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Q: Bluetooth working very unreliably Ubuntu 18.04 2 days ago my Bluetooth stopped working on my PC, and I tried booting to the Ubuntu installation disk and it also didn't work (it also didn't work on Windows). Today, I turned on my computer to find that Bluetooth suddenly started working again. At the moment, my Bluetooth keeps turning on and off randomly. Could this be a hardware issue or a software issue? I'm thinking it could be hardware because of the fact that it doesn't work in Windows at the same time that it doesn't work in Linux, and how could I diagnose a Bluetooth hardware issue?
This is not a duplicate: Bluetooth randomly cutting out in Ubuntu
The reason is because my Bluetooth isn't restored when I restart my PC.
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Update:
I found a loose 2.5v capacitor (I think, it's part number is damaged) with it's mount missing and the connections loose. I tested my computer and it boots without the component. But it means part of my computer isn't getting it's effects, and I'm not sure where it came from (could it reduce lifespan?). The bios did reset (probably because I disconnected the battery), but for now Bluetooth works. Btw sound, gpu, usb, WiFi, and everything that I tested work. I won't answer this question right now, because I'm not completely sure yet that the Bluetooth will work reliably.
Update 2:
Nothing is different, Bluetooth is still working unreliably. I turned on my PC today and Bluetooth is off.
Update 3:
I tried to replace the WiFi/Bluetooth module, but now the screw is broken and I can't easily remove it. The bluetooth seems to be working now, but the wifi is down and the only way to use it is to use a wifi dongle.
Command output:
sudo service bluetooth status:
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2019-04-06 16:22:58 AEDT; 4 days ago
     Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
 Main PID: 1246 (bluetoothd)
   Status: "Running"
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
           └─1246 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: audio-avrcp-target: Protocol not supported (93)
Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: L2CAP server failed for Message Notification: setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argumment (22)
Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: L2CAP server failed for Message Access: setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: L2CAP server failed for Phone Book Access: setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: L2CAP server failed for File Transfer: setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
Apr 10 13:23:29 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: L2CAP server failed for Object Push: setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
Apr 10 13:23:31 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.84 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Apr 10 13:23:31 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.84 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink
Apr 10 15:31:00 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.84 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Apr 10 15:31:00 josua-Satellite-L50-C bluetoothd[1246]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.84 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink

rfkill:
ID TYPE      DEVICE                 SOFT      HARD
 0 bluetooth Toshiba Bluetooth unblocked unblocked
17 wlan      phy2              unblocked unblocked

note: at the time of writing these commands, the Bluetooth isn't working, but the wifi is working.
I executed sudo service bluetooth restart and sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth, while Bluetooth wasn't working, and executed the same commands as before:
josua@josua-Satellite-L50-C:~$ sudo service bluetooth status
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
     Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)

josua@josua-Satellite-L50-C:~$ sudo rfkill
ID TYPE      DEVICE                 SOFT      HARD
 0 bluetooth Toshiba Bluetooth unblocked unblocked
 1 wlan      phy0              unblocked unblocked

I tried executing sudo service bluetooth start as well and I got the same result.


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Hillcrest, also known as Cedar Hall, is a historic two-story house at 706 Beech Street in Cochran, Georgia. Hillcrest is an early-20th century home of Classical Revival architecture.

History and preservation
Hillcrest was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was deemed significant architecturally as a "fine example of a turn-of-the-century Neoclassical style house in Cochran." Neoclassical features include its monumental portico, large rooms, and details in its interior, such as paneled wainscoting, built-ins, and Ionic columns and urns in stairways and room dividers.

It was also deemed of local historical importance for its association with two prominent families, those of John Joseph Taylor (1855–1917) and of John Augustus Walker. Taylor was president of the Cochran Banking Company, the builder of Cochran's opera house, and owner of a general store and of a cotton mill and warehouse. Taylor built "Hillcrest" next door to his own home, as a wedding present for the 1910 marriage of his daughter Alice with John Augustus Walker. Walker was Cochran's postmaster during 1933–1941 and also worked for the bank. The house remained in the family until 1965.

Dr. Virlon Griner, pastor of Cochran's First Baptist Church, began its restoration during his ownership 1970–1981.

References

See also
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Bleckley County, Georgia

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures in Bleckley County, Georgia
National Register of Historic Places in Bleckley County, Georgia
Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)

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Rasputin () – amerykańsko-węgierski telewizyjny film biograficzny z 1996 roku. Tematem filmu są dzieje słynnego Rasputina.

Obsada
 Alan Rickman - Rasputin
 Greta Scacchi - caryca Alexandra
 Ian McKellen - car Mikołaj II
 David Warner - doktor Dotkin
 Sheila Ruskin - księżniczka Marisa
 Freddie Findlay - carewicz Aleksiej
 John Wood - premier Piotr Stołypin
 Patricia Kovács - wielka księżna Anastazja
 James Frain - Prince Felix Yusupov
 John Turner - Wielki książę Serge
 Miklós Székely B. - Człowiek w Syberii
 Anatoli Slivnikov - Strażnik pałacowy
 László Sinkó - generał
 Diana Quick - wielka księżna Ella
 András Komlós - starszy człowiek

Linki zewnętrzne

Amerykańskie filmy historyczne
Węgierskie filmy historyczne
Amerykańskie filmy biograficzne
Węgierskie filmy biograficzne
Amerykańskie filmy kostiumowe
Węgierskie filmy kostiumowe
Węgierskie dramaty filmowe
Amerykańskie filmy telewizyjne
Węgierskie filmy telewizyjne
Amerykańskie filmy z 1996 roku
Węgierskie filmy z 1996 roku
Filmy w reżyserii Uli Edela
Filmy wytwórni Home Box Office
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Islamabad : PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate peace talks with Pakistan if he gets elected for the second term after Lok Sabha Polls 2019.
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said that her father had a similar ideology when they made an alliance with BJP in 2015; but the saffron party failed to make the most of the golden opportunity by not holding any talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
"That is what Mufti thought. He knew that a BJP prime minister, who has support of Jan Sangh, the RSS and Shiv Sena, if he wants to make use of the opportunity, then he can talk to Pakistan like (former prime minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayee," she told reporters here.
Her reaction came after Pakistan authorities showed interest in holding peace talks with the government of India that comes to power after General Elections.
"Now, if Modi gets re-elected, then like Imran Khan, we too hope that he starts a dialogue with Pakistan and Modi makes full use of another opportunity," Mehbooba Mufti said.
Interecting with international journalists in Islamabad, Imran Khan said, he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settling the Kashmir issue if Modi's party BJP wins the general elections.


