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It has long been observed that policies can get lost in implementation. The best intended legislation or programme adopted by central government can get reinterpreted, distorted or even subverted when applied at local level, or across different areas of government. This was certainly the case with the British Labour government’s system of targets rolled out in the 2000s. Number 10 and the Treasury (the ‘core executive’) adopted a series of quantified performance targets designed to improve public services. And the government even monitored how far they were being achieved through rigorous reporting arrangements. But the targets were appropriated and applied in quite different ways across departments. What factors shaped how different parts of government implemented targets?
In our recent Policy & Politics article: Policies, politics and organisational problems: multiple streams and the implementation of targets in UK government, we develop John Kingdon’s idea of ‘multiple streams’ to try to understand differential implementation across sectors. According to the multiple streams approach, policies are adopted where three elements converge: a policy, a problem, and amenable political conditions. The policy ‘stream’ refers to the policy idea or proposal. This policy idea needs to find a good fit with prevailing policy problems: policies or social problems considered to be in need of change. And the political environment needs to be conducive to such change: the policy idea needs to chime with the ‘national mood’, and be supported by key political actors and organized interests. When these three streams converge, a political ‘window’ can open, allowing astute ‘policy entrepreneurs’ to press for policy change.
The multiple streams approach was originally developed to explain agenda-setting in US public policy. However, a number of scholars have suggested that the multiple streams approach is also useful for understanding policy implementation. By understanding policies, problems and politics as separate streams, it provides a neat way of conceptualising how a centrally adopted policy may be understood and implemented in very different ways, dependent on the problem and politics streams. In other words, different levels of government, or different policy sectors, may be tasked with implementing the same policy. But they might have quite distinct understandings of policy problems, or may be guided by different political dynamics. So these two streams – problems and politics – can help explain the often patchy or varied implementation of policies in different political contexts.
However, we suggest that in order to apply the multiple streams approach to understand implementation, we need to make two adjustments. First, we suggest that it is useful to focus on implementation in the departments or ministries responsible for implementing policy. So we adopt the perspective of organisations in the public administration, rather than focusing on (party) political dynamics. This makes sense because implementation is most clearly dependent on the decisions and behaviour of the actors responsible for overseeing and implementing policy. In order to understand implementation, we need to understand how these organizations in the public administration perceive the policy problems they are facing, and what political pressures they are subject to.
Second, we suggest that two factors are particularly important in shaping implementation: the strength of the core executive’s commitment to the policy, which is another way of specifying the ‘politics’ stream; and the policy’s ‘match’ with organisational problems, or what we can refer to as the ‘problem’ stream. In other words, does the proposed policy seem useful or appropriate to the organisation as a way of addressing what it perceives to be the challenges facing it?
We suggest that different combinations of political commitment and fit with organisational problems yield four possible modes of implementation. First, where there is strong central commitment and the proposed policy matches organisational problems, then we can expect effective implementation. However, where the policy doesn’t appear to fit with the organisation’s perception of policy problems, then we can expect either weak implementation (if central government is not that committed either). Or, if the core executive is strongly committed to the policy but the organisation isn’t, then the organisation may engage in ‘decoupling’: complying with the policy in its rhetoric and formal structures, but in practice failing to carry out the changes required to implement it. A fourth possibility is that the core executive is not strongly committed to the policy, but the organisation is – in this case, we can expect ‘bottom-up’ implementation, driven by the organisation.
Finally, the climate change case offers another example of a switch in modes of implementation over time. In this case, we can observe an initial confluence of the three streams, with the politics stream being represented by both international and national political considerations. However, targets were thoroughly embraced by senior management in DEFRA and especially its successor DECC as a solution to organizational problems. Thus implementation came to be driven by bottom-up commitment to implementation. In this case the political stream did not diverge, but was replaced or superseded by the organizational problem stream.In the case of defence we can observe a combination of decoupling and non-implementation. Political commitment to the targets was weaker than in the case of asylum, and the core executive lacked the will and the capacity to impose reform on the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD was therefore able to avoid introducing substantial adjustments to organizational practice. However, the organization did perceive the need to adjust certain of its practices in order to be seen to be meeting targets, decoupling rhetoric from informal practice. We can depict this as weak confluence of policy and politics, detached from the problem stream. This produced a combination of our decoupling and non-implementation modes.We find support for our model. In the case of asylum, there was a confluence of the target ‘policy’ and the politics stream in the early 2000s, but only loose alignment of these streams with the organization’s problem construction. This initially produced decoupling, and then coercive implementation as the core executive stepped up its intervention and monitoring to drive through organizational adjustment. Towards the end of the decade, however, the politics stream became detached from the policy and problem streams. By this time, the organization had internalised targets as an appropriate solution to a range of organisational problems, generated by adjustments to its problem stream. This produced what we refer to as bottom-up implementation.We examine this model by looking at the implementation of targets on carbon emissions, defence procurement and asylum. Each of these policy areas was subject to a series of performance targets, imposed by the Labour government between 2000-2010. Our analysis explores how these targets were implemented in the key departments responsible for meeting targets. In the case of carbon emissions, this was the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and its predecessor the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); for defence procurement, it was the Ministry of Defence; and for asylum, the responsible department was the Home Office. The analysis draws on 54 interviews carried out with officials, special advisors and ministers. The research was carried out as part of an ESRC sponsored project on “The Politics of Monitoring”.
One of our key findings is that organisations can switch between modes of implementation, as core executive commitment changes over time, and as new organisational problems emerge. Our analysis also reinforces how difficult it is for core executives to steer implementation. Even where they set clear, specific targets and monitor them rigorously, there is huge scope for organisations to decouple formal compliance from informal deviation. As the asylum case shows, the core executive may need to resort to quite resource-intensive, intrusive – and damaging – forms of intervention to achieve its goals. In the case of the Home Office, one has to ask if this was a price worth paying.
Christina Boswell is Professor of Politics and Director of Research in the School of Social & Political Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Eugenia Rodrigues is Research Fellow in Science Technology and Innovation Studies, in the School of Social & Political Science at the University of Edinburgh.
If you enjoyed this blog, you may also be interested to read Personalisation, ambiguity and conflict: Matland’s model of policy implementation and the ‘transformation’ of adult social care in England by Kathryn Ellis.
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Introduction slides for the citation-by-identifier workshop at the 2019 Researcher to Reader conference in London. These slides are released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Special Working Group in Hawaii at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing on 2019-01-04. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Presentation on 2018-12-20 at AI Therapeutics in Guilford Connecticut. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Presentation at FORCE2018 in Montreal on 2018-10-12. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License. An archive of the slides is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1460985. The recording is available at https://youtu.be/sGL0osdby0U and https://busy.org/@dhimmel/opdk4gax.
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Presentation at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona on 2017-11-17. Hosted by Guillaume Filion. Released under a CC-BY 4.0 License.
Sci-Hub, the infamous repository of scholarly journal articles, has alternately been hailed as a paragon of open scientific communication and a criminal threat to beleaguered academic publishers. The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries will host a panel discussion on how Sci-Hub has disrupted the age of open access, featuring Daniel Himmelstein, UPenn, whose researched revealed the enormity of the Sci-Hub database. Commentary and discussion with Lehigh faculty members Sera Cremonini, Jeremy Littau, Kathy Olson and Frank Pazzaglia on the continuing need for open access and Sci-Hub's rogue legal status. International Open Access Week program.
Slides for the Cognoma Launch Party on October 11, 2017 at MilkBoy Philadelphia. Meetup info at https://meetu.ps/3dzlvc. Pictures from this event at https://photos.app.goo.gl/PdyIPjzYBfx91vty1.
Research Tea with Dr. Daniel Himmelstein, Sci-Hub & the Future of Publishing on 2017-10-18. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Presentation on 2017-09-13 at the Rising Stars Symposium in Data Science, University of Chicago. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Powering the next generation of scholarly manuscript. See https://github.com/greenelab/manubot-rootstock. Released under CC BY 4.0.
Presentation on 2017-06-08 at CSIG (Computational Systems for Integrative Genomics). Details at http://www.greenelab.com/csig-2017. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Presentation at the 2017-06-06 DataPhilly meetup. Details at https://meetu.ps/39DxjV. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
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Presentation to the Moore Lab at Penn (epistasis.org) on April 10, 2017 at 12:00 pm in Richards room 309. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Presentation to Pfizer in Cambridge, MA. These slides are released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Presentation for the Models, Inference & Algorithms Group on the Broad Institute (https://www.broadinstitute.org/scientific-community/science/mia/models-inference-algorithms) on February 22, 2017. These slides are released under a CC BY 4.0 License. The recording of this presentation in on YouTube at https://goo.gl/Vtd0Gs.
Presentation for the Seminar/Reading Group on Big and Scientific Data at Penn (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~zives/datascience/) on February 10, 2017.
Presentation to Blackfynn in Philadelphia on Monday, January 30, 2017.
Greene Lab Journal Club at the University of Pennsylvania on January 13, 2017.
Project Cognoma is an open source project to create a webapp for analyzing cancer data. We're a community-driven philanthropic project that began as a collaboration between the Greene Lab, DataPhilly, and Code for Philly. This presentation covers mobilizing community contributors for full stack data science. It's licensed as CC BY 4.0.
Presentation at Rocky Bioinformatics 2016 on Friday December 9, 10:05–10:15 am (OP 18). Titled: The Cognoma Collaborative creates a webapp to predict cancer mutations from gene expression.
Lecture on graph databases for Database & Information Systems (CIS 450/550) at the University of Pennsylvania. This course is instructed by Susan Davidson. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Guest lecture for the course Data Science for Biomedical Informatics (EPID 600) at the University of Pennsylvania. This course was instructed by Assistant Professor Blanca Himes. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Lightning talk at GraphConnect 2016. See abstract at http://graphconnect.com/speaker/daniel-himmelstein/. This presentation is released under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Greene Lab Journal Club on September 9, 2016.
Greene Lab Journal Club on July 15, 2016. Since this is my first time giving journal club in the Greene Lab, I am entitled to discuss any articles of my choosing, not just recent articles.
Outline and tasks for the Cognoma Datathon Meetup on July 12, 2016 located at Industrious in Philadelphia. This presentation is released under CC0 unless otherwise noted.
This presentation introduces Hetionet and Neo4j for the datathon workshop organized by the DataPhilly and Code for Philly meetups on July 5, 2016. At the end, we introduce Project Cognoma, which will be the focus of future hack nights.
WATCH ONLINE at https://youtu.be/2Y2OIutYE4Y. OpenCon. ABSTRACT: We recently created a network for drug repurposing with 3 million edges. Creating the network brought together 27 collaborators who communicated via 266 CC-BY posts. The network integrates data from 28 public resources. However, each source imposes it’s own (often incompatible) restrictions, implicitly by copyright or explicitly by licensing. We’ve contacted 10 resources, with only a single affirmative response. We’re currently exposing the harms of transferring data copyright to publishers as well as Universities that seek to profit from publicly-funded databases while preventing reuse.
Presentation for Open Access Week 2015 – Let’s Collaborate! Boost your Citations and Visibility. Register at https://tiny.cc/letscollaborate. All original content is released under the CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.
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The plug housing consists of two separate parts. This allows the connector to be put under greater torsion strain than similar connectors without any damage being given to the solder joints.
Both plug and receptacle have the double I type solder tabs, which reduces the stress by the distorted mating/unmating applied to the solder tails.

