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Accused of hacking billions in Bitcoin, Heather Morgan wrote about entrepreneurship for Inc and Forbes—including how to protect your business from cybercriminals.
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The supply chain crisis is forcing smaller businesses to build better business models.
ClusterTruck is trying to solve the third-party delivery problem for restaurants.
America actually has plenty of truck drivers.
Love Cloud, an airline-charter business, offers membership in the Mile High Club.
Heather Morgan, half of the couple accused of hacking billions in Bitcoin, contributed articles to Forbes and Inc with headlines like “3 Steps to Become an Expert in Anything,” “What You Need to Know About Selling and Marketing During the Pandemic,” and—best of all—”Protect Your Business from Cybercriminals:” “While you'd expect crypto criminals to keep a low profile, especially those who made off with billions in Bitcoin, that isn't the case with this alleged culprit. Morgan's aspirations to be a rapper, writer, and influencer have left a lengthy trail of pictures and videos on social media, including these from TikTok. Morgan, whose lyrics in the video above include ‘yes that was cheesy/at least I'm not sleazy,’ also has a website dedicated to her rapper alter-ego named ‘Razzlekhan.’”
“Morgan's LinkedIn profile, meanwhile, describes her as a ‘Serial Entrepreneur, SaaS Investor and Surrealist.’”
“It notes she obtained a BA in Economics from UC Davis, and lists her skills as ‘Inside Sales’ and ‘Email Marketing.’”
Read her thought leadership for Inc.
The broken supply chain forces smaller businesses to find better ways to compete: “Giants like Walmart, Home Depot, and Dollar Tree have chartered their own cargo ships to sail to smaller ports like Houston, Texas, and Everett, Washington, avoiding weeks-long waits at the heavily trafficked ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Walmart repurposed a vessel that usually carries grains in order to deliver toys to a dock outside the Los Angeles port last fall. Home Depot, whose executives jokingly pitched the idea of chartering a ship last spring, later hired several vessels to transport plumbing tools, holiday decorations, and other items. Between November 15 and December 20 alone, nine ships chartered by retail companies docked at U.S. ports, compared to zero during the same period in 2020, according to ocean freight analyst Steve Ferreira.
“Small businesses have had to center their business models around products or services customers would prioritize above cost and convenience. Many retailers have carved out niches. Wright’s Market specializes in meat, and sources some of its products from local meat processors.”
“Many independent toy stores, including Fundamentally Toys, stock toys from smaller toy makers, which are often longer-lasting and more environmentally friendly than Barbies and Legos. In some industries, such as fashion and food, a movement toward ethical consumption and transparency has given newcomers an edge.”
“But even when small retailers hone their specialties, they still have to work within a system dominated by big manufacturers and suppliers.” READ MORE
FOOD & BEVERAGE
A startup ghost kitchen, ClusterTruck, claims to have solved delivery for restaurants: “Software entrepreneur Chris Baggott launched a sustainable cattle farm in 2010 to fix a broken food-supply system. Six years later, in Indianapolis, he opened one of America's first ghost kitchens to repair another food problem: third-party delivery. Baggott owns a grass-fed burger restaurant in Greenfield, Indiana, that serves his farm's beef. After launching the business, the tech veteran turned restaurateur immediately saw the pitfalls of food e-commerce. Consumers blame restaurants for soggy food and late deliveries, but most damaging are the third-party-delivery fees that kill thin restaurant profits.”
“Yet Baggott said he kept hearing delivery apps like Grubhub say they generate ‘incremental revenue’ for restaurants. Baggott, whose farm sells pasture-raised pork, beef, and chicken directly to the public, knew that was hogwash.”
“‘That sort of pissed me off,’ he told Insider. Third-party-delivery operators can charge restaurants about 30 percent of orders in commission fees in cities without caps in place.”
"So Baggott co-founded ClusterTruck in 2016, a delivery-only restaurant company that, like his farm, cuts out the ‘middleman’ by selling food directly to consumers. ClusterTruck creates delivery-only brands, prepares the food in ghost kitchens, and leverages technology to deliver the meals using its own fleet of gig workers – bypassing third-party-delivery apps.” READ MORE
The Canadian trucker protest has spread to Windsor and the Ambassador Bridge, threatening an auto industry lifeline: “Each day, $300 million worth of car and truck parts, agricultural products, steel and other raw materials flows across the bridge, according to Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association in Toronto. U.S. manufacturers rely on daily or near-daily shipments to and from their Canadian partners. Just one or two more days of interrupted deliveries could lead to temporary layoffs or plant closures, Volpe said. ‘We work in 24-48 hour contingencies. Everybody is thinking about what that means for tomorrow’s production,’ he said. ‘A few dozen people are getting in the way of the American economy.’”
“For almost 30 years, North American trade agreements have melded vehicle makers in the U.S. and Canada into a seamless operation.”
“Incomplete vehicles routinely cross the northern border several times before assembly is completed.”
“As U.S. plants run short of Canadian components, they will react by cutting their own orders to suppliers elsewhere, meaning layoffs could ripple across the industry, Volpe added.” READ MORE
SMALL BUSINESS TECH
Apple will let businesses take payment with iPhones: “Apple said Tuesday the feature will be made available to payment platforms and app developers to integrate into their iOS apps and offer as a payment option to business customers. With the feature, merchants would be able to accept payment from customers by having them hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near the merchant’s iPhone to pay with a digital wallet like Apple Pay or a contactless credit or debit card.”
“Payment processor Stripe will be the first platform to offer the feature this spring to its customers, which include Shopify’s point-of-sale app, Apple said.”
“Other payment platforms and apps will start offering the feature later this year, the company said.” READ MORE
America actually has plenty of truck drivers: “In a world contending with the unrelenting impact of the Great Supply Chain Disruption and its attendant worry of the moment, rising consumer prices, a shortage of truck drivers is frequently cited as an explanation for shortages of many other things — from construction supplies to electronics to clothing. Last year, trucking companies in the United States suffered a record deficit of 80,000 drivers, according to the American Trucking Associations, a trade association. Given that trucks move 72 percent of American freight, a lack of drivers spells substantial disruption.”
“Some experts counter that the very notion of too few drivers is bogus — a reach by the industry for federal subsidies to train recruits as compensation for its poor rates of retention.”