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The One People's Public Trust – New Tomorrow
Posted: March 1, 2013 in Articles from Blogs I Follow, CVACs, One People's Public Trust (OPPT)
Tags: bankrupt, consciousness, coroprations, criminal corporations, foreclosed, free, freedom, heather Tucci-Jarraf, love, one people's public trust, oppt, ucc, UCC Filings
The One People's Public Trust
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-tomorrow-oppt.html
The Official FORECLOSURE of the corporate government and the fiat currency system
Announcement of the impending 'switch-on' of the new global financial system, backed by millions of tonnes of precious metals from the combined global collateral accounts
"The reason for all the legal "mumbo-jumbo" is (due to) what is happening to change the banking system from its current debt-slavery model to a global prosperity mode."
**NOTE: All relevant documents and UCC filings pertaining to the One People's Public Trust can be downloaded in the form of a .ZIP file by clicking HERE.
On December 25th, 2012, an extraordinary event took place: Official public disclosure of the One People's Public Trust.
The central tenet of the OPPT is that of following the Law of One as well as "returning to prime" or "prime creator" (whatever one's own unique view of the creation force happens to be). In layman's terms, we are all free people on a free planet, connected in ways that we are only now beginning to understand, and as such each and every one of us are endowed with all the rights and freedoms contained therein. Thus, we do not owe fealty to any type of control structure whatsoever, for WE are the controllers of our own destiny. Whatever your dream may be, you have the right, bestowed upon you by the creation force, to live it to its fullest potential. Governments, monetary systems, licensing, national barriers, even religions (and yes, this writer is quite certain that many will make a particular stink about that last one): These are ALL meant as ways to control and enslave the people in a way so clever and so subtle that it appears nearly to be invisible.
Think of it this way: Do you the reader find it at all odd that human beings are the only species that actually 'pays' to live on this planet? That is NOT an accident, it is by DESIGN. It has been carefully planned and orchestrated over thousands of years, and that battle for control of this planet is now reaching its Zenith, as those in positions of power, the same bloodline families who have ruled the world from behind the curtain for many centuries, are beginning to lose their grip.
An important part of the official disclosure of the OPPT came in the form of a Paradigm Report which was completed on March 6th of 2011 by Treasury Finance AG, a consortium of high-level individuals whose efforts were geared towards exposing the full scope of the financial fraud being laid down upon an unwitting and unsuspecting public. This report detailed the global Ponzi scheme being undertaken by governments and central banks colluding together to enslave the people of the world within the chains of a fiat currency system being overseen by the Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund, and a whole host of others. The scope of this conspiracy is so massive that it truly boggles the mind. Yet as reported in great detail on this website in both 'Part II' as well as 'Part II cont.', a great many of the actions taken throughout the course of the 20th century appear to have been done so in an attempt to centralize the world's precious metals reserves into the hands of a global cartel of bankers, corporate CEO's, members of clandestine societies, and oath breakers within the military industrial complex. What the One People's Public Trust tells us is that the majority of these precious metals reserves have now been 'removed' from the hands of those who would attempt to enslave the world under the iron jackboot of what 'they' so eloquently refer to as a New World Order for the future (directly from the mouths of George H.W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Barack Obama, and others). In effect: If you can't 'pay' your mercenary armies (Blackwater/Academi, the CIA, the DHS, FEMA, so-called U.N. 'peacekeeping' forces) then you lose your buffer, and the pyramid scheme falls apart.
One other important note: In a manner similar to the Nation State Project, the One People's Public Trust now gives the full, legal and lawful authority for the U.S. military (and the oath-keeping military of other nations, who have come to collectively be known as White Knights and White Hats), federal marshals (including the Provost Marshal) and law enforcement officials to arrest those conspirators who have been behind this scheme at the very highest levels. The Provost Marshal is of particular importance in such a situation, because he is the only individual under the restored U.S. Constitutional Republic who has the legal and lawful standing to arrest the U.S. President (as of winter 2013, the currently serving Provost Marshal is Major General David E. Quantock).
The One People's Public Trust appears to be another part (albeit an important one) of a much larger puzzle. This action seems to follow in line with the Nation State Project as well as NESARA, The National Economic Security and Reformation Act (though as this writer has stated previously, true and accurate information pertaining to NESARA has been kept under absolutely the tightest of wraps). Also included in this equation are actions taken and programs initiated of which we the public are not yet aware, but whose disclosure this writer feels will be made available for public consumption at the proper time (at the very top of this list would be the release of the thousands of suppressed energy and medical patents being kept hidden away from the world, not the least of which is that of Solar Warden, which appears to be the official code name given to an entire fleet of supersonic, interstellar spacecraft which have been in existence for several decades as part of the secret space program that goes WAY above and beyond what NASA chooses to reveal to the public).
In effect: All of the aforementioned positive 'projects' and 'actions' appear to have been taken with the PEOPLE in mind, and are all pieces to a very complex puzzle that will soon enough be shown to the people of the world as part of full public disclosure. And while it is quite easy to simply buy into the 'fear porn' which states that all of those in positions of power are against 'We the People', this is simply not the case. There are good people in high places who have been working behind the scenes for centuries. As one contact so accurately put it,
"We have friends in the rafters."
And we have for a long time, for now the tide of the battle is changing…
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The star of «Twilight» at 15 in Cosmoboy magazine: The archival photos of popular British actor Pattinson hit the network
Published by: 20.01.2023 Category: CelebritiesAuthor: Mari
It is hard not to fall in love with 15-year-old Pattinson! The actor's archival photos
Many remember this overall-recognized, successful and handsome film star from «Twilight» where he played the leading role winning millions of female hearts. It is worth mentioning that the renowned actor has brilliantly starred in «The Lighthouse», «Batman». «Tenet» and many other movies as well.
With his excellent participation, he successfully regained his popularity and love coming from millions of viewers. And once the archival photos of the well-known film star appeared on social media, no single girl could stay indifferent and not to fall in love with him. At the age of 15, the future star appeared on the cover of Cosmoboy magazine.
In the questionnaire, the popular British actor wrote «Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I pass by again?». The future film star also shared that he loved DJing.
The fans of Pattinson were delighted with the archival photos of their favorite actor rushing to complement him.
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The youngest daughter of «Terminator»: Here is a producer, volunteer and the talented heiress of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
This is what a beauty the youngest heiress of Arnold Schwarzenegger has grown into
«How it was to be Jim Carrey's wife»: This is how actress Lauren Holly from «Dumb and Dumber», Carrey's ex-wife has changed
Have you ever seen iconic actor Carrey's ex-wife, Mary from «Dumb and Dumber»? You
«The former symbol of attractiveness is hard to recognize»: The way Jonathan Rhys Meyers looks now will leave you speechless
The fans were surprised to see how the star of «The Tudors» has changed
«Sacrificed their beauty for the sake of career goals»: These legendary movie stars radically changed their appearance for film roles
Here are 5 talented film stars who sacrificed their beauty for the sake of
«Years make him even more attractive»: Legendary Hollywood star Brad Pitt has noticeably lost weight and looks fantastic
Having lost weight and looking younger, Brad Pitt is ready to break hearts again
«Lady Gaga still as a teenager»: Exclusive archival photos revealing Lady Gaga as a teenager didn't let her fans remain indifferent
Have you seen Lady Gaga as a teenager? Here are the singer's rare archival
«Our idol from childhood looks amazing at 45»: No one can take their eyes off the beauty and charm of legendary actress Sarah Michelle
Despite being 45, the iconic 1990s' actress Sarah Michelle still looks fantastic Believe it
«What an incredible transformation»: The will-power and determination of the man weighing 265 kg will help you never give up
The man who weighed 265 kg lost 180 kg and encourages others to never
«Like two peas in a pod»: The way actress Witherspoon and her heiress look like each other won't let anyone remain indifferent
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Parliamentary Interventions 1979-
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Parliamentary Speeches and Interventions: 1979 – 2005
HANSARD 1803–2005 → People (A)
Mr David Alton
March 15, 1951 –
Liverpool Edge Hill March 29, 1979 – June 9, 1983
Liverpool Mossley Hill June 9, 1983 – March 8, 1988
Liverpool Mossley Hill March 8, 1988 – May 1, 1997
Titles in Lords
Baron Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool, of Mossley Hill in Liverpool) 1997 –
First recorded, on April 3, 1979 FINANCE BILL Commons
By year, 6560 in total: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Last recorded on this site , on March 17, 2005 Mental Capacity Bill Lords. For later contributions (2005-present) visit www.theyworkforyou.com
Information presented on this page was prepared from the XML source files, together with information from the History of Parliament Trust, the work of Leigh Rayment and public sources. The means by which names are recognised means that errors may remain in the data presented


