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2016-2017 Premier League Preview
The English Premier League returns for its 25th season on the 13th of August 2016, with a new name and new logo. For the first time since 1992, the top-tier football league in England will not have a title sponsor.
"From next season we will move away from title sponsorship and the competition will be known simply as the Premier League, a decision which provided the opportunity to consider how we wanted to present ourselves as an organization and competition," Premier League Managing Director, Richard Masters.
The decision shows the league's desire to follow major American sports leagues like the NBA and NFL, who present 'sponsorless' brands. I was never a fan of the sponsored Barclay's Premier League brand and always referred to the league as the English Premier League. I think this is a refreshing change, and now that I think about it, none of the top leagues across Europe have title sponsors.
New name, new logo and new rules. The Premier League has decided to "improve behavior across the game" by tasking "the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) to take a stronger position and action towards unacceptable participant conduct."
If only the league could see that, these same officials are a part of the problem. Year in, year out, the teams (and fans) have to endure controversial refereeing decisions and missed calls. The players and managers are not allowed to voice any negative opinions of the referees, and they are not held accountable for their incorrect decisions. Imagine having a job where your boss views you as infallible, and you are paid handsomely regardless of your performance? Don't get me wrong, I welcome the new rules and agree that action was needed to curb the bad behavior of players during games. However, if these rules are open to referee interpretation and not applied consistently across the game, then it will just lead to more controversial decisions and bad behavior on the field.
Starting next season the following incidents of bad behavior will result in the following sanctions.
Dissent towards match officials
Yellow cards will be issued to players who:
Show visibly disrespectful behavior to any match official
Respond aggressively to decisions
Confront an official face to face
Run towards an official to contest a decision
Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards match officials
Red cards will be issued to players who confront match officials and use offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards them.
Physical contact with match officials
A yellow card for physical contact with any match official in a non-aggressive manner (e.g. an inquisitive approach to grab the official's attention).
A red card for physical contact with match officials in an aggressive or confrontational manner.
Surrounding match officials
A yellow card for at least one player when two or more from a team surround a match official.
The FA will continue to sanction teams when they surround match officials.
With that said, what else can we expect for the upcoming season? Like the old cliché, "expect the unexpected." I think the Premier League is the best football league most watched football league because of its unpredictability and its entertainment value. Take last season; nobody expected Leicester City to finish in the Top Four much less winning the league. I predicted that they would have gotten relegated, but the Foxes had other plans. They will start this season as defending champions. With Champions League football to contend with and the possibility of losing key players in the transfer market, A Top Seven position is likely for Leicester City.
The Manchester teams have new coaches in Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Jose Mourinho (Manchester United). As if the teams' rivalry wasn't enough, the coaches will be renewing their personal rivalry from their time in the Spanish League. Manchester United and Jose Mourinho were linked from the moment Chelsea sacked him. Even though Louis Van Gaal was still the manager at the club, it was believed that the Dutchman had no chance of staying on as manager once Mourinho became available. Mourinho returns to the Premier League with a chip on his shoulder. Last season Mourinho's antics had Chelsea hovering above the relegation zone before Roman Abramovich unceremoniously dismissed him. Mourinho will have 'King Zlatan' to aid him in his quest to conquer the Premier League and return Manchester United to their former glory. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mourinho 's track record of winning the league with whichever clubs they represent, I would not be surprised if United were champions come May.
Manchester City confirmed Pep Guardiola as their new manager last season while Manuel Pellegrini was still in charge of the club. The decision left me scratching my head, and I firmly believe it played a part in the team's fourth-placed finish last season. Guardiola enters the Premier League as the savior of Manchester City. He is the one charged with righting the wrongs for The Citizens that saw them finish outside the Top Three for the first time since the 2009-2010 season. Guardiola is another manager that regularly wins where ever he goes. He did it at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but those teams were arguably the best teams in their leagues at the time. He will be given all the pieces he needs to guarantee a title challenge this season, and anything except a Top Two finish would be a failure. The Champions League will also be a priority for The Citizens.
It would be difficult and near impossible for Chelsea to do any worse than their tenth place finish last season. As mentioned earlier in this post, Mourinho was sacked by Abramovich after an extended run of poor results and internal turmoil at the club. Chelsea has a new coach in the Italian, Antonio Conte. Expectations are high at Stamford Bridge as the champions of two seasons ago enter this campaign feeling like last season was just a blip in their recent Premier League domination. With virtually the same team that won the league in 2015, a passionate new coach, no European matches and a point to prove; this Chelsea team will be challenging for the title. Top Three is a reasonable expectation.
Arsenal comes into this campaign the same as they have done in most campaigns in the last decade; Knowing that they are just a few quality signings away from winning the Premier League. Arsene Wenger has played the role of team accountant far better than he has played the role of team manager in the last couple of seasons. His refusal to spend (overspend) in the transfer market has blighted his team's chances of winning the league over and over again. He has been a dedicated servant of the club and has transformed the team into a household name by playing attractive football. However, his refusal to step aside has done the club a disservice in the eyes of several fans. Last season, I highlighted in a post how the league was tailored made for Arsenal, but in usual Arsenal fashion, they were not victorious. This season should not be any different and as usual, they will finish in the Top Four.
How do you finish third in a two-horse race? Tottenham has the answer. In the final week of the previous campaign, the North London team and 'Cinderella team' Leicester City were embroiled in a heated title race. When the dust had settled Leicester City were champions, Arsenal second and Tottenham third. I want to believe that Tottenham learned something from that campaign and will push on this season and challenge for the title. Unfortunately, I don't think that will happen, some of the teams that finished below them last season have gotten considerably better, and they also have to contend with Champions League football. As such I expect them to finish in the Top Six.
What can I say about Liverpool? Their 8th placed finish last season ensured that they would not have to contend with the 'distraction' of European football. Jurgen Klopp took Liverpool to two cup finals and should have won a trophy, but it wasn't in the cards. Klopp was appointed last season after Brendan Rodgers was sacked. This season will be his first full season in charge of the club. Nevertheless, having been under the German's charge for less than a year, Liverpool have shown real glimpses of things to come. Klopp has made it clear he wants his team to play full-throttle attacking and pressing football and Liverpool's transfer activity suggests they are making the moves to achieve those objectives. It is too soon to see the full effects of Klopp's German engineering on this Liverpool team. However, they will improve on last season and finish in the Top Five.
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I wonder if /when we will see the day the FA fully embrace the available technology to aid match officials?
If I was a ref or linesman I would most definitely want the back up of the instant replay.
These blokes are under immense pressure and in some cases their jobs might be at stake.
It must be dreadful to watch a re run of a match you have just officiated and see a call you made was wrong and potentially disastrous to the team/player concerned,
Tough call re: United, Mourinho notwithstanding. I won't be surprised if Chelsea bounce back and come out all guns blazing now the specter of the "Mourinho debacle" is behind them.
I think it will be same old same old with the Gunners.
The Pool? Hmmmm. I can dream!
Leicester? Now that is going to be a lot of fun to watch and I can only wish them well.
What do you reckon on Alladyce as England Manager? Reckon he has what it takes?
Great post by the way. Glad to have stumbled across a kindred spirit.
I don't think we will see the day the FA embraces any further forms of technology to aid match officials. Not until those same forms of technology are embraced by FIFA. I was surprised when the FA implemented goal line technology. The FA is set in its ways. The officiating in the PL has been sub par for a while and I see no change until they address the issues.
I get the impression you are a Liverpool fan. I am a die hard Reds fan.
Big Sam's appointment as England manager is just another example of the FA's backward ways. The only criteria for the England manager job is that you have your coach's badges and be English. I don't think he can do any worse than Hodgson.
Thank you for visiting and commenting. Much appreciated.
I saw Sam's press interview after his appointment and was impressed how he handled it, especially when the fact he has never won trophies etc was brought up.
But of course, you're right about the criteria.
But England generally remind me of a note on a school report: Tries hard fails miserably.
I had hoped they might have given Gerard a call to assist, but at least Alladyce has Sammy Lee.
We live in hope!
Yes, we can hope. If you are interested in fantasy football, I have a league you could join.
Thanks. But I tag along on one with my kids. That is stressful enough!
🙂 No problem. Good luck this season.
ambrosiaomg says:
Agreement all around. It's going to be an interesting season.
stannyha says:
Hmmm, I believe you're on point with most of what you've said except for Arsenal. I can't see Wenger getting into the top four this season with the likes of Pep, Mourinho, Conte, Klopp & other managers (esp managers coming up from the Championship) who would try to emulate Ranieri's success. With the intense competition this season and Wenger's tendency to hold on to the pursestrings for dear life, if Arsenal make top 5 this season, I would be shocked… & I'm a hard man to shock. You've been modest in your Liverpool assessment. If Sturridge has a healthy season, Firmino improves a bit & Coutinho continues with his magic – I see genuine reason for others to tremble.
Every match will be like a final. Thanks to Leicester, so-called minnows will pull out all the stops to make an impression. I can't wait for the season to begin!
Thanks for the strength. I believe Wenger has mastered the Top Four finish. It wouldn't be the Premier League without some surprises.
Absoya62 says:
Good post iyah. With the injection of more winning top coaches I see this upcoming '16/'17 season being a bail biter. I'm anxious to see how Leicester will manage UCL along with prem & other local tournies. LFC & CFC don't have European distractions and should be fresher bar any unforseen & unfortunate injuries. Should we stem the easy goal lapses we should give a good account. Sturridge, Firmino, Origi, Coutinho, Mane & Wijnaldum healthy will be problems.
In no order my top 5; LFC, MCFC, CFC, MUFC, ARS
Thanks for passing through.
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Resiliency. It's a word that's spoken about frequently with psychologists working with youth – and with good reason.
Adversity is an inevitable part of the human experience. Whether due to potentially life-changing situations (e.g., having a major illness, experiencing loss, living in impoverished neighborhoods), or to more common experiences such as having trouble in school or navigating tough peer and/or family relationships — we all will face challenges in our lives that determine how we view ourselves, others, and our futures.
Being resilient means that we are able to use skills and strengths to cope and recover from adversity.
Research shows that skills such as social competence, optimism, problem solving, and emotional control can be taught, and the earlier these skills are learned the more resilient the child becomes.
Research also shows that resilient children report more favorable mental health, do better in school, and have more positive social relationships than non-resilient children.
What's more, findings show that kids who are more resilient grow up to be more successful and healthier adults.
So with resiliency being crucial to kids' future success, parents might be wondering if and how they can encourage their children to be resilient. As a child psychologist who spends much time in local Cincinnati high schools, parents often ask me this very question.
Let your kids fail — within reason.
The sweet spot for resiliency is learning how to bounce back from a failure. Letting your kids fail allows them to learn what to do differently next time. For instance, if your child really wants to make new friends but doesn't know how, practice greeting skills with your child and let them apply the skills in their own way. It may not go as planned, but your child will learn from the experience. You can then talk about what your child did well and what to try next time.
Feelings of discomfort are okay.
One important component of resiliency is independent problem solving. Yet there are times when problems are not easily solved or the solution didn't work. These instances can lead to frustration and a tendency to "give up".
Rather than solving the problem for your children, it is more helpful to support their decision and to remind them that failure happens to everyone. Even their parents! It can be incredibly helpful to acknowledge your children's feelings and let them know that it's okay to be upset or disappointed. Once these feelings are validated, discuss with your children what was learned from the experience and help develop an alternative solution. This strategy goes a long way in developing emotional control and self-confidence.
Focus on acceptance and positivity.
Certain situations in children's lives are simply out of their control (same goes for adults!) There's no sense in worrying about it or trying to change it – because it won't help and isn't possible. And sometimes, doing so can lead to anxiety, stress, depression or even worsening of symptoms. But what can be controlled is how they think about it. It's a choice. For instance, if your child has a condition like inflammatory bowel disease – neither he nor you can change that diagnosis. However, your child can choose to not let it define him. Focus on what's going well versus what's not.
Parents can show their children how to be resilient by modeling the resiliency skills themselves. Think about how you react to certain adverse life events. If you've made a mistake at work, for instance, tell your kids about it. Describe to them your feelings of discomfort but also what you learned and how you intend to fix it. Tell them you've thought through all of the options and you're optimistic about your plan to make it right. Talking to kids about your mistakes validates that it's okay to make one and explaining what you plan to do about it illustrates how to bounce back from it.
Fortunately kids are hard wired to be resilient and they might simply need a little encouragement along the way to help foster these important skills. Following the above suggestions can help put your child on the path to seeing some problems as things that are fixable versus out of their control.
Richard Gilman, PhD, is a psychologist in the division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He spends time helping students in area high schools cope with anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues. As a father of two boys, he sees the value of resiliency on a daily basis.


