Aaron 43, Nadine S 37, Jon 37, Avinoam 33.
First play for Avinoam, he liked it.
Lorenzo: We made a mistake in the last few rounds that probably would have ended in 20-25 more points for Gili and Or.
Nadine: First play for all, Zvi and David liked it. Avi had a hard time getting started so didn't think he had much to do. David did a good job leveraging his clan power, with a lot of neighborly bonus buys. Zvi and David tied for most settlements, I was third. We all had 6 contracts so didn't count that. David had 7 more round bonus points, 4 more points for goods, and 4 more contract goods points than I did. We counted them all as 4.
David's son Avi came; we last saw him at Games Day. His friend Zvi also came for the first time.
Aaron and I tried out this very miniaturized version of a collect resources / buy buildings game. Gilad (from Modiin) warned me that the volatility (which cannot be planned for) in the market makes planning impossible. For me, the biggest problem is that the game has basically three mechanics, with one or two other mechanics that are so weakly implements that they don't actually have any effect on the game.
The game is so stripped down that it is basically a slew of ways to move your counters a little to the left and right until you can buy a building, after which you do and start over. Owning the buildings has essentially no effect on game play, so there is almost nothing to the game which is very dull. Which is a shame.
First play for Zvi, who won with the tie break on money.
First play for Klara, Avi, and Haim. All of them felt like they could do better on subsequent plays. Avi got to the high income before any of us, which is usually a sign of victory. I had one more link than he did and was starting to catch up in shipping points, but not enough. Avi spent most of his time on the NE corner of the board, while I had a corridor don the center of the board and over to the west.
We splayed several round as teams, with all sides being very close. We gained 15, 10, 05 points each round, and once we were tied.
Avi and then Aaron and Nadine gained an initial lead, but then I set tichus a couple of times, which placed us ahead. Before the last round, we were up 870 to their 630. I told Nadine not to worry, because they can just call Grand Tichu and both go out first.
Which they did. Aaron called Grand Tichu, passed me a 2, and called a 5, which destroyed the bottom of my very large run, giving me a far worse hand. Nadine's second to last play was a long run which I would have been able to beat if I had my 5. And then she went out.
Netanel came for his first time; I don't remember how he heard of the club. He had played a few Eurogames with his family, such as Catan, Cities and Knights of Catan, and Netrunner. He is looking to find other games for his family, more complicated than Catan but less wearying than Cities and Knights.
Alan wasn't sure if he was coming, and I didn't hear back from him until we had started a game, so he formed a team with Nadine in the middle of a game.
I continue my winning streak. We drafted, as usual. I ended up playing colors I wasn't expecting to play during the draft (except for R); I played RBU, with the option of swapping out either B or U for G. All of my cards had a high casting cost, so my deck was painfully slow. One of my cards was a 7/7 artifact for 9, which I didn't really think I would get into play but I put it in my deck for the first two games anyway (I took it out for the third game). I played with more land than I usually do: 17 instead of 16. I didn't have any multicolor lands or multicolor mana artifacts, but I had 4 or 5 cards with scry. I had a few nice flyers and some direct damage. I hoped to survive on the ground long enough to get my flyers into play and I tried to save my direct damage for his flyers or anything that looked very dangerous.
David played RWg, I believe. In the first game, I had too few lands. Even after tossing a non-land to get a land, I couldn't get to more than 4 lands for most of the game. I had to use direct damage on turn 2 to take out his RW 2/2 creature that evolved and made all of his creatures that had counters on them first strike.
The second game was a stalemate on the ground, which was good for me. He couldn't block my flyers. He was pumping out 1/1 creature tokens and eventually tried to rush me, but I played a blue card that returned all attacking creatures to his hand. In the third game, he was land-shy. I toasted the same creature with the same direct damage that I did in the first game. After that it played exactly like the second game: I flew, he rushed, I sent his creatures back to his hand, and he resigned.
I like this game a lot, other than its minor kingmaking problem. I rarely get to play it, since Nadine doesn't like route-building games and it's a bit punishing for new players. But David didn't remember it and it seemed like a game that fit the category that Netanel was looking for. Alan joined Nadine in round 2 or 3. We played on the Germany side, which I was unfamiliar with.
Nadine hurt David in the first round by building to the same city that he did and taking the cube he needed before he could. She then said that she liked the game a bit more than she remembered. Then Netanel built a route to block her from where she was laying track, and she said that she remembered that she didn't like the game. Then, in the last round, she did the same to him.
David built in the center of the board, which gave him access to many cubes but also competition for these cubes. While this hurt him in the first round, he quickly recovered. By round 3, he was on par with the other two players, but slightly behind me. As a result of his central building, he netted about 10 points in the last 4 rounds from the other players using his tracks.
I built in the corners of the board, which gave me unfettered access to my cubes but no points from others using my tracks. In the last few rounds I built across the board and took a few cubes from Netanel's area (which he couldn't use, anyway).
We were all a little slow in building up our engines, so none of us made it to 6 point deliveries. I considered it in round 6 (out of 8), but it didn't make sense to give up a 5 point delivery to do so (even if I made five perfect 6-point deliveries, it would only have equalled what I could do with six 5-point deliveries).
I think everyone pretty much enjoyed the game, with reservations. David might have won if he hadn't had his first round setback. We'll see if they are willing to play again.
Alan suggested this for the limited time we had remaining. Our twists were 1) you had to pre-select the card you wanted to invent, and 2) everyone played 2 action cards each round.
2 action cards each round is a major twist: it means you can practically build an invention every round. It also makes all of your minions doubly valuable. I was earning 4 coins a round, but David played his minions better than I did and earned 6 or 8 coins each round.
All four of us made it to 20 points on the same round. I did my best on the next round with a 4 point invention, but I couldn't compete with David's massive money pile. He played an 8 point invention and still ended with 10 coins!
Alan came late and had to wait a bit, but not too long.
First plays for Nisan. Avi ended the first game with a rainbow tableau, and then Nisan did the same in the second game. Nadine hurt me in one color on the final move in the second game, but I still would have been one point down.
First play for Avi, at least. Avi didn't like the game at all and switched to just collecting cards. Nadine had good luck; she sat out at least one battle that drained five or more cards from the others. Avi had bad luck, although I think he might not yet have a mature feel for when it is worth battling and when not. Still, you can do you best and some annoying opponent just won't give up. And that's what it's all about. I heard a number of expressions of frustration with the gameplay.
Meanwhile I took advantage of new victims to inflict a train game on them, since my older players don't like train games and I rarely get to play one. First play for all of them.
We all played spotty in the opening two or three turns. Nisan took a role that didn't end up helping him, but actually it made him first in turn order the next round, so it did, kind of. In turn 5, when I started progressing in VP, he took one more boost in income, making him one delivery behind me in points. In truth, it cost him a few points in VPs (he gained some in VPs on the income track) but might have given him some in being able to pay for roles or tracks, so I don't know. I think the more important mistake was leaving me with a supply of 6 point deliveries; they could have eaten into that a bit harder and made it more difficult for me to deliver cubes by the end.
Nisan benefited by having one side of the board to himself for most of the game, and in the end Shneur and Aaron sent a few points his way during their own deliveries, which nearly changed the outcome.
First play for Alan. They played with the twists: 1) lose all of your money after inventing, and 2) play two actions each round.
On Nadine's first turn, she thought she had 20 coins and selected Invent, but then she realized that she couldn't invent anything with only 10 coins. David would have won with 22 if he had played Invent and Research instead of Research and Work on the last round; Nadine had 12 points and played an 8 point invention.
I think that's everyone. I got to play several games I really like but don't get to play often enough with my usual regulars. It was a hopping, successful games day, with just enough chair and table space to go around, and only a little downtime for some people. Most everyone enjoyed their games, from what I heard.
There was one exception: one guy who appeared to be a lonely grandfatherly type showed up to play without the slightest idea as to why or what we play. He was, perhaps, the worst match for game playing since Dan Bosley's infamous Misadventures in Gaming series. He was loud and talked continuously in bad Hebrew (he was an English speaker, and we were all (mostly) English speakers as well). He thought he was very funny when he wasn't the slightest bit funny, ever. He kept accusing everyone, jokingly, of cheating, hiding cards, and being a shark. He wouldn't listen to single explanation of any rules – deliberately reading unrelated game material while you tried to talk – and complained every turn about not knowing what to do or what the game was about.
He was the first person I was going to personally throw out of my house for being impossible; thank goodness he chose that moment to leave. After four excruciating games.
Note that it's possible that I missed a game, somewhere.
I almost started playing this game after teaching it to Lotem, Elijah, and Abraham, but them Michael walked in and wouldn't have had a game partner. I knew Michael would like the game, so I told him to take my place and then gave him the quick run down as the first turn got underway.
At the end of the game, as they were packing up, Michael was down 14 points. he then asked if he was supposed to score these face down tiles in front of him that he had forgotten about. So it turned out that he won by a point.
The last excruciating game played with the above described non-gamer. Ellis and Peleg appeared to enjoy the game. I started off as the Phoenicians, and, while Peleg and Ellis fought in northern Europe, I took a commanding and embarrassing lead.
They played together when they first arrived and were waiting for other people to free up. They like this game, which I don't because of the Assassin.
They also took Gosu off of my hands, another game that only they liked (not that no one else liked it, it's just that we didn't like it).
I heard a lot of laughing going on in this game. The ending appears to have come down to a major kingmaking situation.
In all of these games, only the base set was used.
Nadine says that this is the first time she's really gotten the game. She was cycling she cycled through her entire deck several times as the game played.
They ended the game early, though it appears that Abraham had tuned his deck and was on his way to winning.
We played with the same set that was abandoned by the previous players: Cellar, Chapel, Bureaucrat, Militia, Moneylender, Smithy, Spy, Thief, Throne Room, Library.
Note the lack of a 3 point card, the lack of anything useful in 5 point cards, the great amount of 4 point cards, and the great amount of attack cards with no defense. And note that many of the cards trash cards from your own or others' hands, or force you to discard cards.
The result was a game where decks were shrinking nearly as fast as they were growing and we were constantly mixing. Max was already starting to feel a little burnt out on Dominion, and this was a particularly annoying set.
I had dumped all of my coppers and Estates and had just enough cash to buy provinces, but lived in constant fear that a thief would take away my purchasing power. I was very lucky; the thieves either got my little money, or no money at all, or I always bought a new Gold right after they trashed one of mine anyway. Still, I thought Max might be winning.
Elijah was the only one who bothered to take a Throne Room, and therefore was able to chain double actions. It didn't seem to help him much, as he usually ended up with only 4 purchasing power after his chains, anyway.
Abraham starts this, but then switched to Steam because a) he wanted to play Steam and b) Elijah didn't and would have been sitting around waiting for a game otherwise.
After the first third, Abraham was in the lead by around 8 points. By the second scoring, the lead had narrowed to 1 point ahead of Nadine, the usual favorite to win.
Noam was rumored to be winning the game at around the half-point. This was the last game to finish the day.
I wanted to try this game out for its first play, and I thought that Zachary would like it, since he's more of an American-style gamer than a Euro-gamer (he likes some direct competition in his games). Yes, he did very much like the game. I liked it, too, though perhaps a bit less.
at nearly nothing when they should have been 3 or 4 times as expensive (we mistook the toss-out value for the card cost). We forgot the defense value in our first two attacks, thus suffering about twice as many wounds as we should have. And so on.
First game is a learning experience, as I always say. I think I'm ready to teach the game for the next try.
So what do I think? Unlike Dominion, every card is available each game, but only certain cards are available to a player on his turn; you may buy a mediocre card only to reveal a better card which your opponent can now buy. So that's bad. But, otherwise, the game looks pretty solid and enjoyable. Certainly for my opponent, who was looking forward to something with a little PvP. It's VERY hard to figure out the right buying approach on your first play.
First play for everyone except me. I said a number of times, apparently, how much I like the game. I though I was doing pretty well, but I had had to accumulate 6 debt chips to do it. I was hoping to cancel most of them by the game end, but I was still left with 4. that was enough to sink me from winning.
The other three players all had piles of 4 or more trade goods (gold, copper, or cows) at the end of the game. I'm not sure exactly how Jess managed to pull off a victory; actually, I thought Peleg was doing better.
Vallah noted to me later that she didn't particularly like the game (I'm not sure if she knew that I was he designer).
First play for Zachary. This was a quickly played game. I failed miserably, as you can see.
I've never played this, and I didn't see how it went.
Played when they first came and were waiting for others to free up.
Nadine administered a beatdown, I see. First plays for everyone else.
Michael insisted that I record this one, so that it be known that he won something.
First play for all except Nadine.
Diana started playing this as her first game, but she got bored of it. Max took over for her when he arrived.
First plays for everyone except me. A tough fought game. Any one of the three leaders could have swung the game by transitioning from income to points one move earlier or later.
Peleg spectacularly failed to get his engine moving and spent too much time building his first links.
Looks to have been a close game.
One of the first games played, first play for everyone except me. Once again we played without the curses. I took this idea from Binyamin, and I think I will play this way from now on. The amulets are still very useful for chaining actions and for removing cubes.
First play for everyone except for Saarya, and he hadn't played this in a very long time. Actually, no one in the game group has played this for quite a long time, which is a shame.
The cards were in German, but I only had to field one question during the game, so the symbology was basically good enough after my explanation.
They played the four player medium game where 30 Denari is one of the four required conditions. First play for everyone except Elijah.


