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More good news. The Fair Sentencing Act passed today in the House.

The legislation would reduce disparities in crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencing, which has overwhelmingly swelled the black prison population over the past two decades. Since 1986, a person convicted of simple possession of crack cocaine has gotten the same mandatory sentence as a person with 100 times that amount of powder cocaine, reports the AP. And the sentences were almost always racially skewed: 85 percent of people convicted of crack offenses are black, even though blacks make up just 30 percent of crack users.

The new bill mandates that the ratio be lessened to 18 to 1; still not perfect, but much closer to equal and a reluctant compromise by drug sentencing reform advocates.

We noted earlier this week that advocates were pushing for lawmakers to tackle the bill before August recess. They’ve succeeded.

Calling today’s passage a “historic moment,” Jasmine L. Tyler, deputy director for the National Drug Policy Alliance, said in a statement: “I’m overjoyed that thousands of people, mostly African American, will no longer be unjustly subjected to the harsh sentencing laws enacted in the 1980s.”

On the compromise, Tyler added, “The compromise is not perfect and more needs to be done, but this is a huge step forward in reforming our country’s overly harsh and wasteful drug laws.”

The bill is now headed to President Obama’s desk where it’s likely to be signed into law.


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So you did one of two things today:

A) You watched Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) change his governing body’s rules on filibustering to ram through the Supreme Court conformation of Neil Gorsuch without 60 votes.

B) You watched the punctuation-deficient, Iggy Azalea- and Khloe Kardashian-loving rapper French Montana have one of the most disturbing anti-Black meltdowns on Twitter since like Monday. Although I can’t imagine why one would choose to pay more attention to the fate of the Supreme Court than this human version of a Coogi knockoff, here’s a recap:

Last night (April 5) at 9:24 p.m., a Black girl who appears to be in her teens tweeted this:

Here’s a closeup of her (beautiful) face:

A Black girl with long braidsFrom @artdecoxx’s Twitter page

At 10:55 p.m., the supposedly 30-something, beige-complexioned lover-of-culture-vultures responded like this:

Many people clapped back at French for his ugliness, and he eventually tweeted,  ”My mother is african queen and I was married to a beautiful black queen All I did was defend myself if I affended [sic] anybody I apologize.” But a surprisingly sizeable group of people caped for him, like this:

and this:

A few things to note here:

A) If anyone is confused about why a grown man of any race combining  ”hoe,” ”cum drinking Dick banging ass” and ”nappy” isn’t racialized, read this handy guide on misogynoir.

B) The original tweeter, @artdecoxx, did not put @FrencHMonTanA in her tweet. The only way he could have found her relatively mild jab was if he was searching his own name.

C) Strangely, there was even a discussion about whether or not French Montana—who at some point announced that his mama is an “African queen,” his ex-wife is a ”Black queen,” that he is the father of a Black son—is indeed a Black person. At least one tweeter sagely pointed out ”them hoes can eat dick” because “French is from Africa.” Because everybody from Africa is and identifies as “Black.”

Fools: It doesn’t matter. Uncle Ruckus was Black. Django’s nemesis Stephen was Black. Stacey Dash is Black. The government administrator who who has a velvet painting of himself sitting in front of Jesus is Black.

D) He sounds like Don Imus.

When I was growing up, my father would sometimes look at certain individuals, sigh and solemnly announce, “One more like him and we’ll be back in slavery.”

I don’t think French Montana has the power to take us back to slavery, sharecropping or convict leasing. But he does have the influence to inspire a chorus of confused people to defend his immature, self-hating, verbal violence against Black girls with way less power and privilege than him or his boxer-braid-wearing exes. That, I think, is bad enough.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Youth Bicycle Education Class

May is National Bicycle Month. It's a great time to enroll your child in a class to learn bike safety. Topics include: bicycle inspection, helmet safety and fit, exiting a driveway, dealing with dogs, stop and yield signs, hand signals, rock dodge, looking behind without swerving and trail etiquette. We will learn and practice skills in the parking lot. We will also take a short ride (2 miles) on the bike trail to Woodside Green Park and back. Snack will be provided.
Participants bring their own bicycle (in proper working condition) and MUST wear a bicycle helmet. Each class is limited to 12 children.
Instructor: Patricia Kovacs, Certified Instructor
League of American Bicyclists
Location: Academy Park shelter house and bike trail
1201 Cherrybottom Rd.
Class Ages Date/Time Resident/NonResident
301901-A 10-14 Sat May 17, 1-3:30pm FREE
301901-B 10-14 Sat May 24, 1-3:30pm FREE

Here's the registration form:

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Worthington Wednesdays Bicycling

Worthington Wednesdays Bicycling
Starts at 9:00 AM
Location: Worthington

All Year (every Wednesday) 9AM leave promptly at Worthington Hills Park on SR315. One mile north of I-270. South end of the Olentangy Valley Shopping Center (former Worthington Hills Shopping Center). One mile north of Wilson Bridge Rd. This is the new north end of the Olentangy River Bike Path. Restaurant destination will be determined day of ride. Bring money for lunch. Approximately 25 mile ride. New and beginning riders welcome. We meet for breakfast, if we can’t ride due to weather. Gail Falkinburg 614/861-4478. For a complete listing of our events please visit Columbus Outdoor Pursuits at and check out our monthly newsletter!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Reminder: Agora 08 This Weekend

Laura reminded me that Agora 08 is set for this weekend. I may try to stop over in the evening.

Fri Apr 18 Preview, 6pm
Sat Apr 19 Main Event, 3pm

More here...

4/14/2008 Ride Report

13 miles. 16 for me riding from bar to start.
40-45 degrees - dropped down to low 30's after we got to the bar.
30-40 people showed up.
We rode east then south. Ended up at Franklin Park. A couple of people hit the curb entering the park. We had a flat there also.
Pinky lost his U-Lock used in the now infamous road rage incident earlier in the day Monday.
We rode west toward town.
We stopped at Carabar waiting for another flat repair.
West across 71 into town.
South to the bar.
Several splinter groups rode different routes to the bar.
I was not feeling well so I headed home early.

If anybody has photos, video or route info please email it to raymondmgeorge [at] so I can post it.

Eyewitness account of a "incident" - Cropcho called in a tussle between Jonny and Isaac around High and Gay.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Road Rage Incident Monday 4/14/2008

Chris and several other fixies were accosted on Hudson while on a ride. A guy in the truck was swerving amongst the riders and slamming on his brakes. He caused one to go down. Chris wailed his U-Lock at the truck causing a dent. The driver was waving a knife out the window of the truck. He managed to knock Chris over a guardrail and punctured his Chris' tires with the knife. Police and EMT showed up just in time to subdue the guy. I am sure Chris will tell you the story better.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Riding TOSRV? Sign up before April 15. Oh, and do your taxes.

47TH TOSRV: TOUR OF THE SCIOTO RIVER VALLEY • Saturday and Sunday, May 10 & 11
Hyatt on Capital Square, Columbus. Annual, pre-registration tour from Columbus to Portsmouth for an overnight stay and return the next day. Half tour from Chillicothe. No entry after April 15. Registration and info on

41ST SPOT • Saturday, April 19

The next ride sponsored by Columbus Outdoor Pursuits

7:30-9AM. Groveport Madison Freshman School. 751 E. Main St., Groveport. Options from 25 to 100 miles Fairly flat course with a few small hills. Budget Tour. $2 members, $4 non-members. Bob Allen 614-866-8698 rdavisallen(at); David Hoodin 614-486-2123 (before 9pm) dhoodin1(at)

Woodstock 100 Ride Report - 04/12/2008

Woodstock is a budget tour bicycle ride organized by Columbus Outdoor Pursuits. I have not ridden this particular ride before. My friend Ashley from Wheeling, WV and Jonny and his dad joined me for the ride. I would have to estimate about 50 people showed up, but I may be low in my estimate.

The Jersey Baptist Church on Morse Road is the start point for the ride. The route took us clockwise through the following cities; Galena, Sunbury, Delaware, Kilbourne, Centerburg and Johnstown.

Ashley and I set our pace and rode consistently until the last 25 miles. When we turned south from Centerburg the wind smacked us right in the face. Before Centerburg our average was over 15 mph. Our final average was 14.5 mph. 10-20mph wind gusts hit us dead on or pushed us away from the berm towards the center of road. I was coasting down a small hill and the wind slowed me down to below 10mph. Very frustrating. Jonny said that he would rather ride through fire than face headwinds.

