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I was headed to bed last night when I came across Professor Sean Hartnett’s Facebook tribute to the great Kenyan marathon runner Sammy Wanjiru, who passed on this May 15th date in 2011.

The legendary 2008 Olympic Marathon champion, Kenya’s first Olympic Marathon gold medalist, died tragically when he fell from the second story balcony of his home in Nyahururu during a domestic dispute. Wanjiru was only 24 years old at the time of his death, and still had room to grow as an athlete.

Knowing that the sport Wanjiru practiced with such fierce resolve has suddenly been put into temporary lockdown by the Coronavirus led me to the following excerpt taken from my blog the day after Wanjiru’s death as I returned home from Oslo, Norway where I had attended the memorial service for another all-time great who had passed well before her time, Grete Waitz.

“I won’t offer any speculation except to suggest that youthful fame and fortune are never simply a single-edged blade carving happiness from a rough-hewn upbringing of need and want.  Over and again, we have witnessed the tragic cuts that sudden wealth and corresponding sycophancy can lay open on those ill-prepared to parry their thrusts.  Sammy Wanjiru was a passionate racer, and evidently he carried that passion into his every day dealings to a calamitous, untimely end.

What I knew of the great champion came only from the vantage point of a reporter, one fortunate enough to be up close for what was his final marathon, and one of the greatest marathon performances ever, his victory in the 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

  • Wanjiru v. Kebede, Chicago 2010

    Watching from the lead motorcycle side car while calling the race for television, I got to witness from scant meters away the stirring final miles’ duel between Sammy and his great Ethiopian rival
    Tsegay Kebede. For all who saw Chicago 2010 there may one day be a marathon to equal it, but none that can surpass its mano a mano passion.  The glory of sport and the potential of the human spirit were brought into high relief on 10-10-10.

Over the final 5K, Wanjiru was dropped at least three times by Kebede, the diminutive 2010 London champion and bronze medalist from Beijing 2008 to Sammy’s gold.  But each time Kebede pulled free, Sammy found the fortitude and strength to mount an answering surge to cover what had seemed moments before to be Kebede’s winning move.  Even the gentle men and women of the assembled press corps, dispassionate chroniclers all, threw aside their cloaks of indifference and rose in full-throated appreciation of the battle unfolding before them.

When Sammy finally made his own winning charge with only 600 meters left over a small bridge that crossed over a railroad yard, the moment was such that it stirred even the most hardened soul.  And even now the memory of that duel lingers in the hearts of any who have ever attempted to place one foot in front of another in the futile chase against Father Time.

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Wanjiru winning gold in Beijing 2008 (Photo Run)

For all of Kenya’s excellence in Olympic distance competition from 1968 on, the nation had never produced an Olympic Marathon gold medalist until Sammy Wanjiru in Beijing 2008. He did so in classically brash Wanjiru style, by breaking every cardinal rule in the marathon handbook.

In the heat and humidity of that Beijing summer’s day he attacked from the gun – 4:41 for the first mile – then surged continuously throughout the distance.  It was a profligate spending of preciously limited fuel, and seemed fraught with potential disaster. Yet Sammy never faltered, finishing nearly a minute ahead of Jaouad Gharib of Morocco, and almost four minutes up on Tsegay Kebede of Ethiopia, while establishing a new Olympic record 2:06:32.

In many ways that Beijing Olympic Marathon marked the beginning of a new era in the sport.  Four-time Boston and New York City Marathon champion of old Bill Rodgers once famously said, “The marathon can humble you”.  While still true for the vast majority of competitors, through Sammy’s assault in Beijing, the marathon itself was brought to its knees.  No longer a willful slog to the outer limits of human endurance, the epic distance was instead transformed into just another test of speed by Sammy’s youthful temerity.

We will never know, now, what records and limits might have been set by the still maturing racer.  Instead, the fame and hubris that attended his victories and embroiled his private life conspired to take him from our midst in a split-second of overweening disregard.  Perhaps the polar legacies that Sammy etched so indelibly – as both a victor and a victim – will live on and serve to instruct us in memoriam.

Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, 1960

At the end of the 1960 movie Spartacusstarring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick – a Roman centurion addresses a hillside covered in slaves who had been captured following their unsuccessful revolt.

“Slaves you were and slaves you remain,” he intones.  “But the terrible penalty of crucifixion has been set aside under the single condition that you identify the body or the living person of the slave called Spartacus.”

The camera pans the anguished faces as Spartacus sits in their midst awaiting his fate.  Then, just as he is about to rise to give himself up and save the lives of his men, one, followed by another, until each and every slave stands and announces defiantly, “I am Spartacus!”, affirming allegiance to their great leader.

Ever since Sammy’s Beijing Olympic run, at any and every marathon around the world where a Kenyan athlete has laced up his or her racing shoes you can hear the silent refrain echo along the routes as they attack the distance in defiance of potential ruin.

“I am Sammy Wanjiru!” they cry.  “We are all Sammy Wanjiru!”

  1. I was in the Chicago media room in 2010 listening to your play by play of Sammys win. Your voice was almost exciting as the the finish!

    Wishing you and yours the very best 🙂

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  2. A perfect storm, that day in Chicago. A battle for the ages on the road that deserved an equalling enthralling commentary and got it.

  3. Sammy was a legend. So sad that we never got to see his full potential. Can you imagine what would have happened if we got to see a Wanjiru/Kipchoge duel? 🤯

    This race (and the Olympics) are one’s I will never forget watching. (I even used a bit about Wanjiru and the Olympics to teach a concept in my history class because I was so amazed at what he was doing at this time.) Toni, your call on this race is one that I will never forget! So much enthusiasm and really what we should expect from our running/track commentators. Amazing job! “What balls this guy’s got!”