“The average trucking company has a turnover rate of roughly 95 percent, meaning that it must replace nearly all of its workforce in the course of a year. More recruits boost the supply of drivers, which keeps a cap on wages.”
“As the trucking association itself noted, more than 10 million Americans held commercial driver’s licenses in 2019. That was nearly triple the 3.7 million trucks that required a driver holding that certification.”
“‘This shortage narrative is industry lobbying rhetoric,’ says Steve Viscelli, a labor expert at the University of Pennsylvania who previously worked as a truck driver. ‘There is no shortage of truck drivers. These are just really bad jobs.’” READ MORE
THE COVID ECONOMY
Has the pandemic killed the middle class dream of home ownership? “Buying a home, especially for first-time homeowners, has been a nightmare for most of the pandemic. Low interest rates, supply-chain troubles, and a rising demand for homes all sent prices skyrocketing while the inventory of available houses on the market remains at a historic low. Now the NAR study is breaking down just how bad it is—and it’s really bad. he new study, released Monday, found that at the end of 2021, there were about 411,000 fewer homes on the market that were ‘affordable’ for households earning between $75,000 and $100,000 than before the pandemic.”
“To put that in perspective, at the end of 2019, there was one ‘affordable’ listing for every 24 households in that income bracket, and it was one out of 65 by December 2021.”
“For middle-income prospective homeowners, the competition is fierce, as the share of listings affordable to buyers within this range dropped from 58 percent in 2019 to 51 percent now.” READ MORE
Love Cloud, an airplane charter business, offers private flights for couples: “For $995, Love Cloud will fly you and a partner in a private airplane for 45 minutes so that you can have sex. Granted, you don’t have to have sex on the plane. You could pay $1,195 to get married on board. For $100 more, it can be booked for a romantic one-course meal; for $1,595, you’ll get three courses. With any package, an extra $300 will get you a bottle of bubbly and ride to the tarmac in a limousine.”
“But according to Andy Johnson, 40, a pilot and the founder of Love Cloud, its Mile High Club Flight, which comes with a commemorative membership card signed by the pilot, remains the business’s most popular offering.”
“Love Cloud mostly books couples, but has accommodated groups of three or four, with an additional fee of $200 per person.” READ MORE
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Two Derby County fans have been banned from all football matches for three years after admitting to shouting homophobic abuse at opposition supporters.
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The pair were reprimanded for the abuse that took place at Brighton’s Amnex Stadium in early August when they were found to be directing their abuse at the Seagulls fans and Derbyshire Constabulary have welcomed the decision.
“This type of behaviour is unacceptable and using it in a football stadium is no different,” PC Allan Guy told the BBC News.
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The move will also be welcomed by groups such as Kick It Out that have been campaigning to remove such unsavoury incidents from the game. A step in the right direction.

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The most common issue identified by WorkSafeBC in 18,000 inspections across B.C. has been difficulty with physical distancing.
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“Now is not the time to relax,” he said Thursday. “In general, we’ve seen a good level of compliance, but people are starting to get fatigued. The message we want to get across is that we need to stay the course.”
To ensure employers are actually following through with their safety plans, inspectors will be doing a “deeper dive” during inspections to ensure three things: that plans are actually effective, that they are being followed to the letter, and that they are applied to all aspects of the workplace.
“What we’ve seen in some cases, is that a worker may be safe while they’re doing their job — like a worker at a grocery store who is behind Plexiglass — but when it’s lunch, they go into the break room and sit beside their coworkers,” said Johnson.
He offered another example to show the need for compliance across the entire workplace, pointing to a construction site where workers wore masks when they were in close proximity to each other, but piled into a minivan together to drive home at the end of the day.
Unannounced inspections, which will be conducted both at WorkSafe’s discretion and in response to specific complaints, will prioritize high-risk workplaces where it can be tough to maintain physical distance, said Johnson.
That means food processing facilities, as well as the warehousing and manufacturing sectors, may see an increase in inspections.
During the inspections, which vary in length depending on the size of the workplace, employers can expect an interview where they are asked to go over their safety plan before the inspector walks through the workplace to see how the plan is being applied. Inspectors may also talk to employees to ensure they are aware of the plan and ask them if it is working.
Worker engagement, in both the creation and implementation of the plan, is crucial, said Johnson.
As of Nov. 7, WorkSafeBC has conducted 18,000 workplace inspections related to COVID-19 safety protocols, in addition to fielding about 20,000 inquiries about the virus on its phone line. Regular safety inspections have also continued during the pandemic for a total of 51,738 inspection so far this year. By comparison, WorkSafeBC conducted about 44,000 inspections in 2019.
Complaints received about businesses that may not be complying with safety protocols are triaged to one of 325 WorkSafeBC officers for response.
Johnson said WorkSafeBC tries to work with employers to achieve compliance. In cases where a violation is noted and there is a need to motivate the employer to fix the problem, officers can issue an order.
Businesses are typically given seven to 12 days to comply, and if the issue is not resolved in that time, they may receive a second order. At that point, officers may write a citation — a $500 fine that escalates to $1,000 the second time — or, in cases of continued non-compliance, apply a penalty to the company based on a calculation that factors in risk and payroll.
Johnson said WorkSafeBC hasn’t issued any penalties due to COVID-19. Officers have issued 667 orders. Some of those have led to fines, but he did not know how many.
The most common issue identified in 18,000 inspections across the province has been difficulty with physical distancing.

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The health sector is an ever-growing industry that keeps developing and making progress. Of course, what we have today is much better than we had in the past. Ailments have their treatments and solutions. New diseases have been found but they are managed to tackle quite well. Technologies are applied and more used than before. However, there is a lingering question, “How can you make provision for a better future, especially in the health sector?” Well, if you want the answer, This will provide a clear idea of what to expect.
Technology Is the Key
If you check the link, you will see that technology plays the greatest role in better healthcare in the future. Technology refers to a wide term, but the main focus is to use the internet and cloud system. It is believed that the cloud storage system can help with better healthcare management. With it, doctors and patients can stay connected without having to go through the manual method.
