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How Starbucks won mobile payments
Relying on loyalty and simplicity—a 2D barcode—helped the coffee giant crack the mobile payments code
This is a story about Starbucks, but it isn't a recounting of its global store expansion, or even of how it came to dominate the upscale coffee market. This is a story about how Starbucks became, quietly and then all at once, the worldwide leader in mobile payments at a time when Apple, Google, and other giants of technology struggled.
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When Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks as CEO in 2008 after eight years away, the chain was struggling. It had grown too fast: In the wake of the global recession, it turned out that people didn't actually want a Starbucks on every corner.
Schultz realized that the customer experience needed a reboot. So at the annual shareholders' meeting in March 2008, just a few months after he returned to the helm of the company, he delivered a sweeping "transformation agenda" speech. The cornerstone of the whole enterprise was a rewards card, which would be tied to a regular gift card.
At the time, wedding the rewards to a prepaid gift card was unusual. But Starbucks' new gift card program was already a little quirky: Empirical research showed that a majority of the rewards and gift cards were used within a year of their purchase—but by the original purchaser, as if to enforce his or her own coffee budget. Now, when customers used their registered cards, they earned free soy milk, breve milk, syrups, refills, and more.
But in keeping, perhaps, with Starbucks' reputation as a place with options, the company didn't settle on just one program. Some months later, Starbucks also launched a gold card, wherein customers paid a $25 annual fee to receive 10 percent off all purchases. A year after that came a hybrid, which stuck. (It stuck for a while, at least: Starbucks announced in February another iteration of the program.) When a member of the Starbucks program used a prepaid card connected to their mobile device, they'd earn "stars," which would in turn translate to certain status tiers, like Gold.
"Consumers are presented a clear message: 'The more you come in to Starbucks, the more we'll reward you.' The simplicity of this program encourages participation," Hanover Research wrote in a review of the program.
Yet the simplicity of this message was also divisive.
"If you want to be part of the new rewards program, you'll have to get a card. This is a pain. Wallets are thick enough already," Ron Lieber wrote in The New York Times in June 2008, when the first card launched, perhaps portending the program's next innovation.
In the end—and even in the beginning—requiring participants to load up their cards to receive rewards (which could have hindered adoption) made an enormous difference. Starbucks could account for the revenue when the customer loads the card, as well as deter customers from using credit cards—sparing Starbucks from expensive interchange fees.
It wasn't long before Schultz and his team began dreaming up ways to put the gift card at the center of even more transactions—and of people's lives. And so the Starbucks Card Mobile app was born in 2009.
Not typically one to outsource, Starbucks nevertheless contracted mFoundry Inc., based in Larkspur, Calif., to help its internal team develop the app for iOS, Android, and Blackberry. The lead developer was Benjamin Vigier, who now works on mobile payments at Apple.
The team envisioned customers being able to pay by displaying a 2D bar code from the app, which would be read by a scanner connected to the POS. According to American Banker, mFoundry provided the client-side solution, server-based wallet, and other technology in a private cloud that integrates into Starbucks' back-end processing system.
Starbucks' approach shifted the technology burden from the app to the POS system and barcode reader—which meant that the functionality of the wallet could be pretty simple. It needed only to display a custom 2D barcode. It even fit the coffee company's existing POS.
This stood in contrast to the typical focus of mobile payment innovations at the time, which required massive hardware changes. Starbucks' reliance on a software-based barcode system meant it could more easily be rolled out.
"Barcode is more of a software type deployment, where [near-field communication] is a hardware solution, so barcode mobile is easier to implement," Beth Robertson, director of payments research for Javelin, told American Banker in 2011. "But NFC seems to be the direction of most of the trials, because NFC can support a wider array of functionality."
THE ROLLOUT
The rollout of the Starbucks Card Mobile app was gradual, a strategy the Starbucks leadership team said was meant to put the customer first.
"We're really working on getting that [customer] feedback before we put any long-term plans in future markets," Stephen Gillett, the company's senior vice president of digital ventures, told CNET in 2009. "This really is a consumer-driven app in so many ways. This is an app that we need the customer experience to have a very strong influence on."
The Seattle-based coffee chain debuted the pilot in September 2009 to 16 West Coast stores. In April 2010, it expanded to locations in Target stores, and expanded to 300 stores in and around New York City six months after that. By January 2011, Starbucks had rolled out support for mobile payments at some 6,800 company-operated stores in the U.S.
By 2015, the coffee chain was processing more than nine million mobile app payments per week.
So while the broader tech industry has spent years puzzling over how to get consumers to reliably use a mobile wallet, it was a firmly non-technical company that managed to take it mainstream — and keep it there. In late 2016, seven years after its mobile app debit, Starbucks reported having 12 million Starbucks Rewards members and 8 million customers who check out on their phones, making it the retailer with the largest mobile ecosystem in the world.
It's clear that innovation is an integral aspect of Starbucks' ethos, as the company didn't stop with winning the mobile payment game.
A key part of the company's most recent five-year plan involves a new app feature called My Starbucks Barista, which uses artificial intelligence and voice computing to allow users to place their orders via voice command or messaging interface. Once the order's been placed, the virtual assistant can confirm pickup location as well as facilitate payment.
In addition, consumers will also soon be able to take advantage of Amazon Alexa's "Starbucks Reorder Skill", which leverages the Alexa platform to further simplify the ordering process. In its current iteration, Alexa can only order a user's "usual" items — likely a strategic move to serve the company's most loyal customers — but who's to know what Starbucks has up its sleeve next.
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Float up, up and away (or around the block) with this easy, DIY hot-air balloon costume for your little balloonier-in-training.
With basically just a laundry basket and a balloon your child can be a balloonier. As a bonus, the tall balloon will make it easy to keep track of your child on Halloween night. Design by Simple Simon.
Use scissors to cut off the bottom of your laundry basket. If the edges are sharp where the plastic has been cut, use high-grit sandpaper to smooth them out.
Spray paint the laundry basket. We used gold but any shade of brown would work.
Tie two pieces of twine from the front of your basket to the back of your basket to act as shoulder straps to hold the basket up at your child's waist level. You may want to have the child stand in the basket and hold it up while you measure out the length of twine so that you can cut it to the best length.
Tie the balloon to the basket. For an added touch, dress up your little one in stripes and scarf and tie "sandbags" to the sides to store candy.
This no-sew costume is as easy as it is adorable. With a bit of faux fur and a hilarious yarn beard, your little one will be ready to trick-or-treat in Valhalla.


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But maybe it went too far? I have not seen even ONE new account since this went into effect. It may be the fix or is it maybe preventing real users from registering? How does one answer this question?
Maybe I will try setting up a new account that can be deleted after checking out????
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And the part where I am waiting for confirmation, that alone may be good enough!?
I saw no sign of the newly registered "tommytwogun" account!
and do I have access to help out on these confirmations?
I assume so seeing i can access the ACP panel, just not sure where or what to do.
You're suppose to get an email notification with a link when someone signs up. I believe there are four of us including yourself that receive it.
Old age and _________ beats youth and skill every time.
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In 2004 the creators of South Park released a political satire movie done with marionettes called 'Team _______: World Police'.
I like a Diplomacy related question myself, this IS primarily a Diplomacy site? Even a noob should know some basics and if searching for a dip site they are more likely to know Diplomacy answers vs movie questions?
one is a fleet the other is an ???
I have not checked my email that Redscape links to in a while. The thing is getting hit with quite a few new account notifications. Are all of these accounts that people actually answered questions on or not? And I have no clue what to do next?
I'm a bit clueless on what to do with these messages, if it were approved accounts, that's one thing, if these are everyone who register and don't answer the question, then why email us? This is clogging my inbox if so!
ok, I see a section where we have "inactive users" and Neal has been deleting them often.
"What's the best game ever?"
Just curious, do you see the answers?
If so, how many say "Redscape"?
and it would be funny if you also allowed some others like "Strip Poker"?
If the person answered that, he's obviously a real person!?
I'm sure you can't see other answers.


