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The Brothers Karamazov Kindle Edition
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author), Constance Garnett (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the "wicked and sentimental" Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons―the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture. This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevsky's prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel.
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Nathan Wade
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Classic
"The Brothers Karamazov" is an absolute classic and masterpiece. Also, I like David McDuff's translation (though I'm not fluent in Russian). Although it is a slow read, I find that it's worth it and can take up your spare time that you would have been bord senseless. With what I have read of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, he certainly delves into the morality that encircles the depths of humanity.
By Nathan Wade on 25 November 2021
TOP 500 REVIEWER
3.0 out of 5 stars Literary Merit.
I really struggled to get into this book, I found myself plodding through tedious chapters. However the story lifts as the book progresses and it is very well written.
Neal Ames
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
Reviewed in Australia on 19 April 2018
This Russian classic has a deep structure that develops the story line and presents characters that are complex and engaging.
5.0 out of 5 stars I like Dostoevsky's works
Reviewed in Australia on 18 May 2016
I like Dostoevsky's works, especially this book. He has a knack of capturing people's personalities and intertwining them with others. This book is a little hard going theologically though I enjoyed that too, but I'd recommend reading it in a quiet place with no distractions as it takes some focus at times.
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, Brother.
A absolute class - must have in your collection.
Sergiu Pobereznic (author)
5.0 out of 5 stars A literary journey
I am not sure whether this is actually the "greatest book ever written" but it stands right up there with some of the recognized epics of literature, that's for sure. Having read it for the second time in my life, I admit that its philosophical blueprint makes more sense in my forties than it did in my late teens – it was certainly an uphill climb all those years ago.
At its core, this is a psychological-thriller/murder-mystery, but also a work overwhelmingly steeped in weighty, religious postulation. There are countless fundamental questions about our existence where he discusses, faith, morality, duality, free-will, temptation, sin, theodicy, redemption, divine love and of course TRUTH.
He also speaks about the perception of human logic, rationale and mysticism in all its modes (that were en Vogue during his time).
The sophisticated storytelling is about a wealthy and controlling father and several brothers with differing qualities. An inheritance is thrown into the pot and a murder for good measure. Then there is a trial because one of the brothers is suspected of killing the father. The father's absence brings about major shifts in the brothers' characters, which affects them profoundly. Not to give too much away, I'll stop there. It's a simple but interesting enough plot with many auxiliary themes.
Interestingly, the more I understand about the story the more layered the author's writing becomes. What is on the surface, a simple folk tale, is really a complicated social critique of subtle, literary complexity from that particular Russian era.
The only section I found hard to get through was Zossima's teachings, (some might choose to just skip that chapter). Other than that, the work lives up to its name as one of literature's greats, even though I am in disagreement with some of the author's philosophies. However, debates are a necessity if one is to develop a good sense of reasoning, perception, imagination and overall intellect.
The work is full of optimism of which many readers will be grateful. Only when you reach the end does it all become fully clear and the reader can feel illuminated by the philosophical and psychological debate that has taken place throughout the book's literary journey.
John T C
5.0 out of 5 stars An all time classic
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, which is one of Dostoyevsky's all time best, perhaps the best, adds to make him perhaps the best writer of all times. The author came up with so many great ideas and characters that are so real to life even in their complex emotions and rationales that we relate to the characters as if we are in their heads. In the end, not only do we have a great story, we are also left with a beautifully written work of political, psychological, sociological, ethical and psychological thought that is very true not only to Russia, but to other lands and peoples as well.
The greatest soul writer of all times and great contributor to human psychology successfully created a beautiful and amazing dynamism between the Karamazov brothers that has been the core of many stories after involving siblings. There is the unreliable father, the old Fyodor Karamazov whose life dominates his sons and whose death casts a huge shadow on their future.
Sensual Alyosha who is the youngest of the Karamazov brothers is the main character of the story, and he is noted for his strong faith in god and humanity, deep kindness and sense of sacrifice.
Ivan the atheist has a sharp mind and is the critical analyzer who seeks for meaning in everything. He is skeptical and dwells more on rationale in his dealing with people and issues. In the end, his intellectual mind misleads him and opens the doors to the nightmares in his life.
Dmitry is the sensitive brother who has a strong consideration for anything living, Smerdyakov their half-brother, is the cunning illegitimate son of old Fyodor Karamazov and works as Fyodor's servant.
The characters of the brothers and the events of their lives made for the complex and fascinating story of exceptional proportions, where faith, meekness, atheism, indifference and slavery to negative instincts and impulses are often in conflict. Faith and atheism or disbelief in God is taken to epic proportions in Ivan's encounter with the devil.
Dostoevsky stated that, "when there is no God, all is permitted.". That assertion is reinforced in books like The Union Moujik, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment. The absence of God or lack of faith in man makes it possible for man to thrive in his worst animal instincts. Even when man starts with good intentions, the absence of faith usually derails him to the point where the good intentions are overshadowed by the negative effects of his actions. My conclusion is that this is a rare masterpiece.
M. Dowden
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece
It has been ages since I last read this story, but I felt like gorging myself on quite a large novel and have been relaxing and reading this masterpiece. This particular book was the last completed novel by Dostoevsky before his untimely death by pulmonary haemorrhage.
This book came about due to things that Dostoevsky had started to write but had never finished, and thus he incorporated some of those elements into this, and whilst writing this his son tragically died and thus the character, indeed the hero of the book, Alyosha is named after him. The narrator of this tale who is never named also arguably becomes a character as we hear his thoughts and evaluations on certain matters throughout.
With philosophical and religious thoughts and ideas overshadowing this tale this does become quite deep and thought provoking. In the way this is set out we sort of have two interrelated tales, with one half being an introduction to the characters, and the second half being a tale of murder and theft. It is this structure that does put some people off from completing this, but it does work, and very well. By the second part we have become very familiar with the characters, and how they behave and their individual foibles.
With a father having three sons, one by one marriage, the other two by a second marriage, we also are led to believe that he possibly has another, illegitimate son who he doesn't recognise as such but employs in his home. As the father is murdered and money disappears, so one son becomes the prime suspect, but is he the murderer? We follow onto the trial here before this novel reaches its conclusion.
With numerous literary references and in a couple of cases stories within the main tale this is something that does become quite complex. There is also not really that much description here, this mainly becomes a character driven tale with their actions and voices at the forefront. As an allegory as such of society moving towards a more modern material one this works well, and we can also perceive Dostoevsky's dreams of a more just and thoughtful society where hopefully things will be better. What does come over really well here are the events leading to murder, and we are made to think of other people's actions that made it possible for the actual murder to take place. As such this is always well worth reading, and is very rewarding.
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder mystery on a grand scale.
This book is almost impossible to categorize. Essentially, it is a complex "whodunnit", but it is so much more. Like many people, I had started the book many years ago but failed to finish it. I know why. The first one third is slow, repetitive and dominated by philosophy and religious dogma. I became very impressed with the author's knowledge of the Christian bible, which is quoted extensively and the references are often subtle. The central characters are three Russian brothers - Dmitri, Ivan and Alyosha. They are very different but love one another despite their hedonistic, selfish and greedy father. Much of the book consists of a series of frantic and breathless conversations between the brothers, the father, the monks in a local monastery and the women whose love ensnares the brothers and the father. This style of writing made me think of a play with the scenes moving on from act to act. Rather like Thomas Hardy, the author introduces a parallel theme based on the "peasants" and their children. This aspect is handled tenderly and with more than a little reflection on the true meaning of life. The murder is dealt with in an exciting and dramatic manner, though I found the eventual trial to be overly long and repetitive. The final moments of the book deal with the central need for forgiveness if one wishes peace of mind. Writing on a grand scale, but I am fairly sure that 9 out of 10 who start the book will not finish it since it was written at a time when taking several weeks to read a book would be a blessing, not a chore!
5.0 out of 5 stars The second greatest novel ever written.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2021
IMO, Dostoyevsky wrote the four greatest novels ever. "The Idiot" and "The Demons" are number three and four, "The Brothers Karamazov" pushes "Crime and Punishment" very hard at being the greatest. In many ways it is a further development of concepts investigated in C&P, which I believe simply has a slightly better storyline, but there's really not much between them. This is truly a magnificent and masterful piece of literature. The depth of Dostoyevsky's understanding of human psychology and society marks him out as a genius and literary colossus.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2019
Completed on 22nd May 2019 taking over a month to read. I remember being very impressed by Crime and Punishment. Perhaps my expectations were too high or maybe I didn't choose the best translation; I did not find it an easy or fulfilling read. I am glad I have completed it and regard it as a show off book like Tristan Shandy , 100 Years of Solitude or Ulysses. It got better after the first 40%. I read it on kindle and was constantly checking what percentage I was up to
It is too long and I didn't find the characters sympathetic or easy to relate to. I felt that Dmitri deserved to be convicted even though he hadn't killed his father as he seemed a very violent man who could throw a pestle at the kind old servant Grigory who had brought him up. The women are mostly mad or hysterical. I felt much more could have been written about Smerdyakov's character and his motivation for the murder.
But it is a book ahead of it's time the origin of Crime fiction with its courtroom dramas and denouements (Smerdyakov's detailed confession). There is also humour at times - Dmitri's visit to the drunken Lyagavy and Trifon Borissovitch pulling up floor boards in his Inn to look for the missing money. Descriptions of madness were very real especially of Captain Snegiryov at the funeral.
nicnn
3.0 out of 5 stars Only read this if you thought War and Peace was a bit too easy
There were large chunks of this that were a treatise on man's inhumanity to man with an added chunk of angst mixed in with inner demons. Indigestible and tiring. However where you have the opportunity to enjoy the characters of the three brothers and appreciate them as ciphers for the Russian national character the reading pace and enjoyment levels pick up. I think I am pleased I have read it, but part of me hankers for the easy life of the normal rubbish I read.