In the current condition, patients still have to go to the hospital or clinic to meet up with their doctors. Afterward, they still need to go to the pharmacy to buy the prescribed medicine. Imagine how efficient it will be if better technology has been found. Instead of going to the clinic or hospital, patients can have a video conference with their doctors where digital examinations can take place. The result and examination data will be recorded in the cloud system. The prescription can be delivered to the pharmacy where they deliver the medicine to the patient’s home – and the patients won’t have to leave their home at all!
We already have the cloud system but it lacks integration with the health sector. If only we could create a better integration and connection between the cloud management and the healthcare system, things would be better.
Still related to the technology and its development, healthcare providers need to be creative in making use of the already available technologies. For instance, smartphone camera and video can be managed to better use, especially in connecting patients and doctors. Cameras can be used to take images needed for the examinations while videos can be used for a conference among patients, doctors, and pharmacists.
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Naturally, technologies can help but health experts should do more research and studies. After all, the answers to many health mysteries and questions lie to the research and experiments. Afterward, health experts can figure out a way to integrate the outcome and the technology. For instance, healthcare providers can provide updates of recent findings through the cloud system, which can be accessed by the patients. Or they can provide a new system where patients can perform their own health control which will be connected and monitored by their doctors. If such a thing is possible, then the future healthcare system won’t only be better but it can also be faster. It may be a life changer saving more lives.
We don’t need more potent or powerful drugs to create a better health condition in the future. We need to find better ways and methods for better administration and delivery. One way to do so is to do it with the technology and clever implementation of it.

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– The assessed value of business property in Gilroy grew faster
than the countywide rate of a 2.28 percent as of Jan. 1, 2004.
GILROY – The assessed value of business property in Gilroy grew faster than the countywide rate of a 2.28 percent as of Jan. 1, 2004.
The county’s growth rate was the slowest it 10 years, according to County Assessor Larry Stone, who released the new numbers Thursday.
“In just four years, we’ve gone from double-digit assessment growth, to barely any at all,” Stone said.
However, Gilroy’s rate of growth continues to hover around its typical 5 percent, growing by 7.28 percent last year.
The assessment roll was taken Jan. 1 and reflects the local economy during 2003. Included in the assessment are office buildings, shopping centers, industrial property and research and development campuses. Business property – such as machinery, equipment, computers and fixtures – is also a factor.
Gilroy’s numbers are likely bolstered by the two retail centers being constructed east of U.S. 101 on Pacheco Pass Highway.
“Whenever a new property is constructed, it hits the assessment roll 100 percent,” Stone said.
Construction that was partially completed as of Jan. 1 was assessed at half its value.
Although Gilroy’s growth was among the highest in county, Morgan Hill experienced 9.17-percent growth in its assessed values, the highest of any city in the county.
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas and Mountain View were especially hard hit. All experienced no growth in their assessed values with several experiencing declines in total assessed value of as much as 8 percent.
Overall, the negligent growth in assessment values for the county means it’s more difficult for the county to create a budget, Stone said.
“Not only is it a disappointment the roll growth is so meager, it’s these tremendous peaks and valleys, which make it difficult to support and fund consistent government services,” Stone said.
The city of Gilroy receives a portion of the property taxes collected by the county. City officials were out of the office Friday and unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, residential property has been stable, and in some areas has grown, officials from the Assessor’s Office said.
New assessment rates for residential property have not yet been released.


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Sale of Education Loans
1. “Banking institution” as used in this section shall mean and include all banks, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and foreign banking corporations whether incorporated, chartered, organized or licensed under the laws of this state or any other state or the United States.
2. “Lender” as used in this section shall mean and include:
(a) a national or state chartered bank, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union that:
(1) is subject to examination and supervision in its capacity as a lender by an agency of the United States or of the state in which its principal place of operation is established; and
(2) does not make or hold loans to students under the federal guaranteed student loan program that total more than one-half of its consumer credit loan dollar volume, including home mortgages, unless it is a bank that is wholly owned by a state; or
(b) a pension fund as defined in the federal employees retirement income security act; or
(c) an insurance company that is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the United States or a state; or
(d) in any state, a single agency of the state or a single private nonprofit agency designated by the state; or
(e) for purposes only of purchasing and holding loans made by other lenders under the federal guaranteed student loan program, the student loan marketing association or an agency of any state functioning as a secondary market.
3. “Guaranteed education loan” as used in this section shall mean and include any loan made for the purpose of financing higher education which is made under the authority of Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended or under the authority of section six hundred eighty of the education law.
4. Whenever a banking institution or other eligible lender as such terms are defined in this section sells a guaranteed education loan to another banking institution or eligible lender, such selling institution shall notify the borrower in writing within fifteen days of such sale. Such notice shall include the name and address of the institution which has purchased such loan. The selling institution shall also notify the New York state higher education services corporation or other guarantor of such sale. Notice shall include:
(a) the name and address of the institution which has purchased the loan; and
(b) the name, address and social security number of the borrower and the borrower’s account number.

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Former EA Mobile head Mitch Lasky blasts former employer, expresses amazement that company hasn't been acquired or management ousted.
EA in legal showdown with Dillinger, LLC
Publisher files suit after purported rights holder of famed bank robber demands "millions" for use of name in Godfather games.
China bans 'gangster' games
Ministry of Culture shuts down online "godfather" and "mafia" games because they promote "violent culture."
Godfather author's estate wins game suit
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Time now to look at another expansion pack for the game FEAR. This has fast become one of my favourite first-person shooters thanks to that fact it has great enemy AI, beefy guns and a supernatural element so scary it’s on a par with Silent Hill in terms of creepiness at times.
This one has a timeline that runs parallel to the previous full game and expansion, and features you as a new team investigating the incident Armacham. Your job In this new adventure is to find out what Perseus is, apart from a Greek man who ended up with Medusa’s head. Nice.
There are some new enemies in this one too, granted you’ll still have to fight super soldiers and weirdy things but also the Nightcrawler, and their lives again, and their lives will pull us through. Believe me, fighting him with his Peter Stringfellow hair would be scary.
The great news is this is a stand-alone expansion pack which basically means you don’t need the first game to play it and it’ll be cheaper than a full-price game. And they’ve included 16 player multiplayer in this one too for online shenanigans.
You can play it before the year’s up with the lights off and bicycle clips well fastened.

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Men’s lacrosse wins two of three games
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team took two of three recent home games and stood at 5-6, 3-4 in league play, heading into a 2 p.m. home game on Saturday vs. NESCAC foe Trinity.
