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Developmental Stages and Work Capacities of Community Coalitions: How Extension Educators Address and Evaluate Changing Coalition Needs
Extension educators provide resources to community coalitions. The study reported here adds to what is known about community coalitions and applies an assessment framework to a state-level coalition-based Extension program on healthy relationships and marriages. The study combines the Internal Coalition Outcome Hierarchy (ICOH) framework with four coalition capacity categories: general, internal, external, and prevention. The findings from two focus groups, one with formation coalition leaders and one with midlevel coalition leaders, are presented. Recommendations are made for designing educational, service, and evaluation interventions to meet the needs of community coalitions at specific developmental stages.
Keywords: community coalitions, developmental stages of community coalition, coalition evaluation, Internal Coalition Outcome Hierarchy, relationship education
Allison Nichols
Extension Professor, Evaluation Specialist
West Virginia University Extension
ahnichols@mail.wvu.edu
Jane Riffe
Extension Assistant Professor, Family and Human Development Specialist
jane.riffe@mail.wvu.edu
Terrill Peck
Extension Assistant Professor, Raleigh County Educator
terrill.peck@mail.wvu.edu
Cheryl Kaczor
Extension Assistant Professor, Marshall County Educator
Moundsville, West Virginia
cl.kaczor@mail.wvu.edu
Kelly Nix
Extension Assistant Professor, Community Leadership Specialist
kelly.nix@mail.wvu.edu
Angela Faulkner-Van Deysen
Program Manager and Executive Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
acfaulkner@hsc.wvu.edu
With shrinking resources, community agencies assisting families and children are entering into community coalitions (Valente, Chow, & Pentz, 2008). Community coalitions are voluntary collaborative relationships between community members and public and private organizations that share and mobilize leadership and resources to solve problems, often too large to be solved by one group (Powell, Rossing, & Geran, 1998; National Network for Collaboration, 1995; Valente et al., 2008; Cramer, Atwood, & Stoner, 2006). Extension has a long history of working with community coalitions (Burgus & Schwab, 2012; Lodi & Stevens, 2002; Conone & Smith, 1997; Berry, Bowman, Hernandez, & Pratt, 2006; Radhakrishna & Snider, 1995).
For 6 years, the West Virginia University Extension Service (WVU ES) conducted a program to address the economic and social costs of unhealthy relationships. The Healthy Families/Healthy Children initiative (HF/HC) was launched in 2005 with funds from the Healthy Marriage Initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The program, which was conducted at the community level by WVU ES through coalitions, reached 23 of 55 counties before funding ceased due to budget constraints in 2012. WVU ES and community groups have continued to offer classes and events in relationship, parenting, and financial education with university funding. The project's focus includes: (1) building and sustaining coalitions and (2) building the capacity of coalition members to become effective trainers or facilitators.
In the study reported here, two focus groups composed of participants from the HF/HC coalitions were conducted. The results provide insights into the educational and service needs of community coalitions and the evaluation of community coalitions. The following research questions were addressed.
How do formation coalitions (newly formed – 2 years) differ from midlevel coalitions (3 – 6 years) in terms of their educational and service needs?
How can community coalitions develop an ongoing evaluation strategy?
The development of community coalitions has been described in terms of three stages: formation, midlevel, and long-term. Coalitions would benefit from developing internal capacities and external supports (Cox, Finkelstein, Perez, & Rosenbach, 2010) as they move through developmental phases (Cramer et al., 2006; Francisco, Paine, & Fawcett, 1993; Lantz, Viruell-Fuentes, Israel, Softely, & Guzman, 2001; Mitchell & Shortell, 2000). One conceptual model for measuring the internal effectiveness of coalitions is the Internal Coalition Hierarchy (ICOH) (Cramer et al. 2006). The ICOH includes seven sequential constructs for success, including: (1) social vision, (2) efficient practices, (3) knowledge and training, (4) relationships, (5) participation, (6) activities, and (7) resources.
The work of coalitions can also be divided into categories that reflect the purpose and impact of work capacity. These capacities include general (creating processes, principles, or policies); internal (problem solving); external (interaction with other organizations); and prevention (preventing a problem or addressing an issue (Cox et al., 2010; Livet, Crourser, & Wandersman, 2008).
Selection of Research Methodology
Focus groups were selected as the research method because the format allows participants to react to the comments of others (Krueger, 1994; Albrecht, 1993). The research protocol was submitted to the Institutional Review Board of West Virginia University and approved as exempt.
One formation coalition focus group (1 - 2 years) and one midlevel coalition focus group (3 - 6 years) were conducted. No coalition was considered long-term because none had been in existence longer than 6 years and none had addressed prevention issues. Eighteen of 19 project counties were represented, with nine different counties in each focus group. In order to give participants an opportunity to verify the key points (Krueger, 1994, p.128), both groups were later led in a discussion. All group discussions were audiotaped and later transcribed verbatim.
The team used axial coding to fracture the data in the transcripts and to reassemble it into categories found in the Internal Coalition Hierarchy (Krueger, 1994, p. 128; Strauss & Corbin, 1990, pp. 61-74, 96-115). Members of the research team worked independently, reading the text line by line, and then worked together for 3 days, verifying each other's findings (Guba & Lincoln, 1989, pp. 238-240). As they came across an idea or phenomenon, they labeled it general, internal, external, or prevention capacity. The labels were then sorted according to whether they were mentioned by newly formed or midlevel coalitions and then further sorted into general, internal, external, and prevention capacity categories.
One limitation was that some participants were familiar with each other. Familiarity tends to inhibit disclosure (Krueger, 1994, p. 18). Second, only two focus groups were conducted because of the limited number of coalitions. Typically, focus groups are conducted until no new information arises. Third, due to prior commitments and responsibilities, the moderator and the assistant moderator were not included in the analysis. Krueger (1994, 153) recommends that they participate.
Major Findings
The findings have been organized into Table 1 below.
A Community Coalition Framework Based on Developmental Stages and Coalition Capacity Constructs
Level Constructs General
Building infrastructure, process, principle, or policy Internal
Building problem- solving capability External
Supporting organizations that provide funding, training, and assistance Prevention
Developing the ability to prevent a problem or address an issue
Groups 1. Resources
2. Activities
3. Participation Developing a collaborative style/structure
Developing roles and responsibilities
Recruiting members
Using resources
Communicating with administrators Determining leadership
Prioritizing/ selecting activities
Placing value on professional development Connecting with community activities
Recruiting program participants
Expanding community awareness
Working toward sustainability Not addressed yet
Groups 4. Relationships
5. Knowledge and training Connecting needs of coalitions with individual interests
Finding the right people to do the work
Recognizing formal and informal contributions
Making group decisions Building leadership capacity
Learning as a group
Determining project impact
Assigning responsibility if effort fails Infiltrating program content into other community groups
Keeping audiences coming back and finding untapped audiences
Questioning sustainability Not yet receiving recognition for the value/impact of the product by other established groups who are working on the same issue
Long- term Groups 6. Shared vision Not applicable at this time Not applicable at this time Not applicable at this time Not applicable at this time
Explanations and example quotations are discussed below.
General Capacity
Formation coalitions are dealing with structure, activities, and resources. They must determine the time, venue, and composition of meetings and develop roles and responsibilities. One member said: "There are different involvements in the coalitions -- some people have more interest in certain activities than others, and that person who has the interest usually volunteers to take on that role." Resources brought to the coalition have to be shared. A member explained, "So many times we just do it on absolutely nothing. Having those resources available allowed for brainstorming and you didn't have to say 'how do we get the funds?'"