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Cricket: Response to Joe Root's sledge retort shows low expectations, former NBA player says
13 Feb, 2019 7:01am
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Former NBA player John Amaechi has laid down a sobering truth to the response Joe Root received for his retort to a sledge.
A stump microphone picked up the back end of Root and West Indian bowler Shannon Gabriel's exchange, in which Root appeared to say: "There's nothing wrong with being gay."
Root received worldwide praise for his comment, however Amaechi, who in 2007 became the first former NBA player to come out publically, took a different view of the situation.
Penning a column for The Independent, the former Orlando Magic forward said for Root to gain plaudits for such a token statement showed just how broken sport really is.
"Sports fans and the media shower Root's retort with champagne, as if a sportsperson saying something most parents would see simply as a sign of ordinary civility in their children, somehow shatters a pink ceiling in a sport without a single out player in the elite men's game," Amaechi writes.
"'There's nothing wrong with being gay' is the kind of measured response to homophobia I would expect from any professional in their workplace. It is the very least I should expect from a man who is captain of a team that represents a nation.
"I know people will find this ungrateful, and I do appreciate what Root did, however the sports business is one area where they've perfected over-promising and under-delivering and no one seems to have noticed.
"Many in the media fawn at the vaguest hint of a sport living up to their own press; fans often seem too easily placated by tiny gestures as if they've already binged on the sporting kool-aid.
"The terminally low bar set for sport allows it to appear charmingly hapless when it (so often) fails to live up to its loudly promised principles."
Speaking after the incident, Root addressed his war of words with fast bowler Gabriel. The pair were engaged in a running battle as Root powered towards another test ton before the tension seemed to escalate at one point during the 28-year-old's partnership with Joe Denly.
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Root refrained from pointing the finger at Gabriel after stumps but acknowledged the quick may regret his choice of words.
"Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret, but they should stay on the field," Root said.
"It's test cricket and he's an emotional guy trying to do everything he can to win a test match. He's a good guy who plays hard cricket and is proud to be in the position he is.
"The battle was a good contest, he's had a wonderful series and he should be proud.
"I don't want anything said in the middle to ruin what's been a good test series for him and his team."
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CIRCLE Poll: The Impact of Local News on Youth Political Engagement
By Abby Kiesa
Many in the media are talking about young people's engagement in the upcoming midterm elections, with most of the attention focused on whether or not youth will show up to vote. That's not an unimportant story—one informed by CIRCLE research—but it's not one that necessarily advances the more fundamental goals of broader and deeper youth political learning and engagement. In this post we present another way of thinking about youth and election-focused media coverage in order to highlight examples, and start a conversation, about ways to better pursue that goal..
Youth civic engagement suffers from myriad systemic inequities in opportunities and outcomes in a variety of settings and experiences. These disparities warrant an equally systematic approach to research and analysis on youth participation, but few have used this framework to think about the influence of local news on youth civic development and engagement. Local media outlets are an important part of the information ecosystem where, but research has shown that access to local news is dramatically unequal. Extraordinary youth media programs exist in several cities, but they alone cannot fully fill all gaps. With an eye toward the upcoming midterm elections, it's critical to ask whether local media is supporting youth engagement, and how it can do better.
CIRCLE's 2018 national pre-election poll of 18 to 24-year-olds begins to answer that question. Our data show that almost a third of respondents (31%) have found local news helpful in preparing to vote in the 2018 midterms. That may come as a surprise to some who think young people pay no attention to local news. At the same time, our poll finds that local media can do much better in reaching segments of young people who would, theoretically, get the most out of its coverage. Only 33% of youth who are new to voting, and could therefore benefit from local information about how, when and where to vote, say they found local news helpful. Slightly more, but still just over half (55%) of young people who are paying a lot of attention to Congressional campaigns say they found local news helpful, despite the fact that local outlets are likely offering the most coverage of House, Senate, and statewide races. Since local issues are often an on-ramp to engagement in many settings, these data points highlight a series of challenges—and opportunities—to explore models for how local media can think about younger audiences, including by partnering with local youth organizations.
Local News + Elections = Concrete Opportunity to Support New Voters?
A midterm election year, when campaigns are at the state level and below, is the perfect time for local news to redouble their efforts to reach all potential voters, and to attempt to balance out our conversations about politics that are too often focused excessively on national candidates and controversies. Elections are also a unique opportunity for local media outlets to help new and potential voters prepare to cast a ballot—both to learn the process of registering and voting, and to understand candidates, ballot measures, and the potential implications of election results. In these and other ways, the media can concretely facilitate participation in our democracy.
In the 2016 election cycle, we kept an eye out for examples of local outlets doing any youth-focused work related to elections. Some local media engaged by providing information in support of a mock election, helping voters navigate the caucus process, and bringing younger voices to the state's early primary contest. (More recently, we have learned about this project to make a voter guide more interactive, participatory, and social). While there are surely additional instances, it's clear that more of this work is sorely needed. Part of 22×20 aims to address this problem, as well as the dearth of young voices usually in local media during election cycles.
To better inform and support this work, CIRCLE's 2018 pre-election poll asked about local news and found that 31% of youth aged 18-24 report that local news media have helped them prepare to vote in the 2018 midterm elections.
Which Youth Benefit Most from Local News at Election Time?
A more in-depth analysis offers additional insights into who is—and isn't—finding local media useful in preparing to vote. As we might expect, local news does appear to help those already engaged more than others, but not in dramatic numbers. Our CIRCLE survey finds that 34% of youth say they are "extremely likely" to vote. Among this group of likely voters,40% say that local news has helped them prepare, but 40% say that it has not.. Those who say they are paying a lot of attention to Congressional elections are the most likely to say local news has helped them, but even among this group just over half (55%) say so. Since we often see a relationship in both directions between news attention and political engagement, it's not a surprise to see that more youth who have participated in "offline" political activism (like attending a march, strike, or sit-in) are more likely than youth overall (42%) to say local news has helped them prepare to vote in 2018.
Is local news helping new voters? Not so much. Only 33% of youth who were not eligible to vote in 2016, but are in 2018, find that local news has been helpful to prepare them to vote in these midterm elections.
Our initial analysis of CIRCLE's pre-election poll explored how young people are hearing about the election from many sources, and we find a correlation between the ways some youth are learning about the election and whether they've found local media helpful. In particular, young people who have heard about the election from neighbors and from print news media are the most likely to agree that the local news has helped prepare them to vote this year. In the case of print media, this may not be that surprising, since it suggests that the local paper is an important source of information for these youth. In the case of hearing about the election from neighbors, its relation to finding local news helpful raises many questions, chief among them whether this is an example of how talking about and discussing information facilitates information turning into action, as research suggests. Access is also important: youth in non-metro areas are less likely to report finding local news helpful, likely because there is less local media where they live.
Local Issues Are an On-Ramp to Engagement, But How do Local Media Fit In?
In a variety of settings, locally relevant issues have been a critical part of successful youth civic engagement practices. We see this in community-based youth organizing, action civics within k-12 schools, and high quality service-learning, each of which also focus on youth developing their political voice by choosing and working on issues they care about. There appear to be opportunities for local news to strengthen its connection to this on-ramp to political engagement, thereby not only contributing to a culture of youth participation, but also improving the diversity and representation of youth voices in local media.
We believe this can also benefit local media in a moment when the industry is looking for new energy and new models. It could help increase trust between outlets and communities they work with, which along with increased civic engagement, would contribute to audience development. Connections between local media, youth and youth organizations will require, and inspire, more creative (e.g. the examples above were not about content creation only) and more engaged journalism. This holds the possibility of ultimately resulting in more effective and impactful journalism that more fully represents a community and helps it to thrive.
Within the context of electoral engagement, this is the work that 22×20 strives to advance through local partnerships, discrete projects, and the work of our 22×20 fellows. We believe that, with concerted efforts and collaboration across fields, the percentage of youth who find local media helpful to voting can be significantly higher in 2020 and beyond. Stay tuned for more analysis of data about youth and local news, and examples of how local media are serving and supporting young people's political voice.
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from django.db import models
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
import base62
import hashlib