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"And in the last reel Bogart did become the archetype of a tech rep-lonely, embattled, obstinate, totally incapable or understanding women-so that in the final shot he stalked off-camera, a defeated, bitter man taking his battle to some other terrain populated with actors whom he would be incapable of understanding or adjusting to. It was a shocking end, and when the watery lights come on, and the night sounds of the jungle closed in on us, a sense of loneliness pervaded the coconut shed. When the German said goodnight he added, SOMETIMES WE GET SUPRISE, EVEN IN AMERICAN FILMS.
On the long drive back to Holt's camp I said, I DIDN'T CATCH THE NAME OF THE MOVIE.
IN A LONLY PLACE, he said. he rarely used the names of movies. In future conservations this would be spoken of as THAT TIME WHEN HUMPHREY BOGART KICKED AWAY THE LOVE OF GLORIA GRAHAME. He thought that Bogart should have received an Oscar for the film. MISS GRAHAME, TOO, FOR THAT MATTER, BUT SHE GOT ONE THAT TIME WHEN SHE WAS DICK POWELL'S WIFE. This missed me, but before I could query him, he added respectively, FUNNY, POWELL WAS A SCREENWRITER TOO I GUESS MISS GRAHAME GOES FOR SCREENWRITERS.
On the impulse of the moment I asked, WHEN YOU TRACKED DOWN THE TIGER, DID YOU IMAGINE YOURSELF TO BE HUMPHREY BOGART?
He turned away from the steering wheel and looked at me in astonishment, saying nothing. I pointed to the road and he returned to his driving. After some minutes of silence he said, SO FAR AS I KNOW, HUMPHREY BOGART WAS NEVER IN SUMATRA. Later he added, MISS GRAHAME...IN SOME OF THOSE SCENES...SHE LOOKED LIKE LORA KATE. I guess that Bogart in his domestic chaos had looked a great deal like Harvey Holt, but I kept my mouth shut, and when we got back to the camp out of which Holt was working, he asked, YOU LIKE TO HEAR SOME MUSIC?"
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Quick Timeline of Paola Nunez
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2004 Movie debut from Miss Carrusel
2001 Television debut from Like in the movies
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April 8 , 1978
Born in Tecate, Mexico
Paola Nunez was born on April 8, 1978, in Tecate, Mexico. Paola is the daughter of Hector Manuel Nunez Castillo and Silvia Rivas. She is well-known for her role as Barbara in television series, ''Love In Custody''.
Relationship with Diego Luna
Paola Nunez was involved in a love affair with Diego Luna, a Mexican actor, and the couple got separated after a year of their relationship.
Engaged with Rodolfo Valdes
Paola Nunez got engaged with her long-term boyfriend, Diego Lune in March 2013. Similarly, Paola is living a happy life with her fiance without any rumors of separation and an extra-marital affair.
Movie debut from Miss Carrusel
Paola Nunez made her movie debut through the 2004 movie, ''Miss Carrusel''as Claudia, which received mixed reviews from the audiences. Following this, Paola appeared in numerous other movies like, Without her, Behind Power.
Television debut from Like in the movies
Paola made her television debut through the television series named, Like in the movies as Karen. Thereafter, she appeared in numerous television series including, Destination, Queen of Hearts.
In the beginning of her career, Paola Nunez appeared in television series, ''Like in the movies'' in a supporting role where she played a charactered named, Karen. Following this, Paulo Nunez appeared in numerous television series including, Get on my motorcycle, The five faces of love, As long as there is life, Queen of Hearts, The Son and many other.
Similarly, Paola's first step in the film industry was through a short film Miss Carousel, where she appeared in a supporting role. Thereafter, Paola Nunez has appeared in numerous other movies like Depositaries, Without her, Wish, Behind power, The most sought, Dariela on Tuesdays and many others. From her career as an actress, Paola was honored with ''Bravo Award'' and ''Association of Theatrical Journalists Awards'' and nominated for 55 Ariel Award and ''Silver Goddesses award''.
Along with this, Paola worked as an associate producer in 2013 thriller Mexican movie, Detras del Poder.
Moving towards her personal life, Nunez is unmarried till this date. Nunez has dated many personalities. She once dated Fernando Alonso, a Spanish racing driver, however, the couple couldn't continue their relationship and got separated. Later, Paola was involved in a love affair with Diego Luna, a Mexican actor. Her second affair with Luna was also short-lived; the relationship lasted just for a year.
Currently, Paola is engaged to her long-term boyfriend, Rodolfo Valdes, a tv actor. Paola and her fiance are enjoying their romantic relationship for a long time, however, they have not so far talked regarding their marriage plans.
Nunez belongs to a white ethnicity and holds a Mexican nationality. Nunez earns a big amount of money through her profession, however, the exact figure of Nunez's net worth and salary are still unrevealed.
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Robert Garot received his Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA in 2003. He is Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. His book, Who You Claim: Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets, published by NYU Press in 2010, has been reviewed in Teacher's College Record and Contemporary Sociology, and it received Honorable Mention for the Robert E. Park Award from the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. In 2007 and 2008, he conducted fieldwork in Tuscany on racialization practices and the experiences of immigrants with the law. He is a facilitator for the Alternatives to Violence Project in the Garden State Penitentiary, and has served as an advisor to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Urban Institute.
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Member, Graduate Center Sociology Department
American Sociological Association
American Society of Criminology
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Society for the Study of Social Problems
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interation
Course Taught
Crimmigration (Graduate Course)
Environmental Sociology
Ethnographic Methods
Gangs and Transnationalism
Introduction to Criminology
Introduction to Sociology
Migration and Crime
Senior Seminar
Sociology of Everyday Life
Sociology of Law
Sociology of Mental Illness
Youth and Crime
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2010 Who You Claim: Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets. New York: New York University Press.
2012 The Global Sociology Blog. http://globalsociology.tumblr.com/post/32098936549/book-review-who-you-claim. Accessed 8/30/15.
2011 Andrew V. Papachristos. Contemporary Sociology. September, 2011, pp. 589-591.
2010 Annette Hemmings. Teachers College Record. July 20, 2010 http://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 16077.
2018 "'The Long Line They Must Make in the Night': Performative Realism in the Italian State's Relations with Outsiders." Administory. Journal for the History of Public Administration 3 (2018), 233–244 (DOI : 10.2478 / ADHI - 2018 - 0011).
2018 With Peter Collin and Timon de Groot. "Bureaucracy and Emotions. Perspectives across Disciplines." Administory. Journal for the History of Public Administration 3 (2018), 5–19 (DOI : 10.2478 / ADHI - 2018 - 0002).
2015 "Gang Banging as Edgework." Dialectical Anthropology March, 2015. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10624-015-9374-5?sa_campaign=email/event/articleAuthor/onlineFirst
2014 "The Psycho-Affective Echoes of Colonialism in Fieldwork Relations." Forum Qualitative Social Research 15(1). http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1401125
2012 "Gang Banging as Edgework." Kriminologisches Journal 44(3):167-181.
2010 "The Gang's School: Challenges of Reintegrative Social Control." Pp. 149-176 in Stacy Burns and Mark Peyrot (Eds.), Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Vol. 17. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
Mellon Mid-Career Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center
Robert E. Park Book Award, Honorable Mention, Community and Urban Section, American Sociology Association.
Calandra Institute of Italian American Studies Semester Fellowship
Dwight Conquergood Award, Performance Studies International, Honorable Mention
LeRoy Neimann Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Oct 2, 2017 · 4 min read
Innovation has been a focus for our Singapore team this year, with their most recent innovation being the V-Showroom, a first-of-its-kind mixed reality dealership for our global client General Motors. We spoke with the minds behind this work, Stan Lim, Regional Creative Director and Chye Yong Hock, Innovation Director as they stepped off the stage at Spikes Asia 2017.
[For the people who didn't make it to Singapore for your presentation]
What were key takeaways from your talk at Spikes Asia?
Stan: The key thing that we wanted people to take away from our session is to think deeper about what you can actually do with experiential tech and not just limit it to consumer-facing implementation. Where innovation started out was really to create nice brand experiences and delight consumers. But there's so much more to experiential tech than that, and if done right, I believe it can create real business value.
Chye: A lot of people at Spikes were talking about how experiential technology and machine learning have influenced the marketing landscape in general. But fundamentally, we wanted to show people that technological advancements will be more prevalent in the future as long as we focus the end point on delivering something of tangible value to the client. We also shared best practices for Innovation projects, for example how we approach them, and what was the process is for kick-starting these projects with clients based on our past learnings. It's a very different process from pure-play marketing projects.
With AI and data advancements dominating industry conversation, does creativity still matter?
Stan: Of course it still matters, but AI & Data has changed the process involved in creativity. AI and data will impact how we have to be creative in order to solve a client's problem. But AI & Data isn't the end point — we will still need to create delightful experiences for people.
Chye: These days there are a lot of companies in the tech and innovation space, so it's creativity that sets an agency apart. If digital agencies didn't own creativity, we would be just like any other tech solutions provider or vendor, where everyone is selling just one product. But we tell clients "don't think about the tech you want to use. Rather, think about the problem you want to solve" and from there, we can figure out what we need to create, and what tech we use.
And it's no longer just about creative marketing alone — we need to blend it together with tech solutions and services in order to be truly effective. But the challenge a lot of agencies face is how much clients are willing to invest — proper implementation of some of these new technologies are big investments. And to use tech for only one campaign is just not worth it. That's why we are focused on experimenting with technology that has longer-term potential, for example improvements that can be made to the customer service industry just makes more sense. Strategically choosing areas of experimental focus is an agency's biggest opportunity for delivering great value to clients.
What's the latest in the digital and creativity in Asia-Pacific?
Chye: It's shifting; the advertising landscape is changing a lot, and it's to do with how APAC clients are spending their money. For example, in Asia social has largely become a low investment staple of the marketing mix. Clients have set how much they want to spend and how they want to do it. So, they're less open to new ideas.
Clients' investment is slowly diverting to experiential tech to help them retain customers — this client demand has increased a lot more this year. Many companies now have innovation teams, and they are treating it just like a marketing division. So, they are definitely going to spend more on innovation and experiences in the near future.
Stan: Generally, I think APAC clients have matured in their approach to innovation and in some cases the clients are more aware of what technology can do but not how to deliver it. But when you're facing a client who might be thinking "there's no use for tech beyond marketing" not many agencies can jump in and leverage the opportunity. In APAC, we still have a lot of catching up to do.
Why should businesses and brands investigate what innovation can do for their business today?
Stan: It's the risk of being disrupted. Entire categories are getting replaced on a monthly, and sometimes, weekly basis.
Chye: Brands and businesses need to understand that tech and innovation is a part of the working world today, and it is not something you buy off the shelf. They need to understand how it can power their business.
Lots of brands and businesses are already investing in creating an innovative culture. They are rethinking and maturing in the way they approach innovation projects. And companies like Kickstarter have helped foster the start-up culture to make brands and businesses more accepting of trial and error, and the mantra "fail-fast".
Also, the customer demand is there. Take the car industry for example, people want the latest technology in their cars now, so automakers have put more innovation into producing cars in the last two years than they have in the last twenty. But this takes learning and can't be completed overnight. So, you need to start the innovation process early.
Stan: Disruption is not an event, it's an ongoing process. So, the day you realise you are being disrupted is the day it's too late to do anything — As Chye mentioned, innovation needs to start now to prevent yourself from being disrupted six months down the road.
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Feb15 - Guy's Gift – Support for bereaved children
Stuart & Jackie Potter, Trustees of "Guys Gift" charity told the Rotary Club of Warwick this week about their work supporting children, young people and their families deal with bereavement. Their mission is to help children and young people through the grieving process in a safe, supportive and educational environment.
They founded the charity in 2009 when they realised that there was little or no provision to help youngsters throughout the County understand and come to terms with their feelings after a family bereavement. This often surfaces at school when a child's behaviour and attention suffer, and friends or teachers may realise that not all is well. Mental health issues are now recognised more due to the Princes campaigning, and Rio Ferdinand drawing attention to the impact the loss of his wife had on all his family.
Initially referrals were less than 30 a year, but in 2018 the charity received over 300 contacts across the County, with about 60 from Warwick District. Guys Gift has a team of 4, as well as 25 volunteers, one being a former client now helping others. The team also offers advice and support to parents, carers and professional, along with training and raising community awareness.
Support is tailored to individual needs and may include group support, one to one support, counselling, books, or craft activities enabling children to explore their issues. Group sessions bring children together and can help to reduce the isolation of feeling they are the only one to have experienced loss or separation. Parents are also brought together with similar results.
Stuart Potter wants people to be aware that help is available to support bereaved children and their families through difficult times. Guys Gift has a website where you can find out more www.guysgift.co.uk , and they need funding and volunteers to continue their work.
David Brain thanked Stuart for explaining their work and President David Smith presented Stuart with a cheque towards their work.
Stuart & Jackie Potter receive a cheque from President David Smith (right)