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When I try to run "System Restore", I get Error message 0x80070091. What can I do?

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As morning people who appreciate routine even while we try to embrace some spontaneity, we're admittedly fascinated by the drive, dedication, and self-discipline embodied by Olympic athletes. Following a rigid diet that involves counting protein grams and being mindful of carbohydrates isn't at the top of our things-that-thrill-us list, but it's hard to argue with the positive impact that certain habits have on our productivity.
Eight-plus hours of sleep a night gets a thumbs-up from us, not just because getting a good night's sleep feels oh-so-nice, but also because it affects how we work—the very quality of work we produce, in fact.
Habits are helpful. There's no question that athletes at the Olympic level take their habits and routines very seriously. We were curious to see what else we could be doing that would give us a professional edge and make us feel accomplished day in and day out. While we're not about to start setting our alarms for 4:15 AM to fit more in and double the length of our workouts, we might be willing to try taking more regular breaks to give our tired minds a much-needed rest.
Djokivic's ritual is designed to set his body up for ultimate success. And you can do this, too, by fueling with foods that are whole and healthy and staying hydrated throughout the day.
We're willing to bet that these contraptions aren't cheap (or even close), but you can still aim for high-quality sleep in other ways. Make sure your room is as dark and cool as possible, keep electronics away from the bed—or out of the room all together—and try to fall asleep and wake up on the same schedule each day.
We tend to put work first—a lot. "Oh, I'll just stay up a few more hours to finish this up," or "I'll set my alarm extra early tomorrow to start [insert project here]." And though we may feel more productive in the moment, depriving ourselves of proper amounts of shuteye is hurting us in the long run. So, put sleep on your to-do list—at the top.
Keep track of your accomplishments, career goals—wins, misses, setbacks and achievements. Take note of everything from where you hope to be five years from now to what kind of feedback you got at your last performance review.
Avoid crossing the fine line between confidence and arrogance, and believe in yourself and the work you're doing. Imposter syndrome has no room in your drive to succeed, and neither do family members who don't understand your goals. Learn to effectively communicate so that you won't be easily distracted when an important work project lands in your lap.
Don't take yourself too seriously. Remember that a life of all work and no play can wreak havoc on your productivity. Whether you take a break to walk around the park near your office or you spend 15 minutes browsing magazines at the local drug store, give your mind some rest from the hard thinking you're asking it to do for the majority of the workday.
Photo of Katie Ledecky from "Katie Ledecky, Olympic Swim 2016″.
If you tend to get anxious about your to-do list or big meetings with clients, try adjusting your mindset. Hold anxiety at arm's length, and take a page from Ledecky's book: Think of something else, something that doesn't cause you stress.
Make breakfast a priority. No matter how much you value those extra minutes pressing snooze each morning or how often you've told yourself that skipping that first meal doesn't matter, know this: If you want to start your day on the right foot and you want to make healthy choices throughout the day (think increased energy and productivity levels), don't pass on breakfast.
Olympic athletes are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, crème de la crème—you get the picture. But even if you aren't competing in Rio, that doesn't mean a routine can't be helpful for you, too.
What each of these athletes have in common (besides being super fit and goal-oriented) is that they've found what works best for them. Djokovic's three-step morning routine, for example, may be a bit much for you—water, honey, and that many ingredients in a breakfast? Oh my! Bathing in ice? Maybe not for you. But there's more to a smart routine than willing yourself into doing one specific thing. Making the most out of your days is about embracing habits that help you be your best self.
The point isn't to copy exactly what any of these elites do, but to develop a routine that prioritizes treating your body the best it can be. And because everyone is different, your ritual could be completely different, too.


England's largest councils are poised to set out almost £1bn in new reductions to budgets next February – with residents facing another round of 'unpalatable' cuts to services – unless government intervenes.
In its response to a government consultation on funding for councils next year, the County Councils Network (CCN) warns that its councils will set out £685m in savings next February to balance their budgets.
In addition, those county authorities say another £233m of 'unplanned' frontline service cuts will be needed – which have yet to be identified – unless government provides these councils with new funding next year.
There are also fears these funding pressures will grow even further, with councils again needing to overspend on social care services; further increasing the risk of councils only offering a 'core offer' of services or being unable to balance their budgets.
This year, county authorities overspent £264m on children's services in the face of unprecedented demand for services. With preventative services likely to be the victim of the £685m of cuts already planned, an overspend of at least 10% is likely to be repeated.
Below, watch County Councils Network vice-chair Philip Atkins tell BBC News that counties will have to make 'difficult decisions' next year. You can read write-up of our research on BBC News here.
In these circumstances, councils will need to divert yet more resources to these care services – increasing reductions to non-social care expenditure such as roads, libraries, economic growth services, and bus routes.
Unless the government intervenes and provides new funding, councils will have 'no choice' but to outline almost £1bn of reductions in their budgets next February to ensure that all councils can balance their books next year.
The reductions next year are likely to equate to further cuts to some care services, extra charges being introduced, the closure of recycling centres, less money for pothole filling, the removal of bus routes, and cuts to public health services.
From April the government's 'adult social care precept' will end for 13 county authorities, with these councils already levying the maximum increase during the previous two years. The government has also chose not to renew the 'Adult Social Care Grant', which has provided councils with last minute funding over the past two years.
Considering the additional strains that ending both these vital funding streams will have on councils, who are already under intense financial pressure, CCN is calling for an immediate injection of new resources.
Ministers will respond to the consultation later this winter and finalised the local government finance settlement in parliamentary vote in February. In the previous three years, Minsters have needed to provide last minute resources following lobbying from council leaders and rural MPs.
In the last few weeks, councils such as Somerset and Northamptonshire, have all had to rubber-stamp in-year funding cuts and savings to keep to their 2018-19 budgets, whilst several others have recorded in-year overspends.
CCN also warns that other avenues of funding for councils are closing. With councils using at least £185m of reserves this year, their ability to draw down the same levels next year to offset cuts is limited. CCN's submission shows that rural councils are likely to draw down £65m less in 2019-20 compared to this year.
"County authorities are in a serious and extremely challenging financial position. The further planned funding cuts and continued escalation of costs outside of our control, will make this bad situation even worse.
I know from my experience in Leicestershire, that demand for services, cost-inflation and government grant cuts will create £40m of financial pressures next year. Some of this can be mitigated by increasing council tax, but further savings will be necessary.
"County councils across the country have no choice but find a further £1bn of savings next year. Choices will be limited and reductions to front line services inevitable: with valued services such as pothole and highway repairs, children's centres, libraries and increased charges for residents all, on the agenda.
"There is not enough money today to run vital services. Next year there is even less from the drop in government funding, expiry of the social care grant and the ending of the social care precept for some councils. We will have to once again ask our residents to pay, but we are at the point where council tax rises alone are not going to protect services.
"The government needs to intervene if we are going to avoid unpalatable cutbacks next year. It is only with extra resource delivered on a sustained basis that will allow delivery of services that the public deserve, growth of our economies, and protection of the vulnerable and elderly.
The County Councils Network is the national voice for England's county councils. It represents all 27 county councils and 9 county unitary authorities. Collectively, they represent 26 million people, or 47% of the country's population. It is a special interest group of the Local Government Association. For more information, visit www.countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk.
To view a copy of CCN's response to the local government finance settlement technical consultation, click here.
The £685m and £233m figures on budget savings are taken from a budget survey carried out by the Society of County Treasurers, of which 36 rural councils responded.
The service cutbacks percentages figures were taken from a separate CCN survey carried out during this summer. In total, 25 councils responded to that survey.
The 13 county local authorities who are unable to levy the social care precept next year are unable to do so as they took a 3% rise over two-years starting from 2016/17.


