Florida Tech ProgramsEngineering Management, M.S.
Florida Tech offers a Master's in Engineering Management for engineers seeking to enhance their technical expertise and lead dynamic work teams. This degree gives individuals a unique blend of engineering and business expertise, preparing them with the leadership skills they need to oversee complex technical projects.
The Master's in Engineering Management degree focuses on both technical learning in specific engineering disciplines and different elements of project management (such as cost schedules and delivery requirements) that lead or supervising engineers must understand to perform successfully in the corporate environment. Flexible course offerings and evening class hours make balancing professional and academic obligations more convenient.
The master's in Engineering Management program is interdisciplinary in nature, allowing students to work with faculty and other students from a variety of engineering disciplines. Since most students are already industry professionals, the learning environment is mature, cooperative and designed for students to work in teams to learn important business practices such as global differences in business ethics and cultural sensitivities. Students become familiar with interacting with people from various technological backgrounds–a skill desired by employers.
Why Pursue a Master's in Engineering Management at Florida Tech?
We have more than 30 years of experience educating engineering management professionals and our location on the Space Coast's high-tech corridor provides main-campus students with opportunities to interact with some of the most respected names in technology, such as NASA. Plus, Florida Tech's flexible course offerings and evening class hours make balancing professional and academic obligations more convenient.
Professors in the engineering management degree program bring years of industry experience to the classroom, providing students with a real-world understanding of the engineering environment and they issues they face in their careers. Actively engaged in the community serving as consultants, professors create a professional learning environment for engineering management degree students, focused on current engineering issues. Through their active research projects, professors publish journal articles and conference papers on topics such as engineering process optimization, multi-national engineering project management and work group formation and performance prediction.
Students earning a master's in engineering management degree find a learning culture that supports individual creativity, leadership and team building, while fostering ethical decision-making and diversity. With a culture consisting of students who may already be working professionals, professors who teach their real-world experience and an international student base with diverse engineering backgrounds, Florida Tech's Master's in Engineering Management gives students a unique blend of engineering and business expertise that sets them up for success.
Team assignments are an essential part of the engineering management degree program. Students tackle problems and challenges that are not merely theoretical in nature, but which are practical issues regularly encountered in industry. This team-oriented approach provides students with the opportunity to bring their own unique insights and expertise to the group. In-class projects, special independent study topics and master's theses are all part of the curriculum.
Florida Tech's research university status ensures that master's in Engineering Management program students have the tools and facilities to conduct research in their preferred area of interest. Team assignments are an essential part of the program, with students tackling problems and challenges that are not merely theoretical in nature, but which are practical issues regularly encountered in industry. These up-to-date tools and techniques enhance a student's ability in decision-making and problem solving, which creates stronger, more effective leaders. The advanced research centers and laboratories are home to essential engineering equipment and software.
While many of our engineering management students are currently employed and are pursuing their engineering management degree to enhance their management skills at their current position, 90% of job-searching graduates land a job within three months after graduation. Engineering management graduates are immediately ready to step into leading work teams in high-tech firms or advance in their current position. Lead engineer, technical supervisor, project manager, or upper management – these are the types of careers graduates can look forward to with a Master's in Engineering Management.
What Engineering Management research or other opportunities can I expect?
One thing that makes Florida Tech so unique is the hands-on experience each degree program provides. With hands-on experience such as mentorship from professors who are experienced engineers and leaders themselves, insight from business leaders in the area, research projects, assistantships or internships, Florida Tech Master of Engineering Management graduates are more valuable prospects to hire and more prepared to lead.
Team assignments are an effective format to explore practical industry projects and problems, providing the type of engineering management training that translates to the work graduates will do in their career. The curriculum gives students a chance to tackle engineering projects beyond the theoretical, to show their own unique insight and perspective.
Research is undertaken through in-class projects, special independent study topics and master's theses. This perspective on engineering management training sets up an environment for students to advance their technical expertise, develop leadership skills, expand their business acumen and interact in a global community. Depending upon the student's inclination and interest, labs are available to conduct experiments. The Information Characterization & Exploitation (ICE) lab and Engineering Systems Lab are examples of College of Engineering labs students may find helpful for their engineering management training.
Internships and assistantships are available for students to enhance their engineering management training. The department offers these opportunities to deserving students based on internally established criteria. Occasional internships are available to eligible students in local corporations.
While completing engineering internships and assistantships, students discover potential career paths and develop professional relationships that could lead to employment. Because Florida Tech is located amidst the nation's fourth largest high-tech work force, experiences such as these are a valuable tool for career advancement.
How will a master's degree benefit my Engineering Management career?
Students who graduate with a master's degree in engineering management from Florida Tech are likely to gain executive leadership roles in engineering, technology, management or even running their own company.
Since many Florida Tech students are already working professionals, these individuals often find new engineering management jobs through career advancement opportunities within their current organization. Armed with a foundation centered on innovation, diversity, ethics and leadership, graduates are well prepared for executive-level decision-making and corporate leadership.
Master's in Engineering Management graduates are well prepared for careers in high-tech fields and firms around the world or career advancement opportunities within their current organization. Because of Florida Tech's proximity to world-renowned engineering firms, many graduates enjoy careers by companies such as NASA, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Electric, Rockwell Collins and DRS.
Engineering services is projected to grow 21 percent from 2012 – 2022. Engineering management jobs are found in different industry sectors, as engineering is a vital component in these different business environments. Engineers are found in construction, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, architecture, and more.
Employment of top executives is projected to grow 11 percent from 2012 to 2022, as more new organizations are being formed and expansion of existing companies demands more management and executive leadership. As growing industries like biotechnology continue to grow, more engineers and more engineering managers will be needed.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provides detailed information about hundreds of occupations, including, desired education, overall working environment and employment prospects. Check the handbook on engineering and management jobs options.


-Kootenay's Connor McClennon was in on all five Canada White goals as they beat the U.S. 5-2 during Day Three of the the World U17 Hockey Challenge.
McClennon now has seven points in just two games, both wins for Canada White.
Edmonton Oil Kings Jake Neighbours had a goal and Sebastian Cossa got the win. Cossa stopped 28-of-30 shots.
Also in Saint John, New Brunswick, Medicine Hat Tigers prospect Garin Bjorklund stopped 22-of-24 shots as Canada Black got their first win at the tournament 3-2 over the Czech Republic.
Canada Red also win in Quispamis, N.B. as Portland's Seth Jarvis set up the overtime winner and they edged Sweden 3-2. Prince Albert's Kaiden Guhle also had an assist.
Later today, Canada Black plays the United States, Canada Red challenges Finland and Canada White takes on the Czech Republic.
-Spokane co-captain Jaret Anderson-Dolan has reportedly made his way down to L.A. after breaking a bone in his wrist. The center played in two games for the Chiefs before being scratched for both of his team's games last week.
The timeline for his return could mean that he will not be able to play for Hockey Canada at the U20 World Junior Championships.
#SCB sign former @SeattleTbirds forward Ian Briscoe to #WHL Standard Player Agreement.
-The Swift Current Broncos added 1999-born forward Ian Briscoe to their roster. The 19-year-old native of Winnipeg had two goals and three assists for five points in 45 games over two seasons with the Seattle Thunderbirds before being released earlier this year.
The five-foot-10, 172 pound Briscoe was a fifth round pick by Seattle back in 2014.


It focuses on efforts that go above and beyond implementing the Plan's land use policies to achieve the Greenbelt's full potential. Section 1 elaborates on the background, purpose, and research method for this report. Section 2 provides the policy and regulatory context for the Greenbelt. Section 3 provides a synthesis of the key messages heard from interviewees at the provincial and municipal levels of government as well as civil society, including examples of initiatives that complement or reinforce the Plan. Section 4 offers suggestions for moving forward.