On April 3 the Panthers topped visiting Hamilton, 17-14. The Panthers led by 15-7 entering the fourth quarter and held off a late charge by the 3-6 Continentals (1-6 NESCAC).
Chase Goree led Middlebury with four goals, while AJ Kucinski contributed three goals and an assist. Frank Cosolito and Will Brossman added two goals apiece, while Jake Madnick scored once and scooped up 11 ground balls. Eric Jeremiah picked up three ground balls, while goalie Charles Midgley finished with a season-high 19 saves.
Chad Morse scored six times and added an assist for Hamilton, while two Hamilton goalies combined for 14 saves.
On Saturday visiting Colby (5-4, 1-4 NESCAC), outscored the Panthers by 4-2 in the fourth quarter to earn a 14-12 victory.
In the fourth quarter the Panthers took their first lead since 6-5 when Jack Hoelzer converted a long shot on a feed from Kucinski. Colby answered with the next three goals, including a pair of CJ Hassan, to lead by 13-11 with 2:59 remaining.
Middlebury made it 13-12 at 0:56 on Goree’s spinning strike, but Colby won the faceoff and scored on an empty net to seal the win.
Zeke Emerson, Jack Gould and Tyler Forbes each scored twice for the Panthers, while Kucinski recorded a goal and two assists. Madnick won 18 of 29 faceoffs and scooped eight ground balls. Midgley finished with 13 saves.
Colton Michel led Colby with four goals and two assists, while Lane Kadish scored three. Colby goalie C.J. Layton backstopped the win with 18 saves. Middlebury led by 52-45 in shots and 41-29 in ground balls.
On Tuesday Middlebury scored the game’s first 15 goals on its way to a 15-7 win over visiting Springfield (4-8).
Luke Peterson and Marshall Cummings each scored twice for Middlebury, while Forbes had two goals and an assist. Alderik Van der Heyde dished out three helpers, while Goree had a goal and an assist in the win. Jake Madnick dominated the faceoffs, winning 12-15 with a game-high 10 ground balls. Emerson finished with five ground balls and caused two turnovers. Tyler Bass made his first-career start in goal and made seven saves and allowing two goals in over 50 minutes.
Middlebury held a 62-22 shots advantage and forced 30 turnovers.
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How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams: Summary and Notes
One sentence summary: How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams is a fun and easy-to-read book on the fundamentals of a successful and happy life.
One Paragraph summary: Scott Adams’s journey to fame and wealth is brilliantly captured in his book How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big He narrates how he founded the Dilbert comic and shares what he believes to be the path to a successful life. You will love the title for its many inspiring quotes and stories.
Favorite quote from the author:
If, by any chance, you don’t know who Scott Adams is, then you must know Dilbert, the main character in Dilbert comics.
Dilbert comic was actually written and conceived by Scott Adams, and by his own account, it was not easy creating the insanely popular comic. He shares his story in How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big which by my estimation, is one of the most excellent books on self-management out there.
Here, I will share the main lessons from the book with you guys.
Main Takeaways from How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams
Main takeaways from Start With Why by Simon Simek
To be successful, choose systems over goals
Don’t peg your success on passion
When starting, be selfish with your time and money
To maximize your energy, simplify or organize
Manage your attitude by programming the brain for success
The only reasonable goal in life is the pursuit of happiness
Lesson 1: To be successful, choose systems over goals
Scott says that you have to choose systems over goals for you to be successful because once you achieve your goals, you are left empty and with nothing to do. For example, if you decide to lose 10 pounds, what happens when you are done? Often, you will find that most people gain the weight back because they have no system in place for weight management. A weight-loss system might involve dieting, an exercise regime, and so on. It will continue to run long after you have achieved your goal of shedding those extra pounds.
Systems are also key to producing consistent results. And as Scott puts it, they are failure-proof because what you are looking to achieve with a system is not results per se but the continued use of a systems approach to things.
To set up a system, start by identifying the odds and play them in your favor. Choose a general strategy and have some level of focus. You will require a system to filter what’s to focus on and what to ignore. Saying no to temptations will get you very far in life.
Lesson 2: Don’t peg your success on passion
Only the self-disciplined are free — Eliud Kipchoge
Scott says that passion is bullshit, and I agree. Why? Theories on motivation say the same thing. Passion comes and goes, and if you are going to depend on it, you need to ask yourself: “What will I do when I don’t feel like waking up in the morning?”
Another thing that makes passion unreliable is that the more successful you are, the more passionate you become, which is confusing because if you are passionate to begin with, it shouldn’t matter that much if you get discouraging results. In other words, it is hard telling whether passion leads to success or success leads to passion.
The best replacement for passion is self-discipline. You need a system that will keep you on track no matter what. As results start to trickle in, you will find the motivation to continue pushing.
The following are the patterns of success:
Lack of fear
The lack of embarrassment and fear will make you proactive, and you will make you more likely to take on challenges that others are afraid of. On the other hand, taking up any new skill doubles your odds of success.
According to Scott, every adult should have the following skills:
Proper voice technique
Lesson 3: When starting, be selfish with your time and money
Scott makes a very important point on selfishness — it is not all bad. If you are selfish with your time and money, especially at the start, you will make it further in life than by being careless with your two most valuable resources .
At the same time, people will understand when you are busy and learn to make room for you as you pursue your goals. Scott says by presenting your best version to others — and which comes by being selfish with your time and money — you are actually doing everyone a favor because you have a plan to use every minute you get wisely. .
Once you are done being selfish with time and money, you can engage in philanthropy and other acts of goodwill.
Scott puts it best when he says:
“As a future or current rich person, you might pay far more than your share of taxes because of your selfish pursuit of income. Selfish successful people don’t cause worry and stress for those who care about them. As a selfish successful person, you can be a role model for others. Selfish successful people can be fun company if they’ve squirreled away all they need and have no complaints to voice.”
Lesson 4: To maximize your energy, simplify or organize
The only way to achieve your goals is to prioritize. The totally unrelated to this post, Warren Buffet says understand your circle of competence and stick with it. There is so little we can actually do in life, and to get as much as possible done, we need to decide at the earliest where to direct our energies
Scott’s strategy for organizing his priorities involves focusing on one metric — energy. He recommends eating right, exercising, avoiding unnecessary stress, and getting enough sleep to maximize energy. When your energy metric is right, your quality of work will be better, and you will be excited to wake up.
