Hello, I have an ID interview next week and knowledge of LMS esp Cornerstone OnDemand is one of the ‘nice to have’ requirements...the org uses this LMS. I dont really have much knwldg of this one, I have worked with Moodle and a good amount on Sharepoint too...any tips/resources in this area? I feel I am a good fit for other listed reqrmnts in the job description but am not v confident about the LMS bit...i’d really appreciate any help, thanks!

Hi all,

What measures can one use to determine if a company makes an attractive takeover target? ULTI's PEG ratio is 3.58 which seems very high, and both SABA and CSOD have negative earnings at this point. So I wonder what measures to use, or if trying to guess takeover potential is pure speculation (gambling/guessing).

After IBM announced it's takeover of Kenexa today... from wallstcheatsheet.com (which may or may not be a reputable source):

Shares of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) take off, subsequent to news of the IBM-Kenexa acquisition that raised new hopes that the former will be purchased by a bigger enterprise software name. Joining Cornerstone in the mini-rally are peers Saba Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA) and Ultimate Software Group. Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTI).

Full disclosure: I own shares of Cornerstone.

Hello John,

I think we were both surprised at who was on the other end of the call a few days back. I believe it is very sad that the elders’ decision to mark a person as spiritually dead according to rejection of doctrine devised by men, is a divisive point, dictating whether JWs can speak to another who has left the organization. ( Matt 15:9;Eph 4:14; Heb 13:9; 2 John 1:9) I don’t know if you are aware that I was disfellowshipped, not because I left God or Jesus Christ, or because I had sinned; but for rejecting the doctrine of men – 1914 is one of them - and I rejected an earthly organization as the way to salvation. (Acts 4:12; John 16:2,3; Heb 13:13; Rev 6:9-11; 11:1-3,7;13:15; 12:11)

Although, in a sense, I did sin for which I have asked for forgiveness. I revered a man-made organization – an idol and rival against God Himself. (Deut 4:23; Exod 20:1-5; 23:13; Isa 40:25; Rom 1:21-25; Acts 17:24,25, 29,30; Rev 13:1,2,4) I have learned since then, that the true “organization” of God is spiritual, and built on the Body of His Son, with anointed “living stones”. (John 2:19-22; Matt 16:18; John 4:21-24; 1 Pet 2:4-10; 1 Cor 3:16; Rev 5:9,10) Anything else, is a counterfeit.

I have been told by a JW that in the 70’s/80’s, the leadership wanted to drop the doctrine of 1914, but they felt it would “shake the faith” of JWs in the organization. I was rather appalled at hearing this. Your leaders are fully aware that 1914 is a lie, yet today they disfellowship those who reject this lie, that they must continue to promote. Is this type of behavior for a servant of Christ, considered a righteous act? Should any wrong teachings be hidden from the members, just to save numbers, just to save the face of the organization, of an idol? (Jer 23:16; Matt 23:25-26; Luke 8:17)

God’s word tells us that Jesus began ruling over his anointed Christian congregation in the first century, when he sat down at the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55; 2:33; Luke 22:69; Heb 2:8; 8:1,2; Rev 3:21; Ps 110:1,2; 1 Cor 15:25) In fact the “Happiness” book, chapter 16, paragraph 13 agrees with this; yes, a little known fact that is overshadowed by a great big lie, that Jesus did not begin ruling until 1914. Each faithful anointed one must conquer Satan during their lifetime, as their fleshly life follows in the footsteps of Christ. Those that fail, those that reject Christ’s teachings, become the enemies put at the feet of Christ. (Luke 22:31; 1 Thess 3:3,4; 2 Tim 4:5; Rev 12:10,11; 1 Co

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> For the last month, the Blazers organization has been under even closer scrutiny, since the Nov. 5 revelation that longtime president of basketball operations and general manager Neil Olshey was under investigation for alleged workplace misconduct. The mood around the Moda Center had been anxious as the investigation wore on, and the team’s play certainly hadn’t helped...Then on Friday morning, the Trail Blazers fired Olshey, ending a tenure that was equal parts successful and strained.

> Dozens of coaches, front office members and team staffers were interviewed as part of the probe — Blazers players were given an opportunity to speak with investigators but all of them declined. The firm concluded Olshey often confronted staffers and cursed toward them, sources said. According to individuals with knowledge of the probe, Olshey allegedly made an inappropriate comment toward a female staff member, which was cited during the investigation.

