Web Data Analyst

Job Description / Skills Required

Web data analytics is a key element in Groupon’s performance and as a team we develop new data requirements, maintain automated dashboards, and analyze marketing and web performance to help improve merchandising strategies and customer insights to make Groupon engaging for both merchants and consumers.

This position is based in our Chicago office and you will be part of our Global Reporting team with a specific focus on Web and campaign metrics. The successful candidate will be responsible for understanding, measuring, testing, and reporting on the fundamental success factors that drive campaign success.

This analyst will be required to understand and interpret data structures and business performance at various levels of detail in order to generate objective, data-driven, and actionable short and long-term recommendations for leadership. The right candidate will possess a strong combination of analytical prowess, technical aptitude, and business savvy.

Translate traffic data to actionable insights for improving key performance metrics (Click through rate, Bounce rate, conversion etc.)
Research, optimize, review and provide reporting with a detailed analysis of campaign results
Conduct as-needed analyses to explain business trends and customer behavior
Daily management and tracking of multiple digital marketing campaigns across web, mobile, and email
Stay on top of industry trends and best practices
Present findings and recommendations to senior-level stakeholders
Leverage web, purchases, and contacts data to analyze consumer pre and post purchase behavior
Write efficient code to access data in Hadoop and Teradata to produce reports
Build visualizations in Tableau that enable self-serve access to key metrics and insights
Partner with merchandising, marketing, and creative business team members to design statistical tests that measure the effectiveness of email/web marketing campaigns and innovations
Distill learnings from experiments and establish action plan

2+ years in a data analytics, reporting, data science or business intelligence role
1-3 years of experience working with email/web marketing or web analytics platforms (ExactTarget, Eloqua, Marketo, Google Analytics, CoreMetrics, Adobe Analytics, etc.)
1-3 years of experience with AB Testing tools
1-3 years of experience using statistical packages and/or data visualization tools (R, SAS, Tableau, Qliview, Qlik Sense, etc.)
At least 3+ years of SQL experience
Experience extracting data and structuring for analysis using Apache Hive
Knowledge of Tag Management tools (Adobe DTM, Google Tag Manager etc.


Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Inspirational Fiction - Space Viking

Periodically I would like to highlight various works of fiction that have inspired or influenced my rpgs.

First up is Space Viking by H. Beam Piper. This was originally published in the '60s but I did not read it until the early '80s. Right about the time I started playing Traveller. Space Viking and Traveller go together like (insert your own comparison here. They go together really, really well.) In fact Space Viking and H. Beam Piper influenced Traveller. The most obvious example of this is the Sword Worlds located in the Spinward Marches. I also think the round 800 ton Mercenary cruiser is modelled roughly after the ships in Space Viking.

Set during a "dark age" after the destruction of an interstellar entity, Space Viking is the story of Lucas Trask, his very short marriage and his search for revenge against the man who disrupted the wedding. While on his search he manages to begin the re-civilization of a planet, trashes several more by raiding them and plants the seeds of an interstellar empire.

I loved the battles, the adventures and eventually, as I got older, I came to appreciate, if not agree with, the political discussion. I wanted to create a Traveller campaign exactly like it. Not the Spinward Marches version of the Sword Worlds but one exactly like the one in the book. I never did though. Much to complex for me at the time. So many details that I couldn't or wouldn't work out. The faster than light drive wasn't the Traveller jump. Ships in the Space Viking universe could travel at about 1 light-year an hour. The characters would spend 2000 or 3000 hours travelling between stars sometimes. I didn't successfully translate it into game terms. And then there were all the planets mentioned and figuring out how far they were apart. To much for my poor, young teenaged mind. Then there are the societies, governmental relationships, etc. I wonder if I could wrap my poor, adult brain around it. Anyone know of a conversion floating around out there? I have a feeling I'm going to write more about Space Viking on this blog in the future.

You can still get hard copies of the book or you can read a version at Project Gutenberg.

  1. There's a Star Vikings mini-game by Dwarfstar games. You can get it for free, though I cannot at the moment remember on what site.

    Check out the microgames museum, they have a link from their site to the free copy of the game.

  2. I played it once or twice years ago. I'll have to check it out again. Thanks.

  3. That's a great book. One of my favorites.


sabato 7 aprile 2012

“COMMUNITY” SICKNESS by Alfredo M. Bonanno

Anarchist practice has fallen sharply in recent years, with few actions either at mass level or at the level of specific groups. As a result we see a revival of the issue of how to get closer to ‘communism’ or to building situations that not only express our ideas and ethical and cultural values but are also capable of satisfying our fundamental personal and collective need for freedom. In other words, there is a proposal to create points of reference that go beyond the classical division between the personal and the political.
This corresponds to a growing need within the whole movement against capital today, not just the anarchist one. As hopes of profound changes in the social structure vanished with the spreading of desistance from the struggle, the concern with not letting oneself be engulfed by increasing restructuring has become greater: ‘We must continue to struggle for our own essential needs, because in any case it is not the time to talk of great macroscopic changes.’
The problem is that these impulses end up taking two roads which, if examined closely, both lead to the same dead end in the same ghetto. The first, more direct, road is that of desistance: nothing can be done, the enemy is too powerful. We might as well just rely on spreading our ideas (which are superior anyway) and not insist on attack, which only leads to repression, creating more difficulties for the movement in its fundamental activity of propaganda and spreading anarchist theory. The second, more tortuous, road is that of an organisational proposal linked to the idea of community.
Many comrades talk of ‘community’, although not always as something confined to one geographical area or in order to satisfy (or try to satisfy) certain needs, even basic ones. It should mean a different way of seeing life, culture, novelty, diversity. ‘Community’ thus escapes the dangers of conservatism or of becoming a mere repetition of empty slogans.
But very little is said about this ‘community’ in terms of its structural or other arrangement that could give some idea of its ‘operative’ side. It is seen in terms of a sense of participation, an awareness of the specific contradictions of anarchism (in truth never clear), and the desire for freedom and equality, without the former being realised at the cost of the latter, or vice versa.
Why do we believe that this road is equal to the first, that of declared and open desistance? It is easily said. Because the revolutionary struggle is an organisational fact, here and now, not simply a ‘cultural revolution’ (by the use of this term I am not referring to Mao’s cultural revolution, which has nothing to do with us, and which was ‘cultural’ in name only). Because the clash between classes leaves no room for ‘margins’ or free spaces that can be reached through operations carried out within the somewhat polluted currents of philosophical thought. Because the revolutionary always pays in first person, so is aware he will also have to face ‘sacrifice’, i.e. the postponement of projects, delay in the satisfaction of needs. Because anyone who really decides to attack the power of the oppressors cannot reasonably think that the latter will leave them in peace with their ‘ideal’ tensions of freedom and equality. Because if they really want these places of ‘communitarian’ living to be at all tangible in practical terms (and not just a cerebral exercise), they must also give some sign of good will, i.e. pronounce themselves to be against violence, against expropriation, especially in the individual sense, and against active solidarity with those who are really struggling and facing death every day, either at the workplace or in the other places where opposing interests clash.
At this point the provocation needs to be put in these terms, or so it seems to me:
We can talk about the idea of ‘community’ and limit ourselves to that. Very well. Then we should be clear about it.
Or we can try to put the idea of community into practice. All right. In that case we should be more specific about communitarian structures, activities, limitations and possibilities.
As far as the second point is concerned, we have only a vague critique of self-managed attempts within capitalist situations today, which do not take the many other problems into account.
I must say when one finds oneself faced with a myriad of not always edifying historical examples, it is always best to take a step back from an idea, no matter how important, useful or pleasant the latter might be. And the problem of ‘community’ is undoubtedly of this kind.
Let us take a look at it. The idea of ‘community’ is not specific to anarchists. On the contrary it has been developed throughout philosophical thought (the academic codification of the ideas of the dominant class) in opposition to the concept of ‘society’.
Leaving aside the specific use that Plato, Fichte and Hegel made of the idea of ‘community’, one example that needs to be borne in mind is Marx and Engel’s analysis of the primitive community in which the history of humanity began. This was to become a final community where the history of the proletariat and the class struggle were to resolve themselves. Such philosophical determinism reaches its full tragi-comic expression in Stalin’s theories of ‘community’ that stand up well alongside the theories of the National Socialists, who were not just theoreticians but ‘almost’ architects of a ‘community of a sacred culture and people’ (by force, of course).
So far we are clearly within the area of a supra-national interpretation of the concept of ‘community’.
But another elaboration of this concept has been realised in the workshops of academia, one that comes closest to the ideas that are being discussed in the anarchist movement today. This sees ‘community’ not as a supranational entity, but as a particular link between individuals, in other words as a ‘social relation’. According to this way of seeing things, individual relations are brought about by common interest, creating interaction that serves to amalgamate the ‘community’.
This concept was first formulated by the German Romantic school, by a theoretician of religion (Schleiermacher) to be precise, in 1799, and his ideas are undoubtedly linked to his concept of ‘religion’ which means ‘to bound together’ or ‘tie together’.
Then in 1887 Tonnies, in a more detailed formulation, described community as a natural organism within a kind of collective will aimed at satisfying prevalently collective interests. In this organism, individual urges and interests atrophy to a maximum degree, while the cultural orientation tends to reach an almost sacred dimension. There is global solidarity between all members. Property is held in common. Power (at least as it is understood today) is absent.
The model presented by Tonnies for his analysis is that of European rural society, in the peasant villages. Kropotkin, for his part, drew on other realities (that of the Russian ‘mir’) and from other anthropological literature (in the English language), but had a fairly similar model in mind.
In my opinion the error lies in believing that it is natural to act in a way that is both specific to certain communitarian situations, and to the historical course of a communitarian feeling that existed among certain peoples before the disintegration of the social order. In other words it was thought that some communitarian institutions had survived destruction by the modern State and continue to exist in incomplete forms that are still visible today, such as the family (or extended family), neighbourhood groups, co-operatives, etc. This is all really quite naive. Less naive, but just as mistaken (therefore dangerous), is the point of view of those who say that community is a ‘union’ that is felt ‘subjectively’ by its members, whereas society is only understood through an objective arrangement.
None of this detracts from the feelings of solidarity, equality and the refusal of individual power and property that the exploited have been capable of realising in quite well-defined forms. Just as it does not detract from the concept of self-organisation, spontaneous creativity and projectuality of those who are against power.
What I want to question here is the validity and possible use of the concept of ‘community’, if only for the following reasons:
a) in the light of the history of this concept, we cannot consider community to indicate a value that is superior to that of society;
b) it follows that we cannot consider ‘community’ to be part of a cultural heritage of progress against reaction;
c) point b) is demonstrated by the fact that the fascist and reactionary movements also—in their own way—made reference to the concept of community;
d) it is not easy to free community from the aura of the sacred or the bearer-of-truth. This has a distorting effect on the undeniable solidarity that spreads within it, a solidarity that often extends acritically under a flag or slogan;
e) it would be far from easy to separate the concept of ‘community’ from its original rural and peasant base with all the implications that are now far off in time and certainly in contrast to a general situation of profound technological change.
It seems to me that we can wind up by simply saying that there is no need to have recourse to concepts such as ‘community’, which carry pollutants that are not easy to filtre out, in order to point to the effective capacity for self-organisation that the exploited possess.
When this concept is used to refer to a possible organisational form, deceiving oneself that it would overcome the limits and contradictions, dangers and traumas that revolutionary anarchist activity inevitably carries with it in a situation of profound social laceration such as the present, I must stress my disagreement.