We lost Jonny and his dad in Galena when they experienced a flat. Jonny said he tried to catch us for 50-60 miles but gave up. It was probably because we were riding way faster than Jonny. Not!

We finished with 103 miles. Averaged 14.5mph. Temp was 45-48 degrees. Sprinkled rain early on and towards the end of the ride.

Photo-op: We made a pitstop across from a rooster farm so I could stretch my legs (not because it was a rooster farm, but because my knee was killing me). You can see in the picture a field of barrels and each barrel has a rooster chained to it. Jonny said that the farmer waved at him when he rode by.


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Prodigal Australia

Jason John calls for Australia to have a prodigal moment, a Zacchaeus moment, turning around now.

Rallying for God's Beautiful Earth

Prodigal Australia

Jason John is the Common Grace Climate Justice Lead Campaigner, and will be on the streets with millions of others at the #ClimateStrike on September 20th. This Season of Creation, Jason calls for Australia to have a prodigal moment, a Zacchaeus moment, turning around now.

“They dress the wounds of my poor people, as though they were nothing, saying “peace, peace” when there is no peace.” Or  “Saying all will be well, when nothing is well.” (Jeremiah 8:11)

If I had to summarise global climate policy in a Bible verse, that would be it, because of the following graph, simplified from the Uniting Nations Environment Emissions Gap Report released last year (1).

Global carbon emissions continue to rise along the black line, and will continue to do so past 2020 under “business as usual”.  At Paris, countries around the world realised that this was global suicide, and pledged to take action. All of the models considered by the Emission Gap Report predict that the pledges made so far will make emissions follow the red line.

This is less than one fifth of the commitment needed to get our emissions reductions onto the green line, where the Paris negotiators agreed that we need to be, to avoid catastrophic climate change for our neighbours now and in the future.

So if I had to summarise the challenge in a hymn verse, it would be the opening to the only song I remember from my many years of school chapel:

When I needed a neighbour,

Were you there, were you there?

When I needed a neighbour, were you there?

And the creed and the colour

And the name won't matter,

Were you there?

(Hymn by Sydney Carter)

Our neighbours need us to commit to much more radical reductions, and to ACT NOW.

All our neighbours...

...the species which we haven’t yet driven to extinction (see our “Fauna” blog in week 2 of the Season of Creation)

...the Poor.

...Aboriginal communities in marginal areas.

...Torres Strait Islanders.

...Pacific Islanders.

...future generations

Actually, not just future generations, but most of the generations who are alive now...

People in their 50s and younger are screwed.

And the offensiveness of that word doesn’t come close to capturing the offensiveness of the richest country in the world, with the highest per capita emissions, not taking the climate emergency seriously.

Because the graph above changes everything.

Jesus had contempt for the rich who contributed, very publicly, to the common good out of their abundance, whilst feeling magnanimous about it (Mark 12:38-44). Yet I see Australia acting in just this way to our Pacific neighbours, whilst undermining their efforts to push for adequate climate action.

We look like the rich fool storing up wealth for the future at the expense of our neighbours.

Instead, Australia needs to be the repentant prodigal- stopping our wasteful, indulgent lifestyles.  Returning humbly to the rest of the family, begging forgiveness and taking our proper place.

We need a Zacchaeus moment- repentance with actual economic consequences. Not just charity, but justice,

“And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold.” (Luke 19:8)

I started with Jeremiah’s words of condemnation to those leaders who were profiting out of the status quo. But he didn’t just condemn, he offered a vision of hope.

Plenty of people are also offering Australia one. A vision of a...

… stable climate, allowing more people to stay in their communities, instead of hundreds of millions of climate refugees forced to relocate by 2050.

… one hundred percent renewable electricity economy by 2030. Some claim we are well on the way there.

… a place as a renewable energy superpower, both in terms of electricity and hydrogen for liquid fuels.

carbon neutral farming system, carbon negative forestry, a revitalised electric car manufacturing industry based on solar cars.

Imagine clean energy security for all of us.  Clean, sustainably, healthy jobs for generations to come.

A completely different world is possible, with an economy which spreads the benefit to many rather than continuing to concentrate it amongst the rich.

If we have a prodigal moment.  A Zacchaeus moment.

But it isn’t possible for long.

We don’t have 12 years to act. Conservatively speaking, we have 12 years to have acted, to be half-way to zero emissions.

Other scientists are far less optimistic than this UN Environment figure (2).

Yet global emissions continue to rise, as does Australia’s emissions, despite a massive uptake of renewables.

We need to demand that our governments, Federal and State, at a minimum get out of the way by stopping their handouts to the fossil fuel industry, and preferably get on board so that, like Zacchaeus, we are able to make restitution to all those neighbours we took from wrongfully for so many decades.

The prodigal needs to turn around now.

Reflect & Pray

Is the idea of Australia as the prodigal son reasonable and useful? What would appropriate repentance for Australia look like to you? What other images or metaphors capture the challenge before us? Perhaps Earth as the beaten man on the side of the road, who we must pass by or risk helping?

The vision of hope will not be handed to us, we will need to create it together. Where do you see yourself contributing? Where does your passion intersect with the world’s need?

Creator God,

you are abundant in generosity and we rejoice to be creatures sharing in your beautiful world. Our hearts are heavy at the brokeness and the way our nation continues to exploit and misuse Earth’s resources. We repent and turn to you.

 Give to all in this land now called Australia a desire for righteousness and peace, the will to work together in trust, hearts to seek the common good and a desire to share with justice the resources of Earth.

Soften the hearts of our leaders, may they lead us in making reparations and championing a clean energy world for the sake of the last, the least and the lost.

Take Action

There are so many ways we can respond, and are responding. One is to join people around the world on September 20th in a show of solidarity and determination to push for stronger climate action. We will provide you with more information about the #ClimateStrike in the next weeks.

(1) See page xviii. There’s also a great infographic here

(2) Scroll down to the heading A Just Response on this site.

This blog is part of our 2019 Season of Creation series: Rallying for God's Beautiful Earth

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Clinic consultation for rental

Móstoles Simón Hernandez. Rental consultation in physiotherapy clinic with health license, renovated 3 months ago. ideal psychologists, speech therapists, etc.

We have a large portfolio of clients that would be potential users of these services include:

#Publicity on the web and social networks

# Reception appointment management

# All cats included: wifi, individual A / C etc

# Access and bathroom adapted for the disabled

# Waiting room with receptionist, water fountain etc.

Local at street level. Busy area and high visibility wide showcase.

rent for 13+ hours vat and also possibility to rent evenings mornings or full days.

We are open to any possible negotiation.

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235 River Street

Norwell, MA 02061

1/2 Bath
3,965 Sq. Ft.
$353 / Sq. Ft.
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Property Details for 235 River Street

MLS #72585975
Year Built1930
Compass TypeSingle Family
MLS TypeSingle Family / Detached
Taxes$13,398.8 / year
HOA Fees-
CountyPlymouth County

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Property Details for 235 River Street

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Taking this property off market for the winter but still available. This exquisite home is majestically sited on 2+ acres of professionally landscaped property with mature plantings overlooking the NORTH RIVER. Sophisticated style and comfortable elegance are unparalleled in this home featuring almost 4,000 sqft of quality, custom finishes. The open concept features a custom designed chef’s kitchen with honed granite countertops, hardwood floors, high end appliances and a butlers pantry. The family... room features a gas fireplace and french doors to the deck with views of the river. The breathtaking sun-room boast a blue stone floor, and floor to ceiling custom arched windows that lets the sun in while offering views of the beautiful lush surroundings. The flow and the QUALITY finishes inside and out, make this home IDEAL FOR ENTERTAINING! All the bedrooms are spacious in size and have hardwood floors. The awe inspiring master suite was featured in HGTV!