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• to challenge unbelievers with the truth of biblical Christianity.
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The board looks exceptionally intimidating to anyone unfamiliar with production lights or projections, but the crews that use it know it well. The crews in the booth can watch the show unfold.
Conversely to my previous meeting, when I had to descend a flight of stairs to find the costumes crew below the stage, I had to climb up to find the lights crew. Between the two sets of doors into the Performing Arts Center lies a little-noticed door, behind which is a staircase leading up to “the booth.” When one looks up from the stage to the back of the PAC, they see a set of windows, behind which one finds the lights crew on an everyday basis.
Their first job for the day was to complete what is known as “book cueing.” This is similar to what many other crews have to do at some point during the show—it essentially entails having the crew go through the script, scene by scene, and determine how they want the lights for the show to look. They create plans for each of these moments, including at least two complete versions of ideas, and then run them by director Kristin Rust, who picks portions of each to appear in the show.
The booth is packed with a myriad of mysterious equipment, oddly labeled cabinets, and knickknacks. When I questioned one (truly at random, because there were miniature dinosaurs, pink, sparkly, winged glasses, and stuffed Disney characters), I was told that nearly everything in the space is based on a story. The bedazzled hat I pointed out was a Secret Buddy gift for a projections technician years ago, and from that show on, anyone who ran the board during a show had to wear it.
“Running the board” during a show essentially means using the control board to execute all the pre-programmed commands for the lights. As Chris Sedmak explained, each time the lighting has to change onstage, someone has to hit the “go” button on the board to run the cue. The stage manager usually stays in the booth during the show to call the cues.
Previously to this point, the crew has been making lighting plots, which are computer diagrams that display how each light will be aimed and where they will be focused. They also hung all the lights, including ones from the catwalk, the walls of the PAC, and some onstage as part of the set.
This light was one of about thirty hung from the catwalk, and a gel placed in front of it makes the light it emits several shades warmer.
It is not uncommon, no matter where you are in the arts wing during a production, to hear someone yell “Blackout!” It was not until I spent some time with lights, though, that I understood why. Blacking out the PAC means all the lights go out at once, and the lights crew does this if they want to see how one specific light will look. Theater-goers in about two weeks will also notice a blackout right before the show begins and between scenes when the stage is being rearranged.
Sedmak also explained the process the crew goes through when they are choosing the lights for the show. I was curious about their starting place—when the script calls for a living room, for example, how do they enhance that environment? I was told that the primary driver was the simple question, “what will make [this specific situation] look realistic?” Using the living room as an example, the crew would first recognize the indoor scenario. Then, they would mimic the incandescent lights most people have in their homes.
With the onset of tech week, lights will find themselves making all final changes to the lights. They are responsible for “making sure everything is completely ready for the show,” ideally so that when the actors want to run a scene, they can do so with the show-night lights. They will also finish putting in all the gels, and finally, get to work on lighting up small elements of the set.