Formation coalitions are determining who should be their leaders. "Leadership is evolving very slowly," noted one coalition member. Formation coalitions are also assessing and expanding activities. As one member said, "We weren't sure what we were doing and we tried to put it down on paper, saying this is what we are here for -- financial education, parenting education and relationship education -- and that's it." Determining the right balance between working in the community and retooling members was a topic of debate. "We can't impact our community when we're at a conference and we're paying for that conference."
External Capacity
Formation coalitions are connecting coalition activities with community activities. "I've been trying for months to get in to speak with the superintendent so we can have PICK at all the schools." Supported by grant funding, they are aware that their funds could run out. "My hope is that some of the churches in the area would pick up the programming and sustain it.
Midlevel Groups
Midlevel coalitions must build and retain members while taking advantage of each person's contribution. One member said, "We have a couple who don't do a lot of training, but they certainly take the lead. They organize our events, they go out and man our tables at fairs, and then they bring back information." Midlevel coalitions members are also learning to make decisions as a group. For example, one coalition member said, "Sometimes we vote via email. I'll send notes out and ask do you agree?"
Midlevel coalitions are building leadership through professional development. "Each year, we send people to the Smart Marriage Conference and they come back with certifications, resources and they are pumped up, ready to do these things." Coalitions are also reaching out to new audiences. "We try to train youth because it is more effective if it comes from youth themselves." Coalitions are involved in group learning. "I worked for two years to get into our college, but only two people showed up. So we had to go back as a group and say, OK, how could we have done this differently?" They worry about who gets credit or blame. "Definitely your reputation in the community is as a coalition member, but it is the organization that provides the trainings."
Midlevel coalitions are infiltrating other well-established organizations. "We would like to get a more solid relationship with the Board of Education." Midlevel coalitions are concerned about moving too quickly into areas previously dominated by other groups. "We are careful not to tread on anyone's territory. I'm trying to find a creative way to build a relationship with the provider." Midlevel coalition members are working on sustainability. "You would like the programming to remain viable. If you start going in the back door of the churches, schools, you are not going to make the program sustainable."
All Coalitions: Prevention
Neither the formation nor the midlevel coalitions had addressed prevention capacity. All coalitions are aware of the project's preventative goals, but they were still establishing themselves, planning activities, and working on relationships.
Educational and Service Needs of Community Coalitions
The community coalition framework can be used to make decisions on content and delivery of training for members and volunteers. Instead of viewing all coalitions in the same way, needs of coalition groups should be assessed based on their level of maturity. For example, formation coalitions would benefit from education/guidance on bringing the right people to the coalition, working regionally, identifying partnerships, and determining program needs. Training sessions might be conducted for only formation coalitions, for members of one coalition at a time, or for formation coalition leads. Midlevel coalition leaders and members might also provide peer guidance to formation level coalition members by sharing what they have learned.
The focus of educational interventions for midlevel coalitions should be on finding multiple leaders and other volunteers to work on projects, motivating volunteers with clear expectations, building leadership, and keeping audiences coming back. These coalitions are focused on long-term sustainability and making a lasting impression in their communities. Midlevel coalitions would benefit from guidance on how to sustain work in the community, how to partner with other programs, how to seek funding, and how to document the impact of their work.
Evaluation Implications
The authors recommend the following evaluation process for evaluating formation and midlevel coalitions. These evaluations could be conducted by program coordinators themselves or by hiring external evaluators. A number of sources for doing collaborative evaluation are available (Borden, 1999).
Each year, program coordinators should conduct interviews with coalition leaders. Questions should include: (1) Does the coalition's collaborative style move the group forward? (2) Do coalition members know their responsibilities, and how do leaders promote success? (3) Does the coalition have enough resources, and what else is needed? (4) Do program coordinators provide enough guidance, and what else is needed? (5) How do activities help reach coalition goals? (6) What kind of professional development is needed? (7) How is the community made aware of the coalition's efforts? (8) How is the coalition working toward sustainability? (9) What strategies/practices have not worked and why?
Midlevel community coalitions are ready for an outcome evaluation. In addition, community members and organizations not associated with the coalition might be surveyed to measure community awareness and satisfaction. Midlevel coalitions need to know whether audiences are learning new knowledge and skills, changing behaviors, and experiencing improvements.
Midlevel community coalitions should prepare for a future impact evaluation. Are there changes to the community overall and over time? In addition, an evaluation protocol comparing target audiences where coalitions do not exist with audiences in communities where coalitions do exist should be pursued.
Educators with Extension provide resources by working with community coalitions. The study reported here conducted two focus groups with leaders of coalitions at different stages of group development: one with formation coalition leaders and one with midlevel coalition leaders. The findings reveal the importance of providing developmentally targeted training resources to community coalitions as well as choosing criteria and methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of evolving coalitions. A framework showing developmental stages and evolving group capacities was developed. It is hoped that this framework will be useful as a guidepost for educational, service, and evaluation interventions designed to meet the needs of community coalitions.
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How long have professional athletes been competing in the Olympics?
As long as the Olympics have started.
Q: How long have professional athletes been competing in the Olympics?
Continue Learning about Sports
Is javelin played in the Olympics?
Yes. Men have been competing in javelin since the 1908 Games in London and women have been competing in javelin since the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.
Do athletes in the Olympics have to be a citizen of the country they represent?
Yes they do. That's what I've been told anyway.
What is a para-Olympics?
The para-olympics is short for Parallel Olympics, because it ran at the same time as the Olympic Games but was designed for athletes with physical disabilities. Since the Rome Olympics in 1960 it has been run in the same city.
Who was the last Professional Bull Riders to die while competing?
lol no PBR cowboy has died while competing on the PBR! lol although there have been some serious injuries!
Changes in sports?
There have been a number of major changes in sports. These include lack of sportsmanship, huge salaries for professional athletes, and use of steroids.
What Canadian athletes are competing in the 2008 Olympics?
As of June 9, 2008 the entire Canadian team has not been put into place. To see those athletes that will be competing in Beijing, click on the 'Canadian Athletes in the 2008 Games' link below.
How long has Canada been competing in the Olympics?
Canada has been competing in the Olympics since 1900. Canada has been competing in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
How many professional athletes have there been?
over a million
Who is the Australian swimmer that has been banned from competing at the Beijing Olympics?
Nick D'Arcy.
How many professional athletes have been on two professional sports teams?
Almost all of them
How many Olympics has US been in?
USA has been in every Summer Olympics, except the 1980 Games, and every Winter Olympics. That makes USA competing in 25 Summer Olympics and 20 Winter Olympics
How many times has holly bleasdale been in the Olympics?
The 2012 Games in London will Holly's first time competing at the Olympics.
Is daley Thompson competing in the 2012 Olympics?
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What is the percentage of professional athletes that have been in legal trouble?