Listing Agents

  1. Denise Marshall

    Alternative Listing Agent

Building Information for 235 River Street

Stories-Year Built1930Building Size-Lot Size2.15 AC / 93,654 SF

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    Property Details
  • Property Type: Single Family
  • Single Family Type: Detached
  • Community Features: Public Transportation, Shopping, Walk/Jog Trails, Conservation Area
  • Basement Info: Y
  • List Price: $1,399,000
  • List Date: 10-29-2019
  • Status: Canceled
  • Price per SqFt: $353
  • List Number: 7.2585975E7
  • Water View: Yes
  • Waterfront: No
  • Year Built Description: Approximate
  • Year Built Source: Public Record
  • SqFt Total: 3965
  • Square Feet Source: Public Record
  • Grade School: Vinal
  • Middle School: Middle
  • High School: Norwell High
    Interior Features
  • Appliances: Wall Oven, Dishwasher, Microwave, Countertop Range, Refrigerator
  • Basement Features: Full
  • Num of Full Baths: 2.0
  • Num of Half Baths: 1.0
  • Fireplaces: 4
  • Flooring: Wood, Tile
  • Interior Features: Security System, Cable Available, French Doors
  • Master Bath: Yes
    Exterior Features
  • Construction: Frame, Brick
  • Exterior: Clapboard, Wood, Brick
  • Exterior Features: Porch - Enclosed, Deck, Patio, Gutters, Storage Shed, Professional Landscaping, Sprinkler System, Decorative Lighting, Screens, Stone Wall
  • Lot Description: Wooded, Paved Drive, Gentle Slope, Scenic View(s)
  • Roof Material: Wood Shingles
  • Waterview Features: River
    Parking Features
  • Parking Features: Off-Street
  • Garage Parking: Attached
  • Electric: Circuit Breakers, 200 Amps
  • Energy Features: Insulated Windows, Storm Windows, Prog. Thermostat, Backup Generator
  • Heating: Forced Air, Gas
  • Cooling: Central Air
  • Hot Water: Natural Gas, Tank
  • Sewer: Private Sewerage
  • Utility Connections: for Gas Range, Washer Hookup
  • Water: City/Town Water
Room Information
    Master Bedroom
  • Master Bedroom Level: Second Floor
  • Master Bedroom Desc: Bathroom - Full, Fireplace
  • Master Bedroom Dimen: 25X14
    Bedroom 2
  • Bedroom 2 Level: Second Floor
  • Bedroom 2 Desc: Closet/Cabinets - Custom Built, Flooring - Hardwood
  • Bedroom 2 Dimen: 15X10
    Bedroom 3
  • Bedroom 3 Level: Second Floor
  • Bedroom 3 Desc: Fireplace, Closet - Walk-in, Flooring - Hardwood
  • Bedroom 3 Dimen: 19X13
    Bedroom 4
  • Bedroom 4 Level: Second Floor
  • Bedroom 4 Desc: Closet, Flooring - Hardwood
  • Bedroom 4 Dimen: 19X13
    Bathroom 1
  • Bathroom 1 Level: First Floor
  • Bathroom 1 Desc: Bathroom - Half, Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile, Wainscoting
    Bathroom 2
  • Bathroom 2 Level: Second Floor
  • Bathroom 2 Desc: Bathroom - Full, Bathroom - Tiled With Tub & Shower, Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile
    Bathroom 3
  • Bathroom 3 Level: Second Floor
  • Bathroom 3 Desc: Bathroom - Full, Bathroom - Tiled With Tub & Shower, Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile, Double Vanity
    Dining Room
  • Dining Rm Level: First Floor
  • Dining Rm Desc: Fireplace, Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Picture, French Doors, Main Level, Deck - Exterior
  • Dining Rm Dimen: 20X14
    Family Room
  • Family Rm Level: First Floor
  • Family Rm Desc: Fireplace, Closet/Cabinets - Custom Built, Flooring - Hardwood, French Doors, Main Level, Deck - Exterior, Exterior Access
  • Family Rm Dimen: 24X17
  • Kitchen Level: First Floor
  • Kitchen Desc: Closet/Cabinets - Custom Built, Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box, Dining Area, Pantry, Countertops - Stone/Granite/Solid, Main Level, Kitchen Island, Cabinets - Upgraded, Stainless Steel Appliances
  • Kitchen Dimen: 14X14
  • Laundry Level: Second Floor
  • Laundry Desc: Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile
    Living Room
  • Living Rm Level: First Floor
  • Living Rm Desc: Ceiling - Coffered, Flooring - Hardwood, French Doors
  • Living Rm Dimen: 14X12
    Other Room 1
  • Other Room Name 1: Sun Room
  • Other Room Level 1: First Floor
  • Other Rm 1 Desc: Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile, Window(s) - Picture, French Doors, Main Level, Wet bar, Recessed Lighting, Wine Chiller
  • Other Rm 1 Dimen: 22X14
    Other Room 2
  • Other Room Name 2: Home Office
  • Other Room Level 2: First Floor
  • Other Rm 2 Desc: Closet/Cabinets - Custom Built, Flooring - Hardwood, Main Level
  • Other Rm 2 Dimen: 13X8
Property Information
    Property Info
  • Acres: 2.15
  • Road Type: Paved
    Tax Information
  • Assessments: $817,000
  • Page: 87940/
  • Tax ID: 1102440
  • Tax Year: 2019
  • Taxes: $13,399
  • Zoning: Res
Building / Association Information
    Other Building Characteristics
  • Cooling Zones: 4
  • Foundation: Poured Concrete, Fieldstone
  • Insulation: Full, Fiberglass

Property History for 235 River Street

DateEvent & SourcePriceAppreciation
Dec 21, 2019Canceled

MLS PIN #72585975

Oct 29, 2019Listed (Active)

MLS PIN #72585975

Oct 26, 2019Expired

MLS PIN #72488186

DateEvent & SourcePrice

MLS PIN #72585975

Listed (Active)

MLS PIN #72585975

MLS PIN #72488186

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Public Records for 235 River Street

Taxable ValueLand$396,400Additions$414,000Total$810,400
Tax Record2019$13,291
Home Facts
Beds4Baths2.5Finished Sq.Ft.3,965 SqFtStories2Lot Size63,598 SqFtStyleSingle Family ResidenceYear Built1930CountyPLYMOUTHAPNM:00071 B:0000 L:018

Schools near 235 River Street

Norwell Middle SchoolPublic6-81.7 mi
William G VinalPublicPK-52.1 mi
Norwell High SchoolPublic9-122.5 mi

Norwell Middle School

6-8, 1.7 mi, Public

William G Vinal

PK-5, 2.1 mi, Public

Norwell High School

9-12, 2.5 mi, Public

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29. November 2019, 10:00 Uhr   |  ABB Automation

Forecast remaining useful life

ABB expands Service Ability Condition Monitoring for the powertrain that connects drives, motors, pumps and bearings with an option for condition-based maintenance of drives.

The software provides early warning of unusual operating conditions that could lead to premature failure of a drive and its components. Cloud-based algorithms and statistical analyses are used to determine the stress on the components and calculate their remaining service life. If a failure is predicted before the next scheduled maintenance, measures can be taken to prevent unplanned downtime. In some cases, the new service may also reveal that the drive components are subject to less stress than usual. Then the regular intervals of preventive maintenance can be extended to achieve higher productivity and cost reductions. As a first step, ABB‘s condition-based maintenance service is available for ACS800 and ACS880 series air-cooled drives. The accuracy of the predicted remaining service life depends on the specific application. In many cases, however, the failure of drive components can be predicted one or even two years in advance.

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Banks risk losing payments business as third-party providers muscle in

Banks and retailers invest in payment technologies to meet customers' expectations and fight the competition threatening their supply chain

Banks and retailers are investing in payment technologies and infrastructure to meet customers' expectations and combat competition threatening to cut them out of the payments supply chain.

Research into the plans of over 1,000 executives, carried out by Ovum for payment technology firm ACI, found 86% of these companies will invest in online payments technology and 84% mobile technologies in the next two years.

Security concerns and the wide choice of technologies are making decisions more difficult, according to Ovum.

Gilles Ubaghs, financial services technology analyst at Ovum, said the payments industry is in the midst of rapid evolution. “Where payments were traditionally given little attention up until a few years ago, the changes taking place just on a daily basis are significant, to say the leas – from new providers to new platforms to new payment tools. As payments become smarter, this evolution has the power to transform the payments experience; and, as such, the needs, experiences and expectations of all of the players in the payments value chain are more critical than ever.”

Read more about technology companies in the financial services sector

Third-part payment firms muscle in

The research revealed that 80% of bank and retail executives agree consumers want more choice when it comes to payments. It found that globally, credit and debit cards (87% and 82%) are the most widely accepted payment tools, followed by cash (74%). But businesses in the EMEA region are leading the way in contactless payments, with 39% of businesses accepting them.