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27 December -- added "Hippy Hippy Shakes" and "Man Called Horse" to the Shane Singles page; updated "Fairytale"
20 December -- added a new page, "Shane & the Popes Singles," and kicked it off with "Christmas Lullaby"
15 December -- added "My Baby's Gone" and "Four O'Clock in the Morning."
14 December -- added a reference on the title to "Fairytale of New York."
11 December -- added some more info to "Boys from the County Hell," "Wildcats of Kilkenny," and "Rock and Roll Paddy"
20 November -- added some new info to "Waxie's Dargle"
16 November -- added some new info to "Billy's Bones;" and added another song mentioning Shaney Mac to the "Pogues Sightings" page.
15 September -- added some info to "Paddy Public Enemy #1" on Crock of Gold.
28 August -- corrected lyrics on "Six to Go"
2 August -- updated "Fiesta"
27 July -- added some info on "Sunnyside of the Street," corrected lyrics to "Waitress" on the Popes page.
19 July -- added "Sea Shanty"
24 June -- updated "London, You're a Lady."
22 June -- updated "Holloway Boulevard"
16 June -- updated "Sick Bed of Cuchulainn," "Shanne Bradley," "Rock and Roll Paddy." Basically I've incorporated some of the info culled from the new Shane/Victoria Clarke memoir, A Drink with Shane MacGowan.
9 June -- updated "Wake of the Medusa," fixed the link to Picadilly Circus in "Old Main Drag"
8 June -- updated "White City," "Rock and Roll Paddy."
7 June -- fixed some dead links (actually my coding for the links) on "Grace;" updated "London You're a Lady," and "Sally MacLennane;"added another section on the "Bands" page for bands that have covered Pogues/Shane tunes.
3 June -- updated "Drunken Ship," "Paddy Rolling Stone;" corrected some technical glitches in the links on the opening page.
31 May -- fixed a link to "Hells' Ditch," corrected some typos in "Haunting"; added "How Come," "When the Ship Comes In"; updated "London You're a Lady."
30 May -- completely revamped the look of the page; added "Curse of Love" lyrics; updated "More Pricks than Kicks," "A Pair of Brown Eyes"
16 May-- added "More Pricks than Kicks," updated "Down all the Days."
5 May -- Not really an update, more of an apology/explanation for the lack of updates and other technological problems. My father-in-law suffered a heartattack and died on 28 February, and the past few months have been brutal on the homefront. I have quite a few contributions from fans to add that I should have up within the next two weeks. On the technology end, earthlink is my host, and they have a pretty ridiculous policy on web traffic; to whit: when a site generates "too much" traffic, they shut it down. The way it was explained to me, sites with "too much" traffic are generally for-profit sites and they want you to pony up some extra bucks to become a business client. I've tried to explain to them that this isn't a commercial enterprise, but to no avail.
22 February -- updated "Sick Bed of Cuchulainn"
19 February -- added "Pistol for Paddy Garcia," and some info on "Gartloney Rats"
18 February -- some corrections to "Billy's Bones" and "Waltzing Matilda."
17 February-- added "Gartloney Rats"
16 February -- added "USA;" updated "Cotton Fields."
5 February -- added a reference to "Streams of Whiskey"
31 January -- added some more info on "Drunken Boat."
20 January -- added a pic of the James Clarence Mangan statue in Stephen's Green in Dublin plus a link to some biographical info on Mangan.
19 January -- added "Drunken Boat," the section in the Pogues universe (plus the accompanying link); updated "B & I Ferry," and "Muirshin Durkin."
12 January -- added "London Girl," a few new references to "Transmetropolitan."
11 January -- added new reference for the "green queens" in "5 Green Queens," some new info (a quote from Shane) to "Kitty" and "Hell's Ditch," a reference or two added to the "Popes" page.
8 January -- added an MP3 file of "The Lichtensteiner Polka," the original source for "Fiesta," added some info on "Transmetropolitan."
5 January 2001 -- some additions to "Hot Dogs with Everything" on the Pogues singles page; clarified lyrics on "Holloway Boulevard," "Pump Action Paddy," and "Waitress" on the Popes page; added some info on "Holloway Boulevard."


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So in my last video I checked out the new MacBook Air 13.3 inch laptop, this makes sense, this is the other new Apple product – the iPad Pro. It’s the 11 inch 12 point 9 inch of what Apple I think considers to be the future of computing.
There are many ways to interact with this device can also use the pencil. They’ve changed this around. This is different, this is radically different we have to see how this compares to the latest Macbook. It does seem that humans are beginning to adopt this modular lifestyle where devices are not just one thing, but many things.
Boom… 512 gigabyte version Wi-Fi + cellular. This is the more interesting form factor because at least it’s comfortable to hold. It just seems like the right size. There’s no curve anymore. It’s a slab contact points for accessories including the smart keyboard, the move to USB, this is the magnetic portion where the pen can attach who doesn’t like magnets.
That’s the type power brick now. This keyboard folio is not exactly cheap and you give me a price check on. That will you do 180 bucks. I should mention also we’re dealing with no home button anymore. I know that’s gonna strike fear in certain individuals but it allows you to have this really balanced bezel.
Yes it’s different. It clips in like that I like the way it clicks in. I like having two angles that’s an improvement over, the package is pretty nice. I suppose but in iPad mode this is a bit weird that’s you working, you’re typing away.
The Google Pixel Slate is Google’s answer to the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface devices.

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10. I love bungee jumping!
Although the above may suggest differently I'm hardly ever a danger on the road. I don't cause to much trouble for other drivers. Sometimes I really can be a gentleman and I nearly always give way to others where I'm supposed to. I just drive a little faster than allowed most of the time.

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For the past 3 years I was working at a company called PP (they don't want people to use their name online without their control, so we will call them PP....). Overall it was a really great job, the pay was good and I was able to work from home. But I literally started going insane. I would literally wake up and think, "I would rather be in a hospital, in a coma then waking up right now." And I know I have said that before on here, but yikes. I have never been so depressed in my life.
I was scared of change. I was scared of taking a pay cut. I was scared I would hate my next job just as much. I was scared I wouldn't be able to get hired anywhere else. But my New Years resolution was to have a new job as soon as possible. So I started hunting. My first thought was to become a flight attendant. I applied for a few places, but most were not hiring and would likely not be hiring again any time soon. Most jobs in the field I had been working in for the past three years, customer service, paid more than what I was making at PP, but I knew I would still be miserable. I considered being a nanny, which I had done in the past and loved but would have to take a serious pay cut, plus I couldn't find anything with great hours.
So I started looking into substitute teaching. I would take a pay cut, and there was a concern I wouldn't get enough hours because each day really isn't guaranteed, but after a solid month of paperwork I bravely became a substitute teacher and I have to say, I have never been so happy. Every Single Day it is a new adventure and completely different from the last. Plus I never feel emotionally abused like I did on a near daily basis at PP. At a sub, it's usually the opposite, kids are so cute, so loving, and know how to make your day! I do make less, but I work at least 4 days a week (and could easily work 5, but usually choose to take an extra day off) and it's so much more rewarding. Something I could never say about PP.
I was so depressed and remembering thinking it was something wrong with me. I was just thinking too negative. I wasn't being positive enough. But no, with such an emotionally draining job I really believe the only thing I could have done to make the situation better was to leave, and I'm so glad I did. The moment I put my two week notice in I was immediately relieved. I immediately felt better. It was incredible.
I've also been blessed with direction, something I have been searching for. I made the decision I would start school (yes, I am nearly 22 and I am only now starting school, ugh). But I didn't know what I wanted to go to school in. One of the reasons I chose to become a substitute was so I could see if I would enjoy being a teacher, which I really feel I would absolutely love, but I still wasn't for sure. With Dave going into the military who knows where we will be living, who knows how often we will be moving, and deep down I don't feel like I would use the degree as I'd rather be a stay at home and the degree would just get "dusty". One morning on a lovely drive as the sun came up I just felt impressed, Nutrition and Culinary. The more I talk about it, the more I know it is right. If I really need to, I could find a job in the field, but it's something I can use in my everyday life! And once my kids are all in school, then I can get a teaching degree and it will be more worth my while.
If you have stuck through this entire novel, I applaud you. Really, bravo. The main reason I write this is that maybe someone, somewhere, sometime, or even myself in the future, will need to be told that change is OK. And change is necessary. And to not put it off until you are wishing you are in a coma... Or worse.
Be brave. Take the leap. Let go of unnecessary burdens.
Way to go, Adria! You are talented and creative and intelligent and will be great in any path you choose to pursue!