Dear General Education Teacher: Surprise! You're A Special Ed Teacher!
My first job out of college was working as a general ed high school biology teacher. On day one, during second period, a woman I had never met before walked into my room, alongside the kids. She introduced herself as a special education teacher in the building and informed me she was assigned to work with me during that hour. At first I thought she meant for the day, but she meant for the entire school year. I had no idea why.
Turns out, I had a high percentage of special ed students in my class that hour, and the model utilized at this school to help address those individualized needs was co-teaching. I didn't have any special education training, I didn't know the best practices of teaching with another teacher in my room. No one, it seemed, had bothered to inform me ahead of time that this is what my job as a high school science teacher would entail.
I suppose they didn't need to: it might not have been emphasized during teacher training, but a large part of general ed teaching is teaching special ed students.
It worked out well, for the most part. I just taught the kids who were in my room, and did the best I could to help them succeed, and she did the same, complementing my actions and responses with her own. Each year I taught, I ended up adding a section of co-taught classes. Eventually I taught a biology class that was made up entirely of special education students, a course that had previously been taught by a special ed teacher with no biology background. I'm not sure if other biology teachers had tried teaching this class in the past, and it didn't work out, or if the special ed department had never even considered asking any of the other teachers to teach it. Eventually I got my masters in special ed, and then I was the co-teacher, in someone else's science room, and now I work mostly with students on the autism spectrum in a resource room setting.
For me, teaching a diverse set of learners was never easy. But it made sense. I had kids in my classroom. Some got it. Some sort of got it. Some struggled.
This was true for both academics and social/emotional regulation. It was easiest to teach the kids who got it. It doesn't take a lot of skill to "teach" students who are readily teachable, who can basically teach themselves, who have maturity and coping mechanisms solidly in place. It takes a lot more patience, more time, more creativity, more ability, to help the kids who struggle. It took me awhile to figure out where I needed to be firm and rigid, and where I could bend, molding myself into the teacher that each particular student needed me to be.
It was difficult, and sometimes impossible, to find the time to plan lessons for the "easy" kids and also creatively change the plan for the ones who didn't get it, or the ones who seemed unruly. I could not meet all of their needs.
I went to conferences, and I collaborated with peers, and I spent a lot of time working, well after that sixth hour bell rang. I asked my co-teachers for help and I took them up on every opportunity offered to present a concept to the class in a different way, or to adapt a worksheet to make it more accessible. I kept learning the content, and more importantly, I kept learning about the kids, because I knew there was really no point in me learning additional facts, if I was unable to help pass this along, in any sort of relevant fashion, to the people placed into my classroom.
It never surprised me when I learned that seated in the front row was a student with Prader-Willi Syndrome, or a student with ADHD, or a student with a significant attitude problem. It surprises me that this surprises other teachers. Doesn't everyone know about the bell curve? That there are always points outside of the average range (and a lot of them!), and it's impossible for everyone to be A students, for everyone to complete each task in the same way, or in the same amount of time, or for everyone to be at the exact same point of social/emotional awareness and ability? Doesn't everyone get that we are still responsible for teaching the kid who is that data point, waaaaaaaaaaaay out there, far to the left?
I have certainly had days when my students drove me crazy, or puzzled me and put me in positions where I didn't know what I was going to do to help them become successful adults. I have often felt frustrated and worn out and exasperated. But, I've never looked at a student name on my roster and literally thought to myself, "I shouldn't have to teach that kid", or "That kid isn't good enough to belong in my room". That is a very dangerous mentality. Especially considering the fact that the problem isn't the kid. The problem is that I just don't know how to reach him or her. That's my shortcoming, not theirs.
In the public school setting, we don't get to pick and choose who we get to teach, but we do get to decide, in many ways, how we will support them, how we will help them improve their knowledge of the subject matter, their confidence levels, and their strategies for dealing with stress. Even when I know I can't meet every need, I know I can still do something.
I am constantly asking myself, "What can I do to help support these kids?".and "What do these kids need?" And I mean all of them. Not just the ones that make my job easy.
Maybe we need a separate sign that starts with Dear Teachers…..
Ok, I'm going to be a little boasty, braggy, hippity hoppity. I can't help it, I just might explode – this week has been sort of amazing. I have had a lot of horribly dark weeks, and this one is shiny and bright and remarkably different than those.
FRIDAY: I am starting a support program for students on the Autism Spectrum at the high school I work in – we will be piloting it, starting in September. A local news channel interviewed me last week, along with a parent and student in the program, and ran a segment about the program on the 5 o'clock news. Bonus: My excessive facial hair was not overly noticable, even with the high def cameras.
Congratulations on your achievement! Besides it being your own personal achievement, you've inspired countless others you'll never know. This is … a great thing in light of ALL the events of the past week. 4 of my children will run in the Illinois Marathon this coming Saturday (the first for all of them!). I shared your Accidental Marathoner blog with them….truly inspiring, very much the truth, they agreed. I just wanted you to know that what you write makes a difference.
Um, can you say BEST EMAIL EVER?!
SUNDAY: I ran my first marathon. Despite not running for two years before having my baby, and running the race 7 months post-baby (the point being: I did not feel NEARLY as strong as I think I should feel before running a marathon), I decided to just go for it. I had a great experience, and my time beautifully corresponded with the whole reason I ran the marathon in the first place.
MONDAY: Our news story aired a second time, on the local news channel's morning program. I could also walk down the stairs pretty comfortably – something I was not anticipating after the 26.37 miler the day before.
TUESDAY: Baby Grouch got her 2nd tooth. I know I had nothing to do with this, but I sort of feel like I do because I MADE HER (Double bonus: I MADE A BABY – still pretty excited about that).
WEDNESDAY: I thought Saturday went well, but today I was completely overwhelemed with the number of views, replies and comments on my post in honor of Infertility Awareness Week. This far surpassed my previous record on Saturday of most views on a post. I had a lot of people share the Top 10 list, and there were so many women who said that this hit the nail on the head, that it said what they felt, but were often too afraid to say. It is sort of amazing when you realize you aren't alone, and there are so many others who understand you.
THURSDAY: I dropped the cap to my water bottle, but then immediately caught it ON MY SHIN before it hit the floor and I lifted my leg up to return said cap to my hand. Clumsy and yet SO coordinated at the same time.
And ALSO, I got my first piece of hate mail! It was very exciting and occurred in the form of another blogger posting about how my Infertility Awareness Post pissed her off. HAH! She didn't actually point out much that she didn't like about it, other than a) my agressive tone (absolutely guilty as charged, that was the idea) and b) when I said infertiles didn't want to hear pregnant people complaining about their whaleish pregnant bodies. Her huffiness made more sense when I noticed she had JUST written a post about how horribly whaleish she's feeling because she's got a big pregnant body (I'm paraphrasing here). I get it. Other side of the coin and all that. I'm not offended that she got offended. Plus, the fact that she hated it helped me raise awareness even more, so I thank her for helping me accomplish my goal.
Perhaps I was linked into her post an effort to draw more readers to her blog. If that's the case, I guess the joke's on her, because I'm really a half-assed blogger and I don't have that many readers! She must think I care deeply about my readership numbers since she felt the need to point out to me that she wouldn't have bothered complaining about my post publically if she had noticed ahead of time that I wasn't a "big time blogger".
FRIDAY: A few months ago I entered my infertility story (the nice one, not the bitchy one) into a writing contest. And guess what? I won a $400 prize package – money towards a vacation destination and also money towards future services at the fertility center that hosted the contest. Maybe enjoying a free weekend away will make my husband less annoyed that my face is constantly shoved into my computer keyboard.
I also utilized the word "fanfaron" which came in my word-a-day email this week. I never remember to practice those words.
Ok, I'm done. I'll be humble again, now that I got that out.
For all you jealous types, don't worry, I'm sure next week I'll get rear ended, drop my cell phone in the toilet and my cat will pee all over the living room carpet. Because, that's how life works.
This is the week where we are reminded to reflect on what we are thankful for. This year my biggest gratitude and thanks go to Baby Grouch.
She makes me happy simply because she is she. I am grateful for her smiles, her snores, her little grasp on my finger, her cuddles and coos. I'm grateful for her cries and her tears and for the exhaustion that comes from her waking me up at all hours of the night. I'm grateful for every tiny bit of her being.
She is a really good baby, very content and calm most of the time. There was one night when she screamed bloody murder – and nothing could be done to console her. She continued to shriek and shriek for what felt like an eternity, but in reality was about 40 minutes. Unlike the annoyance that I imagined I might someday feel when my child didn't stop screaming, I surprised myself by feeling compassion. I knew she wouldn't be crying without a reason and I just wanted her to be happy again. I wasn't angry, and I just calmly did what I could to try to help.
Within my years teaching high school students, I've worked with upwards of a thousand high school students. For all of those years, at least some of my students have been considered "at risk" and there is a substantial number of them have been said to have behavior problems in other people's rooms. From what I've heard, some of them have really been little fuckers, I must admit. In my classroom, however, there are very few students I would have classified in that way. That's not to say they didn't sometimes do things they weren't supposed to, but by punishing the action and not the child – by approaching each outburst with compassion and empathy – I haven't had to deal with too much – and I'd say that all of my students have been, and are, really great people.
Well, all except two. Two of them I thought were pretty evil and beyond help. During my second year of teaching there was Steve, and my 5th year of teaching there was Michael. It's okay to be honest here, right?
Okay, okay, in all reality, those two probably just needed help beyond what I was capable of giving. But, see how easy it was for me to put the blame on them? To say that there must be something wrong with THEM, when really it was ME who couldn't help?
Unlike babies, teenagers (and adults) don't always cry at the exact moment when something is wrong. More often than not, this unhappiness manifests in some other form, and is often redirected at sources other than the real problem. When someone lashes out angrily, or cruelly or even violently, we can condemn the behavior, but we need to look at that person with compassion and do what we can to help. Maybe they have sensory issues, maybe they have a cognitive impairment, have poor coping skills, are dealing with depression or mental illness, have anger issues due to neglect or abuse, or were just never taught how to use good judgement. We need to remember that good people can do stupid things. Even horrible things.
I'm not saying that people shouldn't be held accountable for their actions or that poor choices shouldn't have consequences. Not at all. But, we sometimes need a reminder that it is incredibly easy for those of us who are so lucky to have support, love, guidance, strong role models, financial means and good health, to judge the actions of others who do not have the benefit of these gifts. But just because it is easy doesn't make it okay.
It's so easy to sit back in our cushy lives, look down our noses and arrogantly scoff, "What is wrong with these people?" Well, guess what, there is probably a LOT wrong. And the reason we don't act that way is because we are LUCKY, not just because we are so much better than everyone else. Instead of judging, we need to all have a little more compassion.
This is why despite the incessant bashing of teachers – calling us lazy, calling us greedy, politicians taking away health care, and pensions and our funding, and increasing class size – despite all of this, I still love my job, because, like so many of my colleagues, I choose my "core curriculum" to include empathy and compassion.
I'm so grateful for Baby Grouch, and the happiness she has given me, and for her reminding me what I already know, but what is so easy to forget.
Oh, and I'm also thankful for wine. Very, very thankful for wine.