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On this spectrum from unity to disunity, the world has, until recently, been far too close to the disunity pole for a quarter century — which is why, until recently, global emissions have been close to the worst-case trend-line. In the last two years, though, we have seen China make a game-changing deal with the United States to become the first big "developing" nation to pledge to cap its emissions. That was quickly followed by serious climate commitments from the vast majority of the world's leading countries of the world.
And that led to nearly two hundred nations unanimously agreeing to an ongoing effort of increasingly deeper emissions reductions aimed at keeping total warming "to well below 2°C [3.6°F] above preindustrial levels." In a reversal of the tragedy of the commons, the world united in an agreement to leave most of the world's fossil fuels unburned — voluntarily abandoning trillions of dollars in short-term value to avoid decades and then centuries of incalculable cost from Dust-Bowlification, sea level rise, extreme weather, ocean acidification, and the like.
So humanity is now in a race to see whether the forces of unity can beat the forces of disunity. It's now clear we have at hand the core enabling clean energy technologies to keep total planetary warming below catastrophic levels. What isn't clear is whether we have the will and the cohesion to deploy those technologies rapidly enough to do so.
We've known for a while that there are scientific tipping points beyond which certain climate impacts — like the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet or the thawing of the carbon-rich permafrost — become unstoppable. But it appears there may also be political tipping points, where certain climate impacts cause so much widespread harm simultaneously that they simply fragment the world.
In this fatally-fractured future, countries focus almost exclusively on the ever-worsening climate devastation to their country, destroying the possibility of collective action by the world to help those worst off.
Recent events, especially Trumpism and Brexit, are omens of the disunity we face. Trump's campaign is driven by racist statements and wildly impractical plans to wall off the country literally and figuratively from various ethnic and religious groups.
The problem from a climate perspective is that while these hundreds of thousands of refugees have led to the "world's largest humanitarian crisis since World War II," as the European Commissionhas described it, the numbers of refugees pale in comparison with what the world faces if we don't avoid catastrophic climate change.
On the one hand, study after study are now finding that only aggressive climate action can save the world's coastal cities from inundation by century's end. The world should be anticipating five to six feet of sea level rise by 2100 — which by itself would generate hundreds of millions of refugees.
But at the same time, we face as many (if not more) refugees from Dust-Bowlification and the threat to our food supplies.
We are currently on track to make drought and extreme drying the normal condition for the Southwest, Central Plains, the Amazon, southern Europe, and much of the currently inhabited and arable land around the world in the second half of the century.
Brexit and Trumpism make plainly — and painfully — visible that even rich, democratic nations deal poorly with a moderate amount of refugees, immigration, and economic dislocation. Imagine how we'll deal with the 100-fold escalation of those problems if we fail to stop catastrophic climate change.
I'm not certain there is much middle ground in the global struggle between unity and disunity. Either the world works together to keep total warming well below 2°C — or our disunity leads to catastrophic warming and further global disunity not seen since the fall of the Tower of Babel.
I am sorry, this is total BS. Those refugees from the middle east are there because of Obama, he supported war and still supports war in the middle east. That drives the people to leave for personal safety, draft dodging and economic betterment. Climate has zero to do with the refugees, most of whom are men and draft dodgers at least from the Syrian war. The rest of Africa is a war zone in places like Somalia, Mali and Nigeria again that has zero to do with climate change. The drought effecting southern Africa is causing hardship. The problem is all those countries are run by thugs and thieves who think beating up on the other tribe while stealing as much as they can is proper public action for a politician. Not a single FDR among them to mobilize the country to build dams and water supplies for the people.
These people are fleeing places that border the Sahara and Arabian Deserts. Why? Because they are growing. I'm not saying War doesn't play a role (neither did this article), but to the extent it did, it was HARDLY "Obama's War". Someone else fractured Iraq and in that wound ISIS grew. And an epic drought in Eastern Syria hardly helped matters. That has been well-established.
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Ubrew? You actually replied to The Master of Mental Onanism as if you took him seriously?
This article, particularly the excellent first video clip, gets to the root cause of the present mayhem in the Mideast and the slopover effects in Europe and other parts of the world. Humans have been warring ever since they started living in groups, but the PRESENT situation can be largely blamed on climate change and the heat waves, drought, and water shortages that are impacting so many places.
Tom Bates makes a rather definitive statement that this is "total BS"? (and apologizes for it like the moron he is?—he's "sorry"?) His "reasoning" behind that statement is so whacked out that it would be rejected by any self-respecting pile of real BS, which at least can be used as fertilizer after some composting—-his "BS" is poisonous.
Chances are you are reading the post of a "young naive person" who is a product of our educational system….
The consequences of failure is extinction of the human race….
"Bad form" (with three !!!, no less) says Louise? And then takes a gratuitous slap at "our educational system" as she blames it for Tommy's reasoning deficits? Is Tommy actually Louise's son? And mooching off her and living in her basement Omno or Russell Cook style because he is unemployable? Is that why she is so "charitable" towards him and seeking to lay blame for his inadequacies somewhere other than with his genes and upbringing?
Tommy may be "young and naive" but if not a POE, he is either deluded or dumb as a brick, and we don't have the time to waste dealing with him. Has Louise not noticed the many moronic comments he has posted over time on Crock and the inordinate amount of time and energy people here have wasted trying to educate him rather than discuss the substance of the post?
Tommy's ONLY success in life appears to be how easily he distracts and deflects us from serious discussion of the topics at hand. This retired educator gives him a "B" for that, and would give him an "A" if he didn't display such ignorance of the failures in his "science.
Yes, "the consequences of failure is extinction of the human race….", but the failure lies with the parents, corporations, and politicians who have "created" the Tom Bates of this world and encourage his ignorance—-that's YOU, "Mom".
Perhaps you are unaware of "The Carter Doctrine?
"The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on January 23, 1980, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf.".
All Presidents since then have supported tactics that undermine any governing bodies, in oil supply nations, that threaten our national interest.
Another consideration is as a county improves it's standard of living and population growth, the county consumes more of the oil they produce… most oil producing counties have peaked or are peaking in oil production, the low hanging fruit has been picked and consumed. That leaves less and less oil available for the"export market", price instability etc etc. You can get rid of some of that by "bombing them into the stone age.." which President said that??
Just Obama's inactions on Climate Change has proven those words true.
Below is a link to the July 23, 2015 NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE -RELATED RISKS AND A CHANGING CLIMATE.
There is a really good interview with Charlie Veron "world authority on coral (he has discovered and described about 1/3 of coral species)" on Radio Eco Shock… he discusses his eye witness accounts of the massive damage to the Great Barrier Reef from the current bleaching… it is a heart breaking interview.
Peter, just got to say this is really excellent reporting. It's a disturbing call to action but it's well done. Thanks.
Joe Romm's words, my videos. ClimateProgress is invaluable, if you have not seen it, particularly anything Joe writes himself.
As usual, I worded it poorly because indeed, yes, Joe Romm deserves praise for his typically excellent text. It's just that the combination of text and video brought it together for me in an even more powerful way. But thanks to you for a great job of cutting to the chase and bringing us the best of many sources and your excellent videos. Good luck on the ice!


