We all want to be better at something. After all, self-improvement is necessary to getting ahead at work. But once you know what you want to be better at — be it public speaking, using social media, or analyzing data — how do you start? Of course, learning techniques will vary depending on the skill and the person, but there are some general rules you can follow.
When working on a new skill or competency, you need to ask yourself two things. First, is your goal attainable? "There are certain limits to what you can learn," explains Weintraub. "For example, you may want to be a brain surgeon, but not have the eye-hand coordination required." Second, how much time and energy can you give to the project? "It's not like going to the pharmacy and getting a prescription filled," says Weintraub. Self-improvement is hard work. Halvorson agrees: "Many people implicitly believe that if you have to work hard at something, it means you lack ability. This is rubbish." Instead, recognize that learning a new skill takes extreme commitment. Unless your goal is attainable and you're prepared to work hard, you won't get very far.
Weintraub suggests you also make sure the skill is relevant to your career, your organization, or both. You may be jazzed up about learning how to speak in front of large audiences, but does your manager value that? Unless you absolutely need the skill for your job, or for a future position, it's unlikely you'll get money for training or support from your manager. Gaining a new skill is an investment and you need to know upfront what the return will be.
Eliciting support from others can greatly increase learning. Find someone you trust who has mastered the skill you're trying to attain. And look beyond your immediate manager who has to evaluate you. Weintraub suggests you ask yourself: "Who in my organization, other than my boss, would notice my changes and give me honest feedback?" Then approach that person and say something like, "You are so comfortable with [the skill], something I'm not particularly good at. I'm really trying to work on that and would love to spend some time with you, learn from you, and get your feedback." If you can't find a mentor inside your company, look for people in your industry or from your network. "Ultimately, you want to go with the best teacher. If there is someone in your organization who is able and willing to provide quality mentoring, then great. If not, seek outside help," says Halvorson.
Self-improvement can feel overwhelming. "You can't take on everything. If you do, you'll never do it," says Weintraub. Instead, choose one or two skills to focus on at a time, and break that skill down into manageable goals. For example, if you're trying to become more assertive, you might focus on speaking up more often in meetings by pushing yourself to talk within the first five minutes.
To move from experimentation to mastery, you need to reflect on what you are learning. Otherwise the new skill won't stick. Halvorson and Weintraub both suggest talking to others. "Always share your goals with those individuals who can provide informational or emotional support along the way," says Halvorson. "Even if that person doesn't have the answer, he can help you and keep you honest about how much you're improving," says Weintraub. Talking about your progress helps you get valuable feedback, keeps you accountable, and cements the change.
One of the quickest ways to learn something new, and to practice it, is to teach others how to do it. So share what you learn with your team, your manager, or your co-workers. You can force yourself to do it by putting a "teaching" date on your calendar or agreeing to lead a formal training session a few months down the road. With objectives like those, your learning will be much more focused and practical.
"Too often, we approach a new skill with the attitude that we should nail it right out of the gate," says Halvorson. The reality is that it takes much longer. "It's not going to happen overnight. It usually takes six months or more to develop a new skill," says Weintraub. And it may take longer for others to see and appreciate it. "People around you will only notice 10% of every 100% change you make," he says.
Jaime Petkanics was a basic Excel user when she started her first job out of college. As a recruiter for JP Morgan, data analysis wasn't one of the required skills. However, a few months in, she was asked to build an Excel model that would track and report the success rates of campus recruiting efforts. "I was totally out of my element," she admits. "Excel is not a core part of a recruiter's job. I was focused on hiring people — that's what I was being measured on." But she had an interest in analysis (that's why she chose to do recruiting at an investment bank), and wanted to prove herself as a newcomer.
She admits this trial- and-error approach wasn't the most effective way to learn Excel but given the immediacy of the need, it was necessary. By the time she left the job almost three years later, Excel and data analytics were strengths that helped her land her next position.
Safia Syed, a regional finance controller at a global outsourcing company, noticed that any time she suggested an improvement to a financial or IT system, colleagues resisted. Her ideas went through numerous rounds of review and were heavily questioned. She decided that her communication style was hindering her, and needed to be changed. "I was given feedback a few times that I was too opinionated," she says.
Safia started by reading books about how to persuade people effectively and joined Toastmasters, a non-profit educational organization. Through that program, she learned how to connect with stakeholders and present ideas in a more appealing way. Also, coincidentally during the same time, the president of Safia's company started interviewing key employees to better understand what they did or did not like about their jobs. This provided Safia with a perfect opportunity. She explained her desire to see her ideas have more impact and the boss advised her to focus less on why something needed to be changed and more on how it could happen, including what she could do to make sure it did.
Safia realized she had been assuming that her colleagues understood what the problems were and how to fix them. She had been highlighting what needed to be done, and leaving it at that. With her new understanding in hand, she was able to try a different approach: she mapped out a process and pointed to the root causes. This helped her audience understand where they could make changes and how exactly she could help.
Safia has noticed a big difference in how colleagues respond to her suggestions: they are now more open to hearing them, and willing to work with her to implement them.
"With the reality of a tight employment market, adding value beyond your job description is a must for everybody," says Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone.
1. Ask seemingly stupid questions. "If you ask questions that are like no other, you get results that are unlike any that the world has seen," Ferrazzi says.
2. Develop a niche. "Think of several areas where your company or department underperforms and choose to focus on the one area that is least attended to," he says.
3. Know the new technology. "You don't need to be a 'techno geek,'" he says, but you do need to understand how technology could be used to help you add value.
If there's one thing employees have learned from the recession, it is not to rely on the bosses to keep their skills sharp. Fortunately, there are many more ways to stretch your skills.
• Enroll in online webinars or self-directed classes. Many cater to the admin profession, such as those offered by Business Management Daily, publisher of Administrative Professional Today, and IAAP-hq.org. Others, like Knowledgewebb.net, can help build technical skills.
• Take the boot camp approach. Target a specific skill set you want to bolster, then enroll in certificate coursework at a local university.
Example: Cristina Planas was seven years into her career when she saw a need to sharpen her advanced writing skills. She tracked down a nondegree course at the University of Miami; her employer agreed to pay a portion of the tuition and let her leave work slightly early once a week.
1. Send unexpected email. We all receive plenty of email that keeps us informed. Baldrige recommended taking a few minutes to send affirmative messages to friends.
3. Ask questions. "It shows you're interested in something other than yourself," Baldrige said.
4. Expand your vocabulary. "If you're looking up at the Sistine Chapel and all you can think to say is 'Awesome!' you need to stop yourself," she said. "We've got to preserve our beautiful language," but it's being compromised by our dependence on terse electronic messaging.
Empower yourself to power down. When your workplace is also your home, it's all too easy to forget where one ends and the other begins. If you leave your computer open, you'll remain a slave to it; eventually, your work will be less creative and less rewarding. "Just one more minute" almost always turns into 30. Choose a specified time each day to power down your computer, put your smartphone on vibrate, and just relax.
Compartmentalize to create and recreate. A healthy balance between professional and leisure time begins with establishing clear boundaries. Compartmentalizing involves making and keeping commitments to yourself by creating a designated space devoted to your work. Remove the piles of laundry and the kids' homework. Formalize routine by establishing a schedule with specific start and stop times, and transition time in between. When the day's work is done, activities such as working out, gardening or walking the dog can clear the mind, mitigate tension and prevent burnout. Work is work, play is play — strive to be exceptional at both.
Experiment with your creative cycles. Maintaining a regular routine helps keep you disciplined, but discovering your optimal creative cycle is where the magic begins. Telecommuting liberates you to do both in ways that office environments cannot. Understanding the triggers of creative thoughts can be a challenge; however, periods of deep thinking generally require alternating cycles of rest. Recognizing where one ends and the other begins is key. Try getting up early when everyone is asleep or burning some midnight oil. Periods of work and rest that deviate from the typical 9-to-5 schedule may inspire creative cycles.
Daydream to dream big. Telecommuting provides space and opportunity to daydream, an activity that companies such as Google and Gore-Texencourage among their office-bound employees. Rarely inside your cube or while staring at your computer screen does inspiration appear. Instead, insights occur in those odd moments when you're puttering in the garden, folding laundry or mowing the yard. Although daydreaming might seem counter-intuitive to productivity, it actually increases creative thought.
Train your mind to focus. Whether it's our work, our hobbies or our families, wherever we place our attention will grow in our lives. Attention has become fragmented in our device-dominated world. Practices such as meditation or yoga train us to focus the mind, increasing our mental endurance and productivity.