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James Dimpkins is a part of Texas history.
James R Dimpkins was born in England.
James Dimpkins was born in , England.
James Dimpkins migrated from England to America.
DOB Estimate of 1804 is based on the fact James R Dimpkins was a Sargeant by 1835, time needed for him to immigrate to America and reach San Antonio, Bexar, Texas and the other Defenders' ages of the Alamo.
James R. Dimpkins was present in Bexar colony, Texas by 1836.
In New Orleans, James joined the New Orleans Greys under Capt. Thomas Breece.. They marched to Texas together.
Fall of 1835, James R Dimpkins arrived in San Antonio early enough to serve in the siege of Bexar (Oct-Dec of 1835). After fighting this battle, he was promoted to Sergeant of infantry of the garrison with a different commanding officer: Capt. William Blazeby.
NOTE: Dickens County, Texas is named for James R Dimpkins "Dickens".


The bridge will swing open on April 1 to allow boaters to pass through from Irondeqouit Bay to Lake Ontario.
It's a sign of boating season. The Irondequoit Bay outlet bridge closef to vehicular traffic on April 1.
The bridge will remain closed to traffic through Nov. 1.
The swing bridge is located on the north end of Irondequoit Bay and connects Culver Road in Irondequoit to Lake Road in Webster. It spans the outlet for vehicular traffic in the winter.
When the bridge is swung open it allows boaters to travel between Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario.
The Monroe County Department of Transportation maintains and operates the Irondequoit Bay outlet bridge.
The bridge replaced a two-lane bridge that had carried vehicles over the channel between 1929 and 1985. That bridge was removed as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that opened the Irondequoit Bay to marine traffic from Lake Ontario and created a state park at the bay outlet. It was was intended to serve as a compromise between residents and businesses in the area.


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Hi-Tech Surgery Fixes Sculptor's Face
Posted by Debbie Overman | Mar 30, 2017 | Sculpting | 0 |
A sculptor in his 50s whose cheekbone and eye socket were severely damaged in a motorcycle accident was able to return to work following reconstructive surgery that made use of a computer-assisted navigation system and 3D printing.
The artist, surnamed Peng (?), crashed his motorcycle into the back of another vehicle, but did not seek immediate medical treatment, as he only noticed bruising, swelling and a feeling of numbness in his left cheek, doctors said, adding that he decided to apply ice and leave his injuries to heal on their own.
When the swelling subsided after about one month, Peng noticed that his face had become asymmetrical, with his left eye socket drooping, while his left cheek was still numb, doctors said.
Peng also began to notice blurred vision when he was sculpting, so he finally went to Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City, almost three months after the accident, doctors said.
An examination revealed that he had a displaced fracture of his left cheek bone and an orbital blowout fracture which had caused his eyes to become misaligned, one of his surgeons, Liao Han-tsung (???) said.
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Founded by Brad Hutchinson in 2001, Grace Builders has made a reputation for constructing high quality custom homes, commercial projects and renovations.
In choosing a contractor, one must be careful to find a company that is experienced, trustworthy and particularly concerned with customer service. With an understanding of business based upon the foundations of integrity and trust, Grace builders seeks to render our services in a timely manner, working as a team with our clients to meet their goals and provide a better way to build their dreams.
We feel that our most valuable asset is our track record of satisfied customers, and we strongly encourage those who are interested in working with us to contact any of our previous clients from our list of references.


The Burmese python is one of the five largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and subtropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia. Until 2009 they were considered a subspecies of ''Python molurus'', but now are recognized as belonging to a distinct species. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees. Wild individuals average 3.7 metres long, but may reach up to 5.74 metres .


Turned the childoflight logo into a pendant for a friend's daughter who loves the game. 3dprinted in raw brass via shapeways.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 3dprint, 3dprinting, childoflight, Diy, maker, ps4, psvita, shapeways, Specializationisoverrated, ubisoft, xboxone on April 21, 2015 by ruthven1670.