> A Blazers spokesperson told The Athletic: “Out of consideration for the privacy of the people impacted by this investigation, we don’t have any additional comment at this time.”

> Olshey earned a reputation for his temper during his 10 seasons in Portland, often privately disparaging co-workers. Staffers described Olshey as abrasive and controlling. Olshey had two more years on his contract worth upwards of $20 million total. One source said the Blazers believe they had cause to fire Olshey, which voided his contract. Olshey may challenge that stance.

> The hope within the organization is that Olshey’s exit acts as a kind of reset. Cronin is overseeing the front office now, and sources said he will be a legitimate candidate for the permanent job. In the interim, Cronin will have autonomy for moves that benefit the organization moving forward.

> The culture under Olshey’s leadership deteriorated over the past couple of seasons. Sources said Blazers ownership also received several complaints about a lack of diversity in the front office. In April, the team hired former WNBA star Asjha Jones to the front office as well as former Oregon Ducks basketball star Edniesha Curry as the first female assistant coach in franchise history in July. But it was not lost on those within the Blazers organization, including Lillard, how re

#1. Background and Development

Southern Africa's trade integration process has its cornerstone laid in the year 1889 with the creation of what is today known as the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), considered the first institution of its kind. Known in its incipient form as the Customs Union Convention (CUC), the treaty is forged between the British colony of the Cape of Good Hope and the Free State of Orange. The Union later expanded to encompass the territories of Bechuanaland and Basutoland (currently Botswana and Lesotho, respectively) in 1893, eSwatini in 1903, and, finally, the South African Union in 1910 (NGALAWA, 2014). After a treaty involving only the United Kingdom and what is now South Africa, the CUC is remodeled (KIRK and STERN, 2005; NGWALA, 2014), with new mechanisms being integrated into it, such as a Common External Tariff for all imported goods, free flow of manufactured goods within the bloc itself, and a Revenue-Sharing Formula (RSF), for the distribution of revenue accumulated by the Union through a Common Revenue Pool (CRP) (SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION, 2013).

During the next 5 decades, the three colonies of Botswana, Lesotho, and eSwatini, then Swaziland, (known as BLS, and later BLNS with the addition of Namibia to the bloc) had their economies characterized by a deep vulnerability and dependence on the institution as a source of income. However, compared to its contribution to the CRP, the revenue returned to the BLS was negligible, which resulted in a growing disparity between the trio and South Africa (GIBB, 2006). In 1969, after Botswana and Lesotho gained independence in 1966 and Swaziland in 1968, they engaged in a new phase of SACU treaty negotiations with South Africa (NGALAWA, 2014). This new treaty, for the first time, established formal institutions designed to effectively administer the Customs Union. However, these are quickly co-opted by South Africa, which will maintain an undisputed dominance over them until the 1990s (GIBB, 2006). Among the highly rural economies of the BLS, South Africa, being the most industrialized and developed member, believed it was essential to retain control over tariff decisions (KIRK and STERN, 2005). In practice, despite the existence of a Customs Union Commission, composed of representatives of member countries, the bloc's trade policy was directly dictated by the South African Board of Tariffs and Trade (GIBB, 2006).

Strong criticism from the BLS countries to the democratic

Him: I'm sad today.

Me: Why?

Him: Because it's sadderday!

I mean the whole point is that there are kids there. Should we really be encouraging monkeys to drink in front of children?

1 Do I Wanna Know?

2 505

3 A Certain Romance

4 When The Sun Goes Down

5 Fluorescent Adolescent

6 Mardy Bum

7 R U Mine?

8 The Ultracheese

9 Four Out Of Five

10 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

11 Brianstorm

12 Crying Lightning

13 Pretty Visitors

14 Cornerstone

15 Arabella

16 Star Treatment

17 Do Me A Favour

18 Fake Tales Of San Francisco

19 Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...