The considerations presented here have helped me establish a healthy balance between my job responsibilities and my need for downtime, though undoubtedly others will be added as my circumstances evolve. Balance isn't always 50/50, and a successful teleworker always seeks to improve the relationship between professional obligations and goals, personal pursuits and desires.
Lea Green is the social media content manager at PGi and telecommutes regularly. She writes for the PGi blog and is passionate about creative writing, collaborative communications technologies, and improving our planet's well-being. E-mail Greenor follow her on Twitter @lelainey.
1. Express Amusement and Be Happy.
Laugh hard and loud. If you do'nt have a sense of humor, find someone else who does. Laughter releases endorphins (happy chemicals) from the body, and it helps boost your immune system.
2. Take Control Over Your Time and Schedule.
You'll be much more able to deal with stress if you have a good handle on your job, relationships, and other activities. When you are in control, you are more inclined to stay focused and calm. Plan your time wisely.
Avoid procrastinating on important or urgent tasks. Whatever needs doing, do it immediately. Do the unpleasant tasks early, so you won't have to worry about them for the rest of the day. Keep an appointment or record book. Don't just rely on your memory.
Do your tasks one at a time. Focus your attention on the present moment, whether it's the person talking to you or the job at hand. This helps you to avoid making errors, which lead to more tension and anxiety. Be patient in waiting. Anxiety caused by impatience can cause your blood pressure to rise.
Say no to requests that you cannot accomplish. Delegate trivial tasks. Remember that you don't have to do it all yourself. Break up a job into separate tasks and assign them to people with the suitable skills.
Strive to get some habitual exercise such as brisk walking, swimming, or whatever appeals to you. Play a sport you're interested in. Aerobic exercises can considerably reduce the stress factor. Exercise also improves sleep and gives you time to think and focus on other things. It also promotes the release of natural soothing chemicals in your body. Do not resort to excessive exercise, however, as this may have an adverse effect and might actually cause depression.
4. Search Out a Support Group.
You'll be able to manage stress much better if you have other people helping and supporting you. Did you know that married people and people who are outgoing (always meeting with friends) have considerably lower levels of stress in their lives?
Pardon others instead of holding grudges. Slow down your standards for yourself and others. Don't expect too much. Perfectionism is not the means to happiness. Become more flexible and adaptable to your environment. Communicate clearly with your co-workers and boss. Ask questions. Repeat instructions that you are given. Clarifying directions at the start of a project can save lots of time later rectifying misunderstandings. Be honest in your dealings with others. Lying and cheating lead to stress.
5. Take Breaths Deeply and Slowly.
Calm down your muscles, escalating your stomach and chest. Exhale slowly. Do it again several times. Follow your breath as it flows in and out. Do not try to have power over it. This is a good way to relax in the midst of any activity. This practice allows you to find a breathing pattern that is natural and relaxing to you. Make use of this yoga technique: Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Exhale through your mouth, even more slowly, counting to sixteen. Make a sighing sound as you exhale, and feel tension dissolve. Do it again 10 times.
6. Consume Healthy Foods at the Appropriate Time.
Count your blessings, particularly when everything seems to go wrong. Believe that many other people are living in worse conditions than you are. Don't exaggerate the complexity of your problems. Every problem has a solution. All you need to do is find that solution. Learn to be happy and to enjoy life's blessings. Live one day at a time.
Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, feel like you have the gift of gab, or just don't know how to make small talk—networking know-how is very important for your business success. There is a notion in business that I believe most of us subscribe to that says all things being equal, people will do business with and refer business to those they know, like, and trust. And the key to this is obviously being able to develop relationships.
Think of networking as the cultivation of mutually beneficial, win-win relationships. In order to be win-win, there must be GIVE and take (notice the emphasis on give). Networking shouldn't be viewed as events where you go to sell your business. When effective networking is taking place, the parties involved actively share ideas, information, resources, etc.
Okay, so you know that you should be networking because it is one of the most cost-effective lead generation activities when used wisely, appropriately, and professionally. But, maybe that seems easier said than done. Here is a seven step plan to really get going with networking for your business.
Check out several groups to find the best chemistry and perceived value. Most groups will allow you to come and visit at least a couple of times before you have to join. Ask around to find out why others have joined and what value they get out of belonging. Resist the urge to just go join the Chamber of Commerce simply because everyone tells you that is what you need to do. If that is not where your target group can be found, then you might be wasting a considerable amount of time and money. I'm not telling you not to join the Chamber. Just be clear about what you'd like to get out of this or any other group. If it is to find prospective clients or referral sources, then you need to be networking where those resources can be found.
When you find a group or two, join and go to all the meetings you can. Don't go just once or twice expecting things to happen and then if they don't, quit. Building mutually beneficial, win-win relationships will take some time. The contacts you make need to constantly see your face and hear your message. Continual contact with others over time will open up opportunities for you to go deeper and learn more about each others thoughts, ideas, and capabilities in regards to your respective businesses. Know, like, and trust generally only happens over time. Being regular and persistent will pay off.
Get involved – be visible. Do as much as you can to make yourself more visible within the organization. Volunteer to help with meetings, be on committees, or become a leader or board member. Being involved does a couple of things for you and your business. First, you'll get more opportunities to establish connections and get to know some of the contacts you've made even better. Secondly, the higher the visibility you have in the group, the less you'll have to work to make new connections. Instead, as new people come into the group, they will likely seek you out because they view you as a leader within the organization.
Keep your circles of contacts informed. Don't just assume that running into someone once a month, or even once a week, will cause them to start doing business with you or sending it your way. You need to let them know what's going on when you're not at that particular group in order to inform and educate them. Send them invitations to your events or open houses. Send them email or letters to share big news or success stories, especially anything of relevance to them or those in their networks of contacts. If you believe that you have valuable ideas, information, and resources to share with others, then doesn't this just make sense?
Work at GIVING referrals and sharing valuable information.
That's right, you need to be willing to GIVE before you get. That means you need to get to know other members and what makes a good prospect for them. What kinds of information might you have access to that could be useful to them? You may initially think you don't have much value to share with others besides your business and what you provide. Part of the key to getting good at giving is to not make assumptions. For example, don't assume that some basic resource (e.g., a web site) that you're aware of is familiar to someone you might be talking to just because they are the expert in that field. Be willing to ask if they know about the resource and be ready to share if they don't. Want to get better at actually giving referrals? Here is a simple question to ask someone with whom you're connecting. "How am I going to know when I meet a really good prospect for you?" Just the fact that you are willing to explore giving will elevate your know, like, and trust factor.
Focus on Quality, not Quantity, Quantity, Quantity. It's not necessarily about the number of connections you make, but about the quality of the ones you do make. Are they mutually beneficial, win-win relationships? Quality connections will be identifiable because all involved parties will be actively sharing ideas, information, and resources. Yes, it is true that you need to spend some time and effort getting to know the other person(s) and what's important to them. But, you also need to be clear and actively thinking about what information or resources you want and need. Staying in touch with and following up with a smaller number of quality relationships will generally be much more productive than trying to follow up with a larger number of superficial contacts.
Be persistent, but be patient. The goal of a networking event shouldn't necessarily be to come away with prospects every time you go out, but to come away with great connections. Networking usually takes time to get the relationships developed and nurtured.
If Angie Fuller hadn't discovered the Standard Operating Procedure manual her predecessor left, she wouldn't have known how to do her job.
Once she'd settled into her new position, she began updating the SOP manual to accurately reflect her evolving role. That way, if she ever left her job—even for a weeklong vacation— someone else could easily take over.
Jot down tasks you do during a typical day, week, month, quarter and year, as you think of them."Then, just take one at a time and type out what you do to complete the task. When finished, start a new one," Fuller suggests.
Tip: If time is an issue, mark which tasks on your list are more important and do those first.
Create separate pages for each duty you perform, listing how often to do it, what steps to take, who can answer questions and where to find any necessary documents.
Be more detailed than you think you need to be. "It will benefit your replacement," she says. For example, in Fuller's manual, pages that cover fundraising procedures and data entry are extremely detailed.
"A tip that was given to me once was that if a 12-year-old could follow the instructions and do a task right, then it was detailed enough," she says.
Tip: For each task document you create, have a co-worker follow your instructions. If he can do the task flawlessly, you've done your job.