Today is a milestone because I will provide you a "real-life" solution for a "real-life" scenario with Ansible in Azure. Why is it so important? Since I started to learn Ansible I found several examples for different scenarios but as I realized nobody has provided a really good solution for that situation when you would like to deploy a multi NICs environment to Azure with Ansible. Therefore I did it and I would like to share it with you.
Multi NICs environment that architecture where you can manage and use your services on secure way.
As you can see there is another ingredient in this architecture. The Virtual Network and the NSGs are in a separated resource group inside your subscription. Why? Because they are "shared" resources and in this way we can use them for different services. Additionally our architecture stays easy to understand and managed.
Issue 40648 – azure_rm_virtualmachine: Azure Error – Multiple NICs: NetworkInterfaceMustHavePrimaryPropertySet, Message: Network interface must have Primary property set.
When you installed the right package to your computer you can pull the required codes from git (201_multi_nic_vm).
Before you start the deployment you have to prepare it.
In the near future I will expand this solution with loadbalancer and other features. Therefore please follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Git.
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Small LG TVs to Get Smart TV and Wi-Fi?
December 27th, 2012 by Paul Strauss
I was digging around on the Wi-Fi Alliance website checking out the latest certified devices today when I came across an interesting batch of small displays from LG, all with Wi-Fi support built in.
It appears that a wide variety of LG's small LED-backlit LCD televisions, ranging in size from 22″ to 29″ will offer Wi-Fi in the upcoming model year. While I'm not certain of the use for the wireless connectivity, I'd bet it's to provide access to LG's Smart TV or other digital services through these more compact displays. Up until now, LG's internet-connected displays have been designed for the living room, but this new feature could put streaming video, images and other digital media in your bedroom, den, kitchen or other location where a large display doesn't make sense. Sure, you could always buy an add-on box like a Roku or Apple TV for those locations, but having the feature built into the set should keep the cost lower for consumers.
The exact details on these sets have yet to be revealed by LG, but I'd bet they'll turn up at CES 2013 in a couple of weeks.
These Qi Wireless Chargers Look Like Lollipops
Samsung Space Monitor Saves Desk Space, Looks Great
This Colorful LED Rounded-key Keyboard Looks Sweet
Twinkly 2.0 Digital Christmas Lights Review: Deck the Halls with RGB LEDs
SpyFinder Pro Review: Cameras Can Run But they Can't Hide
Vizio Adds Free TV Channels to Its SmartCast TVs with WatchFree
The Witcher (Teaser)
20,000 Watt Electric Drift Trike
Watch a Tesla Model X Get Ripped Apart – For a Good Cause


I am really really good at it!
And through the years at The Beach, I have learned a thing or two as an instructor.
What do you look forward in Praia da Rocha?
Awesome beach and training, and motivated teams.
Why do you think you want to go?
My first quarterfinal in the Swedish championship against Robbie Smith and Adde Gilbertsson …. They hit harder in the old days!