I'm always trying to find ways to expose my children to various mediums of art and famous artists and pieces of art. This week we did a quick lesson using this adorable called Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo.
I think this is such a great series to teach children about art and incorperate reading! Since it's a tactile series it is perfect for this age of exploration.
The piece we selected to recreate was Van Gogh's Starry Night. We've been learning about apples this week, an easy tie in was to find the star in the middle of the apple core. We cut the core into half and had two stars to use for stamping with yellow paint. My daughter decided to use blue paper since it matched the background in Van Gogh's painting. Then she took yellow paint and stamped stars all over the blue background.
To create the village below she used black paper and cut out squares and triangles all by herself. I cut the paper into smaller strips for her to manage. Then once she glued them down she used a pencil eraser tip to stamp windows onto the homes.
. Here's our Interview with Amy Guglielmo, come watch as she shares a few more kids activities with her books. I can't wait to do more of them with my daughter!
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Oooh, I want these books =) PLEASE tell me our library has them??? I also like how you used apples – what an awesome idea!
This looks absolutely gorgeous – what a great idea!
I love this! I'm definitely looking for that book. Great idea!
Thanks Julie… seems like a great series of books by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo for our little ones to learn art appreciation!
Thanks Raising a Happy Child! It's always fun to take leftover pieces and create something new with them. Stamping is one of our favorites.
Oh I love this!! I am always looking for ways to expose my children to art without them really knowing that they are learning. I think they will love this activity!
The book looks wonderful! We so need to try stamping.
Thank you for sharing our books! We love this project and can't wait to try it out and share your site!


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In this exquisite bouquet hot pink tulip and ivory alstroemeria come together to create a full spring flowers centerpiece. This luxury floral arrangement is accented with variegated pittosporum and delivered in a keepsake glass hurricane vase, for a charming display to celebrate with birthday, anniversary, or just because. It's great for friends, family, and loved ones! Your unique gift will be just the thing to fill their week with happiness and fun.


