Are economic conditions changing how you manage server turnover?
Regardless of the few reports that are out there indicating that the recession might be coming to an end, more people than not are feeling the squeeze these days. Organizations are tightening their belts and making sure every penny spent is a penny that adds to the bottom line. Although server pricing has plummeted in recent years, hard evidence still shows that sales have declined. Has the current economy impacted how your business handles server turnover? Scott Lowe provides some possible reasons for the decline and asks you to share your story.
Between cloud computing, virtualization, and economic conditions, the data center has certainly changed form over the past 10 years. Where there used to be a box for each discrete workload, we now have boxes running virtualized server instances for dozens of workloads and some services run "in the cloud" and, relying on no local servers at all, simply depend on the corporate router to achieve their aims. Every day, more and more software-as-a-service vendors pop up offering their wares. And today, unprecedented economic conditions are forcing organizations of all types to deeply examine everything they do to make sure that every dollar spent directly supports the bottom line.
With this perfect storm of activity, what's happening in the data center? In May, CNET quoted an IDC report indicating that worldwide server sales were down 25% in the first quarter when compared to sales of a year ago. In February, ZDNet's Larry Dignan quoted another IDC report indicating that year-over-year server sales fell 12 percent. There are also published reports claiming that 2009 server sales will plummet more than 20 percent for the year.
Virtualization. With dozens of workloads now running on a single box, physical server sprawl is a thing of the past (of course, virtual server sprawl is now here to stay!). Fewer servers in the data center directly equates to fewer server sales for each vendor. Virtualization has other benefits beyond simple consolidation; for example, virtualization generally reduces service deployment time and, when deployed in the right way, virtualization can be a boon for high availability.
Software-as-a-service. I doubt that we've seen the full impact of SaaS, but I can't imagine that it hasn't had at least a minor impact on server purchases and sales. Many colleges and universities, for example, are outsourcing student and, sometimes, faculty/staff email to the likes of Google and Microsoft, thus eliminating the need for a server infrastructure supporting those outsourced email services. No longer are those old servers on the replacement cycle.
The economy. I'll admit that I don't have hard data on this, but I also indicated that this is a posited list, not an authoritative one. That said, I've heard that server replacement cycles are being extended in many organizations. After all, even a three year old server still has reasonable life left in it, especially these days. If the server is out of warranty, there are plenty of nationwide servicing groups willing to cover the unit for much less cost than it would take to buy or even lease a new system. With budgets tight and layoffs happening everywhere, spending on infrastructure that can reasonably be extended is probably not high on the priority list for many companies. All it takes is a chunk of companies that were once on a three year server replacement cycle to extend that cycle to four or even five years, and the server market takes a downward turn. Beyond replacement, big projects are being put on hold while companies regroup, thus eliminating the need for supporting project infrastructure and, hence, also nailing server sales.
The items above, with the exception of the economy, are more than likely a part of overall IT efficiency and cost savings strategies that would probably take place anyway. However, with the economic situation thrown into the mix, I imagine that any possible savings measures are being exercised, and organizations are doing everything possible to defer purchases as long as possible.
At Westminster College we are aggressively pursuing our virtualization strategy as a way to reduce overall infrastructure costs and to reduce the number of physical servers that we manage. As stated above, we're also well aware of the ancillary benefits inherent in a well-designed virtual infrastructure and intend to leverage those benefits as well. As for new servers, we are scrutinizing all of our purchases like never before and squeezing as much life as responsibly possible out of our desktops and our servers.
Now, it's your turn: What, if anything, are you doing differently now than you were before with regard to your server and data center infrastructure? Are you going full steam ahead with virtualization? Are you investigating SaaS opportunities? If you are looking at SaaS, what is your primary driver — infrastructure savings, personnel savings, or better service delivery? Is your organization holding the line on expenditures and expecting the IT department to extend the server lifecycle?


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Tara Erraught – classic mature mezzo voice
Tara Erraught is an international opera singer from Dundalk. She rose to stardom when she joined the Bavarian State Opera in 2008. She has performed all over the world and received countless awards.
Singers main page
Erraught graduated from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin in 2008 and joined the opera studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. She immediately began to establish herself as a mezzo-soprano singer, and it was recognised that her voice was strong enough for her to become a star.
Rising Star award
"Tara Erraught is one of the most exciting musical talents to emerge out of Ireland for many years. She is still developing but promises to become one of opera's major stars." Irish Music Daily
Within a year of arriving in Germany, Erraught received numerous awards. She won First Prize in the Jakub Pustina International Singing Competition in the Czech Republic and the Zdar nad Sazavou audience Prize in May 2008. She also won both the Houston Grand Opera Prize and the Washington National Opera Prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna.
In 2010 she won the National Concert Hall's Rising Star Award in Dublin as well as the Dermott Troy Award for the Best Irish Singer.
As part of the Bavarian State Opera, Erraught received international acclaim in the title role Ravels LEnfant et les Sortilèges. She also stepped in at just five days' notice to replace a colleague in a production of Romeo.
Erraught toured North America in 2013 and received glowing praise from critics. The Kansas City Star stated that: "She's only 26, but Tara Erraught already has a classic, surprisingly mature mezzo voice: it's big, strong, dark and rich." The Vancouver Sun added that audiences had heard 'a rising star'.
'Heartfelt rendition that brought goosebumps'
It was during this tour of North America that Erraught arguably delivered her most emphatic performance of her career. Don Dagenais of KC Metropolis reported: "She brought the house down singing Danny Boy. This piece is clearly in her wheelhouse, and she delivered a riveting, heartfelt rendition which brought goose bumps to the audience."
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who has accompanied Tara at concerts, described her as having fantastic talent. "Not only is she a most beautiful and pretty girl but she has a fantastic voice. She's an amazing musician and what she has that is so important is the gift of charisma…an electricity, a communication, and she loves what she does. You can see the sun shining around her when she sings … her presence is fantastic."
In the summer of 2013 Erraught became only the second singer, and fifth musician, to receive the Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum, a prestigious award granted by the Bavarian government, for her contribution to the arts.
Erraught lives in Munich and is working on her current repertoire with German mezzo-soprano Brigitta Fassbaender. She also travels back to Dublin to continue her studies with the acclaimed Royal Opera soprano Veronica Dunne.
Tara Erraught sings Romeo's entrance aria
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Q: Cluttered, uninterpretable output from PytagCloud in Python I am trying to create a tag cloud in python using pytagcloud and I am using the following code to generate it:
from pytagcloud import create_tag_image, make_tags
from pytagcloud.lang.counter import get_tag_counts

with open("fileName.txt") as file:
  Data1 = file.read().lower()
  Data = Data1.split()

Data = "%s " * len(Data) % tuple(Data)
tags = make_tags(get_tag_counts(Data), maxsize=150)

create_tag_image(tags, 'cloud_large.png', size=(1200, 800))

The code runs without errors (takes a while though) but the output file that it generates is quite cluttered and not easy to read. Here's the output file:

Why am I getting this weird unreadable matrix-like clutter in the center? How can I get rid of it?
The tag cloud doesn't appear to be in the center of the file, how can that be done?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. - I am using Python 2.7

A: if it still relevant,
what i did to solve this was to add value to minsize parameter and filter out all the smallest words (which probably appears once in the text). i guess it happens because of explosion in the number of words.
my code looks like:
tags = make_tags(get_tag_counts(MY_TEXT), maxsize=120, minsize=5)
tags = [a for a in tags if a['size'] > 7]
create_tag_image(tags, 'images/cloud_large.png', size=(900, 600), fontname='Reenie Beanie', background=(0,0,0))

and the result:

i chose the values empirically.