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Captain Tixier was 36 years old at the time of the Battle of Belvedere. He was the only officer of the 4th R.T.T. who was a graduate of Saint-Cyr [Military Academy].
He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour at the age of 23, a very young age for such an honour.
He served in the French Campaign in 1940 where he was wounded for the first time.
He served in the Tunisian campaign in 1943 where he was wounded a second time in fighting at Mansour.
Commanding officer of the 7th Company of the 4th R.T.T., he led from the front during the fighting to take hill 700, arousing the admiration of all his soldiers.
On 31 January 1944, Captain Tixier had the top part of his face torn away by a piece of shrapnel. It was a terrible injury; Captain Tixier knew that he had been blinded for life. He was bandaged after a fashion by his men. He did not lose consciousness and was able to speak normally. His conduct after his injury testified to his exceptional courage and nobility. Sixty-four years after the events, the tragic circumstances of his death cannot be forgotten and can only remain as an example for present and future generations.
At the first-aid post, Tixier waited to be evacuated with the numerous other wounded men. The A.F.A.T. nurses pinned an evacuation slip on the men’s jackets. They were completely surrounded by mountains and transport was difficult. The officers and those most seriously wounded were evacuated first. The nurses looked for Captain Tixier but he seemed to have vanished. In fact, Captain Tixier had pulled off his officer’s stripes in order not to be evacuated as a priority, and had joined the troops.
Questioned by a nurse who believed he had found him, he replied that his name was Mohammed Ben Ali (the name of his orderly).
there are riflemen here in a worse state than me, I don’t want to be evacuated ahead of them.
Captain Tixier was then transported to Naples. After twelve days of terrible suffering without complaint, his agony came to an end. During this time he had the strength to dictate the citations of his men.
he was a nobleman, a knight.
Captain Tixier was married and had three children. His wife, like many officers’ wives at the time, was in Tunis. He dictated to the nurse a letter for his wife and son which would become his spiritual testament.
In truth, it was indeed a nobleman, a knight, whom we took to the cemetery in Naples that February morning, and who would stand guard there, with his cross with open arms, a testament to French greatness.


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It promises to raise the energy level of the body that assists you take part in day-to-day activities without any difficulty. Taking this supplement continuously will definitely leave you with a perfect and attractive figure which you’ve always wished for. This product enhances neurotransmitters in the brain that forbids mood swings and ensures you a proper sleep of 7-8 hours. It promotes healthy weight loss so that you feel energetic and fresh. So, try it.
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It’s a fruit available in the form of a pumpkin shaped. You will find this ingredient in the forest of Southeast Asia and some other foreign countries. It comprises a highly efficacious extract known as (HYDROXYCITRIC ACID) or HCA. It’s a citric acid form that is responsible for converting starch and sugar into glycogen that will provide you high energy level. Not just this, it is known for cutting down your appetite by increasing the level of SEROTONIN in the brain. It also prevents stress and hunger pangs as well.
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The supermini will learn to speak French for its next generation. The Corsa E has actually been around since 2014 basically as a more extensive facelift of the model before it and it won’t be till to completion of the decade when the supermini is going to be overhauled. The advancement phase has not been exactly what we would call smooth cruising considering the significant corporate change. We’re obviously talking about PSA’s decision to buy Opel/Vauxhall from General Motors, which is going to have a direct impact on the new Corsa.
Peugeot and Citroën are dealing with China’s Dongfeng Motor on a brand name new Common Modular Platform (also known as EMP1) customized to small cars and it will be put to great usage in the next Corsa. As a matter of fact, the French group has currently revealed the 2019 Corsa will use hardware from PSA, so do not be too shocked if it will inherit a significant quantity of parts from the new 208.
It’s only simply the tip of the iceberg as future models are going to share increasingly more parts to drive down costs and accelerate development. We currently have some pertinent examples of what to expect just by taking a look at the Opel Crossland X and Grandland X as these 2 are mainly based on the Peugeot 2008 and 3008, respectively.
Mentioning which, we expect of the next Corsa builds upon the styling langue implemented by the Rüsselsheim-based marque for the pair of crossovers, but adjusted to much better suit a supermini. It’s unclear at this moment whether the styling instructions will change now that Opel is underneath PSA’s umbrella, however it might happen thinking about the underpinnings are substantially being modified.
Pure accuracy for pure driving pleasure: What the Opel Insignia GSi is currently remarkably displaying in the midsize class, will be given the little car section by the new Opel Corsa GSi. An accurate sports device that becomes a cornering virtuoso thanks to its sports chassis fine-tuned on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. The exterior design of the Opel Corsa GSi leaves no doubts: Here comes a true professional athlete that is similarly outstanding in everyday driving.
The pure feeling of sportiness is also conveyed by the interior. The Opel Corsa GSi chauffeur rests on the optional Recaro performance seat and puts his hands on the sports guiding wheel. Select the equipment via the leather gearshift knob, put your foot on the aluminium sport pedal and pure driving satisfaction commences. The Opel Corsa GSi also releases pure precision: The sport chassis known from the OPC variation and the brakes with red callipers make sure exact athleticism, outstanding handling and brief braking ranges likewise when combined with the optional 18-inch light alloy wheels.
Expect to see the new Corsa go on sale in the first half of 2019, after the next Peugeot 208 most likely to land sometime next year.