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10 Leadership Lessons From The World Cup
June 14th, 2018 Be a Leader, Leadership
[This article was published at an earlier date] [Updated on 14 June 2018]
For our organisations and our lives
By ROSHAN THIRAN
Every four years, the magic of the World Cup gets to me. At my first affair with the World Cup, I watched Diego Maradona's "hand of God" goal and saw Gary Lineker from Everton emerge top scorer of the World Cup.
Since then, I managed to go to three World Cups and watch the matches live. My first opportunity was in the United States (US) in 1994. I flew to France in 1998, watching a memorable semi-final whereby I witnessed France edge out Croatia thanks to Lilian Thuram's wonder goals.
In 2002, I traveled to Korea and witnessed one of the most amazing spectacles of the World Cup – watching Korea beat Italy, thanks to an Ahn Jung-hwan winner. The memory of 18 June 2002 at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium is forever engrained in my mind as I celebrated with Koreans as if I was a fellow countryman.
A few days later, it was another celebratory affair as Koreans embraced me when Korea beat Spain on penalties to become the first ever Asian team to make it to the World Cup semi-finals.
As I reminisced the last World Cup in Brazil, I uncovered some of its great lessons to us on leadership. Here are my Top 10:
1. Celebrate life
One of the "live" matches I watched was Jamaica in their sole appearance at the 1998 World Cup in France. Bob Marley's boys played against Argentina that day and I sat in the stands watching in awe as Gabriel Batistuta hammered in a hat-trick to inflict a 5-0 defeat to the Jamaicans.
But you will not believe what happened in the stands. As goals leaked in, instead of being dismayed, the Jamaican fans were having one big party in the stadium. It did not matter that their team crashed out; they were just enjoying the whole experience.
The same thing happened at the Japan vs Croatia game at the 1998 finals. Japan lost 1-0 to Croatia but the Japanese fans were in a joyous mood. In life, we need to do likewise.
We need to revisit what success is and learn to embrace the present, and forget about future anxieties. Winning or losing in the game of life is relative. The real winners are those who celebrate and enjoy every moment of life.
2. Systems and structures almost always outweigh talent
Except for Argentina's victory in Mexico in 1986, most World Cup teams do not win because of a single "talent" they have. It is the team that is most organised, where players are playing to their strengths and with a clear system and structure that wins the World Cup.
Germany has an amazing record of consistently being at the World Cup semi-finals more than any other nation in history. This is done regardless if they have a young team or if they had a seasoned team. Their consistency is not down to how their individual players stack up but due to their efficient system and structure.
Costa Rica, Algeria and Mexico showed us in World Cup 2014 that team organisation, tactical acumen and efficient systems aligned to players' capability will far outweigh talent. Talent helps but it is far better to have processes and structures in your organisation.
3. Pressure is part and parcel of the game – learn to manage it
One of the English Premier League seasons saw numerous managers were fired within months. The biggest casualty, David Moyes, was not even given a full season before he was sacked from a club which previously benefited from having long-term trust in a manager.
The same pressure to succeed exists in the World Cup. As only one team out of the 32 will emerge the winner, there will be significant pressure on the other 31 managers.
Interestingly, it is somewhat similar in business. Business leaders share this common task with football coaches: managing pressure. So, what can we learn from successful coaches in the World Cup on "managing pressure"? Here are some quick tips:
Stay focused – do not let external pressure detract you from your goals. Many football managers (and players) do not bother to read newspapers as it stresses them.
Bust that stress – take steps daily to "de-stress" by engaging "letting off steam" rituals. All football coaches swear by rituals which help them de-stress.
Think happy thoughts – the best coaches in the world know how to alleviate doubt and worry. In this World Cup, you will notice many managers smile when their team makes mistakes. Some use humour to absorb the pressure and turn it into positive energy. The best leaders in business do the same.
4. Flexibility matters
Just when you think you have a full team, injury or suspensions will hit. Even bad refereeing decisions which go against your team can cause derailment. This requires players and coaches to be flexible. The same happens in the workplace.
There are constant changes to deal with in your office such as leadership changes, miscommunications and employee turnover. Are you flexible enough to change and adapt? Great leaders adapt seamlessly and always have a contingency secondary plan when things do not pan out as expected. Do you?
5. You can still win when you lose
While Luis Suarez left the World Cup in disgrace, there are numerous players who will leave the World Cup with their heads held high. Two players who were celebrated in their nations and globally are James Rodriguez from Colombia and Tim Howard from the US.
Rodriguez's performance proved to the world that he is ready to replace Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar as the new poster boy of world football. His goal against Brazil, 10 minutes from time, kept Colombians believing that there was hope. And he left Brazil 2014 a winner with 6 goals to his name.
James Rodriguez, the new poster boy of world football? Yup, we heard you…
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Whilst Colombians knew Rodriguez, most Americans would not be able to differentiate movie director Ron Howard with Tim Howard.
In their last match before bowing out, the US faced the mighty Belgium. Howard made 16 saves in that match, the highest in a World Cup match since 1966, and single-handedly stood there and kept the US in the game. At the end of the day, he played for a lost side yet he was declared a winner.
So, how do you win when you lose?
You win when people see authenticity – both Howard and Rodriguez were authentic in their play. They never allowed their will to win to waver.
You win when you give your best – both players played their best, giving everything they could muster.
You win when you fight to the very end – it could have been easy for Rodriguez and Howard to give up when the odds were against them. But both of them continued to fight to the very end with the hope of victory.
You win when your performance is world-class – despite defeat, both players played world-class football throughout the games. For you to keep winning even when your team is losing, make sure you perform at world-class level.
Watch a video of America's new-found love affair with Tim Howard.
6. Football is not an 11-man game
The 2014 World Cup witnessed the most number of substitutes scoring goals. With this, we must acknowledge that football is now a 14-man game. This means that coaches need to know when to bring in the three "fresh" men into the game. One of the most amazing substitute was the replacement of the flawless Dutch keeper at the end of extra time in their match against Costa Rica.
Tim Krull came into the game just for the penalty kicks and the Dutch won through Krull's brilliance between the post. However, in the semifinals against Argentina, Dutch coach somehow forgot his secret weapon and did not opt to bring Krull in and the Dutch keeper could not save a single shot in the shootout.
The same applies at the workplace. Sometimes, when your team struggles to get things moving, look at some of the support structures to freshen things up. This would include bringing in temporary staff, consultants and possibly outsourcing work.
7. There is no "I" in team
Individuals will never win you the World Cup. You need a team to win the tournament. You need a decent keeper, sturdy backs, good flank-backs, strong midfielders, exciting wingers and someone who pops in the goals. Every role is crucial in the team.
The same is true in our organisations. Regardless of how you look at it, everyone counts. The receptionist whose role is to answer calls, for example, is crucial. If he or she does not answer the calls well, customers may get annoyed and move their business elsewhere.
Regardless of how well your business model or product and services are, having one part of the team malfunction can cause defeat across the board. To truly win in an organisation, you need a team – a team who works together, with each other and for each other.
8. Winning requires different formations
Formations matter. Two coaches whose teams were knocked out in the first round, Fabio Capello (Russia) and Roy Hodgson (England), were both dismissive that formations did not matter. But the best coaches seem to utilise players and different formations for different games.
Holland's Louis van Gaal played a 5-man defence against Chile whilst he went on an attacking formation against Spain. He won both games. Teams need to have different strategies to overcome different opponents.
In business, the same applies. The same tried and tested formulas will not work in this new world where technology quickly nullifies old tactics.
9. Money may be the root of all failure
In the 2014 World Cup, the highest paid manager failed to steer his team through the group stages. Embarrassingly, Russia's Capello whose salary is in excess of US$11mil failed to qualify from a group that included Belgium, South Korea and Algeria. In contrast, Mexican coach Miguel Herrera and Costa Rica's Jorge Luis Pinto were two of the lowest paid amongst the 32 teams. Yet, they took their teams to great heights.
Money also played a crucial role in the demise of two African teams. Cameroon showed the world that money was much more important than winning. Ghanaian players took it a step further when they insisted that $3.5mil be flown in before their final group game against Portugal. In spite of getting their money before the World Cup ended, Ghana lost their game against Portugal. Clearly, money does not bring success.
A Stanford study of CEO's pay from 1991 to 2002 clearly showed that CEO compensation was not tied to performance. A research by Dan Pink clearly outlines that more pay does not result in better performance for all employees. So, we need to be careful about throwing more money in to solve problems. People solve problems and paying over the odds for talented people may not necessarily work.
We see the same happen all over the world. Big companies with a stash of cash just cannot outwit smaller, more nimble and passionate companies. Wikipedia outwitted Microsoft Encarta, AirAsia did it a decade ago and the list goes on.
10. Never believe the doubters
I remember a few months before the Mexico 1986 World Cup, every naysayer was predicting gloom for Mexico. Stadiums were not ready, and the World Cup was bound to be a disaster. Mexico was even hit by an earthquake prior to the World Cup. At the end of that year's World Cup, many heralded it as one of the best ever.
Similarly, everything seemed wrong with Brazil prior to the World Cup. Even the Brazilian President was under severe criticism. Yet, the tournament has been said to be one of the best; as good as or better than Mexico 1986.
Many times in these past years, my employees have come up to me and painted morbid pictures of disasters. Most of them are usually small issues. If I start believing all these doubters, I would go crazy and lose focus on what is key.
How many times have we listened to negative feedback and started to wander away from our goals? The reality is things will never be as bad as it seems. The truth lies in between. How we respond to these doubters will determine our success. As we saw in Brazil (and FIFA's decision to stick to their plan in both Brazil and Mexico), great things can happen from supposedly "disasters".
Roshan Thiran
Roshan is the founder and CEO of the Leaderonomics Group. He believes that everyone can be a leader and make a dent in the universe, in their own special ways. Connect with Roshan on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter for more insights into business, personal development and leadership. You can also email him at roshan.thiran@leaderonomics.com.
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July 13, 2014 at 7:37 pm Reply ↓
What's inspiring about Tim Howard was that he did not let Tourette syndrome stop him from being one of the best goalkeeper for his country.
Agreed Lay Hsuan — not only that, he never let that be an excuse for him to become the best in the world. He is truly a legend. Hope he manages to win some awards before he retires.
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Q: Use ngRoute in html view i want to use the NgRoute to get the params from the url sent this for change the Location from the static map here is my code but i got no ide how to implement $route in the HTML view
That i want to do is to get the LAT AND LNG Sent via param from URL and change it into ng-src, just want to learn how to get the params
Thanks

var myApp = angular.module('myApp',  ['ngRoute'], function($interpolateProvider) {
  $interpolateProvider.startSymbol('[[');
  $interpolateProvider.endSymbol(']]');
});

var controller = function($scope, $routeParams) {
  $scope.route = $routeParams;