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Q: Passing date from Kendo DatePickerFor to model with Ajax.BeginForm() I am passing date from view to controller in ASP.NET MVC 5 using kendo datepickerfor. The issue is that, kendo datepickerfor is passing default date i.e:- 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM to controller and not passing the selected date.
Model(Bill.cs)
public DateTime BillTransactionDate { get; set; }

View (Bill.cshtml)
      @using (Ajax.BeginForm("_SaveManualBillUpload", "Bill",null, new AjaxOptions { OnBegin = "return OnBillTransBegin()", HttpMethod = "POST", OnSuccess = "OnBillTranSuccess" }, new { @id = "frmBillTransaction" }))
{
 @(Html.Kendo().DatePickerFor(m => m.BillTransactionDate).Format("MM/dd/yyyy").HtmlAttributes(new {data_toggle = "tooltip",
                                            data_placement = "bottom", data_trigger = "focus", title = MW.Resource.Resources.HelpTransactionDate })
                                            )}

BillController
   public ActionResult _SaveManualBillUpload(BillTransactionDetail TransactionDetailModel)
    {}

Here in TransactionDetailModel, I am getting default value for kendo datepickerfor instead of selected date from kendo datepickerfor. If I select date less than 12 then i get proper selected date, but for dates greater than 12,the kendo is passing date as
1/1/0001 to controller.Can anyone point out the mistake ?  KendoErrorImage

A: Finally, I got my answer, if someone has similar problems.
Just set a date culture,where you fill your model from kendo datepicker in controller.
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture= System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-us");

Hope it helps!


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Might as well start fishing for ideas, tips, pointers, etc. We (family) are making the trip in December to the big island....and of course, the first thing on my mind (and my sons) is we need to go hunting!
We will be there Dec 1st thru the 13th for sure. My oldest son, Boone, is living there now, building houses in Kona. I would love to make a connection with someone local who could give him a few pointers to follow up on, and even perhaps find him someone to partner up with on some island hunting. By the way, he is good hunter and has shot trad his whole life.
Mark get in touch with Riley (RD808). He's an awesome resource for Hawaii Island.
I'll pm you my number also.
Sweet, you guys will love the big island. December is a really rough time for archery on the big island. 99% of areas that hold a decent amount of game are closed due to our Upland game bird season. The season runs from first weekend in November till the second weekend in January. There are a few areas open but the animals are very smart...they can be shot but its certainly not easy if your not used to hunting spot and stalk.
Wow...thanks for the quick replies guys! This will be our first trip to Hawaii....hopefully there will be more. The December "outlook" sounds grim, but we are always up for the challenge, and if anybody can "get it done" it would be those Baker boys.
On the other hand, I'd love for my son Boone to meet up with some of the bowhunting locals and truly get to enjoy his time there too.
I'll get ahold of you guys at a better "hour" ....thanks for the contact info.
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Recently, I've been thinking about attractors. What are they? Where do they come from? Where do they go? And specifically, where does leadership fit in this picture?
This the other morning I woke up with a strong desire for a cup of coffee. Getting coffee became a significant goal. Perhaps it was because of waking up to a radio news article about the benefits of coffee or perhaps it was because I needed caffeine. Obtaining coffee was a strong attractor. I could make coffee at home, drive to the local Starbucks, or drive to work and make coffee there. Getting a later start than I wanted, I decided to make coffee at work. Finally, cup in hand, I moved on to the next goal – writing a blog. As soon as I had my coffee, it was no longer an attractor. In fact, if you had offered me another cup while I was still drinking my first, I'd probably decline. Such is the case with goals, once attained they are no longer attractors. Attained goals become repellers or at the very least, are no longer attractors.
Attaining coffee was a personal attractor for me though I was not the only person with that goal given the number of people waiting in line at Starbuck's as I drove by. All of us who wanted (dare I say needed) coffee had similar attractors but not the same attractor. If the same attractor influenced all of us, then we would have had a group attractor such as our team winning a football championship. The difference between a personal attractor and a group or company attractor is that though both drive people's behavior, when a group attractor is attained it directly affects the whole group. When we achieve our company goal of introducing a new product that particular goal ceases to influence my behavior along with everyone else that shared that goal. Likewise, when I got my cup of coffee, no one else cared; others continued to strive toward getting their own coffee. Leadership is by definition creating group attractors. By leadership, I refer to the acts that form attractors not the people with formal hierarchical positions.
The discourse in management literature and indeed in organizations focuses more on The Leader rather than the acts of leadership. If we focus instead on interaction and ignore who is The Leader then we might see a very different scene – one in which some people propose (create attractors), others agree (align attractors), then actions follow (trajectories change), and a state change occurs (renewed dynamic stabilization). Imagine a fitness landscape made up of many overlapping fitness landscapes – one for every person. Some of the peaks and valleys will overlap (alignment) and some will not (potential conflict). Then picture the peaks and valleys in constant flux as the landscapes dances with the rhythm of daily activity. Then picture at certain points in time a dimple will form for everyone, it may be deeper or shallower for some, but the location is aligned in the landscape for everyone. This would be a group attractor. If someone's act of proposing, envisioning, claiming, declaring, etc. created this attractor, then we can be certain an act of leadership occurred. I can also imagine an idea, vision, decision, etc. that emerges from the group and no one person had the greater hand in its creation. This would also be an act of leadership though attributing it is a bit trickier. I think that probes can be of this type – perhaps more on that idea later.
Certainly some people enact leadership as I've outlined above more often than others. Some even create attractors because they have positions of authority. Nonetheless, my interest is on leadership as intentional creation of attractors. This is a necessary but not sufficient description of leadership since direct intentional attractor creation is not the whole picture. Are there ways in which leaders can influence behavior without directly creating group attractors? I believe so and I'll talk about that in my next blog.