I've always been a fan of Kendrick Lamar. He seems like a youngin' that gets it. Just to give a little breakdown on this project, King Mason and I were just wrapping up a Sam Trump project and working on a movie score. Sam is currently on tour with Sidewalk Chalk, and we had a little time to mess around with some music. As far as the new album from Kendrick, we both were hoping that he would expand on the sound from To Pimp a Butterfly. To begin, he had top flight musicians and vocalists on this project, and he proved that you didn't have to create a "Trap Album" to have critical acclaim as well as commercial success in a modern-day release. However, when we heard the minimalist approach for the DAMN. project, it caught us off-guard.
In the case of King Mason, I met him through Kashmere Don while I was working on the Mvula Project with Luke. I wanted to work with a local bass player and I heard he was the guy. I saw where he was listed in the credits as a session musician for The Hue, but when I went to visit him at his spot, I got to hear his personal work and it was great. He wanted the opportunity to be recognized as a producer and not just a session musician, so we decided to collaborate on The Ashby Project and we feel we created a great project. One great thing that King Mason loves to do is add his touch on completed works, so we thought adding his touches on the Kendrick Project would be fun.
This is truly a King Mason project! I had my opinions on a couple things, but I really want folks to understand how extremely talented that he is. On top of that, he is a great guy. I hope you enjoy King Mason's take on these songs and be looking out for more Kay & King Mason in the near future!
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Patients with blood cancers such as leukaemia vary in their immune response to COVID-19 and can struggle to clear infection for very many weeks, according to new research published in Cancer Cell. By contrast, most patients with solid tumours, even those with advanced cancer, can mount an effective and lasting immune defence.
Researchers from King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute have been studying the way SARS-CoV-2 impacts the immune system through the COVID-IP project and have already identified immune signatures that are associated with severe disease and hospitalisation. Their latest collaboration, funded by Cancer Research UK, called SOAP, specifically looks at people with cancer to see if their immune system responds differently to the coronavirus and if there are any long-term effects.
Until now, doctors have had very little information about how COVID-19 might impact patients with cancer and many have faced delays with treatment. So it's vital to build a picture of cancer-specific infection and immunity that could help inform treatment strategies. This is all the more relevant given the UK government's renewed advice on shielding.
The team led by Dr Sheeba Irshad, in collaboration with Professor Adrian Hayday, Dr Piers Patten, and staff at Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals, analysed the blood of 76 cancer patients - 41 who had COVID-19 and 35 who had not been exposed to the virus. 23 of the people with cancer had solid tumours, and 18 had blood cancers.
When they compared samples with the immune signatures from COVID-19 patients without cancer, they saw that patients with solid tumours had a similar immune response to those without cancer, regardless of cancer stage or if they were undergoing treatment. These patients were still able to mount an effective and lasting antibody response.
However, the immune response of patients with blood cancers varied considerably, particularly for patients with cancers that affect B-cells, which are crucial for mounting an antibody defence. In most, the response to infection was less pronounced and took longer to develop. Some patients struggled to clear the infection and others developed no antibodies at all, meaning that certain patients with blood cancer had an active coronavirus infection for more than 10 weeks.
Sheeba Irshad, SOAP project lead at King's College London, said: "Whilst we need to maintain caution, our study provides some confidence and reassurance to care providers that many of our patients with solid cancers will mount a good immune response against the virus, develop antibodies that last and hopefully resume their cancer treatment as soon as possible.
"These conclusions imply that many patients despite being on immunosuppressive therapies will respond satisfactorily to COVID-19 vaccines. For patients with blood cancers, especially those with B-cell malignancies, this may not hold true even in the era of COVID-19 vaccines. Our work suggests that they may be susceptible to persistent infection despite developing antibodies, so the next [and ongoing] stage of our study will focus on monitoring their response to the vaccines. At present, the best way to protect them may be to vaccinate all the carers to achieve herd immunity in the clinic."
COVID-IP project lead Adrian Hayday, who heads the Crick's Immunosurveillance Laboratory and is Professor of Immunobiology at King's College London, said: "This study is a prime example of a fast-tracked collaboration between basic scientists and clinical teams that in a short space of time revealed several unexpected findings that are highly informative and very helpful clinically.
"The COVID-IP study was made possible because of technologies originally used to track the immune response in patients receiving cancer immunotherapies and we've been able to adapt this work to further understand the impact of SARS-CoV-2."
The next phase of the SOAP study will be monitoring the immune responses of cancer patients to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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I have finished my Master's degree now. Just as my husband and I believed this huge mountain was behind us, we immediately slammed into another one. This one is bigger and meaner and we will not survive it together.
This was so beautifully written, and heartbreaking to read. It is a monster, definitely.