[Original title: Mal di ‘Comunita’, ProvocAzione 5, May 1987. English translation by Jean Weir in collaboration with John Moore and Leigh Starcross, published in Dissonances, Elephant Editions, London]

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In this episode of Keep Moving Forward, I interview author, speaker, and former NFL and CFL linebacker, Rennie Curran.

“As long as your mission is worthy, you will succeed.” Rennie Curran lives and breathes this mantra, witnessing firsthand the importance of placing family first in all things. His parents escaped Liberia, knowing that there was a better future ahead for themselves as well as for the family they had to leave behind. As they tirelessly worked to create a new life in America, Rennie never once saw them act selfishly; everything they did was in pursuit of a better life for those they loved. Rennie grew up with the same heart for helping others, and it shined brightly in all aspects of his life, especially on the football field.

Falling in love with the sport and the possibilities it would allow him and his family, Rennie charged ahead in his athletic career. Attending the University of Georgia on a full scholarship, Rennie amassed a number of accolades while he was there and turned the head of the NFL. After three years at the collegiate level, Rennie turned pro, playing in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. Holding fast to the driving point behind his decision making as what would be best for his family, Rennie approached every situation with a selfless attitude.

Knowing that his athletic career would come to a close at some point in his life, Rennie took the necessary steps to prepare himself for a successful career post-football. Now a distinguished author, sought-after speaker, and life/business coach, Rennie knows the importance of branding yourself in the exact way you want others to perceive you, because it’s all about perspective. And not just the perspective of those who look at you from the outside, but how you view yourself, as well.

I hope that you all enjoy my interview with an individual who always works like he is a starter, Rennie Curran.

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Importance of Sewage Water Treatment Plant

The procedure for removing contaminants from the wastewater basically from the household sewage is called sewage treatment. It has to undergo the chemical, physical and biological procedure to remove these contaminants and give out an environmentally safe treated effluent. A semi-solid slurry called the sewage sludge is the by-product of the sewage treatment. This sludge is further processed before it is suitable for land application.

Sewage treatment is also called as wastewater treatment, i.e. it also includes treatment of wastewater from industries. In many cities, the sewer carries a proportion of industrial wastewater to the sewage water treatment plant which has already undergone a treatment in the factories for reducing the pollutant. If it is a combined sewer it will also carry storm water along with it.

The sewage waters travel to the sewage water treatment plants through pipes and pumps. The sewage in the sewage water treatment plant undergoes the following basic processes.

Anaerobic Sewage Treatment

The sewage is partially decomposed by the anaerobic bacteria in the tank without air. This causes the organic matter to reduce to methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide etc. this treatment is used to treat organic waste and sludge as it provides huge capacity and greatly reduces the input material to a large extent.

Sewage Water Treatment Plant
Aerobic Sewage Treatment

In this procedure, the pollutants are digested by the aerobic bacteria. In the sewage water treatment plant air is constantly supplied to the bio-zone. The modern-day aerobic sewage plants make use of natural air currents. This process eliminates the pollutant and odors by providing complete oxidation and absorption of organic pollutant and matter into carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water. The treated effluent is thus pollutant free and can be discharged for use.

The conventional sewage water treatment plant includes two to three stages namely the primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. Before the process begins rags, sanitary items, clothes etc. are removed from the municipal sewage works.

Primary treatment

In this process, the effluent or the sewage flows through huge tanks called the primary sedimentation tanks. In these tanks, the sludge settles down while grease and oil float on the surface and are removed. These tanks have scrapers that continuously push the sludge that is collected, towards the hopper in the base of the tank. It is then pumped for the sludge treatment.

Secondary treatment

In this process, the biological waste from the human waste, soap, food waste, and detergent are substantially degraded. Most of the municipal sewage water treatment plants treat the sewage that is settled through the aerobic process. The effluent after the primary treatment has dissolved biological matter. This is then converted into clean water by making use of the bacterial and waterborne aerobic micro-organisms that absorb the pollutants. The effluents from this process are clean enough to be discharged into the rivers.

Tertiary treatment

This is the final stage of filtration where the effluent is treated further to its best quality before being discharged to the environment. Sometimes the effluent from the secondary treatment is not clean enough. This is because the river or stream it is going to be discharged it may be very sensitive that might have rare plants and animals. Thus tertiary treatment has to ensure very high standards of treating the effluents to be cleaner than the stream or river water. It reduces the phosphorous and ammoniacal nitrogen.

To remove phosphorous a dosing system is used. On the other hand, removal of ammoniacal nitrogen involves a nitrifying and de-nitrifying process. In this process, the ammoniacal nitrogen is converted to nitrogen gas which is released to the atmosphere and thus leaving the effluent clean.

Sludge treatment

The sludge that is accumulated in the treatment is further treated and disposed of in a safe manner. The sludge is passed through thickeners that dewater it. This sludge is then transported for disposal in a landfill or used for agriculture soil amendment.

Our earth is surrounded by 70% of water. Out of which only 2.5% is fresh water. 70% of this fresh water is frozen in Antarctica and Greenland. Therefore, only 1% of water is available for our usage. We use water in our daily life for almost everything such as cooking, washing, bathing, toilet, etc. If we recycle water for these purposes, demand for fresh water can be reduced. Therefore, it is important to treat sewage and reuse this treated effluent for washing, floor cleaning etc.


The Imperceptible Line between "It's No Big Deal" and "It's Hopeless"

There is an abundance of conflict in the world.
There is an abundance of mediators and conflict resolution professionals in the world.
There is a scarcity of demand for mediation and conflict resolution in the world.

What's up?

In the field of mediation and conflict resolution we work with people when they are in a special place that most people in conflict are not even able to perceive. Our work as a community is to expand the awareness and accessibility of this place. The space lies in between the concepts of "It's no big deal" and "It's hopeless."

Generally when people are in conflict their initial reaction is to think that it is not a big deal and to perceive that it should be possible to resolve it relatively easily. Eg: "Surely if the other person will just listen to how reasonable I am, it will all be over soon." Later they may come to realize that the conflict can't get resolved through conventional means, and the reaction then is usually hopelessness and the perception that the differences are irreconcilable. The next step then is to end the relationship or to try to destroy the other through legal means or through violence.

In that process the person has bypassed a third option without even knowing. The third option comes from the potential realization that the conflict is not hopeless and that the people involved can't resolve the situation on their own. In other words, if they had some support there could be a great deal of hope about the potential for resolution. This is the place where mediation or another conflict resolution process become available. The tendency to overlook this option is common across scales, from interpersonal to international conflict.

I believe that the hope of humanity's survival depends on the world realizing that there is another way to be in conflict that can work for everyone and that we need to do that as soon as possible.