VARs have been under pressure to add value to their offerings while, at the same time, control costs during the tech downturn.
they otherwise would not be able to.
One way VARs can do this is by taking advantage of distributor credit programs. Distributors, for their part, should offer a range of financial services to resellers, such as leasing, paying when paid, and unsecured and secured lines of credit.
VARs should get to know the people responsible for credit at their distributor of choice. By developing a relationship – sharing business plans and financial statements – resellers can work with distributors to grow their business. Perhaps they can negotiate a higher line of credit or come up with an alternative financing method.
At the same time, distributors need to pay attention to what VARs are saying. What do they need to help them grow their business?
GE Access, for example, found that its customers were asking for extended terms programs to help close more deals during the crucial last quarter of the year.
As a result, it's offering 90-day interest-free financing on all security products purchased through Dec. 31. GE Access says this will allow the channel to offer customers additional payment flexibility and pull sales forward to make security sales grow this year.
It all boils down to communication. VARs need to communicate their needs and distributors need to respond to those needs and let resellers know what they're doing to help them grow their business.
In other news, EMJ is now distributing LCDs from Sharp Systems of America.
Sharp's LCD products include the Business line (for business and home users) and the Premium line (for more advanced applications).
This might be a market worth paying attention to, because – after years of hype – LCDs are finally starting to take off.
According to The Canadian LCD Market: The Growth Continues, authored by Michelle Warren with Evans Research Corp., the LCD market experienced phenomenal growth in the first quarter of this year. As prices continue to drop throughout the year, LCDs are moving from the high-end into the mainstream.
According to the report, vendors are relying on the channel to identify business opportunities for the LCD market. Future success hinges on increases in corporate and consumer spending, as well as the ability of vendors to distinguish benefits of one product over another.
""As resellers act as end-user sales and marketing arms of display vendors, establishing and maintaining these relationships are critical to the success of the display vendors in the Canadian marketplace,"" says the report.
Resellers are going to play an important role in the LCD market, not only in terms of finding business, but maintaining relationships with customers.


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We used to laugh when our Beagle chased rabbits in her sleep.
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lop eared bunnies
Ah, I just know about the rabbits we used to hunt, like cottontails and snowshoes (Don't worry, I haven't done any hunting in thirty years. That was a whole different time.)
But the lops, they're bred for show, right?
Yup.I've seen them shown by this group:
4-H (not real sure if that counts as a word,though.)
Actually 4-H stands for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. So it's really four words.
Really?I never knew that.
...H.I.V.E.
British service personnel information system
...Highway
Cyrowski
Ack... Corvette
...Club
spybotsandra
music :banana::banana::banana:
...beethoven
Originally Posted by spybotsandra
Me... :p:
Not me.I've been 29 for a good five years now. :laugh:
...Elvis Presley
"The King", aka "Elvis the Pelvis"
Well,that's good luck,a commercial about Elvis was just on the t.v.!
...All shook up
..lAl..
bot....
Okay, it's been three days.
Botulism is a paralytic disease caused by a nerve toxin.
:red:
(I had the nerve to Google it. Hey, I waited 3 days!)
Glad you cleared up Botulism :-)
Nerve...
Remember the lion lacked courage!
Hee,sorry,wasn't really thinking on all four cylinders when I posted that. :D:
bravery...
Congressional Medal of Honor
:bigthumb:
Poor Boy
The Dalai Lama is the supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhism and until 1959 the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government.
Just to set the record right:
The military award for "bravery" (actually "... gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life ...") is actually the "Medal of Honor" not the "Congressional Medal of Honor". Reference:
Medal of Honor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is sometimes referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor because the President presents the award "in the name of the Congress".[3] It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…"[1] Because of its nature, the medal is commonly awarded posthumously.
The award give to the Dalai Lama was the "Congressional Gold Medal" not the "Medal of Honor" and there is a big difference.
Congressional Gold Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal
Congressional Gold Medals should not be confused with the Medal of Honor (commonly called the "Congressional Medal of Honor"), which is the highest military decoration of the United States.
A Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award which may be bestowed by the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the United States government. The decoration is awarded to any individual who performs an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity, and national interest of the United States. The honoree need not be an American citizen
The new word is:
Buddhism.
Represents the "Enlightened One";)
Enlightened Master
Third degree
Polite request?
Please, Sir. I want some more.
gruel...
Bears..
Chicago :laugh:
Windy....
Wreckhouse
Zenobia:
I had to look up "Wreckhouse" to get the connection. Newfoundland again?
I certainly have learned more about Newfoundland playing this word game than I ever knew before. National parks, famous sailboat names and now the windiest place in Newfoundland.
Antarctica (allegedly the windiest place on earth).


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Therefore, we should probably make that ban permanent and deny any anonymous access through HTTP; or we "fix" the problem and expose the external requesting IP to mediawiki over HTTP as well, and then move quickly to ban spamming IPs. Obviously, this will be ineffective if we are hit by a distributed spam botnet.
''--[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 17:26, 21 June 2008 (UTC)''
:Having said that, if there's a suitable CAPTCHA-type system or plugin we can easily deploy, that'd also be effective. However, if it's non-trivial, I wouldn't say the investment of effort in it was worthwhile (IMHO). --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 17:30, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
lcuk on #maemo had an interesting idea, NIT-based CAPTCHA questions (i.e. What is the codename for Maemo 4.0? Chinook). Of course a regular CAPTCHA system should work fine, but this'd be a nice touch. The CAPTCHA has the nice effect of both not entirely preventing anonymous edits, while hopefully stopping the bots. This should probably come with a strong suggestion for the user to register. —GeneralAntilles 15:52, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
I vote no for anonymous edits.
I freely admit that I want to raise the bar for editing information on a source I would like to consider 'reference'.
lbt 16:23, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Ban anonymous over HTTP, but not HTTPS
The set-up of wiki.maemo.org uses a reverse proxy, which uses Apache to forward requests from HTTP to the HTTPS port. This means that all anonymous edits over HTTP show up as 127.0.0.1. However, anonymous edits over HTTPS will feature the (non-repudiable) IP address of the editing user.
This would seem to stop the spam: all the spam to-date (and there's been a lot of it over the few days in the middle of June) has been through HTTP editing, and so a temporary ban on edits from 127.0.0.1 has eliminated it.
Therefore, we should probably make that ban permanent and deny any anonymous access through HTTP; or we "fix" the problem and expose the external requesting IP to mediawiki over HTTP as well, and then move quickly to ban spamming IPs. Obviously, this will be ineffective if we are hit by a distributed spam botnet. --Jaffa 17:26, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Having said that, if there's a suitable CAPTCHA-type system or plugin we can easily deploy, that'd also be effective. However, if it's non-trivial, I wouldn't say the investment of effort in it was worthwhile (IMHO). --Jaffa 17:30, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
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Q: Global feature gates in Cargo I would like to enable a feature gate for my entire Cargo project. For example, I would like #![feature(non_ascii_idents)] added to every source file. Is there a place to list them in Cargo.toml?

A: No, though you don't add feature gates to every source file; they are crate attributes.  That is, you set them on the crate, not on every module.

A: There are two types of attributes:

*

*file attributes (starting with #). They apply to the whole file only.

*crate attributes (starting with #!). They apply to the whole crate at once.