Normally when I join The Entertainment Answer for our monthly podcast-chat we dish about the latest in entertainment. Each month we assemble to talk about the best and worst movies we've seen, along with what we're looking forward to seeing in theaters for the rest of the month. However, this time, host Matt Mungle wanted to shake things up a bit.
While we do talk about our thoughts on the eighth installment in the FAST & FURIOUS franchise, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, we also got the opportunity to talk about what we do, our craft, the challenges, the great memories and how we came to write about movies for a living. It's a real off-the-record kind of chat, and hope you enjoy it. Listen to it below!


[Resolved] Cordova requirements "Android SDK not found." on Ubuntu 16.04. based OS.
I'm not sure where I would post this. But after searching for hours to solve the problem I'm keen to shorten the search for others.
I hope posting this helps others to get started easier. Razvan, feel free to move or delete if undesired.
@peter Hi Peter, thanks for sharing. Would you care for a documentation PR to add your findings on this specific case?
Sure, I'll add a troubleshooting section to the Cordova section in the docs.


Opening crawl enthusiasts likely have a bone or three to pick with Rogue One, the first standalone Star Wars film that predictably slayed the box office this weekend. Even Dan Perri, the famous title designer who created the original 1977 crawl, isn't feeling the movie's decision to omit the signature Star Wars intro.
"Frankly, it is a huge mistake, because the image is so iconic and it's so important to tens of millions, hundreds of millions of fans," Perri told the Hollywood Reporter Tuesday. "I couldn't imagine it starting without that. It's foolish." Of course, the Rogue One omission of a classic crawl mainly stems from the fact that the very story of Gareth Edwards' film is taken from Perri's OG design.
"You know, we're in the midst of talking about it, but I don't think these films will have an opening crawl," Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy told Entertainment Tonight back in July, suggesting that future standalone Star Wars films will also be short at least one crawl.
Interestingly, Perri hasn't seen Rogue One yet. In fact, he hasn't seen a single Star Wars film since the '77 original. "There are too many things to do and there are too many films out there to see," he told THR Tuesday. However, the film still bagged some serious box office dollars, even without Perri's endorsement or a fan-pleasing opening crawl.
During its opening weekend, Edwards' film pulled in $155 million at North American theaters. When adding in Forbes' estimated global dollars, the film's opening haul leaps to a highly braggable $290.5 million.