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Sturdy case with pretty floral pink cherry blossoms on the back. I bought it for my mom and she loves it! Solid construction, buttons are accessible and it's fit perfectly!


I thought I had taken a three day break from reading for Eid celebrations in my family. But then I found myself reading a play I saw in a High School English textbook lying around my sister's library. I stole the textbook from my sister (yes, I did!) and read it on the drive home. I managed to squeeze in some reading time after all!
The Enemy of the People is a play written by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. I first discovered Ibsen when I read his play Hedda Gabler as a part of my Master's course in English literature. His style of writing and the issues he dealt with instantly appealed to me. This is because many of these issues are still problems here where I live - Pakistan. The plays seemed like a portrayal not of 19th century Norwegian society, but my own here and now.
The Enemy of the People dealt with some of the larger issues we find in the world today. The problems in politics and the concept of truth. Truth, again is an important part of Ibsen's dramas. Almost all of his plays have to some extent dealt with it. In The Enemy of the People, we are shown how a man struggles to keep himself clean from all the filth and lies around him; how truth is simply what the majority believes; and how people are easily manipulated and led by what they believe is the truth.
At the center of the play is the character Dr. Stockmann. He is an enthusiastic and idealistic man who works actively for his beliefs. When the play starts, Ibsen, in a few dialogues, manages to make his character known to us. In the dialogue below Dr. Stockmann speaks to his brother Peter who is also the mayor of the town. They refer to the baths that have become popular in their town as health spots.
Dr. Stockmann: Oh, you mustn't take me too literally, Peter. I am so heartily happy and contented, you know. I think it such an extraordinary piece of good fortune to be in the middle of all this growing, germinating life. It is a splendid time to live in! It is as if a whole new world were being created around one.
Peter Stockmann: You have a restless, pugnacious, rebellious disposition. And then there is that disastrous propensity of yours to want to write about every sort of possible and impossible thing. The moment an idea comes into your head, you must needs go and write a newspaper article or a whole pamphlet about it.
The play deals with the antagonism between the two brothers. Peter realizes the value of money and how to lead the public whereas Dr. Stockmann, although naive, sees through the facade of the people in power, but lacks the composure and capability of a leading man. We are shown how the public is manipulated and how politics is all about a game of words. Power jumps from one person to the other depending on who has the money and who seems likely of coming out the winner. Basically, it's still the same politics we see today!
I loved the play. One reason was its tackling of an important issue that many choose to avoid. Also, Ibsen is a master of characterization. Each and every character is seen for what he is through his dialogue alone. We don't need description of any kind. Each Act starts out with a detailed description of the set. He was very famous for his realism, keeping nothing back and often touching upon tabooed subjects. The talented playwright portrayed life as it really was without embellishments to hide the truth. There it is again: truth. The word defines Ibsen's plays.