The survey said banks are at risk of losing market to third-party payment specialists such as PayPal, telecom providers and large software companies such as Apple and Google. Technology companies are moving into banking, offering payment and information enrichment services, as well as peer-to-peer lending platforms.

These technology companies are agile enough to try things out to see if they work and also have enough money to make acquisitions if they need to. Services could be added to their existing platforms and scale would not be a problem for IT companies with their huge processing engines. Facebook, for example, has more than a billion users. By comparison, Lloyds Bank has 30 million customers, HSBC has 52 million and Barclays has 48 million.

Mobile payments could even evolve as a feature of Microsoft operating systems, following the establishment of Microsoft Payments Inc by Microsoft in the US and its application for money transmitter licences in 50 US states.

Meanwhile in the US, the Apple Pay mobile wallet was responsible for 1% of digital payments in the US in November 2014, just a month after its launch.

Samsung recently bought mobile payments startup LoopPay in a challenge to Apple’s fledgling mobile payments business and Google is expected to launch payments API Android Pay at its I/O conference next month.

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IT problems put Enfield patients at risk, claims MP Joan Ryan

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invests in patient management systems after Enfield Town MP Joan Ryan claims waiting times put patients at risk

Patients whose data went missing due to IT problems at a north London hospital trust have been put at risk, an MP claims.

Enfield Town MP Joan Ryan said 77 patients had been deemed as suffering moderate harm, while one had suffered “severe harm”, because of delays getting treatment.

Ryan said the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust reviewed 10,000 cases following the discovery that data from GP referrals had gone missing.

In 2013-14, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield suffered “serious IT problems which resulted in thousands of patients going missing from the computer system following referrals for treatment by their GP to the trust”, she said.

The Royal Free took over the two hospitals in 2014 when it acquired the Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust. The Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust covered a population of 500,000 across two London boroughs.

In a statement to Computer Weekly, Royal Free said NHS trusts throughout the country were experiencing similar problems following changes to referral to treatment (RTT) rules, which govern waiting times for patients.

The patient administration database and Barnet and Chase – supplied by Cerner and hosted by BT – was too basic to comply with the changes.

“This, combined with shortcomings in some oversight and scrutiny procedures, means that a patient’s journey was not always visible as a whole, and breaches were not always reported,” said the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Programme to review patients

Royal Free set up a programme board to identify the affected patients and review their cases.

By May 2015 experts had looked at 10,000 cases. Of these, 4,000 were deemed to have had suffered a low risk of harm due to the delays, with 6,000 considered to have suffered no harm. However, 77 patients experienced moderate risk of harm and one patient suffered severe risk.

The delays did not affect treatment, said the trust.

The trust’s chief operating officer, Kate Slemeck, said the patient concerned had been managed and investigated under the trust’s serious incident process.

According to an update Slemeck presented to the trust’s board in June 2015, a review by an independent expert had concluded that the delays had not led to severe harm to patients, because earlier treatment would not have changed the outcome.

The review established that, for two people who had died, “there was no connection between the delay in treatment and the patients’ death.”

“Twelve patients had contacted the trust having received a clinical harm letter, of whom eight had requested a meeting and four were satisfied with the telephone conversation,” she said.

One patient at risk of serious harm

By 10 September 2015, 776 patients had received clinical harm reviews, identifying a total of 380 patients classified as at low risk of harm, who were sent a written letter of apology, 90 as at moderate harm, and one at serious harm, according to a board update.

“Patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment and outpatient appointments continue to be prioritised and treated alongside those with an urgent clinical need,” the board was told.

Replacement IT system

The trust said it put a patient-tracking system in place to identify follow-up appointments and stitch together every part of a patient’s journey, from the GP referral date to the date the patient was treated.

“We have made a significant investment to establish a sustainable system, including a comprehensive training programme, which will ensure the trust continues to comply with referral to treatment rules,” said Slemeck.

Patients ‘deserve an apology’

In a letter to the trust’s chief executive David Sloman in August 2015, Labour MP Joan Ryan called for separate patient data to be published for each of the trust’s hospitals, and urged him to put in measures so that similar problems cannot occur again.

“All those affected deserve an apology and to know what happened and why”

Joan Ryan, Labour MP

“This is a really important issue that has had implications for thousands of people in Enfield and elsewhere, particularly for those put at risk of clinical harm due to delays in their treatment,” she said.

“All those affected deserve an apology and to know what happened and why.”

'Advanced IT system'

Royal Free said patients at Barnet and Chase Farm Hopsitals had been waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment, and that some had waited longer than a year before it acquired Barnet and Chase.

An analytics company helped managers and clinicians validate what procedures patients were waiting for, how long they had waited for and if they were still waiting for treatment.

As a result of this exercise Royal Free said it has invested in the most advanced IT system on the market.

“We are very sorry if any of our patients have to wait longer than is appropriate for their treatment,” it said.

Timeline: Countdown to waiting list delays and remedial action

  • August 2007: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust the first London hospital to go live with the Cerner Millennium patient administration systems under the government’s £12.7bn National Programme for IT (NPfiT).
  • September 2007: Barnet and Chase is left a top level IT vacancy after Remon Gazel, IM&T director, leaves the trust.
  • August 2008: Complaints from patients leap after Barnet and Chase Farm goes live with its Cerner Millenium patient administration system, following implementation difficulties. Dozens of patients were left untreated for at least six months. Staff, who had difficulties booking follow-on appointments, were unaware of the problem for up to five months.
  • May 2013: Barnet and Chase identifies a failure to monitor more than 2,000 patients on the waiting list, following a failure in its IT reporting system. Some 651 patients had waited between 18 and 51 weeks, a National Audit Office report reveals.
  • July 2013: Staff at Barnet and Chase identify 108 patients that had not been monitored, and had been waiting for more than 52 weeks for treatment, the NAO report reveals.
  • December 2013: Barnet and Chase Farm discloses to the National Audit Office that it has 181 patients that have waited more than 52 weeks for treatment, in breach of the government 18-week target.
  • June 2014:confidential board meeting at Royal Free NHS Trust, revealed in later minutes, discusses the 18 week Referral to Treatment backlog at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals.
  • June 2014: The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust completes a transfer of patient data from BT’s datacentre to Cerner’s UK datacentre. The trust said it had opted to migrate the centre early, in preparation for taking over running Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS trust.
  • 16 June 2015: Royal Free concludes that the correction and validation of 21,000 records on its patient administration system is sufficiently complete to re-start national reporting of referral to treatment times. However the board hears that it is highly likely there would be waiting time breaches of 18 and 52 weeks, at Royal Free and Barnet and Chase Hospitals, when national reporting resumes.
  • October 2015: Barnet and Chase Hospital NHS Trust plans to integrate its patient administration system and emergency department Cerner Millennium platform hosted by BT, with Royal Free Hospital’s Millennium patient administration system, hosted by Cerner. The project will create a single master index of patients across the trust. A separate project will integrate Barnet and Chase Farm’s Electronic Patient Record systems into Royal Free.
  • 2016: Timeframe for Royal Free London to roll out its electronic document records management (edrm) system to Barnet and Chase Farm. The aim is to create a single Cerner Millennium patient administration and electronic patient records system across the combined trust. Migration of electronic patient records is identified as a key risk as it is an activity that Cerner does not specialise in.

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Engineering the Flow of Light Using Photonic Crystals

July 25, 2019

In 1980, Eli Yablonovitch from Bell Communication Research pondered how to reduce losses in semiconductor lasers in a specific frequency range. He sliced periodic circular holes in a transparent medium and observed that it didn’t allow the frequency range causing the losses to pass through. Yablonovitch found that these structures work similarly to semiconductors with conduction and valence bands and named them photonic crystals (with Sajeev John from Princeton University). Let’s discuss three examples in which photonic crystals control light.

Bending Light with a Photonic Crystal

When GaAs pillars are arranged in a periodic manner, as shown in the figure below, the device has the ability to bend light with an angle (90° in this case) and also act as a filter for a band of frequencies (also called a photonic band gap).

A schematic of a photonic crystal.
Schematic of a photonic crystal.

To model this photonic crystal in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and add-on Wave Optics Module, the transverse electric (TE) wave (polarized in the z direction) is made to propagate through the left boundary using the Scattering boundary condition and an amplitude of 1 V/m. The rest of the boundaries are assigned Scattering boundary conditions with no incident fields. When we run the model with a sweep of different wavelengths for the incident light source, we get a graph of the transmittance and reflections, as shown below.