The starting point of living a rich life is to pay attention to it. This seems ridiculously obvious, until you try doing it on a consistent basis and become more aware of how your brain can go rabbiting off from the present moment and gnawing on stupid things like What That Mean Person Said On The Internet. Honing one's ability to keep the mind on the moment is ultimately a lifetime process.
There are loads and loads of books and resources on mindfulness and presence, from The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh (which I highly recommend) to The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (which likewise I did benefit from, though I did have some issues with.) If that's too woo for you, there are many nifty scientific studies on the benefits of mindfulness.
But what if the present moment is kinda sucky? Wouldn't it be better to vanish into the mental clouds for a while until the moment passes?
Here's the thing. A rich life is not a pain-free life, nor a perpetually happy life. A rich life has moments of agony as well as bliss, grief as well as elation, loss as well as gain. That is how life works. You have to be there for all of it. But you will notice that if you accept the pain and honor the pain, it will pass more quickly than if you try to smother it. Pain is a signal from the body that something is wrong that needs to be set right. By paying attention to it, you can determine its source and have a clearer idea of what to do about it. Emotional pain is much the same way.
An important part of presence is acceptance. There are some things you can change. If you're in an uncomfortable position on the couch, you can shift and get more comfortable. There are, however, some things that you can't. If you're stuck in traffic, there's really not much you can do except wait. (Unless, I suppose, you want to be one of those people who thinks that the fact that they're in a big hurry qualifies them for the emergency lane.) While you wait, you can seethe about how horrible traffic is, or you can turn up the stereo, plug in some music you like and pay attention to that until traffic moves forward some more. Your call.
Presence is the practice in which all other components of rich living are rooted. By seeing what you are surrounded by, you are able to be grateful for it and to be curious about it. And the best way to be yourself is to be who you are in this moment, without waiting for some better moment to arrive.


Q: Does PmWiki support any sort of WYSIWYG editing?
Q: Has anyone integrated the FCKEditor with PmWiki?
17-May-2011: A fund drive? has been setup to cover the costs of creating a WYSIWYG capability for PmWiki.
The short answer to these questions is that WYSIWYG editing greatly reduces the types of customizations that can be performed, and restricts the browsers that can perform editing. As such, it tends to go strongly against PmWikiPhilosophy #5 ("Be easy to install, configure, and maintain.").
The major problem is that browsers are limited in terms of the amount of WYSIWYG editing that can be provided. For example, most in-browser editors such as FCKEditor are inherently limited to handling only those markups that they have been pre-programmed to perform. Furthermore, such editors perform their changes directly to the HTML code, and not the markup that was used to produce the HTML. In other words, in-browser WYSIWYG editors currently use HTML as their underlying storage format.
Since local customization of markup is one of PmWiki's major strengths, that pretty much closes the door on WYSIWYG editing until/unless we either decide to disallow custom markups, or browser technologies improve to make it easier to have extensible WYSIWYG editing in the browser.
AJAX shows some promise, but I think that WYSIWYG is still a bit beyond its reach unless a site has a lot of bandwidth available to handle rendering requests. I'm very intrigued by what something like Writely may be able to do, but I think it's limited in its customization potential. (However, it's also not a good idea to underestimate Google's capabilities here).
Since PmWiki's inception, I've basically taken the position that the benefits of WYSIWYG editing, which could be considerable, aren't worth the loss of flexibility and capability (such as custom markup and other items) that would be required to implement it.
And I think that the fact that other web-editing frameworks continue to use symbolic markup over WYSIWYG editing is a good indication of just how difficult the task really is.
OTOH, if anyone wants to pay me a lot of money to tackle the problem, I could see what I could come up with. --Pm?
While it's a prevailing attitude of some, it's really not true. HTML is a huge language space, with tons of inconsistencies developed over time by many people who meant well, but were more interested in their own goals instead of establishing something "sane".
See and vote for PITS.00421?
What you see is for the win - an article claiming that the addition of a visual rich text editor in the MediaWiki software got eight times the participation.
InlineEditor will allow editing of sentences, sections or templates in a Wikipedia page.
This page may have a more recent version on pmwiki.org: PmWiki:WYSIWYG, and a talk page: PmWiki:WYSIWYG-Talk.


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This image of Chicago and 16 miles (26 km) of the Lake Michigan shoreline was taken from the International Space Station. It shows how natural features control the growth of the city. Chicago's center--known as the Loop--lies at the mouth of the Chicago River, reflecting a time when this was the earliest settlement at a point where lake and river traffic converged. Navy Pier was built in 1916 at this transportation node primarily as a cargo facility for lake freighters. The city center still occupies the same location nearly two hundred years later.
Modern highways (I-94 and I-55) prominently are aligned toward the city center, following older transportation routes that ran along the banks of the North and South Branches of the Chicago River-that are still used by barge traffic. Railroads also converge on the city center. Residential and business land uses are competing with the transport functions. For example, Meigs Field was the small downtown airport located on Northerly Island that was bulldozed in 2003 to make way for a city waterfront park.
The city center is distinctly darker as seen from orbit because high rise buildings in the Loop cast much more shadow than low buildings in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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The beauty and darkness of Alberta Avenue Carissa Halton releases her book about living in the community
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In her book, Little Yellow House: Finding Community in a Changing Neighbourhood, Carissa Halton combines honesty, keen observation, and a devotion to the Alberta Avenue community.
Non-residents and people who only remember the old version of the Avenue should read her book. Halton was one of the forerunners in those advocating for change and many followed her, with homeowners now making the most of these beautiful older homes, growing the heart and the soul of their blocks and creating something enviable.
After Halton's family moved to their house in 2004, she often heard people say, "It's not a safe place. You'll move when you have kids. You'll move when your kids are in school." She started writing essays about the community to deal with the negative predictions.
The contrast between her experience and the naysayers' beliefs were constant. Even her grandparents questioned her choices. Her grandmother grew up in a third-floor boarding house overlooking the rink on 92 Street. Her grandfather inherited King Appliances on 95 Street. This community held family connections for Halton.
Halton and her family renovated their home for 14 years, making the little house their own. After they painted the house yellow, her neighbour, Laura, proclaimed the reflective light was so bright she had to pull her shades. Disallowed additional renovations necessitated a move to a larger house in the community.
When the Haltons first moved into their house in 2004, the City of Edmonton released a quality-of-life report rating Alberta Avenue a zero, affirming everything everybody else thought. "It completely missed residents' lived experiences," she said. Halton informs the reader of many groups like Zumba lessons, dog walkers, book clubs, plant exchanges, parent meet-ups, and seniors' teas, for starters. Then there are concerts, plays, drive-in movies, and festivals. "There's so much good," Halton writes.
Carissa Halton and her family moved to Alberta Avenue in 2004. | Rusti Lehay
Many residents experienced further community improvements when groups collaborated. Halton writes, "The police created neighbourhood teams that coordinated local volunteers, community police, social workers, and crime data nerds. Each program required multiple levels of partners from neighbours to school staff to city workers which empowered many who felt there was nothing they could do."
Gardening offered additional community connection. Halton's neighbour taught her how to pollinate her squash plants with the male blossom's central stack and admonished her to never "waste the male flower. Dip it in egg, cover in flour and fry to eat it like a pancake," she writes.
Halton moves seamlessly from pollinating squash plants to Danny's story, the city's 40th homicide in 2011. On Oct. 8, Danny was murdered only five metres from her garage. Danny's sister spoke openly to Halton, who, driven by curiosity and concern, needed to understand.
Even after Danny's murder, Halton said, "I felt strongly I was not at risk. The people involved with crime were more at risk." Crime increased awareness of the need to watch out for each other. Both the grit and "tragedy served to open up conversations with my kids. We talked about everything and learned how to be safe in our environment."
Halton also wrote about everything. She wanted to capture this section of history so different from her grandparents' experience. The writing clarified her experiences, making it easier to articulate what she felt. Joy and an investigative nature drove Halton to dissect the various views of her community.
Halton said, "There are elements of fear wherever we go. What makes a person feel safe? It is important to explore what makes you feel unsafe anywhere."
Halton hopes people see Alberta Avenue, humanity, and how compassion and caring can change lives and environments. "Shitty is how you see it." Halton said she firmly believes people will see what they look for. "If people look for beauty and love in their community, they will see it. I saw a lot of beauty along with the tragedy," she said.
Halton's book, speaking so eloquently about our community, can be found on Amazon, at Audreys Books, and at her book launch on Friday, Sept. 14 during Kaleido Family Arts Festival. You can also find Halton and her book at LitFest on Oct. 18.
Featured Image: Carissa Halton's book is about her experience living in the area. | Rusti Lehay
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According ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Davis has asked the New Orleans Pelicans to trade him.
A real galaxy brain reading of this scenario is that LeBron, through Paul and Davis, is strongly suggesting to the Lakers that he wants to be on a contender right away-contrary to some offseason comments.
The Knicks are intriguing as a potential destination for Davis, as his addition would end their seemingly constant search for a franchise-altering superstar. The only way Boston could land Davis before the February 7 trade deadline is if it deals Irving. It is a move that will resonate around the league, one that will have most - if not all - teams trying to see how they can put together a package good enough for the Pelicans to send Davis their way.
In 41 appearances with the Pelicans this season (all starts), Davis has racked up averages of 29.3 points on 50.8 percent shooting from the field (32.5 percent from beyond the arc), 13.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.7 steals in 37.0 minutes per outing.
With Davis on the team, the Pelicans have made the postseason twice.
The Pelicans would hang up on the Raps' front office if they made that offer. My initial reaction was that McCollum and Zach Collins could make for an enticing pair, as McCollum could fit more cleanly with New Orleans' guard Jrue Holiday and Zach Collins could play minutes alongside either Nikola Mirotic and Julius Randle. But the Celtics can not trade for Davis under National Basketball Association rules until 1 July, unless they also trade away Kyrie Irving which is unlikely to happen. Restricted by the Rose Rule, Boston can not trade for Davis until July 1 because league rules wouldn't allow Kyrie Irving's and Davis' contracts under the provision on the roster together. The Celtics could sign Irving in July and then trade for Davis.
Though the Pelicans, third on the list, could technically pay Davis the most money moving forward, he has previously stated that he plans to prioritize legacy over money when it comes to his National Basketball Association future.