  //Technically here it gets the URL PARAMS
  $scope.e = {
    location:"Albany, NY",
    locationAbout:"Try an address, a city, a place, or even latitude and longitude.",
    API:"",
    APIAbout:"You don't always need an API Key for Static Maps, but it's easy to acquire one. Without a key you might receive an error image instead of a map. Follow the link to the API Console.",
    zoom:13,
    minZoom:0,
    maxZoom:22,
    scaleAbout:"Scale will double the stated height and width. This is good for when you need a width or height larger than 640px.",
    width:600,
    height:300,
    maxSize:640,
    sizeAbout:"Max is 640px or 1280px when scale 2x.",
    markerColor: "red",
    mapType: "roadmap",
    format:"png",
    markerSize:"mid",
    gimmeAbout:"Treat this like a regular image. Pop it into an img tag or use as a background-image."
  };
  $scope.colors =
    [
    "black",
    "brown",
    "green",
    "purple",
    "yellow",
    "blue",
    "gray",
    "orange",
    "red",
    "white"
  ];
  $scope.markerSizes =
    [
    { "value": "tiny", "text": "small" },
    { "value": "small", "text": "medium" },
    { "value": "mid", "text": "large" }
  ];
  $scope.mapTypes =
    [
    "roadmap",
    "terrain",
    "satellite",
    "hybrid"
  ];
  $scope.formats =
    [
    "png",
    "png32",
    "gif",
    "jpg",
    "jpg-baseline"
  ];

};

$("[data-toggle=popover]").popover({
  placement : 'right',
  trigger:'hover'
});

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//# sourceMappingURL=angular-route.min.js.map
<!DOCTYPE html>

 <meta charset="UTF-8">

 <title>Sistema de Alarmas Ever-Track</title>

 <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro|Oxygen+Mono' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
 <link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

 <link rel='stylesheet prefetch' href='http://staticmapmaker.com/css/main.css'>

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" media="screen" type="text/css" />

  <input type="checkbox" class="toggle" id="toggle">

 Ever-Track GPS System

   Sistema de rastreo de Alarmas

      <form>
       <fieldset ng-show="false">

         Location [[route]]

<input type="text" ng-model="e.location" id="location">

          API Key

<input type="text" ng-model="e.API" id="api" placeholder="API Key">

        </fieldset>
        <fieldset>

          Zoom

<input type="range" name="input" ng-model="e.zoom" min="[[e.minZoom]]" max="[[e.maxZoom]]" id="zoom">

          Scale (2x)

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="scale" ng-true-value="2" ng-false-value="1" id="scale" ng-init="scale='false'">

          Ancho

<input type="number" ng-model="e.width" min="0" max="[[e.maxSize]]" id="width">

          Alto

<input type="number" ng-model="e.height" min="0" max="[[e.maxSize]]" id="height">

        </fieldset>
        <fieldset ng-show="false">

          Map Marker

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="showMarker" ng-true-value="true" ng-false-value="false" id="showMarker">

         <ng-switch on="showMarker">
         <ng-switch ng-switch-when="true">

           Marker Color

<select ng-model="e.markerColor"
           ng-options="color for color in colors" id="markerColor">
          </select>

           Marker Size

<select ng-model="e.markerSize"
           ng-options="markerSize.value as markerSize.text for markerSize in markerSizes" id="markerSize">
          </select>

        </ng-switch>
       </ng-switch>
      </fieldset>
      <fieldset>

         Tipo de Mapa

<select ng-model="e.mapType"
         ng-options="mapType for mapType in mapTypes" id="mapType">
        </select>

         Formato imagen

<select ng-model="e.format"
         ng-options="format for format in formats" id="format">
        </select>

         Efecto Virtual

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="visual" ng-true-value="true" ng-false-value="false" ng-init="visual='true'" id="visual">

      </fieldset>
     </form>

var myApp = angular.module('myApp', [], function($interpolateProvider) {
  $interpolateProvider.startSymbol('[[');
  $interpolateProvider.endSymbol(']]');
});

var controller = function($scope) {
  $scope.e = {
    location:"Albany, NY",
    locationAbout:"Try an address, a city, a place, or even latitude and longitude.",
    API:"",
    APIAbout:"You don't always need an API Key for Static Maps, but it's easy to acquire one. Without a key you might receive an error image instead of a map. Follow the link to the API Console.",
    zoom:13,
    minZoom:0,
    maxZoom:22,
    scaleAbout:"Scale will double the stated height and width. This is good for when you need a width or height larger than 640px.",
    width:600,
    height:300,
    maxSize:640,
    sizeAbout:"Max is 640px or 1280px when scale 2x.",
    markerColor: "red",
    mapType: "roadmap",
    format:"png",
    markerSize:"mid",
    gimmeAbout:"Treat this like a regular image. Pop it into an img tag or use as a background-image."
  };
  $scope.colors =
    [
    "black",
    "brown",
    "green",
    "purple",
    "yellow",
    "blue",
    "gray",
    "orange",
    "red",
    "white"
  ];
  $scope.markerSizes =
    [
    { "value": "tiny", "text": "small" },
    { "value": "small", "text": "medium" },
    { "value": "mid", "text": "large" }
  ];
  $scope.mapTypes =
    [
    "roadmap",
    "terrain",
    "satellite",
    "hybrid"
  ];
  $scope.formats =
    [
    "png",
    "png32",
    "gif",
    "jpg",
    "jpg-baseline"
  ];

};

$("[data-toggle=popover]").popover({
  placement : 'right',
  trigger:'hover'
});
<!DOCTYPE html>

 <meta charset="UTF-8">

 <title>Sistema de Alarmas Ever-Track</title>

 <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro|Oxygen+Mono' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
 <link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

 <link rel='stylesheet prefetch' href='http://staticmapmaker.com/css/main.css'>

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" media="screen" type="text/css" />

  <input type="checkbox" class="toggle" id="toggle">

 Ever-Track GPS System

   Sistema de rastreo de Alarmas

      <form>
       <fieldset ng-show="false">

         Location

<input type="text" ng-model="e.location" id="location">

          API Key

<input type="text" ng-model="e.API" id="api" placeholder="API Key">

        </fieldset>
        <fieldset>

          Zoom

<input type="range" name="input" ng-model="e.zoom" min="[[e.minZoom]]" max="[[e.maxZoom]]" id="zoom">

          Scale (2x)

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="scale" ng-true-value="2" ng-false-value="1" id="scale" ng-init="scale='false'">

          Ancho

<input type="number" ng-model="e.width" min="0" max="[[e.maxSize]]" id="width">

          Alto

<input type="number" ng-model="e.height" min="0" max="[[e.maxSize]]" id="height">

        </fieldset>
        <fieldset ng-show="false">

          Map Marker

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="showMarker" ng-true-value="true" ng-false-value="false" id="showMarker">

         <ng-switch on="showMarker">
         <ng-switch ng-switch-when="true">

           Marker Color

<select ng-model="e.markerColor"
           ng-options="color for color in colors" id="markerColor">
          </select>

           Marker Size

<select ng-model="e.markerSize"
           ng-options="markerSize.value as markerSize.text for markerSize in markerSizes" id="markerSize">
          </select>

        </ng-switch>
       </ng-switch>
      </fieldset>
      <fieldset>

         Tipo de Mapa

<select ng-model="e.mapType"
         ng-options="mapType for mapType in mapTypes" id="mapType">
        </select>

         Formato imagen

<select ng-model="e.format"
         ng-options="format for format in formats" id="format">
        </select>

         Efecto Virtual

<input type="checkbox" ng-model="visual" ng-true-value="true" ng-false-value="false" ng-init="visual='true'" id="visual">

      </fieldset>
     </form>

A: If I understand you correctly, you just need to :
- register the ngRoute module with your application, if it is not already done
- pass the $routeParams service to your controller
var controller = function($scope, $routeParams) { ...