class stump(models.Model):
	longurl = models.URLField("Original URL",help_text="URL for shortening",max_length=2000,verify_exists=True)
	hashurl = models.CharField("Hash of original URL",max_length=70,editable=False,unique=True)
	shorturl = models.CharField("Shortened URL",max_length=15,null=True,blank=True,editable=False)
	hits = models.PositiveIntegerField("Number of visits",default=1,editable=False)
	lastvisit = models.DateTimeField("Last visit timestamp",auto_now=True,editable=False,)
	created = models.DateTimeField("Created timestamp",auto_now_add=True,editable=False)
	cookie = models.CharField("Associated cookie",max_length=50,null=True,blank=True,editable=False)

	def createShortURL(self):
		thisurl = self.longurl
		thisid = stump.objects.get(longurl=thisurl).id
		theshorty = base62.Encode(thisid).string
		stump.objects.filter(id=thisid).update(shorturl=theshorty)

	def __unicode__(self):
		return u"%s ==> %s" %(self.long_to_less_long(),self.shorturl)

	def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
		super(stump, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
		if not self.shorturl:
			self.createShortURL()

        def long_to_less_long(self):
                if len(self.longurl)>50:
                        return self.longurl[:50]+"..."
                else:
                        return self.longurl


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No. Fibreform manufactures a thicker gauge material used for industrial products. Egg trays and wine packs are "thin molded fiber" products and made on different types of equipment.
Q? Is the cost competitive with other products?
Fibreform 's pulp products are competitive with many other solutions such as die cut corrugated, honeycomb, foam in place, and EPS. When taking into account labor and packing line efficiencies, tooling costs, storage space and insurance costs, molded pulp can become a very favorable option.
Q? How many do I need to order?
A. A minimum order of $350.00 is required for any existing stock part we manufacture. A custom item will usually require a minimum annual use of 30,000 pieces and up to 2 million parts annually efficiently and cost effectively.
Q? What are the tooling costs?
A. Fibreform has no design charges, although there is a "set up and trial sample" fee for all custom items developed and produced. Once your item has been approved, Fibreform does not charge for duplicate production tooling. Tooling has been designed to be easily and inexpensively duplicated, changed, or repaired, saving customers money.
Q? Can we get a sample made and how fast?
A. Most items can be designed and quoted within one week. Once the quote has been approved, the sample item can be produced within a few weeks. After final testing and final approval, duplicate production tools require an additional 2-3 weeks. Timing may vary based on the complexity and requirements necessary for a successful package.
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Conservatism VS Liberalism — Differences
The conservatism vs. liberalism debate rages on forever.
Who is a Conservative?
What does he/she do?
Who is a Liberal? How do you identify him?
Does he go about with a placard showing "I'm a liberal? Technically, I support every new lifestyle, even if it tackles the core foundations of society."
How about the conservative?
Which is better—conservatism or liberalism—the man that says NO to taxes or the other that begs the government to milk you more?
The questions are endless. If you've once gotten into this argument, you'd know how stubbornly each group sticks to its beliefs.
Conservatism is a lifestyle.
Liberalism is a way of life, as well. Both are varying viewpoints.
They describe political affiliations and economic beliefs. They apply to other contexts, for example, social and psychological.
The conservatism vs. liberalism crossfire keeps burning, though: "what are the differences between conservatism and liberalism?" Thankfully, we have your answers.
In this blog, these differences center on two fundamental factors. We discuss how you identify a Conservative and Liberal based on his political and economic inclinations.
Conservatives are firmly against the government's intervention in society. They believe that the government restricts political freedom, hinders positive innovations, and needlessly interferes with rules and regulations. Conservatism asks private individuals to participate more in society while the government takes the back seat. This association demands that states have more power because local solutions work better for local problems.
To a right-winger, every individual is responsible for himself. Independent citizens make up a society. A prosperous society happens due to the ability of its citizens to think, act, and live on their own without any unsolicited directions. As such, the idea of government nurturing a society disgusts the conservative. They say humans are not puppies to be weaned.
This independence view extends to healthcare. My conservative Uncle never uses the government's free healthcare programs. He doesn't feel comfortable using taxpayer's money to stay healthy. The right-wing demands that the medical sector is private and that the government should limit its nosiness in this crucial aspect of society.
Conservatism emphasizes faith and values the armed forces. Every core conservative supports law and order.
Liberalism supports the government's control of society. A liberal believes that private organizations and individuals are motivated by selfish interests. The government should hence enforce rules and regulations that regulate the industry. Government power is compulsory to control individuals, corporations, and enterprises that pursue wealth illegally. This will keep society under control. Otherwise, the rich would exploit the poor.
Liberals practice systematic protection in dangerous workplaces and against environmental pollution. Liberalism fights for the interest of minor political parties. This avoids the recurrence of power abuse witnessed in the past.
Liberalism encourages education. It stands upon scientific facts and inventions. A free and tolerant society promotes the welfare of the public.
Liberals preach free healthcare for everyone. An individual's financial resources should not concern his health. The government should maintain control of the health sector. This sounds great, but how do the liberals want to achieve this?
They want the government to take even more from you. A liberal asks the government to increase your taxes. Let's say you earn $100, 000 annually—40% of which goes to taxes already—the left-winger wants this as high as 65–70%. Incredible.
Economic Beliefs
Conservatism and liberalism trace their roots to America's federalist and anti-federalist history. Liberals ask for more government intervention while conservatives desire minimal or zero government rules and regulations.
The conservative asks, "what's the essence of our brains if the government has to decide for us? We are even looking at a time when Uncle Sam would start to think for us."
The liberal replies, "the government should decide and even think for us because our brains can only make selfish decisions."
Conservatives believe that society does better when controlled by private individuals and organizations. Government regulations cause unnecessary damages, hurt businesses, and should, therefore, be restricted to the barest minimum. Conservatives preach a small government. They demand tax reduction and less government spending.
My father protests against catering for the homeless or unemployed through his hard-earned money. Imagine that after he travels for weeks, works throughout some nights, and suffers injuries on duty, the government gives him the same life with the jobless man down the street. He asks for rational and not emotional thinking here.
IN CONTRAST
Liberalism pursues greater government control. A liberal wants the government to provide unemployment insurance, healthcare, social services, and standard education. For this reason, liberals demand more taxes and increased government budget. Only a liberal government can achieve this.
For instance: Conservatives think the Environmental Protection Agency is unnecessary. Liberals say it is essential and should expand. Conservatives demand that private individuals or organizations run Medicare and Medicaid programs. Liberals, on the other hand, ask for more government support.
Liberalism has its advantages. Many would have suffered miserably without government grants and checks during the Covid-19 pandemic. As such, you can't completely disregard this viewpoint.
The significant difference between liberalism and conservatism centers on government intervention and control. Conservatives desire little or zero government regulations while Liberals ask for more from the government. A Conservative believes that government intervention allows corporate fraud against the society (for example, unnecessary taxes) while a Liberal says that government control protects private individuals from one another.
The conservatism vs. liberalism debate extends to societal views. Conservatives stick to old values. They refuse new controversies like gay marriage. Liberals are freer and, therefore, accept innovations and lifestyles. Obama's approval of same-sex marriage will not be forgotten in a hurry. Whereas liberals applaud this move, saying "it shows America respects human rights," conservatives wonder how America approves a lifestyle that disagrees with the very foundations of society.
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Similarities Between Conservatism and Liberalism
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I know it's been some time since I've blogged and that's because we've been working hard on several new initiatives. One of these we'll talk about a whole lot more after the Used Truck Association Convention in Scottsdale, AZ next month.
We've been working with our friends with CycleTrader and RVTrader to upgrade the Inventory tab in the IMT. This will soon include thumbnails as well as quick-click application of features and the adjustment of prices, among other things.
We're integrating a mechanism that will allow our IMT users to easily copy the basics of a listing into a new listing. This way if you have seven Ford F-350's you need to sell and hate the process of entering year, make, model, class, and photos, you'll be able to copy them from ad to new ad easily.
We'll be adding a new button to the IMT's navigation which will allow you to send us feedback about any section, part, or operation that the IMT provides. We're serious about hearing what our user's think and providing the mechanisms to make it easier for you to do that are key.
We're sure our dealer's know what good prices are in their markets, but we're thinking it could be helpful to see what the maximum, minimum, average, and mean are in your region while creating a new listing. The pricing data is supplied by our own database of tens of thousands of listings. This feature will be in beta for awhile as we tweak our algorithms and listen to user feedback regarding its usefulness.
The product is designed to utilize the strengths of the smartphone in helping you maintain inventory on our site. Take photos and upload them from the lot. You can also edit price, mileage, and even create an ad directly from your iPhone or Android device. We are expecting to see this in iTunes and the Android Market by mid-November, pending the approval process and our final bits of feedback.
After the UTA show, we'll be talking a great deal more about another new product of ours, so stay tuned! As always, please send me feedback!
UPDATE: Many of these changes were added late last week. However, our normal IMT users will not see the updates to the Inventory page which allow "Easy application of Premium or Featured Photo features" just yet. These will be visible on the 28th as we work to train our customer service teams with the new layouts! Please, use the new feedback mechanism to share your thoughts!
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The temple was built in the 14th century and it is believed that the same craftsmen also built Vat Si Phom located a few blocks away. In the 19th century, bandits looted and invading armies damaged Vat Phiavat as they searched for riches. Fighting during the first Indochina War damaged the temple and its large Buddha image in 1953….