A sweep would have been nicer. Hoping for a nice win over Vegas with a complete game for whomever pitches and then a sweep over the Utes this weekend for bragging rights over a few people at work. Go Devils!
: A sweep would have been nicer. Hoping for a nice win over Vegas with a complete game for whomever pitches and then a sweep over the Utes this weekend for bragging rights over a few people at work. Go Devils!


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Russia Has No Plans to Change Gas Price for Belarus
© Sputnik / Ilya Pitaliov
https://sputniknews.com/business/201605281040418657-russia-gas-belarus/
Moscow has no plans to change gas price for Minsk in the third quarter of 2016, since it should be defined by the contract currently in force, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Saturday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — To date, Belarus has received Russian gas from Gazprom Transgaz Belarus, a subsidiary of the Russian energy giant Gazprom, at $142 per 1,000 cubic meters. In early April, Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said that the Russian gas price for Belarus should be $80 per 1,000 cubic meters.
"Our contract is designed for the whole year and is calculated using a formula. There should not be any agreements, because the price is determined in accordance with the gas deliveries within the framework of a commercial contract," Novak told RIA Novosti.
Moscow has no plans to file a lawsuit against Minsk in the Stockholm Arbitration Court to settle the issues with the debt payment for the Russian gas, he added.
"This is a commercial issue of [Russia's energy giant] Gazprom," Novak said, answering a respective question.
© Flickr / sunshinecity
Belarus Sees $73 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters of Russian Gas as 'Fair' Price
Early in May, Gazprom Transgaz Belarus filed a lawsuit with the International Arbitration Court at the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) with arrears claims toward the country's gas providers.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Thursday that Minsk owes Gazprom $125 million for January-April deliveries, which Potupchik declined to recognize.


Henry Cavill, who played Superman over the course of three DCEU movies so far, has reportedly walked away from the iconic role.
This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter. Cavill was negotiating to make a cameo appearance in Shazam! before talks began to break down. Now, it appears that things have gotten so toxic that other potential Superman appearances are now in jeopardy.
THR had some conflicting sources on why Cavill is exiting the role. One source told the site that the deal fell apart due to scheduling issues with another stating that Cavill was already attached to The Witcher Netflix series prior to talks.
If this rumor does turn out to be true, Henry Cavill will join Justice League co-star Ben Affleck (who is rumored to be leaving his role as Batman behind) in turning in his cape for good. As it stands right now, the DCEU is in total turmoil with Affleck and Cavill leaving the connected universe. THR was also told that WB is attempting to "hit a reset button with the DC universe, steering its ship slowly into another direction.".
What are your thoughts on Cavill's apparent departure? Do you believe we will see him as Supes again? Let us know in the comments and be sure to follow us here at The Nerd Stash for all of your nerdy news and needs!


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The Commander 2015 is ready for it's big day! The Commander Imperial Stout is A dark roasted stout featuring a deep, layered malt profile with flavours of white oak and whiskey.
The Reserve is now being shipped across the lower mainland to local liquor stores! Also available at our tasting room in Langley BC.
At local liquor stores and our tasting room!
650ml Bombers at your local liquor store, and our tasting room.


Preparation ahead of severe weather and risks associated with warmer temperatures should start as soon as possible.
We've put together a few helpful tips to help you safely navigate the summer months. Whether at home, at work, or at play, follow these tips to help stay safe this summer.
Create a 72-hour emergency preparedness plan for your family.
Frequently inspect and clean chimney flues, particularly when burning oil, coal or wood.
Use a fireplace screen to prevent sparks from hitting the floor and rugs.
Do not install a bulb with a higher wattage than the maximum indicated on the fixture.
Keep your attic tidy. Clutter such as clothing, boxes, books, magazines and newspapers not only fuels a fire but prevents firefighters from gaining access to extinguish the flames.
Install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors outside bedrooms and on each floor of your home. Check batteries every spring and fall.
Consider investing in a lightning rod if your home is built on an elevated or exposed site.
Ensure your garage is separated from the living quarters by a fire-resistant, self-closing door.
Ensure your garage has properly wired light fixtures that are controlled by a switch rather than makeshift installations that use an extension cord.
Do not store gasoline, solvents, waste or other flammable materials near your furnace or in your garage. Store them in an outbuilding away from your home.
Ensure your fuses and circuit breakers work properly. Inspect aluminum wiring periodically. Consider hiring an electrician to review your wiring.
If your home has a heating boiler, have it inspected and cleaned frequently. Do not block the air vent or damper. If your home has an oil tank, have it periodically inspected to ensure it is airtight so fuel oil does not overflow or leak.
Remove excess lint from the lint trap of your clothes dryer and keep the exhaust vent clean.
Don't let dry leaves and debris collect near the outside walls of your home, particularly if you have wood or vinyl siding.
Have enough electrical outlets to avoid the excessive use of extension cords. If an extension cord is needed, don't run it under a rug.
When cooking: Keep pot handles turned inward over the stove. Remove greasy build-up from the range hood and the filters. Keep curtains pulled away from any heating elements on the stove.
Do not leave lighted candles unattended or burning overnight.
Do not leave a clothing iron or hair straightening iron unattended.
Never smoke in bed. Better yet, always smoke outside and away from the home. Be sure to securely store matches and lighters away from children.
Ask a trusted neighbour or friend to collect your mail and newspapers, keep your sidewalk and driveway clear, and park his or her car in your driveway. You can also request that mail deliveries be stopped or re-routed to a different address until you return.
Consider light switch timers, especially multiple timers on a random setting. They are inexpensive and make your home appear lived in.
Installing a home security system and outdoor motion detectors may deter burglars from targeting your home.
Inspect your home before you leave. Put away bicycles and gardening or snow removal equipment, and be sure to lock your shed. Closely trim trees and shrubs to keep your house in plain view.
If loading luggage into your car, do so in your garage if possible, so you don't alert potential thieves you are leaving.
Leave curtains and/or blinds as you would normally keep them while at home but be sure to store any jewellery, valuables and important paperwork out of sight or in a home safe or bank safety deposit box. Noticeable changes in your home's typical appearance may hint that you are away.
If you host a party at your home and serve liquor to a guest who causes an auto collision, you could be sued. If a courier slips, trips and falls while on your property, you could be liable. Risk management tips can help you prevent worst-case scenarios.
You may be responsible for your guests' actions if you serve people past the point of intoxication on your property. Hosting a backyard wedding with several dozen or more guests increases the possibility of you not being able to monitor all alcohol consumption.
To avoid problems later, take the time to fill out this pamphlet carefully. Keep bills, receipts, warranties and instruction manuals for your more valuable possessions.
According to Statistics Canada, break-ins account for a large portion of property crime in Canada. In most cases, burglars require very little time to break in.