Another way to maximize your energy is to either be a simplifier or an optimizer. A simplifier is a person who chooses the easiest path to a goal while the optimizer seeks the best solution to a problem.
Lesson 5: Manage your attitude by programming the brain for success
According to Scott, attitude affects everything we do in our quest for success and happiness. His comments on the topic reminded me of The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. And it is not only these two fellows who say this. Everyone from Budhaa and I guess even Oprah agrees that what you think affects how you do things and your life’s quality.
To alter your attitude, increase the ratio of positive thoughts compared to negative thoughts. And if your life doesn’t offer much in the form of positive outcomes, engage in daydreaming. Think of daydreaming as a fake it until you make it situation. Also, smile often and act confidently, and you will feel more confident.
“When you can release on your ego long enough to view your perceptions as incomplete or misleading, it gives you the freedom to imagine new and potentially more useful ways of looking at the world.”
Lesson 6: The only reasonable goal in life is the pursuit of happiness
There you heard it. You cannot extract anything else in life except happiness. And the thing is, happiness is very subjective; your version is not my version and will look entirely different from that of anyone else. I guess that’s why the most common advice on the internet is be yourself because everyone else is taken. Wait, where did I read that? Oh, it must have been in the Art of The Pitch
The happiness formula, according to Scott Adams
Get enough sleep
Dream of an incredible future (even if you don’t believe it)
Work toward a flexible schedule. People with predictable schedules are generally happier
Do things you can steadily improve at
Help others. There is joy in being selfless
Create a routine that reduces your daily decisions
How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams does live up to its wild title. Scott didn’t have it easy, but by sticking to a system, being immune to failure, and by pursuing happiness ruthlessly, he was able to overcome the odds and make it big. The main message is that anyone can become successful as long they are willing to risk things and be optimistic in life
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Ever wondered how celebs manage to look like a million bucks, like, all the time? Well, for one thing, they have a whole glam squad working at it day and night a privilege not everyone can afford.
Dont fret though. Great skin doesnt need to come at such a hefty cost. You might not be able to get Sonams stylist, but you can definitely get the skinny on what she puts in her stomach- Superfoods! Wondering what are superfoods?
Eat your heart out, because were about to give you the lowdown on the best superfoods that keep the stars lookin sexy.
Who: Sonam Kapoor
Bollywood’s favourite fashionista keeps that well-dressed bod in shape with the help of a whole lot of protein, namely quinoa sprinkled through the day, in the form of midday snacks, salads and falafels.
Why: The super-grain comes packed with fiber, protein, magnesium, iron, potassium, vitamins B & E, and tons of antioxidants. With benefits spanning the spectrum from blood sugar control to anti-ageing and weight loss to metabolism, it’s no wonder everyone’s so ‘quin’ to help themselves to a portion of this power food.
Who: Rosie Huntington Whitley
What: Chlorella powder
In school, we learned chlorophyll was for photosynthesis
..but chlorella? That didn’t make the curriculum until Rosie started putting it in her smoothies. So, what’s the fuss about this mysterious algae a la mode?
Why: Chlorella puts all the other plants to shame with a biological makeup that includes the entire vitamin alphabet, concentrated sources of antioxidants, fiber, protein, phosphorus, zinc and much more. It fortifies our immune systems, banishes free radicals, aids digestion and protects us from cancer and today it’s as simple as a little sprinkle over our smoothies to harness all its amazing benefits.
Who: Malaika Arora Khan
What: Acai berries
The Benjamin Button of all bombshells, Malaika is easily the best-looking 44-year-old in town, and there’s good reason why. The actress’ diet is full of age-defying superfoods and the one that first caught our eye is versatile, wondrous Acai.
Why: The Amazonian berry brings benefits that are skin deep. Not only does it boost weight loss and digestion, it also improves your immune system and cellular health, working to prevent arthritis, inflammation and heart disease. As much an all-rounder as it is round, it works wonders on your skin and hair, while playing a part in overall wellness.
What: Almond butter
A wise man once said, ‘man cannot live on bread alone’, and to that guy, Rihanna recommended almond butter. The songstress is particularly partial to this breakfast side and before you ask yes, it’s definitely better than your regular butter.
Why: Almond butter isn’t just good for your figure it’s good for the heart too. Calcium, magnesium and copper help keep you strong and sun-safe, while Vitamin E and healthy fats improve your cholesterol, cardiovascular functions and energy levels. If you’re not a fan of nuts, it’s also an easy, creamy way to incorporate them into your diet.
Who: Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline isn’t so much about vodka as she’s about wheatgrass shots and boy, does it show! The actress prescribes to a shot of wheatgrass daily, and when we scanned its nutritional benefits, we decided we could all do with a little (or a lot) more grass in our diet.
Why: A powerhouse of chlorophyll, essential minerals, Vitamins A, B-complex, E and K, and over a hundred elements that are useful to man, the king of all grain foods has benefits that will make you gape in awe. It detoxifies, purifies the liver, regulates blood sugar and digestion, cures acne, skin diseases and much, much more. Let’s drink to that!
Who: Alia Bhatt
Skip the idli and rasam for one of South India’s sweetest skin-savers. Kokum is another sure shot both literally and figuratively. Just ask Alia, whose radiant skin is probably the result of the potent pink drink.
Why: Loaded with essential nutrients like Vitamin C, Citric Acid and Vitamin B, Kokum has powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties. Amped with antioxidants that prevent ageing and cool the body, it can also be applied topically for healthy hair and skin. Combine the fleshy fruit with coconut milk or juice or make a delicious sherbet a la Alia.


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Docker 1.0 has officially arrived, giving organizations a proper chance to use the emerging cloud technology to create and run applications with even more agility.
While practices to speed programming have been around for a decade, only recently have they caught the eye of the enterprise manager looking for a competitive edge. Now, IBM is updating its Bluemix portfolio of cloud services to help companies save t...
Microsoft plans to boost its Azure cloud services with its acquisition of Capptain, whose product helps developers track and analyze usage of their Web and mobile apps and implement customer retention strategies.