This Christmas, visitors a major London shopping mall were offered a spine-chilling experience. Here Hidden House creator Samuel Bott tells us why scare attractions don't just have to be for Halloween.
Operated over a six week period at Westfield Stratford City, The Hidden House blended classical fairytales with a dark twist, revealing the series of events that led to the sudden vanishing of Red Riding Hood. Guests' challenge was to uncover the truth without being captured by the Big Bad Wolf! The free- flow maze was produced by Unlocked Vision, of which Samuel Bott is managing director.
What was your vision for The Hidden House?
It was our intention to create something that was not a just an attraction with the emphasis on scare, but to produce instead a theatrical experience that told a complete story from beginning to end, whilst simultaneously being scary. For the 15 minutes that guests were inside we wanted to immerse them in this unique environment, and ultimately make them forget that they were in the middle of a shopping centre. We wanted to see guests running out scared, but also with a smile on their faces and a sense of not quite knowing what they had just experienced.
Guests are faced with important task of finding Red Riding Hood and discovering the truth about her disappearance. Inside the experience there are various choices that the guests have to make, which ultimately changes their path through the house. Will they uncover the truth and make it out alive?
Why a Christmas rather than Halloween attraction?
Scare attractions are still finding their feet in the UK and we are about 10 years behind the USA, where it is a multi-billion dollar industry. By producing an attraction at Christmas – in the middle the busiest shopping centre in the UK – we wanted to prove that they do not just have to be confined to Halloween.
However we didn't want to do what was expected of us and create an attraction based around Christmas itself; instead we went to the Grimm tales and put our own dark and unique twist on them. There's a long standing tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas; the Victorians were particularly notable for it. There is something about the dark and macabre of these stories that perfectly counterbalances the exuberance of the festive celebrations.
Westfield is a prestigious venue – how receptive were they to your idea when you first approached them?
Westfield were incredibly receptive and actively encouraged us to develop it for them. Initially we pitched several different concepts that had varying core levels of intensity, ranging from a children's scare attraction based in a toy factory, to a full on extreme scare attraction targeted solely at adults. The Hidden House sat firmly in the middle of these, providing both children's entertainment in the day, and adult scares at night.
What were some of the challenges in creating the attraction?
When we started creating the narrative for The Hidden House, we knew that we wanted to have a rotating cast; no one was assigned a set character and they instead changed positions every hour. With our backgrounds in scare acting we know how physically and mentally demanding it can be, and it was important for us to keep it interesting for the cast and allow them to perform as every character. Not only that, but it meant that each actor developed their own take on the characters, meaning that guests would always be getting a different experience.
One of the greatest challenges was the physical construction of the attraction. The event space that it sat in was a void over two balconies; for this reason the house had to be physically suspended from the roof. This posed a huge number of technical issues; weight, height, crowd control. Due to planning permits and regulations, we could only construct on site overnight, and to add to that we only had 10 days to do it in.
How successful was the run over Christmas?
When we first opened there was a definite uncertainty from the public as to what the attraction was – many people were in Westfield to shop for Christmas, and had no idea what the building in the middle of the food court was with people running and screaming from it! Fortunately, it wasn't long before word of mouth spread and reviews came out, which lead to it being a success for both us and Westfield. We had fantastic customer feedback and reviews from the industry, and ticket sales increased week on week.
What lessons did you learn along the way?
Everyday we learnt something new, and good or bad we took this in our stride. We learnt how working to the space and budget should never be an obstacle that prevents an attraction going ahead. The Hidden House taught us many valuable lessons in managing a rotating cast of 30 (11 per shift); creating quick-change mutli-purpose costumes that stood up to the needs of a physically intensive attraction was an unenviable task and one that we probably won't take on again.
In February we begin pre-production on our Halloween event in Bristol (England). Fear at Avon Valley is back for its second season this October, with Anarchy returning as the signature maze to terrify guests once more, and two brand new horror mazes opening alongside it. We're incredibly excited about it.
In March, the Unlocked Vision team is flying out to America to develop some new working relationships, and we have several high profile attractions in development that will be announced in due course.


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You can try to change the server from which you download the software in repositories.
You can go yo the sources software gui, and then in settings window in tab ubuntu software, select other server to download the software.
Perhaps the server you are using 172.16.0.20 is overloaded.
is it sudo service networking-manager restart? it dint work :( and i tried connected to the main server as claracc suggested but then apt-get is not even able to read the package list.So there is a problem with network itself but i am not sure how to address it.
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Networking is not my sphere of expertise, but sounds like you are not even getting out of your house.
which tries to contact Google's server( ip 8.8.8.8), 3 times; the result is an advisement of the connection.
the ping gave me an expected result.it works.
Did you change your mirror site per advisement ?
All good now to where you can mark this thread as solved ?
OK what results if you load the URL directly into your browser ?
You should get the "PGP SIGNATURE" ( I do when I test it ).
And maybe you no longer have a valid key on your system.
@f2010185 , 13.04 has only one month of support left. Wasn't it better to do a fresh install of 13.10 now?


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SOL and other standardized test information.
Eighth grade students will be taking the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Grade 8 Writing Test between March 4 and March 20, 2019. It is important that your child attend school on these days. If possible, please avoid scheduling trips or appointments that would take your child out of school during this time period. If you become aware of an unavoidable conflict that could result in your child missing a testing day, please notify your child's school as soon as possible.
The test has two components: multiple choice response and a short paper response. In order to obtain a score, your child must complete both components.
Please refer to the table to determine the specific dates that your child will be testing.
Students with accommodations may follow a different testing schedule.
VDOE and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have an electronic device policy which is to be followed during all SOL testing. To maintain test security, the possession of cell phones or other electronic devices (including wearable technology) in the testing room is prohibited. If a student is discovered with a prohibited electronic device while in a test environment, the student's test will be stopped, the electronic device will be confiscated, and the student will be removed from the test environment. School administrators, consistent with the Acceptable Use Policy and Student Rights & Responsibilities, have authority to search the "item of personal belonging" (e.g., the cell phone or other device, including wearable technology) if it is believed to contain evidence of a violation of school regulations (in this case, cheating). School administrators have the right to apply school-based consequences based upon their investigation of the situation. Please talk to your student about the electronic device policy and the serious consequences of violating it.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Emily Pyatt, School Test Coordinator (egpyatt@fcps.edu).
To help with your planning, below is the general schedule for our end-of-year SOL testing. Please note that students with accommodations may test at a different day or time than indicated on the schedule. Make-up tests will be conducted throughout the testing window.


These delightful toucans picked from a rainforest makes for cheerful and happy wrapping for your gifts. Fun loving and cute, this design is lovely for all. WIth 4 wrapping sheets, 6 tags and ribbon in one wrapping paper-tag set this is a one product buy with all you need!
Dimensions: wrapping paper -20" X 29" and gift tag - 3"x5"
Toucan - is currently on backorder. You may still purchase now though and we'll ship as soon as more become available.