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For the Dagoth Ur costume hands (to go with the Dagoth Ur Mask), I initially did a few trial runs with gluing the nails onto my hands and painting my hands with the facepaint, but I soon ended up with facepaint on everything. So I elected to instead make gloves. Luckily the cloth wrist (and ankle) wraps cover all the seams, so I don't have to worry about that.
Then I dry-brushed black onto the gloves, to bring out hand/finger details, and to make the nails look like they reach really far back onto the finger. I went back and fourth for weeks trying to decide if I should make the nails red (the way Dagoth Ur's nails actually appear) or black (which I thought would look scarier). I went with black, and I don't know whether that was the right call. I guess I could always re-paint them red?
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Poetry Scores to premiere "Grandchilden of Genocide" Nov. 21 at Tap Room
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Poetry Scores will premiere a new work "Grandchildren of Genocide" at The Schlafly Tap Room at 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. Old Time favorites Dugout Canoe will open at 9 p.m., and indie rockers Accelerando will close at 11 p.m. It is a free show.
"Grandchildren of Genocide" is a new score of modern poetry from Armenia co-produced by Robert Goetz and Chris King to coincide with the centennial of the 1915 onset of the genocide of the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire.
Composers of the scores include Nick Barbieri, Steve Carosello, Marc Chechik, Robert Goetz, Chris King, David Melson, Ann Hirschfeld, Tony Pupillo, Sherman S Sherman and Mark Stephens. The composers will perform the scores live with a little help from their friends.
Poets scored include Christopher Atamian, Peter Balakian, Gregory Djanikian, Adrian Oproiu, Marine Petrossian (self-translated from the Armenian) and Alan Semerdjian. The poets have all endorsed the project, including co-publication of the resulting songs through Hollywood Recording Studio.
Robert Goetz brought the project to Poetry Scores in an effort to honor a dear Armenian friend, the artist Gina Alvarez, born Gina Korakian. It so happens Chris King, Poetry Scores co-founder, had a best friend from high school, Monica Fanning, who was part of a large Armenian family in Granite City, the Takmajians. You could say the producers' hearts are in this project.
Robert started learning about Armenia out of love for an Armenian, but he came to focus on the genocide by reading "Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir" by Peter Balakian -- remarkably, one of the poets who ended up graciously contributing work for the project when Chris pitched him blindly.
Peter Balakian then suggested we invite the poet Gregory Djanikian and shared his contact information. On that sparkling recommendation Gregory sent us an entire book of his poetry on the genocide, "So I Will Till the Ground," with permission to score any or all of it.
Poetry Scores owes a special thanks to another one of the contributing poets, Christopher Atamian of New York. Contacted out of the blue on the recommendation of a mutual friend, the translator Susan Bernofsky, Christopher contributed poems by himself and his friend Alan Semerdjian (who is also a songwriter). Alan's poem "Grandchildren of Genocide" provided the evocative title for the Poetry Scores project.
Susan Bernofsky also put the producers on the trail that led to the other two participating poets, Marine Petrossian and Adrian Oproiu, who had work in "Trafika Europe 4: Armenian Rhapsody," an online publication that Susan suggested as a resource. Poetry Scores now plans a separate project devoted entirely to the work of Marine Petrossian.
As for Adrian Oproiu -- another musician -- he is the one featured poet not of Armenian descent. He is a Romanian who lives in Croatia. But Adrian liked the idea of the project and agreed with the producers that his poem "Woodcocks," which appeared in "Armenian Rhapsody," also belongs in "Grandchildren of Genocide."
The producers would like to note that not all of the Armenian poetry we are scoring is about the genocide. Not all of it is especially depressing. And the composers have not been directed to brood upon the tragedy, but rather to write the best songs in their own voices to the poems that speak to them. Obviously, the Armenian people survived, despite their terrible losses. It is their survival that we celebrate in song.
The Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust St. in St. Louis) makes tasty beers in many varieties, stocks a full bar, and serves delicious tavern (and beyond) food. Chef Andy is mulling over adding an Armenian lunch special the week of our show. Recipes welcome!
Poetry Scores is an international arts collective based in St. Louis, Missouri, that translates the poetry of the world into other media, including music, visual art, cinema, spirits, food, games and happenings.
The Poetry Scores blog will be updated with demos and finished scores as they emerge from the poems.
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Backing indigenous peoples, Pope decries the 'deforestation of hope'
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Pope Francis arrives on pope-mobile to celebrate a Mass at the Maquehue Air Base, in Temuco, Chile, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (Credit: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino.)
Visiting a region of Chile featuring several of the country's indigenous peoples, and saying Mass in a former site of massive human rights abuses, Pope Francis on Wednesday urged greater justice as the alternative to the "deforestation of hope."
TEMUCO, Chile – Having spent day one of his three-day visit to Chile largely dealing with one bitter legacy here, meaning the Church's sexual abuse scandals, Pope Francis on Wednesday turned to another – Chile's troubled history of oppression of its indigenous peoples, which still today fuels deep political resentments and occasional violence.
He did so in a very special landmark: the Maquehue Airport, once an infamous detention and torture center during the years of Chile's military government under Augusto Pinochet.
In the context of that legacy, Francis issued a stirring call for unity as the alternative to what he termed the "deforestation of hope."
Francis traveled to Temuco in Chile's Araucanía region, marked by stunning landscapes and virgin forests but also by the country's most endemic poverty. It's inhabited by several of its indigenous communities, including the Mapuche, whose resentments over the years have sometimes turned violent.
Just before the pope was scheduled to arrive, two churches were firebombed in the Araucanía region, bringing to nine the total of Catholic churches that have been attacked in recent days. Although no group has yet claimed responsibility, in the past Mapuche activists sometimes have assaulted churches to press their cause.
Looking around, Francis summed it all up with a line from the late Chilean songwriter Violeta Parra: "Arauco has a sorrow that cannot be silenced, the injustices of centuries that everyone sees taking place."
During the weeks previous to the visit, some within the Mapuche community raised their voices against the use of the airport for the Mass both because of the violations of human rights committed in this land, something the pope acknowledged, and also because they consider it ancestral land and want the government to return it to them.
A source from the organization of the trip told Crux that some see the Mass the pope celebrated as a sign of reparation and healing, much like the 1987 Mass John Paul II held in the National Soccer Stadium, Pinochet's most infamous torture center where hundreds were killed.
In light of that history, Francis said he was offering the Mass "for all those who suffered and died, and for those who daily bear the burden of those many injustices."
Francis laid out a vision of unity for Chile, one that embraces its indigenous persons without suffocating their cultures.
"Jesus does not ask his Father that all may be equal, identical, for unity is not meant to neutralize or silence differences," Francis said. "Unity is not an idol or the result of forced integration; it is not a harmony bought at the price of leaving some people on the fringes."
"Unity," the pontiff said, "can never be a stifling uniformity imposed by the powerful, or a segregation that does not value the goodness of others."
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The site of the Mass in many ways reflected the diversity, with people of all ages and backgrounds present, including large groups of people who came in from Argentina to see history's first Argentine pope.
Indigenous people perform music for Pope Francis at the beginning of Mass at the Maquehue Airport near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.)
During the Mass, after the pope's opening prayer, a group of Mapuche dressed in traditional outfits, sang a prayer in their language, Mapudungun.
The pope began his homily with a traditional greeting in said language, mari mari, which loosely translates to "your ten good wishes you give me, my ten good wishes I give you."
Francis invoked a garment used among the Mapuche of Araucanía, the chamal, as a symbol of unity, saying that weavers have to blend different colors and materials without losing what makes them distinct.
"We need the riches that each people has to offer, and we must abandon the notion that there are higher or lower cultures," he said.
"The art of unity requires true artisans who know how to harmonize differences in the 'design' of towns, roads, squares and landscapes," the pope said. "It is not 'desk art,' or paperwork; it is a craft demanding attention and understanding. That is the source of its beauty, but also of its resistance to the passage of time and to whatever storms may come its way."
Having laid out his vision, Francis then addressed two sorts of violence which, he warned, can derail it.
First, he said, is the violence of "elegant agreements that will never be put into practice," thereby falsely stoking people's hopes for change only to see them disappointed.
"Nice words, detailed plans – necessary as these are – but, when unimplemented, end up 'erasing with the elbow, what was written by the hand'," the pope said.
"This is one kind of violence, because it frustrates hope," he said.