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GHP Funds
SVP I, the debut fund for the firm, closed in December 2002 and invested with four highly successful leveraged buyout funds. SVP I is diversified by sector and geography.
SVP II is a leveraged buyout fund of funds which closed in December 2006. SVP II represents a continuation of the successful strategy utilized by the predecessor fund, primarily investing with large, top tier LBO and growth equity firms. SVP II is diversified by sector and geography.
SVP Real Estate I, LP ("SVP RE I"), closed in February 2008, is a private real estate fund of funds. As with SVP I & II, SVP RE I received allocations with historically successful, highly sought after underlying fund managers who pursue compelling investment strategies. The fund is diversified by sector (Office, Hotel, Industrial/Warehouse, Retail and Residential) and geography (U.S., Europe, and Asia/Pacific).
The GHP Credit Opportunity Fund ("GHP COF") is a fund of alternative credit and distressed debt funds that is being raised and invested to pursue two specific investment themes: (1) the de-leveraging of European Banks, and (2) the potential for a distressed cycle in U.S. High Yield Credit. GHP COF will pursue complex liquid and illiquid credit opportunities in the U.S. and Europe.
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MedMen Announces Termination of Merger Agreement With PharmaCann and Management Changes
Posted on October 15, 2019 by Granite Hall Partners
MedMen and PharmaCann terminate business combination agreement
In conjunction with the termination, MedMen will be compensated with retail and cultivation assets in Illinois and Virginia
Termination opens up MedMen's balance sheet to deepen presence in core retail markets of California, Illinois, Nevada, Florida, New York and Massachusetts and invest further in its omni-channel platform
Appoints Zeeshan Hyder as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MedMen Enterprises Inc. (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) ("MedMen" or the "Company"), a leading cannabis retailer with operations across the U.S., today announced the mutual agreement to terminate the Business Combination Agreement dated December 23, 2018, pursuant to which MedMen was to acquire PharmaCann, LLC ("PharmaCann") in an all-stock transaction ("Transaction"). In light of market developments over the past 12 months and the continued evolution of its business strategy, MedMen and its Board have determined that focusing on leveraging the Company's retail brand, its leadership position in California, and its digital platform to grow the business will create greater shareholder value than the completion of the Transaction. In connection with the termination, PharmaCann has agreed to transfer certain cannabis licenses and related assets in Illinois and Virginia to MedMen for no additional consideration from MedMen, other than the forgiveness of certain debt, as further described below.
"The cannabis sector has evolved tremendously since we first announced the PharmaCann transaction and based on the current macro-environment and future opportunities that exist for our business, we believe it is now in the best interest of our shareholders to deepen, rather than widen, our Company's reach," said Adam Bierman, MedMen co-founder and chief executive officer. "Looking at the PharmaCann portfolio today, Illinois has emerged as the most attractive opportunity for our longer-term, strategic growth plan. The addition of those assets, without dilution, is a win for MedMen and our shareholders."
On December 24, 2018, MedMen announced that it had entered into the definitive agreement to acquire PharmaCann, in which PharmaCann unitholders were expected to receive approximately 168.4 million shares in the combined company, based on MedMen's fully diluted shares outstanding as of June 29, 2019. Since the announcement, several industry developments have significantly impacted the accretive nature of the Transaction, including the following:
The capital markets, both for the U.S. and Canadian cannabis industries, have shifted since March 2019, with the HMMJ index down 47%1 during that time period. The underperformance has made it increasingly more critical to allocate capital efficiently given the current industry headwinds. While PharmaCann holds several licenses across the U.S., a large portion of its assets, particularly related to cultivation and manufacturing in medical markets, require significant capital expenditures.
Over the past six months, MedMen has decided to increasingly focus on California, where there remains significant upside for cannabis operators. Approximately 76%2 of California cities continue to ban recreational cannabis. Several jurisdictions within the state recently announced the commencement of recreational sales, and the Company has been actively applying for, acquiring and building out retail locations across the state, where it is licensed for 17 stores. MedMen plans to have 30 stores in the state by the end of calendar year 2020. Given the value MedMen has created in California, the Company does not believe entry into non-core markets is worth the degree of shareholder dilution required by the Transaction.
The closing timeline for the Transaction was significantly impacted given regulatory hurdles at the federal and state level, which delayed the integration and realization of synergies that were initially factored into the value of the Transaction to the Company.
In addition to expanding its retail footprint, MedMen believes allocating capital and resources towards enhancing its omni-channel offering in its core markets, through its delivery and loyalty platforms, will create more long-term shareholder value than entering new medical markets, such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland, where the Company does not currently have operating leverage.
As part of the agreement to terminate, PharmaCann has agreed to pay a termination fee to MedMen through a transfer of the membership interests ("Transfer of Interests") in three entities holding the following four assets:
Operational cultivation and production facility in Hillcrest, Illinois
Retail location in Evanston, Illinois
Retail license for Greater Chicago, Illinois
License for vertically integrated facility in Virginia
On a pro forma basis, MedMen will have licenses for four retail locations in Greater Chicago, including its existing location in Oak Park, Illinois. The Company will also hold one of only 213 cultivation and production licenses in the state, which will allow MedMen to vertically integrate and have full control of its supply chain once recreational sales commence in January 2020. As part of the agreement to terminate and contingent on the successful Transfer of Interests, MedMen will forgive all amounts outstanding under its existing line of credit to PharmaCann (the "Line of Credit"), which totaled approximately US$21 million, including accrued interest, as of September 30, 2019. In the event any Transfer of Interest is unable to occur due to a final adjudication or denial by the applicable regulatory body governing such license (a "Rejected Transfer"), PharmaCann will pay MedMen an amount equal to (i) one-third (1/3) of the aggregate principal amount and any corresponding accrued interest thereon owed under the Line of Credit (such interest to be calculated as if no loan forgiveness of any portion of the Line of Credit occurred), and (ii) US$10 million (such amounts are collectively referred to as the "Rejected Transfer Fee") for each denial. Any such Rejected Transfer Fee shall be paid within five days of the related Rejected Transfer, or, PharmaCann may elect to finance the Rejected Transfer Fee, provided that the financed Rejected Transfer Fee shall accrue interest at a rate of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) per annum and be due and payable on the first anniversary of the date of the Rejected Transfer.
Additionally, effective today, Zeeshan Hyder has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at MedMen. Mr. Hyder, currently MedMen's Chief Corporate Development Officer, has been an integral part of the leadership team at MedMen since 2017, overseeing corporate development, investor relations and other financial growth initiatives. His understanding of the company's strategic plan and deep knowledge of the cannabis industry provide an excellent foundation for continued fiscal success. To date, Mr. Hyder has led over $300M in M&A deals executed, partnered with the CEO to take the company public and raised $500M in capital for direct investment into the business.
Mr. Hyder, alongside MedMen's CEO and Board, has seen the business through an important chapter and will be instrumental in spearheading the company's path towards profitability. MedMen is targeting break even EBITDA by the end of calendar 2020 and will provide further details on the October 28th earnings call.
Hyder succeeds Michael Kramer, whose employment has been terminated as of October 7, 2019. Mr. Kramer will focus on a seamless transition and as such has signed a consulting agreement for the remainder of the calendar year.
1 Source: Bloomberg; represents time period between March 19, 2019 and September 30, 2019
2 Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-14/californias-biggest-legal-marijuana-market
3 Source: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Plants/MCPP/Pages/default.aspx
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Founded in 2010, MedMen is North America's premium cannabis retailer. Founders Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin have defined the next generation discovery platform for cannabis and all its benefits. A robust selection of high-quality products, including MedMen-owned brands [statemade], LuxLyte and MedMen Red, coupled with a team of cannabis-educated associates cement the Company's commitment to providing an unparalleled experience. MedMen's industry-leading technology enables a fully compliant, owned-and-operated delivery service and MedMen Buds, a nationwide loyalty program.
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'Just wanted to share some news about a book that covers employment on the water. The book is called So You Want to Work on a Boat. It's a practical guide for finding jobs, what to expect on a job, how to keep a job in a tough economy, and more. The book outlines the maritime industry and presents the pros and cons of working as a commercial mariner. It describes the various jobs and titles that arise on inland and ocean-going vessels, as well as the places where applicants should direct their efforts.
The book isn't devoted specifically to any one particular sector of maritime employment. It is more of a general guide, which covers jobs on the water as a whole… including tugboats, ferries, ocean-going cargo vessels, research vessels, cruise ships, fishing vessels, etc. It discusses how to get hired, and provides templates for professional mariner resumes and cover letters.
It discusses how to prepare for the interview process. The book also covers some of the burdensome and costly aspects of entering the field, such as MMCs, TWICs, and STCW certification. It includes lists of employers, including operators of container ships, towing vessels, OSVs, ferries, water taxis, research vessels, cruise ships, and dredging companies. It also covers government employers. A chapter is devoted to practical maritime law for commercial mariners, included the unjust criminalization of seamanship or judgmental errors of professional mariners. It also touches upon laws and legal concepts that are important for commercial mariners to know.
The book also covers educational resources, including maritime academies, community colleges, private institutions and union schools. Since the industry isn't for everyone, the book touches upon employment opportunities within the maritime community that do not require going to sea in the service of a vessel. These areas include shipyards, marine insurance, surveying, maritime security, cargo operations, and more.
One of the good things about the book is that it doesn't act as a cheerleader for pursuing work on commercial vessels, whether offshore supply vessels or container ships. It more or less presents facts and allows readers to make their own decisions. Many veteran mariners today speak of not wanting their kids to follow in their footsteps. Things have changed a lot in the industry. More of the commercial mariners' errors in judgment have become criminalized under more aggressive legislation, meaning that it's easier to go to jail for an error in seamanship than it was in the past.
It also costs more to break into the maritime industry than in the past, with the emergence of new credentialing measures. Still, the industry continues to be a draw for candidates who are willing to take their chances in a difficult industry to embark upon a career path that could someday yield an ocean license or an inland 1600 ton license and the possibility of providing a good standard of living for one's family. The book also addresses the fact that there are sectors of employment in the maritime industry that do not require going to sea.
Probably the best thing to do is to form one's own judgments after learning as much as possible. Going to sea can seem enticing, offering the possibilities of attractive wages and adventure, but it isn't for everyone. It can involve a lifestyle that some find too regimented, too lacking in privacy, too void of contact with loved ones, and too expensive to break into. Not everyone who goes to sea finds it exciting, lucrative, and rewarding. Some do and some don't. It can depend on one's age, attitudes, resilience for new challenges and possibly hardships. It can depend on the good fortune of running across good shipmates, a good ship, and prevailing safety philosophies. Add to that a healthy measure of luck!
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Rachel Dolezal Finally Speaks, "I Identify as Black" [video]
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Former Spokane, Wash. NAACP President Rachel Dolezal had her first television appearance with Matt Lauer on the Today show this morning after she was ousted by her parents as being Caucasian and not black.
"I was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon, and black curly hair,"
Dolezal has been portraying herself as a black woman for years but doing good work in Spokane for the NAACP. Rachel became estranged from her parents Larry Dolezal and Ruthanne Dolezal and cut off contact with them sometime after her 2004 divorce, according to The News. The Dolezal parents had adopted four black children, and Rachel took her adopted brother Izaiah Dolezal to live with her when he was a teen.
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Q: Jquery each() Counter I've done some searching around the documentation, and spent a while on the net but cannot find a solution to this! I want the alert to tell me which iteration of each() it was on when the .thumb is clicked.
EG: There are six .thumb's I click on number 3, the browser pops-up 3!
What actually happens is regardless of which .thumb is clicked, 6 pops up.
var counter = 1;
$('.thumb').each(function () {
    $(this).click(function () {
        alert (counter);
    });
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});