The principle challenge is a ubiquitous lack of awareness of the existence of mediation. It's not a job that children aspire to, it's not widely recognized as a profession, it's not mentioned by public figures who face prolific and complex conflict. Another challenge is that there are people who seem to benefit from the perpetuation of the idea that there are people who are right and there are people who are wrong. Ways of living that work for everyone and embrace our common humanity are a serious challenge to the status quo where so much is framed as an eternal battle between right and wrong. Often the popular way to prove one's righteousness is to show that the other perspective is wrong. This is the "lesser of evils" approach, and in the long term it creates a downward spiral.

So how can we cut through these barriers and develop a greater awareness of the possibility that conflict can be resolved and that there are people ready to help? Those of us who know the power of mediation and conflict resolution need to be persistent advocates for the field of work. We need to be vocal about how we've seen it change people's lives.

I propose a three-fold message that we want to make ubiquitous:
1) Conflict is normal and happens to everyone. It is a fundamental part of the human experience.
2) There are ways to get through conflict that can work for all involved and even deepen relationships.
3) There are people who are very eager and capable to help you with this process.

This message needs to be shared with people on both sides of the "imperceptible line" and the line needs to cease to be imperceptible.

Traditionally conflict resolution is seen as an alternative to litigation, an alternative to a legal process. In this light "alternative dispute resolution" (ADR) often focuses on pulling people back from the state of hopelessness once they have already crossed the line. Often this can happen naturally or by helping people realize that it would be too costly to walk away from the relationship (financially, relationally, etc.). The legal system can handily be shown to be inadequate in its capacity to deal with the nuance and tenderness of human relationships. This is when folk often get referred to mediation.

It is interesting to consider how we can help people see the line before they arrive there. This strategy would focus on normalizing the decision to ask for support before a conflict becomes a big deal. This concept of lowering the bar to access is very much underexplored. It could be an option to deal with difficult relationships that don't have a specific object of conflict. Mediation is a great choice for any relationship facing a change in the status quo. It is a great way to prepare for or to navigate new experiences and situations in any relationship. There is a whole universe of unexplored opportunities where mediation can help people communicate what is important to them and understand what is important to others well before they find themselves in an intractable conflict. This is also the space where the truly generative work might unfold. This is a place of powerful hope.

In order to open up this new access point, the strategy will need to be to ensure that the imperceptible line becomes an obvious line that people need to choose to cross on their conscious path to hopelessness. To accomplish this society and culture will need to incorporate conflict resolution and mediation into its day-to-day vocabulary. One way to advance this goal is to remind and teach strategic people with influence that there is a way through conflict and encourage them to be public advocates that can normalize effective mediation. These can be businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, celebrities, community groups, non-governmental organizations and trans-governmental organizations.

Finally, we should note that this whole conversation stems from the fact that we usually don't recognize conflict until it becomes a negative experience, which usually means that we have already crossed the "line" without noticing. So...

The final trick is that we can't just tell people all these things. We have to help them arrive at these realizations on their own, and we can only do that by listening. By creating open-hearted spaces for people to tell us what they're struggling with, we can help them understand that conflict doesn't resolve itself. This human experience of diverse and evolving perspectives is a permanent and ongoing condition, and it's terrifying. As long as we can open to the process of divergence and integration, we can forever improve the way that we relate to our own selves and to each other. Sometimes we'll need help.


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New FDA Final Rule on Food Safety Takes Effect

On April 6, 2017, new rules on the transportation of food products went into effect as part of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Generally, the FSMA is the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws since the 1940s and it imposes requirements on nearly every handler of food products. The goal of the FSMA is to prevent contamination as opposed to responding to it. In promulgating the FSMA, the FDA has been given new enforcement authority designed to achieve higher rates of compliance.

Specifically, the FSMA includes a final rule on the sanitary transportation of human and animal food that will apply to nearly all shippers and carriers, with some exceptions. The final rule focuses on a multitude of major categories, laid out below.

First, vehicles transporting temperature sensitive foods must now be equipped with the technology to measure and record temperature at any given time in order to demonstrate that a cold chain was maintained throughout the delivery process. The final rule leaves the determination of whether a food is temperature sensitive to the shipper. Additionally, there are no technical specifications required so long as the end goal of equipping the vehicles with temperature measurement devices that can be read at any time is met.

Second, a shipper is now required to develop written procedures that specify the pre-cooling temperature that the motor carrier vehicles must be set to before the food is placed in the vehicles as well as adequate temperature ranges for the transportation itself. The carrier must have the technology to maintain these stated temperatures and should develop a process to communicate temperature profiles during the transportation cycle.

Third, and not surprisingly, cleanliness is also emphasized in the final rule. Shippers now must implement further written procedures in order to prevent contamination of ready to eat food by raw food. Shippers are also required to provide hand-washing facilities to vehicle operators who will be handling unpackaged foods. Additionally, carriers are required to determine that a vehicle is in appropriate sanitary condition for the transport of food. This takes into consideration whether the vehicle is in adequate physical condition and free of visible evidence of pest infestation and previous cargo that could cause the food to become unsafe during transportation.

Fourth, the carrier must train its personnel in sanitary transportation practices and this training must also be documented. The FDA provides no specific sanitary transportation practices that must be included in training and therefore these are to be determined between the shipper and the carrier. Training should include how to deal with temperature violations that can occur during transportation or loading/unloading.

Fifth, retention of records is highlighted in the new final rule and shippers and carriers must maintain all of the transportation and training records mentioned above for a period of 12 months and also must make them available to any authorized party promptly upon request.

Food security, such as seals and locks, are not addressed by the final rule.

The FDA will be responsible for carrying out some of the inspections to ensure FSMA compliance, but the Department of Transportation will also establish procedures allowing its own agents, as well as state personnel, to perform inspections as well. Should the FDA determine that the requirements of the FSMA have not been met, it will consider a number of regulatory actions, including the issuance of advisory letters, seeking of injunctions, or filing of administrative actions.

Additionally, it is important to know who is and is not exempt from the new final rule. Below are the exempt entities and activities:

·         Shippers, receivers, or carriers engaged in food transportation operations that have less than $500,000 in average annual revenue

·         Transportation activities performed by a farm

·         Transportation of food that is transshipped through the United States to another country

·         Transportation of food that is imported for future export and that is neither consumed or distributed in the United States

·         Transportation of compressed food gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, nitrogen or oxygen authorized for use in food and beverage products), and food contact substances

·         Transportation of human food by-products transported for use as animal food without further processing

·         Transportation of food that is completely enclosed by a container except a food that requires temperature control for safety

·         Transportation of live food animals, except molluscan shellfish

For shippers, compliance will depend on attention to detail. Shippers should be sure to inform themselves of the different trailer designs and ensure they will meet FSMA requirements. Shippers should ensure foods are properly segregated and should feel comfortable tracing the transportation chain to ensure all food-contact surfaces are cleanable. Shippers should also inspect palettes and transportation equipment to ensure they are in good condition and will not lead to food exposure or contamination.

For carriers, compliance with the FSMA will undoubtedly be a team effort, requiring planners, dispatchers, and drivers to stay on the same page at all times when it comes to the transportation of perishable food products. If you have any questions about compliance, enforcement, or anything else related to the FSMA, please contact Peter Schurig or Kevin Coghill of the Setliff & Holland Transportation Team.


Inclusionary Zoning Report

In February, Mayor Jackie Biskupski released a draft of the new Housing Master Plan. Developed by Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND), Growing SLC: A Five-Year Housing Plan, is the first comprehensive housing plan in Salt Lake City since 2000, and is currently being reviewed by the City Council.Exchange Place
During public outreach for the plan, HAND heard strong feedback from advocates of affordable housing that an important topic for discussion was inclusionary zoning, the practice of including affordable housing units in larger residential developments. In response to this feedback, HAND reviewed seven inclusionary zoning programs from around the United States and sent a report to the Salt Lake City Council. The report also outlines several ways Salt Lake City could implement an inclusionary zoning program.
The report is informational only and does not recommend any policy changes.
HAND has also launched a survey to gather public feedback on inclusionary zoning in general and to inform decision-making going forward.
What is Inclusionary Zoning?
Inclusionary zoning refers to local land use ordinances that require or encourage developers to include affordable units in new residential developments.
Generally, the requirement to build affordable units is offset with a benefit to residential developers, such as an increase in the number of housing units allowed or faster permit processing time. This means, the cost to the public of generating affordable housing units can be relatively low.
Broadly speaking, most inclusionary zoning programs focus on moderate and low-income households. Nationally, most inclusionary zoning programs do not typically include housing for extremely-low/very-low income populations due to the higher financing gap for these units. An inclusionary program in Salt Lake City would likely be focussed on households earning above $30,000 (single) or $45,000 (family of four), and below the median income.
Most programs are mandatory and uniform across a city. A single policy is preferable in terms of clarity for the development community and ease of administration. However, there are examples of policies that are designed with flexibility to address the needs of diverse neighborhoods.
A built-in regulatory and monitoring mechanism is crucial to program success. These monitoring programs are typically funded through annual fees paid by developers.
Some cities have programs that require the affordable units be built on-site, while others offer options, including paying a fee in lieu of building units, or building units off-site. The specific policies are based on the strength of the local economy and real estate values, real estate demand and availability, and the politics of the city and state.


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You have several options to specify what part of an input worksheet to read and how to read variable names.