    1. Thanks for the reply, Steve. Sammy tops the list of What Ifs? We will never know, but he had the fire. Sadly, it bled over into his private life. Stay safe, be well. Keep teaching. TR

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Nothing is more rewarding than a smile on your child’s face, even when it is smeared with chocolate. The amazing part of childhood is that happiness is not elusive as it is in adulthood. Moreover, it is always the small things we do that mean the most to children, which they will cherish lovingly in their heart. You get what you ask for; hence to have a happy child you should want your child to be happy. Begin by rating their happiness above their success. Let the child have fun, because childhood is short and it is more about happiness than anything else. Here is the list of top 10 things that spreads smile on your child’s face.

10. Play for fun:

Playtime is fun time. Do not start giving instructions to your child as how they should play a game. Children do not need expensive toys to have fun; even cardboard boxes can entertain them to no end. If the castle your child made with the building block is not straight, do not reprimand her. No one is living there. Do not be fussy with the little scratches or bruises they get. It is all part of growing up. Make sure that the toys children play with are clean and let them enjoy as they want to.

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9. Give them a choice:

As a parent you have your limitations. Giving a choice does not necessarily mean you give your child whatever they want. Give them a choice with what is available for them. When they ask for a bed time story, don’t tell them any story you want to, instead ask them what they want to hear. Is it about the jungle, princess, or funny story? Give them a choice to pick up the clothes they want to wear. Above all, give them the space if they want to be alone.

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When their everyday needs are met, children feel safe, loved and happy. Children who are neglected and uncared for are the unhappiest of all. You don’t have to compare yourselves to ‘richer than you’ parents. Just because you do not provide your child with expensive things doesn’t mean you are not doing your best. Wealth is not equal to happiness, especially for children.

7. Discipline your child:

This could be shocking to many parents, but scientific research has proven that being disciplined by the parents make the child happy. It sends a message to the children that you care for them and want them to be safe. Children take pride in following certain rules.

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6. Surprise:

A little message in the school bag, a delightful meal in lunchbox or a sudden trip to the place your child always wanted to go can make a child feel very cheerful. Children love surprises so much that they look forward to it throughout their childhood subconsciously. Make their dream come true with a bang!

5. Prepare them for the world:

Too much of attention on keeping the child happy may prove exactly opposite in the long run. As a parent if you grant every whimsical wish of your child and give in to each of their demands, then they start living in a happy bubble which is not real. The true encounter with real world where they are just one among many other children may end their happiness forever.

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4. Be a part of their childhood:

Let your hair down and enjoy the growing years of your child by being one with him. Go biking, walking or on camping trips together. Involve them in your cooking, cleaning and decorating the home activities. When parents are a part of their children growing up years, they not only feel happy, but they will appreciate it greatly even in their adulthood.

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3. Listen to your child:

This is not just important for their happiness, but also for the safety of your child. Don’t hear them but listen attentively and understand your child. If the child is between important conversations, do not cut her off in the middle so that you can catch up with the soap opera on time. Children at times need time to come out with the real issue; as a result they often beat around the bush a lot. If you are patient, then the child will finally tell you what has been bothering her. Resolve their issues and bring back happiness in their lives.

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2. Give them life skills:

Life is as much about failures as it is about success. Teach your child to cope with disappointments, but before that you have to learn to deal with your child’s failures yourself. Help them rebuild their self-image and give positive strokes to encourage them. Let your child know that your love is unconditional, and you will be there with him through thick and thin. Give them life skills to deal with the ups and downs that they have to face.

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1. Be happy:

Happy parents make happy children. Children have keen sense of body language; therefore they pick up on your emotions and will react to them accordingly. Resolve any issues that lead to arguments and fights in the family calmly. Do not expose your child to the problems you may have with your spouse. Both parents mean a lot to the child; hence friction between them will lead to stress and unhappiness.

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Pollster Frank Luntz conducted a 29-person focus group of Trump supporters this past Monday. At one point, while talking to journalists who were watching the group through a one-way mirror, Luntz said, "I want to put the Republican leadership behind this mirror and let them see. They need to wake up. They don't realize how the grassroots have abandoned them. Donald Trump is punishment to a Republican elite that wasn't listening to their grassroots."

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When trying to forecast who will win the Republican nomination, it might he helpful to look back four years. According to Real Clear Politics, on August 26, 2011, Rick Perry was leading at 21 percent, Romney was at 19 percent, Ron Paul at 10 percent, Michele Bachmann at 10 percent and Newt Gingrich (full disclosure: he's my dad) at 6 percent. In the following months, Cain would peak at 26 percent, Gingrich at 35 percent and Rick Santorum at 34 percent.

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City of Tacoma WA Safety Office Administrator in Tacoma, Washington

Position Description

Under general direction of the Safety Director, this position will provide management oversight and support, assist in program direction, provide analytical guidance and formulate and implement data-driven decisions and strategies for the department. Specifically, this position will be responsible for development of city safety policies, programs, procedures, department budget, contract management, CDL Program, Safety Sharepoint site and manage the data analysis of injury trends and the Key Performance Indicators. Prepare and deliver correspondence and presentations to the Executive Leadership Teams to include, Directors, Superintendents, Safety Council and Utility Board Members. This person will be the Subject-Matter Expert looked upon from all leadership for guidance in their area of responsibility and is responsible for regularly exercising critical thinking on complex, sensitive, confidential and, often times, highly-technical, matters.