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Within the Northern vicinity of the city, the wealthy gather behind meticulously trimmed hedges and high-class architecture. The pristine streets are paved with stone and the storefronts are brightly lit and inviting - for the right clientele. In the North, every establishment is eager to cater to the rich and the wealthy. Many such places are used to the sometimes peculiar requests of the otherworldly but here there is little that money cannot buy - whether it happens to be illegal or merely involves looking the other way. Vampires and Dark Hunters are often found upon these Northern streets, their long lives often contributing to their sizable wealth which allows them the luxuries that the North provides.
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The newly opened Eternity is an expensive fine dining restaurant nestled high upon the hills of the North - providing it a breathtaking view of the city below. The award-winning chefs at Eternity collaborate directly with local farmers and producers to source the freshest ingredients for its ever-changing menu. The staff at Eternity pride themselves on serving each customer's unique dietary needs - from the vampiric to the mortal races. Reservations are strongly encouraged as Eternity is frequently booked to capacity.
Located in the heart of the North, the Voodoo Room is the spirits lover's destination of choice in Sacrosanct. The Voodoo room is a craft cocktail bar that aims to provide an eclectic and exotic atmosphere. Nestled among the William Morris wallpaper, gold, and wood, you will find a new kind of neighborhood cocktail bar. One where hospitality and skill work in concert. With intoxicating liquors and a voodoo vibe, the Voodoo room will keep you coming back for more. Guided by the mantra of providing a one of a kind, high-end experience, the Voodoo Room's mixologists meet the highest standards with a fantastically themed selection of cocktails and specials.
Dark, Gothic, and thoroughly theatrical, the Witchery is a place to indulge yourself with it's lavish, theatrical suites. Whatever room you choose, you'll find glamor, indulgence, and luxury. From the Vestry to the Library and the Armory, the suites of the Witchery are nothing short of sensually romantic. A stay at the Witchery is not complete without dining in the rich baroque surroundings of the original oak-paneled hotel or among the elegant candle-lit charms of the Secret Garden. Whether you stay or dine, The Witchery is an unforgettably magical experience.
its too late, won't be going home
Posted on July 26, 2018 by abigail hughes
if these wings could fly for the rest of our lives
It was official. Visiting boyfriend's family was absolutely terrifying. Were all visits home like this for Arlo? Did they regard all the women he brought home with the same level of disdain? What had they called her? A groupie? What even was that? She had considered asking, but now hardly seemed like any better of a time than earlier. She could quite near sense his family within the home behind her, glaring at her back with those raging emotions of terror and anger intermixed into some catastrophic orchestra of....well...stuff. Abigail was equally aware of the very tenseness within Arlo's shoulders. He somehow seemed more rigid at that moment as he marched with such determination to the car. That very sound he'd made inside had caught her off guard. Maybe she should ask about that too....and his sister's whole bedroom comment. God, she was going to have a whole list of things to ask about before the night was over and they hadn't even gotten to their hotel yet! A soft steadying breath left her lips before Abigail cautiously made her way down the front porch steps and towards that walkway that led to the vehicle.
Abigail could tell Arlo was hardly paying attention as he took that box from her and loaded it into the car, his thoughts distinctly elsewhere from her that very moment. That frown overtook the usually bubbly girl's features as she chewed apprehensively upon her bottom lip, unsure of where things would go from here. Had they broken her Arlo? How long would he be broken for? And, more importantly, how did she fix him? Oh, God, what if he couldn't be fixed?!? She hardly expected those keys to be thrust at her, much less his instructions to start the vehicle for them. Easily, the young woman pieced together that Arlo was going back inside, and without her! Her insistence that it was not the wisest choice quite near went unanswered, and unnoticed, and maybe even unlistened to if she was being honest with herself. Rather, Arlo marched off before she could even complete that sentence. A soft sigh left her lips before she turned towards the vehicle and that task that had been presented to her. Clearly, whatever Arlo was about to do was not going to be good if she had been thrust into the role of getaway driver. God, she hoped they didn't end tonight being tracked by hunters. Frankly, the whole idea of it made that adrenaline and fear pump within her system all over again.
She slid into the driver's seat, placing that key into the vehicle as the engine turned over, rumbling to life beneath her. Her fingers dexterously turned towards the GPS unit in the car, typing in the address to the hotel before she leaned back in her seat and....waited. Really, she hardly had to wait longer before that scream echoed on the street, loud enough that she was certain several of the neighbors got out of their beds to shift their blinds. Her fingers drummed on the steering wheel, that very anxiety made her feel....shaky as that reality of becoming Dark Hunter prey began to sink in. They were going to get her first and then they were going to go into that house after her Arlo. She was sure of it. In fact, she was so sure that her panic only worsened at the sight of headlights in her rearview mirror. Thankfully, that fantasy was hardly given much more time to be fostered before Arlo himself walked back across that lawn with something in his hands. Her hazel gaze remained settled on him as he instructed her to head towards their hotel, his voice so...absent of any emotion that it pained her heart to even hear!
The silence within that vehicle was quite near crushing, broken only by the overly enthusiastic voice of the woman on the GPS that instructed her where to go. Her hands tightly gripped the steering wheel, her hazel eyes stole the occasional glance towards Arlo, only to shift towards the rearview mirror as if she expected those Hunters to descend upon them at any moment. Did Dark Hunters have police cars? Would they look like the police?! Her mind was a near blur of sounds with so many worried thoughts that even she could hardly focus on a single one. Her heart was only just equally as erratic. That sudden inquiry of fruit punctuated the girl's thoughts as her gaze turned towards that apple that was held out to her. Her fruit basket. He went back for a fruit basket. For her. She reached out for that apple, her slender fingers hardly had a chance to embrace it before the young woman near burst into tears, Arlo's name on her lips at the sheer incredulousness of that moment. Why on earth would he go back to that horrible place for her?!
The girl was quick to bring her hands to her face, that apple dropped in her lap even despite Arlo's assurance that she definitely shouldn't be crying. She hardly cared if she was crying over apple. After all, it was just..like...SO much more than just the apple! His family had been so awful and he was so wonderful and they had threatened them and she didn't want Dark Hunters coming after them and she was pretty sure that they didn't deserve that and she had wanted to impress them and absolutely all of it had been just so, so, so awful! She could hear that hitch in Arlo's voice as that wetness overtook even his bright blue eyes. She could hear his sniffles over her tears, the girl hardly attentive to the color of the light at that moment. It wasn't until several moments later when that soft press of the t-shirt against her hand drew her hazel eyes tentatively upwards as Arlo attempting to console her. Her head shook ever so slightly. "I just...I wanted them to...like us." She admitted, her voice hardly above a whisper and filled with those shaky breaths.