"First came the Spanish, then the French, then the Americans," explained friend Hildegard Vasquez, addressing the group at our conference last week, trying to give them an idea of the history of Panama City's old quarter known as Casco Viejo.
"Each group left its mark. The neighborhoods in this enclave boast typical Spanish-, French-, and what I call 'American'-colonial architecture…plus very European-style plazas and squares, with trees for shade and small bandstands for celebrations. The charming (and, yes, in many cases, crumbling) colonial structures feature balconies, iron work, and interior courtyards.
"On the surface, Casco Viejo is ruined gentility. At its heart, this is a Panamanian barrio.
"Sometime in the middle of the last century, Panama forgot Casco Viejo and turned its attention to building the Panama City we know today. Over the decades, the buildings, the parks, and the plazas of the old town fell to ruin.
"Then, in 1998, UNESCO declared Casco Viejo a World Heritage Site, and foreign investors with an interest in historic architecture noticed an opportunity. The process of re-gentrification has continued ever since.
"And shows no sign of slowing down. The global crisis hasn't hit Casco Viejo, and I don't believe it will. Not in any significant way. The world has recognized what this place has to offer. These 100-, 200-, and 300-year-old buildings have an intrinsic value. And there are only so many of them. About 900, to be precise, about 200 of which have been restored. We're talking about very limited supply.
"I'm an architect," Hildegard continued, "and my focus is restoration. I returned to Panama after studying in the States when the Casco Viejo revival was just beginning. It has been exciting for me to be part of what is really an extraordinary renaissance.
"However, the more I've gotten involved with the architectural regeneration of this special place, the more I've recognized the bigger opportunity.
"It is a great thing to restore these old buildings and neighborhoods. But I see a chance to restore the community, as well.
"When Panama forgot about Casco Viejo, it wasn't only the buildings that were neglected. It was the people living in this part of the city, too. Much of the population here lives in near-poverty.
"Mostly it's women and children.
"About nine years ago, I became involved with a non-profit, grass-roots organization that is trying to help these people. The group is called CAPTA, which stands for Capacitación Para el Trabajo. We focus on the women. We know that, if we can help to educate and train the woman, the children have a better chance at being educated and trained.
"Our goal is to help as many women as possible to learn the skills they need to get and to keep jobs. We train them as housekeepers, for example, then help them to find jobs in Panama City hotels.
"So far, we've helped 60 women.
"I live in Casco Viejo with my family. This is a part of Panama City where you can walk from place to place, sit in the park with an ice cream, have coffee or a meal al fresco at a café. My children and my husband and I do all these things every day. We're very connected here.
"So, really, I'm just trying to help my neighbors.
"But, as I said, I see a bigger potential.
By this point, Hildegard had my full attention. I, too, am enamored of this small, historic enclave. I, too, have been delighted by the renaissance it's been enjoying. And I, too, believe in the idea of Capacitación Para el Trabajo (Training for Work).
I've asked Hildegard how I can become involved.
If you'd like more information, too, you can get in touch here: CAPTA@LiveandInvestOverseas.com.


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Dog joins prayers at Japanese temple
In General Japan News,
A dog has started participating during the prayer sessions at a temple in Japan.
Known as Conan, the dog is the official pet of the Zen Buddhist Jigenin temple on the island of Okinawa and his participation in prayers has consequently led to an improvement in attendance levels at the temple.
Indeed, priest Joei Yoshikuni, in an interview with Associated Press, confirmed that attendance levels at the temple have increased by 30 per cent.
"I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it too," said Mr Yoshikuni.
"Clasping hands is a basic action of Buddhist prayer to show appreciation. He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks."
Mr Yoshikuni also confirmed that he is trying to persuade Conan to sit without moving, while the priest sits in meditation - known in Japanese as Zazen.
In Japan, the main Zen sects are the Rinzai and Soto schools.
Related news stories:
Dog pedometer deters pet obesity (30th November 2012)
Fukushima dogs go wild (23rd September 2011)
Japanese scientists find answer to dog paw mystery (12th January 2012)
Earthquake rescue dogs to be fitted with high-tech equipment (7th March 2016)
Dog gets free trip to Japan (6th January 2016)

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Thank you for everything Nick and Pete you guys at Meticulous Motors are awesome! I love my new work truck!
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We will finance almost anyone who passes our financial application, and has a sufficient down payment for the vehicle chosen.
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Marissa Nadler: "July" (album review)
Marissa Nadler's music has always been dark, with an ominous tone. However, the Boston singer takes it to an entirely new level on her forthcoming sixth album, July (out February 4th).
The lyrics are anger. It's not that boisterous, hollow-threat stab-you-in-the-neck-with-a-dull-pencil anger that you get from metal or punk bands. No, what Nadler gives you is that calm, collected angry, which is far far more frightening. The quietly menacing "Anyone Else" is the most obvious incarnation of this.
The title of the record evokes thoughts of sweltering summer heat and hiding underneath SPF 100. The reality is the exact opposite. This is a harsh, desolate, and starkly depressing album.
The opener "Drive" makes you envision our current dead of winter. It's the release you must feel when you finally accept that you're about to succumb to exposure and that your body will soon be lost to the snow drifts...at least until the spring thaw.
The wafting "Was It A Dream" swings wildly between a dream and a nightmare. "Dead City Emily" is a beautiful Gothic number.
The lone spot of relieve is "Holiday In", at least on the surface. Even here the brighter arrangement is juxtaposed with some deeply sullen lyrics.
The downside to July, much like many Nadler albums, is that the songs all begin to sound the same after a while. In fact, the similarities may even be more pronounced this time around. That makes it a harsh listen.
Best tracks: "Dead City Emily", "Holiday In"
Track listing for July:
We Are Coming Back
Dead City Emily
Was It A Dream
I've Got Your Name
Nothing In My Heart
It's all relative: album review, marissa nadler


and why you should be too.
From the day I watched Cinderella, I have always dreamed of growing up and finding my prince charming. The first board I made on Pinterest was a (private) wedding board.
To say that I am excited to meet the "love of my life," get married, eat toast with this man in our jammies, have kids, and fingers crossed grow old together, would be a very underwhelming word to describe how I feel.
After experiencing my first year in college, I didn't meet this man (at least that I know of, please contact if you are aware).
I wasn't swept off my feet when I walked into my first class and made eye contact with "the one," but I did meet my soul mates—not in the way I thought I would.
I met the ones who can make me laugh until my stomach burns.
I met the ones who will drive 50 miles just to celebrate my birthday for a few hours.
I met the ones who will lay in my bed with me while I cry because something tragic happened (or a Grey's character died).
I met the ones who make weird noises and let me sing at the top of my lungs without wanting to puncture my lungs.
I met the ones who will tell me when I am being absurd when I try to join 50 clubs or am chatting to loud.
I met the ones who say the exact same thing as me at the same time because we are 90 percent sure we have the same brain.
I met my soul mates.
I discovered that I don't need this fairytale, princess life that has been instilled in me since I was three. Yes, it would be swell if I could come home to an incredible human being at night, but that isn't what matters. What matters is finding the ones who keep you sane.
That is what a soul mate is, the one, prince charming, and however else you would describe it. It is the ones who are there for you at 2 a.m. when the world is crashing down around you.
The moment you realize that you don't need a man is quite freeing. I'm not saying this in a "I'm so bitter" way, but more in a "I don't care" way.
Soulmates are friends, not some romantic idea that lives in your imagination.
Having a boyfriend is great and amazing, but don't ditch the ones who would drop everything to pick you up from the airport. Those are the ones to keep around.
I walked into college *kind of * thinking I would find the one and will walk out with multiple soul mates. How lucky am I that I haven't found my prince charming, I found a whole slew of Disney characters to help me clean up my life.


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Q: Turning symbol weak at link time to resolve multiple definitions I am trying to decrease the binary size by overriding default __terminate_handler. Normally, when compiling with GCC, this piece of code:
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Makes the default __terminate_handler overridden and the binary size decreases by 30-50 kB, depending on the release/debug build type.
When compiling with Clang I use -nostdlib linker flag, thus I have to link the standard libraries explicitly, by putting -lstdc++ -lgcc as the command line options. This means that I get an error:

ld.lld: error: duplicate symbol: __cxxabiv1::__terminate_handler
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Both, custom code and libstdc++ define __cxxabiv1::__terminate_handler (_ZN10__cxxabiv119__terminate_handlerE) as a symbol initialized in data section. Ideally, I would like the symbol to be defined weak in the libstdc++.
Is there a way to ignore the symbol defined in libstdc++?