Distinguishing Characteristics Office Administrator positions may be distinguished from administrative classes by the increased delegation of authority to act for management in substantive areas, budgetary development, and supervision of support staff. Regular exercise of responsibility, requiring a high level of technical proficiency, decision making and judgment on complex, confidential or sensitive issues. Employees assigned to classes within this series perform more difficult and responsible duties, complex administrative support and departmental or divisional administrative workload management. Employees at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

  • Coordinates and oversees departmental or divisional administrative and clerical functions
  • Explains and interprets complex rules, policies and operating procedures
  • Performs significant portions of professional level assignments, working with professionals and programs
  • Assists in preparation and tracking of budget, financial/budget reconciliation, invoice payments
  • Coordinates staffing requirements, personnel actions, recruitment and requisition processes, may make recommendations on staffing levels or participate in recruitment and/or labor negotiations process
  • Provides internal and external customer service including receiving, analyzing and handling inquiries; delegating as necessary; and interpreting and explaining City laws, guidelines, policies, programs, rules, requirements, and procedures
  • Prepares and distributes meeting notices, agendas, and minutes
  • Conducts research and provides analysis and recommendations
  • Coordinates work of unit with that of other areas; serves as liaison between Safety Director and others
  • Establishes and maintains schedules and priorities; authorizes exceptions and special processing
  • Acts for Safety Director independently under general direction
  • Reviews the work of staff to ensure compliance with rules, laws, policies and standards
  • Attends meetings and conferences at the direction of the Safety Director and may act in a representative capacity for City departments to outside agencies and the public
  • Independently composes documents and correspondence for approval
  • Arranges and coordinates travel for the department
  • Maintains confidential and other information and records
  • Represents and may speak for Safety Director at meetings
  • Communicates decisions and directives on behalf of Safety Director
  • Informs Safety Director of events/items requiring review or action; provides background briefing information orally or in written format
  • Performs quality assurance review and editing of materials and correspondence developed within the office
  • Supports the functions of a committee, board or department by managing all aspects of meeting planning and preparations, attendance, minutes, and required follow-up actions and correspondence
  • May provide labor negotiations support and involvement
  • Performs other work as required

The successful candidate will have a strong focus on leadership, teambuilding, approachability, and exceptional service to both external and internal customers. Must possess the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations with strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. This position is required to work independently on projects from conception to completion, and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion. Must be proficient with computers and have an expert working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite products (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (TRAINING AND EDUCATION) Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration or closely allied field AND three years of progressively responsible office experience at a senior clerical support level or higher. Related work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer's responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

  • Depending upon assignment a WA driver's license may be required
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Accountability Accept personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Can be relied upon to achieve excellent results with little need for oversight.

Ethics & Integrity Earn the trust, respect and confidence of coworkers and customers through consistent honesty, forthrightness and professionalism in all interactions; handle sensitive contacts with public, government officials, and confidential matters; interview job applicants to determine work best suited to them; use discretion and sound judgment handling workplace situations and issues.

Coordinating & Organizing Effectively coordinate activities, services and schedules to ensure smooth and efficient operation of work.

Problem Solving Use intelligence, common sense, hard work and tenacity to solve particularly difficult or complicated challenges; define problems and identify solutions, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Workload Management Effectively organize multiple assignments, sometimes of a complex nature or involving competing priorities to produce work products that are accurate, thorough and on time.

Communication Effectiveness Convey clear, timely, persuasive messages that positively influence the thoughts and actions of others; interacting respectfully and sensitively with individuals and groups to develop productive relationships and provide customer service.

Selection Process & Supplemental Information

WHY WORK FOR THE CITY? The City of Tacoma offers a generous program of employee benefits:

  • Outstanding working conditions and an exceptional quality-of-life environment.
  • Medical coverage for eligible employees, spouses and dependents, including children up to age 26.
  • Vision care with VSP for employees and eligible dependents enrolled in the Regence PPO medical plan with vision benefits.
  • Dental coverage for eligible employees and their elected dependents, including dependent children up to the age of 26.
  • Deferred compensation allowing tax-deferred savings as authorized under Section 457 of the IRS Code.
  • Personal time off.
  • Paid holidays.
  • A great pension plan

Our City: With a population over 200,000, Tacoma is the second largest city in the Puget Sound region, gracing the shores of Commencement Bay. We are a diverse, progressive, international city that serves as a gateway to the Pacific Rim and the rest of the world. Named one of the most livable areas in the country by, Tacoma and the surrounding area is a playground for outdoor and maritime enthusiasts. Our businesses are vibrant, our parks are beautiful, our schools are exceptional and our housing is affordable.

When you work for the City of Tacoma you'll enjoy a healthy work/life balance, flexible schedules (possible for some job classifications), continuing education programs, leadership pathways, wellness incentives and a total rewards benefits program.

We welcome you to look at our website and discover how the City of Tacoma can make your next career move part of our combined destiny:

City of Tacoma Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Tacoma's diversity is its greatest asset. Tacoma embraces its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character. Communities of color and immigrant communities are fundamental to Tacoma's entrepreneurial spirit, workforce, and long-term success. In Tacoma, equity and empowerment are top priorities, meaning that all Tacoma residents must have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential and share in the benefits of community progress. One of our goals is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.

The City of Tacoma believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. This job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

**Application Submittal:

Interested individuals must apply online and meet the minimum qualifications to progress in the hiring process.**

Interested individuals must apply online and attach a detailed resume, AND cover letter describing your responsibilities as it relates to this position.

Please attach a work example to your application that illustrates your quality of work and experience drafting letters, narratives and statistical memorandum and reports for use by management.