A plot of the normalized transmittance for a photonic crystal model.
Normalized transmittance of the photonic crystal.

Left: Passband at a 1000-nm wavelength. Right: Stopband at a 700-nm wavelength.

Modeling a Photonic Crystal Fiber

A step-index fiber guides light through the high refractive index of the core, while a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is made up of microstructured optical fibers that guide light either through index guiding or band gap confinement. In this blog post, we focus on index-guided PCF, where the core of the PCF is made of cladding material and is surrounded by air-filled holes. We assume the air hole’s radius as 0.3*pitch, where the pitch is the distance between adjacent holes.

A schematic of an index-guided photonic crystal.
Schematic of index-guided photonic crystal.

To plot the dispersion diagram (the effective refractive index vs. the normalized wavelength), we perform a mode analysis along with a parametric sweep over the hole radius from 0.23 um to 4.69 um. To detect the fundamental and higher-order modes, the number of modes to search is increased to 50. The challenge then becomes correctly identifying the fundamental and higher-order modes from a total of 50 identified modes. One approach to identify these modes is to perform an integration in the core region for different effective mode indices (or effective refractive indices).

A plot comparing the power integrated in the core region and the effective mode index number for a photonic crystal fiber.
Power integrated in the core region vs. the effective mode index number for a 4.65-um hole radius and 15.5-um pitch.

There are two approaches to filter out unnecessary modes and capture only the meaningful fundamental and higher-order modes:

  1. Apply a filter to the power; for example, the required effective refractive index is then ewfd.neff*(intop1(ewfd.Poavz)>P_threshold), where P_threshold is the power that will eliminate the unnecessary modes
  2. Observe the effective mode index number for the fundamental and higher-order modes and if it is getting repeated

In this case, we observe that the fundamental mode is repeated between effective mode index numbers 40 and 45, and higher-order modes were repeated between effective mode index numbers 20 and 25. The dispersion diagram is plotted by included both of these filters to remove the unnecessary modes. The dispersion diagram matches well with Figure 4, Chapter 9 in Ref. 1.

A dispersion diagram for a photonic crystal fiber modeled in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Dispersion diagram: effective refractive index vs. normalized wavelength (lda0/pitch).

Analyzing a Photonic Band Gap

An alternate approach to modeling the band gap is to formulate an eigenvalue problem, as shown in the Band Gap Analysis of a Photonic Crystal model. In this case, a periodic arrangement of GaAs pillars is modeled in which the pillars are placed equidistant from each other. Instead of modeling an array of GaAs pillars, as we did in the first example, we model only a single unit cell and apply a Floquet periodic boundary condition, as shown below.

A schematic of an array to unit approximation for a photonic band gap.
Array to unit approximation with the Periodic boundary condition applied at +/- X and +/-Y.

An auxiliary sweep is performed on the wave vector k from 0 to 0.5 to evaluate the dispersion relation in the (1,1) direction. Additionally, the refractive index of the GaAs material is considered frequency dependent. As can be seen below from the dispersion relationship, there is no EM wave propagation surviving in the (1,1) direction between bands 3 and 4, also known as the band gap of the photonic crystal.

A plot showing the dispersion relation for a photonic band gap simulation.
Dispersion relation when the wave vector is varied from 0 to 0.5 in the (1,1) direction.

Final Thoughts on Photonic Crystals

There are different approaches to modeling photonic crystal devices, whether you perform a parametric sweep of different frequencies, analyze the modes, or solve for the eigenvalues. Photonic crystals can work as filters and tools to engineer the path of light, which is especially helpful while designing photonic integrated circuits. Additionally, when performing mode analysis, integrating the power at the core region and filtering the certain mode index number can help to delineate the fundamental and higher-order modes from other unnecessary modes. Finally, a unit cell model, along with Floquet periodic boundary conditions, can be modeled to perform band gap analysis.

Next Steps

Learn more about the specialized functionality for modeling photonic crystals in the COMSOL® software:

  1. J.D. Joannopoulus, R.D. Meade, and J.N. Winn, Photonic Crystals (Modeling the Flow of Light), Princeton University Press, 2008.

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Shweta Mittal
Shweta Mittal
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how we can plot this dispersion and effective index curve in comsol?

Uttam Pal
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December 19, 2019

Hi Shweta, I would suggest you go through the model , where we created a dispersion curve with effective refractive index.


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Zeolite Based Concrete- Durable Solution for Nation’s Infrastructure

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Title: Zeolite Based Concrete- Durable Solution for Nation’s Infrastructure

Author(s): Nidhi M Modha and Pratanu Ghosh

Publication: Special Publication

Volume: 336

Appears on pages(s): 21-40

Keywords: Natural zeolite, High Performance Concrete (HPC), durability, modulus of elasticity, compressive strength, tensile strength, corrosion

Date: 12/11/2019

In this research, a natural pozzolanic cementitious material known as zeolite is being utilized to investigate the performance of High-Performance Concrete (HPC). Several binary (cement+zeolite) and ternary (cement+zeolite+other supplementary cementitious material) based concrete mixtures including a control mixture of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) with water - cementitious (w/cm) ratios of 0.40 and 0.44 are cast by replacing cement with different percentage level of zeolite material. The purpose of this study is to investigate effectiveness of zeolite material by means of long term compressive strength (7 to 91 days), tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and corrosion resistance in several concrete mixtures from 7 to 28 days. The compressometer is utilized for the measurement of the modulus of elasticity and Universal Testing Machine (UTM) is utilized to measure the compressive and tensile strength of concrete. In addition, a 4-point Wenner Probe resistivity meter is tested to determine the surface electrical resistivity of concrete, which provides an indirect indication of permeability and in turn, chloride induced corrosion durability in reinforced concrete structures. Overall, zeolite based concrete mixtures with 0.40 w/cm ratio and ¾ inch aggregate size provide promising results in terms of compressive strength, tensile strength and remarkable improvement on corrosion resistance in terms of achievement of surface resistivity data.


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Fractalisation drives crystalline states in a frustrated spin system

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A topological Dirac insulator in a quantum spin Hall phase.

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Travelling at Christmas? Cheap train tickets have been released

Travelling to London on business soon? Cheap Advance Single tickets have just been released on Trainline, for travel on many train operators’ routes, up to and including Christmas Eve.

Why do you need to book early to travel to London this Christmas?

Travelling to London can be expensive – that’s why we recommend holding meetings via conference call instead – but if you’ve no option but to make the journey to the capital, you’ll want to get there and back as quickly and as cheaply as possible.

The trouble with getting to London during the festive period is that there are loads more people wanting to visit the capital for the seasonal shopping and nightlife – more travellers means that tickets get snapped up sooner, and fewer tickets means higher prices.

So, it really does pay to book early, to both ensure you get a seat and you don’t pay over the odds.

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Some train operators haven’t released their Advance tickets for travel after Christmas or New Year yet, so it could be worth setting up a Ticket Alert and Trainline will email you when they become available. This is usually 12 weeks before the date of travel, but could be later.

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🎄  Advance train tickets tend to come with a free seat reservation (where available). When you book, you’ll be asked your seating preferences, and if there’s availability, you’ll get specific seat numbers confirmed at checkout.

🎄  If you’re planning a return trip, set two Ticket Alerts – one for your outbound and one for your inbound journey. It’s often cheaper to book two Advance Singles, instead of an Off-Peak or Anytime Return.

🎄  Bear in mind that there’ll be no trains on Christmas Day and limited services on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Find coach tickets on our app and website for the entire festive period.

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It’s always great to finally deliver new features into the hands of the customers, and the positive feedback so far surrounding the new capabilities in Confirmit Horizons version 18 has been phenomenal.

The recent product webinars for the new Authoring and Reportal improvements were highly attended, and incredibly interactive in terms of audience enthusiasm and questions. For those who couldn’t attend, you can always watch the Authoring and Reportal webinar recordings on the Extranet. In addition, here are the top five questions that came out of the sessions:

Q: When will Version 18 be available for On-Premise customers?
A: We plan to make this available for On-Premise customers at the end of Q2 2014.

Q: Will the new designer log track changes to script nodes?
A: Yes, essentially everything will now be tracked. The key omissions from the previous version were changes made to: Scripts, masks, conditions, quotas, email nodes, predefined lists and property changes, all these are tracked now.