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Jon Cooper is a Partner at Itad, working within the health and education practice, and has over 13 years of experience in international development, following a career in law and justice across a number of sectors.
Jon has key programmatic and evaluation expertise in reproductive health, global health security, health system strengthening, health advocacy and governance, and organisational effectiveness.
Before joining Itad, Jon worked at Marie Stopes International (MSI) as Country Director based in Uganda, and then as Global Director of Evidence, Strategy & Innovation. Jon has also recently worked at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Find out more about Jon in his 60 Second Interview (written in 2016)
Languages: English (mother tongue), Spanish
Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Cote D'Ivoire, Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Yemen, Cambodia, India, Albania
LLB Law
Solicitors Final Examinations
Chester College of Law
Chair, Supervisory Committee
International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine
Director: Evidence, Strategy & Innovation
Marie Stopes International
Country Director: Uganda
Regional Advisor: Asia & Middle East Team
Head of Team: Legal, Risk & Compliance
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Corporate Legal Advisor
Tui Travel Group PLC
Assistant Solicitor
Evaluation of Women's Integrated Sexual Health programme (WISH)
Dfid has commissioned Itad and OPM to act as third-party monitoring and learning partner to this programme which aims to provide a comprehensive package of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) across Africa and Asia, with a primary focus on increasing the number of additional Family Planning (FP) users according to the FP2020 definition, alongside reducing maternal mortality and improving access to safe abortion. The third-party monitor function involves verification of results against key indicators, linked to a payment by results mechanism. The learning role involves working within the learning ecosystem of each implementing partner's consortium to promote research uptake and adaptive management of the programme, as an embedded collaborator.
Evaluation of Gavi's Support to Civil Society Organisations
(Gavi) - Project Director
Gavi currently has two main mechanisms through which support is provided to CSOs. Under the first mechanism, support is provided to increase capacity and strengthen civil society engagement for immunization through the Gavi CSO Platform model. The second is through Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) grants to countries. Itad has been commissioned by Gavi to undertake an evaluation of the Alliance's support to CSOs through these two avenues. The primary purpose of this assignment is formative: the evaluation will inform decisions on how Gavi will approach the way it engages CSO in contributing to its mission in the future.
Jon leads the workstream concerned with understanding the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the overall governance and management structure of the Gavi CSO Platform model.
Fleming Fund Independent Evaluation Supplier
(UK Department of Health) - Project Director
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched the Fleming Fund, a £265 million One Health programme, to support 32 low and middle income countries (LMICs) in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The aim of the Fleming Fund is to improve laboratory capacity and diagnosis as well as data and surveillance of AMR in LMICs through a one health approach: building capacity to collect drug resistance data; enabling the sharing of drug resistance data nationally, regionally and internationally; collating data on AMR; and encouraging the application of these data to promote the rational use of antimicrobials. Itad has been contracted to deliver an independent evaluation of the Fleming Fund country and regional level projects, as summative evaluator and as independent learning partner working alongside the implementing partner right through the project. A particular challenge is looking beyond outputs and activities, to use case studies and theories of change to assess the conditions necessary to effect change, the likelihood of change and this projects contribution to that change. Jon has a leadership and technical role on this project.
Global Fund Thematic Review of in country programmatic assurance
(Global Fund) - Project Director
The Global Fund commissioned Itad and Euro Health Group to conduct a Thematic Review of Information Generation and Utilisation by the Global Fund for ensuring progress toward national public health goals. The purpose of the review was to analyse whether information providers and mechanisms are effectively utilized and to identify potential ways of strengthening in-country information generation and utilization processes.
The Global Fund's 2017 Strategic Review
The Global Fund has commissioned Itad and Euro Health Group to conduct the Strategic Review 2017 (SR2017). The SR2017 is a follow-on to the Strategic Review 2015 (SR2015) and has two overarching objectives: one is to assess progress specifically made during the final two years of the Global Fund Strategy 2012-2016, and the other is to analyse how lessons learned are contributing to the readiness of the Global Fund in implementing its 2017-2022 Strategy.
Evaluation of the Hewlett Foundation's Strategy to Apply Human-Centred Design to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health services in Sub-Saharan Africa
(The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Kenya, Zambia) - Organisational Capacity Expert
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has made several grants in Kenya and Zambia to support a partnership between IDEO.org and service delivery provider Marie Stopes International to apply HCD to improve contraceptive uptake and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Itad was commissioned to undertake an independent evaluation of this strategy.
Jon helped to design the evaluation and then was the Project Director, engaging with the client and evaluation advisory group, and participating in analysis meetings and the co-creation event with MSI, Ideo and Hewlett.
Evaluation of UNICEF's global "Scale up of PMTCT and Paediatric AIDS care and treatment" program
(UNICEF) - Project Director
Project Director for this mixed methods evaluation of UNICEF's global strategic programme across 77 countries, to contribute to improving UNICEF's accountability for its performance and results and to generate evidence and learning. The evaluation aims to guide i) effective action towards the achievement of the UNICEF strategic plan HIV outcome and ii) UNICEF positioning in the post 2015 HIV agenda as guided by the UNAIDS 2016-2021 strategy.
Evaluation of Adolescent 360
(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CIFF) - Project Director
Project Director for the impact evaluation, process evaluation and cost effectiveness evaluation of this $30 million programme aimed at scalable interventions developed through particular user centred design techniques. This innovative project is aimed at increasing contraceptive uptake amongst adolescent girls and is implemented by Population Services International, the Centre for the Development of the Adolescent Mind in Berkley and Ideo.org.
Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality programme
(DFID, UNICEF) - Expert Evaluator
Expert evaluator on the Evaluation Advisory Group to a mixed methods evaluation of a range of interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health (MNH) in different but overlapping geographic locations in Kenya, including training of health workers, health systems strengthening, community mobilisation, and demand-side financing. It is implemented by UNICEF, Options and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). The evaluation includes an assessment of the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, equity and impact of the $70 million of support provided over five years.
Evaluation of Clinton Health Access Initiative
(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) - Deputy Team Leader and Project Manager
Deputy Team Leader and Project Manager, a largely qualitative utilisation-focused evaluation of the implementation of CHAI's organisational model and management approach to implementation of various interventions aimed at accelerating new vaccine introduction, enhancing the performance of vaccine cold chain and logistic systems and strengthening immunization systems.
Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Through Sport
(DFID) - Project Manager
Project Manager, to monitor and evaluate sporting related interventions aimed at reducing gender based violence against women and girls. This project is centred around two intervention sites in Kenya and is being implemented over three years by the British Council in association with the UK Football Premier League, ACCORD, UN Women and others. It is measuring changes in norms amongst the communities around the intervention sites.
Evaluation of DFID-CHAI Market-Shaping for Access to Safe, Effective and Affordable Health Commodities
Project Manager of this evaluation of DFID's support to CHAI in the implementation of a £35m programme entitled 'Market-Shaping for Access to Safe, Effective and Affordable Health Commodities'. Itad is leading this evaluation that covers a sample of four programme areas – HIV Point of care diagnostics, HIV treatment, Malaria treatment, and Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) – and a review of one – the Value for Money in HIV spending. Our approach is based on a Theory of Change which provides the overarching framework for the evaluation. The methodology for data collection consists of a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods, including modelling, key informant interviews and most significantly, in-depth case studies in nine countries.
Organisational Development Assessment of Marie Stopes Society Pakistan
(USAID, Multiple) - Assessment lead
Project description: The key objective of this evaluation is to verify the capacity of the organisation against 35 standards in seven capacity areas: technical performance, strategic management and leadership, project cycle management, financial management, governance, external relations and people & development.
Activities: Lead on a three day assessment with management team, reviewing documentation and providing scored report with technical assistance plan.
Global Strategy Development
(Marie Stopes International) - Director
Project description: facilitate data driven process to set strategic direction for MSI to 2020, determining methodology for applying resources across the global partnership.
Activities: developing typologies based on seven key drivers (such as reaching a contraceptive prevalence rate 'tipping point'), undertaking country assessments and leading development of KPIs to guide the executive team and Board.
Organisational Standards and Manual
(Marie Stopes International/DFID) - Team Lead
Project description: An evaluation of MSI's current standards and best practice, and the creation of a manual for senior managers and country directors setting out MSI's operational ethos, operating principles, best practice and non-negotiable standards. To ensure MSI is fit for purpose and able to scale effectively to 2020.
Activities: assessment of current standards and best practice, facilitation of working group, development of sections, management of consultants, publication of manual.
Metrics Working Group
(Marie Stopes International) - Chair
Project description: leading a working group to develop new metrics related policies and standards for MSI. Ensuring MSI monitors and reports best measures of impact.
Activities: develop new significant involvement policy, new measures for determining impact for provision of family planning products, new measure for high impact couple years of protection. Achieve executive team and Board approval for new measures. Liaison with Dfid, USAID, INGOs.
World Bank and KfW Reproductive Health Voucher Project in Uganda
(World Bank/KfW, Uganda) - Director
Project description: RHVP is an output based aid voucher project to encourage uptake of subsidised obstetric services at accredited private healthcare providers in Uganda. Delivery of award winning programme, and liaison with Population Council in its impact assessment.
Activities: Director responsible for delivery of the programme and leading a team of researchers to undertake a number of in country studies, to support delivery of the impact assessment.
Long Term Methods (LTM) / Accelerating the Rise in Contraceptive Prevalence in Uganda (ARC) Programme in Uganda
(DFID/USAID, Uganda) - Director and Chief of Party
Project description: Delivery of and Monitoring and Evaluation of £38 million five year LTM/ARC programme.
Activities: Director responsible for implementation of this programme. Leading research, monitoring & evaluation team in country, working with consultants and MSI's international technical support providers to create performance management framework and logframe, and to monitor performance as well as evaluating impact of the programme.
Saving Mothers, Giving Life Obstetric Voucher Project
(USAID, NORAD ) - Director and Chief of Party
Project description: This output based aid voucher project was set up to encourage uptake of subsidised obstetric services at accredited private healthcare providers in Uganda. It worked alongside other reproductive health interventions in four district of Western Uganda aiming to cut maternal mortality by half in one year. Leading research, monitoring & evaluation team in country, working with consultants, and external evaluators at the University of Columbia to monitor performance as well as evaluate impact of the programme.
Activities: Director and Chief of Party
Yamaan Social Marketing Foundation, Yemen
(KfW) - Advisor
Project description: Establish a new social marketing foundation in Yemen.
Activities: Liaise with KfW, MSI CEO, Ministry of Health to set up a new entity to receive KfW funding for a large five year social marketing programme. Draft constitution, register entity, MOU with ministry, agreement between parties.
Organisational Development Assessment of Marie Stopes International in Yemen and Tanzania
Activities: Lead on a three day assessment with management team in each country, reviewing documentation and providing scored report with technical assistance plan.