Many said agreements have been drafted in recent years in Chile, including one in 2017. A dialogue table that included both Mapuche and members of the government, and was mediated by the local Catholic bishop, produced a 60-point agreement. Even though it wasn't as far-reaching as the locals had hoped, all of the points were accepted by unanimity.
The second form of violence to which the pope objected is the more customary, physical sort.
"A culture of mutual esteem may not be based on acts of violence and destruction that end up taking human lives," Francis said.
"You cannot assert yourself by destroying others, because this only leads to more violence and division. Violence begets violence, destruction increases fragmentation and separation," he said using language with clear resonance in a land where various armed groups often claim to be carrying out acts of violence in the name of indigenous rights.
"Violence," Francis warned, "eventually makes a most just cause into a lie."
Though a reference to physical violence can be applied to many conflicts, in the case of the Mapuche it's directly related to the fact that some small pockets of the community have resorted to violence to make their argument. This includes burning down churches, attacking trucks owned by forestall companies and setting farms on fire.
"Those two approaches are like the lava of a volcano that wipes out and burns everything in its path, leaving in its wake only barrenness and desolation," Francis warned the congregation Wednesday morning, urging them instead to strive to be "artisans of peace."
Francis's emphasis on the dignity and human rights of the country's indigenous persons was in keeping with the priorities laid out for the Jan. 15-18 trip to Chile, as well as his subsequent stop in Peru, by Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope's top diplomat as his Secretary of State.
Before Francis departed for his sixth voyage to his native Latin America, Parolin told reporters that the two issues that would look especially large on the outing were indigenous rights and the struggle against corruption, which the pontiff diagnoses as a serious impediment to development.
After the Mass, Francis was scheduled to have lunch with several indigenous inhabitants of Araucanía.
Later tonight, once he's back in Santiago, the Chilean capital, the pontiff was scheduled to address the country's youth.
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I am a new immigrant; I am not an expat hiding behind a term because of prejudice toward immigrants, a prejudice that is oddly extolled by some people who themselves live in a foreign country. Whilst I am an alien I do blend in with the majority of people in Germany (even when wearing Lyrca), well, I do until I try to speak the German language and then I stand out as an 'outsider'.
Being a product of the English education system I am alarmed to find that there is so much to learn and understand about Europe and Germany. Although I pride myself on having a good knowledge of many things it is when you put yourself into a foreign domain that all sorts of surprises reach out to test you (this does help to keep the mind active).
I considered my new immigrant status when I took a breather on a bench at Kerstlingeröder Feld whilst out on a bike ride (see below) and I thought about how I saw history, and my own nationality. We Brits tend to see the World through the prism of a United Kingdom naturally determined by our island coastal waters and whatever independence or national identity is being sought it is not through the barrel of a gun (violent struggle has been on hold in Northern Ireland and has not been seen for some time in regard to Wales and Scotland).
Whilst for hundreds of years the UK has had stable borders the same cannot be said of continental Europe. Belgium which came into being in the 1830's is one example, and Germany itself was forged into a 'nation' in the late 1800's.
Up to the invasion of 'Germany' by Napoleon and the defeat of the combined Prussian and Saxony armies in 1806 at Jena, Germany consisted of 460 plus states – city states, dukedoms, principalities and monarchies, all of which vied for position, and where I sit on this bench at Kesterlingroder Feld there once stood a village which was partially destroyed in a typical regional feud, and then was finally wiped off the map by the chaos of the Thirty Years War. A war that I doubt few Brits know about or have considered as being a major marker of the European psyche.
Fought between 1618 and 1648, the Thirty Years War had its roots in the Catholic push back against the Reformation and began when the newly elected Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor of Austria launched a campaign by sword to force out the Protestant religion. The result was carnage as competing forces (from across Europe – eg. Sweden, Austria and France) slaughtered and laid waste to 'Germany' (and large areas of Eastern Europe – Bohemia/Czechoslovakia etc.) reaching a high horror mark with the massacre of the citizens of Magdeburg. It is estimated that millions died ('the male population of the German states was reduced by almost half'), farm lands were made barren and thousands upon thousands of villages plundered or laid to waste.
Napoleons subjugation of Germany and victory over Austria in the early 1800's ended the Holy Roman Empire and the predominance of Austria as the leader of the German speaking people. The French Emperor cut the 460 states to just 32 and he was able to exploit the complex relationship between Saxony, Prussia and the rest (Bavaria etc.) by bringing Saxony on side when they allied themselves to him; this is in turn saw Prussia's stature grow when it continued to resist the French, and the Prussian victory at Waterloo in 1815 cemented their position as the leader of German nationalism and politically as the leading German speaking state.
Prussia was located then in what is now Eastern Europe (the Baltic) and Northern Germany governed from Berlin. It was often at odds with the Polish and Russian Empires, the latter at one stage was almost at the point of overwhelming Prussia but when the pro-Prussian Czar took the throne on the death of his mother, it was saved. The border with Poland too was like all Germany's borders subject to the ebb and flow of political events.
Note: Frederick the Great had done much to set the scene for German unification when he took reign of all Prussian lands and pushed into other areas (often by force) from 1740 until 1786.
Prussia was also to benefit from the influx of huge wealth from industrial areas it controlled such as Cologne, but which was not actually adjacent to Prussia itself, a symptom of the often confusing make-up of the Kingdom and wider Germany. Under Otto von Bismarck's leadership an aggressive policy of Pan-Germanism led to the unification of Germany under the Prussian banner and Bismarck became the first Chancellor of a new German Empire between 1871 and 1890.
Bismarck's was later sacked leaving Kaiser Wilhelm ll at the helm, but he himself was beholden to the military and the rich elites. Arrogance, absurd thinking and lack of diplomatic skill or nuance soon saw the fledging German nation smashed by the carnage of World War One. 1.8 million Germans died in the war, more were injured, starvation was common, much of Eastern Prussia was lost with a redrawing of the border and what monies was left was almost all eaten up by painful reparations.
An appalling legacy (just one of many) was that a terrible untruth was allowed to flourish – that the German army had lost because it had been stabbed in the back, obscuring the truth that the German Army and its overlords had waged an impossible war and had lied at every turn about how it was conducted. Something had to burst and it did – the navy mutinied at Kiel in October 1918, and a revolution of sorts was held when citizens pushed back against the Kaiser and the ruling Prussian grandees. The Kaiser was exiled to the Netherlands and a Republic formed in November 1918, not in Berlin, but in Weimar the home of German poets Goethe and Schiller in the hope that a new form of democracy could be created. In addition a peace was sought to end the war.
Sadly the Weimar Republic's democratic experiment lasted just until 1933 when Hitler's Nazi Party took power when the new republic had been weakened and split apart by economic isolation in the face of world disorder, the victors occupation of the Ruhr and extreme forces on the political spectrum that had fought for control. With the ruling elites and the army behind him Adolf Hitler was maneuvered into becoming Chancellor and began to tear up the democratic constitution. The rest is history and once more Germany and Europe saw carnage, murder on a massive scale and huge demographic shifts as yet another round of redrawing of borders took place. Germany lost almost a quarter of its territory in this new carve-up of soil and once more it lay in ruins in 1945.
I guess what has been reinforced in my mind is that the European project means more than simply a market; it is also a tool, no matter how flawed, to prevent a return to the nightmares of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The borders of Europe and Germany have never been as stable as they are now in 2019 because in the past peace could not be taken for granted. Looking back I have NOT mentioned other events which made Germany an 'interesting' place to live back then such as the Seven Year War, the Peasants Revolt, the Franco Prussian War, the waning of trade routes and associations such as the Hanse or the mass migration of two million Germans from rural areas to the USA, Britain, South America and across the World to escape poverty and war in the 19th century.
One final twist is of course the reunification of West and East Germany in 1989 when separated by ideology and a physical internal border after World War Two.
I then got back on my bike and went home to write this which I think has now given me a greater sense of what being a Continental European means and a reminder that German democracy is actually quite young.
History and life is not simple but prejudice and assumptions often are, I have had to have a good rethink about Continental Europe. I now believe that we Brits are sadly ignorant beyond our own borders and this is reflected in our political rhetoric.
With so few miles in my legs in recent months this ride felt tough especially on the cobbled climb through what were the Zieten Barracks and then the abandoned Panzer Weg up to Kerstlingeröderfeld. Once a place where Chieftains and Leopards roamed.