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Born to American parents in Cuba, Millard Mitchell enjoyed moderate success as a New York-based stage and radio actor in the 1930s. His first appearances before the cameras were in a handful of Manhattan-filmed industrial shorts; his Hollywood feature-film bow was in MGM's Mr. and Mrs. North (1941). After the war, Mitchell toted up an impressive list of film credits,...
Here Come The Girls 1953
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Singin' in the Rain 1952
Strictly Dishonorable 1951
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Twelve O'Clock High 1949
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"How must I believe in you when your own faith is filled with hypocrites? You claim to have a body of followers that love and make peace, but go from town to town forcing religious beliefs that make you feel "normal". I will not fall towards these lies, for the strength which lies inside of me will not be allowed to be so cowardly influenced by society's false sense of self; not knowing whether if it is actually the right path, we will never know – since your life is your "own" path. We look to the sky and rebel to the Highest, and make known that we are in pain. Don't think he doesn't look at you because he does; he grants you strength and patience when you question yourself with your mind's eye.
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The sounds fade away, the man is in his own oasis of silence and opens his eyes and sees.


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    You close your environment by calling the
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    before calling it. For information on checkpoints, see the
    Berkeley DB Java Edition Getting Started with Transaction Processing guide.
    For information on syncs, see

    the Getting Started with Transaction Processing for Java guide.

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The new generation of AMD Ryzen CPUs are upon us! As expected, details regarding the price and specifications of the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 series CPUs is here. We expected these details to come early to mid August. Thanks to a post on Videocardz, we now have details regarding the launch of four processors: the AMD 2990WX (32-core), AMD 2970WX (24-core), AMD 2950X (16-core) and the AMD 2920X (a mere 12 cores). At launch, only the 2990WX will released, followed by two others, both a high-end and mid-range model. It is unclear as to which at this point.
The "WX" Threadripper models are geared towards high end workstations that require extreme amounts of computing power, while the "X" series Threadrippers will be targeted more towards system builders, overclockers and gamers. It is possible that the WX-series will be enabled by default with Creater Mode enabled, while the X-series will be enabled with Gamer Mode. This article by Anantec explains the difference between the two modes nicely.
The 23-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, AMD's flagship CPU will feature 64 threads which will definitely throw some competition Intel's way. The 299WX will run at a clock speed of 3GHz, with a generous boost clock speed of up to 4GHz. This is very impressive for a chip with so many cores. Additionally, the CPU will feature 16MB o L2, and 64MB of L3 cache. But that heat!? Yes, the chip has a pretty high TDP rated at 250W.
So, which will you be getting?


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require 'rails_helper'

RSpec.describe Item, type: :model do

  let(:user) { create(:user) }

  let(:order) { create(:order_with_items) }

  # it "has a single active order with which it is associated" do
  #   o = create(:order_with_items)
  #   i = o.items.first
  #   o2 = create(:order)
  #   ItemOrder.create!(item_id: i.id, order_id: o2.id)
  #   expect(i.active_order_id).to eq(o.id)
  # end

  # it "updates the active order with which it is associated" do
  #   o = create(:order_with_items)
  #   i = o.items.first
  #   o2 = create(:order)
  #   ItemOrder.create!(item_id: i.id, order_id: o2.id)
  #   expect(i.active_order_id).to eq(o.id)
  #   i.change_active_order_id(o2.id)
  #   expect(i.active_order_id).to eq(o2.id)
  # end

  it "can deactivate, reactivate and verify activation for an order" do
    o = order
    i = o.items.first
    io = ItemOrder.where(order_id: o.id, item_id: i.id).first
    expect(i.active_for_order?(o.id)).to be_truthy
    i.deactivate_for_order(o.id, user.id)
    expect(i.active_for_order?(o.id)).to be_falsey
    i.activate_for_order(o.id)
    expect(i.active_for_order?(o.id)).to be_truthy
  end

  it "recalls ids for orders on which item is active" do
    o = create(:order_with_items)
    i = o.items.first
    o2 = create(:order)
    ItemOrder.create(item_id: i.id, order_id: o2.id)
    expect(i.active_order_ids).to eq ([o.id, o2.id])
    i.deactivate_for_order(o2.id, user.id)
    i.reload
    expect(i.active_order_ids).to eq ([o.id])
  end

  it "deactivates all associated ItemOrders except for specified order" do
    i = create(:item)
    o1 = create(:order)
    o2 = create(:order)
    io1 = ItemOrder.create(item_id: i.id, order_id: o1.id)
    io2 = ItemOrder.create(item_id: i.id, order_id: o2.id)
    i.deactivate_for_other_orders(o1.id, user.id)
    io1.reload
    io2.reload
    expect(io1.active).to be_truthy
    expect(io2.active).to be_falsey
  end

end


Top of the Mall in Santa Cruz California. What a clever way to spread your brand. Several times a day I see that big 'L' peeking out from behind somebody's fingers holding one of his cups. Call him up and ask him if he's got his money's worth out of this logo.


I don't read a lot of other blogs. I feel like I should, but I haven't found many that I LOVE or that I even remember to check. Usually, someone will suggest something, I'll read the post, maybe even a few others, and then forget about it. And I think I know the reason.
Reading other people's stuff makes me the teeniest, tiniest bit jealous. What if they're a better writer than me? What if they have more followers than me? What if they're just more interesting? It kind of makes me mad. Mostly at myself because I know I WANT to write and I don't. I know that I'm lazy and tired (a deadly combination for creativity). I make excuses like, "I'm so busy," or "I don't have enough time," or "I have other things to do." And while they are excuses, they are true, too.
But other people who do just as much as me, sometimes more, write. Daily. Or at least weekly. Other people have hundreds of followers, say interesting and funny things, or hell, have published works. Me? I've done Nano twice and I write this blog… occasionally.
I don't feel particularly profound, either.
And I say "I" a lot.
My mom used to love my emails when I first moved to the Dominican Republic. She loved them because I was funny and able to find the humor in the craziness I was surrounded by. Four countries later, it's either just every day or it's infuriating.
But today, I vow to find the humor and to make you, me and my mom laugh again. I will find the funny in all things OIG-tastic (Only in Guatemala). And I will tell you about them.
And then I will have more followers, some comments, and perhaps that will spur me onwards towards greatness. Or at least more frequent writing.
I love you. I think you're witty, and an incredible writer. Whether you write every day or only once every 3 months, I will read your posts. And I will love them. And I will comment on them. But don't expect profound or witty comments….you got that gift ;-).
I love you Sissy K!
Yay! Reading other blogs makes me want to blog. Just like reading a good book makes me want to write. Now if I actually do it is a different story all together. But still, yay for you!!!