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All students, faculty, staff required to have COVID-19 booster by next semester
Brenden Tuccinardi
by Catlan Nguyen, Editor in Chief
The California State University system announced at the end of December that all students, faculty, staff and auxiliary employees, across its 23 campuses, including San Diego State University, will be required to get the COVID-19 booster to access campus facilities for the spring 2022.
This expands on an earlier requirement stating only residential students and student athletes must get the booster shot before next semester, which was met with mixed feelings from the SDSU community. All students, faculty and staff must upload their booster records to HealtheConnect by Jan. 18, 2022, according to a university email.
Individuals are considered fully vaccinated for six months after their final dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or for two months after receiving the only dose of a single-dose vaccine.
If you completed your two-dose vaccine more than six months before Jan. 18, 2022, or your single-dose vaccine more than two months before Jan. 18, 2022, you will no longer be considered fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definitions.
These individuals will need to get a booster.
If you are 18 years and older, individuals should wait at least six months to receive booster shots of Moderna or Pfizer or at least two months to receive the Johnson and Johnson booster shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A student is considered vaccinated but not yet eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot if they got two shots of either the Moderna or Pfizer series less than 6 months prior to Jan. 18, or have received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine less than 2 months prior to Jan. 18. These students will not be entered into the testing protocol until they are eligible for a booster, according to the university email.
Faculty and staff who do not get a booster will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test on file with SDSU at least every fourteen days.
Several universities including Harvard, all the campuses in the University of California system have announced their first several weeks of spring semester may be online to allow students to complete COVID-19 testing protocols.
The announcement from the UC President Michael V. Drake said the length of remote instruction may vary between campuses.
The CSU Chancellor has made no announcements about online classes as of Dec. 26.
To incentivize students, faculty and staff to get the booster SDSU is offering a variety of prizes.
Every student who uploads their booster shot to their record before Jan. 3 will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card. Each student who uploads their record before Jan. 17 will be eligible to win prizes including an iPad, $250 Bookstore gift card, $50 Bookstore gift card and $50 Aztec Dining gift card.
All employees who upload their booster record by Jan. 3 will be eligible to win one of five $100 gift cards each day between Dec. 22 and Jan. 3. Employees who upload by Jan. 17 will be eligible to receive special university parking permits, two Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre concerts tickets, two men's or women's basketball tickets and a private tour of the SDSU Mission Valley site.
Katelynn Robinson contributed to the reporting in this article.
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A leading Dandenong cricket club could be bounced out of its long-time home in the middle of the season.
And it's all due to the size of its oval.
Lined by trees on Pultney St, and nudging Dandenong Creek, Park Oval is one of Melbourne's most charming sports grounds.
But it is so small that for many years it has been referred to in cricket circles as The Postage Stamp.
Batsmen clouted 30 sixes at the ground in last Saturday's Turf 1 one-day match between Buckley Ridges and Springvale South.
One ball rolled into the creek, forcing an official to fetch it with a fishing net.
But the City of Greater Dandenong wants to boot Buckley Ridges off Park Oval mid-season because it overlaps with Wilson Oval, where Dandenong Cricket Club's thirds and fourth teams play.
The council says the crossing of the boundaries poses a "risk-management" concern for players.
It has told Buckley Ridges it must play its remaining home matches this season at Greaves Reserve in Dandenong, using the turf wicket formerly used by the Dandenong women's team.
In the longer-term the 90-year-old club may have to relocate from Park Oval.
Leader has been told a masterplan for nearby Shepley Oval calls for the Park-Wilson area to be made into one ground.
The council has also highlighted the overlapping issue at Coomoora Cricket Club's turf and synthetic grounds.
Buckley president Sonny De Silva met the City of Greater Dandenong this morning and confirmed the council wanted the club to go to Greaves "straight away … from this weekend''.
South African star David White is playing at Buckley Ridges this season. He made 149 not out last Saturday.
He said the club would fight the direction "tooth and nail''.
"I gave them 100 reasons why it should not be done,'' De Silva said.
"They're worried that someone might get hit from a ball on the other ground. That's the only reason. It's never happened before. We're prepared to have a committee member stand there on the boundary and supervise it. It's the same risk that comes with playing golf.
DDCA hall of famer Cam McDonnell said it would be a shame to see Park Oval removed from fixtures.
He said the ground was unique.
"I think it's a great cricket ground. It might be small, but the wicket has always been superb and there's always a great atmosphere,'' McDonnell said.
The council recently did an audit of all cricket grounds and identified that a number of them weren't big enough.
But it is has acted on Wilson Oval and Coomoora Reserve due to the risks involved with overlapping boundaries when two matches are being played at the same time.


May. 24, 2016 12:00 p.m.
The B.C. Wildfire Service has sent nearly 200 firefighters and additional support staff to Alberta and Ontario as fire hazard conditions in northeast B.C. have eased.
Five unit crews with 98 firefighters are arriving in Hinton, Alta. Wednesday for a briefing before heading to the Horse River wildfire near Fort McMurray.
Another five unit crews and an incident management team are heading for Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday to help tackle wildfires in northern Ontario.
The deployments are for up to 19 days, and the B.C. personnel can be recalled if fire conditions get worse in B.C.
After significant rain and snow in the Peace region, progress has been made in containing three large fires. The Siphon Creek fire was 40 per cent contained as of Tuesday, with about a third of its estimated 85,000 hectare size having spread into northwestern Alberta.
The Beatton Airport Road fire north of Fort St. John was 80 per cent contained Tuesday, at an estimated size of 15,000 hectares.
The Halfway River fire, 30 km northeast of Hudson's Hope, was 70 per cent contained at 5,636 hectares on Tuesday.