Google is throwing its weight behind containers, an increasingly popular virtualization technology that can ease the process of spinning up applications in the cloud.
CoreOS, a new lightweight Linux distribution customized for massive server deployments, has found a home on the Google Cloud Platform, giving organizations an easy way to test and use the software for their clusters and distributed computer programs.
To make it easier for users to build their own private and hybrid cloud systems using IBM technology, the company has added its distribution of the OpenStack cloud hosting software to its recently launched online market of products and services.
What do enterprises want to see in OpenStack? With its latest distribution of the cloud hosting software, Red Hat is betting that they want a streamlined installation process and carrier-grade reliability.
For the kick-off of its annual Tech Ed user conference, being held this week in Houston, Microsoft has released a bevy of tools and services to help administrators connect their internal operations to Microsoft's Azure cloud.
Following a similar move by IBM, Hewlett-Packard is unifying its Cloud portfolio under a single architecture and brand name, called HP Helion.
Google did little during its first-quarter earnings report to shush critics who say its Enterprise unit is a second-class citizen in its kingdom.
Google has expanded its Cloud Platform to include locally hosted computing capacity, storage and data bases for the Asia-Pacific region.
As it rolled out tools and features for coders at its Build developer conference, Microsoft showed that it is ready to embrace technologies and platforms not invented within its walls.
Amazon Web Services hopes to entice more Hadoop users to its Elastic MapReduce service with new virtual servers, one of which has 262GB of memory and 6.4TB of storage for big-data analytics.
Microsoft said Monday it was cutting prices of its Azure cloud services to match the prices of competitor Amazon Web Services in the latest in a price war in cloud services.
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Personal Business: GARDENING
A MODERN GARDEN WITH GRANDMA'S SEEDS
Dissatisfied with produce that is rough and ready rather than tender and tasty, more backyard gardeners are getting to the root of the matter by planting heirlooms. These fruit and vegetable varieties, usually 50 years old or more, owe their existence to families who passed prized seeds down through the generations, like so many tintype photos.
Old-timers such as "Get Set Red" onions, "Pink Pearl" apples, and "Yellow Ruffle" tomatoes have heritages as rich and colorful as their family-given names. Furthermore, "their flavor is absolutely outstanding. That's why people were motivated to save them," says Craig LeHoullier, a research chemist who grows hundreds of heirlooms as a hobby in his Raleigh (N.C.) garden.
Hybrids, the mainstay of most commercial seed companies' inventories since World War II, are the result of intraspecies cross-breeding. Like cattle owners who pair their best stock to produce superior calves, breeders selectively pollinate plants to create exceptional seeds. However, what is exceptional to major seed suppliers may not be so to the backyard gardener. Large companies breed hybrids to suit commercial growers, who want seeds that ripen simultaneously and yield identically shaped produce with skins tough enough to survive the bumpy road to market.
Backyard gardeners want their harvests to spread throughout the season, are bored by uniformity, and needn't tolerate toughness since their produce doesn't travel. "Hybrids may have good timing, be good for shipping, and have good color, but the good taste and texture are missing," says Tessa Gowans, seed coordinator with Abundant Life Seed Foundation, which tracks down heirlooms and makes them available to the public through its catalog (table).
Organizations such as Abundant Life are few but far-reaching. Kent Whealy of the Seed Savers Exchange says his group's membership has doubled in the past five years. When he started Seed Savers in 1975 as a clearinghouse for endangered heirloom varieties, six people comprised its seed-swapper network. Today, more than 8,000 gardeners in 32 countries exchange seeds, cultivation techniques, and plant histories by referencing the 390-page Seed Savers Yearbook. The tome lists more than 15,000 rare and unusual fruits and vegetables along with names and addresses of members with seeds to spare.
Seed-saving networks also preserve plant varieties that might otherwise become extinct. Flight to the cities has left aging horticulturists with no land-owning heirs to pass their seeds on to. The networks help carry on strains brought to this country by immigrants centuries ago.
Salvaging seeds from genetic oblivion and the desire for a hands-on "connection with history" inspires Raphael Sher to grow heirlooms such as "Red Deer Tongue" lettuce and "Lemon" cucumbers when he is not working as a software consultant in Houston. Plus, heirlooms are cost-effective because he doesn't have to replenish his seed supply every year.
MOTHER NATURE. How so? Heirlooms are open-pollinated, which means they rely on nature (the wind, insects) to spread the pollen that helps reproduce their genetically pure strains. Thus, they're self-sufficient when it comes to seed propagation. A hybrid cannot naturally reproduce a plant with an exact replica of its characteristics, so new seeds must be purchased every season. LeHoullier says that before he started planting heirlooms, he was always shelling out for the "standard six-pack of hybrid seeds."
Beyond cost savings, heirloom growers report that heritage crops are just as easy to care for as hybrids. Seed catalogs indicate ideal growing conditions as well as other instructions often scripted from family diaries. Heirloom gardeners say the plants exhibit a natural pest resistance and have plucky sprouts. "If you think about it, heirlooms have staying power by definition," LeHoullier says. "If they weren't hearty, they wouldn't still be around."
ABUNDANT LIFE SEED FOUNDATION P.O. Box 772, 1029 Lawrence St., Port Townsend, Wash., 98368; 360 385-5660. The $30 membership fee covers the catalog and newsletter.
JOHNNY'S SELECTED SEEDS 310 Foss Hill Rd., Albion, Maine, 04910; 207 437-9294. Catalog is free upon request.
NATIVE SEEDS/SEARCH 2509 N. Campbell Ave. #325, Tucson, Ariz., 85719; 602 327-9123. A $20 fee includes 10% discount on Native American seeds ordered from the $1 catalog.
SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE 3076 N. Winn Rd., Decorah, Iowa, 52101; 319 382-5990. Membership is $25 and includes the extensive Seed Savers Yearbook, summer and harvest editions.
SHEPHERD'S GARDEN SEEDS 6116 Highway 9, Felton, Calif., 95018; 408 335-6910. Catalog is free upon request.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED Exchange P.O. Box 170, Earlysville, Va., 22936; 804 973-4703. Send $2 for catalog.