What you want (#![feature(non_ascii_idents)]) is a crate attribute, so you need to place it once at the top of the crate's main file. That main file is usually:

*

*src/main.rs for binaries

*src/lib.rs for libraries


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Since its inception, Stratus Vineyards has been an ambitious effort to make truly world-class wine in Niagara-on-the-Lake. High-powered experts such as winemaker Peter Gamble and grape grower Donna Lailey were called in to consult from the beginning with the winemaking team assembled by French native Jean-Laurent (J-L) Groux.
The project increased its global profile two years ago when trail-blazing vintner and vineyard consultant Paul Hobbs signed on. Hobbs made his name in California, working at Robert Mondavi Winery and its sister project Opus One, where he was among the first to focus on single-vineyard wines and elevate Cabernet from Napa Valley to international recognition. Likewise, his efforts in Argentina helped make its Malbecs an international sensation.
Niagara joined a list of places where Hobbs is active, including California, Argentina, Chile, Hungary, Armenia and the Cahors region of France.
Born and raised on an apple farm in nearby upstate New York, Hobbs said he has a keen understanding of the climate Niagara faces, but isn't as well-versed about grape growing in such conditions. As such, he considers Stratus to present the biggest challenge of his extensive winemaking partnerships.
"It is a little bit outside my comfort zone in terms of climate," Hobbs explained during a recent visit to the Niagara- on-the-Lake winery. "I had much to learn."
Over the past two years, Hobbs and Groux have investigated the operation at Stratus from all angles, looking for ways to improve the flagship Stratus White and Stratus Red blends that are the focus, as well as the individual lots of wines that turn up in other Stratus or proprietary labels.
"It is very intense," Hobbs said, of the exploratory process in the early days of any consultancy. "There are so many nuances and so many subtle changes and one change builds incrementally on another; little things that appear to be insignificant… It doesn't take long before a couple of those together make a major movement forward in some direction."
Of course, not every experiment is a success, Hobbs commented. "There's no guarantee that we are going to strike gold on every try."
Wine lovers will get their first taste of the wines that benefited from Hobbs' expertise next spring. Winemaker J-L Groux sees the most marked influence in the 2009 and 2010 Chardonnay that he has in bottle as well as the 2009 Malbec and 2009 Syrah that are still works in progress.
"Paul certainly has huge knowledge about Malbec and how to take care of it," said Groux. "His ideas have changed my opinion from 'We will never replant Malbec…' to 'Maybe we have the variety of the future here for Niagara.'"
While others might see having to work with an outside winemaker as a blow to their ego, Groux said he enjoys the collaborative process.
"For me, it's always important to evolve," explained the veteran winemaker who has been working in Niagara since 1988. "The way that I made Chardonnay 20 years ago, 10 years ago, is different. It's going to be like that forever. There is no right way to make wine. There are ways to improve and make better wine."
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Several hundreds of people protested today, Sunday October 2, 2011 in Grohnde (Lower Saxony). After a demonstration the access roads to the NPP are blockaded by climbing activists who abseiled from a highway bridge. They are supported by some 50 activists blockading the road and an operating track with a sit-in. A second access road is blocked by an announced and permitted anti-nuclear concert in front of the atomic power station. Though police new about the action day, they could not prevent the blockades.
Fr. Moon Jung-Hyun (white beard) and Br. Park Do-Hyon, SJ, (yellow shirt), under arrest.
Seven of the fifteen people have been in jail since August 24 or September 2, charged with violating posted orders not to obstruct the commerce of the private construction companies. At least three dozen people were arrested during a series of massive police raids on the village and coastal peace camp on those days, which cleared the contested site for creation of a construction gate.


Okay, folks, just in time for the holiday shopping season, here's your opportunity to claim a gift! An important reminder of this incredible opportunity flashed my way earlier this month when I was in Florence, Italy. The morning sun shone unseasonably warmly as I sat on a balcony overlooking the renaissance dome of the city's famous cathedral.
I was in town to facilitate a conference. Another woman, whom I'd joined for a coffee, had organised a separate conference that was running alongside. As we sipped our espressos, I mentioned that next year I'd be happy to provide a communications training workshop on presentation performance for her participants.
"But don't you think it's a gift that some people just have?" she asked.
"Not at all," I hastily replied. "Purposeful communications is a skill that can be trained and practiced like any other competency."
But now, back here in Dublin. I keep replaying that conversation in my mind. I think she is right. Engaging communications is a gift.
Yes, it is something that needs to be nurtured and developed, but it is also a gift.
Think back to when you were a little child and every story you told was the most exciting, most thrilling, most important thing ever. Eyes wide and mind open, you embraced the world with anticipation and enthusiasm.
Each one of us is born with the gift. Yes? No? Well, let's examine this notion.
Whether you were an outgoing, animated child or a more introspective and thoughtful youngster, you saw the world fresh through unjaded eyes. You experienced birthdays and holidays. Tremendous joys. Tragic losses. That's the gift. The collection of experiences that each of us has.
Your collection is special. Different from anyone else's. Draw yourself inward and catalogue your experiences into an anthology of meaningful stories. You are wrapping your gift and preparing to share it with others.
Seek to find ways to connect your stories to the stories of others. This is an active, not passive, ongoing exercise. It involves sharing of yourself, and deliberately becoming curious about others.
Finding common ground or building rapport with other people is really just discovering places where our unique stories intersect.
Last week, I worked with a group of executives from a large aviation-leasing company. During their on-camera introductions, it became apparent that nearly every one of them owns a dog.
The shared anecdotes around this seemingly trivial piece of life can form meaningful bonds.
Don't be afraid to share some of your more dramatic and vulnerable stories either. As loyal readers will already know, my dad died when I was a kid.
This week, at a first meeting, a new contact and I swapped stories of personal loss. Stories about my dad and stories about how her brother died unexpectedly.
This might seem like simple conversation - not purposeful communications. But your awareness about the power that this kind of sharing brings with it is part of taking responsibility for your gift.
Take your time. Don't rush this awareness development process. Layer on your skills slowly and deliberately. One communication event at a time. I once had a client tell me that a previous consultant had told him that he "didn't need any more training". That he was perfect just the way he was. Fascinating. I disagree.
Until we're dead, we can all work to better connect. Better value others. Keep developing our gift. All the time.
Maintaining your communications edge takes effort. If you keep using the axe without sharpening it, it will become dull.
Likewise, it's important to keep seeking feedback and course-correcting yourself. Remember, you are never not communicating.
Don't get lost in the hype. There are so many new innovations and apps and devices and services that promise to "revolutionise" the way you do business, you can easily feel confused and overwhelmed. Which should you invest in? How many? At what cost?
One gadget isn't going to change your world. Only you can do that. Invest in yourself.
As you go to the shops, or browse online for holiday gifts for others, make sure to give yourself the gift that gives back to others in so many ways.
It's time to claim your gift.
In other news, and knowing that I always want to celebrate as many dedicated purposeful communicators that I can, I can't let this week go by without a shout-out and tip of The Communicator's cap to the wonderfully helpful Aisling Molloy at AIB in Cork. I had an unfortunate fraud attempt in one of my accounts which resulted in my card being blocked for security measures.
But one quick call to Aisling and she helped walk me through and expedite procedures which gave me great relief since I was about to jump on a plane to Sweden. Thank you!