This is a competitive selection process. Your responses on the application form and supplemental questionnaire will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the City's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Applicants who have the strongest backgrounds related to the responsibilities of this position may then be invited to participate in the interview process. Appointment is subject to passing a pre-employment background and references check.

Communication from the City of Tacoma: We primarily communicate via email during the application process. Emails from and/or must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk email folders.

The online application system requires you to enter a substantial amount of information. Be prepared to spend at least an hour entering information. In order for your application materials to be considered, all information must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on this job announcement.

If you have any additional questions regarding this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at 253.591.5400 before 4:00 pm of the closing date.

Salary: $64,521.60 - $82,700.80 Annually

Location: Tacoma, WA

Job Type: Non-Classified

Department: City Manager

Job Number: 0738-20B

Division: City Manager

Closing: 12/4/2020 5:00 PM Pacific

Agency: City of Tacoma

Address: Human Resources Department 747 Market Street Tacoma, Washington, 98402-3764

Phone: 253-591-5400


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GCSE English is one of the core subjects that further education or employers look for when students complete their GCSEs. Not not achieving a certain grade can limit a students choices moving forward with regards to achieving their first choice for sixth form or college etc.

Following the changes to GSCE English to make them more difficult from 2016/2017, along with the change from letters to numbers in the grading system we have, understandably, seen more students than ever requiring our help.

Nationally, in 2018, 38% of students that sat GCSE English Language and over 27% of English literature students didn’t pass to the required level of a grade 4 or above!!

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This Zuni Horse Fetish by Hayes Leekya is outstanding in its extraordinarily marbled body. The Picasso Marble here features a range of colors from a mottled, pale green body, to a darker grey tale to a brown-tinged head. Leekya perfectly complements the color with Turquoise tipped hooves. Leekya uses expert carving to further highlight the beauty of the material, with smooth rounded shoulders and a grand, sweeping tail. Dimensions: 1 3/4" H x 3 1/8" L x 1" W.

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Value from Volatility: How disruption can power the next phase of growth

As we continue to weather the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, organisations’ resilience and their ability to adapt to and navigate new realities have become more important than ever. Nevertheless, the relevance of resilience in the business and technology agenda is not new, it had actually been gaining momentum for quite a while, particularly in the face of heightened market volatility and increasingly widespread cyber attacks. In fact, at the start of this year, weeks before the coronavirus started making headlines, we kicked off discussions around the concept of operational resilience, which had become prevalent in much of the financial services sector literature.

Towards the end of 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority, Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England released a consultation paper on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in financial services, and consultancies including Deloitte and PWC published their own outlooks on the subject. Operational resilience was looked at as the organisations’ ability to protect and sustain their core business, both during business as usual and, more importantly, when experiencing stress, challenge and disruption. In the financial world, this meant that organisations were asked to identify their core business services; map the people, processes and technology required to deliver them; set their impact tolerance; and test and demonstrate their ability to respond and recover from disruption. The idea was to get financial services organisations to think about the impact of disruption, not just on their own results but on the wider financial system.

While all this was being studied from an industry perspective, to increase prevention and better position the sector ahead of the next crisis, it became clear to us that the concept could (and should) be considered cross-sector. Organisations of every size, across every vertical, face perpetual market upheaval — the rapid change in technology, new regulation, shifting consumer mindsets, new market entrants, more sophisticated cyber attacks — you name it. Dynamic change is the only constant in the world we live in.

We also considered widening the perspective of operational resilience, to look at it as an organisation’s ability not just to protect their core services, but to rapidly adapt to make the most of disruption. Beyond mitigating or avoiding a threat, we wanted to encourage business leaders to consider the approach of reorganising their operating models to face threatsface into threats and turn them into opportunities or accelerators, turning change into a source of competitive advantage, leveraging shifting dynamics to lay a foundation for future growth — generating value from volatility.

Little did we know when we were having these discussions, that the world would be shaken by the largest crisis in modern times, and this ability to remain resilient in the face of adversity would become so crucial. COVID-19 has brought about an array of drastic changes: a remote workforce, a purely online restricted consumer, financial strain, unreliable business forecasting, more regulatory scrutiny, the need to seek new revenue streams…

And though it is true that certain industries will be hit harder, this crisis is a resilience test across the board, whether you’re a grocer facing unprecedented demand or an airline seeing its operations halted. And not just in the short-term. In the long-run, once we emerge from enforced social distancing and countrywide lockdowns, those organisations that are quick to adapt and make the most of the new market landscape will come out on top.

In our experience, adaptive (and resilient) organisations have a clear purpose and accept everything else is fluid. It’s important for business leadership to set an overall vision (and then strategy), not based on a particular product, project or performance measure, but on the outcomes they’re aiming to deliver for customers. By establishing the what but not the how, they allow teams much closer to the action (and to the customer) to determine the way in which those outcomes can be best achieved. This gives teams autonomy and accountability, and the ability to swiftly adapt to shifts in customer needs and expectations.

This is crucial, not just throughout this unpredictable, fast-moving crisis, but more generally in any type of unforeseen event or disruption. Organisations need to be nimble and give their workforce the flexibility and autonomy to launch decentralised initiatives where necessary, reframe plans and models on an ongoing basis, re-prioritise plans and shift operations. The same applies in post-disruption times; when the time comes to navigate new realities, a customer outcomes-based strategy is key to guiding changes in product portfolios and offerings, sales channel mix and the relocation of labour to new activities.

And this has various technology capabilities implications. To really make the most of change and volatility, organisations need to make adjustments, often painful ones. These range from breaking down barriers across functions, to creating an engineering culture and empowering teams with readily available consumer and operational data to enable better, faster decision-making. They also include building a robust, versatile technology platform capable of small-scale experimentation and developing new products and services in a ‘plug and play’ manner.