Assuming your url looks something like http://myurl/?LAT=xxx&LNG=yyy, the $rootParams will be an object with the same values :
$rootParams = {LAT:xxx, LNG:yyy}

that you can access in your controller with e.g.  $rootParams['LAT'] and reinject in your view.
$rootParams (succinct) doc from Angular API : https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngRoute/service/$routeParams


GEO owners have reported 86 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the most common problems related the engine and engine cooling of GEO vehicles. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's gasoline engine (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (13 problems).


Cash flow is, in many ways, more important than statements of gross income or even net income. On paper, you're in the black, but in reality, your accounts keep dipping into the red as cash comes and goes. To weather the storm, you need a cash flow projection.
What is the purpose of a cash flow projection?
A cash flow projection shows you when cash is coming into the business, as invoices come due and are paid, and when it's going out to pay your business expenses and bills. Having a projection gives you an idea of when you'll be awash with cash and when things might be tighter. With the projection in hand, you can plan to tide yourself over whenever it seems like you may fall short.
As mentioned, you need a cash flow projection to show you when the money is coming in and when it's going out. This helps you visualize when you'll have some extra funds or when you'll need to borrow to keep your business running smoothly. With a projection, you can strategize to fill in the gaps.
If you don't have an accounting platform, creating a cash flow projection in a spreadsheet is relatively simple. To get started, you'll want to open a new spreadsheet document in Excel or use a cash flow forecast template.
Create a table with 12 columns. Each one represents a month of the year. Now you'll begin to fill in the details, as we describe below.
Whether you're a new or existing business, it's likely easiest to start with your cash outflow. Outflows tend to be somewhat more reliable than inflows. After all, your internet service provider will want to be paid, and the electricity bill will come in the mail every month.
Existing businesses can use last year's costs to estimate their cash outflows for the following year. Remember to account for inflation and adjust your costs upwards.
You'll also want to budget for larger outflows, particularly if you know they're on the radar for this fiscal year. Besides salaries and HR costs, some of your biggest outflows will be your cost of goods sold (COGS). Other expenses to add include marketing and advertising, equipment purchases, and even bank fees and debt repayments.
Now for the hard part. It's always more difficult to estimate cash inflow, or gross revenue, even for existing businesses. There may be a downturn in the market, or customers may decide to scale back on their purchases. Maybe February is usually busy for you, but this year, the rush doesn't come until September.
There will always be ups and downs in your cash inflow, which is why you're creating this projection in the first place.
Existing businesses can use previous years' earnings to estimate, on average, monthly income. If the business is growing, you may want to adjust income upwards slightly. In fact, it's often wise to create three scenarios: growth, flat, and decline.
While decline is not the scenario you want, this worst-case scenario can help you prepare for the unexpected.
Now that you can see an estimation of what's coming into the business and what's going out, you can begin planning. If the business has very high outflows but low inflows, you may look at options for cutting back expenses.
If the outflow-inflow imbalance is temporary, you may want to look at options for funding the business through these low inflow times. Freeing up cash through short-term working capital loans and unique credit card products is an easy, hassle-free way to help you weather the storm.
As you can see, a cash flow projection can help you visualize your expenses and your income. It helps you rationalize your funds and spend them wisely, so you can keep the business running smoothly throughout the year.


Journalists Orkhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko were murdered in the Central African Republic when they went there to make a documentary on Kremlin-linked mercenaries.
The journalists were killed by unknown individuals while preparing to make a documentary about Russian mercenaries.
A leading community radio station, Radio Mbari, has been forced to close after being threatened by armed groups in the Central African Republic.
Independent French photojournalist Camille Lepage was only 26 years old when she was killed while covering the violence in the Central African Republic. Passionate about human rights and the underreported consequences of international conflicts, Lepage's work has appeared in prestigious publications including The New York Times, Le Monde and The Guardian.
Newspaper editor sentenced to six months in prison on charges of libel, insult and "incitement to revolt"
Newspaper editor held on charge of "inciting a disturbance of the peace"


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Q: Acessar objetos diferentes dentro de um array Como posso acessar esse objecto do jeito certo?
Tenho esses dois cenários
Object
  Array[2]
   Object: {"code": "a", cor: "vermelha"}
   Object: {"code": "b", cor"azul"}

e
Object
  Array[1]
   Object: {"code": "b", cor: "azul" }

se eu fizer cabelo.propriedade[0].cor
vou ter o retorno vermelha e azul
como posso trazer sempre a cor azul?

A: Basta você filtrar seu objeto com a condição que desejar. Se neste caso você precisa de todos os objetos que possuem cor: azul, basta fazer:
let list = cabelo.propriedade.filter(item => {
    return (item.cor == "azul");
});

Veja o exemplo:

const cabelo = {
    "propriedade": [
        {
            "code": "a",
            "cor": "vermelha"
        }, {
            "code": "b",
            "cor": "azul"
        }
    ]
};

let list = cabelo.propriedade.filter(item => {
    return (item.cor == "azul");
});

console.log(list);

Se houverem mais registros que satisfaçam tal condição, todos eles serão retornados:

const cabelo = {
    "propriedade": [
        {
            "code": "a",
            "cor": "vermelha"
        }, {
            "code": "b",
            "cor": "azul"
        }, {
            "code": "c",
            "cor": "azul"
        }
    ]
};

let list = cabelo.propriedade.filter(item => {
    return (item.cor == "azul");
});

console.log(list);


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12-year-old Barney is on a mission to get what he really wants for Christmas this year. He hatches a plan to beat the Christmas rush and buy the entire stock of the most sought after gift, The Patty Panda doll! Barney and his friends sneak into the local department store after hours hoping to use the rare toys to swap for things on their own list. Things don't go exactly as planned when Forte and his slick gang of tight suit wearing thieves, show up with the same idea.