20 If You Were There, Beware

21 The View From The Afternoon

22 Old Yellow Bricks

23 From The Ritz To The Rubble

24 Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair

25 Library Pictures

26 I Wanna Be Yours

27 Teddy Picker

28 Still Take You Home

29 Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured

30 That's Where You're Wrong

31 Suck It And See

32 Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

33 No.1 Party Anthem

34 Brick By Brick

35 Golden Trunks

36 Dance Little Liar

37 American Sports

38 This House Is A Circus

39 One Point Perspective

40 Fireside

41 She Looks Like Fun

42 Batphone

43 Piledriver Waltz

44 One For The Road

45 Balaclava

46 Riot Van

47 Black Treacle

48 I Want It All

49 Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?

50 Dangerous Animals

51 Only Ones Who Know

52 My Propeller

53 Dancing Shoes

54 Reckless Serenade

55 D Is For Dangerous

56 Knee Socks

57 Da Frame 2R

58 Potion Approaching

59 The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip

60 Secret Door

61 You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me

62 All My Own Stunts

63 Fire And The Thud

64 She's Thunderstorms

65 The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala

66 Snap Out Of It

67 Mad Sounds

68 Science Fiction

69 The Bad Thing

70 Love Is A Laserquest

71 The Jeweller's Hands

72 The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap

73 Matador

You’re still using Fowl Language.

Tl;dr: boss was bothering me on vacation to do their job; meanwhile HR was in the process of firing said boss. I find out boss is fired as I pull into my vacation destination.

Former boss was big on texting people while on vacation.

Well, I had asked off and gotten approval for it a couple of months out. I worked a half day and was thankful to be out of there. My former boss had gone out of town on a trip (paid for by the company). While former boss was gone, several employees decided it was a good time to go to HR and expose former boss' abusive and allegedly criminal behavior.

HR was concerned.

Before I left (and before I knew former boss was fixing to be fired), I sent former boss some items that they needed to handle. Normally, former boss would demand that I do their work for them, but I was leaving and they needed attention. I chose not to remind former boss that they had approved me for time off-I just sent the items and left around 11:30AM.

Two hours later, on the road and halfway to destination, former boss calls me.

I ignore it.

Former boss calls again.

I ignore it.

Former boss texts, "affablemisanthropist, I called the office and they said that you left this morning and they haven't seen you since. Where are you? why are you not responding to my texts or calls?"

I ignore it.

My co-worker buddy is texting me the whole time, watching the front desk field former boss' frantic calls. Around 3:00 my co-worker buddy tells me that HR wants to talk to all of us on the phone. Former boss will not be joining us. According to my e-mail, it was around this time former boss sent me their last e-mail demanding that I do their job for them.

Around 4:30, Hr informs us that former boss (who-again-is out of town and doesn't know half their staff went to HR the minute they were gone) is on leave pending an investigation into their behavior and actions. Former boss has been told that they are to have absolutely no contact with any staff member for any reason.

I am told this as I am pulling into my destination to start my long weekend vacation. Never did respond to any of those texts or e-mails.

Get rekt.

So after we traded Von, I was a little lost as a fan for the first time. The ownership is a mess, the coaching staff is a mess, and we just traded our cornerstone player.

But that win verses the Chargers showed me we have players to take on the mantle Von left behind. Surtain, Williams, and our WR trio are going to be here for a while and they feel like the heartbeat of the team.

How can it be anything but Cornerstone? The lyrics, vibe, the music video, jameh cook on the guitar. It also captures the bands characteristics so well. Honestly it's a special special song for me, rarely I can listen to a song over and over again for years.

Because they charge a lot.

That's because they're coughy filters.

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I hate this. Why do we do this in New Zealand? WHY.

This right here is more money than I would spend clothing this child for an entire year (and that would include getting her 'cool' things like dinosaur jammies and character outfits).

Last year as a noob parent to the primary school scene, I had no idea how much uniform to buy and how much it would end up costing.

Literally saw a social media post by some parents on the Shore who said they buy 5 pieces of each (one for each day. Seems reasonable - the kids are filthy enough as it is now that their clothes are rarely clean enough to wear again another day without a wash). Saw another who said they buy 6! One for each day and a spare in case they don't get to the washing on the weekend - which, is brilliant and I am jealous. But also literally cannot afford that.

And neither can any of the families around me in South Auckland. It's madness.