In fact, feedback from China Merchant Bank, one of our largest customers in ThoughtWorks China, which is starting to see the other side of the COVID pandemic, highlighted the importance of a solid, flexible digital platform. “One of our biggest learnings from this health crisis is that creating a robust digital platform has been crucial to our ability to continue to deliver; enabling seamless collaboration and integration across teams,”  says Zhanwen Chen, China Merchants Bank.

The fundamental point is that any initiative to deliver these technology capabilities (or any transformation, digitalisation or technology undertaking) must be governed by the customer value-add vision and purpose. Many organisations focus their transformation efforts on a desired end state as opposed to an ongoing process, putting together a tick box list of technology projects in response to changes that have often already come and gone. There’s an important distinction between responsiveness and adaptiveness: resilient organisations don’t just respond, they don’t deal with change as a game of catch-up to market shifts, they adapt, they bend without breaking, taking innovative approaches to deliver that customer value vision.

The current crisis is showing how some organisations that embarked on transformation projects with a clear aim to deliver customer value are already seeing the fruits of their labour. Take the example of Ikea China. Incredibly successful across the world with a brick-and-mortar-first business model, Ikea started investing in digitisation projects in China in 2018 by launching their website and delivery services. This was a move to widen their reach to less accessible locations in the country and to offer a wider range of products to their customer base. As part of this journey, in January 2020 they launched their first mobile app. When the crisis hit less than a month later, their relatively new website and their brand new app became crucial as their physical stores were shut. They were ahead of the curve by proactively looking into new ways of delivering consumer value, and it worked out in their favour when the crisis shook the high street.

That being said, there is no denying that the next few months will continue to challenge businesses across the board, with some industries inevitably experiencing a much harder impact. Through these difficult times, it’s critical for business leaders to maintain a dual focus of crisis response and post-crisis planning. Taking into consideration the time it takes to formulate and communicate strategy, organisations need to start thinking about recovery planning and putting in place the right capabilities for their teams to be best equipped to grapple with post-pandemic changes while they are still reacting to the crisis. Some Chinese organisations encouraged their underutilised workforce to use their time to upgrade their technology, enhance their skills, and develop new service lines, which put them in a much better position as they started to emerge from the crisis.

These are certainly difficult times, but we truly believe adversity presents organisations with a great chance to adapt and create the space to allow innovation to occur, to boost creativity and to find opportunities in new realities. As we begin to navigate a post-pandemic world, it will be important for organisations to share learnings and best practices. We are planning to explore this topic further at our upcoming ThoughtWorks Live UK online event in September, discussing how to make the most of volatility and sharing our experiences of building enterprise resilience by helping organisations across the globe become adaptive and nimble.

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Make The Most of Your Free Time

What are you doing with your free time?

Here is a little math for you
– If you sleep 7 hours a day and work 8, you still have 63 hours a week in free time which is 252 hours a month and 3024 in a year.

What are you doing with your 3024 hours?

People complain they don’t have time to exercise, read books, spend time with friends and family, etc… but we all have the same amount of hours in a day.

The truth is many of us waste that time with TV and mindless surfing of the internet. Recent studies show that Americans average nearly 10 hours a day between TV and surfing the internet. That is a lot of time wasted!

Make the most of your free time. Do something productive. Spend time with those you love. Read. Learn new skills. Exercise.

Ultimately the way we spend those hours separate us from everyone else.

  1. Ty,

    Your post was the yin to my yang this week. In my blog I talked about how we’ll spend 2000 hours this year at work, and tomorrow we’ll have 8 hours less than we have today. My challenge to readers was “How are you spending your today?”

    Your post is a great reminder that what we do with our work AND free time matters and makes a difference both in the present and in the future.

    Thanks for the push.

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HIV infection by injection drug use vs sexual transmission

A recent article in the journal Addiction compares clinical outcomes for HIV patients infected via injection drug use (IDU) or sexual transmission (ST). The authors compare outcomes for over a thousand IDU patients to nearly 9000 ST patients in Spain. Perhaps not surprisingly the IDU patients have greater risks in every metric evaluated. 16Garcia

To compare patients who acquired HIV infection through use of injected drugs (HIV-IDU) with patients who acquired HIV by sexual transmission (HIV-ST) in terms of late presentation (LP), delay in anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation, virological and immunological response to ART, mortality and progression to AIDS.

Prospective multi-centre cohort study of HIV-infected subjects naive to ART at entry (Cohort of the Spanish HIV Research Network: CoRIS).

Thirty-one centres from the Spanish public health-care system.

A total of 9355 patients were included (1064 HIV-IDU and 8291 HIV-ST) during 2004-13.

We compared LP (defined as presentation for care with a CD4 cell count < 350/μl and/or AIDS-defining illness), delayed ART initiation (defined as initiating treatment more than 6 months after the date when treatment was indicated by the guidelines, or not initiating treatment at all when it was indicated), virological and immunological response to ART (defined as viral load < 50 HIV-1 RNA copies/ml and a CD4 count increase of at least 100 cells/μl, respectively, after 1 year of treatment), mortality and progression to AIDS in HIV-IDU and HIV-ST.

Compared with HIV-ST, HIV-IDU had higher risk of LP [odds ratio (OR) = 1.76; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.41-2.18], delayed ART initiation (OR 1.87; 95% CI = 1.46-2.40) and higher mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.03-2.01] and risk of progression to AIDS [subhazard ratio (SHR) = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.29-2.18]. Virological suppression due to ART was lower in HIV-IDU than in patients with HIV-ST only among patients without hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection [adjusted OR (aOR) = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.36-0.95]; among patients with HCV infection, virological suppression due to ART did not show significant differences between HIV-IDU and HIV-ST. There were no significant differences in immunological response after adjusting by HCV (aOR = 0.74; 95% CI = 0.52-1.06).