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Q: java loading game page in java I am trying to make loading page for a game which consist of a JFrame.I just want that loading page to open 3 seconds and after that time it will dispose and another frame will open i am using thread.sleep function just to wait load page but it won't work i don't know why? :(
here is my code
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new load();
   try
   {
       Thread.sleep(3000);
       dispose();
       new gameInfo();

   }
   catch (InterruptedException ex)
   {
       Logger.getLogger(home.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
   }

plz help

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Although AI has a powerful diagram-tool I felt the need of making polar area diagrams easier, a style which is an absent in AI. It is a very simple script that allows one to make both pie charts and polar area diagrams. The image below demonstrates the difference between the two using the same values.


During downtime or when traveling, Ashley and I sometimes enjoy playing a card game called "Spite and Malice." The game requires two decks of cards and gets intense enough that we have to work to not resent the other when he (or she) wins. When I saw these beautiful cards, I knew Ashley would love them. They're reproductions of a set of cards that were used in the taverns at Williamsburg in the mid-18th century: Heavy, uncoated card stock was printed with wood blocks and face cards were hand-painted. The backs would be left blank and there are no numbers (which may take a little getting used to). We have yet to play with them–they are so perfect as they are. But I think age and wear will only heighten their appeal.


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Kantar Worldpanel has released the results of a new survey on smart speaker ownership in the United States.
It found that 66 percent of owners chose an Amazon-branded speaker. The two most-purchased speakers are the Echo at 31 percent and the Echo Dot at 27 percent, while the others managed only a blip. Google managed a 30 percent use-share with the Google Home at 16 percent, the Google Home Mini at 12 percent and the Google Home Max at 2 percent. The Sonos One got 4 percent share.
76 percent of owners say they use their speakers at least once daily while 50 percent use it multiple times a day. Still, with only 34 percent of the 1,097 respondents saying they owned a smart speaker, the research firm believes there's plenty of room to grow, particularly in encouraging consumers to shop with their voice commands — only 12 percent of participants said they used their speaker to buy general items or order food or a ride service.
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Hi stackflow community,
I'm currently at learning Python so I'm a completely noob. I was trying to make an module then import it but I'm receiving this error above. Could somebody help me.
*Edit: the code
def convert_to_celsius(fahrenheit: float) -> float:
"""Return the number of Celsius degrees equivalent to fahrenheit
degrees,
>>>convert_to_celsius(75)
23.88888888888889
"""
return (fahrenheit - 32.0) * 5.0 / 9.0

def above_freezing(celsius: float) -> bool:
"""Return True iff temperature celsius degrees is above freezing.
>>>above_freezing(5.2)
True
>>>above_freezing(-2)
False
"""
return celsius > 0