Data Range

You can choose different ranges to be read in input worksheets by using the drop-down menu for Data Range.

AutoSense  This option is the default selection.  When it is selected, Stat/Transfer will read to the first non-blank cell and use that as the upper left corner of the data range.  By default, it will then read data until it encounters an entirely blank line.  This default behavior with regard to blank rows can be changed using the Blank Rows options given below.

Specify Named Range   You can change the default Autosense behavior by specifying a named range.  If you select the option Specify Named Range, then the Range line will become active and you must enter the name of a "named range" in your worksheet.

Specify Explicit Range   You can also change the default behavior by specifying an explicit range.  If you select this option, then the Range line will become active and you must enter explicit coordinates that define the range (such as C3:F280).

When a range has been specified by either one of these methods, Stat/Transfer's default treatment of entirely blank rows will also be overridden.  They will be returned in your output data and, in addition, blank rows at the end, through the last row of the specified range, will also be returned.  Note that because this option generally only applies to specific worksheets and because Stat/Transfer's defaults usually work fine, the setting is not saved between sessions.

Field Name Row

By default, Stat/Transfer will attempt to autosense whether or not the data in the first non-blank row (or the first row of a specified range) are variable names or the first row of data.  It does so by looking for at least one column in which there is a string in the first row and a number in the second.  If this behavior is inappropriate for your worksheet (for example, if you have only string data), you can override it.  Note that the setting is not saved between sessions.

You can specify one of the following options from the Field Name Row drop-down menu:

AutoSense  The default behavior.

First Non-Blank Row  This option will take the values in the first non-blank row as the field names even if there is no change to a numeric type in the second row.

No Names in Worksheet  This option will treat the first non-blank row as data.  Stat/Transfer will assign variable names 'col1' through 'coln'.

Specify Row Explicitly  This option will take the field names from a specified row.  If you select Specify Row Explicitly from the drop-down menu, then the Row line will become active and you must enter a row.

Blank Rows

This option menu is used when Autosense is chosen for the Data Range option.

Stop Reading  This is the default behavior.  After finding the beginning of the data by identifying the first non-blank cell, Stat/Transfer will read data until it encounters an entirely blank line.  It will end the transfer at this point.

Skip Blank Rows  If the option Skip Blank Rows is chosen, Stat/Transfer will read the entire worksheet page, searching for and returning further non-blank rows.  However, any blank rows that it finds will not be written out.

Return Blank Rows  If this option is selected, then all rows of the input worksheet page including blank ones will be written to the output file.  This option may return unexpected blank rows from the end of a worksheet page that contains formatting but no data.

Read Variable Labels from Second Row

If this option is checked, variable labels will be read from the row immediately following the variable name row, typically the second row.

Numeric Missing Value

If there is a string in your worksheet, such as 'NA',  that you would like to have treated as a numeric missing value, enter it here.  Note that a single '.' is treated as missing by default.

Concatenate Worksheet Pages

The option Concatenate Worksheet Pages allows you to combine worksheet pages into a single output file.  This option is appropriate if your worksheet contains many sheets that are identical in structure.  These can be then be combined into a single output file of any type.

For example, you may have a workbook that has 50 sheets, with one sheet for each state and the same variables on each sheet.  If you check this box, Stat/Transfer will effectively combine the sheets into one large input file, dropping the field names, if necessary, on the second and higher sheets. You will end up with the data from all of your worksheet pages in a single output file.

Transfer Blank Columns

By default, columns with variable names that have no data will be transferred.  This option allows totally blank columns to be transferred as well, with the variable name set to "coln" where n is the column number.

Output Fieldname Row

This check box controls whether or not your field names will be written as the first row of the output worksheet.  By default it is checked.

Write Variable Labels to the Second Row

This option will write variable labels (if present) to the second row of the worksheet.  If there are no variable labels present in the file, this option will have no effect.

Write Value Labels Instead of Numeric Values

If this option is checked, variables with value labels will be written as strings.  If a value label is missing for a variable with any value labels, the numeric value will be formatted as a string and written to the worksheet.


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Franck Ayroles, 1975 | Abstract /Mixed media painter

Franck Ayroles is a professional painter engaged with Maison des Artistes and is a member of the organization ADAGP. Franck Ayroles was born in Saint-Nazaire.
He worked as a chief decorator and made a film with the comedian Philippe Le Maire after his studies in advertising and film.
Thereafter, he decided to become entirely focused in his artwork.
Painting has since childhood always been the big passion in his life.
During the 80s, Franck Ayroles joined and won many competitions organized by TF1 in the TVprogram "Bonjour la France" hosted by Jean Claude Bourret.

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Armando Barrios | Cubist / Abstract painter

Venezuelan Artist Armando Barrios (1920-1999) was born in Caracas in 1920. He entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Caracas in 1932. During Rómulo Gallegos management as education minister in the government of Eleazar Lopez Contreras, the institution was reformed in 1936 and changed its name to the School of Visual Arts and Applied Arts of Caracas. Antonio Edmundo Monsanto and other leading painters of the generation of the Fine Arts were called to direct and integrate their teaching staff.

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Pietro Magni - The Reading Girl / La Lettrice, 1856

Pietro Magni's marble statue The Reading Girl brought the Milanese sculptor international fame and recognition. It was exhibited numerous times at international exhibitions throughout Europe and America, each time to great public and critical acclaim. Stylistically it owes much to the artistic tradition of verismo or "realism" that characterized Italian art during the middle years of the nineteenth century, but it also recalls earlier aspects of Italian romanticism.

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William Wetmore Story | Neoclassical sculptor

William Wetmore Story - Semiramis, 1873

William Wetmore Story (February 12, 1819 - October 7, 1895) was an American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor.
William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo (Wetmore) Story. He graduated at Harvard College in 1838 and at the Harvard Law School in 1840, continued his law studies under his father, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and prepared two legal treatises of value - Treatise on the Law of Contracts not under Seal (2 vols., 1844) and Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property, 1847.

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William Wetmore Story | Delilah, 1877

Delilah (/dɪˈlaɪlə/; Hebrew: דלילה Dəlilah, meaning "[She who] weakened") is a character in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew Bible, has become emblematic: "Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him, and, what is worse, she did it for money", Madlyn Kahr begins her study of the Delilah motif in European painting.

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Luca Morelli, 1968 | Figurative Realist painter

Luca Morelli is an Italian painter, known for working in the Figurative style. Morelli was born in Rome. He graduated in 1990 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Lives and works in Rome.

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William Wetmore Story | The Libyan Sibyl, 1867

"The Libyan Sibyl", which American sculptor William Wetmore Story (1819-1895) described as “my anti-slavery sermon in stone”, was inspired by events leading up to the Civil War. Oracle in hand, the Libyan Sibyl, eldest of the legendary prophetesses of antiquity, foresees the terrible fate of the African people. This premonition is suggested by the heroic figure’s state of brooding cogitation. Her costume includes an ammonite-shell (so named for the Egyptian god Amun) headdress, its crest decorated with the tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew consonants that denote the Supreme Being. The seal of Solomon, with its interlocking triangles indicating the interrelationship of the natural and spiritual worlds, hangs from her beaded necklace. | © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Ancient Rome / La Civiltà romana

Ancient Rome, the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 bc, through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 bc, the establishment of the empire in 27 bc, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century ad. For later events of the Empire of the East, see Byzantine Empire.

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William Wetmore Story | Medea, 1865

In the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, Medea was the sorceress who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece and later became his wife. When he abandoned her, Medea murdered their two children and planned the death of his new love, Creusa. To nineteenth-century theater audiences, Medea was a sympathetic character forced to choose between relinquishing her children and protecting them by destroying them herself. Story similarly deemphasized Medea’s revenge, leaving to the viewer’s imagination the scene of infanticide to come.  | © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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William Wetmore Story | Cleopatra, 1858

Neoclassical sculptors often drew upon mythology, ancient history, the Bible, and classical and contemporary literature for their subject matter. The full-size marbles of Massachusetts native William Wetmore Story exemplify this trend, and Cleopatra, his most famous work, was one of dozens of subjects such as Medea, Delilah, Electra, and Saul that were produced in his Rome studio.

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Mark Yale Harris | Abstract Figurative sculptor

Mark Yale Harris realized his true passion in the Southwest. Stone carving became his life’s work, as Santa Fe became his home in the late 1990s. He dedicated himself to creating in 1996, and with much to learn, the artist chose a mentor whom he had long admired to assist with honing his burgeoning artistic skills, sculptor Bill Prokopiof (Aleut, 1944-1999). In the spirit of the nation’s most recognized Native American artist, Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache, 1915-1994), Prokopiof and sculptor Doug Hyde (Nez Perce) took Harris under their wings and generously shared their immense knowledge, talent, and vision. Inspired by the geographical region and grounded in the wisdom of his teachers, he began feverishly creating sculpture.

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Leonora Carrington | Surrealist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was a painter, writer, sculptor, alchemist, visionary, and was the darling of the 1930s Surrealism movement.
She never tried to be a Surrealist, but her paintings of fantastical creatures and living furniture happened to encapsulate the essence of the movement.