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18 Companies That Have Inspired Us To Build A Company That Brings Out The Best In People
This is not the first blog on the web highlighting admirable or inspiring companies. That said, we've spent quite a bit of time lately thinking about and discussing how we'd like to build Outseta. Many of the companies that have come up in our discussions are included on our list below. Some of them we simply appreciate because of the decisions they've made while growing their businesses. Others have inspired us to the extent that we're planning to directly steal their ideas and concepts as core elements of our own operational strategy. The common theme running through this list is that the majority of these businesses are challenging assumptions of how people should work together while creating organizations that bring out the best in people. These companies work hard to foster environments where people feel fulfilled, trusted, and empowered to take initiative every day. If that tickles your fancy, read on!
Semco
Semco is a Brazilian company that's known for its controversial business management practices and corporate reengineering. CEO Ricardo Semler grew the organization from $4mm in revenue in 1982 to $212mm in 2003, all the while pioneering principles and operating procedures based on trusting your employees and not having a lot of rules within the organization. The company has been described as "insanity that works" and their CEO has been described as a "corporate rebel." What we like most about this company is that they've shown that self management principles can work at scale - the company has more than 3,000 employees today, and has experienced less than 1% churn in their workforce over the last six years. Unlimited vacation time policies that are so prevalent today (particularly in tech) originated at Semco.
Tower Paddle Boards
Tower Paddle Boards is a San Diego based company that sells manufacturer direct stand up paddle boards, in addition to the Southern California beach lifestyle. The company recently embraced a 5 hour work day in order to support their employees' desire to live that SoCal lifestyle, and it hasn't slowed them down one bit - Mark Cuban famously invested in this business via Shark Tank and the company has landed on the INC 5000 list of America's fastest growing companies each of the last two years. Also of interest - they emphasize hiring great people over hiring for specific roles, and ask all job applicants to send them a 2-minute video application.
Wistia is a Boston based SaaS business offering "your friendly neighborhood video hosting platform." Dimitris and Geoff were early customers of the company at Buildium, with both companies sort of growing up together. There's a lot that we admire about this company…
They've resisted the temptations and trends to grow at all costs; they took a small angel investment early on and have been very deliberate throughout their growth.
They've almost never raised prices.
One of the biggest early investments they made was in office space, because they cared deeply about creating a great working environment.
They've always been willing to lend an ear or a hand (thanks Chris and Brendan)!
The product is awesome. Nuff said.
ConvertKit is an email marketing platform for professional bloggers. One of the company's values is "Teach everything you know," so they've always made their revenue performance public and written about their path to (currently) $600,000+ in monthly recurring revenue (MRR). They are a completely distributed team of 25 and have always made a concerted effort to stay small. The company is currently operating with a 25%-30% profit margin and participates in profit sharing with their employees. Metrics like revenue per employee and customers per employee have been tracked since early on; something we'll look to replicate at Outseta.
Patagonia is a California based outdoor apparel company that constantly lands on lists just like this one. The company has always celebrated the outdoor lifestyle its products are built to support, and has used environmentally friendly materials long before it was en vogue to do so. Flexible hours, on-site childcare, and 16 weeks of paid maternity leave as well as 12 weeks of paid paternity leave are examples of the company's focus on their employees' experience.
FogCreek
FogCreek is a software company that started in New York - they are well known for founding Trello (which we use at Outseta), which they later spun off into its own company and sold to Atlassian. They've taken an interesting approach to compensation, as they've long wanted to foster a workplace where software developers don't feel pressured into personnel management if they want to be promoted. They have a compensation ladder with all employees at the same level making equal pay, and a limited number of job titles. Again, financial rewards are gained via profit sharing. Six weeks of paid vacation is the norm, as is three weeks each year dedicated to training. New employees receive a 10% signing bonus that must be paid back if you leave the company within 12 months.
Zappos is another company that lands on lists like this one all the time. The Zappos Culture Book has long been a staple in Buildium's offices. Most of what we like about Zappos is directly attributable to their CEO, Tony Hsieh. He's completely sold on the concepts of self management and employee empowerment, and despite the fact that Zappos did not start out as a non-hierarchical organization, he didn't shy away from making that change (7% of Zappos' Managers left the company after the change). Tony uses a metaphor when talking about his company - Zappos is a village, and he's the mayor - meaning he's just there to serve the people of the village. The company also takes an interesting approach with new hires - they pay new hires to quit within their first 90 days, taking a proactive approach to exiting new employees who don't feel that they've found a good fit for themselves at Zappos.
Basecamp is probably the company that's been our most consistent source of inspiration. They spent a lot of time and effort thinking about how to structure their organization so that they can keep it at a size that's easy to manage, and have focused on creating a place that you'd want to work - even if that means sacrificing some growth. They don't have a sales team and have done very little in the way of paid advertising to acquire customers - they've instead focused on content marketing and "building a tribe" of passionate users. They spend a lot of time and effort sharing details of how they work and operate - while these philosophies may not directly correlate to new business or users of their product, they believe enough in their approach that they take the time to share it with the world. To date they've written a few books about how they operate, and they also host live sessions at their headquarters walking people through how they work. The company's Signal V. Noise blog is a favorite of ours.
Toms shoes has quickly become synonymous with social entrepreneurship - for each pair of shoes that they sell they donate a pair to someone in need. They offer a good product, and their customers are OK with paying a higher price point because they are a mission driven company. What we like most about Toms is that their CEO and early employees actually took the trek to the underprivileged communities they were donating shoes to, and distributed the shoes themselves, in person. It would have been easy and less expensive to simply ship the shoes overseas, but that was never the point and the power of those experiences created an extremely loyal workforce.
HolacracyOne
HolacracyOne is a consulting company that has gone the furthest with experimenting with self management principles. They've consistently published content on emerging best practices within self-managed organizations, and are very much at the forefront of thought leadership in this area.
Valve is a Seattle based gaming company founded by a team from Microsoft. They were among the first companies out there to embrace self management in the late 90's and early 2000's, although they've never talked a lot about it. When you show up on your first day you're given their employee handbook, which is inspiring and outlines their unique approach to performance and compensation management. When you start at Valve you aren't hired to a specific team or department, but instead you simply start working on a few different projects and gravitate towards those that interest you most. The company focuses on hiring experts in different fields - artists, developers, etc. - but they don't plan out how things are going to happen and instead let work happen as organically as possible.
Mailchimp is another company that's constantly landing on lists like this one. They have stayed private, and have crushed companies that were much better funded than they were. We admire the brand that they've built, and are big fans of their content style guide.
Squarespace is a website building platform, and a company who knows who they are - they are not trying to be all things to all people. Their product is reasonably priced, and they've emphasized ease of use and user experience over all else. We chose to build the first version of our website using Squarespace, and their help content is second to none. Whenever we've had any sort of question we've been able to find appropriate documentation and resolve our question or issue ourselves - very few tech companies truly deliver on this level of self service. It would be amazing to know how much their knowledge base saves them in customer support costs.
Groove is another small, distributed team that builds help desk software. We like just about everything they say on their "About Us" page - they advocate for a sane work schedule, they're in it for the long haul, and they emphasize that the journey of building the company is more important than the destination. The result? The company has only been in business for about 3 years and supports 6,000+ customers with just 12 employees. Last but not least, the blog they've written detailing their start-up journey is second to none. Cheers to you, Alex and team!
InvisionApp is growing like a weed - it seems like in just a few years InvisonApp came from nowhere to being used by seemingly every product design team in the SaaS industry. And all of that growth has been accomplished with a 100% remote workforce - there is not a single corporate office. They feel the benefits of opening up your hiring pool to the world far outweigh the benefits of being co-located - we tend to agree.
Baremetrics
Baremetrics combines the majority of the characteristics that we've called out throughout this list - they are mission driven, have passed on growth at all costs, support a remote workforce, and have shared fantastic content throughout the course of their start-up journey.
IndieVC
It may seem strange to see a venture capital firm on this list, given how much we've spoken about focusing on profitability and not chasing growth at all costs. Well, the team at IndieVC says it better than we can in the introductory paragraph on their website. "Real businesses make products and sell them for a profit. They focus on customers, revenue and profitability not investors, valuations and the next fundable milestone. Real businesses prioritize their customer's needs over their customer's eyeballs. They have a functioning business model, not a believable financial model. Real businesses want to stay in business, not run for the exit. They create their own source of funding and don't have to ask anyone for permission to exist. We believe real businesses make really great investments."
Buildium
Dimitris can't say it, given that he co-founded Buildium and that could be construed as self-serving… but I can (Geoff here). I was insanely fortunate to start my career at Buildium and work with a team that always put ethics, the employee experience, and my interests as an individual above all else. The company's mission to "help small businesses succeed, while setting the highest standard for how business should be done" is very real. The number of remarkable and admirable things that I witnessed at this company, behind closed doors when no one was watching, is something that will always stay with me. My experience at Buildium will forever shape my professional priorities and philosophies on work.
Not a bad list, eh? It's companies like the ones above that keep us motivated, hungry, and inspired as we work to build Outseta into the company we know it can be. We are convinced that there's a better way to build a sustainable organization, rejecting leaders that employ a rigid form of command and use fear, status, power, or money as carrots to bring out the best in people.
Without question we feel that there's a strengthening tide of businesses that truly care about the journey over the outcome, about the potential of self management practices, and about the well-being of employees both inside and outside of work. That's what will keep us going, and we could not be more excited put these principles first to help further that strengthening tide. We want to lead by example in changing how work is done and perceived, as it has the potential to benefit us all.


