our house and not only is it good, it's good for you! Honey and sugar snap peas keeps this recipe sweet like your mouth expects, without the help of refined sugar and added carbs.
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the snap peas and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Remove the snap peas from the pan; place them on a plate and cover.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add them to the pan in a single layer - you may need to do this step in batches. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.
Add the snap peas back to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes or until the vegetables are warmed through.
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Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and snap peas; cook for 30 seconds. Add the cornstarch and bring to a boil; cook for 1 more minute or until sauce has just started to thicken.
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Finding yourself in the language of the Other
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Q: How to aggregate multiple document with one array? Here is my data structure:
{
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    "theater" : "TodayTainan",
    "geometry" : {
        "type" : "Point",
        "coordinates" : [
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    },
    "movie" : [
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            "movieDate" : "上映日期:2018-07-25",
            "videoId" : [
                "17Y_lXjB3VI",
                "ovbEe1-qUZ0"
            ],
            "imdbScore" : "",
            "cnName" : "不可能的任務:全面瓦解",
            "photoHref" : "https://movies.yahoo.com.tw/x/r/w420/i/o/production/movies/June2018/8LBd1GYiRhtjZMCcdOSl-1019x1500.JPG",
            "rottenScore" : "",
            "releasedTime" : [
                ISODate("2018-11-15T12:40:00.000Z"),
                ISODate("2018-11-15T17:20:00.000Z"),
                ISODate("2018-11-15T22:00:00.000Z")
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            "enName" : "Mission: Impossible Fall Out",
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            "imdbScore" : "5.9",
            "cnName" : "巨齒鯊",
            "photoHref" : "https://movies.yahoo.com.tw/x/r/w420/i/o/production/movies/July2018/xO7qzzEwPCaipjCWkkxg-2714x3878.jpg",
            "rottenScore" : "45%",
            "releasedTime" : [
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I use addToSet to remove duplicate data with one document like this code:
db.getCollection('TaipeiEast').aggregate([
            { "$match": {
                  "theater": "TodayTainan"
                }
            },
            { "$unwind": '$movie' },
            { "$group": {
                "_id": "$_id",
                "movie": {
                  "$addToSet": {
                    "cnName": "$movie.cnName",
                    "photoHref": "$movie.photoHref"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          ])

Now I have a lots of documents in one collection, I want to query them become one movie array without duplicate movie.
I try to remove match like this:
db.getCollection('TaipeiEast').aggregate([
                { "$unwind": '$movie' },
                { "$group": {
                    "_id": "$_id",
                    "movie": {
                      "$addToSet": {
                        "cnName": "$movie.cnName",
                        "photoHref": "$movie.photoHref"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              ])

I can get all of documents data, but the movie array is independent with each of document.
Any one knows how to generate one movie array from multiple documents ? Thanks in advance.

A: Try $group with null. So you can get all movies in a array without depending on each document
            { "$group": {
                "_id": null,
                "movie": {
                  "$addToSet": {
                    "cnName": "$movie.cnName",
                    "photoHref": "$movie.photoHref"
                  }
                }
              }
            }

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Sola gratia is een Latijnse uitdrukking die betekent alleen door genade.

Het is een van de vijf sola's die een samenvattend uitgangspunt vormt van het protestantisme tijdens de Reformatie, maar ook heden ten dage nog steeds de belangrijkste uitgangspunten vormen voor het protestantisme.

Tegenover de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk leerde de Reformatie dat het behoud van zondaren slechts mogelijk is uit enkel genade. De menselijke activiteiten (goede werken) dragen niet bij aan het behoud. Weliswaar ontkende de Reformatie niet de noodzaak van goede werken, maar door deze verdient men de verlossing niet. De Verlossing van verloren mensen is verdiend door Jezus Christus, Hij leed en stierf aan het kruis van Golgotha om het behoud (dat wil zeggen de vergeving) te verdienen, zo vond de Reformatie. Echter, ook de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk leert dat de mens door genade alleen gered wordt, hieraan dient de vrije wil van de mens wel mee te werken, iets wat de Reformatie ontkende.