Any help is gratefully received.

A: That's because you're sharing the same counter variable for all click handlers and it is whatever it ends up being at the end of the loop.  Instead, use the one passed into the loop (the index parameter of the .each() that's already there), like this:
$('.thumb').each(function (i) {
    $(this).click(function () {
        alert (i+1); //index starts with 0, so add 1 if you want 1 first
    });
});

You can test it here.

A: To use a solution like @Paulo suggested, you would need to do so like this:
var list = $('.thumb');

for(var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
    (function( i_local ) {
        list.eq( i ).click(function(){
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}

...although I'd use @Nicks .each() solution instead. Much cleaner.

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Die Qualifikation für die Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritime 2020 fand am 13. und 14. September 2020 statt. Ausgespielt wurden acht Qualifikantenplätze, die zur Teilnahme am Hauptfeld des Turniers berechtigten.
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Oregon winemaker launches her own brand, tasting room
By Eric Degerman on August 3, 2013
Linda Donovan Wines recently opened its new tasting room at Valley View Orchard in Ashland, Ore. She will sell not only her flagship L. Donovan brand, but also four other wines made under her license – Late Bloomer, Le Jeune Chien, Long Walk and Pick Me. (Photo courtesy of Hawkins & Co. PR)
ASHLAND, Ore. – Linda Donovan, the winemaking talent behind many brands made in Southern Oregon, now is getting her name on the front of bottles.
This week, she launched Linda Donovan Wines at her quaint tasting room framed by a bucolic setting in Ashland, Ore. The small lots she offers will not be offered through Pallet Wine Co., the bustling custom-crush facility the Oregon winemaker owns and operates in Medford.
"Linda Donovan Wines have been in the works since 2005," Donovan told Great Northwest Wine. "The opening of my tasting room does not alter the scope of my work at Pallet Wine Co. I will continue to run the business and direct the winemaking. I have an amazing team at Pallet – they and my clients are very supportive of this venture of mine."
Linda Donovan Wines a family affair
The Rogue Valley producer also has some key support from family. Her 700-square-foot tasting room is within Valley View Orchard, owned by Kathy and Tim O'Leary – her sister and brother-in-law from Palo Alto, Calif. And the L. Donovan wines come primarily from 12 acres of grapes planted by the family not long after Donovan arrived in Oregon in 2000.
Linda Donovan Wines has opened its new tasting room at Valley View Orchard in Ashland, Ore. The wines feature grape varieties planted by Donovan and her sister, Kathy O'Leary, who owns the 50-acre farm. (Photo courtesy of Hawkins & Co. PR)
Syrah is the most widely planted variety at Valley View, followed by Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignane and Zinfandel. Donovan said the Carignane, Cinsault and Mourvèdre vines were the first in the Rogue Valley, and she began making wines from Valley View in 2008.
One of the features of the remodeled farm building, which housed a cider press, is a roll-up metal door that allows Donovan to give her customers a view of the vines, the surrounding valley and Mount Ashland.
"I think people will want to enjoy a spectacular setting, taste through a variety of wines and purchase them, then continue on to other nearby tasting rooms," Donovan said.
Her work at Pallet made the Linda Donovan Wines project possible. Her list of custom-crush clients at Pallet runs close to 40, and she ranked 10th in the state in terms of production for 2011.
"Case production of Pallet in 2012 was 22,000, and I expect about 28,000 in 2013," Donovan said. "In 2011, we made more wine, but 40 percent of the wine was for the bulk market. In 2012 and 2013, all of the grapes that come through our doors will be bottled."
And she said there's no drive for Pallet to move up the state rankings in terms of production or pass the other large Southern Oregon producers, Bridgeview, Foris and Del Rio.
"The No. 1 and 2 producers in Southern Oregon are more than three times our size – and No. 3 is more than twice," Donovan said. "I don't think – or want – to be that big of a custom crush facility."
Résumé includes Beaulieu, Mondavi, Schramsberg
Donovan grew up in Saratoga, Calif., and graduated from University of California-Davis in 1993. Her résumé includes positions at renowned California producers such as Beaulieu, Flowers, Schramsberg and Robert Mondavi, before she moved to Southern Oregon and worked for Agate Ridge and Cowhorn.
Linda Donovan Wines recently opened its new tasting room at Valley View Orchard in Ashland, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Hawkins & Co. PR)
In 2009, Pallet emerged from a plan created by Donovan and managing partner Dan Sullivan. They turned the Cooley-Neff Warehouse – now on the National Historic Register – into a winemaking facility they've made available to other winemakers.
There's also history at the O'Learys' Valley View Orchard. It was established in 1919 and produces Oregon Tilth-certified organic tree fruit.
Tasting room hours will be 1-6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday year-round, and the wines available all will be under Donovan's license – Late Bloomer, Le Jeune Chien, Long Walk, Pick Me and L. Donovan. And in 2014, Donovan plans to offer wines in refillable growlers.
About Eric Degerman
Eric Degerman is the President and CEO of Great Northwest Wine. He is a journalist with more than 30 years of daily newspaper experience and has been writing about wine since 1998. He co-founded Wine Press Northwest magazine with Andy Perdue and served as its managing editor for a decade. He is a frequent wine judge at international wine competitions throughout North America and orchestrates 10 Northwest competitions each year.
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Fr. Leo will offer a cooking demonstration along with recipes to strengthen family life.
A central part of the World Meeting of Families in Ireland is the Pastoral Congress, which will occur between August 22 and 24. During the congress various presenters from around the world will reflect on the themes found in Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia).
In particular, each day is devoted to a different theme, including "The Family and Faith," "The Family and Love," "The Family and Hope." The presenters will use the theme as a starting point for their presentation and discussion.
According to organizers, "In bringing together the people for our panels and workshops, we have chosen parents, family members, priests, religious, business leaders, industry experts and those who will share personal experience of issues that are a challenge in daily family life. With speakers coming from all five major continents of the world, the programme is international and varied. Around 80% of contributors are lay speakers, mostly couples, while around 20% are clergy and religious."
Presenters from the United States include Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Bishop Robert Barron, Fr. Leo Patalinghug and Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus.
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Thomas Williams Jr. stops Edwin Rodriguez in two-round shootout
by Doug Fischer
Light heavyweight fringe contender Thomas Williams Jr. stopped former super middleweight title challenger Edwin Rodriguez at the end of Round 2 of a wild shootout on the Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto undercard on Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Williams (20-1, 14 knockouts), a 28-year-old southpaw from Ft. Washington, Maryland, rocked Rodriguez three times in the opening round of the Fox-televised bout, twice with flush right hooks, once with an overhand left.
In Round 2, Rodriguez (28-2, 19 KOs), whose only loss was a unanimous decision to then-RING/WBA/WBC super middleweight champ Andre Ward in 2013, backed Williams to the ropes, stunning the southpaw with right hands. However, Williams rocked the 30-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts resident whiled on the ropes. Rodriguez continued to match forward and encourage Williams to hit him when he was caught with a monstrous hook that dropped him flat on his back.
Rodriguez somehow beat the count of referee Wayne Hedgepeth but the fight was waved off at the bell.
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Colin Goudie (* 12. Juli 1961 in London, England) ist ein britischer Filmeditor, der in seiner über 30-jährigen Filmkarriere für über 40 Produktionen für den Filmschnitt in Kino und Fernsehen verantwortlich war, darunter für international bekannte Filme wie Monsters oder Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Leben und Karriere
Colin Goudie wurde 1961 in London geboren. Schon als Jugendlicher begeisterte er sich für Stand- und Landschaftsfotografie und die Filmindustrie. Zu Beginn seiner Laufbahn, Ende der 1980er Jahre, arbeitete Goudie noch im Sound Department, bevor er zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre vollständig in den Bereich Filmschnitt wechselte. In den 1990er Jahren hatte er bis 2002 bereits zahlreiche Episoden von Fernsehserien und Fernsehminiserien, vornehmlich für die BBC, als Cutter betreut, bevor er 2003 erstmalig für den Regisseur Norman Stone dessen Kinoprojekt Man Dancin' mit Alex Ferns und Tom Georgeson in den Hauptrollen in Szene setzte. Für den Fernsehfilm Holy Cross von Mark Brozel erhielt er ein Jahr später 2004 den RTS Craft & Design Award der Royal Television Society in der Kategorie Best Tape and Film Editing: Drama.