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Victor Brauner | Surrealist painter

Victor Brauner (15 June 1903 - 12 March 1966) was a Romanian Jewish sculptor and painter of surrealistic images.
He was born in Piatra Neamț, Romania, the son of a timber manufacturer who subsequently settled in Vienna with his family for a few years. It is there that young Victor attended elementary school. When his family returned to Romania in 1914, he continued his studies at the Evangelical school in Brăila. His interests revolved around zoology during that period.

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Petr Dick /Пётр Дик | Figurative pastel painter

The famous artist Petr Gergardovich Dick /Пётр Гергардович Дик (1939-2002) descendant of immigrants from Northern Germany, was born in Altai. Dick graduated Sverdlov Art School named after I.D. Shadr and Moscow Higher Art Industrial School. Since 1960’s he lived in Vladimir. Peter Dick worked in original style - pastel and charcoal on sandpaper. Characteristic features of his creative activity are strong and delicate color combinations, expressive antiquity of laying figures.

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Ignatov Sergey, 1961 | Improvizionism style painter

Ignatov Sergey Vladimirovich /Игнатов Сергей Владимирович is an Russian Artist, known for working in the Improvizionism style.
- I was born in the capital of ancient Rus - the beautiful city of Vladimir. The happy childhood passed in Belgium - the city of Brussels, and in Germany - the city of Bonn. There my parents worked through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of course this fact fully influenced the formation of my personality and perception of the modern world.

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Roberto Weigand, 1968 | Digital artist /Illustrator and graphic designer

Roberto Weigand is an award-winning illustrator and cover designer in Brazil.
Roberto Weigand studied Architecture in São Paulo’s University and in 1991 he started working as an Illustrator for newspapers, magazines and children’s books. From 1999 he worked as Illustrator and Infographist for Veja magazine, from 2001 he became responsible for Istoé magazine covers and from 2002 he started to write for Publish magazine.

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Wieslaw Smetek, 1955 | Conceptual Illustrator

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Stefan Georgiev, 1954 | Figurative Mixed media painter

Bulgarian painter Stefan Georgiev / Стефан Георгиев born on June 24-th in the Town of Veliko Tarnovo. In 1974 he graduates from Arts school in the Town of Kazanlak, Bulgaria.
He then continues his education in "St Cyril and St Methodius" University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in the Faculty of fine arts.
He works mostly in oil on canvas and mixed media painting, illustration, plastic arts.
Also he works with watercolors, pastels and acrylic.

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Tom Root, 1958 | Portrait /Figurative painter

Tom Root was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, under Aaron Shikler N.A. and Deane G. Keller, and at Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida.
Early on, Tom was interested in being a part of a contemporary figurative revival. He loved historic portraiture but intensely disliked modern formula-based commercial portraiture and desired to see contemporary portraiture reconnected with fine art. This has been the goal of much of his work.

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Emanuil Popgenchev | Cubist painter

Most distinct Bulgarian representatives of Cubism Emanuil Popgenchev (1942-2010) was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Graduated the National Art Academy, "Decorative monumental painting", 1967. The only contemporary Bulgarian artist who built a body of work in the style of Cubism and his achievements receive international recognition.

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Leonardo da Vinci | Comincia della scultura, e se essa è scienza o no

Trattato della Pittura* - Parte prima /31

La scultura non è scienza ma arte meccanicissima, perché genera sudore e fatica corporale al suo operatore e solo bastano a tale artista le semplici misure dei membri e la natura de' movimenti e posati, e cosí in sé finisce dimostrando all'occhio quel che quello è, e non dà di sé alcuna ammirazione al suo contemplante, come fa la pittura, che in una piana superficie per forza di scienza dimostra le grandissime campagne co' lontani orizzonti.

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Galq Mincheva | Abstract painter

Galq Mincheva is artist was born and live in Sofia, Bulgaria. Galq’s artwork is intense with brilliant colors.
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Susan Roux, 1958 | Figurative /En plein air painter

I was born in the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire in 1958, where my love for nature began. I studied at Rhode Island School of Design and recently under the supervision/tutoring of Stas Borodin, renown Russian Impressionist. After college I made my home in Maine where I remain today. The beauty of my surroundings from inland lakes to the Atlantic coast has been a constant source of inspiration.

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Sean Yoro | Seaside Murals painter

Sew York-based Hawaiian-born street artist Sean Yoro (a.k.a. Hula) has created a stunning series of street art murals depicting women emerging from the water along the concrete walls of ruined and abandoned structures. At home on the water, he paddles on a surfboard to reach the best locations for his art, even managing to balance his paint cans as well.
Before the NY-based artist unveiled these stunning street art murals on his Instagram, he had already made a name for himself with his beautiful portraits of women painted on canvas and even on old surfboards.

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Rubén Belloso Adorna, 1986 | Hyperrealist Portrait painter

Spanish Artist Rubén Belloso Adorna was born in Seville in 1986. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Seville. Prize for the best record Faculty of Fine Arts in Seville, 2010. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. He has had solo exhibitions in galleries throughout Spain, Italy and Portugal. He has received several awards among them the 2 nd Prize Gruas Lozano in 2009 and the 1st Award Juan Robles Youth values Culture in 2010. His work has appeared in numerous media, whether in newspapers, radio and TV.

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Zhao Kailin 赵开霖, 1961 | Figurative /Portrait painter

Zhao Kailin 赵开霖 is an Chinese painter known for working in the Figurative style. Kailin was born in 1961 in China. In 1988, he studied at Oil Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts. Now he lives in China. For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Kailin see Zhao Kailin, 1961 | Figurative painter.

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Debra Hurd | Palette Knife painter

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Jim Salvati, 1957 | Conceptual Figurative painter | Walt Disney Fine Art

To look at a Jim Salvati painting, is to experience a snapshot into the soul of his subjects. Each person portrayed in his work, which is thick and textured with oil paint, is telling a story about the life of the person, the emotion of that moment in time, their world surrounding them, and a warm sense of the human condition and its uniqueness. "We all have stories,” Salvati says, "and I like telling them".

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Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, ‘Marie Antoinette in a Court Dress’, 1778, RMN Grand Palais

Vienne, Kunsthistorisches Museum

About Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

In the 1700s in France, Élisabeth Lousie Vigée Le Brun painted portraits of nobility, and, thanks to support from Marie Antoinette, her career flourished. Vigée Le Brun painted more than 30 portraits of the queen and her family but was ultimately forced to flee the country during the French Revolution. She lived and worked for some years in Italy, Austria, and Russia, where she continued painting portraits of the aristocracy. Her paintings were critically acclaimed in Rome, and she was elected to the Accademia di San Luca. Vigée Le Brun left a legacy of 660 portraits and 200 landscapes.

French, 1755-1842, Paris, France, based in Paris, France


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[–]spacecat220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I make one?!

[–]Schroedkill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're in luck spacecat. OP left his account logged in my computer last night, and I happen to be the one who made the costume. It's actually pretty easy to make, and took me the bulk of a weekend to assemble.

Here's what you need to make one of your own: - A pair of medical crutches (the ones that wrap around your forearms) - $40 - A pair of dry wall stilts - $85 - 6 yards dark brown fabric and another 6 yards of green fabric (you can use whatever colors you want - $36 - Faux Ivy Privacy Fence Screen 39" X 94" Artificial Hedge Fencing Outdoor Decor - $35 - 1/2 inch upholstery foam, 4 orders of 24 inch x 84 inch sections (http://www.garysupholstery.com/opencellupholsteryfoam.html) - $44 + shipping. - Generic white mask - $3 - One yard of craft store decorative ivy - $10 - Two rolls of masking tape - ? - Swingline desk stapler - ? - Spool of green crafting wire - $10 - Several craft store branch wreaths - $20 - Large backpack or gym bag - Already had

Wrap the stilts and crutches in the upholstery foam and wrap appendages in masking tape for stability. Then wrap them in the appropriate color fabric (I used brown for stilts and green for crutches) and secure along the way by stapling the fabric into the foam. Break the wreathes and wrap the limbs tightly with the curved branches. I used different sized wreaths because the smaller ones worked great for the bottom of the crutches but the larger ones worked better for the stilts. Hold branches in places by hooking them into each other and holding in place with the green crafting wire. Take the backpack and wrap in brown fabric and cover in a portion of the ivy fence and zip tie their corners to the top and bottom of the straps. With the remaining ivy, secure to the tops of the limbs with the crafting wire. The hood/mask is made by using left over upholstery foam /ivy fencing sans ivy wrapped in a cone and tied to my head with a fabric strip under my chin. If you make the cone of foam tight enough than the mask holds itself and the fabric in place. I wrapped the edge of the mask/foam/hood in a portion of the length of decorative ivy from the craft store to hold it even more securely. The rest of the fabric was made into strips and strung about the costume to blow in the wind.

Take a Saturday and a Sunday to assemble and it works like a charm.

Here's a pic in the light: http://imgur.com/GSoo3


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Monday, 30 August 2010

Don't forget... you're assessing us too

Many graduates find themselves nervous and in awe when attend an interview or assessment in a fast-paced office where dozens of people are employed. It is sometimes only when a job offer arrives and a decision has to be made that you may realise that the finer points of the experience have eluded you.