In Spain, patients who acquire HIV infection through use of injected drugs appear to have a higher risk of late presentation, delayed initiation of anti-retroviral treatment and progression to AIDS and death than patients who acquire HIV by sexual transmission.

Adiponection and Protease Inhibitor Side-Effects

Protease inhibitors are a widely used anti-retroviral therapy, but they do have some significant side effects. Patient compliance with a drug regimen declines when they experience side effects. Several therapies to counteract the protease inhibitor effects on fat metabolism have been attempted with limited results.

In this recent study (16Dasuri) the authors evaluate the effects of adiponectin on metabolism in mice treated with protease inhibitors. It should be noted that mice aren’t always the best models for neuro-cognitive disorders (for example, there’s no good mouse model for Alzheimer’s or ASD). However, this is a very interesting study.

HIV protease inhibitors are key components of HIV antiretroviral therapies, which are fundamental in the treatment of HIV infection. However, the protease inhibitors are well-known to induce metabolic dysfunction which can in turn escalate the complications of HIV, including HIV associated neurocognitive disorders. As experimental and epidemiological data support a therapeutic role for adiponectin in both metabolic and neurologic homeostasis, this study was designed to determine if increased adiponectin could prevent the detrimental effects of protease inhibitors in mice. Adult male wild type (WT) and adiponectin-overexpressing (ADTg) mice were thus subjected to a 4-week regimen of lopinavir/ritonavir, followed by comprehensive metabolic, neurobehavioral, and neurochemical analyses. Data show that lopinavir/ritonavir-induced lipodystrophy, hypoadiponectinemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and hypertriglyceridemia were attenuated in ADTg mice. Furthermore, cognitive function and blood–brain barrier integrity were preserved, while loss of cerebrovascular markers and white matter injury were prevented in ADTg mice. Finally, lopinavir/ritonavir caused significant increases in expression of markers of brain inflammation and decreases in synaptic markers in WT, but not in ADTg mice. Collectively, these data reinforce the pathophysiologic link from metabolic dysfunction to loss of cerebrovascular and cognitive homeostasis; and suggest that preservation and/or replacement of adiponectin could prevent these key aspects of HIV protease inhibitor-induced toxicity in clinical settings.

June 15, 2016 in BRT 105

The paper for June 15, 2016 is “The race against protease activation defines the role of ESCRTs in HIV budding” Plos Pathogens 2016 by Bendjennat and Saffarian. Our presenter will be Kristine Yoder.

A pdf is attached for journal club participants. 061516retroJC

Please volunteer to present at an upcoming date!

Upcoming Dates & Room Reservations

The Retrovirology Journal Club will continue through the summer and fall semesters. Science never stops!

Journal club is the first and third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 pm. Rooms are:

6/15/16 BRT 105

7/6/16 BRT130

7/20/16 BRT134

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iPhone Porn and the “google” neologism juggernaut

iPhone Pr0n

As is my habit, I woke up this morning and reached for whatever new iPhone pr0n was available. Luckily for me, Apple had just thrown up a lengthy (20 mins) new “documentary”/feature propaganda (20 mins) featuring a friendly Apple designer/model/actor.

One thing that stood out for me, in between high contrast video of the phone merrily multi-tasking it’s way on to being the ultimate device ever, was the Google search demo. The guy, let’s call him Bob, opens up the iPhone and initiates a search by typing a few phrases into Safari’s search field, then hitting the “google” button. Very interesting.

Subversion, reappropriation and modification of key terms and phrases are some of the hallmarks of the current US administration’s communications and the previous two Republican campaigns and as they’ve proved, he who controls the language, controls the universe [sorry Frank Herbert!].

It seems awkward to talk about yahooing for something, but googling has become synonymous with searching for – and finding – information and that may be the subtle difference that means everything, especially as searching and finding heads mobile. This is all pure speculation, but I wonder if the iPhone will change the action button to “yahoo” if you switch to using their search? Time will tell. I’ll let you know on Friday.


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Many organizations like KPN serve online millions of B2B and B2C customers. Like many they all face the same threat, that is the continuous threat of hackers. Man-in-the-Middle and Phishing could still not be prevented, until now!

Your company

You are working at a (local) government, a major online retailer, bank or insurance company or for instance an Airline? And you are facing the ever challenge in protecting your clients and own data?

Best security without hardware

Ubiqu has a radically new way to provide digital security without the organization facing implementation problems, and compromising your client’s user experience. Although this sound impossible, recently Ubiqu has broke the digital security paradox <link naar white paper> and can now offer the highest form of digital security. It even out performs the ever annoying tokens that banks use. You can now offer your B2C and B2B customers the best user experience and you having the best security.

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  • the best online customer journey for your clients: no thresholds in online sales & services by using mandatory username – passwords or tokens. Just your fingerprint, face or 5 digit code.
  • It works omni-channel: your laptop, mobile and tablet (in case of banks even the ATM).
  • The best possible digital security for your customers provides them confidence and trust.
  • An enormous degree in reputation and financial risk for your company.
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New anti-shale gas demonstrations were held this Monday in Algeria, after the violent clashes between protesters and security forces, the authorities showing their determination to put an end to two months of protest.

Southern Algeria has become the scene of a daily demonstration of opponents to the extraction of shale gas by hydraulic fracturing, which they fear the environmental impact of, and these gatherings have become increasingly tense: on Sunday, 40 police officers were injured, two seriously, in In Salah, 200km south of Algiers.