Im Jahre 2008 machte er schließlich bei der Fernsehdokumentarfilmserie Heroes and Villains bei der Folge Attila the Hun die Bekanntschaft von Regisseur Gareth Edwards, aus der sich eine respektvolle Freundschaft entwickeln sollte und der ihn 2010 als Editor zu seiner preisgekrönten Kinoproduktion Monsters holte. 2016 setzte man die erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit bei der Disney-Lucasfilm-Produktion Rogue One: A Star Wars Story fort, für die er zusammen mit John Gilroy und Jabez Olssen 2017 eine Nominierung für den Saturn Award der Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in der Kategorie Best Editing bekam. 2020 vertraute ihm der Regisseur Mitch Jenkins den Schnitt des Fantasy-Dramas The Show mit Kezzabelle Ambler, Roger Ashton-Griffiths und Sheila Atim in den Hauptrollen an. 2021 engagierte ihn John Hay für das Filmdrama To Olivia mit Hugh Bonneville.

Auszeichnungen
RTS Craft & Design Award
 2004: Ehrung mit dem RTS Craft & Design Award der Royal Television Society in der Kategorie Best Tape and Film Editing: Drama für Holy Cross
Saturn Award
 2017: Nominierung für den Saturn Award der Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in der Kategorie Best Editing für Rogue One: A Star Wars Story zusammen mit John Gilroy und Jabez Olssen

Filmografie (Auswahl)

Kino
 2003: Man Dancin'
 2010: Monsters
 2014: Show Pieces
 2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 2020: The Show
 2021: To Olivia
 2023: Tetris

Fernsehen
 1992: Spender (Fernsehserie, 1 Episode)
 1994: Frank Stubbs (Fernsehserie, 3 Episoden)
 1995: A Mind to Murder (Fernsehfilm)
 1997: The Uninvited (Fernsehserie, 4 Episoden)
 1997: Ain't Misbehavin' (Fernsehminiserie, 3 Episoden)
 1997: Ain't Misbehavin' (Fernsehminiserie, 3 Episoden)
 2000: Tales from the Madhouse (Fernsehminiserie, 5 Episoden)
 2002: Plain Jane (Fernsehfilm)
 2003: Holy Cross (Fernsehfilm)
 2004: Blue Dove (Fernsehminiserie, 5 Episoden)
 2008: Heroes and Villains (Fernsehdokumentarserie, 1 Episode)
 2008: Florence Nightingale (Fernsehfilm)