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Project management software was once a tool reserved mostly for those with "project manager" in their titles. And these old systems looked like they could use a little project managing themselves. The teams managed by PMs, and often PMs themselves, avoided the unintuitive, unpleasant, and unwieldy interfaces at all costs.
Times have massively changed. Today, a wide variety of project management software exists to fit organizations of every size (from one-person freelancers to the biggest in the biz) and learning styles (visual learners, checklist lovers, spreadsheet worshippers, and so on).
Four perennial favorites are Asana, Smartsheet, Trello, and Workfront. All offer strong cloud-based solutions. But not all are right for every circumstance. Use this guide to compare the options based on pricing, features, integrations, and mobile app ease. Then select one that works well for your needs.
Do you use any of these tools and have something to say about them? Leave a review for other's to get a better understanding of how the project management tools work in real time.
Let's get started with some fast facts for each solution.
Company Size: 200+ employees
Bragging Rights: Founders birthed their idea from an internal tool they built while at Facebook
Bragging Rights: Used by 50 percent of the Fortune 500
Company Size: 50+ employees
Bragging Rights: Recently acquired by Atlassian, which should shore them up for more integrations, features, etc.
(formerly AtTask until 2015)
Bragging Rights: One of the Inc. 500 fastest-growing private companies three years running
READ MORE COMPARISONS: 6 Customizable Software Tools for Agile Project Management
Project management tools are typically priced per user, per month. This makes it possible for the software to grow with your organization, versus paying upfront for something that's too large for your needs. All four of our comparison tools here also offer varying prices based on how many extra features you'd like to include.
The most affordable of the bunch is Trello. Trello offers a free option for as many members as you'd like to add, which also grants you access to all basic features. For less than $10 per user per month, you can upgrade to a version that integrates with commonly-used tools like Mailchimp and Slack and provides bigger file storage, hands-on support, further customization, and more. There is also an enterprise version for double the price of the next level down that gets you further security and support.
Asana is about on par with Trello in terms of pricing, though their free model only allows up to 15 users. For less than $10 per user per month, you can get Asana's premium version with more user seats, control, customization, and support. They too have a "white glove" enterprise version with customizable pricing upon contact.
Smartsheet is available to individuals for $14 per month. For $15 per user per month, you can upgrade to a team plan, which again, provides greater access to customization as well as collaborative functions. For about $10 more per month, you can get a business plan, which tacks on more features for bigger teams and there is a custom-priced enterprise plan as well.
Workfront is the most expensive solution, with user licenses starting at more than double the cost of our lowest competitor's lowest plans. But even the most basic plans include features like timesheets, integrations, and advanced reporting that the other solutions don't offer. Pricing is customizable by the access each user needs.
Task and project management are core features of any PM software. And all four of our contenders do that, albeit in very different ways. Through Asana and Trello offer enterprise-level options, they were created with small- to mid-sized teams in mind, and their features are strongest there. On the flipside, Workfront is likely too in-depth and expensive for small teams and does better with medium to large businesses. Smartsheet covers the lot.
Asana's approach to task and project management is focused on communication. The goal of the tool is to eliminate the need for email or chat outside of the software. Other features include:
Progress reporting
Task dependencies
Task and project chat
In-tool inbox
Outside collaboration
Trello's approach to task and project management is visual. The concept for the tool came from the manual process of putting sticky notes on a wall to manage projects. Other features include:
People tagging
Search, filtering, and labels
Create and comment via email
Visual/background customization
Power-ups that add extra adaptable features or integrations
READ MORE: Trello vs. Asana: Choosing the Right Tool for Team Projects
Smartsheet's approach is to mimic the look and feel of spreadsheets. For those who are comfortable working in Excel or Google Sheets, the system will feel intuitive. Other features include:
Data-capture forms
Real-time team allocation
Workfront offers an all-in-one project management approach that seeks to eliminate the need for many other tools. It has all of the above features as well as:
Critical path management
The lists above really just scratch the surface of available features, so be sure to visit our product comparison pages or their websites for more information.
The goal of project management software is to decrease inefficiencies and improve productivity. But that's difficult to do when you're constantly switching between various applications. It's helpful to evaluate each potential PM solution to find out if it offers integrations for your most commonly used applications and tools.
With Trello's free version, it should be noted that you only get to use an integration one time per board. For the next package up, however, you have unlimited use of integrations, which include:
Appear.in to create a unique video conference link on every board
Corrello for viewing boards in burndown chart format
Evernote for attaching notes directly into Trello
Harvest for time tracking
Mailchimp for planning email campaigns in Trello
Slack for sending Trello cards to chat
And many more including Dropbox, Github, Google Drive, Help Scout, JIRA Cloud, Salesforce, Zapier, and Zendesk
Integrations are available for all of Asana's pricing levels. Like Trello, Asana integrates with Evernote, Harvest, Mailchimp, Slack, Dropbox, Github, Google Drive, Salesforce etc. Asana also integrates with Trello itself, so if your individual team members like to use Trello for managing their own tasks or planning editorial calendars and other specialty projects, they can still link back to Asana. Their list of integrations is robust and growing.
Smartsheet offers fewer integrations than Asana and Trello, but hits on the big ones like Salesforce, Google Drive, and Dropbox. It also integrates with DocuSign, Marketo, and Skype for Business, to name a few. Plus, like Asana and Trello, it integrates with Zapier so you can connect to hundreds of apps through Zaps.
Workfront offers integrations with Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Webdam at no additional cost on top of your software purchase. For an additional fee, you can integrate Workfront with Adobe Suite, Outlook, Sharepoint, and Widen.
With an increasingly remote and mobile workforce, it's important that a PM solution has a well-designed app for using on the go.
The Trello app often gets high marks from users for presenting an interface very similar to (and therefore intuitive to use) as the desktop version. It's rated over four stars on iOS and 4.5 on Android.
The Asana app also scores above four stars for iOS. For Android, it scores slightly below Trello at 4.1. It simplifies the user interface compared to the desktop version for easier touchscreen usage, which means the experiences won't be identical — mobile has fewer features.
The Workfront app has fewer user reviews, as it was just released in 2016, but it still scores above four stars on iOS and 4.6 stars on Android. You can send work requests, upload documents, track time, and review work on the app.
Most of us dread the thought of looking at a spreadsheet on a mobile phone, but Smartsheet actually does a good job of making the spreadsheet format accessible. And Smartsheet's app scores above a four on iOS and an even four on Android.
Making a Final Decision
The right project management tool for you will depend on your company-size, depth of projects, budget, and need for more or less robust features.
Small companies, one-off teams, individuals, or those with projects that are relatively simple would probably do well to try Trello. We also like it for visual learners, or those looking to create custom usages (beyond project management, it's useful for creating editorial calendars, employee handbooks, and more).
For a step up, small to mid-sized businesses might give Asana a try. Compared to Trello, it adds more intelligent features like progress reporting and is better for collaboration or more complex projects. We also like that it can replace the need for email or chat separately, as both are included in the tool. And the price point is really excellent for all that the tool makes available. But some people have trouble getting accustomed to all the available features, as great as they are. If visual simplicity is your priority, try Trello. If you like something more linear, try Smartsheet.
Smartsheet looks like an intelligent spreadsheet, which makes it a great option for teams that have been operating with spreadsheets as their main project management tool in the past. It will feel intuitive but adds features like file sharing and calendar views. Also, despite not having a free version (like Trello and Asana), Smartsheet does offer a free 30-day trial, so you can take it for a test run before committing.
For medium to enterprise-sized organizations, or those with very complex projects with a large number of collaborators and approvers, Workfront might be the best choice. While the other tools take more of a task management approach, Workfront has a more traditional project management focus. It offers the most robust reporting and integrations as well.
All four of these tools are excellent choices for project management and will help your team be more productive than ever before. If you're still confused about which one is right for you, check out our product selection tool for a customized recommendation or call an expert for free today.
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Now with 50% more Vince Neil bashing as Pyra reviews the recent sold out Mötley Crüe show in Vancouver. That said, no matter how awful Vince Neil is, Mötley Crüe is still a far superior live to Nine Inch Nails [75% more NIN bashing!].
Pyra also gets you up to date with the latest gossip from the 1980s and Metal Sludge reviews of rock stars' sexual performances, then explains why hostility better than indifference with a story about Lisa Lampanelli destroying a heckler in Vancouver last month.
She also laments having no volunteers to lug her crap to LA with her, talks about a creepy dream she had and how she possibly got mistaken for having made wiser career choices.
This week Pyra the spinster tries to make sense of strange items in the wedding supplies aisle like unity sand, discusses the care and housing of a guitar dude husband, speculates on if Carrie worked in retail using her telekinesis for stocking shifts, and wonders if the upcoming amnesty executive order might be her ticket to weaselling her way into cheap Los Angeles real estate.
This week Pyra plugs her upcoming showcase at the Vancouver Yuk Yuk's Dec 9 with the rest of her stand up comedy class and tells some stories/jokes about her crazy relatives including who her grandmother's favorite pinup boy is.
She wraps the show up talking about trying to decide on a wreath for Castle Draculea, chasing after a silver star that might not have ever existed, and wondering what to cook for a vegetarian guy and if "vegan cookies" are simply made from cardboard sprinkled in sugar.