"The town of In Salah has experienced incidents of public order, initiated by a group of young contesting the exploration of shale gas operations in this region," said the Ministry of the Interior.

The clashes erupted when security forces arrived in numbers, and began to dislodge protesters occupying a public square for two months, calling for a moratorium of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the exploitation of shale gas.

The opponents in particular fear hydraulic fracturing, which involves creating underground cracks and the infiltration of a mixture of water, sand and chemicals products to allow the extraction of gas captured in the rock, and the potential for polluting the waters of the Saharan basement as a result.

According to press reports, dozens of protesters were injured and the police station and the headquarters of the sub-prefecture and the residence of the sub-prefect were burned.

On Monday morning, hundreds of people have taken possession of the place called Somoud.

At the same time in the National Assembly, members of the opposition expressed dissatisfaction in the Chamber brandishing placards proclaiming "No to shale gas" or "we are all with In Salah."

"The government knows how to organize the exploitation of natural resources to spur economic development for the benefit of the population," replied the President of the Assembly Abdelkader Bensalah, denouncing "agitation" in In Salah.

Algeria relies heavily on its shale gas resources - the fourth highest in the world, according to several studies - to compensate for the drop in oil prices, which represents 95% of its revenue in foreign currency.

However, from the end of December to drill pilot Ahnet near In-Salah, demonstrations broke out before spreading to other provinces of the vast Algerian Sahara.

Public company Sonatrach, which operates with Western partners like Anadarko (USA), ENI (Italy), Shell (Anglo-Dutch) or BP (UK), announced in early February that it was continuing its drilling.

In an attempt to counter the unprecedented wave of protest that has taken hold in southern Algeria, the usually peaceful provinces, President Bouteflika has sent many delegations responsible for reassuring people.

Bouteflika himself played on the religious fibre of Algerians. "The oil, conventional gas and shale, renewable energies are gifts from God. Our responsibility is to grow them and benefit for ourselves and for future generations, "he said on February 24th, when the security forces prevented opposition protests in Algiers.

The intervention of the security forces in the capital and then in In Salah "illustrates the transformation of the regime itself to a real source of threats to the stability, unity and cohesion of the national state," denounced former Prime Minister Ali Benflis, as he became one of the main opponents of Bouteflika.

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Technique #5: Dragonyana Ho

Question: You have discussed the nature of defiled seeds; what’s the best way to cleanse them away?

Vajragoni: Well, a good way to begin is by practicing the techniques found in Shoden Session # 5, Dragonyana Ho.

Question: What does Dragonyana mean?

Vajragoni: The Dragon-vehicle, or the inconceivable wisdom (Buddhi) of the Supreme and Undivided Nature of Bodhi. In union with this technique it helps to clear away those defiled seeds (blockages) that prevent proper bodhiflow.

Question: You also call this the Dragon Breathing Technique?

Vajragoni: Yes, in other words “Wisdom’s Breath” restores proper balance in your Unborn Light Body.

Question: Huh? You wanna run that by me again???

Vajragoni: LOL! Yes, what you need to realize is that all of these dhyana techniques are ways to empower or stimulate the “spirits of concentrated bodhi” which are hidden within the Chakras as seen in the Light of the Unborn; they are your pathway, or channel to the Realm of Dharmadhatu (true nature of reality); hence, they together constitute your Light Body.

Question: Cool! There once was an episode on the Original Outer Limits series entitled, “The Bellero Shield.” It was about this marvelous Light Being who was inadvertently brought to earth through a scientist’s Laser beam machine; he was essentially a Light Being from a dimension of light that hovered just above the surface of our world…so, does this highlight what you mean by empowering the Light Body?

Vajragoni: There you go with that “Being” stuff again…

Question: Ooops! Sorry!

Vajragoni: This is not about contacting or channeling “Beings” of Light from different dimensions or Ethereal Spirit Guides or Spooks or whatever you want to call them. Bodies of Light, or Light Body is just speaking figuratively about THAT which is ineffable and so inexplicable from ordinary consciousness that expedient means are necessary to try to encapsulate in sentient fashion the nature of Transcendent Reality. When referring to Unborn Light or Bodies of Light or Light Body, Light in this sense means what we were referring to earlier: seeing and hence shedding “light” on the difference between relative truth and Reality….or, enlightening the True Awareness Power of your Unborn Spirit. The great Zen Master Huang Po would express it this way: “The Unborn Buddha Mind is like the Sun, forever in the void, shining spontaneously, shining without intending to shine. This is not something which you can accomplish without effort, but when you reach the point of clinging to nothing whatever, you will be acting as the Buddhas act. This will indeed be acting in accordance with the saying, ‘Develop a mind that rests on no-thing whatever.’ For this is your pure Dharmakaya, which is called supreme perfect Enlightenment.”

Question: So why even bring into the equation “bodies of light”?

Vajragoni: Because the Chakras highlight frequencies or energy wavelengths within the spectrum of Unborn Light Reiki; in this sense they are pathways that express the unique and vast qualities inherent in the Unborn Spirit. Once attuned to them, the adept will grow spiritually in the Unborn and will see beyond the soiled veil of aggregated existence (the rupakaya or personalized skandhic forms) and shall come to know through Buddha-gnosis the Dharmadhatu. So, this Dragon Breathing Technique known as Dragonyana Ho helps to clear away any excess energy that has become bogged down in the sphere of rupakaya thus restoring proper balance and bodhiflow within the Unborn Light Body, which is also another synonym for the Dharmakaya, or the Absolute Buddha Body of Perfect Suchness. Our friend, Huang Po would call this “supreme perfect Enlightenment”, while within UBLR this is referred to as Dragonyana, or Supreme and undivided awareness power.