It is easy to slip into the mentality that an interview is a one-way assessment. The experience is harrowing enough without having to focus on what's going on in your surrounds. You should remember however, that this is one of the only opportunities you will have to decide whether this is a place of work that fits with your ideal, or even acceptable, working environment - and you should ensure you do not waste this opportunity by being aware of what you should be looking for. You are in a position where you can judge the company as much as they are judging you.

Most companies hold their interviews or assessment days on location - for example, IBM and Accenture both hold the majority of their graduate assessment centres at their base offices in London. If the opportunity to visit a company office arises, be prepared to observe as much as possible in order to decipher the kind of company they are - and occasionally this can be different to that is portrayed at interview or in company presentations. A visit to the location is often the only chance available to see the day-to-day inner workings of the company.

The Staff

Inevitably if the interview is held on company site, the staff who normally work there will be going about their work. Their demeanour is one of the most important clues as to the company culture. It is largely impossible for you to take everything in on the day of the interview, as focusing on the job at hand is of paramount importance, however trying to keep the following in mind will help to assess the culture:

-       Do the staff appear to be enjoying their work?
-       Is there a social atmosphere - are people chatting, or are any discussions very formal?
-       Do they smile at you and appear welcoming or do they avoid eye contact?
-       What is the dress code? Is it very formal, business casual or very casual - are people wearing jeans and t-shirts or wearing suits (be aware that sometimes companies have dress-down Fridays or 'Denim day' charity events)?
-       Look at the age ranges of the employees - are there many who look like they might be recent graduates? A large graduate intake may mean the company has a structured programme which will ensure that as a graduate you get the appropriate career guidance, training and support through your early years working in the industry.
-       Does there appear to be a hierarchy or is it difficult to tell the junior and senior staff apart?
-       If you have 'down time' between interviews, are any staff sent along to meet you for informal conversations?

The Logistics

Whilst the location, layout or office décor may not seem of great importance on the day of an interview, they can again reveal ways of working or indications about company culture to you. It is not always possible to observe everything, but looking at signs, layout maps and what staff are carrying can give some ideas about what facilities are in the building.

-       How does the reception area look - is it imposing / welcoming / very modern and flashy? Does it have plasma screens promoting the company or posters and advertising campaigns?
-       Is the office open-plan or are there lots of smaller individual offices?
-       What type of facilities is on offer - are there a canteen / an outdoor area / a gym?
-       Do the chairs and desks look expensive? Do the desks have 21 inch monitors? This may imply a company looks after its staff - that their health, safety and comfort and efficiency at work is paramount, and that they are willing to pay extra to ensure this is the case.
-       Are there assigned desks or is 'hot-desking' in place? This implies there may be a degree of mobility involved in the work.
-       Are there a lot of branded folders, bags, and merchandise in view? This may imply that image and branding is of importance.
-       Do they reimburse any expenses you incurred travelling to/from the interview?

The Job

It is likely that there are a large number of job roles in view at any given time on a visit to a company site, there will always be indications which hint at the type of work the staff do on a day to day basis.

-       Do they have posters of their work or clients on the walls? Do you recognise any of the campaigns or customers?
-       Are there many meeting rooms with lots of meetings going on? This may imply lots of teamwork or client interaction.
-       Is the main entrance busy with people coming and going throughout the day? Do these people appear to be staff or visiting clients? Again, this may give an indication of the type of day to day work.
-       Can you see evidence of awards and achievements around the office? This is often a sign that the company invests in research & development, or recognises individual and team achievement amongst its staff.
-       Do staff work from fixed PCs or laptops? Again, laptops may imply that mobility is required.
-       Are there a lot of reference books and manuals on desks? This may be an indication of new development work, research, or an encouragement of on-the-job learning.

Some companies chose to do interviews at hotels or specialist conferencing facilities. Sometimes this is due to lack of office space, or the location of the interviewing staff, or sometimes it is because they want to put across a particular persona to the graduates being interviewed.  Whilst this type of interview does deny the opportunity to observe the company culture and staff in their native arena, there are still a number of indicators which can be taken into account.

-       What type of hotel or conference facility been booked?
-       How are the staff dressed?
-       Is food, tea, coffee or drinks laid on for interviewees?
-       How many of the company's staff are on location to make sure that everything runs smoothly?
-       Is the time management good or are they constantly over-running and you find yourself waiting an hour for your interview?
-       Again, do they offer to pay any expenses you incur, if applicable?

Through these kinds of observations, you may be able to establish if the trip to undertake the graduate assessment is something which the staff approach with enthusiasm because they are rewarded by the company - with a nice hotel, reasonable travel arrangements and comfortable living whilst there.

The actual interview is also an opportunity to unearth something about company culture, but often the interviewers are well-trained and highly professional, so the image they portray may not always be representative of a typical person or personality in the company, depending on the type of interview which is in question. Take in everything they say and do, and then use that in combination with observations on the day, to make a decision about the kind of culture which appears to exist in the company. The culture is a very important part of the company and will be the driving factor of work hours, social activity and ways of working on a day to day basis.

Regardless of the marketing strategies or public perception of a company, what you should be most observant of during your time at interview is the opinions and attitudes of the employees and the atmosphere and ethic of the work place.

If, when that all important job offer arrives, you can see yourself in that place, with those colleagues, in that atmosphere, doing that work, then chances are, following that gut instinct is not something you will regret.

Friday, 27 August 2010

Assessment Centres: Dont be an OMDB

At the end of an assessment centre, everyone involved at the company - interviewers, assessors, HR -  will attend a 'wash-up' discussion. This is where every graduate who attended is discussed.  The majority of the discussion will be quite factual and evidence based, but every so often, despite the evidence, an OMDB will emerge. This is when a graduate has annoyed an assessor during the day that they have decided that "Over My Dead Body" will this graduate be given a job in my company.  I'd like to say it doesn't happen often, but if I'm honest, there is usually at least one OMDB in every assessment centre. And usually the assessor will speak so strongly against that person at the wash-up, that regardless of how well they've done during the day, they will not get a job offer. The severe doubts that that one person has will cast doubts in everyone else's mind too.

The wash-up is driven by a spreadsheet where your scores across the competencies assessed that day are shown.  Most companies I have worked at will add some kind of visual aid for the audience - e.g. using a 'traffic light' system to display who did well or not.

I've put an example here to talk you through the usual scenarios we encounter so that you can understand how to avoid being an unfortunate statistic and instead. The grading is 1-5, with 5 being the best and 1 the worst. 1-2 grades are shaded red - 'not acceptable', 3 - 'did ok' - is graded orange - and 4-5 are graded green - 'did well'.

The definite hire in the list above was Donald Chen him. He got 'greens' in most categories, no reds, and everyone felt they had a good interview with. After a brief discussion about how good he was and an argument about who wanted him in their team, he was immediately categorised as an offer.

Nicola O'Malley didn't get scores that make a huge impact. But she also didn't get any 'reds'. There is a lot of talk about her potential at the wash-up.  She is a grad that I like to classify as having the 'likeability' factor. Although she might not have packed a huge punch at interview - she didn't reach the kinds of standards that Derek did - all of the interviewers liked her a lot and felt that if they got to spend some time with her in their team, they could bring out the best in her and turn her into something special. The "likeability factor" meant that despite the lack of 4/5 scores, they felt they were willing to give her a chance and put the time into her to develop her.

John Sheldon was the other end of the scale. Lots of people scored him very highly. But the person who did the technical interview with him classified him as an OMDB. The really did not want him in the company. And that kind of vehemence is difficult to disregard.

Gemima Holden was perhaps the most unfortunate case in the list above. She didn't get any 'reds' and didn't annoy anyone. But she got a 29 in the reasoning test. And whilst there was some talk about her potential, just like Nicola, the low score in the reasoning test overrode this and she was declined.

Put yourself in the context of the above discussion. What would your scores be? Would you do anything to cause someone to put you in their OMDB category??

The best part of my job is making phone calls to graduates at the end of an assessment centre to offer them a role in our company. I love doing it, especially on Friday evenings. It sets me (and them!) up for a great weekend. I've had multiple graduates (male and female!) cry when they hear the news, because it means so much to them. And I'd be lying if I said that once or twice it hadn't made me cry too. For some graduates it has been four years of hard slog, studying during the day and working at night to fund that study.  When I get to offer someone who has clearly faced adversity and challenge in their lives and risen above it all to get an offer from a top company, I am incredibly proud of them, and very excited to have recruited them into our company.

Don't be a statistic. Questions or suggested future topics welcomed.  How can I help unveil the secrets of graduate recruitment for you?

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

University Careers Fair Series: Part 1 - Who's who?

No matter what university you attend these days, you are bound to have a number of options when it comes to career fairs and company presentations. Given the time of the year, I'm going to start my blog with a series about fairs in particular, and how to make the most of them.  Let's jump straight to on-the-day:

What to wear?
Let's start with the boring stuff. You should look tidy and neat, but the majority of companies do not expect you to show up in a suit to a careers fair. There are some advocates for wearing something distinctive - a tartan scarf, a purple shirt, a brooch - so that you can be remembered - "oh, you mean the one with the red chunky necklace?" - in conversation later (because believe me, there will be conversation). But, be careful, there is a fine line between a distinctive shirt and 'quirky'. And you want to stay on the safe side of quirky for most graduate jobs.