Last year I settled on buying 3 shirts, 3 shorts, 1 jumper, 2 hats ( I have a permanent weekly alarm set to remind me to wash uniform every Wednesday night so I have enough for the week). Buying those 'not-enough-for-a-full-week' items still costed hundreds of dollars. When I was paying for the uniforms, the checkout clerk at The Warehouse was lovely and sympathetically said "oof. Three kids at primary at the same time? That's expensive" and I was so stunned I took too long to respond. I realised that for this area, most kids have one full uniform (one shirt and one shorts/culottes), and there are still a few who are known to share uniform pieces and alternate which days they attend school (no uniform = no school).

I should add that I won't be buying this cart. I will have to get two of the polo shirts (that'll put me back $50), and I'm trying to find more secondhand culottes (Miss Almost 5 is prone to accidents and will need spare with her at school for sure, two will not be enough for 5 days of school a week). But one pair of girls size 4 culottes is $47. The fleece jumper is $47. That is so much more money than I ever spend on a single item of clothes to fit a four year old.

Why not, and hear me out here, we just let children wear their own clothes?!

Edit: just because there are a lot of comments: Yes I try to get second hand! And so do the 500+ other children’s parents at this school! Where we are in South Auckland demand for

I know it's a bit long, but for me it was like this:

I already knew Do I Wanna Know?, R U Mine and I Bet You Look Good since I was very little. Then, earlier this year, my father told me to hear WPSIATWIN. I pushed it off for a bit, but when I heard it, my life changed. I found it so amazing and it almost instantly became my favorite album of all time. After that I heard FWN and AM, both amazed me even more.

Then I gave a chance to TBH+C, which at first I didn't like, but after a few more listens it kinda grew on me. SIAS was also very good and light, but it took me a while to really discover its best songs.

Humbug was last and I've heard it multiple times now, but I can only seem to like Crying Lightning, Cornerstone and Pretty Visitors, the songs are just not for me. Still good, but not that amazing as the other albums. I've also listened to all B-sides and a few that stand out for me are Leave Before The Lights Come On and Who The F Are Arctic Monkeys.

That's my experience. I just wanted to share it with this subreddit, which seems very nice.

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Source > Monty Williams didn't understand at the time how Gregg Popovich could go off on him and later want to break bread together when he played for the Spurs coach. > > "I was young, pretty selfish, insecure and all the stuff that I was back then so I couldn't see it, but over time, I did," said Williams, who played two seasons for Popovich (1996-98) after the Knicks traded him to the Spurs in his second NBA season in February 1996. > > "It was weird to get yelled at in practice and then get a call later on and get invited to dinner. It was like, he just yelled at me about three hours ago. I wasn't used to that and then I figured it out how much he cared about me as a person." > > This became the foundation for not only what has become an unbreakable bond between the two, but for how Williams views the game of basketball and life. > > "Selfless, egoless basketball," Williams said. "Serving your teammate. Working your tail off. Having a broader view that's bigger than basketball and this understanding that we have to work and we have to do the stuff we do from a basketball perspective, but we also have to have a care for one another. A care for those who don't have what we have and be able to share that with people who are less fortunate." > > > Williams said, "That culture meant more to me than probably any culture in my life outside of high school." > >   > > Before the game, Popovich confirmed Williams' yelling/dinner story. > > "This is true," Popovich said with a smile. "He told you the truth." > > > "We all try to set standards and have demands and we each have to be what one is," Popovich said. "I'm more volatile in a way or I might show my emotions in practice or shootaround or in a halftime talk with the team, but if that team knows you're doing it because you want to make them better, and they know that down deep you love them, it works."

> > Williams remembers an unnamed "older guy" trying to get him to understand what Popovich was doing. > > > "He's like, 'Mont, you don't get it. He cares about you. He can see it in you,'" Williams reflected. "I'd be like, 'Yeah, it's easy for you to say. He doesn't just whack you upside the head, but it really helped me grow not just as a basketball player. He gave

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> What’s more likely to happen – Dоnald Тrump proves outlandish claims that he justly won the 2020 election? Or NBA guard Ben Simmons reports to training camp with his hated Philadelphia 76ers. > > According to Sixers head coach Doc Rivers, the cоnspiracy theories that surround both scenarios can seem like one in the same. Joining MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote his new docuseries podcast It Was Said Sports, Willie Geist took a minute to ask Rivers about the spiraling rumors surrounding Simmons, who recently demanded a trade from Philly. > > Rivers said he wants to convince the 25-year-old former All-Star to stay with the Sixers, but it’s proving to be a difficult task. > > “There’s times that I think we’re getting through,” Rivers acknowledged. “And there’s times that I think that I’m talking to people who still believe Тrump won the election. So I’m not sure, but I’m going to keep trying.”