A: Python identifiers can not start with a number.
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PHOENIX, Dec 3 - If what the New York Times reported this morning is true - that IBM is in negotiations to sell its beleaguered PC unit to Lenovo, the largest Chinese PC maker, a story about which IBM had no official comment - the move deserves loud cheers and a long applause. Perhaps not as long as it took for IBM to finally "hear us" (over 12 years!), but long enough to be heard around the globe.
The fact that IBM seems to have finally heard us and is acting accordingly, is certainly a breath of fresh air coming out of Armonk. "Getting rid of its losers is the kind of a move that we also said was necessary if IBM is to grow again..." (see Annex Bulletin 2004-10, Apr 7, 2004 - "Ditto, Ditto! Is Anybody Listening?"). It was only the last in a series of articles dating back to August 1992 (see Appendix A below, "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul") in which we expressed similar sentiments. And again in March 1996, when we urged Gerstner to break up IBM and sell its PC unit close to its peak (see Appendix B and the chart).
The New York Times seems to have also noticed it. "For nearly a decade, though, some industry analysts have urged I.B.M. to get out of that business as it made only a modest profit or lost money, the Times said. "For this year, analysts have expected a pretax profit of less than $100 million."
Last year, the IBM PC unit lost $118 million pretax on revenues of $11.4 billion. This year, we figure that will grow to over $13 billion (see the chart).
Paying $1 billion to $2 billion for a $10 billion-business doesn't seem like much. Except when you consider that the PCs have not done much for Big Blue's bottom line during the 23 years of their existence. Then it could seem too much. That's because IBM PC losses piled up, especially in the early 1990s, when we first urged that IBM get out of this business. So paying something, anything... to take this headache off IBM's shoulders is doing Big Blue a favor.
The stock market seemed to agree. The IBM stock moved up about 1.5% to $97.22 on the news of a possible sale, and on Intel's bullish outlook for PC demand.
As for the Lenovo shares, traded on the Hong Kong exchange, they barely moved on the news. As you can see from the above chart, the Chinese company's stock has generally moved with the ups and downs of the PC market (read Intel, the bellwether PC stock). Lately, it's been both up and down, but generally up, along with the entire global PC market.
Lenovo, partly owned by the Chinese government, had sales of over $3 billion last year. It is ranked eighth globally among the PC makers. It is the overall leader in Asia, except in Japan, where NEC, Fujitsu and other Japanese companies dominate. The fact that IBM PC sales are also brisk in Japan (IBM is ranked fifth there) makes the possible deal even more complementary to Lenovo's Asian market ambitions.
Lenovo was formed in 1984 by a group of Chinese scientists with government financing. The company then known as Legend started out as a distributor of computers and printers, selling IBM, AST and Compaq PCs in China. As the market began to get commoditized in the late 1980s, Lenovo started to build its own PCs. By 1997, it had surpassed IBM to become the largest seller of PCs in China.
The timing of the IBM PC sale is auspicious. After peaking in 1999 at over $15 billion in revenues, the PC unit's business had contracted at about 6% per year. Now that it is a growing concern again (we expected it to increase by 16% this year), and it is even making some money, why not put it on the block?
Goodbye Charlie! (Charlie Chaplin had been IBM PC's first mascot). And good riddance to red ink at Big Blue.
PHOENIX, Dec 8 - It's been a long time coming, but it's a "done deal" now. After 13 months of secret negotiations that the New York Times reporters cracked last week, Lenovo and IBM announced today (Beijing time) that the largest Chinese PC maker is buying the IBM PC unit for $1.25 billion plus $500 million in Big Blue liabilities. Lenovo will pay IBM $650 million in cash and up to $600 million in stock, or about 19% of its equity.
IBM will record a one-time gain of $900 million to $1.2 billion when the transaction closes in the second quarter of next year. Bib Blue will retain a 19% share of the new world's No. 3 PC vendor, and Lenovo will retain the right to use the IBM brand name for five years. The new company will be headquartered out of New York.
Steve Ward, currently IBM senior vice president and general manager of IBM's Personal Systems Group, will serve as the CEO of Lenovo following completion of the transaction. Yuanqing Yang, currently vice chairman, president and chief executive of Lenovo, will serve as chairman of Lenovo.
That's the nub of the deal. Sweet. An obscure Chinese company becomes a global IT player practically overnight. IBM gets rid of the dud (by its standards), and records a gain. It's a win-win for both sides.
IBM CEO Sam Palmisano said in a statement to employees that the decision to sell was part of IBM's continuing effort to focus on high-margin businesses.
"For some time we have said that there are two ways to create long-term value for clients and shareholders in the IT industry: Invest heavily in R&D and be the high-value innovation provider for enterprises, or differentiate by leveraging vast economies of scale, high volumes and price."
"These are very different business and economic models, and they will diverge even further in the years ahead."
"The PC business is rapidly taking on characteristics of the home and consumer electronics industry, which favors economies of scale, pricing power and a focus on individual users and buyers."
Palmisano should know that better than most. He once ran the IBM PC business. Or putting it more succinctly... he survived the PC business on his way to the top.
"One solution is to make IBM smaller. Make it smaller to boost its value? Precisely!
There are plenty of examples in nature to support this view. An amoeba splits up, for example, it order to perpetuate life. Vegetation at the site of a forest fire is always richer than it was before the fire. But we don�t have to stray too far a field to make the same point in business. Sometimes the sum of the parts can be greater than the whole (company)."
At the time, our recommendation made quite a splash in the global media (see the slide from our 1996 workshops). But it fell on deaf ears in Armonk.
The former IBM chairman responded in August 1996 saying that breaking up IBM was "a dumb idea" (see �Louis XIX of Armonk,� Aug. 1996). Guess Lenovo's Yang and IBM's Palmisano thought otherwise... to the benefit of their respective shareholders.
 When this writer first heard the name Lenovo, he thought it was a Russian company.
(c) Copyright 1992 by Annex Research. All rights reserved.
IBM To Cast Off Its Calves First, Instead Of "Cash Cows"
THE "NEW" IBM: "ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL"
Some time this September, IBM is expected to announce a "new" unit which will handle its low-cost personal systems. The reason the word "new" is in quotes, is that the truly new part of the venture will be its reduced Selling, General and Administra�tive (SG&A) expenses. This will make it appear that the IBM PS line can stand on its own. But, appearances can be deceiving. Last year, the IBM PS LOB caused the corporation to lose a lot of money. As if that weren't enough, this IBM unit also lost about seven market share points. This year, things have gone from bad to worse. And even with the new lower SG&A expenses, the new PS unit will barely make ends meet (see the Tables).
Yet, casting off a new PC unit is precisely what IBM Canada Ltd. also did on June 4, when it spun off Exper-Comp Services Ltd., a new subsidiary which will sell cheap IBM personal systems and even clones (like the Ambra, an offshore clone). The IBM an�nouncement meeting was unusual in that it was held at a trendy downtown Toronto restaurant. At the time, IBM Canada hailed the move as a new philosophy of "high style and low prices," just like those at the "Maccheroni Trattoria."