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Is it possible to add support for old Motorola cell phones in Smart-Clip2?
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I am Sigma owner. Should I buy Smart-Clip2?
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Smart-Clip2 Software is divided into parts - "packs".
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This software works with Smart-Clip2 Box that you need to buy.
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Today was the day, finally. We had to postpone our library donation day because we misjudged when the library closes and missed them by about 15 minutes, earlier this week. We were all ready to have a great experience and see the joy in the librarian’s face as we handed over some much-loved, great condition books. However, this experience was not quite what we had expected.
Our boys are taking Taekwondo, and Thursdays are their practices. So after Taekwondo we were planning on heading over to the library. They have recently been lucky enough to receive a huge supply of Legos and the kids look forward to playing with them at every visit. About 10 minutes before it was time to head out the door for their practice, I asked the boys to bring me the books they had picked out the other day to donate. My older two brought me their books right away, but my youngest went and hid his books. He did not want to get rid of them. He was bent on keeping ALL his books.
Of course, we are just about ready to head out the door when all this happens, so I didn’t have much patience at this point. I was adamant that he needed to bring me the books he had picked out the other day. How could he pick them out one day to donate, and just 2 days later decide that he wanted to keep them? I’m not quite sure, but it sure did make our exit to practice so much more challenging.
We finally got the books he was going to donate and headed out to practice. It has been crazy weather up here and our SUV was still covered in snow and ice after warming up for 10 minutes. While my youngest climbed in the car I asked my oldest to try to scoop all the snow off the windshield, thinking this would be quicker and we would still actually be able to make it to Taekwondo on time. Ha, what was I thinking, me get somewhere on time!
Not thinking, my oldest, grabbed the windshield wiper, pulled up on it and SNAP. All into a bunch of pieces. Poor kid. He felt so bad, and me with my lack of patience was not handling it well. I explained how I wasn’t upset that he broke the wiper, but with the fact that he didn’t think through how he could have handled the wiper, to keep it from braking. ADHD impulse sneaks up again. Here I was with a car full of snow and ice, and no wiper. I was so not in the mood for this.
Luckily the school where the kids practice, was not that far away. So I drove with one windshield wiper up and one wiping. Pretty funny sight, but at least I was able to get the kids to their practice. After I dropped them off, I headed straight for a local auto shop to replace the windshield wiper. I wanted to get it done right away, before more ice and snow built up and I didn’t have a way to clear it. Luckily there wasn’t a line at the shop and I was able to get the wiper replaced and installed $10 later.
Back at practice the kids had fun and worked hard. When they were done practice and all changed, we headed back outside to the car. It was snowing like crazy! I thought we had enough snow, but apparently not. It’s a good thing I got that windshield wiper fixed when I did. We all piled up in the car and headed for the library.
After arriving at the library Hayden begged to run up the handicap ramp to get in; his classic question. Of course I let him and as he ran off I thought, “Oh, I hope he doesn’t slip on all that snow.” By the time I yelled out for him to slow down and be careful, he was already at the door. We all piled into the little library stomping our boots to remove all the built up snow and found our way each into different corners of the room. Hayden was drawn right to the Legos, Cody to the movies, and Devyn to the card catalog (Yes, they still have the old-fashioned paper kind). I went over to the table to organize the pile of books we had brought into two piles. One for books we had to return and the other for books we were donating.
Each kid in their own corner, not even a mention about what we were there to do. None of the kids seemed interested in handing over the books to donate, so I gathered up the books and headed over to the librarian’s desk by myself. I handed over the books we needed to return first. She set them aside and I handed over the pile of books we were donating, explaining how we didn’t need them anymore and thought they could use them. She looked a bit puzzled but took them and that was it. Really, that was it. No big deal. No thank-you. No excitement. No nothing.
Maybe she is shy. Maybe she honestly didn’t know what to say. Maybe she is planning on mailing out a thank-you card, or maybe not. I know that giving is not about getting anything in return, and I realize that if we are to get a reward, that it will be in heaven. However, when we have expectations for something, it is hard to take when things don’t go our way. I guess, I really thought this was going to be a big deal for them. Not just for them, but for our kids. Honestly, this wasn’t something we had done before. When I saw the idea on the RACK calendar I was so excited. It was something new and thoughtful. I guess I made it out to be something bigger than what it was. It seemed to take up so much energy to get the kids on board, gather up all the books, get Hayden back on board after changing his mind, getting out of the house on time, fixing the wiper, fighting with bad roads, and all to drop off a few books.
In the end, I am glad that we did it. I know we did our part, whether or not they are thankful. I have to tell myself that God was thankful. He is the reason we are involved in this RACK calendar in the first place. He deserves all the credit. I have learned a lot from this adventure and am really thankful that God is a forgiving God. That we get to continue on with this RACK calendar for many more days and that a bunch of the upcoming activities, we will be doing in secret.
Everyone makes mistakes and some of those are because of our assumptions about a situation. Have you ever felt disappointed when you didn’t get a thank you, you thought you deserved? Have you ever not given a thank you, when you should have? Let’s comment below and share our stories, so others can see they are not alone; that God gets the glory, even if we don’t.


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Penthrox launched in France and Belgium and first sales.
Medical Developments International Limited (ASX: MVP) is delighted to announce Penthrox has been launched in both France and Belgium via its European partner, the Mundipharma network of independent associated companies (Mundipharma).
The “First Commercial Sale” in France triggers a milestone payment of USD$2.0m to MVP which will be received within 30 days.

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No question about it, lionfish are nasty little boogers, especially since they are an invasive predator and threaten the native marine species and habitats of our Florida waters. Here’s what you need to know to help protect our waters.
Leading LED lighting manufacturer Aqualuma® will feature the 18 Series LEDs, a new edition to the company’s Gen 4 Thru-Hull range.


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Cannon Cardinals, The Rapture, and Digital Mayhem!
Michael Lang, the Chocolate Teacher, will be on campus all day on each and every Tuesday! Need resources but don't have time to find them? No problem. Looking for SmartBoard strategies? No problem. iPad strategies needed? No problem. No jellybeans? Problem.
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This week is a little out of the ordinary ladies! I’ve been whisked away to Los Angeles to shoot another Proactiv commercial. I did a commercial two years ago right before my wedding.
I was using Proactiv before my special day to clear up my skin. I wrote in to their website to tell them it worked, and the next thing I knew they were calling me to be in their next commercial!
They asked me back and this commercial I will be shooting with a celeb.
It’s very last minute but I cannot wait to meet her. Today I will be wardrobe fitting all day (I get to keep my outfit, how great!). Then tomorrow morning is filled with shooting the commercial and exploring LA. Any suggestions on what to do? I will be staying in West Hollywood and would love to know any secret spots to check out.
I won’t be gone long and will check back in soon to tell you all about my adventures!
***UPDATE*** This blog has been edited to remove the name of the celebrity. Sorry, I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to share that info!


text: Scenario: The mysterious bandaged man tries attacks Rachel again in the middle of the night. When Conan figures out the case, he tries to make Ran the detective, but knocks out Sonoko instead. Conan reveals through Sonoko that Felix, the set designer, killed Jessica and made an attempt on Ran's life. Knowing Felix has expertise in technical production, Conan deducts he faked the kidnapping. Jessica was already dead before the kidnapping. With the problem of the murderer's weight, Conan reveals that Felix stuffed his shirt with the axe murderer's costume and at one point Jessica's head, making him appear heavier than he actually is. Felix confesses and explains that Jessica's award-winning script, The Blue Kingdom, was stolen from Emily, the sixth member of the club. Being crushed, Emily commited suicide the day after Jessica won her award, causing Felix to become enraged. Felix attempts to slit his own throat but is stopped and surrenders to the club.