Therapist suggested I should write some stuff down but sometimes I look back and think “huh, maybe that wasn’t so bad compared to some other stuff he’s done.” So I need second opinions. It is 4 am, so give me a break.

My father asked for a paternity test last year. Claims my mom cheated on him. This all happened 2020, my father and I had been no contact for a while after he accused me of stealing his tax info (on which he lied on and said I lived with him despite me living and having my mother pay for most of my expenses when I was 17 (at the time) I needed this for my FAFSA, but that is another complicated story, but, it was during this time when things started to get out of control. This was in February of 2020, my senior year of high school. My sibling, mom, and I were in the living room, sibling was arguing with my father over text about the phone bill he was supposed to pay. (my father had gotten both of my siblings brand new iphones to spite me after we had a different argument, bill was pricey) He kept bickering with my sibling, my mom grew tired of it and decided to text him.

He later pulls out a million of excuses. He says he has some big secret he’s hiding but will reveal it when the time is right, he’s always had a habit of saying that. She laughed it off and told him he’ll never change and that he’ll always be unhappy and bitter. I had joked and told my mom “Just watch him ask for a paternity test like the lowlife he is.” It was almost as if he heard me because he texts back and says one of us is not his. Of course, this enrages my mother because my dad was the one who cheated multiple times throughout their 17 year relationship, the last time being the 4th and the reason they separated and the reason I forced her to kick him out of the house. Also, my dad is the only man my mom has ever been with.

Anyway, he insists one of us isn’t his and demands for a paternity test. We later found out this was just another scheme to avoid paying child support. His mom and aunt came to his defense, saying he had every right while his sister came to our defense.

He would later drunk dial my then 12 year old sibling and say that it wasn’t him, but the child support offices that forced him to ask for a paternity test because it was protocol for Every Single case despite me explaining how that’s not how that works and the logistics behind it. The case worker also sent paper work of him specifically asking for it.

To this very day, my father alleges th

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We, (as individual investors making our own independent decision to invest in a company we believe is on the path to innovation & success), owe the man thanks and gratitude. It’s not every day that one gets the chance to turn the entire financial system on its head - for the betterment of retail investors that…

LIKE THE STOCK. Did you hear me? I LIKE the stock pundits. No, I LOVE the stock, and there is nothing Kenny G and his entourage of mayo-slurping stooges can do to separate me from my beloved shares.

LFG!!!!!

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This could be a long read. Kindly bear with me.

I write this primarily in response to the TechSpot article from yesterday (r/technology mods told me they only allow “mainstream news articles with editorial oversight and fact-checking” so I'm sharing this here).

But I’d also like to take this opportunity to write about Bitcoin more broadly as someone who has been following it for more than a decade and I’ll try to do so without complicating the conversation for anyone unfamiliar with Bitcoin.

The TechSpot article cites a non-peer-reviewed National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper from Igor Makarov and Antoinette Schoar.

NBER claims to be non-partisan but it is a private NPO funded by the likes of Bill Gates foundation.

The chairman of NBER, Karen Horn, is a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Head of International Private Banking for Bankers Trust.

The authors of this working paper, Igor Makarov and Antoinette Schoar are no experts in Bitcoin.

Makarov is employed by Financial Markets Group (FMG), which focuses on policy research into financial markets and works alongside banks and regulators in Europe.

Schoar is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-chair of NBER Corporate Finance group, who has previously made it clear that she is no fan of Bitcoin with some pretty misguided takes on it.

It’s critical to note that the data regarding miners cited in this study is from when mining was largely concentrated in China. This is no longer the case.

The paper claims the authors have “the ability to trace miners on the blockchain.” The tracking method shown in the paper is based on subjective, unverified “algorithm to track the distribution of mining rewards from the largest 20 mining pools to the miners that work for them.”

The validity of this conjectural method of tracking was also subjectively verified before all mining operations migrated out of China to many different parts of the world.

Good employees are hard to find.