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BIOMILQ
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The biggest story of our time: What the pharmaceutical companies knew about the shots – Naomi Wolf, The Delingpod
Naomi Wolf graduated from Yale in 1984 and was a Rhodes scholar at New College, Oxford University. She is the author of the bestselling feminist books, "The Beauty Myth", "Fire with Fire", "Promiscuities" and "Misconceptions". The New York Times called "The Beauty Myth" one of the 70 most significant books of the century. More recently, Naomi has written books critiquing the establishment's advances in censorship, Covid-19 vaccinations and many more issues which she addresses with James.
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Catalan club crossover queen Bad Gyal goes back home in the personal visuals for her latest single Yo Sigo Iual. Directed by Cyprien Clément-Delmas and produced by CANADA (Rosalìa, La Zowi), the visual sees Bad Gyal return to her hometown, Vilassar de Mar, following a year of touring the globe with her music, and focuses on Bad Gyal with her real life friends and family, enjoying some downtime in Vilassar Del Mar, Spain in the height of summer.
Shot on 35mm film and featuring campfires, impromptu dance performances and neon-lit drift races, Yo Sigo Iual is an intimate portrait of Bad Gyal's downtime, perfectly reflecting the track's soft inflections of reggaeton and subtle flourishes. Watch it below!
The video was recorded in my hometown (Vilassar de Mar) and it features my friends - Fake Guido, B.T... - and my siblings Paula and Bruno, as well as some of their friends, who are very close to me. The locations we chose are places where we grew up and used to hang out all the time. While some of the scenes were already planned beforehand, some others were completely organic and happened naturally with no direction at all. I'm very happy with the result because it does justice to the song theme.
Releasing her second mixtape, Worldwide Angel, to critical acclaim at the start of 2018, Bad Gyal has gained an impressive following for her own unique sound, a hybrid blend of reggaeton, dancehall and progressive club rhythms.