What you need to bring, even though you probably wont need them:
- Some copies of your updated CV
- Business cards, if you have them
- Pen and paper
- For your top 5 employers, a printed copy of some of the details from their graduate website so that you have the exact details and programme names to hand so you can demonstrate that you have done your research... even if it was only when you were hidden around the corner 5 seconds before reading through it.

Once you have figured out the stands you want to visit, do a fly-by. Figure out who is manning the stand. This is generally quite easily done. There are three types of attendees at a company's stand at a careers fair. One or two will be from the graduate recruitment team, at least two graduates from the last 2 years or so, and maybe a couple of people from 'the business'/'the line'. This basically means someone from a manager or slightly more senior level in the company.  They are fairly easy to categorise into one of these three.  The recruiter is often a woman - it is a HR-based career that even in this day and age, is still dominated by women - although don't take this as a given. There is nothing more career-limiting than assuming the Partner is the grad recruiter....

The Grads
They are easy to spot. Keenly wearing their company name badges when the pros often just pocket them absent-mindedly. Graduates love attending these events. A year ago, they were in your position... wondering where to go next, and then figuring out how to get there. Now they are sitting pretty in a top graduate job with a new ready-made set of friends to spend their steady income on overseas holidays and nights out with. They are a mixture of relieved, overwhelmed, out-of-their-depth and just a little bit smug too. And who can blame them? It's tough out there.

All of this means that they are a great source of information. Being on the 'other side' at the assessment centre is still fresh in their mind. The reasons they decided to join, the people they met along the way, how their first impressions are different to their expectations....  Use the conversation with the grads to ask the questions that you should not ask a recruiter or senior staffer (sorry, but that's the reality....):  "What are the working hours really like?", "How much travel is involved?", "What's the social scene like?", "What type of work do grads really get in their first six months?", etc. The repercussions of asking a grad these questions are usually minimal. And if you need to know the answer before you would join the company, then they need to be asked. If they like you, they will do what they can to give you tips on how to join them.

Business attendees
Making a great impression on a business representative is the gold at the end of the careers fair rainbow.  Business reps are the 'customer' of the graduate recruiters. They are not always ones for due process around applications.  If you make a good enough impression, they will want to get you into the company, or even into their team. I once had one hound me for weeks after an event where he talked to a girl called "Carly wearing a pink coat" (not being a pro at the graduate recruitment thing, he did not get any further detail from her...).  He made me go through all the applications from that university and interview all the Carlys... Thankfully her name wasn't something more commonplace!  Anyway, four Carly interviews later, I found her and she got through to the final assessment centre stages with us.

To make an impression on a business rep you will have about 2 minutes.  (If I'm being completely honest, I would probably say you have about 10 seconds - the length of time it takes you to ask your first question - but let's assume that it is early in the day and they are still engaged). You need to ask a question which demonstrates recent knowledge of the company/industry, without just showing off (although obviously this is what you are trying to do).  It also needs to be a question relevant to the job, an answer you need to know to help you decide whether to apply / what to apply for. Do the best you can in the short time you have to build a rapport with them. Concentrate on where you are, don't get distracted or start thinking about the next stand. These two minutes could change your life. I might sound melodramatic, but I've seen it too many times not to stress the importance of first impression. Don't press your CV or business card on them. If they didn't ask for it, then they've been instructed not to take them and are following orders. If you haven't slam-dunked on getting them to take your details, don't beat yourself up. Most of them don't. And you have plenty more chances at the job.

Grad Recruiters
The vast majority of grad recruiters are on your side. They do the job because they enjoy working with young people and are excited about the vitality and new ideas that you will bring to their company.  Help them to help you. To make a friend of them, don't ask anything that you can get from the website - timescales, what programmes they offer, how to apply, etc. Talk their language by asking about key competencies they look for, what the different stages of the interview process are. What tips would they offer to a candidate for succeeding to get a job at their company?  Again, make sure you write down that information as soon as you leave the stand. Any info you get from the graduate recruiter is info that you have over the many other applicants (often thousands) who will apply without having met anyone from the company. We will talk another time about how to use this during your application.

As you leave the stand, take a copy of each brochure. They are great for using later when making an application to talk the same language as them. If it's a busy fair, don't take up more time than you need. Don't hang around staring longingly at the stand. Once you've got the information you need, step aside and move on. Perhaps listen to someone else's question & answer if it is a really busy fair and people are having discussions in groups.

Finally, as soon as you move away from the stand, if they are a company that you might want to work for write down the name(s) of the people you have met - even if it is only briefly. Quote that person's name in your cover letter / application.  A letter/app definitely catches the eye if it says "A conversation with Joe Bloggs at the LSE careers fair on Oct 6th advanced my knowledge of your graduate programme....etc", or something to that effect. This is definitely one way to make your app different to the hundreds of others a recruiter will see in a day. (Note: this does not mean saying "I met Joe Bloggs and he encouraged me to apply" (unless he did, which would be great....))


A classically inspired matchbook for a distinctly non-classical building - if we’re talking about the same Park Lane, a typically 70s mistake that’s slated to be reconfigured into condos.

There was a campaign to give it landmark status, because the locals didn’t want another immensely expensive condo, but it didn’t go anywhere. The Landmark Preservation Commission declined to give it status, noting "its lack of architectural significance."

Cruel and cold, but so is the building.


Pythagorion is a lovely cosmopolitan coastal town situated at the southern coast of the eastern part of the island, some 12 kilometers southern to the town of Samos.
The town has been named after Pythagoras, the great ancient philosopher and mathematician. The actual town, extended around the port, has been built on the ruins of the ancient city of Samos.
The town counts some 1.400 permanent residents, in their majority occupied in tourism. The historical town of Pythagorio has become a major tourist resort. Old and well-preserved houses with the characteristic red tied roofs, narrow alleys, cafeterias, restaurants and nice taverns make up a lively and charming place to spend your summer holidays. Around the port lie many excursion and fishing boats.
The pretty village is built amphitheatrically around the natural bay, where the ancient town of Samos was found.The beach is located within a short walking distance from the settlement of Pythagorio and is ideal for all ages. It attracts visitors for its crystalline waters and the impressive surrounding.


Impedance matching of the WPT coil

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Measuring Lumped Elements Values for WPT coil

Hello. I will explain how to measure and  decide  lumped elements values for WPT coil. Here is the WPT coil that I made for my experiments. The WPT coil consists of a resonant coil and a feed coil with SMA connector. The resonant coil is spiral and has parasitic capacitance between the spiral lines and this capacitance make this coil resonate at LC resonant frequency. The feed coil is a…

Measuring impedance of the rectifier

I built a rectifier circuit for WPT project.  This rectifier is used at receiver to convert AC from the coil to DC. Here are the pictures and the circuit diagram. Please look at the R1 in left side. The R1 is need to match the impedance of the system. The value should be 50 Ohm, But I use 47 Ohm instead here because of the simplicity of the circuit.  The…


300-360 WIDESIGN Designing Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks

Exam Number 300-360
Associated Certifications CCNP Wireless
Duration 90 Minutes (60 – 70 questions)
Available Languages English

This exam tests a candidate’s knowledge of identifying customer and application requirements, applying predictive wireless design principles and conducting site surveys needed to design and optimize Enterprise wireless networks

The Designing Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks (WIDESIGN) exam (300-360) is a 90-minute, 60-70 question assessment that is associated with the CCNP Wireless certification. This exam tests a candidate’s knowledge of identifying customer and application requirements, applying predictive wireless design principles and conducting site surveys needed to design and optimize Enterprise wireless networks.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content that is likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific instance of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, these guidelines may change at any time without notice. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Designing Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks (WIDESIGN) course.

1.0 Obtaining Customer Requirements as Related to the WLAN Installation 12%

1.1 Identify business and RF application needs

1.2 Identify client density, capabilities and their impact on the wireless network

1.2.a Client quantity, radio type, spatial streams

1.3 Identify the challenges of setting up a wireless network by various vertical markets

1.4 Describe required site survey documentation

1.4.a Customer questionnaire
1.4.b Floor plans & their quality
1.4.c Describe the deliverables of the site survey

1.5 Identify coverage area requirements

1.5.a Mesh
1.5.b High density
1.5.c Security sensitive
1.5.d Real time applications

2.0 Determine Facility Type and Constraints Related to WLAN Deployments 12%

2.1 Describe impact of regulatory domains

2.1.a Mesh
2.1.b Channel and power
2.1.c Multi-national deployments

2.2 Identify deployment location safety considerations

2.3 Identify the impact of customer aesthetic limitations on the installation

2.4 Assess the existing wired and wireless infrastructure

2.4.a Determine high-throughput and very high throughput (VHT) protocol (n/ac) impact
2.4.b Determine existing wireless infrastructure if required

2.5 Identify impact of material attenuation

2.5.a Walls, cubicles, and the likes
2.5.b Single/multi-floor
2.5.c Campus
2.5.d Warehouse/retail
2.5.e Subtitle number 2.2

3.0 WLAN Predictive Design 14%

3.1 Select the criteria used for coverage design

3.1.a Data vs voice vs video vs location

3.2 Demonstrate the impact of frequency planning in a high density environment

3.2.a Band select for high density
3.2.b Optimize 2.4 GHz radio utilization
3.2.c Legacy devices
3.2.d Channel width