Question: So how does this technique restore proper bodhiflow within the Unborn Light Body?

Vajragoni: Firstly, you will notice that the adept is asked to stand rather than to sit or lie down during this technique.

Question: Yes, I noticed that…

Vajragoni: This posture is essential in order to properly release any stagnated energy and also to effectively engage the Primordial Dragon Chakra in the initial discharge stage. Remember, this is the most essential of all the Chakras as it “roots” out the defiled seeds (bija) of the Alaya-vijnana. So, after engaging the Primordial Dragon Chakra and raising the accumulated excess energy and releasing it high above the head, the Dharmamegha Chakra is next engaged; this is the direct connection to the Unborn Spirit and the place that triggers Right Release of the Reikian Light Body that fosters unhindered bodhiflow resulting in healing and illuminative Spiritual Growth from the Unborn Mind. This technique is bracketed by proper breathing within the Dantian as any excess energy is moved out of the rupakaya as the heightened Reikian Light Energy ascends and descends throughout the torso, thus triggering the aforementioned Right Release of the Reikian Light Body or Dharmakaya as IT remains centered and does not move an inch. In time and after repeated sessions with this technique, the adept will become more familiar with the cleansing energy of the Primordial Light Body and will sense that the rupakaya is conforming to proper bodhiflow.

Question: One more comment here and it concerns what you refer to as the old Gnostic understanding of “As Above, So Below.” What is its significance?

Vajragoni: This is based on the classic Hermetic formula that states, “THAT which was is as THAT which will be, and THAT which will be is as THAT which was, to accomplish the miracles of eternity.” And so, THAT which is above is like to THAT which is below and THAT which is below is like to THAT which is above, to accomplish the miracle of the one thing…the Unborn Mind. What this translates as is that there are no “spatial” dimensions when it comes to the understanding of the Unborn…IT simply IS AS SUCH with no thing ascending or descending. IT encompasses ALL and NOTHING and in ITs pure state of actuosity transcends them both. This is thus symbolized in the Dragonyaya Ho technique with its commencing and ending with the Primordial Dragon Chakra, where the primordial “root” neither begins nor ends but IS AS IT IS…

Shoden Session #5: Dragonyana Ho

A method (Ho) for cleansing and healing and one that fosters spiritual development in the Unborn: This is the Dragon Breathing Technique used to clear stagnated or blocked energy that hinders proper bodhiflow. If you discover that too much stagnated energy has built up within the rupakaya, this technique will help you to release it; or if you are lacking in Unborn Light Reikian energy you will be empowered to build it up, hence restoring proper balance in your Unborn Light Body.

Dhyana Technique: In order to restore proper bodhiflow within the Unborn Light Body practice the following:

Dragonyana Ho: This Dragon Breathing technique is used to strengthen the Supreme and Undivided Power of Bodhi. With the hands cupped beneath the seat or “root” of the Primordial Dragon Chakra, entrapped or stagnated energy is released through an upward motion that resonates throughout the Reikian Body of Unborn Light culminating in the Dharmamegha Chakra or the direct connection to the Unborn Spirit. The process is then “reversed” as the Reikian vibrations of Unborn Light permeate throughout the rupakaya hence triggering Right Release of the Reikian Light Body THAT fosters unhindered bodhiflow resulting in healing and Illuminative Spiritual Growth from the Unborn Mind. You will also develop a deep appreciation within this technique of the old gnostic understanding of “As Above, So Below.

  1. Stand erect with your feet shoulder width apart and the knees slightly bent.
  2. Gassho: This helps to focus the mind and awaken the Recollective Resolve. Gently close your eyes.
  3. Slowly bring your hand to rest in a cupped position (palms facing upwards) just beneath the Primordial Dragon Chakra thus sensing the rising primordial energy of Reikian Unborn Light.
  4. Take a deep breath within the Dantian and as you release the breath slowly raise your arms with the hands still cupped and move the hands high above the head with the palms now facing upwards and turned inwards thus releasing the energy upwards. Remain in this position until you feel a tingly sensation (accompanied with a sort of heaviness) in the hands.
  5. Take another deep breath within the Dantian as you feel the heightened Reikian Light Energy descend through your hands and arms. As you release the breath slowly move your hands down and gently rest them on the top of the crown (palms downward and one hand on top of the other) or Dharmamegha Chakra. Remain in this position for 5 minutes.
  6. Breathe deeply within the Dantian again and on the out breath send the energy “throughout” from the top of the head to the tips of your toes. Repeat this a few times or until there is a strong flow of energy. When you’re ready, breathe out again and move the energy out of the rupakaya and into the Unborn Light Body and continue to expand this “light” until it reaches infinity; you may also repeat this a few times until there is a strong flow of energy.
  7. While breathing deeply again from the Dantian slowly move your hands downwards on the out breath (with the palms facing the body) until they come to rest again just beneath the Primordial Dragon Chakra; then release the energy downwards through the soles of your feet.
  8. Gently relax and allow yourself to breathe naturally. You may now want to move with the Reikian Light Energy that is now pulsating through your Primordial Light Body; just allow yourself to remain centered and don’t move an inch.
  9. Allow yourself to remain with all this for as long as you need. During further sessions of Dragonyana Ho you will discover yourself opening up to the energy of the Primordial Light Body thus allowing ITs proper bodhiflow to move the rupakaya as IT sees fit.
  10. Gassho: Give thanks to your Unborn Spirit.

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