I notice quite a bit people trying to spread their religion, whether through a Facebook page or post, videos, or simply mentioning it, people like to spread their religion and get others to follow it as well. This isn't something I agree with at all. People can and should be whatever religion they want to believe but they should not spread it. If anyone wasn't sure of their religion it's up to them to find their way and for those sure about their spiritual beliefs, they are obviously not going to be converted simply because you talk about your religion as if it were fact.
Religion is something that people should figure out on their own. I don't actually agree with religion but my judging goes towards religions and not the people that believe in them. Any mentioning of a religion will more so annoy people than it will convert them. It is best to keep it to yourself for we all will find our beliefs without others mentioning theirs.


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Q: How to instantiate an object witn an enum parameter in c++? I am trying to instantiate an object 'Bug bug' with 3 parameters and one of them is enumerator. Here is my class:
 class Bug
{
private:
    int Id;
    string description;
    enum severity { low, medium, severe} s;

public:
    Bug(void);
     Bug(int id, string descr, severity x)
              :Id(id), description(descr), s(x)
     {}

    void printDetails()
    {
       cout<< "Severity level:" <<s<< " Description: " <<description<<" ID= "
       <<Id<< endl;
    }
   ~Bug(void);

};
this is my main.cpp:
    #include "Bug.h"
    int main(){

    Bug bg(3,"a", low);//Error message: identifier "low" is undefined

     return 0;
    }

when I added this line to the main
    enum severity { low, medium, severe};

the error message has changed to this:
      Bug bg(3,"a", low);//Error message: no instance of constructor "Bug::bug" matches the argument list

Any ideas how to do this right?

A: Your enum exists inside the Bug class, whereas your main function is outside the class. This is how it has to be.
So the correct way to reference the enum from your main function would be:
Bug bg(3,"a", Bug::low);
However, you need to define the enum inside the public section of the class. It's currently inside the private section, which will prevent the main function from being able to access it.
Note that you will also need to define the enum as a type within the class separate from the private member variable that uses it. So your class defininition should become something like this:
class Bug
{
public:
    typedef enum {low, medium, severe} severity;
    Bug(void);
     Bug(int id, string descr, severity x)
              :Id(id), description(descr), s(x)
     {}

    void printDetails()
    {
       cout<< "Severity level:" <<s<< " Description: " <<description<<" ID= "
       <<Id<< endl;
    }
   ~Bug(void);

private:
    int Id;
    string description;
    severity s;
};

Note that the public section needs to be above the private section in this class, so that enum type severity is defined before it's used.

A: Move enum to public area and try to use:
Bug bg(3,"a", Bug::severity::low);

A: Fixes as follows, see my comments

class Bug
{

public:
    // If you intent to use severity outside class , better make it public
    enum severity { low, medium, severe} ;

    Bug(void);
     Bug(int id, string descr, severity x)
              :Id(id), description(descr), s(x)
     {}

    void printDetails()
    {
       cout<< "Severity level:" <<s<< " Description: " <<description<<" ID= "
       <<Id<< endl;
    }

   ~Bug()
   {
       // Fix your constructor, they don't have void parameter and must have a body
   }

   // Moving private section, just to use the severity declaration in public section
private:
    int Id;
    string description;
    severity s ;    // use an instance of severity for internal use
};

int main()
{
    Bug bg(3,"a", Bug::low); // now use severity values using Bug::

}

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Atmospheric entry is the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a celestial body from outer space—in the case of Earth from an altitude above the Kármán Line, (100 km).
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– Scheduled servicing every 48,000 km.
Flexibility, easy driving and optimum acceleration, even with heavy loads: the ideal engine for mixed use in all circumstances.
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More power and more torque for a prompt response and dazzling performance, offering the optimum balance of power and fuel consumption, along with reduced emissions.
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Q: Not able to understand correctly, how Event Hub consumer group working Requirement I want to process event data (same data) from multiple consumers parallel

What I understand from documentation to process same data form event hub we need to create multiple consumer groups.
Consumer groups enable multiple consuming applications to each have a separate view of the event stream, and to read the stream independently at its own pace and with its own offsets.
Message Retention 1,
Partition count 3

Problem: I'm not getting data form log1 consumer group, Instead log1 When I tried $Default and log2 consumer group I was getting data in parallel.
Can anyone help me understand this problem?

A: Based on the official doc , your understanding is correct. I tried to create my event hub as same as yours to reproduce your issue.

And I start 2 EPH via java code to monitor Log1 and log2 separately.
Then I send 10 messages to event hub to observe the 2 EPH console log.

It seems that I can receiver messages from both of them,however the order is messy. I guess the your issue is delay.

Update Answer:
Per my knowledge, delay in Azure event hub may be affected by many aspects. Maybe network , internal internal mechanisms. However ,Azure event hub ensure that your data is not lost during effective storage time.
If you need to ensure real time data , you could use Kafka which is used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming apps.


© 2015 The Authors. Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. pekinensis) is an important vegetable in Asia. Most Japanese commercial cultivars of Chinese cabbage use an F1 hybrid seed production system because of the high yielding cultivars produced. An efficient method for predicting hybrid performance in the parental generations is desired, and genetic distance between parental lines might be a good indicator of the level of hybrid vigor in a cross. Information concerning the genetic relationships among parental candidate inbred lines is useful for variety protection. The number of DNA markers available that can be used to assess the purity of inbred lines is limited in B. rapa. The aim of this study is to use DNA markers to assess the genetic distance between inbred lines to examine early developmental and yield heterosis so as to develop methods for selecting the best parental lines for the production of hybrids. We screened highly polymorphic SSR and CAPS markers to assess the genetic uniformity of inbred lines and characterize their genetic relationship. We examined the early size and yield heterosis in 32 F1 hybrids of Chinese cabbage. There was a moderate correlation in mid-parent heterosis between leaf size at 21 days after sowing and harvested biomass but not in best-parent heterosis. In contrast there was no correlation between genetic distance and mid-parent or best-parent heterosis, indicating that genetic distance does not predict the heterosis phenotype.