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A primates & savanna wildlife safari adventure to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home of the renowned tree climbing lions and its abundant wild game and birdlife. Later the safari continues to Kibale Forest National Park home to the largest number and variety of primates in the whole of East Africa and is crowned by a nature walk in the Bigodi Swamp to watch rare species of birds.
You will depart Kampala in the morning after breakfast and travel westwards through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take 6-7 hours with stopovers at areas of tourist attraction such as the Royal Drum makers’ village and the Equator for an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time. You will continue through the savannah grasslands with lots of banana plantations and several herds of local long horned Ankole cattle endemic to this part of the country. You will get to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening.
You will wake up early for a morning game drive in the park during which you will see Lions, Elephants, Topis, Leopards, Bush bucks, Cape Buffaloes, Defassa Waterbucks, Giant Forest Hogs, Uganda Kobs, among others. In the afternoon you will go for a two hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and view concentrations of giant hippos, elephants and crocodiles among others. You will also see many varieties of birds at the water shores.
On the Drive to Kibale National Park you will be able to enjoy an impressive sight of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” which you will clearly see on the road to Fort Portal.
You will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest National park to view the primates. The activity begins at 8.00am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes half a day and along the way you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Phoestes, Red-Colobus and the Blue tailed and the Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the branches of this thick forest.
After breakfast set off to return to Kampala then Entebbe International Airport to catch you’ evening flight back home with memorable experience.

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The app is expected to be rolled out along with or before the new iPhones are announced in September this year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri were also named as defendants in the proposed class action.
The Apple iPhone with a 4.7-inch LCD display will share the design elements of the iPhone 8.
A settlement with Apple and Huawei will help Qualcomm to focus more in rolling out its 5G modems.
The sensor effort means Apple wants to develop an entire chain of hardware to guide autonomous vehicles.
The surge in Qualcomm shares from regular trading has been its biggest gain in more than 19 years.
The macOS 10.15 will likely be launched at the WWDC 2019 in June.


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5G global users to touch 2.8 billion mark by 2025, says Huawei Chinese telecom major Huawei Technologies on Tuesday raised the market demand projection for 5G services and forecast the figure of 2.8 billion 5G users by 2025 and 58 per cent global coverage by this ultra-fast spectrum based services.
Reliance Jio crosses 300 million customers mark Jio crossed 300 million customer mark in March, Airtel crossed the landmark in 19th year of its operations.
This is how much Facebook spent in 2018 to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe Silicon Valley top honchos are known to spend a considerable amount on their personal security.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for updated internet regulations Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called on Saturday for regulators to play a "more active role" in establishing rules that govern the internet, as the world's largest social media network struggles to defuse criticism.
Facebook mistakenly deleted Mark Zuckerberg's old posts In a bizarre incident, social networking giant Facebook has said that it "mistakenly deleted" CEO Mark Zuckerberg's old posts, some of them dating back to 2007 and 2008.
Google marks the beginning of spring with a doodle Tech giant Google has dedicated a doodle to mark the beginning of spring.
Internet users in India to reach 627 million mark this year: Report Internet usage in the country has exceeded half a billion people for first time, pegged at 566 million, driven by rural internet growth and usage.
Look who's replaced Mark Zuckerberg as the youngest billionaire? A self(ie)-made billionaire Mark Zuckerberg first featured on the list when he was just 23 years old but now doesn’t hold the ‘record’.
Facebook-WhatsApp integration "a 2020 thing or beyond": Mark Zuckerberg Amid the global outrage over Facebook's plans to integrate chats among Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram, the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said this is going to be a long-term project.
WhatsApp Business crosses 5 million-users mark WhatsApp said over five million enterprises globally are using its 'Business' app to connect with their customers within a year of launch.


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Books-a-Million sponsors a terrific program called Books for Troops. Through it, BAM offers books from a select list at a steep discount to buyers who want to send books to deployed military personnel. They package up the books and send them directly. You pay no shipping!
Miracles and Moments of Grace is now a part of that program. On the Books for Troops page, click on the arrows to the left and right of the available books until you see the book cover.
After talking with more than 50 chaplains, I learned that deployment can mean times of flurried activity followed by lengthy down times. A few good books to read would be more than welcome! There are some other great books on the Books for Troops list, including Greg Mortensen's Three Cups of Tea. Packages from home are like gold. It's one of the best things you can do to brighten dull or even dark days.

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text: Sam Babe practises in the area of restructuring and insolvency law and is active in both the litigation and transactional aspects of enforcements, receiverships, bankruptcies and Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings. He also practises in the area of commercial finance with a focus on asset-based lending. Sam counsels banks and other creditors, receivers, trustees, monitors, debtors and purchasers.

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Today, Congress passed a spending bill that disregards our duty to future generations, adding billions more to the debt, failing once again to seriously tackle our nation’s deficit. I voted against this legislation because I believe both parties need to come together and find ways to limit spending on both the domestic and defense side of the ledger. Until we do this, the prosperity of our generation and future generations will be anchored to our ballooning deficit.
If we can’t get our work done, we shouldn’t be going on recess. Leaving for August recess before we’ve completed our appropriations bills and tax reform will fail to boost our economy and imperil the people’s trust in Republican governance.
We heard from the Speaker’s Chief of Staff, who told us that our continual reliance on big, bloated omnibus bills steals from Congress 90% of its Power of the Purse. To reassert Congressional power, we need to return to a regular appropriations process with multiple, separate funding bills.
"This budget deal blows through the debt limit and the spending caps we fought hard to implement in 2011."
An additional $2 million would be funneled to the Arkansas Valley Conduit under an amendment to the water and energy appropriation bill (HR2028).
Why donâ€™t we spend some money to benefit future generations instead of ourselves?


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I’m a kids’ mom, and when I get home from school I’m too tired to cook.
I tried cooking one a those goddam so-called hard boiled eggs and I gave myself a scar I’ll never forget.
In the old days a scar like that would get you bumped from Economy up to First Class. On an aeroplane.
Cooking requires time and concentration I just don’t have, mate.
The big question is how without cooking one is to feed oneself.
I don’t think about it. If I see food I grab it and stuff it in my mouth. No one owns food.
I guess you’d call me a foodie. But would you call it to my face? Could you tell my face from the rear of my head? From my efforts I’d say 50-50 you can’t.
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heyyyy….what ever happened to this guy? is he dead? this kind of story got me going. now i’m all wound up. why not make it into a movie or something? answer me.
you’re too tired to cook? really? hey, i’m too tired to eat.