It was only the sensation of Arlo's thumb brushing against her cheek that finally cause her gaze to shift tentatively towards him. She eyed that shaky grin, those sobs having turned more to sniffles and deep breaths as Arlo attempted to inform her of what had brought his family to this. Her head shook at Arlo's insistence that he had ruined their lives, that very idea was one she was unwilling to even entertain. "Family doesn't do that!" The girl protested between those sniffles. After all, they still had their house, and a nice one at that. It wasn't as if Arlo had murdered any of them or hurt them! She couldn't imagine what he could have possibly done to deserve all of that! In fact, she was mostly sure that this assurance only made her more upset for believing that he deserved all of this! For a moment, those hazel eyes stared at him, and yet, any argument she might have given hardly left her lips. She didn't know how to put those very emotions that so perturbed her into words, all of it somehow too much.
Her head gingerly leaned into Arlo's touch as he brushed that final tear from her cheeks. A soft sigh left her lips as her gaze turned back towards the road, the young woman hardly satisfied in the least. She glanced over towards her boyfriend at the sound of his chuckle, eying that almost peculiar smile that had blossomed across his features. His sudden declaration that they had just cried over an apple caused her gaze to turn back towards the apple in her lap. Slowly, she picked it back up, eying it almost critically. "At least it looks like a good apple..." She added, hardly as willing to simply move on while also not particularly wanting to dwell on it either. It was a precarious balance, one helped along only by Arlo's gesture towards that light that had turned green above them. She stepped on the gas, raising that apple to her lips as she bit down into it. That sweet taste blossomed in her mouth, somehow far better after all those emotions had so afflicted her. Tears, it seemed, made her hungry....and maybe a bit thirsty. Okay, maybe this was like...the perfect post-tears snack. She was altogether content to nibble on that apple as she drove them to the next town over, much less the hotel that awaited them. Her gaze deviated from the road only by Arlo's sudden voice, the very mention of that hot tub was, perhaps, the only thing to bring the girl's smile back to her lips. She nodded quite firmly. "I think we should." She confirmed as the vehicle made that final turn into the hotel's parking lot.
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late night, come home, work sucks- I know - By Arlo on August 04, 2018 at 5:58 AM
keep on keepin' on, get on your horse and ride - By abigail hughes on August 11, 2018 at 7:18 PM
she left me roses by the stairs - By Arlo on August 12, 2018 at 4:04 PM
rollin' in deep, got my girls with me - By abigail hughes on August 27, 2018 at 11:57 PM
surprises let me know she cares - By Arlo on September 02, 2018 at 1:25 AM
poppin' champagne out the top of the limousine - By abigail hughes on September 09, 2018 at 12:23 AM
say it aint so, I will not go - By Arlo on September 11, 2018 at 12:06 AM
let's drink 'til we're sunny - By abigail hughes on September 15, 2018 at 11:24 PM
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A new era for Alzheimer´s biomarkers in Down Syndrome: perspectives from Londowns Consortium and the DABNI Initiative
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Oscar nominations total 13 for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - File photo
Don't get me wrong. Brad Pitt should most certainly win acting awards even though I personally favor his comedic timing over the dramatic performances of recent times. But, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is just not Oscar-worthy, in this humble writer's opinion.
Frankly, the movie droned on and on so much in such tiresome monotony that I began to find myself actually cheering aloud (when I was awake) as Button started becoming younger and younger because I knew that the end must surely be near. And since the first 52 minutes of the film was all computer generated, that means that for almost an hour into the movie there was zero real Brad!
The visual effects of Brad's character in his older years were all digitally done! So, should we ask Eastwood if 52 minutes of digital effects is worth a Best Actor nod? At least Clint was physically there for all 116 minutes of Gran Torino, but he wasn't nominated in the acting category at all. That is truly curious.
I think that the two most deserving nominees are Frank Langella and Sean Penn who are ironically both starring in true stories. I like movies based on real people and I believe that the general viewing public finds them most interesting and engaging. It is so much fun to watch them and to determine whether we think they have done justice to Mohammed Ali, Ronald Reagan, or Paul "Bear" Bryant.
More than likely, one of Penn's first acting roles was in a television series based on fact. He was a fourteen-year old blond extra on Little House on the Prairie because his dad, Leo, directed some of the episodes. It was loosely based on a series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
And Penn gave a memorable performance as Andrew Daulton Lee in The Falcon and the Snowman, a film that documented Lee's espionage activities. Who could forget also his portrayal of would-be assassin Samuel Byck in The Assassination of Richard Nixon? Byck planned on hijacking an airliner and crashing it into the White House while Nixon was there. Gosh, if that assassination attempt had been successful in 1974, I wouldn't be able to talk about Frost/Nixon here because the movie would never have been made.
In case someone out there has lived under a rock for the past thirty or so years…or in case you're not as old as I am, President Richard Nixon granted David Frost a series of television interviews way back in 1977; the point of interest being, of course, the Watergate scandal. Frost gained fame on television in Britain with a satirical comedy called That Was the Week That Was and his fame spread to the USA after airing a tribute to President John F. Kennedy.
Ron Howard directed Frost/Nixon to perfection, using most of the same cast who began on Broadway with it in March of 2007. During that run, Langella won a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and also won a Drama Desk Award in that same category. Maybe that was just a warm up exercise for the Academy Awards. I think he will give Sean Penn a very close run for the golden statuette.
As for Frost/Nixon, even though you know what comes next (if you actually remember the interviews or if you've read about them) the viewer is still drawn in by the chemistry of Michael Sheen and Frank Langella almost as if they actually are their counterparts. These were exciting performances and I was kept on the edge of my seat as if being affected by some Schwarzenegger action-packed thriller. Frost/Nixon gets my vote for Best Picture.
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… represented by a single species, Gigantopithecus blacki, which lived during the Pleistocene Epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) in southern China. Gigantopithecus is considered to be a sister genus of Pongo (the genus that contains living orangutans) in the subfamily Ponginae of the family Hominidae.
are the extinct Early-Middle Pleistocene Gigantopithecus blacki of southern China and northern Vietnam and the present-day orangutans and gibbons of South and Southeast Asia.