Q: What types of images can be uploaded in the image upload question type?

A: All types of images can be uploaded, but only images, not video/audio and no other file types (such as PDF, Word documents etc…)

Q: Once images are uploaded, where can they be viewed?
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A: If you right-click on the chart in the report tree and select properties, then you can change the rendermode property from Version 1 (Dundas) to Version 2 (Highcharts).  Note that the chart should not be open before selecting the properties dialog.

There are more webinars to come at the end of the month, highlighting new features such as the SmartHub, Instant Analytics, and the addition of Active Dashboards and Action Management modules to the Confirmit Horizons core platform.

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Pursue the Common Ground in Effective Operational Risk Management and Operational Excellence

As published on industryweek.com

Companies that want to achieve a sustainable and profitable business need to focus on three dimensions of their operations, generally speaking. First is value protection, a foundational concern that relates to protecting the people and assets of a company. Second is value extraction, which focuses on operating assets most efficiently to generate improved returns on investment. Finally, value creation relates to improving a company’s corporate sustainability with respect to having a positive impact on people, the environment and shareholder returns.

The successful pursuit of these three dimensions requires companies to effectively manage their operational risk and be continuously committed to the pursuit of operational excellence. Of course, developing an operational risk management (ORM) plan and an effective approach toward operational excellence are not accomplished overnight, but there are key elements common to achieving both that organizations should seek to pursue.

There are usually questions raised about whether the three dimensions stated above can be pursued simultaneously or has to be done sequentially. It usually depends on the capacity and capability that exists within the company. Identifying and prioritizing opportunities for risk reduction and improving efficiencies have to be seen in totality. In some operations such as tank terminals, the risks are much higher than the opportunities for improving efficiencies and in others improving operational efficiencies may provide the necessary funding to reduce risks. The leadership have to look at the holistic picture before making choices.

Identifying and understanding the common ground between ORM and operational excellence requires a brief examination of each.

Operational Risk Management

Risk is assessed by evaluating the potential for incidents along with the degree of impact they could have on an organization should they occur. That means enterprises face a wide spectrum of potential risks, ranging from high frequency/low severity risks to low frequency/high severity risks, and everything in between. The range of risks may vary between one company and another depending upon several factors, such as physical location, prevailing culture, competency and operating discipline. Given the wide range of potential risks and a limit on the resources that a company can devote to risk management, it makes sense to adopt a strategy that assigns appropriate effort to potential risks. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to mitigating the risks a company faces, and it is simply not practical to address all risks with the same level of intensity.

Companies have had success adopting what DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) refers to as a “differentiated risk” approach (see figure 1 on PDF). This strategy ensures that appropriate effort and resources are expended based on the specific risk profile of the industry and business in which a company operates. This results not only in optimal risk management for an organization, but also ensuring value for the investment, giving companies a competitive advantage in their business sector. Successful ORM lies in identifying, evaluating and controlling losses and differentially managing associated risks.

By ranking operational risks, there will be a consistent way of recognizing risks across a company that ensures what is classified as a risk is not driven solely by individual perception. The whole purpose of having a structured risk management process is not just to improve efficiencies, but to improve the effectiveness with which a company addresses them. All too often, companies measure risk mitigation by focusing on the quantity of new policies or procedures implemented rather than achieving actual risk reduction. Adopting an operational risk management approach helps companies achieve greater risk reduction by optimizing resources.

Operational Excellence

Consistently high-performing companies benefit from “doing it right every time,” but they then leverage their error-free operations to focus on and address other critical operational improvements within the organization that allow it to reach operational excellence. In this regard, safety processes are important, but high-performing companies must also concern themselves with processes that address reliability and maintenance, operating to plan, manufacturing technology, supply chain, and facility improvements. But how can companies identify and execute these processes in a manner that doesn’t simply generate reams of documentation, procedures and data that do not support the goals of operational excellence?

To start, companies should initiate a benchmarking exercise to examine the current state of their core processes. This benchmarking will assess company strengths, gaps to close, potential financial impact of procedures, and, more importantly, change readiness in the organization. It simply may not be appropriate to drive initiatives across all locations and all functions of a company whether they generate value or not. Doing so can actually serve to discourage employee participation and be a waste of both financial and manpower resources. The benchmarking assessment acts as a compass to guide a company’s areas of focus, identifying areas that need change and what value the change will bring. From the benchmark, an overall roadmap of operations can be established that aligns to the overall business planning process.

It is important that the resulting roadmap be standardized across the company. Standardization reduces variations that can lead to ineffectiveness and ensures that every worker who is charged with the responsibility of improving a process approaches it in the same way, using the same techniques, which enables effective implementation. This prevents numerous departments, sites and functions across the company from “re-inventing the wheel,” which only adds to corporate costs. At the same time, there should be sufficient flexibility so that practices are not driven forward across all levels of the organization with the same intensity – each of the businesses and sites should implement them based on their prioritized needs.

Where is the Common Ground?

There are four important considerations that companies should focus on to successfully pursue both ORM and operational excellence:

1.   “Corporate push” vs. “site pull.”  As mentioned above, companies should avoid the trap of falling for the newest approach in the marketplace and driving its implementation organization-wide. Rather than a blanket mandate for implementation of an initiative coming from the C-Suite, companies should empower individual site locations to implement procedures only if they are relevant to that site and will create value for the company. By outlining expectations for the company and allowing individual sites and functions to prioritize the processes they will follow to meet those expectations, organizations will be in a much better position to achieve the outcomes they seek. This approach avoids initiative fatigue where people are filling up mandated forms to meet corporate requirements.

2.   Integrated approach focused on outcomes.  (See figure 2 on PDF) It is easy for companies to become inundated with initiatives and procedures, and therefore lose sight of the importance of focusing only on implementing those that actually generate positive outcomes. Simply assigning technical solutions to problems and driving compliance to systems or procedures isn’t enough. What is optimal is pursuing an integrated approach that links key functions of the organization toward the common goal of driving desired outcomes. This includes managing processes to translate desired outcomes into key performance indicators at all levels of the organization and establish the organizational structure to keep the company focused on the outcomes that matter. A technical model is developed to standardize tools and practices. Capability building ensures workers receive the right training and mentoring to implement processes focused on desired outcomes. Finally, desired mindsets and behaviors that align all employees to the key purpose and objectives must be continually instilled across the company, particularly through active participation of the organization’s leadership. Adopting a consistent mindsets and behaviors approach helps in addressing a wider number of opportunities whether in terms of reducing operational risks or improving operational excellence.

3.   Operational discipline.  Simply put, operational discipline means complying with a set of well thought out and well-defined processes the right way every time. By providing more predictability so tasks don’t need to be completed over and over, inefficiently, day after day, operational discipline improves practices across an organization, allowing leaders and employees to address things that are critical to the day-to-day operations of the business in a timely and efficient manner. When an organization reliably and regularly applies operational discipline, a ripple effect of benefits occurs, each having the power to unleash rapid and continuous improvement as well as waves of innovation. Ideally, operational discipline becomes a part of a company’s culture, driving significantly improved results.

4.   Organizational transformation.  Having invested considerable time and resources in the pursuit of ORM and operational excellence, companies naturally want desired behaviors and processes to stick. This often requires bringing transformational change to a company’s culture so behaviors and processes become self-sustaining.

Case studies of successful transformation clearly indicate that developing a shared vision, in which every employee feels ownership to the transformational effort is a critical success factor. It involves ensuring there is clarity among employees as to the vision and direction of the company; making sure employees have an understanding that they will be held accountable for achieving desired outcomes; and promoting a work environment in which employees are not only encouraged to contribute their ideas toward achieving desired outcomes, but feel that their opinions are valued.

The journey toward effective ORM and the ongoing pursuit of operational excellence require significant attention and commitment, but the outcomes in terms of improved business and financial performance are well worth it. Pursuing areas of common ground between both ORM and operational excellence can make the journey easier, and in the process, create a workforce that feels empowered to take an active role in contributing to their company’s growth and success.


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CONWAY   Proud, humbled and grateful.

Such words sum up retired four-star U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson’s feelings as she reflects on her 37 years of active-duty service, as well as on what it means to be coming home to the Mount Washington Valley in order to participate in local Veterans Day observances.