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The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower is a great all around rowing machine that combines air and magnetic resistance.
Users looking for very strong resistance will love this dual combination design.
The 16 levels of adjustable resistance make it perfect for users of all ages and fitness levels.
The Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower provides a quiet, smooth rowing stroke that packs a low-impact full-body workout.
While users credited it with great reviews, we must ask ourselves; does the R1 Pro Rower provide the best value for the price? Find out in the review below.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower is a combination of air and magnetic resistance.
The combination offers the best of both worlds by using resistance from 2 of the most popular resistance types.
Air rowing machines operate by pulling the handle and spinning a fan flywheel. The faster the flywheel spins, the more air is brought into the flywheel, and the more resistance is created.
Basically, the faster you row, the more resistance you create.
Magnetic rowing machines work by also pulling a handle and spinning a flywheel. Inside the flywheel a magnet can be moved closer or farther from the flywheel, thus creating more or less resistance.
Combining these two resistance types adds a lot of benefits to the rowing stroke which I will list below.
You can read more about different resistance types in my full breakdown article.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower offers a smooth, strong rowing stroke that is powered by both magnetic and air resistance.
There are 16 levels of adjustable magnetic resistance that can be controlled using the multi-function monitor.
Due to the R1 Pro Rower being both magnetic and air, the noise level is quieter than an “air-only” rowing machine.
Another benefit is the overall greater resistance strength caused by the combination. Air rowers provide more resistance the faster you row, while magnetic rowers maintain a constant resistance independent of your speed.
This allows a user to feel the low-end power of magnetic and the high-end power of air, thus creating a greater overall resistance from other “single resistant” rowers.
Most users agree that the overall resistance strength on the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower is stronger than the Concept2 Model D.
Unfortunately, some of the resistance positives can also be seen as negatives on the Dynamic R1 Pro Rowing Machine.
Typically magnetic-only rowers are very quiet but when you add the air component they become nosier. This added noise is bad for people who favor magnetic rowers but good for people who favor air because it makes them quieter.
The noise on the R1 Pro Rower is not too loud and will not disturb people in another room or neighboring apartment but it will definitely produce some noise.
The Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower must also be plugged into an electrical outlet to power the monitor, which powers the magnetic resistance. This really isn’t much of an issue but just adds an increased chance that the rowing machine cannot function properly if the monitor breaks. You would then not be able to adjust the resistance and need to have the rower serviced.
While not a negative or positive, the strong resistance provided does cause a difference in recovery performance. It is a bit confusing but I will do my best to explain.
Basically when you perform a rowing stroke on air rowers, you start to spin the flywheel. As you recover to perform another stroke, the flywheel continues to spin but slows down some due to the air creating resistance. As you perform your next stroke, the flywheel is not completely stopped, so the resistance will feel a little lighter but extremely smooth.
This mimics the resistance felt on water. When you row a boat, you pull the oars through the water, and propel the boat forward. As you recover to perform another stroke, the boat continues to glide forward. The boat will slow down some but as you perform the next stroke the boat is still gliding forward, making the stroke feel a little lighter.
On the R1 Pro Rower the addition of magnetic resistance takes this functionality away. After you perform a rowing stroke, the magnetic resistance will slow the flywheel down more than normal and cause a heavier feeling stroke. Each stroke feels as if the “boat” stops in the water every time.
The difference between the two is most prevalent when comparing split times and distance covered per # of strokes. Basically, on an air rower like the Concept2 you will travel further on a lower number of strokes and have a lower split time. This is because the “boat” will travel further during the recover phase.
If you favor very strong resistance then this is not an issue but if you like comparing race times then this resistance will cause your times to be incorrect.
The resistance on the Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower is excellent and really enjoyed by most users.
If you are looking for a machine that provides strong resistance then this is a good choice. You can also minimize the “recovery discrepancy” by setting the R1 Pro Rower to the lowest magnetic resistance level and it will perform more like an air rower.
If you want to be able to compare times, have accurate race data, and race against other rowers then the Concept2 Model D is a better resistance option.
Each of the above listed fitness data is displayed in its own window. The monitor is nicely backlit and adjustable, making it easy to read under any condition. The data is controlled by 6 buttons: START/STOP, UP, DOWN, ENTER, RECOVERY, and RESET.
The monitor is powered by a 6v/1000mA adapter which will fit into any ordinary household outlet.
The monitor includes Manual and Race modes, 5 different user profiles, 12 preset programs, 5 target heart rate percentages, watts control, and a recovery function. A great benefit to offer a variety of training options.
Manual Mode: You can select different functions to target such as distance, time, or calories and begin rowing until your target is reached.
Race Mode: Users can create a race based off distance and split time and “race” against the computer.
Profile Mode: Choose between 12 different profiles based on different fitness metrics.
Watts Mode: Select a desired watt level to maintain along with other desired exercise levels.
HRC Mode: Choose target heart rate to maintain during a workout.
User Mode: Choose between 5 different user programs that can be stored on the monitor and set for different target goals.
An optional heart rate monitor must me purchased to use the recovery mode and any of the features that require your pulse.
Any heart rate monitor with a 5KHz frequency will work. The most popular one I see being purchased is the Polar H7 Heart Rate Monitor.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower has an excellent monitor with a lot of great options. It provides everything you need to get an excellent workout and track your progress.
The Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower seems to have fairly decent build quality.
The aluminum seat rail is able to support larger users and there was no mention of things breaking or falling apart.
The handle is attached to a durable nylon strap that spins the flywheel and is made to handle intense rowing sessions. The foot pedals, foot straps, and seat are also made from quality material.
I wasn’t able to find anything bad to say about the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower build quality, so I guess no news is good news!
While there wasn’t much information about build quality there was some good news about comfort. When there is good news about comfort, that usually means the build quality is good.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower comes fully equipped with a large comfortable seat that glides smoothly on the lightweight, oversized aluminum seat rail. The seat is made to alleviate any pressure to reduce back pain and one user said it felt soft but very durable.
The seat sits 19.5″ off the ground making it easy for people with joint issues to get on and off the rower.
A soft handle allows for a smooth, comfortable grip and the nylon rowing strap eliminates any excess noise while rowing.
Large foot pedals can accommodate almost any shoe size and can be adjusted easily.
Overall the Dynamic R1 Pro Rowing Machine provides a smooth, comfortable rowing stroke.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower comes with easy storage capabilities so users can vastly reduce the rowers footprint when not in use.
All a user has to do is pull the quick-lock pin, fold the seat rail up, and allow the pin to lock back in place.
Folding and unfolding takes about 5 seconds!
The R1 Pro Rowing Machine can then be moved on the 4 built-in caster wheels to wherever it is being stored.
The Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower has a fairly large capacity that should be able to fit almost any size user.
According to the Golden Designs Inc. website (company who handles warranties and customer service) the maximum user weight capacity is 300 lbs..
However the owner’s manual, who also lists Golden Designs Inc. as the contact, has the maximum user weight capacity at 180kg (396 lbs.).
This would tell me the rowing machine can handle up to 400 lbs. but Golden Design Inc. is trying to limit the amount of warranty claims by having lighter people use the rower.
Velocity Fitness makes the exact same rower (more on this below) and has the weight capacity listed at 350 lbs..
I believe it would be safe to say that the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower can handle up to 400lbs. but there may be a chance the warranty could be voided.
I was able to contact Golden Design Inc. to ask them about height limitations and they informed me that people as tall as 6’6″ have used this rowing machine with room to spare.
There are no height restrictions for shorter users on the R1 Pro Rowing Machine.
Assembling the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower was a little confusing but manageable.
There are only 8 steps to assembly and the confusing part is really just figuring out how to follow the diagram.
One woman noted that it would have probably been easier to just lay out all the pieces and use common sense. Although I advise against doing this!
If you just take your time and follow the directions carefully you should be completely setup in under an hour.
Assembly requires a 14mm open wrench, screwdriver, and allen wrench. Most rowing machines include the tools but I could not find in the manual if they are included and they were not listed on the item checklist. I would have these tools on hand if possible.
The Dynamic R1 Pro Rower has a lack of consumer reviews which can raise some concern. Mainly because low consumer feedback means low sales, which means consumers are buying other rowers.
When looking closely you can find consumer reviews on this rowing machine but they are for the Velocity Exercise Vantage Programmable Air Magnetic Rower. The exact same rowing machine selling for less.
This would explain the lack of consumer reviews. The Concept2 Model D also sells for less and is the #1 selling rowing machine on the market.
However, I will say that some people still chose to purchase the Dynamic Fitness R1 Pro Magnetic Air Rower and rate it highly. I think some users were able to find it for a good price during flash sales or on sale at Costco which then made more sense to buy.
When reading the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower reviews, I noticed that people really enjoyed the strong resistance it provided. However, this was also the reason some people disliked it. If you have experience using a Concept2 and like the resistance, then the R1 Pro Rower may not be the best option.
The warranty for the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower is serviced by Golden Designs Inc.. They are not the manufacturer but seem to act as a product rep. They also act as a rep for First Degree Fitness which is another rowing machine company that produces water rowing machines.
I have contacted them a few times before and they have always been fast to reply and informative.
While 1-year is ok for some of the smaller, inexpensive parts, the warranty for the frame should be much longer. Other rowing machines in this price range offer a much better warranty.
I searched around the internet looking at various big box retailers and most priced the R1 Pro Rowing Machine the same.
Amazon tends to have the lowest pricing with a great return policy and usually offers free shipping. Costco also offers a competitive price for this product but that price is usually the same as the Velocity Fitness Vantage Programmable Air Magnetic Rower.
Overall, the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower is an excellent rowing machine that provides a very strong, smooth resistance. It has a great monitor and can accommodate users of all ages and fitness levels.
My only concern is that there are better options out there for the price.
If you look at the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower vs. Velocity Exercise Vantage Programmable Air Magnetic Rower you will see the exact same rowing machine sold for less.
If you look at the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower vs. Concept2 Model D Rowing Machine you will see the R1 Pro Rower has an overall stronger resistance but does not mimic the actual feeling of rowing on water. The Concept2 has a better monitor in my opinion, better warranty, better build quality, and cost less. It is also the industry standard when racing on rowing machines, comparing times, and setting world records. So if you are into competitive rowing and tracking data, the Concept2 is for you.
In summary, if you want a very strong resistance choose between the better price of the Dynamic R1 Pro Rower vs. Velocity Exercise Vantage Programmable Air Magnetic Rower. If you want the #1 rowing machine and #1 bestseller, go with the Concept2 Model D.
I hope you enjoyed my Dynamic R1 Pro Rower review! If you have any questions please leave them in the comments below.
Great succinct reviews and information. Does this rower work if not plugged into electricity? Only on air resistance? Which is fine I just want to make sure it can be used on my drive if I decide to row without the monitor. Thanks!
If the rower is not plugged in the monitor will not work and you will not be able to adjust the resistance. You would still be able to use the rower without power and I’m almost positive it will stay at the resistance you last set it to.