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Bring Home the Adventures on DVD February 23, 2016
The Rescue Bots take their adventures through time and space! This heroic collection of Transformers: Rescue Bots will be released on DVD on February 23, 2016 from Shout! Factory Kids, in conjunction with Hasbro Studios. Featuring five exciting episodes that the whole family can enjoy, this DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $14.93.
Griffin Rock's Autobot first responders — Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Boulder — are back for five more action-packed adventures! Only this time, they're proving that they'll stop at nothing to protect their Earth friends, even if it means traveling through all of time and space!
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'He's a 9/11 hero': Bratton says FDNY chief shouldn't be fired for snow job
By Tina Moore, Yoav Gonen and Susan Edelman
January 28, 2016 | 1:03am
Bill Bratton and Daniel Nigro AP; Helayne Seidman
Winter Storm Jonas was a record-breaking storm for the ages
This neighborhood has the worst snow shovelers in NYC
Flight circled for hours after it came within feet of landing
Rikers Island inmate dies during Winter Storm Jonas staffing chaos
Top cop Bill Bratton said Wednesday that the FDNY commissioner's service on 9/11 should preclude him from losing his job for using firefighters to clear snow from his house after last weekend's blizzard.
"This is a hero of the city," the police commissioner said following a State Bar Association luncheon. He said he disagrees with a Post editorial calling for Daniel Nigro's firing for the abuse of power.
"This is an individual who was at 9/11, who led that department after 9/11," he said. "And we're calling for his resignation because he may have had a couple firefighters try to clear access from his house so in his capacity as commissioner he could get out and basically deal with emergency situations?"
Bratton said he agreed with the Department of Investigation's decision to look into the shoveling — but took a shot at The Post for saying he should be booted.
"I understand that the Department of Investigation is doing an inquiry. Appropriate," he said. "But I think a little heavy handed calling for his resignation. Let's remember the 40 years of dedicated service. I can guarantee the writers of that editorial weren't standing at the base of . . . the towers when they fell down. So let's get real."
Rudy Giuliani shakes hands with Daniel Nigro at a promotion ceremony on Sept. 16, 2011.Reuters
NYPD spokesman Peter Donald went on the defensive when asked if Bratton thinks service on 9/11 puts police and fire officials above the law.
"I think your implication that his comments are an endorsement for firefighters or police officers to break the law is ridiculous," Donald said.
Nigro, who was appointed by Mayor de Blasio in 2014, is a 34-year veteran of the FDNY and former chief of department — a role he was given on the afternoon of 9/11 when Chief Peter J. Ganci was killed in the collapse of the North Tower.
But even FDNY members don't believe his service at Ground Zero is relevant to the current situation.
The front page of the New York Post on Jan. 26.
"No one is above the law," said a department insider. "It was unethical. Do all the thousands of other 9/11 heroes get a free pass on misconduct? Maybe he should cut the city a check [or] do what a real hero would do and admit it was wrong."
Meanwhile, the chair of the City Council's Fire and Criminal Justice Services Committee said Nigro's decision to ask firefighters to shovel snow outside his house need to be examined.
"The recent report raises concern about the appropriate use of city resources," Elizabeth Crowley told The Post. "I trust the Department of Investigation will conduct a fair and thorough review."
On Wednesday evening, FDNY online message boards titled "Snow Removal" and "Post front page" had both been removed.
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Return of The Native: back in the land of Oz
Posted By The Source Staff on Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:23 AM
Days after I was born, my parents took me from a San Francisco hospital home to Marin County where I spent my first eight years. When I mention that I'm a Marin native to a Bend friend named Sam, he invariably goes into a rant about that county north of San Francisco being the home to nothing but arrogant yuppies and people with way too much money. It wasn't always so, I protest.
My parents moved to Marin County in 1930 before there was a Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin and the rest of Northern California. It was a raw countryside marked with a few small towns.
My dad took a train to the Marin ferry terminal every day to catch a ferry to his job in San Francisco.
He claimed that those were the happiest days of his life. He'd read the paper going over and had a drink and played bridge on the way home. The ferry ride served as a pleasant interval leading into and out of the workday.
When we were kids, Marin was bucolic. I spent most of my waking hours when old enough playing in the woods behind our house. Woods that seemed to stretch forever towards and up the flanks of Mount Tamalpias.
These days when I take the current version of the ferry from Marin to San Francisco, I look at Mount Tamalpias and think of simpler times and my dad as a ferryboat commuter.
I go to Marin to see a son who proudly owns the smallest and least ostentatious house on the Marin property tax roles. It's all of 850 square feet.
Around him are all sorts of places that cost seven figures and people who hard charge at law and finance careers.
My son owns a small business where he works with his hands.
When my wife and I visit we come away with the feeling that Marin County has been virtually untouched by the downturn in the economy. Shops and restaurants are crowded, traffic is thick, new cars are all over the roadways. The perceived good life is going on at a feverish pace.
Ah well, I say to myself, at least the county has great bike paths and open spaces.
But just when I begin to think all is well in Marin something happens. Well make that two things happen that made us ready to get back in the car and head home.
The first came after a long and very pleasant bike ride when we went in search of someplace to eat.
Every sidewalk café was crowded but we finally spotted a café specializing in organic food. Whoopie -- wholesome, hearty, hipster food ahead.
It didn't turn out that way. After getting the once over several times from the café's owner (the cafe was located right next to a major yoga and healing center) we ordered soup.
What passed for soup was highly seasoned water and at wallet flattening prices.
As we spooned down the watery concoction we watched a table of five outside. They were showing each other things on their iPhones. But wait, one of the women in the group had not only one iPhone but two of them as well as one of those silly old "normal" cell phones. It is so un-cool to have an old cell phone and we both had one.
The next day, we rode en famille to have lunch. It was Mother's Day but it was also eleven o'clock and who eats at eleven?
The first sidewalk café we rolled up to had about twenty tables unoccupied but would not take us unless we had a reservation.
No problem, we'll try the café down the street. Here my wife asked the hostess if they had a table for five.
"Do you have reservations? the hostess asked.
"No," my wife replied.
"Well in that case, absolutely not."
And with those words barely out a woman in back of my wife started screaming: "I have reservations, I have reservations. Don't give that woman my table."
We rode on and finally found a place that had plenty of outdoor seating and some wonderful Japanese and Vietnamese offerings.
The waiter was nice; the manager was very helpful. The patrons on their way to fancier places walked by looking at us huddled under an umbrella that kept a slight drizzle at bay and must have wondered how we'd come to alight like aliens on Marin.
Thomas Wolfe was right: you can't go home again. "Things", as Duke Ellington noted, "Ain't the way they used to be."
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Q: Blazor equivalent to @Url.Action or @Html.ActionLink In ASP.NET MVC, whenever you have a controller and an action in it, you could dynamically generate a link to it in a razor page like:
Url.Action("ProductController", "Index", new { id = "123" })

and this would return a string containing the path to that action with the specified route values:
/Product/123

Isn't there a similar method in Blazor where you could give it the component's name and route values:
Url.Component("ProductPage", new { id = "123" })

and get the path?
/Product/123

A: Check out NavigationManager: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.components.navigationmanager?view=aspnetcore-6.0. Inject that and you can do it. I am not sure if you can pass the route values as an object, though or if you'll need to make something like a NameValueCollection and use the Tostring() method on it.
In short, something like:
@inject NavigationManager NavManager;

// Markup here

@code {

    public void MyMethod() {
        var nameValueCollection = new NameValueCollection();
        var myUrl = "https://localhost:5000/somewhere/";
        // fill data
        NavManager.NavigateTo(myUrl + nameValueCollection.ToString(), false);
    }

}


Twitter is now more accessible to the visually impaired, introducing descriptions to images with screen readers and braille displays.
Twitter announced the new feature Tuesday, which will be available on the Twitter app for iOS and Android. This isn't an automatic update — users can enable image descriptions in Twitter's accessibility settings.
If you enable this setting, every time you add an image to a tweet, you'll have the option to add a description with up to 420 characters.
Screen readers and other tools help make the Internet more accessible to people who are visually impaired, but they can not "read" images. Image captions and alternate text for images help, but until now there was nothing like that on Twitter.
The questionable aspect of this update is that Twitter makes you go through your accessibility settings to turn this on, a step that will undoubtedly turn off many users out of lack of convenience. Perhaps a better update would just automatically update everyone's Twitter apps to show the image description button without needing to enable it.
This is a step in the right direction though, and hopefully other platforms will follow suit to make the Internet more accessible to those with visual impairments.