Hello! My name is Joanne Burns Firth and I am a British Showjumping (BS) UKCC level three coach. I am based at JJ Equestrian Services in Goxhill, North Lincolnshire.
I have competed in British Showjumping since I was eight years old, on ponies and as a young rider. I was a regular competitor at the Royal International Horse Show and the Horse of the Year Show and represented my country on the teams.
Now, as a senior, I take pleasure in breaking and producing quality young horses and coaching riders to achieve their goals and dreams. Coaching is a great passion; I love seeing a horse and rider improve and I get as much pleasure from watching clients win as I do winning myself.
I run the Lincolnshire side of the 'BS Lincs/Notts Academy' where we take a holistic approach to showjumping. This means that we work on a rider's flatwork, as well as their jumping. Together we set goals and have guest speakers talk to us about bitting, saddle fitting, feeding etc. I believe that this is important, as so many things affect a horse and rider's performance. These academies are fantastic as they provide riders with continuity from accredited coaches, as well as the time to social with fellow competitors in a non-show environment.
I hold regular showjumping clinics at many venues throughout Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, as well as at my own yard. In 2015 I was delighted to be nominated as BS Coach of the Year. I think that one of the most important things for a rider to have is confidence and self-belief. A rider must also be dedicated and hard working; my motto is believe and achieve.


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We were proud to be shortlisted than for no less than 7 projects in the 36th Annual Irish Concrete Society Awards. Great work comes from great Architects, Engineers & Contractors and we're fortunate enough to work with the industry's finest. We're competing against ourselves quite a bit this year but hopefully we'll bring something home, the projects include Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Kilkenny Central Access Scheme Bridge, Ballygaddy Road Interchange, Carlingford Ferry Slipway, Covanta, Royal Mint Encapsulation (UK) & The Avenue MSCP (UK).


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Update the system with pacman -Suy (it takes several minutes), set the root password and reboot.
The web interface is available by default at http://rpi_ip:9091.
If you want this daemon started at boot time, you should put this bashline on autostart file. If you decided to use cmus, I advise cmus-droid-remote, that allows you to control your cmus instance. You can also install cmus-app to add a web interface.
The last thing I done is install a realtime media streamer with a remote control interface; I choose jinzora. Install it following this article.


Evaluating the second-round series between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.
In broad strokes, this is a classic old school vs. new school confrontation. The Grizzlies' style fits the traditional playoff model, with an offense that revolves around the low-post work of their two big men, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, and a defense that's especially stingy in the paint. The Warriors are exactly the opposite, with an offense predicated on spreading the floor, the long-range shooting of guards Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson, and a switching, scrambling perimeter D that creates turnovers and leads to transition points.
The Warriors beat the Grizzlies twice in three tries during the regular season, but it would be a mistake to draw too many conclusions from that. Golden State center Andrew Bogut didn't play in the Warriors' loss, and Memphis didn't have point guard Mike Conley or wing defender Tony Allen when Thompson went off for 26 second-quarter points in one of the Grizzlies' losses. There are those who believe that the Warriors' style can't win a championship, and there are some who think that the Grizzlies' approach is too old-fashioned to win a title in today's NBA. The outcome of this series will provide ammunition for one of those arguments.
Why is Golden State favored? Do the math—the Warriors make threes and the Grizzlies make twos. Memphis was 29th in the league in both three-pointers made (5.2) and attempted (15.2) per game. Golden State, meanwhile, led the league in three-point percentage (39.8) and was second in three-pointers made (10.8). The Grizzlies are a solid defensive team overall, but three-point defense is their one weakness, and Curry, Thompson, and friends are well-equipped to take advantage of that.
The Warriors are just a bad matchup for Memphis with their ability to play small lineups that will cause problems for the Grizzlies' front line and their firepower in the backcourt, which becomes an even bigger issue if Memphis point guard Mike Conley doesn't play (more on that below). Memphis will have a hard time containing all the facets of the Warrior offense, and the Grizzlies don't play fast enough or shoot threes well enough to keep up.
In Gasol and Randolph, Memphis has more than 500 pounds of bulk to throw around in the low post. They're quite capable of getting Warrior center Andrew Bogut into foul trouble or at the very least wearing him down; and without Bogut, the Warriors are small—maybe too small to keep Gasol and Randolph from taking control of the paint. The Grizzles are built to play the kind of grind-it-out basketball that playoff series tend to feature, and they have been relatively successful at it in postseasons past.
The Warriors took advantage of New Orleans' playoff inexperience in the first round, but there will be no such advantage against the battle-tested Grizzlies. If Memphis can slow the pace down and hit the offensive boards well enough to keep the Warriors' transition game from getting into gear, they could piece together an upset.
Mike Conley. With all due respect to Nick Calathes and Beno Udrih, who filled in admirably at point guard for Conley, the Grizzlies will be badly overmatched in the backcourt as long as he is sidelined. Conley underwent surgery after suffering facial fractures against Portland that kept him out of the last two games of the first round.
Tony Allen is an elite defender, but he can't check Curry and Thompson at the same time, and the Warriors will surely try to attack with whichever of the two Allen doesn't guard. If Conley does make it back with anything close to normal effectiveness, it becomes a fairer fight in the backcourt, and his teammates will get better shots because of his playmaking ability. A relatively healthy Conley would make the series far more interesting.
Zach Randolph's plus/minus against the Warriors during the regular season was -52. This indicates that Randolph is a man without a matchup against Golden State. Draymond Green has a quickness advantage against him on offense, and Green is so skilled at defending bigger players like Randolph in the low post that the Grizzlies don't have as big an advantage there as they normally would. The Warriors are sure to test Randolph's ability to defend on the perimeter.
Consider, for example, the problems they will present for the less-than-nimble ZBo in Curry/Green pick-and-rolls. For the Grizzlies, it won't be pretty. It's worth noting that in the Grizzlies lone victory over Golden State, it was the performance of their bench, which went on a 20-0 run with Randolph off the floor, that made the difference. Memphis will have to figure out early in the series whether Randolph can be a positive factor for them, and be prepared to adjust accordingly.
Warriors in five. The Warriors are healthy, they've had plenty of rest after sweeping New Orleans in the first round, and they have had lots of time to prepare for the Grizzlies, whom they have known would be their likely opponent ever since Memphis took a 3-0 series lead against Portland last Saturday. The Grizzlies have only three days to get ready for the Warriors, and they have to deal with the uncertainty over Conley's availability.
Even if he's on the floor, it's hard to imagine that Conley will be able to play at peak efficiency, which means the Grizzlies won't either. Throw in the Warriors' home-court advantage at rowdy Oracle Arena, and this series shapes up as a tall task for Memphis. The Grizzies are proud, tough, and resourceful enough to make the games close, but probably not enough to hold off the Warriors, who played their best game of the playoffs in the final game of the Pelicans series. Golden State may be just hitting its postseason stride, and if that's true, it will be a short series.