3.3 Use PI and Ekahau planning tools to make network plan

3.3.a Enter network requirements in the tool
3.3.a.[i] Capacity requirements
3.3.a.[ii] Coverage requirements
3.3.b Define the environment
3.3.b.[i] Maps and scale
3.3.b.[ii] Types of RF obstacles
3.3.c Place and configure simulated APs and antennas
3.3.c.[i] Place simulated APs (manual, automatics)
3.3.c.[ii] Adjust APs and Antennas / AP TX power height and down tilt
3.3.d Analyze key network metrics using heat maps for 2.4 and 5GHz
3.3.d.[i] Analyze coverage, SNR, and channel overlap
3.3.d.[ii] Analyze AP placements in regards to real time handoffs around corner

4.0 Pre-Deployment Site Survey 14%

4.1 Identify the appropriate site survey equipment and access requirements based on environmental needs

4.2 Complete the Layer 2 site survey for indoor, and outdoor MESH environments

4.2.a Select proper AP and antenna for conducting site survey
4.2.b Configure AP
4.2.c Survey for worst case client

4.3 Complete Layer 1 survey (Cisco CleanAir, Metageek Chanalyzer)

5.0 Post-Deployment Site Survey 15%

5.1 Verify RF coverage

5.1.a Utilize tools (Ekahau) for audit
5.1.b RRM, controller
5.1.c Analyze SNR, channel overlap, and packet loss

5.2 Verify network applications and performance

5.2.a Apply PI tools (voice readiness, location readiness, site calibration)

5.3 Reconcile any deployment issues

5.4 Assemble and deliver installation report to customer

5.4.a Indoor
5.4.b Outdoor MESH

6.0 Design the Infrastructure of the Wireless Network 15%

6.1 Determine physical infrastructure requirements

6.1.a AC Power and POE
6.1.b Understand cable plant considerations
6.1.c Mounting considerations: NEMA
6.1.d Outdoor grounding and lighting protection
6.1.e Rack capacity
6.1.f Switch port capacity

6.2 Determine logical infrastructure requirements

6.2.a Determine AP count, controller count, and license requirements
6.2.b Decide the type of architecture for the deployment

6.3 Describe IPv6 optimization on the WLC

6.3.a RA filter
6.3.b DHCP Server guard
6.3.c DHCPv6 Source guard

7.0 Describe and Design Wireless Architecture for Real time Applications 18%

7.1 Describe the relationship between real time applications & the wireless networks

7.1.a Packet Error Rate (PER)
7.1.b RF Coverage
7.1.c Bit Error Rate (BER)
7.1.d QoS
7.1.e Call Admission Control (CAC)
7.1.f Client roaming decision algorithm

7.2 Describe voice and video as they apply to the wireless network

7.2.a Device capabilities (hardware and software)
7.2.b Call setup/data flow overview
7.2.c Other wireless voice and video services (i.e. Jabber, Lync, Skype, Viber, Facetime)
7.2.d Standards and WIFI Alliance (WFA) certifications (.11r, .11e, .11n/ac, .11k, CCKM, voice enterprise, voice personal, WMM, UAPSD)
7.2.e Cisco Compatible Extensions (voice features)
7.2.f Voice and video codecs
7.2.g Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)
7.2.h Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

7.3 Describe real time applications (other than voice and video) as they apply to the wireless network

7.3.a Session based and non-session based
7.3.b Roaming sensitivity
7.3.c Disconnection issue

7.4 Design wireless roaming parameters for supporting real time applications

7.4.a 802.11 r/k, CCKM, OKC, mobility groups, interface groups,
7.4.b Tuning RF parameters
7.4.c AP placement considerations

7.5 Design wireless parameters for supporting real time applications

7.5.a Minimum speed requirements-RSSI and SNR
7.5.b Client transmit and receive sensitivity / mismatch with AP
7.5.c Cell overlap requirements
7.5.d Cell separations
7.5.e Traffic control and management, QoS, VLAN, WMM, AVC
7.5.f Delay and jitter requirements
7.5.g CAC and TSPEC
7.5.h Spectrum
7.5.i 802.11n/ac enhancements
7.5.j Concurrent client connections
7.5.k Band select

An engineer is conducting a location readiness test and wants a selected point to be considered location-ready. Which three possible configurations reflect the minimum number of APs needed? (Choose three.)

A. One AP is resident in each quadrant surrounding the point-in-question.
B. One AP per 1400 sq. ft. on the map.
C. Two APs are resident in each quadrant surrounding the point-in- question.
D. Four APs are deployed on the floor.
E. Three APs are within 70 feet (21 meters) of the point-in- question
F. Three APs are deployed on the floor.

Answer: A,D,E

A point in a WLAN deployment is location ready if the following are all determined to be true:
At least four access points are deployed on the floor.
At least one access point is found to be resident in each quadrant surrounding the point-in-QUESTION NO:. At least one access point residing in each of at least three of the surrounding quadrants is located within 70 feet of the point-in-QUESTION NO:. Reference:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Borderless_Networks/Unified_Ac cess/ CMX/CMX_LocFund.pdf

A. EDCA; voice optimized
B. SIP voice sample interval
C. 802.11a voice RSSI coverage threshold
D. traffic stream metrics

Answer: C

Which two factors influence the density of APs in a data-only WLAN environment? (Choose two.)

A. the number of clients that will roam through the facility
B. the type of controller chosen
C. the defined coverage area and customer needs
D. the number of APs dedicated to voice services
E. channel reuse and WLAN bandwidth

Answer: C,E

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Big Two-Hearted River: Part II

Sudden, Unexpected Interjection "It is a tale told by an idiot,
short story, "Big Two-Hearted River: Part II", Hemingway\'s
character Nick speaks in the first person. Why he adopts,
for one line only, the first person voice is an interesting
question, without an easy answer. Sherwood Anderson
does the same thing in the introduction to his work,
Grotesque", is told from the first person point of view. But
after this introduction, Anderson chooses not to allow the
first person to narrate the work. Anderson and Hemingway
both wrote collections of short stories told in the third
person, and the intrusion of the first person narrator in these
"My Old Man", which is entirely in the first person , and "On
the Quai at Smyrna", which is only possibly in the first
character speaks in the first person. It occurs in "Big
Two-Hearted River: Part II", an intensely personal story
which completely immerses the reader in the actions and
thoughts of Nick Adams. Hemingway\'s utilization of the
omniscient third person narrator allows the reader to
visualize all of Nick\'s actions and surroundings, which would
have been much more difficult to accomplish using first
person narration. Nick is seen setting up his camp in "Big
Two-Hearted River: Part I" in intimate detail, from choosing
before going to sleep. The story is completely written the in
third person and is full of images, sounds, and smells. In "Big
Two-Hearted River: Part II" Hemingway exactly describes
Nick\'s actions as he fishes for trout. Details of his fishing trip
are told so clearly that the reader is almost an active
participant in the expedition instead of someone reading a
story. He carefully and expertly finds grasshoppers for bait,
cold river. By being both inside and outside Nick\'s thoughts,
the reader can sense precisely the drama that Hemingway
wishes to bring to trout fishing. Nick catches one trout and
hooks a second one, it is an emotional battle between man
trout which got away, Hemingway writes, "He felt like a
By God, he was the biggest one I ever heard of." This
sudden switch to first-person narration is startling to the
reader. Until this point Hemingway had solely used third
Hemingway speaking. It could easily be either of the two.
Hemingway doesn\'t include, "he thought," or, "he said to
himself," and so it is unclear. The result is the same
regardless. Using first person narration at this point serves to
passionately about it. Or if Hemingway is so moved by the
that Nick also feels this excitement. The sudden intrusion of
the first person narrator makes the story more complete and
the story as a listener. Sherwood Anderson\'s collection of
person narration. The introductory story, "The Book of the
Grotesque", is written in first person. The story begins as a
third person narration, Anderson writes about an old man
bed and the reader learns his thoughts. In the middle of
describing what he is thinking, Anderson switches to first
person narration. Suddenly there is a narrator speaking
directly to the reader. The narrator says, "And


Empire Clock Allegory to War

A gilt bronze and griotte marble French Empire clock, showing a winged Amour leaning against a a griotte marble altar pedestal decorated with gilt bronze garlands. At the center of the pedestal is the clock’s dial and movement.Sitting on top of the pedestal is a standing harp, a mallet and a scroll . The whole is supported by a griotte marble base with a a gilt bronze bas relief representing an allegory of war. The base sits on two owl feet at the front and block feet at the back. (Bronze likely regilt).

Dimensions: 22″ ( 56 cm ) H x 16″ ( 40 cm ) W x 8″ ( 20 cm ) D

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Looking at strategic options for mobile operators.

In this article, we assess the challenges and potential of the m-payments market for mobile operators. Firstly, we define mobile transactions and m-payments, and look at the market drivers that will impact both supply and demand. We then identify strategic options for operators, assessing each option for its competitive positioning within the new m-payments value chain and its revenue potential. Finally, we make recommendations for players, according to key competencies, appetite for risk, and strategic intent.