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Our services range from a basic face painter by the hour right up to a full service event for 20,000. For this reason we need to get a few details about your event. So please fill & send us a quote request or give your local Par-T-Perfect a call so we can get you the information in a timely manner.


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Florian Haspinger, CEO of Holo-Light, born in Tyrol, studied physics at the University of Innsbruck before specializing in aerospace engineering in his master’s degree. He has a fable for computers and loves to write software programs in nearly every kind of computer language. Together with Susanne Haspinger (COO), Alexander Werlberger (CTO) and Luis Bollinger (CMO) he founded the company Holo-Light in 2015 . Since then, the rapidly growing startup has proven itself as a trailblazer when it comes to mixed / augmented reality solutions and the technology behind it, and also attracted well-known customers from the industrial sector to land.
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The Law of Attraction states that “people’s thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) dictate the reality of their lives, whether or not they’re aware of it. Essentially “if you really want something and believe it’s possible, you’ll probably get it” but that putting a lot of attention and thought onto something you don’t want means you’ll probably get that too.” – Wikipedia.
According to Steve Pavlina (Personal Development Guru- Steve Pavlina ); “The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract into your life whatever you think about. Your dominant thoughts will find a way to manifest”.
Know our desires and ask for it.
Focus our thoughts on the things we desire with enthusiasm or gratitude.
Feel and behave as if we already acquired it.
I am a great believer of the law of attraction. Why wouldn’t I be? I am living proof that it is true!! Let me share with you some stories of the law working in my own life.
While working as a medical technology intern at our regional hospital in Jamaica, I heard an announcement over the PA system that our hospital CEO received the national award for “Boss of the Year”. I soon found out that the CEO was 28 Years old… impressive achievements for such a young man. I wanted to network with him and learn his story and secrets to his success. There was to be a meeting with the hospital CEO and the Laboratory staff and I decided to introduce myself to him there.
The CEO, Everton Anderson, sat at the head of the conference table and I positioned myself in the center of the long side of the table…right in his natural line of vision. I was listening keenly to his address. Speakers tend to seek an attentive listener to make eye contact with, so he found me and was often speaking directly to me (most of the others appeared disinterested).
BINGO! I was making myself recognized and indispensible…in the event that I wanted to apply for a fulltime position after the internship period. Since then I had to meet with the CEO to share my ideas and results and my strategic plan was well appreciated. I learned a lot from Everton Anderson and use many of the principles even today.
My dad is my hero. I am forever ‘daddy’s little girl’. He and my mom introduced me to leadership and motivation through Dale Carnegie books, Les Brown cassettes (yes, cassettes…you know…finish side one and turn over to side B to continue listening!) He also introduced me to Kirk Nugent’s CD.
Kirk Nugent is a motivational speaker, poet, author, born in Jamaica and based in Florida. I fell in love with his Pursue Your Passion CD. Fast-forward a few years; I created my MySpace site and wrote as my heroes – my dad, Kirk Nugent, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry “anyone who overcame the obstacles to achieve their goals”.
A few months ago (2 years after having this on my profile) I received a message from Kirk Nugent telling me he loved the work I was doing in the entertainment industry. I was excited to receive such a message of laud from someone whom I admired so much. We began communicating and sharing ideas and he eventually asked me to do some promotional work with him in the Caribbean market.
Even better…I earned mention on his revised CD “I Just Want to Testify”. We collaborate often and he is now a contributor to my YaadNoyz Newsletter and upcoming online magazine, YaadNoyz Magazine.
See? I put it out there to one day meet people with whom I can network and learn and share my own entrepreneurship and leadership ideas. The Law of Attraction is real. I am not without my disappointments, but I still stand by the fact that positive thought manifests itself in success, achievements and self fulfillment.
There is a process to it too. What really happens (this is my own break down of the law) is that once we focus on something we want; our mind starts to calculate how to get that desire met. Then we start to put those thoughts into actions, resulting in us achieving what we want without consciously calculating how to do it. When we couple our desires with conscious and strategic planning, we can achieve almost anything.
On the flip side, if we believe we cannot achieve a certain feat or desire, our mind ‘believes’ it and makes no effort to get it; instead it starts to accept the fact that it cannot satiate the desire and aim for a lesser feat…the mind ‘settles’.
I have never been a ‘settler’; I strive for only the best! I strive for complete and total happiness and each obstacle only serves to strengthen my character and makes my future biography that much more interesting (smile).
I would love to hear stories of the Law of Attraction working in your own life.