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Finding an international partner is akin to mastering an elaborate dance. Georgetown's David Thomas discusses how to learn the right steps.
David A. Thomas • January 04, 2015
ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE DALTON COWAN
It's been said that Ginger Rogers was a great dancer because she did everything Fred Astaire did, only backward and in high heels. Now imagine if she had a succession of international suitors engaging her in a waltz, pas de deux, tango, and dozens of other elaborate moves, each with its own rules and rhythms. How well would she do then?
A business school dean looking for the right international collaborator might end up trying out steps with a series of potential partners, each with its own particular style. To avoid dancing backward, the dean should strive to take the lead in any such arrangement. But to remain relevant in today's competitive environment, the dean definitely should learn to dance.
International arrangements—more specifically, global business school partnerships—are flourishing in today's market. Of the top 100 EMBA programs ranked by the Financial Times in 2013, more than a quarter were international partnerships. More significantly, programs that are global partnerships are qualitatively beating their domestic counterparts: Seven of the FT's top ten EMBA programs in 2013 involved cross-border relationships among schools in countries such as the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Traditional MBA programs also have been forming partnerships with overseas institutions at a furious pace.
The reasons for the popularity of these arrangements are manifold. For the business school, these partnerships create new business opportunities, identify new students, enhance regional and global expertise, and build the brand. For students, deep-immersion programs provide an edge when they're searching for jobs in an increasingly interconnected world. In fact, students who don't have experience operating in locales such as Brazil, China, Colombia, and Kenya could lose job opportunities to their better-traveled peers.
But while the right global partnership can be a model of elegance, the wrong one can be clumsy and uncertain. A school that chooses the wrong partner will have to deal with a diminished reputation, unhappy students, procedural nightmares, and a long night on the dance floor.
CHOOSING A DANCE STYLE
Two main types of international partnerships exist. The first can be called a handoff, since one school simply delivers its students to another one. Each institution runs its program as it ordinarily would without adjusting staffing, curriculum, or teaching style. The second option, full integration, requires both schools to be much more deeply involved in coordinating and delivering classes.
Full integration is the model we use at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. We partner with Spain's ESADE Business School and Georgetown's School of Foreign Service for our global executive MBA (GEMBA) program. We also partner with both the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration of the Fundação Getulio Vargas (EBAPE/FGV) and ESADE for a corporate international master's program.
In the GEMBA arrangement, six 12- day modules take place in Spain, Brazil, the U.S., China, and India. Each module involves professors from each school who have worked together to prepare the curriculum for the class of about 35 students. The academic directors of both schools interview all the applicants, so there is true alignment. The Georgetown- ESADE-EBAPE/FGV partnership is similarly integrated, with modules in Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. The partners also offer online tutorials that students at all participating schools can access.
The integrated approach requires extra time, staffing, and coordination, which means our academic, admissions, program management, marketing, and finance teams must meet in person and virtually to plan and deliver the programs. However, we believe the benefits far outweigh the costs—as long as the institution has paired up with suitable collaborators.
Many prestigious business schools already run successful partnerships. Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management is allied with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School for a global EMBA that offers on-site studies in Hong Kong, the U.S., Israel, Germany, and Canada. Columbia's Graduate School of Business runs a program with London Business School in which students alternate between New York and London and can perform field study in Asia. UCLA's Anderson School of Management and the National University of Singapore together offer a curriculum that focuses on the Asian business environment.
However, there are stories about failures as well as successes. If the parties don't move to the same rhythms—for example, if they don't share educational philosophies and similar definitions of academic rigor—the dancers can trip and fall. We believe alliances will be more successful when the partners look for these key characteristics:
Programmatic excellence. Business schools must ally only with institutions of similar quality and with similar aspirations and values. This usually means each potential partner must closely review the other institution's academic programming. While the schools may have different ideas about what constitutes a detailed syllabus or appropriate classroom behavior, well-matched partners can solve these issues through dialogue among academic directors.
At the same time, business schools can benefit by finding partners that have strengths and weaknesses different from their own. For instance, Georgetown and ESADE initially paired up because they had similar Jesuit roots, international orientations, and experiential learning approaches. But each party brought different capabilities to the table. Georgetown took the lead in curriculum design and delivery, while ESADE directed program management and marketing.
Over the course of our six-year alliance, Georgetown has learned a great deal from our partner. We've progressed tremendously in marketing and business development; we've also learned how to make effective use of social media and how to engage alumni in marketing. In addition, we've learned from ESADE's approach to student services. Traditional MBAs usually are students first, but EMBA participants often are spouses first, businesspeople second, and students third. Georgetown has significantly upgraded its capabilities by watching how ESADE treats EMBAs more as executives than as students—for instance, by providing regular meals, offering convenient wireless service, and facilitating availability of course materials.
An open dance card. No one wants to dance with the wallflower, but it may be even worse to try to cut in on the belle of the ball. A business school in China that doesn't have international partners is often solitary for a reason, but it could make for a better pairing than a school that has extended itself too much.
At the same time, it's best to start with a slow dance. Before embarking on a large-scale project with a new partner, a school first should try small, customized programs. This will provide insight into the other school's operations, business networks, and internal politics. Such customized programs can be costly, but finding the right partner is worth the investment.
Geographic advantage. Business schools need partners located in countries much different from their own. Schools in emerging nations might pair with Western schools, while institutions in Europe and the U.S. might partner with those in nations that will be important in the future as they rise to become global centers of commerce and politics. Two well-known emerging economies, Brazil and China, have been choice sites for recent partnerships. Some economic analysts are touting the CIVETS nations of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa. Others are focusing on African countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, which boast vast natural resources, low cost of entry, young populations, and close relations with China. Yet some of these untapped markets make risky partners because their political unrest could put students in danger.
Safe environments. In fact, schools shouldn't partner with other institutions that can't assure the well-being of students, faculty, and administrators. Since political, security, and environmental incidents happen daily around the globe, business schools must conduct risk assessments of particular regions and specific sites and facilities. And schools should devise contingency plans no matter where they set up shop.
This past spring, Georgetown was planning to send a group of MBA students to Israel until a conflict erupted there. After assessing the situation—and going by the philosophy that student safety is paramount—we moved the program to Istanbul, where a backup arrangement was in place. Even that solution wasn't simple, however, because of recent disturbances in Istanbul's Taksim Square. Program managers had to make sure students were housed and taught well away from that hot spot.
When performing site risk assessments, schools should check with embassies in other nations, scout the availability of high-quality medical services, and consult resources on the timing of hazards such as monsoons, hurricanes, and workers' strikes. American schools also can refer to U.S. State Department analyses. Once the school chooses a site, it should prescreen hotels, contract for emergency medical service, arrange for secure transportation, and hold regular safety briefings for students and staff. And its partner should aid in these preparations and be willing to invest in student safety.
Connections. The success of international programs often rests on people and factors unrelated to education: customs agents, accreditation authorities, bank transfer policies, and visa applications. A trusted partner should have the connections and experience to expedite operations while staying within the law. The visiting school can develop this expertise over time through trial and error, but the learning curve can be painful.
Administrators for one U.S. school shipped course materials—including documents, USBs, and binders—to Lima, Peru, for a module to be held there. Because Lima's customs office has a reputation for being slow, the school sent packages weeks in advance and had staff meet the shipment when it arrived. Despite those preparations, and even with the aid of local officials and shipping agents, the shipment was not released until the program was over. Staff on the ground in Lima had to scramble to recreate the materials.
CHAOS ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Even when all partners are committed and perfectly in sync, various other issues can force the music to stop. Here are a few problems that can introduce dissonance into what seems to be a harmonious relationship:
Differences in cultures. The very thing that makes international programs so enriching— the mix of students from a wide array of backgrounds—is the element that can cause the most frustration. When the executive from China says "yes," does he mean "yes," does he mean "I will try," or is he offering a polite "no"? Is it rude when a Brazilian or Spaniard shows up for an appointment 30 minutes later than the set time? Are Americans rigid and demanding when they insist on contracts instead of relying on the strength of personal relationships, as is the norm in some countries? For a cross-border collaboration to succeed, students and administrators must understand that broad differences exist among individuals and cultures. They must learn to work with those differences.
Variations in learning styles. In the U.S., students typically are exposed to a combination of lectures, workshops, panel discussions, case analyses, fieldwork, and simulations; they're used to speaking up in class. In other countries, such as China, learning tends to be more passive, and students tend to stay silent when a professor is delivering a lecture.
At Georgetown, we have found that students from deferential cultures become more vocal if they first split into groups to discuss issues on their own and then return to the classroom. Professors also can help students cross cultural divides by creating joint projects, scheduling social events, holding forums with local or regional executives, and simulating real-world business environments. Such activities also build strong connections among students, which is one of the purposes of any MBA program.
Confusion about financial aid. MBA programs are expensive, and it's tricky for any student to figure out the dizzying array of national rules governing financial aid. For example, it is typically more advantageous for a Spanish student who has a U.S. green card to apply for aid in Spain. A responsible school will have trained staff ready to help students understand a slew of loan and grant possibilities.
Administrators also should know that they might be legally responsible if a student makes a financial aid misstep. Therefore, schools might wish to include appropriate caveats in their memoranda of understanding or joint operating agreements.
Insufficient career guidance. Career management staff should be prepared to assist students from a broad array of business disciplines and countries of origin. For instance, students in Georgetown's EMBA programs come from more than 20 countries, and their career goals run the gamut. A patent expert in Madagascar may wish to become a marketer in Southeast Asia. An entrepreneur in Kazakhstan may want to transition to a finance job in New York. Moreover, career aspirations change during a program. A student who visits Bangalore might develop a fascination with managing a high-tech business in India, for example, while a student who takes a London module might be attracted to global banking. Career counselors must be prepared to aid a variety of students if the whole program is to succeed.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Launching an international partnership is not a simple endeavor, but it's one that can bring big rewards. As the market for global EMBA programs continues to thrive, more schools will be interested in testing the market. The best programs, like the best dance routines, are created when all the parties work closely together. They play off each other's top attributes, improvise when appropriate—and turn out graduates in perfect step with their professional aspirations.
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In 2007, the leadership of Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta and LincolnHealth – St. Andrews Campus & Healthcare Center in Boothbay Harbor voted to create LincolnHealth, a new parent company for both organizations. Under this arrangement, both hospitals shared a single board and a unified management team.
As of October 1, 2013, both hospitals merged to form a single hospital with two campuses (Miles and St. Andrews). Under the umbrella of LincolnHealth, the community receives high-quality, compassionate care from providers they know and trust.
Through this unique arrangement our organizations can provide the highest quality services in the most efficient way possible. We believe that by working together we can best serve our patients, who are our first priority.
At their annual meeting on October 24, 2018, the Corporators of MaineHealth gave their approval to a plan to unify our Maine-based local health systems under a single Board of Trustees effective January 1, 2019. Unification puts the strength of the entire MaineHealth system behind our efforts in each and every community to ensure the delivery of integrated, high-quality, well-coordinated care.
A key tenet of the unification plan is maintaining Local Boards that will oversee the care delivered in our communities and provide local input into decision-making. Local Boards are organized as committees of the MaineHealth Board and have an important role in our community, participating in quality oversight, oversight of local medical staffs, planning, budgeting and the hiring of key executives, local fundraising initiatives, among other duties.