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If you're in need of digital commercial printing services in Melbourne, Norwood can help. We've been around for years and have pioneered the way, always ahead of the pack using the latest and greatest printing technology to ensure a premium finish on each and every print job. We've worked closely with agencies, brokers and clients to figure out their exact needs so we could develop both outstanding and practical results. We've led the way with specialised commercial printing methods, such as UV printing and can print on almost all types of materials. We didn't get to the front to take it easy either. We're constantly researching new commercial printing methods so that the end result looks better and is as affordable as possible for all.
Graphic Design requires a very special kind of mind and at Norwood, we've brought together a team of some of the best in Melbourne. It's an exciting time for you – you've ventured further down the path, your idea is no longer just an idea and is well on its way to becoming a reality. That first, second, third iteration, each is met with excitement and each presenting new challenges and opportunities. Norwood understands this process as we've been through it with many people and many businesses.
We know that while it's fun, it can be also be stressful and that's why having an experienced industrial design firm to help guide you through the process can make it simpler and smoother overall. With the use of CAD, you'll even be able to see a model of your product before it's created.
Industrial design plays a large part in sales. After all, the design of a package needs to appeal to the buyer while also communicating important product information. It's a fine line between the two but the Norwood design team is highly experienced in successfully blending these two aspects.
Our packaging design process is simple. When an idea lands on our desk, the first place it goes to is our design Engine Room. Here our industrial designers formulate creative ideas and solutions that go beyond simple functionality. This is where the shared experience of each member of the design team comes together to ensure the outcome of nothing but the finest packaging design. Our onsite materials and manufacturing processes also allows multiple prototype designs to be easily created before final production.
The areas that keep the Engine Room ticking are Concept Development and 3D CAD Modelling. From the initial point of sketching and idea generation, to the final stages of electronic prototyping and presentation, everything created in the Engine Room is done from a solid base of manufacturing research and industry knowledge and our CAD modelling systems can provide photo-real renders and to-point engineering drawings.
STORAGE / FULFILMENT
A major benefit for using Norwood, as your print production service, is that all our customers print work is contained in-house. Norwood's 50 years of printing expertise as a trade printer signifies our ability to overcome unforeseen issues. Furthermore, with an in-house Design Team, Norwood has the ability to produce our customer's ideas from the ground up! With Norwood's vast head office and production facilities in Hallam Victoria, Norwood has the ability to print customer jobs and store them for split distribution. This saves our customers time and money. Our Hallam facility includes the following:
• An extensive area of over 5,500 square metres of clean storage. It is available for both pallet and shelving options. Contract assembly and sourcing is also available.
• As an example: dispatch functions include the daily packing and distribution from over 10,000 SKU's to thousands of customers located throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, South Africa and Canada.
• We use DIFOT (Delivery in Full, On Time) and Quality reports to measure performance against KPI's. We currently run at greater than 95% DIFOT. Our Quality performance reports for 2012-2013 ran at 99.3%.
CAD models are a very helpful tool when it comes to the manufacture of your product. Norwood can produce a quick and accurate technical drawing, with the help of CAD. Durability testing can be performed with a simulator that is built into the software it can show weak points and help with your decision in the use of materials. When it comes time to produce your product a CAD file can be sent straight to the manufacture this saves a lot of time and is a way to ensure quality control. f you can think of it, Artios can make it happen. The Artios CAD program has been implemented specifically for packaging solutions, whether it's a simple square or a highly complex shape constructed with folding and curvatures.
A website is now necessity for any business. To properly market your business as a professional, trust worthy business, a professional website is the key.
Norwood create websites that are modern, technologically advanced, easy to use, beautifully designed and most of all, able to convert leads.
We have been creating websites for the past 5 years and know what makes a successful website.
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Answer: Was born in 1935
Michael Percec joined Norwood in December 1994 as an accomplished Die Cut Machine Operator. He continues to commence work at Norwood around 4am each day for his early morning shift, and operate his favourite machine. Michael has a tremendous work ethic and remains a valued member of our production team.
Answer: 500,000 tonnes
Norwood recycles as much of its production waste as possible. The bulk of this is from offcuts of its quality Polypropylene sheets which are used for Norwood's plant tags and other printed material and is highly rated for its recyclable properties.
Norwood's recycling partner, Martogg takes a 'cradle to cradle' approach to the Life Cycle Management of plastic products. Martogg has extensive knowledge of the plastics industry and polymer technology and they formulate and recycle our plastic waste into value added, quality polymers that are used in the manufacture of new plastic products.
Answer: 40
Norwood maintains 40 video surveillance cameras (both internal and external) due to the security sensitive nature of its printed material, together with its compliance requirements to hold a Known Consignor accreditation by the Department of Infrastructure for its exported products. Security is also enhanced with restricted access to key manufacturing areas.
Norwood prides itself on the retention of its loyal and dedicated staff. With just under half its full time employees serving in excess of 10 years, the company continues to provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with opportunities for advancement in different areas of the business.
As a committed equal opportunity employer, Norwood boasts a wonderful diversity of staff from different cultures and nationalities who have migrated from New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Greece, Ireland, Pakistan, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Brazil.
Answer : Yes
In 1999 Norwood assisted Note Printing Australia ("NPA") with the manufacture of various foreign currency Polymer Notes. NPA was unable to fill its foreign currency obligations at that time due to capacity issues and the impending "Y2K" bug.
The Y2K bug was a computer flaw that was anticipated to cause problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999. It was expected to create havoc in computers and computer networks. Foreign governments therefore placed large orders with NPA to print more of their cash, fearing that people would withdraw their funds from banks in order to avoid the potential effects of the Y2K bug.
Answer : Family Farm in East Gippsland
Kath Garner (co-founder of Norwood) was raised on a dairy farm in Cobains, East Gippsland, called "Norwood" that her parents named after the church they attended in Liverpool, England before migrating to Australia. Don and Kath Eason adopted the name for their new printing business in 1960, in order to preserve the special memories of the farm during her childhood.
Norwood's blue trolleys were designed by its Industrial Design Team to maximise the transport efficiencies of products from Production to Despatch. Each trolley is designed to hold and display 128 shoe boxes of products. Norwood's 25 longest serving (current) staff each have a trolley named in their honour together with a photo of their work environment.
Answer: 100,000 litres
Norwood's massive factory roof provides the perfect harvest area for the collection of rain water throughout the year which is stored in a series of interconnected tanks. The water is used in Norwood's toilets and for the irrigation of thousands of plants throughout its beautifully maintained gardens.
ANSWER: 8


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This study investigated the relationship between work-to-family enrichment (WFE) and family-to-work enrichment (FWE) with work-related, non work-related, and health-related consequences using meta-analysis.
We conducted a meta-analytic review of 21 studies (54 correlations) for WFE and 25 studies (57 correlations) for FWE.
We found that both WFE and FWE were positively related to job satisfaction, affective commitment, and family satisfaction but not turnover intentions. WFE was more strongly related to work-related variables, whereas FWE was more strongly related to non work-related variables. We also found that both WFE and FWE were positively related to physical and mental health. Additionally, relationships appear to depend on moderating variables including the proportion of women in the sample as well as the construct label (e.g., enrichment, facilitation, positive spillover).
Our work indicates that organizations need to consider ways to not only reduce conflict, but also increase enrichment, which will drive many important outcome variables.
This is the first meta-analysis on the positive side of the work–family interface.
This paper was presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
We thank Vipanchi Mishra and Andrew D'Agostino for their assistance with coding and Sylvia Roch for her helpful comments.
References marked with an asterisk (*) indicate studies included in the meta-analysis.
Society for Human Resource Management. (2003, December). HR professionals see more employees struggle with eldercare. http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/eldercare.htm. Retrieved on 19 Feb 2009.


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void
DeviceIterator::reset(void)
{
	currentIndex_ = 0;
}

DeviceIterator::DeviceIterator(Interface* interface)
{
	CHECK_PTR(interface);
	interface_ = interface;
	currentIndex_ = 0;
}

unsigned char
DeviceIterator::numDevices(void)
{
	return numDevices_;
}

InverterIterator::InverterIterator(Interface* interface)
	: DeviceIterator(interface)
{
	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	numDevices_ = interface->getNumActiveInverters();
}

Device*
InverterIterator::next(void)
{
	if ((numDevices_ != 0) &&(currentIndex_ < numDevices_))
	{
		CHECK_PTR(interface_);
		return interface_->getInverter(currentIndex_++);
	}

	return NULL;
}

void
InverterIterator::reportHeader(Args& args)
{
	Inverter	inverter;