What about vegetarians, do you cater for them?
Indeed we do! If you choose one of our buffet menus we will provide a veggie alternative to all the meaty dishes, at no extra charge.
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It takes a lot of personal strength to commit an act of civil disobedience. What principles and inspiration lead Daniel Yildirim to become a valve turner? What sustains him on the difficult road? Listen in as we discuss.
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Никельгексагидрит — минерал семейства сульфаты. Кристаллы микроскопические, пластинчатого облика, размером до 0.01 мм, образующие незакономерные агрегаты и корки. Вторичный, кристаллизуется из рудничных вод.

Впервые установлен в 1959 году в карьере рудника Северный Cu-Ni-месторождения Норильск-I (Норильский рудный район, Красноярский край, Восточная Сибирь, Россия).

Литература
 Олейников Б. В., Шварцев С. Л., Мандрикова Н. Т., Олейникова Н. Н. Никельгексагидрит — новый минерал // Записки ВМО, 1965. Часть 94, вып. 5, с. 534—548.
 Зубкова Н. В., Пеков И. В., Чуканов Н. В., Пущаровский Д. Ю., Казанцев С. С. Никельгексагидрит из выветрелого метеорита Дронино: вариации химического состава, кристаллическая структура и особенности генезиса // Доклады РАН, 2008, 422, 2, с. 229—232.
 American Mineralogist (1966): 51: 529—530.
 Mineralogical Magazine (1973): 39: 246.
 Acta Crystallographica: C44:1486-1488.

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Dumbolf is an excellent side-view mini golf game based on a realistic physical simulation engine. It was developed by the romanian team at gamedsheep.com. The graphics and the levels have been carefuly designed and make this game enjoyable and unique. The gameplay remind us the excellent The Mile High Club developed in 2004.