Milan, a large PVC pyramid covers the entire space of the courtyard in front of the Palazzo del Senato. The structure is supported by 11,000 cubic metres of hot air and inside it a few monitors, arranged like another upside-down pyramid, reassemble the image of a stage inhabited by three female dancers. Entering this architecture is like entering a vast screen, a synthetic space created by a large bubble of hot air in the centre of which an unstoppable gesture and sound machine pulsates; the dancers shift in an attempt to recompose their logical wholeness while an orange moves from screen to screen. In these moves the empty space between one monitor and the next becomes the air space of freedom where the spectator's imagination does the work.


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China and US extend negotiations to end trade war
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By Paul Antonopoulos On May 18, 2018
The White House has announced that US and Chinese officials will continue discussions in Washington in search of "fair trade relations." At the same time, Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Liu He has said China is ready to engage with the US on equal terms to resolve trade disputes.
"Today, government officials [including Trump] have begun a series of meetings with a delegation from the Chinese government as part of the ongoing trade discussions. US officials conveyed the president's clear goal for a fair trade relationship with the China," Liu said in a press release. "US officials and the Chinese delegation also attended a meeting with President Donald J. Trump at the White House. Both sides agreed to continue discussions on Friday."
The New York Times previously reported that China was preparing a $200 billion package to reduce its trade deficit with the United States. Trump told reporters earlier in the day that he doubted that the United States and China could reach a fair deal.
"China stands ready to join forces with the US and take the necessary steps to resolve outstanding trade and economic issues on equal terms and of mutual interest," Liu wrote on WeChat.
Liu He said that the US-China relationship is in an important stage and called on Washington to work towards ensuring "the healthy and stable development of bilateral ties."
Meanwhile, a report released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) states that China's economy could control the effects of the trade war with the United States on its currency, the yuan: "China's supply and demand for foreign currency were basically stable in the first quarter and we believe this is the trend for the rest of the year. Even with the trade dispute with the US, cross-border capital flows can be manageable."
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I need to get the seat tube changed on a Yo but my builder can't get the seat tubes anymore.
True Temper in 29.4 right?
Any ideas where I can source one?
In fact I think Rody (Groovy cycles) blogged or posted (Fatcogs or either of the frame building forums on velocipede salon or MTBR) a repair as described above.
Nice US repair of just the lower section on this large Yo.
Interesting construction! Did he make some type of wrap-around sleeve? I see the braze joint extending along the axis of the tube. Looks like some type of brass or bronze filler metal was used for brazing.


Smart mobility startup VOI Technology today announces that it has raised a $50m Series A round led by Balderton to transform the way people move about in Europe's congested cities.
We're very excited to be leading this round in VOI Technology, investing alongside LocalGlobe, Raine Ventures and earlier investor Vostok New Ventures. A host of high profile angel investors including Cristina Stenbeck, Jeff Wilkes (Amazon), Justin Mateen (co-founder of Tinder), Nicolas Brusson (CEO and co-founder of BlaBlaCar), Sebastian Knutsson (co-founder of King), Spencer Rascoff (CEO of Zillow) and Keith Richman also participated in the round.
VOI was launched in Stockhom in August of this year, and is the first and only European e-scooter sharing company to go live in multiple countries.
In a matter of 12 weeks, the company has gained over 120,000 users, who have taken 200,000 rides, travelling 350,000km – the equivalent to over eight times around the globe – making VOI Europe's leading e-scooter sharing company.
With a shared vision of easing Europe's traffic-clogged city centres and reducing pollution, the team set out to offer a clean, efficient, cost-effective and zero emission first-and-last-mile alternative to cars and taxis. VOI's electric scooters have since been rolled out to Madrid, Zaragoza and Malaga in Spain.
The team plan to use the investment to expand rapidly – but sustainably — into new markets such as Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Norway and Portugal in the coming months.
In a matter of 12 weeks, the company has gained over 120,000 users, who have taken 200,000 rides, travelling 350,000km – making VOI Europe's leading e-scooter sharing company.
As a Scandinavian and European company, our approach is one based on dialogue and transparency.


Apparently a new strategy amongst the severely religious is to send out broadside literature through the mail. I know this because a friend of mine got one. However, given that (1) my friend didn't request the letter, and (2) it was warmly and personally addressed to "Occupant," you have to wonder how successful this strategy is going to be.
It's not like junk mail is as lucrative a business as it used to be, given that you can send out ten thousand emails for less than the cost of a single snail-mail letter. But evidently this hasn't dissuaded some of these folks from trying the old fashioned way.
Anyway, how this all came up is that a couple of days ago, my friend came up to me, grinning, with some papers in his hand, and said, "When I got this, I immediately thought that you should have it." I've found that since I'm mostly known for my interest in woo-woo crackpots, this is seldom a good sign. And sure enough, this letter was way off to the "Wingnut" end of the spectrum.
Look into Jesus' eyes you will see they are closed. But as you continue to look you will see His eyes opening and looking back into your eyes. Then go and be alone and kneel on this Rug of Faith or touch it to both knees. Then please check your needs on our letter to you. Please return this Prayer Rug. Do not keep it.
My first thought was that if I was staring at this picture and its eyes opened, I would probably want to be alone for an entirely different reason, namely that I would think that I'd lost my marbles. But then I thought: maybe there's some reason why people see this happen. I know that staring fixedly at something does mess around with your visual integrative system, creating afterimages and all sorts of odd effects. So I looked closely at the drawing, and I noticed that in the center of each eye was a faint dot, with a lighter spot up and to the left -- like a ghostly image of a pupil and a point of light reflected from the surface of a human eye. Stare at the picture long enough, I'd guess, and those features might make the eyes begin to look as if they were open.
So, I folded up and put away the "Prayer Rug," because that picture is freakin' creepy, and picked up the next one, which said, "Please don't open this prophecy until after you have placed your prayer page (page two of our letter to you) and the Prayer Rug back in the mail before sunset tomorrow or the next day. God will help you to do this. You will see."
Now, you have to wonder why anyone would need god's help to put something in the mail, but I may be reading this wrong. In any case, I threw caution to the wind and opened the secret prophecy. The prophecy turned out to be a page of fine print, and I frankly do not feel like copying the entire thing, but the gist of it is that god knows I'm not happy with my life, and that in fact he has the impression that I'm kind of a sorry so-and-so. (I paraphrase slightly.) But in order to have ENDLESS JOY all I have to do is allow god's spirit to work through me by praying a lot and sending a donation to the church that sent this letter.
All of which sound pretty awesome, but honestly, I think I'll spare them the trouble. Given my rampant atheism, I think god (if he actually exists) would not have a particularly strong motivation to shower me with gifts even if these people prayed for me because I'd sent them a checklist and returned their "Prayer Rug."
Honestly, how do the groups who send this stuff out think this could possibly work? I guess that since they seem pretty sincere about wanting to do good stuff for total strangers, I can't argue with their motives. There was none of the "Oh, and if you don't believe what we're saying, you will BURN IN AGONY FOR ALL ETERNITY HA HA HA HA" business you usually see with missives of this sort. So, as these things go, it was pretty friendly, as long as you discount the scary drawing of Jesus.
But I still must ask the question -- if they think that god knows everything and has a plan for everyone, and will always make sure everything works out for the best (for all of which there was ample evidence on the "prophecy page"), isn't it contradictory to believe that they could change someone's destiny by praying, using the person's wish list of stuff (s)he'd like to have? Do they think that god is sort of like Santa Claus, reading a kid's Christmas list and going, "I didn't know little Billy wanted a Lego set! Well, we'll just have to have the elves make him one! Ho ho ho!" If there is a god, I somehow can't imagine that he works that way.
So, the open question is what to do with the letter, "Prayer Rug," and the lot. I think I'm going to give it back to my friend. After all, it was addressed to him ("Occupant"), so if anyone should get all of the bad luck from not returning the "Prayer Rug" to the church, I think it's only fair that it should be him. Okay, I opened the Prophecy before I was supposed to, but if I seal it back up with a little piece of scotch tape, maybe god won't notice.
Glue some googly-eyes on it and send it back. That's what I did.
I recently received your packet, containing the effigy of our Lord and Savior, prayer mat, and prayer checklist. How dare you imply that I have anything short of a healthy, constructive relationship with Jesus Christ! I have been praying to our Lord and Savior for as long as I have been capable and as such, have received every blessing the Heavenly Father can bestow. Your presumption has judged me to be out of favor with our Heavenly Father and I demand to know on what grounds you believe you have the audacity to make such a claim.
"I am Jehovah. That is my name; and to no one else shall I give my own glory, neither my praise to graven images."—Isaiah 42:8.
Based on the evidence before us, it is clear as to which way the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit will rule on this matter. In order to avoid further escalation of this indictment, cease and desist all future activities of this nature.