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M.W. Brother Mansour Hatefi
Grand Master 2000
Born in Iran, and educated there and in England, Most Worshipful Brother Hatefi, holds a combined Bachelors Degree in Law and Political Science and a Master of Business Administration Degree. About 20 years ago he came to the United States in search of a new beginning away from his native country. An alumni of London School of Economics and Political Sciences, he pursued advanced studies in the field of freedom of information at the George Washington University. Five years ago he married his lovely lady Farah, both of whom enjoy a high degree of popularity. The Voice of America, where they both work as International Radio Journalists, takes advantage of their linguistic abilities by using their talents in broadcasting to foreign countries.
A Master Mason of Iranian Masonic tradition and a Past Master of Hatef Lodge, holden to the Grand Lodge of Iran, Most Worshipful Brother Hatefi quickly became involved in the Masonic fraternity in Washington, D.C. by affiliating with George C. Whiting Lodge No. 22 (now merged with Potomac Lodge No. 5), where he served as Master in 1992.
Within the fraternity, our Most Worshipful Brother has set some historical records. He was a founding member and Charter Master of Mehr Lodge No. 90 in 1991. Mehr Lodge was the first lodge to be consecrated in this Grand Jurisdiction in almost half a century and the first bilingual lodge in 114 years to be chartered by the Grand Lodge. Mehr Lodge was authorized by its charter to confer degrees in Farsi, the Persian language.
Mansour Hatefi was so successful in governing the Lodge that since then, the Grand Lodge has chartered three other bilingual lodges (Spanish, French, Armenian); a lodge which confers degrees pursuant to the ritual of Scotland; three additional lodges working in English with ritual pursuant to the District of Columbia; and a newly consecrated sojourning Armenian-language Lodge. At present there are under dispensation three more lodges. One is bilingual (Turkish) and the other two work solely in English.
Our Most Worshipful Brother, a Royal Arch and a dedicated Scottish Rite Mason, was invested Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in 1993 and was coronated a 33rd Degree Mason, Inspector General Honorary in 1995. He is a member of Almas Shrine Temple, the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, and of the Knight Masons.
An accomplished ritualist, Brother Hatefi has served as an Associate Member of the Work and Lectures Committee of the Grand Lodge for a number of years. He is also an Assistant Director of Works at the Scottish Rite of the Valley of Washington in the Orient of the District of Columbia. At present, he is the Senior Warden of Pythagoras Lodge of Research and the Senior Warden of Mithras Lodge of Perfection, one of the four coordinate bodies of the Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C.
With this auspicious beginning and with his dedicated service to the fraternity during his years in the Grand Lodge Line, having been appointed Assistant Grand Chaplain and elected as Junior Grand Steward in 1992.


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A man was struck and killed Saturday by a vehicle after he allegedly failed to yield the right of way to traffic in Northeast El Paso, and police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle and two pedestrians who were with the man when he was struck.
Juan Manuel Pasillas, 47, was walking west on Sun Valley Drive at about 1:10 a.m. Saturday when he crossed the Dyer Street intersection, El Paso Police Department officials said.
Pasillas allegedly walked against a red light, failing to yield the right of way to traffic on Dyer, officials said. He was then struck by a light-colored four-door sedan. The driver of the sedan fled the scene.
Two other pedestrians with Pasillas also allegedly fled the scene.
As Pasillas laid on the ground, he was struck again by a 2015 Dodge Challenger driven by 21-year-old Jose Ramos, who stayed at the scene.
El Paso police are asking for the public's help in locating the driver of the sedan that originally struck Pasillas and the two pedestrians who were with Pasillas.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the El Paso Police Department's Special Traffic Investigations unit at 212-4080.


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<?php

namespace Eventerza\Address\Services\Mapper;

use Eventerza\Address\Services\Mapper\PostalCodeMapper;
use Eventerza\Address\Models\PostalCode;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;

/**
 * Class PostalCodeMapperTest
 * @package Eventerza\Address\Services\Mapper
 */
class PostalCodeMapperTest extends TestCase
{
    public function testGetPostalCode()
    {
        // Arrange
        $postalCodeMapper = new PostalCodeMapper();
        $postalCodeData = array(
            'postal_code' => '12345',
            'city' => 'Main City',
            'state' => 'Main State',
            'district' => 'Main District',
            'latitude' => 1.0,
            'longitude' => 1.0,
        );

        // Act
        $postalCode = $postalCodeMapper->getPostalCode($postalCodeData);

        // Assert
        $this->assertEquals('12345', $postalCode->getPostalCode());
    }

    public function testGetData()
    {
        // Arrange
        $postalCodeMapper = new PostalCodeMapper();
        $postalCode = '12345';
        $city = 'Main City';
        $state = 'Main State';
        $district = 'Main District';
        $latitude = 1.0;
        $longitude = 1.0;

        $postalCodeModel = new PostalCode(
            $postalCode,
            $city,
            $state,
            $district,
            $latitude,
            $longitude
        );

        // Act
        $postalCodeData = $postalCodeMapper->getData($postalCodeModel);

        // Assert
        $this->assertArrayHasKey('postal_code', $postalCodeData);
    }
}

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Le district de Sant Martí est l'un des dix districts (district n° X) de la ville de Barcelone (Catalogne).

Il est le deuxième district le plus peuplé de Barcelone avec  (en 2009), le quatrième par sa superficie ().

Localisation
Le district est situé au nord-est de la ville et longe la mer.

Quartiers
Avant 2006, le district était divisé en cinq zones à des fins statistiques et pratiques : au nord la Verneda el Clot-Camp de l'Arpa à l'ouest, Fort Pienc ou Parc (à cause de sa proximité avec le Parc de la Ciutadella) au sud, Poblenou dans le centre et le Barrio del Maresme Besòs vers l'est.

La proposition soumise par le conseil de la ville et officialisée en 2006 prenant pour emblème La Barcelona dels barris («  des quartiers ») vise le réaménagement des dix districts et des trente-quatre domaines statistiques.