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Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical update is being released to ensure consistency in reporting on key human development indices and statistics. It includes an analysis of the state of human development—snapshots of current conditions as well as long-term trends in human development indicators.
With a comprehensive statistical annex, our data gives an overview of the state of development across the world, looking at long-term trends in human development indicators across multiple dimensions and for every nation, the 2018 Update highlights the considerable progress, but also the persistent deprivations and disparities.
Looking at 2018 results, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany lead the HDI ranking of 189 countries and territories, while Niger, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad and Burundi have the lowest scores in the HDI's measurement of national achievements in health, education and income.
The overall trend globally is toward continued human development improvements, with many countries moving up through the human development categories: out of the 189 countries for which the HDI is calculated, 59 countries are today in the very high human development group and only 38 countries fall in the low HDI group. Just eight years ago in 2010, the figures were 46 and 49 countries respectively.
Ireland enjoyed the highest increase in HDI rank between 2012 and 2017 moving up 13 places, while Turkey, the Dominican Republic and Botswana were also developing strongly, each moving up eight places. All three steepest declines in human development ranking were countries in conflict: the Syrian Arab Republic had the largest decrease in HDI rank, falling 27 places, followed by Libya (26 places), and Yemen (20 places).
Movements in the HDI are driven by changes in health, education and income. Health has improved considerably as shown by life expectancy at birth which has increased by almost seven years globally, with Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia showing the greatest progress, each experiencing increases of about 11 years since 1990. And, today's school-age children can expect to be in school for 3.4 years longer than those in 1990.
Disparities between and within countries continue to stifle progress
Average HDI levels have risen significantly since 1990 – 22 percent globally and 51 percent in least developed countries – reflecting that on average people are living longer, are more educated and have greater income. But there remain massive differences across the world in people's well-being.
A child born today in Norway, the country with the highest HDI, can expect to live beyond 82 years old and spend almost 18 years in school. While a child born in Niger, the country with the lowest HDI, can expect only to live to 60 and spend just five years in school. Such striking differences can be seen again and again.
A closer look at the HDI's components sheds light on the unequal distribution of outcomes in education, life expectancy and income within countries. The Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index allows one to compare levels of inequality within countries, and the greater the inequality, the more a country's HDI falls.
While significant inequality occurs in many countries, including in some of the wealthiest ones, on average it takes a bigger toll on countries with lower human development levels. Low and medium human development countries lose respectively 31 and 25 percent of their human development level from inequality, while for very high human development countries, the average loss is 11 percent.
Gender gaps in early years are closing, but inequalities persist in adulthood
One key source of inequality within countries is the gap in opportunities, achievements and empowerment between women and men. Worldwide the average HDI for women is six percent lower than for men, due to women's lower income and educational attainment in many countries.
Although there has been laudable progress in the number of girls attending school, there remain big differences between other key aspects of men and women's lives. Women's empowerment remains a particular challenge.
Global labor force participation rates for women are lower than for men – 49 percent versus 75 percent. And when women are in the labor market, their unemployment rates are 24 percent higher than their male counterparts. Women globally also do much more unpaid domestic and care work than men.
Overall, women's share of parliamentary seats remains low although it varies across regions, from 17.5 and 18 percent in South Asia and the Arab States, respectively; to 29 percent in Latin America and Caribbean and OECD countries. Violence against women affects all societies, and in some regions childhood marriage and high adolescence birth rates undermine the opportunities for many young women and girls. In South Asia, 29 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 24 were married before their 18th birthday.
High adolescent birth rates, early motherhood, and poor and unequal access to pre- and post-natal health services result in a high maternal mortality ratio. At 101 per 1,000 live births, Sub-Saharan Africa's adolescent birth rate is more than twice the world average of 44 per 1,000 live births. Latin America and the Caribbean follows with 62 per 1,000 live births. Even though Sub-Saharan Africa's maternal mortality ratio is 549 deaths per 100,000 live births, some countries in the region such as Cabo Verde have achieved a much lower rate (42 deaths per 100,000 live births).
Looking beyond the HDI at the Quality of Development
There is tremendous variation between countries in the quality of education, healthcare and many other key aspects of life.
In Sub-Saharan Africa there are on average 39 primary school pupils per teacher, followed by South Asia with 35 pupils per teacher. But in OECD countries, East Asia and the Pacific, and Europe and Central Asia there is an average of one teacher for every 16-18 primary school pupils. And, while in OECD countries and East Asia and the Pacific there are on average 29 and 28 physicians for every 10,000 people respectively, in South Asia there are only eight, and in Sub-Saharan Africa not even two.
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Pretty City, Sometimes Witty: Le Saint Mont des Alpes
Apr 7, 2017 No comments
My grandfather would have said, "You seen one town, you seen 'em all." And that's true if you're looking at this bunch of towns' signs, for they all say Montreal. This tiny little village in Burgundy is one of seven Montreals in France, part of the Association of Montreals of France. Not only is it not the only Montreal, it's not the only town association, either. There's also the Most Beautiful Villages of France, Little Towns of Character, and let's not forget Towns with Raunchy Names.
Montreal in the department of Yonne (Burgundy area) is a charming place that dates back to medieval times, much of it built in the 11th through 13th centuries. It's hard to say which is the oldest of all the Montreals, but it's easy to say which one is not the oldest, and that's the biggest and most famous one you're thinking of in Canada.
Like Montreal in Canada, it's got a heavily Catholic history. The Notre Dame in this Montreal is considered one of the town medieval architectural gems, called out by the famous French Reniassance architect Violett-le-Duc.
This particular Montreal is closely linked with 16th century French King Francois I, which explains this salamander -- his royal symbol.
There is an organization for Petites Cités de Caractère -- Small Towns with Character -- such as Apremont in the Vendée. They're not kidding, by the way; just like the villages on the Most Beautiful Villages of France list (not one of which has ever disappointed me in the slightest), these little towns are carefully selected and are, indisputably, charming.
Cabourg, a small town on the Normandy coast, is very proud to be part of an association, or two, or five. There's the Flowered Villages, FamilyPlus (Destinations for Children and Adults), Internet City 2015, Lions International, and Golden Flower 2013.
Though I am a sucker for the charm of all these hand-picked small towns, my favorite association of cities may just be the Association of French Villages with Raunchy and Singing Names (Association des Communes de France aux Noms Burlesque et Chantants), which had 38 member towns as of last count. The list includes:
Arnac (sounds like arnaque, which means Scam), Arnac la Poste (Scamming the Post Office), and Saint Arnac (St. Scam)
Bèze (sounds like baiser, which means to f**k)
Coubisou (Neck-kiss)
Bouzillé (sounds like bousiller, which means to screw up)
Corps-Nuds (Naked-Bodies)
Monteton (My Nipple)
Saint Barbant (Saint Boring)
Vinsobres (sounds like Sober Wine)
Trécon (sounds like Very Idiotic)
Poil (Hairy, also slang for Naked)
Les Léches (the Lickers)
Longcochon (Long Pig)
Beaufou (Handsome Crazy)
This one is not raunchy, and not part of any association that I can tell, but I find it a pretty interesting name, especially for a town in Normandy. Since "Guerre" means "War", first you are in War and then, since it's a tiny town, after just a very brief interval, you are out of War. All Wars should be this way.
In this same spirit in Paris, you can look up at the street signs. Here are my favorite pair of street names: the Rue des Mauvais Garcons (Street of the Bad Boys), and the Rue des Bons Enfants (Street of the Good Children). Not surprisingly, they never intersect.
THE CHEESE: Le Saint Mont des Alpes
Le Saint Mont des Alpes is a hard mountain cheese made from raw milk from Tarine or Abondance cows in the department of Savoie. It was originally made by a smaller coop but in 2013 was purchased by Monts et Terroirs, larger coop created in 1954 and now part of an even larger French dairy coop that owns the brands of Yoplait and Candia. They also own the brand Entremont, and you will sometimes find Le Saint Mont des Alpes under both brand names: Entremont and Monts & Terroirs.
It's a smooth hard cheese that is almost crumbly, but not quite. It's a mild mountain cheese, with sweet hints of nuts and grass. Le Saint Mont des Alpes has won several medals, over many years at various contests, and most recently a gold in 2016. But it's not the kind of cheese that hits you over the head with flavor and character. It's a mild, and mildly sweet, cheese and can often be found in grocery stores.
The cheese is not a royal mountain -- a mont real -- but at least it's a sacred, sainted mountain -- a saint mont. The one I buy is made by Monts & Terroirs (Mountains & Territories), but it's also made by EntreMont (BetweenMountains). The nearest Montreal of France is not far away, in the department of Ain.
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Yakuza Kiwami 2 is coming to PC and you should all play it
Kiwami means extreme.
by Lewis White
@lewis_d_white
Apr 1, 2019 at 20:01 GMT 10 months ago
SEGA's Yakuza Kiwami 2 has been rated for PC which means it'll probably be coming to the platform soon.
Yakuza Kiwami 2, previously a PS4 exclusive, is a re-telling of one of the series' fan-favorite stories. Recreated from the ground up within Yakuza 6's Dragon Engine, it's a visual treat.
The game's ESRB rating (M) details Kiwami 2's multiple violent Heat Actions. For example: bashing heads into walls, stabbing enemies with a knife, ripping of nails and teeth with pliers. They forgot the gunshots to the abdomen and the crushing 0f spines against lamposts.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a fantastic entry in the Yakuza franchise and one that should be played by all of you! With Yakuza 0 and the original Yakuza Kiwami both now available on Steam, it's a great time to get into the series.
While playing Kiwami 2, PlayStation 4 users can look forward to the series' upcoming spin-off: Judgement. While the game did see the unfortunate recasting of one of its actors due to issues with cocaine use, the game is still on track for release.