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by Nichelle Coleon April 6, 2016 April 30, 2019 Leave a Comment on Not even fashion is safe from The Panama Papers.0
Yesterday the mystery of the Panama Papers was all anyone was talking about. And then the names spilled out: designer Valentino Garavani and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti, as well as London-based designer Roksanda Ilincic, all have interests in companies for which Panama City-based law firm Mossack Fonseca did some work.
But what, exactly, are the Panama Papers? Here's what we know.
Three years ago a watchdog published a series of reports on tax havens based on leaks of confidential documents, called The Panama Papers. The documents were leaked from Mossack Fonseca, which, according to its website, offers "comprehensive legal and trust services." The website goes on to say that the firm offers "research, advice and services for the following jurisdictions: Belize, The Netherlands, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Malta, Hong Kong, Cyprus, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Panama, British Anguilla, Seychelles, Samoa, Nevada, and Wyoming (USA)." And also Panama.
The leaker (whose identity has not been revealed) provided the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) with files covering nearly 40 years. The number of documents involved in the leak is a staggering 11.5 million confidential documents, constituting financial and legal records.
They unveil the offshore holdings of 140 politicians and officials, including 12 current and former presidents, monarchs and prime ministers. They show how money was moved around and hidden by at least 33 people and companies blacklisted by the United States for allegedly doing business with rogue states, terrorists or drug barons. The sums involved are huge; so are some of the names.
According to Italy's weekly L'Espresso, Italian fashion designer Valentino had the law firm "manage some reserved transactions" for himself and Giammetti. L'Espresso states that Giammetti's offshore entity is called Jarra Overseas SA, and that it was registered in 2004 in the British Virgin Islands.
Both Valentino and Giammetti had been investigated for alleged tax payment evasion in reference to the fiscal years 2000 to 2006, the weekly states. As reported, the matter was settled for an undisclosed sum. L'Espresso claims that Jarra Overseas were part of the investigation.
The designer and his partner have been residing in London since the sale of the Valentino company to the now-defunct Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali in 1998. As of now the designer and his partner have declined to comment on this new matter.
Another high profile fashion brand also implicated is Roksanda Illincic. According to a report in The Guardian newspaper in London, Ilincic is part-shareholder in a British Virgin Islands company, Greenland Property Ltd., with her husband, Philip Bueno de Mesquita.
A spokesperson for Ilincic said the designer "does not avoid tax or obscure ownership of her assets. Indeed, she is taxed in the U.K. on her worldwide income and gains, subject to any double taxation treaties in place with the U.K. Revenue."
The Guardian made clear there is nothing to suggest that any of the individuals named in its story — people including Simon Cowell; Stanley Kubrick; Sarah, Duchess of York; Jackie Chan, and Sir Mark Thatcher — sheltered, or sought to shelter, money or assets offshore to avoid tax for any unlawful purpose.
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The theft of the Supreme Court seat by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican Party from President Obama was one of the most shameless acts of political manipulation our nation has ever seen – and we are now forced to reckon with the appalling consequences.
Justice Neil Gorsuch just handed the Trump administration its first major legal victory not related to the constant back-and-forth over his discriminatory anti-Muslim "travel ban," ruling with the four other conservatives on our nation's highest court that the government can indefinitely hold in detention indefinitely… [more]
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Deontay Wilder vs Alexander Povetkin odds: Underdog may surprise
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KO) will fly to Russia to face Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KO), the former's mandatory challenger, in May.
Many don't like Wilder's chances because he's been uncustomarily roughed up a few times by lesser opponents in each of his three most recent bouts. In fact, some are saying Wilder has been "exposed," despite his near-flawless record of 36-0 with 35 knockouts.
"[Alexander] Povetkin will kill him," said Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) after being taken out on a stretcher and regaining consciousness from a counter right hand by Wilder in January.
Key words: ... "After being taken out on a stretcher and regaining consciousness."
But in defense of Povetkin advocates, the 36 year Olympic Gold medal winner is one of the most accomplished amateur heavyweights ever. After winning the gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he finished his amateur career with a record of 125–7, with all losses avenged.
Due to his strong amateur pedigree, as well as his early pro accomplishments, Povetkin has been touted by some experts for years as a future force in the division. His resume includes a knockout victory over former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd and unanimous decision victories over one-time heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers and former U.S. Olympians Jason Estrada and Larry Donald.
The Chekhov, Russian born heavyweight is 6'2" with decent power in both hands and underrated hand-speed. He has a great sense of awareness in the ring, closes the distance well, applies intelligent pressure and is a fine combination puncher.
For those reasons, some believe Wilder will leave the WBC title in Russia.
Povetkin is clearly better than any opponent Wilder has faced.
And while oddsmakers acknowledge Povetkin's accomplishments, they aren't so convinced he'll win. As of March 18, most have pinned Wilder as the slight favorite, despite the fact Alex will be fighting at home. bet365 and SkyBet have Wilder as the 4/5 and 10/11 favorite, respectively.
Hence, a $100 bet (at 4/5) on Deontay would yield $180 (or a $80 net).
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Although Wilder has looked human in his last three bouts, he's knocked out each foe, sending his most recent opponent out on a stretcher. Hence, he didn't win controversial decisions. Each victory was decisive.
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National Park North Dakota
"Prairie-dogs are abundant...; they are in shape like little woodchucks, and are the most noisy and inquisitive animals imaginable. They are never found singly, but always in towns of several hundred inhabitants; and these towns are found in all kinds of places where the country is flat and treeless." Theodore Roosevelt
Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) once ranged the Great Plains from southern Saskatchewan to northern Mexico. Originally named "petits chiens," or "little dogs," by early French explorers, these highly social animals are not really dogs, but rodents. They are members of the Sciuridae or squirrel family, closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks and marmots. There are five species of prairie dogs in North America, but only the black-tailed prairie dog inhabits Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Named for their bark-like calls and black-tipped tail, black-tailed prairie dogs are small, short-tailed animals with eyes and small ears set far back on their heads. Their light-brown fur blends well with the dirt of their mounds except when the animal has been blackened by burrowing into coal seams. Prairie dogs average 14 to 17 inches in length and weigh 1 to 3 pounds. With short, muscular legs and long-nailed toes on their front and hind feet, they are well equipped for a burrowing lifestyle.