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Managing a CEO's Scarcest Resource—Time
John Kador
Essentials: The second of a six-part guide on boosting personal effectiveness.
Part I: How to use your New 'CFO'
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent, chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council, wanted to make a good impression on Chinese President Hu Jintao: "In honor of this very historic moment, I would like to propose a toast to President Hu and also to his esteemed delegation…Kanpai!" Kent said. The toast elicited embarrassed laughter from the assembled crowd.
Kent had succeeded in toasting the Chinese president—in Japanese. It was an easy mistake to make. The phrase is written with the same Chinese characters in both languages, but the toast he intended—the equivalent of "Cheers!"— is "Ganbei," (gahn-BAY) in Chinese; in Japanese, it is "Kanpai" (kahn-PIE).
Could Kent have avoided the gaffe by pausing to reflect on his pronunciation? No one can know for sure, says Kenneth G. Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thorton China Center at the Brookings Institution, who attended the meeting. "Anytime you are interacting with someone or making an introduction, it's always worthwhile to take the time to make sure the key terms you are going to use are pronounced correctly," he says.
Lieberthal counsels American CEOs to be especially patient when speaking with Chinese CEOs. This can be a real problem because the Chinese CEO will often say something and then pause while they reflect on the next thing they want to say. The length of the pause can be unnerving. "Americans detest pauses; we want to fill up the silence," Lieberthal notes, adding that the frequently the most interesting part of the statement will come after the pause. But American CEOs who regard the pause just as an opportunity to fill the silence will not have the benefit of the full response.
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There
Most CEOs have a bias toward action, says Daniel Patrick Forrester, author of Consider: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking in Your Organization. "This instinct may not always serve their organizations well. Many leaders say they want results, yet what they're actually saying is that they want speed. But without time for reflection, they just get to a faulty destination that much faster."
Reflection can be a powerful action. Many CEOs know that they often get their best ideas when they are not obviously working—they may be taking a shower, swimming, walking on the treadmill, reading for pleasure, falling asleep, or dreaming. Seizing a minute or an hour to reflect not only brings invaluable opportunities for learning, it invites leaders to consider what really matters and what is most significant to the organizations they lead. Inspiration can come in many forms, but it can't be forced or scheduled.
Defend Time to Think
The first thing CEOs must do is defend their time to think. "The best strategy is to schedule two hours and then hide," says high-tech business veteran Patty Azzarello, CEO and founder of Azzarello Group and former CEO of Euclid Software. It doesn't work without the hiding part, because the activity knows where to find you." Start with a one-off for two hours. Turn off the Blackberry, she says, adding that "there are very few emergencies that will materially be different two hours from now. Once you see that you can, indeed, grab two hours and the world doesn't come to an end, try it once a week."
CEOs get frustrated by the inability of their direct reports to think and work strategically, but CEOs are often the worst offenders. If CEOs want suggestions to up their game, they must set up a culture that recognizes the priority of reflection and reward its importance. "My greatest value to the company is my ability to stand back and see the big picture," says Gary Hirschberg, chairman, president and CE-Yo, as he calls his post on the company website, of yogurt-maker Stonyfield Farm, in Londonderry, N.H. "Success depends on me not being encumbered by the crucial things that on a day-to-day basis other people can do better than I can."
Hirschberg encourages this distancing perspective for himself and his team in a number of ways. For example, he welcomes speaking engagements. It's not just an opportunity to tell the company's story; it gets Hirschberg away from the office to think about issues from the audience's point of view. "I rarely return from a speaking engagement without some improved clarity," Hirschberg says. Stonyfield Farm also encourages associates and managers to take two-week vacations. One week is not enough, because it takes one week for most people to really slow down and recover from the carryover of business detail that spills into any vacation. In addition, a Stonyfield team member with five years on the job can get two months of paid leave to reflect. "It's my way of saying, if you can get some distance from this place and get a fresh perspective, you're more valuable to the company," Hirschberg says.
It's not always easy to get out of the office. Here's how one CEO does it.
Making sure everyone is on the same page is difficult when a company has one CEO. See how a company with three CEOs does it.
Admiral Thad Allen was commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard when the Deepwater Horizon exploded and President Obama directed him to lead the clean-up of the world's largest oil spill. He retired from the Coast Guard last June 30, but continued to lead the effort until Oct. 1. A lifetime of commitment to reflection allowed Allen to periodically escape the desperation of official Washington demanding that he do something, anything, to stop the oil bleeding into the Gulf of Mexico. Allen found that helicopter rides, cocooned in the silence of ear guards, were particularly conducive to helping him frame the crisis in ways that could elicit responses that were less reactive and more productive.
No matter the urgency, there are always ways to carve out time to get a bit of distance from the day-to-day demands of the job. When he was commandant, Allen often rode a bike to work, using the 45-minute each-way trip to reflect on the Coast Guard's mission. "Great leaders are great learners," he says. "If you don't believe that, then you'll never be able to create the priorities and space to detach from what's beating on you." Now retired, Allen is taking a year or so to reflect on what to do next, which is the fundamental question for every leader. To help guide him in this quest, Allen is engaged in three activities designed to provide stimulation, inspiration, and challenge: he is a part-time senior fellow at the Rand Corporation, he's teaching a course at George Washington University, and is giving speeches.
The most difficult task for CEOs is to be strategic about their time, says Tig Gilliam, CEO of Swiss-owned Adecco USA, a $5 billion temporary staffing business. "It's not easy to do when everyone clamors for some of it."
To make time devoted to meetings most effective, Gilliam recommends what he calls "Tactical Mondays, Strategic Fridays." He starts each week by getting all the tactical issues on the table: the projects, status updates, budget and staffing issues, etc. By surfacing the issues early in the week, Gilliam and his team have a better picture of what needs to be tackled in the next five days. On Fridays, he makes it a point to protect some time so he can step back and think more broadly about long-term issues. Adecco USA has 13 businesses, so Gilliam has 13 P&L owners reporting to him. Five or six times a year, the senior management team meets for a two-day session which mirrors his Friday practice. One day focuses on tactical operational issues; the other looks at longer-term issues such as marketplace evolution, competitors, and talent development.
Ten Proven Reflection Tips
I don't know of a single CEO who doesn't desire more time to reflect. Most have tried and given up in frustration as the tyrant of the present erodes whatever time they have set aside. But some CEOs have figured out how to protect the scarcest resource and create a practice that increases opportunities for reflective thinking. Not all of these will be suitable for every organization, but all of them have been proven to be effective in the right circumstances. Here are ten of the best CEO reflection tips that you can try in your organization.
Personal Retreat. The only way some CEOs get the mental space to do the strategic thinking that is essential in a 24×7 world, is to block out the time well in advance. Bill Gates pioneered this practice with his celebrated Think Weeks, but it's not realistic for most CEOs to take such time. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Herrmann International, a company based in Lake Lure, N.C., that trains participants "in the ability to think and act outside of your preferred thinking style." Apparently following the company's advice, she asks for a week every year, knowing that it will be chipped away at both ends. "I'm satisfied if I end up with two or three solid days," she says. For Herrmann-Nehdi it has to be unstructured time. "Most of my time is so highly structured, I crave an unstructured retreat." That means she hasn't made a plan, booked a resort, and doesn't have to rush to catch a plane. She prefers to point the car and drive somewhere.
Join a CEO Group. One a month, Hermann-Nehdi also makes a point to visit a Vistage CEO Monthly Group. This is her one day to work "on" the business rather than "in" with fellow CEOs who are committed to deep thinking about issues all CEOs confront. "My group is four-hour drive each way, which some people think is crazy, but as beneficial as the group is, the drive is often the most powerful part of the day. Just knowing I have one day a month to think about the longer term creates a discipline that's good for the organization."
Time to Wonder. Jeff Hoffman, former CEO of Chicago-based Enable Holdings and now founder and partner in ColorJar, a venture accelerator, and CEO of Black Sky Entertainment, doesn't have to go on retreat to get the daily unstructured periods he calls "time to wonder." The first thing he does is to turn off email. "As soon as you go into the vortex of email, you are working on the agenda of other people," he says. During these periods, Hoffman may read the newspaper or visit Google or Yahoo and see what the most common search terms are. Then he actively wonders about what any of it means. Keeping a journal of this "info sponging" helps Hoffman connect the dots. "When I give my mind the freedom to wander, I often get insights I can bring back to the business," Hoffman says.
Minute of Silence. At Sounds True, a self-help multimedia publishing company in Lake Lure, N.C., all meetings start with an untimed minute of silence to reinforce the shared sense of being quiet so participants can be present for the matter at hand, according to CEO and founder Tami Simon. "Meetings that start by taking a minute, are more effective because participants can really focus on being fully present in the room, not the room where they just came from, or the room where they are going," she says.
Five Percent Think Time. At Detroit-based ePrize, founder and chairman Josh Linkner encourages everyone, and not just the occupants of the C-suite, but the employees closest to customers to schedule five percent think time. "If someone works 40 hours per week attacking their to-do list, they would have a certain level of productivity," Linkner suggests, "but if they devoted two hours per week to just think, they would be equally or more productive, plus they would occasionally come up with a brilliant idea. I want to create a greenhouse for creativity."
Don't Rush Back from Conferences. Robert J. DiQuollo, president of Madison, N.J.-based Brinton Eaton, a 17-person high-net-worth investment adviser with $625 million under management, makes it a practice at least once a quarter to attend a professional conference. But instead of rushing home at the conclusion, he takes an extra day so he can synthesize the info and apply the lessons learned.
Schedule Recurring Meetings a Month In Advance. Jeff Gitterman, CEO of Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management and Beyond Success consulting in Iselin, N.J., and author of Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity, schedules all his recurring meetings at least a month in advance. One immediate benefit is that being unprepared for a meeting becomes unacceptable. But the bigger benefit is that all that lead time encourages meeting participants to actually reflect on the issues and thereby increases the ROI of the meeting, according to Gitterman.
No Email Fridays. Scott Dockter, CEO of PBD, an worldwide inventory management and shipping company based in Atlanta, tried a bold experiment to get employees to shift their fundamental relationship with electronic communications, at least when it came to talking with each other. Obviously, if a client emailed a question, it's answered, but for routine internal communications employees are encouraged to talk face-to-face or pick up the phone and have an actual conversation. Dockter believes the quality of the communication benefits from employees taking the time to talk and converse.
Defend Vacations. "When I'm on vacation, I expect my people not to call me unless it's an absolute emergency," says Frederick J. Krebs, president of the Association of Corporate Counsel, with nearly 25,000 in-house lawyers in more than 70 countries as members. "By the same token, I will not interrupt someone's vacation with phone calls." Krebs wants people to come back from vacations with open minds and fresh perspectives, and they can't do that if one foot is still back in the office.
Get a Hobby. It doesn't really matter what it is, but Krebs thinks that CEOs enlarge their perspectives not only by having a hobby but by practicing it. Krebs takes his camera everywhere and when he goes to client meetings or conferences, he tries to schedule an extra afternoon to take pictures. "The important thing is for CEOs to be able to focus on something other than the day-to-day details of running the business," he says. "Fresh thinking requires fresh environments."
Reflections on Getting Out of The Office
Dory Wiley, president and CEO of Dallas-based Commerce Street Capital, says it's easy to deal with the issues of the moment and to react to whatever people bring you. The solution is simple. Leave the office. "If you're in the office, every CEO will prioritize customer service or employee needs above their own," he says. So if you're serious about getting time for reflection, get out of the office. In the meantime, here are a few things to try:
Work on the things that are your biggest problems first. The longer you put them off, the harder they'll get.
Question everything. Are we in the right business? Yes, that's what you pay consultants for, but if the CEO can ask those questions, it represents free competitive advantage.
Reflect when your head is most clear and available. For Wiley, that's in the morning.
Create alone time. Alone time doesn't happen by accident. It must be created.
Encourage Reflection. If employees are not thinking but just doing tasks, you're probably overpaying them.
Turn Reflection into Action. The competitive advantage is not the reflection, but the action.
Same Page Sessions
Once they grow to a certain size, organizations have a huge challenge ensuring that employees agree on key values and objectives. The challenge is complicated when a company has not just one CEO, but three, as does Kahler Slater, a Milwaukee-based architecture and design company with six offices. The company attacks the challenge with twice-a-month meetings called "Same Page" sessions. These sessions are generally attended by the three CEOs of the company and their direct reports. In addition, anyone in the company can get time on the agenda just by asking. Here's an agenda from late December:
Update on 2011 budget
Farewell gift to retiring partner
Drill down in results of the Best Places to Work (Kahler Slater is a seven-time winner) to see what lessons can be drawn for continuous improvement
Design of new office space
Update on selected client engagements
Briefing from director of client services on unsuccessful pitch and what the company could learn
In addition, once a year, the three CEOs (or the "3EOs, as they are referred to) take their Same Page Session offsite for a day, according to Jill Morin, one of the 3EOs. "Just a change in venue lets us think differently and, just as important, to listen to each other differently, than we do in the office," Morin says. At the most recent such off-site, the 3EOs worked on some feedback from associates that while the mission and objectives of Kahler Slater were clear, the tangible vision (what the company will be like when it actually achieves those objectives) were less lucid. The 3EOs went through an exercise to imagine that it was 2020 and to ask questions such as, what would Kahler Slater be like? What kind of work would it be doing? Whom would it be serving with this work? In silence, the three partners wrote down their hopes and visions. They were gratified to find how consistent the results were. They came back with a statement that would later be further massaged by the team. It was the kind of deep, reflective work that was all but impossible to do individually or, in a busy office, even collectively.
Note: Upcoming issues of Chief Executive will include Essentials columns on working effectivelywith your CIO, CMO, and human resources department, as well as when and how to blog.
John Kador is a business author based in Lewisburg, PA. His last book is What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Million Dollar Business (with Brian Cohen, McGraw-Hill).