The featured speaker in North Conway’s Schouler Park on Nov. 11, Robinson became in 2016 the first female officer in the history of the U.S. armed forces to command a major Unified Combatant Command: the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. She held that position until she retired in May 2018 at the age of 59.

Robinson also was set to make an appearance at ceremonies Friday, Nov. 8, at Josiah Bartlett Elementary.

The daughter of the late Tish Howard, formerly of Bartlett, and Col. George Howard (USAF-Ret.), now of Jackson, Robinson said in an interview with the Sun this week she had not originally intended to make the military her career.

She had enrolled in ROTC at the University of New Hampshire, initially thinking she’d stay for four years after graduating in 1981 as a second lieutenant.

But she learned to love what she did, rising through the ranks with a distinction for competency and always trying and doing her best, no matter the assignment.

“I am proud to have served my country for 37 years, and to be a part of something bigger than myself. I am eternally grateful for the support of my family, and look forward to spending more time with them in retirement,” Robinson said in a phone interview Tuesday, speaking from St. Petersburg, Fla., where she lives with husband, Maj. Gen. David Robinson (USAF-Ret.), who was to accompany her on her upcoming visit to the valley).

As a child, Robinson attended Josiah Bartlett Elementary School in Bartlett in 1969-70 while her father was stationed overseas with the Air Force. As a military family, they moved around a lot.

From her own experiences growing up, as well as her military career, she knows firsthand that the men and women who serve this country do so out of love of country and a commitment to duty, honor and freedom.

The former Bartlett resident will give a few remarks echoing those thoughts at Monday’s services in North Conway’s Schouler Park following the annual North Conway Veterans Day Parade.

“I will be speaking about military themes; of always thanking veterans and the community for embracing them; and how important that is to everybody,” she said.

Robinson’s father, Col. Howard, who will introduce his daughter to the crowd on Monday, said he has been looking forward to her visit. “We are always glad to have our children come home. We thank friends and community for all their support over the years to welcome her.”

Monday’s parade through North Conway Village will be presented by American Legion Post 95 with the help of other local veterans organizations.

The parade is set to leave from the John H. Fuller Elementary School at 11 a.m. and then head south down Main Street to the park.

Veterans are encouraged to participate in the parade. They are asked to gather at the school at 10:30 a.m., according to local attorney and veteran Don Ekberg, a member of American Legion Post 95 of North Conway.

The Gibson Center for Senior Services will provide its shuttle bus from the school parking lot to the park for those who are not up to the walk but who would like to participate in the procession.

Post 95 Cmdr. Jim Lefebvre and his counterpart at Post 46 in Conway, John Kiesman, noted they will represent their respective posts in laying wreaths at the flagpole in Schouler Park in memory of the fallen as part of the ceremonies.

Lefebvre, Kiesman and Ekberg all agreed the valley is honored to have Gen. Robinson coming to participate.

“I think it is quite a feather in the cap of the valley to have a four-star general coming to speak at our observances,” said Ekberg.

Added Lefebvre: “She is the daughter of George Howard of Jackson. We have been speaking for some time about getting her to come. This being the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Legion nationally, I cannot think of a better way to mark that anniversary than having a four-star general who spent part of her years growing up in the valley come to participate, and we are very honored to have her.”

Lefebvre noted that, at the invitation of Principal Danielle Nutting. of John Fuller Elementary, veterans took part in ceremonies at that school on Friday.

(For full details of planned local Veterans Day ceremonies, see related story on Page 1a inside this edition.)

Monday’s speech by Gen. Robinson will be her first local appearance since November 2013, when she visited Josiah Bartlett Elementary for Veterans Day ceremonies there.

In her planned remarks on Monday, in addition to honoring veterans for their service, she said she also will thank military families because their sacrifice and commitment is equally as praiseworthy as that of the nation’s military service people.

“It takes a team,” Robinson said. “David and I very much always believed in the (military) member and the family.”

She added it is important for the member serving on active duty to be able to focus on his or her task at hand knowing their partner back home is handling important family matters.

“Often, I would talk to a member when we would deploy overseas, and say that it’s easier to focus on one thing versus driving children to ballet or soccer games and seeing to everything back home,” she recalled.

“I would say that the person who does that for you allows you to focus — David and I are always very, very grateful to the family: You recruit the member, but you retain the family.”

Having grown up in a military family (her father was an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War), that is something she has always understood.

Her own family paid the ultimate sacrifice in January 2006, when Lori and David Robinson lost their daughter, Taryn, who had graduated the year before from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Taryn died from injuries suffered in an aircraft accident while undergoing required flying training.

“She wanted to be a fighter pilot like her daddy. … The (only) solace to me is that she died doing something that she loved doing, flying,” said Robinson.

“David and I are blessed by a family that includes our son, Travis; his wife, Jacque; and their children Ethan and Mya; and our son, Eric; his wife Stormi; and their daughter, Kylie. We are proud of them all and love to see them grow and thrive,” Robinson said.

Son Travis is a test engineer in the Navy, and Eric works for Southwest Airlines.

Robinson is the eldest of five Howard children. Two of her brothers, Stephen and Jim, graduated from the Air Force Academy and served for a period of time. Stephen, who attained the rank of captain, now flies for American Airlines. Jimmy, now deceased, was a lieutenant colonel.

Another brother, Michael, is a scientist. Sister, Carol is a nurse.

“My brothers and sisters are great human beings, and their families are also amazing,” Robinson related proudly.

She also is proud of her family’s military heritage and of the commitment of all who wear the nation’s uniform.

“Man, woman — I would tell anybody a career in the military is awesome,” said Robinson. “You know, you have an opportunity to serve your country and take an oath to defend and support the Constitution of the United States. And there is nothing like it.”

Asked what it was like to be a woman in the military, Robinson said it was always a matter of doing the job she was given to the best of her ability.

“People always talk about my being a woman — I always say that when I was on active duty, I was an airman and a general, and I just happened to be a woman.

“What was important to me was someone put me in a job because they thought I was competent and had potential. … My bosses and mentors along the way put me in places that were different for a non-fighter pilot for a woman. But I never said I don’t want to do that job — and I always wanted to be the best at the job they put me in.”

Asked about leadership and how she learned about it, Robinson said she was taught some lifelong lessons from early in her career.

“When I was a captain, I had an amazing mentor who told me that I was ‘now part of something bigger than yourself.’

“‘What does that mean?’ I thought, but over time, I discovered it is not about me; it’s about the institution and that if we try to make the people around us better than us then at the end of the day we make the institution better.

“When I finally understood that I was part of something bigger than myself, it became one of my driving things (in life) — to make people better than me.”

In addition to her year at the Bartlett school while growing up, Robinson also attended schools in France, England, Texas, Idaho, South Carolina and Virginia before enrolling at the University of New Hampshire, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English.

Robinson served as commander of Pacific Air Forces; air component commander for U.S. Pacific Command; and executive director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

The Pacific Air Forces command has responsibility for Air Force activities spread over half the globe and supports 45,000 airmen serving principally in Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.

Her accomplishments are reflected in such major awards and decorations as: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. She holds the rating of Senior Air Battle Manager and has logged more than 900 flight hours in the E-3B/C and E-8C aircraft.

Her dedication won her national media acclaim in 2016, when Robinson was named to Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people.

In that article, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a retired Army lieutenant colonel. lauded Robinson’s attainment of the Unified Command Post promotion.

“In the military,” wrote Duckworth, “a combatant command is the ultimate job. It’s the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft. Northern Command, created the year after the 9/11 attacks, is also prestigious because it protects our homeland. That is such a tremendous commentary on where we are as a nation.

“For years, women were barred from combat roles, closing off their route to the senior leadership. Gen. Robinson’s appointment makes clear to every female lieutenant that the top jobs are now open to them.”

Robinson also was featured on the cover of Time’s Sept. 18, 2017, edition in a story about “women who are changing the world,” focusing on women who had achieved firsts in their respective endeavors.

The sky has been the limit for Robinson, and she flew right through the glass ceiling so others can now follow her trajectory.

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Robert E. Lehman

I had never heard of General Robinson until her appointment to the board of directors for Centene Corporation. I wish her continued success serving in that new leadership role.

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How Do I Determine If My Cat Is Overweight?

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Veterinarians often use a 9 point scoring system to evaluate the body condition of pets. A point value of 1 means the cat is extremely thin to the point of emaciation. A score of 9 means the pet is grossly overweight. And like Goldilocks and the three bears, a score of 5 is 'just right'. To determine body score, there are several specific areas of the cat we look at. Remember these are guidelines.