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Q: jQuery update var settings.offset when page loads Ok so I got this code from http://www.inserthtml.com/2013/01/scroll-pagination/ and it works like a charm, the only thing I am having issue setting the offset at initial page load of the site, I can get the PHP to get the correct first _id number but I can send it to the var settings.offset for some strange reason - am wondering how do I do this, I have this code linked via

(function($) {

    $.fn.scrollPagination = function(options) {

        var settings = {
            nop     : 10, // The number of posts per scroll to be loaded
            offset  : 0, // Initial offset, begins at 0 in this case
            error   : 'No More Posts!', // When the user reaches the end this is the message that is
                                        // displayed. You can change this if you want.
            delay   : 500, // When you scroll down the posts will load after a delayed amount of time.
                           // This is mainly for usability concerns. You can alter this as you see fit
            scroll  : true // The main bit, if set to false posts will not load as the user scrolls.
                           // but will still load if the user clicks.
        }

        // Extend the options so they work with the plugin
        if(options) {
            $.extend(settings, options);
        }

        // For each so that we keep chainability.
        return this.each(function() {

            // Some variables
            $this = $(this);
            $settings = settings;
            var offset = $settings.offset;
            var busy = false; // Checks if the scroll action is happening
                              // so we don't run it multiple times

            // Custom messages based on settings
            if($settings.scroll == true) $initmessage = 'Scroll for more or click here';
            else $initmessage = 'Click for more';

            // Append custom messages and extra UI
            $this.append('

'+$initmessage+'
');

            function getData() {

                // Post data to ajax.php
                $.post('ajax.php', {

                    action        : 'scrollpagination',
                    number        : $settings.nop,
                    offset        : offset,

                }, function(data) {

                    // Change loading bar content (it may have been altered)
                    $this.find('.loading-bar').html($initmessage);

                    // If there is no data returned, there are no more posts to be shown. Show error
                    if(data == "") {
                        $this.find('.loading-bar').html($settings.error);
                    }
                    else {

                        // Offset increases
                        offset = offset+$settings.nop;

                        // Append the data to the content div
                        $this.find('.content').append(data);

                        // No longer busy!
                        busy = false;
                    }

                });

            }

            getData(); // Run function initially

            // If scrolling is enabled
            if($settings.scroll == true) {
                // .. and the user is scrolling
                $(window).scroll(function() {

                    // Check the user is at the bottom of the element
                    if($(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height() > $this.height() && !busy) {

                        // Now we are working, so busy is true
                        busy = true;

                        // Tell the user we're loading posts
                        $this.find('.loading-bar').html('Loading Posts');

                        // Run the function to fetch the data inside a delay
                        // This is useful if you have content in a footer you
                        // want the user to see.
                        setTimeout(function() {

                            getData();

                        }, $settings.delay);

                    }
                });
            }

            // Also content can be loaded by clicking the loading bar/
            $this.find('.loading-bar').click(function() {

                if(busy == false) {
                    busy = true;
                    getData();
                }

            });

        });
    }

})(jQuery);

A: How do you initialize the function scrollPagination? I mean you should have something like:
$(function){ // On document ready
  $('.container').scrollPagination()
});


Cosmetic nose surgical procedure can make a considerable difference to overall facial appearance. A rhinoplasty procedure includes transforming the size and shape of your nose to enhance its appearance. The reason for a nose job may be to produce a natural-looking nose and ensure that the nose fits harmoniously with various other facial attributes and features.
Most people seeking nose surgery usually want to alter the size and shape of the bridge of the nose. Facial elegance depends on proportion and balance which are the most essential aspects of and attractive looking face. The nose is especially important. It is the central and most prominent part of the face.
Re-modelling is generally done either with incisions inside the nose or incisions on the underside of the nose. Shape and dimension is either decreased or increased, by readjusting its supporting framework of bone and cartilage. Sometimes, an interior deformity could affect breathing, because of an abnormality in the septum. Modifications to boost the nasal airway can be made at the same time as alterations to the exterior look. Most nose surgery is performed under standard anaesthesia.
A nicely shaped, balanced and well-proportioned nose generally instils the perception of trust, success and honesty.
Interestingly, although most Westerners looking for nose surgical treatment want o reduce their nose profile, many Eastern people want to increase it to make a more prominent western looking bnose shape. There are several means to develop a new nose shape either with implants or with your very own bone or cartilage, relying on the person.
Fee for rhinoplasty depends very much on the surgeon you choose and the wide range in fees reflects differences in surgeons' experience and expertise in nose reshaping surgery.


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This is not your ordinary Cribbage Board. The large live edge contrasts nicely with the finished surface. This set comes with playing pins and a deck of cards. Don't forget a jar of Cutter Butter to keep your piece in like new condition.
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AUDI AG and the longstanding Audi importer SOVAC S.P.A. have opened in December 2018 the assembly of three models in Algeria.
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Audi do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda. started production of the Audi A3 Sedan in 2015 and of the Audi Q3 in 2016 in Curitiba, Brazil.
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Pike Road Yard Sale to benefit Lions Club
PAUL SULLIVAN
Special to the Advertiser
The festive Pike Road Community Yard Sale is set for April 22 and will feature up to 80 vendors showcasing items in front of town hall on Vaughn Road.
The event benefits the Pike Road Lions Club which has given hundreds of dollars to help students and others in the growing community.
"Booth rental fees benefit the Pike Road Lions Club, which usually raises nearly $2,000," said Turner Waddell, communications specialist with the Town of Pike Road.
The Pike Road Lions Club was formed in 2012 as the first civic club in the Town of Pike Road, Waddell added.
"We have been able to support the American Cancer Society, Hope Inspired Ministries and many others, including our most recent partnership with the Pike Road School System," said Pike Road Lions Club President Betsy Atkins. "Right now, our focus is to help fund athletics and extracurricular activities that enrich the education of PRS students and our community as a whole."
The Lions Club volunteers also will be preparing food that will be sold at the yard sale, which lasts from 7 a.m. to noon. During that time shoppers may be amazed at the variety of items for sale.
"The yard sale wares are an eclectic mix reflective of the personalities in the Pike Road community. You can find general yard sale-type goods such as furniture, home goods and toys, but some people sell antiques, repurposed furniture and even house plants," Waddell said.
Anyone interested in selling items at the event can reserve a space by visiting Town Hall, located at 9575 Vaughn Road. For more information, call Tosha Darnell at the Town Hall, 334-272-9883, or email her at tosha@pikeroad.us.
Spaces are $25 for the standard parking spot size of 8 feet by 16 feet, and tents, tables or electricity are not provided. Reservations are open to the public through April 20, at 5 p.m. Space is limited and no reservations will be held without payment.
The Lions Club has almost 40 active members. Through activities such as the yard sale, the group is not only able to contribute to national Lions Club charities, but also local causes.
Pike Road's longtime mayor said the gathering is part of a series of community events where residents form and strengthen friendships that help make the town special.
"One of the greatest attributes of the Town of Pike Road is the vast number of opportunities for people in our community to come together. The community yard sale is an annual event that allows us to enjoy a beautiful spring day while raising funds for the Lions Club. The club has made a big difference for Pike Road, and we want to support their activities. We invite everyone in the area to attend," Mayor Gordon Stone said.