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Vijf sola's vanuit een Orthodox Gereformeerd standpunt.

Latijn in de religie
Protestantisme


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Ariceștii Zeletin is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Albinari (242 people in 2011) and Ariceștii Zeletin (982 people).

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Communes in Prahova County
Localities in Muntenia


This is the original game. Short clips played on a real piano! Try to listen for the chord progression!
Try guessing the chords as the video plays along, guitar hero style!
Can you hear what type of chord are playing? The game uses more realistic samples! No midi!
Learn to recognize progressions of chord types!
Practice relative pitch by navigating pitches! You get one reference note! Thats it!
You have to use your ear to identify the chords. Perfect for a beginner!
Identify the chords in a cluster! This can be tricky!
Learn to identify harmonic, melodic, ascending and descending intervals!
Play intervals on the piano from a given note!
Learn to recognize inversions of chords!
Learn to recognize progressions of intervals!
Exercise design to improve absolute pitch recognition!
This is a selection of ear training games and ear training exercises that are designed by a musician for musicians!
All the ear training games and ear training exercises above are focused on teaching a specific skill!
Some of these online ear training games focus on developing your ear and some are geared more towards solidifying the theory! All of these ear training exercises and games are made to help you become a better musician.
We are doing our best to provide the best ear training games and tools on the web! Any suggestions or ideas too new ear training exercises are more than welcome!
By delivering the ear training games online we are able to create more content and focus less on platform-specific implementation details!
All of the game levels are shareable so if you find something cool that you think someone else could find useful you can copy and paste the URL from the address bar and send it in a private message! The URL will point to the same level the URL was pointed from!


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Q: How to check if pid belongs to current user session? I can get the list of running process from the this source code on mac.
Now, I want to filter these processes for different users or at least for current user session.

A: You can just extend your code like this..
    kinfo_proc *mylist;
    size_t mycount = 0;
    mylist = (kinfo_proc *)malloc(sizeof(kinfo_proc));
    GetBSDProcessList(&mylist, &mycount);

    char *user  = getenv("USER");

    for (int i = 0; i < mycount; i++)
    {
        uid_t uid = mylist[i].kp_eproc.e_pcred.p_ruid;
        struct passwd * pwd = getpwuid(uid);
        char    * username = pwd->pw_name;

        if(strcmp(username, user) == 0)
        {
            printf(" %d - %s \n", mylist[i].kp_proc.p_pid, mylist[i].kp_proc.p_comm);
        }
    }

A: To be more precise you can get username buy this technique
    SCDynamicStoreRef   store;
    store = SCDynamicStoreCreate(NULL, CFSTR("com.apple.dts.ConsoleUser"), NULL, NULL);
    CFStringRef  currentConsoleUser = CopyCurrentConsoleUsername(store);

    const int kBufferSize = 256;
    char logedinusername[kBufferSize];
    CFStringGetCString(currentConsoleUser,logedinusername,kBufferSize,kCFStringEncodingMacRoman);

as  getenv("USER"); may not work if you are running as root user and want logged in user.


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Q: I saw author/media$credit tag using list, is it possible multiple authors on same channel? Example, http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/google/uploads?v=2&start-index=1&max-results=50&alt=json,
"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Google"},"uri":{"$t":"http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/Google"},"yt$userId":{"$t":"K8sQmJBp8GCxrOtXWBpyEA"}}]
"media$credit":[{"$t":"google","role":"uploader","scheme":"urn:youtube","yt$display":"Google","yt$type":"partner"}]
Both author and media$credit tag is a list, so is it possible index 1 on the list? If it's impossible, why list?
Thanks

A: I'm not aware of any scenario in which there would be multiple values returned for those fields. I can't say for certain why it's a list and not a single element.