In the U.S., IBM is expected to dedicate to the new PS LOB a "blue suit" sales force of only 500 people. They will handle about 2,300 "named" corporate accounts. The needs of all other IBM PS customers will be served by indirect distribution chan�nels. As a result, the new unit's sales overhead will certainly be much lower than IBM's corporate SG&A expenses. But, some other IBM LOB will have to pick the tab. So, what's the point of this "robbing Peter to pay Paul"-IBM strategy?
"IBM wants to eliminate the 'cash cow's' subsidizing of others," one industry source contended in our conversation this week in New York. "That's what (John) Akers said last year" (see CMS BULLETIN 91-32, 6/18/91). "Then IBM has a funny way of doing it!" we replied. "A sure way of implementing such a strategy would have been separating the 'cash cow' from the calves. Spinning off one of its weakest and thirstiest calves, while the rest of the weaklings keep feeding off the stronger LOBs' anyway, will hardly 'eliminate the 'cash cow'-syndrome, will it?" Our listener nodded pensively.
If IBM had its shareholders' best interests at heart, we continued, a better way would have been to spin off the ABS LOB first, then the ES or AdStar LOBs.
Later in the week, we also had a chance to discuss these issues with a senior IBM executive. We asked Mr. X if he could explain the rationale for splitting off the PS LOB first. He said that he'd give us the "party line," but did not want us to think that he himself believed it all. What follows is an approximation of that conversation.
Personal Systems is the part of the business which drives the technology the fastest. As a result of such torrid pace, this LOB must have the quickest product development, and the shortest delivery to market cycle. It is believed within IBM, Mr. X said, that spinning off a subsidiary would free it from being constrained by the IBM rules. Which, in turn, would short�en the product-to-market cycle, and make the PS LOB more nimble.
We agreed. But then, the same argument could be made for almost any part of IBM. So, why go first with the PS LOB?
Mr. X said that the second reason for spinning off a PS LOB is that its distribution costs represent such a big part of the total product costs. As the pace of competition in Point 1. (above) increases the pressure on gross margins, it becomes impor�tant to be able to control the distribution costs. In IBM terms, this "control" means that the PS LOB would not carry the full IBM marketing overhead, as the rest of the LOBs are supposed to. "I am not persuaded," this writer said. "This only means that someone else will have to pick up the tab."
Mr. X continued by saying that the third reason is the industry trend toward desktop computing. "IBM cannot afford NOT to be a player in this market," he described the arguments ad�vanced by the proponents of an independent LOB. "'Other IBM LOBs benefit from this,' they say. The question is -- is this worth IBM losing a lot of money?" Indeed.
Then, answering his own (above) question, Mr. X added the number four reason -- outlasting the competition. Some people think, he said, that the current price wars will result in an industry shakeout. So, if IBM hung in there long enough, other players may leave the market first. After that, things would get better again, the pro-PS LOB advocates reason. "Why throw good money after bad?" this writer thought, but said nothing.
The fifth reason is that a large share of profit in the PC business comes from software and services. "That's another reason for tolerating the hardware losses," Mr. X said. "So, the PS LOB's business premise is based on the 'privilege' of giving away the hardware?" we asked partially tongue-in-cheek. He laughed. "Exactly!" he replied. "But, who says you have to have hardware" (to play in the software/services game), we asked a rhetori�cal question. "Why not be just a software and/or value-added service supplier, and leave the commodity business to the compa�nies with lower expenses and smaller margin expectations than IBM's?" The basic flaw with the entire IBM "restructuring," we continued, was that no one seems to be asking the question "what kind of a business do I want to be in?" "Remember: I didn't say I believed all of it either," Mr. X replied.
Our conversation on this subject seemed to be grinding to a halt. "Is that it?" we asked. "Those are all the reasons?" Mr. X seemed to be straining to think of another one. "Pretty much," he finally said.
"Well," we said. "My turn now. Let me give you a few reasons why splitting off the PS LOB first may be a BAD idea. Let's start with the PR. 'Everybody' knows that this LOB has been a big money loser for IBM. So, why focus the world's atten�tion on a company's WEAKNESS?! People who are not well versed in IBM's business may say; 'Gee: all I ever see or hear in the media is IBM PC, IBM PC.... And if IBM is losing money in the PC business, just think what the rest of the company must look like!?' If such a person were also an IBM shareholder, he may even pick up the phone, call his broker, and say: 'Sell!'"
"I just thought of a number six reason," Mr. X interjected. "Attracting other investors." "That should have been the number one reason, in my books," we replied. "But just where, do you suppose, IBM would find a big enough sucker? (to buy the money-losing PS LOB). These are big numbers, you know. There aren't many people with that kind of money. And those have it, usually are not suckers." Mr. X grinned.
We said that if one were dressing up the IBM portfolio from the shareholders' standpoint, one would try to talk about success stories first, such as the ES, ABS or the AdStar LOBs. "I feel that the management's primary responsibility must be to the shareholders," this writer said. Of course, making customers happy will often mean making shareholders happy, too. But, not always. Giving products away, for example, may please customers, but would probably anger shareholders if it caused losses.
insiders, however, appears to be September 22.
casting the ES or AdStar LOBs from the rest of IBM.
(see CMS BULLETIN 86-44, 11/06/86).
etc. The mainframe LOB (ES), by contrast, rarely exhibits high public profile.
(c) Copyright 1996 by Annex Research. All rights reserved.
Six Steps to Riches: How Should IBM Be Split Up?
Step 1: Spin off and report separate financial results for the IBM Global Services, including the Integrated Systems Solutions Corp., its outsourcing subsidiary, as well as maintenance.
Step 3: Consolidate the remaining high-margin product businesses - S/390, AS/400 and RS/6000 into a single IBM Server company. It should include the respective OS software (OS/390, OS/400 and AIX).
Step 4: Evaluate the feasibility and desirability of spinning off the non-OS software into a separate business, such as the network-related (Lotus+), or other IBM software (e.g., middleware; VisualAge, systems management tools/Tivoli, etc.).
Step 6: Increase the IBM dividend as the financial benefits rise (i.e., the shareholders� value).
What would it take for Gerstner to make our six-step blueprint a reality?
Courage - because he would have to act more boldly than any other IBM chairman since Tom Watson�s (Jr.) S/360 project (in the early 1960s).
Humility - because Gerstner would have to give up the empire-building, and concentrate on creating wealth for the shareholders, including himself, of course.
Does Gerstner Have What It Takes?
Does Gerstner have the courage and the humility to do it?
Evidently he did not. Which is why eight years later, Sam Palmisano is having to clean up the leftovers of the Gerstner administration.
2003 IBM: "IBM vs. HP: Spinning Global Server Market Shares" (Nov 2003); "Finally Heard, Part II," (Nov 2003), �Small Is Now Big at Big Blue� (Oct 16), �On the Nose But No Cigar� (July 16), �A Paler Shade of Blue� (June 2), �Save, Spend and Split� (May 8), �Shrunk by the Marketplace� (Apr 17), �Turnaround Continues...� (Apr 15), "Finally Heard!" (Jan 29), �Start of a Real Turnaround?� (Jan 17).
2002 IBM: �Gerstner: The Untold Story� (Dec 27), "Gerstner Spills the Beans" (Dec 13), "On a Wing and a Prayer" (Oct 21), "IBM-PwC Tie the Knot" (Oct 2), Big Blue Salami (June 19), "Looming IBM Layoffs" (May 14), "IBM 5-Yr Forecast: From Here to Eternity?" (Apr 2002), �Tough Times, Soft Deals,� (Apr 25, 2002), �Gerstner�s Legacy: Good Manager, Poor Entrepreneur� (Jan 2002), IBM Pension Plan Vapors: Where Did $17 Billion Go? (Mar 2002), "Sir Lou OutLayed Lay!" (Apr 1, 2002).