While posting at T-P this past week, the site is locking up during Preview or Submit about 80% of the time. The lock-up probability goes up with the time spent editing before Preview or Submit.
The lock-up probability goes up with the time spent editing before Preview or Submit.
That seems to suggest an idle virtual server being swapped out and taking too long to swap back in.
Skynet, er, Google, knows that we are on to it (see the "Skynet is coming" thread).
I often see "Google [Bot]" listed near the bottom of the main page as being online at T-P... maybe that is the attack vector.
Is something like a kickstarter to pay for fix at all interesting/feasible?
Another phpbb forum I administer was upgraded and transitioned from sqlite to mysql database earlier this week. Before the upgrade it was periodically slow/timed out, like this site. After it's much faster.
So, I've been experiencing this issue now for the past year. Maybe longer.
What seems to happen is when I click on a thread, or a link that opens a position in a thread, such as to a specific page, or the last post, the website stalls like 90% of the time. I used to wait a while and then re-click the same link, and eventually it would work.
I have realized that if I click a such a link and then follow it by the same click again about 2-3 seconds later, the website almost always responds within 4-10 seconds and loads the page requested.
My guess is that the server retrieved the page from the first click, but often does not continue and complete the request and send send it over HTTP. Then, via the second click, a second request comes in, and since the page is already swapped into storage, it quickly transmits the page.
This is irritating, and I post this for Joe S. just in case he wants to look into it. I am also interested in knowing if everyone else is silently dealing with this problem.


Kristin and Stan met in high school, dated, broke up, and then found each other years later. It was one of the sweetest stories I had ever heard. We were thrilled to be a part of their small, family wedding. The couple married at Mediterra, and we took for a brief walk on Vanderbilt Beach, then finished with an intimate meal at Brio Tuscan Grill at the Waterside shops. It was a wonderful afternoon in Naples!


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