NOTE: We've included some illustrations at the end of this article which depict the contours of various body scores.

To perform the rating, we first feel the cat's ribs. We should be able to quite easily feel the ribs. There should be a slight amount of fat over them, but each rib should be distinct. If you can see the ribs, the pet is too thin. If you can't feel them at all, the pet is very overweight.

Second, check the area near the base of the tail. There should be a slight fat covering over this area and it should feel smooth. If the bones protrude, the pet is too thin; if you can't feel any bones at all, the pet is very overweight.

Third, feel other bony prominences on the pet's body such as the spine, shoulder and hips. Again, you should be able to feel a small amount of fat over these areas. If these bones are easily felt or visible, the cat is too thin. If you can't feel the bones beneath the layer of fat, the animal is obviously overweight.

Fourth, look at your cat from above. The animal should have a definite waist behind the ribs. If the waist is extreme, or again, bony prominences are visible, the animal is too thin. If there is no waist, or worse yet, the area between the ribs and hips is wider than the hips or ribs, the cat is grossly overweight.

Fifth, look at the cat from the side. Cats should have an abdominal tuck, i.e., the area behind the ribs should be smaller in diameter than the chest. An animal who is too thin will have a very severe abdominal tuck. Overweight animals will have no abdominal tuck.

If you feel your cat is overweight, consult your veterinarian to determine if there are any other medical problems before starting the animal on a weight reduction program. Your veterinarian can also suggest various diets, how fast your pet should lose weight, etc. (Overweight cats can become severely ill if their diet is too restricted).

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Job searching is hard work. That saying “getting a job is a job” couldn’t be truer than it is right now. I hear from job seekers every day who are struggling, and rightfully so. But, it may not be for the reasons they think.

When I ask a job seeker what it is that’s causing problems with their job search, they typically know the answer right away. First, they’re over qualified. They are too old. They studied the wrong thing in school. They wonder if they need to get a new haircut, go back to school, and change careers completely. A new haircut never hurt anyone. But, let’s take a deeper look.

The next questions I typically ask the job seeker are these: How are you applying for jobs? How many jobs have you applied to lately?

Very often, I learn that the job seeker is applying online. It’s the only way they’re looking for a job, and it’s the only way they’re applying. So, although ageism is real, it’s possible the company doesn’t know their age because they’ve never even seen the person’s application.

I know that companies tell job seekers, “Apply online. If you’re a good fit we’ll call you.” It’s just not true. Sure, sometimes miracles happen. But, it’s not the norm.

Think of it this way. If you were hiring someone, how would you go about finding that person? Would you want to sort through 200 resumes that were submitted on the internet by strangers? I bet that you would ask around. You’d ask the people that you know if they are interested, or if they know anyone who is interested.

In order for applying online to work as designed, a number of things need to go smoothly. First, the online system would need to be smart enough to find the best applicants. Then, the HR recruiter would have to be knowledgeable enough about the role to select the best candidates to screen. Then, the hiring manager (the future boss) would have to trust the judgement of the HR recruiter. And, the hiring manager would have to rely on the online process to screen for candidates. This is a lot that has to go right!

Instead of relying on the online process, become someone the company knows. Network with people who work at the company. Ask for coffee meetings. Talk to friends who have connections at the company. Locate the hiring manager and send them a message on LinkedIn.

And, whatever you do – apply to many jobs. The likelihood that you’ll get hired after you apply for a job is less than five percent. Applying to only five or ten jobs is not likely to result in a job offer.

Before you decide why you aren’t being selected, be sure that you aren’t completely relying on the online process, and that you’re applying to many jobs at the same time.

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April 09 - Computer vulnerability and Information Security

Presently, Technology has grown enormously. All of us use desktop computers, laptop in different operating systems like Windows, linux, etc. All of us spend more time on internet. Every day, new virus gets circulated and all the computers in our office and at home are not safe. Without your knowledge, the data can be stolen from your system. Even the firewalls cannot prevent this. There may be some hole in your system, through which, the data can go out.

The online financial transactions also nowadays pose greater risk. Vulnerabilities in the Banking sites have enabled the hackers to spread their worm to the online users. Many users get cheated through fake emails asking for id and passwords.
More we use the Technology, more we will be exposing ourselves to a greater risk. A new terminology like 'Cyber terrorism' has also come into usage. In spite of all the various threats, sadly, there is less awareness amongst the Corporates and the users about the security of their own transactions. While, we cannot stop the growth of the technology and our usage, we need to guard ourselves from the bad effects of technology.

In the interest of the general public, this issue will deal with the fundamentals of computer vulnerabilities and how to protect ourselves from this 'greatest' risk. We want to create an awareness. We are fortunate to have Mr M L Srinivasan, Founder and CEO, ChennaiNet, a well known Security Expert to Guest Edit this issue.

The ezine may be downloaded from the following link (332 k in pdf format)

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After graduating from Manchester University, Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Prior to joining Corps Security, Paul spent 12 years working for a large FTSE Business Services Group, within a variety of Finance Director roles and brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to Corps Security.

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Best Places in England for Visiting Fine English Country Houses

If you’ve looking to enjoy a cottage break with ample opportunities to visit fascinating country houses close by then we have some ideas for you. England has a wealth of fine historical homes including those within the collections of the National Trust, Historic Houses and English Heritage.

National Trust properties are renowned for their fabulous gardens and well run cafes, tours and shops. English Heritage properties are less well known but equally beloved by some. Historic Houses tend to be real gems where you can get a true sense of the family history surrounding the mansion or country house. If you don’t belong to any of these associations but plan to visit a large number of historical houses on your self-catering holiday then we recommend that you research which properties you plan to visit as taking out annual membership can sometimes save you money.

Top 3 Places in England for Visiting Fine English Country Houses, Castles and Mansions

1. Hampshire and the New Forest

Hampshire is home to a wealth of historical country homes which include a number of Castles and a total of 12 mansions and stately homes which are members of the Historic Houses Association. Sprawling mansions, extensive parklands and opulent interiors are the order of the day here.

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Mottisfont Country House, Hampshire, Part of the National Trust’s Collection

After visiting these fascinating country homes why not head out to the woodlands and moorlands of the New Forest National Park and enjoy walking and cycling. You may even be lucky enough to see some wild ponies meandering past.

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2. Kent & the Garden of England

For history buffs and for those with a fascination for evolution, Kent, also known as the Garden of England may be the place to visit.  Down House, an English Heritage property near Orpington is where Charles Darwin wrote the Origin of the Species and is a fascinating place to visit for those with an interest in science.

Within Kent, the Historic Houses Association has a particularly good collection of absolutely stunning properties which include historical halls, a number of castles and mansion houses. Properties within their collection include Hever Castle which was home to Anne Boleyn and Leeds Castle which was one of Henry VIII’s castles.

Your only dilemma when visiting Kent may be deciding which of all these wonderful historical country houses to visit. Many of the stunning properties to be found in Kent feature extensive parklands or beautiful gardens.

Find a cottage in Kent from which to discover some of Kent’s finest country houses and mansions.

3. Hertfordshire

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George Bernard Shaw House and Gardens, Near Welwyn, Herts

Hertfordshire is home to a large number of National Trust properties, many of which feature impressive gardens, lakes and parklands. Places to visit include Shaw’s Corner, which was home to George Bernard Shaw, the famous playwright. For those with a love for literature, this is a very interesting place to visit which is situated in a very small pretty village where lovely walks criss cross through the surrounding countryside. A very charming historical pub in the nearby village is the perfect spot for a refreshing drink.

Another wonderful National Trust property well worth a visit in Hertfordshire is West Wycombe Park with its lake, 45 acres of parklands and unique style. What makes this house particularly fascinating, is the Mausoleum built for the family which stands high on the nearby hill and the spooky Hellfire Caves which lie in the earth underneath the hill. The caves are said to be haunted and are thought to have been a haunt of the Hellfire Club, which was founded by Sir Francis Dashwood whose family owned and whose descendents still own West Wycombe Park.

Take a look at Cottages in Hertfordshire, we hope you find the perfect place from which to discover some of Hertfordshire’s fine country houses, gardens and mansions.

Please note that a number of the properties listed above are only open at set times of year, we recommend that you research opening times before booking your cottage holiday if there are particular country homes you wish to visit during your break.