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You Only Have One Chance To Live, But If You Use It Well, It's Enough
Our lives are frequently considerably shorter than we anticipate, and in order to make the most of our extremely limited time, we must work really hard. To be happy over the long term, you must do things that are difficult. Since difficult experiences ultimately help you grow and transform your life. They distinguish between existing and living, between knowing the way and taking it, and between a life of broken promises and one that is richer in opportunity and advancement.
Accept and embrace the changes that come with life without fear.
The person you were a year, a month, or a week ago is no longer you. You never stop developing. Experiences never end. Such is life.
Things in our lives occasionally aren't meant to endure. Sometimes we need to undergo changes that we don't want in order to advance. Allow this to sink in. Nothing in life is more painful than remaining stuck somewhere you don't belong, even though growth and change can occasionally be painful.
The truth is that if you're clinging to the past, you can't grasp for anything new. You may believe that holding on makes you strong, but letting go and starting over is frequently what cultivates inner strength.
Never be frightened to believe in yourself.
Although you might not yet be where you want to be, you have certainly come a long way from where you started. Be proud of your progress. Although you've experienced a lot, you've also developed greatly. Give yourself praise for your fortitude and tenacity. Despite not always making the best decisions, you have excellent reason to think you can trust yourself moving forward because you have learned from your mistakes and evolved as a result.
Don't be afraid to discover life gradually and steadily
Things that are good take time, but you're making progress. Do not, therefore, let worry and self-hatred paralyse you. Nothing is more than it is. Why allow it to make you disabled? Remind yourself to breathe and to let each moment unfold as it naturally will. You will experience what is meant to be, and what is not will fade away. And keep in mind that sometimes the best gifts in life aren't wrapped up the way you'd anticipate.
Thanks a lot for visiting my profile and reading the entire post. I hope you have found this post to be helpful and learned some valuable life lessons. Stay tuned for such insightful posts from me.
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Last week included much debate about some of the all-time great teams in college basketball. First, we released our RTC Mount Rushmore of the most significant people in NCAA basketball history, which featured discussion about the leaders of several great programs. Then, CBSSports.com released their ballots ranking the 16 greatest teams in college history, followed by our own Joshua Weill highlighting Rodrick Rhodes and his (lack of) impact on the 1996 Kentucky ‘Untouchables,’ the team ranked third all-time by CBS. Meanwhile, this year’s Kentucky Wildcats won another impressive conference road game over Mississippi State and outlasted Vanderbilt on Saturday to improve its record to 28-1 overall and 14-0 in SEC play. All of this got us to thinking: How historically great is this year’s Kentucky squad compared to some of its contemporaries? Let’s take a look at how John Calipari’s team matches up to some dominant modern teams.
If it weren’t for Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating three on December 10, Kentucky would be 28-0 right now and in the discussion to go undefeated. Instead, Indiana got the win that day and quieted the Wildcats’ buzz for an extended period. Forward Terrence Jones had just four points, one rebound, and six turnovers in that game, concerning many fans that the team could not reach its potential without its go-to offensive guy playing at his highest level. But since that game, UK has cruised in its 14 conference games and Jones has been just fine, averaging 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in SEC play. Those numbers are way down from last season and far from the dominance we all expected, but with five other stars on the team this hasn’t been an issue. Shooting 49.6% with just 1.8 turnovers per game, Jones has been quite alright.
The rest of this Kentucky lineup is filled with pros at every position. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, and Darius Miller all average double-figure scoring on the season, while freshman point guard Marquis Teague is at 9.6 points and 4.7 assists per game on the year. The three freshmen — Davis, Gilchrist, and Teague — are all projected NBA lottery picks according to DraftExpress.com, while sophomores Jones and Lamb are expected to be selected in the first round as well whenever they declare. The senior leader Miller may very well find his way onto an NBA roster too, as he is currently a top 25 available senior as ranked by DraftExpress.


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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and was wondering if you could give us some advice on what is arguably our most pressing concern regarding our new puppy.
I come from a family of four. My parents work for most of the day and my Sister is still at school. I'm at University, and won't even be home for months on end.
A friend of ours has just had a litter of Labradoodles and we're getting one on the 30th September. She'll be eight weeks old, but unfortunately everyone will be back to their normal daily routines by this point in time.
This means that she will be left for four to six hours a day by herself. We're very concerned about the puppies well being and are looking for some advice.
Our current plan is to buy the puppy a crate, make sure that on a morning we get up early to play, take outside and for the toilet before leaving her inside the crate with a loud clock, a shirt with a scent, food and water and a puppy training mat inside with her.
On days where she will be alone for around six hours, we will make sure a family member comes by to look after her for an hour. However, we can't ensure this will happen.
Upon return, all members of the family will spend the evening training, playing and making sure the puppy is OK.
We understand that a lot of people condemn this, but we are looking for some proper advice. We all love animals, and it's safe to say that this little puppy will be spoilt rotten in terms of care, but we are very worried about what will become a major part of it's daily life 8-9 months a year.
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The aircraft formerly known as ATD-X, the X-2 Shinshin, first flew in Japan on Friday 22 April. The aircraft, a stealth technology demonstrator built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), took off from Nagoya Airport and went through a series of trials to confirm basic maneuvers including climbing, descent and circling operations. It then landed at nearby Gifu Air Base.
After completing the maiden flight, MHI described the flight experience as “extremely stable’. Control of the aircraft went exactly as in simulated training sessions, the compnay said. MHI also states its positive the X-2 will meet Japan’s Ministry of Defense’s requirements.”
The X-2 is a prototype stealth aircraft engineered for extremely high maneuverability. The prototype integrates an airframe, engines, and other advanced systems and equipment all adaptable to future fighters. The X-2 has been in development since 2009
The future for the aircraft and its technology is by no means clear, however. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will receive the stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II in the not-so-far future, replacing ageing F-4 Phantoms. Also, the last military jet developed in Japan by Mitsubishi, the F-2, never proved very successful.
Japan on Thursday 28 January gave the world a new look at its new stealthy air superiority fighter jet, the ATD-X Shinshin. The demonstrator aircraft was presented near Nagoya to Japanese media. Images show an aircraft with obvious similarities to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. It will be known as the F-3 when it enters service with the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) in the future – if ever.