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Lady Spartans begin region play with close win vs. George Walton
By Justin Hubbard
Jaila Salley-Barnett stepped to the free throw line with mere seconds left during last Friday's game.
The Athens Academy senior guard was intentionally fouled by George Walton Academy, which was desperately trying to escape the Sinkwich Spartan Center with a close victory.
With the Lady Spartans ahead 35-32, Salley-Barnett delivered in the clutch. She sank both of her foul shots, increasing the lead to 37-32.
The Lady Dogs scored seconds later, draining a 3-pointer, but it was not enough to tie the game or take the lead.
Salley-Barnett had given the Lady Spartans all the cushion they needed to earn their first Region 8-A-Private matchup of the season.
"For me personally, I actually love really big shots, just because I guess it gives me a boost to know that I'm helping my team," Salley-Barnett said after the game. "I just think, 'Take your time. Shoot the shot like it's a normal shot.' Don't put the extra pressure on myself. Just relax, get the shot off and hope that I make it. But if I don't, I know I've got to bust it back and get the rebound or just get it back on defense."
The dramatic victory improved Athens Academy's record to 10-5, which stood leading into Tuesday's game against Tallulah Falls, which was held after press time.
The Lady Spartans stacked their non-region schedule, taking on the likes of Oconee County, North Oconee, First Presbyterian Day School, Stratford Academy, Charlotte (North Carolina) Latin, Archbishop Chapelle (Louisiana) and St. Pius X.
Athens Academy head coach Brian Olson said the gauntlet of tough opponents early in the season got his team ready for the rigors of region play.
"We don't beat this team without that experience, honestly," Olson said. "Coach [Lori] Hines does a fabulous job. I have a tremendous amount of respect for her. They're a really good team and they're going to surprise a lot of people."
The teams battled throughout last Friday's game with neither taking a big lead.
George Walton held a 13-12 edge after the first quarter. The Lady Dogs used their noticeable height advantage to string along big plays inside the paint and recover rebounds on the other end of the floor.
But the Lady Spartans got scores from Madeline Ransom, Salley-Barnett and Meredith Reynolds, who dropped two 3-pointers in the opening quarter, to keep pace with George Walton.
In the second quarter, the teams kept trading blows. Athens Academy gained a 7-point lead thanks to consecutive 3-pointers by Reynolds and Adair Marvel with 2:15 left in the second quarter.
Despite a brief surge by the Lady Dogs, Athens Academy held a 22-17 halftime lead.
There were missed shots during the third quarter but effective rebounding gave the Lady Spartans second-chance opportunities, which helped them build a lead.
The score remained close throughout the fourth period until the Lady Dogs went into foul mode, which is what sent Salley-Barnett to the line for her critical free throws.
Athens Academy did not score an exorbitant amount of points but the Lady Spartans' 37 points was better than the average allowed by George Walton: 29 points.
Reynolds said that she and her teammates just wanted to protect the ball, knowing that would lead to successful possessions.
"I think, offensively, we just focused on executing, maintaining the ball and not making bad turnovers," Reynolds said. "They're obviously a bigger team than we are, so just being strong and trusting each other was the biggest thing."
Salley-Barnett led the way with 13 points. Maddy Wicker finished with 6 points, Sally Bullard had 4 points and Ransom had 2 points.
Reynolds dropped 9 points, all of which came via 3-pointers that proved crucial to the flow of the game.
"With the 3-pointers, I knew that my teammates trust me to keep shooting," Reynolds said. "Even when I'm not making them, I can trust them down low to get the rebounds. We always are saying, 'Good shot, keeping shooting.' Just having that trust in each other helps a lot."
That encouraging attitude permeated the Lady Spartans.
Olson said that was the key ingredient to the victory.
"Our girls believed," Olson said. "Our senior leadership makes a huge difference. We had a few key buckets down the stretch that I think our execution and the way that we played coming through those tournaments (earlier this season) helped us win this game. I'm really proud of our girls. When it comes to this type of play, it really comes down to their effort, their attitude and their togetherness."
Athens Academy is now in the thick of region play.
The Lady Spartans played Tallulah Falls earlier this week and are set to host Prince Avenue Christian this Friday.
With these games counting toward region tournament seeding, Olson said the Lady Spartans must keep progressing.
"We've got some things we need to clean up," he said. "I need to do a little bit better job as a coach with that. But I'm really proud with who they are and how they're coming along. This part of the season right now is all about that region seeding. All of these coaches in this region are really good coaches with good teams, so there's not gonna be a night that we can just show up (and win). I never worry about that with our team. It's about staying healthy, it's about continuing to do it together and continuing to build on what we do defensively."
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There will be something very special about the annual Avanti Owners Association International meet scheduled for May 3-5 in South Bend, Indiana. Well, actually a couple of things, since the meet is being held in conjunction with the 53rd annual Studebaker Drivers Club Meet and the Antique Studebaker Club International Meet.
But on top of all that, the Avanti Owners are inviting all former Studebaker and Avanti Motors employees to a special event the afternoon of May 4 at the Gillespie Conference Center in South Bend. The Avanti Owners group notes that the invitation extends to all Avanti employees whether they worked in Indiana, Ohio or Georgia.
The public is welcome to attend several functions during the gathering as well, including concours judging May 4 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Gillespie center, and an Avanti Cruise to the Bonnie Doon Drive-In in Mishawaka that evening.
Special features at the Avanti Owners meet will include "The World's Fastest Studebaker," a 1963 Avanti than was driven to more than 215 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, one of the 1985 Avanti GT prototypes, and two of the three Avanti AXV prototypes.


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18/09/2015 Fri 11:47 in All markets by Jerene Ang
The hottest winners at the HR Excellence Awards 2015, Malaysia
Last night, the most outstanding organisations and individuals were recognised for their excellence in various areas of HR in the third annual HR Excellence Awards 2015, Malaysia.
Hosted by Human Resources, and judged by an extensive panel of HR directors across Asia, the night's grand winner was Media Prima, which took home a total of 12 trophies.
In front of an audience of close to 200 HR experts, Media Prima stood out for the judges, winning gold in four categories – excellence in employee development, excellence in employee work-life balance, excellence in HR social media, and excellence in mature workforce practices.
Additionally, they bagged the silver trophy for excellence in leadership development and Excellence in HR strategic plan, alongside bronze trophies for excellence in CSR practices, excellence in workplace well-being, excellence in training, learning & development programmes, excellence in employee engagement, and excellence in employer branding.
Spanning 22 categories apart from the grand winner's prize, other big winners included British American Tobacco (BAT Malaysia) as well as UMW Corporation (including UMW Toyota Motor), taking home a total of eight trophies each.
Among BAT Malaysia's winnings were two gold trophies for excellence in employee engagement as well as in talent management.
Other than emerging as the HR team of the year, UMW Corporation also bagged two gold awards for excellence in HR strategic plan and excellence in leadership development.
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It was great to also see SMEs being recognised for their excellence in HR last night. One example is Leaderonomics, which stood out as the SME employer of the year, and gold winner for excellence in CSR practices.
As for the individual winners, both the HR young talent of the year award as well as the HR professional of the year award were won by professionals from Auric Pacific. The winners were Lai Shu Ting and Mabel Lim Jing Sze respectively.
Auric Pacific also took home the bronze award for excellence in employee diversity & inclusion strategies, in a category where the gold and silver were won by IHS Global Malaysia and Schneider Electric Malaysia respectively.
On top of that, IHS Global Malaysia also won gold for excellence in recruitment & retention strategy and the bronze awards for excellence in talent management and excellence in innovative use of HR technology.
Various other companies demonstrated their commitment towards excellence in HR, by taking home trophies across categories, such as Ventures Corporation, Country Heights, Human Resource Development Fund, Astro Malaysia, Sime Darby, Felda Global Ventures, and Majlis Amanah Rakyat.
The jury also recognised the immense effort of organisations such as Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Alliance Bank Malaysia, CIMB Group, Mindvalley, and Lumileds Malaysia, in progressing HR practices to the next level.
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