Ainsi Sant Martí est aujourd'hui composé des dix quartiers suivants : El Camp de l'Arpa del Clot, El Clot, El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou, Poblenou, Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou, El Besòs i el Maresme, Provençals del Poblenou, Sant Martí de Provençals et La Verneda i la Pau.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Camp de la Bota
 Parc del Fòrum
 Parc del Centre del Poblenou
 Districts de Barcelone

Lien externe
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Alvin Kamara Put In One of the Greatest Running Back Performances of All Time
Published on December 26th, 2020 1:49 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel
On Christmas Day, 2020, Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints put together one of the greatest single-game performances by a running back of all time.
In total, Kamara rushed for 6 touchdowns and 155 yards. On top of that, Kamara added an additional 3 receptions for 17 yards.
Here is how Kamara's performance broke down on a fantasy basis:
Standard Scoring: 52 points
0.5 PPR Scoring: 54.7 points
So - what this the greatest fantasy football performance by a running back of all time?
The answer: close, but not quite.
When it comes to standard scoring, the greatest single-game performance by a running back still belongs to Clinton Portis.
On December 7th, 2003, the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 45-27.
Here was Portis' stat line from the game:
5 rushing TDs
218 rushing yards
2 catches for 36 yards
While Kamara had one more touchdown, Portis had an extra 70+ yards of offence, which gave him a total of 55.4 fantasy points in the standard format.
When it comes to both 0.5 PPR and 1.0 PPR, the records still belong to Jamaal Charles.
On December 5th, 2013, Jamaal Charles put on a performance that is now referred to as the "Jamaalocaust".
In a game against the Oakland Raiders, Charles found the endzone five times, four through the air and once on the ground.
Charles would rush for 8 times for 20 yards, but his true damage was done through the air.
Charles caught 8 passes for 195 yards and four receiving touchdowns. This stat line gave him a total of 55.5 points in the 0.5 PPR scoring format, and an eye-popping 59.5 points in the 1.0 PPR scoring format.
As you can see, Alvin Kamara came very close to re-writing the record books when it comes to fantasy performances by a running back, though he ended up falling just short.
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Compulsory to all Regular Government employees on completion of one Year service.
The recovery of subscription shall commence only after the account number is assigned.
The subscriber should complete 20 years of service or less than 10 years left over service for retirement.
3 months pay or half of balance whichever is less and relaxed upto 10 months pay.
Not more than 2 with drawls in a financial year with a gap of 6 months between one and another.
Only one part final withdrawal for the same purpose. Different sons/daughters shall not be treated as the same purpose.
Only one part final withdrawal is allowed for the same purpose and illness of different Persons/ occasions will not be treated as the same.
Expenditure towards marriage and betrothal of self, son, daughter and female dependant.
For dependent son, 3 months pay or half of the balance whichever is less and relaxed up to 6 months pay of half of the balance whichever is less.
The subscriber should complete 15 years of service or less than 10 years left over service for retirement.
¾ th balance or actual cost or subject to limitation of H.B.A. rules as per G.O.Ms.No. 264 F&P dated 17-6-94.
In the case of husband & Wife who are both subscribers to GPF both of them may withdraw from the Fund for Building one House.
Part final withdrawal for Alterations or making additions shall not exceed half of the Max limit prescribed for the purpose under HBA rules.
The Construction should be commenced within 6 months from the date of withdrawal and should be completed within one year from the date of commencement of construction.
The subscriber should complete 15 years of service or less than 10 years left over service or retirement.
¼ th of the amount at credit (or) actual cost which ever is less.
Up to half of balance or 6 months pay whichever is less. In special cases upto 3/4th of balance.
Rs. 12,000/- or 1/4th of the Balance or Actual price whichever is less.
Only one withdrawal is allow.
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Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been urged to show more seriousness and participate actively in local elections.
A resident, Mazi Akooba, who decried the low turnout during the area council election in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), said people should show more interest in the council election because good leadership starts from the grassroots.
Akooba said if the large turnout recorded during the presidential and National Assembly elections had been repeated during the March 9 council elections, residents would have helped in shaping leadership from the bottom-up instead of the usual top-bottom approach.
"But there is need to encourage them to come and vote. Good leadership starts from the grassroots, not from the top. Leadership should be from bottom-up. Some people had to be called before they came out to vote. People think they do not have a stake in the local elections, which is wrong," he said.
Another resident, Chinedu Maxwell, said people failed to come out due to their belief that they did not have a stake in the area council elections.
"I think the turnout is low. People don't tend to have much stake in this election. They put a priority on presidency and National Assembly elections," he said.
He, however, expected INEC to conduct a credible election, adding that Nigerians were dissatisfied with the conduct of INEC officials during the presidential and National Assembly elections.


Abstract: This paper argues that 'active metaphors' can be sharply distinguished from other metaphorical phenomena due to their reliance on 'metalexical awareness', detectable by linguistic tests as well as by intuition. Far from being a natural function of the human mind or a universal of rational communication, I contend that active metaphorizing is a culture-specific speech practice which demands explication within an ethnopragmatic perspective. I propose an ethnopragmatic script (a kind of specialized cultural script) for active metaphorizing in English, and dramatize its culture-specificity by ethnopragmatic case studies of Pitjantjatjara (central Australia) and Malay. Finally, in relation to English active metaphors, I try to demonstrate that expository metaphors have determinable meanings which can be stated as extended reductive paraphrases. The analytical framework is the natural semantic metalanguage theory [C. Goddard, A. Wierzbicka (Eds.), Meaning and Universal Grammar—Theory and Empirical Findings, 2 vols., John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 2002; A. Wierzbicka, Semantics: Primes and Universals, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996a], and the associated theory of cultural scripts.


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Teedra Moses
Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Edition)
Teedra Moses & KAYTRANADA
Be Your Girl
Culture (feat. Teedra Moses)
Evil Genius (feat. Teedra Moses & JaVonté)
Ab-Soul
Wale, Meek Mill, Pill, Rick Ross & Teedra Moses
Whole Lotta Sex (feat. Teedra Moses & Ball Greezy)
Rico Love
Rise (feat. Prince Cyhi & Curren$y) [Bonus Track]
Pill, Wale & Teedra Moses
Clair Voyant
Cognac & Conversation
Cashmere Compliments (feat. Trackademicks & Lucky Ry)
Feels Good - Single
Cashmere Compliments (feat. Trackademicks & Lucky Ry) - Single
Black Love - Single
Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Edition) - Single
California Vibes - EP
All I Ever Wanted - Single
Get It Right - Single
Complex Simplicity: 15th Anniversary Edition
Passport Living (feat. RU$H & Teedra Moses) - Single Thadd Williams
Come over (feat. Teedra Moses) [Recordbox Remix] - Single Ricardo Williams
Skin Diver (feat. Teedra Moses) [Remixes] Boddhi Satva
Zo!
Dwele
Conya Doss
The Foreign Exchange
About Teedra Moses
No contemporary R&B singer and songwriter who debuted during the 2000s combined vulnerability and toughness with as much finesse as Teedra Moses. Born and raised in New Orleans, Moses relocated to California with her mother after her parents' divorce. Exposed to gospel early -- her mother was once active on the Southern church revival circuit -- Moses brought a little bit of that fervor to her own vocal style when she began writing and singing professionally, which followed a stint as a wardrobe stylist. Moses released her debut single for TVT, "Be Your Girl," in 2003, but she reached the mainstream the following year, when Christina Milian's "Dip It Low" -- a song she co-wrote -- became a Top Five pop single in the U.S. Through additional studio time beside Poli Paul, a producer who worked on that hit and on "Be Your Girl," Moses followed with the harder "You'll Never Find (A Better Woman)," featuring Jadakiss. She continued to mix a light gospel touch with mature and soul-rooted contemporary R&B on her debut album, Complex Simplicity, which was issued in July 2004 on TVT. The exceptional release received neither the push nor the attention it deserved.
One of the highlights from Complex Simplicity was "Take Me," a collaboration with Raphael Saadiq. Moses returned the favor with an appearance on Saadiq's Ray Ray, the first in a series of outside activities that trailed her album. Across the next few years, Moses appeared on a handful of cuts and placed songs on albums by Teairra Mari, Trina, Mary J. Blige, Macy Gray, and, once again, Milian. Moses released the occasional mixtape and single and was briefly signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music. After some additional independent releases, including "Secrets of Life" and the California Vibes EP, Moses made a full return on the Shanachie label with Cognac & Conversation, her second proper album. It was released in August 2015. ~ Andy Kellman & Steve Leggett