A prairie dog colony or "town" consists of a large number of closely spaced burrows, each comprising an elaborate network of tunnels and multiple entrance holes that provide escape routes from pursuing predators. The primary prairie dog social unit is the "coterie," an acre or so of territory with 50 to 60 burrow entrances that is occupied by a single family group. A coterie typically consists of one adult male, several adult females, and their offspring. Members of a coterie are a closely knit group, recognizing each other by an identifying kiss or sniff. Their cohesiveness is maintained by the cooperative activities of raising young, constructing burrows, grooming, playing, and defending the coterie territory. The dominant male is typically the most active in the defense of the coterie, patrolling its invisible borders and challenging all comers. Prairie dogs warn of territorial trespassers from adjacent coteries or approaching danger by emitting a series of "barks," which sound more like high-pitched squeaks. Specific threats are associated with distinctive vocalization patterns that serve to alert all residents of a town to the common threat.
Prairie dogs feed primarily on plants, selecting forbs and grasses high in moisture content and nutritive value to supply their needs for water and energy. Grasses, far less resistant to foraging pressure than forbs, quickly disappear from the town, which takes on a barren and overgrazed appearance. The open, closely-cropped terrain promotes easier social contacts and enables the collective "thousand eyes" of the residents to better spot approaching danger. With reduced competition from grass species, forbs begin to increase in abundance, and soon are joined by invading "weedy" plants like thistle and sage. Pronghorn and bison are attracted to feed in this modified community, their trampling and wallowing further compacting the soil to maintain forb growth. Varying its diet so as not to feed on one species of plant exclusively, the prairie dog practices its own brand of crop rotation. Forage pressure on preferred plants is kept at tolerable levels and the community thrives. This balance may be upset by climatic changes that, if persistent, could force prairie dogs to abandon a town. Recolonization may recur later when a more favorable environment has allowed the former plant community to recover.
Prairie dogs build up large stores of body fat to carry them through the fall and winter months. Unlike most other members of their family, black-tailed prairie dogs do not hibernate. They may remain underground for several days during periods of harsh weather, but milder winter conditions allow for towns bustling with activity.
Mating occurs from March to early April. After a month-long gestation period, the female bears a litter of one to six young. Born blind and hairless, the pups stay in the burrow for about six weeks while they develop fully. Emerging from the burrow, young prairie dogs are initially protected by their mothers. Weaning occurs shortly thereafter, when the pups have begun to forage for themselves. Most animals spend their brief five- to seven-year existence within the coteries of a single town.
Prairie dogs are an important food source for many predators. Badgers, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, golden eagles, and various hawks all take their toll. Rattlesnakes and bullsnakes occasionally prey on the young. Prairie dogs rely on their excellent hearing, vision, and communication to avoid these predators. From their vantage point atop the burrow mound, they can listen and scan the sky and prairie for danger. Upon spotting an enemy and announcing its presence to the rest of the town by barks and tail flicking, the prairie dog stays close to its burrow entrance. If danger gets too close, the prairie dog dives into its burrow. After the threat has passed, the prairie dogs emerge to give an "all clear" signal.
The number of prairie dogs a given area can support at any time is based on the prevailing relations between a number of interacting environmental factors, one of which is predation. Other environmental pressures, such as climatic changes, shifts in the availability of edible plants, and outbreaks of disease all affect the size of prairie dog populations. If predators fail to keep the numbers of prairie dogs in check, a population "boom" will occur. The environmental balance is inevitably restored by a subsequent population "bust," animals dying in large numbers from disease or starvation brought about by overcrowding and exhaustion of the town's food resources.
Like the bison, the prairie dog was once a major component of Great Plains life. Vast prairie dog towns stretched for miles across the open plains. In 1901, scientists surveyed a single Texas "dog town" that covered an area of 25,000 square miles and contained an estimated 400,000,000 prairie dogs. But this town and others were already under sentences of death. Most ranchers were convinced that prairie dogs were destroying rangelands and competing with cattle for food. Reluctance to acknowledge that poor livestock management practices and the wholesale elimination of prairie dog predators were at least contributing factors to the problem prompted extensive poisoning programs. These measures virtually eradicated the prairie dog and many of its predators, chief among them the black-footed ferret. Formerly the prairie dog's most dangerous enemy, ferret numbers have only recently been raised through captive breeding programs to a level where small populations are now being released back into the wild (including Badlands National Park in South Dakota). Today, scattered populations of prairie dogs are found mainly in protected areas such as state and national parks, monuments, grasslands, and wildlife refuges.
Warning: Please do not feed prairie dogs. Human food is hard for prairie dogs to digest and often contains additives that can make them sick. Remember, too, that prairie dogs are wild animals and can inflict a painful bite. They may also be host to fleas that can transmit bubonic plague to humans.
"Around the prairie-dog towns it is
always well to keep a look-out for
the smaller carnivora, especially
coyotes and badgers...and for
the larger kinds of hawks. Rattlesnakes
are quite plenty, living in the deserted
holes, and the latter are also the
homes of the little burrowing owls."
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He rolled over onto his side and looked up at the woman. She zipped up the back of her elegant black cocktail dress.
In a quiet voice, she replied, "You knew I would." She picked up her coat and draped it over her left arm.
She remained silent as she picked up her purse.
"I know you do." She put something in her purse and snapped it shut.
He pushed the covers aside and swung his legs around, placing his feet on the floor. Before he could stand up, she said, "It's interesting you should say that just now. Do you read Dostoevsky?" She made it sound more like a statement than a question.
She walked over to the bed and smiled slightly. "Dostoevsky once said, 'Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time.' I really do agree with that sentiment. But it's nothing personal, you understand. Au revoir, mon cheri." She kissed him lightly on both cheeks, and then she turned and walked out the door.
"Williams, we have another one," said Boss Perry over the intercom.
Williams switched to the LittleBrother application and scrolled down the active monitors until he found the row that blinked red. "Got it, boss."
"This one's coming from that farmhouse down in Paso Robles --"
"The one where the sensors drop out just a few hours after activation?" asked Williams.
"You got it. If you get anything definitive -- scratch that, if you see anything even a tiny bit unusual, give me a call even if I'm in a meeting."
Williams maximized the video coming from the sensor placed his hands behind his head and leaned back with his feet rested on his desk. This one sure was a squeaker. He could see the healthy pink gums and only moderately yellow teeth working over the sensor's protective covering. William suspected he would have gone mad if the sensor had been hooked up for audio, but instead he just watched the silent video feed. Of course, there might be a clue if they got audio as well. Williams made a note to submit his idea of audio feeds into the corporate suggestion box. It wasn't a great idea, but you couldn't tell what ideas BizDev might decide to use and Williams could score some points with Sylvia if he got the bonus.
The video feed went dead black. Williams replayed the video segment. One second there was teeth gnashing and the next blackness.
Williams double-clicked Boss Perry's icon in the chat application. "Hey boss, the feed's dead."
"Yeah, it took less than fifteen minutes."
"I double-checked the post-manufacture inspections but can't find any flaws or other leads that might indicate a weakness."
"Not really. Didn't even get a good view of the subject, just some brown and black fur. But boss, it looks like a small breed."
R.J., that was amazing!!!!! I loved, loved it. I saw every detail and nuance. Heck, I could even smell her perfume!