	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	inverter.reportHeader(args, interface_->supportsYearData());
}

unsigned char
InverterIterator::maximumFieldLabelWidth(void)
{
	Inverter	inverter;

	return inverter.maximumFieldLabelWidth();
}

InverterSingleTargetIterator::InverterSingleTargetIterator(
	Interface* interface,
	unsigned char deviceNumber) : DeviceIterator(interface)
{
	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	inverter_ = interface->getInverterByID(deviceNumber);

	if (inverter_ == NULL)
	{
		Args::dieMessage(
			Args::ExitInverterNotFound,
			"Inverter Number %d not found\n",
			deviceNumber);
	}

	numDevices_ = 1;
}

Device*
InverterSingleTargetIterator::next(void)
{
	if (currentIndex_++ == 0)
	{
		return inverter_;
	}

	return NULL;
}

void
InverterSingleTargetIterator::reportHeader(Args& args)
{
	Inverter	inverter;

	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	inverter.reportHeader(args, interface_->supportsYearData());
}

unsigned char
InverterSingleTargetIterator::maximumFieldLabelWidth(void)
{
	Inverter	inverter;

	return inverter.maximumFieldLabelWidth();
}

SensorCardIterator::SensorCardIterator(Interface* interface)
	: DeviceIterator(interface)
{
	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	numDevices_ = interface->getNumActiveSensorCards();
}

Device*
SensorCardIterator::next(void)
{
	if ((numDevices_ != 0) &&(currentIndex_ < numDevices_))
	{
		CHECK_PTR(interface_);
		return interface_->getSensorCard(currentIndex_++);
	}

	return NULL;
}

void
SensorCardIterator::reportHeader(Args& args)
{
	SensorCard	sensorCard;

	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	sensorCard.reportHeader(args, interface_->supportsYearData());
}

unsigned char
SensorCardIterator::maximumFieldLabelWidth(void)
{
	SensorCard	sensorCard;

	return sensorCard.maximumFieldLabelWidth();
}

SensorCardSingleTargetIterator::SensorCardSingleTargetIterator(
	Interface* interface,
	unsigned char deviceNumber) : DeviceIterator(interface)
{
	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	sensorCard_ = interface->getSensorCardByID(deviceNumber);

	if (sensorCard_ == NULL)
	{
		Args::dieMessage(
			Args::ExitSensorCardNotFound,
			"Sensor Card Number %d not found\n",
			deviceNumber);
	}

	numDevices_ = 1;
}

Device*
SensorCardSingleTargetIterator::next(void)
{
	if (currentIndex_++ == 0)
	{
		return sensorCard_;
	}

	return NULL;
}

void
SensorCardSingleTargetIterator::reportHeader(Args& args)
{
	SensorCard	sensorCard;

	CHECK_PTR(interface_);
	sensorCard.reportHeader(args, interface_->supportsYearData());
}

unsigned char
SensorCardSingleTargetIterator::maximumFieldLabelWidth(void)
{
	SensorCard	sensorCard;

	return sensorCard.maximumFieldLabelWidth();
}


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/ Xeni Jardin / 11:44 am Fri Jul 29, 2011
"Narcosubmarine" carrying 5.5 tons of cocaine nabbed in Honduras
With help from the U.S. Navy, authorities in Honduras have snorted recovered 2.7 tons of cocaine from a submarine off the Central American nation's Caribbean coast. There is more, they say: the boat's carrying 5 and a half tons, total. AP item:
The submarine-like craft is floating about 15 meters (50 feet) under the surface because the crew tried to sink it. Osorio said Thursday divers will need another two days to recover all the cocaine.
The sub was intercepted two weeks ago, en route to the US from Colombia. More from Reuters.
Biden says Section 230 tech liability shield should end for Facebook, Zuckerberg should be subject to civil liability
Former Vice President and current 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden says U.S. Section 230 should be immediately revoked for Facebook and other social media platforms, and that Mark Zuckerberg should be submitted to civil liability.
FBI says it will notify state officials when local election systems are hacked
"Gee, thanks."


People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used.
Now is the time for DEEP change. Nothing will change you but YOU yourself. Let go of all that keeps you in the old cycles and make the last push to change your self throughout. Let go of the noise of thoughts that keep us in the mind and find the stillness and quiet of the consciousness that arises from the heart.
In the book Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins, there's a hierarchy of levels of human consciousness. It's an interesting paradigm. If you read the book, it's also fairly easy to figure out where you fall on this hierarchy based on your current life situation. From low to high, the levels of consciousness are: shame, guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, pride, courage, neutrality, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, peace, enlightenment. While we can pop in and out of different levels at various times, usually there's a predominant "normal" state for us.
The POWER of The Human HEART!


Terence Blanchard isn't afraid of injecting politics into his music. In addition to writing the soundtrack to every Spike Lee film since Jungle Fever, the trumpeter has recorded albums about Malcolm X and Hurricane Katrina.
His latest album, Breathless, takes Eric Garner's last words as a musical call to action, giving Blanchard a chance to get loud and aggressive over the heavy grooves of his new quintet, the E-Collective. A far cry from Blanchard's 2001 album of romantic ballads, Let's Get Lost, or much of his more gentle jazz output, the music of Breathlesscan feel weighty and claustrophobic, as uncomfortable and urgent as the state of American society he's exploring.
I caught Blanchard before his rehearsal for an all-star performance at the White House'"a "smorgasbord" of jazz greats, he called it. He talked about the meaning of groove, police violence, and community building through music.


kelan po ba dapat i serve ang penalty from the CSC ng agency head....at pag po ba suspended ang isang employee ay pwede siyang mgstay sa workplace para lang po gumamit ng computer? maraming salamat po.
mikee wrote: kelan po ba dapat i serve ang penalty from the CSC ng agency head....at pag po ba suspended ang isang employee ay pwede siyang mgstay sa workplace para lang po gumamit ng computer? maraming salamat po.
The penalty shall be serve upon receipt by official or employee (subject of the complaint) of the copy of the decision/resolution of his/her case.
As to the alleged usage by a of a suspended employee of government equipment, the same may be clarified with the agency administration as said official/employee need not perform his/her duties during the period of suspension.
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is correct what they say.


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Woops, I was mistakenly informed. You did however answer my question, thanks.