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package org.batfish.datamodel;

/**
 * {@link MultipathEquivalentAsPathMatchMode} is used when determining which BGP paths are
 * equivalent to the best path. It is used only if multipath routing is enabled.
 *
 * <p>All candidates filtered by this function must have the same AS path length as the best path.
 */
public enum MultipathEquivalentAsPathMatchMode {
  /** Only alternative paths that exactly match the AS path of the best path are equivalent. */
  EXACT_PATH,
  /** Relaxed form of {@link #EXACT_PATH} that requires only the first AS to be the same. */
  FIRST_AS,
  /**
   * Accepts all candidate paths. Since they have already been filtered to the same length, this is
   * a no-op.
   */
  PATH_LENGTH
}


A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of March, 2011. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.
3 Key Skills that Enable Innovation – Jamie Flinchbaugh explains three fundamental lean behaviors that drive innovation: customer focus, problem solving and learning.
The Toyota Way has worked as it's suppose to, helping the company to face its challenges – Mike Balle talks about how Lean is alive and well despite the issue that surrounded Toyota in recent months and some lessons learned.
The Angry Myth – David Kasprzak explains why getting angry with people who then give in doesn't mean they see things our way.
How to Refresh Your Lean Implementation: 3 Tips to Get Back on Track - Tabitha Zamarripa says don't give up on your Lean implementation if you get stalled; get back on track with these simple tips.
Learn by Seeking Knowledge Not Just from Mistakes – John Hunters explains that experimenting and seeking out new knowledge is even better than learning from mistakes.
13 Ways to Apply Lean Principles to a Small Business – Jeff Hajek writes about 13 ways to bring Lean thinking to your small business.
It's about throughput not capacity – Dan Markovitz explains that getting things done is not about capacity but throughput.
Lean Standard Work in Our Everyday Lives – Steven Prince talks about standardized processes in our daily lives to make life more relaxed and less hectic.
Don't Be Lazy Get Out And Lead – Matt Wrye talks about those manager that say they support Lean but don't get involved. It is not a spectator sport.
10 Tips to Immediately Boost Productivity – Ron Pereira provides some things you can do right away to improve your productivity.
Why Before What – Mark Rosenthal advocates explaining why not what when making the case for Lean by understanding your beliefs.
Capital is a resource of last resort – Jamie Flinchbaugh answers the question of Lean and capital by explaining why you should improve first and use capital only after improvement.
Are You "Under New Management" Yet? – Brian Buck talks about the management changes needed for Lean Leadership to be successful.
Updating "A Vision for a Lean Hospital" – Mark Graban shares some thoughts from the final chapter of his new book describing what a Lean Hospital would be like.
Supply Chain Risk 101 – Bill Waddell explains the math around the supply chain risk in the wake of disruptions from Japan.
How to do Yokoten – Jon Miller explains Yokoten, horizontal deployment or best practice sharing as we refer to it in the west.
Standardized Work – Tony Manos talks about standardized work in our routine and the resistance people normally feel.
5 Life Lessons Learned from Multitasking – Pete Abilla writes about the negative impact of multitasking and doing more by doing less.
TWI , the origins and how it is connected to Lean – Dragan Bosnjak answers a readers question explaining TWI and it's integration in Lean.
3 Lessons from the Gipper - Another Look – Christian Paulsen shares 3 lessons we can learn from "The Great Communicator" Ronald Regan.
My Continuous Improvement: Personal Kanban – Matt Wrye shares his story on personal productivity improvement inspired by yours truly.
When Did Accountability Become Modern Taylorism? – JC Gatlin questions if accountability is what we are after or is it ownership implying teamwork and personal responsibility.
Does Setting a Goal for the Number of Kaizens Violate "Kaizen Spirit"? – Mark Graban explores a common question in transforming Lean environments.


This "artist's jacket" by Karim Bonnet for Impasse de la Defense would be mine… … except it's probably too similar to my painted jacket by Steve J & Yoni P. Right? If you want to get the artist's jacket so I can live vicariously through you, it's available at ShopCurious for £110.00.
I'm loving this green leather jacket by Peter Som. It's at Neiman Marcus for $558, down from $1,595. Click the picture to go to the site. The latest post on my Francis blog also has a jacket on sale, so check that out if you haven't done so already.
My adorable designer friend Zang Toi and I had a joint sample sale at his showroom yesterday. Zang was wearing one of his mini-kilts in honor of the occasion. Zang in his kilt.I'm modeling his tiger-print jacket. I got him to show off the cityscape cape that I obsessed about here. Back of the cape….
Earlier this week, I wore the Ossie Clark shirt/jacket I got in London last year. Back in 1983 or 1984, I wore a kickass ski jacket. Thanks for dredging this up, high-school classmate Mel. Oh, the wonders of Facebook. UPDATED TO ADD: In the first photo, I'm wearing the gold version of my Nuit Ring….


Although he grew up in Anaheim, Cali., in a middle-class suburban neighborhood, well-traveled geography professor David Aagesen seems more like someone who grew up Europe. And in a way, he did.
When Aagesen finished high school, he started out at a local community college, and soon transferred to undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley. Not knowing what concentration he wanted, Aagesen researched different programs, found himself highly intrigued by geography, and finished the major in two years. "I had so many diverse interests, but geography was clearly the best fit for me," claimed Aagesen. "I was attracted to geography because of its breadth: it connects to social science, natural science; it integrates and synthesizes." His goal then was to see the world he studied.
Aagesen traveled for three months during the summer after graduation, visiting countries as diverse as Iceland and Poland. In the following fall he interned for the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he lived for four months in a house with 18 other men. This allowed him to save some money for more travels.
Upon returning to the U.S., he decided to explore the non-European world, and traveled from Los Angeles to Singapore, with stops in French Polynesia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia and Indonesia. He then spent five months in China, including three in Tibet, after which he spent time in Pakistan and Nepal as well.
When he came home again, Aagesen took a job as a shipmate during a two-month sailboat trip from Los Angeles down the coast of Baja California and into the Gulf of California. Aagesen established a pattern of making money and then taking it to a part of the world where it would go a long way, then coming back to the states after a while to replenish his funds, only to turn right around and travel more.
His next big adventure was a mountain bike trip through Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina. Aagesen would occasionally teach English, write articles about his bike trips, or sell his slides to supplement his income, but it was a humble existence. "The bike trip, which took about a year, cost about $100 a month," Aagesen said. "I had no transportation budget; I carried everything I needed on my bike. So, you don't have to be rich to do these kinds of things."
He ended up staying in Argentina, where he got married, but the conditions were economically and politically unstable. So Aagesen and his wife applied to graduate schools in the United States. She looked for a degree in public health and he looked for one in geography. The couple began graduate work at the University of Minnesota in 1991; both finished master's degrees, and both continued on for Ph.D.s. They arrived in upstate New York in 1998, and Aagesen has been teaching at Geneseo since.
Aagesen had trouble saying which country he liked best. "For me the world is such an interesting place that I have a really hard time picking one favorite." Argentina has become a second home for Aagesen. "I'm comfortable there," he said. "I speak the language, I like the food, I get along with the people, you know."
Aagesen settled in Brighton, a suburb of Rochester, where he can "have the amenities of a mid-sized American city and still be able to go cross-country skiing in minutes, without hassle."
Aagesen is also the director of environmental studies, and enjoys teaching at Geneseo because it gives him a chance to share what he has learned about life. Aagesen pointed out that one of the best times to travel is after college because "you're young, things are relatively uncomplicated, health is usually not an issue, and you're maybe not fearless but definitely not as risk-aversive as you would be down the road."
He also emphasized that tremendous pressure is often placed on students to get into the corporate world as soon as possible, to return back to society what they received in college, even though many are unwilling and/or not even interested in taking such steps. "Young adults can spend as long as they want traveling, having these incredible experiences, memories, that no one can ever take away from them, and they can still be very mainstream if and when they are ready: there is plenty of time in one's life to get a real job, a car, a house," he said.
"We're on the planet for a very, very short time, and we really need to make the best of it," said Aagesen. "I can't tell you how many people told me, both during my bike trip and after, 'Oh, I wish I had done something like that.'" Aagesen hopes his travels will be an inspiration. "I just try to encourage students to live the life they'd like to live," he said. "It's yours; don't let anyone take it away from you."