Unlike the title in German may suggest, this book is actually trilingual, in German, English and French. As a native Frenchman, I can testify that the French translation is pretty OK, even if there are here and there some minor translation mistakes. I took the lazy way and did not check the English part, but let's assume this is of the same quality.
I purchased it on the internet for less than 10€, shipment cost from Germany included. There are plenty available, so I guess that despite being an old book it had been printed in large quantities.
This book is actually from a series of three (3), the two others being dedicated to HO and other scales.
Das große Nachschlagewerk der kleineren Baugrößen TT, N and Z. Auf rund 200 Seiten sind über 3000 Modellbahnfahrzeuge farbig abgebildet und beschrieben. Von 50 Herstellern und nach Vorbildern von 120 Staatsbahnen und privaten Eisenbahngesellschaften rund um der Erdball. Mit allen wichtigen technischen Angaben and mit Bestellnummern. Ferner gibt dieses Buch Auskunft über die Herstellerfirmen selbst, über ihre Systeme and Spezialitäten, über Bezugsquellen und international Vertretungen.
The largest reference for the smaller sizes TT, N and Z. More than 3000 model railroad vehicles are shown in color and described in around 200 pages. Models from 50 manufacturers and from 120 state railways and private railroad companies around the globe. With all important technical information and with stock numbers. This book also provides information on the manufacturers themselves, their systems and specialties, sources of supply and international representations.
The interest of the book is obviously historical as it gives a good overview of the available N-scale production in the early 80's, i.e. 20 years after the first N scales models were introduced. It is obviously a very interesting source when endeavoring a reference database like we do at TroveStar. The book covers most of the manufacturers of the time, from all countries including Japan (Kato, Tomix), USA (Bachmann, Kadee now MTL, Model Power) and obviously all the German and Austrian brands that were leading at the time. Atlas is missing.
At that time, the same item could be proposed for several years in the catalog; for a given model and roadname, there was usually only one roadnumber available.
Below is a typical page of the book: 10 items per page, all with an image on gray/light blue background, with very synthetic information. Certainly less that we try to gather on the TroveStar N-scale database, but a good basis for old models where few information is sometimes available.
And because we are in the attic, here is a 1994 video where Bernhard Stein demonstrates how to build a layout from A to Z. In German, but I'm sure that you can follow, as nothing has really changed with regards to construction techniques…but the drawing-board has definitely disappeared to the benefit of computer-aided design (CAD) – I don't even know if I have kept the one that I had during my college time in the 80's.


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Coltraco CEO to receive OBE
COLTRACO ULTRASONICS chief executive officer Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Dr Hunter has been awarded an OBE for his services to business and international trade. He started his career in the military in 1985 before joining Coltraco in 1990, which was founded by Carl's father in 1987. Coltraco manufactures and exports a range of ultrasonic products and systems to more than 110 countries. Dr Hunter is an active member of the Fire Sector Federation and is a respected speaker at fire safety events across the World as well as a regular contributor for Fire & Security Matters magazine.
Earlier this year, Dr Hunter was appointed as an export champion for the department of international trade. Speaking after receiving news of his Honour, Dr Hunter said: "I am honoured to be awarded an OBE by Her Majesty The Queen. Since 2017 I have had the privilege to see some very fine, and largely unreported, work in our government and Parliament and have met extraordinary and dedicated Ministers, Parliamentarians, Civil Servants and business leaders. Public service is about the common good and the elevation of the condition of the people at home and overseas.
"As a former soldier and businessman I believe "national service" is done for the country as much in the private as the public sectors, that the partnership between government and business in a shared national endeavour is therefore an essential one, and see UK exporting and investment as a key component to global stability and national prosperity and that the link between both is a national interest that serves global security. I believe my role in the company is to create a happy and dynamic environment for all the members of it so as to create a profitable and sustainable company.
"I am proud of the company, for the wonderful and professional human beings they are and it is a credit to them that we won the Queen's Award for International Trade last month."
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Take a journey through Sauk County along the Chicago & North Western Railroad, the county's only rail line. The photos, maps, and descriptions will take you back through history to the beginnings of the villages and towns and into the present for a tour of what remains of that history. See how that rail line came to be in Sauk County. Look into the C&NWRR history and follow along its course to see what became of the railroad and where it leads today. 90 pages, color photographs, 2008, soft cover. Available at the museum or by mail. $14.00. Add $4.00 if mailed.