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Construction client in court after concerns raised over work at height
Mark Hewitt, a construction client from Birmingham, was fined £3000 and ordered to pay £1255.30 in costs at Sandwell Magistrates Court for failing to properly plan or manage construction work.
HSE inspected the site after a member of the public raised concerns over work taking place next to a public pavement. During the inspection it was clear there was a risk of materials falling from the first floor level onto the pavement and the street, and there were no fall prevention measures in place to protect workers on the site.
HSE Inspector Chris Gregory said:
"As the client for the work, Mr Hewitt should have ensured the appropriate measures were in place in order to plan, manage and monitor the project. He was informed of his duties by his advisors, but failed to act.
Mr Hewitt had a duty to ensure that the safety of those working on site and those members of the public, passing by, were not put at risk, he failed on both counts"
Mark Hewitt of Manor Lane in Halesowen, being a client as defined by the Construction (Management and Design) Regulations 2007, was found guilty of breaching Regulation 9(1) of said regulations.
1. The Health and Safety Executive is Britain's national regulator for workplace health and safety. It aims to reduce work-related death, injury and ill health. It does so through research, information and advice, promoting training, new or revised regulations and codes of practice, and working with local authority partners by inspection, investigation and enforcement. www.hse.gov.uk[1]
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3. Falls from height are responsible for around a third of workplace deaths every year, with 25 people losing their lives in 2012/13. For further information, go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm
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