Vienna, Louisiana has a population of 386. The mayor as of 2018 is Walter Carpenter. The village can be found in Lincoln Parish. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. During the American Civil War, Confederate troops drilled at a new camp established in 1862 in Vienna. Later in the war, a parolee camp was established at Vienna.
The overall crime rate in Vienna is 25% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.79 daily crimes that occur in Vienna.
Vienna is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States.
In Vienna you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Vienna has decreased by 23%.
The Criminal Division under the leadership of Chief Criminal Deputy Stephen Williams encompasses the majority of the Sheriff's Office organization. This division includes those deputies in communications where the call for service is received, to uniform patrol unit who responds to the call, to the detectives unit that investigates crimes, to the special Narcotics unit, to the Special Response Units that handle dangerous or crisis situations. Further information is given below.
The Communications division is often the nerve center of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office and is comprised of trained call takers and dispatchers located in the state of the art 911 call center within the Sheriff's Office. The deputies that work in this position are on-duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They answer all 911 calls placed from within Lincoln Parish except those placed from within the Ruston City Limits. They are responsible for dispatching the appropriate law enforcement, fire or emergency medical resource to handle the caller's problem. In addition to answering 911 calls, these communication deputies are responsible for staying in constant communication via radio with the on-duty patrol deputies in the field to assist in their safety and job performance. They also manage the general administrative phone lines after hours, on weekends and on holidays. In a given tour of duty these deputies will answer general informational calls, calls about serious crimes, and everything in between.
The Patrol Division of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office is a dedicated division of professional law enforcement men and women whose primary responsibility is to patrol all areas of Lincoln Parish to enforce the Revised Statutes of Louisiana and Ordinances of Lincoln Parish. This division is the backbone of the department and primarily responsible for criminal patrols in the unincorporated areas of Lincoln Parish's 472 square miles, but have authority anywhere in the parish. The assigned duty of criminal patrol can include anything from a loose livestock complaint, to a traffic crash, to a burglary complaint, or a homicide. The highly trained deputies of this division are the front-line first responders that have the most contact with the public and are committed in their efforts to maintain a safe environment for all the citizens of Lincoln Parish.
The Criminal Investigators of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office are tasked with investigating all criminal offenses committed in Lincoln Parish. The four deputies that are assigned to this division possess special skills in interviewing, crime scene investigations, warrant preparation, evidence collection and preservation, constitutional issues, and interpersonal relations. They investigate all types of crimes from white collar and cyber-crimes, to homicides, to domestic violence crimes, to burglaries and thefts.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office has two distinctive units to assist in high risk and crisis situations. The Special Response Team (SRT) responds to emergency or crisis situations within Lincoln Parish that are particularly high risk in nature. Members of the department's Special Response Team are extremely trained and well versed in dealing with situations that require specialized tactics and solutions.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office has two distinguished Canine Deputies that are highly trained and certified in narcotic detection and suspect apprehension. Their mission is to support and assist department criminal patrol, the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team (LPNET), and detective operations in the search of outstanding criminal suspects armed with firearms, lost and missing persons, and evidence location.
In 2004 when Sheriff Mike Stone began his tenure as Sheriff of Lincoln Parish he pledged to the citizens of Lincoln Parish that he would boost the resources committed to the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team (LPNET) in an effort to cut down on the availability of illicit & prescribed drugs available to our citizens and particularly the youth of the parish. In his tenure, Sheriff Stone has more than doubled the man power and effort to rid Lincoln Parish of illegal drugs. The achievements of the five narcotic investigators in this division have greatly reduced the availability of illegal drugs on the streets of Lincoln Parish.
The juvenile and special services division under the direction of Major Kirk Taylor encompasses all the services provided for our juvenile and senior citizens as well as our volunteer units.
Deputies in the Juvenile Division are certified as an SRO. Deputies are assigned a school that they work at to provide security and safety for the students, faculty and staff. The SRO's work during the school day as well as school sponsored events. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office currently has SRO's assigned to all parish schools from Elementary to High School.
The Sheriffs Citizens On Patrol unit is composed of volunteers who assist with traffic, neighborhood patrols, community programs, and other special events. They are all voluntarily offering their time to assist the Sheriff's Office in these duties. They have no arrest power and are not an armed detail, but they are more than willing to assist in any way they can.
Deputies in the Juvenile Division are all certified DARE instructors. The DARE curriculum is taught in the elementary 5th or 6th grades and the junior high 7th or 8th depending on the school.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office Civil Division is led by the Chief Civil Deputy, Major Jerry Smith, and is responsible for all the financial matters involving the Sheriff's Office as well as courtroom security and oversight of the probation unit. This division is responsible for collecting all the property taxes for Lincoln Parish and disseminating those funds back out to the various other agencies of Parish government.


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Conceived in 1999 and premiering in 2001, Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book has toured the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia – including runs in London's West End, on Broadway and at Sydney Opera House. The London Times reviewed it as "irresistibly charming".
The Gruffalo's Child
Tall Stories' adaptation of the sequel to The Gruffalo was created in 2005 and has also toured the UK, the West End and the world (including another trip to Sydney Opera House), receiving four-star reviews in Time Out, the Evening Standard and the Scotsman (among others). Songs, laughs and slightly scary fun for the whole family.
Premiering in 2008, Tall Stories' follow-up to its two Gruffalo shows has flown around the world (including London's West End and Sydney Opera House), enchanting children and adults alike. The Sunday Times described it as "55 minutes of high-energy treat" and in 2013 the show was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award.
Presented by Little Angle Theatre and Polka Theatre. Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden. Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses and Jo with the bow fly through time and tear across worlds of fun and excitement. They face the jurassic clutches of a toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, and then a very real brother with very real scissors threatens to snip their adventure short...
Book early for this winter's most glittering family treat, What the Ladybird Heard, with a smashing Christmas season at Birmingham Town Hall! For full tour details visit www.whattheladybirdheardlive.co.uk
Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun!
Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: the ladybird has a plan of her own!
Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this brand new stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks' colourful farmyard adventure. With live music, puppetry, plenty of audience participation and lots of laughs!
The Snail and the Whale
Tall Stories (creators of the Gruffalo and Room on the Broom stage shows) are proud to present their latest exciting collaboration with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. But when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Follow the tiny snail's amazing journey, as seen through the eyes of an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father…
Storytelling, live music and lots of laughs, in a show for everyone aged 4 and up.
A FANTASTICK SHOW FOR ALL BRANCHES OF THE FAMILY TREE!
Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's hugely popular children's book STICK MAN features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.
'Stick Man lives in the family tree
With his Stick Lady Love
and their stick children three...'
But the world outside the family tree is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree?
Guarantees more fun than you can shake a stick at!
Most suitable for children aged 3+, their friends & families.
Tickets available at: www.scamptheatre.com
Get the book to go with the show!


H.E. Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Saudi Arabia was presented with an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of International Energy Policy & Diplomacy at The 4th Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards 2016 on May 24 in Doha, Qatar. H.E. Al-Naimi also gave his first speech after retirement at the event organized by The Gulf Intelligence.


This is actually more complex than it seems at first. There are at least two questions here – one is what carpet is recommended for the recording area, the other is what carpet is recommended for the control room?
Conventionally the answer has been for a long time that no carpet is recommended – just bare wood or laminate flooring.
But carpet has no effect on low frequency sounds – it's too thin. So a room that is carpeted will have a lot of absorption at high and high-mid frequencies, a little at mid frequencies and none at low frequencies, unless other measures are taken.
This room will sound very dull.


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K. Trevor Wilson has spent over half his life in entertainment, a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts, he started as a child actor before making the move to stand-up comedy 11 years ago. As an actor, with TV credits ranging from Goosebumps to Breakout Kings and film roles like Score: A Hockey Musical.
As a touring comic he has headlined shows all over Canada, become the only two time winner of the Toronto Comedy Brawl, performed on a CBC gala at the 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival and worked with the likes of Mick Foley, Todd Glass and Brent Butt. Big things continue to happen for this big man, the self-proclaimed Man Mountain of Comedy. Trevor performed on a CBC gala at the 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival hosted by Brent Butt, won the Irwin Barker Award at the 2012 Homegrown Competition at Just For Laughs, and was handpicked to open for both Patton Oswalt and Louis CK at the first JFL 42.
As seen on A&E's Breakout Kings, Showcase's Billable Hours, and CBC's Winnipeg Comedy Festival, K. Trevor Wilson creates comedy by combining regular words to form hilarious jokes!
He won the 2012 Just For Laughs Homegrown Comic Competition, he's the only two-time winner of the Toronto Comedy Brawl, and he's a former Men's 18-and-Under Canadian Platform Tennis Doubles Champion! (for realsies!)