Our world is full of extraordinary people and unimaginable possibilities.
The technological advancements of the future are often found in the peculiar corners of today's world. This section is dedicated to sniffing out the next big scientific breakthroughs, the emerging human capacities, the echoes of the future found in the present.
This young MIT researcher is harvesting energy from the body itself!
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Emotions (Part 1)
Did you know that our emotions are linked to the vitality of our health? Different emotions represent different parts of our body.
Based on the interviews that I've conducted so far for my book, I've learnt that all physical illnesses manifest internally in our body from the emotional, mental and spiritual level. In order to heal ourselves, we need to let go of the negative emotions that we hold onto our body internally, as different parts of our organs represent different emotions.
For example, did you know that grief weakens your lungs? Grief includes the whole range of feelings which we describe variously as sadness, misery, melancholia, depression and even just feeling blue. You may wonder how that is possible as we have been taught by society that smoking gives you lung cancer. Well, it's due to the fact that the person suffering from grief tends not to breathe properly. The breathing is usually shallow and superficial, starving the lungs of oxygen and leaving pockets of stale air down in the deepest parts of the lungs which then become prone to infection. The body does make attempts to rectify this- this is why sad people sigh a lot. It is the body's way of trying to get the much-needed air which is not being obtained through normal breathing.
Someone who is habitually sad is likely to develop a range of symptoms- coughing, asthma, excess sweating, pains in the chest, numbness of the extremities, fatigue and a pale face. Because breathing pattern of a depressed person deprives the body of oxygen, it can be said that sadness eventually pervades the whole body.
Now don't get me wrong, as I'm not saying grieving is bad for you as that is normal part of life! However, holding onto grief long term such as a decade when the event has passed is not good for our emotion as we are storing that in our body and letting that destroy us slowly which eventually may to lung cancer.
Anger is one of the most damaging emotions to our body. It attacks the liver, which is the organ most susceptible to emotional disturbance- apart from the heart. This can soon become a malignant cycle- anger giving rise to liver damage which in itself creates new anger. There is also a clear link between emotional frustration and the liver, which increases the anger that people feel when they consider themselves to be trapped in a situation.
To give outward expression to the anger in an extreme way hits the liver hard, which is why the body can feel physical effects from anger long after the outburst has taken place. Research demonstrates that people who habitually confronted others in an angry way felt more and more angry and created responding anger around them.
People who feel anger suffer liver diseases and disturbances, pains in the ribs, muscular cramps, red eyes, abnormal menstruation, pains in the testes and hypertension.
Cancer of the liver is associated with suppressed anger. The kind of person who wages secret battles with other people but does not speak them out, the person who is often angry but conceals it, sometimes even from himself. If there is no sign of alcohol, hepatitis or food as a major cause, then the hidden anger will congest the liver and block its energy until it become completely inward and bring destruction to the healthy cells.
Anxiety injures the spleen and the stomach and can produce disruptions in the eating pattern. Therefore the over-anxious person could have an extremely poor appetite or might over-eat. This emerges in anorexics and binge eaters, both over-anxious types. It can also result in irregular bowel movements, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, a poor memory and distension of the abdomen.
Stomach cancer is also the product of worry and anxiety, an aspect of character in the person who yearns and longs for things he cannot have. This swallowed discontent becomes symbolised in cancer, something which the person cannot stomach any longer.
Fear attacks the kidneys, which is why sudden terror induces an urgent desire to urinate. People who constantly suffer from fear is likely to develop some of the following symptoms- palpitations, ringing in the ears, poor hearing, aches and pains in the joints, muscular tension, lower-back pain, impotence and a variety of mental disorders.


The average sales price of homes being sold in Page County was $151,600 in November 2012, this is down from a year ago. One reason for the price decrease is that the inventory in Page county has recently doubled!
More choices for Buyers means lower Prices for Sellers. The average days on market has also increased. Unlike the neighboring County of Warren where prices are on the rise, Page County is proving to be a very affordable option for first time Home Buyers especially. The low home prices combined with the historically low interest rates in the 3% range make this a great time to buy!
Page County is an example of an area where Buyers can take advantage of the VHDA loan program as well as the USDA loan program, both of these loan programs offer qualified Buyers a no money down option.
Page is the heart of the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley, it is the home of the world famous Luray Caverns and the central entry point of the Shenandoah National Park. It is also where you can enjoy a day on the scenic Skyline Drive. Less than two hours from Washington DC, and just over an hour from Dulles International Airport it is a reasonable location for those working in Prince William or Fairfax County, the Shenandoah Valley Commuter Bus is a great option for Commuting. Page County has so much to offer, the Parks, the Mountains, the small towns of Luray and Stanley and very affordable housing too!


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The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has approved an optional international protocal which aims to keep children out of armed conflict.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a proposal to proceed with the ratification of the United Nations protocol to parliament on August 20. It was approved without objection yesterday.
The optional protocol – an addition to the Convention on the Rights of the Child – requires states to "take all feasible measures" to ensure that soldiers under the age of 18 do not take a direct part in hostilities. They are also required to raise the voluntary recruitment age above 15 years, and cannot conscript anyone under 18. Parties to the optional protocol must also take measures to stop non-state armed groups from recruiting and using children under the age of 18 in conflicts.
The use of teenage suicide bombers and boy soldiers by Isis is well-documented but the so-called Islamic State is not the only militant group abusing children in Iraq.
The Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a coalition of Shia militias sponsored by the Iraqi government and reportedly using American weapons, has also recruited an "unknown number" of minors.
Investigators with the UN's children and armed conflict office reported last month that the PMF was searching for child soldiers from conflict zones across Iraq, as well as in Baghdad and Basra.
Army regulations are unlawfully requiring soldiers who join up before their 18th birthday to serve a longer minimum period than those who enlist as adults, it has been claimed in the High Court.
A judge heard accusations that the difference in treatment was causing real distress to young soldiers who wished to leave but were prohibited from doing so.
The accusations were made by Child Soldiers International (CSI), a charity that seeks to prevent the use of children in armed conflicts around the world and to protect the welfare of young soldiers.
The charity is asking Mr Justice Kenneth Parker, sitting in London, to declare that provisions of the Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007 are resulting in "less favourable treatment" for under-18s and are unlawful under the European Equal Treatment Directive.
David Wolfe QC, representing CSI, said the minimum service period applied to adult Army recruits was four years.
The UK is one of only 19 countries in the world that still recruits 16 year olds into its armed forces. The others include North Korea and Iran. What's more, British teenagers – otherwise deemed too young to drive a car, drink alcohol or marry – are twice as likely to be killed as personnel recruited over the age of 18. Mental illness is also more prevalent in these recruits, with a suicide rate 82 per cent higher than civilians of the same age.


Bewdley is located in Worcestershire in the Severn Valley. There are numerous events and sights to see while in Bewdley, including the Discover Bewdley weekend which is held annually in May on the Bank Holiday. The event features market stalls, artists, a parade and more. The Bewdley Festival is another popular event held in the area, in October, featuring a host of different musical performances. Each August, the Bewdley Beer Festival takes place, while an annual carnival is held each June. Local attractions include the West Midland Safari Park, located not far from Bewdley. There are plenty of accommodation options located throughout the immediate area.
The English town of Bewdley is situated in the county of Worcestershire. Bewdley is a civil parish in the district of the Wyre Forest. The town is located along the Severn Valley a couple of miles to the west of Kidderminster. The town of Bewdley is located on the banks of the River Severn.
Most of the town of Bewdley is located on the western bank of the river and this includes the main street in the town known as Load Street, Load Street is best known for its width as it was also once used as the market place for the town. The town of Bewdley has a population of nine thousand one hundred and seventy eight. A lot of the shops in Bewdley are situated on Load Street and at the top of the street is St Anne's Church. The construction of this church was started in 1745 and it was completed in 1748. Thomas Woodward from Chipping Campden constructed it.
There is a strong educational network within the town of Bewdley and this is made up of three primary schools and one secondary school. The primary schools are St Anne's and Bewdley. The secondary education is delivered in the form of a school and sixth form college. All of the primary schools in the town are well regarded and have very good reputations.
There are a lot of activities that take place in the town of Bewdley these include an event that takes place every year during May and this event is known as Discover Bewdley. This weekend event features a wide range of things including market stalls, artists, events and also a parade that is usually very colourful.
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