Airheadsfly.com already gave you a heads up of the new jet in December 2015. ATD-X is the result of a indigenous effort to build a demonstrator fighter aircraft similar to the F-22, the advanced fifth generation jet the US refused to sell abroad and that is now out of production. The design’s features include a long and flat fuselage, twin tails, all-moving horizontal tails, plus thrust vectoring engines – although the design of that feature appears rudimentary at best.
The new jet also a strikingly large canopy that covers a single seat cockpit. The design seems tp have left enough room for adding a second seat behind the first. Earlier images showed the jet with it transparant canopy covered or taped off.
First flight of the Shinshin is expected in February. A further development program should lead to a definitive design called the F-3. The F-3 follows the Mitsubishi F-2, a fighter jet that in turn was very similar to the Lockheed martin F-16. The F-2 was never regarded as a succesful design, however.
Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a contract this week to integrate the Sniper targeting pod onto the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-2 fighter aircraft. This initial contract includes a Sniper pod, spares and support equipment for integration. The F-2 is the eighth aircraft platform to be equipped with Sniper pod, joining the F-15, F-16, F-18, A-10, B-1, B-52 and Harrier.
“Sniper’s proven performance and low life cycle cost will provide necessary support to the JASDF mission,” said Marc Nazon, Sniper international program manager at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “Integrating Sniper on the F-2 also enables increased collaboration in US Air Force and JASDF joint combat operations.”
Lockheed Martin will work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the prime aircraft manufacturer, to complete Sniper ATP integration on the F-2. Follow-on contracts are expected to include additional pods, spares, logistics and support equipment for the F-2 fleet.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has successfully repaired the first of 13 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2 fighter aircraft damaged by the earthquake and subsequent devastating tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March 2011. The aircraft were hit by massive floods while parked at their home base of Matsushima that day.
The repaired F-2B two seat aircraft flew again on 21 April from the Mitsubishi factory in Komaki in central Japan. Upon landing at Misawa airbase in Northern Japan, it was welcomed and applauded by 600 personnel. The aircraft was hit by massive floods while parked at Matsushima, homebase of 21 Hikotai (squadron). A total of 18 F-2s were hit, with 13 deemed repairable. Most aircraft ended up damaged by the salt water, but some were extensively damaged as they were thrown against buildings by the waves.
The loss of that many F-2s would have been quite a toll for the relatively small, 94-strong Japanese F-2 fleet. Tokyo therefore asked Lockheed Martin to assist in repairs. The US manufacturer was involved in the F-2’s development earlier. The Japanese fighter aircraft shares many similarities with Lockheed Martin’s F-16.
Meanwhile, Matsushima airbase is being reinforced with concrete walls to protect it for the sea. That work is expected to be finished later this year, after 21 Hikotai will return from Misawa airbase. The squadron was based there since that dramatic day in 2011.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin have started repairs on Mitsubishi F-2 fighters damaged by the tsunami that hit eastern Japan on 11 March 2011. Eighteen Japanese F-2 fighter aircraft based at Matsushima airbase were badly damaged by the tsunami that left more than 25.000 people dead and caused 328 billion USD of damage.
Lockheed Martin supplies aft and leading edge flaps as part of the restoration plan. “We are honored to play a role in helping Japan’s F-2 fighter regain its full mission capability,” said Roderick McLean, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Fighter Group. “The delivery of the F-2 aft and leading edge flaps is a milestone accomplishment our team is privileged to contribute to Japan’s restoration path.”
The number of F-2B to be repaired is mentioned in reports as 13 out of the 18 that were damaged. The reports contradict earlier reports that 12 aircraft were actually written off. The F-2 fighters were parked on the apron and in the hangars at Matsushima airbase near Sendai when the tsunami hit. Matsushima is located a stone’s throw away from the Pacific coast and the airfield was completely inundated by the salt water. These pictures were taken after the water withdrew.
The F-2 program is a joint Japan/U.S. development, production and sustainment program. MHI is the prime contractor, and Lockheed Martin is the principal U.S. subcontractor. Production began in 1996, with the first delivery in 2000. A total of 94 aircraft were produced.
Source: Lockheed Martin with additional reporting by AIRheads’ Elmer van Hest


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Erarta Museum: exhibitions of works by Willem van Weeghel and Hiroaki Miyayama
- January 22 - May 15 / December 23 - March 27, 10 am - 10 pm every day except Tue
- Erarta Museum
- 600-1,000 (with annual pass)
- QR code: required
The first stop on our weekend getaway is Erarta Museum, everyone’s fave when it comes to contemporary art. This time around, you might want to visit not one but two exhibitions – or as many as your heart desires. Our top picks for the upcoming weekend are Kinetic Sculptures by the Dutch artist Willem van Weeghel (if such names as Naum Gabo, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Calder ring a bell or you wish they would) and Genji Monogatari by the Tokyo-based artist Hiroaki Miyayama (if you’re eager to experience a new take on traditional Japanese culture).
Hypnosis, an exhibition by Tony Oursler
- December 18 - March 31, Tue-Sun 11 am - 9 pm
- New Holland Island, Zifergauz space
- free – register here
- QR code: required
If you’ve not yet discovered the freshly-opened Zifergauz space on New Holland Island, this weekend is the perfect time to do it, especially while the literally hypnotic installation by Tony Oursler is still on. Tony Oursler is an American media artist who is best known for his eerie and thought-provoking video art, performances, and installations. Featuring the fruits of his 20+ years-long artistic career, his current exhibition in St. Pete sheds light on the history of hypnosis from the olden times till present day.
Eden Illusion, an audiovisual performance
Kick off your weekend with a solid reflection session on the phenomenon of life with Eden Illusion. This audiovisual performance retells the story of the lost Garden of Eden in the context of today’s age of information and technology. For a night, the dome of the city’s main planetarium will be filled with projections of a laurel forest, as well as digital illustrations of paradise accompanied by electroacoustic music and a choir – all to examine the relationships between humans, technology, and nature.
A night of silent film
Another option is to spend your Sunday night watching Charlie Chaplin’s timeless classics on the big screen and enjoying authentic jazz music. This weekend, you have the chance to travel 100 years into the past to the era of silent film. With this special screening of the world-known movie The Count (1916), starred and directed by Charlie Chaplin, in the magnificent palace-like hall of Rodina Cinema, you’re promised a great night full of fun and laughter.


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